Tatsumi Fujinami

(1953-)

Japanese professional wrestler

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Tatsumi Fujinami (藤波辰巳, Fujinami Tatsumi, ring name: 藤波辰爾) (born December 28, 1953) is a Japanese professional wrestler currently signed to WWE under a “Legends Deal”. Fujinami famously used the nickname "The Dragon". He is credited for inventing the dragon sleeper and the dragon suplex. He is also the owner and founder of the Dradition wrestling promotion. Fujinami is most well known for his long tenure with New Japan Pro-Wrestling (NJPW), where he was a six-time IWGP Heavyweight Champion. In 2015, Fujinami was inducted into the WWE Hall of Fame, while also becoming an ambassador for the company. Wrestler Bret Hart said of Fujinami: "I always wanted to be the great wrestler that Tatsumi Fujinami was". He is overall a seven-time world champion.