Akitoshi Saito

Quick Facts

Full Name	Akitoshi Saito
Occupation	Amateur Wrestler
Date Of Birth	Aug 8, 1965(1965-08-08)
Age	59
Birthplace	Sendai
Country	Japan
Birth City	Sendai
Horoscope	Capricorn

Akitoshi Saito Biography

Akitoshi Saito is one of the most popular and richest Amateur Wrestler who was born on August 8, 1965 in Sendai, Sendai, Japan. Akitoshi Saito (斎藤 彰俊 , Saitō Akitoshi, born August 8, 1965) is a Japanese professional wrestler who is best known for his work in New Japan Pro Wrestling (NJPW) and Pro Wrestling Noah (Noah).

In 2001, he joined Jun Akiyama’s STERNNESS faction as second-in-command and his career skyrocketed. Obtaining success like never before, he won the GHC Tag Team Title with Akiyama in September 2002, his first championship belt in his 12-year career. Akiyama and Saito proceeded to hold the titles for more than 8 months before losing them to Kenta Kobashi and Tamon Honda in June 2003.

From March 29 to April 27, 2008, Saito and partner Bison Smith featured in NOAH’s inaugural Global Tag League. The pair ultimately won the tournament defeating Mitsuharu Misawa and Yoshinari Ogawa in the final. As a result, the duo became number one contenders and on May 23, 2008, Saito and Smith defeated Naomichi Marufuji and Takashi Sugiura to win the GHC Tag Team Titles. The pair’s first championship defense came five months later where the two defeated Jun Akiyama and Takeshi Rikio. On November 28 the pair made their second defense against Akira Taue and Takeshi Morishima. Shortly thereafter, Saito received a title opportunity against GHC Heavyweight Champion Kensuke Sasaki, however on December 7, Saito lost that title match. To finish the year, Saito won a two-night tournament simply named ‘The Tournament’ where he wrestled five matches with ten-minute time limits in the two nights with the result decided by judges if the time limit was reached. Saito defeated Masao Inoue in the final where the judges ruled in his favor 5-0.

Saito won the 2011 Global Tag League becoming the first man ever to do so twice. Saito and partner Jun Akiyama received their title shot on May 8 against Takuma Sano and Yoshihiro Takayama, though the pair ultimately fell short in the attempt to win the championships. It was reported on December 29, 2011, Saito’s contract with NOAH will not be renewed after it expires in January 2012. After his contract expired, Saito became a freelancer.

After a lengthy hiatus, Saito made his surprise return to pro wrestling in October 2000 for Pro Wrestling Noah, teaming up with longtime mentor Masashi Aoyagi.

Akitoshi Saito Net Worth

Akitoshi Saito is one of the richest Amateur Wrestler from Japan. According to our analysis, Wikipedia, Forbes & Business Insider, Akitoshi Saito 's net worth $5 Million. (Last Update: December 11, 2023)

Before pro wrestling, Akitoshi Saito was trained in karate by Masashi Aoyagi. Saito seconded Aoyagi in his matches against Atsushi Onita in Frontier Martial-Arts Wrestling in 1989. He was trained for pro wrestling by Aoyagi and Yoshiaki Fujiwara.

He joined New Japan Pro Wrestling in December 1991, along with his mentor Masashi Aoyagi, feuding with Shiro Koshinaka and Kuniaki Kobayashi. In 1992, the four formed a faction later named Heisei Ishingun, but left the promotion in 1998.

Saito would go on to form his own stable, Dark Agents, with Takashi Sugiura, Masao Inoue and former Heisei Ishingun stablemate Shiro Koshinaka. He awarded himself the GHC Great Happy Christmas Championship in 2004, a title that was defended only once a year, on Christmas Eve. He would also challenge for the GHC Heavyweight Title on two separate occasions, in 2004 against Kenta Kobashi and in 2005 against Takeshi Rikio.

Height, Weight & Body Measurements

Akitoshi Saito height 5 ft 10 in Akitoshi weight Not Known & body measurements will update soon.

Who is Akitoshi Saito Dating?

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Facts & Trivia

Akitoshi Ranked on the list of most popular Amateur Wrestler. Also ranked in the elit list of famous people born in Japan. Akitoshi Saito celebrates birthday on August 8 of every year.