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The 3rd Annual World Big League: 1961/05/01 - 06/29: 44 cards

The date & location in bold letters indicate the card has full results (incomplete results otherwise).

1961/05/01 Tokyo - Tokyo Gym
Tamio Takeshita (9:42 pin) Mr. Chin
Kintaro Ohki (5:00 half crab) Hideyuki Nagasawa
Kanji Inoki & Yukio Suzuki drew Kiyotaka Otsubo & Isao Yoshiwara (30min limit)
Tosh Togo (7:10 COR) Tosanohana
Eakins (5:45 DQ) Great Togo
Etchison (8:50 pin) Yoshinosato
Mr. X (7:22 half crab) Shohei Baba
World League: Michiaki Yoshimura (1-1) Krauser

1961/05/02 Tokyo - Tokyo Gym
Inoki (11:17 pin) Chin
Baba def Otsubo
Romero def Tosh
Handicap Match: Antonio def Yoshinosato, Tosanohana, & Nagasawa
World League: Yoshimura drew Wright
World League: Krauser (2-1) Etchison
   1: Etchison (23:00 pin)
   2: Krauser (9:52 backslide)
   3: Krauser (DQ)
Rikidozan & Toyonobori drew X & Eakins

1961/05/04 Nagoya - Kanayama Gym
Ohki def Takeshita
Otsubo (11:10 arm bar) Inoki
Handicap Match: Antonio def Yoshinosato & Tosh Togo
Toyonobori (DCOR) X
World League: Krauser (2-1) Endo
   1: Endo (11:11 pin)
   2: Krauser (6:50 german suplex)
   3: Krauser (forfeit)
World League: Wright drew Romero
Etchison & Eakins def Rikidozan & Yoshimura

1961/05/05 Yokkaichi, Mie - Municipal Stadium
Yoshiwara (15min limit draw) Inoki
Yoshinosato def Baba
Handicap Match: Antonio def Nagasawa, Tosanohana, & Yoshimura
World League: Eakins def Romero
World League: Krauser (2-1) Tosh Togo
   1: Krauser (13:23 body scissors)
   2: Togo (4:25 backslide)
   3: Krauser (1:01 DQ)
Rikidozan, Toyonobori, & Endo drew Etchison, Wright, & X

1961/05/06 Kobe - Oji Gym
Nagasawa (5:51 arm lock) Inoki
Tosh Togo def Suzuki
Romero def Baba
Krauser (7:23 german suplex) Yoshinosato
Handicap Match: Great Antonio def Chin, Katsurahama, Yoshiwara, Otsubo, & Takeshita
X def Endo
Rikidozan, Toyonobori, & Yoshimura def Eakins, Etchison, & Wright

1961/05/07 Nara - Ayame Pond Amusement Park (36,000; 17,000 paid?)
* Record at the time for an indoor building
Inoki (17:13 pin) Chin
Baba & Suzuki def Otsubo & Yoshiwara
Tosh Togo (5:46 boston crab) Ohki
Handicap match: Great Antonio (6:11 pin) Yoshinosato, Kaichi Nagasawa, & Tosanohana
World League: Krauser (2-1) Eakins
   1: Krauser (12:27 pin)
   2: Eakins (7:42 pin)
   3: Krauser (3:15 pin)
World League: Endo (2-1) Romero
   1: Endo (10:48 pin)
   2: Romero (1:00 pin)
   3: Endo (0:53 DQ)
World League: Yoshimura (1-1) Etchison
   1: Etchison (19:56 pin)
   2: Yoshimura (15:14 pin)
   3: (45min limit draw)
Wright & X (2-0) Rikidozan & Toyonobori
   1: X (37:01 leg lock) Toyonobori
   2: (3:45 DCOR)
   3: Wrighgt & X (DQ) Rikidozan

1961/05/08 Kure, Hiroshima - Nikoh Pool
Ohki (15min limit draw) Inoki
Tosh Togo def Baba
World League?: X def Romero
Handicap Match: Antonio def Tosanohana & Suzuki & Hideyuki Nagasawa & Yoshinosato
World League?: Endo def Etchison (DQ)
Rikidozan, Toyonobori, & Yoshimura (2-1) Krauser, Eakins, & Wright
   1: Eakins (5:38 pin) Rikidozan
   2: Toyonobori (17:14 argentine backbreaker) Krauser
   3: Rikidozan (10:40 pin) Eakins

1961/05/11 Kokura, Fukuoka - Mihagino Gym
Ohki def Baba
Tosh Togo def Suzuki
Endo (DQ) Wright
X def Yoshimura
Krauser (5:26 german suplex) Yoshinosato
Antonio def Romero
Rikidozan & Toyonobori def Etchison & Eakins

1961/05/12 Fukuoka - Sports Center
Nagasawa (6:44 arm bar) Inoki
Handicap Match: Antonio def Yoshinosato & Tosh Togo
Romero def Suzuki
Wright def Baba
World League?: Eakins def Endo
Toyonobori & Yoshimura (2-0) Krauser & Etchison
   1: Toyonobori (27:42 DQ) Etchison
   2: Toyonobori & Yoshimura (forfeit) Etchison
   * Krauser, who was upset with illegal tactics, turned on Etchison.
Rikidozan (NC) X

1961/05/13 Kumamoto
Baba def Otsubo
Etchison def Yoshinosato
World League: Krauser def Yoshimura (by judge)
   1: Yoshimura (15:57 pin)
   2: Krauser (11:50 german suplex)
   3: Krauser (points after 45min limit draw)
Endo (DQ) X
Handicap Match: Antonio def Katsurahama, Tosanohana, & Nagasawa
Rikidozan, Toyonobori, & Tosh Togo (DQ) Eakins. Romero, & Wright

1961/05/14 Kagoshima - Pref. Gym
Inoki (11:30 pin) Otsubo
Romero def Baba
Etchison def Tosanohana
Krauser (5:30 half crab) Yukio Suzuki
World League?: Endo drew Tosh Togo
Handicap Match: Antonio def Katsurahama, Nagasawa, & Yoshinosato
Rikidozan, Toyonobori, & Yoshimura def X, Eakins, & Wright

1961/05/16 Karatsu, Saga - City Gym
Inoki (9:16 pin) Youssef Turko
Baba def Ohki
Krauser (30min limit draw) Endo
Wright def Yoshinosato
World League?: Yoshimura def Romero
Handicap Match: Antonio def Nagasawa, Katsurahama, & Tosanohana
Etchison, Eakins, & X def Rikidozan, Toyonobori, & Tosh Togo

1961/05/17 Sasebo, Nagasaki - City Gym
Otsubo (11:54 arm bar) Inoki
Tosh Togo def Baba
Krauser (points after 30min limit) Yoshimura
World League: Etchison def Romero
Handicap Match: Antonio def Katsurahama, Nagasawa, & Yoshinosato
Rikidozan, Toyonobori, & Endo def X, Eakins, & Wright

1961/05/18 Ube, Yamaguchi - Tawaradaou Memorial Gym
Chin (15min limit draw) Inoki
Baba def Otsubo
Etchison def Tosanohana
Tosh Togo def Yoshinosato
World League?: Toyonobori def Romero
Antonio (DQ) Eakins
Rikidozan, Endo, & Yoshimura (2-1) Krauser, X, & Wright
   1: Krauser (24:35 pin) Yoshimura
   2: Rikidozan (5:00 pin) X
   3: Yoshimura (1:50 DQ) Wright

1961/05/19 Hiroshima - Municipal Stadium
Yoshiwara (15min limit draw) Inoki
Baba def Otsubo
Krauser (10:31 german suplex) Endo
Yoshimura (DQ) Wright
Toyonobori def Eakins
Handicap Match: Antonio def Ohki, Nagasawa, & Tosanohana
Etchison, Romero, & X def Rikidozan, Tosh Togo, & Yoshinosato

1961/05/21 Okayama - Tsushima Gym
Otsubo (11:03 arm bar) Inoki
Kintaro Ohki drew Baba
Tosh Togo def Suzuki
Yoshinosato def Romero
World League?: Yoshimura def Eakins
Krauser (4:52 DCOR) Antotnio
Rikidozan, Toyonobori, & Endo def Etchison, Wright, & X

1961/05/22 Osaka - Pref. Gym
Inoki (10:41 body scissors) Tamio Takeshita
Suzuki def Otsubo
Yoshinosato def Baba
Tosh Togo drew Endo
World League: Mr. X (2-1) Krauser
   1: X (15:01 pin)
   2: Krauser (5:41 rolling clutch)
   3: X (5:56 DQ)
Romero (DQ) Antonio
Rikidozan, Toyonobori, & Yoshimura def Etchison, Wright, & Eakins

1961/05/23 Osaka - Pref. Gym
Suzuki (9:00 pin) Inoki
Baba def Otsubo
Krauser def Endo
Toyonobori def Eakins
Yoshimura (DQ) Wright
Handicap Match: Great Antonio def Ohki, Nagasawa, & Tosanohana
International Heavyweight Title: Rikidozan* (1-1) X
   1:X (9:00 pin)
   2:Rikidozan (1:30 pin)
   3:draw (1:44 DCOR)

1961/05/24 Kyoto - Okazaki Kangyo Hall
Takeshita (10:24 neck lock) Inoki
Baba def Ohki
Romero def Suzuki
World League?: Toyonobori def Etchison
World League: Krauser (2-0) Endo
   1: Krauser (10:20 german suplex )
   2: Krauser (forfeit)
Handicap Match: Antonio def Yoshinosato, Tosanohana, & Nagasawa
Rikidozan, Yoshimura, & Tosh Togo (DQ) X, Eakins, & Wright

1961/05/25 Toyama - City Gym
Baba (10:00 full nelson) Inoki
Etchison def Endo
Romero def Yoshinosato
World League: Krauser (2-1) Toyonobori
   1: Krauser (10:20 boston crab)
   2: Toyonobori (2:15 argentine backbreaker)
   3: Krauser (0:22 pin)
Handicap Match: Antonio def Katsurahama, Tosanohana, & Nagasawa
X, Eakins, & Wright def Rikidozan, Yoshimura, & Tosh Togo

1961/05/26 Fukui - Fukui Gym
Inoki (6:44 pin) Ushinosuke Hayashi
Baba def Ohki
Yoshimura def Etchison
Tosh Togo def Romero
Handicap Match: Antonio def Nagasawa, Suzuki, & Yoshinosato
Toyonobori, Endo, & Great Togo drew X, Eakins, & Wright
Rikidozan (1-1) Krauser

1961/05/27 Gifu - Civic Center
Baba (5:30 boston crab) Inoki
World League: Krauser (2-0) Romero
   1: Krauser (8:42 german suplex)
   2: Krauser (forfeit)
Rikidozan, Yoshimura, & Endo def X, Etchison, & Eakins

1961/05/28 Utsunomiya, Tochigi - Pref. Sports Center
Baba drew Suzuki
Ohki (9:44 arm bar) Inoki
Handicap Match: Antonio def Chin, Nagasawa, Katsurahama, & Yoshiwara
Krauser (9:12 german suplex) Yoshinosato
X def Etchison
Rikidozan, Yoshimura, & Toyonobori def X, Eakins, & Romero

1961/06/01 Shimodate, Ibaraki - Municipal Ground
Suzuki (8:18 backbreaker) Inoki
Baba def Otsubo
Krauser (30min limit draw) Yoshimura
Etchison def Yoshinosato
Tosh Togo def Ohki
Handicap Match: Antonio def Nagasawa, Katsurahama, & Tosanohana
Rikidozan, Toyonobori, & Endo drew X, Eakins, & Wright

1961/06/02 Tokyo - Kuramae Kokugikan (13,000)
Inoki (7:00 pin) Mitsuaki Hirai
Yoshinosato def Baba
Krauser (10:40 pin) Endo
Yoshimura (DQ) X
Toyonobori, Great Togo, & Tosh Togo vs Etchison, Wright, & Eakins
International Heavyweight Title: Rikidozan* (2-0) Great Antonio

1961/06/03 Narita, Chiba - Municipal Ground
Inoki (12:03 backbreaker) Chin
Baba def Otsubo
Endo (DQ) Great Togo
Krauser (2-0) Yoshinosato
   1: Krauser (10:30 german suplex)
   2: Krauser (forfeit)
Tosh Togo def Suzuki
Handicap Match: Antonio def Nagasawa, Katsurahama, & Yoshiwara
Rikidozan, Toyonobori, Yoshimura, & Yoshinosato def X, Eakins, Etchison, & Wright

1961/06/04 Noda, Chiba - Municipal Stadium
Baba def Otsubo
Inoki (10:13 pin) Hirai
X def Endo
Handicap Match: Antonio def Yoshinosato, Katsurahama, & Nagasawa
Rikidozan, Toyonobori, Great Togo (2-0) Krauser, Eakins, Wright
   1: Toyonobori (1:30 pin) Wright
   2: Rikidozan, Toyonobori, Togo (11:46 DQ)

1961/06/06 Ohgaki, Gifu - Sports Center
Inoki (11:40 boston crab) Takeshita
Rikidozan, Toyonobori, Great Togo (2-0) Krauser, Mr. X, Wright
   1: Rikidozan (18:17 pin) Wright
   2: Togo (12:21 DQ) X

1961/06/07 Nagoya - Kanayama Gym
Suzuki (7:53 pin) Inoki
Yoshinosato def Baba
X (COR) Endo
Yoshimura (DQ) Great Togo
Handicap Match: Chin, Katsurahama, Nagasawa, Yoshiwara, & Otsubo def Great Antonio
World League: Krauser (2-1) Tosh Togo
   1: Togo (8:31 pin)
   2: Krauser (2:06 boston crab)
   3: Krauser (2:20 DQ)
All Asia Tag Team Title: Rikidozan & Toyonobori* (1-1) Wright & Eakins

1961/06/09 Takamatsu - City Gym
Yoshiwara (10:31 neck lock) Inoki
Yoshimura def Baba
Tosh Togo def Yoshinosato
Exhibition Match: Krauser (15min limit draw) Endo
Rikidozan & Great Togo (DQ) Eakins & Wright
World League: Krauser (default) Toyonobori
World League: X (COR) Antonio

1961/06/10 Tokushima - Civic Hall
Baba (9:50 pin) Inoki
Krauser (1-1) Tosh Togo
   1: Togo (15:07 pin)
   2: Krauser (3:04 pin)
   3: (DCOR)
X, Eakins, & Wright def Rikidozan, Yoshimura, & Great Togo

1961/06/11 Kochi - Pref. Hall
Otsubo (15min limit draw) Inoki
Tosanohana def Nagasawa
Krauser (5:04 german suplex) Ohki
Toyonobori (DQ) Tosh Togo
Yoshimura (DQ) X
Rikidozan & Endo def Eakins & Wright

1961/06/12 Imabari, Ehime - Public Hall
Otsubo (15min limit draw) Inoki
Tosh Togo def Nagasawa
Toyonobori def Ohki
Eakins def Tosanohana
Krauser (2-1) Endo
   1: Endo (5:15 pin)
   2: Krauser (2:44 german suplex)
   3: Krauser (forfeit)
Rikidozan & Yoshimura (DQ) X & Wright

1961/06/13 Tokuyama, Yamaguchi - Mouri Stadium
Inoki (13:05 backbreaker) Takeshita
Tosh Togo def Tosanohana
Krauser (1-1) Yoshimura
   1: Krauser (17:48 backslide)
   2: Yoshimura (5:45 backslide)
   3: (45min limit draw)
Rikidozan, Toyonobori, & Endo def X, Eakins, & Wright

1961/06/14 Yamaguchi - Pref. Gym
Inoki (12:19 pin) Youssef Turko
Krauser (11:42 CO) Endo
Tosh Togo def Nagasawa
Yoshimura (DQ) X
Rikidozan & Toyonobori def Eakins & Wright

1961/06/15 Tagawa, Fukuoka - City Gym
Nagasawa (11:20 arm bar) Inoki
Endo (DQ) Wright
Tosh Togo def Tosanohana
Krauser (1-1) Yoshimura
   1: Krauser (20:06 backslide)
   2: Yoshimura (4:41 backslide)
   3: (time limit draw)
Rikidozan & Toyonobori def X & Eakins

1961/06/16 Yahata, Fukuoka - Kurosaki An'yo Gym
Baba (8:05 pin) Inoki
Krauser (1-1) Endo
   1: Endo (pin)
   2: Krauser (6:40 boston crab)
   3: (2:29 DCO)
X, Eakins, & Wright (DQ) Rikidozan, Yoshimura, & Toyonobori

1961/06/18 Kumamoto
Baba def Otsubo
Yoshimura (DQ) Wright
Endo def Yoshinosato
Toyonobori def Eakins
Rikidozan & Tosh Togo (NC) Krauser & X
   1: Krauser (11:35) Togo
   2: (4:30 NC)

1961/06/20 Beppu, Oita - Municipal Hot-Spring Pool
Baba (9:19 pin) Inoki
Tosh Togo def Yoshinosato
Krauser (12:09 CO) Endo
Yoshimura (DQ) X
Rikidozan & Toyonobori def Eakins & Wright

1961/06/22 Fukuoka - Sports Center
Nagasawa (15min limit draw) Inoki
Baba def Otsubo
Endo (DQ) Tosh Togo
Krauser (2-0) Yoshinosato
   1: Krauser (6:35 pin)
   2: Krauser (1:32 german suplex)
Rikidozan, Yoshimura, & Toyonobori (DQ) X, Eakins, & Wright

1961/06/23 Fukuyama, Hiroshima - Public Hall
Yoshiwara (15min limit draw) Inoki
Baba def Ohki
Tosh Togo def Tosanohana
Wright def Endo
Yoshinosato def Suzuki
Krauser (1-1) Toyonobori
   1: Krauser (11:30 german suplex)
   2: Toyonobori (0:40 pin)
   3: (1:14 DCOR)
Rikidozan & Yoshimura (DQ) X & Eakins

1961/06/24 Yonago, Tottori - Keisei School site
Suzuki (9:26 pin) Inoki
Baba def Youssef Turko
Krauser (30min limit draw) Yoshimura
X def Endo
Rikidozan & Toyonobori def Eakins & Wright

1961/06/25 Tottori - City Gym
Inoki (11:45 pin) Yonetaro Tanaka
Baba def Nagasawa
Ohki def Tosanohana
Tosh Togo drew Endo
Krauser (9:42 boston crab) Yoshinosato
X def Yoshimura
Rikidozan & Toyonobori def Eakins & Wright

1961/06/27 Himeji, Hyogo - Toei Taigeki Theatre
Inoki (11:07 pin) Turko
Baba def Otsubo
Toyonobori def Tosh Togo
Krauser (12:31 boston crab) Yoshinosato
X def Endo
Eakins & Wright def Rikidozan & Yoshimura

1961/06/28 Osaka - Pref. Gym
Baba (11:17 pin) Inoki
Yoshimura def Yoshinosato
Krauser (11:28 DCO) Endo
X def Tosh Togo
Rikidozan & Toyonobori def Eakins & Wright

1961/06/29 Osaka - Pref. Gym
Yoshiwara def Tanaka
Inoki (12:51 pin) Turko
Baba def Katsurahama
Suzuki def Otsubo
Krauser (10:48 pin) Yoshinosato
Eakins, Wright, & Tosh Togo drew Endo, Toyonobori, & Yoshimura
World Big League Final: Rikidozan (2-1) X

Other World League matches (dates & locations unknown):
Toyonobori def Eakins
Toyonobori def Wright
Yoshimura def Wright
Yoshimura def Tosh
Endo def Wright