History Wrestling / YoshiTatsu

* SkunkStripe: A blonde one. Eventually turned red following his DarkerAndEdgier makeover, though it didn't amount to much in the way of success.

Naofumi Yamamoto is a Japanese professional wrestler and boxer, better known under the ring name of Yoshi Tatsu (or Yoshitatsu as it's been spelled outside the WWE main roster). Yamamoto began his wrestling career through Wrestling/NewJapanProWrestling under his real name from 2002-2007 before being signed to WWE and joining the FCW developmental roster, first using his real last name before eventually changing it to the Yoshitatsu name. He made his official WWE TV debut in 2009 when he defeated Shelton Benjamin in a match on ECW. Since then, Tatsu has remained a lower-card face on WWE, but his career was never really able to take off before he was released and headed back to New Japan.

'''Naofumi Yamamoto''' is a Japanese professional wrestler and boxer, better known under the ring name of '''Yoshi Tatsu''' (or '''Yoshitatsu''' as it's been spelled outside the WWE main roster). Yamamoto began his wrestling career through Wrestling/NewJapanProWrestling under his real name from 2002-2007 before being signed to WWE and joining the FCW developmental roster, first using his real last name before eventually changing it to the Yoshitatsu name. He made his official WWE TV debut in 2009 when he defeated Shelton Benjamin in a match on ECW. Since then, Tatsu has remained a lower-card face on WWE, but his career was never really able to take off before he was released and headed back to New Japan.

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!!Tropes associated with Yoshi Tatsu:
* ArchEnemy: With Tyson Kidd on NXT.

* EarnYourHappyEnding: After being released by WWE he returned to New Japan, but suffered a neck injury in his first matches back. He was put on the shelf and went through over a years worth of therapy and surgery but announced his intention to return to the ring and on his first match back, won The NEVER 6 man tag titles with Wrestling/HiroshiTanahashi and Michael Elgin defeating The Wrestling/BulletClub to do so

* EarnYourHappyEnding: After being released by WWE he returned to New Japan, but suffered a neck injury in his first matches back. He was put on the shelf and went through over a years worth of therapy and surgery but announced his intention to return to the ring and on his first match back, won The NEVER 6 man tag titles with [[Wrestling/HiroshiTanahashi]] and Michael Elgin defeating The [[Wrestling/BulletClub]] to do so

* SillyRabbitIdealismIsForKids: Compare the always-chipper and unabashedly honorable card-carrying {{Face}} of his earlier fare to the guy rolling his eyes and outright remarking "So what?" on commentary about all the talk of [[WorthyOpponent mutual respect]] between Wrestling/ShinsukeNakamura and Wrestling/AJStyles prior to their Intercontinental Championship match at Wrestle Kingdom 10.

* SillyRabbitIdealismIsForKids: Compare the always-chipper and unabashedly honorable CardCarryingFace of his earlier fare to the guy rolling his eyes and outright remarking "So what?" on commentary about all the talk of [[WorthyOpponent mutual respect]] between Wrestling/ShinsukeNakamura and Wrestling/AJStyles prior to their Intercontinental Championship match at Wrestle Kingdom 10.

'''Naofumi Yamamoto''' is a Japanese professional wrestler and boxer, better known under the ring name of '''Yoshi Tatsu.''' Yamamoto made his WWE debut in 2009 when he defeated Shelton Benjamin in a match on ECW. Since then, Tatsu has remained a lower-card face on WWE, but his career was never really able to take off.

* DidntSeeThatComing: After being released by WWE, Naofumi works the indies for a while and a report comes in he may head back to Japan, no big deal. The Big Deal comes when he appears at The Main Event of [[Wrestling/NewJapanProWrestling New Japan Pro Wrestling's]] King of Pro Wrestling event he appears out of nowhere and attacks Wrestling/JeffJarrett stopping him from interfering in the World Title Match.
* GratuitousEnglish: Goldust decided to try and teach him better English in exchange for Yoshi teaching him better Japanese.

* {{Keet}}: Until Tyson Kidd broke his action figure, making him pouty

* PowerStable: (as Naofumi Yamamoto in Wrestling/NewJapanProWrestling) Noke Kekki-gun, w[=/=]Shinsuke Nakamura and Ryuske Takaguchi.
* SkunkStripe: a blonde one

* StockForeignName: Well, Yoshi and Tatsu are alone, together not so much (it roughly translates to pretty dragon.)
** The WWECW fans would make signs playing with this name. The camera once zoomed in on a kid with a pretty good illustration of a Videogame/SuperMarioWorld joke.

** (as Naofumi Yamamoto in Wrestling/NewJapanProWrestling): The New Japan Dragons, w[=/=]Hiroshi Tanahashi
** (as Mr. Yamamoto in WWE's FCW developmental program): Movers and Shakers, with [==]Wrestling/{{Sheamus}}

** (as Mr. Yamamoto in WWE's FCW developmental prgram): Movers and Shakers, w[=/=]Wrestling/{{Sheamus}}

* GratuitousEnglish

* {{Keet}}

* SkunkStripe
* SquashMatch: In his WWECW debut he beat Shelton Benjamin with one kick to the head.
* StockForeignName

* StockForeignName

* HeterosexualLifePartners: Him and Goldust.