Atsushi Onita
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Oct 29, 2026
David ForestHOST
No, absolutely not.
David ForestHOST
I mean, I'm sure if you sent Von Wagner or Aldous Huxley, whoever the fuck they're putting out in NXT, over to fight Onita in bomb matches, I'm sure they'd learn from it, and he'd be perfectly willing to do it, I'm very sure, but, yeah, you can't train this down in full sail.
GeorgeHOST
No, you can't.
GeorgeHOST
You can't really train anything down in Fort Sauer.
Case LoweHOST
You go to the 2000s, and this is where I think it gets really interesting.
Case LoweHOST
There's a WEW show that Sasuke and Onita against Otani and Hashimoto in Kawasaki Stadium does a claimed attendance of 16,800.
Case LoweHOST
November 2002, Michinoku Pro Anniversary Show.
Case LoweHOST
Sasuke, Togo, and Jinsei Shinzaki versus Nanawa, Kaz Hayashi, and Takuma Shinoku.
Case LoweHOST
That does 3,600.
Case LoweHOST
Delphin, I'm sorry, not Delphin.
Case LoweHOST
Sasuke versus Onita, September 23rd, 2003.
Case LoweHOST
8,000 fans.
Case LoweHOST
You go to the 2000s, and this is where I think it gets really interesting.
Case LoweHOST
There's a WEW show that Sasuke and Onita against Otani and Hashimoto in Kawasaki Stadium does a claimed attendance of 16,800.
Case LoweHOST
November 2002, Michinoku Pro Anniversary Show.
Case LoweHOST
Sasuke, Togo, and Jinsei Shinzaki versus Nanawa, Kaz Hayashi, and Takuma Shinoku.
Case LoweHOST
That does 3,600.
Case LoweHOST
Delphin, I'm sorry, not Delphin.
Case LoweHOST
Sasuke versus Onita, September 23rd, 2003.
Case LoweHOST
8,000 fans.
Maverick RoseHOST
On August of 2024, Dory Funk laced up his boots, got back in the ring for one last match.
Maverick RoseHOST
That match, standing across from him, was Mr. Atsushi Onita.
Maverick RoseHOST
Two legends meeting for one final time, one final match before retirement, essentially for Mr. Dory Funk Jr. Fast-forward to August 2026, and we have lost Mr. Dory Funk Jr.
Maverick RoseHOST
So this episode will be dedicated to his memory, and our deepest condolences to the family.
KenoHOST
[upbeat music] WrestleMagic.
Maverick RoseHOST
All right, everyone, tonight's episode of WrestleMagic, we're having another great guest here tonight.
Maverick RoseHOST
Today, we have Mr. Atsushi Onita, the godfather of Japanese death matches, and I can't believe he's here.
Maverick RoseHOST
But Mr. Onita, welcome to the show.
DustyHOST
This is like a big thing.
DustyHOST
They had a guy named Onita who was known for having a chair that would explode when he hit people with it.
DustyHOST
Like it was a whole thing.
DustyHOST
But, and they mostly do death matches so he's, he's in a chain death match, uh, with Onita that he loses and then he kind of w- just goes through this and it's like he's a central figure there but he's not the biggest guy.
DustyHOST
You know? He's, he's just part of the roster.
DustyHOST
But then...
AndrewHOST
... like Lesnar does.
AndrewHOST
Um, so it's pretty crazy.
Case LoweHOST
What we have coming next is the greatest match in Michinoku Pro history, and then a bunch of other fun stuff that we'll rattle off as we get into the back end of the episode.
Case LoweHOST
But we have to go to the Observer here for the 12/23/96 Observer, where Dave does a recap of the December 11th FMW show, where Dave writes that the first FMW show-- I'm sorry, this was the FMW show on 12/11 at the Komazawa Olympic Park Gymnasium, which featured the return of Atsushi Onita.
Case LoweHOST
The heat and interest in Onita's return after his retirement match on May 5th, 1995, was such that not only did it sell out weeks in advance to the tune of 7,923 fans, but it was also the entire front page of the next day's Tokyo sports newspaper.
Case LoweHOST
The show was also the retirement match of Mr. Pogo, who got married later in the week and due to serious injuries suffered in a match this past August and a heart condition, was pretty much forced to retire several months earlier than the original plan.
Case LoweHOST
What we have coming next is the greatest match in Michinoku Pro history, and then a bunch of other fun stuff that we'll rattle off as we get into the back end of the episode.
Case LoweHOST
But we have to go to the Observer here for the 12/23/96 Observer, where Dave does a recap of the December 11th FMW show, where Dave writes that, "The first FMW show..." Oh, I'm sorry, this was the FMW show on 12/11 at the Komazawa Olympic Park Gymnasium, which featured the return of Atsushi Onita.
Case LoweHOST
"The heat and interest in Onita's return after his retirement match on May 5th, 1995, was such that not only did it sell out weeks in advance to the tune of 7,923 fans, but it was also the entire front page of the next day's Tokyo sports newspaper.
Case LoweHOST
The show was also the retirement match of Mr. Pogo, who got married later in the week and due to serious injuries suffered in a match this past August and a heart condition, was pretty much forced to retire several months earlier than the original plan.
Joe HulbertHOST
It's like, 'cause even Jack-
AlexGUEST
You and Onita next
Joe HulbertHOST
... like, some...
Joe HulbertHOST
Yes, actually.
Joe HulbertHOST
[laughs] I don't know.
Joe HulbertHOST
Yeah, exactly.
Joe HulbertHOST
Um, it, but the thing is, if he's got one, like anyone can get one really, right? I mean, you said Onita.
AlexGUEST
Yeah.
James BoydHOST
Who is he retiring with?
Rich LattaHOST
Oh yeah, bring, bring O- bring Onita too.
Rich LattaHOST
Bring Onita too.
James BoydHOST
Onita? All right.
Rich LattaHOST
Um, but uh, yeah man, let's move forward, dog.
Rich LattaHOST
Like I, I think it'll be fine.
JoshHOST
Yes.
JoshHOST
And the, a lot of people do say Onita.
JoshHOST
That's probably the Japanese name you think of first, but nope, it wasn't Onita.
JoshHOST
It was Dusty Rhodes.
JoshHOST
All right, so we're out of Know Your Enemy.
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