A destiny,about JODO vs Catch Wrestling in 90 years.

You have already known SENGOKU bigininig event,Josh Barnett vs YOSHIDA Hidehiko in many news site.

By the way, I found a fact.
this event schedule is March 5 Tokyo.

in 1921, same day(3/5), Judo vs Catchwrestling was done.
Place is Tokyo,YASUKUNI Shirine. this wrestler is American,His name is Ad Santell

you can know his life by Wikipedia
He was teacher of Lu Thez too

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ad_Santel

Santell vs japan Jodoman event was SENSATION 1920's Japan
this is quality newspaper article at that time.

http://www20.tok2.com/home/gryphon/JAPANESE/SANTELL/santellshouji.htm

Same day,Catch wrestler will face JUDO Gold medalist legend!! It is destiny,I think

This fight become history book

講道館柔道対プロレス初対決―大正十年・サンテル事件

I also wrote this topic some years ago (UG forum)
http://www20.tok2.com/home/gryphon/english/COLUMN%20&%20INTERVIEW/santell.htm