Forty-six years have passed since brothers Ben and Mike Sharpe had their World Tag Team title match against Rikidozan and Masahiko Kimura at Kuramae Kokugikan (Sumo Hall) in Tokyo on February 21, 1954. They were not only one of the greatest tag teams, but also the very first tag team we Japanese fans had from Canada. Since then, many great Canadian wrestlers and tag teams have entertained us. Gene Kiniski beat Baba to win the International title in 1970 ... Mad Dog Vachon & Ivan Koloff won the IWA World Tag Team title in 1973 ... Vachon also won the IWA World title in 1975 ... Abdullah the Butcher won the US title (1975) and the UN title (1980) and won the Champion Carnival in 1976 and 1979 ... The Combat (Pierre & Mike Martel) won the IWA World Tag Team title in 1975 ... Big John Quinn & Kurt Von Hess won the IWA World Tag Team title in 1977 ... Alexis Smirnoff won the IWA World title in 1979 ... Rhonda Singh won the WWWA World title in 1979 and 1980 ... Owen Hart beat Hiroshi Hase to win the IWGP Junior title in 1988 ... Chris Benoit beat Liger to win the IWGP Junior title in 1990 and won the "Super J-Cup---1st Stage" (1994) and "Best of the Super Junior IV" (1995) ... Big Titan beat Onita to win the World Martial Arts title in 1992 ... Dr. Luther won the AWA Light title in 1992 ... Danny Kroffat won the World Junior Heavyweight title in 1993 ... and Chris Jericho won the International Junior title in 1995. This week's View From The Rising Sun will show you their great footprints. To qualify, wrestlers and tag teams must have been from Canada. For British Bulldogs, please take a look at these past articles.
These are two of the most fantastic places to touch on Canadian wrestling memories:
February 21, 1954---Kuramae Kokugikan (Sumo Hall), Tokyo (JWA)
World Tag Team title match
Ben & Mike Sharpe drew Rikidozan & Masahiko Kimura (1-1)
(1) Mike beat Kimura (24:57)
(2) Rikidozan beat Mike (55 seconds)
(3) Double countout---Sharpe Brothers kept the title
February 27, 1954---Osaka Furitsu (Prefectural) Gym (JWA)
World Tag Team title match
Ben & Mike Sharpe beat Rikidozan & Masahiko Kimura (1-0)
(1) Mike beat Kimura (33:17)
(2) 61 minutes time up---Sharpe Brothers kept the title
March 6, 1954---Kuramae Kokugikan (Sumo Hall), Tokyo (JWA)
World Tag Team title match
Ben & Mike Sharpe beat Rikidozan & Masahiko Kimura (1-0)
(1) Ben beat Kimura (33:03)
(2) 61 minutes time up---Sharpe Brothers kept the title
April 26, 1956---Kuramae Kokugikan (Sumo Hall), Tokyo (JWA)
World Tag Team title match
Ben & Mike Sharpe beat Rikidozan & Kokichi Endo (2-1)
(1) Endo beat Ben (36:03)
(2) Ben beat Endo (8:30)
(3) Ben beat Rikidozan (2:53 Referee's stop)---Sharpe Brothers kept the title
May 2, 1956---Osaka Furitsu (Prefectural) Gym (JWA)
World Tag Team title match
Ben & Mike Sharpe beat Rikidozan & Azumafuji (1-1)
(1) Rikidozan beat Mike (17:38)
(2) Mike beat Rikidozan (4:48)
(3) 61 minutes time up---Sharpe Brothers kept the title
May 3, 1956---Osaka Furitsu (Prefectural) Gym (JWA)
World Tag Team title match
Rikidozan & Kokichi Endo beat Ben & Mike Sharpe (1-0)
(39:34 Rikidozan beat Ben)---Rikidozan & Endo won the title
May 19, 1956---Sapporo Nakajima Sports Center, Hokkaido (JWA)
World Tag Team title
Ben & Mike Sharpe beat Rikidozan & Kokichi Endo (1-0)
(1) Ben beat Endo (23:13)
(2) 61 minutes time up---Sharpe Brothers won the title
June 7, 1956---Kuramae Kokugikan (Sumo Hall), Tokyo (JWA)
World Tag Team title match
Ben & Mike Sharpe beat Rikidozan & Kokichi Endo (1-1)
(1) Ben beat Endo (34:39)
(2) Rikidozan beat Ben (11:25)
(3) 61 minutes time up---Sharpe Brothers kept the title
January 22, 1957---Ohnoyama Baseball Stadium, Naha, Okinawa (JWA)
All Asian Heavyweight title match
Rikidozan beat Adrien Baillargeon (2-0)
(1) Rikidozan beat Baillargeon (26:30)
(2) Baillargeon quit---Rikidozan kept the title
October 19, 1960---Taito Ward Gym, Tokyo (JWA)
All Asian Tag Team title match
Rikidozan & Toyonobori beat Frank Valois & Tex McKenzie (2-0)
(1) Toyonobori beat Valois & McKenzie (20:15 DQ)
(2) Rikidozan beat McKenzie (4:05)---Rikidozan & Toyonobori kept the title
May 6, 1963---Sapporo Nakajima Sports Center, Hokkaido (JWA)
All Asian Tag Team title match
Rikidozan & Toyonobori beat Wladek "Killer" Kowalski & Fred Atkins (2-1)
(1) Rikidozan beat Atkins (12:26)
(2) Kowalski beat Toyonobori (3:37)
(3) Rikidozan beat Atkins (1:00)---Rikidozan & Toyonobori became the eighth champions
May 21, 1963---Kanayama Gym, Nagoya, Aichi (JWA)
All Asian Tag Team title match
Rikidozan & Toyonobori beat Wladek "Killer" Kowalski & Fred Atkins (2-0)
(1) Rikidozan beat Kowalski & Atkins (7:46 DQ)
(2) Rikidozan beat Atkins (5:56)---Rikidozan & Toyonobori kept the title
October 22, 1965---Toyama Prefectural Gym (JWA)
International Heavyweight title match
Giant Baba drew The Butcher (Don Jardine / The Spoiler / The Super Destroyer) (1-1)
(1) Butcher beat Baba (21:24)
(2) Baba beat Butcher (21:16)
(3) 60 minutes time up---the title had been still vacated
November 24, 1966---Miyagi Prefectural Sports Center, Sendai (Tokyo Pro)
United States Heavyweight title match
Antonio Inoki drew Stan Stasiak (0-0)
(1) 26:30 Double countout
(2) 11:26 Double countout---Inoki kept the title
December 19, 1966---Tokyo Gym (Tokyo Pro)
United States Heavyweight title match
Antonio Inoki beat Stan Stasiak (2-0)
(1) Inoki beat Stasiak (22:40)
(2) Inoki beat Stasiak (9:10)---Inoki kept the title
August 10, 1967---Den-en Coliseum, Tokyo (JWA)
International Heavyweight title match
Giant Baba drew Gene Kiniski (1-1)
(1) Kiniski beat Baba (24:04)
(2) Baba beat Kiniski (3:14)
(3) 2:40 Double countout---Baba kept the title
August 14, 1967---Osaka Baseball Stadium (JWA)
International Heavyweight title match
Giant Baba drew Gene Kiniski (1-1)
(1) Baba beat Kiniski (28:31)
(2) Kiniski beat Baba (17:45)
(3) 65 minutes time up---Baba kept the title
November 1, 1967---Kuramae Kokugikan (Sumo Hall), Tokyo (JWA)
International Heavyweight title match
Giant Baba beat Tarzan Tyler (2-1)
(1) Tyler beat Baba (14:04)
(2) Baba beat Tyler (4:26)
(3) Baba beat Tyler (3:59)---Baba kept the title
December 1, 1968---Miyagi Prefectural Sports Center, Sendai (JWA)
International Heavyweight title match
Giant Baba drew Gene Kiniski (60 minutes time up)---Baba kept the title
December 3, 1968---Osaka Furitsu (Prefectural) Gym (JWA)
International Tag Team title match
Giant Baba & Antonio Inoki beat Gene Kiniski & Jim "Brute" Bernard (2-0)
(1) Baba beat Kiniski & Bernard (19:31 DQ)
(2) Baba beat Bernard (8:13)---Baba & Inoki kept the title
December 6, 1968---Kuramae Kokugikan (Sumo Hall), Tokyo (JWA)
International Heavyweight title match
Giant Baba drew Gene Kiniski (2-1)
(1) Kiniski beat Baba (29:24)
(2) Baba beat Kiniski (5:46)
(3) Baba beat Kiniski (23:08 DQ)---Baba kept the title
April 22, 1969---Ohta Ward Gym, Tokyo (IWE)
IWA World Heavyweight title match
Bill Robinson beat Stan Stasiak (2-1)
(1) Robinson beat Stasiak (4:30)
(2) Stasiak beat Robinson (4:30)
(3) Robinson beat Stasiak (3:30)---Robinson kept the title
August 10, 1969---Den-en Coliseum, Tokyo (JWA)
International Heavyweight title match
Giant Baba beat The Butcher (Don Jardine) (2-1)
(1) Baba beat Butcher (6:28)
(2) Butcher beat Baba (10:40)
(3) Baba beat Butcher (4:50)---Baba kept the title
July 13, 1970---Sapporo Nakajima Sports Center, Hokkaido (JWA)
All Asian Heavyweight title match
Kintaro Ohki (Kim ILL) beat Jim "Brute" Bernard (2-0)
(1) Ohki beat Bernard (12:39 DQ)
(2) Ohki beat Bernard (58 seconds)---Ohki kept the title
July 18, 1970---Fukaya City Gym, Saitama (IWE)
IWA World Heavyweight title match
Thunder Sugiyama beat Dr. Death (Moose Molowski) (2-1)
(1) Sugiyama beat Death (5:58)
(2) Death beat Sugiyama (3:21)
(3) Sugiyama beat Death (1:13 DQ)---Sugiyama kept the title
August 3, 1970---Morioka City Gym, Iwate (IWE)
IWA World Heavyweight title match
Thunder Sugiyama beat Edouard Carpentier (2-1)
(1) Sugiyama beat Carpentier (4:54)
(2) Carpentier beat Sugiyama (2:33)
(3) Sugiyama beat Carpentier (2:56)---Sugiyama kept the title
August 18, 1970---Tonden Park, Kitami, Hokkaido (IWE)
United States Heavyweight title match
Shozo "Strong" Kobayashi beat Dr. Death (Moose Molowski)
(1) Kobayashi beat Death (14:27)
(2) Death beat Kobayashi (5:11)
(3) Kobayashi beat Death (2:06)---Kobayashi kept the title
September 17, 1970---Taito Ward Gym, Tokyo (JWA)
International Heavyweight title match
Giant Baba beat Abdullah the Butcher (2-1)
(1) Baba beat Butcher (12:15 DQ)
(2) Butcher beat Baba (1:50)
(3) Baba beat Butcher (3:23)---Baba kept the title
September 26, 1970---Obama Town Gym, Nagasaki (IWE)
European Tag Team title match
Great Kusatsu & Rusher Kimura beat Dr. Death (Moose Molowski) & Jack Claybourne (Eddie Morrow)
(1) Death beat Kimura (10:47)
(2) Kimura beat Clayborne (2:08)
(3) Kimura beat Death (2:44)---Kusatsu & Kimura kept the title
December 3, 1970---Osaka Furitsu (Prefectural) Gym (JWA)
International Heavyweight title match
Gene Kiniski beat Giant Baba (2-1)
(1) Baba beat Kiniski (29:55)
(2) Kiniski beat Baba (6:08)
(3) Kiniski beat Baba (5:10)---Kiniski became the sixth champion
February 2, 1971---Hiroshima Prefectural Gym (JWA)
International Heavyweight title match
Giant Baba beat Mongolian Stomper (Archie Gouldie) (1-1)
(1) Baba beat Stomper (7:24)
(2) Stomper beat Baba (9:54)
(3) 3:44 Double countout---Baba kept the title
February 27, 1971---Kawasaki City Gym, Kanagawa (IWE)
IWA World Heavyweight title match
Thunder Sugiyama beat Maurice "Mad Dog" Vachon (1-0)
(1) Sugiyama beat Vachon (10:11)
(2) 10:52 Double DQ---Sugiyama kept the title
June 29, 1971---Tokyo Gym (JWA)
International Heavyweight title match
Giant Baba beat Ivan Koloff (2-1)
(1) Baba beat Koloff (14:36)
(2) Koloff beat Baba (1:08)
(3) Baba beat Koloff (3:54)---Baba kept the title
February 29, 1972---Ota Ward Gym, Tokyo (JWA)
International Heavyweight title match
Giant Baba beat Dick "The Bulldog" Brower (2-1)
(1) 21:26 Double countout
(2) Baba beat Brower (6:51)---Baba kept the title
June 5, 1972---Gumma Sports Center, Maebashi (JWA)
United National Heavyweight title match
Seiji Sakaguchi beat King Claw (Original Dan Kroffat) (2-0)
(1) Sakaguchi beat Claw (13:10)
(2) Sakaguchi beat Claw (3:20)---Sakaguchi kept the title
October 18, 1972---Takasaki City Gym, Gumma (JWA)
United National Heavyweight title match
Seiji Sakaguchi beat Waldo Von Erich (2-0)
(1) Sakaguchi beat Von Erich (14:14 DQ)
(2) Sakaguchi beat Von Erich (3:50)---Sakaguchi kept the title
November 29, 1972---Sapporo Nakajima Sports Center, Hokkaido (JWA)
United National Heavyweight title match
Seiji Sakaguchi drew Gene Kiniski (1-1)
(1) Kiniski beat Sakaguchi (4:25)
(2) Sakaguchi beat Kiniski (17:18)
(3) 11:17 Double countout---Sakaguchi kept the title
December 6, 1972---Yonezawa City Gym, Yamagata (All Japan)
PWF Heavyweight title match
Giant Baba beat Abdullah the Butcher (2-1)
(1) Baba beat Butcher (10:07 DQ)
(2) Butcher beat Baba (1:05)
(3) Baba beat Butcher (2:31)---Baba kept the title
November 14, 1972---Gifu Civic Center (JWA)
United National Heavyweight title match
Seiji Sakaguchi beat Gene Kiniski (2-1)
(1) Sakaguchi beat Kiniski (19:57 DQ)
(2) Kiniski beat Sakaguchi (5:05)
(3) Sakaguchi beat Kiniski (6:00)---Sakaguchi kept the title
January 12, 1973---Takigawa City Youth Sports Center, Hokkaido (JWA)
International Heavyweight title match
Kintaro Ohki (Kim ILL) beat Billy Red Lyons (2-1)
(1) Ohki beat Lyons (15:22)
(2) Lyons beat Ohki (4:20)
(3) Ohki beat Lyons (4:17)---Ohki kept the title
January 28, 1973---Gobo City Gym, Wakayama (JWA)
All Asian Tag Team title match
Seiji Sakaguchi & Michiaki Yoshimura beat Billy Red Lyons & Mr. X (Guy Mitchell) (2-1)
(1) X beat Yoshimura (21:22)
(2) Yoshimura beat Lyons (6:37)
(3) Sakaguchi beat X (2:53)---Sakaguchi & Yoshimura kept the title
March 16, 1973---Machida City Gym, Tokyo (IWE)
IWA World Heavyweight title match / Cage Match
Shozo "Strong" Kobayashi beat Maurice "Mad Dog" Vachon (20:58 Knockout)---Kobayashi kept the title
April 19, 1973---Yokohama Bunka Gym, Kanagawa (JWA)
United National Heavyweight title match
Akihisa Takachiho (The Great Kabuki) beat Killer Karl Krupp (2-1)
(1) Krupp beat Takachiho (10:17)
(2) Takachiho beat Krupp (25 seconds)
(3) Takachiho beat Krupp (5:40)---Takachiho kept the title
April 18, 1973---Tsuchiura Sports Center, Ibaraki (IWE)
IWA World Tag Team title match
Maurice "Mad Dog Vachon" & Ivan Koloff beat Shozo "Strong" Kobayashi & Great Kusatsu (2-1)
(1) Vachon beat Kusatsu (4:30)
(2) Kusatsu beat Vachon (2:58)
(3) Koloff beat Kobayashi (3:15)---Vachon & Koloff became the ninth champions
April 27, 1973---Miyagi Prefectural Sports Center, Sendai (IWE)
IWA World Heavyweight title match
Shozo "Strong" Kobayashi beat Edouard Carpentier (2-1)
(1) Carpentier beat Kobayashi (8:58)
(2) Kobayashi beat Carpentier (5:56)
(3) Kobayashi beat Carpentier (4:17)---Kobayashi kept the title
April 30, 1973---Adachi Ward Gym, Tokyo (IWE)
IWA World Tag Team title match
Maurice "Mad Dog Vachon" & Ivan Koloff beat Rusher Kimura & Great Kusatsu (2-0)
(1) Koloff beat Kimura (10:02)
(2) Vachon & Koloff beat Kimura & Kusatsu (10:09 DQ)---Vachon & Koloff kept the title
May 14, 1973---Funabashi Health Center, Chiba (IWE)
IWA World Tag Team title match
Rusher Kimura & Great Kusatsu beat Maurice "Mad Dog" Vachon & Ivan Koloff (2-1)
(1) 4:25 Double countout
(2) Kimura beat Koloff (11:49)---Kimura & Kusatsu became the 10th champions
May 15, 1973---Omiya Skate Center, Saitama (IWE)
IWA World Heavyweight title match
Shozo "Strong" Kobayashi beat Ivan Koloff (2-1)
(1) Koloff beat Kobayashi (2:14)
(2) Kobayashi beat Koloff (4:13)
(3) Kobayashi beat Koloff (2:32)---Kobayashi kept the title
June 14, 1973---Kawasaki City Gym, Kanagawa (All Japan)
PWF Heavyweight title match
Giant Baba beat Abdullah the Butcher (2-1)
(1) Butcher beat Baba (4:57)
(2) Baba beat Butcher (8:59)
(3) Baba beat Butcher (4:40 DQ)---Baba kept the title
July 26, 1973---Tokyo Gym (All Japan)
PWF Heavyweight title match
Giant Baba beat Abdullah the Butcher (2-1)
(1) Baba beat Butcher (3:35)
(2) Butcher beat Baba (4:05)
(3) Baba beat Butcher (6:15)---Baba kept the title
December 7, 1973---Osaka Furitsu (Prefectural) Gym (New Japan)
North American Tag Team title match
Antonio Inoki & Seiji Sakaguchi beat Pat Patterson & Johnny Powers (2-1)
(1) Powers beat Inoki (15:58)
(2) Patterson beat Sakaguchi (3:10)
(3) Inoki & Sakaguchi beat Patterson & Powers (7:28 DQ)---Patterson & Powers kept the title
December 10, 1973---Tokyo Gym (New Japan)
NWF World Heavyweight title match
Antonio Inoki beat Johnny Powers (2-1)
(1) Inoki beat Powers (20:26)
(2) Powers beat Inoki (5:49)
(3) Inoki beat Powers (5:10)---Inoki became the 14th champion
March 15, 1974---Miyagi Prefectural Sports Center, Sendai (All Japan)
PWF Heavyweight title match
Giant Baba beat Gene Kiniski (2-1)
(1) Kiniski beat Baba (17:36)
(2) Baba beat Kiniski (3:55)
(3) Baba beat Kiniski (11:35)---Baba kept the title
May 13, 1974---Hachioji, Tokyo (All Japan)
United States Heavyweight title matches
The Destroyer (Dick Beyer) beat Abdullah the Butcher (12:07 DQ)---Destroyer kept the title
May 16, 1974---Osaka Gym (All Japan)
PWF Heavyweight title match
Giant Baba beat Abdullah the Butcher (2-1)
(1) Baba beat Butcher (8:59)
(2) Butcher beat Baba (14:12)
(3) Baba beat Butcher (6:15)---Baba kept the title
June 7, 1974---Sapporo Nakajima Sports Center, Hokkaido (New Japan)
North American Tag Team title match
Karl Von Schotz & Kurt Von Hess beat Antonio Inoki & Seiji Sakaguchi (2-1)
(1) Sakaguchi beat Hess (18:45)
(2) Schotz beat Sakaguchi (14:47)
(3) Schotz beat Inoki (6:19 DQ)---Schotz & Hess kept the title
July 30, 1974---Fukiage Hall, Nagoya, Aichi (New Japan)
NWF World Heavyweight title match
Antonio Inoki beat Johnny Powers (2-1)
(1) Inoki beat Powers (8:28)
(2) Powers beat Inoki (5:45)
(3) Inoki beat Powers (4:25 DQ)---Inoki kept the title
September 25, 1974---Yokohama Bunka Gym, Kanagawa (All Japan)
PWF Heavyweight title match
Giant Baba drew Abdullah the Butcher (1-1)
(1) Butcher beat Baba (4:15)
(2) Baba beat Butcher (6:22)
(3) 5:02 Double DQ---Baba kept the title
October 5, 1974---Nich-dai Kodo (Nihon University Hall), Tokyo (All Japan)
PWF Heavyweight title match
Giant Baba beat Abdullah the Butcher (2-1)
(1) Butcher beat Baba (7:42)
(2) Baba beat Butcher (4:49 doctor's stop)
(3) Butcher quit---Baba kept the title
October 10, 1974---Expo '70, Osaka (All Japan)
United States Heavyweight title matches
The Destroyer beat Abdullah the Butcher (2-1)
(1) Butcher beat Destroyer (2:33)
(2) Destroyer beat Butcher (4:35)
(3) Destroyer beat Butcher (5:49 DQ)---Destroyer kept the title
March 13, 1975---Sakai Town Gym, Ibaraki (IWE)
IWA Mid Heavyweight title match
Isamu Teranishi beat Jerry Morrow (2-1)
(1) Morrow beat Teranishi (15:53)
(2) Teranishi beat Morrow (5:51)
(3) Teranishi beat Morrow (10:03)---Teranishi became the second champion
April 9, 1975---Iwase Town Gym, Ibaraki (IWE)
IWA World Tag Team title match
Rusher Kimura & Great Kusatsu beat Maurice "Mad Dog" Vachon & Jack Claybourne (Eddie Morrow) (2-1)
(1) Vachon beat Kimura (11:12)
(2) Kimura beat Vachon (8:12)
(3) Kusatsu beat Claybourne (6:08)---Kimura & Kusatsu kept the title
April 10, 1975---Adachi Ward Gym, Tokyo (IWE)
IWA World Heavyweight title match
Maurice "Mad Dog" Vachon beat Mighty Inoue (2-1)
(1) Vachon beat Inoue (9:30)
(2) 3:18 Double countout---Vachon became the 10th champion
April 19, 1975---Koriyama City Gym, Fukushima (All Japan)
International Tag Team title match
Giant Baba & Jumbo Tsuruta beat Gene Kiniski & Wladek "Killer" Kowalski (2-1)
(1) Kiniski beat Tsuruta (14:41)
(2) Baba beat Kowalski (4:50)
(3) Tsuruta beat Kiniski (5:48)---Baba & Tsuruta kept the title
April 19, 1975---Sapporo Nakajima Sports Center, Hokkaido (IWE)
IWA World Heavyweight title match / Cage Match
Rusher Kimura beat Maurice "Mad Dog" Vachon (7:25)---Kimura became the 11th champion
June 30, 1975---Yamato Shatai-kogyo Gym, Kanagawa (IWE)
IWA World Tag Team title match
Mighty Inoue & Great Kusatsu beat Big John Quinn & Gil Hayes (2-1)
(1) Hayes beat Inoue (9:50)
(2) Inoue & Kusatsu beat Quinn & Hayes (5:23 count out)
(3) Inoue beat Hayes (2:23)---Inoue & Kusatsu kept the title
July 28, 1975---Ota Ward Gym, Tokyo (IWE)
IWA World Heavyweight title match
Rusher Kimura beat Big John Quinn (2-1)
(1) Quinn beat Kimura (15:47)
(2) Kimura beat Quinn (1:30 DQ)
(3) Kimura beat Quinn (1:15)---Kimura kept the title
July 30, 1975---Osaka Furitsu (Prefectural) Gym (New Japan)
North American Tag Team title match
Antonio Inoki & Seiji Sakaguchi beat Jim "Brute" Bernard & Hans Schmidt (2-0)
(1) Sakaguchi beat Bernard (14:42)
(2) Inoki beat Schmidt (1:52)---Inoki & Sakaguchi kept the title
October 12, 1975---Expo '70, Osaka (All Japan)
United States Heavyweight title matches
Abdullah the Butcher beat The Destroyer (15:54)---Butcher became the new champion
October 30, 1975---Kuramae Kokugikan (Sumo Hall), Tokyo (All Japan)
United States Heavyweight title matches
Abdullah the Butcher beat Jumbo Tsuruta (2-1)
(1) Butcher beat Tsuruta (3:49)
(2) Tsuruta beat Butcher (5:06)
(3) Butcher beat Tsuruta (3:47)---Butcher kept the title
November 3, 1975---Korakuen Hall, Tokyo (IWE)
IWA World Tag Team title match
Pierre & Mike Martel beat Mighty Inoue & Great Kusatsu (2-1)
(1) Inoue beat Martel (13:22)
(2) Martel beat Inoue (4:20)
(3) Martin beat Inoue (1:48)---The Combat became the 12th champions
November 21, 1975---Mizusawa Civic Gym, Iwate (IWE)
IWA World Tag Team title match
Pierre & Mike Martel beat Mighty Inoue & Great Kusatsu (2-1)
(1) Inoue beat Martel (14:33)
(2) Martel beat Inoue (3:20)
(3) The Combat beat Inoue & Kusatsu (3:03 DQ)---The Combat kept the titles
December 2, 1975---Yokohama Bunka Gym, Kanagawa (IWE)
IWA World Tag Team title match / Cage Match
Mighty Inoue & Great Kusatsu beat Pierre & Mike Martel
(18:20 Inoue beat Martel)---Inoue & Kusatsu became the 13th champions
December 3, 1975---Kiryu City Gym, Gumma (All Japan)
United States Heavyweight title match
The Destroyer beat Abdullah the Butcher (2-1)
(1) Destroyer beat Butcher (5:58)
(2) Butcher beat Destroyer (5:23)
(3) Destroyer beat Butcher (2:50)---Destroyer became the new champion
January 23, 1976---Tatebayashi Civic Gym, Gumma (IWE)
IWA World Tag Team title match
Mighty Inoue & Great Kusatsu beat Sailor White & Len Shelly
(1) White beat Inoue (11:42)
(2) Kusatsu beat Shelly (2:18)
(3) Inoue beat White (2:12)---Inoue & Kusatsu kept the title
March 18, 1976---Kuramae Kokugikan (Sumo Hall), Tokyo (New Japan)
NWF World Heavyweight title match
Antonio Inoki beat Johnny Powers (2-1)
(1) 18:23 Double countout
(2) Inoki beat Powers (5:03)---Inoki kept the title
April 14, 1976---Osaka Furitsu (Prefectural) Gym (IWE)
IWA World Tag Team title match
Mighty Inoue & Great Kusatsu beat The Scorpions #1 (Ching Lee) & #2 (Jerry Christy) (2-1)
(1) 9:36 Double countout
(2) Inoue beat #2 (4:33)---Inoue & Kusatsu kept the title
May 5, 1976---Gumma Sports Center, Maebashi (IWE)
IWA World Tag Team title match
Mighty Inoue & Great Kusatsu beat The Scorpions #1 (Ching Lee) & #2 (Jerry Christy) (2-0)
(1) Kusatsu beat #2 (15:33)
(2) Inoue beat #1 (5:06)---Inoue & Kusatsu kept the title
May 8, 1976---Sapporo Nakajima Sports Center, Hokkaido (All Japan)
Champion Carnival Single Round Robin Tournament Final
Abdullah the Butcher beat Giant Baba (9:53 DQ)---Butcher won the fourth Champion Carnival
July 31, 1976---Koshigaya City Gym, Saitama (IWE)
IWA World Tag Team title match
Mighty Inoue & Great Kusatsu beat The UFO (Bob Della Serra) & Black Lockheed (Len Shelly) (2-1)
(1) Inoue & Kusatsu beat UFO & Lockheed (16:13 DQ)
(2) Inoue beat Lockheed (6:13)---Inoue & Kusatsu kept the title
September 24, 1976---Omiya Skate Center, Saitama (All Japan)
All Asian Heavyweight title match
Kintaro Ohki (Kim ILL) beat Waldo Von Erich (1-1)
(1) Von Erich beat Ohki (6:35)
(2) Ohki beatVon Erich (1:23 DQ)
(3) 1:30 no contest---the title was vacated
September 30, 1976---Iwate Prefectural Gym, Morioka (All Japan)
International Tag Team title match
Giant Baba & Jumbo Tsuruta beat Abdullah the Butcher & Waldo Von Erich (2-1)
(1) Butcher beat Tsuruta (8:44)
(2) Baba & Tsuruta beat Butcher & Von Erich (3:42 DQ)
(3) Tsuruta beat Von Erich (4:38)---Baba & Tsuruta kept the title
October 10, 1976---Expo '70, Osaka (All Japan)
United States Heavyweight title matches
The Destroyer drew Abdullah the Butcher (11:15 no contest)---Destroyer kept the title
October 21, 1976---Fukushima Prefectural Gym (All Japan)
All Asian Heavyweight title match
Kintaro Ohki (Kim ILL) beat Waldo Von Erich (2-1)
(1) Ohki beat Von Erich (1:31)
(2) Von Erich beat Ohki (2:30)
(3) Ohki beat Von Erich (59 seconds)---Ohki became the fifth champion
October 24, 1976---Neyagawa City Gym, Osaka (All Japan)
PWF Heavyweight title match
Giant Baba beat Abdullah the Butcher (2-1)
(1) Butcher beat Baba (5:55)
(2) Baba beat Butcher (4:27)
(3) Baba beat Butcher (2:03)---Baba kept the title
October 28, 1976---Kuramae Kokugikan (Sumo Hall), Tokyo (All Japan)
United States Heavyweight title matches
The Destroyer beat Abdullah the Butcher (10:57 DQ)---Destroyer kept the title
November 11, 1976---Ohdate Civic Gym, Akita (IWE)
IWA World Heavyweight title match
Rusher Kimura beat Gil Hayes (2-1)
(1) Hayes beat Kimura (7:29)
(2) Kimura beat Hayes (5:32)
(3) Kimura beat Hayes (12:43)---Kimura kept the title
November 14, 1976---Tsukimigaoka Gym, Ashikaga, Tochigi (IWE)
IWA World Tag Team title match
Mighty Inoue & Great Kusatsu drew Pierre & Mike Martel (1-1)
(1) Inoue beat Mike (12:33)
(2) Pierre beat Inoue (4:08)
(3) 4:22 Double countout---Inoue & Kusatsu kept the title
November 14, 1976---Tsukimigaoka Gym, Ashikaga, Tochigi (IWE)
IWA Mid Heavyweight title match
Isamu Teranishi beat Rick Martel (2-1)
(1) Martel beat Teranishi (10:10)
(2) Teranishi beat Martel (5:50)
(3) Teranishi beat Martel (6:27)---Teranishi kept the title
November 15, 1976---Aichi Prefectural Gym, Nagoya (IWE)
IWA World Tag Team title match / Cage Match
Mighty Inoue & Great Kusatsu beat Pierre & Mike Martel
(14:23 Inoue beat Mike)---Inoue & Kusatsu kept the title
November 19, 1976---Rikubetsu Town Sports Center, Hokkaido (IWE)
United States Heavyweight title match
Pierre Martel beat Mighty Inoue (2-1)
(1) Martel beat Inoue (8:22)
(2) Inoue beat Martel (3:03)
(3) Martel beat Inoue (5:05)---Martel kept the title
December 2, 1976---Osaka Furitsu (Prefectural) Gym
NWF Heavyweight title match
Antonio Inoki beat Ivan Koloff (22:36)---Inoki kept the title
January 22, 1977---Tsu City Gym, Mie (All Japan)
All Asian Tag Team title match
Akihisa Takachiho (The Great Kabuki) & Samson Kutsuwada beat The Crusaders #1 (Billy Red Lyons) & #2 (Dewey Robertson / Missing Link)
(1) #1 beat Kutsuwada (13:02)
(2) Takachiho beat #2 (5:25)
(3) Takachiho beat #2 (3:58)---Takachiho & Kutsuwada kept the title
March 25, 1977---Yokohama Bunka Gym, Kanagawa (IWE)
IWA World Tag Team Tournament Final
Big John Quinn & Kurt Von Hess beat Animal Hamaguchi & Isamu Teranishi (16:45 Quinn beat Teranishi)---Quinn & Hess became the 16th champions
March 26, 1977---Kuramae Kokugikan (Sumo Hall), Tokyo (IWE)
IWA World Tag Team title match
Great Kusatsu & Animal Hamaguchi beat Big John Quinn & Kurt Von Hess (2-1)
(1) Hess beat Hamaguchi (12:56)
(2) Kusatsu & Hamaguchi beat Quinn & Hess (3:05 DQ)
(3) Hamaguchi beat Hess (2:34)---Kusatsu & Hamaguchi became the 17th champions
March 31, 1977---Kuramae Kokugikan (Sumo Hall), Tokyo (New Japan)
NWF World Heavyweight title match
Antonio Inoki beat Johnny Powers (20:23)---Inoki kept the title
December 1, 1977---Osaka Furitsu (Prefectural) Gym (New Japan)
NWF World Heavyweight title match
Antonio Inoki beat Pat Patterson (24:01)---Inoki kept the title
January 19, 1978---Mito Civic Gym, Ibaraki (IWE)
IWA World Heavyweight title match / Cage Match
Rusher Kimura beat Sailor White (15:15)---Kimura kept the title
July 19, 1978---Akita Prefectural Gym (IWE)
IWA World Heavyweight title match / Cage Match
Rusher Kimura beat Kasavubu (Jojo Andrews) (14:34 Knockout)---Kimura kept the title
July 26, 1978---Koshigaya City Gym, Saitama (IWE)
IWA World Heavyweight title match / Cage Match
Rusher Kimura beat Alexis Smirnoff (Michel DuBois) (2-1)
(1) Kimura beat Smirnoff (9:51)
(2) Smirnoff beat Kimura (2:33)
(3) Smirnoff quit ---Kimura kept the title
October 18, 1978---Tochigi Prefectural Gym, Utsunomiya (All Japan)
PWF Heavyweight title match
Abdullah the Butcher beat Bill Robinson (2-1)
(1) Robinson beat Butcher (8:16)
(2) Butcher beat Robinson (6:15)
(3) Butcher beat Robinson (3:08 referee's stop)---Butcher became the fourth champion
October 30, 1978---Okayama Budokan (New Japan)
North American Tag Team title match
Seiji Sakaguchi & Shozo "Strong" Kobayashi beat Killer Karl Krupp & Jim "Brute" Bernard (2-1)
(1) 17:38 Double countout
(2) Sakaguchi beat Krupp (3:39)---Sakaguchi & Kobayashi kept the title
November 17, 1978---Higashi-osaka City Central Gym, Osaka (All Japan)
PWF Heavyweight title match
Abdullah the Butcher drew Giant Baba (1-1)
(1) Baba beat Butcher (4:38)
(2) Butcher beat Baba (3:28)
(3) 7:05 Double DQ---Butcher kept the title
January 8, 1979---Oita Prefectural Gym (IWE)
IWA World Tag Team title match
Great Kusatsu & Animal Hamaguchi beat Alexis Smirnoff & The Atomic (Leo Burke) (1-1)
(1) Atomic beat Hamaguchi (1:40)
(2) Hamaguchi beat Atomic (10:30)
(3) 4:16 Double countout---Inoue & Kusatsu kept the title
January 28, 1979---Yamato Shatai-kogyo Gym, Kanagawa (IWE)
IWA World Heavyweight title match
Alexis Smirnoff beat Rusher Kimura (2-1)
(1) Smirnoff beat Kimura (5:39)
(2) Kimura beat Smirnoff (7:00)
(3) Smirnoff beat Kimura (5:10 DQ)---Kimura kept the title
January 29, 1979---Okayama Budokan (New Japan)
North American Heavyweight title match
Seiji Sakaguchi beat Johnny Powers (20:01)---Sakaguchi won the title
March 26, 1979---Haramachi City Gym, Fukushima (IWE)
IWA World Heavyweight title match
Rusher Kimura beat John Tolos (2-1)
(1) 4:20 Double countout
(2) Kimura beat Tolos (1:46 DQ)---Kimura kept the title
April 6, 1979---Akita Prefectural Gym, Akita (All Japan)
Champion Carnival Single Round Robin Tournament Final
Abdullah the Butcher drew Jumbo Tsuruta
(1) 13:14 Double countout
(2) Butcher beat Tsuruta (2:11)---Butcher won the seventh Champion Carnival
May 2, 1979---Nagasaki City International Gym (All Japan)
United National Heavyweight title match
Jumbo Tsuruta beat Mike Sharpe Jr.
(1) Tsuruta beat Sharpe (10:59)
(2) Sharpe beat Tsuruta (5:16)
(3) Tsuruta beat Sharpe (4:53)---Tsuruta kept the title
July 21, 1979---Murakami City Gym, Niigata (IWE)
IWA World Heavyweight title match
Alexis Smirnoff beat Rusher Kimura (2-1)
(1) Kimura beat Smirnoff (8:48)
(2) Smirnoff beat Kimura (2:50)
(3) Smirnoff beat Kimura (3:16)---Smirnoff became the 15th champion
July 25, 1979---Mishima Civic Gym, Shizuoka (IWE)
IWA World Heavyweight title match
Rusher Kimura beat Alexis Smirnoff (15:19)---Kimura became the 16th champion
July 31, 1979---Den-en Coliseum, Tokyo (All Japan Woman)
WWWA Woman's World title match
Monster Ripper (Rhonda Singh) beat Jackie Sato---Ripper became the 25th champion
August 31, 1979---Osaka Gym (All Japan)
PWF Heavyweight title match
Giant Baba drew Abdullah the Butcher (1-1)
(1) Baba beat Butcher (7:08)
(2) Butcher beat Baba (2:55)
(3) 5:18 Double countout---Baba kept the title
September 13, 1979---Aichi Prefectural Gym, Nagoya (IWE)
IWA Woman's World Tag Team title match
Mighty Inoue & Animal Hamaguchi beat Pat & Mike, the Kelly Twins (16:05 Hamaguchi beat Pat)---Inoue & Hamaguchi kept the title
September 13, 1979---Ikebukuro Skate Center, Tokyo (All Japan Woman)
WWWA World Woman's title
Jackie Sato beat Monster Ripper (Rhonda Singh)---Sato became the 26th champion
October 3, 1979---Kuroishi City Central Sports Center (IWE)
IWA World Heavyweight title match
Rusher Kimura beat Jos LeDuc (13:23 Referee's stop)---Kimura Kept the title
November 4, 1979---Korakuen Hall, Tokyo (IWE)
IWA World Heavyweight title match
Rusher Kimura beat Mongolian Stomper (Archie Gouldie) (10:49)---Kimura kept the title
November 8, 1979---Korakuen Hall, Tokyo (All Japan)
NWA World Heavyweight title match
Harley Race drew Abdullah the Butcher (5:08 Double countout)---Race kept the title
November 8, 1979---Otaru City Gym, Hokkaido (New Japan)
North American Heavyweight title match
Seiji Sakaguchi beat Pat Patterson (8:40)---Sakaguchi won the title
January 7, 1980---Osaka Furitsu (Prefectural) Gym (IWE)
IWA World Heavyweight title match
Rusher Kimura beat Killer Karl Krupp (17:35)---Kimura kept the title
January 28, 1980---Gamagori Civic Gym, Aichi (IWE)
IWA World Heavyweight title match
Rusher Kimura beat Killer Karl Krupp (15:21)---Kimura kept the title
March 8, 1980---Kagoshima Prefectural Gym (IWE)
IWA World Heavyweight title match
Rusher Kimura beat Mongolian Stomper (Archie Gouldie) (2-1)
(1) Kimura beat Stomper (55 seconds)
(2) Stomper beat Kimura (6:44)
(3) Kimura beat Stomper (2:12)---Kimura kept the title
March 15, 1980---Kawasaki City Gym, Kanagawa (All Japan Woman)
WWWA Woman's World title match
Monster Ripper (Rhonda Singh) beat Jackie Sato---Ripper became the 27th champion
March 31, 1980---Korakuen Hall, Tokyo (IWE)
IWA World Heavyweight title match
Rusher Kimura beat Johnny Powers (13:29 countout)---Kimura kept the title
April 30, 1980---Hirosaki Civic Gym (IWE)
IWA World Heavyweight title match
Rusher Kimura beat Jos LeDuc (2-1)
(1) LeDuc beat Kimura (11:40 DQ)
(2) Kimura beat LeDuc (57 seconds DQ)---Kimura kept the title
May 15, 1980---Omiya Skate Center, Saitama (IWE)
International Heavyweight title match
Kintaro Ohki (Kim ILL) beat Jos LeDuc (2-1)
(1) LeDuc beat Ohki (11:07)
(2) Ohki beat LeDuc (5:39)
(3) Ohki beat LeDuc (2:23)---Ohki kept the title
July 17, 1980---Kuramae Kokugikan (Sumo Hall), Tokyo (New Japan)
WWF Junior Heavyweight title match
Tatsumi Fujinami beat Keith Hart (8:20)---Fujinami kept the title
July 23, 1980---Nishi-nippon Exhibition Hall, Kita-kyushu, Fukuoka (New Japan)
NWA International Junior Heavyweight title match
Kengo Kimura beat Bret Hart (18:24)---Kimura kept the title
October 4, 1980---Ohmi-hachiman Sports Park, Shiga
IWA World Heavyweight title match
Rusher Kimura beat Big John Quinn (14:29 countout)---Kimura kept the title
October 13, 1980---Aichi Prefectural Gym, Nagoya (All Japan)
United National Heavyweight title match
Abdullah the Butcher beat Jumbo Tsuruta (2-1)
(1) Tsuruta beat Butcher (7:05)
(2) Butcher beat Tsuruta (2:42)
(3) Butcher beat Tsuruta (4:50)---Butcher became the 18th champion
November 1, 1980---Yokohama Bunka Gym, Kanagawa (All Japan)
United National Heavyweight title match
Abdullah the Butcher drew Terry Funk (1-1)
(1) Terry beat Butcher (7:50)
(2) Butcher beat Terry (7:10)
(3) 3:35 Double DQ---Butcher kept the title
November 4, 1980---Matsumoto City Gym, Nagano (All Japan)
United National Heavyweight title match
Abdullah the Butcher drew Jumbo Tsuruta (1-1)
(1) Butcher beat Tsuruta (5:05)
(2) Tsuruta beat Butcher (6:20)
(3) 4:43 Double countout---Butcher kept the title
November 22, 1980---Shingu City Gym, Wakayama (IWE)
IWA World Heavyweight title match
Rusher Kimura beat Alexis Smirnoff (17:16 countout)---Kimura kept the title
January 3, 1981---Korakuen Hall, Tokyo (All Japan)
United National Heavyweight title match
Abdullah the Butcher drew The Sheik (10:10 Double countout)---Butcher kept the title
January 22, 1981---Nirasaki City Gym, Yamanashi (All Japan)
United National Heavyweight title match
Jumbo Tsuruta beat Abdullah the Butcher (2-1)
(1) 7:47 Double countout
(2) Tsuruta beat Butcher (3:33)---Tsuruta became the 19th champion
October 27, 1981---Otaru City Gym, Hokkaido (All Japan)
United National Heavyweight title match
Jumbo Tsuruta beat Alexis Smirnoff (2-1)
(1) Smirnoff beat Tsuruta (45 seconds)
(2) Tsuruta beat Smirnoff (6:17)
(3) Tsuruta beat Smirnoff (1:29)---Tsuruta kept the title
February 5, 1982---Sapporo Nakajima Sports Center, Hokkaido (New Japan)
WWF Junior Heavyweight title match
Tiger Mask beat Bret Hart (17:34)---Tiger kept the title
April 11, 1982----Hiroshima Prefectural Gym (All Japan)
United National Heavyweight title match
Jumbo Tsuruta beat Alexis Smirnoff (9:46)
July 30, 1982---Aichi Prefectural Gym, Nagoya (New Japan)
WWF Junior Heavyweight title match
Tiger Mask beat Bret Hart (17:03)---Tiger kept the title
July 25, 1984---Fukuoka Sports Center (All Japan)
International Heavyweight title match
Jumbo Tsuruta beat Rick Martel (22:02 countout)---Tsuruta kept the title
July 31, 1984---Kuramae Kokugikan (Sumo Hall), Tokyo (All Japan)
AWA World Heavyweight title match
Rick Martel drew Jumbo Tsuruta (19:27 Double countout)---Martel kept the title
October 9, 1985---Kuramae Kokugikan, Tokyo (All Japan)
NWA / AWA World Heavyweight double title match
Ric Flair drew Rick Martel (34:03 Double countout)---Both champions kept the title
September 17, 1987---Osaka Furitsu (Prefectural) Gym (New Japan)
IWGP Junior Heavyweight title match
Kuniaki Kobayashi beat Owen Hart (12:20)---Kobayashi kept the title
January 13, 1988---Kagoshima Prefectural Gym (All Japan)
International Heavyweight title match
Jumbo Tsuruta drew Abdullah the Butcher (13:25 Double countout)---Tsuruta kept the title
May 27, 1988---Miyagi Prefectural Sports Center, Sendai (New Japan)
IWGP Junior Heavyweight title match
Owen Hart beat Hiroshi Hase (13:07)--- Owen became the sixth champion
June 10, 1988---Hiroshima Prefectural Gym (New Japan)
IWGP Junior Heavyweight title match
Owen Hart beat Keiichi Yamada (Jushin "Thunder" Liger) (13:33)---Owen kept the title
June 24, 1988---Osaka Furitsu (Prefectural) Gym (New Japan)
IWGP Junior Heavyweight title match
Shiro Koshinaka beat Owen Hart (14:07)--- Koshinaka became the seventh champion
September 9, 1988---Chiba Park Gym (All Japan)
NWA International Heavyweight title match
Jumbo Tsuruta beat Abdullah the Butcher (14:43 DQ)---Tsuruta kept the title
April 2, 1989---Nago City Gym, Okinawa (All Japan Woman)
North American Woman's title match
Chigusa Nagayo beat Delta Dawn---Nagayo kept the title
September 21, 1989---Yokohama Bunka Gym, Kanagawa (New Japan)
IWGP Junior Heavyweight title match
Naoki Sano beat Owen Hart (13:31)---Sano kept the title
March 19, 1990---Hiroshima Prefectural Gym (New Japan)
IWGP Junior Heavyweight title match
Jushin "Thunder" Liger beat Pegasus Kid (Chris Benoit) (15:21)---Liger kept the title
August 19, 1990---Kuramae Kokugikan (Sumo Hall), Tokyo (New Japan)
IWGP Junior Heavyweight title match
Pegasus Kid (Chris Benoit) beat Jushin "Thunder" Liger (15:02)---Pegasus became the 12th champion
November 1, 1990---Nippon Budokan, Tokyo (New Japan)
IWGP Junior Heavyweight title match
Jushin "Thunder" Liger beat Pegasus Kid (Chris Benoit) (12:32)---Liger became the 13th champion
May 11, 1991---Tokyo Bay NK Hall, Urayasu, Chiba (New Japan)
IWGP Junior Heavyweight title match
Norio Honaga beat Pegasus Kid (Chris Benoit) (14:20)---Honaga kept the title
April 29, 1991---Ota Ward Gym, Tokyo (All Japan Woman)
WWWA Woman's World title match
Bull Nakano beat Monster Ripper (Rhonda Singh)---Bull kept the title
October 24, 1991---Yokohama Bunka Gym, Kanagawa (All Japan)
World Junior Heavyweight title match
Masanobu Fuchi beat Danny Kroffat (Phil Lafon) (20:40 Referee's stop)---Fuchi kept the title
December 12, 1991---Tokyo Dome (SWS)
SWS Junior Heavyweight title match
Naoki Sano beat Rick Martel (7:29)---Sano became the first champion
January 15, 1992---Kobe World Memorial Hall, Hyogo (FMW)
World Martial Arts Heavyweight title match
Big Titan (Rick Bogner / Razor Ramon) beat Atsushi Onita (9:39)---Titan became the third champion
January 30, 1992---Osaka Furitsu (Prefectural) Gym #2 (FMW)
World Martial Arts Heavyweight title match
Tarzan Goto beat Big Titan (Rick Bogner / Razor Ramon) (10:57)---Goto became the fourth champion
February 20, 1992---Nagoya Rainbow Hall, Aichi (New Japan)
WCW Light Heavyweight / IWGP Junior Heavyweight double title match
Jushin "Thunder" Liger beat Pegasus Kid (Chris Benoit) (16:22)---Liger kept both titles
March 23, 1992---Soka City Sports & Health City Memorial Gym, Saitama (FMW)
AWA World Light Heavyweight title match (3 minutes x 15 rounds)
Dr. Luther (Len St. Clair / Atomic Punk) beat Katsuji Ueda (Fourth round / 1:04 Knockout)---Luther won the title
May 20, 1992---Ishikawa Prefectural Industrial Hall, Kanazawa (SWS)
SWS Junior Heavyweight title match
Naoki Sano beat Rick Martel (12:31)---Sano Kept the title
May 24, 1992---Ariake Coliseum, Tokyo (FMW)
World Martial Arts Junior Heavyweight title match / Indian Strap Match
Dr. Luther (Len St. Clair / Atomic Punk) beat Katsuji Ueda (5:11 Knockout)---Luther kept the title
August 15, 1992---Kobe World Memorial Hall, Hyogo (New Japan)
IWGP Junior Heavyweight title match
El Samurai beat Pegasus Kid (Chris Benoit) (15:04)---Samurai kept the title
September 1, 1992---Miyagi Prefectural Sports Center, Sendai (FMW)
World Martial Arts Tag Team title match
Tarzan Goto & Gregory Velichev beat Big Titan (Rick Bogner / Razor Ramon) & Dr. Luther (Len St. Clair / Atomic Punk) (14:03 Velichev beat Luther)---Goto & Velichev kept the title
September 7, 1992---Toda City Sports Center, Saitama (FMW)
World Martial Arts Junior Heavyweight title match (3 minutes x 15 rounds)
Katsuji Ueda beat Dr. Luther (Len St. Clair / Atomic Punk) (Third round / 1:02 Knockout)---Ueda won the title
January 2, 1993---Korakuen Hall, Tokyo (W*ING)
WWC Caribbean Heavyweight title match
Yukihiro Kanemura beat Ricky Patterson (12:28)---Kanemura kept the title
May 21, 1993---Sapporo Nakajima Sports Center, Hokkaido (All Japan)
World Junior Heavyweight title match
Danny Kroffat (Phil Lafon) beat Masanobu Fuchi (17:22)---Kroffat became the 11th champion
June 18, 1993---Korakuen Hall, Tokyo (W*ING)
W*ING World Junior Heavyweight title match
Canadian Tiger (Mike Lozanski / Anthony) beat "Thunderbird" Bret Como (11:13)---Tiger kept the title
August 8, 1993---Ryogoku Kokugikan (Sumo Hall), Tokyo (New Japan)
IWGP Junior Heavyweight title match
Jushin "Thunder" Liger beat Wild Pegasus (Chris Benoit) (14:36)---Liger kept the title
August 23, 1993---Shizuoka Industrial Hall (All Japan)
World Junior Heavyweight title match
Masanobu Fuchi beat Danny Kroffat (Phil Lafon) (16:41)---Fuchi became the 12th champion
February 27, 1994---Mito Civic Gym, Ibaraki (All Japan)
World Junior Heavyweight title match
Masanobu Fuchi beat Danny Kroffat (Phil Lafon) (18:16)---Fuchi kept the title
April 16, 1994---Ryogoku Kokugikan (Sumo Hall), Tokyo (New Japan / FMW / Michinoku / WAR / SPWF)
"Super J-Cup---1st Stage"
(1) Gedo beat Dean Malenko (8:04)
(2) Super Delfin beat Shinjiro Ohtani (8:06)
(3) Black Tiger (Eddie Guerrero) beat TAKA Michinoku (6:47)
(4) El Samurai beat Masayoshi Motegi (7:10)
(5) Ricky Fuji beat Negro Casas (5:53)
(6) Jushin "Thunder" Liger beat Hayabusa (Eiji Ezaki)
(7) Gedo beat Super Delfin (8:20)
(8) Wild Pegasus beat Black Tiger (10:23)
(9) The Great Sasuke beat El Samurai (11:40)
(10) Jushin "Thunder" Liger beat Ricky Fuji (7:50)
(11) Wild Pegasus beat Gedo (6:18)
(12) The Great Sasuke beat Jushin "Thunder" Liger (18:09)
(13) Wild Pegasus beat The Great Sasuke---Benoit won the tournament
March 13, 1994---Multi Purpose Plaza, Hachioji, Tokyo (W*ING)
W*ING World Heavyweight title match
Crypt Keeper beat Leatherface (Ricky Patterson) (4:32)---Keeper kept the title
May 7, 1994---Yokohama Arena, Kanagawa (WWF)
WWF World Heavyweight title match
Bret Hart beat Randy Savage (17:48)---Bret kept the title
May 8, 1994---Nagoya Rainbow Hall, Aichi (WWF)
WWF World Heavyweight title match
Bret Hart beat Bam Bam Bigelow (14:30)---Bret kept the title
May 11, 1994---Tsukisamu Green Dome, Hokkaido (WWF)
WWF World Heavyweight title match
Bret Hart beat Yokozuna (9:34 DQ)---Bret kept the title
July 12, 1994---Kagoshima Arena (All Japan)
World Junior Heavyweight title match
Danny Kroffat (Phil Lafon) beat Masanobu Fuchi (16:24)---Kroffat became the 13th champion
September 3, 1994---Nippon Budokan, Tokyo (All Japan)
World Junior Heavyweight title match
Danny Kroffat (Phil Lafon) beat Yoshinari Ogawa (13:32)---Kroffat kept the title
September 27, 1994---Osaka Castle Hall (New Japan)
IWGP Junior Heavyweight title match
Norio Honaga beat Wild Pegasus (Chris Benoit) (12:34)---Honaga became the 22nd champion
October 22, 1994 Nippon Budokan, Tokyo (All Japan)
World Junior Heavyweight title match
Danny Kroffat (Phil Lafon) beat Tsuyoshi Kikuchi (14:56)---Kroffat kept the title
November 25, 1994---Iwate Prefectural Gym, Iwate (New Japan)
IWGP Junior Heavyweight title match
Norio Honaga beat Wild Pegasus (Chris Benoit) (18:51)---Honaga kept the title
November 8, 1994---Korakuen Hall, Tokyo (WAR)
NWA / UWA World Middleweight double title match
Ultimo Dragon beat Lion Heart (Chris Jericho) (20:51)---Dragon kept the UWA title and became the 78th NWA champion
January 6, 1995---Kusanagi Gym, Shizuoka (WAR)
NWA World Middleweight title match
Ultimo Dragon beat Lion Heart (Chris Jericho) (17:32)---Dragon kept the title
March 4, 1995---Nippon Budokan, Tokyo (All Japan)
World Junior Heavyweight title match
Danny Kroffat (Phil Lafon) beat Yoshinari Ogawa (15:33)---Kroffat kept the title
March 13, 1995---Kyoto Furitsu (Prefectural) Gym (New Japan)
IWGP Junior Heavyweight title match
Koji Kanemoto beat Wild Pegasus (Chris Benoit) (16:41)---Kanemoto kept the title
March 26, 1995---Ryogoku Kokugikan (Sumo Hall), Tokyo (WAR)
WAR International Junior Heavyweight Tournament
(1) Gedo beat Yuji Yasuraoka (7:21)
(2) 1-2-3 Kid beat Negro Casas (4:20)
(3) Lion Heart (Chris Jericho)beat Masao Orihara (8:53)
(4) Ultimo Dragon beat Ultimate Dragon ("Thunderbird" Bret Como) (9:58)
(5) Gedo beat 1-2-3 Kid (7:08)
(6) Lion Heart beat Ultimo Dragon (11:19)
(7) Gedo beat Lion Heart (19:31)---Gedo became the first champion
"Best of the Super Junior IV" Round Robin Tournament (New Japan)
June 23---Niigata City Gym Wild Pegasus (Chris Benoit) beat Dean Malenko (16:34)
June 25---Omiya Skate Center, Saitama Wild Pegasus beat Shinjiro Ohtani (14:28)
June 27---Ueda Civic Gym, Nagano Brian Pillman beat Wild Pegasus (11:11)
June 28---Kasumigaura Bunka Gym, Tsuchiura, Ibaraki Wild Pegasus beat Alex Wright (13:30)
June 29---Akita Prefectural Gym Wild Pegasus beat Koji Kanemoto (16:30)
June 30---Hachinohe City Gym, Aomori Norio Honaga beat Wild Pegasus (9:39)
July 4---Aomori Civic Gym Black Tiger (Eddie Guerrero) beat Wild Pegasus (20:20)
July 7---Iwamizawa Sports Center, Hokkaido Wild Pegasus drew El Samurai (30 minutes time up)
July 10---Kushiro City Welfare Gym, Hokkaido Wild Pegasus beat Gran Hamada (12:22)
July 13---Sapporo Nakajima Sports Center, Hokkaido
(1) Wild Pegasus beat Black Tiger (16:37)
(2) Wild Pegasus beat Shinjiro Ohtani (19:16)---Benoit won the tournament
June 4, 1995---Korakuen Hall, Tokyo (WAR)
WAR International Junior Heavyweight title match
Lion Heart (Chris Jericho) beat Gedo (26:55)---Heart became the second champion
June 9, 1995---Nippon Budokan, Tokyo (All Japan)
World Junior Heavyweight title match
Danny Kroffat (Phil Lafon) beat Rob Van Dam (17:10)---Kroffat kept the title
June 29, 1995---Izumo Dome, Shimane (WAR)
NWA World Middleweight title match
Ultimo Dragon beat Lion Heart (Chris Jericho) (22:17)---Dragon kept the title
July 7, 1995---Ryogoku Kokugikan (Sumo Hall), Tokyo (WAR)
WAR International Junior Heavyweight title match
Lion Heart (Chris Jericho) beat Ultimo Dragon (19:59)---Heart kept the title
July 8, 1995---Kagoshima Arena (All Japan)
World Junior Heavyweight title match
Danny Kroffat (Phil Lafon) beat Satoru Asako (17:50)---Kroffat kept the title
July 28, 1995---Korakuen Hall, Tokyo (WAR)
NWA World Middle / WAR International Junior double title match
Ultimo Dragon beat Lion Heart (Chris Jericho) (26:55)---Dragon kept the NWA title and became the third WAR champion
August 15, 1995---Yokkaichi City Gym, Mie (IWA)
IWA World Heavyweight title match
Tarzan Goto beat Leatherface (Rick Patterson) (4:34)---Goto became the second champion
September 10, 1995---Nippon Budokan, Tokyo (All Japan)
World Junior Heavyweight title match
Yoshinari Ogawa beat Danny Kroffat (Phil Lafon) (13:37)---Ogawa became the 14th champion
September 25, 1995---Osaka Furitsu (Prefectural) Gym (New Japan)
IWGP Junior Heavyweight title match
Koji Kanemoto beat Wild Pegasus (Chris Benoit) (17:14)---Kanemoto kept the title
September 29, 1995---Yokohama Bunka Gym, Kanagawa (IWA)
IWA World Heavyweight title match
Tarzan Goto beat Leatherface (Rick Patterson) (10:19)---Goto kept the title
December 13, 1995---Ryogoku Kokugikan (Sumo Hall), Tokyo (WAR / New Japan / Michinoku)
"Super J-Cup---2nd Stage"
Rey Misterio Jr. beat Psicosis
(1) Gran Naniwa beat Damian (6:36)
(2) Shinjiro Ohtani beat Masaaki Mochizuki (4:02)
(3) Ultimo Dragon beat Shoichi Funaki (6:52)
(4) Gedo beat Masayoshi Motegi (6:56)
(5) Dos Caras beat El Samurai (7:00)
(6) Lion Heart (Chris Jericho)beat Hanzo Nakajima (6:48)
(7) Jushin "Thunder" Liger beat Gran Naniwa (9:13)
(8) Wild Pegasus (Chris Benoit) beat Lion Heart (13:43)
(9) Ultimo Dragon beat Shinjiro Ohtani (13:30)
(10) Gedo beat Dos Caras (8:54)
(11) Jushin "Thunder" Liger beat Ultimo Dragon (17:19)
(12) Gedo beat Wild Pegasus (9:20)
(13) Jushin "Thunder" Liger beat Gedo (15:47)---Liger won the tournament
January 7, 1996---Korakuen Hall, Tokyo (WAR)
WAR International Junior double title match
Ultimo Dragon beat Lance Storm (15:51)---Dragon kept the title
March 20, 1996---Aichi Prefectural Gym, Nagoya (New Japan)
WCW World Cruiserweight title match
Shinjiro Ohtani beat Wild Pegasus (Chris Benoit) (18:09)---Ohtani became the first champion
January 4, 1997---Tokyo Dome (New Japan)
"'97 Wrestling World in Tokyo Dome"
Super Liger (Chris Jericho) beat Koji Kanemoto (11:11)
August 23, 1997---Kitazawa Town Hall, Tokyo (IWA)
AWF Woman's World title match
Emi Motokawa beat Luna Vachon (7:09)--Motokawa kept the title
October 28, 1997---Gifu Industrial Hall (IWA)
NWA World Heavyweight title match
Dan Severn beat Leatherface (Ricky Patterson) (3:56)---Severn kept the title
November 2, 1997---Fukuoka Dome (New Japan)
(1) IWGP Junior Heavyweight (2) NWA World Welter (3) UWA World Junior Light Heavyweight
(4) WWF World Light Heavyweight (5) WWA World Junior Light Heavyweight
(6) British Commonwealth Junior Heavyweight (7) NWA World Junior Heavyweight title match
Shinjiro Ohtani beat Wild Pegasus (Chris Benoit) (15:28)---Ohtani kept the title
February 11, 1998---Ishikawa Prefectural Industrial Hall, Kanazawa (New Tokyo Pro)
CCW Tag Team title match
Canadian Rockies Adam (Edge) & Jay (Christian) beat Jerry Morrow & Badnews Allen (26:20 Adam beat Allen)---Rockies became the fourth champions
January 10, 1999---Acros Fukuoka (Big Japan)
Big Japan Death Match Heavyweight title match
Abdullah the Butcher beat Shadow WX (Satoru Shiga) (12:04)---Butcher became the fourth champion
February 28, 1999---Korakuen Hall, Tokyo (Big Japan)
Big Japan Death Match Heavyweight title match / Barbed Wired Board death match
Shadow WX beat Abdullah the Butcher (14:16)---WX became the fifth champion
April 7, 1999---Korakuen Hall, Tokyo (Big Japan)
Big Japan Death Match Heavyweight title match / Cable Chain & Handcuff death match
Shadow WX beat Abdullah the Butcher (12:49 Doctor's stop)---WX kept the title
July 25, 1999---Korakuen Hall, Tokyo (Big Japan)
International Eight-Man Scramble title match
Ryuji Yamakawa, Shadow WX, Tomoaki Homma, Great Kojika, Men's Teioh, Abdullah the Butcher, Mike Samples, Abdullah Jr. Kobayshi (20:01 Kojika won the title)
October 13, 1999---Shin-kawasaki, Kanagawa (Big Japan)
Big Japan Tag Team title match
Kamikaze & Shumme Matsuzaki beat Abdullah the Butcher & Daikokubo Benkei (8:48 Kamikaze beat Benkei)---Kamikaze & Matsuzaki kept the title
November 6, 1999---Hakodate Civic Gym, Hokkaido (Big Japan)
International Eight-Man Scramble title match
Great Kojika, Ryuji Yamakawa, Tomoaki Homma, Men's Teioh, Kamikaze, Abdullah the Butcher, Mike Samples, Crazy Sheik (Rico Suave) (12:16 Kojika kept the title)
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