Little Tokyo (wrestler)

Shigeru Akabane
Born(1941-07-05)July 5, 1941
Tokyo, Japan[1]
DiedSeptember 6, 2011(2011-09-06) (aged 70)[1]
St. Joseph, Missouri, U.S.[1]
Professional wrestling career
Ring name(s)Shigeri Akabane
Little Tokyo
Tokyo
Billed height4 ft (122 cm)[1]
Billed weight98 lb (44 kg)[2]
Trained byLord Littlebrook
DebutEarly 1970s[2]
Retired1998

Shigeru Akabane (赤羽 茂, Akabane Shigeru, July 5, 1941 – September 6, 2011), 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 World Wrestling Federation, (WWF) 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

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  2. ^ a b "1972 wrestling event poster featuring Little Tokyo". Slam Wrestling. Archived from the original on August 2, 2023. Retrieved August 23, 2024.