Posts Tagged ‘Jun Akiyama’

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AJPW – Jun Akiyama vs. Kento Miyahara

by Jeff on October 13, 2014 at 10:18 pm
Posted In: Blog

What’s this, All Japan Pro Wrestling has made its return to the HEAT blog? Why yes, yes it has, and you can thank the new Voices of Wrestling forum for that.

Despite New Japan’s star power and plethora of top shelf workers, Jun Akiyama continues to be my favourite Japanese wrestler, which means I still pay a modicum of attention to All Japan results. Akiyama had an excellent match with Takao Omori a few months ago, which resulted in Omori capturing his first Triple Crown Championship. Akiyama is back to making people look good, this time working to turn Kento Miyahara into a star.

Watch the match for yourself, but I think it’s working.

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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.

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