| date |
location |
opponent(s) & partner(s) |
result |
note |
Antonio Inoki (New Japan Pro-Wrestling) |
| 01/09 | Koga, Ibaraki - City Gym | w/ Tatsumi Fujinami vs Samoans #1 (Afa) & #2 (Sika) | W (2-1)
1: (11:45 DCOR)
2: Fujinami (3:29 DQ) #1 | |
| 01/10 | Tokyo - Korakuen Hall | w/ Seiji Sakaguchi & Riki Choshu vs Samoans #1 (Afa) & #2 (Sika) & Bad News Allen | W (2-0)
1: Sakaguchi (7:47 DQ) #2
2: Inoki (5:29 pin) Allen | |
| 01/16 | Yokkaichi, Mie - City Gym | w/ Riki Choshu vs Ken Patera & The Enforcer (Luciano) | W | |
| 01/18 | Toyooka, Hyogo - Civic Gym | w/ Seiji Sakaguchi & Kengo Kimura vs The Enforcer (Luciano), Samoans #1 (Afa), & #2 (Sika) | W (2-1)
1: #1 (10:15 pin) Kimura
2: Inoki (3:59 abdominal stretch) Enforcer
3: Inoki's team (1:39 DQ) | |
| 01/19 | Kashihara, Nara - Pref. Gym | w/ Strong Kobayashi & Tatsumi Fujinami vs The Samoans & Bad News Allen | W (2-0)
1: Inoki, Kobayashi, & Fujinami (14:13 DQ)
2: Fujinami (4:16 pin) Allen | |
| 01/22 | Himeji, Hyogo - Welfare Hall | w/ Seiji Sakaguchi vs Samoans #1 (Afa) & #2 (Sika) | W (2-1)
1: Inoki & Sakaguchi (10:22 DQ)
2: Inoki (4:49 pin) #1 | |
| 01/28 | Kanoya, Kagoshima - Civic Gym | w/ Tatsumi Fujinami vs Ken Patera & Bad News Allen | W | |
| 01/30 | Shimabara, Nagasaki - City Gym | w/ Seiji Sakaguchi & Riki Choshu vs Tiger Jeet Singh & Ken Patera & Bad News Allen | W (2-0)
1: Inoki (11:59 backslide) Allen
2: Inoki's team (4:41 DQ) | |
| 02/01 | Buzen, Fukuoka - Civic Gym | w/ Tatsumi Fujinami vs Tiger Jeet Singh & Bad News Allen | W | |
| 02/02 | Fukuoka - Kyuden Memorial Gym | Tiger Jeet Singh | L (12:41 DQ) | |
| 02/03 | Okayama - Okayama Budokan | w/ Tatsumi Fujinami & Riki Choshu vs Ken Patera & Bad News Allen & Tom Prichard | W | |
| 02/04 | Osaka - Pref. Athletic Hall | Ken Patera | W (12:37 pin) | retained NWF Heavyweight Title |
| 02/06 | Sapporo - Nakajima Sports Center | Tiger Jeet Singh | L (12:13 DQ) | Singh retained UWA World Heavyweight Title |
| 02/07 | Hokkaido Hakodate Civic Gym | w/ Seiji Sakaguchi & Riki Choshu vs Samoans #1 (Afa) & #2 (Sika) & Bobby Duncum | W (2-1)
1: (11:06 DCOR)
2: Inoki (4:19 pin) #1 | |
| 02/08 | Namioka, Aomori - Civic Gym | w/ Riki Choshu vs Tiger Jeet Singh & Bad News Allen | W | |
| 02/09 | Akita - City Gym | w/ Tatsumi Fujinami vs Tiger Jeet Singh & Bobby Duncum | W | |
| 02/12 | Tokyo - Korakuen Hall | Bobby Duncum | W (6:41 pin) | |
| 03/06 | Katsuta, Ibaraki - General Gym | w/ Killer Khan vs Hulk Hogan & Don Muraco | L | |
| 03/07 | Kisarazu, Chiba - Kuragata Sports Hall | w/ Riki Choshu vs Hulk Hogan & Perro Aguayo | W | |
| 03/08 | Takahagi, Ibaraki - Civic Gym | w/ Killer Khan vs Hulk Hogan & Don Muraco | L | |
| 03/09 | Nagoya - Aichi Pref. Gym | Hulk Hogan | L (12:22 DQ) | |
| 03/10 | Ueda, Nagano - Civic Gym | w/ Tatsumi Fujinami vs Don Muraco & Pero Aguayo | W | |
| 03/11 | Nagano - Civic Gym | w/ Riki Choshu & Kintaro Hoshino vs Hulk Hogan, Don Muraco, & Fishman | W | |
| 03/13 | Fukuyama, Hiroshima - City Gym | Don Muraco | W (8:18 pin) | |
| 03/14 | Yamaguchi Kudamatsu - City Gym | w/ Seiji Sakaguchi vs Don Muraco & Umanosuke Ueda | W (2-0)
1: Inoki & Sakaguchi (7:54 DQ)
2: Inoki (4:05 pin) Muraco | |
| 03/20 | Aizu, Fukushima - Aizu Gym | w/ Tatsumi Fujinami vs Fishman & Anibal | W | |
| 03/23 | Shibata, Niigata - City Gym | w/ Seiji Sakaguchi vs Don Muraco & Umanosuke Ueda | W (2-1)
1: Sakaguchi (2:52 DCOR) Ueda
2: Inoki (1:31 bow & arrow) Muraco | |
| 03/26 | Shimizu, Shizuoka - Suzuyo Memorial Gym | w/ Killer Khan vs Tiger Jeet Singh & Umanosuke Ueda | W | |
| 04/03 | Tokyo - Korakuen Hall | w/ Tatsumi Fujinami vs Ken Patera & Rick McGraw | W | |
| 04/04 | Yaita, Tochigi - City Gym | w/ Seiji Sakaguchi & Kengo Kimura vs Tiger Jeet Singh, Umanosuke Ueda, & Rick McGraw | W (2-0)
1: Inoki's team (6:06 DQ)
2: Sakaguchi (4:08 boston crab) McGraw | |
| 04/08 | Fukuchiyama, Kyoto - Welfare Hall | Ken Patera | W (3:14 DQ) | |
| 04/10 | Kita Kyushu, Fukuoka - West Japan General Exhibition Center | w/ Riki Choshu vs Bob Backlund & Rick McGraw | L | |
| 04/14 | Tanushimaru, Oita - Gardening Center | w/ Seiji Sakaguchi & Riki Choshu vs Ken Patera, Rick McGraw, & Canek | W (2-1)
1: Choshu (12:55 pin) McGraw
2: Patera (4:43 pin) Choshu
3: Inoki (1:15 pin) Canek | |
| 04/16 | Usa Yokkaichi, Oita - Centaral Bowl Square | w/ Riki Choshu vs Bob Backlund & Rick McGraw | L (1-2)
1: Backlund (pin) Choshu
2: (DCOR) | |
| 04/17 | Kagoshima - Pref. Gym | Stan Hansen | W (13:24 NC) | NWF Heavyweight Title held up |
| 04/23 | Tokyo - Kuramae Kokugikan | Stan Hansen | W (12:56 pin) | won the held-up NWF Heavyweight Title; vacates immediately |
| 05/01 | Naulcupan, Mexico - El Toreo (20,000) | Bob Backlund | D (1-1)
1: Backlund (18:05 pin) Inoki
2: Inoki (5:17 pin) Backlund
3: (8:01 DCOR) | WWF Heavyweight Title match |
| 05/08 | Kawasaki - City Gym | w/ Riki Choshu vs Stan Hansen & Bobby Duncum | L | |
| 05/09 | Yaizu, Shizuoka - Skate Center | Sgt. Slaughter | W (9:35 pin) | 4th MSG Series |
| 05/12 | Natori, Miyagi- Civic Gym | Hulk Hogan | W (11:07 COR) | 4th MSG Series |
| 05/14 | Tochigi - Pref. Gym | Bobby Duncum | W (8:16 pin) | The 4th MSG Series |
| 05/15 | Nagaoka, Niigata - Welfare Hall | w/ Tatsumi Fujinami & Kengo Kimura vs Tiger Jeet Singh, Hulk Hogan, & Chris Adams | W (DQ) | |
| 05/16 | Yonezawa, Yamagata - City Gym | Chris Adams | W (0:57 pin) | 4th MSG Series |
| 05/18 | Ishinomaki, Miyagi - Civic Gym | Riki Choshu | W (6:07 pin) | 4th MSG Series＝IWGP Asia Zone Preliminary League |
| 05/20 | Gifu - Civic Center | Stan Hansen | L (11:43 COR) | 4th MSG Series |
| 05/21 | Kumamoto - City Gym | Mike Masters | W (1:54 bow & arrow) | 4th MSG Series |
| 05/22 | Fukuoka - Sports Center | Tatsumi Fujinami | W (11:11 pin) | 4th MSG Series＝IWGP Asia Zone Preliminary League |
| 05/23 | Kurume, Fukuoka - City Gym | w/ Tatsumi Fujinami vs Stan Hansen & Hulk Hogan | L | |
| 05/25 | Saga - Sports Center | w/ Seiji Sakaguchi vs Tiger Jeet Singh & Mike Masters | W (2-0)
1: W (9:18 DQ) Singh
2: Inoki (1:57 pin) Masters | |
| 05/26 | Osaka - Pref. Athletic Hall | w/ Dusty Rhodes vs Stan Hansen & Hulk Hogan | W (DQ) | |
| 05/27 | Matsue - City Gym | Seiji Sakaguchi | W (13:17 COR) | 4th MSG Series＝IWGP Asia Zone Preliminary League |
| 05/28 | Himeji, Hyogo | w/ Dusty Rhodes vs Stan Hansen & Bobby Duncum | W | |
| 05/29 | Takamatsu - Civic Culture Center | Tiger Jeet Singh | L (12:41 DQ) | 4th MSG Series |
| 06/01 | Okayama - Okayama Budokan | w/ Bob Backlund & Dusty Rhodes vs Stan Hansen, Hulk Hogan, & Bobby Duncum | L (1-2)
1: (DCOR)
2: Backlund (pin) Duncum | |
| 06/02 | Hamamatsu, Shizuoka | w/ Tatsumi Fujinami vs Bobby Duncum & Sgt. Slaughter | W | |
| 06/04 | Tokyo - Kuramae Kokugikan | Stan Hansen | W (7:45 COR) | 4th MSG Series Final |
| 06/04 | Tokyo - Kuramae Kokugikan | Tiger Jeet Singh | D (18:34 DCOR)
Extension lumberjack match: Inoki (3:35 DQ) | The 4th MSG Series Semi-Final |
| 07/03 | Tokyo - Korakuen Hall | w/ Seiji Sakaguchi vs Abdullah the Butcher & Bad News Allen | L: Abdullah (11:46 COR) Sakaguchi | |
| 07/04 | Ichihara, Chiba - Seaside Gym | w/ Tatsumi Fujinami & Riki Choshu vs Abdullah the Butcher & Bad News Allen & Frank Savage | W | |
| 07/05 | Iwaki, Fukushima | w/ Riki Choshu vs Abdullah the Butcher & Frank Savage | W | |
| 07/07 | Noheji, Aomori - Noheji Gym | w/ Tatsumi Fujinami & Kengo Kimura vs Abdullah the Butcher & Bad News Allen & Stan Lane | W | |
| 07/08 | Hirosaki, Aomori - Civic Gym | w/ Riki Choshu vs Abdullah the Butcher & Bad News Allen | L | |
| 07/10 | Sapporo - Nakajima Sports Center | Masked Superstar (Bill Eadie) | W (14:08 double out-of-fence) | |
| 07/11 | Tomakomai, Hokkaido - General Gym | w/ Tatsumi Fujinami & Kengo Kimura vs Abdullah the Butcher & Bad News Allen & Les Thornton | W | |
| 07/12 | Furano, Hokkaido - Sports Center | w/ Riki Choshu vs Masked Superstar (Bill Eadie) & Bad News Allen | W | |
| 07/14 | Obihiro, Hokkaido - General Gym | w/ Seiji Sakaguchi vs Abdullah the Butcher & Bad News Allen | W (2-1)
1: (9:54 DCOR)
2: Inoki (4:19 pin) Allen | |
| 07/15 | Kushiro, Hokkaido - Welfare Pension Gym | w/ Tatsumi Fujinami vs Abdullah the Butcher & Bad News Allen | W | |
| 07/17 | Wakkanai, Hokkaido - City Gym | w/ Tatsumi Fujinami & Kengo Kimura vs Masked Superstar & Bad News Allen & Frank Savage | W | |
| 07/18 | Nayoro, Hokkaido - General Sports Center | w/ Seiji Sakaguchi vs Abdullah the Butcher & Bad News Allen | W (2-1)
1: (10:00 DCOR)
2: Inoki (4:23 pin) Allen | |
| 07/20 | Tokyo - Ohta Ward Gym | w/ Tatsumi Fujinami vs Abdullah the Butcher & Les Thornton | W | |
| 07/23 | Minakami, Gunma - Tourism Hall | w/ Seiji Sakaguchi & Riki Choshu vs Abdullah the Butcher & Bad News Allen & Frank Savage | W (2-1)
1: Inoki's team (10:48 DQ)
2: Abdullah (1:37 pin) Choshu
3: Inoki (3:30 pin) Savage | |
| 07/24 | Kariya, Aichi - City Gym | w/ Tatsumi Fujinami vs Abdullah the Butcher & Bad News Allen | W | |
| 07/31 | Takaishi, Osaka - Seaside Sports Center | w/ Riki Choshu vs Masked Superstar & Bad News Allen | L | |
| 08/02 | Tokyo - Korakuen Hall | Bad News Allen | W (13:27 octopus hold) | |
| 08/03 | Hachinohe, Aomori - City Gym | w/ Tatsumi Fujinami & Riki Choshu vs Abdullah the Butcher & Bad News Allen & Les Thornton | W | |
| 08/04 | Morioka - Iwate Pref. Gym | w/ Seiji Sakaguchi vs Abdullah the Butcher & Bad News Allen | W (2-0)
1: Inoki & Sakaguchi (7:02 DQ)
2: Inoki (1:42 pin) Allen | |
| 08/05 | Sukagawa, Fukushima - City Gym | w/ Kantaro Hoshino & Yoshiaki Fujiwara vs Abdullah the Butcher & Bad News Allen & Stan Lane | W | |
| 08/06 | Tokyo - Kuramae Kokugikan | Masked Superstar (Bill Eadie) | W (12:16 german suplex hold) | $30,000 vs mask |
| 08/23 | Aso, Kumamoto - Uchimaki Daikangu | w/ Seiji Sakaguchi & Tiger Toguchi vs Dick Murdoch & Bad News Allen & Umanosuke Ueda | W (2-1)
1: (8:34 DCOR)
2: Inoki (5:21 pin) Allen | |
| 08/28 | Isahaya, Nagasaki - City Gym | Dick Murdoch | W (11:31 DCOR) | |
| 08/29 | Kushima, Miyazaki - General Gym | w/ Tatsumi Fujinami & Kengo Kimura vs Stan Hansen, Pete Roberts, & Umanosuke Ueda | W | |
| 08/31 | Tottori - Industrial Gym | w/ Strong Kobayashi & Riki Choshu vs Stan Hansen, Umanosuke Ueda, & Bad News Allen | W (2-1)
1: (9:13 DCOR)
2: Inoki (1:52 pin) Ueda | |
| 09/01 | Yonago, Tottori - Civic Athletic Hall | w/ Seiji Sakaguchi & Tatsumi Fujinami vs Dick Murdoch & Bad News Allen & Pete Roberts | W (2-0)
1: Fujinami (7:54 rolling clutch hold) Roberts
2: Inoki (5:45 pin) Allen | |
| 09/02 | Tsuruga, Fukui - Civic Gym | w/ Riki Choshu & Tiger Toguchi vs Stan Hansen & Bad News Allen & Pete Roberts | W | |
| 09/03 | Tsu, Mie - City Gym | w/ Tatsumi Fujinami & Tiger Toguchi vs Dick Murdoch, Umanosuke Ueda, & Pete Roberts | W | |
| 09/04 | Toyota, Aichi - City Gym | w/ Riki Choshu & Tiger Toguchi vs Andre the Giant, Stan Hansen, & Bad News Allen | L | |
| 09/05 | Tokorozawa, Saitama - Farmers Market | w/ Seiji Sakaguchi & Tatsumi Fujinami vs Andre the Giant & Bad News Allen & Pete Roberts | W (2-1)
1: Inoki (8:58 DCOR) Andre
2: Sakaguchi (5:42 pin) Allen | |
| 09/06 | Tatebayashi, Gunma - City Morinji Hagoromo Hall square | w/ Strong Kobayashi & Riki Choshu vs Stan Hansen & Bad News Allen & Pete Roberts | W (2-1)
1: Kobayashi (7:35 pin) Roberts
2: Hansen (2:25 pin) Kobayashi
3: Inoki (2:06 pin) Allen | |
| 09/08 | Yamagata - Pref. Gym | w/ Tatsumi Fujinami vs Andre the Giant & Pete Roberts | D (double out-of-fence) | |
| 09/09 | Goshogawara, Aomori - Civic Gym | w/ Riki Choshu vs Stan Hansen & Bad News Allen | W | |
| 09/10 | Aomori - Civic Gym | w/ Tatsumi Fujinami & Tiger Toguchi vs Andre the Giant, Pete Roberts, & El Solitario | W | |
| 09/11 | Mutsu, Aomori - Civic Gym | w/ Seiji Sakaguchi & Riki Choshu vs Stan Hansen & Bad News Allen & Pete Roberts | W (2-0)
1: Inoki's team (8:25 DQ)
2: Inoki (4:09 pin) Allen | |
| 09/12 | Shiogama, Miyagi | w/ Tatsumi Fujinami & Riki Choshu vs Andre the Giant & Bad News Allen & Pete Roberts | D (DCOR) | |
| 09/15 | Wakayama - Pref. Gym | w/ Riki Choshu vs Andre the Giant & Pete Roberts | D (DCOR) | |
| 09/17 | Osaka - Pref. Athletic Hall | Andre the Giant | W (13:38 DQ) | |
| 09/18 | Hiroshima - Pref. Gym | Stan Hansen | W (12:46 DCOR) | |
| 09/19 | Wajiki, Tokushima - Town Gym | w/ Tatsumi Fujinami & Riki Choshu vs Andre the Giant & Bad News Allen & Pete Roberts | W | |
| 09/22 | Takasaki, Gunma - City Gym | w/ Seiji Sakaguchi & Kantaro Hoshino vs Andre the Giant & Bad News Allen & Pete Roberts | W (2-1)
1: Hoshino (8:03 pin) Roberts
2: Giant (4:39 pin) Hoshino
3: Inoki (1:55 pin) Allen | |
| 09/23 | Tokyo - Den'en Coliseum | Tiger Toguchi (Kim Duk) | W (9:20 octopus hold) | IWGP Asia Zone Preliminary League |
| 10/08 | Tokyo - Kuramae Kokugikan | Rusher Kimura | L (10:35 DQ) | |
| 10/09 | Tokoyo - Korakuen Hall | w/ Tatsumi Fujinami & Riki Choshu vs Abdullah the Butcher & Bad News Allen & Steve Travis | W | |
| 10/11 | Anan, Tokushima - Sports Center | w/ Strong Kobayashi & Kantaro Hoshino vs Dick Murdoch, Hulk Hogan, & Steve Travis | D (1-1)
1: Hogan (9:05 pin) Hoshino
2: Hoshino (3:37 DQ) Murdoch
3: (3:08 DCOR) | |
| 10/12 | Kochi - Pref. Civic Gym | w/ Tatsumi Fujinami vs Abdullah the Butcher & Bad News Allen | W | |
| 10/13 | Kure, Hiroshima - City Gym | w/ Tatsumi Fujinami & Riki Choshu vs Hulk Hogan, Billy Crusher (Bill Eadie), & Steve Travis | W | |
| 10/14 | Kumamoto - City Gym | w/ Strong Kobayashi & Riki Choshu vs Hulk Hogan, Billy Crusher (Bill Eadie), & Dino Bravo | W (2-1)
1: (10:33 DCOR)
2: Inoki (3:28 pin) Bravo | |
| 10/16 | Oita - Pref. General Gym | w/ Riki Choshu vs Andre the Giant & Bad News Allen | W | |
| 10/30 | Anjo, Aichi - City Gym | w/ Seiji Sakaguchi vs Abdullah the Butcher & Bad News Allen | W (8:27 DQ) | |
| 11/01 | Hasama, Miyagi - Civic Gym | w/ Tatsumi Fujinami & Kengo Kimura vs Dick Murdoch & Masked Superstar & Dino Bravo | W | |
| 11/05 | Tokyo - Kuramae Kokugikan | Rusher Kimura | W (15:08 ref stop) | lumberjack match |
| 11/20 | Shiki, Saitama - City Gym | w/ Tatsumi Fujinami vs Andre the Giant & Rene Goulet | D (DCOR) | 2nd MSG Tag Team League |
| 11/21 | Matsuzaka, Mie - General Gym | w/ Tatsumi Fujinami & Yoshiaki Yatsu vs Andre the Giant, Pat Patterson, & Rene Goulet | W | |
| 11/24 | Kagoshima - Pref. Gym | w/ Tatsumi Fujinami vs Andre the Giant & Rene Goulet | W | |
| 11/28 | Numazu, Shizuoka - City Gym | w/ Tatsumi Fujinami vs Andre the Giant & Canek | D (DCOR) | |
| 11/29 | Fuji Yoshida, Yamanashi - Fuji-Q Highland Big Hall | w/ Tatsumi Fujinami & Yoshiaki Yatsu vs Andre the Giant, Rene Goulet, & Canek | W | |
| 12/01 | Nagoya - Aichi Pref. Gym | Hulk Hogan | W (9:57 octopus hold) | |
| 12/03 | Okayama - Pref. Gym | w/ Tatsumi Fujinami vs Seiji Sakaguchi & Kengo Kimura | W: Inoki (13:33 pin) Kimura | 2nd MSG Tag Team League |
| 12/05 | Fukushima - City Gym | w/ Tatsumi Fujinami & Riki Choshu vs Roland Bock, Samoan #1 (Afa), & Bad News Allen | W | |
| 12/07 | Sendai - Miyagi Pref. Sports Center | w/ Tatsumi Fujinami vs Stan Hansen & Dick Murdoch | L | |
| 12/08 | Tokyo - Kuramae Kokugikan | w/ Tatsumi Fujinami vs Stan Hansen & Roland Bock | L | |
| 12/10 |
Osaka - Pref. Athletic Hall |
w/ Tatsumi Fujinami vs Stan Hansen & Dick Murdoch |
D: Inoki (12:47 DCOR) Murdoch
Ext: Fujinami (3:25 pin) Murdoch |
2nd MSG Tag Team League Semi-Final |
| 12/10 | Osaka - Pref. Athletic Hall | w/ Tatsumi Fujinami vs Andre the Giant & Rene Goulet | L: Andre (8:05 pin) Fujinami | 2nd MSG Tag Team League Final |
