Shigeru Akabane
Born
July 5, 1941
Died
September 6, 2011 (70 years old)
Known For
Acting
Place of Birth
Tokyo, Tokyo Prefecture, Japan
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
Known For

Giants, Midgets, Heroes and Villains II
Little Tokyo
2008

Mid-South Wrestling Giants, Midgets, Heroes & Villains vol. 1
Little Tokyo
2007

WWE WrestleMania III
Little Tokyo
1987
Pro Wrestling USA Star Wars: December 1984
Little Tokyo
1985

AWA Super Clash
Little Tokyo
1985
WCCW Christmas Star Wars '81
Little Tokyo
1981