NJPW Antonio Inoki Retirement Show was a Pay Per View event produced by New Japan Pro Wrestling, which took place on April 4, 1998 , at the Tokyo Dome in Tokyo, Japan.
This was a special event featuring the retirement match of Antonio Inoki.
The event had an attendance of 70,000 fans. The main event of the show was Antonio Inoki vs. Don Frye.
Below you can find the full match card and results of NJPW Antonio Inoki Retirement Show, and more information about the event.
Event Info
- Event Name NJPW Antonio Inoki Retirement Show
- Promotion
New Japan Pro Wrestling - Event Type Pay Per View
- Country
Japan - Location Tokyo, Japan
- Event Date April 4, 1998
- Year 1998
- Arena Tokyo Dome
- Network TV Asahi
- Attendance 70,000
- Main Event Antonio Inoki vs. Don Frye
- Notes This was a special event featuring the retirement match of Antonio Inoki.
NJPW Antonio Inoki Retirement Show Results
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Inoki Final Tournament - Semifinal
Akitoshi Saito defeats Tatsuhito Takaiwa -
Inoki Final Tournament - Semifinal
Don Frye defeats Igor Meindert via KO - "New Japan vs. nWo Japan"
Bull Powers (Manabu Nakanishi & Satoshi Kojima) defeat nWo Japan (Hiro Saito & Hiroyoshi Tenzan) - Heisei Ishingun (Tatsutoshi Goto, Michiyoshi Ohara & Shiro Koshinaka) defeat Kazuo Yamazaki, Junji Hirata & Tadao Yasuda
- "BEST OF THE SUPER Jr. Preliminary Skirmish I"
Tatsuhito Takaiwa defeats Koji Kanemoto - "BEST OF THE SUPER Jr. Preliminary Skirmish I"
Shinjiro Otani defeats Yuji Yasuraoka -
Inoki Final Tournament - Final
"Winner faces Antonio Inoki in his retirement match"
Don Frye defeats Naoya Ogawa via TKO -
IWGP Junior Heavyweight Championship
Jushin Thunder Liger (c) defeats Kendo Kashin to retain the title -
IWGP Tag Team Championship
nWo Japan (Keiji Muto & Masahiro Chono) (c) defeat Osamu Nishimura & Shinya Hashimoto to retain the titles -
IWGP Heavyweight Championship
Tatsumi Fujinami defeats Kensuke Sasaki (c) to win the title - "Antonio Inoki Retirement Match"
Antonio Inoki defeats Don Frye