Write That Down! A history of pro wrestling tournaments in Japan

Fumi Saito & Justin Knipper return with a unique episode centered on the history of seasonal wrestling tournaments in Japanese pro wrestling history. From Rikidozan’s World League tournament to Giant Baba’s Champion Carnival to Riki Choshu’s G1 Climax to all the round-robin and single-elimination tournaments in between, this episode of Write That Down! covers it all.Rikidozan and sumo culture’s strong influence on Japanese pro wrestling1959 World League hosted by RikidozanAJPW’s Champion Carnival: 1973NJPW’s G1 Climax & “Mr. August” Masahiro ChonoNJPW’s own version of the ‘World League’ from 1974–78This turns into NJPW’s MSG Series from 1979–81The Japanese network television warsIWE 1966–1981NJPW IWGP tournament & Hulk HoganVince McMahon at Wrestling SummitTed DiBiase vs. Ultimate WarriorBret Hart vs. Mitsuharu Misawa (Tiger Mask II)AJPW Champion Carnival 1997Kazuchika Okada’s recent G1 Climax 33 victoryLearn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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