| date |
location |
opponent(s) & partner(s) |
result |
note |
| 01/04 |
Tokyo - Korakuen Hall |
Karl von Steiger |
W (10:52 german suplex hold) |
|
| 01/05 |
Kawasaki - City Gym |
w/ Giant Baba vs Terry Funk & Jim Dillon |
W (2-1)
1: Tsuruta (13:59 pin) Dillon
2: Terry (5:35 pin) Tsuruta
3: Baba (3:36 pin) Terry |
|
| 01/06 |
Choshi, Chiba - City Gym |
w/ Giant Baba & The Destroyer vs Terry Funk & Jerry Brisco & Luke Graham |
W (2-1)
1: Terry (13:29 pin) Tsuruta
2: Tsuruta (4:56 pin) Brisco
3: Destroyer (3:35 pin) Graham |
|
| 01/08 |
Owase, Mie - City Gym |
Jim Dillon |
W (12:06 pin) |
|
| 01/10 |
Kashihara, Nara - Koen Gym |
w/ Giant Baba vs Terry Funk & The Patriot (Bobby Hart) |
W (2-1)
1: Terry (8:20 rocking chair hold) Tsuruta
2: Baba (4:01 pin) Terry
3: Tsuruta (3:15 pin) Patriot |
|
| 01/12 |
Mito - Ibaraki Pref. Sports Center |
w/ Giant Baba vs Terry Funk & Luke Graham |
W (2-0)
1: Baba & Tsuruta (10:49 DQ)
2: Baba (3:05 pin) Graham |
|
| 01/13 |
Fussa, Tokyo - City Gym |
The Patriot (Bobby Hart) |
W (11:39 pin) |
|
| 01/15 |
Wadomari, Kagoshima - Takachiho Shrine Sumo Ring |
Luke Graham |
D (16:51 DCOR) |
|
| 01/18 |
Koza, Okinawa - City Gym |
Jim Dillon |
W (20:27 pin) |
|
| 01/19 |
Koza, Okinawa - City Gym |
w/ The Destroyer vs Terry Funk & Jim Dillon |
W: Destroyer (20:07 figure-4 leg lock) Dillon |
|
| 01/22 | Kumamoto - City Gym | Dory Funk Jr. | D (30min limit draw) | |
| 01/23 | Nagasaki - International Gym | w/ The Destroyer vs Dory Funk Jr. & Harley Race | L (1-2)
1: Race (11:59 pin) Destroyer
2: Destroyer (2:32 pin) Race
3: Dory (3:34 pin) Tsuruta | |
| 01/24 | Hiroshima - Pref. Gym | w/ Giant Baba vs Dory Funk Jr. & Jim Dillon | W: Tsuruta (14:14 rolling clutch hold) Dillon | |
| 01/26 | Wakayama | w/ Giant Baba vs Dory Funk Jr. & Jack Brisco | L (1-2)
1: Dory (8:38 rolling clutch hold) Tsuruta
2: Tsuruta (2:55 pin) Brisco
3: Brisco (3:05 pin) Baba | |
| 01/27 |
Osaka - Higashi-Yodogawa Gym |
w/ The Destroyer vs Jerry Brisco & Jim Dillon |
W: Tsuruta (16:20 pin) Dillon |
|
| 01/28 | Nagoya - Aichi Pref. Gym | Dory Funk Jr. | L (0-1)
1: Dory
2: (time limit draw) | |
| 01/29 |
Koriyama, Fukushima - General Gym |
w/ The Destroyer vs Jack Brisco & Jerry Brisco |
W: Destroyer (16:17 rolling clutch hold) Jerry |
|
| 01/30 | Tokyo - Nippon Univ. Auditorium | Jack Brisco | L (1-2)
1: Brisco (12:55 pin)
2: Tsuruta (7:32 pin)
3: Brisco (8:55 pin) | Brisco retained NWA World Heavyweight Title |
| 02/23 |
Koshigaya, Saitama - City Gym |
Mike Dubois |
W (10:31 rolling clutch hold) |
|
| 02/24 |
Tokyo - Korakuen Hall |
w/ Giant Baba vs Dick Murdoch & Dutch Savage |
W (2-1)
1: Baba (11:11 pin) Savage
2: Murdoch (5:25 pin) Tsuruta
3: Tsuruta (4:51 pin) Murdoch |
|
| 02/25 |
Fujisawa, Kanagawa - Chichibunomiya Memorial Gym |
Nelson Royal |
W (16:11 pin) |
|
| 02/27 |
Shimonoseki, Yamaguchi - City Gym |
Dutch Savage |
W (9:22 COR) |
|
| 02/28 |
Onoda, Yamaguchi - Civic Hall |
w/ Giant Baba vs Dick Murdoch & Dutch Savage |
W (2-0)
1: Baba & Tsuruta (7:08 DQ)
2: Tsuruta (6:10 pin) Savage |
|
| 03/02 |
Isahaya, Nagasaki - City Gym |
Dutch Savage |
W (10:50 rolling clutch hold) |
|
| 03/03 | Tsukumi, Oita - City Gym | w/ Giant Baba vs Nelson Royal & Dick Murdoch |
W (2-1)
1: Murdoch (14:05 pin) Baba
2: Baba (4:48 pin) Murdoch
3: Tsuruta (4:29 pin) Royal | |
| 03/04 |
Osumi, Kagoshima - outdoor |
Eddie Graham |
W (12:23 pin) |
|
| 03/05 |
Miyazaki - outdoor |
Mike Graham |
W (10:30 pin) |
|
| 03/07 |
Nishi-no-Omote, Kagoshima - Municipal Ground |
Eddie Graham |
W (16:23 pin) |
|
| 03/09 |
Kanoya, Kagoshima - City Gym |
Mike Graham |
W (10:31 pin) |
|
| 03/10 |
Kaseda, Kagoshima - Municipal Ground |
Mike Dubois |
W (10:34 pin) |
|
| 03/12 |
Iwakuni, Yamaguchi - City Gym |
Eddie Graham |
W (16:10 rolling clutch hold) |
|
| 03/13 |
Himeji, Hyogo - Welfare Hall |
w/ Giant Baba vs Dick Murdoch & Nelson Royal |
W (2-1)
1: Royal (16:12 pin) Tsuruta
2: Baba (5:17 pin) Murdoch
3: Tsuruta (7:30 pin) Royal |
|
| 03/15 |
Sendai - Miyagi Pref. Sports Center |
w/ Hiro Matsuda vs Dick Murdoch & Nelson Royal |
W: Tsuruta (20:39 pin) Royal |
|
| 03/16 |
Tokyo - Ohta Ward Gym |
Nelson Royal |
W (11:38 rolling clutch hold) |
|
| 03/17 |
Kobe - Ohji Gym |
w/ Akihisa Takachiho vs Eddie Graham & Mike Graham |
W: Tsuruta (18:55 pin) Mike |
|
| 03/18 |
Neyagawa, Osaka - Civic Hall |
w/ Giant Baba & Hiro Matsuda vs Gene Kiniski & Eddie Graham & Mike Graham |
W (2-1)
1: Kiniski (10:30 pin) Matsuda
2: Matsuda (4:04 pin) Mike
3: Tsuruta (6:06 pin) Eddie |
|
| 03/19 |
Shizuoka - Sunpu Hall |
Eddie Graham |
W (15:12 pin) |
|
| 03/23 |
Portland, OR - Sports Arena | Dutch Savage | W (12:35) | |
| 03/24 |
Vancouver, BC- PNE Gardens | w/ Al Madril vs Mr. X (Guy Mitchell) & Buck Ramstead | W (2-1)
1: Tsuruta (18:00) Ramsted
2: Ramsted def Tsuruta
3: Madril def Mr. X | |
| 03/25 |
Burnaby, BC - BCTV Studios (TV) | Frank Butcher |
W (6min pin) | |
| 03/27 | Lubbock, TX | w/ Ricky Romero vs Kung Fu Lee (Great Kojika) & The Beast (Ivan Cormier) | W (2-1)
1: Tsuruta & Romero (DQ)
2: (DCOR) | |
| 03/28 |
Amarillo, TX - Sports Arena | w/ Dick Murdoch vs Jim Dillon & Kung Fu Lee |
W (2-1 DQ) | |
| 03/29 |
Atlanta, GA - City Auditorium | Bobby Duncum | W | |
| 03/30 | Atlanta, GA (TV) | Jim Garvin | W | |
| 03/30 | Atlanta, GA (TV) | Ronnie Garvin | W (3:24) | |
| 04/01 |
New York, NY - Madison Square Garden | Johnny Rodz | W (11:56) | |
| 04/02 | Tampa, FL - Ft. Homer Hesterly Armory | Danny Hodge |
D (20min limit) | |
| 04/03 | Columbus, GA | Bobby Duncum | W | |
| 04/04 | Greensboro, NC - Municipal Auditorium | Nelson Royal | D | |
| 04/05 | St. Louis, MO - Kiel Auditorium | Bill Howard | W | |
| 04/05 | St. Louis, MO - Kiel Auditorium | 12-man battle royal |
L |
Dory Funk Jr. won |
| 04/06 | Amarillo, TX (TV) | Bob Backlund | W | |
| 04/06 | Hereford, TX | w/ Jerry Kozak vs Killer Karl Kox & The Beast (Ivan Cormier) | W | |
| 04/07 | Albuquerque, NM - City Auditorium | Killer Karl Kox | W | |
| 04/08 | El Paso, TX | Bob Backlund | L (20:27 pin) | |
| 04/13 |
Funabashi, Chiba - Skate Center |
Joe Soto |
W (10:28 pin) |
Champion Carnival Round 1 |
| 04/14 |
Tokyo - Korakuen Hall |
w/ Giant Baba vs Mark Lewin & King Iaukea |
W (2-1)
1: Baba (9:43 pin) Iaukea
2: Lewin (2:26 pin) Tsuruta
3: Tsuruta (4:07 pin) Iaukea |
|
| 04/20 |
Hekinan, Aichi - Seaside Gym |
w/ Giant Baba vs Abdullah the Butcher & Rufus Jones |
W (2-1)
1: (10:29 DCOR)
2: Tsuruta (5:05 boston crab) Jones |
|
| 04/22 |
Ikeda, Tokushima - outdoor |
Joe Soto |
W (10:15 pin) |
|
| 04/23 |
Tonosho, Kagawa- outdoor |
King Iaukea |
W (8:20 COR) |
|
| 04/24 |
Tokushima - Municipal Gym |
w/ Giant Baba vs Mr. Wrestling & Joe Soto |
W (2-0)
1: Baba (14:01 pin) Soto
2: Tsuruta (6:16 pin) Soto |
|
| 04/25 |
Matsuyama - Ehime Pref. Civic Gym |
Rufus Jones |
W (13:39 pin) |
|
| 04/27 |
Kochi - Pref. Gym |
w/ Akihisa Takachiho vs Mr. Wrestling & Joe Soto |
W: Tsuruta (13:44 rolling clutch hold) Soto |
|
| 04/28 |
Gobo, Wakayama - City Gym |
King Iaukea |
W (3:20 COR) |
|
| 04/30 |
Yamagata - Pref. Gym |
Sailor White |
W (10:07 pin) |
|
| 05/01 |
Omagari, Akita - Pref. Civic Gym |
w/ Giant Baba vs Mark Lewin & Sailor White |
W (2-1)
1: Baba & Tsuruta (4:58 DQ)
2: Baba (6:57 pin) White |
|
| 05/02 |
Akita - Pref. Gym |
Abdullah the Butcher |
W (9:16 COR) |
|
| 05/25 |
Tokyo - Setagaya Ward General Gym |
Johnny Rodz |
D (time limit) |
|
| 05/26 |
Kamogawa, Chiba - Suwa Shrine |
Kevin Sullivan |
W (13:41 pin) |
|
| 05/27 | Oyama, Tochigi - Oyama Amusement Park Skate Center | w/ Giant Baba vs Gorilla Monsoon & Kevin Sullivan | W (2-1)
1: Tsuruta (18:28 pin) Sullivan
2: Monsoon (4:25 pin) Tsuruta
3: Baba (7:28 pin) Sullivan | |
| 05/29 |
Togane, Chiba - Yatsu Children Park |
Moose Morowski |
W (20:34 pin) |
|
| 05/30 | Omiya, Saitama - Skate Center | w/ Giant Baba vs Gorilla Monsoon & Mr. Fuji | W (2-1)
1: Tsuruta (17:46 pin) Fuji
2: Monsoon (3:21 pin) Tsuruta
3: Tsuruta (5:57 pin) Fuji | |
| 06/01 |
Takefu, Fukui - City Gym |
Kevin Sullivan |
W (12:16 pin) |
|
| 06/02 |
Okayama - Okayama Budokan |
Mr. Fuji |
W (11:33 pin) |
|
| 06/03 | Kita-Kyushu, Fukuoka - General Gym | w/ Giant Baba vs Gorilla Monsoon & Moose Morowski | W (2-1)
1: Morowski (12:44 back breaker) Tsuruta
2: Tsuruta (3:26 COR) Morowski
3: Tsuruta (2:30 abdominal stretch) Morowski | |
| 06/04 |
Oita - Pref. Gym |
w/ Giant Baba vs Pedro Morales & Spiros Arion |
W (2-1)
1: Morales (13:18 pin) Baba
2: Baba & Tsuruta (1:48 DQ)
3: Tsuruta (4min pin) Arion |
|
| 06/05 |
Fukuoka - Sports Center |
w/ Akihisa Takachiho vs Pedro Morales & Kevin Sullivan |
W (2-1)
1: Takachiho (10:50 pin) Sullivan
2: Morales (2:05 pin) Takachiho
3: Tsuruta (3:25 pin) Sullivan |
|
| 06/07 |
Nagasaki - International Gym |
w/ Samson Kutsuwada vs Pedro Morales & Johnny Rodz |
D (1-1)
1: Morales (25:12 pin) Kutsuwada
2: Tsuruta (5min pin) Rodz
3: (45min limit draw) |
|
| 06/08 |
Sasebo, Nagasaki - City Gym |
Pedro Morales |
L (19:07 rolling clutch hold) |
|
| 06/10 |
Nara - Central Gym |
Kevin Sullivan |
W (20:38 pin) |
|
| 06/11 | Nagoya - Aichi Pref. Gym | w/ Giant Baba vs Gorilla Monsoon & Spiros Arion | W (2-1)
1: Baba (9:44 pin) Arion
2: Monsoon (6:14 bear hug) Tsuruta
3: Tsuruta (5:44 pin) Arion | |
| 06/12 |
Osaka - Pref. Gym |
Johnny Rodz |
W (17:04 pin) |
|
| 06/13 | Tokyo - Metropolitan Gym | w/ The Destroyer vs Kevin Sullivan & Johnny Rodz |
W (2-0)
1: Tsuruta (8:57 pin) Sullivan
2: Destroyer (7:05 figure-4 leg lock) Rodz | |
| 07/05 |
Tokyo - Korakuen Hall |
Danny Hodge |
D (30min limit draw) |
|
| 07/08 |
Nohgata, Fukuoka - City Gym |
Bob Backlund |
W (20:16 pin) |
|
| 07/09 |
Yukuhashi, Fukuoka - outdoor by the City Golf Course |
Bob Roop |
W (17:15 pin) |
|
| 07/11 |
Miyakonojo, Miyazaki - General Gym |
w/ The Destroyer vs Danny Hodge & Bob Backlund |
W (2-1)
1: Hodge (16:12 rocking chair hold) Tsuruta
2: Tsuruta (3:15 pin) Hodge
3: Destroyer (5:13 figure-4 leg lock) Backlund |
|
| 07/12 |
Ohkuchi, Kagoshima - General Gym |
Sandy Scott |
W (14:36 pin) |
|
| 07/14 |
Yaku, Kagoshima - General Ground |
w/ Giant Baba & The Destroyer vs Bob Roop & George Steele & Bob Backlund |
W (2-0)
1: Tsuruta (12:01 pin) Steele
2: Baba (11:35 pin) Backlund |
|
| 07/15 |
Kushikino, Kagoshima - Sumo Athletic Stadium |
w/ Giant Baba vs Mil Mascaras & Sandy Scott |
W (2-1)
1: (13:40 DCOR)
2: Tsuruta (6:23 pin) Scott |
|
| 07/16 | Ohkawa, Fukuoka - Industrial Hall | w/ Giant Baba & Akihisa Takachiho vs Danny Hodge & Mil Mascaras & Bob Roop | W (2-1)
1: Mascaras (14:15 pin) Takachiho
2: Baba's team (2:30 DQ)
3: Baba (4:32 pin) Roop | |
| 07/18 | Kudamatsu, Yamaguchi - City Gym | Mil Mascaras | D (11:09 DCOR) | |
| 07/19 |
Fukuyama, Hiroshima - City Gym |
Bob Backlund |
W (20:20 pin) |
|
| 07/20 |
Inuyama, Aichi - City Gym |
Giant Baba & Jumbo Tsuruta vs Bob Roop & George Steele |
W (2-1)
1: Roop (pin) Tsuruta
2: Tsuruta (rolling clutch hold) Roop
3: Baba (pin) Steele |
|
| 07/23 | Kanazawa - Uatsuyama Sumo Ring | w/ Akihisa Takachiho vs Mil Mascaras & Bob Backlund | W (2-1)
1: Tsuruta (10:53 pin) Backlund
2: Mascaras (3:51 pin) Takachiho
3: Takachiho (4:08 pin) Backlund | |
| 07/24 | Kawaguchi, Saitama - Asahimachi outdoor | George Steele | W (8:15 pin) | |
| 07/25 |
Tokyo - Nippon Univ. Auditorium |
w/ Giant Baba vs Bob Roop & Bob Backlund |
W (2-0)
1: Baba (12:14 pin) Roop
2: Tsuruta (4:47 pin) Backlund |
|
| 08/19 | Fukagawa, Hokkaido | w/ Giant Baba vs Dory Funk Jr. & Johnny Weaver | W | |
| 08/23 | Obihiro, Hokkaido | w/ Giant Baba vs Dory Funk Jr. & Johnny Weaver | W | |
| 08/28 | Utsunomiya | w/ Giant Baba vs Dory Funk Jr. & Killer Karl Kox | W | |
| 08/29 | Tokyo - Korakuen Hall | Dory Funk Jr. |
L (1-2)
1: Dory (16:31)
2: Tsuruta (3:51)
3: Dory (9:22) |
First singles main event |
| 09/13 |
Tokyo - Korakuen Hall |
w/ Giant Baba vs The Avenger (Moorse Morowski) & Len Shelley |
L (1-2 DQ)
1: Shelley (12:11 pin) Tsuruta
2: Baba & Tsuruta (7:32 DQ)
3: Avenger & Shelley (3:22 DQ) |
|
| 09/14 |
Aizu-Wakamatsu, Fukushima |
Blue Devil (Joe Soto) |
W (14:33 pin) |
|
| 09/15 |
Tsuruoka, Yamagata - City Gym |
The Avenger (Moorse Morowski) |
D (13:48 DCOR) |
|
| 09/16 |
Hirosaki, Aomori - Civic Gym |
Blue Devil (Joe Soto) |
W (13:07 pin) |
|
| 09/18 |
Kamaishi, Iwate - Fuji Iron & Steel Health Insurance Gym |
Len Shelley |
W (12:28 pin) |
|
| 09/19 |
Shinjo, Yamagata - City Gym |
w/ Giant Baba vs Abdullah the Butcher & Len Shelley |
W (2-0)
1: Baba & Tsuruta (9:14 DQ)
2: Tsuruta (7:14 pin) Shelley |
|
| 09/20 |
Nakajo, Niigata - Town Gym |
Blue Devil (Joe Soto) |
W (14:34 pin) |
|
| 09/21 |
Kumagaya, Saitama - City Gym |
Blue Devil (Joe Soto) |
W (11:17 pin) |
|
| 09/23 |
Uonuma, Niigata - Koidego Gym |
w/ Giant Baba & Samson Kutsuwada vs Abdullah the Butcher & The Avenger (Moorse Morowski) & Otto Manheim |
W (2-1)
1: Butcher (14:21 pin) Kutsuwada
2: Baba's team (1:13 DQ)
3: Kutsuwada (5:35 pin) Manheim |
|
| 09/24 |
Nagoya - Aichi Pref. Gym |
w/ Giant Baba vs Abdullah the Butcher & Otto Manheim |
W (2-1)
1: Butcher (11:29 pin) Tsuruta
2: Baba & Tsuruta (3:15 DQ)
3: Tsuruta (3:48 pin) Manheim |
|
| 09/25 |
Yokohama - Culture Gym |
Otto Manheim |
W (12:02 boston crab) |
|
| 09/27 |
Kashihara, Nara - Koen Gym |
w/ Giant Baba vs Abdullah the Butcher & The Avenger (Moorse Morowski) |
W (2-1)
1: Butcher (8:08 pin) Baba
2: Tsuruta (5:20 pin) Avenger
3: Baba & Tsuruta (2:40 DQ) |
|
| 09/28 |
Naruto, Tokushima - City Gym |
w/ Giant Baba & Akihisa Takachiho vs Abdullah the Butcher & Blue Devil (Joe Soto) & Otto Manheim |
W (2-1)
1: Butcher (5:25 pin) Takachiho
2: Takachiho (10:14 pin) Manheim
3: Tsuruta (4:27 pin) Devil |
|
| 09/29 |
Takamatsu - Civic Culture Center |
Abdullah the Butcher |
D (8:15 DCOR) |
|
| 09/30 |
Kawanoe, Ehime - Municipal Ground |
The Avenger (Moorse Morowski) |
D (14:45 DCOR) |
|
| 10/01 |
Nakamura, Kochi - Civic Sports Center |
w/ Giant Baba vs Abdullah the Butcher & Blue Devil (Joe Soto) |
W (2-1)
1: Butcher (12:40 pin) Baba
2: Baba (4:50 pin) Butcher
3: Tsuruta (5:20 pin) Devil |
|
| 10/02 |
Hiwasa, Tokushima - Town Ground |
Blue Devil (Joe Soto) |
W (15:31 boston crab) |
|
| 10/05 |
Tokyo - Nippon Univ. Auditorium |
w/ Akihisa Takachiho vs Blue Devil (Joe Soto) & Len Shelley |
W: Takachiho (15:27 small package hold) Shelley |
|
| 10/06 |
Tsuga, Tochigi - outdoor near the Community Center |
w/ Giant Baba vs Abdullah the Butcher & The Avenger (Moorse Morowski) |
W (2-0)
1: Baba & Tsuruta (9:34 DQ)
2: Baba (7:15 pin) Avenger |
|
| 10/07 |
Takasaki, Gunma - City Gym |
Len Shelley |
W (9:49 pin) |
|
| 10/08 |
Chiba - Park Gym |
w/ Giant Baba vs Abdullah the Butcher & The Avenger (Moorse Morowski) |
W (2-1)
1: Baba & Tsuruta (6:24 DQ)
2: Avenger (3:45 pin) Tsuruta
3: Tsuruta (4:17 rolling clutch hold) Avenger |
|
| 10/10 |
Suita, Osaka - Expo Land Festival Square |
w/ Giant Baba vs The Avenger (Moorse Morowski) & Blue Devil (Joe Soto) |
W (2-0)
1: Tsuruta (13:40 rolling clutch hold) Avenger
2: Baba (4:09 pin) Devil |
|
| 11/06 | Tatebayashi, Gunma | w/ Giant Baba vs Don Leo Jonathan & Dick Murdoch | W | |
| 11/22 | Tokyo - Korakuen Hall | w/ Giant Baba vs Pat O'Connor & Ken Mantell | W (2-1)
1: O'Connor (14:47 rocking chair hold) Tsuruta
2: Baba (6:01 pin) O'Connor
3: Tsuruta (5:03 pin) Mantell | |
| 11/24 |
Maebaru, Fukuoka - outdoor, in front of Itojima High School |
w/ Giant Baba vs Dick Murdoch & Ken Mantell |
W (2-1)
1: Mantell (14:13 pin) Tsuruta
2: Tsuruta (4:12 pin) Mantell
3: Baba (8:28 pin) Murdoch |
|
| 11/25 |
Iizuka, Fukuoka - City Gym |
Pat O'Connor |
D (1-1)
1: O'Connor (5:30 pin)
2: Tsuruta (8:07 pin)
3: (6:22 DCOR) |
|
| 11/26 | Omuta, Fukuoka - Miike-machi Square | w/ Giant Baba & Samson Kutsuwada dvs Pat O'Connor & Dick Murdoch & Ken Mantell | W (2-1)
1: O'Connor (5:19 rolling clutch hold) Kutsuwada
2: Tsuruta (8:25 rolling clutch hold) O'Connor
3: Baba (4:29 pin) Murdoch | |
| 11/28 | Takeo, Saga - outdoor, by Takeo High School | w/ Giant Baba vs Pat O'Connor & Ken Mantell | W (2-1)
1: Mantell (9:10 pin) Tsuruta
2: Tsuruta (6:49 pin) Mantell
3: Baba (4:15 pin) O'Connor | |
| 11/29 |
Miyazaki - Miyazaki Shrine East Sandō Entrance Square |
w/ Giant Baba & The Destroyer vs Dick Murdoch & Chris Markoff & Ken Mantell |
W (2-1)
1: Murdoch (8:23 pin) Destroyer
2: Destroyer (9:13 pin) Murdoch
3: Baba (5:31 pin) Markoff |
|
| 11/30 |
Tarumizu, Kagoshima - Beach Square |
Bobby Whitlock |
W (9:21 pin) |
|
| 12/02 | Kagoshima - Pref. Gym | w/ Akihisa Takachiho vs Pat O'Connor & Ken Mantell | L (1-2)
1: Mantell (12:24 pin) Jumbo Tsuruta
2: Tsuruta (1:55 pin) Mantell
3: O'Connor (7:16 rolling clutch) Takachiho | |
| 12/03 | Kumamoto - Suizenji Gym | w/ Giant Baba vs Jack Brisco & Pat O'Connor | W (2-1)
1: Brisco (15:13 pin) Baba
2: Baba (6:17 pin) Brisco
3: Tsuruta (8:32 pin) O'Connor | |
| 12/05 |
Tokyo - Nippon Univ. Auditorium | Ken Mantell |
D (1-1)
1: Mantell (12:39 pin)
2: Tsuruta (4:45 pin)
3: (3:02 DCOR) |
Mantell retained NWA World Junior Heavyweight Title |
| 12/06 |
Niigata - City Gym |
w/ Giant Baba vs Jack Brisco & Ken Mantel |
W (2-1)
1: Mantell (13:39 pin) Tsuruta
2: Tsuruta (4:16 pin) Mantell
3: Tsuruta (3:46 pin) Mantell |
|
| 12/07 |
Nagaoka, Niigata - Welfare Hall |
w/ Giant Baba vs Chris Markoff & Ken Mantell |
W (2-1)
1: Mantell (12:51 pin) Tsuruta
2: Tsuruta (4:47 pin) Mantell
3: Baba (8:49 pin) Markoff |
|
| 12/08 |
Neyagawa, Osaka - Civic Gym |
Great Snuka (Jimmy Snuka) |
W (17:21 pin) |
|
| 12/09 |
Toyohashi, Aichi - City Gym |
w/ Akihisa Takachiho vs Ken Mantell & Great Snuka |
W (2-1)
1: Mantell (12:25 pin) Tsuruta
2: Tsuruta (8min pin) Mantell
3: Takachiho (4:38 pin) Snuka |
|
| 12/11 |
Yamato, Kanagawa - Auto Body Industry Gym |
Great Snuka (Jimmy Snuka) |
W (16:35 small package hold) |
|
| 12/12 |
Kawasaki - City Gym | Jack Brisco | L (1-2)
1: Brisco (14:30 rolling clutch hold)
2: Tsuruta (2:15 camel clutch)
3: Brisco (5:11 pin) |
Brisco retained NWA World Heavyweight Title |
| 12/26 | Amarillo, TX - Sports Arena | w/ Giant Baba vs Dory Funk Jr. & Terry Funk | L (1-2)
1: Baba (20:47) Dory
2: Terry (12:20) Baba
3: Dory (12:12) Tsuruta | Funks retained NWA International Tag Team Title |
