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  1. 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.

  2. 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.

  3. 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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  5. www.prowrestlinghall.org › tiger-maskTiger Mask | IPWHF

    In April 1981, Satoru Sayama donned a fur-lined mask and brought a comic book superhero to life. He also became one of the most influential professional wrestlers of his generation and one of the true pioneers of the fast-paced acrobatic style that is prevalent today.

  6. 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) * World...

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  7. 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.

  8. www.wwe.com › superstars › tiger-maskTiger Mask | WWE

    The character’s journey from two-dimensional animation cels to the real world may have been an awkward one were it not for Satoru Sayama. A former student of WWE Hall of Famer Antonio Inoki and Karl Gotch, the 23-year-old had experienced modest success in Mexico and England under the name Sammy Lee.

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