Shoji Akiyoshi
Born: 1968-09-28 in Minato, Tokyo, Japan
Known For: Acting
Biography
Shoji Akiyoshi, better known by his ring name Jado, is a Japanese professional wrestler who debuted on March 19, 1989, and trained in the NJPW Dojo, graduating from the Young Lion system. He is best known for his work in New Japan Pro-Wrestling alongside Gedo, with occasional stints in Universal Lucha Libre (1993) and Frontier Martial-Arts Wrestling (1997). He has previously served as the head booker of Pro Wrestling Noah beginning in 2015, and together with Gedo, has been involved in NJPW booking.
Filmography
2025
- NJPW Wrestle Kingdom 19 as Jado (Ringside)
- NJPW Superhuman Taiji Ishimori Gets Ridiculous One More Time as Jado
- NJPW New Year Dash!! 2025 as Jado
- NJPW G1 Climax 35: Day 5 as Jado
- NJPW G1 Climax 35: Day 17 as Jado
- NJPW G1 Climax 35: Day 13 as Jado
- NJPW G1 Climax 35: Day 3 as Jado
- NJPW G1 Climax 35: Day 7 as Jado
- NJPW G1 Climax 35: Day 11 as Jado
- NJPW G1 Climax 35: Day 9 as Jado
- NJPW New Japan Cup 2025 - Day 1 as Jado
- NJPW World Tag League 2025 - Day 3 as Jado
- NJPW Wrestling Dontaku 2025 - Night 1 as Jado
- NJPW Road to King of Pro-Wrestling 2025 - Day 2 as Jado
- NJPW Road to King of Pro-Wrestling 2025 - Day 3 as Jado
- NJPW Road to King of Pro-Wrestling 2025 - Day 1 as Jado
2024
- NJPW New Year Dash!! 2024 as Jado
- NJPW 52nd Anniversary Event & New Japan Cup 2024: Day 1 as Jado (Ringside)
- NJPW G1 Climax 34: Day 7 as Jado
- NJPW G1 Climax 34: Day 3 as Jado
- NJPW G1 Climax 34: Day 17 as Jado
- NJPW The New Beginning in Nagoya as Jado
- NJPW Power Struggle ~ Super Junior Tag League 2024 as Jado
- NJPW G1 Climax 34: Day 18 as Jado
- NJPW New Japan Cup 2024 • Day 2 as Jado
- NJPW Dominion 6.9 In Osaka-Jo Hall ~ Best of the Super Junior 31 Final ~ as Jado
- NJPW Wrestling Dontaku 2024 - Night 1 as Jado
- NJPW G1 Climax 34: Day 13 as Jado
- NJPW G1 Climax 34: Day 15 as Jado
- NJPW Road to Destruction 2024: Day 2 as Jado
- NJPW G1 Climax 34: Day 5 as Jado
- NJPW G1 Climax 34: Day 9 as Jado
- NJPW Road to Destruction 2024: Day 4 as Jado
- NJPW Road to Destruction 2024: Day 5 as Jado
- NJPW Road to Destruction 2024: Day 3 as Jado
- NJPW Shingo Takagi's 20th Debut Anniversary Event as Jado
- NJPW G1 Climax 34: Day 11 as Jado
2023
- NJPW The New Beginning in Osaka 2023 as Jado (Ringside)
- NJPW The New Beginning In Sapporo 2023 - Day 1 as Jado
- NJPW Wrestle Kingdom 17: Night 1 in Tokyo Dome as Jado
- NJPW G1 Climax 33: Day 18 as Jado
- NJPW G1 Climax 33: Day 17 as Jado (Ringside)
- NJPW G1 Climax 33: Day 19 (Final) as Jado
- NJPW Destruction In Kobe 2023 as Jado
- NJPW New Japan Cup 2023: Day 4 as Jado
- NJPW G1 Climax 33: Day 15 as Jado
- NJPW New Japan Cup 2023: Day 3 as Jado
- NJPW New Year Dash !! 2023 as Jado
- NJPW 51st Anniversary Event & New Japan Cup 2023: Day 2 as Jado
- NJPW The New Beginning In Sapporo 2023 - Day 2 as Jado
2022
- NJPW New Years Golden Series 2022 - Day 1 as Jado
- NJPW: Royal Quest II - Night 1 as Jado
- NJPW Wrestle Kingdom 16: Night 2 as Jado
- NJPW G1 Climax 32: Day 4 as Jado
- NJPW G1 Climax 32: Day 20 (Final) as Jado
- NJPW G1 Climax 32: Day 8 as Jado
- NJPW G1 Climax 32: Day 1 as Jado
- NJPW G1 Climax 32: Day 16 as Jado
- NJPW G1 Climax 32: Day 17 as Jado
- NJPW G1 Climax 32: Day 15 as Jado
- NJPW Declaration of Power as Jado (Ringside)
- NJPW G1 Climax 32: Day 9 as Jado
- NJPW G1 Climax 32: Day 5 as Jado (Ringside)
- NJPW G1 Climax 32: Day 6 as Jado
- NJPW: Royal Quest II - Night 2 as Jado
- NJPW G1 Climax 32: Day 13 as Jado
- NJPW G1 Climax 32: Day 11 as Jado
- NJPW G1 Climax 32: Day 2 as Jado
- NJPW G1 Climax 32: Day 7 as Jado
- NJPW G1 Climax 32: Day 12 as Jado
- NJPW G1 Climax 32: Day 10 as Jado
- NJPW G1 Climax 32: Day 14 as Jado
- NJPW Wrestling Dontaku 2022 as Jado
- NJPW Battle Autumn 2022 - Night 16 as Jado
2021
- NJPW Wrestle Kingdom 15: Night 1 as Jado
- NJPW New Year Dash !! 2021 as Jado
- NJPW Wrestling Dontaku 2021 - Night 2 as Jado
- NJPW G1 Climax 31: Day 17 as Jado
- NJPW Sakura Genesis 2021 as Jado
- NJPW G1 Climax 31: Day 1 as Jado
- NJPW Power Struggle 2021 as Jado
- NJPW The New Beginning in Hiroshima 2021 - Night 2 as Jado
- NJPW The New Beginning in Hiroshima 2021 - Night 1 as Jado
- NJPW Castle Attack 2021 - Night 1 as Jado
2020
- NJPW The New Beginning in Osaka 2020 as Jado (Ringside)
2019
- ROH & NJPW: G1 Supercard as Jado
- NJPW Wrestling Dontaku 2019 - Day 1 as Jado
- NJPW Wrestling Dontaku 2019 - Day 2 as Jado
- Oriental Wrestling Entertainment Presents Shinjuku Japan Ep. 2 as T-Cool
- NJPW 47th Anniversary Show as Jado (Ringside)
2018
- NJPW G1 Climax 28: Day 1 as Jado
- NJPW G1 Climax 28: Day 3 as Jado
2017
- ROH & NJPW: Honor Rising Japan - Night 1 as Jado
- NJPW King of Pro Wrestling 2017 as Jado
- NJPW Wrestle Kingdom 11 as Jado
- NJPW The New Beginning In Sapporo 2017 as Jado
- NJPW Sakura Genesis 2017 as Jado
- NJPW 45th Anniversary Show as Jado
- NJPW G1 Climax 27: Day 6 as Jado
- NJPW G1 Climax 27: Day 2 as Jado
- NJPW G1 Climax 27: Day 5 as Jado
- NJPW G1 Climax 27: Day 4 as Jado
- NJPW G1 Climax 27: Day 1 as Jado
- NJPW G1 Climax 27: Day 7 as Jado
- NJPW Destruction in Hiroshima 2017 as Jado
- NJPW Wrestling Dontaku 2017 as Jado
- NJPW New Japan Cup 2017 - Day 2 as Jado
- NJPW The New Beginning In Osaka 2017 as Jado
- ROH & NJPW: Honor Rising Japan - Night 2 as Jado
- NJPW New Japan Cup 2017 - Day 1 as Jado
2016
- 99.9 Criminal Lawyer as Self
- NJPW King of Pro-Wrestling 2016 as Jado
- NJPW G1 Climax 26: Day 19 (Final) as Jado
- NJPW Destruction in Kobe 2016 as Jado
2014
- NJPW Road To Tokyo Dome - Day 6 as Jado
- ROH & NJPW: War of the Worlds as Jado
- ROH & NJPW: Global Wars as Jado
2013
2011
2009
- NJPW G1 Climax 19: Day 8 (Final) as Jado
- NJPW Destruction 2009 as Jado
- NJPW Wrestle Kingdom 3 as Jado
2008
- NJPW Wrestle Kingdom 2 as Jado
- NJPW G1 Climax 18: Day 7 (Final) as Jado
2007
- NJPW G1 Climax 17: Day 6 (Final) as Jado
- NJPW Wrestle Kingdom 1 as Jado
2003
2001
2000
- ECW Living Dangerously 2000 as Jado
1998
1972
- New Japan Pro Wrestling as Jado