years of BJW and helped the promotion to make a mark in the deathmatch wrestling fame in Japan. In the summer of 1998, Matsunaga participated in a tournament to crown the inaugural Deathmatch Heavyweight Champion, losing to The Great Pogo in the final in a Glass and Fire Coffin Cremation Deathmatch on August 9. On August 23, Matsunaga defeated Pogo in a Glass and Fire Coffin Cremation Deathmatch to win the title. Matsunaga lost the title to Shadow WX in a 3-Way Board Alligator Deathmatch on September 23. On August 19, 2001, Matsunaga defeated Zandig in a 200 lighttubes and thumbtack and glass board deathmatch to win his second Deathmatch Heavyweight Championship. Matsunaga lost the title back to Zandig at Ante Up. This was his last appearance with BJW as he left the company after losing the title. Independent circuit (2002–2009) Matsunaga competed as a freelancer in the Japanese independent circuit during the last few years of his career. On September 16, 2002, Matsunaga attacked Mammoth Sasaki with a baseball bat during Sasaki's match against Hisakatsu Oya for the Wrestlings Marvelous Future (WMF) promotion. A match was made between Matsunaga and Sasaki which stipulated that if Matsunaga won then he would be allowed to compete in WMF and deathmatches would also be legal in the company and if he lost then he would be banned from competing in WMF. The match took place on September 30, which Matsunaga lost. Matsunaga would make appearances for Pro Wrestling Zero1 between 2005 and 2008. On December 23, 2009, Matsunaga lost to Akitoshi Saito in his retirement match at a Pro Wrestling NOAH show. Personal life After retiring from professional wrestling, Matsunaga opened Mr. Danger, a franchised steakhouse with two Tokyo locations operating out of Sumida City and Taitō City. Championships and accomplishments Big Japan Pro Wrestling BJW Deathmatch Heavyweight Championship (2 times) Frontier Martial-Arts Wrestling FMW Brass Knuckles Tag Team Championship (1 time) – with Atsushi Onita Wrestling International New Generations W*ING World Tag Team Championship (1 time) – with Yukihiro Kanemura References 1966 births Japanese male professional wrestlers Living people People from Chita, Aichi Sportspeople from Aichi Prefecture 20th-century professional wrestlers 21st-century professional wrestlers FMW Brass Knuckles Tag Team Champions BJW Deathmatch Heavyweight Champions