Maybach Taniguchi

Last updated • 6 min readFrom Wikipedia, The Free Encyclopedia
Maybach Taniguchi
Shuhei Taniguchi.JPG
Taniguchi in December 2010
Birth nameShuhei Taniguchi
Born (1976-10-18) October 18, 1976 (age 47) [1]
Kurayoshi City, Tottori Prefecture, Japan [1]
Professional wrestling career
Ring name(s) Shuhei Taniguchi
Super Saiya-jin Son Goku [2]
Maybach Taniguchi
King Tany
Billed height1.82 m (6 ft 0 in) [1]
Billed weight105 kg (231 lb) [1]
DebutDecember 24, 2005 [1]

Shuhei Taniguchi (谷口 周平, Taniguchi Shūhei, born October 18, 1976) [1] is a Japanese professional wrestler who has worked for Pro Wrestling Noah since his debut in December 2005. He is also known by the ring name Maybach Taniguchi (マイバッハ谷口, Maibahha Taniguchi), under which he portrays a villainous masked character.

Contents

Professional wrestling career

Amateur background

Shuhei Taniguchi first started competitive wrestling when he was in high school. Like fellow Pro Wrestling Noah wrestlers Takashi Sugiura and Tamon Honda before him, Shuhei represented the Japanese armed forces in amateur wrestling. He greatly excelled in amateur wrestling, becoming highly decorated and making it all the way to the All Japan championships, the biggest stage for the sport, before deciding to turn pro.

Pro Wrestling Noah

Taniguchi joined the Pro Wrestling Noah dojo on May 5, 2005, and spent many months training. He finally debuted along with Atsushi Aoki, Ippei Ota, and Akihiko Ito on December 24, 2005, as part of Noah's annual Christmas Eve Noahful Gift in Differ show. Taniguchi's team for his match actually won, making him the first and, to date, only rookie to not lose his debut match in Noah. On February 26, 2006, in just his fourth match, Shuhei Taniguchi picked up his first direct win, pinning fellow rookie Atsushi Aoki with a German suplex hold. Aoki himself had just pinned Ota the day before. It was clear that Taniguchi was seen as the ace of his dojo class, most likely because of his background and heavyweight status. On March 20 Noah announced an eight-man single-elimination tournament to determine the number contender for Jun Akiyama's GHC Heavyweight Championship. Shuhei was one of the eight wrestlers chosen, but lost in the first round to eventual winner Masao Inoue.

Maybach Taniguchi in June 2012 maibatsuhaGu Kou .JPG
Maybach Taniguchi in June 2012
Maybach Taniguchi in May 2015 maibatsuha Gu Kou .jpg
Maybach Taniguchi in May 2015

In early 2012 he turned on his friend and tag partner Go Shiozaki and then joined No Mercy. He then transformed himself into a stronger and more vicious wrestler and changed his name to "Maybach Taniguchi". He also defeated Muhammad Yone and has been on a winning streak defeating Yone, Kento Miyahara etc. He became the next challenger to Takeshi Morishima's GHC Heavyweight Title by brutally attacking him after he just defended his title with Naomichi Marufuji. On October 8, Taniguchi and Kenta defeated Magnus and Samoa Joe to win the GHC Tag Team Championship for the first time. [3] They lost the title to Akitoshi Saito and Go Shiozaki just eighteen days later. [4] In January 2013, Taniguchi debuted a new partner, Maybach Taniguchi, Jr. [5] On February 9, Taniguchi turned on No Mercy leader Kenta, stole his GHC Heavyweight Championship belt and aligned himself with the New Japan Pro-Wrestling stable Chaos, represented in Noah by Takashi Iizuka, Toru Yano and Yujiro Takahashi. [6] [7] [8] On March 10, Taniguchi was defeated by Kenta in a match for the GHC Heavyweight Championship. [9] On March 31, Taniguchi faced his former protégé, Maybach Taniguchi, Jr., in a singles match. After unmasking his opponent as Takahiro Suwa, Taniguchi pinned him for the win. [10] On April 13, Taniguchi and Yujiro Takahashi entered the 2013 Global Tag League, defeating Kenta and Yoshihiro Takayama in their opening match, with Taniguchi pinning the reigning GHC Heavyweight Champion for the win. [11] However, Taniguchi and Takahashi managed to win only one of their three remaining matches in the tournament, failing to qualify for the finals. [12] On May 11, Taniguchi took part in his trainer Kenta Kobashi's retirement match at Final Burning in Budokan, where he, Go Shiozaki, Kenta and Yoshinobu Kanemaru were defeated by Kobashi, Jun Akiyama, Keiji Mutoh and Kensuke Sasaki. [13] After being unmasked by Katsuyori Shibata on December 7, Taniguchi announced his "third form", debuting a new all black mask on December 14. [14] On January 5, 2014, Taniguchi formed a new stable, later named Choukibou-gun, [15] with Kenoh and Takeshi Morishima. [16] On January 25, Taniguchi and Morishima defeated TMDK (Mikey Nicholls and Shane Haste), with help from Kenoh and new stablemate Hajime Ohara, to win the GHC Tag Team Championship. [15] [17] On February 3, Taniguchi was defeated by Kenta in a No Disqualification grudge match between the two former partners. [18] On May 31, Taniguchi and Morishima lost the GHC Tag Team Championship to Masato Tanaka and Takashi Sugiura. [19]

Following Morishima's retirement from professional wrestling, Taniguchi entered the GHC Heavyweight Championship picture in May 2015, challenging Minoru Suzuki. [20] On June 9, Taniguchi was unmasked during a tag team match, where he and Yoshihiro Takayama defeated Suzuki and Takashi Iizuka. [21] Taniguchi received his title shot on June 15, but was defeated by Suzuki. [22] On January 31, 2016, Taniguchi voluntarily removed his mask to become one of the leading figures in Noah's war with the Suzuki-gun stable. [23] [24] He has since worked unmasked, though retaining the Maybach Taniguchi name. [25] In early June, Taniguchi represented Noah in the Lucha Libre World Cup in Mexico. Team Noah, made up of Taniguchi, Naomichi Marufuji and Taiji Ishimori, finished fourth in the tournament. [26] On July 30, Taniguchi put his mask back on to attack new GHC Heavyweight Champion, Suzuki-gun's Takashi Sugiura, setting himself up as his first title challenger. [27] On August 25, Taniguchi unsuccessfully challenged Sugiura for the GHC Heavyweight Championship. [28]

On December 3, Taniguchi and Go Shiozaki defeated K.E.S. (Davey Boy Smith Jr. and Lance Archer) to win the GHC Tag Team Championship. [29] They lost the title to Kenoh and Masa Kitamiya on January 21, 2017. [30] On the February 24 show in Korakuen Hall following Naomichi Marufuji's match against Atsushi Kotoge, Taniguchi came out to shake hands and form a partnership with Marufuji despite their heated past, including Marufuji defeating Taniguchi on the January 9 show via knockout. [31] On April 14, Taniguchi and Marufuji defeated Kenoh and Takashi Sugiura to become the new GHC Tag Team Champions. [32] On May 4, Taniguchi and Marufuji defeated Atsushi Kotoge and Go Shiozaki in the finals to win the 2017 Global Tag League. [33] On August 26, Taniguchi and Marufuji lost the GHC Tag Team Championship to Kotoge and Shiozaki. [34] In 2019, he reverted to his old ring name "Shuhei Taniguchi" and formed a team with Kaito Kiyomiya.

Personal life

Taniguchi married former professional wrestler Mika Nishio in 2012. In February 2016, Nishio announced she was pregnant with the couple's first child. [35] [36]

Championships and accomplishments

  • PWI ranked him #169 of the top 500 singles wrestlers in the PWI 500 in 2017 [37]

Related Research Articles

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Kenta Kobayashi</span> Japanese professional wrestler

Kenta Kobayashi, known mononymously as Kenta, is a Japanese professional wrestler. He currently works for New Japan Pro-Wrestling (NJPW), where he is a member of the Bullet Club stable. A former amateur kickboxer, Kobayashi's wrestling style is based upon strong kicks and strikes. Kobayashi pioneered both the Go 2 Sleep and Busaiku Knee kick finishing manoeuvres, later popularized by CM Punk and Bryan Danielson, respectively.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Akitoshi Saito</span> Japanese professional wrestler (born 1965)

Akitoshi Saito is a Japanese professional wrestler who is best known for his work in New Japan Pro-Wrestling (NJPW) and Pro Wrestling Noah (Noah). He is currently the World Heavyweight Champion at Pro Wrestling Zero1.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Naomichi Marufuji</span> Japanese professional wrestler

Naomichi Marufuji is a Japanese professional wrestler currently signed to Pro Wrestling Noah. Marufuji is a four-time GHC Heavyweight Champion, as well as the first of two men to win Junior Heavyweight Championships in all three major Japanese promotions. In 2009, he was appointed to the position of Vice President of Pro Wrestling Noah, and has retained the position since, being reappointed in September 2011. He also makes occasional appearances in other professional wrestling promotions including New Japan Pro-Wrestling (NJPW), All Japan Pro Wrestling (AJPW), Ring of Honor (ROH), and Impact Wrestling.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Yoshinobu Kanemaru</span> Japanese professional wrestler

Yoshinobu Kanemaru is a Japanese professional wrestler, currently signed to New Japan Pro-Wrestling, where he is a member of Bullet Club, and its sub-group House of Torture. He also works as a backstage producer. Kanemaru was a member of the Suzuki-gun stable from 2016 till the stable disbanded in 2022. Kanemaru joined the Just 5 Guys stable with former Suzuki-gun members before defecting to join House of Torture. Kanemaru is best known for his work in Pro Wrestling Noah, where he holds the record for the most reigns with the GHC Junior Heavyweight Championship.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Takashi Sugiura</span> Japanese professional wrestler

Takashi Sugiura is a Japanese professional wrestler, currently working for Pro Wrestling Noah (Noah). Sugiura, an accomplished amateur wrestler, joined Noah's dojo in 2000, making his professional debut on December 23, 2000, and thus becoming the first wrestler to make his pro wrestling debut in Noah. He has also competed in mixed martial arts with a notable victory over Giant Silva. Sugiura wrestled as a junior heavyweight in his earlier pro career and is a former GHC Junior Heavyweight Champion. Sugiura moved up to heavyweight and became the second longest reigning GHC Heavyweight Champion, having held the title for 581 days between December 2009 and July 2011. As of September 2011, Sugiura is the chairman of Noah's Wrestler's Association and holds the concomitant position on the promotion's board of directors.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Takeshi Morishima</span> Japanese former professional wrestler (born 1978)

Takeshi Morishima is a Japanese former professional wrestler.

Takahiro Suwa, better known simply as Suwa, is a retired Japanese professional wrestler. He originally retired from professional wrestling in 2007, but later returned for a short period of time in 2013 as Maybach Taniguchi Jr before a cervical spine injury forced him to retire once again.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Katsuhiko Nakajima</span> Japanese professional wrestler (born 1988)

Katsuhiko Nakajima is a Japanese professional wrestler currently working as a freelancer, but predominantly works in All Japan Pro Wrestling (AJPW), where he is a former Triple Crown Heavyweight Champion.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Go Shiozaki</span> Japanese professional wrestler

Go Shiozaki is a Japanese professional wrestler currently signed to Pro Wrestling Noah. He is a record-holding five time former GHC Heavyweight Champion. He made his debut for the Pro Wrestling Noah in July 2004 and initially remained with Pro Wrestling Noah until the end of 2012 when he jumped to All Japan Pro Wrestling (AJPW). In AJPW, he became a one-time Triple Crown Heavyweight Champion and a two-time World Tag Team Champion, before resigning from the promotion in September 2015. Afterwards, he returned to Noah, where, in May 2016, he won the GHC Heavyweight Championship for the third time. He has also worked for American promotions Ring of Honor (ROH) and Full Impact Pro (FIP), winning the latter's World Heavyweight Championship. In August 2016, Shiozaki was appointed the chairman of Noah's wrestlers' association.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Atsushi Kotoge</span> Japanese professional wrestler

Atsushi Kotoge is a Japanese professional wrestler, currently signed to Pro Wrestling Noah, where he is a former one-time GHC Tag Team Champion, three-time GHC Junior Heavyweight Champion and record eleven-time GHC Junior Heavyweight Tag Team Champion. He is also known for his time in Osaka Pro Wrestling, where he was part of the tag team Momo no Seishun Tag with Daisuke Harada. Kotoge and Harada are former three-time Osaka Pro Wrestling Tag Team Champions and have also worked together for various other promotions across Japan and for Philadelphia, Pennsylvania–based Chikara in the United States.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Genba Hirayanagi</span>

Tsutomu Hirayanagi, better known by his ring name Genba Hirayanagi, is a retired Japanese professional wrestler. He is best known for working for Pro Wrestling Noah.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">The Mighty Don't Kneel</span> Professional wrestling team

The Mighty Don't Kneel (TMDK) are a professional wrestling stable performing in New Japan Pro-Wrestling (NJPW). The stable consists of Mikey Nicholls, Shane Haste, Bad Dude Tito, Zack Sabre Jr., Robbie Eagles and Kosei Fujita; Sabre Jr. is a two-time and inaugural NJPW World Television Champion, while Nicholls and Haste are current IWGP World Tag Team Champions in their first reign, and are two-time and current Strong Openweight Tag Team Champions. The stable was primarily known as a tag team in Pro Wrestling Noah, with Nicholls and Haste being two-time GHC Tag Team Champions. They also worked for Ring of Honor (ROH), Total Nonstop Action Wrestling (TNA) and WWE.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Kenoh</span> Japanese professional wrestler (born 1985)

Daisuke Nakae is a Japanese professional wrestler and martial artist, better known by the ring name Kenoh. He currently wrestles in Pro Wrestling Noah, where he is a 3-time GHC Heavyweight Champion. He is also a former GHC National Champion.

Choukibou-gun was a professional wrestling stable in Pro Wrestling Noah. It was led by Takeshi Morishima.

Mitsuhiro Kitamiya is a Japanese professional wrestler signed to Pro Wrestling Noah. Kitamiya's ring name Masa Kitamiya is a tribute to former professional wrestler Masa Saito. Kitamiya also wears a similar ring attire to Saito as tribute.

Dangan Yankies, is a professional wrestling stable in Pro Wrestling Zero1 (ZERO1). It was originally formed by Masato Tanaka, Yusaku Obata, and Daichi Hashimoto. Other members have included Ikuto Hidaka, Fujita Hayato, Takashi Sugiura, Isami Kodaka, and Yuko Miyamoto.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Kaito Kiyomiya</span> Japanese professional wrestler (born 1996)

Kaito Kiyomiya is a Japanese professional wrestler who is currently signed to Pro Wrestling Noah, where he is the current and three-time GHC Heavyweight Champion. He also makes appearances for partner promotion New Japan Pro-Wrestling.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Sugiura-gun</span> Professional wrestling stable

Sugiura-gun is a Japanese professional wrestling stable, based in the Pro Wrestling Noah (Noah) promotion. It was founded by Takashi Sugiura in 2019 and led by him ever since.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Noah Demolition Stage In Fukuoka 2023</span> 2023 Pro Wrestling Noah event

NOAH Demolition Stage In Fukuoka 2023 was a professional wrestling event promoted by CyberFight's sub-brand Pro Wrestling Noah. It took place on October 28, 2023, in Fukuoka, Japan, at the Fukuoka Convention Center. The event will air on CyberAgent's AbemaTV online linear television service and CyberFight's streaming service Wrestle Universe.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Noah Star Navigation 2024</span> 2024 Pro Wrestling Noah event

NOAH Star Navigation 2024 was a two-night professional wrestling event promoted by CyberFight's sub-brand Pro Wrestling Noah and took place on January 13 and February 23, 2024, in Tokyo, Japan, at the Korakuen Hall. Broadcasting was made on CyberAgent's AbemaTV online linear television service and CyberFight's streaming service Wrestle Universe.

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 谷口周平. Pro Wrestling Noah (in Japanese). Retrieved 2022-11-01.
  2. ↑ "Noahful Gift 2017 ～ファン感謝祭～". Pro Wrestling Noah (in Japanese). Archived from the original on 2017-12-26. Retrieved 2017-12-26.
  3. 1 2 "ザ・リーヴ presents 「Great Voyage 2012 in Yokohama vol.2」". Pro Wrestling Noah (in Japanese). Archived from the original on 2012-09-20. Retrieved 2012-10-08.
  4. ↑ 新潟市体育館. Pro Wrestling Noah (in Japanese). Archived from the original on 2017-08-25. Retrieved 2012-10-26.
  5. ↑ "2013年1月ツアー『New Year Navig.2013』1･6後楽園大会『The First Navig.2013』1･14上尾～1･25宮崎大会『Great Voyage 2013 in Osaka』1･27大阪大会、参加他団体、フリー、外国人選手 ※追加情報". Pro Wrestling Noah (in Japanese). 2013-01-10. Retrieved 2013-02-10.
  6. ↑ "マイバッハがKentaに造反しChaosと合体=２.９ノア後楽園大会". Sports Navi (in Japanese). Yahoo!. 2013-02-10. Archived from the original on 2013-04-13. Retrieved 2013-02-09.
  7. ↑ 2013年2月24日(日). Pro Wrestling Noah (in Japanese). Archived from the original on 2013-03-05. Retrieved 2013-04-14.
  8. ↑ 2013年3月15日(金). Pro Wrestling Noah (in Japanese). Archived from the original on 2013-03-29. Retrieved 2013-04-14.
  9. ↑ 2013年3月10日(日). Pro Wrestling Noah (in Japanese). Archived from the original on 2013-03-08. Retrieved 2013-03-10.
  10. ↑ "「Spring Navig. 2013」最終戦 3月31日(日)後楽園ホール大会 試合後コメント". Pro Wrestling Noah (in Japanese). 2013-03-31. Retrieved 2013-03-31.
  11. ↑ 2013年4月13日(土). Pro Wrestling Noah (in Japanese). Archived from the original on 2013-04-15. Retrieved 2013-04-14.
  12. ↑ グローバル・タッグリーグ戦 2013. Pro Wrestling Noah (in Japanese). Archived from the original on 2014-03-28. Retrieved 2013-05-11.
  13. ↑ 2013年5月11日(土). Pro Wrestling Noah (in Japanese). Archived from the original on 2013-04-20. Retrieved 2013-05-11.
  14. ↑ "「Winter Navig.2013」12月14日(土)高知サンピアセリーズ大会 試合後コメント". Pro Wrestling Noah (in Japanese). 2013-12-15. Retrieved 2013-12-15.
  15. 1 2 "森嶋がGHCタッグ奪取でヘビー級二冠王に 新軍団名は「超危暴軍」に決定". Sports Navi (in Japanese). Yahoo!. 2014-01-26. Archived from the original on 2014-02-03. Retrieved 2014-01-26.
  16. ↑ ＧＨＣ強奪・森嶋が暴君と化す. Tokyo Sports (in Japanese). 2014-01-06. Archived from the original on 2014-01-06. Retrieved 2014-01-06.
  17. 1 2 "The First Navig.2014". Pro Wrestling Noah (in Japanese). Archived from the original on 2017-08-07. Retrieved 2014-01-25.
  18. ↑ "Monday Noah". Pro Wrestling Noah (in Japanese). Archived from the original on 2014-02-08. Retrieved 2014-02-03.
  19. ↑ "Navig. with Breeze 2014". Pro Wrestling Noah (in Japanese). Archived from the original on 2014-05-31. Retrieved 2014-05-31.
  20. ↑ "鈴木軍がGHC王座戦で4連勝！ 永田裕志が"マイバッハ・ブルージャスティス"として登場！【5月10日（日）ノア横浜大会・試合結果】". New Japan Pro-Wrestling (in Japanese). 2015-05-11. Retrieved 2015-05-10.
  21. ↑ "鈴木軍興行はまさかのバッドエンド…!? 素顔となったマイバッハがみのるに大逆襲! K.E.Sがテンコジ相手にNWAタッグ防衛!!". New Japan Pro-Wrestling (in Japanese). 2015-06-09. Retrieved 2015-06-09.
  22. ↑ "三沢光晴メモリアルツアー2015". Pro Wrestling Noah (in Japanese). Archived from the original on 2015-06-17. Retrieved 2015-06-15.
  23. ↑ "「Great Voyage 2016 in Yokohama」1月31日(日)横浜文化体育館大会 試合後コメント". Pro Wrestling Noah (in Japanese). 2016-02-01. Retrieved 2016-01-31.
  24. ↑ "潮﨑がノア本隊と合流 鈴木軍壊滅へ共闘". Tokyo Sports (in Japanese). 2016-02-02. Archived from the original on 2016-02-02. Retrieved 2016-02-02.
  25. ↑ "The Second Navig.2016". Pro Wrestling Noah (in Japanese). Archived from the original on 2016-02-26. Retrieved 2016-02-25.
  26. ↑ "6/3 & 6/5 AAA "Lucha World Cup" Results – USA/Lucha Underground vs. Team AAA finals, TNA represented in men's & women's tournament, Noah, Mysterio, more". Pro Wrestling Torch. 2016-06-05. Retrieved 2016-06-06.
  27. ↑ "ＧＨＣ王座奪取の杉浦襲撃！鉄仮面マイバッハ復活". Tokyo Sports (in Japanese). 2016-08-01. Retrieved 2016-08-01.
  28. ↑ "【ノア】ＧＨＣ王座初防衛の杉浦が丸藤を断罪". Tokyo Sports (in Japanese). 2016-08-26. Archived from the original on 2016-08-27. Retrieved 2016-08-26.
  29. 1 2 "One Night Cruise 2016 in Differ". Pro Wrestling Noah (in Japanese). Archived from the original on 2017-02-15. Retrieved 2016-12-03.
  30. ↑ "The First Navig.2017". Pro Wrestling Noah (in Japanese). Archived from the original on 2018-06-30. Retrieved 2017-01-21.
  31. ↑ "拳王まさかの裏切りで杉浦と結託! タッグベルトはく奪! 2月24日(金)後楽園ホール大会 試合後コメント". noah.co.jp (in Japanese). Retrieved 2017-03-17.
  32. ↑ "GTLへのカウントダウン". Pro Wrestling Noah (in Japanese). Archived from the original on 2017-04-15. Retrieved 2017-04-14.
  33. 1 2 "グローバル・タッグリーグ戦2017". Pro Wrestling Noah (in Japanese). Archived from the original on 2017-05-30. Retrieved 2017-05-04.
  34. ↑ "Summer Navig. 2017 vol.2". Pro Wrestling Noah (in Japanese). Archived from the original on 2017-08-26. Retrieved 2017-08-26.
  35. ↑ "西尾美香 マイバッハ谷口との結婚公表". Daily Sports Online (in Japanese). Kobe Shimbun. 2016-02-21. Retrieved 2016-02-21.
  36. ↑ "【ノア】マイバッハ谷口 女子レスラーと結婚していた". Tokyo Sports (in Japanese). 2016-02-23. Retrieved 2016-02-23.
  37. ↑ "Pro Wrestling Illustrated (PWI) 500 for 2017". The Internet Wrestling Database. Retrieved 2017-09-01.
  38. ↑ "Summer Navig. 2015". Pro Wrestling Noah (in Japanese). Archived from the original on 2015-08-22. Retrieved 2015-08-19.
  39. ↑ 谷口 周平. Pro Wrestling Noah (in Japanese). Archived from the original on June 5, 2011. Retrieved 2013-05-25.
  40. ↑ "Global Tag League 2010". www.purolove.com.
This page is based on this Wikipedia article
Text is available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 license; additional terms may apply.
Images, videos and audio are available under their respective licenses.