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	Shohei Imamura
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	Shohei Baba - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		Shohei Baba (馬場正平 Baba Shōhei, 1938–1999) was a professional wrestler and co-founder of All Japan Pro Wrestling.
		Baba himself was able to win the belt three times, although his reigns were short and limited to Japanese territory.
		By 1984 Baba was a shell of his former self and began phasing himself out to give rise to the next generation of wrestlers, led by Tsuruta and Genichiro Tenryu.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Shohei_Baba (383 words)

	All Japan Pro Wrestling - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		Motoko Baba, Shohei's widow, is now president of the company, but it is known to be booked by former New Japan Pro Wrestling star Keiji Mutoh.
		Baba responded by bringing Genichiro Tenryu back into the company, 10 years after he and others quit under similar circumstances to Misawa to form SWS, although back then the roster had not been as decimated as it was in 2000.
		Baba with the job of company President, and eventually all the Baba family stock was transferred to Mutoh.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/All_Japan_Pro_Wrestling (718 words)

	Wrestling Encyclopedia
		Shohei Baba was born on January 23, 1938 in Sanjo City in the Japanese prefecture of Niigata.
		Upon joining the Japan Wrestling Association, Shohei Baba and Antonio Inoki were trained in Rikidozan’s dojo with the expressed purpose of eventually succeeding their mentor as Puroresu’s top superstars; and they each made their pro debut on September 30, 1960 in Tokyo, with Baba defeating Yonetaro Tanaka in his first match.
		Throughout the next decade, Giant Baba would prove to be one of the most difficult wrestlers in the world to defeat as he held four eventual reigns as PWF Champion while frequently battling against the premier wrestlers in the world.
	www.wrestlingencyclopedia.com /top100-18.html (1177 words)

	The Wrestling Gospel According to Mike Mooneyham (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-20)
		Baba's far-reaching influence extended to sports, politics and the mainstream media, and in a tradition-steeped country such as Japan, he was considered a national treasure and a cultural symbol.
		Baba, a successful businessman who accumulated vast wealth from a number of real estate holdings in Japan and Hawaii as well as through the wrestling business, also was one of the industry's most respected promoters who fashioned a style which became unique in the wrestling business.
		Baba, who formed the All Japan promotion in 1972 with backing from a loyal American contingent that included NWA president Sam Muchnick, Dory Funk Sr., The Destroyer (Dick Beyer) and Bruno Sammartino, wrestled until late last year when it was reported that he had taken ill as a result of a severe cold.
	www.mikemooneyham.com /pages/viewfull.cfm?ObjectID=CA03EBB2-416D-4350-903F5DA6B6E9331A (1073 words)

	Wrestling Encyclopedia
		Baba was such a huge part (no pun intended) of All Japan on and off the screen, that the promotion almost caved in upon his sudden death in 1999.
		Giant Baba went 8-0-2 in the tournament to be crowned the first champion.
		Giant Baba truly was the heart and soul of All Japan, and the legacy he left behind will never fade.
	www.wrestlingencyclopedia.com /purobaba.html (373 words)

	Professional Wrestling Online Museum - Ring Chronicles Hall of Fame Inductee - Giant Baba
		Baba, along with Antonio Inoki (among others) was one of those students who Rikidozan had hoped could carry the sport into the future.
		Baba also won 16 different tournaments (which are very popular and exciting annual events in Japan) throughout his career, often defeating 8-10 men in one night.
		Baba's dedication to wrestling was legendary throughout the profession, and he was known as a no-nonsense, world-class promoter, inspirational leader, and as a patient teacher.
	www.wrestlingmuseum.com /pages/bios/halloffame/bababio.html (694 words)

	Giant Baba dead at 61
		Baba was always an athlete, and pitched in the Japanese league for the Yomiuri Giants before injuring his shoulder.
		Baba and Inoki formed a tag team in the late 60s, but went their separate ways and to equal greatness.
		Shohei Baba was born January 23, 1938 in Sanjyo-city, Niigata.
	slam.canoe.ca /SlamWrestlingArchive/feb1_bab.html (283 words)

	The legacy of Giant Baba
		Shohei Baba and Antonio Inoki made their debuts on this card.
		Baba would go on to win the title a couple more times later in his career, and he was remembered as the first NWA World champion not only from Asia but also the first to win the title outside North America.
		That night saw Baba prove to most wrestlers and fans that he was the number one wrestler in the world.
	www.slam.canoe.ca /SlamWrestlingArchive/feb3_baba.html (905 words)

	View from the Rising Sun by Masanori Horie--Giant Baba
		Baba, then 22 years old, debuted as a professional wrestler when he defeated Yonetaro Tanaka (a former long-time New Japan referee) at Taito-Ward Gym in Tokyo on 9/30/60.
		Baba faced The Destroyer (Dick Beyer) (6/4/65, 7/16/65), The Butcher (Don "The Spoiler" Jardine) (10/22/65), Alberto Torres (11/2/65), and Assassin "A" (Jody Hamilton) (11/3/65) for the title tournament.
		Baba faced Bruno Sammartino (10/22/72, 2/15/73), Terry Funk (10/30/72), Abdullah the Butcher (6/14/73), The Destroyer (12/19/72), Wilber Snyder (1/6/73, 1/11/73), Don Leo Jonathan (1/24/73), Pat O'Connor (2/20/73), and Bobo Brazil (2/27/73) in the title tournament.
	www.geocities.com /Colosseum/Bench/5904/jp011899.htm (985 words)

	The legacy of Giant Baba
		Baba would go on to win the title a couple more times later in his career, and he was remembered as the first NWA World champion not only from Asia but also the first to win the title outside North America.
		That night saw Baba prove to most wrestlers and fans that he was the number one wrestler in the world.
		Baba's life was mostly behind the curtains in the 1990s.
	www.canoe.ca /SlamWrestlingArchive/feb3_baba.html (912 words)

	All Japan Pro Wrestling: Encyclopedia topic (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-20)
		Baba passed away in January 1999, leaving the promotion in the hands of top star Mitsuharu Misawa (Mitsuharu Misawa: mitsuharu misawa (born june 18 1962 in koshiyaga city, saitama, japan)...
		Misawa, disheartened with Motoko Baba's proposed direction for the company, left the group on May 28th 2000 to form a new group, Pro Wrestling NOAH (Pro Wrestling NOAH: pro wrestling noah is a japanese professional wrestling wrestling promotionpromotion,...
		Baba with the job of company President, and eventually all the Baba family stock was transferred to Muto.
	www.absoluteastronomy.com /reference/all_japan_pro_wrestling (552 words)

	Puroresu Dojo: Giant Baba
		After the confilict with the J.W.A. executives, Baba started his own All Japan Pro-Wrestling in '72 with a big support from his friends, such as The Destroyer, Bruno Sammartino, and the Funk Brothers.
		Baba defeated Jack Brisco on December 2nd, 1974 in Kagoshima, Japan to become the first non-white wrestler to win the N.W.A. World Heavyweight title.
		In later years, Baba was not someone who would be rated by American "smart" fans as one of the best wrestlers, but people who appreciate his achievement as both promoter and wrestler just enjoyed to see this legend stepping on the ring against his students.
	www.puroresu.com /wrestlers/baba (297 words)

	Obsessed With Wrestling (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-20)
		October 1972: Giant Baba left the JWA and formed his own promotion and called it All Japan Pro Wrestling..
		Baba was helped by the Funk brothers, who were able to book American wrestlers in Japan for AJPW..
		Baba & All Japan was strong member of National Wrestling Alliance between 1973 and 1986..
	www.obsessedwithwrestling.com /promotions/ajpw.html (188 words)

	Artificial Eye -11'09"01-September 11- ART240 DVD
		Studied in Alexandria before moving to the U.S., where he took courses on film and dramatic arts.
		Back in Egypt, he made his film debut with BABA AMIN (1950).
		In 1951, he was invited to Cannes with IBN EL NIL.
	www.artificial-eye.com /dvd/ART240dvd/dir.html (916 words)

	tOA: the Other Arena, Biography
		Baba was putted over so well that his Japanese popularity began to rival the great Rikidozan, which Baba would pay for when he got home.
		In 08/67, Beyer was signed by Verne Gagne and the AWA with the condition he would drop The Destroyer gimmick to become a new masked man dressed completely in fl and called Dr. X.
		Late in 1972 Shohei Baba, who had just broken away from the JWA promotion to form the All Japan Pro Wrestling promotion, signed Beyer to a long term contract.
	www.otherarena.com /htm/cgi-bin/biography.cgi?destroye (1885 words)

	Puro Problems
		Ever since founders' Shohei Baba's death in 1999, All Japan has been stumbling from year to year somehow staying alive.
		Shohei Baba may have passed, but his widow Motoka Baba was more than willing to steer the promotion; after all, it's said that she had as much power as Shohei when he was alive.
		The reason Misawa himself left was because he was fed-up with Shohei Baba and the old guard, Baba's death gave him the perfect chance to leave and do his own thing.
	www.wrestling101.com /101/printpage.php?id=170 (2267 words)

	This Week in Pro Wrestling: 8/8/03 (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-20)
		On January 8, 1999, Shohei "Giant" Baba had an operation in an attempt to remove the cancer from his body.
		Baba having more money than people thought she had, All Japan was able to survive for at least a little bit longer.
		Baba announced she would be leaving the business with the 30th anniversary show in October, so the company would need a new president.
	www.ichibanpuroresu.com /review/review084.html (11054 words)

	Obsessed With Wrestling (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-20)
		1959: Shohei Baba was released from the team due to injury and lackluster performances..
		Giant Shohei Baba formed a tag team with the equally legendary wrestler, Antonio Inoki in the JWA promotion..
		February 1, 1999: Giant Baba, an avid cigar smoker, passed away as a result of Cancer at the age of 61..
	www.obsessedwithwrestling.com /profiles/g/giant-baba.html (229 words)

	WrestleLine.com: Columns - Toukon Weekly By Sean Swift - Puroresu, Japanese Pro Wrestling
		Baba, a gigantic and charismatic (if not technically-brilliant) wrestler, crowned himself the first PWF Heavyweight Champion later that year.
		With Baba and a revolving cast of foreign talent (Billy Robinson, Abdullah the Butcher, Harley Race, Stan Hansen), All Japan was taken to the point in time where it became, for almost a decade, far and away the best promotion on earth (at least as far as the in-ring product goes).
		Not only that, but Mokoto Baba (Shohei Baba's widow, as the legend had sadly passed on by this point) appointed him president and head booker of the company.
	www.wrestleline.com /columns/swift/swift060604.shtml (2804 words)

	More changes are needed on Nitro: 2/12/99
		A TRUE WRESTLING GIANT: Shohei "Giant" Baba -- one of the most prominent figures in the history of pro wrestling -- died of cancer in late January at 61.
		Baba was a three-time heavyweight championship of the National Wrestling Alliance -- which evolved into the WCW in the early 1990s -- and at one point had appeared in 4,000 consecutive matches without missing a scheduled appearance.
		To show how important Baba was to Japanese culture, his death bumped game coverage of Super Bowl XXXIII from being the lead story in most of the nation's sports pages.
	www.s-t.com /daily/02-99/02-12-99/d05sp140.htm (590 words)

	Tributes Review
		The story of Brody is one of a noble man, not willing to sell his sole by signing a deal with a national powerhouse such as WWE, or Jim Crockett Promotions, and a story of a real savage between the ropes who attacked and scared audiences while engaging in bloody and legend brawls.
		Shohei Baba’s obituary is similar to Brody’s, in that Baba was a man of his word, a rare thing considering he was a promoter for a large part of his industry tenure.
		Baba’s close friend and co-worker Jumbo Tsuruta is also a national hero in his native land, and was the first ever foreign wrestler to hold the coveted American Wrestling Association (AWA) World title.
	www.wrestling101.com /101/printpage.php?id=288 (965 words)

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		Shohei “Giant” Baba booked All Japan Pro Wrestling in this manner and that is why pre split AJPW is looked at as the best promotion of all time.
		After a thirty minute draw between Kawada and Akira Taue, Giant Baba told Kawada and Taue to form their own union, and The Holy Demon Army was born.
		Taue uses some Baba like chops on Kobashi and then throws him onto the floor where Kawada throws him into the guardrail and then slams him on the floor.
	splashmountain.150m.com /reviews/anthology.htm (4726 words)

	AJPW Classics - Talk Wrestling Online
		Shohei Baba and Jumbo Tsuruta -vs- Dory Funk Jr.
		Abdullah the Butcher and The Sheik -vs- Shohei Baba and Jumbo Tsuruta - (RWTT '77) [** 3/4]
		Shohei Baba and Jumbo Tsuruta -vs- Abdullah the Butcher and The Sheik - (RWTT '79) [** 1/4]
	www.talkwrestlingonline.com /forum/showthread.php?t=18755 (1636 words)

	AJPW Major Events
		Giant Baba, Hayabusa and Kentaro Shiga beat Jinsei Shinzaki, Jun Izumida and Giant Kimala II (20:19) when Hayabusa pinned Izumida.
		Shohei "Giant" Baba memorial ceremony with guests: Motoko Baba, James Blears, The Destroyer, Joe Higuchi, Gene Kiniski and Bruno Sammartino.
		All Japan's 30th anniversary ceremony with Motoko Baba, The Destroyer, Nick Bockwinkle, Gene Kiniski, Toshiaki Kawada and Keiji Mutoh.
	www.wrestletapes.net /alljapanmajorevents.html (1885 words)

	The rec.sport.pro-wrestling FAQ: What were Baba's vital statistics? (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-20)
		The rec.sport.pro-wrestling FAQ: What were Baba's vital statistics?
		Shohei Baba was born in Niigata, Japan on January 23, 1938.
		His height has been reported as either 6'8" or 6'10" by various sources, and at his prime he weighed around 300 pounds.
	www.theearlyevening.com /faqomatic/cache/216.html (51 words)

	Shohei Baba (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-20)
		Shohei Baba (1938–1999) was a professional wrestler professional wrestling quick summary:
		Professional wrestling is a form of performance entertainment where the participants engage in simulated sporting matches....
		PWI also ranked him # 10 of the best tag teams of the "PWI Years" with Jumbo Tsuruta.
	www.absoluteastronomy.com /encyclopedia/s/sh/shohei_baba.htm (276 words)

	Wrestling Encyclopedia
		AJPW immediately established itself among the elite promotions in Japan and one of the world’s most respected wrestling circuits while engaging in working agreements with both the NWA and AWA throughout the 1970’s and 80’s, which produced a steady influx of veteran American talent.
		Since Giant Baba’s death in 1999 and the subsequent departure of Mitsuharu Misawa, the promotion has struggled mightily in competition against rival New Japan; and now led by Keiji Mutoh, rumors have begun to circulate regarding a possible merger with upstart Zero-One Max.
		Under the leadership of the Matsunaga Brothers, the AJW has distinguished itself as the sport’s foremost gathering of female wrestling talent while treating women’s wrestling as featured entertainment with a level of workrate unrivaled anywhere else in the world.
	www.wrestlingencyclopedia.com /dictpromotions.html (4443 words)

	Professional Wrestling Hall of Fame (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-20)
		This title shift led to another incredible series of title bouts with Brisco defending against Race and the Funk brothers.
		Shohei "Giant" Baba captured the title from Jack on December 2, 1974 in Kagoshima, Japan.
		Brisco then became a two-time NWA World champion after he regained the belt a week later from Baba in Toyohashi, Japan.
	www.pwhf.org /halloffamers/bios/brisco_jack.asp (472 words)

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