NJPW New Japan Pro Wrestling (1980)

NJ TV 1980

1-1-80 Special (taped 12/17/79 MSG)
1. Bob Backlund vs. Bobby Duncum WPW
2. Harley Race vs. Dusty Rhodes RAIJIN
3. Riki Choshu/Seiji Sakaguchi vs. Bad News Allen/Andrews
4. Tatsumi Fujinami vs. Johnny Rivera WPW
5. Antonio Inoki vs. Iron Sheik WPW

NEW YEAR SERIES (1-4 TO 2-8)
Stan Hansen
Rocky Johnson
Bad News Allen
Wilhelm Ruska
Steve Keirn
Dynamite Kid
Skip Young

1-4-80
1. Tatsumi Fujinami vs. Skip Young RAIJIN c4 33
2. Bad News Allen/Rocky Johnson/Stan Hansen d.
Kengo Kimura/Riki Choshu/Antonio Inoki RAIJIN c4 33

1-11-80
1. Seiji Sakaguchi vs. SkipYoung
2. Stan Hansen vs. Haruka Eigen/Osamu Kido RAIJIN
3. Tatsumi Fujinami/Antonio Inoki vs. Stan Hansen/Dynamite Kid RAIJIN

1-18-80
1. Dynamite Kid/Steve Keirn vs. Kantaro Hoshino/Tatsumi Fujinami RAIJIN c4 33
2. Stan Hansen vs. Riki Choshu RAIJIN c4 33
3. Strong Kobayashi/Seiji Sakaguchi/Kengo Kimura d.
Masa Saito/Rocky Johnson/Bad News Allen

1-25-80
1. Dynamite Kid vs. SkipYoung
2. Stan Hansen/Steve Keirn vs. Antonio Inoki/Tatsumi Fujinami

2-1-80
1. Stan Hansen/Bad News Allen vs. Antonio Inoki/Riki Choshu SAM
2. Tattsumi Fujinami vs. Steve Keirn SAM

2-8-80
1. Tatsumi Fujinami vs. Steve Keirn SAM
2. Antonio Inoki vs. Stan Hansen SAM

2-15-80 (taped 2/5)
1. Antonio Inoki/Strong Kobayashi vs. Rocky Johnson/Stan Hansen RAIJIN c4 28
2. Tatsumi Fujinami vs. Dynamite Kid SAM SKY

2-22-80 (taped 2/7)
1. Antonio Inoki vs. Stan Hansen SAM
2. Riki Choshu/Seiji Sakaguchi vs. Bad News Allen/Masa Saito RAIJIN c4 33
2-27-80 Special
1. Antonio Inoki vs. Willie Williams RAIJIN c2 124-125

BIG FIGHT SERIES (2-29 to 4-4)
Iron Sheik
Super Destroyer (Don Jardine)
Bad News Allen
Baby Face
El Greco
El Sergio
Angel Blanco
Armando (Mando) Guerrero
Stan Hansen (3-28 to 4-4)
Mike Graham (3-28 to 4-4)

2-29-80
1. El Greco/El Sergio vs. Kantaro Hoshino/Gran Hamada
2. Seiji Sakaguchi vs. Angel Blanco
3. Bad News Allen/Super Destroyer vs. Riki Choshu/Tatsumi Fujinami

3-7-80
1. George Takano/Gran Hamada vs. Mando Guerrero/BabyFace RAIJIN c4 28
2. Riki Choshu vs. Super Detroyer RAIJIN c2 124-125
3. Antonio Inoki/Tatsumi Fujinami vs. Bad News Allen/Iron Sheik RAIJIN c4 28

3-14-80
1. Gran Hamada/George Takano vs. El Greco/El Sergio
2. Riki Choshu/Seiji Sakaguchi/Antonio Inoki d.
Bad News Allen/Super Destroyer/Iron Sheik RAIJIN c4 28

3-21-80 (taped 3/20)
1. BabyFace vs. George Takano
2. Riki Choshu/Tatsumi Fujinami vs. Mando Guerrero/Bad News Allen WPW
3. Antonio Inoki vs. Iron Sheik RAIJIN c2 124-125

3-28-80
1. Tatsumi Fujinami/Antonio Inoki vs. Mike Graham/Stan Hansen RAIJIN c4 28
2. Seiji Sakaguchi vs. Bad News Allen RAIJIN c4 28

4-4-80
1. Kantaro Hoshino/Kotetsu Yamamoto vs. Goro Tsurumi/Katsumi Oiyama SAM
2. Antonio Inoki vs. Stan Hansen SAM
3. Tatsumi Fujinami vs. Mike Graham SAM

4-11-80 (taped 4/3)
1. Gran Hamada vs. BabyFace SAM
2. Tatsumi Fujinami vs. Ashura Hara WPW
3. Antonio Inoki vs. Stan Hansen SAM

4-18-80 (taped 4/13)
1. Gran Hamada/Satoru Sayama vs. BabyFace/Aguayo
2. Tatsumi Fujinami vs. Fishman
3. Antonio Inoki vs. Tiger Jeet Singh WPW

3rd MSG Series (4-25 to 6-5)
Stan Hansen
Chavo Guerrero
Johnny Powers
Tito Santana
Steve Travis
Bad News Allen
Wilhelm Ruska
Bob Backlund (5-23 to 6-5)
Andre the Giant (5-16 to 6-5)
Dusty Rhodes (5-16 to 6-5)
Hulk Hogan (5-13 to 6-5)

4-25-80
1. Riki Choshu vs. Ryuma Go RAIJIN c2 51-128
2. Tatsumi Fujinami vs. Bad News Allen RAIJIN c2 51-128
3. Antonio Inoki/Seiji Sakaguchi vs. Stan Hansen/Steve Travis RAIJIN c2 51-128

5-2-80
1. Riki Choshu vs. Steve Travis RAIJIN
2. Seiji Sakaguchi vs. Bad News Allen RAIJIN c4 28
3. Stan Hansen/Chavo Guerrero vs. Antonio Inoki/Tatsumi Fujinami RAIJIN c6 55

5-9-80
1. Tatsumi Fujinami vs. Chavo Guerrero SAM
2. Antonio Inoki vs. Stan Hansen SAM

5-16-80
1. Hulk Hogan vs. Strong Kobayashi RAIJIN
2. Stan Hansen vs. Dusty Rhodes SAM
3. Chavo Guerrero/Andre the Giant/Tito Santana d.
Riki Choshu/Tatsumi Fujinami/Seiji Sakaguchi RAIJIN c6 55

5-23-80
1. Andre the Giant vs. Seiji Sakaguchi RAIJIN
2. Tatsumi Fujinami/Bob Backlund vs. Stan Hansen/Dusty Rhodes RAIJIN
3. Antonio Inoki vs. Hulk Hogan RAIJIN

5-30-80
1. Bob Backlund vs. Hulk Hogan SAM
2. Stan Hansen vs. Andre the Giant SAM
3. Antonio Inoki vs. Tatsumi Fujinami SAM

6-6-80 (taped 6/5)
1. Bob Backlund vs. Tatsumi Fujinami
2. Andre the Giant vs. Seiji Sakaguchi SAM
3. Stan Hansen vs. Andre the Giant SAM
4. Antonio Inoki vs. Stan Hansen SAM

6-13-80 (taped 5/27)
1. Seiji Sakaguchi vs. Tatsumi Fujinami SAM
2. Bob Backlund vs. Dusty Rhodes SAM

Summer Fight Series 6-19 to 7-25
Tiger Jeet Singh
Bad News Allen
Johnny Mantell
Keith Hart
Bret Hart
Gestapo (Rick Oliver)
6-20-80
1. Keith Hart/Bret Hart vs. George Takano/Kengo Kimura RAIJIN c2 135-136
2. Tatstumi Fujinami vs. Gestapo RAIJIN c2 135-136
3. Johnny Mantell/Bad News Allen vs. Antonio Inoki/Riki Choshu RAIJIN c6 55
6-27-80
1. Keith Hart/Bret Hart vs. Ryuma Go/George Takano RAIJIN c6 55
2. Seiji Sakaguchi vs. Tiger Jeet Singh RAIJIN c2 135-136 c6 55
3. Antonio Inoki/Tatstumi Fujinami vs. Bad News Allen/Johnny Mantell RAIJIN c6 55

7-4-80
1. Haruka Eigen/Strong Kobayashi vs. Kengo Kimura/Kantaro Hoshino
2. Riki Choshu vs. Umanoseke Ueda RAIJIN c2 135-136 c6 55
3. Antonio Inoki/Seiji Sakaguchi vs. Gestapo/Tiger Jeet Singh RAIJIN c6 55

7-11-80 (taped 7/10)
1. Johnny Mantell vs. Osamu Kido
2. Riki Choshu vs. Bret Hart RAIJIN c4 34
3. Umanoseke Ueda/Tiger Jeet Singh vs. Antonio Inoki/Seiji Sakaguchi RAIJIN c4 34

7-18-80 (taped 7/17)
1. Antonio Inoki vs. Tiger Jeet Singh SAM

7-25-80
1. Umanoseke Ueda vs. Seiji Sakaguchi RAIJIN c4 34
2. Bad News Allen/Tiger Jeet Singh vs. Riki Choshu/Antonio Inoki RAIJIN c4 34

8-1-80 (taped 7/2)
1. Johnny Mantell vs. Yoshiaki Fujiwara RAIJIN c4 34
2. Strong Kobayashi vs. Umanoseke Ueda RAIJIN c4 34
3. Antonio Inoki/Seiji Sakaguchi vs. Bad News Allen/Tiger Jeet Singh

8-8-80 (taped 7/16)
1. Kantaro Hoshino/Osamu Kido vs. Keith Hart/Bret Hart RAIJIN c4 34
2. Riki Choshu/Kengo Kimura/Antonio Inoki vs.
Johnny Mantell/Umanoseke Ueda/Tiger Jeet Singh

8-15-80 (taped 8/8)
1. Tatsumi Fujinami vs. Tom Pritchard RAIJIN c2 138-139
2. Riki Choshu/Seiji Sakaguchi vs. Starr/Assassin c2 138-139

Bloody Fight Series 8-22 to 9-25, 9-30 Super Fight
Stan Hansen
Larry Sharpe
Bad News Allen
Tony Rocco
Pete Roberts
Bob Backlund (8-22 to 8-27, 9-30)
Ken Patera 9-30
Ron Starr 9-30
Chavo Guerrero 9-30

8-22-80 90 minute special
1. Bob Backlund/Pedro Morales vs. Samoan 1+2 (taped 8/9) SAM
2. Tatsumi Fujinami vs. Chavo Guerrero (taped 8/9) SAM
3. Antonio Inoki vs. Larry Sharpe (taped 8/9) SAM
4. Hulk Hogan vs. Andre the Giant (taped 8/9) SAM
5. Antonio Inoki vs. Bob Backlund (taped 8/22) SAM

8-29-80
1. Tatsumi Fujinami vs. Pete Roberts RAIJIN c4 34
2. Riki Choshu/Antonio Inoki vs. Larry Sharpe/Stan Hansen RAIJIN c4 31

9-5-80
1. Seiji Sakaguchi vs. Larry Sharpe RAIJIN c4 34
2. Kengo Kimura/Riki Choshu/Antonio Inoki d.
Tony Rocco/Pete Roberts/Stan Hansen RAIJIN c4 31

9-12-80 (taped 9/11)
1. Tatsumi Fujinami vs. Tony Rocco SAM
2. Antonio Inoki vs. Stan Hansen SAM

9-19-80
1. Antonio Inoki vs. Larry Sharpe RAIJIN c4 31
2. Tatsumi Fujinami vs. Londos RAIJIN c4 31
3. Pete Roberts/Stan Hansen vs. Riki Choshu/Seiji Sakaguchi RAIJIN c4 31

9-26-80 (taped 9/25)
1. Tatsumi Fujinami vs. Kengo Kimura SAM
2. Antonio Inoki vs. Stan Hansen SAM

10-3-80
1. Seiji Sakaguchi vs. Larry Sharpe (taped 9/22) SAM
2. Kengo Kimura vs. Chavo Guerrero (taped 9/30) SAM
3. Tatsumi Fujinami vs. Ron Starr (taped 9/30) SAM
4. Bob Backlund vs. Stan Hansen (taped 9/30) SAM
5. Antonio Inoki vs. Ken Patera (taped 9/30) SAM

Series 10-10 to 11-6
Tiger Jeet Singh
Hulk Hogan
Chavo Guerrero
Paul Orndorff
Ron Starr
Steve Keirn
Jim Garvin

10-10-80
1. Umanoseke Ueda/Tiger Jeet Singh vs. Riki Choshu/Seiji Sakaguchi RAIJIN c4 29
2. Paul Orndorff vs. Tatsumi Fujinami RAIJIN c4 29
3. Hulk Hogan/Ron Starr vs. Antonio Inoki/Kengo Kimura RAIJIN c4 29

10-17-80
1. Hulk Hogan vs. Strong Kobayashi RAIJIN c5 49
2. Paul Orndorff vs. Riki Choshu RAIJIN c5 49
3. Antonio Inoki/Tatsumi Fujinami vs. Tiger Jeet Singh/Umanoseke Ueda RAIJIN c5 49

10-24-80
1. Hulk Hogan/Ron Starr vs. Riki Choshu/Tatsumi Fujinami
2. Seiji Sakaguchi vs. Umanoseke Ueda
3. Tiger Jeet Singh vs. Antonio Inoki SAM

10-31-80 (taped 10/30)
1. Hulk Hogan vs. Tatsumi Fujinami
2. Riki Choshu/Seiji Sakaguchi vs. Umanoseke Ueda/Tiger Jeet Singh
3. Antonio Inoki vs. Paul Orndorff

11-7-80 (taped 11/3)
1. Chavo Guerrero vs. Kengo Kimura RAIJIN c5 49
2. Antonio Inoki vs. Hulk Hogan RAIJIN c5 49

11-14-80 (taped 11/6)
1. Riki Choshu/Antonio Inoki vs. Hulk Hogan/Paul Orndorff SAM
2. Tatsumi Fujinami vs. Steve Keirn SAM

MSG Tag League 11-21 to 12-13
Stan Hansen
Hulk Hogan
Andre the Giant
Tiger Jeet Singh
The Hangman
Johnny Powers
Ox Baker
Bad News Allen
Wilhelm Ruska
Lenny ?
Bob Backlund (12-1 to 12-10)
Dusty Rhodes (12-9 to 12-13)

11-21-80
1. The Hangman/Andre the Giant vs. Strong Kobayashi/Seiji Sakaguchi RAIJIN c5 46
2. Hulk Hogan/Stan Hansen vs. Umanoseke Ueda/Tiger Jeet Singh RAIJIN c5 46

11-28-80
1. Umanoseke Ueda/Tiger Jeet Singh vs. Kengo Kimura/Tatsumi Fujinami RAIJIN c5 46
2. Stan Hansen/Hulk Hogan vs. The Hangman/Andre the Giant RAIJIN c5 46
3. Antonio Inoki vs. Ox Baker RAIJIN c5 46

12-5-80
1. Hulk Hogan vs. Andre the Giant RAIJIN c5 46
2. Kengo Kimura/Tatsumi Fujinami vs. Riki Choshu/Kantaro Hoshino RAIJIN c5 46
3. Antonio Inoki/Bob Backlund vs. Tiger Jeet Singh/Umanoseke Ueda RAIJIN c5 46

12-12-80 (taped 12/10)
1. The Hangman/Andre the Giant vs. Riki Choshu/Seiji Sakaguchi RAIJIN c5 46
2. Tiger Jeet Singh vs. Dusty Rhodes SAM
3. Antonio Inoki/Bob Backlund vs. Stan Hansen/Hulk Hogan SAM

12-19-80 (taped 12/13)
1. Riki Choshu vs. Bad News Allen
2. Umanoseke Ueda vs. Seiji Sakaguchi RAIJIN c5 51
3. Antonio Inoki/Dusty Rhodes vs. Stan Hansen/Tiger Jeet Singh RAIJIN c5 51

12-26-80 (taped 12/9)
1. Dusty Rhodes vs. Hulk Hogan RAIJIN c5 51
2. Bob Backlund vs. Stan Hansen RAIJIN c5 51
3. Antonio Inoki vs. Andre the Giant RAIJIN c5 51


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