Masato Tanaka

Known for: Acting
Born: February 28, 1973, Wakayama, Wakayama Prefecture, Japan
Movies: 76

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).

Upcoming Masato Tanaka Movies

FMW 10th Anniversary Show: Entertainment Wrestling Special Live

Release date TBA

Best-Known Movies

8.6

ECW One Night Stand 2005

2005

7.5

Gon, the Little Fox

2019

9.2

ECW - Unreleased Vol. 3

2015

9.5

ECW Heat Wave 1998

1998

3.8

NJPW Wrestle Kingdom 2

2008

5.7

Oh! My Zombie Mermaid

2004

8.0

Barbed Wire City: The Unauthorized Story of Extreme Championship Wrestling

2013

3.3

ROH: All Star Extravaganza

2002

5.2

FMW: The Enforcer

2001

8.0

WWE: Blood Sport ECW - The Most Violent Matches

2006

Filmography

2026	MDK Fight Club 2026	Masato Tanaka
2026	GCW: Joey Janela's Spring Break X	Masato Tanaka
2026	WrestleCon: Mark Hitchcock Memorial Supershow 2026	Masato Tanaka
2025	NJPW Purge Night of Torture	Masato Tanaka
2025	NJPW Superhuman Taiji Ishimori Gets Ridiculous One More Time	Masato Tanaka
2025	SEAdLINNNG ~10th Anniversary~	Masato Tanaka
2024	DDT Wrestling Peter Pan 2024
2024	Battleground Championship Wrestling Presents ECW Reunion Show: A Tribute To The Extreme 2	Masato Tanaka
2022	AWESOME BOMB	Himself
2022	NOAH: The New Year 2022	Masato Tanaka
2021	Hana Kimura Memorial Show
2019	Gon, the Little Fox	Gon (voice)
2019	GCW Joey Janela's Spring Break 3: Part 2	Masato Tanaka
2019	WrestleCon Mark Hitchcock Memorial SuperShow 2019	Masato Tanaka
2016	AAA: Lucha Libre World Cup 2016 (Day Two)	Masato Tanaka
2016	AAA: Lucha Libre World Cup 2016 (Day One)	Masato Tanaka
2016	SEAdLINNNG Let's Make MIRACLE YEAR 2016!	Masato Tanaka
2015	ECW - Unreleased Vol. 3	Himself
2014	WWE: 150 Best Pay-Per-View Matches, Vol 3	Himself
2014	DGUSA Open the Ultimate Gate 2014
2013	NJPW World Tag League 2013 Finals
2013	NJPW Power Struggle 2013	Masato Tanaka
2013	NJPW Destruction 2013	Masato Tanaka
2013	Barbed Wire City: The Unauthorized Story of Extreme Championship Wrestling
2013	NJPW Wrestle Kingdom 7	Masato Tanaka
2012	NJPW Dominion 6.16	Masato Tanaka
2012	ECW - Unreleased Vol. 1	Himself
2012	ROH: Year One	Himself
2012	NJPW 40th Anniversary Show	Masato Tanaka
2012	NJPW The New Beginning 2012	Masato Tanaka
2012	NJPW Wrestle Kingdom 6	Masato Tanaka
2011	NJPW Wrestle Kingdom 5	Masato Tanaka
2010	NJPW Dominion 6.19
2010	NJPW Wrestle Kingdom IV	Masato Tanaka
2009	NJPW Destruction 2009
2009	NJPW Masahiro Chono 25th Anniversary ~ Aristrist In Ryogoku Kokugikan~
2009	NJPW G1 Climax 19: Day 8 (Final)	Masato Tanaka
2009	NJPW Wrestle Kingdom 3	Masato Tanaka
2008	Pro Wrestling Expo Part I: Green Chapter
2008	NJPW Wrestle Kingdom 2	Masato Tanaka
2006	WWE: Blood Sport ECW - The Most Violent Matches
2006	ECW: Bloodsport The Most Violent Matches	Self
2005	ECW One Night Stand 2005	Masato Tanaka
2004	HUSTLE-3
2004	Oh! My Zombie Mermaid
2003	MLW Revolutions	Masato Tanaka
2002	ROH: All Star Extravaganza
2002	ZERO-ONE Impossible To Escape
2002	FMW: Ring of Torture	Masato Tanaka
2001	FMW: The Enforcer	Himself
2001	FMW: International Slaughterhouse	Himself
2001	ECW Deep Impact	Masato Tanaka
2000	ECW: Extreme Evolution	Masato Tanaka
2000	ECW Hardcore Heaven 2000	Masato Tanaka
2000	FMW Final Encounter- Backdraft
2000	FMW 11th Anniversary Show: Backdraft
2000	ECW Living Dangerously 2000	Masato Tanaka
2000	ECW Fan Cam: January 27, 2000	Masato Tanaka
1999	ECW Fan Cam: December 17, 1999	Masato Tanaka
1999	FMW Making Of A New Legend VI - Day 4
1999	ECW November to Remember 1999	Masato Tanaka
1999	FMW Making Of A New Legend IV: Day 7	Masato Tanaka
1999	ECW International Invasion: The Best of Super Crazy, Tajiri, Taka & Tanaka	Masato Tanaka
1999	ECW Anarchy Rulz 1999	Masato Tanaka
1999	FMW Goodbye Hayabusa II: Last Match
1999	FMW Goodbye Hayabusa II: Haunted House
1998	ECW November To Remember 1998	Masato Tanaka
1998	ECW Heat Wave 1998	Himself
1998	FMW 9th Anniversary Show: Entertainment Wrestling Live
1998	ECW Living Dangerously 1998	Himself
1997	FMW Power Splash 1997 - Day 6
1997	ECW WrestleFest: 50 Years of Funk	Himself
1997	FMW 8th Anniversary Show
1996	FMW Year End Spectacular 1996
1996	FMW 7th Anniversary Show	Masato Tanaka
1995	FMW 6th Anniversary Show

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