Championship Wrestling Association (1986–1988) Both
Pat Tanaka and
Paul Diamond had competed in the
Championship Wrestling Association during 1986, Tanaka had teamed with
Jeff Jarrett to win the
AWA Southern Tag Team Championship while Paul Diamond had held the
CWA/AWA International Tag Team Championship also with Jeff Jarrett. where they held the federation's tag-team titles four times, a move that paid off pretty soon as the two won the CWA/AWA International Tag Team Championship, beating
Tarzan Goto and
Akio Sato on December 15, 1986. The first reign was short lived as
The Sheepherders (
Luke Williams and
Butch Miller) defeated the young duo on January 10, 1987. and another match against the
New Foundation at the
1992 Royal Rumble, which were the only two PPV appearances for the New Orient Express. Sato briefly rejoined the team in 1991 to team with Tanaka and “Kato" for a series of 6-man tag-team matches on various WWF house show but Sato left the WWF after only a handful of matches together. Tanaka would leave the WWF in February 1992. Diamond went on to wrestle as a singles competitor in the WWF first as Kato then later on he was chosen to take over the Max Moon costume after
Konnan left the WWF, neither gimmick meeting with very much success. Diamond was released by the company in February 1993.
Eastern Championship Wrestling (1993–1994) After Paul Diamond also left the WWF the two reunited as “Badd Company" to work for
Eastern Championship Wrestling (the forerunner to Extreme Championship Wrestling) in 1993. The team made their debut at
NWA Bloodfest: Part 1 on October 1, 1993 where they beat
The Bad Breed (
Ian Rotten and
Axl Rotten). Later in the night Tanaka and Diamond got a shot at the
ECW Tag Team Champions Tony Stetson and Johnny Hotbody, Badd Company lost. The next night at
NWA Bloodfest: Part 2 Badd Company came up against one of ECW's new creations
Public Enemy (
Rocco Rock and
Johnny Grunge) in one of their very early matches. Later in the show Badd Company and the Public Enemy would clash again, this time in a
three way,
steel cage match that also included "Bad Breed", this time Public Enemy were victorious. After the match Badd Company called out Public Enemy resulting in an impromptu match between Paul Diamond and Rocco Rock which Diamond won. Public Enemy quickly got a very brutal revenge on Badd Company as they defeated the duo in a "South Philly hood" match the very next day at
November to Remember. At
Holiday Hell: The Body Count on December 26, 1993 Pat Tanaka defeated Rocco Rock in a "Body Count" match. As 1993 turned to 1994 Badd Company set their sights on ECW Tag Team Champions
Kevin Sullivan and
The Tasmaniac, defeating them twice in non-title matches. At
The Night the Line Was Crossed on February 5, 1994 Tanaka and his one night only partner
The Sheik defeated Sullivan and Tasmaniac, unfortunately the team had been stripped of the titles the night before. When Tanaka was rejoined by Diamond the team lost to the (once again) tag team champions when the gold was finally on the line. On March 26, 1994 at
Ultimate Jeopardy, Badd Company lost to the
Bruise Brothers. On March 27, 1994 Badd Company wrestled its last match for ECW, a house show victory over
Rockin' Rebel and
Pittbull #1.
World Championship Wrestling (1994) By the time Badd Company wrestled its last match for ECW, Tanaka and Diamond had already signed with
World Championship Wrestling. Tanaka then made his on-screen debut as "Tanaka-San". Paul Diamond showed up with the Kato mask on using the name "Haito" only days after their last ECW match. The duo reprised their "Orient Express" gimmick but could not use the name since the WWF owned the trademark to it. The two men wrestled a couple of matches together, including a
dark match against
Dave Sullivan and
Kevin Sullivan at
Spring Stampede 1994, but they never achieved any notoriety in WCW. By the end of 1994, the team split.
Independent circuit (2006–2008) They reunited as the Orient Express on March 25, 2006 for Blue Water Championship Wrestling in Port Huron, Michigan as they lost to Kevin Baker and Michael Barnes. They wrestled on the
independent circuit for the next couple of years. Their last match together was on April 18, 2008 defeating Joshua Masters and Kennedy Kendrick for All Star Wrestling Florida in Port Richey, Florida. ==Championships and accomplishments==