which translated to "bad man" in English, where he defeated Bam Bam Bigelow in a highly anticipated match. In the recurring weeks of that year, Kitao, alongside Masa Saito, Shinya Hashimoto and Riki Choshu, had many encounters with Bigelow, "Dr. Death" Steve Williams and Big Van Vader, feuding with the latter, in which Kitao lost most of their matches. However later that July, he was fired for disrespectful conduct and racism towards Riki Choshu, who was of Zainichi Korean descent. His last match occurred on July 22, defeating Russian amateur wrestler Vladimir Berkovich in both men's last match. Super World of Sports (1990–1991) Upon joining SWS in November 1990, he joined the Revolution stable and teamed with fellow former sumo Genichiro Tenryu. In an appearance at the World Wrestling Federation's WrestleMania VII, Tenryu and Kitao defeated Demolition. During his match with another former sumo-turned-pro wrestler in John "Earthquake" Tenta on April 1, 1991 at a show in Kobe, Kitao, who was booked to lose, broke kayfabe by refusing to sell Tenta's attacks, openly stalled the match, and legitimately attempted to gouge Tenta's eyes (which Tenta blocked). After being shouted at by Tenta and with the crowd chanting Tenta's name, Kitao kicked the referee and was disqualified. Afterwards he picked up a microphone and in a shoot promo announced that wrestling was fake and Tenta could never really beat him, as other Japanese wrestlers attempted to restrain him. Kitao was fired from SWS as a result, while promotion officials were concerned that Kitao might further expose the business to national newspapers; The Great Kabuki was also eventually relegated and later fired as a SWS booker when officials discovered he had advised Tenta to stiff Kitao in an attempt to provoke his temper and get him expelled. Various promotions (1991–1998) Kitao then wandered in martial arts and got a black belt in karate. In 1992 he returned to wrestling under his new martial arts persona by appearing in a UWF International event, defeating Kazuo Yamazaki. This enabled him to face UWF-i top star Nobuhiko Takada in a worked shoot wrestling match. Pre-match discussions over the outcome of the match led to an agreement being reached for a draw, but Takada saw an opportunity and double-crossed Kitao during the match, legitimately KO'ing him with a kick to the head. Takada had won, but the importance of the match was that Kitao was truly