Wataru Sakata height - How tall is Wataru Sakata?

Wataru Sakata was born on 11 March, 1973 in Inazawa, Aichi, Japan, is a Japanese professional wrestler and mixed martial arts fighter. At 47 years old, Wataru Sakata height is 5 ft 9 in (175.3 cm).

Now We discover Wataru Sakata's Biography, Age, Physical Stats, Dating/Affairs, Family and career updates. Learn How rich is He in this year and how He spends money? Also learn how He earned most of net worth at the age of 49 years old?

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Wataru Sakata Age 49 years old
Zodiac Sign Pisces
Born 11 March 1973
Birthday 11 March
Birthplace Inazawa, Aichi, Japan
Nationality Japanese

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Wataru Sakata Weight & Measurements

Physical Status
Weight 198 lbs
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Who Is Wataru Sakata's Wife?

His wife is Eiko Koike (m. 2007)

Family
Parents Not Available
Wife Eiko Koike (m. 2007)
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Wataru Sakata Net Worth

He net worth has been growing significantly in 2021-22. So, how much is Wataru Sakata worth at the age of 49 years old? Wataru Sakata’s income source is mostly from being a successful Wrestler. He is from Japanese. We have estimated Wataru Sakata's net worth , money, salary, income, and assets.

Net Worth in 2022 $1 Million - $5 Million
Salary in 2022 Under Review
Net Worth in 2021 Pending
Salary in 2021 Under Review
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Source of Income Wrestler

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Timeline

2008

In 2008, Sakata participated in the HUSTLE Grand Prix, in which the winner could ask a wish inside the company, in order to wish for the disbandment of the Monster Army. Despite beating TAJIRI, Shiro Koshinaka and even the huge Bono-kun, he lost in the finals to Toshiaki Kawada. Depressed, Sakata left the company and recluded himself in a nattō field in order to meditate, later returning as a masked superhero-like character named Nattoman. He started to intervene in matches, trying to help HUSTLE army members yet often causing them trouble by accident, until he was identified as Sakata and forced to return to his former self. Sakata stayed with the company until its closure in 2009.

2007

Sakata was married to model Eiko Koike on August 29, 2007. They have one child together.

2006

Now free, Sakata teamed up with other unaligned wrestlers like Mark Coleman, Takehiro Murahama and Ryoji Sai, which he called unofficially "Sakata Army". His team grew stronger, winning the HUSTLE Tag Team Championship from Genichiro Tenryu and Tadao Yasuda and later adding Tenryu himself when Sakata lost a match to him and asked him to be the stable's advisor. Wataru also gained the support of Yuko Aoki as his valet for a time after saving her from a beatdown by general manager Hiroko Suzuki. However, his momentum came to an end after Sakata received a knee injury (kayfabe) by Kawada, which stunted his performance; this made them lose the titles against Erika and Margaret, as well as the finals of the HUSTLE King Memorial tournament. Enraged for the loss, Tenryu turned against him and left Sakata Army to join Monster Army, leaving the stable further depowered. In order to recover from those failures, Wataru introduced himself as a candidate to the new general manager job, which he shockingly won after a fan poll, and also enlisted the help of former GM assistant RG. However, Sakata was then challenged by Tokyo Gurentai and their associate Minoru Suzuki, who defeated Wataru and his group in Hustlemania 2006. Again, the loss made Sakata and RG break up, and they feuded with each other for some time with the help of Suzuki. In early 2007, after being repeatedly beaten down by Tiger Jeet Singh, Wataru finally came to his senses and re-joined the HUSTLE Army, bringing Ryoji Sai with him.

2004

In 2004, Sakata started appearing in off-beat wrestling "opera" federation HUSTLE due to its business relationship with ZERO-ONE. After a match in his home promotion, Sakata was approached by Private Shimada and offered a place in Generalissimo Takada's villainous Monster Army, but Wataru rejected the offer and gave Shimada a tombstone piledriver, announcing he was going to join babyface faction HUSTLE Army instead. As part of this faction, Sakata was placed in matches against fellow MMA fighters from the Monster Army like Kevin Randleman and Dan Bobish, sometimes teaming up with Shamoji Fujii. However, Sakata was later put in a hair vs. hair match against Umanosuke Anjo and was defeated, being forced to shave his head, which took its toll on his morale. Declaring himself to be unworthy of the HUSTLE Army, he ran away from the stable and instead worked to be accepted in Monster Army, but he was rejected after losing to Toshiaki Kawada in his entrance test.

2002

When RINGS collapsed in 2002, Sakata participated in PRIDE Fighting Championships fights and joined Pro Wrestling ZERO-ONE as a freelancer. His wrestling ventures increased over time, and he finally joined ZERO-ONE full-time. Sakata started teaming up with fellow RINGS wrestler Hirotaka Yokoi, but his greatest highlights came from his solo career, winning the Tenka-Ichi Junior Tournament after big wins over Ikuto Hidaka, Low Ki, Dick Togo and Naohiro Hoshikawa. The tournament gained him the vacant WORLD-1 Junior Heavyweight Championship, and he later defeated Low Ki again for the NWA/UPW/ZERO-ONE International Junior Heavyweight Championship, which solidified his status as the new junior ace of the company. However, after retaining his double championship before Jun Kasai, Hidaka and Homicide, he shocked pundits by vacating it and moving up to heavyweight division. Though a tough perspective, it wasn't fruitless, as Sakata won the NWA Intercontinental Tag Team Championship with Masato Tanaka from Shinjiro Otani and Takao Omori.

1999

In 1999, Sakata participated at the King of Kings MMA tournament, but he was eliminated at the first round by Renzo Gracie, with the Brazilian taking him down and submitting him. Upon returning from the tournament, he faced Branden Lee Hinkle in a more successful match: the two fighters exchanged armbars before Hinkle got the mount, but Sakata countered with his teammate Tsuyoshi Kohsaka's "TK scissors" reversal and locked a leglock that broke Hinkle's knee for the win.

1998

Sakata would face Peeters again under different rules in a RINGS Holland event on February 8, 1998, but although he performed dominantly for the first time, he lost a controversial decision, as the Dutch referee invalidated a finishing hold by Sakata while allowing Peeters to throw illegal strikes. Wataru finally got his revenge on June 27, making Peeters tap out in under a minute by ankle lock. Around this time, Sakata would also get important submissions wins over Valentijn Overeem.

1995

Over the years, Sakata would develop a rivalry with Willie Peeters in a long series of shootfighting bouts. Peeters defeated Wataru by TKO on their first fight On November 16, 1995, and they went to fight a rematch in June 29, 1996. During the latter, Sakata broke late a toehold and injured Peeters, who retaliated by illegally knocking him out with a close-fisted punch. Although the act gave Peeters a red card, he would win by KO due palm strikes. The two met again on August 24, where Sakata was dominated in a grappling contest and defeated by north/south choke.

1994

Sakata debuted in RINGS in 1994 against Nobuhiro Tsurumaki. Making the transition to mixed martial arts before most of his native colleagues, he started to take part in shootfights the same year of his debut.

1973

Wataru Sakata (坂田 亘 , Sakata Wataru, born March 11, 1973 in Inazawa, Aichi, Japan) is a Japanese professional wrestler and former mixed martial artist.