1996

New Japan Commercial V-31 (03-14-96) DVD 1hr DVD

DVD-2182

• This edition of the New Japan Valis series takes a look at one specific New Japan show, a true "forgotten classic" over the years as it's capped off by an All-Star 8-man juniors 3 falls match! Plus, Booker T makes a rare Japanese appearance and TenKoji go on-on-one!
• Hiroyoshi Tenzan vs. Satoshi Kojima (10:36)
• Masahiro Chono & Hiro Saito vs. Riki Choshu & Yuji Nagata (clipped, 8:12 of 10:00 aired)
• Harlem Heat (Booker T & Stevie Ray) vs. Osamu Nishimura & Kensuke Sasaki (clipped, 4:27 of 8:43 aired)
• Taka Michinoku, Shinjiro Otani, Koji Kanemoto, & Tokimitsu Ishizawa vs. Jushin Liger, Gran Hamada, Chris Benoit, & El Samurai in a best two out of three falls match

New Japan Commercial V-33 'Hawk, Power, Animal: The Warriors' 1hr  DVD

DVD-2183

• This release features the first ever 6-man teaming and the
  subsequent matches of the original Road Warriors (Hawk and Animal) and the HellRaisers (Hawk and "Power Warrior" Kensuke Sasaki), having held the AWA, NWA, WWF, and IWGP Tag Titles between them.
• Hawk/Animal/Kensuke Sasaki vs. Tadao Yasuda/Junji Hirata/Keiji Mutoh (7:35, 6/23/96)
• Hawk/Animal/Kensuke Sasaki vs. Hiroyoshi Tenzan/Masahiro Chono/Hiro Saito (11:09, 6/29/96)
• Jushin Liger & El Samurai vs. Shinjiro Ohtani & Masao Orihara (14:42, 6/29/96)
• Hawk/Animal/Kensuke Sasaki vs. Tadao Yasuda/Keiji Mutoh/Masa Saito (5:09, 7/3/96)
• Hawk/Animal/Kensuke Sasaki vs. Shinya Hashimoto/Satoshi Kojima/Masa Saito (5:17, 7/4/96

New Japan Commercial Video V-34 'Wolf Group Chono & Tenzan Special' 1hr   DVD

DVD-2184

• Masahiro Chono & Hiroyoshi Tenzan vs. Animal & Kensuke Sasaki(9/17/96)
• Masahiro Chono & Hiroyoshi Tenzan vs. Satoshi Kojima & Manabu Nakanishi (10/13/96)
• Masahiro Chono & Hiroyoshi Tenzan vs. Shiro Koshinaka & Tatsumi Fujinami (10/18/96)
• Masahiro Chono & Hiroyoshi Tenzan vs. Riki Choshu & Kensuke Sasaki (10/21/96)
• Masahiro Chono, Hiroyoshi Tenzan, & Hiro Saito vs. Satoshi Kojima, Manabu Nakanishi, & Yuji Nagata (14:49, 11/3/96)

Battle Formation 96                                                                                                            2 hr                    Master 

NJPW-9

• Yuji Nagata/Tokimitsu Ishizawa vs. Koji Kanemoto/Shinjiro Ohtani
• Randy Savage vs. Hiroyoshi Tenzan
• Masahiro Chono vs. Lex Luger
• Genichiro Tenryu vs. Tatsumi Fujinami
• The Great Muta vs. Jinsei Shinzaki - Very good match

Bestbouts 1996                                                                                                                 2 hr  30                 Master 

NJPW-10

• 1996 Highlights
• RIKI CHOSHU/OSAMU NISHIMURA vs. KENGO KIMURA/TATSUTOSHI GOTO
• SHINYA HASHIMOTO / SCOTT NORTON vs. KEIJI MUTO / RICK STEINER
• KOJI KANEMOTO /SHINJIRO OTANI vs. THUNDER LIGER / EL SAMURAI
• RIKI CHOSHU / KENSUKE SASAKI vs. SHINYA HASHIMOTO / ATSUSHI HIRATA
• POWER, HAWK , ANIMAL WARRIORS vs. MASAHIRO CHONO / HIROYOSHI TENZAN / HIRO SAITO
• MANABU NAKANISHI / SATOSHI KOJIMA vs. MASAHIRO CHONO / HIROYOSHI TENZAN

 J*CROWN 8/2-8/5/96 Tokyo                                                                                      2 hr                 TV Taping

NJPW-8

• Great Sasuke (IWGP Jr Title) vs Masayoshi Motegi (NWA Jr Hvywt Title)
• Ultimo Dragon (WAR Intl Jrhvy Title) vs Jushin Liger (British Jr Hvywt Title) (8/3/96)
• Shinjiro Otani (UWA Light Hvywt Title) vs Negro Casas (NWA Welterwt Title)
• El Samurai (WWF Light Hvy Title) vs El Gran Hamada (WWA Jr LightHvy Title) (8/4/96)
• Ultimo Dragon vs Shinjiro Otani (****3/4)
• Great Sasuke vs El Samurai (****1/4) (8/5/96)
• Ultimo Dragon vs Great Sasuke (FINAL) (****1/4)