Minoru Tanaka
Known for: Acting
Born: November 28, 1972 in Komaki, Aichi Prefecture, Japan
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
Showing 24 of 25 titles
Cinderella Formula
Dr. Komiya
NJPW Wrestle Kingdom 1
Minoru
AAA Triplemania VIII
TNA Wrestling: Global Impact! Japan
Minoru Tanaka
Zero Woman: The Hunted
Bodyguard
NJPW Wrestle Kingdom 2
Minoru
NJPW G1 Climax 17: Day 6 (Final)
Minoru
TNA Lockdown 2006
Minoru Tanaka
TNA Sacrifice 2006
Himself
Becoming the Best in the World: Bryan Danielson
Heat/Himself
The Best of the X Division Vol. 2
Himself
Battlarts Battle Fiction
NOAH: Naomichi Marufuji 20th Anniversary Show
TNA Bound For Glory 2014
Minoru Tanaka
NJPW & AJPW 40th Anniversary: We Are Pro-Wrestling Love
NJPW Hyper Battle 2001 - Day 15
TNA One Night Only: Global IMPACT Japan 2014
Minoru Tanaka
Wrestle-1 Raising An Army Tour - Day 1
NJPW Final Dome
NJPW Wrestling World 2001
Minoru Tanaka
Freedom's Bloody X-Mas
Minoru Tanaka
GLEAT
Kyushu Pro Monday Night Vai