| date |
location |
opponent(s) & partner(s) |
result |
note |
| 01/02 | Sacramento, CA | George Drake | W | |
| 01/04? | Sacramento, CA | Pedro Godoy | | |
| 01/04? | Sacramento, CA | Hard Boiled Haggerty | D | |
| 01/05 | San Francisco, CA | Tom Rice | D | |
| 01/06 | San Jose, CA | Al Costello | D | |
| 01/08 | Oakland, CA | Pedro Godoy | W | |
| 01/11 | Sacramento, CA | w/ Al Costello vs Lou Newman & Tom Rice | L | |
| 01/12 | San Francisco, CA | Danny Plechas | W (DQ) | |
| 01/13 | Marysville, CA | w/ Al Costello vs Tom Rice & Lou Newman | D | |
| 01/14 | Napa, CA | w/ Rocky Brown vs Ben Sharpe & Mike Sharpe | D | |
| 01/15 | Santa Rosa, CA | w/ Bobo Brazil & Don Arnold vs Al Costello & Hard Boiled Haggerty & Tom Rice | W | |
| 01/18 | Vallejo, CA | w/ Bobo Brazil vs Hard Boiled Haggerty & Tom Rice | D | |
| 01/19 | San Francisco, CA | Hard Boiled Haggerty | D | |
| 01/22 | Santa Rosa, CA | w/ Don Arnold vs Ben Sharpe & Mike Sharpe | L | |
| 01/25 | Eureka, CA | Danny Plechas | D | |
| 01/26 | San Francisco, CA | w/ Ron Etchison vs Al Costello & Tom Rice | W | |
| 01/28 | Stockton, CA | Al Costello | L | |
| 02/?? | Sacramento, CA | Tom Rice | D | |
| 02/02? | San Francisco, CA | Tom Rice | D | |
| 02/05? | Oakland, CA | w/ Leo Nomellini vs Al Costello & Danny Plechas | W | |
| 02/07? | Honolulu, HI | Al Lovelock | D | |
| 02/19 | Tokyo - Kuramae Kokugikan (TV) | w/ Masahiko Kimura vs Ben Sharpe & Mike Sharpe | D (1-1)
1: Rikidōzan (21:37 pin) Ben
2: Mike (25:32 DQ) Kimura
3: (61min limit draw) | The Sharpe Bros. retained NWA World Tag Team Title |
| 02/20 | Tokyo - Kuramae Kokugikan (TV) | Ben Sharpe | W (2-1)
1: Sharpe (21:30 pin) Rikidōzan
2: Rikidōzan (4:30 pin) Sharpe
3: Rikidōzan (10:20 pin) Sharpe | |
| 02/21 | Tokyo - Kuramae Kokugikan (TV) | w/ Masahiko Kimura vs Ben Sharpe & Mike Sharpe | D (1-1)
1: Mike (24:57 pin) Kimura
2: Rikidōzan (0:55 pin) Mike
3: (DCOR) | The Sharpe Bros. retained NWA World Tag Team Title |
| 02/23 | Kumamoto - Public Hall | w/ Masahiko Kimura vs Ben Sharpe & Mike Sharpe | L (1-2)
1: Kimura (26:07 pin) Mike (or Ben?)
2: Ben (or Mike?) (11:20 pin or leg lock?) Kimura
3: Ben (9:11 pin or leg lock?) Rikidōzan | |
| 02/24 | Kokura, Fukuoka - City Gym | w/ Masahiko Kimura vs Ben Sharpe & Mike Sharpe | L (1-2)
1: Rikidōzan (26:22 pin) Ben
2: Ben (13:33 pin) Kimura
3: Sharpes (7:11 DQ) | |
| 02/26 | Osaka - Pref. Gym | w/ Toshio Yamaguchi vs Ben Sharpe & Mike Sharpe | W (2-1)
1: Rikidōzan's team (14:48 DQ)
2: L (11:50)
3: W (4:49 pin) | |
| 02/27 | Osaka - Pref. Gym | w/ Masahiko Kimura vs Ben Sharpe & Mike Sharpe | L (0-1)
1: Mike (33:17 pin) Kimura
2: (61min time limit) | The Sharpe Bros. retained NWA World Tag Team Title |
| 02/28 | Kobe - Oji Gym | w/ Masahiko Kimura & Toshio Yamaguchi vs Ben Sharpe & Mike Sharpe & Bobby Bruns | W (2-1)
1: Ben (21:27 pin) Kimura
2: Kimura (13:44 DQ) Mike
3: Rikidōzan (6:56 or 3:54 pin) Bruns | the first ever 6-man tag team match in Japan |
| 03/01 | Gifu - Civic Center | Bobby Bruns | W (2-0)
1: Rikidōzan (20:47, 20:52, or 20:51) Bruns
2: Rikidōzan (6:03 or 11:30) Bruns | |
| 03/02 | Nagoya - Kanayama Gym | w/ Bobby Bruns vs Ben Sharpe & Mike Sharpe | D (1-1)
1: Mike (31:51 or 31:54 head lock) Bruns
2: Rikidōzan (11:59 pin) Ben
3: (61min limit draw) | |
| 03/03 | Shizuoka - Public Hall | w/ Bobby Bruns vs Ben Sharpe & Mike Sharpe | L (1-2)
1: Rikidōzan (24:11 pin) Mike
2: Mike (11:57 COR) Bruns
3: Sharpes (forfeit) | |
| 03/04 | Utsunomiya - Sports Center | w/ Masahiko Kimura vs Ben Sharpe & Mike Sharpe | D (1-1)
1: Rikidōzan (29:03 pin) Ben
2: Ben (9:39 pin) Yamaguchi
3: Rikidōzan (DDQ) Ben | |
| 03/06 | Tokyo - Kuramae Kokugikan | w/ Masahiko Kimura vs Ben Sharpe & Mike Sharpe | L (0-1)
1: Ben (33:03 pin) Kimura
2: (61min time limit) | The Sharpe Bros. retained NWA World Tag Team Title |
| 03/07 | Yokohama - Fryer Gym | w/ Kokichi Endo vs Ben Sharpe & Mike Sharpe | L (1-2)
1: Rikidōzan (28:04 pin) Ben
2: Mike (5:39) Endo
3: Ben (12:20 pin) Endo | |
| 03/09 | Tokyo - Kuramae Kokugikan | w/ Bobby Bruns vs Ben Sharpe & Mike Sharpe | D (1-1)
1: Ben (33:59 head lock) Bruns
2: Rikidōzan (12:32 pin) Ben
3: (61min limit draw) | non-title |
| 08/06 | Tokyo - Metropolitan Gym | w/ Surugaumi vs Lou Newman & Hans Schnabel | L (0-1)
1: Schnabel (43:20 pin) Surugaumi
2: (DCOR) | |
| 08/07 | Tokyo - Metropolitan Gym | Hans Schnabel | W (2-0)
1: Rikidōzan (15:10 or 14:10 DQ)
2: Rikidōzan (4:03 pin) | |
| 08/08 | Tokyo - Metropolitan Gym | w/ Kokichi Endo vs Lou Newman & Hans Schnabel | L (1-2)
1: Rikidōzan (3:43 pin) Newman
2: Newman (7:09 pin) Endo
3: Schnabel (1:50 pin) Endo | Schnabel & Newman retained Pacific Coast Tag Team Title |
| 08/10 | Sapporo - Nakajima Sports Center | w/ Kokichi Endo vs Lou Newman & Hans Schnabel | D (1-1)
1: Newman (23:26 pin) Endo
2: Rikidōzan (16:56 pin) Schnabel
3: (61min limit draw) | |
| 08/11 | Sapporo - Nakajima Sports Center | Lou Newman | W (2-0)
1: Rikidōzan (14:17 DQ)
2: Rikidōzan (7:50 pin) | |
| 08/12 | Sapporo - Nakajima Sports Center |
w/ Kokichi Endo & Surugaumi vs Lou Newman & Hans Schnabel & Jim Glarg | W (2-1)
1: Schnabel (21:45 pin) Surugaumi
2: Endo (6:19 pin) Glarg
3: Rikidōzan (4:38 pin) Schnabel | |
| 08/13 | Asahikawa, Hokkaido - Civic Hall | w/ Kokichi Endo vs Lou Newman & Hans Schnabel | W (2-0)
1: Rikidōzan & Endo (25:54 DQ)
2: Rikidōzan or Endo (11:19 pin) Schnabel or Newman | |
| 08/15 | Hirosaki, Aomori - Municipal Sumo Ring | w/ Kokichi Endo vs Hans Schnabel & Lou Newman | W (2-1)
1: Newman (9:13 pin) Endo
2: Rikidōzan (14:30 pin) Schnabel
3: Rikidōzan (4:30 pin) Schnabel |
Results of 1st and 2nd falls may be reversed. |
| 08/16 | Akita - Sports Center | w/ Kokichi Endo vs Lou Newman & Hans Schnabel | L (0-2)
1: Newman (23:57 pin) Endo
2: Schnabel (16:08 pin) Endo | |
| 08/17 | Yamagata - Pref. Gym | w/ Kokichi Endo vs Lou Newman & Hans Schnabel | W (2-0)
1: Endo (14:15 pin) Schnabel
2: Rikidōzan (16:11 pin) Newman | |
| 08/19 | Fukushima - Pref. Gym | w/ Kokichi Endo vs Lou Newman & Hans Schnabel | W (2-1)
1: Rikidōzan (11:13 pin) Newman
2: Newman (8:50 pin) Endo
3: Rikidōzan (11:02.pin) Schnabel | |
| 08/20 | Sendai - Miyagi Pref. Stadium | w/ Kokichi Endo vs Lou Newman & Hans Schnabel | L (1-2)
1: Rikidōzan (15:50 pin) Schnabel
2: Schnabel (4:48 pin) Endo
3: Newman (8:12 pin) Endo | |
| 08/21 | Mito - Municipal General Ground Baseball Stadium | w/ Kokichi Endo vs Lou Newman & Hans Schnabel | W (2-0)
1: Rikidōzan & Endo (20:58 DQ)
2: Rikidōzan (22:00 pin) Newman | |
| 08/22 | Utsunomiya - Josetsu Stadium | w/ Kokichi Endo vs Lou Newman & Hans Schnabel | D (1-1)
1: Rikidōzan (33:08 pin) Schnabel
2: Schnabel (11:53 pin) Endo
3: (61min limit draw) | |
| 08/23 | Takasaki, Gunma - Jonan Baseball Stadium | w/ Kokichi Endo vs Lou Newman & Hans Schnabel | D (1-1)
1: Rikidōzan (33:08 pin) Schnabel
2: Schnabel (11:53 pin) Endo
3: (61min limit draw) | |
| 08/25 |
Tokyo - Metropolitan Gym (TV) | w/ Kokichi Endo & Oki Shikina vs Lou Newman & Hans Schnabel & Bob Olson (Mumphrey) | W (2-1)
1: Schnabel(20:18 pin) Oki
2: Rikidōzan (4:37 pin) Schnabel
3: Rikidōzan (3:55 pin) Olson |
Mainichi Newspaper Cup |
| 08/27 | Okayama - Pref. Stadium | w/ Kokichi Endo vs Lou Newman & Hans Schnabel | L (1-2)
1: Schnabel (19:18 pin) Endo
2: Rikidōzan (10:24 pin) Newman
3: Schnabel (1:01 pin) Endo | |
| 08/29 | Fukuoka - Heiwadai Baseball Stadium | w/ Kokichi Endo vs Lou Newman & Hans Schnabel | W (2-1)
1: Schnabel (11:25 pin) Endo
2: Rikidōzan & Endo (18:49 DQ)
3: Rikidōzan (6:00 pin) Schnabel | |
| 08/30 | Sasebo, Nagasaki - Public Hall | w/ Kokichi Endo vs Lou Newman & Hans Schnabel | L (1-2)
1: Rikidōzan (16:42 pin) Newman
2: Schnabel (9:56 pin) Endo
3: Newman (8:15 pin) Endo | |
| 08/31 | Nagasaki - Bicycle Racetrack | w/ Kokichi Endo vs Lou Newman & Hans Schnabel | W (2-0)
1: Endo (28:48 DQ) Newman
2: Rikidōzan (13:28 pin) Schnabel | |
| 09/01 | Oita - Pref. Gym | w/ Kokichi Endo & Oki Shikina vs Lou Newman & Hans Schnabel & Youssef Turko |
W (2-0)
1: Surugaumi (19:37 pin) Turko
2: Rikidōzan or Endo (8:58 pin) Turko | |
| 09/03 | Kokura, Fukuoka - City Gym | w/ Kokichi Endo vs Lou Newman & Hans Schnabel |
L (1-2)
1: Newman (18:01 pin) Endo
2: Rikidōzan (5:05 pin) Newman
3: Newman (5:46 pin) Endo | |
| 09/04 | Hiroshima - Kokutaiji HS Ground | w/ Kokichi Endo vs Lou Newman & Hans Schnabel |
W: Rikidōzan (26:17 pin) Schnabel | |
| 09/05 | Matsuyama - Ehime Pref. Public Hall | w/ Kokichi Endo vs Lou Newman & Hans Schnabel |
W (2-0)
1: Endo (16:03 DQ) Newman
2: Rikidōzan (12:02 pin) Newman | |
| 09/06 | Takamatsu - Municipal Central Stadium | w/ Kokichi Endo vs Lou Newman & Hans Schnabel |
W (2-0)
1: Endo (21:43 DQ) Newman
2: Rikidōzan (9:15 pin) Newman | |
| 09/08 | Osaka - Pref. Gym (TV) | w/ Surugaumi vs Lou Newman & Hans Schnabel |
L (0-2)
1: Newman (14:41 pin) Surugaumi
2: Schnabel (14:48 pin) Surugaumi |
|
| 09/09 | Osaka - Pref. Gym (TV) | w/ Kokichi Endo & Surugaumi vs Lou Newman & Hans Schnabel & Bob Olson |
D (1-1)
1: Schnabel (38:16 pin) Surugaumi
2: Rikidōzan (13:10) Olson
3: (61min limit draw) | |
| 09/10 | Osaka - Pref. Gym (TV) | w/ Kokichi Endo vs Lou Newman & Hans Schnabel | W (2-0)
1: Rikidōzan & Endo (20:05 DQ)
2: Rikidōzan (12:25 pin) Schnabel | won Pacific Coast Tag Team Title |
| 09/11 | Kobe - Municipal Oji Gym | w/ Kokichi Endo vs Lou Newman & Hans Schnabel | L (0-2)
1: Newman (19:59 pin) Endo
2: Schnabel (12:10 pin) Endo | |
| 09/12 | Kyoto - Ice Palace | w/ Kokichi Endo vs Lou Newman & Hans Schnabel | L (1-2)
1: Schnabel (17:15 pin) Endo
2: Rikidōzan (8:39 pin) Newman
3: Newman (6:52 pin) Endo | |
| 09/14 | Nagoya - Kanayama Gym | w/ Kokichi Endo & Oki Shikina vs Lou Newman & Hans Schnabel & Bob Olsen | W (2-1)
1: Schnabel (12:40) Endo
2: Oki (9:54 pin) Newman
3: Rikidōzan (6:59 pin) Olson | |
| 09/15 | Toyohashi, Aichi - Stadium | w/ Kokichi Endo vs Lou Newman & Hans Schnabel | W (2-0)
1: Endo (22:04 DQ) Schnabel
2: Rikidōzan (8:17 pin) Newman | |
| 09/16 | Hamamatsu, Shizuoka - Municipal Pool | w/ Kokichi Endo vs Lou Newman & Hans Schnabel | L (0-2)
1: Newman (17:31 pin) Endo
2: Schnabel (12:22 pin) Endo | |
| 09/18 |
Tokyo - Metropolitan Gym |
w/ Kokichi Endo vs Lou Newman & Hans Schnabel |
(postponed to 09/21) |
Pacific Coast Tag Team Title |
| 09/19 |
Yokohama - Lou Gehrig Stadium ("Heiwa Stadium") |
w/ Kokichi Endo & Surugaumi vs Lou Newman & Hans Schnabel & Bob Olson | L (1-2)
1: Newman (17:29 pin) Surugaumi
2: Rikidōzan (5:05 pin) Olson
3: Schnabel (16:03 pin) Surugaumi | |
| 09/20 | Kisarazu, Chiba - Municipal (Baseball) Stadium | w/ Kokichi Endo vs Lou Newman & Hans Schnabel | W (2-0)
1: Endo (18:43 DQ) Newman
2: Rikidōzan (8:01 pin) Schnabel | |
| 09/21 | Tokyo - Metropolitan Gym (TV) | w/ Kokichi Endo vs Lou Newman & Hans Schnabel | W (2-1)
1: Schnabel (12:53 pin) Endo
2: Endo (9:15 pin) Newman
3: Rikidōzan (8:13 pin) Newman | retained Pacific Coast Tag Team Title |
| 09/22 | Fukui - PR Outdoor Variety Theater | w/ Kokichi Endo vs Lou Newman & Hans Schnabel | W (2-0)
1: Endo (22:31 DQ) Newman
2: Rikidōzan (14:11 pin) Schnabel | |
| 09/23 | Kanazawa - Ishikawa Pref. Kenrokuen Stadium | w/ Kokichi Endo & Surugaumi vs Lou Newman & Hans Schnabel & Youssef Turko | W (2-0)
1: Surugaumi (12:30 pin) Turko
2: Rikidōzan (16:11 pin) Turko | |
| 09/24 | Toyama - Pref. Baseball Stadium | w/ Kokichi Endo vs Lou Newman & Hans Schnabel | W (2-0)
1: Endo (26:23 DQ) Schnabel
2: Rikidōzan (7:12 pin) Schnabel | |
| 09/27 | Niigata - Municipal Hakusan Baseball Stadium | w/ Kokichi Endo vs Lou Newman & Hans Schnabel | W (2-0)
1: Endo (24:14 DQ) Schnabel
2: Rikidōzan (19:55 pin) Schnabel | |
| 09/28 | Tachikawa, Tokyo - Bicycle Racetrack | w/ Kokichi Endo vs Lou Newman & Hans Schnabel | W (2-0)
1: Endo (18:09 DQ) Schnabel
2: Rikidōzan (13:50 pin) Newman | |
| 09/29 | Kofu - Yamanashi Pref. Iida Town Ground | w/ Kokichi Endo vs Lou Newman & Hans Schnabel | W (2-0)
1: Endo (18:10 DQ) Schnabel
2: Rikidōzan (8:29 pin) Newman | |
| 10/01 | Tokyo - Metropolitan Gym | Yoshinosato | W (1:24 pin) | charity show |
| 10/01 | Tokyo - Metropolitan Gym | Surugaumi | W (2:20 boston crab) | charity show |
| 10/01 | Tokyo - Metropolitan Gym | Kokichi Endo | W (5:08 pin) | charity show |
| 12/22 | Tokyo - Kuramae Kokugikan | Masahiko Kimura | W (2-0)
1: Rikidōzan (15:49 TKO)
2: Rikidōzan (forfeit) | becomes the first Japanese Heavyweight Champion |
