Tatsutoshi Goto
| Tatsutoshi Goto | |
|---|---|
| Born |
May 25, 1956 Tokoname, Aichi, Japan |
| Professional wrestling career | |
| Ring name(s) |
Tatsutoshi Goto Mr. T T2000 Machine T2000 Machine #1 |
| Billed height | 1.79 m (5 ft 10 in) |
| Billed weight | 95 kg (209 lb) |
| Debut | December 2, 1982 |
Tatsutoshi Goto (後藤 達俊 Gotō Tatsutoshi?, born May 25, 1956) is a Japanese professional wrestler. He competed primarily in WAR and New Japan Pro Wrestling using the name "T2000 Machine". He also briefly competed in WCW as part of the nWo Japan.
Tatsutoshi Goto was an avid weightlifter during his university days, and achieved good results in competitions. After graduation, he studied karate, and in August, 1982, joined New Japan. He debuted against Kazuo Yamazaki in December of that year, and performed young lion duties until 1986, when he first participated in the Young Lion Cup, making it to the finals before losing to Keiichi Yamada (the future Jushin Thunder Liger), after the cup he carried out an overseas learning excursion to the USA. After returning, he became a prominent "heel" in New Japan. He participated in the first Best of the Super Juniors tournament (then Top of the Super Jr.) where he finished in 10th place with 9 points. In 1990, he became a member the "Blond Outlaws" with Hiro Saito and Norio Honaga where he largely remained in the midcard only getting one title shot when he and Super Strong Machine challenged Kensuke Sasaki and Hiroshi Hase for the IWGP Tag Team Championship on December 11, 1990 but lost. On June 12, 1990, he got the nickname "Mr. BD" from giving a backdrop to Hiroshi Hase, which nearly killed him. After the Blonde Outlaws broke up, Goto later joined Shiro Koshinaka's, Heisei Ishingun in 1993 where he would form a longtime tag team with Michiyoshi Ohara called the Mad Dogs.
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