Champion's Carnival - Results - 1996

1996

The 1996 Champion's Carnival contained 12 men, and was held from March 22 to April 20. It contained the longest decisive match in the tournament's history, with Toshiaki Kawada defeating Kenta Kobashi in 29:38, just 22 seconds shy of the time limit.

Final standings
Wrestler Score
Akira Taue 17
Steve Williams 17
Stan Hansen 16
Kenta Kobashi 16
Mitsuharu Misawa 16
Toshiaki Kawada 15
Gary Albright 12
Johnny Ace 10
The Patriot 6
Jun Akiyama 5
Takao Ōmori 2
Tamon Honda 1
Final
Akira Taue d. Steve Williams (21:41)
Results Johnny
Ace		 Jun
Akiyama		 Gary
Albright		 Stan
Hansen		 Tamon
Honda		 Toshiaki
Kawada		 Kenta
Kobashi		 Mitsuharu
Misawa		 Takao
Ōmori		 The
Patriot		 Akira
Taue		 Steve
Williams
Johnny
Ace		 X Ace
(16:18)		 Ace
(30:00)		 Hansen
(10:04)		 Ace
(12:31)		 Kawada
(21:54)		 Draw
(30:00)		 Draw
(30:00)		 Ace
(13:43)		 Patriot
(14:24)		 Taue
(19:42)		 Williams
(18:14)
Jun
Akiyama		 Ace
(16:18)		 X Albright
(8:19)		 Hansen
(7:02)		 Draw
(30:00)		 Kawada
(1:45)		 Kobashi
(18:34)		 Misawa
(17:56)		 Akiyama
(3:15)		 Akiyama
(14:05)		 Taue
(13:26)		 Williams
(8:15)
Gary
Albright		 Draw
(30:00)		 Albright
(8:19)		 X Hansen
(11:26)		 Albright
(8:26)		 Albright
(17:38)		 Kobashi
(14:09)		 Misawa
(18:14)		 Albright
(6:56)		 Albright
(10:49)		 Taue
(15:15)		 Draw
(30:00)
Stan
Hansen		 Hansen
(10:04)		 Hansen
(7:02)		 Hansen
(11:26)		 X Hansen
(4:59)		 Draw
(30:00)		 Kobashi
(22:15)		 Hansen
(17:31)		 Hansen
(5:15)		 Hansen
(12:44)		 Taue
(15:08)		 Draw
(30:00)
Tamon
Honda		 Ace
(12:31)		 Draw
(30:00)		 Albright
(8:26)		 Hansen
(4:59)		 X Kawada
(9:30)		 Kobashi
(16:31)		 Misawa
(10:10)		 Ōmori
(14:16)		 Patriot
(10:04)		 Taue
(10:40)		 Williams
(4:57)
Toshiaki
Kawada		 Kawada
(21:54)		 Kawada
(1:45)		 Albright
(17:38)		 Draw
(30:00)		 Kawada
(9:30)		 X Kawada
(29:38)		 Draw
(30:00)		 Kawada
(7:19)		 Kawada
(7:51)		 Draw
(30:00)		 Williams
(17:30)
Kenta
Kobashi		 Draw
(30:00)		 Kobashi
(18:34)		 Kobashi
(14:09)		 Kobashi
(22:15)		 Kobashi
(16:31)		 Kawada
(29:38)		 X Misawa
(24:07)		 Kobashi
(14:29)		 Kobashi
(18:07)		 Draw
(30:00)		 Kobashi
(27:53)
Mitsuharu
Misawa		 Draw
(30:00)		 Misawa
(17:56)		 Misawa
(18:14)		 Hansen
(17:31)		 Misawa
(10:10)		 Draw
(30:00)		 Misawa
(24:07)		 X Misawa
(10:23)		 Misawa
(14:42)		 Misawa
(18:18)		 Williams
(19:59)
Takao
Ōmori		 Ace
(13:43)		 Akiyama
(3:15)		 Albright
(6:56)		 Hansen
(5:15)		 Ōmori
(14:16)		 Kawada
(7:19)		 Kobashi
(14:29)		 Misawa
(10:23)		 X Patriot
(11:34)		 Taue
(8:55)		 Williams
(6:34)
The
Patriot		 Patriot
(14:24)		 Akiyama
(14:05)		 Albright
(10:49)		 Hansen
(12:44)		 Patriot
(10:04)		 Kawada
(7:51)		 Kobashi
(18:07)		 Misawa
(14:42)		 Patriot
(11:34)		 X Taue
(15:38)		 Williams
(16:07)
Akira
Taue		 Taue
(19:42)		 Taue
(13:26)		 Taue
(15:15)		 Taue
(15:08)		 Taue
(10:40)		 Draw
(30:00)		 Draw
(30:00)		 Misawa
(18:18)		 Taue
(8:55)		 Taue
(15:38)		 X Draw
(30:00)
Steve
Williams		 Williams
(18:14)		 Williams
(8:15)		 Draw
(30:00)		 Draw
(30:00)		 Williams
(4:57)		 Williams
(17:30)		 Kobashi
(27:53)		 Williams
(19:59)		 Williams
(6:34)		 Williams
(16:07)		 Draw
(30:00)		 X

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