Izumida debuted for All Japan Pro Wrestling at the age of twenty-six after being scouted by the company.

On May 25, 1992, he wrestled his first match with Giant Baba and Rusher Kimura against Masanobu Fuchi, Haruka Eigen, and Motoshi Okuma.

When Mitsuharu Misawa left AJPW in mid-2000 and formed Pro Wrestling Noah, Izumida followed.

In Noah, Izumida formed the Violence Bulldogs faction with his close friend, Akira Taue.

A hilarious comedy match on June 10, 2005, saw him team with fellow sumo Takeshi Rikio to defeat Jun Akiyama and (at the time) rookie Go Shiozaki in a tag team match, with the stipulation that Izumida would propose to female wrestler Mima Shimoda if he won.