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For the Japanese wrestler, see <a href="/wiki/Minoru_Tanaka_(wrestler)" title="Minoru Tanaka (wrestler)">Minoru Tanaka (wrestler)</a>.</div> <p class="mw-empty-elt"> </p> <style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1257001546">.mw-parser-output .infobox-subbox{padding:0;border:none;margin:-3px;width:auto;min-width:100%;font-size:100%;clear:none;float:none;background-color:transparent}.mw-parser-output .infobox-3cols-child{margin:auto}.mw-parser-output .infobox .navbar{font-size:100%}@media screen{html.skin-theme-clientpref-night .mw-parser-output .infobox-full-data:not(.notheme)>div:not(.notheme)[style]{background:#1f1f23!important;color:#f8f9fa}}@media screen and (prefers-color-scheme:dark){html.skin-theme-clientpref-os .mw-parser-output .infobox-full-data:not(.notheme) div:not(.notheme){background:#1f1f23!important;color:#f8f9fa}}@media(min-width:640px){body.skin--responsive .mw-parser-output .infobox-table{display:table!important}body.skin--responsive .mw-parser-output .infobox-table>caption{display:table-caption!important}body.skin--responsive .mw-parser-output .infobox-table>tbody{display:table-row-group}body.skin--responsive .mw-parser-output .infobox-table tr{display:table-row!important}body.skin--responsive .mw-parser-output .infobox-table th,body.skin--responsive .mw-parser-output .infobox-table td{padding-left:inherit;padding-right:inherit}}</style><table class="infobox vcard"><tbody><tr><th colspan="2" class="infobox-above fn">Professor Tanaka</th></tr><tr><td colspan="2" class="infobox-image"><span class="mw-default-size" typeof="mw:File/Frameless"><a href="/wiki/File:Toru_Tanaka,_1973.png" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/63/Toru_Tanaka%2C_1973.png/220px-Toru_Tanaka%2C_1973.png" decoding="async" width="220" height="199" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/63/Toru_Tanaka%2C_1973.png/330px-Toru_Tanaka%2C_1973.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/63/Toru_Tanaka%2C_1973.png/440px-Toru_Tanaka%2C_1973.png 2x" data-file-width="858" data-file-height="778" /></a></span><div class="infobox-caption">Tanaka, <abbr title="circa">c.</abbr><span style="white-space:nowrap;"> 1973</span></div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Birth name</th><td class="infobox-data nickname">Charles J. Kalani Jr.</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Born</th><td class="infobox-data"><span style="display:none">(<span class="bday">1930-01-06</span>)</span>January 6, 1930<br /><a href="/wiki/Honolulu" title="Honolulu">Honolulu, Hawaii</a>, U.S.</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Died</th><td class="infobox-data">August 22, 2000<span style="display:none">(2000-08-22)</span> (aged 70)<sup id="cite_ref-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-1"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>1<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><br /><a href="/wiki/Lake_Forest,_California" title="Lake Forest, California">Lake Forest, California</a>, U.S.</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Alma mater</th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/Weber_State_University" title="Weber State University">Weber State University</a><br /><a href="/wiki/University_of_Utah" title="University of Utah">University of Utah</a></td></tr><tr><th colspan="2" class="infobox-header" style="line-height: 1.5em"><a href="/wiki/Professional_wrestling" title="Professional wrestling">Professional wrestling career</a></th></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label"><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/Ring_name" title="Ring name">Ring name(s)</a></span></th><td class="infobox-data">Professor Tanaka<br />Professor Toru Tanaka</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Billed height</th><td class="infobox-data">5 ft 11 in (1.80 m)<sup id="cite_ref-Encyclopedia_2-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Encyclopedia-2"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>2<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Billed weight</th><td class="infobox-data">280 lb (130 kg)<sup id="cite_ref-Encyclopedia_2-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Encyclopedia-2"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>2<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Billed from</th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/Hiroshima" title="Hiroshima">Hiroshima</a>, <a href="/wiki/Japan" title="Japan">Japan</a><sup id="cite_ref-Encyclopedia_2-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Encyclopedia-2"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>2<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Debut</th><td class="infobox-data">1958</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Retired</th><td class="infobox-data">1986</td></tr><tr><td colspan="2" class="infobox-full-data"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1257001546"></td></tr><tr><td colspan="2" class="infobox-subheader" style="font-weight:bold;">Military service</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="padding-right: 1em">Allegiance</th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/United_States" title="United States">United States</a></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="padding-right: 1em">Service <wbr />/ branch</th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/United_States_Army" title="United States Army">United States Army</a></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="padding-right: 1em">Years of service</th><td class="infobox-data">1955-1966</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="padding-right: 1em">Rank</th><td class="infobox-data"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Army-USA-OR-05_(Army_greens).svg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/03/Army-USA-OR-05_%28Army_greens%29.svg/23px-Army-USA-OR-05_%28Army_greens%29.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="31" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/03/Army-USA-OR-05_%28Army_greens%29.svg/35px-Army-USA-OR-05_%28Army_greens%29.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/03/Army-USA-OR-05_%28Army_greens%29.svg/46px-Army-USA-OR-05_%28Army_greens%29.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="93" data-file-height="124" /></a></span> <a href="/wiki/Sergeant#United_States" title="Sergeant">Sergeant</a></td></tr><tr style="display:none"><td colspan="2"> </td></tr></tbody></table> <p><b>Charles J. Kalani Jr.</b> (January 6, 1930 – August 22, 2000) was an American <a href="/wiki/Professional_wrestler" class="mw-redirect" title="Professional wrestler">professional wrestler</a>, <a href="/wiki/Professional_boxing" title="Professional boxing">professional boxer</a>,<sup id="cite_ref-3" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-3"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>3<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> <a href="/wiki/Martial_arts" title="Martial arts">martial artist</a> and actor. He was known by the ring names <b>Professor Toru Tanaka</b>, or simply <b>Professor Tanaka</b>. He was best known for his work with the <a href="/wiki/WWE" title="WWE">World Wide Wrestling Federation</a> from 1967 to 1978, and was a 3-time <a href="/wiki/WWE_Tag_Team_Championship" title="WWE Tag Team Championship">Tag Team Championship</a> (with partner <a href="/wiki/Mr._Fuji" title="Mr. Fuji">Mr. Fuji</a>) and one-time <a href="/wiki/WWF_International_Tag_Team_Championship" title="WWF International Tag Team Championship">International Tag Team Champion</a> (with <a href="/wiki/Mitsu_Arakawa" title="Mitsu Arakawa">Mitsu Arakawa</a>). In <a href="/wiki/WWE_Hall_of_Fame_(2019)" title="WWE Hall of Fame (2019)">2019</a>, he was posthumously inducted into the <a href="/wiki/WWE_Hall_of_Fame" title="WWE Hall of Fame">WWE Hall of Fame</a> as a Legacy Member.<sup id="cite_ref-:1_4-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-:1-4"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>4<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <meta property="mw:PageProp/toc" /> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Early_life">Early life</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Professor_Tanaka&action=edit&section=1" title="Edit section: Early life"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>Kalani was born in <a href="/wiki/Honolulu" title="Honolulu">Honolulu, Hawaii</a>, the son of Charles J. Kalani and Christina Leong Kalani. His father was <a href="/wiki/Native_Hawaiians" title="Native Hawaiians">Native Hawaiian</a>, and his mother was of <a href="/wiki/Chinese_in_Hawaii" class="mw-redirect" title="Chinese in Hawaii">Chinese</a> descent. Kalani began studying <a href="/wiki/Judo" title="Judo">judo</a> in 1939, and earned a <a href="/wiki/Black_belt_(martial_arts)" title="Black belt (martial arts)">black belt</a> in <a href="/wiki/Danzan-ryu" class="mw-redirect" title="Danzan-ryu">Danzan-ryu</a> <a href="/wiki/Jujitsu" class="mw-redirect" title="Jujitsu">Jujitsu</a> from <a href="/wiki/Seishiro_Okazaki" title="Seishiro Okazaki">Seishiro Okazaki</a>. </p><p>Kalani graduated from <a href="/wiki/%CA%BBIolani_School" title="ʻIolani School">Iolani School</a> in 1949.<sup id="cite_ref-KalaniTanakaIolani_5-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-KalaniTanakaIolani-5"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>5<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> His wife, Doris Kalani, later credited Kalani's time on the <a href="/wiki/American_football" title="American football">football</a> team and <a href="/wiki/Kenneth_A._Bray" title="Kenneth A. Bray">Kenneth A. Bray's</a> influence with keeping him away from trouble.<sup id="cite_ref-:0_6-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-:0-6"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>6<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> After graduating from high school, Kalani attended Weber Junior College (now <a href="/wiki/Weber_State_University" title="Weber State University">Weber State University</a>), where he met his wife in 1952.<sup id="cite_ref-:0_6-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-:0-6"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>6<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> He also played college football at the <a href="/wiki/Utah_Utes_football" title="Utah Utes football">University of Utah</a>, as a <a href="/wiki/Guard_(gridiron_football)" title="Guard (gridiron football)">guard</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-7" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-7"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>7<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>In 1955, Kalani was drafted into the <a href="/wiki/U.S._Army" class="mw-redirect" title="U.S. Army">U.S. Army</a>, where he rose to the rank of <a href="/wiki/Sergeant" title="Sergeant">sergeant</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-8" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-8"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>8<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Kalani left the military in 1966 and moved to <a href="/wiki/Monterey,_California" title="Monterey, California">Monterey, California</a>. He ran a <a href="/wiki/Judo" title="Judo">Judo</a> and Danzan-ryu academy with John Chow-Hoon. </p><p>Kalani was also a <a href="/wiki/Heavyweight" title="Heavyweight">heavyweight boxer</a>. He advanced to the finals of the 1950 <a href="/wiki/NCAA_Boxing_Championship" title="NCAA Boxing Championship">NCAA Junior College Boxing Championships</a>, but was defeated by Ed Sanders. He fought professionally from March 1953 to February 1954, retiring with a record of 3-2-0, with one win by knockout.<sup id="cite_ref-9" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-9"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>9<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Professional_wrestling_career">Professional wrestling career</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Professor_Tanaka&action=edit&section=2" title="Edit section: Professional wrestling career"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <figure typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:Professor_Tanaka_-_Wrestling_in_Denville_-_24_June_1972.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/1d/Professor_Tanaka_-_Wrestling_in_Denville_-_24_June_1972.jpg/200px-Professor_Tanaka_-_Wrestling_in_Denville_-_24_June_1972.jpg" decoding="async" width="200" height="337" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/1d/Professor_Tanaka_-_Wrestling_in_Denville_-_24_June_1972.jpg/300px-Professor_Tanaka_-_Wrestling_in_Denville_-_24_June_1972.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/1/1d/Professor_Tanaka_-_Wrestling_in_Denville_-_24_June_1972.jpg 2x" data-file-width="319" data-file-height="537" /></a><figcaption>Professor Tanaka in 1972</figcaption></figure> <p>Kalani got into professional wrestling in 1958, making his debut in his home state of Hawaii during his service with the military. In 1966 after retiring from the military, Kalani began wrestling full time. <a href="/wiki/San_Francisco" title="San Francisco">San Francisco</a> promoter <a href="/wiki/Roy_Shire" title="Roy Shire">Roy Shire</a> approached Kalani in 1967, launching his career in earnest.<sup id="cite_ref-10" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-10"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>10<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> He also worked for <a href="/wiki/World_Championship_Wrestling_(Australia)" title="World Championship Wrestling (Australia)">World Championship Wrestling</a> in Australia. </p><p>Kalani adopted the <a href="/wiki/Heel_(professional_wrestling)" title="Heel (professional wrestling)">heel</a> <a href="/wiki/Gimmick_(professional_wrestling)" title="Gimmick (professional wrestling)">gimmick</a> of <b>Professor Toru Tanaka</b> (or simply <b>Professor Tanaka</b>), a Japanese villain from <a href="/wiki/Hiroshima" title="Hiroshima">Hiroshima</a> (though Kalani was actually of <a href="/wiki/Hawaiians" class="mw-redirect" title="Hawaiians">Hawaiian</a> and <a href="/wiki/Chinese_people" title="Chinese people">Chinese</a> origin). One of the characteristics of his gimmick was that he threw ceremonial salt in his opponents' eyes after "blessing" each corner of the ring, a tactic that is most commonly associated with Japanese villain wrestlers.<sup id="cite_ref-fab145_11-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-fab145-11"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>11<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Tanaka did play the stereotypical Japanese villain with the requisite knowledge of martial arts. He employed a combination of power skills, martial arts, and his feared Japanese sleeper submission hold. Tanaka's most famous tag team partner was <a href="/wiki/Mr._Fuji" title="Mr. Fuji">Harry Fujiwara</a> (better known as Mr. Fuji), whom he knew from high school in Hawaii. In his book, <i>Listen, You Pencil Neck Geeks</i>, <a href="/wiki/Freddie_Blassie" title="Freddie Blassie">Freddie Blassie</a> explored the relationship between the two "Japanese" heels. </p> <style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1244412712">.mw-parser-output .templatequote{overflow:hidden;margin:1em 0;padding:0 32px}.mw-parser-output .templatequotecite{line-height:1.5em;text-align:left;margin-top:0}@media(min-width:500px){.mw-parser-output .templatequotecite{padding-left:1.6em}}</style><blockquote class="templatequote"><p>From Tanaka's point of view, he was passing time with Fuji because it made sense to team up with another Japanese villain. The two certainly had no great admiration for one another. Tanaka was a by-the-book guy, who looked at wrestling as a means to make a living. He wanted to work his match, shake hands with everyone afterwards, and save some money. He was a professional.<br /><br />If you wanted to talk about an angle beforehand, you always went to Tanaka. He was the ring general, who'd lead everyone else in the match. Fuji was certainly a good performer, but you couldn't control him. So, in addition to worrying about their opponents, Tanaka had the responsibility of making sure that Fuji didn't get out of hand. I guess he did a pretty good job because, years later, when Tanaka was relegated to working these tiny independent shows to earn a few extra bucks, Fuji himself had become a manager.</p><div class="templatequotecite">— <cite>Freddie Blassie, <i>Listen, You Pencil Neck Geeks</i></cite></div></blockquote><p>Tanaka had a long successful run with the <a href="/wiki/WWE" title="WWE">WWF</a> in 1967, including being #1 contender to champion <a href="/wiki/Bruno_Sammartino" title="Bruno Sammartino">Bruno Sammartino</a>. Sammartino was the one who requested Tanaka (who was working in Australia) to the WWF's owner at the time, Vince McMahon Sr. In their first Madison Square Garden meeting, Tanaka was disqualified for throwing salt. He was pinned by Sammartino in a rematch six months later, and Tanaka occasionally teamed with <a href="/wiki/Gorilla_Monsoon" title="Gorilla Monsoon">Gorilla Monsoon</a>. Tanaka also main evented the Garden in tag matches, twice with <a href="/wiki/Gorilla_Monsoon" title="Gorilla Monsoon">Gorilla Monsoon</a> vs. Sammartino and Spyros Arion (Tanaka and his partner winning the first via disqualification; losing the second in a Texas Death Match); a year later with Monsoon against Sammartino and Victor Rivera. Monsoon & Tanaka had other Garden matches, including victories over <a href="/wiki/Al_Costello" title="Al Costello">Al Costello</a> & Dr. <a href="/wiki/Bill_Miller_(wrestler)" class="mw-redirect" title="Bill Miller (wrestler)">Bill Miller</a>; and <a href="/wiki/Bobo_Brazil" title="Bobo Brazil">Bobo Brazil</a> and <a href="/wiki/Earl_Maynard" title="Earl Maynard">Earl Maynard</a>. </p><p>Tanaka subsequently teamed with <a href="/wiki/Mitsu_Arakawa" title="Mitsu Arakawa">Mitsu Arakawa</a> in the WWF in 1969, acquiring the International Tag Team Championship; losing it at Madison Square Garden to Tony Marino and Victor Rivera. He left the WWWF in 1970 and worked in Texas. In 1971, he retutrned to the WWWF. The team of Tanaka and Mr. Fuji won three <a href="/wiki/World_Tag_Team_Championship_(WWE,_1971%E2%80%932010)" title="World Tag Team Championship (WWE, 1971–2010)">WWF World Tag Team Championships</a>, with Blassie as manager for the third reign and <a href="/wiki/Ernie_Roth" title="Ernie Roth">The Grand Wizard</a> as manager for the first two. They first won the belts from <a href="/wiki/Sonny_King_(wrestler)" title="Sonny King (wrestler)">Sonny King</a> and <a href="/wiki/Chief_Jay_Strongbow" title="Chief Jay Strongbow">Chief Jay Strongbow</a> on June 27, 1972, in <a href="/wiki/Philadelphia,_Pennsylvania" class="mw-redirect" title="Philadelphia, Pennsylvania">Philadelphia, Pennsylvania</a>, at a <a href="/wiki/House_show" title="House show">House show</a>. They lost the belts to <a href="/wiki/Haystacks_Calhoun" title="Haystacks Calhoun">Haystacks Calhoun</a> and <a href="/wiki/Tony_Garea" title="Tony Garea">Tony Garea</a> on May 30, 1973, again at a Hamburg house show, but regained them on September 11, 1973, in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, before losing them again to <a href="/wiki/Tony_Garea" title="Tony Garea">Tony Garea</a> and <a href="/wiki/Dean_Ho_(wrestler)" title="Dean Ho (wrestler)">Dean Ho</a> on November 14, 1973, again in Hamburg. Their third win came on September 27, 1977, at a Philadelphia house show when they defeated <a href="/wiki/Tony_Garea" title="Tony Garea">Tony Garea</a> and <a href="/wiki/Larry_Zbyszko" title="Larry Zbyszko">Larry Zbyszko</a> in a tournament final for the vacant belts, holding them until March 14, 1978, when they lost the titles to <a href="/wiki/Dino_Bravo" title="Dino Bravo">Dino Bravo</a> and <a href="/wiki/Dominic_DeNucci" title="Dominic DeNucci">Dominic DeNucci</a> in Philadelphia. This third reign set a record for number of championship reigns which would be equalized by <a href="/wiki/The_Wild_Samoans" class="mw-redirect" title="The Wild Samoans">The Wild Samoans</a> in 1983, <a href="/wiki/Demolition_(professional_wrestling)" title="Demolition (professional wrestling)">Demolition</a> in 1990, <a href="/wiki/Money_Inc." title="Money Inc.">Money Inc.</a> in 1993, <a href="/wiki/The_Quebecers" title="The Quebecers">The Quebecers</a> in 1994 and <a href="/wiki/The_Smoking_Gunns" class="mw-redirect" title="The Smoking Gunns">The Smoking Gunns</a> in 1996, but not bettered until <a href="/wiki/The_New_Age_Outlaws" class="mw-redirect" title="The New Age Outlaws">The New Age Outlaws</a> won a fourth reign in 1999. </p><p>After WWWF, Tanaka returned to Japan, Hawaii and other territories until retiring in 1986. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Other_media">Other media</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Professor_Tanaka&action=edit&section=3" title="Edit section: Other media"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>Professor Tanaka was also featured in a television commercial for a brand of <a href="/wiki/Rice" title="Rice">rice</a> in <a href="/wiki/Puerto_Rico" title="Puerto Rico">Puerto Rico</a>. His other appearance in a commercial was for <a href="/wiki/Colgate_(toothpaste)" title="Colgate (toothpaste)">Colgate</a> toothpaste with <a href="/wiki/Pat_Morita" title="Pat Morita">Pat Morita</a>. Tanaka was seen as an extra in a few of <a href="/wiki/David_Lee_Roth" title="David Lee Roth">David Lee Roth</a>'s music videos in the mid-1980s. By the early 1980s, Kalani's body could not handle the beatings in the ring any longer, and he moved into the film world on a more permanent basis. His first film was the 1981 <a href="/wiki/Chuck_Norris" title="Chuck Norris">Chuck Norris</a> vehicle <i><a href="/wiki/An_Eye_for_an_Eye_(1981_film)" title="An Eye for an Eye (1981 film)">An Eye for an Eye</a></i> and his last film was 1995's <i>Hard Justice</i> (starring <a href="/wiki/David_Bradley_(American_actor)" title="David Bradley (American actor)">David Bradley</a> and <a href="/wiki/Charles_Napier_(actor)" title="Charles Napier (actor)">Charles Napier</a>). He appeared opposite <a href="/wiki/Arnold_Schwarzenegger" title="Arnold Schwarzenegger">Arnold Schwarzenegger</a> in <i><a href="/wiki/The_Running_Man_(1987_film)" title="The Running Man (1987 film)">The Running Man</a></i> as "Sub-Zero", the red-armor clad "stalker" who is a sadistic hockey-samurai with a scythe that "slices his enemies limb from limb into quivering, bloody sushi". </p><p>Other notable roles include <i><a href="/wiki/The_Perfect_Weapon_(1991_film)" title="The Perfect Weapon (1991 film)">The Perfect Weapon</a></i>, <a href="/wiki/3_Ninjas_(film)" title="3 Ninjas (film)"><i>3 Ninjas</i></a>, <a href="/wiki/Black_Rain_(1989_American_film)" title="Black Rain (1989 American film)"><i>Black Rain</i></a>, <i><a href="/wiki/Darkman" title="Darkman">Darkman</a></i>, <i><a href="/wiki/Pee-wee%27s_Big_Adventure" title="Pee-wee's Big Adventure">Pee-wee's Big Adventure</a></i>, and <i><a href="/wiki/Last_Action_Hero" title="Last Action Hero">Last Action Hero</a></i>. </p><p>Tanaka was one of three semi-retired professional wrestlers to compete in a <a href="/wiki/Tug-of-war" class="mw-redirect" title="Tug-of-war">tug-of-war</a> match with two other wrestlers teamed up against a large group of children on the <a href="/wiki/Nickelodeon_(TV_channel)" class="mw-redirect" title="Nickelodeon (TV channel)">Nickelodeon</a> series <i><a href="/wiki/Wild_and_Crazy_Kids" class="mw-redirect" title="Wild and Crazy Kids">Wild and Crazy Kids</a></i> in the early 1990s. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Death">Death</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Professor_Tanaka&action=edit&section=4" title="Edit section: Death"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>Kalani died of heart failure on August 22, 2000. His ashes were spread in the ocean near <a href="/wiki/Hale%CA%BBiwa,_Hawaii" title="Haleʻiwa, Hawaii">Haleʻiwa, Hawaii</a>. He is survived by his wife Doris Kalani and his three children: Cheryle Kalani, Carl Kalani and Karen Kalani Beck. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Filmography">Filmography</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Professor_Tanaka&action=edit&section=5" title="Edit section: Filmography"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <ul><li>1981 <i><a href="/wiki/An_Eye_for_an_Eye_(1981_film)" title="An Eye for an Eye (1981 film)">An Eye for an Eye</a></i> as "The Professor"</li> <li>1981-1982 <i>Fantasy Island</i> (season 5/episode 20) as Magog</li> <li>1982 <i>Little House on the Prairie (A new beginning</i>; "Alden's Dilemma" Season 9 aired first on December 6, 1982) as Japanese Sumo (uncredited)</li> <li>1983 <i>Angel Of H.E.A.T.</i></li> <li>1983 <i>Off the Wall</i> as Banzai Wrestler #1</li> <li>1983 <i><a href="/wiki/Revenge_of_the_Ninja" title="Revenge of the Ninja">Revenge of the Ninja</a></i> as Sumo Servant</li> <li>1983 <i>Tales of the Gold Monkey </i> (season 1/episode 17) as Sumo Wrestler #1</li> <li>1984 <i><a href="/wiki/The_A-Team" title="The A-Team">The A-Team</a></i> (TV Series) as Ling, The Bodyguard</li> <li>1984 <i>Chattanooga Choo Choo</i> as Hashimoto</li> <li>1985 <i><a href="/wiki/Missing_in_Action_2:_The_Beginning" title="Missing in Action 2: The Beginning">Missing in Action 2: The Beginning</a></i> as Lao</li> <li>1985 <i><a href="/wiki/Pee-wee%27s_Big_Adventure" title="Pee-wee's Big Adventure">Pee-wee's Big Adventure</a></i> as The Butler<sup id="cite_ref-Encyclopedia_2-3" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Encyclopedia-2"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>2<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-fab145_11-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-fab145-11"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>11<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></li> <li>1985 <i><a href="/wiki/Volunteers_(1985_film)" title="Volunteers (1985 film)">Volunteers</a></i> as Sumo Guard</li> <li>1986 <i><a href="/wiki/The_A-Team" title="The A-Team">The A-Team</a></i> - <i>The Spy Who Mugged Me</i> as Fröbe</li> <li>1986 <i>Bad Guys</i> as Lord Percy's Bodyguard</li> <li>1986 <i><a href="/wiki/Shanghai_Surprise" title="Shanghai Surprise">Shanghai Surprise</a></i> as Yamagani San</li> <li>1987 <i>Catch The Heat</i> as Dozu</li> <li>1987 <i><a href="/wiki/The_Running_Man_(1987_film)" title="The Running Man (1987 film)">The Running Man</a></i> as "Professor Subzero"<sup id="cite_ref-Encyclopedia_2-4" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Encyclopedia-2"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>2<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></li> <li>1988 <i><a href="/wiki/Dead_Heat_(1988_film)" title="Dead Heat (1988 film)">Dead Heat</a></i> as "The Butcher"</li> <li>1989 <i>Tax Season</i></li> <li>1989 <i>Hyper Space</i> as The Android</li> <li>1989 <i><a href="/wiki/Black_Rain_(American_film)" class="mw-redirect" title="Black Rain (American film)">Black Rain</a></i> as Sugai's Bodyguard</li> <li>1990 <i><a href="/wiki/Darkman" title="Darkman">Darkman</a></i> as Chinese Warrior #2</li> <li>1990 <i>Martial Law</i> as Jimmy Kong</li> <li>1991 <i><a href="/wiki/The_Perfect_Weapon_(1991_film)" title="The Perfect Weapon (1991 film)">The Perfect Weapon</a></i> as Tanaka</li> <li>1991 <i><a href="/wiki/Alligator_II:_The_Mutation" title="Alligator II: The Mutation">Alligator II: The Mutation</a></i> as Joe "Tokyo Joe", The Wrestler</li> <li>1991 <i>Deadly Game</i> as Ikiru-Sun</li> <li>1992 <i><a href="/wiki/3_Ninjas" title="3 Ninjas">3 Ninjas</a></i> as Rushmore</li> <li>1993 <i><a href="/wiki/Last_Action_Hero" title="Last Action Hero">Last Action Hero</a></i> as Tough Asian Man<sup id="cite_ref-Encyclopedia_2-5" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Encyclopedia-2"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>2<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></li> <li>1995 <i>Hard Justice</i> as "Cookie" (uncredited)</li></ul> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Wrestling_championships_and_accomplishments">Wrestling championships and accomplishments</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Professor_Tanaka&action=edit&section=6" title="Edit section: Wrestling championships and accomplishments"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <ul><li><b><a href="/wiki/50th_State_Big_Time_Wrestling" title="50th State Big Time Wrestling">50th State Big Time Wrestling</a></b> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/NWA_Hawaii_United_States_Championship" class="mw-redirect" title="NWA Hawaii United States Championship">NWA North American Heavyweight Championship <i>(Hawaii version)</i></a> (<a href="/wiki/NWA_Hawaii_United_States_Championship#Title_history" class="mw-redirect" title="NWA Hawaii United States Championship">1 time</a>)</li></ul></li> <li><b>All-California Championship Wrestling</b> <ul><li>ACCW Tag Team Championship (2 times) - with Peter Maivia Jr.<sup id="cite_ref-Titles_12-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Titles-12"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>12<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></li></ul></li> <li><b>California Pro Wrestling</b> <ul><li>CPW Heavyweight Championship (1 time)<sup id="cite_ref-Titles_12-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Titles-12"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>12<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></li> <li>CPW Brass Knuckles Championship (1 time)<sup id="cite_ref-Titles_12-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Titles-12"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>12<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></li></ul></li> <li><b><a href="/wiki/Championship_Wrestling_from_Florida" title="Championship Wrestling from Florida">Championship Wrestling from Florida</a></b> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/NWA_Florida_Tag_Team_Championship" title="NWA Florida Tag Team Championship">NWA Florida Tag Team Championship</a> (<a href="/wiki/NWA_Florida_Tag_Team_Championship#Title_history" title="NWA Florida Tag Team Championship">1 time</a>) - with <a href="/wiki/Dick_Slater" title="Dick Slater">Dick Slater</a></li></ul></li> <li><b><a href="/wiki/Continental_Wrestling_Association" title="Continental Wrestling Association">Continental Wrestling Association</a></b> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/AWA_Southern_Tag_Team_Championship" title="AWA Southern Tag Team Championship">AWA Southern Tag Team Championship</a> (<a href="/wiki/AWA_Southern_Tag_Team_Championship#Title_history" title="AWA Southern Tag Team Championship">1 time</a>) - with <a href="/wiki/Harry_Fujiwara" class="mw-redirect" title="Harry Fujiwara">Mr. Fuji</a></li></ul></li> <li><b><a href="/wiki/Georgia_Championship_Wrestling" title="Georgia Championship Wrestling">Georgia Championship Wrestling</a></b> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/NWA_Georgia_Heavyweight_Championship" title="NWA Georgia Heavyweight Championship">NWA Georgia Heavyweight Championship</a> (<a href="/wiki/NWA_Georgia_Heavyweight_Championship#Title_history" title="NWA Georgia Heavyweight Championship">1 time</a>)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/NWA_Macon_Heavyweight_Championship" title="NWA Macon Heavyweight Championship">NWA Macon Heavyweight Championship</a> (<a href="/wiki/NWA_Macon_Heavyweight_Championship#Title_history" title="NWA Macon Heavyweight Championship">1 time</a>)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/NWA_Georgia_Tag_Team_Championship" title="NWA Georgia Tag Team Championship">NWA Georgia Tag Team Championship</a> (<a href="/wiki/NWA_Georgia_Tag_Team_Championship#Title_history" title="NWA Georgia Tag Team Championship">2 times</a>) - with Assassin #2 (1) and Mr. Fuji (1)</li></ul></li> <li><b>L&G Promotions</b></li></ul> <dl><dd><ul><li><a href="/wiki/WWC_Caribbean_Heavyweight_Championship" title="WWC Caribbean Heavyweight Championship">L&G Caribbean Heavyweight Championship</a> (<a href="/wiki/WWC_Caribbean_Heavyweight_Championship#Title_history" title="WWC Caribbean Heavyweight Championship">1 time</a>)</li></ul></dd></dl> <ul><li><b><a href="/wiki/National_Wrestling_Alliance" title="National Wrestling Alliance">National Wrestling Alliance</a></b> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/NWA_Southeastern_Heavyweight_Championship_(Northern_Division)" title="NWA Southeastern Heavyweight Championship (Northern Division)">NWA Southeastern Heavyweight Championship <i>(Northern Division)</i></a> (<a href="/wiki/NWA_Southeastern_Heavyweight_Championship_(Northern_Division)#Title_history" title="NWA Southeastern Heavyweight Championship (Northern Division)">2 times</a>)<sup>1</sup></li></ul></li> <li><b>Northeast Championship Wrestling (Tom Janette)</b> <ul><li>NCW Heavyweight Championship (1 time)<sup id="cite_ref-Titles_12-3" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Titles-12"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>12<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></li></ul></li> <li><b><a href="/wiki/World_Class_Championship_Wrestling" title="World Class Championship Wrestling">NWA Big Time Wrestling</a></b> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/WCWA_World_Heavyweight_Championship" title="WCWA World Heavyweight Championship">NWA American Heavyweight Championship</a> (<a href="/wiki/WCWA_World_Heavyweight_Championship#Title_history" title="WCWA World Heavyweight Championship">2 times</a>)<sup id="cite_ref-TexAmBook_13-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-TexAmBook-13"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>13<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-US-Am_14-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-US-Am-14"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>14<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></li> <li><a href="/wiki/WCWA_World_Tag_Team_Championship" title="WCWA World Tag Team Championship">NWA American Tag Team Championship</a> (<a href="/wiki/WCWA_World_Tag_Team_Championship#Title_history" title="WCWA World Tag Team Championship">1 time</a>) - with <a href="/wiki/Claude_Patterson" class="mw-redirect" title="Claude Patterson">Thunderbolt Patterson</a><sup id="cite_ref-WCCWAmTag_15-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-WCCWAmTag-15"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>15<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-NWAAmericanTag_16-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-NWAAmericanTag-16"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>16<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></li> <li><a href="/wiki/NWA_Texas_Hardcore_Championship" title="NWA Texas Hardcore Championship">NWA Brass Knuckles Championship <i>(Texas version)</i></a> (<a href="/wiki/NWA_Texas_Hardcore_Championship#Title_history" title="NWA Texas Hardcore Championship">4 times</a>)<sup id="cite_ref-BrassBook_17-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-BrassBook-17"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>17<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-BrassWeb_18-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-BrassWeb-18"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>18<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></li></ul></li> <li><b><a href="/wiki/NWA_Hollywood_Wrestling" title="NWA Hollywood Wrestling">NWA Hollywood Wrestling</a></b> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/NWA_Americas_Heavyweight_Championship" title="NWA Americas Heavyweight Championship">NWA Americas Heavyweight Championship</a> (<a href="/wiki/NWA_Americas_Heavyweight_Championship#Title_history" title="NWA Americas Heavyweight Championship">1 time</a>)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/NWA_Americas_Tag_Team_Championship" title="NWA Americas Tag Team Championship">NWA Americas Tag Team Championship</a> (<a href="/wiki/NWA_Americas_Tag_Team_Championship#Title_history" title="NWA Americas Tag Team Championship">1 time</a>) - with Dr. Hiro Ota</li></ul></li> <li><b><a href="/wiki/National_Wrestling_Alliance" title="National Wrestling Alliance">NWA</a> New Zealand</b> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/NWA_British_Empire/Commonwealth_Championship" title="NWA British Empire/Commonwealth Championship">NWA British Empire/Commonwealth Championship</a> (2 times)</li></ul></li> <li><b><a href="/wiki/Continental_Championship_Wrestling" title="Continental Championship Wrestling">Southeastern Championship Wrestling</a></b> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/CWF_Tag_Team_Championship" title="CWF Tag Team Championship">NWA Southeastern Tag Team Championship</a> (<a href="/wiki/CWF_Tag_Team_Championship#Title_history" title="CWF Tag Team Championship">1 time</a>) - with Mr. Fuji</li></ul></li> <li><b><a href="/wiki/World_Championship_Wrestling_(Australia)" title="World Championship Wrestling (Australia)">World Championship Wrestling (Australia)</a></b> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/IWA_World_Heavyweight_Championship_(WCW_Australia)" class="mw-redirect" title="IWA World Heavyweight Championship (WCW Australia)">IWA World Heavyweight Championship</a> (<a href="/wiki/IWA_World_Heavyweight_Championship_(WCW_Australia)#Title_history" class="mw-redirect" title="IWA World Heavyweight Championship (WCW Australia)">2 times</a>)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/IWA_World_Tag_Team_Championship_(WCW_Australia)" class="mw-redirect" title="IWA World Tag Team Championship (WCW Australia)">IWA World Tag Team Championship</a> (<a href="/wiki/IWA_World_Heavyweight_Championship_(WCW_Australia)#Title_history" class="mw-redirect" title="IWA World Heavyweight Championship (WCW Australia)">1 time</a>) - with <a href="/wiki/Skull_Murphy" title="Skull Murphy">Skull Murphy</a></li></ul></li> <li><b><a href="/wiki/WWE" title="WWE">World Wide Wrestling Federation/WWE</a></b> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/WWF_International_Tag_Team_Championship" title="WWF International Tag Team Championship">WWWF International Tag Team Championship</a> (<a href="/wiki/WWF_International_Tag_Team_Championship#Title_history" title="WWF International Tag Team Championship">1 time, inaugural</a>) - with <a href="/wiki/Mitsu_Arakawa" title="Mitsu Arakawa">Mitsu Arakawa</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/World_Tag_Team_Championship_(WWE,_1971%E2%80%932010)" title="World Tag Team Championship (WWE, 1971–2010)">WWWF World Tag Team Championship</a> (<a href="/wiki/List_of_World_Tag_Team_Champions_(WWE,_1971%E2%80%932010)" title="List of World Tag Team Champions (WWE, 1971–2010)">3 times</a>) - with Mr. Fuji<sup id="cite_ref-19" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-19"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>19<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></li> <li><a href="/wiki/WWE_Hall_of_Fame" title="WWE Hall of Fame">WWE Hall of Fame</a> (<a href="/wiki/WWE_Hall_of_Fame_(2019)" title="WWE Hall of Fame (2019)">Class of 2019</a>)<sup id="cite_ref-:1_4-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-:1-4"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>4<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></li></ul></li></ul> <p><small><sup>1</sup>Records do not show which NWA affiliate Tanaka worked for when his two reigns with the title began. While usually defended in <a href="/wiki/Continental_Championship_Wrestling" title="Continental Championship Wrestling">Southeastern Championship Wrestling</a>, it was occasionally used in other promotions.</small> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="References">References</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Professor_Tanaka&action=edit&section=7" title="Edit section: References"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1239543626">.mw-parser-output .reflist{margin-bottom:0.5em;list-style-type:decimal}@media screen{.mw-parser-output .reflist{font-size:90%}}.mw-parser-output .reflist .references{font-size:100%;margin-bottom:0;list-style-type:inherit}.mw-parser-output .reflist-columns-2{column-width:30em}.mw-parser-output .reflist-columns-3{column-width:25em}.mw-parser-output .reflist-columns{margin-top:0.3em}.mw-parser-output .reflist-columns ol{margin-top:0}.mw-parser-output .reflist-columns li{page-break-inside:avoid;break-inside:avoid-column}.mw-parser-output .reflist-upper-alpha{list-style-type:upper-alpha}.mw-parser-output .reflist-upper-roman{list-style-type:upper-roman}.mw-parser-output .reflist-lower-alpha{list-style-type:lower-alpha}.mw-parser-output .reflist-lower-greek{list-style-type:lower-greek}.mw-parser-output .reflist-lower-roman{list-style-type:lower-roman}</style><div class="reflist"> <div class="mw-references-wrap mw-references-columns"><ol class="references"> <li id="cite_note-1"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-1">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text"><style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1238218222">.mw-parser-output cite.citation{font-style:inherit;word-wrap:break-word}.mw-parser-output .citation q{quotes:"\"""\"""'""'"}.mw-parser-output .citation:target{background-color:rgba(0,127,255,0.133)}.mw-parser-output .id-lock-free.id-lock-free a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/6/65/Lock-green.svg")right 0.1em center/9px no-repeat}.mw-parser-output .id-lock-limited.id-lock-limited a,.mw-parser-output .id-lock-registration.id-lock-registration a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/d/d6/Lock-gray-alt-2.svg")right 0.1em center/9px no-repeat}.mw-parser-output .id-lock-subscription.id-lock-subscription a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/a/aa/Lock-red-alt-2.svg")right 0.1em center/9px no-repeat}.mw-parser-output .cs1-ws-icon a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/4/4c/Wikisource-logo.svg")right 0.1em center/12px no-repeat}body:not(.skin-timeless):not(.skin-minerva) .mw-parser-output .id-lock-free a,body:not(.skin-timeless):not(.skin-minerva) .mw-parser-output .id-lock-limited a,body:not(.skin-timeless):not(.skin-minerva) .mw-parser-output .id-lock-registration a,body:not(.skin-timeless):not(.skin-minerva) .mw-parser-output .id-lock-subscription a,body:not(.skin-timeless):not(.skin-minerva) .mw-parser-output .cs1-ws-icon a{background-size:contain;padding:0 1em 0 0}.mw-parser-output .cs1-code{color:inherit;background:inherit;border:none;padding:inherit}.mw-parser-output .cs1-hidden-error{display:none;color:var(--color-error,#d33)}.mw-parser-output .cs1-visible-error{color:var(--color-error,#d33)}.mw-parser-output .cs1-maint{display:none;color:#085;margin-left:0.3em}.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-left{padding-left:0.2em}.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-right{padding-right:0.2em}.mw-parser-output .citation .mw-selflink{font-weight:inherit}@media screen{.mw-parser-output .cs1-format{font-size:95%}html.skin-theme-clientpref-night .mw-parser-output .cs1-maint{color:#18911f}}@media screen and (prefers-color-scheme:dark){html.skin-theme-clientpref-os .mw-parser-output .cs1-maint{color:#18911f}}</style><cite class="citation web cs1"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://classicwrestlingarticles.wordpress.com/2012/12/26/charlie-kalani-70-remembered-as-versatile-actor/">"Charlie Kalani, 70, Remembered As Versatile Actor"</a>. <i>Classic Wrestling Articles</i>. 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class="mw-selflink selflink">Professor Tanaka</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Haystacks_Calhoun" title="Haystacks Calhoun">Haystacks Calhoun</a> and <a href="/wiki/Tony_Garea" title="Tony Garea">Tony Garea</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Dean_Ho_(wrestler)" title="Dean Ho (wrestler)">Dean Ho</a> and <a href="/wiki/Tony_Garea" title="Tony Garea">Tony Garea</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Valiant_Brothers" title="Valiant Brothers">Valiant Brothers</a> (<a href="/wiki/Jimmy_Valiant" title="Jimmy Valiant">Jimmy Valiant</a> and <a href="/wiki/Johnny_Valiant" title="Johnny Valiant">Johnny Valiant</a>)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Dominic_DeNucci" title="Dominic DeNucci">Dominic DeNucci</a> and <a href="/wiki/Pat_Barrett_(wrestler)" title="Pat Barrett (wrestler)">Pat Barrett</a>/<a href="/wiki/V%C3%ADctor_Rivera_(wrestler)" title="Víctor Rivera (wrestler)">Víctor Rivera</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/The_Blackjacks" title="The Blackjacks">The Blackjacks</a> (<a href="/wiki/Blackjack_Lanza" title="Blackjack Lanza">Blackjack Lanza</a> and <a href="/wiki/Blackjack_Mulligan" title="Blackjack Mulligan">Blackjack Mulligan</a>)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Gino_Brito" title="Gino Brito">Louis Cerdan</a> and <a href="/wiki/Tony_Parisi_(wrestler)" title="Tony Parisi (wrestler)">Tony Parisi</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Executioners_(professional_wrestling)" title="Executioners (professional wrestling)">Executioners</a> (<a href="/wiki/Killer_Kowalski" title="Killer Kowalski">Executioner #1</a> and <a href="/wiki/Big_John_Studd" title="Big John Studd">Executioner #2</a>)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Adnan_Al-Kaissie" title="Adnan Al-Kaissie">Billy White Wolf</a> and <a href="/wiki/Chief_Jay_Strongbow" title="Chief Jay Strongbow">Chief Jay Strongbow</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Dino_Bravo" title="Dino Bravo">Dino Bravo</a> and <a href="/wiki/Dominic_DeNucci" title="Dominic DeNucci">Dominic DeNucci</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Yukon_Lumberjacks" title="Yukon Lumberjacks">Yukon Lumberjacks</a> (<a href="/wiki/Scott_Irwin" title="Scott Irwin">Lumberjack Eric</a> and <a href="/wiki/Lumberjack_Pierre" title="Lumberjack Pierre">Lumberjack Pierre</a>)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Larry_Zbyszko" title="Larry Zbyszko">Larry Zbyszko</a> and <a href="/wiki/Tony_Garea" title="Tony Garea">Tony Garea</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Valiant_Brothers" title="Valiant Brothers">Valiant Brothers</a> (<a href="/wiki/John_Hill_(wrestler)" title="John Hill (wrestler)">Jerry Valiant</a> and <a href="/wiki/Johnny_Valiant" title="Johnny Valiant">Johnny Valiant</a>)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Ivan_Putski" title="Ivan Putski">Ivan Putski</a> and <a href="/wiki/Tito_Santana" title="Tito Santana">Tito Santana</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">1980s</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even hlist" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Wild_Samoans" title="Wild Samoans">Wild Samoans</a> (<a href="/wiki/Afa_Anoa%27i" class="mw-redirect" title="Afa Anoa'i">Afa</a> and <a href="/wiki/Sika_Anoa%27i" class="mw-redirect" title="Sika Anoa'i">Sika</a>)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Bob_Backlund" title="Bob Backlund">Bob Backlund</a> and <a href="/wiki/Pedro_Morales" title="Pedro Morales">Pedro Morales</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Rick_Martel" title="Rick Martel">Rick Martel</a> and <a href="/wiki/Tony_Garea" title="Tony Garea">Tony Garea</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Moondogs_(professional_wrestling)" title="Moondogs (professional wrestling)">Moondogs</a> (<a href="/wiki/Moondog_Rex" title="Moondog Rex">Moondog Rex</a> and <a href="/wiki/Moondog_King" title="Moondog King">Moondog King</a>/<a href="/wiki/Moondog_Spot" title="Moondog Spot">Moondog Spot</a>)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Mr._Fuji" title="Mr. Fuji">Mr. Fuji</a> and <a href="/wiki/Masa_Saito" title="Masa Saito">Mr. Saito</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Chief_Jay_Strongbow" title="Chief Jay Strongbow">Chief Jay Strongbow</a> and <a href="/wiki/Jules_Strongbow" title="Jules Strongbow">Jules Strongbow</a></li> <li>Soul Patrol (<a href="/wiki/Rocky_Johnson" title="Rocky Johnson">Rocky Johnson</a> and <a href="/wiki/Tony_Atlas" title="Tony Atlas">Tony Atlas</a>)</li> <li>North-South Connection (<a href="/wiki/Adrian_Adonis" title="Adrian Adonis">Adrian Adonis</a> and <a href="/wiki/Dick_Murdoch" title="Dick Murdoch">Dick Murdoch</a>)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/U.S._Express" title="U.S. Express">U.S. Express</a> (<a href="/wiki/Barry_Windham" title="Barry Windham">Barry Windham</a> and <a href="/wiki/Mike_Rotunda" title="Mike Rotunda">Mike Rotundo</a>)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/The_Iron_Sheik_and_Nikolai_Volkoff" title="The Iron Sheik and Nikolai Volkoff">The Iron Sheik and Nikolai Volkoff</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Dream_Team_(professional_wrestling)" title="Dream Team (professional wrestling)">Dream Team</a> (<a href="/wiki/Brutus_Beefcake" title="Brutus Beefcake">Brutus Beefcake</a> and <a href="/wiki/Greg_Valentine" title="Greg Valentine">Greg Valentine</a>)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/The_British_Bulldogs" title="The British Bulldogs">The British Bulldogs</a> (<a href="/wiki/Davey_Boy_Smith" title="Davey Boy Smith">Davey Boy Smith</a> and <a href="/wiki/Dynamite_Kid" title="Dynamite Kid">Dynamite Kid</a>)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/The_Hart_Foundation" class="mw-redirect" title="The Hart Foundation">The Hart Foundation</a> (<a href="/wiki/Bret_Hart" title="Bret Hart">Bret Hart</a> and <a href="/wiki/Jim_Neidhart" title="Jim Neidhart">Jim Neidhart</a>)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Strike_Force_(professional_wrestling)" title="Strike Force (professional wrestling)">Strike Force</a> (<a href="/wiki/Rick_Martel" title="Rick Martel">Rick Martel</a> and <a href="/wiki/Tito_Santana" title="Tito Santana">Tito Santana</a>)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Demolition_(professional_wrestling)" title="Demolition (professional wrestling)">Demolition</a> (<a href="/wiki/Ax_(wrestler)" title="Ax (wrestler)">Ax</a>, <a href="/wiki/Brian_Adams_(wrestler)" title="Brian Adams (wrestler)">Crush</a>, and <a href="/wiki/Smash_(wrestler)" title="Smash (wrestler)">Smash</a>)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Brain_Busters" title="Brain Busters">Brain Busters</a> (<a href="/wiki/Arn_Anderson" title="Arn Anderson">Arn Anderson</a> and <a href="/wiki/Tully_Blanchard" title="Tully Blanchard">Tully Blanchard</a>)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Colossal_Connection" title="Colossal Connection">Colossal Connection</a> (<a href="/wiki/Andr%C3%A9_the_Giant" title="André the Giant">André the Giant</a> and <a href="/wiki/Haku_(wrestler)" title="Haku (wrestler)">Haku</a>)</li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">1990s</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd hlist" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/The_Nasty_Boys" title="The Nasty Boys">The Nasty Boys</a> (<a href="/wiki/Brian_Knobbs" title="Brian Knobbs">Brian Knobbs</a> and <a href="/wiki/Jerry_Sags" title="Jerry Sags">Jerry Sags</a>)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Road_Warriors" title="Road Warriors">Legion of Doom</a> (<a href="/wiki/Road_Warrior_Animal" title="Road Warrior Animal">Animal</a> and <a href="/wiki/Road_Warrior_Hawk" title="Road Warrior Hawk">Hawk</a>)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Money_Inc." title="Money Inc.">Money Inc.</a> (<a href="/wiki/Mike_Rotunda" title="Mike Rotunda">Irwin R. Schyster</a> and <a href="/wiki/Ted_DiBiase" title="Ted DiBiase">Ted DiBiase</a>)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/The_Natural_Disasters" title="The Natural Disasters">The Natural Disasters</a> (<a href="/wiki/John_Tenta" title="John Tenta">Earthquake</a> and <a href="/wiki/Fred_Ottman" title="Fred Ottman">Typhoon</a>)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Steiner_Brothers" title="Steiner Brothers">Steiner Brothers</a> (<a href="/wiki/Rick_Steiner" title="Rick Steiner">Rick Steiner</a> and <a href="/wiki/Scott_Steiner" title="Scott Steiner">Scott Steiner</a>)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/The_Quebecers" title="The Quebecers">The Quebecers</a> (<a href="/wiki/Jacques_Rougeau" title="Jacques Rougeau">Quebecer Jacques</a> and <a href="/wiki/PCO_(wrestler)" title="PCO (wrestler)">Quebecer Pierre</a>)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Sean_Waltman" title="Sean Waltman">1-2-3 Kid</a> and <a href="/wiki/Marty_Jannetty" title="Marty Jannetty">Marty Jannetty</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Men_on_a_Mission" title="Men on a Mission">Men on a Mission</a> (<a href="/wiki/Viscera_(wrestler)" title="Viscera (wrestler)">Mabel</a> and <a href="/wiki/Mo_(wrestler)" title="Mo (wrestler)">Mo</a>)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Samoan_SWAT_Team" title="Samoan SWAT Team">Headshrinkers</a> (<a href="/wiki/Rikishi_(wrestler)" title="Rikishi (wrestler)">Fatu</a> and <a href="/wiki/Samu_(wrestler)" title="Samu (wrestler)">Samu</a>)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Two_Dudes_with_Attitudes" title="Two Dudes with Attitudes">Two Dudes with Attitudes</a> (<a href="/wiki/Kevin_Nash" title="Kevin Nash">Diesel</a> and <a href="/wiki/Shawn_Michaels" title="Shawn Michaels">Shawn Michaels</a>)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Sean_Waltman" title="Sean Waltman">The 1-2-3 Kid</a> and <a href="/wiki/Hardcore_Holly" title="Hardcore Holly">Bob Holly</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Smoking_Gunns" title="Smoking Gunns">Smoking Gunns</a> (<a href="/wiki/Mike_Polchlopek" class="mw-redirect" title="Mike Polchlopek">Bart Gunn</a> and <a href="/wiki/Billy_Gunn" title="Billy Gunn">Billy Gunn</a>)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Owen_Hart_and_Yokozuna" title="Owen Hart and Yokozuna">Owen Hart and Yokozuna</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Bodydonnas" title="Bodydonnas">Bodydonnas</a> (<a href="/wiki/Chris_Candido" title="Chris Candido">Skip</a> and <a href="/wiki/Tom_Prichard" title="Tom Prichard">Zip</a>)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/The_Godwinns" class="mw-redirect" title="The Godwinns">The Godwinns</a> (<a href="/wiki/Henry_O._Godwinn" title="Henry O. Godwinn">Henry O. Godwinn</a> and <a href="/wiki/Mideon" title="Mideon">Phineas I. Godwinn</a>)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Owen_Hart_and_the_British_Bulldog" title="Owen Hart and the British Bulldog">Owen Hart and the British Bulldog</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Shawn_Michaels" title="Shawn Michaels">Shawn Michaels</a> and <a href="/wiki/Stone_Cold_Steve_Austin" title="Stone Cold Steve Austin">Stone Cold Steve Austin</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Mick_Foley" title="Mick Foley">Dude Love</a> and <a href="/wiki/Stone_Cold_Steve_Austin" title="Stone Cold Steve Austin">Stone Cold Steve Austin</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/The_Headbangers" title="The Headbangers">The Headbangers</a> (<a href="/wiki/Mosh_(wrestler)" title="Mosh (wrestler)">Mosh</a> and <a href="/wiki/Thrasher_(wrestler)" title="Thrasher (wrestler)">Thrasher</a>)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/New_Age_Outlaws" title="New Age Outlaws">New Age Outlaws</a> (<a href="/wiki/Billy_Gunn" title="Billy Gunn">Billy Gunn</a> and <a href="/wiki/Road_Dogg" title="Road Dogg">Road Dogg</a>)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Mick_Foley" title="Mick Foley">Cactus Jack</a> and <a href="/wiki/Terry_Funk" title="Terry Funk">Chainsaw Charlie</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Kane_(wrestler)" title="Kane (wrestler)">Kane</a> and <a href="/wiki/Mick_Foley" title="Mick Foley">Mankind</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Stone_Cold_Steve_Austin" title="Stone Cold Steve Austin">Stone Cold Steve Austin</a> and <a href="/wiki/The_Undertaker" title="The Undertaker">The Undertaker</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Big_Boss_Man" title="Big Boss Man">Big Boss Man</a> and <a href="/wiki/Ken_Shamrock" title="Ken Shamrock">Ken Shamrock</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Jeff_Jarrett" title="Jeff Jarrett">Jeff Jarrett</a> and <a href="/wiki/Owen_Hart" title="Owen Hart">Owen Hart</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Kane_(wrestler)" title="Kane (wrestler)">Kane</a> and <a href="/wiki/Sean_Waltman" title="Sean Waltman">X-Pac</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Acolytes_Protection_Agency" title="Acolytes Protection Agency">Acolytes Protection Agency</a> (<a href="/wiki/John_Layfield" title="John Layfield">Bradshaw</a> and <a href="/wiki/Ron_Simmons" title="Ron Simmons">Faarooq</a>)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Hardy_Boyz" title="Hardy Boyz">Hardy Boyz</a> (<a href="/wiki/Jeff_Hardy" title="Jeff Hardy">Jeff Hardy</a> and <a href="/wiki/Matt_Hardy" title="Matt Hardy">Matt Hardy</a>)</li> <li>The Unholy Alliance (<a href="/wiki/Big_Show" title="Big Show">Big Show</a> and <a href="/wiki/The_Undertaker" title="The Undertaker">The Undertaker</a>)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Rock_%27n%27_Sock_Connection" title="Rock 'n' Sock Connection">Rock 'n' Sock Connection</a> (<a href="/wiki/Mick_Foley" title="Mick Foley">Mankind</a> and <a href="/wiki/Dwayne_Johnson" title="Dwayne Johnson">The Rock</a>)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Holly_Cousins" title="Holly Cousins">Holly Cousins</a> (<a href="/wiki/Crash_Holly" title="Crash Holly">Crash Holly</a> and <a href="/wiki/Hardcore_Holly" title="Hardcore Holly">Hardcore Holly</a>)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Al_Snow" title="Al Snow">Al Snow</a> and <a href="/wiki/Mick_Foley" title="Mick Foley">Mankind</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">2000s</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even hlist" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Dudley_Boyz" title="Dudley Boyz">Dudley Boyz</a> (<a href="/wiki/Bubba_Ray_Dudley" title="Bubba Ray Dudley">Bubba Ray Dudley</a> and <a href="/wiki/D-Von_Dudley" title="D-Von Dudley">D-Von Dudley</a>)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Edge_and_Christian" class="mw-redirect" title="Edge and Christian">Edge and Christian</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Too_Cool" title="Too Cool">Too Cool</a> (<a href="/wiki/Brian_Christopher" title="Brian Christopher">Grandmaster Sexay</a> and <a href="/wiki/Scotty_2_Hotty" title="Scotty 2 Hotty">Scotty 2 Hotty</a>)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Right_to_Censor" title="Right to Censor">Right to Censor</a> (<a href="/wiki/Bull_Buchanan" title="Bull Buchanan">Bull Buchanan</a> and <a href="/wiki/The_Godfather_(wrestler)" title="The Godfather (wrestler)">The Goodfather</a>)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Dwayne_Johnson" title="Dwayne Johnson">The Rock</a> and <a href="/wiki/The_Undertaker" title="The Undertaker">The Undertaker</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Brothers_of_Destruction" title="Brothers of Destruction">Brothers of Destruction</a> (<a href="/wiki/The_Undertaker" title="The Undertaker">The Undertaker</a> and <a href="/wiki/Kane_(wrestler)" title="Kane (wrestler)">Kane</a>)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Two-Man_Power_Trip" title="Two-Man Power Trip">Two-Man Power Trip</a> (<a href="/wiki/Stone_Cold_Steve_Austin" title="Stone Cold Steve Austin">Stone Cold Steve Austin</a> and <a href="/wiki/Triple_H" title="Triple H">Triple H</a>)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Chris_Benoit" title="Chris Benoit">Chris Benoit</a> and <a href="/wiki/Chris_Jericho" title="Chris Jericho">Chris Jericho</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Diamond_Dallas_Page" title="Diamond Dallas Page">Diamond Dallas Page</a> and <a href="/wiki/Chris_Kanyon" title="Chris Kanyon">Chris Kanyon</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Chris_Jericho" title="Chris Jericho">Chris Jericho</a> and <a href="/wiki/Dwayne_Johnson" title="Dwayne Johnson">The Rock</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Booker_T_(wrestler)" title="Booker T (wrestler)">Booker T</a> and <a href="/wiki/Test_(wrestler)" title="Test (wrestler)">Test</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Spike_Dudley" title="Spike Dudley">Spike Dudley</a> and <a href="/wiki/Taz_(wrestler)" title="Taz (wrestler)">Tazz</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Billy_and_Chuck" title="Billy and Chuck">Billy and Chuck</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Rico_Constantino" title="Rico Constantino">Rico</a> and <a href="/wiki/Rikishi_(wrestler)" title="Rikishi (wrestler)">Rikishi</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Edge_(wrestler)" title="Edge (wrestler)">Edge</a> and <a href="/wiki/Hulk_Hogan" title="Hulk Hogan">Hulk Hogan</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/The_Un-Americans" title="The Un-Americans">The Un-Americans</a> (<a href="/wiki/Christian_Cage" title="Christian Cage">Christian</a> and <a href="/wiki/Lance_Storm" title="Lance Storm">Lance Storm</a>)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Gregory_Helms" title="Gregory Helms">The Hurricane</a> and <a href="/wiki/Kane_(wrestler)" title="Kane (wrestler)">Kane</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Chris_Jericho" title="Chris Jericho">Chris Jericho</a> and <a href="/wiki/Christian_Cage" title="Christian Cage">Christian</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Booker_T_(wrestler)" title="Booker T (wrestler)">Booker T</a> and <a href="/wiki/Dustin_Rhodes" title="Dustin Rhodes">Goldust</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Lance_Storm" title="Lance Storm">Lance Storm</a> and <a href="/wiki/William_Regal" title="William Regal">William Regal</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Val_Venis" title="Val Venis">Chief Morley</a> and <a href="/wiki/Lance_Storm" title="Lance Storm">Lance Storm</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Kane_(wrestler)" title="Kane (wrestler)">Kane</a> and <a href="/wiki/Rob_Van_Dam" title="Rob Van Dam">Rob Van Dam</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/La_R%C3%A9sistance_(professional_wrestling)" title="La Résistance (professional wrestling)">La Résistance</a> (<a href="/wiki/Ren%C3%A9_Dupr%C3%A9e" title="René Duprée">René Duprée</a> and <a href="/wiki/Sylvain_Grenier" title="Sylvain Grenier">Sylvain Grenier</a>)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Evolution_(professional_wrestling)" title="Evolution (professional wrestling)">Evolution</a> (<a href="/wiki/Dave_Bautista" title="Dave Bautista">Batista</a> and <a href="/wiki/Ric_Flair" title="Ric Flair">Ric Flair</a>)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Booker_T_(wrestler)" title="Booker T (wrestler)">Booker T</a> and <a href="/wiki/Rob_Van_Dam" title="Rob Van Dam">Rob Van Dam</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Chris_Benoit" title="Chris Benoit">Chris Benoit</a> and <a href="/wiki/Edge_(wrestler)" title="Edge (wrestler)">Edge</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/La_R%C3%A9sistance_(professional_wrestling)" title="La Résistance (professional wrestling)">La Résistance</a> (<a href="/wiki/Rob_Conway" title="Rob Conway">Robért Conway</a> and <a href="/wiki/Sylvain_Grenier" title="Sylvain Grenier">Sylvain Grenier</a>)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Eugene_(wrestler)" title="Eugene (wrestler)">Eugene</a> and <a href="/wiki/William_Regal" title="William Regal">William Regal</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Yoshihiro_Tajiri" title="Yoshihiro Tajiri">Tajiri</a> and <a href="/wiki/William_Regal" title="William Regal">William Regal</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/The_Hurricane_and_Rosey" title="The Hurricane and Rosey">The Hurricane and Rosey</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Lance_Cade_and_Trevor_Murdoch" title="Lance Cade and Trevor Murdoch">Lance Cade and Trevor Murdoch</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Big_Show_and_Kane" title="Big Show and Kane">Big Show and Kane</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Spirit_Squad" title="Spirit Squad">Spirit Squad</a> (<a href="/wiki/Johnny_Jeter" title="Johnny Jeter">Johnny</a>, <a href="/wiki/Kenny_Dykstra" title="Kenny Dykstra">Kenny</a>, <a 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