Seiji Sakaguchi
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| Seiji Sakaguchi | |
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| Ring name(s) | Seiji Sakaguchi |
| Born | February 17, 1942 Kurume, Fukuoka, Japan |
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Competitor for  Japan |
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| Bronze | 1965 Rio de Janiero | +80 kg | |
Seiji Sakaguchi (坂口征二, born February 17, 1942) is a retired Japanese professional wrestler who was a mainstay of All Japan Pro Wrestling and also competed for the World Wide Wrestling Federation and the National Wrestling Alliance.
Before turning a professional wrestler, he was a judoka with a fifth degree black belt and won the 1965 All Japan Judo Championship.
At age 61, Seiji Sakaguchi came out of retirement to team with Masahiro Chono against Yoshihiro Takayama and Shinya Makabe on September 14, 2003.
[edit] Championships and accomplishments
- European Wrestling Union
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- EWU World Super Heavyweight Championship (1 time)
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- JWA All Asia Tag Team Championship (1 time) - with Michiaki Yoshimura
- NWA International Tag Team Championship (1 time) - with Giant Baba
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- NWA Polynesian Pacific Tag Team Championship (1 time) - with Lars Anderson
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- NWA North American Tag Team Championship (Los Angeles/Japan version) (3 times) - with Antonio Inoki (1) and Strong Kobayashi (2)
- NJPW All Asia Tag Team Championship (1 time) - with Strong Kobayashi
- NWF North American Heavyweight Championship (1 time)
- WWF North American Heavyweight Championship (1 time) (Last)
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- PWI ranked him # 146 of the 500 best singles wrestlers of the PWI Years in 2003
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| Preceded by Jim Herd |
President of the National Wrestling Alliance 1992–1993 |
Succeeded by Howard Brody, Dennis Coralluzzo, Jim Crockett, Jr. and Steve Rickard |
