Kensuke Sasaki

Acting

Kensuke Sasaki

Born 1966-08-04 · Fukuoka, Fukuoka Prefecture, Japan

Kensuke Sasaki (佐々木 健介, Sasaki Kensuke) is a Japanese retired professional wrestler, mixed martial artist, and founder of the now-defunct wrestling promotion Diamond Ring. Sasaki is the first of two men ever to hold all three of puroresu's major heavyweight titles (the IWGP Heavyweight Championship, the Triple Crown Heavyweight Championship, and the GHC Heavyweight Championship), the other being Yoshihiro Takayama. Sasaki also competed in MMA and won both fights by submission, remaining undefeated in mixed martial arts competition.

Acting credits

What Happened to Our Nest Egg!? poster
6.7

Atsuko and Akira are a husband and wife duo with a daughter and a son. Atsuko is in charge of the retirement finances. She saves from money given to her by her husband and also earns money herself by working part-time. She stretches every yen by leading a frugal life. yet, expenses come up. These include their daughter's upcoming wedding and the funeral expenses of the husband's father. Then, and at exactly the worst time, the couple finds itself unemployed.

What Happened to Our Nest Egg!?

2021

WCW Starrcade 1995 poster
9.0

Ric Flair, Lex Luger, and Sting compete in a Triangle Match with the winner advancing for an opportunity at "Macho Man" Randy Savage's WCW World Heavyweight Championship. Sting battles Kensuke Sasaki. Shinjiro Otani faces Eddie Guerrero. Lex Luger collides with Masahiro Chono. Plus, Jushin "Thunder" Liger and many more.

WCW Starrcade 1995

1995

WWE: Allied Powers - The World's Greatest Tag Teams poster
7.1

Throughout the decades, fans of sports entertainment have long enjoyed the controlled chaos of tag-team wrestling. Many future Hall of Fame performers started as part of a popular duo, such as Shawn Michaels (the Rockers), Bret “Hit Man” Hart (Hart Foundation). Now, for the first time on DVD, fans can enjoy the greatest tag teams in sports entertainment history in Allied Powers: The World’s Greatest Tag Teams. Hosted by The Miz and John Morrison who are the current World Tag Team champions and the longest-running WWE Tag Team Champions in recent history. They bring their own brand of humor to this 3-DVD set that hits the biggest and the best duos throughout the annals of sports entertainment.

WWE: Allied Powers - The World's Greatest Tag Teams

2009

WCW Starrcade 1996 poster
8.0

Hollywood Hogan and Roddy Piper reignite their rivalry in a WCW ring. The Faces of Fear challenge WCW Tag Team Champions The Outsiders.

WCW Starrcade 1996

1996

YOKOHAMA BLACK poster
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Ryuji (Koji Matoba), the leader of the Sasaki Mutsumi Federation's shadow assassination group "Special Senior Purge Team", belongs to the former Russian Army Special Forces, and was ordered by President Kenzaki (Masataka Naruse) from Tokyo and Kansai. In Order To protect Kanagawa from threats, he works daily with former doctor Kotora (Kazuyoshi Ozawa) and former power man Inoyama (Kensuke Sasaki).

YOKOHAMA BLACK

2016

WCW Halloween Havoc 1992 poster
9.5

Sting battles Jake Roberts in a Spin the Wheel, Make the Deal Match. Rick Rude clashes with NWA World Heavyweight Champion Masahiro Chono. Barry Windham & Dustin Rhodes face "Dr. Death" Steve Williams & Steve Austin. Big Van Vader battles Nikita Koloff. Ricky "The Dragon" Steamboat faces Brian Pillman. Plus, Arn Anderson, Ron Simmons, and more.

WCW Halloween Havoc 1992

1992

ROH: Glory By Honor VII poster
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Glory By Honor VII was the 7th Glory by Honor professional wrestling event promoted by Ring of Honor. It took place on September 20, 2008, at the Alhambra Center in Philadelphia, PA. The show was headlined by a three-way Steel Cage Warfare match, pitting the teams of Austin Aries and the Briscoes, The Age of the Fall, and Necro Butcher (with no partners) against each other.

ROH: Glory By Honor VII

2008

WCW Starrcade 1992 poster
6.7

Starrcade 1992 features a Lethal Lottery drawing with teams chosen at random who later go on to compete in the BattleBowl battle royal. Teams include Big Van Vader & Dustin Rhodes, The Great Muta & Barry Windham, and more. Sting faces Big Van Vader in the King of the Cable Tournament. Masa Chono faces The Great Muta and much more action.

WCW Starrcade 1992

1992

WCW World War 3 1995 poster
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Sixty men fill three rings for one gigantic Battle Royal for the vacant WCW World Heavyweight Championship. Participants include Lex Luger, Diamond Dallas Page, "Macho Man" Randy Savage and many more. Plus, Sting battles Ric Flair and much more action.

WCW World War 3 1995

1995

Kenka-gumi: Bloody Crest poster
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After being released from prison, Ichigo Muromachi, the greatest fighter known by the yakuza, the raiser of their empire, decides to start his own gang. However, with a vengeful man searching from him, a mysterious group causing mayhem, and betrayal around the corner, it will be far from as easy as he though it would be.

Kenka-gumi: Bloody Crest

1998

NJPW Nexess poster
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NJPW presents a wrestling pay-per-view event from the Tokyo Dome in Tokoy, Japan.

NJPW Nexess

2004

WCW Clash of The Champions XXI poster
9.0

November 18, 1992 in Macon, Georgia (Macon Coliseum) Brian Pillman pinned Brad Armstrong after attacking him pre-match while feigning injury. Scotty Flamingo knocked out Johnny B. Badd in the second round after hitting him with a glove Page and Vegas filled with water during the 30-second rest period. This was 2 Cold Scorpio's debut in WCW. Simmons' original partner Robbie Walker was injured. This was Paul E. Dangerously's last appearance on WCW television.

WCW Clash of The Champions XXI

1992

YOKOHAMA BLACK 4 poster
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The fourth 'YOKOHAMA BLACK' film.

YOKOHAMA BLACK 4

2017

YOKOHAMA BLACK 2 poster
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Sequel to 'YOKOHAMA BLACK'.

YOKOHAMA BLACK 2

2016

YOKOHAMA BLACK 5 poster
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The fifth 'YOKOHAMA BLACK' film.

YOKOHAMA BLACK 5

2018

ROH: Japan's Finest poster
10.0

Since its inception, Ring of Honor has prided itself on presenting the absolute best professional wrestling on the planet with the top athletes not just from the United States but from around the world. In that endeavor, we have been graced with the presence of numerous wrestlers from the world of Japanese Puroresu; from young up & comers to the legends of the squared circle, ROH has been home to them all over the years. Be it Jushin 'Thunder' Liger & The Great Muta or Go Shiozaki & Dragon Kid, they have all competed here and enriched the great history of ROH.

ROH: Japan's Finest

2012

WCW/New Japan Supershow: Rumble in The Rising Sun poster
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WCW/New Japan Supershow I (known as Starrcade 1991 in Tokyo Dome in Japan) took place on March 21, 1991 from the Tokyo Dome in Tokyo, Japan. It aired in North America in April 1991. The main event was Ric Flair defending the NWA World Heavyweight Championship against Tatsumi Fujinami. Other matches included The Great Muta vs Sting, El Gigante vs Big Cat Hughes, Hiroshi Hase & Kensuke Sasaki defending against The Steiner Brothers for the IWGP Tag Team Championship, Arn Anderson & Barry Windham vs Masa Saito & Masahiro Chono, Jushin Liger defending the IWGP Junior Heavyweight CHampionship against Akira Nogami, and several dark matches.

WCW/New Japan Supershow: Rumble in The Rising Sun

1991

YOKOHAMA BLACK 6 poster
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The sixth 'YOKOHAMA BLACK' film.

YOKOHAMA BLACK 6

2018

All Together poster
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All Together was a professional wrestling event organized together by Japan's three biggest promotions; All Japan Pro Wrestling (AJPW), New Japan Pro-Wrestling (NJPW) and Pro Wrestling Noah, in response to the March 2011 Tōhoku earthquake and tsunami. The first event was held in Tokyo on August 27, 2011. All proceeds from the events were donated to Japanese Red Cross. The event featured no storylines or championship matches, instead it was booked as a "supercard", putting together combinations of wrestlers from the three promotions that fans would normally not see. The event featured ten matches involving 82 wrestler

All Together

2011

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The Giant Baba Memorial Spectacular took place on January 28, 2001 at the Tokyo Dome in Tokyo, Japan and was a joint promotion between All Japan Pro Wrestling (AJPW) and New Japan Pro-Wrestling (NJPW). The event was themed around memorializing AJPW's founder Shohei "Giant" Baba, who had died in 1999. It was the second Giant Baba Memorial event and was subsequently followed by the Giant Baba Memorial Cup and the Giant Baba Memorial Six Man Tag Team Tournament a year later. Ten professional wrestling matches were held on the event's card, including one that featured AJPW and NJPW champions.

AJPW Giant Baba Memorial Spectacular

2001

NJPW Wrestling Dontaku 1993 poster
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Wrestling Dontaku 1993 was the first Wrestling Dontaku professional wrestling event produced by New Japan Pro-Wrestling. The event took place on May 3, 1993, in Fukuoka, Fukuoka at the Fukuoka Dome.

NJPW Wrestling Dontaku 1993

1993

WCW Slamboree 1993 poster
10.0

Join the stars of yesterday and today for this star-studded spectacular. Davey Boy Smith challenges Big Van Vader for the WCW World Heavyweight Championship. Barry Windham defends the NWA World Championship against Arn Anderson. Dory Funk Jr. takes on Nick Bockwinkel. Rick Rude & Paul Orndorff face Dustin Rhodes & Kensuke Sasaki.

WCW Slamboree 1993

1993

NOAH: 3rd Great Voyage 2005 poster
9.0

Pro Wrestling NOAH caps off a thrilling year with their final Budokan event of 2005.

NOAH: 3rd Great Voyage 2005

2005

NJPW & WCW Collision In Korea poster
8.0

Collision in Korea was the largest professional wrestling pay-per-view event ever that was jointly produced by World Championship Wrestling and New Japan Pro Wrestling. It took place over a period of two days on April 28 and 29, 1995, but did not air in North America until August 4, 1995, when WCW broadcast a selection of matches from the show on pay-per-view. The event was the first PPV from a North American wrestling promotion to be held in North Korea. The main event was Ric Flair versus Antonio Inoki. Other aired matches include The Steiner Brothers vs Hiroshi Hase & Kensuke Sasaki, Tadao Yasuda vs Road Warrior Hawk, Shinya Hashimoto defending the IWGP Heavyweight Belt vs Scott Norton, and several other matches.

NJPW & WCW Collision In Korea

1995