Antonio Inoki rumors, news

Breaking news and rumors

Injuries and suspensions

Lifestyle

Trade rumors, contract, salary

Stats and scores

Family

Top stories

Schedules and games

Rumors and scandals

• AEW WrestleDream 2025 results: What was ‘Match of the Night’?

AEW just wrapped up its third annual PPV tribute to Antonio Inoki, this year taking place in St. Louis. They closed WrestleDream at Chaifetz Arena with Jon Moxley saying “I Quit” to Darby Allin after Sting returned to ensure Mox and his Death Riders couldn’t kill his old partner. Was the main event the best […]...2025
See also Jon Moxley
• AEW WrestleDream 2025 live stream: Zero Hour

All Elite Wrestling (AEW) comes our way from Chaifetz Arena in St. Louis tonight (Sat., Oct. 18, 2025) with its annual tribute to Antonio Inoki — WrestleDream — live on PPV. The main show kicks off at 8 p.m. ET, and 60 minutes before that, the promotion will offer a free live stream of WrestleDream’s […]...2025
Click for news about Elite Wrestling
• AEW WrestleDream 2025 results, live streaming match coverage
All Elite Wrestling returns to pay-per-view TODAY (Sat., Oct. 13, 2025) with their third annual WrestleDream PPV honoring the late, great Antonio Inoki. This year’s edition comes our way from St. Louis’ Chaifetz Arena at 8 p.m. ET. To get us warmed up, Saturday Tailgate Brawl will air live on TNT and stream live on […]...2025
Continue with Elite Wrestling
• AEW WrestleDream 2025 predictions

All Elite Wrestling’s PPV tribute to the life & career of Antonio Inoki, WrestleDream, comes our way for the third straight year. It’s the first time in the event’s brief history it’s happened outside Washington state. The 2025 edition will be in St. Louis at Chaifetz Arena, and it’s going down on Saturday night, Oct. […]...2025
Continue with Elite Wrestling breaking news
• Samoa Joe Discusses His Admiration for Antonio Inoki, His Mission Statement as AEW World Champion
Samoa Joe weighs in... The post Samoa Joe Discusses His Admiration for Antonio Inoki, His Mission Statement as AEW World Champion appeared first on 411MANIA | Wrestling News, WWE & AEW Results....2025
Continue with Samoa Joe news today
• Found Footage Friday: 1989 NJPW~!
2/8/89George Takano vs. Hiro SaitoMD: Pretty solid match. Takano was being pushed more at the start of 89 (with his team with Super Strong Machine) than at any point since he dropped the Cobra gimmick. He looked good here in a singles against a very game opponent. He did take most of the match. Saito would try to get him in a hold and he had an interesting technical escape to everything (be it ste...2025
Click for news about Matt Borne news today

• Here is New Japan’s 10-bell salute and ceremony honoring Hulk Hogan

NJPWWorld’s YouTube After recounting his history wrestling for the promotion and in the country, NJPW also had a moment of silence for the late star. WWE isn’t the only promotion that’s paid tribute to Hulk Hogan so far this weekend, about a day after the 71-year-old pro wrestling legend died from cardiac arrest stemming from a neck fusion surgery weeks before. New Japan Pro-Wrestling also...2025
Visit the page New Japan injuries
• Remembering Hulk Hogan, the racist, scab, egocentric king of pro wrestling

Photo by Wesley Hitt/Getty Images Hulk Hogan’s legacy isn’t so complicated. Hulk Hogan is dead. Now we await the inevitable WWE memorial that showcases the high points in his career, and conveniently ignores that he was an opportunistic, greedy, egocentric racist, who was willing to destroy everyone in his path in order to fuel his own stardom. A man who ascended the throne of professional...2025
See also Hulk Hogan
• Remembering Hulk Hogan, the racist, scab, narcissist king of pro wrestling

Photo by Wesley Hitt/Getty Images Hulk Hogan’s legacy isn’t so complicated. Hulk Hogan is dead. Now we await the inevitable WWE memorial that showcases the high points in his career, and conveniently ignores that he was an opportunistic, greedy, narcissistic racist, who was willing to destroy everyone in his path in order to fuel his own stardom. A man who ascended the throne of profession...2025
Visit the page Hulk Hogan injuries
• Found Footage Friday: NJPW 85~! ANDRE~! INOKI~! BACKLUND~! SHARPE~! ADONIS~! MURDOCH~!
NJPW 5/18/85Masked Superstar vs. Kim Su HongMD: Kim is a South Korean wrestler who shows up on these NJPW cards now and again. I can't say that he stands out much. I love Eadie, love him, one of my favorites, but in New Japan he is so often a gatekeeper, just an incredibly credible wall for people to push off against. He takes 90% of this. Still some neat small things like losing Kim early and the...2025
See more New Japan injury update
• Sareee Talks Sareee-ISM Chapter VII, Syuri, Tough Start, IWGP Women's Title, Chi Chi, More | Interview
Sareee is ready to get back on track after a difficult January. After winning the 2024 Tokyo Sports Women's MVP award, Sareee entered 2025 with all the excitement and two championships around her waist. Holding both the Marigold World Championship and Beyond The Sea Championship, "The Sun God" was set to start strong but ended up losing each title in matches against Utami Hayashishita and VENY. Sh...2025
Click for news about IWGP Women injury report
• NJPW Set For Antonio Inoki Memorial Event, Hiroyoshi Tenzan Injured, NWA Powerrr Lineup
New Japan Pro Wrestling (NJPW) has announced that former IWGP Heavyweight Champion Hiroyoshi Tenzan has sustained a right knee injury. As a result, he will be absent for the rest of NJPW’s Hokkaido tour. NJPW also announced its participation in an upcoming Antonio Inoki Memorial Event, which is scheduled for December 14 in Shanghai, China. […] The post NJPW Set For Antonio Inoki Memorial Eve...2024
See more New Japan injury report
• Bryan Danielson vs Will Ospreay: This Is Real
by Corey Michaels AEW Dynasty’s inaugural event on April 21st, 2024 in St. Louis, Missouri was an incredibly stacked card. New champions were crowned, stories were told, history was made, and the crowd in Chaifetz Arena was loud and rowdy. Among the praise of the show sits the dream match between former NJPW talent Will Ospreay and industry veteran Bryan Danielson. Two different paths, one destiny...2024
See also Bryan Danielson injury
• Jack Perry’s continued absence from AEW TV is curious

AEW’s YouTube Welcome to the weekly Rumor Look Back, where we look at the rumors from six months ago and see which played out as originally stated. Let’s jump right to it. August 25, 2023 Following the tragic death of Bray Wyatt, BWE says everything in WWE “is on pause right now.” The account mentions that “Everything is scrapped. All meetings are off until further notice.” Everyone in WW...2024
Continue with Jack Perry
• It seems two AEW stars were injured at WrestleDream

AEW’s YouTube And neither of them were named Rey Fenix. WrestleDream, AEW’s new Antonio Inoki tribute event that debuted last night (Oct. 1) in Seattle, was enough of a success that Tony Khan already announced it will remain on the company’s calendar for 2024. It wasn’t without its costs, however. Two talents left the PPV in Seattle needing to get injuries checked out. Darby Allin arrived...2023
See more articles Rey Fenix injury update
• AEW WrestleDream recap & reactions: Edge ushers in new era

AEW’s X AEW WrestleDream (Oct. 1, 2023) emanated from Climate Pledge Arena in Seattle, WA. The PPV featured the surprise arrival of Edge, Christian Cage benefiting from betrayal against Darby Allin in the TNT Championship main event, Bryan Danielson in a dream match, and much more on a show to honor Antonio Inoki. Get caught up on all the WrestleDream details with the excellent play-by-pla...2023
See more Christian Cage

• Urban Legends of the NFL: Andre the Giant, Defensive End, Washington Redskins
2016

See also Hulk Hogan

2025
"His tag work with Antonio Inoki was legendary, and he was one of the first, mammoth western draws inside the normally insular Japanese wrestling scene."

2024
"Khan was joined […] The post Tony Khan Appears With Antonio Inoki’s Grandsons At AEW WrestleDream 2024 appeared first on Wrestling Headlines."

2023
"When Antonio Inoki retired The Great Antonio from wrestling on December 9th, 1977, it almost cost the famed eccentric strongman his life."

2016
"The best illustration of the still-blurry line between wrestling and competitive sports in the mid-1970s was Muhammad Ali's match against Japanese wrestler Antonio Inoki in 1976."

• AEW WrestleDream 2025 live stream: Zero Hour
2025

Click for news about Elite Wrestling
• Remembering Hulk Hogan, the racist, scab, egocentric king of pro wrestling
2025

Continue with Hulk Hogan contract rumors
• Remembering Hulk Hogan, the racist, scab, narcissist king of pro wrestling
2025

See also Hulk Hogan contract
• Sareee Talks Sareee-ISM Chapter VII, Syuri, Tough Start, IWGP Women's Title, Chi Chi, More | Interview
2025

Continue with IWGP Women salary rumors
• Sareee Talks Mayu Iwatani, MARIGOLD, Giulia, Arisa Nakajima, More | Interview
For the past year, Sareee has made waves in her return to the Japanese wrestling scene. Whether it's been her Sareee-ISM events, competing in SEAdLINNNG, or her most recent match against Mayu Iwatani for the IWGP Women's Championship -- it's been made clear that "The Sun God" is one of the best in the world. Recently, Sareee announced that she will be holding her next Sareee-ISM events -- Chapter ...2024
Read about Sareee ISM contract rumors
• Bryan Danielson vs Will Ospreay: This Is Real
2024

Continue with Bryan Danielson salary rumors
• Muhammad Ali to be inducted into the WWE Hall of Fame

@WWE The legendary boxer and social activist joins a stacked class for 2024. Muhammad Ali, one of the greatest professional boxers of all time and whose boxing persona was inspired by professional wrestling, will be inducted into the WWE Hall of Fame Class of 2024 on April 5, as first reported by Variety. EXCLUSIVE: Muhammad Ali will be inducted into the WWE Hall of Fame Class of 2024 on...2024
See more Hulk Hogan contract
• Jack Perry’s continued absence from AEW TV is curious
2024

See more articles Jack Perry salary rumors
• Shinsuke Nakamura Comments On Kazuchika Okada Leaving NJPW, Says He Will Support Him
Shinsuke Nakamura comments on Kazuchika Okada's looming exit from NJPW. In January, the news that Kazuchika Okada would be leaving NJPW at the end of his contract shocked the wrestling world. The seven-time world champion is wrapping up his commitments, but fans continue to buzz about him, as he has been linked to both AEW and WWE. Like Okada, Shinsuke Nakamura was once a top star in NJPW before h...2024
Continue with Shinsuke Nakamura contract
• Rumor Roundup: Brock Lesnar WWE return, The Rock at Royal Rumble, Netflix deal, more!

WWE.com Speculating on the rumors surrounding pro wrestling is a favored pastime of many fans, perhaps second only to actually watching the matches. In this daily column, we take a look at the latest rumors being churned out by the pro wrestling rumor mill. Important reminder: Rumors are just that — rumors. None of this has been confirmed as fact, it’s just circulating around the pro wrest...2024
Read about Janel Grant trade rumors

• AEW WrestleDream 2025 results: What was ‘Match of the Night’?
2025

Visit the page Jon Moxley stats
• AEW WrestleDream 2025 results, live streaming match coverage
2025

See more articles Elite Wrestling scores
• Remembering Hulk Hogan, the racist, scab, egocentric king of pro wrestling
2025

Read about Hulk Hogan scores
• Remembering Hulk Hogan, the racist, scab, narcissist king of pro wrestling
2025

Read about Hulk Hogan stats
• Sareee Talks Sareee-ISM Chapter VII, Syuri, Tough Start, IWGP Women's Title, Chi Chi, More | Interview
2025

Check it out IWGP Women scores
• TNA Impact and ROH coverage, WWE Raw and Smackdown grades and poll results, Gail Kim, Big Damo, Antonio Inoki, Buddy Rogers
By Jason Powell, ProWrestling.net Editor... The post TNA Impact and ROH coverage, WWE Raw and Smackdown grades and poll results, Gail Kim, Big Damo, Antonio Inoki, Buddy Rogers appeared first on Pro Wrestling Dot Net....2025
Read about WWE Raw
• Sareee Talks Winning Marigold World Title, Sukeban, Teaming With Mayu Iwatani, More | Interview
Sareee continues to lead the world of Joshi and pro wrestling. "The Sun God" has been among the best wrestlers in the world in 2024, and she has not stopped adding the hardware to prove it. Sareee defeated Giulia at Marigold's Summer Destiny event to become the inaugural Marigold World Champion and then recently defeated Commander Nakajima at Sukeban's London event to become the Sukeban World Cham...2024
Click for news about Commander Nakajima scores
• NJPW Set For Antonio Inoki Memorial Event, Hiroyoshi Tenzan Injured, NWA Powerrr Lineup
2024

Check it out New Japan statistics
• NJPW To Be Part Of Antonio Inoki Memorial Event On December 14
Multiple promotions are coming together to honor Antonio Inoki. New Japan Pro-Wrestling announced they will be part of the Antonio Inoki memorial event on December 14. Inoki Genome Federation from Japan, Dragon Fighting Wrestling, Infin Pro-Wrestling, and the Hong Kong Wrestling Federation are also set to be part of the event. From NJPW: A press conference on September 11 in Shanghai saw the ...2024
Click for news about New Japan scores
• MLW Summer Of The Beasts Part 2 Stream And Results (9/7): Timothy Thatcher vs. Bobby Fish
Major League Wrestling aired part two of MLW Summer of the Bests on September 7. Matches were taped on August 28th from the Melrose Ballroom in New York City, NY. Fans can watch the show in th video above. Full results are below. MLW Summer Of The Beasts Part 2 Stream And Results (9/7) - Delmi Exo def. Miyu Yamashita - Delmi Exo calls out Janai Kai. - Mads Krule Krügger def. Mr. Thomas - Bobby F...2024
See more articles Timothy Thatcher scores

• Found Footage Friday: 1989 NJPW~!
2025

Read about Matt Borne
• Here is New Japan’s 10-bell salute and ceremony honoring Hulk Hogan
2025

See also New Japan
• Remembering Hulk Hogan, the racist, scab, egocentric king of pro wrestling
2025

Read about Hulk Hogan
• Remembering Hulk Hogan, the racist, scab, narcissist king of pro wrestling
2025

See more articles Hulk Hogan
• AEW holding WrestleDream somewhere other than Washington state this year

AEW The anniversary of the end of Bryan Danielson’s full-time in-ring career (and his being choked out with a plastic bag to start the Death Riders angle) won’t be in Danielson’s home state. For the first two years of its existence, AEW has run their WrestleDream PPV in Washington state. 2023’s inaugural edition of the show honoring the late Antonio Inoki (it’s held in October as the legen...2025
See more Bryan Danielson
• Former WWE On-Screen President And NJPW Booker Hisashi Shinma Passes Away
Hisashi Shinma has passed away at the age of 90. Shinma was the on-show President of WWE in the late '70s and early '80s and was the booker for NJPW. From WWE: WWE is saddened to learn that Hisashi Shinma has passed away. Shinma was known as the on-show President of WWE in the late 1970s and early 1980s, preceding the administration of Jack Tunney. Behind the scenes, he was known as a master bo...2025
Check it out New Japan
• Found Footage Friday: NJPW 85~! ANDRE~! INOKI~! BACKLUND~! SHARPE~! ADONIS~! MURDOCH~!
2025

Continue with New Japan
• Sareee Talks Sareee-ISM Chapter VII, Syuri, Tough Start, IWGP Women's Title, Chi Chi, More | Interview
2025

Visit the page IWGP Women
• 70s Joshi on Wednesday: Jackie! Vs! Ripper!
40. 1979.07.31 - 03 Jackie Sato vs. Monster Ripper (WWWA Singles Title)K: This is advertised as a death match. It’s no DQ or countouts, but the meaning of that is a bit different in this era to modern times, it’s really just guaranteeing the crowd that they will see a definitive finish rather than they’ll see someone get exploded or something.Right from the start Jackie goes after Monster’s injure...2024
Continue with Jackie Sato
• Sareee Talks Fighting Bozilla, Meiko Satomura, CMLL, More | Interview
Sareee continues to be the talk of the wrestling world. The Joshi freelancer has made waves time and time again throughout 2024, making everyone take notice of her incredible matches and moments. Sareee's biggest accolade this year was winning the Marigold World Championship in the main event of Summer Destiny 2024 against Giulia. Recently, she made her first defense of the championship against Bo...2024
Check it out Nanae Takahashi

• The Great Antonio and Antonio Inoki Match that Ended in Disaster
When Antonio Inoki retired The Great Antonio from wrestling on December 9th, 1977, it almost cost the famed eccentric strongman his life. The post The Great Antonio and Antonio Inoki Match that Ended in Disaster appeared first on Pro Wrestling Stories....2023
• Tony Khan Announces WrestleDream For 10/1, Confirms Date For AEW Full Gear

AEW has added another pay-per-view to the schedule. During the AEW All In post-show media scrum, AEW CEO Tony Khan announced that WrestleDream will be held at the Climate Pledge Arena in Seattle, Washington, on October 1. The show will be held one year after Antonio Inoki passed away, and it will be a tribute […] The post Tony Khan Announces WrestleDream For 10/1, Confirms Date For AEW Full ...2023
Click for news about Full Gear
• Remembering Hulk Hogan, the racist, scab, egocentric king of pro wrestling
2025

Read about Hulk Hogan
• Remembering Hulk Hogan, the racist, scab, narcissist king of pro wrestling
2025

See more articles Hulk Hogan
• Josh Barnett: AEW's Locker Room Needs Someone To Keep Discipline, I'd Be Willing To Take The Job
Josh Barnett offers his services to AEW. AEW has drawn criticism for its backstage environment, as there have been multiple reports of physical confrontations backstage. Most recently, CM Punk and Jack Perry got into a confrontation backstage at AEW All In, and the incident ultimately led the company to terminate Punk's contract and suspend Perry indefinitely. Former UFC Heavyweight Champion Josh...2023
See also Josh Barnett
• Tony Khan Announces New AEW PPV, WrestleDream, Will Take Place October 1 In Seattle

Tony Khan announced that a new pay-per-view called WrestleDream will be on October 1, 2023. The PPV is to honor the late Antonio Inoki....2023
Continue with Tony Khan
• Tony Khan Doubles Down That AEW WrestleDream Will Signify A New Era
After AEW All In London, Tony Khan was pleased to announce that WrestleDream is coming to AEW, a tribute to Antonio Inoki. The show is taking place tonight and Tony Khan has ......2023
Continue with Tony Khan
• Claudio Castagnoli is booked in a ‘dream match of sorts’ at WrestleDream

WatchROH.com AEW WrestleDream takes place tomorrow night (Oct. 1) on pay-per-view from the Climate Pledge Arena in Seattle, Washington. There were already 12 matches announced for the card coming into tonight’s episode of Collision, but that’s not quite enough to properly pay tribute to Antonio Inoki. Fresh off losing the ROH world championship to Eddie Kingston, Claudio Castagnoli decid...2023
Check it out Claudio Castagnoli

1. WWE Raw

2. WWE NXT

3. WWE SmackDown

. . .

944. Antonio Inoki

• Found Footage Friday: 1989 NJPW~!
2025

Continue with Matt Borne
• Hulk Hogan, Rollerball Rocco & Samu vs. Antonio Inoki, Tatsumi Fujinami & The Cobra (and other Dream Matches!)

Welcome back to more Dream Matches! This time, I have one of the most amazingly weird six-man lineups I’ve ever seen for you- I was so tickled when I was shown this. It’s HULK HOGAN, Mark “Rollerball” Rocco as Black Tiger, and friggin’ SAMU as “The Wild Samoan” against the top two New Japan guys […]...2025
Read about Hulk Hogan
• Remembering Hulk Hogan, the racist, scab, egocentric king of pro wrestling
2025

See more articles Hulk Hogan
• Remembering Hulk Hogan, the racist, scab, narcissist king of pro wrestling
2025

See also Hulk Hogan
• What Naito’s Exit Says About New Japan
The post What Naito’s Exit Says About New Japan first appeared on PWMania - Wrestling News.New Japan Pro Wrestling, the league founded by the legendary late promoter, Antonio Inoki, will see another main event star depart the promotion in a matter of weeks, as the company announced that former IWGP champion, Tetsuya Naito will exit the organization after his scheduled bout on May 4 in Fukuoka. The...2025
Visit the page New Japan
• Evan Husney Recalls Interviewing Antonio Inoki For WCW Collision In Korea Episode Of Dark Side Of The Ring
Evan Husney reflects on interviewing Antonio Inoki for Dark Side off the Ring. Season 3 of Dark Side of the Ring featured a story covering the WCW/NJPW Coliision in Korea event. During that episode, Antonio Inoki was interviewed. During a recent interview with Sean Ross Sapp, series producer, Evan Husney, spoke about the intimidating process of interviewing Inoki, even if the interview was conduc...2025
See also Evan Husney
• Found Footage Friday: NJPW 85~! ANDRE~! INOKI~! BACKLUND~! SHARPE~! ADONIS~! MURDOCH~!
2025

See also New Japan
• Sareee Talks Sareee-ISM Chapter VII, Syuri, Tough Start, IWGP Women's Title, Chi Chi, More | Interview
2025

See more articles IWGP Women
• Sareee Talks Fighting Bozilla, Meiko Satomura, CMLL, More | Interview
2024

Visit the page Nanae Takahashi
• Sareee Talks Winning Marigold World Title, Sukeban, Teaming With Mayu Iwatani, More | Interview
2024

Read about Commander Nakajima

• Found Footage Friday: 1989 NJPW~!
2025

Continue with Matt Borne
• Remembering Hulk Hogan, the racist, scab, egocentric king of pro wrestling
2025

Continue with Hulk Hogan whispers
• Remembering Hulk Hogan, the racist, scab, narcissist king of pro wrestling
2025

See also Hulk Hogan
• Jack Perry’s continued absence from AEW TV is curious
2024

See also Jack Perry
• Shinsuke Nakamura Comments On Kazuchika Okada Leaving NJPW, Says He Will Support Him
2024

Click for news about Shinsuke Nakamura scandals
• Looks like Muhammad Ali is in WWE 2K24, but Brock Lesnar is out

We’ve got our first look at WWE 2K24, the newest edition of the video game franchise that’s coming our way roughly one month from now (special editions will release on Tues., March 5, with regular ones following on Fri., March 8). Before we talk about what is included in the trailer, it’s important to note what is not: there are no signs of ten-time WWE World champion Brock Lesnar. In fact, Lesnar...2024
Click for news about Rhea Ripley scandal
• Rumor Roundup: Brock Lesnar WWE return, The Rock at Royal Rumble, Netflix deal, more!
2024

Continue with Janel Grant buzz
• Tony Khan is wasting his biggest draw on pay-per-view

AEW’s YouTube All Elite Wrestling returns to pay-per-view tonight (Sun., Oct. 1, 2023) with WrestleDream. The event comes our way from Climate Pledge Arena in Seattle, Washington, at 8 pm ET. A Zero Hour pre-show will stream live and free starting at 7 pm ET on All Elite’s YouTube channel, Bleacher Report, and right here at Cageside Seats. In the U.S., the main card can be purchased on Ble...2023
Visit the page Elite Wrestling whispers
• Mariah May Says She's Had Her Last Match In STARDOM
Mariah May confirmed that she'd had her last match in STARDOM. Competing on September 30, 2023 at the STARDOM 5STAR Grand Prix Finals event, May was defeated by Hanan. After the match, she addressed the audience and expressed her gratitude to the promotion and the fans while stating that it would be her final night. .@MariahMayx: "Today was my last match. Thank you everyone! I love Japan, I lo...2023
Visit the page Mariah May
• Tony Khan on Adam Cole’s injury status, speculation he bought New Japan

AEW’s YouTube It was AEW WrestleDream media call day, and the company’s head honcho kind of answered some prominent questions ahead of the Oct. 1 PPV. AEW is back on PPV this weekend with Sun., Oct. 1’s WrestleDream. And that means owner/president/booker Tony Khan was back chatting with the media on a conference call. Given that WWE announced the signing of his former TBS champion earlier ...2023
See also New Japan