| date |
location |
opponent(s) & partner(s) |
result |
note |
Giant Baba (J.W.A.) |
| 1972/01/03 |
Fukaya, Saitama - City Gym |
Mario Milano |
D |
|
| 1972/01/05 |
Nagoya - Aichi Pref. Gym |
Dale Lewis |
W |
|
| 1972/01/06 |
Osaka - Pref. Gym |
Bobo Brazil |
W |
retained International Heavyweight Title |
| 1972/01/08 |
Kochi - Municipal Hall |
w/ Seiji Sakaguchi & Great Kojika vs. The Stomper (Guy Mitchell), Mario Milano, & Assassin B |
W (2-1)
1: Stomper (20:50 pin) Kojika
2: W (6:07 DQ)
3: Baba (4:04 pin) Assassin B |
|
| 1972/01/10 |
Tokushima - City Gym |
w/ Seiji Sakaguchi & Michiaki Yoshimura vs. The Stomper (Guy Mitchell), Mario Milano, & Luis Hernandez |
W (2-1)
1: (19:21 DCOR)
2: Sakaguchi (5:53 pin) Hernandez |
|
| 1972/01/17 |
Ishiwa, Yamanashi - Komatsu Farm Hall |
The Assassin B |
W |
|
| 1972/01/19 |
Tokyo - Itabashi Ward Gym |
Gene Anderson |
W |
|
| 1972/01/21 |
Tokyo - Kourakuen Hall |
Mario Milano |
W |
|
| 1972/01/23 |
Hanno, Saitama - City Gym |
Gene Anderson |
W |
|
| 1972/01/28 |
Tokyo - Kourakuen Hall |
w/ Seiji Sakaguchi & Michiaki Yoshimura vs. Assassin B, Mario Milano, & Gene Anderson |
W (2-0)
1: Sakaguchi (16:32 pin) Anderson
2: Baba (10:18 pin) Assassin B |
|
| 1972/01/29 |
Iwata, Shizuoka - City Gym |
w/ Seiji Sakaguchi vs. The Stomper (Guy Mitchell) & Dale Lewis |
W (2-1)
1: (17:44 DCOR)
2: Baba (5:19 pin) Lewis |
|
| 1972/01/30 |
Gifu - Municipal Center |
The Stomper (Guy Mitchell) |
W |
|
| 1972/02/01 |
Nishio, Aichi - City Gym |
w/ Seiji Sakaguchi vs. The Stomper (Guy Mitchell) & Mario Milano |
W (2-1)
1: (draw)
2: Sakaguchi (3:25 pin) Stomper |
|
| 1972/02/02 |
Tokyo - Katsushika Ward Gym |
Dale Lewis |
W |
|
| 1972/02/08 |
St. Petersburg, FL |
w/ Hiro Matsuda vs. Bobby Duncum & Ole Anderson |
W |
|
| 1972/02/09 |
Miami, FL |
w/ Duke Keomuka & Hiro Matsuda vs. George Harris, Frank Monte & Mike York |
W |
|
| 1972/02/13 |
Albuquerque, NM |
Eric Froelich |
|
|
| 1972/02/14 |
El Paso, TX |
Alfred Hayes |
|
|
| 1972/02/15 |
Odessa, TX |
Dick Murdoch |
D (DDQ) |
|
| 1972/02/18 |
St. Louis, MO |
Sonny Myers |
W (7:31 pin) |
|
| 1972/02/19 |
Detroit, MI |
Jess Ortega |
W |
|
| 1972/02/25 |
Tokyo - Kourakuen Hall |
Harley Race |
W (DQ) |
|
| 1972/02/26 |
Osaka - Pref. Gym |
Corsica Joe |
W |
|
| 1972/02/28 |
Funabashi, Chiba - Health Center Roller Skate Rink |
Francisco Flores |
W |
|
| 1972/02/29 |
Tokyo - Ohta Ward Gym |
Bulldog Brower |
W (2-1)
1: (21:26 DCOR)
2: Baba (6:51 pin) |
retained International Heavyweight Title |
| 1972/03/03 |
Tokyo - Kourakuen Hall |
w/ Seiji Sakaguchi vs. Harley Race & Bulldog Brower |
L (1-2)
1: Baba (15:03 pin) Brower
2: Browser (5:17 pin) Baba
3: L (2:20 DQ) |
|
| 1972/03/06 |
Yokohama - Culture Gym |
Corsica Joe |
W |
|
| 1972/03/10 |
Tokyo - Kourakuen Hall |
Bulldog Brower |
W |
|
| 1972/03/13 |
Sendai - Miyagi Pref. Sports Center |
Bob Brower |
W |
|
| 1972/03/15 |
Hachinohe, Aomori - City Gym |
Francisco Flores |
W |
|
| 1972/03/19 |
Amarillo, TX - Sports Arena |
w/ Seiji Sakaguchi vs. Dory Funk Jr. & Terry Funk |
D (1-1)
1:Baba (6:32) Dory
2:Terry (7:35) Baba
3:(15:34 NC) |
Funks retained NWA International Tag Team Title |
| 1972/03/20 |
Los Angeles, CA - Olympic Auditorium |
w/ Seiji Sakaguchi vs. Dory Funk Jr. & Terry Funk |
W (2-1)
1:Terry (15:17) Sakaguchi
2:Sakaguchi (13:20) Terry
3:Baba (4:27) Dory |
won NWA International Tag Team Title |
| 1972/03/31 |
Tokyo - Kourakuen Hall |
Abdullah the Butcher |
L |
|
| 1972/04/02 |
Nagaoka, Niigata - Welfware Pension Hall |
Canadian Lumberjack (Joe Leduc) |
W |
|
| 1972/04/03 |
Niigata - City Gym |
w/ Seiji Sakaguchi vs. Dick Murdoch & Caribs Hurricane |
W (2-1)
1: Baba (16:03 pin) Murdoch
2: (10:14 DCOR) |
|
| 1972/04/05 |
Fukushima - Pref. Gym |
Dick Murdoch |
W |
|
| 1972/04/06 |
Akita - City Gym |
w/ Seiji Sakaguchi vs. Mighty Brutus (Bugsy McGraw) & Caribs Hurricane |
W (2-1)
1: (21:32 DCOR)
2: W (4:22 DQ) |
|
| 1972/04/08 |
Kawasaki - Municipal Hall |
Mighty Brutus (Bugsy McGraw) |
W |
|
| 1972/04/10 |
Utsunomiya - Tochigi Pref. Gym |
Gorilla Monsoon |
W |
|
| 1972/04/13 |
Osaka - Pref. Gym |
Caribs Hurricane |
W |
|
| 1972/04/15 |
Gobo, Wakayama - City Gym |
w/ Seiji Sakaguchi & Masa Saito vs. Gorilla Monsoon, Dick Murdoch, & Mighty Brutus (Bugsy McGraw) |
W (2-1)
1: Monsoon (14:13 boston crab) Sakaguchi
2: Baba (7:45 pin) Murdoch
3: Sakaguchi (9:31 pin) Brutus |
|
| 1972/04/18 |
Gifu - Municipal Center |
Dick Murdoch |
W |
|
| 1972/04/19 |
Toyama - City Gym |
Mighty Brutus (Bugsy McGraw) |
W |
|
| 1972/04/22 |
Kobe - Oji Gym |
w/ Seiji Sakaguchi vs. Abdullah the Butcher & Caribs Hurricane |
W (2-1)
1: W (12:33 DQ)
2: Hurricane (5:06 pin) Baba
3: Baba (4:47 pin) Hurricane |
|
| 1972/04/26 |
Oita - Pref Gym |
Killer Tim Brooks |
W |
|
| 1972/04/28 |
Kagoshima - Pref. Gym |
Gorilla Monsoon |
D |
|
| 1972/04/30 |
Ureshino, Saga - City Gym |
w/ Seiji Sakaguchi vs. Dick Murdoch & Caribs Hurricane |
W (2-1)
1: Hurricane (23:50 pin) Sakaguchi
2: Baba (3:27 pin) Murdoch
3: Sakaguchi (5:53 pin) Hurricane |
|
| 1972/05/02 |
Kumamoto - City Gym |
Jose Lothario |
W |
|
| 1972/05/03 |
Kitakyushu, Fukuoka - Kokura Gym |
Canadian Lumberjack (Joe Leduc) |
W |
|
| 1972/05/04 |
Nagasaki - International Gym |
Jose Lothario |
W |
|
| 1972/05/08 |
Hiroshima - Pref. Gym |
Caribs Hurricane |
W |
|
| 1972/05/09 |
Nagoya - Aichi Pref. Gym |
Abdullah the Butcher |
W (DQ) |
|
| 1972/05/10 |
|
Killer Tim Brooks |
W |
|
| 1972/05/12 |
Tokyo - Metro. Gym |
Gorilla Monsoon |
W (2-1)
1: Monsoon (10:58 boston crab)
2: Baba (3:42 COR)
3: Baba (2:27 boston crab) |
14th World League final |
| 1972/05/14 |
Nagano - Skate Center |
w/ Seiji Sakaguchi vs. Mighty Brutus (Bugsy McGraw) & Gorilla Monsoon |
W (2-0)
1: Baba & Sakaguchi (16:02 DQ)
2: Baba (10:31 pin) Brutus |
|
| 1972/05/15 |
Komatsu, Ishikawa - City Gym |
Dick Murdoch |
W |
|
| 1972/05/17 |
San Antonio, TX |
w/ Seiji Sakaguchi vs. Dory Funk Jr. & Terry Funk |
NC |
|
| 1972/05/18 |
Amarillo, TX |
w/ Seiji Sakaguchi vs. Dory Funk Jr. & Terry Funk |
|
|
| 1972/05/19 |
Los Angeles, CA |
w/ Seiji Sakaguchi vs. Dory Funk Jr. & Terry Funk |
W |
|
| 1972/05/28 |
Tottori - City Gym |
w/ Seiji Sakaguchi vs. Johnny Valentine & Bobby Duncum |
W (2-1)
1: Baba & Sakaguchi (16:33 DQ)
2: Sakaguchi (5:13 boston crab) Duncum |
|
| 1972/05/29 |
Yonago, Tottori - City Gym |
Johnny Valentine |
W |
retained International Heavyweight Title |
| 1972/05/31 |
Fukui - City Gym |
w/ Seiji Sakaguchi vs. Johnny Valentine & Bobby Duncum |
W (2-1)
1: Sakaguchi (14:43 half crab)
2: Valentine (5:23 pin) Baba
3: Baba (6:50 pin) Valentine |
|
| 1972/06/01 |
Osaka - Pref. Gym |
Johnny Valentine |
W (2-1)
1: Valentine (12:41 pin)
2: Baba (4:15 DQ)
3: Baba (0:52 pin) |
retained International Heavyweight Title |
| 1972/06/08 |
Sendai - Miyagi Pref. Sports Center |
w/ Seiji Sakaguchi vs. Bobo Brazil & Bobby Duncum |
W (2-1)
1: Brazil (14:38 pin) Sakaguchi
2: Sakaguchi (5:37 boston crab) Brazil
3: Baba (2:45 pin) Duncum |
retained NWA International Tag Team Title |
| 1972/06/26 |
Shiraishi, Miyagi - City Gym |
Moose Cholak |
W |
|
| 1972/07/01 |
Kushiro, Hokkaido - City Gym |
w/ Seiji Sakaguchi vs. Jimmy Valiant & Moose Cholak |
W (2-1)
1: (18:12 DCOR)
2: Baba (4:10 pin) Valiant |
|
| 1972/07/03 |
Asahikawa, Hokkaido - City Gym |
w/ Seiji Sakaguchi vs. Killer Kowalski & Moose Cholak |
W (2-1)
1: Sakaguchi (13:50 pin) Cholak
2: Kowalski (6:44 pin) Baba
3: Baba & Sakaguchi (4:04 DQ) |
|
| 1972/07/05 |
Sapporo - Nakajima Sports Center |
w/ Seiji Sakaguchi vs. Killer Kowalski & Moose Cholak |
W (2-1)
1: Kowalski (15:21 pin) Sakaguchi
2: Baba (4:41 pin) Cholak
3: Sakaguchi (3:30 boston crab) Kowalski |
retained NWA International Tag Team Title |
| 1972/07/10 |
Hirosaki, Aomori - Civic Gym |
Abdullah the Butcher |
W |
|
| 1972/07/28 |
|
Killer Joe Novo (Butcher Brannigan) |
W |
|
| 1972/08/16 |
Sanjo, Niigata |
w/ Seji Sakaguchi vs. El Solitaro & Jim Valiant |
W |
|
| 1972/08/18 |
Ishinomaki, Miyagi |
w/ Kintaro Ohki vs. Geeto & Bepo Mongol |
W |
Baba's last match in J.W.A.. |
| 1972/09/20 | Honolulu, HI | The Sheik | D (DDQ) | |
| 1972/09/29 | Pittsburgh, PA | Frank Holtz | W | |
Giant Baba (All Japan Pro-Wrestling) |
| 1972/10/21 | Machida, Tokyo - City Gym | w/ Thunder Sugiyama vs. Bruno Sammartino & Terry Funk | L (1-2)
1: Terry (13:00 pin) Sugiyama
2: Sugiyama (9:13 pin) Terry
3: Sammartino & Terry (7:44 COR) | All Japan's first card |
| 1972/10/22 | Tokyo - Nippon Univ. Hall | Bruno Sammartino | D (1-1)
1: Sammartino (19:42 pin)
2: Baba (8:18 pin)
3: (3:15 DCOR) | PWF World Heavyweight Championship Series |
| 1972/10/23 | Mohka, Tochigi | w/ Motoshi Okuma vs. Bruno Sammartino & Dutch Savage | W | |
| 1972/10/24 | Fukushima | w/ Masio Koma vs. Terry Funk & Jerry Kozak | W | |
| 1972/10/26 | Shizuoka | w/ Masio Koma vs. Terry Funk & Dutch Savage | W | |
| 1972/10/27 | Wakayama | w/ Thunder Sugiyama vs. Bruno Sammartino & Don Denucci | W | |
| 1972/10/28 | Kashihara, Nara | w/ Masa Koma vs. Terry Funk & Jerry Kozak | W | |
| 1972/10/29 | Owase, Mie | w/ Motoshi Okuma vs. Bruno Sammartino & Fred Blassie | W | |
| 1972/10/30 | Nagoya - Aichi Pref. Gym | Terry Funk | W (2-1)
1: Terry (19:15 rolling cradle)
2: Baba (4:24 abdominal stretch)
3: Baba (5:00 pin) | PWF World Heavyweight Championship Series |
| 1972/11/01 | Maebashi, Gunma | w/ Masio Koma vs. Bruno Sammartino & Terry Funk | L | |
| 1972/11/02 | Matsumoto, Nagano | w/ Motoshi Okuma vs. Bruno Sammartino & Dory Funk Sr. | W | |
| 1972/11/03 | Ueda | Dutch Savage | W | |
| 1972/11/04 | Naoetsu, Niigata | w/ Masio Koma vs. Bruno Sammartino & Dutch Savage | W | |
| 1972/11/05 | Muikamachi, Niigata | w/ Samson Kutsuwada vs. Bruno Sammartino & Don Dinucci | W | |
| 1972/11/06 | Tokyo | Dutch Savage | W | |
| 1972/11/07 | | Dutch Savage | W | |
| 1972/11/08 | Toyokawa, Aichi - City Gym | w/ Masio Koma vs. Bruno Sammartino & Jerry Kozak | W | |
| 1972/11/15 | Honolulu, HI | Bob Brown | W (DQ) | |
| 1972/11/29 | Tokyo | w/ Great Kusatsu vs. Mario Milano & Mighty Inoue | W | an I.W.E. card |
| 1972/11/30 | Mito | Mario Milano | W | an I.W.E. card |
| 1972/12/02 | Tokyo - Adachi Ward Gym | w/ Thunder Sugiyama vs. The Destroyer & Cyclone Negro | W (2-1; DQ in 3rd) | |
| 1972/12/03 | Kuroiso, Tochigi | w/ Motoshi Okuma vs. Abdullah The Butcher & Moose Morowski | W | |
| 1972/12/04 | Ichinoseki, Iwate | w/ Masio Koma vs. The Destroyer & Abdullah The Butcher | W | |
| 1972/12/06 | Yonezawa, Yamagata - City Gym | Abdullah The Butcher | W (2-1)
1: Baba (10:07 DQ)
2: Abdullah (1:05 pin)
3: Baba (2:31 pin) | PWF World Heavyweight Championship Series |
| 1972/12/08 | Tatebayashi, Gunma | w/ Thunder Sugiyama vs. The Destroyer & Moose Morowski | W | |
| 1972/12/09 | Toyota, Aichi | w/ Thunder Sugiyama vs. Abdullah The Butcher & Rufus R. Jones | W | |
| 1972/12/11 | Izumo, Shimane | w/ Samson Kutsuwada vs. The Destroyer & Ciclon Negro | W | |
| 1972/12/12 | Yonago, Tottori | w/ Thunder Sugiyama vs. Abdullah The Butcher & Moose Morowski | W | |
| 1972/12/14 | Okayama - Okayama Budokan | w/ Samson Kutsuwada vs. Abdullah The Butcher & Rufus R. Jones | W | |
| 1972/12/16 | Obama, Fukui | w/ Masio Koma vs. Abdullah The Butcher & Rufus R. Jones | L | |
| 1972/12/17 | Takaoka, Niigata | w/ Motoshi Okuma vs. The Destroyer & Ciclon Negro | W | |
| 1972/12/18 | Nanao, Ishikawa | w/ Thunder Sugiyama vs. Abdullah The Butcher & Rufus R. Jones | W | |
| 1972/12/19 | Niigata - City Gym | The Destroyer | W (2-1)
1: Baba (18:29 pin)
2: Destroyer (3:43 figure-4 leg lock)
3: Baba (11:40 COR) | PWF World Heavyweight Championship Series |
| 1972/12/20 | Koshigaya, Saitama | w/ Samson Kutsuwada vs. Abdullah The Butcher & Ciclon Negro | L | |
| 1972/12/21 | Tokyo - Adachi Ward Gym | w/ The Destroyer vs. Ciclon Negro & Moose Morowski | W (2-0) | |
