Magnitude Kishiwada

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Toyonari Fujita, better known under his current stage name Magnitude Kishiwada (マグニチュード岸和田, born May 19th, 1971 in Kishiwada, Osaka, Japan) is a Japanese wrestler. He formerly was part of Dragon Gate as a member of the heel stable Muscle Outlaw'z. He is now part of the Tokyo Gurentai faction and wrestles for El Dorado.

1 Career
2 In wrestling
3 Championships and accomplishments
4 External links

[edit] Career

For many years he had been a jobber in hardcore wrestling promotions, including FMW, W*ING, and Big Japan Pro Wrestling, competing under his real name, and as Toryu. He eventually landed in Osaka Pro, where he became a monster heel, Big Boss MA-G-MA.

His debut in Dragon Gate was heavily hyped. He first arrived wearing a motorcycle helmet, referring to himself as MA-G-MA. In what was to be his debut match, a singles match against CIMA, he instead removed the helmet and embraced CIMA, joining his faction of Blood Generation and renaming himself Magnitude Kishiwada (from the magnitude of an earthquake and the name of his hometown). People questioned the addition of Kishiwada to Blood Generation, since one of the principles of Blood Generation was a "clean face" (i.e. maskless) concept, but CIMA admitted that he only said that when he first formed the group just so Super Shisa couldn't join. Kishiwada would end Masaaki Mochizuki's 11 month reign as Open the Dream Gate Champion, becoming the first non DG-trueborn to win the Dream Gate title. He would suffer an injury, and drop the Dream Gate to Ryo Saito.

Kishiwada would bring one of his running buddies from Osaka Pro, Gamma, into Blood Generation to be his replacement while he was out. However, Gamma and CIMA clashed, and this resulted in Blood Generation splitting in half, with CIMA leading a smaller face faction, and Naruki Doi and Gamma leading a heel faction. Doi's faction would win the rights to the name Blood Generation, but they immediately renounced it, instead renaming themselves the Muscle Outlaw'z. Upon his return, Kishiwada allied with the MO'z.

Kishiwada began making fewer appearances for Dragon Gate. In 2007 he joined the Global Professional Wrestling Alliance, limiting his Dragon Gate time even further. As part of the GPWA, he has appeared in El Dorado, aligned with, but not actually a member of, heel faction HELL DEMONS. As many of the wrestlers in Dorado were formerly part of the Dragon system, and in a few cases on bad terms with the system, his participation in Dorado and Dragon Gate at the same time is considered controversial.

With the Muscle Outlaw'z stable in Dragon Gate over, Magnitude Kishiwada has joined forces with Masaaki Mochizuki and Don Fujii in an "over 30" team, his first non-heel role in years.

[edit] In wrestling

Finishing and signature moves

Mandriller (Leg hook brainbuster)
Elevated powerbomb
Multiple suplex variations

[edit] Championships and accomplishments

Dragon Gate

Open the Dream Gate Championship (1 time)
Open the Triangle Gate Championship (3 times) - with Gamma and Naruki Doi (1), with CIMA and Masato Yoshino (1), with Masato Yoshino and Naruki Doi (1)