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Munenori Sawa is a Japanese retired professional wrestler. Sawa was trained by and spent his entire career in the Battlarts promotion, adopting the promotion's "Bati Bati" wrestling style, known for its stiff strikes and submission-based shoot wrestling, but would often also incorporate comedy into his matches, especially when performing as Ranjerī Mutō, his comedic take on Keiji Mutoh. Besides Battlarts, Sawa also worked for various other promotions in Japan, Germany and the United States, most notably Pro Wrestling Zero1, where he became an NWA Intercontinental Tag Team and NWA International Lightweight Tag Team Champion and the winner of the 2011 Tenkaichi Jr. tournament, and where he wrestled his retirement match on November 9, 2011, four days after the folding of Battlarts.

Career

In wrestling

Finishing moves

Signature moves
- Bati Bati La Magistral (Arm wrench inside cradle)
- Cross armbar
- Irabu Punch (Wind-up punch)
- Roundhouse kick
- Soccer kick

Entrance themes
- "Revolver Junkies" by Thee Michelle Gun Elephant

Championships and accomplishments

Professional wrestling

Dragon Gate
- Buyuden Cup Tag Tournament (2008) – with Fujita Hayato

Dramatic Dream Team
- Greater China Unified Nakahara Tag Team Championship (1 time) – with Sanshiro Takagi
- Ironman Heavymetalweight Championship (4 times)
- KO-D Tag Team Championship (2 times) – with Sanshiro Takagi (1) and Shigehiro Irie (1)

Evolve Wrestling
- Breakout Match (2010) vs. T.J. Perkins on January 16
- Match of the Year (2010) vs. Bryan Danielson on September 11

Indy Grand Prix of Japan
- MVP Award (2011)

Pro Wrestling Zero1
- NWA Intercontinental Tag Team Championship (1 time) – with Ikuto Hidaka
- NWA International Lightweight Tag Team Championship (1 time) – with Ikuto Hidaka<
- Tenkaichi Jr. (2011)
- Tenkaichi Jr. Qualifying Tournament (2008)
- MVP Award (2011)

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-'''{{PAGENAME}}''' is a [[Japanese people|Japanese]] retired [[Professional wrestling|professional wrestler]]. Sawa was trained by and spent his entire career in the [[Battlarts]] promotion, adopting the promotion's "Bati Bati" wrestling style, known for its [[Glossary of professional wrestling terms#Stiff|stiff]] strikes and [[Submission (combat sports)|submission]]-based [[shoot wrestling]], but would often also incorporate comedy into his matches, especially when performing as '''Ranjerī Mutō''', his comedic take on [[Keiji Mutoh]]. Besides Battlarts, Sawa also worked for various other promotions in Japan, Germany and the United States, most notably [[Pro Wrestling Zero1]], where he became an [[NWA Intercontinental Tag Team Championship|NWA Intercontinental Tag Team]] and [[NWA International Lightweight Tag Team Championship|NWA International Lightweight Tag Team Champion]] and the winner of the 2011 [[Tenkaichi Jr]]. tournament, and where he wrestled his retirement match on November 9, 2011, four days after the folding of Battlarts.
+'''Munenori Sawa''' is a [[Japanese people|Japanese]] retired [[Professional wrestling|professional wrestler]]. Sawa was trained by and spent his entire career in the [[Battlarts]] promotion, adopting the promotion's "Bati Bati" wrestling style, known for its [[Glossary of professional wrestling terms#Stiff|stiff]] strikes and [[Submission (combat sports)|submission]]-based [[shoot wrestling]], but would often also incorporate comedy into his matches, especially when performing as '''Ranjerī Mutō''', his comedic take on [[Keiji Mutoh]]. Besides Battlarts, Sawa also worked for various other promotions in Japan, Germany and the United States, most notably [[Pro Wrestling Zero1]], where he became an [[NWA Intercontinental Tag Team Championship|NWA Intercontinental Tag Team]] and [[NWA International Lightweight Tag Team Championship|NWA International Lightweight Tag Team Champion]] and the winner of the 2011 [[Tenkaichi Jr]]. tournament, and where he wrestled his retirement match on November 9, 2011, four days after the folding of Battlarts.
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 ==External links==
+*[[File:Cm logo.jpg|50px]] [http://www.cagematch.net/?id=2&nr=3884&gimmick=Munenori+Sawa Profile]
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+*[[File:Wrestling Data logo.png|50px]] [https://www.wrestlingdata.com/index.php?befehl=bios&wrestler=2732 Profile]
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