Sho Tanaka

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Sho Tanaka
Sho Tanaka.JPG
Tanaka in September 2015
Birth name Sho Tanaka
Born (1989-08-27) August 27, 1989 (age 34)[1]
Uwajima, Ehime, Japan[1]
Residence Mexico City, Mexico
Alma mater Tokuyama University[1]
Website Twitter
Professional wrestling career
Ring name(s) Sho Tanaka
Raijin
Billed height 173 cm (5 ft 8 in)[1]
Billed weight 93 kg (205 lb)[1]
Trained by NJPW Dojo
Junji Hirata
Debut November 15, 2012[1]

Sho Tanaka (田中 翔 Tanaka Shō?) (born August 27, 1989) is a Japanese professional wrestler who has primarily worked for New Japan Pro Wrestling (NJPW) but is currently working for the Mexican Consejo Mundial de Lucha Libre (CMLL) wrestling promotion. In Mexico he is known under the ring name Raijin (雷神 Raijin?), named after the Japanese God of thunder and is part of La Ola Amarilla ("the Yellow Wave") alongside Okumura, Kamaitachi and Fujin.

Personal life

Sho Tanaka was born on August 27, 1989 in Uwajima, Ehime, Japan. While in high school he became involved with Greco-Roman wrestling, something he continued to practice as he attended Tokuyama University. At Tokuyama he was the vice-captain of the wrestling team, competing in the 7th All-Japan University Championship for Greco-Roman wrestling, where he came in third over all.[1]

Professional wrestling career

Inspired by New Japan Pro Wrestling (NJPW) wrestler Hiroshi Tanahashi Tanaka attended the NJPW Dojo in February, 2012 training for his professional wrestling career.[1][2]

New Japan Pro Wrestling (2012–2016)

On November 11, 2012 Tanaka made his pro wrestling debut in the opening match of the NEVER: Shodai NEVER Musabetsu Kyu Oza Kettei Tournament 1st round show where he lost to Takaaki Watanabe.[3][4] Tanaka competed as one of NJPW's "Young Lions" a class of rookie wrestlers who work mostly against each other early on, wearing all black gear and with no particular ring character, all part of the structured learning process in NJPW.[2] Throughout 2013 and 2014 Tanaka often faced off against fellow Young Lion Yohei Komatsu, with both men trading victories in both singles and tag team competition.[5] By 2015 Tanaka and Komatsu had begun teaming together on a regular basis, including working together in the New Japan Rumble as part of Wrestle Kingdom 9 on January 5, 2015. The two teamed up to eliminate Tiger Mask and Taichi but were both eliminated by Tama Tonga[6] Tanaka was called upon to replace an injured Rey Cometa on a NJPW/Consejo Mundial de Lucha Libre co-promoted Fantastica Mania 2015 show on January 14. Tanaka and Stigma lost to La Peste Negra ("The Black Plague"; Bárbaro Cavernario and Mr. Niebla)[7][8] On February 11, 2015 Tanaka defeated rival and occasional tag team partner Yohei Komatsu in the opening match of NJPW's 2015 The New Beginning in Osaka show.[9] In June and July 2015 Tanaka represented NJPW in Pro Wrestling NOAH's Global Junior Heavyweight League. During the tournament he earned two points by defeating Hitoshi Kumano but lost to Daisuke Harada, Zack Sabre Jr. El Desperado, Kenou and Yoshinari Ogawa to be eliminated from the tournament.[2] At the 2015 Destruction in Kobe show Tanaka and Komatsu defeated fellow Young Lions David Finlay and Jay White.[10]

In early 2016 it was announced that Tanaka and Komatsu would compete in the 2016 Fantastica Mania series of shows, competing in what NJPW called the "Yohei Komatsu and Sho Tanaka send-off game", announcing that the two would travel to Mexico and work for CMLL as part of their continued in-ring skill development.[11] The team worked the opening match for each of the six Fantastica Mania events, losing each time.[12][13][14][15][16][17]

Consejo Mundial de Lucha Libre (2016 – present)

Tanaka and Komatsu became be the latest in a long line of young Japanese wrestlers to travel to Mexico to learn the lucha libre style. In Mexico, Tanaka was given the ring name Raijin, named after the Japanese God of Thunder, teaming with Komatsu who would be known as Fujin, named after the Japanese God of Wind.[18] The duo made their Mexican debut on January 31, teaming up with Okumura, forming the most recent version of La Ola Amarilla ("The Yellow Wave").[19] The group was joined by Kamaitachi, the previous NJPW trainee who has worked for CMLL since 2014.[20]

In wrestling

  • Finishing moves
  • Package Piledriver (CMLL)
  • Signature moves

References

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