Shoji Akiyoshi

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Shoji Akiyoshi
Statistics
Ring name(s)	Shoji Akiyoshi Punish Cocolie S.Z. Jado
Billed height	1.78 m (5 ft 10 in)
Billed weight	99 kg (220 lb)
Born	September 28, 1968 Minato, Tokyo
Debut	March 29, 1989 vs. Monkey Magic Wakita

Shoji Akiyoshi (秋吉 昭二, Akiyoshi Shōji^?), better known by his ring name Jado (邪道, Jado^?) (born September 28, 1968) is a Japanese professional wrestler, best known for his work in New Japan Pro Wrestling with his tag team partner Gedo. His career has largely paralleled that of his partner except for brief instances in Universal Lucha Libre in 1993 and FMW in 1997 where they were on opposing sides. Also, Jado never competed for WCW like Gedo did.

[edit] Finishing and signature moves

• Crossface of JADO (Crossface)
• High angle belly to back suplex
• Top rope belly to back superplex
• Lariat
• German suplex
• Brainbuster
• Reverse piledriver
• Sitout double underhook powerbomb

[edit] Championships and accomplishments

• Big Japan Pro Wrestling

• BJW World Tag Team Championship (1 time) - with Gedo

• Dragon Gate

• IJ Tag Team Championship (1 time) - with Gedo

• Frontier Martial-Arts Wrestling

• WEW World Tag Team Championship (1 time) - with Gedo
• WEW Hardcore Tag Team Championship (1 time) - with Gedo
• FMW World Street Fight 6-Man Tag Team Championship (2 times) - with Gedo & Hiromichi Fuyuki and Mr. Gannosuke & Yukihiro Kanemura
• WEW 6-Man Tag Team Championship (4 times) - with Gedo & Koji Nakagawa (2), Gedo & Kaori Nakayama (1) and Gedo & Masato Tanaka (1)

• New Japan Pro Wrestling

• IWGP Junior Heavyweight Championship (1 time)
• IWGP Junior Heavyweight Tag Team Championship (4 times) - with Gedo

• Toryumon X

• UWA World Trios Championship (1 time) - with Gedo & Katsushi Takemura

• Universal Wrestling Federation

• UWA Intercontinental Tag Team Championship (2 times) - with Crush

• WAR

• WAR World Six-Man Tag Team Championship (4 times) - with Gedo & Hiromichi Fuyuki

• W*ING

• WWC Caribbean Heavyweight Championship (1 time)

[edit] External links

• Jado on Strong Style Spirit