Ryusuke Taguchi (田口 隆祐, Taguchi Ryusuke, born April 15, 1979)[1] is a Japanese professional wrestler, trained by and currently performing for New Japan Pro-Wrestling (NJPW), where he is a former two-time IWGP Junior Heavyweight Champion, six-time IWGP Junior Heavyweight Tag Team Champion and two-time NEVER Openweight 6-Man Tag Team Champion. He was also the winner of the 2012 Best of the Super Juniors.
Pursuing several sports in high school, Taguchi competed in 76 kg (168 lb) class amateur wr
