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Today in Puroresu History
2026/07/30 Thu
- 1953 - Rikidozan founds Japan Pro Wrestling Alliance (JWA). He has actually founded the Japan Pro Wrestling Promotion a short time earlier but this was the official ceremony establishing Japan's first full time pro-wrestling organization. Shinsaku Nitta was chosen as the president of the Promotion, and Tadamasa Sakai as the chairman of the Alliance.
- 1961 - Riki Sports Palace is built in Shibuya, Tokyo.
- 1968 - Michiaki Yoshimura & Kintaro Ohki defeat Skull Murphy & Klondike Bill in Sapporo to win All Asia Tag Team Title.
- 1974 - Sandy Parker & Jean Antoine defeat Mariko Akagi & Miyuki Yanagi in Mizusawa to win WWWA World Tag Team Title.
- 1982 - NWA World Junior Heavyweight Title (international version) is held up after a match between the champion Atsushi Ohnita and Chavo Guerrero
- 1985 - Stan Hansen defeats Giant Baba in Fukuoka to win PWF Heavyweight Title.
- 1987 - Takashi Ishikawa & Mighty Inoue defeat Isamu Teranishi & Masanobu Kurisu in 3-team round-robin tournament final in Tokyo to win the vacant All Asia Tag Team Title.
- 1990 - World Tag Team Title (All Japan) is vacant when the co-holder Great Kabuki jumps to Super World Sports.
- 2000 - Riki Choshu returns to the ring only to destroy Atsushi Ohnita at 7'46" in a death match for New Japan's Yokohama Arena card.
- 2001 - Atsushi Ohnita is eleceted as a senator from the majority Liberal Democratic Party. He is the third pro-wrestler to become a congressman in Japan following Antonio Inoki and Hiroshi Hase.
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