NJPW G1 Climax 1996

The G1 Climax 1996 was a professional wrestling tournament produced by New Japan Pro Wrestling (NJPW) that took place from August 2 to August 6, 1996. It was the twenty second edition of the G1 Climax.
==Tournament Summary==
Ten wrestlers entered into the tournament, competing in two round robin blocks. The winner of each block advanced to the final, where Riki Choshu defeated Masahiro Chono to win the tournament. During the tournament, Junji Hirata suffered an injury, forcing him to forfeit the rest of his matches.
==Final Standings==
Block A 	Block A	Block B 	Block B
Riki Choshu 	8 	Masahiro Chono 	6
Kensuke Sasaki 	6 	Shiro Koshinaka	4
Hiroyoshi Tenzan	4 	Keiji Mutoh 	4
Shinya Hashimoto	2 	Kazuo Yamazaki 	4
Junji Hirata 	0 	Satoshi Kojima 	2
==External links==
* Tournament Profile
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Category:New Japan Pro Wrestling tournaments
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