AJPW Giant Baba Memorial Spectacular
The Giant Baba Memorial Spectacular took place on January 28, 2001 at the Tokyo Dome in Tokyo, Japan and was a joint promotion between All Japan Pro Wrestling (AJPW) and New Japan Pro-Wrestling (NJPW). The event was themed around memorializing AJPW's founder Shohei "Giant" Baba, who had died in 1999. It was the second Giant Baba Memorial event and was subsequently followed by the Giant Baba Memorial Cup and the Giant Baba Memorial Six Man Tag Team Tournament a year later. Ten professional wrestling matches were held on the event's card, including one that featured AJPW and NJPW champions.
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The Giant Baba Memorial Spectacular took place on January 28, 2001 at the Tokyo Dome in Tokyo, Japan and was a joint promotion between All Japan Pro Wrestling (AJPW) and New Japan Pro-Wrestling (NJPW). The event was themed around memorializing AJPW's founder Shohei "Giant" Baba, who had died in 1999. It was the second Giant Baba Memorial event and was subsequently followed by the Giant Baba Memorial Cup and the Giant Baba Memorial Six Man Tag Team Tournament a year later. Ten professional wrestling matches were held on the event's card, including one that featured AJPW and NJPW champions.
Toshiaki Kawada
Kensuke Sasaki
Hiroshi Hase
Genichiro Shimada
Takeiji Muto
Maunakea Mossman
Michael Polchlopek
Mike Barton
Steve Williams
Larry Shreve
Abdullah The Butcher
Terry Funk
Atsushi Ônita
Masanobu Fuchi
Keiichi Yamada
Jushin Thunder Liger
Mike Rotunda
Mike Rotundo
Curt Hennig
Barry Windham
John Hindley
James Rocha
George Hines
Satoshi Yoneyama
Alexander Otsuka
Mitsuya Nagai
Masahito Kakihara
Blue Panther
Aarón Rodríguez Arellano
El Hijo del Santo
Yoshiaki Fujiwara
Nobutaka Araya
Shigeo Okumura
Philippe Lafond
Danny Kroffat
Susumu Mochizuki
Stan Hansen