1. Patrick Tanaka was born on August 5,1961 and is an American professional wrestler best known for his work in the American Wrestling Association as one half of Badd Company and the World Wrestling Federation as one half of The Orient Express.
15 Facts About Pat Tanaka
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In 1986, Pat Tanaka moved to Memphis, Tennessee where he worked for Jerry Lawler and Jerry Jarrett's Continental Wrestling Association.
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Early on Pat Tanaka teamed with Jeff Jarrett to win the AWA Southern Tag Team Championship.
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Pat Tanaka signed with the World Wrestling Federation in 1990, where he formed another tag team called The Orient Express with Akio Sato, managed by Mr Fuji.
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The Orient Express kicked off a prolonged feud with The Rockers that started at WrestleMania VI, where Sato and Pat Tanaka were victorious via countout, and continued off and on for well over a year.
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Sato was pinned by Bushwhacker Butch 1:46 into the match and Pat Tanaka was pinned by Tito Santana only moments later, at 2:13 into the match.
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Pat Tanaka then made a single appearance in November 1994, losing to Doink the Clown.
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At Holiday Hell 1993 on December 26,1993 Pat Tanaka defeated Rocco Rock in a "Body Count" match.
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In 1996 Pat Tanaka made a few brief appearances as the masked El Gato, most notably against Konnan, who successfully defended the WCW United States Heavyweight Championship against El Gato at The Great American Bash 1996 on June 16,1996.
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Once again billed as Pat Tanaka, he lost to The Giant in an nWo-themed episode of WCW Saturday Night.
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Pat Tanaka partnered with "High Profile" Dyan Night with his Manager Candilynn Lockhart, The Blonde Geisha, to become known as The New Orient Express.
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In 2001 and 2002, Pat Tanaka toured Japan with New Japan Pro-Wrestling.
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In 2011, Pat Tanaka became a referee for Micro Championship Wrestling in Hudson, Florida.
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In mid-March 2006, Pat Tanaka opened Fighting Spirit Dojo in Minster, Ohio with shoot-fighter Jody Poff.
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Poff taught a group of mixed-martial-artists while Pat Tanaka taught judo to more than 50 students.