Antonio Inoki, a pro wrestling icon who was also a Japanese politician, has died, WWE and New Japan Pro-Wrestling said Friday. He was 79. Inoki, born Kanji Inoki in Yokohama, Japan, in 1943, rose to ...

Inoki was inducted into the WWE Hall of Fame as part of the class of 2010. He defeated Bob Backlund in 1979 to win the WWE championship, but Backlund defeated him in a rematch six days later. WWE ...

Antonio Inoki, the legendary founder of New Japan Pro-Wrestling, passed away on October 1, 2022. To write a full biography of the man would take more than any one article could ever hope to do justice ...

We may receive a commission on purchases made from links. The late, great Antonio Inoki passed away in October 2022 from complications related to a rare disease called amyloidosis. He was 79 years old ...