| date |
location |
opponent(s) & partner(s) |
result |
note |
Antonio Inoki (New Japan Pro-Wrestling) |
| 01/04 | Tokyo - Korakuen Hall | Big Van Vader (Leon White) | W (10:12 DQ) | |
| 01/05 |
Tokyo - Korakuen Hall |
w/ Shiro Koshinaka vs Riki Choshu & Hiroshi Hase |
W |
|
| 01/06 |
Atami, Shizuoka - Big Hall |
w/ Shiro Koshinaka vs Buzz Sawyer & Owen Hart |
W |
|
| 01/07 | Toda, Saitama - Sports Center | w/ Seiji Sakaguchi & Kengo Kimura vs Steve Williams & Buzz Sawyer & Johnny K-9 | W: Inoki (11:51 pin) K-9 | |
| 01/09 |
Otawara, Tochigi |
w/ Yoshiaki Fujiwara vs Steve Williams & Tony St. Clair |
W: Inoki (12:33 pin) St. Clair |
|
| 01/11 |
Kumagaya, Saitama - Municipal Stadium |
w/ Nobuhiko Takada vs Steve Williams & Owen Hart |
W (18:25) |
|
| 01/13 |
Takamatsu, Kagawa |
w/ Yoshiaki Fujiwara & George Takano vs Big Van Vader & Masa Saito & Super Strong Machine |
L: Williams (11:47 pin) Yamada |
|
| 01/14 |
Mitoyo, Kagawa - Pref. Mitoyo Gym |
w/ Yoshiaki Fujiwara & Kengo Kimura vs Steve Williams & Owen Hart & Johnny K-9 |
W: Fujiwara (10:49 wakigatame) K-9 |
|
| 01/16 |
Himeji, Hyogo |
w/ Kengo Kimura & Shiro Koshinaka vs Masa Saito & Super Strong Machine & Kuniaki Kobayashi |
W |
|
| 01/18 |
Tokuyama, Yamaguchi - City Gym |
w/ Nobuhiko Takada vs Big Van Vader & Masa Saito |
W (9:18 DQ) |
|
| 01/19 |
Kita-Kyushu, Fukuoka - West Japan General Exhibition Center |
w/ Kengo Kimura & Yoshiaki Fujiwara vs Big Van Vader & Steve Williams & Masa Saito |
L: Vader (10:08 pin) Fujiwara |
|
| 01/20 |
Nobeoka, Miyazaki - Civic Gym |
w/ Yoshiaki Fujiwara vs Steve Williams & Buzz Sawyer |
W: Inoki (10:15 pin) Sawyer |
|
| 01/23 | Milan, Italy (12,125) | Bad News Allen | W (pin) | |
| 01/24 | Rome, Italy (13,854) | Bad News Allen | W (pin) | |
| 01/27 |
Funabashi, Chiba - Athletic Park Gym |
w/ Kengo Kimura & Shiro Koshinaka vs Bob Orton Jr. & Buzz Sawyer & Tony St. Clair |
W: Inoki (11:49 pin) Sawyer |
|
| 01/29 |
Furukawa, Gifu |
w/ Kengo Kimura & Yoshiaki Fujiwara vs Masa Saito & Riki Choshu & Super Strong Machine (Junji Hirata) |
W |
|
| 02/01 |
Soka, Saitama - Athletic Health Memorial Gym |
w/ Seiji Sakaguchi vs Big Van Vader & Masa Saito |
D (11:42 DCOR) |
|
| 02/04 | Osaka - Pref. Gym | Riki Choshu | W (13:58 ref. stop) | retained IWGP Heavyweight Title |
| 02/05 |
Tokyo - Korakuen Hall |
w/ Tatsumi Fujinami vs Masa Saito & Riki Choshu |
W (8:55 DQ) |
|
| 02/06 |
Hakodate, Hokkaido - Civic Gym |
w/ Kengo Kimura & Shiro Koshinaka vs. Cowboy Bob Orton Jr. & Buzz Sawyer & Johnny K-9 |
W: Koshinaka (10:18 pin) K-9 |
|
| 02/07 | Sapporo - Nakajima Sports Center | Big Van Vader (Leon White) | D (7:29 DCOR) | |
| 03/03 |
Okayama - Okayama Budokan |
w/ Yoshiaki Fujiwara & Nobuhiko Takada vs Masa Saito & Riki Choshu & Hiroshi Hase |
L |
|
| 03/04 | Nagasaki - International Gym | Billy Gasper (Bob Orton Jr.) | W (9:02 DQ) | |
| 03/07 |
Fukuoka - Hakata Star Lane |
w/ Dick Murdoch vs Riki Choshu & Masa Saito |
D (DCOR) |
|
| 03/09 |
Hofu, Yamaguchi - Sports Center |
w/ Yoshiaki Fujiwara & Nobuhiko Takada vs Masa Saito & Riki Choshu & Hiroshi Hase |
W |
|
| 03/11 |
Nagoya - Aichi Pref. Gym |
w/ Dick Murdoch vs Tatsumi Fujinami & Kengo Kimura |
W (14:55) |
|
| 03/18 |
Choshi, Chiba - City Gym |
w/ Yoshiaki Fujiwara & George Takano vs Ray Candy & Samurai Warrior & Jerry Grey |
W: Inoki (9:20 pin) Candy |
|
| 03/19 | Tokyo - Korakuen Hall | Billy Gasper (Bob Orton Jr.) | W (11:29 pin) | Pins Barry Gasper, who replcaed Billy during the match. |
| 04/11 |
Tokyo - Korakuen Hall |
w/ Shiro Koshinaka vs Riki Choshu & Hiroshi Hase |
W: Inoki (15:37 pin) Hase |
|
| 04/12 |
Suwa, Nagano - Lake Suwa Sports Center |
w/ Kengo Kimura & Shiro Koshinaka vs Manny Fernandez & Scott Hall & Steve Casey |
W |
|
| 04/13 |
Joetsu, Niigata - Legion Plaza |
w/ Yoshiaki Fujiwara & Kantaro Hoshino vs Masa Saito & Riki Choshu & Hiro Saito |
W |
|
| 04/14 |
Katsuura, Chiba |
w/ Kengo Kimura & George Takano vs Manny Fernandez & Scott Hall & Steve Casey |
L |
|
| 04/15 |
Hokota, Ibaraki - General Park Gym |
w/ Yoshiaki Fujiwara & Shiro Koshinaka vs Riki Choshu & Super Strong Machine & Kuniaki Kobayashi |
W |
|
| 04/17 |
Isezaki, Gunma - Civic Gym |
w/ Yoshiaki Fujiwara & George Takano vs Scott Hall & Manny Fernandez & Scott Casey |
W: Inoki (9:12 pin) Casey |
|
| 04/19 | Kamagori, Aichi - Civic Gym | w/ Seiji Sakaguchi & Yoshiaki Fujiwara vs Scott Hall & Manny Fernandez & Crusher Krantiki (Thomas Urbanski) | W: Inoki (11:33 pin) Krantiki | |
| 07/16 |
Nagano |
w/ Yoshiaki Fujiwara & Shiro Koshinaka vs Buzz Sawyer & Manny Fernandez & The Cuban Assassin |
W |
|
| 07/18 |
Asahikawa, Hokkaido - General Gym Tokiwa Hall |
w/ Shiro Koshinaka vs Riki Choshu & Hiro Saito |
W |
|
| 07/21 |
Otaru, Hokkaido - General Gym |
w/ Yoshiaki Fujiwara & George Takano vs Masa Saito & Riki Choshu & Super Strong Machine |
L: Choshu (11:36 pin) Inoki |
|
| 07/22 | Sapporo - Nakajima Sports Center | Riki Choshu | L (7:55 pin) | IWGP Heavyweight Title Contender League |
| 07/23 | Tomakomai, Hokkaido - General Gym | w/ Seiji Sakaguchi & George Takano vs Manny Fernandez & Buzz Sawyer & Cuban Assassin | W: Inoki (11:34 pin) Assassin | |
| 07/24 |
Towada, Aomori - City Gym |
w/ Kengo Kimura & Shiro Koshinaka vs Riki Choshu & Super Strong Machine & Hiro Saito |
L |
|
| 07/25 | Aomori - Civic Gym | Kengo Kimura | W (12:52 octopus hold) | IWGP Heavyweight Title Contender League |
| 07/27 | Akita - Pref. Gym | Masa Saito | W (9:03 backsliding) | IWGP Heavyweight Title Contender League |
| 07/29 | Tokyo - Ariake Coliseum | Big Van Vader (Leon White) | W (16:45 arm lock) | IWGP Heavyweight Title Contender League |
| 08/01 |
Tokai, Aichi - Civic Gym |
w/ Kengo Kimura & Keiichi Yamada vs Riki Choshu & Super Strong Machine & Kuniaki Kobayashi |
W |
|
| 08/03 |
Izumi Sano, Osaka - General Gym |
w/ Kengo Kimura vs Big Van Vader & Masa Saito |
W (DQ) |
|
| 08/04 |
Ohtsuki, Yamanashi - Civic General Gym |
w/ Yoshiaki Fujiwara & Shiro Koshinaka vs Riki Choshu & Super Strong Machine & Kuniaki Kobayashi |
D (12:12 DCOR) |
|
| 08/08 | Yokohama - Culture Gym | Tatsumi Fujinami | D (60min limit draw) | Fujinami retained IWGP Heavyweight Title |
| 09/25 |
Taipei, Taiwan - City Athletic Field |
w/ Kengo Kimura vs Billy Gaspar & Scott Hall |
W |
|
| 09/27 |
Taiwan |
w/ Shiro Koshinaka vs Big Van Vader & Black Tiger |
W |
|
| 09/29 |
Kaohsiung, Taiwan - City Gym |
w/ Yoshiaki Fujiwara & George Takano vs Big Van Vader & Ron Starr & Scott Hall |
L |
|
| 09/30 |
Changhua, Taiwan - County Gym |
w/ George Takano & Shiro Koshinaka vs Billy Gaspar & Ron Starr & The Tiger |
W |
|
| 10/02 |
Taipei, Taiwan - City Gym |
w/ Riki Choshu vs Big Van Vader & Ron Starr |
W: Choshu (12:49 pin) Starr |
|
| 10/08 |
Tsuchiura, Ibaraki |
w/ Shiro Koshinaka & Yoshiaki Fujiwara vs Crusher Bam Bam Bigelow & Steve Casey & Tony St. Clair |
W |
|
| 10/10 | Tokyo - Korakuen Hall | Bam Bam Bigelow | W (2:02 pin) | |
| 10/13 |
Marugame, Kagawa - Civic Gym |
Canek |
W |
|
| 10/15 | Takarazuka, Hyogo - Event Hall | Kengo Kimura | W (11:10 sleeper hold) | |
| 10/16 | Takaishi, Osaka - Osaka Pref. Waterfront Sports Center | Yoshiaki Fujiwara | D (1:03 DCOR)
Extention: Inoki (10:00 pin) | |
| 10/18 |
Tatebayashi, Gunma |
w/ Shiro Koshinaka vs Steve Williams & Tony St. Clair |
W |
|
| 10/19 | Shizuoka - Industrial Hall | Riki Choshu | L (14:34 DQ) | |
| 10/20 |
Komagane, Nagano - City Gym |
w/ Kengo Kimura & Yoshiaki Fujiwara vs Crusher Bam Bam Bigelow & Steve Casey & Tony St. Clair |
W |
|
| 10/22 |
Iwade, Wakayama - Civic General Gym |
w/ Shiro Koshinaka & Keiichi Yamada vs Crusher Bam Bam Bigelow & Canek & Perro Aguayo |
W |
|
| 10/25 | Yokkaichi, Mie - City Gym | Steve Williams | W (15:15 pin) | |
| 10/26 | Fukushima - City Gym | Shiro Koshinaka | W (10:51 pin) | |
| 10/27 | Higashimurayama, Tokyo - Civic Sports Center | Bam Bam Bigelow | L (10:31 DQ) | |
| 11/11 |
Tokyo - Korakuen Hall |
w/ Riki Choshu & Kantaro Hoshino vs Kengo Kimura & Yoshiaki Fujiwara & Osamu Kido |
W (3-1)
1: Hoshino (18 COR) Kido
2: Fujiwara (12:12 wakigatame) Hoshino
3: Inoki (14:51 pin) Fujiwara
3: Inoki (15:56 pin) Kimura |
'88 Japan Cup Elimination League |
| 11/12 |
Matsumoto, Nagano - General Gym |
w/ Riki Choshu & Kengo Kimura vs Cowboy Bob Orton Jr. & Steve Armstrong & Tracy Smothers |
W: Inoki (13:01 octopus hold) Armstrong |
|
| 11/15 |
Hamamatsu, Shizuoka - City Gym |
w/ Yoshiaki Fujiwara vs Dick Murdoch & Scott Hall |
W: Inoki (10:17 pin) Hall |
|
| 11/17 |
Fukui - City Gym |
w/ Riki Choshu & Kantaro Hoshino vs Dick Murdoch & Cowboy Bob Orton Jr. & Scott Hall |
L: (2-3)
1: Choshu (9:40 pin) Hall
2: Murdoch (12:51 pin) Hoshino
3: Choshu (14:36 DCOR) Orton
4: Murdoch (24:06 COR) Inoki |
|
| 11/29 |
Niigata - City Gym |
w/ Riki Choshu vs Dick Murdoch & Scott Hall |
W: Inoki (8:23 pin) Hall |
|
| 11/20 | Kumagaya, Saitama - Civic Gym | Kendo Nagasaki (Kazuo Sakurada) | W (6:40 octopus hold) | |
| 11/23 |
Ikeda, Tokushima - Town Gym |
w/ Riki Choshu & George Takano vs Dick Murdoch & Cowboy Bob Orton Jr. & Scott Hall |
W: Inoki (13:54 pin) Hall |
|
| 11/24 |
Kochi - Pref. Civic Gym |
w/ Yoshiaki Fujiwara vs Steve Armstrong & Tracy Smothers |
W: Inoki (10:59 pin) Armstrong |
|
| 11/25 |
Hiroshima - Pref. Gym |
w/ Riki Choshu & Kantaro Hoshino vs Tatsumi Fujinami & Masahiro Chono & Shin-ya Hashimoto |
W (3-1)
1: Chono (8:15 COR) Hoshino
2: Choshu (8:55 COR) Hashimoto
3: Inoki (13:44 DCOR) Fujinami
4: Choshu (14:35 pin) Chono |
'88 Japan Cup Elimination League |
| 11/26 |
Matsue, Shimane - General Gym |
w/ Riki Choshu & Kantaro Hoshino vs Super Strong Machine & The Jagger & The Tiger |
W (3-1)
1: Choshu (5:32 pin) Tiger
2: Machine (5:58 COR）Hoshino
3: Choshu (8:35 scorpion death lock）Jagger
4: Inoki (9:27 pin) Machine |
'88 Japan Cup Elimination League |
| 11/28 |
Tokuyama, Yamaguchi - City Gym |
w/ Riki Choshu & Kantaro Hoshino vs George Takano & Steve Armstrong & Tracy Smothers |
W (3-1)
1: Choshu (6:43 pin) Armstrong
2: Smothers (8:16 rolling clutch hold) Hoshino
3: Choshu (10:28 pin) Smothers
4: Inoki (10:59 pin) Takano |
'88 Japan Cup Elimination League |
| 11/29 |
Fukuoka - Hakata Star Lane |
w/ Riki Choshu vs Buzz Sawyer & Manny Fernandez |
W: Inoki (7:57 pin) Fernandez |
|
| 11/30 |
Miyazaki - Pref. Gym |
w/ Riki Choshu vs Tatsumi Fujinami & Masahiro Chono |
W: Inoki (8:54 octopus hold) Chono |
|
| 12/01 | Kagoshima - Pref. Gym | Manny Fernandez | W (10:03 pin) | |
| 12/03 |
Numazu, Shizuoka - Civic Gym |
w/ Riki Choshu vs Buzz Sawyer & Manny Fernandez |
W: Inoki (16:23 KO) Sawyer |
|
| 12/04 |
Sendai - Miyagi Pref. Sports Center |
w/ Riki Choshu vs Dick Murdoch & Cowboy Bob Orton Jr. |
W: Choshu (13:44 pin) Orton |
|
| 12/05 | Nagoya - Aichi Pref. Gym | w/ Riki Choshu & Kantaro Hoshino vs Seiji Sakaguchi & Masa Saito & Tatsutoshi Goto | L: (3-2)
1: Saito (12:53 jailhouse lock) Hoshino
2: Goto (12:53 DCOR) Inoki
3: Choshu (15:32 pin) Sakaguchi
4: Saito (18:22 pin) Choshu | '88 Japan Cup Elimination League |
| 12/06 | Maruko, Nagano - Municipal General Gym | w/ Yoshiaki Fujiwara & Kengo Kimura vs Dick Murdoch & Cowboy Bob Orton Jr. & The Grappler |
W: Inoki (17:39 DQ) Murdoch | |
| 12/07 | Osaka - Pref. Gym |
w/ Riki Choshu & Kantaro Hoshino vs Tatsumi Fujinami & Masahiro Chono & Shin-ya Hashimoto | W: (14:54 submission) | '88 Japan Cup Elimination League Final |
| 12/09 |
Tokyo - Korakuen Hall |
w/ Riki Choshu vs Dick Murdoch & Cowboy Bob Orton Jr. |
W: Inoki (8:18 pin) Orton |
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