Akihito Teurino
Milano in June 2007, after winning the 2007 Best of the Super Juniors
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| Birth name | Akihito Sawafuji |
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| Born |
August 27, 1976 Morioka, Iwate |
| Professional wrestling career | |
| Ring name(s) |
Milano Collection A.T. Masked Italiano |
| Billed height | 1.83 m (6 ft 0 in) |
| Billed weight | 85 kg (187 lb) |
| Billed from | Milan, Italy |
| Trained by |
Skayde Magnum Tokyo Último Dragón Rudy Boy Gonzalez Texas Wrestling Academy |
| Debut | May 13, 2000 |
| Retired | January 18, 2010 |
Akihito Sawafuji (澤藤 章人 Sawafuji Akihito, born August 27, 1976), is a Japanese retired professional wrestler, better known by his ring name Milano Collection A.T. (ミラノコレクションA.T. Mirano Korekushon A.T.). As Milano, Sawafuji adopted the gimmick of an Italian fashion aficionado/supermodel, reflected in his ring attire. Milano is also known for walking to the ring with an invisible dog known as Mikeru. After retiring from in-ring competition in 2010, Milano began working as a color commentator for New Japan Pro Wrestling (NJPW), a position he maintains to this day.
Sawafuji made his debut in 2000 in Toryumon, and gained success. He later adopted the persona of Milano Collection A.T. (A.T. being his initials; compare Magnum T.A. in the United States) to achieve greater success and attract attention from many, and upon his landing in Japan, he was the ace of Toryumon's T2P class. His gimmick is that of an Italian fashion aficionado/supermodel, wearing lavish coats and trunks and showing his outrageousness with an invisible dog named Mikeru. In mid-2006, he surfaced at the Texas Wrestling Academy in San Antonio, Texas at the urging of World Wrestling Entertainment's Shoichi Funaki, and trained under Rudy Boy Gonzalez. During his tenure in the TWA, he held the Television Championship for 8 months. He has wrestled for many other American wrestling federations, including East Coast Wrestling Association, Ring of Honor, NWA Anarchy, and Chikara. His legitimacy as a wrestler was proven full-force in 2007 when he won New Japan Pro Wrestling's Best of the Super Juniors tournament.
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