Atsushi Onita: Profile, Career Stats, Face/Heel Turns, Titles Won & Gimmicks

On this page, you find the full wrestling profile of Atsushi Onita, with his Career History, real name, age, height and weight, the Promotions he worked for, all the Face/Heel turns, the Championship Titles he won, his Finishers, Theme Songs, Tag Teams and Stables, his appearance changes through the years, and more.

Atsushi Onita (大仁田厚) was born in Nagasaki, Nagasaki, Japan on October 25, 1957, and he is currently 67 years old.

He is currently a Part Time Wrestler and Promoter, working for Frontier Martial-Arts Wrestling and Independent Circuit under the ring name of Atsushi Onita.

He is the founder of the hardcore wrestling promotion FMW.

Atsushi Onita Profile Index

Profile Info

Gender Male
Real Name Atsushi Onita (大仁田厚)
Ring Names
- Atsushi Onita ( February 22, 1982 - Present)
- The Great Nita ( December 1, 1994 - May 1, 1995)
- Mr. Onita ( March 21, 1981 - February 21, 1982)
- Atsushi Onita ( April 14, 1974 - March 20, 1981)
Born October 25, 1957 (age 67)
Nationality Japan
Birth Place Nagasaki, Nagasaki, Japan
Billed From
- Nagasaki, Nagasaki, Japan
Height 5 ft 11 in (181 cm)
Weight
- 218 lbs (99 kg)
Nicknames Mr. Liar; Padre del Deathmatch
Notes He is the founder of the hardcore wrestling promotion FMW.

Career History

Roles
- Part Time Wrestler ( March 26, 2005 - Present)
- Promoter ( October 6, 1989 - Present)
- Coach ( January 1, 1981 - May 11, 2012)
- Politician ( July 29, 2001 - June 23, 2007)
- Wrestler ( December 11, 1998 - September 23, 2003)
- Part Time Wrestler ( December 11, 1996 - December 10, 1998)
- Actor ( May 6, 1995 - June 30, 1996)
- Wrestler ( October 6, 1989 - May 5, 1995)
- Wrestler ( April 14, 1974 - January 3, 1985)

Promotions History

Promotion	from	to
Promotion INDY	December 11, 1998	Present
Promotion FMW E	May 6, 2021	Present
Promotion AJPWBrand Heavyweight	September 18, 2022	March 30, 2024
Promotion DDT	January 13, 2020	January 14, 2024
Promotion BJW	August 25, 2019	March 26, 2020
Promotion STARDOM	December 2, 2018	February 11, 2019
Promotion FMW	April 3, 2015	April 8, 2018
Promotion ZERO1	July 24, 2016	September 24, 2017
Promotion CZW	August 5, 2017	August 5, 2017
Promotion AJPWBrand Heavyweight	November 27, 2016	June 20, 2017
Promotion ZERO1	July 8, 2012	July 28, 2015
Promotion WJ	March 1, 2003	June 29, 2003
Promotion WAR	March 14, 1999	December 16, 1999
Promotion NJPWBrand Heavyweight	January 4, 1999	August 28, 1999
Promotion FMW	December 11, 1996	November 20, 1998
Promotion ECW	June 27, 1998	June 27, 1998
Promotion FMW	October 6, 1989	May 5, 1995
Promotion MPW	September 28, 1993	December 26, 1993
Promotion AJPWBrand Junior Heavyweight	May 28, 1982	January 3, 1985
Promotion EMLL	March 12, 1982	May 7, 1982
Promotion NWA	October 27, 1981	April 11, 1982
Promotion CWF	October 27, 1981	February 21, 1982
Promotion CWA	March 21, 1981	October 19, 1981
Promotion AJPWBrand Heavyweight	April 15, 1974	August 29, 1980

Images History

Jul 2012
Jun 2007
Jul 2001
Sep 1997
Jan 1991
Oct 1981
Apr 1974

Face / Heel Turns

Alignment	from	to
Tweener	August 29, 1999	Present
Heel	August 1, 1998	August 28, 1999
Face	December 22, 1997	July 31, 1998
Heel	September 30, 1997	December 21, 1997
Face	March 7, 1982	September 29, 1997
Tweener	April 14, 1974	March 6, 1982

Finishers
- Thunder Fire Powerbomb - High angle Powerbomb ( October 6, 1989 - Present)
- DDO - Flowing snap DDT ( April 14, 1974 - Present)
Theme Songs
- Theme Song "Wild Things (X Version/FMW Remix)" by the Troggs - Single ( October 6, 1989 - Present)
- Theme Song "Superstar" by Don Ellis - Single ( April 15, 1974 - January 3, 1985)

Titles & Accomplishments

Frontier Martial-Arts Wrestling
- 7 FMW Brass Knuckles Heavyweight Championship
- 4 FMW Brass Knuckles Tag Team Championship (1 with Tarzan Goto, 1 with Mitsuhiro Matsunaga, 1 with Mr. Gannosuke, 1 with W*ING Kanemura)
- 4 FMW World Street Fight 6-Man Tag Team Championship (1 with Tetsuhiro Kuroda & Hido, 1 with Koji Nakagawa & Tetsuhiro Kuroda, 1 with Masato Tanaka & Hideki Hosaka, 1 with Hideki Hosaka & Sean Guinness)
- 1 United States Championship
All Japan Pro Wrestling
- 3 All Asia Tag Team Championship (1 with Masanobu Fuchi, 1 with Yoshitatsu, 1 with Toy Kojima)
- 1 NWA International Junior Heavyweight Championship
Continental Wrestling Association
- 3 AWA Southern Tag Team Championship (with Masanobu Fuchi)
Empresa Mexicana de Lucha Libre
- 1 NWA International Junior Heavyweight Championship
Mid-Atlantic Championship Wrestling
- 1 NWA International Junior Heavyweight Championship
Onita Pro
- 2 Barbed-Wire Street Fight 6-Man Tag Team Championship (1 with with Shigeo Okumura & Mitsunobu Kikuzawa, 1 with Exciting Yoshida & Mitsunobu Kikuzawa)
Pro Wrestling Zero1
- 3 Blast King Championship
- 1 Blast King Tag Team Championship (with Chigusa Nagayo)
Other Accomplishments
- Wrestling Observer Newsletter Hall of Fame induction (class of 1996)
- FMW Barbed Wire Deathmatch Tournament Winner (1991)
- FMW World's Strongest Tag Team Tournament Winner (1992 – with Tarzan Goto)
- FMW Street Fight Tag Team Tournament Winner (1992 – with Grigory Verichev)
- FMW Six Man Tag Team Tournament Winner (1994 – with Tarzan Goto & Sambo Asako)
- WAR Six Man Tag Team Tournament Winner (1994 - with Genichiro Tenryu & Crusher Bam Bam Bigelow)
- Tokyo Sports Awards
  - Wrestler of the Year (1990)
  - Best Tag Team Award (2015 - with Chigusa Nagayo)
  - Match of the Year (1990 - vs. Tarzan Goto on 08/04; 1994 - with Tarzan Goto vs. Genichiro Tenryu & Ashura Hara on 03/02)
  - Effort Award (1979)
  - Fighting Spirit Award (2014)
  - Outstanding Performance Award (1991)
  - Special Award (1989)
  - Topic Award (1991)
- WON Best Babyface (1993, 1994)
- WON Most Charismatic (1994)

Teams & Relations

Tag Teams & Stables
- Team Zero - Hideki Hosanna, Mr. Pogo #2 / Gosaku Goshogawara, Tetsuhiro Kuroda, Yoshinori Sasaki ( August 21, 1998 - December 11, 1998)
- ZEN - Mike Awesome , Hido, Hideki Hosaka / Great Nita / Great Fake, Hisakatsu Oya, Koji Nakagawa, Mr. Gannosuke, Tetsuhiro Kuroda, Yukihiro Kanemura ( September 30, 1997 - May 5, 1998)
- Atsushi Onita & Masanobu Fuchi - Masanobu Fuchi ( June 10, 1984 - November 26, 1984)
- Mr. Fuchi & Mr. Onita - Masanobu Fuchi ( March 21, 1981 - February 21, 1982)