A rare match featuring WWF Champion Antonio Inoki defending the title against Bob Backlund in Japan... On November 30, 1979, NWF Heavyweight Champion Antonio Inoki defeated Backlund in Tokushima, Japan to win the WWF title. Backlund then won a rematch on December 6. However, WWF president Hisashi Shinma declared the re-match a no contest due to interference from Tiger Jeet Singh, and Inoki remained Champion. Inoki refused the title on the same day, and it was declared vacant. Backlund later defe

💪🏻🎂On February 20, 1943 wrestling legend Antonio Inoki was born Kanji Inoki in Yokohama, Japan. Inoki is a 13-time professional wrestling world champion, notably being the first IWGP Heavyweight Champion and the first Asian WWF Heavyweight Champion (a reign not officially recognized by WWE). Inoki began his professional wrestling career in the 1960s for the Japanese Wrestling Association (JWA) under the tutelage of Rikidōzan. He parlayed his wrestling career into becoming one of Japan's most

Antonio Inoki 🆚 Abdullah The Butcher A fascinating clash of polar opposites. Inoki’s fiery, disciplined fighting spirit collides with Abdullah’s raw, chaotic menace proof that wrestling psychology can be just as powerful as athleticism. #Wrestling #ProWrestling #AntonioInoki #AbdullahTheButcher #StrongStyle #WrestlingPsychology #Aura #WrestlingHistory #JapaneseWrestling | The Chronicles Of Wrestling