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Naoki Sano is a Japanese professional wrestler and former mixed martial artist. He currently goes by the name Takuma Sano
Career[]
In wrestling[]
- Finishing moves
- High-speed roundhouse kick to the opponent's head
- Northern lights bomb - 2001-present
- Sole kick to the face of a kneeling opponent
- Tiger suplex
- Signature moves
- Boston crab
- Bow and arrow stretch
- Double foot stomp, sometimes from the second rope
- Front dropkick, sometimes from the top rope
- Multiple suplex variations
- Rolling sole butt
- Savate kick
- Suicide dive
- Surfboard
- Yurikamome (Inverted lotus hold can opener) - adopted from Kazushi Sakuraba
- Entrance music
- "Destiny Light" by Naomi Masuda (NJPW, 1988–1990)
- "Naoki Sano Theme" (SWS/UWFi/Freelance, 1990–2001)
- "S.O.S." by ABBA (NOAH, 2001)
- "Attack And Release" (NOAH 2001–2018)
Championships and accomplishments[]
- Comisión de Box y Lucha Libre Mexico D.F.
- Distrito Federal Trios Championship (1 time) - with Yoshihiro Asai and Hata Hirokazu
- Kingdom
- Kingdom One Million Yen Tournament Winner - August 1997
- Pro Wrestling NOAH
- GHC Tag Team Championship (1 time) – with Yoshihiro Takayama
- Global Tag League (2010) - with Yoshihiro Takayama
- Super World of Sports
- SWS Light Heavyweight Championship (1 time)
- Wrestle Association-R
- WAR World Six-Man Tag Team Championship (1 time) - with Nobuhiko Takada and Masahito Kakihara
- Wrestling Observer Newsletter
- Match of the Year (1990) vs. Jushin Liger on January 31 in Osaka, Japan
- Other titles
- CNWA World Mid-Heavyweight Championship (1 time)
