And in a HUGE shock...Kawada advances!
And so we are onto our final!
Jushin Thunder Liger
Hometown: Hiroshima, Japan
Height & Weight: 5' 7" - 213 lbs
Trained by: Kotetsu Yamamoto
Debut: April 24, 1989
Previous Gimmicks: Keichi Yamada (Stampede), Flying Fuji Yamada, Jyushin Lyger, Jyushin Liger, Jushin Liger
Finishing Move: The LygerBomb
# (Britain) World Heavy Middleweight title (as Flying Fuji Yamada) defeating Mark Rocco (September 26, 1986);
# (Britain) World Heavy Middleweight title (as Flying Fuji Yamada) defeating Mark Rocco (March 3, 1987);
# IWGP Junior Heavyweight title defeating Hiroshi Hase (May 25, 1989);
# IWGP Junior Heavyweight title defeating Naoki Sano (January 31, 1990);
# IWGP Junior Heavyweight title defeating Pegasus Kid (aka Chris Beniot) (November 1, 1990);
# IWGP Junior Heavyweight title defeating Norio Honaga (June 12, 1991);
# WCW World Light Heavyweight title defeating Brian Pillman (December 25, 1991);
# IWGP Junior Heavyweight title defeating Norio Honaga (February 8, 1992);
# IWGP Junior Heavyweight title defeating Ultimo Dragon (January 4, 1993);
# IWGP Junior Heavyweight title defeating Koji Kanemoto (January 4, 1996);
# British Commonwealth Junior Heavyweight title defeating Dick Togo (June 17, 1996);
# WAR (Japan) International Junior Tag Team titles w/El Samurai defeating Yuji Yasuraoka & Lance Storm (July 20, 1996);
# WWA (Mexico) World Junior Light Heavyweight title defeating Ultimo Dragon (January 4, 1997);
# British Commonwealth Junior Heavyweight title defeating Ultimo Dragon (January 4, 1997);
# NWA World Junior Heavyweight title defeating Ultimo Dragon (January 4, 1997);
# UWA (Mexico) World Junior Heavyweight title defeating Ultimo Dragon (January 4, 1997);
# IWGP Junior Heavyweight title defeating Ultimo Dragon (January 4, 1997);
# NWA World Welterweight title defeating Ultimo Dragon (January 4, 1997);
# WWF World Light Heavyweight title defeating Ultimo Dragon (January 4, 1997);
# IWGP Junior Heavyweight title defeating Shinjiro Ohtani (February 7, 1998);
# IWGP Junior Heavyweight Tag Team titles w/Great Sasuke defeating Dr. Wagner Jr. & Kendo Ka Shin (April 10, 1999);
# IWGP Junior Heavyweight title defeating Kendo Ka Shin (October 11, 1999);
# IWGP Junior Heavyweight title defeating Psicosis for vacant title (December 6, 1999);
# IWGP Junior Heavyweight Tag Team titles w/El Samurai defeating Minoru Tanaka & Koji Kanemoto (March 6, 2001);
# IWGP Junior Heavyweight Tag Team titles w/Minoru Tanaka defeating Gedo & Jado (May 2, 2002);
# IWGP Junior Heavyweight Tag Team titles w/Koji Kanemoto defeating Yoshinobu Kanemaru & Tsuyoshi Kikuchi (January 26, 2003);
# Osaka Pro Wrestling Tag Team titles w/Takehiro Murahama defeating Black Buffalo & Tsubasa (February 1, 2003);
# NOAH Global Honored Crowned Junior Heavyweight title defeating Takashi Sugiura (January 4, 2004);
# Dragon Gate Open the Dream Gate title defeating Don Fujii (March 25, 2007);
# IWGP Junior Heavyweight Tag Team titles w/AKIRA defeating Prince Devitt & Minoru (February 17, 2008);
Round 1: Beat Lioness Askua
Round 2: Beat Silver King
Round 3: Beat Phil LaFon
Round 4: Beat Yokozuna
Round 5: Beat Bronko Nagurski
Round 6: Beat William Regal
Quarter Final: Beat Dynamite Kid
Semi Final: Beat Roddy Piper
VS
Toshiaki Kawada
Hometown: Ashikaga, Japan
Height & Weight: 6' - 244 lbs
Trained by: Tenryu
Debut: October 4, 1982
Previous Gimmicks: Kio Kawata (Stampede), Black Mephisto (Stampede), Mr. Toshiaki (Montreal), Dangerous K (AJPW)
Finishing Move: High-Angle Powerbomb
# AJPW All Asia Tag Team titles w/Samson Fuyuki defeating Mighty Inoue & Takashi Ishikawa (March 9, 1988);
# AJPW All Asia Tag Team titles w/Samson Fuyuki defeating Shinichi Nakano & Shunji Takano (September 15, 1988);
# AJPW All Asia Tag Team titles w/Samson Fuyuki defeating Dan Kroffat & Doug Furnas (October 20, 1989);
# AJPW (All Japan) World Tag Team titles w/Mitsuharu Misawa defeating Steve Williams & Terry Gordy (July 24, 1991);
# AJPW (All Japan) World Tag Team titles w/Mitsuharu Misawa won Real World Tag Tournament (December 4, 1992);
# AJPW (All Japan) World Tag Team titles w/Akira Taue defeating Steve Williams & Terry Gordy (May 20, 1993);
# AJPW (All Japan) Unified Triple Crown Heavyweight title defeating Steve Williams (October 22, 1994);
# AJPW (All Japan) World Tag Team titles w/Akira Taue defeating Kenta Kobashi & Mitsuharu Misawa (June 9, 1995);
# AJPW (All Japan) World Tag Team titles w/Akira Taue defeating Gary Albright & Stan Hanson (February 20, 1996);
# AJPW (All Japan) World Tag Team titles w/Akira Taue defeating Johnny Ace & Steve Williams (January 25, 1998);
# AJPW (All Japan) Unified Triple Crown Heavyweight title defeating Mitsuharu Misawa (May 1, 1998);
# AJPW (All Japan) Unified Triple Crown Heavyweight title defeating Mitsuharu Misawa (January 22, 1999);
# AJPW (All Japan) World Tag Team titles w/Akira Taue defeating Yoshihiro Takayama & Takao Ohmori [Tournament] (June 9, 2000);
# AJPW (All Japan) Unified Triple Crown Heavyweight title defeating Keiji Mutoh (February 24, 2002);
# AJPW (All Japan) Unified Triple Crown Heavyweight title defeating Shinjiro Ohtani [Tournament] (September 6, 2003);
# AJPW (All Japan) World Tag Team titles w/Taiyo Kea defeating Roz & Suwama for vacant titles (February 17, 2007);
Round 1: Beat Jackie Pallo
Round 2: Beat Davey Boy Smith
Round 3: Beat Savio Vega
Round 4: Beat Kane
Round 5: Beat Abdullah the Butcher
Round 6: Beat Mark Rocco
Quarter Final: Beat Eddie Guerrero
Semi Final: Beat El Santo
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LET'S GET IT ON ;D