Japanese fans have been rabid for pro-wrestling ever since Rikidozan led crowds in the tens of thousands to events like a hulking Pied Piper .
Japanese fans glued millions of eyeballs to their television sets back in the 1950s .
Japanese fans have been rabid for pro-wrestling ever since Rikidozan led crowds in the tens of thousands to events like a hulking Pied Piper , and glued millions of eyeballs to their television sets back in the 1950s .