| date |
location |
opponent(s) & partner(s) |
result |
note |
Antonio Inoki (New Japan Pro-Wrestling) |
| 01/13 | Himeji, Hyogo - Welfare Hall | w/ Riki Choshu & Kengo Kimura vs Big Van Vader, Crusher Bam Bam Bigelow, & Matt Borne | L | |
| 01/21 | Munakata, Fukuoka - Munakata Yurix | Rip Morgan | W (8:29 pin) | |
| 02/03 | Yamagata - Pref. Gym | Rip Morgan | W (7:52 octopus hold) | |
| 02/04 | Noheji, Aomori - Town Gym | w/ Seiji Sakaguchi & George Takano vs Big Van Vader (Leon White), Bam Bam Bigelow, & Matt Borne | L: Bigelow (10:42 pin) Takano | |
| 02/09 | Sapporo - Nakajima Sports Center | Bam Bam Bigelow | W (12:18 arm lock) | |
| 02/22 | Tokyo - Ryogoku Kokugikan | Riki Choshu | L (15:29 pin) | |
| 02/25 | Naha - Ounoyama Gym | Ron Starr | W (5:40 ground abdominal stretch) | |
| 02/28 | Nishinoomote, Kagoshima - Civic Gym | The Avalanche (Paul Neu) | W (6:16 pin) | |
| 03/02 | Nagasaki - International Gym | Mark Fleming | W (9:01 achilles' tendon hold) | |
| 03/03 | Iizuka, Fukuoka - City Gym | Ron Starr | W (6:41 bow & arrow) | |
| 03/04 | Shimonoseki, Yamaguchi - City Gym | The Avalanche (Paul Neu) | W (6:29 arm bar) | |
| 03/05 | Yamaguchi - Pref. Gym | Super Strong Machine (Junji Hirata) | W (6:25 pin) | |
| 03/07 | Masuda, Shimane - Civic Gym | Bob Orton Jr. | W (8:11 pin) | |
| 03/08 | Yasugi, Shimane - Civic Gym | Miguel Perez Jr. | W (5:35 ground abdominal stretch) | |
| 03/10 | Kurashiki, Okayama - City Gym | The Avalanche (Paul Neu) | W (5:10 arm lock) | |
| 03/11 | Niiza, Saitama - Civic General Gym | Tatsutoshi Goto | W (6:45 achilles' tendon hold) | |
| 03/12 | Tokyo - Korakuen Hall | Hiroshi Hase | W (14:12 octopus hold) | |
| 03/13 | Soka, Saitama - Sports Health City Memorial Gym | George Takano | W (8:23 pin) | |
| 03/15 | Nagoya - Aichi Pref. Gym | Minoru Suzuki | W (7:48 bow & arrow) | |
| 03/16 | Yokohama - Culture Gym | Yoshiaki Fujiwara | W (12:03 octopus hold) | |
| 04/13 | Joetsu, Niigata - Legion Plaza | Shiro Koshinaka | W (6:46 pin) | |
| 04/14 | Toyama - City Gym | Buzz Sawyer | W (8:32 DQ) | |
| 04/17 | Wakayama - Pref. Gym | Tracy Smothers | W (4:17 pin) | |
| 04/24 | Tokyo - Dome | Shota Chochoshvili | L (5R 1:20 KO) | lost World Martial Arts Heavyweight Title |
| 05/06 | Seoul, S. Korea - Saemaul Gym | w/ Masa Saito vs Yokpalsan & Kim Su-hyang | | |
| 05/24 | Himeji, Hyogo - Welfare Hall | Daryl Peterson | W (5:26 arm bar) | |
| 05/25 | Osaka - Osaka Castle Hall | Shota Chochoshvili | W (2R 1:07 arm bar) | won World Martial Arts Heavyweight Title |
| 12/31 | Moscow, USSR | w/ Shota Chochoshvili vs Masa Saito & Brad Rheingans | W | |
