The 5th IWA World Series: 1973/09/08 - 10/12: 24 cards
Guest foreigners:
Blackjack Mulligan
Lars Anderson
Moose Cholak
Dale Lewis
Willem Hall
Greg Gagne
Bob Bruggers
Frikkie Alberts [did not finish the tour]
Verne Gagne [09/24 & 09/27]
1973/09/08 Tokyo - Nippon Univ. Public Hall (5,000)
Mr. Chin def Isamu Sakae
Takeshi Oiso def Tsutomu Yonemura
World Series Block B: Mulligan def Animal Hamaguchi
World Series Block B: Great Kusatsu def Hall
World Series Block A: Tadaharu Tanaka (points) Bruggers
Greg & Lewis def Mighty Inoue & Isamu Teranishi
Strong Kobayashi, Rusher Kimura, & Katsuzo Oiyama (2-1) Anderson, Cholak, & Alberts
1: Anderson (16:48 pin) Oiyama
2: Kobayashi, Kimura, & Oiyama (2:37 DQ)
3: Kimura (2:43 pin) Alberts
1973/09/09 Ohmiya, Saitama - Skate Center (3,000)
Oiyama def Yonemura
Tanaka def Chin
Greg def Sakae
Inoue & Hamaguchi (DCOR) Cholak & Hall
World Series Block B?: Lewis def Oiso
World Series Block A: Anderson def Teranishi
World Series Block A: Kobayashi (4:24 pin) Alberts
Rusher Kimura & Kusatsu def Mulligan & Bruggers
1973/09/10 Utsunomiya - Tochigi Pref. Gym (4,000)
Oiyama def Sakae
Chin def Hall
Oiso & Tanaka def Alberts & Bruggers
Inoue def Gagne
World Series Block B: Hamaguchi def Lewis
World Series Block A: Kimura def Cholak
Kobayashi & Great Kusatsu (2-1) Mulligan & Anderson
1: Mulligan (7:40 pin) Kusatsu
2: Kobayashi (17:55 pin) Anderson
3: Kusatsu (7:48 abdominal stretch) Mulligan
1973/09/11 Fukushima Pref. Gym (3,500)
Yonemura drew Sakae
Oiyama def Chin
Hamaguchi & Inoue def Alberts & Bruggers
World Series Block A?: Anderson def Tanaka
World Series Block B: Hall def Greg
World Series Block B: Kusatsu def Oiso
Kobayashi, Kimura, & Isamu Teranishi (2-1) Mulligan, Cholak, & Lewis
1: Kobayashi, Kimura & Teranishi (15:08 DQ)
2: Mulligan (4:20 pin) Kobayashi
3: Kobayashi (4:10 boston crab) Mulligan
1973/09/12 Shibata, Niigata - City Gym (3,500)
Oiyama def Yonemura
Chin def Sakae
Inoue & Oiso def Hall & Greg
World Series Block A: Teranishi def Tanaka
World Series Block B: Mulligan def Lewis
World Series Block A: Kobayashi (10:20 pin) Cholak
Hamaguchi, Kimura & Kusatsu def Alberts, Bruggers, & Anderson
1973/09/13 Tohkamachi, Niigata
Oiyama def Sakae
Chin def Yonemura
Lewis & Greg drew Hamaguchi & Teransihi
World Series Block B: Inoue def Oiso
World Series Block A: Cholak def Alberts
World Series Block A: Kimura def Bruggers
Kobayashi, Kusatsu, & Tadaharu Tanaka (2-1) Mulligan, Cholak, & Lewis
1: Kobayashi, Kusatsu, & Tanaka (14:02 DQ)
2: Mulligan (14:25 pin) Kobayashi
3: Kobayashi (7:48 boston crab) Mulligan
1973/09/18 Oketo, Hokkaido - Sports Center (4,000)
Chin drew Sakae
Teranishi def Yonemura
Cholak def Oiyama
World Series Block B: Hamaguchi (DCOR) Oiso
World Series Block A: Anderson def Bruggers
World Series Block B: Kusatsu def Greg
Tanaka def Alberts
Kobayashi, Kimura, & Mighty Inoue (2-1) Mulligan, Hall, & Lewis
1: Kobayashi, Kimura, & Inoue (18:47 DQ)
2: Mulligan (4:15 pin) Kobayashi
3: Kobayashi (5:55 boston crab) Mulligan
1973/09/19 Hidaka, Hokkaido - Youth Hall (3,500)
Yonemura drew Sakae
Teranishi def Chin
Oiyama & Tanaka def Lewis & Alberts
World Series Block B: Oiso def Greg
World Series Block B?: Hall def Hamaguchi
World Series Block B: Mulligan def Inoue
Kobayashi, Kusatsu, & Kimura (2-1) Anderson, Cholak, & Bruggers
1: Kusatsu (16:18 rolling clutch) Bruggers
2: Anderson (5:39 pin) Kimura
3: Kimura (3:32 pin) Anderson
1973/09/20 Asahikawa, Hokkaido - City Gym (4,000)
Chin def Sakae
Oiso & Oiyama def Hamaguchi & Yonemura
World Series Block A?: Teranishi def Alberts
World Series Block A: Cholak def Tanaka
World Series Block B: Mulligan def Greg
Lewis (DCOR) Inoue
Kobayashi & Kusatsu (2-1) Anderson & Hall
1: Kusatsu (16:02 abdominal stretch) Hall
2: Anderson (6:55 pin) Kobayashi
3: Kobayashi (4:20 pin) Anderson
Cage Match: Kimura (22:20 KO) Bruggers
1973/09/21 Kitami, Hokkaido Training Center (3,000)
Hamaguchi def Yonemura
Greg def Teranishi
Handicap Match: Cholak def Chin & Sakae
Inoue def Alberts
World Series Block B: Mulligan def Oiso
World Series Block A?: Anderson def Tanaka
Kobayashi, Kusatsu, & Kimura (2-1) Hall, Lewis, & Bruggers
1: Kimura (14:50 boston crab) Bruggers
2: Lewis (9:08 pin) Kusatsu
3: Kusatsu (6:50 figure-4 leg lock) Lewis
1973/09/24 Sapporo - Nakajima Sports Center (5,000)
lnoue def Bruggers
Lewis def Yanemura
Greg def Sakae
Handicap Match: Cholak def Chin & Oiyama
World Series Block B?: Hall def Oiso
World Series Block A: Kimura def Tanaka
World Series Block A?: Teranishi def Alberts
Anderson & Mulligan def Hamaguchi & Kusatsu AWA World Heavyweight Title: Kobayashi (34:20 DQ) Verne*
1973/09/26 Tokyo - Kourakuen Hall (1,000)
Yonemura drew Sakae
Oiyama def Alberts
Greg def Chin
Cholak & Hall def Oiso & Tanaka
World Series Block A: Teranishi def Bruggers
World Series Block A: Anderson (14:36 DQ) Kobayashi
Inoue def Hamguchi
Kimura & Kusatsu def Lewis & Mulligan
1973/09/27 Nagoya - Aichi Pref. Gym (5,000)
Oiyama def Yonemura
Oiso def Alberts
Handicap Match: Cholak def Chin & Sakae
Bruggers & Mulligan def Tanaka & Teranishi
World Series Block B: Hamaguchi def Greg
World Series Block B: Hall def Lewis
Inoue def Kusatsu
Cage Match: Kimura (22:20 KO) Anderson AWA World Heavyweight Title: Verne* (21:11 pin) Kobayashi
1973/09/28 Gifu - Civic Center (2,500)
Oiso def Yonemura
Handicap Match: Cholak def Chin & Tanaka
Greg def Sakae
Lewis def Oiyama
Inoue def Hall
World Series Block A: Kobayashi (20:50 pin) Kimura
Hamaguchi, Kusatsu & Teranishi def Anderson, Bruggers, & Mulligan
1973/09/29 Takayama, Gifu - City Gym (3,700)
Hall & Lewis def Teranishi & Tanaka
World Series Block A: Cholak def Bruggers
World Series Block B: Kusatsu def Hamaguchi
Kobayashi, Kimura, & Inoue (2-1) Mulligan, Anderson, & Greg
1: Inoue (12:15 pin) Gagne
2: Anderson (8:58 pin) Kimura
3: Kimura (5:15 boston crab) Anderson
1973/10/01 Sakai, Osaka - Kaneoka Gym (4,000)
Tanaka def Ichimasa Wakamatsu
Chin & Yonemura drew Oiso & Sakae
Teranishi def Oiyama
World Series Block B: Inoue def Greg
World Series Block A: Kobayashi (11:57 pin) Bruggers
World Series Block A: Anderson def Cholak
Kimura & Kusatsu def Mulligan & Hall
Cage Match: Hamaguchi def Lewis
1973/10/03 Komatsu, Ishikawa - City Gym (4,000)
Yonemura def Wakamatsu
Sakae def Chin
Cholak & Mulligan def Oiyama & Hamaguchi
World Series Block B?: Hall def Oiso
World Series Block A: Kobayashi (16:38 pin) Tanaka
World Series Block B: Kusatsu def Lewis
Inoue & Teranishi def Anderson & Greg
Cage Match: Kimura (25:17 KO) Bruggers
1973/10/06 Takaoka, Toyama - City Gym (4,000)
Chin def Sakae
Yonemura def Wakamatsu
Lewis def Tanaka
Cholak def Oiyama
World Series Block B?: Hall def Hamaguchi
Inoue def Bruggers
World Series Block A: Teranishi (19:02 pin) Kobayashi
Kimura, Kusatsu, & Oiso def Anderson, Mulligan, & Greg
1973/10/07 Okazaki, Aichi - Okazaki Park (3,500)
Yonemura def Wakamatsu
Chin & Tanaka drew Oiyama & Oiso
Hamaguchi def Sakae
Kimura def Lewis
World Series Block B: Mulligan def Hall
World Series Block A: Cholak def Teranishi
Kobayashi, Kusatsu, & Inoue (2-1) Anderson, Bruggers, & Greg
1: Inoue (19:10 pin) Bruggers
2: Anderson (9:30 pin) Kusatsu
3: Kusatsu (2:27 figure-4 leg lock) Anderson
1973/10/08 Osaka - Pref. Gym (2,000)
Yonemura def Sakae
Tanaka def Oiso
Handicap Match: Cholak def Chin & Oiyama
World Series Block B: Lewis def Greg
World Series Block A: Kimura def Teranishi
World Series Block B: Kusatsu def Mulligan
Kobayashi, Inoue, & Hamaguchi (2-1) Anderson, Hall, & Bruggers
1: Hamaguchi (14:15 pin) Bruggers
2: Anderson (6:18 pin) Inoue
3: Inoue (3:30 pin) Anderson
1973/10/09 Fukuoka - Kyuden Memorial Gym (6,000)
Greg def Sakae
Handicap Match: Cholak def Chin & Yonemura
Hamaguchi drew Tanaka
World Series Block B?: Lewis def Oiso
Kimura def Hall
Mulligan & Anderson (2-1) Kobayashi & Inoue
1: Anderson (20:53 pin) Kobayashi
2: Kobayashi (3:16 pin) Anderson
3: Mulligan (4:45 pin) Inoue
Cage Match: Kusatsu def Bruggers
Other IWA League matches (dates & locations unknown):
Block A:
Kimura def Anderson
Kimura def Alberts
Block B:
Inoue def Hamaguchi
Inoue def Lewis
Hall def Inoue
1973/10/10 Nagasaki - International Gym (6,000)
Chin def Wakamatsu
Oiso def Oiyama
Yonemura def Sakae
Cholak def Tanaka
Hall def Hamaguchi
Inoue def Greg
Kobayashi & Teranishi (2-0) Lewis & Bruggers
1: Teranishi (11:40 german suplex) Bruggers
2: Kobayashi (3:05 boston crab) Lewis
World Series Semi-Final: Kusatsu (20:08 DKO) Anderson
* Neither advanced, making the following match the final
World Series Final: Kimura (25:03 pin) Mulligan
