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#OnThisDay in 1987: Big Van Vader made his NJPW debut by virtually killing Antonio Inoki dead, defeating him in three mins. Fans at Sumo Hall were NOT HAPPY. They rioted. As a result, New Japan was banned from running events in Sumo Hall for over a year. [mini thread] 🧵

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Allan1 year ago

And yet when he was in AWA they wouldn't let him beat Greg Gagne. This shows how NJPW were forward thinking about creating a new monster heel, where, AWA weren't, and thus eventually died.

Allan1 year ago

Leon White wasn't the first choice for the Vader gimmick. That was Sid Vicious. He wasn't their second choice either; that was the Ultimate Warrior. Leon was actually set to debut for New Japan rival All Japan, but NJPW worked out a deal and snatched him away for themselves

Allan1 year ago

The aftermath of the riot which caused New Japan to be banned for the building for nearly two years.

Allan1 year ago

The lads.

FANCO2 years ago

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BlueHemi1 year ago

Wow, Leon White, from Compton, CA, looked good in 1987. AWA’s loss!!!

Jeff Bowdren1 year ago

I had been in Japan about 2 weeks before for the tag team tournament and there was huge anticipation for Inoki & Choshu. As great of an attraction as Vader ended up being, involving the comedian ended up being a HORRIBLE idea.

Jim Adkins1 year ago

Vader is so thin there he almost looks like one of the Road Warriors except Leon had a little less muscle.

Matt D - SC1 year ago

They were more upset about the bait and switch about losing a Choshu vs Inoki match they paid for than anything else. They course corrected mid show and did it after all but it was short, brutal, and one-sided. Then came Vader vs Inoki. By that point the fans were already mad.

にじさん1 year ago

On this day, the main event was scheduled to be a match between Inoki and Choshu. However, Takeshi Kitano, a famous foreign movie director, appeared and barged in, saying, ``Takeshi, fight Vader from the Pro-Wrestling Corps!'' Comedian Takeshi Kitano intervenes, and the customers who were looking forward to the Inoki vs. Choshu match are dissatisfied. In the match, the Emperor Inoki lost to the unknown Vader, and the audience got angry and a riot broke out. An angry customer who didn't leave even after an hour after the game. I thought Inoki was going to come out and apologize, but he said, "Thank you, everyone," and the customers got even more angry and rioted.

DrinkABeer&PlayAGame1 year ago

10 years later, he calls himself a fat pos on a wwf ppv Everyone in the west did him dirty except wcw

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