IMPACT Wiki
Advertisement


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 PressRounding Body Press (Moonsault) – adopted from Keiji Mutoh
    • Skull EndThis 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)
  • 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

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
  • Wrestling Observer Newsletter
    • Best Gimmick (2017) – Los Ingobernables de Japon
Advertisement