NJPW Toukon Series 1979 was a Special Event produced by New Japan Pro Wrestling, which took place on December 6, 1979, at the Kuramae Kokugikan in Tokyo, Japan.
It's the 12° edition of the Toukon Series / Fighting Spirit event series, after NJPW Toukon Series 1978.
The event had an attendance of 9,500 fans. The main event of the show was Antonio Inoki vs. Bob Backlund.
Below you can find the full match card and results of NJPW Toukon Series 1979, and more information about the event.
Event Info
- Event Name NJPW Toukon Series 1979
- Promotion New Japan Pro Wrestling
- Event Type Special Event
- Event Date December 6, 1979
- Year 1979
- Event Series Toukon Series / Fighting Spirit
- Country
Japan - Location Tokyo, Japan
- Arena Kuramae Kokugikan
- Network TV Asahi
- Attendance 9,500
- Main Event Antonio Inoki vs. Bob Backlund
JapanNJPW Toukon Series 1979 Results
- Yoshiaki Fujiwara defeats Akira Maeda
- Haruka Eigen defeats Kuniaki Kobayashi
- Kengo Kimura & Osamu Kido defeat Junji Hirata & Kantaro Hoshino
- Strong Kobayashi defeats Nikolai Volkoff via DQ
- Tatsumi Fujinami & Riki Choshu defeat Greg Valentine & Pedro Morales via Count-out
- Seiji Sakaguchi defeats Tiger Jeet Singh via TKO
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WWF Heavyweight Championship
Antonio Inoki (c) vs. Bob Backlund ends in a No Contest; Inoki retains the title