Shigeru Akabane

Personal Info

Known For

Acting

Known Credits

9

Gender

Male

Birthday

1941-07-05

Day of death

2011-09-06 (70 years old)

Place of Birth

Tokyo, Tokyo Prefecture, Japan

Shigeru Akabane

Biography

Shigeru Akabane (赤羽 茂, Akabane Shigeru), best known under his ring name Little Tokyo, was a Japanese professional midget wrestler who competed in North American promotions from the 1970s into the 1990s including appearances for American Wrestling Association (AWA), National Wrestling Alliance (NWA) and the WWE most notably appearing at WrestleMania III in a mixed tag team match with Lord Littlebrook and King Kong Bundy against Hillbilly Jim, the Haiti Kid and Little Beaver in 1987. He held the NWA World Midget's Championship on three occasions

Known For

  • Mid-South Wrestling

    Mid-South Wrestling

  • Pro Wrestling USA Star Wars: December 1984

    Pro Wrestling USA Star Wars: December 1984

  • AWA Super Clash

    AWA Super Clash

  • WWF All-Star Wrestling

    WWF All-Star Wrestling

  • WCCW Christmas Star Wars '81

    WCCW Christmas Star Wars '81

  • Mid-South Wrestling Giants, Midgets, Heroes & Villains vol. 1

    Mid-South Wrestling Giants, Midgets, Heroes & Villains vol. 1

  • WWF Championship Wrestling

    WWF Championship Wrestling

  • Giants, Midgets, Heroes and Villains II

    Giants, Midgets, Heroes and Villains II

  • WWE WrestleMania III

    WWE WrestleMania III