Japanese Wrestling Legend Mitsuharu Misawa Dies in Ring

June 13, 2009   ·  
Steve Mclaren   ·   steve@gawdalmighty.com

Legendary Japanese wrestler Mitsuharu Misawa died in the ring last night following a freak accident where he was dropped on his head.

The accident happened when Misawa, teaming with future NOAH ace Go Shiozaki, were challenging Bison Smith & Akitoshi Saito for the GHC tag team championship in Hiroshima. Misawa was dropped on his head by Saito in a routine dangerous back suplex and knocked unconscious.

Misawa didn’t get up and turned purple in the ring. It was described as a chaotic scene with people trying to revive Misawa with CPR.

The crowd, as expected, were in a state of shock.

The NOAH wrestlers were told Misawa had passed away while they were on the bus back to their hotel.

It’s a truly sad day for professional wrestling.

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