Naofumi Yamamoto

Naofumi Yamamoto

Born: August 1, 1977
in Gifu, Gifu Prefecture, Japan
Naofumi Yamamoto (山本 尚史, Yamamoto Naofumi) is a Japanese professional wrestler and former boxer and mixed martial artist currently signed to All Japan Pro Wrestling (AJPW). Yamamoto started his professional wrestling career under his real name in October 2002 with New Japan Pro-Wrestling (NJPW), where he remained until 2007, when he signed with WWE. In 2009, Yamamoto left WWE's developmental territory to join the promotion's main roster under the ring name Yoshi Tatsu (ヨシ・タツ, Yoshi Tatsu). After his June 2014 release from WWE, Yamamoto returned to NJPW the following October, performing under the tweaked ring name Yoshitatsu (ヨシタツ, Yoshitatsu). Following his departure from NJPW in late 2017, Yamamoto became a freelancer, and started working most notably for All Japan Pro Wrestling, who he signed full time for in 2020.

Movies for Naofumi Yamamoto...

NJPW/AJPW/NOAH All Together: Again
Title: NJPW/AJPW/NOAH All Together: Again
Character: Yoshitatsu
Released: June 9, 2023
Type: Movie
For the first time in 11 years, New Japan, All Japan and Pro-Wrestling NOAH come together on Friday June 9 for All Together Again. With a loaded lineup, fans will get a taste of the best of all three companies, and a spectacular event in Ryogoku Sumo Hall.
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JTO 50th Anniversary for TAKATaichi Together
Title: JTO 50th Anniversary for TAKATaichi Together
Character: Yoshitatsu
Released: December 19, 2022
Type: Movie
TAKA+Taichi 50th Anniversary was a Special Event produced by New Japan Pro Wrestling and Various Promotions, which took place on December 19, 2022, at the National Yoyogi Stadium No. 2 Gymnasium in Yoyogi, Tokyo, Japan. This was a special JTO event celebrating TAKA Michinoku and Taichi's combined 50 years in pro-wrestling (together with NJPW).
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JTO TAKA Michinoku Debut 30th Anniversary: TAKATaichiDespeMania
Title: JTO TAKA Michinoku Debut 30th Anniversary: TAKATaichiDespeMania
Character: Yoshitatsu
Released: September 12, 2022
Type: Movie
JTO celebrates TAKA Michinoku's 30th anniversary in wrestling with this independent show featuring wrestlers from some of Japan's biggest promotions.
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NJPW Dominion in Osaka-jo Hall
Title: NJPW Dominion in Osaka-jo Hall
Character: Yoshitatsu
Released: July 11, 2020
Type: Movie
Dominion in Osaka-jo Hall was a professional wrestling event promoted by New Japan Pro-Wrestling (NJPW). The event took place on July 12, 2020, in Osaka, Osaka, at the Osaka-jō Hall and was the twelfth event under the Dominion name and sixth in a row that took place at the Osaka-jō Hall. Dominion in Osaka-jo Hall was officially announced on June 9, 2019, during Dominion 6.9 in Osaka-jo Hall. It was scheduled to take place on June 14, 2020, but was postponed to July 12, to allow the rescheduled New Japan Cup tournament to take place instead, as the tournament was originally planned to be held earlier in the year but was cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic. Due to the pandemic, the arena was limited to one-third capacity.
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AJPW Champion Carnival 2018 - Tag 15
Title: AJPW Champion Carnival 2018 - Tag 15
Character: Yoshitatsu
Released: April 30, 2018
Type: Movie
AJPW Champion Carnival 2018 - Tag 15
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NJPW Wrestling Dontaku 2017
Title: NJPW Wrestling Dontaku 2017
Character: Yoshitatsu
Released: May 3, 2017
Type: Movie
Wrestling Dontaku 2017 was a professional wrestling event promoted by New Japan Pro Wrestling (NJPW). The event took place on May 3, 2017, in Fukuoka, Fukuoka at Fukuoka Kokusai Center and featured ten matches, three of which were contested for championships. The show was headlined by Kazuchika Okada defending the IWGP Heavyweight Championship against Bad Luck Fale. This was the fourteenth event under the Wrestling Dontaku name.
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Bar Wrestling 2: Independents Day
Title: Bar Wrestling 2: Independents Day
Character: Yoshitatsu
Released: April 7, 2017
Type: Movie
Bar Wrestling 2: Independents Day
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NJPW New Year Dash 2017
Title: NJPW New Year Dash 2017
Character: Yoshitatsu
Released: January 5, 2017
Type: Movie
Fallout from New Japan Pro-Wrestling's biggest event of the year.
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NJPW Dominion 6.19 in Osaka-jo Hall
Title: NJPW Dominion 6.19 in Osaka-jo Hall
Character: Yoshi Tatsu
Released: June 19, 2016
Type: Movie
Dominion 6.19 in Osaka-jo Hall is an upcoming professional wrestling event promoted by New Japan Pro Wrestling (NJPW). The event is scheduled to take place on June 19, 2016, in Osaka, Osaka, at the Osaka-jō Hall. This will be the eighth event under the Dominion name and second in a row to take place at the Osaka-jō Hall.
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NJPW: Best of the Super Juniors 2016 (FINAL)
Title: NJPW: Best of the Super Juniors 2016 (FINAL)
Character: Yoshitatsu
Released: June 7, 2016
Type: Movie
Finals of the BoSJ
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NJPW: Best of the Super Juniors 2016 (Day 7)
Title: NJPW: Best of the Super Juniors 2016 (Day 7)
Character: Yoshitatsu
Released: May 29, 2016
Type: Movie
Day 7 of BoSJ
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NJPW: Best of the Super Juniors 2016 (Day 6)
Title: NJPW: Best of the Super Juniors 2016 (Day 6)
Character: Yoshitatsu
Released: May 27, 2016
Type: Movie
Day 6 of BoSJ
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NJPW: Best of the Super Juniors 2016 (Day 1)
Title: NJPW: Best of the Super Juniors 2016 (Day 1)
Character: Yoshitatsu
Released: May 21, 2016
Type: Movie
Beginning this Saturday, May 21st, New Japan Pro Wrestling will begin their annual Best of the Super Juniors Tournament, which started way back in 1988. Two blocks of eight wrestlers compete in a series of singles matches. The top two competitors from each block advance to the Semi-Finals and face off, before the winners of those matches meet in the finals. The winner of the entire thing earns himself a shot at the IWGP Jr. Heavyweight Championship. This year’s tournament runs from 5/21 until 6/7.
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NJPW Wrestling Dontaku 2016
Title: NJPW Wrestling Dontaku 2016
Character: Yoshitatsu
Released: May 3, 2016
Type: Movie
Wrestling Dontaku 2016 is an upcoming professional wrestling pay-per-view (PPV) promoted by New Japan Pro Wrestling (NJPW). The event is scheduled to take place on May 3, 2016, in Fukuoka, Fukuoka at Fukuoka Kokusai Center and will feature ten matches, five of which will be contested for championships. The show will be headlined by Tetsuya Naito making his first defense of the IWGP Heavyweight Championship against Tomohiro Ishii. It will be the thirteenth event under the Wrestling Dontaku name.
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NJPW Invasion Attack 2016
Title: NJPW Invasion Attack 2016
Character: Yoshitatsu
Released: April 10, 2016
Type: Movie
Invasion Attack 2016 is an upcoming professional wrestling pay-per-view (PPV) promoted by New Japan Pro Wrestling (NJPW). The event is scheduled to take place on April 10, 2016, in Tokyo at Ryōgoku Kokugikan. The event will feature nine matches, six of which will be contested for championships. The main event will see Kazuchika Okada defend the IWGP Heavyweight Championship against the winner of the 2016 New Japan Cup, Tetsuya Naito. The event will air worldwide on New Japan Pro Wrestling World and will feature English commentary, provided by Kevin Kelly and Steve Corino. Invasion Attack 2016 will be the fourth event under the Invasion Attack name.
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NJPW Power Struggle 2014
Title: NJPW Power Struggle 2014
Character: Yoshitatsu
Released: November 8, 2014
Type: Movie
Power Struggle (2014) was a professional wrestling pay-per-view (PPV) promoted by New Japan Pro Wrestling (NJPW). The event took place on November 8, 2014, in Osaka, Osaka, at the Bodymaker Colosseum. The main event featured a IWGP Intercontinental Championship match between champion Shinsuke Nakamura and challanger Katsuyori Shibata.
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WWE WrestleMania XXX
Title: WWE WrestleMania XXX
Character: Yoshi Tatsu
Released: April 6, 2014
Type: Movie
WrestleMania XXX was the 30th annual WrestleMania professional wrestling PPV event produced by WWE to be held, on April 6, 2014, at the Mercedes-Benz Superdome in New Orleans, Louisiana. The event was the first WrestleMania to be held in the state of Louisiana. This was also the first WWE pay-per-view to broadcast live on the WWE Network service.
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WWE Payback 2013
Title: WWE Payback 2013
Character: Yoshi Tatsu (Lumberjack)
Released: June 16, 2013
Type: Movie
For rivals John Cena and Ryback, payback will come in the form of hell – 3 Stages of Hell! Will the ravenous challenger send the Champ for an ambulance ride, or will John Cena escape hell with his WWE Championship? Plus, Dolph Ziggler is back to defend his World Heavyweight Championship against the man he won it from, Alberto Del Rio. And for the first time since WrestleMania, CM Punk is in action, but Chris Jericho wants to spoil the self-proclaimed Best in the World’s Chicago homecoming. Superstars collide and seek retribution as WWE presents, for the first time ever, WWE Payback.
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Title: The JBL and Cole Show
Character: Yoshi Tatsu
Released: December 7, 2012
Type: TV
The JBL and Cole Show is a WWE YouTube web series starring commentators John Layfield and Michael Cole. Renee Young began co-hosting the World Tour segments, which is a segment detailing the city they are filming in, showcasing various tourist attractions, before later being promoted as a third main presenter.
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Title: WWE Main Event
Character: Yoshi Tatsu
Released: October 3, 2012
Type: TV
WWE Main Event is a professional wrestling television program produced by WWE that airs on Peacock and streams on Hulu Plus in the United States. The show features WWE wrestlers and complements WWE's primary programs Raw and SmackDown.
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WWE Over The Limit 2012
Title: WWE Over The Limit 2012
Character: Yoshi Tatsu
Released: May 20, 2012
Type: Movie
John Cena takes on the polarizing purveyor of "People Power", John Laurinaitis. Plus, both World Championships are on the line! The Superstars of Raw and SmackDown dial up the intensity as WWE goes Over The Limit! Over the Limit was a PPV which took place at the PNC Arena in Raleigh, North Carolina on May 20, 2012. It was the third and final event under the Over the Limit chronology. In a main event from the Raw brand, John Laurinaitis challenged John Cena. Another main event from the Raw brand featured CM Punk defending against Daniel Bryan for the WWE Championship. In the main event from the SmackDown brand, Sheamus defended against Alberto Del Rio, Randy Orton, and Chris Jericho in a Fatal Four-way match for the World Heavyweight Championship.
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WWE Royal Rumble 2011
Title: WWE Royal Rumble 2011
Character: Yoshi Tatsu
Released: January 30, 2011
Type: Movie
Royal Rumble (2011) was the twenty-fourth annual Royal Rumble PPV. It took place on January 30, 2011 at the TD Garden in Boston, Massachusetts. As has been customary since 1993, the Royal Rumble match winner received a match at that year's WrestleMania for his choice at either the WWE Championship or the World Heavyweight Championship. The main event was the annual Royal Rumble match featuring 40 participants from both brands, instead of the usual number of 30. The primary match on the Raw brand was for the WWE Championship, between reigning champion The Miz and Randy Orton. The primary match on the SmackDown brand was Edge versus Dolph Ziggler for the World Heavyweight Championship. The other featured match on the card was a Fatal Four Way match for the WWE Divas Championship between Eve Torres, Natalya, Layla and Michelle McCool.
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WWE Wrestlemania XXVI
Title: WWE Wrestlemania XXVI
Character: Yoshi Tatsu
Released: March 28, 2010
Type: Movie
WrestleMania XXVI was the twenty-sixth annual WrestleMania PPV and was presented by Slim Jim. It took place on March 28, 2010 at the University of Phoenix Stadium in Glendale, Arizona. The first main event was a No DQ, no count-out match that featured The Undertaker versus Shawn Michaels. The second was a singles match for the WWE Championship that saw Batista defend the championship against John Cena. The third was a singles match for the World Heavyweight Championship featured the champion, Chris Jericho, defending against Edge for the title. Featured matches on the undercard included a 10-Diva tag team match, Bret Hart versus Vince McMahon in a No Holds Barred match, Rey Mysterio versus CM Punk, Triple H versus Sheamus, the sixth annual Money in the Bank ladder match, a Triple Threat match between Randy Orton, Ted DiBiase, and Cody Rhodes, and a WWE Tag Team Championship match between Big Show and The Miz, against John Morrison and R-Truth.
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Title: WWE NXT
Released: February 23, 2010
Type: TV
Wrestlers will portray heroes or villains as they follow a series of events that build tension and culminate in a wrestling match or series of matches.
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Title: WWE NXT
Character: Yoshi Tatsu
Released: February 23, 2010
Type: TV
Wrestlers will portray heroes or villains as they follow a series of events that build tension and culminate in a wrestling match or series of matches.
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WWE Royal Rumble 2010
Title: WWE Royal Rumble 2010
Character: Yoshi Tatsu
Released: January 31, 2010
Type: Movie
Royal Rumble (2010) was the twenty-third annual Royal RumblePPV. It took place on January 31, 2010 at the Philips Arena in Atlanta, Georgia. As has been customary since 1993, the Royal Rumble match winner received a match at that year's WrestleMania, for his choice at either the WWE Championship, the World Heavyweight Championship, or the ECW Championship. The main event was the annual 30-competitor Royal Rumble match which featured wrestlers from all three brands. The primary match on the Raw brand was for the WWE Championship between champion Sheamus and Randy Orton. The primary match on the SmackDown brand was between The Undertaker and Rey Mysterio for the World Heavyweight Championship. The featured match on the ECW brand was between Christian and Ezekiel Jackson for the ECW championship.
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NJPW Wrestle Kingdom I
Title: NJPW Wrestle Kingdom I
Character: Naofumi Yamamoto
Released: January 4, 2007
Type: Movie
Wrestle Kingdom in Tokyo Dome (レッスルキングダム in 東京ドーム, Ressuru Kingudamu in Tōkyō Dōmu) (sequentially known as Wrestle Kingdom I) was a professional wrestling pay-per-view (PPV) event co-produced by the New Japan Pro-Wrestling (NJPW) and All Japan Pro Wrestling (AJPW) promotions, which took place at the Tokyo Dome in Tokyo, Japan on January 4, 2007. It was the 16th January 4 Tokyo Dome Show and the first held under the new "Wrestle Kingdom" name. The show marked the 35th anniversary celebration for NJPW, who teamed up with one-time rival promotion AJPW to produce the show. Headlined by two title matches, contested for NJPW's top title, the IWGP Heavyweight Championship, and AJPW's top title, the Triple Crown Heavyweight Championship, as well as the reunion of Keiji Mutoh and Masahiro Chono, all in all, the event featured nine matches.
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Title: WWE SmackDown
Character: Yoshi Tatsu
Released: April 29, 1999
Type: TV
The superstars of World Wrestling Entertainment's "SmackDown" brand collide each and every Friday on WWE Friday Night SmackDown.
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Becoming the Best in the World: Bryan Danielson
Title: Becoming the Best in the World: Bryan Danielson
Character: Himself
Released: December 31, 1969
Type: Movie
Widely regarded as the best wrestler in the world today, Bryan Danielson is a master of his craft. His rise to the top of the independent wrestling scene didn't happen overnight, and this set chronicles his journey to become the Best in the World.