Muhammad Hussain Inoki (born on February 20, 1943) is a retired Japanese professional wrestling promoter, politician, retired professional wrestler and mixed martial artist best known by the ring name Antonio Inoki. Inoki's ring name is a homage to wrestler Antonino Rocca. Inoki converted to Islam in 1990 and took the name "Muhammad Hussain Inoki", something he did not publicly reveal until 2012