Personal Info
Known For
Acting
Born
February 28, 1973 (age 53)
Place of Birth
Wakayama, Wakayama Prefecture, Japan
Also Known As
SWORD
Masa Tanaka
MASA TANAKA
Masato Tanaka
Biography
Masato Tanaka is a Japanese professional wrestler, best known for his appearances with Frontier Martial-Arts Wrestling (FMW) in Japan where he was a one-time FMW Brass Knuckles Heavyweight Champion and a one-time WEW World Heavyweight Champion and in Extreme Championship Wrestling (ECW) in the United States where he was a one-time ECW World Heavyweight Champion. He is currently splitting his time wrestling for both Pro Wrestling Noah (Noah) and Pro Wrestling Zero1 (Zero1).
Known For
TV
GLEAT
2020
TV
Pro Wrestling NOAH
Masato Tanaka
2000
Film
Oh! My Zombie Mermaid
2004
Film
Gon, the Little Fox
Gon (voice)
2019
Film
HUSTLE-3
2004
TV
SMASH on Samurai! TV
2010
Film
ECW Heat Wave 1998
Himself
1998
Film
NJPW Wrestle Kingdom 3
Masato Tanaka
2009
Film
ECW - Unreleased Vol. 1
Himself
2012
Film
WWE: 150 Best Pay-Per-View Matches, Vol 3
Himself
2014
Film
MLW Revolutions
Masato Tanaka
2003
Film
ECW - Unreleased Vol. 3
Himself
2015
Film
ECW Deep Impact
Masato Tanaka
2001
Film
FMW Year End Spectacular 1996
1996
Film
ECW One Night Stand 2005
Masato Tanaka
2005
Film
ECW Fan Cam: January 27, 2000
Masato Tanaka
2000
Film
Wrestlecon Supershow 2019
2019
Film
NJPW Dominion 6.19
2010
Film
ECW WrestleFest: 50 Years of Funk
Himself
1997
Film
NJPW Wrestle Kingdom 6
Masato Tanaka
2012
Filmography
2025FilmNJPW Purge Night of Tortureas Masato Tanaka2025FilmNJPW Superhuman Taiji Ishimori Gets Ridiculous One More Timeas Masato Tanaka2024FilmBattleground Championship Wrestling Presents ECW Reunion Show: A Tribute To The Extreme 2as Masato Tanaka2022FilmAWESOME BOMBas Himself2022FilmNOAH: The New Year 2022as Masato Tanaka2021FilmHana Kimura Memorial Show2020TVGLEAT2019FilmGon, the Little Foxas Gon (voice)2019FilmGCW Joey Janela's Spring Break 3: Part 2as Masato Tanaka2019FilmWrestlecon Supershow 20192016FilmAAA: Lucha Libre World Cup 2016 (Day Two)as Masato Tanaka2016FilmAAA: Lucha Libre World Cup 2016 (Day One)as Masato Tanaka2015FilmECW - Unreleased Vol. 3as Himself2014FilmWWE: 150 Best Pay-Per-View Matches, Vol 3as Himself2014FilmDGUSA Open the Ultimate Gate 20142013FilmNJPW World Tag League 2013 Finals2013FilmNJPW Power Struggle 2013as Masato Tanaka2013FilmNJPW Destruction 2013as Masato Tanaka2013FilmBarbed Wire City: The Unauthorized Story of Extreme Championship Wrestling2013FilmNJPW Wrestle Kingdom 7as Masato Tanaka2012FilmNJPW Dominion 6.16as Masato Tanaka2012FilmECW - Unreleased Vol. 1as Himself2012FilmROH: Year Oneas Himself2012FilmNJPW 40th Anniversary Show2012FilmNJPW The New Beginning 2012as Masato Tanaka2012FilmNJPW Wrestle Kingdom 6as Masato Tanaka2011FilmNJPW Wrestle Kingdom 5as Masato Tanaka2010FilmNJPW Dominion 6.192010TVSMASH on Samurai! TV2010FilmNJPW Wrestle Kingdom IVas Masato Tanaka2009FilmNJPW Destruction 20092009FilmNJPW Masahiro Chono 25th Anniversary ~ Aristrist In Ryogoku Kokugikan~2009FilmNJPW G1 Climax 19: Day 8 (Final)as Masato Tanaka2009FilmNJPW Wrestle Kingdom 3as Masato Tanaka2008FilmPro Wrestling Expo Part I: Green Chapter2008FilmNJPW Wrestle Kingdom 2as Masato Tanaka2006FilmWWE: Blood Sport ECW - The Most Violent Matches2006FilmECW: Bloodsport The Most Violent Matchesas Self2005FilmECW One Night Stand 2005as Masato Tanaka2004FilmHUSTLE-32004FilmOh! My Zombie Mermaid2003FilmMLW Revolutionsas Masato Tanaka2002FilmROH: All Star Extravaganza2002FilmZERO-ONE Impossible To Escape2002FilmFMW: Ring of Tortureas Masato Tanaka2001FilmFMW: The Enforceras Himself2001FilmFMW: International Slaughterhouseas Himself2001FilmECW Deep Impactas Masato Tanaka2000FilmECW: Extreme Evolutionas Masato Tanaka2000TVPro Wrestling NOAHas Masato Tanaka2000FilmECW Hardcore Heaven 2000as Masato Tanaka2000FilmFMW Final Encounter- Backdraft2000FilmECW Living Dangerously 2000as Masato Tanaka2000FilmECW Fan Cam: January 27, 2000as Masato Tanaka1999FilmECW Fan Cam: December 17, 1999as Masato Tanaka1999FilmECW November to Remember 1999as Masato Tanaka1999FilmECW International Invasion: The Best of Super Crazy, Tajiri, Taka & Tanakaas Masato Tanaka1999FilmECW Anarchy Rulz 1999as Masato Tanaka1998FilmECW November To Remember 1998as Masato Tanaka1998FilmECW Heat Wave 1998as Himself1998FilmECW Living Dangerously 1998as Himself1997FilmECW WrestleFest: 50 Years of Funkas Himself1996FilmFMW Year End Spectacular 19961996FilmFMW Kawasaki Stadium 7th Anniversaryas Masato Tanaka