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===World Wrestling Federation===

In [[1998]], he, along with Teioh and Togo, joined the World Wrestling Federation. Initially, they feuded with TAKA Michinoku, until TAKA eventually turned [[heel (professional wrestling)|heel]] and joined the group. Over time, the stable turned into a tag team, as in [[1999]], Teioh and Togo (and manager [[Wally Yamaguchi|Yamaguchi-san]]) were given their releases. Michinoku and Funaki were often used for comedic purposes, often having their pre-match promos dubbeddubbed—while Michinoku would "deliver" the majority of dialogue for the duo, Funaki would "respond" strongly with a simple "INDEED". After Michinoku left the WWE, Funaki found himself as a lower card wrestler and adopted the [[Gimmick (professional wrestling)|gimmick]] of "SmackDown!'s number one announcer", performing backstage interviews between matches, while competing in the WWE's cruiserweight division.

===World Wrestling Entertainment===