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The 1st Anniversary Giant Series: 1973/10/06 - 11/08: 27 cards

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

Guest Foreigners:
Dick Murdoch
Fred Blassie
Moose Morowski
Larry O'Dea
The Beast
Mike Loren
Dory Funk Jr. [10/08-10/10]
Terry Funk [10/08-10/10]
Mil Mascaras [10/06-10/21]
King Iaukea [10/23-11/08]

1973/10/06 Tokyo - Korakuen Hall (2,800)
Gantetsu Matsuoka (10:25 pin) Mitsuo Hata
Motoshi Okuma (11:24 pin) Munenori Higo
*Masio Koma & Mitsu Hirai (16:36 pin) Akio Sato & *Mitsuo Momota
Samson Kutsuwada (13:40 pin) The Beast
Thunder Sugiyama (7:14 DQ) Fred Blassie
Kintaro Ohki (10:55 pin) Mike Loren
Mil Mascaras (12:33 rolling clutch hold) Akihisa Takachiho
Tomomi Tsuruta [Japanese debut] (12:53 pin) Moose Morowski
Giant Baba & The Destroyer (2-1) Dick Murdoch & Larry O'Dea
   1: Murdoch (9:39 pin) Destroyer
   2: Destroyer (2:46 pin) Murdoch
   3: Baba (4:16 pin) O'Dea

1973/10/08 Takasaki, Gunma - City Gym
Mitsu Hirai (9:28 pin) Mitsuo Momota
Moose Morowski (7:17 pin) Umanosuke Ueda
Motoshi Okuma (7:13 DQ) Fred Blassie
Thunder Sugiyama (7:54 pin) The Beast
The Destroyer (13:04 figure-4 leg lock) Mike Loren
Kintaro Ohki (19:10 DCOR) Dick Murdoch
Mil Mascaras (11:56 mexican backbreaker) Masio Koma
Terry Funk (15:34 pin) Samson Kutsuwada
Giant Baba & Tomomi Tsuruta (2-1) Dory Funk Jr. & Larry O'Dea
   1: Dory (9:55 pin) Baba
   2: Baba (7:56 pin) Dory
   3: Tsuruta (5:31 pin) O'Dea

1973/10/09 Tokyo - Kuramae Kokugikan (12,000)
Mitsu Hirai (8:01 key lock) Mitsuo Momota
Gantetsu Matsuoka (10:26 pin) Munenori Higo
Motoshi Okuma (11:22 pin) Akio Sato
Larry O'Dea (8:21 boston crab) Umanosuke Ueda
Masio Koma (9:20 DQ) Fred Blassie
Thunder Sugiyama (8:36 pin) Mike Loren
Kintaro Ohki (7:16 rolling clutch) The Beast
*Dick Murdoch & Moose Morowski (13:03 pin) Akihisa Takachiho & *Samson Kutsuwada
United States Heavyweight Title: The Destroyer* (2-1) Mil Mascaras
   1: Mascaras (12:25 pin)
   2: Destroyer (11:36 figure-4 leg lock)
   3: Destroyer (4:20 COR)
NWA International Tag Team Title: Dory Funk Jr. & Terry Funk* (1-1) Giant Baba & Tomomi Tsuruta
   1: Tsuruta (23:57 german suplex) Terry
   2: Terry (17:24 rolling clutch) Tsuruta
   3: (61min limit draw)

1973/10/10 Himeji, Hyogo - Welfare Hall (4,300)
Mitsuo Hata (9:13 pin) Masao Ito
*Motoshi Okuma & Mitsu Hirai (16:46 pin) Akio Sato & Mitsuo Momota
Mike Loren (10:08 boston crab) Kazuo Sakurada
Fred Blassie (4:24 pin) Munenori Higo
Akihisa Takachiho (13:39 pin) Larry O'Dea
Thunder Sugiyama (10:07 DCOR) Moose Morowski
Mil Mascaras (10:48 pin) Samson Kutsuwada
Tomomi Tsuruta (10:28 pin) The Beast
Giant Baba & The Destroyer & Kintaro Ohki (2-1) Dory Funk Jr. & Terry Funk & Dick Murdoch
   1: Dory (17:21 pin) Ohki
   2: Baba (3:39 pin) Terry
   3: Ohki (6:35 pin) Murdoch

1973/10/11 Fukuchiyama, Kyoto - Welfare Hall (4,300)
Kazuo Sakurada (11:02 pin) Masao Ito
*Motoshi Okuma & Mitsu Hirai (16:50 pin) Akio Sato & *Mitsuo Momota
Munenori Higo (12:43 pin) Mitsuo Hata
Samson Kutsuwada (10:50 pin) The Beast
Thunder Sugiyama (11:13 DQ) Fred Blassie
The Destroyer (11:20 figure-4 leg lock) Mike Loren
Kintaro Ohki (8:59 pin) Moose Morowski
Mil Mascaras (15:44 abdominal stretch) Akihisa Takachiho
Giant Baba & Tomomi Tsuruta (2-1) Dick Murdoch & Larry O'Dea
   1: Murdoch (16:43 pin) Tsuruta
   2: Tsuruta (2:33 pin) Murdoch
   3: Baba (2:44 pin) O'Dea

1973/10/12 Tottori - City Gym (5,300)
Kazuo Sakurada (11:12 pin) Masao Ito
Mitsu Hirai & *Mitsuo Momota (17:04 pin) Munenori Higo & *Mitsuo Hata
Motoshi Okuma (12:15 pin) Akio Sato
Akihisa Takachiho (11:31 pin) Larry O'Dea
Thunder Sugiyama (11:40 pin) Mike Loren
Dick Murdoch (16:07 pin) Samson Kutsuwada
Kintaro Ohki (17:DCOR) Mil Mascaras
Tomomi Tsuruta (8:27 pin) The Beast
Giant Baba & The Destroyer (2-0) Moose Morowski & Fred Blassie
   1: Baba & Destroyer (9:46 DQ)
   2: Destroyer (5:20 pin) Morowski

1973/10/13 Yonago, Tottori - Civic Gym (6,200)
Kazuo Sakurada (13:38 pin) Mitsuo Hata
Motoshi Okuma & *Mitsu Hirai (16:56 pin) *Akio Sato & Mitsuo Momota
Samson Kutsuwada (12:14 pin) Mike Loren
Thunder Sugiyama (10:08 DQ) Fred Blassie
The Destroyer (18:40 figure-4 leg lock) Moose Morowski
Kintaro Ohki (11min pin) The Beast
Mil Mascaras (14:21 pin) Akihisa Takachiho
Giant Baba & Tomomi Tsuruta (2-1) Dick Murdoch & Larry O'Dea
   1: Murdoch (11:54 pin) Baba
   2: Tsuruta (4:24 pin) O'Dea
   3: Baba (17:49 pin) Murdoch

1973/10/15 Hamada, Shimane - Civic Hall (3,800)
Mitsuo Hata (12:35 rolling clutch hold) Masao Ito
Munenori Higo (15:25 pin) Kazuo Sakurada
Akio Sato (16:29 pin) Mitsuo Momota
Mitsu Hirai (10:35 small package hold) The Beast
Motoshi Okuma (7:51 DQ) Fred Blassie
Thunder Sugiyama (12:51 pin) Mike Loren
Tomomi Tsuruta (10:04 rolling clutch hold) Moose Morowski
Kintaro Ohki (10:02 pin) Larry O'Dea
Giant Baba & The Destroyer (2-1) Mil Mascaras & Dick Murdoch
   1: Mascaras (13:12 pin) Destroyer
   2: Destroyer (10:35 pin) Mascaras
   3: Baba (3:16 pin) Murdoch

1973/10/16 Tokuyama, Yamaguchi - City Gym (4,000)
Masao Ito (14:03 boston crab) Mitsuo Hata
Munenori Higo (13:27 pin) Mitsuo Momota
Akio Sato (11:54 pin) Kazuo Sakurada
Motoshi Okuma (10:54 pin) Mike Loren
Mitsu Hirai (7:53 DQ) Fred Blassie
The Destroyer (16:30 figure-4 leg lock) Larry O'Dea
Thunder Sugiyama (19:09 DCOR) Dick Murdoch
Tomomi Tsuruta (14:47 pin) The Beast
Giant Baba & Kintaro Ohki (2-1) Mil Mascaras & Moose Morowski
   1: Mascaras (10:54 pin) Ohki
   2: Ohki (3:49 pin) Mascaras
   3: Baba (2:37 pin) Morowski

1973/10/17 Saijo, Ehime - City Gym (4,900)
Mitsuo Hata (13:12 pin) Masao Ito
Munenori Higo (12:59 pin) Kazuo Sakurada
Mitsuo Momota (12:36 pin) Akio Sato
The Beast (12:40 pin) Motoshi Okuma
Thunder Sugiyama (20:54 pin) Larry O'Dea
The Destroyer (11:08 figure-4 leg lock) Mike Loren
Mil Mascaras (9:53 pin) Mitsu Hirai
Fred Blassie (13:39 DQ) Kintaro Ohki
Giant Baba & Tomomi Tsuruta (2-1) Dick Murdoch & Moose Morowski
   1: Morowski (17:34 pin) Tsuruta
   2: Tsuruta (2:37 pin) Morowski
   3: Baba (7min pin) Murdoch

1973/10/18 Tosa-Shimizu, Kochi - City Gym (4,000)
Kazuo Sakurada (13:26 pin) Masao Ito
Mitsu Hirai & *Mitsuo Momota (15:38 back slide) Munenori Higo & *Mitsuo Hata
Motoshi Okuma (7:13 DQ) Fred Blassie
Thunder Sugiyama (12:52 pin) Mike Loren
Tomomi Tsuruta (10:50 small package hold) Moose Morowski
Mil Mascaras (11:12 pin) Akio Sato
Kintaro Ohki (11:52 pin) The Beast
Giant Baba & The Destroyer (2-1) Dick Murdoch & Larry O'Dea
   1: Destroyer (17:58 pin) O'Dea
   2: Murdoch (2:37 rolling clutch hold) Destroyer
   3: Baba (4:59 pin) Murdoch

1973/10/20 Iizuka, Fukuoka - City Gym (3,900)
Munenori Higo (10:52 pin) Masao Ito
Kazuo Sakurada (12:56 pin) Mitsuo Hata
Akio Sato (20min limit draw) Mitsuo Momota
Mitsu Hirai (14:32 pin) Mike Loren
Moose Morowski (13:16 pin) Motoshi Okuma
The Destroyer (13:52 figure-4 leg lock) The Beast
Thunder Sugiyama (8:28 DQ) Fred Blassie
Kintaro Ohki (14:34 pin) Larry O'Dea
Giant Baba & Tomomi Tsuruta (2-0) Mil Mascaras & Dick Murdoch
   1: Baba & Tsuruta (9:53 DQ)
   2: Tsuruta (4:05 pin) Murdoch

1973/10/21 Kamigoto, Nagasaki - Aokata Jr. High School Gym (3,000)
Kazuo Sakurada (9:13 pin) Masao Ito
Mitsuo Momota (12:13 pin) Munenori Higo
Akio Sato (14:04 pin) Mitsuo Hata
Mil Mascaras (6:12 pin) Mitsu Hirai
Thunder Sugiyama (7:24 pin) Mike Loren
Motoshi Okuma (8:06 DQ) Fred Blassie
Tomomi Tsuruta (15:20 pin) Larry O'Dea
The Destroyer (22:04 figure-4 leg lock) Moose Morowski
Giant Baba & Kintaro Ohki (2-0) Dick Murdoch & The Beast
   1: Ohki (10:51 pin) Beast
   2: Baba (3:50 pin) Murdoch

1973/10/23 Arao, Kumamoto - Mitsui Greenland (4,000)
Kazuo Sakurada (15:24 pin) Masao Ito
*Munenori Higo & Mitsuo Hata (12:37 pin) Mitsu Hirai & *Mitsuo Momota
Motoshi Okuma (9:54 pin) Mike Loren
Fred Blassie (7:37 pin) Akio Sato
Thunder Sugiyama (15:02 pin) Larry O'Dea
Kintaro Ohki (16:19 pin) The Beast
The Destroyer (14:29 pin) Moose Morowski
Giant Baba & Tomomi Tsuruta (2-1) King Iaukea & Dick Murdoch
   1: Murdoch (5:05 pin) Tsuruta
   2: Tsuruta (2:40 pin) Murdoch
   3: Baba (5:18 pin) Iaukea

1973/10/24 Shimabara, Nagasaki - City Gym (5,100)
Munenori Higo (10:41 pin) Kazuo Sakurada
Akio Sato (11:11 pin) Mitsuo Momota
Larry O'Dea (14:57 pin) Motoshi Okuma
Mitsu Hirai (9:09 DQ) Fred Blassie
Thunder Sugiyama (10:54 pin) Mike Loren
Tomomi Tsuruta (15:48 pin) The Beast
Kintaro Ohki (9:26 DCOR) King Iaukea
Giant Baba & The Destroyer (2-1) Dick Murdoch & Moose Morowski
   1: Morowski (15:16 pin) Destroyer
   2: Baba (4:54 pin) Murdoch
   3: Destroyer (3:27 figure-4 leg lock) Morowski

1973/10/25 Yabe, Fukuoka - Town Gym (4,200)
Kazuo Sakurada (9:50 pin) Masao Ito
*Mitsu Hirai & Mitsuo Momota (16:24 pin) *Akio Sato & Munenori Higo
Motoshi Okuma (9:47 pin) Mike Loren
Moose Morowski (12:10 pin) Mitsuo Hata
Thunder Sugiyama (8:25 DQ) Fred Blassie
Tomomi Tsuruta (12:03 pin) Larry O'Dea
The Destroyer (21:52 COR) Dick Murdoch
Giant Baba & Kintaro Ohki (2-1) King Iaukea & The Beast
   1: Ohki (7:43 pin) Beast
   2: Iaukea (2:55 pin) Ohki
   3: Baba (5:06 pin) Iaukea

1973/10/26 Wakamatsu, Fukuoka - Culture Gym (3,500)
Mitsuo Hata (10:15 rolling clutch hold) Masao Ito
*Motoshi Okuma & Mitsu Hirai (15:36 pin) Mitsuo Momota & *Munenori Higo
Larry O'Dea (11:08 boston crab) Kazuo Sakurada
Fred Blassie (8:48 pin) Akio Sato
Thunder Sugiyama (10:52 pin) Mike Loren
Kintaro Ohki (14:14 pin) Moose Morowski
The Destroyer (11:08 DCOR) King Iaukea
Giant Baba & Tomomi Tsuruta (2-1) Dick Murdoch & The Beast
   1: Tsuruta (9:42 pin) Beast
   2: Murdoch (3:40 pin) Baba
   3: Baba (5:06 pin) Murdoch

1973/10/27 Oita - Pref. Gym (4,300)
Kazuo Sakurada (10:22 pin) Masao Ito
Munenori Higo (15:41 pin) Mitsuo Momota
Akio Sato (11:48 pin) Mitsuo Hata
Mitsu Hirai (9:16 DQ) Fred Blassie
Larry O'Dea (11:28 rolling clutch hold) Motoshi Okuma
Thunder Sugiyama (18:33 DCOR) Moose Morowski
Kintaro Ohki (6:42 pin) Mike Loren
Tomomi Tsuruta (12:56 pin) The Beast
Giant Baba & The Destroyer (2-1) King Iaukea & Dick Murdoch
   1: Iaukea (7:25 pin) Destroyer
   2: Destroyer (1:32 pin) Murdoch
   3: Baba (3:55 pin) Iaukea

1973/10/28 Kashima, Kumamoto - City Gym (5,000)
Mitsuo Hata (9:24 pin) Masao Ito
Munenori Higo (13:55 rolling clutch hold) Kazuo Sakurada
Akio Sato (20min limit draw) Mitsuo Momota
Mitsu Hirai (13:32 boston crab) Mike Loren
Fred Blassie (8:59 pin) Motoshi Okuma
Thunder Sugiyama (22:55 pin) Larry O'Dea
The Destroyer (15:29 figure-4 leg lock) The Beast
Kintaro Ohki (9:52 DCOR) King Iaukea
Giant Baba & Tomomi Tsuruta (2-1) Dick Murdoch & Moose Morowski
   1: Tsuruta (12:54 pin) Morowski
   2: Murdoch (5:02 pin) Tsuruta
   3: Tsuruta (6:54 pin) Murdoch

1973/10/30 Nangoku, Kochi - City Gym (4,500)
Mitsuo Momota (12:53 pin) Munenori Higo
Akio Sato (11:09 pin) Mitsuo Hata
Motoshi Okuma (12:07 pin) Kazuo Sakurada
Mitsu Hirai (7:47 DQ) Fred Blassie
Dick Murdoch (17:22 pin) Thunder Sugiyama
The Destroyer (17:19 rolling clutch hold) Moose Morowski
Tomomi Tsuruta (13:22 pin) Larry O'Dea
Giant Baba & Kintaro Ohki (2-0) King Iaukea & The Beast
   1: Ohki (12:44 pin) Beast
   2: Baba (4:39 pin) Iaukea

1973/10/31 Aki, Kochi - City Gym (4,000)
Munenori Higo (9:49 pin) Masao Ito
Motoshi Okuma (12:26 pin) Mitsuo Hata
Mitsu Hirai (16:35 pin) Mitsuo Momota
Fred Blassie (8:50 pin) Akio Sato
Thunder Sugiyama (15:43 pin) Larry O'Dea
Kintaro Ohki (10:13 DCOR) King Iaukea
The Destroyer & Tomomi Tsuruta (2-1) Dick Murdoch & The Beast
   1: Tsuruta (14:46 pin) Beast
   2: Murdoch (6:03 pin) Destroyer
   3: Destroyer (5:53 pin) Murdoch
Giant Baba (2-1) Moose Morowski
   1: Morowski (10:41 pin)
   2: Baba (3:14 pin)
   3: Baba (1:42 pin)

1973/11/01 Waki, Tokushima - outdoor near the Driving School (8,000)
Kazuo Sakurada (12:34 pin) Mitsuo Hata
Akio Sato (14:17 pin) Mitsuo Momota
Motoshi Okuma (11:20 pin) Munenori Higo
The Beast (10:58 pin) Mitsu Hirai
Thunder Sugiyama (7:14 DQ) Fred Blassie
Tomomi Tsuruta (13:33 pin) Larry O'Dea
Kintaro Ohki (16:09 DCOR) Dick Murdoch
Giant Baba & The Destroyer (2-1) King Iaukea & Moose Morowski
   1: Iaukea (10:34 pin) Destroyer
   2: Baba (2:02 pin) Iaukea
   3: Destroyer (2:30 pin) Morowski

1973/11/03 Shirahama, Wakayama - Shirahama Hall (4,600)
Kazuo Sakurada (14:50 pin) Mitsuo Hata
Munenori Higo (11:33 pin) Mitsuo Momota
Motoshi Okuma (10:23 pin) Akio Sato
Mitsu Hirai (7:19 DQ) Fred Blassie
Thunder Sugiyama (14:51 pin) Larry O'Dea
Tomomi Tsuruta (10:01 pin) The Beast
The Destroyer (8:55 DCOR) King Iaukea
Giant Baba & Kintaro Ohki (2-1) Dick Murdoch & Moose Morowski
   1: Ohki (12:43 pin) Morowski
   2: Murdoch (1:05 pin) Ohki
   3: Baba (4:55 pin) Murdoch

1973/11/04 Miki, Hyogo - Ohmurazaka Square (6,500)
Munenori Higo (9:27 pin) Masao Ito
Mitsuo Momota (11:46 back slide) Akio Sato
Mitsu Hirai (6:30 pin) Kazuo Sakurada
Motoshi Okuma (7:50 DQ) Fred Blassie
Dick Murdoch (17:32 COR) Thunder Sugiyama
Kintaro Ohki (14:51 pin) The Beast
Tomomi Tsuruta (15:55 rolling clutch hold) Moose Morowski
Giant Baba & The Destroyer (2-1) King Iaukea & Larry O'Dea
   1: Iaukea (15:52 pin) Destroyer
   2: Baba (4:25 pin) Iaukea
   3: Destroyer (3:42 figure-4 leg lock) O'Dea

1973/11/06 Okayama - Okayama Budokan (4,700)
Mitsuo Momota (14:26 pin) Munenori Higo
Akio Sato (11:17 pin) Mitsuo Hata
Mitsu Hirai (8:35 boston crab) Masao Ito
Moose Morowski (12:34 pin) Motoshi Okuma
Thunder Sugiyama (6:39 DQ) Fred Blassie
Kintaro Ohki (14:05 pin) Larry O'Dea
Tomomi Tsuruta (30min limit draw) Dick Murdoch
Giant Baba & The Destroyer (2-0) King Iaukea & The Beast
   1: Baba (12:30 pin) Iaukea
   2: Destroyer (7:18 figure-4 leg lock) Beast

1973/11/07 Shioyama, Yamanashi - Station Square (6,700)
Munenori Higo (10:57 pin) Masao Ito
Akio Sato (16:17 pin) Mitsuo Momota
Motoshi Okuma (6:33 pin) Kazuo Sakurada
Mitsu Hirai (6:32 DQ) Fred Blassie
Thunder Sugiyama (10:35 pin) Larry O'Dea
The Destroyer (15:55 figure-4 leg lock) The Beast
Kintaro Ohki (10:46 DCOR) King Iaukea
Giant Baba & Tomomi Tsuruta (2-0) Dick Murdoch & Moose Morowski
   1: Tsuruta (4:21 rolling clutch hold) Morowski
   2: Baba (7:47 pin) Murdoch

1973/11/08 Chiba - City Gym (4,600)
Kazuo Sakurada (13:14 pin) Mitsuo Hata
Mitsuo Momota (20min limit draw) Munenori Higo
Mitsu Hirai (12:01 pin) Akio Sato
Motoshi Okuma (7:11 DQ) Fred Blassie
*Kintaro Ohki & Thunder Sugiyama (19:33 pin) Moose Morowski & *The Beast
The Destroyer (30min limit draw) Dick Murdoch
Tomomi Tsuruta (15:43 pin) Larry O'Dea
Giant Baba (12:16 pin) King Iaukea


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