Mitsuharu Misawa

was a Japanese professional wrestler. Considered one of the best wrestlers in professional wrestling history, Misawa was a five-time AJPW Triple Crown Heavyweight Champion, three-time GHC Heavyweight Champion and was named Wrestler of the Year by Wrestling Observer Newsletter three times; in which Meltzer has also given Misawa the most 5-Star rated matches in professional wrestling history with 24 all together.

## In wrestling
***Finishing moves**
***Emerald Flowsion*, sometimes from the second rope or preceded by a vertical suplex lift or a fireman's carry – innovated
***Tiger Driver*,
**AJPW Unified World Tag Team Championship (6 times) – with Toshiaki Kawada (2), Kenta Kobashi (2), Jun Akiyama (1) and Yoshinari Ogawa (1)
**NWA International Junior Heavyweight Championship (1 time)
**PWF World Tag Team Championship (1 time) – with Jumbo Tsuruta
**Champion's Carnival (1995, 1998)
**World's Strongest Tag Team League (1992) – with Toshiaki Kawada
**World's Strongest Tag Team League (1993, 1994, 1995) – with Kenta Kobashi
**January 2nd Korakuen Hall Heavyweight Battle Royal Winner (1987) 

***Pro Wrestling Noah**
**GHC Heavyweight Championship (3 times)
**GHC Tag Team Championship (2 times) – with Yoshinari Ogawa
**Global Tag League (2009) – with Go Shiozaki
**One Day Six Man Heavyweight Tag Team Tournemant Winner (2008) - with Takeshi Morishima & Mohammed Yone 

***Pro Wrestling Illustrated**
**PWI ranked him #**2** of the 500 best singles wrestlers of the PWI 500 in 1997
**PWI ranked him #**37** of the 500 best singles wrestlers during the "PWI Years" in 2003.

***Tokyo Sports Grand Prix**
**Rookie of the Year (1982) 
**Wrestler of the Year (2007) 
**Fighting Spirit (1985, 1990) 
**Performance Award (1997) 
**Tag Team of the Year (1991)- with Toshiaki Kawada 
**Tag Team of the Year (1993, 1994)- with Kenta Kobashi 
**Match of the Year (1995)- with Kenta Kobashi vs. Toshiaki Kawada and Akira Taue on June 9, 1995 
**Match of the Year (1997)- vs. Kenta Kobashi on October 21, 1997 
**Match of the Year (1998)- vs. Kenta Kobashi on October 31, 1998 
**Match of the Year (2003)- vs. Kenta Kobashi on March 1, 2003 
**Match of the Year (2007)- with Jun Akiyama vs. Kenta Kobashi and Yoshihiro Takayama on December 2, 2007 

***Wrestling Observer Newsletter awards**
**5 Star Match (1985) vs. Kuniaki Kobayashi on March 9
**5 Star Match (1990) vs. Jumbo Tsuruta on June 8
**5 Star Match (1990) with Toshiaki Kawada and Kenta Kobashi vs. Jumbo Tsuruta, Akira Taue and Masanobu Fuchi on October 19
**5 Star Match (1991) with Toshiaki Kawada and Kenta Kobashi vs. Jumbo Tsuruta, Akira Taue and Masanobu Fuchi on April 20
**5 Star Match (1992) with Kenta Kobashi and Toshiaki Kawada vs. Jumbo Tsuruta, Akira Taue and Masanobu Fuchi on May 22
**5 Star Match (1993)  with Kenta Kobashi and Jun Akiyama vs. Toshiaki Kawada, Akira Taue and Yoshinari Ogawa on July 2
**5 Star Match (1993) with Kenta Kobashi vs. Akira Taue and Toshiaki Kawada on December 3 
**5 Star Match (1994) with Kenta Kobashi and Giant Baba vs. Masanobu Fuchi, Toshiaki Kawada and Akira Taue on February 13 
**5 Star Match (1994) with Kenta Kobashi vs. Akira Taue and Toshiaki Kawada on May 21 
**5 Star Match (1994) vs. Toshiaki Kawada on June 3 
**5 Star Match (1995) with Kenta Kobashi vs. Akira Taue and Toshiaki Kawada on January 21
**5 Star Match (1995) with Kenta Kobashi vs. Steve Williams and Johnny Ace on March 4
**5 Star Match (1995) vs. Akira Taue on April 15
**5 Star Match (1995) with Kenta Kobashi vs. Akira Taue and Toshiaki Kawada on June 9
**5 Star Match (1995) with Kenta Kobashi and Satoru Asako vs. Toshiaki Kawada, Akira Taue and Tamon Honda on June 30 
**5 Star Match (1996) with Jun Akiyama vs. Toshiaki Kawada and Akira Taue on May 23
**5 Star Match (1996) with Jun Akiyama vs. Steve Williams and Johnny Ace on June 7
**5 Star Match (1996) with Jun Akiyama vs. Toshiaki Kawada and Akira Taue on December 6
**5 Star Match (1997) vs. Toshiaki Kawada on June 6
**5 Star Match (1997) with Jun Akiyama vs. Toshiaki Kawada and Akira Taue on December 5
**5 Star Match (1998) vs. Kenta Kobashi on October 31
**5 Star Match (1999) vs. Kenta Kobashi on June 11
**5 Star Match (1999) with Yoshinari Ogawa vs. Kenta Kobashi and Jun Akiyama on October 23
**5 Star Match (2003) vs. Kenta Kobashi on March 1
**Best Flying Wrestler (1985, 1986)
**Best Wrestling Maneuver (1985) Topé con Giro
**Feud of the Year (1990, 1991) vs. Jumbo Tsuruta
**Match of the Year (1985) vs. Kuniaki Kobayashi on June 12, Tokyo, Japan
**Match of the Year (1996) with Jun Akiyama vs. Steve Williams and Johnny Ace on June 7, Tokyo, Japan
**Match of the Year (1998) vs. Kenta Kobashi on October 31, Tokyo, Japan
**Match of the Year (1999) vs. Kenta Kobashi on June 11, Tokyo, Japan
**Match of the Year (2003) vs. Kenta Kobashi on March 1, Tokyo, Japan
**Most Outstanding Wrestler (1997, 1999)
**Most Underrated Wrestler (1988)
**Tag Team of the Year (1991) with Toshiaki Kawada
**Tag Team of the Year (1995) with Kenta Kobashi
**Tag Team of the Year (1996, 1997) with Jun Akiyama
**Wrestler of the Year (1995, 1997, 1999)
**Wrestling Observer Newsletter Hall of Fame (Class of 1996)

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