One of the most legendary wrestlers of all time, Mitsuharu Misawa, passed away in Hiroshima .

Misawa went into cardiac arrest after a freak in-ring accident. In a match for the Pro Wrestling NOAH GHC Tag Titles, Akitoshi Saito delivered a routine backdrop suplex and Misawa stayed down. The doctor tried to revive him and he was taken to hospital where he passed away, days before his 47th birthday.