Professor Toru Tanaka

The Bullet Points

• Other Aliases: Charles Kalani (Real Name)
• Billed From: Japan
• Key Championships Held: IWA (Australia) Heavyweight (2)
  IWA Tag Team w/Skull Murphy
  WWWF International Tag Team w/Mitsu Arakawa
  NWA Texas American Heavyweight (2)
  NWA Texas American Tag Team w/Thunderbolt Patterson
  WWWF World Tag Team (3) w/Mr. Fuji
  NWA Florida Tag Team w/Dick Slater
  NWA Georgia Heavyweight
  NWA Georgia Tag Team w/Mr. Fuji
  NWA Southeastern Heavyweight
  NWA Americas Tag Team w/Dr. Hiro Ota
  NWA Americas Heavyweight
  AWA Southern Tag Team w/Mr. Fuji
  NWA Texas Brass Knuckles (2)
• Why they will get in: He was an iconic figure with a major WWE background.
• Why they won't get in: They may feel that by inducting Mr. Fuji, that Tanaka was already honored.
• Five Greatest Matches/Moments: 1.  Won his first major Title in Australia defeating Domenic DeNucci for the IWA Heavyweight Title  (6/3/66)
  2.  Wrestled Bruno Sammartino for the WWWF World Heavyweight Title at Madison Square Garden (1/29/68)
  3.  With Mr. Fuji, wins his first of three WWF World Tag Team Titles (6/27/72)
  4.  Captures the NWA Georgia Heavyweight Title over Abdullah the Butcher (8/22/75)
  5.  Wins his third WWWF World Tag Team Title with Mr. Fuji (9/27/77)