Masanori Saito
Tokyo, Japan
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.
Known For
WWF All-Star Wrestling
as Mr. Saito
AWA Arena Shows
as Mr. Saito
PWUSA Star Wars
as Mr. Saito
AWA All-Star Wrestling
as Mr. Saito
WCW/New Japan Supershow III
as Masa Saito
WCW Starrcade 1995
as Masa Saito
Tag Team Champions
as Mr. Saito
NWA Grandslam
WCW/New Japan Supershow II
as Masa Saito
WCW Starrcade 1990
as Mr. Saito
WWF/AJPW/NJPW Wrestling Summit
as Masa Saito
