Jumbo Tsuruta is, simply put, one of the greatest wrestlers of all time. A big part of his rise came against some of the greatest that American wrestling had to offer, and we’re looking at several matches from 1973-1984: Classics…

Kenta Kobashi wasn’t destined to be a wrestling star — it was hard enough just to get his foot in the door. But he overcame many obstacles to reach the top in AJPW, and when it came to the ring,…

Stan Hansen was already one of the greatest foreigners in Japanese wrestling history by the start of the 1990’s, but his four AJPW Triple Crown reigns and battles with the New Generation of Misawa, Kawada and Kobashi would cement his…