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Kazushi Sakuraba
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New Japan Pro Wrestling
New Japan Pro-Wrestling is a Japanese promotion founded by Antonio Inoki in 1972. Owing to its TV program aired on TV Asahi, it is the largest wrestling promotion in Japan and one of the largest in the world.
Dynamite!! USA
Dynamite!! USA was held on Saturday, June 2, 2007 at the Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum in Los Angeles, California. Unofficially it shattered the record for highest attendance numbers for a North American mixed martial arts event with 42,757 claimed spectators although only 3,674 paid meaning that the event was a financial disaster. Featured Brock Lenar's first MMA bout and a rematch of the classic Sakuraba Gracie fight which at the time Royce won by unanimous decision but later after being found to have highly elevated levels of testosterone (and clearly looking much larger and more muscular) the decision was overturned to a no contest.
Dynamite!! 2008
Dynamite!! 2008 was the annual kickboxing and mixed martial arts event held on December 31, 2008, at the Saitama Super Arena in Saitama, Japan. It featured eleven DREAM mixed martial arts rules fights in a variety of weight classes, four K-1 rules fights, and the inaugural K-1 KOSHIEN Under 18 high school tournament.
NJPW Dominion 7.5 in Osaka-jo Hall 2015
Dominion 7.5 in Osaka-jo Hall was a professional wrestling pay-per-view (PPV) promoted by New Japan Pro Wrestling (NJPW), held on July 5, 2015, in Osaka, Japan at Osaka-jō Hall, headlined by A.J. Styles (c) vs. Kazuchika Okada for the IWGP Heavyweight Championship.
K-1 PREMIUM 2006 Dynamite!!
K-1 PREMIUM 2006 Dynamite!! was held by K-1 and Hero's on New Year's Eve, Sunday, December 31, 2006 at the Kyocera Dome Osaka in Osaka, Japan. It featured 10 HERO'S MMA rules fights, and 4 K-1 rules fights. The event attracted a sellout crowd of 51,930. The main event between Kazushi Sakuraba and Yoshihiro Akiyama was ruled to be a No Contest after it was determined that Akiyama had applied an illegal substance causing Sakuraba to be unable to secure a takedown due to slipiness. Sakuraba can be heard loudly protesting to the referee. Akiyama later said that this substance was a lotion that he always used for dry skin Dynamite!! 2006 was also the final time Genki Sudo stepped into the ring as after his match, Sudo shocked the crowd by announcing his retirement
Millennium Fighting Arts INOKI BOM-BA-YE
Millennium Fighting Arts INOKI BOM-BA-YE took place Sunday, December 31, 2000, at Osaka Dome in Osaka, Japan.
Baton
On Planet Abel, humans and robots co-exist. One day a mysterious stowaway on a transport vessel tries to invade the planet, but is discovered by Apollo, a robot that looks like a human; and Mikaru, a human that looks like a robot. The stowaway had in his possession a memory chip containing the latest in camouflage software, the mysterious "Cipher" OS. Apollo takes the Cipher chip simply for fun, but has no idea what he's getting himself into. He suddenly starts acting strange, but Mikaru has no idea what's wrong or that Cipher is behind it. What exactly is Cipher? What sort of secrets does it hold? Apollo and Mikaru will unravel a mystery encompassing the past, present, and future to find out.
K1 Dynamite!!
The inaugural show was a co-production between PRIDE Fighting Championships and K-1 held on August 28, 2002. The event was called K-1 Dynamite! by K-1 and PRIDE Shockwave by PRIDE Fighting Championships', though in Japan it was simply called Dynamite!. The live audience totaled 91,108 people, and is the largest on record for either organization or any professional fighting event.
K-1 PREMIUM 2007 Dynamite!!
K-1 PREMIUM 2007 Dynamite!! was a mixed martial arts event held by K-1 and Hero's on New Year's Eve, Monday December 31, 2007 at the Kyocera Dome Osaka in Osaka, Japan. It featured 7 HERO'S MMA rules fights, 4 K-1 rules fights, and 4 fights in the K-1 Under 18 Tournament. The event attracted a sellout crowd of 47,918 to the Kyocera Dome Osaka headlining with a bout with Kazushi Sakuraba versus Masakatsu Funaki.
NJPW Wrestling Dontaku 2014
Wrestling Dontaku 2014 was a professional wrestling event promoted by New Japan Pro Wrestling (NJPW) that took place on June 3, 2014 at Fukuoka International Center in Fukuoka, Japan. The show was headlined by an IWGP Heavyweight Championship match with Kazuchika Okada putting his title on the line against AJ Styles.
Metamoris 5
The live experience of Metamoris 5 at the Long Beach Convention Center will be a seamless next step for us to allow for a slightly bigger crowed while still maintaining intimacy, comfort, more scenic control, and amenities for the ultimate grappling experience. Aside from a card that will go down in history forever, we will have Acai, a full bar, Metamoris merchandise, and the guarantee for a black belt viewing experience in any seat. Metamoris 5 is the show you don’t want to miss!
NJPW Wrestle Kingdom 8
Wrestle Kingdom 8 in Tokyo Dome was a professional wrestling pay-per-view (PPV) event produced by New Japan Pro-Wrestling (NJPW), which took place at the Tokyo Dome in Tokyo, Japan on January 4, 2014, headlined by Shinsuke Nakamura (c) vs. Hiroshi Tanahashi for the IWGP Intercontinental Championship.
NJPW King of Pro-Wrestling 2015
King of Pro-Wrestling 2015 was a professional wrestling event promoted by New Japan Pro Wrestling (NJPW) that took place on October 12, 2015, at Ryōgoku Kokugikan in Tokyo, Japan. The show was headlined by Kazuchika Okada (c) vs. AJ Styles for the IWGP Heavyweight Championship.
NJPW Wrestle Kingdom 7
Wrestle Kingdom 7 in Tokyo Dome was a professional wrestling pay-per-view (PPV) event produced by New Japan Pro-Wrestling (NJPW), which took place at the Tokyo Dome in Tokyo, Japan on January 4, 2013, headlined by Hiroshi Tanahashi (c) vs. Kazuchika Okada for the IWGP Heavyweight Championship.
NJPW King of Pro-Wrestling 2012
King of Pro-Wrestling (2012) was a New Japan Pro-Wrestling (NJPW) pay-per-view held on October 8, 2012, at Ryōgoku Kokugikan in Tokyo, Japan, headlined by Hiroshi Tanahashi (c) vs. Minoru Suzuki for the IWGP Heavyweight Championship.