Thursday, March 24, 2022

The Most Obscure and Forgotten Champions In New Japan History

The Most Obscure and Forgotten Champions In New Japan History
March 24, 2022
By Ryan Porzl

This month, New Japan Pro Wrestling celebrates an awesome milestone of 50 years. Since 1972, the King of Sports has been one of the premier wrestling promotions in the world and in the month of March, we will look back at New Japan. I already wrote an article talking about wrestlers fans knew but probably didn't know they held a championship in New Japan so I'll move on to part 2. With a promotion that's been around for half a century, you will always have your share of legends as well as obscure names that have been champion. Not every champion can be an Antonio Inoki, Tatsumi Fujinami, Riki Choshu, The Three Musketeers, Jushin Thunder Liger, Hiroshi Tanahashi, and Kazuchika Okada. Every now and then, you're going to get someone who fades into obscurity and when you hear their name, you go "who?". Here, we'll take a look at New Japan's most forgotten and obscure champions in their history.

Note: The pictures are not mine but those that I found on google though I know some came from New Japan Pro Wrestling and Puroresusystem.fandom.com