Jado

Real Name: Shoji Akiyoshi
Height: 5’10”
Weight: 218 lbs.
Date of Birth: September 28, 1968
Hometown: Minato, Tokyo (Japan)
Pro Debut: March 19, 1989
Trained By: Gran Hamada, Ashura Hara, Hiromichi Fuyuki & Apollo Sugawara
Finishing Move: Crossface

Biography

– Akiyoshi began his career with FMW, working under various gimmicks as an enhancement talent
– In 1990, Akiyoshi began working for Japan’s UWF promotion under his real name
– In June 1990, Akiyoshi became known as ‘Coolie SZ’
– Akiyoshi moved to Mexico in early 1991, working for UWA
– On November 8, 1991, Punish (Akiyoshi) & Crush defeated Los Cowboys (Silver King & El Texano) in the final of a tournament to become the first UWA/UWF Intercontinental Tag Team Champions. This was the first of many tag team titles won by the future Gedo & Jado
– On January 19, 1992, Punish & Crush defeated Lightning Kid & Jerry Lynn and Los Villanos (IV & V) to retain the UWA/UWF Intercontinental Tag Team Titles
– On April 19, Punish & Crush defeated Gran Hamada & Transformer to retain the UWA/UWF Intercontinental Tag Team Titles
– On June 21, Punish & Crush defeated Scorpio Jr & Shu El Guerrero to regain the UWA/UWF Intercontinental Tag Team Titles, having lost them a week earlier, but the team would separate immediately after winning the titles
– On September 9, Punish defeated Shu El Guerrero to win the UWF Super Middleweight Title, but would lose it to Villano IV just over a month later
– In February 1993, Akiyoshi returned to Mexico, this time working for CMLL. It was here that he first began competing as ‘Jado’ and teaming with the now-named ‘Gedo’ on a regular basis
– Upon their return to Japan, Gedo & Jado worked primarily for WING
– On September 26, 1993, Jado defeated Yukihiro Kanemaru to win the WWC Caribbean Heavyweight Title
– On October 23, Jado defeated Shoji Nakamaki to retain the WWC Caribbean Heavyweight Title
– Gedo & Jado won the 1993 WING Most Dangerous Tag War Tournament, defeating The Headhunters (A & B) in the final
– On January 13, 1994, Jado defeated Nobutaka Araya to retain the WWC Caribbean Heavyweight Title
– In February 1994, Gedo & Jado moved to the WAR group
– On June 30, Gedo, Jado & Hiromichi Fuyuki defeated Genichiro Tenryu, Koki Kitahara & Animal Hamaguchi to in the final of a tournament to become the first WAR Six-Man Tag Team Champions
– On September 1, Gedo, Jado & Fuyuki defeated Bob Backlund, Scott Putski & The Warlord to regain the WAR Six-Man Tag Team Titles, having lost them a week earlier
– On October 11, Gedo, Jado & Fuyuki defeated Bob Backlund, Vampiro Casanova & Dos Caras to retain the WAR Six-Man Tag Team Titles
– On November 8, Gedo, Jado & Fuyuki defeated Heisei Ishingun (Kengo Kimura, Akitoshi Saito & Tatsutoshi Goto) to retain the WAR Six-Man Tag Team Titles
– On December 4, Gedo, Jado & Fuyuki again defeated Heisei Ishingun to retain the WAR Six-Man Tag Team Titles
– On August 5, 1995, Gedo, Jado & Fuyuki defeated Genichiro Tenryu, Koki Kitahara & Animal Hamaguchi to regain the WAR Six-Man Tag Team Titles
– Jado won the 1995 WAR Dragon Crown League, defeating Koki Kitahara in the final
– On March 22, 1996, Gedo, Jado & Hiromichi Fuyuki defeated Koki Kitahara, Nobutaka Araya & Arashi to win the WAR Six-Man Tag Team Titles
– On March 30, Gedo, Jado & Fuyuki defeated Damian 666, Dr Luther & Big Titan to retain the WAR Six-Man Tag Team Titles
– On April 19, Gedo, Jado & Fuyuki defeated Ookami Gundan (Hiroyoshi Tenzan, Masahiro Chono & Hiro Saito) to retain the WAR Six-Man Tag Team Titles
– On June 7, Gedo, Jado & Fuyuki defeated Golden Cups (Yoshihiro Takayama, Kenichi Yamamoto & Yoji Anjo) to regain the WAR Six-Man Tag Team Titles, having lost them two weeks earlier
– On June 15, Gedo, Jado & Fuyuki defeated Yoshihiro Takayama, Yoji Anjo & 200% Machine to retain the WAR Six-Man Tag Team Titles
– Gedo & Jado left WAR in late 1996 to become freelancers
– On March 21, 1997, Gedo, Jado & Kodo Fuyuki defeated Hisakatsu Oya & The Headhunters to win the FMW Six-Man Street Fight Tag Team Titles
– On March 29, Gedo, Jado & Fuyuki defeated Masao Orihara, Keisuke Yamada & The Great Kabuki to retain the FMW Six-Man Street Fight Tag Team Titles
– On April 19, Gedo, Jado & Fuyuki defeated Super Leather, Crypt Keeper & Flying Kid Ichihara to retain the FMW Six-Man Street Fight Tag Team Titles
– On June 12, Gedo, Jado & Fuyuki defeated The Headhunters & Black Hayabusa to retain the FMW Six-Man Street Fight Tag Team Titles
– On July 8, Gedo, Jado & Fuyuki defeated Takeshi Sato, Daikokubo Benkei & The Great Kabuki and Hisakatsu Oya, Mr Gannosuke & Flying Kid Ichihara to retain the FMW Six-Man Street Fight Tag Team Titles
– On December 12, Gedo & Jado defeated Yoshihiro Tajiri & Ryuji Yamakawa to win the BJW Tag Team Titles, but would lose them back again in early January
– On January 16, 1998, Jado, Yukihiro Kanemura & Mr Gannosuke defeated Masato, Tanaka, Hisakatsu Oya & Hayabusa to win the FMW Six-Man Street Fight Tag Team Titles
– On December 11, 1999, Gedo, Jado & Koji Nakagawa defeated Ricky Fuji, Chocoball Mukai & Flying Kid Ichihara to win the WEW Six-Man Tag Team Titles
– Gedo & Jado wrestled three matches for ECW in March 2000, including an appearance at the Living Dangerously PPV
– On March 27, Gedo, Jado & Koji Nakagawa defeated Naohiko Yamazaki, Yoshinori Sasaki & H to retain the WEW Six-Man Tag Team Titles
– On April 11, Gedo, Jado & Nakagawa defeated Tomoaki Honma, Ryuji Yamakawa & Winger to retain the WEW Six-Man Tag Team Titles
– On May 3, Gedo, Jado & Nakagawa defeated Kodo Fuyuki, Kyoko Inoue & Chocoball Mukai to regain the WEW Six-Man Tag Team Titles, having lost them a week earlier
– On May 5, Gedo, Jado & Nakagawa defeated Williw Takayama, Willie Williams & Bouzu Megane to retain the WEW Six-Man Tag Team Titles
– On July 14, Gedo & Jado defeated Tetsuhiro Kuroda & H to win the vacant WEW Tag Team Titles
– On September 17, Gedo, Jado & Kaori Nakayama defeated Mr Gannosuke, Kodi Fuyuki & Shinjuku Shark to win the WEW Six-Man Tag Team Titles
– On September 21, Gedo & Jado defeated Mammoth Sasaki & Hideki Hosaka and Kintaro Kanemura & Ryuji Yamakawa to win the WEW Hardcore Tag Team Titles
– On October 21, Gedo, Jado & Kaori Nakayama defeated Shinjuku Shark, Flying Kid Ichihara & GOEMON to retain the WEW Six-Man Tag Team Titles
– On October 24, Gedo, Jado & Nakayama defeated Emi Motokawa, Hisakatsu Oya & Azusa Kudo to retain the WEW Six-Man Tag Team Titles
– On November 12, Gedo, Jado & Nakayama defeated Damian Blade, Brad Elliott & Pat Tanaka to retain the WEW Six-Man Tag Team Titles
– On November 23, Gedo, Jado & Nakayama defeated Naohiko Yamazaki, Hisakatsu Oya & Ricky Fuji to retain the WEW Six-Man Tag Team Titles
– In June 2001, Gedo & Jado joined New Japan Pro Wrestling as members of TEAM2000
– On July 20, Gedo & Jado defeated Jushin Liger & El Samurai to win the IWGP Junior Heavyweight Tag Team Titles
– On August 19, Gedo & Jado defeated The Great Sasuke & Tiger Mask to retain the IWGP Junior Heavyweight Tag Team Titles
– On September 16, Gedo & Jado defeated Wataru Inoue & Katsuyori Shibata to retain the IWGP Junior Heavyweight Tag Team Titles
– On October 26, Gedo & Jado defeated Minoru Tanaka & El Samurai to retain the IWGP Junior Heavyweight Tag Team Titles
– On December 2, Gedo & Jado defeated Black Tiger & Kendo Kashin to retain the IWGP Junior Heavyweight Tag Team Titles
– On February 8, 2002, Gedo & Jado defeated Minoru Tanaka & Masayuki Naruse to retain the IWGP Junior Heavyweight Tag Team Titles
– On April 22, Gedo & Jado defeated Wataru Inoue & Katsuyori Shibata to retain the IWGP Junior Heavyweight Tag Team Titles
– At NJPW Ultimate Crush II, Jado won an 11-Man Rumble to win the vacant IWGP Junior Heavyweight Title
– On October 30, 2003, Jado defeated El Samurai to retain the IWGP Junior Heavyweight Title
– On November 29, Gedo & Jado defeated Hirooki Goto & Ryusuke Taguchi to win the vacant IWGP Junior Heavyweight Tag Team Titles
– At Wrestling World 2004, Gedo & Jado defeated Tiger Mask & Heat to retain the IWGP Junior Heavyweight Tag Team Titles
– On February 1, Gedo & Jado defeated Jushin Liger & Koji Kanemoto to retain the IWGP Junior Heavyweight Tag Team Titles
– On June 5, Gedo & Jado defeated Curry Man & American Dragon to regain the IWGP Junior Heavyweight Tag Team Titles
– At Nexess II, CTU (Gedo, Jado, Jushin Liger & Katsushi Takemura) defeated Wataru Inoue, Ryusuke Taguchi, Hirooki Goto & Katsuhiko Nakajima
– On July 19, Gedo & Jado defeated Wataru Inoue & Koji Kanemoto to retain the IWGP Junior Heavyweight Tag Team Titles
– At Nexess III, CTU (Gedo, Jado, Jushin Liger & Katsushi Takemura) defeated Wataru Inoue, Hirooki Goto, Masahito Kakihara & Heat
– On September 9, Gedo, Jado & Katsushi Takemura defeated Taiji Ishimori, Kei Sato & Shu Sato) to win the vacant UWA Trios Titles
– On September 11, Gedo & Jado defeated Ultimo Dragon & Taiji Ishimori to retain the IWGP Junior Heavyweight Tag Team Titles
– On October 9, Gedo & Jado defeated Minoru Tanaka & Koji Kanemoto to retain the IWGP Junior Heavyweight Tag Team Titles
– At Masa Chono’s 20th Anniversary Show, Gedo & Jado defeated Tiger Mask & Taiji Ishimori to retain the IWGP Junior Heavyweight Tag Team Titles
– On November 28, Gedo & Jado defeated James Gibson & American Dragon to retain the IWGP Junior Heavyweight Tag Team Titles
– At Wrestling World 2005, Gedo & Jado fought Wataru Inoue & Katsushi Takemura to a time-limit draw
– On July 8, 2006, Gedo & Jado defeated Ryusuke Taguchi & El Samurai to win the IWGP Junior Heavyweight Tag Team Titles
– Gedo & Jado returned to WAR for their final show on July 27, 2006, defeating Kintaro Kanemura & GENTARO
– On December 10, Gedo & Jado defeated Negro Casas & El Texano Jr to retain the IWGP Junior Heavyweight Tag Team Titles
– At Wrestle Kingdom I, Gedo & Jado defeated Tokyo Gurentai (NOSAWA Rongai & MAZADA)
– On January 7, 2007, Gedo & Jado defeated Masaaki Mochizuki & Don Fujii to retain the IWGP Junior Heavyweight Tag Team Titles and win the WAR International Junior Heavyweight Tag Team Titles
– On March 13, Gedo & Jado defeated Susumu Yokosuka & CIMA to retain the WAR International Junior Heavyweight Tag Team Titles
– On April 13, Gedo & Jado defeated Masaaki Mochizuki & Yasushi Kanda to retain the WAR International Junior Heavyweight Tag Team Titles
– At Destruction 2008, Gedo, Jado & Low Ki defeated Jushin Liger, Tiger Mask & Koji Kanemoto
– At Resolution 2009, Jado, Tomohiro Ishii & Tomoaki Honma defeated Wataru Inoue, Taichi Ishikari & Milano Collection AT
– At Wrestling Dontaku 2009, Jado, Tomohiro Ishii & Black Tiger fought Kazuchika Okada, Wataru Inoue & AKIRA to a double countout draw
– At Dominion 2009, CHAOS (Jado, Shinsuke Nakamura, Tomohiro Ishii & Takashi Iizuka) defeated Yuji Nagata, Hiroyoshi Tenzan, Tomoaki Honma & Wataru Inoue
– Gedo & Jado were honoured with a 20th Anniversary Show on August 30, 2009, at which they defeated Yoshinobu Kanemaru & Genba Hirayanagi
– At Destruction 2009, Gedo & Jado defeated Kazuchika Okada & Tiger Mask
– At Yutaka Yoshie’s 15th Anniversary Show, Gedo & Jado defeated Riki Choshu & Nobuo Yoshihashi
– In 2010, Gedo & Jado began booking for New Japan Pro Wrestling
– At Destruction 2010, Gedo, Jado & Masato Tanaka defeated Jushin Liger, Wataru Inoue & Tomoaki Honma
– Gedo & Jado won the 2010 Super J Tag League defeating No Remorse Corps (Davey Richards & Rocky Romero) in the final
– At Dominion 2011, Gedo, Jado & Brian Kendrick defeated Jushin Liger, Tiger Mask & KUSHIDA
– At Hiroyoshi Tenzan’s 20th Anniversary Show, Gedo, Jado & Rocky Romero defeated Takaaki Watanabe, Hiromu Takahashi & Kyosuke Mikami
– At Power Struggle 2011, Gedo & Jado defeated Tama Tonga & Killer Rabbit
– At the K-DOJO 10th Anniversary Show, Gedo & Jado defeated Makoto Oishi & Shiori Asahi
– At Wrestling Dontaku 2012, Jado, Tomohiro Ishii & YOSHI-HASHI defeated Tama Tonga, Strong Man & Captain New Japan
– At Power Struggle 2012, CHAOS (Jado, Tomohiro Ishii, Takashi Iizuka, Toru Yano & YOSHI-HASHI) defeated Jushin Liger, Tiger Mask, Manabu Nakanishi, Negro Casas & Captain New Japan
– At New Year Dash 2014, CHAOS (Jado, Yujiro Takahashi, Takashi Iizuka & Toru Yano) defeated Manabu Nakanishi, Yuji Nagata, Yohei Komatsu & Super Strong Machine
– In 2015, Jado took over as head booker for Pro Wrestling NOAH, and would occasionally don the mask of the comedic Captain NOAH character
– Jado won the pre-show Rumble at Wrestle Kingdom 10
– On October 8, 2016, Gedo & Jado defeated Daisuke Harada & Atsushi Kotoge to win the GHC Junior Heavyweight Tag Team Titles
– On October 23, Gedo & Jado defeated Hajime Ohara & Kenou to retain the GHC Junior Heavyweight Tag Team Titles
– Following a breakdown in relations between New Japan and NOAH, Jado gave up his booking duties with NOAH in December 2016
– At The New Beginning in Sapporo 2017, CHAOS (Gedo, Jado & Will Ospreay) defeated Jushin Liger, Tiger Mask & Katsuyori Shibata
– At Togi Makabe’s 20th Anniversary Show, Gedo & Jado defeated TAKA Michinoku & El Desperado
– At Honor Rising 2017, Jado & Silas Young defeated David Finlay & KUSHIDA
– At NJPW’s 45th Anniversary Show, CHAOS (Gedo, Jado, Hirooki Goto & YOSHI-HASHI) defeated Suzuki-gun (Minoru Suzuki, TAKA Michinoku, Davey Boy Smith Jr & El Desperado)
– At Wrestling Dontaku 2017, CHAOS (Jado, Hirooki Goto, Toru Yano, Rocky Romero & Beretta) defeated Suzuki-gun (Minoru Suzuki, TAKA Michinoku, Yoshinobu Kanemaru, El Desperado & Taichi)
– At Destruction in Hiroshima 2017, CHAOS (Jado, Hirooki Goto & YOSHI-HASHI) defeated Jushin Liger, Tiger Mask & Hiroyoshi Tenzan
– At Power Struggle 2021, Jado, Gedo & Tanga Loa defeated Togi Makabe, Tomoaki Honma & Tiger Mask
– Jado was kicked out of Bullet Club in March 2022 and aligned himself with fellow evictees The Guerrillas of Destiny
– At Satsuma No Kuni 2023, Guerrillas Of Destiny (Jado, Tama Tonga & Hikuleo) defeated Bullet Club (David Finlay, Taiji Ishimori & KENTA)
– At Wrestling Dontaku 2024, Guerrillas of Destiny (Jado, El Phantasmo & Hikuleo) defeated TMDK (Mikey Nicholls, Shane Haste & Kosei Fujita)