The Oriental Pacific title match between Eijiro Murata, the Oriental Pacific champion, and Shuichi Isogami, the Japanese champion, was a much-anticipated clash between rival bantamweights. Murata's brilliant boxing overwhelmed Isogami from the start, and the match ended with a straight right from Murata in the third round.

Okinawa's nice guy, Tomori Masashi, won by decision over Amado Urzua (Mexico) to win the WBC World J. Flyweight Championship.

Tokishiki Katsuo defeated Kim Sung-nam (Korea) by decision in the 15-round WBA World J. Flyweight title fight, successfully defending his title for the third time.

The Japanese J. Bantamweight title match between Jackal Maruyama and Hiroyuki Seki was a fiery exchange of blows from start to finish. Both fighters were knocked down, and in the sixth round, Maruyama knocked Seki down with a barrage of punches. The total of nine knockdowns was the most ever recorded in a Japanese title match, but more than the numbers, the fighting spirit of both fighters, who exposed their bodies to the elements, still warms the hearts of old fans.

Hamada Takeshi, who broke his left fist four times but continued to win by knockout with his indomitable fighting spirit, overwhelmed former world champion Claude Noel (Trinidad and Tobago). In the fourth round, he landed a beautiful left straight and set a new Japanese record of 13 consecutive knockouts. Hamada extended this consecutive knockout streak to 14, and later became the WBC World Junior Welterweight Champion.

In the Japanese J. Welterweight Championship, Akinobu Hiranaka challenged the champion Masahiro Tanabe in a 10-round match. Hiranaka used his extraordinary power to corner the champion. In the sixth round, Tanabe was knocked down by a powerful right. This was Hiranaka's fourth professional fight, who would later become a world champion.

The first strawweight (now minimumweight) match in Japan was held. It was a four-round match between Hiroki Ioka, making his debut, and Yukio Yoritsune. Ioka, who had just turned 17, knocked Yoritsune out in the third round with a punch that had good extension from his tall physique. 22 months later, at the young age of 18, Ioka became world champion.

The knockout scene in the Japanese Featherweight Championship match between former champion Sugiya Mitsuru and Iizumi Kenji was also impressive. In the first two rounds, Iizumi was a little too eager to attack, but Sugiya's powerful right hand finished him off. Iizumi fell forward and was unable to stand up.

This was the debut match for future world champion Katsuya Onizuka, who defeated his opponent Shoji Akiyama with a 1st round KO.

The East Japan Rookie King Flyweight Final saw a clash between two attractive new stars. Kawashima Kakushi and Puma Tokuchi were both aces in the high school boxing world. Tokuchi was on the offensive, while Kawashima was trying to counterattack with clever defense. The final round was the sixth round, where Tokuchi knocked out Kawashima. Kawashima later became a world champion, and Tokuchi also rose to the Japanese throne.

Giant Baba will play in a match to commemorate his 3,000th consecutive appearance.

Tiger Mask, a popular comic, appears. This marks the third boom in professional wrestling. At the time, Jumbo Tsuruta, Genichiro Tenryu, Fujinami, Tiger Mask, Akira Maeda, Nobuhiko Takada, and Yoshiaki Fujiwara were all active.

International Pro Wrestling goes bankrupt. A showbiz war between Baba's All Japan and Inoki's New Japan begins.

After returning from his tour of Mexico, Riki Choshu declared war on Tatsumi Fujinami, saying, "I'm not your pushover." From then on, the battle between Fujinami and Choshu began.

All Japan Pro Wrestling and New Japan Pro Wrestling will hold their first ever day and night events at Korakuen Hall.

Choshu Riki and Animal Hamaguchi declare themselves freelancers. Four months later, they form the Ishin Gundan.

Lioness Asuka & Nagayo Chigusa's Crush Gals become popular. Their overwhelming popularity continues until '88.

Riki Choshu left New Japan and founded Japan Pro Wrestling, but returned to New Japan in 1987.

Japan Women's Pro-Wrestling was launched at Korakuen Hall. The main event was Shinobu Kamitori's debut match (against Jackie Sato).

During a match in the hall, Akira Maeda kicked Riki Choshu in the face from behind, causing Riki Choshu to fracture his right frontal bone. Maeda was effectively banned for life.

UWF, which collapsed in 1985, was revived as New UWF after Maeda was expelled, and was launched at Korakuen Hall.

Atsushi Onita founded FMW and created the cage electric explosion match. The cage match became a hot topic in the halls. After that, new organizations were formed and a new era of professional wrestling began.