Featuring 1961 Japan. The 3rd World League Tournament, Great Antonio’s rise and fall, Title vs. Mask, Kintaro Oki, Antonio Inoki, Unmaskings, more!
Featuring the beginning stories and DEBUTS of ANTONIO INOKI and THE GIANT BABA! Plus, the 2nd Annual World League, Ricky Waldo, Midgets, more!
Featuring the First Ever World League Tournament! Plus, Mr. Atomic Debuts, Studio Wrestling, an Unmasking, Bloodshed, Color TV, Enrique Torres, & more!
This week we look at 1958 in Japanese Wrestling History. Canceled TV, Rikidozan Dethrones Thesz, Shady Business, Azumafuji Retires, more!
NWA Champion Lou Thesz vs. Rikidozan, Weekly TV begins in Japan, Hiro Matsuda's disdain for Riki, Bobo Brazil, the mystery of Black Jimmy, & more
Rikidozan & Endo win the NWA World Tag Team Titles! Two New Tours in Japan! Plus, we talk Sharpe Bros., Thesz, Kimura, Tom Rice, Czaya, Azumafuji, & more
The first Japanese Champions are Crowned, Primo Carnera vs. Rikidozan, King Kong Arrives in Japan! Plus, Jess Ortega, Bob Orton Sr., Dara Singh, Booking 101, Magazine Talk, & more!
Rikidozan SHOOTS on Kimura, then defeats Yamaguchi! Mildred Burke & Her Ladies Troupe Tour Japan, Wrestling In A Swimming Pool, Azumafuji Debuts, & more!
Talking 1954, Two JWA Tours, TV, Yamaguchi launches All Japan, Kimura jobs, Sharpe Bros reign supreme, Rikidozan thrives, matches in the water, & more
We look at the 1st wrestling promotions launched in Japan, the 1st Wrestling Events aired on TV. the birth of the JWA, Theszvs. Rikidozan, & so much more!