Masa Saito, a two-time WWF Tag Team Title holder with Mr. Fuji in the early '80s, hasĀ died at the age of 76 following complications from an eighteen year battle with Parkinson's disease.
His death was announced in theĀ Japanese wrestling publicationĀ Weekly Pro Wrestling. In addition to his WWF in tag team success, Saito was also a former two-time IWGP Tag Team Champion and a formerĀ AWAĀ World Heavyweight Champion which he captured in 1990.
He also competed in a legendary match againstĀ Antonio InokiĀ on a deserted island in Japan that lasted for more than two hours.
His final match was againstĀ Scott NortonĀ in 1999.
Rest in Peace the legendary Japanese wrestler Masa Saito #goforbroke pic.twitter.com/wxyI1GD82Y
ā Shinsuke Nakamura (@ShinsukeN) 16 July 2018
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