Antonio Inoki
Japanese professional wrestler, businessman, and politician (1943-2022)
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He fought Muhammad Ali in 1976 in a bizarre spectacle that prefigured MMA, founded New Japan Pro-Wrestling, and once flew to Baghdad mid-crisis to talk Saddam Hussein into freeing Japanese hostages. Wrestler, promoter, politician, convert to Shia Islam — Inoki turned every arena into theater.
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Born Kanji Inoki in 1943, he spent his adolescence in Brazil before returning to Japan to train under Rikidōzan in the 1960s. He adopted the ring name Antonio Inoki in 1963 as a nod to Italian wrestler Antonino Rocca, then built his reputation developing strong style and shoot style wrestling through the '70s and '80s. In 1972 he founded New Japan Pro-Wrestling and owned it for 33 years. He held twelve world titles, including the inaugural IWGP Heavyweight Championship and a WWF reign WWE never officially recognized. In 1989, still wrestling, he won a seat in Japan's House of Councillors; duri…
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- WWE Hall of Fame
- Wrestling Observer Newsletter Hall of Fame
- The Order of the Rising Sun, Gold Rays with Neck Ribbon
- Order of Friendship, 1st class
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