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

Mid-South Wrestling

1981•TV Series

WWF All-Star Wrestling

1975•TV Series

WWF Championship Wrestling

1980•TV Series•

6.0

WWE WrestleMania III

1987•Movie•

7.4

Black Samurai

1976•Movie•

5.6

AWA Super Clash

1985•Movie•

7.9

Mid-South Wrestling Giants, Midgets, Heroes & Villains vol. 1

2007•Movie

Giants, Midgets, Heroes and Villains II

2008•Movie

Filmography