Tape Name : BO96V1: Best of 1996 Volume 1 Time : 4 hours (LP speed) Date : 1996 Rec Quality: Good - Very Good (unless otherwise noted) Match List: : 1. Taka Michinoku/Shiryu/Dick Togo/Mens Teoh/Shoichi Funaki vs Super Delphin/Gran Naniwa/El Gran Hamada/Tiger Mask(IV)/Masato Yakushiji #3 WON Match of the Year 10/13/96 M.PRO ***** 2. Rey Misterio Jr vs Juventud Guerrera 1/31/96 AAA ****1/4 IWAS Title, Car Cage Match from Aguascalientes 3. Sabu vs Steve Richards 1/5/96 ECW **** 4. Jushin Liger vs Shinjiro Otani 3/30/96 NJ ****3/4 IWGP Jr Heavyweight Title 5. Toshiyo Yamada/Sonoko Kato 8/13/96 AJW **** vs Rie Tamada/Manami Toyota From the Discover New Heroine Tour 6. Akira Taue vs Steve Williams 4/21/96 AJ ****1/2 All Japan Finals of The Champions Carnival. Great stiff match. 7. Combat Toyoda vs Megumi Kido 5/5/96 FMW ***1/2 No Rope Electrified Explosive Barbed Wire Death Match The first womens explosion match 8. Rey Misterio Jr vs Psicosis 12/28/95 AAA WWA Welterweight Title - Insane match from Rosarito. Very ECW-like 9. Shawn Michaels vs Mankind 9/22/96 WWF ****3/4 For the WWF Title. Incredible match. 10. Chris Benoit vs Lionheart (Chris Jericho) 12/13/95 NJ/WAR ****1/2 From the NJ/WAR Super J Tournament Tape Name : BO96V2: Best of 1996 Volume 2 Time : 4 hours (LP speed) Date : 1996 Rec Quality: Good - Very Good (unless otherwise noted) Match List: : 1. Antonio Inoki vs Vader 1/4/96 NJ ****1/2 From the 1/4 Dome show. Vader *and* Inoki are VERY stiff. 2. Black Tiger vs Jushin Liger 6/29/96 NJ ****1/2 Super J Final 3. Terry Funk/Mr Pogo vs Hayabusa/Masato Tanaka 5/5/96 FMW ***3/4 No Rope Electrified Barbed Wire Time Bomb Land Mine Double Hell Death Match 4. Mitsuharu Misawa/Jun Akiyama 5/26/96 AJ ***** vs Toshiaki Kawada/Akira Taue AJ Tag Titles, #4 WON Match of the year 5. Chris Benoit vs Dean Malenko WCW ****1/2 From the Hogwild PPV 6. Kyoko Inoue/Takako Inoue vs Mima Shimoda/Akira Hokuto 1/22/96 AJW ****1/2 WWWA Tag Titles, 2/3 Falls 7. Konnan vs Pierroth Jr 1/26/96 AAA From 1/26 Nezahualcoyotl, Another insane ECWish match 8. The Beulah pregnant angle 1/5/96 ECW Great angle 9. Kimo vs Bam Bam Bigelow 11/17/96 U*Japan From the U*Japan shoot fighting tournament 10. Too Cold Scorpio vs Sabu 2/17/96 ECW ****1/2 ECW TV Title Tape Name : BO96V3: Best of 1996 Volume 3 Time : 4 hours (LP speed) Date : 1996 Rec Quality: Good - Very Good (unless otherwise noted) Match List: : 1. Ultimo Dragon vs Shinjiro Otani 8/4/96 NJ ****3/4 From the J Crown Tournament. #9 WON Match of the year. 2. Rey Misterio Jr vs Psicosis 4/19/96 WAR Yet another incredible match between these two. 3. Headhunters/Super Leather 5/5/96 FMW vs Horace Boulder/Hisakatsu Oya/The Gladiator World Street Fight 6 Man Championship 4. Bret Hart vs Steve Austin 11/17/96 WWF ****1/2 From the 11/17 Survivor Series. #7 WON Match of the year 5. Mamani Toyota/Mima Shimoda vs Kaoru Ito/Mariko Yoshida 10/6/96 AJW ****1/4 WWWA Tag Titles, 2/3 Falls 6. Toshiaki Kawada/Akira Taue vs Mitsuharu Misawa/Jun Akiyama 7/9/96 AJ ****3/4 For the PWF/Intl Tag Titles from Kanazawa 7. Leon Negro/Ultraman vs Psicosis/Halloween 12/25/95 AAA No Rope Barbed Wire Street Fight Over The Top. Another insane match. 8. Rey Misterio Jr vs Juventud Guerrera 3/9/96 ECW ****3/4 2/3 Falls. #2 WON Match Of The Year. Rey is incredible as always. 9. Super Delphin vs Taka Michinoku 6/17/96 NJ From the Skydiving J Tournament. CMLL Welterweight Title 10. Ultimo Dragon vs Rey Misterio Jr 12/13/96 WAR For the J Crown Title Tape Name : BO96V4: Best of 1996 Volume 4 Time : 4 hours (LP speed) Date : 1996 Rec Quality: Good - Very Good (unless otherwise noted) Match List: : 1. Beulah/Kimona Lesbian Angle 4/20/96 ECW The infamous lesbian kiss that ECW TV couldnt show 2. Shane Douglas vs Raven 4/20/96 ECW ECW Title from Hostile City Showdown 3. Great Sasuke vs Ultimo Dragon 8/5/96 NJ ****1/4 The finals of the J*Crown. Sasuke cracks his skull on the floor and somehow continues. 4. Toshiaki Kawaka/Akira Taue vs Mitsuharu Misawa/Jun Akiyama 12/6/96 AJ ***** All Japan Tag League Final from Tokyo 5. Mamami Toyota vs Kyoko Inoue 3/31/96 AJW For the WWWA Title 6. Great Sasuke vs Jushin Liger 5/4/96 NJ ****1/2 For the IWGP Jr Heavyweight Title 7. Konnan/La Parka/Octagon 3/29/96 AAA vs Psicosis/Juventud Guerrera/Halloween Lumberjack Match From Tijuana 8. Cactus Jack vs Mikey Whipwreck 3/9/96 ECW **** Cactus' last match in the ECW Arena. Great speech at the end. 9. Jushin Liger vs Ultimo Dragon 12/13/95 WAR/NJ ****1/2 Super highflying matchup 10. Johnny Ace/Gary Albright/Toshiaki Kawada 4/28/96 AJ ****1/2 vs Mitsuharu Misawa/Jun Akiyama/Kenta Kobashi 11. Shawn Michaels vs Owen Hart 2/18/96 WWF **** From the 2/18 In Your House Tape Name : BO96V5: Best of 1996 Volume 5 Time : 4 hours (LP speed) Date : 1996 Rec Quality: Good - Very Good (unless otherwise noted) Match List: : 1. Infamous KISS angle on ECW TV 8/96 ECW Classic angle with Steve Richards and company. Joey Styles is hilarious. 2. Great Sasuke vs Black Tiger 6/17/96 NJ From the SkyDiving J Tournament for the IWGP Jr Title 3. Rey Misterio Jr vs Juventud Guerrera 3/16/96 AAA ****3/4 From Tijuana for the WWA Welterweight Title. Another fantastic match for these two guys. 4. Chigusa Nagayo/Hiromi Yagi/Hikari Fukuoka 6/30/96 JWP vs Dynamite Kansai/Bomber Hikaru/Toshie Utmatsu Super action from the Rikidozan Memorial Show 5. Great Sasuke vs El Samurai 8/4/96 NJ ****1/4 From the J Crown Tournament 6. Gangstas vs Mass Transit (Eric Kulas)/DVon Dudley 11/23/96 ECW The infamous Revere show where NuJack "accidently" blades the 17 year old Kulas and its the ultimate gusher. Not for the weak of heart. 7. Negro Casas vs El Dandy vs El Hijo del Santo 12/6/96 EMLL ****1/2 Triangle match: HAIR vs HAIR vs MASK from Mexico City. 8. 911/Rey Misterio Jr vs Eliminators 1/5/96 ECW **** Great tagteam match even though on paper it would look to be a mismatch 9. Mitsuharu Misawa/Jun Akiyama vs Steve Williams/Johnny Ace AJ 6/7/96 AJ ***** PWF/INTL Tag Titles. #1 WON Match Of The Year. STIFF!! 10. Ultimo Dragon vs Dean Malenko 12/29/96 WCW ****1/2 For the Cruiserweight Title From Starcade. 11. Cactus Jack vs Wing Kanemura 5/5/96 FMW **** King Of The Death Matches, Barbed Wire Barricade Spidernet Broken Glass Death Match 12. Keiji Mutoh/Rick Steiner vs Manabu Nakanishi/Satoshi Kojima NJ 10/25/96 **** Tape Name : BO96V6: Best of 1996 Volume 6 Time : 4 hours (LP speed) Date : 1996 Rec Quality: Good - Very Good (unless otherwise noted) Match List: : 1. Kenta Kobashi vs Toshiaki Kawada 10/18/96 AJ Complete match from Samurai TV. Triple Crown Title. SUPER!! 2. Rey Misterio Jr vs Psicosis 12/13/95 WAR ****3/4 From their first trip to Japan. The crowd showers the ring with money after the match. #10 WON Match Of The Year. 3. Terry Funk vs Mr Pogo 8/1/96 FMW Explosive Barbed Wire Glass Death Match. Funk gives a great interview before the match. 4. Sabu vs Rob Van Dam 4/20/96 ECW ****1/2 Another classic match in their year long feud. 5. Psicosis vs Ultraman 3/16/96 AAA ****1/4 Mask vs Mask. Yet one more out of control brawl. 6. Bas Rutten vs Frank Shamrock 6/14/96 PANCRASE For the King Of Pancrase Title 7. Nobuhiko Takada vs Shinya Hashimoto 4/29/96 NJ **** IWGP Heavyweight Title from the Tokyo Dome 8. Dynamite Kansai/Tomoko Kuzumi 8/13/96 AJW/JWP ****1/4 vs Aja Kong/Yoshika Tamura The Finals of the Discover New Heroine Tag Tournament 9. Shinya Hashimoto/Junji Hirata 6/12/96 NJ **** vs Kazuo Yamazaki/Takayuki Iizuka IWGP Tag Title from Osaka 10. Keiji Mutoh/Osamu Nishimura 6/12/96 NJ vs Masa Chono/Hiroyoshi Tenzan Tape Name : BO96V7: Best of 1996 Volume 7 Time : 4 hours (LP speed) Date : 1996 Rec Quality: Good - Very Good (unless otherwise noted) Match List: : 1. Sandman/Tommy Dreamer/Terry Gordy 7/13/96 ECW vs Raven/Steve Richards/Brian Lee Cage Match, Brawl Everywhere 2. Takako Inoue/Kyoko Inoue 5/11/96 AJW vs Manami Toyota/Mima Shimoda WWWA Tag Titles, 2/3 falls from Yokohama 3. Jushin Liger vs Gedo 12/13/95 WAR/NJ ****1/4 The finals of the Super J Cup 4. Toshiaki Kawada vs Akira Taue 3/31/96 AJ ****1/4 From the Commercial tape @ Nagoya. 5. Rob Van Dam vs Sabu 5/11/96 ECW **** The \"Respect Match\". Typical, classic ECW Match 6. Juventud Guerrera/Psicosis vs Volador/El Mexicano 1/12/96 AAA ****1/2 For the Mexican Tag Title from Nezahualcoyotl 7. Akira Taue vs Mitsuharu Misawa 6/2/96 AJ ****1/4 For the Triple Crown Title 8. Rey Misterio Jr vs Juventud Guerrera 2/3/96 ECW ****1/4 The cassic match from the ECW Arena Tape Name : BO96V8: Best of 1996 Volume 8 Time : 4 hours (LP speed) Date : 1996 Rec Quality: Good - Very Good (unless otherwise noted) Match List: : 1. Sakie Hawegawa vs Bull Nakano 1/22/96 AJW ***1/4 From the 1/22 Tokyo Show 2. Psicosis vs Ultraman 1/18/96 AAA Incredibly psychotic match. Psicosis tries some insane/stupid high risk spots. For the Welterweight Title from Tijuana 3. Manami Toyota/Mima Shimoda 6/22/96 AJW **** vs Kyoko Inoue/Takako Inoue For the WWWA Tag Titles, 2/3 Falls from Sapporo 4. Raven vs PitBull2 vs Sandman 5/11/96 ECW ***1/4 Three Way Match for the ECW Title 5. Psicosis/Juventud Guerrera/Halloween 3/29/96 AAA **** vs Rey Misterio Jr/Leon Negro/Super Calo From Tijuana 6. Shinjiro Otani vs Wild Pegasus (Chris Benoit) 4/6/96 NJ For the WCW Cruiserweight Title 7. Steve Willams/Johnny Ace 9/8/96 AJ ****1/2 vs Jun Akiyama/Mitsuharu Misawa For the Double Tag Team Titles 8. Gangstas/Tommy Dreamer vs Eliminators/Brian Lee 5/11/96 ECW ***3/4 Brawl all over the building. More weapons than you can count. 9. Mitsuharu Misawa vs Kenta Kobashi 3/31/96 AJ ****3/4 From the Nagoya Commercial Tape.