Daichi Sato

Daichi Sato
Sato in June 2026
Personal information
Born (2008-08-29) 29 August 2008 (age 18)
Kawasaki, Japan
Professional wrestling career
Ring name
  • Daichi Satoh
    Daichi Sato
Billed height180 cm (5 ft 11 in)
Billed weight115 kg (254 lb)
Debut2018

Daichi Sato (佐藤大地, Sato Daichi) is a Japanese professional wrestler signed to DDT Pro-Wrestling where he is a former KO-D 6-Man Tag Team Champion. He is also known for his tenure with Pro Wrestling Heat Up and for freelance work with various other promotions from the Japanese independent scene.

Professional wrestling career

Japanese independent circuit (2018–present)

Sato made his professional wrestling debut at the early age of 10, at Heat Up's Heisei 30 Year City Brand Promotion Project on October 31, 2018 as part of a dojo kids presentation bout in which he teamed up with Itsuki Kawashima, Rainman and Yutoshi Iriguchi to defeat Hiroshi Kondo. He continued to regularly compete for Heat Up between 2021 and 2024 as a developmental talent.

On September 17, 2021, he made his official professional wrestling debut at the Pro Wrestling Heat-Up's Todoroki Arena event while still in his first year of junior high school, by teaming up with Hiroshi Watanabe and Shin Suzuki in a losing effort against Isami Kodaka, Masato Kamino and Takato Nakano.

DDT Pro-Wrestling (2021–present)

Sato made his debut in DDT Pro-Wrestling at a "DDTeeeen!" specialized youth-focused project event from October 27, 2021, where he fell short to Mao in singles competition. During his time with the promotion, Sato chased for various accomplishments and has been part of the "paleyouth" stable. At DDT Year End Dramatic Parade on December 28, 2025, Sato replaced Keigo Nakamura as he teamed up with To-y, Yuya Koroku, Yuki Ishida and Kazuma Sumi to drop the KO-D 10-Man Tag Team Championship to Damnation T.A. (Daisuke Sasaki, Demus, Hideki Okatani, MJ Paul and Ilusion. Sato was not recognized as champion. At Ichi ka Bachi ka on March 11, 2026, he teamed up with Takeshi Masada and Yuya Koroku to defeat The37Kamiina (Yuki Ueno and To-y) and Kaisei Takechi to win the KO-D 6-Man Tag Team Championship. At DDT Last Summer's Standing ~ Summer's Review on August 20, 2026, he unsuccessfully challenged Mao for the KO-D Openweight Championship.

During his time with the promotion, he competed in several signature events. In the D Generations Cup series of events, he made his first appearance at the 2026 edition, finishing with a total of fout points in the A block after competing against Kazuma Sumi, To-y, Yuki Ishida and Ilusion. In the King of DDT Tournament, he made his first appearance at the 2025 edition where he fell short to Yukio Naya in the first rounds. One year later he fell short to Harashima in the first rounds as well.

Sato made his debut in a DDT-promoted pay-per-view at Ultimate Party 2024 where he teamed up with Masahiro Takanashi and Yuki Ishida in a losing effort against Shuji Ishikawa, Tomomitsu Matsunaga and Shinichiro Kawamatsu. On the second night of the Wrestle Peter Pan 2025, Sato teamed up with To-y, Rukiya and Hinata Kasai in a losing effort against Ilusion, Yuya Koroku, Munetatsu Nakamura and Kazuma Sumi. He also lost his "Right to Challenge Anytime Anywhere contract" to Koroku due to taking the pinfall.

Championships and accomplishments

References

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  2. 1 2 3 Kreikenbohm, Philip. "Daichi Sato/Career Data". cagematch.de (in German). Retrieved 12 September 2026.
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  4. ↑ Dark Angelita (8 November 2018). "Heat Up: "Heisei 30 Years City Brand Promotion Project in Kawasaki". Superluchas.com (in Spanish). Retrieved 8 November 2018.
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  6. ↑ Kreikenbohm, Philip (27 October 2021). "DDT DDTEEEN!!". cagematch.net. Retrieved 27 October 2021.
  7. ↑ Black, Ethan (28 December 2025). "DDT Year End Dramatic Parade Results – December 28, 2025". pwmania.com. Retrieved 28 December 2025.
  8. ↑ "Ichi ka Bachi ka 2026" イチかバチか2026. Weekly Pro-Wrestling (in Japanese). Baseball Magazine Sha. 11 March 2026.
  9. ↑ Dark Angelita (13 September 2026). "DDT: Resultados «Last Summer's Standing ~ Summer's Review» 5 titulos en juego". Superluchas.com (in Spanish). Retrieved 13 September 2026.
  10. ↑ 【DDT】須見和馬が“同期生”正田壮史を撃破し、「DGC」初制覇！佐々木大輔の襲撃受けるも「UNIVERSALのベルトを巻くのは俺」 [[DDT] Kazuma Sumi defeats fellow rookie Takeshi Masada to claim his first DGC win! Despite Daisuke Sasaki's attack, he declares, "I'm the one who'll wear the Universal belt!"]. proresu-today.com (in Japanese). 23 February 2026.
  11. ↑ "KING OF DDT 2025 1st ROUND". Weekly Pro-Wrestling (in Japanese). Baseball Magazine Sha. 6 May 2025.
  12. ↑ "KING OF DDT 2026 1st ROUND". DDT Pro-Wrestling (in Japanese). 4 May 2026. Archived from the original on 4 May 2026.
  13. ↑ Thompson, Andrew (28 December 2024). "DDT Ultimate Party results (12/28/24): Chris Brookes retains KO-D Openweight Championship". POSTWrestling. Retrieved 28 December 2024.
  14. ↑ Lumba, Frederick Marvin (31 August 2025). "DDT Wrestle Peter Pan Results (8/31/25) – Day 2". lastwordonsports.com. Retrieved 31 August 2025.