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 66 years old.
He is currently a Part Time Wrestler and Promoter, working for DDT and Independent promotions, under the ring name of Atsushi Onita.
He is the founder of the hardcore wrestling promotion FMW, and is self-proclaimed to have slept with over 20,000 women, has wrestled in Afghanistan for charity, come in and out of retirement numerous times, and has his own DS game about teaching politics for kids.
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 66)
- 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, and is self-proclaimed to have slept with over 20,000 women, has wrestled in Afghanistan for charity, come in and out of retirement numerous times, and has his own DS game about teaching politics for kids.
JapanCareer 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 / Brands
Promotion from to Promotion 
DDTJanuary 13, 2020 Present Promotion INDY December 11, 1998 Present Promotion AJPWSeptember 18, 2022 September 3, 2023 Promotion BJWAugust 25, 2019 March 26, 2020 Promotion STARDOMDecember 2, 2018 February 11, 2019 Promotion FMWApril 3, 2015 April 8, 2018 Promotion ZERO1July 24, 2016 September 24, 2017 Promotion CZWAugust 5, 2017 August 5, 2017 Promotion AJPWNovember 27, 2016 June 20, 2017 Promotion ZERO1July 8, 2012 July 28, 2015 Promotion NJPWJanuary 4, 1999 August 28, 1999 Promotion FMWDecember 11, 1996 November 20, 1998 Promotion ECWJune 27, 1998 June 27, 1998 Promotion FMWOctober 6, 1989 May 5, 1995 Promotion MICHINOKUSeptember 28, 1993 December 26, 1993 Promotion AJPWApril 15, 1974 January 3, 1985 Promotion CMLLMarch 12, 1982 May 7, 1982 Promotion NWAOctober 27, 1981 March 7, 1982 Promotion CWAMarch 21, 1981 October 19, 1981 - 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 - Images History
Jul 2012Jun 2007Jul 2001Sep 1997Jan 1991Oct 1981Apr 1974
DDT
AJPW
BJW
STARDOM
FMW
ZERO1
CZW
NJPW
ECW
MICHINOKU
CMLL
NWA
CWA
- 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
- Titles Won
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)
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)
