NJPW Toukon Series II: Karl Gotch Cup 1976 Finals was a Special Event and Tournament produced by New Japan Pro Wrestling, which took place from December 7, 1976 to December 9, 1976, at the Okayama Budokan - Kuramae Kokugikan in Okayama, Japan - Tokyo, Japan.
It's the 8° edition of the Toukon Series / Fighting Spirit, Young Lions event series, after NJPW Toukon Series 1976.
The main event of the show was Antonio Inoki vs. Larry Hennig - Antonio Inoki vs. Willem Ruska.
Below you can find the full match card and results of NJPW Toukon Series II: Karl Gotch Cup 1976 Finals, and more information about the event.
Event Info
- Event Name NJPW Toukon Series II: Karl Gotch Cup 1976 Finals
- Promotion
New Japan Pro Wrestling - Event Type Special Event, Tournament
- Country
Japan - Location Okayama, Japan - Tokyo, Japan
- Event Date December 7, 1976
- End Date December 9, 1976
- Year 1976
- Event Series Toukon Series / Fighting Spirit, Young Lions
- Arena Okayama Budokan - Kuramae Kokugikan
- Network NET TV
- Main Event Antonio Inoki vs. Larry Hennig - Antonio Inoki vs. Willem Ruska
NJPW Toukon Series II: Karl Gotch Cup 1976 Finals Results
12/07 - OKAYAMA
- Masanobu Kurisu defeats Satoru Sayama
- Makoto Arakawa defeats Kuniaki Kobayashi
- Daigoro Oshiro defeats Masashi Ozawa
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Karl Gotch Cup 1976 - Final
Shoji Kai defeats Seiei Kimura - Haruka Eigen defeats Yoshiaki Fujiwara
- Osamu Kido defeats Cien Caras
- Willem Ruska defeats Kantaro Hoshino
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2 out of 3 Falls Match
Strong Kobayashi & Seiji Sakaguchi defeat Pat Patterson & Ricky Hunter - Antonio Inoki defeats Larry Hennig
- Kuniaki Kobayashi defeats Satoru Sayama
- Daigoro Oshiro vs. Makoto Arakawa ends in a Draw
- Yoshiaki Fujiwara defeats Seiei Kimura
- Haruka Eigen defeats Cien Caras
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2 out of 3 Falls Match
Kantaro Hoshino & Kotetsu Yamamoto defeat Strong Kobayashi & Masashi Ozawa - Osamu Kido defeats Ricky Hunter
- Seiji Sakaguchi defeats Larry Hennig
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WWF World Martial Arts Heavyweight Championship
Antonio Inoki (c) defeats Willem Ruska via Referee's decision to retain the title