All Japan's Last Hope (1996-2002)
After losing the belt for the last time in 1996, Fuchi was relegated to the opening "legends" bouts, mostly in teams opposing AJPW founder Giant Baba. In 2000, when Mitsuharu Misawa defected from AJPW to form Pro Wrestling Noah, Fuchi was one of two (the other being Toshiaki Kawada) native wrestlers who remained with the promotion. As a result, Fuchi was pushed for a while into the upper regions of the card, teaming with Toshiaki Kawada and becoming a top contender for the AJPW Double Cup Tag Team Championship. Fuchi's last title was the AJPW All Asia Tag Team Championship with fellow veteran Genichiro Tenryu.
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