VIEW FROM THE RISING SUN
by Masanori Horie

Kiniski, Hansen, and Honky Tonk

Kiniski and Williams, Hansen, and Honky Tonk Man
Left to Right: Gene Kiniski, "Dr. Death" Steve Williams, & Masanori, October 14, 2000; Stan Hansen & Masanori, October 14, 2000; and Honky Tonk Man, October 15, 2000

One of the greatest Canadian pro wrestlers, Gene Kiniski, is staying in Japan as a witness of the Triple Crown Heavyweight Championship Tournament, October 14 - 28, 2000. Kiniski defeated Lou Thesz to win the NWA World Heavyweight title in St. Louis, Missouri on January 7, 1966, and lost it to Dory Funk Jr. in Tampa, Florida on February 11, 1969.

Stan Hansen debuted as a professional wrestler on January 1, 1973. He became one of a few present "four decade" wrestlers. He has had over 120 Japan tours since his first tour, which was from September 26 to October 30, 1975. He has just released his biography in Japan in October 2000.

Honky Tonk Man, as Wayne Ferris, came to Japan for the first time with Abdullah the Butcher, Jack Brisco, Bruiser Brody, Killer Tim Brooks, and The Avenger (Moose Morowski), from March 27 to April 30, 1981. Since then, he hadn't had an opportunity to come to Japan for over 19 years. Finally, he came back to Japan. A young southern wrestler became an old hand veteran who knows the ropes.


VFTRS At Your Fingertips

Dory & Terry Funk

Terry and Dory Funk Jr.
Terry and Dory Funk Jr.

October 25, 1999---The Funks 2000 Part 2
September 20, 1999---Boys, Be Ambitious (Funking Conservatory II)
June 28, 1999---Funks 2000
April 19, 1999---Terry Funk's title matches in Japan
January 25, 1999---WWF Funking Dojo
November 16, 1998---Dory Funk Jr., 60 Minute Man

Abdullah The Butcher

Masanori and Abdullah
Abdullah the Butcher

March 6, 2000---Abdullah The Butcher
January 11, 1999---The Deep Scars Told Something
September 28, 1998---Tokyo Pro Wrestling

Cactus Jack Mick Foley

Cactus Jack and Masanori
Mick Foley and Masanori in front of a large portrait of Shohei "Giant" Baba

February 28, 2000---King Of The Death Matches / Kawasaki Baseball Stadium
March 8, 1999---Bacon & Egg Burgers
September 16, 1998 ---King Of The Death Matches

Sabu

Sabu and Masanori
Sabu and Masanori

May 8, 2000---Where Will He Go?
March 13, 2000---Flashback: Sabu In Japan
December 21, 1998---ECW In Japan/Sabu's Wedding
November 23, 1998---A man named Sabu

Legends

Masanori and Ric Flair
"Nature Boy" Ric Flair

September 25, 2000---Blast From The Past (Blassie, Kiniski, Sammartino, Jonathan, Sheik, Iaukea, Murdoch, Guerrero, Gigante)
August 28, 2000---Gaijin Daze (Stan Hansen, The Destroyer,Sabu)

August 21, 2000---Gypsy Joe, King of the Death Matches-1970's
November 1, 1999---The Original Tiger Mask, Satoru Sayama
August 23, 1999---To Be The Man, You've Got To Beat The Man (Ric Flair)
July 26, 1999---Jushin "Thunder" Liger
July 19, 1999---Harley Race
February 22, 1999---A Chain Of Tradition (Malenko Family)
December 7, 1998---Bruiser Brody
October 19, 1998---The Iron Claw (Fritz Von Erich)
October 12, 1998---Kamisori Fighter (Dynamite Kid)

Wrestling History

Wahoo McDaniel
Wahoo McDaniel

October 2, 2000---"September 30"--Puroresu Anniversary
September 11, 2000---Knight Errantry (Muta,Chono,Hashimoto,& Sasaki)
August 14,2000---Mid-August

June 26, 2000---The Early Days of Television Puroresu
May 15, 2000---Nippon Budokan
April 17, 2000---The AWA
March 20, 2000---Smoky Mountain Wrestling
January 17, 2000---Japanese Wrestlers' Championship Matches in the U.S. and Canada, 1955-1999
November 15, 1999---Japan Pro Wrestling Alliance
July 5, 1999---Flash Back July
June 21, 1999---The Dawn Of Joshi Puroresu
June 14, 1999---For The NWA World Heavyweight Championship...
May 24, 1999---A Brief History of Gaijins
May 17, 1999---Aloha Hawaii
May 10, 1999---Luchadors-Wrestling's Daredevils

All Japan Pro Wrestling

July 10, 2000---Flashback Tenryu 1977-2000
May 22, 2000---Jumbo Tsuruta 1951-2000
April 3, 2000---Misawa vs. Kawada vs. Taue vs. Kobashi vs. Akiyama
January 31, 2000---Texas TOUGH (Stan Hansen)
January 10, 2000---Gary Albright
December 20, 1999---Year End Flash Back 1999 Part 1 : New Japan & All Japan
August 16, 1999---The Beast Is A Human Being, Too (Giant Kimala)
May 3, 1999---Sightseeing With Johnny Ace
April 5, 1999---Orange Crush (Kenta Kobashi)
March 29, 1999---The Man Called VADER
March 1, 1999---British Bulldog Johnny Smith
February 15, 1999---All Japan At The Crossroads
January 18, 1999---Giant Baba

FMW & ECW

February 14, 2000---Jado & Gedo
January 3, 2000---1999 Year In Review Part Two/Eiji Ezaki & Masato Tanaka
October 11, 1999---"The Gladiator" Mike Awesome
September 6, 1999---"Dangan" Masato Tanaka
August 9, 1999---Yoshihiro Tajiri
February 1, 1999---Raven

Canada

Chris Jericho, Masanori, and Lance Storm
The Thrillseekers, Chris Jericho & Lance Storm

August 7, 2000---Chris Jericho's Wedding, Johnny Ace, and Gordon Solie
February 21, 2000---O Canada Part 2
November 8, 1999---The Thrillseekers (Chris Jericho & Lance Storm)
June 7, 1999---A Day In History (Owen Hart and Toshiaki Kawada)
April 26, 1999---O Canada
November 9, 1998---Sean "Val Venis" Morley
September 21, 1998---Monday Night Gaijin (Chris Jericho)

Shows

April 10, 2000---Golden Week 2000
November 29, 1999---November 23, 1999 (FMW, Funks, HBK, and ECW)
October 4, 1999---My Carolina Vacation (NWA, WWF, ECW)
March 17, 1999---UFO/NWA Make History---Ogawa Beats Severn
November 30, 1998---Youkoso Nippon e!
November 2, 1998---NWA 50th Anniversary

My Kick A** Photo Gallery

July 17, 2000---Part 5
February 7, 2000---Part 4
December 13, 1999---Part 3
August 30, 1999---Part 2
August 2, 1999---Part 1

One Fan's Garbage, Another Fan's Treasure

May 1, 2000---Part 4 (Combat Zone Wrestling)
December 6, 1999---Part 3 (Kintaro Kanemura)
July 12, 1999---Part 2 (Mike Samples)
May 31, 1999---Part 1 (IWA Japan)

Introduction

July 3, 2000---T-Shirt Gallery
June 5, 2000---Stardom (Kikuzawa, Fukawa, Kobayashi, Fujita, Homma & Miss Mongol)
January 17, 2000---Part 7 (IPW Hard Core Wrestling)
January 3, 2000---Part 6 (Bo "Spanky X. Spitzmiller" Oates )
January 3, 2000---Part 5 (Miss Mongol)
August 2, 1999---Part 4 (Sam Panico)
July 5, 1999---Part 3 (Jeffery Peterson)
June 28, 1999---Part 2 (Jeremy Lopez)
February 22, 1999---Part 1 (Chad Collyer)
February 8, 1999---Gangrel, Luna, and the Black Harts
December 14, 1998---Jessica Soto
October 5, 1998---Who Is Miss Mongol?

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