Shigeru Akabane
Personal Info
Known for
Acting
Gender
Male
Birthday
1941-07-05
Day of Death
2011-09-06 (70 years old)
Place of Birth
Tokyo, Tokyo Prefecture, Japan
Shigeru Akabane
Biography
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
Acting
(2008)
Giants, Midgets, Heroes and Villains II
as Little Tokyo
(2007)
(1987)
WWE WrestleMania III
as Little Tokyo
(1985)
AWA Super Clash
as Little Tokyo
(1985)
Pro Wrestling USA Star Wars: December 1984
as Little Tokyo
(1981)
WCCW Christmas Star Wars '81
as Little Tokyo