Ali vs. Inoki (32 page)

Superstars
(television show),
272

Suzuki, Kenzo,
169

Suzuki, Minoru,
263
,
264

Svinth, Joseph,
49

Swerves (pranks and cons),
152
,
169

T

Taekwondo

Jhoon Rhee Taekwondo School,
225
,
241

promotion of by Rhee,
13
,
225
,
241
,
242
,
253
.
See also
Rhee, Jhoon

Tajima, Ken,
127

Takada, Nobuhiko,
257
,
266
,
267

Takeshita, Isamu,
48
,
49
,
53

Television

boxing broadcasts,
65

impact of on pro wrestling,
56
–
58
,
65
,
67
,
164
–
166
,
170
,
171

pay-per-view,
160
,
170
,
249
,
255

Terrell, Ernie,
190

Thai boxing,
257
,
266

Thesz, Lou,
25
,
58
,
59
,
65
,
92
,
93
,
165

“Thrilla in Manila” (October
1
, 1975),
2
,
99
–
103
,
216
,
225
.
See also
Frazier, Joe

Tokai TV,
266
,
267

Tokyo Underworld
(Whiting),
53

Tolos, John,
133

Toms, John,
217

Toney, James,
27

The Tonight Show
(television show),
4
–
7
,
273

Top Rank, Inc.,
4
,
15
,
113
,
159
,
182
,
229

Toyama, Kou,
13
,
218

Trump, Donald,
243

Tuli, Teila,
248
,
249
,
262

Tyson, Mike,
266

U

Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC),
27
,
160
,
213
,
232
–
234
,
239
,
241
,
243
,
245
–
251
,
255
–
257
,
262
,
264
,
267

Universal Wrestling Federation (UWF),
257
,
263
,
265
–
266

UWF-International,
263

V

Vale Tudo,
253
,
264
,
265

Valentine, Johnny,
151
,
152

Video Techniques,
159
–
161

Viola, William, Sr.,
33
,
200
,
252
–
255

W

Wagenheim, Jeff,
10
,
162
,
176
,
187
,
219
,
220

Wagner, “Gorgeous” George (the Human Orchid),
40
–
47
,
56
,
59
,
60
,
78

Walcott, Jersey Joe,
65

Warner, Don,
64

Washington Touchdown Sports Club awards,
241
,
242

Weidman, Chris,
239

Wepner, Chuck (the “Bayonne Bleeder”),
9
,
14
,
126
,
159
,
160
,
172
–
178
,
180
,
243
,
259
–
261

When Taekwondo Strikes
(movie),
242

White, Dana,
251

Whiting, Robert,
53
,
54

Williams, Lonnie,
277

Williams, Willie,
261
,
262

Wolff, Buddy,
115

Works (fights with predetermined outcome),
3
,
4
,
36
,
37
,
39
,
56
,
94
,
95
,
97
,
123
,
152
–
154
,
220
,
258
,
260
,
262
–
264

World Martial Arts Championship,
9

World Martial Arts Fighting Association,
253

World Wide Wrestling Federation (WWWF),
8
,
10
,
159
,
162
–
164
,
167
,
168
,
171

World Wrestling Entertainment, Inc. (WWE),
36
,
154
,
168
–
170
,
172
,
263

World Wrestling Federation (WWF),
163
,
165
,
168
,
170
,
171
,
261

Worldwide Wrestling Associates,
164

Wrestlemania,
8
,
162
,
171
,
175
,
177
,
178

Wrestlers vs. boxers.
See
Boxers vs. wrestlers

Wrestling Observer Newsletter
,
166

Wright, Bearcat,
149
,
150

Y

Yakuza
,
47
,
53
,
58
,
267
,
268

Yamamoto, Hideki,
12
,
224
,
256
,
266
–
268

Yamamoto, Kotetsu,
182

Yaochō
,
4

York, Jay (“The Alaskan”),
151
,
152

Yoshiaki, Yamashita,
48

Young, Jimmy,
105
,
108

Z

Zaharias, George,
71

Zbyszko, Stanislaus,
38

Zuffa,
251
,
256
,
269

ABOUT THE AUTHOR

Josh Gross
is considered a pioneer of mixed martial arts journalism. Beginning in April 2000, his career spans MMA's evolution from an underground, counterculture free-for-all into a mainstream multibillion-dollar industry. While MMA earned a reputation as one of the world's fastest-growing sports, Gross covered action in and out of the cage for
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