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

Zero Woman: The Hunted

as Bodyguard

NJPW Wrestle Kingdom 2

as Minoru

TNA Lockdown 2006

as Minoru Tanaka

Becoming the Best in the World: Bryan Danielson

as Heat/Himself

The Best of the X Division Vol. 2

as Himself

NOAH: Naomichi Marufuji 20th Anniversary Show

Pro Wrestling NOAH

Cinderella Formula

as Dr. Komiya

NJPW Wrestle Kingdom 1

as Minoru

AAA Triplemania VIII