Seiya Sanada (真田 聖也 Sanada Seiya, born January 28, 1988) is a Japanese professional wrestler. He is currently working for New Japan Pro-Wrestling (NJPW) under the name SANADA as part of the stable Los Ingobernables de Japon.
He is known for his work in All Japan Pro-Wrestling (AJPW), where he was the first Gaora TV Champion, a two-time All Asia Tag Team Champion, a one-time World Tag Team Champion, and the winner of the 2011 World's Strongest Tag Determination League tournament. Sanada is also known for his time in the Japanese Wrestle-1 (W-1) and American Total Nonstop Action Wrestling (TNA) promotions under the names Sanada / The Great Sanada. Through the W-1 / TNA working relationship, Sanada became a one time TNA X Division Champion, winning the title at the collaborative Kaisen: Outbreak event.
In wrestling[]
- Finishing moves
- Bridging tiger suplex
- Moonsault Press / Rounding Body Press (Moonsault) – adopted from Keiji Mutoh
- Skull End / This Is It (Dragon sleeper with bodyscissors)
- Superkick to a kneeling opponent
- Signature moves
- Asian mist
- Backslide
- Bridging dragon suplex
- German suplex
- Japanese leg roll clutch
- Missile dropkick, sometimes while springboarding
- Paradise Lock (Over-rotated Delfin Clutch) – adopted from Milano Collection A.T.
- Piledriver
- Rolling cradle
- Saito suplex
- Standing moonsault
- TKO (Fireman's carry cutter)
- Managers
- Nicknames
- "Saint Seiya"
- "Shining Star"
- "Seishun Hurricane"
- "Cold Skull"
- Entrance themes
- All Japan Pro-Wrestling
- "Seishun no Arashi (Hurricane)" by Hiroyuki Sanada
- "Probability" by All Japan Pro-Wrestling
- Wrestle-1
- "Probability" by All Japan Pro-Wrestling
- Total Nonstop Action Wrestling / IMPACT Wrestling
- "Japan Rising Sun" by Dale Oliver
- "Cut You Down" by Dale Oliver & Serg Salinas (used as a member of The Revolution)
- "New Scenery" (w/ Just 5 Guys Intro) by Yonosuke Kitamura
- New Japan Pro-Wrestling
- "Cold Skeleton" by Yonosuke Kitamura
- "New Scenery" (w/ Just 5 Guys Intro) by Yonosuke Kitamura
- All Elite Wrestling
- "New Scenery"by Yonosuke Kitamura
- All Japan Pro-Wrestling
Championships and accomplishments[]
- All Japan Pro-Wrestling
- All Asia Tag Team Championship (2 times) – with Manabu Soya
- Gaora TV Championship (1 time)
- World Tag Team Championship (1 time) – with Joe Doering
- Gaora TV Championship Tournament (2012)
- Samurai! TV Cup Triple Arrow Tournament (2007) – with Kensuke Sasaki and Katsuhiko Nakajima
- World's Strongest Tag Determination League (2011) – with Kai
- New Japan Pro-Wrestling
- IWGP Tag Team Championship (2 times) – with EVIL
- NEVER Openweight 6-Man Tag Team Championship (3 times) – with Bushi and EVIL
- World Tag League (2017, 2018) – with EVIL
- Pro Wrestling Illustrated
- Ranked #62 of the top 500 singles wrestlers in the PWI 500 in 2018
- Total Nonstop Action Wrestling
- TNA X Division Championship (1 time)
- Global Impact Tournament (2015) – with Team International (Angelina Love, Bram, Drew Galloway, The Great Muta, Khoya, Magnus, Rockstar Spud, Sonjay Dutt and Tigre Uno)
- Wrestling Observer Newsletter
- Best Gimmick (2017) – Los Ingobernables de Japon