1967,1968,1969

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Legend: SFC = State Fairgrounds Coliseum Indianapolis SS = Southside Armory Indianapolis
CC = Convention Center Indianapolis T = Tyndall Armory Indianapolis O = Olympia Detroit
BS = Bush Stadium Indianapolis MSA = Market Square Arena Indianapolis Att = Attendance W = Won

 D = Draw DDQ = Double Disqualification DCO = Double Count Out Of The Ring L = Lost

1967

1/7/67  Indianapolis IN TV Chris Markoff W/Jack Murphy Santiago Acosta D/The Assassin Jack Lanza W/Igor Volkoff Mitsu Arakawa/Haru Sasaki W/Prince Pullins/Bob Sabre.

2/9/67 Fort Wayne IN Tri state promotion’s first matches in Fort Wayne for 8 months WWA tag team title Angelo Poffo/Chris Markoff (c) W/Dick the Bruiser/Cowboy Jack Lanza WWA title Mitsu Arakawa (c) W/Wilbur Snyder Guy Heenan W/Assassin # 1 Yukon Moose Cholak W/Prince Pullins att=2975

1/21/67 Indianapolis IN State Fairgrounds Coliseum WWA tag team title the Devil's Duo (c) L/title to Dick the Bruiser/the Crusher WWA title Mitsu Arakawa (c) W/Cowboy Jack Lanza Wilbur Snyder W/CO Destroyer Moose Cholak D/Guy Mitchell Joe Tomasso W/DQ Mongol Price Pullins W/Treach Phillips att=10037

2/15/67 Denver Colorado AWA tag team title Larry Hennig/Harley Race NC Dick the Bruiser/The Crusher Moose Cholak W/Bobby Duncum Terry Funk W/DQ Waldo von Erich Wilbur Snyder W/Moose Cholak Waldo von Erich W/Sailor Art Thomas Terry Funk W/Bobby Duncum

2/17/67 Indianapolis IN State Fairgrounds Coliseum WWA tag team title Bruiser/Crusher (c) L/title to Chris Markoff/Angelo Poffo when Mitsu Arakawa threw salt in Crusher's eyes during the 3rd fall WWA title Mitsu Arakawa (c) W/CO Wilbur Snyder Cowboy Jack Lanza W/Guy Heenan Moose Cholak W/Assassin Mongol W/Len Rossi Prince Pullins D/Shariff Sahara att=4072

2/25/67 Indianapolis IN Tyndall Armory WWA tag team title the Devil's Duo (c) vs. Wilbur Snyder/Cowboy Jack Lanza Mitsu Arakawa vs. Moose Cholak Guy Heenan vs. the Mongol Assassin #1 vs. Shariff Sahara

3/1/67 Denver Colorado AWA tag team title No DQ Larry Hennig/Harley Race vs. Dick the Bruiser/The Crusher Wilbur Snyder vs. Waldo von Erich Alaskan vs. Danny Hodge Terry Funk vs. Silento Rodriguez

3/2/67 Fort Wayne IN WWA tag team title Angelo Poffo/Chris Markoff DDQ/Dick the Bruiser/Wilbur Snyder WWA title Mitsu Arakawa (c) W/Jack Lanza Crusher W/Yukon Moose Cholak Pretty Boy Bobby Heenan W/Mongol att=2500

3/6/67 Moline IL AWA title Verne Gage W/DQ Killer Kowalski Harley Race/Larry Hennig W/Alaskan/Tiny Mills Doug Gilbert W/Jack Pesek Bob Boyer W/George Gadaski

3/18/67 Indianapolis IN State Fairgrounds Coliseum WWA title Mitsu Arakawa (c) W/DQ the Crusher who stuffed Mitsu in a garbage can Dick the Bruiser W/Chris Markoff Guy Heenan W/Shariff Sahara Reggie Parks D/Angelo Poffo Ernie Ladd W/Destroyer Cowboy Jack Lanza/Wilbur Snyder W/Johnny Valentine/The Mongol att=5700

3/20/67 Moline IL Crusher vs. Killer Kowalski Larry Hennig vs. the Alaskan Early Maynard vs. Big K Cowboy Jack Lanza vs. Harley Race Jack Pesek vs. Chris Markoff

3/23/67 Fort Wayne IN WWA tag team title Dick the Bruiser/Wilbur Snyder W/DQ Angelo Poffo/Chris Markoff WWA title Mitsu Arakawa (c) Mitsu Arakawa W/Crusher Reggie Parks W/Guy Heenan (Mitchell) Assassin 1 W/Prince Pullins

4/6/67 Fort Wayne IN WWA title Mitsu Arakawa (c) Mitsu Arakawa W/Crusher WWA tag team title Angelo Poffo/Chris Markoff W/Wilbur Snyder/Cowboy Jack Lanza Parks W/Mongol Assassin 1 W/Tom Jones

4/8/67 Indianapolis IN State Fairgrounds Coliseum Death Match Devil's Duo W/Bruiser/Crusher WWA title bout Mitsu Arakawa (c) W/Ernie Ladd Wilbur Snyder W/Johnny Valentine Reggie Parks W/Mongol Cowboy Jack Lanza D/Moose Cholak Joe Tomasso W/Prince Pullins att=7000

4/19/67 Denver Colorado Larry Hennig/Harley Race vs. Dick the Bruiser/The Crusher Killer Kowalski vs. Ernie Ladd Danny Hodge vs. Art Nielson  Wilbur Snyder vs. Bill Melby 10 man battle royal

4/20/67 Fort Wayne IN WWA title Mitsu Arakawa (c) Mitsu Arakawa W/Crusher who subbed for Dick the Bruiser after his mother passed away WWA tag team title Angelo Poffo/Chris Markoff W/Jack Lanza/Wilbur Snyder Parks W/Guy Heenan Prince Pullins D/Assassin 1

4/29/67 Indianapolis IN Tyndall Armory WWA title bout Mitsu Arakawa (c) DDQ the Crusher WWA tag team title Devil's Duo (c) W/Cowboy Jack Lanza/Reggie Parks Wilbur Snyder W/Guy Heenan Assassin D/Mighty Atlas

5/4/67 Fort Wayne IN WWA title Mitsu Arakawa (c) Mitsu Arakawa W/Ernie Ladd WWA tag team title Angelo Poffo/Chris Markoff W/Parks and Wilbur Snyder Lanza W/Guy Heenan Bob Atlas W/Prince Pullins

5/13/67 Indianapolis IN Tyndall Armory WWA title bout Mitsu Arakawa (c) vs. Reggie Parks Angelo Poffo/Chris Markoff/Guy Heenan vs. Wilbur Snyder/Cowboy Jack Lanza/Moose Cholak Mongol vs. Prince Pullins Mighty Atlas vs. Jim Eskew

5/18/67 Fort Wayne IN WWA tag team title Chris Markoff/Angelo Poffo W/Dick the Bruiser/Crusher WWA title Mitsu Arakawa (c) Mitsu Arakawa W/Reggie Parks Lanza W/Bob Atlas Wilbur Snyder W/Guy Heenan

5/27/67 Indianapolis IN Tyndall Armory WWA title No DQ Mitsu Arakawa (c) W/CO Reggie Parks WWA tag team title Markoff/Poffo L/DQ Cowboy Jack Lanza/Moose Cholak when th3 champs hit special ref Wilbur Snyder Freddy Rogers W/Jim Eskew Guy Heenan W/Prince Pullins

6/3/67 Fort Wayne IN WWA tag team title Angelo Poffo/Chris Markoff W/Dick the Bruiser/Wilbur Snyder WWA title Mitsu Arakawa (c) W/Reggie Parks Little bear/Cowboy Bradley W/Sky Low Low/Jack Cassidy Cowboy Jack Lanza D/Assassin 1 att=3000

6/10/67 Indianapolis IN Tyndall Armory Dick the Bruiser/the Wrestling Beatle W/Angelo Poffo/Ray (Bobby) Heenan WWA title Mitsu Arakawa (c) W/Moose Cholak Joe Tomasso W/Steve Stanlee Guy Heenan W/Shariff Sahara

6/19/67 Davenport IA Cage Bout Crusher vs. Johnny Powers Harley Race vs. Rene Goulet Larry Hennig vs. Cowboy Jack Lanza Chris Markoff vs. Billy Wicks Bob Boyer vs. the Big K

6/24/67 Indianapolis IN Tyndall Armory WWA tag team title Poffo/Markoff (c) W/Wilbur Snyder/Cowboy Jack Lanza when Lanza turned on Snyder WWA title Mitsu Arakawa (c) W/Guy Heenan Moose Cholak W/Doug Gilbert Assassin D/the Sheik (Shariff Sahara)

7/15/67  Indianapolis Victory Field WWA title Mitsu Arakawa (c) W/DQ Lou Thesz who kicked the ref in the rear WWA tag team title Bruiser/Crusher (c) W/Poffo/Markoff (one report has this as a title switch another had Crusher and Bruiser winning the title in Lafayette in July) Blackjack Lanza D/Moose Cholak Destroyer D/Reggie Parks Cora Combs W/Sarah Swan Assassin Joe Tomasso W/John Paul Henning

7/22/67 Indianapolis IN Tyndall Armory Dick the Bruiser/ Moose Cholak W/Mitsu Arakawa/Great Yamoto (Tor Kamata?) Blackjack Lanza W/Assassin 2 straight falls George Ringo the Wrestling Beatle W/Corsica Joe Angelo Poffo W/the Sheik Sahara

8/19/67 Indianapolis IN Bush Stadium WWA title Mitsu Arakawa (c) W/Dick the Bruiser Blackjack Lanza W/Wilbur Snyder Handicap bout Crusher W/Chris Markoff but did not beat Bobby Heenan before the 30 minute time limit Moose Cholak D/John Paul Henning

9/9/67 Indianapolis IN Tyndall Armory Mitsu Arakawa/Dr. Moto W/Moose Cholak/Wilbur Snyder Blackjack Lanza W/Sandy Acosta 2 straight falls Angelo Poffo D/Bob Boyer 30 minutes Joe Tomasso W/the Wrestling Beatle

9/16/67 Chicago Amphitheatre Bruiser/Crusher vs. Chris Markoff/Angelo Poffo Johnny Powers vs. Wilbur Snyder Destroyer vs. Reggie Parks Rene Goulet vs. Blackjack Lanza Moose Cholak vs. Jack Pesek Big K vs. Al Kashey

9/23/67 Indianapolis IN TV Dick the Bruiser W/Ron Newsome Bob Boyer D/Paul Christy Blackjack Lanza W/Bob "Ring" Post Mitsu Arakawa/Dr. Moto w/Prince Pullins/Ramon Rivera Johnny Valentine w/Phillip Zuck. (Johnny Valentine beat Phillip Zuck is interesting. Big John was the NWA Florida Heavyweight Champion at this point! Defeated the Great Malenko for the title on Championship Wrestling From Florida TV w/Gordon Solie Saturday August 26th 1967.Was it the same performer?)

9/30/67 Indianapolis IN State Fairgrounds Coliseum WWA title Wilbur Snyder W/title from Mitsu Arakawa (c) WWA tag team title Bruiser/Crusher W/Blackjack Lanza/Johnny Valentine Paul Christy W/Assassin #1 Bob Boyer W/Igor Volkoff Reggie Parks D/Chris Markoff Dr. Moto W/DQ Moose Cholak

10/5/67 Fort Wayne IN WWA tag team title Dick the Bruiser/Crusher W/ Blackjack Lanza/Chris Markoff WWA title Wilbur Snyder W/DQ Mitsu Arakawa (c) Dr. Moto W/Paul Christy Prince Pullins W/Igor Volkoff att=1300

10/13/67 Indianapolis IN State Fairgrounds Coliseum WWA tag team title Bruiser/Crusher (c) L/title to Mitsu Arakawa/Dr. Moto WWA title Wilbur Snyder (c) W/Johnny Valentine Prince Pullins W/Freddie Rogers Chris Markoff W/Paul Christy Moose Cholak W/Black Bart Blackjack Lanza W/Bob Boyer att=3500

11/4/67 Indianapolis IN State Fairgrounds Coliseum WWA title Wilbur Snyder (c) NC/Johnny Powers WWA tag team title Mitsu Arakawa/Dr. Moto (c) W/Dick the Bruiser/Crusher when Crusher was unable to continue in the 3rd fall Prince Pullins W/Black Bart Bob Boyer D/Assassin 20 minutes Blackjack Lanza W/Paul Christy  Moose Cholak W/Chris Markoff att=7000

11/8/67 Ashland WI Crusher vs Harley Race Chris Markoff vs. Mighty Igor Ramon Torres vs. Big K

11/23/67 Indianapolis IN State Fairgrounds Coliseum WWA title Wilbur Snyder (c) W/Johnny Powers WWA tag team title Mitsu Arakawa/Dr. Moto (c) NC/Dick the Bruiser/Crusher Blackjack Lanza W/Assassin Bobby Heenan W/Bob Boyer Paul Christy D/Bad Bart Gorgeous Mae Young D/Cora Combs att=6500

12/8/67 Indianapolis IN State Fairgrounds Coliseum NWA vs. WWA title Wilbur Snyder (WWA) D/Gene Kiniski (NWA) 60 minutes WWA tag team title Mitsu Arakawa/Dr. Moto W/Dick the Bruiser/Moose Cholak  Assassin #1 W/Santiago Acosta Bob Boyer W/Bad Bart Paul Christy W/Johnny Kace Blackjack Lanza W/Reggie Parks att=2758 gate $5930.00 (must have been bad weather?)

12/11/67 Moline IL Bill Watts/Igor W/Harley Race/Dr. X Bob Geigel W/Bob Boyer Rene Goulet W/DQ Moose Cholak Eddie Sharkey W/Mark Starr

12/26/67 Moline IL Dr. X vs. Bill Watts Mighty Igor vs. John Powers Harley Race vs. Eddie Sharkey Big Luke vs. Ken Yates/Mark Starr

12/27/67 Indianapolis IN State Fairgrounds Coliseum WWA title Wilbur Snyder (c) L/title to Blackjack Lanza WWA tag team title Mitsu Arakawa/Dr.Moto (c) L/DQ Bruiser/Crusher Paul Christy W/Dennis Dolly Assassin #2(?) W/Doug Gilbert Lord Littlebrook W/Mighty Atom Moose Cholak W/Johnny Powers att=5500

12/30/67 Elkhart IN  Paul Christy vs. Igor Volkoff Cora Combs vs. Mae Young The Assassin vs. Moose Cholak Blackjack Lanza vs. Wilbur Snyder.

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1968

1/19/68 Indianapolis IN State Fairgrounds Coliseum WWA title Blackjack Lanza (c) W/Moose Cholak WWA tag team title Mitsu Arakawa/Dr.Moto (c) W/Dick the Bruiser/Wilbur Snyder Bad Bart W/Jose Bentancourt Johnny Kace D/Bob Boyer Paul Christy W/Igor Volkoff Cora Combs W/Sharon Lass

1/21/68 Dubuque IA Ripper Daniels/Bob Brown vs. Ed Sharkey/Bobby Shane winners declared Iowa State tag team champions Ronnie Etchison vs. Sonny Myers Klondike Bill vs. The Mask Ripper Daniels vs. Bobby Shane

2/3/68 Indianapolis IN State Fairgrounds Coliseum WWA title Blackjack Lanza (c) DCO Wilbur Snyder Moose Cholak W/Mitsu Arakawa Johnny Kace W/Herb Larson Prince Pullins W/Bad Bart Bob Boyer W/Zebra Kid Little Joe Russell/Cowboy Bradley W/Fuzzy Cupid/Frenchy Lamont att=5200

2/17/68 Indianapolis IN Tyndall Armory Wilbur Snyder W/Dr.Moto Prince Pullins D/Johnny Kace Sharon Lass W/Cheryl Miller Johnny Powers (billed as Canadian champ) W/Paul Christy 2/3 falls

2/6/68 Terre Haute IN Dick the Bruiser vs. Dr.Moto WWA Title Blackjack Lanza (c) vs. Moose Cholak Igor Volkoff vs. Paul Christy

2/10/68 Hammond IN Civic Center AWA tag team title Mitsu Arakawa/Dr.Moto (c) vs. Wilbur Snyder/Dick the Bruiser Blackjack Lanza w/Heenan vs. Moose Cholak Nicoli Volkoff vs. Prince Pullins Assassin #1 vs. Jose Bentancourt

3/1/68 Indianapolis IN State Fairgrounds Coliseum WWA title Blackjack Lanza (c) W/CO the Crusher WWA tag team title Mitsu Arakawa/Dr.Moto (c) W/Moose Cholak/Wilbur Snyder Destroyer W/Bob Boyer Assassin #1 W/Jose Bentancourt Prince Pullins W/Johnny Kace Paul Christy W/Bob Harmon

3/16/68 Hammond IN Civic Center Dick the Bruiser vs. Blackjack Lanza AWA tag team title Mitsu Arakawa/Dr.Moto (c) vs. Prince Pullins/Bob Boyer Paul Christy vs. Igor Volkoff Bad Bart vs. Jose Bentancourt

3/22/68 Indianapolis IN State Fairgrounds Coliseum WWA title Blackjack Lanza (c) W/Dick the Bruiser Mitsu Arakawa/Dr.Moto (c) L/DQ Wilbur Snyder/Bill Watts Assassin #1 W/Johnny Kace Bob Boyer W/Prince Pullins Big K Kowalski W/Paul Christy Moose Cholak W/Bad Bart

4/6/68 Indianapolis IN Tyndall Armory Wilbur Snyder/ Moose Cholak W/Blackjack Lanza/Bobby Heenan Mitsu Arakawa W/Bob Boyer Big K W/Prince Pullins Nicoli Volkoff L/DQ Paul Christy

4/13/68 Chicago Amphitheatre NO DQ Dr. X vs. Cowboy Bill Watts AWA tag team title bout Mitsu Arakawa/Dr. Moto (c) vs. Yukon Moose Cholak/the Rock (Ole Anderson) Igor vs. Blackjack Lanza Wilbur Snyder vs. Bad Bart Dutch Savage vs. Paul Christy Prince Pullins vs. Igor Volkoff

4/20/68 Indianapolis IN Tyndall Armory Non title Wilbur Snyder W/Blackjack Lanza (Heenan handcuffed to Moose) Moose Cholak DDQ Big K Dr. Moto W/Paul Christy Assassin #1 D/Bob Boyer

5/4/68 Indianapolis IN Tyndall Armory WWA title Blackjack Lanza (c) W/DQ Wilbur Snyder Nicoli/Boris Volkoff W/Paul Christy/Moose Cholak Johnny Kace W/Larry Reed Jose Bentancourt W/Johnny Kace (sub for Bad Bart who was reported to have been in a car crash)

5/11/68 Indianapolis IN TV  Boris/Nicoli Volkoff W/Prince Pullins/Larry Reed Blackjack Lanza W/Chuck Edwards Pat O'Connor W/Herb Larson Mr. Moto W/Bob Dwain

6/1/68 Chicago Amphitheatre AWA tag team title death bout Mitsu Arakawa/Dr.Moto (c) vs. Dick the Bruiser/ the Crusher Igor vs. Dr.X Cowboy Bill Watts vs. Larry Hennig Harley Race vs. Rene Goulet Big Luke vs. Blackjack Lanza Dutch Savage vs. Johnny Kace

6/10/68 Davenport IA Dr. X W/Dutch Savage Big K W/Blackjack Daniels Larry Hennig W/Rene Goulet Bill Watts W/DQ Harley Race

6/15/68 Indianapolis IN Bush Stadium WWA title Blackjack Lanza (c) W/Pat O'Connor WWA tag team title Mitsu Arakawa/Dr.Moto (c) NC/Dick the Bruiser/the Crusher who battled for 5 more minutes "in the mud". The title was held up by the "American Wrestling Association" Moose Cholak W/Nicoli Volkoff 6 minutes Wilbur Snyder W/DQ Angelo Poffo Bill Watts W/Big K 8 minutes Cora Combs W/Mae Goodner 5 minutes (Looking at the times it must have been a nice downpour.)

6/24/68 Davenport IA Verne Gagne vs. Dr. X Bill Watts/Dutch Savage vs. Larry Hennig/Harley Race Man Mountain Mike vs. Big K Doug Gilbert vs. Frankie Laine

7/26/68 Indianapolis IN Bush Stadium WWA title Blackjack Lanza (c) W/Bill Watts Death match non title Mitsu Arakawa/Dr.Moto W/Dick the Bruiser/the Crusher in 10 falls when Dick was counted out for fighting with Lanza on top of the first base dug out. And they say Dick wouldn't do jobs! Arakawa/Moto given title back due to this match? Moose Cholak W/Angelo Poffo Lord Littlebrook/Cowboy Lang W/DQ(?) Tiny Brutus/Mighty Atom Pat O'Connor W/Roger Dolly Wilbur Snyder W/Big K att=6500

8/24/68 Indianapolis IN Bush Stadium WWA title Blackjack Lanza W/DQ Dick the Bruiser when Bruiser used a piledriver WWA tag team title Pat O'Connor/Wilbur Snyder W/title from Mitsu Arakawa/Dr.Moto Moose Cholak W/Big K Angelo Poffo W/Bob Boyer Johnny Kace W/Big Dale Mann Prince Pullins D/Joe Tomasso

9/21/68 Indianapolis IN State Fairgrounds Coliseum Lumberjack match Dick the Bruiser W/Blackjack Lanza Fernando Stampos W/Assassin Moose Cholak W/Dr. Moto Pat O'Connor W/DQ Mitsu Arakawa Wilbur Snyder W/Johnny Kace Cowboy Bill Watts W/Angelo Poffo Watts won the 10 man battle royal att=4200

10/5/68 Hammond IN

10/7/68 Moline IL Red Lyons W/Dr.X with a figure 4 leg lock 1 fall Big Luke W/Big K Chris Markoff NC Mike York Bill Watts/Crusher W/Harley Race/Larry Hennig on a reverse decision

10/11/68 Indianapolis IN TV  Wilbur Snyder W/Angelo Poffo The Chain Gang W/Chuck Edwards/Tiger Phil Prince Pullins W/DQ Dr. Moto  Fernando Stampos W/Tiger Malloy Blackjack Lanza W/Bob Lewis

10/12/68 Indianapolis IN State Fairgrounds Coliseum WWA title Blackjack Lanza (c) W/Bill Watts Dick the Bruiser W/Chris Markoff/Bobby Heenan Chain Gang W/Paul Christy/Prince Pullins Angelo Poffo W/Ken Russett Guy Mitchell D/Jose Bentancourt Johnny Kace W/Sabu att= 4000+

10/19/68

10/22/68 Moline IL Red Lyons vs. Dr. X Crusher vs. Larry Hennig Harley Race vs. Mike Riker Pampero Firpo vs. Frankie Laine

10/26/68 Skokie IL. Bruiser/Moose vs. Devil's Duo Prince Pullins vs. Assassin #1 midget bout

Return of wrestling in FW

10/31/68 Fort Wayne IN  WWA tag team title Dr Moto/Mitsu Arakawa W/Paul Christy/ Wilbur Snyder Lanza W/Yukon Moose Cholak Lord Littlebrook W/Little Brutus Prince Pullins W/Angelo Poffo att=1800

11/2/68  Indianapolis IN TV The Chain Gang W/Johnny Kace/Ken Russet Moose Cholak W/Dale Mann Dr. Moto W/Ron Lurr Paul Christy D/Prince Pullins Blackjack Lanza W/Jim Grabmire.

11/2/68 Indianapolis IN Tyndall Armory Chain Gang W/Wilbur Snyder/Prince Pullins Angelo Poffo W/Fernando Stampos Cowboy Lang/Lord Littlebrook W/Tiny Brutus/Mighty Atom Joe Tomasso W/Big Dale Mann

11/11/68 Hammond IN

11/14/68 Fort Wayne IN WWA tag team title Dr.Moto/Mitsu Arakawa W/Verne Gagne/Wilbur Snyder Blackjack Lanza W/Prince Pullins Yukon Moose Cholak W/Frank Dillinger Angelo Poffo W/Fernando Stampos

11/16/68 Hammond IN Civic Center Dick the Bruiser vs. Mitsu Arakawa Chain Gang vs. Moose/Christy Johnny Kace vs. Luis Martinez Angelo Poffo vs. Francisco Flores

11/21/68  Chicago TV The Chain Gang W/Phil Christy/Bob Lewis Blackjack Lanza W/Bob Harmon Ed Carpentier W/Joe Tomasso Prince Pullins W/Johnny Kace Dick the Bruiser W/Ben Jarrels.

11/28/68 Indianapolis IN State Fairgrounds Coliseum WWA tag team title Mitsu Arakawa/Dr. Moto (c) NC/ Dick the Bruiser/Wilbur Snyder WWA title Blackjack Lanza (c) DDQ/Edouard Carpentier Moose Cholak W/Frank Dillinger Chain Gang W/Luis Martinez/Fernando Stampos Prince Pullins W/Angelo Poffo Prince Pullins W/Chris Markoff (Paul Christy Igor Volkoff no showed) att= 6000+

12/14/68 Indianapolis IN TV Blackjack Lanza W/Sonny King Ed Carpentier W/Bill Bomber Luis Martinez W/DQ Jack Dillinger  Wilbur Snyder W/Ron Breznick Dick the Bruiser/The Crusher W/Chuck Edwards/Ron Newsome

12/14/68 Indianapolis IN Tyndall Armory Chain Gang W/Wilbur Snyder/Luis Martinez non title Blackjack Lanza DDQ/ Moose Cholak Angelo Poffo W/Jose Bentancourt Prince Pullins D/Mitsu Arakawa

12/21/68 Hammond IN Dick the Bruiser/Golden Boy Paul Christy vs. the Chain Gang Angelo Poffo vs. Jose Bentancourt Prince Pullins vs. Santiago Acosta Fernando Stampos vs. the Batt
 

12/21/68 Indianapolis IN TV The Crusher W/Chuck Edwards Mitsu Arakawa/Dr. Moto W/Sonny King/Ron Newsome Ed Carpentier W/Ron Breznick Luis Martinez D/Prince Pullins

12/27/68 Indianapolis IN State Fairgrounds Coliseum Dick the Bruiser (sub for Carpentier) W/Blackjack Lanza non title Chain Gang W/Dick the Bruiser/Yukon Moose Cholak Luis Martinez W/Chris Markoff Angelo Poffo D/Paul Christy Prince Pullins W/Ken Russett Johnny Kace D/Assassin 4500

12/28/68 Chicago Amphitheatre Dick the Bruiser/the Crusher W Mitsu Arakawa/Dr.Moto to win the AWA/WWA tag team title

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1969

1/2/69 Cleveland OH Blackjack Lanza W/Wes Hutchings Victor the Bear W/two opponents Lil Abner Osborne W/The Masked Destroyer Johnny Powers/Argentina Rocca W/Moose Cholak/Hans Schmidt Doc/Mike Gallagher W/Mitsu Arakawa/Dr. Moto att=4609.

1/4/69 Hammond IN Sabu W/The Batt (usually Joe Tomasso? Possibly Kenny Russell) Santiago Acosta D/Joe Tomasso Mitsu Arakawa/Dr. Moto W/Luis Martinez/Prince Pullins Blackjack Lanza W/DQ Bill Watts.

1/24/69 Indianapolis IN State Fairgrounds Coliseum WWA tag team title Bruiser/Crusher (c) W/DQ Chain Gang WWA  title Blackjack Lanza (c) W/CO Edouard Carpentier Luis Martinez W/Assassin #1 Dr. Moto W/Paul Christy Moose Cholak W/Mitsu Arakawa Prince Pullins W/Igor Volkoff

2/1/69 Indianapolis IN Tyndall Armory WWA title Blackjack Lanza W/Luis Martinez Dick the Bruiser DDQ Jack Dillinger Frank Dillinger W/Prince Pullins Mitsu Arakawa W/Paul Christy

2/21/69 Indianapolis IN State Fairgrounds Coliseum WWA tag team title Dick the Bruiser/Crusher L/Chain Gang (title returned because wrong man Bruiser was pinned) WWA title Blackjack Lanza (c) W/CO Wilbur Snyder Comrade Boris W/Kenny Russell Prince Pullins D Sandy Acosta 20 minutes Moose Cholak W/Comrade Nick Cora Combs W/Shirley Strand Luis Martinez D Mitsu Arakawa 30 minutes

2/26/69 Kawanee IL Crusher vs. Moose Cholak Larry Hennig vs. Bill Watts Santiago Acosta vs. Johnny Kace

3/8/69 Hammond IN Civic Center Pat O'Connor/Snyder DDQ/Chain Gang Cholak w/Blackjack Lanza Mitsu Arakawa w/Paul Christy ComRed Nick w/Santiago Acosta

3/13/69 Fort Wayne IN Bob Luce mentioned as promoter Dick the Bruiser W/DQ Blackjack Lanza Chain Gang (Frank/Jack Dillinger) W/Luis Martinez/Ed Carpentier Comrade Nicoli and Paul Christy drew Assassin 1 W/Santiago Acosta att=4500

3/15/69 Indianapolis IN State Fairgrounds Coliseum WWA title Blackjack Lanza D Wilbur Snyder 60 minutes (Heenan barred from building) 1st fall Lanza with body press 27:03 2nd Wilbur with abdominal stretch 28:00 time ran out before a 3rd fall. Chain Gang W/Pat O'Connor/Edouard Carpentier 1st CG over Carpentier 4:24 2nd Carpentier in 7:08 3rd CG stopped Pat 7:05. Mike York W/Sabu with a backbreaker 9:25 Comrade Boris L/DQ Paul Christy 11:35 Mr.Kleen W/Angelo Poffo with full nelson 9:51 Pampero Firpo W/Luis Martinez 14:10

3/18/69 Chicago Amphitheatre Edouard Carpentier vs. Dr. X Cowboy Bill Watts vs. Lars Anderson Mad Dog/Butcher Vachon vs. Wilbur Snyder/Pat O'Connor Blackjack Lanza vs. Luis Martinez Pampero Firpo vs. Rene Goulet Prince Pullins vs. Mike Riker

3/27/69 Fort Wayne IN Dick the Bruiser/Yukon Moose Cholak/Mitsu Arakawa W/Lanza/Chain Gang (Frank/Jack Dillinger) Martinez W/Comrade Nicoli Mr. Kleen W/Assassin 1 Angelo Poffo D/Prince Pullins

4/5/69 Indianapolis IN TV Blackjack Lanza W/Bob Brown Mr. Kleen W/Dirty Don Chain Gang Frank/Jack Dillinger W/Jose Betancourt/Chuck Edwards Wilbur Snyder W/Nicoli Volkoff

4/8/69 Chicago Amphitheatre AWA title Verne Gagne (c) NC/Dr. X Chain Gang W/Red Lyons/Red Bastein Blackjack Lanza W/DQ Edouard Carpentier Lars Anderson W/Luis Martinez Pampero Firpo W/Joe Scarpello midget tag team bout

4/10/69 Fort Wayne IN Chain Gang (Frank/Jack Dillinger) W/Carpentier/Wilbur Snyder Wee Willie W/Tiny Brute Judo Jacket Match Mitsu Arakawa W/Lanza Mr. Kleen W/Johnny Kace

4/12/69 Indianapolis IN State Fairgrounds Coliseum WWA title Blackjack Lanza (c) DDQ Edouard Carpentier Chain Gang W/Wilbur Snyder/Pat O'Connor Mr.Kleen W/Comrade Nick Cowboy Lang/Wee Willie Wilson W/Fuzzy Cupid/Little Brutus Luis Martinez W/Angelo Poffo Prince Pullins D/Comrade Nick 15 minutes

4/24/69 Fort Wayne IN Chain Gang (Frank/Jack Dillinger) W/Dick the Bruiser/Yukon Moose Cholak Lanza W/Mitsu Arakawa Kleen W/Comrade Nicoli Angelo Poffo D/Luis Martinez

4/25/69 Indianapolis IN Tyndall Armory Chain Gang DDQ Wilbur Snyder/Moose Cholak Prince Pullins W/Johnny Kace Luis Martinez W/Comrade Boris Mitsu Arakawa W/Mr. Kleen 2/3 falls

5/8/69 Fort Wayne IN WWA tag team title Chain Gang (Frank/Jack Dillinger) W/Dick the Bruiser/Crusher Blackjack Lanza W/Wilbur Snyder Mr. Kleen W/Mitsu Arakawa Assassin 1 W/Santiago Acosta

5/9/69 Milwaukee WI AWA title Verne Gagne (c) vs. Lars Anderson Crusher vs. Butcher Vachon Wilbur Snyder/Billy Lyons/Red Bastien vs. Larry Hennig/Dr. X/Angelo Poffo Pampero Firpo vs. Mad Dog Vachon Joe Scarpello vs. Rene Goulet

5/10/69 Hammond Dick the Bruiser vs. Bobby Heenan/Blackjack Lanza Paul Christy/Prince Pullins vs. Boris/Nicoli Volkoff Johnny Kace vs. Mr. Kleen The Bat vs. Dale Mann

5/10/69 Indianapolis IN Tyndall Armory Chain Gang W/Wilbur Snyder/Moose Cholak in a Lumberjack Match Judo Jacket Match Mitsu Arakawa D/CO Luis Martinez 28 minutes Chief Crazy Horse W/Tokyo Joe Jay Valentine (Jimmy Valiant) W/Dirty Don

5/22/69 Fort Wayne IN Blackjack Lanza W/Mr. Kleen Dick the Bruiser/Wilbur Snyder NC Chain Gang (Frank/Jack Dillinger) Yukon Moose Cholak W/Mitsu Arakawa Martinez W/Comrade Nicoli

6/7/69 Fort Wayne IN Chain Gang (Frank/Jack Dillinger) W/Dick the Bruiser/Wilbur Snyder Yukon Moose Cholak W/Lanza by DQ Kleen W/Angelo Poffo Luis Martinez W/Tokyo Joe

6/10/69 Hammond IN Civic Center Frank/Jack Dillinger W/Moose Cholak/Wilbur Snyder  Luis Martinez W/Boris Volkoff  Angelo Poffo D/Mr. Kleen  Prince Calvin Pullins W/The Bat.

6/20/69 Indianapolis IN Bush Stadium WWA tag team title Bruiser/Crusher (c) L title to the Chain Gang WWA title Blackjack Lanza NC Cowboy Bob Ellis when Bruiser interfered Luis Martinez W/Comrade Boris Moose Cholak W/Mitsu Arakawa Mr. Kleen D Tokyo Joe Edouard W/Pampero Firpo att=4000

6/28/69 Fort Wayne IN Lumberjack Rules Dick the Bruiser/Yukon Moose Cholak W/Chain Gang (Frank/Jack Dillinger) Martinez W/Bobby Pretty Boy Bobby Heenan Kleen W/Comrade Nicoli Prince Pullins W/Ken Russell

7/25/69 Indianapolis IN Bush Stadium Blackjack Lanza/Bobby Heenan W/Dick the Bruiser/ Wee Willie Wilson WWA tag team title Chain Gang (c) W/Cowboy Bob Ellis/Edouard Carpentier Wilbur Snyder W/Big K Luis Martinez W/Johnny Kace Mr. Kleen W/Comrade Boris Moose Cholak W/Kenny Russell att=5000

7/29/69 Davenport Iowa Chain Gang W/Red Lyons/Red Bastien Steve Druk W/Luis Martinez Cowboy Bill Watts W/Butcher Vachon Larry Hennig W/Rene Goulet

8/23/69 Indianapolis IN TV The Chain Gang W/Jose Betancourt/Sabu Mr.Kleen W/Ken Russell Nicoli Volkoff W/Chuck Edwards Wilbur Snyder W/Dirty Don

8/23/69 Milwaukee WI Chain Gang W/Red Bastien/Red Lyons Wilbur Snyder W/Lars Anderson Bill Watts W/Butcher Vachon Blackjack Lanza W/Rene Goulet Angelo Poffo D Luis Martinez

8/29/69 Indianapolis IN Bush Stadium WWA title in a cage Blackjack Lanza (c) L title to Dick the Bruiser WWA tag team title Chain Gang (c) W/Wilbur Snyder/Pat O'Connor Luis Martinez W/Angelo Poffo Cora Combs W/Kathy Branch Baron von Raschke W/Mr. Kleen Edouard Carpentier W/Big K

9/10/69 Hammond IN Bruiser Moose Chain Gang Raschke

9/23/69 Hammond IN Bruiser Moose Chain Gang Raschke

9/20/69 Indianapolis IN State Fairgrounds Coliseum WWA title Dick the Bruiser (c) W/Blackjack Lanza Bobo Brazil W/Jack Dillinger Baron von Raschke W/Paul Christy Moose Cholak D Jim Dillinger Mr. Kleen W/Pancho Garcia Luis Martinez W/Prince Pullins Baron von Raschke won a 10 man battle royal att=4200

9/27/69 Chicago Amphitheatre AWA tag team title Vachons (c) vs. Wilbur Snyder/Ed Carpentier Baron von Raschke vs. Red Lyons Man Mountain Mike vs. Larry Hennig Red Bastein vs. Rene Goulet Angelo Poffo vs. Bruce Kirk Tokyo Joe vs. Joe Scarpello

10/4/69  Hammond IN Civic Center Moose Cholak vs. Baron von Raschke The Chain Gang vs. Luis Martinez/Wilbur Snyder

10/11/69 Chicago Amphitheatre AWA tag team title Vachons (c) NC Red Bastein/Red Lyons Edouard Carpentier W/Jim Dillinger Wilbur Snyder W/Larry Hennig Man Mountain Mike W/Bob Sabre/Angelo Poffo Bill Watts W/Rene Goulet Bruce Kirk W/Kenny Russell

10/18/69 Indianapolis IN State Fairgrounds Coliseum Chain Gang Jack/Jim Dillinger W/Bobo Brazil/Wilbur Snyder Baron von Raschke W/Edouard Carpentier Moose Cholak W/Pancho Garcia Luis Martinez W/Tug Nielson Mr. Kleen W/Porky Pig Loren Paul Christy W/Lou Anthony

10/23/69 Fort Wayne IN Bobo Brazil d/dq Jack Dillinger Baron von Raschke W/Chief Apache Louie in the Baron von Raschke’s first FW appearance Jim Dillinger W/Yukon Moose Cholak Joe Tomasso W/Bozo Brown

10/24/69 Skokie IL Chain Gang W/Bruiser/Apache Lou Baron von Raschke NC Moose Cholak Angelo Poffo W/Prince Pullins Bob Sabre W/Ken Dillinger

11/1/69 Hammond IN Wilbur Snyder vs. Baron von Raschke Jack Dillinger vs. Yukon Moose

11/6/69 Fort Wayne IN Chain Gang (Frank/Jack Dillinger) W/Wilbur Snyder/Bobo Brazil Baron von Raschke W/Paul Christy Yukon Moose Cholak W/Pancho Garcia Chief Apache Louie W/Mark Starr

11/8/69 Indianapolis IN State Fairgrounds Coliseum WWA title Dick the Bruiser (c) W/Jack Dillinger Wilbur Snyder L/CO Baron von Raschke Ken Russell W/Bob Sabre Angelo Poffo D Dennis Starr Fabulous Kangaroos W/Prince Pullins/Mr. Kleen Luis Martinez W/Jim Dillinger Skull Brother W/Jim Askew

11/8/69 Chicago Amphitheatre AWA tag team title Vachons (c) vs. Red Lyons/Red Bastein Larry Hennig vs. Moose Cholak Pat O'Connor vs. Luke Graham Man Mountain Mike vs. Big K/Johnny Kace Paul Christy vs. Bruce Kirk + girl's bout

11/15/69 Elkhart IN Johnny Kace vs. Ken Russell. Mr. Kleen vs. Angelo Poffo Jim Dillinger vs. Luis Martinez Dick the Bruiser vs. Jack Dillinger

11/20/69 Fort Wayne IN Chain Gang (Jim/Jack Dillinger) W/Bobo Brazil and Wilbur Snyder Baron von Raschke W/Yukon Moose Cholak Joe Paul Christy W/Tiger Joe Tomasso Kleen W/Ken Russell


11/22/69  Chicago  Moose Cholak W/Jack Dillinger Jim Dillinger D/Billy Red Lyons Ed Carpentier W/Butcher Vachon Baron von Raschke W/Red Bastien Bill Watts W/DQ Blackjack Lanza Baron von Raschke won 12-man battle royal.

11/27/69 Indianapolis IN State Fairgrounds Coliseum Bout to decide new WWA tag champs vacated after Frank Dillinger shot in September: New Dillingers W/Bruiser/Moose Cholak 2 straight falls Wilbur Snyder D Baron von Raschke Bobo Brazil W/Pancho Garcia Apache Lou W/Joe Tomasso Angelo Poffo W/Porky Pig Jay Valen W/Ken Russell

11/29/69 Elkhart IN Prince Pullins W/Ken Russell Paul Christy W/Joe Tomasso Baron von Raschke W/DQ Wilbur Snyder The Chain Gang W/Dick the Bruiser/Moose Cholak

12/4/69 Milwaukee Eagles Club Bill Watts W/DQ Dr. X Red Bastein/Billy Lyons W/Luke Graham/Larry Hennig Wilbur Snyder W/Hard Boiled Haggerty Angelo Poffo W/Bill Howard

12/6/69 Hammond IN Civic Center Dick the Bruiser W/Black Jack Lanza  The Chain Gang (Jack and Jim Dillinger) W/The Kangaroos two preliminary bouts.

12/19/69 Milwaukee WI AWA tag team title Vachon Brothers (c) W/Red Bastien/Red Lyons Blackjack Lanza W/Cowboy Bill Watts Dr. X W/Luke Brown Pepper Gomez W/Bruce Kirk Luke Graham W/Buddy Smith

12/26/69 Indianapolis IN State Fairgrounds Coliseum WWA tag team title Chain Gang (c) W/Fabulous Kangaroos Baron von Raschke W/DQ Bobo Brazil US title Sheik (c) DCO Wilbur Snyder Paul Christy W/Joe Tomasso Angelo Poffo W/Gary Valen Apache Lou W/Bobby Heenan att=5000

12/27/69 Elkhart IN Johnny Kace versus Jim Valen (Jimmy Valiant) Luis Martinez versus Angelo Poffo Wilbur Snyder versus Baron von Raschke The Chain Gang W Bobo Brazil/Moose Cholak.

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