"The Baba Family" Finally Sets Out

Sugiyama, who has just been transferred, shows off his secret technique, the Atomic Bomb Hold. They showed their fighting spirit!

Weekly Pro 

(Issue 11, 1972)

Giant Baba, the ace of the fourth new Japanese Pro-Wrestling* company, which will start with a match at Machida City Gymnasium on October 21st, returned from eighteen days of training in America. he next day, he started training at a gym in Ebisu, Shibuya Ward, aiming for the inaugural "Giant Series*". Here is a look at that training. 

The Baba Family are on their way!

A sleek lineup, the Baba family

The day after he returned to Japan, Baba started training and slammed his right hand into the punchbag with all his might.

Notes

Fourth new Japanese Pro Wrestling: At this time there were three promotions in Japan: JWA or Japan Pro (rapidly sinking), New Japan and International Pro.

Giant Series: Baba would keep this name when in All Japan, Mitsuharu Misawa did the same thing with Noah's inaugral show name "Departure", both were intended as a massive up yours to the promotions they had left.

Tsuneharu Sugiyama: See his Wikipedia page