About Milano Collection A. T.
Akihito Sawafuji (澤藤 章人, Sawafuji Akihito), born Akihito Terui (照井章仁, Terui Akihito; August 27, 1976), is a Japanese color commentator and 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 Ē Tī). 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. == Professional wrestling career == === Toryumon and Dragon Gate (2000–2005) === Sawafuji debuted in 2000 in Toryumon, where he later adopted the persona and ring name of Milano Collection A. T., an Italian fashion aficionado/supermodel, wearing lavish coats and trunks and walking to the ring with an invisible dog named Mikeru to much more success, and upon his arrival in Japan, he was the ace of Toryumon's T2P class. In 2002, he won the T2P Strongest Merit Assessment League defeating Masato Yoshino and received the International Light Heavyweight Championship for the win. He then went on to form the Italian Connection with Yossino and Yassini. The unit eventually added members Pescatore Yagi, Condotti Shuji, Anthony W. Mori and mascot Venezia. With the closure of T2P in July 2003, he joined the Toryumon main roster. === American excursion (2005–2006) === In mid-2006, he began training at the Texas Wrestling Academy in San Antonio, Texas at the urging of WWE's Shoichi Funaki, and trained under Rudy Boy Gonzalez.
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