All Japan Triple Crown Title June 3, 1994: Mitsuharu Misawa (c) vs Toshiaki Kawada

This is unquestionably one of the greatest men's matches ever and is arguably the best men's singles match. Everything was perfectly timed, perfectly executed, and simply flawless in general. The first eighteen minutes saw the usual great build, with smartly chosen setup moves and occasional highspots that really meant something. Television showed the last 18 minutes, and this was an amazing stretch, with the crowd being really fired up the whole way. The near falls began around the 20 minute mark and the dramatic moves, counters, and near falls are too many to list. At one point, Kawada powerbombed Misawa for a very near fall, and one of the fans was so surprised over Misawa's kickout that he was jumping around near his seat. Fans also went nuts when Kawada tried to gain a submission with his stretch plum. Misawa also gained several near falls with moves such as his tiger splash and tiger suplex. The crispness of every move was so amazing that fans thought each of these moves could have ended the match. Misawa went for a tiger driver, but Kawada kicked out of that pin attempt too. Misawa finally dropped Kawada on his head and neck with his tiger driver '91 and scored the pin at 35:50 to retain the triple crown. Fans went nuts and surrounded the ringside area, partially because of the monumental feel of the match and because they looked at this as a really tough win for Misawa even though Kawada had never before defeated him by pinfall. *****

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