週刊プロレス Weekly Pro Wrestling No.804 1997 All Japan WWF Hart Foundation DOA NWO

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. 804 — 第43号 第23号 通巻1199号

Cover Date: July 29, 1997 (平成9年7月29日発行)

Price at Publication: 460円

Format: Standard weekly issue — "BEST WRESTLING 1997" badge visible

Cover Story

The cover features a striking candid portrait of a heavyset wrestler in a blue kimono/dogi with prayer beads, hands clasped in a prayer pose — identified in context as a major All Japan star making a significant life/career decision. The headline reads:

「人生の選択 全日本巡礼」

"Life's Choice — All Japan Pilgrimage"

Top banners announce: 「アジャが全女を退団」 — "Aja Kong Leaves All Japan Women!" and 「田村潔司の"U-FILE"って何？」 — "What is Tamura Koji's 'U-FILE'?" Two significant industry news items bracketing the contemplative cover image.

Inside Content

Mitsuharu Misawa / Takayama — Emergency Phone Interview

Opening feature (p. 4): 「高山に緊急電話インタビュー "新日本とやっていた団体同士の対抗戦とは意味が違うんです！"」 — "Emergency Phone Interview with Takayama — 'The Meaning is Different from the Inter-Promotional Matches We Did with New Japan!'" Yoshihiro Takayama speaks about his All Japan debut and what distinguishes All Japan's inter-promotional match context from NJPW's. Victory pose photo of Takayama with arms raised. Key document for Takayama collectors (p. 4).

All Japan — Hase Hiroshi Debut Feature

Color spread (p. 10): 「全日本の"定番"6人タッグに初登場。しかし、違和感はナシ！馳浩、水槽の中で、釣り糸を待つ…」 — "First Appearance in All Japan's Classic 6-Man Tag — But No Sense of Mismatch! Hase Hiroshi Waits for the Line in the Tank…" Covers Hiroshi Hase's debut in All Japan Pro Wrestling following his departure from NJPW/political career, with multiple match photos showing Hase in 6-man tag action alongside All Japan veterans. Post-match candid photos included. A notable career crossover document (p. 10).

WWF Raw Is War — Hart Foundation vs. DOA Feature

Full-color spread (p. 126) — photo credit: Cage Nakayama — headlined: 「"ビットマン軍団VS正規軍"という図式 新グループDOA（黙示録の使者）出現！」 — "The Formation of 'Bret's Army vs. the Regular Team' — New Group DOA (Disciples of Apocalypse) Appears!" Major WWF color coverage featuring Bret Hart and the Hart Foundation (Bret, Owen Hart, British Bulldog, Jim Neidhart) prominently photographed on the Raw Is War set, along with the newly debuted DOA (Disciples of Apocalypse). WWF Television logo and Hart Foundation ring branding clearly visible. Multiple match action photos. Peak Attitude Era content — Hart Foundation at their 1997 height is a major collector draw for Western WWF fans (p. 126).

Michinoku Pro / IWA — Chaos Brawl Feature

Color spread (p. 134): 「木村の答えは保留でも…野上の気持ちはひとつ！」 — "Even if Kimura's Answer is on Hold… Nogami's Feelings Are One!" Covers a wild post-match brawl at a Michinoku Pro/IWA show involving Kimura, Nogami, and Ohara, with chairs, ringside chaos photography, and a result box showing 後藤 defeated 木村 with Nogami and Ohara as seconds. Match drama and faction politics documented (p. 134).

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.