{"product_id":"週刊ゴング-weekly-gong-no-622-july-1996-njpw-all-japan-liger-tiger-mask-hashimoto","title":"週刊ゴング Weekly Gong No.622 July 1996 NJPW All Japan Liger Tiger Mask Hashimoto","description":"\u003cp dir=\"ltr\" style=\"margin-top:0; margin-bottom:0;\"\u003ePublication: 週刊ゴング (Weekly Gong)\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\" style=\"margin-top:0; margin-bottom:0;\"\u003ePublisher: 日本スポーツ出版社 (Nihon Sports Shuppansha)\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\" style=\"margin-top:0; margin-bottom:0;\"\u003eIssue: No. 625\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\" style=\"margin-top:0; margin-bottom:0;\"\u003eCover Date: August 8, 1996\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\" style=\"margin-top:0; margin-bottom:0;\"\u003ePrice at Publication: 500円 (本体485円)\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\" style=\"margin-top:0; margin-bottom:0;\"\u003eFormat: Standard weekly issue\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\" style=\"margin-top:0; margin-bottom:0;\"\u003eCover Story\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\" style=\"margin-top:0; margin-bottom:0;\"\u003eThe cover features Nobuhiko Takada landing a high kick on Tenryu in dynamic action, with the headline 「Uの試し斬りに龍が倒れた!!」 — \"The Dragon Fell to U's Test Cut!!\" A top banner announces: 「高田先勝！一騎打ちは9・11神宮に決定」 — \"Takada Takes the First Win! The Showdown is Set for September 11 at Jingu!\" and a side note reads 「手探り状態の初顔合わせ！だが…」 — \"A first encounter feeling each other out… but…\" This is a key UWF-style shoot\/worked shoot era document.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\" style=\"margin-top:0; margin-bottom:0;\"\u003eInside Content\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\" style=\"margin-top:0; margin-bottom:0;\"\u003eWCW Feature — Sting vs. The Giant (Big Show)\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\" style=\"margin-top:0; margin-bottom:0;\"\u003eFull-color spread: 「まさに動かざること山の如し 我らがスティングも潰された」 — \"Truly Immovable Like a Mountain — Even Our Sting Was Crushed!\" Extensive color photography of Sting vs. The Giant (later Big Show) in WCW action, with multiple match sequence photos showing chokeslams, bodyslams, rope work, and Sting's signature Stinger Splash attempts. References WCW Pro-Wrestling coverage with ringside branding visible. Strong crossover appeal for Western WCW collectors (p. visible).\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\" style=\"margin-top:0; margin-bottom:0;\"\u003eAAA \/ Lucha Libre Feature — Rey Mysterio Jr. Wins WWA Welterweight Title\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\" style=\"margin-top:0; margin-bottom:0;\"\u003eFull-color spread: 「ウルトラEを超えた空中戦の応酬を制しミステリオJrがWWA世界ウェルター王座を奪取」 — \"Surpassing Ultra-E — Mysterio Jr. Controls the Aerial Exchange and Captures the WWA World Welterweight Title!\" Spectacular multi-photo sequence of Rey Mysterio Jr. aerial sequences in Japan, including moonsaults and high-speed swinging DDT variations against Guerrera. Notes this is Mysterio's first title win in Japan. AAA representative photos included. Exceptional collector content — early Rey Mysterio Jr. Japanese documentation (p. visible).\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\" style=\"margin-top:0; margin-bottom:0;\"\u003eUWF\/Rings Coverage — Takada vs. Tenryu Buildup\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\" style=\"margin-top:0; margin-bottom:0;\"\u003eFeature tied to cover story covering the Nobuhiko Takada vs. Tenryu shoot-style encounter and the announced September 11 Jingu rematch. Covers the growing UWF-style vs. traditional pro wrestling rivalry narrative of mid-1996.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\" style=\"margin-top:0; margin-bottom:0;\"\u003eEvent Card Advertisement — UWF\/RINGS Jingu Shows\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\" style=\"margin-top:0; margin-bottom:0;\"\u003eFull event card page for August 17 and September 11 Jingu Stadium shows featuring:\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\" style=\"margin-top:0; margin-bottom:0;\"\u003eNobuhiko Takada vs. Tenryu Genichiro (Sudden Death singles)\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\" style=\"margin-top:0; margin-bottom:0;\"\u003eKensuke Sasaki vs. Shinya Hashimoto (Sudden Death singles — noted as 垣原賢人 vs 佐々木健介 on card)\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\" style=\"margin-top:0; margin-bottom:0;\"\u003eTiger Mask vs. Gran Hamada\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\" style=\"margin-top:0; margin-bottom:0;\"\u003eYasushi Yamazaki vs. Kimo (UWF-style)\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\" style=\"margin-top:0; margin-bottom:0;\"\u003eYellow Magic Namuro \/ Camacho vs. NWF tag coverage\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\" style=\"margin-top:0; margin-bottom:0;\"\u003eFull ticket pricing and outlet information (p. 62)\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\" style=\"margin-top:0; margin-bottom:0;\"\u003eECW Coverage — Hardcore Chaos in the US\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\" style=\"margin-top:0; margin-bottom:0;\"\u003eColor spread with multiple match photos from what appears to be ECW hardcore action — visible barbed wire, ringside carnage, and chaotic multi-person brawls. Headline partially readable referencing extreme American wrestling content. Notable for documenting Japanese media coverage of mid-1990s ECW during its peak cult period (p. visible).\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\" style=\"margin-top:0; margin-bottom:0;\"\u003eCondition\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\" style=\"margin-top:0; margin-bottom:0;\"\u003eVisually Very Good. Cover shows light wear and minor corner creasing consistent with a 1996 weekly magazine. Spine intact. Interior pages clean with strong color reproduction. 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