Today in Puroresu History

2026/05/20 Wed

• 1971 - Antonio Inoki requests Japan Pro-Wrestling Commissioner for a shot at Giant Baba's NWA International Heavyweight Title. The Commission refuses, saying it is something to be taken care of inside JWA, not the Commission.
• 1984 - Jumbo Tsuruta & Gen'ichiro Tenryu wrestle Tiger Jeet Singh & Umanosuke Ueda for the vacant NWA International Tag Team Title but the match ends as DDQ.
• 1984 - Villano III defeats Gran Hamada in Mexico City to win WWF World Light Heavyweight Title.
• 1985 - Hiro Saito defeats The Cobra in Hiroshima to win WWF Junior Heavyweight Title.
• 1993 - Toshiaki Kawada & Akira Taue defeat Terry Gordy & Steve Williams in Sapporo to win World Tag Team Title (All Japan).
• 2000 - Tomoko Watanabe & Kumiko Maekawa vacate WWWA World Tag Team Title.
• 2007 - LLPW veteran Eagle Sawai has retirement match, teaming with Mayumi Ozaki against Harley Saito & Dynamite Kansai at Korakuen Hall in Tokyo.



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