Makoto Saitō (wrestler)
| Makoto Saitō | |
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Saitō as K-ness. in 2011 | |
| Born | April 16, 1974 Nerima, Tokyo, Japan |
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| Billed height | 1.72 m (5 ft 8 in) |
| Billed weight | 74 kg (163 lb) |
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| Debut | April 23, 1996 |
| Retired | April 7, 2022 |
Makoto Saitō (斎藤 誠, Saitō Makoto; born April 16, 1974 in Nerima, Tokyo, Japan), better known by his ring name K-ness (stylized with a period as K-ness. and read as Kunesu (クネス)), is a Japanese retired professional wrestler. He is best known for his 23-year tenure with Toryumon and later Dragon Gate, where he was NWA World Welterweight Champion, Open the Brave Gate Champion, two-time Open the Twin Gate Champion and three-time Open the Triangle Gate Champion.
He was also known under the ring name Jimmy K-ness J.K.S. (ジミー・クネスJ.K.S., Jimī Kunesu Jē Kē Esu) while he was part of the Jimmyz stable.