週刊プロレス Weekly Pro Wrestling No.800 1997 Milestone Inoki Tenryu FMW Joshi Lucha

Publication: 週刊プロレス (Weekly Pro Wrestling)

Publisher: ベースボール・マガジン社 (Baseball Magazine Sha)

Issue: No. 800 — 第43号 第19号 通巻1195号

Cover Date: July 1, 1997 (平成9年7月1日発行)

Price at Publication: 460円

Format: Standard weekly issue — Milestone 800th Issue — "BEST WRESTLING 1997" badge visible

Special Status: This is the landmark No. 800 issue of 週刊プロレス — a publishing milestone celebrated on the cover.

Cover Story

The cover features a candid portrait of a heavyset man in a suit seated on a sofa, holding up a copy of 週刊プロレス and surrounded by scattered back issues — celebrating the magazine's history. The headline reads:

「脱アントニオ猪木 脱ザ・タニオン山本 そして迎えた800号」

"Breaking Free from Antonio Inoki — Breaking Free from The Taniyon Yamamoto — And Now We've Reached Issue 800"

A top banner announces: 「注目！1996週プロ読者アンケート集計結果発表」 — "Attention! 1996 Weekly Pro Reader Survey Results Announced!" This editorial milestone issue has significant collector value as a publishing landmark.

Inside Content

W★ING / FMW — Tanaka & Otani Street Fight Feature

Color spread (p. visible): 「同学年生として渡村と正面から田中、大仁田にフォールされるのはオレや！」 — "As Someone the Same Age as Watamura — It's Me Who Gets Pinned by Tanaka and Onita!" Coverage of W★ING hardcore action featuring Tanaka and the large American Big Titan in barbed wire and street fight-style match photography. Multiple action photos including dropkicks, Texas Cloverleaf applications, and ringside brawling. FMW/W★ING branding visible (p. visible).

WAR — Tenryu Triple Anniversary / Revolution Chronicle

Color press conference spread: 「藤原喜明、7・6両国大会へ友情参戦が決定 天龍トリプル記念レボリューション年代記を確認！」 — "Yoshiaki Fujiwara Confirmed for Friendly Participation at July 6 Ryogoku Show — Tenryu Triple Anniversary Revolution Chronicle Confirmed!" Striking color photo of Genichiro Tenryu and Yoshiaki Fujiwara shaking hands in civilian clothes against a backdrop of WAR "Revolution" and "THE OPEN" posters. Historical timeline photos tracing Tenryu's career from 1982 through 1997. A meaningful document for WAR and Tenryu collectors (p. visible).

Joshi Wrestling — Jaguar Yokota & Devil Masami Tag Reunion

Color spread (p. 142): 「合わせて70歳だからババアと言われても仕方ないですね（ジャガー）」 — "'Even if We're Called Old Ladies Since We're 70 Combined, It Can't be Helped' (Jaguar)." Dramatic full-page aerial action photo of Devil Masami launching a flying attack. Coverage of the legendary reunion tag team of Jaguar Yokota and Devil Masami — two of the most celebrated joshi wrestlers of the 1980s — competing 13 years after their peak, at Yokohama and Kawasaki venues. Charming interview content about aging gracefully in wrestling. Strong appeal for joshi history collectors (p. 142).

Lucha Libre — Yoné Genjin / CMLL Welterweight Title Feature

Color spread (p. 138): 「惜しかったよね… 原人だってベルトがほしかった！」 — "Such a Shame… Even the Caveman Wanted the Belt!" Colorful photography of Yoné Genjin (leopard print caveman character) in CMLL/lucha action in Mexico, including a striking title ceremony photo with multiple masked luchadors and officials. Result box shows Yoné challenging for the CMLL World Welterweight Championship at Beverly Hills Jinsei Jizoku venue. A vivid and unusual document of a Japanese character wrestler competing for a major Mexican title (p. 138).

Condition

Visually Very Good. Cover shows light edge wear and minor corner softening consistent with a 1997 weekly. Spine intact. Interior pages clean with strong color reproduction throughout. No visible tears, writing, or missing pages noted from photos.