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In 1976, Antonio Inoki fights reigning heavyweight boxing champion Muhammad Ali.
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He is inducted into the WWE Hall of Fame in 2010.* X" K- V8 k, g, [4 ^# |6 a8 U2 [
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Giant Baba took on American stars such as Bruno Sammartino and "Nature Boy" Buddy Rogers
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4 L* h! O2 H. i: l/ f$ s* PGary Hart brought the mysterious Great Kabuki to the United States in the 1970s.( K2 i+ K' o8 V1 ?% I u& S+ \
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" K7 P0 y( {1 m i, A* P0 l4 HThe Great Muta makes his way to America in the late 1980s.( s V1 L- _$ L5 ^; ^# i& e
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8 g# O: Q7 k/ c5 K( p9 T/ }" LHis series of matches with Brian Pillman are fondly remembered by fans.
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Before becoming a manager, WWE Hall of Famer Mr. Fuji is a decorated tag team competitor. Under the tutelage of Capt. Lou Albano, Fuji and Mr. Saito capture the World Tag Team Titles.
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The Japanese pair hold the titles on two occasions.
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Tanaka and Fuji are three-time World Tag Team Champions./ k J" T+ c/ p1 R6 ?! C5 }
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2 H) w ^& o2 ?Guided by Shinja, Hakushi enters WWE in 1995.
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It isn't just the men who impress in America. Women, like the Jumping Bomb Angels, wow fans across the Pacific Ocean.
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1 O, t3 k. P l1 o7 w! ?3 G7 jThe ladies defeat The Glamour Girls at the first Royal Rumble event in 1988 to win the WWE Women's Tag Team Titles.$ L2 [' y1 \: x- p+ A8 N0 i
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The intense Bull Nakano dominates the ladies of WWE in the 1990s.3 O% O1 c8 u1 _2 d! c; A6 u; H' x
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Aja Kong impresses the WWE Universe in a brief run during 1995.
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Kato and Tanaka use their martial arts expertise to gain victories.
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Fuji later guides a fellow WWE Hall of Famer, Yokozuna, to the WWE Championship.
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The gigantic Superstar dominates competition like The Undertaker during his reign.
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Masahiro Chono defends his NWA World Championship in WCW several times in 1992, including a match against his fellow countryman, The Great Muta, at Starrcade.
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5 Q" l4 @/ Q: o) ?' x4 U' y8 ~He teamed with Koji Kitao at WrestleMania VII to defeat former World Tag Team Champions Demolition.
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; X" R ?7 c. r U' _! t! QHe beats Dynamite Kid to capture the WWE Junior Heavyweight Championship.
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2 O- |/ H. e3 s% j9 @Sonny Onoo imports many Japanese stars to WCW.
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Dick Togo and Mens Teioh of Kaientai also appear on the first ECW pay-per-view event, "Barely Legal."
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- b* u8 `5 l8 |1 \" F; n. @. jThe Great Sasuke competes in WWE and ECW during the late 1990s.
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! U( r/ g+ V b+ q( r6 yYoshi Tatsu is the latest in a long line of Japanese Superstars to make their way to WWE.
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