Today in Puroresu History

2026/05/02 Sat

• 1988 - Antonio Inoki vacates IWGP Heavyweight Title due to foot injury.
• 1999 - Mitsuharu Misawa defeats Vader in Tokyo to win Triple Crown Heavyweight Title.
• 2002 - In the first female match ever on New Japan card, Manami Toyota & Yumiko Hotta face Kaoru Itoh & Momoe Nakanishi at Tokyo Dome. Jushin Thunder Liger & Minoru Tanaka defeat Jado & Gedo to win IWGP Junior Heavyweight Tag Team Title on the same card.
• 2003 - In a double title match, NWF Heavyweight champion Yoshihiro Takayama defeats Yuuji Nagata in Tokyo to win IWGP Heavyweight Title.
• 2004 - Ayako Hamada defeats Amazing Kong in Tokyo to win WWWA World Title.
• 2007 - Dick Togo & TAKA Michinoku defat Jado & Gedo to win the IWGP Junior Tag Team Title in Tokyo.
• 2010 - Minoru Suzuki defeat Ryota Hama to win the Triple Crown Heavyweight Title in Nagoya.



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