Masanori Saito
Also Known As: Saito, Mr. Saito, The Unknown Soldier, Masa Saito
Biography: Masanori Saito was a Japanese professional wrestler better known as Mr. Saito or Masa Saito who wrestled for 33 years across the world. He had success as a singles wrestler, winning the AWA World Heavyweight Championship in 1990, and as a tag team wrestler with multiple partners in various National Wrestling Alliance (NWA) territories. Saito joined WWE in 1981, where he teamed with Mr. Fuji to hold the WWE World Tag Team Championship twice. In Japan, he wrestled for both top leagues, All Japan Pro Wrestling (AJPW) and New Japan Pro Wrestling (NJPW). He wrestled Antonio Inoki across Ganryū-jima island for over two hours. Saito was imprisoned for two years in the mid-1980s for physically assaulting police officers in Waukesha, Wisconsin, following an accusation of vandalism against his friend Ken Patera.
Department: Acting
Place of Birth: Tokyo, Japan
Adult: No
Birthday: February 01, 1942
Age: 83 years old
Gender: Male
Deathday: July 14, 2018
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NWA Grandslam
Overview: NWA GrandSlam. April 17, 1993 in Minneapolis, MN American Indian Center drawing 700
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Original Language: en
Release Date: 1993-04-17
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World Wrestling Peace Festival
Overview: The World Wrestling Peace Festival was a professional wrestling supercard event produced by Japanese professional wrestler Antonio Inoki, which took place on June 1, 1996 at the Los Angeles Sports Arena in Los Angeles, California. The event was organized by Inoki to promote world peace with an interpromotional event involving major promotions from around the world. Forty wrestlers from six countries ended up taking part in the event. Inoki's home promotion New Japan Pro-Wrestling (NJPW), as well as smaller independent groups, represented Japan, while World Championship Wrestling (WCW) and the National Wrestling Alliance (NWA) took part on behalf of the United States. Both of Mexico's top promotions Asistencia Asesoría y Administración (AAA) and Consejo Mundial de Lucha Libre (CMLL) participated in the event, which was considered unlikely by many in the industry given their own heated rivalry.
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Original Language: en
Release Date: 1996-06-01
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WCW/New Japan Supershow: Rumble in The Rising Sun
Overview: WCW/New Japan Supershow I (known as Starrcade 1991 in Tokyo Dome in Japan) took place on March 21, 1991 from the Tokyo Dome in Tokyo, Japan. It aired in North America in April 1991. The main event was Ric Flair defending the NWA World Heavyweight Championship against Tatsumi Fujinami. Other matches included The Great Muta vs Sting, El Gigante vs Big Cat Hughes, Hiroshi Hase & Kensuke Sasaki defending against The Steiner Brothers for the IWGP Tag Team Championship, Arn Anderson & Barry Windham vs Masa Saito & Masahiro Chono, Jushin Liger defending the IWGP Junior Heavyweight CHampionship against Akira Nogami, and several dark matches.
Genres: Action
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1991-03-21
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WCW/New Japan Supershow II
Overview: WCW/New Japan Supershow II (known as Starrcade 1992 in Tokyo Dome in Japan) took place on January 4, 1992 from the Tokyo Dome in Tokyo, Japan. The main event was the Steiner Brothers versus Sting & The Great Muta. Other matches included Tatsumi Fujinami defending the IWGP Heavyweight Championship against Riki Choshu, Lex Luger defending the WCW World heavyweight Championship against Masahiro Chono, Big Van Vader vs El Gigante, Dusty and Dustin Rhodes vs Masa Saito and Kim Duk, The Enforcers vs Michiyoshi Ohara & Shiro Koshinaka, and Jushin Liger, Masashi Aoyagi, and Akira Nogami vs Hiro Saito, Super Strong Machine, & Kantaro Hoshino.
Genres: Action
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1992-01-04
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WCW Starrcade 1995
Overview: Ric Flair, Lex Luger, and Sting compete in a Triangle Match with the winner advancing for an opportunity at "The Macho Man" Randy Savage's WCW World Heavyweight Championship. Sting battles Kensuke Sasaki. Shinjiro Otani faces Eddie Guerrero. Lex Luger collides with Masahiro Chono. Plus, Jushin "Thunder" Lyger and many more!
Genres: Action
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1995-12-27
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AWA Christmas Show 1983
Overview: All your favorite AWA stars compete on Christmas Night
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Original Language: en
Release Date: 1983-12-25
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AWA Christmas Show 1984
Overview: All your favorite AWA stars in action on Christmas night.
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Original Language: en
Release Date: 1984-12-25
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PWUSA Star Wars
Overview: February 24, 1985 at The Meadowlands in East Rutherford, New Jersey
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Original Language: en
Release Date: 1985-02-24
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NJPW Ganryujima Island Deathmatch
Overview: Antonio Inoki and Masa Saito fight in an Island Deathmatch, battling across Ganryujima Island.
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Original Language: en
Release Date: 1987-10-04
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The Best of the WWF: volume 4
Overview: The biggest superstars of the WWF in their best matches
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Original Language: en
Release Date: 1985-09-01
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Best of the WWF Volume 2
Overview: Gorilla Monsoon hosts this second volume of some of the best WWF has to offer.
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Original Language: en
Release Date: 1985-01-01
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Tag Team Champions
Overview: A tribute to the WWF's dynamic duos precision, timing, and teamwork that make them champions.
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Original Language: en
Release Date: 1986-03-01
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WWF/AJPW/NJPW Wrestling Summit
Overview: A combined WWF, AJPW and NJPW supershow: April 13th, 1990 from the Tokyo Dome.
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Original Language: en
Release Date: 1990-04-13
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AWA SuperClash IV
Overview: SuperClash IV was the fourth and final SuperClash professional wrestling Supercard event promoted by the American Wrestling Association (AWA) and was held at the Saint Paul Civic Center in St. Paul, Minnesota on April 8, 1990. In September 2019 the event was added to the WWE Network as a hidden gem.
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Original Language: en
Release Date: 1990-04-08
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The Super Bowl of Wrestling
Overview: The biggest match in the history pits WWWF World Champion "Superstar" Billy Graham against NWA World's hampion Harley Race in a epic confrontation in Miami's Orange Bowl!
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Original Language: en
Release Date: 1978-01-25
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NWA The Last Tangle in Tampa
Overview: "The American Dream" Dusty Rhodes faces perennial rival Harley Race for the very last time in a best 2 of 3 Falls contest with an undercard filled with wrestling superstars from all over the landscape.
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Original Language: en
Release Date: 1980-08-03
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AWA StarCage
Overview: Pro Wrestling's first all-Cage Match event! featuring King Tonga, Sheik Adnan Al-Kassie & The Masked Superstar vs. Jerry Blackwell & Sgt. Slaughter, Greg Gagne & Verne Gagne vs. Mr. Saito & Nick Bockwinkel and The Road Warriors vs. Larry & Curt Hennig for the AWA World Tag Team Championship and much more!
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Original Language: en
Release Date: 1985-04-21
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WCW Starrcade '90: Collision Course
Overview: WCW Starrcade '90: Collision Course was the eighth annual Starrcade professional wrestling PPV event produced under the NWA banner. It was the third Starrcade event produced by WCW, and the last PPV event held by the NWA. It took place on December 16, 1990 from the Kiel Auditorium in St. Louis, Missouri. The main event was a steel cage match between Sting and The Black Scorpion for the NWA World Heavyweight Championship. Other matches included a Street Fight between Doom and the team of Arn Anderson and Barry Windham for the NWA World Tag Team Championship, and a Texas Lariat match between Stan Hansen and Lex Luger for the NWA United States Heavyweight Championship. The event also hosted the Pat O'Connor Memorial International Cup Tag Team Tournament.
Genres: Action
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1990-12-16
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AWA The Brawl in St. Paul
Overview: It's Christmas chaos in The St. Paul Civic Center with an all-star card!
Genres: Action Drama
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1986-12-25
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WCW/New Japan Supershow III
Overview: WCW/New Japan Supershow III (known as Fantastic Story in Tokyo Dome in Japan) took place on January 4, 1993 from the Tokyo Dome in Tokyo, Japan. Events included Sting vs Hiroshi Hase, Ron Simmons vs Tony Halme, Ultimo Dragon vs Jushin Liger for the IWGP Junior Heavyweight Championship, Dustin Rhodes & Scott Norton vs Masa Saito & Shinya Hashimoto, and IWGP Heavyweight Champion The Great Muta defending his title against Masahiro Chono.
Genres: Action
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1993-01-04
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