Him beating all those members of tournament was really low cheap level of BS that made me kind of dislike Tanba. But seeing him get serious and show his real fangs he got my respect and like back.
Rikio is based on Wrestling Legend Rikidozan who was stubbed in the nightclub and was taken to Hospital, where a doctor decreed the wound to be non-serious but advised Rikidōzan to have surgery. The surgery was successful and he returned home, but went against doctor's orders and began eating...