Inoki Genome Federation
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| Acronym | IGF |
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| Founded | 2007 |
| Defunct | 2019 |
| Style | Mixed martial arts Professional wrestling (Shoot-style wrestling) |
| Headquarters | Tokyo, Japan |
| FounderTemplate:Pluralize from text | Antonio Inoki |
| OwnerTemplate:Pluralize from text | Antonio Inoki (2007–2018) Simon Inoki (2018–2019) |
| Parent | Assist Co., Ltd. |
| Split from | New Japan Pro-Wrestling |
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| Website | Official Site of the Inoki Genome Federation (archived) |
The Script error: No such module "Nihongo". (IGF), also known in China as International Glory Fighting,[1][2] was a Japanese professional wrestling and mixed martial arts promotion founded by Antonio Inoki in 2007.
History
Antonio Inoki founded the Inoki Genome Federation (IGF) after selling New Japan Pro-Wrestling (NJPW), a promotion he founded in 1972. The first IGF show was held on June 29, 2007 at the Sumo Hall in Tokyo, Japan. The show's main event was a match between Kurt Angle and Brock Lesnar, where they competed for Lesnar's IWGP Heavyweight Championship.[3]
From 2007 to 2008, the IGF served as the Japanese territory of the National Wrestling Alliance.[4][5]
On December 31, 2010, Shinichi Suzukawa was scheduled to face Bob Sapp in an IGF special Super Heavyweight bout at K-1 Dynamite!! 2010.[6] The fight was to be held under modified MMA rules, with the fighters being barred from wearing gloves, closed-fist strikes being illegal, and palm strikes being permitted.[7] The fight was planned to air on HDNet in North America.[8] However, the fight was canceled due to a last-minute contract dispute with Sapp; the Japanese audience in attendance were told by the K-1 promoters involved in the dispute that Sapp “had lost his will to fight.”[9]
In 2011, the promotion presented a gift to Kim Jong Il, the-then leader of North Korea as part of a diplomatic effort.[10] In August 2014, IGF held two shows in Pyongyang, North Korea.[11]
On December 29, 2014, IGF announced a deal with PPTV to bring its programming to Chinese audiences.[12] In 2015, Durango Kid and Laberinto, two of Inoki's former students, along with karateka Alfredo Perez, established an IGF off-shoot promotion in the United States called Inoki Sports Management,[13] also known as Lucha Wrestling Puroresu.[14] The three men would also re-establish the Inoki Dojo in Los Angeles.[13]
In 2017, Antonio Inoki began distancing himself from the IGF and created a new promotion called ISM. After the creation of ISM, Antonio's son-in-law Simon Inoki gained more influence within the promotion and created a new brand under the IGF banner called Next Exciting Wrestling (NEW). The IGF's inaugural NEW show was held on April 20, 2017. On March 23, 2018, Antonio Inoki sold his part of the promotion and left the IGF. In April 2018, Nosawa Rongai, along with IGF wrestlers Kendo Kashin and Kazuyuki Fujita, created an IGF off-shoot promotion known as Hagure IGF International.[15][16] A new brand featuring IGF's Chinese wrestlers called Script error: No such module "Nihongo". was later founded by Simon Inoki. On June 26, Eastern Heroes wrestlers participated on night 8 of Pro Wrestling Noah's Navigation with Emerald Spirits tour.[17] The IGF closed on January 9, 2019. After the IGF's closure, Assist Co., Ltd., the promotion's parent company, opened a chain of bakeries, leading to both Kendo Kashin and Simon Inoki to humorously state "IGF has become a bakery".[18][19]
In August 2022, Antonio Inoki revived the IGF, now standing for the Inoki Genki Factory, to serve as his official management company.[20] On October 1, at age 79, Inoki died from systemic transthyretin amyloidosis.[21][22][23] On December 28, the Inoki Genki Factory held their first show, Inoki Bom-Ba-Ye x Ganryujima, a memorial event honoring Inoki organized in collaboration with Samurai Warriors Ganryujima and NJPW.[24] On December 14, 2024, IGF participated in the Antonio Inoki Memorial Show organized in Shanghai, China by NJPW and various Asia-Pacific Federation of Wrestling promotions.[25]
Roster
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Roster at time of closing
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Notable alumni
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Championships
IWGP Heavyweight Championship
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IGF Championship
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In February 2011, IGF started a tournament to determine the first ever IGF Champion, which eventually led to a final match between Jérôme Le Banner and Josh Barnett. However, just days prior to the final match taking place, IGF announced on August 19 that Barnett would not be able to attend the event.[26] On August 22, IGF declared Le Banner the first champion.[27] The title was founded as a professional wrestling championship, but has since December 31, 2013, been contested in legitimate mixed martial arts fights.[28][29]
Title history
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Tournaments
IGF Championship Tournament
| First round (Genome14, Genome15, and Genome16) | Semifinals (Genome15 and Genome16) | Final N/A | ||||||||||||
| Josh Barnett | Win | |||||||||||||
| Montanha Silva | ||||||||||||||
| Josh Barnett | Win | |||||||||||||
| Bobby Lashley | ||||||||||||||
| Bobby Lashley | Win | |||||||||||||
| Keith Hanson | ||||||||||||||
| Jerome Le Banner | Forfeit | |||||||||||||
| Josh Barnett | ||||||||||||||
| Shinichi Suzukawa | Win | |||||||||||||
| Bob Sapp | ||||||||||||||
| Jerome Le Banner | Win | |||||||||||||
| Erik Hammer* | ||||||||||||||
| Jerome Le Banner | Win | |||||||||||||
| Shinichi Suzukawa | ||||||||||||||
- Erik Hammer replaced Shinichi Suzukawa in the tournament after defeating Ray Sefo.[30]
World Bantamweight Grand Prix
- This tournament was co-promoted with DREAM and M-1 Global.
| Quarterfinals (DREAM 17) | Semifinals (Fight For Japan: Genki Desu Ka Omisoka 2011) | Final (Fight For Japan: Genki Desu Ka Omisoka 2011) | ||||||||
| Template:Flagicon Masakazu Imanari | W | |||||||||
| Template:Flagicon Abel Cullum | SUB | |||||||||
| Template:Flagicon Masakazu Imanari | DEC | |||||||||
| Template:Flagicon Antonio Banuelos | W | |||||||||
| Template:Flagicon Hideo Tokoro | DEC | |||||||||
| Template:Flagicon Antonio Banuelos | W | |||||||||
| Template:Flagicon Antonio Banuelos | TKO | |||||||||
| Template:Flagicon Bibiano Fernandes | W | |||||||||
| Template:Flagicon Bibiano Fernandes | W | |||||||||
| Template:Flagicon Takafumi Otsuka | SUB | |||||||||
| Template:Flagicon Bibiano Fernandes | W | |||||||||
| Template:Flagicon Rodolfo Marques | DEC | |||||||||
| Template:Flagicon Yusup Saadulaev | DEC | |||||||||
| Template:Flagicon Rodolfo Marques | W | |||||||||
Inoki Genome Tournament 2012
- This tournament took place entirely on the Genome20 event.
| Semifinals | Final | ||||||||
| Shinichi Suzukawa | Win | ||||||||
| Yusuke Kawaguchi | |||||||||
| Atsushi Sawada | Win | ||||||||
| Shinichi Suzukawa | |||||||||
| Atsushi Sawada | Win | ||||||||
| Hideki Suzuki | |||||||||
Inoki Genome Tournament 2013
- This tournament took place entirely on the Genome26 event.
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- Shinichi Suzukawa received a bye to the semi-finals. Hideki Suzuki received a bye to the final after defeating Crusher Kawaguchi in a match. Atsushi Sawada advanced to the final despite his match against Shinichi Suzukawa ending in a double countout.[31]
Road to Inoki Bom-Ba-Ye Challenge Tournament
- This tournament took place entirely on the Inoki Bom-Ba-Ye 2014 event.
| Semifinals | Final | ||||||||
| Yusuke Masuda | W | ||||||||
| Takaaki "C-Boy" Oban | DEC | ||||||||
| Yusuke Masuda | W | ||||||||
| Ryo Sakai | DEC | ||||||||
| Ryo Sakai | W | ||||||||
| Tsuyoshi Kurihara | DEC | ||||||||
IGF World GP
- Quarterfinals took place on April 11, 2015 at Inoki Genome Fight 3.
- Semi-finals took place on August 29, 2015 at Inoki Genome Fight 4.
- The final took place on December 31, 2015 at Inoki Bom-Ba-Ye 2015.
| Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Final | ||||||||||||
| Template:Flagicon Yosef Ali Mohammad | TKO | |||||||||||||
| Template:Flagicon Dion Staring | Rd 1 | |||||||||||||
| Template:Flagicon Yosef Ali Mohammad | TKO | |||||||||||||
| Template:Flagicon Fernando Rodrigues Jr. | Rd 1 | |||||||||||||
| Template:Flagicon Fernando Rodrigues Jr. | TKO | |||||||||||||
| Template:Flagicon Antony Rea | Rd 1 | |||||||||||||
| Template:Flagicon Fernando Rodrigues Jr. | TKO | |||||||||||||
| Template:Flagicon Oli Thompson | Rd 1 | |||||||||||||
| Template:Flagicon Chris Barnett | TKO | |||||||||||||
| Template:Flagicon Emil Zahariev | Rd 2 | |||||||||||||
| Template:Flagicon Chris Barnett | DEC | |||||||||||||
| Template:Flagicon Oli Thompson | Rd 2 | |||||||||||||
| Template:Flagicon Oli Thompson | DEC | |||||||||||||
| Template:Flagicon Ikuhisa Minowa | Rd 2 | |||||||||||||
Genome-1: Osaka
- This tournament took place entirely on the Genome33 event.
| Semifinals | Final | ||||||||
| Naoya Ogawa | Win | ||||||||
| Minowaman | |||||||||
| Atsushi Sawada | Win | ||||||||
| Minowaman | |||||||||
| Atsushi Sawada | Win | ||||||||
| Montanha Silva | |||||||||
Genome-1: Nagoya
- This tournament took place entirely on the Genome34 event.
| Semifinals | Final | ||||||||
| Hideki Suzuki | Win | ||||||||
| Wang Bin | |||||||||
| Hideki Suzuki | Win | ||||||||
| Daichi Hashimoto | |||||||||
| Daichi Hashimoto | Win | ||||||||
| Raj Singh | |||||||||
Lucha Libre World Cup 2017
- This tournament took place entirely on night 2 of the Lucha Libre World Cup 2017 event and was co-promoted with Lucha Libre AAA Worldwide and Lucha Underground.
| Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Final | ||||||||||||
| Template:FlagiconTeam Mexico AAA (Pagano and Psycho Clown) | Pin | |||||||||||||
| Template:FlagiconTeam USA Noah (Cody Hall and Quiet Storm) | ||||||||||||||
| Template:FlagiconTeam Mexico AAA (Pagano and Psycho Clown) | Pin | |||||||||||||
| Template:FlagiconTeam Japan IGF (Kendo Kashin and Nosawa) | ||||||||||||||
| Template:FlagiconTeam Japan IGF (Kendo Kashin and Nosawa) | DQ | |||||||||||||
| File:Earth Day Flag.pngTeam Rest of the World (Mil Muertes and Vampiro) | ||||||||||||||
| Template:FlagiconTeam Mexico AAA (Pagano and Psycho Clown) | Pin | |||||||||||||
| Template:FlagiconTeam Noah Japan (Hi69 and Taiji Ishimori) | ||||||||||||||
| Template:FlagiconTeam Noah Japan (Hi69 and Taiji Ishimori) | Pin | |||||||||||||
| Template:FlagiconTeam USA Lucha Underground (Marty Martinez and Son of Havoc) | ||||||||||||||
| Template:FlagiconTeam Noah Japan (Hi69 and Taiji Ishimori) | Pin | |||||||||||||
| Template:FlagiconTeam USA Impact (Andrew Everett and DJZ) | ||||||||||||||
| Template:FlagiconTeam USA Impact (Andrew Everett and DJZ) | Pin | |||||||||||||
| Template:FlagiconTeam Mexico Lucha Underground (Aero Star and Drago) | ||||||||||||||
IGF events
See also
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- Professional wrestling in Japan
- List of professional wrestling promotions in Japan
- List of National Wrestling Alliance territories
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In the usual Inoki manner, the debut show was followed by great controversy. In the run-up to the show, Inoki already announced that she wanted to fight out the IWGP Heavyweight Title in the main event between Lesnar and Angle. Brock Lesnar was the holder of the title until July 2006, but then refused to lose a title match against Hiroshi Tanahashi, whereupon New Japan (owner of the IWGP trademark) revoked the title. However, Lesnar refused to return the title and simply kept it to himself. After announcing the IGF main event, Inoki said Lesnar was still the champion and that the title would be at stake in the match. The NWA governing body recognized Lesnar (and then Angle, who won the debut show title) as the NWA Japan Champion
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External links
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