2,4 K J’aime. Baba first met Rikidōzan while he was playing baseball, who told him he would do well as a professional wrestler. At the peak of the company, tickets for the next Budokan show would be sold at the live event and completely sell out that night. [3] It soon became apparent he was suffering from gigantism. Present at his deathbed were his wife, his older sister, his niece, Sachiko, All Japan ring announcer Ryu Nakada and senior referee Kyohei Wada. Il n'y joue que trois matchs en 1957 et arrête sa carrière en 1959 à la suite de multiples blessures et d'une opération au cerveau pour retirer une masse[4],[3],[5]. Baba grandit à Sanjō et est atteint d'acromégalie[2]. It was around this time when national wrestling hero and owner of the Japanese Wrestling Association Mitsuhiro Momota - better known as Rikidōzan - began to feel the time was right for him to start grooming a successor in order to keep business strong. [18], 晩年に出版した「馬場伝説」でも新潟県ではじめてのプロ野球選手という記述があるが、異説もあり、「文芸春秋」2012年3月号の, Learn how and when to remove this template message, The 2006 Top 100 Historical Persons in Japan, NWA International Heavyweight Championship, World's Strongest Tag Determination League, NWA World Tag Team Championship (Detroit version), Professional Wrestling Hall of Fame and Museum, Wrestling Observer Newsletter Hall of Fame, "Japanese rank their favorite 100 historical figures", "WWWF « Events Database « CAGEMATCH - The Internet Wrestling Database", "WWA « Events Database « CAGEMATCH - The Internet Wrestling Database", "NWA Capitol Wrestling « Events Database « CAGEMATCH - The Internet Wrestling Database", "JWA New Year Championship Series 1968 - Tag 6 « Events Database « CAGEMATCH - The Internet Wrestling Database", "Titles « Giant Baba « Wrestlers Database « CAGEMATCH - The Internet Wrestling Database", "Title Reigns « PWF Heavyweight Championship « Titles Database « CAGEMATCH - The Internet Wrestling Database", "AJPW Real World Tag League 1998 - Tag 16 « Events Database « CAGEMATCH - The Internet Wrestling Database", "Former AJPW Owner Motoko Baba Passes Away At 78", "Open Tag League 1977 « Tournaments Database « CAGEMATCH - The Internet Wrestling Database", "Real World Tag League 1985 « Tournaments Database « CAGEMATCH - The Internet Wrestling Database", "Real World Tag League 1991 « Tournaments Database « CAGEMATCH - The Internet Wrestling Database", "Pro Wrestling Illustrated's Top 500 Wrestlers of the PWI Years", "The Great Hisa's Puroresu Dojo: Puroresu Awards: 1990s", "The Great Hisa's Puroresu Dojo: Puroresu Awards: 1970s", "The Great Hisa's Puroresu Dojo: Puroresu Awards: 1980s", https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Giant_Baba&oldid=979535608, Articles needing additional references from January 2010, All articles needing additional references, Articles containing Japanese-language text, Wikipedia articles with CINII identifiers, Wikipedia articles with WorldCat identifiers, Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike License, World's Strongest Tag Determination League Distinguished Award (1977) - with Jumbo Tsuruta, World's Strongest Tag Determination League Skill Award (1985) - with, World's Strongest Tag Determination League Special Award (1988) – with, World's Strongest Tag Determination League East Sports Special Award (1991) - with, Ranked No. En 1961, il part en Amérique du Nord où il lutte dans diverses fédérations tout en continuant son apprentissage avec Fred Atkins et The Great Togo comme entraîneur[3]. Baba enjoyed staying in Hawaii and would regularly visit. À son retour au Japon, la JWA est en crise après la mort de Rikidōzan[3]. A ceremony was held in 1983.
The period 1967-71 is best remembered by Japanese wrestling fans for the Baba and Inoki tag team that first won the NWA International Tag Team Titles on October 31, 1967 beating Bill Watts and Tarzan Tyler, and would go on to hold the belts four times, a record that Baba would break later with another partner, Jumbo Tsuruta. He would hold the championship on two more occasions, but his reigns were short and limited to Japanese territory. All Japan eventually took over the JWA's spot in the National Wrestling Alliance after its collapse, and under Baba's strong business acumen, the rest of the NWA's talent enjoyed an amazing run in Japan. Another Japanese pro-wrestler, Hiroshi Nagao from HUSTLE, takes his ring name ("Giant Vabo") from Giant Baba (and Volleyball, his weapon).
modifier - modifier le code - modifier Wikidata. Baba remained an extremely popular figure among fans, and continued teaming with young wrestlers and veterans in opening matches into the late 1990s, maintaining a full-time schedule until December 1998. [5] Despite his success, Baba began suffering eyesight problems in 1957 and was forced to take time off for surgery when it was discovered he had developed a brain tumour. Shohei Baba (Baba Shōhei, January 23, 1938 - January 31, 1999) was a professional wrestler and co-founder of All Japan Pro Wrestling. Although Baba joined the Yomiuri Giants in 1955, he did not play in the league at all in his first year with the team by recommendation of director Shigeru Mizuhara. It appears however, he spent most of his time in the minor leagues. Fujimoto would leave for the Taiyo Whales, and invited Baba to a training camp in an attempt to get him signed in 1960. Cette section est vide, insuffisamment détaillée ou incomplète. After losing the PWF Heavyweight Championship for the final time in 1985, Baba stepped back from the main event and instead focused on running the company while competing in lower-level matches, pushing Genichiro Tenryu and Jumbo Tsuruta as his successors. Take your favorite fandoms with you and never miss a beat. Les promoteurs américains ont alors l'habitude de demander aux catcheurs japonais d'être des heel tricheurs jetant du sel au visage de leurs adversaires[2]. By 1984, Baba began phasing himself out to give rise to the next generation of wrestlers, led by Tsuruta and Genichiro Tenryu. His final match, prior to being confined to a hospital bed, occurred on December 5, 1998 at Nippon Budokan in Tokyo, where he teamed with Rusher Kimura and Mitsuo Momota to take on Masanobu Fuchi, Haruka Eigen, and Tsuyoshi Kikuchi, bringing his career total to 5769 matches.[15][16]. Shohei Baba was born on January 23, 1938 in Sanjo, Niigata, the second son of Kazuo and Mitsu Baba. He was also known as Giant Baba.
Jeunesse et carrière de joueur de baseball, AJPW Triple Crown Heavyweight Championship, AJPW World Junior Heavyweight Championship, https://fr.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Shōhei_Baba&oldid=174853092, Membre du Professional Wrestling Hall of Fame and Museum, Article utilisant l'infobox Catch (personnalité), Article avec une section vide ou incomplète, Article contenant un appel à traduction en anglais, Article de Wikipédia avec notice d'autorité, Page pointant vers des bases relatives au sport, licence Creative Commons attribution, partage dans les mêmes conditions, comment citer les auteurs et mentionner la licence, 1 fois AJPW All Asia Heavyweight Championship, 6 fois NWA International Tag Team Championship avec, 4 fois PWF World Heavyweight Championship, Champion's Carnival (1973, 1974, 1975, 1977, 1978, 1981, 1982), World's Strongest Tag Team League (1978, 1980) avec Jumbo Tsuruta, 3 fois NWA International Heavyweight Championship. Durant le mois de février 1964, il obtient trois matchs de championnat dans des fédérations majeures qui se concluent tous par des défaites[3]. Avec Antonio Inoki, il devient l'un des plus célèbres catcheurs japonais de son époque, avec une popularité au Japon comparable à Hulk Hogan aux États-Unis. Both years, Baba won the Nippon Professional Baseball league's best pitcher award. The show was close to a sellout and Misawa was immediately catapulted to main event status because of his victory over the legend Jumbo. Rikidōzan's two sons followed Baba to his new promotion and helped co-found it. Despite the injury not being serious, Baba retired from baseball shortly after and moved back to Niigata. Mokoto s'implique dans la direction de la All Japan Pro Wrestling et dirige brièvement la fédération de catch qu'a fondé son mari après sa mort[10]. (né le 23 janvier 1938 à Sanjō et mort le 31 janvier 1999 à Tokyo), plus connu sous le nom de Giant Baba (ババ・ザ・ジャイアント, Jaianto Baba?)
Il fait son premier combat à la Japan Wrestling Association (JWA) le 30 septembre qu'il perd face à Yunetaro Tanaka[5]. Said to be quiet and shy, he did not go out drinking with other wrestlers after shows. However, Baba was highly respected by foreign wrestlers, as he always made sure that they travelled first class, stayed in the best hotels, and had beer and food all pre-paid for by himself. Considered one of the most beloved Japanese wrestlers ever, Baba was a national hero with a popularity in Japan comparable to Hulk Hogan in the United States. Because of this, many regarded Baba as the most honest promoter in the professional-wrestling business.
Baba accepted and began pitching for the Giants in January 1955 at #59. His body was later cremated, and his tomb is located at Honmatsuji in Akashi City, Hyogo Prefecture.
C'est ainsi qu'il devient le nouveau champion intercontinental poids lourd de la National Wrestling Alliance le 24 novembre 1965 après sa victoire sur Dick the Bruiser (en) dans un match au meilleur des trois tombés[9]. [3] He soon joined the art club instead, but this didn't last long as the school ordered custom cleats and Baba was invited to join the baseball team. Trois jours après son combat face à Sammartino, il est à Los Angeles pour affronter Freddie Blassie pour le championnat du monde poids lourds de la Worldwide Wrestling Associates[3]. With the Triple Crown Championship as the focal point, All Japan sold out more than 250 consecutive shows in Tokyo throughout the early the mid 1990s, routinely drawing houses in the $1,000,000 range eight times a year at Budokan Hall. Along with being the top star of All Japan its first ten years of existence, Baba served as the booker, promoter, head trainer and president … He once used Baba's theme music and ring attire for a "Legends Tag Match" (His opponent, "Koinoki", imitated legendary Japanese pro-wrestler Antonio Inoki). [4] Baba was relegated to the second team for his first year, but eventually debuted in 1956 and performed well, earning 12 wins and 1 loss in his rookie year and 13 wins and 2 losses in 1957. À 17 ans, il quitte le lycée et signe un contrat avec les Yomiuri Giants[3]. est un joueur de baseball, un catcheur, promoteur et entraîneur de catch japonais. Shōhei Baba (馬場 正平, Baba Shōhei?) Baba became the first Japanese wrestler to ever hold the NWA World Heavyweight Championship, defeating Jack Brisco in a 2 out of 3 falls match on December 2, 1974 in Kagoshima, Japan. Shohei “Giant” Baba, all 6 feet 9 inches and 300 lbs. Elle meurt le 14 avril 2018 à 78 ans[10].
Nine days later, Baba died of cancer. Il y devient le catcheur vedette après la mort de son mentor fin 1964 remportant notamment le championnat poids lourd international de la National Wrestling Alliance (NWA), le titre majeur individuel de la Japan Wrestling Association, à trois reprises.
日本プロレス史を代表する最も偉大なレスラーの一人(ファンページ)。 A fan page for one of the most famous and popular Japanese wrestlers in the history. Baba finally agreed to run the Tokyo Dome and despite it being a few years since the company peaked they still drew 58,300 paid fans. Il est aussi le vainqueur du tournoi World League,le tournoi individuel annuel de la Japan Wrestling Association, de 1966 à 1972. Following the formation of the quickly doomed SWS (Super World of Sports), established talent such as Tenryu, Hara and Great Kabuki left All Japan and Baba was forced to push younger talent, such as Toshiaki Kawada, Kenta Kobashi, Akira Taue and Tsuyoshi Kikuchi up the card to replace them.