| date |
location |
opponent(s) & partner(s) |
result |
note |
Antonio Inoki (New Japan Pro-Wrestling) |
| 01/07 | Koshigaya, Saitama - City Gym | Stan Hansen | W (11:17 DQ) | |
| 01/11 | Kashihara, Nara - Koen Gym | w/ Seiji Sakaguchi vs. Tiger Jeet Singh & The Brutus (Brutus Malumba) | W (2-0)
1: Inoki (11:50 backslide) Bruts
2: Inoki & Sakaguchi (8:19 DQ) | |
| 01/13 | Fukuyama, Hiroshima - City Gym | w/ Strong Kobayashi vs. Tiger Jeet Singh & The Brutus (Brutus Malumba) | W (2-0)
1: Inoki (12:50 backslide) Brutus
2: Inoki & Kobayashi (6:52 DQ) | |
| 01/14 | Fukuoka - Kyuden Memorial Gym | Stan Hansen | W (12:22 DQ) | |
| 02/01 | Gifu - Civic Center | Brutus Malumba | W (5:38 backsliding) | |
| 02/02 | Osaka - Pref. Athletic Hall | Stan Hansen | W (12:42 pin) | |
| 02/06 | Kuji, Iwate - City Gym | Stan Hansen | W (11:07 backsliding) | |
| 02/07 | Ichinoseki, Iwate - City Gym | w/ Seiji Sakaguchi vs. Tiger Jeet Singh & Stan Hansen | W (2-0)
1: Inoki (23:18 DQ)
2: Inoki (7:26 pin) Singh | |
| 02/09 | Yokohama - Culture Gym | Stan Hansen | W (9:58 backsliding) | |
| 02/10 | Tokyo - Nippon Budokan | Tiger Jeet Singh | W (22:55 ref. stop) | fence death match; retained NWF Heavyweight Title |
| 03/06 | Kawagoe, Saitama - City Gym | w/ Seiji Sakaguchi vs. Johnny Powers & Roberto Soto | W (2-0)
1: Sakaguchi (16:36 DQ) Powers
2: Inoki (2:21 pin) Soto | |
| 03/12 | Wakayama - Pref. Gym | Nicolai Volkoff | W (10:44 abdominal stretch) | |
| 03/15 | Toyota, Aichi - City Gym | w/ Seiji Sakaguchi vs. Masked Superstar (Bill Eadie) & Roberto Soto | W (2-0)
1: Sakaguchi (13:19 pin) Soto
2: Inoki (4:29 pin) Soto | |
| 03/18 | Niigata - City Gym | Nicolai Volkoff | W (12:23 octopus hold) | |
| 03/19 | Nagaoka, Niigata - Welfare Hall | Masked Superstar (Bill Eadie) | W (9:57 pin) | |
| 03/22 | Noshiro, Akita - City Gym | w/ Seiji Sakaguchi vs. Nikolai Volkoff & Roberto Soto | W (2-0)
1: Sakaguchi (14:13 pin) Soto
2: Inoki (1:08 pin) Soto | |
| 03/24 | Sapporo - Nakajima Sports Center | Johnny Powers | NC (13:31) | |
| 03/26 | Kazuno, Akita - Oyu Gym | Masked Superstar (Bill Eadie) | W (9:11 pin) | |
| 03/28 | Tatebayashi, Chiba - City Gym | w/ Seiji Sakaguchi vs. Nikolai Volkoff & Masked Superstar (Bill Eadie) | W (2-1)
1: (18:44 DCOR)
2: Inoki (4:39 pin) Volkoff | |
| 03/29 | Numazu, Shizuoka - City Gym | w/ Seiji Sakaguchi vs. Masked Superstar (Bill Eadie) & Roberto Soto | W (2-0)
1: Sakaguchi (14:37 pin) Soto
2: Inoki (2:03 pin) Soto | |
| 03/31 | Tokyo - Kuramae Kokugikan | Johnny Powers | W (20:33 pin) | retained NWF Heavyweight Title |
| 04/01 | Tokyo - Kuramae Kokugikan | w/ Seiji Sakaguchi vs. Tiger Jeet Singh & Umanosuke Ueda | W (2-1)
1: Singh (17:41 pin) Sakaguchi
2: Sakaguchi (5:11 pin) Ueda
3: Inoki & Sakaguchi (3:16 DQ) | Singh & Ueda retained NWA North American Tag Team Title |
| 04/22 | Osaka - Pref. Athletic Hall | w/ Seiji Sakaguchi vs. Brute Bernard & Killer Karl Krupp | W (2-0)
1: Inoki (17:22 pin) Krupp
2: Inoki & Sakaguchi (1:47 DQ) | |
| 04/27 | Okinawa, Okinawa - City Gym | w/ Strong Kobayashi vs. Brute Bernard & Black Jack Morse | W (2-0)
1: Kobayashi (14:06 DQ) Morse
2: Inoki (2:10 pin) Morse | |
| 04/28 | Naha - Ounoyama Gym | Brute Bernard | D (8:25 DCOR) | |
| 05/04 | Kumamoto - City Gym | Killer Karl Krupp | W (11:14 bow & arrow) | |
| 05/06 | Fukuoka - Sports Center | w/ Seiji Sakaguchi vs. Brute Bernard & Killer Karl Krupp | W (2-1)
1: Krupp (15:03 pin) Sakaguchi
2: Sakaguchi (2:29 pin) Krupp
3: Inoki (1:32 pin) Bernard | |
| 05/08 | Sendai, Kagoshima - City Gym | Black Jack Morse | W (6:25 abdominal stretch) | |
| 05/10 | Taragi, Kumamoto - old High School site | w/ Seiji Sakaguchi vs. Brute Bernard & Black Jack Morse | W (2-0)
1: Sakaguchi (11:14 pin) Morse
2: Inoki (4:38 pin) Morse | |
| 05/12 | Yonago, Tottori - City Gym | Brute Bernard | W (11:54 pin) | |
| 05/15 | Murakammi, Niigata - Civic Hall | w/ Kantaro Hoshino vs. Andre The Giant & Victor Rivera | L | |
| 05/17 | Kitakami, Iwate - Livestock Market | w/ Strong Kobayashi vs. Andre the Giant & Black Jack Morse | W (2-1)
1: Inoki (13:03 DCOR) Giant
2: Inoki (4:58 abdominal stretch) Morse | |
| 05/20 | Kawasaki - City Gym | w/ Strong Kobayashi vs. Andre the Giant & Black Jack Morse | W (2-0)
1: Inoki (12:04 pin) Morse
2: Inoki (2:41 DQ) Giant | |
| 05/21 | Sagamihara, Kanagawa - Hashimoto Central Vegitable Market | Victor Rivera | W (9:14 bow & arrow) | |
| 05/22 | Gunma, Gunma | w/ Riki Choshu vs. Andre The Giant & Ric Ferrara | W | |
| 05/23 | Takahagi, Ibaraki - Civic Gym | w/ Seiji Sakaguchi vs. Andre the Giant & Terry Rude | W (2-1)
1: Andre (12:16 giant press) Sakaguchi
2: Sakaguchi (4:20 pin) Rudge
3: Inoki (0:52 pin) Rudge | |
| 05/24 | Fujioka, Gunma - Civic Gym | w/ Kantaro Hoshino vs. Andre The Giant & Ric Ferrara | L (DQ) | |
| 05/25 | Gifu - Civic Center | w/ Osamu Kido vs. Andre The Giant & Victor Rivera | L | |
| 05/26 | Kochi - Pref. Gym | Victor Rivera | W (3:11 pin) | |
| 05/27 | Takamatsu - Civic Culture Center | Killer Karl Krupp | W (9:02 bow & arrow) | |
| 05/28 | Takaishi, Osaka - Seaside Sports Center | w/ Kantaro Hoshino & Osamu Kido vs. Andre The Giant, Victor Rivera, & Terry Rudge | W | |
| 05/29 | Suita, Osaka - Expo Park Square | Black Jack Morse | W (4:31 abdominal stretch) | |
| 05/30 | Okayama - Okayama Budokan | Victor Rivera | W (9:08 leg roll clutch) | |
| 05/31 | Ichinomiya, Aichi - Industrial Gym | Black Jack Morse | W (6:57 pin) | |
| 06/01 | Nagoya - Aichi Pref. Gym | Andre the Giant | D (23:14 DCOR) | retained NWF World Heavyweight Title |
| 06/24 | Omiya, Saitama - Skate Center | Dalibar Singh | W (4:46 pin) | |
| 06/26 | Kariya, Aichi - City Gym | w/ Seiji Sakaguchi vs. Russian Terrors #1 (Black Gordman) & #2 (El Goliath) | W (2-0)
1: Sakaguchi (14:07 COR) #1
2: Inoki (7:05 pin) #1 | |
| 07/02 | Ito, Shizuoka - Vegitable Market | El Goliath | W (6:08 bow & arrow) | |
| 07/05 | Tateyama, Chiba - Civic Gym | w/ Strong Kobayashi vs. Tiger Jeet Singh & Gama Singh | W (2-0)
1: Inoki (13:28 DQ) Tiger
2: Kobayashi (4:29 canadian back breaker) Gama | |
| 07/08 | Fukushima - City Gym | Black Gordman | W (8:43 bow & arrow) | |
| 07/14 | Otaru, Hokkaido - City Gym | w/ Seiji Sakaguchi vs. Tiger Jeet Singh & Gama Singh | W (2-1)
1: (11:30 DCOR)
2: Inoki (4:16 pin) Gama | |
| 07/15 | Sapporo - Nakajima Sports Center | El Goliath | W (5:50 new octopus hold) | |
| 07/21 | Miyagi Pref. Sports Center | w/ Seiji Sakaguchi vs. Black Gordman & El Goliath | W: Sakaguchi (9:05 pin) Goliath | |
| 07/24 | Tsukidate, Miyagi - Family Hall | w/ Seiji Sakaguchi & Masa Saito vs. Tiger Jeet Singh, Gama Singh, Dalibar Singh | W (2-0)
1: Saito (13:12 rolling clutch) Dalibar
2: Inoki (3:25 pin) Gama | |
| 07/25 | Iwanuma, Miyagi - Shoppers Parking Lot | w/ Strong Kobayashi vs. Tiger Jeet Singh & Umanosuke Ueda | W (2-1)
1: Kobayashi (14:35 DCOR) Ueda
2: Inoki & Kobayashi (3:23 DQ) | |
| 08/02 | Tokyo - Nippon Budokan | The Monsterman (Eddie Everett) [karate] | W (5R 1:38 KO) | Real World Martial Arts Championship |
| 08/26 | Kiryu, Gunma - City Gym | w/ Riki Choshu vs. Blackjack Mulligan & Roddy Piper | W | |
| 08/27 | Hiratsuka, Kanagawa - Omikenshi Factory site | w/ Osamu Kido vs. Stan Hansen & Roddy Piper | W | |
| 08/28 | Tokyo - Den'en Coliseum | w/ Seiji Sakaguchi vs. Stan Hansen & The Hangman (Neil Guay) | W (2-0)
1: Inoki & Sakaguchi (12:08 DQ)
2: Inoki (2:10 pin) Hangman | |
| 08/31 | Suzuka, Mie - City Gym | The Hangman (Neil Guay) | W (8:13 pin) | |
| 09/01 | Tajimi, Gifu - New Parking Lot | w/ Osamu Kido vs. Roddy Piper & The Hangman (Neil Guay) | W | |
| 09/02 | Nagoya - Aichi Pref. Gym | Stan Hansen | W (25:13 pin) | retained NWF Heavyweight Title |
| 09/03 | Hekinan, Aichi - City Mammoth Pool Parking Lot | w/ Kantaro Hoshino vs. Roddy Piper & The Hangman | W | |
| 09/05 | Akashi, Hyogo - Park Track Field | w/ Strong Kobayashi vs. Stan Hansen & Roddy Piper | W (2-0)
1: Kobayashi (12:07 pin) Piper
2: Inoki (3:43 pin) Piper | |
| 09/06 | Tokushima - City Gym | The Hangman (Neil Guay) | W (8:21 bow & arrow) | |
| 09/08 | Tokuyama, Yamaguchi - City Gym | w/ Seiji Sakaguchi vs. Stan Hansen & The Hangman (Neil Guay) | W (2-1)
1: Sakaguchi (13:42 pin) Hangman
2: Hansen (7:03 COR) Sakaguchi
3: Inoki (1:39 pin) Hangman | |
| 09/09 | Yabe, Kumamoto - Town Gym | w/ Kantaro Hoshino vs. Stan Hansen & Roddy Piper | W | |
| 09/11 | Kokubu, Kagoshima - City Gym | The Hangman (Neil Guay) | W (7:56 bow & arrow) | |
| 09/12 | Kagoshima - Pref. Gym | w/ Riki Choshu vs. Stan Hansen & Roddy Piper | W | |
| 09/13 | Tamana, Kumamoto | Roddy Piper | W (5:22 abdominal stretch) | |
| 09/14 | Nijo, Fukuoka - Fukuyoshi Fishers Union square | w/ Osamu Kido vs. Blackjack Mulligan & Roddy Piper | W | |
| 09/16 | Kurume, Fukuoka - Pref. Gym | Blackjack Mulligan | W (15:16 bow & arrow) | |
| 09/17 | Shimonoseki, Yamaguchi - City Gym | w/ Riki Choshu vs. Stan Hansen & Roddy Piper | W | |
| 09/20 | Yoshida, Niigata - Town Gym | w/ Kantaro Hoshino vs. Blackjack Mulligan & Roddy Piper | W | |
| 09/21 | Obanazawa, Yamagata - City Gym | The Hangman (Neil Guay) | W (7:20 abdominal stretch) | |
| 09/22 | Aizu, Fukushima - City Gym | Roddy Piper | W (9:37 pin) | |
| 09/24 | Kesennuma, Miyagi - Business Port | w/ Osamu Kido vs. Stan Hansen & Roddy Piper | W | |
| 09/25 | Miyako, Iwate - Miyako Bowl | w/ Strong Kobayashi vs. Blackjack Mulligan & Stan Hansen | L (0-2)
1: Mulligan (12:20 COR) Kobayashi
2: Mulligan (5:36 DQ) Kobayashi | |
| 09/27 | Utsunomiya, Tochigi - Sports Center | w/ Kantaro Hoshino vs. Stan Hansen & Roddy Piper | W | |
| 10/02 | Fuji Yoshida, Yamanashi - Fuji-Q Highland | The Hangman (Neil Guay) | W (6:09 bow & arrow) | |
| 10/04 | Kyoto - Seibukan | Stan Hansen | W (9:39 DQ) | |
| 10/05 | Matsudo, Chiba - Athletic Park Gym | Blackjack Mulligan | W (12:22 forfeit) | |
| 10/06 | Kusaka, Saitama - Yako Skate Pool | w/ Strong Kobayashi vs. Blackjack Mulligan & The Hangman (Neil Guay) | W (2-0)
1: Inoki (15:27 DQ) Hangman
2: Inoki (4:43 pin) Hangman | |
| 10/25 | Tokyo - Nippon Budokan | Chuck Wepner [boxing] | W (6R 1:35 boston crab) | Real World Martial Arts Championship |
| 10/28 | Fussa, Tokyo - Civic Gym | w/ Kantaro Hoshino vs. Andre The Giant & Steve Wright | L | |
| 10/30 | Toyama - City Gym | w/ Riki Choshu vs. Andre The Giant & Steve Wright | L | |
| 11/01 | Niigata - City Gym | w/ Seiji Sakaguchi vs. Andre the Giant & Golden Falcon (Francisco Flores) | W (2-0)
1: Andre (11:34 DCOR)
2: Sakaguchi (2:03 pin) | |
| 11/04 | Sapporo - Nakajima Sports Center | w/ Riki Choshu vs. Andre The Giant & Kurt Von Stroheim | NC | |
| 11/06 | Shibetsu, Hokkaido - Multipurpose Gym | Kurt von Stroheim | W (8:14 abdominal stretch) | |
| 11/09 | Muroran, Hokkkaido - City Gym | Andre the Giant | D (19:53 DCOR) | |
| 11/10 | Aomori - Pref. Gym | w/ Riki Choshu vs. Andre The Giant & Steve Wright | W | |
| 11/12 | Goshogawara, Aomori - Civic Gym | Kurt von Stroheim | W (8:12 abdominal stretch) | |
| 11/16 | Sano, Tochigi - Civic Hall | w/ Kantaro Hoshino vs. Andre the Giant & Steve Wright | L | |
| 11/17 | Mito, Ibaraki - Civic Gym | w/ Seiji Sakaguchi vs. Andre the Giant & Golden Falcon (Francisco Flores) | W (2-0)
1: Sakaguchi (12:58 DQ) Andre
2: Inoki (3:40 pin) Falcon | |
| 11/19 | Takaishi, Osaka - Osaka Waterfront Sports Center | Kurt von Stroheim | W (7:04 DQ) | |
| 11/24 | Sasebo, Nagasaki - City Gym | w/ Strong Kobayashi vs. Pat Patterson & Golden Falcon (Francisco Flores) | W (2-1)
1: Inoki (16:19 DCOR) Patterson
2: Inoki (6:45 abdominal stretch) Falcon | |
| 11/25 | Nagasaki - International Gym | Pat Patterson | D (19:48 DCOR) | |
| 11/26 | Shimabara, Nagasaki - City Gym | w/ Seiji Sakaguchi vs. Pat Patterson & Golden Falcon (Francisco Flores) | W (2-0)
1: Sakaguchi (15:14 DQ) Patterson
2: Inoki (3:22 abdominal stretch) Falcon | |
| 11/28 | Izumo, Shimane - City Gym | Kurt von Stroheim | W (6:12 octopus hold) | |
| 11/29 | Hiroshima - Pref. Gym | Great Antonio | L (6:15 DQ) | |
| 12/01 | Osaka - Pref. Athletic Hall | Pat Patterson | W (24:14 octopus hold) | retained NWF Heavyweight Title |
| 12/03 | Hakui, Ishikawa - City Gym | w/ Seiji Sakaguchi vs. Pat Patterson & Golden Falcon (Francisco Flores) | W (2-1)
1: Patterson (17:25 DCOR) Sakaguchi
2: Inoki (3:22 abdominal stretch) Falcon | |
| 12/05 | Okazaki, Aichi - City Gym | Pat Patterson | W (12:10 bow & arrow) | |
| 12/06 | Yokkaichi, Mie - City Gym | w/ Seiji Sakaguchi vs. Pat Patterson & Wilhem Ruska | W: Inoki (15:39 DQ) Patterson | |
| 12/08 | Tokyo - Kuramae Kokugikan | Great Antonio | W (3:49 KO) | |
