Goro Tanaka

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Goro Tanaka
Goro Tanaka
Name Goro Tanaka
Real name Takao Tanaka
Nicknames
Name history Goro Tanaka, Goro Tsurumi
Family
Maestro(s)
Birth date, location November 24, 1948
Obituary date August 26, 2022 (aged 73 years)
Debut, location 1971
Lost mask to
Height 181cm
Weight 135kg
Signature moves
Titles:

Tanaka was an EMLL visitor from August 1974 to June 1975. His stint is best remember by Japanese fans for a claim he won the NWA World Light Heavyweight Title in a May 8, 1975 match in Arena Isabel de Cuernavaca. Tanaka claimed he defeated Wagner for the title, only to be stripped of the title post-match by the promoter for being over the weight limit. Tanaka shared a photo of himself holding the belt backstage. The story appears to be fiction; magazine reports of the match had Wagner winning without controversy (and weight-ins would be done prior to matches when weigh-ins were done at all.)

Luchas de apuestas record

Date Apuesta Winner(s) Loser(s) Arena and/or Place
1975/04/06 hair Mil Caras Goro Tanaka Arena Coliseo Guadalajara
??/??/?? hair TNT Goro Tanaka unknown


Gallery

w/ TNT
Phantom Champion (NWA World Light Heavyweight Title)