Report Last Updated - 12/07 (Winter)
Real Name - Yuuhi Sano
Birthdate - 2/2/65
5'11" 220 lbs. - Tomakomai City, Hokkaido, Japan

Aliases - Naoki Sano, Yuuhi Sano

Athletic background - n/a

Teachers - (New Japan Dojo)

Professional background - New Japan(`83-`90), UWA(`87-`89), SWS(`90-`92), PWFG(`92), UWFi(`92-`96), Kingdom(`96-`98), Pride(`98), BattlARTS(`99-`00), NOAH(`00-)

Groups - WAVE

Career Highlights - n/a

Finisher(s) -
- White Bomb (Northern Lights Bomb)
- Yuriakome (Flying Double Stomp)
x Cross Armbreaker
x Reverse Cross Armbreaker

Favorites -
- Release German Suplex
- Suicide Dive
- Figure-Four Leglock
- Jumping Solebutt
- Elbow

Ringwork Rating -
move set - 8
science - 5
aerial - 3
power - 7
strikes - 7

Intangible Rating -
entertainment - 5
selling - 8
bumping - 8
heat - 6
carrying - 7
push - 7
potential - 3

Outlook - The seemingly timeless Yuuhi Sano has had a storied career despite never being a exactly a top star. He is one of those rare breed of pro-wrestlers who can and have tried their hand at numerous styles. While commonly people have toured Japan, Mexico, Europe and the United States and Canada, Sano engaged in the shoot-style and mixed martial arts craze in Japan. He did the 80s New Japan style when breaking in, which many stars did, but while he spent a few years in Mexico the company vastly changed. He returned and was amongst Jushin Liger's first great rivals. Sano had a forgettable run in the limited SWS outfit before jumping to Fujiwaragumi. Over the next eight years, he was a supporting player in various companies and never achieved much success. He eased his way back into traditional pro-wrestling with BattlARTS and finally in 2000 returned to it completely with NOAH. Now Sano, in his mid-forties, is an exceptional midcard talent. The company has many well-rounded talents in the midcard and Sano is amongst them. A consistant performer with some gas left in the tank, Takuma Sano continues to amaze in NOAH's undercards.