Footage from Antonio Inoki’s wake and farewell ceremony made public.
In late September, news was made public that wrestler and promoter Antonio Inoki passed away at the age of 79. The tributes came pouring in as the news of Inoki’s death made the rounds. Current wrestlers and former colleagues of Inoki are still sharing memories they shared with him.
Inoki’s wake and funeral were held last week and footage from both was uploaded to Inoki’s personal YouTube channel.
The funeral was held in Tokyo and among the wrestlers in attendance were Shinsuke Nakmura, Tatsumi Fujinami and Kazuchika Okada.
Keiji Muto, Hiroshi Tanahashi, Masahiro Chono, Naoya Ogawa along with Kazuyuki Fujita were pallbearers at the funeral.
Inoki is going to be honored at Wrestle Kingdom 17 in January as the event is dedicated to him. NJPW President Takami Ohbari wanted Inoki to be in attendance for the show.
