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Post by j on Jun 13, 2009 10:27:06 GMT -5
just found this on wikipedia:
On June 13, 2009, after receiving a belly to back suplex during a match at Hiroshima Green Arena, he lost consciousness and was taken to a hospital. He was pronounced dead in the hospital at 10:10 p.m.
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Post by executioner on Jun 13, 2009 10:30:44 GMT -5
just found this on wikipedia: On June 13, 2009, after receiving a belly to back suplex during a match at Hiroshima Green Arena, he lost consciousness and was taken to a hospital. He was pronounced dead in the hospital at 10:10 p.m. RIP  |
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Post by j on Jun 13, 2009 10:40:22 GMT -5
here's a little more:
BREAKING NEWS: Japanese legend Misawa dead after in-ring accident
Saturday June 13, 2009 BY Phil Lowe
One of the greatest professional wrestlers of all time has died following a tragic in-ring accident during a Pro Wrestling NOAH show in Japan.
Mitsuharu Misawa, the founder of the Japanese promotion, died after an accident that came from a suplex during a show on Saturday.
Misawa was teaming with Go Shiozaki during the Hiroshima show, taking on Bison Smith and Akitoshi Saito for the GHC tag team championship.
According to reports in Japan, Misawa landed hard on his head after a belly-to-back suplex from Saito and lost consciousness.
A crowd of around 2,300 watched on as doctors and officials unsuccessfully attempted to revive him in the ring.
He was taken to a local hospital but never came back round and was pronounced dead shortly after arrival.
Misawa was a national wrestling champion during high school in Japan and enjoyed success in All Japan Pro Wrestling during the 1980s as the second Tiger Mask.
After unmasking, he went on to become the biggest star in Japan during the 1990s.
Following the death of AJPW owner Shohei “Giant” Baba in 1999, Misawa took over as company president but issues and arguments with owner Motoko Baba, the widow of Giant Baba, led to him quitting the company along with the vast majority of the All Japan roster.
Misawa went on to form Pro Wrestling NOAH, with the promotion staging some of the best shows this decade from a wrestling standpoint - not just in Japan but anywhere in the world.
Mitsuharu Misawa was aged 46.
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Post by EricM on Jun 13, 2009 10:46:43 GMT -5
Holy crap....Pro Wrestling NOAH is my favorite Japanese promotion, this is a very sad day. RIP Mitsuharu Misawa.
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Post by TDalton on Jun 13, 2009 10:48:04 GMT -5
Unbelievable. One of the greatest draws and in-ring performers of all-time.
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Post by canadianpittbull on Jun 13, 2009 11:07:17 GMT -5
RIP Misawa!
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Post by tattoo on Jun 13, 2009 11:13:16 GMT -5
R.I.P. Mitsuhara Misawa...very sad
These guys do not get enough respect and credit for what they do. Just because this sport is "staged" does not mean it's not dangerous. Unfortuantely we know this but a lot of people don't realize it.
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Post by Knapik on Jun 13, 2009 11:31:07 GMT -5
Whoa...
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Post by TTX on Jun 13, 2009 11:35:53 GMT -5
Wow...startling. RIP
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Post by Deleted on Jun 13, 2009 11:55:14 GMT -5
Mind you, he wasn't my favorite guy in the world, but it is so sad this had to happen. RIP Misawa.
EDIT: Here's what I found on F4W/Wrestling Observer:
Mitsuharu Misawa, one of the greatest pro wrestlers of all-time, was declared dead at 10:10 p.m. Saturday night at a hospital in Hiroshima from an apparent heart attack after being being given a back suplex in a tag team title match.
Misawa would have turned 47 on June 18th.
Misawa, the president of Pro Wrestling NOAH, was teaming with Go Shiozaki in a match challenging Bison Smith & Akitoshi Saito for the GHC tag team championship in Hiroshima. Misawa was given the move at about 8:45 p.m. and knocked unconscious.
According to eye witness reports, Saito gave Misawa a "routine" back suplex that was described as a "7" in danger on a scale of one-to-ten. He did not get up. It was chaos in the ring as they attempted to revive him using CPR and the crowd was hushed for a while, and began a "Misawa" chant. He turned purple in the ring and was rushed to the hospital in an ambulance.
His heart stopped beating in the ring.
The wrestlers were told on the bus that he had passed away.
While it is being reported that he passed away at the hospital, he may have actually passed away in the ring.
Misawa was the Japanese high school national wrestling champion at 187 pounds in 1980, and was recruited by Giant Baba into All Japan Pro Wrestling. He gained his first taste of stardom in 1984 when he was chosen to be the second Tiger Mask. After unmasking in 1990, he became an even bigger star after a series of singles matches with Jumbo Tsuruta.
He was Japan's biggest pro wrestling star of the 90s, and one could make a strong case for him as the top wrestler of the decade. He was the Wrestler of the Year in 1995, 1997 and 1999.
After the death of Shohei "Giant" Baba, Misawa wrestled a little over one more year for All Japan Pro Wrestling, while working as company president. After consistently butting heads with owner Motoko Baba, the widow of Shohei Baba, he and 90% of the All Japan roster quit the company to form Pro Wrestling NOAH.
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