Posts Tagged ‘Mitsuharu Misawa’

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AJPW – Satoshi Kojima vs. Mitsuharu Misawa

by Jeff on August 13, 2014 at 9:38 pm
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I didn’t know this match existed until earlier today, and it was one of those situations where I needed to watch it IMMEDIATELY. Satoshi Kojima is a wrestler that I dig quite a bit, and who just had a fantastic string of performances in the G1 Climax 24. Sadly, a lot of Kojima’s prime is lost on far too many wrestling fans because it took place in All Japan post-NOAH split. For example, this match.

I didn’t know Mitsuharu Misawa ever returned to AJPW after the NOAH split, and I certainly didn’t know that he wrestled Kojima during Kojima’s prime. It’s also before Misawa started to really show the effects of the All Japan style on his body, so this is a pretty impressive showing all around. Except for the part where Misawa fucks up his fake dive taunt. That’s kind of funny and kind of sad simultaneously.

But enough of my ravings, just watch these guys shit-kick each other in a hidden gem from post-NOAH-split All Japan.

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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.

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AJPW Triple Crown – Vader (c) vs. Mitsuharu Misawa – May 2nd, 1999

by Jeff on October 3, 2013 at 9:29 pm
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This might be Vader’s greatest match ever, and was another of the series of fantastic bouts that I’ve been watching on my History of the Triple Crown DVD set. I didn’t expect much going into it, because the previous match, in which Vader beat Akira Taue for the vacant Triple Crown, was pretty mediocre. I figured Vader would perform better against Misawa in front of the Tokyo Dome crowd, but not this much better. It’s like two different guys wrestled those matches in the same gear and using the same move set.

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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
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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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