Katsumasa Kuroki
Encyclopedia
Katsumasa Kuroki is a Japan
ese professional wrestler, better known by his ring name Magnum TOKYO. He wrestles for the HUSTLE professional wrestling promotion
, and has competed in the past for World Championship Wrestling
, Toryumon, and Dragon Gate
as Tokyo Magnum and Magnum TOKYO.
promotion. He was trained by Último Dragón and graduated from Dragon's "Toryumon Gym" in 1997, making his professional wrestling debut on May 11 of the same year.
in early and mid-1998. While there, he participated in a brief program wherein he wanted to become a member of the Dancing Fools
(a tag team
consisting of Disco Inferno and Alex Wright
), and would appear dancing behind them (without their knowledge) during their entrance. The program came to a head when his interference backfired in a tag team match
between The Dancing Fools and The Public Enemy
at the 1998 "Road Wild
" pay-per-view. Two nights later on the August 10 episode of Nitro
, he was told by Wright and Disco Inferno that if he wanted to be a member of The Dancing Fools, he needed to impress them in a match against Eddie Guerrero
. He lost the match in under two minutes, and the match was his last appearance with the company until he returned briefly in October and November of that same year. During those two months, he appeared sporadically in squash matches and as a participant in the annual World War 3
battle royal on November 22, 1998. One night later (on the November 23 episode of Nitro) he made his final televised appearance for WCW in a loss against Kanyon
.
promotion as part of the "Do Fixer" faction.
Japan
Japan is an island nation in East Asia. Located in the Pacific Ocean, it lies to the east of the Sea of Japan, China, North Korea, South Korea and Russia, stretching from the Sea of Okhotsk in the north to the East China Sea and Taiwan in the south...
ese professional wrestler, better known by his ring name Magnum TOKYO. He wrestles for the HUSTLE professional wrestling promotion
Professional wrestling promotion
A professional wrestling promotion is a company or business that regularly performs shows involving professional wrestling. Promotion also describes a role which entails management, advertising and logistics of running a wrestling event...
, and has competed in the past for World Championship Wrestling
World Championship Wrestling
World Championship Wrestling, Inc. was an American professional wrestling promotion which existed from 1988 to 2001. Based in Atlanta, Georgia, it began as a regional promotion affiliated with the National Wrestling Alliance , named Jim Crockett Promotions until November 1988, when Ted Turner and...
, Toryumon, and Dragon Gate
Dragon Gate
is a Japanese professional wrestling promotion formerly known as Toryumon Japan. Most of Dragon Gate's wrestlers are graduates from Último Dragón's Toryumon Gym, and thus the promotion is based on a Junior Heavyweight style with varying emphasis on high flying maneuvers, flashy technical grappling,...
as Tokyo Magnum and Magnum TOKYO.
Professional wrestling career
Magnum Tokyo was a popular mainstay in Japan's Dragon GateDragon Gate
is a Japanese professional wrestling promotion formerly known as Toryumon Japan. Most of Dragon Gate's wrestlers are graduates from Último Dragón's Toryumon Gym, and thus the promotion is based on a Junior Heavyweight style with varying emphasis on high flying maneuvers, flashy technical grappling,...
promotion. He was trained by Último Dragón and graduated from Dragon's "Toryumon Gym" in 1997, making his professional wrestling debut on May 11 of the same year.
World Championship Wrestling
Less than a year into his professional career, he gained some mainstream notoriety in North America with World Championship WrestlingWorld Championship Wrestling
World Championship Wrestling, Inc. was an American professional wrestling promotion which existed from 1988 to 2001. Based in Atlanta, Georgia, it began as a regional promotion affiliated with the National Wrestling Alliance , named Jim Crockett Promotions until November 1988, when Ted Turner and...
in early and mid-1998. While there, he participated in a brief program wherein he wanted to become a member of the Dancing Fools
Dancing Fools
The Dancing Fools were a professional wrestling tag team in World Championship Wrestling composed of Disco Inferno and Alex Wright. They were also called the Boogie Knights when the pair reunited later on.-The Dancing Fools:...
(a tag team
Tag team
Tag team professional wrestling is a variation in which matches are contested between teams of multiple wrestlers. A tag team may comprise two wrestlers who normally wrestle in singles competition, but more commonly are made of established teams who wrestle regularly as a unit and have a team name...
consisting of Disco Inferno and Alex Wright
Alex Wright
Alex Wright is a German-British former professional wrestler. He wrestled professionally in Germany and Japan before signing with World Championship Wrestling in 1994...
), and would appear dancing behind them (without their knowledge) during their entrance. The program came to a head when his interference backfired in a tag team match
Professional wrestling tag team match types
Much like singles matches, tag team professional wrestling matches can and have taken many forms. Just about any singles or melee match type can be adapted to tag teams; for example, hardcore tag team matches are commonplace...
between The Dancing Fools and The Public Enemy
The Public Enemy (professional wrestling)
The Public Enemy was a professional wrestling tag team consisting of Rocco Rock and Johnny Grunge. The duo competed in many promotions, including Extreme Championship Wrestling , World Championship Wrestling , National Wrestling Alliance , and the World Wrestling Federation...
at the 1998 "Road Wild
Road Wild
Road Wild was a professional wrestling pay-per-view from World Championship Wrestling that was held from 1996 to 1999. It was a free event held in Sturgis, South Dakota during the annual Sturgis Motorcycle Rally. The first show was called Hog Wild but WCW changed the name to Road Wild because of a...
" pay-per-view. Two nights later on the August 10 episode of Nitro
WCW Monday Nitro
WCW Monday Nitro was a weekly professional wrestling telecast produced by World Championship Wrestling, created by Ted Turner and Eric Bischoff. The show aired Monday nights on TNT, going head-to-head with the World Wrestling Federation's Monday Night Raw from September 4, 1995 to March 26, 2001...
, he was told by Wright and Disco Inferno that if he wanted to be a member of The Dancing Fools, he needed to impress them in a match against Eddie Guerrero
Eddie Guerrero
Eduardo Gory "Eddie" Guerrero was a Mexican-American professional wrestler born into the Guerrero wrestling family. He wrestled in Mexico and Japan for several major professional wrestling promotions...
. He lost the match in under two minutes, and the match was his last appearance with the company until he returned briefly in October and November of that same year. During those two months, he appeared sporadically in squash matches and as a participant in the annual World War 3
WCW World War 3
World War 3 was an annual professional wrestling pay-per-view event produced by World Championship Wrestling. The pay-per-view's title also was the name of its signature match, a three-ring, sixty-man battle royal which was their answer to the World Wrestling Federation's Royal Rumble. The event...
battle royal on November 22, 1998. One night later (on the November 23 episode of Nitro) he made his final televised appearance for WCW in a loss against Kanyon
Chris Kanyon
Christopher Klucsarits was an American professional wrestler, best known for his work in World Championship Wrestling and the World Wrestling Federation, under the ring names Chris Kanyon and Mortis.-Early career:After college, he began training under Pete McKay Gonzalez, Ismael Gerena and Bobby...
.
Return to Japan
Magnum TOKYO has become popular in Japan for both his high-flying junior-heavyweight style (a style common amongst students of Último Dragón) and his elaborate entrances, which have included dancing through the crowd and dance sequences in the ring with his own dance troupe. His gimmick is that of an adult entertainer, and he often wears eye-masks to the ring while carrying a pink umbrella. At one point in his career, some members of the crowd would actually stuff dollar bills into his tights. Magnum Tokyo most recently competed for the Dragon GateDragon Gate
is a Japanese professional wrestling promotion formerly known as Toryumon Japan. Most of Dragon Gate's wrestlers are graduates from Último Dragón's Toryumon Gym, and thus the promotion is based on a Junior Heavyweight style with varying emphasis on high flying maneuvers, flashy technical grappling,...
promotion as part of the "Do Fixer" faction.
Retirement
In August 2006, Magnum's career was put into jeopardy after he suffered a very serious eye injury. After being out for seven months with little to no improvement to the condition of his eye, TOKYO announced his retirement in April 2007.Hustle
On November 20, 2008, Magnum returned to professional wrestling, appearing under a new gimmick, Detective Alan Kuroki, at a Hustle event in Tokyo, Japan. He wrestled his return match for HUSTLE on November 22, 2008. On March 25, 2009, he announced he would be returning to his Magnum Tokyo gimmick.In wrestling
- Finishing moves
- AV Star Press (Shooting star press)
- Egoist Driver / Viagra Driver (Sitout pumphandle slam)
- Signature moves
- 44 (Implant DDT)
- Air Tokyo (Diving crossbody)
- Backflip kick
- Destiny elbow (Elbow drop)
- Dragon suplex
- DropkickDropkickA dropkick is an attacking maneuver in professional wrestling. It is defined as an attack where the wrestler jumps up and kicks the opponent with the soles of both feet; this sees the wrestler twist as he or she jumps so that when the feet connect with the opponent one foot is raised higher than...
- Erect Smasher (Straight jacket swinging side slam)
- Frankensteiner, with theatrics
- Hammerlock side slam
- Modified lifting DDT
- ROM – Rock On Missile (Front missile dropkick to a kneeling opponent)
- Slingshot crossbody
- STPheromone (Modified cross-legged STF)
- Zetsuen (Jumping spinning savate kick to a kneeling opponent)
- NicknameNicknameA nickname is "a usually familiar or humorous but sometimes pointed or cruel name given to a person or place, as a supposedly appropriate replacement for or addition to the proper name.", or a name similar in origin and pronunciation from the original name....
s- "Mr. Viagra"
- "Mr. Egoist"
Championships and accomplishments
- International Wrestling Revolution GroupInternational Wrestling Revolution GroupInternational Wrestling Revolution Group is a Lucha Libre promotion based in Naucalpan, State of Mexico, Mexico. Founded in 1996 by Adolfo Moreno and since Moreno's death in late 2007 has been controlled by his sons Alfredo and Marco Moreno...
- IWRG Intercontinental Middleweight ChampionshipIWRG Intercontinental Middleweight ChampionshipThe IWRG Intercontinental Middleweight Championship is an inactive professional wrestling championship promoted by the Mexican wrestling promotion International Wrestling Revolution Group...
(1 time)
- IWRG Intercontinental Middleweight Championship
- Michinoku Pro WrestlingMichinoku Pro WrestlingMichinoku Pro Wrestling is a Japanese professional wrestling promotion, founded by The Great Sasuke in 1993. Michinoku Pro was the first independent wrestling promotion in Japan to not base its operations in Tokyo, but rather in Morioka, Iwate...
- British Commonwealth Junior Heavyweight ChampionshipBritish Commonwealth Junior Heavyweight ChampionshipThe British Commonwealth Junior Heavyweight Championship was a professional wrestling championship that although being created in England, it gained its biggest notoriety in Japan...
(1 time)
- British Commonwealth Junior Heavyweight Championship
- Toryumon
- Último Dragón Gym ChampionshipUltimo Dragon Gym ChampionshipThe Último Dragón Gym Championship was the top title in the Japanese professional wrestling promotion Toryumon.-Title history:-References:**-See also:*Toryumon Mexico*Dragon Gate...
(1 time) - UWA World Trios ChampionshipUWA World Trios ChampionshipThe UWA World Trios Championship is a tag team professional wrestling championship created by the Mexican Universal Wrestling Association and defended there until the UWA closed in 1995....
(1 time) – with Dragon KidDragon KidDragon Kid is a Japanese professional wrestler who wrestles for Dragon Gate.-Professional wrestling career:...
and Ryo SaitoRyo Saito, is a Japanese professional wrestler . he wrestled for Dragon Gate, where he was a member of the Blood Warriors stable. His name is sometimes abbreviated as SaiRyo, so as not to confuse him with Toryumon/DG alumni SAITO.-Toryumon:... - El Numero Uno League (2002)
- Young Dragons Cup (1997)
- Último Dragón Gym Championship
Lucha de Apuesta record
| Wager | Winner(s) | Loser(s) | Location | Date | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hair | Masaaki Mochizuki Masaaki Mochizuki is a Japanese professional wrestler, currently performing for Dragon Gate, where he is the current Open the Dream Gate Champion in his second reign and the leader of the Junction Three stable... |
Magnum TOKYO | Osaka Osaka is a city in the Kansai region of Japan's main island of Honshu, a designated city under the Local Autonomy Law, the capital city of Osaka Prefecture and also the biggest part of Keihanshin area, which is represented by three major cities of Japan, Kyoto, Osaka and Kobe... , Japan Japan Japan is an island nation in East Asia. Located in the Pacific Ocean, it lies to the east of the Sea of Japan, China, North Korea, South Korea and Russia, stretching from the Sea of Okhotsk in the north to the East China Sea and Taiwan in the south... |
Five-way steel cage match, which also included CIMA Nobuhiko Oshima , better known by his ring name Cima , is a Japanese professional wrestler who currently wrestles for Dragon Gate and its international expansion Dragon Gate USA... , Darkness Dragon and Dragon Kid Dragon Kid Dragon Kid is a Japanese professional wrestler who wrestles for Dragon Gate.-Professional wrestling career:... . |