The first Japanese wrestler to become a nationwide star in America (via WCW in 1989), the first wrestler to hold the IWGP Heavyweight, Triple Crown, and
NWA World Heavyweight Championships, and now a WWE Hall of Famer, Keiji Muto (also known as The Great Muta) is one of the most decorated wrestlers in Japanese history and helped to introduce America to the Japanese wrestling scene.
Keiji Muto retired this year, and in celebration of his career, TC Entertainment has produced Keiji Mutoh Retirement Commemoration Blu-ray BOX: Pro-Wrestling Love Forever, an eight-disc collection of many of his highlight matches in Japan. It's a must for any wrestling fan who wants to see one of the most influential wrestlers of all time in action against other significant wrestlers and in important matches.
The matches that are a part of Keiji Mutoh Retirement Commemoration Blu-ray BOX: Pro-Wrestling Love Forever are as follows:
DISC 1
March 15, 1985 Kagoshima Prefectural Gymnasium: Keiji Muto vs. Masahiro Chono
February 14, 1986 Orlando, Florida Eddie Graham Sports Arena: NWA World Junior Heavyweight Champion Denny Brown vs The White Ninja
October 13, 1986 Korakuen Hall: Tatsumi Fujinami vs Keiji Muto
November 3, 1986 Korakuen Hall: Antonio Inoki & Kevin von Erich vs Kengo Kimura & Keiji Muto
March 20, 1987 Sun Korakuen Hall: Akira Maeda & Nobuhiko Takada vs. Keiji Muto & Shiro Koshinaka for the vacant IWGP Tag Team Championship
August 20, 1987 Ryogoku Kokugikan: Antonio Inoki & Keiji Muto vs. Tatsumi Fujinami & Riki Choshu
July 29, 1988 Ariake Coliseum: Keiji Muto, Masahiro Chono, and Shinya Hashimoto vs. Kengo Kimura, Shiro Koshinaka, and Tatsumi Fujinami
April 27, 1990 Tokyo Bay NK Hall: IWGP Tag Team Champions Masa Saito & Shinya Hashimoto vs Keiji Muto & Masahiro Chono
November 1, 1990 Nippon Budokan: IWGP Tag Team Champions Keiji Muto & Masahiro Chono vs Hiroshi Hase & Kensuke Sasaki
DISC 2
August 11, 1991 Ryogoku Kokugikan: Keiji Muto vs. Masahiro Chono in a, "G1 Climax 1991 Final" match
1993 March 21, Nagoya Rainbow Hall: Keiji Muto vs. Power Warrior
September 24, 1993 Miyagi Prefectural Sports Center: Keiji Muto vs. Hiroshi Hase
September 26, 1993 Osaka Castle Hall: Keiji Muto vs. Hulk Hogan
June 13, 1994, Osaka Prefectural Gymnasium: Keiji Muto vs. Tatsuji Fujinami
August 3, 1994 Ryogoku Kokugikan: Yoshiaki Fujiwara vs. Keiji Muto in a, "G1 Climax 1994 Block A" match
August 5, 1994 Ryogoku Kokugikan: Riki Choshu vs. Keiji Muto in a, "G1 Climax 1994 Block A" match
DISC 3
February 3, 1995 Sapporo Nakajima Sports Center: Keiji Muto vs Scott Norton in an, "IWGP Heavyweight Title #1 Contendership" match
April 16, 1995 Hiroshima Sunplaza Hall: Keiji Muto vs Hiroyoshi Tenzan
May 3, 1995 Japan Fukuoka Dome: IWGP Heavyweight Champion Shinya Hashimoto vs. Keiji Muto
August 15, 1995 Ryogoku Kokugikan: Keiji Muto vs. Shinya Hashimoto in a, "G1 Climax 1995 Final" match
October 9, 1995 Tokyo Dome: IWGP Heavyweight Champion Keiji Muto vs. Nobuhiko Takada
November 14, 1995 Hamamatsu Arena: Keiji Muto & Sting vs. Ric Flair & Arn Anderson
September 23, 1996 Yokohama Arena: Keiji Muto vs. Pedro Otavio in a, "Different Style Fight
DISC 4
October 19, 1997 Kobe World Memorial Hall: IWGP Tag Champions Kensuke Sasaki & Kazuo Yamazaki vs. Keiji Mutoh & Masahiro Chono
April 4, 1998 Tokyo Dome: IWGP Tag Team Champions Keiji Muto & Masahiro Chono vs. Shinya Hashimoto & Osamu Nishimura
January 4, 1999 Tokyo Dome: IWGP Heavyweight Champion Scott Norton vs. Keiji Muto
April 10, 1999 Tokyo Dome: IWGP Heavyweight Champion Keiji Muto vs. Don Frye
May 3, 1999 Fukuoka International Center: IWGP Heavyweight Champion Keiji Muto vs. Genichiro Tenryu
October 11, 1999 Tokyo Dome: IWGP Heavyweight Champion Keiji Muto vs. Manabu Nakanishi
DISC 5
January 4, 2000 Tokyo Dome: Keiji Muto vs. Masahiro Chono
February 18, 2001 Ryogoku Kokugikan: Keiji Muto vs. Kazunari Murakami
March 17, 2001 Aichi Prefectural Gymnasium: Keiji Muto & Don Frye vs. Hiroyoshi Tenzan & Satoshi Kojima
June 4, 2001 Osaka Prefectural Gymnasium: Keiji Muto vs. Satoshi Kojima
September 23, 2001 Namihaya Dome: Triple Crown Champion Keiji Muto vs. Scott Hall
October 8, 2001 Tokyo Dome: Yuji Nagata & Jun Akiyama vs. Keiji Muto & Hiroshi Hase
October 28, 2001 Fukuoka International Center: IWGP Tag Team Champions Tatsumi Fujinami & Osamu Nishimura vs. AJPW World Tag Team Chamoions Keiji Muto & Taiyo Kea
December 11, 2001 Osaka Prefectural Gymnasium: Triple Crown Champion Match Keiji Muto vs. Tatsumi Fujinami
Disc 6
January 4, 2007 Tokyo Dome: Keiji Muto & Chono Masahiro vs Hiroyoshi Tenzan & Satoshi Kojima
April 27, 2008 Osaka Prefectural Gymnasium: IWGP Heavyweight Champion Shinsuke Nakamura vs. Keiji Mutoh
September 21, 2008 Kobe World Memorial Hall: IWGP Heavyweight Champion Keiji Mutoh vs. Togi Makabe
October 13, 2008 Ryogoku Kokugikan: IWGP Heavyweight Champion Keiji Muto vs. Shinsuke Nakamura
January 4, 2009 Tokyo Dome: IWGP Heavyweight Champion Keiji Muto vs. Hiroshi Tanahashi
January 4, 2012 Tokyo Dome: Keiji Muto vs. Tetsuya Naito
Disc 7
August 10, 2020 Yokohama Cultural Gymnasium: Keiji Muto vs. Kaito Kiyomiya
February 12, 2021 Nippon Budokan: GHC Heavyweight Champion Go Shiozaki vs. Keiji Muto
March 14, 2021 Fukuoka International Center: GHC Heavyweight Champion Keiji Muto vs. Kaito Kiyomiya
April 29, 2021 Nagoya International Conference Center Event Hall: GHC Heavyweight Champion Keiji Muto vs. Masa Kitamiya
June 6, 2021 Saitama Super Arena: GHC Heavyweight Champion Keiji Mutoh vs. Naomichi Marufuji
Disc 8
September 26th, 2021 Korakuen Hall: Keiji Mutoh vs Kaito Kiyomiya in an, "N-1 Victory 2021 Block A" match
November 13th, 2021 Yokohama Budokan: GHC Tag Team Champions Kaito Kiyomiya & Masa Kitamiya vs. Keiji Mutoh & Naomichi Marufuji
January 1, 2022 Nippon Budokan: GHC Tag Team Champions Keiji Mutoh & Naomichi Marufuji vs. Masato Tanaka & Masaaki Mochizuki
January 8, 2022 Yokohama Arena: Kazuchika Okada & Hiroshi Tanahashi vs Keiji Mutoh & Kaito Kiyomiya
January 16 2022 Sendai Sun Plaza Hall: GHC Tag Champions Keiji Mutoh & Naomichi Marufuji vs Kenoh & Manabu Soya
May 21, 2022 Ota City General Gymnasium: Shiozaki Go & Kaito Kiyomiya, and Masato Tanaka vs. Keiji Muto & Masamichi Marufuji, and Satoshi Kojima
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