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My Take
The name alone tells you everything — Magnitude Kishiwada sounds like a natural disaster with a zip code, and honestly that's the whole point. Born in 1971 in Kishiwada, Osaka, this guy carries the spirit of the city's legendary Danjiri Festival in his bones: chaotic, loud, proud, and absolutely not apologizing for any of it. There's something deeply Osakan about slapping your own hometown into your ring name and then going out there to throw people around for a living — it's not branding, it's a statement of identity. He has been at it since 1993, from Osaka Pro, where he held its top title, to Dragon Gate, where he took this name in 2005, and the name still does the heavy lifting. I picture him dismantling someone in the ring on a Saturday and then cheerfully hauling a festival float through the streets on Sunday, and somehow both images feel equally right.
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Overview
Magnitude Kishiwada is a Japanese professional wrestler born on May 9, 1971, in Kishiwada City, Osaka Prefecture. He takes his ring name from his hometown, a city in Osaka known for its spirited Danjiri Festival. He debuted in 1993, won the Osaka Pro Wrestling Championship in 2004, and took his current ring name in 2005 in Dragon Gate; he now works as a freelancer.
1. Profile
- Name (English)
- Magnitude Kishiwada
- Name (Japanese)
- マグニチュード岸和田
- Reading
- まぐにちゅーどきしわだ
- Born
- May 9, 1971 (age 55)
- Origin
- Kishiwada City, Osaka Prefecture, Japan
- Occupation
- Professional Wrestler
- Zodiac / Chinese zodiac
- Taurus / Boar
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3. About this entry
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Only publicly available facts are listed; non-public or unconfirmed items are omitted. Base data was compiled from Wikidata from June 2026 onward; ages are recalculated daily and deaths are checked against Wikidata on an ongoing basis. English text is machine-assisted (facts translated by Sonnet, "My Take" written by Opus 4.8). The Japanese page is the source of record.
Frequently asked questions
When was Magnitude Kishiwada born?
Magnitude Kishiwada was born on May 9, 1971 and is 55 years old.
Where is Magnitude Kishiwada from?
Magnitude Kishiwada is from Kishiwada City, Osaka Prefecture, Japan.
What does Magnitude Kishiwada do?
Magnitude Kishiwada works as Professional Wrestler.
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