Report Last Updated - 12/07 (Winter)
Real Name - Mitsuharu Misawa
Birthdate - 6/18/62
6'1" 238 lbs. - Koshiyaga, Saitama, Japan

Aliases - Kamikaze Misawa, Tiger Mask II

Athletic background - Freestyle Wrestling (High School), Gymnastics (Jr. High School)

Teachers - Giant Baba, The Destroyer, Dory Funk Jr.

Professional background - All Japan(`81-`00), CMLL(`84), NOAH(`00-), Zero-One(`01), New Japan(`02)

Groups - UNTOUCHABLES, WAVE

Career Highlights -
- Beats the veteran and his rival Jumbo Tsurata for the first time and becomes a star
- Teams with Toshiaki Kawada to win the International tag titles in Real World Tag League in `92
- Defeats Stan Hansen for his first of five Triple Crowns
- Beats Kawada in the first epic battle between the two for the Triple Crown title
- Resigns as president of AJPW to start his own promotion - Pro Wrestling NOAH

Finisher(s) -
- Emerald Frosion Custom (Suplex into Emerald Fusion)
- Emerald Frosion II (Fireman's Carry into Emerald Fusion)
- Emerald Frosion
- Super Emerald Frosion
- Enzui Elbow to sitting opponent
- Tiger Driver `91
- Stepover Facelock
- Running Elbow
- Rolling Elbow
x Super Tiger Driver
x Tiger Suplex

Favorites -
- Tiger Driver
- Elbow Suicida
- Jumping Face Kick
- German Suplex
- Elbows

Ringwork Rating -
move set - 7
science - 3
aerial - 3
power - 7
strikes - 8

Intangible Rating -
entertainment - 8
selling - 7
bumping - 7
heat - 9
carrying - 5
push - 10
potential - 3

Outlook - Being on of the top wrestlers in the world is not any easy place to be. Mitsuharu Misawa was the top star of All Japan in the 1990s and remained a star in his own company Pro-Wrestling NOAH in the new millennium. The Misawa of the 1990s was a wrestling machine and probably had more high quality matches than anyone had or will have. Misawa was not just a great worker; he had the All Japan office behind him and was made the top star for the decade. In addition, he gained power behind the scenes that allowed him to convince most of the company to walk out and start anew. Pro-Wrestling NOAH took All Japan’s spot as one of the top two companies in Japan and has arguably taken the top spot in the past few years. Misawa's ten-plus years as one of the most elite workers in the world have taken their toll and he still has the know-how, but his physical tools are worn down. A few years ago Misawa was over forty, had a potbelly and was over as a megastar because he could still bust out an amazing match. His game is rapidly declining, his popularity is dipping because he’s still being pushed as a top star and it is questionable whether or not he can put out anything resembling a legendary match. Misawa’s greatest problem seems to be his unwillingness to reinvent himself. He is a legend, but he is not what he once was. While doing comedy matches is not necessary at this point, he needs to downgrade his place on the card, change his athletic style and try to become the grumpy old man akin to the Jumbo Tsuruta who put him over years ago.