🧵 Antonio Inoki dead at 79
Anonymous at Sat, 1 Oct 2022 12:14:21 UTC No. 118603
Good night, sweet prince.
https://nypost.com/2022/10/01/anton
>Inoki brought Japanese pro-wrestling to fame and pioneered mixed martial arts matches between top wrestlers and champions from other combat sports like judo, karate and boxing.
>He also was the first in his sport to enter politics. He promoted peace through sports and made more than 30 trips to North Korea during his time as a lawmaker in hopes of forging peace and friendship.
>Inoki, who was battling a rare disease called amyloidosis, died earlier Saturday, according to the New Japan Pro-Wrestling Co., of which he was the founding president. Inoki was upbeat and in good spirits, even as he was fighting the disease.
Anonymous at Sat, 1 Oct 2022 13:37:14 UTC No. 118612
rip legend.
Anonymous at Sat, 1 Oct 2022 18:56:18 UTC No. 118639
>>118603
>tfw I wanted to meet him but never did because I didn’t have any money and when I saved enough covid fucked travel
Dreams crushed. Who’s going to teach me catch now?
Anonymous at Sat, 1 Oct 2022 20:39:36 UTC No. 118650
>>118639
Barnett is still teaching. He's infamously inflexible though. You either listen and do, or fuck off. Good luck, most people aren't built to learn that way.
Anonymous at Tue, 11 Oct 2022 13:48:07 UTC No. 120143
Take it to /pw/.