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Shigeru Akabane

Shigeru Akabane (赤羽 茂, Akabane Shigeru), best known under his ring name Little Tokyo, was a Japanese professional midget wrestler who competed in North American promotions from the 1970s into the 1990s including appearances for American Wrestling Association (AWA), National Wrestling Alliance (NWA) and the WWE most notably appearing at WrestleMania III in a mixed tag team match with Lord Littlebrook and King Kong Bundy against Hillbilly Jim, the Haiti Kid and Little Beaver in 1987. He held the NWA World Midget's Championship on three occasions

Known for

Giants, Midgets, Heroes and Villains II
Giants, Midgets, Heroes and Villains II
2008 • Little Tokyo
Mid-South Wrestling Giants, Midgets, Heroes & Villains vol. 1
Mid-South Wrestling Giants, Midgets, Heroes & Villains vol. 1
2007 • Little Tokyo
WWE WrestleMania III
WWE WrestleMania III
1987 • Little Tokyo
Pro Wrestling USA Star Wars: December 1984
1985 • Little Tokyo
AWA Super Clash
AWA Super Clash
1985 • Little Tokyo
WCCW Christmas Star Wars '81
WCCW Christmas Star Wars '81
1981 • Little Tokyo
Black Samurai
Black Samurai
1976 • Janicott's Henchman Little Tokyo

Full filmography

WWE WrestleMania III
WWE WrestleMania III
1987 • Little Tokyo
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AWA Super Clash
AWA Super Clash
1985 • Little Tokyo
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Black Samurai
Black Samurai
1976 • Janicott's Henchman Little Tokyo
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Shigeru Akabane – Biography, Known For & Filmography