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NEW JAPAN COMMERCIAL RELEASES 1996


NJ ’96 Wrestling World in Tokyo Dome Commercial Tape Part 1

1/4/96 Tokyo Dome
Nagata & Otani & Ishizawa vs. Kanehara & Sakuraba & Yamamoto (UWF-I). . *1/2
IWGP Jr. Title: Kanemoto vs. Liger.****1/4
Anjo (UWF-I) vs. Fuyuki (Fuyuki-gun). *
Choshu vs. Kakihara (UWF-I). -*
IWGP Title: Muto vs. Takada. **1/4

NJ ’96 Wrestling World in Tokyo Dome Commercial Tape Part 2

1/4/96 Tokyo Dome
Tenzan vs. Kojima. **1/4
Chono vs. Koshinaka. **3/4
Hashimoto vs. Yamazaki. ***
Hase vs. Sasaki. *1/2
Inoki Final Countdown 5: Inoki vs. Vader. ****1/4

NJ vs. UWF-I Tag Daisenro (great war)

Commercial Tape 2/3-4/96 Hokkaido Sapporo Nakajima Taiiku Center & 2/25/96 Tokyo Ryogoku Kokugikan
2/3/96
2/3 Falls: Yuji Nagata & Shinjiro Otani & Tokimitsu Ishizawa & Tatsuhito Takaiwa vs. Masahito Kakihara & Hiromitsu Kanehara & Kazushi Sakuraba & Kenichi Yamamoto.***1/2
IWGP Tag Oza Chosensha Kettei Leaguesen: Yoji Anjo & Yoshihiro Takayama vs. Hiroyoshi Tenzan & Hiro Saito. 3/4*
Hair vs. Hair: Akira Nogami vs. Kuniaki Kobayashi. 5:53
2/4/96
IWGP Tag Oza Chosensha Kettei Leaguesen: Yoji Anjo & Yoshihiro Takayama vs. Hiromichi Fuyuki & Gedo.  *1/2
2/25/96 Tokyo Ryogoku Kokugikan
IWGP Tag Senshuken Jiai: Shinya Hashimoto/Junji Hirata vs. Yoji Anjo/Yoshihiro Takayama. . ***
Keiji Muto & Jushin Thunder Liger vs. Nobuhiko Takada & Naoki Sano. ***

NJ The Skydiving-J Junior 8 Title Match Commercial Tape

6/17/96 Tokyo Nippon Budokan
International Junior Heavyweight Tag Titles: Yuji Yasuraoka & Lance Storm (WAR team) vs. Norio Honaga & El Samurai.. **3/4
NWA World Junior Heavyweight Title: Masayoshi Motegi (Wrestle Yume Factory) vs. Shiryu (Michinoku Pro). **
NWA World Junior Light Heavyweight Title: Gran Hamada (Michinoku Pro) vs. Tatsuhito Takaiwa. ***1/4
Vacant UWA World Light Heavyweight Title: Shinjiro Otani vs. Kazushi Sakuraba (UWF-I). . ****1/4
CMLL World Welterweight Title: Super Delfin (Michinoku Pro) vs. TAKA Michinoku (Michinoku Pro). . ****1/2
International Junior Heavyweight Title: Ultimo Dragon (WAR) vs. Gran Naniwa (Michinoku Pro). . ***1/4
British Junior Title: Dick Togo vs. Jushin Thunder Liger. ****3/4
IWGP Junior Title: The Great Sasuke (Michinoku Pro) vs. Black Tiger. . ***

NJ '96 G1 Climax STRONG STYLE TRADITION Part 1 Commercial Tape

8/2-8/4/96 Tokyo Ryogoku Kokugikan
8/2
B Block: Masa Chono vs. Satoshi Kojima
A Block: Kensuke Sasaki vs. Hiroyoshi Tenzan
B Block: Kazuo Yamazaki vs. Keiji Muto
A Block: Riki Choshu vs. Shinya Hashimoto
Dan Severn vs. Yoshiaki Fujiwara (PWFG)
8/3
A Block: Kensuke Sasaki vs. Junji Hirata
B Block: Keiji Muto vs. Satoshi Kojima
A Block: Riki Choshu vs. Hiroyoshi Tenzan
B Block: Kazuo Yamazaki vs. Shiro Koshinaka
8/4
A Block: Shinya Hashimoto vs. Hiroyoshi Tenzan

NJ '96 G1 Climax STRONG STYLE TRADITION Part 2 Commercial Tape

8/4-8/6/96 Tokyo Ryogoku Kokugikan
8/4
B Block: Kazuo Yamazaki vs. Satoshi Kojima
B Block: Shiro Koshinaka vs. Masa Chono
8/5
B Block: Masa Chono vs. Kazuo Yamazaki
A Block: Riki Choshu vs. Kensuke Sasaki
B Block: Keiji Muto vs. Shiro Koshinaka
8/6
B Block: Shiro Koshinaka vs. Satoshi Kojima
A Block: Shinya Hashimoto vs. Kensuke Sasaki
B Block: Masa Chono vs. Keiji Muto
G1 Climax Final: Riki Choshu vs. Masa Chono

NJ ’96 G-1 Climax Part 3 ~All or Nothing~ J-Crown Junior 8 Title Tournament

8/2-8/5 Tokyo Sumo Hall Commercial Tape
IWGP Jr. Title vs. NWA World Jr. Heavyweight Title: The Great Sasuke (Michinoku Pro) vs. Masayoshi Motegi (Wrestle Yume Factory). ***1/2
International Jr. Heavyweight Title vs. British Jr. Heavyweight Title: Ultimo Dragon (WAR) vs. Jushin Thunder Liger (NJ). **1/2
8/3 Quarterfinals
NWA World Light Heavyweight Title vs. NWA World Welterweight Title: Shinjiro Otani (NJ) vs. Negro Casas (EMLL). . ***3/4
WWF World Light Heavyweight Title vs. NWA World Jr. Lightheavyweight Title: El Samurai (NJ) vs. Gran Hamada (Michinoku Pro). **3/4
8/4 Semifinals
Ultimo Dragon vs. Shinjiro Otani. ****3/4
The Great Sasuke vs. El Samurai. S ****1/4
8/5 Final
Sasuke vs. Ultimo. ****1/4

New Japan ’96 G-1 CLIMAX SPECIAL-THE BEST BOUTS

Commercial Tape 9/96
9/16/96 Nagoya Aichi-ken Taiikukan: Power Warrior vs. Kurosawa. Highlights
9/20/96 Osaka Furitsu Taiikukaikan: Kurosawa vs. Hugh Morrus (WCW). Highlights
9/21/96 Tokyo Korakuen Hall: Kurosawa vs. Animal Warrior. Highlights
9/23/96 Yokohama Arena: Kurosawa vs. Rick Steiner (WCW). Highlights
9/16/96 Nagoya Aichi-ken Taiikukan: Keiji Muto & Rick Steiner vs. Tatsumi Fujinami & Shiro Koshinaka
9/23/96 Yokohama Arena: Jushin Thunder Liger vs. Wild Pegasus.
9/16/96 Nagoya Aichi-ken Taiikukan: Shinya Hashimoto vs. Masa Chono
9/23/96 Yokohama Arena IWGP Tag Titles: Kazuo Yamazaki & Takashi Iizuka vs. Masa Chono & Hiroyoshi Tenzan
New Japan vs. WCW Superstars Tournament 1st Round 9/20/96 Osaka Furitsu Taiikukaikan
Hiroyoshi Tenzan vs. Arn Anderson (WCW)
Tatsumi Fujinami vs. Ric Flair (WCW)
Riki Choshu vs. Scott Norton (WCW)
Kensuke Sasaki vs. Lex Luger (WCW)
New Japan vs. WCW Superstars Tournament 2nd Round 9/21/96 Tokyo Korakuen Hall
Hiroyoshi Tenzan vs. Scott Norton (WCW)
Shiro Koshinaka vs. Sting (WCW)
Kensuke Sasaki vs. Ric Flair (WCW)
Shinya Hashimoto vs. Lord Steven Regal (WCW)
New Japan vs. WCW Superstars Tournament Semifinal 9/23/96 Yokohama Arena
Shiro Koshinaka vs. Shinya Hashimoto
New Japan vs. WCW Superstars Tournament Final 9/23/96 Yokohama Arena
Shiro Koshinaka vs. Kensuke Sasaki
9/23/96
Vale Tudo rules: Keiji Muto vs. Pedro Otarvio
New Japan Tokon (Fighting Spirit) V Special Commercial Tape 10/20/96 Kobe

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