Shohei Baba (馬場 正平, Baba Shōhei, January 23, 1938 – January 31, 1999), best known by his ring name Giant Baba (ジャイアント馬場, Jaianto Baba), was a Japanese...
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Roussimoff wrestled primarily for All Japan Pro-Wrestling, usually alongside Giant Baba, until his sudden death. After his death in 1993, Roussimoff became the...
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1972, when Giant Baba split away from the Japanese Wrestling Association and created his own promotion. Many wrestlers had left with Baba, with many more...
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Award (1977) - with Giant Baba World's Strongest Tag Determination League Outstanding Performance Award (1982) – with Giant Baba World's Strongest Tag...
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The Sheik; and Giant Baba and Jumbo Tsuruta. Funk won many World's Strongest Tag Determination League awards with both Terry and Baba. Together Terry...
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Advanced New Technologies (GIANT), an innovation campus in Polygone Scientifique in Grenoble, France Giant Baba and Baba the Giant, two of the ring names...
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unified into the Triple Crown Heavyweight Championship in 1989. In 1983, Giant Baba would elevate the title further in the eyes of many when he, as the reigning...
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(1966): Giant Baba by defeating Wilbur Snyder. 9th World League (1967): Giant Baba(2) by defeating The Destroyer. 10th World League (1968): Giant Baba(3) by...
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Crown Heavyweight Championship. It was created in 1973 by All Japan owner Giant Baba, after he won a series of ten matches against Bruno Sammartino (twice...
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The Giant Baba (Hai Sodatsu) Memorial Six Man Tag Team Tournament, or simply the Giant Baba Six Man Cup, was a professional wrestling memorial event produced...
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