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    collection of Rikidōzan, and his killer, Katsuji Murata Wikimedia Commons has media related to Rikidōzan. Rikidōzan on WWE.com Puroresu.com: Rikidozan Ring Chronicle...
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    Japan, Rikidōzan turned himself into a national hero by booking himself to defeat numerous American wrestlers one after the other. Rikidōzan gained worldwide...
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  • Rikidōzan (Korean: 역도산; RR: Yeokdosan) is a 2004 South Korean-Japanese film written and directed by Song Hae-sung. The film is based on the life of Rikidōzan...
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    course, in a spot in which Kimura would let Rikidōzan strike him with a karate chop in the chest, Rikidōzan broke the script and attacked Kimura for real...
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  • wrestling promotion to be based in Japan. It operated from 1953 to 1973. Rikidōzan, a former rikishi (sumo wrestling practitioner) who had debuted as a Western-style...
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    until the advent of its first big star, Rikidōzan, in 1951, who became known as the "father" of the sport. Rikidōzan brought the sport to tremendous popularity...
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    along with Mitsuo Momota and Yoshihiro Momota, the sons of his mentor Rikidōzan. For the first 10 years of its existence, Baba was the top star of All-Japan...
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    wrestling icon Rikidōzan that established his reputation in Japan. After Blassie lost the WWA World Heavyweight Championship to Rikidōzan in Los Angeles...
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  • historically significant for being the professional wrestling debut of Rikidōzan, a Korean-born sumotori who would become one of the most popular and influential...
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    1960s for the Japan Pro Wrestling Alliance (JWA) under the tutelage of Rikidōzan. Inoki quickly became one of the most popular stars in the history of...
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