| date |
location |
opponent(s) & partner(s) |
result |
note |
Strong Kobayashi (I.W.E.) |
| 01/05 |
Kita-Kyushu - Kokura Ward Gym |
Jerry Brown |
W |
Cage Match |
| 01/06 |
Miyakonojo, Miyazaki - City Gym |
Animal Hamaguchi |
W |
|
| 01/07 |
Takachiho, Miyazaki |
Bill Watts |
D (DCOR) |
|
| 01/08 |
Kagoshima |
Butcher Vachon |
D (DCOR) |
|
| 01/12 |
Okayama |
Butcher Vachon |
W |
|
| 01/13 |
Wakayama |
Bill Watts |
L |
|
| 01/14 | Neyagawa, Osaka - City Gym | Bill Watts | W (2-1)
1: Watts (12:20 pin)
2: Kobayashi (4:20 boston crab)
3: Kobayashi (2:04 DQ) | retained IWA World Heavyweight Title |
| 01/17 |
Kawazu, Shizuoka (or Tsu, Mie?) - City Gym |
Butcher Vachon |
D (DCOR) |
|
| 01/19 |
Kawasaki - City Gym |
Bill Watts |
W (2-1)
1: Watts (13:01 pin)
2: Kobayashi (1:52 DQ)
3: Kobayashi (1:08 pin) |
retained IWA World Heavyweight Title |
| 01/20 |
Shinshiro, Aichi |
Butcher Vachon |
D (DCOR) |
|
| 01/25 |
Mito |
Jerry Brown |
W |
Cage Match |
| 01/26 |
Tokyo |
w/ Great Kusatsu vs Hollywood Blonds: Jerry Brown & Buddy Roberts |
W |
|
| 01/27 |
Kuroiso, Tochigi |
Bill Watts |
D (DCOR) |
|
| 01/28 |
Morioka |
Pedro Samson |
W |
|
| 01/31 |
Tomakomai, Hokkaido |
Ovila Asselin |
W |
|
| 02/01 |
Sapporo - Nakajima Sports Center |
Butcher Vachon |
W |
|
Strong Kobayashi (free / Tokyo Sports Newspaper) |
| 03/19 | Tokyo - Kuramae Kokugikan | Antonio Inoki | L (29:30 german suplex) | Inoki retained NWF World Heavyweight Title |
Korean Assassin [masked] (Florida) |
| 06/10 |
Orlando, FL - Sports Stadium |
Roberto Soto |
W |
|
| 06/11 |
Tampa, FL - Ft. Homer Hesterly Armory |
w/ Bobby Duncum vs Eddie Graham & Mike Graham |
L |
|
| 06/14 |
Tallahassee, FL - Sports Stadium |
Tom Jones |
|
|
| 06/17 |
Orlando, FL - Sports Stadium |
Danny Hodge |
W |
|
| 06/20 |
Punta Gorda, FL - Charlotte County Memorial Auditorium |
w/ Bobby Duncum vs Dusty Rhodes & Mike Graham |
L: Rhodes (10:50 pin) Assasin |
|
| 06/21 |
Tallahassee, FL - Sports Stadium |
Roberto Soto |
|
|
| 06/24 |
Orlando, FL - Sports Stadium |
Eddie Graham |
W |
|
| 06/25 | Tampa, FL - Ft. Homer Hesterly Armory |
w/ Giant Baba & The Samoan vs Dusty Rhodes & Jerry Brisco & Don Muraco | L |
Rhodes vs Baba became a 6-man tag team match |
| 06/26 |
Miami Beach, FL - Auditorium |
Tom Jones |
W |
|
| 06/27 |
Jacksonville, FL - Coliseum |
Tom Jones |
W |
|
| 06/28 |
Tallahassee, FL - Sports Stadium |
Don Muraco |
|
|
| 07/01 |
Orlando, FL - Sports Stadium |
w/ The Samoan & Gary Hart vs Eddie Graham, Mike Graham, & Kevin Sullivan |
L |
|
| 07/02 | Tampa, FL - Ft. Homer Hesterly Armory | Dusty Rhodes | L | Lights Out Match |
| 07/03 | Miami Beach, FL - Auditorium | Don Muraco | W | |
| 07/06 |
Sarasota, FL - Robarts Arena |
w/ Pak Song vs Dusty Rhodes & Don Muraco |
|
|
| 07/08 |
Orlando, FL - Sports Stadium |
Dusty Rhodes |
L |
|
| 07/09 |
Tampa, FL - Ft. Homer Hesterly Armory |
Dusty Rhodes |
L |
Texas Death Match |
| 07/12 |
Tallahassee, FL - Sports Stadium |
Bob Armstrong |
|
|
| 07/13 |
Jacksonville, FL |
w/ Pak Song vs Dusty Rhodes & Mike Graham |
L |
|
| 07/15 |
Orlando, FL - Sports Stadium |
Mike Graham |
L |
|
| 07/16 |
Ft. Myers, FL - National Guard Armory |
w/ The Samoan vs Don Muraco & Kevin Sullivan |
|
|
| 07/17 |
Miami Beach, FL - Auditorium |
w/ Bobby Duncum vs Mike Graham & Dick Slater |
L |
|
| 07/18 |
Jacksonville, FL |
Don Muraco |
L |
|
| 07/19 |
Tallahassee, FL - Sports Stadium |
Bob Armstrong |
|
North American Heavyweight Title vs mask |
| 07/22 |
Orlando, FL - Sports Stadium |
w/ Gary Hart & Bobby Duncum vs Mike Graham & Dick Slater & Kevin Sullivan |
|
|
| 07/24 |
Miami Beach, FL - Convention Center |
Bob Armstrong |
L |
Armstrong retained North American Heavyweight Title |
| 07/25 |
Jacksonville, FL |
Dick Slater |
L |
|
| 07/26 |
Ft. Lauderdale, FL - National Guard Armory |
Ron Fuller |
|
|
| 07/29 |
Orlando, FL - Sports Stadium |
w/ Bobby Duncum vs Jerry Brisco & Don Muraco |
L |
|
Strong Kobayashi (WWWF) |
| 08/03 |
Philadelphia, PA - Spectrum |
Ron Fuller |
W (7:58) |
|
| 08/07 |
Leominster, MA - Orchard Hill Arena |
Larry Zbyszko |
|
|
| 08/14 |
Bangor, ME - Auditorium |
Larry Zbyszko |
W |
|
| 08/17 | Lowell, MA - Memorial Auditorium | Tony Garea | | |
| 08/22 | E. Greenwich, RI | Jose Gonzalez | | |
| 08/26 |
New York, NY - Madison Square Garden |
Tony Garea |
L |
|
| 08/28 | Lanchaster, MA - Orchard Hills Arena | Larry Zbyzsko | | |
| 08/30 | Harrisburg, PA - Zembo Mosque | Jose Gonzalez | W (16:22 pin) | |
| 09/04 |
Bangor, ME - Auditorium |
Jose Gonzales |
W |
|
| 09/05 | Newport, RI - Cardine's Field | Larry Zbyszko | | |
| 09/07 | Philadelphia, PA - Spectrum | Larry Zbyszko | W | |
| 09/11 |
Hamburg, PA (TV) |
w/ Killer Kowalski vs. Haystack Calhoun & Chief Jay Strongbow |
|
|
| 09/14 | Boston, MA - Boston Garden | Tony Garea | L (DQ) | |
| 09/19 |
Worcester, MA |
|
|
|
| 09/21 | Philadelphia, PA | Bruno Sammartino | L (COR) |
Sammartino retained WWWF World Heavyweight Title? |
| 10/02 |
Hamburg, PA (TV) |
|
|
|
| 10/05 | Philadelphia, PA - Spectrum | Victor Rivera | L | |
| 10/07 | New York, NY - Madison Square Garden | w/ Killer Kowalski vs Andre the Giant & Victor Rivera | L | |
| 10/08 | Scranton, PA - Catholic Youth Center | Chief Jay Strongbow | W (DQ) | |
| 10/09 |
Kingston, NY - Municipal Auditorium |
w/ Larry Zbyszko vs Andre the Giant & Killer Kowalski |
|
|
| 10/12 | Boston, MA - Boston Garden | w/ Killer Kowalski vs Andre the Giant & Gorilla Monsoon | L | |
| 10/16 |
Bangor, ME - Auditorium |
Johnny Rodz |
W |
|
| 10/23 |
Hamburg, PA - Fieldhouse (TV) |
|
|
|
| 10/24 |
New London, CT - Ocean Beach Auditorium |
Chief Jay Strongbow |
L (DQ) |
|
| 11/01 |
Albany, NY - Washington Ave. Armory |
Pedro Morales |
|
|
| 11/02 | Philadelphia, PA | Pedro Morales | D | |
| 11/02 | Lowell, MA - Memorial Auditorium |
w/ Killer Kowalski & Nikolai Volkof vs Pedro Morales & Dean Ho & Tony Garea | | |
| 11/04 | Trenton, NJ - Civic Center | Gorilla Monsoon | | |
| 11/06 |
Bangor, ME - Auditorium |
Larry Zbyszko |
W |
|
| 11/13 |
Hamburg, PA (TV) |
|
|
|
| 11/16 | Philadelphia, PA | Larry Zbyszko | L | |
| 11/18 |
New York, NY - Madison Square Garden |
Pedro Morales |
L |
|
| 12/07 | Kingston, NY - Municipal Auditorium | Larry Zbyszko |
D (20min limit) | |
Strong Kobayashi (free) |
| 12/12 | Tokyo - Kuramae Kokugikan | Antonio Inoki | L (28:27 octopus hold) | Inoki retained NWF World Heavyweight Title |
