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Mitsuharu Misawa

Japanese professional wrestler (1962-2009)

  • Fame56.2
  • Momentum12.2
  • Wikipedia25.3K
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Lived 1962–2009, aged 47Japan
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  • Wikipedia
    13 languages
    Cross-language footprint
  • Era
    1962–2009
    Aged 47
  • Known for
    The First Annual NWA J…
    1986
Summary
Updated 2026-08-30

Mitsuharu Misawa was a Japanese professional wrestler and promoter. Regarded as one of the greatest wrestlers of all time, he is primarily known both his 18-year stint with All Japan Pro Wrestling (AJPW), and his founding of Pro Wrestling Noah during the 2000 AJPW mass exodus. He was one-fourth of the Four Heavenly Kings of AJPW, along with Kenta Kobashi, Toshiaki Kawada, and Akira Taue; the quartet's matches and ring-psychology would become the basis of the ōdō, or King's Road style of wrestling.

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  • Wrestling Observer Newsletter Hall of Fame
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56.2
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Momentum12.2
Historical13.1
Now attention60.2
Source confidence65.0
Completeness75.0
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