| date |
location |
opponent(s) & partner(s) |
result |
note |
Seiji Sakaguchi (W. Texas) |
| 01/01 | Amarillo, TX - Sports Arena | Gorgeous George Jr. | | |
| 01/03 | Albuquerque, NM - Civic Auditorium | w/ Killer Karl Kox vs Ricky Romero & Gorgeous George Jr. | | |
| 01/04 | El Paso, TX - Coliseum Judging Arena | Bobby Duncum | W | |
| 01/05 | Brownwood, TX - Coliseum | w/ Pak Song vs Ricky Romero & Rufus R. Jones | | |
| 01/07 | Amarillo, TX - Sports Arena | Bobby Duncum | L (DQ) | |
| 01/11 | El Paso, TX - Judging Arena | Bobby Duncum | W | |
| 01/11 | El Paso, TX - Coliseum | w/ Pak Song vs Nick Kozak & Jerry Kozak | L (DQ) | Western States Tag Team Title |
| 01/14 | Amarillo, TX - Sports Arena | w/ The Beast & Bull Ramos vs Killer Karl Kox, Nick Kozak, & Bobby Duncum | L: Kozak (pin) Sakaguchi | |
| 01/15 | Big Spring, TX - Municipal Auditorium | The Lawman | | |
| 01/17 | Albuquerque, NM - Civic Auditorium | Killer Karl Kox | | |
| 01/18 | El Paso, TX - Coliseum | Mr. Wrestling | W | |
| 01/20 | Lubbock, TX - Fair Park | w/ Pak Song vs Jerry Kozak & Gorgeous George Jr. | W | |
| 01/25 | El Paso, TX - Coliseum | Bobby Duncum | W | |
| 01/28 | Amarillo, TX - Sports Arena | 16-man battle royal | | |
| 02/01 | El Paso, TX - Coliseum | Dory Funk Sr. | L | |
| 02/03 | Lubbock, TX - Fair Park | Man Mountain Mike | | |
| 02/12 |
Phoenix, AZ - Madison Square Garden |
Nono Ortega |
W |
|
| 02/14 | Albuquerque, NM - Civic Auditorium | Bobby Duncum | | |
| 02/15 | Abilene, TX - Taylor County Coliseum | Ramon Torres | | |
| 02/15 | El Paso, TX - Coliseum | w/ Hiro Matsuda vs Terry Funk & Ricky Romero | | |
| 02/17 | Lubbock, TX - Fair Park | w/ Pak Song vs Ricky Romero & Ramon Torres | L | |
| 02/18 | Amarillo, TX | w/ Hiro Matsuda & Pak Song vs Dory Funk Sr., Dory Funk Jr. & Terry Funk | | |
| 02/21 | Albuquerque, NM - Civic Auditorium | Woody Farmer | | |
| 02/22 | El Paso, TX - Coliseum | w/ Pak Song vs Terry Funk & Ramon Torres | L | |
| 02/24 | Lubbock, TX - Fair Park | w/ Alex Perez vs Man Mountain Mike & Woody Farmer | L | |
| 02/26 |
Phoenix, AZ - Madison Square Garden |
w/ Great Fuji vs The Comancheros |
L |
|
| 02/28 | Albuquerque, NM - Civic Auditorium | Woody Farmer | | |
| 03/01 | Abilene, TX - Taylor County Coliseum | Bobby Duncum | L | |
| 03/03 | Lubbock, TX - Fair Park | Mr. Ito (Umanosuke Ueda) vs Ramon Torres & Woody Farmer | L | |
| 03/10 | Lubbock, TX - Fair Park | w/ Mr. Wrestling (Gordon Nelson) & Jack Bence vs Nick Kozak, Jerry Kozak, & Man Mountain Mike | L | |
| 03/12 |
Phoenix, AZ - Madison Square Garden |
w/ Great Fuji vs Paul Dupree & Ron Dupree |
L |
|
| 03/15 | Abilene, TX - Taylor County Coliseum | Bobby Duncum | | |
| 03/15 | Abilene, TX - Taylor County Coliseum | w/ Mr. Wrestling (Gordon Nelson) & Apache Gringo vs Man Mountain Mike & Bobby Duncum & Cowboy Carlson | L | |
| 03/17 | Lubbock, TX - Fair Park | Alex Perez | W | |
| 03/19 |
Phoenix, AZ - Madison Square Garden |
w/ Great Fuji vs The Comancheros |
L |
|
| 03/24 | Lubbock, TX - Fair Park | Woody Farmer | L | |
| 03/27 |
Liberal, KS |
Dory Funk Jr. |
NC |
Funk retained NWA World Heavyweight Title |
| 03/29 | Abilene, TX - Taylor County Coliseum | w/ Alex Perez & Apache Gringo vs Cowboy Carlson, Nick Kozak, & Jerry Kozak | L | |
| 04/04 | Albuquerque, NM - Civic Auditorium | w/ Alex Perez vs Bobby Duncum & Cowboy Carlson | | |
| 04/05 | El Paso, TX - Coliseum | Cowboy Carlson | W (pin) | |
| 04/12 | El Paso, TX - Coliseum | w/ The Butcher vs Nick Kozak & Ramon Torres | L: Kozak (pin) Butcher | |
| 04/18 |
Albuquerque, NM - Civic Auditorium |
Mr. Santa Fe |
|
|
| 04/19 | El Paso, TX - Coliseum | The Spartan | | |
| 04/21 | Lubbock, TX - Fair Park | Alex Perez | W | |
| 04/26 | El Paso, TX - Judging Arena | Nick Roberts | W | |
| 05/03 | El Paso, TX - Coliseum | Nick Kozak | D | |
| 05/09 | Albuquerque, NM - Civic Auditorium | Ricky Romero | | |
| 05/10 | El Paso, TX - Coliseum | Ricky Romero | | |
| 05/12 | Lubbock, TX - Fair Park | Don Duffy | L | |
Seiji Sakaguchi (Central States) |
| 05/27 | Kansas City, MO | Rufus R. Jones | | |
| 06/11 | St. Joseph, MO | Steve Bolus | | |
| 06/13 | Cedar Rapids, IA - Memorial Coliseum | w/ Bob Orton vs Rufus R. Jones & Ronnie Etchison | L | |
| 06/13 | Cedar Rapids, IA - Memorial Coliseum | w/ Tor Kamata vs Pat O’Connor & Steve Bolus | L | |
Seiji Sakaguchi (JPWA) |
| 07/19 | Tokyo - Kourakuen Hall | Don Savage (Duke Howard) | W (6:20 pin) | |
| 07/21 | Ishioka, Ibaraki - Ibaraki Mutual Bank Ground | w/ Giant Baba & Great Kojika vs Chris Markoff, Jack Brisco, & Art Michalik | W (2-1)
1: W (7:07 DQ)
2: Markoff (5:00 pin) Kojika
3: Baba (7:17 pin) Michalik | |
| 07/23 | Tokyo - Kourakuen Hall | Fidel Castillo | W (6:46 pin) | |
| 07/24 | Kiryu, Gunma | w/ Michiaki Yoshimura vs Jack Brisco & Art Michalik | W (2-1)
1: Brisco (17:50 pin) Yoshimura
2: W (7:06 DQ)
3: Yoshimura (1:11 pin) Michalik | |
| 07/26 | Yokohama - Culture Gym | Great Igor Vodik | W (8:05 half crab) | |
| 07/27 | Inuyama, Aichi - City Gym | Fidel Castillo | W (7:34 pin) | |
| 07/28 | Matsusaka, Mie - Muromachi Square | w/ Giant Baba & Kintaro Ohki vs Chris Markoff, Jack Brisco, & Don Savage (Duke Howard) | W (2-1)
1: (12:25 DCOR)
2: Sakaguchi (4:06 pin) Savage | |
| 07/30 | Okayama - Okayama Budokan | Art Michalik | W (10:47 half crab) | |
| 08/01 | Fukuoka - Sports Center | Don Savage (Duke Howard) | W (7:05 boston crab) | |
| 08/02 | Hida, Oita - Ohara Ground | Victor Rivera | D (17:32 DCOR) | |
| 08/03 | Shimonoseki, Yamaguchi - City Gym | w/ Giant Baba & Kintaro Ohki vs Jack Brisco, Victor Rivera, & Art Michalik | W (2-1)
1: Michalik (17:43 pin) Ohki
2: Baba (5:22 pin) Rivera
3: Ohki (5:05 pin) Michalik | |
| 08/05 | Nagoya - Aichi Pref. Gym | Victor Rivera | W (11:50 COR) | |
| 08/06 | Tokyo - Kourakuen Hall | Art Michalik | W (7:54 DQ) | |
| 08/07 | Kawasaki - Kawasaki Stadium | w/ Giant Baba vs Chris Markoff & Art Michalik | W (2-0)
1: W (12:11 DQ)
2: Sakaguchi (5:59 pin) Michalik | |
| 08/23 | Tatebayashi, Gunma - Municipal Gym | w/ Antonio Inoki & Michiaki Yoshimura vs The Spoiler (Don Jardine) & Blue Infernos | L (1-2)
1: Spoiler (17:28 pin) Sakaguchi
2: Sakaguchi (2:25 pin) Inferno 2
3: Inferno 1 (5:42 pin) Yoshimura | |
| 08/24 | Numazu, Shizuoka - City Stadium | Grizzly Smith | W (11:52 COR) | |
| 08/25 | Shinjo, Yamagata - Elementary School site | w/ Giant Baba & Kintaro Ohki vs Mil Mascaras & The Spoiler (Don Jardine) & Grizzly Smith | W (2-1)
1: (19:39 DCOR)
2: Baba (13:31 pin) Smith | |
| 08/27 | Tokyo - Kourakuen Hall | Ken Lusk (Ken Mantell) | W (11:29 pin) | |
| 08/28 | Kawaguchi, Saitama - Namikicho Square | Bull Ramos | D (13:50 DCOR) | |
| 08/29 | Fuchu, Tokyo - Civic Hall Square | Grizzly Smith | W (10:48 DQ) | |
| 08/30 | Ishiwa, Yamanashi - Komatsu Farm Hall | Blue Inferno 2 | W (9:53 pin) | |
| 08/31 | Shimizu, Shizuoka - Municipal Hall | Blue Inferno 1 | W (11:53 pin) | |
| 09/01 | Otsu, Shiga - Pref. Gym | Ken Lusk (Ken Mantell) | W (13:16 half crab) | |
| 09/02 | Chiba - Pref. Gym | w/ Michiaki Yoshimura vs Mil Mascaras & Bull Ramos | L (1-2)
Mascaras (21:27 pin) Yoshimura
2: (5:23 DCOR) | |
| 09/03 | Tokyo - Kourakuen Hall | Grizzly Smith | D (10:39 DCOR) | |
| 09/04 | Tokyo - Den'en Coliseum | w/ Great Kojika vs Blue Infernos | L (14:15 DQ) | |
| 09/06 | Sapporo - Nakajima Sports Center | Bull Ramos | W (11:44 DQ) | |
| 09/08 | Kakegawa, Shizuoka - Chuen High School | Inferno 2 | W (11:51 boston crab) | |
| 09/09 | Suwa, Nagano - Lake Suwa Sports Center | Ken Lusk (Ken Mantell) | W (12:45 pin) | |
| 09/10 | Tokyo - Kourakuen Hall | Blue Inferno 1 | W (15:15 pin) | |
| 09/11 | Yokosuka, Kanagawa - Mikasa Park Square | Ken Lusk (Ken Mantell) | W (14:50 pin) | |
| 09/24 | Tokyo - Kourakuen Hall | Jimmy Snuka | W (9:51 half crab) | |
| 09/25 | Mizusawa, Iwate - City Gym | w/ Giant Baba & Michiaki Yoshimura vs Killer Kowalski & Nelson Royal & Paul Jones | D (1-1)
1: Kowalski (15:08 pin) Sakaguchi
2: Sakaguchi (5:06 pni) Jones
3: (4:45 DCOR) | |
| 09/26 |
Hachinohe, Aomori |
w/ Antonio Inoki vs Nelson Royal & Paul Jones |
W (1-0) |
NWA Tag League [1] |
| 09/28 | Kounosu, Saitama - City Park | Jack Dalton | W (10:54 pin) | |
| 09/29 | Hachioji, Tokyo - Municipal Stadium |
w/ Giant Baba & Michiaki Yoshimura vs Killer Kowalski & Bob Ellis & Frankie Laine | W (2-0)
1: W (18:51 DQ)
2: Baba (4:45 pin) Ellis | |
| 10/01 | Yokohama - Culture Gym | Sunny War Cloud | W (9:05 pin) | |
| 10/03 | Oume, Tokyo - Oume Bowling Lane Square | Jim Dalton | W (14:35 half crab) | |
| 10/04 |
Yokkaichi, Mie |
w/ Antonio Inoki vs Killer Kowalski & Buddy Austin |
L (1-2) |
NWA Tag League [1] |
| 10/05 |
Nagoya |
w/ Antonio Inoki vs Jim Dalton & Jack Dalton |
W (2-0) |
NWA Tag League [1] |
| 10/07 | Imabari, Ehime | Jack Dalton | W (4:46 half crab) | |
| 10/08 |
Kochi |
w/ Antonio Inoki vs Bob Ellis & Frankie Laine |
W (2-1) |
NWA Tag League [1] |
| 10/09 | Takamatsu, Kagawa - International Sports Palace | Sunny War Cloud | W (10:00 pin) | |
| 10/12 | Tottori - City Gym | Jimmy Snuka | W (10:10 pin) | |
| 10/13 | Osaka | w/ Antonio Inoki vs Jimmy Snuka & Suni War Cloud | W | NWA Tag League [1] |
| 10/14 | Fukuyama, Hiroshima - City Gym | Buddy Austin | D (10:17 DCOR) | |
| 10/15 | Yamaguchi - Pref. Gym | Jack Dalton | W (5:43 boston crab) | |
| 10/16 | Kitakyushu, Fukuoka - Kokura Gym | Sunny War Cloud | W (8:24 pin) | |
| 10/17 | Kurume, Fukuoka - Kogashiramachi Park | w/ Giant Baba & Michiaki Yoshimura vs Buddy Austin & Nelson Royal & Paul Jones | W (2-1)
1: (21:48 DCOR)
2: Sakaguchi (4:26 pin) Jones | |
| 10/18 |
Nagasaki |
w/ Antonio Inoki vs Nelson Royal & Paul Jones |
W (2-1) |
NWA Tag League [2] |
| 10/20 | Kagoshima - Pref. Gym | w/ Antonio Inoki & Michiaki Yoshimura vs Killer Kowalski & Nelson Royal & Paul Jones | W (2-1)
1: (21:36 DCOR)
2: Inoki (4:35 abdominal stretch) Jones | |
| 10/21 | Kumamoto - City Gym | Bob Ellis | W (8:52 pin) | |
| 10/22 | Karatsu, Saga - City Gym | Sunny War Cloud | W (9:44 pin) | |
| 10/24 | Kashihara, Nara | w/ Antonio Inoki vs Jimmy Snuka & Suni War Cloud | W | |
| 10/25 |
Ayabe, Kyoto |
w/ Antonio Inoki vs Killer Kowalski & Buddy Austin |
D (1-1 DCOR) |
NWA Tag League [2] |
| 10/26 | Takaoka, Toyama - City Gym | Jimmy Snuka | W (8:20 pin) | |
| 10/27 |
Gifu |
w/ Antonio Inoki vs Jim Dalton & Jack Dalton |
W (2-0) |
NWA Tag League [2] |
| 10/29 | Matsumoto - Nagano Pref. Gym | Bob Ellis | W (9:24 pin) | |
| 10/30 | Ueda, Nagano - City Gym | w/ Giant Baba & Umanosuke Ueda vs Killer Kowalski & Bob Ellis & Jim Dalton | W (2-1)
1: Kowalski (10:23 boston crab) Ueda
2: Ueda (5:44 pin) Dalton
3: Baba (3:25 pin) Ellis | |
| 11/01 | Tokyo - Metropolitan Gym | w/ Antonio Inoki vs Killer Kowalski & Buddy Austin | W (2-0)
1: Sakaguchi (5:40 pin) Austin
2: Inoki (9:57 octopus hold) Kowalski | NWA Tag Team League Final |
| 11/03 | Maebashi, Gunma - Pref. Sports Center | w/ Mitsu Hirai vs Nelson Royal & Paul Jones | L: Royal (18:16 backbreaker) Hirai | |
| 11/05 | Tokyo - Kourakuen Hall | Paul Jones | W (11:43 backsliding) | |
| 11/06 | Tokyo - Adachi Ward Gym | w/ Antonio Inoki & Michiaki Yoshimura vs Buddy Austin & Nelson Royal & Paul Jones | W (2-1)
1: Yoshimura (18:12 rolling clutch hold) Jones
2: Royal (7:25 pin) Yoshimura
3: Inoki (4:45 pin) Austin | |
| 11/09 | Naha - Aja Square | Jimmy Snuka | W (8:13 pin) | |
| 11/10 | Naha - Aja Square | Jim Dalton | W (10:36) | |
| 11/19 | Tokyo - Kourakuen Hall | Fred Bass | W (6:00 boston crab) | |
| 11/20 | Ohtawara, Tochigi - City Gym | Rip Tyler | W (11:06 pin) | |
| 11/23 | Shizuoka - Sunpu Hall | Jim Golden | W (10:31 pin) | |
| 11/24 | Himeji, Hyogo - Welfare Gym | w/ Giant Baba vs Bruno Sammartino & Rip Tyler | W (2-0)
1: W (8:21 DQ)
2: Sakaguchi (7:19 pin) Tyler | |
| 11/25 | Hiroshima - Pref. Gym | w/ Antonio Inoki vs Dick Murdoch & Dominic Denucci | W (2-0)
1: W (16:03 DQ)
2: Inoki (5:38 abdominal stretch) Denucci | |
| 11/27 | Kawasaki - Municipal Hall | Dick Murdoch | W (10:59 DQ) | |
| 11/29 | Yokohama - Culture Gym | w/ Antonio Inoki vs Dory Funk Jr. & Dick Murdoch | L (1-2)
1: Murdoch (12:07 pin) Sakaguchi
2: Inoki (0:52 abdominal stretch) Murdoch
3: Dory (3:36 pni) Sakaguchi | |
| 11/30 | Kyoto - Pref. Gym | Jim Golden | W (10:43 pin) | |
| 12/01 | Nagoya - Aichi Pref. Gym | Fred Bass | W (8:27 pin) | |
| 12/02 | Hamamatsu, Shizuoka - City Gym | w/ Giant Baba & Great Kojika vs Terry Funk, Dick Steinborn, & Rip Tyler | W (2-1)
1: (23:53 DCOR)
2: Sakaguchi (4:54 pin) Tyler | |
| 12/03 | Yamaguchi - Pref. Gym | w/ Giant Baba vs Dory Funk Jr. & Dick Murdoch | W (2-1)
1: Murdoch (13:11 pin) Baba
2: W (4:16 DQ)
3: Baba (3:22 pin) Murdoch | |
| 12/04 | Sendai - Miyagi Pref. Sports Center | Rip Tyler | W (7:33 pin) | |
| 12/06 | Ibaraki Pref. Sports Center | w/ Kantaro Hoshino vs Dory Funk Jr. & Mike Paidousis | L: Dory (17:32 pin) Hoshino | |
| 12/07 | Sapporo - Nakajima Sports Center | Dick Murdoch | D (11:24 DCOR) | |
| 12/09 | Osaka - Pref. Gym | Dory Funk Jr. | L (1-2)
1: Sakaguchi (17:17 pin)
2: Dory (4:21 pin)
3: Dory (2:15 pin) | NWA World Heavyweight Title |
| 12/10 | Tokyo - Kourakuen Hall | Dick Steinborn | W (11:13 pin) | |
| 12/12 | Tokyo - Metro. Gym | w/ Michiaki Yoshimura vs Dory Funk Jr. & Dick Murdoch | W (2-1)
1:Dory (14:00 pin) Sakaguchi
2:Sakaguchi (6:00 pin) Dory
3:Sakaguchi (6:30 pin) Murdoch | won vacant All Asia Tag Team Title |
| 12/31 |
Tokyo - Korakuen Hall |
w/ Giant Baba vs Dale Lewis & Mario Milano |
W |
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