TITLES OF ALL JAPAN

Since ALL JAPAN was established, PWF Championship was the most important title of the organization. That was what is called the flag ship title, and big boss of ALL JAPAN, Giant Baba was keeping it for a long time. The wrestlers who got the title from Baba were Killer Tor Kamata, Harley Race, and Stan Hansen. The Butcher and Bill Robinson also put the belt on their waists.

United National Championship was a title for a young star wrestler. That was the symbol of Jumbo Tsuruta. It was very impressive that Jumbo defended the title from Mill Mascaras in 1977, in Denen Colosseum, Tokyo. And the team of master and pupil, Baba and Tsuruta kept International Tag Championship.

I think it was very simple and good days that wrestlers were contending for these three titles in the end of 70's. In 1981, Baba re-established International Championship that Rikidozan had wrested from Lou Thesz and the symbolic title of the ace of Japan. But at that time Baba was too old, Tsuruta was too young, and Dory and Brody fought hard for the belt. And then in the 80's, Baba created a new title, PWF Tag Championship. To tell the truth, I didn't understand of meaning of that title.

This is my later thoughts, because NWA grew weak, may be Baba had to make his own authority, and he made many titles one after another. Afterwards these titles were unified, but simple and good days had gone, I may have lost my passion for wrestling a little.