| date |
location |
opponent(s) & partner(s) |
result |
note |
| 03/24 | Amarillo, TX (TV) | El Gran Tapia | W (6:52) | debut match |
| 03/26 |
El Paso, TX - El Paso County Coliseum | Stan Hansen | W | |
| 04/04 |
Lubbock, TX - Fairpark Coliseum | Les Thornton | D | |
| 04/05 | Amarillo, TX | Les Thornton | W (14:40 pin) | |
| 04/06 | Abilene, TX | w/ Les Thornton vs Black Angus & The Beast | W | |
| 04/07 |
Hereford, TX - Bull Barn |
El Gran Tapia |
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| 04/08 |
Albuquerque, NM - Civic Auditorium |
El Gran Tapia |
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| 04/09 | El Paso, TX - El Paso County Coliseum | Black Angus Campbell | W (8:33) | |
| 04/10 |
Odessa, TX - Ector County Coliseum | Black Angus Campbell | W | |
| 04/11 | Lubbock, TX | Karl Von Steiger | L (DQ) | |
| 04/11 | Lubbock, TX | 16-man battle royal | L | |
| 04/12 | Amarillo, TX | The Beast | W (8:01 submission) | |
| 04/12 | Amarillo, TX | 16-man battle royal | W | |
| 04/14 |
Hereford, TX - Bull Barn |
Karl Von Steiger |
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| 04/15 |
Albuquerque, NM - Civic Auditorium |
Les Thornton |
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| 04/16 | El Paso, TX | Apache Gringo | W (5:38) | |
| 04/17 | Odessa, TX | w/ Ricky Romero vs Don Fargo & Johnny Fargo | W | |
| 04/17 | Odessa, TX | 15-man battle royal | co-W w/ Nick Kozak | |
| 04/18 | Lubbock, TX - Fairpark Coliseum | The Beast | W | |
| 04/19 | Amarillo, TX | Nick Kozak | D (15min limit) | |
| 04/20 | Abilene, TX | Karl Von Steiger | W | |
| 04/20 | Abilene, TX | battle royal | co-W w/ Magnificent Zulu | |
| 04/22 | Albuquerque, NM - Civic Auditorium | Karl Von Steiger | | |
| 04/23 | El Paso, TX | Les Thornton | D | |
| 04/24 | Odessa, TX | Nick Kozak | D | |
| 04/25 | Lubbock, TX | w/ Terry Funk vs Don Fargo & Johnny Fargo | W | |
| 04/26 | Amarillo, TX | Nick Kozak | D | |
| 04/27 |
Abilene, TX - Taylor County Coliseum | w/ Ricky Romero vs Don Fargo & Johnny Fargo | L | |
| 04/29 | Albuquerque, NM - Civic Auditorium | w/ Magnificent Zulu vs Lord Alfred Hayes & Les Thornton | | |
| 05/01 | Odessa, TX | Les Thornton | D | |
| 05/02 | Lubbock, TX | Johnny Fargo | D (15min) | |
| 05/03 | Amarillo, TX | Mack Quarry | W | |
| 05/04 | Abilene, TX | Cyclone Negro | D | |
| 05/06 | Clovis, NM | Magnificent Zulu | | |
| 05/07 | El Paso, TX | Ciclon Negro | L | |
| 05/08 |
Odessa, TX - Ector County Coliseum | Mack Quarry | W | |
| 05/09 | Lubbock, TX | Karl Von Krupp | W (DQ) | |
| 05/10 | Amarillo, TX | Hank James | D (10min) | |
| 05/11 | Abilene, TX - Taylor County Coliseum | Johnny Fargo | W | |
| 05/15 | Odessa, TX | Hank James | D | |
| 05/16 | Lubbock, TX | Mack Quarry | W | |
| 05/18 | Abilene, TX | w/ Moose Morowski vs Don Fargo & Johnny Fargo | W | |
| 05/20 |
Albuquerque, NM - City Auditorium | Dory Funk Jr. | L (1-2)
1: Tsuruta (26:15)
2: Dory (14:18)
3: Dory (11:27) |
Dory retained NWA World Heavyweight Title |
| 05/21 | El Paso, TX | Nick Kozak | D (20min) | |
| 05/22 | Odessa, TX | w/ Nick Kozak & Moose Morowski vs Mr. X & Don Fargo & Johnny Fargo | W | |
| 05/24 | Amarillo, TX | Lord Alfred Hayes | W (12:09 pin) | |
| 05/25 | Abilene, TX | w/ Nick Kozak vs King Curtis Iaukea & Ciclon Negro | L | |
| 05/28 | El Paso, TX | Hank James | | |
| 05/29 | Big Spring, TX | King Curtis Iaukea | | |
| 05/30 | Lubbock, TX | w/ Nick Kozak vs Don Fargo & Johnny Fargo | W | |
| 06/01 | Abilene, TX | w/ Nick Kozak vs Lord Alfred Hayes & Les Thornton | L | |
| 06/03 |
Albuquerque, NM - City Auditorium |
Hank James |
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| 06/04 | El Paso, TX | Lord Alfred Hayes | W | |
| 06/05 | Odessa, TX | Mr. Wrestling (Gordon Nelson) | | |
| 06/06 | Lubbock, TX | Les Thornton | D | sub for Dory Funk Jr. |
| 06/10 | Albuquerque, NM - City Auditorium | w/ Moose Morowski vs Ciclon Negro & Hank James | | |
| 06/11 |
El Paso, TX - Coliseum | Dory Funk Jr. |
D (1-1) | |
| 06/13 | Lubbock, TX | Don Fargo | W (DQ) | |
| 06/14 | Amarillo, TX | Mack Quarry | | |
| 06/15 | Abilene, TX | w/ Moose Morowski vs Nick Kozak & Jerry Kozak | | |
| 06/17 | Clovis, NM | Jerry Kozak | | |
| 06/18 | El Paso, TX - Coliseum | Ciclon Negro |
L (23:46 pin) | |
| 06/19 | Odessa, TX | Terry Funk | L | Funk retained Western States Heavyweight Title |
| 06/20 | Lubbock, TX | w/ Nick Kozak vs Lord Alfred Hayes & Les Thornton | D | |
| 06/21 | Amarillo, TX | Ricky Romero | D (15min) | |
| 06/22 | Abilene, TX | Lord Alfred Hayes | | |
| 06/26 | Brownwood, TX | Lawman | | |
| 06/27 | Lubbock, TX | Ciclon Negro | L | |
| 06/28 | Amarillo, TX | w/ Nick Kozak vs Ciclon Negro & Buck Robley | | |
| 06/29 | Abilene, TX | Mack Quarry | W | |
| 07/02 | El Paso, TX | Gordon Nelson | | |
| 07/04 | Lubbock, TX | Dory Funk Jr. | D (20min) | |
| 07/05 | Amarillo, TX | w/ Moose Morowski vs Les Thornton & Mack Quarry | W (13:13 pin) | |
| 07/06 | Abilene, TX | Gordon Nelson | D | |
| 07/08 | Albuquerque, NM - City Auditorium | Gordon Nelson | | |
| 07/09 | El Paso, TX | Nick Kozak | D | |
| 07/10 | Odessa, TX | w/ Moose Morowski vs Lord Alfred Hayes & Mack Quarry | W | |
| 07/11 | Lubbock, TX | Moose Morowski | D | |
| 07/12 | Amarillo, TX | Terry Funk | L (19:15 pin) | |
| 07/13 | Abilene, TX | Karl Von Krupp | L | |
| 07/16 | El Paso, TX | Jerry Kozak | W | |
| 07/17 | Odessa, TX | Nick Kozak | W | |
| 07/18 | Lubbock, TX | Ben Justice | W | |
| 07/20 | Abilene, TX | Buck Robley | W | |
| 07/23 | El Paso, TX | Boris Malenko | W (12:23 DQ) | |
| 07/24 | Odessa, TX | Mr. Wrestling (Gordon Nelson) | | |
| 07/25 | Lubbock, TX | w/ Nick Kozak vs Hank James & Buck Robley | D | |
| 07/26 | Amarillo, TX | Dick Murdoch | D (10min) | |
| 07/27 | Abilene, TX | w/ Nick Kozak vs Ciclon Negro & Boris Malenko | W (DQ) | |
| 07/29 |
Albuquerque, NM - City Auditorium |
w/ Lord Alfred Hayes vs Boris Maleno & Ciclon Negro |
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| 07/30 | El Paso, TX | Karl Von Steiger | W (12:56) | |
| 07/30 | El Paso, TX | battle royal | | |
| 07/31 | Odessa, TX | Karl Von Steiger | W | |
| 07/31 | Odessa, TX | 14-man battle royal | L | |
| 08/01 | Lubbock, TX | Karl Von Steiger | W | |
| 08/03 | Abilene, TX | 13-man battle royal | L | |
| 08/03 | Abilene, TX | Dick Murdoch | L | |
| 08/06 | El Paso, TX | Buck Robley | | |
| 08/07 | Odessa, TX | Mike Paidousis | W | |
| 08/08 | Brownwood, TX | Mike Paidousis | | |
| 08/09 | Amarillo, TX | w/ Stan Hansen vs Dory Funk Jr. & Terry Funk | L (1-2)
1: Tsuruta (20:24 sleeper hold) Dory
2: Terry Funk (13:55 pin) Tsuruta
3: Dry Funk Jr. (pin) Hansen | The Funks retained International Tag Team Title |
| 08/10 | Abilene, TX | Stan Hansen | D | |
| 08/12 | Albuquerque, NM - City Auditorium | Stan Hansen | | |
| 08/13 | El Paso, TX | The Patriot | L | |
| 08/14 | Odessa, TX | Stan Hansen | W | |
| 08/15 | Lubbock, TX | The Patriot | D | |
| 08/16 | Amarillo, TX | The Patriot | D (20min) | |
| 08/17 | Abilene, TX | The Patriot | D | |
| 08/19 | Clovis, NM | Terry Funk | | |
| 08/20 | El Paso, TX | Stan Hansen | D | |
| 08/21 | Odessa, TX | The Patriot | | |
| 08/22 | Lubbock, TX | w/ Stan Hansen vs Killer Karl Kox & The Patriot | L | |
| 08/23 | Amarillo, TX | w/ Stan Hansen vs Killer Karl Kox & Boris Malenko | W (10:01 DQ) | |
| 08/24 | Abilene, TX | Buck Robley | W | |
| 08/26 | Albuquerque, NM - City Auditorium | The Patriot | | |
| 08/28 | Odessa, TX | Buck Robley | | |
| 08/29 | Lubbock, TX | Moose Morowski | W | |
| 08/30 | Amarillo, TX | Killer Karl Kox | D (15min) | |
| 09/02 | Clovis, NM | Don Fargo | | |
| 09/03 | El Paso, TX | Stan Hansen | | |
| 09/04 | Odessa, TX | w/ Ricky Romero vs The Patriot & Killer Karl Kox | W (2-0 DQ) | |
| 09/05 | Lubbock, TX | The Patriot | L | |
| 09/06 | Amarillo, TX | w/ Ricky Romero vs Ciclon Negro & Killer Karl Kox | L | |
| 09/07 | Brownwood, TX | Don Fargo | | |
| 09/07 | Brownwood, TX | w/ Lawman & Les Thornton vs Cyclone Negro & Don Fargo & The Patriot | | |
| 09/10 | El Paso, TX | w/ Ricky Romero & Don Fargo vs The Patriot & Buck Robley & Ciclon Negro | W (3-2)
1: Tsuruta (pin) Robley
2: Negro (pin) Fargo
3: Negro (pin) Romero
4: Tsuruta (pin) Negro
5: Tsuruta (pin) Patriot | elimination match |
| 09/11 | Odessa, TX | w/ Terry Funk & Stan Hansen vs Don Fargo & Ciclon Negro & The Patriot | L | elimination match |
| 09/12 | Lubbock, TX | Stan Hansen | D | |
| 09/13 | Amarillo, TX | Killer Karl Kox | L (4:50 pin) | |
| 09/16 | Albuquerque, NM - City Auditorium | w/ Les Thornton vs Ciclon Negro & The Patriot | | |
| 09/18 | Odessa, TX | Ciclon Negro | L | |
| 09/19 | Lubbock, TX | Les Thornton | L | 4-way match w/ The Viking and Don Fargo |
| 09/21 | Abilene, TX | w/ Nick Kozak vs Karl Von Steiger & The Patriot and Lawman & Dick Murdoch | L | 3-team tournament for Western States Tag Team Title |
| 09/23 | Albuquerque, NM - City Auditorium | w/ Stan Hansen vs Larry Lane & Les Thornton | | |
| 10/06 | Tokyo - Korakuen Hall | Moose Morowski | W (12:53) | Japanese debut |
| 10/08 | Takasaki, Gunma - City Gym | w/ Giant Baba vs Dory Funk Jr. & Larry O'Dea | W (2-1)
1: Dory (9:55 pin) Baba
2: Baba (7:56 pin) Dory
3: Tsuruta (5:31 pin) O'Dea | |
| 10/09 | Tokyo - Kuramae Kokugikan | w/ Giant Baba vs Dory Funk Jr. & Terry Funk | D (1-1)
1: Tsuruta (23:57 german suplex) Terry
2: Terry (17:24 rolling clutch) Tsuruta
3: (61min limit draw) | Funks retained NWA International Tag Team Title |
| 10/10 | Himeji, Hyogo - Welfare Hall | The Beast (Ivan Cormier) | W (10:28 pin) | |
| 10/11 | Fukuchiyama, Kyoto - Welfare Hall | w/ Giant Baba vs Dick Murdoch & Larry O'Dea | W (2-1)
1: Murdoch (16:43 pin) Tsuruta
2: Tsuruta (2:33 pin) Murdoch
3: Baba (2:44 pin) O'Dea | |
| 10/12 | Tottori - City Gym | The Beast (Ivan Cormier) | W (8:27 pin) | |
| 10/13 | Yonago, Tottori - Civic Gym | w/ Giant Baba vs Dick Murdoch & Larry O'Dea | W (2-1)
1: Murdoch (11:54 pin) Baba
2: Tsuruta (4:24 pin) O'Dea
3: Baba (17:49 pin) Murdoch | |
| 10/15 | Hamada, Shimane - Civic Hall | Moose Morowski | W (10:04 rolling clutch hold) | |
| 10/16 | Tokuyama, Yamaguchi - City Gym | The Beast (Ivan Cormier) | W (14:47 pin) | |
| 10/17 | Saijo, Ehime - City Gym | w/ Giant Baba vs Dick Murdoch & Moose Morowski | W (2-1)
1: Morowski (17:34 pin) Tsuruta
2: Tsuruta (2:37 pin) Morowski
3: Baba (7min pin) Murdoch | |
| 10/18 | Tosa-Shimizu, Kochi - City Gym | Moose Morowski | W (10:50 small package hold) | |
| 10/20 | Iizuka, Fukuoka - City Gym | w/ Giant Baba vs Mil Mascaras & Dick Murdoch | W (2-0)
1: Baba & Tsuruta (9:53 DQ)
2: Tsuruta (4:05 pin) Murdoch | |
| 10/21 | Kamigoto, Nagasaki - Aokata Jr. High School Gym | Larry O'Dea | W (15:20 pin) | |
| 10/23 | Arao, Kumamoto - Mitsui Greenland | w/ Giant Baba vs King Curtis Iaukea & Dick Murdoch | W (2-1)
1: Murdoch (5:05 pin) Tsuruta
2: Tsuruta (2:40 pin) Murdoch
3: Baba (5:18 pin) Iaukea | |
| 10/24 | Shimabara, Nagasaki - City Gym | The Beast (Ivan Cormier) | W (15:48 pin) | |
| 10/25 | Yabe, Fukuoka - Town Gym | Larry O'Dea | W (12:03 pin) | |
| 10/26 | Wakamatsu, Fukuoka - Culture Gym | w/ Giant Baba vs Dick Murdoch & The Beast (Ivan Cormier) | W (2-1)
1: Tsuruta (9:42 pin) Beast
2: Murdoch (3:40 pin) Baba
3: Baba (5:06 pin) Murdoch | |
| 10/27 | Oita - Pref. Gym | The Beast (Ivan Cormier) | W (12:56 pin) | |
| 10/28 | Kashima, Kumamoto - City Gym | w/ Giant Baba vs Dick Murdoch & Moose Morowski | W (2-1)
1: Tsuruta (12:54 pin) Morowski
2: Murdoch (5:02 pin) Tsuruta
3: Tsuruta (6:54 pin) Murdoch | |
| 10/30 | Nangoku, Kochi - City Gym | Larry O'Dea | W (13:22 pin) | |
| 10/31 | Aki, Kochi - City Gym | w/ The Destroyer vs Dick Murdoch & The Beast (Ivan Cormier) | W (2-1)
1: Tsuruta (14:46 pin) Beast
2: Murdoch (6:03 pin) Destroyer
3: Destroyer (5:53 pin) Murdoch | |
| 11/01 | Waki, Tokushima - outdoor near the Driving School | Larry O'Dea | W (13:33 pin) | |
| 11/03 | Shirahama, Wakayama - Shirahama Hall | The Beast (Ivan Cormier) | W (10:01 pin) | |
| 11/04 | Miki, Hyogo - Ohmurazaka Square | Moose Morowski | W (15:55 rolling clutch hold) | |
| 11/06 | Okayama - Okayama Budokan | Dick Murdoch | D (30min limit) | |
| 11/07 | Shioyama, Yamanashi - Station Square | w/ Giant Baba vs Dick Murdoch & Moose Morowski | W (2-0)
1: Tsuruta (4:21 rolling clutch hold) Morowski
2: Baba (7:47 pin) Murdoch | |
| 11/08 | Chiba - City Gym | Larry O'Dea | W (15:43 pin) | |
| 11/24 | Tokyo - Kuramae Kokugikan | Mickey Doyle |
W (9:49 pin) | |
| 11/25 | Kisarazu, Chiba - Kiyomidai 5th Park Square | Killer Kowalski | D (4:51 DCOR) | |
| 11/27 | Kiryu, Gunma - City Gym | w/ Giant Baba vs Bruno Sammartino & Calypso Hurricane | W (2-1)
1: Sammartino (14:41 bear hug) Tsuruta
2: Baba & Tsuruta (2:18 DQ)
3: Tsuruta (4:13 pin) Hurricane | |
| 11/28 | Toyama - City Gym | w/ Giant Baba vs Bruno Sammartino & Stan Pulaski | W (2-1)
1: Sammartino (9:16 pin) Baba
2: Baba (6:21 pin) Sammartino
3: Tsuruta (2:40 german suplex hold) Pulaski | |
| 11/30 | Niigata - City Gym | Bobby Duncum | W (10:36 pin) | |
| 12/01 | Shiroishi, Miyagi - Civic Hall | w/ Giant Baba vs Bruno Sammartino & Killer Kowalski | W (2-1)
1: Kowalski (13:45 pin) Tsuruta
2: Baba & Tsuruta (3:10 DQ)
3: Tsuruta (2:02 pin) Kowalski | |
| 12/02 | Morioka, Iwate - City Gym | Calypso Hurricane | D (17:48 DCOR) | |
| 12/03 | Mizusawa, Iwate - City Gym | w/ Giant Baba vs Bruno Sammartino & Calypso Hurricane | W (2-0)
1: Baba & Tsuruta (10:02 DQ)
2: Tsuruta (4:55 pin) Hurricane | |
| 12/05 | Takigawa, Hokkaido - Youth Athletic Center | w/ Giant Baba vs Bruno Sammartino & Killer Kowalski | W (2-0)
1: Baba & Tsuruta (16:06 DQ)
2: Tsuruta (4:25 pin) Kowalski | |
| 12/06 | Obihiro, Hokkaido - General Gym | w/ Giant Baba vs Bruno Sammartino & Mickey Doyle | W (2-1)
1: Baba (10:07 pin) Doyle
2: Sammartino (3:27 bear hug) Tsuruta
3: Tsuruta (2:23 pin) Doyle | |
| 12/07 | Sapporo - Nakajima Sports Center | w/ Giant Baba vs Bruno Sammartino & Killer Kowalski | W (2-1)
1: Sammartino (8:37 pin) Baba
2: Tsuruta (5:11 pin) Kowalski
3: Baba (4:59 pin) Sammartino | |
| 12/10 | Gifu - Civic Center | John Gray | W (17:52 pin) | |
| 12/11 | Toyohashi, Aichi - City Gym | Stan Pulaski | W (10:49 pin) | |
| 12/12 | Nagoya - Aichi Pref. Gym | Stan Pulaski | W (17:38 pin) | |
| 12/13 | Osaka - Pref. Gym | John Gray | W (16:06 pin) | |
| 12/14 | Tokyo - Nippon Univ. Auditorium | w/ The Destroyer vs Calypso Hurricane & Killer Kowalski | W: Tsuruta (21:54 pin) Hurricane | |
