Two absolute legends, no doubt, but let's tell it like it is: this was about a 9:10 match in which for the first 5:10 literally nothing happened but rest holds.
Many people don't realize that Andre was a tremendous seller back before he got into the WWF. Just watch his 1970's and early 80's matches. When he got in the WWF Vince made him into an unbeatable monster so he hardly sold moves done to him. Also I think Andre's health contributed to his inability to effectively sell like he used to.
Well first let me just say it is refreshing to see a comment like this here. I would usually expect the exact opposite on a video like this.
And secondly no Cena probably wouldn't be able to destroy either one of them. Andre was a beast and all he would have to do was get a hold of Cena's arm and he could easily break it. As for Inoki, Cena might be bigger, but Inoki has legit grappling skill. i don't see Cena beating either of them much less destroying them.
@RWright2006 Big Show may not be as tall and chubby but he is way faster and stronger than Andre and John Cena beat him and Inoki has way less grappling skill than Kurt Angle and Chris Benoit and John Cena made them tap out. The only wrestler that is greater than Cena is Ultimate Warrior.
@RWright2006 i know wrestling fake but kayfabe wise cena would beat these people and i dont know if big show would beat andre in kayfabe but if big show and andre had a real fiight it would be about 5 seconds before andre was literally dead because big show would hit him in the skull so hard that his deformed giant brain wouldnt be able to take it
I can't argue with that. Kayfabe logic is hardly consistent, and I have know idea who would win in a legit fight between Paul Wight and Andre Roussimoff. I guess we'll never know.
@blackoil911 plus cena takes much better steroids than inoki!u can't compare today's wrestlers bodies with 30 years ago..it's just stupid and unfair.but as concerns wrestling ability inoki was better than cena for sure.
@blackoil911 I don't know how old or how STUPID are you but JOHN CENA is anything but a wrestler. It's like comparing Roger Federer with Luis Horna !!!!! Inoki would kick Cena's ass in less than 10 sec. ..... and I don't mean a wrestling match, I'm talking about a real fight
@blackoil911 you dickhead inoki would fuck cena up in a street fight have you even looked up anoki? did you see what he did to alis legs? and in a wrestling match inoki would also win he is a legend show some respect and go do your fucking research
wow inokis a faggot retard he thinks hes so good for winning fake matches but really the better people are hulk hogan, andre, backlund, flair, and all the other guys that were paid to lose to him bc they get as big crowd reaction as he does in his own country and if he came here people would be chanting "change the channel" and "boring" bc the big retard has no charisma, body shape, or acting skills and is unwatchable
Don't think Andre wasn't well paid to throw this match. Andre didn't particularly like wrestling in Japan because of the size of the typical quarters (and, unfortunately, bathrooms), but he received enormous paychecks, as well as gifts, such as cases of wine, to wrestle there.
Dude, Inoki was as big a legend as Andre, and had the homefield advantage in Japan, so of course Andre wasn't gonna take the win, unless they wanted the fans to riot.
Boring? It's called catch wrestling. You know that's been around since wrestling began. I'd rather watch a well worked catch style match than a Jeff Hardy spot fest.
What does size have to do with this? It doesn't matter if he's 100lbs if his arm is going to snap, he's going to tap. Plain and simple.
@wrestle1212 - Claiming Andre was a legend at this point, which he was, is not a good enough argument to justify him not needing to lose. Inoki was a legend long by this point as well.
It's not a sport. Haven't you ever heard? Wrestling's "fake". It's no more a sport than the Bad News Bears was a baseball game. Pro Wrestling is ENTERTAINMENT.
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wow japs are so gay they make inoki beat all our guys when inoki would be a jobber over here and get booed even if he was a face and our guys can actually get cheered over there so despite the fact that they make gay inoki beat all the american guys americas better and hogan pwnd inoki btw
Its not the Japanese's fault. It's Inoki's. He's a true jerk that basically does not wrestle unless he is booked to win 100% cleanly over absolutely everyone. Plus a lot of what he does is shoots. Its like he doesn't realize its fake. People think Hogan has an ego? Sure. Look at Inoki's record and the people he's beaten: Flair, Hogan, Andre when he was on his huge winning streak in the US... gimmie a break. Too bad he didnt wrestle in the states for a bit and be a dumb jobber that no one likes.
wow inokis a faggot retard he thinks hes so good for winning fake matches but really the better people are hulk hogan, andre, backlund, flair, and all the other guys that were paid to lose to him bc they get as big crowd reaction as he does in his own country and if he came here people would be chanting "change the channel" and "boring" bc the big retard has no charisma, body shape, or acting skills and is unwatchable
Andre was paid to loss the fight, just to make Inoki japanese hero.
MrHajol 1 month ago
この試合パチンコにも使われてたww
taikakumahi 1 month ago
The Best match of prowrestling
ivvGP 2 months ago
in the wrestling the winner is always the fan's favourite. if it was a really fight inoki he was died
alex10a10 5 months ago
Two absolute legends, no doubt, but let's tell it like it is: this was about a 9:10 match in which for the first 5:10 literally nothing happened but rest holds.
DuhIdiot1 6 months ago
@DuhIdiot1 Rest holds? Hm, wouldn't surprise me if a Lou Thesz match would bore you.
GeneralKuno 2 months ago
若松!!!
YOGAFUKU 10 months ago
Many people don't realize that Andre was a tremendous seller back before he got into the WWF. Just watch his 1970's and early 80's matches. When he got in the WWF Vince made him into an unbeatable monster so he hardly sold moves done to him. Also I think Andre's health contributed to his inability to effectively sell like he used to.
getodachoppa1 1 year ago
it actually starts to be a god match aroudn 2:45 dispite Andre fucking up his spot at 3:15
dewilder11 1 year ago
Thank you for putting this on. It has been so many years, Missed this match!
JimScythe 1 year ago
His name was Andre, genius, not Andrea.
seikogoldwatch2009 1 year ago
I like how they worked around Andre being broken down and not being able to move much by having more of a catch matchup, using holds.
MauriceSometimes 1 year ago
yes of course inoki win.he win all the time in japan.at least he wrestle like shit.
spyguybuy 1 year ago
John Cena would kill both of these losers
terromus 1 year ago
@terromus
lol!
Well first let me just say it is refreshing to see a comment like this here. I would usually expect the exact opposite on a video like this.
And secondly no Cena probably wouldn't be able to destroy either one of them. Andre was a beast and all he would have to do was get a hold of Cena's arm and he could easily break it. As for Inoki, Cena might be bigger, but Inoki has legit grappling skill. i don't see Cena beating either of them much less destroying them.
RWright2006 1 year ago
@RWright2006 Big Show may not be as tall and chubby but he is way faster and stronger than Andre and John Cena beat him and Inoki has way less grappling skill than Kurt Angle and Chris Benoit and John Cena made them tap out. The only wrestler that is greater than Cena is Ultimate Warrior.
terromus 1 year ago
@terromus
I don't even know what to say to that. Have your parents told you about the Easter bunny yet?
RWright2006 1 year ago
@RWright2006 i know wrestling fake but kayfabe wise cena would beat these people and i dont know if big show would beat andre in kayfabe but if big show and andre had a real fiight it would be about 5 seconds before andre was literally dead because big show would hit him in the skull so hard that his deformed giant brain wouldnt be able to take it
terromus 1 year ago
@terromus
I can't argue with that. Kayfabe logic is hardly consistent, and I have know idea who would win in a legit fight between Paul Wight and Andre Roussimoff. I guess we'll never know.
RWright2006 1 year ago
wrestling isn't FAKE THAT ISA RIDICULOUS STATEMENT MANY BLOWS AND MOVES HURT! PREPLANNED IS MORE ACCURRATE!
oldschool6804 1 year ago
@oldschool6804 preplanned is the bigger bullshit, the whole thing is improvised
SWCHMU 10 months ago
@terromus Inoki would break cena in half so would andrea
vikk422 1 year ago 3
@vikk422 ok keep telling yourself that
terromus 1 year ago
@terromus only as long as you keep tedlling yourself otherwise.
brendan909 1 year ago
@vikk422
inoki would lose against john cena your stupid , john cena is way bigger and put in more time in the gym
blackoil911 9 months ago
@blackoil911 plus cena takes much better steroids than inoki!u can't compare today's wrestlers bodies with 30 years ago..it's just stupid and unfair.but as concerns wrestling ability inoki was better than cena for sure.
AdreasTheGreat 9 months ago
@blackoil911 I don't know how old or how STUPID are you but JOHN CENA is anything but a wrestler. It's like comparing Roger Federer with Luis Horna !!!!! Inoki would kick Cena's ass in less than 10 sec. ..... and I don't mean a wrestling match, I'm talking about a real fight
superlucas010578 8 months ago
@superlucas010578
no way , john cen awould destroy fat belly inoki lol , inoki would first get body slammed and then kicked in the face real or fake
blackoil911 8 months ago
@blackoil911 you dickhead inoki would fuck cena up in a street fight have you even looked up anoki? did you see what he did to alis legs? and in a wrestling match inoki would also win he is a legend show some respect and go do your fucking research
thewelshviper 6 months ago
@blackoil911 John Cena is just a talentless roidhead. Inoki would easily beat him with his martial arts background.
GeneralKuno 2 months ago
nope
smudgeVIW 1 year ago
When exactly was this match?
JasonL77 1 year ago
@JasonL77 either 1985 or 1986
fb1018 1 year ago
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wow inokis a faggot retard he thinks hes so good for winning fake matches but really the better people are hulk hogan, andre, backlund, flair, and all the other guys that were paid to lose to him bc they get as big crowd reaction as he does in his own country and if he came here people would be chanting "change the channel" and "boring" bc the big retard has no charisma, body shape, or acting skills and is unwatchable
terromus 1 year ago
@terromus Watch more Inoki.
Yeah1993WF 1 year ago
never happened
wrestle1212 1 year ago
Size doesn't matter. Even in MMA, Fedor has knocked out guys three times his size.
TheForgottenFlesh 1 year ago
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man, wrestling is such a fucking joke!
victor86tabacaru 2 years ago
You have no idea what the fuck you're talking about, do you? You're just... having fun with your keyboard, aren't you?
GilbertSmith 2 years ago
So why are you watching it?
TheForgottenFlesh 1 year ago
Awesome. Classic match. Amazing. Congratulations, Inoki. RIP, Andre.
Chuloloc 2 years ago
at 3:19 watch the flying kick.
It doesnt hit andre the giant. And he styll pretends like it has hit him
324582782 2 years ago
that was a great haircut for Inoki
daredevilpre 2 years ago
この試合は猪木の人気とTV放映権のためにアンドレに1ヶ月かけて負けてくれるようにお願いした試合だそうです。最近の雑誌に詳細が出てました。
oyobidenai1 2 years ago 2
Don't think Andre wasn't well paid to throw this match. Andre didn't particularly like wrestling in Japan because of the size of the typical quarters (and, unfortunately, bathrooms), but he received enormous paychecks, as well as gifts, such as cases of wine, to wrestle there.
centercounter 2 years ago
I like it-Antonio actually BEAT Andre! (Applause!) Hey McMahon junior -you fucking asshole-I bet you ate a bucket of nails after seeing this eh?
erwintommy 2 years ago 2
Unfortunately, it's quite obvious that Andre let him win.
mircoles 2 years ago
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fuckin bullshit -- Andre should not have tapped out - what a joke - fuck inoki
wrestle1212 2 years ago
Dude, Inoki was as big a legend as Andre, and had the homefield advantage in Japan, so of course Andre wasn't gonna take the win, unless they wanted the fans to riot.
GilbertSmith 2 years ago
no way Andre should have tapped - BULLSHIT - Inoki is so fuckin overrated its ridiculous
wrestle1212 2 years ago
Explain how he's overrated and why Andre shouldn't have tapped.
TheForgottenFlesh 1 year ago 9
Inoki matches are boring - I dont know why he wins all the time. Andre was 500 lbs I dont think he should ever submit - especially not in his prime
wrestle1212 1 year ago
Boring? It's called catch wrestling. You know that's been around since wrestling began. I'd rather watch a well worked catch style match than a Jeff Hardy spot fest.
What does size have to do with this? It doesn't matter if he's 100lbs if his arm is going to snap, he's going to tap. Plain and simple.
TheForgottenFlesh 1 year ago
You obviously don't know A SINGLE THING about technical wrestling. Size doesn't matter. Andre was never really that good to begin with.
PlagueRiddenGoat 1 year ago
Andre was a legend - he should have never submitted maybe DQ MAYBE
wrestle1212 1 year ago
@wrestle1212 - Claiming Andre was a legend at this point, which he was, is not a good enough argument to justify him not needing to lose. Inoki was a legend long by this point as well.
MainEventMafia4Life 1 year ago 2
I also love how he holds the submission for like 15 seconds after Andre taps. This is the funniest sport in the universe.
oxhandsomerobxo 3 years ago
It's not a sport. Haven't you ever heard? Wrestling's "fake". It's no more a sport than the Bad News Bears was a baseball game. Pro Wrestling is ENTERTAINMENT.
UkyoSensuke 3 years ago
well, in JAPAN, pro wrestling is considered a sport and is ALOT more physical and serious compared to the stuff WWE produces!
APaulA222 3 years ago 17
rofl at 3:00, the missed grapple attempt.
oxhandsomerobxo 3 years ago
Great match!
Great video, thank you!
tigermaskII 3 years ago
Andre has one word for Inoki: Obey.
rayb1987 3 years ago
Antonio Inoki have pinned Abdullah the butcher , Hulk Hogan, Ric Flair,Bob Backlund , Stan Hansen and submitted Andre the Giant and Big Van Vader.
You can see this match in you tube and finally also american fans can admit that Inoki has been the best wrestler in the world.
rizzollim 3 years ago
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wow japs are so gay they make inoki beat all our guys when inoki would be a jobber over here and get booed even if he was a face and our guys can actually get cheered over there so despite the fact that they make gay inoki beat all the american guys americas better and hogan pwnd inoki btw
terromus 3 years ago
Its not the Japanese's fault. It's Inoki's. He's a true jerk that basically does not wrestle unless he is booked to win 100% cleanly over absolutely everyone. Plus a lot of what he does is shoots. Its like he doesn't realize its fake. People think Hogan has an ego? Sure. Look at Inoki's record and the people he's beaten: Flair, Hogan, Andre when he was on his huge winning streak in the US... gimmie a break. Too bad he didnt wrestle in the states for a bit and be a dumb jobber that no one likes.
thrawnrulz68 3 years ago
wow inokis a faggot retard he thinks hes so good for winning fake matches but really the better people are hulk hogan, andre, backlund, flair, and all the other guys that were paid to lose to him bc they get as big crowd reaction as he does in his own country and if he came here people would be chanting "change the channel" and "boring" bc the big retard has no charisma, body shape, or acting skills and is unwatchable
terromus 3 years ago
exactly INOKI = overrated
wrestle1212 1 year ago
wow, this was the most childish rant about a staged contest between two consenting professionals ive ever seen.
its just wrestling, grow the fuck up
outlawtorndoa 2 years ago
andre was so over-rated....i remember how out of breath he'd get...even the enhancement guys had to slow it up for the fat giant.
soslender 3 years ago
there's a rare match where andre actually pins inoki. haven't found that up here yet. nobody was beating andre w/o his consent.
ideveloper1 3 years ago
これって、猪木さんが何故かFRIDAYに記事が載って、そのお詫びの意味で丸坊主になった後ぐらいですか?
bh20p 3 years ago
That finish shows you the respect Andrea had for Inoki.
GTA3Mattb 3 years ago
I'm sure the pay helped too.
yardape99 3 years ago 3
wow what a match,thanks alot for this.
jerryleebrock 4 years ago