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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
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
9/30/67 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.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
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
3/22/68 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
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
11/21/68 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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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 Cholak12/4/69 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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