Osamu Kido
Osamu Kido | |
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Japan | |
Died | December 11, 2023 Yokosuka, Japan | (aged 73)
Professional wrestling career | |
Ring name(s) | Osamu Kido |
Billed height | 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in) |
Billed weight | 105 kg (231 lb) |
Billed from | Kawasaki, Kanagawa, Japan |
Trained by | Karl Gotch |
Debut | February 21, 1969 |
Retired | 2010 |
Osamu Kido (木戸 修, Kido Osamu, February 2, 1950 – December 11, 2023) was a Japanese
Career
Osamu Kido made his debut for
Kido returned to NJPW in February 1976. However, due to his simplistic wrestling style and lack of expression, he was relegated to opening and mid-card matches.
After eight years, Kido left NJPW to join UWF at Karl Gotch's recommendation. In the UWF, Kido gained popularity with his mat skills. In 1985, he won the Three Tour Tournament.
After the UWF promotion fell apart, Kido and most of the UWF roster returned to NJPW in December 1985, setting the stage for the original NJPW vs. UWF feud. The feud showcased Kido higher up in the matches. On August 5, 1986, Kido teamed with Akira Maeda to win the IWGP Tag Team Championship, defeating Tatsumi Fujinami and Kengo Kimura. They would hold on to the titles for over a month, before losing the titles back to Fujinami and Kimura on September 23, 1986. As Maeda and most of the UWF stars decided to restart the UWF as Newborn UWF in 1988, Kido decided to stay in NJPW, because "his father (Karl Gotch) wasn't there."
In 1992, New Japan entered another inter-promotional feud with
In 1995, Kido teamed with
In 2005, Kido came out of retirement to wrestle for Big Mouth Loud. After BML dissolved in 2010, Kido retired from wrestling.
Death
Kido died from cancer in Yokosuka, on December 11, 2023, at the age of 73.[2]
Championships and accomplishments
- New Japan Pro-Wrestling
- IWGP Tag Team Championship (1 time) – with Akira Maeda
- Tokyo Sports
- Service Award (2001)
- Universal Wrestling Federation
- Three Tour Tournament (1985)[3]
Notes
- ^ 元新日本プロレス木戸修さん死去73歳「キド・クラッチ」いぶし銀の活躍 娘はゴルファー木戸愛. Nikkan Sports (in Japanese). December 14, 2023.
- ^ "Obituary: Osamu Kido, former New Japan Pro-Wrestling star, passed away" 【訃報】元新日本プロレス・木戸修さんが逝去. New Japan Pro-Wrestling (in Japanese). December 14, 2023.
- ^ "Original UWF Tournaments".