NJPW The 1st World League Finals was a Special Event and Tournament produced by New Japan Pro Wrestling, which took place on May 8, 1974, at the Tokyo Metropolitan Gymnasium in Tokyo, Japan.
It's the inaugural edition of the G1 Climax / IWGP League / MSG League / World League event series.
The event had an attendance of 8,100 fans. The main event of the show was Antonio Inoki vs. Killer Karl Krupp.
Below you can find the full match card and results of NJPW The 1st World League Finals, and more information about the event.
Event Info
- Promotion New Japan Pro Wrestling
- Event Type Special EventTournament
- Event Date May 8, 1974
- Year 1974
- Event Series G1 Climax / IWGP League / MSG League / World League
- Country Japan
- Location Tokyo, Japan
- Arena Tokyo Metropolitan Gymnasium
- Attendance 8,100
- Network NET TV
- Main Event Antonio Inoki vs. Killer Karl Krupp
NJPW The 1st World League Finals Results
- Masashi Ozawa defeats Yoshiaki Fujiwara
- Amazing Zuma defeats Little Hamada
- Khosrow Vaziri defeats Tatsumi Fujinami
- Haruka Eigen defeats Walter Johnson
- The Invader defeats Osamu Kido
- Masa Saito defeats Stan Stasiak
- Kotetsu Yamamoto & Kantaro Hoshino defeat The Mongols (Bolo & Geeto Mongol)
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1st World League - Tie-breaker Final
Seiji Sakaguchi [1] defeats Killer Karl Krupp [0] via DQ -
1st World League - Tie-breaker Final
Antonio Inoki [1] defeats Seiji Sakaguchi [1] via KO -
1st World League - Tie-breaker Final
Antonio Inoki [2 - Winner] defeats Killer Karl Krupp [0]
WORLD LEAGUE 1974 PARTICIPANTS
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Round 1 - Japanese Block
Seiji Sakaguchi [7.5]
Antonio Inoki [7]
Masa Saito [5.5]
Kantaro Hoshino [4]
Kotetsu Yamamoto [3.5]
Haruka Eigen [2]
Osamu Kido [2]
Katsuhisa Shibata [1] -
Round 1 - International Block
Killer Karl Krupp [7]
Invader I [6]
Stan Stasiak [5]
Geto Mongol [3.5]
Khosrow Vaziri [3]
Bolo Mongol [3]
Walter Johnson [1]
Argentina Zuma [0] -
Round 2
Antonio Inoki [5.5]
Seiji Sakaguchi [5.5]
Killer Karl Krupp [5.5]
Masa Saito [5]
Stan Stasiak [2.5]
Invader I [2]
Kantaro Hoshino [1.5]
Geto Mongol [0]