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Shigeru Akabane

Acting
Known For

70 Years Old

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

Born

Tokyo, Tokyo Prefecture, Japan on 5th July 1941

Died

6th September 2011

All Credits

WWE WrestleMania III Image
WWE WrestleMania III
Little Tokyo
AWA Super Clash Image
AWA Super Clash
Little Tokyo
Giants, Midgets, Heroes and Villains II Image
Giants, Midgets, Heroes and Villains II
Little Tokyo
Mid-South Wrestling Giants, Midgets, Heroes & Villains vol. 1 Image
Mid-South Wrestling Giants, Midgets, Heroes & Villains vol. 1
Little Tokyo
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WCCW Christmas Star Wars '81
Little Tokyo
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Pro Wrestling USA Star Wars: December 1984
Little Tokyo