Yoshi Tatsu

Stats

• Height: 6’1”
• Weight: 211 pounds
• From: Tokyo, Japan

Signature Moves

Parallel Snapmare 2

Standing front

Rolling Elbow 3

Standing front

Finishers

Roundhouse Kick 3

Standing front

Diving Heel Kick

Dive vs. standing opponent

Snap Suplex (alternate)

Standing front

Attributes

• Strike Power: 70
• Grapple Power: 70
• Submission: 70
• Strike Defense: 75
• Grapple Defense: 75
• Speed: 80
• Jump: 85
• Agility: 85
• Adrenaline: 85
• Recovery: 75
• Toughness: 70
• Durability: 70
• Charisma: 80
• Tag Team: 75
• Overall: 81

Abilities

• Outside Dives
• Springboard Dives
• Leverage Pin

WWE Bio

Carrying on the tradition of great ring competitors bred in the Land of the Rising Sun, Yoshi Tatsu brings a unique style cultivated in the Far East to the landscape of WWE. The skilled, energetic Superstar first exploded onto the WWE scene in June 2009 as part of the ECW brand, where he scored a high profile victory in his debut bout. Yoshi’s quick, precise kicks and lithe movement along with his distinct appearance—shimmery tights accented by his native flag, plus his single streak of color in his jet black hair—made Tatsu an instant favorite of the WWE Universe. The gifted performer chased the ECW Championship until the brand’s dissolution, but achieved arguably the biggest win of his still budding career in a massive 26-man battle royal at WrestleMania XXVI—an appropriately grand stage for a Superstar with a global appeal. In 2011, Tastu appeared as a WWE Pro on NXT Redemption, during which revealed a new element to his persona, his “Darkside.” After weeks of a mysterious Kanji character appearing on the video screen, Tatsu debuted a more aggressive look representative of his homeland and leveraged it to prevail in a significant rivalry with Tyson Kidd. Yoshi’s use of symbolic face paint was brief, but only further connected the international competitor with his Far East roots. Invigorated, Tatsu is poised to seize his opportunity to become the top WWE import in recent memory.

Breakdown

Yoshi Tatsu brings with him a cool new moves, and he is explosive with his Springboard Dives. The Rolling Savate 1 is an awesome jumping back kick off the ropes and you if you run into your Springboard Dive, you’ll throw a Springboard Back Elbow 1 instead. He’s not a highly powerful Superstar so keep Yoshi away from the opponent and attack with his Speed (80) and Jump (85). Once you make your opponent groggy, you’ll get to use the Short-Arm Chops (press grapple) and the Running Kick (left stick down and grapple). Follow with the Rolling Elbow 3 Signature Move to attack the head. We liked the Roundhouse Kick 3 Finisher to finish things off.

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