NJPW Wrestling World 1996 was a Pay Per View event produced by New Japan Pro Wrestling, which took place on January 4, 1996 , at the Tokyo Dome in Tokyo, Japan.
It's the 5° edition of the Wrestle Kingdom / January 4 Tokyo Dome Show event series, after NJPW BATTLE 7.
The event had an attendance of 64,000 fans. The main event of the show was Keiji Muto vs. Nobuhiko Takada.
Below you can find the full match card and results of NJPW Wrestling World 1996, and more information about the event.
Event Info
- Event Name NJPW Wrestling World 1996
- Promotion
New Japan Pro Wrestling - Event TypePay Per View
- Country
Japan - LocationTokyo, Japan
- Event DateJanuary 4, 1996
- Year1996
- Event SeriesWrestle Kingdom / January 4 Tokyo Dome Show
- ArenaTokyo Dome
- NetworkTV Asahi
- Attendance 64,000
- Main EventKeiji Muto vs. Nobuhiko Takada
NJPW Wrestling World 1996 Results
- Shinjiro Otani, Tokimitsu Ishizawa & Yuji Nagata defeat Hiromitsu Kanehara, Kazushi Sakuraba & Kenichi Yamamoto
- "Satoshi Kojima Return Match"
Hiroyoshi Tenzan defeats Satoshi Kojima -
IWGP Junior Heavyweight Championship
Jushin Thunder Liger defeats Koji Kanemoto (c) to win the title - "Heisei Ishingun vs. Ookami Gundan"
Shiro Koshinaka defeats Masahiro Chonoi - "Special Match"
Hiromichi Fuyuki defeats Yoji Anjoi - "Northern Light Final Match"
Kensuke Sasaki defeats Hiroshi Hasei - "Inoki Final Countdown - 5th"
Antonio Inoki defeats Big Van Vaderi - "New Japan vs. UWF-I"
Riki Choshu [NJPW] defeats Masahito Kakiharai [UWF-I] - "Super Kick Battle"
Shinya Hashimoto defeats Kazuo Yamazaki -
IWGP Heavyweight Championship
Nobuhiko Takada defeats Keiji Muto (c) to win the title