WWE Smackdown : Funaki

Shoichi Funaki (born August 24, 1968) is a Japanese American professional wrestler currently signed to World Wrestling Entertainment wrestling on its SmackDown! brand.

Ring name(s) Shoichi Funaki ,Sho Funaki ,Funaki
Billed height 170 cm (5 ft 7 in)
Billed weight 81 kg (180 lb)
Born August 24, 1968
Tokyo
Resides San Antonio, Texas
Trained by Animal Hamaguchi,
Yoshiaki Fujiwara
Debut 1990

Funaki started as a shoot style wrestler in Yoshiaki Fujiwara's Fujiwara Gumi promotion and moved to its successor promotion, BattlARTS. He later found the lucha libre style more to his liking, so he moved to the Great Sasuke's promotion, Michinoku Pro Wrestling. In that promotion, he joined with TAKA Michinoku, Dick Togo, Mens Teioh and Shiryu in the Kai En Tai stable. Funaki also wrestled in the Universal Wrestling Association (UWA) where he won the World Middleweight Championship from Pantera on March 19, 1997 in Japan.

In 1998, he, along with Teioh and Togo, joined the World Wrestling Federation. Initially, they feuded with TAKA Michinoku, until TAKA eventually turned heel and joined the group. Over time, the stable turned into a tag team, as in 1999, Teioh and Togo (and manager Yamaguchi-san) were given their releases. Michinoku and Funaki were often used for comedic purposes, often having their pre-match promos dubbed. After Michinoku left the WWE, Funaki found himself as a lower card wrestler and adopted the gimmick of "SmackDown!'s number one announcer", performing backstage interviews between matches, while competing in the WWE's cruiserweight division.

At WWE Armageddon 2004, Funaki defeated Spike Dudley to win his first WWE Cruiserweight Championship. He later lost the championship in a six-man cruiserweight elimination match at No Way Out 2005. Since then, Funaki has mainly been a jobber to new and returning talent.

During an interview with then Cruiserweight Champion Kid Kash on an episode of SmackDown! after Armageddon 2005, Funaki was assaulted by Kash, who gave him a brainbuster onto the interview platform.

At the Royal Rumble 2006 pay per view, Funaki had the chance to face Kid Kash in a match for the title, when he was entered into a Cruiserweight Open along with 4 other former Cruiserweight champions, and the champ, Kid Kash. Funaki was pinned in this one fall match by Gregory Helms, who won the match and title.

Since that time Funaki, would regularly team with Scotty 2 Hotty during episodes of WWE Velocity and WWE SmackDown!. However, during one such Velocity taping, Funaki suffered a 2nd Grade concussion, where he was unconscious for just under two minutes.

Funaki would resume wrestling later that year, forming a tag team of sorts with Scotty 2 Hotty, which was mainly used to put over debuting wrestlers or tag teams.

Shoichi Funaki made a one off appearance at the Puroresu King Indy Summit, on December 31, 2006, reuniting with Kai En Tai DX in what was being billed as a Kai En Tai DX Revival Ten-Man Tag Match; Funaki reteamed with TAKA Michinoku, Kaz Hayashi, Dick Togo & MEN'S Teio to face five other wrestlers.

Funaki returned to WWE TV on February 16, 2007 on an edition of SmackDown in a brawl that involved the other SmackDown cruiserweights and the then-Cruiserweight Champion Gregory Helms.

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WWE Smackdown : Dice Domino

Ring name(s) Dice Domino,Domino,Cliff Compton
Billed height 6 ft 3 in
Billed weight 245 lb
Born Nassau County, New York
Billed from The Other Side of the Tracks
Trained by Larry Sharpe, Ohio Valley Wrestling
Pro Wrestling Debut: 1998

Cliff Compton is a professional wrestler better known by his ring name Domino. He is currently signed to World Wrestling Entertainment wrestling on its SmackDown brand.

In January 2006 as Domino, Compton started teaming with Deuce Shade under the management of his kayfabe sister Cherry. Working a 1950s pop culture gimmick.

Calling themselves The Throwbacks then later The Untouchables, the team would become OVW Southern Tag Team Champions after Deuce Shade defeted Mike Mizanin on March 19, 2006, to win the titles for the team. The team lost their titles on April 5, 2006 in a 3-way match to Roadkill & Kasey James, the match also involved Kenny & Mikey of the Spirit Squad.

The team would go on to win the OVW tag titles another two times as well as win the DSW Tag Team Championship before making the main brand WWE Pro Wrestling Debut: on the January 19, 2007 edition of SmackDown where the team, now called Deuce N' Domino, began squashing jobber teams, although on the February 2 edition of SmackDown!, they defeated Paul London and Brian Kendrick in a non-title match. They faced London and Kendrick in a WWE Tag Team Championship title match at No Way Out but lost when Kendrick pinned Deuce via a roll-up.

WWE Smackdown : Jimmy Snuka, Jr/Deuce

Ring name(s) Deuce,Deuce Shade,Snuka Jr.,The Future,Solo,Solo Snuka
Billed height 6 ft 1 in (185 cm)
Billed weight 230 lbs (105 km)
Born September 1, 1971,Lā'ie, Hawaii
Resides Louisville, Kentucky
Billed from The Other Side of the Tracks
Trained by Jimmy Snuka,UPW staff,OVW staff
Pro Wrestling Debut 2000

James Reiher, Jr., (born September 1, 1971) better known as Jimmy Snuka, Jr., is a professional wrestler and the son of professional wrestler "Superfly" Jimmy Snuka. He is currently signed to World Wrestling Entertainment working on the SmackDown! brand as well as in farm territory Ohio Valley Wrestling under the ring name Deuce.

On May 24, 2005, Reiher, as Deuce Shade defeated Chad Wicks in an OVW Television Championship tournament match he later went on to beat Ken Doane for the OVW Television Championship on June 7th 2005. He lost it back to Ken Doane later that month.

On August 24, 2005, Reiher won a #1 Contender's Battle Royal to earn the right to face OVW Champion Johnny Jeter, however he lost this match.

In January 2006 Reiher started teaming with Domino, calling themselves "The Throw-backs". On March 19, 2006, Reiher defeated Mike Mizanin to win the OVW Southern Tag Team Championship for his team.

The team lost their titles on April 5, 2006 in a 3-way match to Roadkill & Kasey James, the match also involved Kenny & Mikey of Spirit Squad.

On the January 19, 2007 edition of SmackDown!, Deuce, his partner Domino and their valet Cherry debuted with their 1950s pop culture gimmick, squashing a jobber team, and doing the same to another jobber team the next week. On the February 2, 2007 edition of SmackDown!, they defeated WWE Tag Team Champions Paul London and Brian Kendrick. They earned a chance at the WWE Tag Team Champions for the championship at WWE No Way Out, but failed to win the titles.

WWE: Daivari ,Part 2

Both Daivari and Hassan were later drafted to SmackDown! on June 23, 2005 as part of a package deal. On the July 7, 2005 episode of SmackDown!, GM Theodore Long put Daivari in a match that night against The Undertaker, and Muhammad Hassan in a match against The Undertaker at the Great American Bash. Daivari was squashed easily in that match, after which Hassan began to pray on the ramp, summoning five masked men to the ring. The masked men beat and strangled the Undertaker into submission, and Hassan put him in the Camel Clutch. Afterward, the masked men carried Daivari off like a martyr. The controversial imagery aired unedited in America and Canada despite the terrorist attacks in London earlier that day, but was removed from the Australian and UK broadcasts. (It should be noted that SmackDown! is taped on a Tuesday and, at the time, aired on Thursday, so the skit was taped 2 days before the attack occurred.)

In late-July, UPN requested WWE to keep Muhammad Hassan off of their network. WWE complied, effectively removing him from SmackDown! At the The Great American Bash 2005, after Hassan lost in a match with The Undertaker, Hassan was given the Last Ride through an open stage ramp onto a concrete floor where it was reported that he sustained serious injuries and had to be rushed to a nearby medical facility; this was an angle aimed to "kill off" the character.

Although Hassan (Mark Copani) would eventually retire from professional wrestling, Daivari reported to WWE's Deep South territory for training and repackaging. He returned from Deep South and, after working in Minneapolis, made his Wrestling Debut: in September 2005 on OVW TV returning as his "Sheik" Daivari persona.

On November 7, 2005, Daivari returned to RAW, acting as Kurt Angle's anointed special guest referee in the tag team match between Shawn Michaels and John Cena vs. Angle and Chris Masters. During the match, Daivari favored Angle and Masters, who won the match via disqualification when Michaels was caught with a chair Angle brought in.

On November 21, 2005, Kurt Angle announced that Daivari will be the referee for all his future matches, including his match vs. WWE Champion John Cena for the title at the 2005 Survivor Series. Mr. McMahon rescinded that at the kangaroo court trial of Eric Bischoff on RAW on December 5, 2005. Daivari remained aligned with Kurt Angle as his manager.

On January 10, 2006, at a taping of WWE Friday Night SmackDown!, Angle and Daivari jumped to SmackDown!, where Angle won the World Heavyweight Championship the very same night. Angle later revealed that his contract on RAW had expired, which allowed them to switch brands. However, Angle would already be signed to face Shawn Michaels on RAW. This non-title match went ahead, but Daivari would accidentally cost Kurt Angle the match against Michaels. Afterwards, Daivari and Angle argued, but when Daivari slapped Angle, he Angle Slammed Daivari over the ropes and down to the floor on the outside of the ring. During the break on WWE.com Unlimited, an enraged Angle made it known that Daivari's services were no longer needed, and that "he sucks".