Rest in Peace, Antonio Inoki. One of pro-wrestling’s true legends, Inoki assed away today at the age of 79. He did it all: formed his own wrestling promotion, became a multiple time World champion (and unacknowledged WWF champion!), fought Muhammed Ali, headlined a show in North Korea that holds the highest attendance for a wrestling show in history, became elected to the Japanese House of Councilors…oh, and is a member of the WWE Hall of Fame. Those are just a few of his accomplishments. NJPW World’s ‘Recommended Section’ is full of Inoki’s most famous matches. But I wanted to watch one of his most infamous matches against the Great Antonio.
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101. Sting vs Tony Palmore (NJPW BVD Cup 1995)
After watching the abomination that was Hollywood Hulk Hogan vs The Warrior from WCW Halloween Havoc 1998, I was intrigued to see what other matches Dave Meltzer had rated as the worst matches ever. I was shocked when I came across NJPW in the -5* ratings! Yes, Meltzer is renowned for loving NJPW. Even more shocking, Sting was involved! The NJPW BVD Cup pitted Sting against…Tony Palmore (incorrectly billed as Tony Palumora on the NJPW World listing). Tony Palmore? You can be forgiven if you’ve never heard of him before. He’s a kickboxer, not a wrestler! This was a worked shoot tournament pitting wrestler against real fighter, the brainchild of Antonio Inoki (who also booked himself in the tournament). Was it really a -5* match though?
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