Minoru Tanaka

Minoru Tanaka

  • Birthday: 11/29/1972
  • Place of birth: Komaki, Aichi Prefecture, Japan
  • Fame for: Acting
  • Also known as: C.T.U Ranger Pink, Minoru Polnareff, The Orange Prince, Trans-Am★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).

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Cinderella Formula
Release date: 3/29/2008

Cinderella Formula

Role(s): Dr. Komiya

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NJPW Wrestle Kingdom 1
Release date: 1/4/2007

NJPW Wrestle Kingdom 1

Role(s): Minoru

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AAA Triplemania VIII
Release date: 7/5/2000

AAA Triplemania VIII

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TNA Wrestling: Global Impact! Japan
Release date: 6/24/2008

TNA Wrestling: Global Impact! Japan

Role(s): Minoru Tanaka

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Zero Woman: The Hunted
Release date: 12/3/1997

Zero Woman: The Hunted

Role(s): Bodyguard

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