
Masato Tanaka
- Born: 02/28/1973 in Wakayama, Wakayama, Japan
- Birthname: Masato Tanaka
- Height & Weight: 5'11", 174 Ib
Titles Won:
- ECW World Heavyweight Championship
- ECW World Tag Team Championship (2 times) – with Balls Mahoney (1) and Tommy Dreamer (1)
- IWGP Intercontinental Championship
- NEVER Openweight Championship
- NEVER Openweight Championship Tournament (2012)
He is a Japanese professional wrestler, best known for his appearances with Frontier Martial Arts Wrestling in Japan and in Extreme Championship Wrestling in the United States where he was a one-time ECW World Heavyweight Champion. He is currently splitting his time working for Pro Wrestling Noah and Pro Wrestling Zero1.
Notable Feuds
vs. Mike Awesome
vs. Mr. Pogo
vs. Mr. Gannosuke
vs. Terry Funk
Other Notable Achievements
FMW Brass Knuckles Heavyweight Championship
FMW Brass Knuckles Tag Team Championship (2 times) – with Hayabusa (1) and Tetsuhiro Kuroda (1)
FMW/WEW Hardcore Tag Team Championship – with Gedō
FMW Independent Heavyweight Championship (2 times)
FMW/WEW 6-Man Tag Team Championship – with Gedō and Jadō
FMW Street Fight Six-Man Tag Team Championship (3 times) – with Hayabusa & Hisakatsu Ōya (1), Hayabusa & Kōji Nakagawa (1), and Tetsuhiro Kuroda & Kōji Nakagawa (1)
FMW/WEW World Heavyweight Championship
Hustle Hardcore Hero Championship
Hustle King Hashimoto Memorial Six-Man Tag Tournament (2006) – with Tadao Yasuda & Shinjiro Otani
PWF Universal Tag Team Championship – with Shinjiro Otani
Continent Confrontation Tag Team League (2008) – with Daisuke Sekimoto
GHC Tag Team Championship – with Takashi Sugiura
Global Tag League (2014, 2015) – with Takashi Sugiura
Global League Tournament Technique Award (2014)
World-1 Heavyweight Championship
AWA Superstars of Wrestling World Heavyweight Championship
NWA Intercontinental Tag Team Championship (5 times) – with Shinjiro Otani (2), Wataru Sakata (1), Zeus (1) and Takashi Sugiura (1)
NWA United National Heavyweight Championship
World Heavyweight Championship (2 times)
Fire Festival (2006–2008, 2012)
Furinkazan (2011) – with Fujita Hayato
Furinkazan (2014) – with Takashi Sugiura
Tenkaichi Jr. (2007)
Best Bout (2011) vs. Daisuke Sekimoto on August 7
Tokyo Sports Best Newcomer Award (1995)
Best Tag Team Award (2014) – with Takashi Sugiura