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Toshiaki Kawada

Toshiaki Kawada

Acting

Biography

Toshiaki Kawada is a Japanese semi-retired professional wrestler. He is best known for his work in All Japan Pro Wrestling (AJPW), whom he worked for from his debut in 1982 up until 2008. In All Japan Pro Wrestling, he was a 5 time Triple Crown Heavyweight Champion, a 9 time World Tag Team Champion, three-time winner of the Real World Tag League and a two-time winner of the Champion Carnival. He was also recognised as the ace of the promotion from 2000 to 2005.

Known For

New Japan Pro Wrestling
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New Japan Pro Wrestling is a Japanese promotion founded by Antonio Inoki in 1972. Owing to its TV program aired on TV Asahi, it is the largest wrestling promotion in Japan and one of the largest in the world.

New Japan Pro Wrestling

1972
NJPW Wrestle Kingdom 1
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Wrestle Kingdom I was a professional wrestling pay-per-view event co-produced by New Japan Pro-Wrestling and All Japan Pro Wrestling that took place on January 4, 2007, at the Tokyo Dome in Tokyo, Japan, marking the 16th January 4 Tokyo Dome Show and the first under the Wrestle Kingdom name, and was headlined by Keiji Muto & Masahiro Chono vs. Hiroyoshi Tenzan & Satoshi Kojima in a Tag Team Match.

NJPW Wrestle Kingdom 1

2007
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The Giant Baba Memorial Spectacular took place on January 28, 2001 at the Tokyo Dome in Tokyo, Japan and was a joint promotion between All Japan Pro Wrestling (AJPW) and New Japan Pro-Wrestling (NJPW). The event was themed around memorializing AJPW's founder Shohei "Giant" Baba, who had died in 1999. It was the second Giant Baba Memorial event and was subsequently followed by the Giant Baba Memorial Cup and the Giant Baba Memorial Six Man Tag Team Tournament a year later. Ten professional wrestling matches were held on the event's card, including one that featured AJPW and NJPW champions.

AJPW Giant Baba Memorial Spectacular

2001
Hustle Aid 2007
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Hustle was a Japanese professional wrestling promotion managed by Nobuhiko Takada. Hustle can be described as an industry experiment to market the sports entertainment style of professional wrestling in Japan. HUSTLE AID is one of the main annual shows put on by the promotion. This years event was held in the Saitama Super Arena in Saitama, Japan.

Hustle Aid 2007

2007
NJPW G1 Climax 18: Day 7 (Final)
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The seventh and final night of the tournament took place on August 17th, 2008 at Ryogoku Kokugikan in Sumida, Tokyo, Japan.

NJPW G1 Climax 18: Day 7 (Final)

2008
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The 2005 G1 Climax was another 16-man round-robin tournament, held from August 4 to August 14.

NJPW G1 Climax 2005: Day 2

2005
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AJPW celebrates its 31st anniversary, headlined by Toshiaki Kawada facing Don Frye.

AJPW Road To Re-BirthxRe-Verse 2003 - Day 11: 31st Anniversary

2003
NJPW G1 Climax 20: Day 8 (Final)
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The eighth and final night of the tournament took place at Ryogoku Kokugikan in Tokyo, Japan on August 15, 2010.

NJPW G1 Climax 20: Day 8 (Final)

2010
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The 1999 Super Power Series comes to a close with its 14th day of action, headlined by Mitsuharu Misawa taking on Kenta Kobashi in an instant classic.

AJPW Super Power Series 1999 Finals

1999
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HUSTLE wrestling pay-per-view from Yokohama, Japan.

HUSTLE-3

2004
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AJPW's Giant Series comes to a conclusion as Mitsuharu Misawa and Kenta Kobashi face off in a classic encounter.

AJPW October Giant Series 1998 - Day 18

1998
Four Pillars of Heaven
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The energy, sensations, and signature colors of 1990s All Japan Pro Wrestling coalesce and explode within a vibrating, flickering, memory-like time capsule of the first ever Triple Crown victories of the Four Pillars of Heaven: Mitsuharu Misawa (green), Toshiaki Kawada (yellow), Akira Taue (red), & Kenta Kobashi (orange).

Four Pillars of Heaven

2022
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All Japan Pro Wrestling's October Giant Series rolls on with an epic clash between Mitsuharu Misawa and Kenta Kobashi.

AJPW October Giant Series 1997 - Day 18

1997
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All Japan Pro Wrestling presents Realize on pay-per-view from Tokyo, Japan.

AJPW Realize

2005
NOAH: Destiny 2005
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Destiny was a major professional wrestling event produced by Pro Wrestling NOAH. The event took place on July 18, 2005 at the Tokyo Dome in Tokyo, Japan.

NOAH: Destiny 2005

2005
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The 2005 G1 Climax was another 16-man round-robin tournament, held from August 4 to August 14.

NJPW G1 Climax 2005: Day 1

2005
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AJPW's annual October Giant Series comes to a close. Mitsuharu Misawa makes his first title defense against his tag team partner Toshiaki Kawada.

AJPW October Giant Series 1992 - Day 17

1992
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All Japan Pro Wrestling's Summer Action Series rolls on, featuring two instant classic matches in a double main event.

AJPW Summer Action Series 1993 - Day 22

1993
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NJPW Wrestling World 2001

NJPW Wrestling World 2001

2001