King of the Death Match 1995

With IWA getting more popular due to the charisma of some of their wrestlers, they decided to produce a show called Kawasaki Dream, which was held on August 20, 1995 at the Kawasaki Baseball Stadium. The main attraction of the show was the first ever 8-man single elimination deathmatch tournament, which featured Cactus Jack, Terry Funk, Shoji Nakamaki, Hiroshi Ono, Leatherface, Tiger Jeet Singh, Terry Gordy and former FMW wrestler Mr. Gannosuke. The show also featured an NWA World Heavyweight Championship defense, as Tarzan Goto challenged then-champion Dan Severn for the title.

The standout in this tournament was the three matches in which Mick Foley wrestled. The first one was a "Barbed Wire, Baseball Bat, and Thumbtack Match". The second was a "Barbed Wire Board Spike Nail Match". The third was a "Barbed Wire Rope, Exploding C4, and Time Bomb Match".

Show events
Numbers in parentheses indicate the length of the match.


 * Dark match: Keisuke Yamada & Keizo Matsuda vs. Yoshihiro Tajiri & Taisuke Tagami
 * This match is not included in the video/DVD release.
 * Winner: Keisuke Yamada & Keizo Matsuda by pinfall (11:44)


 * Dark match: Kyoko Ichiki vs. Emi Motokawa
 * This match is not included in the video/DVD release.
 * Winner: Kyoko Ichiki by pinfall (10:24)


 * Barbed Wire Board & Chain match: Tiger Jeet Singh vs. Mr. Gannosuke
 * This was a quarterfinal match of the tournament.
 * Winner: Tiger Jeet Singh by pinfall (7:11)


 * Barbed Wire Board & Chain match: Terry Funk vs. Leatherface
 * This was a quarterfinal match of the tournament.
 * Winner: Terry Funk by pinfall (8:54)


 * Barbed Wire Baseball Bat & Thumbtacks match: Cactus Jack vs. Terry Gordy
 * This was a quarterfinal match of the tournament.
 * Winner: Cactus Jack by pinfall (6:58)


 * Barbed Wire Baseball Bat & Thumbtacks match: Shoji Nakamaki vs. Hiroshi Ono
 * This was a quarterfinal match of the tournament.
 * Winner: Shoji Nakamaki by pinfall (7:19)


 * WWA World Light Heavyweight Championship match: Takashi Okano vs. Flying Kid Ichihara
 * Winner: Takashi Okano by pinfall (17:01)


 * Singles match: Iceman vs. Kamikaze
 * Winner: Iceman by pinfall (9:45)


 * Barbed Wire Board & Glass match: Terry Funk vs. Tiger Jeet Singh
 * This was a semi-final match of the tournament.
 * Winner: Terry Funk by pinfall (6:04)


 * Barbed Wire Board & Spike Nail match: Cactus Jack vs. Shoji Nakamaki
 * This was a semi-final match of the tournament.
 * Winner: Cactus Jack by pinfall (9:49)


 * IWA World Tag Team Championship match: The Headhunters (Headhunter A & HeadhunterB) vs. Los Cowboys (Silver King & El Texano)
 * Winner: The Headhunters by pinfall (17:39)


 * NWA World Heavyweight Championship match: Dan Severn vs. Tarzan Goto
 * Winner: Dan Severn by submission (11:35)


 * No rope barbed wire, exploding barbed wire boards & exploding ring time bomb death Match: Cactus Jack vs. Terry Funk
 * This was the tournament final.
 * Winner: Cactus Jack by pinfall (13:21)