Five-on-five match between the two rival promotions. Antonio Inoki, Tatsumi Fujinami, Kengo Kimura, Kantaro Hoshino, Umanosuke Ueda for New Japan; Akira Maeda, Yoshiaki Fujiwara, Osamu Kido, Nobuhiko Takada, Kazuo Yamazaki for the UWF. Elimination occurs by pinfall, submission, or being thrown to the floor. March 26, 1986.
Old, old, old school here--if you have an exact date, I'd love to know what it is. And yes, that youngster with the brown hair is in fact Freddie Blassie. He's a babyface here, going up against future managing legend Wild Red Berry.
From All-Japan's 1975 Open Championship. Hoffman was the biggest wrestling star in continental Europe in the 1960's and '70s, facing arguably the most famous gaijin talent in the history of Japan. Part 1 of 2.
From All-Japan's 1975 Open Championship. Hoffman was the biggest wrestling star in continental Europe in the 1960's and '70s, facing arguably the most famous gaijin talent in the history of Japan. Part 2 of 2.
Old, old, old school here--if you have an exact date, I'd love to know what it is. And yes, that youngster with the brown hair is in fact Freddie Blassie. He's a babyface here, going up against future managing legend Wild Red Berry.
