“Filthy” Tom Lawlor

Here is a look at the case for Yoshihiro Takayama in the Hall of Fame. *11th all time in the number of Tokyo Dome main events (top 10 are all Hall of Famers) *The 2nd man in history to win all 3 major World Titles in Japan *Has the most claimed fans drawn in main events compared to every other candidate in the Japan region *Had the most appearances on mainstream talk shows in television of any pro wrestler from 2002 to 2010 *Main evented the last ever UWF-i show against Nobuhiko Takada *Was in the last ever Triple Crown match before the AJPW/NOAH split *His fight vs. Don Frye inspired a spot that is still actively used to this day in pro wrestling *His name is still a draw to this day, nearly a decade after his final match via Takayamania shows yearly *Has over 100 matches rated **** or more by me, first in 1992 and last in 2015, including MOTYCs in 3 separate years ('04 vs. Kobashi, '04 vs. KENTA, '07 Kobashi Return Tag, vs. Sugiura '10) For further reading of Takayama's career and case for the HOF: voicesofwrestling.com/2026/1…