▁Gun ▁by ▁ver bal ▁submission ▁ending ▁his ▁M MA ▁career ▁at ▁ 5 - 5 . ▁ ▁Professional ▁wrest ling ▁career ▁ ▁New ▁Japan ▁Pro ▁Wrestling ▁( 1 9 9 9 - 2 0 0 4 ) ▁ ▁Mur ak ami ▁entered ▁professional ▁wrest ling ▁in ▁ 1 9 9 8 ▁when ▁he ▁joined ▁Antonio ▁In oki ' s ▁Universal ▁Fight ing - Ar ts ▁Organ ization ▁alongside ▁fellow ▁jud oka ▁Na o ya ▁Og awa . ▁They ▁were ▁sent ▁to ▁New ▁Japan ▁Pro ▁Wrestling , ▁where ▁Mur ak ami ▁initially ▁gained ▁fame ▁for ▁attack ing ▁wrest lers ▁while ▁sport ing ▁a ▁white ▁mask , ▁becoming ▁known ▁as ▁" The ▁T error ist ▁of ▁He ise i ". ▁During ▁his ▁early ▁career , ▁Mur ak ami ▁split ▁his ▁time ▁between ▁N J P W ▁and ▁shoot - style ▁promotion ▁Batt l arts ▁to ▁h one ▁his ▁skills ▁as ▁a ▁wrest ler . ▁One ▁of ▁his ▁first ▁matches ▁was ▁at ▁Wrestling ▁World ▁ 2 0 0 0 , ▁team ing ▁with ▁Og awa ▁in ▁a ▁losing ▁effort ▁to ▁Shin ya ▁Hash im oto ▁and ▁Tak ashi ▁I iz uka ▁when ▁he ▁submitted ▁to ▁I iz uka . ▁On ▁April ▁ 7 , ▁Mur ak ami ▁took ▁on ▁I iz uka ▁in ▁an ▁attempt ▁to ▁a ven ge ▁his ▁loss ▁but ▁he ▁once ▁again ▁fell ▁to ▁I iz uka ▁by ▁submission . ▁On ▁May ▁ 5 ▁at ▁Wrestling ▁D ont aku ▁ 2 0 0 0 , ▁Mur ak ami ▁te amed ▁with ▁Og awa