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Mitsuharu Misawa


Title History

 

  • NWA International Junior Heavyweight title defeating Kuniaki Kobayashi (August 31, 1985);
  • PWF (Japan) World Tag Team titles w/Jumbo Tsuruta defeating Ted DiBiase & Stan Hanson (July 3, 1987);
  • AJPW All Asia Tag Team titles w/Kenta Kobashi defeating Doug Furnas & Dan Kroffat (April 9, 1990);
  • AJPW (All Japan) World Tag Team titles w/Toshiaki Kawada defeating Steve Williams & Terry Gordy (July 24, 1991);
  • AJPW (All Japan) Unified Triple Crown Heavyweight title defeating Stan Hanson (August 22, 1992);
  • AJPW (All Japan) World Tag Team titles w/Toshiaki Kawada won Real World Tag Team Tournament (December 4, 1992);
  • AJPW (All Japan) World Tag Team titles w/Kenta Kobashi won Real World Tag Team Tournament (December 3, 1993);
  • AJPW (All Japan) World Tag Team titles w/Kenta Kobashi won Real World Tag Team Tournament (December 10, 1994);
  • AJPW (All Japan) Unified Triple Crown Heavyweight title defeating Stan Hanson (May 26, 1995);
  • AJPW (All Japan) World Tag Team titles w/Jun Akiyama defeating Akira Taue & Toshiaki Kawada (May 23, 1996);
  • AJPW (All Japan) Unified Triple Crown Heavyweight title defeating Kenta Kobashi (January 20, 1997);
  • AJPW (All Japan) Unified Triple Crown Heavyweight title defeating Kenta Kobashi (October 31, 1998);
  • AJPW (All Japan) Unified Triple Crown Heavyweight title defeating Vader (May 2, 1999);
  • AJPW (All Japan) World Tag Team titles w/Yoshinari Ogawa defeating Yoshihiro Takayama & Takao Ohmori (August 25, 1999);
  • AJPW All Asia Tag Team titles w/Yoshinari Ogawa defeating Yoshihiro Takayama & Takao Ohmori (August 25, 1999);
  • NOAH Global Honored Crowned Heavyweight title defeating Yoshihiro Takayama [Tournament] (April 15, 2001);
  • NOAH Global Honored Crowned Tag Team titles w/Yoshihiro Ogawa defeating 2 Cold Scorpio & Vader (November 30, 2001);
  • NOAH Global Honored Crowned Heavyweight title defeating Yoshihiro Takayama (September 23, 2002);
  • NOAH Global Honored Crowned Tag Team titles w/Yoshihiro Ogawa defeating Hiroshi Tanahashi & Yuji Nagata (January 10, 2004);
  • NOAH Global Honored Crowned Heavyweight title defeating Naomichi Marufuji (December 10, 2006);

 

Career Highlights

In The Beginning:

  • August 21, 1981: Mitsuharu Misawa debuted vs Shiro Koshinaka in Urawa, Japan..

 

New Japan Pro Wrestling – Tiger Mask II – 1985-1990:

  • Mitsuharu Misawa wrestled under a mask as the second incarnation of the Tiger Mask..
  • April 20, 1986 – AWA WrestleRock: Tiger Mask (Mitsuharu Misawa) beat Buck Zumhoff..
  • 1990 – WWF/AJPW Show: Tiger Mask (Mitsuharu Misawa) wrestled Bret Hart to a 20-minute time limit draw!
  • May 17, 1990: Tiger Mask (Misawa) was unmasked by tag team partner and future enemy, Toshiaki Kawada..All Japan Pro Wrestling:
  • Mitsuharu Misawa took two of the most horrific bumps in wrestling history, the Ganso bomb and the Burning Hammer..
  • Mitsuharu Misawa was the booker for All Japan Pro-Wrestling..Pro Wrestling NOAH:
  • 2000: Mitsuharu Misawa left All Japan and created NOAH taking many of the native All Japan stars with him..
  • ~~~Mitsuharu Misawa was the first ever Global Honored Crown champion of NOAH..
  • January 10, 2004: Mitsuharu Misawa & Yoshinari Ogawa beat Yuji Nagata & Hiroshi Tanahashi to win the GHC tag titles..Pro Wrestling Iron:
  • June 11, 2004–PWI: Mitsuharu Misawa & Yoshinari Ogawa b Nigel McGuiness & Bart Blaxon to retain the GHC Tag titles..
  • June 12, 2004–PWI: Michael Modest & Donovan Morgan & Ryan Drago b Mitsuharu Misawa & Yoshinari Ogawa & Sal Thomaselli..MIscellaneous:
  • August 10, 2004–World League Wrestling: Mitsuharu Misawa & Yoshinari Ogawa beat Ace Steel & Jason Bates in 27:31..
  • March 19, 2005–TWC: Doug Williams/Too Cold Scorpio/James Tighe beat Mitsuharu Misawa/Yoshinari Ogawa/Tiger Emperor..
  • May 14, 2005–NJPW: Mitsuharu Misawa & Tatsumi Fujinami defeated Jushin Liger & Masahiro Chono..Pro Wrestling NOAH:
  • May 29, 2005–NOAH: Jun Akiyama & Yoshinobu Kanemaru defeated Mitsuharu Misawa & Kotaro Suzuki..
  • May 31, 2005–NOAH: Akitoshi Saito & Masao Inoue & Takashi Sugiura beat Misawa & Yoshinari Ogawa & Richard Slinger..
  • October 2, 2005–WRESTLE-1 GP: Mitsuharu Misawa & Yoshinari Ogawa defeated Akebono & Scorpio..
  • November 5, 2005–NOAH: Mitsuharu Misawa defeated Genichiro Tenryu..
  • November 18 2005–NOAH: Mitsuharu Misawa & Yoshinari Ogawa defeated Doug Williams & Ricky Marvin..
  • November 20, 2005–NOAH: Jun Akiyama/Yoshinobu Kanemaru/Shiro Koshinaka b Misawa/Yoshinari Ogawa/Kotaro Suzuki
  • November 21, 2005–NOAH: Mitsuharu Misawa & Mushiking Terry defeated Bison Smith & Low Ki..
  • November 22, 2005–NOAH: Mitsuharu Misawa/Yoshinari Ogawa/Kotaro Suzuki beat Kenta Kobashi/Kentaro Shiga/Go Shiosaki
  • November 23, 2005–NOAH: Takeshi Rikio/Takeshi Morishima/Naomichi Marufuji beat Misawa/Yoshinari Ogawa/Kotaro Suzuki
  • November 24, 2005–NOAH: Scorpio/Low Ki/Doug Williams beat Mitsuharu Misawa/Yoshinari Ogawa/Kotaro Suzuki
  • November 26, 2005–NOAH: Mitsuharu Misawa & Yoshinari Ogawa defeated Minoru Suzuki & Daisuke Ikeda..
  • November 27, 2005–NOAH: Kenta Kobashi/Mitsuharu Misawa/Akira Taue beat KENTA/Naomichi Marufuji/Mushiking Terry ..
  • November 29, 2005–NOAH: Mitsuhari Misawa/Yoshinari Ogawa/Kotaro Suzuki beat Kenta Kobashi/Kentaro Shiga/KENTA..
  • December 4, 2005–NOAH: Katsuyori Shibata & KENTA defeated Mitsuharu Misawa & Go Shiosaki..
  • December 10, 2006–NOAH: Mitsuharu Misawa defeated Naomichi Marufuji to win the GHC Heavyweight title.
  • January 21, 2007–NOAH: Mitsuharu Misawa (suffered a mild concussion) defeated Takeshi Morishima in the main event.
  • October 27, 2007–NOAH: Mitsuharu Misawa defeated Samoa Joe to retain the GHC Heavyweight title at Budokan Hall.
  • November 2, 2007 – ROH: Mitsuharu Misawa & KENTA vs. Takeshi Morishima & Naomichi Marufuji ended in a 30-minute draw..
  • November 3, 2007 – Ring of Honor: Mitsuharu Misawa defeated KENTA to retain the (NOAH) GHC Heavyweight title..
  • December 2, 2007–NOAH: Mitsuharu Misawa & Jun Akiyama beat Kenta Kobashi (1st match back) & Yoshihiro Takayama..
  • March 2, 2008–NOAH: Takeshi Morishima defeated Mitsuharu Misawa to win the GHC Heavyweight title in Tokyo, Japan!
  • June 13, 2009: Mitsuhari Misawa (46) tragically passed away from an apparent heart attack after a tag team match.. [READ MORE]
  • ~~~Mitsuharu Misawa & Go Shiozaki vs. Bison Smith & Akitoshi Saito for the GHC Tag Team championship in Hiroshima, Japan..
  • ~~~Akitoshi Saito gave Misawa a “routine” back suplex and he went unconcious and was rushed to the hospital very quickly..
  • ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~A report by Dave Meltzer on Figure-4 Online: http://www.f4wonline.com/content/view/9617/..
  • June 13, 2009 – Ring of Honor: The ROH Wrestling staff did a 10-Bell Salute tribute for Mitsuharu Misawa…Career:
  • Mitsuharu Misawa has wrestled for the following promotions: AJPW (1981-2000), EMLL(1983-84?), NOAH(2000-Present)..

 

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Debut

August 21, 1981

Birthday

June 18, 1962

Hometown

Koshigaya, Saitama, Japan

Gender

Height

6' 1"

Weight

242 lbs

Finishing Move(s)

Emerald Frosion
Tiger Driver

Favorite Move(s)

Roaring Elbow
Spinning Lariat
Elbow Suicida
Tiger Driver 91'
Tiger Driver 01'
Tiger Suplex
Tiger Suplex 85'
German Suplex
Tiger Body Press (Frog Splash)

Notable Feuds

Jumbo Tsuruta
Toshiaki Kawada
Kenta Kobashi
Vader
Jun Akiyama

Status