Pro wrestler Giant Baba dies

Japanese pioneer professional wrestler Giant Baba died at a Tokyo hospital Jan. 31 at the age of 61. Baba, known to his fans for his trademark ''16-mon'' kick-and-chop techniques, had been a pillar in Japanese professional wrestling, wrestling well past his 60th birthday. The photo shows Baba fighting at the Nippon Budokan ring in Tokyo in September 1998.

• Product Code
• ILEA001078237

• Registered date
• 1999/2/01 00:00:00

• Credit
• Kyodo / Kyodo News Images

• Media source
• 1999 Kyodo News

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• 1864 × 1590 pixel

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• 1.19(MB)*

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