While there are few things in the world which a majority of wrestling fans or journalists can agree on, one thing is for certain: the 1995 IWA King of the Deathmatch tournament changed professional wrestling forever!
It was the most brutal and extreme tournament in the history of the sport and helped to secure the legacy of Terry Funk and catapult Mick Foley into hardcore superstardom!
It was a tournament that would have far reaching effects on wrestling fans and promotions worldwide. After witnessing the brutality and sheer insanity of it all, the business would never be the same again. The era of hardcore had begun.
Now, for the first time ever, see the complete and uncut show from the legendary Kawasaki Staium in Japan with brand new English commentary!
PLUS, witness over 2 hours of bonus footatge with matches inspired by the tournament including a light tube death match, a no-rope barbed wire deathmatch, and an EXPLODING RING MATCH!
King of the Deathmatch Tournament - Round 1: Barbwire Board and Chain Match - Gannosuke vs Tiger Jeet Singh; Barbwire Board and Chain Match - Terry Funk vs Leatherface; Barbwire Baseball Bat and Thumbtack Match - Terry Gordy vs Cactus Jack; Barbwire Board and Thumbtack Match - Hiroshi Ono vs Shoji Nakamaki. Semi-Finals: Barbwire Board and Bed of Nails Match - Terry Funk vs Tiger Jeet Singh; Barwire Board and Bed of Nails Match - Cactus Jack vs Shoji Nakamaki. Finals: No Rope Explosive Barbwire Fire Board Time Bomb Deatmatch - Cactus Jack vs Terry Funk
PLUS NON TOURNAMENT MATCHES inclue IWA Tag Team Tltle Match: The Headhunters (C) vs El Texano & Silver King and NWA World Title Match: Dan “The Beast” Severn (C) vs Tarzan Goto
AND MORE!
