Giant Baba(1938-1999)

Deceased Japanese professional wrestler and promoter as Giant Baba who was best known for his long career as the top star for his own All Japan Pro Wrestling. He and Antonio Inoki were the two protégés of Rikidôzan. After Rikidôzan's death, Baba went on a tour of the U.S. and had a series of time-limit draws with major Champions before returning home and defeating several big names. He established All Japan Pro Wrestling in October 1972, in response to Inoki founding New Japan Pro Wrestling. All Japan replaced Rikidôzan's Japanese Wrestling Association in the National Wrestling Alliance. Along with All Japan, he also wrestled for the American Wrestling Association and many NWA territories during the 1970s-1990s. He retired in 1998 and died in 1999. Among his in-ring achievements, he was a 12x NWA International Tag Team Champion, a 4x PWF (Pacific Wrestling Federation) Heavyweight Champion, a 3x NWA International Heavyweight Champion, a 3x NWA World Heavyweight Champion, a former All Japan Pro Wrestling All Asia Heavyweight Champion and a former NWA (Detroit) World Tag Team Champion.