Milano Collection AT

Real name: Akihito Terui
Height: 6’0″
Weight: 185 lbs.
Date of birth: August 27, 1976
From: Iwate, Japan
Pro debut: Ultimo Dragon
Trained by: Skayde & Ultimo Dragon
Finishing move: Paradise Lock

Biography

– Terui debuted for Toryumon on May 3, 2000, working under his real name in a defeat to Yasushi Kanda
– By the end of the year, Terui was working as ‘Milano Collection AT’
– Milano Collection AT won the 2000 Toryumon Young Dragons Cup, defeating Ryo Saito in the final
– On March 3, 2002, Milano Collection AT defeated Masato Yoshino to win the vacant NWA International Light Heavyweight Title
– On June 6, Milano Collection AT defeated Don Fujii to retain the NWA International Light Heavyweight Title
– On September 8, The Italian Connection (Milano Collection AT, YASSINI & YOSSINO) defeated Crazy MAX (Don Fujii, CIMA & TARU) to win the UWA Trios Titles, but would lose them back two months later
– On August 30, 2003, The Italian Connection (Milano Collection AT, Condotti Shuji & YOSSINO) defeated Shin M2K (Kenichiro Arai, Dragon Kid & Masaaki Mochizuki), Do FIXER (Genki Horiguchi, Susumu Yokosuka & Magnum TOKYO) and Crazy MAX (Don Fujii, CIMA & SUWA) in an Elimination Match to win the UWA Trios Titles
– In July 2004, Milano Collection AT moved to Dragon Gate
– On November 7, 2004, The Italian Connection (Milano Collection AT, Anthony W Mori & YOSSINO) defeated Aagan Iisou (Takuya Sugawara, Shuji Kondo & YASSHI) to win the vacant Open The Triangle Gate Titles
– On December 16, The Italian Connection defeated Aagan Iisou to retain the Open The Triangle Gate Titles
– On January 9, 2005, The Italian Connection defeated Final M2K (Susumu Yokosuke, Naruki Doi & K-ness) to retain the Open The Triangle Gate Titles
– On March 31, 2006, Milano Collection AT defeated Larry Sweeney to win the ICWA Texarkana Television Title
– On April 2, Milano Collection AT defeated Jared Steele to retain the TWE Television Title
– Milano Collection AT won the 2006 Jeff Peterson Memorial Cup, defeating Ruckus in the final
– In July 2006, Milano Collection AT joined New Japan
– Milano Collection AT won the 2007 Best Of The Super Juniors Tournament, defeating Wataru Inoue in the final
– Milano Collection AT competed in TNA’s 2008 World X Cup
– At Wrestle Kingdom III, Milano Collection AT, Taichi Ishikari & Minoru defeated Kazuchika Okada, Nobuo Yoshihashi & Mitsuhide Hirasawa
– At Wrestling Dontaku 2009, Unione (Milano Collection AT & Taichi) defeated Apollo 55 (Ryusuke Taguchi & Prince Devitt)
– Milano Collection AT suffered an eye injury in a match on September 13, 2009 and would retire the following year due to the effects of the injury
– Following his retirement, Sawafuji would remain with New Japan as a colour commentator