Tatsumi Fujinami

Acting

Tatsumi Fujinami

Born 1953-12-28 · Kunisaki, Ōita, Japan

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.

Acting credits

WCW SuperBrawl 1 poster
6.0

Ric Flair puts the WCW World Heavyweight Championship on the line against NWA World Heavyweight Champion Tatsumi Fujinami. Arn Anderson defends the Television Championship against Bobby Eaton. Lex Luger & Sting challenge The Steiner Brothers for the Tag Team Championship. Former partners Ron Simmons and Butch Reed collide.

WCW SuperBrawl 1

1991

NJPW Wrestle Kingdom 17: Night 1 in Tokyo Dome poster
7.0

Wrestle Kingdom 17 - Night 1 was a professional wrestling pay-per-view event produced by the New Japan Pro-Wrestling promotion. The event took place on January 4, 2023, at the Tokyo Dome in Tokyo, Japan.

NJPW Wrestle Kingdom 17: Night 1 in Tokyo Dome

2023

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NR

Witness a brutal battle when The Von Erichs clash with The Freebirds

WCCW Christmas Star Wars '85

1985

NJPW 54th Anniversary Event & New Japan Cup 2026 - Day 3 poster
5.0

The 54th Anniversary Event was a professional wrestling event promoted by New Japan Pro Wrestling (NJPW) that took place on March 6, 2026, at Ota City General Gymnasium in Tokyo, Japan, and featured an IWGP Junior Heavyweight Championship match between DOUKI (c) and Master Wato, as well as an IWGP Junior Heavyweight Tag Team Championship match between Ichiban Sweet Boys (Kosei Fujita & Robbie Eagles) (c) and Robbie X & Taiji Ishimori. The event also included the third night of the 2026 New Japan Cup, which featured two first-round matches.

NJPW 54th Anniversary Event & New Japan Cup 2026 - Day 3

2026

NJPW New Japan Cup 2022 - Day 15 (Final) poster
NR

The fifteenth and final night of the tournament took place on March 27, 2022, at Osaka-Jo Hall in Osaka, Japan and featured the final match to crown the winner of New Japan Cup 2022.

NJPW New Japan Cup 2022 - Day 15 (Final)

2022

The Men Who Made Ultraman poster
10.0

A biographical dramatization about the production of the original Ultraman, the beloved classic special effects fantasy series from Eiji Tsuburaya.

The Men Who Made Ultraman

1989

No artwork available
5.0

Catch: The Hold Not Taken is a 2005 feature documentary film that contrasts the billion dollar industry of professional wrestling with its humble roots in Lancashire, England, where the original tradition struggles to survive. The documentary examines wrestling's exile from the commercial world of ‘real’ sports and looks at Catch’s clear relationship with the growing modern phenomenon of full contact fighting.

Catch: The Hold Not Taken

2005

NJPW Wrestle Kingdom 14: Night 1 poster
9.7

The first night of Wrestle Kingdom 14 was a professional wrestling pay-per-view (PPV) event produced by New Japan Pro-Wrestling (NJPW), which took place at the Tokyo Dome in Tokyo, Japan on January 4, 2020, headlined by Kazuchika Okada (c) vs. Kota Ibushi for the IWGP Heavyweight Championship.

NJPW Wrestle Kingdom 14: Night 1

2020

WWE Hall of Fame 2015 poster
6.8

See the Class of 2015 take their place in history during the WWE Hall of Fame Induction Ceremony.

WWE Hall of Fame 2015

2015

NJPW Tanahashi Jam poster
7.0

NJPW Tanahashi Jam was a New Japan Pro-Wrestling (NJPW) event produced by Hiroshi Tanahashi and held on June 29, 2025, at Aichi Prefectural Gymnasium in Nagoya, Japan, headlined by Hiroshi Tanahashi & Naomichi Marufuji vs. Kaito Kiyomiya & Ryohei Oiwa.

NJPW Tanahashi Jam

2025

Shinjuku Boy Detectives poster
NR

In the streets of ultra-modern Shinjuku, Sosuke, a young would-be detective, all of a sudden attacked by a monster robot and falls unconscious. Determined to unravel the mystery, Sosuke joins forces with four members to fight against the robot. Will they be successful?

Shinjuku Boy Detectives

1998

NJPW Wrestle Kingdom 20 poster
8.0

Wrestle Kingdom 20 was a professional wrestling event promoted by New Japan Pro-Wrestling (NJPW) that took place on January 4, 2026, at the Tokyo Dome in Tokyo, Japan, featuring the official retirement match of Hiroshi Tanahashi versus his long-time rival Kazuchika Okada and a dual title match between IWGP World Heavyweight Champion Konosuke Takeshita and IWGP Global Heavyweight Champion Yota Tsuji.

NJPW Wrestle Kingdom 20

2026

WCW WrestleWar 1992 poster
6.0

Sting, Barry Windham, Dustin Rhodes, Ricky Steamboat & Nikita Koloff take on The Dangerous Alliance in a WarGames Steel Cage Match. Ron Simmons faces Mr. Hughes. The Steiner Brothers compete for the IWGP Tag Team Championship. Brian Pillman defends the WCW Light Heavyweight Championship. Plus, The Fabulous Freebirds and much more.

WCW WrestleWar 1992

1992

Extro poster
7.7

Dives deep into the tragicomic world of the"towns-people" stand-ins working at Warp Station Edo, a popular shooting location for samurai dramas, through a piercing study of a 63-year-old extra. Utilizing mockumentary stylings, this ambitious film forms a compelling commentary on the aspirations that shape film production and the feelings that a simple, ho-hum life can evoke.

Extro

2019

World Wrestling Peace Festival poster
NR

The World Wrestling Peace Festival was a professional wrestling supercard event produced by Japanese professional wrestler Antonio Inoki, which took place on June 1, 1996 at the Los Angeles Sports Arena in Los Angeles, California. The event was organized by Inoki to promote world peace with an interpromotional event involving major promotions from around the world. Forty wrestlers from six countries ended up taking part in the event. Inoki's home promotion New Japan Pro-Wrestling (NJPW), as well as smaller independent groups, represented Japan, while World Championship Wrestling (WCW) and the National Wrestling Alliance (NWA) took part on behalf of the United States. Both of Mexico's top promotions Asistencia Asesoría y Administración (AAA) and Consejo Mundial de Lucha Libre (CMLL) participated in the event, which was considered unlikely by many in the industry given their own heated rivalry.

World Wrestling Peace Festival

1996

NJPW Wrestle Kingdom 2 poster
3.8

Wrestle Kingdom II in Tokyo Dome was a professional wrestling pay-per-view (PPV) event produced by the New Japan Pro-Wrestling (NJPW) promotion, which took place at the Tokyo Dome in Tokyo, Japan on January 4, 2008. It was the 17th January 4 Tokyo Dome Show and the second held under the "Wrestle Kingdom" name. The event featured ten matches, four of which were contested for championships.

NJPW Wrestle Kingdom 2

2008

The Best of the WWF: volume 16 Around the World poster
NR

The best of WWE action from across the globe!

The Best of the WWF: volume 16 Around the World

1988

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NR

WWF stadium show in the summer of 1980 from Shea Stadium in Flushing, Queens, New York.

WWE Showdown at Shea '80

1980

NJPW Superhuman Taiji Ishimori Gets Even More Ridiculous poster
NR

Superhuman Taiji Ishimori Gets Even More Ridiculous was a professional wrestling pay-per-view (PPV) produced by New Japan Pro-Wrestling and Taiji Ishimori that took place on October 7, 2025 at Korakuen Hall in Tokyo, Japan.

NJPW Superhuman Taiji Ishimori Gets Even More Ridiculous

2025

WCW/New Japan Supershow: Rumble in The Rising Sun poster
NR

WCW/New Japan Supershow I (known as Starrcade 1991 in Tokyo Dome in Japan) took place on March 21, 1991 from the Tokyo Dome in Tokyo, Japan. It aired in North America in April 1991. The main event was Ric Flair defending the NWA World Heavyweight Championship against Tatsumi Fujinami. Other matches included The Great Muta vs Sting, El Gigante vs Big Cat Hughes, Hiroshi Hase & Kensuke Sasaki defending against The Steiner Brothers for the IWGP Tag Team Championship, Arn Anderson & Barry Windham vs Masa Saito & Masahiro Chono, Jushin Liger defending the IWGP Junior Heavyweight CHampionship against Akira Nogami, and several dark matches.

WCW/New Japan Supershow: Rumble in The Rising Sun

1991

NJPW Wrestling Dontaku 1993 poster
NR

Wrestling Dontaku 1993 was the first Wrestling Dontaku professional wrestling event produced by New Japan Pro-Wrestling. The event took place on May 3, 1993, in Fukuoka, Fukuoka at the Fukuoka Dome.

NJPW Wrestling Dontaku 1993

1993

Budokan Peter Pan: DDT 15th Anniversary poster
NR

Budokan Peter Pan: DDT 15th Anniversary, Ultra-Luxurious 4-Hour Special Until Dawn! (武道館ピーターパン〜DDTの15周年、ドーンと見せます超豪華4時間SP!〜, Budōkan Pītā Pan: DDT no jūgo-shūnen, dōn to misemasu chōgōka yon-jikan SP!) was a professional wrestling event promoted by DDT Pro-Wrestling (DDT). The event took place on August 18, 2012, in Tokyo at the Nippon Budokan. The event featured ten matches, three of which were contested for championships.

Budokan Peter Pan: DDT 15th Anniversary

2012

NJPW Battle Formation '96 poster
NR

NJPW and WCW's biggest stars clash in the Tokyo Dome.

NJPW Battle Formation '96

1996

NJPW Final Dome poster
NR

NJPW closes out the final Tokyo Dome show of the 20th Century with a loaded card featuring the promotion's top stars.

NJPW Final Dome

1999