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    Satoru Sayama (佐山 聡, Sayama Satoru) (born November 27, 1957) is a Japanese professional wrestler, mixed martial artist, writer, and mixed martial arts...
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  • player Satoru Sasaki (佐々木 悟, born 1985), Japanese long-distance runner Satoru Sayama (佐山 聡, born 1957), Japanese professional wrestler Satoru Shibata...
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    character and created a real-life Tiger Mask, originally portrayed by Satoru Sayama, to help boost their junior heavyweight division. In the United States...
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  • (Japanese: 初代タイガーマスク 佐山サトル ストロングスタイルプロレス, Hepburn: Shodai Taigā Masuku Sayama Satoru Sutorongu Sutairu Puroresu, also simply known as Strong Style Pro-Wrestling)...
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  • (MMA), especially in Japan. Several of Gotch's students, which included Satoru Sayama, Masakatsu Funaki, Minoru Suzuki Akira Maeda, and Nobuhiko Takada, established...
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  • established as "New Martial Arts" (新格闘技, Shin-kakutōgi) in 1985 by Satoru Sayama (the original Tiger Mask), a Japanese professional wrestler trained...
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  • to the likes of Antonio Inoki, Tatsumi Fujinami, Yoshiaki Fujiwara, Satoru Sayama, Masami Soranaka, and Akira Maeda. Most of these professional wrestlers...
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  • at the Tiger Gym of Satoru Sayama. In November 1985, he became a full-time staff member of Sayama's gym. He trained in Sayama's style of Shootfighting...
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    Tatsumi Fujinami, Hiro Matsuda, Osamu Kido, then others including Satoru Sayama (Tiger Mask), Akira Maeda, and Yoshiaki Fujiwara. Starting from 1976...
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    original Tiger Mask (Satoru Sayama) and The Great Sasuke and unlike the second and third Tiger Masks, Yamazaki has been endorsed by Sayama himself. He also...
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    Nagasaki and Satoru Sayama (billed in the UK as "Sammy Lee") in England. He and Sayama also feuded in Japan while both under masks, Sayama as Tiger Mask...
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    Yuji Nagata. Fujita was trained in the NJPW dojo by Antonio Inoki and Satoru Sayama, who described him as a "monster". Regarded as a promising rookie for...
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    lucha libre before becoming stars in Japan. These include Gran Hamada, Satoru Sayama, Jushin Thunder Liger, and Último Dragón. Lucha libre is also known...
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  • in the middle of the ring. Satoru Sayama remained champion until March 28, 1980 when he was dethroned by El Satánico. Sayama later returned to his native...
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    jujutsu, sambo, and kickboxing developed by professional wrestler Satoru Sayama. Shootfighting: A Japanese martial art consisting of Muay Thai and catch...
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    company that now publishes the US magazine Pro Wrestling Illustrated. Satoru Sayama, the original Tiger Mask, has described Mil Máscaras' impact on Japanese...
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  • character and created a real-life Tiger Mask, originally portrayed by Satoru Sayama, to help boost their junior heavyweight division. In 2010 and 2011,...
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    amateur division of mixed martial arts promotion Shooto, training under Satoru Sayama at the Super Tiger Gym. When Nakai graduated from college, he joined...
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    were joined by Yoshiaki Fujiwara, Nobuhiko Takada, Kazuo Yamazaki, and Satoru Sayama. The arrival of these wrestlers changed the orientation of the UWF's...
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  • Soon, however, they were joined by Yoshiaki Fujiwara, Nobuhiko Takada, Satoru Sayama (the original Tiger Mask) and Kazuo Yamazaki, and this changed the orientation...
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    a tryout by Satoru Sayama for Shooto after contacting every Japanese MMA promotion he could. He sparred with Yuki Nakai, impressing Sayama and earning...
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    May 6 against Kuroneko. During this time, he was also a student of Satoru Sayama, better known as Tiger Mask, who trained Yamazaki extensively in shoot...
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  • professionally the company. After honing his submission skills under Satoru Sayama, Sato made his professional debut in MMA on December 7, 1994, winning...
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  • handstand. This variation, also known as tiger wall flip and popularized by Satoru Sayama, sees an opponent propped up in the corner as an attacking wrestler...
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  • organization founded in 1985 by former shoot wrestler "Tiger Mask" Satoru Sayama, Pancrase founded in 1993 by wrestlers Masakatsu Funaki and Minoru Suzuki...
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    including top stars such as Seiji Sakaguchi, Tatsumi Fujinami, Akira Maeda, Satoru Sayama, Yoshiaki Fujiwara, Nobuhiko Takada, Masakatsu Funaki, Masahiro Chono...
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  • Dynamite Kid - pro wrestler, known for his rivalry with MMA pioneer Satoru Sayama (the original Tiger Mask) Darren Wood - Roy's son, won gold at the 1986...
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  • 1959), former Liverpool footballer and former Bolton Wanderers manager Satoru Sayama (born 1957), Japanese wrestler with the stage name "Sammy Lee" Sammy...
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  • Originally it was arranged by promoter and former professional wrestler Satoru Sayama; he had previously created a hybrid martial art organization named Shooto...
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    translated by Antonio Inoki to actual NJPW wrestling events (in the form of Satoru Sayama) it was perhaps inevitable that his arch-enemy would also appear in...
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