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

TV Series1981

WWF All-Star Wrestling

TV Series1975

6.0

WWF Championship Wrestling

TV Series1980

7.3

WWE WrestleMania III

Movie1987

5.6

Black Samurai

Movie1976

Giants, Midgets, Heroes and Villains II

Movie2008

7.9

AWA Super Clash

Movie1985

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

Movie2007

Filmography