Antonio Inoki
Japanese professional wrestler, businessman, and politician (1943-2022)
アントニオ猪木 · 猪木 寛至 · モハメッド・フセイン・イノキ · 安東尼奧·豬木
- Born
- 20 February 1943, Yokohama
- Died
- 1 October 2022, Minato
- Citizenship
- Empire of Japan, Japan
- Sport
- martial arts, mixed martial arts, professional wrestling
- Occupation
- politician, professional wrestler, writer, actor, martial artist
- Height
- 191 cm (6 ft 3 in)
- Weight
- 102 kg (225 lb)
Antonio Inoki (アントニオ猪木, Antonio Inoki) (born Kanji Inoki (Japanese: 猪木寛至, Hepburn: Inoki Kanji); 20 February 1943 – 1 October 2022) was a Japanese professional wrestler, professional wrestling trainer, martial artist, politician, and promoter of professional wrestling and mixed martial arts (MMA). He is best known as the founder and 33-year owner of New Japan Pro-Wrestling (NJPW). He is considered to be one of the most influential professional wrestlers of all time, and one of the biggest key influences on MMA in Japan and internationally.
Awards and honours
- Knight Commander of the Order of the Rising Sun
- Order of Friendship, 1st class
- WWE Hall of Fame
- Wrestling Observer Newsletter Hall of Fame
Teachers
- Rikidōzan
- Toyonobori
- Karl Gotch
Students
- Lyoto Machida
- Tatsumi Fujinami
- Akira Maeda
- Satoru Sayama
- Nobuhiko Takada
- Kazuyuki Fujita
- Yoshiaki Fujiwara
- Masakatsu Funaki
- Riki Chōshū
- Osamu Kido
- Keiji Mutoh
- Shinya Hashimoto
- Masahiro Chono
- Naoya Ogawa
- Jushin Liger
- Kotetsu Yamamoto
- Kantaro Hoshino
- Kazuo Yamazaki
- Minoru Suzuki
External links
Facts from Wikidata Q45207 (CC0); quoted introduction from English Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0). Data retrieved 2026-10-22.
Data: Wikidata (CC0 1.0); Wikipedia (English) (CC BY-SA 4.0). Retrieved 2026-10-22.