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Match of the Year Award (1974) - vs. Antonio Inoki (March 19)
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545:. He left the WWWF in November 1974 to return to Japan.
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The Kôsuke Kindaichi Series 6: The Perfume and Suicide
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1702:"アントニオ猪木氏がストロング小林さん追悼「昭和の巌流島は格別な思いがある」 – 東京スポーツ新聞社"
1440:"ストロング小林さん「レスラーにとって最高の誇り」アントニオ猪木戦を語る…「昭和プロレス禁断の闘い」"
1315:"ストロング小林vs猪木に日本中が熱狂。仕掛け人・新間寿、生前の小林の言葉で振り返る「昭和の巌流島」"
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2057:"Strong Kabayashi (1940 - 2021)"
1582:Pollock, John (6 January 2022).
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