(Kenichi Sakai (坂井 謙一 Sakai Kenichi),[1] (born May 25, 1982 in Sagamihara City, Kanagawa Prefecture, Japan) is a Japanese professional wrestler in the Michinoku Pro Wrestling promotion known by his ring name Ken45°.
Biography
He debuted in Toryumon as "Pineapple Hanai" in the Los Salseros Japoneses stable, along with Takeshi Minamino and Mango Fukuda. He has since changed to a Rock and Roll character along the lines of Japanese legend, Ricky Fuji. When he first joined El Dorado, he wanted to become a member of the Aagan Iisou stable, but would lose a match to Takuya Sugawara which stipulated that he could not even occasionally team up with them. He instead became freelance, not allied with any stable. After growing tired of his free lifestyle, he joined up with the Sukiyaki stable when they were first being formed. He soon turned and joined the Hell Demons stable.
Outside of wrestling, he is part of the rock band Crazy Crew with Ricky Fuji and The The Great Sasuke.
In wrestling
- Finishing moves
- Signature moves
- Bicycle kick followed by a Gannosuke clutch followed by a low blow
- Break the Hammer (Double chickenwing facebuster)[1]
- Cryptosporidium[1] / Rock 'n Roll (Gannosuke clutch)
- Frankensteiner
- Inverted atomic drop transitioned into a low blow followed by a lariat
- Over the top rope suicide dive
- Region Bomb (Pumphandle sitout powerbomb)
- Salsa Salsa (Hammerlock Gannosuke clutch)[1]
- Salsa Salsa II (Arm wrench Gannosuke clutch)
- Salsa Salsa WILD (Straight jacket roll-up transitioned into a straight jacket jackknife)[1]
- Snap DDT
- Swinging neckbreaker
Championships and accomplishments
- 4 Front Wrestling
- 4FW Junior Heavyweight Championship (1 time)
- Fukumen Mania
- Fukumen Mania Super Lightweight Championship (1 time, current)
- Michinoku Pro Wrestling
- Futaritabi Tag Team League (2004) – with Mango Fukuda
- Artemis Cup (2014)
- Secret Base
- Secret Base Six Man Tag Team Tournament (2011) – with Jun Ogawauchi and Kinya Oyanagi
- Toryumon X
- UWA World Trios Championship (1 time) – with Mango Fukuda and Takeshi Minamino