Curt McGirt Posted October 1, 2022 Share Posted October 1, 2022 (edited) Seeing that on live television from Japan on New Year's after midnight is still one of the strangest things I've ever witnessed. Edited October 1, 2022 by Curt McGirt 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Eivion Posted October 1, 2022 Share Posted October 1, 2022 Was never a fan, but its still sad to see considering what he meant to Japanese wrestling and beyond. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
J.T. Posted October 1, 2022 Share Posted October 1, 2022 1 hour ago, odessasteps said: Do we have modem mma without Inoki? Good on Ali not to follow the Judo guy to the ground. RIP, Inoki-san. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Natural Posted October 1, 2022 Share Posted October 1, 2022 RIP Antonio Inoki. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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Ziggy Posted October 1, 2022 Share Posted October 1, 2022 After I really got hooked on wrestling as a kid and I started renting tapes, I remember I rented one of the early Colossium Videos tapes. One of them had a battle royal that Inoki won. The announcers put him over big you could tell he was a huge deal even though you knew he was an outsider and of course getting in to the magazines I'd read about him being the Promoter of New Japan then later downloading matches and Shows of his matches in the early 80's. I'll admit I still haven't seen as much as alot of people here of his stuff but I've seen enough to be familiar with his work. As big of a star as Hogan is or was at his hight, I don't think he's looked at as a deity like Inoki in his Country. I think the Rock will be the closest to that to American fans 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lostinube Posted October 1, 2022 Share Posted October 1, 2022 Yahoo news Japan says the official cause of death is amyloidosis. https://news.yahoo.co.jp/articles/24b35ddcbefd2e240aca03cbf969209e43037f4d If you have NJPW World they've put up a link to the archive of his matches. On youtube NJPW has a playlist called Thank you Antonio Inoki. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Natural Posted October 1, 2022 Share Posted October 1, 2022 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lostinube Posted October 1, 2022 Share Posted October 1, 2022 Rossy Ogawa of Stardom Onita Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Natural Posted October 1, 2022 Share Posted October 1, 2022 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Natural Posted October 1, 2022 Share Posted October 1, 2022 Fitting St. Anger is playing in the background. 1 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
John E. Dynamite Posted October 1, 2022 Share Posted October 1, 2022 (edited) Edit: eh it ain't worth it Edited October 1, 2022 by John E. Dynamite Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Natural Posted October 1, 2022 Share Posted October 1, 2022 Octopus Hold. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
matt925 Posted October 1, 2022 Share Posted October 1, 2022 https://front.njpwworld.com/search/tag/man_1 New japan world is posting a bunch of his matches for free. 2 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jiji Posted October 1, 2022 Share Posted October 1, 2022 (edited) Matt, I really appreciate your description of Inoki and early NJPW style. My favorite of his moments of pro wrestling cartoony but awesome storytelling was in one of his Hansen matches where he leaps into the on rushing Western Lariat, landing his own by millimetres to win the match. It has a famous name in Japanese that I forget right now and can't look up, but that's exactly the thing I loved about Inoki. So many moments that are right out of a sports manga, like Hajime no Ippo or something of that ilk. One of a kind legend whose work is now probably underrated because of the lol Inokiism takes. His match with Choshu in '84 is one of the best I've ever seen and perfectly encapsulated Inoki's ace and establishment persona contrasted with Riki's revolutionary chaos. Stillness, calm and counter wrestling juxtaposed with a natural disaster looking to upend the order of things. Edited October 1, 2022 by Jiji 4 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Natural Posted October 1, 2022 Share Posted October 1, 2022 6 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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Johnny Sorrow Posted October 1, 2022 Share Posted October 1, 2022 4 hours ago, odessasteps said: Just ready to post this. Inoki was one of the first wrestlers I ever saw and definitely the first Japanese wrestler I ever saw cause I saw that movie when I was a kid at our Drive Through Movie theater when it came out. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Johnny Sorrow Posted October 1, 2022 Share Posted October 1, 2022 3 hours ago, The Natural said: Graves bringing up the phantom title change with Backlund is another, " Vince is gone, let's go." tidbits as of late. 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Natural Posted October 1, 2022 Share Posted October 1, 2022 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pete Posted October 1, 2022 Share Posted October 1, 2022 10 hours ago, odessasteps said: Sadly, it looks like the island death match is no longer on YouTube. Used up too much bandwidth. It's currently free on NJPW World... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sabremike Posted October 1, 2022 Share Posted October 1, 2022 7 hours ago, The Natural said: The Amazon story left out the best part: All the crocodiles and piranhas actually lined up to be slapped by Inoki so that they would receive his fighting spirit. 2 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Comedian Posted October 1, 2022 Share Posted October 1, 2022 (edited) 11 hours ago, RIPPA said: Dude, is that the theme to A Better Tomorrow in the background? Awesome... Edited October 1, 2022 by The Comedian I screwed up Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RIPPA Posted October 1, 2022 Share Posted October 1, 2022 ESPN has had the story up on their front page since last night https://www.espn.com/mma/story/_/id/34698840/antonio-inoki-famed-combat-sports-trailblazer-dies-79 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RIPPA Posted October 1, 2022 Share Posted October 1, 2022 This was the induction video the WWE did when he went into the HOF 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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