Professional wrestling in Japan
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Professional wrestling in Japan
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Professional wrestling in Japan has existed for several decades. The first Japanese person to involve themselves in catch wrestling was former sumo wrestler Sorakichi Matsuda. There were subsequent attempts before and after World War II to popularize the sport in Japan, but these generally failed until the advent of its first big star, Rikidōzan, in 1951, who became known as the "father" of the sport. Rikidōzan brought the sport to tremendous popularity with his Japanese Wrestling Association (J
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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Professional_wrestling_in_Japan
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2009-05-09T17:35:47Z
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2024-09-02T15:20:24Z
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