WRESTLER PROFILES

	Wrestler: Akio Sato Real Name: Birthday: Febuary 13, 1953 Hometown: Marital Status: Married Betty Niccoli. Height & Weight: 5'10 - 240lbs Trained by: Debut: 1970 Previous Names: Sato (WWF) Shinja (WWF) Mr. Rising Sun Shima Finishing Move: "Layback" Bridging Back Suplex Favorite Moves: Sitout Powerbomb Notable Feuds:
NWA (Central States) World Tag Team titles w/Bob Geigal defeating Ron Bass & Ken Mantell (February 19, 1976); NWA Western States Tag Team titles w/Mr. Pogo defeating Blackjack Mulligan & Dick Murdoch (November 30, 1978); NWA Western States Tag Team titles w/Mr. Pogo defeating Merced Solis (aka Tito Santana) & Ted DiBiase (February 15, 1979); NWA Western States Tag Team titles w/John Tolos defeating Great Kabuki & Ricky Romero (May 3, 1979); NWA Western States Tag Team titles w/Mr. Kiyomoto defeating Larry Lane & Dory Funk Jr. [Tournament] (June 14, 1979); AJPW All Asia Tag Team titles w/Takashi Ishikawa defeating Kevin & David Von Erich (June 11, 1981); AJPW All Asia Tag Team titles w/Takashi Ishikawa defeating Masanobu Kurisu & Animal Hamaguchi (April 15, 1985); NWA Central States Television title won a Battle Royal (March 13, 1986); CWA (Memphis) International Tag Team titles w/Tarzan Goto Awarded (June ??, 1986); CWA (Memphis) International Tag Team titles w/Tarzan Goto defeating Pat Tanaka & Jeff Jarrett (September 1, 1986); CWA (Memphis) International Tag Team titles w/Tarzan Goto defeating Paul Diamond & Jeff Jarrett (November 15, 1986); CWA (Memphis) International Tag Team titles w/Tarzan Goto defeating Paul Diamond & Pat Tanaka (February 5, 1987); NWA Central States Heavyweight title defeating T.C Carter for vacant title (March 23, 1989);
Akio Sato: Akio Sato formed tag teams with Mr. Pogo, John Tolos, Bob Geigel, Pat O'Connor, and many others, in the NWA.. NWA Central States: April 10, 1975--NWA Central States: Yasu Fuji defeated Akio Sato.. April 17, 1975--NWA Central States: Yasu Fuji & Oki Shikuna defeated Omar Atlas & Akio Sato.. May 8, 1975--NWA Central States: Akio Sato & Don Wayt & Ted Oates defeated Yasu Fuji & Intern II & Oki Shikuna.. July 3, 1975--NWA Central States: Akio Sato won a Battle Royal.. July 15, 1975--NWA Central States: Akio Sato beat Jesse Ventura.. October 2, 1975--NWA Central States: Akio Sato defeated Don Wayt.. July 29, 1976--NWA Central States: Bob Brown & Alfred Hayes defeated Akio Sato & Bob Geigal.. November 7, 1980--NWA/WWF: Akio Sato & Betty Torres beat Bob Brown & Leilani Kai in a best of 3 falls match.. November 21, 1985--NWA Central States: Akio Sato & Tarzan Goto defeated Mike George & Gary Jackson.. January 5, 1986--NWA Central States: Brad & Bart Batten defeated Akio Sato & Abdullah the Great.. February 6, 1986--NWA Central States: Rufus R. Jones , Brad & Bart Batten defeated Akio Sato, Abdullah the Great & Tarzan Goto.. February 20, 1986--NWA Central States: Brad & Bart Batten defeated Akio Sato & Abdullah the Great.. May 1, 1986--NWA Central States: Akio Sato defeated Ric McCord to retain Central States Television title.. CWA Memphis Territory: Akio Sato formed a tag team with Tarzan Goto in the Memphis territory and were managed by Tojo Yamamoto.. July 7, 1986--CWA: Pat Tanaka & Jeff Jarrett defeated Akio Sato & Tarzan Goto.. September 29, 1986--CWA: Jerry & Jeff Jarrett defeated Akio Sato & Tarzan Goto.. October 20, 1986--CWA: Akio Sato & Tarzan Goto & Don Bass & Tojo Yamamoto & Dirty Rhodes beat Tommy Rich & Jeff Jarrett & Jerry Lawler & Jerry Jarrett & Austin Idol in a Hospital Elimination Match.. November 10, 1986--CWA: Akio Sato & Tarzan Goto defeated Paul Diamond & Pat Tanaka.. All Japan Pro Wrestling: February 2, 1989--All Japan Pro Wrestling: Akio Sato defeated Curtis Hughes.. September 2, 1989--All Japan Pro Wrestling: Akio Sato & Yoshinari Ogawa defeated Tsuyoshi Kikuchi & Mitsuo Momota.. October 20, 1989--AJPW: Mighty Inoue defeated Akio Sato.. World Wrestling Federation - The Orient Express (Sato & Pat Tanaka): Akio Sato was a member of the Orient Express along with Pat Tanaka in the World Wrestling Federation.. April 1, 1990--WWF Wrestlemania VI: The Orient Express defeated The Rockers by Countout.. June 4, 1990--WWF: The Orient Express defeated The Rockers (Shawn Michaels & Marty Jannetty).. June 30, 1990--WWF: The Rockers (Shawn Michaels & Marty Jannetty) defeated The Orient Express by DQ.. August 20, 1990--WWF: The Orient Express defeated Shane Douglas & Marty Jannetty.. August 27, 1990--WWF Summer Slam: Nikolai Volkoff & Jim Duggan defeated The Orient Express.. September 29, 1990--WWF: The Bushwhakers & Jim Duggan defeated The Orient Express & Mr. Fuji.. September 30, 1990--WWF: The Orient Express defeated The Bushwhakers (Luke & Butch).. November 9, 1990--WWF: The Orient Express defeated The Bushwhakers (Luke & Butch).. December 16, 1990--WWF: Legion of Doom defeated The Orient Express & Mr. Fuji in a Handicap Match.. World Wrestling Federation - Hakushi & Shinja: Akio Sato returned to the WWF in the mid 1990s as "Shinja", the manager of Hakushi..