You make a good point although you are ignore the fact that Misawa wasn't the top star he would become either. Bret and Misawa were at the same place at the the time of their match actually Bret was probably ahead of Misawa on the account that Bret had already won his tag team title in the hart foundation. And was intercontental champion at the time of the match with misawa I believe. Misawa was considered an undercard guy at this time not to mention the fact he hadn't even received his push yet. His push came after beating jumbo which didn't happen until after he and bret went to a time limit draw. You're comparing a misawa that hadn't got his push yet to the most dominate wrestler of the 90's imo. It's not even close to the same guy. Misawa hadn't even moved to the Heavyweight ranks yet and was still a Jr Heavyweight.
Actually I do mention that Misawa was on the CUSP of his big push when that match happened. Baba started it shortly after this match, right after losing Tenryu.
Hart also wasn't the IC champion at the time. He was a tag team wrestler who up till that point had experienced one quickly aborted singles push. The Hart Foundation hadn't even won their second title at that time. So the point still stands. Even if the public hadn't seen Misawa's rise yet, the office obviously had big plans for him if they started his push shortly after this match.
Point of course being, that considering the size of the show it was a perfect place to give Misawa momentum and a win over the gajin, yet he didn't get it. If Misawa can't go over Hart at the Tokyo Dome, under optimal conditions... why would Misawa's tag team go over Hart's tag team in Calgary, when the conditions aren't anywhere close to being optimal?
Misawa was an undercard guy? Remind me. What was his gimmick at the time? What relevancy does that gimmick have in Japanese wrestling? Was that a gimmick that they'd give to just an 'undercard' guy?
He wasn't what he ended up becoming at that point. But he also wasn't the nobody you're trying to pretend he was either.
So saying bret went to a time limit draw with him, when Misawa was a Jr. Heavyweight and not in the midst of his push would be like saying someone should beat SCSA because they beat his as the ring master or that Bret Hart should beat SCSA in the WZ tourney because he beat him at wrestlemania. And that would be more relevant because at least that was a single match, Bret and Misawa's match should have no barring on this because Single's matches don't even go towards who the better team was. If so Luger and Sting should go to the finals and the Road Warriors should be gone.
If you're into hyperbole, then yeah that's what I'm saying.
I've already explained why I feel that their singles match has implications on the outcome of their tag team match. You just don't seen to understand it.
Bret Hart went to a draw with a Misawa, that was never world champion, not in the midst of a push, and honestly wasn't that big of a name compared to Bret. Comparing Misawa during his against Bret to the Misawa that tagged with Kobashi is like comparing the Ring Master to SCSA. It's silly and just totally bullish on your part. Misawa didn't win his first world title until 1992 two years after that match. Bret won the WWF title in 1992 as well but Misawa hit the highest highs of his career from 92-2000 meaning that when Kobashi and Misawa teamed it was during the prime of his career. Not to mention the fact Misawa was an unknown when he faced Bret, so you're telling me an unknown vs a clearly known fixture and them going to a 60 minute draw hurts Misawa and Kobashi in any way?
Come on man, that's just crazy. Not to mention when Misawa and Kobashi teamed Misawa held the Triple Crown for 705 days, and they held the tag belts for 351 never LOST them had to vacate them for a tourney only to win them back in that tournament and hold them for another 181 days. Basically, During their prime as a tag team they were pretty much unbeatable. The Harts simply weren't.
The funny part about this quote? You get so much stuff wrong, then accuse me of being full of shit.
- not in the midst of a push. Again... what was his gimmick?
- not that big of a name. Again... what was his name at the time?
- an unknown. Baba started pushing an unknown as THE guy shortly after this match?
- Hart... was simply a tag team wrestler at the time, and hadn't been a tag champion for a couple of years. At the time and place, it was easy to put Misawa over Hart.
- You acknowledge that Misawa/Kobashi were basically Japan's Megapowers. You think they were a better team than the Hart Foundation too? The reason they stayed together and dominated so long... is because the system is different over there. Had they worked in North America... they would have been booked like a Megapowers. Had the Hart Foundation worked Japan exclusively... they would have been booked more like a Misawa/Kobashi
Bret Hart and Jim Neighthart in 1980's don't come close to Misawa and Kobashi in 1993, 1994, or 1995. This is about the best team, and fact is IN RING, stardom, and drawing power as a team all go to Misawa and Kobashi.
I disagree, and I don't see a single situation where... in CALGARY... the Harts put over a couple of guys that to be blunt, most of the fans in attendance wouldn't even know.