and (both born on 5 July 1977) are

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and

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s better known by the

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s and and the team name . They are

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 w ...

s, currently working most notably for the

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(BJW) and

Michinoku Pro Wrestling (originally known as North Eastern Wrestling) is a Japanese professional wrestling promotion founded by The Great Sasuke on October 1, 1992. It was the first independent wrestling promotion in Japan to not base its operations in Tokyo, but rather ...

(MPW) promotions. They are former two-time

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, one-time

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and record four-time Tohoku Tag Team Champions, while Kei has also held the title a fifth time with

The Great Sasuke , born July 18, 1969), is a Japanese professional wrestler, promoter and politician, currently wrestling for Michinoku Pro Wrestling (MPW) under the ring name . Aside from professional wrestling, he is also a former Iwate Prefectural Assembly l ...

. They have also been in El Dorado Wrestling (El Dorado) as co-leaders of the Hell Demons faction. Shu is also a former Tohoku Junior Heavyweight Champion.

Professional wrestling career

The twin brothers originally debuted as the masked Shachihoko Machines. In 2002 on T2P's last show, they unmasked and went to the Toryumon X promotion. They joined up with

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and became known as the Sailor Boys. They then jumped to

Michinoku Pro (originally known as North Eastern Wrestling) is a Japanese professional wrestling promotion founded by The Great Sasuke on October 1, 1992. It was the first independent wrestling promotion in Japan to not base its operations in Tokyo, but rather ...

and continued using their Sailor Boy gimmicks. In 2005, they would both turn heel and joined the Stoned faction, created by Kagetora. Their new heel style has caused them to become violent and weapon-friendly. This set them up with their new

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characters. In Michinoku Pro the Sato brothers defeated

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(K-Dojo)'s

Shiori Asahi (born February 17, 1978) is a Japanese wrestler, currently working for Kaientai Dojo. He also appears sporadically for Big Japan Pro Wrestling and 666. Championships and accomplishments *Dramatic Dream Team **DDT Extreme Championship (1 time) ...

and

Makoto Oishi is a Japanese professional wrestler currently working for Dramatic Dream Team (DDT). Oishi started his career in Kaientai Dojo, where he became a Strongest-K Tag Team, Independent World Junior Heavyweight and UWA World Middleweight Champion, ...

to win the

Tohoku Tag Team Championship The is a professional wrestling tag team championship created and promoted by the Japanese professional wrestling promotion Michinoku Pro Wrestling. There have been a total of 33 reigns shared between 25 different teams consisting of 33 indivi ...

on 10 June 2006. There championship reign was short lived as they lost the championship 37 days later to Osaka Pro Wrestling's Flash Moon and

Tigers Mask is a Japanese professional wrestler, currently signed to All Japan Pro Wrestling (AJPW). He previously worked for Osaka Pro Wrestling under the ring name . His ring name and original wrestling attire were inspired by the Hanshin Tigers baseba ...

. Shu and Kei won the Tohoku Tag Team Championship for the second time by betting Flash Moon and Tigers Mask on 8 October 2006. The Sato's defended the Tohoku Tag Team Championships vs Osaka Pro's Billyken Kid and

Masamune , was a medieval Japanese blacksmith widely acclaimed as Japan's greatest swordsmith. He created swords and daggers, known in Japanese as ''tachi'' and ''tantō'', in the ''Sōshū'' school. However, many of his forged ''tachi'' were made into ...

on 9 March 2007 Shu pinned Masamune after hitting the Nazi Zombie. They lost the Tohoku Tag Team Belts on 21 April 2007 to Kagetora and Rasse. The Sato brothers have also been wrestling in Hustle as the Demon Spiders and the Neo Devil Pierroths. Brahman Brothers

In El Dorado, they were initially members of the Stoned faction. However, in a double betrayal,

Takuya Sugawara is a Japanese professional wrestler, currently wrestling for Pro Wrestling Zero1. Career Toryumon/Dragon Gate (2001–2004) He debuted in the 9th term of Toryumon 2000 Project as Henry III Sugawara, an English prince character. He joined with a ...

betrayed both his own faction of Aagan Iisou and Stoned leader Kagetora, taking over the leadership of Stoned and renaming it Hell Demons. The Brahman brothers won the

UWA World Trios Championship The UWA World Trios Championship is a tag team professional wrestling championship created by the Mexican Universal Wrestling Association and defended there until the UWA closed in 1995. Since then, the championship has been defended in various p ...

with Maguro Ooma on 3 June 2006 and later vacated the belts. On 9 August 2007, The Brahman Brothers and

defeated

Toru Owashi is a Japanese professional wrestler, better known by his ring name . He is best known for his work in DDT Pro-Wrestling, where he is a former KO-D Openweight Championship, KO-D Openweight Champion and two time KO-D Tag Team Championship, KO-D Ta ...

, Kagetora and Hercules Oosenga to win the vacant UWA World Trios Championship for the second time.The Hell Demons first defended the UWA World Trios Championship on 26 August 2007 by defeating Kaientai Dojo's

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, Makoto Oishi and Shiori Asahi. The Hell Demons next defended the UWA World Trios Championship on 29 December 2007 by defeating

brother Yasshi , better known by his ringname "brother" Yasshi (stylised as "brother" YASSHI), is a Japanese professional wrestler, known for his appearances in El Dorado Wrestling, Dragon Gate, and All Japan Pro Wrestling. He is currently working for Pro Wres ...

Jumping Kid Okimoto (born May 21, 1982) is a Japanese professional wrestler from Neyagawa, Japan; he's a current member of the Michinoku Pro Wrestling roster as Rasse. He mainly uses a high-flying style. Career Toryumon (2002-2004) A former highschool amateur w ...

and

Dick Togo , better known by his ring name , is a Japanese professional wrestler. Togo is currently signed to New Japan Pro-Wrestling (NJPW), where he is a member of the Bullet Club stable, and its sub-group House of Torture. Togo has spent the majority of ...

in a ladder match. At the end of the match Shu and Kei kicked Sugawara out of Hell Demons vacating The UWA World Trios Championship. Shu and Kei are currently the co-leaders of the Hell Demons. On 3 December 2008 the Brahman brothers won the

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from

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and Hercules Oosenga. Shu and Kei beat

and Yoshitsune on 18 January 2009 to win the Tohoku Tag Team Championship for the 3rd time and successfully defend the UWA World Tag Team Championship in a double title match. The Sato brothers are the first and only tag team to hold the UWA World Tag Team Championship and Tohoku Tag Team Championship at the same time. Shu and Kei lost the Tohoku Tag Team Championship on 15 March 2009 to

Kesen Numajiro is a Japanese professional wrestler and singer, better known for his ring name . He has had a long career in Michinoku Pro Wrestling, where he currently wrestles, being a three-time Tohoku Tag Team champion and a one-time Tohoku Junior Heavyweigh ...

and

Kinya Oyanagi (born April 26, 1976) is a Japanese retired professional wrestler. He has worked extensely in Toryumon Japan and Michinoku Pro Wrestling, where he is a former Tohoku Tag Team champion along with Kesen Numajiro. Career Toryumon (2000–2003) Oy ...

. Shu and Kei have also been competing in

Apache Pro-Wrestling was a Japanese professional wrestling promotion operating from 2004 to 2009 and from 2010 to 2016. History Following the closure of Frontier Martial-Arts Wrestling in 2002, Hiromichi Fuyuki formed his own promotion, which ran under the names F ...

making their first appearance on 19 February 2009 winning a match vs Takashi Sasaki and

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and also on 16 March 2009 teaming up with Ken45° to take on Takashi Sasaki and

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in a Handicap Match Shu Kei and Ken45° got the win over Sasaki and Takeda the 2 matches were Apache Rules matches. Shu and Kei returned to Apache pro on 17 April 2009 to face the team of Takashi Sasaki and Tetsuhiro Kuroda Shu and Kei lost the match when Sasaki beat Kei. Shu and Kei won the

WEW Hardcore Tag Team Championship The FMW/WEW Hardcore Tag Team Championship was a tag team hardcore wrestling championship contested in Frontier Martial-Arts Wrestling from April 2000 until FMW closed in February 2002. The title was picked up by Big Japan Pro Wrestling that same ...

on 6 May 2009 from

's Yoshiya and Hardcore Kid Kojiro. Shu and Kei defended the WEW Hardcore Tag Team Championship on 9 June 2009 in a three-way match defeating JOE and Quiet Storm and Daigoro Kashiwa and Psycho. On 26 August 2009 Shu and Kei successfully defended the UWA World Tag Team Championship vs Takuya Sugawara and

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. On 23 September 2009 Shu and Kei successfully defended the WEW Hardcore Tag Team Championship vs the team of Taishi Takizawa and Hiro Tonai. Shu and Kei will challenge

Takeshi Minamino , (born December 24, 1985) better known by the ring name , is a Japanese professional wrestler. He wrestles in Michinoku Pro Wrestling and All Japan Pro Wrestling. Professional wrestling career Toryumon (2002-2004) Yamamoto made his pro wrestling ...

and Maguro Ooma on 13 February 2010 for the Tohoku Tag Team Championship. On December 27, 2012, the Brahmans made their debut for

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(WNC), defeating

Jiro Kuroshio is a Japanese professional wrestler, better known by the ring name . He is perhaps best known for his work in the Wrestle-1 promotion, where he was a former two-time UWA World Trios Championship holder before leaving the promotion in January ...

and Yoshiaki Yago in a Hair vs. Hair Tables, Ladders, and Chairs match, forcing Kuroshio to have his head shaved. On May 5, 2014, Shu won his first singles title, when he defeated Manjimaru in a tournament final for the vacant

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. On June 8, Kei and The Great Sasuke won the Tohoku Tag Team Championship. In 2015, the Brahmans began working for the

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(Freedoms) promotion under masks and the ring names El Hijo del Winger Uno and El Hijo del Winger Dos, winning the King of Freedom World Tag Team Championship on January 29, 2015. On June 17, 2015, the Brahman Brothers won the UWA World Tag Team Championship for the second time, this time in the

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(Union Pro) promotion.

Championships and accomplishments

BJW Tag Team Championship The is the top tag team championship (professional wrestling), title defended in the Professional wrestling in Japan, Japanese professional wrestling professional wrestling promotion, promotion Big Japan Pro Wrestling. The championship has been ...

( 1 time) :*

Yokohama Shopping Street 6-Man Tag Team Championship Yokohama Shopping Street 6-Man Tag Team Championship is a professional wrestling six-man tag team championship owned by the Big Japan Pro Wrestling (BJW) promotion. The title was created on August 4, 2012. As the name suggests, the title is usuall ...

( 1 time) – with Takayuki Ueki :*1Day Tag Tournament (2013) ムーの太陽

DDT Pro-Wrestling is a Japanese professional wrestling promotion based in Shinjuku, Tokyo. Its name stands for Dramatic Dream Team, which was the promotion's official name from 1997 to 2004. Founded in March 1997 by Shintaro Muto, the promotion was eventually bo ...

KO-D 6-Man Tag Team Championship The is a professional wrestling championship owned by the DDT Pro-Wrestling (DDT) promotion. The title was first announced during DDT's year-end event on December 23, 2012, becoming the promotion's fifth active title. The first champions were c ...

( 1 time) – with

Gorgeous Matsuno is a Japanese professional wrestler, better known by his ring name Gorgeous Matsuno, currently working for the Japanese professional wrestling promotion DDT Pro-Wrestling (DDT). Professional wrestling career Independent circuit (2001–pres ...

*El Dorado Wrestling :*

( 1 time) :*

( 1 time) – with

*''

Japan Indie Awards The are Japanese professional wrestling, or ''puroresu'', awards that have been handed out annually since 2007 by the program '' Indie no Oshigoto'', broadcast on the Fighting TV Samurai TV channel. Unlike the more widely publicized and recognized ...

'' :* Best Unit Award (2008, 2009, 2011, 2012) :* Best Unit Award (2014) – with

as Mū no Taiyō *

( 1 time) *

( 1 time) – Shu :*

( 5 times) – Kei and Shu (4), Kei and

(1) :* Futaritabi Tag Team League (2006, 2014) *

:*King of Freedom World Tag Team Championship (2 times) *

( 1 time)

References

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