Tatsumi Fujinami
Born
28 December 1953 (72)
Place of Birth
Kunisaki, Ōita, Japan
Also known as
The Dragon, Dr. Fujinami
Biography
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.
Filmography (29)
NJPW 54th Anniversary Event & New Japan Cup 2026 - Day 3
2026
NJPW Wrestle Kingdom 20
2026
NJPW Superhuman Taiji Ishimori Gets Even More Ridiculous
2025
NJPW Tanahashi Jam
2025
NJPW Wrestle Kingdom 17: Night 1 in Tokyo Dome
2023
NJPW Wrestle Kingdom 14: Night 1
2020
Extro
2019
WWE Hall of Fame 2015
2015
Budokan Peter Pan: DDT 15th Anniversary
2012
NJPW Wrestle Kingdom 2
2008
NJPW G1 Climax 2005: Day 2
2005
NJPW G1 Climax 2005: Day 1
2005
Catch: The Hold Not Taken
2005
NJPW Final Dome
1999
Shinjuku Boy Detectives
1998
World Wrestling Peace Festival
1996
NJPW Battle Formation '96
1996
NJPW Summer Struggle 1994 - Day 8
1994
NJPW Wrestling Dontaku 1993
1993
NJPW Hyper Battle 1993 - Day 11
1993
NJPW Battle Zone Space II
1992
WCW WrestleWar 1992
1992
WCW SuperBrawl 1
1991
WCW/New Japan Supershow: Rumble in The Rising Sun
1991
The Men Who Made Ultraman
1989
The Best of the WWF: volume 16 Around the World
1988
The Best of the WWF: volume 15
1988
WCCW Christmas Star Wars '85
1985
WWE Showdown at Shea '80
1980