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Mitsuharu Misawa Discussion Thread; He saw forever.
Topic Started: Jul 12 2007, 11:00 PM (914 Views)
Lance
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Answer the following questions in as much detail as your patience will allow.

What are your general thoughts on Mitsuharu Misawa?

How does he rank in comparison to Kobashi and Kawada?

Would you describe yourself as a fan?

What is your favourite Misawa match?

Surely it's time for him to "do a Baba" and drop down the card?

Who were you rooting for: Misawa or Jumbo?


Hopefully that should spark off some discussion and seperate the wheat from the chaff.
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March Haire
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Lance
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It seems I was wrong.

I'll be leaving now.
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Nathan Versus
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What are your general thoughts on Mitsuharu Misawa?

A legend, but somewhat overrated.

How does he rank in comparison to Kobashi and Kawada?

There’s very little between them. I’d say Misawa > Kobashi > Kawada, but it’s pretty subjective. It depends whether you’re talking about career vs. career or peak vs. peak. I think Kobashi aged better.

Would you describe yourself as a fan?

His time in AJPW, yes, not so much in NOAH.

What is your favourite Misawa match?

Misawa vs. Kobashi, January ‘97, followed by Misawa vs. Tsuruta, June ‘90.

Surely it's time for him to "do a Baba" and drop down the card?

Yep, I agree, but I doubt it will happen anytime soon.

Who were you rooting for: Misawa or Jumbo?

Misawa.
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White_Roach
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What are your general thoughts on Mitsuharu Misawa?
He's the Japanese Bret Hart to me: Not particularly a fan, but I respect his talent and what he has accomplished.

How does he rank in comparison to Kobashi and Kawada?
Kobashi > Misawa > Kawada

Would you describe yourself as a fan?
Not really, but I respect his abilities.

What is your favourite Misawa match?
Kawada vs Misawa. Don't remember the date. Haven't seen any Puro in a while.

Surely it's time for him to "do a Baba" and drop down the card?
Probably, but I doubt it will happen.

Who were you rooting for: Misawa or Jumbo?
Misawa

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What are your general thoughts on Mitsuharu Misawa?
One of the greatest to lace up the boots. A legend and one of my favorites.

How does he rank in comparison to Kobashi and Kawada?
Misawa > Kobashi > Kawada

Would you describe yourself as a fan?
Yeah. I'm a huge fan of his AJPW work, but his NOAH work is not so great.

What is your favourite Misawa match?
Misawa vs. Kobashi January 97

Surely it's time for him to "do a Baba" and drop down the card?
He should but I don't think it will happen anytime soon.

Who were you rooting for: Misawa or Jumbo?
Misawa
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What are your general thoughts on Mitsuharu Misawa?

That particulary shade of green is pretty ugly, otherwise all is well.

How does he rank in comparison to Kobashi and Kawada?

Kawada > Misawa > Kobashi

Would you describe yourself as a fan?

Yes

What is your favourite Misawa match?

Champion Carnival 95 finals with Taue, or 6/3/94 vs Kawada.

Surely it's time for him to "do a Baba" and drop down the card?

He should have been begging Kawada and Kensuke to stay around in 2005 so he could more likely afford to do so now.

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What are your general thoughts on Mitsuharu Misawa?

Emotionless. Tedious selling that could on occasion be better. Great match finisher. Solid puro main event big match man. Took the ganso bomb, which equals awesomeness in itself. Has gotten NOAH in a slump, with nobody to take his throne. Was not the best Tiger Mask.

How does he rank in comparison to Kobashi and Kawada?

Kobashi > Kawada > Misawa. I like watching him least of the big three.

Would you describe yourself as a fan?

Not really, usually more for the other people in the match.

What is your favourite Misawa match?

Both 1990 Jumbo matches, vs. Kawada 21/10/92, vs. Kawada 29/7/93 Triple Crown, vs. Kawada 3/6/94, vs. Kawada 11/4/94, vs. Taue 15/4/95 CC Final, vs. Kobashi 20/1/97, vs. Kawada 6/6/97, vs. Kobashi 1/3/03 NOAH and all the tags with Kawada, Kobashi, Taue etc. plus lots of 6 man tags from the early 90's that rock.

Surely it's time for him to "do a Baba" and drop down the card?

100%, but there is nobody ready to step up to the plate. NOAH + Main Eventers = Just no.

Who were you rooting for: Misawa or Jumbo?

Misawa.
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What are your general thoughts on Mitsuharu Misawa?

Great wrestler but became overrated by the IWC when they discovered Puro and were constantly sucking his dick, about a year ago. They knew jack about puro but used him as a cover to make pretend that they knew anything about Japan. Still top 5 worker material.

How does he rank in comparison to Kobashi and Kawada?

Kawada > Misawa and Kobashi. Mainly for 'teh Kawada selling.'

Would you describe yourself as a fan?

Not as much as I was a year ago.

What is your favourite Misawa match?

Vs. Kawada from June 1994 or Vs. Jumbo from June 1990.

Surely it's time for him to "do a Baba" and drop down the card?

Yes, but to who? Teq said it all. Additionally, it takes years to make a star. People like Takeshi Rikio proved to be flops. Who can take his spot at this point?

Who were you rooting for: Misawa or Jumbo?

Misawa.
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What are your general thoughts on Mitsuharu Misawa?

One of the greatest that ever stepped in the ring.

How does he rank in comparison to Kobashi and Kawada?

Kobashi > Misawa > Kawada

Would you describe yourself as a fan?

Not particularly

What is your favourite Misawa match?

9/90 vs. Jumbo

Surely it's time for him to "do a Baba" and drop down the card?

Yup, but it won't happen

Who were you rooting for: Misawa or Jumbo?

I don't care
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In fairness to Misawa, he is probably only back on top because of the lack of stars beneath him. I enjoyed Akiyama and Marufuji's run, but the latter wasn't bought by many of the fans. They've protected KENTA by not giving him the title yet, so Misawa stepped back in. I fully expect him to drop it sometime soon.
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What are your general thoughts on Mitsuharu Misawa?

Recently just bumped below Jumbo for my #1 all-time worker, but even so I could still make an argument for him over Jumbo if I had to.

How does he rank in comparison to Kobashi and Kawada?

Misawa>Kobashi>Kawada. Although a lot of the time, I probably prefer watching Kobashi, but something about Misawa's career just edges him for me.

Would you describe yourself as a fan?

Affirmative.

What is your favourite Misawa match?

Vs Jumbo, 6/1990.

Surely it's time for him to "do a Baba" and drop down the card?

Doesn't matter too much to me, as I don't get to watch much NOAH. I say as long as he's under 50 and can still work fairly well, he could still remain a main event presence while allowing others to excel.

Who were you rooting for: Misawa or Jumbo?

Honestly, I enjoyed both so much that it didn't really matter. But in the grand scheme of things, it was probably Misawa's time and it's a damn good thing that it happened, especially the way that it did.
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By the way Of, what are your answers?
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Teq
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I'll upload some recent Misawa/NOAH stuff Jane.

Yeah Of!
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General thoughts

Gone down in my estimations but we're still talking about a pro wrestler of an extremely high order.

How does he rank compared to.........

Kobashi > Kawada > Misawa

Fan?

Hell yes

Favourite matches

v Jumbo 6/90
v Kobashi 1/97
v Bret Hart .......joke.

Should he drop down?

No comment

Root for.......

Having only watched their matches retrospectively, I root for Jumbo. Jumbo is THE MAN. Maybe I'd have felt different at the time, who knows?



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Since you asked so nicely...

What are your general thoughts on Mitsuharu Misawa?
I think I've watched too much of his work, and thus come out with questions like "why doesn't he just do the Tiger Driver '91 every time rather than flippig them onto their back?" But he's clearly got an immense body of work and I'd rate him above any Western wrestler.

How does he rank in comparison to Kobashi and Kawada?
Kobashi > Kawada > Misawa, due to Kobashi being in more high-end matches without being pushed as hard. Kawada beats Misawa out because he didn't have the same physical gifts but always seemed smarter to make up for it.

Would you describe yourself as a fan?
Not really. Obviously I enjoy many of his matches but always find myself rooting for the other guy.

What is your favourite Misawa match?
If not the January '97 match with Kobashi, then (and this seems like a really strange choice) but a six man tag from 1990 with Jumbo, Masa Fuchi and The Great Kabuki against Taue, Misawa and Kobashi. Not even close to being one of his best even from that year, but it kicked off the Misawa/Jumbo feud, and the tension between them is awesome. That spot where Jumbo gets practically KO'd is fantastic, and you really get the feeling that payback is gonna be a bitch.

Surely it's time for him to "do a Baba" and drop down the card?
Yes, please. I don't even care who they give the ball to.

Who were you rooting for: Misawa or Jumbo?
Jumbo. One of my all-time favourites in his best role.
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I thought you rated Benoit higher than Misawa, Of?
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I'd rather not factor Benoit.
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What are your general thoughts on Mitsuharu Misawa?

Fantastic worker who embodied 90's Puroresu.

How does he rank in comparison to Kobashi and Kawada?

Personally, i like Kobashi better. I agree that he aged the best out of the three. Misawa is a joke now.

Would you describe yourself as a fan?

To some extent. Kobashi's my favorite of the 4 corners, but i have just as much love for Taue, Kawada, Akiyama, and Misawa.

What is your favourite Misawa match?

Misawa/Jumbo 6/8/90, hands down, closely followed by Misawa/Kobashi vs. Taue/Kawada 6/9/95, Misawa/Taue 4/15/95, and of course, Misawa/Kawada 6/3/94.

Surely it's time for him to "do a Baba" and drop down the card?

It is, but who can honestly carry the torch? Go is getting there, but not quite ready for that spot yet. KENTA, maybe, but i wouldn't gamble it. I think it would mean more for KENTA if he finally went over Kobashi. Morishima's the only guy i can think of, at this time.

Who were you rooting for: Misawa or Jumbo?

Jumbo.
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