Biography(references)Naoki Sano is a retired Japanese professional wrestler and former mixed martial artist most notable for being the generational rival of legendary Japanese pro wrestler Jushin Liger. During the last years of his career he went by the name Takuma Sano .
Awards & Accolades
Canadian National Wrestling Alliance: CNWA World Mid-Heavyweight Championship (1 time)
Comision de Box y Lucha D.F.: Distrito Federal Trios Championship (1 time) - with Yoshihiro Asai and Hata Hirokazu
Frontier Martial-Arts Wrestling: FMW World Junior Heavyweight Championship (1 time)
Kingdom: Kingdom One Million Yen Tournament Winner - August 1997
New Japan Pro-Wrestling: IWGP Junior Heavyweight Championship (1 time)
New Japan Pro-Wrestling: Young Lion Tournament (1989)
Pro Wrestling Noah: GHC Tag Team Championship (1 time) – with Yoshihiro Takayama
Pro Wrestling Noah: Global Tag League (2010) - with Yoshihiro Takayama
Pro Wrestling Noah: Global League Technique Award (2010)
Super World of Sports: SWS Light Heavyweight Championship (1 time)
Wrestle Association R: WAR World Six-Man Tag Team Championship (1 time) – with Nobuhiko Takada and Masahito Kakihara
Wrestle Association R: WAR World Six-Man Tag Team Championship Tournament (1996) – with Nobuhiko Takada and Masahito Kakihara
Wrestling Observer Newsletter: Match of the Year (1990) vs. Jyushin Thunder Liger on January 31 in Osaka, Japan
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