Ryoji Sai
| Ryoji Sai | |
|---|---|
 | |
| Born |
June 3, 1980[1] Osaka, Osaka[2] |
| Professional wrestling career | |
| Ring name(s) | Ryoji Sai[1] |
| Trained by | Gerard Gordeau, ZERO-ONE Dojo |
| Debut | September 1, 2001[3] |
Ryoji Sai[1] (崔領二 Sai Ryōji) (born June 3, 1980) is a Japanese professional wrestler and mixed martial artist contracted to Pro Wrestling Zero1, where he is a former two-time World Heavyweight Champion.
Career
Ryoji Sai is a 3rd Generation Zainichi Korean that was born in Osaka, Japan. His parents own a restaurant near Tsuruhashi Station in Osaka. At 15 years old, Ryouji attended the Sidmouth International School in Sidmouth, England. While in Europe he studied martial arts under Gerard Gordeau in the Netherlands.
When he returned to Japan he joined Pro Wrestling ZERO-ONE, debuting on September 1, 2001 at the ZERO-ONE "FIRE FESTIVAL 2001" versus Igor Meindert. in a non-tournament match. From 2002 to 2004, he would be out of pro wrestling with an unknown ailment. Returning in 2004, he would begin to regularly team with Kohei Sato winning the NWA Intercontinental Tag Team Championship in 2005 and 2006.
Ryoji twice finished as the runner-up in ZERO1 Fire Festival tournaments in both 2007 and 2006, losing to Masato Tanaka. He also regularly appeared for the HUSTLE wrestling promotion during Pro Wrestling ZERO1's working agreement with them. In late 2008 and early 2009, Sai took part on the popular Japan Fuji TV show Ainori (あいのり) under the name of "Wrestler" (レスラー).
In wrestling
- Finishing moves
- Nachi Waterfall (Diving double foot stomp)[1][4][5]
- Sidmouth (Bridging wrist-clutch belly to back suplex)[1][4][5]
- Sky Kick (Running punt to a seated opponent's head)[6]
- Signature moves
- Entrance themes
- "The Kids Aren't Alright" by The Offspring (ZERO1; ?-present)
- "Eldest" (ZERO1; 2011-present; used occasionally)
Championships and accomplishments
- WEW World Tag Team Championship (1 time) – with Tetsuhiro Kuroda
- NWA Intercontinental Tag Team Championship (3 times) – with Kohei Sato (2) and Osamu Namiguchi (1)[8]
- NWA United National Heavyweight Championship (1 time)[9]
- World Heavyweight Championship (2 times)[10]
- Fire Festival (2009, 2014)[11]
- Passion Cup Tag Tournament (2008) – with Kohei Sato[11]
MMA record
| Professional record breakdown | ||
| 2 matches | 1 win | 1 loss |
| By knockout | 1 | 1 |
| By submission | 0 | 0 |
| By decision | 0 | 0 |
| By disqualification | 0 | 0 |
| Res. | Record | Opponent | Method | Event | Date | Round | Time | Location | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Loss | 1-1-1 (1) | Kenichi Serizawa | TKO (Punches) | Titan Fighting Championship 2 | January 21, 2001 | 2 | 3:32 | Tokyo, Japan | |
| Win | 1-0-1 (1) | Koichi Sato | TKO (Punches) | Titan Fighting Championship 2 | January 21, 2001 | 1 | 2:54 | Tokyo, Japan | |
| NC | 0-0-1 (1) | Koichi Sato | No contest (illegal knees) | Titan Fighting Championship 2 | January 21, 2001 | 1 | 0:26 | Tokyo, Japan | |
| Draw | 0–0–1 | Masakazu Imanari | Technical Draw | Titan Fighting Championship 1 | September 29, 2000 | 1 | 1:29 | Tokyo, Japan |
References
- 1 2 3 4 5 "ZERO1-MAX fighters page". ZEROONEUSA.com. Retrieved 2007-07-18.
- ↑ "Ryouji Sai profile" (in Japanese). ZERO-ONE-MAX.com. Retrieved 2007-07-18.
- ↑ "ZERO-ONE Fire Festival 2001 tour results". Strong Style Spirit. Archived from the original on 2007-09-26. Retrieved 2007-07-18.
- 1 2 3 4 5 6 "Ryouji Sai profile". Puroresu Central. Retrieved 2007-07-18.
- 1 2 3 4 "Cagematch profile".
- ↑ "Pro Wrestling ZERO1 Results: 2009" (in German). PuroLove.com. Retrieved 2013-03-21.
- ↑ "Hustle Super Tag Team Championship history".
- ↑ "NWA Intercontinental Tag Team Championship title history". ZEROONEUSA.com. Retrieved 2007-07-18.
- ↑ "NWA United National Heavyweight Championship title history". ZEROONEUSA.com. Retrieved 2007-07-18.
- ↑ "Zero1 World Heavyweight Championship history".
- 1 2 "Tournaments".
External links
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- ZERO1 USA English language website
- ZERO1 Japanese language website
- Sai's Official Japanese language blog