Sho Tanaka
Tanaka in September 2015
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| Birth name | Sho Tanaka |
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| Born |
August 27, 1989 Uwajima, Ehime, Japan |
| Residence | Mexico City, Mexico |
| Alma mater | Tokuyama University |
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| Professional wrestling career | |
| Ring name(s) | Raijin Sho Sho Tanaka |
| Billed height | 173 cm (5 ft 8 in) |
| Billed weight | 93 kg (205 lb) |
| Trained by | NJPW Dojo Junji Hirata |
| Debut | November 15, 2012 |
Sho Tanaka (田中 翔 Tanaka Shō?) (born August 27, 1989) is a Japanese professional wrestler signed to New Japan Pro Wrestling (NJPW), but currently working for the American Ring of Honor through a partnership between the two promotions. He has previously also worked for the Mexican Consejo Mundial de Lucha Libre (CMLL), where he was known under the ring name Raijin (雷神 Raijin?), named after the Japanese God of thunder, and was part of La Ola Amarilla ("the Yellow Wave") alongside Okumura, Kamaitachi and Fujin.
Sho Tanaka was born on August 27, 1989, in Uwajima, Ehime, Japan. While in high school he became involved with Greco-Roman wrestling, something he continued to practice as he attended Tokuyama University. At Tokuyama he was the vice-captain of the wrestling team, competing in the 7th All-Japan University Championship for Greco-Roman wrestling, where he came in third over all.
Inspired by New Japan Pro Wrestling (NJPW) wrestler Hiroshi Tanahashi Tanaka attended the NJPW Dojo in February, 2012 training for his professional wrestling career.
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