Steve James wrote:Naw, I watched it. The first part is important for context. Rikidozan was a tough mf. It wouldn't matter what style he did or if it was wwe or mma. I loved when it went from wwe to "oh, I can kick too and more."
The legendary back story is Rikidozan a sumo champion but born Korean, is the rising star for beating all the evil American savages. Kimura the famous Judoka master that defeated Helio Gracie in Brazil using the double wristlock, the recognized and popluar "bad ass" of Asia "working" a match supposedly against
Rikidozan in super rare native star vs native star match. LOOK FOR THE "INTENTIONAL" LOW BLOW by Kimura, then Rikidozan blitz attacks the judoka legend and knocks him out. Instantly Rikidozan becomes the first Ace of Japan.
This also pissed off the Yakuza, and soon after this Rikidozan was murdered in a yakuza nightclub. This 1 match is a harbinger of Japanese challenging other disciplined fighters.
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