
Former WWE and Zero-One star Ryan Sakoda has sadly passed away at aged 46.
Sakoda was best known for his time on WWE SmackDown back in 2003, when he formed the tag team ‘Kyo Dai’ with Akio (Jimmy Yang) as henchmen for Tajiri.
Prior to WWE, Sakoda wrestled for the NWA Zero-One promotion in Japan, where he and Samoa Joe captured the NWA Intercontinental Tag Team Championship.
An obituary for Sakoda can be found here.
We here at WrestleTalk send our condolences to the friends, family and fans of Ryan Sakoda.
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