 He participated in the first Best of the Super Juniors tournament where he finished in 10th place with 9 points.In 1990, he became a member the "Blond Outlaws" with Hiro Saito and Norio Honaga, where he largely remained in the midcard only getting one title shot when he and Super Strong Machine challenged Kensuke Sasaki and Hiroshi Hase for the IWGP Tag Team Championship on December 11, 1990 in a losing effort.On June 12, 1990, he was given the nickname "Mr. BD" after giving a backdrop to Hiroshi Hase which nearly killed him.