WRESTLER PROFILES

	Wrestler: Hiroshi Tanahashi Real Name: Birthday: Hometown: Marital Status: Height & Weight: Trained by: Debut: Previous Names: Finishing Move: Favorite Moves: Notable Feuds:
IWGP U-30 Open-Weight title defeating Shinya Makabe [Tournament] (April 23, 2003); IWGP Tag Team titles w/Yutaka Yoshie defeating Hiroyoshi Tenzan & Masahiro Chono (June 13, 2003); NOAH Global Honored Crowned Tag Team titles w/Yuji Nagata defeating Kenta Kobashi & Tamon Honda (November 30, 2003); IWGP Tag Team titles w/Shinsuke Nakamura defeating Kensuke Sasaki & Minoru Suzuki for vacant titles (December 11, 2004); IWGP U-30 Open-Weight title defeating Toru Yano [Tournament] (June 18, 2005); IWGP Heavyweight title defeating Giant Bernard [Tournament] (July 17, 2006); IWGP Heavyweight title defeating Yuji Nagata (October 8, 2007); IWGP Heavyweight title defeating Manabu Nakanishi (June 20, 2009);
January 15, 2006 - Final Resolution: AJ Styles defeated Hiroshi Tanahashi in an "International Showcase".. ~~~Shannon Moore ran in with the Mr. TNA award and went to hit AJ Styles but accidentally hit Hiroshi Tanahashi! January 28, 2006 - TNA Impact: Hiroshi Tanahashi defeated Roderick Strong in a match taped for Xplosion.. January 31, 2006: Hiroshi Tanahashi signed a new contract with New Japan Pro Wrestling.. April 13, 2007: Yuji Nagata defeated Hiroshi Tanahashi to win the IWGP Heavyweight title in Osaka, Japan.. October 30, 2008 - TNA iMPACT: The Motor City Machine Guns (Chris Sabin & Alex Shelley) beat Hiroshi Tanahashi & Volador Jr. November 6, 2008 - TNA iMPACT: Morgan/Abyss beat Team 3-D and LAX and Tanahashi/Volador in a 4-WAY Ladder match.. November 9, 2008 - TNA Turning Point: Eric Young won the X-Division Rankings Elimination Match against nine other wrestlers.. ~~~Consequences Creed-Jay Lethal-Sonjay Dutt-Homicide-Petey Williams-Jimmy Rave-Doug Williams-Volador-Hiroshi Tanahashi February 15, 2009--New Japan: Hiroshi Tanahashi defeated Shinsuke Nakamura in Tokyo, Japan at Sumo Hall.. April 5, 2009: Hiroshi Tanahashi defeated Kurt Angle to retain the IWGP Heavyweight title at Sumo Hall in Japan.. June 20, 2009--NJPW: Hiroshi Tanahashi defeated Manabu Nakanishi to win the IWGP Heavyweight title in Osaka.