Heartwarming / Yoshihiro Takayama

• The Takayamania Empire event produced by Minoru Suzuki to help economically Takayama after his accident.
  • Aside from all the wrestlers who competed in the event for him, it featured dedicated videos by his former master Nobuhiko Takada, his partners Kenichi Yamamoto, Yoji Anjo, Yuko Miyato and Masahito Kakihara, his Pride 21 opponent Don Frye, and even other wrestling big names like Genichiro Tenryu, Kenta Kobashi, Kenta Kobayashi, Keiji Mutoh and Stan Hansen. Also, Kazushi Sakuraba and Yoshi Tatsu did commentary for the show. Takayama could have not surrounded himself of better people through his career.
    • Don Frye’s dedication video shows after about 15 years since their epic fight, the respect he has for him still lives.
    Don Frye: Takayama-san, God gave me the greatest opponent anybody could ever ask for, you. You made the greatest fight the world has ever seen. You are the reason that our fight beat the World Cup of soccer head to head on TV. You are the image of Bushido and strength and triumph. You are the first person everyone asks about when they meet me. You are the warrior we all look to be. Takayama-san, if you are done with this life, in this adventure, and wish to move on, good luck. We are not ready to lose you, and let you go. Therefore, we will always remember you. But if you must go, sir, godspeed.
  • Then, at the end of the show, it was Takayama himself who sent his own video, doing his No Fear gesture and playing his theme music.