Kuniaki Kobayashi
Saito soon jumped to All Japan Pro Wrestling (AJPW), where he formed the Calgary Hurricanes with Shunji Takano. He competed in the All Japan World Junior Heavyweight Championship tournament in July 1986 where he defeated Brad Armstrong in the final to become the first World Junior Heavyweight Champion. After 4 months as champion, Saito lost the title to former stablemate Kuniaki Kobayashi.