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1989 | |
| 02/22 | Loses to Riki Choshu. On the same day, the Soviet wrestlers appear for the first time. |
| 02/25 | To "restart from the beginning", Inoki starts appearing in the first match of every card. During this tour, he also wrestles Minoru Suzuki. |
| 04/24 | On New Japan's first Tokyo Dome card, Inoki loses in a mixed match for the first time to a Russian judo gold medalist Shota Chochoshivili. |
| 06 | Marries his third wife Naomi. |
| 06/20 | Founds Sports Peace Party and announces the entrance to the election for the House of the Councils (the U.S. equivalent of the Senate). |
| 07/24 | Elected as a member of the House of the Councils, Inoki becomes the first pro-wrestler to be a congressman. |
| 10/24 | During a speech in Aizu Wakamatsu, Inoki is assaulted by a ruffian with a knife. Inoki, however tries to continue his speech holding a heavy wound. |
| 12/31 | Promotes the first pro-wrestling card in Moscow. Teams with Shota Chochoshivili to defeat Masa Saito and Brad Rheingans in his first match as a congressman. |
1990 | |
| 02/10 | Teams with Seiji Sakaguchi for the last time to defeat Shin'ya Hashimoto & Masahiro Chono. After this match, Inoki does the famous "ichi, ni, san, DAAHHH!!!" for the first time. |
| 09/01 | Wrestles for the first time in seven months on the first New Japan cards in China. |
| 09/30 | The 30th anniversary as a pro-wrestler. Teams with old rival Tiger Jeet Singh to defeat Big Van Vader & Animal Hamaguchi. |
| 12/03 | Promotes "Peace Festival" in Iraq before the Gulf Coast War starts. This would lead to the release of Japanese hostages. |
1991 | |
| 02/07 | Runs for the Governor of Tokyo (later withdraws, however). |
| 07 | Visits Central & South America and has an official meeting with Fidel Castro of Cuba. |
1992 | |
| 01/07 | Defeats Hiroshi Hase in a special match at Tokyo Dome. |
| 03/01 | Teams with Osamu Kido to wrestle Riki Choshu & Kengo Kimur on the 20th anniversary card of New Japan. |
| 06 | Becomes the first Japanese congressman to observe Cambodia. |
1993 | |
| 01 | Observes Ethiopia and Mozambique. |
| 06/15 | Kumiko Sato, former secretary of Inoki, accuses Inoki of financial distrust. |
1994 | |
| 01/04 | Wrestles Gen'ichiro Tenryu for the first time at Tokyo Dome. |
| 02/24 | Announces the "Final Countdown". |
| 05/01 | Defeats Great Muta in the Final Countdown 1st. |
| 08/24 | Defeats Lord Steven Regal in the first U.S. match in 10 years. Announces a mixed martial arts match against George Foreman (the match did not take place because of Foreman's world title win). |
| 09/05 | Visits North Korea and announces the Peace Festival. |
| 09/23 | Defeats Willem Ruska in the Final Countdown 2nd at Yokohama Arena. |
1995 | |
| 01/04 | Defeats Gerald Gordeau and Sting to win a martial-arts tournament. in Inoki Final Countdown 3rd at Tokyo Dome. |
| 03/19 | Defeats Yoshiaki Fujiwara in the Final Countdown 4th at Aichi Prefecture Gym (Nagoya). |
| 04/28 | Holds "Pyong-yang International Sports & Culture Peace Festival" and draws a total audience of 380,000. In the main event of the second day, Inoki defeats Ric Flair in the first meeting between two. |
| 07/23 | Because of the scandal from the previous year, Inoki loses in his second run for the House of the Councils. |
| 12/30 | Promotes his own card "Suddenly, Octopus Hold" at Osaka Casle Hall. Teams with Nobuhiko Takada to defeat Yoshiaki Fujiwara & Kazuo Yamazaki. |
1996 | |
| 01/04 | Defeats Big Van Vader in the Final Countdown 5th at Tokyo Dome. |
| 06/01 | Promotes World Wrestling Peace Festival in Los Angeles. |
| 12/01 | Promotes Inoki Festival in Yoyogi. Fight with GASPER. |
1997 | |
| 01/04 | Defeats Willie Williams in the Final Countdown 6th at Tokyo Dome. |
| 04/12 | Defeats Tiger King (Satoru Sayama, formerly known as the original Tiger Mask) in the Final Countdown 7th at Tokyo Dome. |
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