Pat Tanaka
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Patrick Tanaka (born August 5, 1961)[2] is an American professional wrestler best known for his work in the American Wrestling Association (AWA) as one half of Badd Company and the World Wrestling Federation (WWF, now WWE) as one half of The Orient Express. He is the son of Duke Keomuka.
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Birth name | Patrick Tanaka |
Born | (1961-08-05) August 5, 1961 (age 63)[1] Honolulu, Hawaii, U.S. |
Family | Duke Keomuka (father) |
Professional wrestling career | |
Ring name(s) | El Gato Goku-Do[2] Pat Tanaka[2] Tanaka-San |
Billed height | 5 ft 10 in (178 cm)[2] |
Billed weight | 225 lb (102 kg)[2] |
Billed from | Honolulu, Hawaii Tokyo, Japan (as part of The Orient Express) Sapporo, Japan (as Tanaka-San) Mexico City, Mexico (as El Gato) |
Trained by | Duke Keomuka Hiro Matsuda NJPW Dojo |
Debut | April 7, 1984[2] |
Retired | 2021 |
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In his career, which has spanned more than three decades, Tanaka has worked for the American Wrestling Association (AWA), the World Wrestling Federation (WWF), World Championship Wrestling (WCW), Extreme Championship Wrestling (ECW), the Continental Wrestling Association (CWA) and New Japan Pro-Wrestling.