1967 | |
01/05 | Tokyo Pro breaks up after the joint card with I.W.E. at Osaka Prefectural Gym. |
04/06 | Returns to J.W.A. |
10/31 | Teams with Giant Baba to win N.W.A. International Tag Team Title, defeating Bill Watts & Tarzan Tyler. The golden era of the B-I Cannon starts. |
1969 | |
05/16 | Wins the 11th Annual World League tournament for the first time, defeating Chris Markoff in the final. |
12/02 | In his first World Heavyweight Title challenge, Inoki wrestles with Dory Funk Jr. to a 60min time limit draw. |
1971 | |
05/19 | After the 13th Annual World League, Inoki, being unsatisfied for not being allowed to have a Japanese vs. Japanese match during the tournament, announces his challenge against Giant Baba. JWA rejects it saying, "too early." |
11/02 | Inoki marries with an actress Mitsuko Baisho in what is known as a "One Million Dollar Wedding." Initially, the JWA was to pay the expensive; however, Inoki is later expelled from JWA and ends up having a heavy debt. |
12/07 | Baba & Inoki lose N.W.A. International Tag Team Title to the Funk Brothers. This ends up being the last match of the "B-I Cannon." |
12/13 | For a suspicion of a coup, Inoki is expelled from the JWA. |