Person

Masato Tanaka

Acting · Born 1973-02-28 · Wakayama, Wakayama Prefecture, Japan

Biography

Masato Tanaka is a Japanese professional wrestler, best known for his appearances with Frontier Martial-Arts Wrestling (FMW) in Japan where he was a one-time FMW Brass Knuckles Heavyweight Champion and a one-time WEW World Heavyweight Champion and in Extreme Championship Wrestling (ECW) in the United States where he was a one-time ECW World Heavyweight Champion. He is currently splitting his time wrestling for both Pro Wrestling Noah (Noah) and Pro Wrestling Zero1 (Zero1).

Known for

Filmography

2026MDK Fight Club 2026Masato Tanaka
2026GCW: Joey Janela's Spring Break XMasato Tanaka
2026WrestleCon: Mark Hitchcock Memorial Supershow 2026Masato Tanaka
2025NJPW Purge Night of TortureMasato Tanaka
2025NJPW Superhuman Taiji Ishimori Gets Ridiculous One More TimeMasato Tanaka
2025SEAdLINNNG ~10th Anniversary~Masato Tanaka
2024Battleground Championship Wrestling Presents ECW Reunion Show: A Tribute To The Extreme 2Masato Tanaka
2022AWESOME BOMBHimself
2022NOAH: The New Year 2022Masato Tanaka
2021Hana Kimura Memorial Show
2020GLEAT
2019Gon, the Little FoxGon (voice)
2019GCW Joey Janela's Spring Break 3: Part 2Masato Tanaka
2019WrestleCon Mark Hitchcock Memorial SuperShow 2019Masato Tanaka
2016AAA: Lucha Libre World Cup 2016 (Day Two)Masato Tanaka
2016AAA: Lucha Libre World Cup 2016 (Day One)Masato Tanaka
2016SEAdLINNNG Let's Make MIRACLE YEAR 2016!Masato Tanaka
2015SEAdLINNNGMasato Tanaka
2015ECW - Unreleased Vol. 3Himself
2014WWE: 150 Best Pay-Per-View Matches, Vol 3Himself
2014DGUSA Open the Ultimate Gate 2014
2013NJPW World Tag League 2013 Finals
2013NJPW Power Struggle 2013Masato Tanaka
2013NJPW Destruction 2013Masato Tanaka
2013Barbed Wire City: The Unauthorized Story of Extreme Championship Wrestling
2013NJPW Wrestle Kingdom 7Masato Tanaka
2012NJPW Dominion 6.16Masato Tanaka
2012ECW - Unreleased Vol. 1Himself
2012ROH: Year OneHimself
2012NJPW 40th Anniversary ShowMasato Tanaka
2012NJPW The New Beginning 2012Masato Tanaka
2012NJPW Wrestle Kingdom 6Masato Tanaka
2011NJPW Wrestle Kingdom 5Masato Tanaka
2010NJPW Dominion 6.19
2010SMASH on Samurai! TV
2010NJPW Wrestle Kingdom IVMasato Tanaka
2009NJPW Destruction 2009
2009NJPW Masahiro Chono 25th Anniversary ~ Aristrist In Ryogoku Kokugikan~
2009NJPW G1 Climax 19: Day 8 (Final)Masato Tanaka
2009NJPW Wrestle Kingdom 3Masato Tanaka
2008Pro Wrestling Expo Part I: Green Chapter
2008NJPW Wrestle Kingdom 2Masato Tanaka
2006WWE: Blood Sport ECW - The Most Violent Matches
2006ECW: Bloodsport The Most Violent MatchesSelf
2005ECW One Night Stand 2005Masato Tanaka
2004HUSTLE-3
2004Oh! My Zombie Mermaid
2003MLW RevolutionsMasato Tanaka
2002ROH: All Star Extravaganza
2002ZERO-ONE Impossible To Escape
2002FMW: Ring of TortureMasato Tanaka
2001FMW: The EnforcerHimself
2001FMW: International SlaughterhouseHimself
2001ECW Deep ImpactMasato Tanaka
2000ECW: Extreme EvolutionMasato Tanaka
2000Pro Wrestling NOAHMasato Tanaka
2000ECW Hardcore Heaven 2000Masato Tanaka
2000FMW Final Encounter- Backdraft
2000ECW Living Dangerously 2000Masato Tanaka
2000ECW Fan Cam: January 27, 2000Masato Tanaka
1999ECW Fan Cam: December 17, 1999Masato Tanaka
1999ECW November to Remember 1999Masato Tanaka
1999ECW International Invasion: The Best of Super Crazy, Tajiri, Taka & TanakaMasato Tanaka
1999ECW Anarchy Rulz 1999Masato Tanaka
1998ECW November To Remember 1998Masato Tanaka
1998ECW Heat Wave 1998Himself
1998ECW Living Dangerously 1998Himself
1997ECW WrestleFest: 50 Years of FunkHimself
1996FMW Year End Spectacular 1996
1996FMW Kawasaki Stadium 7th AnniversaryMasato Tanaka

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