Posts Tagged ‘Triple Crown’

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AJPW – Mitsuharu Misawa vs. Toshiaki Kawada, June 3rd, 1994

by Jeff on June 3, 2014 at 9:22 pm
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I know, I know, more All Japan. This popped up in my Facebook feed, as Puroresu Spirit’s Match of the Day. 20 years ago today, Misawa and Kawada had one of their classic encounters for the Triple Crown. Literally every match I have seen between these two has been, at worst, very good.

So watch two guys who don’t like each other beat the everliving fuckshit out of each other.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=p34JujfVKkw

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All Japan Pro Wrestling – Mitsuharu Misawa vs. Jun Akiyama 6/9/1997

by Jeff on September 5, 2013 at 3:31 am
Posted In: Blog

My cable box shit the bed for a while today, so I spent a couple of hours watching the History of the Triple Crown DVD set I picked up from RudoReels as a Christmas gift for myself. I’m about halfway through that beast of a set, and I stumbled upon this gem. Mitsuharu Misawa, in the midst of his run as pro wrestling’s green-clad god and the subject of many of Dave Meltzer’s 5 star wet dreams, defends the All Japan Pro Wrestling Triple Crown against a new challenger, Jun Akiyama. At this point, Misawa is All Japan’s undisputed ace, while Akiyama has been rising up the ranks since his debut in 1992 against Kenta Kobashi. This is Akiyama’s first match for the Triple Crown, and much like his debut, his first championship match is excellent. Also, there’s a shot during his entrance where he looks like the spitting image of Inoki, which I was amused by. Inoki and Akiyama – chin brothers.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=f6Y3OH3oqWo

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