Shin (Bungeishunju Shinsho) Bungeishunju / Pro Wrestling: The culmination of 50 years of author coverage!
A full reveal of 14 monsters who have thrilled Japanese fans, including Lou Thesz , Karl Gotch, Fritz von Erich, and Kintaro Oki!
Over 50 years of reporting experience! The final installment of a three-part Showa Pro Wrestling memoir by a legendary Pro Wrestling reporter.
The following 14 people were featured.
● Iron Man Lou Thesz
...When a drunken man slapped his forehead during his visit to Japan, what did the world's best pro wrestler do?
● Kamisama Karl Gotch
...The 'Gotch Classroom' was held at Riki Sports Palace in Shibuya, Tokyo.
● Biting Demon Fred Blassie... The secret marriage story of a heel (villain) even reporters didn't want to get close.
● Black Demon Bobo Brazil
...The true face of the man Baba described as 'serious and sincere.'
● Iron Claw Fritz von Erich
...The author personally experienced the power of the Iron Claw.
● Raw Wounded Man Dick the Bruiser Afils
...The surprising fashion sense of the "world's greatest outlaw man."
● Arahashi Gene Kiniski
...The future NWA world champion who cleaned the Japanese-style toilet himself.
● Human Power Plant Bruno Sammartino
...The secret hidden in the hair of the 'Emperor of New York.'
● Mad Dog Dick Murdoch
..."I do Pro Wrestling just to drink beer," a lovable natural fool.
● Willem Ruska, the Red Demon of the Netherlands
...Who is the strongest in the world? immediately name them.
● Human Windmill Bill Robinson
...A night in Osaka and Kitashinchi, with the 'Emperor of the Night' displaying a front page of Tokyo Sports.
● Gypsy Joe, the Wandering Assassin
...The toughness that supported the final days of International Pro Wrestling.
● Korea's Fierce Bull: Kintaro Oki
...The headbutt he threw was a 50,000-hit original Korean star.
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