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NWA World Champion Series: 1976/05/21 - 06/17: 22 cards

The date & location in bold letters indicate the card has full results (incomplete results and/or missing venue name otherwise).

Guest Foreigners:
Horst Hoffman
Jimmy Valiant
Johnny Valiant (John L. Sullivan)
Al Hayes
Khosrow Vaziri
Dick Murdoch [05/21-06/06]
Terry Funk [06/08-06/16]
Bob Geigel [06/08-06/17]

1976/05/21 Tokyo - Korakuen Hall (1,400)
Atsushi Onita (9:18 rolling clutch hold) Kazuharu Sonoda
Mitsuo Momota (10:07 back sliding) Masanobu Fuchi
Mitsu Hirai (7:15 leg lock) Munenori Higo
Samson Kutsuwada & Kazuo Sakurada (16:03 DQ) Motoshi Okuma & Masao Ito
Vaziri (16:35 rolling clutch hold) Great Kojika
Jumbo Tsuruta & Anton Geesink (8:54 DQ) Johnny Valiant & Jimmy Valiant
The Destroyer (30min limit draw) Hoffman
Giant Baba & Akihisa Takachiho (2-1) Murdoch & Hayes
   1: Murdoch (7:32 pin) Takachiho
   2: Takachiho (5:02 rolling clutch hold) Murdoch
   3: Takachiho (3:34 pin) Hayes

1976/05/22 Hadano, Kanagawa - Shimahan Festival Square (3,500)
Atsushi Onita (12:23 back slide) Masanobu Fuchi
Mitsuo Momota (8:45 pin) Kazuharu Sonoda
Mitsu Hirai (11:47 pin) Masao Ito
Kazuo Sakurada & *Akihisa Takachiho (16:03 pin) Great Kojika & *Munenori Higo
Jimmy Valiant (11:42 pin) Motoshi Okuma
Horst Hoffman (12:50 pin) Samson Kutsuwada
Anton Geesink (9:26 pin) Khosrow Vaziri
The Destroyer (15:12 figure-4 leg lock) Johnny Valiant
Giant Baba & Jumbo Tsuruta (2-1) Lord Al Hayes & Dick Murdoch
   1: Murdoch (16:07 pin) Tsuruta
   2: Baba & Tsuruta (4:23 DQ)
   3: Tsuruta (2:55 pin) Hayes

1976/05/23 Abiko, Chiba - Chuo Gakuin Univ. Gym (2,600)
Atsushi Onita (9:37 small package hold) Kazuharu Sonoda
Mitsuo Momota (10:13 back slide) Masanobu Fuchi
Mitsu Hirai (9:50 pin) Munenori Higo
*Great Kojika & Motoshi Okuma (18:53 pin) *Masao Ito & Kazuo Sakurada
Akihisa Takachiho (15:02 back slide) Khosrow Vaziri
Jimmy Valiant (12:58 pin) Samson Kutsuwada
Anton Geesink (8:27 DQ) Johnny Valiant
Jumbo Tsuruta (15:27 pin) Lord Al Hayes
Giant Baba & The Destroyer (2-1) Horst Hoffman & Dick Murdoch
   1: Murdoch (14:35 pin) Baba
   2: Baba (3:12 small package hold) Murdoch
   3: Destroyer (5:57 pin) Hoffman

1976/05/24 Sakura, Chiba - Sakura Station N. Entrance Square (3,200)
Kazuharu Sonoda (10:40 pin) Masanobu Fuchi
Mitsuo Momota (9:36 arm lock) Atsushi Onita
Munenori Higo (11:53 rolling clutch hold) Kazuo Sakurada
*Mitsu Hirai & Great Kojika (16:55 pin) *Masao Ito & Samson Kutsuwada
Jimmy Valiant (13:11 pin) Motoshi Okuma
Horst Hoffman (10:29 pin) Akihisa Takachiho
The Destroyer (13:50 figure-4 leg lock) Johnny Valiant
Jumbo Tsuruta (12:36 back breaker) Khosrow Vaziri
Giant Baba & Anton Geesink (2-1) Lord Al Hayes & Dick Murdoch
   1: Murdoch (15:11 pin) Baba
   2: Baba (4:34 pin) Murdoch
   3: Geesink (4:05 boston crab) Hayes

1976/05/25 Tokyo - Ohta Ward Gym (2,000)
Kazuharu Sonoda (10:53 back slide) Atsushi Onita
Mitsuo Momota (10:51 pin) Masanobu Fuchi
Munenori Higo (10:50 small package hold) Masao Ito
Great Kojika & *Motoshi Okuma (17:15 pin) Mitsu Hirai & *Kazuo Sakurada
Jimmy Valiant (14:29 pin) Samson Kutsuwada
Horst Hoffman (14:20 pin) Akihisa Takachiho
Anton Geesink (9:47 back breaker) Johnny Valiant
The Destroyer (20:25 figure-4 leg lock) Khosrow Vaziri
Giant Baba & Jumbo Tsuruta (2-1) Lord Al Hayes & Dick Murdoch
   1: Murdoch (16:33 pin) Tsuruta
   2: Baba (6:38 pin) Hayes
   3: Tsuruta (6:05 rolling clutch hold) Murdoch

1976/05/27 Innoshima, Hiroshima - Sports Center (3,500)
Munenori Higo (6:13 pin) Kazuharu Sonoda
Masao Ito (9:40 pin) Masanobu Fuchi
Mitsuo Momota (9:48 pin) Atsushi Onita
Kazuo Sakurada (8:50 pin) Mitsu Hirai
Motoshi Okuma (20min limit draw) Samson Kutsuwada
9-man Battle Royal Final: Mitsuo Momota (8:12 pin) Masao Ito
Jimmy Valiant & *Johnny Valiant (13:30 pin) Jumbo Tsuruta & *Akihisa Takachiho
Horst Hoffman (12:36 pin) Great Kojika
The Destroyer (15:54 figure-4 leg lock) Lord Al Hayes
Giant Baba & Anton Geesink (2-1) Dick Murdoch & Khosrow Vaziri
   1: (12:45 DCOR)
   2: Geesink (6:09 boston crab) Vaziri

1976/05/29 Kumamoto - Suizenji Gym (3,700)
Atsushi Onita (11:38 boston crab) Kazuharu Sonoda
Mitsuo Momota (13:53 pin) Masanobu Fuchi
Munenori Higo (10:51 rolling clutch hold) Masao Ito
Great Kojika & *Motoshi Okuma (17:56 pin) Mitsu Hirai & *Kazuo Sakurada
Akihisa Takachiho (12:42 rolling clutch hold) Lord Al Hayes
Horst Hoffman (7:18 pin) Samson Kutsuwada
Anton Geesink (7:27 boston crab) Khosrow Vaziri
Jumbo Tsuruta (30min limit draw) Dick Murdoch
Johnny Valiant & Jimmy Valiant (2-1) Giant Baba & The Destroyer
   1: Johnny (10:25 pin) Destroyer
   2: Destroyer (37 pin) Johnny
   3: Jimmy (7:45 pin) Baba

1976/05/30 Hondo, Kumamoto - Civic Center (2,700)
Masanobu Fuchi (12:05 back slide) Atsushi Onita
Mitsuo Momota (13:05 pin) Kazuharu Sonoda
Kazuo Sakurada (1:47 pin) Munenori Higo
Great Kojika & *Motoshi Okuma (18:03 pin) Mitsu Hirai & *Masao Ito
Akihisa Takachiho (14:15 rolling clutch hold) Khosrow Vaziri
Jumbo Tsuruta (10:18 pin) Jimmy Valiant
The Destroyer (9:27 figure-4 leg lock) Johnny Valiant
Anton Geesink (30min limit draw) Horst Hoffman
Giant Baba & Samson Kutsuwada (2-1) Lord Al Hayes & Dick Murdoch
   1: Murdoch (11:27 pin) Kutsuwada
   2: Kutsuwada (3:56 pin) Murdoch
   3: Baba (3:05 pin) Hayes

1976/05/31 Hirado, Nagasaki - Municipal Sumo Ring (3,800)
Masanobu Fuchi (11:52 pin) Kazuharu Sonoda
Mitsuo Momota (7:34 pin) Atsushi Onita
Mitsu Hirai (8:29 small package hold) Munenori Higo
*Great Kojika & Motoshi Okuma (19:05 pin) *Masao Ito & Kazuo Sakurada
Jimmy Valiant (12:41 pin) Samson Kutsuwada
Horst Hoffman (9:02 pin) Akihisa Takachiho
The Destroyer (16:35 figure-4 leg lock) Khosrow Vaziri
Jumbo Tsuruta (9:43 pin) Johnny Valiant
Giant Baba & Anton Geesink (2-0) Lord Al Hayes & Dick Murdoch
   1: Baba & Geesink (13:55 DQ)
   2: Baba (4:37 pin) Hayes

1976/06/02 Kurume, Fukuoka - General Sports Center (3,800)
Masanobu Fuchi (9:40 small package hold) Atsushi Onita
Mitsuo Momota (12:03 pin) Kazuharu Sonoda
Munenori Higo (11:42 rolling clutch hold) Kazuo Sakurada
Mitsu Hirai (13:47 pin) Masao Ito
Anton Geesink (11:10 pin) Samson Kutsuwada
*Great Kojika & Motoshi Okuma (15:03 pin) *Lord Al Hayes & Horst Hoffman
The Destroyer (14:57 figure-4 leg lock) Khosrow Vaziri
Dick Murdoch (16:48 pin) Akihisa Takachiho
NWA International Tag Team Title: Giant Baba & Jumbo Tsuruta* (2-0) Johnny Valiant & Jimmy Valiant
   1: Tsuruta (10:43 pin) Jimmy
   2: Baba (3:54 pin) Johnny

1976/06/03 Oita - Pref. Gym (3,700)
Atsushi Onita (11:12 pin) Kazuharu Sonoda
Mitsuo Momota (14:09 pin) Masanobu Fuchi
Kazuo Sakurada (19:03 pin) Masao Ito
Great Kojika & *Motoshi Okuma (16:12 pin) *Munenori Higo & Mitsu Hirai
Akihisa Takachiho (13:54 rolling clutch hold) Khosrow Vaziri
Samson Kutsuwada (9:08 pin) Johnny Valiant
Anton Geesink (8:17 neck hanging) Lord Al Hayes
Jumbo Tsuruta (11:48 back breaker) Jimmy Valiant
Giant Baba & The Destroyer (2-1) Horst Hoffman & Dick Murdoch
   1: Hoffman (17:57 pin) Destroyer
   2: Destroyer (5:18 pin) Hoffman
   3: Destroyer (3:25 small package hold) Murdoch

1976/06/05 Nishio, Aichi - City Gym (1,900)
Atsushi Onita (11:11 small package hold) Kazuharu Sonoda
Munenori Higo (9:04 back breaker) Masanobu Fuchi
Mitsuo Momota (14:54 back slide) Masao Ito
Great Kojika & *Motoshi Okuma (16:58 pin) Mitsu Hirai & *Kazuo Sakurada
Akihisa Takachiho (11:35 rolling clutch hold) Johnny Valiant
Jimmy Valiant (11:02 pin) Samson Kutsuwada
The Destroyer (17:35 figure-4 leg lock) Khosrow Vaziri
Anton Geesink (30min limit draw) Horst Hoffman
Giant Baba & Jumbo Tsuruta (2-1) Lord Al Hayes & Dick Murdoch
   1: Murdoch (14:47 pin) Tsuruta
   2: Tsuruta (6:48 rolling clutch hold) Murdoch
   3: Baba (2:33 pin) Hayes

1976/06/06 Ogawa, Saitama - Lumberyard (4,000)
Masanobu Fuchi (13:35 pin) Kazuharu Sonoda
Mitsuo Momota (10:57 pin) Atsushi Onita
Mitsu Hirai (10:18 pin) Munenori Higo
Great Kojika & *Motoshi Okuma (18:24 pin) *Masao Ito & Samson Kutsuwada
Lord Al Hayes (11:34 pin) Kazuo Sakurada
Jimmy Valiant (12:26 pin) Akihisa Takachiho
Anton Geesink (9:34 boston crab) Khosrow Vaziri
Giant Baba (8:10 pin) Johnny Valiant
Jumbo Tsuruta & The Destroyer (2-1) Horst Hoffman & Dick Murdoch
   1: Hoffman (15:27 pin) Tsuruta
   2: Tsuruta (1:27 pin) Hoffman
   3: Destroyer (5:20 rolling clutch hold) Murdoch

1976/06/08 Nagaoka, Niigata - Welfare Hall (3,700)
Kazuharu Sonoda (10:13 boston crab) Atsushi Onita
Mitsuo Momota (11:09 pin) Masanobu Fuchi
*Mitsu Hirai & Kazuo Sakurada (15:19 pin) Munenori Higo & *Masao Ito
8-man Battle Royal Final: Masao Ito (8:10 pin) Atsushi Onita
Jimmy Valiant (13:15 pin) Motoshi Okuma
Horst Hoffman (13:54 pin) Great Kojika
Anton Geesink (10:05 boston crab) Khosrow Vaziri
Jumbo Tsuruta (4:36 pin) Johnny Valiant
The Destroyer (10:07 figure-4 leg lock) Bob Geigel
Giant Baba & Samson Kutsuwada (2-1) Terry Funk & Lord Al Hayes
   1: Baba (14:21 pin) Hayes
   2: Terry (6:22 pin) Kutsuwada
   3: Kutsuwada (3:18 small package hold) Hayes

1976/06/09 Niigata - City Gym (3,600)
Atsushi Onita (12:24 back slide) Masanobu Fuchi
Mitsuo Momota (11:02 pin) Kazuharu Sonoda
Munenori Higo & *Samson Kutsuwada (16:17 pin) Mitsu Hirai & *Masao Ito
Lord Al Hayes (9:51 pin) Kazuo Sakurada
Johnny Valiant (12:13 pin) Motoshi Okuma
Jimmy Valiant (8:04 small package hold) Great Kojika
Jumbo Tsuruta (11:49 back breaker) Khosrow Vaziri
*The Destroyer & Anton Geesink (16:30 figure-4 leg lock) *Bob Geigel & Horst Hoffman
Giant Baba (1-1) Terry Funk
   1: Baba (12:23 pin)
   2: Terry (4:22 rolling cradle hold)
   3: (4:52 DCOR)

1976/06/10 Takaoka, Toyama - Civic Gym (3,000)
Kazuharu Sonoda (11:30 back slide) Masanobu Fuchi
Mitsuo Momota (9:33 pin) Atsushi Onita
Munenori Higo (8:15 DQ) Mitsu Hirai
Motoshi Okuma (10:58 pin) Masao Ito
Jimmy Valiant & *Johnny Valiant (16:24 pin) Great Kojika & *Kazuo Sakurada
Horst Hoffman (12:14 pin) Samson Kutsuwada
Anton Geesink (9:59 boston crab) Khosrow Vaziri
Giant Baba & Jumbo Tsuruta & The Destroyer (2-1) Terry Funk & Lord Al Hayes & Bob Geigel
   1: Baba (16:03 pin) Hayes
   2: Terry (5:07 rolling cradle hold) Tsuruta
   3: Destroyer (3:20 pin) Geigel

1976/06/11 Tokyo - Kuramae Kokugikan (7,200)
Masanobu Fuchi (14:23 small package hold) Atsushi Onita
Munenori Higo (12:37 pin) Kazuharu Sonoda
*Mitsu Hirai & Mitsuo Momota (14:56 pin) Masao Ito & *Kazuo Sakurada
Khosrow Vaziri (11:20 pin) Motoshi Okuma
Samson Kutsuwada (10:10 small package hold) Bob Geigel
Horst Hoffman (12:42 pin) Great Kojika
The Destroyer (10:09 figure-4 leg lock) Lord Al Hayes
Giant Baba & *Anton Geesink (10:01 boston crab) *Johnny Valiant & Jimmy Valiant
NWA World Heavyweight Title: Terry Funk* (2-1) Jumbo Tsuruta
   1: Tsuruta (15:50 rolling clutch hold) Terry
   2: Terry (6:05 rocking chair hold) Jumbo Tsuruta
   3: Terry (5:12 pin) Jumbo Tsuruta

1976/06/12 Nagaoka, Niigata - City Gym (3,000)
Masanobu Fuchi (12:46 pin) Kazuharu Sonoda
Mitsu Hirai (11:45 pin) Mitsuo Momota
*Great Kojika & Kazuo Sakurada (17:25 pin) *Munenori Higo & Masao Ito
Jimmy Valiant (11:21 pin) Motoshi Okuma
Samson Kutsuwada (12:20 pin) Khosrow Vaziri
Jumbo Tsuruta (6:28 pin) Johnny Valiant
Anton Geesink (12:08 DCOR) Horst Hoffman
Giant Baba & The Destroyer & Akihisa Takachiho (2-1) Terry Funk & Lord Al Hayes & Bob Geigel
   1: Terry (11:35 pin) Takachiho
   2: Takachiho (3:02 pin) Hayes
   3: Baba (5:32 pin) Geigel

1976/06/13 Saku, Nagano - Municipal Sports Ground (3,400)
Munenori Higo (7:08 back breaker) Masanobu Fuchi
Mitsuo Momota (10:27 pin) Atsushi Onita
Mitsu Hirai & *Kazuo Sakurada (17:18 pin) *Masao Ito & Motoshi Okuma
Great Kojika (16:18 pin) Khosrow Vaziri
Jimmy Valiant (9:17 pin) Akihisa Takachiho
Horst Hoffman (11:43 pin) Samson Kutsuwada
The Destroyer (10:48 figure-4 leg lock) Johnny Valiant
Giant Baba & Jumbo Tsuruta & Geesink (2-1) Terry Funk & Lord Al Hayes & Bob Geigel
   1: Terry (15:57 rolling cradle hold) Tsuruta
   2: Tsuruta (6:35 rolling clutch hold) Geigel
   3: Baba (3min pin) Hayes

1976/06/15 Yokohama - Culture Gym (2,500)
Mitsuo Momota (11:54 rolling clutch hold) Munenori Higo
*Masao Ito & Motoshi Okuma (13:40 pin) Mitsu Hirai & *Kazuo Sakurada
Jimmy Valiant (14:38 pin) Samson Kutsuwada
Akihisa Takachiho (15:12 pin) Khosrow Vaziri
Great Kojika (12:42 pin) Bob Geigel
Anton Geesink (6:36 pin) Johnny Valiant
Giant Baba & The Destroyer (2-1) Terry Funk & Lord Al Hayes
   1: Terry (8:20 rolling cradle hold) Destroyer
   2: Destroyer (9:55 pin) Terry
   3: Baba (5:47 pin) Hayes
Jumbo Tsuruta (2-1) Horst Hoffman
   1: Hoffman (11:25 pin)
   2: Tsuruta (3:36 pin)
   3: Tsuruta (4:17 pin)

1976/06/16 Oyama, Tochigi - Oyama Amusement Park Skate Center (2,900)
Mitsuo Momota (11:58 pin) Masanobu Fuchi
Munenori Higo (9:13 pin) Kazuharu Sonoda
*Samson Kutsuwada & Kazuo Sakurada (20:18 pin) Mitsu Hirai & *Masao Ito
Motoshi Okuma (13:26 pin) Khosrow Vaziri
Great Kojika (9:53 DQ) Jimmy Valiant
Anton Geesink (9:35 DCOR) Horst Hoffman
Jumbo Tsuruta (7:42 pin) Johnny Valiant
Giant Baba & The Destroyer & Akihisa Takachiho (2-1) Terry Funk & Lord Al Hayes & Bob Geigel
   1: Terry (11:11 pin) Takachiho
   2: Takachiho (4:40 pin) Hayes
   3: Destroyer (4:18 figure-4 leg lock) Geigel

1976/06/17 Soka, Saitama - Yakou Skate Pool (2,400)
Atsushi Onita (10:05 back slide)
Mitsuo Momota (13:07 pin) Kazuharu Sonoda
Mitsu Hirai (8:39 pin) Munenori Higo
Akihisa Takachiho & Samson Kutsuwada (18:15 pin) *Masao Ito & Kazuo Sakurada
Anton Geesink (7:49 DCOR) Horst Hoffman
Jumbo Tsuruta (12:42 pin) Khosrow Vaziri
Giant Baba & *The Destroyer (18:36 figure-4 leg lock) *Bob Geigel & Lord Al Hayes
All Asia Tag Team Title: Great Kojika & Motoshi Okuma* (2-1) Johnny Valiant & Jimmy Valiant
   1: Johnny (13:59 pin) Kojika
   2: Kojika (2:23 pin) Johnny
   3: Okuma (3:59 pin) Jimmy


1976/06/18 Suwon, S. KOREA
Mitsu Hirai vs Mitsuo Momota
KIM Il [Kintaro Ohki] def Tiger Mask [Samson Kutsuwada]

1976/06/19 Mokpo, S. KOREA

1976/06/20 Jeonju, S. KOREA
HONG Mu-ung vs KIM Chong-gil
YANG Jin-o def Munenori Higo
NWA International Heavyweight Title: KIM Il [Kintaro Ohki] def Tiger Mask [Samson Kutsuwada]

1976/06/22 Ulsan, S. KOREA

1976/06/23 Jinju, S. KOREA

1976/06/24 Gwangju, S. KOREA


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