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Big Japan Pro Wrestling President Great Kojika (also known as Kunfu Lee, who worked on the territory of the NWA in Los Angeles from the 1960s to the early 1970s) held brutal, bloody and ruthless death fighting at Yokohama Cultural Gymnasium on July 29 and 30.
Due to the COVID19 pandemic, it strictly prohibited living rooms in space according to the following rules:
Force enthusiasts in the seats of the ring to wear a plastic protective mask on a mask, covering absolutely their faces
BJW Strong Heavy semi-final champion Daichi Hashimoto (son of the late Shinya Hashimoto) beat Shigehiro Irie with a DDT to protect his championship.
Ryuji Itoh and Minoru Fujita fought in the big event.The deadly attack is executed through crushing neon rays surrounding the ring, and also includes chairs and desks used as weapons.
The two fighters howl with agony after crushing the neon into piles of fragments on the carpet.These fragments tear the skin as their bodies collapse. Finally, Fujita gets the fall to emerge victorious from the death attack: “I can’t have the championship belt on my shoulder too long, because her weight hurts me.”The observation tells how things went during the match to the death.
The Yokohama Cultural Gymnasium will be closed in September due to deterioration after 58 years since its structure in 1962. This vintage and commemorative gymnasium used for volleyball at the 1964 Tokyo Olympics, and for many professional wrestling exhibitions featuring the legendary Rikidozan, the father of Japan. Professional wrestling.
It also hosted the 1967 World League tournament, played between the vanquished Giant Baba and The Destroyer (Dick Beyer).In this program, Johnny Valentine won the United National Championship, and other games included Antonio Inoki against Tatsumi Fujinami, and more.
Kurt Byer, the Destroyer’s first child, teamed up with his father during the semi-retirement.Another wonderful exhibition saw Giant Baba take on Mitsuo Momota (Rikidozan’s son) in the same place.Momota commented on the closure of the gym saying: “It’s a big loss.I can’t, they’re knocking him down.”
The plan is to rebuild Yokohama United Arena until 2024.With such a memorable legacy, Japanese enthusiasts can scream with joy, while the beyond professional wrestling in Yokohama will be reformed to prepare for a new era of puroresu.
Photos and text via Tokyo Tsukada
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