【新日本が船木を軟禁】UWF大阪球場進出の大バクチ。成功のカギを握っていた、新日本３選手の大争奪戦。慰留のため交わされた生々しい会話とは？　#プロレス　#猪木　 #長州力　#前田日明

↓Supporting sponsors, please contact us here: [email protected] Although UWF has consistently sold out its venues since its launch, its highest attendance was the aforementioned January 10th Budokan, with 14,000 people. The December 2nd Osaka Prefectural Stadium, held just one month earlier, drew only half that number, at 7,000 people. Even half that number was considered a good attendance, and at the time, UWF estimated Osaka's attendance to be about 30% of Tokyo's, based on attendance figures for various live shows. This meant that drawing 20,000 people to Osaka Stadium on May 4th was generally impossible. However, President Kami had a winning strategy. There were two keys to success. The first was Akira Maeda's opponent in the main event, Chris Dollman. Dollman, who was active in judo and sambo in his native Holland and would later become known as the leader of Rings Holland, was initially considered a strong candidate for New Japan's April 24th Tokyo Dome event. On January 12th, William Ruska, Dollman's agent, suddenly arrived in Japan and personally demanded that Inoki fight Dollman at the New Japan office. Vice President Seiji Sakaguchi then said, "We signed a contract with Dollman last October," and was confident that Dollman would join New Japan. However, Dollman was ultimately acquired by UWF. He was set to face Maeda at Osaka Stadium on May 4th, thus finalizing the main card. Another key factor was the addition of three new talents who could embody the UWF style. At the time, Yoshiaki Fujiwara, Yuji Funaki, and Minoru Suzuki were all still with New Japan. The success of the May 4th Osaka Stadium bout depended on whether or not they could secure their arrival. #ProWrestling #Inoki #ChoshuRiki #HiroakiMaeda