Jumbo Tsuruta vs. Mitsuharu Misawa p3

So damn awesome.

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• AJPW
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• Japan
• Pro
• Wrestling
• Jumbo
• Tsuruta
• Mitsuharu
• Misawa

[Crusader7077]

The booking leading up to this match was a major key to Misawa's success as a result of this match. Days earlier, Tsuruta lost the Triple Crown title to Terry Gordy, something no one saw coming. So going into this match, NO ONE expected Tsuruta to lose another big match so soon. That's a big reason why this match helped put Misawa over. Brilliant booking.

[MrWrestlingFan]

The story of how Baba decided it and told Tsuruta is a better story.

[TheForgottenFlesh]

@MrWrestlingFan Please elaborate, I love to hear how Baba explain it to him.

[MrWrestlingFan]

@TheForgottenFlesh Basically Jumbo was originally slated to win. It was a last minute decision by Baba in the arena. He was sitting down and watching as people filled up and figured they were all here to see Misawa win. He sent a guy to go tell Jumbo he was losing tonight. The guy left and came back 10 minutes later saying "Count out???" and Baba said something like "Pinfall." The guy went and relayed the message and that was the end of that. Funny story with an amazing outcome.

[simdaddy]

Thank you for uploading this chapter in wrestling history. There are many things I would like to say about this match, but I think that Jumbo and Misawa spoke for themselves.

What a fantastic piece of storytelling.

[MrWrestlingFan]

Now you gotta watch the rematch!

[Drock131986]

I bet they're having a great rematch in Heaven.

[mabood1212]

wow - japan beats the US in wrestling

[dohoangquan35]

shit, Japanese fans there were clearly more enthusiastic than kiddies in WWE

[DreDaDon16]

What a match WOW what a unpredictable finish unlike Cena Orton Miz Anderson TNA WWE bullshit endings this match is storytelling in its finest form

[brocklock09]

@MrWrestlingFan IIRC Baba decided it when the fans filing in started chanting "MISAWA!" the entire time.

[mike2tosu]

@mabood1212 Yeah, as an American I have no problem admitting Japan has FAR better wrestling.

[AmericanNohbuddy]

I think that's what it sounds like when thousands of japanese go WHAT THE FUCK.

[DoubleCrossKing]

I can't remember seeing a crowd pop for Elbow Selling...Sweet Jesus this is Awesome.

[dumaramutsi]

wow is wonderful to see that kawada and kenta kobashi are there with misawa! amazing ending!!

[zorland876]

Ah, Spartan X...you know whenever you hear that that shit is about to be laid down.

[aachhu1112]

I LOVE this match so much. I just watched it for a column for 411mania.com, and good gracious, it just gets better every time I see it. Five-star wrestling, five-star significance. A true five-star match in every sense.