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The 5th Annual World Big League: 1963/03/22 - 05/17: 38 cards
WWA World Championship Series: 1963/05/19 - 05/24: 4 cards

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

1963/03/22 Tokyo - Riki Sports Palace
Exhibition Match (5min): Antonio Inoki drew X (time limit)
Giant Baba drew Kowalski

1963/03/23 Tokyo - Riki Sports Palace
Atkins def Ohki
Marella def Kokichi Endo
World League (8min 3R): Szabo (3R 2:00 pin) Inoki
Handicap Match: Haystacks Calhoun def Isao Yoshiwara, Kiyotaka Otsubo, Mitsuaki Hirai, & Hideyuki Nagasawa
Michiaki Yoshimura (DQ) Kowalski
Rikidozan, Togo, Baba drew O'Connor, Ellis, & X

1963/03/24 Tokyo - Kuramae Kokugikan
Hideo Koma (10min limit draw) Kazuo Honma
Kiyotaka Otsubo (12:38 pin) Kantaro Hoshino
Isao Yoshiwara (15min limit draw) Mitsuaki Hirai
Mammoth Suzuki (3:03 pin) Hideyuki Nagasawa
Kanji Inoki (6:35 DQ) Atkins
World League (8min 3R): Szabo (2R 1:10 pin) Endo
World League (8min 3R): O'Connor (1R 6:21 pin) Kintaro Ohki
Giant Baba (0-0) Kowalski

1963/03/26 Toyohashi, Aichi - City Gym
Inoki (10:25 pin) Mitsuaki Hirai
World League (8min 3R)?: Marella def Suzuki
World League (8min 3R): Atkins (2R 2:16 boston crab) Inoki
Toyonobori def Szabo
Handicap Match: Calhoun def Ohkim, Katsurahama, Nagasawa, & Yoshiwara
O'Connor (DQ) Baba
Rikidozan, Togo, & Michiaki Yoshimura def Ellis, Marella, X

1963/03/27 Nagoya - Kanayama Gym
Togo def Szabo
Handicap Match: Calhoun def Ohki & Suzuki
Ellis def Endo
O'Connor def Yoshimura
Marella, Kowalski, & Killer X def Rikidozan & Toyonobori & Baba

1963/03/28 Nagoya - Kanayama Gym
Kazuo Honma drew Ushinosuke Hayashi
Endo (13:04 boston crab) Inoki
Atkins def Suzuki
X drew Togo
Ellis def Ohki
Yoshimura def Szabo
Handicap Match: Calhoun def Motoshi Okuma , Katsurahama, Otsubo, Yoshiwara, & Nagasawa
Toyonobori (2-1; DQ in 3rd) Marella
Rikidozan & Baba (DQ) Kowalski & O'Connor

1963/03/29 Ohtsu, Shiga - Ohjiyama Gym
Inoki (15:26 DCOR) Suzuki
Ohki def Hirai
Endo def Ellis
World League (8min 3R)?: Baba def Atkins
World League (8min 3R)?: Kowalski def Yoshimura
Handicap Match: Haystack Calhoun def Szabo, Nagasawa, & Katsurahama
O'Connor, Marella, & X def Rikidozan & Toyonobori & Togo

1963/03/30 Kobe - Oji Gym
Inoki (14:58 DQ) Suzuki
O'Connor def Kintaro Ohki
Endo def Szabo
Togo def Atkins
Handicap Match: Haystack Calhoun def Otsubo, Katsurahama, Hirai, & Yoshiwara
World League (8min 3R)?: Baba (time limit draw?) Marella
Rikidozan, Yoshimura, & Toyonobori def Kowalski, Ellis, & X

1963/03/31 Tokushima
O'Connor def Togo
Handicap Match: Haystack Calhoun def Yoshiwara, Hirai, Otsubo, & Nagasawa
World League (8min 3R)?: Kowalski def Atkins
World League (8min 3R)?: Baba def Szabo
Ellis def Yoshimura
Marella & X def Rikidozan & Toyonobori

1963/04/02 Kochi - Pref. Hall
Endo drew Ohki
Handicap Match: Calhoun def Iwakichi Hirano, Kumagoro Okuma, Nagasawa, & Yoshiwara
World League (8min 3R): Marella (2R 2:50 pin) Inoki
World League (8min 3R): Atkins (3R 0:46 half crab) Szabo
Toyonobori drew Kowalski
Rikidozan, Yoshimura, & Baba def O'Connor, Ellis, & X

1963/04/03 Matsuyama, Ehime - Johoku Kokutetsu Ground
Ohki def Nagasawa
Endo (16:00 boston crab) Inoki
Handicap Match: Calhoun def Hirano, Ueda, Otsubo, & Yoshiwara
Yoshimura def Szabo
World League (8min 3R): O'Connor def Ellis
World League (8min 3R)?: X def Suzuki
Rikidozan & Toyonobori & Baba vs Kowalski, Marella, & Atkins

1963/04/04 Takamatsu - City Gym
Inoki (10:01 pin) Hirai
Toyonobori (DQ) Atkins
World League (8min 3R)?: Kowalski def Ohki
World League (8min 3R)?: Marella def Suzuki
Handicap Match: Calhoun def Kantaro Hoshino, Yoshiwara, Nagasawa, & Otsubo
Baba drew X
Rikidozan, Endo, & Michiaki Yoshimura def O'Connor, Ellis, & Szabo

1963/04/05 Okayama - Tsushima Gym
Inoki (8:27 boston crab) Nagasawa
Togo (DCOR) Ellis
Marella def Ohki
World League (8min 3R)?: Yoshimura def Atkins
World League (8min 3R): Calhoun def Szabo
World League (8min 3R)?: O'Connor def Toyonobori
Rikidozan & Baba def Kowalski & X

1963/04/06 Hohfu, Yamaguchi - Public Hall
Suzuki (10:17 pin) Inoki
Szabo def Ohki
World League (8min 3R)?: Kowalski def Giant Baba
X (DCOR) Togo
Handicap Match: Calhoun def Yoshiwara, Nagasawa, Hoshino, & Hirano
Yoshimura (DQ) Ellis
Rikidozan & Toyonobori & Kokichi Endo (DQ) O'Connor, Marella, & Atkins

1963/04/07 Kita-Kyushu, Fukuoka - Wakamatsu Ward Gym
Ohki (20min limit draw) Inoki
World League (8min 3R): O'Connor def Atkins
Ellis def Giant Baba
Calhoun def Suzuki
World League (8min 3R)?: Yoshimura (DQ) Marella
Rikidozan & Togo def Kowalski & X

1963/04/08 Kurume, Fukuoka - Kogashira Park
Endo drew Suzuki
X (11:01 pin) Inoki
World League (8min 3R): Kowalski def Ellis
World League (8min 3R): Calhoun def Ohki
World League (8min 3R)?: Baba def Szabo
Rikidozan, Yoshimura, & Togo def O'Connor, Marella, & Atkins

1963/04/09 Karatsu, Saga - City Gym
Ohki drew Suzuki
Szabo def Antonio Inoki
World League (8min 3R): Calhoun def Ellis
World League (8min 3R)?: O'Connor def Endo
Yoshimura drew Marella
Rikidozan, Togo, & Baba def Kowalski, Atkins, & X

1963/04/10 Sasebo, Nagasaki - City Gym
Ohki drew Suzuki
Yoshimura def Ellis
Calhoun (3:23 pin) Inoki
World League (8min 3R): Kowalski def Szabo
World League (8min 3R)?: Baba def Atkins
Rikidozan, Endo, & Togo def O'Connor, Marella, & Killer X

1963/04/11 Nagasaki - International Gym
Suzuki (20min limit draw) Inoki
X def Ohki
Calhoun def Endo
World League (8min 3R): Marella def Szabo
Giant Baba (DCOR) Kowalski
Rikidozan, Togo, & Michiaki Yoshimura def O'Connor, Ellis, & Atkins

1963/04/12 Kumamoto - Suizenji Gym
Suzuki (20min limit draw) Inoki
World League (8min 3R)?: Ellis def Ohki
World League (8min 3R): Atkins (DCOR) Calhoun
O'Connor def Giant Baba
Kowalski, Marella, & Killer X (DQ) Rikidozan, Yoshimura, & Togo

1963/04/13 Kagoshima - Pref. Gym
Ohki drew Suzuki
Yoshimura def Szabo
World League (8min 3R): Calhoun (1R 2:49 pin) Inoki
World League (8min 3R): Marella def Ellis
O'Connor def Endo
Rikidozan, Togo, & Baba def Kowalski, Atkins, & X

1963/04/14 Miyakojima, Okinawa - Hirarashi Women's High School site
Ohki def Nagasawa
Szabo def Suzuki
World League (8min 3R): O'Connor (1R 5:31 pin) Inoki
World League (8min 3R)?: Baba def Ellis
Marella def Endo
Rikidozan, Yoshimura, & Togo def Kowalski, Atkins, & X

1963/04/15 Naha, Okinawa - Asahibashi Bus Terminal Square
Inoki (4:36 pin) Hoshino
Atkins def Suzuki
Ohki def Szabo
Endo def Ellis
Handicap Match: Calhoun def Katsurahama, Nagasawa, Hirai, & Yoshiwara
Yoshimura (DCOR) Kowalski
Rikidozan, Togo, & Baba def O'Connor, X, & Marella

1963/04/16 Naha, Okinawa - Asahibashi Bus Terminal Square
Ohki (20min limit draw) Inoki
Szabo def Endo
Calhoun def Suzuki
World League (8min 3R): Atkins def Ellis
Giant Baba (DQ) Marella
Rikidozan, Yoshimura, & Togo drew Kowalski, O’Connor, & X

1963/04/17 Naha, Okinawa - Asahibashi Bus Terminal Square
Inoki (9:05 pin) Hirai
Baba drew Atkins
World League (8min 3R)?: X def Endo
World League (8min 3R): O'Connor def Szabo
Kowalski & Marella (DQ) Yoshimura & Togo
International Heavyweight Title: Rikidozan* (2-1) Calhoun

1963/04/20 Kokura, Fukuoka - Kokura Gym
Yoshimura (16:20 pin) Inoki
Handicap Match: Calhoun def Motoshi Okuma , Yoshiwara, & Suzuki
World League (8min 3R)?: Marella def Ohki
World League (8min 3R)?: Kowalski def Endo
Rikidozan, Togo, & Baba vs O'Connor, X, & Atkins

1963/04/21 Hiroshima - Pref. Gym
Ohki drew Endo
Toyonobori def Suzuki
Baba drew Atkins
Handicap Match: Calhoun def Katsurahama, Okuma, Nagasawa, & Otsubo
O'Connor (2-0) Inoki

1963/04/22 Himeji, Hyogo - Welfare Pension Hall
Endo (15:00 boston crab) Inoki
Yoshimura def Ohki
World League (8min 3R)?: O'Connor def Suzuki
Handicap Match: Calhoun def Yoshiwara, Otsubo, Hirai, & Okuma
Baba drew X
Rikidozan & Toyonobori & Togo def Kowalski, Marella, & Atkins

1963/04/23 Osaka - Pref. Gym
Inoki (11:04 pin) Hirai
Toyonobori def Suzuki
Baba drew Marella
Atkins def Ohki
O'Connor def Endo
Rikidozan, Yoshimura, & Togo def Kowalski, Calhoun, & X

1963/04/24 Osaka - Pref. Gym
Endo drew Baba
Ohki drew Marella
Handicap Match: Haystacks Calhoun def Antonio Inoki, Okuma, Yoshiwara
Toyonobori & Togo drew Kowalski & X
International Heavyweight Title: Rikidozan* (2-1) O'Connor

1963/04/25 Toyooka, Hyogo - Multipurpose Ground
Hoshino def Yoshiwara
Hirai def Ueda
Endo def Suzuki
Giant Baba (12:03 pin) Inoki
Handicap Match: Calhoun def Ohki, Nagasawa, & Otsubo
World League (8min 3R)?: Yoshimura (DQ) Marella
Rikidozan & Toyonobori & Togo def Kowalski, X, & Atkins

1963/04/26 Gifu - Civic Center
Marella (9:56 pin) Inoki
Baba def Suzuki
Haystack Calhoun & Fred Atkins def Rikidozan & Great Togo

1963/04/27 Kyoto - Kangyo Hall
Inoki (14:10 DCOR) Suzuki
Baba drew Endo
World League (8min 3R)?: Marella def Ohki
Calhoun def Yoshimura
World League (8min 3R)?: Toyonobori def Atkins
Rikidozan & Togo def Kowalski & X

1963/04/28 Fukui - City Gym
Yoshimura (19:07 pin) Inoki
Ohki drew Suzuki
World League (8min 3R)?: Kowalski def Endo
Giant Baba (DCOR) Marella
Rikidozan & Togo def Atkins & X

1963/04/29 Toyama - City Gym
Yoshimura def Ohki
Suzuki (12:58 boston crab) Inoki
World League (8min 3R)?: Calhoun def Marella
World League (8min 3R)?: Toyonobori (DQ) X
Baba drew Endo
Rikidozan & Togo def Kowalski & Atkins

1963/04/30 Niigata - Municipal Gym
Endo (18:30 pin) Inoki
Nagasawa def Hirai
Handicap Match: Calhoun def Ohki, Okuma, & Otsubo
Togo def Marella
Toyonobori def Suzuki
Kowalski & Atkins def Rikidozan & Baba

1963/05/01 Honjo, Akita - Daisenjiyama
Ohki (20min limit draw) Inoki
Endo (DQ) Suzuki
World League (8min 3R)?: Calhoun (DQ) Baba
Yoshimura def X
Rikidozan & Toyonobori & Togo def Kowalski, Marella, & Atkins

1963/05/02 Akita - Sanno Gym
Toyonobori (12:44 pin) Inoki
Handicap Match: Calhoun def Ohki, Hirai, & Yoshiwara
Kowalski def Suzuki
Baba drew Endo
Atkins & Marella (DQ) Rikidozan & Michiaki Yoshimura

1963/05/03 Aomori - Pref. Gym
Suzuki (20min limit draw) Inoki
Masio Koma vs Shin'ya Kojika
   * Great Kojika's debut match
Baba def Ohki
Yoshimura drew Marella
Calhoun def Endo
Kowalski & Atkins def Toyonobori & Togo
Rikidozan def X
* Rikidozan unmasked X as Frank Townsend

1963/05/04 Hakodate, Hokkaido - War Memorial Hall Square
Ohki (20min limit draw) Inoki
Suzuki def Endo
World League (8min 3R)?: Baba def Townsend
Atkins def Yoshimura
Rikidozan & Toyonobori & Togo def Kowalski, Marella, & Calhoun

1963/05/05 Sapporo - Nakajima Sports Center
Baba def Ohki
Inoki (7:08 DQ) Endo
Toyonobori def Townsend
Yoshimura & Togo def Kowalski & Marella
Atkins def Suzuki
Rikidozan def Calhoun

1963/05/06 Sapporo
Otsubo def Hayashi
Suzuki def Endo
Handicap Match: Calhoun def Hirai, Okuma, & Yoshiwara
Togo drew Townsend
Giant Baba (DQ) Marella
All Asia Tag Team Title: Rikidozan & Toyonobori (2-1) Kowalski & Atkins

1963/05/07 Asahikawa, Hokkaido
Yoshiwara def Hirai
Ohki def Endo
World League (8min 3R): Calhoun (DQ) Townsend
Yoshimura drew Baba
World League (8min 3R): Kowalski def Toyonobori
Marella & Atkins (DQ) Rikidozan & Togo

1963/05/10 Morioka
Yoshimura def Ohki
Endo def Nagasawa
Toyonobori def Suzuki
Marella (DQ) Townsend
Calhoun (DQ) Baba
Rikidozan def Atkins
Kowalski def Togo

1963/05/11 Sendai
Ohki def Nagasawa
Toyonobori def Endo
World League (8min 3R): Kowalski def Marella
Baba drew Suzuki
Rikidozan, Togo, & Michiaki Yoshimura def Atkins, Calhoun, & Townsend

1963/05/12 Utsunomiya, Tochigi
Endo def Nagasawa
Yoshimura drew Baba
Toyonobori def Ohki
World League (8min 3R): Marella (DQ) Atkins
World League (8min 3R)?: Kowalski def Suzuki
Rikidozan & Togo def Townsend & Calhoun

1963/05/13 Urawa, Saitama
Otsubo def Kantaro Hoshino
Suzuki def Nagasawa
Yoshimura def Endo
World League (8min 3R): Kowalski def X
Baba drew Ohki
Rikidozan & Toyonobori & Togo def Calhoun, Marella, & Atkins

1963/05/14 Maebashi, Gunma
Yoshimura def Ohki
Endo def Nagasawa
World League (8min 3R): Kowalski def Calhoun
Toyonobori (DQ) Marella
Baba def Suzuki
Rikidozan & Togo def Atkins & Townsend

1963/05/15 Tachikawa, Tokyo
Yoshiwara def Ueda
Ohki drew Suzuki
World League (8min 3R): Atkins def Townsend
Yoshimura def Giant Baba
Kowalski, Calhoun, & Marella (DQ) Rikidozan & Toyonobori & Togo

1963/05/16 Yokohama
Yoshiwara def Koma
Toyonobori def Nagasawa
World League (8min 3R)?: Kowalski def Ohki
Baba def Suzuki
Townsend def Endo
Yoshimura & Togo def Marella & Atkins
Rikidozan def Calhoun

Other World League matches (dates & locations unknown):
Kowalski def Antonio Inoki
Calhoun def Yoshimura
Calhoun def Ohki
Calhoun def Suzuki
Atkins def Endo
Atkins def Ohki
Marella def Atkins
Toyonobori def Szabo
X def Yoshimura
Ellis def Endo
Ellis def Ohki

1963/05/17 Tokyo
Ohki def Endo
Baba drew Calhoun
Yoshimura def Marella
Togo & Toyonobori def Atkins & Townsend
World League Final: Rikidozan (2-1) Kowalski

1963/05/19 Osaka - Pref. Gym
Suzuki (DCOR) Endo
Ohki def Nagasawa
Togo def Townsend
Giant Baba (DQ) Marella
Kowalski & Atkins def Toyonobori & Michiaki Yoshimura
Destroyer def Rikidozan

1963/05/21 Nagoya - Kanayama Gym
Endo def Nagasawa
Marella def Ohki
Baba def Suzuki
Yoshimura (DQ) Townsend
Destroyer def Togo
All Asia Tag Team Title: Rikidozan & Toyonobori* (2-0) Kowalski & Atkins

1963/05/22 Shizuoka
Yoshiwara def Hirano
Suzuki drew Ohki
Atkins def Endo
Destroyer def Giant Baba
Kowalski & Marella
Rikidozan & Toyonobori & Michiaki Yoshimura def Kowalski, Marella, & Townsend

1963/05/24 Tokyo - Metropolitan Gym (12,000)
Hoshino (10:30 boston crab) Otsubo
Yoshiwara (14:45 half crab) Hirai
Ohki (20min limit draw) Mammoth Suzuki
Giant Baba (5:55 arm bar) Endo
Yoshimura (8:55 CO) Townsend
Togo (7:38 backslide) Marella
Toyonobori (1-1) Killer Kowalski
   1: Toyonobori (3:32 half crab)
   2: Kowalski (3:19 pin)
   3: (2:12 DCOR)
WWA World Heavyweight Title: The Destroyer* (28:15 DKO) Rikidozan

1963/05/31 Tokyo
Toyonobori & Ohki def Giant Baba & Suzuki
Marella (DCOR) Yoshimura

1963/06/07 Tokyo
Ueda def Kakutaro Koma
Hoshino def Motoshi Okuma Gantetsu Matsuoka def Otsubo
Yoshiwara def Hirai
Battle Royal: Ohki won