St. Louis Wrestling Results: 1977

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(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 1977

Promoting the Area of: St. Louis, MO
Affiliation: NWA
Promoter: Sam Muchnick

 

1/1/77 – “Wrestling at the Chase”
Bob Geigel defeated Joe Palardy
Superstar Graham defeated Randy Brewer (Before the bout, Graham defeated Brewer in an arm wrestling challenge)
Mike George defeated Bobby Van
Ernie Ladd defeated Don Burdick

1/1/77 – Kiel Auditorium (Attendance: 8969)
NWA Champion Terry Funk defeated Dick the Bruiser 2/3 falls when Bruiser was counted out outside the ring in the final fall
Missouri Champion Jack Brisco defeated George Steele
Superstar Graham double DQ Pat O’Connor
Ernie Ladd and Blackjack Lanza defeated Rufus R. Jones and Guy Mitchell when Ladd beat Mitchell
Ted Oates draw Bob Geigel
Bulldog Bob Brown and Joe Palardy defeated Akio Sato and Buck Zumhofe. 1-Palardy beat Sato. 2-Sato defeated Zumhofe. 3-Brown defeated Zumhofe.

1/8/77 – “Wrestling at the Chase”
Pat O’Connor defeated Don Burdick
Bob Geigel and Ernie Ladd defeated Randy Brewer and Mike George. 1-Ladd beat Brewer. 2-Geigel defeated Brewer.
Superstar Graham defeated Joe Palardy

1/15/77 – “Wrestling at the Chase”
Jack Brisco defeated Buck Zumhofe
Superstar Graham and Bulldog Bob Brown defeated NWA Champion Terry Funk and Pat O’Connor when Graham defeated Funk
Ernie Ladd defeated Armando Rodriguez
Bob Geigel defeated Randy Brewer, winning the only fall within curfew

1/21/77 – Kiel Auditorium (Attendance: 7283)
Superstar Graham won a Texas Death Match over Pat O’Connor
Missouri Champion Jack Brisco defeated Ernie Ladd 2/3 falls, the final fall via DQ
Dick the Bruiser and Von Raschke both counted outside the ring
Greg Gagne and Akio Sato (sub for Ron Fuller) defeated Moose Morowski and Bulldog Bob Brown when Gagne defeated Morowski
Bob Geigel defeated Guy Mitchell
Akio Sato and Ronnie Etchison defeated Percy Pringle and Joe Palardy. 1-Etchison beat Pringle. 2-Sato defeated Palardy.

1/22/77 – “Wrestling at the Chase”
Jack Brisco defeated Gary Nevins
NWA Champion Terry Funk defeated Raoul Guzman
Guy Mitchell defeated Superstar Graham via DQ
Ernie Ladd won two straight falls over Buck Zumhofe

1/29/77 – “Wrestling at the Chase”
Guy Mitchell defeated Raoul Guzman
Superstar Graham defeated Armando Rodriguez
Jack Brisco defeated Randy Brewer
Ernie Ladd and Bulldog Bob Brown defeated Gary Nevins and Buck Zumhofe. 1-Brown defeated Zumhofe. 2-Ladd defeated Nevins.

2/5/77 – “Wrestling at the Chase”
Guy Mitchell defeated Percy Pringle
Jim Brunzell and Greg Gagne defeated Johnny Starr and Bennie Ramirez when Brunzell defeated Starr
Ernie Ladd defeated Duke George
Paul Christy defeated Joe Palardy, winning the only fall within curfew
Harley Race won the NWA Championship over Terry Funk in Toronto, Canada on 2/6/77

2/11/77 – Kiel Auditorium (Attendance: 7576)
NWA Champion Harley Race defeated Superstar Graham 2/3 falls, the final fall coming via DQ (Terry Funk was originally listed as defending the title, but announcements were made of the change after Race won the title 2/6)
Dory Funk Jr. and Pat O’Connor defeated Giant Baba and Tenryo (later billed as Tenryu) when O’Connor defeated Tenryo
Dick the Bruiser won a handicap tag bout over Ivan Koloff (previously billed as Yvon) and Roger Kirby by beating Kirby
Ernie Ladd defeated Guy Mitchell
Greg Gagne and Jim Brunzell defeated Bennie Ramirez and Moose Morowski. 1-Gagne defeated Morowski. 2-Brunzell defeated Ramirez.
Akio Sato defeated Paul Christy

2/12/77 – “Wrestling at the Chase”
Guy Mitchell defeated Bennie Ramirez
Ernie Ladd defeated Paul Christy
Greg Gagne and Jim Brunzell defeated Percy Pringle and Joe Palardy when Gagne beat Pringle
Johnny Starr draw Randy Brewer

2/19/77 – “Wrestling at the Chase”
Paul Christy defeated Johnny Starr
Jim Brunzell defeated Joe Palardy
Ernie Ladd won a handicap tag match over Guy Mitchell and Randy Brewer by beating Brewer
Greg Gagne won the only fall within curfew over Bennie Ramirez

2/26/77 – “Wrestling at the Chase”
Greg Gagne defeated Joe Palardy
Ivan Koloff defeated Mike Hubert
Jim Brunzell defeated Gary Nevins
Jan Nelson draw Bennie Ramirez

3/4/77 – Kiel Auditorium (Attendance: 9232)
NWA Champion Harley Race and Superstar Graham was ruled a draw. Graham won the first fall and Race took the second. In the third fall, a collision left Graham tangled in the ropes and counted out at ten while Race was on the floor and counted out at twenty.
Jack Brisco and Dick the Bruiser defeated Ernie Ladd and Ivan Koloff via DQ
Pat O’Connor draw Jim Valiant
Jim Brunzell and Greg Gagne defeated Roger Kirby and Bulldog Bob Brown. 1-Brunzell defeated Brown. 2-Brown defeated Brunzell. 3-Gagne defeated Kirby.
Akio Sato defeated Moose Morowski
Gino Hernandez (yes, that’s Gino Hernandez of later World Class fame) defeated Jim Lancaster

3/5/77 – “Wrestling at the Chase”
Jan Nelson defeated Percy Pringle
Pat O’Connor defeated Bennie Ramirez
Greg Gagne and Jim Brunzell defeated Bobby Van and Raoul Guzman when Gagne beat Van
Ivan Koloff defeated Gary Nevins

3/12/77 – “Wrestling at the Chase”
Mike Hubert defeated Joe Palardy
Ivan Koloff defeated Jan Nelson
Pat O’Connor defeated Princy Pringle
Greg Gagne and Jim Brunzell defeated Gary Nevins and Raoul Guzman. 1-Gagne beat Nevins. 2-Brunzell defeated Guzman.

3/19/77 – “Wrestling at the Chase”
Ernie Ladd defeated Malcolm Monroe
Ivan Koloff defeated Ed Davis
NWA Champion Harley Race defeated Denny Alberts
Ted DiBiase draw Buck Robley, each man winning one fall within curfew (the debut for DiBiase, and for that matter Robley as well)

3/25/77 – Kiel Auditorium (Attendance: 8873)
Dick the Bruiser won a Texas Death Match over Ivan Koloff
Missouri Champion Jack Brisco defeated Superstar Graham
Jim Brunzell and Greg Gagne defeated Jim Valiant and Ox Baker when Brunzell beat Baker
Ernie Ladd defeated Red Bastien
Pat O’Connor defeated Bulldog Bob Brown via DQ
Donna Christanello and Kay Noble defeated Jean Antone and Vicki Williams. 1-Christanello defeated Williams. 2-Williams defeated Christanello. 3-Noble defeated Antone.

3/26/77 – “Wrestling at the Chase”
A tape of Harley Race winning the NWA title from Terry Funk in Toronto was aired
Ivan Koloff and Ernie Ladd defeated Frank Hill and NWA Champion Harley Race when Ladd defeated Hill
Ted DiBiase defeated Bennie Ramirez
Buck Robley defeated Denny Alberts

4/2/77 – “Wrestling at the Chase”
Ted DiBiase defeated Vito Martino
NWA Champion Harley Race defeated Malcolm Monroe
Ernie Ladd defeated Ed Davis
Ivan Koloff and Buck Robley defeated Denny Alberts and Frank Hill. 1-Koloff beat Hill. 2-Robley defeated Alberts.

4/9/77 – “Wrestling at the Chase”
Vicki Williams defeated Kay Noble
Ernie Ladd defeated Mike Soma
Ivan Koloff defeated Jack Kruger
Ted Oates defeated Mitsu Hata, winning the only fall within curfew

4/16/77 – “Wrestling at the Chase”
Donna Christanello defeated Jean Antone
Ernie Ladd won a handicap tag bout over Tom Demarco and Mike Soma by beating Demarco
Ivan Koloff defeated Ted Oates
Buck Robley and Mitsu Hata defeated Red Bastien and Jack Kruger when Hata beat Kruger for the only fall within curfew

4/22/77 – Kiel Auditorium (Attendance: 8125)
NWA Champion Harley Race defeated Ernie Ladd 2/3 falls
Dick the Bruiser, Rocky Johnson and Pat O’Connor defeated Ivan Koloff, Superstar Graham and Jim Valiant when Johnson defeated Valiant
Missouri Champion Jack Brisco defeated Lord Alfred Hayes
Jim Brunzell and Greg Gagne defeated Bulldog Bob Brown and Mitsu Hata. 1-Gagne beat Hata. 2-Brunzell defeated Hata.
Gino Hernandez defeated Bennie Ramirez

4/23/77 – “Wrestling at the Chase”
Buck Robley defeated Tom Demarco
Ivan Koloff defeated Mike Soma
Red Bastien draw Ted Oates
Vicki Williams and Jean Antone defeated Donna Christanello and Kay Noble. 1-Noble beat Williams. 2-Williams defeated Noble. 3-Antone defeated Christanello.

4/30/77 – “Wrestling at the Chase”
Jack Brisco defeated Mitsu Hata
Randy Brewer no contest Ivan Koloff when Koloff got into a battle with Jack Brisco, who was being interviewed at the announcer’s table during the match. Koloff took the Missouri belt, but Sam Muchnick brought it back to Brisco.
Bobby Duncum and Blackjack Lanza, w/Bobby Heenan, defeated Randy Brewer and Gino Hernandez when Duncum defeated Brewer

5/6/77 – Kiel Auditorium (Attendance: 5740)
Missouri Champion Jack Brisco defeated Ivan Koloff
Dick the Bruiser and Superstar Graham both counted out outside the ring
Blackjack Lanza and Bobby Duncum, w/Bobby Heenan and billed as AWA tag team champions, defeated Rocky Johnson and Pat O’Connor when Duncum beat O’Connor
Billy Robinson defeated Bulldog Bob Brown (sub for Moose Morowski) via DQ
Greg Gagne and Jim Brunzell defeated Bull Bullinski and Lord Alfred Hayes. 1-Hayes beat Gagne. 2-Gagne defeated Hayes. 3-Brunzell defeated Bullinski.
Bulldog Bob Brown defeated Jerry Kozak

5/7/77 – “Wrestling at the Chase”
Bennie Ramirez defeated Bruce Langford
Blackjack Lanza and Bobby Duncum, w/Bobby Heenan, draw Billy Robinson and Pat O’Connor
Gino Hernandez defeated Mitsu Hata
Ivan Koloff defeated Randy Brewer

5/14/77 – “Wrestling at the Chase”
Ivan Koloff draw Pat O’Connor
Blackjack Lanza and Bobby Duncum, w/Bobby Heenan, defeated Bruce Langford and Billy Robinson when Lanza defeated Langford
Gino Hernandez defeated Bennie Ramirez
Randy Brewer defeated Mitsu Hata, winning the only fall within curfew

5/21/77 – “Wrestling at the Chase”
Jerry Kozak draw Bennie Ramirez
Blackjack Lanza defeated Dan Masterson
Billy Robinson defeated Dan McPherson
Bobby Duncum and Ivan Koloff defeated Mike Ruth and Butch Thornton (not Les). 1-Duncum defeated Ruth. 2-Koloff defeated Ruth.

5/27/77 – Kiel Auditorium (Attendance: 5222)
Missouri Champion Jack Brisco defeated Blackjack Lanza
Superstar Graham defended the WWWF title for the first time in St. Louis by beating Bob Backlund, who was counted out outside the ring. Graham had dethroned Bruno Sammartino 4/30 in Baltimore.
Rocky Johnson, Dick the Bruiser and Billy Robinson defeated Bobby Duncum, Ivan Koloff and Jim Valiant when Robinson defeated Valiant
Fabulous Moolah, billed as women’s world champion, defeated Susan Green
Greg Gagne defeated Roger Kirby
Jim Brunzell defeated Bennie Ramirez

5/28/77 – “Wrestling at the Chase”
Bulldog Bob Brown defeated Dan Masterson
Bobby Duncum and Blackjack Lanza defeated Jerry Kozak and Billy Robinson when Duncum defeated Kozak
Ivan Koloff defeated Butch Thornton
Bennie Ramirez defeated Mike Ruth

6/4/77 – “Wrestling at the Chase”
Billy Robinson defeated Bennie Ramirez
Bobby Duncum and Blackjack Lanza defeated Butch Thornton and Dan Masterson
when Lanza defeated Masterson
Ivan Koloff defeated Jerry Kozak
Bulldog Bob Brown defeated Dan McPherson

6/12/77 – “Wrestling at the Chase” (Saturday show was preempted)
Pat O’Connor defeated Dan McPherson
Dory Funk Jr. defeated Bennie Ramirez
Bobby Duncum defeated Randy Brewer
Ivan Koloff defeated Dan Burdick

6/17/77 – Kiel Auditorium (Attendance: 6720)
NWA Champion Harley Race defeated Jack Brisco two straight falls. Brisco’s leg was tangled in the ropes in the first fall and Race used knee drops from the rope onto the knee. Still caught in the ropes, Brisco was counted out. Referee Charles Venator stopped the bout when Brisco could not continue in the second fall and gave Race the decision.
Greg Gagne and Jim Brunzell defeated Blackjack Lanza and Bobby Duncum, with Bobby Heenan, via DQ in the 3rd fall. The DQ verdict meant Lanza and Duncum retained the AWA tag title. 1-Brunzell defeated Lanza. 2-Duncum defeated Gagne. 3-Brunzell won via DQ.
Superstar Graham, billed as WWWF champion, defeated Bob Slaughter
Ivan Koloff and Bulldog Bob Brown draw Billy Robinson and Rufus R. Jones
Pat O’Connor defeated Bobby Jaggers
Bob Sweetan defeated Ron Starr
Randy Tyler defeated Wolf Wiskoski

6/18/77 – “Wrestling at the Chase”
Bennie Ramirez defeated Dan Burdick
Dory Funk Jr. and Pat O’Connor defeated Ivan Koloff and Bobby Duncum via DQ
Bruce Langford defeated Butch Thornton
Randy Brewer defeated Dan McPherson

6/25/77 – “Wrestling at the Chase”
Pat O’Connor defeated Butch Thornton
Dory Funk Jr. defeated Bruce Langford
Ivan Koloff defeated Dan Masterson
Randy Brewer and Dan Burdick draw Bennie Ramirez and Dan McPherson. 1-Ramirez beat Burdick. 2-Brewer defeated McPherson. Curfew expired.

Out-of-town wrestling programs were telecast from 7/2/77 through 7/23/77

7/15/77 – Kiel Auditorium (Attendance: 5296)
Missouri Champion Jack Brisco defeated Bulldog Bob Brown
Dory Funk Jr. defeated Bobby Duncum
Wilbur Snyder and Rufus R. Jones defeated Ray Stevens and Jim Valiant when Jones beat Valiant
Black Angus won a Wrestle Royal by outlasting in order out Denny Alberts, Bennie Ramirez, Ronnie Etchison, Don Wayt, Buck Robley, Bob Geigel, Bob Sweetan, Bobby Jaggers, Ron Starr, Ivan Koloff and Randy Tyler
Black Angus draw Ivan Koloff
Bob Sweetan defeated Denny Alberts
Ron Starr defeated Bennie Ramirez

7/30/77 – “Wrestling at the Chase”
Ron Starr draw Bulldog Bob Brown
Dory Funk Jr. defeated Don Wayt
Rufus R. Jones defeated Bennie Ramirez
Randy Tyler defeated Ed Mansfield

8/6/77 – “Wrestling at the Chase”
Bob Sweetan defeated Ed Mansfield
Dory Funk Jr. defeated Buck Robley
Bobby Jaggers and Randy Tyler draw Rufus R. Jones and Ron Starr
Don Wayt defeated Bennie Ramirez

8/12/77 – Kiel Auditorium (Attendance: 8192)
NWA Champion Harley Race draw Dory Funk Jr., each winning one fall within the one hour limit
Dick the Bruiser and Rufus R. Jones defeated Buck Robley (sub for Ivan Koloff) and Bobby Jaggers when Jones defeated Jaggers
Dick Slater won the Missouri State Championship by beating Jack Brisco
Superstar Graham, billed as WWWF champion, defeated Jim Valiant
Bulldog Bob Brown defeated Don Wayt
Ron Starr and Black Angus defeated Randy Tyler and Bob Sweetan. 1-Starr beat Sweetan via DQ. 2-Angus defeated Tyler.

8/13/77 – “Wrestling at the Chase”
Bob Sweetan defeated Don Wayt
Rufus R. Jones defeated Randy Tyler via DQ for interference by Bobby Jaggers
Buck Robley and Bobby Jaggers defeated Ed Mansfield and Ron Starr when Robley beat Mansfield
Bulldog Bob Brown defeated Bennie Ramirez

8/20/77 – “Wrestling at the Chase”
Rufus R. Jones defeated John Davidson
Von Raschke defeated Bruce Langford
Bob Sweetan defeated Doug Pettis
Ron Starr draw Bobby Jaggers

8/27/77 – “Wrestling at the Chase”
Bulldog Bob Brown defeated Doug Pettis
Von Raschke defeated Don Wayt
Buck Robley and Bob Sweetan defeated Mike Pappas and Rufus R. Jones when Robley beat Pappas
Ron Starr won the only fall in curfew over John Davidson

9/3/77 – “Wrestling at the Chase”
Von Raschke defeated John Davidson
Rufus R. Jones defeated Bruce Langford
Bulldog Bob Brown defeated Mike Pappas
Bob Sweetan, Buck Robley and Bobby Jaggers defeated Ron Starr, Doug Pettis and Don Wayt when Sweetan defeated Pettis

9/9/77 – Kiel Auditorium (Attendance: 6553)
Dory Funk Jr. defeated Von Raschke
Pat O’Connor won a Wrestle Royal by outlasting in order out John Valiant, Don Wayt, Ron Starr, Bobby Jaggers, Ivan Koloff, Rufus R. Jones, Dick the Bruiser, Andre the Giant and Bob Sweetan and Bulldog Brown together, and Roger Kirby. (The Royal was billed as “At Andre’s Request” because he had never won a Wrestle Royal in St. Louis)
Andre the Giant and Pat O’Connor defeated Ivan Koloff and Roger Kirby when O’Connor defeated Kirby
Dick the Bruiser defeated John Valiant
Rufus R. Jones defeated Bobby Jaggers
Vicki Williams defeated Terri Shane
Bob Sweetan defeated Don Wayt
Ron Starr draw Bulldog Bob Brown

9/10/77 – “Wrestling at the Chase”
Ron Starr defeated Jack Kruger
Dory Funk Jr. defeated Steve Sypert
Dick Slater defeated Doug Pettis
Bob Geigel defeated Jake Roberts (yes, that Jake Roberts)

9/18/77 – “Wrestling at the Chase”
Beginning this week, the Sat. show only aired on Sunday for the next several weeks
Bob Geigel defeated Steve Howe
Dick Slater defeated Mike Pappas
Dory Funk Jr. defeated John Davidson
Jake Roberts won the only fall within curfew over Jack Kruger

9/25/77 – “Wrestling at the Chase”
Bob Geigel defeated Doug Pettis
Dory Funk Jr. defeated Jack Kruger
Dick Slater defeated Steve Howe
Ron Starr and Jake Roberts defeated Steve Sypert and John Davidson. 1-Roberts beat Davidson. 2-Starr defeated Davidson.

10/2/77 – “Wrestling at the Chase”
Vicki Williams defeated Kay Noble
Pat O’Connor defeated Steve Sypert
Blackjack Lanza and Bobby Duncum defeated Frank Martinez and Jake Roberts when Lanza defeated Martinez
Bulldog Bob Brown defeated Gil Gurerro (previously billed as Frank)

10/7/77 – Kiel Auditorium (Attendance: 7168)
NWA Champion Harley Race defeated Dory Funk Jr. 2/3 falls
Ivan Koloff double DQ Pat O’Connor
Dick the Bruiser defeated Lord Alfred Hayes
Bobby Duncum and Blackjack Lanza (no longer billed AWA tag champions) won over Bob Backlund and Jim Brunzell when Lanza defeated Backlund
Billy Robinson defeated Chris Markoff
Skip Young and Gary Young defeated Don Wayt and Bulldog Bob Brown. 1-Brown beat Gary Young. 2-Gary Young defeated Wayt. 3-Skip Young defeated Wayt.

10/9/77 – “Wrestling at the Chase”
Vicki Williams defeated Terri Shane
Blackjack Lanza and Bobby Duncum defeated Gil Gurerro and Jake Roberts when Duncum defeated Gurerro
Pat O’Connor defeated Jack Kruger
Bulldog Bob Brown defeated Frank Martinez

10/16/77 – “Wrestling at the Chase”
Bobby Duncum defeated Gil Gurerro
Blackjack Lanza won a handicap tag bout over Jake Roberts and Frank Martinez by beating Martinez
Vicki Williams and Jean Antone defeated Terri Shane and Kay Noble when Williams beat Shane
Bulldog Bob Brown won the only fall in curfew over Steve Sypert

10/23/77 – “Wrestling at the Chase”
Bulldog Bob Brown defeated Bryan St. John
Ivan Koloff defeated Steve Howe
Pat O’Connor defeated Raoul Guzman
Bobby Jaggers won the only fall within curfew over Mike Pappas

10/28/77 – Kiel Auditorium (Attendance: 6065)
Missouri Champion Dick Slater defeated Jack Brisco
Ivan Koloff defeated Pat O’Connor in a submission match where the winner could only get a decision by submission
Women’s champion Fabulous Moolah defeated Vicki Williams
Blackjack Lanza defeated Jim Brunzell
Billy Robinson defeated Bobby Duncum via DQ
Bulldog Bob Brown, Seki and Bennie Ramirez defeated Mike Pappas, Jimmy Jones and Ronnie Etchison. 1-Etchison defeated Seki. 2-Brown defeated Etchison. 3-Brown defeated Pappas.

10/30/77 – “Wrestling at the Chase”
Bobby Jaggers defeated Bryan St. John
Pat O’Connor defeated Juan Zapata
Bulldog Bob Brown defeated Mike Pappas
Gary Wayt and Raoul Guzman defeated Steve Howe and Gary Young when Wayt beat Howe

11/5/77 – “Wrestling at the Chase”
Bulldog Bob Brown defeated Gary Young
Pat O’Connor defeated Don Wayt
Bobby Jaggers defeated Steve Howe
Mike Pappas and Bryan St. John defeated Juan Zapata and Raoul Guzman when Pappas took the only fall within curfew over Zapata

11/12/77 – “Wrestling at the Chase”
Bennie Ramirez defeated Mike Pappas
Dick Slater and Bulldog Bob Brown double DQ Rocky Johnson and Pat O’Connor
Seki defeated Jake Roberts
Bryan St. John draw Gary Young

11/18/77 – Kiel Auditorium (Attendance: 6102)
NWA Champion Harley Race defeated Ivan Koloff 2/3 falls when Koloff was injured in losing second fall and could not continue
Ron Fuller and Pat O’Connor defeated Bobby Duncum and Lord Alfred Hayes when Fuller defeated Hayes
Dick the Bruiser won a handicap tag bout over Roger Kirby and Chris Markoff by beating Markoff
Blackjack Lanza defeated Jan Nelson
Sailor Art Thomas defeated Seki
Bulldog Bob Brown and Bennie Ramirez defeated Mike Pappas and Ronnie Etchison. 1-Brown defeated Etchison. 2-Etchison defeated Ramirez. 3-Brown defeated Pappas.

11/19/77 – “Wrestling at the Chase”
Bulldog Bob Brown defeated Bryan St. John
Pat O’Connor draw Dick Slater (Rocky Johnson came to the ring and asked to replace O’Connor, but was told no by Sam Muchnick)
Rocky Johnson defeated Seki
Bennie Ramirez won the only fall in curfew over Jake Roberts

11/26/77 – “Wrestling at the Chase”
Dick Slater defeated Bryan St. John
Rocky Johnson defeated Bennie Ramirez
Bulldog Bob Brown defeated Gary Young
Seki defeated Mike Pappas

12/4/77 – “Wrestling at the Chase” (Saturday show preempted)
Jim Valiant defeated Mike Hammer
Ron Fuller defeated Igor Volkoff
Sailor Art Thomas defeated Raoul Guzman
John Valiant defeated Mike Pappas

12/9/77 – Kiel Auditorium (Attendance: 4598)
Missouri Champion Dick Slater draw Rocky Johnson with each man winning one fall in the 45-minute limit
Dick the Bruiser won two straight falls over Blackjack Lanza, who could not continue in the second fall
Ron Fuller, Pat O’Connor and Rufus R. Jones won a tag elimination match over Bulldog Bob Brown, Jim Valiant and Roger Kirby. 1-O’Connor defeated Valiant. 2-Jones beat Brown. 3-Fuller defeated Kirby.
Jan Nelson (sub for Art Thomas) defeated John Valiant via DQ
Mike Huber (spelling corrected in billing as sub for Wilbur Snyder) defeated Randy Colley
Jan Nelson defeated Seki

12/11/77 – “Wrestling at the Chase” (Saturday show preempted)
Bulldog Bob Brown defeated Mike Hammer
Ron Fuller defeated Seki
Sailor Art Thomas defeated Juan Zapata
Jim and John Valiant defeated Mike Pappas and Gary Young when John defeated Young

12/17/77 – “Wrestling at the Chase”
Jim Valiant defeated Gary Young
Ron Fuller and Sailor Art Thomas defeated Seki and Juan Zapata when Fuller beat Zapata
John Valiant defeated Igor Volkoff
Bulldog Bob Brown defeated Raoul Guzman winning the only fall in curfew

12/24/77 – “Wrestling at the Chase”
Mike Huber defeated Seki via DQ
Dick the Bruiser defeated Randy Colley
NWA Champion Harley Race defeated Paul Christy
Dick Murdoch defeated Jose Martinez (previously billed as Frank Martinez) two straight falls
Sam Muchnick conducted official signing of Race vs. Bruiser for 1/6/78

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