| Ryoji Sai | |
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| Birth name | Choi Young-ii (최영이) |
| Born | (1980-06-03)June 3, 1980 (age 44)[1] Osaka, Japan[2] |
| Professional wrestling career | |
| Ring name(s) | Ryoji Sai[1] |
| Billed height | 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)[1] |
| Billed weight | 231 lb (105 kg)[1] |
| Trained by | Gerard Gordeau Zero1 Dojo |
| Debut | September 1, 2001[3] |
Ryoji Sai[1] (崔領二,Sai Ryōji, 최영이) (bornChoi Young-ii June 3, 1980) is a Koreanprofessional wrestler,mixed martial artist and promoter who currently owns and operatesPro Wrestling Land's End, where he is a formerAll Asia Heavyweight Champion. He is best known for working forPro Wrestling Zero1, where he is a former two-timeWorld Heavyweight Champion.
He is the older brother of mixed martial artist Young Choi.
Ryoji Sai is a 3rd GenerationZainichi Korean that was born inOsaka, Japan. His parents own a restaurant nearTsuruhashi Station in Osaka. At 15 years old, Ryouji attended theSidmouth International School inSidmouth,England. He then attended Bloxham School in Oxfordshire between 1996 and 1999. While in Europe he studied martial arts underGerard Gordeau in the Netherlands.
When he returned to Japan he joinedPro Wrestling ZERO-ONE, debuting on September 1, 2001 at the ZERO-ONE "FIRE FESTIVAL 2001" versusIgor Meindert. in a non-tournament match. From 2002 to 2004, he would be out of pro wrestling with an unknown ailment. Returning in 2004, he would begin to regularly team withKohei Sato winning theNWA Intercontinental Tag Team Championship in 2005 and 2006.
Ryoji twice finished as the runner-up in ZERO1Fire Festival tournaments in both 2007 and 2006, losing toMasato Tanaka. He also regularly appeared for theHUSTLE wrestling promotion duringPro Wrestling ZERO1's working agreement with them. In late 2008 and early 2009, Sai took part on the popular JapanFuji TV showAinori (あいのり) under the name of "Wrestler" (レスラー).
| 4 matches | 1 win | 1 loss |
| By knockout | 1 | 1 |
| By submission | 0 | 0 |
| By decision | 0 | 0 |
| By disqualification | 0 | 0 |
| Draws | 1 | |
| No contests | 1 | |
| Res. | Record | Opponent | Method | Event | Date | Round | Time | Location | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Loss | 1-1-1 (1) | Kenichi Serizawa | TKO (Punches) | Titan Fighting Championship 2 | January 21, 2001 | 2 | 3:32 | Tokyo,Japan | |
| Win | 1-0-1 (1) | Koichi Sato | TKO (Punches) | Titan Fighting Championship 2 | January 21, 2001 | 1 | 2:54 | Tokyo,Japan | |
| NC | 0-0-1 (1) | Koichi Sato | No contest (illegal knees) | Titan Fighting Championship 2 | January 21, 2001 | 1 | 0:26 | Tokyo,Japan | |
| Draw | 0–0–1 | Masakazu Imanari | Technical Draw | Titan Fighting Championship 1 | September 29, 2000 | 1 | 1:29 | Tokyo, Japan |
