Mitsuharu Misawa

Mitsuharu Misawa is a former Japanese professional wrestler. Best known for being one Japan's biggest stars in All Japan Pro Wrestling, leading a massive talent exodus from AJPW to form his own promotion Pro Wrestling NOAH and having the largest amount of recognized five star matches in history. Sadly, he passed away during a match in 2009.

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Mitsuharu Misawa provides examples of the following tropes:

• The Ace: Misawa almost never lost, and he was booked as a wrestler who could do anything and everything, to be fair, he is one of the greatest wrestlers of all time who really do anything and everything.
• Badass
• Badass Beard
• Casualty in the Ring
• Color Coded for Your Convenience: Emerald green, as evidenced by his ring gear and the color of the NOAH ring mats.
• Cool Mask: During his tenure as Tiger Mask II.
• Crowning Music of Awesome: His entrance theme "Spartan X".
• Finishing Move: Several, including the Emerald Flowsion, Tiger Driver '91 and the Rolling Elbow.
• Lightning Bruiser: While he got his start as the high flying Tiger Mask II, Misawa was a talented heavyweight whose primary finishers were a Powerslam variant and a Powerbomb.
• One of Us: Besides being a great wrestler, he was an avid videogamer who loved Final Fantasy, Super Robot Taisen, Fire Emblem and Super Mario Bros..