Satoru Sayama

Biography

Satoru Sayama (佐山 聡, Sayama Satoru) is a Japanese professional wrestler, mixed martial artist, writer, and mixed martial arts (MMA) and wrestling promoter, best known as the original Tiger Mask. He has wrestled under his real name as well as the names Sammy Lee, and masked Super Tiger, Tiger King, Tiger Mask and The Mask of Tiger. He is the only man to hold the WWF Junior Heavyweight Championship and the NWA World Junior Heavyweight Championship simultaneously. He is also recognized as a pioneer in mixed martial arts, founding Shooto in 1985, one of the first MMA organizations in the world. Sayama also started mixed martial arts training and developed his own Shooto syllabus for learning what could be considered the first put together MMA training of its kind, with a focus on striking from arts like Boxing, Muay Thai and Karate, and grappling from Wrestling, Judo, and Sambo. The curriculum would help produce the first well rounded fighters of MMA several years before the first UFC event. He is also the founder of the martial art Seikendo and professional wrestling promotion Real Japan Pro Wrestling.

Known For

Michinoku Pro 3rd Anniversary: These Days

as Tiger Mask

Special Cabinet Investigator ORDER

Special Cabinet Investigator ORDER 2

Roppongi Soldier

Michinoku Pro 4th Anniversary

WAR Ryogoku Crush Night

as Tiger Mask

AJPW Road To Re-BirthxRe-Verse 2003 - Day 11: 31st Anniversary

as The Mask Of Tiger

The Best of Eddie Gilbert

as Tiger Mask