is a

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currently working as a freelancer and is best known for his time in the Japanese

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(BJW).

Professional wrestling career

Independent circuit (2014-present)

As a freelancer, Sakuda worked for various promotions. At ''NOAH Pro Wrestling SEM In Kawasaki'', an event promoted by

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(Noah) on July 13, 2015, he teamed up with

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in a losing effort to Brave (

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and

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). On August 28, 2016 at ''

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Deigo No Hanasaku'', Sakuda teamed up with Mitsuhisa Sunabe to defeat Gurukun Mask and Tida Heat. At the December 30, 2019 house show of Oriental Wrestling Entertainment, Sakuda teamed up with

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, Takumi Tsukamoto to defeat Alex Zayne, Cima, Rekka and Elon. At ''GCW Live Fast, Die Young'', an event promoted by

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on February 3, 2020, he teamed up with Jimmy Lloyd and

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in a losing effort to

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, Isami Kodaka and

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as a result of a six-man tag team deathmatch. At ''Ice Ribbon Risa Sera's 5th Produced Show'', an event promoted by

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on October 24, 2020, he challenged

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for the FantastICE Championship in a 10-on-1 Ironwoman hardcore handicap match also involving

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and others which ended in a draw.

All Japan Pro Wrestling (2016)

Sakuda made brief appearances for

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(AJPW). At ''AJPW AJ Phoenix Vol. 4'', an event promoted on August 31, 2016, he fell short to

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in a singles match. At ''AJPW Super Power Series 2016'' on May 21, he teamed up with Yoshihisa Uto in a losing effort to Axe Bombers ( Kazuhiro Tamura and

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Big Japan Pro Wrestling (2014–present)

Sakuda made his

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debut at a house show promoted by

(BJW) on July 20, 2014 where he fell short to Isamu Oshita in a dark exhibition match. At ''BJW Dai Nippon Pro-Wrestling Ueno Convention'' on February 7, 2019, he participated in a 21-man royal rumble match also involving Tsutomu Oosugi,

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and others. He is known for working in various of the promotion's signature events such as the

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, making his first appearance at the 2017 edition of the event, placing himself in the Block A and scoring a total of two points after going against Takayuki Ueki, Takumi Tsukamoto,

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, Kenji Fukimoto and

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. Two years later at the 2019 edition, Sakuda placed himself in the Block B and scored a total of eight points after competing against

, Takumi Tsukamoto,

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, Kankuro Hoshino and Takayuki Ueki. He fell short to Isami Kodaka in the semi-finals. As for the Saikyo Tag League, Sakuda made his first appearance at the 2016 edition of the event where he teamed up with

, placing themselves in the Deathmatch Block B, winning it with a total of four points after competing against

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and

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, Brahman Shu and Brahman Kei and Saburo Inematsu and

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, but fell short to

and Isami Kodaka in the quarter-finals. Two years later at the 2018 edition, Sakuda teamed up with his "3rd Generation Chimidoro Brothers" stablemate Takayuki Ueki, placing themselves in the Deathmatch Block, scoring a total of four points after competing against Ryuji Ito and Ryuichi Sekine, Abdullah Kobayashi and Yoshihisa Uto, Masaya Takahashi and Kyu Mogami, Masashi Takeda and Takumi Tsukamoto, Yuko Miyamoto and Isami Kodaka and Minoru Fujita and Kankuro Hoshino. He participated in various other side-tournaments. In 2017, he competed in a

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Tournament to determine the inaugural champion, tournament won by

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and also involving Shinobu,

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and Yuya Aoki.

Championships and accomplishments

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( 8 times) – with

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and

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**6-Man Sacred Ground City of Forest Sendai Tournament – with Masaya Takahashi and Takayuki Ueki *

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**King of FREEDOM Tag Team Championship (1 time) – with Takayuki Ueki

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Sakuda, Toshiyuki 1991 births Living people Japanese male professional wrestlers People from Okinawa Prefecture 21st-century professional wrestlers Yokohama Shopping Street 6-Man Tag Team Champions