Mitsuharu Misawa
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Mitsuharu Misawa is a Japanese professional wrestler. He became famous working for All Japan Pro Wrestling, and currently he owns, operates, and wrestles for Pro Wrestling NOAH.
Career
Misawa was trained in professional wrestling by Dick "The Destroyer" Beyer, Shohei Baba, and Dory Funk, Jr. and made his professional debut on August 21, 1981 for All Japan Pro Wrestling.Early in his career, Misawa wrestled as the second generation of Tiger Mask. On May 17, 1990, during a tag match against Yoshiaki Yatsu and Hiromichi Fuyuki , he told his partner and future rival, Toshiaki Kawada, to unmask him, revealing his true face. Misawa then went on to dominate All Japan Pro Wrestling throughout the 1990s, with multiple Triple Crown and AJPW World Tag Team Title reigns. His rivalries with Jumbo Tsuruta, Toshiaki Kawada, and Kenta Kobashi are legendary, with many classic matches against them. His tag-team partners included Kenta Kobashi and Jun Akiyama.
Following the death of AJPW head booker Giant Baba and disagreements with his widow Motoko Baba, Misawa split from All Japan in mid-2000, taking all but two natives (Kawada and Masanobu Fuchi) to form Pro Wrestling NOAH. In 2004, Misawa alongside his long time partner Yoshinari Ogawa returned the GHC Tag Team belts to NOAH from the New Japan Pro Wrestling combination of Yuji Nagata & Hiroshi Tanahashi. Misawa continues to wrestle a full-time schedule, leading one of Japan's top promotions.
In wrestling
Finishing and signature moves
- Emerald Frosion (Sitout side powerslam)
- Super Emerald Frosion (Sitout vertical suplex side powerslam)
- Tiger Driver (Sitout double underhook powerbomb)
- Tiger Driver '91 (Kneeling head spike double underhook powerbomb)
- Tiger Driver '01 (Top rope double underhook powerbomb)
- Rolling Elbow (Discus elbow smash)
- Elbow smash
- Tiger suplex
- Tiger Suplex '85 (Bridging half nelson suplex)
- Tiger Press (Frog splash)
Championships and accomplishments
- *5-Time AJPW Triple Crown Champion
- *5-Time AJPW World Tag Team Champion (with Jun Akiyama, Kenta Kobashi, Yoshinari Ogawa and Toshiaki Kawada twice)
- *2-Time AJPW All-Asia Tag Team Champion (with Kenta Kobashi & Yoshinari Ogawa)
- *1-Time NWA International Junior Heavyweight Champion
- *1-Time PWF Tag Team Champion (with Jumbo Tsuruta)
- *1992 Real World Tag League winner, with Toshiaki Kawada
- *1993 Real World Tag League winner, with Kenta Kobashi
- *1994 Real World Tag League winner, with Kenta Kobashi
- *1995 Champion Carnival winner
- *1995 Real World Tag League winner, with Kenta Kobashi
- *1998 Champion Carnival winner
Championship succession
| colspan = 3 align = center |AJPW Triple Crown World Heavyweight Championship
|-
| width = 30% align = center | Preceded by:
Stan Hansen
| width = 40% align = center | First
| width = 30% align = center | Followed by:
Steve Williams
|-
| width = 30% align = center | Preceded by:
Stan Hansen
| width = 40% align = center | Second
| width = 30% align = center | Followed by:
Akira Taue
|-
| width = 30% align = center | Preceded by:
Kenta Kobashi
| width = 40% align = center | Third
| width = 30% align = center | Followed by:
Toshiaki Kawada
|-
| width = 30% align = center | Preceded by:
Kenta Kobashi
| width = 40% align = center | Fourth
| width = 30% align = center | Followed by:
Toshiaki Kawada
|-
| width = 30% align = center | Preceded by:
Vader
| width = 40% align = center | Fifth
| width = 30% align = center | Followed by:
Vader
|-
| colspan = 3 align = center |GHC Heavyweight Championship
|-
| width = 30% align = center | Preceded by:
first ever
| width = 40% align = center | First
| width = 30% align = center | Followed by:
Jun Akiyama
|-
| width = 30% align = center | Preceded by:
Yoshihiro Takayama
| width = 40% align = center | Second
| width = 30% align = center | Followed by:
Kenta Kobashi
|-
| colspan = 3 align = center | GHC Tag Team Championship
|-
| width = 30% align = center | Preceded by:
Vader and Scorpio
| width = 40% align = center | First, with Yoshinari Ogawa
| width = 30% align = center | Followed by:
Takao Omori and Yoshihiro Takayama
|-
| width = 30% align = center | Preceded by:
Yugi Nagata and Hiroshi Tanahashi
| width = 40% align = center | Second, with Yoshinari Ogawa
| width = 30% align = center | Followed by:
Doug Williams and Scorpio
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