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Kensuke Sasake

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[Japanese Wrestlers GALLERY]

Title History

  • WWC Caribbean Tag Team titles w/Mr. Pogo defeating Miguel Perez Jr. & Hurricane Castillo Jr. (January 14, 1989);
  • WWC Caribbean Tag Team titles w/Mr. Pogo defeating Miguel Perez Jr. & Hurricane Castillo Jr. (April 1, 1989);
  • Stampede International Tag Team titles w/Sumo Hara defeating Kerry & Bob Brown (August 18, 1989);
  • IWGP Tag Team titles w/Hiroshi Hase defeating Masahiro Chono & Keiji Mutoh (November 1, 1990);
  • IWGP Tag Team titles w/Hiroshi Hase defeating Hiro Saito & Super Strong Machine (March 6, 1991);
  • IWGP Tag Team titles w/Road Warrior Hawk defeating Tony Halme & Scott Norton (December 14, 1992);
  • IWGP Tag Team titles w/Road Warrior Hawk defeating Hercules Hernandez & Scott Norton (January 4, 1994);
  • WCW United States Heavyweight title defeating Sting (November 13, 1995);
  • IWGP Tag Team titles w/Riki Choshu defeating Kengo Kimura & Tatsumi Fujinami (April 12, 1997);
  • IWGP Tag Team titles w/Kazuo Yamazaki defeating Manabu Nakanishi & Satoshi Kojima (August 10, 1997);
  • IWGP Heavyweight title defeating Shinya Hashimoto (August 31, 1997);
  • IWGP Tag Team titles w/Shiro Koshinaka defeating Satoshi Kojima & Hiroyoshi Tenzan (March 22, 1999);
  • IWGP Heavyweight title defeating Genichiro Tenryu (January 4, 2000);
  • IWGP Heavyweight title defeating Toshiaki Kawada [Tournament] (January 4, 2001);
  • World Magma the Greatest title defeating Kenzo Suzuki [Tournament] (July 20, 2003);
  • HCW (Hawaii) Kamehameha Heritage Heavyweight title defeating Lopaka (January 10, 2004);
  • HCW (Hawaii) Kekaulike Heritage Tag Team titles w/Kenjiro Katahira defeating Ahuna & Akua (January 17, 2004);
  • IWGP Heavyweight title defeating Hiroyoshi Tenzan (March 12, 2004);
  • Michinoku Pro Tohoku Tag Team titles w/Katsuhiko Nakajima defeating Jinsei Shinzaki & Ultimo Dragon (September 10, 2004);
  • IWGP Heavyweight title defeating Kazuyuki Fujita (October 9, 2004);
  • AJPW All Asia Tag Team titles w/Katsuhiko Nakajima defeating Brother Yasshi & Shuji Kondo (July 26, 2005);
  • AJPW (All Japan) Unified Triple Crown Heavyweight title defeating Minoru Suzuki (August 26, 2007);

Career Highlights

  • October 6, 2002: Kensuke Sasaki announced he was quitting New Japan (many think he will join Riki Choshu’s new promotion)..
  • January 04, 2004–New Japan Pro Wrestling: Yuji Nagata beat Kensuke Sasaki in a bloodbath..
  • Early 2004: Kensuke Sasaki for Don Muraco’s Hawaii Championship Wrestling and wins their Heavyweight championship..
  • July 21, 2004–Hawaiian Champi0nship Wrestling: Kensuke Sasaki defeated Kaimana to retain the HCW title.. ..
  • October 9, 2004: Kensuke Sasaki defeated Kazuyuki Fujita in just 2:29 to win the IWGP Heavyweight title at the Sumo Hall..
  • November 13, 2004–New Japan: Kensuke Sasaki defeated Minoru Suzuki to retain the IWGP Heavyweight title..
  • December 12, 2004–New Japan: Hiroyoshi Tenzan defeated Kensuke Sasaki to capture the IWGP Heavyweight title in Nagoya, Japan..
  • April 20, 2005: Kensuke Sasaki was the winner of the 2005 Champion Carnival tournament beating Jamal in the finals..
  • May 29, 2005–AJPW: Satoshi Kojima & Kaz Hayashi defeated Kensuke Sasaki & Katsuhiko Nakajima..
  • July 3 2005–Dragon Gate “WORLD”: Kensuke Sasaki & Katsuhiko Nakajima defeated Genichiro Tenryu & Magnum TOKYO..
  • August 4, 2005–Wrestle-One (debut): Kensuke Sasaki defeated Riki Choshu..
  • October 2, 2005–WRESTLE-1 GP: The Great Muta defeated Kensuke Sasaki (GP 2nd round)..
  • November 17 2005–Zero1: Shinjiro Otani/Tatsuhito Takaiwa/Tadao Yasuda b Kensuke Sasaki/Takao Omori/Katsuhiko Nakajima..
  • November 19 2005–AJPW: Satoshi Kojima defeated Kensuke Sasaki to retain the Triple Crown title..
  • November 23, 2005–AJPW: Keiji Muto & Akebono & Kikutaro beat Kensuke Sasaki & Akira Raijin & Katsuhiko Nakajima
  • November 26, 2005–AJPW: D-Lo Brown & Buchanan beat Kensuke Sasaki & Katsuhiko Nakajima (Real World Tag League Block B)..
  • November 27, 2005–AJPW: Kensuke Sasaki & Katsuhiko Nakajima beat Shuji Kondo & Brother YASSHI (RW Tag League Block B)..
  • November 28, 2005–AJPW: Taiyo Kea & Jamal & TAKA Michinoku beat Kensuke Sasaki & AKIRA & Katsuhiko Nakajima..
  • November 29, 2005–AJPW: Kensuke Sasaki/Katsuhiko Nakajima/Taiji Ishimori beat Satoshi Kojima/Kaz Hayashi/Space Lone Wolf..
  • November 30, 2005–AJPW: Team 3-D defeated Kensuke Sasaki & Katsuhiko Nakajima (RW Tag League Block B)..
  • December 4, 2005–NOAH: Kensuke Sasaki & Katsuhiko Nakajima defeated Jun Akiyama & Tsuyoshi Kikuchi..
  • December 1, 2005–AJPW: Muto/Arashi/Ryuji Hijikata/Akebono beat Kojima/Kensuke Sasaki/Hayashi/Katsuhiko Nakajima
  • December 3, 2005–AJPW: Kensuke Sasaki & Katsuhiko Nakajima beat Satoshi Kojima & Kaz Hayashi (RW Tag League Block B)..
  • December 5, 2005–AJPW: Taiyo Kea & Jamal & TAKA Michinoku beat Kensuke Sasaki & Katsuhiko Nakajima & Akira Raijin..
  • April 15, 2006: Kensuke Sasake and Akira Hokuto were honored as one of the four best celebrity couples in Japan for 2006..
  • August 26, 2007–AJPW: Kensuke Sasaki won the Triple Crown from Minoru Suzuki in 42:00 at Sumo Hall in Japan..
  • September 14, 2008 – Ring of Honor: Kensuke Sasaki defeated Roderick Strong in Tokyo, JAPAN..
  • September 20, 2008 – ROH: Kensuke Sasaki defeated Claudio Castagnoli with a Northern Lights Bomb in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania..
  • December 26, 2008 – Ring of Honor: Kensuke Sasaki & Katsuhiko Nakajima defeated Roderick Strong & Brent Albright..

 

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Debut

February 16, 1986

Birthday

August 4, 1966

Hometown

Fukuoka, Fukuoka, Japan

Gender

Height

5'10"

Weight

270lbs

Finishing Move(s)

Power Special
Northern Lights Bomb
~(Scoop Brainbuster)

Favorite Move(s)

Strangle Hold Gamma
Ipponzeoi
~(Rolling Over the Shoulder Arm Drag)
Dragon Suplex
Snap Suplex
Tiger Suplex
One-Handed Bulldog
Scoop Powerslam
Scoop Slam
Sharpshooter
Thrust Spinebuster
Uppercut

Notable Feuds

Sting
Roadwarrior Hawk

Status