100 Wrestling PPVs You Must See Before You Die

76. NOAH Departure 2004

Mankind Undertaker King Of The Ring 1998
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On this star-studded show you'll see Kobashi & Akiyama tearing it up in an outstanding, 5-star main event for the GHC Heavyweight Championship.

There is also a legendary confrontation between Japanese wrestling legends Mitsuharu Misawa & Keiji Mutoh, which would be akin to the magnitude of Austin and Goldberg wrestling each other in 1998 or 1999.

Key Matches: Kenta Kobashi vs Jun Akiyama (GHC Title), Mitsuharu Misawa & Yoshinari Ogawa vs. Keiji Mutoh & Taiyo Kea, Yoshinobu Kanemaru vs Jushin Thunder Liger (Junior Heavyweight Title)

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