Minoru Tanaka

Personal Info

Known For

Acting

Known Credits

0.2947

Gender

Male

Birthday

29-Nov-1972

Age

(54 years old)

Place of Birth

Komaki, Aichi Prefecture, Japan

Also Known As
  • C.T.U Ranger Pink
  • Minoru Polnareff
  • The Orange Prince
  • Trans-Am★Tanaka

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).


Credits

TNA Bound For Glory 2014 TNA Bound For Glory 2014 (2014) Character: Minoru Tanaka
Bound for Glory (2014) was a professional wrestling pay-per-view (PPV) event produced by Total Nonstop Action Wrestling (TNA), in collaboration with Japanese promotion Wrestle-1. It took place on October 12, 2014 at the Korakuen Hall in Tokyo, Japan. It was the tenth pay-per-view under the Bound for Glory chronology, the second TNA/Wrestle-1 joint event held in Japan in 2014 (following Kaisen: Outbreak), and the fourth and last event in the 2014 TNA PPV schedule.
TNA One Night Only: Global IMPACT Japan 2014 TNA One Night Only: Global IMPACT Japan 2014 (2014) Character: Minoru Tanaka
On March 2, 2014, 14 TNA wrestlers were part of a TNA/Wrestle-1 supershow in Tokyo, Japan. TNA taped the event to air as a One Night Only pay-per-view. The TNA World Heavyweight, X Division and World Tag Team Championships were all defended during the event. The event also featured several matches not involving TNA wrestlers, dubbed "Part 1". Below are matches taped for the One Night Only PPV from "Part 2", which was Aired on PPV on July 4, 2014. Also aired on the One Night Only PPV was a 6-man tag team match originally aired at Lockdown (2014).
NJPW Wrestle Kingdom 1 NJPW Wrestle Kingdom 1 (2007) Character: Minoru
Wrestle Kingdom I was a professional wrestling pay-per-view event co-produced by New Japan Pro-Wrestling and All Japan Pro Wrestling that took place on January 4, 2007, at the Tokyo Dome in Tokyo, Japan, marking the 16th January 4 Tokyo Dome Show and the first under the Wrestle Kingdom name, and was headlined by Keiji Muto & Masahiro Chono vs. Hiroyoshi Tenzan & Satoshi Kojima in a Tag Team Match.
TNA Wrestling: Global Impact! Japan TNA Wrestling: Global Impact! Japan (2008) Character: Minoru Tanaka
GLOBAL "iMPACT!" : TNA WRESTLING VS. NEW JAPAN PRO WRESTLING On January 4, 2008, the superstars of Total Nonstop Action (TNA) Wrestling traveled to Japan to battle the superstars of New Japan Pro Wrestling in a one-night interpromotional war at the famous Tokyo Dome.
Becoming the Best in the World: Bryan Danielson Becoming the Best in the World: Bryan Danielson (2013) Character: Heat/Himself
Widely regarded as the best wrestler in the world today, Bryan Danielson is a master of his craft. His rise to the top of the independent wrestling scene didn't happen overnight, and this set chronicles his journey to become the Best in the World.
Battlarts Battle Fiction Battlarts Battle Fiction (1998) Character: N/A
Four wrestlers compete for in the B Cup Tournament, along with other exciting action from stars from across the globe.
NJPW Final Dome NJPW Final Dome (1999) Character: N/A
NJPW closes out the final Tokyo Dome show of the 20th Century with a loaded card featuring the promotion's top stars.
Wrestle-1 Raising An Army Tour - Day 1 Wrestle-1 Raising An Army Tour - Day 1 (2013) Character: N/A
Wrestle-1 has their debut event.
NJPW Hyper Battle 2001 - Day 15 NJPW Hyper Battle 2001 - Day 15 (2001) Character: N/A
New Japan Pro Wrestling's Hyper Battle Tour comes to a close on its 15th and final day.
AAA Triplemania VIII AAA Triplemania VIII (2000) Character: N/A
Triplemanía VIII was the eighth Triplemanía professional wrestling show promoted by AAA. The show took place on July 5, 2000 in Tokyo, Japan. It was only the second show to take place outside Mexico and the first show to take place in Japan. The Main event featured an Eight-man "Atómicos" tag team match which saw AAA regulars team up with various Japanese wrestlers. The team of Octagón, Jushin Thunder Liger, Latin Lover, and El Alebrije took on Cibernético, Cima, Abismo Negro, and Electroshock.
NJPW G1 Climax 17: Day 6 (Final) NJPW G1 Climax 17: Day 6 (Final) (2007) Character: Minoru
The sixth and final night of the tournament took place on August 12th, 2007 at Ryogoku Kokugikan in Sumida, Tokyo, Japan.
NJPW Wrestling World 2001 NJPW Wrestling World 2001 (2001) Character: Minoru Tanaka
NJPW Wrestling World 2001
Freedom's Bloody X-Mas Freedom's Bloody X-Mas (2015) Character: Minoru Tanaka
Freedom's Bloody X-Mas
TNA Lockdown 2006 TNA Lockdown 2006 (2006) Character: Minoru Tanaka
Lockdown (2006) was a professional wrestling pay-per-view (PPV) event produced by Total Nonstop Action Wrestling (TNA), which took place on April 23, 2006 from the Impact Zone in Orlando, Florida. It was the second annual event under the Lockdown chronology. Eight matches were featured on the event's card. In the tradition of Lockdown events, every match took place inside a steel structure with six sides, known as Six Sides of Steel. This event also marked the TNA debut of Christy Hemme. The event was featured in an episode of House.
TNA Sacrifice 2006 TNA Sacrifice 2006 (2006) Character: Himself
Sacrifice (2006) was a professional wrestling pay-per-view (PPV) eventproduced by Total Nonstop Action Wrestling (TNA), which took place on May 14, 2006 at the TNA Impact! Zone in Orlando, Florida. It was the second event under the Sacrifice chronology. Eight matches were featured on the event's card.
The Best of the X Division Vol. 2 The Best of the X Division Vol. 2 (2006) Character: Himself
The no-limits stars of TNA's X Division continue to revolutionize the sport of professional wrestling. With moves never before witnessed inside a ring, these daredevils are among the most exciting athletes in all of sports.
受験のシンデレラ 受験のシンデレラ (2008) Character: Dr. Komiya
The University of Tokyo is the most prestigious national and public university in Japan. A charismatic teacher who suffers cancer meets the poor-but-clever girl and he teaches how to overcome the barrier of the entrance examination of the most difficult top-notch university in Japan, as well as how to change a life. (Not to be confused with the 2016 Japanese remake by the same name of "Cinderella Formula")
Zero WOMAN 消せない記憶 Zero WOMAN 消せない記憶 (1997) Character: Bodyguard
A woman with no past or identity, Rei is a gorgeous undercover agent for the Zero Department, a deadly shadow division of the police force. But her skillshave made her a threat and this sleek, sexy assassin has been marked for death by a rival organization. It will take this deadly seductress every ounce of her cunning to survive!
NJPW & AJPW 40th Anniversary: We Are Pro-Wrestling Love NJPW & AJPW 40th Anniversary: We Are Pro-Wrestling Love (2012) Character: N/A
We Are Pro-Wrestling Love was a supercard produced by New Japan Pro Wrestling and All-Japan Pro Wrestling to celebrate the companies' 40th anniversaries.
NJPW Wrestle Kingdom II NJPW Wrestle Kingdom II (2008) Character: Minoru
Wrestle Kingdom II in Tokyo Dome was a professional wrestling pay-per-view (PPV) event produced by the New Japan Pro-Wrestling (NJPW) promotion, which took place at the Tokyo Dome in Tokyo, Japan on January 4, 2008. It was the 17th January 4 Tokyo Dome Show and the second held under the "Wrestle Kingdom" name. The event featured ten matches, four of which were contested for championships.
NOAH: Naomichi Marufuji 20th Anniversary Show NOAH: Naomichi Marufuji 20th Anniversary Show (2018) Character: N/A
The 20th anniversary show of



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