First up, I'm extending the Top 25 Moves deadline until this Saturday around noon. I dropped the ball on advertising for it, and while I have a good number of entries now, I'd like more so I can make it a true list.
Anyway, onto the meat of the post, in case you missed it over the weekend, we lost a veritable legend in the wrestling industry. Mitsuharu Misawa, a member of Japan's wrestling elite, died of a massive heart attack while taking a routine back suplex in a tag match Saturday. Misawa was a wrestling lifer, a guy who spent an entire career building the brand of All-Japan Pro Wrestling and later on, his own promotion, Pro Wrestling NOAH. I don't know if he would have wanted to go out in the ring, but it was disturbingly รก propos. Regardless, I'm taking time on the blog this week to remember one of the most influential men in the business that you may or may not have heard of.
Our most previous tribute week was a lot happier in tone and celebrated a man who lived to enjoy his retirement, in part because his in-ring career was cut short. This time, we honor a man who gave his entire life in the ring and had it snuffed out in the middle of that squared circle. I will be featuring some good Misawa material, including:
- A GoAT Files entry
- The Best Moves Ever for at least two of his legendary moves
- Two or more FtA
- Maybe a guest blog from someone who's more intimate with his material
It sucks that most people had to wait until his death to hear about Misawa for the first time, but his greatness needs to be recognized. It's far better to become acquainted with his work late than not at all.
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