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Pioneer Series: 1967/01/05 - 01/31: 20 cards

* The first series of IWE, co-promoted with Antonio Inoki's Tokyo Pro-Wrestling, which would eventually close in few months

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

Guest Foreigners:
Eddie Graham
Danny Hodge
Jake Smith
Luke Brown
Johnny Valentine [01/11 - 01/31]

1967/01/05 Osaka - Pref. Gym (7,300)
Sarukichi Takasakiyama (10:50 pin) Takeshi Oiso
Katsuhisa Shibata def Isamu Teranishi
Tsuyoshi Sendai def Masaru Eigen [Haruka Eigen]
Masanori Saito (9:25 pin) Mr. Suzuki [Katsuyoshi Suzuki]
Jake Smith & Luke Brown (4:50 back breaker) Masao Kimura [Rusher Kimura] & Mammoth Suzuki
Antonio Inoki (2-0) Eddie Graham
   1: Inoki (14:22 back breaker)
   2: Inoki (7:04 DQ)
NWA World Junior Heavyweight Title: Danny Hodge* (60min limit draw in 1st of 3 falls) Hiro Matsuda

1967/01/06 Osaka - Pref. Gym
Battle Royal Final: Sarukichi Takasakiyama (pin) Isamu Teranishi
Mr. Suzuki def Katsuhisa Shibata
Takeshi Oiso def Tsuyoshi Sendai
Sarukichi Takasakiyama (DQ) Masaru Eigen
Eddie Graham def Masao Kimura
Danny Hodge def Masanori Saito
NWA World Tag Team Title: Hiro Matsuda & Antonio Inoki [billed as champions] (2-0) Jake Smith & Luke Brown
   1: Matsuda & Inoki (28:05 DQ)
   2: Matsuda & Inoki (8:02 DQ)

1967/01/07 Iwakuni, Yamaguchi
Masanori Saito won a Battle Royal (pin) Masaru Eigen
Masaru Eigen def Isamu Teranishi
Takeshi Oiso def Tsuyoshi Sendai
Tamio Takeshita [Iwao Takeshita] def Katsuhisa Shibata
Masanori Saito def Mr. Suzuki
Handicap Match: Jake Smith def Mammoth Suzuki & Sarukichi Takasakiyama
Danny Hodge def Masao Kimura
Hiro Matsuda & Antonio Inoki (DCOR) Eddie Graham & Luke Brown

1967/01/09 Kumamoto
Masaru Eigen def Tsuyoshi Sendai
Takeshi Oiso def Katsuhisa Shibata
Tamio Takeshita def Isamu Teranishi
Masao Kimura drew Sarukichi Takasakiyama
Handicap Match: Jake Smith def Mammoth Suzuki & Mr.Suzuki
Luke Brown def Masanori Saito
Hiro Matsuda & Antonio Inoki def Danny Hodge & Eddie Graham

1967/01/10 Fukuoka - Kyuden Memorial Hall
Takeshi Oiso def Isamu Teranishi
Tsuyoshi Sendai def Katsuhisa Shibata
Masanori Saito def Sarukichi Takasakiyama
Mammoth Suzuki def Masaru Eigen
Jake Smith & Luke Brown def Masao Kimura & Mr. Suzuki
Hiro Matsuda drew Danny Hodge
United States Heavyweight Title: Antonio Inoki* (2-1) Eddie Graham
   1: Graham (3:00 figure-4 leg lock)
   2: Inoki (5:20 abdominal stretch)
   3: Inoki (3:45 pin)

1967/01/11 Kure, Hiroshima
Takeshi Oiso def Tsuyoshi Sendai
Mammoth Suzuki def Katsuhisa Shibata
Masaru Eigen def Isamu Teranishi
Handicap Match: Luke Brown def Mr. Suzuki & Sarukichi Takasakiyama
Danny Hodge def Masanori Saito
Hiro Matsuda & Antonio Inoki & Masao Kimura (DQ) Johnny Valentine & Eddie Graham & Grizzly Jake Smith

1967/01/12 Hiroshima - Pref. Gym
Takeshi Oiso def Isamu Teranishi
Sarukichi Takasakiyama def Tsuyoshi Sendai
Mr. Suzuki def Masaru Eigen
Jake Smith & Luke Brown def Masanori Saito & Mammoth Suzuki
Danny Hodge def Masao Kimura
Hiro Matsuda (DCOR) Eddie Graham
Antonio Inoki (2-1) Johnny Valentine
   1: Johnny Valentine (19:51 pin)
   2: Inoki (4:04 abdominal stretch)
   3: Inoki (3:48 DQ)

1967/01/13 Kudamatsu, Yamaguchi
7-man Battle Royal Final: Masaru Eigen (pin) Takeshi Oiso
Tsuyoshi Sendai def Masaru Eigen
Tamio Takeshita def Katsuhisa Shibata
Sarukichi Takasakiyama def Isamu Teranishi
Mammoth Suzuki def Takeshi Oiso
Eddie Graham def Mr. Suzuki
Johnny Valentine def Masanori Saito
Hiro Matsuda & Antonio Inoki & Masao Kimura def Danny Hodge & Jake Smith & Luke Brown

1967/01/14 Nagoya - Aichi Pref. Gym
6-man Battle Royal Final: Mammoth Suzuki (pin) Sarukichi Takasakiyama
Katsuhisa Shibata def Takeshi Oiso
Sarukichi Takasakiyama def Masaru Eigen
Mammoth Suzuki def Tsuyoshi Sendai
Jake Smith & Luke Brown def Masao Kimura & Mr. Suzuki
Danny Hodge def Masanori Saito
NWA World Tag Team Title: Hiro Matsuda & Antonio Inoki* (1-1) Johnny Valentine & Eddie Graham
   1: Valentine (12:35 sleeper?) Inoki
   2: Inoki (30:44 abdominal stretch) Valentine
   3: draw (60min limit)

1967/01/15 Okayama (canceled)

1967/01/16 Toyohashi, Aichi
Tsuyoshi Sendai def Katsuhisa Shibata
Tamio Takeshita def Masaru Eigen
Sarukichi Takasakiyama def Takeshi Oiso
Danny Hodge def Mammoth Suzuki
Handicap Match: Jake Smith def Masao Kimura & Mr. Suzuki
Johnny Valentine def Masanori Saito
Hiro Matsuda & Antonio Inoki def Eddie Graham & Luke Brown

1967/01/18 Tokyo - Taito Ward Gym (1,200)
Mammoth Suzuki def Takeshi Oiso
Tsuyoshi Sendai drew Isamu Teranishi
Sarukichi Takasakiyama def Masaru Eigen
Jake Smith & Luke Brown def Masao Kimura & Mr. Suzuki
Danny Hodge def Masao Kimura
NWA World Tag Team Title: Hiro Matsuda & Antonio Inoki* (2-1) Johnny Valentine & Eddie Graham
   1: Inoki (17:13 pin) Valentine
   2: Graham (7:38 backslide) Matsuda
   3: Matsuda (8:10 pin) Graham

1967/01/21 Yokosuka, Kanagawa
Tsuyoshi Sendai drew Katsuhisa Shibata
Tamio Takeshita def Takeshi Oiso
Mammoth Suzuki def Masaru Eigen
Sarukichi Takasakiyama def Isamu Teranishi
Jake Smith & Luke Brown def Masao Kimura & Mr. Suzuki
Hiro Matsuda def Eddie Graham
Danny Hodge & Johnny Valentine def Antonio Inoki & Masanori Saito

1967/01/22 Koshigaya, Saitama
Mammoth Suzuki def Isamu Teranishi
Tamio Takeshita def Masaru Eigen
Tsuyoshi Sendai drew Katsuhisa Shibata
Masanori Saito def Takeshi Oiso
Handicap Match: Jake Smith def Mr. Suzuki & Sarukichi Takasakiyama
Luke Brown def Masao Kimura
Hiro Matsuda & Antonio Inoki drew Danny Hodge & Johnny Valentine

1967/01/23 Fukushima
Masaru Eigen drew Isamu Teranishi
Takeshi Oiso drew Tsuyoshi Sendai
Tamio Takeshita def Katsuhisa Shibata
Masao Kimura def Sarukichi Takasakiyama
Handicap Match: Jake Smith def Mammoth Suzuki & Mr. Suzuki
Johnny Valentine def Masanori Saito
Hiro Matsuda & Antonio Inoki def Danny Hodge & Luke Brown

1967/01/24 Utsunomiya - Tochigi Pref. Gym
Masaru Eigen def Katsuhisa Shibata
Sarukichi Takasakiyama def Tsuyoshi Sendai
Mammoth Suzuki def Takeshi Oiso
Mr. Suzuki def Isamu Teranishi
Danny Hodge def Masanori Saito
Johnny Valentine def Masao Kimura
NWA World Tag Team Title: Hiro Matsuda & Antonio Inoki* (2-0) Jake Smith & Luke Brown
   1: Matsuda & Inoki (17:50 DQ)
   2: Inoki (4:13 pin) Smith

1967/01/25 Mito, Ibaraki
Sarukichi Takasakiyama def Isamu Teranishi
Mammoth Suzuki def Masaru Eigen
Takeshi Oiso def Katsuhisa Shibata
Mr. Suzuki def Tsuyoshi Sendai
Danny Hodge def Masao Kimura
Masanori Saito (DQ) Luke Brown
Hiro Matsuda & Antonio Inoki def Johnny Valentine & Grizzly Jake Smith

1967/01/26 Tokyo - Ohta Ward Gym
Masaru Eigen def Isamu Teranishi
Tamio Takeshita def Katsuhisa Shibata
Mammoth Suzuki def Tsuyoshi Sendai
Sarukichi Takasakiyama def Takeshi Oiso
Handicap Match: Jake Smith def Masao Kimura & Mr. Suzuki
Antonio Inoki & Masanori Saito def Danny Hodge & Luke Brown
Hiro Matsuda (DQ) Johnny Valentine

1967/01/29 Maebashi, Gunma
Masao Kimura def Sarukichi Takasakiyama
Jake Smith def Mr. Suzuki
Masanori Saito def Luke Brown
Hiro Matsuda & Antonio Inoki def Danny Hodge & Johnny Valentine

1967/01/30 Yokohama - Culture Gym
Takeshi Oiso def Katsuhisa Shibata
Sarukichi Takasakiyama def Isamu Teranishi
Mammoth Suzuki def Tsuyoshi Sendai
Masao Kimura def Masaru Eigen
Jake Smith & Luke Brown def Masanori Saito & Mr. Suzuki
United States Heavyweight Title: Antonio Inoki* (2-0) Johnny Valentine
   1: Inoki (16:07 DQ)
   2: Inoki (5:15 pin)
NWA World Junior Heavyweight Title: Danny Hodge* (1-1) Hiro Matsuda
   1: Matsuda (22:0 pin)
   2: Hodge (6:28 pin)
   3: draw (4:13 DCOR)

1967/01/31 Sendai - Miyagi Pref. Sports Center
Battle Royal Final: Masao Kimura (pin) Mammoth Suzuki
Mammoth Suzuki def Katsuhisa Shibata
Tsuyoshi Sendai def Takeshi Oiso
Tamio Takeshita def Isamu Teranishi
Masao Kimura def Masaru Eigen
Danny Hodge def Masanori Saito
Hiro Matsuda & Mr. Suzuki def Jake Smith & Luke Brown
Antonio Inoki (15:15 abdominal stretch) Johnny Valentine


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