Naoki Sano

Quick Facts

Full Name	Naoki Sano
Occupation	Professional Wrestler
Date Of Birth	Feb 2, 1965(1965-02-02)
Age	59
Birthplace	Tomakomai
Country	Japan
Birth City	Hokkaido
Horoscope	Aquarius

Naoki Sano Biography

Naoki Sano is one of the most popular and richest Professional Wrestler who was born on February 2, 1965 in Tomakomai, Hokkaido, Japan. Naoki Sano (Zuo Yu Zhi Xi / Sano Naoki), a former Japanese professional wrestler who was born February 2, 1965, is most well-known for his rivalry with legendary Japanese pro wrestler Jyushin Liger. He was known as Takuma Sano, Zuo Ye Qiao Zhen or Sano Takuma in the final years of his career.

Yuhi Sano was his UWFI name. Sano wore the trunks and shinguards of shoot- style wrestlers so he was more likely to be able to take on heavyweights. Sano was able to participate in the 1995-96 fight against NJPW. He beat Liger but lost to Shinya Hashimoto. Sano lost in singles to Genichiro Tenryu, his old patron, during the feud against WAR, which was created from the ashes and SWS. Sano was invited to join the Kingdom promotion after UWFI collapsed in December 1996.

In 2001, he joined Pro Wrestling Noah. He became Takuma Sano, for a year wearing tights and wrestling junior heavyweights, but after fully turning heavyweight, he returned to the shinguards and trunks. As part of the faction led by Akira Taue and also composed of Daisuke Ikeda, Sano had opportunities for the GHC Heavyweight Championship held by Kenta Kobashi and later, Mitsuharu Misawa, but failed both times. In 2010, he teamed with Yoshihiro Takayama to win the Global Tag League. On September 18, 2010, Sano and Takayama defeated Akitoshi Saito and Bison Smith to win the vacant GHC Tag Team Championship. They would lose the title to New Japan Pro Wrestling’s Giant Bernard and Karl Anderson on June 18, 2011, at Dominion 6.18 in a match contested also for the IWGP Tag Team Championship. After his contract with NOAH expired in January 2012, Sano became a freelancer.

Sano returned to NJPW in January 2020, at their Wrestle Kingdom 14 events. On January 5, he and Jyushin Liger were defeated by Hiromu Takahashi and Ryu Lee, after which Liger retired. Two days later on January 7, Sano retired.

Sano was unable to work for SWS after the collapse of June 1992. He moved to Union of Wrestling Force International, UWFI, on recommendation of former NJPW friends, Kazuo Yamazaki and Nobuhiko Takada, who were both top UWFI stars.

Naoki Sano Net Worth

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

Sano was part of the 1984 NJPW Dojo Class, and in his first years, he was a jobber. He went to Mexico in 1987 to wrestle for the Universal Wrestling Association (UWA). He won the Distrito Federal Trios Championship in August 1987 with fellow NJPW wrestlers Yoshihiro Asai and Hirokazu Hata. He won the Young Tokyo Dome Cup in April 1989 after his return to NJPW. This was alongside Hiro Saito, who became the first NJPW wrestler inside the Tokyo Dome. He had many acclaimed matches against Jyushin Tiger. Sano beat Liger to win the IWGP Junior Heavyweight Championship, on August 10, 1989. Liger lost it to him on January 31, 1990. He went on an international trip to Canada in April 1990 and wrestled under the name Mr. Sato at the Canadian National Wrestling Alliance promotion. There he won the World Mid-Heavyweight Championship.

After a Megane Super offer, Sano, who was on a Canadian tour in July 1990, moved to the Super World of Sports. He became the top junior heavyweight in SWS, battling with both native talent and outsider talent, including those from Mexico and the United States. Sano won the tournament to win the SWS Light Heavyweight Championship in December 1991. He was the sole title holder.

He returned to wrestling, entering Battlarts and feuding with Minoru Tanaka over the Independent World Junior Heavyweight Championship. Sano won the belt from Tanaka in May 1999 and dropped it to him the following year. In 2000 he participated in the third Super J-Cup tournament held by Michinoku Pro Wrestling. He advanced to the final four before losing to eventual runner-up Cima.

Height, Weight & Body Measurements

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Facts & Trivia

Naoki Ranked on the list of most popular Professional Wrestler. Also ranked in the elit list of famous people born in Japan. Naoki Sano celebrates birthday on February 2 of every year.

Top Facts about Naoki Sano

1. Naoki Sano is a retired Japanese professional wrestler.
2. He was born on January 8, 1965 in Tokyo, Japan.
3. Sano began his wrestling career in 1984.
4. He competed for New Japan Pro Wrestling and Universal Wrestling Association.
5. Sano won the IWGP Junior Heavyweight Championship twice.
6. He also held the UWA World Junior Light Heavyweight Championship once.
7. In 1990, Sano had a memorable match against Jushin Liger at NJPW’s first Super J-Cup tournament.
8. After retiring from wrestling, he became a trainer and commentator for NJPW.
9. Sano was inducted into the Wrestling Observer Newsletter Hall of Fame in 2019.
10. His son, Kaito Kiyomiya, is also a professional wrestler in Japan’s Pro Wrestling NOAH promotion.