On this page, you find the full wrestling profile of Akitoshi Saito, with his Career History, real name, age, height and weight, the Promotions he worked for, all the Face/Heel turns, the Championship Titles he won, his Finishers, Theme Songs, Tag Teams and Stables, his appearance changes through the years, and more.
Akitoshi Saito (斎藤 彰俊) was born in Sendai, Miyagi, Japan on August 8, 1965, and he is currently 59 years old.
He is currently working for Pro Wrestling NOAH on the Heavyweight brand under the ring name of Akitoshi Saito.
Akitoshi Saito Profile Index
Profile Info
- Gender Male
- Real Name Akitoshi Saito (斎藤 彰俊)
- Ring Names
- Akitoshi Saito ( December 20, 1990 - Present)
- Nyanzawa Saito ( December 23, 2013 - December 23, 2013)
- Super Akira Taue ( December 23, 2008 - December 24, 2008)
- Pumpkin-desu ( October 21, 2002 - October 21, 2002)
- Born August 8, 1965 (age 59)
- Nationality
Japan - Birth Place Sendai, Miyagi, Japan
- Billed From
- Sendai, Miyagi, Japan
- Height 5 ft 10 in (177 cm)
- Weight
- 264 lbs (120 kg) ( August 14, 2014 - Present)
- 229 lbs (104 kg) ( May 1, 2012 - August 13, 2014)
- 280 lbs (127 kg) ( December 20, 1990 - April 30, 2012)
- Nicknames AK!; Shinigami (Reaper); Wild Cat Heart
Career History
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Roles
- Wrestler ( October 11, 2000 - Present)
- Wrestler ( December 20, 1990 - December 23, 1998)
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Promotions History
Promotion from to Promotion 
NOAHBrand
Heavyweight
October 11, 2000 Present Promotion 
ZERO1March 21, 2024 July 13, 2024 Promotion 
INDYJanuary 1, 2012 February 28, 2020 Promotion 
FMWMarch 24, 2016 March 24, 2016 Promotion ZERO1 MAXJuly 17, 2007 August 2, 2007 Promotion 
NJPWBrand
Heavyweight
January 30, 1992 December 23, 1998 Promotion 
FMWDecember 4, 1989 December 4, 1989 -
Images History
Feb 2024
Mar 2021
Nov 2019
Jun 2017
Aug 2014
Jan 2009
Jan 2007
Sep 2004
Jan 2002
Oct 2000
Oct 1993
Aug 1992
Dec 1990 -
Face / Heel Turns
Alignment from to Heel August 14, 2014 Present Face June 14, 2009 August 13, 2014 Heel August 11, 1992 June 13, 2009 Tweener December 20, 1990 August 10, 1992
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Finishers
- Sickle Death - Jumping High Kick ( October 11, 2000 - Present)
- Death Brand - Vertical Suplex Piledriver ( October 11, 2000 - Present)
- Death Punish - Spinning Headlock Lariat ( October 11, 2000 - Present)
- Death Cloak - Side Slam lifted and dropped into a Chokeslam ( October 11, 2000 - Present)
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Theme Songs
- Theme Song “Never Can Say Goodbye (Shep Pettibone Extended Remix” by The Communards - Single ( July 1, 2021 - Present)
- Theme Song “Deathtiny” by Yutaka Tominaga - Single ( November 28, 2004 - June 30, 2021)
- Theme Song “Ghost of the Navigator” by Iron Maiden - Single ( October 11, 2000 - November 27, 2004)
- Theme Song “Enter The Karasu Tengu” by Seikou Nagaoka - Single ( July 17, 1994 - December 23, 1998)
- Theme Song “Kenkon Ichigeki” by Osamu Suzuki - Single ( January 30, 1992 - July 16, 1994)
- Theme Song “Destiny” by McAuley Schenker Group - Single ( August 7, 1991 - October 30, 1991)
- Theme Song "Lonely Tropical Fish" by Rin and Lin Kagamine - Pioneer Senshi - Single
Titles & Accomplishments
Pro Wrestling Noah
- 5 GHC Tag Team Championship (2 with Jun Akiyama, 1 with Bison Smith, 1 with Go Shiozaki, 1 with Naomichi Marufuji)
- 1 NOAH GHC Great Happy Christmas Championship (unsanctioned)
Pro Wrestling Zero1
- 1 World Heavyweight Championship
Frontier Martial Arts Wrestling
- 1 WEW Tag Team Championship (with Yoshinobu Kanemaru)
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Other Accomplishments
- NOAH Global Tag League Winner (2008 - with Bison Smith; 2011 - with Jun Akiyama)
- NOAH The Tournament Winner (2008)
- NOAH Global Tag League Outstanding Performance Prize (2009 - with Bison Smith)
- Tokyo Sports Best Tag Team Award (1992 - with Shiro Koshinaka, Kengo Kimura & Masashi Aoyagi)
Teams & Relations
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Tag Teams & Stables
- Funky Express - Masao Inoue , Muhammad Yone, Shuhei Tanaguchi ( March 21, 2021 - February 16, 2024)
- Anti Wrestlers Alliance - Masao Inoue ( November 1, 2019 - March 20, 2021)
- Akitoshi Saito & Masashi Aoyagi - Masashi Aoyagi ( October 11, 2000 - December 19, 2020)
- Akitoshi Saito & Masao Inoue - Masao Inoue ( June 25, 2017 - October 31, 2019)
- No Mercy - Genba Hirayanagi, Yoshihiro Takayama , Takashi Sugiura, Daisuke Harada, Maybach Taniguchi ( August 14, 2014 - September 10, 2015)
- Special Assault Team - Jun Akiyama, Atsushi Aoki , Go Shiozaki, Kotaro Suzuki ( May 11, 2012 - December 22, 2012)
- Akitoshi Saito & Masao Inoue - Masao Inoue ( June 27, 2004 - December 24, 2011)
- Akitoshi Saito & Bison Smith - Bison Smith ( October 7, 2007 - September 18, 2010)
- Dark Agents - Masao Inoue , Takashi Sugiura, Kishin Kawabata ( September 10, 2004 - June 30, 2007)
- Jun Akiyama & Akitoshi Saito - Jun Akiyama ( June 9, 2001 - July 25, 2004)
- Sternness - Jun Akiyama, Yoshinobu Kanemaru, Kentaro Shiga, Takeshi Morishima ( October 11, 2000 - July 25, 2004)
- Heisei Ishingun - Shiro Koshinaka, Kengo Kimura, Kuniaki Kobayashi, The Great Kabuki, Tatsutoshi Goto, Michiyoshi Ohara, Akira Nogami / AKIRA, Masashi Aoyagi ( October 8, 1993 - February 14, 1999)
- Akitoshi Saito & Masashi Aoyagi - Masashi Aoyagi ( September 10, 1992 - January 4, 1994)
- Anti-Players Association - Shiro Koshinaka, Kengo Kimura, Kuniaki Kobayashi, The Great Kabuki, Masashi Aoyagi ( August 11, 1992 - October 7, 1993)