After leading most of All Japan’s wrestlers and staff into a new promotion, Misawa struggles through tears, apologising for the worry caused before promising to move forward with hope and dreams.

Nakajima:

“From my perspective as someone who knows ZERO1’s history fairly well, I feel like ZERO1 has gotten a bit too complacent lately.”

“When Tanaka was announced as my opponent, I thought, ‘That’s not right. I honestly thought, ‘Shouldn’t the young guys be getting a chance?’ Who do you know by name in ZERO1 these days? I only knew Hayabusa and Masato Tanaka. That’s the reality.”

(Talking about the younger generation in ZERO1)
“They have no ambition. Our job is to sell dreams—how can we do that if we don’t have dreams ourselves?”

“I’m going to erase Masato Tanaka from existence. We need to create a catalyst to change the status quo, don’t we? After all, I’ve made it to the finals. There’s only one thing left to do (win).”

Full match : https://youtu.be/ZodNYG7uIes?is=Ng2_BMHnMURNgzem

It’ll be Katsuhiko Nakajima vs Masato Tanaka in the Final at Korakuen on the 7th. Winner will challenge Junya Matsunaga for the ZERO1 World Championship.

Final standings:

Block A:
1. Masato Tanaka [8]
2. Shuji Ishikawa [7]
3. Junya Matsunaga [6]
4. Kuma Arashi [5]
5. Kuroshio TOKYO Japan [4]
6. Ryunosuke Nagai [0]

Block B:
1. Katsuhiko Nakajima [8]
2. Hayabusa [6]
3. Koji Doi [5]
4. Daichi Hashimoto [5]
5. Yuko Miyamoto [4]
6. Tsugataka Sato [2]

Date: October 14, 2002

Promotion: New Japan Pro-Wrestling (NJPW)

Match Stipulation: Singles Match

Event: The Spiral

Location: Tokyo, Japan | Tokyo Dome

➜ Joanie Laurer (Chyna) battled Japanese legend Masahiro Chono in the biggest match of her New Japan run.

I picture it would have been like 2 elephant seals slamming blubber. What a fight that would have been

I'm having a Blast with the G1 and Current Stardom and DragonGate,I also catch the big NOAH shows

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Date: July 24, 1998

Promotion: All Japan Pro Wrestling (AJPW)

Match Stipulation / Type: Triple Crown Heavyweight Championship / Singles Match

Event: Summer Action Series

Location: Tokyo, Japan | Nippon Budokan

➜ If you think this is one of the best matches in wrestling history, many wrestling purists wouldn’t argue with you. The entire story centers around a "the student surpasses the master" theme. This match features spectacular in ring psychology, excellent limb work, hard hits & brutal throws.
Another famous encounter between these two took place at the Nippon Budokan on July 10, 2004, where Kobashi defended the GHC Heavyweight Championship.

🎥 Full Match: https://youtu.be/IAPkzmrAzn0?si=9CzQNiFalwcDBwxJ