Hiro Saito
Hiro Saito | |
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Birth name | Hiroyuki Saito |
Born | Kawasaki, Kanagawa, Japan | May 25, 1961
Professional wrestling career | |
Ring name(s) | Hiro Saito |
Billed height | 1.75 m (5 ft 9 in) |
Billed weight | 97 kg (214 lb) |
Trained by | Tokyo Joe[1] |
Debut | August 26, 1978 |
Hiroyuki Saito (斎藤 弘幸, Saitō Hiroyuki, born May 25, 1961 in
Professional wrestling career
A former
Saito soon jumped to All Japan Pro Wrestling (AJPW), where he formed the "Calgary Hurricanes" with Shunji Takano. He competed in the All Japan World Junior Heavyweight Championship tournament in July 1986 where he defeated Brad Armstrong in the final to become the first World Junior Heavyweight Champion. After four months as champion, Saito lost the title to former stablemate Kuniaki Kobayashi.[5]
Saito joined the group known as the Raging Staff and soon won the
In 2006, after spending many years in relegation, Saito quit New Japan once again and began appearing for Tatsumi Fujinami's Muga promotion.
Saito returned to New Japan once again on January 4, 2017, at
Hiro Saito was the first Japanese wrestler to use and popularize the "
Championships and accomplishments
- All Japan Pro Wrestling
- New Japan Pro-Wrestling
- IWGP Tag Team Championship (1 time) – with Super Strong Machine[6][7]
- WWF Junior Heavyweight Championship (1 time)[3]
- Teisen Hall Cup Six Man Tag Team Tournament (2003) – with Shinsuke Nakamura and Tatsutoshi Goto
- Tokyo Sports
- Best Tag Team Award (1996) – with Hiroyoshi Tenzan and Masahiro Chono
- Wrestling Observer Newsletter
- Best Gimmick (1996) – nWo
- Feud of the Year (1996) New World Order vs. World Championship Wrestling
References
- ^ Meltzer, Dave (2017-11-05). "'Tokyo' Joe Daigo passes away at 75 years old". Wrestling Observer Newsletter. Retrieved 2017-11-05.
- ^ "Profile at Puroresu Central". Puroresu Central. Retrieved 2014-07-03.
- ^ a b "WWF Junior Heavyweight Title". Wrestling Titles. Retrieved 2008-08-10.
- ^ a b "World Junior Heavyweight Championship". National Wrestling Alliance. Retrieved 2008-08-10.
- ^ a b "World Junior Heavyweight Title (All Japan Pro-Wrestling)". Wrestling Titles. Retrieved 2008-08-10.
- ^ a b "IWGP Tag Team Title". Strong Style Spirit. Archived from the original on 2013-01-31. Retrieved 2008-08-10.
- ^ a b "IWGP Tag Team Title". Wrestling Titles. Retrieved 2008-08-10.
- ^ http://puroresuspirit.net/2017/01/njpw-results-for-january-4-2017/ Archived 2012-09-23 at the Wayback Machine
- ^ 戦国炎舞 -Kizna- Presents New Year Dash !!. New Japan Pro-Wrestling (in Japanese). Retrieved March 28, 2017.
External links
- Hiro Saito's profile at Cagematch.net