WRESTLER PROFILES

	Wrestler: Tiger Mask Real Name: Satoro Sayama Birthday: November 27, 1957 Hometown: Yamaguchi, Japan Marital Status: Height & Weight: Trained by: New Japan Dojo Debut: May 28, 1976 (as Satoru Sayama) Previous Names: Satoru Sayama (debut - 81) Sammy Lee (England, 80) Tiger Mask (04/81 - 08/83) Tigre Enmascarado (Mexico, 11/82 - 06/83) The Tiger (UWF -Japan-, 07/84) Super Tiger (UWF -Japan-, 08/84 - 09/85) Satoru Sayama (94 - ) Original Tiger Mask (94 - ) Tiger King (97 - ) Super Tiger (2005) Finishing Move: Diving Headbutt Favorite Moves: Tiger Spin Cross Body Block Bow and Arrow Tiger Suplex Notable Feuds: Dynamite Kid [Japanese Wrestler Gallery]
NWA World Middleweight title defeating Ringo Mendoza (September 9, 1979); WWF Junior Heavyweight title defeating Dynamite Kid for vacant title (January 1, 1982); NWA World Junior Heavyweight title defeating ??????? (May ??, 1982); WWF Junior Heavyweight title defeating Black Tiger (May 26, 1982); NWA World Junior Heavyweight title defeating Kuniaki Kobayashi for vacant title (June 2, 1983); WWF Junior Heavyweight title defeating Fishman for vacant title (June 12, 1983);
Debut in New Japan Pro Wrestling November 24, 1957: Satoru Sayama was born in Shimonoseki, Yamaguchi, Japan.. May 28, 1976: Satoru Sayama made his wrestling debut being defeated by Shouji Kai.. Tiger Mask Antonio Inoki created the "Tiger Mask" character and asked Satoru Sayama to play the character.. April 23, 1981: Tiger Mask (Sayama) defeated Dynamite Kid in Tokyo to ignite a legendary feud.. Tiger Mask held the WWWF and NWA Junior Heavyweight titles.. The UWF 1984: Satoru Sayama jumped to the UWF, where he was not allowed to use the Tiger Mask gimmick.. Disenchantment Satoru Sayama walked away from the wrestling world after becoming disenchanted with the industry.. September 1985-96: Satoru Sayama was inactive as a wrestler.. More Sayama Satoru Sayama invented countless manuevers and set the standard for junior heavyweight wrestling in Japan.. Satoru Sayama paved the way for wrestlers such as Jushin Lyger, Ultimo Dragon, Great Sasuke etc.. Satoru Sayama eventually aquired the rights to the "Tiger Mask" name and gimmick.. May 1996: Satoru Sayama was inducted into the Puroresu Hall of Fame.. Real Japan Pro Wrestling Satoru Sayama opened a promotion called "Real Japan Pro Wrestling".. May 2005: Satoru Sayama returned to Mexico for a tour.. June 9 2005--Real Japan Pro Wrestling: Shinjiro Otani defeated Super Tiger (Satoru Sayama).. March 10, 2006--RJPW: The ORIGINAL Tiger Mask defeated Naomichi Marufuji in the main event..