1974 3/19 10/10 _
1976 2/6 7/26 _
1977 2/10 8/2 10/25
1978 2/8 6/1 7/27





Budokan Hall 3/74


March 19, 1974 in Tokyo, Japan
Budokan Hall drawing ???
  1. NWF Champ Antonio Inoki pinned Strong Kobayashi (29:30).
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Budokan Hall 10/74


October 10, 1974 in Tokyo, Japan
Budokan Hall drawing ???
  1. NWF Champ Antonio Inoki pinned Kintaro Oki (13:13).
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Budokan Hall 2/76


February 6, 1976 in Tokyo, Japan
Budokan Hall drawing ???
  1. Antonio Inoki TKO Willem Ruska (20:35) in a "wrestler vs. judoka" match.
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Budokan Hall 7/76


July 26, 1976 in Tokyo, Japan
Budokan Hall drawing 14,000 ($525,000)
Shown on worldwide CCTV ($2,500,000)
  1. Antonio Inoki drew Muhammad Ali (15th - 3:00) in a "wrestler vs. boxer" match.
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Budokan Hall 2/77


February 10, 1977 in Tokyo, Japan
Budokan Hall drawing ???
  1. NWF Champ Antonio Inoki beat Tiger Jeet Singh (22:55) via countout.
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Budokan Hall 8/77


August 2, 1977 in Tokyo, Japan
Budokan Hall drawing ???
  1. Antonio Inoki KO Eddie Everett (5th - 1:38) in a "wrestler vs. kickboxer" match.
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Budokan Hall 10/77


October 25, 1977 in Tokyo, Japan
Budokan Hall drawing ???
  1. Mitsuo Yoshida beat Haruka Eigan.

  2. Osamu Kido beat Kengo Kimura.

  3. Seiji Sakaguchi beat Allen Coage via submission in a "judo jacket" match.

  4. Antonio Inoki beat Chuck Wepner (6th - 1:35) via submission in a "wrestler vs. boxer" match.
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Budokan Hall 2/78


February 8, 1978 in Tokyo, Japan
Budokan Hall drawing ???
  1. WWWF World Champ Billy Graham beat Seiji Sakaguchi (19:33) via countout.

  2. Antonio Inoki KO Umanosuke Ueda (11:02) in a "nail death" match.
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Budokan Hall 6/78


June 1, 1978 in Tokyo, Japan
Budokan Hall drawing ???
  1. Yoshiaki Fujiwara beat Ray Steele.

  2. Baron Scicluna beat Makoto Arakawa.

  3. Willem Ruska beat Osamu Kido.

  4. Allen Coage beat Bugsy McGraw.

  5. Tatsumi Fujinami & Mitsuo Yoshida beat Tony Garea & Nikolai Volkoff.

  6. Seiji Sakaguchi DCO Andre the Giant.

  7. WWWF World Champ Bob Backlund drew NWF Champ Antonio Inoki (60:00) in a three fall match.
    • Inoki beat Backlund (40:08) via countout.
    • The time limit expired (60:00).
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Budokan Hall 7/78


July 27, 1978 in Tokyo, Japan
Budokan Hall drawing ???
  1. Allen Coage beat Haruka Eigan.

  2. Osamu Kido beat Peter Maivia.

  3. Chavo Guerrero beat Kantaro Hoshino.

  4. Mitsuo Yoshida beat Haystacks Calhoun via DQ.

  5. Strong Kobayashi & Seiji Sakaguchi beat Pedro Morales & Larry Zbyszko.

  6. WWWF World Junior Heavyweight Champ Tatsumi Fujinami beat Ryuma Go (13:52).

  7. WWWF World Champ Bob Backlund drew Antonio Inoki (61:00) in a three falls match.
    • Inoki beat Backlund (20:22) via submission.
    • Backlund pinned Inoki (36:37).
    • The time limit expired (61:00).
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