- Born
- Died
- Birth nameMasanori Saito
- Nickname
- Mr. Saito
- Height5′ 11″ (1.80 m)
- Masahiro Saito was born on February 1, 1942 in Nakano, Tokyo, Japan. He was an actor, known for WWF Championship Wrestling (1972), Pro Wrestling USA (1984) and AWA All-Star Wrestling (1972). He died on July 14, 2018 in Japan.
- Masa Saito competed as a super heavyweight at the 1964 Tokyo Olympic Games placing 7th in freestyle. Saito turned to pro wrestling following the Games and quickly became successful in Japan & North America.
- Notable Title Wins Include: WWWF Tag Team titles w/ Mr. Fuji; AWA World heavyweight; IWGP world tag titles w/ Riki Choshu; IWGP world tag titles w/ Shinya Hashimoto
- On October 4, 1987: Antonio Inoki defeated Masa Saito (by TKO) in an "Island Death Match". They were dropped on Ganryujima Island and had a match all over the island without any audience that lasted two hours.
- Saito spent two years in prison after he and Ken Patera threw a boulder through the window of a McDonalds in Wisconsin.
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