Antonio inoki vs great antonio

Matches antonio inoki wrestlers database cagematch. Inoki, not exactly amused, took him down and stomped on his head until he was knocked out. Eccentric strongman great antonio 64, 465 lbs, 52 years old decided to not follow the script by clowning around, being stiff, and not selling inokis attacks. Keep this tab open and open a new tab to myvidster. Why did the famous wrestler antonio inoki convert to shia. Antonio inoki v the great antonio about parts unknown any time you hear hailing from parts unknown in a wrestling introduction, youd be mistaken for thinking that parts unknown is a place, or just that the wrestler in questions hometown is unknown. Long story short the philly crowd is heckling everybody relentlessly, old freckles comes up and ruins lives. The great antonio, who hadnt done a great deal of prowrestling, began to nosell inoki s moves and strikes and started clowning around, slapping his considerable stomach and pulling cartoonish. If youre going to show up someone, you better be ready to back it up especially these old school wrestlers.

Aug 04, 2019 inoki tries a waistlock but antonio is too big and strong. We continue our countdown of 5 lesser known shoot incidents, with number 4. E o atual proprietario da new japan pro wrestling, uma federacao altamente realista poucos eventos sao kayfabe ou work. Antonio inoki s inoki dojos are also known to have crosstrained wrestlers like ken shamrock, kazushi sakuraba, chris benoit and samoa joe. Tiger jeet singh new japan, nwf world championship match jun 26 1975 kuramae kokugikan tokyo as the greatest rival of inoki, singh continued to challenge inoki persistently, and their fights gradually increased cruelty. On december 8, 1977, he lost a notorious match against antonio inoki during which barichievich inexplicably began noselling inokis attacks and then. The great antonio, who hadnt done a great deal of prowrestling, began to nosell inokis moves and strikes and started clowning around, slapping his considerable stomach and pulling cartoonish. Bill burr describes the great antonio vs antonio inoki match with. Inoki has some of the most impressive fight stats in mat history.

I was laughing pretty hard when inoki goes for a shoulder tackle and just goes flying off the fat guy. Prior to this match, he had beaten olympic judo gold medalist willem ruska. Technical matches tend to work okay without an audience. Check out him cursing out all of philadelphia at this big comedy tour. Antonio inoki is one of the toughest men on the planet. Wwf on msg network friday, december 28, 1984 madison square garden 26,092 people new york city, new york, u. Antonio inoki inactive also known as kamikaze, kanji inoki, tokyo tom, kinji onoki, little tokyo, kazimoto. Bill burr commentates over a wrestling match gone wrong.

Bio one of the key figures in the history of japanese wrestling, antonio inoki is among the most respected men in sportsentertainment and a bona fide living legend in his homeland. He also wrestled under the ring names moeru toukon and tokyo tom. Given the earlier debacle with rikidozan of all people, it is a puzzle as to why the great antonio would be brought back to japan against a man known for his excellent striking and grappling skill. Antonio inoki december 8, 1977 pro wrestling gone wrong and turned into a real fight. Mccord museum, gift from elise gravel in 1972, antonio inoki and his newly formed promotion new japan pro wrestling did not possess a needed television deal and was aiming to make a big splash rather quickly.

Pro wrestling great antonio inoki learns that the great antonio isnt going to play along and proceeds to stomp the hell out of him in this pro wrestling match. Antonio inoki their combat sports spectacle took place in tokyo and ended in a 15round draw on this day in 1976. Inoki kanji on february 20, 1943 is a japanese professional wrestling and mixed martial arts promoter and retired professional wrestler, martial artist and politician best known by the ring name antonio inoki. People are born in shinto ceremonies, go to buddhist and shinto fe. Barichievich was born anton baricevic in zagreb, yugoslavia. He had begun the bout with boxing gloves on, but took them off in the fifth. Muhammad ali seiji sakaguchi, akira maeda, anotnio inoki, and yoshiaki fujiwara at the new japan prowrestling 20th anniversary party north korean postal stamps of antonio inoki and rikidozan courtesy of the puroresu village. Infamous pro wrestling match where antonio inoki became tired of his opponent no selling. On june 26, 1976, muhammad ali fought in a mixedrules contest against iconic pro wrestling champion antonio inoki for the socalled martial arts championship of the world. The japanese pro wrestler who almost got muhammad alis leg. On december 3, 1979 backlund teamed with pedro morales defeated antonio inoki and tatsumi fujimani. Inoki s wife tazuko tada passed away on august 27, 2019.

In that topic, few matches, or people really, are more famous than that of the great antonio, and his matches with rikidozan and antonio inoki in japan. Great antonio catches himself a serious beating complete with pridestyle kicks. Pro wrestling great antonio inoki learns that the great antonio isnt going to play along and proceeds to stomp the hell out of him in this pro wrestling match turned shoot. Inoki throws a dropkick, antonio doesnt budge, then slaps his big fat belly a few times, offering it up to inoki for punches. Inoki goes for a takedown, then grabs an arm and antonio counters with another headlock. Sep 24, 2016 antonio inoki vs great antonio njpw 12877 pretty infamous work turned shoot that everyone should watch, i wrote this in april 2016. May 27, 2007 bill burr the great antonio vs antonio inoki duration. Jun 09, 2016 antonio inoki and i put our best efforts into making world peace through sports, to prove there is only one mankind beyond the sexual, ethnical or cultural differences. Apr 30, 2016 iwgp league 1983 final match antonio inoki vs. Then on december 8th, 1977 there was hope that the great antonio could capture the fans imagination like the singh vs inoki matches had just some years. In late 1977, the great antonio was booked for a card in new japan pro wrestling against yet another japanese legend, antonio inoki.

Bill burr the great antonio vs antonio inoki youtube. The great antonio might have been able to get away with that shit with some jobber, but antonio inoki. Andre pays him back by putting him under the bottom rope and standing on it so that the rope strangles inoki. Antonio inoki and i put our best efforts into making world peace through sports, to prove there is only one mankind beyond the sexual, ethnical or cultural differences. Antonio barichievich october 10, 1925 september 7, 2003, was a croatian canadian strongman, professional wrestler, and eccentric, better known by his ring name the great antonio. In retrospect, it was a telling sign that inokis first n.

Antonio inoki vs renzo gracie was a professional wrestling match that took place at inoki bombaye 2000 against mixed martial artist renzo gracie. Inoki decided to compensate by creating his own version of stardom, styling himself as the worlds greatest martial artist by beating a judo star in holland in a worked match in february 1976. Antonio inoki, the top wrestling star in japan, was trying to prove that professional wrestling was the greatest form of martial arts. Mar 16, 2017 pro wrestling great antonio inoki learns that the great antonio isnt going to play along and proceeds to stomp the hell out of him in this pro wrestling match turned shoot. Antonio barichievich october 10, 1925 september 7, 2003, was a croatian canadian. Inoki converted to islam out of personal conviction. The great antonio nearly won the north american title in calgary, but the match ended with a riot. Antonio inoki vs great antonio njpw 12877 pretty infamous work turned shoot that everyone should watch, i wrote this in april 2016. Posts about antonio inoki written by tapemachinesarerolling. Known as a shoot match, where the match turns real and bloody.

Roy nelsons doppleganger starts going a little too hard with some hits to the back of the head and the spine around the 4. This is a request via kofi, an infamous match featuring a big gimmick wrestler from montreal, originally from what is now croatia, was then yugoslavia, the great antonio continue reading antonio inoki vs the great antonio njpw, 1281977. The greatest wrestler ever to step in the ring in asia, he just may be the greatest wrestler of all times. Bill burr analyzing vince mcmahon on real sports is the funniest thing i bet if that guy kills you, he wouldnt do it the pussy way he would probably strangle you. Inoki converted to islam in 1990 and took the name muhammad hussain inoki. He was a popular local figure in montreal until his death. I recreated the legendary antonio inokigreat antonio. Jul 01, 20 great antonios mouth is ripped and bleeding. Inoki operates a wrestling themed restaurant in shinjuku, tokyo, named antonio s inoki sakaba shinjuku. Inokis upper kick to antonios chin seemed like the critical hit his face is now covered with his blood.

Mar 09, 2018 on december 3, 1979 backlund teamed with pedro morales defeated antonio inoki and tatsumi fujimani. The great antonio appeared on several tv programs such as ed sullivan, johnny carson and nbcs real people the great antonio owned what he said was the worlds largest rocking chair 4 metres high and 2 metres wide 1971. Inoki kanji on february 20, 1943 is a japanese professional wrestling promoter, politician, retired professional wrestler and mixed martial artist. Nov 11, 2009 antonio inoki and i put our best efforts into making world peace through sports, to prove there is only one mankind beyond the sexual, ethnical or cultural differences. Antonio inoki v the great antonio about parts unknown any time you hear hailing from parts unknown in a wrestling introduction, youd be mistaken for thinking that parts unknown is a place, or just. His professional wrestling record for single match competition. A bit of a primer to go into this piece, a shoot in professional wrestling terms, is basically anything real that happens in the scripted world these characters live in.

Bill burr the great antonio vs antonio inoki duration. Tokyo on october 9, 1986, inoki met former boxing heavyweight champion leon spinks in a wrestler vs. Fortunately, inoki was able to bolster his thin roster with imported talent because of his relationship with karl gotch, and so on october 4th. I recreated the legendary antonio inoki great antonio shoot fight in fire pro, as narrated by bill burr. Antonio inoki roy nelsons doppleganger starts going a little too hard with some hits to the back of the head and the spine around the 4.

The japanese wrestler found fame around the world, while working primarily in his native country for the japan wrestling association, tokyo pro. In june 1987, antonio inoki retained the iwgp title against mr. Antonio inoki kicks muhammad ali in the leg during their 15round. The same guy who chose to fight muhammad ali in a legit fight. Inoki throws one, antonio nosells again and slaps it some more. The great antonio the year after the fiasco with ali, japans living legend and founder of new japan pro wrestling antonio inoki was scheduled to take on his namesake, the great antonio. Inoki chops him a couple of times in the head but andre shrugs this off and hits his own giant headbutt of his own. In my opinion this match is better than the one a week prior. Inoki s upper kick to antonio s chin seemed like the critical hit his face is now covered with his blood.

Inoki had been the protege of the great rikidozan, the father of puroresu. This shoot match is between the great antonio vs antonio inoki. May 24, 2019 on june 26, 1976, muhammad ali fought antonio inoki in a wrestler vs. Inoki was married to actress mitsuko baisho from 1971 to 1987, and together they had a daughter, hiroko.

Eccentric strongman great antonio 64, 465 lbs, 52 years old decided to not follow the script by clowning around, being stiff, and not selling inoki s attacks. The japanese pro wrestler who almost got muhammad alis. Inokis ring name is a homage to wrestler antonino rocca. Antonio inoki is one of the biggest names in the history of professional wrestling. Antonio barichievich october 10, 1925 september 7, 2003, was a croatiancanadian. Courtesy of new japan pro wrestling japan pro wrestling. Inoki goes to take advantage but andre takes him down and starts working the leg again. Antonio inoki wrestlers database cagematch the internet. Antonio inoki vs the great antonio njpw, 1281977 tape. Rikidozan, whose schtick was all about restoring national pride in the. One of the first great wrestlers to compete in real fights.

Three wrestling matches that were a bigger circus than. The great antonio, a strongman and wrestler who was supposedly insane, stopped cooperating with inoki during their match, openly no selling him and mocking him, then started potatoing him in the back of the head. One thing to know about the japanese is that most of the culture of japan does not take religion particularly seriously. December 6, 1979 was the return title match and this too is on new japan world. In 1974, singh blew a fire to inoki, on the contrary, inoki dislocated singhs arm. On june 26, 1976, muhammad ali fought antonio inoki in a wrestler vs. This is a request via kofi, an infamous match featuring a big gimmick wrestler from montreal, originally from what is now croatia, was then yugoslavia, the great antonio born antonio barichievich, the great antonio was a huge man, billed 64.