| date |
location |
opponent(s) & partner(s) |
result |
note |
Antonio Inoki (New Japan Pro-Wrestling) |
| 03/06 | Tokyo - Ohta Ward Gym | Karl Gotch | L (15:10 pin) | New Japan's first card |
| 03/10 | Takasaki, Gunma - City Gym | Jim Durango (Bob Armstrong) | W (2-0)
1: Inoki (11:36 sickle hold)
2: Inoki (6:13 octopus hold) | |
| 03/14 | Kiryu, Gunma - Civic Gym | Inca Peruano (Joe Soto) | W (2-0)
1: Inoki (12:20 sickle hold)
2: Inoki (6:04 abdominal stretch) | |
| 03/16 | Matsuyama - Ehime Pref. Hall | Jim Durango (Bob Armstrong) | W (2-1)
1: Inoki (5:25 sickle hold)
2: Durango (7:03 pin)
3: Inoki (2:50 backsliding) | |
| 03/18 |
Kochi - Pref. Civic Hall |
w/ Toyonobori vs Jim Durango (Bob Armstrong) & John Durango (Big Bad John) |
W |
|
| 03/20 | Sukumo, Kochi - Sukumo Elementary School Gym | Inca Peruano (Joe Soto) | W (2-0)
1: Inoki (13:05 sickle hold)
2: Inoki (3:50 abdominal stretch) | |
| 03/23 |
Mito - Ibaraki Pref. Sports Center |
w/ Toyonobori vs Brooklyn Kid & Jim Durango (Bob Armstrong) |
W |
|
| 03/24 | Kawasaki - Civic Hall | Inca Peruano (Joe Soto) | W (2-0)
1: Inoki (13:20 DQ)
2: Inoki (3:40 sickle hold) | |
| 03/25 |
Chichibu, Saitama - Memorial Civic Hall |
w/ Toyonobori vs Jim Durango (Bob Armstrong) & Inca Peruano |
W |
|
| 03/29 |
Tokyo - Katsushika Ward Gym |
w/ Toyonobori vs Brooklyn Kid & Jim Durango (Bob Armstrong) |
W |
|
| 03/30 | Tokyo - Adachi Ward Gym | Jim Durango (Bob Armstrong) | W (2-0)
1: Inoki (6:12 DQ)
2: Inoki (1:50 abdominal stretch) | |
| 04/01 | Kajima, Saga - Nakagawa Park Mobile Gym | w/ Osamu Kido vs Jan Wilkens & Prof. Van Zyl | W | |
| 04/02 |
Tokorozawa, Saitama |
w/ Toyonobori vs Jim Durango (Bob Armstrong) & Inca Peruano |
W |
|
| 04/04 |
Shimodate, Ibaraki - Farmers Market |
w/ Kotetsu Yamamoto vs Brooklyn Kid & Jim Durango (Bob Armstrong) |
W |
|
| 04/05 | Sano, Tochigi - City Gym | w/ Osamu Kido vs Jozsef Molnar & Jan Wilkens | W | |
| 04/06 | Koshigaya, Saitama - City Gym |
w/ Katsuhisa Shibata vs Jim Durango (Bob Armstrong) & Inca Peruano | W | |
| 04/28 | Chiba - Pref. Gym | w/ Kotetsu Yamamoto vs Rugged Russians #1 (Jan Sebastian) & #2 (Pedro Godoy) | W | |
| 05/02 | Ueda, Nagano - City Gym | w/ Kotetsu Yamamoto vs John Heideman & Tinker Todd | W | |
| 05/06 | Tachikawa, Tokyo - Suwa Shrine | w/ Katsuhisa Shibata vs Bob Boyer & John Heideman | W | |
| 05/09 | Mishima, Shizuoka - Mishima Shrine | w/ Toyonobori vs John Heideman & Tinker Todd | W | |
| 05/10 | Fukuroi, Shizuoka | w/ Katsuhisa Shibata vs Rugged Russians #1 (Jan Sebastian) & #2 (Pedro Godoy) | W | |
| 05/11 | Osaka - Pref. Gym | w/ Katsuhisa Shibata vs Bob Boyer & John Heideman | W | |
| 05/13 | Sakai, Osaka - Kaneoka Gym | w/ Kotetsu Yamamoto vs Bob Boyer & Tinker Todd | W | |
| 05/14 | Tottori - City Gym | w/ Toyonobori vs John Heideman & Tinker Todd | W | |
| 05/15 | Nanao, Ishikawa - Shiroyama Gym | w/ Katsuhisa Shibata vs George Grant & John Heideman | W | |
| 05/18 | Wakayama - City Gym | w/ Kotetsu Yamamoto vs Bob Boyer & John Heideman | W | |
| 05/19 | Fuji, Shizuoka - City Gym | w/ Kotetsu Yamamoto vs Rugged Russian #1 (Jan Sebastian) & Bob Boyer | W | |
| 05/21 | Ishioka, Ibaraki - Ibaraki Mutual ground | w/ Katsuhisa Shibata vs Bob Boyer & John Heideman | W | |
| 05/22 | Sendai - Miyagi Pref. Sports Center | w/ Kotetsu Yamamoto vs Rugged Russian #1 (Jan Sebastian) & Bob Boyer | W | |
| 05/24 | Morioka, Iwate - City Gym | w/ Katsuhisa Shibata vs Bob Boyer & John Heideman | W | |
| 06/13 | Tokyo - Ohta Ward Gym (or Osaka?) | w/ Katsuhisa Shibata vs Eddie Sullivan & Rip Tyler | W | |
| 06/15 | Kumagaya, Saitama - Civic Gym | w/ Osamu Kido vs Jim Grabmire & John Furr | W | |
| 06/24 | Nara - Dreamland | w/ Toyonobori vs Jesse James & Eddie Sullivan | W | |
| 06/25 | Ito, Shizuoka - Tourism Hall | w/ Kotetsu Yamamoto vs Eddie Sullivan & Rip Tyler | W | |
| 06/27 | Suwa, Nagano - Lake Suwa Sports Center | w/ Katsuhisa Shibata vs Eddie Sullivan & Rip Tyler | W | |
| 06/28 |
Sano, Tochigi - Civic Hall |
w/ Katsuhisa Shibata vs Rip Tyler & Eddie Sullivan |
W (2-1)
1: Inoki (15:46 pin) Tyler
2: Sullivan (7:49 pin) Shibata
3: Inoki (7:45 abdominal stretch) Sullivan |
|
| 06/29 | Ohtawara, Tochigi - Civic Gym | w/ Osamu Kido vs Eddie Sullivan & Rip Tyler | W | |
| 07/02 |
Urawa, Saitama - Komatsu High School Gym |
w/ Kotetsu Yamamoto vs Rip Tyler & Eddie Sullivan |
W (2-1)
1: Sullivan (19:42 pin) Yamamoto
2: Yamamoto (4:04 pin) Tyler
3: Inoki (5:08 abdominal stretch) Sullivan |
|
| 07/03 | Tsu, Mie - City Gym | w/ Katsuhisa Shibata vs Eddie Sullivan & Rip Tyler | W | |
| 07/04 | Himeji, Hyogo - Welfare Pension Hall | Eddie Sullivan | W (2-1)
1: Inoki (13:10 abdominal stretch)
2: Sullivan (6:09 pin)
3: Inoki (3:25 pin) | |
| 07/24 | Toyonaka, Osaka | w/ Katsuhisa Shibata vs Bobby Cash & Ernie Lassiter | W | |
| 07/27 | Asahikawa, Hokkaido - Municipal Gym | Dick Dunn | W (2-0)
1: Inoki (13:03 abdominal stretch)
2: Inoki (6:35 pin) | |
| 08/17 | Hirakata, Osaka - Izumiya Shopping Center |
w/ Toyonobori vs Leon Baxter & Dick Dunn |
W |
|
| 07/28 | Nayoro, Hokkaido - old City Stadium | w/ Toyonobori vs Leon Baxter & Dick Dunn | W | |
| 07/31 | Kushiro, Hokkaido - Welfare Pension Hall | w/ Kotetsu Yamamoto vs Bobby Cash & Ernie Lassiter | W | |
| 08/01 | Obihiro, Hokkaido - Civic Hall | w/ Harold Sakata vs Leon Baxter & Dick Dunn | W | |
| 08/05 | Takahagi, Ibaraki - Jr. High School ground | w/ Osamu Kido vs Bobby Cash & Ernie Lassiter | W | |
| 08/06 | Gotemba, Shizuoka - Kadao Shrine | w/ Katsuhisa Shibata vs Leon Baxter & Ernie Lassiter | W | |
| 08/07 | Nagoya - Aichi Pref. Gym | w/ Toyonobori vs Leon Baxter & Ernie Lassiter | W | |
| 08/08 | Kami-Fukuoka, Saitama | w/ Kotetsu Yamamoto vs Leon Baxter & Dick Dunn | W | |
| 08/10 | Nagaokakyo, Kyoto - Nagaoka Tenjin Izumiya Shopping Center | w/ Osamu Kido vs Leon Baxter & Koa Tiki | W | |
| 08/11 | Izumi-Sano, Osaka - Suehiro Park Baseball Ground | w/ Katsuhisa Shibata vs Leon Baxter & Dick Dunn | W | |
| 08/14 | Hiroshima - Pref. Gym | w/ Katsuhisa Shibata vs Bobby Cash & Ernie Lassiter | W | |
| 08/17 |
Hirakata, Osaka - Izumiya Shopping Center |
w/ Toyonobori vs Leon Baxter & Dick Dunn |
W |
|
| 08/19 |
Yokohama - Shin-Yokohama Station |
w/ Kotetsu Yamamoto vs Ernie Lassiter & Koa Tiki |
W |
|
| 08/20 |
Aizu-Wakamatsu, Fukushima |
w/ Katsuhisa Shibata vs Leon Baxter & Koa Tiki |
W |
|
| 08/23 |
Hanamaki, Iwate - City Gym |
w/ Toyonobori vs Leon Baxter & Zapata Martinez |
W |
|
| 08/24 |
Mizusawa, Iwate - City Gym |
w/ Katsuhisa Shibata vs Leon Baxter & Dick Dunn |
W |
|
| 08/26 |
Tatebayashi, Gunma - Civic Gym |
w/ Osamu Kido vs Leon Baxter & Koa Tiki |
W |
|
| 08/27 |
Fujioka, Gunma - City Gym |
w/ Toyonobori vs Leon Baxter & Zapata Martinez |
W |
|
| 08/28 |
Kofu - Yamanashi Gakuin Univ. Athletic Hall |
w/ Katsuhisa Shibata vs Bobby Cash & Ernie Lassiter |
W |
|
| 08/29 |
Okayama - Okayama Budokan |
w/ Kotetsu Yamamoto vs Leon Baxter & Dick Dunn |
W |
|
| 08/30 |
Tokyo - Itabashi Ward Gym |
w/ Katsuhisa Shibata vs Leon Baxter & Dick Dunn |
W |
|
| 09/06 |
Tsuchiura, Ibaraki - Sports Center |
w/ Katsuhisa Shibata vs Red Pimpernel (Abe Jacobs) & Prince Kumali |
W (2-1)
1: Inoki (17:5 pin) Kumali
2: Kumali (3:55 pin) Shibata
3: Inoki (6:47 pin) Kumali |
|
| 09/19 |
Niigata - City Gym |
w/ Toyonobori vs Red Pimpernel (Abe Jacobs) & Sean Reagan |
W (2-1)
1: Toyonobori (22:26 boston crab) Reagan
2: Pimpernel (2:53 kiwi roll) Toyonobori
3: Inoki (9:45 pin) Pimpernel |
|
| 09/21 |
Kawasaki - City Gym |
w/ Katsuhisa Shibata vs Wayne Bridges & Sean Reagan |
W (2-1)
1: Shibata (17:5 pin) Bridges
2: Reagan (7:31 pin) Shibata
3: Inoki (10:52 pin) Reagan |
|
| 09/25 |
Ohara, Chiba - Ohara Beach |
w/ Kotetsu Yamamoto vs Wayne Bridges & Red Pimpernel |
W (2-1)
1: Pimpernel (17:57 kiwi roll) Yamamoto
2: Reagan (2:45 abdominal stretch) Pimpernel
3: Yamamoto (8:22 pin) Bridges |
|
| 09/26 |
Choshi, Chiba - City Gym | Sean Regan | W (23:20 abdominal stretch) | |
| 09/27 |
Yokkaichi, Mie - City Gym |
w/ Katsuhisa Shibata vs Red Pimpernel & Sean Reagan |
W (2-1)
1: Shibata (19:51 pin) Reagan
2: Pimpernel (2:52 kiwi roll) Shibata
3: Inoki (10:13 abdominal stretch) Pimpernel |
|
| 09/28 | Gifu - Civic Center | Sean Regan | W (19:33 abdominal stretch) | |
| 09/29 |
Nakatsugawa, Gifu - Sports Center |
w/ Toyonobori vs Red Pimpernel & Wayne Bridges |
W (2-1)
1: Toyonobori (15:34 half crab) Bridges
2: Pimpernel (8:22 kiwi roll) Toyonobori
3: Inoki (7:13 abdominal stretch) Pimpernel |
|
| 10/03 |
Shizuoka - Sunpu Hall |
w/ Toyonobori vs Sean Reagan & Wayne Bridges |
W (2-1)
1: Toyonobori (13:22 half crab) Bridges
2: Reagan (4:18 leg lock) Toyonobori
3: Inoki (10:12 abdominal stretch) Reagan |
|
| 10/04 | Tokyo - Kuramae Kokugikan | Karl Gotch | W (27:17 COR) | won Real World Heavyweight Title |
| 10/05 |
Kyoto - Fushimi Izumiya Shopping Center |
w/ Toyonobori vs Sean Reagan & Wayne Bridges |
W (2-1)
1: Toyonobori (15:27 half crab) Bridges
2: Reagan (3:53 leg lock) Toyonobori
3: Inoki (9:58 abdominal stretch) Reagan
|
|
| 10/09 | Hiroshima - Pref. Gym | Red Pimpernel (Abe Jacobs) | W (27:43 octopus hold) | retained Real World Heavyweight Title |
| 10/10 | Osaka - Pref. Gym | Karl Gotch | L (23:12 pin) | lost Real World Heavyweight Title |
| 10/12 | Yamaguchi - Pref. Gym | w/ Kotetsu Yamamoto & Katsuhisa Shibata vs Karl Gotch & Red Pimpernel (Abe Jacobs) & Sean Regan | W (2-1)
1: Pimpernel(23:16 kiwi roll) Yamamoto
2: Yamamoto (1:52 pin) Pimpernel
3: Inoki (8:17 pin) Regan | |
| 10/13 |
Kita-Kyushu, Fukuoka - Mihagino Gym |
w/ Katsuhisa Shibata vs Red Pimpernel & Sean Reagan |
W (2-1)
1: Shibata (18:22 pin) Reagan
2: Reagan (2:19 leg lock) Shibata
3: Inoki (9:43 abdominal stretch) Reagan |
|
| 10/15 |
Kitsuki, Fukuoka - Tanushimaru Station Gardener Market |
w/ Osamu Kido vs Red Pimpernel & Wayne Bridges |
W (2-1)
1: Kido (16:30 pin) Bridges
2: Pimpernel (4:56 kiwi roll) Kido
3: Inoki (8:21 pin) Pimpernel |
|
| 10/16 |
Usa, Oita - old Yokkaichi Jr. High School ground |
w/ Katsuhisa Shibata vs Red Pimpernel & Sean Reagan |
W (2-1)
1: Inoki (17:57 boston crab) Reagan
2: Pimpernel (5:31 kiwi roll) Shibata
3: Inoki (6:32 abdominal stretch) Pimpernel
|
|
| 10/17 |
Shimabara, Nagasaki - City Gym |
w/ Toyonobori vs Sean Reagan & Wayne Bridges |
W (2-0)
1: Toyonobori (21:28 half crab) Bridges
2: Inoki (10:13 abdominal stretch) Reagan |
|
| 10/18 | Oita - City Gym | w/ Kotetsu Yamamoto & Katsuhisa Shibata vs Karl Gotch & Red Pimpernel (Abe Jacobs) & Sean Regan | W (2-1)
1: Shibata (17:58 pin) Regan
2: Regan (14:37 leg lock) Shibata
3: Inoki (4:35 pin) Pimpernel | |
| 10/20 |
Nara - City Gym |
w/ Katsuhisa Shibata vs Red Pimpernel & Wayne Bridges |
W (2-1)
1: Shibata (17:10 pin) Bridges
2: Pimpernel (9:01 kiwi roll) Shibata
3: Inoki (7:23 pin) Pimpernel |
|
| 10/21 |
Maebashi - Gunma Pref. Sports Center |
w/ Katsuhisa Shibata vs Sean Reagan & Wayne Bridges |
W (2-1)
1: Shibata (20:23 pin) Bridges
2: Reagan (7:09 leg lock) Shibata
3: Inoki (8:04 abdominal stretch) Reagan |
|
| 10/22 | Naoetsu, Niigata - Welfare Hall | Sean Regan | W (19:35 abdominal stretch) | |
| 10/25 |
Toyama - City Gym |
w/ Katsuhisa Shibata vs Red Pimpernel & Sean Reagan |
W (2-1)
1: Shibata (16:17 pin) Reagan
2: Pimpernel (11:47 pin) Shibata
3: Inoki (2:14 pin) Pimpernel |
|
| 11/12 |
Shirahama, Wakayama - Sakata Hall |
w/ Toyonobori vs Karl von Stroheim & Frank Morrell |
W |
|
| 11/13 |
Otsu, Shiga - Ojiyama Gym |
w/ Katsuhisa Shibata vs Ronald Paul & Frank Morrell |
W |
|
| 11/14 |
Matsuyama - Ehime Pref. Civic Hall |
w/ Kotetsu Yamamoto vs Ronald Paul & Frank Morrell |
W |
|
| 11/15 |
Kochi - Pref. Civic Hall |
w/ Katsuhisa Shibata vs Ronald Paul & Frank Morrell |
W |
|
| 11/16 |
Tokushima - City Gym |
w/ Toyonobori vs Johnny Londos & Ronald Paul |
W |
|
| 11/18 |
Kita-Kyushu, Fukuoka - Wakamatsu Gym |
w/ Kotetsu Yamamoto vs Ronald Paul & Frank Morrell |
W |
|
| 11/20 |
Iizuka, Fukuoka - City Gym |
w/ Katsuhisa Shibata vs Don Serrano & Frank Morrell |
W |
|
| 11/21 |
Nagasaki - International Hall |
w/ Osamu Kido vs Ronald Paul & Frank Morrell |
W |
|
| 11/22 |
Tamana, Kumamoto - Kikuchigawa Ryokuchi Park |
w/ Katsuhisa Shibata vs Johnny Londos & Ronald Paul |
W |
|
| 11/23 |
Amagi, Fukuoka - Farmers Market |
w/ Kotetsu Yamamoto vs Ronald Paul & Frank Morrell |
W |
|
| 11/24 |
Iwakuni, Yamaguchi - City Gym |
w/ Katsuhisa Shibata vs Johnny Londos & Ronald Paul |
W |
|
| 11/25 |
Miyoshi, Hiroshima - City Gym |
w/ Osamu Kido vs Johnny Londos & Frank Morrell |
W |
|
| 11/27 |
Fukuyama, Hiroshima - City Gym |
w/ Katsuhisa Shibata vs Johnny Londos & Ronald Paul |
W |
|
| 11/29 |
Tokoname, Aichi - City Gym |
w/ Osamu Kido vs Johnny Londos & Frank Morrell |
W |
|
| 12/02 |
Higashi-Osaka, Osaka - City Central Gym |
w/ Kotetsu Yamamoto vs Ronald Paul & Frank Morrell |
W |
|
| 12/03 |
Sakai, Osaka - Kaneoka Gym |
w/ Katsuhisa Shibata vs Johnny Londos & Ronald Paul |
W |
|
| 12/06 |
Nagano - City Gym |
w/ Osamu Kido vs Johnny Londos & Frank Morrell |
W |
|
| 12/07 |
Utsunomiya, Tochigi - Sports Center |
w/ Katsuhisa Shibata vs Johnny Londos & Frank Morrell |
W |
|
| 12/08 |
Kawagoe, Saitama - City Gym |
w/ Katsuhisa Shibata vs Johnny Londos & Ronnie Paul |
W |
|
| 12/11 |
Sendai - Miyagi Pref. Sports Center |
w/ Katsuhisa Shibata vs Johnny Londos & Frank Morrell |
W |
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