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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

Guest foreigners:
Killer Kowalski
Gino Marella (Gorilla Monsoon)
Fred Atkins
Great Togo
Killer X (Frank Townsend)
Bob Ellis [3/23 - 4/16]
Pat O'Connor [World League]
Haystack Calhoun [World League]
Sandor Szabo [World League]
The Destroyer [WWA Series]

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
Marella def Kokichi Endo
World League (8min 3R): Szabo (3R 2:00 pin) Inoki
Michiaki Yoshimura def Kowalski (DQ)
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
Baba (0-0) Kowalski

1:drew (45min time limit)
Gino Marella, Bob Ellis, & Killer X (2-1) Toyonobori, Togo, & Michiaki Yoshimura
1:Ellis (13:50 pin) Yoshimura
2:Togo (7:21 pin) Ellis
3:Marella (6:47 pin) Togo
Rikidozan (1-1) Haystack Calhoun
1:Calhoun (7:32 small package)
2:Rikidozan (4:31 pin)
3:drew (8:50 DCOR)

1963/03/26 Toyohashi, Aichi - City Gym
(???) Inoki (10:25 pin) Mitsuaki Hirai
World League (8min 3R): Atkins (2R 2:16 boston crab) Inoki
World League (8min 3R)?: Marella def Suzuki
O'Connor def Baba (DQ)

1963/03/27 Nagoya - Kanayama Gym
Marella, Kowalski, & Killer X def Rikidozan, Toyonobori, & Baba

1963/03/28 Nagoya - Kanayama Gym
Endo (13:04 boston crab) Inoki
Toyonobori def Marella (DQ)
Rikidozan & Baba def Kowalski & O'Connor (DQ)

1963/03/29 Ohtsu, Shiga - Ohjiyama Gym
Inoki (15:26 DCOR) Suzuki
World League (8min 3R)?: Baba def Atkins
World League (8min 3R)?: Kowalski def Yoshimura
O'Connor, Marella, & X def Rikidozan, Toyonobori, & Togo

1963/03/30 Kobe - Oji Gym
Inoki (14:58 DQ) Suzuki
World League (8min 3R)?: Baba (time limit draw?) Marella
Rikidozan, Yoshimura, & Toyonobori def Kowalski, Ellis, & X

1963/03/31 Tokushima
World League (8min 3R)?: Baba def Szabo
World League (8min 3R)?: Kowalski def Atkins
Marella & X def Rikidozan & Toyonobori

1963/04/02 Kochi - Pref. Hall
World League (8min 3R): Marella (2R 2:50 pin) Inoki
World League (8min 3R): Atkins (3R 0:46 half crab) Szabo
World League (8min 3R)?: Kowalski def Toyonobori
Rikidozan, Yoshimura, & Baba def O'Connor, Ellis, & X

1963/04/03 Matsuyama, Ehime - Johoku Kokutetsu Ground
Endo (16:00 boston crab) Inoki
Rikidozan, Toyonobori, & Baba vs. Kowalski, Marella, & Atkins

1963/04/04 Takamatsu - City Gym
Inoki (10:01 pin) Hirai
World League (8min 3R)?: Marella def Suzuki
Baba drew X
World League (8min 3R)?: Kowalski def Ohki

1963/04/05 Okayama - Tsushima Gym
Inoki (8:27 boston crab) Nagasawa
Marella def Kintaro Ohki
Rikidozan & Baba def Kowalski & X

1963/04/06 Hohfu, Yamaguchi - Public Hall
Suzuki (10:17 pin) Inoki
World League (8min 3R)?: Kowalski def Baba
Rikidozan, Toyonobori, & Kokichi Endo def O'Connor, Marella, & Atkins

1963/04/07 Kitakyushu, Fukuoka - Wakamatsu Ward Gym
Ohki drew Inoki (20min limit)
World League (8min 3R)?: Yoshimura (DQ) Marella
Kintaro Ohki drew Kanji Inoki
Ellis def Baba
Rikidozan & Togo def Kowalski & X

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

1963/04/09 Karatsu, Saga - City Gym
Yoshimura drew Marella
Kintaro Ohki drew Inoki (20min limit)
Rikidozan, Togo, & Baba def Kowalski, Atkins, & X

1963/04/10 Sasebo, Nagasaki - City Gym
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 drew Inoki (20min limit)
World League (8min 3R): Marella def Szabo
Baba (DCOR) Kowalski

1963/04/12 Kumamoto - Suizenji Gym
Suzuki drew Inoki (20min limit)
O'Connor def Baba
Kowalski, Marella, & Killer X (DQ) Rikidozan, Yoshimura, & Togo

1963/04/13 Kagoshima - Pref. Gym
World League (8min 3R): Calhoun (1R 2:49 pin) Inoki
World League (8min 3R): Marella def Ellis
Rikidozan, Togo, & Baba def Kowalski, Atkins, & X

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

1963/04/15 Naha, Okinawa - Asahibashi Bus Terminal Square
Inoki (4:36 pin) Kantaro Hoshino
World League (8min 3R)?: Marella def Endo
Yoshimura (DCOR) Kowalski
Rikidozan, Togo, & Baba def O'Connor, X, & Marella

1963/04/16 Naha, Okinawa - Asahibashi Bus Terminal Square
Ohki drew Inoki (20min limit)
Marella def Baba
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
Kowalski & Marella def Yoshimura & Togo
International Heavyweight Title: Rikidozan* (2-1) Calhoun

1:Calhoun (9:33 pin)
2:Rikidozan (3:28 pin)
3:Rikidozan (1:04 COR)

1963/04/20 Kokura, Fukuoka - Kokura Gym
Yoshimura (16:20 pin) Inoki
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
Baba drew Atkins
Pat O'Connor (2-0) Inoki

1: O'Connor (12:23 leg lock)
2: O'Connor (5:54 pin)

Kowalski, Marella, & X def Rikidozan, Yoshimura, & Togo

1963/04/22 Himeji, Hyogo - Welfare Pension Hall
Baba drew X
Endo (15:00 boston crab) Inoki
Kowalski, Marella, & Atkins def Rikidozan, Toyonobori, & Togo

1963/04/23 Osaka - Pref. Gym
Inoki (11:04 pin) Hirai
Baba drew Marella
Rikidozan, Yoshimura, & Togo def Kowalski, Calhoun, & X

1963/04/24 Osaka - Pref. Gym
Ohki drew Marella
Endo drew Baba
Toyonobori & Togo drew Kowalski & X
International Heavyweight Title: Rikidozan* (2-1) O'Connor

1:Rikidozan (13:18 pin)
2:O'Connor (9:58 pin)
3:Rikidozan (3:01 COR)

1963/04/25 Toyooka, Hyogo - Multipurpose Ground
Baba (12:03 pin) Inoki
World League (8min 3R)?: Yoshimura (DQ) Marella
Rikidozan, Toyonobori, & Togo def Kowalski, X, & Atkins

1963/04/26 Gifu - Civic Center
Baba def Suzuki
Marella (9:56 pin) Inoki

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

1963/04/28 Fukui - City Gym
Baba drew Marella
Yoshimura (19:07 pin) Inoki
World League (8min 3R)?: Kowalski def Endo

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

1963/04/30 Niigata - Municipal Gym
Endo (18:30 pin) Inoki
Togo def Marella
Kowalski & Atkins def Rikidozan & Baba

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

1963/05/02 Akita - Sanno Gym
Baba drew Endo
Toyonobori (12:44 pin) Inoki
Rikidozan, Yoshimura, & Togo def Kowalski, Marella, & X (DQ)

1963/05/03 Aomori - Pref. Gym
Suzuki drew Inoki (20min limit)
Masio Koma vs. Shin'ya Kojika
   * Great Kojika's debut match
Yoshimura drew Marella
Baba def Kintaro Ohki
Kowalski & Atkins def Toyonobori & Togo

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

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

1963/05/06 Sapporo
Baba def Marella (DQ)
All Asia Tag Team Title: Rikidozan & Toyonobori (2-1) Kowalski & Atkins

1:Rikidozan (12:26 pin) Atkins
2:Kowalski (3:37 pin) Toyonobori
3:Rikidozan (1:00 pin) Atkins
* Rikidozan & Toyonobori win the vacant title.

1963/05/07 Asahikawa, Hokkaido
Yoshimura drew Baba
World League (8min 3R)?: Kowalski def Toyonobori
Rikidozan & Togo def Marella & Atkins

1963/05/10 Morioka
Marella def Killer X (unmasked as Frank Townsend)
Kowalski def Togo
Calhoun def Baab (DQ)

1963/05/11 Sendai
Baba def Suzuki
World League (8min 3R): Kowalski def Marella

1963/05/12 Utsunomiya, Tochigi
World League (8min 3R): Marella (DQ) Atkins
Yoshimura drew Baba
World League (8min 3R)?: Kowalski def Mammoth Suzuki

1963/05/13 Urawa, Saitama
Baba drew Kintaro Ohki
World League (8min 3R): Kowalski def X
Rikidozan, Toyonobori, & Togo def Calhoun, Marella, & Atkins

1963/05/14 Maebashi, Gunma
Baba def Suzuki
World League (8min 3R): Kowalski def Calhoun
Toyonobori def Marella (DQ)

1963/05/15 Tachikawa, Tokyo
Yoshimura drew Baba
Kowalski, Calhoun, & Marella (DQ) Rikidozan, Toyonobori, & Togo

1963/05/16 Yokohama
Baba def Suzuki
World League (8min 3R)?: Kowalski def Ohki
Yoshimura & Togo def Marella & Atkins

Other World League matches (dates & locations unknown):
Kowalski def Inoki
Calhoun def X
Calhoun def Ellis
Calhoun def Szabo
Calhoun def Yoshimura
Calhoun def Endo
Calhoun def Ohki
Calhoun def Suzuki
Calhoun (time limit draw) Atkins
Atkins def X
Atkins def Ellis
Atkins def Endo
Atkins def Ohki
Atkins def Suzuki
Marella def Atkins
O'Connor def Ellis
O'Connor def Szabo
O'Connor def Toyonobori
O'Connor def Endo
O'Connor def Suzuki
Toyonobori def Calhoun
Toyonobori def Atkins
Toyonobori def X
Toyonobori def Szabo
Yoshimura def Atkins
Yoshimura def Ellis
Yoshimura def Szabo
X def Yoshimura
X def Endo
X def Suzuki
Ellis def Endo
Ellis def Ohki

1963/05/17 Tokyo
Baba def Calhoun
Yoshimura def Marella
World League Final: Rikidozan (2-1) Kowalski

1:Rikidozan (5:01)
2:Kowalski (7:30 COR)
3:Rikidozan (5:50 half crab)

1963/05/19 Osaka - Pref. Gym
Baba def Marella (DQ)
Kowalski & Atkins def Toyonobori & Yoshimura

1963/05/21 Nagoya - Kanayama Gym
World League (8min 3R)?: Marella def Ohki
Baba def Suzuki
All Asia Tag Team Title: Rikidozan & Toyonobori* (2-0) Kowalski & Atkins

1:Rikidozan (7:46 DQ)
2:Rikidozan (5:46 pin) Atkins

1963/05/22 Shizuoka
Destroyer def Baba
Rikidozan, Toyonobori, & Yoshimura def Kowalski, Marella, & Townsend

1963/05/24 Tokyo - Tokyo Gym (12,000)
Hoshino (10:30 boston crab) Otsubo
Yoshiwara (14:45 half crab) Hirai
Ohki (20min limit draw) Mammoth Suzuki
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* drew Rikidozan (28:15 ref stop)


1963/05/31 Tokyo
Toyonobori & Ohki def Baba & Suzuki


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