Shoji Akiyoshi

57, from Minato, Tokyo, Japan

Artwork for NJPW Road to G1 Climax 36 - Day 6Image of Shoji Akiyoshi

Biography

Shoji Akiyoshi is a Japanese professional wrestler, better known by his ring name, Jado. He is best known for his work in New Japan Pro Wrestling (NJPW) with his tag team partner, Gedo. His career has largely paralleled Gedo's, except for brief periods in Universal Lucha Libre in 1993, and in Frontier Martial-Arts Wrestling in 1997, when they were on opposing sides; Jado also didn't tour North America with World Championship Wrestling like Gedo did. Jado is the current head booker of Pro Wrestling Noah and he and Gedo are co-head bookers of NJPW.

Timeline

2026Aged 58

  • Poster for NJPW New Japan Cup 2026 - Day 1

    Jado

  • Poster for NJPW Best of the Super Junior 33 - Day 14 (Final)

    Jado

  • Poster for NJPW Road to G1 Climax 36 - Day 4

    Jado

  • Poster for NJPW Road to G1 Climax 36 - Day 5

    Jado

  • Poster for NJPW Road to G1 Climax 36 - Day 6

    Jado

2025Aged 57

  • Poster for NJPW Wrestle Kingdom 19

    Jado (Ringside)

  • Poster for NJPW New Year Dash!! 2025

    Jado

  • Poster for NJPW New Japan Cup 2025 - Day 1

    Jado

  • Poster for NJPW New Japan Cup 2025 - Day 3

    Jado

  • Poster for NJPW Wrestling Dontaku 2025 - Night 1

    Jado

  • Poster for NJPW G1 Climax 35: Day 3

    Jado

  • Poster for NJPW G1 Climax 35: Day 5

    Jado

  • Poster for NJPW G1 Climax 35: Day 7

    Jado

  • Poster for NJPW G1 Climax 35: Day 9

    Jado

  • Poster for NJPW G1 Climax 35: Day 11

    Jado

  • Poster for NJPW G1 Climax 35: Day 13

    Jado

  • Poster for NJPW G1 Climax 35: Day 17

    Jado

  • Poster for NJPW Road to King of Pro-Wrestling 2025 - Day 1

    Jado

  • Poster for NJPW Road to King of Pro-Wrestling 2025 - Day 2

    Jado

  • Poster for NJPW Road to King of Pro-Wrestling 2025 - Day 3

    Jado

  • Poster for NJPW Superhuman Taiji Ishimori Gets Ridiculous One More Time

    Jado

  • Poster for NJPW World Tag League 2025 - Day 3

    Jado

2024Aged 56

  • Poster for NJPW New Year Dash!! 2024

    Jado

  • Poster for NJPW The New Beginning in Nagoya

    Jado

  • Poster for NJPW 52nd Anniversary Event & New Japan Cup 2024 - Day 1

    Jado (Ringside)

  • Poster for NJPW New Japan Cup 2024 - Day 2

    Jado

  • Poster for NJPW Wrestling Dontaku 2024 - Night 1

    Jado

  • Poster for NJPW Dominion 6.9 In Osaka-Jo Hall ~ Best of the Super Junior 31 Final ~

    Jado

  • Poster for NJPW G1 Climax 34: Day 3

    Jado

  • Poster for NJPW G1 Climax 34: Day 5

    Jado

  • Poster for NJPW G1 Climax 34: Day 7

    Jado

  • Poster for NJPW G1 Climax 34: Day 9

    Jado

  • Poster for NJPW G1 Climax 34: Day 11

    Jado

  • Poster for NJPW G1 Climax 34: Day 13

    Jado

  • Poster for NJPW G1 Climax 34: Day 15

    Jado

  • Poster for NJPW G1 Climax 34: Day 17

    Jado

  • Poster for NJPW G1 Climax 34: Day 18

    Jado

  • Poster for NJPW Shingo Takagi's 20th Debut Anniversary Event

    Jado

  • Poster for NJPW Road to Destruction 2024: Day 2

    Jado

  • Poster for NJPW Road to Destruction 2024: Day 3

    Jado

  • Poster for NJPW Road to Destruction 2024: Day 4

    Jado

  • Poster for NJPW Road to Destruction 2024: Day 5

    Jado

  • Poster for NJPW Power Struggle ~ Super Junior Tag League 2024

    Jado

2023Aged 55

  • Poster for NJPW Wrestle Kingdom 17: Night 1 in Tokyo Dome

    Jado

  • Poster for NJPW New Year Dash !! 2023

    Jado

  • Poster for NJPW The New Beginning In Sapporo 2023 - Day 1

    Jado

  • Poster for NJPW The New Beginning In Sapporo 2023 - Day 2

    Jado

  • Poster for NJPW The New Beginning in Osaka 2023

    Jado (Ringside)

  • Poster for NJPW 51st Anniversary Event & New Japan Cup 2023: Day 2

    Jado

  • Poster for NJPW New Japan Cup 2023: Day 3

    Jado

  • Poster for NJPW New Japan Cup 2023: Day 4

    Jado

  • Poster for NJPW G1 Climax 33: Day 15

    Jado

  • Poster for NJPW G1 Climax 33: Day 17

    Jado (Ringside)

  • Poster for NJPW G1 Climax 33: Day 18

    Jado

  • Poster for NJPW G1 Climax 33: Day 19 (Final)

    Jado

  • Poster for NJPW Destruction In Kobe 2023

    Jado

2022Aged 54

  • Poster for NJPW Wrestle Kingdom 16: Night 2

    Jado

  • Poster for NJPW New Years Golden Series 2022 - Day 1

    Jado

  • Poster for NJPW Wrestling Dontaku 2022

    Jado

  • Poster for NJPW G1 Climax 32: Day 1

    Jado

  • Poster for NJPW G1 Climax 32: Day 2

    Jado

  • Poster for NJPW G1 Climax 32: Day 4

    Jado

  • Poster for NJPW G1 Climax 32: Day 5

    Jado (Ringside)

  • Poster for NJPW G1 Climax 32: Day 6

    Jado

  • Poster for NJPW G1 Climax 32: Day 7

    Jado

  • Poster for NJPW G1 Climax 32: Day 8

    Jado

  • Poster for NJPW G1 Climax 32: Day 9

    Jado

  • Poster for NJPW G1 Climax 32: Day 10

    Jado

  • Poster for NJPW G1 Climax 32: Day 11

    Jado

  • Poster for NJPW G1 Climax 32: Day 12

    Jado

  • Poster for NJPW G1 Climax 32: Day 13

    Jado

  • Poster for NJPW G1 Climax 32: Day 14

    Jado

  • Poster for NJPW G1 Climax 32: Day 15

    Jado

  • Poster for NJPW G1 Climax 32: Day 16

    Jado

  • Poster for NJPW G1 Climax 32: Day 17

    Jado

  • Poster for NJPW G1 Climax 32: Day 20 (Final)

    Jado

  • Poster for NJPW Burning Spirit 2022 - Day 14

    Jado

  • Poster for NJPW Royal Quest II - Night 1

    Jado

  • Poster for NJPW Royal Quest II - Night 2

    Jado

  • Poster for NJPW Declaration of Power

    Jado (Ringside)

  • Poster for NJPW Battle Autumn 2022 - Day 16

    Jado

2021Aged 53

2020Aged 52

  • Poster for NJPW The New Beginning in Osaka 2020

    Jado (Ringside)

2019Aged 51

2018Aged 50

  • Poster for NJPW G1 Climax 28: Day 1

    Jado

  • Poster for NJPW G1 Climax 28: Day 3

    Jado

2017Aged 49

  • Poster for NJPW Wrestle Kingdom 11

    Jado

  • Poster for NJPW The New Beginning In Sapporo 2017

    Jado

  • Poster for NJPW The New Beginning In Osaka 2017

    Jado

  • Poster for ROH & NJPW: Honor Rising Japan - Night 1

    Jado

  • Poster for ROH & NJPW: Honor Rising Japan - Night 2

    Jado

  • Poster for NJPW 45th Anniversary Show

    Jado

  • Poster for NJPW New Japan Cup 2017 - Day 1

    Jado

  • Poster for NJPW New Japan Cup 2017 - Day 2

    Jado

  • Poster for NJPW Sakura Genesis 2017

    Jado

  • Poster for NJPW Wrestling Dontaku 2017

    Jado

  • Poster for NJPW G1 Climax 27: Day 1

    Jado

  • Poster for NJPW G1 Climax 27: Day 2

    Jado

  • Poster for NJPW G1 Climax 27: Day 4

    Jado

  • Poster for NJPW G1 Climax 27: Day 5

    Jado

  • Poster for NJPW G1 Climax 27: Day 6

    Jado

  • Poster for NJPW G1 Climax 27: Day 7

    Jado

  • Poster for NJPW Destruction in Hiroshima 2017

    Jado

  • Poster for NJPW King of Pro Wrestling 2017

    Jado

2016Aged 48

  • Poster for NJPW G1 Climax 26: Day 19 (Final)

    Jado

  • Poster for NJPW Destruction in Kobe 2016

    Jado

  • Poster for NJPW King of Pro-Wrestling 2016

    Jado

2014Aged 46

2013Aged 45

  • Poster for Becoming the Best in the World: Bryan Danielson

    Jado

  • Poster for NJPW King of Pro-Wrestling 2013

    Jado

2012Aged 44

  • Poster for NJPW & AJPW 40th Anniversary: We Are Pro-Wrestling Love

    Jado

2011Aged 43

2009Aged 41

2008Aged 40

  • Poster for NJPW Wrestle Kingdom 2

    Jado

  • Poster for NJPW G1 Climax 18: Day 7 (Final)

    Jado

2007Aged 39

  • Poster for NJPW Wrestle Kingdom 1

    Jado

  • Poster for NJPW G1 Climax 17: Day 6 (Final)

    Jado

2003Aged 35

2001Aged 33

2000Aged 32

  • Poster for ECW Living Dangerously 2000

    Jado

1998Aged 30

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