Dick Togo

Real name: Shigeki Sato
Height: 5’7″
Weight: 214 lbs.
Date of birth: August 17, 1969
From: Odate City, Japan
Pro debut: June 5, 1991
Trained by: Gran Hamada
Finishing move: Diving Senton

Biography

– Sato began his career as ‘Sakigake Gantetsu’ in the UWF, debuting on June 5, 1991 against MASA Michinoku
– In the summer of 1992, Sato travelled to Mexico to work for UWA, competing simply as ‘SATO’
– In April 1993, Sato returned to Japan and the UWF, retaining the ‘SATO’ moniker
– SATO moved to Michinoku Pro later that month
– SATO became a founder member of the Kaientai stable in late 1994, alongside Taka Michinoku, Shoichi Funaki, Men’s Teioh & Shiryu
– On March 3, 1995, SATO defeated Super Delfin to win the UWF Super Welterweight Title
– On March 29, SATO defeated Leon Guerrero to retain the UWF Super Welterweight Title
– In February 1996, SATO travelled to the UK to work a short tour with All Star Wrestling
– Upon his return to Japan, Sato became ‘Dick Togo’
– On May 6th, 1996, Togo defeated Danny Collins to win the MPW British Commonwealth Junior Heavyweight Title
– Kaientai DX (Togo & MEN’S Teioh) won the 1996 Michinoku Futarabi Tournament, defeating Super Delfin & El Hijo del Santo in the final
– Togo worked a show for ECW in February 1997 and would return for April’s Barely Legal event
– Togo began appearing on WWF programming in early 1998 alongside the rest of Kaientai
– At In Your House 22: Over The Edge, Kai En Tai (Togo, Sho Funaki & Men’s Teioh) defeated Taka Michinoku & Bradshaw
– Togo was involved in the short-lived WWF Super Astros project
– By early 1999, Togo had left the WWF and returned to Japan with Osaka Pro
– Togo teamed with Black Buffalo to win the Osaka Pro First Year Anniversary Tournament, defeating Super Delfin & Super Demekin in the final
– Togo returned to Michinoku Pro in March 2001
– On November 2, 2001, Togo & Gedo defeated Masao Orihara & The Great Sasuke in the final of a tournament to win the vacant UWA/UWF Intercontinental Tag Team Titles
– On Augut 25, 2002, Togo defeated Tiger Mask in the final of a tournament to win the vacant MPW Tohoku Junior Heavyweight Title
– On September 14, Togo, Masao Orihara & Kintaro Kanemura defeated Taka Michinoku, Tetsuhiro Kuroda & Hido to win the Apex Of Triangle Titles
– On May 18, 2003, Togo & Kanemura defeated Tetsuhiro Kuroda & Gosaku Goshogawara to retain the Apex Of Triangle Titles
– At Michinoku Pro’s 10th Anniversary Show, Kaientai DX (Togo, Taka Michinoku, Men’s Teioh, Hanzo Nakajima & Shiryu) defeated Jinsei Shinzaki, Chinnen Hokkai, Kazuya Yuasa, Kesen Numajiro & Hayate
– On December 26, Togo & Ikuto Hidaka defeated Tatsuhito Takaiwa & Naohiro Hoshikawa in the final of a tournament to win the vacant NWA International Lightweight Tag Team Titles
– On January 23, 2004, Togo & Hidaka defeated Low Ki & Josh Daniels to retain the NWA International Lightweight Tag Team Titles
– On January 30, Togo & Hidaka defeated The Christopher Street Connection (Buff-E & Mace) to retain the NWA International Lightweight Tag Team Titles
– On January 30, 2005, Togo defeated MIKAMI to win the KO-D Openweight Title
– On February 25, Togo defeated Sanshiro Takagi to retain the KO-D Openweight TItle
– On March 27, Togo defeated Yusuke Inokuma to retain the KO-D Openweight TItle
– On March 5, 2006, The Italian Four Horsemen (Togo & MORI Bernard) defeated Kota Ibushi & Daichi Kakimoto to win the KO-D Tag Team Titles
– On May 4, The Italian Four Horsemen defeated Ibushi & Kakimoto to retain the KO-D Tag Team Titles
– On June 4, The Italian Four Horsemen defeated Suicide Boyz (Tanomusaku Toba & MIKAMI) to retain the KO-D Tag Team Titles
– On June 25, The Italian Four Horsemen defeated Shiima Xion & The MAC to retain the KO-D Tag Team Titles
– On August 27, The Italian Four Horsemen defeated DISASTER BOX (Jet Shogo & HARASHIMA) to retain the KO-D Tag Team Titles
– On September 17, The Italian Four Horsemen defeated Mecha Mummy & Mecha Mummy Lite to retain the KO-D Tag Team Titles
– On October 22, The Italian Four Horsemen defeated Poco Takanashi & Bear Fukuda and Masami Morohashi & Seiya Morohashi in a Death Match to retain the KO-D Tag Team Titles
– Togo teamed with Shuji Kondo to win the 2006 El Dorado Treasure Hunters Tag Tournament, defeating Milano Collection AT & Kota Ibushi in the final
– On May 2, 2007, Togo & TAKA Michinoku defeated Gedo & Jado to win the IWGP Junior Heavyweight Tag Team Titles
– On June 20, Togo won a 9-man Battle Royal to win the AWA Junior Heavyweight Title
– On July 6, Togo & TAKA Michinoku defeated Wataru Inoue & Koji Kanemoto to retain the IWGP Junior Heavyweight Tag Team Titles
– On July 31, Togo defeated Takuya Sugawara to retain the AWA Junior Heavyweight Title
– At Destruction 2007, Togo & TAKA Michinoku defeated Gedo & Jado to retain the IWGP Junior Heavyweight Tag Team Titles
– On December 1, Togo & Michinoku defeated Kota Ibushi & Madoka to retain the IWGP Junior Heavyweight Tag Team Titles
– On March 16, 2008, Togo defeated Vicenti Viloni to win the 100% Lucha Title, but would lose it back a week later
– On May 6, Togo defeated Seiya Morohashi, Yoshiaki Yago, Sanshiro Takagi & HARASHIMA in an Elimination Match to win the KO-D Openweight Title
– On July 6, Togo defeated Seiya Morohashi to retain the KO-D Openweight Title
– On August 31, Togo defeated Kota Ibushi to retain the KO-D Openweight Title
– On December 29, Togo, Antonio Honda & PIZA Michinoku defeated Danshoku Dino, Yuki Sato & MEN’s Teioh in the final of a tournament to win the vacant UWA Trios Titles
– On February 22, 2009, Togo, Honda & Michinoku defeated Minoru Polnareff, Jacques de Atsushinu & Louie Takanashi XIV to retain the UWA Trios Titles
– On April 4, Togo, Kintaro Kanemura & Masao Orihara defeated NOSAWA Rongai, Yoshihiro Takayama & MAZADA to win the Apex Of Triangle Titles
– On May 5, Togo, Antonio Honfa & PIZA Michinoku defeated Daisuke Sekimoto, Takao Omori & Louie Takanashi XIV to retain the UWA Trios Titles
– On May 10, Togo & Michinoku defeated Golden Lovers (Kenny Omega & Kota Ibushi) to win the KO-D Tag Team Titles
– On June 21, Togo, Masao Orihara & Tomohiko Hashimoto defeated Kintaro Kanemura, Tatsutoshi Goto & BADBOY Hido to retain the Apex Of Triangle Titles
– On July 25, Togo defeated Billy Ken Kid to win the OPW Title
– On September 6, Togo defeated Asian Cougar to retain the OPW Title
– On October 18, Togo defeated Hideyoshi to retain the OPW Title
– On October 25, Togo, Antonio Honda & PIZA Michinoku defeated Yukihiro Abe, Hoshitango & HARASHIMA to retain the UWA Trios Titles
– On September 6, 2010, Togo, Buho Mochero & Masao Orihara defeated Daisuke Sekimoto, Tetsuhiro Kuroda & NOSAWA Rongai to win the Apex Of Triangle Titles
– On November 28, Togo defeated Hikaru Sato to win the KO-D Openweight Title
– On January 30, 2011, Togo defeated Antonio Honda to retain the KO-D Openweight Title
– On February 27, Togo defeated HARASHIMA to retain the KO-D Openweight Title
– On March 27, Togo defeated Kota Ibushi to retain the KO-D Openweight Title
– On June 30, 2011, DDT presented the Dick Togo Retirement Show, with Togo defeated Gedo in the main event. This show marked the start of a retirement tour for Togo. He would spend the rest of the year working in European promotions, before moving to the Americas for 2012
– Togo wrestled what was to be his final match on September 9, 2012, teaming with Antonio Honda, Daisuke Sasaki & Yasu Urano in a loss to Apocalipsis, Guerrero Ayar, Halcon Dorado & Ajayu at an LLA event in Bolivia
– In May 2015, Togo opened a wrestling school in Vietnam
– On June 5, 2016, Togo announced that he was breaking his retirement. He returned to action for DDT on July 3, resuming his partnership with Antonio Honda to defeat Yasu Urano & Guanchulo
– On November 15, Togo, Masao Orihara & Ryan Upin defeated Guts Ishijima, Michio Kageyama & CHANGO to win the GWC Six-Man Tag Team Titles
– On November 28, Togo & Shiryu defeated Rocky Kawamura & Hikaru Sato to win the Tokyo Intercontinental Tag Team Titles
– On December 3, Togo, Masao Orihara & Ryan Upin defeated Michio Kageyama, Mr Gannosuke & CHANGO to retain the GWC Six-Man Tag Team Titles
– On March 19, 2017, Togo, Orihara & Upin defeated Mr Gannosuke, Guts Ishijima & CHANGO to retain the GWC Six-Man Tag Team Titles
– On June 20, Togo, Orihara & Upin defeated Tetsuhiro Kuroda, Joji Otani & Masked Mystery to retain the GWC Six-Man Tag Team Titles
– On August 15, Togo, Orihara & Upin defeated Kenichiro Arai, Atsushi Maruyama & Buffalo to retain the GWC Six-Man Tag Team Titles
– On December 30, Togo defeated Guanchulo to win the DDT Iron Man Heavy Metal Title
– On September 25, 2019, Togo & MAZADA defeated Masaaki Mochizuki & Rocky Kawamura to win the Tokyo Intercontinental Tag Team Titles
– Togo re-debuted for New Japan at Dominion 2020, aligning himself with Bullet Club
– At Wrestling Dontaku 2021, Bullet Club (Togo, Taiji Ishimoru, Yujiro Takahashi & EVIL) defeated Toru Yano, Hiroyoshi Tenzan, Ryusuke Taguchi & Master Wato
– Togo would join EVIL’s House Of Torture group in late 2021
– At GLEAT’s 1st Anniversary Show, Togo, EVIL, SHO & Yujiro Takahashi defeated Shigehiro Irie, Alex Zayne, Issei Onitsuka & T-Hawk
– At TAKA Michinoku’s 30th Anniversary Show, Togo, Gedo & The Great Sasuke defeated TAKA Michinoku, Kaz Hayashi & CIMA
– At Satsuma No Kuni 2024, House Of Torture (Togo, EVIL, Yoshinobu Kanemaru, Yujiro Takahashi & Ren Narita) defeated El Desperado, El Phantasmo, Shota Umino, Jado & Hikuleo
– At the 2024 Despe Invitacional event, Togo & Gedo defeated El Desperado & Danshoku Dino