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Dec 11, 2021 · December 8, 1977 - in a match meant to show that he was the toughest wrestler on the planet, New Japan Pro Wrestling founder Antonio Inoki got more than he bargained for - as his match with The...
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In 1972, Antonio Inoki and his newly formed promotion New Japan Pro Wrestlingdid not possess a needed television deal aimed to make a big splash quickly. Fortunately, Inoki bolstered his thin roster with imported talent thanks to his relationship with Karl Gotch. On October 4th, 1972, he faced Gotch in front of 10,000 with special guest referee Lou...
Antonio Barichievich made Montreal, Quebec, his home but was born on October 10th, 1925, and moved to Canada from the former Yugoslavia by his late teens. Curiously, as early as age six, he claimedto have worked with a pick and shovel, and then at twelve; he was uprooting tree stumps out of the ground with a cable around his neck. Once in Canada, h...
Before Antonio Inoki brought him into NJPW in 1977, The Great Antonio had already been through a bittersweet experience with Inoki’s mentor Rikidozan in 1961, as related in the book Japan: The Rikidozan Yearswritten by Haruo Yamaguchi with Koji Miyamoto and Scott Teal. "Great Togo did a good job as a booker for Rikidozan. A huge crowd of people gat...
Unfortunately, with all the press that The Great Antonio was receiving, he reportedly began having a conceited attitude, and it rubbed the other wrestlers on tour the wrong way. On May 18th, 1961, Ike Eakins decided to teach him a lesson and humbled Antonio in the ring with his fists. The night before in Osaka, Hercules Romero stretched Antonio dur...
On December 8th, 1977, the man who boastedabout having the strength of 10 horses and could wrestle 18 men simultaneously was brought in by Antonio Inoki as a monster heel to face him. The Great Antonio was never a stellar grappler but was still a great attraction. Nine thousand fans in attendance at Tokyo’s Sumo Hall were in for a night they wouldn...
The match between The Great Antonio and Antonio Inoki is an infamous and embarrassing affair. In typical wrestling fashion, after an awkward staredown between Inoki and the very out-of-shape Antonio, fans began to see, unfortunately, some of the weakest-looking headlocks you will ever have the displeasure of witnessing. Meanwhile, the announcers st...
Most people outside Montreal, if familiar with The Great Antonio, perhaps only remember the Inoki beatdown of him, but that was just a small glimpse into his peculiar and unique life. During the ’70s and ’80s, with his "gentle giant" persona, Antonio appeared on various popular TV shows like The Tonight Show, Starring Johnny Carson and Ed Sullivan,...
On December 8, 1977, he lost a notorious match against Antonio Inoki during which Barichievich inexplicably began no-selling Inoki's attacks and then stiffing Inoki; Inoki responded by shooting on Barichievich, knocking him down with palm strikes and kicks, and then stomping him into a bloody mess as he lay on the mat.
When Antonio Inoki retired The Great Antonio from wrestling on December 9th, 1977, it almost proved deadly for the famed eccentric strongman. The Great Antonio vs. Inoki: Wrestling's Infamous Unforgettable Match - Pro Wrestling Stories
May 1, 2020 · 1.4K. 58K views 3 years ago. Recreating the classic shoot fight between Antonio Inoki and The Great Antonio in Fire Pro, as narrated by Bill Burr. ...more.
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Jul 15, 2022 · On the final night of the tour, The Great Antonio, managed by his friend, the Pakistani wrestler-turned-manager and Montreal mainstay Deepak Massand, faced Antonio Inoki in a rematch. Within seconds, the match turned sour when it became clear that the extremely out of shape Great Antonio refused to sell any of Inoki’s offence, nor did he ...
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May 25, 2021 · 421. 30K views 2 years ago. The Great Antonio was a mediocre wrestler, famous for taking a horrendous beating from Antonio Inoki. In life, he was a unique, great man. We've documented his...
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