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Today in Puroresu History
2026/10/23 Fri
- 1951 - A legendary judoka Masahiko Kimura defeats Helio Gracie by TKO in Brazil with the President and Vice-President of Brazil in attendance.
- 1956 - The Japanese Championship Tournaments starts. Yoshinosato defeats Isao Yoshiwara in tournament final to be the first Japanese Light Heavyweight Champion.
- 1980 - Yoshiaki Yatsu of the All Japan Olympic Wrestling Team joins New Japan Pro Wrestling after Japan boycotts the Olympic Games in Moscow, USSR.
- 1999 - Kenta Kobashi & Jun Akiyama defeat Mitsuharu Misawa & Yoshinari Ogawa in Nagoya to win World Tag Team Title (All Japan).
- 2002 - Kaori Nakayama has retirement match at Korakuen Hall against Shark Tsuchiya.
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