週刊プロレス Weekly Pro Wrestling No.939 Oct 1999 Momota NJPW WCW WWF Hashimoto

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

Publisher: Baseball Magazine Sha

Issue: No. 939

Cover Date: October 5, 1999 (平成11年10月5日発行)

Price at Publication: 480円

Format: Standard weekly issue, approx. 160+ pages

Cover Story

The cover features Mitsuo Momota (百田光雄) in in-ring action, with the headline celebrating his 29th year in professional wrestling: 「君知るや、29年目の百田光雄！」 ("Do you know him? Momota in his 29th year!") and 「前座の花、メインに咲く」 ("The flower of the undercard, blooming in the main event"). A secondary cover banner highlights a dangerous encounter between Hashimoto and Ogawa on the Echigo road, and Chono's injury retirement.

Inside Content

New Japan Pro Wrestling (NJPW) Coverage:

Feature on Kensuke Sasaki vs. Scott Norton — "Break Down Norton's Seawall!" — with full color match photography (p. 118)

NJPW G1 Tag League coverage featuring Nakanishi, Nagata, Tenzan, and Kojima — headline: "THIRD は HAZARD" — "The Never-Ending Survival of Nakanishi, Nagata, Tenzan, and Kojima" (p. visible in interior)

Kenta Kobashi vs. Mitsuharu Misawa rivalry coverage — "Kobashi Is Strict, But What About Ohara?" — color match photography (p. 22)

Feature on Mitsuya Nagai vs. a large foreign opponent — 「私はできなかった大巨人の恐怖」 ("The Terror of the Giant I Could Not Handle") — with Kodak photo strip match photography (p. 32)

Keiji Mutoh (武藤) feature — 「もう、やめた？あした からもっとうまくなる場！」 ("Are You Quitting? Tomorrow's the Place to Get Better!") — league match coverage with color photos (p. 10)

WWF / Raw Is War Coverage:

Full-color spread covering The Undertaker, Triple H (HHH), and The Big Show — headline: 「敵対アンダーテイカー、HHHをシメる、TAKA・3カ月ぶりWWFマット復帰」 ("Enemy Undertaker Squeezes HHH; TAKA Returns to WWF After 3 Months") — Raw Is War branding visible (p. 80)

WCW / Monday Nitro Coverage:

Major color feature on Hulk Hogan, Sting, and Luger — headline: 「それでもWCWの象徴はホーガンなのかスティングとルーガーの"友情"にヒビ？」 ("Is Hogan Still the Symbol of WCW? Cracks in the 'Friendship' of Sting and Luger?") — WCW Monday Nitro branding, Miami Arena coverage, full-color Hogan photo (p. 152)

Hashimoto / Ogawa Drama Feature:

In-depth article on the real-sports drama surrounding Shinya Hashimoto and Naoya Ogawa, including Tokyo Dome buildup and NWA World title implications (p. 62)

Reader Sections & Back Matter:

編集部発 (Editorial Department) reader engagement column

維新記帳 (Renovation Ledger) — letters and reader responses

編集後記 (Editor's Postscript)

Full promotion office guide listing contact info for NJPW, All Japan, RINGS, WAR, Michinoku Pro, SPWF, Pancrase, IWA Japan, Dainippon Pro, BattlARTS, DDT, Takada Dojo, UFO, Osaka Pro, Ryu Dragon Japan, JWP Joshi, LLPW, GAEA Japan, J d', Neo Ladies, and more (p. visible in interior)

Condition

Visually Good/Very Good. Cover shows light edge wear and minor creasing consistent with age. Interior pages appear clean with solid color reproduction throughout. Spine intact. Slight tanning to interior back pages (normal for era newsprint sections). No visible missing pages, tears, or writing noted from photos.