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Don Fujii |
| Real Name: Tatsuki Fuji | |
| Nickname: Sanjyuudai no Oni Gunsou - 三十代の鬼軍曹 | |
| Date of Birth: 7/6/1970 | |
| Birthplace: Minoh-shi, Osaka | |
| Height/Weight: 175cm/105kg | |
| Theme: WILD DRANK HUSKEY | |
| Debut: 5/11/1997 vs. Takahiro Suwa | |
| Title History: Open the Dream Gate, Open the Triangle Gate, IJ Tag, UWA 6 Man Tag |
Specialties:
•Nice German - ナイスジャーマン
German suplex hold. The name comes from CIMA exclaiming "NICE!" the first
term Fujii won with it.
•Nodowa Elbow - ノド輪エルボー
Choke slam with Fujii bringing himself down on the victim with an elbow
drop at the same time
•Nodowa Otoshi - ノド輪落とし
1997: Goes from Sumo to the WAR system in a
non-wrestling capacity job. Enters the Ultimo Dragon Gym. Debuts as a part of
the first class. Becomes a founding member of Crazy MAX with the ring name Sumo
Fuji.
1998: Participates for World Championship Wrestling, and debuts
in Japan with CMAX for Michinoku Pro Wrestling. They align with the heel group
SASUKE Gumi.
1999: Toryumon Japan debuts. When CIMA and SUWA changed their
names, he asked for a new name too. Instead of getting FUJI like he wanted, CIMA
named him Sumo "Dandy" Fuji.
2000: Renames to Sumo "Dandy" Fuji 2000, and briefly Sumo
"Dandy" Fujii 200,000. Loses hair at World, after a Suicida Match pits him
against CIMA. Steals Ryo Saitos' bicycle and Genki Horiguchis' surfboard, the
first of many thefts.
2001: Renames to Big Fuji. After losing the bike back to Ryo,
they form the Bicycle Brothers team. Feuds with Yasushi Kanda most of the year.
It was never actually settled, as Kanda was forced into retirement.
2002: Renames to Don Fujii. This character was patterned after
Don Arakawa, not Don Frye as initially thought. Had a brief CMAX vs. CMAX feud
with SUWA while he was distanced from the group. Invades the T2P ring to steal
Milano Collection ATs' invisible dog Mikeru. Loses it back to Milano in a match,
but then steals it again right away. Ryo returned it the next day, prompting
Fujii to disband the Bicycle Brothers. Poses as a giant gorilla named El King
Kong to kidnap YOSSINOs' pet monkey Venezia.
2003: Renames to .... Don Fujii, ending the yearly rename
tradition. Loses Venezia to K-ness and Do FIXER. Steals BATAyans' golden
microphone. After returning it, sings a duet of Dream Play with BATA. Disappears
when Rey de Parejas starts, although Karaoke Machine #1 was found to replace
him.
2004: A vicious slump in El Numero Uno puts him at odds with
other CMAX members. It was never really settled. Managed to avoid the maximum
weakest spot in the tournament by beating brother YASSHI. Poses as Catcher Fuji
and steals the baseball bat of Second Doi. Defends the bat in a Bat vs. Iron
Perm match, forcing Doi to change his hair to the iron perm style. Teams with
Doi and Naoki Tanisaki as the iron perm enthusiast team for Rey de Parejas.
Leads Waku Waku Fuji Land after CMAX splits.
2005: Joins Blood Generation. Challenges for the Dream Gate for
the first time, but fails.
2006: Resumes feud with Kanda, coaxing him out of retirement.
Remains a Blood member after MO'z forms, but distances himself from CIMA for the
first time to align with Magnum TOKYOs' Revolution and Renaissance concepts.
Disappears again, this time during WrestleJAM. Turboyan was found to replace
him. Teams with Kanda in the IJ Tag tournament, losing in the 1st round. An
injury to Magu in the later rounds allowed Fujii to jump into his spot teaming
with Masaaki Mochizuki. They went on to win. Continuing with the Renaissance
theme, he scored a major upset by defeating Susumu Yokosuka to win the Dream
Gate.
2007: Falls back into a comedic and backline role. Feuds with
Tetsuhiro Kuroda of Apache Pro Wrestling Gumi. Again disappears, forcing
Turboyan to come in from his planet. Wins the Open the Triangle Gate with Mochi
and K-ness. Has his first true singles match with married team partner CIMA in
King of Gate, but loses.
Fujii has continued with Mochi in defending the DG name in other promotions. They continue to be a pillar in the tag division, making a strong attempt on the Twin Gate.