NJPW G1 Climax Special 1996 was a Special Event produced by New Japan Pro Wrestling and World Championship Wrestling, which took place on September 23, 1996 , at the Yokohama Arena in Yokohama, Kanagawa.
The event had an attendance of 16,000 fans. The main event of the show was Kensuke Sasaki vs. Shiro Koshinaka.
Below you can find the full match card and results of NJPW G1 Climax Special 1996, and more information about the event.
Event Info
- Event Name NJPW G1 Climax Special 1996
- Promotion
New Japan Pro Wrestling
World Championship Wrestling - Event Type Special Event
- Country
Japan - Location Yokohama, Kanagawa
- Event Date September 23, 1996
- Year 1996
- Arena Yokohama Arena
- Network TV Asahi
- Attendance 16,000
- Main Event Kensuke Sasaki vs. Shiro Koshinaka
NJPW G1 Climax Special 1996 Results
- Dean Malenko & Shinjiro Otani defeat Black Tiger & El Samurai
- Junji Hirata, Osamu Nishimura, Satoshi Kojima & Yuji Nagata defeat Heisei Ishingun (Akira Nogami, Akitoshi Saito, Kuniaki Kobayashi & Michiyoshi Ohara)
- Sting & Lex Luger defeat Arn Anderson & Lord Steven Regal
- Riki Choshu & Tatsumi Fujinami defeat Heisei Ishingun (Kengo Kimura & Tatsutoshi Goto)
- Animal Warrior defeats Tadao Yasuda
- "Kurasawa Nine Match Trial Series - Match #9"
Rick Steiner defeats Kurasawa -
Japan/US All-Star Tournament - Semifinal
Kensuke Sasaki defeats Scott Norton -
Japan/US All-Star Tournament - Semifinal
Shiro Koshinaka defeats Shin'ya Hashimoto - Jushin Thunder Liger defeats Wild Pegasus
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Different Style Fight
Keiji Muto defeats Pedro Otavio -
IWGP Tag Team Championship
Ookami Gundan (Hiroyoshi Tenzan & Masahiro Chono) (c) defeat Kazuo Yamazaki & Takashi Iizuka to retain the titles -
Japan/US All-Star Tournament - Final
Kensuke Sasaki defeats Shiro Koshinaka