アントニオ猪木: Inoki Bom-Ba-Ye Hall of Fame

an old school vid from me, surprisingly, and its of the Chin!

sadly there are no Toukon Slaps as this was rushed.

Bio:
"Born in Yokohama as Kanji Inoki in 1943, hew grew up in Brazil where he would win the All Brazilian championships in shot put and discus. Inoki would meet the father of japanese wrestling, Rikidozan, and would train under him along with dojo mate and future legend, Giant Baba. Inoki worked under Baba's shadow until Inoki returned to Japan Wrestling Association after Tokyo Pro Wrestling folded. Inoki and Baba dominated the tag team division by winning the NWA International Tag Titles four times.

As JWA went to decline, Inoki founded New Japan Pro Wrestling as Baba founded All Japan Pro Wrestling in 1972. His first opponent was the "God of Pro Wrestling," Karl Gotch and thus created Strong Style. Over the course of the next two decades, Inoki built NJPW into the most successful wrestling company in Asia. Utilizing talented Japanese competitors like Tatsumi Fujinami and Riki Chōshū, innovative high-flyers like Tiger Mask and Dynamite Kid and American Superstars like Bob Backlund and Vader, the young promoter created a product that was unique, influential and far ahead of its time. In addition to running the company, Inoki himself was one of the top stars in NJPW and even becoming the first official IWGP Heavyweight Champion. On November 30, 1979, Inoki defeated then WWF Champion Bob Backlund in Tokushima, Japan but, in a re-match on December 6, Backlund pinned Inoki. WWF president, Hisashi Shinma, however, declared the match a no-contest due to interference from Tiger Jeet Singh, and Inoki still held the title. Inoki refused the title on the same day and it was declared vacant.

Inokis most famous bout, however, took place on June 26, 1976 in Tokyo when he took on fighting legend Muhammad Ali in a rare wrestler vs. boxer match. By most accounts, the contest was uneventful — Inoki spent much of the bout on the ground kicking at Alis legs — but it paved the way for the advent of Mixed Martial Arts, which would explode in popularity decades later.

More importantly, the bout exemplified Inoki's undying love and respect for professional wrestling. This passion for competition earned him the nickname "Moeru Toukon amongst his peers, which translates to The fighting spirit that burns. In fact, Inoki is so revered in the fight world that grapplers actually request to be slapped in the face by the man in hopes of receiving some of his courage.

Inoki was also an ambassador for professional wrestling, bringing major events to places like Russia and China. In 1995, Inoki battled Ric Flair in Pyongyang, North Korea, in the main event of a festival that drew one of the largest live crowds ever to witness a professional wrestling bout. Inoki's retirement from professional wrestling matches came with the staging of the "Final Countdown" series between 1994 and 1998. This was a special series in which Inoki re-lived some of his mixed martial arts matches under professional wrestling rules, as well as rematches of some of his most well known wrestling matches. His retirement match against Don Frye, held on April 4, 1998 at the Tokyo Dome, drew more than 70,000 fans.

Inoki's influence in New Japan began to decline after his image and New Japan was purchased by YUKE's which culminated in 2006. In 2007, Inoki formed Inoki Genome Federation which features an intersting mix of Japanese and American Pro Wrestlers and MMA Fighters.

On February 15, 2010, the WWE officially confirmed Antonio Inoki as an inductee to the WWE Hall of Fame and will be inducted on the night before Wrestlemania 26."

Opponents in the video:
Andre the Giant, Bob Backlund, Bruiser Brody, Tatsumi Fujinami, Riki Choshu, Dory Funk Jr, Billy Robinson, Big Van Vader, Stan Hansen, Abdullah the Butcher, Yoshiaki Fujiwara, Great MUTA, Genichiro Tenryu, Akira Maeda, Hulk Hogan, Don Frye

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[CharlieAndHisGuitar]

lol

its all so unbelievably fake and badly acted...

I've never seen in a genuine fight someone brace themselves before they get hit by someone behind them, or even not turn around to someone who their fighting whose been behind them for 10 seconds, unlike in these "fights"

i dont know why people even bother watching them >.>

[kyotanahashi]

@CharlieAndHisGuitar thank you for trolling. have a good day

[martyboyish]

is japan wrestling real or wwe style

[kyotanahashi]

@martyboyish its predetermined just like everywhere else but its presented in Japan more as a sport due to several styles in different promotions.

[princesstamika]

lol at the notes!

[kyotanahashi]

@princesstamika i had to point out Chono and Muto being ringboys somehow. it's a must.

[Takerfanatic93]

Legend.....

1-2-3-Daaa!!

[egg64]

No. The entire roster.

[MrRtisch]

And He ruaned MMA, Unintenonally I'm sure. But the Yakuza aligations wouldn't have started if he hadn't tr poached Fedor and Cro Cop from Pride for Bom-Ba-Ye 2003

[motoyoshiable]

@TheLilPimp112

何言ってんだ、こいつ

[shellyryder1]

What a Legend this man was.Ture PRIDE OF JAPAN!! Hounor his memory..lived in the golden age and was one of its brightest stars...Thanks for posting the clip!!

[rmw020]

Awesome wrestler.

[MarcothePhoenix]

@martyboyish not to mention their matches are stiff most of the time, never faked

[makotaburoable]

この動画で、猪木さんの偉大さ、強さが証明されてますね。

過去の名勝負を見ても、猪木さんほどのレスラーはいません、凄過­ぎます。

[jonathanfactory001]

９分２７秒、なんて贅沢な時間なんでしょう。

やはりアントニオ猪木はカッコいい！

久々に興奮しました。

ありがとぉぉぉぉぅ！

[prinaramoto]

ファンには贅沢な一品だと思います（丸）

[Rantuber]

@TheLilPimp112 It was a draw