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K-ness

Also known as Darkness Dragon, MAKOTO, Makoto Saito, Jimmy K-ness JKS, Sumo K-ness SKS, Turbo-ness

General Data

Current gimmick:

K-ness

Age:

51 years

Promotion:

Freelancer

Personal Data

Birthday:

16.04.1974

Birthplace:

Tokyo, Japan

Gender:

male

Height:

5' 8" (172 cm)

Weight:

163 lbs (74 kg)

WWW:

https://x.com/kness0416

Career Data

Alter egos:

Darkness Dragon
Jimmy K-ness JKS
a.k.a. Sumo K-ness SKS
K-ness
MAKOTO
a.k.a. Makoto Saito
Turbo-ness

Roles:

Singles Wrestler (1996 - 2022)
Tag Team Wrestler (1996 - 2022)

Beginning of in-ring career:

23.04.1996

End of in-ring career:

07.04.2022

In-ring experience:

25 years

Wrestling style:

Technician

Trainer:

Animal Hamaguchi, Ultimo Dragon, The Great Sasuke & Jinsei Shinzaki

Nicknames:

"Kuness"

Signature moves:

Aoki Hikari
Darkness Buster
D3
Hikari no Wa
Kaishaku
Shouryuukyaku

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Current Total Rating (?)

Valid votes: 42

Number of comments: 7

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Average rating: 7.26 [42]

Average rating in 2025: 8.00 [2]

Average rating in 2023: 7.57 [7]

Average rating in 2022: 7.43 [7]

Average rating in 2021: 6.50 [2]

Average rating in 2020: 7.67 [6]

Average rating in 2018: 9.00 [1]

Average rating in 2017: 6.00 [1]

Average rating in 2016: 6.25 [4]

Average rating in 2015: 8.00 [1]

Average rating in 2014: 6.67 [3]

Average rating in 2010: 8.00 [2]

Average rating in 2009: 7.00 [1]

Average rating in 2008: 7.33 [3]

Average rating in 2007: 6.00 [2]

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Latest comments of the CAGEMATCH inmates

UltimoDragon wrote on 22.07.2023:

[8.0] "A career sadly hampered by injuries but the impact of K-Ness / Darkness Dragon on Toryumon and early Dragon Gate cannot be understated. Forming a great team in KneSuka with Susumi Mochizuki, being a part of Crazy MAX, M2K, founding Do FIXER, the beloved team Jimmyz, Mad Blankey (and causing their downfall), the impact of Dragon is still seen today. Having a generational feud with Dragon Kid (checkout any match between them for pure gold) or his gifting of his signature manoeuvres to Yoshioka, Minoura and UT, K-Ness passed the torch to future generations."

wanderingobscurity wrote on 26.12.2022:

[9.0] "One of the best and most underrated technical counter-wrestlers in Toryumon/DG history. It's unfortunate that his injuries forced him out of the business, but he left a long legacy and his final match was one of the most emotional matches I've ever seen."

GHOST WATER wrote on 11.08.2016:

[6.0] "K-Ness is a mixed bag for me. Do i enjoy the Knesuka tag team? Yes. Do i enjoy K-Ness in singles matches? honestly no, especially nowadays. Understandably his better years are behind him now that he's over 40 years old, he still works decently, however is very injury prone and ever since he became the Mad Blankey turncoat (rest in peace), he has spent his most recent years inactive, completely wasting the hype of a returning Knesuka to the point Susumu had better luck winning the Twin Gate with Kagetora (which in all honestly is a much more deserving team of an individual theme song). Maybe we can get a credible Brave Gate reign out of him? but other than that, this is his pinnacle."