- Mitsuharu Misawa [c] vs. Jun Akiyama [SPLICED OUTRO]

Triple Crown Heavyweight Championship All Japan Pro Wrestling Summer Action Series II 1997 Nippon Budokan Five years into his career, Akiyama gets a shot at the big ’un. In some reviews I’ve seen of this match, people go in expecting this to be Misawa vs. Jumbo for a new generation. As one certain tape trader put it though, Misawa is not Jumbo. Thus, I ask that you view this match not through such expectations, but instead for what it is: Akiyama fight dad