Big Challenge Series: 1980/04/12 - 05/16: 23 cards

The date & location in bold letters indicate the card has full results (incomplete results and/or missing venue name otherwise).

Guest Foreigners:
Joe LeDuc
Mike George (sub for Killer Brooks)
Dan Johnston
Cuban Assassin [04/21 - 05/16]

1980/04/12 Hadano, Kanagawa - Shimahan Midorimachi Square (1,500)
Devil Murasaki (11:55 pin) Nobuyoshi Sugawara
Masahiko Takasugi (10:55 rolling clutch hold) Mach Hayato
Isamu Teranishi (15:58 back breaker) Tsutomu Yonemura
Mighty Inoue (30min limit draw) Mike George
*Great Kusatsu & Ashura Hara (14:49 abdominal stretch) Goro Tsurumi & *Katsuzo Oiyama
Rusher Kimura & Kintaro Ohki (2-0) Joe LeDuc & Dan Johnston
   1: Kimura & Ohki (14:30 DQ)
   2: Kimura (9:45 boston crab) Johnston

1980/04/13 Tokyo - Korakuen Hall (1,500)
Tsutomu Yonemura (12:39 boston crab) Nobuyoshi Sugawara
Katsuzo Oiyama (7:41 pin) Masahiko Takasugi
Ashura Hara (10:53 pin) Devil Murasaki
Great Kusatsu (7:18 figure-4 leg lock) Goro Tsurumi
Isamu Teranishi (12:20 rolling cradle) Mach Hayato
Kintaro Ohki (2-1) Joe LeDuc
   1: Ohki (7:36 pin)
   2: (4:50 DCOR)
Rusher Kimura & Mighty Inoue (2-1) Mike George & Dan Johnston
   1: George (14:48 pin) Inoue
   2: Inoue (3:14 rolling clutch hold) Johnston
   3: Kimura (5:43 pin) Johnston

1980/04/16 Takajo, Miyagi
Tenshin Yonemura def Masahiko Takasugi
Mach Hayato def Devil Murasaki
Isamu Teranishi (DQ) Jiro Inazuma
Mighty Inoue & Ashura Hara def Goro Tsurumi & Katsuzo Oiyama
Great Kusatsu def Dan Johnston
Rusher Kimura & Kintaro Ohki (DCOR) Jos LeDuc & Mike George

1980/04/17 Ebino, Miyazaki
Devil Murasaki def Masahiko Takasugi
Isamu Teranishi def Tenshin Yonemura
Ashura Hara def Mach Hayato
Great Kusatsu & Mighty Inoue def Goro Tsurumi & Katsuzo Oiyama
Jos LeDuc def Jiro Inazuma
Rusher Kimura & Kintaro Ohki def Mike George & Dan Johnston

1980/04/18 Tsukumi, Oita
Tenshin Yonemura def Masahiko Takasugi
Jiro Inazuma def Mach Hayato
Ashura Hara def Devil Murasaki
Mighty Inoue & Isamu Teranishi def Goro Tsurumi & Katsuzo Oiyama
Kintaro Ohki (DCOR) Mike George
Rusher Kimura & Great Kusatsu def Jos LeDuc & Dan Johnston

1980/04/21 Shobara, Hiroshima
Mach Hayato def Nobuyoshi Sugawara
Devil Murasaki def Masahiko Takasugi
Ashura Hara def Tenshin Yonemura
Mighty Inoue & Jiro Inazuma def Goro Tsurumi & Katsuzo Oiyama
Dan Johnston def Isamu Teranishi
Kintaro Ohki (DCOR) Mike George
Rusher Kimura & Great Kusatsu def Cuban Assassin & Jos LeDuc

1980/04/22 Takaishi, Osaka
Masahiko Takasugi def Nobuyoshi Sugawara
Katsuzo Oiyama def Mach Hayato
Devil Murasaki def Tenshin Yonemura
Ashura Hara drew Isamu Teranishi
Jiro Inazuma def Goro Tsurumi
Rusher Kimura (DCOR) Mike George
Kintaro Ohki & Mighty Inoue & Great Kusatsu def Jos LeDuc & Cuban Assassin & Dan Johnston

1980/04/23 Kainan, Wakayama
Mach Hayato (COR) Nobuyoshi Sugawara
Tenshin Yonemura def Masahiko Takasugi
Isamu Teranishi def Devil Murasaki
Ashura Hara & Jiro Inazuma drew Goro Tsurumi & Katsuzo Oiyama
Mighty Inoue def Cuban Assassin
Rusher Kimura def Dan Johnston
Jos LeDuc & Mike George def Kintaro Ohki & Great Kusatsu

1980/04/24 Takaoka, Toyama
Mach Hayato def Nobuyoshi Sugawara
Devil Murasaki def Masahiko Takasugi
Jiro Inazuma def Tenshin Yonemura
Goro Tsurumi & Katsuzo Oiyama (DQ) Mighty Inoue & Ashura Hara
Isamu Teranishi def Cuban Assassin
Rusher Kimura & Great Kusatsu def Mike George & Dan Johnston
Kintaro Ohki (DCOR) Jos LeDuc

1980/04/26 Tsuchiura, Ibaraki - Sports Center (1,200)
Masahiko Takasugi (9:41 pin) Nobuyoshi Sugawara
Tsutomu Yonemura (11:38 back breaker) Mach Hayato
Katsuzo Oiyama (10:08 pin) Devil Murasaki
Ashura Hara (20min limit draw) Isamu Teranishi
Mighty Inoue (13:8 rolling clutch hold) Goro Tsurumi
Kintaro Ohki (12:46 DCOR) Mike George
Rusher Kimura & Great Kusatsu & *Jiro Inazuma (21:42 pin) Joe LeDuc & Dan Johnston & *Cuban Assassin #1

1980/04/27 Ofunato, Iwate
Devil Murasaki def Nobuyoshi Sugawara
Tenshin Yonemura def Masahiko Takasugi
Great Kusatsu def Ashura Hara
Mach Hayato & Jiro Inazuma (DQ) Goro Tsurumi & Katsuzo Oiyama
Kintaro Ohki def Dan Johnston
Mike George def Mighty Inoue
Rusher Kimura & Isamu Teranishi def Jos LeDuc & Cuban Assassin

1980/04/29 Kuji, Iwate
Masahiko Takasugi def Nobuyoshi Sugawara
Mach Hayato def Tenshin Yonemura
Ashura Hara def Devil Murasaki
Isamu Teranishi & Jiro Inazuma (DQ) Goro Tsurumi & Katsuzo Oiyama
Mighty Inoue def Dan Johnston
Rusher Kimura (DCOR) Mike George
Kintaro Ohki & Great Kusatsu def Jos LeDuc & Cuban Assassin

1980/04/30 Hirosaki, Aomori - Civic Gym (2,500)
Tenshin Yonemura def Nobuyoshi Sugawara
Devil Murasaki def Masahiko Takasugi
Ashura Hara def Mach Hayato
Isamu Teranishi & Jiro Inazuma (DQ) Goro Tsurumi & Katsuzo Oiyama
Great Kusatsu def Cuban Assassin
Kintaro Ohki & Mighty Inoue def Mike George & Dan Johnston
IWA World Heavyweight Title: Rusher Kimura* (2-1) Jos LeDuc
   1: LeDuc (11:40 DQ)
   2: Kimura (0:57 DQ)
   3: Kimura (3:29 boston crab)

1980/05/01 Ohmagari, Akita
Mach Hayato def Masahiko Takasugi
Jiro Inazuma def Devil Murasaki
Ashura Hara def Tenshin Yonemura
Mighty Inoue def Katsuzo Oiyama
Great Kusatsu def Goro Tsurumi
Isamu Teranishi def Cuban Assassin
Rusher Kimura & Kintaro Ohki (DCOR) Jos LeDuc & Mike George

1980/05/02 Hakodate, Hokkaido
Devil Murasaki def Masahiko Takasugi
Tenshin Yonemura def Mach Hayato
Jiro Inazuma drew Ashura Hara
Mighty Inoue & Isamu Teranishi def Goro Tsurumi & Katsuzo Oiyama
Kintaro Ohki def Cuban Assassin
Jiro Inazuma won an 11-man Battle Royal (pin) Masahiko Takasugi
Mike George def Great Kusatsu
Rusher Kimura def Jos LeDuc

1980/05/04 Mombetsu, Hokkaido - Sports Center (3,000)
Tenshin Yonemura (3:30 half crab) Hiromichi Fuyuki
Devil Murasaki (13:37 pin) Nobuyoshi Sugawara
Mach Hayato (12:38 ground abdominal stretch) Masahiko Takasugi
Isamu Teranishi (14:06 pin) Katsuzo Oiyama
Mighty Inoue (13:50 rolling clutch hold) Jiro Inazuma
Great Kusatsu (10:19 figure-4 leg lock) Goro Tsurumi
Ashura Hara (10:49 pin) Cuban Assassin #1
*Mike George & Joe LeDuc (16:28 DQ) *Rusher Kimura & Kintaro Ohki

1980/05/05 Wakkanai, Hokkaido
Tenshin Yonemura def Masahiko Takasugi
Isamu Teranishi def Nobuyoshi Sugawara
Jiro Inazuma def Devil Murasaki
Goro Tsurumi & Katsuzo Oiyama def Ashura Hara & Mach Hayato
Great Kusatsu def Dan Johnston
11-man Battle Royal Final: Masahiko Takasugi (pin) Devil Murasaki
Rusher Kimura (DCOR) Mike George
Kintaro Ohki & Mighty Inoue def Jos LeDuc & Cuban Assassin

1980/05/06 Horonobe, Hokkaido
Devil Murasaki def Nobuyoshi Sugawara
Mach Hayato def Masahiko Takasugi
Jiro Inazuma def Tenshin Yonemura
Ashura Hara & Isamu Teranishi def Goro Tsurumi & Katsuzo Oiyama
11-man Battle Royal Final: Isamu Teranishi (pin) Masahiko Takasugi
Mike George def Mighty Inoue
Kintaro Ohki def Dan Johnston
Rusher Kimura & Great Kusatsu def Jos LeDuc & Cuban Assassin

1980/05/08 Bihoro, Hokkaido
Masahiko Takasugi def Nobuyoshi Sugawara
Katsuzo Oiyama def Tenshin Yonemura
Isamu Teranishi & Jiro Inazuma def Mach Hayato & Devil Murasaki
Mighty Inoue def Goro Tsurumi
Great Kusatsu def Cuban Assassin
Rusher Kimura def Dan Johnston
Jos LeDuc & Mike George def Kintaro Ohki & Ashura Hara

1980/05/10 Hachinohe, Aomori - City Gym (2,500)
Mach Hayato (COR) Nobuyoshi Sugawara
Tenshin Yonemura def Masahiko Takasugi
Goro Tsurumi & Katsuzo Oiyama def Isamu Teranishi & Devil Murasaki
Ashura Hara drew Jiro Inazuma
Kintaro Ohki def Dan Johnston
Great Kusatsu & Mighty Inoue def Jos LeDuc & Cuban Assassin
IWA World Heavyweight Title: Rusher Kimura* (25:15 DCOR) Mike George

1980/05/11 Ninohe, Iwate
Devil Murasaki def Masahiko Takasugi
Tenshin Yonemura def Nobuyoshi Sugawara
Ashura Hara def Mach Hayato
Mighty Inoue def Katsuzo Oiyama
Great Kusatsu def Dan Johnston
Isamu Teranishi & Jiro Inazuma def Cuban Assassin & Goro Tsurumi
Jos LeDuc & Mike George (DQ) Rusher Kimura & Kintaro Ohki

1980/05/15 Ohmiya, Saitama - Skate Center
Devil Murasaki def Nobuyoshi Sugawara
Tenshin Yonemura def Masahiko Takasugi
Mighty Inoue & Isamu Teranishi & Mach Hayato def Goro Tsurumi & Katsuzo Oiyama & Dan Johnston
Ashura Hara drew Jiro Inazuma
Rusher Kimura & Great Kusatsu def Mike George & Cuban Assassin
NWA International Heavyweight Title: Kintaro Ohki* (2-1) Jos LeDuc
   1: LeDuc (11:07 pin)
   2: Ohki (5:39 pin)
   3: Ohki (2:23 X hold)

1980/05/16 Atsugi, Kanagawa - Farmers' Market
Tenshin Yonemura def Nobuyoshi Sugawara
Mach Hayato def Masahiko Takasugi
Ashura Hara & Jiro Inazuma (DQ) Goro Tsurumi & Katsuzo Oiyama
Mighty Inoue def Devil Murasaki
Mike George def Isamu Teranishi
Kintaro Ohki & Great Kusatsu def Cuban Assassin & Dan Johnston
Rusher Kimura def Jos LeDuc


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