NEW JAPAN
Sept 23, 1981 Denen Colosseum (Tokyo)
Before the main event, a little affair happened. That was a very little, but an unforgettable thing for us.
Rusher Kimura and Animal Hamaguchi who belonged to KOKUSAI PRO-WRESTLING stood on the ring.
KOKUSAI had been a rival party of NEW JAPAN. But it had failed a month before, and the wrestlers were looking for their place of fight.
When they appeared, the fans of NEW JAPAN burst out laughing, because KOKUSAI was made a fool of. To tell the truth, NEW JAPAN and ALL JAPAN were first-class parties, but KOKUSAI was unpopular and uncouth.
However, KOKUSAI was a unique party. It had joined hands with AWA, and invited good wrestlers of Europe, such as Bill Robinson, Andore The Giant.
Well, Rusher Kimura took a mike. I thought he would say "Hey, Inoki, I'll kill you !"
But he said softly "Good evening, everyone."
My strength was gone. This was famous 'good evening affair'. (Nonsense !)
Now, Animal Hamaguchi is managing a wrestling school, and his daughter Kyoko is a famous amateur wrestler.
Kimura fought with Inoki as a heel, and joined ALL JAPAN afterwards. Surprisingly, he won popularity on account of his performance with a mike !!
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