# Fame.am profile — machine-readable export
# Canonical URL: https://fame.am/person/shoichi-funaki
# Generated: 2026-08-14T07:29:36.048Z

schema: https://schema.org/Person
url: "https://fame.am/person/shoichi-funaki"
name: "Shoichi Funaki"
slug: "shoichi-funaki"
description: "Shoichi \"Sho\" Funaki  is a Japanese professional wrestling manager, color commentator and retired professional wrestler signed to WWE, where he works as a Japanese-language play-by-play commentator and an occasional interpreter for Japanese talents in the company. During his time as an in-ring performer, he became a one-time Cruiserweight Champion and a one-time Hardcore Champion."
tagline: "American professional wrestler"
image: "https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:FilePath/Sho_Funaki_(cropped).jpg?width=1200"
gender: "male"
country:
  name: "Japan"
  isoCode: "JP"
category:
  name: "Athletes"
  slug: "athletes"
profileType:
  name: "Athlete"
  slug: "athlete"
  entityType: "https://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q2066131"
birthDate: "1968-08-24"
livingStatus: "LIVING"
scores:
  popularity:           51.44
  momentum:             0
  historical:           16.578308
  currentAttention:     0
  sourceConfidence:     70
  profileCompleteness:  80
  trendDirection:       "STABLE"
ranks:
  global:   null
  country:  null
  category: null
platforms:
  - platform:  "X"
    url:       "https://x.com/shofufu824"
    handle:    "shofufu824"
  - platform:  "IMDB"
    url:       "https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0298574/"
    handle:    "nm0298574"
sources:
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    title: "船木勝一"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://arz.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D8%B4%D9%88%D9%8A%D9%83%D9%89_%D9%81%D9%88%D9%86%D8%A7%D9%83%D9%89"
    title: "شويكى فوناكى"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://bg.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D0%A8%D0%BE%D0%B8%D1%87%D0%B8_%D0%A4%D1%83%D0%BD%D0%B0%D0%BA%D0%B8"
    title: "Шоичи Фунаки"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://ca.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shoichi_Funaki"
    title: "Shoichi Funaki"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shoichi_Funaki"
    title: "Shoichi Funaki"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shoichi_Funaki"
    title: "Shoichi Funaki"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://es.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shoichi_Funaki"
    title: "Shoichi Funaki"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://fa.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D8%B4%D9%88%DB%8C%DA%86%DB%8C_%D9%81%D9%88%D9%86%D8%A7%DA%A9%DB%8C"
    title: "شویچی فوناکی"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://fi.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shoichi_Funaki"
    title: "Shoichi Funaki"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shoichi_Funaki"
    title: "Shoichi Funaki"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://it.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shoichi_Funaki"
    title: "Shoichi Funaki"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://ja.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E8%88%B9%E6%9C%A8%E5%8B%9D%E4%B8%80"
    title: "船木勝一"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://ko.wikipedia.org/wiki/%ED%9B%84%EB%82%98%ED%82%A4_%EC%87%BC%EC%9D%B4%EC%B9%98"
    title: "후나키 쇼이치"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://nl.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shoichi_Funaki"
    title: "Shoichi Funaki"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://pl.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shoichi_Funaki"
    title: "Shoichi Funaki"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://pt.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shoichi_Funaki"
    title: "Shoichi Funaki"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://ro.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shoichi_Funaki"
    title: "Shoichi Funaki"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shoichi_Funaki"
    title: "Shoichi Funaki"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://th.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E0%B9%82%E0%B8%8A%E0%B8%AD%E0%B8%B4%E0%B8%88%E0%B8%B4_%E0%B8%9F%E0%B8%B9%E0%B8%99%E0%B8%B2%E0%B8%81%E0%B8%B4"
    title: "โชอิจิ ฟูนากิ"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q446405"
    title: "Wikidata"
    type:  "WIKIDATA"
  - url: "https://www.themoviedb.org/person/1216795"
    title: "Shoichi Funaki"
    type:  "DATABASE"

# bio (long form, separated for readability)
bio: |
  Imported from discovery source: wikidata-dump