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| Acronym | IGF |
| Founder(s) | Antonio Inoki |
| Headquarters | Japan |
| Website | Official Japanese Website |
Inoki Genome Federation (IGF) is a promotion in Japan founded by Antonio Inoki in 2007.
Overview
History
Antonio Inoki left New Japan Pro Wrestling, a promotion he founded in 1972, to start the IGF. Inoki carried over to IGF his National Wrestling Alliance (NWA) accreditation, making IGF the official Japanese territory of the NWA.
The first IGF show was held on June 29, 2007 at the Sumo Hall in Tokyo. The card was completely changed at the last minute, resulting in the 8,426 fans in attendance not knowing who or what they were going to see outside of the main event of Kurt Angle vs. Brock Lesnar.
Shinichi Suzukawa was scheduled to face Bob Sapp in an IGF special rules Heavyweight bout on December 31, 2010, at K-1 Dynamite!! 2010. The fight was to be held under MMA rules, but the fighters wouldn't be wearing gloves. Closed-fist strikes would have been allowed, but palm strikes wouldn't have been permitted. The event was to air on HDNet in North America. However, the fight was canceled due to a last-minute contract dispute but the Japanese audience in attendance were told by the promoter involved in the contract dispute that Sapp “had lost his will to fight.” In 2011 the company gave a gift to Kim Jong Il, leader of North Korea. In August 2014, IGF held two shows in Pyongyang, North Korea.
On December 29, 2014, IGF announced a deal with PPTV to bring its programming to Chinese audiences.
Roster
- Atsushi Sawada
- Black Tiger V
- Crusher Kawaguchi
- Daichi Hashimoto
- Erik Hammer
- Kazuyuki Fujita
- Keisuke Okuda
- Kendo Kashin
- Kevin Kross
- Knux
- Mason Williams
- Minowaman
- Mitsuyoshi Nakai
- Montanha Silva
- Naoya Ogawa
- Raj Singh
- Shinichi Suzukawa
- Shinya Aoki
- Shogun Okamoto
- Wang Bin
Notable alumni
- Alexander Kozlov
- Bobby Lashley
- Daijiro Matsui
- Harry Smith
- Hideki Suzuki
- Hikaru Sato
- Jerome Le Banner
- Kurt Angle
- Mirko Cro Cop
- Peter Aerts
- Shodai Tiger Mask
- Tatsumi Fujinami
- Yoshiaki Fujiwara
- Yuichiro "Jienotsu" Nagashima
- Guests
- Abdullah the Butcher
- The Destroyer
- Dory Funk, Jr.
- Stan Hansen
- Tiger Jeet Singh
- Supervisor
IWGP Heavyweight Championship (IGF version)
See: IWGP Heavyweight Championship (IGF)
IGF events
| # | Event title | Date | Location |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Toukon Bom-Ba-Ye | June 29, 2007 | Tokyo, Japan |
| 2 | Genome | September 8, 2007 | Nagoya, Japan |
| 3 | Genome2 | December 20, 2007 | Tokyo, Japan |
| 4 | Genome3 | February 16, 2008 | Tokyo, Japan |
| 5 | Genome4 | April 12, 2008 | Osaka, Japan |
| 6 | Genome5 | June 23, 2008 | Sapporo, Japan |
| 7 | Inoki Genki Matsuri | June 25, 2008 | Hakodate, Japan |
| 8 | Genome6 | August 15, 2008 | Tokyo, Japan |
| 9 | Genome7 | November 24, 2008 | Aichi, Japan |
| 10 | Genome8 | March 15, 2009 | Hiroshima, Japan |
| 11 | Genome9 | August 9, 2009 | Tokyo, Japan |
| 12 | Genome10 | November 3, 2009 | Tokyo, Japan |
| 13 | Genome11 | February 22, 2010 | Tokyo, Japan |
| 14 | Genome12 | May 9, 2010 | Osaka, Japan |
| 15 | Genome13 | September 25, 2010 | Tokyo, Japan |
| 16 | Inoki Bom-Ba-Ye 2010 | December 3, 2010 | Tokyo, Japan |
| 17 | Genome14 | February 5, 2011 | Fukuoka, Japan |
| 18 | Genome15 | April 28, 2011 | Tokyo, Japan |
| 19 | Genome16 | July 10, 2011 | Tokyo, Japan |
| 20 | Inoki Genome | August 27, 2011 | Tokyo, Japan |
| 21 | Genome17 | September 3, 2011 | Aichi, Japan |
| 22 | Inoki Bom-Ba-Ye 2011 | December 2, 2011 | Tokyo, Japan |
| 23 | Toukon Matsuri in Iwaki | December 4, 2011 | Iwaki, Japan |
| 24 | Genki desu ka!! Ōmisoka!! 2011 | December 31, 2011 | Saitama, Japan |
| 25 | Genome18 | February 17, 2012 | Tokyo, Japan |
| 26 | Genome19 | March 20, 2012 | Fukuoka, Japan |
| 27 | Genome20 | May 26, 2012 | Tokyo, Japan |
| 28 | KF-1 | July 10, 2012 | Shanghai, China |
| 29 | Genome21 | July 14, 2012 | Osaka, Japan |
| 30 | Genome22 | September 29, 2012 | Aichi, Japan |
| 31 | Genome23 | October 16, 2012 | Tokyo, Japan |
| 32 | Inoki Bom-Ba-Ye World Series in Pakistan | December 2, 2012 | Lahore, Pakistan |
| 33 | Inoki Bom-Ba-Ye World Series in Pakistan | December 5, 2012 | Peshawar, Pakistan |
| 34 | Inoki Bom-Ba-Ye 2012 | December 31, 2012 | Tokyo, Japan |
| 35 | Genome24 | February 23, 2013 | Tokyo, Japan |
| 36 | Genome25 | March 20, 2013 | Fukuoka, Japan |
| 37 | Genome26 | May 26, 2013 | Tokyo, Japan |
| 38 | Genome27 | July 20, 2013 | Osaka, Japan |
| 39 | IGF Shanghai Event | July 24, 2013 | Shanghai, China |
| 40 | Fields Event | September 11, 2013 | Tokyo, Japan |
| 41 | Genome28 | September 28, 2013 | Aichi, Japan |
| 42 | Genome29 | October 26, 2013 | Tokyo, Japan |
| 43 | Inoki Bom-Ba-Ye 2013 | December 31, 2013 | Tokyo, Japan |
| 44 | Inoki Genome Fight1 | April 5, 2014 | Tokyo, Japan |
| 45 | Pakistan-Japan Friendship Festival | April 27, 2014 | Tokyo, Japan |
| 46 | Genome30 | July 13, 2014 | Fukuoka, Japan |
| 47 | Pakistan Japan Friendship Festival | April 27, 2014 | Tokyo, Japan |
| 48 | Genki Matsuri 2014 | July 20, 2014 | Iwate, Japan |
| 49 | Inoki Genome Fight2 | August 23, 2014 | Tokyo, Japan |
| 50 | International Pro Wrestling Festival in Pyongyang | August 30, 2014 | Pyongyang, North Korea |
| 51 | International Pro Wrestling Festival in Pyongyang | August 31, 2014 | Pyongyang, North Korea |
| 52 | Genome31 | October 13, 2014 | Aichi, Japan |
| 53 | Road to Inoki Bom-Ba-Ye 2014 | December 1, 2014 | Tokyo, Japan |
| 54 | Inoki Bom-Ba-Ye 2014 | December 31, 2014 | Tokyo, Japan |
| 55 | Genome32 | February 20, 2015 | Tokyo, Japan |
| 56 | IGF3 | April 11, 2015 | Tokyo, Japan |
| 57 | Genome33 | May 5, 2015 | Osaka, Japan |
| 58 | Genome34 | June 27, 2015 | Aichi, Japan |
| 59 | IGF4 | August 29, 2015 | Tokyo, Japan |
| 60 | Ja Matsuri 2015 | October 31, 2015 | Minamisōma, Japan |
| 61 | Ja Matsuri 2015 | November 1, 2015 | Minamisōma, Japan |
| 62 | Inoki Bom-Ba-Ye 2015 | December 31, 2015 | Tokyo, Japan |
| 63 | Genome35 | February 26, 2016 | Tokyo, Japan |
| 64 | Genome36 | May 29, 2016 | Osaka, Japan |