The "Best of Japan" series has become a staple of Golden Boy Tapes over the years. Every year, another 36-hour tape set is released, featuring all the best matches of the previous year from All Japan, New Japan, NOAH, Michinoku Pro, and everywhere else.
The 2003 edition is now available, with all your favorites included. Below, you can find the match listing for both the VHS and the DVD versions of the set.
You also have an opportunity to experience all three years of Best of Japan by clicking one of the links below - purchase all three VHS sets at once (EIGHTEEN TAPES!) and save $15, or all three DVD sets (TWENTY-ONE DVD'S!) and save $20.
BEST OF JAPAN 2003 ON VHS
Volume One
1. Satoshi Kojima + Taiyo Kea vs. Shinjiro Ohtani + Masato Tanaka - 2002 RWTL Finals for the Vacant AJPW Unified Tag Team Championship (12/06/02)
2. Kazunari Murakami vs. IWGP Heavyweight Champion Yuji Nagata (12/10/02)
3. Satoshi Kojima vs. Shinjiro Ohtani (12/15/02)
4. AJ Styles vs. NWA International Junior Heavyweight Champion Low-Ki (1/05/03)
5. Mitsuharu Misawa + Masahiro Chono vs. Akira Taue + Kenta Kobashi (1/10/03)
6. Masato Tanaka + Shinjiro Ohtani vs. GHC Tag Team Champions Jun Akiyama + Akitoshi Saito (1/10/03)
8. Kaz Hayashi + X vs. Rey Bucanero + Ultimo Guerrero (1/19/03)
9. Great Sasuke, Taka Michinoku + Masaaki Mochizuki vs. CIMA, SUWA + Don Fuji (1/25/03)
10. Jushin Lyger + Koji Kanemoto vs. IWGP Junior Heavyweight Tag Team Champions Tsuyoshi Kikuchi + Yoshinobu Kanemaru (1/26/03)
11. Ikuto Hidaka + Masao Orihara vs. Tatsuhito Takaiwa + Yoshito Sasaki - Differ Tag Scramble First Round Match (2/08/03)
12. MIKAMI + KUDO vs. KENTA + Kotaro Suzuki - Differ Tag Scramble Third Place Match (2/09/03)
13. Tatsuhito Takaiwa + Yoshito Sasaki vs. X + YOSSINO - Differ Tag Scramble Final Match (2/09/03)
14. AKIRA, Super Crazy, HEAT, Masahito Kakihara + Tiger Mask IV vs. Minoru Fujita, Gedo, Koji Kanemoto, El Samurai + Jushin Lyger (2/16/03)
15. Tadao Yasuda + Kazunari Murakami vs. IWGP Tag Team Champions Masahiro Chono + Hiroyoshi Tenzan (2/16/03)
16. Satoshi Kojima, Arashi, Nobutaka Araya + Kendo Ka Shin vs. Shinjiro Ohtani, Masato Tanaka, Kazuhiko Ogasawara + Ryouji Sai (2/23/03)
Volume Two
1. Kenta Kobashi vs. GHC Heavyweight Champion Mitsuharu Misawa (3/01/03)
2. AKIRA + HEAT vs. IWGP Junior Heavyweight Tag Team Champions Jushin Lyger + Koji Kanemoto (3/09/03)
3. Manabu Nakanishi vs. IWGP Heavyweight Champion Yuji Nagata (3/09/03)
4. Kennichiro Arai, Second Doi, Dragon Kid, Raimu Mishima + Masaaki Mochizuki vs. Genki Horiguchi, Magnum Tokyo, K-NESS, Ryo Saito + Susumu Mochizuki (3/09/03)
5. AKIRA vs. IWGP Junior Heavyweight Champion Koji Kanemoto (3/23/03)
6. Daisuke Sekimoto vs. Mens Teioh (3/30/03)
7. Dick Togo + Tiger Mask IV vs. Ikuto Hidaka + Great Sasuke (3/30/03)
8. Naomichi Marufuji + Takeshi Morishima vs. GHC Tag Team Champions Jun Akiyama + Akitoshi Saito (4/05/03)
9. Mammoth Sasaki vs. Masato Tanaka (4/11/03)
10. Toshiaki Kawada + Masa Fuchi vs. Keiji Mutoh + Satoshi Kojima (4/12/03)
11. Tamon Honda vs. GHC Heavyweight Champion Kenta Kobashi (4/13/03)
12. Masahiro Chono + Hiroyoshi Tenzan vs. Jushin Lyger + Koji Kanemoto (4/18/03)
Volume Three
1. Minoru Fujita vs. Taka Michinoku (4/20/03)
4. Hiroshi Tanahashi vs. Shinya Makabe - U-30 Openweight Tournament Final Match (4/23/03)
5. Tiger Mask IV vs. IWGP Junior Heavyweight Champion Kojima Kanemoto (4/23/03)
6. Tadao Yasuda vs. IWGP Heavyweight Champion Yuji Nagata (4/23/03)
7. Tatsuhito Takaiwa vs. NWA International Junior Heavyweight Champion Low-Ki (5/02/03)
8. Keiji Mutoh + Satoshi Kojima vs. Shinya Hashimoto + Naoya Ogawa (5/02/03)
9. Tiger Mask IV + HEAT vs. IWGP Junior Heavyweight Tag Team Champions Jushin Lyger + Koji Kanemoto (5/02/03)
10. Masahiro Chono vs. GHC Heavyweight Champion Kenta Kobashi (5/02/03)
11. NWF Heavyweight Champion Yoshihiro Takayama vs. IWGP Heavyweight Champion Yuji Nagata in a Title vs. Title Match (5/02/03)
12. Jun Akiyama, Makoto Hashi, Akitoshi Saito + Yoshinobu Kanemaru vs. Tamon Honda, KENTA, Tsuyoshi Kikuchi + Kenta Kobashi in a Captain's Fall Elimination Match (5/14/03)
13. Akira Taue vs. Yuji Nagata (6/06/03)
14. Kenta Kobashi + Tamon Honda vs. GHC Tag Team Champions Jun Akiyama + Akitoshi Saito (6/06/03)
Volume Four
1. Kotaro Suzuki + Naomichi Marufuji vs. IWGP Junior Heavyweight Tag Team Champions Jushin Lyger + Koji Kanemoto (6/10/03)
2. Masahito Kakihara vs. Koji Kanemoto - Best of Super Juniors Tournament Final (6/11/03)
3. Takehiro Murahama vs. IWGP Junior Heavyweight Champion Tiger Mask IV (6/13/03)
4. Satoshi Kojima vs. AJPW Triple Crown Champion Shinya Hashimoto (6/13/03)
6. Shinya Hashimoto + Naoya Ogawa vs. Keiji Mutoh + Toshiaki Kawada (7/06/03)
7. Makai Mask IV + Makai Mask V vs. IWGP Tag Team Champions Yutaka Yoshie + Hiroshi Tanahashi (7/09/03)
8. Toshiaki Kawada vs. Keiji Mutoh - AJPW Triple Crown Championship #1 Contender's Match (7/13/03)
9. Naomichi Marufuji + KENTA vs. Jushin Lyger + Takehiro Murahama - GHC Junior Heavyweight Tag Team Championship Tournament Final Match (7/16/03)
10. Masahiro Chono vs. IWGP Heavyweight Champion Yoshihiro Takayama (7/21/03)
11. Satoshi Kojima vs. Masato Tanaka - Fire Festival Tournament Match (7/31/03)
12. Satoshi Kojima vs. Shinjiro Ohtani - Fire Festival Tournament Final Match (8/01/03)
13. Yuji Nagata vs. Yutaka Yoshie - G-1 Climax Match (8/10/03)
14. Shinsuke Nakamura vs. Katsuyori Shibata - G-1 Climax Match (8/10/03)
Volume Five
1. Jun Akiyama vs. Hiroyoshi Tenzan - G-1 Climax (8/10/03)
2. Osamu Nishimura vs. Jun Akiyama - G-1 Climax (8/11/03)
3. Hiroyoshi Tenzan vs. Osamu Nishimura - G-1 Climax (8/12/03)
4. Yutaka Yoshie vs. Yoshihiro Takayama - G-1 Climax (8/14/03)
5. Hiroshi Tanahashi vs. Jun Akiyama - G-1 Climax (8/14/03)
6. Masahiro Chono vs. Jun Akiyama - G-1 Climax (8/15/03)
7. Jun Akiyama vs. Yuji Nagata - G-1 Climax Semi-Final Match (8/16/03)
8. Hiroyoshi Tenzan vs. Yoshihiro Takayama - G-1 Climax Semi-Final Match (8/16/03)
9. Hiroyoshi Tenzan vs. Jun Akiyama - G-1 Climax Final Match (8/17/03)
10. Shinjiro Ohtani vs. Satoshi Kojima - AJPW Triple Crown Championship Tournament Semi-Final Match (9/06/03)
11. Toshiaki Kawada vs. Shinjiro Ohtani - AJPW Triple Crown Championship Tournament Semi-Final Match (9/06/03)
12. Yoshinobu Kanemaru + Makoto Hashi vs. GHC Junior Heavyweight Tag Team Champions Naomichi Marufuji + KENTA (9/12/03)
13. Yuji Nagata vs. GHC Heavyweight Champion Kenta Kobashi (9/12/03)
Volume Six
2. Seiji Sakaguchi, Hiroyoshi Tenzan, Yuji Nagata, Manabu Nakanishi + Hiroshi Tanahashi vs. Bob Sapp, Yoshihiro Takayama, Kazuyuki Fujita, Minoru Suzuki + Shinsuke Nakamura in an Elimination Match (10/13/03)
3. Yuji Nagata vs. Hiroshi Tanahashi (10/18/03)
4. Don Frye vs. AJPW Unified Triple Crown Champion Toshiaki Kawada (10/26/03)
5. Hiroyoshi Tenzan + Osamu Nishimura vs. Yuji Nagata + Manabu Nakanishi - 2003 G-1 Tag League Semi-Final Match (10/30/03)
6. Hiroyoshi Tenzan + Osamu Nishimura vs. Yoshihiro Takayama + TOA - 2003 G-1 Tag League Semi-Final Match (10/30/03)
7. Juventud Guerra + Ricky Marvin vs. GHC Junior Heavyweight Tag Team Champions Naomichi Marufuji + KENTA (11/01/03)
8. Yoshinari Ogawa vs. GHC Heavyweight Champion Kenta Kobashi (11/01/03)
9. Minoru Fujita vs. Ikuto Hidaka (11/02/03)
10. Dick Togo, Mens Teioh, Shiryu, Taka Michinoku + Hanzo Nakajima vs. Jinsei Shinzaki, Hayate, Kesen Numa-Jiro, Kazuya Yuasa + Chi-Nen Hokkai (11/02/03)
11. Yuji Nagata vs. Minoru Suzuki (11/03/03)
12. Hiroyoshi Tenzan vs. GHC Heavyweight Champion Yoshihiro Takayama (11/03/03)
13. Yuji Nagata + Hiroshi Tanahashi vs. GHC Tag Team Champions Kenta Kobashi + Tamon Honda (11/30/03)
BEST OF JAPAN 2003 ON DVD
Volume One
1. Satoshi Kojima + Taiyo Kea vs. Shinjiro Ohtani + Masato Tanaka - 2002 RWTL Finals for the Vacant AJPW Unified Tag Team Championship (12/06/02)
2. Kazunari Murakami vs. IWGP Heavyweight Champion Yuji Nagata (12/10/02)
3. Satoshi Kojima vs. Shinjiro Ohtani (12/15/02)
4. AJ Styles vs. NWA International Junior Heavyweight Champion Low-Ki (1/05/03)
6. Kaz Hayashi + X vs. Rey Bucanero + Ultimo Guerrero (1/19/03)
7. Great Sasuke, Taka Michinoku + Masaaki Mochizuki vs. CIMA, SUWA + Don Fuji (1/25/03)
8. AKIRA, Super Crazy, HEAT, Masahito Kakihara + Tiger Mask IV vs. Minoru Fujita, Gedo, Koji Kanemoto, El Samurai + Jushin Lyger (2/16/03)
9. Tadao Yasuda + Kazunari Murakami vs. IWGP Tag Team Champions Masahiro Chono + Hiroyoshi Tenzan (2/16/03)
10. Satoshi Kojima, Arashi, Nobutaka Araya + Kendo Ka Shin vs. Shinjiro Ohtani, Masato Tanaka, Kazuhiko Ogasawara + Ryouji Sai (2/23/03)
12. AKIRA + HEAT vs. IWGP Junior Heavyweight Tag Team Champions Jushin Lyger + Koji Kanemoto (3/09/03)
13. Manabu Nakanishi vs. IWGP Heavyweight Champion Yuji Nagata (3/09/03)
BONUS MATCH: Osamu Nishimura vs. IWGP Heavyweight Champion Yuji Nagata (2/02/03)
Best of NOAH 2003 - Volume 1
1. Mitsuharu Misawa + Masahiro Chono vs. Akira Taue + Kenta Kobashi (1/10/03)
2. Masato Tanaka + Shinjiro Ohtani vs. GHC Tag Team Champions Jun Akiyama + Akitoshi Saito (1/10/03)
3. Jushin Lyger + Koji Kanemoto vs. IWGP Junior Heavyweight Tag Team Champions Tsuyoshi Kikuchi + Yoshinobu Kanemaru (1/26/03)
4. Ikuto Hidaka + Masao Orihara vs. Tatsuhito Takaiwa + Yoshito Sasaki - Differ Tag Scramble First Round Match (2/08/03)
5. MIKAMI + KUDO vs. KENTA + Kotaro Suzuki - Differ Tag Scramble Third Place Match (2/09/03)
6. Tatsuhito Takaiwa + Yoshito Sasaki vs. X + YOSSINO - Differ Tag Scramble Final Match (2/09/03)
7. Kenta Kobashi vs. GHC Heavyweight Champion Mitsuharu Misawa (3/01/03)
Volume Two
1. AKIRA vs. IWGP Junior Heavyweight Champion Koji Kanemoto (3/23/03)
2. Daisuke Sekimoto vs. Mens Teioh (3/30/03)
3. Dick Togo + Tiger Mask IV vs. Ikuto Hidaka + Great Sasuke (3/30/03)
4. Mammoth Sasaki vs. Masato Tanaka (4/11/03)
5. Toshiaki Kawada + Masa Fuchi vs. Keiji Mutoh + Satoshi Kojima (4/12/03)
6. Masahiro Chono + Hiroyoshi Tenzan vs. Jushin Lyger + Koji Kanemoto (4/18/03)
7. Minoru Fujita vs. Taka Michinoku (4/20/03)
10. Hiroshi Tanahashi vs. Shinya Makabe - U-30 Openweight Tournament Final Match (4/23/03)
11. Tiger Mask IV vs. IWGP Junior Heavyweight Champion Kojima Kanemoto (4/23/03)
12. Tadao Yasuda vs. IWGP Heavyweight Champion Yuji Nagata (4/23/03)
13. Tatsuhito Takaiwa vs. NWA International Junior Heavyweight Champion Low-Ki (5/02/03)
14. Keiji Mutoh + Satoshi Kojima vs. Shinya Hashimoto + Naoya Ogawa (5/02/03)
15. Tiger Mask IV + HEAT vs. IWGP Junior Heavyweight Tag Team Champions Jushin Lyger + Koji Kanemoto (5/02/03)
Best of NOAH 2003 - Volume 2
1. Naomichi Marufuji + Takeshi Morishima vs. GHC Tag Team Champions Jun Akiyama + Akitoshi Saito (4/05/03)
2. Tamon Honda vs. GHC Heavyweight Champion Kenta Kobashi (4/13/03)
3. Jun Akiyama, Makoto Hashi, Akitoshi Saito + Yoshinobu Kanemaru vs. Tamon Honda, KENTA, Tsuyoshi Kikuchi + Kenta Kobashi in a Captain's Fall Elimination Match (5/14/03)
4. Akira Taue vs. Yuji Nagata (6/06/03)
5. Kenta Kobashi + Tamon Honda vs. GHC Tag Team Champions Jun Akiyama + Akitoshi Saito (6/06/03)
Volume Three
1. Masahiro Chono vs. GHC Heavyweight Champion Kenta Kobashi (5/02/03)
2. NWF Heavyweight Champion Yoshihiro Takayama vs. IWGP Heavyweight Champion Yuji Nagata in a Title vs. Title Match (5/02/03)
3. Kotaro Suzuki + Naomichi Marufuji vs. IWGP Junior Heavyweight Tag Team Champions Jushin Lyger + Koji Kanemoto (6/10/03)
4. Masahito Kakihara vs. Koji Kanemoto - Best of Super Juniors Tournament Final (6/11/03)
5. Takehiro Murahama vs. IWGP Junior Heavyweight Champion Tiger Mask IV (6/13/03)
6. Satoshi Kojima vs. AJPW Triple Crown Champion Shinya Hashimoto (6/13/03)
8. Shinya Hashimoto + Naoya Ogawa vs. Keiji Mutoh + Toshiaki Kawada (7/06/03)
9. Makai Mask IV + Makai Mask V vs. IWGP Tag Team Champions Yutaka Yoshie + Hiroshi Tanahashi (7/09/03)
10. Toshiaki Kawada vs. Keiji Mutoh - AJPW Triple Crown Championship #1 Contender's Match (7/13/03)
11. Masahiro Chono vs. IWGP Heavyweight Champion Yoshihiro Takayama (7/21/03)
12. Satoshi Kojima vs. Masato Tanaka - Fire Festival Tournament Match (7/31/03)
13. Satoshi Kojima vs. Shinjiro Ohtani - Fire Festival Tournament Final Match (8/01/03)
Best of NOAH 2003 - Volume 3
1. Naomichi Marufuji + KENTA vs. Jushin Lyger + Takehiro Murahama - GHC Junior Heavyweight Tag Team Championship Tournament Final Match (7/16/03)
2. Yoshinobu Kanemaru + Makoto Hashi vs. GHC Junior Heavyweight Tag Team Champions Naomichi Marufuji + KENTA (9/12/03)
3. Yuji Nagata vs. GHC Heavyweight Champion Kenta Kobashi (9/12/03)
4. Juventud Guerra + Ricky Marvin vs. GHC Junior Heavyweight Tag Team Champions Naomichi Marufuji + KENTA (11/01/03)
Best of G-1 2003 - Volume 1
1. Shinsuke Nakamura vs. Katsuyori Shibata - G-1 Climax Match (8/10/03)
2. Yuji Nagata vs. Yutaka Yoshie - G-1 Climax Match (8/10/03)
3. Jun Akiyama vs. Hiroyoshi Tenzan - G-1 Climax (8/10/03)
4. Osamu Nishimura vs. Jun Akiyama - G-1 Climax (8/11/03)
5. Hiroyoshi Tenzan vs. Osamu Nishimura - G-1 Climax (8/12/03)
6. Yutaka Yoshie vs. Yoshihiro Takayama - G-1 Climax (8/14/03)
7. Hiroshi Tanahashi vs. Jun Akiyama - G-1 Climax (8/14/03)
8. Masahiro Chono vs. Jun Akiyama - G-1 Climax (8/15/03)
Best of G-1 2003 - Volume 2
1. Jun Akiyama vs. Yuji Nagata - G-1 Climax Semi-Final Match (8/16/03)
2. Hiroyoshi Tenzan vs. Yoshihiro Takayama - G-1 Climax Semi-Final Match (8/16/03)
3. Hiroyoshi Tenzan vs. Jun Akiyama - G-1 Climax Final Match (8/17/03)
4. Yoshinari Ogawa vs. GHC Heavyweight Champion Kenta Kobashi (11/01/03)
5. Yuji Nagata + Hiroshi Tanahashi vs. GHC Tag Team Champions Kenta Kobashi + Tamon Honda (11/30/03)
Volume Four
1. Shinjiro Ohtani vs. Satoshi Kojima - AJPW Triple Crown Championship Tournament Semi-Final Match (9/06/03)
2. Toshiaki Kawada vs. Shinjiro Ohtani - AJPW Triple Crown Championship Tournament Semi-Final Match (9/06/03)
4. Seiji Sakaguchi, Hiroyoshi Tenzan, Yuji Nagata, Manabu Nakanishi + Hiroshi Tanahashi vs. Bob Sapp, Yoshihiro Takayama, Kazuyuki Fujita, Minoru Suzuki + Shinsuke Nakamura in an Elimination Match (10/13/03)
5. Yuji Nagata vs. Hiroshi Tanahashi (10/18/03)
6. Don Frye vs. AJPW Unified Triple Crown Champion Toshiaki Kawada (10/26/03)
7. Hiroyoshi Tenzan + Osamu Nishimura vs. Yuji Nagata + Manabu Nakanishi - 2003 G-1 Tag League Semi-Final Match (10/30/03)
8. Hiroyoshi Tenzan + Osamu Nishimura vs. Yoshihiro Takayama + TOA - 2003 G-1 Tag League Semi-Final Match (10/30/03)
9. Minoru Fujita vs. Ikuto Hidaka (11/02/03)
10. Dick Togo, Mens Teioh, Shiryu, Taka Michinoku + Hanzo Nakajima vs. Jinsei Shinzaki, Hayate, Kesen Numa-Jiro, Kazuya Yuasa + Chi-Nen Hokkai (11/02/03)
11. Yuji Nagata vs. Minoru Suzuki (11/03/03)
12. Hiroyoshi Tenzan vs. GHC Heavyweight Champion Yoshihiro Takayama (11/03/03)
BONUS MATCH: Hulk Hogan vs. Masahiro Chono (10/13/03)
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Name: Best of Japan 2002 Tape Set
ID#: BOJ-2002
Length: Thirty-Six Hours
Tapes: Six
Condition: Very Good/Excellent
Volume One
1. Naomichi Marufuji vs. GHC Junior Heavyweight Champion Tatsuhito Takaiwa (NOAH - December 9, 2001)
2. Vader vs. GHC Heavyweight Champion Jun Akiyama (NOAH - December 9, 2001)
4. Hiroyoshi Tenzan + Satoshi Kojima vs. Yuji Nagata + Manabu Nakanishi - G-1 Tag League Semi-Finals (New Japan - December 11, 2001)
5. Hiroyoshi Tenzan + Satoshi Kojima vs. Mike Barton + Jim Steele - G-1 Tag League Finals (New Japan - December 11, 2001)
6. Toshiaki Kawada + Mitsuya Nagai vs. Keiji Mutoh + Taiyo Kea - RWTL Finals (All Japan - December 2001)
7. Jushin Lyger, Great Sasuke + Tiger Mask IV vs. Dick Togo, Gedo + Jado (New Japan - January 4, 2002)
8. Yuji Nagata vs. GHC Heavyweight Champion Jun Akiyama (New Japan - January 4, 2002)
9. Super Shisa, Kennichiro Arai + Ryo Saito vs. Susumu Mochizuki, Genki Horiguchi + Darkness Dragon (Rainbow Promotions - January 20, 2002)
11. Jushin Lyger, Minoru Tanaka + Masahito Kakihara vs. Koji Kanemoto, Gedo + Jado (New Japan - January 25, 2002)
12. Hiroyoshi Tenzan vs. Osamu Nishimura (New Japan - February 16, 2002)
13. Tsuyoshi Kikuchi + Yoshinobu Kanemaru vs. Jushin Lyger + Wataru Inoue (NOAH - February 17, 2002)
14. Juventud Guerra vs. GHC Junior Heavyweight Champion Naomichi Marufuji(NOAH - February 17, 2002)
Volume Two
1. Mitsuharu Misawa + Kenta Kobashi vs. Yuji Nagata + Jun Akiyama (NOAH - February 17, 2002)
2. Genichiro Tenryu vs. Satoshi Kojima (All Japan - February 24, 2002)
3. Toshiaki Kawada vs. AJPW Triple Crown Champion Keiji Mutoh (All Japan - February 24, 2002)
4. Naohiro Hoshikawa vs. Naomichi Marufuji (Zero-One - March 2, 2002)
5. Jushin Lyger, Minoru Tanaka, El Samurai, Masayuki Naruse + Masahito Kakihara vs. Koji Kanemoto, Black Tiger, Eddie Guerrero, Gedo + Jado - 2/3 Falls Match (New Japan - March 14, 2002)
6. Yuji Nagata + Manabu Nakanishi vs. Masahiro Chono + Hiroyoshi Tenzan - IWGP Tag Team Title Tournament Final Match (New Japan - March 24, 2002)
7. Yuji Nagata vs. IWGP Heavyweight Champion Tadao Yasuda (New Japan - April 5, 2002)
8. Jushin Lyger + Minoru Tanaka vs. Tsuyoshi Kikuchi + Yoshinobu Kanemaru (NOAH - April 7, 2002)
9. Keiji Mutoh vs. Satoshi Kojima - Champions Carnival Semi-Finals (All Japan - April 10, 2002)
10. Mitsuya Nagai + Shigeo Okamura vs. Arashi + Nobutaka Araya - AJPW All-Asian Tag Team Title Decision Match (All Japan - April 13, 2002)
11. Genichiro Tenryu vs. Keiju Mutoh - AJPW Triple Crown Decision Match (All Japan - April 13, 2002)
12. Jushin Lyger, Minoru Tanaka, Masayuki Naruse + Masahito Kakihara vs. Koji Kanemoto, Black Tiger, Jado + Gedo - Elimination Match (New Japan - April 16, 2002)
13. Manabu Nakanishi + Osamu Nishimura vs. IWGP Tag Team Champions Masahiro Chono + Hiroyoshi Tenzan - Non-Title Match (New Japan - April 26, 2002)
14. Yoshihiro Takayama vs. IWGP Heavyweight Champion Yuji Nagata (New Japan - May 2, 2002)
Volume Three
1. Masahiro Chono vs. Mitsuharu Misawa (New Japan - May 2, 2002)
2. Tiger Mask IV vs. Ikuto Hidaka (Michinoku Pro - May 6, 2002)
3. Keiji Mutoh, Kaz Hayashi + George Hines vs. Taiyo Kea, Mitsuya Nagai + Shigeo Okamura - Giant Baba Memorial Cup Semi-Final Match (All Japan - May 15, 2002)
4. Yoshinobu Kanemaru vs. KENTA - GHC Junior Heavyweight Title Tournament Final Match (NOAH - May 26, 2002) (This match is not available on the DVD Set)
5. Jushin Lyger vs. Koji Kanemoto - BOSJ Match (New Japan - May 28, 2002)
6. Minoru Tanaka vs. El Samurai - BOSJ Match (New Japan - June 2, 2002)
7. Manabu Nakanishi + Osamu Nishimura vs. IWGP Tag Team Champions Masahiro Chono + Hiroyoshi Tenzan (New Japan - June 5, 2002)
8. Koji Kanemoto vs. Minoru Tanaka - Best of Super Juniors Final Match (New Japan - June 5, 2002)
9. Yoshihiro Takayama vs. Manabu Nakanishi (New Japan - June 7, 2002)
10. Kensuke Sasaki vs. IWGP Heavyweight Champion Yuji Nagata (New Japan - June 7, 2002)
13. Minoru Tanaka + Tiger Mask IV vs. Koji Kanemoto + AKIRA (New Japan - June 20, 2002)
14. AKIRA vs. IWGP Junior Heavyweight Champion Minoru Tanaka (New Japan - June 21, 2002)
15. Yuji Nagata, Manabu Nakanishi, Osamu Nishimura + Yutaka Yoshie vs. Kensuke Sasaki, Kenzo Suzuki, Hiroshi Tanahashi + Blue Wolf (New Japan - June 21, 2002)
Volume Four
2. Yuji Nagata + Manabu Nakanishi vs. Hiroyoshi Tenzan + Hiroshi Tanahashi (New Japan - July 8, 2002)
3. G-1 Climax 10-Man Royal Rumble (New Japan - July 10, 2002)
4. Satoshi Kojima vs. AJPW Triple Crown Champion Genichiro Tenryu (All Japan - July 17, 2002)
5. Masahiro Chono + Osamu Nishimura vs. Hiroyoshi Tenzan + Yoshihiro Takayama (New Japan - July 21, 2002)
6. Tiger Mask IV vs. Dick Togo - Tohoku Junior Tournament (Michnoku Pro - July 21, 2002)
7. Shinjiro Ohtani vs. Taka Michinoku - Fire Festival Tournament (Zero-One - July 28, 2002)
8. Shinjiro Ohtani vs. Masato Tanaka - Fire Festival Tournament (Zero-One - July 31, 2002)
9. Manabu Nakanishi vs. Osamu Nishimura - G-1 Climax Tournament (New Japan - August 3, 2002)
10. Kensuke Sasaki vs. Yoshihiro Takayama - G-1 Climax Tournament (New Japan - August 3, 2002)
11. Osamu Nishimura vs. Masahiro Chono - G-1 Climax Tournament (New Japan - August 4, 2002)
12. Hiroyoshi Tenzan vs. Yoshihiro Takayama - G-1 Climax Tournament (New Japan - August 4, 2002)
13. Shinjiro Ohtani vs. Tetsuhiro Kuroda - Zero-One Fire Festival Tournament Finals (Zero-One - August 4, 2002)
14. Yuji Nagata vs. Manabu Nakanishi - G-1 Climax Tournament (New Japan - August 7, 2002)
15. Kensuke Sasaki vs. Hiroyoshi Tenzan - G-1 Climax Tournament (New Japan - August 8, 2002)
Volume Five
1. Yuji Nagata vs. Osamu Nishimura - G-1 Climax Tournament (New Japan - August 8, 2002)
2. Hiroyoshi Tenzan vs. Masahiro Chono - G-1 Climax Semi-Finals (New Japan - August 10, 2002)
3. Osamu Nishimura vs. Yoshihiro Takayama - G-1 Climax Semi-Finals (New Japan - August 10, 2002)
4. Yoshihiro Takayama vs. Masahiro Chono - G-1 Climax Finals (New Japan - August 11, 2002)
5. Dick Togo vs. Great Sasuke - Tohoku Junior Tournament (Michinoku Pro - August 15, 2002)
6. Dick Togo vs. Tiger Mask IV - Tohoku Junior Tournament Finals (Michinoku Pro - August 25, 2002)
7. Masayuki Naruse vs. Takehiro Murahama (New Japan - August 29, 2002)
8. Tsuyoshi Kikuchi + Yoshinobu Kanemaru vs. IWGP Junior Heavyweight Tag Team Champions Minoru Tanaka + Jushin Lyger (New Japan - August 29, 2002)
9. Kaz Hayashi vs. Jimmy Yang (All Japan - August 30, 2002)
10. Genichiro Tenryu vs. Hiroshi Hase (All Japan - August 30, 2002)
11. Masaaki Mochizuki, Dragon Kid + Jimmy Yang vs. Magnum Tokyo, Susumu Yokosuka + Darkness Dragon (All Japan - August 31, 2002)
12. Kenta Kobashi, Kentaro Shiga, KENTA + Tsuyoshi Kikuchi vs. Jun Akiyama, Akitoshi Saito, Makoto Hashi + Yoshinobu Kanemaru in a Captain's Fall Elimination Match (Pro Wrestling NOAH - September 5, 2002)
13. Yoshihiro Takayama vs. GHC Heavyweight Champion Yoshinari Ogawa (Pro Wrestling NOAH - September 6, 2002) (This match is not available on the DVD Set)
16. Tiger Mask IV vs. IWGP Junior Heavyweight Champion Koji Kanemoto (New Japan - September 22, 2002)
Volume Six
1. Masayuki Naruse + El Samurai vs. IWGP Junior Heavyweight Tag Team Champions Tsuyoshi Kikuchi + Yoshinobu Kanemaru (NOAH - September 23, 2002)
2. Jun Akiyama + Akitoshi Saito vs. GHC Tag Team Champions Takeshi Morishima + Takeshi Rikioh (NOAH - September 23, 2002)
3. Mitsuharu Misawa vs. GHC Heavyweight Champion Yoshihiro Takayama (NOAH - September 23, 2002)
4. Takashi Iizuka vs. Osamu Nishimura (New Japan - October 6, 2002)
5. Bob Sapp vs. Manabu Nakanishi (New Japan - October 14, 2002)
6. Kazuyuki Fujita vs. IWGP Heavyweight Champion Yuji Nagata (New Japan - October 14, 2002)
7. Tsuyoshi Kikuchi vs. GHC Junior Heavyweight Champion Yoshinobu Kanemaru (NOAH - October 19, 2002)
8. Kenta Kobashi + Kentaro Shiga vs. GHC Tag Team Champions Jun Akiyama + Akitoshi Saito (NOAH - October 19, 2002)
9. Bas Rutten vs. IWGP Junior Heavyweight Champion Koji Kanemoto (New Japan - October 26, 2002)
10. Masahiro Chono vs. IWGP Heavyweight Champion Yuji Nagata (New Japan - October 26, 2002)
11. Satoshi Kojima vs. Hiroshi Hase (All Japan - October 27, 2002)
12. Great Muta vs. AJPW Triple Crown Champion Genichiro Tenryu (All Japan - October 27, 2002)
13. Jushin Lyger, Tiger Mask IV + HEAT vs. Koji Kanemoto, Gedo + Jado - Junior Triathalon Survivor Final Match (New Japan - November 4, 2002)
14. Great Sasuke, Jinsei Shinzaki + Dick Togo vs. Taka Michinoku, Gran Naniwa + Kaz Hayashi (Michinoku Pro 10th Anniversary - November 8, 2002)
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Name: Best of Japan 2001 Tape Set
ID#: BOJ-2001
Length: Thirty-Six Hours
Tapes: Six
Condition: Very Good/Excellent
1. Toshiaki Kawada and Masa Fuchi vs. Steve Williams and Mike Rotundo - Real World Tag League 2000 Finals
2. Takehiro Murahama, Super Delfin and Tsubasa vs. Jushin Lyger, Shinya Makabe and Minoru Tanaka
3. Masa Fuchi and Toshiaki Kawada vs. Yuji Nagata and Takashi Iizuka
4. Kenta Kobashi vs. Jun Akiyama
5. Toshiaki Kawada vs. Kensuke Sasaki - IWGP Heavyweight Title Tournament Finals
6. Taiyo Kea, Mohammad Yone, Masahito Kakihara + Mitsuya Nagai vs. Toshiaki Kawada, Shigeo Okamura, Nobutaka Araya + Masa Fuchi in an Elimination Match
7. Toshiaki Kawada and Masa Fuchi vs. Taiyo Kea and Johnny Smith - AJPW Unified Tag Team Championship Decision Match
8. Silver King, Dr. Wagner Jr. and El Samurai vs. Koji Kanemoto, Minoru Tanaka and Tatsuhito Takaiwa
9. Shinjiro Ohtani vs. IWGP Heavyweight Champion Kensuke Sasaki
10. Naomichi Marufuji vs. Naohiro Hoshikawa
11. Mitsuharu Misawa and Jun Akiyama vs. Shinya Hashimoto and Yuji Nagata
12. Taiyo Kea vs. AJPW Triple Crown Champion Genichiro Tenryu
13. Taiyo Kea vs. Johnny Smith
14. Taiyo Kea vs. Genichiro Tenryu - Champions Carnival Finals
15. Takao Omori vs. Jun Akiyama
16. Mitsuharu Misawa vs. Jun Akiyama
17. Mitsuharu Misawa vs. Yoshihiro Takayama - GHC Heavyweight Championship Tournament Final
18. Toshiaki Kawada vs. Mitsuya Nagai
19. Toshiaki Kawada vs. Keiji Muto
20. Daijiro Matsui vs. Ikuto Hidaka
21. Naomichi Marufuji vs. Tatsuhito Takaiwa
22. Keiji Muto vs. Jushin Lyger
23. Yuji Nagata, Osamu Nishimura and Takashi Iizuka vs. Hiroyoshi Tenzan, Satoshi Kojima and Scott Norton
24. Takehiro Murahama vs. IWGP Junior Heavyweight Champion Minoru Tanaka
25. Akira Taue vs. GHC Heavyweight Champion Mitsuharu Misawa
26. Minoru Tanaka vs. Shinya Makabe
28. Satoshi Kojima and Hiroyoshi Tenzan vs. Keiji Muto and Jushin Lyger
29. Minoru Tanaka vs. AKIRA
30. Keiji Muto vs. Satoshi Kojima
31. Jushin Lyger vs. Minoru Tanaka - BOSJ 2001 Tournament Finals
32. Toshiaki Kawada vs. Satoshi Kojima
33. Keiji Muto vs. Hiroshi Hase
34. Yuji Nagata vs. IWGP Heavyweight Champion Kazuyuki Fujita
35. Yuji Nagata and Shinya Makabe vs. Masahito Kakihara and Mitsuya Nagai - AJPW All-Asian Tag Team Championship Decision Match
36. Toshiaki Kawada vs. Hiroyoshi Tenzan
37. Keiji Mutoh vs. AJPW Triple Crown Champion Genichiro Tenryu
38. Super Delfin and Takehiro Murahama vs. Jushin Lyger and El Samurai
39. Shinya Hashimoto vs. Tom Howard
41. Juventud Guerra vs. Yoshinobu Kanemaru - GHC Junior Heavyweight Championship Tournament Finals
45. Genichiro Tenryu and Yoji Anjoh vs. AJPW Unified Tag Team Champions Taiyo Kea and Johnny Smith
46. Steve Williams vs. AJPW Triple Crown Champion Keiji Muto
47. Gedo and Jado vs. IWGP Junior Heavyweight Tag Team Champions Jushin Lyger and El Samurai
48. Jun Akiyama vs. GHC Heavyweight Champion Mitsuharu Misawa
49. Osamu Nishimura vs. Satoshi Kojima
50. Hiroyoshi Tenzan vs. Osamu Nishimura
51. Satoshi Kojima vs. Keiji Muto
52. Yuji Nagata vs. Keiji Muto - G-1 Climax 2001 Finals
53. Great Sasuke and Tiger Mask IV vs. IWGP Junior Heavyweight Tag Team Champions Gedo + Jado
54. Keiji Muto and Taiyo Kea vs. AJPW Unified Tag Team Champions Genichiro Tenryu and Yoji Anjoh
55. Shinjiro Ohtani vs. Kyohei Sato - Fire Festival Tournament Finals
56. Toshiaki Kawada and Mitsuya Nagai vs. Hiroyoshi Tenzan and Satoshi Kojima
57. Osamu Nishimura and Tatsumi Fujinami vs. IWGP Tag Team Champions Hiroyoshi Tenzan and Satoshi Kojima
59. Yuji Nagata and Jun Akiyama vs. Keiji Muto and Hiroshi Hase
60. Tatsuhito Takaiwa vs. GHC Junior Heavyweight Champion Yoshinobu Kanemaru (This match is not available on the DVD Set)
61. Keiji Mutoh and Jushin Lyger vs. IWGP Tag Team Champions Tatsumi Fujinami + Osamu Nishimura
62. Koji Kanemoto, AKIRA, Gedo + Jado vs. Jushin Lyger, El Samurai, Minoru Tanaka + Katsuyori Shibata - Elimination Match
63. Keiji Mutoh and Taiyo Kea vs. AJPW Tag Team Champions Genichiro Tenryu + Yoji Anjoh
64. Minoru Tanaka and El Samurai vs. IWGP Junior Heavyweight Tag Team Champions Gedo and Jado
65. Masahiro Chono vs. AJPW Triple Crown Champion Keiji Muto
66. AJPW Unified Tag Team Champions Keiji Muto and Taiyo Kea vs. IWGP Tag Team Champions Osamu Nishimura and Tatsumi Fujinami in a Title Unification Match
67. Dick Togo + Gedo vs. Great Sasuke + Masao Orihata - Michinoku Pro Tag League Finals
68. Yuji Nagata + Minoru Tanaka vs. Keiji Mutoh + Jushin Lyger
69 .Gedo, Jado + Masato Tanaka vs. Shinjiro Ohtani, Naohiro Hoshikawa + Kohei Sato
70. Gedo and Jado vs. Jushin Lyger and El Samurai
71. Jushin Lyger and El Samurai vs. Wataru Inoue and Katsuyori Shibata
72. Minoru Tanaka, Masayuki Naruse + Masahito Kakihara vs. Jado, Gedo + GOKU-DO
73. Jushin Lyger + El Samurai vs. Gedo + Jado - G-1 Junior Tag League Finals
74. Jun Akiyama and Akitoshi Saito vs. Vader and Scorpio - GHC Tag Team Championship Tournament Finals
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