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Katsumasa Kuroki
Katsumasa Kuroki
Ring name(s)	Detective Alan Kuroki; Tokyo Magnum; Magnum TOKYO
Billed height	6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)
Billed weight	187 lb (85 kg; 13.4 st)
Born	January 9, 1973 (age 36); Nerima, Tokyo
Billed from	Tokyo, Japan
Trained by	Último Dragón
Debut	May 11, 1997

Katsumasa Kuroki (born January 9, 1973 in Nerima, Tokyo, Japan) is a professional wrestler that wrestles for HUSTLE. He has competed in the past for World Championship Wrestling, Toryumon, and Dragon Gate as Tokyo Magnum and Magnum TOKYO.^[1]

[edit] Career

Magnum Tokyo was a popular mainstay in Japan's Dragon Gate promotion. He was trained by Último Dragón and graduated from Dragon's "Toryumon Gym" in 1997, making his professional debut on May 11 of that year.

[edit] World Championship Wrestling

Less than a year into his professional career, he gained some mainstream notoriety in North America with World Championship Wrestling in the Spring and Summer of 1998. While there, he participated in a brief program wherein he wanted to become a member of the Dancing Fools (a tag team consisting of Disco Inferno and Alex Wright), and would appear dancing behind them (without their knowledge) during their entrance. The program came to a head when his interference backfired in a tag team match between The Dancing Fools and The Public Enemy at the 1998 "Road Wild" pay-per-view. Two nights later on the August 10 edition of Nitro, he was told by Wright and Disco Inferno that if he wanted to be a member of The Dancing Fools, he needed to impress them in a match against Eddie Guerrero. He lost the match in under two minutes, which would be his last appearance with the company until he returned briefly in October and November of that same year. During those two months, he appeared sporadically in squash matches and as a participant in the annual World War 3 battle royal on November 22, 1998. One night later (on the November 23 edition of Nitro) he made his final televised appearance for WCW in a loss against Kanyon.

[edit] Return to Japan

Magnum TOKYO has become popular in Japan for both his high-flying junior-heavyweight style (a style common amongst students of Último Dragón) and his elaborate entrances, which have included dancing through the crowd and dance sequences in the ring with his own dance troupe. His gimmick is that of an adult entertainer, and he often wears eye-masks to the ring while carrying a pink umbrella. At one point in his career, some members of the crowd would actually stuff dollar bills into his tights. Magnum Tokyo most recently competed for the Dragon Gate promotion as part of the "Do Fixer" faction.

[edit] Retirement

In August 2006, Magnum's career was put into jeopardy after he suffered a very serious eye injury. After being out for seven months with little to no improvement to the condition of his eye, TOKYO announced his retirement in April 2007.

[edit] Hustle

On November 20, 2008, Magnum returned to professional wrestling, appearing under a new gimmick, Detective Alan Kuroki, at a Hustle event in Tokyo, Japan. He wrestled his return match for HUSTLE on November 22, 2008. On March 25, 2009, he announced he would be returning to his Magnum Tokyo gimmick.