Dick Togo

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Dick Togo's blog

Report Last Updated - 1/05 (Winter)
Real Name - Shigeki Sato
Birthdate - 8/17/69
5'7" 215 lbs. - Tokyo, Japan

Aliases - Sakigako Gentetsu, SATO, Francesco Togo

Athletic background - n/a

Teachers - Great Sasuke

Professional background - MPro(`93-`99), OPW(`99-`01), MPro(`01-), Toryumon(`01), DDT(`04-)

Groups - Kaientai Deluxe, Kaientai, Legion of Violence, Far East Connection, Italian Four Horsemen

Career Highlights -
- Wins FULL Super Welterweight title from Super Delfin
- Forms and leads Kaientai Deluxe along with MEN's Teioh, Shiryu, TAKA Michinoku, and Sho Funaki
- Defeats Danny Collins to win the British Commonwealth Junior Heavyweight title
- Forms L.O.V. in Osaka Pro with Daioh QUALLT, Black Buffalo, and Policeme-n
- Returns to Michinoku Pro and turns on the Great Sasuke and pops the company

Finisher(s) -
- Flying Senton

Favorites -
- Pedigree
- Lariat
- Spear
- Brainbuster
- DDT

Ringwork Rating -
move set - 7
science - 3
aerial - 3
power - 8
strikes - 8

Intangible Rating -
entertainment - 8
selling - 6
bumping - 7
heat - 8
carrying - 7
push - 9
potential - 3

Outlook - Simply put, Dick Togo is one of the greatest junior heels ever, in fact he may very well be the best. He is also a natural gang leader as he's headed up Kaientai Deluxe and then L.O.V., now he heads the Far East Connection. Togo is so versitile for a smaller guy and is an asset to whomever has him. Michinoku is reviving with he and the Great Sasuke as the established stars and those underneath them being elevated as much as possible. Togo might not be what he used to be, but he can still have an excellent match. Almost five years past his prime and he's still one of the best the Japanese indies have to offer.