Kohei Sato

Kohei Sato
佐藤耕平
Kohei Sato ; 佐藤耕平
Born	September 21, 1977 (age 47); Tokyo, Japan
Professional wrestling career
Ring name(s)	Kohei Sato; Monster K
Billed height	1.93 m (6 ft 4 in)
Billed weight	100 kg (220 lb)
Trained by	Inoki Dojo; Shinya Hashimoto
Debut	June 14, 2001

Kohei Sato (佐藤耕平, Satō Kōhei, born September 21, 1977) is a Japanese professional wrestler contracted with Pro Wrestling Zero1. Sato is also a former mixed martial artist.

Career

A former judoka and amateur wrestler, Sato made his transition to mixed martial arts after meeting Kazunari Murakami and Sanshu Tsubakichi. He joined the Shooto promotion, winning the 1998 All Japan Amateur Shooto Championships over Takashi Okada in the heavyweight class,^[4] and later turning professional and gaining two wins over Anthony Netzler and Katsuhisa Fujii. He then retired from MMA in order to start in professional wrestling, debuting in Pro Wrestling ZERO-ONE in 2001.

Championships and accomplishments

Active Advance Pro Wrestling

2AW Openweight Championship (1 time)

All Japan Pro Wrestling

All Asia Tag Team Championship (1 time) – with Hirotaka Yokoi
World Tag Team Championship (1 time) – with Shuji Ishikawa
All Asia Tag Team Title League (2003) – with Hirotaka Yokoi^[5]

Big Japan Pro Wrestling

BJW World Strong Heavyweight Championship (1 time)^[6]
BJW Tag Team Championship (3 times) – with Daisuke Sekimoto (1), and Shuji Ishikawa (2)
Yokohama Shopping Street 6-Man Tag Team Championship (1 time) – with Daisuke Sekimoto and Hideyoshi Kamitani

Pro Wrestling Illustrated

PWI ranked him #150 of the top 500 singles wrestlers in the PWI 500 in 2016^[7]

Pro Wrestling Zero1

NWA Intercontinental Tag Team Championship (7 times) – with Ryoji Sai (2), Yoshihiro Takayama (1), Kamikaze (2), Daisuke Sekimoto (1), and Hideki Suzuki (1)
NWA United National Heavyweight Championship (1 time)
World Heavyweight Championship (6 times)
ZERO1-MAX United States Openweight Championship (1 time)
Fire Festival (2004, 2015)
Furinkazan (2010) – with Kamikaze
Furinkazan (2018) – with Sugi
Passion Cup Tag Tournament (2008) – with Ryoji Sai

Tenryu Project

Tenryu Project United National Heavyweight Tag Team Championship (1 time, current) – with Masayuki Kono
Tenryu Project World 6-Man Tag Team Championship (1 time) – with Kenichiro Arai and Masayuki Kono^[8]

World Entertainment Wrestling

WEW World Tag Team Championship (1 time) – with Kamikaze

Mixed martial arts record

Professional record breakdown
2 matches	2 wins	0 losses
By knockout	1	0
By submission	0	0
By decision	1	0
By disqualification	0	0


Res.	Record	Opponent	Method	Event	Date	Round	Time	Location	Notes
Win	2–0	Katsuhisa Fujii	TKO (punches)	Shooto - Renaxis 2	July 16, 1999	1	4:05	Tokyo, Japan
Win	1–0	Anthony Netzler	Decision (unanimous)	Shooto - Renaxis 1	March 28, 1999	2	5:00	Tokyo, Japan

References

^ Kreikenbohm, Philip. "Kohei Sato". CAGEMATCH – The Internet Wrestling Database. Archived from the original on March 3, 2023. Retrieved March 3, 2023.
^ "Kohei Sato". PUROLOVE.com (in German). Archived from the original on September 19, 2020. Retrieved March 3, 2023.
^ "Kohei Sato Profile & Match Listing". The Internet Wrestling Database. Archived from the original on January 19, 2020. Retrieved March 3, 2023.
^ 第5回全日本アマチュア修斗選手権大会　公式結果
^ "All-Asian Tag Team Title League 2003". Pro Wrestling History. July 2003. Archived from the original on February 24, 2023. Retrieved March 25, 2019.
^ "【大日本】佐藤耕平が岡林からストロング王座奪取「何とか勝てた」". Tokyo Sports (in Japanese). August 25, 2019. Retrieved February 7, 2021.
^ "Pro Wrestling Illustrated (PWI) 500 for 2016". The Internet Wrestling Database. Retrieved 2016-09-01.
^ 天龍プロジェクト認定WAR世界6人タッグ選手権. Syu-Kaku Kombu (in Japanese). Retrieved February 2, 2022.

External links

[1] Kreikenbohm, Philip. "Kohei Sato". CAGEMATCH – The Internet Wrestling Database. Archived from the original on March 3, 2023. Retrieved March 3, 2023.

[2] "Kohei Sato". PUROLOVE.com (in German). Archived from the original on September 19, 2020. Retrieved March 3, 2023.

[3] "Kohei Sato Profile & Match Listing". The Internet Wrestling Database. Archived from the original on January 19, 2020. Retrieved March 3, 2023.

[4] 第5回全日本アマチュア修斗選手権大会　公式結果

[5] "All-Asian Tag Team Title League 2003". Pro Wrestling History. July 2003. Archived from the original on February 24, 2023. Retrieved March 25, 2019.

[6] "【大日本】佐藤耕平が岡林からストロング王座奪取「何とか勝てた」". Tokyo Sports (in Japanese). August 25, 2019. Retrieved February 7, 2021.

[7] "Pro Wrestling Illustrated (PWI) 500 for 2016". The Internet Wrestling Database. Retrieved 2016-09-01.

[8] 天龍プロジェクト認定WAR世界6人タッグ選手権. Syu-Kaku Kombu (in Japanese). Retrieved February 2, 2022.

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