The Best Of Rikidozan: The Father Of Japanese Puroresu

This tape features one of the top Japanese heavyweights of all-time. Rikidozan, born of Korean descent, is the heart and soul of Japanese wrestling. In fact, he is considered "The Father Of Puroresu." He is one of the most decorated Japanese athletes ever. Unfortunately, he is no longer with us, and was taken long before he should have on December 15, 1963. However on this series of matches, you can remember what was once an incredible athlete. This tape is essentially the rarest of the rare matches from the 1950's & 1960's. Unbeliveably, the video quality is perfect.

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Look at this line-up...

NWA International Champion Rikidozan vs. Haystacks Calhoun.  (March 24, 1963)

NWA International Champion Rikidozan vs. Haystacks Calhoun.  (April 17, 1963)

Rikidozan & Giant Baba vs. Pat O'Connor & Killer Kowalski.  (March 28, 1963)

Giant Baba vs Pat O'Connor.

NWA International Champion Rikidozan vs. Pat O'Connor.  (April 24, 1963)

Kintaro Oki vs. Killer Kowalski.

Rikidozan & Toyonobori vs. Fred Atkins & Killer Kowalski.  (May 6, 1963)

NWA International Champion Rikidozan vs. Killer Kowalski.  (May 17, 1963)

Rikidozan, Giant Baba & The Great Togo vs. Pat O'Connor, Killer Kowalski & Cowboy Bob Ellis.  (May 23, 1963)

Giant Baba vs. Killer Kowalski.

NWA International Champion Rikidozan vs. Haystacks Calhoun.  (March 24, 1963)

The Great Togo vs. Sandor Szabo.

Rikidozan, Giant Baba & Toyonobori vs. Killer Kowalski, Gorilla Monsoon & Killer X.  (March 27, 1963)

Toyonobori vs. Gorilla Monsoon.

Killer X vs. Kintaro Oki.

Haystacks Calhoun vs. Sandor Szabo.

Gorilla Monsoon vs. Cowboy Ron Ellis.

Fred Atkins vs. Suzuki.

Killer X vs. Kokichi Endo.

NWA International Champion Rikidozan vs.Haystacks Calhoun.  (April 17, 1963)

Giant Baba vs. Gorilla Monsoon.

Rikidozan, The Great Togo & Yoshinoto vs. Haystacks Calhoun, Killer Kowalski & Killer X.  (April 23, 1963)

NWA International Champion Rikidozan vs. Pat O'Connnor.  (April 24, 1963)

Toyonobori vs. Killer X.

The Great Togo & Yoshimoto vs. Killer Kowalski & Gorilla Monsoon.

Rikidozan & Toyonobori vs. Killer Kowalski & Fred Atkins.  (May 6, 1963)

Haystacks Calhoun vs. Frank Townsend.

The Great Togo & Toyonobori vs. Frank Townsend & Fred Atkins.

NWA International Champion Rikidozan vs. Killer Kowalski.  (May 17, 1963)

Diary of Rikidozan's trip to Hawaii in 1953.

Rikidozan vs. Lou Thesz for the NWA World Title.  (December 06, 1953 in Honolulu, HA)

Rikidozan & Masahiko Kimura vs. Mike & Ben Sharpe for the NWA World Tag Team Titles.  (February 21, 1954)

Rikidozan & Kokichi Endo vs. Leo Newman & Gene Schnerbell.  (August 08, 1954)

Rikidozan, Kokichi Endo & Masahiko Kimura vs. Kengo Shanahashi, Kokoshibi & Taonuri Shinata.  (August 29, 1954)

Rikidozan & Kokichi Endo vs. Kokoshibi & Taonuri Shinata.  (September 10, 1954)

JWA Japanese Champion Rikidozan vs. Masahiko Kimura.  (December, 22 1954)

JWA All-Asian Champion Rikidozan vs. Toshio Yamaguchi.  (January 26, 1956)

Diary of Rikidozan's trip to San Franciso, California.

Rikidozan vs. Lou Thesz for the NWA World Title.  (October 13, 1957)

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