Kawada vs Naoya Ogawa, Zero-One 12/14/03.
Greatest tag match ever?
NOAH - 12-10-06 - Naomichi Marufuji vs. Mitsuharu Misawa. For the GHC Heavyweight Title.
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AJPW - 6/9/95 - Mitsuharu Misawa & Kenta Kobashi vs. Akira Taue & Toshiaki Kawada
This is perhaps one of the best tag matches you'll ever see. Misawa and Kobashi have dominated the tag ranks as they have been the repeat champions of the Real World Tag League (93 and 94). Their dominance has been well known to Kawada and Taue. Kawada has not been able to beat Misawa is a tag or singles since splitting apart as a team in 1993. Now, it seems that Misawa and Kobashi has their opponent's number. Or do they?
Hashimoto & Nagata vs Misawa & Akiyama, Zero-One 3/2/01.
This is one of my personnal favorites.Misawa has the deadliest elbows.Kobashi has the manliest hair....and a mean-ass lariat.These 2 just tear eachother apart!
After winning the Triple Crown title from Toshiaki Kawada in June of 1998, Kenta Kobashi looks to keep his title. The problem is, he has never beaten Misawa up to this point in a televised matchup. Misawa will look to become champion again. This won the match of the year honors from both Tokyo Sports and the Wrestling Observer in 1998.
Jumbo Tsuruta has been known as the best wrestler in Japan, and is the unquestioned ace wrestler of All Japan Pro-Wrestling. He has lost the Triple Crown title to Terry Gordy only three days before this match and looks to regain top contender status. His opponent is Mitsuharu Misawa. The former Tiger Mask II unmasked himself only a few weeks before this match. He is the young upstart looking to make a name for himself against the big dog in Tsuruta. Perhaps all would be promoters of pro-wrestling should look to this match as to how to establish a star and not bring down the established star at the same time.
The Champion fights
1999-05-02
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