>>11619081>nobody uses that term to refer to that periodI don't care what a a handful of western smarks in the internet refer to 2000s NJPW. In Japan, Inoki-ism is referred to Inoki's entire ideology since the 70s. Even in the NHK, TBS, and TV Asahi Inoki documentaries that aired after his death talked about the term "Inoki-ism" while showing footage from 70s and 80s dojo training and 70s and 80s Inoki matches, including the infamous Inoki vs Ali.
>Inoki-ism refers to the early to mid 2000s.Wrong. The term "Inoki-ism" was penned a long time before the 00s. Pic related is a book called "Inoki-ism" which was released in 1998. Here's a link
https://www.amazon.co.jp/%E7%8C%AA%E6%9C%A8%E3%82%A4%E3%82%BA%E3%83%A0-%E3%82%A2%E3%83%B3%E3%83%88%E3%83%8B%E3%82%AA%E7%8C%AA%E6%9C%A8/dp/4921132402>but nobody uses "Inoki-ism" to describe shoot style, UWF(i), etc.When did I even say that? I was solely talking about NJPW.
