TAPE J101-WWPF/MICHINOKU CHAMP FORUMS (4 HRS) EXC QUAL. (w/snow)
7/6/96 CF with highlights of 8 matches from Inoki's Peace Festival in LA incl. Misterio & Dragon vs. Psicosis & Metal; Lyger vs. Sasuke etc.//10/5/96 CF on 9/23 MPW card--Togo, Shiryu, Funaki & Collins vs. Delfin, Hamada, Otsuka & Astro ****1/4/T. Mask vs. Teioh for UWA LHv belt//10/13 CF Special on MPW 10/10 "These Days" card--undercard highlights incl. Battlarts match & Dynamite Kid's return/Michinoku, Togo, Teioh, Funaki & Shiryu vs. Delfin, Hamada, Naniwa, T. Mask & Yakushiji--AWESOME--nearly 10*'s/Shinzaki vs. Hayabusa

TAPE J102-JAPAN TV--JULY/AUG 96 (4 HRS) GD QUAL.
from 7/13 NJ--Hashimoto, Lyger & Hirata vs. Chono, Tenzan & H. Saito/(7/14 AJ) Misawa & Akiyama vs. Taue & Kawada ****3/4/(7/27 NJ) Giant vs. Sasaki/Sting & Mutoh vs. RWs/Hashimoto & Choshu vs. Fujinami & Koshinaka/ Chono & Tenzan win tag belts from Yamazaki & Iizuka/(7/28 AJ) Kobashi wins Triple Crown over Taue ****/(8/3 NJ) Fujinami, Koshinaka & Nogami vs. Chono, Tenzan & Saito/3 Warriors vs. Mutoh, Choshu & Kojima/Hashimoto vs. Flair/ (8/10 NJ) G-1 highlights--Chono vs. Kojima/Sasaki vs. Tenzan/Yamazaki vs. Mutoh/Choshu vs. Hashimoto/(8/11 AJ) Kikuchi wins JrHv title from Fuchi

TAPE J103-JAPAN TV--AUG-OCT. 96 (4 HRS) GD QUAL.
(8/17/96 NJ) G-1 Tourney--Sasaki vs. Hirata/Choshu vs. Tenzan/Mutoh vs. Kojima/Koshinaka vs. Yamazaki/Yamazaki vs. Kojima/Koshinaka vs. Chono/Tenzan vs. Hashimoto//(8/31 NJ) G-1 Tourney--Sasaki vs. Hashimoto/Kojima vs. Koshinaka/Chono vs. Mutoh/Choshu vs. Chono--Finals//(9/8 AJ) Doc & Ace over Misawa & Akiyama for Double Tag Titles *****//(9/15 AJ) Kobashi vs. Hansen//(9/22 AJ) Albright vs. Omori/Taue, Ogawa & Honda vs. Kawada, Kikuchi & Fuchi//(10/5 NJ) Sasaki vs. Flair--Flair gets injured/Hashimoto vs. Regal/Lyger (1st match since brain tumor) vs. Pegasus

TAPE J104-BIG JAPAN COMMERCIAL TAPES (2 HRS) VGD QUAL.
From 9/30/96--Clip of Piranha Death Match/Undercard highlights incl. Black Warrior; Tajiri vs. Wagner Jr./New Japan vs. Big Japan angle recap/Matsunaga vs. Nakamaki--No Rope Barbed Wire Chandelier Baseball Bat Death Match//From 11/20/96--NJ's Goto & Koshinaka show up & go after Kojika/Undercard highlights/Nakamaki vs. Matsunaga--Scorpion/ Cactus Desert Death Match

TAPE J105-MICHINOKU TAG TOURNEY 11/96/FMW 12/11/96 TV SPECIAL (4 HRS) VGD QUAL.
Samurai TV special on MPW tag tourney--Hamada & Hoshikawa vs. Mask & Naniwa ****1/2/Togo & Teioh vs. Sasuke & K.K. Lee/Taka & Funaki vs. Hamada & Hoshikawa/Togo & Teioh vs. Delfin & Santo/Delfin & Santo vs. Taka & Funaki ****/Togo & Teioh vs. Delfin & Santo--finals ****1/4//Samurai TV special on FMW 12/11/96 "Human of Street Fight" show--C. Keeper & Leather vs. W*INGer & Hosaka/Kanemura vs. Gladiator/Hayabusa vs. Sasuke/Onita, Pogo, Tanaka & Kuroda vs. Funk, Hunters & Oya--Street Fight--Onita comes out of retirement

TAPE J106-SKYDIVING J/MICHINOKU CHAMP FORUM/CUTY SUZUKI TAPE (4 hrs) VGD QUAL.
"Skydiving J"--NJPW comm. tape from 6/17/96--Storm & Yasuraoka (WAR) vs. Samurai & Honaga/Motegi (WDF) vs. Shiryu (MPW)/Hamada (MPW) vs. Takaiwa/Otani vs. Sakuraba (UWFI)/Delfin (MPW) vs. Taka/Ultimo vs. Naniwa (MPW)/Togo (MPW) vs. Lyger/Sasuke (MPW) vs. B. Tiger (E. Guerrero)//11/2/96 C.F. on MPW 10/19 show--Mask & Wilkins vs. Naniwa & Genjin/Togo, Teioh & Shiryu vs. Sasuke, Hamada & Yakushiji ****1/4/Shinzaki vs. Hoshikawa// Cuty Suzuki comm tape includes at home int., match clips, bathrobe & swimwear clips

TAPE J107-WHITEHEAD'S WORLD (1:30) ORIG. QUAL.
For the wrestling merchandise collector--Wrestling Lariat columnist Tim Whitehead of Johnson City, TN shows off his Japanese merchandise collection including a complete collection of Lady's Gong magazines, posters of various Japanese women, programs from All Japan Women & other groups, calendars & posters from AJW & JWP, various other gimmicks including trading cards, photos, key chains, etc., hard cover books including Takako's famous 2 "nudie" books, Hokuto, Shiratori, Kudo, Fukuoka, Fukawa, Toyota, huge History of Japanese Wrestling book

TAPE J108-J-CROWN COMM. TAPE/ALL JAPAN ON SAMURAI TV (4 HRS) VGD QUAL.
J-Crown taped 8/2--8/5/96--IWGP JrHv Champ Sasuke (MPW) vs. NWA JrHv Champ Motegi (WDF)/WAR Int'l JrHv Champ Ultimo (WAR/AAA) vs. Great Britain JrHv Champ Lyger/UWA LHv Champ Otani vs. NWA Welter Champ N. Casas (EMLL)/WWF LHv Champ Samurai vs. WWA Jr LHv Champ Hamada (MPW)/Ultimo vs. Otani/Sasuke vs. Samurai/Sasuke vs. Ultimo--FINALS--Sasuke cracks his skull!//All Japan on Samurai TV (taped 10/12 & 10/18/96)-- Misawa, Akiyama & Honda vs. Taue, Omori & Masao Inoue ****/Kimala II & Izumida vs. Kroffat & Van Dam/Kawada vs. Albright/Baba, Taue & Dory vs. Misawa, Akiyama & Jumbo/Asako & Shiga vs. Ogawa & Kanemaru/Fuchi, Eigen & Mighty Inoue vs. Kikuchi, Kimura & Momota/Ace, Duncum Jr. & Mossman vs. Omori, Honda & Masao Inoue/ Hansen & Doc vs. Albright & Patriot

TAPE J109-MORE JAPAN INDIES (2:40) VGD QUAL.
12/9/96 Michinoku Pro--Kaientai Deluxe (Togo, Teioh, Michinoku, Funaki & Shiryu) vs. Sasuke, Delfin, Naniwa, Hamada & Mask (edited) ******1/2--Elimination Rules/12/13/96 Gaea "Winner Goes to WCW Tournament"--Highlights of rounds 1 & 2/Uematsu vs. Hikaru--Finals/Chigusa vs. Sato & Nagashima (highlights)--Ozaki at ringside; blood & tables!/Kato & Satomura vs. Hokuto & Kaoru/12/19 Michinoku--Togo, Teioh & Shiryu vs. Naniwa. Anami (Yakushiji in ant mask) & Hoshikawa *****1/2/12/20 Michinoku--Sasuke, Hamada, Naniwa & Yakushiji vs. Togo, Teioh, Shiryu & Funaki ****1/2/Taka vs. Delfin/11/16 Jd' highlights

TAPE J110-JAPAN TV SEPT.--OCT. 96 (4:40) VGD--EXC QUAL.
(9/30/96 AJ)--Van Dam & Mossman vs. Kikuchi & Shiga/Kawada, Taue & Ogawa vs. Misawa, Akiyama & Asako// (10/12 NJ)--Chono & Tenzan vs. Yamazaki & Iizuka/Koshinaka vs. Hashimoto/Sasaki vs. Koshinaka--Finals of NJ vs. WCW Superstars Tourney//(10/13 AJ)--Kawada vs. Albright/Doc & Ace vs. Kobashi & Patriot//(10/19 NJ)--Lyger, Mutoh & R. Steiner vs. Chono, Tenzan & H. Saito/Yamazaki & Iizuka vs. Kobayashi & Nogami/Kido & Hirata vs. Regal & Taylor)/Choshu & Sasaki vs. Nakanishi & Kojima/Hashimoto & Norton vs. Fujinami & Koshinaka//(10/26 NJ)-- Hashimoto & Norton vs. Kimura & Goto/Kojima & Nakanishi vs. Hirata & Nagata/Yamazaki & Iizuka vs. Chono & Tenzan/Mutoh & Steiner vs. Choshu & Sasaki/(10/6 AJW)--T. Inoue, Watanabe & Fukawa vs. Mita, Yamada & Asari/ K. Inoue vs. Tamura/Aja & Tamada vs. Hotta & Maekawa/Toyota & Shimoda vs. Ito & Yoshida--2/3 falls ******1/4

TAPE J111-FMW/AJ ON SAMURAI TV (4 HRS) VGD QUAL.
FMW on Samurai TV (taped 9/24/96)--Oya vs. Nakagawa/Hunters & Leather vs. Michinoku, Hido & Jason/Nanjyo vs. Fuji/Hosaka vs. Goshogawara/Niiyama vs. Toryu/Kudo & Nakayama vs. Tsuchiya & Mongol/Terry Funk & Gladiator vs. Hayabusa & Tanaka--Funk forms Funk Masters of Wrestling w/Hunters, Oya, Leather & Victor Quinones as they bury Hayabusa under the US flag//ALL JAPAN on Samurai TV (taped 11/16 & 11/22/96)--Kobashi & Patriot vs. Hansen & Omori/Kawada & Taue vs. Kimala II & Izumida/Misawa & Akiyama vs. Doc & Ace **** 30:00 Draw/Albright & Sabu vs. Hansen & Omori/Kawada & Taue vs. Doc & Ace/Misawa & Akiyama vs. Kobashi & Patriot ****3/4

TAPE J112-LYGER VS. MUTA COMM. TAPE/AJ REAL WORLD TAG LEAGUE 1996 (4 HRS) VGD QUAL.
NJPW comm. tape from 10/20/96--Tenzan vs. Kojima/Choshu & Sasaki vs. Hashimoto & Norton/Muta vs. Lyger--Lyger gets unmasks revealing cool white paint & then tears his shirt off & wrestles the rest of the match as a face painted ass kicker; total garbage style//AJPW on Samurai TV (taped 11/29 & 12/6/96)--Kimala II & Izumida vs. Hansen & Omori/ Albright & Sabu vs. Kobashi & Patriot/Misawa & Akiyama vs. Kawada & Taue ****/Sabu & Kimala II vs. Ogawa & Mossman/Hansen, Omori & Tsuruta vs. Izumida, Honda & Inoue/Kobashi, Patriot & Albright vs. Doc, Ace & Smith/ Kawada & Taue vs. Misawa & Akiyama ****** Finals of Real World Tag League Tourney//Plus...from WAR 7/20/96: Rey Misterio Jr. over Juventud Guerrera for WWA Welter title

TAPE J113-KOBASHI VS. KAWADA 60 MIN DRAW/NEW JAPAN TV (4:45) VGD-GD QUAL.
ALL JAPAN on Samurai TV (taped 10/18/96)--Kobashi vs. Kawada *****1/4 60:00 Draw/(11/9/96 NJ)--Choshu, Sasaki & Hirata vs. Goto, Kimura & Ohara/Otani & Nagata vs. Lyger & Samurai/Mutoh & R. Steiner vs. Kojima & Nakanishi/ Chono & Tenzan vs. Hashimoto & Norton/(11/16 NJ)--Choshu & Fujinami vs. Nogami & Kimura/Lyger vs. Honaga/ Sasaki, Kojima & Nakanishi vs. Hashimoto, Hirata & Norton/Chono & Tenzan vs. Mutoh & Steiner/(11/23 NJ)--Nagata vs. Kazuyuki Fujita--debut/Choshu, Fujinami & Kojima vs. Chono, Tenzan & H. Saito/Hashimoto & Norton vs. Mutoh & Steiner--Finals of Super Grade Tag League tournament/(12/7 NJ)--Choshu & Sasaki vs. Hashimoto & Hirata/Otani & Kanemoto vs. Lyger & Samurai/Fujinami & Kimura vs. Mutoh & Nishimura/Chono & Tenzan vs. Yamazaki & Iizuka/ (12/14 NJ)--Triple Warriors vs. Chono, Tenzan & Saito/Kimura, Ohara & Kobayashi vs. Otani, Nagata & Iizuka/Mutoh & Lyger vs. Kanemoto & Brad Armstrong/Kojima & Nakanishi vs. Hashimoto & Hirata

TAPE J114-JAPAN TV 12/96--2/97 (4 HRS) EXC--QD QUAL.
(12/21/96 NJ) Triple Warriors vs. Hashimoto, Hirata & Yasuda/Otani & Kanemoto vs. Lyger & Honaga/Yamazaki & Iizuka vs. Mutoh & Nishimura/Chono & Tenzan vs. Kojima & Nakanishi--non-title/(12/29/96 AJ) Misawa & Akiyama vs. Doc & Ace/Highlights of Real World Tag League matches w/Kawada & Taue/(1/18/97 JWP) Ozaki & Amano vs. Masami & Motoya--Finals of Year End Tag Tourney/Feature on Sari Osumi/Ozaki & Amano vs. Mariko & Moreno (Jd')/ Masami & Fukuoka vs. Kansai & Motoya/Feature on Yagi/Kuzumi vs. Yagi/Toyota (AJW) vs. Yagi//from 2/22/97 JWP... Kuzumi & Motoya vs. Okutsu & Boirshoi/Masami & Fukuoka vs. Ozaki & Amano ***3/4

TAPE J115-WOMENS MATCHES 12/96/NJ TOKYO DOME 1/97 (3:30) VGD--GD QUAL.
(12/8/96 AJW) Bennett, Watanabe & Nakanishi vs. Mita, Shimoda & Yamada ****/Kong & Kansai (JWP) vs. Takako & Yoshida ****/Kyoko wins WWWA title from Toyota ****/(12/11/96 FMW) Kudo vs. Kandori (LLPW)/(1/4/97 New Japan "97 Wrestling World in Tokyo Dome") Hirata, Nishimura, Kojima & Nakanishi vs. Yamazaki, Iizuka, Nagata & Kido/Shinzaki vs. Ohara/M. Saito vs. Kojika (BJPW)/Chono vs. Nakamaki (BJPW)--destruction of Big Japan interpromotional angle/Nagasaki (BJPW) vs. Goto/Otani vs. Tajiri (BJPW)/Inoki vs. Willie Williams/Lyger wins J-Crown from Ultimo Dragon/Fujinami & Kimura win tag belts over Chono & Tenzan/Power Warrior vs. Great Muta--garbage style/Hashimoto vs. Choshu

TAPE J116-JAPAN TV 1/97--2/97 (4 HRS) VGD--GD QUAL.
(1/12 AJ) Kawada, Taue & Izumida vs. Doc, Ace & Duncum Jr./Misawa, Akiyama & Asako vs. Kobashi, Mossman & Lacrosse/(2/1 CHAMP FORUM on Gaea 1/12) Clips of Ichiki/S. Sato & Nagashima vs. Uematsu & Ichiki/Reyna Jubuki (Hokuto) vs. Infernal Kaoru/(2/1 NJ) nWo invades Japan--Norton & Bagwell vs. Sasaki & Kojima/Lyger & Samurai vs. Kanemoto & Jericho/Fujinami & Kimura vs. Yamazaki & Iizuka/Mutoh & Hirata vs. Hashimoto & Nakanishi/(2/2 AJ) Misawa wins Triple Crown from Kobashi (edited)/(2/8 NJ) Yamazaki & Iizuka vs. Hashimoto & Nishimura/Otani, Kanemoto & Takaiwa vs. Lyger, Samurai & Honaga/Chono, Norton & Bagwell vs. Mutoh, Kojima & Nakanishi--Tenzan & Hiro Saito come in after & help nWo beat up the faces/(2/9 AJ) Akiyama vs. Taue/Doc, Ace & Eagle vs. Kawada, Honda & Inoue/Kawada & Fuchi vs. Fujiwara & Kikuchi//Clip of Watanabe & Maekawa over Toyota & Shimoda for WWWA tag titles

TAPE J117-JAPAN TV 2/97 (4 HRS) VGD QUAL.
(2/8/97 CHAMP FORUM on Gaea 1/12, 19) Kato & Satomura vs. Numao & Nakano/Ozaki, Sato & Nagashima vs. Nagayo, Kato & Satomura--Oz Academy pull-apart/Hokuto & Uematsu vs. Kaoru & Ichiki//(2/15 NJ) Choshu , Sasaki & Kojima vs. Tenzan, Bagwell & H. Saito/Chono & Norton vs. Hashimoto & Nakanishi/Otani & Kanemoto vs. Lyger & Samurai/Fujinami & Kimura vs. Hirata & Mutoh//(2/16 AJ) Ogawa vs. Rex King/Doc, Ace & Mossman vs. Misawa, Akiyama & Asako (highlights)//(2/22 CHAMP FORUM on MPW 1/14) Naniwa vs. Funaki/Tiger Mask Sayama vs. Taka/ Togo, Teioh & Shiryu vs. Sasuke, Delfin & Hamada ****3/4//(2/22 NJ) Chono, Tenzan & Norton vs. Mutoh, Sasaki & Kojima/Kanemoto vs. Taka--#1 Contender's Match/Lyger vs. Otani//from 2/23 AJ.Kawada & Kikuchi vs. Kobashi & Inoue

TAPE J118-JAPAN TV JAN. 97 (5 HRS) EXC-VGD QUAL.
ALL JAPAN on Samurai TV (taped on 1/17/97) Ogawa vs. M. Inoue/Sabu &Van Dam vs. Asako & Shiga/Lacrosse & Izumida vs. Albright & Mossman/Kobashi, Akiyama & Eagle vs. Hansen, Omori & Duncum Jr./Baba 6 man tag/Misawa vs. Honda/Kawada & Taue win tag titles over Doc & Ace//(1/11 AJW) Mita & Yamada vs. Shimoda & Asari/Aja Kong ko's the piss out of Tamura/Toyota vs. Tamada/Kyoko & Watanabe vs. Takako & Yoshida//(1/25 NJ) Tenzan & H. Saito vs. Mutoh & Nishimura/Yamazaki vs. Kobayashi/Otani & Kanemoto vs. Lyger & Samurai/Hashimoto, Sasaki, Hirata, Kojima & Nakanishi vs. Heisei Ishingun-2/3 falls//(3/8 NJ) Chono, Norton & Bagwell vs. Choshu, Sasaki & Yasuda-- Buff spray paints n.W.o. on ring apron & the announcer/Fujinami & Kimura vs. Kojima & Nakanishi/Hashimoto vs. Yamazaki

TAPE J119-JAPAN TV FEB-MAR 97 (4 HRS) VGD-GD QUAL.
(2/23 AJW) Fukawa vs. Shiina/Kong & Genki vs. Shimoda & Hotta/Watanabe & Maekawa vs. K. Inoue & Yamada-non- title/T. Inoue & Yoshida vs. Toyota & Ito//(3/1 CHAMP FORUM on Gaea 2/16) S. Kato, Hirota & H. Kato vs. Uematsu, Ichiki & Ishii/WCW Women's Cruiserweight Tournament: Block A highlights--Satomura vs. Sato finals/ Nagayo & Hokuto vs. Kaoru & Matsumoto//(3/2 AJ) Misawa vs. Doc for Triple Crown/(from 3/1 NJ) Muta vs. Koshinaka--n.W.o. tries to get Muta to join but he just leaves; brawl w/H.I./Lyger vs. Kanemoto//(4/12 Jd') 4 matches incl. Cooga & Infernal vs. Yokota & E. Moreno/Kudo (FMW) vs. Bison Kimura

TAPE J120-JAPAN TV MAR-APR 97 (3:30) VGD-GD QUAL.
(3/15 NJ) Faces of Fear & Regal vs. Hashimoto, Hirata & Yasuda/Lyger, Pegasus & Samurai vs. Otani, Kanemoto & Takaiwa/Choshu, Yamazaki & Kido vs. Koshinaka, Goto & Ohara/Chono, Tenzan & H. Saito vs. Mutoh, Kojima & Nakanishi--Mutoh turns on Kojima & leaves the arena//(3/16 AJ) Ace & Mossman vs. Hansen & Rex King/Akiyama & Shiga vs. Kobashi & Kanemaru//(3/22 NJ) Lyger vs. Motegi/Fujinami & Kimura vs. Koshinaka & Goto/Chono, Tenzan, Norton, Bagwell & n.W.o. Sting vs. Hashimoto, Mutoh, Sasaki, Regal & Nakanishi (highlights) Elimination Match-- Mutoh leaves but comes back as Muta & blows mist in Chono's face & then in Hash's face//(3/29 NJ) Chono ,Tenzan & H. Saito vs. Choshu, Yamazaki & Iizuka/Lyger & Pegasus vs. Otani & Takaiwa/Hashimoto & Sasaki vs. Faces of Fear/Choshu & Yamazaki vs. Mutoh & Regal//(4/5 NJ) n.W.o. vs. NJ/WCW 6 on 6 series incl. Chono vs. Mutoh--n.W.o. lays out Mutoh w/ a bat & spray paints his back

TAPE J121-JAPAN TV APRIL `97 (4 HRS) VGD QUAL.
(4/12 CHAMP FORUM on 3/16 Michinoku) Shinzaki vs. Shiryu-Hayabusa shows up/Kaientai-bWo & Motegi vs. Sasuke, Delfin, Hamada, Naniwa & Yakushiji *****1/2//(Matches from 4/12 New Japan "Battle Formation in Tokyo Dome") Tenzan vs. Nakanishi/Samurai vs. Otani/Kojima & Hirata vs. Yamazaki & Kido/Lyger vs. Sasuke-post match press conference-pull-apart w/bWo guys/Inoki vs. Tiger King (Sayama)/Muta vs. Chono-Sting angle with Muta continues/Choshu & Sasaki win tag belts from Fujinami & Kimura/Hashimoto vs. N. Ogawa (debut)//(4/19 CHAMP FORUM on 3/15 Gaea) S. Sato & Nagashima vs. M. Matsumoto & Ishii/Numao vs. Uematsu/Chigusa vs. Hirota & H. Kato/Hokuto & S. Kato vs. Kaoru & Satomura//(4/20 AJ) Champion Carnival Finals Pt. 1--Misawa vs. Kobashi (in progress)/Kawada pins Misawa for the 1st time

TAPE J122-JAPAN WOMEN/MICHINOKU PRO (5:20) VGD QUAL.
(4/12/97 JWP) Ozaki & Amano vs. Kudo & Rie--Street Fight ****/Fukuoka wins title from Kansai//SAMURAI TV SPECIAL ON MEGUMI KUDO-See one of the hottest women in "joshi puroresu" in 8 matches from the end of her career incl. vs. Kandori--No Rope Barbed Wire Death Match; vs. Tsuchiya; w/ Kimura vs. Tsuchiya & Aska; vs. Ozaki-- No Rope Barbed Wire Double Hell Match; Kudo wins titles from Tsuchiya in her last match (No Rope Barbed Wire Double Hell Match)//MICHINOKU PRO ON Samurai TV (taped on 3/1)--5 on 5 Challenge Series (MPW vs. Kaientai DX) Togo vs. Yakushiji/Hamada vs. Funaki/Teioh vs. Sasuke-Hanzo joins KDX/Shiryu vs. Delfin/Naniwa vs. Taka

TAPE J123-JAPAN TV APR.-MAY '97 (4 HRS) VGD QUAL.
(4/27 AJ) Champion Carnival Finals Pt. 2 w/ Kawada vs. Kobashi//(5/3 CHAMP FORUM on 4/29 Gaea) Chigusa & Yamada (AJW) vs. S. Kato & Satomura/Ozaki (JWP) & Nagashima vs. Hokuto & M. Matsumoto-Oz Academy involved; Zero & Devil Masami show up//(from 5/3 NJ) Lyger, Samurai & Honaga vs. Kanemoto, Otani & Takaiwa// (5/4 AJ) Y. Ogawa & Shiga vs. Hayabusa (FMW) & Kanemaru/Kikuchi vs. Tornado (Slinger)//(5/10 CHAMP FORUM on 5/3 M. Pro) Solar I (EMLL) & Ichihara (FMW) vs. Yakushiji & Genjin/Shinzaki vs. Bobby Blaze/Hayabusa (FMW), Tiger Mask & Naniwa vs. Taka, Super Boy & Funaki ****1/4//(from 4/27 Pancrase card) K. Yamamiya vs. Taka// (5/10 NJ Osaka Dome) Inoki & Sayama vs. Lyger & Fujiwara/Kojima & Nakanishi win tag titles from Choshu & Sasaki/ Hashimoto vs. N. Ogawa

TAPE J124-JOSHI PURORESU (4 HRS) VGD QUAL.
Ozaki "Pure Wild" comm. tape includes out of the ring features on Ozaki plus highlights of 4 matches from 1995 including a bloody Street Fight vs. Kansai//Ozaki "Fascination" comm. tape includes more modeling shots & highlights of a 1992 match//Samurai TV News from 4/26/97 includes highlights of 5 different women's promotions including a feature on Megumi Kudo//(4/26/97 CHAMP FORUM on 4/21 Gaea) Uematsu vs. Shiina/Hokuto & Matsumoto vs. Nagashima & Amano/Masami & Satomura vs. Chigusa & S. Kato

TAPE J125-JAPAN TV 5/97 (4 HRS) VGD-GD QUAL.
(5/11 AJ) Akiyama & Honda vs. Taue & Inoue/Hansen, Albright & Omori vs. Doc, Ace & Smith//(5/17 CHAMP FORUM on 5/5 Michinoku Pro) Sasuke, Hamada & Naniwa vs. Togo, Funaki & Nakajima/Taka vs. T. Mask IV/Delfin vs. Teioh-JUICE//(from 5/17 NJ) n.W.o. highlights/Outsiders & Chono vs. Mutoh & Steiners//(5/24 CHAMP FORUM on Gaea) Hokuto vs. Kaoru/Chigusa & Numao vs. Kaoru & C. Nakano/Kaoru, Numao & C. Nakano vs. Chigusa, S. Kato & Satomura//(5/24 NJ from Osaka Dome) Yamazaki vs. Ka Shin/Koshinaka vs. Kimura/Otani, Kanemoto, Togo, Teioh & Nakajima vs. Samurai, Honaga, Sasuke, Hamada & Delfin--2/3 falls *****1/4//(5/25 AJ) Sabu & RVD vs. Shiga & Ogawa/Albright & Duncum vs. Honda & Kimala II/Kobashi, Patriot & Ace vs. Kawada, Taue & Omori

TAPE J126-ALL JAPAN WOMEN/JWP (5:20) VGD QUAL.
AJW WRESTLING QUEENDOM commercial tape from 3/23/97-undercard highlights/K. Ito vs. M. Toyota--#1 Contender for WWWA Title Match ****1/4/T. Watanabe & K. Maekawa vs. T. Inoue & M. Yoshida--2/3 falls ****/ K. Inoue vs. Aja Kong ****1/4//(5/18/97 JWP TV) Highlights of Kudo vs. Ozaki-No Rope Barbed Wire Double Hell Match/T. Kuzumi vs. Motoya/D. Masami & H. Fukuoka vs. C. Suzuki & P. Mariko//(from 6/29/97 AJW TV) Las Cachorras Orientares (Mita & Shimoda) vs. Toyota/Yamada--Toyota juices big time/K. Inoue vs. K. Ito

TAPE J127-REPLACED BY COMM. TAPE

TAPE J128-FMW OVER THE LEGENDS (2:30) VGD QUAL.
FMW commercial tape from 9/28/97 in Kawasaki Stadium--Royal Rumble won by Kuroda/Maedomari & Mongol vs. Nakayama & M. Sato/Gannosuke & Ohya vs. Gedo & Jado/Tsuchiya vs. Aja Kong for WWA/Indep. titles/Terry Funk vs. Fuyuki--Loser Leaves FMW Match/Vader vs. Shamrock-"Ultimate Rules" Cage Match/M. Tanaka wins Hv title from Gladiator/Onita vs. Kanemura-No Rope Barbed Wire Electrified Dynamite Land Mines Time Bomb Match-W*ING has to break up; Onita "quits" FMW & forms ZEN (n.W.o. ripoff) w/ former W*ING guys/Hayabusa, Tanaka & Nakagawa vs. Gladiator, Gannosuke & Ohya from 8/31/97

TAPE J129-JAPAN TV 5/97-6/97 (4 HRS) VGD QUAL.
(5/31 NJ) Best of Super Jr. highlights w/Takaiwa vs. Wagner Jr., Otani vs. Nakajima, Samurai vs. Tajiri/Kojima & Nakanishi vs. Goto & Nogami/Mutoh & Chono vs. Koshinaka & Ohara/Tenzan, Saito & n.W.o. Sting vs. Hashimoto, Sasaki & Iizuka/(from 6/1 AJ) Kawada & Taue vs. Kobashi & Ace--title change/(6/7 NJ) Muta joins n.W.o./Tenzan, Saito & n.W.o. Sting vs. Choshu, Sasaki & Hirata/Ian Dean vs. Lyger/Jericho vs. Samurai/Kanemoto vs. Naniwa/ Hashimoto & Yasuda vs. Koshinaka & Goto/(6/8 AJ) Misawa vs. Kawada (in progress)/(6/21 CHAMP FORUM on Gaea) Chigusa vs. Kaoru/Yamada, Satomura & S. Kato vs. Hokuto, Uematsu & Matsumoto/(6/21 NJ) Kojima & Nakanishi vs. Chono & n.W.o. Sting/Kimura & Ishikawa vs. Choshu & Kido/Hashimoto vs. Mutoh

TAPE J130-JAPAN TV 6/97--7/97 (4 HRS) VGD QUAL.
(6/22 AJ) Hayabusa & Akiyama vs. Omori & Shiga/Misawa vs. Akiyama/(6/28 CHAMP FORUM on 6/22 Mich. Pro) Hamada & Shinzaki vs. Sasuke & T. Mask/Togo vs. Delfin--Kaientai DX piledrives Sasuke on the floor/Teioh, Funaki & Nakajima vs. Naniwa, Hoshikawa & Yakushiji/(6/28 NJ) Tiger King (Sayama) vs. Kobayashi/Lyger, Jericho, Wagner Jr. & Naniwa vs. Otani, Takaiwa, Nakajima & Tajiri/Samurai vs. Kanemoto--Finals of Best of Super Jr. tournament ****/ (6/29 AJ) Ogawa & Kikuchi vs. Ikeda & Ono/Misawa & Akiyama vs. Taue & Honda/(from 7/5 Gaea C. F.) S. Sato, Nagashima, Uematsu, Matsumoto & H. Kato vs. Chigusa, Yamada, Satomura, S. Kato & Numao--Elimination Match/ (from 7/5 NJ) Kanemoto & Otani vs. Lyger & Honaga/(7/6 AJ) Hansen & Smith vs. Kawada & Omori/Doc, Albright & Lacrosse vs. Kobashi, Ace & Mossman/(from 7/12 Gaea C.F.) Hokuto & Matsumoto vs. Hirota & H. Kato

TAPE J131-JAPAN TV 7/97 (4 HRS) VGD QUAL.
(from 7/12 Gaea CHAMP FORUM) Ozaki & Sato vs. Chigusa & S. Kato--Hokuto attacks Chigusa/(7/12 NJ) Choshu & Fujinami vs. Nogami & Goto/Lyger & Samurai vs. Kobayashi & Nogami/Kanemoto vs. Takaiwa/Hashimoto & Hirata vs. Sasaki & Fujita/Muta, Tenzan & n.W.o. Sting vs. Fujinami, Kojima & Nakanishi/(7/13 AJ) Hase & Ikeda vs. Kikuchi & Shiga/Kobashi, Ace & Mossman vs. Kawada, Taue & Ogawa/(7/19 Gaea C. F.) Yamada & Numao vs. Hokuto & Kaoru/ Sato, Nagashima, Matsumoto & H. Kato vs. S. Kato, Satomura, Uematsu & Hirota/(7/20 AJ) Misawa & Asako vs. Akiyama & Honda/Triangle of Power vs. Hansen, Omori & Smith/(7/26 Jd') Cooga & Sakai vs. X. Hamada & Abe/Bison vs. Shiratori/Aska, Bloody & Ryuna vs. Yokota, Kosugi & Sogabe

TAPE J132-VARIOUS JAPAN--1997 (5:20) EXC--GD QUAL.
(AJ on Sam. TV--Champion Carnival) Sano & Fuchi vs. Smith & Tornado/Hansen vs. Ace/Kobashi vs. Akiyama/Hayabusa & Tornado vs. Mossman & Shiga/Taue vs. Albright/Misawa vs. Kawada/(5/25 AJW) Reunion of Aja & Bison as Jungle Jacks vs. Takako & Hotta/Watanabe & Maekawa vs. Toyota & Yamada--non-title/Kyoko vs. Ito-- Draw/(AJ on Sam. TV-taped 8/22) Hase & Shiga vs. Ikeda & T. Nakano/GET (Kobashi/Ace/Smith) vs. Misawa, Akiyama & Asako ****1/2/(8/2 NJ) Samurai wins J-Crown from Lyger/n.W.o. 8 man vs. Fujinami, Kojima, Nakanishi & Yasuda/Choshu & Hashimoto vs. Muta & Chono

TAPE J133-TRANSFERRED TO DVDs #J172, J187, J188

TAPE J134-JAPAN TV 8/97--9/97 (4 HRS) VGD QUAL.
(8/9 Gaea C.F.) Toyota vs. Yamada (highlights from AJW)--Yamada's send-off/Yamada vs. Kaoru--Shoot Fight/Chigusa & Uematsu vs. Satomura & S. Kato/Sato & Nagashima vs. Jubuki (Yamada) & Infernal Kaoru//(from 8/16 NJ) Hashimoto vs. Tenzan//(from 8/23 NJ) Takaiwa vs. Samurai//(from 8/30 Gaea C. F.) Matsumoto, Numao & H. Kato vs. S. Kato, Ishii & Hirota/Chigusa & Yamada vs. Sato & Nagashima//(8/30 NJ) G-1 Climax tournament rounds 1 & 2 highlights w/Kojima vs. Regal/Norton vs. Hirata/Tenzan vs. Yasuda/Chono vs. Ohara/Muta vs. Nakanishi/Hashimoto vs. Yamazaki/Sasaki vs. Buff/Tenzan vs. Kojima/Norton vs. Muta/Hashimoto vs. Chono/(8/31 AJ) Kobashi vs. Hase/Doc & Albright vs. Misawa & Akiyama//(9/6 NJ)--G-1 Climax semis & final--Tenzan vs. Hashimoto/Sasaki vs. Norton/Sasaki vs. Tenzan

TAPE J135-LAS CACHORRAS ORIENTARES (4 HRS) VGD QUAL.
My man Tim Whitehead of 1wrestling.com fame put together this tape for me. It chronicles Etsuko Mita & Mima Shimoda's rampage as blood thirsty heels in AJW in 1997.
See the Cachorras in 10 matches including vs. Watanabe & Maekawa--2/3 falls/vs. TamaFuka/vs. Watanabe & Maekawa- title change--2/3 falls/vs. Ito & Nakanishi/vs. Aja Kong & Kyoko ****1/4 WILD as they try to hang Aja off the balcony/ Shimoda vs. Toyota/vs. Watanabe/Maekawa ****1/4/vs. Toyota & Kyoko ****1/4/vs. Ito & Watanabe--Cage Match-- Ito does a foot stomp off the top of the cage!/vs. Maekawa & Nakanishi--2/3 falls

TAPE J136-JAPAN TV 9/97 (2 HRS) VGD QUAL.
(9/20 NJ) Choshu, Fujinami & Tenryu vs. Muta, Tenzan & H. Saito; Ceremony for Choshu's last appearance in Yokohama--Akira Maeda, Inoki etc. pay tribute/Sasaki wins IWGP title over Hashimoto//(9/21 AJ) Hayabusa & Shinzaki vs. Kobashi & Shiga//(from 9/27 NJ) Otani vs. Kanemoto/Sasaki & Yamazaki vs. Chono & n.W.o. Sting//(9/28 AJ) Kobashi vs. Omori/TOP vs. Misawa, Akiyama & Mossman/Clips of Fritz Von Erich

TAPE J137-TRANSFERRED TO DVDs #J121 & J123

TAPE J138-TRANSFERRED TO DVDs #J189 & J190

TAPE J139-JAPAN TV 10/97--11/97 (4 HRS) VGD QUAL.
(10/11 NJ) Choshu & Sasaki vs. Nogami & Ohara/Muta & Tenzan vs. Kido & Hirata/Sasaki & Yamazaki vs. Muta & Tenzan--Finals of G-1 Climax Tag Tourney/Otani vs. Takaiwa/(10/12 AJ) Misawa vs. Doc/(10/19 AJ) Hayabusa & Mossman vs. Akiyama & Shiga/Kobashi & Ace vs. Kawada & Taue/(10/25 NJ) n.W.o. vs. Heisei Ishingun angles--Goto & Ohara join n.W.o./Hashimoto, Kojima & Nakanishi vs. Tenzan, n.W.o. Sting & Wallstreet/Otani vs. Lyger/Sasaki & Yamazaki vs. Chono & Mutoh--title change/(10/26 AJ) Misawa vs. Kobashi/(from 11/8 NJ) Sasaki vs. Choshu--teacher vs. student/(11/9 AJ) Triangle of Power 6-man/Taue vs. Ace//Plus...Jd' undercard from 9/5/97

TAPE J140-MICHINOKU PRO TAG TOURNEY/JAPAN TV '97 (4 HRS) VGD QUAL.
MPW on Sam. TV--Teioh, Togo & Funaki vs. Sasuke, Hamada & Yakushiji/Minoru Tanaka vs. Hoshikawa/Sasuke, Hamada & Hoshikawa vs. Teioh, Togo & Funaki--Taka runs in & KDX lays out Sasuke/Taka vs. T. Mask/from annual tag tourney: Togo & Super Boy vs. Hoshikawa & Yakushiji/Sasuke & Delfin vs. Hamada & T. Mask/Togo & S. Boy vs. Teioh & Funaki/Genjin & P. Ruso vs. Togo & S. Boy/Teioh & Funaki vs. Sasuke & Delfin//(6/15 AJ) GET (Kobashi, Ace & Patriot) vs. Doc, Albright & Lacrosse/Akiyama & Omori vs. Honda & Inoue//(7/26 NJ) Takaiwa vs. Otani/n.W.o. Japan vs. Hashimoto, Sasaki, Kojima, Nakanishi & Yasuda--Muta spray paints Hash/Inoki & Sayama vs. Sasaki & Fujita/ N. Ogawa vs. Yamazaki--Don Frye watches from ringside

TAPE J141-MICHINOKU PRO LIVE SPECIAL (4 HRS) EXC QUAL.
Samurai TV from 10/10/97--Genjin vs. Magic Man/Hamada & T. Mask vs. Candido & Convict/Sayama vs. Satanico/ Undertaker vs. Hakushi/Delfin, Hoshikawa & Yakushiji vs. Teioh, Togo & Funaki ****1/2/Introduction of Sunny as special ring announcer/Taka vs. Sasuke//Plus...Samurai TV News shows from 10/9 & 10/10 including Sunny & Sasuke as guests; clips of IWA, MPW, LLPW

TAPE J142-GAEA NOV/DEC '97 (4 HRS) VGD QUAL.
(11/1 G-Panic) Yamada vs. Satomura--"Shoot Fight"/Sato vs. Nagashima/Satomura vs. S. Kato/Satomura & S. Kato vs. Sato & Nagashima/Aja Kong & Tamura vs. Chigusa & Hirota//from 9/5/97 Jd'.Jaguar & Cooga vs. Lioness & Bloody// (12/13 G-Panic) Hirota vs. Matsumoto/Mita & Shimoda vs. Chigusa & Hirota/Hokuto & S. Kato vs. Chigusa & Hirota/ Uematsu, Ishii & H. Kato vs. Matsumoto, Hirota & Numao/Ozaki & Sato vs. Kaoru & Yamada--dissension starts

TAPE J143-JAPAN TV 11/97 (4 HRS) VGD QUAL.
(11/15 M.Pro/Lucha TV) Highlights of tag tournament/Togo & S. Boy vs. Genjin & Ruso/Hamada & Yakushiji vs. Hoshikawa & T. Mask/Sasuke & Delfin vs. Teioh & Funaki ****1/4 Finals of tag tourney//(11/15 NJ) Kanemoto, Takaiwa & Otani vs. Ka Shin, Lyger & Samurai--Survival Series Tag Match ****/Mutoh & n.W.o. Sting vs. Hashimoto & Yamazaki/Sasaki vs. Chono//(11/16 AJ) Misawa & Akiyama vs. Smith & Hawkfield/Kawada & Taue vs. Hansen & Duncum Jr.//(11/22 NJ) Frye vs. Yamazaki/Tenzan, Norton & Ohara vs. Kojima, Nakanishi & Yasuda/Lyger & Sayama vs. Kanemoto & Takaiwa/Otani vs. Wild Pegasus (Benoit)

TAPE J144-JAPAN TV 11/97--12/97 (4 HRS) VGD QUAL.
(11/23 AJ) Misawa & Akiyama vs. Kobashi & Ace ****1/4//(from 11/29 NJ) Otani, Kanemoto & Takaiwa vs. Lyger, Samurai & Ka Shin//(11/30 AJ) Kawada & Taue vs. Kobashi & Ace/Misawa & Akiyama vs. Hayabusa & Shinzaki ****1/4//(12/6 NJ) Mutoh & Chono vs. Tenzan & n.W.o. Sting--Ohara & Goto jump Tenzan & Farmer & then kidnap Hiro Saito/Takaiwa vs. Samurai/Lyger & Ka Shin vs. Otani & Kanemoto/Hashimoto & Nakanishi vs. Sasaki & Yamazaki// (from 12/7 AJW) Sasuke, Delfin & Hamada vs. Kaientai DX/Nakanishi & Takahashi vs. Toyota & Emi ****1/4/Takako & Maekawa vs. Hotta & Ito//(12/7 AJ) Kawada & Taue vs. Misawa &Akiyama ****3/4 Tag Tourney Finals//(12/13 NJ) Mutoh & Chono vs. Freedom Dogs/Lyger, Samurai & Ka Shin vs. Otani, Kanemoto & Takaiwa/Hash & Nakanishi vs. Tenzan & Farmer/Fujinami & Kimura vs. Sasaki & Yamazaki

TAPE J145-JAPAN TV 12/97 (4 HRS) VGD QUAL.
(12/14 AJW Year End Special) studio show w/ highlights of top matches of 1997//(from 9/7 Jd') Lioness, Tsuchiya & Sawai vs. Jaguar, Cooga &Yabushita//(12/20 NJ) Hashimoto & Nakanishi vs. Sasaki & Yamazaki/Otani vs. KaShin/ Mutoh & Chono vs. Hash & Nakanishi--Finals of SG Tag League//(from 12/21 AJ) Kawada & Taue vs. Hayabusa & Shinzaki ***3/4//(12/28 AJ Year End Special) annual dinner/interview w/ top stoic stars joking around & highlights of top matches of 1997//(Jd' TV taped 10/22) Yabushita vs. Bloody/Kyoko & Sakai vs. Omukai & Shiratori/Jaguar beats Lioness for TWF title

TAPE J146-FMW vs. ECW vs. ZEN (2:30) VGD QUAL.
FMW comm. tape from 12/19-22/97 tour (all matches edited) Gladiator vs. Dreamer/Funk vs. Sandman vs. Buh Buh Ray/ Kanemura & Gannosuke vs. Hayabusa & Shinzaki/Onita vs. Tanaka/Gedo & Jado vs. Dudleys/Gladiator, Kanemura & Gannosuke vs. Funk, Dreamer & Sandman/Funk, Dreamer, Sandman & Dudleys vs. Onita, Gladiator, Hido, Kuroda & Hosaka/Tanaka vs. Kanemura/Sabu vs. Sandman/Funk & Dreamer vs. Dudleys vs. Gladiator & Hido/Hayabusa, Tanaka & Shinzaki vs. Onita, Kanemura & Gannosuke--Thunderdome Cage Match--Zen turns on Onita after the match

TAPE J147-George Mayfield's BEST OF JAPAN DIARY (5:30) EXC QUAL. (match clips vary)
George has been to Japan a dozen times over the past 6 years, and documents his trips on film. See the scenery, get a taste of the culture, and drool over the wrestlers he meets and the merchandise he buys.
To purchase a copy from George: click here
Also featuring: Shoot Interview w/Victor Quinones (conducted 7/7/98) including clips of the 5 most brutal matches he's seen: Gedo & powerbomb Kanemura on fire!!; Undertaker vs. Mankind--Hell in the Cell; Pogo blows a fireball that sets Matsunaga's head on fire!; Sullivan carves up Kanemura in SMW; Pogo vs. Matsunaga--No Rope Fire Death Match/ Big screen footage from 1994 NJ Tokyo Dome show incl. Hogan vs. Fujinami/Gladiator & Titan vs. Sabu & Damian (1/6/94 FMW)

TAPE J148-JAPAN TV 1/98 (4 HRS) VGD QUAL.
1/4/98 New Japan Tokyo Dome show (most matches edited): KaShin vs. Kanemoto/Otani vs. Ultimo/Nagata vs. Tenzan/ Fujinami & Nishimura vs. Kojima & Nakanishi/Choshu's retirement match vs. Fujita; Yoshie; Takaiwa; Iizuka; Lyger/Frye vs. Ogawa/Hash "shoot" match/Chono vs. Koshinaka/Sasaki vs. Mutoh//(1/10 AJW) Toyota & Momoe vs. Emi~! & Nishibori/Takako vs. Watanabe--match for vacant All Pacific title/Hotta & Maekawa vs. LLPW's Guren/"Once Upon A Time": Hokuto vs. Kandori (highlights from 4/2/93 Dream Slam)/Hokuto & Pork Warrior (Watanabe as Sasaki) vs. Momoe & Emi~!//(1/18 AJ) Akiyama & Omori vs. Taue & Shiga/Triangle of Power vs. Kobashi, Ace & Mossman// (from 1/25 AJ) Misawa & Asako vs. Kawada & Inoue

TAPE J149-MICHINOKU PRO LUCHA TV DEC. '97/JAN '98 (4 HRS) VGD QUAL
(12/21/97 show) Togo & Teioh vs. Hamada & Hoshikawa/Delfin, Genjin & Kuzumi (JWP) vs. Sasuke, Yakushiji & Fukuoka (JWP)/Delfin & Hamada vs. Hoshikawa & Genjin/Togo & Teioh vs. Sasuke & Solar I/Shinzaki vs. T. Mask// (1/29/98 show) Taka vs. Funaki/Togo & Teioh vs. Sasuke & Delfin ***1/2/Delfin, Naniwa & Genjin vs. Sasuke, T. Mask & Yakushiji/Shinzaki vs. Genjin--Falls Count Anywhere--snowballs!/Togo, Funaki & S. Boy vs. Sasuke, Hamada & T. Mask ****3/4

TAPE J150-TRANSFERRED TO DVDs #J120-J122

TAPE J151-GAEA JAN.--FEB. '98 (4 HRS) VGD QUAL.
(1/10 G-Panic) Yamada vs. Uematsu/Chigusa & S. Kato vs. Kaoru & Satomura/Highlights of High Spot Tournament incl. Satomura vs. Numao/S. Kato vs. Satomura/S. Kato vs. Nagashima--Finals/Hokuto, Kaoru & Nagashima vs. Chigusa, Yamada & S. Kato//from 12/7/97 Jd'... Bloody & Okino vs. Shiratori & Omukai//(2/7 G-Panic) Chigusa vs. Uematsu/ Chigusa vs. Nagashima--Oz Academy faceoff w/Satomura & S. Kato/Kurenai & Midori vs. Yamada & Kaoru/Yamada & Kaoru vs. Masami & Hirota/Las Cachorras vs. Satomura & S. Kato/Ozaki & Sato vs. Satomura & S. Kato

TAPE J152-JWP TV JAN.--FEB. '98 (4 HRS) VGD QUAL.
(1/17 TV) Takako & Boirshoi vs. Hotta & Miyaguchi/Toyota & Fukuoka vs. Masami & Suzuki/Ozaki vs. Kansai/Ozaki & Nagashima vs. Kansai & Suzuki/Kyoko, Tamura & Mouse vs. Fukuoka, Kuzumi & Miyaguchi--LLPW's Guren runs in/ (2/14 TV) Kansai & Boirshoi vs. S. Sato & Amano/Sawai & Nagashima vs. Miyaguchi & Motoya/Toyota & Ito win belts from Fukuoka & Masami/Fukuoka & Kuzumi win them back ****//Plus. Kyoko vs. Shimoda (4/24 Neo)/Kyoko vs. Aska (5/16 Neo)/Toyota vs. Nakanishi (6/18 FULL)

TAPE J153-NEW JAPAN TV JAN.--FEB. '98 (4 HRS) GD QUAL.
(1/31/98 TV) Lyger & Nanjyo vs. Otani & Takaiwa/Sasaki, Hirata & Yamazaki vs. Kojima, Nakanishi & Nishimura/ Mutoh & n.W.o. Sting vs. Hashimoto & Yasuda/Heisei Ishingun vs. Chono, Tenzan & Freedom Dogs--Big Titan debuts// (2/7 TV) Lyger, Samurai & Ka Shin vs. Otani, Kanemoto & Takaiwa/Fujinami & Nishimura vs. Kido & Yamazaki/ Koshinaka & Dogs vs. Mutoh, Tenzan & n.W.o. Sting/Chono, Norton & Titan vs. Hashimoto, Sasaki & Hirata// (2/14 TV) Lyger over Otani for JrHv belt/n.W.o. vs. Hashimoto etc. 8 man highlights/Sasaki vs. Nishimura//(2/21 TV) Chono & Mutoh vs. Kojima & Nakanishi/Takaiwa vs. Nanjyo/Ka Shin vs. Otani/Lyger vs. Kanemoto//(2/28 TV) n.W.o. vs. New Japan 12 man highlights/Lyger, Samurai & Ka Shin vs. Otani, Kanemoto & Takaiwa/Ogawa vs. Frye--Frye jumps him after the match; Inoki runs in for a pull-apart

TAPE J154-JAPAN TV FEB.--APR. '98 (4 HRS) VGD QUAL.
(2/1/98 AJ) Misawa vs. Akiyama ****//(3/1 AJ) Misawa vs. Ace//(from 3/7 NJ) New World Order vs. New Japan "Best of 7" Series highlights//(3/14 NJ) Ka Shin vs. Samurai/Kanemoto & Otani vs. Lyger & Wagner Jr./Koshinaka & F. Dogs vs. Kojima, Nakanishi & Nishimura/Mutoh, Tenzan & n.W.o. Sting vs. Sasaki, Hirata & Yamazaki/Fujinami & Hashimoto vs. Chono & Wallstreet//(from 3/21 AJW) ZAPs (Ito & Watanabe) vs. Hotta & Takako--brawl all over the building/ Kandori over Hotta for WWWA title//(3/22 AJ) Kobashi vs. Ace//(4/18 NJ Tokyo Dome show) Inoki vs. Frye--Inoki's retirement match &ceremony/Fujinami over Sasaki for IWGP title

TAPE J155-ALL JAPAN ON SAMURAI TV (4:30) VGD QUAL.
(taped 1/25/98) Asako & Shiga vs. Ogawa & Kanemaru/Kimala II & Izumida vs. Hawkfield & Von Krush/Akiyama vs. J. Smith/Kawada & Taue win tag titles from Kobashi & Ace ****1/4//(taped 1/26/98) Kobashi & Ace vs. Smith & Hawkfield/Kawada, Taue & Ogawa vs. Doc, Albright & Santana/Misawa vs. Akiyama ****//(taped 2/14/98) Hansen & Duncum Jr. vs. Kawada & Honda/Kobashi, Ace & Smith vs. Misawa, Akiyama & Mossman//(taped 3/29/98) Takayama & Kakihara vs. Akiyama & Inoue/Kobashi vs. Omori/Hansen vs. Doc

TAPE J156-MICHINOKU PRO FEB.--MAR. '98 (4 HRS) VGD QUAL.
(2/8/98 M. Pro/Lucha TV) Niebla & Aguila (aka Esse Rios) vs. Warrior & Bucanero/Mendoza & Rivera vs. Violencia & Lagarde/Shinobi vs. Arkangel/Atlantis, Niebla & Aguila vs. Warrior, Bucanero & Charles Jr./Teioh vs. Funaki-- snoozefest/Teioh vs. Delfin//(3/21 M. Pro/Lucha TV) Teioh, Funaki & Hamada vs. Delfin, Naniwa & T. Mask IV/ Hayabusa & Shinzaki vs. Kanemura & Gannosuke/Teioh, Funaki & Tajiri vs. Hamada, Hoshikawa & Yakushiji/ Delfin & Hayabusa vs. Naniwa & TM IV/Magnum Tokyo vs. Rivera/Shiryu, Kendo & Aguila vs. Warrior, Bucanero & Violencia/Ultimo vs. Wagner Jr.

TAPE J157-GAEA MAR.--APR. '98 (4 HRS) VGD QUAL.
(from 2/11/98 AJW) Sawai & Okino (LLPW) vs. Takako & Nakanishi--Hotta & Kandori pull-apart/(3/7 G-Panic) Satomura & Kato vs. Uematsu & Hirota/Chigusa vs. Kato--Chigusa bitches out & beats on Kato & Satomura/Satomura & Kato vs. Chigusa & Hokuto/Yamada & Kaoru vs. Sato & Nagashima/(4/18 G-Panic) Nagashima vs. Kato/Sato vs. Satomura/Ozaki & Nagashima vs. Chigusa & Numao/Ozaki & Sato vs. Yamada & Kaoru/Satomura vs. Hirota/Ozaki vs. Hirota/Sato & Nagashima win tag belts from Satomura & Kato

TAPE J158-REPLACED WITH COMM. TAPE

TAPE J159-JWP MAR.--JUNE '98 (4 HRS) VGD QUAL.
(3/14 TV--final show on WOWOW) Retro features/Masami & Miyaguchi vs. Kansai & Motoya/Ozaki vs. Amano/ Fukuoka vs. Kuzumi//(matches taped 4/12) Masami & Kansai vs. Kuzumi & Miyaguchi/Fukuoka vs. Amano//(matches taped 5/17) Kansai, Masami & Suzuki vs. Fukuoka, Kuzumi & Miyaguchi ***1/2/(STV BATTLE STATION on 6/14 show) Amano vs. Motoya/Kansai vs. Miyaguchi/Fukuoka & Kuzumi win tag titles over Masami & Suzuki ***1/2

TAPE J160-JAPAN TV MID-'98 (4 HRS) VGD QUAL.
(4/25/98 NJ from 4/4 Tokyo Dome show) Lyger vs. Ka Shin/Takaiwa vs. Kanemoto/Otani vs. Yasuraoka/Mutoh & Chono vs. Hashimoto & Nishimura//(5/2 NJ) Lyger & Ka Shin vs. Otani & Takaiwa/Tenzan & H. Saito vs. Sasaki & Nakanishi/Chono & Titan vs. Hashimoto & Yasuda/Tenryu & Koshinaka vs. Fujinami & Kojima//(5/9 NJ) Otani, Kanemoto & Takaiwa vs. Lyger, Samurai & Ka Shin/Honaga's retirement/Fujinami & Nishimura vs. Sasaki & Hirata/ Chono, Tenzan & H. Saito vs. Tenryu, Koshinaka & Ohara//(6/13 NJ) Kojima & Nakanishi vs. Stray Dogs/Sasaki & Yamazaki vs. Wallstreet & Titan/Tenryu & Koshinaka vs. Kojima & Nakanishi ***1/2/Chono & Tenzan vs. Sasaki & Yamazaki//(from 6/14 AJ) Mossman vs. Asako//(from 7/19 AJW) Hotta vs. Takako (edited) 30:00 Draw--ZAPs involved

TAPE J161-JAPAN TV MAY '98 (4 hrs) GD/VGD QUAL.
(5/16/98 NJ) Lyger, Samurai & Ka Shin vs. Otani, Kanemoto & Takaiwa/Tenzan vs. Nishimura/Fujinami & Hashimoto vs. Chono & Titan/Tenryu, Koshinaka & Ohara vs. Sasaki, Kojima & Nakanishi//(from 5/23 NJ) Hayashi vs. Felino/ Takaiwa vs. Lyger//(5/30 NJ) Lyger, Samurai & Wagner Jr. vs. Felino, Takaiwa & Hayashi/Otani vs. Fukuda/Kanemoto vs. Ka Shin/Koshinaka & Dogs vs. n.W.o./Fujinami, Sasaki & Yamazaki vs. Hashimoto, Hirata & Yasuda//(5/23 M. PRO/ LUCHA TV) debut of Sasuke the Great (Orihara) & Masked Tiger (Ono) in 2 matches vs. Tiger Mask & partners/ Naniwa vs. Hoshikawa/Delfin, Rocky Santana & Genjin vs. Hamada, Otsuka & Fantastik

TAPE J162-MICHINOKU PRO APR. & JUNE '98 (4 HRS) VGD QUAL.
(4/11/98 M. Pro/Lucha TV) Hamada vs. Tiger/Delfin & Teioh vs. Shinzaki & Funaki--Parejas Increibles--Teioh & Funaki leave for WWF/Nobunaga, Fuji, Suwa, Arkangel & Cerebro vs. Magnum, Saito, Rivera, Shinobi & D. Kid--Elimination match ****1/2/Wagner Jr., Salvaje & Scorpio Jr. vs. Ultimo, Shiryu & Tsubasa//(6/21/98 M. Pro/Lucha TV) Highlights of JYB Tournament w/Hoshikawa vs. Naniwa final/Delfin & Shinzaki vs. Tiger & Yakushiji/Nobunaga, Suwa & Fuji vs. Magnum, D. Kid & Saito ****1/4/Santo & Ultimo vs. Negro Casas & Black Warrior 2/3 falls

TAPE J163-GAEA MAY--JUNE '98 (4 hrs) VGD QUAL. (1st half has tracking faults)
(5/12 G-Panic) Nagashima vs. Satomura/Kaoru vs. Uematsu--"shoot fight"/Toyota (AJW) vs. Uematsu/Eagle & Nagashima (LLPW) vs. Kaoru & Yamada/Satomura vs. Sato/Aja & Ozaki vs. Chigusa & Satomura//(from 3/8/98 Jd') Cachorras, Shiratori & Endo vs. Aska, Tsuchiya, Bloody & Ryuna//(6/23 G-Panic) Kaoru & Yamada vs. Satomura & Kato/Aja & Ozaki vs. Kaoru & Yamada/Satomura & Kato vs. Kaoru & Yamada ***3/4/Ozaki vs. Uematsu/Sato vs. Uematsu

TAPE J164-JAPAN TV JUNE--JULY '98 (4 HRS) VGD QUAL.
(6/27/98 NJ) Chono & Tenzan vs. Tenryu & Koshinaka--finals of IWGP Tag Tournament ****/Fujinami vs. Hashimoto// (7/11 NJ) Fujinami, Sasaki & Kojima vs. Norton, Sting & Saito--n.W.o. attacks Sasaki w/ a bat/Samurai & KaShin vs. Otani & Kanemoto/Lyger vs. Wagner Jr./Koshinaka & Ohara vs. Tenzan & Saito/Sasaki & Yamazaki vs. Fujinami & Iizuka/Chono, Norton & Wallstreet vs. Hash, Kojima & Nakanishi//(7/25 NJ) Mutoh & Sting vs. Kojima & Nakanishi/ Lyger & Samurai vs. Otani & Kanemoto/Tenryu & Koshinaka vs. Hashimoto & Yasuda/Fujinami vs. Tenzan//(7/26 AJ) Kobashi vs. Akiyama//(from 8/23 AJW) Kandori vs. Toyota//Plus 2 Jd' matches

TAPE J165-FMW BRAINBUSTER PPVs (6 HRS) VGD QUAL.
Comm. tape of 4/30/98 (debut PPV)--Hido vs. Hosaka/Oya vs. Chetti vs. Nakagawa/Gedo & Jado vs. Kronus & Fuji/ Shinzaki vs. Kanemura/Leather & Boulder vs. Gladiator & Kuroda/Bigelow vs. Tanaka/Fuyuki vs. Onita--Zen & TNR brawl after the match/Hayabusa wins titles over Gannosuke//DirecTV PPV from 5/19/98--Fuji vs. Hosaka/horrible womens rope match/Gedo & Jado vs. Leather & Hido/Fuyuki & Kanemura vs. Nakagawa & Kuroda/Gladiator vs. Oya/ Hayabusa vs. Tanaka ****1/4

TAPE J166-ALL JAPAN/OZ ACADEMY/BATTLARTS (5:20) VGD QUAL.
(AJ on Samurai taped 3/29/98) Ogawa & Kanemaru vs. Shiga & Morishima/Albright, Smith & Hawkfield vs. Ace, Asako & Kimala II/Misawa vs. Kawada ****/(AJ on Samurai taped 4/18) Kawada & Taue vs. Ace & Smith/Kobashi, Kakihara & Takayama vs. Doc, Albright & Hawkfield/Misawa vs. Akiyama--Champion Carnival Finals/(Oz Academy on Samurai taped 6/21/98) Kansai vs. Sato/Amano & Nagashima vs. Kato & Uematsu ****/Ozaki & Sato vs. Kyoko & Tamura/ (Battlarts on Samurai taped 6/14-15/98) Hidaka vs. Willow the Whisp (Jeff Hardy)/Ishikawa & Hoshikawa vs. M. Yone & Genjin/Orihara & Ono vs. Hidaka & Fujita/Hoshikawa & Greco vs. Ikeda & Yone/Ishikawa vs. Genjin

TAPE J167-George Mayfield's JAPAN TRIPS 4/00 & 5/00 (2:40) EXC QUAL.
To purchase a copy from George: click here
April: more scenes from Tokyo incl. wrestling stores, cherry blossom trees/finals of Super J Cup (4/9): Lyger vs. Cima plus ceremony/scenes from FMW PPV where H is carried out & Hayabusa returns vs. ECW team/merchandise!! May (My first trip to Japan!!): scenes from Big Japan 5/3 show incl. Matsunaga vs. Kasai--Fire Match/more scenes including some women wrestlers arrivals at Korakuen Hall

TAPE J168-JOSHI PURORESU HISTORY/YOSHIMOTO PRO 2ND ANNIVERSARY (4 HRS) VGD QUAL.
"The History of Women's Professional Wrestling" Special chronicles top stars & big events from 1950s to the present/ "History of WWWA Championship" Special features clips of the 44 WWWA Champions of record as of this show/ Jd' 2nd Anniversary show (4/26/98) features undercard highlights/Yokota & Kosugi vs. Yabushita & Sakai ***3/4/ Lioness vs. Kyoko

TAPE J169-G-1 CLIMAX TOURNEY '98/ALL JAPAN TV (5:20) VGD QUAL.
G-1 CLIMAX TOURNAMENT 1998 Special on DirecTV--Rd 1--Yasuda vs. Titan, Kojima vs. Tenzan, Koshinaka vs. Nishimura, Sasaki vs. Ohara, Hashimoto vs. Goto, Fujinami vs. Yamazaki, Chono vs. Nakanishi, Tenryu vs. Mutoh/Rd 2- Kojima vs. Yasuda, Yamazaki vs. Sasaki, Chono vs. Koshinaka, Hashimoto vs. Tenryu--STIFF AS HELL!!!/Rd 3- Yamazaki vs. Chono, Hash vs. Kojima/Finals: Hash vs. Yamazaki//(8/9/98 AJ TV) Kawada & Taue vs. Kakihara & Takayama/Ogawa vs. Asako--Finals of PWF JrHv title tourney//(8/23/98 AJ) Misawa, Akiyama & Asako vs. Kobashi, Ace & Smith/Taue vs. Mossman

TAPE J170-JAPAN TV AUG.--SEPT. '98 (4 HRS) VGD-GD QUAL.
(8/29/98 NJ Osaka Dome) Sasaki vs. Don Frye/Tenryu vs. Hashimoto/Chono wins title from Fujinami//(from 8/30 AJ) Taue & Honda vs. Kobashi & Ace--Ace turns on Kobashi after//(9/5 NJ) IWGP JrHv Tag Tournament highlights incl. Otani & Takaiwa vs. Kanemoto & Wagner ****1/4 Finals//(9/6 AJ) Kawada & Taue vs. Kobashi & Mossman/Albright, Kakihara & Takayama vs. Misawa, Akiyama & Asako//(9/12 NJ) Kojima & Nakanishi vs. Nagata & Fujita/Koshinaka vs. Tenzan/Lyger vs. Sasuke/Muta & Kabuki vs. Stray Dogs//(9/19 NJ) Lyger vs. Sasuke/Otani & Takaiwa vs. Kanemoto & Ka Shin/Adams & n.W.o. Sting vs. Hashimoto & Hirata/Chono & Tenzan vs. Norton & Wallstreet/Sasaki & Nagata vs. Mutoh & H. Saito

TAPE J171-MICHINOKU PRO JULY & AUG. '98 (4 HRS) VGD QUAL.
(7/11/98 M. Pro/Lucha TV) Delfin & Hamada vs. T. Mask & Naniwa/Sasuke the Great & Masked Tiger (Orihara & Ono) vs. T. Mask & Yone/Hamada & Shinzaki vs. Yakushiji & M. Mochizuki/Hoshikawa vs. Yakushiji ***/Delfin vs. Hoshikawa ***3/4//(8/16 M. Pro/Lucha TV) Crazy Max vs. Hoshikawa, Fujita & Seno/Nobunaga vs. Seno/ Hoshikawa & Yakushiji vs. Suwa & Fuji/Convicts (Super Boy & Ichihara) "injure" Hamada's neck but he doesn't sell it!/Delfin & Genjin vs. Sasuke & Yakushiji ***1/2

TAPE J172-GAEA JULY--AUG. '98 (4 HRS) VGD QUAL.
(7/15 G-Panic) Yamada & Kato vs. Kaoru & Satomura ***1/2 parejas increibles match/Tag tourney highlights/Chigusa & Satomura vs. Ozaki & Sato/Aja Kong & Ozaki vs. Chigusa & Hirota/Kaoru vs. Yamada//(8/20 G-Panic) Ozaki, Sato & Nagashima vs. Las Cachorras & Endo/Chigusa vs. Kaoru--Kaoru gets KILLED w/ a powerbomb/Kato & Satomura vs. Uematsu & Rie ***/Sato & Nagashima vs. Chigusa & Uematsu/Aja & Ozaki vs. Kato & Satomura//(from 6/5/98 Jd') Jaguar & Kosugi vs. Shiratori & Lee

TAPE J173-ALL & NEW JAPAN ON SAMURAI TV (4 HRS) VGD QUAL.
(AJ on Samurai taped 6/12/98) Ogawa & Kikuchi vs. Gedo & Jado/Kobashi wins Triple Crown from Kawada ****1/4// (NJ on Samurai taped 7/15/98) Wagner Jr. vs. Takaiwa/Ka Shin vs. Otani//(AJ on Samurai taped 9/11/98) 8 matches incl. Albright & Takayama vs. Hansen & Duncum Jr./Akiyama vs. Ogawa/Misawa vs. Mossman/Kawada vs. Kakihara/Ace, Smith & Hawkfield vs. Omori, Izumida & Honda/Kobashi vs. Taue ****

TAPE J174-GAEA SEPT.--OCT. '98 (4 HRS) VGD QUAL.
(9/30 G-Panic) Sato & Nagashima over Aja & Oz for tag titles/Chigusa wins title over Devil/Satomura vs. Kato/M. Toyota vs. Satomura//(from Jd' 8/2/98) Kyoko wins TWF title over Lioness ***//(10/23/98 G-Panic) Chigusa vs. Kato/ Kato vs. Matsumoto/Chigusa vs. Matsumoto/Uematsu vs. Kato

TAPE J175-ALL JAPAN GIANT SERIES '98 (2 HRS) EXC QUAL.
Commercial tape from Oct. '98--Misawa wins Triple Crown from Kobashi ***** (10/31--Observer Match of the Year)/ Kawada & Taue vs. Kobashi & Akiyama ****1/4/Misawa vs. Shinzaki

TAPE J176-TRANSFERRED TO DVDs #J165-J166

TAPE J177-NEW JAPAN TV OCT.--NOV. '98 (2:10) AVG QUAL.
(10/3/98 TV) Frye & Johnston vs. Fujinami & A. Saito/Otani & Takaiwa vs. Lyger & KaShin/Tenryu, Koshinaka & Ohara vs. Norton, n.W.o. Sting & Wallstreet/Sasaki & Nagata vs. Hashimoto & Yamazaki//(10/31 TV) SASUKE vs. Kanemoto/Otani & Takaiwa vs. Lyger & KaShin--non-title/Kojima & Nakanishi vs. Nagata & Iizuka/Tenryu & Koshinaka vs. Mutoh & Tenzan ***1/2--Mutoh & Tenzan can't get along; Mutoh asks Kojima to join n.W.o.//(11/7 TV) Otani & Takaiwa vs. Kanemoto & KaShin/Lyger vs. Samurai/Fujinami, Sasaki & Nakanishi vs. Tenzan, Wallstreet & Sting/Mutoh & Kojima vs. Hash & Nagata

TAPE J178-TRANSFERRED TO DVDs #J191-J192

TAPE J179-NEW JAPAN TV NOV.—DEC. '98 (4 HRS) VGD QUAL.
(11/14 TV) Lyger, Samurai & Wagner Jr. vs. Otani, Kanemoto & Takaiwa ***/Tenzan, Saito & Adams vs. Sasaki, Yamazaki & Nakanishi/Fujinami, Hashimoto & Nagata vs. Mutoh, Kojima & n.W.o. Sting/Nagata & K. Fujita vs. Frye & Johnston//(11/21 TV) Wagner Jr. vs. KaShin/Takaiwa vs. Kanemoto/Lyger vs. Otani/Mutoh, Kojima & Adams vs. Tenryu, Koshinaka & Ohara ***1/2 Tenzan & Kojima dissension continues/Norton vs. Hash--LAME countout finish// (11/28 TV) Otani, Kanemoto & Takaiwa vs. Lyger, KaShin & Wagner/Tenzan, Farmer & Titan vs. Sasaki, Yamazaki & Yasuda/Hash & Fujinami vs. Nagata & Nakanishi/Tenryu & Kosh vs. Mutoh & Kojima//(12/5 TV) Clip of Onita showing up at NJ show & challenging Choshu leading to a heated pull-apart/Kanemoto & Takaiwa vs. Lyger & Samurai/Mutoh, Saito & Farmer vs. Koshinaka & Stray Dogs/Tenzan & Kojima vs. Nagata & Nakanishi/Sasaki & Yamazaki vs. Hash & Fujinami//(12/12 TV) Lyger vs. Takaiwa/Mutoh & Kojima vs. Sasaki & Yamazaki ***1/2/Hash & Fujinami vs. Tenryu & Kosh/Norton vs. Nakanishi

TAPE J180-MICHINOKU PRO TAG TOURNAMENT 1998 (2:40) VGD QUAL.
(11/13/98 M. Pro/Lucha TV Special) Highlights/recap of annual tag tourney incl. Delfin & Naniwa vs. SASUKE & Sasuke the Great/Hoshikawa & Yakushiji vs. Nobunaga & Fuji *** 20 min Draw/Delfin, Hamada, Naniwa, T. Mask & Yakushiji vs. Crazy Max & Sasukes ****3/4/Delfin, Hamada, Hoshikawa, T. Mask, Yakushiji & Genjin vs. C. Max & M. Mochizuki/ Hoshikawa & Yakushiji vs. Delfin & Naniwa ***3/4--Finals--C. Max comes in after

TAPE J181-GEORGE MAYFIELD'S JAPAN DIARY #16 (2 HRS) EXC QUAL.
See Japan thru George's eyes as he took his 16th trip to Tokyo, Japan from September 14-17, 2000 including visiting the brand new Differ Ariake arena.
To purchase a copy from George: click here
Opening Ceremony & ring entrances from Gaea's "Double Destiny" show/train ride to Ariake section of town & a look inside the brand new Differ Ariake arena/a look at new merchandise available/Matches from 9/16/00 Noah show: Misawa & Ogawa vs. Omori & Asako/Akiyama & Takayama vs. Kobashi & Kikuchi

TAPE J182-TRANSFERRED TO DVDs #J107-108

TAPE J183-NJ BIG WEDNESDAY '98/CMLL JAPAN LUCHA REVOLUTION (4 HRS) VGD QUAL.
NJPW BIG WEDNESDAY '98 commercial tape from 9/23/98: Otani & Takaiwa vs. Black Tiger (Eddie Guerrero) & Jericho ****1/2/Sasaki & Yamazaki vs. Frye & Meindert/Hashimoto vs. Mutoh--#1 Contender Match/Lyger vs. Hayashi/ Tenryu & Koshinaka vs. n.W.o. Sting & Adams/Norton vs. Nagata for vacant IWGP World title//CMLL JAPAN LUCHA REVOLUTION '99 commercial tape from 2/24/99: 5 matches incl. Olimpico vs. R. Latino/Team Osaka Pro (Delfin, Hoshikawa & Yakushiji) vs. Team CMLL Japan (Zumbido, H. Negro & Salsero) ***1/2/Tsubasa & Oriental vs. U. Guerrero & Virus ***3/4--these guys are all willing to DIE

TAPE J184-HISTORY OF BIG JAPAN DEATH MATCHES VOL. 2 (2:15) VGD-GD QUAL.
WX vs. Honma--Barbed Wire Barricade Match--Honma juices HUGE, gets powerbombed off the stage onto a barbed wire board & wears a halo of barbed wire/Pogo vs. Matsunaga--Finals of '98 Death Match Tourney--No Rope Barbed Wire, Fire, Glass, Coffin Death Match--Matsunaga is put in the coffin & lit on fire/Highlights of cactus match--WEAK/ Matsunaga vs. Jason--Barbed Wire Barricade Match/Highlights of 8 man "Ultimate Death Match" w/tons of stupid gimmicks/Pogo vs. WX--No Rope BW Death Match/Matsunaga vs. WX--BW, Light Bulbs, and Bed of Nails Death Match--Matsunaga takes a powerslam on the bed of nails/WX vs. Abdullah--Handcuffs on a Chain Match/WX vs. Yamakawa--No Rope Barbed Wire Fire Death Match--Yamakawa shoots a flamethrower; they duel w/ light tubes & Yamakawa gets one stuck IN HIS BACK--PSYCHO MATCH, A MUST SEE!

TAPE J185-'99 WRESTLING WORLD IN TOKYO DOME (4 HRS) VGD QUAL.
NEW JAPAN commercial tape from 1/4/99--Nakanishi vs. K. Fujita/Fujinami, Kido & Yasuda vs. K. Kimura & Dogs/ Wagner Jr. & Ka Shin win titles from Otani & Takaiwa ***1/2/Lyger vs. Kanemoto ***1/4/Sasaki vs. Onita/NJ vs. UFO: Nagata vs. Beneteau; Frye vs. Johnston; Hashimoto vs. N. Ogawa--semi-shoot/clusterf**k with big pull-apart/Tenzan & Kojima win titles from Tenryu & Koshinaka ***1/2 STIFF/Mutoh wins IWGP title from Norton//(12/13/98 AJ TV) Hansen & Vader vs. Ace & Barton/Misawa & Ogawa vs. Kobashi & Akiyama--30 min Draw

TAPE J186-VARIOUS JAPAN TV (4 HRS) VGD-GD QUAL.
(9/20/98 AJ) Akiyama vs. Ogawa--Ogawa gets elevated to the top/Highlights of Tiger Mask Misawa vs. Kabuki from 1/28/86//(9/26/98 NJ) Otani & Takaiwa vs. Lyger & Samurai/Mutoh, Norton & Sting vs. Fujinami, Hirata & Nakanishi/ Sasaki & Nagata vs. Tenryu & Koshinaka/Hashimoto & Yamazaki vs. Chono & Tenzan//(12/6/98 AJ) Kobashi & Akiyama vs. Hansen & Vader ***1/2 Finals of Real World Tag League/Misawa, Ogawa & Kakihara vs. Kawada, Taue & Takayama//(12/26/98 NJ) Frye vs. Nagata/Mutoh & Kojima vs. Tenryu & Koshinaka/Fujinami & Hashimoto vs. Sasaki & Yamazaki/Mutoh & Kojima vs. Fujinami & Hashimoto--Finals of SG Tag tourney//(1/10/99 AJ) Vader juices Kobashi open/Kobashi & Akiyama win Double Tag titles from Kawada & Taue ***1/2//(1/17/99 AJ) Kobashi vs. Vader ***1/4

TAPE J187-TRANSFERRED TO DVD #J56

TAPE J188-MICHINOKU PRO/LUCHA TV OCT. '98/JAN. '99 (4 HRS) VGD QUAL.
(10/13/98 M. Pro/Lucha TV) Delfin, Hamada & Shinzaki vs. Hoshikawa, Yakushiji & Hidaka ***1/2/Sasuke & T. Mask vs. Fakes--Mask vs. Mask Match--Ono has to unmask/Sasuke joins Crazy Max/B. Warrior & Bucanero vs. Niebla & Negra Jr./Santo, Atlantis & Lizmark vs. Satanico, Fishman & Pirata ***1/2//(from 12/9 M. Pro) Crazy Max vs. Hoshikawa, Yakushiji & Seno ****//(1/14/99 M. Pro/Lucha TV) Highlights of Young Dragon Cup tourney won by Genki over Arai/Crazy Max vs. Santo, Vampiro, Magnum & D. Kid ***/SASUKE, Ono & M. Mochizuki vs. Hoshikawa, Pantera & Naniwa ***

TAPE J189-TRANSFERRED TO DVD #J56

TAPE J190-TOKYO TOUR II 12/31/00—1/8/01 (3:40) VGD QUAL.
This trip blew away my previous trip to Japan. Getting to attend 9 shows in a week, meet many stars of joshi puroresu, and hanging out with some great people and wrestling fans all made this the trip of a lifetime. Thanks to Chris "Buck" Woodward and George Mayfield for this footage.
1/1: trip to the Shrine/1/2: Korakuen Hall footage incl. Kanemura at BJ show/1/3: Footage from Champions; clips from AJW show incl. last few minutes of Itoh vs. Mita; Takako signs nudie books/1/4: Clips of AJW & NJ Dome show; Ribera's Steak House/1/5: footage from Tiger Mask store; Dome complex; 2 popular restaurants; Okutsu retirement ceremony from Arsion/1/6: trip to American & New Japan stores; road trip to & from Differ Ariake; Ribera's again; more merchandise/1/7: Matsunaga's Steak House/1/8: Hard Rock Cafe footage

TAPE J191-MAYFIELD MAYHEM TOKYO TOUR 5/01 (2:40) EXC QUAL.
See Japan thru the eyes of George and several first timers as George officially opened up his tours to the public for the first time. This trip covers April 29--May 7, 2001.
To purchase a copy from George: click here
Clip of WB & Pondo vs. Zandig & Kasai (4/29 Big Japan)/Parkking lot footage of various Arsion women/Footage from post-show dinner at Korean BBQ w/Yoshida, Fukawa, Bionic J/Footage from Ribera's Steak House w/Jessie, GAMI, Tamada, Tajiri, Banderas & Quinones--Victor does a mini-Q&A/Footage from Mr. Danger's Steak House/Clips from 5/4 All Japan Women in Kawasaki incl. Itoh & Hotta brawling/Clips of ZAPs vs. Toyota & Shimoda from 5/5/Parking lot & pre-show warm-up footage from 5/6 Arsion show/Lunch at TGI Friday's with Jessie & Yumi

TAPE J192-TRANSFERRED TO DVDs #J176-J177

TAPE J193-TRANSFERRED TO DVD #s J71-72

TAPE J194-TRANSFERRED TO DVDs #J168

TAPE J195-HISTORY OF BIG JAPAN DEATH MATCHES VOL. 3 (2 HRS) VGD QUAL.
Shadow WX vs. Honma Light Tube Death Match--Honma is powerbombed out of balcony/Yamakawa vs. Honma Barbed Wire, Light Tubes, Bed of Nails Death Match/WX vs. Honma Barbed Wire Board Light Tubes Death Match/WX vs. Samples Street Fight/Abdullah & Abby Jr. vs. WX & Honma No Rope Barbed Wire Death Match/Honma vs. Winger--Winger does a senton off a truck thru tables Barbed Wire Barricade Death Match/Yamakawa vs. WX No Rope Barbed Wire Fire Death Match/WX vs. Samples Barbed Wire Barricade, Light Tubes Death Match/Pogo & Nakamaki vs. Nagasaki & Kojika Barbed Wire Barricade Death Match

TAPE J196-ALL & NEW JAPAN TV (4 HRS) VGD QUAL.
(1/24/99 AJ) Kawada over Misawa for Triple Crown ***3/4--Kawada breaks his arm & no-sells it; debut of Ganso bomb/ (1/30 NJ) Lyger vs. Otani--non-title/#1 Contender Tourney Rd 1--Kojima vs. Yamazaki; Nakanishi vs. Yasuda; Tenzan vs. Koshinaka; Sasaki vs. Nagata/(1/31 AJ) Kobashi, Akiyama & Shinzaki vs. Vader, Kakihara & Takayama/Ogawa vs. Kakihara/(2/27 NJ) Otani & Takaiwa vs. KaShin & Wagner Jr./Kojima vs. Nakanishi/Sasaki vs. Tenzan/Sasaki vs. Kojima/(3/20 NJ) Mutoh & Kojima vs. Nagata & Yamazaki/Frye vs. Fujinami/Chono, AKIRA & Farmer vs. Sasaki, Kosh & Nakanishi/Kanemoto over Lyger/(from 1/24 Jd') Kyoko over Aska ***1/2

TAPE J197-NEW JAPAN TV FEB.--MAR. '99 (4 HRS) VGD QUAL.
(2/6/99 TV) KaShin & Wagner Jr. vs. Lyger & Samurai/Nagata & Nakanishi vs. Wallstreet & Farmer/Tenzan & Kojima vs. Koshinaka & Ohara/Sasaki & Yamazaki vs. Mutoh & H. Saito//(2/13 TV) Mutoh & H. Saito vs. Chono (returning after 5 months off due to neck surgery)--AKIRA (Nogami) shows up & helps Chono—sports entertainment invades Japan as n.W.o. breaks up/KaShin & Wagner Jr. vs. Lyger & Hamada/Tenzan & Kojima vs. Nagata & Nakanishi ***1/2//(3/6 TV) Onita shows up & challenges Mutoh & Choshu/Norton vs. Masa Saito (retirement match)/Chono, AKIRA & Farmer vs. Tenzan, Kojima & H. Saito/Mutoh vs. Sasaki//(3/13 TV) Onita attacks Chono/Chono, AKIRA & Farmer vs. Tenzan, H. Saito & Titan/Sasaki & Kosh vs. Mutoh & Kojima/Mutoh, Tenzan & Kojima vs. Sasaki, Fujinami & Yasuda/Chono, AKIRA & Farmer vs. Nagata, Kosh & Nakanishi//(3/27 TV) Chono, AKIRA & Farmer vs. Lyger, Fujinami & Yamazaki/ Frye vs. Nakanishi/Sasaki & Nagata vs. Mutoh & Kojima/KaShin & Wagner Jr. vs. Samurai & Hamada

TAPE J198-TRANSFERRED TO DVD #s J167 & J169

TAPE J199-TRANSFERRED TO DVD #J180

TAPE J200-NEW JAPAN SPIRIT '99 (4 HRS) VGD QUAL.
Commercial tape from 4/10/99 at Tokyo Dome--Chono vs. Onita--No Rope Explosive Barbed Wire Match/Kojima & Tenzan vs. Nagata & Nakanishi/Takaiwa vs. Minoru Tanaka/Lyger & Sasuke over Wagner Jr. & KaShin ***/Kanemoto vs. Otani ***1/4/Yamazaki & K. Fujita vs. Ishikawa & Otsuka/Sasaki & Koshinaka vs. Tenryu & Fujinami/Mutoh vs. Frye