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Dick Togo vs. Kota Ibushi from DDT's Judgement 2011, 27/03/2011

[Dick ToGOAT! I need to GIF his match with Honda at some point]

#ddt pro #ddtedit #dick togo #kota ibushi #tag chatter: how have I never seen this move before in my life it feels like it makes so much sense

Hyo tried to rescue myonmyon from Dick Togo, but he was stopped by Daisuke Sasaki. El Desperado watched on as Hyo was shocked by Sasaki's cattle prod off camera

#daisuke sasaki #hyo #el desperado #ddt pro #dick togo #bosj #njpw #best of super juniors #ddtedit #new japan pro wrestling #njpwedit #ddt #wrestling #my gifs #you can tell that sasaki is trying not to smile or laugh too much

Talking about Yoh's reference to Ping Pong Club got me thinking about another NJPW reference to an older manga / anime series.

Dick Togo's gimmick is a reference to the ultra-famous Duke Togo from the long-running manga Golgo 13 that started back in the late 60s. This series is extremely well-known in Japan but not as widely known elsewhere.

Their names are spelled almost identically (ディック東郷 vs デューク東郷) but Dick Togo used to make visual references to Duke in his merch and entrance gear too. Here are some photos to show what I mean.