Two facts about Rikidozan. a) He was really Korean, but he hid this until after he died because of STRONG anti-Korean sentiment in Japan. b) He was fatally stabbed in the bathroom of a nightclub he owned by a Yakuza gangster. Even wounded, he kicked the guy's ass.
力道山は実は韓国人でした。 それにもかかわらず、彼は極東のマットの伝説でした / Rikidozan was actually Korean. Nevertheless, he was a mat legend in the Far East. / 역도산(리키도 잔)은 사실 한국인(韓国人) 이었습니다. 그럼에도 불구하고 그는 극동의 레슬링 전설(伝説)이었습니다.