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Tatsumi Fujinami

Nickname: Dragon of the Flame

Height: 183 cm

Weight: 108 kg

From: Japan

Birthday: Dec 28th

Aliases: Dr. Fujinami

Feds Worked For: WCCW, NWA, WCW, WWF, Big Japan Pro Wrestling (Japan), Catch Wrestling Association (Germany), Donan Ring (Japan), Dradition Pro-Wrestling (Japan), Dragon Gate (Japan), Ehime Pro Wrestling (Japan), Extreme Fighting Stage COMBO (Japan), Fumihito Kihara Produce (Japan), GLEAT (Japan), GPS Promotion (Japan), Guts World Prowrestling (Japan), Hokuto Pro Wrestling (Japan), H Promotions (Japan), Inoki Genome Federation (Japan), International Grand Prix Wrestling (Japan), Japanese Wrestling Association (Japan), KAIENTAI DOJO (Japan), Kyushu Pro Wrestling (Japan), Legend Pro Wrestling (Japan), Michinoku Pro Wrestling (Japan), New Japan Pro Wrestling (Japan), Niigata Pro Wrestling (Japan), Pacific Northwest Wrestling (Oregon), Osaka Pro Wrestling (Japan), Pro Wrestling FTO (Japan), Pro Wrestling HEAT UP (Japan), Pro Wrestling NOAH (Japan), Pro Wrestling Sakai Gumi (Japan), Real Japan Wrestling (Japan), Ryuku Dragon Pro Wrestling (Japan), Shinjuku Face (Japan), Strong Style Pro Wrestling (Japan), Universal Wrestling Association (Mexico), WNC (Japan), Zero1 (Japan)

Finisher: Dragon Sleeper

Signature Moves: Dragon Suplex Hold, Dragon Back Breaker, Figure-4 Leglock, Cobra Twist

Career Highlights: -Catch Wrestling Association Intercontinental Champion
-IWGP Champion (6x)
-IWGP Tag team Champion (5x; 4 w/ Kengo Kimura; 1 w/ Osamu Nishimura)
-NPW Tag Team Champion (w/ LEONA)
-NWA World Champion
-NWA International Junior Heavyweight Champion (2x)
-NWA Pacific Northwest Champion
-WCCW World Champion
-PWL Champion
-PWHU Tag Team Champion (w/ Kazuhiro Tamura)
-PWHU Universal Champion
-UWA Heavyweight Champion
-WWF International Heavyweight Champion (3x)
-WWF International Tag Team Champion (w/ Kengo Kimura)
-WWF World Junior Heavyweight Champion (2x)
-Winner of the 1991 Super Grade Tag League tournament (w/ Big Van Vader)

Affiliates: Antonio Inoki, Osamu Kido, Kotetsu Yamamoto, Kengo Kimura, Osamu Nishimura, Kazuhiro Tamura

Notable Feuds: Antonio Inoki, Riki Choshu, Ric Flair, Kerry Von Erich

Other Facts: -Father of pro wrestler LEONA (AKA Leona Fujinami)
-Started NJPW's Junior Heavyweight Division by winning the WWF World Junior Heavyweight Title. He eventually moved up to the Heavyweight Division.
-Trained Gran Hamada & Ultimo Dragon
-The true master of the Dragon Sleeper and a great Puroresu Legend
-Competed in the first match on the very first New Japan Pro Wrestling event
-Current owner of Dradition Pro Wrestling in Japan
-Inducted into the Wrestling Observer Newsletter Hall of Fame in 1996
-Inducted into the WWE Hall of Fame in 2015
-Inducted into the Professional Wrestling Hall of Fame and Museum in 2017
-Inducted into the International Professional Wrestling Hall of Fame in 2021
-Ranked # 58 in the 1992 PWI 500
-Ranked # 111 in the 1993 PWI 500
-Ranked # 131 in the 1994 PWI 500
-Ranked # 156 in the 1995 PWI 500
-Ranked # 76 in the 1996 PWI 500
-Ranked # 13 in the 1998 PWI 500
-Ranked # 204 in the 1999 PWI 500
-Ranked # 187 in the 2001 PWI 500
-Ranked # 211 in the 2008 PWI 500