What is Shohei Baba?
{{Infobox Wrestler |name=Shohei Baba |image=Giant Baba 1962 Scan10011 161022b.jpg |names='''Giant Baba'''<br>Shohei Baba<br>Big Baba<br>Baba [[Andre the Giant|The Giant]]<br>Great Baba<br>Ishope Baba<br>Babyface Baba<br>Giant Zebra |height={{height|m=2.08}}<!-- In Japan they measure height in meters so that should be first --> |weight={{convert|128|kg|lb|abbr=on}}<!--In Japan they measure weight in kilograms so that should be first --> |birth_date={{Birth date|1938|1|23|mf=y}} |birth_place=[[Sanjo, Niigata|Sanjo]], [[Niigata Prefecture|Niigata]], [[Japan]] |death_date={{death date and age|1999|1|31|1938|1|23|mf=y}} |death_place=[[Tokyo]], Japan |debut=September 30, 1960 |retired=December 5, 1998 |trainer=[[Rikidōzan]]<br />Great Togo<br />Fred Atkins }} {{Infobox Chinese | kanji = 馬場 正平 | romaji = Baba Shōhei | hiragana = ばば しょうへい | katakana = ババ ショウヘイ }} '''Shohei Baba''' (''Baba Shōhei'', January 23, 1938 – January 31, 1999) was a [[Japan]]ese [[professional wrestler]]. He was co-founder of [[All Japan Pro Wrestling]]. He was also known as '''Giant Baba'''. Baba, along with [[Antonio Inoki]], became one of the most famous Japanese wrestlers of his time, with a popularity in Japan that was like [[Hulk Hogan]]'s in the United States of America. He was also a [[List of NWA World Heavyweight Champions|3 time]] [[NWA World Heavyweight Championship|NWA Champion]]. Baba died on January 31, 1999 from [[cancer]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.canoe.ca/SlamWrestlingArchive/feb1_bab.html|accessdate=2013-09-22|title=Giant Baba dead at 61|publisher=Canoe.ca}}{{Dead link|date=September 2021 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}</ref> ==In wrestling== *'''Finishing moves''' **''Coconut Crush'' ([[Professional wrestling throws#Facebreaker knee smash|Side headlock facebreaker knee smash]]) **[[Professional wrestling attacks#Lariat takedown|Running neckbreaker]] *'''Signature moves''' **[[Professional wrestling attacks#Big boot|Big boot]] **[[DDT (professional wrestling)|DD