NJPW 3rd World League Finals was a Special Event produced by New Japan Pro Wrestling, which took place on May 11, 1976, at the Tokyo Metropolitan Gymnasium in Tokyo, Japan.
It's the 3° edition of the G1 Climax / IWGP League / MSG League / World League event series, after NJPW 2nd World League Finals.
The event had an attendance of 5,200 fans. The main event of the show was Seiji Sakaguchi vs. Pedro Morales.
Below you can find the full match card and results of NJPW 3rd World League Finals, and more information about the event.
Event Info
- Promotion New Japan Pro Wrestling
- Event Type Special Event
- Event Date May 11, 1976
- Year 1976
- Event Series G1 Climax / IWGP League / MSG League / World League
- Country Japan
- Location Tokyo, Japan
- Arena Tokyo Metropolitan Gymnasium
- Attendance 5,200
- Main Event Seiji Sakaguchi vs. Pedro Morales
NJPW 3rd World League Finals Results
- Seiei Kimura defeats Daigoro Oshiro
- U Gi-Hwan defeats Makoto Arakawa
- Chang Yong-chol & Chon Kyu-tok defeat Haruka Eigen & Masashi Ozawa
- Butcher Vachon defeats Yoshiaki Fujiwara
- Ken Mantell defeats Osamu Kido
- Kantaro Hoshino defeats Raul Mata
- Masa Saito & Strong Kobayashi defeat Killer Karl Krupp & Towering Inferno
- Antonio Inoki defeats Victor Rivera
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3rd World League - Final
Seiji Sakaguchi defeats Pedro Morales via Count-out
WORLD LEAGUE 1976 PARTICIPANTS
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Round 1
Pedro Morales [13]
Killer Karl Krupp [10]
Victor Rivera [10]
Seiji Sakaguchi [10]
Strong Kobayashi [9]
Masa Saito [9]
Kantaro Hoshino [7]
Osamu Kido [6]
Towering Inferno [5]
Butcher Vachon [4]
Haruka Eigen [3]
Ken Mantell [3]
Raul Mata [2]
Kotetsu Yamamoto [0] -
Semifinals
Seiji Sakaguchi [2-0]
Killer Karl Krupp [1-1]
Victor Rivera [0-2]