Date: 19/09/19 | Written By: Mark Connor
On August 20, 1995, At IWA's Kawasaki Dream event in Kawasaki, Japan, 28,757 fans in attendance and the whole world bore witness to a tournament so sick, twisted and perverted, It left each competitor, and the fans watching in the arena and at home with scars, physical and mental scars that would last forever. While the event also saw "normal" wrestling, It was the utter madness, and non-stop sheer brutality of the deathmatch tournament that is most remembered. The King of Deathmatch Tournament, set up to determine the nastiest, most violent bastard in the business, was an eight man single-elimination tournament. The eight participants were Cactus Jack [Mick Foley], Terry Funk, Shoji Nakamaki, Hiroshi Ono, Leatherface, Tiger Jeet Singh, Terry Gordy and Mr. Gannosuke.
The tournament went as follows;
QUARTER FINALS
Barbed Wire Board and Chain Match
Tiger Jeet Singh DEF. Mr. Gannosuke (TO ADVANCE)
Barbed Wire Board and Chain Match
Terry Funk DEF. Leatherface (TO ADVANCE)
Barbed Wire Baseball Bat and Thumbtacks Match
Cactus Jack DEF. Terry Gordy (TO ADVANCE)
Barbed Wire Baseball Bat and Thumbtacks Match
Shoji Nakamaki DEF. Hiroshi Ono (TO ADVANCE)
SEMI-FINALS
Barbed Wire Board and Glass Match
Terry Funk DEF. Tiger Jeet Singh (TO ADVANCE)
Barbed Wire Board and Spike Nail Match
Cactus Jack DEF. Shoji Nakamaki (TO ADVANCE)
FINAL
Barbed Wire Rope, Exploding Barbed Wire Boards and Exploding Ring Time Bomb Deathmatch
Cactus Jack w/Tiger Jeet Singh DEF. Terry Funk (TO WIN KING OF THE DEATHMATCH 1995)
