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>Tokyo Sports conducted an interview with top NJPW superstar and former multi-time world champion and I.C. champion Tetsuya Naito, who revealed to the publication a recent conversation he had with an Uber Driver in England about the death of the great Antonio Inoki.
>How the driver knew of Antonio Inoki because of his lasting legacy:
>‘Where did you come from? Where you from?’ I answered, ‘Japan.’ He said, ‘You know Antonio Inoki is dead?’ I was honestly surprised that his name had reached such a distant land in England.
>Says the driver didn’t know the NJPW wrestlers of today:
>The driver asked again, ‘By the way, what did you come from Japan to do? He was surprised when I told him that I was a professional wrestler for New Japan, the company founded by Mr. Inoki. In short, he knew about Antonio Inoki, but he did not know about the wrestlers in New Japan today. I was frustrated by that, but at the same time I was reminded that he was a great man.
>How the driver knew of Antonio Inoki because of his lasting legacy:
>‘Where did you come from? Where you from?’ I answered, ‘Japan.’ He said, ‘You know Antonio Inoki is dead?’ I was honestly surprised that his name had reached such a distant land in England.
>Says the driver didn’t know the NJPW wrestlers of today:
>The driver asked again, ‘By the way, what did you come from Japan to do? He was surprised when I told him that I was a professional wrestler for New Japan, the company founded by Mr. Inoki. In short, he knew about Antonio Inoki, but he did not know about the wrestlers in New Japan today. I was frustrated by that, but at the same time I was reminded that he was a great man.
