[10.0] "yukio is fantastic. he really is one of the best mma fighters turned pro wrestlers, he just gets it. for debuting as late as he did (around 40 years old) he feels like hes been wrestling since he was 20. i would love to see him get another run as openweight champion. EDIT: yukio retired recently so i felt i should bump him up to a 10 since in his last few months as a wrestler he genuinely became one of my favorites. its a shame he only had one run as ko-d openweight champion and never really got to main event a whole lot, at least not in big title matches. he also somehow managed an entire gimmick based run as yukio saint-laurent as a member of neo biishiki gun. yukio has a near 12 year career to watch, and he is definitely worth seeking out."
[9.0] "Yukio Sakaguchi is a fantastic wrestler and the biggest knock on him is his age. Watching Sakaguchi work for the first time is a wondrous thing. He oozes charisma, has a great look and he blasts guys with kicks and is a good submission wrestler too. Then you'll find out he's 48 and you'll lament that he didn't make his way into the business at 28 rather than 38. I truly believe that if Sakaguchi had that extra 10 years of in-ring work then you could consider building him a case as one of the greats. The fact that he can work at such a high octane at 48 is incredible. Enjoy Sakaguchi now while he's still working at this high standard."
[8.0] "A man who bring his martial arts skills to have some very fun matches. His style really helps him stand out in DDT because just doesn't do a lot of the comedy stuff the rest do"
[9.0] "An awesome wrestler who has the air of danger to him with his back ground in MMA which makes his strikes look very legitimate but that is not all he can do he is also great at comedy matches where he is surprisingly great at"
[9.0] "To me, Sakaguchi is what you'd get if Minoru Suzuki and Katsuyori Shibata fused together as one wrestler. He's a badass veteran who has a penchant to kick the soul out of your body. Love this dude."
[9.0] "This guy is just excellent in many type of matches. Technical fights, strike contest, this guy is also a fantastic tag worker. He has some of the bests kicks in the world. One of my favorites in DDT right now."
[9.0] "Sakaguchi is a yakuza-type badass, whom, in DDT, is very rare to see. Perfectly mixed the comedy and martial arts background in his wrestling style, Yukio reached one of the top positions in DDT roster right now. I think, it's fair enough."
[10.0] "Wrestler of the year so far two months in. The mini Eruption feud with Sauna Club was the best feud of February, with his title match against Ueno being arguably the best singles match this year so far and the Eruption/Sauna Club tag title match being the tag match of the year."
[10.0] "Yukio Sakaguchi is a Jack of All Trades and a Master of All as well Seriously, he's great in comedy matches, he's great in serious matches, he's great at everything he gets put into! He can have a hilarious match against Danshoku Dino involving pantyhose and horse heads in the same year he has an epic gauntlet style match involving both of DDT's tag titles. And he's doing all of that at the age of 47. Sakaguchi is a DDT treasure and I'm glad to see him being rewarded."
[10.0] "what the fuck is the guy under me talking about. ? He gives his opponents real discomfort? bro which drugs are you on to reach that conclusion. This is as much a negative review for this person? s review as it is a positive review for Sakaguchi. Sakaguchi is a badass who brings a dangerous aura to him while being able to mix it with comedy extremely well. His ground game is fantastic and his strikes have a vicious snap to them. fuckin hell dude have you actually watched a Yukio Sakaguchi match? That is legit the most misinformed sounding review of a wrestler I? ve read on this site so far. ? I wasn? t able to imagine Yukio in comedy segment? : yeah that just tells me you? ve never watched a full DDT show lol"
[7.0] "Yukio Sakaguchi is super cool dude. He has one of the best kicking techique in the whole Japan. He can do some dramatic fights for honor or goofy tag matches with guys like Antonio Honda. I really wish Sakaguchi one day will face some talanted guys from other promotions, like Tomohiro Ishii, Masaaki Mochizuki, Katsuhiko Nakajima, etc."
[8.0] "Yukio Sakaguchi is the kind of wrestler that really appeals to my sensibilities. The guy has an MMA background that lends to stiff strikes and vicious kicks as well as solid technical holds. Being a member of the DDT Roster, he also manages to incorporate comedy when the match calls for it and does so in a way that seems effortless. Sakaguchi's match against Minoru Suzuki proves that he can definitely hold his own in a serious one on one competition and I would love to see him in more in the future (perhaps against they newly acquired Yoshihiro Takayama). Though only 4 years in to his pro wrestling career and at age of 42, I still feel like we have yet to see the best of what Sakaguchi has to offer; something I cannot say about many people in his age group."
