| date |
location |
opponent(s) & partner(s) |
result |
note |
Strong Kobayashi (AWA) |
| 01/02 | Minnapolis, MN (TV) | Bill Howard | W | |
| 01/02 | St. Paul, MN | w/ The Big vs Red Bastien & Hercules Cortez | NC | |
| 01/07 | DePere, WI - St. Norbert College Gym | Bill Howard | | |
| 01/08 | Rockford, IL - Boylan HS | Red Bastien | W | |
| 01/09 | Chicago, IL - International Amphitheatre |
Prince Pullins | W | |
| 01/14 | Milwaukee, WI - Arena | Red Bastien | L (DQ) | |
| 01/16 | Minneapolis, MN (TV) | George Gadaski | W | |
| 01/16 | Minneapolis, MN - Auditorium | Edouard Carpentier | W | |
| 01/22 |
Fairmont, IA - VFW Auditorium |
Red Bastien |
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| 01/23 | Minneapolis, MN (TV) | Santiago Acosta | W | |
| 01/23 | Chicago, IL - International Amphitheatre | Red Bastien | L (DQ) | |
| 01/30 |
Minneapolis, MN (TV) |
Pancho Zapata |
W |
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| 01/30 | Minneapolis, MN | Verne Gagne | L | AWA World Heavyweight Title? |
| 01/31 | Duluth, MN - Arena | Billy Red Cloud | W | |
| 02/04 | Milwaukee, WI - Auditorium | Edouard Carpentier | W | |
| 02/06 | Minneapolis, MN (TV) | Kenny Jay | W | |
| 02/09 | Moline, IL - Wharton Field House | Paul Diamond | W | |
| 02/13 | Chicago, IL - International Amphitheatre | Paul Diamond | W | |
| 02/14 | Duluth, MN - Arena | Paul Diamond | L | |
| 02/17 | Rockford, IL - Boylan HS | Paul Diamond | | |
| 02/18 | Winona, MN - Jr. HS Auditorium | Ox Baker | | |
| 02/19 |
Fairmont, IA - VFW Auditorium |
w/ Big K vs The Crusher & Billy Red Cloud |
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| 02/23 | Moline, IL - Wharton Field House |
w/ Big K vs Bull Bullinski & Crusher Lisowski |
L |
death match |
| 02/26 | Milwaukee, WI - Auditorium | w/ Big K vs Edouard Carpentier & Bull Bullinski |
L (0-2) |
|
| 03/03 | Oshkosh, WI - Lourdes HS Gym | Billy Red Cloud | W | |
| 03/05 | Winnipeg, MB - Arena | Bull Bullinski | L (DQ) | |
| 03/06 | Chicago, IL - International Amphitheatre | Billy Red Cloud | W | |
| 03/07 | Minneapolis, MN | w/ The Big K vs Red Bastien & Paul Diamond | L | |
| 03/08 | Moline, IL - Wharton Field House | Crusher Lisowski | D (time limit) | |
| 03/13 | Minneapolis, MN (TV) | Dave Cox | W | |
| 03/15 | Winnipeg, MB | Bull Bullinski | L (DQ) | |
| 03/20 | Chicago, IL - International Amphitheatre | Paul Christy | W | |
| 03/25 | Sheboygan, WI | Paul Christy | W | |
| 03/27 | Minneapolis, MN (TV) | Kenny Jay | W | |
| 03/27 |
Rockford, IL - Boylan HS |
Angelo Poffo |
W |
|
| 04/03 | Minneapolis, MN (TV) | Tony Savoldi | W | |
| 04/03 | Minneapolis, MN - Auditorium | Bill Christy | W | |
| 04/06 | Moline, IL - Wharton Field House | Paul Diamond | L | |
| 04/07 | Milwaukee, WI - Auditorium | Billy Howard (sub Paul Diamond) | W | |
| 04/10 |
Minneapolis, MN (TV) |
Bobby Vann |
W |
|
| 04/10 | Chicago, IL - International Amphitheatre | Verne Gagne | L (DQ) | AWA World Heavyweight Title? |
| 04/13 | Duluth, MN - Arena | Nick Bockwinkel |
D (DDQ) | |
| 04/14 | Rockford, IL - Boylan HS | Joe Scarpello | W | |
| 04/16 | Denver, CO - Auditorium Arena | Verne Gagne | L (DQ) | AWA World Heavyweight Title? |
| 04/17 | Minneapolis, MN (TV) | Julio Rodriguez | W | |
| 04/17 | St. Paul, MN - Auditorium |
w/ Mad Dog Vachon & Butcher Vachon & The Big K vs Larry Hennig & Lars Anderson & Nick Bockwinkel & Blackjack Lanza | L | |
| 04/24 | Chicago, IL - International Amphitheatre | Dick the Bruiser |
W (COR in 3rd) | |
| 04/25 |
Green Bay, WI - Brown County Veteran’s Memorial Arena |
w/ Big K vs Red Bastien & Hercules Cortez |
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| 04/29 | Winnipeg, MB - Arena | Verne Gagne | L | AWA World Heavyweight Title? |
| 04/30 | Milwaukee, WI - Auditorium | Verne Gagne | W (DQ) | AWA World Heavyweight Title? |
| 05/02 | Duluth, MN - Arena | Crusher Lisowski |
W (COR) | |
| 05/03 | Moline, IL - Wharton Field House | Bill Howard | W | |
| 05/08 | Minneapolis, MN (TV) | George Gadaski | W | |
| 05/08 | Minneapolis, MN - Auditorium | w/ The Big K vs Red Bastien & Hercules Cortez | W | |
| 05/14 | Winnipeg, MB - Arena | Gene Kiniski | L (DQ) | |
| 05/15 | Chicago, IL - International Amphitheatre | Verne Gagne | NC | AWA World Heavyweight Title? |
| 05/18 | Bismarck, ND | w/ The Big K vs Red Bastien & Hercules Cortez |
L |
AWA World Tag Team Title? |
| 05/19 | Moline, IL - Wharton Field House | Crusher Lisowski | W (COR) | |
| 05/22 |
Minneapolis, MN (TV) |
Julio Rodriguez |
W |
|
| 05/22 | Minneapolis, MN - Auditorium | Verne Gagne |
L (26:33 sleeper hold) | AWA World Heavyweight Title? |
| 05/27 |
Montreal, QC - Maurice Richard Arena |
Edouard Carpentier |
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| 05/28 | Denver, CO - Auditorium Arena | Hercules Cortez |
L (1-2) | |
| 05/29 | Minneapolis, MN (TV) | Dave Cox | W | |
| 05/29 |
Duluth, MN - Arena | Hercules Cortez | L | |
| 06/04 | Chicago, IL - International Amphitheatre | Dick the Bruiser | L | Loser-leaves-USA match |
| 06/05 |
Minneapolis, MN (TV) |
Tony Savoldi |
W |
|
| 06/05 | Milwaukee, WI - Auditorium | Bull Bullinski | W | |
| 06/11 | Winnipeg, MB - Arena | Crusher Lisowski | L | |
| 06/14 | Davenport, IA - John O'Donnell Stadium | Crusher Lisowski | L (DQ) |
Death Match |
| 06/18 | Appleton, WI - Xavier HS | w/ The Big K vs Crusher Lisowski & Bull Bullinski | L | |
| 06/19 | Minneapolis, MN (TV) | Bill Robinson | L | |
| 06/19 | Minneapolis, MN | Bill Robinson | L | |
| 06/19* | Duluth, MN* - Auditorium | Bill Miller | W (58:26 pin) |
won IWA World Heavyweight Title (as reported in Japan; possibly a phantom title change) |
| 06/26 | Milwaukee WI - Arena | Crusher Lisowski | L | Loser-leaves-town match |
Strong Kobayashi (I.W.E.) |
| 07/06 | Tokyo - Metropolitan Gym | Chuck Karbo | W (2-1)
1: Karbo (13:18 DQ)
2: Kobayashi (3:33 pin)
3: Kobayashi (1:32 pin) | retained IWA World Heavyweight Title |
| 07/07 | Nagano - Skate Center | w/ Rusher Kimura & Isamu Teranishi vs Blackjack Lanza & Bobby Heenan & Chuck Karbo | W (2-1)
1: Karbo (20:56 pin) Kimura
2: Kimura (1:54 boston crab) Karbo
3: Kobayashi (7:30 backbreaker) Heenan | |
| 07/08 | Takasaki, Gunma - City Gym | Bobby Heenan | W (2-1)
1: Heenan (12:57 pin)
2: Kobayashi (2:57 backslide)
3: Heenan (6:08 backbreaker) | |
| 07/09 | Fukushima - Pref. Gym | Blackjack Lanza | W (2-1)
1: Lanza (8:56 pin)
2: Kobayashi (3:12 boston crab)
3: Kobayashi (1:49 DQ) | |
| 07/10 | Sendai - Miyagi Pref. Stadium | w/ Animal Hamaguchi vs Blackjack Lanza & Bobby Heenan | W (2-1)
1: (16:11 DCOR)
2: Kobayashi (6:22 pin) Heenan | |
| 07/12 | Sapporo - Nakajima Sports Center | Jack Claybourne | W (2-0)
1: Kobayashi (11:50 pin)
2: Kobayashi (10:13 boston crab) | |
| 07/13 | Rishiri, Hokkaido - Training Center | w/ Rusher Kimura vs Blackjack Lanza & Chuck Karbo | W (2-1)
1: Karbo (22:21 pin) Kimura
2: Kimura (3:21 abdominal stretch) Karbo
3: Kobayashi (10:13 boston crab) Karbo | |
| 07/15 | Shibetsu, Hokkaido - Children Gym | Big Comanche | W (2-0)
1: Kobayashi (20:18 DQ)
2: Kobayashi (3:45 pin) | |
| 07/16 | Honbetsu, Hokkaido - Town Gym | w/ Thunder Sugiyama vs Big Comanche & Chief Black Eagle | W (2-1)
1: Eagle (16:17 pin) Kobayashi
2: Kobayashi & Sugiyama (7:15 DQ)
3: Kobayashi (2:51 pin) Eagle | |
| 07/17 | Mombetsu, Hokkaido - Maezawa Ground | Chief Black Eagle | W (2-0)
1: Kobayashi (18:16 DQ)
2: Kobayashi (2:38 pin) | |
| 07/24 | Hachinohe, Aomori - City Gym | w/ Rusher Kimura vs Chuck Karbo & Chief Black Eagle | W (2-1)
1: Eagle (20:14 pin) Kimura
2: Kimura (4:39 abdominal stretch) Eagle
3: Kobayashi (5:13 pin) Karbo | |
| 07/25 | Miyako, Iwate - Seafood & Vegitable Market square | w/ Rusher Kimura & Taro Kuroshio (Terry Harvard) vs Blackjack Lanza & Big Comanche & Chief Black Eagle | W (2-1)
1: Kimura (14:38 abdominal stretch) Comanche
2: Lanza (7:02 pin) Kuroshio
3: Kobayashi (11:20 pin) Eagle | |
| 07/26 | Maoka, Tochigi - City Gym | w/ Rusher Kimura vs Big Comanche & Chief Black Eagle | W (2-1)
1: Kimura (11:57 abdominal stretch) Eagle
2: Comanche (12:28 pin) Kobayashi
3: Kobayashi (7:21 pin) Comanche | |
| 07/27 | Sakai, Ibaraki - Town Ground | w/ Rusher Kimura & Isamu Teranishi vs Blackjack Lanza & Jack Claybourne & Chuck Karbo | W (2-1)
1: Claybourne (16:11 boston crab) Kimura
2: Kimura (10:28 boston crab) Claybourne
3: Kimura (11:13 abdominal stretch) Karbo | |
| 07/28 | Tokyo - Itabashi Ward Gym | Chief Black Eagle | W (2-0)
1: Kobayashi (1:06 DQ)
2: Kobayashi (14:44 pin) | |
| 07/29 | Toi, Shizuoka - Matsubara Ground | w/ Rusher Kimura vs Big Comanche & Chief Black Eagle | W (2-1)
1: Kimura (15:16 boston crab) Eagle
2: Comanche (6:11 pin) Kobayashi
3: Kobayashi (7:12 pin) Comanche | |
| 07/30 |
Inagi, Tokyo - Shimo-Inagi Town Gym | w/ Thunder Sugiyama vs Blackjack Lanza & Jack Claybourne | W (2-0)
1: Kobayashi & Sugiyama (23:25 DQ)
2: Kobayashi (3:12 pin) Claybourne | |
| 07/31 | Kawagoe, Saitama - City Gym | Big Comanche | W (2-1)
1: (16:00 DCOR)
2: Kobayashi (1:44 pin) | |
| 08/02 | Tokyo - Adacahi Ward Gym | Blackjack Lanza | W (14:32 pin) | retained IWA World Heavyweight Title |
| 09/07 | Tokyo - Ohta Ward Gym | Dr. X (Hans Mortier) | W (2-0)
1: Kobayashi (8:18 pin)
2: Kobayashi (forfeit) | |
| 09/08 | Yaita, Tochigi - City Gym | w/ Big K (Stan Kowalski) vs Red Bastien & Dr. X (Hans Mortier) | W (2-1)
1: Bastien (14:10 pin) K
2: Kobayashi (4:11 DQ) Bastien
3: Kobayashi (5:35 boston crab) X | |
| 09/10 | Kariya, Aichi - City Gym | w/ Thunder Sugiyama & Animal Hamaguchi vs Red Bastien & Bill Howard & Jack Pesek | W (2-1)
1: Bastien (19:52 pin) Hamaguchi
2: Kobayashi (13:35 DQ) Bastien
3: Kobayashi (9:21 boston crab) Pesek | |
| 09/11 | Tsu, Mie - City Gym | w/ Isamu Teranishi vs Red Bastien & Bill Howard | L (1-2)
1: Bastien (16:56 pin) Kobayashi
2: Kobayashi (5:35 pin) Bastien
3: Bastien (8:51 pin) Teranishi | |
| 09/12 | Nabari, Mie - Municipal Ground | w/ Rusher Kimura & Thunder Sugiyama vs Red Bastien & Dr. X (Hans Mortier) & Jack Pesek | W (2-1)
1: Kimura (19:08 boston crab) Pesek
2: Bastien (6:25 pin) Kobayashi
3: Kobayashi (7:22 pin) Bastien | |
| 09/14 | Osaka - Pref. Gym | Red Bastien | D (1-1)
1: Kobayashi (21:12 pin)
2: Bastien (28:18 pin)
3: (61min limit draw) | retained IWA World Heavyweight Title |
| 09/16 | Yonago, Tottori - City Gym | w/ Thunder Sugiyama vs Red Bastien & Bill Howard | D (1-1)
1: Bastien (16:16 pin) Kobayashi
2: Kobayashi (1:58 pin) Bastien
3: (61min limit draw) | Bastien & Howard retained IWA World Tag Team Title |
| 09/18 | Yame, Fukuoka | w/ Rusher Kimura & Big K (Stan Kowalski) vs Red Bastien & Dr. X (Hans Mortier) & Bill Howard | W (2-1)
1: Dr. X (Hans Mortier) (23:08 pin) Big K (Stan Kowalski)
2: Kobayashi (8:11 DQ) Bastien
3: Kobayashi (2:18 boston crab) X | |
| 09/19 | Mie, Oita - Driving Practice Field | w/ Isamu Teranishi vs Arjit Singh & Naranjan Singh | W (16:40 Kobayashi pinned Naranjan) | |
| 09/20 | Fukuoka - Kyuden Memorial Gym | Red Bastien | W (2-1)
1: Kobayashi (15:34 pin)
2: Bastien (11:47 pin)
3: Kobayashi (2:18 pin) | retaiend IWA World Heavyweight Title |
| 09/22 | Torisu, Saga - Kewpie Mayonnaise Factory | w/ Tetsunosuke Daigo (Joe Daigo) & Big K (Stan Kowalski) vs Ox Baker & Dr. X (Hans Mortier) & Jack Pesek | W (2-1)
1: K (19:51 pin) X
2: X (7:32 pin) K
3: Kobayashi (3:07 pin) Pesek | |
| 09/23 | Isahaya, Nagasaki - City Gym | Arjit Singh | W (9:58 boston crab) | |
| 09/25 | Takeda, Oita - Oita Bus Office square | w/ Thunder Sugiyama & Animal Hamaguchi vs Ox Baker & Jack Pesek & Dr. X (Hans Mortier) | W (2-1)
1: Dr. X (Hans Mortier) (26:17 pin) Hamaguchi
2: Hamaguchi (2:10 pin) Dr. X (Hans Mortier)
3: Kobayashi (8:58 boston crab) Pesek | |
| 09/26 | Nobeoka, Miyazaki - Municipal Stadium | w/ Rusher Kimura & Big K (Stan Kowalski) vs Red Bastien & Ox Baker & Bill Howard | W (2-1)
1: Bastien (21:53 pin) Kimura
2: Kimura (5:58 pin) Bastien
3: Kobayashi (15:51 pin) Howard | |
| 09/29 | Izumo, Shimane - City Gym | w/ Animal Hamaguchi & Takeshi Oiso vs Red Bastien & Ox Baker & Bill Howard | W (2-1)
1: Baker (25:47 pin) Oiso
2: Kobayashi (9:52 DQ) Baker
3: Kobayashi (1:18 pin) Howard | |
| 10/01 | Hamada, Shimane - Civic Hall | w/ Big K (Stan Kowalski) vs Red Bastien & Dr. X (Hans Mortier) | W (2-1)
1: Kobayashi (20:10 boston crab) X
2: Bastien (3:42 pin) Kobayashi
3: Kobayashi (5:20 pin) Bastien | |
| 10/02 | Okayama - Okayama Budokan | w/ Thunder Sugiyama & Big K (Stan Kowalski) vs Red Bastien & Bill Howard & Dr. X (Hans Mortier) | W (2-1)
1: Bastien (21:15 pin) K
2: Sugiyama (5:25 pin) X
3: Kobayashi (6:05 pin) Howard | |
| 10/03 | Takehara, Hiroshima - Civic Hall | w/ Rusher Kimura & Thunder Sugiyama vs Ox Baker & Red Bastien & Dr. X (Hans Mortier) | W (2-1)
1: Kimura (21:45 pin) Baker
2: Bastien (9:15 pin) Kobayashi
3: Kobayashi (5:22 pin) Bastien | |
| 10/25 | Fukaya, Saitama - Civic Gym | w/ Rusher Kimura vs Danny Lynch & Basil Rickey | W (2-1)
1: Kobayashi & Kimura (15:21 DQ)
2: Lynch (10:20 pin) Kobayashi
3: Kobayashi (6:25 pin) Rickey | |
| 10/26 | Semmaya, Iwate - Town Gym | Danny Lynch | W (24:11 KO) | cage match |
| 10/27 | Morioka, Iwate - City Gym | w/ Animal Hamaguchi vs Hollywood Blonds (Buddy Roberts & Jerry Brown) | L (1-2)
1: Roberts (19:42 pin) Kobayashi
2: Kobayashi (9:56 pin) Roberts
3: Brown (15:25 pin) Hamaguchi | Blonds retained AWA Midwest Tag Team Title |
| 10/30 | Iwaizumi, Iwate - Toden Ground | w/ Isamu Teranishi & Thunder Sugiyama vs Buddy Roberts & Jerry Brown & Victor Rosettani | W (2-1)
1: Kobayashi (15:07 boston crab) Rosettani
2: Brown (11:11 pin) Sugiyama
3: Sugiyama (3:11 pin) Brown | |
| 10/31 | Tohno, Iwate - City Jr. High School Gym | w/ Rusher Kimura & Tetsunosuke (Joe) Daigo vs Baron von Raschke & Hollywood Blonds (Buddy Roberts & Jerry Brown) | W (2-1)
1: Roberts (26:05 pin) Kobayashi
2: Kobayashi (9:18 pin) Roberts
3: Raschke (4:52 brain claw) Daigo | |
| 11/01 | Nagoya - Aichi Pref. Gym | Baron von Raschke | D (1-1)
1: Raschke (15:25 brain claw)
2: Kobayashi (3:47 pin)
3: (4:02 DCOR) | |
| 11/04 | Komatsu, Ishikawa - City Gym | w/ Rusher Kimura & Animal Hamaguchi vs Baron von Raschke & Victor Rosettani & Joe Scarpello | W (2-1)
1: Kimura (19:03 bulldog breaker) Scarpello
2: Raschke (6:25 brain claw) Hamaguchi
3: Kobayashi (4:27 pin) Rosettani | |
| 11/07 | Mitsuke, Niigata - City Gym | Danny Lynch | W (2-1)
1: Lynch (2:06 pin)
2: Kobayashi (10:27 boston crab)
3: Kobayashi (3:55 pin) | |
| 11/08 | Murakammi, Niigata - Civic Hall | w/ Isamu Teranishi vs Hollywood Blonds (Buddy Roberts & Jerry Brown) | D (30min limit) | |
| 11/09 | Gosen, Niigata - City Gym | w/ Animal Hamaguchi & Taro Kuroshio (Terry Harvard) vs Baron von Raschke & Joe Scarpello & Bob Chambert | W (2-1)
1: Hamaguchi (14:55 pin) Scarpello
2: Raschke (4:35 brain claw) Hamaguchi
3: Kobayashi (2:55 pin) Chambert | |
| 11/11 | Numazu, Shizuoka - Shimonagakubo Park | w/ Animal Hamaguchi & Mr. Chin vs Baron von Raschke & Danny Lynch & Basil Rickey | W (2-1)
1: Hamaguchi (15:28 DQ) Lynch
2: Raschke (7:11 brain claw) Hamaguchi
3: Kobayashi (18:17 pin) Rickey | |
| 11/12 | Choshi, Chiba - City Gym | Baron von Raschke | D (1-1)
1: Kobayashi (26:07 boston crab)
2: Raschke (7:41 ref stop)
3: (6:49 DKO) | retained IWA World Heavyweight Title |
| 11/14 | Koga, Ibaraki - Sanwa-cho square | w/ Rusher Kimura & Tetsunosuke (Joe) Daigo vs Baron von Raschke & Joe Scarpello & Basil Rickey | W (2-1)
1: Daigo (16:23 rolling clutch) Scarpello
2: Raschke (11:19 brain claw) Daigo
3: Kobayashi (3:12 boston crab) Rickey | |
| 11/30 | Koshigaya, Saitama - City Gym | Mad Jock Cameron | W (2-0)
1: Kobayashi (10:09 boston crab)
2: Kobayashi (4:59 pin) | |
| 12/01 | Tokyo - Itabashi Ward Gym | w/ Rusher Kimura vs Dusty Rhodes & Ken Yates | W (2-1)
1: Rhodes (14:59 pin) Kobayashi
2: Kobayashi & Kimura (2:06 DQ)
3: Kobayashi (9:41 boston crab) Yates | |
| 12/02 | Chiba - City Gym | Jerry Brown | W (2-1)
1: Kobayashi (10:41 pin)
2: Brown (1:41 pin)
3: Kobayashi (6:45 pin) | retained IWA World Heavyweight Title |
| 12/04 | Otsu, Shiga - Ojiyama Gym | w/ Tetsunosuke (Joe) Daigo & Mr. Chin vs Buddy Roberts & Ken Yates & Don Muraco | W (2-1)
1: Kobayashi (21:27 pin) Yates
2: Roberts (4:27 figure-4 leg lock) Daigo
3: Kobayashi (3:20 pin) Roberts | |
| 12/06 | Fukuchiyama, Kyoto - Civic Hall | Buddy Roberts | W (29:15 pin) | |
| 12/08 | Anan, Tokushima - City Gym | Buddy Roberts | W (2-1)
1: Kobayashi (18:15 half crab)
2: Roberts (19:18 pin)
3: Kobayashi (7:11 pin) | |
| 12/09 | Himeji, Hyogo - Welfare Hall | Dusty Rhodes | W (30:18 pin) | |
| 12/11 | Kawasaki - Civic Hall | w/ Isamu Teranishi vs Dusty Rhodes & Mad Jock Cameron | W (2-1)
1: Cameron (15:59 pin) Teranishi
2: Teranishi (1:47 DQ) Rhodes
3: Kobayashi (5:02 pin) Cameron | |
| 12/12 | Hanno, Saitama - City Gym | Dusty Rhodes | W (2-0)
1: Kobayashi (12:50 boston crab)
2: Kobayashi (4:48 COR) | retained IWA World Heavyweight Title |
