| date |
location |
opponent(s) & partner(s) |
result |
note |
Strong Kobayashi (I.W.E.) |
| 01/03 | Okayama - Pref. Gym | Michael Nador | W (2-1)
1: Michael Nador (9:12 boston crab)
2: Kobayashi (2:49 pin)
3: Kobayashi (9:59 backbreaker) | |
| 01/04 | Niimi, Okayama - Civic Hall | w/ Takeshi Oiso vs Monster Roussimoff (Andre the Giant) & Quasimodo (Vincente Castillo) | W (2-1)
1: Quasimodo (Vincente Castillo) (21:02 pin) Oiso
2: w/ Takeshi Oiso (5:55 DQ)
3: Kobayashi (1:49 pin) Quasimodo (Vincente Castillo) | |
| 01/06 | Yamaguchi - Pref. Gym | w/ Thunder Sugiyama vs Michael Nador & Bad Boy Shields (Bull Balinski) | W (2-1)
1: Bad Boy Shields (Bull Balinski) (12:12 pin) Sugiyama
2: w/ Thunder Sugiyama (8:07 DQ)
3: Sugiyama (10:45 pin) Bad Boy Shields (Bull Balinski) | |
| 01/08 | Kumamoto - Suizenji Gym | w/ Mighty Inoue vs Michael Nador & Quasimodo (Vincente Castillo) | W (2-1)
1: Quasimodo (Vincente Castillo) (24:13 pin) Inoue
2: w/ Mighty Inoue (4:23 DQ)
3: Kobayashi (3:31 pin) Quasimodo (Vincente Castillo) | |
| 01/10 | Ohmuta, Fukuoka - City Gym | w/ Takeshi Oiso vs Monster Roussimoff (Andre the Giant) & Quasimodo (Vincente Castillo) | W (2-1)
1: (30:55 DCOR)
2: Kobayashi (2:51 pin) Quasimodo (Vincente Castillo) | |
| 01/11 | Nagasaki - International Gym | w/ Mighty Inoue vs Monster Roussimoff (Andre the Giant) & Michael Nador | W (2-1)
1: Michael Nador (41:18 pin) Inoue
2: w/ Mighty Inoue (3:38 DQ)
3: Kobayashi (2:06 pin) Michael Nador | |
| 01/13 | Kagoshima - Civic Gym | Bad Boy Shields (Bull Balinski) | W (2-1)
1: Kobayashi (8:17 pin)
2: Bad Boy Shields (Bull Balinski) (1:40 pin)
3: Kobayashi (6:02 pin) | retained USA Heavyweight Title |
| 01/14 | Oita - City Gym | Monster Roussimoff (Andre the Giant) | W (2-1)
1: Monster Roussimoff (Andre the Giant) (11:36 pin)
2: Kobayashi (4:45 boston crab)
3: Kobayashi (4:23 DQ) | |
| 01/17 | Kitakyushu, Fukuoka - Mihagino Gym | Michael Nador | W (2-1)
1: Kobayashi (30:49 pin)
2: Michael Nador (5:06 pin)
3: Kobayashi (2:32 pin) | |
| 01/18 | Fukuoka - Kyuden Memorial Gym | Quasimodo (Vincente Castillo) | W (2-0)
1: Kobayashi (10:09 pin)
2: Kobayashi (2:51 half crab) | |
| 01/20 | Iwakuni, Yamaguchi - City Gym | Michael Nador | W (2-1)
1: Michael Nador (16:24 pin)
2: Kobayashi (4:51 pin)
3: Kobayashi (3:47 pin) | |
| 01/24 | Shimodate, Ibaraki - Farmers' Market | Bad Boy Shields (Bull Balinski) | W (2-1)
1: Kobayashi (16:08 pin)
2: Bad Boy Shields (Bull Balinski) (5:44 pin)
3: Kobayashi (10:52 pin) | |
| 01/25 | Hannoh, Saitama - City Gym | Monster Roussimoff (Andre the Giant) | D (1-1)
1: Monster Roussimoff (Andre the Giant) (32:12 pin)
2: Kobayashi (2:59 pin)
3: (3:49 DCOR) | |
| 02/03 | Hiroshima - Pref. Gym | Verne Gagne | D (30min limit) | |
| 02/05 | Osaka - Pref. Gym | Verne Gagne | D (1-1)
1: Gagne (24:10 or 21:10 sleeper hold)
2: Kobayashi (9:15 or 9:51 pin)
3: (6:42 or 7:46 DCOR) | Gagene retained AWA World Heavyweight Title |
| 02/06 | Tokyo - Metropolitan Gym | Verne Gagne | L (1-2)
1: Gagne (24:10 or 22:18 sleeper hold)
2: Kobayashi (9:51 or 9:13 boston crab)
3: Gagne (4:20 or 4:10 pin) | Gagene retained AWA World Heavyweight Title |
| 02/07 | Choshi, Chiba | w/ Thunder Sugiyama & Mighty Inoue vs Monster Roussimoff (Andre the Giant), Michael Nador, & Bad Boy Shields (Bull Balinski) |
D (1-1)
1: Shields (27:42 pin) Sugiyama
2: Sugiyama (4:57 pin) Shields
3: (60min limit draw) | |
| 02/08 | Utsunomiya, Tochigi | Monster Roussimoff (Andre the Giant) |
D (1-1)
1: Kobayashi (15:20 DQ)
2: Roussimoff (5:31 pin)
3: (2:23 DCOR) | |
| 02/09 | Morioka, Iwate - City Gym | w/ Thunder Sugiyama & Tetsunosuke (Joe) Daigo vs Monster Roussimoff (Andre the Giant), Michael Nador, & Quasimodo (Vincente Castillo) | W (2-1)
1: Monster Roussimoff (Andre the Giant) (10:13 pin) Sugiyama
2: Sugiyama (3:55 pin) Quasimodo (Vincente Castillo)
3: Sugiyama (2:16 pin) Monster Roussimoff (Andre the Giant) | |
| 02/11 | Tokyo - Itabashi Ward Gym | Bad Boy Shields (Bull Balinski) | W (2-0)
1: Kobayashi (15:47 pin)
2: Kobayashi (4:08 pin) | |
| 03/11 | Yokohama - Sky Hall | w/ Kiyomigawa vs Ivan Strogov & Gran Vladimir | W (2-1)
1: Kiyomigawa (1:14 pin) Vladimir
2: Vladimir (21:03 pin) Kiyomigawa
3: Kiyomigawa (2:13 DQ) | |
| 03/12 | Mito - Ibaraki Pref. Sports Center | w/ Kiyomigawa vs Ivan Strogov & Jimmy Dula | W (2-1)
1: Strogov (12:14 pin) Kiyomigawa
2: Kobayashi (3:55 pin) Strogov
3: Kobayashi (5:26 pin) Dula | |
| 03/14 | Ageo, Saitama - Nissan Diesel Gym | Ivan Strogov | W (2-1)
1: Strogov (12:48 pin)
2: Kobayashi (2:41 DQ)
3: Kobayashi (2:48 pin) | |
| 03/16 | Kiryu, Gunma - City Gym | Conde Maximiliano | W (2-0)
1: Kobayashi (10:01 pin)
2: Kobayashi (3:15 pin) | retained USA Heavyweight Title |
| 03/23 |
Tsuyama, Okayama |
w/ Thunder Sugiyama vs Conde Maximilano & Gran Vladimir |
W |
|
| 03/24 |
Tokushima |
w/ Great Kusatsu vs Jimmy Dula & Gran Vladimir |
W (DQ) |
|
| 03/27 |
Izumo, Shimane |
Bill Robinson |
D |
|
| 03/28 |
Kisuki, Shimane |
w/ Kiyomigawa & Tadaharu Tanaka vs Jimmy Dula & Conde Maximilano & Iwan Strogoff |
W |
|
| 03/29 |
Yonago, Tottori |
Mighty Inoue & Thunder Sugiyama vs Jimmy Dula & Bill Robinson & Iwan Strogoff |
W |
|
| 03/31 |
Ohkawa, Fukuoka |
Bill Robinson |
D (DCOR) |
|
| 04/04 |
Fukue, Nagasaki |
w/ Thunder Sugiyama vs Big Comanche & Conde Maximilano |
W |
|
| 04/05 |
Goto, Nagasaki |
Bill Robinson |
D |
|
| 04/07 |
Ohmura, Nagasaki |
Jimmy Dula |
W |
|
| 04/08 |
Kobayashi, Miyazaki |
Bill Robinson |
D |
|
| 04/10 |
Saito, Miyazaki |
w/ Mighty Inoue & Kiyomigawa vs Big Comanche & Conde Maximilano & Iwan Strogoff |
W |
|
| 04/12 |
Matsuura, Nagasaki |
w/ Great Kusatsu & Takeshi Oiso vs Big Comanche & Jimmy Dula & Conde Maximilano |
W |
|
| 04/13 |
Kita-Kyushu, Fukuoka |
Jimmy Dula |
W |
|
| 04/14 |
Hita, Oita |
Bill Robinson |
D |
|
| 04/16 |
Tokyo - Korakuen Hall |
Iwan Strogoff |
W |
|
| 04/18 |
Nagaoka, Niigata |
w/ Mighty Inoue & Kiyomigawa vs Big Comanche & Jimmy Dula & Iwan Strogoff |
W |
|
| 04/19 |
Shimozuma, Ibaraki |
Bill Robinson |
L |
|
| 04/25 |
Nagoya |
Gran Vladimir |
W |
|
| 04/26 |
Ise, Mie |
w/ Bill Robinson & Mighty Inoue vs Big Comanche & Jimmy Dula & Iwan Strogoff |
W |
|
| 04/28 |
Hachioji, Tokyo |
w/ Great Kusatsu & Bill Robinson vs Big Comanche & Jimmy Dula & Conde Maximilano |
W |
|
| 04/29 |
Koga, Ibaraki |
Bill Robinson |
D (DCOR) |
or 04/30 (afternoon) |
| 04/30 |
Tokyo - Adachi Ward Gym |
w/ Great Kusatsu vs Big Comanche & Jimmy Dula |
W |
|
| 05/02 |
Kitakami, Iwate |
Bill Robinson |
D |
|
| 05/03 |
Daito, Iwate |
w/ Great Kusatsu & Bill Robinson vs Big Comanche & Iwan Strogoff & Conde Maximilano |
W |
|
| 05/05 |
Futaba, Fukushima |
Big Comanche |
W |
|
| 05/07 |
Hanamaki, Iwate - Civic Gym |
Gran Vladimir |
W |
|
| 05/09 |
Ishinomaki, Miyagi |
w/ Takeshi Oiso & Tadaharu Tanaka vs Big Comanche & Jimmy Dula & Iwan Strogoff |
W |
|
| 05/14 | Tokyo - Taitoh Ward Gym | Billy Robinson | L (1-2)
1: Kobayashi (15:22 pin)
2: Robinson (6:03 pin)
3: Robinson (1:56 pin) | IWA World Series Final |
| 05/16 |
Haranomachi, Fukushima |
Bill Robinson |
D (DCOR) |
|
| 05/17 |
Nagareyama, Chiba |
w/ Great Kusatsu vs Conde Maximilano & Iwan Strogoff |
W |
|
| 05/18 |
Tateyama, Chiba - Civic Center |
w/ Thunder Sugiyama & Tadaharu Tanaka vs Big Comanche & Iwan Strogoff & Conde Maximilano |
W |
|
| 05/19 |
Sendai - Leisure Center |
w/ Great Kusatsu & Kiyomigawa vs Big Comanche & Conde Maximilano & Iwan Strogoff |
W (2-1)
1: Kiyomigawa (7:58 pin) Strogov
2: Strogov (1:42 pin) Kiyomigawa
3: Kobayashi (4:11 pin) Maximilano |
|
| 07/08 |
Yokohama - Sky Hall |
w/ Great Kusatsu & Mighty Inoue vs Johnny Kowalski & Pancho Rosario & Jack Claybourne (Eddie Morrow) |
D |
|
| 07/09 |
Kawasaki |
w/ Thunder Sugiyama & Takeshi Oiso vs Dr. Death (Moose Morowski) & Jack de Lasartesse & Johnny Kowalski |
W |
|
| 07/13 | Tatebayashi, Gunma - City Gym | Les Wolf | W (2-1)
1: Wolf (0:48 pin)
2: Kobayashi (16:17 pin)
3: Kobayashi (4:48 pin) | retained USA Heavyweight Title |
| 07/14 |
Niigata - City Gym |
w/ Mighty Inoue vs Jack Claybourne & Edouard Carpentier |
L (1-2)
1: Inoue (16:44 rolling clutch hold) Claybourne
2: Claybourne (7:11 pin) Inoue
3: Carpentier (7:17 pin) Inoue |
|
| 07/16 |
Higashi-Matsuyama, Saitama |
w/ Thunder Sugiyama & Takeshi Oiso vs Dr. Death (Moose Morowski) & Pancho Rosario & Les Wolff |
W |
|
| 07/17 |
Fujioka, Gunma |
w/ Great Kusatsu & Thunder Sugiyama vs Dr. Death (Moose Morowski) & Pancho Rosario & Jack de Lasartesse |
W |
|
| 07/18 |
Fukaya, Saitama - City Gym |
Jack de Lasartesse |
D (DCOR) |
|
| 07/19 |
Matsuida, Gunma |
w/ Takeshi Oiso & Isamu Teranishi vs Jack Claybourne & Dr. Death (Moose Morowski) & Pancho Rosario |
W |
|
| 07/21 |
Tsumagoi, Gunma |
Edouard Carpentier |
D (DCOR) |
|
| 07/22 |
Shibukawa, Gunma |
w/ Thunder Sugiyama & Isamu Teranishi vs Jack Claybourne & Jack de Lasartesse & Les Wolff |
W |
|
| 07/24 |
Yamanouchi, Nagano - Social Gym |
Edouard Carpentier |
D (DCOR) |
|
| 07/26 |
Saku, Nagano |
w/ Thunder Sugiyama & Mighty Inoue vs Edouard Carpentier & Dr. Death (Moose Morowski) & Les Wolff |
W |
|
| 07/27 |
Maruko, Nagano |
Edouard Carpentier |
D (DCOR) |
|
| 07/28 | Shinmachi, Nagano - Asia Wireless Square | Pancho Rosario | W (2-1)
1: Kobayashi (13:07 pin)
2: Lothario (2:03 pin)
3: Kobayashi (1:11 pin) | retained USA Heavyweight Title |
| 07/29 |
Myoko, Niigata |
w/ Great Kusatsu & Mighty Inoue vs Dr. Death (Moose Morowski) & Johnny Kowalski & Jack de Lasartesse |
W |
|
| 07/30 |
Hotaka, Nagano |
Dr. Death (Moose Morowski) |
W |
|
| 08/01 |
Ofunato, Iwate |
w/ Great Kusatsu & Isamu Teranishi vs Dr. Death (Moose Morowski) & Jack de Lasartesse & Johnny Kowalski |
W |
|
| 08/03 |
Morioka, Iwate - City Gym |
w/ Great Kusatsu & Tadaharu Tanaka vs Dr. Death (Moose Morowski) & Jack de Lasartesse & Les Wolff |
D (DCOR) |
|
| 08/04 |
Hanawa, Fukushima |
w/ Thunder Sugiyama & Isamu Teranishi vs Edouard Carpemtier & Jack de Lasartesse & Johnny Kowalski |
W |
|
| 08/06 |
Otaru, Hokkaido |
w/ Takeshi Oiso & Thunder Sugiyama vs Dr. Death (Moose Morowski) & Pancho Rosario & Les Wolff |
W |
|
| 08/08 |
Kutchan, Hokkaido |
Jack de Lasartesse |
D (DCOR) |
|
| 08/09 |
Date-Monbetsu, Hokkaido |
w/ Takeshi Oiso vs Dr. Death (Moose Morowski) & Jack de Lasartesse |
W |
|
| 08/10 |
Hiroo, Hokkaido |
Les Wolff |
W |
|
| 08/11 |
Tomakomai, Hokkaido - Oji Sports Center |
Pancho Rosario |
W |
|
| 08/12 |
Eniwa, Hokkaido |
w/ Great Kusatsu vs Jack de Lasartesse & Johnny Kowalski |
W |
|
| 08/13 |
Urakawa, Hokkaido |
Dr. Death (Moose Morowski) |
W |
|
| 08/15 |
Haboro, Hokkaido |
w/ Thunder Sugiyama vs Dr. Death (Moose Morowski) & Pancho Rosario |
W |
|
| 08/16 |
Kamikawa, Hokkaido |
Les Wolff |
W |
|
| 08/17 |
Ashoro, Hokkaido |
Jack de Lasartesse |
D (DCOR) |
|
| 08/18 |
Kitami, Hokkaido - Tonden Park |
Dr. Death (Moose Morowski) |
W (2-1)
1: Kobayashi (14:27 pin)
2: Death (5:11 pin)
3: Kobayashi (2:06 pin) |
retained USA Heavyweight Title |
| 08/19 |
Engaru, Hokkaido |
w/ Great Kusatsu vs Dr. Death (Moose Morowski) & Les Wolff |
W |
|
| 08/22 |
Esashi, Hokkaido |
Jack de Lasartesse |
D (DCOR) |
|
| 08/23 |
Yakumo, Hokkaido |
Les Wolff |
W |
|
| 08/24 |
Horobetsu, Hokkaido |
w/ Thunder Sugiyama vs Dr. Death (Moose Morowski) & Les Wolff |
W |
|
| 08/25 | Sapporo - Nakajima Sports Center |
w/ Mighty Inoue vs Pancho Rosario & Les Wolff |
W | |
Strong Kobayashi (AWA) |
| 11/07 | Minneapolis, MN (TV) | Kenny Jay | W | |
| 11/11 | Rockford, IL | Bob Windham | | |
| 11/13 | Winnipeg, MB - Civic Auditorium | Billy Red Cloud |
W (pin) | |
| 11/14 | Minneapolis, MN (TV) | Bill Christian | W | |
| 11/14 | St. Paul, MN - Auditorium | Blackjack Daniels | W | |
| 11/21 | Minneapolis, MN (TV) | John the Greek | W | |
| 11/25 | Willmar, MN | Joe Tomasso | | |
| 11/26 | Minneapolis, MN - Auditorium |
12-man battle royal | W | |
| 11/27 | Winnipeg, MB - Civic Auditorium | Red Bastien |
W (11min) | |
| 11/28 | Minneapolis, MN (TV) | Ken Yates | W | |
| 12/05 | Milwaukee, WI - Auditorium | Paul Diamond | W | |
| 12/10 |
Winona, MN - Junior HS Auditorium |
Pepper Gomez |
|
|
| 12/11 | Winnipeg, MB - Civic Auditorium | Bobby Jones |
W (11min pin) | |
| 12/12 | Chicago, IL - International Amphitheatre | Ivan Kalmikoff | W | |
| 12/16 | Duluth, MI - Arena | Pepper Gomez | W | |
| 12/18 | Rugby, MN | Red Bastien | | |
| 12/19 | Minneapolis, MN (TV) | Bobby Van | W | |
| 12/26 | Minneapolis, MN (TV) | Santiago Acosta | W | |
| 12/26 | Minneapolis, MN - Auditorium | Pepper Gomez |
W (pin) | |
| 12/29 | Denver, CO | Pepper Gomez | L (DQ) | |
| 12/30 | Fargo, ND - Civic Auditorium | Pepper Gomez | W | |
