NJPW Summer Struggle 1996 - WCW World in Sapporo was a Special Event produced by New Japan Pro Wrestling and World Championship Wrestling, which took place on July 17, 1996 , at the Nakajima Sports Center in Sapporo, Hokkaido, Japan.
It's the 5° edition of the Summer Struggle event series, after NJPW Summer Struggle 1994.
The main event of the show was Shinya Hashimoto vs. Ric Flair.
Below you can find the full match card and results of NJPW Summer Struggle 1996 - WCW World in Sapporo, and more information about the event.
Event Info
- Event Name NJPW Summer Struggle 1996 - WCW World in Sapporo
- Promotion
New Japan Pro Wrestling
World Championship Wrestling - Event Type Special Event
- Country
Japan - Location Sapporo, Hokkaido, Japan
- Event Date July 17, 1996
- Year 1996
- Event Series Summer Struggle
- Arena Nakajima Sports Center
- Network TV Asahi
- Main Event Shinya Hashimoto vs. Ric Flair
NJPW Summer Struggle 1996 - WCW World in Sapporo Results
- Shinjiro Otani & Tatsuhito Takaiwa defeat Tokimitsu Ishizawa & Yuji Nagata
- Osamu Nishimura defeats Akitoshi Saito
- Osamu Kido & Brad Armstrong defeat Heisei Ishingun (Kengo Kimura & Kuniaki Kobayashi)
- Junji Hirata & Norio Honaga defeat El Samurai & Tadao Yasuda
- Kazuo Yamazaki & Takashi Iizuka defeat Heisei Ishingun (Tatsutoshi Goto & Michiyoshi Ohara)
- Randy Savage defeats Jushin Thunder Liger
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WCW World Heavyweight Championship
The Giant (c) defeats Sting to retain the title - The Road Warriors (Hawk Warrior & Animal Warrior) & Power Warrior defeat Keiji Muto, Riki Choshu & Satoshi Kojima
- Tatsumi Fujinami & Heisei Ishingun (Akira Nogami & Shiro Koshinaka) defeat Ookami Gundan (Masahiro Chono, Hiroyoshi Tenzan & Hiro Saito)
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IWGP Heavyweight Championship
Shinya Hashimoto (c) defeats Ric Flair to retain the title