Giant Baba and Antonio Inoki: How Puroresu's Biggest Rivalry Started

Giant Baba and Antonio Inoki were the two biggest names in Japanese wrestling, the founders and heads of AJPW and NJPW respectively, and they despised each other. This video covers how the rivalry started, from being trained by Rikidozan, teaming up as the B-I Cannon, and collapsing with
the old JWA in a hail of disputes and coup attempts. Enjoy!

Please read KinchStalker's absolutely outstanding "Broken Crown" series of articles, they were very inspiring: https://frommilotomisawa.wordpress.co...
Igapro is another great site for Puro history, with lots from the Showa era. It is Japanese-only unfortunately so you'll need a translator!: https://igapro24.com

0:00 Intro
1:50 A Brief Look at Rikidozan
8:38 Baba and Inoki Break Into the Business
15:13 The Passing of Rikidozan; Baba & Inoki make Big Decisions
25:39 The Formation of the B-I Cannon
32:32 Cracks Start to Form: Inoki makes a Giant Challenge
41:30 Crisis in JWA: Inoki Attempts a Coup
46:04 Baba Goes His Own Way: Beginning of NJPW and AJPW, End of JWA
56:06 One Last Time: The 1979 B-I Cannon Reunion


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