1987
The 1987 International Wrestling Grand Prix ran from May 11 to June 14, 1987. The tournament featured 14 wrestlers in two blocks of seven each. The top finishers from each block advanced to the final, with the winner becoming the first IWGP Heavyweight Champion.
| Block A | Block B | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Antonio Inoki | 29 | Masa Saito | 28 |
| Yoshiaki Fujiwara | 19 | Kengo Kimura | 21 |
| Konga the Barbarian | 18 | Hacksaw Higgins | 16 |
| Scott Hall | 13 | George Takano | 13 |
| Seiji Sakaguchi | 11 | Akira Maeda | 10 |
| Killer Tim Brooks | 4 | Umanosuke Ueda | 4 |
| Tatsumi Fujinami | 0 | Alexis Smirnoff | 4 |
| Final | |||
| A1 | Antonio Inoki | Pin | |
| B1 | Masa Saito | 14:53 | |
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