26, 2007, Tanaka beat Takao Omori for the AWA World Heavyweight Championship. On January 23, 2010, Tanaka made his debut for Jersey All Pro Wrestling (JAPW) at the promotion's 12th Anniversary Show, where he was defeated by Homicide. On April 4, 2014, Tanaka returned to the United States, he performed at his first WrestleCon defeating Kevin Steen. Later in the night he defeated Chris Hero at a Dragon Gate USA event. In December 2018 Tanaka made another return to the United States. He would face PCO in a match for the Game Changer Wrestling Extreme Title at GCW's The Dynasty event. Championships and accomplishments DDT Pro-Wrestling KO-D Openweight Championship (1 time) D-Oh Grand Prix (2020) Extreme Championship Wrestling ECW World Heavyweight Championship (1 time) ECW World Tag Team Championship (2 times) – with Balls Mahoney (1) and Tommy Dreamer (1) Frontier Martial Arts Wrestling FMW Brass Knuckles Heavyweight Championship (1 time) FMW Brass Knuckles Tag Team Championship (2 times) – with Hayabusa (1) and Tetsuhiro Kuroda (1) FMW Independent Heavyweight Championship (2 times) FMW World Street Fight 6-Man Tag Team Championship (4 times) – with Hayabusa and Hisakatsu Ōya (1), Hayabusa and Kōji Nakagawa (1), Tetsuhiro Kuroda and Kōji Nakagawa (1), and Atsushi Onita and Hideki Hosaka (1) WEW 6-Man Tag Team Championship (1 time) – with Gedo and Jado WEW Heavyweight Championship (1 time) WEW World Tag Team Championship (1 time) – with Gedō Young Spirit Tournament (1995) FMW Brass Knuckles Tag Team Championship Tournament (1999) – with Tetsuhiro Kuroda Guts World Pro Wrestling GWC Tag Team Championship (1 time) – with Daisuke GWC Tag Team Championship Tournament (2009) – with Daisuke Hustle Hustle Hardcore Hero Championship (1 time, inaugural) Hustle King Memorial Six-Man Tag Tournament (2006) – with Tadao Yasuda and Shinjiro Otani New Japan Pro-Wrestling IWGP Intercontinental Championship (1 time) NEVER Openweight Championship (1 time) NEVER Openweight Championship Tournament (2012) Nikkan Sports Best Tag Team Award (2014) with Takashi Sugiura Technique Award (2011) Premier Wrestling Federation PWF Universal Tag Team Championship (1 time) – with Shinjiro Otani Match of the Year (2003, 2004) PWF MVP (2004) Most Popular Wrestler of the Year (2004) Pro Wrestling Expo Continent Confrontation Tag Team League (2008) – with Daisuke Sekimoto Pro Wrestling Noah GHC Tag Team Championship (1 time) – with Takashi Sugiura Global Tag League (2014, 2015) – with Takashi Sugiura Global League Tournament Technique Award (2014) Pro Wrestling Illustrated