Best of Atsushi Onita History of Hardcore DVD

Atushi Onita He is credited with importing to Japan, as well as innovating, the deathmatch style of professional wrestling.  created his own promotion, FMW, basing it around death matches he had seen during his earlier stay in Memphis. His first "death match" was against martial artist Masashi Aoyagi, which he won. Over the next few years, until 1995, he had several death matches for FMW's heavyweight title, the World Martial Arts/Brass Knuckles Heavyweight Championship, defending it against former AJPW comrade Tarzan Goto, as well as The Sheik, Terry Funk, Mr. Pogo and even boxer Leon Spinks. Also during this period, he starred in the movie Dan Gan  Japanese for bullet, which would later be adopted as the nickname for Onita's pupil, Masato Tanaka. His last defense, in May 1995, saw him defeating Hayabusa, who succeeded him as the promotion's ace.




Atsushi Onita vs. Masanobu Kurisu (Barbwire Match, 2/12/90)

Atsushi Onita & Tarzan Goto vs. Masanobu Kurisu & Dragon Master (Texas Death Match, 4/1/90)

Atsushi Onita vs. Tarzan Goto (Exploding Land Mine Death Match, 8/4/90)

Atsushi Onita vs. Mr. Pogo (11/5/90)

Atsushi Onita vs. Mr. Pogo (5/6/91)

Atsushi Onita vs. Tiger Jeet Singh (Jungle Death Match, 6/30/92)

Atsushi Onita vs. Mr. Pogo (7/24/93)

Atsushi Onita vs. Mr. Pogo (8/23/93)

Atsushi Onita vs. Hayabusa (May 1995)