Frontier Martial-Arts Wrestling, better known by its initials FMW, was a Japanese professional wrestling promotion founded in the late 1980s by Atsushi Ōnita (often spelled Ohnita). It specialized in hardcore wrestling, involving weapons such as barbed wire, fire and explosives, and often portrayed Ōnita as the hero of the organization. A professional wrestling promotion is a company or business that performs regular shows involving professional wrestling for monetary gain. ... Events and trends The 1980s marked an abrupt shift towards more conservative lifestyles after the momentous cultural revolutions which took place in the 1960s and 1970s and the definition of the AIDS virus in 1981. ... Hardcore wrestling is a form of professional wrestling that involves the usage of weapons such as chairs, tables, barbed wire, and thumbtacks, which would result in disqualification under the usual rules of pro wrestling; there are no disqualifications under hardcore rules. ...

In 1991, Ōnita had the first ever barbed wire, exploding ring match with Tarzan Goto. This match started a revolution between the small "garbage wrestling" organizations of Japan. From there, Onita recruited some of garbage´s best, like Mr. Pogo, Mitsuhiro Matsunaga, Leatherface and Kintaro Kanemura. In 1995 Ōnita wrestled his retirement match with young talent Hayabusa in an exploding ring, barbed wire steel cage match. This match started a revolution in FMW, called Neo FMW, where stars Masato Tanaka, The Gladiator and Riki Fuji took part in high-flying matches. Hayabusa became the central star of the promotion, winning its belt several times, and battling most of the FMW roster. However, under new FMW president Shoichi Arai, the promotion began to falter. 1991 is a common year starting on Tuesday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Professional wrestling has accrued a considerable amount of slang, in-references and jargon. ... 1995 was a common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Eiji Ezaki is a professional wrestler best known as the masked Hayabusa (Falcon). ... ... ... ... Masato Tanaka (born February 23, 1973 in Wakayama City, Wakayama Prefecture) is a Japanese professional wrestler, best known for his appearances in Japan with Frontier Martial Arts Wrestling and in America with Extreme Championship Wrestling. ... Mike Alfonso a. ...

In 2001, in a match against Mammoth Sasaki, Hayabusa attempted an Asai moonsault—one of his signature moves—but botched and fell directly on his neck, breaking it and paralysing himself. He retired, but actually regained some control over his legs a year later. By the end of 2001, Arai owed about a million dollars to influential organizations in Japan. Realizing that the promotion was going nowhere, he decided to finally close its doors. FMW came to an end with a final show on February 15, 2002, in which Atsushi Ōnita, the founder 13 years erlier, returned and addressed the crowd. 2001 is a common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Rey Mysterio performing a Springboard Seated Senton on D-Von Dudley Aerial techniques are used in professional wrestling to show of the speed and agility of a wrestler. ... To botch in professional wrestling means to attempt a scripted move that does not come out as it was originally planned, due to a mistake, a miscalculation, or a slip-up. ... Paralysis is the complete loss of muscle function for one or more muscle groups. ... February 15 is the 46th day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar. ... 2002 is a common year starting on Tuesday of the Gregorian calendar. ...