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CAREER INTELLIGENCE PROFILE
Antonio Inoki
fighter
CAREER LINEAGE
High School / Academy → College → Pro / Club
TROPHY CASE
Tournaments, Championships & Awards Won
Class of 2021
2021
SOURCE ↗Stanley Weston Award (2018)
2018
SOURCE ↗50th Anniversary Lifetime Achievement Award (2010)
2010
SOURCE ↗WWE Hall of Fame (Class of 2010)
2010
SOURCE ↗Class of 2009
2009
SOURCE ↗Greatest Wrestlers (Class of 2007)
2007
SOURCE ↗Class of 2005
2005
SOURCE ↗Lou Thesz Award (2004)
2004
SOURCE ↗Ranked No. 12, and 44 of the 100 best tag team of the "PWI Years" with Tatsumi Fujinami and Hulk Hogan, respectively, in 2003
2003
SOURCE ↗Ranked No. 5 of the 500 best singles wrestlers during the "PWI Years" in 2003
2003
SOURCE ↗Promoter of the Year (2001)
2001
SOURCE ↗Wrestling Observer Newsletter Hall of Fame (Class of 1996)
1996
SOURCE ↗Ranked No. 16 of the 500 best singles wrestlers in the PWI 500 in 1995
1995
SOURCE ↗WCW Hall of Fame (Class of 1995)
1995
SOURCE ↗30th Anniversary Lifetime Achievement Award (1990)
1990
SOURCE ↗Lifetime Achievement Award (1989, 2022)
1989, 2022
SOURCE ↗Six Man Tag Team Cup League (1988) with Riki Choshu & Kantaro Hoshino
1988
SOURCE ↗Wrestler of the Week ( 7–13 June 1987)
1987
SOURCE ↗Japan Cup Tag Team League (1986) with Yoshiaki Fujiwara
1986
SOURCE ↗Technique Award (1985)
1985
SOURCE ↗IWGP League (1984, 1986, 1987, 1988)
1984, 1986, 1987, 1988
SOURCE ↗MSG Tag League (1984) with Tatsumi Fujinami
1984
SOURCE ↗Match of the Year Award (1984) vs. Riki Choshu on 2 August
1984
SOURCE ↗Special Grand Prize (1983, 1987)
1983, 1987
SOURCE ↗MSG Tag League (1983) with Hulk Hogan
1983
SOURCE ↗MSG Tag League (1982) with Hulk Hogan
1982
SOURCE ↗Best Tag Team Award (1981) with Tatsumi Fujinami
1981
SOURCE ↗MSG Tag League (1980) with Bob Backlund
1980
SOURCE ↗Distinguished Service Award (1979, 1982)
1979, 1982
SOURCE ↗Match of the Year Award (1979) with Giant Baba vs. Abdullah the Butcher and Tiger Jeet Singh on 26 August
1979
SOURCE ↗MSG League (1978–1981)
1978–1981
SOURCE ↗Best Tag Team Award (1975) with Seiji Sakaguchi
1975
SOURCE ↗Match of the Year Award (1975) vs. Billy Robinson on 11 December
1975
SOURCE ↗MVP Award (1974, 1976, 1977, 1978, 1980, 1981)
1974, 1976, 1977, 1978, 1980, 1981
SOURCE ↗World League (1974, 1975)
1974, 1975
SOURCE ↗Match of the Year Award (1974) vs. Strong Kobayashi on 19 March
1974
SOURCE ↗11th World Big League
SOURCE ↗1st World Tag League with Kantaro Hoshino
SOURCE ↗2nd World Tag League with Seiji Sakaguchi
SOURCE ↗All Asia Tag Team Championship (4 times) – with Michiaki Yoshimura (3) and Kintarō Ōki (1)
SOURCE ↗Cauliflower Alley Club
SOURCE ↗George Tragos/Lou Thesz Professional Wrestling Hall of Fame
SOURCE ↗Greatest 18 Club inductee
SOURCE ↗IWGP Heavyweight Championship (1 time)
SOURCE ↗IWGP Heavyweight Championship (original version) (2 times)
SOURCE ↗International Professional Wrestling Hall of Fame
SOURCE ↗Japan Pro Wrestling Alliance
SOURCE ↗Lifetime Achievement Award
SOURCE ↗NWA Big Time Wrestling
SOURCE ↗NWA Hollywood Wrestling
SOURCE ↗NWA International Tag Team Championship (4 times) – with Shohei Baba
SOURCE ↗NWA Mid-America
SOURCE ↗NWA North American Tag Team Championship (Los Angeles/Japan version) (1 time) – with Seiji Sakaguchi
SOURCE ↗NWA Texas Heavyweight Championship (1 time)
SOURCE ↗NWA United National Championship (1 time)
SOURCE ↗NWA World Tag Team Championship (Mid-America version) (1 time) – with Hiro Matsuda
SOURCE ↗NWA World Tag Team Championship (Texas version) (1 time) – with Duke Keomuka
SOURCE ↗NWA World Tag Team Championship (Tokyo Pro Wrestling version) (1 time)
SOURCE ↗NWF Heavyweight Championship (4 times)
SOURCE ↗National Wrestling Federation
SOURCE ↗New Japan Pro-Wrestling
SOURCE ↗Pro Wrestling Illustrated
SOURCE ↗Pro Wrestling This Week
SOURCE ↗Professional Wrestling Hall of Fame and Museum
SOURCE ↗Real World Championship (1 time)
SOURCE ↗Result · Record · Opponent · Type · Round, time · Date · Location · Notes
SOURCE ↗Tokyo Pro Wrestling
SOURCE ↗Tokyo Sports
SOURCE ↗UWA World Heavyweight Championship (1 time)
SOURCE ↗United States Heavyweight Championship (1 time)
SOURCE ↗Universal Wrestling Association
SOURCE ↗WWF Heavyweight Championship (1 time, unrecognized)
SOURCE ↗WWWF/WWF World Martial Arts Heavyweight Championship (2 times, inaugural)
SOURCE ↗World Championship Wrestling
SOURCE ↗World Wide Wrestling Federation/World Wrestling Federation/World Wrestling Entertainment
SOURCE ↗Wrestling Observer Newsletter
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SOURCE ↗BRAIN STORAGE
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