(Credit for the following results go to numerous sources, including, but not limited to, Larry Matysik, Jim Zordani, and various news clippings)
St. Louis Wrestling Results 1971
Promoting the Area of: St. Louis, MO
Affiliation: NWA
Promoter: Sam Muchnick
1/1/71 – Kiel Auditorium (Attendance: 11,587 sellout)
NWA Champion Dory Funk Jr. draw Jack Brisco with each man winning one fall within the one-hour limit
Pat O’Connor and Rufus R. Jones defeated Hans Schmidt and Black Lanza when Jones beat Schmidt. Bobby Heenan was not with Lanza as Sam Muchnick indefinitely barred Heenan from St. Louis
Von Raschke defeated Bob Windham
Pak-Son defeated Dewey Robertson
Big Bill Miller defeated Reggie Parks
Eddie Graham defeated Stan Pulaski
Luis Martinez and Guy Mitchell defeated Tom Andrews and Moose Cholak. 1-Andrews defeated Mitchell. 2-Mitchell defeated Andrews. 3-Martinez defeated Andrews.
1/2/71 – “Championship Wrestling” TV
Bob Geigel defeated Jerry Lawler
Pat O’Connor defeated Alex Steinke
Rock Hunter and Roger Kirby defeated Bobby Whitlock and Ronnie Paul. 1-Kirby beat Paul. 2-Hunter defeated Whitlock.
1/9/71 – “Championship Wrestling” TV
Bob Windham and Hans Schmidt draw
Von Raschke defeated Guy Mitchell
Pak-Son defeated Ely Kashey
Dewey Robertson defeated Guy LaRoss
1/15/71 – Kiel Auditorium (Attendance: 7857)
Dick the Bruiser won 2/3 falls over Big Bill Miller, who was a substitute for Von Raschke. On 1/12, Raschke was hospitalized with a mild case of hepatitis and Miller was moved into the main event from the tag elimination bout.
Jack Brisco and Pak-Son wrestled to a 20-minute draw as survivors of a tag elimination match sending Brisco, Pat O’Connor and Rufus R. Jones against Pak-Son, Lars Anderson and Hans Schmidt. 1-O’Connor defeated Anderson. 2-Schmidt defeated O’Connor. 3-Pak-Son beat Jones. 4-Brisco defeated Schmidt, leaving Pak-Son and Brisco.
Wilbur Snyder defeated Les Wolf
Dewey Robertson defeated Killer Cox
John Tolas and Moose Cholak defeated Steve Bolus and Murray Cummings. 1-Tolas beat Bolus. 2-Bolus defeated Tolas. 3-Cholak defeated Cummings.
1/16/71 – “Championship Wrestling” TV
Pak-Son defeated Jerry Martin
Von Raschke defeated Luis Martinez
Hans Schmidt defeated Ely Kashey
Dewey Robertson draw Bob Windham, each man winning one fall within curfew
1/23/71 – “Championship Wrestling” TV
Pak-Son defeated Ricky Hamilton
Rufus R. Jones defeated Les Wolf
John Tolas draw Steve Bolus, each man winning one fall within curfew
1/30/71 – “Championship Wrestling” TV
Pat O’Connor and Pak-Son both counted out outside the ring
Jack Brisco won two straight falls over Bennie Ramirez
Hans Schmidt defeated Murray Cummings
2/5/71 – Kiel Auditorium (Attendance: 7240)
Jack Brisco defeated Pak-Son
Dick the Bruiser and Blackjack Lanza were both counted out outside the ring
Von Raschke and Hans Schmidt draw Rufus R. Jones and Dewey Robertson. 1-Raschke beat Robertson. 2-Robertson defeated Schmidt. The 30-minute limit expired without another fall.
Pat O’Connor defeated Angelo Poffo
Wilbur Snyder defeated Moose Cholak
Big Bill Miller defeated Ronnie Etchison
Reggie Parks and Murray Cummings defeated Tom Andrews and Bennie Ramirez. 1-Andrews defeated Cummings. 2-Parks defeated Ramirez. 3-Cummings defeated Andrews.
2/6/71 – “Championship Wrestling” TV
Steve Bolus defeated Ricky Hamilton
Pak-Son defeated Murray Cummings
Rufus R. Jones and Jack Brisco defeated John Tolas and Les Wolf when Brisco beat Wolf
Pat O’Connor defeated Bennie Ramirez
2/13/71 – “Championship Wrestling” TV
Baron Von Heisinger defeated Bob Sabre
NWA Champion Dory Funk Jr. defeated “Spike”
Von Raschke defeated Dale Mann
John Tolas defeated Ronnie Paul
An interview with Dory Funk Jr. and Von Raschke ended in a slugfest between the two
2/19/71 – Kiel Auditorium (Attendance: 8317)
NWA Champion Dory Funk Jr. won 2/3 falls over Von Raschke
Jack Brisco and Dick the Bruiser defeated Pak-Son and Hans Schmidt when Brisco beat Schmidt
Pat O’Connor defeated Hans Mortier
Big Bill Miller defeated Eddie Graham
Rufus R. Jones defeated Jerry Dean
Moose Cholak defeated Dewey Robertson
John Tolas and Angelo Poffo defeated Dory Funk Sr. and Murray Cummings. 1-Poffo beat Cummings. 2-Funk defeated Poffo. 3-Tolas defeated Cummings.
2/20/71 – “Championship Wrestling” TV
Baron Von Heisinger defeated John Bollas
John Tolas defeated Dale Mann
Rufus R. Jones defeated Bill Russell
Pat O’Connor defeated “Spike”
2/27/71 – “Championship Wrestling” TV
John Tolas draw Rufus R. Jones
Jack Brisco defeated Joe Corea.
Jack Brisco draw Blackjack Lanza. Originally Pat O’Connor was in the ring to face Lanza and Bobby Heenan was at ringside, claiming he could not be barred from television. Brisco convinced O’Connor to step aside and let Brisco face Lanza.
Von Raschke defeated Murray Cummings
3/5/71 – Kiel Auditorium (Attendance: 11,766 sellout)
Blackjack Lanza defeated Jack Brisco
Dick the Bruiser won a Texas Death Match over Von Raschke
Rufus R. Jones and Pat O’Connor defeated Pak-Son and Moose Cholak. 1-Cholak beat O’Connor. 2-Jones defeated Cholak. 3-O’Connor defeated Pak-Son.
Wilbur Snyder and John Tolas draw
Greg Valentine defeated Rock Hunter via DQ
Luis Martinez and Ronnie Etchison defeated Don Fargo and Baron Von Heisinger. 1-Fargo beat Etchison. 2-Etchison defeated Fargo. 3-Martinez defeated Von Heisinger.
3/6/71 – “Championship Wrestling” TV
Rufus R. Jones defeated Bennie Ramirez
Von Raschke defeated Dewey Robertson
Jack Brisco defeated Tinker Todd two straight falls
Blackjack Lanza, w/Bobby Heenan, defeated Roy Klein
3/13/71 – “Championship Wrestling” TV
Dewey Robertson defeated Baron Von Heisinger via DQ
Blackjack Lanza, w/Bobby Heenan, defeated Bobby Whitlock
Jack Brisco, Roy Klein and Rufus R. Jones defeated Tinker Todd, Joe Corea and John Tolas. 1-Jones defeated Todd. 2-Tolas defeated Klein. 3-Brisco defeated Corea.
3/19/71 – Kiel Auditorium (Attendance: 7503)
Dick the Bruiser defeated Hans Schmidt
Johnny Valentine double DQ Von Raschke
Sweet Daddy Siki and Pat O’Connor defeated Don Fargo and Hans Mortier. 1-Fargo beat Siki. 2-O’Connor defeated Fargo. 3-Siki defeated Mortier.
Jack Brisco draw Big Bill Miller
Little Bobo defeated Wee Willie Wilson
Luis Martinez and Greg Valentine defeated Angelo Poffo and Johnny Long. 1-Valentine defeated Long. 2-Martinez defeated Long.
3/20/71 – “Championship Wrestling” TV
Von Raschke and Rufus R. Jones draw
Blackjack Lanza, w/Bobby Heenan, defeated Tony Russo
Harley Race, billed as Central State Champion, defeated Bobby Whitlock
Bennie Ramirez defeated Jerry Lawler
3/27/71 – “Championship Wrestling” TV
Greg Valentine defeated Bennie Ramirez
Blackjack Lanza, w/Bobby Heenan, defeated Buddy Wayne
Harley Race and Von Raschke defeated Rufus R. Jones and Jerry Lawler when Race beat Lawler
Dory Funk Jr. took part in a workout with Joe Millich, Frank Marconi and Don Fargo. Lanza and Heenan talked Lanza into the workout. Then Lanza surprised Funk with a knee drop to the throat.
4/2/71 – The Arena (Attendance: 11,033)
NWA Champion Dory Funk Jr. won 2/3 falls over Blackjack Lanza. The ring was surrounded by a 7-foot high chain-link fence to keep Bobby Heenan, who was allowed back at ringside, from interfering. Pat O’Connor, special referee.
Von Raschke, Hans Schmidt and Big Bill Miller defeated Jack Brisco, Eddie Graham and Rufus R. Jones. 1-Raschke defeated Graham. 2-Brisco defeated Raschke. 3-Schmidt beat Graham.
Harley Race, billed as Central States Champion, defeated Ronnie Etchison
Dory Funk Sr. defeated Don Fargo
Greg Valentine defeated Tinker Todd
Rock Hunter and Roger Kirby defeated Bob Roop and Luis Martinez. 1-Kirby beat Roop. 2-Roop defeated Kirby. 3-Hunter defeated Martinez.
4/3/71 – “Championship Wrestling” TV
Don Fargo defeated Bobby Whitlock
Rufus R. Jones defeated Frank Marconi
Von Raschke defeated Buddy Wayne
Angelo Poffo draw Greg Valentine
4/10/71 – “Championship Wrestling” TV
Greg Valentine defeated Bennie Ramirez
Jack Brisco defeated Tony Russo
Von Raschke defeated Eddie Graham
Bob Roop won a Wrestle Royal over in order out Hans Schmidt, Luis Martinez, Don Fargo and Roger Kirby
4/16/71 – Kiel Auditorium (Attendance: 6567)
Greg and Johnny Valentine were the co-winners of a Wrestle Royal. They agreed not to wrestle each other and shared the victory. Order out was Tinker Todd, Don Fargo, Pat O’Connor and Von Raschke, Ben Justice, Jack Brisco, Big Bill Miller and Moose Cholak.
Harley Race and Hans Schmidt won a handicap match over Dick the Bruiser. First, Bruiser defeated Schmidt, but then Bruiser and Race were Double DQ so Bruiser had to forfeit the decision.
Johnny and Greg Valentine defeated Big Bill Miller and Von Raschke. 1-Greg won via DQ. 2-Johnny defeated Miller.
Jack Brisco and Pat O’Connor draw
Sweet Daddy Siki defeated Moose Cholak
Kay Noble defeated Cora Combs
Tinker Todd and Don Fargo defeated Ronnie Etchison and Ben Justice. 1-Todd beat Etchison. 2-Etchison defeated Todd. 3-Fargo defeated Justice.
4/17/71 – “Championship Wrestling” TV
Greg Valentine draw Roger Kirby
Eddie Graham defeated Don Fargo
Bob Roop defeated Bennie Ramirez
Hans Schmidt and Von Raschke defeated Jack Brisco and Luis Martinez when Raschke beat Martinez
4/24/71 – “Championship Wrestling” TV
Sweet Daddy Siki defeated Tinker Todd
Harley Race defeated Ben Justice
Greg Valentine draw Von Raschke
Bobby Whitlock defeated Don Fargo via DQ
5/1/71 – “Championship Wrestling” TV
Pat O’Connor defeated Tinker Todd
Von Raschke defeated Greg Valentine two straight falls
Harley Race defeated Bobby Whitlock
Hans Schmidt draw Sweet Daddy Siki
5/8/71 – “Championship Wrestling” TV
Von Raschke defeated Bob Sabre
Johnny Valentine defeated Don Drummer
Harley Race defeated Freddie Rogers
Baron Von Heisinger defeated Tony Russo
5/14/71 – Kiel Auditorium (Attendance: 8791)
Johnny Valentine defeated Von Raschke
Central States Champion Harley Race no decision Dick the Bruiser. Referee John Turner first DQ Race, but Bruiser refused to accept it and the match was restarted. Then it got out of hand and both were DQ.
Jack Brisco and Sweet Daddy Siki defeated Hans Schmidt and Big Bill Miller. 1-Miller beat Siki. 2-Siki defeated Miller. 3-Brisco defeated Schmidt.
Dewey Robertson defeated Baron Von Heisinger
Greg Valentine defeated Rip Tyler
Steve Bolus and Ronnie Etchison defeated Don Fargo and Angelo Poffo. 1-Poffo beat Etchison. 2-Etchison defeated Poffo. 3-Bolus defeated Fargo.
5/15/71 – “Championship Wrestling” TV
Freddie Rogers defeated Carlos Perades
Johnny Valentine defeated Bennie Ramirez
Harley Race defeated Bobby Gilbert
Bob Geigel defeated Tony Russo
5/22/71 – “Championship Wrestling” TV
Bennie Ramirez defeated Freddie Rogers
Pat O’Connor and Harley Race draw
Johnny Valentine defeated Baron Von Heisinger
Bob Geigel defeated Don Drummer
5/29/71 – “Championship Wrestling” TV
Rufus R. Jones defeated Bobby Van
Johnny Valentine and Pat O’Connor defeated NWA Champion Dory Funk Jr. and
Bennie Ramirez. 1-Funk defeated O’Connor. 2-Valentine defeated Funk. 3-O’Connor beat Ramirez.
Steve Bolus draw Angelo Poffo
6/5/71 – “Championship Wrestling” TV
Rufus R. Jones defeated Sakaguchi
Harley Race defeated Bobby Whitlock
Buddy Austin defeated Tony Russo
Angelo Poffo defeated Freddie Rogers
Interview with Dory Funk Jr. and Johnny Valentine in street clothes
6/12/71 – “Championship Wrestling” TV
Rufus R. Jones defeated Bennie Ramirez
NWA Champion Dory Funk Jr. defeated Angelo Poffo
Johnny Valentine defeated Buddy Austin
Harley Race defeated Steve Bolus
6/18/71 – Kiel Auditorium (Attendance: 11,259 sellout)
NWA Champion Dory Funk Jr. won 2/3 falls over Johnny Valentine
Jack Brisco and Pat O’Connor defeated Big Bill Miller and Blackjack Lanza, with Bobby Heenan, when O’Connor defeated Miller
Central States Champion Harley Race defeated Dewey Robertson
Rufus R. Jones defeated Hans Schmidt
Sweet Daddy Siki defeated Sato (this was Toshino Sato, not Akio who debuted later in the 1970s)
Betty Niccoli defeated Marie LaVerne
Luis Martinez and Steve Bolus defeated Gene Madrid and Mickey Doyle. 1-Madrid beat Bolus. 2-Bolus defeated Doyle. 3-Martinez defeated Madrid.
A series of out-of-town wrestling programs were telecast from 6/19 through 8/7/71.
8/14/71 – “Championship Wrestling” TV
Von Raschke defeated George Hultz
Dick the Bruiser defeated John Fogarty
Harley Race defeated Dale Mann
Rufus R. Jones defeated Miguel (this is how he was billed)
8/20/71 – Kiel Auditorium (Attendance: 9862)
Central States Champion Harley Race won 2/3 falls over Dick the Bruiser, Harley won the third fall when Bruiser was counted out outside the ring
Rufus R. Jones and Pat O’Connor defeated Hans Schmidt and Big Bill Miller when Jones defeated Schmidt
Jack Brisco draw Von Raschke
Bob Geigel defeated Steve Bolus
Chief Little Bear defeated Buddy Austin
Ronnie Etchison and Greg Valentine defeated Sato and Bob Orton. 1-Orton beat Valentine. 2-Etchison defeated Orton. 3-Valentine defeated Sato.
8/21/71 – “Championship Wrestling” TV
Harley Race defeated Thor Hagen
Dick the Bruiser defeated Frank Diamond
Cowboy Bob Ellis defeated Tony Russo
Von Raschke and Steve Bolus draw
8/28/71 – “Championship Wrestling” TV
Von Raschke defeated Thor Hagen
Rufus R. Jones defeated Tony Russo
Cowboy Bob Ellis defeated John Fogarty
Greg Valentine defeated Miguel
9/4/71 – “Championship Wrestling” TV
Hans Schmidt and Rufus R. Jones draw
Von Raschke and Harley Race defeated Steve Bolus and Greg Valentine. 1-Race beat Valentine. During the second fall, Bolus was injured and replaced by Cowboy Bob Ellis. The 20-minute limit expired with no more falls.
Cowboy Bob Ellis defeated Alf Romero
9/11/71 – “Championship Wrestling” TV
Rufus R. Jones defeated Abe Griffin
Cowboy Bob Ellis defeated Frank Diamond
Harley Race defeated Steve Kyle
Hans Schmidt defeated George Hultz
9/17/71 – Kiel Auditorium (Attendance: 9381)
Central States Champion Harley Race defeated Cowboy Bob Ellis
Jack Brisco, Rufus R. Jones and Dick the Bruiser defeated Hans Schmidt, Von Raschke and Big Bill Miller when Jones defeated Schmidt
Blackjack Lanza, w/Bobby Heenan, draw Pat O’Connor
Wilbur Snyder defeated Lou Klein
Luis Martinez defeated Gary Fulton
Greg Valentine and Ronnie Etchison defeated Bennie Ramirez and Moose Cholak. 1-Cholak defeated Etchison. 2-Etchison defeated Cholak. 3-Valentine defeated Ramirez.
9/18/71 – “Championship Wrestling” TV
Cowboy Bob Ellis defeated Tony Russo
Harley Race defeated Buddy Lever
Hans Schmidt and Von Raschke defeated Steve Kyle and Ronnie Etchison when Raschke defeated Kyle
Greg Valentine defeated Alf Romero
9/25/71 – “Championship Wrestling” TV
Rufus R. Jones double DQ Big Bill Miller
NWA Champion Dory Funk Jr. defeated Yasu Fuji
Harley Race defeated Luis Martinez
Hans Schmidt defeated Lou Klein
10/1/71 – The Arena (Attendance: 10,106)
NWA Champion Dory Funk Jr. won 2/3 falls over Harley Race. Lou Thesz, special referee.
Jack Brisco was the winner of a tag elimination match sending Brisco, Rufus R. Jones and Pat O’Connor against Von Raschke, Big Bill Miller and Blackjack Lanza, with Bobby Heenan. 1-Lanza and O’Connor were both counted out outside the ring. 2-Miller beat Jones. 3-Brisco defeated Miller. 4-Brisco defeated Raschke via DQ.
Dick the Bruiser defeated Mike Paidousis
Hans Schmidt defeated Greg Valentine
Vivian Vachon and Ethel Johnson defeated Kay Noble and Marva Scott. 1-Noble beat Vachon. 2-Vachon defeated Noble. 3-Johnson defeated Scott.
Steve Bolus defeated Gene Madrid
10/2/71 – “Championship Wrestling” TV
Hans Schmidt defeated John Gagne
Big Bill Miller defeated Gary Fulton
Harley Race defeated Louis Marquez
Rufus R. Jones defeated Chati Yokouchi
10/9/71 – “Championship Wrestling” TV
Von Raschke defeated Steve Bolus
Jack Brisco defeated Mike Paidousis
Harley Race defeated Frank Diamond
Pat O’Connor defeated Gene Madrid
10/15/71 – Kiel Auditorium (Attendance: 9110)
Jack Brisco won a Texas Death Match over Von Raschke
Central States Champion Harley Race no contest with Pat O’Connor when Race was counted out on the mat inside the ring and O’Connor was counted out outside the ring after a collision on the apron
Terry Funk and Rufus R. Jones defeated Big Bill Miller and Hans Schmidt. 1-Schmidt beat Jones. 2-Jones defeated Schmidt. 3-Funk defeated Miller.
Dick the Bruiser draw Blackjack Lanza, w/Bobby Heenan
Jerry Brisco defeated Moose Cholak
Hans Schmidt (sub for Angelo Poffo) and Bennie Ramirez defeated Ronnie Etchison
and Steve Bolus. 1-Ramirez defeated Bolus. 2-Bolus defeated Ramirez. 3-Schmidt beat Etchison.
10/16/71 – “Championship Wrestling” TV
Ethel Johnson defeated Marva Scott
Harley Race defeated Louis Marquez
Steve Bolus and Hans Schmidt draw
Insert tape from Tampa of Jack and Jerry Brisco beating Dory Jr. and Terry Funk when Dory was counted out outside the ring
10/23/71 – “Championship Wrestling” TV
Chati Yokouchi draw Rufus R. Jones
Pat O’Connor defeated Frank Diamond
Harley Race defeated Jerry Brisco
Blackjack Lanza, w/Bobby Heenan, defeated Louis Marquez
10/30/71 – “Championship Wrestling” TV
Pat O’Connor defeated Yasu Fuji
Blackjack Lanza, w/Bobby Heenan, won two straight falls over Bobby Whitlock
Jack and Jerry Brisco defeated NWA Champion Dory Funk Jr. and Terry Funk. The only fall within the curfew limit came when Jack pinned Dory.
11/5/71 – Kiel Auditorium (Attendance: 11,912 sellout)
Dick the Bruiser won a handicap tag bout over Blackjack Lanza and Bobby Heenan by beating Heenan
Central States Champion Harley Race defeated Pat O’Connor
Wee Willie Wilson won a midget Wrestle Royal over in order out Lord Littlebrook, Bobo Johnson, Sam Jackson and Little Jumbo
Jack and Jerry Brisco defeated Dan and Big Bill Miller. 1-Jerry defeated Dan. 2-Bill beat Jerry. 3-Jack defeated Bill.
Rufus R. Jones defeated Hans Schmidt
Steve Bolus and Bennie Ramirez draw
11/6/71 – “Championship Wrestling” TV
Blackjack Lanza, w/Bobby Heenan, defeated John Gagne
Jack Brisco defeated Bennie Ramirez
NWA Champion Dory Funk Jr. defeated Chati Yokouchi
Rufus R. Jones defeated Frank Diamond
11/13/71 – “Championship Wrestling” TV
Hans Schmidt and Jerry Brisco draw
NWA Champion Dory Funk Jr. defeated Gringo
Jack Brisco defeated Jose Rivera
Blackjack Lanza, w/Bobby Heenan, defeated John Gagne
11/19/71 – The Arena (Attendance: 12,614)
NWA Champion Dory Funk Jr. defeated Jack Brisco. Funk took the only fall achieved within the one-hour limit at 19:15.
Dick the Bruiser, Rufus R. Jones and Pat O’Connor defeated Von Raschke, Hans Schmidt and Blackjack Lanza, w/Bobby Heenan, when Jones defeated Schmidt
Central States Champion Harley Race defeated Jerry Brisco
Terry Funk and Dory Funk Sr. defeated Bennie Ramirez and Big Bill Miller. 1-Sr. won by DQ. 2-Terry defeated Ramirez. Boxing great Joe Louis, guest referee.
Eddie Graham defeated Ron Sanders
Betty Niccoli defeated Barbara Galento
Dan Miller and Ronnie Etchison draw
11/20/71 – “Championship Wrestling” TV
Rufus R. Jones defeated Bennie Ramirez
Blackjack Lanza, w/Bobby Heenan, defeated Jose Rivera
Hans Schmidt defeated Bobby Whitlock
Rufus R. Jones won a Wrestle Royal over in order out Bobby Whitlock, Bennie Ramirez, Jose Rivera, Hans Schmidt, Jerry Brisco, Blackjack Lanza and Bob Geigel
11/27/71 – “Championship Wrestling” TV
Blackjack Lanza, w/Bobby Heenan, defeated Bobby Whitlock
Jack and Jerry Brisco defeated Hans Schmidt and Bennie Ramirez when Jack beat Ramirez
Rufus R. Jones defeated Gringo
Bob Geigel defeated John Gagne
12/3/71 – Kiel Auditorium (Attendance: 8037)
Rufus R. Jones defeated Harley Race in the finale of a Wrestle Royal. They met in a one fall match after eliminated in order were Bennie Ramirez, Doug Gilbert, Dan Miller, Steve Bolus, Jack Mulligan, Von Raschke, Jack Brisco, Hans Schmidt, Cyclone Negro, Big Bill Miller, Dominic DeNucci and Blackjack Lanza together, Pat O’Connor and Bobby Heenan.
Dick the Bruiser defeated Von Raschke
Dan and Big Bill Miller defeated Jack Brisco and Ronnie Etchison when Bill beat Etchison
Rufus R. Jones draw Blackjack Lanza, w/Bobby Heenan
Jack Mulligan (formerly Bob Windham) defeated Doug Gilbert (formerly Doug Lindsay)
Hans Schmidt defeated Steve Bolus
Dominic DeNucci and Luis Martinez defeated Bennie Ramirez and Cyclone Negro when DeNucci defeated Ramirez
12/4/71 – “Championship Wrestling” TV
Von Raschke defeated Jose Rivera
Rufus R. Jones defeated Ron Sanders
Harley Race defeated Omar “Cyclone” Atlas
Terry Martin draw Bennie Ramirez
12/12/71 – “Championship Wrestling” TV (The Saturday show was pre-empted by a telethon)
Bob Geigel defeated Bobby Whitlock
Rufus R. Jones defeated Gringo
Harley Race defeated Terry Martin
Von Raschke and Bennie Ramirez defeated Ronnie Etchison and Jose Rivera when Ramirez defeated Rivera
12/18/71 – “Championship Wrestling” TV
Omar Atlas draw Von Raschke
Harley Race defeated Eddie Graham
Rufus R. Jones defeated Frank Diamond
Bob Geigel defeated Ron Sanders
Sam Muchnick introduced promoters Vince McMahon, Roy Shire and Mike LeBell who were in St. Louis for an NWA meeting (Unacknowledged in public, of course, was that was also why Eddie Graham was in)
12/25/71 – “Championship Wrestling” TV
Johnny Weaver and Bob Geigel draw
NWA Champion Dory Funk Jr. defeated Tim Brooks
Rufus R. Jones defeated Bobby Blaine
Johnny Valentine defeated Bennie Ramirez
