Toshiaki Kawada

[Necro]

Championships and accomplishments

• All Japan Pro Wrestling
  • All Asia Tag Team Championship (3 times) – with Samson Fuyuki[4]
  • Triple Crown Heavyweight Championship (5 times)[5]
  • World Tag Team Championship (9 times) – with Akira Taue (6), Mitsuharu Misawa (2) and Taiyō Kea (1)[6]
  • Champion Carnival (1994, 1997)[7]
  • World's Strongest Tag Determination League (1992) – with Mitsuharu Misawa[8]
  • World's Strongest Tag Determination League (1996, 1997) – with Akira Taue[8]
  • Asunaro Cup (1989)[9]
  • Autumn Festival Tag Team Tournament (2004) – with Taichi Ishikari[10]
  • World's Strongest Tag Determination League Newcomer & Fair Play Award (1989) – with Samson Fuyuki[11]
  • World's Strongest Tag Determination League Fighting Spirit Award (1990) – with Mitsuharu Misawa[12]
  • World's Strongest Tag Determination League Skill Award (1991) – with Mitsuharu Misawa[13]
  • Triple Crown Heavyweight Championship Tournament (2003[14]
  • World Tag Team Championship Tournament (2000) – with Akira Taue[14]
• HUSTLE
  • GP Tournament (2008)[15]
• New Japan Pro-Wrestling
  • Singles Best Bout (2000) vs. Kensuke Sasaki on October 9[16]
• Nikkan Sports
  • Match of the Year (2000) vs. Kensuke Sasaki on October 9[17]
• Pro Wrestling Zero1
  • World Heavyweight Championship (1 time)[18]
• Pro Wrestling Illustrated
  • Ranked No. 6 of the top 500 singles wrestlers in the PWI 500 in 2004[1]
  • Ranked No. 42 of the top 500 singles wrestlers in the "PWI Years" in 2003
  • Ranked No. 8 of the top 100 tag teams of the "PWI Years" with Akira Taue[19]
  • Ranked No. 11 of the top 100 tag team of the "PWI Years" with Mitsuharu Misawa[19]
  • Ranked No. 69 of the top 100 tag teams of the "PWI Years" with Samson Fuyuki[19]
• Tokyo Sports
  • Outstanding Performance Award (2004)[20]
  • Fighting Spirit Award (1994, 2000)[20][21]
  • Tag Team of the Year (1991) with Mitsuharu Misawa[21]
  • Tag Team of the Year (1997) with Akira Taue[21]
  • Match of the Year (1992) vs. Stan Hansen on June 5, 1992[21]
  • Match of the Year (1995) with Akira Taue vs. Mitsuharu Misawa and Kenta Kobashi on June 9, 1995[21]
  • Match of the Year (2000) vs. Kensuke Sasaki on October 9, 2000[20]
• Wrestling Observer Newsletter
  • Tag Team of the Year (1991) with Mitsuharu Misawa
  • Wrestler of the Year (1994)
  • Wrestling Observer Newsletter Hall of Fame (Class of 1997)

Themes







Stan Hansen vs. Toshiaki Kawada (June 5, 1992)




Toshiaki Kawada vs. Masanobu Fuchi (July 18, 1991)



Steve Williams vs. Toshiaki Kawada (AJPW 10/22/94)




Toshiaki Kawada vs. Yoshihiro Takayama (October 21, 1997)




Kenta Kobashi vs. Toshiaki Kawada (June 12th, 1998)




AJPW - Vader vs Toshiaki Kawada




AJPW: Mitsuharu Misawa/Toshiaki Kawada vs. Giant Baba/Andre the Giant (12/2/91)

 

[Alexa]

Kawada was the only person to stay in All Japan after the massive exodus of Misawa, Taue, Kenta, and so forth. As well his only student he ever "taught" was no other than Taichi of Suzuki-gun

 

[Chris]

 

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[Jay-Ashley]

 

[Jay-Ashley]

For context, Misawa and Kawada legitimately hated each other