10/15/57 2/3 Falls: Lou Thesz vs. Rikidozan 60:00
12/6/53 Honolulu, NWA Heavyweight Title: Lou Thesz vs. Rikidozan Highlights
2/19/54 Tokyo NWA Tag Title 2/3 Falls Ben & Mike Sharpe vs. Masahiko Kimura & Rikidozan
Rikidozan vs. Masahiko Kimura Highlights
Rikidozan vs. Lou Thesz Highlights
Rikidozan vs. Mr. Atomic Highlights
Rikidozan vs. Jess Ortega Highlights
Rikidozan vs. Great Antonio. Highlights
3/28/62 Los Angeles, CA WWA Title 2/3 Falls Fred Blassie vs. Rikidozan
Rikidozan vs. Fred Blassie Highlights
Rikidozan vs. Fred Blassie Highlights
Rikidozan vs. The Destroyer
10/2/58 Tokyo Rikidozan vs Don Leo Jonathan
6/15/59: Rikidozan vs. Jess Ortega
Rikidozan Highlights from 1960
5/1/61 Tokyo: Giant Baba vs. Mr. X
5/1/61 Tokyo: Dao Yoshimura vs. Karl Krauser (Karl Gotch)
5/12/61 Fukuoka: Great Antonio vs. Kaoru Sato & Toshi Toigo
3/28/62 Los Angeles, 2/3 Falls WWA Title: Fred Blassie vs. Rikidozan 7:10 of 7:42, 16:30 of 22:18?
4/23/62 Tokyo Taiikukan, 2/3 Falls WWA Title: Rikidozan vs. Fred Blassie 10:48 of 13:03, 6:03, 6:09 of 32:24
7/25/62 Los Angeles, 2/3 Falls WWA Title: Rikidozan vs. Fred Blassie 26:20 of 27:29, 12:58 of 16:23
5/12/61 Fukuoka Rikidozan vs. Mr. X
12/2/63 Tokyo 2/3 Falls: Toyonobori & Great Togo vs. Ilio DiPaolo & Budy Austin
12/2/63 Tokyo, NWA International Title: Rikidozan vs. The Destroyer
5/12/64 Tokyo Taiikukan: Calypso Hurricane & Chief Whitewolf vs. Giant Baba & Michiaki Yoshimura
5/12/64 Tokyo, 6th World League Final 8min 3R: Toyonobori vs. Gene Kiniski 9:23 of R3 2:45 (18:45)
4/6/68 Tokyo: Giant Baba vs. Killer Kowalski 12:49 of 30:00
12/1/64 Osaka: The Destroyer & Bill Dromo & Kurt Von Stroheim vs. Toyonobori & Giant Baba & Michiaki Yoshimura
2/26/65 Tokyo NAWA/WWA World Title 2/3 Falls: The Destroyer vs. Toyonobori
Highlights of Rikidozan matches
12/3/66 Tokyo Nippon Budokan NWA International Heavyweight Title: Giant Baba vs. Fritz Von Erich
3/2/67 Osaka Furitsu Gym NWA International Heavyweight Title: Giant Baba vs. Bruno Sammartino
3/7/67 Tokyo Kuramae Kokugikan: Kintaro Oki & Michiaki Yoshimura vs. Buddy Austin & Hans Schmidt
3/7/67 Tokyo NWA International Heavyweight Title: Giant Baba vs. Bruno Sammartino
12/6/67 Tokyo Gym NWA International Heavyweight Title: Giant Baba vs. Crusher Lisowski
1/3/68 Kuramae Kuramae Kokugikan NWA International Heavyweight Title: Giant Baba vs. Crusher Lisowski
2/28/68 Tokyo Gym NWA International Heavyweight Title: Giant Baba vs. Dick The Bruiser
6/26/68 Kuramae Kokugikan NWA International Heavyweight Title: Bobo Brazil vs. Giant Baba
3/5/69 Tokyo Gym NWA International Heavyweight Title: Giant Baba vs. The Destroyer
4/5/69 Tokyo Kuramae Kokugikan: Giant Baba vs. Gorilla Monsoon
5/16/69 Tokyo Gym: Giant Baba vs. Bobo Brazil
12/19/69 Los Angeles NWA International Heavyweight Title: Giant Baba vs. Fritz Von Erich
3/3/70 Aichi-ken Gym NWA International Heavyweight Title: Giant Baba vs. Fritz Von Erich
12/3/70 Osaka Furitsu Gym NWA International Heavyweight Title: Giant Baba vs. Gene Kiniski
12/18/70 Los Angeles NWA International Title: Gene Kiniski vs. Giant Baba
12/3/66 Tokyo 2/3 Falls NWA International Title: Giant Baba vs. Fritz Von Erich
2/28/68 Tokyo 2/3 Falls NWA International Title: Giant Bab vs. Dick The Bruiser
6/27/68 Tokyo 2/3 Falls NWA International Title: Giant Baba vs. Bobo Brazil
8/7/68 Osaka 2/3 Falls NWA International Title: Giant Baba vs. Bruno Sammartino
Tokyo: Giant Baba vs. The Sheik
9/29/72 Pittsburgh, PA: Giant Baba vs. Frank Holtz
12/19/72 Niigata City Gym 2/3 Falls: Giant Baba vs. The Destroyer
10/28/66 Sendai 2/3 Falls NWA International Title: Giant Baba vs. Gorilla Monsoon
8/14/67 Osaka 2/3 Falls NEPW International Title: Giant Baba vs. Gene Kiniski
12/6/67 Tokyo: Kintaro Oki vs. Nicko Kozak
12/6/67 Tokyo 2/3 Falls: Antonio Inoki & Michiaki Yoshimura vs. Victor Rivera & Baron Scicluna
6/25/68 Nagoya 2/3 Falls NWA International Title: Giant Baba vs. Bobo Brazil
3/5/69 Tokyo: Antonio Inoki & Kintaro Oki vs. Paul Jones & Nelson Royal
2/26/69 Osaka NWA Internatial Tag Title: Giant Baba & Antonio Inoki vs. The Destroyer & Bull Ramos
4/5/69 Tokyo
Kintaro Oki vs. Tom Andrews
Seji Sakaguchi & Michiaki Yoshimura vs. El Medico #2 & El Medico #3
Gorilla Monsoon vs. Giant Baba
Antonio Inoki vs. Bobo Brazil
4/16/69 Osaka
Seiji Sakaguchi vs. El Medico #2
Antonio Inoki vs. Gorilla Monsoon
Giant Baba & Kintaro Oki vs. Bobo Brazil & Chris Markoff
5/16/69 Tokyo: Giant Baba vs. Bobo Brazil
5/16/69 Tokyo: Antonio Inoki vs. Chris Markoff
2/11/69 Akita 2/3 Falls NWA International Tag Title: Giant Baba & Antonio Inoki vs. Danny Hodge & Wilbur Snyder
2/11/69 Tampa NWA Title: Gene Kiniski vs. Dory Funk Jr
12/2/69 Osaka 2/3 Falls NWA Title: Dory Funk Jr vs. Antonio Inoki
12/3/69 Tokyo 2/3 Falls NWA Title: Dory Funk Jr vs. Giant Baba
3/3/70 Nagoya Kintaro Oki & Antonio Inoki & Mitsu Hirai vs. Prince Iaukea & Jim Osbourne & Phil Robley
8/13/69 Osaka NWA International Tag Title: Dick The Bruiser & Crusher Lisowski vs. Giant Baba & Antonio Inoki
3/3/70 Nagoya 2/3 Falls NWA International Title: Giant Baba vs. Fritz Von Erich
4/4/70 Tokyo The Covict vs. Motoshi Okuma
8/14/70: Antonio Inoki & Giant Baba vs. Dory Funk Jr & Terry Funk
12/1/70: Giant Baba & Antonio Inoki vs. Gene Kiniski & Johnny Valentine
3/2/71 Tokyo 2/3 Falls NWA International Tag Title: Giant Baba & Antonio Inoki vs. Mil Mascaras & Spiros Arion
5/19/71 Osaka
Antonio Inoki vs. The Destroyer
Giant Baba vs. Abdullah The Butcher
9/4/71 Tokyo NWA International Title: Giant Baba vs. Fritz Von Erich
Story of Seiji Sakaguchi's early years in the US. From the Los Angeles era (February-December 1967), training era in Tampa (December 1967-July 1968) to Dallas to Atlanta (August 1968-March 1969), return to Japan for the 11th World League (April-May 1969), Detroit in the heyday of the Sheik (July-December 1969), 12th World League, and Amarilo & Kansas expedition (April 1970-June 1971).
2/70 LA: Seiji Sakaguchi vs. Don Savage
1/16/53 Chicago, NWA World Heavyweight Title: Lou Thesz vs. Hans Schmidt
2/70 LA: Rocky Johnson vs. Mr. X
JWA 12/6/71: Terry Funk vs. The Great Kojika
JWA 12/12/71, Asia Tag Title Match: Dory Funk Jr. & Dick Murdoch vs. Seiji Sakaguchi & Michiaki Yoshimura
6/26/75 Osaka, NWF World Heavyweight Title Match: Antonio Inoki vs. Tiger Jeet Singh
12/11/92 Rainbow Hall: Jushin Thunder Liger & Koji Kanemoto vs. Masao Orihara & Ultimo Dragon
JWA 6/1/72 2/3 Falls: Masa Saito & Seiji Sakaguchi vs. King Krow & Mil Mascaras
Note: Matches are digested
/49: Rikidozan Sumo Clips
12/6/53: Lou Thesz vs. Rikidozan
2/21/54 NWA Tag Title Match: Mike Sharp & Ben Sharp vs. Rikidozan & Masahiko Kimura
2/27/54: Mike Sharp & Ben Sharp vs. Rikidozan & Masahiko Kimura
3/6/54 NWA Tag Title: Match Mike Sharp & Ben Sharp vs. Rikidozan & Masahiko Kimura
8/6/54: Rikidozan & Kokichi Endo vs. Leo Newman & Hans Schnabel
8/8/54: Leo Newman & Hans Schnabel vs. Rikidozan & Kokichi Endo
8/25/54: Rikidozan & Masahiko Kimura & Kokichi Endo vs. Hans Schnabe l& Lou Newman & Olson
9/10/54: Rikidozan & Kokichi Endo vs. Leo Newman & Hans Schnabel
12/22/54 JWA Title: Rikidozan vs. Masahiko Kimura
1/26/55 JWA Title: Rikidozan vs. Toshio Yamaguchi
7/15/55: Rikidozan & Azumafuji vs. Primo Carnera & Hardy Kruskamp
7/28/55: Rikidozan & Azumafuji vs. Jesse Ortega & Bud Curtis
9/7/55: Rikidozan vs. Jesse Ortega
11/14/55 Asia Tag Title League: Rikidozan & Harold Sakata vs. Dara Singh & Syed Saif Shah
11/15/55: King Kong Czaya & Tiger Jokinder vs. Rikidozan & Harold Sakata
11/19/55: Asia Title League: Rikidozan vs. Dara Singh
11/22/55 Asia Title League Final: Rikidozan vs. King Kong Czaya
8/14/57: Rikidozan vs. Bobo Brazileiji Sakaguchi vs. King Krow & Mil Mascaras
Note: some matches digested
8/15/57: Rikidozan & Toyonobori vs. Bobo Brazil & Lord Athol Layton Low Sound
10/7/57 NWA Title: Lou Thesz vs. Rikidozan
10/13/57 NWA Title: Lou Thesz vs. Rikidozan
6/59 World League '59: Mr.Atomic vs. Rikidozan:
6/15/59 World League '59 Final: Rikidozan vs. Jesse Ortega
5/13/60 World League '60 Final: Rikidozan vs. Leo Nomellini
6/2/61: Rikidozan vs. Great Antonio
7/25/62 WWA Title: Rikidozan vs. Fred Blassie
Note: Matches are digested
3/28/62 WWA Title: Fred Blassie vs. Rikidozan
4/23/62 WWA Title: Rikidozan vs. Fred Blassie
3/23/63: Kintaro Oki vs. Killer Kowalski
3/23/63: Rikidozan & Giant Baba & Great Togo vs. Pat O'Connor & Killer X & Cowboy Bob Ellis
3/24/63: Sandor Szabo vs. Kokichi Endo
3/24/63: Killer Kowalski vs. Giant Baba
3/24/63 NWA International Title: Rikidozan vs. Haystacks Calhoun
3/27/63: Great Togo vs. Sandor Szabo
3/27/63: Pat O'Connor vs. Michiaki Yoshimura
3/27/63: Rikidozan & Toyonobori & Giant Baba vs. Killer Kowalski & Gino Morella & Killer X
3/28/63: Toyonobori vs. Gino Morella
3/28/63: Rikidozan & Giant Baba vs. Pat O'Connor & Killer Kowalski
4/11/63: Killer X vs. Kintaro Oki
4/12/63: Haystacks Calhoun vs. Sandor Szabo
4/12/63: Pat O'Connor vs. Giant Baba
4/13/63: Gino Morella vs. Cowboy Bob Ellis
4/15/63: Fred Atkins vs. Mammoth Suzuki
4/17/63: Killer X vs. Kokichi Endo
4/17/63 NWA International Title: Rikidozan vs. Haystacks Calhoun
4/23/63: Giant Baba vs. Gino Morella
4/23/63: Rikidozan & Great Togo & Yoshinoto vs. Killer Kowalski & Killer X & Haystacks Calhoun
4/24/63NWA International Title: Rikidozan vs. Pat O'Connor
5/5/63: Toyonobori vs. Frank Townsend Killer X
5/5/63: Great Togo & Yoshinoto vs. Killer Kowalski & Gino Morella
5/6/63 Asia Tag Title Decision: Rikidozan & Toyonobori vs. Killer Kowalski & Fred Atkins
5/7/63: Haystacks Calhoun vs. Frank Townsend
5/17/63: Toyonobori & Great Togo vs. Frank Townsend & Fred Atkins
5/17/63 NWA International Title: Rikidozan vs. Killer Kowalski
12/2/63 NWA International Title: Rikidozan vs. The Destroyer
1/5/65: Giant Baba & Michiaki Yoshimura & Toyonobori vs. The Destroyer & Bill Dromo & Kurt Von Stroheim
12/3/66 NWA International Title: Giant Baba vs. Fritz Von Erich
3/2/67 2/3 Falls NWA International Title: Giant Baba vs. Bruno Sammartino
8/14/67 2/3 Falls NWA International Title: Giant Baba vs. Gene Kiniski
2/26/65 WWA Title: Toyonobori vs. The Destroyer
3/7/67 NWA International Title: Giant Baba vs. Bruno Sammartino
12/6/67 2/3 Falls NWA International Title: Giant Baba vs. Crusher Lisowski
12/6/67 2/3 Falls: Antonio Inoki & Michiaki Yoshimura vs. Victor Rivera & Baron Scicluna
1/3/68 NWA International Title: Giant Baba vs. Crusher Lisowski
2/28/68 NWA International Title: Giant Baba vs. Dick the Bruiser
8/7/68 NWA International Title: Giant Baba vs. Bruno Sammartino
4/5/69: Kintaro Oki vs. Tom Andrews
5/16/69 World League 69 Final: Antonio Inoki vs. Chris Markoff
3/5/69 Tokyo Taiikukan, 2/3 Falls International Heavyweight Title Match (Good VQ): Giant Baba vs. The Destroyer 52:42 of 60:00 (46:27 shown, 6:15 shown). Destroyer gave a master class on how to always be cheating just outside the referee's field of vision. In theory, this is entirely a technical wrestling match, though while Baba was always earnest, Destroyer was always doing something illegal to maintain the lock or add to the pressure/leverage. There was a funny spot (the first time) where Baba reversed him, so he clumped his mask to prove to the ref that Baba illegally pulled it, but for me this is the problem with the match & much of the old face vs. heel backbone of American wrestling in general, it doesn't come off as sport, at best Destroyer's over the top antics are comical, but mostly it's just the sort of eye roll material your non wrestling fan friends used against you to prove how corny, cartoonish, & fake pro wrestling was. Destroyer, I suppose, is great if you are into his shtick, and it was definitely getting over as I don't recall the Japanese fans ever laughing so consistently, but he wasn't able to do the cheating in the context of a credible athletic context the way Lou Thesz could, so it never felt like a match, it felt like him giving a very unsubtle solo comic performance where Baba happened to be assisting him in the role of foil of the day, always forced to follow because Destroyer thwarted his attempts to initiate, pointing to his head that he outsmarted Baba when he once again wasn't there to be hit or grabbed by the big man. They sat in holds for a long, long time, with none of them seeming to lead toward a finish or anything that related to actually winning or debilitating the opponent because Destroyers shenanigans were the only thing that mattered. Even when Destroyer used headbutts & punches with a foreign object to bloody Baba, he wasn't trying for the pin. Baba eventually just came back with his big boot & coconut crush & randomly got a fast count pin floating over on his monkey flip because, IDK, the ref decided to suddenly no longer play the fool & momentarily become Tirantes. Destroyer's posse hit the ring in protest, and the match was delayed for a few minutes while disorder was restored. Destroyer then dispensed of his masking techniques & was blatantly cheating in front of the ref, but Baba was fired up & did several terrible kicks to Destroyer's knee which Destroyer typically ridiculously oversold. Destroyer was now sort of wrestling like it mattered, or at least he went for a few pins & 59 minutes in suddenly put together some focused knee work trying to finish with the figure four, but time predictably expired almost as soon as he locked it.
12/1/69 2/3 Falls NWA World Heavyweight Title Match (fair VQ): Dork Funk, Jr. vs. Antonio Inoki
4/16/69: Giant Baba & Kintaro Oki vs. Bobo Brazil & Chris Markoff
8/2/70 NWA World Title: Dory Funk Jr. vs. Antonio Inoki
12/3/70 NWA International Title: Giant Baba vs. Gene Kiniski
5/19/71 World League '71: Semifinal: Antonio Inoki vs. The Destroyer
5/19/71 World League '71 Final: Giant Baba vs. Abdullah the Butcher
8/5/71 NWA United National Title: Antonio Inoki vs. Jack Brisco
12/9/71 2/3 Falls NWA Title: vs. Seiji Sakaguchi
/72: Kintaro Oki vs. Bobby Duncum
12/4/71 Miyagi-ken Sports Center, NWA United National Title Match (VG-EX VQ): Antonio Inoki vs. Dick Murdoch
5/19/72 NWA International Tag Title Match (Poor VQ): Dory Funk Jr. & Terry Funk vs. Giant Baba & Seiji Sakaguchi
9/7/72 NWA United National Title (Poor VQ): The Sheik vs. Seiji Sakaguchi
1972 (VG VQ): Johnny Valentine & Dan Kroffat vs. Kintaro Oki & Michiaki Yoshimura
5/72 Giant Baba & Kintaro Oki vs. Bobo Brazil & Earl Maynard
5/31/72 NWA International Title: Kintaro Oki vs. Mr.Wrestling (Gordon Nelson)