Crossbody of Work Episode 94: Keiji Mutoh

Welcome to Crossbody of Work, a show where we break down a wrestler’s career through five of their biggest matches.

This week Evan & Javier are checking out the career of Keiji Mutoh. We’re taking a look at the Great Muta gimmick, his runs in New Japan and All Japan, plus we get matches against Yuji Nagata, Big Van Vader, and the Steiner Brothers. On top of all these matches, Evan & Javier also talk about: 

• Unlikely friendships
• Facial hair 
• ADHD
• Spongebob

And a lot more.

Listen to the podcast here, and check out the links to the matches below.

Match One:

Keiji Mutoh vs Big Van Vader – G1 Climax Round Robin 1991

Match Two:

The Great Muta (c) vs Masahiro Chono (c) – IWGP & NWA Heavyweight Championships – WCW/NJPW Supershow 1993
Link to the match here.

Match Three:

Keiji Mutoh & Hiroshi Hase vs Steiner Brothers – New Japan Battlefield 1994
Link to the match here.

Match Four:

Keiji Mutoh vs Genichiro Tenryu(c) – AJPW Triple Crown Championship – June 8, 2001
Link to the match here.

Match Five:

Keiji Mutoh vs Yuji Nagata – G1 Climax Finals 2001
Link to the match here.

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