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WWF NEW JAPAN MARTIAL ARTS TITLE/ GREATEST EIGHTEEN TITLE HISTORY

December 18, 1978--September 23, 1992

From Wrestling Title Histories
by Royal Duncan & Gary Will
with additional information from Matt Benaka

1.Antonio Inoki {Konji Inoki}
12/18/78-Awarded-00:00:00

Antoni Inoki was awarded the title by Vincent McMahon. Inoki held the following titles in conjunction with the WWF NEW JAPAN Martial Arts Title:

• The National Wrestling Federation (NWF) Heavyweight Title won on 06/26/75 from Tiger Jeet Singh in Tokyo, JAPAN. He lost the title to Stan Hansen on 02/08/80 in Tokyo, JAPAN
• The WWF World Heavyweight Title won on11/30/79 from Bob Backlund in Tokushima, JAPAN. He vacated the title on 12/06/79 after a controversial match with Backlund.
• The NWF Heavyweight Title won on 04/03/80 from Stan Hansen in Tokyo, JAPAN. The title was held-up on 04/17/81 after a match against Hansen in Kagoshima, JAPAN ended in a no-contest.
• The NWF Heavyweight Title on 04/23/81 in Tokyo. Inoki defeated Hansen in a rematch to win the held-up title in Tokyo, JAPAN. He abandoned the title immediately after the match to enter the International Wrestling Grand Prix (IWGP) Tournament.

2.Shota Chochoshivili
04/24/89-Tokyo, JAPAN-??:??:??
Shota Chochoshivili won the title by knockout in the fifth round.

3.Antonio Inoki (2)
/ /89-

4.Riki Choshu {Mitsuo Yoshida}
/ /90-Awarded-00:00:00

Riki Choshu held the following titles in conjunction with the WWF NEW JAPAN Martial Arts Title:

• The IWGP Heavyeight Title won on 08/19/90 from Big Van Vader {Leon White} in Tokyo, JAPAN in 00:11:51. Lost on 12/26/90 to Tatsumi Fujinami in Hamamatsu, JAPAN.
• The IWGP Heavyeight Title won on 01/04/92 from Tatsumi Fujimami in Tokyo, JAPAN. Lost on 08/16/92 to The Great Muta in Fukuoka, JAPAN. The match against Muta was for both the IWGP Title and The Martial Arts Title.

5.The Great Muta {Keiji Muto}
08/16/92-Fukuoka, JAPAN-??:??:??
The Great Muta held the following title in conjunction to the WWF NEW JAPAN Martial Arts Title:

• The IWGP Heavyweight Title won on 08/16/92 in Fukuoka, JAPAN from Riki Choshu.

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