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 Type Pay Per View
- Country
Japan - Location Tokyo, Japan
- Event Date January 4, 1996
- Year 1996
- Event Series Wrestle Kingdom / January 4 Tokyo Dome Show
- Arena Tokyo Dome
- Network TV Asahi
- Attendance 64,000
- Main Event Keiji 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