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Minoru Tanaka

Minoru Tanaka

Born on November 29th, 1972

Komaki, Aichi Prefecture, Japan

Biography

Minoru Tanaka is a Japanese professional wrestler. Tanaka first gained prominence in Fujiwara Gumi and Battlarts before moving on to New Japan Pro-Wrestling (NJPW), where he became a four time IWGP Junior Heavyweight Champion, a five time IWGP Junior Heavyweight Tag Team Champion and the winner of the 2006 Best of the Super Juniors tournament. After leaving NJPW, he joined All Japan Pro Wrestling (AJPW), where he found continued success in the junior heavyweight and tag team ranks upon winning the World Junior Heavyweight Championship once and the All Asia Tag Team Championship twice. From 2013 to 2016, Tanaka worked for Wrestle-1. He is currently a freelancer, and primarily competes in Pro Wrestling Noah (Noah), where he has held the GHC Junior Heavyweight Tag Team Championship twice. He is a former GHC Junior Heavyweight Champion, making him the second man (after Naomichi Marufuji) to hold all three major Japanese junior heavyweight singles titles as well as the only man to hold all five major junior heavyweight titles in Japan (counting the aforementioned tag team prizes).

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NOAH: Naomichi Marufuji 20th Anniversary Show

2018

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TNA Bound For Glory 2014

2014

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TNA One Night Only: Global IMPACT Japan 2014

2014

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Wrestle-1 Raising An Army Tour - Day 1

2013

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Becoming the Best in the World: Bryan Danielson

2013

Heat/Himself

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

2012

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TNA Wrestling: Global Impact! Japan

2008

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Cinderella Formula

2008

Dr. Komiya

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NJPW Wrestle Kingdom 2

2008

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NJPW G1 Climax 17: Day 6 (Final)

2007

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NJPW Wrestle Kingdom 1

2007

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The Best of the X Division Vol. 2

2006

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TNA Sacrifice 2006

2006

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TNA Lockdown 2006

2006

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NJPW Hyper Battle 2001 - Day 15

2001

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AAA Triplemania VIII

2000

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NJPW Final Dome

1999

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Battlarts Battle Fiction

1998

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Zero Woman: The Hunted

1997

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