Yesterday marked 8 years since the passing of Japanese wrestling legend Mitsuharu Misawa. Misawa was a hugely influential performer and left an indelible mark on the wrestling business. Greats such as William Regal, Daniel Bryan, CM Punk and Chris Hero have called him one of the greatest ever in the industry.
On June 13th 2009, Misawa teamed with Go Shiozaki against GHC Tag Team Champions Akitoshi Saito and Bison Smith in a title match at Hiroshima Green Arena. This match was to be Misawa’s last for the company that he founded: Pro Wrestling NOAH.
After taking a belly to back Suplex from Saito, Misawa lost consciousness and was taken to a hospital, he passed away that evening.
Hideo Itami/KENTA took to Twitter to pay tribute to the legend and man whose company gave Hideo his greatest success thus far. He posted the following tweet with the words Never Forget. We Miss You.
Never forget. We miss you. #noah_ghc pic.twitter.com/vxVMwaafQy
— Hideo Itami / ???? (@HideoItami) June 13, 2017
