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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 (MMA) and wrestling promoter, best known as the original Tiger Mask.
Aug 21, 2022 · Satoru Sayama was selected by NJPW to be the inaugural Tiger Mask in 1981. Sayama had been competing in NJPW since 1976, but he was sent on an excursion to England and Mexico for more seasoning and to put on more size.
Feb 8, 2020 · Satoru Sayama, wrestling as the original Tiger Mask — a character straight out of the pages of a popular Japanese comic book — single-handedly set the world of Junior Heavyweights (later called Cruiserweights and/or Light Heavyweights) afire when he made his debut on April 23, 1981.
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- Tiger Mask IV Is The Current One. Since the year 2002, the fourth Tiger Mask has been a staple of New Japan Pro-Wrestling, even though other successors to the gimmick have come and gone.
- There Have Been Eight Official Tiger Masks. The Tiger Mask gimmick proved popular and influential — enough that myriad ripoffs, parodies, and official offshoots have sprung up over the years.
- Popularized The Tiger Suplex. During Satoru Sayama’s original run, Tiger Mask was not only known for being fast and agile, but also incorporating martial arts into his in-ring style.
- Tiger Mask III Lost His Mask To Jushin Thunder Liger. The Tiger Mask gimmick returned to New Japan in 1992, where it was given to future five-time IWGP Junior Heavyweight Heavyweight Champion Koji Kanemoto.
Apr 19, 2020 · Today we are going to cover the story of Satoru Sayama - The Original Tiger Mask! We will go over his career from 1976 - 1983 which included stops in: * New Japan Pro Wrestling (NJPW) *...
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Satoru Sayama as the original Tiger Mask, 1982. In the early 1980s, the bookers in the New Japan Pro-Wrestling promotion licensed the character and created a real-life Tiger Mask, originally portrayed by Satoru Sayama, to help boost their junior heavyweight division.
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Satoru Sayama (born November 27, 1957) is a Japanese professional wrestler and mixed martial arts promoter, best known as the original Tiger Mask. He wrestled under his real name as well as the names Sammy Lee, and masked Super Tiger, Tiger King, (Shodai) Tiger Mask and The Mask of Tiger.
