Actor

Shoji Akiyoshi

September 28, 1968 · Minato, Tokyo, Japan

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.

Often works with

Hiroshi Tanahashi
12 titles together
NJPW G1 Climax 33: Day 17, NJPW Wrestle Kingdom 15: Night 1, NJPW Wrestle Kingdom 2
Hirooki Goto
10 titles together
NJPW Wrestle Kingdom 2, NJPW Road to G1 Climax 36 - Day 6, NJPW Wrestle Kingdom 17: Night 1 in Tokyo Dome
Tetsuya Naito
9 titles together
NJPW G1 Climax 33: Day 17, NJPW Wrestle Kingdom 15: Night 1, NJPW Wrestle Kingdom 17: Night 1 in Tokyo Dome
Taichiro Maki
9 titles together
NJPW G1 Climax 33: Day 17, NJPW Wrestle Kingdom 15: Night 1, NJPW Tiger Mask's Retirement Match
Kazuchika Okada
8 titles together
NJPW G1 Climax 33: Day 17, NJPW Wrestle Kingdom 15: Night 1, NJPW Wrestle Kingdom 17: Night 1 in Tokyo Dome
Luke James Uggles Eatwell
8 titles together
NJPW G1 Climax 33: Day 17, NJPW Wrestle Kingdom 15: Night 1, NJPW Wrestle Kingdom 17: Night 1 in Tokyo Dome

Full filmography · 150

NJPW Yuji Nagata Produce Blue Justice XIX ~Aogi Futotsu~
as Jado
2026
NJPW Tiger Mask's Retirement Match
as Jado
2026
NJPW Road to G1 Climax 36 - Day 6
as Jado
2026
NJPW Road to G1 Climax 36 - Day 5
as Jado
2026
NJPW Road to G1 Climax 36 - Day 4
as Jado
2026
NJPW Best of the Super Junior 33 - Day 14 (Final)
as Jado
2026
NJPW New Japan Cup 2026 - Day 1
as Jado
2026
NJPW World Tag League 2025 - Day 3
as Jado
2025
NJPW Superhuman Taiji Ishimori Gets Ridiculous One More Time
as Jado
2025
NJPW Road to King of Pro-Wrestling 2025 - Day 3
as Jado
2025
NJPW Road to King of Pro-Wrestling 2025 - Day 2
as Jado
2025
NJPW Road to King of Pro-Wrestling 2025 - Day 1
as Jado
2025