Masato Tanaka

Masato Tanaka

Known for
Acting
Born
February 28, 1973 (age 53)
Birthplace
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

Photos

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Filmography

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FMW 10th Anniversary Show: Entertainment Wrestling Special Live poster

FMW 10th Anniversary Show: Entertainment Wrestling Special Live

Movie

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FMW Making Of A New Legend IV

FMW Making Of A New Legend IV

TV · 7 eps

2026
MDK Fight Club 2026 poster

MDK Fight Club 2026

Movie · as Masato Tanaka

2026
WrestleCon: Mark Hitchcock Memorial Supershow 2026 poster

WrestleCon: Mark Hitchcock Memorial Supershow 2026

Movie · as Masato Tanaka

2026
GCW: Joey Janela's Spring Break X poster

GCW: Joey Janela's Spring Break X

Movie · as Masato Tanaka

2025
NJPW Purge Night of Torture poster

NJPW Purge Night of Torture

Movie · as Masato Tanaka

2025
NJPW Superhuman Taiji Ishimori Gets Ridiculous One More Time poster

NJPW Superhuman Taiji Ishimori Gets Ridiculous One More Time

Movie · as Masato Tanaka

2025
SEAdLINNNG 10th Anniversary poster

SEAdLINNNG 10th Anniversary

Movie · as Masato Tanaka

2024
Battleground Championship Wrestling Presents ECW Reunion Show: A Tribute To The Extreme 2

Battleground Championship Wrestling Presents ECW Reunion Show: A Tribute To The Extreme 2

Movie · as Masato Tanaka

2024
DDT Wrestling Peter Pan 2024 poster

DDT Wrestling Peter Pan 2024

Movie

2023
NOAH Monday Magic poster

NOAH Monday Magic

TV · as Masato Tanaka · 8 eps

2022
AWESOME BOMB poster

AWESOME BOMB

Movie · as Himself

2022
NOAH: The New Year 2022

NOAH: The New Year 2022

Movie · as Masato Tanaka

2021
Hana Kimura Memorial Show poster

Hana Kimura Memorial Show

Movie

2020
GLEAT

GLEAT

TV · 2 eps

2019
GCW Joey Janela's Spring Break 3: Part 2 poster

GCW Joey Janela's Spring Break 3: Part 2

Movie · as Masato Tanaka

2019
WrestleCon Mark Hitchcock Memorial SuperShow 2019 poster

WrestleCon Mark Hitchcock Memorial SuperShow 2019

Movie · as Masato Tanaka

2019
Gon, the Little Fox poster

Gon, the Little Fox

Movie · as Gon (voice)

2016
AAA: Lucha Libre World Cup 2016 (Day Two)

AAA: Lucha Libre World Cup 2016 (Day Two)

Movie · as Masato Tanaka

2016
AAA: Lucha Libre World Cup 2016 (Day One)

AAA: Lucha Libre World Cup 2016 (Day One)

Movie · as Masato Tanaka

2016
SEAdLINNNG Let's Make MIRACLE YEAR 2016! poster

SEAdLINNNG Let's Make MIRACLE YEAR 2016!

Movie · as Masato Tanaka

2015
ECW - Unreleased Vol. 3 poster

ECW - Unreleased Vol. 3

Movie · as Himself

2015
SEAdLINNNG poster

SEAdLINNNG

TV · as Masato Tanaka · 3 eps

2014
WWE: 150 Best Pay-Per-View Matches, Vol 3

WWE: 150 Best Pay-Per-View Matches, Vol 3

Movie · as Himself

2014
DGUSA Open the Ultimate Gate 2014

DGUSA Open the Ultimate Gate 2014

Movie

2013
NJPW Destruction 2013 poster

NJPW Destruction 2013

Movie · as Masato Tanaka

2013
NJPW World Tag League 2013 Finals

NJPW World Tag League 2013 Finals

Movie

2013
NJPW Power Struggle 2013 poster

NJPW Power Struggle 2013

Movie · as Masato Tanaka

2013
NJPW Wrestle Kingdom 7 poster

NJPW Wrestle Kingdom 7

Movie · as Masato Tanaka

2013
Barbed Wire City: The Unauthorized Story of Extreme Championship Wrestling poster

Barbed Wire City: The Unauthorized Story of Extreme Championship Wrestling

Movie

2012
NJPW Dominion 6.16 poster

NJPW Dominion 6.16

Movie · as Masato Tanaka

2012
NJPW 40th Anniversary Show poster

NJPW 40th Anniversary Show

Movie · as Masato Tanaka

2012
NJPW Wrestle Kingdom 6 poster

NJPW Wrestle Kingdom 6

Movie · as Masato Tanaka

2012
NJPW The New Beginning 2012 poster

NJPW The New Beginning 2012

Movie · as Masato Tanaka

2012
ROH: Year One poster

ROH: Year One

Movie · as Himself

2012
ECW - Unreleased Vol. 1 poster

ECW - Unreleased Vol. 1

Movie · as Himself

2011
NJPW Wrestle Kingdom 5 poster

NJPW Wrestle Kingdom 5

Movie · as Masato Tanaka

2010
NJPW Dominion 6.19 poster

NJPW Dominion 6.19

Movie

2010
NJPW Wrestle Kingdom IV poster

NJPW Wrestle Kingdom IV

Movie · as Masato Tanaka

2010
SMASH on Samurai! TV

SMASH on Samurai! TV

TV · 1 ep

2009
NJPW Masahiro Chono 25th Anniversary ~ Aristrist In Ryogoku Kokugikan~ poster

NJPW Masahiro Chono 25th Anniversary ~ Aristrist In Ryogoku Kokugikan~

Movie

2009
NJPW G1 Climax 19: Day 8 (Final) poster

NJPW G1 Climax 19: Day 8 (Final)

Movie · as Masato Tanaka

2009
NJPW Wrestle Kingdom 3 poster

NJPW Wrestle Kingdom 3

Movie · as Masato Tanaka

2009
NJPW Destruction 2009

NJPW Destruction 2009

Movie

2008
NJPW Wrestle Kingdom 2 poster

NJPW Wrestle Kingdom 2

Movie · as Masato Tanaka

2008
Pro Wrestling Expo Part I: Green Chapter

Pro Wrestling Expo Part I: Green Chapter

Movie

2006
WWE: Blood Sport ECW - The Most Violent Matches poster

WWE: Blood Sport ECW - The Most Violent Matches

Movie

2006
ECW: Bloodsport  The Most Violent Matches poster

ECW: Bloodsport The Most Violent Matches

Movie · as Self

2005
ECW One Night Stand 2005 poster

ECW One Night Stand 2005

Movie · as Masato Tanaka

2004
Oh! My Zombie Mermaid poster

Oh! My Zombie Mermaid

Movie

2004
HUSTLE-3

HUSTLE-3

Movie

2003
MLW Revolutions poster

MLW Revolutions

Movie · as Masato Tanaka

2002
ZERO-ONE Impossible To Escape

ZERO-ONE Impossible To Escape

Movie

2002
ROH: All Star Extravaganza poster

ROH: All Star Extravaganza

Movie

2002
FMW: Ring of Torture poster

FMW: Ring of Torture

Movie · as Masato Tanaka

2001
FMW: International Slaughterhouse

FMW: International Slaughterhouse

Movie · as Himself

2001
FMW: The Enforcer poster

FMW: The Enforcer

Movie · as Himself

2001
ECW Deep Impact poster

ECW Deep Impact

Movie · as Masato Tanaka

2000
ECW Fan Cam: January 27, 2000

ECW Fan Cam: January 27, 2000

Movie · as Masato Tanaka

2000
ECW Living Dangerously 2000 poster

ECW Living Dangerously 2000

Movie · as Masato Tanaka

2000
ECW Hardcore Heaven 2000 poster

ECW Hardcore Heaven 2000

Movie · as Masato Tanaka

2000
ECW: Extreme Evolution poster

ECW: Extreme Evolution

Movie · as Masato Tanaka

2000
FMW Final Encounter- Backdraft

FMW Final Encounter- Backdraft

Movie

2000
FMW 11th Anniversary Show: Backdraft poster

FMW 11th Anniversary Show: Backdraft

Movie

2000
Pro Wrestling NOAH poster

Pro Wrestling NOAH

TV · as Masato Tanaka · 1 ep

1999
ECW Fan Cam: December 17, 1999

ECW Fan Cam: December 17, 1999

Movie · as Masato Tanaka

1999
ECW International Invasion: The Best of Super Crazy, Tajiri, Taka & Tanaka

ECW International Invasion: The Best of Super Crazy, Tajiri, Taka & Tanaka

Movie · as Masato Tanaka

1999
ECW Anarchy Rulz 1999 poster

ECW Anarchy Rulz 1999

Movie · as Masato Tanaka

1999
ECW November to Remember 1999 poster

ECW November to Remember 1999

Movie · as Masato Tanaka

1999
FMW Making Of A New Legend IV: Day 7 poster

FMW Making Of A New Legend IV: Day 7

Movie · as Masato Tanaka

1999
FMW Goodbye Hayabusa II: Haunted House poster

FMW Goodbye Hayabusa II: Haunted House

Movie

1999
FMW Goodbye Hayabusa II: Last Match poster

FMW Goodbye Hayabusa II: Last Match

Movie

1999
FMW Making Of A New Legend VI - Day 4 poster

FMW Making Of A New Legend VI - Day 4

Movie

1998
ECW Heat Wave 1998 poster

ECW Heat Wave 1998

Movie · as Himself

1998
ECW November To Remember 1998 poster

ECW November To Remember 1998

Movie · as Masato Tanaka

1998
ECW Living Dangerously 1998 poster

ECW Living Dangerously 1998

Movie · as Himself

1998
FMW 9th Anniversary Show: Entertainment Wrestling Live poster

FMW 9th Anniversary Show: Entertainment Wrestling Live

Movie

1997
ECW WrestleFest: 50 Years of Funk poster

ECW WrestleFest: 50 Years of Funk

Movie · as Himself

1997
FMW 8th Anniversary Show poster

FMW 8th Anniversary Show

Movie

1997
FMW Power Splash 1997 - Day 6 poster

FMW Power Splash 1997 - Day 6

Movie

1996
FMW Year End Spectacular 1996

FMW Year End Spectacular 1996

Movie

1996
FMW 7th Anniversary Show poster

FMW 7th Anniversary Show

Movie · as Masato Tanaka

1995
FMW 6th Anniversary Show poster

FMW 6th Anniversary Show

Movie