1. Masanori Toguchi, known by his Korean name and ring name Kim Duk, is a retired Zainichi Korean professional wrestler.
14 Facts About Kim Duk
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Kim Duk was known by the name Tiger Chung Lee in the World Wrestling Federation.
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Kim Duk spent the next four years roaming around NWA territories and in the American Wrestling Association.
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Kim Duk was managed by Boris Malenko in the Mid-Atlantic area, often teaming with another Malenko protege, The Masked Superstar.
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In 1982, Kim Duk began wrestling for the NWA's Kansas City territory, before moving to the World Wrestling Federation in 1983 under the name Tiger Chung Lee.
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Kim Duk formed a tag team with Mr Fuji but fell out with him and turned babyface after they lost to The Wild Samoans at the Philadelphia Spectrum in 1984.
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In 2001, Kim Duk made his return to AJPW, helping out the promotion during their crisis after the Pro Wrestling Noah exodus.
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Kim Duk had since remained semi-retired and works for a non-profit organization.
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Kim Duk still wrestles on special legends matches from time to time.
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Kim Duk lost the title back to Shimoda on January 19,2019.
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In September 2019, Kim Duk pulled out of Tokyo Championship Wrestling's tour due to chest pains, which ended up being arrhythmia.
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On May 31,2022, Kim Duk would wrestle his last match on at the Jumbo Tsuruta tribute show at Korakuen Hall, officially retiring after nearly fifty four years.
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In 1986, while wrestling in the US for the WWF, Kim Duk made his acting debut as a henchman of Charles Dance's character, Sardo Numspa, in The Golden Child, which starred Eddie Murphy.
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In 2012, after a long hiatus from acting, Kim Duk portrayed Lee in the film, Mountain Mafia.