Tatsumi Fujinami

is a Japanese professional wrestler. He is best known for competing in New Japan Pro Wrestling from 1972 to 2006. He has been competing for Dradition since 2004.

He was the innovator of both the Dragon sleeper and Dragon suplex wrestling movies. He used them as his finishing moves.

He has a son named Leona who is also a professional wrestler and made his debut on November 19, 2013.

On March 28, 2015, he was inducted into the WWE Hall of Fame by Ric Flair.

Championships
Catch Wrestling Association
CWA Intercontinental Heavyweight Championship (one time)
Dramatic Dream Team
KO-D Tag Team Championship (one time) (with Mikami)
New Japan Pro Wrestling
IWGP Heavyweight Championship (six times)
IWGP Tag Team Championship (five times) (with Kengo Kimura (four) and Osamu Nishimura (one))
NWA International Junior Heavyweight Championship (two times)
NWA World Heavyweight Championship (one time)
WCWA World Heavyweight Championship (one time)
WWF International Heavyweight Championship (one time)
WWF International Tag Team Championship (one time) (with Kengo Kimura)
WWF Junior Heavyweight Championship (one time)
G1 Climax (1993)
Super Grade Tag League (1991) (with Big Van Vader)
Karl Gotch Cup (1974)
Pacific Northwest Wrestling
NWA Pacific Northwest Heavyweight Championship (one time)
Pro Wrestling Illustrated
He was ranked #31 of the 500 best singles wrestlers during the "PWI Years" in 2003.
Tokyo Sports
Best Bout Award (1983) (vs. Riki Chōshū on April 3)
Best Bout Award (1986) (vs. Akira Maeda on June 12)
Best Tag Team (1981) (with Antonio Inoki)
Distinguished Service Award (1978)
Fighting Spirit Award (1984)
MVP Award (1985)
Outstanding Performance Award (1980, 1982, 1987, 1988)
Rookie of the Year (1974)
Technique Award (1979)
Universal Wrestling Association
UWA World Heavyweight Championship (one time)
World Wide Wrestling Federation/World Wrestling Federation
WWF International Heavyweight Championship (one time)
WWWF Junior Heavyweight Championship (one time)
WWE Hall of Fame (Class of 2015)
Wrestling Observer Newsletter awards
Best Technical Wrestler (1985, 1986, 1988)
Most Outstanding Wrestler (1988)
Wrestling Observer Newsletter Hall of Fame (Class of 1996)

References

Other websites

CAGEMATCH profile

Category:1953 births
Category:Japanese professional wrestlers
Category:Former WWE wrestlers
Category:Living people
Category:WWE Hall of Fame
Category:People from Ōita Prefecture