Shu & Kei Sato
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and are identical twins, and wrestlers for the Big Japan Pro Wrestling
promotion. They are former UWA World Tag Team Champions
and WEW Hardcore Tag Team Champions
and former 3 times Tohoku Tag Team Champions
. They have also been in El Dorado Wrestling
as co-leaders of the HELL DEMONS
faction.
and became known as the Sailor Boys. They then jumped to Michinoku Pro and continued using their Sailor Boy gimmicks. In 2005, they would both turn heel and joined the STONED faction. Their new heel style has caused them to become violent and weapon-friendly. This set them up with their new Brahman
characters. In Michinoku Pro the Sato brothers defeated Kaientai Dojo
's Shiori Asahi
and Makoto Oishi
to win the Tohoku Tag Team Championship
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
.
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 Belts vs Osaka Pro's BillyKen Kid & Masamune 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.
In El Dorado
, they were initially members of the STONED faction. However, in a double betrayal, Takuya Sugawara
betrayed both his own faction of Aagan Iisou and STONED leader KAGETORA taking STONED from KAGETORA and renaming it to the HELL DEMONS
.The Brahman brothers won the UWA World Trios Championship
with Maguro Ooma on 3 June 2006 and later vacated the belts.
On 9 August 2007 The Brahman brothers and Takuya Sugawara defeated Touru Owashi
, 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 Yuji Hino, Makoto Oishi and Shiori Asahi.
The HELL DEMONS next defended the UWA World Trios Championship on 29 December 2007 by defeating brother YASSHI, Jumping Kid Okimoto and Dick Togo 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 UWA World Tag Team Championship
from Tsutomu Osugi & Hercules Oosenga. Shu & Kei beat The Great Sasuke & 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 & Kinya Oyanagi. Shu and Kei have also been competing in Apache Pro Wrestling making their first appearance on 19 February 2009 wining a match vs Takashi Sasaki and Jun Kasai
and also on 16 March 2009 teaming up with Ken45°
to take on Takashi Sasaki and Masashi Takeda 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 & Tetsuhiro Kuroda Shu and Kei lost the match when Sasaki beat Kei. Shu & Kei won the WEW Hardcore Tag Team Championship on 6 May 2009 from Kaientai Dojo
's YOSHIYA & Hardcore Kid Kojiro. Shu and Kei defended the WEW Hardcore Tag Team Championship on 9 June 2009 in 3 Way Match beating JOE & Quiet Storm and Daigoro Kashiwa & PSYCHO. On 26 August 2009 Shu & Kei successfully defended the UWA World Tag Team Championship vs Takuya Sugawara and Minoru Fujita
. On 23 September 2009 Shu & Kei successfully defended the WEW Hardcore Tag Team Championship vs the team of Taishi Takizawa & Hiro Tonai. Shu and Kei will challenge Takeshi Minamino & Maguro Ooma on 13 February 2010 for the Tohoku Tag Team Championship.
Big Japan Pro Wrestling
Big Japan Pro Wrestling is a Japanese professional wrestling promotion established in 1995. It is most famous for its deathmatch style contests.-History:...
promotion. They are former UWA World Tag Team Champions
UWA World Tag Team Championship
The UWA World Tag Team Championship is a tag team professional wrestling championship created by the Mexican Universal Wrestling Association and defended there until the UWA closed in 1995....
and WEW Hardcore Tag Team Champions
FMW/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...
and former 3 times Tohoku Tag Team Champions
Tohoku Tag Team Championship
The Tohoku Tag Team Championship is a professional wrestling tag team championship contested in Michinoku Pro Wrestling.The current champions are Takeshi Minamino & Maguro Ooma who defeated Kesen Numajiro & Kinya Oyanagi for the belts on November 15, 2009....
. They have also been in El Dorado Wrestling
El Dorado Wrestling
El Dorado was a Japanese professional wrestling promotion that was seen as the evolution of dragondoor. Most of El Dorado's wrestlers were graduates from Ultimo Dragon's Toryumon Gym, and thus the promotion was based on a Junior Heavyweight style with varying emphasis on high flying maneuvers,...
as co-leaders of the HELL DEMONS
Hell Demons
Hell Demons was a professional wrestling stable in the Japanese promotion El Dorado Wrestling, formed in 2006. It was founded by Takuya Sugawara...
faction.
Careers
The twin brothers originally debuted as the masked Syachihoko Machines. In 2002 on T2P's last show, they unmasked and went to the Toryumon X promotion. They joined up with Taiji IshimoriTaiji Ishimori
is a Japanese professional wrestler currently working for Pro Wrestling NOAH as well as making appearances for Asistencia Asesoría y Administración through a NOAH/AAA working relationship.-Professional wrestling career:...
and became known as the Sailor Boys. They then jumped to Michinoku Pro and continued using their Sailor Boy gimmicks. In 2005, they would both turn heel and joined the STONED faction. Their new heel style has caused them to become violent and weapon-friendly. This set them up with their new Brahman
Brahman
In Hinduism, Brahman is the one supreme, universal Spirit that is the origin and support of the phenomenal universe. Brahman is sometimes referred to as the Absolute or Godhead which is the Divine Ground of all being...
characters. In Michinoku Pro the Sato brothers defeated Kaientai Dojo
Kaientai Dojo
Kaientai Dojo is a Japanese professional wrestling promotion and training facility owned and promoted by Taka Michinoku....
's Shiori Asahi
Shiori Asahi
is a Japanese wrestler, currently working for KAIENTAI DOJO, where is one half of the current STRONGEST-K Tag Team champions along with Makoto Oishi...
and Makoto Oishi
Makoto Oishi
is a Japanese wrestler, currently working for Kaientai Dojo, where he is one half of the Strongest-K Tag Team champions along with Shiori Asahi and is a former Independent Junior Heavyweight Champion and UWA World Middleweight Champion. He has held all 3 belts at the same time...
to win the Tohoku Tag Team Championship
Tohoku Tag Team Championship
The Tohoku Tag Team Championship is a professional wrestling tag team championship contested in Michinoku Pro Wrestling.The current champions are Takeshi Minamino & Maguro Ooma who defeated Kesen Numajiro & Kinya Oyanagi for the belts on November 15, 2009....
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
Tigers Mask (wrestler)
is a Japanese professional wrestler currently performing for Osaka Pro Wrestling. He is a former three-time OPW Champion.- In wrestling :*Finishing moves...
.
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 Belts vs Osaka Pro's BillyKen Kid & Masamune 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
Fumiyuki Hashimoto
, known by his stage name Kagetora , is a Japanese professional wrestler who works for Dragon Gate. He wrestles in independent wrestling leagues all around Japan and has wrestled in the United States for Chikara and Pro Wrestling Guerrilla...
and Rasse
Masaki Okimoto
is a Japanese professional wrestler from Neyagawa, Japan; he's a current member of the El Dorado roster, under the alias of Jumping Kid Okimoto, of the Michinoku Pro Wrestling roster as Rasse and of the HUSTLE roster as HUSTLE Kamen Ranger Blue...
. The Sato brothers have also been wrestling in HUSTLE as the Demon Spiders and the Neo Devil Pierroths.
In El Dorado
El Dorado Wrestling
El Dorado was a Japanese professional wrestling promotion that was seen as the evolution of dragondoor. Most of El Dorado's wrestlers were graduates from Ultimo Dragon's Toryumon Gym, and thus the promotion was based on a Junior Heavyweight style with varying emphasis on high flying maneuvers,...
, they were initially members of the STONED faction. However, in a double betrayal, Takuya Sugawara
Takuya Sugawara
is a Japanese professional wrestler, currently wrestling for Pro Wrestling ZERO1-MAX and Dragon Gate.-Toryumon/Dragon Gate:He debuted in the 9th term of T2P as Henry III Sugawara, a Prince character. He joined with and eventually with Anthony W. Mori and Phillip J. Fukumasa, forming the Royal...
betrayed both his own faction of Aagan Iisou and STONED leader KAGETORA taking STONED from KAGETORA and renaming it to the HELL DEMONS
Hell Demons
Hell Demons was a professional wrestling stable in the Japanese promotion El Dorado Wrestling, formed in 2006. It was founded by Takuya Sugawara...
.The Brahman brothers won the UWA World Trios Championship
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....
with Maguro Ooma on 3 June 2006 and later vacated the belts.
On 9 August 2007 The Brahman brothers and Takuya Sugawara defeated Touru Owashi
Touru Ito
, better known with the alias , is a Japanese wrestler for Dramatic Dream Team and is in the faction Disaster-Box with Harashima. He has also been in El Dorado Wrestling as leader of the faction Animal planet...
, 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 Yuji Hino, Makoto Oishi and Shiori Asahi.
The HELL DEMONS next defended the UWA World Trios Championship on 29 December 2007 by defeating brother YASSHI, Jumping Kid Okimoto and Dick Togo 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 UWA World Tag Team Championship
UWA World Tag Team Championship
The UWA World Tag Team Championship is a tag team professional wrestling championship created by the Mexican Universal Wrestling Association and defended there until the UWA closed in 1995....
from Tsutomu Osugi & Hercules Oosenga. Shu & Kei beat The Great Sasuke & Yoshitsune
Takuya Sugi
Takuya Sugi is a Japanese professional wrestler from Shizuoka. He currently wrestles as a freelancer in the Japanese independent circuit; he uses many aliases, most commonly Yoshitsune and El Blazer...
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 & Kinya Oyanagi. Shu and Kei have also been competing in Apache Pro Wrestling making their first appearance on 19 February 2009 wining a match vs Takashi Sasaki and Jun Kasai
Jun Kasai
is a Japanese professional wrestler, primarily competing for Big Japan Pro Wrestling. Dubbed the Crazy Monkey for his violent and oftentimes self-harmful style of hardcore wrestling, Kasai is considered a breakthrough talent in Japanese wrestling, able to work both hardcore and technical styles...
and also on 16 March 2009 teaming up with Ken45°
Kenichi Sakai
in Sagamihara City, Kanagawa Prefecture, Japan) is a wrestler in the El Dorado promotion known by his ring name Ken45°. He is currently in the HELL DEMONS stable.-Biography:...
to take on Takashi Sasaki and Masashi Takeda 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 & Tetsuhiro Kuroda Shu and Kei lost the match when Sasaki beat Kei. Shu & Kei won the WEW Hardcore Tag Team Championship on 6 May 2009 from Kaientai Dojo
Kaientai Dojo
Kaientai Dojo is a Japanese professional wrestling promotion and training facility owned and promoted by Taka Michinoku....
's YOSHIYA & Hardcore Kid Kojiro. Shu and Kei defended the WEW Hardcore Tag Team Championship on 9 June 2009 in 3 Way Match beating JOE & Quiet Storm and Daigoro Kashiwa & PSYCHO. On 26 August 2009 Shu & Kei successfully defended the UWA World Tag Team Championship vs Takuya Sugawara and Minoru Fujita
Minoru Fujita
is a Japanese professional wrestler contracted to Pro Wrestling Zero1, where he is a former AWA World Junior Heavyweight Champion, having won a tournament final against Takuya Sugawara.-Career:...
. On 23 September 2009 Shu & Kei successfully defended the WEW Hardcore Tag Team Championship vs the team of Taishi Takizawa & Hiro Tonai. Shu and Kei will challenge Takeshi Minamino & Maguro Ooma on 13 February 2010 for the Tohoku Tag Team Championship.
In wrestling
- Finishing tag team moves
- Double Muscle (Double reverse Muscle Buster)
- Murder Ride Show (Shu performs a diving crossbody from one turnbuckle followed by Kei performing a diving guillotine leg drop from the opposite turnbuckle)
- Syachihoko Clutch (Simultaneous crucifix pin and jackknife pin)
- Shu's finishing moves
- Karma Drop of Hell (Inverted double underhook facebusterFacebusterA facebuster, also known as a faceplant, is generally a takedown move in professional wrestling in which an attacking wrestler forces his/her opponent down to the mat face-first without involving a headlock or facelock...
) - Nazi Zombie (Leg hook brainbuster where the victim's leg is hooked around his neck)
- ZodiacZodiac KillerThe Zodiac Killer was a serial killer who operated in Northern California in the late 1960s and early 1970s. The killer's identity remains unknown. The Zodiac murdered victims in Benicia, Vallejo, Lake Berryessa and San Francisco between December 1968 and October 1969. Four men and three women...
(Running superkick) - Zombie King (Leg hook sitout scoop slam piledriver)
- Karma Drop of Hell (Inverted double underhook facebuster
- Kei's finishing moves
- Buzzsaw KickRoundhouse kickA roundhouse kick is a kick in which the attacker swings his leg around in a semicircular motion, striking with the front of the leg or foot. This type of kick is utilized in many different martial arts and is popular in both non-contact and full-contact martial arts competitions...
- Blazer Kick (Superkick)
- Hammerlock legsweep DDT
- School Shooter (Cloverleaf leg laced Boston crabSharpshooter (professional wrestling)The Sharpshooter, originally named Sasori-gatame, Scorpion Hold in English, is a professional wrestling submission hold. The move is also known by several other names: cloverleaf leg-lace Boston crab, standing reverse figure-four leglock, and, the most commonly known alternative, Scorpion Deathlock...
)
- Buzzsaw Kick
Factions
- Sailor Boys (2002–2005)
- Monster Army (2004–2006) (as The Neo Devil Pierrots and The Demon Spiders)
- STONED (2005–2006)
- HELL DEMONSHell DemonsHell Demons was a professional wrestling stable in the Japanese promotion El Dorado Wrestling, formed in 2006. It was founded by Takuya Sugawara...
(2007–2008) - Kowloon (2008–Present)
Championships and accomplishments
- Big Japan Pro WrestlingBig Japan Pro WrestlingBig Japan Pro Wrestling is a Japanese professional wrestling promotion established in 1995. It is most famous for its deathmatch style contests.-History:...
- BJW Tag Team Championship (1 time)
- El Dorado WrestlingEl Dorado WrestlingEl Dorado was a Japanese professional wrestling promotion that was seen as the evolution of dragondoor. Most of El Dorado's wrestlers were graduates from Ultimo Dragon's Toryumon Gym, and thus the promotion was based on a Junior Heavyweight style with varying emphasis on high flying maneuvers,...
- UWA World Tag Team ChampionshipUWA World Tag Team ChampionshipThe UWA World Tag Team Championship is a tag team professional wrestling championship created by the Mexican Universal Wrestling Association and defended there until the UWA closed in 1995....
(1 time) - UWA World Trios ChampionshipUWA World Trios ChampionshipThe 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....
(2 times) - with Maguro Ooma and Takuya SugawaraTakuya Sugawarais a Japanese professional wrestler, currently wrestling for Pro Wrestling ZERO1-MAX and Dragon Gate.-Toryumon/Dragon Gate:He debuted in the 9th term of T2P as Henry III Sugawara, a Prince character. He joined with and eventually with Anthony W. Mori and Phillip J. Fukumasa, forming the Royal...
- Kaientai DojoKaientai DojoKaientai Dojo is a Japanese professional wrestling promotion and training facility owned and promoted by Taka Michinoku....
- WEW Hardcore Tag Team ChampionshipFMW/WEW Hardcore Tag Team ChampionshipThe 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...
(1 time, current)
- Michinoku Pro WrestlingMichinoku Pro WrestlingMichinoku Pro Wrestling is a Japanese professional wrestling promotion, founded by The Great Sasuke in 1993. Michinoku Pro was the first independent wrestling promotion in Japan to not base its operations in Tokyo, but rather in Morioka, Iwate...
- Tohoku Tag Team ChampionshipTohoku Tag Team ChampionshipThe Tohoku Tag Team Championship is a professional wrestling tag team championship contested in Michinoku Pro Wrestling.The current champions are Takeshi Minamino & Maguro Ooma who defeated Kesen Numajiro & Kinya Oyanagi for the belts on November 15, 2009....
(3 times) - Futaritabi Tag Team League (2006)