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Satoshi Kojima

Born: September 14th, 1970 in Tokyo, Japan

Billed Height: 6'0"

Billed Weight: 238 lbs

Trainers: Animal Hamaguchi, Hiroshi Hase, Kensuke Sasaki, Kotetsu Yamamoto, and Stan Hansen

Debut: September 14th, 1992 vs. Hiroyoshi Yamamoto (Hiroyoshi Tenzan) at NJPW Summer Crush 1991 Night 3

Promotions Worked (At least 50 matches): New Japan Pro Wrestling (NJPW), All Japan Pro Wrestling (AJPW), Pro Wrestling NOAH (NOAH), and Catch Wrestling Association (CWA)

Still Active

Accolades

Championships and Tournament Victories

New Japan Pro Wrestling (NJPW)

  • 2-time IWGP Heavyweight Champion​

  • 7-time IWGP Tag Team Champion

    • With Hiroyoshi Tenzan (6), and Manabu Nakanishi (1)

  • 2-time NEVER Openweight Six Man Tag Team Champion

    • With Ricochet (2), David Finlay (1), and Matt Sydal (1)​​

  • 1-time G1 Climax Winner (2010)

  • 1-time Super Grade Tag League (Now World Tag League) Winner (1998)

    • With Keiji Mutoh​

  • 2-time G1 Tag League (Now World Tag League) Winner (2001, 2008)

    • With Hiroyoshi Tenzan​

  • 1-time Young Lion Cup (1994)

 

All Japan Pro Wrestling (AJPW)

  • 2-time Triple Crown Champion

  • 3-time AJPW World Tag Team Champion

    • With Kaz Hayashi (1), Taiyo Kea (1), and TARU (1)

  • 1-time All Asia Tag Team Champion

    • With Shiryu (Kaz Hayashi)

  • 1-time Champion Carnival Winner (2003)

  • 4-time Real World Tag League Winner (2002, 2003, 2006, 2008)

    • With Taiyo Kea​ (2002), Kaz Kayashi (2003), and Hiroyoshi Tenzan (2006, 2008)

  • 1-time BAPESTA Tag Tournament Winner (2003)

    • With THE APEMAN​

 

Pro Wrestling NOAH (NOAH)

  • 1-time GHC Heavyweight Champion

  • 1-time GHC Tag Team Champion

    • With Takashi Sugiura​

 

National Wrestling Alliance (NWA)

  • 1-time NWA Worlds Heavyweight Champion

  • 1-time NWA World Tag Team Champion

    • With Hiroyoshi Tenzan​

 

Major League Wrestling (MLW)

  • 1-time MLW World Heavyweight Champion

 

Pro Wrestling ZERO1 (ZERO1)

  • 1-time Fire Festival Winner (2003)

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Notable Trainees (Debut Year)

  • David Finlay (2012)

  • Hiroshi Yamato (2007)

  • SANADA (2007)

  • Yasufumi Nakanoue (2010)

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