Japanese professional wrestler
Saki Akai (赤井沙希 , Akai Saki ) is a
Japanese retired
professional wrestler ,
idol , model, and
tarento , currently working for the Japanese
professional wrestling promotion
DDT Pro-Wrestling (DDT) and its sister
joshi promotion
Tokyo Joshi Pro Wrestling (TJPW).
[4]
[5] Her father is former professional boxer Hidekazu Akai.
[6]
Professional wrestling career
Independent circuit (2011–2023)
Akai made her
professional wrestling debut at the
Ice Ribbon 1st Anniversary Show on June 1, 2011, where she teamed up with
Hikaru Shida and wrestled
Tsukasa Fujimoto and
Makoto in a time limit draw.
[7] She is known for tenures with various
professional wrestling promotions such as
Tokyo Joshi Pro Wrestling , and at the TJP Tokyo Joshi Pro '17 show on January 4, she defeated
Miyu Yamashita .
[8] She also worked for
World Wonder Ring Stardom , and on the Year End Climax on December 23, 2014, she unsuccessfully challenged
Yoshiko for the
World of Stardom Championship .
[9] During her time with
Seadlinnng , she worked with various wrestlers such as in the SEAdLINNNG/Yoshiko Produce show on July 26, 2020 where she teamed up with
Aja Kong and
Asuka to defeat
Ayame Sasamura ,
Hiroyo Matsumoto and
Yoshiko in a
six-woman tag team match .
[10] While competing for
Pro Wrestling Wave , she scored a victory against
Syuri and
Sakura Hirota while teaming up with
Yumi Ohka at Sunday WAVE vol.37 on February 23, 2020.
[11] At the Wizard of OZ 2017 show of
Oz Academy on January 25, 2017, she teamed up with
Aja Kong and
Rina Yamashita to defeat Ozaki-gun (
Maya Yukihi ,
Mayumi Ozaki and
Yumi Ohka in another
six-woman tag team match .
[12]
DDT Pro-Wrestling and Tokyo Joshi Pro Wrestling (2013–2023)
Saki Akai worked most of her career for
DDT Pro-Wrestling (DDT) and
Tokyo Joshi Pro Wrestling (TJPW). In TJPW, she was a former
Princess Tag Team Champion under the name of Sakisama and teaming up with Azusa Christie as NEO Biishiki-gun to defeat MiraClians (
Shoko Nakajima and
Yuka Sakazaki ) for the titles at "Let's Go! Go! If You Go! When You Go! If You Get Lost You Just Go To Nerima!" on February 3, 2018.
[13] In DDT, she worked as a part of the Eruption stable and paired with her stablemates
Yukio Sakaguchi and
Kazusada Higuchi to become
KO-D 6-Man Tag Team Champions by defeating #DamnHearts (
Tetsuya Endo ,
T-Hawk and
El Lindaman ) in a
six-person intergender tag team match at "DDT TV Show! #7" on June 20, 2020.
[14] She is a former multiple time
Ironman Heavymetalweight Champion , last time winning it at DDT New Year Special 2020 on January 3, in a
gauntlet battle royal also involving the champion, Omochi,
Antonio Honda ,
Gorgeous Matsuno ,
Kazuki Hirata ,
Keigo Nakamura ,
Mizuki Watase ,
Toru Owashi and
Yuki Iino .
[15]
Pro Wrestling Illustrated ranked her No. 478 in the top 500 singles wrestlers of 2020. At TJPW Still Incomplete on April 17, 2021, Akai won the
Princess Tag Team Championship alongside
Mei Suruga as Neo Biishiki-gun after defeating Bakuretsu Sisters (
Nodoka Tenma and
Yuki Aino ).
[16] Akai and Suruga lost the Princess Tag Team Championship to the team of the Magical Sugar Rabbits (Yuka Sakazaki and
Mizuki ) on October 10, 2021 at
Wrestle Princess II .
[17] On November 12, 2023 at DDT
Ultimate Party 2023 event, Saki Akai officially wrapped up her in-ring career. Dating back to May, Akai has been on her retirement tour and that concluded with a six-person tag that featured herself and fellow members of Eruption, Yukio Sakaguchi and
Hideki Okatani taking on
Naomichi Marufuji ,
Miyu Yamashita and
Kazusada Higuchi and her team losing. After the bout concluded, she received a retirement ceremony where various superstars such as
Hiroshi Tanahashi ,
Togi Makabe ,
Genichiro Tenryu and
Shinsuke Nakamura reached out via video to pay homage for her career. Upon Akai's retirement, the
KO-D 6-Man Tag Team Championship were subsequently vacated by herself, Yukio Sakaguchi and Hideki Okatani.
[18]
Acting career
Akai is signed to the Japanese
talent agency
Platinum Production .
[19] She appeared in several movies such as the 2018 film Lady Ninja:Blue Shadow , in which she played the role of Konatsu Kujo,
[20] and Gianto Monster Mono (2016) in which portrayed Lisa.
[21] She also played a fictionalized version of herself working as a hostess in the 2016 video game
Yakuza 6: The Song of Life .
[22]
Championships and accomplishments
^ Saki Akai's first two reigns were when the championship was called the Tokyo Princess Tag Team Championship.
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"赤井英和の娘がプロレスデビュー" . Tokyo Sports . Retrieved March 8, 2021 .
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"Stardom Year-End Climax 2014 Saki Akai vs. Yoshiko" . kgb-wrestling.com . 29 December 2014. Retrieved March 7, 2021 .
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"TOKYO JOSHI PRO "WRESTLE PRINCESS II" Results" . Dramatic DDT . 2021-10-09. Retrieved 2021-10-14 .
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^ Platinum Production Inc.
"Saki Akai/Talent Information" . platinumproduction.jp (in Japanese). Retrieved March 7, 2021 .
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"Lady Ninja: Aoi kage (2018)" . imdb.com . Retrieved March 7, 2021 .
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"Daikaijû mono (Giant Monster Mono)" . filmaffinity.com . Retrieved March 7, 2021 .
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"Yakuza 6: The Song of Life" . imdb.com . Retrieved June 23, 2024 .
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"KO-D (King Of DDT) 6-man Tag Team Title" . wrestling-titles.com . November 14, 2020. Retrieved March 6, 2021 .
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"Ironman Heavymetalweight Title" . wrestling-titles.com . February 28, 2021. Retrieved March 7, 2021 .
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"Tokyo Sports Puroresu Awards Winners 2010–present" .
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Individual champions
Collective champions (teams, groups)
2010s
Team Drift (
Keisuke Ishii ,
Shigehiro Irie and
Soma Takao )
Monster Army (
Antonio Honda ,
Daisuke Sasaki and
Yuji Hino )
Golden☆Rendezvous~ (
Gota Ihashi ,
Kenny Omega and
Kota Ibushi )
Monster Army (
Antonio Honda ,
Hoshitango and
Yuji Hino )
Ten Million Gay Powers (
Danshoku Dino ,
Kensuke Sasaki and
Makoto Oishi )
Akebono ,
Sanshiro Takagi and
Toru Owashi
Team Homo Sapiens (
Aja Kong ,
Danshoku Dino and
Makoto Oishi )
Golden☆Storm Riders (
Daisuke Sasaki ,
Kenny Omega and
Kota Ibushi )
Shuten-dōji (
Kudo ,
Masa Takanashi/Masahiro Takanashi and
Yukio Sakaguchi )
Happy Motel (
Antonio Honda ,
Konosuke Takeshita and
Tetsuya Endo )
T2Hii (
Kazuki Hirata ,
Sanshiro Takagi and
Toru Owashi )
Genpatsu Daio (
Brahman Kei, Brahman Shu and
Gorgeous Matsuno )
#OhkaTeikoku (
Danshoku Dino ,
Ken Ohka and
Super Sasadango Machine )
#OhkaTeikoku (
Danshoku Dino ,
Kenso and
Super Sasadango Machine )
Kazusada Higuchi ,
Kouki Iwasaki and
Shunma Katsumata
Damnation (
Daisuke Sasaki ,
Mad Paulie and
Tetsuya Endo )
Team DNA (
Kazusada Higuchi ,
Kouki Iwasaki and
Mizuki Watase )
NωA (
Makoto Oishi ,
Mao and
Shunma Katsumata )
All Out (
Akito ,
Diego and
Konosuke Takeshita )
Koju Takeda ,
Kota Umeda and
Yuki Ueno
All Out (
Akito ,
Shunma Katsumata and
Konosuke Takeshita )
Damnation (
Tetsuya Endo ,
Mad Paulie and
Soma Takao )
#StrongHearts (
Cima ,
T-Hawk and Duan Yingnan)
All Out (
Akito ,
Konosuke Takeshita and
Yuki Iino )
Sendai Girls' Pro Wrestling (
Chihiro Hashimoto ,
Dash Chisako and
Meiko Satomura )
All Out (
Konosuke Takeshita ,
Shunma Katsumata and
Yuki Iino )
2020s
#DamnHearts (
Tetsuya Endo ,
T-Hawk and
El Lindaman )
Eruption (
Kazusada Higuchi ,
Yukio Sakaguchi and
Saki Akai )
Young Communication Generation (
Akito ,
Kazuki Hirata and
Shota )
Damnation (
Tetsuya Endo ,
Soma Takao and
Yuji Hino )
Pheromones (
Danshoku Dino ,
Yuki Iino and
Yumehito Imanari )
Damnation T.A. (
Daisuke Sasaki ,
Minoru Fujita and
MJ Paul )
Damnation T.A. (
Daisuke Sasaki ,
MJ Paul and
Kanon )
Omega (
Yuji Hino ,
Makoto Oishi and
Shiori Asahi )
Naruki Doi ,
Toru Owashi and
Kazuki Hirata
Burning (
Tetsuya Endo ,
Kotaro Suzuki and
Yusuke Okada )
Shinya Aoki ,
Super Sasadango Machine and
Yuki Ueno
Harimau (
Kazusada Higuchi ,
Ryota Nakatsu and
Yuki Ishida )
Eruption (
Yukio Sakaguchi ,
Saki Akai and
Hideki Okatani )
D・O・A (
Jun Akiyama ,
Danshoku Dino and
Makoto Oishi )
Smile Squash (
Akito ,
Harashima and
Yasu Urano ) (current)