Profile Info
- Gender Male
- Real Name Mitsuharu Misawa (三沢 光晴)
- Ring Names
- Mitsuharu Misawa ( May 15, 1990 - June 13, 2009)
- Tiger Mask (Il) ( July 31, 1984 - May 14, 1990)
- Kamikaze Misawa ( March 23, 1984 - July 30, 1984)
- Mitsuharu Misawa ( August 21, 1981 - March 22, 1984)
- Height 6 ft 1 in (185 cm)
- Weight
- 215 lbs (98 kg) ( August 21, 1981 - May 14, 1990)
- 240 lbs (109 kg) ( May 15, 1990 - June 13, 2009)
- Born June 18, 1962
- Died June 13, 2009 (aged 46)
- Birth Place Yubari, Hokkaido, Japan
- Billed From
- Koshigaya, Saitama, Japan ( May 14, 1990 - June 13, 2009)
- Tiger Mask (II) ( July 31, 1984 - May 13, 1990)
- Koshigaya, Saitama, Japan ( August 21, 1981 - July 30, 1984)
- Nicknames The Emerald Warrior, Mr. Triple Crown
Career History
- Roles
- Wrestler ( August 21, 1981 - June 13, 2009)
- Promoter ( August 5, 2000 - June 13, 2009)
- Producer ( September 1, 1998 - June 13, 2009)
- President ( May 7, 1999 - May 28, 2000)
- Companies / Promotions
Promotion from to Promotion NOAH
August 5, 2000 June 13, 2009 Promotion AJPW
June 1, 1986 July 20, 2000 Promotion AJPW
August 21, 1981 May 31, 1986 - Face / Heel Turns
Alignment from to Face August 21, 1981 June 13, 2009 - Images
Jul 2005Mar 2003Sep 1997Feb 1992May 1990Jul 1984Aug 1981
- Finishers
- Emerald Flowsion - Sitout Side Powerslam ( January 28, 1998 - June 13, 2009)
- Tiger Driver '91 - Stout Double Underhook Powerbomb ( January 26, 1991 - June 13, 2009)
- Theme Songs
- Theme Song "Spartan X" by Keith Morrison - Single ( January 1, 1991 - June 13, 2009)
- Theme Song "Red Zone Fighter" - Single ( May 16, 1990 - December 31, 1990)
- Theme Song "Omae wa Tora ni Nare" - Single ( July 31, 1984 - May 14, 1990)
Titles & Accomplishments
- Titles Won
All Japan Pro Wrestling
- 2 All Asia Tag Team Championship (1 with Kenta Kobashi, 1 with Yoshinari Ogawa)
- 5 Triple Crown Heavyweight Championship
- 6 World Tag Team Championship (2 with Toshiaki Kawada, 2 with Kenta Kobashi, 1 with Jun Akiyama, 1 with Yoshinari Ogawa)
- 1 NWA International Junior Heavyweight Championship
- 1 PWF World Tag Team Championship (with Jumbo Tsuruta)
Pro Wrestling Noah
- 3 GHC Heavyweight Championship
- 2 GHC Tag Team Championship (with Yoshinari Ogawa)
- Other Accomplishments
- 2° in PWI 500 (1997)
- 6° in PWI Years Top 500 (2003)
- 6° in PWI Years Tag Teams (2003 with Kenta Kobashi)
- 11° in PWI Years Tag Teams (2003 with Toshiaki Kawada)
- 37° in PWI Years Top 500 (2003 - as Tiger Mask (II))
- 2 AJPW Champion Carnival (1995, 1998)
- 5 AJPW World's Strongest Tag Determination League (1992 with Toshiaki Kawada, 1993-1995 with Kenta Kobashi)
- 2009 Global Tag League (with Go Shiozaki)
- Nikkan Sports Match of the Year (2007 with Jun Akiyama vs. Kenta Kobashi & Yoshihiro Takayama on December 2)
- Nikkan Sports Wrestler of the Year (2007, 2009)
- 2 Tokyo Sports Fighting Sport Award (1985, 1990)
- Tokyo Sports Lifetime Achievement Award (2009)
- Tokyo Sports Match of the Year (1995 with Kenta Kobashi vs. Toshiaki Kawada and Akira Taue on June 9)
- Tokyo Sports Match of the Year (1997 vs. Kenta Kobashi on October 21)
- Tokyo Sports Match of the Year (1998 vs. Kenta Kobashi on October 31)
- Tokyo Sports Match of the Year (2003 vs. Kenta Kobashi on March 1)
- Tokyo Sports Match of the Year (2007 with Jun Akiyama vs. Kenta Kobashi and Yoshiro Takayama on October 21)
- Tokyo Sports Outstanding Performance Award (1997)
- Tokyo Sports Rookie of the Year (1982)
- Tokyo Sports Special Grand Prize (1992)
- Tokyo Sports Tag Team of the Year (1991 with Toshiaki Kawada, 1993 and 1994 with Kenta Kobashi)
- Tokyo Sports Wrestle of the Year (2007)
- WON Best Flying Wrestler (1985, 1986)
- WON Best Wrestling Maneuver (1985 with Topé con Giro)
- WON Feud of the Year (1990, 1991 vs. Jumbo Tsuruta)
- WON Match of the Year (1985 vs. Kuniaki Kobayashi on June 21)
- WON Match of the Year (1996 with Jun Akiyama vs. Steve Williams and Johnny Ace on June 7)
- WON Match of the Year (1998 vs. Kenta Kobashi on October 31)
- WON Match of the Year (1999 vs. Kenta Kobashi on June 11)
- WON Match of the Year (2003 vs. Kenta Kobashi on March 1)
- WON Most Outstanding Wrestler (1997, 1999)
- WON Most Underrated Wrestler (1988)
- WON Tag Team of the Year (1991 with Toshiaki Kawada, 1995 with Kenta Kobashi, 1996 and 1997 with Jun Akiyama)
- WON Wrestler of the Year (1995, 1997, 1999)
- WON Hall of Fame (class of 1996)
Relations
- Tag Teams & Stables
- Mitsuhara Misawa & Go Shiozaki - Go Shiozaki ( January 14, 2009 - June 13, 2009)
- Mitsuhara Misawa & Yoshinari Ogawa - Yoshinari Ogawa ( October 3, 1998 - June 13, 2009)
- The Untouchables - Yoshinari Ogawa, Masahito Kakihara ( May 2, 1999 - January 18, 2000)
- Super Generation Army - Kenta Kobashi, Akira Taue, Toshiaki Kawada, Tsuyoshi Kikuchi, Jun Akiyama, Satoru Asako ( July 7, 1990 - September 8, 1998)
- Mitsuhara Misawa & Jun Akiyama - Jun Akiyama ( May 23, 1996 - August 30, 1998)
- Mitsuhara Misawa & Kenta Kobashi - Kenta Kobashi ( January 5, 1990 - May 31, 1997)
- Tiger Mask & Shinichi Nakano - Shinichi Nakano ( October 15, 1987 - May 29, 1990)
- Tiger Mask & Giant Baba - Giant Baba ( April 19, 1986 - April 18, 1990)
- Tiger Mask & Jumbo Tsuruta - Jumbo Tsuruta ( January 28, 1987 - January 21, 1990)
- Tiger Mask & Jimmy Snuka - Jimmy Snuka ( September 15, 1988 - December 16, 1988)
- Samurai Shiro & The Kamikaze - Shiro Koshinaka ( March 16, 1984 - July 13, 1984)