Shigeru Akabane
Acting
July 5, 1941
Died at age 70
September 6, 2011
Date of Death
Tokyo, Tokyo Prefecture, Japan
10 Credits
Biography
Shigeru Akabane (赤羽 茂, Akabane Shigeru), best known under his ring name Little Tokyo, was a Japanese professional midget wrestler who competed in North American promotions from the 1970s into the 1990s including appearances for American Wrestling Association (AWA), National Wrestling Alliance (NWA) and the WWE most notably appearing at WrestleMania III in a mixed tag team match with Lord Littlebrook and King Kong Bundy against Hillbilly Jim, the Haiti Kid and Little Beaver in 1987. He held the NWA World Midget's Championship on three occasions
