In Wrestling
- As Minoru Tanaka
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- Finishing moves
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- Fireball Splash (450° splash)
- Minoru Special (Minoru steps one leg over one arm of a bent opponent and flips forward into cross armbar)
- Minoru Special II (Northern lights suplex rolled through into a mount and from there transitioned into a cross armbar)
- Roundhouse kick, sometimes to a kneeling opponent
- Santa Monica Pier (Leg hook Death Valley driver)
- Wrist-clutch fisherman buster, sometimes from the top rope
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- Signature moves
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- Brainbuster
- Enzuigiri
- Modified dragon sleeper
- Moonsault
- Multiple suplex variations
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- California Maki (Swinging fisherman)
- Teramae 485 (Inside leg hook belly to back)
- Bridging or release German
- Bridging or release dragon
- Bridging or release tiger
- Bridging or release northern lights
- As HEAT
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- Finishing moves
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- Fireball Splash (450° splash)
- HEAT Clutch (Cross kneelock)
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