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Japan League Competitions: 1978/11/03 - 11/30: 21 cards

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

I.W.E.:
Rusher Kimura
Mighty Inoue
Great Kusatsu
Animal Hamaguchi
Isamu Teranishi
Goro Tsurumi
All Japan:
Jumbo Tsuruta [seeded to semi-final]
Rocky Hata
Great Kojika
Motoshi Okuma
Mr. Sakurada
free:
Mr. Hito
Kim Duk
Takashi Ishikawa
Korea:
Kintaro Ohki [seeded to semi-final]
YANG Seung-hi
U.S.A.:
Prof. Tanaka
Dean Ho (Dean Higuchi)
Jack Claybourne [not participating in the league]

1978/11/03 Ohtawara, Tochigi - Civic Gym
Tsutomu Yonemura def Masahiko Takasugi
Katsuzo Oiyama def Snake Amami
Goro Tsurumi def Jack Claybourne
Takashi Ishikawa def Devil Murasaki
Japan League Block A: Mr. Hito def YANG Seung-hi
Japan League Block B: Animal Hamaguchi (30min limit draw) Isamu Teranishi
Japan League Block B: Rusher Kimura (DCOR) Dean Ho
Great Kusatsu & Mighty Inoue (DQ) Prof. Tanaka & Mr. Sakurada

1978/11/05 Tokyo - Korakuen Hall (1,500)
Devil Murasaki (11:48 pin) Masahiko Takasugi
Katsuzo Oiyama (8:31 boston crab) Tenshin Yonemura
Goro Tsurumi (11:02 pin) Snake Amami
YANG Seung-hi (12:47 DCOR) Jack Claybourne
Japan League Block B: Dean Ho (10:37 pin) Isamu Teranishi
Japan League Block B: Animal Hamaguchi (30min limit draw) Takashi Ishikawa
Japan League Block A: Prof. Tanaka (9:57 pin) Mighty Inoue
Mr. Hito & Mr. Sakurada (2-1) Rusher Kimura & Great Kusatsu
   1: Kusatsu (13:54 figure-4 leg lock) Sakurada
   2: Sakurada (3:53 pin) Kusatsu
   3: Sakurada (5:27 COR) Kimura

1978/11/07 Yonezawa, Yamagata
Masahiko Takasugi drew Ichimasa Wakamatsu
Tsutomu Yonemura def Snake Amami
Jack Claybourne def Devil Murasaki
Japan League Block A: Mighty Inoue def YANG Seung-hi
Japan League Block B: Dean Ho def Animal Hamaguchi
Japan League Block B: Rusher Kimura def Isamu Teranishi
Mr. Hito & Mr. Sakurada & Prof. Tanaka def Great Kusatsu & Takashi Ishikawa & Goro Tsurumi

1978/11/08 Yamagata
Tsutomu Yonemura def Ichimasa Wakamatsu
Snake Amami def Masahiko Takasugi
Animal Hamaguchi def Devil Murasaki
Japan League Block B: Dean Ho def Goro Tsurumi
Japan League Block B: Isamu Teranishi (30min limit draw) Takashi Ishikawa
Japan League Block A: Great Kusatsu (DCOR) Mr. Hito
Japan League Block A: Prof. Tanaka def YANG Seung-hi
Rusher Kimura & Mighty Inoue def Jack Claybourne & Mr. Sakurada

1978/11/09 Jumonji, Akita - General Cultural Center (4,000)
Snake Amami (8:26 pin) Ichimasa Wakamatsu
Tenshin Yonemura (11:46 half crab) Masahiko Takasugi
Isamu Teranishi (16:55 abdominal stretch) Jack Claybourne
Dean Ho (11:12 abdominal stretch) Devil Murasaki
Japan League Block A: Mr. Sakurada (11:53 pin) YANG Seung-hi
Japan League Block B: Takashi Ishikawa (15:07 pin) Goro Tsurumi
Japan League Block B: Rusher Kimura (14:03 boston crab) Animal Hamaguchi
Mighty Inoue & Great Kusatsu (1-1) Prof. Tanaka & Mr. Hito
   1: Inoue (14:33 pin) Hito
   2: Inoue (12:21 pin) Hito
   3: (2:09 DCOR)

1978/11/11 Uozu, Toyama
Snake Amami def Masahiko Takasugi
Devil Murasaki def Tsutomu Yonemura
Goro Tsurumi def Katsuzo Oiyama
Animal Hamaguchi drew Mr. Sakurada
Japan League Block A: Rocky Hata (DCOR) Motoshi Okuma
Japan League Block A: Great Kusatsu def YANG Seung-hi
Japan League Block B: Takashi Ishikawa (COR) Great Kojika
Rusher Kimura & Mighty Inoue & Isamu Teranishi def Prof. Tanaka & Dean Ho & Mr. Hito

1978/11/12 Hagiwara, Gifu
Tsutomu Yonemura def Masahiko Takasugi
Goro Tsurumi def Snake Amami
YANG Seung-hi def Devil Murasaki
Mr. Hito def Katsuzo Oiyama
Prof. Tanaka & Dean Ho & Animal Hamaguchi (DCOR) Rocky Hata & Motoshi Okuma & Mr. Sakurada
Japan League Block A: Great Kusatsu def Mighty Inoue
Japan League Block B: Isamu Teranishi (30min limit draw) Great Kojika
Japan League Block B: Rusher Kimura def Takashi Ishikawa

1978/11/13 Fukui
Devil Murasaki def Katsuzo Oiyama
Goro Tsurumi def Tsutomu Yonemura
YANG Seung-hi def Snake Amami
Dean Ho & Takashi Ishikawa def Great Kusatsu & Isamu Teranishi
Japan League Block A: Mr. Sakurada (COR) Motoshi Okuma
Japan League Block A: Prof. Tanaka def Rocky Hata
Japan League Block B: Animal Hamaguchi (DCOR) Great Kojika
Rusher Kimura & Mighty Inoue def Jack Claybourne & Mr. Hito

1978/11/14 Tokushima
Tsutomu Yonemura def Masahiko Takasugi
Goro Tsurumi def Devil Murasaki
Jack Claybourne def Snake Amami
Prof. Tanaka & Dean Ho & Mr. Sakurada def Animal Hamaguchi & Takashi Ishikawa & Isamu Teranishi
Japan League Block A: Motoshi Okuma def YANG Seung-hi
Japan League Block A: Mighty Inoue def Mr. Hito
Japan League Block A: Great Kusatsu (30min limit draw) Rocky Hata
Japan League Block B: Rusher Kimura def Great Kojika

1978/11/16 Matsusaka, Mie
Goro Tsurumi def Masahiko Takasugi
Isamu Teranishi def Snake Amami
Takashi Ishikawa def Tsutomu Yonemura
Animal Hamaguchi def Devil Murasaki
Japan League Block A: Rocky Hata (DCOR) Mr. Hito
Japan League Block A: Prof. Tanaka def Motoshi Okuma
Japan League Block B: Dean Ho (DQ) Great Kojika
Rusher Kimura & Mighty Inoue & Great Kusatsu def Jack Claybourne & Mr. Sakurada & YANG Seung-hi

1978/11/17 Osaka
Devil Murasaki def Masahiko Takasugi
YANG Seung-hi def Tsutomu Yonemura
Goro Tsurumi def Snake Amami
Dean Ho def Katsuzo Oiyama
Takashi Ishikawa & Great Kojika def Animal Hamaguchi & Isamu Teranishi
Great Kusatsu & Mighty Inoue def Jumbo Tsuruta & Rocky Hata
Japan League Block A: Mr. Hito (30min limit draw) Motoshi Okuma
Japan League Block A: Mr. Sakurada (DCOR) Prof. Tanaka
Japan League Block B: Kim Duk (DQ) Rusher Kimura

1978/11/18 Wakayama
Devil Murasaki def Tsutomu Yonemura
Jack Claybourne def Katsuzo Oiyama
Takashi Ishikawa def Snake Amami
Dean Ho def YANG Seung-hi
Japan League Block A: Mighty Inoue (30min limit draw) Rocky Hata
Japan League Block A: Mr. Hito def Prof. Tanaka
Japan League Block B: Great Kojika def Goro Tsurumi
Japan League Block B: Animal Hamaguchi (30min limit draw) Kim Duk
Rusher Kimura & Great Kusatsu & Isamu Teranishi (DCOR) Jumbo Tsuruta & Motoshi Okuma & Mr. Sakurada

1978/11/19 Yuasa, Wakayama
Japan League Block B: Kim Duk def Goro Tsurumi
Japan League Block B: Takashi Ishikawa (DCOR) Dean Ho
Japan League Block A: Rocky Hata def YANG Seung-hi
Japan League Block A: Great Kusatsu (30min limit draw) Mr. Sakurada

1978/11/21 Okayama - Okayama Budokan (3,300)
Tenshin Yonemura (10:07 back breaker) Masahiko Takasugi
Devil Murasaki (8:51 pin) Snake Amami
Japan League Block A: Mr. Sakurada (30min limit draw) Mr. Hito
Japan League Block A: Mighty Inoue (9:47 back slide) Motoshi Okuma
Japan League Block B: Takashi Ishikawa (30min limit draw) Kim Duk
Japan League Block B: Rusher Kimura (6:26 pin) Goro Tsurumi
*Prof. Tanaka & Dean Ho (9:51 pin) *Katsuzo Oiyama & YANG Seung-hi
Jumbo Tsuruta & Great Kojika & Rocky Hata (2-1) Great Kusatsu & Animal Hamaguchi & Isamu Teranishi
   1: Tsuruta (16:55 pin) Teranishi
   2: (2:28 DCOR)

1978/11/23 Kyoto
Snake Amami drew Devil Murasaki
Rocky Hata & Motoshi Okuma def Tsutomu Yonemura & YANG Seung-hi
Japan League Block B: Animal Hamaguchi def Goro Tsurumi
Japan League Block B: Great Kojika (COR) Kim Duk
Japan League Block A: Prof. Tanaka (COR) Great Kusatsu
Japan League Block A: Mighty Inoue (30min limit draw) Mr. Sakurada
Rusher Kimura & Dean Ho & Katsuzo Oiyama (DCOR) Jumbo Tsuruta & Mr. Hito & Takashi Ishikawa

1978/11/24 Shimizu, Shizuoka
Katsuzo Oiyama def Tsutomu Yonemura
Isamu Teranishi & Snake Amami drew Devil Murasaki & Goro Tsurumi
Jack Claybourne (DCOR) YANG Seung-hi
Prof. Tanaka def Takashi Ishikawa
Japan League Block A: Mr. Sakurada (COR) Rocky Hata
Japan League Block A: Great Kusatsu (DCOR) Motoshi Okuma
Japan League Block B: Kim Duk def Dean Ho
Rusher Kimura & Mighty Inoue & Animal Hamaguchi def Jumbo Tsuruta & Mr. Hito & Great Kojika

1978/11/25 Tokyo - Kuramae Kokugikan (4,500)
Isamu Teranishi (10:18 german suplex) Kuniaki Kobayashi [New Japan]
Rocky Hata (11:06 pin) Goro Tsurumi
Devil Murasaki & Snake Amami (30min limit draw) Tsutomu Yonemura & Katsuzo Oiyama
*Animal Hamaguchi & Great Kusatsu (9:19 pin) *Great Kojika & Motoshi Okuma
Strong Kobayashi [New Japan] (15:59 COR) Mr. Hito
Takashi Ishikawa & Mr. Sakurada (1-1) Prof. Tanaka & Dean Ho
   1: Sakurada (3:21 pin) Tanaka
   2: Tanaka (6:11 pin) Sakurada
   3: (2:50 DCOR)
Japan League Quarter Final: Jumbo Tsuruta (16:38 rolling clutch) Mighty Inoue
Japan League Quarter Final: Rusher Kimura (12:33 COR) Kim Duk

1978/11/26 Kuji, Iwate
Devil Murasaki def Snake Amami
Japan League Quarter Final: Prof. Tanaka (14:40 DQ) Mr. Sakurada
Isamu Teranishi (DCOR) Rocky Hata
Takashi Ishikawa def Goro Tsurumi
Animal Hamaguchi (DCOR) Great Kojika
Kim Duk & YANG Seung-hi def Jack Claybourne & Dean Ho
Rusher Kimura & Mighty Inoue & Great Kusatsu (DCOR) Jumbo Tsuruta & Motoshi Okuma & Mr. Hito

1978/11/27 Kuroishi, Aomori
YANG Seung-hi def Snake Amami
Mr. Hito def Devil Murasaki
Motoshi Okuma def Goro Tsurumi
8-man Battle Royal Final: Snake Amami (pin) Motoshi Okuma
Mighty Inoue def Rocky Hata
Great Kusatsu (DCOR) Kim Duk
Japan League Quarter Final: Dean Ho (15:21 COR) Takashi Ishikawa
Rusher Kimura & Animal Hamaguchi & Isamu Teranishi def Jumbo Tsuruta & Great Kojika & Mr. Sakurada

1978/11/28 Tsuruoka, Yamagata - City Gym (3,600)
Devil Murasaki (4:37 small package) Ichimasa Wakamatsu
Mr. Hito (10:49 pin) Goro Tsurumi
Great Kojika (8:25 half crab) YANG Seung-hi
Rocky Hata (10:46 pin) Snake Amami
Mighty Inoue & Isamu Teranishi (30min limit draw) Motoshi Okuma & Mr. Sakurada
Japan League Semi-Final: Prof. Tanaka (6:26 DQ) Jumbo Tsuruta
Japan League Semi-Final: Rusher Kimura (7:56 pin) Dean Ho
Great Kusatsu & Animal Hamaguchi (1-1) Kintaro Ohki & Kim Duk
   1: Hamaguchi (9:42 pin) Duk
   2: Hamaguchi (4:42 pin) Duk
   3: (3:45 DCOR)

1978/11/30 Chiba - Park Gym (4,000)
Tenshin Yonemura (10:16 back breaker) Masahiko Takasugi
Devil Murasaki (7:04 pin) Snake Amami
Goro Tsurumi (9:45 pin) YANG Seung-hi
Great Kojika & Motoshi Okuma (15:33 DCOR) Mr. Hito & Takashi Ishikawa
Mighty Inoue (1-1) Kim Duk
   1: Duk (11:48 pin)
   2: Inoue (3:32 rolling clutch hold)
   3: (4:48 DCOR)
*Great Kusatsu & Isamu Teranishi (16:42 figure-4 leg lock) Mr. Sakurada & *Rocky Hata
Japan League 3rd-Place Match: Jumbo Tsuruta (11:20 rolling clutch) Dean Ho
Kintaro Ohki (16:01 COR) Animal Hamaguchi
Japan League Final: Rusher Kimura (11:05 pin) Prof. Tanaka


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