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Today, the Puroresu world has been turned upside down. Mitsuharu Misawa has died.
To most Puro fans, Misawa needs no introduction. The man wrestle...
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Today, the Puroresu world has been turned upside down. Mitsuharu Misawa has died.
To most Puro fans, Misawa needs no introduction. The man wrestled for over twenty five years, first competing as the second incarnation of the Tiger Mask character. As Tiger Mask II, Misawa would face off against Dynamite Kid. Misawa would win the NWA International Jr. Heavyweight Title before moving up to the heavyweight division. In 1990, not long after wrestling Bret Hart, Misawa unmasked, and began wrestling with his real name. In June of 1990, Misawa upset Jumbo Tsuruta in a singles match, skyrocketing his career. Two months later, Misawa accidentally KOd Masanobu Fuchi with a Flying Elbow Strike, solidifying his Elbows as legit finishing moves. In September of that year, he faced Jumbo in a rematch. This time, the veteran was prepared, and defeated Misawa. A few months later, he would once again meet Jumbo, this time for the Triple Crown Title. After three devastating Backdrop Suplexes, Jumbo was once again victorious. However, in 1992, history was made. Misawa faced off against Stan Hansen, and defeated him after a massive Elbow Strike, winning the Triple Crown Title. This would prove to be a very historic reign as champion, as 1993 would be the only year that the Triple Crown didn't change hands. 1994 was just as grand. He would defeat Kawada in a Triple Crown defense in June, a match which is still heralded as the greatest of all time. Misawa then formed a tag team with Kenta Kobashi, and the duo feuded with Kawada and Taue for tag team supremacy for much of 1995. Before their huge meeting, Misawa would win the Triple Crown Title a second time. June would bring another classic to Misawa's resume, as the two teams faced off in what many(myself included) consider to be the greatest tag team match in history. Kobashi and Misawa would then go on to win the Real World Tag League, defeating their rivals in the finals. 1996 was a bit of a slow year, with Misawa teaming with Jun Akiyama. They would fall short in the Real World Tag League, however, losing to the Holy Demon Army. 1997 started off with a bang for Misawa, defeating Kenta Kobashi in what I consider the greatest match of all time for the Triple Crown, and Misawa was now a three time Triple Crown Champion. He kept a strangle hold over the title for the remainder of the year. In 1998, he gave Jun a shot at the Triple Crown, and finally put him away after debuting the Emerald Flowsion. Misawa would main event the Tokyo Dome spectacular in May, only to be defeated by Kawada, losing the Triple Crown. He would battle back, and face Kobashi in October of 1998, one week after taking the Burning Hammer for the first time. After a spectacular match, topped off with a Tiger Driver off the apron(no doubt payback for the week before), Misawa was once again the victor, now a four time champion. This reign wouldn't last, as he would be defeated by Kawada in January of 1999. However, Kawada's injury would force him to vacate the belt, and Misawa would once again win the title, defeating Vader, making him the first five time Triple Crown Champion, earning him the nickname "Five Crown King." His first defense would be against Kenta Kobashi, whom he put away with the Emerald Flowsion. Misawa would also hold the All Asia Tag Team Titles with Yoshinari Ogawa. However, the duo would fall to Burning(Kobashi & Akiyama), after Misawa once again took the Burning Hammer. A week later, he would lose the Triple Crown Title to Vader. In 2000, he would split from All Japan, and formed Pro Wrestling NOAH. He would defeat Vader in December, and won the newly christened GHC Heavyweight Title. After a defense against Akira Taue, he would be upended by Akiyama. One year later, he defeated Takayama once again to reclaim the belt. He and Kobashi faced off in another epic title encounter. Kobashi became the first man to kick out of the Emerald Flowsion, and unleashed the Burning Hammer to win the GHC Heavyweight Title. In late 2006, he would defeat Marufuji for his third GHC Heavyweight Title reign. After a year long reign, Misawa was defeated by Takeshi Morishima. This would be the final title held by Misawa. In early 2009, he teamed with Takashi Sugiura in a spectacular tag team match against Shinsuke Nakamura and Hirooki Goto at New Japan Pro Wrestling's Wrestle Kingdom III event. He would then team with Go Shiozaki for a short time before his untimely death.
The legacy of Mitsuharu Misawa cannot be put into words. The man made All Japan Pro Wrestling the must watch federation of the 1990s, along with Kobashi, Taue, Kawada, and so forth. Moves such as the Tiger Driver and the Emerald Flowsion were invented by Misawa himself, and though not his creation, the Tiger Driver '91 was done to perfection by Misawa. These three moves, along with his various Elbow Strikes, have defeated wrestling legends from all over the world.
RIP, Misawa-san, and Domo Arigato.
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