Tadao Yasuda (安田 忠夫 Yasuda Tadao, born 9 October 1963 in Ōta, Tokyo) is a Japanese retired sumo and professional wrestler. He competed in sumo from 1979 to 1992 under the shikona of Takanofuji Tadao, achieving the rank of komusubi, and afterwards turned to professional wrestling, in which he competed from 1994 to 2011, most notably in New Japan Pro-Wrestling (NJPW), where he was a one time IWGP Heavyweight Champion.
IWGP Heavyweight Champion 2002 _Retired WWE |