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The 4th Annual World Big League: 1962/04/20 - 05/25: 33 cards
Active JWA roster:
Rikidozan
Toyonobori
Michiaki Yoshimura
Kokichi Endo
Isao Yoshiwara
Kiyotaka Otsubo
Hideyuki Nagasawa
Mr. Chin
Mitsuaki Hirai (Mitsu Hirai)
Tosanohana
Kintaro Ohki (KIM Ill)
Koichi Hayashi (Mr. Hayashi)
Kanji Inoki (Antonio Inoki)
*Shohei Baba (Giant Baba) [in the U.S.]
Hiroshi Ueda (Umanosuke Ueda/Mr. Ito)
Takeo Hoshino (Kantaro Hoshino) |
Guest foreigners:
Lou Thesz [04/27 - 05/25]
Fred Blassie
Dick Hutton
Buddy Austin
Larry Hennig
Duke Hoffman
Arnold Skaaland
Mike Sharpe
Great Togo
Mr. Atomic (Clyde Steeves) |
1962/04/20 Tokyo - Riki Sports Palace - The Eve
Exchibition Match: Rikidozan drew Hutton
1962/04/21 Tokyo - Tokyo Gym
Kanji Inoki (10:44 boston crab) Mitsuaki Hirai
Hutton def Kokichi Endo
World League (8min 3R): Blassie def Skaaland
1962/04/22 Tokyo - Tokyo Gym
Inoki (5:30 pin) Kiyotaka Otsubo
World League (8min 3R): Austin def Blassie
Rikidozan, Togo, & Toyonobori def Hutton, Atomic, & Hoffman
1962/04/23 Tokyo - Tokyo Gym
Inoki (5:28 pin) Isao Yoshiwara
World League (8min 3R): Hutton (time limit draw) Atomic
WWA World Heavyweight Title: Rikidozan* (2-1) Blassie
1:Blassie (13:03 pin)
2:Rikidozan (5:03 pin)
3:Rikidozan (32:24 pin)
1962/04/24 Nagoya - Kanayama Gym
Inoki (10:38 boston crab) Hirai
World League (8min 3R): Hoffman (DQ) Blassie
World League (8min 3R)?: Hutton def Yoshimura
1962/04/25 Nagoya - Kanayama Gym
World League (8min 3R): Hennig (1R 2:12 pin) Inoki
World League (8min 3R)?: Blassie def Endo
World League (8min 3R): Hutton def Skaaland
1962/04/26 Tanabe, Wakayama - Isoma Beach
Inoki (7:21 pin) Tanji Hasegawa
Rikidozan, Togo, & Yoshimura def Hutton, Skaaland, & Hennig
1962/04/27 Kobe - Oji Gym (10,000)
Kantaro Hoshino (10min limit draw) Ushinosuke Hayashi
Hideyuki Nagasawa (13:25 pin) Mitsuaki Hirai
Tosanohana (8:22 pin) Kiyotaka Otsubo
Yoshiwara (9:43 small package) Chin
World League (8min 3R): Hoffman (1R 5:41 pin) Skaaland
World League (8min 3R): Hutton (2R 1:02 abdominal stretch) Ohki
World League (8min 3R): Austin (2R 1:12 pin) Inoki
World League (8min 3R): Atomic (time limit draw) Endo
Hennig (1-1) Yoshimura
1: Hennig (6:44 pin)
2: Yoshimura (2:04 pin)
3: (DCOR)
Thesz, Blassie, & Sharpe (2-0) Rikidozan, Togo, & Toyonobori
1: Blassie (17:17 pin) Togo
2: Thesz (14:54 pin) Toyonobori
1962/04/28 Okayama - Tsushima Gym
World League (8min 3R): Blassie (1R 3:08 pin) Inoki
World League (8min 3R)?: Yoshimura def Skaaland
World League (8min 3R)?: Atomic def Ohki
Hoffman def Tosanohana
World League (8min 3R): Hutton def Sharpe
Thesz (2-0) Endo
1: Thesz (13:32 pin)
2: Thesz (0:44 ref stop)
Rikidozan & Toyonobori def Austin & Hennig
1962/04/29 Hiroshima - Civic Stadium
World League (8min 3R): Thesz (1R3:45 thesz press) Skaaland
World League (8min 3R)?: Blassie def Ohki
World League (8min 3R)?: Austin (time limit draw) Toyonobori
World League (8min 3R): Atomic (2R 1:10 pin) Inoki
World League (8min 3R)?: Hutton def Endo
Rikidozan & Togo & Yoshimura def Hennig & Hoffman & Sharpe
1962/04/30 Fukuoka - Sports Center
Inoki (9:30 boston crab) Mitsuaki Hirai
Blassie def Yoshimura
World League (8min 3R): Togo (DCOR) Sharpe
World League (8min 3R): Atomic def Skaaland
World League (8min 3R)?: Hutton def Hoffman
Rikidozan, Endo, & Toyonobori (2-1) Thesz, Austin, & Hennig
1: Thesz (24:16 pin) Endo
2: Rikidozan (pin 1:36) Austin
3: Toyonobori (10:00 bearhug) Hennig
1962/05/01 Ogohri, Yamaguchi
World League (8min 3R): Austin def Skaaland
World League (8min 3R)?: Hennig def Nagasawa
Thesz (2-0) Ohki
1: Thesz (5:43 pin)
2: Thesz (forfeit)
World League (8min 3R)?: Blassie def Endo
World League (8min 3R): Hutton (2R 1:16 abdominal stretch) Inoki
Atomic, Hoffman, & Sharpe def Rikidozan, Toyonobori, & Yoshimura (DQ)
1962/05/02 Nagasaki
Skaaland def Nagasawa
World League (8min 3R)?: Hennig def Ohki
World League (8min 3R)?: Yoshimura def Atomic
World League (8min 3R): Sharpe (2R 2:27 pin) Inoki
World League (8min 3R): Thesz (time limit draw) Hutton
Rikidozan, Toyonobori, & Endo def Austin, Blassie, & Hoffman
1962/05/03 Kagoshima - Pref. Gym
Endo def Ohki
World League (8min 3R)?: Toyonobori def Atomic
World League (8min 3R)?: Blassie def Skaaland
World League (8min 3R): Thesz (1R 4:45 pin) Inoki
World League (8min 3R)?: Hutton def Hoffman
Rikidozan, Togo, & Yoshimura def Austin, Hennig, & Sharpe
1962/05/05 Kumamoto - Suizenji Gym
Inoki (10:42 pin) Nagasawa
World League (8min 3R): Hutton (DQ) Hennig
World League (8min 3R): Thesz (2R 2:39 pin) Yoshimura
1962/05/06 Kokura, Fukuoka - Mihagino Gym
Ohki def Tosanohana
Blassie (5:00 pin) Inoki
World League (8min 3R)?: Hutton def Yoshimura
World League (8min 3R)?: Toyonobori def Skaaland
World League (8min 3R): Thesz (2R 2:00 pin) Endo
World League (8min 3R): Hennig def Hoffman
Rikidozan & Togo def Austin & Sharpe
1962/05/07 Miyakonojo, Miyazaki - Municipal Stadium Square
Endo (5:04 pin) Inoki
World League (8min 3R): Blassie def Hennig
World League (8min 3R): Hutton def Toyonobori
1962/05/08 Miyazaki - Miyazaki Stadium
Inoki (10:32 pin) Hirai
World League (8min 3R): Hutton def Austin
Rikidozan, Endo, & Togo def Blassie, Atomic, & Hennig
1962/05/10 Osaka - Pref. Gym
Ohki drew Inoki (15min limit)
World League (8min 3R)?: Yoshimura def Skaaland
World League (8min 3R): Hoffman def Atomic
World League (8min 3R)?: Hutton def Blassie
Rikidozan, Togo, & Toyonobori (2-0) Thesz, Austin, & Hennig
1: Togo (CO 12:52) Austin
2: Rikidozan (pin 6:46) Hennig
1962/05/11 Osaka - Pref. Gym (11,100)
Inoki (6:52 half crab) Nagasawa
World League (8min 3R)?: Toyonobori (DQ?) Hoffman
World League (8min 3R)?: Hennig def? Yoshimura
World League (8min 3R): Thesz (1R 4:10 pin) Atomic
Togo & Toyonobori drew Blassie & Sharpe
Rikidozan (2-1) Hutton
1:Hutton (17:07 backbreaker)
* The only submission loss in Rikidozan's career
2:Rikidozan (5:14 COR)
3:Rikidozan (forfeit)
1962/05/13 Sumiyoshi, Wakayama - Hommachi Park
Yoshihara def Hayashi
Yoshimura (11:16 pin) Inoki
World League (8min 3R): Sharpe def Skaaland
World League (8min 3R)?: Blassie def Toyonobori
World League (8min 3R): Thesz (3R 0:49 pin) Hennig
Rikidozan, Endo, & Togo def Austin, Hoffman, & Hutton
1962/05/14 Shingu, Wakayama - Gongengawara
Inoki (9:05 pin) Hirai
World League (8min 3R)?: Endo def Skaaland
Hutton def Ohki
World League (8min 3R): Thesz (2R 1:26 COR) Toyonobori
World League (8min 3R): Austin (DQ) Blassie
Rikidozan, Togo, & Yoshimura def Hennig, Hoffman, & Sharpe
1962/05/15 Kyoto - Okazaki Kangyo Hall
Hutton def Endo
Ohki def Skaaland
World League (8min 3R): Thesz (2R 2:45 DQ) Sharpe
World League (8min 3R)?: Austin def Yoshimura
Rikidozan, Togo, & Toyonobori def Blassie, Hennig, & Hoffman
1962/05/16 Gifu - Civic Center
Ohki (15:21 pin) Inoki
Nagasawa def Tosanohana
Hirai drew Yoshiwara
World League (8min 3R)?: Yoshimura def Hoffman
Endo beat Blassie (DQ)
World League (8min 3R): Thesz (2R 5:04 thesz press) Hutton
Rikidozan, Togo, & Toyonobori def Austin, Hennig, & Sharpe
1962/05/17 Nara - Kashihara Jingu Gaien Coliseum
Inoki (10:10 boston crab) Nagasawa
Hutton def Endo
World League (8min 3R): Thesz (2R 3:30 COR) Austin
Rikidozan, Togo, & Yoshimura def Blassie, Sharpe, & Hoffman
1962/05/18 Fukui - City Gym
Inoki (12:30 pin) Hirai
Yoshimura def Hutton
Endo def Hoffman
World League (8min 3R): Thesz (2R 3:36 CO) Blassie
Rikidozan, Togo, & Toyonobori beat Austin, Hennig, & Sharpe
1962/05/19 Toyama - City Gym
Nagasawa def Hirai
Yoshihara def Tateo Hoshino
World League (8min 3R)?: Yoshimura def Hoffman
Hutton (5:23 abdominal stretch) Inoki
World League (8min 3R): Sharpe def Blassie (DQ)
Thesz, Austin, & Hennig (2-0) Rikidozan, Endo, & Toyonobori
1: Hennig (15:05 pin) Endo
2: Thesz, Austin, & Hennig (4:51 DQ)
1962/05/21 Mobara, Chiba - Fujimi Park
Yoshihara def Nagasaw
Chin drew Hirai
Yoshimura (11:00 pin) Inoki
Hoffman def Hennig
Thesz (2-0) Endo
1: Thesz (7:20 pin)
2: Thesz (forfeit)
Rikidozan, Togo, & Toyonobori def Austin, Blassie, & Sharpe
1962/05/22 Utsunomiya, Tochigi - Sports Center
Otsubo def Ueda
Chin def Hayashi
Sharpe (5:33 pin) Inoki
World League (8min 3R)?: Blassie def Endo
Toyonobori def Hennig
Thesz, Austin, & Hoffman (2-1) Rikidozan, Yoshimura, & Togo
1: (8:11 DCOR)
2: Thesz (7:15 pin) Yoshimura
1962/05/24 Yokohama - Culture Gym
Togo def Hennig
Hoffman (4:50 pin) Inoki
Thesz (2-0) Yoshimura
1: Thesz (9:45 pin)
2: Thesz (forfeit)
Rikidozan, Endo, & Toyonobori def Austin, Blassie, & Sharpe
1962/05/25 Tokyo - Tokyo Gym (10,800)
World League (8min 3R)?: Sharpe def Endo
Hoffman (3:18 pin) Inoki
Yoshimura def Austin (DQ)
Togo & Toyonobori def Blassie & Hennig
World League Final: Rikidozan (2-1) Thesz
1:Thesz (12:33 pin)
2:Rikidozan (2:13 pin)
3:Rikidozan (4:49 pin)
Other World League matches (dates & locations unknown):
Sharpe def Atomic
Sharpe def Ohki
Sharpe (DQ) Austin
Sharpe (time limit draw) Yoshimura
Austin def Hoffman
Austin def Ohki
Austin (time limit draw) Endo
Hennig def Endo
Hennig (DCOR) Toyonobori
Toyonobori def Sharpe
Hoffman def Ohki
Skaaland def Yoshimura
Togo def Skaaland
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