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New Year Golden Series: 1979/01/05 - 02/06: 23 cards

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

Guest Foreigners:
Bob Roop
Johnny Powers
Kurt von Hess
Tony St. Clair
Hector Guerrero
Carlos Jose Estrada
Tony Rocco
Mr. X [02/06]

1979/01/05 Tokyo - Ohta Ward Gym (2,800)
Masanobu Kurisu def Akira Maeda
George Takano def Junji Hirata
Makoto Arakawa & Yoshiaki Fujiwara def Haruka Eigen & Kuniaki Kobayashi
Carlos Jose Estrada def Osamu Kido
Hector Guerrero def Kantaro Hoshino
Riki Choshu def Tony St. Clair
Johnny Powers (9:40 COR) Seiji Sakaguchi
Tatsumi Fujinami (15:09 rolling clutch hold) Tony Rocco
Bob Roop & Kurt von Hess (2-1) Antonio Inoki & Strong Kobayashi
   1: Roop (13:19 pin) Kobayashi
   2: (5:28 DCOR)

1979/01/06 Sano, Tochigi - Civic Gym (2,500)
Shoji Kai def George Takano
Kuniaki Kobayashi def Junji Hirata
Makoto Arakawa def Masanobu Kurisu
Kantaro Hoshino def Yoshiaki Fujiwara
Hector Guerrero def Haruka Eigen
Tatsumi Fujinami (14:09 pin) Carlos Jose Estrada
Strong Kobayashi (11:04 DQ) Kurt von Hess
Johnny Powers def Riki Choshu
Antonio Inoki & Seiji Sakaguchi & Osamu Kido (2-1) Bob Roop & Tony Rocco & Tony St. Clair
   1: Kido (13:35 backslide) Clair
   2: Roop (2:03 pin) Kido
   3: Sakaguchi (3:56 argentine back breaker) Rocco

1979/01/07 Tokyo - Korakuen Hall (2,000)
Makoto Arakawa def Junji Hirata
Yoshiaki Fujiwara def Masanobu Kurisu
11-man Battle Royal Final: Shoji Kai (pin) Makoto Arakawa
Kotetsu Yamamoto & George Takano def Haruka Eigen & Kuniaki Kobayashi
Carlos Jose Estrada def Kantaro Hoshino
Strong Kobayashi (6:33 canadian backbreaker) Tony St. Clair
Johnny Powers def Osamu Kido
Tatsumi Fujinami (9:20 german suplex hold) Hector Guerrero
Seiji Sakaguchi (9:20 pin) Tony Rocco
Bob Roop & Kurt von Hess def Antonio Inoki & Riki Choshu

1979/01/09 Kumagaya, Saitama - Civic Gym (2,000)
Junji Hirata drew Akira Maeda
Makoto Arakawa def George Takano
Hector Guerrero def Osamu Kido
Kantaro Hoshino & Kotetsu Yamamoto def Kuniaki Kobayashi & Masanobu Kurisu
Tony St. Clair def Yoshiaki Fujiwara
Riki Choshu def Tony Rocco
Johnny Powers (DQ) Haruka Eigen
Kurt von Hess (9:38 pin) Strong Kobayashi
Antonio Inoki & Seiji Sakaguchi (2-0) Bob Roop & Carlos Jose Estrada
   1: Inoki & Sakaguchi (11:17 DQ)
   2: Sakaguchi (2:20 pin) Estrada

1979/01/10 Akigawa, Tokyo - Summer Land (2,100)
Masanobu Kurisu def Shoji Kai
Kuniaki Kobayashi def George Takano
Tony St. Clair def Makoto Arakawa
Haruka Eigen & Osamu Kido def Kotetsu Yamamoto & Junji Hirata
Riki Choshu def Hector Guerrero
Johnny Powers def Yoshiaki Fujiwara
Seiji Sakaguchi (9:02 pin) Carlos Jose Estrada
Bob Roop (9:53 pin) Strong Kobayashi
Antonio Inoki & Kantaro Hoshino def Kurt von Hess & Tony Rocco

1979/01/11 Fujioka, Gunma - City Gym (2,000)
Makoto Arakawa def Akira Maeda
Masanobu Kurisu def Junji Hirata
Yoshiaki Fujiwara def George Takano
Kantaro Hoshino def Kuniaki Kobayashi
Carlos Jose Estrada def Haruka Eigen
Johnny Powers def Kotetsu Yamamoto
Seiji Sakaguchi (7:12 pin) Tony St. Clair
Kurt von Hess def Riki Choshu
Antonio Inoki & Strong Kobayashi & Osamu Kido (2-0) Bob Roop & Hector Guerrero & Tony Rocco
   1: Inoki (12:53 DQ) Roop
   2: Kido (6:13 pin) Guerrero

1979/01/12 Kawasaki - Civic Gym (3,500)
Masanobu Kurisu def Junji Hirata
Shoji Kai def George Takano
Tony St. Clair def Haruka Eigen
Kotetsu Yamamoto & Makoto Arakawa def Yoshiaki Fujiwara & Kuniaki Kobayashi
Osamu Kido def Hector Guerrero
Johnny Powers def Kantaro Hoshino
Riki Choshu def Carlos Jose Estrada
Seiji Sakaguchi & Strong Kobayashi (2-1) Kurt von Hess & Tony Rocco
   1: (4:03 DCOR)
   2: Kobayashi (2:32 canadian backbreaker) Rocco
NWF Heavyweight Title: Antonio Inoki* (27:02 DQ) Bob Roop

1979/01/14 Wakayama - Pref. Gym (2,700)
Masanobu Kurisu def Akira Maeda
Shoji Kai def Junji Hirata
Haruka Eigen & Kuniaki Kobayashi def Kotetsu Yamamoto & George Takano
Hector Guerrero def Makoto Arakawa
Osamu Kido def Tony St. Clair
Kantaro Hoshino def Carlos Jose Estrada
Johnny Powers (10:05 powers lock) Strong Kobayashi
Seiji Sakaguchi (9:02 DCOR) Kurt von Hess
Antonio Inoki & Riki Choshu def Bob Roop & Tony Rocco

1979/01/16 Nogata, Fukuoka - City Gym (2,500)
Makoto Arakawa def Akira Maeda
George Takano def Junji Hirata
Hector Guerrero def Yoshiaki Fujiwara
Kantaro Hoshino & Kotetsu Yamamoto def Kuniaki Kobayashi & Masanobu Kurisu
Hector Guerrero def Yoshiaki Fujiwara
Tony Rocco def Haruka Eigen
Johnny Powers def Osamu Kido
Seiji Sakaguchi def Tony St. Clair
Strong Kobayashi & Riki Choshu (2-0) Bob Roop & Carlos Jose Estrada
   1: Kobayashi (12:50 canadian backbreaker) Estrada
   2: Kobayashi & Choshu (3:34 DQ)
Antonio Inoki (7:30 pin) Kurt von Hess

1979/01/17 Tosu, Saga - Civic Gym (2,200)
Shoji Kai def Akira Maeda
Makoto Arakawa def George Takano
Haruka Eigen & Osamu Kido def Kotetsu Yamamoto & Junji Hirata
Carlos Jose Estrada def Kuniaki Kobayashi
Tony St. Clair def Yoshiaki Fujiwara
Riki Choshu def Hector Guerrero
Kurt von Hess (9:24 COR) Strong Kobayashi
Seiji Sakaguchi (DQ) Bob Roop
Antonio Inoki & Kantaro Hoshino def Johnny Powers & Tony Rocco

1979/01/18 Hitoyoshi, Kumamoto - City Gym (2,200)
Junji Hirata drew Akira Maeda
Yoshiaki Fujiwara def Masanobu Kurisu
Osamu Kido & Kuniaki Kobayashi def Kotetsu Yamamoto & George Takano
Carlos Jose Estrada def Makoto Arakawa
Hector Guerrero def Haruka Eigen
Kantaro Hoshino def Tony St. Clair
Riki Choshu def Tony Rocco
Seiji Sakaguchi & Strong Kobayashi (NC) Bob Roop & Kurt von Hess
   1: Hess (12:04 pin) Kobayashi
   2: Kobayashi (3:56 pin) Hess
   3: (4:36 NC)
Antonio Inoki (10:02 DCOR) Johnny Powers

1979/01/19 Karatsu, Saga - City Gym (2,400)
Junji Hirata drew Akira Maeda
Shoji Kai def George Takano
Kantaro Hoshino & Kotetsu Yamamoto def Haruka Eigen & Kuniaki Kobayashi
Carlos Jose Estrada def Masanobu Kurisu
Hector Guerrero def Yoshiaki Fujiwara
Bob Roop (11:22 pin) Strong Kobayashi
Riki Choshu & Osamu Kido def Tony St. Clair & Tony Rocco
Seiji Sakaguchi (10:11 DQ) Kurt von Hess
Antonio Inoki (12:23 NC) Johnny Powers

1979/01/20 Okuchi, Kagoshima - City General Gym (2,000)
Akira Maeda drew George Takano
Shoji Kai def Junji Hirata
Osamu Kido def Masanobu Kurisu
Hector Guerrero def Makoto Arakawa
Tony St. Clair def Kuniaki Kobayashi
Tony Rocco def Yoshiaki Fujiwara
Johnny Powers def Riki Choshu
Strong Kobayashi (9:45 DQ) Kurt von Hess
Antonio Inoki & Seiji Sakaguchi (2-0) Bob Roop & Carlos Jose Estrada
   1: Sakaguchi (11:16 DQ) Roop
   2: Inoki (3:24 pin) Estrada

1979/01/21 Ohsumi, Kagoshima - Town Gym (2,700)
Masanobu Kurisu def Akira Maeda
George Takano def Junji Hirata
Makoto Arakawa def Shoji Kai
Hector Guerrero def Kuniaki Kobayashi
Kurt von Hess def Yoshiaki Fujiwara
Strong Kobayashi (9:04 canadian backbreaker) Carlos Jose Estrada
Johnny Powers (13:15 powers lock) Seiji Sakaguchi
Antonio Inoki & Riki Choshu & Osamu Kido def Bob Roop & Tony St. Clair & Tony Rocco

1979/01/22 Nakatane, Kagoshima - Town Gym (2,800)
Kuniaki Kobayashi def Akira Maeda
Makoto Arakawa def Masanobu Kurisu
Kotetsu Yamamoto & Junji Hirata def Yoshiaki Fujiwara & George Takano
Kantaro Hoshino def Hector Guerrero
Haruka Eigen def Carlos Jose Estrada
Seiji Sakaguchi (7:30 pin) Tony St. Clair
Kurt von Hess def Riki Choshu
Johnny Powers (11:01 powers lock) Strong Kobayashi
Antonio Inoki & Osamu Kido def Bob Roop & Tony Rocco

1979/01/24 Tokushima - City Gym (2,200)
Shoji Kai def Junji Hirata
Makoto Arakawa def George Takano
Hector Guerrero def Masanobu Kurisu
Tony Rocco def Kuniaki Kobayashi
Carlos Jose Estrada def Yoshiaki Fujiwara
Johnny Powers def Haruka Eigen
Kantaro Hoshino & Kotetsu Yamamoto def Riki Choshu & Osamu Kido
Antonio Inoki & Seiji Sakaguchi & Strong Kobayashi (2-0) Bob Roop & Kurt von Hess & Tony St. Clair
   1: Kobayashi (16:53 boston crab) Hess
   2: Inoki (4:27 pin) St. Clair

1979/01/26 Okayama - Okayama Budokan (2,600)
Masanobu Kurisu def George Takano
Makoto Arakawa def Kuniaki Kobayashi
Kotetsu Yamamoto & Akira Maeda def Haruka Eigen & Junji Hirata
Hector Guerrero def Yoshiaki Fujiwara
Kantaro Hoshino def Tony Rocco
Strong Kobayashi (7:01 canadian backbreaker) Tony St. Clair
Kurt Von Hess def Riki Choshu
Antonio Inoki & Osamu Kido def Bob Roop & Carlos Jose Estrada
NWF North American Heavyweight Title*: Seiji Sakaguchi (20:01 pin) Johnny Powers

1979/01/27 Kamagori, Aichi - Civic Gym (2,400)
Shoji Kai def Masanobu Kurisu
Makoto Arakawa def hirano
Yoshiaki Fujiwara & Akira Maeda def Kuniaki Kobayashi & George Takano
Osamu Kido def Hector Guerrero
Tony St. Clair def Kantaro Hoshino
Johnny Powers def Haruka Eigen
Riki Choshu def Carlos Jose Estrada
Seiji Sakaguchi (11:35 DCOR) Kurt von Hess
Antonio Inoki & Strong Kobayashi (2-0) Bob Roop & Tony Rocco
   1: Inoki & Kobayashi (15:28 DQ)
   2: Inoki (4:39 pin) Rocco

1979/01/29 Iwashiro, Fukushima- Town Gym (2,500)
Junji Hirata def Akira Maeda
Makoto Arakawa & Masanobu Kurisu def Shoji Kai & George Takano
Hector Guerrero def Kuniaki Kobayashi
Tony Rocco def Yoshiaki Fujiwara
Johnny Powers def Osamu Kido
Seiji Sakaguchi (11:23 pin) Carlos Jose Estrada
Kurt von Hess (9:24 COR) Strong Kobayashi
Antonio Inoki & Riki Choshu def Bob Roop & Tony St. Clair

1979/01/30 Izumi, Miyagi - City Gym (3,000)
Kuniaki Kobayashi def Akira Maeda
Junji Hirata def George Takano
Makoto Arakawa & Kotetsu Yamamoto def Yoshiaki Fujiwara & Masanobu Kurisu
Osamu Kido def Hector Guerrero
Strong Kobayashi (6:51 canadian backbreaker) Tony St. Clair
Kurt Von Hess def Haruka Eigen
Johnny Powers (COR) Riki Choshu
Antonio Inoki & Seiji Sakaguchi & Kantaro Hoshino (2-0) Bob Roop & Carlos Jose Estrada & Tony Rocco
   1: Inoki's team (11:12 DQ)
   2: Inoki (4:55 pin) Estrada

1979/01/31 Hachinohe, Aomori - City Gym (3,100)
Masanobu Kurisu def Akira Maeda
Shoji Kai def George Takano
Hector Guerrero def Kuniaki Kobayashi
Haruka Eigen & Makoto Arakawa def Osamu Kido & Junji Hirata
Tony Rocco def Yoshiaki Fujiwara
Johnny Powers def Kantaro Hoshino
Riki Choshu def Carlos Jose Estrada
Seiji Sakaguchi (6:40 pin) Tony St. Clair
Bob Roop & Kurt von Hess (2-0) Antonio Inoki & Strong Kobayashi
   1: Roop (13:37 pin) Kobayashi
   2: Roop (3:09 DQ) Inoki

1979/02/02 Sapporo - Nakajima Sports Center (4,300)
Akira Maeda drew George Takano
Kuniaki Kobayashi def Junji Hirata
Hector Guerrero def Makoto Arakawa
Kantaro Hoshino & Kotetsu Yamamoto def Haruka Eigen & Masanobu Kurisu
Carlos Jose Estrada def Yoshiaki Fujiwara
Riki Choshu def Tony St. Clair
Johnny Powers def Osamu Kido
Antonio Inoki (8:03 pin) Tony Rocco
NWA North American Tag Team Title: Seiji Sakaguchi & Strong Kobayashi* (2-0) Bob Roop & Kurt von Hess
   1: Sakaguchi (16:06 DQ) Roop
   2: Sakaguchi (8:35 pin) Hess

1979/02/06 Osaka - Pref. Gym
Osamu Kido & Riki Choshu def Jiro Inazuma [IWE] & Snake Amami [IWE]
WWF World Martial Arts Heavyweight Title: Antonio Inoki* (3R 0:50 arm bar) Mr. X [karate]


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