In 2016 it is a rare weekend which does not see a major fight taking place. Perhaps it is a little whiny and entitled of me to be disappointed by that when just a few years back we had just a couple ...

At the time, Pancrase was a proto-Mixed Martial Arts organization formed by Japanese pro wrestlers Masakatsu Funaki and Minoru Suzuki. Both Funaki and Suzuki were more than just entertainers, they ...

Minoru Suzuki was one of the founders of Pancrase. | Photo: Stephen Martinez/Sherdog.com Minoru Suzuki Pancrase (1993-2001, 2002); Deep (2002) CASE FOR: One of the founders of Pancrase, Suzuki was in ...

Manabu Soya . . . manages to be the standout member of a young gun tag match, even though it was Sanada’s chance to shine. Minoru Suzuki . . . is still awesome, even when he’s losing to someone that ...

Minoru Suzuki isn’t the most well-known name on this list, but is arguably the most influential. Suzuki made his wrestling debut in 1988 with spells in New Japan and the UWF, before he and Masakatsu ...

Masakatsu Funaki took out a laundry list of big names in Pancrase. | Photo: Daniel Herbertson/Sherdog.com Masakatsu Funaki Pancrase (1993-99); Colosseum (2000); K-1 (2007); Dream (2008); Rings (2012) ...