Tatsumi Fujinami

    Known For

    Acting

    Birthday

    December 28, 1953 (72 years old)

    Place of Birth

    Kunisaki, Ōita, Japan

    Tatsumi Fujinami

    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.

    Known For

    • WWE Hall of Fame 2015

      WWE Hall of Fame 2015

      2015

    • NJPW Wrestle Kingdom 2

      NJPW Wrestle Kingdom 2

      2008

    • NJPW Wrestle Kingdom 14: Night 1

      NJPW Wrestle Kingdom 14: Night 1

      2020

    • NJPW Wrestle Kingdom 17: Night 1 in Tokyo Dome

      NJPW Wrestle Kingdom 17: Night 1 in Tokyo Dome

      2023

    • Extro

      Extro

      2019

    • Sakura no Oyakodon

      Sakura no Oyakodon

      2017

    • The Men Who Made Ultraman

      The Men Who Made Ultraman

      1989

    • NJPW Tanahashi Jam

      NJPW Tanahashi Jam

      2025

    • NJPW Wrestle Kingdom 20

      NJPW Wrestle Kingdom 20

      2026

    • World Wrestling Peace Festival

      World Wrestling Peace Festival

      1996

    • WCW/New Japan Supershow: Rumble in The Rising Sun

      WCW/New Japan Supershow: Rumble in The Rising Sun

      1991

    • WCW SuperBrawl 1

      WCW SuperBrawl 1

      1991

    • The Best of the WWF: volume 15

      The Best of the WWF: volume 15

      1988

    • The Best of the WWF: volume 16 Around the World

      The Best of the WWF: volume 16 Around the World

      1988

    • Budokan Peter Pan: DDT 15th Anniversary

      Budokan Peter Pan: DDT 15th Anniversary

      2012