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Here I recap/review Kyushu Pro and cover unjustly forgotten or neglected wrestling stars of years past.

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Deluge: AJPW 2000-2002

Deluge: Post-Exodus All Japan Pro-Wrestling, 2000-2002 – Part 1: Super Action Series 2000

Flood Waters Rise Promotion ace Mitsuharu Misawa succeeded Giant Baba as President of All Japan Pro-Wrestling in the wake of his mentor’s death in January 1999. It wasn’t a smooth transition. Baba’s widow and majority shareholder Motoko (“Mrs Baba”) had wanted Mitsuo Momota, the son of Rikidozan, to take over, but Misawa’s predecessor at the top of the promotion, Jumbo Tsuruta, lobbied successfully for Misawa. Perhaps Mrs Baba saw Momota as a more reverent choice as successor, given his lin
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