| Seiji Sakaguchi | |
|---|---|
 Sakaguchi (center) along with Dory Funk, Jr. (left) and Giant Baba (right), c. 1973. | |
| Birth name | Seiji Sakaguchi |
| Born | February 17, 1942 Kurume, Fukuoka, Japan |
| Children | Kenji Sakaguchi Yukio Sakaguchi |
| Professional wrestling career | |
| Ring name(s) | Big Saka Giant Saka Great Saka Great Sakaguchi Mighty Saka Seiji Sakaguchi |
| Billed height | 196 cm (6 ft 5 in) |
| Billed weight | 125 kg (276 lb) |
| Billed from | Tokyo, Japan |
| Trained by | Karl Gotch Michiaki Yoshimura |
| Debut | 5 August 1967 |
| Retired | 15 March 1990 |
| Medal record | ||
|---|---|---|
Representing  Japan
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| Men's Black Belt Judo | ||
| World Championships | ||
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1965 Rio de Janeiro | +80 kg |
Seiji Sakaguchi (坂口征二, Sakaguchi Seiji, born February 17, 1942) is a Japanese retired professional wrestler and judoka, Sakaguchi holds a 7th dan[citation needed] red and white belt in judo. Sakaguchi was a mainstay of New Japan Pro-Wrestling (NJPW) and also competed for the World Wide Wrestling Federation and the National Wrestling Alliance. His sons are professional wrestler and mixed martial arts fighter Yukio Sakaguchi and television actor Kenji Sakaguchi. Sakaguchi currently works for New Japan as an advisor.[1]
- ^ 旗揚げ記念日. New Japan Pro-Wrestling (in Japanese). Retrieved 2014-03-07.