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Tatsumi Fujinami
Acting
28 Dec 1953 (72 years)
Kunisaki, Ōita, Japan
Biography
Tatsumi Fujinami is a Japanese professional wrestler currently signed to WWE on a legend's contract. Fujinami is most well known for his long tenure with New Japan Pro-Wrestling (NJPW), where he was a six-time IWGP Heavyweight Champion. He was famously nicknamed "The Dragon", and is credited for inventing the dragon sleeper and the dragon suplex.
Also Known As
The Dragon, Dr. Fujinami, 藤波辰爾, 藤波辰巳, Ox Fujinami
Photos
Tatsumi Fujinami's Movies
68%
WWE Hall of Fame 2015
28 Mar 2015
72%
Extro
20 Apr 2019
38%
NJPW Wrestle Kingdom 2
04 Jan 2008
97%
NJPW Wrestle Kingdom 14: Night 1
04 Jan 2020
80%
NJPW Wrestle Kingdom 20
04 Jan 2026
50%
Catch: The Hold Not Taken
01 Jan 2005
70%
NJPW Wrestle Kingdom 17: Night 1 in Tokyo Dome
04 Jan 2023
50%
WCW SuperBrawl 1
19 May 1991
100%
The Men Who Made Ultraman
21 Mar 1989
70%
NJPW Tanahashi Jam
29 Jun 2025
50%
NJPW 54th Anniversary Event & New Japan Cup 2026 - Day 3
06 Mar 2026
0%
NJPW Summer Struggle 1994 - Day 8
08 Jul 1994
0%
World Wrestling Peace Festival
01 Jun 1996
0%
WCW/New Japan Supershow: Rumble in The Rising Sun
21 Mar 1991
0%
WWE Showdown at Shea '80
09 Aug 1980
0%
The Best of the WWF: volume 16 Around the World
27 Jul 1988
0%
The Best of the WWF: volume 15
13 Apr 1988
0%
Budokan Peter Pan: DDT 15th Anniversary
18 Aug 2012
0%
NJPW G1 Climax 2005: Day 2
06 Aug 2005
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NJPW G1 Climax 2005: Day 1
04 Aug 2005
