{"product_id":"週刊プロレス-weekly-pro-wrestling-no-743-1996-farewell-issue-war-pancrase-brazil-mma","title":"週刊プロレス Weekly Pro Wrestling No.743 1996 Farewell Issue WAR Pancrase Brazil MMA","description":"\u003cp dir=\"ltr\" style=\"margin-top:0; margin-bottom:0;\"\u003ePublication: 週刊プロレス (Weekly Pro Wrestling)\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\" style=\"margin-top:0; margin-bottom:0;\"\u003ePublisher: ベースボール・マガジン社 (Baseball Magazine Sha)\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\" style=\"margin-top:0; margin-bottom:0;\"\u003eIssue: No. 743 — 第42号 第34号 通巻1138号\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\" style=\"margin-top:0; margin-bottom:0;\"\u003eCover Date: July 23, 1996 (平成8年7月23日発行)\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\" style=\"margin-top:0; margin-bottom:0;\"\u003ePrice at Publication: 430円\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\" style=\"margin-top:0; margin-bottom:0;\"\u003eFormat: Standard weekly issue — \"BEST WRESTLING 1996\" badge visible\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;\"\u003eThis issue has one of the most distinctive and collectible covers in the entire 週刊プロレス run. Against an all-pink background, a hand-drawn cartoon of the magazine's mascot character \"Tarzan\" waves goodbye to a crowd, with the bold bilingual farewell:\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\" style=\"margin-top:0; margin-bottom:0;\"\u003e「GOOD BYE さらば活字プロレス \/ さらば週プロ」\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\" style=\"margin-top:0; margin-bottom:0;\"\u003e\"GOODBYE — Farewell, Written Pro Wrestling \/ Farewell, Weekly Pro Wrestling\"\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\" style=\"margin-top:0; margin-bottom:0;\"\u003eThis is a landmark farewell\/transition issue — the magazine's iconic longtime editor and columnist, known by the \"Tarzan\" persona, was departing, marking the end of an editorial era for 週刊プロレス. The top banner adds: 「WARとUインターが取材拒否を解除！」 — \"WAR and U-Inter Lift Their Media Embargo!\" — signaling a major policy shift that had kept those promotions off 週刊プロレス's pages. A truly unique collector's piece for Japanese wrestling publishing history.\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;\"\u003eWomen's Shoot-Style \/ Kickboxing — Horida vs. Foreign Opponent\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\" style=\"margin-top:0; margin-bottom:0;\"\u003eOpening color spread (p. 4): 「ガンガンに向かっていかない堀田に\"プロならこっち向かってこい\"とヤジが飛ぶ！しかし堀田は冷静だった…」 — \"Hecklers Shout 'If You're a Pro, Come at Me!' at Horida for Not Going Forward Aggressively — But Horida Was Calm…\" Coverage of Horida in a women's shoot\/kickboxing match, wearing boxing gloves in a standard ring, against a tall Western female opponent. Multiple action photos including mid-kick exchanges and post-match scenes. An unusual and interesting early document of Japanese women's combat sports crossover (p. 4).\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\" style=\"margin-top:0; margin-bottom:0;\"\u003eAll Japan Women — Grand NORTH 6-Woman Tag League\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\" style=\"margin-top:0; margin-bottom:0;\"\u003eColor spread (p. 26): Coverage of the Grand NORTH 6-Woman Tag League finals, featuring Kyoko Inoue's team winning the tournament with a perfect record, and Toyoda's team finishing third. Colorful match photography featuring Reggie Bennett in elaborate ring gear, with crowd reaction shots from what appears to be a large venue. Notes Kyoko's team's 4-win record. Strong joshi collector content (p. 26).\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\" style=\"margin-top:0; margin-bottom:0;\"\u003eAll Japan — Asian Tag Championship Match\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\" style=\"margin-top:0; margin-bottom:0;\"\u003eColor spread (p. 124): 「7・ファジア戦は王者組がV7！タイムマシンに乗せたかった…」 — \"The 7th Asian Defense — Champions Make V7! Wanted to Put Them on a Time Machine…\" Coverage of the Asian Tag Championship defense featuring Mossman \u0026amp; Pan Dam against challengers Akiyama \u0026amp; Omori, with Power Slam and Diving Body Press finish photography. Results box and post-match candid photos included (p. 124).\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\" style=\"margin-top:0; margin-bottom:0;\"\u003ePancrase \/ Vale Tudo — Brazil Travel Feature\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\" style=\"margin-top:0; margin-bottom:0;\"\u003eColor spread (p. 136): 「バーリトゥード参戦・白田に同行したパトラッシュ島田レフェリーの旅日記 地球の裏側まで格闘探偵にいった！」 — \"Travel Diary of Referee Patrashu Shimada Who Accompanied Shirata to Vale Tudo — We Went to the Other Side of the World as Fighting Detectives!\" Extensive travel photography documenting the Brazilian Vale Tudo \/ Pancrase scene, including photos of Christ the Redeemer statue, Copacabana Beach, local gyms, Rickson Gracie-adjacent training environments, and candid shots with Brazilian fighters. A fascinating MMA history document from the mid-1990s Brazilian vale tudo scene, shot during the period when Japanese fighters were first seriously engaging with Brazilian grappling (p. 136).\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. The distinctive all-pink cover shows light edge wear and minor corner softening consistent with a 1996 weekly. Spine intact. Interior pages clean with good color reproduction throughout. 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