Minoru Tanaka

Personal Info

Known For

Acting

Known Credits

24

Gender

Male

Birthday

1972-11-29 (52 years old)

Place of Birth

Komaki, Aichi Prefecture, Japan

Minoru Tanaka

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).

Known For

  • New Japan Pro Wrestling

    New Japan Pro Wrestling

  • NJPW Final Dome

    NJPW Final Dome

  • The Best of the X Division Vol. 2

    The Best of the X Division Vol. 2

  • TNA Lockdown 2006

    TNA Lockdown 2006

  • GLEAT

    GLEAT

  • NJPW Wrestling World 2001

    NJPW Wrestling World 2001

  • Wrestle-1 Raising An Army Tour - Day 1

    Wrestle-1 Raising An Army Tour - Day 1

  • Cinderella Formula

    Cinderella Formula

  • TNA Sacrifice 2006

    TNA Sacrifice 2006

  • Pro Wrestling NOAH

    Pro Wrestling NOAH

  • NJPW G1 Climax 17: Day 6 (Final)

    NJPW G1 Climax 17: Day 6 (Final)

  • Zero Woman: The Hunted

    Zero Woman: The Hunted

  • NJPW Hyper Battle 2001 - Day 15

    NJPW Hyper Battle 2001 - Day 15

  • Battlarts Battle Fiction

    Battlarts Battle Fiction

  • NJPW Wrestle Kingdom 2

    NJPW Wrestle Kingdom 2

  • NJPW Wrestle Kingdom 1

    NJPW Wrestle Kingdom 1

  • Kyushu Pro Monday Night Vai

    Kyushu Pro Monday Night Vai

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

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

  • AAA Triplemania VIII

    AAA Triplemania VIII

  • TNA Wrestling: Global Impact! Japan

    TNA Wrestling: Global Impact! Japan

  • TNA Bound For Glory 2014

    TNA Bound For Glory 2014

  • TNA One Night Only: Global IMPACT Japan 2014

    TNA One Night Only: Global IMPACT Japan 2014

  • Becoming the Best in the World: Bryan Danielson

    Becoming the Best in the World: Bryan Danielson

  • NOAH: Naomichi Marufuji 20th Anniversary Show

    NOAH: Naomichi Marufuji 20th Anniversary Show