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Opening Series II: 1972/04/28 - 05/24: 13 cards total

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

Guest Foreigners:
Rugged Russians: #1 (Jan Sebastian) & #2 (Pedro Godoy)
John Hydeman
George Grant
Tinker Todd
Bob Boyer

1972/04/28 Chiba - Pref. Gym
Tatsumi Fujinami (16:18 boston crab) Hiroaki Hamada [Gran Hamada]
John Heideman def Shoji Kai
George Grant def Osamu Kido
Bob Boyer def Katsuhisa Shibata
Toyonobori (DQ) Tinker Todd
Antonio Inoki & Kotetsu Yamamoto def Rugged Russians #1 & #2

1972/05/02 Ueda, Nagano - City Gym
Tatsumi Fujinami (14:08 pin) Hiroaki Hamada
George Grant (DQ) Katsuhisa Shibata
Rugged Russian #1 def Shoji Kai
Toyonobori def Rugged Russian #2
Antonio Inoki & Kotetsu Yamamoto def John Heideman & Tinker Todd

1972/05/06 Tachikawa, Tokyo - Suwa Shrine
Tatsumi Fujinami (15:31 backslide) Hiroaki Hamada
George Grant def Osamu Kido
Rugged Russian #1 def Shoji Kai
Toyonobori def Rugged Russian #2
Tinker Todd def Kotetsu Yamamoto
Antonio Inoki & Katsuhisa Shibata def Bob Boyer & John Heideman

1972/05/09 Mishima, Shizuoka - Mishima Shrine
Tatsumi Fujinami (14:10 backslide) Hiroaki Hamada
George Grant def Shoji Kai
Rugged Russian #1 def Osamu Kido
Katsuhisa Shibata def Rugged Russian #2
Bob Boyer def Kotetsu Yamamoto
Antonio Inoki & Toyonobori def John Heideman & Tinker Todd

1972/05/10 Fukuroi, Shizuoka
Tatsumi Fujinami (14:56 backslide) Hiroaki Hamada
Bob Boyer def Shoji Kai
Tinker Todd def Osamu Kido
Kotetsu Yamamoto (DCOR) John Heideman
Toyonobori def George Grant
Antonio Inoki & Katsuhisa Shibata def Rugged Russians #1 & #2

1972/05/11 Osaka - Pref. Gym
Tatsumi Fujinami (13:38 pin) Hiroaki Hamada
George Grant drew Shoji Kai
Tinker Todd def Osamu Kido
Rugged Russian #1 (DQ) Kotetsu Yamamoto
Toyonobori def Rugged Russian #2
Antonio Inoki & Katsuhisa Shibata def Bob Boyer & John Heideman

1972/05/13 Sakai, Osaka - Kaneoka Gym
Tatsumi Fujinami (15min limit draw) Hiroaki Hamada
Rugged Russian #1 def Osamu Kido
Rugged Russian #2 def Shoji Kai
John Heideman (DQ) Katsuhisa Shibata
Toyonobori def George Grant
Antonio Inoki & Kotetsu Yamamoto def Bob Boyer & Tinker Todd

1972/05/14 Tottori - City Gym
Tatsumi Fujinami (15min limit draw) Hiroaki Hamada
Bob Boyer def Osamu Kido
Kotetsu Yamamoto def Rugged Russian #2
Rugged Russian #1 def Katsuhisa Shibata
Antonio Inoki & Toyonobori def John Heideman & Tinker Todd

1972/05/15 Nanao, Ishikawa - Shiroyama Gym
Tatsumi Fujinami (14:15 backslide) Hiroaki Hamada
Rugged Russian #2 def Shoji Kai
Tinker Todd def Osamu Kido
Rugged Russian #1 (DQ) Kotetsu Yamamoto
Toyonobori def Bob Boyer
Antonio Inoki & Katsuhisa Shibata def George Grant & John Heideman

1972/05/18 Wakayama - City Gym
Tatsumi Fujinami (11:14 backslide) Hiroaki Hamada
George Grant drew Shoji Kai
Rugged Russian #1 def Osamu Kido
Tinker Todd def Katsuhisa Shibata
Toyonobori def Rugged Russian #2
Antonio Inoki & Kotetsu Yamamoto def Bob Boyer & John Heideman

1972/05/19 Fuji, Shizuoka - City Gym
Tatsumi Fujinami (12:04 backslide) Hiroaki Hamada
Rugged Russian #2 def Shoji Kai
Osamu Kido def George Grant
Tinker Todd def Katsuhisa Shibata
Toyonobori def John Heideman
Antonio Inoki & Kotetsu Yamamoto def Rugged Russian #1 & Bob Boyer

1972/05/21 Ishioka, Ibaraki - Ibaraki Mutual ground
Tatsumi Fujinami (14:33 boston crab) Hiroaki Hamada
Osamu Kido (DQ) Rugged Russian #2
Tinker Todd def Shoji Kai
Rugged Russian #1 (DQ) Kotetsu Yamamoto
Toyonobori def George Grant
Antonio Inoki & Katsuhisa Shibata def Bob Boyer & John Heideman

1972/05/22 Sendai - Miyagi Pref. Sports Center
Shoji Kai def Hiroaki Hamada
George Grant (13:06 pin) Tatsumi Fujinami
Tinker Todd def Osamu Kido
John Heideman def Katsuhisa Shibata
Toyonobori def Rugged Russian #2
Antonio Inoki & Kotetsu Yamamoto def Rugged Russian #1 & Bob Boyer

1972/05/24 Morioka, Iwate - City Gym
Tatsumi Fujinami (15min limit draw) Hiroaki Hamada
Shoji Kai (DQ) Rugged Russian #2
Tinker Todd def Osamu Kido
Rugged Russian #1 (DQ) Kotetsu Yamamoto
Toyonobori def George Grant
Antonio Inoki & Katsuhisa Shibata def Bob Boyer & John Heideman


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