Sueo Inoue, better known by the ring names Mighty Inoue and All Mighty Inoue, was a Japanese professional wrestler and referee.
21 Facts About Mighty Inoue
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Mighty Inoue is best known for his appearances with International Wrestling Enterprise from 1967 to 1981, with All Japan Pro-Wrestling from 1981 to 2000 and from 2015 to 2024, and with Pro Wrestling Noah from 2000 to 2010.
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Mighty Inoue debuted on July 21,1967 for the International Wrestling Enterprise promotion.
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From May to October 1972, Mighty Inoue wrestled in Montreal, Canada where he teamed with Mitsu Arakawa.
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In October 1974, Mighty Inoue defeated Superstar Billy Graham in an upset victory to win the IWA World Heavyweight Championship.
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Mighty Inoue held the title until April 1975, when he lost to Mad Dog Vachon.
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In 1975, Mighty Inoue formed a tag team with Great Kusatsu.
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Mighty Inoue held the IWA World Tag Team Championship twice more from 1979 to 1981 with Animal Hamaguchi, then a final time with Ashura Hara in 1981.
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From April to August 1977, Mighty Inoue returned to Canada, this time for Stampede Wrestling in Calgary.
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In 1981, following the closure of International Wrestling Enterprise, Mighty Inoue joined All Japan Pro Wrestling full-time as part of its junior heavyweight division.
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Mighty Inoue made his debut in October 1981 during the "Giant Series" tour, forming a tag team with Ashura Hara known as the "Japanese High Flyers".
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In February 1984, Mighty Inoue defeated Chavo Guerrero to win the NWA International Junior Heavyweight Championship; he held the title until June 1985, when he lost to Dynamite Kid.
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Mighty Inoue retired from professional wrestling in April 1997, transitioning to refereeing.
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In 2000, Mighty Inoue was among the personnel to leave AJPW to join Mitsuharu Misawa's breakway Pro Wrestling Noah promotion.
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Mighty Inoue worked for Noah as a referee for the next decade.
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Mighty Inoue broke his retirement for a single night on December 31,2009, wrestling in an elimination match at the "New Year's Eve Special" event jointly promoted by Big Japan Pro Wrestling, DDT Pro-Wrestling, and Kaientai Dojo.
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Mighty Inoue retired from the professional wrestling industry in 2010 following Misawa's death.
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Mighty Inoue appeared sporadically with AJPW over the following years, appearing in tag team matches and six-man tag team matches.
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Mighty Inoue wrestled his last ever match on July 22,2023, teaming with Lowther and Yoshitatsu to unsuccessfully challenge AJPW TV Six-Man Tag Team Champions ATM, Black Menso-re, and Takao Omori.
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Mighty Inoue died from heart failure on November 27,2024, at the age of 75.
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Mighty Inoue's finishing moves included the "Somersault Drop" and the sunset flip.