Toshiyuki Sakuda
| Toshiyuki Sakuda | |
|---|---|
 Sakuda in June 2016 | |
| Born | August 25, 1991[1] Nishihara, Japan |
| Professional wrestling career | |
| Ring name(s) | Toshiyuki Sakuda Little Panda |
| Billed height | 155 cm (5 ft 1 in)[2] |
| Billed weight | 82 kg (181 lb) |
| Trained by | BJW Dojo |
| Debut | 2014 |
Toshiyuki Sakuda (佐久田俊行, Sakuda Toshiyuki) is a Japanese professional wrestler currently working as a freelancer and is best known for his time in the Japanese promotion Big Japan Pro Wrestling (BJW).[3]
Professional wrestling career
[edit]Independent circuit (2014-present)
[edit]As a freelancer, Sakuda worked for various promotions. At NOAH Pro Wrestling SEM In Kawasaki, an event promoted by Pro Wrestling Noah (Noah) on July 13, 2015, he teamed up with Daisuke Sekimoto in a losing effort to Brave (Muhammad Yone and Taiji Ishimori).[4] On August 28, 2016, at Oz Academy Deigo No Hanasaku, Sakuda teamed up with Mitsuhisa Sunabe to defeat Gurukun Mask and Tida Heat.[5] At the December 30, 2019 house show of Oriental Wrestling Entertainment, Sakuda teamed up with Masashi Takeda, Yuko Miyamoto, Takumi Tsukamoto to defeat Alex Zayne, Cima, Rekka and Elon.[6]
At GCW Live Fast, Die Young, an event promoted by Game Changer Wrestling on February 3, 2020, he teamed up with Jimmy Lloyd and Drew Parker in a losing effort to Danny Havoc, Isami Kodaka and Matt Tremont as a result of a six-man tag team deathmatch.[7] At Ice Ribbon Risa Sera's 5th Produced Show, an event promoted by Ice Ribbon on October 24, 2020, he challenged Risa Sera for the FantastICE Championship in a 10-on-1 Ironwoman hardcore handicap match also involving Hiragi Kurumi, Itsuki Aoki, Minoru Fujita, Takashi Sasaki and others which ended in a draw.[8]
All Japan Pro Wrestling (2016)
[edit]Sakuda made brief appearances for All Japan Pro Wrestling (AJPW). At AJPW AJ Phoenix Vol. 4, an event promoted on August 31, 2016, he fell short to Atsushi Aoki in a singles match.[9] At AJPW Super Power Series 2016 on May 21, he teamed up with Yoshihisa Uto in a losing effort to Axe Bombers (Kazuhiro Tamura and Takao Omori).[10]
Big Japan Pro Wrestling (2014–present)
[edit]Sakuda made his professional wrestling debut at a house show promoted by Big Japan Pro Wrestling (BJW) on July 20, 2014, where he fell short to Isamu Oshita in a dark exhibition match.[11] At BJW Dai Nippon Pro-Wrestling Ueno Convention on February 7, 2019, he participated in a 21-man royal rumble match also involving Tsutomu Oosugi, Yasufumi Nakanoue, Daichi Hashimoto, Hideyoshi Kamitani and others.[12]
He is known for working in various of the promotion's signature events such as the Ikkitousen Deathmatch Survivor, making his first appearance at the 2017 edition of the event, placing himself in the Block A and scoring a total of two points after going against Takayuki Ueki, Takumi Tsukamoto, Ryuji Ito, Kenji Fukimoto and Isami Kodaka.[13] Two years later at the 2019 edition, Sakuda placed himself in the Block B and scored a total of eight points after competing against Masashi Takeda, Takumi Tsukamoto, Minoru Fujita, Rickey Shane Page, Kankuro Hoshino and Takayuki Ueki. He fell short to Isami Kodaka in the semi-finals.[14]
As for the Saikyo Tag League, Sakuda made his first appearance at the 2016 edition of the event where he teamed up with Ryuji Ito, placing themselves in the Deathmatch Block B, winning it with a total of four points after competing against Abdullah Kobayashi and Jaki Numazawa, Brahman Shu and Brahman Kei and Saburo Inematsu and Ryuichi Sekine, but fell short to Yuko Miyamoto and Isami Kodaka in the quarter-finals.[15] Two years later at the 2018 edition, Sakuda teamed up with his "3rd Generation Chimidoro Brothers" stablemate Takayuki Ueki, placing themselves in the Deathmatch Block, scoring a total of four points after competing against Ryuji Ito and Ryuichi Sekine, Abdullah Kobayashi and Yoshihisa Uto, Masaya Takahashi and Kyu Mogami, Masashi Takeda and Takumi Tsukamoto, Yuko Miyamoto and Isami Kodaka and Minoru Fujita and Kankuro Hoshino.[16]
He participated in various other side-tournaments. In 2017, he competed in a BJW Junior Heavyweight Championship Tournament to determine the inaugural champion, tournament won by Kazuki Hashimoto and also involving Shinobu, Tatsuhiko Yoshino, Takuya Nomura and Yuya Aoki.[17]
Championships and accomplishments
[edit]- Big Japan Pro Wrestling
- Yokohama Shopping Street 6-Man Tag Team Championship (8 times) – with Masaya Takahashi and Takayuki Ueki[18]
- 6-Man Sacred Ground City of Forest Sendai Tournament – with Masaya Takahashi and Takayuki Ueki
- Pro Wrestling Freedoms
- King of Freedom World Tag Team Championship (2 times) – with Takayuki Ueki (1) and Kyu Mogami (1)
References
[edit]- ^ Saalbach, Axel. "Toshiyuki Sakuda • General Information". wrestlingdata.com. Retrieved September 14, 2021.
- ^ Kreikenbohm, Philip. "Toshiyuki Sakuda/Career Data". cagematch.de (in German). Retrieved September 14, 2021.
- ^ Internet Wrestling Database (IWD). "Toshiyuki Sakuda Profile & Match Listing". profightdb.com. Retrieved September 14, 2021.
- ^ Dark angel (July 6, 2015). "Pro Wrestling NOAH: Complete posters for "SEM in Kawasaki"". superluchas.com. Retrieved September 14, 2021.
- ^ Purolove (August 28, 2016). "OZ Academy "DEIGO HANASAKU ~ COUNTRY OF OZ 2016", 28.08.2016 Okinawa Namura Hall". purolove.com. Retrieved September 14, 2021.
- ^ Dark angel (January 13, 2020). "OWE: "Compilation" Celebrating the foray into Japan". superluchas.com. Retrieved September 15, 2021.
- ^ Daly, Wayne (February 4, 2020). "GCW Results: Live Fast, Die Young 2020 – Tokyo, Japan (2/3)". wrestling-news.net. Retrieved September 14, 2021.
- ^ Ice Ribbon (October 24, 2020). ◆2020年10月24日 開始時間 12時00分～ ／ 開場時刻 11時30分 世羅りさプロデュース興行第5弾「激核闘清」. iceribbon.com (in Japanese). Retrieved September 14, 2021.
- ^ Dark angel (September 2, 2016). "AJPW: Results «AJ Phoenix Vol. 4» - 31/08/2016 - The promising youngsters show their progress". superluchas.com. Retrieved September 14, 2021.
- ^ Dark angel (May 9, 2016). "AJPW: "Super Power Series 2016" tour ready". superluchas.com. Retrieved September 14, 2021.
- ^ Purolove (July 20, 2014). "BJW, 20.07.2014 Matsudaira Industry Parking Lot Special Ring". purolove.com. Retrieved September 14, 2021.
- ^ Big Japan Pro Wrestling (February 7, 2019). 「大日本プロレス上野大会」6日目･第2部～BJWロイヤルランブルin上野 東京･上野恩賜公園野外ステージ(水上音楽堂)大会. bjw.co.jp (in Japanese). Retrieved September 14, 2021.
- ^ Purolove (April 8, 2017). "BJW "IKKITOUSEN ~ DEATH MATCH SURVIVOR", 08.04.2017 Sapporo Susukino Mars Gym". purolove.com. Retrieved June 3, 2021.
- ^ Dark angel (April 3, 2019). "BJW: «Ikkitousen 2019» Days 6 and 7 Draw at the top". superluchas.com. Retrieved April 8, 2021.
- ^ "「Death Rules11～最侠タッグリーグプレ開幕戦～」仙台 Rensa大会" (in Japanese). Big Japan Pro Wrestling. September 4, 2016. Retrieved 2018-01-01.
- ^ "「2018最侠タッグリーグ」最新情報" (in Japanese). Big Japan Pro Wrestling. September 18, 2018. Retrieved 2018-09-23.
- ^ "Big Japan Junior Heavyweight Title League 2017". Pro Wrestling History. Retrieved 24 September 2018.
- ^ Big Japan Pro Wrestling. "Yokohama Shopping Street 6-Man Tag Team Championship history". bjw.co.jp (in Japanese). Retrieved 2020-01-21.
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