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Stan Hansen vs Mitsuhara Misawa - In-ring Stats and Analysis

Big men will always have a place in professional wrestling. From Andre the Giant to Paul Wight to Omos, there no quicker way to establish someone as a threat than to have them tower over their opponent. The majority of the time though these performers have excelled at being big, but it’s the minority that learn how to actually work a match. Today’s match features Giant Baba, a legendary performer from Japan as he takes on Harley Race for the NWA Heavyweight Championship o

I periodically use these retro reviews to spotlight workers who I am not overly familiar with. Despite their reputations and achievements, I haven’t come across these matches during my viewings. Today’s entry features a legend in Japanese wrestling taking on one of the best American big men. NOTE: Craig William has done an analysis earlier this year of this match. Some stats will differ as we have variations in our methods and we may not have noticed things that the other one

The Four Pillars #3 - Misawa vs Stan Hansen's arm! Mitsuhara Misawa vs Stan Hansen - 27th July 1990 Background Info: https://fightingfullosophy.wordpress.com/2019/04/05/walking-the-kings-road-part-1/ Full Match Video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3NRN6SGf7TU Ratings: Cagematch - 7.06 (16) WON - 3+1/4* This isn't the most high-paced or state of the art match, even in 1990. What it is, however, is a very simple story told in its most raw form. Stan Hansen uses a deadly 'West

The Four Pillars #2 - The Prince Makes a Statement https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SP879hZ3DxQ https://fightingfullosophy.wordpress.com/2019/04/05/walking-the-kings-road-part-1/ Cagematch Rating - 9.38 (134) Grappl Rating - 4.78 (56) WON - 5* Summary This is a surprising watch from a 2021 viewer, I went in expecting the pull of this match being hard hitting strikes and suplexes however it was story-based. The match took the form of a heavy-handed giant and the disrespectfu

The Four Pillars #1 - Setting the Stage https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2FsjI2kATlQ https://fightingfullosophy.wordpress.com/2019/04/05/walking-the-kings-road-part-1/ Cagematch Rating - 9.49 (106) Grappl Rating - 4.62 (24) WON - 5* Summary Genichiro Tenryu bested Jumbo Tsuruta much to the delight of the AJPW crowd in a true underdog performance. The majority of the match was controlled by Jumbo before Tenryu reacted to a period of Jumbo dominance culminating in a Back Supl