On this page, you find the full wrestling profile of SANADA, 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.
Seiya Sanada (真田 聖也) was born in Nishi, Niigata, Japan on January 28, 1988, and he is currently 36 years old.
He is currently working for New Japan Pro Wrestling on the Heavyweight division under the ring name of SANADA.
Currently, he is a member of the teams of Bullet Club War Dogs (with David Finlay, Gedo, Clark Connors, Gabe Kidd, Drilla Moloney and Jake Lee) and Bullet Club.
SANADA Profile Index
Profile Info
- Gender Male
- Real Name Seiya Sanada (真田 聖也)
- Ring Names
- SANADA ( April 15, 2015 - Present)
- The Great Sanada ( August 27, 2014 - April 16, 2015)
- Sanada ( March 9, 2014 - August 26, 2014)
- Seiya Sanada ( May 28, 2007 - August 25, 2016)
- Kiyonari Sanada ( March 13, 2007 - February 27, 2008)
- Born January 28, 1988 (age 36)
- Nationality
Japan - Birth Place Nishi, Niigata, Japan
- Billed From
- Niigata City, Japan
- Height 6 ft 0 in (182 cm)
- Weight
- 220 lbs (100 kg)
- Nicknames Cold Skull; Seishun Hurricane (Youth Hurricane); Shining Star
Career History
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Roles
- Wrestler ( March 13, 2007 - Present)
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Promotions History
Promotion from to Promotion 
NJPWBrand
Heavyweight
April 10, 2016 Present Promotion 
BJWDecember 30, 2015 May 9, 2016 Promotion 
W 1January 10, 2016 April 6, 2016 Promotion 
GFWJuly 10, 2015 October 23, 2015 Promotion 
TNAMarch 9, 2014 April 16, 2015 Promotion W 1September 8, 2013 December 22, 2014 Promotion 
AJPWBrand
Heavyweight
March 13, 2007 May 19, 2013 -
Images History
Nov 2024
Mar 2023
Jan 2022
Apr 2021
May 2019
Apr 2016
Aug 2014
Mar 2014
Mar 2007 -
Face / Heel Turns
Alignment from to Heel November 4, 2024 Present Face August 10, 2023 November 3, 2024 Heel March 17, 2023 August 9, 2023 Face April 10, 2016 March 16, 2023 Heel July 24, 2014 April 9, 2016 Face March 13, 2007 July 23, 2014
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Finishers
- Deadfall - Swinging Reverse STO into a DDT ( March 17, 2023 - Present)
- Skull End / This Is It - Dragon Sleeper with Bodyscissors ( April 22, 2012 - Present)
- Rounding Body Press / Moonsault Press - Moonsault ( March 13, 2007 - Present)
- Magic Killer - with EVIL - Aided Snap Swinging Neckbreaker ( April 17, 2016 - July 11, 2020)
- Bridging Tiger Suplex ( March 13, 2007 - May 9, 2016)
- Superkick to a kneeling opponent ( March 9, 2014 - April 16, 2015)
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Theme Songs
- Theme Song "New Scenery" by Yonosuke Kitamura - Single ( March 17, 2023 - Present)
- Theme Song "COLD SKELETON" by Yonosuke Kitamura - Single ( April 10, 2016 - March 16, 2023)
- Theme Song "Japan Rising Sun" by Dale Oliver - Single ( March 9, 2014 - April 16, 2015)
- Theme Song "Cut You Down" by Serg Salinas & Dale Oliver - with The Revolution - Team ( July 24, 2014 - April 10, 2015)
- Theme Song "Pegasus Fantasy" by MAKE-UP - Single ( September 8, 2013 - December 22, 2014)
- Theme Song "Seishun no Arashi (Hurricane)" by Hiroyuki Sanada - Single ( August 29, 2010 - May 19, 2013)
- Theme Song "Probability" by Osamu Suzuki - Single ( March 13, 2007 - August 28, 2010)
Titles & Accomplishments
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Total Nonstop Action Wrestling
New Japan Pro Wrestling
- 1 IWGP World Heavyweight Championship
- 1 IWGP United States Heavyweight Championship
- 3 IWGP Tag Team Championship (2 with EVIL, 1 with Tetsuya Naito)
- 3 NEVER Openweight 6-Man Tag Team Championship (with EVIL & BUSHI)
- 1 NJPW New Japan Cup (2023)
- 2 NJPW World Tag League (2017, 2018) (with EVIL)
All Japan Pro Wrestling
- 2 AJPW All Asia Tag Team Championship (with Manabu Soya)
- 1 AJPW Gaora TV Championship
- 1 AJPW Unified World Tag Team Championship (with Joe Doering)
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Other Accomplishments
- TNA Global Impact Tournament Winner (2015 – with Drew Galloway, The Great Muta, Bram, Khoya, Magnus, Rockstar Spud, Sonjay Dutt, Tigre Uno & Angelina Love)
- AJPW Gaora TV Championship Tournament Winner (2012)
- AJPW Samurai! TV Cup Triple Arrow Tournament Winner (2007 - with Kensuke Sasaki & Katsuhiko Nakajima)
- AJPW World's Strongest Tag Determination League Winner (2011 - with KAI)
- WON Best Gimmick (2017 - with Los Ingobernables de Japón)
- 11° in PWI 500 (2023)
Teams & Relations
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Tag Teams & Stables
- Bullet Club War Dogs - David Finlay, Gedo, Clark Connors, Gabe Kidd, Dan Moloney, Jake Lee ( November 4, 2024 - Present)
- Bullet Club - David Finlay, Gedo, Clark Connors, Gabe Kidd, Dan Moloney, Jake Lee, EVIL, Dick Togo, Jungle Boy / Jack Perry, SHO, Ren Narita, Yujiro Takahashi, Yoshinobu Kanemaru, Ace Austin, Chris Bey, Jay White, Juice Robinson / CJ Parker, Austin Gunn, Colten Gunn, Bad Luck Fale, Jack Bonza, Caveman Ugg, Tome Filip, Stevie Filip, Chase Owens, KENTA / Hideo Itami, Taiji Ishimori, Robbie X ( November 4, 2024 - Present)
- Just 5 Guys - DOUKI, Taichi, TAKA Michinoku, Yoshinobu Kanemaru, Yuya Uemura ( March 17, 2023 - November 4, 2024)
- Los Ingobernables de Japón - BUSHI, EVIL, Hiromu Takahashi, Shingo Takagi, Tetsuya Naito, Titán ( April 10, 2016 - March 17, 2023)
- EVIL & SANADA - EVIL ( April 17, 2016 - July 11, 2020)
- The Revolution - Abyss / Chris Parks, James Storm, Mahabali Shera, TJP / Manik / T.J. Perkins ( July 24, 2014 - April 10, 2015)
- es - Manabu Soya ( November 28, 2007 - December 25, 2011)
- New Generation Force - Manabu Soya, Suwama, Masayuki Kono, Ryota Hama ( May 16, 2010 - August 29, 2010)
