If You've Wondered What K-1 Fighters in Pro Wrestling Looks Like; Look No Further

Last Updated on Wednesday, 07 September 2011 22:19 Wednesday, 07 September 2011 22:02

Written by Dave Walsh

The IGF is a pro wrestling promotion ran out of Japan by former New Japan Pro Wrestling head and MMA pioneer Antonio Inoki. It features his "brand" of pro wrestling, which is a hybrid of real fighting and the theatrics and "booking" (read: scripted nature) of pro wrestling. In the end what it yields is the high drama of pro wrestling with the grit, violence and impact of a real fight. That style goes far back to catch-as-catch-can wrestling and Japan was king of the "shoot-style" with the early UWF, early Pancrase, RINGS, UWF-i and U-Style. Inoki's last show was an eclectic mix, featuring Jerome Le Banner against Kazuyoshi Fujita, Yuichiro "Jienotsu" Nagashima against pro wrestling legend Masahiro Chono and Peter Aerts against fallen sumo Shinichi Suzukawa.

Chono vs. Jienotsu

Peter Aerts vs. Shinichi Suzukawa

Jerome Le Banner vs. Kazuyoshi Fujita

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