AWA Results: 1971

 

1/2/71 – Minneapolis TV 
Larry Hennig & Lars Anderson beat Red Bastien & Pepper Gomez via disqualification
Blackjack Lanza beat Phil Patterson
Strong Kobayashi beat Bill Howard
Hercules Cortez beat Rodeo Jones
Ox Baker beat John the Greek
Nick Bockwinkel beat George Gadaski

1/2/71 – St Paul, MN
Red Bastien & Hercules Cortez no contest Strong Kobayashi & Big K
Larry Hennig beat Ox Baker COR
Nick Bockwinkel beat Billy Howard
Lars Anderson beat Billy Christian

1/7/71 – DePere, WI @ the St. Norbert College Gym
The Crusher vs. Butcher Vachon
Edouard Carpentier vs. Mad Dog Vachon
Strong Kobayashi vs. Bill Howard
Nick Bockwinkel vs. Bob Windham
Reported Attendance: 1,500 sellout

1/8/71 – Rockford, IL @ the Boylan High School
The Crusher & Bad Boy Bullinski beat AWA Tag Team Champions Mad Dog Vachon & Butcher Vachon on a 3rd fall via disqualification
Strong Kobayashi beat Red Bastien
Edouard Carpentier beat Bob Windham
Nick Bockwinkel beat Big K

1/9/71 – Minneapolis TV 
Mad Dog Vachon & Butcher Vachon beat Wilf Caron & Dave Cox
Larry Hennig & Lars Anderson beat Wilf Caron & Dave Cox
Hercules Cortez beat Pancho Zapata
Nick Bockwinkel beat Bobby Jones
Bad Boy Bullinski beat Blackjack Daniels
Edouard Carpentier beat Frank Hickey

1/9/71 – Chicago, IL @ the International Amphitheatre
Edouard Carpentier beat AWA World Heavyweight Champion Verne Gagne via disqualification
Fabulous Kangaroos Al Costello & Don Kent no contest The Crusher & Bad Boy Bullinski
Blackjack Lanza beat Paul Diamond
Red Bastien beat Johnny Kace
Strong Kobayashi beat Prince Pullins
Hercules Cortez beat Big K

1/13/71 – Owatonna, MN
Red Bastien beat Larry Hennig via disqualification
Blackjack Lanza beat Paul Diamond
Nick Bockwinkel beat Bill Christy

1/14/71 – Milwaukee, WI @ the Arena
Two Referees, No-DQ Match: AWA Tag Team Champions Mad Dog Vachon & Butcher Vachon beat the Crusher & Bad Boy Bullinski COR
Red Bastien beat Strong Kobayashi via disqualification
Lars Anderson beat Billy Howard (sub Edouard Carpentier)
Hercules Cortez beat Big K
US Women’s Champion Betty Niccoli vs. Sandy Partlow
Nick Bockwinkel beat Paul Diamond
Reported Attendance: 10,840

1/15/71 – Denver, CO @ the Auditorium Arena
Hercules Cortez & Bad Boy Bullinski & the Crusher beat Mad Dog Vachon & Butcher Vachon & Blackjack Lanza in a 2/3 falls match
Red Bastien beat Strong Kobayashi in a 2/3 falls match
Nick Bockwinkel drew Paul Diamond
Edouard Carpentier beat Big K via pin in 13:42 after a double backflip
Promoter: Gene Reed
Reported Attendance: 5,103

1/16/71 – Minneapolis TV
Larry Hennig & Lars Anderson beat Santiago Acosta & Julio Rodriguez
Strong Kobayashi beat George Gadaski
Hercules Cortez beat Dave Cox
Nick Bockwinkel beat Bill Howard
Bad Boy Bullinski beat Kenny Jay
Paul Diamond beat Angel Rivera

1/16/71 – Minneapolis, MN @ the Auditorium
Larry Hennig & Lars Anderson beat Red Bastien & Hercules Cortez
Strong Kobayashi beat Edouard Carpentier
Bad Boy Bullinski beat Big K
Mad Dog Vachon beat Billy Red Cloud
Nick Bockwinkel beat Paul Diamond
Kenny Jay drew Kenny Yates
Reported Attendance: 6,899

1/19/71 – Bismarck, ND
AWA Tag Team Champions Mad Dog Vachon & Butcher Vachon double DQ The Crusher & Bad Boy Bullinski
Blackjack Lanza beat Red Bastien via disqualification
Big K beat George Gadaski

1/21/71 – Sheboygan, WI @ the Municipal Armory
Blackjack Lanza beat Bad Boy Bullinski via pin in 14:15
Red Bastien beat Lars Anderson via disqualification when Lars hit the referee in 23:10
Hercules Cortez beat Larry Hennig via pin in 12:25
Nick Bockwinkel (sub Bill Christy) beat Billy Howard via pin in 26:00

1/22/71 – Fairmont, IA @ the VFW Auditorium
Hercules Cortez vs. Larry Hennig
Red Bastien vs. Strong Kobayashi
Big K vs. Paul Diamond

1/23/71 – Minneapolis TV 
Strong Kobayashi beat Santiago Acosta
Hercules Cortez beat Ox Baker
Mad Dog Vachon beat Tony Savoldi
Verne Gagne beat Dave Muir
Big K beat Wilf Caron

1/23/71 – Chicago, IL @ the International Amphitheatre
Al Costello & Don Kent & Blackjack Lanza beat Dick the Bruiser & the Crusher & Bad Boy Bullinski
Mighty Igor Vodik beat Butcher Vachon
Hercules Cortez beat Larry Hennig
Nick Bockwinkel beat Ivan Kalmikoff
Red Bastien beat Strong Kobayashi via disqualification
Lars Anderson beat Paul Diamond

1/27/71 – Fargo, ND @ the Civic Auditorium
The Crusher & Red Bastien beat Blackjack Lanza & Bobby Heenan
Mad Dog Vachon beat Paul Diamond
Nick Bockwinkel beat George Gadaski
Big K beat Kenny Jay

1/30/71 – Minneapolis TV 
Larry Hennig & Lars Anderson beat George Gadaski & Kenny Jay
Blackjack Lanza beat Santiago Acosta
Strong Kobayashi beat Pancho Zapata
Hercules Cortez beat Blackjack Daniels
Verne Gagne beat Bill Howard
Billy Red Cloud beat Abdullah Ahma

1/30/71 – Minneapolis, MN
AWA World Heavyweight Champion Verne Gagne beat Strong Kobayashi
Blackjack Lanza beat Hercules Cortez
Larry Hennig & Lars Anderson beat Edouard Carpentier & Paul Diamond
Red Bastien beat Big K
Nick Bockwinkel beat Billy Red Cloud
Billy Howard drew Blackjack Daniels

1/31/71 – Duluth, MN @ the Arena
Larry Hennig & Lars Anderson beat Red Bastien & Hercules Cortez via disqualification
Big K beat George Gadaski (sub Edouard Carpentier)
Nick Bockwinkel beat Bill Howard
Strong Kobayashi beat Billy Red Cloud

2/1/71 – Redlake, MN
Larry Hennig & Lars Anderson vs. Bad Boy Bullinski & Billy Red Cloud in a 2/3 falls match
Red Bastien vs. Butcher Vachon in a 2/3 falls match
Billy Red Cloud vs. Lars Anderson

2/3/71 – Oshkosh, WI
The Crusher beat Larry Hennig
Hercules Cortez beat Mad Dog Vachon
Edouard Carpentier beat Lars Anderson via referee’s decision
Red Bastien beat Butcher Vachon via disqualification
Reported Attendance: 2,000.

2/4/71 – Milwaukee, WI @ the Auditorium
Larry Hennig & Lars Anderson no contest Red Bastien & Hercules Cortez in 3rd fall
Winner to meet AWA World Heavyweight Champion Verne Gagne on a future card
Strong Kobayashi beat Edouard Carpentier via pin
Butcher Vachon beat Billy Howard via pin
Billy Red Cloud drew Big K
Johnny Kace beat Santiago Acosta via pin
Reported Attendance: “sellout crowd of 6,112”

2/4/71 – Denver, CO @ the Auditorium Arena
Bad Boy Bullinski beat Nick Bockwinkel on a 3rd fall via disqualification when Nick tossed Bullinski over the top rope
The Crusher beat Blackjack Lanza on a 3rd fall COR
Mad Dog Vachon beat Paul Diamond in 12:27
Al Kashey (sub Tom Andrews) drew Jack Pesek 20:00
Kay Noble beat Sandy Partlow in 7:05
Reported Attendance: 6,324

2/6/71 – Minneapolis TV
The Crusher beat Bill Christy
Red Bastien & Hercules Cortez beat Julio Rodriguez & Ken Yates
Larry Hennig & Lars Anderson beat Santiago Acosta & Angel Rivera
Blackjack Lanza beat George Gadaski
Strong Kobayashi beat Kenny Jay
Billy Red Cloud beat Dave Cox

2/6/71 – Honolulu, HI
King Curtis drew AWA World Heavyweight Champion Verne Gagne
Frankie Laine beat Ripper Collins to win Hawaiian Title
Lonnie Mayne beat Beauregard
Don Muraco beat Mr. Fujiwara
Dale Lewis beat Pierre Duranton

2/7/71 – Minneapolis, MN
Larry Hennig & Lars Anderson beat Red Bastien & Hercules Cortez
Big K drew Paul Diamond
Billy Red Cloud beat Butcher Vachon via disqualification
Nick Bockwinkel beat Edouard Carpentier
Blackjack Lanza beat Bad Boy Bullinski

2/8/71 – Winona, MN @ the Junior High School Auditorium
Larry Hennig vs. The Crusher
Kobayashi vs. Ox Baker
Butcher Vachon vs. Bull Bullinski

2/9/71 – Moline, IL @ the Wharton Field House
The Crusher & Bull Bullinski beat Larry Hennig & Lars Anderson
Nick Bockwinkel beat Billy Red Cloud
Strong Kobayashi beat Paul Diamond
Red Bastien beat Big K

2/13/71 – Chicago, IL @ the International Amphitheatre
Larry Hennig & Lars Anderson beat Red Bastien & Hercules Cortez
Dick the Bruiser no contest Blackjack Lanza
Bad Boy Bullinski beat Butcher Vachon
The Crusher beat Big K
Strong Kobayashi beat Paul Diamond
Nick Bockwinkel beat Prince Pullins

2/13/71 – Honolulu, HI
King Curtis & Lonnie Mayne & Dale Lewis & Ripper Collins beat Don Muraco & Verne Gagne & Billy Robinson & Frankie Laine
Sam Steamboat beat Bill Dromo
Lonnie Mayne beat Pierre Duranton
Dale Lewis beat Beauregard

2/14/71 – Duluth, MN @ the Arena
Red Bastien beat Mad Dog Vachon
Hercules Cortez beat Larry Hennig COR
Billy Red Cloud drew Big K
Nick Bockwinkel beat Bad Boy Bullinski via disqualification
Paul Diamond beat Strong Kobayashi
Reported Attendance: 2,100

2/15/71 – Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada @ the Arena
Two Referees Tony Condello & Bill Kochen, Winning team to meet AWA Tag Team Champions Mad Dog Vachon & Butcher Vachon on 3/15/71
Larry Hennig & Lars Anderson beat Red Bastien & Hercules Cortez via disqualification
Death Match: The Crusher beat Mad Dog Vachon in 15:00
Frank “Bull” Bullinski beat Butcher Vachon
Nick Bockwinkel (Winnipeg debut) beat Paul Diamond in 25 seconds
Bob Tuck beat Dave Muir
Ox Baker beat Bobby Jones via pin
Reported Attendance: 8,700

2/17/71 – Rockford, IL @ the Boylan High School
The Crusher & Bad Boy Bullinski no contest Larry Hennig & Lars Anderson
Nick Bockwinkel vs. Mark Starr
Big K vs. Edouard Carpentier
Paul Diamond vs. Strong Kobayashi

2/18/71 – Winona, MN @ the Junior High School Auditorium
The Crusher beat Larry Hennig in a 2/3 falls match
Bad Boy Bullinski beat Butcher Vachon in a 2/3 falls match
Strong Kobayashi beat Ox Baker
Reported Attendance: “near capacity crowd”

2/18/71 – DePere, WI @ the St. Norbert College Gym
Edouard Carpentier vs. Mad Dog Vachon
Hercules Cortez vs. Lars Anderson
Red Bastien vs. Paul Diamond
Nick Bockwinkel vs. Billy Red Cloud

2/19/71 – Fairmont, IA @ the VFW Auditorium
The Crusher & Billy Red Cloud vs. Strong Kobayashi & Big K
Mad Dog Vachon vs. Jack Pesek

2/20/71 – Minneapolis TV
Red Bastien & Hercules Cortez beat Ox Baker & Wilf Caron
Larry Hennig & Lars Anderson beat Jack Pesek & Mark Starr
Blackjack Lanza beat Mike Savoldi
Nick Bockwinkel beat Ken Yates
Bad Boy Bullinski beat Dave Muir
Mad Dog Vachon beat George Gadaski

2/20/71 – St Paul, MN @ the Civic Center
Red Bastien & Hercules Cortez beat AWA Tag Team Champions Mad Dog Vachon & Butcher Vachon via disqualification
Nick Bockwinkel beat Edouard Carpentier
Bad Boy Bullinski beat Larry Hennig
Ox Baker drew Jack Pesek
Lars Anderson beat Paul Diamond

2/22/71 – Bagley, MN @ the High School
Blackjack Lanza beat Billy Red Cloud in a 2/3 falls match
Nick Bockwinkel beat Edouard Carpentier
Jon Lee beat Bobby Heenan (sub Ox Baker) COR

2/23/71 – Moline, IL @ the Wharton Field House
Death Match: The Crusher & Bad Boy Bullinski beat Strong Kobayashi & Big K
Red Bastien & Hercules Cortez beat Larry Hennig & Lars Anderson

2/23/71 – Portland, OR
Kurt Von Steiger & Karl Von Steiger beat Mad Dog Vachon & Butcher Vachon to win AWA World Tag Title
Title change only acknowledged in Portland. The Vachons were on their way to Japan for a lengthy tour and decided to drop the AWA Tag Straps to the Von Steigers in Portland without Verne Gagne’s knowledge or permission.
Stan Stasiak beat Sailor White
Dutch Savage beat Les Thornton
Bobby Nichols drew Haru Sasaki
Eric Froelich drew Moose Morowski

2/24/71 – Fargo, ND @ the Civic Auditorium
Red Bastien & Hercules Cortez beat Larry Hennig & Lars Anderson
Nick Bockwinkel beat Edouard Carpentier
Blackjack Lanza beat Paul Diamond
Bad Boy Bullinski beat Bill Christian

2/24/71 – Honolulu, HI
Sam Steamboat beat King Curtis
Lonnie Mayne beat Frankie Laine to win Hawaiian title
AWA Tag Team Champions Mad Dog Vachon & Butcher Vachon beat Billy Robinson & Verne Gagne
Dale Lewis drew Don Muraco
Ripper Collins beat Beauregard

2/25/71 – Denver, CO @ the Auditorium Arena
Red Bastien & Hercules Cortez beat Lars Anderson & Larry Hennig in a 2/3 falls match
Blackjack Lanza beat Bad Boy Bullinski in a 2/3 falls match
Nick Bockwinkel drew Edouard Carpentier 20:00
Paul Diamond beat Jack Pesek in 16:10
Promoter: Gene Reed
Reported Attendance: 6,859

2/26/71 – Milwaukee, WI @ the Auditorium
Hercules Cortez beat Blackjack Lanza COR
Edouard Carpentier & Bull Bullinski beat Strong Kobayashi & Big K 2-0
Red Bastien drew Nick Bockwinkel
Lars Anderson beat Billy Red Cloud via pin in 12:35
Larry Hennig beat Paul Diamond via pin in 14:45
Reported Attendance: “sellout crowd of 6,112”

2/27/71 – Minneapolis TV
Red Bastien & Hercules Cortez beat Blackjack Daniels & Raoul Rodriguez
Larry Hennig beat Dave Cox
Blackjack Lanza beat Jose Rodriguez
Nick Bockwinkel beat Kenny Jay
Bull Bullinski beat Wilf Caron

3/1/71 – Redlake, MN & the High School
Kobayashi vs. Bill Christy
Nick Bockwinkel vs. Bull Bullinski
Black Jack Lanza vs. Billy Red Cloud

 

3/1/71 – Sendai, Japan @ the Miyagi Prefectural Sports Center
AWA Tag Team Champions Maurice “Mad Dog” Vachon & Paul “Butcher” Vachon beat Thunder Sugiyama & Great Kusatsu in a 2/3 falls match

3/2/71 – Tokyo, Japan
AWA Tag Team Champions Maurice “Mad Dog” Vachon & Paul “Butcher” Vachon beat Thunder Sugiyama & Great Kusatsu in a 2/3 falls match

3/3/71 – Oshkosh, WI @ the Lourdes High School Gym
Hercules Cortez beat Larry Hennig 2-0 in 19:30
Bad Boy Bullinski beat Lars Anderson on a 3rd fall via disqualification
Red Bastien drew Nick Bockwinkel 20:00
Strong Kobayashi beat Billy Red Cloud
Reported Attendance: “sell out crowd”

3/5/71 – Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada @ the Arena
Larry Hennig & Lars Anderson beat Red Bastien & Hercules Cortez
Blackjack Lanza beat The Crusher default?
Bad Boy Bullinski beat Strong Kobayashi via disqualification
Nick Bockwinkel beat Billy Red Cloud
Big K beat Bobby Jones
Dave Muir beat Wilf Caron
Reported Attendance: 7,090

3/6/71 – Minneapolis TV
The Crusher beat Bill Christy
Blackjack Lanza beat Steve Tuck
Bad Boy Bullinski beat Dave Cox
Big K beat George Gadaski

3/6/71 – Chicago, IL @ the International Amphitheatre
Handicap Match: Dick the Bruiser beat Blackjack Lanza & Bobby Heenan
Red Bastien & Hercules Cortez beat Larry Hennig & Lars Anderson via disqualification
The Crusher no contest Nick Bockwinkel
Strong Kobayashi beat Billy Red Cloud
Ox Baker beat Jack Pesek
Paul Diamond beat Kenny Dillinger

3/6/71 – Honolulu, HI
Pier 9 brawl
Billy Robinson beat King Curtis
Sam Steamboat beat Dale Lewis
Lonnie Mayne & Ripper Collins drew Don Muraco & Verne Gagne
Frankie Laine beat Beauregard

3/7/71 – Minneapolis, MN
Blackjack Lanza beat The Crusher
Hercules Cortez beat Larry Hennig
Red Bastien & Paul Diamond beat Strong Kobayashi & Big K
Nick Bockwinkel beat Billy Red Cloud
Bad Boy Bullinski beat Blackjack Daniels
Jack Pesek beat Kenny Jay

3/8/71 – Moline, IL @ the Wharton Field House
Strong Kobayashi drew the Crusher
Blackjack Lanza beat Bad Boy Bullinski
Nick Bockwinkel beat Paul Diamond
Red Bastien drew Big K

3/10/71 – Rockford, IL @ the Boylan High School
Hercules Cortez & Bad Boy Bullinski & Crusher beat Larry Hennig & Lars Anderson & Blackjack Lanza
Nick Bockwinkel beat Paul Diamond
Lars Anderson beat Bad Boy Bullinski
Red Bastien beat Bill Christy

3/12/71 – Owatonna, MN @ the National Guard Armory
Hercules Cortez vs. Blackjack Lanza
Paul Diamond vs. Larry Hennig
Jean Antone vs. Betty Niccoli

3/13/71 – Minneapolis TV
Red Bastien & Hercules Cortez beat Blackjack Daniels & Angel Rivera
Blackjack Lanza beat Kenny Jay
Strong Kobayashi beat Dave Cox
Nick Bockwinkel beat Jose Betancourt
Lars Anderson beat Jose Rodriguez

3/13/71 – Honolulu, HI
AWA World Heavyweight Champion Verne Gagne beat Mad Dog Vachon
Lonnie Mayne drew Mil Mascaras
King Curtis beat Bobby Shane
Billy Robinson beat The Pro
Don Muraco & Frankie Laine beat Ripper Collins & Dale Lewis

3/15/71 – Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada @ the Arena
Lars Anderson & Larry Hennig beat Red Bastien & Hercules Cortez in a 2/3 falls match
Blackjack Lanza beat The Crusher when Crusher was deemed too bloody to continue after manager Bobby Heenan hit Crusher with a foreign object
Bull Bullinski beat Strong Kobayashi via disqualification
Nick Bockwinkel beat Billy Red Cloud
Big K beat Bobby Jones via pin
Dave Muir beat Wilf Caron
Reported Attendance: “7.090 wrestling fans”

3/16/71 – Portland, OR
NWA Champion Dory Funk Jr drew Lonnie Mayne
AWA Tag Team Champions Kurt Von Steiger & Karl Von Steiger beat Mad Dog Vachon & Butcher Vachon via disqualification
Pat O’Brien beat Haru Sasaki via disqualification
Dutch Savage drew Steven Little Bear
Stan Stasiak beat Moose Morowski
Tony Borne beat Bing Ki Lee
Eric Froelich drew Bobby Nichols

3/18/71 – Salem, OR
Mad Dog Vachon & Butcher Vachon beat Kurt Von Steiger & Karl Von Steiger via disqualification to regain AWA Tag Title
Lonnie Mayne beat Dutch Savage via disqualification
Bobby Nichols beat Moose Morowski
Bing Ki Lee drew Pat O’Brien

3/18/71 – Jackson, MN @ the National Guard Armory
Hercules Cortez vs. Lars Anderson
Edouard Carpentier vs. Big K
Larry Hennig vs. Bad Boy Bullinski

3/19/71 – Denver, CO @ the Auditorium Arena
Blackjack Lanza beat the Crusher
Bad Boy Bullinski beat Mad Dog Vachon
Paul Diamond drew Harley Race
Nick Bockwinkel beat Billy Red Cloud
Big K (sub Kenny Jay) beat Jack Pesek

3/19/71 – Sheboygan, WI @ the Armory
Card cancelled because of snow. Rescheduled for March 25, 1971.

3/20/71 – Minneapolis TV
Mad Dog Vachon & Butcher Vachon beat George Gadaski & John the Greek
The Crusher beat Dave Cox
Nick Bockwinkel beat Kenny Jay
Haystack Calhoun beat Ken Yates
Verne Gagne beat Rodeo Jones

3/20/71 – St Paul, MN
AWA Tag Team Champions Mad Dog Vachon & Butcher Vachon no contest Verne Gagne & Haystack Calhoun
If Crusher wins, he gets 5 minutes with Bobby Heenan
The Crusher beat Blackjack Lanza but didn’t beat Bobby Heenan in 5 minutes
Larry Hennig beat Paul Diamond
Nick Bockwinkel beat Rodeo Jones
Lars Anderson drew Bad Boy Bullinski
Big K beat Kenny Jay

3/20/71 – Chicago, IL @ the International Amphitheatre
Fabulous Kangaroos Al Costello & Don Kent no contest Red Bastien & Hercules Cortez
Baron Von Raschke beat Dick the Bruiser
Strong Kobayashi beat Paul Christy
Wilbur Snyder beat Hans Schmidt
Moose Cholak beat Ox Baker
Billy Red Cloud beat Angelo Poffo

3/21/71 – Duluth, MN @ the Arena
Red Bastien & Hercules Cortez beat Larry Hennig & Lars Anderson
Bad Boy Bullinski beat Big K
Nick Bockwinkel beat Paul Diamond
Billy Red Cloud beat Blackjack Lanza via disqualification
Reported Attendance: 3,100

3/22/71 – Moline, IL @ the Wharton Field House
AWA Tag Team Champions Mad Dog Vachon & Butcher Vachon beat Red Bastien & Hercules Cortez via disqualification
Blackjack Lanza beat Paul Diamond
Nick Bockwinkel beat Bad Boy Bullinski

3/24/71 – Fargo, ND @ the Civic Auditorium
Red Bastien & Hercules Cortez no contest AWA Tag Team Champions Mad Dog Vachon & Butcher Vachon
Nick Bockwinkel beat Bad Boy Bullinski
Blackjack Lanza beat Billy Red Cloud
Big K beat Billy Christian

3/25/71 – Sheboygan, WI
Winning team to face Vachons on a future card
Red Bastien & Hercules Cortez beat Larry Hennig & Lars Anderson in a 2/3 falls match
Blackjack Lanza beat Paul Diamond
Strong Kobayashi beat Paul Christy
Angelo Poffo vs. Big K

3/26/71 – Whitehall, WI @ the High School Gym
AWA Tag Team Champions Mad Dog Vachon & Butcher Vachon vs. Paul Diamond & Bad Boy Bullinski
Nick Bockwinkel vs. Jack Pesek
Paul Diamond vs. Butcher Vachon

3/27/71 – Minneapolis TV
Blackjack Lanza beat Bill Christy
Strong Kobayashi beat Kenny Jay
Hercules Cortez beat Dave Muir
Nick Bockwinkel beat Tony Savoldi
Verne Gagne beat Wilf Caron

3/27/71 – Rockford, IL @ the Boylan High School
Larry Hennig & Lars Anderson beat Red Bastien & Hercules Cortez via disqualification
Blackjack Lanza beat Billy Red Cloud
Strong Kobayashi beat Angelo Poffo
Big K beat Bill Christy

3/29/71 – Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada @ the Arena
If Crusher beats Lanza in 20 minutes, he gets 5 minutes with Bobby Heenan
The Crusher beat Blackjack Lanza via pin in 13:00 then Bobby Heenan beat The Crusher via disqualification when Crusher & Lanza started brawling
Hercules Cortez beat Lars Anderson
Red Bastien beat Larry Hennig via disqualification
Bull Bullinski drew Butcher Vachon
Nick Bockwinkel beat Bob Tuck
Bob Jones beat Dave Muir
Reported Attendance: “More than 7,000 wrestling fans”

4/1/71 – Oshkosh, WI @ the Lourdes High School
The Crusher vs. Lars Anderson
Blackjack Lanza vs. Bull Bullinski
Billy Red Cloud vs. Butcher Vachon
Paul Diamond vs. Nick Bockwinkel

4/3/71 – Minneapolis TV
Larry Hennig & Lars Anderson beat Dave Cox & George Gadaski
Strong Kobayashi beat Tony Savoldi
Hercules Cortez beat Wilf Caron
Nick Bockwinkel beat Bull Bullinski
Paul Diamond beat Dave Muir

4/3/71 – Minneapolis, MN @ the Auditorium
AWA World Heavyweight Champion Verne Gagne beat Mad Dog Vachon COR
Larry Hennig & Lars Anderson beat Hercules Cortez & Kenny Jay (sub Red Bastien)
Strong Kobayashi beat Bill Christy
Nick Bockwinkel beat Paul Diamond
Blackjack Lanza beat Billy Red Cloud
Big K beat George Gadaski

4/6/71 – Moline, IL @ the Wharton Field House
Larry Hennig & Lars Anderson beat Hercules Cortez & Bull Bullinski (sub Red Bastien)
Hercules Cortez beat Blackjack Lanza
Paul Diamond beat Strong Kobayashi
Butcher Vachon beat Billy Red Cloud

4/7/71 – Milwaukee, WI @ the Auditorium
Larry Hennig & Lars Anderson beat Hercules Cortez & Haystack Calhoun in a 2/3 falls match
Bull Bullinski beat Blackjack Lanza via disqualification
Strong Kobayashi beat Billy Howard (sub Paul Diamond) via pin
Butcher Vachon beat Billy Red Cloud
Big K beat George Gadaski via pin
Reported Attendance: “5,874 fans”

4/10/71 – Minneapolis TV
Mad Dog Vachon & Butcher Vachon beat Chuck Edwards & Bill Howard
Strong Kobayashi beat Bobby Vann
Nick Bockwinkel beat George Gadaski
Lars Anderson beat John the Greek
Haystack Calhoun beat Rodeo Jones

4/10/71 – St. Paul, MN @ the Auditorium
Larry Hennig & Lars Anderson beat AWA Tag Team Champions Mad Dog Vachon & Butcher Vachon via disqualification
Haystack Calhoun beat Nick Bockwinkel via disqualification
Billy Red Cloud beat Paul Christy
Joe Scarpello drew Billy Howard
George Gadaski beat Rodeo Jones

4/10/71 – Chicago, IL @ the International Amphitheatre
AWA World Heavyweight Champion Verne Gagne beat Strong Kobayashi via disqualification
Red Bastien & Hercules Cortez beat Fabulous Kangaroos Al Costello & Don Kent
Wilbur Snyder no contest Blackjack Lanza
Baron Von Raschke beat Jack Pesek
Big K beat Prince Pullins
Paul Diamond drew Don Fargo

4/13/71 – Bismarck, ND
AWA World Heavyweight Champion Verne Gagne beat Blackjack Lanza
Larry Hennig beat Billy Red Cloud
Lars Anderson beat Paul Diamond
Jack Pesek beat Bill Christy

4/13/71 – Duluth, MN @ the Arena
Red Bastien & Hercules Cortez beat AWA Tag Team Champions Mad Dog Vachon & Butcher Vachon via disqualification
Strong Kobayashi double DQ Nick Bockwinkel
Big K beat Joe Scarpello
George Gadaski drew Kenny Jay
Reported Attendance: 2,000

4/14/71 – Rockford, IL @ the Boylan High School
Larry Hennig & Lars Anderson beat Red Bastien & Hercules Cortez in a 2/3 falls match
Mad Dog Vachon beat Paul Diamond
Nick Bockwinkel beat Jack Pesek
Strong Kobayashi beat Joe Scarpello

4/16/71 – Denver, CO @ the Auditorium Arena
AWA World Heavyweight Champion Verne Gagne beat Strong Kobayashi via disqualification
Larry Hennig & Lars Anderson beat Red Bastien & Hercules Cortez
Big K drew Joe Scarpello
Nick Bockwinkel beat Jack Pesek (sub Paul Diamond)

4/17/71 – Minneapolis TV
Red Bastien & Hercules Cortez beat Rico Guzman & Angel Rivera
Larry Hennig & Lars Anderson beat Bill Howard & Joe Scarpello
Blackjack Lanza drew Jack Pesek
Strong Kobayashi beat Julio Rodriguez
Verne Gagne beat Dave Cox
Mad Dog Vachon beat Bill Christy

4/17/71 – St Paul, MN @ the Auditorium
Larry Hennig & Lars Anderson & Nick Bockwinkel & Blackjack Lanza beat Mad Dog Vachon & Butcher Vachon & Strong Kobayashi & Big K
Mad Dog Vachon beat Larry Hennig
Hercules Cortez beat Blackjack Daniels
Red Bastien beat Billy Red Cloud
Nick Bockwinkel beat Billy Howard
Joe Scarpello beat Angel Rivera

4/20/71 – Moline, IL @ the Wharton Field House
Larry Hennig & Lars Anderson beat Red Bastien & Hercules Cortez
Mad Dog Vachon beat Wilbur Snyder
Billy Red Cloud beat Blackjack Lanza
Nick Bockwinkel beat Billy Howard

4/24/71 – Chicago, IL @ the International Amphitheatre
Strong Kobayashi beat Dick the Bruiser on a 3rd fall COR
Red Bastien & Hercules Cortez double DQ AWA Tag Team Champions Mad Dog Vachon & Butcher Vachon in 3rd fall
Wilbur Snyder beat Al Costello
Baron Von Raschke beat Bill Howard
Nick Bockwinkel beat Billy Red Cloud
Lars Anderson beat Joe Scarpello

4/25/71 – Green Bay, WI @ the Brown County Veteran’s Memorial Arena
Advertised as professional wrestling’s return to the Arena after more than 10 years
The Crusher vs. Mad Dog Vachon
Red Bastien & Hercules Cortez vs. Shozo Strong Kobayashi & Big K
Paul Diamond vs. Butcher Vachon
Nick Bockwinkel vs. Billy Red Cloud

4/28/71 – Fargo, ND @ the Civic Auditorium
AWA World Heavyweight Champion Verne Gagne beat Blackjack Lanza
Larry Hennig & Lars Anderson beat Paul Diamond & Billy Red Cloud
Nick Bockwinkel beat Bill Howard
Kenny Jay beat Ken Yates

4/29/71 – Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada @ the Arena
AWA World Heavyweight Champion Verne Gagne beat Strong Kobayashi in a 2/3 falls match in 33:00
1 Kobayashi beat Gagne
2 Gagne beat Kobayashi
3 Gagne beat Kobayashi
Gene Kiniski beat Blackjack Lanza in a 2/3 falls match in 29:00
1 Lanza beat Kiniski
2 Kiniski beat Lanza
3 Kiniski beat Lanza
Wilbur Snyder beat Big K in 4:00
Bobby Jones beat Pete Mymko in 13:00
Dave Muir beat Bob Tuck in 12:00
Bobby Heenan beat Tony Condello in 10:00
Reported Attendance: “more than five thousand”

4/29/71 – Rockford, IL @ the Boylan High School
Haystack Calhoun beat Nick Bockwinkel via disqualification

4/30/71 – Denver, CO @ the Auditorium Arena
If Crusher beats Lanza, he gets 5 minutes with manager Bobby Heenan
The Crusher beat Blackjack Lanza but did not beat Bobby Heenan in 5:00
Larry Hennig & Lars Anderson beat Haystack Calhoun & Hercules Cortez in a 2/3 falls match
Joe Scarpello beat George Gadaski
Bill Watts beat Jack Pesek
Promoter: Gene Reed
Note: I’ve also seen Billy Red Cloud listed as the opponent for Jack Pesek.

4/30/71 – Milwaukee, WI @ the Auditorium
Strong Kobayashi beat AWA World Heavyweight Champion Verne Gagne via disqualification when Gagne would not release a choke hold
AWA Tag Team Champions Mad Dog Vachon & Butcher Vachon beat Wilbur Snyder & Bull Bullinski in a 2/3 falls match
Kay Noble & Betty Niccoli beat Jean Antone & Sandy Partlow
Red Bastien beat Nick Bockwinkel via disqualification
Billy Howard drew Big K
Reported Attendance: “sellout crowd of 6,112”

5/1/71 – Minneapolis TV
Larry Hennig & Lars Anderson beat Tony Savoldi & Joe Scarpello
Hercules Cortez beat Dave Cox
Nick Bockwinkel beat Bill Howard
Bull Bullinski beat Dave Muir

5/1/71 – St Paul, MN @ the Auditorium
Handicap Match: The Crusher no contest Blackjack Lanza & Bobby Heenan
Lars Anderson beat Red Bastien
Bull Bullinski beat Nick Bockwinkel via disqualification
Hercules Cortez beat Big K
Billy Howard drew Joe Scarpello

5/2/71 – Duluth, MN @ the Arena
Strong Kobayashi beat The Crusher COR
Larry Hennig & Lars Anderson beat Red Bastien & Hercules Cortez
Nick Bockwinkel beat Bull Bullinski
Big K beat Bill Howard

5/3/71 – Moline, IL @ the Wharton Field House
No-DQ match: Larry Hennig & Lars Anderson beat Red Bastien & Hercules Cortez
Nick Bockwinkel beat Bull Bullinski
Strong Kobayashi beat Billy Howard
Big K beat Paul Christy

5/5/71 – Bemidji, MN @ the Jr. High School Gym
Bull Bullinski (sub Hercules Cortez) beat Larry Hennig in a 2/3 falls match
Nick Bockwinkel beat Joe Scarpello (sub Paul Diamond) in a 2/3 falls match
Kenny Yates beat Kenny Jay
“small crowd”

5/8/71 – Minneapolis TV
Red Bastien & Hercules Cortez beat Kenny Jay & John the Greek
Blackjack Lanza beat Angel Rivera
Strong Kobayashi beat George Gadaski
Nick Bockwinkel beat Dave Cox
Bull Bullinski beat Rodeo Jones

5/8/71 – Minneapolis, MN @ the Auditorium
Nick Bockwinkel beat Bull Bullinski 11:22
Strong Kobayashi & Big K beat Red Bastien & Hercules Cortez
Sailor Art Thomas beat Blackjack Lanza via disqualification
Bobby Heenan beat Kenny Jay
Joe Scarpello beat Kenny Yates

5/11/71 – Fargo, ND @ the Civic Auditorium
Larry Hennig & Lars Anderson beat Red Bastien & Hercules Cortez

5/12/71 – Oshkosh, WI @ the Lourdes High School Gym
The Crusher vs. Shozo Strong Kobayashi 60:00
Red Bastien vs. Blackjack Lanza in a 2/3 falls match 60:00
Sandy Partlow vs. Kay Noble 30:00
Big K vs. Bill Howard 20:00

5/14/71 – Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada @ the Arena
No Time Limit, No-DQ Match: Larry Hennig & Lars Anderson beat Red Bastien & Hercules Cortez
Gene Kiniski beat Strong Kobayashi via disqualification
Haystack Calhoun beat Butcher Vachon
Big K beat Gil Hayes (sub Dave Muir)
Bob Tuck beat Wilf Caron via pin

5/14/71 – Denver, CO @ the Auditorium Arena
Bull Bullinski beat Nick Bockwinkel on a 3rd fall via disqualification
No-DQ Match: The Crusher beat Mad Dog Vachon
Blackjack Lanza beat Sailor Art Thomas via disqualification
Bobby Heenan beat Kenny Jay
Joe Scarpello beat Bill Christy
Promoter: Gene Reed

5/15/71 – Milwaukee, WI @ the Arena
No-DQ Match: Red Bastien & Hercules Cortez beat Mad Dog Vachon & Butcher Vachon in a 2/3 falls match to win AWA Tag Team Title
The Crusher beat Larry Hennig
Bull Bullinski beat Nick Bockwinkel via disqualification
Lars Anderson beat Sailor Art Thomas
Bobby Heenan beat Kenny Jay
George Gadaski beat Bill Christian
Reported Attendance: 10,271

5/15/71 – Chicago, IL @ the International Amphitheatre
Strong Kobayashi no contest AWA World Heavyweight Champion Verne Gagne
Hans Schmidt & Baron Von Raschke beat Moose Cholak & Haystack Calhoun
Wilbur Snyder beat Dr Big Bill Miller
Blackjack Lanza beat Joe Scarpello
Paul Christy beat Johnny Fargo
Don Fargo beat Jack Pesek

5/18/71 – Bismarck, ND
AWA Tag Team Champions Red Bastien & Hercules Cortez beat Strong Kobayashi & Big K
Bull Bullinski beat Bobby Heenan via disqualification
Blackjack Lanza beat Bill Christy

5/19/71 – Moline, IL @ the Wharton Field House
Strong Kobayashi beat the Crusher COR
Nick Bockwinkel beat Bull Bullinski
Blackjack Lanza beat Jack Pesek
Bobby Heenan beat Billy Howard (sub Kenny Jay)
Big K beat Joe Scarpello

5/21/71 – Rockford, IL @ the Boylan High School
Lars Anderson beat Red Bastien

5/22/71 – Minneapolis TV
Red Bastien & Hercules Cortez beat Dave Cox & Ken Yates
Strong Kobayashi beat Jose Rodriguez
Nick Bockwinkel beat Angel Rivera
Lars Anderson beat Hank Meadows
Verne Gagne beat Raoul Guzman

5/22/71 – Minneapolis, MN @ the Auditorium
AWA World Heavyweight Champion Verne Gagne beat Strong Kobayashi in 26:33 with sleeper hold
Blackjack Lanza beat Red Bastien 16:25
Nick Bockwinkel beat Paul Diamond 21:18
Hercules Cortez beat Big K 10:57
Bull Bullinski drew Bobby Heenan
Joe Scarpello beat Bill Christy 15:12

5/28/71 – Denver, CO @ the Auditorium Arena
Handicap, Handcuff Match: The Crusher beat Blackjack Lanza & Bobby Heenan 2-0, 2nd fall by via disqualification
1. While Lanza was handcuffed to a corner ring post during the 1st fall, Crusher beat Bobby Heenan via pin after a Bolo punch. Referee Danny Loos then unlocked Lanza from the ring post.
2. Lanza was via disqualification’ed
Hercules Cortez beat Strong Kobayashi with a one arm back breaker in the 3rd fall
Nick Bockwinkel beat Paul Diamond
Bull Bullinski beat Big K
Larry Hennig beat Joe Scarpello
Promoter: Gene Reed

5/29/71 – Minneapolis TV
The Crusher beat Wilf Caron
Red Bastien & Hercules Cortez beat Bill Christy & Dave Muir
Larry Hennig beat Tony Savoldi
Strong Kobayashi beat Dave Cox
Nick Bockwinkel beat Kenny Jay

5/29/71 – Duluth, MN @ the Arena
Hercules Cortez beat Strong Kobayashi in a 2/3 falls match
Nick Bockwinkel beat Bull Bullinski
Blackjack Lanza beat Paul Diamond
Red Bastien beat Big K
Kenny Jay drew Dale Curzy (sub Kenny Yates)
Reported Attendance: 1,532

5/30/71 – Fond Du Lac, WI @ the Fairgrounds Recreation Center
Hercules Cortez beat Blackjack Lanza
Larry Hennig & Lars Anderson beat Bull Bullinski & Red Bastien in a 2/3 falls match
Nick Bockwinkel beat Paul Diamond via pin
Big K beat George Gadaski

6/4/71 – Chicago, IL @ the International Amphitheatre
Loser Leaves USA
Dick the Bruiser beat Strong Kobayashi
Hans Schmidt & Baron Von Raschke beat Moose Cholak & Wilbur Snyder
Nick Bockwinkel beat Bull Bullinski COR
Paul Christy beat Dr Big Bill Miller via disqualification
Paul Diamond beat Big K via disqualification
Angelo Poffo beat Billy Howard

6/5/71 – Minneapolis TV
The Crusher beat Dave Muir
Larry Hennig & Lars Anderson beat George Gadaski & John the Greek
Strong Kobayashi beat Tony Savoldi
Nick Bockwinkel beat Pancho Zapata
Verne Gagne beat Rodeo Jones
Dave Cox drew Kenny Jay

6/5/71 – Milwaukee, WI @ the Auditorium
AWA Tag Team Champions Red Bastien & Hercules Cortez beat Mad Dog Vachon & Butcher Vachon in a 2/3 falls match
Strong Kobayashi beat Bull Bullinski via pin in 15:11
Nick Bockwinkel beat Paul Diamond via pin in 18:20
Sailor Art Thomas beat Blackjack Lanza via disqualification
Big K drew Joe Scarpello
Reported Attendance: “crowd of 5,876”

6/11/71 – Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada @ the Arena
AWA Tag Team Champions Red Bastien & Hercules Cortez beat Mad Dog Vachon & Butcher Vachon in a 2/3 falls match
1 Vachons won 1st fall
2 Bastien & Cortez won 2nd fall
3 Bastien & Cortez won 3rd fall
Death match: The Crusher beat Strong Kobayashi in 13:00
Blackjack Lanza beat Dr. Big Bill Miller in 8:00
Nick Bockwinkel beat Paul Diamond by submission in 24:00
Dr. Big Bill Miller (sub Bob Tuck) beat Bobby Heenan
Tony Condello beat Wilf Caron in 7:00
Reported Attendance: “7,000 fans”

6/12/71 – Minneapolis TV
The Crusher beat Angel Rivera
Red Bastien & Hercules Cortez beat Bill Christy & Dave Muir
Larry Hennig & Lars Anderson beat Joe Guzman & Kenny Jay
Blackjack Lanza beat George Gadaski
Nick Bockwinkel beat Jose Rodriguez

6/12/71 – Omaha, NE @ the Civic Auditorium
AWA Tag Team Champions Red Bastien & Hercules Cortez beat Mad Dog Vachon & Butcher Vachon
Midwest Champion The Claw beat Dr. Big Bill Miller
Midwest Tag Team Champions Bob Ellis & Alberto Torres beat Ox Baker & Ali Ben Kahn
Jerry Miller beat Treach Phillips

6/14/71 – Davenport, IA @ the John O’Donnell Stadium
Death Match: The Crusher beat Strong Kobayashi via disqualification
Nick Bockwinkel beat Paul Diamond
Bobby Heenan beat Bull Bullinski
Big K beat Lars Anderson

6/18/71 – Appleton, WI @ the Xavier High School
The Crusher & Bull Bullinski beat Strong Kobayashi & Big K
Nick Bockwinkel beat Paul Diamond
Lars Anderson beat Joe Scarpello
Bill Howard beat Billy Christy

6/19/71 – Minneapolis TV
The Crusher beat Freddie Rogers
Red Bastien & Hercules Cortez beat George Grant & Bobby Vann
Blackjack Lanza beat John the Greek
Nick Bockwinkel beat George Gadaski
Billy Robinson beat Strong Kobayashi

6/19/71 – Minneapolis, MN @ the Auditorium
Fence Match: The Crusher beat Blackjack Lanza & Bobby Heenan at 17:20
Billy Robinson beat Strong Kobayashi
Nick Bockwinkel beat Dr. Big Bill Miller
Larry Hennig & Lars Anderson beat Paul Diamond & Sailor Art Thomas
Bull Bullinski beat Big K via disqualification
Joe Scarpello beat Fred Rogers
Reported Attendance: 8,229

6/25/71 – Rockford, IL @ the Boylan High School
Larry Hennig & Lars Anderson beat AWA Tag Team Champions Red Bastien & Hercules Cortez via disqualification
Nick Bockwinkel beat Bull Bullinski

6/26/71 – Minneapolis TV
Red Bastien & Hercules Cortez beat Freddie Rogers & George Grant
Nick Bockwinkel beat Kenny Jay
Lars Anderson beat Rodeo Jones
Billy Robinson beat Bobby Vann
Verne Gagne beat Dave Cox
Paul Diamond beat Steve Tuck

6/26/71 – Milwaukee WI @ the Arena
Loser Leaves Town
The Crusher beat Strong Kobayashi
Nick Bockwinkel beat Bull Bullinski
Larry Hennig & Lars Anderson beat Moose Cholak & Paul Diamond
Don Muraco beat Black Jack Lanza via disqualification
Big K beat Bill Howard
Reported Attendance: 10,374

6/26/71 – Chicago, IL @ the International Amphitheatre
AWA Tag Team Champions Red Bastien & Hercules Cortez beat Mad Dog Vachon & Butcher Vachon
Baron Von Raschke beat Wilbur Snyder
Hans Schmidt beat Sailor Art Thomas
Billy Robinson beat Angelo Poffo
Vivian Vachon beat Kay Noble
Joe Scarpello beat Johnny Kace
7/4/71 – Robbinsdale, MN
Larry Hennig & Lars Anderson beat Hercules Cortez & Bull Bullinski via disqualification
Big K beat Bill Christy
Billy Robinson beat Dave Cox

7/5/71 – Davenport, IA @ the John O’Donnell Stadium
AWA Tag Team Champions Red Bastien & Hercules Cortez beat Larry Hennig & Lars Anderson
Bull Bullinski beat Joe Turco
Billy Robinson beat Big K
Jack Bence drew Don Muraco

7/7/71 – Sheboygan, WI @ the Auditorium
Hercules Cortez dcor Nick Bockwinkel in 3rd fall
Lars Anderson beat Red Bastien
Billy Robinson beat Joe Turco
Billy Howard defeated Jack Bence
Reported Attendance: 2,263

7/7/71 – Winona, MN @ the Junior High School Auditorium
Bull Bullinski vs. Larry Hennig
Paul Diamond vs. Big K
Don Muraco vs. Bill Christy

7/10/71 – Minneapolis TV
Red Bastien beat Aldo Bogni
Larry Hennig & Lars Anderson beat Jack Bence & Julio Rodriguez
Nick Bockwinkel beat Jose Betancourt
Billy Robinson beat Carlos Diaz
Don Muraco beat Joe Guzman

7/10/71 – St. Paul, MN @ the Civic Center
AWA Tag Team Champions Red Bastien & Hercules Cortez beat Larry Hennig & Lars Anderson
Billy Robinson beat Big K
Vivian Vachon beat Mars Monroe
Art Thomas beat Jack Bence
Don Muraco beat Aldo Bogni

7/10/71 – Milwaukee, WI @ the Auditorium
AWA World Heavyweight Champion Verne Gagne beat Edouard Carpentier via pin in 33:14
Nick Bockwinkel beat Dick The Bruiser COR
Wilbur Snyder dcor Baron Von Raschke
Bull Bullinski beat Joe Turco via pin
Angelo Poffo (sub Paul Diamond) drew Bill Howard
Reported Attendance: “sellout crowd of 6,112”

7/15/71 – Rockford, IL @ the Boylan High School
Nick Bockwinkel beat Hercules Cortez COR
Larry Hennig & Lars Anderson beat Red Bastien & Bull Bullinski
Billy Robinson beat Jack Bence
Don Muraco beat Joe Turco

7/16/71 – Denver, CO @ the Auditorium Arena
Larry Hennig & Lars Anderson beat AWA Tag Team Champions Red Bastien & Hercules Cortez via disqualification
Nick Bockwinkel beat Bull Bullinski
Billy Robinson beat Big K
Don Muraco beat Jack Bence

7/17/71 – Chicago, IL @ the International Amphitheatre
Hans Schmidt & Baron Von Raschke beat AWA Tag Team Champions Red Bastien & Hercules Cortez via disqualification
Wilbur Snyder beat Mad Dog Vachon
Nick Bockwinkel beat Ernie Ladd via disqualification
Billy Robinson beat Big K
Lars Anderson beat Billy Howard
Don Muraco beat Jack Bence

7/17/71 – Minneapolis TV
Larry Hennig beat Dave Cox
Nick Bockwinkel beat Tony Savoldi
Bull Bullinski beat Hank Meadows
Billy Robinson beat Aldo Bogni
Verne Gagne beat Dave Muir
Kenny Jay drew Joe Turco

7/19/71 – Davenport, IA @ the Municipal Stadium
Nick Bockwinkel beat The Crusher via disqualification
Lars Anderson beat Bull Bullinski
Billy Robinson beat Larry Hennig
Don Muraco beat Joe Turco

7/20/71 – Bismarck, ND
Non-Title
Larry Hennig & Lars Anderson beat AWA Tag Team Champions Red Bastien & Hercules Cortez
Billy Robinson beat Big K
Bull Bullinski beat Jack Bence
Don Muraco beat Aldo Bogni

7/21/71 – Fargo, ND @ the Civic Auditorium
Billy Robinson & Bull Bullinski (sub Red Bastien) beat Larry Hennig & Lars Anderson
Hercules Cortez beat Nick Bockwinkel via disqualification
Don Muraco beat Big K
Billy Robinson beat Jack Bence

7/21/71 – San Antonio, TX @ the Municipal Auditorium
Non-Title Match: Thunderbolt Patterson beat American Champion Wahoo McDaniel in a 2/3 falls match
Non-Title Match: AWA World Heavyweight Champion Verne Gagne drew Toru Tanaka
Wilbur Snyder beat Bronko Lubich
Mr Wrestling Tim Woods beat Jerry Timmons
Benny Matta beat George Harris III via disqualification
Note: Gagne was not billed as AWA World Heavyweight Champion. Instead he was billed as a former World Champion.

7/23/71 – Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada @ the Arena
Nick Bockwinkel beat Hercules Cortez via disqualification when Cortez tossed Bockwinkel over the top rope
Larry Hennig & Lars Anderson beat Red Bastien & Bull Bullinski in a 2/3 falls match
Vivian Vachon beat Kay Noble via pin in 15:00 after an atomic drop
Billy Robinson beat Big K via pin in 21:00
Don Muraco beat Crusher Morowski
Jack Bence beat Bob Tuck
Reported Attendance: “6.165 roaring fans”
Note: “Hercules Cortez who was killed early Saturday morning when the car in which he was riding with fellow Red Bastien went out of control and rolled over. It is reported that Cortez, 34, a native of Madrid, Spain, was thrown from the car. He was pronounced dead on arrival at hospital in St. Cloud, Minnesota. Bastien was seriously injured and is confined to hospital. The pair was returning to Minneapolis from Winnipeg immediately after their matches at Winnipeg Arena Friday night.”.

7/24/71 – Minneapolis TV
Larry Hennig & Lars Anderson beat Jose Betancourt & Angel Rivera
Nick Bockwinkel beat Pancho Zapata
Edouard Carpentier beat Aldo Bogni
Andre the Giant beat Moose Morowski
Ray Stevens beat Kenny Jay

7/24/71 – Minneapolis, MN @ the Auditorium
Non-Title: Nick Bockwinkel beat AWA World Heavyweight Champion Verne Gagne (sub Hercules Cortez) 18:21
Billy Robinson beat Edouard Carpentier 16:08
Bull Bullinski & Jean Ferre (Andre The Giant) beat Larry Hennig & Lars Anderson in a 2/3 falls match
Ray Stevens beat Jose Betancourt (sub Red Bastien) 12:05
Vivian Vachon beat Kay Noble 8:32
Kenny Jay drew Joe Turco 15:00
Reported Attendance: 6,123

7/25/71 – DePere, WI @ the Minahan Stadium
Larry Hennig & Lars Anderson beat Bull Bullinski & The Crusher in a 2/3 falls match (subs for Hercules Cortez & Red Bastien)
1 Hennig & Anderson won
2 Bullinski & Crusher won
3 Hennig & Anderson won
Vivian Vachon beat Kay Noble 15:00
Billy Robinson beat Big K via pin in 18:43
Don Muraco beat Jack Bence via pin in 11:23
Nick Bockwinkel vs. Paul Diamond was scheduled but did not take place
Reported Attendance: 4000+

7/28/71 – Duluth, MN @ the Arena
Nick Bockwinkel beat Billy Robinson via disqualification
Bull Bullinski beat Lars Anderson
Vivian Vachon beat Mars Monroe
Don Muraco beat Joe Turco
Ray Stevens beat Jack Pesek in a 2/3 falls match
Reported Attendance: 1,400

7/31/71 – Milwaukee, WI @ the Arena
AWA World Heavyweight Champion Verne Gagne beat Nick Bockwinkel via disqualification when Bockwinkel tossed Gagne over the top rope
Bull Bullinski & mystery partner Andre Rousimoff beat Larry Hennig & Lars Anderson in a 2/3 falls match, forfeit in 3rd fall when Larry Hennig refused to continue
Billy Robinson beat Big K
Ray Stevens beat Red Bastien
Butcher Vachon (sub Jack Pesek) beat Jack Bence
Vivian Vachon beat Kay Noble
Reported Attendance: “crowd of 10,245”

7/31/71 – Minneapolis TV
Larry Hennig & Lars Anderson beat George Gadaski & Kenny Jay
Nick Bockwinkel beat Dave Cox
Billy Robinson beat Joe Guzman
Don Muraco beat Carlos Diaz
Kay Noble drew Vivian Vachon
Butcher Vachon beat Julio Rodriguez

8/4/71 – Rockford, IL @ the Boylan High School
Nick Bockwinkel no contest Billy Robinson
Ray Stevens beat Red Bastien
Lars Anderson drew Bull Bullinski
Bill Howard beat Joe Turco
Don Muraco beat Jack Bence

8/6/71 – Denver, CO @ the Auditorium Arena
Nick Bockwinkel beat Red Bastien
Billy Robinson beat Larry Hennig
Ray Stevens beat Ramon Torres
Bull Bullinski beat Lars Anderson via disqualification
Don Muraco beat Big K

8/7/71 – Minneapolis TV
Larry Hennig & Lars Anderson beat Kenny Jay & John the Greek
Blackjack Lanza beat Bill Howard
Billy Robinson beat Ken Yates
Ray Stevens beat George Gadaski
Art Thomas beat Rodeo Jones

8/7/71 – Chicago, IL @ the International Amphitheatre
Nick Bockwinkel drew Dick The Bruiser
Baron Von Raschke & Hans Schmidt beat Red Bastien & Wilbur Snyder
Dr. Big Bill Miller no contest Moose Cholak
Paul Christy beat Jack Bence
Don Muraco beat Joe Turco
Prince Pullins beat Blackjack Daniels

8/7/71 – St. Paul, MN
Billy Robinson beat Blackjack Lanza
Bull Bullinski beat Bobby Heenan COR
Larry Hennig & Lars Anderson beat Joe Scarpello & Jack Pesek
Ray Stevens beat Sailor Art Thomas
Bill Howard beat Rodeo Jones

8/14/71 – Milwaukee, WI @ the Auditorium
Billy Robinson beat Blackjack Lanza via pin
Larry Hennig & Lars Anderson beat Mad Dog Vachon & Butcher Vachon in a 2/3 falls match
Edouard Carpentier beat Jack Bence
Sailor Art Thomas beat Bobby Heenan on a walk away COR
Billy Red Cloud (sub Billy Howard) beat John The Greek
Reported Attendance: “sellout crowd of 6,112”

8/14/71 – Minneapolis, MN
The Crusher & Bull Bullinski beat Hans Schmidt & Big K
Nick Bockwinkel beat Wilbur Snyder
Ray Stevens beat Red Bastien
Don Muraco beat Joe Turco
Reported Attendance: 1,500

8/14/71 – Minneapolis TV
Red Bastien beat Joe Turco
Blackjack Lanza beat Bill Howard
Nick Bockwinkel beat Kenny Jay
Ray Stevens beat Tony Savoldi
Wilbur Snyder beat Wilf Caron
Hans Schmidt beat Hank Meadows

8/15/71 – Ashland
Red Bastien vs. Ray Stevens

8/17/71 – Sterling
Red Bastien vs. Larry Hennig

8/18/71 – Burlington IA @ the Memorial Auditorium
Lars Anderson beat Red Bastien
Billy Robinson beat Larry Hennig
Jack Bence beat Fred Rogers (sub Nick Bockwinkel)
George Gadaski beat Joe Turco
Reported Attendance: 2,200

8/19/71 – Oshkosh, WI
Red Bastien & Bull Bullinski beat Blackjack Lanza & Bobby Heenan in a 2/3 falls match (third fall ended in DQ)
Billy Robinson beat Big K
Ray Stevens beat Jack Bence
Don Muraco beat Joe Turco in 13:13

8/20/71 – Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada @ the Arena
Billy Robinson beat Blackjack Lanza on a 3rd fall via disqualification when manager Bobby Heenan interfered
1 Robinson beat Lanza in 4:00
2 Lanza beat Robinson 11 minutes later
3 Lanza was disqualified when manager Bobby Heenan interfered
The Crusher no contest Nick Bockwinkel in 21:00
Ray Stevens beat Red Bastien by submission in 19:00
Bobby Heenan beat Bull Bullinski COR
Bob Brown beat Jack Bence in 15:00
Don Muraco beat Joe Turco via pin

8/21/71 – Cambridge
Billy Robinson beat Larry Hennig

8/21/71 – Minneapolis TV
Red Bastien & The Crusher beat John the Greek & Rodeo Jones
Nick Bockwinkel beat Angel Rivera
Billy Robinson beat Carlos Diaz
Ray Stevens beat Ken Yates

8/24/71 – Davenport, IA @ the Municipal Stadium
Blackjack Lanza beat Billy Robinson
Ray Stevens beat Red Bastien
Bull Bullinski beat Bobby Heenan
Vivian Vachon beat Kay Noble
Don Muraco beat Jack Bence

8/25/71 – Fargo, ND @ the Civic Auditorium
Larry Hennig & Lars Anderson beat Red Bastien & Billy Robinson
Ray Stevens beat Bull Bullinski
Vivian Vachon beat Kay Noble
Don Muraco beat Joe Turco

8/26/71 – Rockford, IL @ the Boylan High School
Billy Robinson beat Nick Bockwinkel
Ray Stevens beat Bull Bullinski
Vivian Vachon beat Kay Noble
Don Muraco drew Lars Anderson
Jack Bence beat Joe Turco

8/27/71 – Denver, CO @ the Auditorium Arena
Billy Robinson beat Blackjack Lanza on a 3rd fall via disqualification when Bobby Heenan interfered
Ray Stevens beat Red Bastien when Bastien was unable to continue after injuring his leg
Sailor Art Thomas beat Larry Hennig
Joe Scarpello beat Joe Turco

8/28/71 – Chicago, IL @ the International Amphitheatre
AWA Tag Team Champions The Crusher & Red Bastien beat Hans Schmidt & Baron Von Raschke
Nick Bockwinkel beat Dick the Bruiser via disqualification
Ernie Ladd no contest Gene Kiniski
Dr. Big Bill Miller beat Joe Blanchard
Paul Christy beat Joe Turco
Joe Scarpello beat Kenny Jay

8/28/71 – Minneapolis, MN
Ray Stevens won a 12 man battle royal
Billy Robinson beat Blackjack Lanza
Ray Stevens beat Billy Red Cloud
Big K drew Bull Bullinski
Sailor Art Thomas beat Jack Bence
Don Muraco beat Jack Pesek

8/28/71 – Minneapolis TV
Red Bastien beat Ray Stevens via disqualification
Larry Hennig & Lars Anderson beat George Gadaski & Julio Rodriguez
Blackjack Lanza beat John the Greek
Bull Bullinski beat Bobby Vann
Billy Robinson beat Jack Bence
Don Muraco beat Ken Yates

8/29/71 – Appleton, WI @ the Xavier High School
Billy Robinson beat Blackjack Lanza
Bobby Heenan beat Bull Bullinski COR
Ray Stevens beat Red Bastien
Don Muraco beat Joe Turco

8/31/71 – Duluth, MN @ the Arena
The Crusher & Billy Robinson beat Bobby Heenan & Blackjack Lanza
Bull Bullinski beat Ray Stevens via disqualification
Billy Red Cloud beat Joe Turco
Don Muraco beat George Gadaski
Reported Attendance: 1,538

9/4/71 – Milwaukee, WI @ the Auditorium
AWA Tag Team Champions The Crusher & Red Bastien beat Larry Hennig & Lars Anderson via disqualification
Robinson must beat Heenan in 5 minutes
Billy Robinson drew Bobby Heenan 5:00 so Heenan was declared the winner
Nick Bockwinkel beat Sailor Art Thomas
Ray Stevens beat Bull Bullinski
Blackjack Lanza drew Don Muraco (sub Jack Bence)
Reported Attendance: 6,112 sellout

9/4/71 – Minneapolis TV
Nick Bockwinkel beat Julio Rodriguez
Verne Gagne beat Rodeo Jones
Billy Red Cloud beat Angel Rivera
The Crusher beat Freddie Rogers
Larry Hennig & Lars Anderson beat George Gadaski & John the Greek

9/6/71 – Davenport, IA @ the Municipal Stadium
Nick Bockwinkel beat Bull Bullinski
Blackjack Lanza & Bobby Heenan beat Kenny Jay & Billy Robinson
Billy Red Cloud beat Ray Stevens

9/9/71 – Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada @ the Arena
Larry Hennig & Lars Anderson beat The Crusher & Bull Bullinski in a 2/3 falls match
Handicap Match: Billy Robinson beat Bobby Heenan but the win came after the 5 minute mark so Heenan won Billy’s purse for the night
Nick Bockwinkel beat Don Muraco via pin
Ray Stevens beat Jack Bence
Blackjack Lanza beat Tony Condello
Karl Von Steiger beat Bob Tuck
Reported Attendance: “estimated crowd of 4,000”

9/10/71 – Denver, CO @ the Auditorium Arena
AWA World Heavyweight Champion Verne Gagne beat Nick Bockwinkel via pin in 20:44
Larry Hennig & Lars Anderson beat The Crusher & Bull Bullinski in a 2/3 falls match
Bobby Heenan beat Billy Robinson (Billy didn’t beat Bobby in 5 mins)
Ray Stevens beat Don Muraco in 8:45
Reported Attendance: 4,363

9/11/71 – Minneapolis TV
The Crusher beat Ken Yates
Larry Hennig beat George Gadaski
Blackjack Lanza beat Kenny Jay
Nick Bockwinkel & Ray Stevens beat Jack Bence & Tony Savoldi
Billy Robinson beat Paul Caruso
Don Muraco beat Wilf Caron

9/11/71 – Minneapolis, MN @ the Auditorium
Nick Bockwinkel & Ray Stevens beat The Crusher & Bull Bullinski
Robinson must beat Heenan in 5 minutes or lose the match
Billy Robinson beat Bobby Heenan in 5:02 so Heenan was declared the victor
Don Muraco drew Lars Anderson
Blackjack Lanza beat Billy Red Cloud
Larry Hennig beat Jack Bence
Sailor Art Thomas beat Paul Caruso

9/14/71 – Grand Rapids
Larry Hennig & Lars Anderson vs. Billy Robinson & Bull Bullinski

9/15/71 – Rockford, IL @ the Boylan High School
Billy Robinson beat Blackjack Lanza via disqualification
Nick Bockwinkel & Ray Stevens beat Bull Bullinski & Sailor Art Thomas
Don Muraco beat Jack Bence
Larry Hennig beat Billy Red Cloud

9/17/71 – Duluth, MN @ the Arena
The Crusher beat Nick Bockwinkel
Ray Stevens beat Bull Bullinski
Sailor Art Thomas beat Jack Bence
Billy Red Cloud beat Dennis O’Brien

9/17/71 – Granville
Larry Hennig & Lars Anderson vs. Billy Robinson & Don Muraco

9/18/71 – Chicago, IL @ the International Amphitheatre
Bobby Heenan won a $12,000 battle royal by simultaneously eliminating Blackjack Lanza & Billy Robinson. Order of elimination from first to last: 1 Joe Scarpello, 2 Paul Christy, 3 Lars Anderson, 4 Sailor Art Thomas, 5 Larry Hennig, 6 Nick Bockwinkel, 7 The Crusher, 8 Wilbur Snyder, 9 Ray Stevens, 10 & 11 – Lanza & Robinson
Larry Hennig & Lars Anderson beat The Crusher & Bull Bullinski in 15:32 when Hennig pinned Bullinski
Bobby Heenan beat Billy Robinson when Robinson was unable to pin Heenan in 5 minutes
Ray Stevens beat Paul Christy via pin in 11:33
Blackjack Lanza beat Joe Scarpello via pin in 9:15 after a boot to the face
Nick Bockwinkel beat Sailor Art Thomas via pin in 11:38

 

9/18/71 – Minneapolis TV
The Crusher beat Paul Caruso
Blackjack Lanza beat Kenny Jay
Nick Bockwinkel beat Pancho Zapata
Billy Robinson beat Joe Guzman
Ray Stevens beat George Gadaski
Verne Gagne beat Bob Kappel
Don Muraco beat Carlos Diaz

9/20/71 – Minot, ND
Nick Bockwinkel beat Don Muraco

9/21/71 – Bismarck, ND
Billy Robinson beat Nick Bockwinkel
Ray Stevens beat Bull Bullinski
Vivian Vachon beat Kay Noble
Don Muraco beat Jack Bence

9/24/71 – Denver, CO @ the Auditorium Arena
Nick Bockwinkel beat AWA World Heavyweight Champion Verne Gagne via disqualification when Verne tossed Nick over the top rope
Larry Hennig & Lars Anderson beat Mad Dog Vachon & Butcher Vachon
Handicap Match: Billy Robinson beat Blackjack Lanza & Bobby Heenan
Ray Stevens beat Billy Red Cloud

9/25/71 – Milwaukee, WI @ the Auditorium
Dick The Bruiser & The Crusher double DQ Larry Hennig & Lars Anderson
Blackjack Lanza beat Bull Bullinski
Bobby Heenan beat Mad Dog Vachon via disqualification
Kenny Yates beat Kenny Jay
Dennis Stamp beat George Gadaski
Reported Attendance: 6,112 sellout

9/25/71 – St Paul, MN
Nick Bockwinkel beat Billy Robinson
Dr X no contest Ray Stevens
Vivian Vachon beat Kay Noble
Don Muraco beat Butcher Vachon
Sailor Art Thomas beat Jack Bence

9/25/71 – Minneapolis TV
Dr. X beat Wilf Caron
Nick Bockwinkel & Ray Stevens beat Jack Bence & Hank Meadows
Billy Robinson beat Mike Spangler

9/26/71 – Green Bay, WI @ the Brown County Veteran’s Memorial Arena
Blackjack Lanza & Bobby Heenan beat Billy Robinson & Bull Bullinski in a 2/3 falls match (Lanza & Heenan won falls 2 & 3)
Nick Bockwinkel beat Sailor Art Thomas
Ray Stevens beat Billy Red Cloud
Don Muraco beat Jack Bence

9/29/71 – Fargo, ND @ the Civic Auditorium
Larry Hennig & Lars Anderson beat The Crusher & Bull Bullinski
Billy Robinson beat Blackjack Lanza
Ray Stevens beat Billy Red Cloud
Don Muraco beat Dennis O’Brien

10/2/71 – St. Paul, MN
The Crusher & Billy Robinson beat Nick Bockwinkel & Ray Stevens
Lars Anderson beat Bull Bullinski
Handicap Match: Sailor Art Thomas beat Kenny Yates & Angel Rivera
Larry Hennig drew Don Muraco
Jack Bence beat Dennis O’Brien
Reported Attendance: 5,135

10/2/71 – Minneapolis TV
The Crusher beat Bobby Vann
Larry Hennig & Lars Anderson beat Jack Bence & George Gadaski
Billy Robinson beat Ken Yates
Ray Stevens beat Kenny Jay
Verne Gagne beat Angel Rivera
Don Muraco beat ?

10/5/71 – Moline, IL @ the Wharton Field House
Death match: Billy Robinson beat Blackjack Lanza
AWA Tag Team Champions The Crusher & Red Bastien beat Nick Bockwinkel & Ray Stevens*
Larry Hennig beat Don Muraco
Dennis Stamp beat Jack Bence
* Also have seen that match listed as Crusher & Bullinski over Bockwinkel & Stevens.

10/6/71 – Rockford, IL @ the Boylan High School
Nick Bockwinkel beat The Crusher
Billy Robinson beat Ray Stevens via disqualification
Larry Hennig & Lars Anderson beat Don Muraco & Bull Bullinski
Jack Bence beat Dennis Stamp

10/7/71 – Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada @ the Arena
AWA World Heavyweight Champion Verne Gagne beat Blackjack Lanza via pin in 16:00 after Billy Robinson pushed manager Bobby Heenan off the top turnbuckle on to Lanza
Larry Hennig & Lars Anderson beat Billy Robinson & Don Muraco in a 2/3 falls match
The Crusher beat Nick Bockwinkel via disqualification
Ray Stevens beat Bull Bullinski via pin in 9:00
Ivan Koloff beat Jack Bence by submission in 11:00
Bob Tuck beat Wilf Caron
Reported Attendance: “about 7,000 fans”

10/8/71 – Duluth, MN @ the Arena
Nick Bockwinkel & Ray Stevens beat The Crusher & Bull Bullinski
Billy Robinson beat Blackjack Lanza 17:00
Don Muraco drew Lars Anderson 30:00
Ivan Koloff beat Jack Bence 6:00
Reported Attendance: 1,951

10/9/71 – Minneapolis TV
The Crusher & Red Bastien beat John the Greek & Rodeo Jones
Larry Hennig & Lars Anderson beat Bill Howard & Joe Scarpello
Blackjack Lanza beat Jack Pesek
Bull Bullinski beat Bobby Vann
Billy Robinson beat Paul Caruso

10/9/71 – Omaha, NE @ the Civic Auditorium
Great Kusatsu beat AWA World Heavyweight Champion Verne Gagne via disqualification
Midwest Tag Team Champions Jerry The Duke Miller & Johnny Valentine Jr double DQ Larry Hennig & Lars Anderson
Ramon Torres beat Ali Ben Khan
Ox Baker beat Luis Marquez
Bobo Johnson beat Tiger Thomas (sub Lord Littlebrook)

10/9/71 – Milwaukee, WI @ the Arena
Billy Robinson won a 12 man battle royal
The Crusher beat Nick Bockwinkel via disqualification
Billy Robinson drew Ray Stevens
Blackjack Lanza drew Sailor Art Thomas
Ivan Koloff beat Billy Red Cloud via pin
Bull Bullinski beat Jack Bence via pin
Reported Attendance: “crowd of12,300”, “first wrestling show sellout at the Arena”

10/10/71 – Oshkosh, WI @ the Lourdes High School Gym
The Crusher beat Ray Stevens via disqualification
Blackjack Lanza beat Billy Robinson in a 2/3 falls match after a 3rd fall count out
Don Muraco beat Bobby Heenan
Bull Bullinski beat Jack Bence

10/14/71 – Redlake, MN
Billy Robinson vs. Lars Anderson
Billy Red Cloud vs. Ray Stevens
Larry Hennig vs. Don Muraco

10/16/71 – Minneapolis TV
The Crusher & Red Bastien beat Mark Starr & Ken Yates
Nick Bockwinkel beat Bill Howard
Billy Robinson beat Jack Bence
Don Muraco beat Jose Quintero
Ivan Koloff beat George Gadaski
Hans Schmidt beat Kenny Jay

10/16/71 – Minneapolis, MN
Nick Bockwinkel & Ray Stevens beat AWA Tag Team Champions The Crusher & Red Bastien via disqualification
Billy Robinson beat Hans Schmidt
Ivan Koloff beat Sailor Art Thomas
Bull Bullinski beat Mark Starr
Don Muraco beat Jack Bence

10/19/71 – Bismarck, ND
The Crusher beat Ray Stevens
Billy Robinson beat Larry Hennig
Ivan Koloff beat Bull Bullinski
Billy Red Cloud drew Big K

10/19/71 – Moline, IL @ the Wharton Field House
Red Bastien beat Nick Bockwinkel
Don Muraco beat Larry Hennig
Bull Bullinski beat Dennis Stamp

10/20/71 – Grand Forks, ND
Lars Anderson beat The Crusher
Larry Hennig vs. Billy Robinson

10/22/71 – Denver, CO @ the Auditorium Arena
Nick Bockwinkel & Ray Stevens beat AWA Tag Team Champions The Crusher & Red Bastien on a 3rd fall via disqualification
1. Bockwinkel tied a corner rope around Bastien’s neck & held him to the canvas with a knee to the chest to gain the 1st fall at 11:40
2. Bastien pinned Stevens with an atomic drop at 4:01
3. The Crusher was via disqualification’ed for throwing Stevens over the top rope
Billy Robinson beat Lars Anderson 24:12
Ivan Koloff beat Jack Bence with a back breaker
Vivian Vachon beat Kay Noble in 11:42

10/23/71 – Minneapolis TV
George Gadaski & Bill Howard beat Dr. X & Larry Hennig via disqualification
The Crusher & Red Bastien beat Jack Bence & Jose Quintero
Ray Stevens beat Tony Savoldi
Don Muraco beat Hank Meadows
Ivan Koloff beat Mark Starr

10/23/71 – Minneapolis, MN @ the Auditorium
Nick Bockwinkel beat Red Bastien
Ray Stevens beat Dr. X via disqualification
Billy Robinson beat Larry Hennig
Ivan Koloff beat Bull Bullinski
Don Muraco beat Mark Starr
Bill Howard drew Jack Bence

10/24/71 – Green Bay, WI @ the Brown County Veteran’s Memorial Arena
The Crusher beat Blackjack Lanza via pin in 22:55
Billy Robinson beat Bobby Heenan via pin in 3:45
Ivan Koloff beat Billy Red Cloud by submission in 14:15
Bull Bullinski beat Jack Bence in 13:34
Don Muraco beat Big K via pin in 14:05
Reported Attendance: 5.516

10/26/71 – Minot, ND
The Crusher vs. Blackjack Lanza

10/26/71 – Fairmont
Red Bastien vs. Larry Hennig

10/27/71 – Fargo, ND @ the Civic Auditorium
Nick Bockwinkel & Ray Stevens beat AWA Tag Team Champions The Crusher & Red Bastien via disqualification
Billy Robinson beat Blackjack Lanza
Lars Anderson drew Don Muraco
Ivan Koloff beat Jack Bence

10/28/71 – Peoria, IL
The Crusher vs. Larry Hennig

10/29/71 – Rockford, IL @ the Boylan High School
AWA Tag Team Champions The Crusher & Red Bastien beat Nick Bockwinkel & Ray Stevens
Larry Hennig vs. Billy Robinson

10/30/71 – Minneapolis TV
The Crusher beat Bill Christy
Larry Hennig & Lars Anderson beat Joe Guzman & Kenny Jay
Nick Bockwinkel & Ray Stevens beat George Gadaski & Bill Howard
Bull Bullinski beat Ken Yates
Billy Robinson beat Carlos Diaz
Billy Red Cloud beat Angel Rivera

10/30/71 – Chicago, IL @ the International Amphitheatre
AWA Tag Team Champions Red Bastien & The Crusher beat Larry Hennig & Lars Anderson
Blackjack Lanza beat Dick The Bruiser COR
Dr Big Bill Miller beat Bobby Heenan
The Professor beat George Gadaski
Paul Christy beat Billy Red Cloud
Angelo Poffo beat Kenny Jay

10/30/71 – Milwaukee, WI @ the Auditorium
Nick Bockwinkel & Ray Stevens beat Verne Gagne & Billy Robinson via disqualification
Bobby Heenan was in the corner of Bockwinkel & Stevens for that match.
Ivan Koloff beat Bull Bullinski
Sailor Art Thomas beat Jack Bence
Don Muraco beat Dennis Stamp
Reported Attendance: 6,112 sellout
Note: Another listing has an additional match, Vivian Vachon beat Mars Monroe

11/1/71 – Rockford, IL @ the Boylan High School
AWA Tag Team Champions The Crusher & Red Bastien beat Nick Bockwinkel & Ray Stevens
Billy Robinson beat Larry Hennig
Ivan Koloff beat Bull Bullinski
Don Muraco beat Big K

11/2/71 – Breckenridge
Billy Robinson beat Larry Hennig
Lars Anderson beat Billy Red Cloud
Dennis Stamp beat Jack Bence

11/2/71 – Moline, IL @ the Wharton Field House
AWA Tag Team Champions The Crusher & Red Bastien beat Nick Bockwinkel & Ray Stevens
Ivan Koloff beat Bull Bullinski
Don Muraco beat George Gadaski

11/3/71 – Dixon, IL
The Crusher vs. Blackjack Lanza

11/3/71 – Aberdeen, SD @ the Civic Arena
Billy Robinson beat Lars Anderson in a 2/3 falls match
1 Anderson beat Robinson in 7:00
2 Robinson beat Anderson in 10:00
3 Robinson beat Anderson in 3:20
Vivian Vachon beat Betty Niccoli (sub Kay Noble)
Bull Bullinski beat Larry Hennig via disqualification in 18:45
Billy Red Cloud beat Jack Bence in 17:00
Reported Attendance: SRO (fans turned away).

11/4/71 – Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada @ the Arena
AWA Tag Team Champions The Crusher & Red Bastien beat Larry Hennig & Lars Anderson in a 2/3 falls match
Billy Robinson beat Ray Stevens via disqualification
Vivian Vachon beat Betty Niccoli in 19:00 to win Women’s Title
Don Muraco beat Jack Bence via pin in 15:00 after an airplane spin
Bob Tuck drew Bill Kochen
Bobby Jones beat Wilf Caron in 10:00
Ivan Koloff (Winnipeg debut) beat Billy Red Cloud via pin in 13:00
Reported Attendance: “disappointing crowd of less than 5000”
Note: Thw Winnipeg Free Press reported Vivian Vachon had 61 straight victories going in to her match with Niccoli.

11/5/71 – Denver, CO @ the Auditorium Arena
AWA Tag Team Champions The Crusher & Red Bastien beat Nick Bockwinkel & Ray Stevens
Billy Robinson beat Larry Hennig
Don Muraco beat Lars Anderson via disqualification when Anderson refused to let Muraco re-enter the ring
Ivan Koloff beat Bull Bullinski
Reported Attendance: 4,377

11/6/71 – Minneapolis TV
The Crusher & Red Bastien beat Chuck Edwards & John the Greek
Dr. X beat Bobby Van
Nick Bockwinkel beat Bill Howard
Ivan Koloff beat Kenny Jay
Verne Gagne beat Jose Quintero
Don Muraco beat ?.

11/6/71 – Minneapolis, MN @ the Auditorium
AWA Tag Team Champions The Crusher & Red Bastien beat Nick Bockwinkel & Ray Stevens via disqualification
Dr. X beat Larry Hennig
Ivan Koloff beat Billy Red Cloud
Bull Bullinski drew Big K
Don Muraco beat Bill Howard

11/6/71 – Hammond, IN @ the Civic Center
Billy Robinson beat Lars Anderson via disqualification
Marlene Parker & Mary Pringle beat Lynn Cory & Sandy Partlow
Angelo Poffo drew Johnny Kace
Freddy Rogers beat Big Daddy Nixon

11/8/71 – Grand Forks, ND
Larry Hennig vs. Billy Robinson

11/9/71 – Chicago, IL @ the International Amphitheatre
Nick Bockwinkel beat AWA World Heavyweight Champion Verne Gagne via disqualification
Blackjack Lanza & Blackjack Mulligan beat Billy Robinson & Wilbur Snyder
Red Bastien beat Larry Hennig
Ivan Koloff beat Bull Bullinski
Don Muraco beat Kenny Dillinger
Moose Cholak beat Jack Bence

11/10/71 – Clinton, IA
The Crusher vs. Ray Stevens

11/11/71 – Burlington, IA @ the Memorial Auditorium
The Crusher beat Big K
Red Bastien beat Bobby Heenan (sub Ray Stevens)
Bad Boy Bullinski beat Fred Rogers
Paul Christy beat Dennis Stamp
Reported Attendance: 2,150

11/11/71 – Oshkosh, WI @ the Lourdes High School Gym
Billy Robinson beat Nick Bockwinkel via disqualification when Bockwinkel tossed Robinson over the top rope
Larry Hennig & Lars Anderson beat Sailor Art Thomas & Don Muraco in a 2/3 falls match (Hennig & Lars won falls 1 & 3)
Ivan Koloff beat George Gadaski (sub Billy Red Cloud) by submission
Jack Bence beat Bill Howard via pin
Reported Attendance: “sellout crowd”

11/13/71 – Minneapolis TV
Mad Dog Vachon & Butcher Vachon beat Jack Bence & Bill Howard
Dr. X beat Pancho Zapata
Nick Bockwinkel beat George Gadaski
Ivan Koloff beat Luis Gonzales
Don Muraco beat Jose Quintero

11/12/71 – Milwaukee, WI @ the Auditorium
The Crusher beat Nick Bockwinkel via pin
Larry Hennig & Lars Anderson beat Red Bastien & Dr. X in a 2/3 falls match
Billy Robinson beat Big K via pin
Wilbur Snyder beat Angelo Poffo
Ivan Koloff beat Bill Howard
Reported Attendance: 6,112 sellout, “12th sellout in a row”

11/13/71 – Omaha, NE @ the Civic Auditorium
Larry Hennig & Lars Anderson beat AWA Tag Team Champions The Crusher & Red Bastien via disqualification
Midwest Champion Great Kusatsu beat Jerry The Duke Miller COR
Reggie Parks beat Ali Ben Khan
Ox Baker drew Mad Russian Stan Pulaski
Reported Attendance: 2,572

11/13/71 – St. Paul, MN @ the Auditorium
Nick Bockwinkel & Ray Stevens beat Mad Dog Vachon & Butcher Vachon
Dr. X could not pin Bobby Heenan in 10 minutes so Heenan was awarded the victory
Handicap Match: Ivan Koloff beat Billy Red Cloud & Bill Howard
Bull Bullinski beat Jack Bence
Don Muraco beat Blackjack Daniels
Reported Attendance: 4,800

11/14/71 – Duluth, MN @ the Arena
Larry Hennig & Lars Anderson beat Mad Dog Vachon & Butcher Vachon
Dr. X beat Nick Bockwinkel (sub Ray Stevens) via disqualification
Big K beat Billy Howard 18:00
Ivan Koloff beat Billy Red Cloud
Vivian Vachon vs. Betty Niccoli
Reported Attendance: 2,700

11/15/71 – Grand Forks, ND
Red Bastien vs. Nick Bockwinkel
Larry Hennig & Lars Anderson vs. Mad Dog Vachon & Butcher Vachon

11/16/71 – Bismarck, ND
Red Bastien beat Lars Anderson
Bull Bullinski beat Jack Bence
Ivan Koloff beat Billy Red Cloud
Don Muraco beat Dennis O’Brien

11/18/71 – Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada @ the Arena
Nick Bockwinkel & Ray Stevens beat AWA Tag Team Champions The Crusher & Red Bastien on a 3rd fall via disqualification
1 Bockwinkel pinned Bastien
2 Bastien pinned Stevens
3 Red & Crusher were disqualified
Billy Robinson beat Lars Anderson via pin in 17:00
Larry Hennig beat Dr. X via pin in 14:00 after help from Lars Anderson
Ivan Koloff beat Bull Bullinski
Don Muraco beat Treach Phillips
Bob Tuck beat Dave Muir
Reported Attendance: “more than 5,000 fans”

11/19/71 – Denver, CO @ the Auditorium Arena
Nick Bockwinkel beat The Crusher COR
Dr. X beat Lars Anderson
Ivan Koloff beat Don Muraco
Ray Stevens beat Billy Robinson via disqualification
Bull Bullinski beat Big K

11/20/71 – Minneapolis TV
Dr. X beat Julio Rodriguez
Larry Hennig & Lars Anderson beat Bobby Jones & Tony Savoldi
Ray Stevens beat John the Greek
Verne Gagne beat Treach Phillips
Big K beat Mike Spangler

11/20/71 – Chicago, IL @ the International Amphitheatre
Non-Title Match: Nick Bockwinkel & Ray Stevens beat AWA Tag Team Champions The Crusher & Red Bastien
Dick The Bruiser no contest Blackjack Mulligan
Blackjack Lanza beat Billy Robinson via disqualification
Ivan Koloff beat Art Thomas
Don Muraco drew The Professor
Bull Bullinski beat Danny Miller
Note: I’ve also seen the main event listed as a no contest.

11/21/71 – Green Bay, WI @ the Brown County Veteran’s Memorial Arena
Nick Bockwinkel beat Red Bastien
Billy Robinson beat Ray Stevens
Ivan Koloff beat Bull Bullinski
Don Muraco beat Treach Phillips
Bill Howard beat Jack Bence

11/23/71 – Moline, IL @ the Wharton Field House
The Crusher beat Ray Stevens
Larry Hennig beat Don Muraco
Bull Bullinski beat Treach Phillips
Ivan Koloff beat Bobby Heenan
Bill Howard beat Jack Bence

11/23/71 – Minot, ND
Red Bastien vs. Nick Bockwinkel

11/24/71 – Fargo, ND @ the Civic Auditorium
Billy Robinson won a battle royal
Billy Robinson beat Lars Anderson
Red Bastien drew Larry Hennig
Ivan Koloff beat Don Muraco
Bull Bullinski beat Bobby Heenan COR
Dennis Stamp beat Treach Phillips

11/25/71 – Minneapolis, MN
AWA Tag Team Champions The Crusher & Red Bastien beat Blackjack Lanza & Bobby Heenan
Billy Robinson beat Ray Stevens via disqualification
Ivan Koloff beat Don Muraco
Lars Anderson beat Bull Bullinski
Larry Hennig beat Billy Red Cloud
Jack Bence drew Dennis O’Brien

11/26/71 – Peoria, IL
Red Bastien vs. Lars Anderson
Larry Hennig vs. Billy Robinson

11/27/71 – Rockford, IL @ the Boylan High School
Dr. X & The Crusher no contest Nick Bockwinkel & Ray Stevens
Ivan Koloff beat Sailor Art Thomas
Bill Howard beat Big K
George Gadaski beat Kenny Jay

11/27/71 – Omaha, NE @ the Civic Auditorium
AWA Tag Team Champions The Crusher & Red Bastien beat Larry Hennig & Lars Anderson
Midwest Champion Great Kusatsu beat Danny Miller
Billy Robinson beat Ox Baker
Reggie Parks drew Jerry Miller (sub Ray Stevens)
Mad Russian Stan Pulaski beat Stan Kowalski
Reported Attendance: 2,780

11/30/71 – Mankato, MN
Larry Hennig & Lars Anderson beat Dr X & Bull Bullinski

12/1/71 – Duluth, MN @ the Arena
The Crusher & Dr. X beat Larry Hennig & Lars Anderson
Ivan Koloff beat Red Bastien
Big K beat George Gadaski
Kenny Jay drew Trench Phillips
Reported Attendance: 1,700

12/1/71 – Mitchell, SD @ the Corn Palace
Ray Stevens vs. Billy Robinson
Bull Bulliniski vs. Nick Bockwinkel
Jack Pesek vs. Dennis Stamp
Joe Scarpello vs. Jack Bence

12/2/71 – Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada @ the Arena
Billy Robinson & Dr. X beat Larry Hennig & Lars Anderson in a 2/3 falls match
1 Hennig pinned Robinson
2 Dr X pinned Anderson
3 Robinson pinned Hennig
Red Bastien beat Nick Bockwinkel via disqualification in 14:00
Ray Stevens beat Bull Bullinski
Handicap Match: Ivan Koloff beat both Treach Phillips & Bobby Jones in just under 12 minutes
Jack Bence beat Dave Muir

12/3/71 – Milwaukee, WI @ the Auditorium
No-DQ Match: The Crusher beat Larry Hennig by submission
Dr. X beat Lars Anderson via pin in 20:35
Wilbur Snyder & Billy Robinson beat Nick Bockwinkel & Ray Stevens
Ivan Koloff beat Jack Bence
Bill Howard drew Big K
Reported Attendance: “6,112 fans”

12/4/71 – Minneapolis TV
Dr. X beat Jack Bence
Nick Bockwinkel beat Julio Rodriguez
Lars Anderson beat Bill Howard
Billy Robinson beat Angel Rivera
Ivan Koloff beat Treach Phillips
Bobo Johnson & Cowboy Lang drew Little Bruiser & Tiger Thomas

12/4/71 – Omaha, NE @ the Civic Auditorium
Larry Hennig beat The Crusher
MidWest Champion Great Kusatsu beat Bill Miller
Ray Stevens beat Red Bastien
Jerry Miller drew Mad Russian Stan Pulaski
Ox Baker drew Reggie Parks
Reported Attendance: 1,620

12/4/71 – St. Paul, MN
Nick Bockwinkel beat AWA World Heavyweight Champion Verne Gagne via disqualification
Lars Anderson beat Dr. X
Cowboy Lang & Bobo Johnson beat Little Bruiser & Tiger Thomas
Bull Bullinski beat Big K
Bill Howard beat Treach Phillips

12/5/71 – Sheboygan, WI @ the Auditorium
Larry Hennig beat Dr. X via disqualification when X was caught using Hennig’s brass knuckles
Red Bastien beat Ray Stevens 2-0 in 18:20
Bull Bullinski (sub Billy Robinson) beat Big K via pin in 15:31
Ivan Koloff beat Billy Howard by submission in 13:10
Reported Attendance: 3,231

12/8/71 – Rockford, IL @ the Boylan High School
Nick Bockwinkel beat Red Bastien
Dr. X beat Larry Hennig
Cowboy Lang & Bobo Johnson beat Tiger Thompson & Little Bruiser
Bill Howard beat George Gadaski

12/10/71 – Denver, CO @ the Auditorium Arena
AWA World Heavyweight Champion Verne Gagne beat Ray Stevens via disqualification in 18:20 when Stevens rammed Gagne’s head into the ring post
Bobo Johnson & Cowboy Lang beat Tiger Thomas & Little Bruiser in a 2/3 falls match
Larry Hennig beat Dr X in “less than 13 minutes”
Lars Anderson beat Joe Blanchard
Reported Attendance: 5,209

12/11/71 – Minneapolis TV
Red Bastien beat Julio Rodriguez
Larry Hennig beat George Gadaski
Nick Bockwinkel beat Joe Guzman
Billy Robinson beat Pancho Zapata
Ivan Koloff beat Bill Howard

12/11/71 – Chicago, IL @ the International Amphitheatre
Blackjack Mulligan & Blackjack Lanza beat Dick The Bruiser & Dr. X
The Crusher beat Ray Stevens
Lars Anderson beat Moose Cholak via disqualification
Baron Von Raschke beat Danny Miller
Bull Bullinski beat Treach Phillips
The Professor beat Ken Dillinger

12/12/71 – Minneapolis, MN @ the Auditorium
Larry Hennig & Lars Anderson beat AWA Tag Team Champions The Crusher & Red Bastien on a 3rd fall via disqualification
Nick Bockwinkel beat Reggie Parks via pin
Billy Robinson beat Ox Baker via pin
Bill Howard beat Treach Phillips
Bobo Johnson & Cowboy Lang beat Little Bruiser & Wee Willie Wilson

12/14/71 – Moline, IL @ the Wharton Field House
Nick Bockwinkel beat Billy Robinson
Dr X beat Larry Hennig
Bull Bullinski beat Treach Phillips

12/15/71 – Grand Forks, ND
Red Bastien vs. Nick Bockwinkel
Dr X vs. Bobby Heenan

12/16/71 – Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada @ the Arena
Dr. X beat Larry Hennig in 23:00
Bob Lueck beat Angelo Mosca via disqualification in 16:00 when Mosca tossed Lueck over the top rope
The Crusher & Little Bruiser beat Blackjack Lanza & Bobby Heenan
Bobo Johnson & Cowboy Lang beat Little Bruiser & Tiger Thomas in a 2/3 falls match
Bull Bullinski beat Treach Phillips in 14:00
Dave Muir beat Lloyd Antonation

12/18/71 – Minneapolis TV
Dr. X beat Rodeo Jones
Nick Bockwinkel beat John the Greek
Billy Robinson beat Bobby Vann
Ivan Koloff beat Kenny Jay
Bill Howard beat Angel Rivera

12/18/71 – Omaha, NE @ the Civic Auditorium
AWA World Heavyweight Champion Verne Gagne beat The Great Kusatsu
Midwest Tag Team Champions Larry Hennig & Lars Anderson beat Reggie Parks & Mad Russian Stan Pulaski
Dennis Stamp (sub Billy Red Cloud) beat Ox Baker via disqualification
Jerry Miller beat Treach Phillips
Reported Attendance: 2,219

12/19/71 – Green Bay, WI @ the Brown County Veteran’s Memorial Arena
The Crusher beat Larry Hennig via pin in 15:20
Cowboy Lang & Bobo Johnson beat Little Bruiser & Wee Willie Wilson (sub for Tiger Thomas) in a 2/3 falls match (Lang & Bobo won falls 2 & 3)
Ivan Koloff beat Bull Bullinski via pin in 11:47
Dennis Stamp beat Big K via disqualification in 26:50
Reported Attendance: 4,676
George Lentz notes the Stamp/Big K bout was apparently a substitute match for Lars Anderson against Billy Red Cloud.

12/25/71 – Minneapolis TV
Dr. X beat Bobby Van
Larry Hennig & Lars Anderson beat Luis Gonzales & Joe Guzman
Bull Bullinski beat Kenny Jay
Billy Robinson beat Paul Caruso
Ivan Koloff beat George Gadaski
Art Thomas beat Pancho Zapata

12/25/71 – Minneapolis, MN
Dr X & Billy Robinson beat Larry Hennig & Lars Anderson
Ivan Koloff beat Sailor Art Thomas
Bull Bullinski beat Ox Baker
Vivian Vachon beat Jean Antone
Billy Red Cloud drew Buddy Wolff

12/26/71 – Milwaukee, WI @ the Auditorium
Dr X beat Larry Hennig via pin in 18:35
Billy Robinson beat Nick Bockwinkel via disqualification at 21:35 when Bockwinkel tossed Robinson over the top rope
Handicap Match: Ivan Koloff beat Jerry Miller & Joe Scarpello
Blackjack Lanza & Bobby Heenan beat Dale Lewis & Bull Bullinski in a 2/3 falls match
Vivian Vachon beat Jean Antone via pin
Reported Attendance: “sellout crowd of 6,112”

12/27/71 – Denver, CO @ the Auditorium Arena
Larry Hennig & Lars Anderson beat Dr X & Double X when Hennig pinned Dr X in the 3rd fall
Billy Robinson beat Ivan Koloff via disqualification in 19:10
Great Kusatsu beat Jerry Miller via pin in 14:32 after a series of judo chops to the throat
Jack Pesek beat Stan Pulaski by submission with an Abdominal Stretch in 16:10
Big K beat Dennis O’Brien via pin in 12:27
Reported Attendance: 3,870

12/27/71 – Moline, IL @ the Wharton Field House
AWA Tag Team Champions The Crusher & Red Bastien beat Nick Bockwinkel & Ray Stevens
Bull Bullinski beat Treach Phillips
Vivian Vachon beat Jean Antone
Billy Howard beat Joe Scarpello

12/28/71 – Peoria, IL
The Crusher beat Ivan Koloff
Red Bastien beat Larry Hennig
Big K beat Bill Howard
Vivian Vachon beat Jean Antone

12/28/71 – Duluth, MN @ the Arena
Death Match: Dr. X beat Lars Anderson
Nick Bockwinkel & Ray Stevens beat Bull Bullinski & Billy Robinson
Buddy Wolff beat Kenny Jay
Joe Scarpello beat George Gadaski
Reported Attendance: 2,500

12/29/71 – Minot, ND
Dr X & Billy Robinson beat Nick Bockwinkel & Ray Stevens

12/29/71 – Sterling
Larry Hennig beat Angelo Poffo
Big K beat Dennis Stamp
Ivan Koloff beat Red Bastien
Vivian Vachon beat Jean Antone

12/30/71 – Fargo, ND @ the Civic Auditorium
Billy Robinson & Red Bastien & Bull Bullinski beat Big K & Great Kusatsu & Ivan Koloff
Vivian Vachon beat Jean Antone
Joe Scarpello drew Billy Red Cloud
Billy Robinson beat Big K

12/30/71 – Chicago, IL @ the International Amphitheatre
AWA World Heavyweight Champion Verne Gagne beat Nick Bockwinkel
Larry Hennig & Lars Anderson beat The Crusher & Dr X via disqualification
Ray Stevens no contest Moose Cholak
Sailor Art Thomas beat Johnny Kace
Angelo Poffo drew Paul Christy
Bill Howard beat Treach Phillips