Giant Baba-san 20 years after his death

Giant Baba, a professional wrestler who gained national popularity with the weapon of “Sixteen Text Kick”, passed away, and it has been 20 years since then. Open

The exhibition started in Sanjo City, Niigata Prefecture, where Mr. Baba was born on the 13th. About 190 items, including trophies from the active era and life-sized dolls of 2 meters and 9 centimeters, are on display.

Mr. Baba became a professional wrestler after becoming a professional baseball giant as a pitcher, and gained national popularity by developing a number of famous games such as `` Sixteen Kick '' that made use of his height. We are chosen as honorary citizen of Sanjo-shi.

Many photos of matches with famous wrestlers such as Stan Hansen and Genichiro Tenryu were exhibited at the venue, and visitors were looking at the exhibits and taking pictures with nostalgia.

A 66-year-old man from Kita-ku, Niigata said, “Baba-san was a kind person who was kind and strong. I am proud of the same person in Niigata.”

The exhibition will be held until the 15th, and on the 14th, a talk show will be held by former professional wrestlers Hirohiro Tsuji and Kenta Kobashi, who had friendship with Baba.