| date |
location |
opponent(s) & partner(s) |
result |
note |
Shōzō Kobayashi (I.W.E.) |
| 01/03 | Tokyo - Nippon Univ. Auditorium | Takeshi Oiso | W (9:34 pin) | |
| 01/05 | Kokura, Fukuoka - Mihagino Gym | Hans Schmidt | D (30min limit) | |
| 01/07 | Nagasaki - Public Hall | Danny Hodge | W (15:10 abdominal stretch) | |
| 01/08 | Kagoshima - Pref. Gym | w/ w/ Toyonobori & Thunder Sugiyama vs Waldo Von Erich, Hans Schmidt, & Bulldog Brower | L (1-2)
1: Sugiyama (9:30 pin) Schmidt
2: Schmidt (9:53 pin) Sugiyama
3: Brower (7:00 backbreaker) Kobayashi | |
| 01/10 | Oita - Pref. Gym | Waldo Von Erich | W (7:30 DQ) | |
| 01/11 | Kumamoto - City Gym | w/ Great Kusatsu & Thunder Sugiyama, (2-1) Lou Thesz, Waldo Von Erich, & Bulldog Brower | W (2-1)
1: Kobayashi (9:52 pin) Von Erich
2: Von Erich (15:28 pin) Kobayashi
3: Kusatsu (7:52 pin) Thesz | |
| 01/12 | Fukuoka - Kyuden Memorial Gym | Crusher Kowalski | W (13:40 pin) | |
| 01/13 | Hiroshima - Pref. Gym | Hans Schmidt | D (20min limit) | |
| 01/15 | Nagoya - Aichi Pref. Gym | Danny Hodge | L (16:29 small package) | |
| 01/17 | Sendai - Miyagi Pref. Sports Center | Hans Schmidt | W (6:03 DQ) | |
| 01/20 | Machida, Tokyo - City Gym | Crusher Kowalski | D (20min limit) | |
| 01/23 | Chiba - Pref. Gym | w/ Toyonobori vs Lou Thesz & Hans Schmidt | L (1-2)
1: Schmidt (14:35 pin) Toyonobori
2:Toyonobori (4:55 half crab) Schmidt
3: Thesz (5:07 pin) Kobayashi | |
| 01/24 | Tokyo - Taitoh Ward Gym | Crusher Kowalski | W (10:39 pin) | |
| 01/25 | Higashi Osaka - City Gym | w/ Thunder Sugiyama vs Lou Thesz & Bulldog Brower | L (1-2)
1: Thesz (7:19 pin) Sugiyama
2: Sugiyama (14:50 pin) Thesz
3: Brower (4:47 pin) Kobayashi | |
| 01/27 | Haranomachi , Fukushima - City Gym | Crusher Kowalski | W (16:40 pin) | |
| 01/28 | Fukushima Pref. Gym | Danny Hodge | L (0-2)
1: Hodge (14:31 pin)
2: Hodge (14:56 abdominal stretch) | |
| 01/29 | Utsunomiya, Tochigi - City Gym | w/ Thunder Sugiyama vs Lou Thesz & Waldo Von Erich | W (2-0)
1:Kobayashi & Sugiyama (8:05 DQ)
2: Sugiyama (9:30 pin) Von Erich | |
| 01/31 | Yokohama - Culture Gym | Bulldog Brower | W (10:20 DQ) | |
| 02/07 | Okayama - Pref. Gym | Masao Kimura | D (30min limit) | |
| 02/13 | Wakayama - Pref. Gym | w/ Toyonobori vs Fabulous Kangaroos: Don Kent & Al Costello | L (1-2)
1: Kent (19:15 pin) Toyonobori
2: Toyonobori (1:20 bearhug) Kent
3: Costello (7:35 backslide) Kobayashi | |
| 02/14 | Osaka - Pref. Gym | Bulldog Brower | L (13:25 DQ) | |
| 02/15 | Otsu, Shiga - Ojiyama Gym | Masao Kimura | D (20min limit) | |
| 02/19 | amamatsu, Shizuoka - City Gym | w/ Great Kusatsu & Tadaharu Tanaka vs Thunder Sugiyama, Masao Kimura, & Takeshi Oiso | W (2-1)
1: Kusatsu (14:52 pin) Oiso
2: Sugiyama (4:32 german suplex) Kobayashi
3: Kimura (23:40 DQ) Tanaka | |
| 02/21 | Urawa, Saitama - Komatsubara Men's High School Gym | Takeshi Oiso | W (15:35 pin) | |
| 02/28 | Ashikaga, Tochigi - Ashikaga Gakuen High School Gym | Masao Kimura | D (20min limit) | |
| 03/06 | Mito - Ibaraki Pref. Sports Center | Tadaharu Tanaka | D (15min limit) | |
| 03/09 | Urawa, Saitama - Komatsubara Men's High School Gym | Lee Sharon | L (1-2)
1: Sharon (9:45 pin)
2: Kobayashi (9:15 backbreaker)
3: Sharon (4:15 pin) | |
| 03/13 | Yokohama - Sky Gym | w/ Thunder Sugiyama & Tadaharu Tanaka vs Joe Keegan & John Foley & Lee Sharon | W (2-1)
1: Sugiyama (6:37 pin) Sharon
2: Keegan (5:43 pin) Tanaka
3: Tanaka (2:20 pin) Keegan | |
| 03/17 | Matsumto - Nagano Pref. Gym | Mammoth Suzuki | W (12:25 pin) | |
| 03/18 | Hamamatsu, Shizuoka - City Gym | w/ Masao Kimura & Thunder Sugiyama vs Lee Sharon & John Foley & Tony Charles | W (2-1)
1: Kimura (13:37 abdominal stretch) Foley
2: Charles (8:12 pin) Kobayashi
3: Kobayashi (3:25 pin) Charles | |
| 03/20 | Tokyo - Ohta Ward Gym | w/ Great Kusatsu vs John Foley & Tony Charles | W (2-1)
1: Kusatsu (10:05 pin) Charles
2: Charles (3:35 backslide) Kusatsu
3: Kobayashi (4:15 backbreaker) Foley | |
| 03/21 | Kofu, Yamanashi - Civic Hall | Masao Kimura | D (20min limit) | |
| 03/27 | Handa, Aichi - Civic Hall | Mammoth Suzuki | D (20min limit) | |
| 04/03 | Yokohama - Sky Hall | w/ Great Kusatsu vs Colin Johnson & Johnny Eagles | D (30min limit) | |
| 04/07 | Himeji, Hyogo - Tegarayama Welfare Hall | Mammoth Suzuki | D (20min limit) | |
| 04/08 | Iwakuni, Yamaguchi - City Gym | Barry Douglas | D (20min limit) | |
| 04/11 | Kure, Hiroshima - City Gym | Billy Robinson | L (1-2)
1: (13:40 DCOR)
2: Robinson (4:20 pin) | |
| 04/14 | Kashima, Saga - Nakagawa Park | w/ Masao Kimura vs John Reeds & Barry Douglas | D (45min limit) | |
| 04/17 | Karatsu, Saga - City Gym | Takeshi Oiso | W (14:30 pin) | |
| 04/20 | Higashi Osaka - City Gym | Billy Robinson | L (0-2)
1: Robinson (13:16 pin)
2: Robinson (7:01 boston crab) | |
| 04/24 | Kumagaya, Saitama - City Gym | John Reeds | D (30min limit) | |
| 04/29 | Kamagori, Aichi - City Gym | Johnny Eagles | W (11:39 pin) | |
| 04/30 | Tokyo - Metropolitan Gym | Tony Charles | W (12:27 backbreaker) | |
| 05/03 | Naoetsu, Niigata - Welfare Pension Hall | Johnny Eagles | W (15:51 backbreaker) | |
| 05/08 | Funabashi, Chiba - Health Center Roller Skate Rink | Mammoth Suzuki | W (6:15 DQ) | |
| 05/11 | Yokohama - Sky Hall | Enzo Inoue | W (12:32 backbreaker) | |
| 05/12 | Hachioji, Tokyo - Tama Sports Center Indoor Swimming Pool | Billy Robinson | L (0-2)
1: Robinson (13:40 boston crab)
2: Robinson (3:56 pin) | |
| 05/21 | Hanno, Saitama - Civic Hall | Albert Wall | L (15:52 pin) | |
| 05/22 | Tokyo - Katsushika Ward Gym | Mammoth Suzuki | W (11:05 pin) | |
| 05/25 | Sapporo - Nakajima Sports Center | Tadaharu Tanaka | D (20min limit) | |
| 05/26 | Sapporo - Nakajima Sports Center | Mammoth Suzuki | D (20min limit) | |
| 05/27 | Wakkanai, Hokkaido - City Gym | Albert Wall | L (1-2)
1: Wall (6:55 pin)
2: Kobayashi (4:20 pin)
3: Wall (3:32 pin) | |
| 05/28 | Asahikawa, Hokkaido - City Gym | John Cox | L (0-2)
1: Cox (15:35 pin)
2: Cox (5:47 pin) | |
| 05/29 | Obihiro, Hokkaido - Civic Hall Large Hall | Albert Wall | L (1-2)
1: Kobayashi (15:35 pin)
2: Wall (3:18 pin)
3: Wall (6:20 pin) | |
| 05/30 | Kushiro, Hokkaido - Welfare Pension Gym |
Enzo Inoue |
W (17:23 pin) |
|
| 05/31 | Abashiri, Hokkaido - Civic Hall | John Cox | L (0-2)
1: Cox (22:25 pin)
2: Cox (13:05 pin) | |
| 06/01 | Tomakomai, Hokkaido - Oji Sports Center | Takeshi Oiso | W (13:42 pin) | |
| 06/03 | Hakodate, Hokkaido - HBC Hall | John Cox | L (1-2)
1: Cox (15:35 pin)
2: Kobayashi (7:05 DQ)
3: Cox (4:56 pin) | |
| 06/05 | Akita - City Gym | John Cox | L (0-2)
1: Cox (18:58 pin)
2: Cox (13:05 pin) | |
| 06/08 | Yokohama - Sky Hall | Takeshi Oiso | W (14:11 pin) | |
| 06/09 |
Owase, Mie |
Mammoth Suzuki |
W (DQ) |
|
| 06/15 |
Tokyo - Ohta Ward Gym |
Takeshi Oiso |
W |
|
| 06/22 | Tokyo - Adacahi Ward Gym | The Outlaw (Gordon Nelson) | L (15:50 pin) | |
| 06/25 | Niigata - Pref. Gym |
w/ Great Kusatsu vs Bull Davis & Ian Campbell | D (1-1)
1: Campbell (18:20 pin) Kobayashi
2: Kusatsu (6:51 figure-4 leg lock) Davis
3: (5:21 DCOR) | |
| 06/29 | Tokyo - Katsushika Ward Gym | Takeshi Oiso | W (13:55 pin) | |
| 07/02 | Mitaka, Tokyo - Public Hall | Takeshi Oiso | D (20min limit) | |
| 07/10 | Nagaoka, Niigata - City Gym | Enzo Inoue | W (14:17 pin) | |
| 07/12 | Tokamachi, Niigata - Civic Hall | Bull Davis | L (14:15 pin) | |
| 07/13 | Yokohama - Sky Hall | w/ Tadaharu Tanaka vs Geoff Portz & Ian Campbell | L (0-2)
1: Campbell (16:40 pin) Kobayashi
2: Campbell (2:23 pin) Tanaka | |
| 07/14 | Kawagoe, Saitama - Hatsuniwa Stadium | Isamu Teranishi | W (9:52 backbreaker) | |
| 07/15 | Kagegawa, Shizuoka | Tetsunosuke Daigo (Joe Daigo) | W (17:59 pin) | |
| 07/16 | Sumoto, Hyogo - Awaji Industrial site | w/ Toyonobori & Tadaharu Tanaka vs Sky High Lee, Ian Campbell, & The Outlaw (Gordon Nelson) | W (2-1)
1: Tanaka (14:27 pin) Lee
2: Outlaw (4:42 pin) Kobayashi
3: Toyonobori (3:58 pin) Outlaw | |
| 07/18 | Nishiwaki, Hyogo - Yukaribashi Higashizume square | Geoff Portz | L (13:47 pin) | |
| 07/21 | Izumo, Shimane - City Gym | Enzo Inoue | W (16:45 pin) | |
| 07/21 |
Izumo, Shimane - City Gym |
8-man Battle Royal |
W: Kobayashi (pin) Teranishi |
|
| 07/22 | Hamada, Shimane - City Gym | Tetsunosuke Daigo (Joe Daigo) | W (16:25 pin) | |
| 07/23 | Kurayoshi, Tottori - Higashi High School | Geoff Portz | W (20:40 COR) | |
| 07/27 | Osaka - Pref. Gym | Mammoth Suzuki | W (14:45 DQ) | |
| 07/30 | Tokyo - Metropolitan Gym | Isamu Teranishi | W (15:26 pin) | |
| 08/03 | Yokohama - Sky Hall |
w/ Mammoth Suzuki vs Wild Angus & Ivan Campbell | L (0-2)
1: Campbell (12:05 pin) Suzuki
2: Angus (6:22 double underhook) Kobayashi | |
| 08/04 | Shimotsuma, Ibaraki | Takeshi Oiso | D (20min limit) | |
| 08/06 | Tokyo - Katsushika Ward Gym | w/ Tetsunosuke Daigo (Joe Daigo) vs Ivan Campbell & Juan Ramos | L (23:14 Campbell pinned Daigo) | |
| 08/08 | Akishima, Tokyo - Municipal Sumo Ring | Tetsunosuke Daigo (Joe Daigo) | W (18:25 backbreaker) | |
| 08/14 | Iwaki, Fukushima - Onahama Central Shopping Center | w/ Toyonobori & Great Kusatsu vs Juan Ramos, Ivan Campbell, & Prince Kumali | W (2-1)
1: Campbell (10:35 backslide) Kobayashi
2: Kobayashi (3:40 pin) Ramus
3: Kusatsu (6:35 figure-4 leg lock) Ramus | |
| 08/16 | Tokyo - Metropolitan Gym | Isamu Teranishi | W (5:15 pin) | |
| 08/17 | Miyakonojo, Miyazaki - City Gym | Enzo Inoue | W (5:15 pin) | |
| 08/18 | Miyazaki - Pref. Gym | w/ Great Kusatsu vs Wild Angus & Bull Davis | W (2-1)
1: Kusatsu (6:30 pin) Davis
2: Angus (9:35 pin) Kusatsu
3: Kusatsu (10:35 figure-4 leg lock) Angus | |
| 08/19 | Yatsushiro, Kumamoto - Yatsushirogu Shrine | w/ Toyonobori & Great Kusatsu vs Juan Ramos, Bull Davis, & Prince Kumali | W (2-1)
1: Kobayashi (14:45 pin) Ramus
2: Kumali (3:50 boston crab) Kobayashi
3: Kusatsu (9:59 pin) Davis | |
| 08/20 | Hitoyoshi, Kumamoto - Hitoyoshi Culture Center | Isamu Teranishi | W (15:15 backbreaker) | |
| 08/22 | Kitakyushu, Fukuoka - Wakamatsu Ward Culture Gym | Wild Angus | L (1-2)
1: Angus (13:35 pin)
2: Kobayashi (2:05 pin)
3: Angus (4:42 COR) | |
| 08/24 | Fukuoka - Kyuden Memorial Gym | Juan Ramos | W (16:15 pin) | |
| 08/25 | Himeji, Hyogo - Welfare Hall | Enzo Inoue | W (15:55 pin) | |
| 08/25 |
Himeji, Hyogo - Welfare Hall |
8-man Battle Royal |
W: Kobayashi (pin) Tetsunosuke Daigo |
|
| 08/26 | Kobe - Oji Gym | Juan Ramos | W (12:55 pin) | |
| 08/31 | Tokorozawa, Saitama - Civic Hall | Juan Ramos | W (16:45 pin) | |
| 09/01 | Nakatsugawa, Gifu - Shimmachi Oumi Kenshi square | Isamu Teranishi | W (17:59 pin) | |
| 09/02 | Nagoya - Moriyama Public Hall | Wild Angus | L (3:30 pin) | |
| 09/03 | Inuyama, Aichi - City Gym | Enzo Inoue | W (14:58 pin) | |
| 09/05 | Matsue, Shimane - Shimane Youth Hall | Mammoth Suzuki | W (18:30 DQ) | |
| 09/07 | Masuda, Shimane - City Gym | Prince Kumali | L (1-2)
1: (15:54 DCOR)
2: Kumali (2:53 pin) | |
| 09/10 | Tokyo - Asakusa Public Hall | Enzo Inoue | W (17:11 pin) | |
| 09/11 | Yokohama - Sky Hall | w/ Toyonobori & Thunder Sugiyama vs Ivan Campbell, Juan Ramos, & Prince Kumali | W (2-0)
1: Kobayashi (11:07 small package) Ramus
2: Sugiyama (8:12) Campbell | |
| 09/22 | Tohno, Iwate - Tohno High School Gym | George Gordienko | L (0-2)
1: Gordienko (12:23 pin)
2: Gordienko (4:25 pin) | |
| 09/23 | Hasama, Miyagi - Sanuma High School Ground | Isamu Teranishi | W (14:24 backbreaker) | |
| 09/24 | Tokyo - Adacahi Ward Gym | Takeshi Oiso | W (11:26 DQ) | |
| 10/01 | Tokyo - Machida, Tokyo - City Gym | George Gordienko | L (0-2)
1: Gordienko (13:41 pin)
2: Gordienko (3:07 pin) | |
| 10/02 | Mitaka, Tokyo - Public Hall | w/ Toyonobori vs George Gordienko & Jim Hussey | W (2-1)
1: Kobayashi (9:20秒 pin) Hussey
2: Gordienko (1:33 pin) Kobayashi
3:Toyonobori (7:03 abdominal stretch) Hussey | |
| 10/03 | Nishio, Aichi - City Gym | Ray Hunter | L (16:10 pin) | |
| 10/05 |
Yokohama - Sky Hall |
Ray Hunter |
L (12:28 pin) |
|
Shōzō Kobayashi (Europe) |
| 10/19 |
Leeds, GBR |
Les Herberts |
W (KO) |
|
| 10/23 |
London, GBR - Royal Albert Hall |
John Cox |
W |
|
| 11/12 |
London, GBR - Royal Albert Hall |
Bruno Elrington |
W |
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