World Wrestling Peace Festival
World Wrestling Peace Festival | |||
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Los Angeles Sports Arena | |||
Attendance | 5,964 | ||
Tagline(s) | Harmony for Peace | ||
Interpromotional Inoki shows chronology | |||
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The World Wrestling Peace Festival was a
Inoki's home promotion
The
The event had an attendance of 5,964, far less than the 17,000 promoters were expecting, which was attributed to a poor choice of venue and lack of advertising. Though not as financially successful as Inoki's
In addition, it received positive reviews from publications such as Pro Wrestling Illustrated and the
The show is credited, along with AAA's
Terry Funk was scheduled to face Sabu and Brian Pillman in a three-way match, but pulled out of the show on May 8 after Pillman was sidelined following an automobile accident and Sabu was removed from the show after being booked for Big Japan Pro Wrestling (BJW) on the same date.
Results
No. | Results[14][15][16] | Stipulations | Times[17][18][19] |
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1 | Sgt. Craig Pittman (WCW) defeated KGB (AAA) | Singles match | 6:11 |
2 | Jim Neidhart defeated Bobby Bradley, Jr. | Singles match | 5:00 |
3 | Akira Hokuto (AJW) and Lady Apache (CMLL) defeated Bull Nakano (AJW) and Neftali (AAA) | Tag team match | 8:24 |
4 | Chris Benoit (WCW) defeated Alex Wright (WCW) | Singles match | 9:54 |
5 | Ultimo Dragon (AAA) defeated Heavy Metal (AAA) and Psicosis (AAA)
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Tag team match | 11:40 |
6 | Lex Luger (WCW) defeated Masa Saito (NJPW) | Singles match | 5:53 |
7 | Negro Casas (CMLL) defeated El Hijo del Santo (CMLL) | Singles match | 5:54 |
8 | (CMLL) | Six-man "Lucha Libre rules" tag team match | 10:35 |
9 | Black Cat (NJPW)
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Singles match | 5:15 |
10 | Cibernetico (AAA)
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Tag team match | 9:38 |
11 | Chris Jericho defeated Konnan (AAA/WCW) and Bam Bam Bigelow | Triangle match | 7:31 |
12 | Jushin Thunder Liger (NJPW) defeated The Great Sasuke (Michinoku Pro)
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Singles match | 12:47 |
13 | The Giant (WCW) defeated Sting (WCW) | Singles match | 5:09 |
14 | Antonio Inoki (NJPW) and Dan Severn (NWA) defeated Yoshiaki Fujiwara (PWFG) and Oleg Taktarov | Tag team match | 9:15 |
(c) – refers to the champion heading into the match
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See also
- Professional wrestling in Japan
- Professional wrestling in Mexico
- Professional wrestling in the United States
References
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- ^ a b c Monteagudo, Luis (June 1, 1996). "WRESTLING FANS MEET IN NAME OF PEACE". Press-Telegram.
- ^ a b Rosenbaum, Dave. "Multi-Promotional Supercard! World Wrestling Peace Festival Unites The World!." Pro Wrestling Illustrated. Fort Washington, Pennsylvania: London Publishing Company. (November 1996): pg. 26–29.
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- ^ Meltzer, Dave. "April 11, 2016 Wrestling Observer Newsletter". f4wonline.com. Wrestling Observer. Retrieved 7 April 2016.
The all-time pro wrestling attendance record would be for shows on April 28 and April 29, 1995 at May Day Stadium in Pyongyang, North Korea. The announced crowds for those shows were 165,000 and 190,000, although the real numbers were about 150,000 and 165,000. The first show was headlined by Scott Norton vs. Shinya Hashimoto and the second by Antonio Inoki vs. Ric Flair. While there were tickets sold, most of the people attending got in free, and were pretty much ordered to attend, so it's not really a fair comparison.
- ^ Furious, Arnold (December 10, 2007). "The Furious Flashbacks – World Wrestling Peace Festival 1996". Video Reviews. 411mania.com. Retrieved May 17, 2012.
- ^ "World Wrestling Peace Festival 1996". Special Event Reviews. PuroresuCentral.com. Retrieved May 17, 2012.
- ^ "Cuando Los Mundos Chocan". When Worlds Collide. Lucharan.com. Retrieved May 17, 2012.
- ISBN 1416598960(pg. 140–141)
- ^ Horie, Masanori (November 8, 1999). "Sudden ImpactFul Thrillseekers' Record Book". View From The Rising Sun. Rob's Wrestling World. Retrieved May 17, 2012.
- ^ "'Breaking The Code' is a great look at Chris Jericho". Sports & Recreation Examiner. January 21, 2012.
- ^ Bee, Daniel (August 21, 2010). "World First Review: WWE Breaking The Code – Behind the Walls of Chris Jericho DVD". WWEDVDNews.com. Retrieved May 17, 2012.
- ^ Pro Wrestling Illustrated. "Wrestling Supercards." PWI 2001 Wrestling Almanac and Book of Facts. Vol. IV. No. 1. Fort Washington, Pennsylvania: London Publishing Co., 2001. (pg. 166)
- ^ Krefting, Peter. "World Wrestling Peace Festival 1996". World Championship Wrestling 1996. American Wrestling Trivia. Retrieved May 17, 2012.
- ^ Woodward, Buck (June 1, 2009). "This Day in History: World Wrestling Peace Festival, Andre Debuts in Canada, Fight the Power and More". PWInsider.com. Retrieved May 17, 2012.
- ^ "World Wrestling Peace Festival". prowrestlinghistory.com. Retrieved 2012-05-20.
- ^ Cawthon, Graham (June 1, 2011). "June 1, 1996: Battle: Los Angeles". TheHistoryofWWE.com. Retrieved May 17, 2012.
- ^ Kreikenbohm, Philip. "World Wrestling Peace Festival 1996". Events Database. Cagematch.net. Retrieved May 17, 2012.
External links
- World Wrestling Peace Festival Commercial on YouTube