Please note that the content of this book primarily consists of articles available from Wikipedia or other free sources online. On June 28, 1988, Morimura, under the ring name Ricky Fuji, made his professional wrestling debut in Stampede Wrestling, against Stu Hart''s son, Ross. Although he remained with Stampede Wrestling until they shut down in December 1989, Fuji also wrestled in other independent promotions in Canada, including the North Western Wrestling Federation and the Canadian International Wrestling Federation, where he won both promotions'' Junior Heavyweight Championships. After nearly two years wrestling in Canada, he was offered a spot in Frontier Martial-Arts Wrestling by Atsushi Onita, which he accepted and returned to Japan.