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Kintaro Ohki
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Ring name(s) Kim Il
KIM Il
Kintaro Ohki
Born February 24, 1929(1929-02-24)
Jeollanam-do, Korea
Died October 26, 2006 (aged 77)
Seoul, South Korea
Trained by Rikidozan
Mr. Events 303 - Galerius, Roman Emperor, publishes his edict that begins the persecution of Christians in his portion of the Year 1929 ( MCMXXIX) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Jeollanam-do (South Jeolla is a province in the southwest of South Korea. Korea is a geographic area composed of two sovereign countries a civilization and a former state situated on the Korean Peninsula in East Asia. Events 740 - An Earthquake strikes Constantinople, causing much damage and death Year 2006 ( MMVI) was a Common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. Seoul ( soʊl is the Capital and largest City of South Korea. South Korea, officially the Republic of Korea and often referred to as Korea ( Korean: 대한민국 tɛː better known as Rikidōzan ( Japanese: 力道山 Korean: 역도산 November 14, 1924 - December 15, 1963) Moto
Yoshinosato
Debut November 1959
Retired Early 1980s
April 2, 1996 ceremony

Kintarō Ōki (Japanese: 大木金太郎, Korean: 김일, Hanja: 金一, born February 24, 1929 Jeollanam-do, South Korea (then just Korea), died October 26, 2006 Seoul, South Korea) was arguably the greatest South Korean professional wrestler of all time, also known professionally as Kim Il or KIM Il during his career in the Japan Wrestling Association, All Japan Pro Wrestling and International Pro Wrestling from the 1950s to the 1980s. The year 1959 ( MCMLIX) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. The 1980s was the decade spanning from January 1 1980 to December 31 1989. Events 68 - Galba, Governor of Hispania, names himself legatus senatus populique Romani, breaking the line of Year 1996 ( MCMXCVI) was a Leap year starting on Monday (link will display full 1996 Gregorian calendar) is a language spoken by over 130 million people in Japan and in Japanese emigrant communities This article is mainly about the spoken Korean language See Hangul for details on the native Korean writing system Hanja is the Korean name for Chinese characters. More specifically it refers to those Chinese characters borrowed from Chinese and incorporated Events 303 - Galerius, Roman Emperor, publishes his edict that begins the persecution of Christians in his portion of the Year 1929 ( MCMXXIX) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Jeollanam-do (South Jeolla is a province in the southwest of South Korea. South Korea, officially the Republic of Korea and often referred to as Korea ( Korean: 대한민국 tɛː Korea is a geographic area composed of two sovereign countries a civilization and a former state situated on the Korean Peninsula in East Asia. Events 740 - An Earthquake strikes Constantinople, causing much damage and death Year 2006 ( MMVI) was a Common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. Seoul ( soʊl is the Capital and largest City of South Korea. Professional wrestling, or pro wrestling, is a non-competitive professional Sport, where all matches are scripted by the promotion's booking staff Do not confuse this promotion with Riki Chōshū 's Japan Pro-Wrestling promotion which was spelled "Japan Puroresu" (ジャパンプロレス instead ( AJPW) is a Japanese professional wrestling promotion established in 1972 This page describes the two promotions that have administered the International Wrestling Alliance titles in Japan

Ohki had hopes of becoming a student of Japanese wrestling legend Rikidozan, another Korean, and entered Japan illegally in 1958 to do so, but was arrested in 1959. better known as Rikidōzan ( Japanese: 力道山 Korean: 역도산 November 14, 1924 - December 15, 1963) After being released he was able to train with Rikidozan and joined the Japan Wrestling Association, debuting in November 1959 under his real name, losing to fellow rookie Kanji Inoki, later Antonio Inoki. real name, born February 20, 1943) is a Professional wrestling promoter and retired Japanese Professional wrestler and mixed martial They were part of a rookie trio along with Shohei Baba, later Giant Baba. Shohei Baba ( Baba Shōhei, January 23 1938&ndashJanuary 31 1999 was a Professional wrestler and co-founder of All Japan Pro Wrestling. Ohki was also trained by Mr. Moto and Yoshinosato[1]. Mr Moto better known as Fred is a fictional Japanese secret agent created by the American author John P

With Rikidozan's murder in 1963 Ohki returned to his homeland to raise the profile of professional wrestling there, but returned to the JWA when Toyonobori and Inoki left the promotion, though he returned the next year. Also in 1967 Ohki became the top star in Korea with his defeat of Mark Lewin to win the World Wrestling Association World Heavyweight Championship. Mark Lewin is a retired Professional wrestler. Career Mark Lewin broke into wrestling in the late '50s and had great early success in a matinee-idol babyface With this the JWA wanted to rename him to Rikidozan but the plan never went through. [2]

Inoki and Baba famously left the JWA in 1972 to found the All Japan and New Japan promotions in 1972, letting Ohki become the JWA's top star, winning the NWA International Heavyweight Championship. The National Wrestling Alliance ( NWA) is the largest governing body for a group of independent Professional wrestling promotions and sanctions various NWA

In April 1973 the JWA closed and was absorbed into All Japan, and though he competed for the new organization for a time he wrestled mostly as a freelancer in Japan and a main event star in South Korea, famously wrestling against his former fellow rookies Inoki and Baba in 1974 and 1975. He defended the NWA International title in IPW and South Korea until ordered by the NWA to vacate it in 1981. [3]

Since then Ohki did not compete much, with his official retirement card on April 2, 1996 held at a Weekly Puroresu magazine sponsored show at the Tokyo Dome. Tokyo Dome (東京ドーム Tōkyō Dōmu,) is a 55000-seat Also the famous band X Japan held their three-day long reunion concerts there in the end of March 2008 Wrestling legend Lou Thesz assisted the wheelchair-bound Ohki at this, his last public appearance in Japan. Aloysius Martin Thesz ( April 24 1916 - April 28 2002) also known as The Great One, was a professional wrestler and A wheelchair is a wheeled Mobility device in which the user sits

During his career Ohki also held the Far East Heavyweight title, All Asia Heavyweight and Tag Team title four times each, NWA Texas Tag Team title and NWA International Tag Team title, also four times. [4]

Ohki died in the Eulji General Hospital in Seoul on October 26, 2006 of a heart attack brought on by renal insufficiency and kidney failure. Myocardial infarction ( MI or AMI for acute myocardial infarction) also known as a heart attack, occurs when the blood supply Renal failure or kidney Renal failure or kidney

Championships and accomplishments

  • Far East Heavyweight Championship (1 time)
  • WWA World Heavyweight Championship (1 time)
  • WWA World Tag Team Championship (1 time) – with Mr. ( AJPW) is a Japanese professional wrestling promotion established in 1972 The AJPW All Asia Heavyweight Championship was a title contested for in All Japan Pro Wrestling (AJPW The AJPW All Asia Heavyweight Championship was a title contested for in All Japan Pro Wrestling (AJPW This was a regional NWA championship based in Japan. For the version of this title that was promoted in NWA All Star Wrestling in Canada, see This was a regional NWA championship based in Japan. For the version of this title that was promoted in NWA All Star Wrestling in Canada, see Umanosuke Ueda (born 20 June, 1940 in the Aichi Prefecture as Ueda Yuji) was a Japanese professional Wrestler whose stage Do not confuse this promotion with Riki Chōshū 's Japan Pro-Wrestling promotion which was spelled "Japan Puroresu" (ジャパンプロレス instead The AJPW All Asia Heavyweight Championship was a title contested for in All Japan Pro Wrestling (AJPW The AJPW All Asia Heavyweight Championship was a title contested for in All Japan Pro Wrestling (AJPW The All Japan Pro Wrestling (AJPW All Asia Tag Team Championship is a Professional wrestling Tag team title in Japanese promotion The All Japan Pro Wrestling (AJPW All Asia Tag Team Championship is a Professional wrestling Tag team title in Japanese promotion real name, born February 20, 1943) is a Professional wrestling promoter and retired Japanese Professional wrestler and mixed martial This was a regional NWA championship based in Japan. For the WCW International World championship see WCW International World Heavyweight Championship. This was a regional NWA championship based in Japan. For the WCW International World championship see WCW International World Heavyweight Championship. This was a regional NWA championship based in Japan. For the version of this title that was promoted in NWA All Star Wrestling in Canada, see This was a regional NWA championship based in Japan. For the version of this title that was promoted in NWA All Star Wrestling in Canada, see is a retired Japanese professional wrestler who was a mainstay of All Japan Pro Wrestling and also competed for the World Wide Wrestling Federation and the National World Class Championship Wrestling (WCCW was a popular regional Professional wrestling promotion run out of Dallas and Fort Worth Texas. The WCWA Texas Tag Team Championship was the secondary tag team championship in World Class Championship Wrestling, originally known as the NWA Texas Tag-Team title until 1981 The WCWA Texas Tag Team Championship was the secondary tag team championship in World Class Championship Wrestling, originally known as the NWA Texas Tag-Team title until 1981 The WWA World Heavyweight Championship was the top singles championship in the Los Angeles -based World Wrestling Association The WWA World Heavyweight Championship was the top singles championship in the Los Angeles -based World Wrestling Association Moto

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