NJPW 10th Anniversary was a Special Event produced by New Japan Pro Wrestling, which took place on June 24, 1981 , at the Kuramae Kokugikan in Tokyo, Japan.
It's the inaugural edition of the NJPW Anniversary Show event series.
This was a special event celebrating the 10th anniversary of NJPW.
The event had an attendance of 11,000 fans. The main event of the show was Antonio Inoki & Yoshiaki Yatsu vs. Stan Hansen & Abdullah The Butcher.
Below you can find the full match card and results of NJPW 10th Anniversary, and more information about the event.
Event Info
- Event Name NJPW 10th Anniversary
- Promotion
New Japan Pro Wrestling - Event Type Special Event
- Country
Japan - Location Tokyo, Japan
- Event Date June 24, 1981
- Year 1981
- Event Series NJPW Anniversary Show
- Arena Kuramae Kokugikan
- Network TV Asahi
- Attendance 11,000
- Main Event Antonio Inoki & Yoshiaki Yatsu vs. Stan Hansen & Abdullah The Butcher
- Notes This was a special event celebrating the 10th anniversary of NJPW.
NJPW 10th Anniversary Results
- George Takano defeats Akira Maeda
- Kantaro Hoshino & Haruka Eigen defeat Makoto Arakawa & Yoshiaki Fujiwara
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Martial Arts World Light Heavyweight Championship
Don Wilson (c) defeats A. Thai via KO at Round 2 to retain the title -
IWGP Asia Zone Preliminary League
Riki Choshu defeats Kengo Kimura - Tatsumi Fujinami defeats Black Cat
- Tiger Mask defeats Villano III via Count-out
- Tiger Toguchi defeats Killer Khan via DQ
- "Yoshiaki Yatsu Japan Debut"
2 out of 3 Falls Match
Stan Hansen & Abdullah The Butcher defeat Antonio Inoki & Yoshiaki Yatsu [2-1]