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1981 | |
| 04/23 | Abandones the NWF title for the IWGP afterdefeating Stan Hansen in the last title match. |
| 05/08 | Abdullah the Butcher, one of the top foreign stars of All Japan, announces his participation in the IWGP and jumps to New Japan. Later, Tiger Jeet Singh jumps to All Japan, and the promotional war between two organizations starts. |
| 10/08 | The feud between New Japan and IWE group starts after IWE closes. In the first match between two, Inoki loses to Rusher Kimura, top start of IWE, by disqualification. |
1982 | |
| 01/01 | An unsatisfying win over Roland Bock by disqualification. |
| 11/04 | A handicapped tag team match at Kuramae Kokugikan against Rusher Kimura, Animal Hamaguchi, and Isamu Teranishi. Loses to Kimura by coutout of the ring after defeating other two. |
| 12/10 | Wins the 3rd Annual Madison Square Garden Tag Team League, teaming with Hulk Hogan. |
1983 | |
| 06/02 | Loses by knockout to Hulk Hogan in the final of the 1st International Wrestling Grand Prix at Kurame Kokugikan. Rumored as "the end of the Fighting Spirit Myth." |
| 08 | Inoki's another business "Anton Hisel" fails, and a coup is planned within New Japan. Inoki and Sakaguchi are forced to regisn as the president and vice presendent respectively while Hisashi Shinma is suspended. |
1984 | |
| 04/11 | The original UWF opens. |
| 06/14 | Wins the 2nd IWGP Championship by defeating Hulk Hogan in final via COR. However, unsatifactory finish with an interferece by Riki Choshu causes a riot from the audience. |
1985 | |
| 04/18 | In the first card at the newly built Ryogoku Kokugikan (Sumo Hall), Inoki wrestles Bruiser Brody for the first time. It ends as a DCOR; however, the great bout is called "the Resurrection of the Fighting Spirit Myth." |
| 06/11 | Defeats Andre the Giant in the IWGP Championship final to win the tournament for the second time. |
| 06/11 | Defends IWGP Championship defeating Hulk Hogan by COR. |
| 09/19 | A tough win over Tatsumi Fujinami with octopus hold when a referee stops the match. |
| 12/12 | Loses via pinfall by Tatsumi Fujinami for the first time in the final of IWGP Tag Team Championship. |
1986 | |
| 01/06 | UWF starts wrestling in New Japan, and a hard ideology feud starts. |
| 05/21 | Reported on a gossip photo magazine "Friday" for cheating his wife, and shaves his head as "the way a man should draw a line." |
| 06/17 | Becomes the first man to defeat Andre the Giant by a submission. |
| 10/09 | In the 25th anniversary event of his career "Inoki Toukon Live", Inoki defeats the former world boxing champion Leon Spinkins by pinfall; however, the match turns out to be boring. In the semi-main event, Akira Maeda easily defeats a kickboxer Don Nakaya Nielsen. |
1987 | |
| 03/26 | Wrestles Masa Saito in the "Inoki Toukon Live II". Because of an interferense by "Pirate", the audiense starts a riot. |
| 04/27 | Defeats Masa Saito by TKO in a no-rope handcuff match. Riki Choshu returns to New Japan. |
| 10/04 | Defeats Masa Saito in a no-audience match in Ganryu Island. |
| 12/27 | A famous comedian Beat Takeshi and his TPG(Takeshi Puroresu Gundan) appear on a Ryogoku Kokugikan card with Big Van Vader, are embarassed, and cause another riot by the audience. |
1988 | |
| 07/22 | Loses to Riki Choshu by pinfall for the first time. |
| 08/08 | Has a 60 minute time limit draw against Tatsumi Fujinami in a match rumored as "Inoki retires if he loses". |
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