Complete Edition: Antonio Inoki in 1976 - The Ruska Match, the Muhammad Ali Match, the Sonnan Match, the Perwan Match. A Hot Year That Changed Martial Arts 1976, Showa 51 - Antonio Inoki, 1976 This item is unused and has been kept as a reference. Please understand that this is a home-stored item. I personally think it's in good condition. The world of professional wrestling lost momentum after 1970. Why did only Japanese professional wrestling continue to maintain its strength? To solve this mystery, the author conducted on-site interviews in America, South Korea, the Netherlands, and Pakistan. A compelling documentary that delves into the core of the grand fantasy that was Inoki in 1976. A complete edition with significant additions to the original book, including an interview with Mr. Inoki. Contents: Introduction Four Extraordinary Matches That Changed Professional Wrestling/ Chapter 1: Surpass Baba - Before 1976 Chapter 2: The Man Who Couldn't Become Heusink - The Willem Ruska Match Chapter 3: Ali is Tempted by Professional Wrestling Chapter 4: Real Fight - The Muhammad Ali Match / Chapter 5: The Tragedy of Daegu - The Park Sonnan Match Chapter 6: The Legendary Clan - The Akram Pehlwan Match Chapter 7: The End of the Professional Wrestling Era / Epilogue: And Then to Mixed Martial Arts / Antonio Inoki Speaks About "1976" Author: Ken Yanagisawa Publisher: Bungeishunju Complete Edition: Antonio Inoki in 1976 (Bungei Shunju Bunko, Ya 43-1) by Ken Yanagisawa Reference Documents: Depicts four matches that changed professional wrestling and martial arts through worldwide research. The Ruska match in February, the Ali match in June, the Park match in October, and the Perwan match in December. A hot year that changed martial arts, depicted through new testimonies by visiting the participants of the four matches around the world. In 1976, Inoki fought four extraordinary matches. In February, he fought the first mixed martial arts match against Judo Olympic gold medalist Ruska, in June he challenged Muhammad Ali, the reigning world heavyweight boxing champion, in October he crushed the hope of Korean professional wrestling, and in December he broke the arm of a national hero of Pakistan, leading his family to ruin. The author visited the participants of the matches around the world at the time and depicts the "giant Pandora's Box" that Inoki opened. We are in the worldview that Inoki created in '76. That year, Antonio Inoki made a non-fiction work that changed our worldview with matches against Judo Olympic gold medalist Ruska, boxing world heavyweight champion Ali, and Pakistani national hero Pehlwan.