Masanori Saito
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 Ganryลซ-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.
Known For
Credits
- 1996 ยทWorld Wrestling Peace Festivalas
- 1995 ยทWCW Starrcade 1995as Masa Saito
- 1993 ยทNWA Grandslamas
- 1993 ยทWCW/New Japan Supershow IIIas Masa Saito
- 1992 ยทWCW/New Japan Supershow IIas Masa Saito
- 1991 ยทWCW/New Japan Supershow: Rumble in The Rising Sunas Masa Saito
- 1990 ยทWCW Starrcade '90: Collision Courseas Mr. Saito
- 1990 ยทWWF/AJPW/NJPW Wrestling Summitas Masa Saito
- 1990 ยทAWA SuperClash IVas Mr. Saito
- 1987 ยทNJPW Ganryujima Island Deathmatchas Masa Saito
- 1986 ยทAWA The Brawl in St. Paulas Mr. Saito
- 1986 ยทTag Team Championsas Mr. Saito
- 1985 ยทThe Best of the WWF: volume 4as Mr. Saito
- 1985 ยทAWA StarCageas Masa Saito
- 1985 ยทPWUSA Star Warsas Mr. Saito
- 1985 ยทBest of the WWF Volume 2as Mr. Saito
- 1984 ยทAWA Christmas Show 1984as Mr. Saito
- 1983 ยทAWA Christmas Show 1983as Mr. Saito
- 1980 ยทNWA The Last Tangle in Tampaas Masa Saito
- 1978 ยทThe Super Bowl of Wrestlingas Mr. Saito