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Tuesday, Dec 12, 2000

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Although we do not find pro-wrestling to be a positive thing for our sport, we would never deny the right of fighters to make money. We do not feel that this event or others like it have a place in our news, but we know that the fighters involved have many fans that like to follow them. That said, here is a press release from DSE about a new pro-wrestling promotion to be held in Japan…

This is the first official release regarding new prowrestling event shown on Dec. 31^st. 1.Event Info Name: Millennium Fighting Arts "INOKI BOM-BA-YE", Date:December 31st. Theme: The biggest party ever in martial arts/pro-wrestling business hosted by living icon Antonio Inoki, all of MMA and pro-wrestling fans can retrospect and sum up 20 century and greet the new millennium. 2. Program 7:00 pm -11:30 pm: 7 or 8 pro-wrestling matches. PRIDE fighters: Ken Shamrock, Mark Coleman, Mark Kerr, Gary Goodridge, Nobuhiko Takada, Bas Rutten and NEW JAPAN Pro-wrestlers will participate. 11:30- 11:55 pm: Other attractions to be announced 11:59- 12:00 am: Count down for 21century by 30,000 audiences Scheduled matches: Don Frye, Ken Shamrock vs. Nobuhiko Takada, Great Muta, Kazushi Sakuraba vs. Kendo Kashin

3. Others DSE is positioning this event as totally different from PRIDE, and is using this event as a trial for developing new pro-wrestling event. DSE considers they can provide better and stable financial environment for fighters after their shoot fighting career.