Bruns (1), Azumafuji (1) and Koukichi Endoh (1) National Wrestling Alliance NWA Hall of Fame (Class of 2011) NWA San Francisco NWA Pacific Coast Tag Team Championship (San Francisco version) (1 time) – with Dennis Clary NWA World Tag Team Championship (San Francisco version) (1 time) – with Koukichi EndohNorth American Wrestling Alliance / Worldwide Wrestling Associates / NWA Hollywood WrestlingWWA World Heavyweight Championship (1 time) Professional Wrestling Hall of Fame and Museum (Class of 2006) Wrestling Observer Newsletter awards Wrestling Observer Newsletter Hall of Fame (Class of 1996) WWE' WWE Hall of Fame (Class of 2017) Sumo top division record Only two tournaments were held through most of the 1940s and only one was held in 1946. Legacy Rikidōzan posthumously became one of the first members of the Wrestling Observer Newsletter Hall of Fame in 1996 and he was posthumously inducted into the Professional Wrestling Hall of Fame and Museum in 2006, as well as the "Legacy Wing" of the WWE Hall of Fame for the 2017 class. In 2002, Rikidōzan was named the 3rd greatest pro wrestler of all time behind Ric Flair and rival Lou Thesz in the magazine article 100 Wrestlers of All Time by John Molinaro, edited by Dave Meltzer and Jeff Marek. Popular culture Rikidōzan appeared in 29 films, including お月様には悪いけど Otsukisama ni wa warui kedo (1954, as himself), やがて青空 (1955, as himself), and 力道山物語 怒濤の男 Rikidōzan monogatari dotō no otoko'' (1955 as himself). See also Glossary of sumo terms List of past sumo wrestlers List of premature professional wrestling deaths List of sekiwake Notes References Bibliography Further reading External links Puroresu.com: Rikidozan Ring Chronicle Hall of Fame: Rikidozan Rikodozan at the Online World of Wrestling : a film about his life 1924 births 1963 deaths Deaths from peritonitis Deaths by stabbing in Japan Japanese murder victims Japanese people of Korean descent Japanese male professional wrestlers Japanese sumo wrestlers Sekiwake North Korean wrestlers Male murder victims Naturalized citizens of Japan People murdered in Tokyo Professional wrestling executives Professional Wrestling Hall of Fame and Museum Professional wrestling trainers People murdered by the Yakuza Zainichi Korean people Japanese racehorse owners and breeders South Korean male professional wrestlers South Korean sumo wrestlers Korean murder victims Korean people murdered abroad WWE Hall of Fame Legacy inductees Imperial Japanese Army personnel of World War II 20th-century professional wrestlers All Asia Tag Team Champions NWA International Heavyweight Champions Japan Pro