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Two women's titles that (I thought) have been abandoned or inactive have been reactivated:

JWP Tag Team Title - <a href='http://www.puroresu.com/jwp/titles/jwp-t.html' target='_blank'>http://www.puroresu.com/jwp/titles/jwp-t.html</a>
UWA World Women's Title - <a href='http://www.wrestling-titles.com/titles/uwa/uwa-wm.html' target='_blank'>http://www.wrestling-titles.com/titles/uwa/uwa-wm.html</a>

I read an account of a match between Andre the Giant and Akira Maeda degenerating into a shoot. Did this really happen? If so, what were the circumstances behind it?

I am a novice to Japanese wrestling history, so if my questions seem a little basic, please bear with me. I am here to learn.

Thanks for the info in advance.

Jack Brisco has joined Lou Thesz (and us midcard guys :-D) on board at WrestlingClassics.com!!!

<a href='http://wrestlingclassics.com/cgi-bin/.ubbcgi/Ultimate.cgi' target='_blank'>http://wrestlingclassics.com/cgi-bin/.ubbc...gi/Ultimate.cgi</a>

So long from the Sunshine State!

I just got done watching the footage of Riki shooting on Kimura and knocking him cold in the Japanese title match.

Kimura was the Judoka who also both competed and performed wrestling matches, the one who defeated Helio Gracie of the Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu family in a legit shoot many years ago. The guy who beat Helio, the guy who Riki shot on... same guy.

I'm looking at it right now. Here's what I see:

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