better known mononymously by his

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Sagat (often stylized in capital letters as SAGAT) is a

Japanese Japanese may refer to: * Something from or related to Japan, an island country in East Asia * Japanese language, spoken mainly in Japan * Japanese people, the ethnic group that identifies with Japan through ancestry or culture ** Japanese diaspor ...

professional wrestler Professional wrestling is a form of theater that revolves around staged wrestling matches. The mock combat is performed in a ring similar to the kind used in boxing, and the dramatic aspects of pro wrestling may be performed both in the ring o ...

currently working as a

freelancer ''Freelance'' (sometimes spelled ''free-lance'' or ''free lance''), ''freelancer'', or ''freelance worker'', are terms commonly used for a person who is self-employed and not necessarily committed to a particular employer long-term. Freelance ...

and is best known for his tenure with the Japanese promotions

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and

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Professional wrestling career

Independent circuit (2012–present)

As a freelancer, Sagat is known to have competed in various promotions. At ''OZ Academy

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Produce Tonight Is The Night'', an event promoted by

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on March 2, 2014, he teamed up with Seiya Morohashi in a losing effort to

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and

Tsubasa Kuragaki is a Japanese professional wrestler better known by the ring name . For most of her career, Kuragaki has worked for JWP Joshi Puroresu, becoming a one-time JWP Junior and two-time JWP Openweight Champion as a singles wrestler. As a tag team ...

. On September 20, 2015, Sagat participated at the ''

's Retirement Show'' promoted by

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and

where he competed in a 22-person battle royal won by

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and also involving

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and others. At ''Gatoh Move Japan Tour #198'', an event promoted by

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on November 28, 2015, Sagat teamed up with Sayaka Obihiro in a losing effort to

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and Madoka as a result of an intergender tag team match. At ''

Tax Pro Wrestling Vol. 4 ~ Be Happy With Pro Wrestling'' from March 10, 2019, Sagat teamed up with Trans Am Hiroshi to defeat Daiki Shimomura and

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in a

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Big Japan Pro Wrestling (2014–2017)

Sagat was also a part of

's roster. At ''BJW Ryogokutan'' on July 20, 2015 he teamed up with

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and

, losing against B Faultless Junky's ( Jaki Numazawa,

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and

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) in a six-man Ryogoku Death Matsuri Deathmatch. At ''BJW BJW-Style #3 ~ Burning Death Game'' on August 2, 2015, he teamed up with

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, falling short to

and

in a Barbed wire board deathmatch. He made his final appearance in the promotion at ''BJW BJ Style 11'' on February 26, 2017 where he teamed up with

in a losing effort to

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and

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DDT Pro Wrestling (2012–present)

Sagat made his

professional wrestling Professional wrestling is a form of theater that revolves around staged wrestling matches. The mock combat is performed in a ring similar to the kind used in boxing, and the dramatic aspects of pro wrestling may be performed both in the ring or ...

debut in the Union Pro branch of

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at the ''Union Pro 7th Anniversary Show'' on November 23, 2012, where he defeated El Hijo del Goro. He is known for competing in various of the promotion's events such as DDT Ultimate Party. At

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he wrestled into a Rumble rules match for the

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won by Kazuki Hirata and also involving

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and others. As for the DDT Judgement branch of events, Sagat made his first appearance at Judgement 2016: DDT 19th Anniversary on March 21 where he teamed up with World Heaviest Heavy Metal Tag (Fuma and Yusuke Kubo) to defeat

, Daichi Kazato and Gouma Ryu in a

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. Another branch of events in which he competed in the

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. At Ryōgoku Peter Pan 2014 on August 17 he teamed up with Daichi Kazato, Masayuki Mitomi and Tomoya Kawamura in a losing effort to Hoshitango, Rion Mizuki,

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and

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Championships and accomplishments

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( 1 time) – with Fuma and Yusuke Kubo *

( 1 time) *

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** CCW Canadian Heavyweight Championship (1 time)

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Sagat 1990 births Living people Japanese male professional wrestlers Professional wrestlers from Saitama Prefecture 21st-century professional wrestlers Ironman Heavymetalweight Champions Yokohama Shopping Street 6-Man Tag Team Champions