Giant Baba

Profile & Match Listing • Facts & Stats • PWI Ratings • Opponents & Partners • Win/Loss Record • Star Ratings • Win Types • Relations • PPV

	Name: Shohei Baba	Preferred Name: Giant Baba
	Date Of Birth: Jan 23rd 1938	Place of Birth: Sanjo, Niigata, Japan
	Nationality: JPN	Gender: Male
	Matches: 493 (0 Pay Per View)
	Date Of Death: Jan 31st 1999	Cause of Death: cancer
	Place of Death: Shinjuku, Tokyo, Japan
	Ring Name(s): Giant Baba, Shohei Baba

Giant Baba

Promotion Search: All • AJPW • AWA • EMLL • NWA • NWA/BTA (Dallas) • WCCW • WWC • WWWF
Year Search: All • 1964 • 1969 • 1973 • 1974 • 1975 • 1976 • 1977 • 1978 • 1979 • 1980 • 1981 • 1982 • 1983 • 1984 • 1985 • 1986 • 1987 • 1988 • 1989 • 1990 • 1991 • 1992 • 1993 • 1994 • 1995 • 1996 • 1997 • 1998
Matches Shown: 401 to 493 of 493 (first • prev • next • last) ... Results per page: 10 • 25 • 50 • 100 • 250 • All ... Sort: newest first • oldest first ... Title Matches: Click to View

card/ date	match			match type	title(s)
AJPW Black Power Series '79 - Day 2 Aug 18th 1979	Abdullah The Butcher & Bobo Brazil	draw (DCO)	Giant Baba & Tiger Toguchi	2 out of 3 falls Tag Match
AJPW Black Power Series '79 - Day 1 Aug 17th 1979	Bobo Brazil & Kintaro Oki	draw (DCO)	Giant Baba & Tiger Toguchi
AWA Minneapolis Show (Feb '79) Feb 11th 1979	Giant Baba	def. (DQ)	Nick Bockwinkel (c)		AWA World Heavyweight Championship
AWA Chicago Show (Feb '79) Feb 10th 1979	Giant Baba	def. (CO)	Abdullah The Butcher (c)	2 out of 3 falls	PWF Heavyweight Title (title change)
AJPW Sumo Hall Show (Dec '78) Dec 9th 1978	Giant Baba & Jumbo Tsuruta	def.	Blackjack Lanza & Nick Bockwinkel
AJPW Excite Series '78 - Day 1 Apr 21st 1978	Kim Duk & Ric Flair	def. (CO)	Giant Baba & Jumbo Tsuruta	2 out of 3 falls Tag Match
AJPW Open Tag League '77 - Day 4 Dec 14th 1977	Giant Baba & Jumbo Tsuruta	draw (time)	Dory Funk, Jr. & Terry Funk
AJPW Open Tag League '77 - Day 3 Dec 10th 1977	Giant Baba & Jumbo Tsuruta	def.	Rusher Kimura & The Great Kusatsu
AJPW Open Tag League '77 - Day 1 Dec 2nd 1977	Abdullah The Butcher & The Sheik	def.	Giant Baba & Jumbo Tsuruta
AJPW Seoul Show (Nov '77) Nov 7th 1977	Kim Duk & Kintaro Oki	def.	Giant Baba (c) & Jumbo Tsuruta (c)	2 out of 3 falls Tag Match	NWA International Tag Team Titles (title change)
AJPW Champion Carnival '77 - Day 1 Apr 8th 1977	Giant Baba	draw (DCO)	Abdullah The Butcher
NWA St. Louis Show (Feb '77) Feb 11th 1977	Dory Funk, Jr. & Pat O'Connor	def.	Genichiro Tenryu & Giant Baba
AJPW Sumo Hall Show (Oct '76) Oct 28th 1976	Kim Duk & Kintaro Oki	def.	Giant Baba (c) & Jumbo Tsuruta (c)		NWA International Tag Team Titles (title change)
AJPW Sumo Hall Show (Jul '76) Jul 24th 1976	Giant Baba (c)	def.	Billy Robinson	2 out of 3 falls	PWF Heavyweight Title
AJPW Tokyo Show (May '76) May 1st 1976	Giant Baba	def.	Jumbo Tsuruta
AJPW Tokyo Show (May '76) May 1st 1976	Giant Baba	def.	Jumbo Tsuruta
NWA St. Louis Show (Feb '76) Feb 6th 1976	Art Thomas & Dory Funk, Jr. & Pat O'Connor	def.	Dick Murdoch & Giant Baba & Jumbo Tsuruta	6-person tag
NWA Amarillo Show (Feb '76) Feb 5th 1976	Giant Baba (c) & Jumbo Tsuruta (c)	def.	Lord Alfred Hayes & Red Bastien	2 out of 3 falls Tag Match	NWA Intercontinental Tag Team Title
AJPW Tokyo Show (Jan '76) Jan 2nd 1976	Giant Baba & The Destroyer	def.	Ray Stevens & Tarzan Tyler	2 out of 3 falls Tag Match
AJPW Open Championship League '75 - Day 13 Dec 18th 1975	Giant Baba	def. (pin)	Horst Hoffman
AJPW Open Championship League '75 - Day 12 Dec 17th 1975	Giant Baba	def.	Rusher Kimura
AJPW Open Championship League '75 - Day 11 Dec 16th 1975	Giant Baba & Hiro Matsuda	def.	Dory Funk, Jr. & Jumbo Tsuruta
AJPW Open Championship League '75 - Day 10 Dec 15th 1975	Giant Baba	def. (pin)	Jumbo Tsuruta
AJPW Open Championship League '75 - Day 9 Dec 14th 1975	Giant Baba & The Destroyer	def.	Abdullah The Butcher & Don Leo Jonathan
AJPW Open Championship League '75 - Day 8 Dec 13th 1975	Giant Baba	def. (CO)	Abdullah The Butcher
AJPW Open Championship League '75 - Day 7 Dec 12th 1975	Dory Funk, Jr.	def.	Giant Baba
AJPW Open Championship League '75 - Day 6: Rikidozan Memorial Show Dec 11th 1975	Giant Baba & The Destroyer	def.	Jumbo Tsuruta & The Destroyer	2 out of 3 falls Tag Match
AJPW Open Championship League '75 - Day 5 Dec 10th 1975	Anton Geesink & Giant Baba	def.	Dory Funk, Jr. & Horst Hoffman
AJPW Open Championship League '75 - Day 4 Dec 9th 1975	Giant Baba	draw (time)	Harley Race
AJPW Open Championship League '75 - Day 3 Dec 8th 1975	Giant Baba & The Destroyer	def.	Don Leo Jonathan & Dory Funk, Jr.
AJPW Open Championship League '75 - Day 2 Dec 7th 1975	Dusty Rhodes	draw (DCO)	Giant Baba
AJPW Open Championship League '75 - Day 1 Dec 6th 1975	Giant Baba	def.	Baron Von Raschke
AJPW Funabashi Show (Dec '75) Dec 4th 1975	Dick Murdoch & Dusty Rhodes	def. (pin)	Akihisa Takachiho & Giant Baba
AJPW Kiryu Show (Dec '75) Dec 3rd 1975	Dick Murdoch & Dusty Rhodes	def. (pin)	Giant Baba & Samson Kutsuwada
AJPW Sapporo Show (Nov '75) Nov 27th 1975	Giant Baba (c) & Jumbo Tsuruta (c)	def. (pin)	Dick Murdoch & Dusty Rhodes	2 out of 3 falls Tag Match	NWA International Tag Team Titles
AJPW Tokyo Show (Nov '75) Nov 14th 1975	Dick Murdoch & Dusty Rhodes	def. (pin)	Giant Baba & Samson Kutsuwada	2 out of 3 falls Tag Match
AJPW Sumo Hall Show (Oct '75) Oct 30th 1975	Giant Baba (c)	def. (pin)	Kintaro Oki		PWF Heavyweight Title
NWA St. Louis Show (Aug '75) Aug 8th 1975	Jack Brisco (c)	def.	Giant Baba	2 out of 3 falls	NWA World Heavyweight Title
AJPW Summer Action Series '75 - Day 17 Jul 25th 1975	Giant Baba	def. (KO)	Fritz Von Erich	"Texas Death"
AJPW Summer Action Series '75 - Day 16 Jul 24th 1975	Anton Geesink & Giant Baba	def.	Bob Remus & The Spirit	2 out of 3 falls Tag Match
AJPW Summer Action Series '75 - Day 1 Jul 5th 1975	Anton Geesink & Giant Baba	def.	Bobby Duncum & Ricky Gibson	2 out of 3 falls Tag Match
NWA/BTA (Dallas) Big Time Wrestling Feb 5th 1975	Blackjack Lanza	def.	Alberto Madril, Blackjack Mulligan, Bob Bruggers, Don Serrano, Dory Funk, Jr., Doug Gilbert, El Gran Markus, Giant Baba, Ivan Putski, Jose Lothario, Jumbo Tsuruta, Kim Duk, Maurice Vachon, Roddy Piper, Terry Funk, The Baron	Battle Royal
NWA/BTA (Dallas) Big Time Wrestling Feb 5th 1975	Giant Baba & Jumbo Tsuruta	def. (pin)	Dory Funk, Jr. (c) & Terry Funk (c)	2 out of 3 falls Tag Match	NWA International Tag Team Titles (title change)
AJPW Tokyo Show (Nov '74) Nov 22nd 1974	Giant Baba & Jumbo Tsuruta	def.	Ken Mantell & Pat O'Connor
AJPW Sumo Hall Show (Aug '74) Aug 9th 1974	Giant Baba (c)	def.	Terry Funk	2 out of 3 falls	PWF Heavyweight Title
AJPW Summer Action Series '74 - Day 15 Jul 25th 1974	Giant Baba & Jumbo Tsuruta	def. (pin)	Bob Backlund & Bob Roop	2 out of 3 falls Tag Match
AJPW Summer Action Series '74 - Day 14 Jul 24th 1974	Giant Baba & Jumbo Tsuruta	def. (pin)	Bob Backlund & Bob Roop
AJPW Summer Action Series '74 - Day 13 Jul 23rd 1974	Giant Baba	def.	Bob Roop
AJPW Summer Action Series '74 - Day 12 Jul 20th 1974	Giant Baba & Jumbo Tsuruta	def.	Bob Roop & George Steele	2 out of 3 falls Tag Match
AJPW Summer Action Series '74 - Day 11 Jul 19th 1974	Giant Baba & The Destroyer	def.	Bob Roop & George Steele	2 out of 3 falls Tag Match
AJPW Summer Action Series '74 - Day 10 Jul 18th 1974	Giant Baba & Samson Kutsuwada	def.	Bob Backlund & Bob Roop	2 out of 3 falls Tag Match
AJPW Summer Action Series '74 - Day 9 Jul 16th 1974	Akihisa Takachiho & Giant Baba & Jumbo Tsuruta	def.	Bob Roop & Danny Hodge & Mil Mascaras	6-person tag (2 out of 3 falls)
AJPW Summer Action Series '74 - Day 8 Jul 15th 1974	Giant Baba & Jumbo Tsuruta	def.	Mil Mascaras & Sandy Scott	2 out of 3 falls Tag Match
AJPW Summer Action Series '74 - Day 7 Jul 14th 1974	Giant Baba & Jumbo Tsuruta & The Destroyer	def.	Bob Backlund & Bob Roop & George Steele	6-person tag (2 out of 3 falls)
AJPW Summer Action Series '74 - Day 6 Jul 12th 1974	Giant Baba & The Destroyer	def.	Bob Backlund & Bob Roop	2 out of 3 falls Tag Match
AJPW Summer Action Series '74 - Day 5 Jul 11th 1974	Giant Baba	def.	George Steele
AJPW Summer Action Series '74 - Day 4 Jul 9th 1974	Giant Baba & Samson Kutsuwada	def. (pin)	Bob Backlund & Danny Hodge	2 out of 3 falls Tag Match
AJPW Summer Action Series '74 - Day 3 Jul 8th 1974	Akihisa Takachiho & Giant Baba	def.	Mil Mascaras & Sandy Scott	2 out of 3 falls Tag Match
AJPW Summer Action Series '74 - Day 2 Jul 7th 1974	Bob Roop & George Steele	def.	Giant Baba & Jumbo Tsuruta	2 out of 3 falls Tag Match
AJPW Summer Action Series '74 - Day 1 Jul 5th 1974	Bob Roop & Mil Mascaras	def. (pin)	Giant Baba & The Destroyer	2 out of 3 falls Tag Match
WWWF MSG Show (Jun '74) Jun 24th 1974	Giant Baba	def.	Gorilla Monsoon
NWA St. Louis Show (Jun '74) Jun 14th 1974	Giant Baba	def.	Dick Murdoch
AJPW Madison Square Garden Series '74 - Day 16 Jun 13th 1974	Giant Baba (c)	def. (pin)	Pedro Morales	2 out of 3 falls	PWF Heavyweight Title
AJPW Madison Square Garden Series '74 - Day 15 Jun 12th 1974	Anton Geesink & Giant Baba	def.	Moose Morowski & Pedro Morales	2 out of 3 falls Tag Match
AJPW Madison Square Garden Series '74 - Day 14 Jun 11th 1974	Giant Baba & Jumbo Tsuruta	def.	Gorilla Monsoon & Spiros Arion	2 out of 3 falls Tag Match
AJPW Madison Square Garden Series '74 - Day 13 Jun 10th 1974	Anton Geesink & Giant Baba & The Destroyer	def.	Gorilla Monsoon & Johnny Rodz & Spiros Arion	6-person tag (2 out of 3 falls)
AJPW Madison Square Garden Series '74 - Day 12 Jun 8th 1974	Anton Geesink & Giant Baba	def.	Gorilla Monsoon & Johnny Rodz	2 out of 3 falls Tag Match
AJPW Madison Square Garden Series '74 - Day 11 Jun 7th 1974	Giant Baba	def.	Spiros Arion
AJPW Madison Square Garden Series '74 - Day 10 Jun 5th 1974	Giant Baba	def.	Moose Morowski
AJPW Madison Square Garden Series '74 - Day 9 Jun 4th 1974	Giant Baba & Jumbo Tsuruta	def.	Pedro Morales & Spiros Arion	2 out of 3 falls Tag Match
AJPW Madison Square Garden Series '74 - Day 8 Jun 3rd 1974	Giant Baba & Jumbo Tsuruta	def.	Gorilla Monsoon & Moose Morowski
AJPW Madison Square Garden Series '74 - Day 7 Jun 2nd 1974	Akihisa Takachiho & Giant Baba	def.	Johnny Rodz & Pedro Morales	2 out of 3 falls Tag Match
AJPW Madison Square Garden Series '74 - Day 6 Jun 1st 1974	Giant Baba & The Destroyer	def.	Gorilla Monsoon & Spiros Arion	2 out of 3 falls Tag Match
AJPW Madison Square Garden Series '74 - Day 5 May 30th 1974	Giant Baba & Jumbo Tsuruta	def.	Gorilla Monsoon & Mr. Fuji	2 out of 3 falls Tag Match
AJPW Madison Square Garden Series '74 - Day 4 May 29th 1974	Akihisa Takachiho & Giant Baba	def.	Gorilla Monsoon & Spiros Arion	2 out of 3 falls Tag Match
AJPW Madison Square Garden Series '74 - Day 3 May 27th 1974	Giant Baba & Jumbo Tsuruta	def.	Gorilla Monsoon & Kevin Sullivan	2 out of 3 falls Tag Match
AJPW Madison Square Garden Series '74 - Day 2 May 26th 1974	Giant Baba & Samson Kutsuwada	def.	Gorilla Monsoon & Johnny Rodz	2 out of 3 falls Tag Match
AJPW Madison Square Garden Series '74 - Day 1 May 25th 1974	Anton Geesink & Giant Baba	def.	Gorilla Monsoon & Moose Morowski	2 out of 3 falls Tag Match
AJPW New Year NWA Champion Series '74 - Day 8 Jan 30th 1974	Giant Baba (c)	draw (time)	Dory Funk, Jr.	2 out of 3 falls	PWF Heavyweight Title
AJPW New Year NWA Champion Series '74 - Day 8 Jan 30th 1974	Giant Baba (c)	draw (time)	Dory Funk, Jr.	2 out of 3 falls	PWF Heavyweight Title
AJPW New Year NWA Champion Series '74 - Day 7 Jan 29th 1974	Giant Baba (c)	def.	Professor Toru Tanaka	2 out of 3 falls	PWF Heavyweight Title
AJPW New Year NWA Champion Series '74 - Day 6 Jan 28th 1974	Giant Baba & Thunder Sugiyama	def.	Harley Race & Jim Dillon
AJPW New Year NWA Champion Series '74 - Day 5 Jan 27th 1974	Giant Baba (c)	def. (pin)	Harley Race	2 out of 3 falls	PWF Heavyweight Title
AJPW New Year NWA Champion Series '74 - Day 4 Jan 26th 1974	Dory Funk, Jr. & Jack Brisco	def.	Giant Baba & Jumbo Tsuruta	2 out of 3 falls Tag Match
AJPW New Year NWA Champion Series '74 - Day 3 Jan 24th 1974	Giant Baba & Jumbo Tsuruta	def.	Dory Funk, Jr. & Jim Dillon
AJPW New Year NWA Champion Series '74 - Day 2 Jan 23rd 1974	Giant Baba (c)	draw	Jack Brisco (c)	2 out of 3 falls	PWF Heavyweight Title NWA World Heavyweight Title
AJPW New Year NWA Champion Series '74 - Day 1 Jan 22nd 1974	Harley Race & Jack Brisco	def.	Giant Baba & The Destroyer	2 out of 3 falls Tag Match
AJPW Sumo Hall Show (Oct '73) Oct 9th 1973	Giant Baba (c) & Jumbo Tsuruta (c)	draw (time)	Dory Funk, Jr. & Terry Funk	tag (2 out of 3 falls)	NWA International Tag Team Titles
NWA St. Louis Show (Feb '72) Feb 18th 1972	Giant Baba	def.	Sonny Myers
NWA Hollywood (Dec '69) Dec 19th 1969	Giant Baba (c)	def. (pin)	Fritz Von Erich	2 out of 3 falls	NWA International Heavyweight Title
WWWF MSG Show (Feb '64) Feb 17th 1964	Bruno Sammartino (c)	def. (sub)	Shohei Baba		WWWF World Heavyweight Title
NWA St. Louis Show (Feb '64) Feb 7th 1964	Giant Baba	draw (time)	Ronnie Etchison
NWA St. Louis Show (Jan '64) Jan 17th 1964	Shohei Baba	def.	Angelo Poffo

To show more matches, change the "Results per Page" value above.

When using information on this webpage elsewhere, please include a link to either of the following:

this page (http://www.profightdb.com/wrestlers/giant-baba-969.html)
the Internet Wrestling Database homepage (www.profightdb.com)

Thanks!