Oct 1, 2022 · Inoki helped found the 'Sports and Peace' political party in Japan. Their catchphrase was: “An Octopus Hold on the National Diet, a jumping roundhouse kick to the back of the head on the national consumption tax.” During the first Gulf War, Antonio Inoki personally flew to Iraq to discuss the release of Japanese hostages with Saddam Hussein.

I’m kind of a new wrestling fan and the more I google and research about Antonio Inoki, the more the insane it gets. I have a question about the legitimacy of one of his stories which goes: “Antonio Inoki converts to Shia Muslim while in Iraq on a diplomatic tour in the 90s but he only told people about it until a few years before his death ...

Oct 3, 2022 · Antonio Inoki (c) vs. Andre the Giant (w/ Frank Valois) October 7th, 1976 - NJPW Toukon Series 1976 Day 30 A benefit of the Ali-Inoki fight was the partnership that began between NJPW and the WWWF (WWE), at that time, ran by Vince McMahon Sr.

Oct 3, 2022 · Antonio Inoki (c) vs. Andre the Giant (w/ Frank Valois) October 7th, 1976 - NJPW Toukon Series 1976 Day 30 A benefit of the Ali-Inoki fight was the partnership that began between NJPW and the WWWF (WWE), at that time, ran by Vince McMahon Sr.

Dec 22, 2019 · Inoki gets out of the headscissor and gets Robinson stuck in the Indian deathlock. Inoki is really cranking but Robinson manages to roll over and gets them to the ropes. They get up again and start circling before Inoki gets in another headlock, which Robinson counters with a brutal looking backbreaker for the two count.

Mar 14, 2019 · 11:46 Ali taunts Inoki with 'The Butt Wiggle'. 13:37 The people in attendance come to life as Inoki and Ali trade kicks. 14:51 Ali frustrated resorts to saying Inoki can't wrestle. 15:03 Ali calls Inoki a girl for not standing up and fighting. 15:28 Inoki traps Ali in the corner and unleashes more kicks. Ali avoids kicks in spectacular fashion.

Inoki and fellow protege Giant Baba went on to found rival companies New Japan Pro Wrestling and All Japan Pro Wrestling, respectively. Inoki always had a fascination with pro wrestling as a true martial art and tried to prove to the world it was real by having the first “mma” match against Muhammad Ali.

"Antonio Inoki, one of the most famous Pro-Wrestlers of all time, and a big star within the Japanese combat-sport scene. During one visit to a school in the 80's, Inoki was punched twice by a student. Inoki slapped the student across the face, knocking him down.

Apr 27, 2016 · Which brings us to the biggest retirement party of all-time, on 4/4 at the Tokyo Dome for Antonio Inoki. With the possible exception of Andre the Giant and Hulk Hogan, Inoki was arguably the biggest wrestling star of the generation, maybe bigger if only because he spanned many different generations.

Dec 5, 2020 · The best matches of Antonio Inoki's career Since I don't see the purpose of doing an "appreciation thread" with literally no match recommendation, and only a lazy wikipedia listing of the titles held, I'm just going to throw a list of some of his best matches.