Naniwa debuted professionally in 1993 in Michinoku Pro Wrestling as a face.

He participated in the 1995 Super J-Cup, managing to get to the quarterfinals, but he was later eliminated by eventual winner Jyushin Thunder Liger.

[2] In the late 1990s, Naniwa competed in the United States for Extreme Championship Wrestling (ECW).

He wrestled Gran Hamada in January 1998 at the ECW House Party event.

Kimura died on October 6, 2010, due to a heart attack at the age of 33.