News of Japan

Seiji Sakaguchi match results have been added to puroresu.com.

I believe I covered most of his Japanese results but am not sure about the matches from overseas.

Jahno.

I was wondering if anyone had the full card results for the following New Japan tours featuring WWF Champions Bob Backlund and Hulk Hogan:

Jun.2/80(Backlund)-Jun.4/80

Aug.22/80(Backlund)-Sep.3/80

Dec.3/80(Backlund)-Dec.10/80

Feb.2/84 (Hogan)
Feb.3/84
Feb.4/84
Feb.5/84
Feb.7/84
Feb.9/84

Jun.8/94 (Hogan)
Jun.9/84
Jun.10/84
Jun.11/84
Jun.12/84
Jun.13/84
Jun.14/84

A shocking story has been spreading among the fans in Japan since an announcement was made by the legendary heel Dump Matsumoto in her own blog (in Japanese).

Apparently, her doctor told her that she only has three more years in her life. No detail was provided in the blog except that she could drink beer twice a week.

Jahno.

Please pray for New Japan legend Kantaro Hoshino, who has been hospitalized since 2009/02/04 due to stroke.



New Japan will be sending the entire profit from selling the T-shirt (pic) to Hoshino.

New Japan president Naoki Sugabayashi visited Hoshino on 2009/03/13 and saw him wearing "Inoki-ism" jersey and using a towel with New Japan logo as pillow cover.

Jahno.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hBJW8ZKrCes

Starring Kenji Sakaguchi, a very popular actor, and his father who is a true puroresu legend.

Jahno.

On 1999/1/31, Giant Baba passed away.

A lot of things in the puroresu scene has changed since then, but there's one thing that hasn't: we still don't have any wrestler who is greater than Giant Baba or Antonio Inoki.

Jahno.

Former IWE star Great Kusatsu passed away on 2008/06/21 at the age of 66.

RIP...

Jahno.

PWF & NWA United National Heavyweight Double Title Match
Stan Hansen (PWF) vs. Gen'ichiro Tenryu (UN)
1988/03/09 - Yokohama

part 1
part 2
part 3
part 4

This match took place during a process of unifying the three heavyweight titles in All Japan: NWA International, NWA United National, and PWF.

About a year after this match, all three titles were unified, and Jumbo Tsuruta became the first unified Triple Crown Heavyweight Champion.

vs. Fritz Von Erich
1966/12/03 Tokyo (Nippon Budokan)

vs. Bruno Sammartino
1967/03/07 Tokyo (Kuramae Kokugikan)

vs. Gene Kiniski
1967/08/14 Osaka Baseball Stadium

vs. Crusher Lisowski
1968/01/03 Tokyo (Kuramae Kokugikan = old Sumo Hall)

vs. Dick the Bruiser
1968/02/28 Tokyo Gym

vs. Bobo Brazil
1968/06/27 Tokyo (Kuramae Kokugikan)

vs. The Destroyer
1969/03/05 Tokyo (Kuramae Kokugikan)

vs. Dick the Bruiser & Crusher Lisowski
1969/08/13 Osaka Prefectural Gym

vs. Dory Funk Jr. & Terry Funk
1970/08/04 Tokyo Gym

vs. Johnny Valentine & Gene Kiniski
1970/12/01 Tokyo Gym

vs. Mil Mascaras/Spiros Arion
1971/03/02 Tokyo (Kuramae Kokugikan = old Sumo Hall)

vs. Abdullah the Butcher & Tiger Jeet Singh
1979/08/26 Tokyo (Nippon Budokan)
* This was the only match Baba and Inoki teamed since Inoki left JWA.