The real Squid Game was happening in Tokyo arenas since 1968.
Season 1 • Episode 21
LatestMatch Broadcast Date: 1987.07.20 - All Japan Title Match: Bull Nakano vs. Yumiko Hotta Match Broadcast Date: 1987.08.20 - All Japan Junior Title Match: Kyoko Aso vs. Erika Shishedo Match Broadcast Date: 1987.09.14 - Tag League The Best '87 League Match: Noriyo Tateno & Itsuki Yamazaki vs. Chigusa Nagayo & Lioness Asuka Match Broadcast Date: 1987.09.14 - Yumi Ogura & Kazue Nagahori vs. Dump Matsumoto & Megumi Nakamae Match Broadcast Date: 1987.09.14 - Tag League The Best '87 Final: Chigusa Nagayo & Lioness Asuka vs. Bull Nakano & Condor Saito
AJW Classics features a collection of matches from the history of All Japan Women’s Pro-Wrestling that was broadcast monthly on Samurai! TV. You will see matches from AJW stars such as Jaguar Yokota, Devil Masami, Aja Kong, Bull Nakano, Dump Masumoto and Manami Toyota. You also will get to see tag teams like The Crush Gals, Jumping Bomb Angels, Fire Jets & Marine Wolf.
Practical Effects
Real bumps, no pads, absolutely unhinged spots.
Acting
In-ring storytelling that puts most films to shame.
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
AJW's 'Three Aces' (Toyota, Kong, Yamada) revolutionized women's athletics globally, influencing everything from MMA to modern WWE. These matches are preserved because fans taped TV broadcasts—official archives were nearly lost.
The 'AJW Classics' Samurai! TV run rescued footage thought destroyed, including Jaguar Yokota's 1986 retirement match—a match so brutal it reportedly made network executives physically ill.
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