1. Magnum Tokyo's character was immensely popular with women, and was instrumental in building a large female fanbase in Toryumon's early years.
18 Facts About Magnum Tokyo
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Magnum Tokyo was a popular mainstay in Japan's Dragon Gate promotion.
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Magnum Tokyo was trained by Ultimo Dragon and graduated from Dragon's "Toryumon Gym" in 1997, making his professional wrestling debut on May 11,1997 by defeating fellow debutante Nobuhiko Oshima.
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Magnum Tokyo used to dance his way to the ring, wearing elaborate costumes and eye-masks, and stripped from them before the matches, sometimes with women in the crowd actually stuffing money into his tights.
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Magnum Tokyo would make appearances for Consejo Mundial de Lucha Libre and International Wrestling Revolution Group.
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Magnum Tokyo defeated Tony Rivera in the final of the Young Dragons Cup 1997.
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Magnum Tokyo then appeared on WCW Saturday Night on December 5,1998 in a segment with Barry Darsow where he got laid out.
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Magnum Tokyo returned to Japan and made his debut for Toryumon Japan on January 31,1999.
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Magnum Tokyo participated in the NWA World Middleweight Title Tournament but lost in the finals to SASUKE.
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In March and April 2001, Magnum took part in El Numero Uno and was placed into block A With three points he progressed to the semi-final and then eventually the final which took place on April 4.
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On March 15,2002, Magnum Tokyo lost the British Commonwealth Junior Heavyweight Championship to SUWA.
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In El Numero Uno 2003, Magnum Tokyo only reached the quarter-finals before losing to Genki Horiguchi.
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On June 29, Magnum Tokyo defeated CIMA for the Ultimo Dragon Gym Championship and would lose it to SUWA on February 8,2004.
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Magnum Tokyo took part in King Of Gate 2005 but was eliminated in the first round by Masaaki Mochizuki.
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On November 20,2008, Magnum returned to professional wrestling, appearing under a new gimmick, Detective Alan Kuroki, at a Hustle event in Tokyo, Japan.
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Magnum Tokyo wrestled his return match for HUSTLE on November 22,2008.
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Magnum Tokyo appeared at Hustle Jihad 2009 where he teamed with Akira Shoji, Rene Dupree, Shiro Koshinaka and Toshiaki Kawada and lost to Genichiro Tenryu, King RIKI, Riki Choshu, Wataru Sakata and Yoshihiro Takayama.
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Since the closure of HUSTLE, Magnum Tokyo has stayed away from wrestling and is presumed retired.