NJPW 10th Anniversary was a Special Event produced by New Japan Pro Wrestling, which took place on June 24, 1981, at the Kuramae Kokugikan in Tokyo, Japan.
It's the inaugural edition of the NJPW Anniversary Show event series.
This was a special event celebrating the 10th anniversary of NJPW.
The event had an attendance of 11,000 fans. The main event of the show was Antonio Inoki & Yoshiaki Yatsu vs. Stan Hansen & Abdullah The Butcher.
Below you can find the full match card and results of NJPW 10th Anniversary, and more information about the event.
Event Info
- Promotion New Japan Pro Wrestling
- Event Type Special Event
- Event Date June 24, 1981
- Year 1981
- Event Series NJPW Anniversary Show
- Country Japan
- Location Tokyo, Japan
- Arena Kuramae Kokugikan
- Attendance 11,000
- Network TV Asahi
- Main Event Antonio Inoki & Yoshiaki Yatsu vs. Stan Hansen & Abdullah The Butcher
- Notes This was a special event celebrating the 10th anniversary of NJPW.
NJPW 10th Anniversary Results
- George Takano defeats Akira Maeda
- Kantaro Hoshino & Haruka Eigen defeat Makoto Arakawa & Yoshiaki Fujiwara
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Martial Arts World Light Heavyweight Championship
Don Wilson (c) defeats A. Thai via KO at Round 2 to retain the title -
IWGP Asia Zone Preliminary League
Riki Choshu defeats Kengo Kimura - Tatsumi Fujinami defeats Black Cat
- Tiger Mask defeats Villano III via Count-out
- Tiger Toguchi defeats Killer Khan via DQ
- "Yoshiaki Yatsu Japan Debut"
2 out of 3 Falls Match
Stan Hansen & Abdullah The Butcher defeat Antonio Inoki & Yoshiaki Yatsu [2-1]