In any profession or sport, there are what you call generational talents. Men and women who advance their chosen craft not by steps and inches, but leaps and miles. Who come along once in a generation.
On February 21, 2023 a generational talent in pro wrestling will wrestle his last match ever.
Keiji Muto AKA The Great Muta. The last of a generation. The last genius.
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Navigation:
0:00 Intro
0:52 Keiji Muto's training and early career
2:50 The birth of The Great Muta
4:17 Keiji Muto in the early 90s
5:55 The Great Muta wins the IWGP Heavyweight Championship
8:22 Keiji Muto wins the Heavyweight belt for the first time
10:16 Joining NWO Japan
12:51 Keiji Muto's reinvention in 2001
15:05 Muto leaves NJPW for AJPW
18:16 Muto beats Shinsuke Nakamura for the IWGP championship
19:51 Leaving AJPW and founding WRESTLE-1
22:12 Keiji Muto in Pro Wrestling NOAH
23:55 The retirement tour
25:13 Looking back on Keiji Muto's career
Stills and footage via:
New Japan Pro Wrestling
All Japan Pro Japan Pro Wrestling
Gaora TV
Wrestle-1
Pro Wrestling NOAH
Cyberfight
WCW
Shutterstock
And others