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The 5 Star Series #2: Mitsuharu Misawa vs Toshiaki Kawada-AJPW Super Power Series 1994 (Day 16)

Click the link here to vote in the poll and help decide the next edition of the 5 Star Series. Welcome to another edition of the 5 Star Series, the series that covers the greatest wrestling matches of all time to see what truly is the best match ever. For the second entry in the series, I'll going back to All Japan Pro Wrestling's Super Power Series 1994 and looking at Mitsuharu Misawa defending the Triple Crown Heavyweight Championship against Toshiaki Kawada in the main event of Day 16. The Match Facts The Match: Mitsuharu Misawa (c) vs Toshiaki Kawada The Event: Day 16 of the Super Power Series 1994 The Stipulation: Singles Match for the Triple Crown Heavyweight Championship  Meltzer Rating: 5 stars (Cagematch.net lists it at 6 stars, but Dave Meltzer himself has stated it's 5 stars) Cagematch.net Rating: 9.72/10 (#11 on Cagematch's Top 100 Matches) Where to Watch: YouTube How We Got Here Misawa and Kawada would both debut for All Japan Pro Wrestling in the early 80s...

Worst in the World: Hiroshi Wajima vs Tom Magee-AJPW Champion Carnival 1988 (4/22/1988)

YouTube Let me tell you a story. Once upon a time (1986) there was a Canadian power lifter named Tom Magee, who decided to begin a wrestling career. He started off hot, with Dave Meltzer giving him high praise, saying he had "the greatest combination of strength and agility the business had ever seen". He signed with the WWF later that year, and had a great match with Bret Hart. He was destined for big things, even being considered the successor to Hulk Hogan. Then it all stopped. Seriously, he just got worse and worse in such a short time. Eventually, the fed stopped trying and shifted focus to another muscled up big guy: The Ultimate Warrior. Now instead of being synonymous with Hogan and Warrior, he's synonymous with Chris Harris and Nathan Jones as one of the biggest disappointments in WWE history. And his match with Hiroshi Wajima from All Japan Pro Wrestling in 1988 is proof why. The match starts with Magee getting the early advantage with some of the softes...