1960 - Two of the most important figures in the history of professional wrestling, Shohei "Giant" Baba (founder of All Japan Pro Wrestling) and Antonio Inoki (founder of New Japan Pro Wrestling), make their pro wrestling debuts at a Japanese Wrestling Association show in Tokyo, Japan. Baba defeats Yonetaro Tanaka in his debut, while Inoki loses his match with Kintaro Oki.
1990 - All Japan Pro Wrestling holds a show at Korakuen Hall in Tokyo, Japan to celebrate the 30th anniversary of Giant Baba's debut. Here are the results of the show:
- Mitsuo Momota defeated Motoshi Okuma.
- Rex King & Steve Doll defeated Richard Slinger & Isamu Teranishi.
- Rusher Kimura & Mighty Inoue defeated Haruka Eigen & Masa Fuchi.
- The British Bulldogs (Dynamite Kid & Davey Boy Smith) defeated Dean & Joe Malenko.
- Kenta Kobashi & Johnny Ace defeated Danny Spivey & Kamala #2.
- Jumbo Tsuruta & Akira Taue vs. Mitsuharu Misawa & Toshiaki Kawada ended in a forty-five minute draw.
- Andre The Giant & Stan Hansen defeated Giant Baba & Abdullah The Butcher.
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