Pro Wrestling Superstar Retsuden

Pro Wrestling Superstar Biography (プロレススーパースター列伝, Pro Wrestling Superstar Retsuden) is a shōnen manga written by Ikki Kajiwara and drawn by Kunichika Harada. The manga was serialized in Weekly Shōnen Sunday from 1980 volume 23 through 1983 volume 26.[1]

Pro Wrestling Superstar Biography
Pro Wrestling Superstar Retsuden volume 7
プロレススーパースター列伝
(Pro Wrestling Superstar Retsuden)
Manga
Written byIkki Kajiwara
Illustrated byKunichika Harada
Published byShogakukan
MagazineWeekly Shōnen Sunday
DemographicShōnen
Original run19801983
Volumes17

Plot

The manga is billed as a series of biographical stories, though elements were added for dramatic effect. The wrestlers profiled in the series were popular in Japan at the time of the manga's serialization.

Characters

Dory Funk, Jr. and Terry Funk
Profiled in Shōnen Sunday 1980 vols. 23-29.
Stan Hansen
Profiled in Shōnen Sunday 1980 vols. 30-35.
Abdullah the Butcher
Profiled in Shōnen Sunday 1980 vols. 36-47.
André the Giant
Profiled in Shōnen Sunday 1980 vol. 48-1981 vol 1.
Mil Máscaras
Profiled in Shōnen Sunday 1981 vols. 2/3-17.
Tiger Jeet Singh
Profiled in Shōnen Sunday 1981 vols. 18-24.
Giant Baba and Antonio Inoki
Profiled in Shōnen Sunday 1981 vols. 25-42.
Karl Gotch
Profiled in Shōnen Sunday 1981 vols. 43-47.
Ric Flair
Profiled in Shōnen Sunday 1981 vols. 48-1982 3/4.
Satoru Sayama
Profiled in Shōnen Sunday 1982 vols. 5-31.
Hulk Hogan
Profiled in Shōnen Sunday 1982 vols. 32-49.
Bruiser Brody
Profiled in Shōnen Sunday 1982 vols. 50-1983 17.
Great Kabuki
Profiled in Shōnen Sunday 1983 vols. 18-26.

References


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