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Born
1 February 1942
Died
14 July 2018
Place
Tokyo, Japan
Acting

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 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.

As actor

World Wrestling Peace Festival

World Wrestling Peace Festival

1996
WCW Starrcade 1995

WCW Starrcade 1995

1995 · Masa Saito

NWA Grandslam

1993
WCW/New Japan Supershow III

WCW/New Japan Supershow III

1993 · Masa Saito
WCW/New Japan Supershow II

WCW/New Japan Supershow II

1992 · Masa Saito
WCW/New Japan Supershow: Rumble in The Rising Sun

WCW/New Japan Supershow: Rumble in The Rising Sun

1991 · Masa Saito
WWF/AJPW/NJPW Wrestling Summit

WWF/AJPW/NJPW Wrestling Summit

1990 · Masa Saito
AWA SuperClash IV

AWA SuperClash IV

1990 · Mr. Saito
WCW Starrcade 1990

WCW Starrcade 1990

1990 · Mr. Saito

NJPW Ganryujima Island Deathmatch

1987 · Masa Saito
Tag Team Champions

Tag Team Champions

1986 · Mr. Saito
AWA The Brawl in St. Paul

AWA The Brawl in St. Paul

1986 · Mr. Saito
The Life and Times of Captain Lou Albano

The Life and Times of Captain Lou Albano

1986 · Mr. Saito

PWUSA Star Wars

1985 · Mr. Saito
The Best of the WWF: volume 4

The Best of the WWF: volume 4

1985 · Mr. Saito
Best of the WWF Volume 2

Best of the WWF Volume 2

1985 · Mr. Saito

AWA StarCage

1985 · Masa Saito

AWA Christmas Show 1984

1984 · Mr. Saito

AWA Christmas Show 1983

1983 · Mr. Saito
NWA The Last Tangle in Tampa

NWA The Last Tangle in Tampa

1980 · Masa Saito
The Super Bowl of Wrestling

The Super Bowl of Wrestling

1978 · Mr. Saito