Hideo Itami Leads Tributes To Mitsuharu Misawa: "Never forget. We miss you."

Posted By: Ben Jordan Kerin on Jun 13, 2017

WWE NXT star Hideo Itami is today leading tributes to Mitsuharu Misawa who was widely regarded as one of the greatest professional wrestlers of all time at the time of his tragic death in the ring on June 13, 2009.

Misawa acclimatements were vast, being an eight-time world champion in Japanese promotions, having won the Triple Crown Heavyweight Championship five times and the GHC Heavyweight Championship three times, additionally being the inaugural holder of the latter championship.

His impact was also recognized by critics, as he was also named Wrestler of the Year by Wrestling Observer Newsletter on three occasions and holding the record for most Wrestling Observer Newsletter five star matches, with 25. Misawa is also one of only four wrestlers to have the distinction of being awarded a 6-Star rating for a match with Toshiaki Kawada in 1994