Today in Puroresu History

2026/06/15 Mon

• 1959 - Rikidozan wins the first World League, defeating Jess Ortega in the final.
• 1975 - Hiro Matsuda defeats Ken Mantell in St. Petersburg to win NWA World Junior Heavyweight Title.
• 1979 - Seiji Sakaguchi & Riki Choshu defeat Hiro Matsuda & Masa Saito in Los Angeles to win NWA North American Tag Team Title.
• DEATH: 1996 - Dick Murdoch (49) [Amarillo, TX - heart attack] - one of top gaijins in All Japan, New Japan, and FMW
• DEATH: 2009 - Tetsuo "Ted" Tanabe (46)



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