NJPW Antonio Inoki Retirement Show was a Pay Per View event produced by New Japan Pro Wrestling, which took place on April 4, 1998 , at the Tokyo Dome in Tokyo, Japan.
This was a special event featuring the retirement match of Antonio Inoki.
The reported attendance for the event was 70,000 fans. The main event of the show was Antonio Inoki vs. Don Frye.
Below you can find the full match card and results of NJPW Antonio Inoki Retirement Show, and more information about the event.
NJPW Antonio Inoki Retirement Show: Event Info
- Promotion
New Japan Pro Wrestling - Event TypePay Per View
- Year1998
- Event DateApril 4, 1998
- Country
Japan - LocationTokyo, Japan
- NotesThis was a special event featuring the retirement match of Antonio Inoki.
- ArenaTokyo Dome
- NetworkTV Asahi
- Attendance 70,000
- Main EventAntonio Inoki vs. Don Frye
NJPW Antonio Inoki Retirement Show Results
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Inoki Final Tournament - Semifinal
Akitoshi Saito defeats Tatsuhito Takaiwa -
Inoki Final Tournament - Semifinal
Don Frye defeats Igor Meindert via KO - "New Japan vs. nWo Japan"
Bull Powers (Manabu Nakanishi & Satoshi Kojima) defeat nWo Japan (Hiro Saito & Hiroyoshi Tenzan) - Heisei Ishingun (Tatsutoshi Goto, Michiyoshi Ohara & Shiro Koshinaka) defeat Kazuo Yamazaki, Junji Hirata & Tadao Yasuda
- "BEST OF THE SUPER Jr. Preliminary Skirmish I"
Tatsuhito Takaiwa defeats Koji Kanemoto - "BEST OF THE SUPER Jr. Preliminary Skirmish I"
Shinjiro Otani defeats Yuji Yasuraoka -
Inoki Final Tournament - Final
"Winner faces Antonio Inoki in his retirement match"
Don Frye defeats Naoya Ogawa via TKO -
IWGP Junior Heavyweight Championship
Jushin Thunder Liger (c) defeats Kendo Kashin to retain the title -
IWGP Tag Team Championship
nWo Japan (Keiji Muto & Masahiro Chono) (c) defeat Osamu Nishimura & Shinya Hashimoto to retain the titles -
IWGP Heavyweight Championship
Tatsumi Fujinami defeats Kensuke Sasaki (c) to win the title - "Antonio Inoki Retirement Match"
Antonio Inoki defeats Don Frye