Today in Puroresu History

2026/02/20 Fri

• BIRTH: 1943 - Kanji (Antonio) Inoki [Yokohama]
• 1964 - Toyonobori & Michiaki Yoshimura defeat Prince Curtis Iaukea & Don Manoukian in Nagoya to win All Asia Tag Team Title, which has been vacant since the death of Rikidozan.
• 1971 - Masked Killer & Masked Lee defeat Aiko Kyo & Jumbo Miyamoto in Chichibu to win AGWA International Tag Team Title.
• 1996 - Toshiaki Kawada & Akira Taue defeat Stan Hansen & Gary Albright in Morioka to win World Tag Team Title (All Japan).
• 1999 - Less than a month after his teacher's death, Tsuruta announces that his retirement ceremony is to be held on 03/06/99 at the Budokan. After his wrestling career, Tsuruta becomes a professor at the University of Portland.
• 2000 - Vader & Steve Williams defeat Kenta Kobashi & Jun Akiyama in Kobe to win World Tag Team Title (All Japan).
• 2005 - Triple Crown Heavyweight champion Satoshi Kojima defeats Hiroyoshi Tenzan in Tokyo to win IWGP Heavyweight Title.



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