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The 5th IWA World Series: 1973/09/08 - 10/12: 24 cards

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

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. Auditorium (5,000)
Mr. Chin def Isamu Sakae
Takeshi Oiso def Tsutomu Yonemura
World Series Block B: Blackjack Mulligan def Animal Hamaguchi
World Series Block B: Great Kusatsu def Willem Hall
World Series Block A: Tadaharu Tanaka (points) Bob Bruggers
Dale Lewis & Greg Gagne def Mighty Inoue & Isamu Teranishi
Strong Kobayashi & Rusher Kimura & Katsuzo Oiyama (2-1) Moose Cholak & Lars Anderson & Frikkie 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)
Katsuzo Oiyama def Tsutomu Yonemura
Tadaharu Tanaka def Mr. Chin
Greg Gagne def Isamu Sakae
Mighty Inoue & Animal Hamaguchi (DCOR) Moose Cholak & Willem Hall
World Series Block B: Dale Lewis def Takeshi Oiso
World Series Block A: Lars Anderson def Isamu Teranishi
World Series Block A: Strong Kobayashi (4:24 pin) Frikkie Alberts
Great Kusatsu & Rusher Kimura def Blackjack Mulligan & Bob Bruggers

1973/09/10 Utsunomiya - Tochigi Pref. Gym (4,000)
Katsuzo Oiyama def Isamu Sakae
Mr. Chin def Willem Hall
Tadaharu Tanaka & Takeshi Oiso def Bob Bruggers & Frikkie Alberts
Mighty Inoue def Greg Gagne
World Series Block B: Animal Hamaguchi def Dale Lewis
World Series Block A: Rusher Kimura def Moose Cholak
Great Kusatsu & Strong Kobayashi (2-1) Blackjack Mulligan & Lars 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)
Isamu Sakae & Tsutomu Yonemura
Katsuzo Oiyama def Mr. Chin
Mighty Inoue & Animal Hamaguchi def Bob Bruggers & Frikkie Alberts
World Series Block A: Lars Anderson def Tadaharu Tanaka
World Series Block B: Willem Hall def Greg Gagne
World Series Block B: Great Kusatsu def Takeshi Oiso
Strong Kobayashi & Rusher Kimura & Isamu Teranishi (2-1) Moose Cholak & Blackjack Mulligan & Dale Lewis
   1: Kobayashi's team (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)
Katsuzo Oiyama def Tsutomu Yonemura
Mr. Chin def Isamu Sakae
Mighty Inoue & Takeshi Oiso def Willem Hall & Greg Gagne
World Series Block A: Isamu Teranishi def Tadaharu Tanaka
World Series Block B: Blackjack Mulligan def Dale Lewis
World Series Block A: Strong Kobayashi (10:20 pin) Moose Cholak
Great Kusatsu & Rusher Kimura & Animal Hamaguchi def Lars Anderson & Bob Bruggers & Frikkie Alberts

1973/09/13 Tohkamachi, Niigata
Katsuzo Oiyama def Isamu Sakae
Mr. Chin def Tsutomu Yonemura
Dale Lewis & Greg Gagne drew Animal Hamaguchi & Isamu Teranishi
World Series Block B: Mighty Inoue def Takeshi Oiso
World Series Block A: Moose Cholak def Frikkie Alberts
World Series Block A: Rusher Kimura def Bob Bruggers
Strong Kobayashi & Great Kusatsu & Tadaharu Tanaka (2-1) Blackjack Mulligan & Lars Anderson & Willem Hall
   1: Kobayashi's team (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)
Mr. Chin drew Isamu Sakae
Isamu Teranishi def Tsutomu Yonemura
Moose Cholak def Katsuzo Oiyama
World Series Block B: Animal Hamaguchi (DCOR) Takeshi Oiso
World Series Block B: Great Kusatsu def Greg Gagne
World Series Block A: Lars Anderson def Bob Bruggers
Tadaharu Tanaka def Frikkie Alberts
Strong Kobayashi & Rusher Kimura & Mighty Inoue (2-1) Blackjack Mulligan & Willem Hall & Dale 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)
Isamu Sakae drew Tsutomu Yonemura
Isamu Teranishi def Mr. Chin
Tadaharu Tanaka & Katsuzo Oiyama def Frikkie Alberts & Dale Lewis
World Series Block B: Takeshi Oiso def Greg Gagne
World Series Block B: Willem Hall def Animal Hamaguchi
World Series Block B: Blackjack Mulligan def Mighty Inoue
Great Kusatsu & Strong Kobayashi & Rusher Kimura (2-1) Lars Anderson & Moose Cholak & Bob 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)
Mr. Chin def Isamu Sakae
Takeshi Oiso & Katsuzo Oiyama drew Animal Hamaguchi & Tsutomu Yonemura
Isamu Teranishi def Frikkie Alberts
World Series Block A: Moose Cholak def Tadaharu Tanaka
World Series Block B: Blackjack Mulligan def Greg Gagne
World Series Block B: Mighty Inoue (DCOR) Dale Lewis
Great Kusatsu & Strong Kobayashi (2-1) Lars Anderson & Willem Hall
   1: Kusatsu (16:02 abdominal stretch) Hall
   2: Anderson (6:55 pin) Kobayashi
   3: Kobayashi (4:20 pin) Anderson
Cage Match: Rusher Kimura (22:20 KO) Bob Bruggers

1973/09/21 Kitami, Hokkaido - Training Center (3,000)
Animal Hamaguchi (7:33 pin) Tsutomu Yonemura
Greg Gagne (17:25 sleeper hold) Isamu Teranishi
Handicap Match: Moose Cholak (11:25 pin) Mr. Chin & *Isamu Sakae
Mighty Inoue (15:15 pin) Frikkie Alberts
World Series Block B: Blackjack Mulligan (8:12 pin) Takeshi Oiso
Strong Kobayashi & Rusher Kimura & Great Kusatsu (2-1) William Hall & Dale Lewis & Bob Bruggers
   1: Kimura (14:50 pin) Bruggers
   2: Lewis (9:08 pin) Kusatsu
   3: Kusatsu (6:50 figure-4 leg lock) Lewis
Cage Match: Lars Anderson (18:50 CO) Tadaharu Tanaka

1973/09/24 Sapporo - Nakajima Sports Center (5,000)
Mighty Inoue def Bob Bruggers
Dale Lewis def Tsutomu Yonemura
Greg Gagne def Isamu Sakae
Handicap Match: Moose Cholak def Mr. Chin & Katsuzo Oiyama
World Series Block B: Willem Hall def Takeshi Oiso
World Series Block A: Rusher Kimura def Tadaharu Tanaka
World Series Block A: Isamu Teranishi def Frikkie Alberts
Blackjack Mulligan & Lars Anderson def Great Kusatsu & Animal Hamaguchi
AWA World Heavyweight Title: Strong Kobayashi (34:20 DQ) Verne Gagne*

1973/09/26 Tokyo - Korakuen Hall (1,000)
Tsutomu Yonemura (15min limit draw) Isamu Sakae
Katsuzo Oiyama (11:57 pin) Frikkie Alberts
Greg Gagne (9:58 pin) Mr. Chin
William Hall & *Moose Cholak (16:38 pin) Tadaharu Tanaka & *Takeshi Oiso
World Series Block A: Isamu Teranishi (15:45 german suplex hold) Bob Bruggers
World Series Block A: Lars Anderson (14:36 DQ) Strong Kobayashi
World Series Block B: Mighty Inoue (14:12 rolling clutch hold) Animal Hamaguchi
Rusher Kimura & Great Kusatsu (2-1) Blackjack Mulligan & Dale Lewis
   1: Lewis (12:20 pin) Kimura
   2: Kimura & Kusatsu (11:15 DQ)
   3: Kimura (2:30 boston crab) Lewis

1973/09/27 Nagoya - Aichi Pref. Gym (5,000)
Katsuzo Oiyama def Tsutomu Yonemura
Takeshi Oiso def Frikkie Alberts
Handicap Match: Moose Cholak def Mr. Chin & Isamu Sakae
Blackjack Mulligan & Bob Bruggers def Tadaharu Tanaka & Isamu Teranishi
World Series Block B: Animal Hamaguchi def Greg Gagne
World Series Block B: Willem Hall def Dale Lewis
Mighty Inoue def Great Kusatsu
World Series Block A (Cage Match): Rusher Kimura (22:20 KO) Lars Anderson
AWA World Heavyweight Title: Verne Gagne* (21:11 pin) Strong Kobayashi

1973/09/28 Gifu - Civic Center (2,500)
Takeshi Oiso def Tsutomu Yonemura
Handicap Match: Moose Cholak def Mr. Chin & Tadaharu Tanaka
Greg Gagne def Isamu Sakae
Dale Lewis def Katsuzo Oiyama
World Series Block B: Mighty Inoue def Willem Hall
World Series Block A: Strong Kobayashi (20:50 pin) Rusher Kimura
Great Kusatsu & Animal Hamaguchi & Isamu Teranishi def Blackjack Mulligan & Lars Anderson & Bob Bruggers

1973/09/29 Takayama, Gifu - City Gym (3,700)
Katsuzo Oiyama def Ichimasa Wakamatsu
Mr. Chin def Tsutomu Yonemura
Takeshi Oiso def Isamu Sakae
Willem Hall & Dale Lewis def Tadaharu Tanaka & Isamu Teranishi
World Series Block A: Moose Cholak def Bob Bruggers
World Series Block B: Great Kusatsu def Animal Hamaguchi
Strong Kobayashi & Rusher Kimura & Mighty Inoue (2-1) Blackjack Mulligan & Lars Anderson & Greg Gagne
   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)
Tadaharu Tanaka def Ichimasa Wakamatsu
Mr. Chin & Tsutomu Yonemura drew Takeshi Oiso & Isamu Sakae
Isamu Teranishi def Katsuzo Oiyama
World Series Block B: Mighty Inoue def Greg Gagne
World Series Block A: Strong Kobayashi (11:57 pin) Bob Bruggers
World Series Block A: Lars Anderson def Moose Cholak
Great Kusatsu & Rusher Kimura def Blackjack Mulligan & Willem Hall
Cage Match: Animal Hamaguchi def Dale Lewis

1973/10/03 Komatsu, Ishikawa - City Gym (4,000)
Tsutomu Yonemura def Ichimasa Wakamatsu
Isamu Sakae def Mr. Chin
Moose Cholak & Blackjack Mulligan def Animal Hamaguchi & Katsuzo Oiyama
Willem Hall def Takeshi Oiso
World Series Block A: Strong Kobayashi (16:38 pin) Tadaharu Tanaka
World Series Block B: Great Kusatsu def Dale Lewis
Mighty Inoue & Isamu Teranishi def Lars Anderson & Greg Gagne
Cage Match: Rusher Kimura (25:17 KO) Bob Bruggers

1973/10/06 Takaoka, Toyama - City Gym (4,000)
Tsutomu Yonemura def Ichimasa Wakamatsu
Mr. Chin def Isamu Sakae
Dale Lewis def Tadaharu Tanaka
Moose Cholak def Katsuzo Oiyama
Willem Hall def Animal Hamaguchi
Mighty Inoue def Bob Bruggers
World Series Block A: Isamu Teranishi (19:02 pin) Strong Kobayashi
Great Kusatsu & Rusher Kimura & Takeshi Oiso def Blackjack Mulligan & Lars Anderson & Greg Gagne

1973/10/07 Okazaki, Aichi - Okazaki Park (3,500)
Tsutomu Yonemura def Ichimasa Wakamatsu
Mr. Chin & Tadaharu Tanaka drew Takeshi Oiso & Katsuzo Oiyama
Animal Hamaguchi def Isamu Sakae
Rusher Kimura def Dale Lewis
World Series Block B: Blackjack Mulligan def Willem Ha
World Series Block A: Moose Cholak def Isamu Teranishi
Great Kusatsu & Strong Kobayashi & Mighty Inoue (2-1) Lars Anderson & Bob Bruggers & Greg Gagne
   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)
Tsutomu Yonemura def Isamu Sakae
Tadaharu Tanaka def Takeshi Oiso
Handicap Match: Moose Cholak def Mr. Chin & Katsuzo Oiyama
World Series Block B: Dale Lewis def Greg Gagne
World Series Block A: Rusher Kimura def Isamu Teranishi
World Series Block B: Great Kusatsu def Blackjack Mulligan
Strong Kobayashi & Mighty Inoue & Animal Hamaguchi (2-1) Lars Anderson & Willem Hall & Bob 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 Gagne def Isamu Sakae
Isamu Teranishi def Katsuzo Oiyama
Handicap Match: Moose Cholak def Mr. Chin & Tsutomu Yonemura
Animal Hamaguchi drew Tadaharu Tanaka
Dale Lewis def Takeshi Oiso
Rusher Kimura def Willem Hall
Blackjack Mulligan & Lars Anderson (2-1) Strong Kobayashi & Mighty Inoue
   1: Anderson (20:53 pin) Kobayashi
   2: Kobayashi (3:16 pin) Anderson
   3: Mulligan (4:45 pin) Inoue
Cage Match: Great Kusatsu def Bob Bruggers

1973/10/10 Nagasaki - International Gym (6,000)
Mr. Chin def Ichimasa Wakamatsu
Takeshi Oiso def Katsuzo Oiyama
Tsutomu Yonemura def Isamu Sakae
Moose Cholak def Tadaharu Tanaka
Willem Hall def Animal Hamaguchi
Mighty Inoue def Greg Gagne
Strong Kobayashi & Isamu Teranishi (2-0) Dale Lewis & Bob Bruggers
   1: Teranishi (11:40 german suplex) Bruggers
   2: Kobayashi (3:05 boston crab) Lewis
World Series Semi-Final: Great Kusatsu (20:08 DKO) Lars Anderson
   * Neither advanced, making the following match the final
World Series Final: Rusher Kimura (25:03 pin) Blackjack Mulligan

1973/10/11 Oita - Pref. Gym (4,000)
Isamu Sakae drew Tsutomu Yonemura
Takeshi Oiso def Mr. Chin
Handicap Match: Moose Cholak def Tadaharu Tanaka & Katsuzo Oiyama
Isamu Teranishi def Greg Gagne
Animal Hamaguchi def Willem Hall
Rusher Kimura def Dale Lewis
Great Kusatsu def Lars Anderson
Strong Kobayashi & Mighty Inoue (2-1) Blackjack Mulligan & Bob Bruggers
   1: Inoue (14:31 pin) Bruggers
   2: Mulligan (5:27 pin) Kobayashi
   3: Kobayashi (4:07 boston crab) Mulligan

1973/10/12 Hiroshima - Pref. Gym (3,700)
Isamu Sakae drew Tsutomu Yonemura
Takeshi Oiso def Katsuzo Oiyama
Tadaharu Tanaka def Mr. Chin
Animal Hamaguchi def Greg Gagne
Mighty Inoue def Dale Lewis
Rusher Kimura def Willem Hall
Great Kusatsu & Isamu Teranishi def Lars Anderson & Bob Bruggers
Cage Match: Strong Kobayashi (25:18 KO) Blackjack Mulligan


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