Last week, Wrestling Observer¿s Zach Arnold reported that Mitsuharu Misawa (formerly Tiger Mask II and arguably All Japan Pro Wrestling¿s top star) and about twenty-five other wrestlers all left ...

Many have called Mitsuharu Misawa the best wrestler ever. His work in All Japan Pro Wrestling is a massive reason that the promotion was ever as popular as it was and without Misawa, Pro Wrestling ...

Mitsuharu Misawa & Jun Akiyama vs. Steve Williams & Johnny Ace - June 7, 1996 Yes, this is an All Japan match involving ... which is a hard thing to do in pro wrestling. Of the famous ‘Four ...

Pro Wrestling NOAH was formed by the legendary Mitsuharu Misawa in 2000, following a series of disagreements with Motoko Baba, Giant Baba s widow and All Japan Pro Wrestling majority shareholder.

Puroresu, as it is fondly called in Japan (pro – puro, wrestling – resu) has produced some of the biggest names in the history of the industry. From Mitsuharu Misawa to Jumbo Tsuruta ...

6 years ago in 2009, Mitsuharu Misawa passed away during a match on a Pro Wrestling Noah show in Hiroshima, Japan. Misawa was teaming with Go Shiosaki against Akitoshi Saito and Bison Smith when ...

The Japanese promotion, created by legend Mitsuharu Misawa after he broke away from All Japan Pro Wrestling, is full of top-tier talent. Following Misawa's in-ring death, and the retirement of top ...

Noah was originally launched in 2000 when Mitsuharu Misawa led a mass exodus from All Japan Pro Wrestling as 24 of its 26 contracted wrestlers left the company. Over the years the company has ...

A star for New Japan Pro Wrestling throughout the '90s ... Dantes' invention eventually fell into Mitsuharu Misawa's hands. He moved an arm to the foes neck, creating the Tiger Suplex '85.

There have been several other iterations of the Tiger Mask gimmick, including Mitsuharu Misawa’s Tiger Mask ... best known for his career at New Japan Pro Wrestling, though he was inducted ...

It's nice to see Pro Wrestling NOAH get some pop culture press. The Japanese promotion, created by legend Mitsuharu Misawa after he broke away from All Japan Pro Wrestling, is full of top-tier talent.