| date |
location |
opponent(s) & partner(s) |
result |
note |
Giant Baba (All Japan Pro-Wrestling) |
| 01/04 |
Tokyo - Korakuen Hall |
w/ The Destroyer vs Terry Funk & Jerry Brisco |
W (2-1)
1: Terry (16:09 rocking chair hold) Destroyer
2: Baba (5:15 pin) Brisco
3: Destroyer (3:11 rolling back clutch) Terry |
|
| 01/05 |
Kawasaki - City Gym |
w/ Jumbo Tsuruta vs Terry Funk & Jim Dillon |
W (2-1)
1: Tsuruta (13:59 pin) Dillon
2: Terry (5:35 pin) Tsuruta
3: Baba (3:36 pin) Terry |
|
| 01/06 |
Choshi, Chiba - City Gym |
w/ The Destroyer & Jumbo Tsuruta vs Terry Funk & Jerry Brisco & Luke Graham |
W (2-1)
1: Terry (13:29 pin) Tsuruta
2: Tsuruta (4:56 pin) Brisco
3: Destroyer (3:35 pin) Graham |
|
| 01/08 |
Owase, Mie - City Gym |
w/ The Destroyer vs Terry Funk & Bob Geigel |
W (2-1)
1: Geigel (8:44 pin) Destroyer
2: Baba (1:18 pin) Terry
3: Destroyer (6:33 pin) Geigel |
|
| 01/10 |
Kashihara, Nara - Koen Gym |
w/ Jumbo Tsuruta vs Terry Funk & The Patriot |
W (2-1)
1: Terry (8:20 rocking chair hold) Tsuruta
2: Baba (4:01 pin) Terry
3: Tsuruta (3:15 pin) Patriot |
|
| 01/12 |
Mito - Ibaraki Pref. Sports Center |
w/ Jumbo Tsuruta vs Terry Funk & Luke Graham |
W (2-0)
1: Baba & Tsuruta (10:49 DQ)
2: Baba (3:05 pin) Graham |
|
| 01/13 |
Fussa, Tokyo - City Gym |
w/ The Destroyer vs Terry Funk & Jim Dillon |
W (2-1)
1: Terry (12:11 pin) Baba
2: Baba (3:05 pin) Terry
3: Destroyer (5:13 figure-4 leg lock) Dillon |
|
| 01/15 |
Wadomari, Kagoshima - Takachiho Shrine Sumo Ring |
w/ The Destroyer vs Terry Funk & The Patriot |
W (2-0)
1: Baba & Destroyer (12:05 DQ)
2: Baba (3:37 pin) Patriot |
|
| 01/18 |
Koza, Okinawa - City Gym |
w/ Thunder Sugiyama vs Terry Funk & Luke Graham |
W (2-0)
1: Baba & Sugiyama (12:15 DQ)
2: Baba (2:48 pin) Terry |
|
| 01/19 | Koza, Okinawa - City Gym | Luke Graham | W (2-0)
1: Baba (6:27 pin)
2: Baba (2:05 pin) | |
| 01/22 |
Kumamoto - City Gym |
The Destroyer vs Jack Brisco & Harley Race |
L (1-2)
1: Race (13:13 pin) Baba
2: Baba (3:40 pin) Brisco
3: Brisco (5:34 pin) Destroyer |
|
| 01/23 | Nagasaki - International Gym | Jack Brisco | D (1-1)
1: Baba (11:05 pin) Brisco
2: Brisco (9:16 figure-4 leg lock) Baba
3: (3:40 DCOR) | NWA World & PWF Heavyweight Titles |
| 01/24 |
Hiroshima - Pref. Gym |
w/ Jumbo Tsuruta vs Dory Funk Jr. & Jim Dillon |
W: Tsuruta (14:14 rolling clutch hold) Dillon |
|
| 01/26 |
Wakayama |
w/ Jumbo Tsuruta vs Dory Funk Jr. & Jack Brisco |
L (1-2)
1: Dory (8:38 rolling clutch hold) Tsuruta
2: Tsuruta (2:55 pin) Brisco
3: Brisco (3:05 pin) Baba |
|
| 01/27 |
Osaka - Higashi-Yodogawa Gym |
Harley Race |
W (2-1)
1: Race (12:48 pin)
2: Baba (4:39 pin)
3: Baba (7:50 pin) |
retained PWF Heavyweight Title |
| 01/28 |
Nagoya - Aichi Pref. Gym |
w/ Thunder Sugiyama vs Harley Race & Jim Dillon |
W: Sugiyama (16:09 pin) Dillon |
|
| 01/29 |
Koriyama, Fukushima - General Gym |
Prof. Tanaka |
W (2-0)
1: Baba (11:20 pin)
2: Baba (3:30 pin) |
retained PWF Heavyweight Title |
| 01/30 | Tokyo - Nippon Univ. Auditorium | Dory Funk Jr. | D (1-1)
1: Dory (27:01 pin)
2: Baba (2:32 pin)
3: (3:50 DCOR)
Ext: Baba (5min limit draw) Dory | retained PWF Heavyweight Title |
| 02/23 |
Koshigaya, Saitama - City Gym |
w/ The Destroyer vs Nelson Royal & Dick Murdoch |
W (2-1)
1: Murdoch (12:36 pin) Destroyer
2: Destroyer (6:27 pin) Royal
3: W (3:38 DQ) |
|
| 02/24 |
Tokyo - Korakuen Hall |
w/ Jumbo Tsuruta vs Dick Murdoch & Dutch Savage |
W (2-1)
1: Baba (11:11 pin) Savage
2: Murdoch (5:25 pin) Tsuruta
3: Tsuruta (4:51 pin) Murdoch |
|
| 02/25 |
Fujisawa, Kanagawa - Chichibunomiya Memorial Gym |
w/ Hiro Matsuda vs Dick Murdoch & Mike Dubois |
W (2-1)
1: Matsuda (11:44 abdominal stretch) Dubois
2: Murdoch (5:15 pin) Matsuda
3: Baba (3:05 pin) Murdoch |
|
| 02/27 |
Shimonoseki, Yamaguchi - City Gym |
w/ The Destroyer vs Dick Murdoch & Eddie Graham |
W (2-1)
1: Murdoch (11:50 pin) Destroyer
2: Destroyer (2:25 pin) Murdoch
3: Baba (1:28 pin) Graham |
|
| 02/28 |
Onoda, Yamaguchi - Civic Hall |
w/ Jumbo Tsuruta vs Dick Murdoch & Dutch Savage |
W (2-0)
1: Baba & Tsuruta (7:08 DQ)
2: Tsuruta (6:10 pin) Savage |
|
| 03/02 |
Isahaya, Nagasaki - City Gym |
w/ Hiro Matsuda vs Dick Murdoch & Mike Dubois |
W (2-1)
1: Murdoch (10:24 pin) Matsuda
2: Matsuda (4:29 pin) Dubois
3: Baba (4:08 pin) Murdoch |
|
| 03/03 |
Tsukumi, Oita - City Gym |
w/ Jumbo Tsuruta vs Nelson Royal & Dick Murdoch |
W (2-1)
1: Murdoch (14:05 pin) Baba
2: Baba (4:48 pin) Murdoch
3: Tsuruta (4:29 pin) Royal |
|
| 03/04 |
Osumi, Kagoshima - outdoor |
w/ The Destroyer vs Nelson Royal & Dick Murdoch |
W (2-1)
1: Royal (14:12 pin) Destroyer
2: Baba & Destroyer (8:10 COR)
3: Destroyer (2:58 pin) Royal |
|
| 03/05 |
Miyazaki - outdoor |
w/ Samson Kutsuwada vs Dick Murdoch & Dutch Savage |
W (2-1)
1: Savage (12:04 pin) Kutsuwada
2: Kutsuwada (6:17 pin) Savage
3: Baba (6:45 pin) Murdoch |
|
| 03/07 |
Nishi-no-Omote, Kagoshima - Municipal Ground |
w/ Akihisa Takachiho vs Dick Murdoch & Mike Dubois |
W (2-0)
1: Baba & Takachiho (15:39 DQ)
2: Baba (4:30 pin) Dubois |
|
| 03/09 |
Kanoya, Kagoshima - City Gym |
w/ Hiro Matsuda vs Dick Murdoch & Nelson Royal |
W (2-1)
1: Murdoch (16:58 pin) Matsuda
2: Matsuda (2:40 pin) Royal
3: Baba (2:49 pin) Murdoch |
|
| 03/10 |
Kaseda, Kagoshima - Municipal Ground |
w/ The Destroyer vs Nelson Royal & Dutch Savage |
W (2-1)
1: Royal (12:37 pin) Destroyer
2: Destroyer (2:15 pin) Royal
3: Baba (3:05 boston crab) Savage |
|
| 03/12 |
Iwakuni, Yamaguchi - City Gym |
w/ Akihisa Takachiho vs Dick Murdoch & Nelson Royal |
W (2-1)
1: Murdoch (12:58 pin) Takachiho
2: Baba (4:21 pin) Murdoch
3: Takachiho (2:37 pin) Royal |
|
| 03/13 |
Himeji, Hyogo - Welfare Hall |
w/ Jumbo Tsuruta vs Dick Murdoch & Nelson Royal |
W (2-1)
1: Royal (16:12 pin) Tsuruta
2: Baba (5:17 pin) Murdoch
3: Tsuruta (7:30 pin) Royal |
|
| 03/15 | Sendai - Miyagi Pref. Sports Center | Gene Kiniski | W (2-1)
1: Kiniski (17:36 pin)
2: Baba (3:55 pin)
3: Baba (11:35 pin) | retained PWF Heavyweight Title |
| 03/16 |
Tokyo - Ohta Ward Gym |
w/ Anton Geesink vs Gene Kiniski & Dutch Savage |
W (2-0)
1: Baba & Geesink (9:13 DQ)
2: Geesink (4min backbreaker) Savage |
|
| 03/17 |
Kobe - Ohji Gym |
w/ The Destroyer vs Gene Kiniski & Dick Murdoch |
W (2-1)
1: Kiniski (10:40 pin) Destroyer
2: Destroyer (4:44 pin) Kiniski
3: Baba (5:55 pin) Murdoch |
|
| 03/18 |
Neyagawa, Osaka - Civic Hall |
w/ Hiro Matsuda & Jumbo Tsuruta vs Gene Kiniski & Eddie Graham & Mike Graham |
W (2-1)
1: Kiniski (10:30 pin) Matsuda
2: Matsuda (4:04 pin) Mike
3: Tsuruta (6:06 pin) Eddie |
|
| 03/19 |
Shizuoka - Sunpu Hall | Dick Murdoch |
W (2-1)
1: Baba (10:47 pin)
2: Murdoch (5:04 pin)
3: Baba (4:58 DQ) | |
| 03/26 |
Sendai - Miyagi Sports Center |
w/ Great Kusatsu vs Texas McKenzie & Tony Marino |
W (2-1)
1: McKenzie (19:30 pin) Kusatsu
2: Baba (6:02 pin) Marino
3: Kusatsu (7:15 rolling clutch hold) McKenzie |
Big Challenge Series (IWE) |
| 03/28 |
Esa, Hokkaido - Town Gym |
w/ Rusher Kimura & Samson Kutsuwada vs The Brute (Mighty Brutus) & Jim Brunzell & Sailor White |
W (2-1)
1: White (15:15 pin) Kutsuwada
2: Kutsuwada (2:56 pin) White
3: Kimura (4:55 pin) Brunzell |
Big Challenge Series (IWE) |
| 03/29 |
Wakkanai, Hokkaido - City Gym |
w/ Great Kusatsu vs The Brute (Mighty Brutus) & Jim Brunzell |
W (2-1)
1: Kusatsu (20:26 rolling clutch hold) Brute
2: Brute (8:38 pin) Kusatsu
3: Baba (4:15 pin) Brunzell |
Big Challenge Series (IWE) |
| 03/30 |
Kitami, Hokkaido - Training Center |
w/ Samson Kutsuwada vs Tony Marino & Sailor White |
W (2-1)
1: White (10:37 pin) Kutsuwada
2: Kutsuwada (5:45 pin) Marino
3: Baba (5:45 pin) White |
Big Challenge Series (IWE) |
| 03/31 | Kushiro, Hokkaido - Welfare Pension Gym | Sailor White |
W (2-1)
1: White (8:30 pin)
2: Baba (4:55 pin)
3: Baba (2:48 pin) | Big Challenge Series (IWE) |
| 04/02 |
Ohno, Iwate - Elementary School Ground |
w/ Great Kusatsu vs Jim Brunzell &The Brute (Mighty Brutus) |
W (2-1)
1: Brute (22:11 pin) Kusatsu
2: Kusatsu (13:16 abdominal stretch) Brute
3: Baba (3:10 pin) Brunzell |
Big Challenge Series (IWE) |
| 04/03 |
Ninohe, Iwate - City Gym |
The Brute (Mighty Brutus) |
W (2-1)
1: (17:50 DCOR)
2: Baba (4:13 pin) |
Big Challenge Series (IWE) |
| 04/04 |
Toyoma, Miyagi - Community Center |
w/ Great Kusatsu & Akihisa Takachiho vs The Brute (Mighty Brutus) & Jim Brunzell & Sailor White |
W (2-1)
1: Brunzell (19:37 pin) Takachiho
2: Takachiho (6:53 pin) Brunzell
3: Kusatsu (7:53 abdominal stretch) Brute |
Big Challenge Series (IWE) |
| 04/06 |
Fujioka, Gunma - Kaburagawa Mineral Springs |
w/ Rusher Kimura vs The Brute (Mighty Brutus) & Jim Brunzell |
W (2-1)
1: Kimura (14:43 pin) Brute
2: Brute (7:57 pin) Kimura
3: Baba (3:15 pin) Brunzell |
Big Challenge Series (IWE) |
| 04/07 |
Mino, Gifu - City Gym |
w/ Rusher Kimura & Motoshi Okuma vs Sailor White & Jim Brunzell & Tony Marino |
W (2-1)
1: Kimura (13:15 pin) Brunzell
2: Marino (7:10 pin) Okuma
3: Okuma (3:18 pin) Marino |
Big Challenge Series (IWE) |
| 04/10 |
Izumo, Shimane - City Gym |
w/ Samson Kutsuwada vs The Brute & Tony Marino |
W (2-0)
1: W (12:20 DQ)
2: Kutsuwada (17:33 pin) Marino |
Big Challenge Series (IWE) |
| 04/13 |
Funabashi, Chiba - Skate Center |
w/ Akihisa Takachiho vs Mark Lewin & Mr. Wrestling |
L (1-2)
1: Wrestling (9:08 back slide) Baba
2: Takachiho (2:16 small package hold) Wrestling
3: Lewin (4:04 sleeper hold) Takachiho |
|
| 04/14 |
Tokyo - Korakuen Hall |
w/ Jumbo Tsuruta vs Mark Lewin & King Iaukea |
W (2-1)
1: Baba (9:43 pin) Iaukea
2: Lewin (2:26 pin) Tsuruta
3: Tsuruta (4:07 pin) Iaukea |
|
| 04/15 |
Gifu - Civic Center |
Samson Kutsuwada vs Abdullah the Butcher & Rufus Jones |
W (2-0)
1: Baba & Kutsuwada (5:35 DQ)
2: Baba (5:05 pin) Jones |
|
| 04/16 |
Ise - Mie Pref. Gym |
w/ The Destroyer vs Mr. Wrestling & Joe Soto |
W (2-1)
1: Destroyer (15:22 pin) Wrestling
2: Wrestling (6:15 pin) Destroyer
3: Baba (3:11 pin) Soto |
|
| 04/17 |
Yokkaichi, Mie - City Gym |
w/ Akihisa Takachiho vs Abdullah the Butcher & Mark Lewin |
L (1-2)
1: (6:23 DCOR)
2: Lewin (9:10 pin) Takachiho |
|
| 04/18 |
Tokoname, Aichi - Civic Gym |
w/ Samson Kutsuwada vs Mark Lewin & King Iaukea |
W (2-0)
1: Baba & Kutsuwada (9:24 DQ)
2: Baba (1:30 pin) Iaukea |
|
| 04/20 |
Hekinan, Aichi - Seaside Gym |
w/ Jumbo Tsuruta vs Abdullah the Butcher & Rufus Jones |
W (2-1)
1: (10:29 DCOR)
2: Tsuruta (5:05 boston crab) Jones |
|
| 04/22 |
Ikeda, Tokushima - outdoor |
w/ Akihisa Takachiho vs Abdullah the Butcher & King Iaukea |
W (2-1)
1: Iaukea (8:06 pin) Takachiho
2: Baba & Takachiho (2:57 COR)
3: Takachiho (3:43 pin) Iaukea |
|
| 04/23 |
Tonosho, Kagawa- outdoor |
w/ Samson Kutsuwada vs Abdullah the Butcher & Rufus Jones |
W (2-1)
1: Butcher (2:07 pin) Kutsuwada
2: Baba & Kutsuwada (4:28 DQ)
3: Baba (4:27 pin) Jones |
|
| 04/24 |
Tokushima - Municipal Gym |
w/ Jumbo Tsuruta vs Mr. Wrestling & Joe Soto |
W (2-0)
1: Baba (14:01 pin) Soto
2: Tsuruta (6:16 pin) Soto |
|
| 04/25 |
Matsuyama - Ehime Pref. Civic Gym |
w/ Akihisa Takachiho vs King Iaukea & Mark Lewin |
L (1-2)
1: Takachiho (10:18 pin) Iaukea
2: Iaukea (5:13 pin) Takachiho
3: Iaukea & Lewin (2:45 DQ) |
|
| 04/27 | Kochi - Pref. Gym | Curtis Iaukea | W (4:48 pin) | 2nd Champion Carnival Round 2 |
| 04/28 |
Gobo, Wakayama - City Gym |
w/ Samson Kutsuwada vs Abdullah the Butcher & Rufus Jones |
W (2-1)
1: Butcher (11:14 pin) Kutsuwada
2: Baba & Kutsuwada (7:10 DQ)
3: Kutsuwada (1:10 pin) Jones |
|
| 04/30 | Yamagata - Pref. Gym | Mark Lewin |
D (12:05 NC) | 2nd Champion Carnival semi-final |
| 05/01 |
Omagari, Akita - Pref. Civic Gym |
w/ Jumbo Tsuruta vs Mark Lewin & Sailor White |
W (2-1)
1: Baba & Tsuruta (4:58 DQ)
2: Baba (6:57 pin) White |
|
| 05/02 |
Akita - Pref. Gym |
w/ Akihisa Takachiho vs King Iaukea & Mark Lewin |
W (2-0)
1: Baba & Takachiho (28:09 DQ)
2: Baba (4:50 pin) Iaukea |
|
| 05/05 | | Mark Lewin | W (17:28 pin) | 2nd Champion Carnival semi-final (rematch) |
| 05/11 | Utsunomiya - Gunma Pref. Sports Center | Mr. Wrestling | W (2-1)
1: Wrestling (8:30 pin)
2: Baba (2:45 pin)
3: Baba (3:05 pin) | 2nd Champion Carnival final |
| 05/16 | Osaka - Pref. Gym | Abdullah the Butcher | W (2-1)
1: Baba (8:59 pin)
2: Abdullah (14:12 pin)
3: Baba (6:15 COR) | retained PWF Heavyweight Title |
| 05/25 |
Tokyo - Setagaya Ward General Gym |
w/ Anton Geesink vs Gorilla Monsoon & Moose Morowski |
W (2-1)
1: Baba & Geesink (2:07 DQ)
2: Monsoon (4:35 pin) Baba
3: Baba (4:29 pin) Morowski |
|
| 05/26 | Kamogawa, Chiba - Suwa Shrine | w/ Samson Kutsuwada vs Gorilla Monsoon & Johnny Rodz |
W (2-1)
1: Monsoon (4:59 pin) Kutsuwada
2: Baba (3:15 pin) Rodz
3: Kutsuwada (3min pin) Monsoon | |
| 05/27 | Oyama, Tochigi - Oyama Amusement Park Skate Center | w/ Jumbo Tsuruta vs Gorilla Monsoon & Kevin Sullivan |
W (2-1)
1: Tsuruta (18:28 pin) Sullivan
2: Monsoon (4:25 pin) Tsuruta
3: Baba (7:28 pin) Sullivan | |
| 05/29 | Togane, Chiba - Yatsu Children Park |
w/ Akihisa Takachiho vs Gorilla Monsoon & Spiros Arion |
W (2-0)
1: Baba & Takachiho (8:41 DQ)
2: Takachiho (9:25 pin) Arion | |
| 05/30 | Omiya, Saitama - Skate Center | w/ Jumbo Tsuruta vs Gorilla Monsoon & Mr. Fuji | W (2-1)
1: Tsuruta (17:46 pin) Fuji
2: Monsoon (3:21 pin) Tsuruta
3: Tsuruta (5:57 pin) Fuji | |
| 06/01 |
Takefu, Fukui - City Gym |
w/ The Destroyer vs Gorilla Monsoon & Spiros Arion |
W (2-1)
1: Monsoon (4:25 pin) Destroyer
2: Destroyer (7:58 pin) Arion
3: Baba (3:45 pin) Monsoon |
|
| 06/02 |
Okayama - Okayama Budokan |
w/ Akihisa Takachiho vs Pedro Morales & Johnny Rodz |
W (2-1)
1: Baba (12:29 pin) Rodz
2: Morales (4:29 pin) Takachiho
3: Takachiho (1:07 pin) Rodz |
|
| 06/03 | Kita-Kyushu, Fukuoka - General Gym | w/ Jumbo Tsuruta vs Gorilla Monsoon & Moose Morowski |
W (2-1)
1: Morowski (12:44 back breaker) Tsuruta
2: Tsuruta (3:26 COR) Morowski
3: Tsuruta (2:30 abdominal stretch) Morowski | |
| 06/04 |
Oita - Pref. Gym |
w/ Jumbo Tsuruta vs Pedro Morales & Spiros Arion |
W (2-1)
1: Morales (13:18 pin) Baba
2: Baba & Tsuruta (1:48 DQ)
3: Tsuruta (4min pin) Arion |
|
| 06/05 | Fukuoka - Sports Center | Moose Morowski | W (9:55 pin) | |
| 06/07 | Nagasaki - International Gym | Spiros Arion | W (13:04 pin) | |
| 06/08 |
Sasebo, Nagasaki - City Gym |
w/ Anton Geesink vs Gorilla Monsoon & Johnny Rodz |
W (2-0)
1: Geesink (5:38 pin) Rodz
2: Baba (3:30 pin) Rodz |
|
| 06/10 | Nara - Central Gym |
w/ The Destroyer & Anton Geesink vs Gorilla Monsoon & Spiros Arion & Johnny Rodz |
W (2-1)
1: Monsoon (12:34 bear hug) Destroyer
2: Destroyer (3:59 pin) Arion
3: Geesink (4:05 pin) Rodz | |
| 06/11 | Nagoya - Aichi Pref. Gym | w/ Jumbo Tsuruta vs Gorilla Monsoon & Spiros Arion |
W (2-1)
1: Baba (9:44 pin) Arion
2: Monsoon (6:14 bear hug) Tsuruta
3: Tsuruta (5:44 pin) Arion | |
| 06/12 |
Osaka - Pref. Gym |
w/ Anton Geesink vs Pedro Morales & Moose Morowski |
W (2-1)
1: Baba (12:35 pin) Morowski
2: Morales (40 pin) Baba
3: Geesink (4:53 boston crab) Morowski |
|
| 06/13 | Tokyo - Metropolitan Gym | Pedro Morales | W (2-1)
1: Baba (11:52 pin)
2: Morales (4:15 pin)
3: Baba (0:50 pin) | retained PWF Heavyweight Title |
| 06/14 |
St. Louis, MO - Kiel Auditorium | Dick Murdoch |
W (14:19 pin) | |
| 06/15 | Colorado Springs, CO - Arena | w/ Kung Fu Lee (Great Kojika) vs Dory Funk Jr. & Terry Funk | L (1-2)
1: Dory (11:04 pin) Lee
2: Baba (6:22 pin) Terry
3: Terry (5:32 pin) Lee | Funks retained NWA International Tag Team Title |
| 06/16 |
Albuquerque, NM - City Auditorium | w/ Kung Fu Lee (Great Kojika) vs Dory Funk Jr. & Terry Funk |
| Funks retained NWA International Tag Team Title |
| 06/17 |
El Paso, TX - Coliseum | w/ Kung Fu Lee (Great Kojika) vs Dory Funk Jr. & Ricky Romero | L (DQ) | |
| 06/18 |
Odessa, TX - Ector County Coliseum |
w/ Kung Fu Lee (Great Kojika) vs Dory Funk Jr. & Ricky Romero |
L |
Funk & Romero retained Western States Tag Team Title |
| 06/20 | Amarillo, TX - Sports Arena | w/ Pak Song vs Dory Funk Jr. & Terry Funk |
D (1-1) | Funks retained NWA International Tag Team Title |
| 06/21 |
Atlanta, GA - Omni | Big Bad John |
W (3min pin) | |
| 06/24 | New York, NY - Madison Square Garden | Gorilla Monsoon |
W (16:34 COR) | |
| 06/25 | Tampa, FL - Ft. Homer Hesterly Armory | w/ The Samoan & Korean Assassin (Strong Kobayashi) vs Dusty Rhodes & Jerry Brisco & Don Muraco | L | |
| 06/26 |
Miami Beach, FL - Auditorium | w/ Pak Song vs Dusty Rhodes & Don Muraco | L | |
| 06/27 | Jacksonville, FL | w/ Pak Song vs Dusty Rhodes & Mike Graham | L (DQ) | |
| 06/28 |
Pittsburgh, PA | Jim Grabmire | W | |
| 07/05 | Tokyo - Korakuen Hall | w/ The Destroyer vs Mil Mascaras & Bob Roop | L (1-2)
1: Mascaras (8:20 pin) Destroyer
2: Destroyer (5:36 pin) Roop
3: Roop (6:03 pin) Baba | |
| 07/06 |
Saiki, Oita - High School Gym |
w/ Jumbo Tsuruta vs George Steele & Bob Roop |
L (1-2)
1: Roop (10:28 pin) Tsuruta
2: Tsuruta (2:13 pin) Roop
3: Steele & Roop (4:56 DQ) |
|
| 07/08 |
Nohgata, Fukuoka - City Gym |
w/ Akihisa Takachiho vs Mil Mascaras & Sandy Scott |
W (2-1)
1: (13:28 DCOR)
2: Baba (5:28 pin) Scott |
|
| 07/09 | Yukuhashi, Fukuoka - outdoor by the City Golf Course | w/ Samson Kutsuwada vs Danny Hodge & Bob Backlund | W (2-1)
1: Hodge (11:39 rocking chair hold) Kutsuwada
2: Kutsuwada (5:48 pin) Hodge
3: Baba (14:14 pin) Backlund | |
| 07/11 | Miyakonojo, Miyazaki - General Gym | George Steele | W (9:55 pin) | |
| 07/12 |
Ohkuchi, Kagoshima - General Gym |
w/ The Destroyer vs Bob Roop & Bob Backlund |
W (2-1)
1: Destroyer (14:52 pin) Roop
2: Roop (4:37 pin) Destroyer
3: Baba (2:05 pin) Backlund |
|
| 07/14 |
Yaku, Kagoshima - General Ground |
w/ The Destroyer & Jumbo Tsuruta vs Bob Roop & George Steele & Bob Backlund |
W (2-0)
1: Tsuruta (12:01 pin) Steele
2: Baba (11:35 pin) Backlund |
|
| 07/15 |
Kushikino, Kagoshima - Sumo Athletic Stadium |
w/ Jumbo Tsuruta vs Mil Mascaras & Sandy Scott |
W (2-1)
1: (13:40 DCOR)
2: Tsuruta (6:23 pin) Scott |
|
| 07/16 | Ohkawa, Fukuoka - Industrial Hall | w/ Jumbo Tsuruta & Akihisa Takachiho vs Danny Hodge & Mil Mascaras & Bob Roop | W (2-1)
1: Mascaras (14:15 pin) Takachiho
2: Baba's team (2:30 DQ)
3: Baba (4:32 pin) Roop | |
| 07/18 |
Kudamatsu, Yamaguchi - City Gym |
w/ Samson Kutsuwada vs Bob Roop & Bob Backlund |
W (2-1)
1: Backlund (12:13 pin) Kutsuwada
2: Baba (5:29 pin) Roop
3: Kutsuwada (3:41 pin) Backlund |
|
| 07/19 |
Fukuyama, Hiroshima - City Gym |
w/ The Destroyer vs Bob Roop & George Steele |
W (2-0)
1: Baba & Destroyer (13:08 DQ)
2: Baba (11:16 pin) Steele |
|
| 07/20 |
Inuyama, Aichi - City Gym |
w/ Jumbo Tsuruta vs Bob Roop & George Steele |
W (2-1)
1: Roop (pin) Tsuruta
2: Tsuruta (rolling clutch hold) Roop
3: Baba (pin) Steele |
|
| 07/23 | Kanazawa - Uatsuyama Sumo Ring | Bob Roop | W (11:23 pin) | |
| 07/24 | Kawaguchi, Saitama - Asahimachi outdoor | w/ Akihisa Takachiho vs Mil Mascaras & Bob Backlund | W (2-1)
1: Backlund (10:40 pin) Takachiho
2: Takachiho (4:10 pin) Backlund
3: Baba (3:49 pin) Backlund | |
| 07/25 |
Tokyo - Nippon Univ. Auditorium |
w/ Jumbo Tsuruta vs Bob Roop & Bob Backlund |
W (2-0)
1: Baba (12:14 pin) Roop
2: Tsuruta (4:47 pin) Backlund |
|
| 08/09 | Tokyo - Kuramae Kokugikan | Terry Funk | W (2-1)
1: Baba (12:18 pin)
2: Terry (6:40 pin)
3: Baba (1:44 pin) | retained PWF Heavyweight Title |
| 08/19 |
Fukagawa, Hokkaido |
w/ Jumbo Tsuruta vs Dory Funk Jr. & Johnny Weaver |
W |
|
| 08/20 |
Abashiri, Hokkaido |
w/ The Destroyer & Thunder Sugiyama vs Dory Funk Jr. & Killer Karl Kox & Baron Sciculna |
W |
|
| 08/23 |
Obihiro, Hokkaido |
w/ Jumbo Tsuruta vs Dory Funk Jr. & Johnny Weaver |
W |
|
| 08/24 |
Otaru, Hokkaido |
w/ Akihisa Takachiho vs Dory Funk Jr. & Dick Slater |
W |
|
| 08/27 |
Noda, Chiba |
w/ The Destroyer vs Dory Funk Jr. & Robert Bruce |
W |
|
| 08/28 |
Utsunomiya |
w/ Jumbo Tsuruta vs Dory Funk Jr. & Killer Karl Kox |
W |
|
| 08/29 | Tokyo - Korakuen Hall | w/ The Destroyer vs Killer Karl Kox & Dick Slater | W | |
| 09/13 |
Tokyo - Korakuen Hall |
w/ Jumbo Tsuruta vs The Avenger (Moorse Morowski) & Len Shelley |
L (1-2 DQ)
1: Shelley (12:11 pin) Tsuruta
2: Baba & Tsuruta (7:32 DQ)
3: Avenger & Shelley (3:22 DQ) |
|
| 09/14 |
Aizu-Wakamatsu, Fukushima |
w/ Great Kojika vs Abdullah the Butcher & Otto Manheim |
W (2-1)
1: (15:26 DCOR)
2: Kojika (3:20 half crab) Manheim |
|
| 09/15 |
Tsuruoka, Yamagata - City Gym |
w/ Akihisa Takachiho vs Abdullah the Butcher & Otto Manheim |
W (2-1)
1: Butcher (7:15 pin) Takachiho
2: Baba & Takachiho (5:54 DQ)
3: Takachiho (3:20 pin) Manheim |
|
| 09/16 |
Hirosaki, Aomori - Civic Gym |
w/ Samson Kutsuwada vs Abdullah the Butcher & Otto Manheim |
W (2-1)
1: Butcher (7:07 pin) Kutsuwada
2: Baba & Kutsuwada (6:04 DQ)
3: Kutsuwada (3:19 pin) Manheim |
|
| 09/18 |
Kamaishi, Iwate - Fuji Iron & Steel Health Insurance Gym |
w/ Thunder Sugiyama vs Abdullah the Butcher & Otto Manheim |
W (2-0)
1: Baba & Sugiyama (7:50 DQ)
2: Sugiyama (8:18 boston crab) Manheim |
|
| 09/19 |
Shinjo, Yamagata - City Gym |
w/ Jumbo Tsuruta vs Abdullah the Butcher & Len Shelley |
W (2-0)
1: Baba & Tsuruta (9:14 DQ)
2: Tsuruta (7:14 pin) Shelley |
|
| 09/20 |
Nakajo, Niigata - Town Gym |
w/ Akihisa Takachiho vs Abdullah the Butcher & John DaSilva |
W (2-0)
1: Baba & Takachiho (7:50 DQ)
2: Takachiho (10:50 boston crab) DaSilva |
|
| 09/21 |
Kumagaya, Saitama - City Gym |
w/ Great Kojika vs Abdullah the Butcher & John DaSilva |
W (2-1)
1: Butcher (10:55 pin) Kojika
2: Baba & Kojika (4:05 DQ)
3: Kojika (2:15 pin) DaSilva |
|
| 09/23 |
Uonuma, Niigata - Koidego Gym |
w/ Jumbo Tsuruta & Samson Kutsuwada vs Abdullah the Butcher & The Avenger (Moorse Morowski) & Otto Manheim |
W (2-1)
1: Butcher (14:21 pin) Kutsuwada
2: Baba's team (1:13 DQ)
3: Kutsuwada (5:35 pin) Manheim |
|
| 09/24 |
Nagoya - Aichi Pref. Gym |
w/ Jumbo Tsuruta vs Abdullah the Butcher & Otto Manheim |
W (2-1)
1: Butcher (11:29 pin) Tsuruta
2: Baba & Tsuruta (3:15 DQ)
3: Tsuruta (3:48 pin) Manheim |
|
| 09/25 | Yokohama - Culture Gym | Abdullah the Butcher | D (1-1)
1: Abdullah (4:15 pin)
2: Baba (6:22 pin)
3: (5:02 DDQ) | retained PWF Heavyweight Title |
| 09/27 |
Kashihara, Nara - Koen Gym |
w/ Jumbo Tsuruta vs Abdullah the Butcher & The Avenger (Moorse Morowski) |
W (2-1)
1: Butcher (8:08 pin) Baba
2: Tsuruta (5:20 pin) Avenger
3: Baba & Tsuruta (2:40 DQ) |
|
| 09/28 |
Naruto, Tokushima - City Gym |
w/ Jumbo Tsuruta & Akihisa Takachiho vs Abdullah the Butcher &Blue Devil (Joe Soto) & Otto Manheim |
W (2-1)
1: Butcher (5:25 pin) Takachiho
2: Takachiho (10:14 pin) Manheim
3: Tsuruta (4:27 pin) Devil |
|
| 09/29 |
Takamatsu - Civic Culture Center |
w/ The Destroyer vs The Avenger (Moorse Morowski) & Blue Devil (Joe Soto) |
W (2-0)
1: Baba & Destroyer (13:51 DQ)
2: Destroyer (6:34 figure-4 leg lock) Devil |
|
| 09/30 |
Kawanoe, Ehime - Municipal Ground |
w/ Great Kojika vs Abdullah the Butcher & Blue Devil (Joe Soto) |
W (2-1)
1: Butcher (8:15 pin) Kojika
2: Baba & Kojika (5:43 COR)
3: Kojika (5:11 abdominal stretch) Devil |
|
| 10/01 |
Nakamura, Kochi - Civic Sports Center |
w/ Jumbo Tsuruta vs Abdullah the Butcher & Blue Devil (Joe Soto) |
W (2-1)
1: Butcher (12:40 pin) Baba
2: Baba (4:50 pin) Butcher
3: Tsuruta (5:20 pin) Devil |
|
| 10/02 |
Hiwasa, Tokushima - Town Ground |
w/ Akihisa Takachiho vs Abdullah the Butcher & Otto Manheim |
W (2-1)
1: Butcher (4:37 pin) Takachiho
2: Takachiho (13:15 pin) Manheim
3: Baba (7:09 pin) Manheim |
|
| 10/05 | Tokyo - Nippon Univ. Auditorium | Abdullah the Butcher | W (2-1)
1: Abdullah (7:42)
2: Baba (4:49 ref stop)
3: Baba (forfeit) | retained PWF Heavyweight Title |
| 10/06 |
Tsuga, Tochigi - outdoor near the Community Center |
w/ Jumbo Tsuruta vs Abdullah the Butcher & The Avenger (Moorse Morowski) |
W (2-0)
1: Baba & Tsuruta (9:34 DQ)
2: Baba (7:15 pin) Avenger |
|
| 10/07 |
Takasaki, Gunma - City Gym |
w/ Great Kojika vs Abdullah the Butcher & Otto Manheim |
W (2-1)
1: Baba (7:26 pin) Manheim
2: Butcher (4:37 pin) Kojika
3: Kojika (5:10 boston crab) Manheim |
|
| 10/08 |
Chiba - Park Gym |
w/ Jumbo Tsuruta vs Abdullah the Butcher & The Avenger (Moorse Morowski) |
W (2-1)
1: Baba & Tsuruta (6:24 DQ)
2: Avenger (3:45 pin) Tsuruta
3: Tsuruta (4:17 rolling clutch hold) Avenger |
|
| 10/10 |
Suita, Osaka - Expo Land Festival Square |
w/ Jumbo Tsuruta vs The Avenger (Moorse Morowski) & Blue Devil (Joe Soto) |
W (2-0)
1: Tsuruta (13:40 rolling clutch hold) Avenger
2: Baba (4:09 pin) Devil |
|
| 10/19 | Kurihashi, Saitama | w/ The Destroyer vs Don Leo Jonathan & Mexico Grande | W | |
| 10/22 | Hamamatsu, Shizuoka | w/ Great Kojika vs Don Leo Jonathan & Blackjack Mulligan | L | |
| 11/05 | Tokyo - Ohta Ward Gym | Dick Murdoch | W (2-1)
1: Murdoch (12:58 pin)
2: Baba (7:05 pin)
3: Baba (2:03 rolling clutch hold) | retained PWF Heavyweight Title |
| 11/06 | Tatebayashi, Gunma | w/ Jumbo Tsuruta vs Don Leo Jonathan & Dick Murdoch | W (2-0)
1: Baba (10:02 pin)
2: Baba (2:15 pin) | |
| 11/07 | Numazu, Shizuoka - City Gym | Blackjack Mulligan | W | retained PWF Heavyweight Title |
| 11/22 | Tokyo - Korakuen Hall | w/ Jumbo Tsuruta vs Pat O'Connor & Ken Mantell | W (2-1)
1: O'Connor (14:47 rocking chair hold) Tsuruta
2: Baba (6:01 pin) O'Connor
3: Tsuruta (5:03 pin) Mantell | |
| 11/24 |
Maebaru, Fukuoka - outdoor, in front of Itojima High School |
w/ Jumbo Tsuruta vs Dick Murdoch & Ken Mantell |
W (2-1)
1: Mantell (14:13 pin) Tsuruta
2: Tsuruta (4:12 pin) Mantell
3: Baba (8:28 pin) Murdoch |
|
| 11/25 |
Iizuka, Fukuoka - City Gym |
w/ The Destroyer vs Dick Murdoch & Ken Mantell |
L (1-2)
1: Murdoch (14:47 pin) Baba
2: Destroyer (4:32 figure-4 leg lock) Murdoch
3: Mantell (4:17 pin) Destroyer |
|
| 11/26 | Omuta, Fukuoka - Miike-machi Square | w/ Jumbo Tsuruta & Samson Kutsuwada vs Pat O'Connor & Dick Murdoch & Ken Mantell | W (2-1)
1: O'Connor (5:19 rolling clutch hold) Kutsuwada
2: Tsuruta (8:25 rolling clutch hold) O'Connor
3: Baba (4:29 pin) Murdoch | |
| 11/28 | Takeo, Saga - outdoor, by Takeo High School | w/ Jumbo Tsuruta vs Pat O'Connor & Ken Mantell | W (2-1)
1: Mantell (9:10 pin) Tsuruta
2: Tsuruta (6:49 pin) Mantell
3: Baba (4:15 pin) O'Connor | |
| 11/29 |
Miyazaki - Miyazaki Shrine East Sandō Entrance Square |
w/ The Destroyer & Jumbo Tsuruta vs Dick Murdoch & Chris Markoff & Ken Mantell |
W (2-1)
1: Murdoch (8:23 pin) Destroyer
2: Destroyer (9:13 pin) Murdoch
3: Baba (5:31 pin) Markoff |
|
| 11/30 |
Tarumizu, Kagoshima - Beach Square |
w/ Akihisa Takachiho vs Dick Murdoch & Ken Mantell |
W (2-1)
1: Mantell (10:52 pin) Takachiho
2: Baba & Takachiho (4:56 DQ)
3: Baba (6:13 pin) Mantell |
|
| 12/02 | Kagoshima - Pref. Gym | Jack Brisco | W (2-1)
1: Baba (11:47 pin)
2: Brisco (5:39 figure-4)
3: Baba (3:20 pin) | won NWA World Heavyweight Title |
| 12/03 | Kumamoto - Suizenji Gym | w/ Jumbo Tsuruta vs Jack Brisco & Pat O'Connor | W (2-1)
1: Brisco (15:13 pin) Baba
2: Baba (6:17 pin) Brisco
3: Tsuruta (8:32 pin) O'Connor | |
| 12/05 | Tokyo - Nippon Univ. Auditorium | Jack Brisco | W (2-1)
1: Brisco (13:53 pin)
2: Baba (3:53 pin)
3: Baba (4:50 pin) | retained NWA World & PWF Heavyweight Titles |
| 12/06 |
Niigata - City Gym |
w/ Jumbo Tsuruta vs Jack Brisco & Ken Mantel |
W (2-1)
1: Mantell (13:39 pin) Tsuruta
2: Tsuruta (4:16 pin) Mantell
3: Tsuruta (3:46 pin) Mantell |
|
| 12/07 |
Nagaoka, Niigata - Welfare Hall |
w/ Jumbo Tsuruta vs Chris Markoff & Ken Mantell |
W (2-1)
1: Mantell (12:51 pin) Tsuruta
2: Tsuruta (4:47 pin) Mantell
3: Baba (8:49 pin) Markoff |
|
| 12/08 |
Neyagawa, Osaka - Civic Gym |
w/ The Destroyer vs Jack Brisco & Ken Mantel |
L (1-2)
1: Destroyer (11:20 pin) Mantell
2: Mantell (3:15 pin) Destroyer
3: Brisco (3:04 rolling clutch hold) Baba |
|
| 12/09 | Toyohashi, Aichi - City Gym | Jack Brisco | L (1-2)
1: Baba (13:47 pin)
2: Brisco (3:30 figure-4 leg lock)
3: Brisco (2:34 pin) | lost NWA World Heavyweight Title |
| 12/11 |
Yamato, Kanagawa - Auto Body Industry Gym |
w/ The Destroyer vs Jack Brisco & Ken Mantel |
W (2-1)
1: Brisco (9:10 pin) Destroyer
2: Baba & Destroyer (4:35 COR)
3: Destroyer (4:23 pin) Mantell |
|
| 12/12 | Kawasaki - City Gym | Chris Markoff | W (2-0)
1: Baba (9:45 pin)
2: Baba (3:18 boston crab) | retained PWF Heavyweight Title |
| 12/26 | Amarillo, TX - Sports Arena | w/ Jumbo Tsuruta vs Dory Funk Jr. & Terry Funk | L (1-2)
1: Baba (20:47 pin) Dory
2: Terry (12:40 pin) Baba
3: Dory (12:12 rolling clutch hold) Tsuruta | Funks retained NWA International Tag Team Title |
