Shigeru Akabane
Born: 1941-07-05 in Tokyo, Tokyo Prefecture, Japan
Died: 2011-09-06
Known For: Acting
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
Filmography
2008
- Giants, Midgets, Heroes and Villains II as Little Tokyo
2007
- Mid-South Wrestling Giants, Midgets, Heroes & Villains vol. 1 as Little Tokyo
1987
- WWE WrestleMania III as Little Tokyo
1985
- Pro Wrestling USA Star Wars: December 1984 as Little Tokyo
- AWA Super Clash as Little Tokyo
1981
- Mid-South Wrestling as Little Tokyo
- WCCW Christmas Star Wars '81 as Little Tokyo
1980
- WWF Championship Wrestling as Little Tokyo
1975
- WWF All-Star Wrestling as Little Tokyo