100 Wrestling PPVs You Must See Before You Die

3. NOAH: Final Burning In Budokan

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This is how you make a retirement historic.

This show featured the final match of Kenta Kobashi’s 25-year career, complete with a solid undercard with stars from all across Japan, star-filled final match, an emotional sendoff and tributes from all around the world.

Key Matches: Hiroshi Tanahashi, Satoshi Kojima & Yuji Nagata vs. Mohammed Yone, Takashi Sugiura & Akitoshi Saito; Jun Akiyama, Keiji Mutoh, Kensuke Sasaki & Kenta Kobashi vs. Go Shiozaki, KENTA, Maybach Taniguchi & Yoshinobu Kanemaru

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