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Rikidōzan

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Organizers of sumo events had to give notice to and ask permission of dominant figures, often criminals, before running provincial tours, or they risked their events being obstructed. These figures, of which Nitta was one, also took substantial cuts of the box office for these events. This tradition
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in October 1964 and served eight years in prison before being released in 1972. Murata visited the grave of Rikidōzan every year on December 15 following his release. He also called the sons of Rikidōzan and apologised yearly. In the years following his release, Murata became a high-ranking yakuza.
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and Yasuyuki Sakabe, to participate in these events. After one month of training, Rikidozan made his professional wrestling debut at Ryogoku Memorial Hall on October 28, 1951, wrestling Bruns to a ten-minute time-limit draw. He would continue to work on the rest of the tour, although he would later
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and magazines. Despite his image of a national hero, he had a reputation for being a troublemaker, especially in the later years of his career. Due to his deteriorating physical health, Rikidōzan began to abuse painkillers in the early 1960s and would take stimulants before and after his matches.
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and had begun work on a large scale golf course to be known as "Lakeside Country Club", set to feature facilities such as a shooting range, indoor skate rink, hotel, and more along the shore of Sagami Lake. However, it remained incomplete due to his death and was eventually sold and became Sagami
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announced their intent to sponsor a charity drive for disabled children, for which they would arrange a professional wrestling tour. These events would be promoted by Honolulu businessman Moe Lipton. Around this time, Rikidōzan reportedly expressed interest in becoming a professional wrestler. In
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Several reasons have been given for his retirement. The amount of success he had earned despite his humble beginnings was a source of envy amongst his seniors in Nishonoseki. Racial discrimination may have also been a factor, but the impetus for his retirement came due to a financial dispute with
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organization, after an altercation in a nightclub. Rikidōzan alleged that Murata stepped on his shoe, and demanded an apology. Murata refused and the two began to argue which eventually led to Rikidōzan punching Murata in the face, knocking him against a wall. Rikidōzan then mounted Murata and
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After his wrestling matches, he would often immediately go to Riki Sports Palace and start drinking without cleaning up any wounds. He was known to joke with bar staff and say "work was awful today" while either being covered in blood or having a large scar on his face.
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Rikidōzan spent his spare time hunting and was said to own several legitimate hunting guns at the time of his death. His autobiography also claimed that Rikidozan made his wife carry a handgun wherever she went. He would also play
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also aroused suspicion surrounding the legitimacy of pro wrestling, as he would "fight" opponents and then be seen drinking and socialising with them just hours later. At one point, Rikidōzan was in a bar with
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Discusses Rikidōzan's impact on Japanese pop-culture and the yakuza underworld during the American occupation of Japan, and also includes a small photo collection of Rikidōzan, and his killer, Katsuji Murata
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When Rikidōzan was in a good mood, he would leave bar staff a tip of as much as ¥10,000, but when he was in a bad mood, bar fights and violence were an almost daily event. Rikidōzan's reputation for being a
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for the 2017 class. In 2002, Rikidōzan was named the 3rd greatest pro wrestler of all time behind Ric Flair and rival Lou Thesz in the magazine article 100 Wrestlers of All Time by John Molinaro, edited by
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Rikidōzan left Japan in February 1952 to work in America for further training and experience. This began with a five-month stint for Mid-Pacific Promotions, where he was trained by Oki Shikina.
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gave his construction company preferential treatment when contracting reconstruction work. Nitta also had ties to the criminal underworld, and had been deeply involved with sumo in this manner.
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Rikidōzan at the expense of his own reputation. This built up mutual respect between the two wrestlers, and Rikidōzan never forgot what Thesz did. He would go on to capture several
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draw with The Destroyer drew a 67.0 rating, but a larger viewing audience (the largest in Japanese history) than the previous match, since more people had television sets by 1963.
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in 1989. Mitsuo's son, Chikara Momota, made his in-ring debut on December 16, 2013, the day after the fiftieth anniversary of the death of his grandfather. Rikidōzan's other son,
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throughout his lifetime and was often known to see numerous women at the same time. He married his wife, Keiko Tanaka shortly before his death. A 1984 article in weekly
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during World War II, and had secretly provided American prisoners with food and cigarettes; to repay him for his kindness, former prisoners who went on to work at the
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as a villain when he wrestled in America early on but went on to become one of the first Japanese wrestlers to be cheered as a babyface in post World War II America.
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Joining the Nishonoseki stable, Kim debuted in June 1940. At first, his Korean origins were indicated on sumo ranking sheets, and he received harassment and
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in 1954, coinciding with increased television viewership in Japan. He continued to establish himself as Japan's biggest wrestling star by defeating
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said that while Rikidōzan owned a lot of property and real estate, he also had a lot of debt, and the inheritance tax on his estate was upwards of
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of North Korea since around early 2009, while Bak Myeong-cheol's younger sister is the vice secretary of the Light Industry Division of the
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in his youth, and, after placing third in a local competition, spoke to Minosuke Momota, the father-in-law of a Japanese man from
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titles in matches both in Japan and overseas. Rikidōzan also trained professional wrestling students, notably including
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at a time when the Japanese needed a local hero to emulate and was lauded as a national hero. He was inducted into the
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and Mid-Pacific booker Bobby Bruns. While Bruns was in Japan before the tour began, he invited Rikidozan, as well as
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comment that he had done so with great difficulty, as he lacked the stamina required of wrestlers.
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On December 8, 1963, Rikidōzan was stabbed once by Katsushi Murata, a member of the ninkyō dantai
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and had been married and had children before he met Tanaka, considered to be taboo in Japan.
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After Rikidōzan's death, actor Ikuro Otsuji also lived in Riki Mansion in his later years.
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Rikidōzan's expensive apartment in Japan, called "the Riki Mansion", as it existed in 2007
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Only two tournaments were held through most of the 1940s and only one was held in 1946.
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wrestlers, becoming a major television star in the process. This was shortly after
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Rikidōzan's funeral was held on December 20, 1963, in Ikegami Honmonji Temple in
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continued to punch him on the ground until Murata stabbed Rikidōzan once in the
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Due to the notoriety he gained from his wrestling career, Rikidōzan was a huge
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Tokyo Underworld The fast times and hard life of an American gangster in Japan
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I Am a Korean The story of the world professional wrestling champion Rikidozan
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and died at approximately 9:50pm on December 15, 1963. He was 39 years old.
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Bodies of Memory: Narratives of War in Postwar Japanese Culture, 1945-1970
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Rikidōzan's gravesite in Honmonji Temple, which features a life size bust.
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on August 27, 1958, in Japan. In another match, Thesz willingly agreed to
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would carry over into the early professional wrestling business in Japan.
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After his retirement, Momota initially worked alongside Americans as a
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Rikidōzan's breakout performances were with partner and famous judoka
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The Great Pro Wrestling Venues, Volume 4: Japan: The Rikidozan Years
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drew much attention after it revealed Rikidōzan was actually from
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Rikidōzan posthumously became one of the first members of the
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in 1963. In wrestling journalist John M. Molinaro's 2002 book
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for this. However, he was adopted by Momota and took the name
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September, wrestling promoter Al Karasick of Honolulu-based
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Comparison of professional wrestling and mixed martial arts
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in 2017, becoming the first Korean inductee and the third
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Rikidōzan on a Japanese movie poster for the 1955 film
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Yamaguchi, Haruo; Miyamoto, Koji; Teal, Scott (2019).
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promotions. Rikidōzan's luxurious apartment, known as
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Debut, American excursion, and megastardom (1951–1958)
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Later events on this tour would also feature some of
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Rikidōzan entered Sannoh Hospital after being stabbed
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Rikidōzan appeared in 29 films, including お月様には悪いけど
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drew an 87.0 rating, and his May 24, 1963 hour-long
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who cheated in their matches. Rikidōzan himself was
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