NJPW Summer Fight Series 1978 was a Special Event produced by New Japan Pro Wrestling, which took place on July 27, 1978, at the Nippon Budokan in Tokyo, Japan.
It's the 4° edition of the Summer Fight Series event series, after NJPW Summer Fight Series 1975.
The event had an attendance of 8,700 fans. The main event of the show was Bob Backlund vs. Antonio Inoki.
Below you can find the full match card and results of NJPW Summer Fight Series 1978, and more information about the event.
Event Info
- Event Name NJPW Summer Fight Series 1978
- Promotion New Japan Pro Wrestling
- Event Type Special Event
- Event Date July 27, 1978
- Year 1978
- Event Series Summer Fight Series
- Country
Japan - Location Tokyo, Japan
- Arena Nippon Budokan
- Network TV Asahi
- Attendance 8,700
- Main Event Bob Backlund vs. Antonio Inoki
JapanNJPW Summer Fight Series 1978 Results
- Makoto Arakawa vs. Yoshiaki Fujiwara ends in a Draw via Time Limit
- Buffalo Allen defeats Haruka Eigen
- Osamu Kido defeats Peter Maivia
- Chavo Guerrero defeats Kantaro Hoshino
- Riki Choshu defeats Haystacks Calhoun via DQ
- Strong Kobayashi & Seiji Sakaguchi defeat Larry Zbyszko & Pedro Morales
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WWWF Junior Heavyweight Championship
Tatsumi Fujinami (c) defeats Ryuma Go to retain the title -
WWWF Heavyweight Championship 2 out of 3 Falls Match
Bob Backlund (c) vs. Antonio Inoki ends in a Draw [1-1] via Time Limit; Backlund retains the title
(Special referee: Red Shoes Dugan)