Katsuji Ueda
| Born | December 15, 1945 Japan |
|---|---|
| Died | 20 April 2017 (aged 71) Japan |
| Professional wrestling career | |
| Ring name(s) | Katsuji Ueda |
| Billed height | 177 cm (5 ft 10 in) |
| Billed weight | 96 kg (212 lb) |
| Trained by |
Atsushi Onita FMW Dojo |
| Debut | January 7, 1990 |
Katsuji Ueda (上田 勝次 Ueda Katsuji, December 15, 1945–April 20, 2017) was a Japanese kickboxer, martial artist and professional wrestler, best known for his time with Frontier Martial-Arts Wrestling (FMW) between 1990 and 1995. He was usually utilized in martial arts fights during his FMW career and won the promotion's World Light Heavyweight Championship three times.
Trained and skilled in martial arts and kickboxing, Katsuji Ueda was brought into Frontier Martial-Arts Wrestling (FMW) by Atsushi Onita, who created the promotion to prove that professional wrestling was better than martial arts and held many fights between wrestlers and martial artists. Ueda's first professional wrestling match in FMW took place in the Battle Resistance Tournament on January 7, 1990, where he lost to Mitsuhiro Matsunaga in the opening round. Initially a villain, Ueda headlined the July 16 show against company's top star Atsushi Onita in a martial arts match, which FMW dubbed "different style fight". At Summer Spectacular in Shiodome, Ueda teamed with Mr. Pogo and Ricky Fuji to defeat the team of Kim Hyun Han, Lee Gak-soo and Sambo Asako. He scored a major victory over Tarzan Goto on August 25. On September 25, Ueda defeated The Shooter, Ricky Fuji and Jimmy Backlund to win a tournament for the vacant AWA World Light Heavyweight Championship. This began a feud with Backlund, which culminated in a mixed fight at the 1st Anniversary Show. Ueda turned fan favorite and joined forces with Atsushi Onita on the FMW team.
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