Funaki Bio

Funaki joined the WWF in 1998 along with Teioh and Togo. In 1999 Teioh and Togo were released. Funaki stood and found himself doing a lot of backstage interviews while at the same time competing as a lower class wrestler in the cruiserweight division. In 2004 Funaki won his first cruiserweight championship when he defeated Spike Dudley. Funaki later teamed up with Scottie 2 Hottie for a while and competed with many top WWE superstars. In May of 2007 Funaki had a short lived match with the return of Mark Henry who ended the match quickly as he had been doing to many Smackdown stars. Besides winning the Cruiseweight Championship one time , Funaki once won the Hardcore Championship.

Funaki Facts:

Birth Name: Shoichi Funaki
Birth Date: August 24, 1968
Height: 5' ft 7' inch
Finishing Move: The Rising Sun
Funaki is fluent in spanish
He is married with two children
Is good friends with Lita and Stoned Cold Steve Austin in real life