WRESTLER PROFILES

	Wrestler: Akio Sato Real Name: Birthday: Febuary 13 ? Hometown: Marital Status: Married Betty Niccoli. Height & Weight: 5'10 - 240lbs Trained by: Debut: 1970 Previous Gimmicks: Sato (WWF) Shinja (WWF) Mr. Rising Sun Shima Finishing Move: "Layback" Bridging Back Suplex Favorite Moves: Sitout Powerbomb Notable Feuds:
NWA (Central States) World Tag Team titles w/Bob Geigal defeating Ron Bass & Ken Mantell (February 19, 1976); NWA Western States Tag Team titles w/Mr. Pogo defeating Blackjack Mulligan & Dick Murdoch (November 30, 1978); NWA Western States Tag Team titles w/Mr. Pogo defeating Merced Solis (aka Tito Santana) & Ted DiBiase (February 15, 1979); NWA Western States Tag Team titles w/John Tolos defeating Great Kabuki & Ricky Romero (May 3, 1979); NWA Western States Tag Team titles w/Mr. Kiyomoto defeating Larry Lane & Dory Funk Jr. [Tournament] (June 14, 1979); AJPW All Asia Tag Team titles w/Takashi Ishikawa defeating Kevin & David Von Erich (June 11, 1981); AJPW All Asia Tag Team titles w/Takashi Ishikawa defeating Masanobu Kurisu & Animal Hamaguchi (April 15, 1985); NWA Central States Television title won a Battle Royal (March 13, 1986); CWA (Memphis) International Tag Team titles w/Tarzan Goto Awarded (June ??, 1986); CWA (Memphis) International Tag Team titles w/Tarzan Goto defeating Pat Tanaka & Jeff Jarrett (September 1, 1986); CWA (Memphis) International Tag Team titles w/Tarzan Goto defeating Paul Diamond & Jeff Jarrett (November 15, 1986); CWA (Memphis) International Tag Team titles w/Tarzan Goto defeating Paul Diamond & Pat Tanaka (February 5, 1987); NWA Central States Heavyweight title defeating T.C Carter for vacant title (March 23, 1989);
Akio Sato formed tag teams with Mr. Pogo, John Tolos, Bob Geigel, Pat O'Connor, and many others, in the NWA.. Akio Sato formed a tag team with Tarzan Goto in the Memphis territory and were managed by Tojo Yamamoto.. Akio Sato was a member of the Orient Express along with Pat Tanaka in the World Wrestling Federation.. Akio Sato returned to the WWF in the mid 1990s as "Shinja", the manager of Hakushi..