JWA History
This series focuses on the Japan Pro Wrestling Association, which introduced professional wrestling to Japan in the 1950s on the stardom of the legendary Rikidozan and new faces Shohei “Giant” Baba and Antonio Inoki, with top American stars frequently touring as their opposition. This was really the genesis of the modern Japanese scene.
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Japan Pro Wrestling Association #01 (1953-1957) #02 (1957-1958) #03 (1959-1963) #04 (1963-1964) #05 (1965-1967) #06 (March-December 1967) #07 (1967-1968) #08 (February-April 1969) #09 (April-August 1969) #10 (December 1969-March 1970) #11 (March-August 1970) #12 (December 1970) #13 (March-December 1971) #14 (December 1971-May 1972)
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JWA History #1 (02:01:01) Matches from 1953-1957 BONUS! LOU THESZ vs RIKIDOZAN (12/06/1953; BTW House Honolulu, HI; 00:09:16) RIKIDOZAN & MASAHIKO KIMURA vs BEN SHARPE & MIKE SHARPE (02/21/1954; JWA Big Competition Series; 00:08:32) RIKIDOZAN & MASAHIKO KIMURA vs BEN SHARPE & MIKE SHARPE (03/06/1954; JWA Big Competition Series; 00:03:00) RIKIDOZAN & KOUKICHI ENDO vs HANS SCHNABEL & LOU NEWMAN (08/08/1954; JWA Pacific Coast Tag Championship Series; 00:06:42) RIKIDOZAN & KOUKICHI ENDO vs HANS SCHNABEL & LOU NEWMAN (08/16/1954; JWA Pacific Coast Tag Championship Series; 00:0…
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JWA History #2 (02:16:17) Matches from 1957-1958 RIKIDOZAN & TOYONOBORI vs BOBO BRAZIL & LORD ATHOL LAYTON (08/15/1957; JWA International Competitions of the Fall; 00:17:36) LOU THESZ vs RIKIDOZAN (10/07/1957; JWA World Championship Series; 01:04:38) LOU THESZ vs RIKIDOZAN (10/13/1957; JWA World Championship Series; 00:24:43) RIKIDOZAN vs DON LEO JONATHAN (10/02/1958; JWA International Competitions of the Fall; 00:29:20)
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JWA History #3 (02:00:28) Matches from 1959-1963 RIKIDOZAN vs MR. ATOMIC (06/15/1959; JWA 1st Annual World League; 00:03:03) RIKIDOZAN vs JESSE ORTEGA (06/15/1959; JWA 1st Annual World League; 00:05:21) RIKIDOZAN vs LEO NOMELLINI (05/13/1960; JWA 2nd World League Battle Finals; 00:01:11) KARL GOTCH vs MICHIAKI YOSHIMURA (05/01/1961; JWA; 00:11:50) RIKIDOZAN vs GREAT ANTONIO (06/02/1961; JWA; 00:02:18) KILLER KOWALSKI vs MICHIAKI YOSHIMURA (03/23/1963; JWA 5th Annual World League; 00:06:03) RIKIDOZAN & GREAT TOGO & SHOHEI BABA vs PAT O’CONNOR & KILLER X & COWBO…
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JWA History #4 (02:02:06) Matches from 1963-1964 RIKIDOZAN vs PAT O’CONNOR (04/24/1963; JWA; 00:08:24) GREAT TOGO & MICHIAKI YOSHIMURA vs KILLER KOWALSKI & GORILLA MONSOON (05/05/1963; JWA; 00:06:51) TOYONOBORI vs KILLER X (05/05/1963; JWA; 00:04:32) HAYSTACKS CALHOUN vs KILLER X (05/07/1963; JWA; 00:06:31) GREAT TOGO & TOYONOBORI vs FRED ATKINS & KILLER X (05/17/1963; JWA; 00:06:56) RIKIDOZAN vs KILLER KOWALSKI (05/17/1963; JWA; 00:11:44) RIKIDOZAN vs THE DESTROYER (12/02/1963; JWA International Championship Series; 00:35:25) SHOHEI BABA & T…
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JWA History #5 (02:07:11) Matches from 1965-1967 THE DESTROYER vs TOYONOBORI (02/26/1965; JWA New Year International Competitions; 01:07:10) SHOHEI BABA vs GORILLA MONSOON (10/28/1966; JWA; 00:03:17) SHOHEI BABA vs FRITZ VON ERICH (12/03/1966; JWA; 00:31:10) SHOHEI BABA vs BRUNO SAMMARTINO (03/02/1967; JWA MSG Series; 00:25:34)
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JWA History #6 (02:02:48) Matches from March-December 1967 SHOHEI BABA vs BRUNO SAMMARTINO (03/07/1967; JWA MSG Series; 00:59:23) GENE KINISKI vs SHOHEI BABA (08/14/1967; JWA Summer Series I; 00:30:08) ANTONIO INOKI & MICHIAKI YOSHIMURA vs BARON SCICLUNA & VICTOR RIVERA (12/06/1967; JWA; 00:33:17)
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JWA History #7 (02:04:55) Matches from 1967-1968 KINTARO OKI vs NICK KOSAK (12/06/1967; JWA; 00:13:40) SHOHEI BABA vs CRUSHER LISOWSKI (12/06/1967; JWA; 00:29:22) SHOHEI BABA vs CRUSHER LISOWSKI (01/03/1968; JWA New Year Championship Series; 00:04:35) SHOHEI BABA vs DICK THE BRUISER (02/28/1968; JWA; 00:18:01) SHOHEI BABA vs BOBO BRAZIL (06/25/1968; JWA Golden Series; 00:08:07) SHOHEI BABA vs BOBO BRAZIL (06/27/1968; JWA Golden Series; 00:24:01) SHOHEI BABA vs BRUNO SAMMARTINO (08/07/1968; JWA Summer Series I; 00:27:09)
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JWA History #8 (01:59:44) Matches from February-April 1969 ANTONIO INOKI & SHOHEI BABA vs DANNY HODGE & WILBUR SNYDER (02/11/1969; JWA; 00:05:21) ANTONIO INOKI & SHOHEI BABA vs THE DESTROYER & BULL RAMOS (02/26/1969; JWA Dynamic Series; 00:06:19) ANTONIO INOKI & KINTARO OKI vs NELSON ROYAL & PAUL JONES (03/05/1969; JWA Dynamic Series; 00:25:21) SHOHEI BABA vs THE DESTROYER (03/05/1969; JWA Dynamic Series; 01:03:56) ANTONIO INOKI vs BOBO BRAZIL (04/05/1969; JWA World League; 00:10:32) SEIJI SAKAGUCHI & MICHIAKI YOSHIMURA vs MEDICOS (04/05/1969; JWA World League; …
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JWA History #9 (01:55:43) Matches from April-August 1969 SHOHEI BABA vs GORILLA MONSOON (04/05/1969; JWA World League; 00:07:26) KINTARO OKI vs TOM ANDREWS (04/06/1969; JWA World League; 00:03:28) ANTONIO INOKI vs GORILLA MONSOON (04/16/1969; JWA World League; 00:08:51) SEIJI SAKAGUCHI vs MEDICO II (04/16/1969; JWA World League; 00:07:59) SHOHEI BABA & KINTARO OKI vs BOBO BRAZIL & CHRIS MARKOFF (04/16/1969; JWA World League; 00:15:15) ANTONIO INOKI vs CHRIS MARKOFF (05/16/1969; JWA World League; 00:22:57) SHOHEI BABA vs BOBO BRAZIL (05/16/1969; JWA World League; 00:33…
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JWA History #10 (02:09:55) Matches from December 1969-March 1970 DORY FUNK JR. vs ANTONIO INOKI (12/02/1969; JWA NWA Series; 01:03:47) DORY FUNK JR. vs SHOHEI BABA (12/03/1969; JWA NWA Series; 00:33:01) ANTONIO INOKI-KINTARO OKI-MITSU HIRAI vs JIM OSBORNE-PHIL ROBLEY-CURTIS IAUKEA (03/03/1970; JWA Dynamic and Iron Claw Series; 00:33:07)
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JWA History #11 (01:57:58) Matches from March-August 1970 SHOHEI BABA vs FRITZ VON ERICH (03/03/1970; JWA Dynamic and Iron Claw Series; 00:29:59) THE CONVICT vs MOTOSHI OKUMA (04/04/1970; JWA World League; 00:08:06) DORY FUNK JR. vs ANTONIO INOKI (08/02/1970; JWA NWA World Champion Series; 01:04:37) ANTONIO INOKI & SHOHEI BABA vs DORY FUNK JR. & TERRY FUNK (08/04/1970; JWA NWA World Champion Series; 00:15:16)
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JWA History #12 (02:22:39) Matches from December 1970 ANTONIO INOKI & SHOHEI BABA vs JOHNNY VALENTINE & GENE KINISKI (12/01/1970; JWA International Champion Series; 00:34:59) SHOHEI BABA vs GENE KINISKI (12/03/1970; JWA International Champion Series; 00:44:50) SHOHEI BABA vs GENE KINISKI (12/18/1970; JWA International Champion Series; 01:02:50)
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JWA History #13 (02:30:50) Matches from March-December 1971 ANTONIO INOKI & SHOHEI BABA vs MIL MASCARAS & SPIROS ARION (03/02/1971; JWA; 00:24:48) ANTONIO INOKI vs THE DESTROYER (05/19/1971; JWA World League; 00:29:41) ANTONIO INOKI vs JACK BRISCO (08/05/1971; JWA Summer Big Series; 00:35:42) SHOHEI BABA vs FRITZ VON ERICH (09/04/1971; JWA Summer Mystery Series; 00:24:42) ANTONIO INOKI vs DICK MURDOCH (12/04/1971; JWA World Champion Series; 00:26:04) TERRY FUNK vs GREAT KOJIKA (12/06/1971; JWA; 00:09:53)
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JWA History #14 (02:13:49) Matches from December 1971-May 1972 DORY FUNK JR. vs SEIJI SAKAGUCHI (12/09/1971; JWA World Champion Series; 00:36:38) SEIJI SAKAGUCHI & MICHIAKI YOSHIMURA vs DORY FUNK JR. & DICK MURDOCH (12/12/1971; JWA World Champion Series; 00:36:38) SHOHEI BABA & SEIJI SAKAGUCHI vs DORY FUNK JR. & TERRY FUNK (05/19/1972; JWA Golden Series I; 00:50:33)
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