| date |
location |
opponent(s) & partner(s) |
result |
note |
| 01/28 | Osaka - Pref. Gym | Toshio Yamaguchi | W (2-0)
1:Rikidōzan (23:59 pin)
2:Rikidōzan (6:31 COR) | retained Japanese Heavyweight Title |
| 04/03? | Honolulu, HI | Don Beitelman (Don Curtis) | W | |
| 04/10 | Honolulu, HI | Roberto Pico | W | |
| 04/17 | Honolulu, HI | w/ Azumafuji vs Bobby Bruns & Lucky Simunovich | W | won Hawaii Tag Team Title |
| 04/24 | Honolulu, HI | Lucky Simunovich | | |
| 05/01? | Honolulu, HI | w/ Azumafuji vs Zebra Kid & Roberto Pico | | |
| 05/08? | Honolulu, HI | Zebra Kid (George Bollas) | L (DQ) | suspended for this action and forfeit Hawaii Tag Team Title |
| 05/10 | San Francisco, CA - Winterland | Cliff Olson | W (8:16) | |
| 05/11 | San Jose, CA | Gene Dubuque | W (DQ) | |
| 05/12 | Stockton, CA | w/ Leo Nomellini vs Ben Sharpe & Mike Sharpe | W | |
| 05/13 | Oakland, CA | w/ Enrique Torres vs Gene Dubuque & Cliff Olsen | W | |
| 05/14 | Fresno, CA | Braon Gattoni | W | |
| 05/16 | Sacramento, CA | Aldo Bogni | W | |
| 05/17 | San Francisco, CA - Winterland | Braon Gattoni | W (17:04 "Japanese sleeper") | |
| 05/18 | San Jose, CA | Mike Mazurki | W | |
| 05/19 | Stockton, CA | w/ Johnny Barend vs Bob Orton & Gene Dubuque | W | |
| 05/20 | Oakland, CA | Jess Ortega | D | |
| 05/21 | Fresno, CA | w/ Rocky Brown vs Lord Blears & Gene Dubuque | D | |
| 05/23 | Sacramento, CA | w/ Vic Christy vs Ben Sharpe & Mike Sharpe | L | |
| 05/24 | San Francisco, CA - Winterland | w/ Rocky Brown vs Gene Dubuque & Bob Orton | W (2-0; DQ in 1st) | |
| 05/25 | San Jose, CA | Bob Orton | W (DQ) | |
| 06/13 | Sacramento, CA | Bob Orton | W (DQ) | |
| 06/14 | San Francisco, CA - Civic Auditorium | Roberto Pico | W (12:15 DQ) | |
| 06/15 | Marysville, CA | w/ Vic Christy & Art Michalik vs Gene Kiniski & Gene Dubuque & Steve Stanlee | W | |
| 06/16 | Stockton, CA | w/ Azumafuji vs Gene Dubuque & Roberto Pico | W | |
| 06/17 | Oakland, CA | w/ Leo Nomellini vs Gene Kiniski & Lord Blears | D | Kiniski & Blears retained NWA World Tag Team Title? |
| 06/18 | Fresno, CA | Ben Sharpe | W (DQ) | |
| 06/20 | Sacramento, CA | Jess Ortega | W | |
| 06/21 | San Francisco, CA - Coliseum Bowl | Mike Sharpe | D (1-1 45min) | |
| 06/22 | San Jose, CA | w/ Jess Ortega vs Gene Dubuque & Roberto Pico | D | |
| 06/23 | Modesto, CA | w/ Enrique Torres vs Gene Kiniski & Lord Blears | D | Kiniski & Blears retained NWA World Tag Team Title? |
| 06/24 | Oakland, CA | w/ Art Michalik vs Ben Sharpe & Mike Sharpe | L | |
| 06/26 |
Reno, NV | w/ Azumafuji vs Ben Sharpe & Mike Sharpe | L | |
| 06/28 | San Francisco, CA - Coliseum Bowl | Gene Dubuque | W (20:43 DQ) | |
| 07/15 | Tokyo - Kuramae Kokugikan | w/ Azumafuji vs Primo Carnera & Hardy Kruskamp | W (2-1)
1: Azumafuji (20:21 DQ) Kruskamp
2: Carnera (0:29 pin) Rikidōzan
3: Rikidōzan (8:58 pin) Kruskamp | |
| 07/16 | Tokyo - Kuramae Kokugikan | w/ Surugaumi vs Hardy Kruskamp & Bob Orton | W (2-1)
1: Rikidōzan (19:37 pin) Kruskamp
2: Orton (10:18 pin) Surugaumi
3: Rikidōzan (2:35 pin) Kruskamp | |
| 07/17 | Tokyo - Kuramae Kokugikan | Primo Carnera | W (2-0)
1: Rikidōzan (6:38 DQ) Carnera
2: Rikidōzan (1:30 pin) Carnera | |
| 07/19 | Nagoya - Kanayama Gym | w/ Azumafuji vs Primo Carnera & Bob Orton | W (2-0)
1: Azumafuji (21:25 DQ) Orton
2: Rikidōzan (4:01 boston crab) Carnera | |
| 07/22 | Osaka - Pref. Gym | w/ Azumafuji vs Bob Orton & Hardy Kruskamp | W (2-0)
1: Rikidōzan (17:49 pin) Kruskamp
2: Rikidōzan (10:28 pin) Kruskamp | |
| 07/23 | Osaka - Pref. Gym | w/ Kokichi Endo vs Bud Curtis & Bob Orton | W (1-0)
1: Rikidōzan (pin) Orton 31:19
2: (61min limit draw) | |
| 07/24 | Osaka - Pref. Gym | Primo Carnera | W (2-1)
1: Carnera (6:42 pin)
2: Rikidōzan (1:57 pin)
3: Rikidōzan (1:22 pin) | |
| 07/28 | Tokyo - Kourakuen Stadium | w/ Azumafuji vs Jess Ortega & Bud Curtis | D (1-1)
1: Curtis (19:12 pin) Azumafuji
2: Rikidōzan (7:52 pin) Curtis
3: (1:12 both injured) | Rikidōzan & Azumafuji retained Hawaiian Tag Team Title; Ortega & Curtis retained Central American Tag Team Title |
| 07/31 | Omiya, Saitama - Bicycle Racetracke | w/ Azumafuji vs Bud Curtis & Bob Orton | W (2-0)
1: Azumafuji (22:29 DQ) Orton
2: Rikidōzan (10:42 pin) Curtis | |
| 08/01 | Osaka - Ohgimachi Pool | w/ Azumafuji vs Jess Ortega & Bud Curtis | D (1-1)
1: Azumafuji (27:31 pin) Curtis
2: Ortega (17:00 boston crab) Azumafuji
3: (61min limit) | Rikidōzan & Azumafuji retained Hawaiian Tag Team Title; Ortega & Curtis retained Central American Tag Team Title |
| 08/03 | Tokushima - Civic Hall | w/ Azumafuji vs Jess Ortega & Bud Curtis | W (2-0)
1: Azumafuji (16:04 DQ) Ortega
2: Rikidōzan (9:00 pin) Curtis | |
| 08/04 | Takamatsu - City Gym | w/ Kokichi Endo vs Jess Ortega & Bud Curtis | D (1-1)
1: Ortega (27:36 pin) Endo
2: Rikidōzan (24:36 pin) Curtis
3: (60min limit draw) | |
| 08/05 | Takamatsu - City Gym | w/ Azumafuji vs Jess Ortega & Bud Curtis | W (2-1)
1: Azumafuji (11:20 pin) Curtis
2: Ortega (10:24 pin) Azumafuji
3: Rikidōzan (2:10 pin) Ortega | |
| 08/06 | Kochi - Municipal Sumo Ring | w/ Azumafuji vs Jess Ortega & Bud Curtis | W (2-1)
1: Curtis (20:23 pin) Azumafuji
2: Azumafuji (8:16 pin) Curtis
3: Rikidōzan (1:55 pin) Ortega | |
| 08/08 |
Matsuyama - Ehime Pref. Civic Hall |
w/ Azumafuji vs Jess Ortega & Bob Orton |
W (2-1)
1: Azumafuji (14:05 pin) Orton
2: Ortega (6:08 pin) Azumafuji
3: Rikidōzan (1:27 pin) Ortega |
|
| 08/09 |
Miyazaki - Pref. Baseball Stadium |
w/ Kokichi Endo vs Jess Ortega & Bud Curtis |
W (2-1)
1: Rikidōzan & Endo (24:48 DQ)
2: Ortega & Curtis (7:07 pin)
3: Rikidōzan & Endo (3:05 pin) |
|
| 08/11 | Kagoshima - Civic Kamoike Stadium | w/ Azumafuji vs Jess Ortega & Bud Curtis |
W (2-0) | |
| 08/12 | Fukuoka - Pref. Higashi Park Volleyball Court | w/ Azumafuji vs Jess Ortega & Bob Orton | W (2-0)
1: Rikidōzan (29:07 pin) Orton
2: Azumafuji (9:55 DQ) Orton | |
| 08/13 | Kumamoto - Shirakawa Park | w/ Kokichi Endo vs Jess Ortega & Bob Orton | W (2-1)
1: Ortega (22:27 pin) Endo
2: Endo (7:05 pin) Ortega
3: Rikidōzan (2:51 pin) Orton | |
| 08/16 |
Kokura - City Gym |
w/ Kokichi Endo vs Jess Ortega & Bob Orton |
L (0-2)
1: Ortega (35:22 pin) Endo
2: Ortega & Orton (UTC) |
|
| 08/17 |
Oita - Pref. Gym |
w/ Azumafuji vs Jess Ortega & Bud Curtis |
W (2-1)
1: Azumafuji (17:58 DQ) Curtis
2: Ortega (5:50 pin) Azumafuji
3: Rikidōzan (2:55 pin) Curtis |
|
| 08/18 |
Tokuyama, Yamaguchi - Municipal Mori Stadium |
w/ Kokichi Endo vs Jess Ortega & Bob Orton |
L (1-2)
1: Ortega (10:35 pin) Endo
2: Rikidōzan (5:08 pin) Orton
3: Orton (3:17 pin) Endo |
|
| 08/19 |
Hiroshima - Pref. General Ground Baseball Stadium |
Azumafuji vs Jess Ortega & Bud Curtis |
W (2-0)
1: Azumafuji (25:05 DQ) Ortega
2: Rikidōzan (5:58 pin) Curtis |
|
| 08/20 |
Fukuyama, Hiroshima - City Central Park |
w/ Kokichi Endo vs Jess Ortega & Bob Orton |
W (2-1)
1: Ortega (16:49 pin) Endo
2: Endo (11:07 DQ) Orton
3: Rikidōzan (1:14 pin) Orton |
|
| 08/22 |
Himeji, Hyogo - Himeji Castle Sumo Ring |
w/ Kokichi Endo vs Jess Ortega & Bob Orton |
W (2-1)
1: Orton (20:20 pin) Endo
2: Endo (9:48 DQ) Ortega
3: Rikidōzan (2:17 pin) Orton |
|
| 08/23 |
Kobe - Municipal Oji Gym |
w/ Azumafuji vs Jess Ortega & Bud Curtis |
W (2-0)
1: Azumafuji (21:10 pin) Curtis
2: Rikidōzan (6:19 KO) Curtis |
|
| 08/25 |
Gifu - Civic Center |
w/ Azumafuji vs Jess Ortega & Bud Curtis |
W (2-1)
1: Rikidōzan (16:53 pin) Curtis
2: Ortega (6:53 pin) Azumafuji
3: Azumafuji (3:42 pin) Curtis |
|
| 08/26 |
Matsusaka, Mie - Park Ground |
w/ Kokichi Endo vs Jess Ortega & Bob Orton |
W (1-0)
1: Rikidōzan (23:03 pin) Ortega
2: (10:24 NC) |
|
| 08/29 | Yokohama - Nogeyama Park Pool | w/ Kokichi Endo vs Jess Ortega & Bob Orton | W (2-0)
1: Rikidōzan (15:51 DQ) Ortega
2: Endo (19:08 pin or boston crab) Orton | |
| 08/30 | Shizuoka - Sunpu Park Volleyball Court | w/ Azumafuji vs Jess Ortega & Bud Curtis | W (2-0)
1: Azumafuji (DQ) Curtis
2: Rikidōzan (10:38 pin) Curtis | |
| 08/31 |
Utsunomiya, Tochigi - City Sports Center | w/ Kokichi Endo vs Jess Ortega & Bud Curtis | W (2-1)
1: Ortega & Curtis (20:30 pin)
2: Rikidōzan & Endo (11:56 DQ)
3: Rikidōzan & Endo (0:49 pin) | |
| 09/01 |
Aizu-Wakamatsu, Fukushima - Aizu Stadium |
w/ Azumafuji vs Jess Ortega & Bob Orton |
W (2-0)
1: Rikidōzan & Azumafuji (DQ)
2: Rikidōzan (pin) Orton |
|
| 09/02 |
Fukushima - Pref. Gym |
w/ Toyonobori vs Jess Ortega & Bob Orton |
W (2-0)
1: Rikidōzan & Toyonobori (17:07 DQ)
2: Rikidōzan & Toyonobori (15:30 pin) |
|
| 09/03 |
Taira, Fukushima - Bicycle Racetrack (or City Hall) |
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| 09/04 |
Kawasaki - Kawasaki Stadium (TV) |
w/ Azumafuji vs Jess Ortega & Bud Curtis |
W (2-1)
1: Rikidōzan (3:53 pin) Curtis
2: Ortega (12:02 pin) Azumafuji
3: Rikidōzan (3:14 pin) Curtis |
|
| 09/05 | Mito - Ibaraki Pref. Gym | Bob Orton | W (2-0)
1: Rikidōzan (20:42 pin)
2: Rikidōzan (5:01 pin) | |
| 09/07 | Tokyo - Metropolitan Gym | Jess Ortega | W (2-1)
1: Ortega (14:23 pin)
2: Rikidōzan (9:12 pin)
3: Rikidōzan (0:28 pin) | Mainichi Newspaper Cup |
| 09/17 | Singapore | King Kong (Emile Czaya) | D | |
| 09/21 | Singapore | King Kong (Emile Czaya) | W | |
| 09/24 | Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia | Tiger Joginder | W | |
| 09/30 | New Delhi, India | Dara Singh | D | |
| 11/02 |
Tokyo - Kuramae Kokugikan |
(postponed to 11/14) |
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| 11/03 |
Tokyo - Kuramae Kokugikan |
(postponed to 11/15) |
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| 11/04 |
Osaka - Pref. Gym |
(postponed to 11/19) |
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| 11/05 |
Osaka - Pref. Gym |
(postponed to 11/20) |
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| 11/08 | Toyama - City Public Hall | w/ Harold Sakata (Tosh Togo) vs King Kong & Tiger Joginder | D (1-1)
1: Rikidōzan (40:04 pin) Singh
2: Kong (6:15 pin) Sakata
3: (61min limit draw) | All Asia Tag Team Championship League |
| 11/09 | Nagoya - Kanayama Gym | w/ Azumafuji vs Tiger Joginder & Syed Saif Shah | W (2-1)
1: Rikidōzan (20:39 pin) Shah
2: Singh (10:09 pin) Azumafuji
3: Rikidōzan (1:48 pin) Singh | retained Hawaiian Tag Team Title |
| 11/10 | Nagoya - Kanayama Gym | Syed Saif Shah | W (2-0)
1: Rikidōzan (4R 1:26 KO)
2: Rikidōzan (UTC) | All Asian Heavyweight Championship League |
| 11/11 | Kyoto - Kyoto Arena | Tiger Joginder | W (2-1)
1: Singh (1R 2:17 pin)
2: Rikidōzan (4R 0:42 pin)
3: Rikidōzan (5R 0:14 pin) | All Asian Heavyweight Championship League |
| 11/12 | Hiratsuka, Kanagawa - City Gym | w/ Kokichi Endo vs King Kong & Syed Saif Shah | W (2-1)
1: Kong (25:09 pin) Endo
2: Rikidōzan (5:23 pin) Shah
3: Rikidōzan (6:05 DQ) Kong |
retained Pacific Coast Tag Team Title |
| 11/14 | Tokyo - Kuramae Kokugikan | w/ Harold Sakata vs Dara Singh & Syed Saif Shah | W (2-1)
1: Sakata (21:03 pin) Shah
2: Singh (14:07) Sakata
3: Rikidōzan (4:05 pin) Shah | All Asia Tag Team Championship League |
| 11/15 | Tokyo - Kuramae Kokugikan | w/ Harold Sakata vs King Kong (Emile Czaya) & Tiger Joginder | L (1-2)
1: Rikidōzan (31:55 pin) Joginder
2: Kong (9:53 COR) Sakata
3: Kong & Joginder (forfeit) | King Kong & Joginder became the first All Asia Tag Team Champions |
| 11/19 | Osaka - Pref. Gym | Dara Singh |
W (6R 0:55 pin) | All Asia Heavyweight League |
| 11/20 | Osaka - Pref. Gym | w/ Azumafuji vs King Kong (Emile Czaya) & Dara Singh | D (1-1)
1: Singh (30:02 pin) Rikidōzan
2: Rikidōzan (16:02 boston crab) Singh
3: (61min limit) | retained Hawaiian Tag Team Title |
| 11/22 | Tokyo - Kuramae Kokugikan | King Kong (Emile Czaya) | W (1-0):
1: (60min limit draw)
60min Ext: Rikidōzan (30:50 KO) | became the first All Asia Heavyweight Champion |
