Nobutaka Araya
AJPW closes out their anniversary tour. The card includes Dory Funk Jr. and Terry Funk returned to fight together in AJPW after more than 22 years facing Masanobu Fuchi and Osamu Nishimura.
AJPW celebrates its 31st anniversary, headlined by Toshiaki Kawada facing Don Frye.
The Giant Baba Memorial Spectacular took place on January 28, 2001 at the Tokyo Dome in Tokyo, Japan and was a joint promotion between All Japan Pro Wrestling (AJPW) and New Japan Pro-Wrestling (NJPW). The event was themed around memorializing AJPW's founder Shohei "Giant" Baba, who had died in 1999. It was the second Giant Baba Memorial event and was subsequently followed by the Giant Baba Memorial Cup and the Giant Baba Memorial Six Man Tag Team Tournament a year later. Ten professional wrestling matches were held on the event's card, including one that featured AJPW and NJPW champions.
WAR concludes the Warfare '97 tour, headlined by a three on two handicap match.
Wrestle Association-R's Ryogoku Crush Night features stars from multiple promotions across the globe in a night of action-packed professional wrestling.
