Masato Tanaka

Acting

Masato Tanaka

Born February 28, 1973Wakayama, Wakayama Prefecture, Japan66 credits

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

MDK Fight Club 2026

MDK Fight Club 2026

Movie

2026

WrestleCon: Mark Hitchcock Memorial Supershow 2026

WrestleCon: Mark Hitchcock Memorial Supershow 2026

Movie

2026

NJPW Purge Night of Torture

NJPW Purge Night of Torture

Movie

2025

NJPW Superhuman Taiji Ishimori Gets Ridiculous One More Time

NJPW Superhuman Taiji Ishimori Gets Ridiculous One More Time

Movie

2025

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

Movie

2024

AWESOME BOMB

AWESOME BOMB

Movie

2022

Filmography

MDK Fight Club 2026

2026MDK Fight Club 2026as Masato TanakaMovie

WrestleCon: Mark Hitchcock Memorial Supershow 2026

2026WrestleCon: Mark Hitchcock Memorial Supershow 2026as Masato TanakaMovie

NJPW Purge Night of Torture

2025NJPW Purge Night of Tortureas Masato TanakaMovie

NJPW Superhuman Taiji Ishimori Gets Ridiculous One More Time

2025NJPW Superhuman Taiji Ishimori Gets Ridiculous One More Timeas Masato TanakaMovie

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

AWESOME BOMB

2022AWESOME BOMBas HimselfMovie

2022NOAH: The New Year 2022as Masato TanakaMovie

Hana Kimura Memorial Show

2021Hana Kimura Memorial ShowMovie

Gon, the Little Fox

2019Gon, the Little Foxas Gon (voice)Movie

GCW Joey Janela's Spring Break 3: Part 2

2019GCW Joey Janela's Spring Break 3: Part 2as Masato TanakaMovie

WrestleCon Mark Hitchcock Memorial SuperShow 2019

2019WrestleCon Mark Hitchcock Memorial SuperShow 2019as Masato TanakaMovie

2016AAA: Lucha Libre World Cup 2016 (Day Two)as Masato TanakaMovie

2016AAA: Lucha Libre World Cup 2016 (Day One)as Masato TanakaMovie

ECW - Unreleased Vol. 3

2015ECW - Unreleased Vol. 3as HimselfMovie

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

2014DGUSA Open the Ultimate Gate 2014Movie

2013NJPW World Tag League 2013 FinalsMovie

NJPW Power Struggle 2013

2013NJPW Power Struggle 2013as Masato TanakaMovie

NJPW Destruction 2013

2013NJPW Destruction 2013as Masato TanakaMovie

Barbed Wire City: The Unauthorized Story of Extreme Championship Wrestling

2013Barbed Wire City: The Unauthorized Story of Extreme Championship WrestlingMovie

NJPW Wrestle Kingdom 7

2013NJPW Wrestle Kingdom 7as Masato TanakaMovie

NJPW Dominion 6.16

2012NJPW Dominion 6.16as Masato TanakaMovie

ECW - Unreleased Vol. 1

2012ECW - Unreleased Vol. 1as HimselfMovie

ROH: Year One

2012ROH: Year Oneas HimselfMovie

NJPW 40th Anniversary Show

2012NJPW 40th Anniversary Showas Masato TanakaMovie

NJPW The New Beginning 2012

2012NJPW The New Beginning 2012as Masato TanakaMovie

NJPW Wrestle Kingdom 6

2012NJPW Wrestle Kingdom 6as Masato TanakaMovie

NJPW Wrestle Kingdom 5

2011NJPW Wrestle Kingdom 5as Masato TanakaMovie

NJPW Dominion 6.19

2010NJPW Dominion 6.19Movie

2010SMASH on Samurai! TVTV

NJPW Wrestle Kingdom IV

2010NJPW Wrestle Kingdom IVas Masato TanakaMovie

2009NJPW Destruction 2009Movie

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

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

NJPW G1 Climax 19: Day 8 (Final)

2009NJPW G1 Climax 19: Day 8 (Final)as Masato TanakaMovie

NJPW Wrestle Kingdom 3

2009NJPW Wrestle Kingdom 3as Masato TanakaMovie

2008Pro Wrestling Expo Part I: Green ChapterMovie

NJPW Wrestle Kingdom 2

2008NJPW Wrestle Kingdom 2as Masato TanakaMovie

WWE: Blood Sport ECW - The Most Violent Matches

2006WWE: Blood Sport ECW - The Most Violent MatchesMovie

ECW: Bloodsport The Most Violent Matches

2006ECW: Bloodsport The Most Violent Matchesas SelfMovie

ECW One Night Stand 2005

2005ECW One Night Stand 2005as Masato TanakaMovie

2004HUSTLE-3Movie

Oh! My Zombie Mermaid

2004Oh! My Zombie MermaidMovie

MLW Revolutions

2003MLW Revolutionsas Masato TanakaMovie

ROH: All Star Extravaganza

2002ROH: All Star ExtravaganzaMovie

2002ZERO-ONE Impossible To EscapeMovie

FMW: Ring of Torture

2002FMW: Ring of Tortureas Masato TanakaMovie

FMW: The Enforcer

2001FMW: The Enforceras HimselfMovie

2001FMW: International Slaughterhouseas HimselfMovie

ECW Deep Impact

2001ECW Deep Impactas Masato TanakaMovie

ECW: Extreme Evolution

2000ECW: Extreme Evolutionas Masato TanakaMovie

Pro Wrestling NOAH

2000Pro Wrestling NOAHas Masato TanakaTV

ECW Hardcore Heaven 2000

2000ECW Hardcore Heaven 2000as Masato TanakaMovie

2000FMW Final Encounter- BackdraftMovie

ECW Living Dangerously 2000

2000ECW Living Dangerously 2000as Masato TanakaMovie

2000ECW Fan Cam: January 27, 2000as Masato TanakaMovie

1999ECW Fan Cam: December 17, 1999as Masato TanakaMovie

ECW November to Remember 1999

1999ECW November to Remember 1999as Masato TanakaMovie

1999ECW International Invasion: The Best of Super Crazy, Tajiri, Taka & Tanakaas Masato TanakaMovie

ECW Anarchy Rulz 1999

1999ECW Anarchy Rulz 1999as Masato TanakaMovie

ECW November To Remember 1998

1998ECW November To Remember 1998as Masato TanakaMovie

ECW Heat Wave 1998

1998ECW Heat Wave 1998as HimselfMovie

ECW Living Dangerously 1998

1998ECW Living Dangerously 1998as HimselfMovie

ECW WrestleFest: 50 Years of Funk

1997ECW WrestleFest: 50 Years of Funkas HimselfMovie

1996FMW Year End Spectacular 1996Movie

1996FMW Kawasaki Stadium 7th Anniversaryas Masato TanakaMovie