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Antonio Inoki

Name	Antonio Inoki
Real name	Kanji Inoki
Nicknames	Moeru Toukon (translated: Fighting Spirit That Burns)
Name history	Antonio Inoki (debut - ), Tokyo Tom (US), The Kamikaze (US)
Family	Durango Kid (son-in-law), Naoto Inoki (grandson)
Maestro(s)	Rikidozan, Karl Gotch
Birth date, location	February 20, 1943 - Yokohama, Japan
Obituary date	October 1, 2022 (aged 79)
Debut, location	September 30, 1960 - Tokyo, Japan
Lost mask to
Height	6'3"/191 cms
Weight	231 lbs/105 kg
Signature moves	Octopus Hold, Enzuigiri, Indian Deathlock, Choke Sleeper
Titles:	NWA International Tag Team Championship (4) (w/Shohei Baba), JWA (AJPW) All Asia Tag Team Championship (4) (3 w/Michiaki Yoshimura & 1 w/Kintaro Ohki), NWF Heavyweight Championship (4), IWGP Heavyweight Championship, NWA North American Tag Team Championship (LA/Japan Version) (w/Seiji Sakaguchi), NWA Texas Heavyweight Championship, NWA World Tag Team Championship (Texas version) (w/Duke Keomuka), NWA North American Tag Team Championship (LA/Japan version) (w/Seiji Sakaguchi), NWA United National Heavyweight Championship, NWA World Tag Team Championship (Mid-America version) (w/Hiro Matsuda), WWF Heavyweight Championship, WWF World Martial Arts Heavyweight Championship, UWA World Heavyweight Championship

Wrestling Observer Hall Of Fame Member

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 |nicknames=Moeru Toukon (translated: Fighting Spirit That Burns)
 |nameHistory=Antonio Inoki (debut - ), Tokyo Tom (US), The Kamikaze (US)
-|family=
+|family=[[Durango Kid]] (son-in-law), [[Naoto Inoki]] (grandson)
 |maestro=[[Rikidozan]], [[Karl Gotch]]
-|birthdate=[[February 20]], [[1943]] - [[Yokohama]], [[Japan]]
+|birthdate=[[February 20]], [[1943]] - Yokohama, [[Japan]]
 |debut=[[September 30]], [[1960]] - [[Tokyo]], [[Japan]]
 |height=6'3"/191 cms
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 == Gallery ==
+{{Gallery|name=UnInoki.jpg|caption=as [[United National Heavyweight Championship|NWA UN Heavy Champ]]}}
 {{Gallery|name=A-inoki_uwa-heavy.jpg|caption=as [[UWA World Heavyweight Championship|UWA Heavy Champ]]}}
+{{Gallery|name=A-inoki_WWF-heavy.jpg|caption=as WWF(WWE) Heavy Champ}}
 {{Gallery|name=Tiger Mask Inoki.jpg|caption=with [[Tiger Mask]]}}
 [[Category:Foreign wrestlers]]
 [[Category:Japanese wrestlers]]