Sanada (wrestler)

Seiya Sanada (真田 聖也, Sanada Seiya, born January 28, 1988),[1][2] better known by his ring name Sanada (stylized in all capital letters), is a Japanese professional wrestler. He is currently signed to New Japan Pro-Wrestling (NJPW), and is a member of Los Ingobernables de Japon.

Sanada
Sanada in October 2019
Born (1988-01-28) January 28, 1988[1][2][3]
Niigata, Niigata, Japan[1][2][3]
Professional wrestling career
Ring name(s)The Great Sanada[4]
Kiyonari Sanada
Seiya Sanada
Sanada
Billed height1.82 m (5 ft 11 1⁄2 in)[1][2][3]
Billed weight100 kg (220 lb)[3]
Trained byKaz Hayashi[5]
Keiji Mutoh[6]
Osamu Nishimura[5]
Satoshi Kojima[5]
Kohei Suwama[5]
DebutMarch 13, 2007[1][2][3]

As part of NJPW, Sanada is mostly known for his tag team with Evil, with whom he is a two time IWGP Tag Team Champion, two time World Tag League winner, and a three time NEVER Openweight 6-Man Tag Team Champion (alongsinde Bushi). He is also known for his work in All Japan Pro Wrestling (AJPW), where he was the first Gaora TV Champion, a two-time All Asia Tag Team Champion, a one-time World Tag Team Champion, and the winner of the 2011 World's Strongest Tag Determination League tournament. Sanada is also known for his time in the Japanese Wrestle-1 (W-1) and American Total Nonstop Action Wrestling (TNA) promotions. Through the W-1/TNA working relationship, Sanada became a one time TNA X Division Champion, winning the title at the collaborative Kaisen: Outbreak.

Professional wrestling career

Early career

In 2005, Sanada tried to earn a training spot in the New Japan Pro-Wrestling (NJPW) dojo, but failed to pass an introductory test. Sanada took the test alongside future NJPW wrestlers Tetsuya Naito and Yoshi-Hashi.[7] Afterwards, Sanada began looking to other promotions for a training school.[8]

All Japan Pro Wrestling (2007–2013)

Sanada was eventually trained by Keiji Mutoh's All Japan Pro Wrestling (AJPW) affiliated Mutohjuku school[6] and turned pro on March 13, 2007, in a losing effort teaming with Ryuji Hijikata against Katsuhiko Nakajima and T28. Within a few months into his career, Sanada won his first honor when he teamed with Kensuke Sasaki and Nakajima to win the Samurai! TV Triple Arrow Tournament on May 29, 2007.[6] Following the tournament victory, Sanada spent the next two years in opening match wrestling other up-and-comers and began teaming with Manabu Soya.[9] By 2009, Sanada began moving up the card as he took part in his first Champion Carnival but finished last with no points.[10] Later in the year, Sanada broke up with Soya and briefly teamed up with Osamu Nishimura with the two entering the 2009 World's Strongest Tag Determination League with Sanada even getting a pinfall victory over the tag team champions: Taiyo Kea and Minoru Suzuki but the team's run ended when Sanada suffered the flu and had to withdraw from the tournament.[9]

Sanada in 2011

In 2010, Sanada once again entered the Champion Carnival but the results were the same as he finished last in his block with no points.[11] By the spring, Sanada helped form the New Generation Force stable with Suwama, Masayuki Kono, Ryota Hama, and Manabu Soya. On August 29, 2010 at Pro Wrestling Love in Ryogoku Vol. 10, Sanada and Soya defeated Taru and Big Daddy Voodoo to win the All Asia Tag Team Championship.[12] Sanada and Soya entered the 2010 World's Strongest Tag Determination League in the fall where they finished in 6th place with 7 Points.[13] Sanada and Soya would lose the All Asia Tag Team Championship to Daisuke Sekimoto and Yuji Okabayashi on March 21, 2011. During the year 2011, Sanada reached his full potential by reaching the finals against Yuji Nagata, but loss to him in the finals. He also entered in 2011 World's Strongest Tag Determination League with Kai and won the tournament by defeating Masayuki Kono and Masakatsu Funaki in the Finals. They then challenged the All Japan World Tag Team Champions Dark Cuervo and Dark Ozz for a title shot but came up short. They then faced each other in a singles match, which led to Sanada winning that match. After the match they both had an interview and Sanada decided that they should part ways and move on with their Tag Team which Kai also agreed on. In 2012 he then challenged All Japan ace Suwama to a 60-minute match but also fell short in that match. He then challenged his former trainer Satoshi Kojima to match but also fell short after a Lariat by Kojima, during the Match he sustained a right knee injury but still wrestled and took a little time off to heal his knee. He then participated in 2012's Champion Carnival and lost to his former tag partner Manabu Soya. But he then won his first match against Manabu Soya's brother Takumi Soya and debuted a new finisher called "This Is It". On May 20, 2012, Sanada and Joe Doering defeated Soya and Takao Omori to win the World Tag Team Championship.[14] Sanada and Doering lost the title back to Soya and Ōmori on June 17.[15] On October 7, 2012, Sanada defeated Yasufumi Nakanoue in a tournament final to become the inaugural Gaora TV Champion. After reaching the semifinals of the 2013 Champion Carnival, All Japan announced on May 1, 2013, that Sanada would be leaving on a learning excursion to Moncton, Canada, where he would train under Emile Duprée.[16][17] During the excursion, Sanada lost the Gaora TV Championship to René Duprée on May 27.[18]

Wrestle-1 (2013–2015)

On July 1, while still in Canada, Sanada announced his resignation from All Japan, taking part in a mass exodus caused by Nobuo Shiraishi becoming the promotion's new president.[19] Following his resignation, Sanada traveled to Mexico on his own expense to continue his training.[20] Though Sanada was not announced as part of Keiji Mutoh's splinter promotion Wrestle-1, he did make a surprise appearance at the promotion's inaugural event on September 8, losing to Kai in a singles match.[21] Sanada and Kai had a rematch in the main event of Wrestle-1's second show on September 15; this time Sanada was victorious.[22] On September 24, Wrestle-1 announced that Sanada had signed a contract with the promotion.[23][24] Sanada wrestled his first match under a Wrestle-1 contract on October 6, losing to Kai in the main event of the promotion's first event in Korakuen Hall. As a result, Kai won the series between him and Sanada 3-2.[25][26] On November 16, Sanada unsuccessfully challenged visiting American wrestler A.J. Styles for the TNA World Heavyweight Championship.[27]

Sanada in January 2015

In early 2014, Sanada was offered an opportunity to earn another shot at the TNA World Heavyweight Championship, but he instead opted to go for the TNA X Division Championship. On February 15, Sanada defeated nineteen other men in a battle royal to become the number one contender to the title.[28] On March 2 at Kaisen: Outbreak, Sanada defeated Austin Aries to become the new TNA X Division Champion.[29] The following day, Wrestle-1 announced Sanada would be leaving Japan to work for TNA indefinitely.[30] Sanada continued making sporadic appearances for Wrestle-1, defending his X Division Championship against Seiki Yoshioka on March 22 and against Christopher Daniels on April 17,[31][32] while also losing to The Great Muta in the main event of Wrestle-1's second Ryōgoku Kokugikan event, Shōgeki: Impact, on July 6.[33][34] The following day, Wrestle-1 and Sanada held a press conference to announce that he had signed a contract with TNA, giving him a dual contract between Wrestle-1 and the American promotion.[35][36]

Sanada returned to working for Wrestle-1 full-time in October 2014, when TNA went inactive for the rest of the year.[37] The following month, Sanada teamed up with Hiroshi Yamato for the First Tag League Greatest tournament, set to determine the inaugural Wrestle-1 Tag Team Champions. The team finished their block with a record of one win, two draws and one loss, narrowly missing advancement to the semifinals.[38] On December 22, Sanada unsuccessfully challenged Keiji Mutoh for the Wrestle-1 Championship.[39] On May 13, 2015, Sanada held a press conference in Japan, where he announced that he was leaving Wrestle-1 once his contract expired two days later, so he could continue working in the United States full-time as a freelancer.[40][41]

Total Nonstop Action Wrestling (2014–2015)

Sanada made his TNA debut on March 9 at Lockdown, where he, working under just his family name, teamed with The Great Muta and Yasu to defeat Chris Sabin and Bad Influence (Christopher Daniels and Kazarian) in a six-man tag team steel cage match.[42] Four days later, Sanada made his Impact Wrestling debut, teaming with Tigre Uno to defeat TNA World Tag Team Champions The BroMans (Jessie Godderz and Robbie E), in a non-title match.[43] As a result, the two received a shot at the TNA World Tag Team Championship the following week, but were defeated in a three-way match, which also included The Wolves (Davey Richards and Eddie Edwards).[44] Sanada and Tigre Uno were then put against each other in a "best of three" match series for the TNA X Division Championship.[45] On April 27 at Sacrifice, Sanada defeated Uno to win the series 2–1 and retain the X Division Championship.[46] On June 15 at Slammiversary XII, Sanada defeated Crazzy Steve, Davey Richards, Eddie Edwards, Manik and Tigre Uno in a six-way ladder match to retain the X Division Championship.[47] On the July 10 episode of Impact Wrestling, Sanada lost the X Division Championship back to Austin Aries.[48]

On the July 24 Impact Wrestling, Sanada took part in an angle, where he turned on his mentor The Great Muta, hitting him with a steel chair and a moonsault, after initially saving him from James Storm.[49] The following week at Destination X, Storm introduced Sanada as his new protégé, before he defeated Brian Cage and Crazzy Steve to advance to the finals of a tournament for the vacant X Division Championship.[50] On the August 7 Impact Wrestling, Sanada was defeated by Samoa Joe in the finals of the tournament, which also included Low Ki.[51] After signing a one-year contract with TNA,[52] Sanada debuted the new ring name "The Great Sanada" and a look inspired by The Great Muta on the August 27 Impact Wrestling, defeating Austin Aries with help from Storm.[4] Sanada and Storm were eventually joined by Abyss and Manik to form a stable named The Revolution.[53] On October 12, Sanada main evented TNA's Bound for Glory event in Tokyo, teaming with Storm in a tag team match, where they were defeated by The Great Muta and Tajiri.[54] On the April 10, 2015 Impact Wrestling, Storm dismissed Sanada from The Revolution, stating that Sanada had let him down one too many times.[55] Sanada's departure from TNA was officially confirmed by the promotion on April 16.[56]

Independent circuit (2014–2016)

On September 20, 2014, Sanada, using his villainous Great Sanada persona, made his debut for American independent promotion Chikara, entering the annual Rey de Voladores tournament. After defeating Amasis, AR Fox and Orlando Christopher in his opening four-way elimination match,[57] Sanada was defeated in the finals of the tournament the following day by Shynron.[58] After leaving TNA in April 2015, Sanada began working more regularly on the American independent circuit.[59] On May 6, Global Force Wrestling (GFW) announced Sanada as part of their roster.[60] He made his debut for the promotion on July 11, teaming with Takaaki Watanabe in a tag team match, where they were defeated by Bullet Club (Doc Gallows and Karl Anderson).[61] Though now living in the United States, in July Sanada flew back to Japan to take part in a WWE tryout held by William Regal.[62] In August 2016, Sanada teamed with Minoru Fujita and Mazada to defeat the team of Harashima, Kotaro Suzuki and Masato Tanaka at a Tokyo Gurentai event.[63]

New Japan Pro-Wrestling (2016–present)
Sanada in May 2016, shortly after joining Los Ingobernables de Japon

On April 10, 2016, Sanada, sporting a new look including a mohawk, made a surprise debut for NJPW at Invasion Attack 2016 by interfering in the main event and helping Tetsuya Naito defeat Kazuchika Okada for the IWGP Heavyweight Championship, joining Naito's Los Ingobernables de Japon (L.I.J.) stable in the process.[64] The following day, NJPW announced Sanada's new ring name; SANADA, his family name stylized in all capital letters.[65] Though he started working for NJPW full-time, Sanada remained a freelancer.[66] Sanada wrestled his first NJPW match on April 17, when he and his L.I.J. stablemates Naito, Bushi and Evil defeated Gedo, Hirooki Goto, Kazuchika Okada and Tomohiro Ishii with him submitting Gedo for the win.[67] Sanada's first big match in NJPW took place on May 3 at Wrestling Dontaku 2016, where he was defeated by Okada.[68] On July 18, Sanada entered the 2016 G1 Climax, opening his tournament by scoring a major win over Hiroshi Tanahashi.[69] He finished the tournament on August 12 with a record of four wins and five losses.[70] At the end of the year, Sanada took part in the 2016 World Tag League, teaming with stablemate Evil. The two finished second in their block with a record of five wins and two losses, tied with block winners Togi Makabe and Tomoaki Honma, but failed to advance to the finals due to losing the head-to-head match against Makabe and Honma.[71]

On January 4, 2017, at Wrestle Kingdom 11 in Tokyo Dome, Sanada, Bushi and Evil won a four-team gauntlet match to become the new NEVER Openweight 6-Man Tag Team Champions.[72] They lost the title to Hiroshi Tanahashi, Manabu Nakanishi and Ryusuke Taguchi the next day,[73] before regaining it on February 11 at The New Beginning in Osaka.[74] They lost the title to Tanahashi, Taguchi and Ricochet in their second defense on April 4,[75] before regaining it on May 3 at Wrestling Dontaku 2017.[76] During the summer, Sanada took part in the 2017 G1 Climax, where he finished with a record of four wins and five losses.[77] In December, Sanada and Evil won their block in the 2017 World Tag League with a record of five wins and two losses, advancing to the finals of the tournament.[78] On December 11, they defeated Guerrillas of Destiny (Tama Tonga and Tanga Loa) in the finals to win the tournament.[79] Six days later, Sanada, Bushi and Evil lost the NEVER Openweight 6-Man Tag Team Championship to Guerrillas of Destiny and Bad Luck Fale in their fourth defense.[80]

On January 4, 2018, at Wrestle Kingdom 12 in Tokyo Dome, Evil and Sanada defeated the Killer Elite Squad (Davey Boy Smith Jr. and Lance Archer) to win the IWGP Tag Team Championship for the first time.[81] The following day at New Year Dash!! in a post-show interview, Sanada challenged Kazuchika Okada to an IWGP Heavyweight Championship match at The New Beginning in Osaka. At the event, he lost to Okada.[82] In April at Wrestling Hinokuni 2018, Evil and Sanada defeated Killer Elite Squad for their second successful defense. At Dominion 6.9 in Osaka-jo Hall, Evil and Sanada lost the IWGP Tag Team Championship to the Young Bucks. The rematch was set on July 7, at G1 Special in San Francisco, but they were unsuccessful in regaining the title. During the summer, Sanada took part in the 2018 G1 Climax, where he finished with a record of four wins and five losses, failing to advance from his block.[83] He also got a huge win against Kota Ibushi in the tournament. In December, Evil and Sanada took part in 2018 World Tag League. Team first qualified to the finals and then defeated Guerrillas of Destiny to win the tournament.[84]

On January 4, 2019, at Wrestle Kingdom 13 in Tokyo Dome, Evil and Sanada defeated both Guerrillas of Destiny and Young Bucks to win the IWGP Tag Team Championship for the second time.[85] The following day at New Year Dash!!, Suzuki-gun attacked Los Ingobernables de Japon. Minoru Suzuki and Zack Sabre Jr. challenged Evil and Sanada for the IWGP Tag Team Championship. At The New Beginning in Sapporo, They retained their titles.[86] At Honor Rising: Japan 2019, Evil and Sanada lost the titles in their second defense against Guerillas of Destiny. Sanada was announced to take part in 2019 New Japan Cup and faced Hirooki Goto in the first round. After defeating Goto, Sanada went on to defeat Minoru Suzuki, Colt Cabana and then Hiroshi Tanahashi to make it to the finals. Sanada lost in the finals against Okada. On March 28, Dave Meltzer rated this match as a 5 stars, being the first match that Sanada got this rating.[87] On May 4, the second night of Wrestling Dontaku 2019, Sanada unsuccessfully challenged Kazuchika Okada for the IWGP Heavyweight Championship. Sanada entered the G1 Climax, where he finished with a record of 4 wins and 5 losses, ending the tournament with 8 points. One of Sanada’s wins in the tournament came against still IWGP Heavyweight Champion, Kazuchika Okada. It was after NJPW Royal Quest, where Okada successfully defended the championship against Minoru Suzuki, when Sanada once again challenged Okada for the Championship. However, at King of Pro-Wrestling, Sanada lost to Okada. On the second night of Wrestle Kingdom 14, Sanada challenged Zack Sabre Jr. for the British Heavyweight Championship, but was unsuccessful. The following night at New Years Dash!!! Sanada teamed with stablemate, and new IWGP Intercontinental Champion and IWGP Heavyweight Champion, Tetsuya Naito to defeat Bullet Club’s Jay White and KENTA. White would then go on to challenge Sanada to a special singles match at The New Beginning in Osaka, where White would defeat Sanada. Sanada was then announced to be participating in the New Japan Cup, facing Mikey Nicholls in the first round. However, due to the COVID-19 pandemic, all New Japan Cup and further events were cancelled. Following NJPW's return to producing shows, Sanada entered the rescheduled 2020 New Japan Cup. He defeated Ryusuke Taguchi, Sho, and Taichi before losing to Evil in the semi-finals.[88][89][90][91]

Championships and accomplishments
Sanada as IWGP Tag Team Champion in 2018
Sanada with Bushi and Evil as the NEVER Openweight 6-Man Tag Team Champions in February 2017
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Achievements
Preceded by
Togi Makabe & Tomoaki Honma		 World Tag League winner
2017 & 2018
With: Evil		 Succeeded by
Juice Robinson & David Finlay
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