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  Masato Tanaka - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Masato Tanaka (born February 23, 1973 in Wakayama City, Wakayama Prefecture) is a Japanese professional wrestler, best known for his appearances in Japan with Frontier Martial Arts Wrestling and in America with Extreme Championship Wrestling.
Tanaka formed a short-lived tag team with Balls Mahoney, and at November To Remember on November 1, 1998 they defeated The Dudley Boyz to win the ECW World Tag Team Championships.
Tanaka's feud with Awesome was brought to an abrupt end when Awesome left ECW in April 2000.
en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Masato_Tanaka   (906 words)

  
 ◆◇china-gallery◇◆   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-01)
Masato's art practice is also clearly based on this science-oriented art strategy, as he uses the international art vocabulary of sculpture and installation to update traditional Eastern esthetics, transforming these from their ancient context into a contemporary one.
To some degree, Masato's art could be regarded a combination of kinetic sculpture and mechanic installation, not only embodying his deep fascination with tradition but also bearing notice of his engagement with the torrents of contemporary art.
Masato is not alone in his use of reference, appropriation, and juxtaposition, as these all have proven very popular methods in contemporary art practice for expressing cultural heritage in the global art scene over last two decades.
www.china-gallery.com /en/zhang/art_masato.htm   (1146 words)

  
 NationMaster - Encyclopedia: Masato Tanaka
Tanaka continued to wrestle with FMW, feuding with Team No Respect, until leaving in 2001, allegedly as a result of animosity between him and the owner of FMW, the late Shoichi Arai, mostly over Hiromichi Fuyuki's role as booker.
Hayabusa, Masato Tanaka, and Hisakatsu Oya vs. Yukihiro Kanemura, Jado, and Mr.
Hayabusa, Masato Tanaka, and Tetsuhiro Kuroda vs. Yukihiro Kanemura, Jado, and Mr.
www.nationmaster.com /encyclopedia/Masato-Tanaka   (3417 words)

  
 YBFREE.com November 2002 Special Interest Pro Wrestling: FMW Wrestling: The Enforcer Masato Tanaka p. 1 of 3
The Tanaka is one of the few Japanese stars to cross the Pacific and become famous in North America without having to play a ninja or throwing salt.
Tanaka started the match off against Hido and every couple of minutes, a new wrestler would come into the ring to join one of his teammates.
Tanaka showed the most courage landing a Dropkick on Kanemura from the top of the cage then slamming Matsunaga off the of the cage and landing a brutal Flying Elbow Drop to his opponent.
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 Tanaka - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Tanaka (田中 "in the ricefield") is the 4th most common Japanese surname.
It may also refer to Tanaka Memorial an alleged Japanese war planning document.
Tanaka Power Equipment, makers of small internal combustion engines and associated machinery
en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Tanaka   (171 words)

  
 Kintaro Kanemura's Bio   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-01)
Tanaka would also the score the victory over Kanemura in the match which would be a wild brawl all over Korakuen Hall, but as it would turn out to be one of Kanemura's busiest weeks, he would have to travel to Kawasaki Stadium for the next day.
Tanaka though would get up while Kanemura was climbing it and meet Kanemura at the top, the two would begin to trade punches before Kanemura would win by knocking Tanaka off the scaffold and sending him through the table that was placed for him.
Tanaka would manage to get the pinfall victory over Justin Credible after delivering a rolling elbow, but afterwards, words would be exchanged between Kanemura and Tanaka, who would not let their differences be put aside, and Tanaka would end up walking off as Kanemura and Kuroda would do the TNR Dance together.
www.fmwwrestling.us /Kanemura.html   (18025 words)

  
 SLAM! Wrestling: Masato Tanaka
Masato Tanaka is one of the young lions of Japanese Puroresu.
Tanaka debuted in ECW on their Living Dangerously 1998 PPV, defeating Doug Furnas in a match that was panned by critics.
Tanaka grew homesick and returned to Japan where he has competed since.
www.canoe.ca /WrestlingStarBios/tanaka.html   (415 words)

  
 WMF & Apache Army News 2005   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-01)
Tanaka and Awesome who regularly had the best match on ECW PPV's in the late 90's using their style of matches they formed in FMW, once again went at it without being afraid to hurt one another.
Masato Tanaka finished the night show with a big speech, talking about how Sabu inspired all the wrestlers that followed doing the hardcore style and many people who have well could have never had jobs in wrestling without him popularizing the style.
Masato Tanaka would intervene and hold on to Kanemura while Super Crazy climb a set of stairs to the balcony where he then delivered an Asai Moonsault from the balcony landing on Kanemura.
www.fmwwrestling.us /WMFArmyNews2005.html   (18898 words)

  
 The Best Of Masato Tanaka: The Japanese Extremist   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-01)
Masato Tanaka and Koji Nakagawa and Tetsuhiro Kuroda vs.
Masato Tanaka and Jerry Lynn vs. Justin Credible and Mike Awesome.
Masato Tanaka, Balls Mahoney and Axl Rotten attack The Dudley Boyz with chairs.
www.wrestletapes.net /bestofmasatotanaka.html   (161 words)

  
 View from the Rising Sun by Masanori Horie--"Dangan" Masato Tanaka
Masato Tanaka, Koji Nakagawa, and Tetsuhiro Kuroda beat Super Leather and Head Hunters A and B (13:59 Tanaka beat B)---Tanaka, Nakagawa, Kuroda became the second champions.
Hayabusa, Masato Tanaka, and Koji Nakagawa beat The Gladiator, Hisakatsu Oya, and Mr.
Masato Tanaka and Tetsuhiro Kuroda beat Hayabusa and Kodo Fuyuki (24:54 Tanaka beat Fuyuki)---Tanaka and Kuroda became the 20th champions.
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 Masato Tanaka Patent Inventor Ibaraki, JP   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-01)
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 The Gladiator vs. Masato Tanaka 9/28/97 Review
Tanaka made his comeback at 5:00, including his swinging DDT and a nadare shiki no brainbuster.
Tanaka basically no-sold this and the subsequent chair shot, which was questionable judgement at best, and tried to come back with an elbow.
Tanaka was forced to sell this spot forever because Gladiator went to the floor and set two tables up.
www.quebrada.net /columns/49/49d.html   (742 words)

  
 DVDVR 81   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-01)
Tanaka is bleeding profusely from his arm as this match is joined in progress as one can tell that some of the more grisly practices of FMW are still in tact- even with two of it's best workers in the ring.
Tanaka fires back with his NJ Junior-Does-Misawa's Offence and I was grooving to the stiffness mixed with actual selling as Masato hits a superplex and a cool rolling elbow.
Tanaka has his first big transition by countering a toprope SOMETHING by Hayabusa with a big elbow upside the head as Hayabusa is still in the air.
www.otherarena.com /nCo/dvdvr/dvdvr81.html   (7817 words)

  
 Balls Mahoney vs. Masato Tanaka   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-01)
Tanaka hit a cross body for two and then chopped at Balls and hit a running forearm in the corner.
Tanaka went for a pescado but Balls slammed him down and nailed right hands on the floor.
Tanaka goes up top but Balls nailed a right hands and went up and nailed a superplex of his own for two.
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 Best of Masato Tanaka: Japanese Torpeado   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-01)
Masato Tanaka & Ballz Mahoney vs The Dudley Boyz
Masato Tanaka & Ballz Mahoney vs H and Gennosuke
Masato Tanaka, Nakagawa & Kuroda vs Kanemura, Matsunaga & Hido -
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 ECW: News on Dusty Rhodes, Masato Tanaka, and more!
Tanaka, who is currently working two weeks worth of shows for ECW, will return back Japan on Christmas Eve.
At the moment, FMW (Frontier Martial Arts Wrestling) is running an angle where Tanaka is claiming that he's been treated poorly by the company and is now a full-time ECW worker.
As a part of the angle, Tanaka recently told the Japanese wrestling press that FMW didn't treat him as an international superstar main eventer upon his return from a recent U.S. tour.
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 MAXIMUM Zero - ZERO1-MAX Support Site   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-01)
Tanaka debuted and spent much of his career in FMW, a disciple of Death Match legend, Atsushi Onita.
Following a physical match with Hashimoto at Tokyo Ryogoku Kokugikan on 3/2/02, Tanaka was given a contract with the company.
A skilled and very versatile wrestler, Tanaka takes great energy and fighting spirit to each match with him.
www.puroresufan.com /ddt/z1max/roster/tanaka.php   (479 words)

  
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Masato Tanaka and CW Anderson and Steve Corino vs. Sonjay Dutt and Minoru Fujita and Ikuto Hidaka (TLC Match) (3/25/05)
Masato Tanaka and Tetsuhiro Kuroda vs. Alex Shelley and Tatsuhito Takaiwa (3/23/05)
Masato Tanaka and Shinjiro Otani vs. Jun Akiyama and Akitoshi Saito (1/10/03)
home.att.net /~tigerdriver/mtanaka.htm   (97 words)

  
 FMW / WMF / WEW
Masato Tanaka, Hisakatsu Oya, and Naohiko Yamazaki vs. Kintaro Kanemura, Hideki Hosaka, and Yoshinari Saski
Masato Tanaka and Shinjiro Otani vs. Tetsuhiro Kuroda and Kintaro Kanemura
Shinjiro Otani, Masato Tanaka, Tatsuhito Takaiwa, and Yoshihito Sasaki vs. Kintaro Kanemura, Tesuhiro Kuroda, Mr.
www.bluethundervideo.com /fmw.html   (2173 words)

  
 Profile   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-01)
Also on the same night, Tanaka defeated Kanemura for the FMW Brass Knuckles Heavyweight championship in Kawaski, Japan.
- Tanaka became the first Japanese to win the ECW World Heavyweight title defeating Mike Awesome on December 16, 1999.
- On February 26, 2000, Masato Tanaka and Tommy Dreamer defeated The Impact Players for the ECW World Tag Team title.
gerweck.net /masatotanaka.htm   (287 words)

  
 The Best Of Mike Awesome: The Gladiator   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-01)
The Gladiator and Horace Boulder vs. Masato Tanaka and Niiyama.
The Gladiator, Terry Funk and Horace Boulder vs. Masato Tanaka, Nakagawa and Kuroda.
Gannosuke and Hiroshi Oya vs. Hayabusa, Masato Tanaka and Nakagawa.
www.wrestletapes.net /bestofmikeawesome.html   (196 words)

  
 Masato Tanaka - Miscellaneous   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-01)
Tanaka is a multi-faceted wrestler who meshes strong scientific skills with brutal brawling as a means to wear out his opponents.
Both moves have brought Masato incredible fame and fortune internationally, and they are just a small part of his arsenal.
The crown jewel in Masato's resume was a victory for the World Heavyweight championship, solidifying his place in the annals of Extreme Championship Wrestling history.
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 Obsessed With Wrestling   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-01)
November 7, 1999--November to Remember: Mike Awesome defeated Masato Tanaka to retain the ECW Heavyweight title..
December 16, 1999: FMW star Masato Tanaka became the first Japanese star to win the ECW World title, defeating Mike Awesome.
February 6, 2004 - PWWorld-1: Masato Tanaka defeated Steve Corino in the main event..
www.obsessedwithwrestling.com /profiles/m/masato-tanaka.html   (726 words)

  
 FMW
Atsushi Onita, Hido, & Tetsuhiro Kuroda vs Hayabusa, Masato Tanaka, & Hisakatsu Oya.
Hayabusa, Masato Tanaka, & Tetsuhiro Kuroda vs Mr.
Hayabusa, Masato Tanaka, & Tetsuhiro Kuroda vs Kodo Fuyuki, & Koji Nakagawa, & Gedo.
www.tbns.net /haya/fmw.htm   (633 words)

  
 ProWrestling.com > Fantasy > XPW Ultimate Xtreme   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-01)
Masato then grabs another light tube from a trashcan, and smashes Supreme in the gut with it, making him bend down.
Masato sets up a table up on the outside, which is wrapped in Barbed Wire.
Masato grabs the beer bottles with thumbtacks stuck on to them, and holds it up to a huge pop.
www.prowrestling.com /articles/fantasy/627.shtml   (7933 words)

  
 FMW News Archive
Masato Tanaka and Jado and Gedo when Kuroda pinned Jado (21:15) in a Barbwire Street Fight.
Masato Tanaka and Hideki Hosaka and Yoshinori Sasaki defeated Kintaro Kanemura and Supreme and Homeless Jimmy when Tanaka pinned Kanemura at 14:59.
Masato Tanaka made the save, so although Hayabusa didn't get the title, he found himself a new friend and partner to replace the ingrate Shinzaki who probably will be available even less now that he's working full time with All Japan.
www.quebrada.net /news/NewsFMW2.html   (4089 words)

  
 Masato Tanaka   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-01)
Masato Tanaka was born in 1961 in Yokohama, Japan.
He met Hiroshi Koike, a theatre artist, in 1994 and began participating in his works as producer of stage device and object de
Kinetic Sculpture and Mechanical Installation by Masato Tanaka (Japan)
www.macaufringe.gov.mo /fringe2000/html/masato_e.htm   (177 words)

  
 Masato Tanaka
Later on, Tanaka won the Independent World Heavyweight Title and the Brass Knuckles Title by beating the Gladiator.
LAter on, Tanaka, Rob Van Dam, & Sabu fought to a No-Contest with the Triple Threat.
Later on, Tanaka & Mahoney beat the Dudley Boyz.
www.accelerator3359.com /Wrestling/bios/mtanaka.html   (2240 words)

  
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Shinjiro Otani and Masato Tanaka beat Dick Togo and Ikuto Hidaka (16:05) when Otani used a Spiral bomb on Hidaka.
Shinjiro Otani and Masato Tanaka beat Naohiro Hoshikawa and Yoshihito Sasaki (12:42) when Tanaka used a modified driver on Sasaki.
Shinjiro Otani and Masato Tanaka beat Takao Omori and Tengu Kaiser (15:30) when Otani used a Spiral bomb on Tengu.
www.upw.com /zero_one/zero_one_renovation_2004.htm   (862 words)

  
 WEW 6 Man Tag Title History   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-01)
Masato Tanaka and Koji Nakagawa and Tetsuhiro Kuroda 6/28/96 Tokyo
Hayabusa and Masato Tanaka and Koji Nakagawa 8/31/97 Tokyo
*Defeat Hayabusa and Masato Tanaka and Hisakatsu Oya and then retire the FMW 6 Man Street Fight Tag Team Titles on 11/20/98.
www.fmwwrestling.us /wew6man.html   (332 words)

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