| Akira Taue | |
|---|---|
| Born | May 8, 1961[1] Chichibu, Saitama, Japan[1] |
| Professional wrestling career | |
| Ring name(s) | Akira Taue Tamakirin (sumo) |
| Billed height | 1.92 m (6 ft 4 in)[1] |
| Billed weight | 120 kg (265 lb)[1] |
| Trained by | |
| Debut | January 2, 1988 |
| Retired | December 7, 2013[2] |
Akira Taue (田上 明, Taue Akira, born May 8, 1961) is a Japanese retired professional wrestler. He is also a former All Japan Pro Wrestling Triple Crown Heavyweight Champion, a former GHC Heavyweight Champion and has had fifteen 5 Star Matches as awarded by the Wrestling Observer Newsletter.[3]
- ^ a b c d "田上 明 (Taue Akira) (profile)" (in Japanese). Pro Wrestling NOAH. Archived from the original on 21 December 2011. Retrieved 4 February 2012.
- ^ Cite error: The named reference
Retirementwas invoked but never defined (see the help page). - ^ Perez, Roberth (19 August 2023). "10 Pro Wrestlers With The Most Dave Meltzer 5-Star Matches". TheSportster. Retrieved 6 May 2024.
Akira Taue had 15 five-star matches in his career, but 14 of them were tag team matches, most of them with his longtime partner Toshiaki Kawada. Taue's only five-star singles match was against Mitsuharu Misawa at AJPW Champion Carnival 1995.
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