Osamu Kido
| Osamu Kido | |
|---|---|
| Born |
February 2, 1950 Kawasaki City, Kanagawa, Japan |
| 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 City, Kanagawa, Japan |
| Trained by | Karl Gotch |
| Debut | February 21, 1969 |
Osamu Kido (木戸 修 Kido Osamu?) is a Japanese professional wrestler who wrestled for New Japan Pro Wrestling. He participated in the foundation of New Japan of 1972 and the foundation of UWF in 1984. In 2005, after four years in retirement, Kido returned to the ring.
Osamu Kido made his debut for Japanese Wrestling Association on February 21, 1969, against Motoyuki Kitazawa. When Antonio Inoki was expelled from JWA in 1971, Kido followed suit and helped Inoki form a new promotion called New Japan Pro Wrestling in 1972. In 1975, Kido and Tatsumi Fujinami were sent abroad to Europe, to participate in an international tournament in Germany. Afterwards, he went to the United States to train in Florida with the legendary Karl Gotch, who called Kido "his son."
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 by 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 on 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."
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