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* TheAce: Handsome, acrobatic, hard-hitting and technical. He was even called literally a tag team ace back when he teamed with Kanemoto.
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* {{Expy}}: During their tenure together in NJPW, Tanaka and Kanemoto were officially considered the second coming of the old tag team of Wrestling/AkiraMaeda and Wrestling/NobuhikoTakada. Of the two, Tanaka was the equivalent of Takada, another shoot-stylist with a lot of both athleticism and good looks. Their career paths also resemble each other, as they both trained under Fujiwara, had short and insuccessful MMA tenures, were great as conventional wrestlers, and later engaged in a more sports entertainment-oriented product where they were part of villainous stables.
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* TimeToUnlockMoreTruePotential: Created the Monster Cat Suplex, a hammerlock/tiger suplex, to combat Tiger Mask IV.
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Minoru Tanaka (born August 5, 1972) is a UsefulNotes/{{Japan}}ese {{Professional Wrestl|ing}}er. Originally a gymnast and shootboxer, he joined Wrestling/YoshiakiFujiwara's Pro Wrestling Fujiwara Gumi and made his pro wrestling debut a year before the promotion folded. He moved with the rest of the staff to Battlarts, and from there he made appearances in several other promotions, like Fighting Network RINGS, Big Japan Pro Wrestling and Wrestling/NewJapanProWrestling, the last of which eventually scouted him. Tanaka became a junior heavyweight sensation, a mix of shoot-stylist and high-flyer, and also had a tenure as a masked video game character named HEAT. After a career with a couple record-breaking IWGP Junior Heavyweight Championship reigns and a heel stint in Wrestling/JushinThunderLiger's CTU faction, he left NJPW for Wrestling/AllJapanProWrestling, debuting surprisingly as a new member of Wrestling/{{TARU}}'s Voodoo Murders. He later followed Wrestling/KeijiMutoh to WRESTLE-1, until he left to become a freelance, moving his operations to Wrestling/ProWrestlingNOAH.
As usual, you can find the basics at [[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Minoru_Tanaka_(wrestler) The Other Wiki]]
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Minoru Tanaka (born August 5, 1972) is a UsefulNotes/{{Japan}}ese {{ProfessionalWrestl|ing}}er.Wrestl|ing}}er and UsefulNotes/MixedMartialArts fighter. Originally a gymnast and shootboxer, he joined Wrestling/YoshiakiFujiwara's Pro Wrestling Fujiwara Gumi and made his pro wrestling debut a year before the promotion folded. He moved with the rest of the staff to Battlarts, and from there he made appearances in several other promotions, promotions in both shoots and work, like Fighting Network RINGS, Big Japan Pro Wrestling and Wrestling/NewJapanProWrestling, the last of which eventually scouted him. Tanaka became a junior heavyweight sensation, a mix of shoot-stylist and high-flyer, and also had a tenure as a masked video game character named HEAT. After a career with a couple record-breaking IWGP Junior Heavyweight Championship reigns and a heel stint in Wrestling/JushinThunderLiger's CTU faction, he left NJPW for Wrestling/AllJapanProWrestling, debuting surprisingly as a new member of Wrestling/{{TARU}}'s Voodoo Murders. He later followed Wrestling/KeijiMutoh to WRESTLE-1, until he left to become a freelance, moving his operations to Wrestling/ProWrestlingNOAH.
He's unrelated to Wrestling/MasatoTanaka.
As usual, you can find the basics at [[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Minoru_Tanaka_(wrestler) The OtherWiki]]
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Minoru Tanaka (born August 5, 1972) is a UsefulNotes/{{Japan}}ese {{Professional
He's unrelated to Wrestling/MasatoTanaka.
As usual, you can find the basics at [[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Minoru_Tanaka_(wrestler) The Other
* FinishingMove: Minoru Special (flying armbar), Minoru Special II (northern lights suplex bridged over into an armbar), HEAT Clutch (flying armbar into a weird pin), Santa Monica Pier (leg hook Death Valley driver), FIREBALL Splash (450º splash), several variations of fisherman buster, and kick to the head.
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* GuestFighter: Fought a few matches in RINGS.
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* GuestFighter: Fought a few shoot matches in RINGS.
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* PowerStable: Control Terrorism Unit (CTU) and RISE in NJPW.
* RedBaron: "Juji Shokunin" ("The Artisan of the Cross Armbar"), "Black Prince", "The Special One".
* RedBaron: "Juji Shokunin" ("The Artisan of the Cross Armbar"), "Black Prince", "The Special One".
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* PowerCopying: He often adopts moves from his partners, like Wrestling/MasahitoKakihara's Kaki Cutter and Wrestling/MasaakiMochizuki's Twister and Sankakugeri.
* PowerStable: Control Terrorism Unit (CTU) and RISE inNJPW.
NJPW, Voodoo Murders in AJPW.
* RedBaron:"Juji "Ude-Juji Shokunin" ("The Artisan of the Cross Armbar"), "Black Prince", "The Special One".
* PowerStable: Control Terrorism Unit (CTU) and RISE in
* RedBaron:
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Minoru Tanaka (born August 5, 1972) is a UsefulNotes/{{Japan}}ese {{Professional Wrestl|ing}}er. Originally a gymnast and shootboxer, he joined Wrestling/YoshiakiFujiwara's Pro Wrestling Fujiwara Gumi and made his pro wrestling debut a year before the promotion folded. He moved with the rest of the staff to Battlarts, and from there he made appearances in several other promotions, like Fighting Network RINGS, Big Japan Pro Wrestling and Wrestling/NewJapanProWrestling, the last of which eventually scouted him. Tanaka became a junior heavyweight sensation, a mix of shoot-stylist and high-flyer, and also had a tenure as a masked video game character named HEAT. After a career with a couple record-breaking IWGP Junior Heavyweight Championship reigns and a heel stint in Wrestling/JushinThunderLiger's CTU faction, he left NJPW for Wrestling/AllJapanProWrestling, debuting surprisingly as a new member of Wrestling/{{TARU}}'s Voodoo Murders. He later followed Wrestling/KeijiMutoh to WRESTLE-1, until he left to become a freelance, moving his operations to Wrestling/ProWrestlingNOAH.
As usual, you can find the basics at [[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Minoru_Tanaka_(wrestler) The Other Wiki]]
!! "Black Prince Tropes":
* TheApprentice: To Caesar Takeshi and Wrestling/YoshiakiFujiwara.
* CombatCommentator: Has provided commentary for Battlarts.
* CoolMask: As his other personas; Heat and CTU-J.
* CoolTeacher: Trained Alex Koslov.
* FirstNameBasis: In 2005, he dropped his surname, just being called Minoru. He got it back in 2011.
* GuestFighter: Fought a few matches in RINGS.
* [[IKnowKarate I Know Shootboxing]]: Was a fighter before his transition into pro wrestling.
* LightningBruiser: Able to work both shoot-style and high-flying wrestling.
* LongHairedPrettyBoy / MrFanservice: He was Battlarts's resident good-looking kid.
* PowerStable: Control Terrorism Unit (CTU) and RISE in NJPW.
* RedBaron: "Juji Shokunin" ("The Artisan of the Cross Armbar"), "Black Prince", "The Special One".
* TimeToUnlockMoreTruePotential: Created the Monster Cat Suplex, a hammerlock/tiger suplex, to combat Tiger Mask IV.
* WrestlingFamily: Is married to former professional wrestler Yumi Fukawa.
As usual, you can find the basics at [[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Minoru_Tanaka_(wrestler) The Other Wiki]]
!! "Black Prince Tropes":
* TheApprentice: To Caesar Takeshi and Wrestling/YoshiakiFujiwara.
* CombatCommentator: Has provided commentary for Battlarts.
* CoolMask: As his other personas; Heat and CTU-J.
* CoolTeacher: Trained Alex Koslov.
* FirstNameBasis: In 2005, he dropped his surname, just being called Minoru. He got it back in 2011.
* GuestFighter: Fought a few matches in RINGS.
* [[IKnowKarate I Know Shootboxing]]: Was a fighter before his transition into pro wrestling.
* LightningBruiser: Able to work both shoot-style and high-flying wrestling.
* LongHairedPrettyBoy / MrFanservice: He was Battlarts's resident good-looking kid.
* PowerStable: Control Terrorism Unit (CTU) and RISE in NJPW.
* RedBaron: "Juji Shokunin" ("The Artisan of the Cross Armbar"), "Black Prince", "The Special One".
* TimeToUnlockMoreTruePotential: Created the Monster Cat Suplex, a hammerlock/tiger suplex, to combat Tiger Mask IV.
* WrestlingFamily: Is married to former professional wrestler Yumi Fukawa.
