Seiji Sakaguchi

Seiji Sakaguchi
Sakaguchi (center) along with Dory Funk, Jr. (left) and Giant Baba (right), c. 1973.
Birth nameSeiji Sakaguchi
Born (1942-02-17) February 17, 1942 (age 82)
Kurume, Fukuoka, Japan
ChildrenKenji Sakaguchi
Yukio Sakaguchi
Professional wrestling career
Ring name(s)Big Saka
Giant Saka
Great Saka
Great Sakaguchi
Mighty Saka
Seiji Sakaguchi
Billed height196 cm (6 ft 5 in)
Billed weight125 kg (276 lb)
Billed fromTokyo, Japan
Trained byKarl Gotch
Michiaki Yoshimura
Debut5 August 1967
Retired15 March 1990
Seiji Sakaguchi
Medal record
Representing  Japan
Men's Black Belt Judo
World Championships
Bronze medal – third place 1965 Rio de Janeiro +80 kg

Seiji Sakaguchi (坂口征二, Sakaguchi Seiji, born February 17, 1942) is a Japanese retired professional wrestler and judoka, Sakaguchi holds a 7th dan[citation needed] red and white belt in judo. Sakaguchi was a mainstay of New Japan Pro-Wrestling (NJPW) and also competed for the World Wide Wrestling Federation and the National Wrestling Alliance. His sons are professional wrestler and mixed martial arts fighter Yukio Sakaguchi and television actor Kenji Sakaguchi. Sakaguchi currently works for New Japan as an advisor.[1]

  1. ^ 旗揚げ記念日. New Japan Pro-Wrestling (in Japanese). Retrieved 2014-03-07.

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