Inoki Genome Federation Explained
The (IGF), also known in China as International Glory Fighting,[1] [2] was a Japanese professional wrestling and mixed martial arts promotion founded by Antonio Inoki in 2007.
History
Antonio Inoki founded the Inoki Genome Federation (IGF) after selling New Japan Pro-Wrestling (NJPW), a promotion he founded in 1972. The first IGF show was held on June 29, 2007 at the Sumo Hall in Tokyo, Japan. The show's main event was a match between Kurt Angle and Brock Lesnar, where they competed for Lesnar's IWGP Heavyweight Championship.[3]
From 2007 to 2008, the IGF served as the Japanese territory of the National Wrestling Alliance.[4] [5]
On December 31, 2010, Shinichi Suzukawa was scheduled to face Bob Sapp in an IGF special Super Heavyweight bout at K-1 Dynamite!! 2010.[6] The fight was to be held under modified MMA rules, with the fighters being barred from wearing gloves, closed-fist strikes being illegal, and palm strikes being permitted.[7] The fight was planned to air on HDNet in North America.[8] However, the fight was canceled due to a last-minute contract dispute with Sapp; the Japanese audience in attendance were told by the K-1 promoters involved in the dispute that Sapp “had lost his will to fight.”[9]
In 2011, the promotion presented a gift to Kim Jong Il, the-then leader of North Korea as part of a diplomatic effort.[10] In August 2014, IGF held two shows in Pyongyang, North Korea.[11]
On December 29, 2014, IGF announced a deal with PPTV to bring its programming to Chinese audiences.[12] In 2015, Durango Kid and Laberinto, two of Inoki's former students, along with karateka Alfredo Perez, established an IGF off-shoot promotion in the United States called Inoki Sports Management,[13] also known as Lucha Wrestling Puroresu.[14] The three men would also re-establish the Inoki Dojo in Los Angeles.[13]
In 2017, Inoki began distancing himself from the IGF and created a new promotion called ISM. After the creation of ISM, Antonio's son-in-law Simon Inoki gained more influence within the promotion and created a new brand under the IGF banner called Next Exciting Wrestling (NEW). The IGF's inaugural NEW show was held on April 20, 2017. On March 23, 2018, Antonio Inoki sold his part of the promotion and left the IGF. In April 2018, Nosawa Rongai, along with IGF wrestlers Kendo Kashin and Kazuyuki Fujita, created an IGF off-shoot promotion known as Hagure IGF International.[15] [16] A new brand featuring IGF's Chinese wrestlers called was later founded by Simon Inoki. On June 26, Eastern Heroes wrestlers participated on night 8 of Pro Wrestling Noah's Navigation with Emerald Spirits tour.[17] The IGF closed on January 9, 2019. After the IGF's closure, Assist Co., Ltd., the promotion's parent company, opened a chain of bakeries, leading to both Kendo Kashin and Simon Inoki to humorously state "IGF has become a bakery".[18] [19]
In August 2022, Antonio Inoki revived the IGF, now standing for the Inoki Genki Factory, to serve as his official management company.[20] On October 1, at age 79, Inoki died from systemic transthyretin amyloidosis.[21] [22] [23] On December 28, the Inoki Genki Factory held their first show, Inoki Bom-Ba-Ye x Ganryujima, a memorial event honoring Inoki organized in collaboration with Samurai Warriors Ganryujima and NJPW.[24]
Roster
Roster at time of closing
Notable alumni
- Guests
- Supervisor
Championships
IWGP Heavyweight Championship
See main article: IWGP Heavyweight Championship (IGF).
IGF Championship
In February 2011, IGF started a tournament to determine the first ever IGF Champion, which eventually led to a final match between Jérôme Le Banner and Josh Barnett. However, just days prior to the final match taking place, IGF announced on August 19 that Barnett would not be able to attend the event.[25] On August 22, IGF declared Le Banner the first champion.[26] The title was founded as a professional wrestling championship, but has since December 31, 2013, been contested in legitimate mixed martial arts fights.[27] [28]
Title history
Tournaments
IGF Championship Tournament
- Erik Hammer replaced Shinichi Suzukawa in the tournament after defeating Ray Sefo.[29]
World Bantamweight Grand Prix
Inoki Genome Tournament 2012
- Ths tournament took place entirely on the Genome20 event.
Inoki Genome Tournament 2013
- This tournament took place entirely on the Genome26 event.
- Shinichi Suzukawa received a bye to the semi-finals. Hideki Suzuki received a bye to the final after defeating Crusher Kawaguchi in a match. Atsushi Sawada advanced to the final despite his match against Shinichi Suzukawa ending in a double countout.[30]
Road to Inoki Bom-Ba-Ye Challenge Tournament
IGF World GP
- Quarterfinals took place on April 11, 2015 at Inoki Genome Fight 3.
- Semi-finals took place on August 29, 2015 at Inoki Genome Fight 4.
- The final took place on December 31, 2015 at Inoki Bom-Ba-Ye 2015.
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Genome-1: Osaka
- This tournament took place entirely on the Genome33 event.
Genome-1: Nagoya
- This tournament took place entirely on the Genome34 event.
Lucha Libre World Cup 2017
IGF events
| Event title | Date | Venue | Location | Main event |
|---|
| Toukon Bom-Ba-Ye | June 29, 2007 | Ryogoku Kokugikan | Tokyo, Japan | Brock Lesnar (c) vs. Kurt Angle for the IWGP Heavyweight Championship |
| Genome 1 | September 8, 2007 | NGK Insulators Hall | Nagoya, Aichi, Japan | Josh Barnett vs. Don Frye |
| Genome 2 〜 Inoki Fighting Xmas | December 20, 2007 | Ariake Coliseum | Tokyo, Japan | |
| Genome3 〜 Inoki Memorial 65 | February 16, 2008 | Ariake Coliseum | Tokyo, Japan | |
| Genome4 | April 12, 2008 | Osaka Prefectural Gymnasium | Osaka, Japan | |
| Genome5 〜 Hokkaido Genki Summit | June 23, 2008 | Tsukisamu Dome | Sapporo, Hokkaido, Japan | Montanha Silva vs. Naoya Ogawa |
| Inoki Genki Festival in Hakodate 〜 Hakodate Tomodachi Bom-Ba-Ye | June 25, 2008 | Hakodate Arena | Hakodate, Hokkaido, Japan | |
| Genome6 | August 15, 2008 | Ryogoku Kokugikan | Tokyo, Japan | Josh Barnett vs. Tank Abbott |
| Genome7 | November 24, 2008 | Aichi Prefectural Gymnasium | Nagoya, Aichi, Japan | Josh Barnett vs. Jon Andersen |
| Genome8 | March 15, 2009 | Hiroshima Sun Plaza | Hiroshima, Japan | Naoya Ogawa and The Predator vs. Yoshihiro Takayama and Montanha Silva |
| Genome9 | August 9, 2009 | Ariake Coliseum | Tokyo, Japan | |
| Genome10 | November 3, 2009 | JCB Hall | Tokyo, Japan | Naoya Ogawa vs. Yoshihiro Takayama |
| Genome11 | February 22, 2010 | JCB Hall | Tokyo, Japan | Kensuke Sasaki and Katsuhiko Nakajima vs. Naoya Ogawa and Atsushi Sawada |
| Genome12 | May 9, 2010 | Osaka Prefectural Gymnasium | Osaka, Japan | Minoru Suzuki and Naomichi Marufuji vs. Naoya Ogawa and Atsushi Sawada |
| Genome13 | September 25, 2010 | JCB Hall | Tokyo, Japan | |
| Inoki Bom-Ba-Ye 2010 | December 3, 2010 | Ryogoku Kokugikan | Tokyo, Japan | Shinichi Suzukawa vs. Montanha Silva |
| Genome14 | February 5, 2011 | Fukuoka Kokusai Center | Fukuoka, Japan | Shinichi Suzukawa vs. Bob Sapp |
| Genome15 | April 28, 2011 | Tokyo Dome City Hall | Tokyo, Japan | Jérôme Le Banner vs. Shinichi Suzukawa |
| Genome16 | July 10, 2011 | Tokyo Dome City Hall | Tokyo, Japan | Jérôme Le Banner vs. Erik Hammer |
| Inoki Genome 〜 Super Stars Festival 2011 | August 27, 2011 | Ryogoku Kokugikan | Tokyo, Japan | |
| Genome17 | September 3, 2011 | Aichi Prefectural Gymnasium | Nagoya, Aichi, Japan | |
| Inoki Bom-Ba-Ye 2011 | December 2, 2011 | Ryogoku Kokugikan | Tokyo, Japan | |
| Fighting Spirit Festival in Iwaki | December 4, 2011 | Iwaki Meisei University | Iwaki, Fukushima, Japan | Atsushi Sawada and Hideki Suzuki vs. Shinichi Suzukawa and Montanha Silva |
| December 31, 2011 | Saitama Super Arena | Saitama, Japan | |
| Genome18 | February 17, 2012 | Tokyo Dome City Hall | Tokyo, Japan | |
| Genome19 | March 20, 2012 | Fukuoka Kokusai Center | Fukuoka, Japan | Peter Aerts and Minowaman vs. Shinichi Suzukawa and Atsushi Sawada |
| Genome20 | May 26, 2012 | Tokyo Dome City Hall | Tokyo, Japan | |
| KF-1 World Martial Arts Tournament | July 10, 2012 | Shanghai Oriental Sports Center | Shanghai, China | |
| Genome21 | July 14, 2012 | Bodymaker Colosseum | Osaka, Japan | |
| Genome22 | September 29, 2012 | Aichi Prefectural Gymnasium | Nagoya, Aichi, Japan | |
| Genome23 | October 16, 2012 | Tokyo Dome City Hall | Tokyo, Japan | Kazuyuki Fujita vs. Atsushi Sawada |
| Inoki Bom-Ba-Ye World Series in Pakistan | December 2, 2012 | Lahore National Hockey Stadium | Lahore, Pakistan | |
| December 5, 2012 | Arbab Niaz Stadium | Peshawar, Pakistan | Kazuyuki Fujita vs. Shogun Okamoto |
| Inoki Bom-Ba-Ye 2012 | December 31, 2012 | Ryogoku Kokugikan | Tokyo, Japan | Kazuyuki Fujita vs. Naoya Ogawa |
| Genome24 | February 23, 2013 | Tokyo Dome City Hall | Tokyo, Japan | Naoya Ogawa vs. Atsushi Sawada |
| Genome25 | March 20, 2013 | Fukuoka Kokusai Center | Fukuoka, Japan | |
| Genome26 | May 26, 2013 | Tokyo Dome City Hall | Tokyo, Japan | Kazuyuki Fujita and Bobby Lashley vs. Naoya Ogawa and Shinichi Suzukawa |
| Genome27 | July 20, 2013 | Bodymaker Colosseum | Osaka, Japan | Kazuyuki Fujita, Bobby Lashley, Shinichi Suzukawa, Bob Sapp, and Atsushi Sawada vs. Shogun Okamoto, Hiromi Amada, Peter Aerts, Naoya Ogawa, and Hideki Suzuki |
| Shangai Dojo Opening Anniversary Special Event | July 24, 2013 | Shanghai Dojo | Shanghai, China | Peter Aerts vs. Hideki Suzuki |
| Fields New Model Exhibition | September 11, 2013 | Prince Park Tower | Tokyo, Japan | Kazuyuki Fujita vs. Shogun Okamoto |
| Genome28 | September 28, 2013 | Aichi Prefectural Gymnasium | Nagoya, Aichi, Japan | |
| Genome29 | October 26, 2013 | Tokyo Dome City Hall | Tokyo, Japan | |
| Inoki Bom-Ba-Ye 2013 | December 31, 2013 | Ryogoku Kokugikan | Tokyo, Japan | |
| Pakistan–Japan Friendship Festival | April 27, 2014 | Ueno Park | Tokyo, Japan | Kazuyuki Fujita vs. Shogun Okamoto |
| Inoki Genome Fight 1 | May 5, 2014 | Ryogoku Kokugikan | Tokyo, Japan | Satoshi Ishii (c) vs. Philip De Fries for the IGF Championship |
| Genome30 | July 13, 2014 | Fukuoka Kokusai Center | Fukuoka, Japan | Naoya Ogawa and Minowaman vs. Hiromi Amada and Jérôme Le Banner |
| Tohoku Earthquake Restoration Charity Event – Genki Festival 2014 | July 20, 2014 | | Iwaki, Fukushima, Japan | |
| July 21, 2014 | | Sōma, Fukushima, Japan | |
| July 22, 2014 | | Iwanuma, Miyagi, Japan | |
| July 23, 2014 | | Ishinomaki, Miyagi, Japan | |
| July 24, 2014 | | Kesennuma, Miyagi, Japan | |
| July 25, 2014 | | Ōfunato, Iwate, Japan |
| July 26, 2014 | | Miyako, Iwate, Japan |
| July 27, 2014 | | Aomori, Japan |
| Inoki Genome Fight 2 | August 23, 2014 | Ryogoku Kokugikan | Tokyo, Japan | Satoshi Ishii (c) vs. Mirko Cro Cop for the IGF Championship |
| International Pro-Wrestling Festival in Pyongyang | August 30, 2014 | Pyongyang Arena | Pyongyang, North Korea | Kazuyuki Fujita vs. Erik Hammer |
| August 31, 2014 |
| Genome31 | October 13, 2014 | Aichi Prefectural Gymnasium | Nagoya, Aichi, Japan | Jérôme Le Banner and Naoya Ogawa vs. Erik Hammer and Kazuyuki Fujita |
| Road to Inoki Bom-Ba-Ye 2014 Fan Festival | December 1, 2014 | Korakuen Hall | Tokyo, Japan | |
| Inoki Bom-Ba-Ye 2014 | December 31, 2014 | Ryogoku Kokugikan | Tokyo, Japan | |
| Genome32 | February 20, 2015 | Tokyo Dome City Hall | Tokyo, Japan | Naoya Ogawa and Wang Bin vs. Minowaman and Atsushi Sawada |
| Inoki Genome Fight 3 | April 11, 2015 | Ryogoku Kokugikan | Tokyo, Japan | Oli Thompson vs. Minowaman |
| Genome33 | May 5, 2015 | Osaka Prefectural Gymnasium | Osaka, Japan | Atsushi Sawada vs. Minowaman |
| Genome34 | June 27, 2015 | Aichi Prefectural Gymnasium | Nagoya, Aichi, Japan | |
| Inoki Genome Fight 4 | August 29, 2015 | Ryogoku Kokugikan | Tokyo, Japan | |
| Ja Matsuri 2015 | October 31, 2015 | | Minamisōma, Fukushima, Japan | |
| November 1, 2015 | |
| Inoki Bom-Ba-Ye 2015 | December 31, 2015 | Ryogoku Kokugikan | Tokyo, Japan | Oli Thompson vs. Fernando Rodrigues Jr. for the vacant IGF Championship |
| Genome35 | February 26, 2016 | Tokyo Dome City Hall | Tokyo, Japan | Naoya Ogawa vs. Shinya Aoki |
| Genome36 | May 29, 2016 | EDION Arena Osaka | Osaka, Japan | Shinichi Suzukawa and Shinya Aoki vs. Ryoji Sai and Rikiya Fudo |
| Shanghai Dojo Opening Commemoration Convention | August 8, 2016 | Shanghai Dojo | Shanghai, China | |
| Inoki–Ali 40th Anniversary | September 3, 2016 | | Tokyo, Japan | |
| NEW Opening Series | April 5, 2017 | Korakuen Hall | Tokyo, Japan | Josh Barnett vs. Shinichi Suzukawa |
| Shanghai Launching Business Convention | April 8, 2017 | | Shanghai, China | Kenso and Lin Dong Xuan vs. Alexander Otsuka and Chang Jian Feng |
| NEW Opening Series | April 20, 2017 | Shinjuku FACE | Tokyo, Japan | Shinichi Suzukawa and Masakatsu Funaki vs. Alexander Otsuka and Ryuji Hijikata |
| April 30, 2017 | Fuerai Cube Kasukabe | Kasukabe, Saitama, Japan | Shinichi Suzukawa and Masakatsu Funaki vs. Alexander Otsuka and Ryuji Hijikata |
| May 12, 2017 | Tochigi Prefectural Cultural Center | Utsunomiya, Tochigi, Japan | |
| May 21, 2017 | | Chiba, Japan | |
| NEW Opening Series: Nasu Festival 2017 | May 27, 2017 | Nasu Highland Park | Nasu, Tochigi, Japan | |
| NEW 2nd Series | June 2, 2017 | | Tokyo, Japan | Kazunari Murakami and Kohei Sato vs. Shinichi Suzukawa and Keisuke Okuda |
| June 8, 2017 | | Matsumoto, Nagano, Japan | |
| June 17, 2017 | | Osaka, Japan | |
| June 18, 2017 | | Himeji, Hyōgo, Japan | Shinichi Suzukawa and Keisuke Okuda vs. Shiro Fukumen #1 and Shiro Fukumen #3 |
| July 7, 2017 | | Tokyo, Japan | Kazunari Murakami and Kohei Sato vs. Keisuke Okuda and Akira Jo |
| July 15, 2017 | | Okazaki, Aichi, Japan | Kazunari Murakami and Shiro Fukumen #4 vs. Keisuke Okuda and Akira Jo |
| July 16, 2017 | | Tsu, Mie, Japan | Kazunari Murakami and Shiro Fukumen #4 vs. Keisuke Okuda and Akira Jo |
| August 25, 2017 | | Tokyo, Japan | – |
| Lucha Libre World Cup 2017 | October 9, 2017 | Shin-Kiba 1st Ring | Tokyo, Japan | |
| October 10, 2017 | Korakuen Hall | Pagano and Psycho Clown vs. Hi69 and Taiji Ishimori |
| Japan & China Diplomatic Relations 45th Anniversary | November 16, 2017 | | Tokyo, Japan | Kazuyuki Fujita and Kendo Kashin vs. Masakatsu Funaki and Wang Fei |
| New Pro-Wrestling Toho Eiyu-den | December 17, 2017 | | Shenzhen, China | |
| December 18, 2017 |
| December 21, 2017 | | Zhuhai, China |
| Toho Eiyu-den Tokyo Conference | March 20, 2018 | Korakuen Hall | Tokyo, Japan | Chang Jian Feng and Xuan Lin Dong vs. Akira Jo and Keisuke Okuda |
| New Pro-Wrestling Toho Eiyu-den Beijing Conference | April 21, 2018 | | Beijing, China | |
| Dotonbori Pro x Toho Eiyu-den | May 27, 2018 | EDION Arena Osaka | Osaka, Japan | Toru (c) vs. Rapid for the WDW Championship |
| New Pro-Wrestling Toho Eiyu-den Shanghai Conference | August 8, 2018 | | Shanghai, China | |
| August 9, 2018 | | |
| Dotonbori Pro x Toho Eiyu-den 2 〜 Naniwa Eiyuden | October 28, 2018 | EDION Arena Osaka | | Billy Ken Kid, Jiang Ma Zhu, and Hasegawa vs. Kuuga, Chang Jian Feng, and Lin Dong Xuan |
| Toho Eiyu-den Tianjin Conference | December 2, 2018 | | Tianjin, China | | |
See also
External links
Notes and References
- Web site: 猪木の看板外す。INTERNATIONAL GLORY FIGHTING. igf123da on Twitter. July 31, 2016. April 9, 2024.
- Web site: 今でも中国のIGFは「INTERNATIONAL GLORY FIGHTING」の略なんですよ…www. Tatsuya Kay on Twitter. June 2, 2017. April 9, 2024.
- Web site: Woodward . Hamish . 2023-11-17 . How Inokism Almost Killed New Japan Pro Wrestling - Atletifo . 2023-11-28 . en-GB.
- Web site: Súper Luchas se convierte en medio asociado de la National Wrestling Alliance (NWA). Superluchas.com. May 3, 2020.
- Web site: Inoki Genome Federation Pro-Wrestling Results: 2017. PUROLOVE.com. May 3, 2020. In the usual Inoki manner, the debut show was followed by great controversy. In the run-up to the show, Inoki already announced that she wanted to fight out the IWGP Heavyweight Title in the main event between Lesnar and Angle. Brock Lesnar was the holder of the title until July 2006, but then refused to lose a title match against Hiroshi Tanahashi, whereupon New Japan (owner of the IWGP trademark) revoked the title. However, Lesnar refused to return the title and simply kept it to himself. After announcing the IGF main event, Inoki said Lesnar was still the champion and that the title would be at stake in the match. The NWA governing body recognized Lesnar (and then Angle, who won the debut show title) as the NWA Japan Champion.
- Web site: DREAM Dynamite!! 2010. dreamofficial.com. 2010-12-01.
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- Web site: Antonio Inoki bringing back ‘IGF’ as a management company called ‘Inoki Genki Factory’. August 26, 2022. April 9, 2024. POST Wrestling. Thompson, Andrew.
- Web site: https://www.tokyo-sports.co.jp/articles/-/240536 . ja:アントニオ猪木さん死去 プロレス界の巨星堕つ . 2022-10-01 . 2022-10-01 . . ja . October 1, 2022 . https://web.archive.org/web/20221001222353/https://www.tokyo-sports.co.jp/articles/-/240536 . live .
- Web site: https://news.yahoo.co.jp/articles/24b35ddcbefd2e240aca03cbf969209e43037f4d . ja:アントニオ猪木さん 自宅で死去 79歳 燃える闘魂 プロレス黄金期けん引 . 2022-10-01 . 2022-10-01 . . ja . October 1, 2022 . https://web.archive.org/web/20221001024154/https://news.yahoo.co.jp/articles/24b35ddcbefd2e240aca03cbf969209e43037f4d . live .
- Web site: Antonio Inoki passes away at 79 years old. Rose. Bryan. Wrestling Observer Newsletter. October 1, 2022. October 1, 2022. October 1, 2022. https://web.archive.org/web/20221001222353/https://www.f4wonline.com/news/japan/antonio-inoki-passes-away-at-79-years-old. live.
- Web site: INOKI BOM-BA-YE x Ganryujima scheduled for 12/28 at Ryōgoku Sumo Hall. November 1, 2022. April 8, 2024. POST Wrestling. Thompson, Andrew.
- Web site: ジョシュ・バーネット欠場のお知らせ (2011/08/19). 2011-08-22. 2011-08-19. Inoki Genome Federation. ja. https://web.archive.org/web/20111001174014/http://www.igf.jp/2011/0819/4525/. 2011-10-01. dead.
- Web site: INOKI GENOME追加対戦カード発表のお知らせ (2011/08/22). 2011-08-22. 2011-08-22. Inoki Genome Federation. ja. https://web.archive.org/web/20110919125223/http://www.igf.jp/2011/0822/4539/. 2011-09-19. dead.
- Web site: 藤田「役目終わった」／ＩＧＦ. 2013-01-02. 2013-01-01. Nikkan Sports. ja.
- Web site: Wed. update: Jones undergoes surgery, Another UFC drug test failure, Sonnen tells Jericho what WWE told him about coming in, Mania activities in San Jose, WWE Network in Canada, Cro Cop goes after pro wrestling world title, Rollins talks (updated). https://web.archive.org/web/20140816201119/http://www.f4wonline.com/more/more-top-stories/118-daily-updates/38447-wed-update-jones-undergoes-surgery-another-ufc-drug-test-failure-sonnen-tells-jericho-what-wwe-told-him-about-coming-in-mania-activities-in-san-jose-wwe-network-in-canada-cro-cop-goes-after-pro-wrestling-world-title-mo-has-new-foe-rollins-talks. 2014-08-16. Meltzer. Dave. Dave Meltzer. 2014-08-13. 2014-08-14. Wrestling Observer Newsletter.
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- Web site: 2nd Inoki Genome Tournament. Cagematch.net. March 3, 2024.
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