Taguchi Japan

Taguchi Japan is a professional wrestling stable, based in the New Japan Pro Wrestling (NJPW) promotion. It was formed by Hiroshi Tanahashi, Manabu Nakanishi and Ryusuke Taguchi the stable has also come to include Kushida and Michael Elgin. Through NJPW's working relationship with the American promotion Consejo Mundial de Lucha Libre (CMLL), the stable was jonied by CMLL wrestler Dragon Lee being former members of the group.

Currently, the stable holds no titles in NJPW. While part of the stable, Tanahashi, Nakanishi and Taguchi have also held the NEVER Openweight 6-Man Tag Team Championship and Lee the CMLL World Lightweight Championship.

History
On January 5, 2017, Hiroshi Tanahashi, Manabu Nakanishi and Ryusuke Taguchi defeated Los Ingobernables de Japon (Bushi, Evil and Sanada) for the NEVER Openweight 6-Man Tag Team Championship. The trio of Taguchi, Tanahashi and Nakanishi eventually became known as "Taguchi Japan". They would later be joined by Michael Elgin and Dragon Lee (who were also feuding with Los Ingobernables de Japon members Tetsuya Naito and Hiromu Takahashi). On February 11 at The New Beginning in Osaka Tanahashi, Nakanishi and Taguchi lost the NEVER Openweight 6-Man Tag Team Champions back to Los Ingobernables de Japon (Bushi, Evil and Sanada) for the NEVER Openweight 6-Man Tag Team Championship. Later that night Lee unsuccessfully challenged Hiromu Takahashi for the IWGP Junior Heavyweight Championship. After the match Taguchi attacked Takahashi and challenged him into a title match for the IWGP Junior Heavyweight Champion. In the main event Elgin unsuccessfully challenged Tetsuya Naito for the IWGP Intercontinental Championship. On March 6 at NJPW's 45th anniversary event, Taguchi unsuccessfully challenged Hiromu Takahashi for the IWGP Junior Heavyweight Championship. After the match Kushida challenged Takahashi into a rematch of the IWGP Junior Heavyweight Championship after their match at the Wrestle Kingdom 11 in Tokyo Dome. Later Kushida and Ricochet quietly joined the stable with Tanahashi, Ricochet and Taguchi recieving a rematch for the NEVER Openweight 6-Man Tag Team Champions.

In Wrestling

 * Elgin's finishing moves
 * Big Mike Fly Flow (Diving splash)
 * Burning Hammer (Inverted Death Valley driver)
 * Crossface
 * Elgin Bomb (Spinning sitout powerbomb, usually preceded by a turnbuckle powerbomb)
 * Kushida's finishing moves
 * Hoverboard Lock (Kimura lock)
 * Midnight Express (Corkscrew moonsault)
 * Nakanishi's finishing moves
 * Argentine backbreaker rack
 * Dai☆Nakanishi German (Bridging delayed high-angle German suplex)
 * Hercules Cutter (Argentine neckbreaker)
 * Mana Bauer (Argentine backbreaker rack dropped into a bridging German suplex)
 * Uekara Don! (Diving overhead chop)
 * Lee's finishing moves
 * Desnucadora (Vertical suplex powerbomb)
 * Phoenix-plex (Bridging package fallaway powerbomb)
 * Tanahashi's finishing moves
 * High Fly Flow (Frog splash)
 * Ricochet's finishing moves
 * 630° senton
 * Benadryller (Fireman's carry dropped into a roundhouse kick)
 * Benadryller 2point (Fireman's carry dropped into an overhead kick)
 * Shooting star press
 * Taguchi's finishing moves
 * Dodon (Chickenwing facebuster)
 * Dodon's Throne / Milano-saku Dodon's Throne (Double chickenwing double knee gutbuster)
 * Magic Mirror Go! (Side headlock rolled forward into a cradle, as a German suplex counter) – 2012–present
 * Oh My & Garankle (Ankle lock)
 * Sliding hip attack
 * Uradodon (Reverse powerbomb)

Championships and accomplishments

 * Consejo Mundial de Lucha Libre
 * CMLL World Lightweight Championship (1 time) - Lee
 * New Japan Pro Wrestling
 * NEVER Openweight 6-Man Tag Team Championship (1 time) Tanahashi, Nakanishi and Taguchi
 * Wrestling Observer Newsletter
 * 5 Star Match (2017) vs. Tetsuya Naito on February 11