Pat Tanaka
Patrick Tanaka is an American professional wrestler best known for his work in the American Wrestling Association as one half of Badd Company and the World Wrestling Federation as one half of The Orient Express. He is the son of Duke Keomuka. In his career, which has spanned almost three decades, Tanaka has appeared in the American Wrestling Association (AWA), World Wrestling Federation (WWF), World Championship Wrestling (WCW), Extreme Championship Wrestling (ECW),Continental Wrestling Association (CWA) and New Japan Pro Wrestling. Trained by his father, Duke Keomuka, Hiro Matsuda, and the New Japan Pro Wrestling Dojo, Pat Tanaka debuted in 1984 for NJPW. During his time there, he wrestled the likes of Keiichi Yamada, Shunji Kosugi, Black Cat, Naoki Sano, Tatsutoshi Goto, Shinichi Nakano, and Hirokazu Hata. After a year in New Japan, Tanaka started wrestling as a jobber in Jim Crockett Promotions in 1985. In 1986, Tanaka moved to Memphis, Tennessee where he worked for Jerry Lawler and Jerry Jarrett’s Continental Wrestling Association. Early on Tanaka teamed with Jeff Jarrett to win the AWA Southern Tag Team Championship.[3] In late 1986 the tag-team specialist Tanaka was teamed up with Paul Diamond, who was also seen as a tag-team specialist, to form Badd Company,[4] a move that paid off pretty soon as the two won the CWA/AWA International Tag Team Championship, beating Tarzan Goto and Akio Sato on December 15, 1986. The first reign was short lived as The Sheepherders (Luke Williams & Butch Miller) defeated the duo on January 10, 1987. Badd Company quickly regained the titles only to lose them to Tarzan Goto and Akio Sato on February 5, 1987. The third reign with the tag-team titles came on May 9, 1987 when the team beat Mark Starr in a handicap match, but lost them back to Starr and his new tag team partner Billy Joe Travis. Badd Company had one last run with the International tag team titles as they won the vacant titles on May 25, 1987 and held them until July 6, 1987 where they lost the titles to Bill Dundee and Rocky Johnson (who were the last International tag team champions). While in Memphis Badd Company also won the CWA's main tag team title, the AWA Southern Tag Team Championship, defeating Jeff Jarrett and Billy Joe Travis on August 8, 1987.
WWE Royal Rumble 1992
as TanakaThe 1992 WWE Royal Rumble was the fifth annual Royal Rumble. It took place on January 19, 1992...
Movie pageShawn Michaels: Mr Wrestlemania
as HimselfAll of Shawn Michaels' WrestleMania moments plus an all new never-before-seen interview with the...
Movie pageWWE SummerSlam 1990
as TanakaWWE SummerSlam '90 was the third annual SummerSlam professional wrestling pay-per-view produced...
Movie pageWWE WrestleMania VI
as TanakaMore than 65,000 fans pack the Toronto SkyDome to witness The Ultimate Challenge as The Ultimate...
Movie pageWWE Survivor Series 1990
as TanakaSurvivor Series (1990) was the fourth annual Survivor Series pay-per-view professional wrestling...
Movie pageWWE Royal Rumble 1991
as TanakaThe 1991 WWE Royal Rumble was the third annual Royal Rumble professional wrestling pay-per-view...
Movie pageWWE Rampage '91
as TanakaWhile "Mean" Gene Okerlund and Bobby "The Brain" Heenan invite Sean Mooney to join them for a...
Movie pageAWA SuperClash III
as HimselfThe American Wrestling Association teams up with various other regional promotions to deliver...
Movie pageECW The Night the Line Was Crossed
as "The Sensei" Pat TanakaTerry Funk puts the ECW Heavyweight Championship on the line against Shane Douglas and Sabu in a...
Movie pageWCW The Great American Bash 1996
as El GatoThe Giant defends the WCW World Heavyweight Championship against Lex Luger. Ric Flair & Arn...
Movie pageWWF SuperTape vol. 2
as TanakaOn Supertape Vol. 2, Sean Mooney takes the WWE Universe on a journey through some unforgettable...
Movie pageWWE World Tour 1991
as TanakaJoin host "Lord" Alfred Hayes for an out-of-this-world presentation of unforgettable action from...
Movie page2nd Annual Battle of the WWE Superstars
as Tanaka (Manager)Prepare yourself for the best battle ever!
Movie pageWWE WrestleFest '91
as TanakaMacho Man Randy Savage hosts this explosive WWE extravaganza...his first Coliseum assignment...
Movie pageWWE The Main Event V
as TanakaA huge tag team tug-of-war pits Hulk Hogan and his pal Tugboat against "The Natural Disaster"...
Movie pageNWA Bloodfest • Night One
as "The Sensei" Pat TanakaThe first of two ghoulish nights of action, brought to you by Jim Crockett Promotions and Tod...
Movie pageWWF Hottest Matches
as TanakaThings heat up as Sean Mooney hosts a sizzling lineup of WWE's Hottest Matches. From The Rockers...
Movie pageWWE U.K. Rampage 1991
as TanakaThe superstars of The World Wrestling Federation make their annual trek across the pond for WWE...
Movie pageNWA Bloodfest • Night Two
as "The Sensei" Pat TanakaThe second of two ghoulish nights of action, brought to you by Jim Crockett Promotions and Tod...
Movie pageWWE Raw
as Pat TanakaA regularly scheduled, live, year-round program featuring some of the biggest WWE Superstars.
TV Show pageWWF Wrestling Challenge
as TanakaWWF Wrestling Challenge was a professional wrestling television program produced by the World...
TV Show pageDark Side of the Ring
as SelfFinding truth at the intersection of fantasy and reality in the veiled world of professional...
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