Masanori Saito

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Masanori Saito

Acting February 1, 1942

Tokyo, Japan

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, winni…

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WWF All-Star Wrestling

WWF All-Star Wrestling

1975 TV Show
AWA Arena Shows

AWA Arena Shows

1981 TV Show
WCW Starrcade 1990

WCW Starrcade 1990

7.8 1990 Movie
AWA All-Star Wrestling

AWA All-Star Wrestling

7.0 1987 TV Show
WCW/New Japan Supershow: Rumble in The Rising Sun

WCW/New Japan Supershow: Rumble in The Rising Sun

1991 Movie
World Wrestling Peace Festival

World Wrestling Peace Festival

1996 Movie
The Best of the WWF: volume 4

The Best of the WWF: volume 4

1985 Movie
Best of the WWF Volume 2

Best of the WWF Volume 2

1985 Movie
WCW/New Japan Supershow III

WCW/New Japan Supershow III

10.0 1993 Movie
WCW Starrcade 1995

WCW Starrcade 1995

9.0 1995 Movie
Tag Team Champions

Tag Team Champions

1986 Movie
The Life and Times of Captain Lou Albano

The Life and Times of Captain Lou Albano

10.0 1986 Movie

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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.

Filmography

Movies and shows, newest first

  1. 1996
    World Wrestling Peace Festival

    Movie

  2. 1995
    WCW Starrcade 1995

    Movie Masa Saito

  3. 1993
    NWA Grandslam

    Movie

  4. 1993
    WCW/New Japan Supershow III

    Movie Masa Saito

  5. 1992
    WCW/New Japan Supershow II

    Movie Masa Saito

  6. 1991
    WCW/New Japan Supershow: Rumble in The Rising Sun

    Movie Masa Saito

  7. 1990
    WCW Starrcade 1990

    Movie Mr. Saito

  8. 1990
    WWF/AJPW/NJPW Wrestling Summit

    Movie Masa Saito

  9. 1990
    AWA SuperClash IV

    Movie Mr. Saito

  10. 1987
    NJPW Ganryujima Island Deathmatch

    Movie Masa Saito

  11. 1987
    AWA All-Star Wrestling

    TV show Mr. Saito

  12. 1986
    AWA The Brawl in St. Paul

    Movie Mr. Saito

  13. 1986
    The Life and Times of Captain Lou Albano

    Movie Mr. Saito

  14. 1986
    Tag Team Champions

    Movie Mr. Saito

  15. 1985
    The Best of the WWF: volume 4

    Movie Mr. Saito

  16. 1985
    AWA StarCage

    Movie Masa Saito

More credits
  1. 1985
    PWUSA Star Wars

    Movie Mr. Saito

  2. 1985
    Best of the WWF Volume 2

    Movie Mr. Saito

  3. 1984
    AWA Christmas Show 1984

    Movie Mr. Saito

  4. 1983
    AWA Christmas Show 1983

    Movie Mr. Saito

  5. 1981
    AWA Arena Shows

    TV show Mr. Saito

  6. 1980
    NWA The Last Tangle in Tampa

    Movie Masa Saito

  7. 1978
    The Super Bowl of Wrestling

    Movie Mr. Saito

  8. 1975
    WWF All-Star Wrestling

    TV show Mr. Saito