| date |
location |
opponent(s) & partner(s) |
result |
note |
Antonio Inoki (New Japan Pro-Wrestling) |
| 03/06 | Tokyo - Ohta Ward Gym | Karl Gotch | L (15:10 pin) | New Japan's first card |
| 03/10 | Takasaki, Gunma - City Gym | Jim Durango (Bob Armstrong) | W (2-0)
1: Inoki (11:36 sickle hold)
2: Inoki (6:13 octopus hold) | |
| 03/14 | Kiryu, Gunma - Civic Gym | Inca Peruano (Joe Soto) | W (2-0)
1: Inoki (12:20 sickle hold)
2: Inoki (6:04 abdominal stretch) | |
| 03/16 | Matsuyama - Ehime Pref. Hall | Jim Durango (Bob Armstrong) | W (2-1)
1: Inoki (5:25 sickle hold)
2: Durango (7:03 pin)
3: Inoki (2:50 backsliding) | |
| 03/20 | Sukumo, Kochi - Sukumo Elementary School Gym | Inca Peruano (Joe Soto) | W (2-0)
1: Inoki (13:05 sickle hold)
2: Inoki (3:50 abdominal stretch) | |
| 03/24 | Kawasaki - Civic Hall | Inca Peruano (Joe Soto) | W (2-0)
1: Inoki (13:20 DQ)
2: Inoki (3:40 sickle hold) | |
| 03/30 | Tokyo - Adachi Ward Gym | John Durango (Big Bad John) | W (2-0)
1: Inoki (6:12 DQ)
2: Inoki (1:50 abdominal stretch) | |
| 04/01 | Kajima, Saga - Nakagawa Park Mobile Gym | w/ Osamu Kido vs Jan Wilkens & Prof. Van Zyl | W | |
| 04/05 | Sano, Tochigi - City Gym | w/ Osamu Kido vs Jozsef Molnar & Jan Wilkens | W | |
| 04/06 | Utsunomiya - Tochigi Pref. Sports Center | w/ Katsuhisa Shibata vs Cyclone Soto & Jan Wilkens | W | |
| 07/04 | Himeji, Hyogo - Welfare Hall | Eddie Sullivan | W (2-1)
1: Inoki (13:10 abdominal stretch)
2: Sullivan (6:09 pin)
3: Inoki (3:25 pin) | |
| 07/29 | Asahikawa, Hokkaido - Municipal Gym | Dick Dunn | W (2-0)
1: Inoki (13:03 abdominal stretch)
2: Inoki (6:35 pin) | |
| 09/26 | Zushi, Chiba - City Gym | Sean Regan | W (23:20 abdominal stretch) | |
| 09/28 | Gifu - Civic Center | Sean Regan | W (19:33 abdominal stretch) | |
| 10/04 | Tokyo - Kuramae Kokugikan | Karl Gotch | W (27:17 COR) | won Real World Heavyweight Title |
| 10/09 | Hiroshima - Pref. Gym | Red Pimpernel (Abe Jacobs) | W (27:43 octopus hold) | retained Real World Heavyweight Title |
| 10/10 | Osaka - Pref. Athletic Hall | Karl Gotch | L (23:12 pin) | lost Real World Heavyweight Title |
| 10/12 | Yamaguchi - Pref. Gym | w/ Kotetsu Yamamoto & Katsuhisa Shibata vs Karl Gotch, Red Pimpernel (Abe Jacobs), & Sean Regan | W (2-1)
1: Pimpernel(23:16 kiwi roll) Yamamoto
2: Yamamoto (1:52 pin) Pimpernel
3: Inoki (8:17 pin) Regan | |
| 10/18 | Oita - City Gym | w/ Kotetsu Yamamoto & Katsuhisa Shibata vs Karl Gotch, Red Pimpernel (Abe Jacobs), & Sean Regan | W (2-1)
1: Shibata (17:58 pin) Regan
2: Regan (14:37 leg lock) Shibata
3: Inoki (4:35 pin) Pimpernel | |
| 10/22 | Naoetsu, Niigata - Welfare Hall | Sean Regan | W (19:35 abdominal stretch) | |
