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Antonio Inoki

Born: February 20th, 1943 in Yokohama, Kanagawa, Japan

Birth Name: Kanji Inoki

Billed Height: 6'3"

Billed Weight: 224 lbs

Sports Background: Track and Field

Trainers: Karl Gotch, Toyonobori & Rikidozan

Debut: September 30th, 1960 vs. Kintaro Oki at an JWA International Competitions of the Summer 1960 Night 4

Promotions Worked (At least 50 matches): New Japan Pro Wrestling (NJPW), Japan Wrestling Association (JWA), National Wrestling Alliance (NWA), National Wrestling Alliance Hollywood Wrestling (NWA Hollywood), World Class Wrestling Association (WCCW), & Pacific Northwest Wrestling (PNW)

Retirement: April 4th, 1998 vs. Don Frye at NJPW The Final Inoki Tournament

Death: October 1st, 2022 in Tokyo, Japan

Accolades

Championships & Tournament Victories

New Japan Pro Wrestling (NJPW)

  • 1-time IWGP Heavyweight Champion

  • 2-time IWGP Heavyweight Champion (Original Version)

  • 1-time NJPW Real World Champion

  • 2-time World League (Now G1 Climax) Winner (1974, 1975)

  • 4-time MSG League (Now G1 Climax) Winner (1978, 1979, 1980, 1981)

  • 4-time NJPW IWGP League (Now G1 Climax) Winner (1984, 1986, 1987, 1988)

  • 4-time MSG Tag League (Now World Tag League) Winner (1980, 1982, 1983, 1984)

    • With Hulk Hogan (2), Bob Backlund (1), Tatsumi Fujinami (1)​

  • 1-time NJPW Japan Cup Tag Team League (1986)

    • With Yoshiaki Fujiwara

  • 1-time Six Man Tag Team Cup League Winner (1988)

    • ​With Riki Choshu & Kantaro Hoshino

  • 1-time BVD Martial Arts Tournament Winner (1995)

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National Wrestling Alliance (NWA)

  • 1-time NWA World Tag Team Champion

    • With Giant Baba​

  • 3-time NWA International Heavyweight Champion

  • 6-time NWA United Heavyweight Champion

  • 9-time NWA International Tag Team Champion​

    • With Giant Baba (6), Genichiro Tenryu (2), Yoshiaki Yatsu (1)​

  • 1-time NWA World Tag Team Title #1 Contendership Tournament Winner (1980)

    • With Giant Baba​

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Japan Wrestling Association

  • 4-time NWA International Tag Team Champion

    • With Giant Baba​

  • 4-time All Asia Tag Team Champion

    • With Michiaki Yoshimura (3), Kintaro Oki (1)​

  • 2-time World Tag League Winner

    • Kantaro Hoshino (1), Seiji Sakaguchi (1)​

  • 1-time World Big League Winner

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Other Promotions

  • 1-time WWE Champion (Unrecognized) 

  • 2-time WWF World Martial Arts Heavyweight Champion

  • 4-time NWF Heavyweight Champion​

  • 1-time UWA Heavyweight Champion

  • 1-time NWA Texas Heavyweight Champion

  • 1-time NWA United National Champion

  • 1-time NWA World Tag Team Champion (Texas Version)

    • With Duke Keomuka​

  • 1-time NWA North American Tag Team Champion (Los Angeles/Japan Version)

    • With Seiji Sakaguchi​​

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Notable Trainees (Debut Year)

  • Osamu Kido (1969)

  • Tatsumi Fujinami (1971)

  • Kengo Kimura (1972)

  • Masanobu Kurisu (1972)

  • Yoshiaki Fujiwara (1972)

  • Riki Choshu (1974)

  • Tiger Mask (1976)

  • Bad News Allen (1977)

  • Akira Maeda (1978)

  • Nobuhiko Takada (1981)

  • Tatsutoshi Goto  (1982)

  • Shinya Hashimoto (1984)

  • Masahiro Chono (1984)

  • Keiji Mutoh (1984)

  • Brian Adams (1986)

  • Hiroshi Hase (1986)

  • Hisakatsu Oya (1986)

  • Tadao Yasuda (1994)

  • Kazuyuki Fujita (1996)

  • Naoya Ogawa (1997)

  • Rocky Romero (1997)

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