(Credit for the following results go to numerous sources, including, but not limited to, Jim Zordani, Rob Vaniese, “Kriss”, and various news clippings)
American Wrestling Association Results 1963
Promoting the Areas of: Minnesota, North Dakota, Iowa, Wisconsin, Nebraska, and Manitoba, Canada
Promoter: Verne Gagne
1/1/63 – Minneapolis, MN
Ivan Kalmikoff & Karol Kalmikoff defeated Doug Gilbert & Dick Steinborn to win the AWA Tag Titles
Larry Hennig defeated Karl Von Shoberg
Annette Palmer defeated Mars Monroe
Pepe Gonzales drew Johnny King
Reported Attendance: 2,929
1/2/63 – Fargo, ND
AWA World Heavyweight Champion Verne Gagne defeated Moose Evans
AWA Tag Team Champions Ivan Kalmikoff & Karol Kalmikoff defeated Larry Hennig & Pepe Gonzales
Karol Kalmikoff drew Pepe Gonzales
1/3/63 – Rochester, MN
Non-Title Doug Gilbert & Dick Steinborn defeated AWA Tag Team Champions Ivan Kalmikoff & Karol Kalmikoff
AWA World Heavyweight Champion Verne Gagne no contest Rocky Hamilton
Gene Anderson defeated Pepe Gonzales
Reported Attendance: 1,900 ref Bill Kuusisto
1/5/63 – Omaha, NE @ the Civic Auditorium
AWA World Heavyweight Champion Verne Gagne defeated Crusher
Bob Ellis defeated Bob Orton
Tex McKenzie defeated Lee Henning
Guy Mitchell defeated Sonny Myers
Reported Attendance: 2,753
1/5/63 – St. Paul, MN @ the Armory
AWA Tag Team Champions Ivan Kalmikoff & Karol Kalmilkoff defeated Larry Hennig & Rocky Hamilton 2/3
Moose Evans defeated Stan Kowalski COR
Dick Steinborn defeated Gordon Nelson
Doug Gilbert defeated Gene Anderson
Reported Attendance: 2,225
1/7/63 – Austin, MN @ the Armory
Doug Gilbert & Dick Steinborn defeated Stan Kowalski & Rocky Hamilton
Annette Palmer took 2/3 over Mars Monroe
Stan Kowalski drew Dick Steinborn 20:00
Note: The main event was originally scheduled to be an AWA Tag Title defense by Steinborn & Gilbert
but they lost the AWA Tag Title to the Kalmikoffs 6 days before this card took place.
1/10/63 – Rochester, MN
Doug Gilbert & Dick Steinborn no contest AWA Tag Team Champions Ivan Kalmikoff & Karol Kalmikoff
Crusher defeated Gordon Nelson
Moose Evans defeated Gene Anderson
1/11/63 – St. Paul, MN @ the Armory
Ivan Kalmikoff defeated Dick Steinborn 2/3
Crusher defeated Stan Kowalski
Karol Kalmikoff defeated Moose Evans via disqualification
Gordon Nelson defeated Johnny King
Reported Attendance: 1,820
1/15/63 – Albert Lea, MN @ the National Guard Armory
Doug Gilbert (sub Rocky Hamilton) defeated Moose Evans 2/3
AWA Tag Team Champions Ivan Kalmikoff & Karol Kalmikoff defeated Jack Lanza & Gordon Nelson 2-0
Ivan Kalmikoff defeated Gordon Nelson
Note: Hamilton reportedly was suffering from a knee injury
1/16/63 – Fargo, ND
AWA Tag Team Champions Ivan Kalmikoff & Karol Kalmikoff defeated Doug Gilbert & Dick Steinborn
Rocky Hamilton no contest Crusher
Gordon Nelson defeated Eddie Sharkey
1/17/63 – Rochester, MN
Doug Gilbert defeated Ivan Kalmikoff via disqualification
Rocky Hamilton defeated Dick Steinborn
Crusher defeated Moose Evans
Karol Kalmikoff defeated Gordon Nelson
Reported Attendance: 1,100
Referees: Pepe Gonzales and Joe Snyder
1/18/63 – Winona, MN @ the Memorial Hall
AWA Tag Team Champions Ivan Kalmikoff & Karol Kalmikoff defeated Moose Evans & Jack Lanza 2/3
Rocky Hamilton defeated Doug Gilbert 2/3
Jack Lanza defeated Ivan Kalmikoff via disqualification
1/20/63 – St. Paul, MN
No-DQ, No Time Limit, Special Referee: Moose Evans
AWA World Heavyweight Champion Verne Gagne defeated Crusher
AWA Tag Team Champions Ivan Kalmikoff & Karol Kalmikoff defeated Doug Gilbert & Moose Evans
Rocky Hamilton defeated Gordon Nelson
Dick Steinborn defeated Stan Kowalski
Reported Attendance: 10,284
1/22/63 – Minneapolis, MN
Rocky Hamilton won 12 man battle royal
Rocky Hamilton defeated Gordon Nelson 14:56
Doug Gilbert drew Bob Geigel 30:00
Jack Pesek defeated Johnny King 14:22
Reported Attendance: 1900
1/23/63 – Rochester, MN
Dick Steinborn won an 8 man battle royal
Ivan Kalmikoff defeated Gordon Nelson
Dick Steinborn defeated Bob Geigel via disqualification
Reported Attendance: 1,327
1/24/63 – Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada @ the Civic Auditorium
Referee Frenchy Champagne
Non-Title Match: AWA Tag Team Champions Ivan Kalmikoff & Karol Kalmikoff defeated Gene Kiniski & Crusher 2/3
1 Ivan pinned Kiniski in 12:00
2 Kiniski defeated Ivan in 5:00
3 Karol pinned Crusher
Moose Evans defeated Kurt Von Brawner (sub Kinji Shibuya) with a bear hug in 8:00
Gord Nelson (sub Doug Gilbert) & Dick Steinborn defeated Stan Kowalski & Duke Hoffman (sub Rocky Hamilton) 2/3
1 Hoffman defeated Nelson
2 Nelson defeated Hoffman
3 Steinborn defeated Kowalski in 15:30
Ed Sharkey (sub Pepe Gonzales) defeated Johnny King
Reported Attendance: “crowd of close to 3,000”
Promoter: John G. “Cyclone” Macalpine
1/24/63 – St Cloud, MN
AWA World Heavyweight Champion Verne Gagne no contest Rocky Hamilton in 3rd fall
Jack Lanza defeated Jack Pesek 2/3
Annette Palmer defeated Mars Monroe
Reported Attendance: 500
1/26/63 – St. Paul, MN @ the Armory
Crusher defeated Moose Evans 2/3
Karol Kalmikoff defeated Dick Steinborn
Hercules Cortez defeated Gene Anderson
Doug Gilbert defeated Gordon Nelson
Jack Pesek defeated Duke Hoffman with a cobra hold
Reported Attendance: 2,695
1/29/63 – Minneapolis, MN
AWA World Heavyweight Champion Verne Gagne no contest Rocky Hamilton
Doug Gilbert & Dick Steinborn defeated Duke Hoffman & Stan Kowalski
Hercules Cortez defeated Kurt von Brauner
Jack Pesek defeated Gordon Nelson
Reported Attendance: 2,939
1/30/63 – Fargo, ND
AWA World Heavyweight Champion Verne Gagne no contest Crusher
1/31/63 – Austin, MN @ the Armory
Referee Speedy Gonzales
AWA Tag Team Champions Ivan Kalmikoff & Karol Kalmikoff defeated Dick Steinborn & Moose Evans on a 3rd fall via disqualification
Hercules Cortez defeated Duke Hoffman 2-0
Ivan Kalmikoff drew Dick Steinborn 20:00
Reported Attendance: Slim.
2/2/63 – Omaha, NE @ the Civic Auditorium
AWA World Heavyweight Champion Verne Gagne defeated The Sheik
Fritz Von Erich defeated Crusher
Waldo Von Erich defeated Gordy Nelson
The Rebel defeated Big Dan Evans
Ann Regan defeated Peggy King
Reported Attendance: 2,597
2/2/63 – St. Paul, MN @ the Armory
AWA Tag Team Champion Ivan Kalmikoff & Karol Kalmikoff defeated Doug Gilbert & Dick Steinborn 2/3
Hercules Cortez defeated Duke Hoffman
Jack Lanza defeated ?
Jack Pesek defeated ?
Reported Attendance: 2,758
2/7/63 – Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada @ the Civic Auditorium
Non-Title Match: Gene Kiniski & Crusher defeated AWA Tag Team Champions Ivan Kalmikoff & Karol Kalmikoff 2/3
1 Kiniski pinned Ivan in 11:40
2 Ivan pinned Crusher
3 Crusher pinned Karol
Dick Steinborn defeated Stan Kowalski 2/3
1 Kowalski defeated Steinborn
2 Steinborn defeated Kowalski
3 Steinborn defeated Kowalski
Hercules Cortez defeated Kurt Von Brawner in 4:00
Gordy Nelson defeated Duke Hoffman via disqualification
Promoter: John C. “Cyclone” Macalpine
2/7/63 – Rochester, MN
AWA World Heavyweight Champion Verne Gagne defeated Rocky Hamilton
Handicap Match: Moose Evans defeated Gene Anderson & Karl Von Schober
Jack Pesek defeated Jack Lanza
Doug Gilbert defeated Johnny King
Reported Attendance: 2,132
2/9/63 – St. Paul, MN @ the Armory
AWA Tag Team Champions Ivan Kalmikoff & Karol Kalmikoff drew Dick Steinborn & Doug Gilbert 60:00
Handicap Match: Moose Evans defeated Karl Von Schober & Karl Von Brauner 16:05
Jack Pesek defeated Tony Nero 15:05
Jack Lanza defeated Duke Hoffman
Reported Attendance: 2,920
Note: Lanza was billed as a former Italian Heavyweight Champion.
2/9/63 – Omaha, NE @ the Civic Auditorium
AWA World Heavyweight Champion Verne Gagne defeated The Rebel
Hercules Cortez defeated Stan Kowalski
Rocky Hamilton drew Bobby Managoff
Gordon Nelson defeated George McArthur
Reported Attendance: 3,368
2/10/63 – Austin, MN @ the Armory
AWA Tag Team Champions Ivan Kalmikoff & Karol Kalmikoff defeated Dick Steinborn & Moose Evans on a 3rd fall via disqualification
Doug Gilbert defeated Johnny King (sub Stan Kowalski)
Dick Steinborn defeated Karol Kalmikoff
Reported Attendance: “jam-packed” 700
2/13/63 – Mankato, MN
AWA Tag Team Champions Ivan Kalmikoff & Karol Kalmikoff no contest Doug Gilbert & Hercules Cortez
Jack Pesek defeated Duke Hoffman
Doug Gilbert defeated Karol Kalmikoff
Referee: Joe Snyder
2/14/63 – Rochester, MN
Crusher & Rocky Hamilton defeated Doug Gilbert & Dick Steinborn 2/3
Handicap Match: Ivan Kalmikoff & Karol Kalmikoff defeated Moose Evans when Evans couldn’t pin either in 30 minutes
Hercules Cortez defeated Duke Hoffman
Referee: Jack Pesek
Reported Attendance: 1,182
2/15/63 – St. Paul, MN @ the Auditorium
Non-Title Death Match: Crusher defeated AWA World Heavyweight Champion Verne Gagne when Gagne suffers a broken shoulder in the 5th fall
Doug Gilbert & Dick Steinborn & Moose Evans defeated Ivan Kalmikoff & Karol Kalmikoff & Rocky Hamilton
Eddie Sharkey defeated Johnny King
Jack Pesek defeated Gordon Nelson
Hercules Cortez defeated Stan Kowalski
Referee: Bill Kuusisto
Reported Attendance: 10,802
2/16/63 – Waterloo, IA @ the Hippodrome Auditorium
AWA World Heavyweight Champion Verne Gagne vs. Pat O’Connor
Plus 3 other matches
2/19/63 – Minneapolis, MN @ the Auditorium
Boot Match: Crusher defeated Moose Evans 18:10
Hercules Cortez defeated Karol Kalmikoff
Rocky Hamilton defeated Jack Pesek
Doug Gilbert drew Ivan Kamilkoff
Dick Steinborn defeated Gordon Nelson
Reported Attendance: 5,220
2/21/63 – Rochester, MN
Dick Steinborn & Doug Gilbert & Moose Evans defeated Ivan Kalmikoff & Karol Kalmikoff & Rocky Hamilton
Crusher defeated Stan Kowalski
Doug Gilbert drew Ivan Kalmikoff 30:00
Reported Attendance: 821
Referee: Duke Hoffman
2/22/63 – Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada @ the Civic Auditorium
Hercules Cortez won a 12 man battle royal
Dick Steinborn defeated Karol Kalmikoff via disqualification in 18:00
Kinji Shibuya defeated Jack Lanza with a sleeper hold in 12:00
Gene Kiniski defeated Jack Pesek
Doug Gilbert drew Ivan Kalmikoff
Haystack Calhoun defeated Duke Hoffman
Reported Attendance: “crowd of 4,000 highly excited wrestling fans with hundreds of others turned away”
Promoter: John C. “Cyclone” Macalpine
2/24/63 – Albert Lea, MN @ the National Guard Armory
Moose Evans vs. Rocky Hamilton 2/3 60:00
AWA Tag Team Champions Ivan Kalmikoff & Karol Kalmikoff vs. Doug Gilbert & Dick Steinborn 2/3 60:00
Ivan Kalmikoff vs. Doug Gilbert
2/26/63 – Minneapolis, MN @ the Auditorium
Crusher defeated Hercules Cortez via disqualification
AWA Tag Team Champions Ivan Kalmikoff & Karol Kalmikoff defeated Moose Evans & Dick Steinborn 2/3
Rocky Hamilton defeated Duke Hoffman
Jack Pesek defeated Stan Kowalski
Reported Attendance: 5,696
2/27/63 – Mankato, MN
Hercules Cortez & Doug Gilbert defeated Ivan Kalmikoff & Duke Hoffman (sub Karol Kalmikoff)
Dick Steinborn defeated Jack Pesek
Doug Gilbert defeated Ivan Kalmikoff
2/28/63 – St Cloud
Hercules Cortez defeated Moose Evans 2/3
Doug Gilbert defeated Stan Kowalski 2/3
Duke Hoffman defeated Johnny King (sub Jack Lanza)
3/2/63 – Winona, MN @ the Catholic Recreation Center
Crusher defeated Moose Evans 2/3
AWA Tag Team Champions Ivan Kalmikoff & Karol Kalmikoff defeated Jack Lanza & Jack Pesek 2/3
Jack Lanza drew Karol Kalmikoff
Reported Attendance: 500
3/7/63 – Fargo, ND
Crusher defeated Moose Evans
AWA Tag Team Champions Ivan Kalmikoff & Karol Kalmikoff defeated Doug Gilbert & Dick Steinborn
Doug Gilbert defeated Ivan Kalmikoff
3/8/63 – Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada @ the Civic Auditorium
Referee Red Eakin
Gene Kiniski defeated Bruno Sammartino via pin
Referee Bob Brown
Whipper Billy Watson defeated Kinji Shibuya on a 3rd fall via disqualification when Kinji hit referee Brown with a judo chop after Watson ducked
Hercules Cortez defeated Moose Evans in 35:00
Crusher defeated Dick Steinborn
Doug Gilbert defeated Rocky Hamilton in 12:00
Reported Attendance: “near sellout crowd”
3/9/63 – St. Paul, MN @ the Auditorium
Crusher defeated Hercules Cortez 2/3
Doug Gilbert won a 6 man battle royal
Larry Hennig drew Jack Pesek 30:00
Kay Noble defeated Annette Palmer
Jack Lanza defeated Duke Hoffman 18:20
Reported Attendance: 10,783, gate: $22,173 a local record
3/10/63 – Rochester, MN
Rocky Hamilton defeated Hercules Cortez via disqualification
Crusher vs. Moose Evans
Jack Lanza vs. Duke Hoffman
Kay Noble vs. Annette Palmer
Reported Attendance: 1,485
3/10/63 – Austin, MN @ the Armory
Referee Floyd Ude
Doug Gilbert & Dick Steinborn defeated AWA Tag Team Champions Ivan Kalmikoff & Karol Kalmikoff on a 3rd fall via disqualification
1. Ivan defeated Steinborn
2. Steinborn defeated Ivan by submission with an abdominal stretch
3. The Kalmikoffs were via disqualification’ed
Larry Hennig defeated Jack Pesek with a sleeper hold in the 3rd fall
Ivan Kalmikoff defeated Dick Steinborn in 12:00 with a reverse boston crab
3/12/63 – Minneapolis, MN @ the Auditorium
AWA Tag Team Champions Ivan Kalmikoff & Karol Kalmikoff defeated Doug Gilbert & Dick Steinborn
Moose Evans defeated Duke Hoffman
Hercules Cortez defeated Juan Hernandez
Larry Hamilton defeated Jack Pesek
Jack Lanza defeated Tony Nero
3/13/63 – Little Falls, MN @ the Junior High School Gym
AWA Tag Team Champions Ivan Kalmikoff & Karol Kalmikoff vs. Doug Gilbert & Jack Pesek
Rocky Hamilton vs. Hercules Cortez
Note: The City might be Brainerd.
3/14/63 – Paynesville, MN
AWA Tag Team Champions Ivan Kalmikoff & Karol Kalmikoff vs. Dick Steinborn & Jack Pesek
Rocky Hamilton vs. Doug Gilbert
Ivan Kalmikoff vs. Dick Steinborn
3/15/63 – Mabel, MN @ the High School
AWA Tag Team Champions Ivan Kalmikoff & Karol Kalmikoff vs. Jack Lanza & Jack Pesek
Doug Gilbert vs. Rocky Hamilton
Karol Kalmikoff vs. Jack Lanza
3/16/63 – St. Paul, MN @ the Armory
Crusher defeated Dick Steinborn 2/3
Moose Evens defeated Karol Kalmikoff via disqualification
Doug Gilbert drew Ivan Kalmikoff
Guy Taylor drew Duke Hoffman
3/17/63 – Minneapolis, MN @ the Auditorium
AWA Tag Team Champions Ivan Kalmikoff & Karol Kalmikoff defeated Moose Evans & Hercules Cortez via disqualification
Crusher defeated Sonny Myers 20:06
Doug Gilbert defeated Guy Taylor
Dick Steinborn defeated Juan Hernandez
Larry Hennig put Tony Nero to sleep with his good-night hold
Reported Attendance: 5,593 (ref Duke Hoffman)
3/20/63 – Fargo, ND
Crusher no contest Hercules Cortez
Moose Evans defeated Larry Hennig
Jack Lanza defeated Juan Hernandez
3/22/63 – Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada @ the Arena
Canadian Open Tag Team Title Tournament
First Round
Gene Kiniski & Fritz Von Goering defeated Cowboy Carlson & Dan Miller when Kiniski pinned Carlson
Doug Gilbert & Dick Steinborn defeated Bulldog Brower & Crusher
Whipper Billy Watson & Hercules Cortez defeated Ivan Kalmikoff & Karol Kalmikoff but Watson was injured and could not compete in the rest of the tournament.
Kinji Shibuya & Mitsu Arakawa bye
Second Round
Kinji Shibuya & Mitsu Arakawa defeated Gene Kiniski & Fritz Von Goering
Dick Steinborn & Doug Gilbert bye
Final
Kinji Shibuya & Mitsu Arakawa defeated Dick Steinborn & Doug Gilbert 2/3 to claim the vacant Canadian Open Tag Team Title
1 Arakawa defeated Gilbert with a claw hold
2 Gilbert pinned Shibuya
3 Shibuya defeated Steinborn
Reported Attendance: “More than 5,000 wrestling fans”
Note: The Canadian Open Tag Team Title was the recognized tag title in Winnipeg at this time. The AWA Tag Team Title was not recognized.
3/23/63 – St. Paul, MN @ the Armory
Crusher no contest Moose Evans
Doug Gilbert defeated Rocky Hamilton via disqualification
Handicap match: Hercules Cortez defeated Juan Hernandez & Tony Nero
Jack Lanza defeated Eddie Sharkey
Guy Taylor defeated Pepe Gonzales
3/24/63 – Rochester, MN
Rocky Hamilton defeated Hercules Cortez
AWA Tag Team Champions Ivan Kalmikoff & Karol Kalmikoff defeated Dick Steinborn & Moose Evans 2/3
Guy Taylor defeated Juan Hernandez
3/25/63 – Mason City, IA @ the Roosevelt Fieldhouse
AWA Tag Team Champions Ivan Kalmikoff & Karol Kalmikoff vs. Hercules Cortez & Doug Gilbert 2/3 60:00
Rocky Hamilton vs. Dick Steinborn
Ivan Kalmikoff vs. Doug Gilbert
3/26/63 – Minneapolis, MN @ the Auditorium
Hercules Cortez defeated Moose Evans 9:21
Crusher defeated Rocky Hamilton 6:02
Dick Steinborn drew Ivan Kalmikoff 30:00
Karol Kalmikoff defeated Johnny King 11:53
Guy Taylor defeated Juan Hernandez
Reported Attendance: 3,737
3/28/63 – St Cloud, MN
AWA Tag Team Champions Ivan Kalmikoff & Karol Kalmikoff defeated Doug Gilbert & Dick Steinborn 2/3
Jack Lanza defeated Guy Taylor (sub Duke Hoffman)
Floyd Uderman (Ude) pinned Tony Nero
3/28/63 – Mankato, MN
Hercules Cortez defeated Rocky Hamilton 2/3
Larry Hennig defeated Juan Hernandez
Kay Noble defeated Annette Palmer 2/3
Crusher vs. Moose Evans were both no shows
3/29/63 – Leroy, MN @ the Ostrander High.School Gym
The Crusher vs. Dick Steinborn
Jack Lanza vs. Ivan Kalmikoff
Larry Hennig vs. Juan Hernandez
3/29/63 – Winona, MN @ the Catholic Recreation Center
Hercules Cortez defeated Ivan Kalmikoff 2/3
Doug Gilbert defeated Rocky Hamilton via disqualification
Guy Taylor defeated Duke Hoffman via pin
Reported Attendance: 500
3/30/63 – St. Paul, MN @ the Armory
Hercules Cortez & Dick Steinborn defeated AWA Tag Team Champions Ivan Kalmikoff & Karol Kalmikoff via disqualification
Larry Hennig defeated Jack Lanza
Guy Taylor defeated Ted Christy
Eddie Sharkey defeated Juan Hernandez
Referee Tony Nero
Reported Attendance: 2,088
3/30/63 – Omaha, NE @ the Civic Auditorium
Crusher double DQ Waldo Von Erich
Fritz Von Erich defeated Doug Gilbert
Kathy Starr defeated Christa Clark
Joe Scarpello defeated Blackjack Daniels
Reported Attendance: 1,700
4/2/63 – Austin, MN @ the Armory
AWA Tag Team Champions Ivan Kalmikoff & Karol Kalmikoff defeated Dick Steinborn & Guy Taylor (sub Hercules Cortez) 2/3
1. Steinborn pinned Karol in 15:00 after a series of drop kicks
2. Karol pinned Steinborn
3. Ivan pinned Taylor in 8:45
Rocky Hamilton defeated Jack Lanza 2/3
1. Lanza defeated Hamilton in 8:30
2. Hamilton defeated Lanza with a backbreaker
3. Hamilton pinned Lanza in 1:00
Kay Noble defeated Annette Palmer via pin in 13:20 after a series of dropkicks
Referee: Larry Hennig
4/5/63 – Omaha, NE @ the Civic Auditorium
AWA World Heavyweight Champion Verne Gagne defeated Waldo Von Erich via disqualification
Doug Gilbert defeated Crusher COR
Duke Hoffman defeated Guy Mitchell
Bobby Managoff drew Jack Pesek
Reported Attendance: 3,249
4/7/63 – St. Paul, MN @ the Auditorium
Special Referee: Butch Levy
Hercules Cortez defeated Crusher COR
AWA Tag Team Champions Ivan Kalmikoff & Karol Kalmikoff defeated Doug Gilbert & Dick Steinborn 2/3
Kay Noble & Annette Palmer & Jessica Rogers defeated Kathy Starr & Mars Monroe & Ann Regan
Rocky Hamilton defeated Jack Lanza
Larry Hennig defeated Ted Christy
Reported Attendance: 4.121
4/9/63 – Minneapolis, MN
AWA World Heavyweight Champion Verne Gagne defeated Doug Gilbert 2/3
Handicap match: Hercules Cortez defeated Ivan Kalmikoff & Karol Kalmikoff via disqualification
Rocky Hamilton defeated Dick Steinborn
Larry Hennig defeated Jack Lanza
Reported Attendance: 1,816
4/13/63 – Omaha, NE @ the Civic Auditorium
Non-Title Texas Death Cage Match: Waldo Von Erich defeated AWA World Heavyweight Champion Verne Gagne
Doug Gilbert defeated Fritz Von Erich via disqualification
Duke Hoffman drew Ernie Dusek
Rocky Hamilton defeated Guy Mitchell
Reported Attendance: 3,581
4/13/63 – St. Paul, MN @ the Armory
Hercules Cortez defeated Bulldog Lee Henning
Crusher defeated Larry Hennig 10:10
Bearcat Wright defeated Texas Bob Geigel
Kay Noble defeated Kathy Starr to win the womans world title (vacated by June Byers)
Jessica Rogers defeated Mars Monroe
Reported Attendance: 1,824
4/15/63 – Little Falls, MN @ the Junior High School Gym
AWA World Heavyweight Champion Verne Gagne vs. Rocky Hamilton
Also In Action: Ivan Kalmikoff, Karol Kalmikoff, Doug Gilbert and Guy Taylor
4/16/63 – Minneapolis, MN
Crusher defeated Bearcat Wright
Doug Gilbert defeated Larry Hennig via disqualification 18:02
Hercules Cortez defeated Jack Pesek 16:55
Eddie Sharkey defeated Pepe Gonzalez 11:14
Guy Taylor defeated Ted Christy
Reported Attendance: 2,746
4/18/63 – Rochester, MN
Hercules Cortez defeated Rocky Hamilton
AWA Tag Team Champions Ivan Kalmikoff & Karol Kalmikoff defeated Doug Gilbert & Jack Pesek 2/3
Guy Taylor defeated Ted Christy
Reported Attendance: 1,000
4/19/63 – Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada @ the Civic Auditorium
Referee Frenchy Champagne
Gene Kiniski double DQ Kinji Shibuya
Non-Title Match: Verne Gagne (sub Dick Steinborn) & Doug Gilbert defeated AWA Tag Team Champions Ivan Kalmikoff & Karol Kalmikoff when Gagne pinned Karol in the 3rd fall
Whipper Billy Watson defeated Fritz Von Goering COR
Cowboy Carlson defeated Ted Christy
Promoter: John C. “Cyclone” Macalpine
4/20/63 – St. Paul, MN @ the Armory
Butch Levy & Hercules Cortez defeated AWA Tag Team Champions Ivan Kalmikoff & Karol Kalmikoff via disqualification
Crusher defeated Jack Pesek 11:20
Doug Gilbert defeated Rocky Hamilton via disqualification 18:10
Guy Taylor defeated Fred Hackenschmidt 13:15
Referee Bill Kuusisto
Reported Attendance: 2,052
4/24/63 – Albert Lea, MN @ the National Guard Armory
AWA World Heavyweight Champion Verne Gagne vs. Rocky Hamilton 2/3 60:00
Hercules Cortez vs. Karol Kalmikoff 2/3 45:00
Juan Hernandez vs. Eddie Sharkey 30:00
4/25/63 – Mankato, MN
Hercules Cortez & Doug Gilbert defeated AWA Tag Team Champions Ivan Kalmikoff & Karol Kalmikoff via disqualification
Rocky Hamilton defeated Guy Taylor
Doug Gilbert defeated Ivan Kalmikoff
4/26/63 – Winona, MN @ the Catholic Recreation Center
AWA World Heavyweight Champion Verne Gagne defeated Karol Kalmikoff 2/3
Referee Bill Kuusisto
Doug Gilbert defeated Ivan Kalmikoff on a 3rd fall via disqualification
Eddie Sharkey defeated Guy Taylor via pin
Reported Attendance: 501
4/27/63 – St. Paul, MN
AWA World Heavyweight Champion Verne Gagne defeated Hercules Cortez 2/3
AWA Tag Team Champions Ivan Kalmikoff & Karol Kalmikoff defeated Doug Gilbert & Joe Scarpello 2/3
Crusher defeated Butch Levy 12:40
Women’s Champion Kay Noble defeated Jessica Rogers 11:15
Rocky Hamilton defeated Bob Boyer 9:10
Eddie Sharkey defeated Bill Green 9:20
Reported Attendance: 5,619
4/29/63 – Mason City, IA @ the Roosevelt Fieldhouse
AWA Tag Team Champions Ivan Kalmikoff & Karol Kalmikoff vs. Hercules Cortez & Dick Steinborn
Rocky Hamilton vs. Doug Gilbert
Guy Taylor vs. Juan Hernandez
4/30/63 – Minneapolis, MN
AWA Tag Team Champions Ivan Kalmikoff & Karol Kalmikoff defeated Crusher & Rocky Hamilton
Crusher and Hamilton fought among themselves
Hercules Cortez defeated Blackjack Daniels 11:00
Butch Levy defeated Tiny Mills 23:43
Doug Gilbert defeated Guy Taylor 16:02
Reported Attendance: 2,851
5/3/63 – St Cloud, MN
Crusher vs. Doug Gilbert
Ivan Kalmikoff & Karol Kalmikoff vs. Butch Levy & Floyd Ude
Kay Noble vs. Mars Monroe
5/3/63 – Omaha, NE @ the Civic Auditorium
AWA World Heavyweight Champion Verne Gagne defeated Waldo Von Erich
Duke Hoffman defeated Bobby Managoff
Hercules Cortez defeated Larry Hennig
Guy Mitchell drew Jack Pesek (sub Archie Gouldie)
Reported Attendance: 2,996
5/4/63 – South St. Paul, MN @ the Wakota Arena
Crusher defeated Ivan Kalmikoff
Don McClarty defeated Bob Boyer
Doug Gilbert defeated Pedro Gordy
Butch Levy defeated Karol Kalmikoff via disqualification
Hercules Cortez defeated Roy Collins
Reported Attendance: 2,158
5/7/63 – Minneapolis, MN
Death match: Crusher defeated Hercules Cortez 22:45
AWA Tag Team Champions Ivan Kalmikoff & Karol Kalmikoff defeated Larry Hennig & Tiny Mills via disqualification
Butch Levy defeated Bob Orton Sr 15:15
Don McClarty defeated Blackjack Daniels 9:23
Referee: Joe Snyder
Reported Attendance: 3,145
5/9/63 – Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada @ the Civic Auditorium
Two Referees Frency Champagne & Red Eakin
Kinji Shibuya defeated Gene Kiniski 2/3
1 Shibuya pinned Kiniski
2 Kiniski defeated Shibuya
3 Shibuya pinned Kiniski after Mitsu Arakawa tripped Gene
Non-Title Match: Doug Gilbert & Don McClarty defeated AWA Tag Team Champions Ivan Kalmikoff & Karol Kalmikoff on a 3rd fall via disqualification
Crusher defeated Hercules Cortez
Mitsu Arakawa defeated Pepe Gonzales in 15:00
Reported Attendance: “crowd of over 3,000”
5/10/63 – Rochester, MN
Crusher vs. Moose Evans
5/10/63 – St. Joseph, MO @ the Auditorium
Pat O’Connor defeated AWA World Heavyweight Champion Verne Gagne on a 3rd fall via disqualification
Rock Hunter defeated Larry Hamilton on a 3rd fall COR
Jessica Rogers & Cowboy Bradley defeated Barbara Baker & Tiny Roe
Steve Bolus drew Joe Scarpello 15:00
Steve Kovacs defeated Bob Orton via disqualification
Reported Attendance: 1,800
5/11/63 – Omaha, NE @ the Civic Auditorium
Fritz Von Erich & Waldo Von Erich defeated Verne Gagne & Don Leo Jonathan
Pat O’Connor defeated Roy Collins
Doug Gilbert defeated Guy Mitchell
Bobby Managoff drew Larry Hennig
Reported Attendance: 2,634
5/11/63 – St. Paul, MN @ the Armory
AWA Tag Team Champions Ivan Kalmikoff & Karol Kalmikoff defeated Butch Levy & Tiny Mills 2/3
Rocky Hamilton defeated Bill Green 16:20
Don McClarty defeated Blackjack Daniels 17:50
Guy Taylor defeated Paul DeMarco 16:15
Reported Attendance: 1,678
5/13/63 – Austin, MN @ the Armory
French Semard & Tiny Tim vs. Tiny Bell & Pee Wee James
Ivan Kalmikoff vs. Doug Gilbert
French Semard vs. Tiny Bell
5/14/63 – Minneapolis, MN
Crusher defeated Butch Levy
Don McClarty defeated Karol Kalmikoff
Doug Gilbert drew Ivan Kalmikoff
Marcel Semard & Tiny Bell defeated Chico Santana & Pee Wee Lopez
Eddie Sharkey defeated Guy Taylor
Reported Attendance: 1,984
5/15/63 – Duluth, MN
Don McClarty & Doug Gilbert defeated Ivan Kalmikoff & Karol Kalmikoff via disqualification
Tiny Bell & Marcel Semard defeated Pee Wee Lopez & Irish Jackie
Doug Gilbert no contest Ivan Kalmikoff
5/17/63 – Albert Lea, MN @ the National Guard Armory
Crusher defeated Ivan Kalmikoff on a 3rd fall via disqualification
Referee Tiny Bell
Pee Wee Lopez defeated Chico Santana
Blackjack Daniels (sub Karol Kalmikoff) defeated Don McClarty
Notes: Last Card of the Season. Tiny Bell was reportedly injured in a car accident on the way to the show so the midget tag bout became a one on one match instead of a tag team match.
5/18/63 – Winona, MN @ the Catholic Recreation Center
The Crusher vs. Doug Gilbert 2/3 60:00
Chico Santana & Pee Wee Lopez vs. Tiny Bell & Tiny Tim 2/3 60:00
Chico Santana vs. Tiny Bell
5/23/63 – Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada @ the Civic Auditorium
Ronnie Etchison defeated Kinji Shibuya on a 3rd fall via disqualification when referee Frenchy Champagne saw Mitsu Arakawa trip Etchison
Gene Kiniski defeated Mitsu Arakawa 2/3
1 Arakawa defeated Kiniski
2 Kiniski defeated Arakawa
3 Kiniski defeated Arakawa
Marcel Semard & Little Boy Blue defeated Pee Wee Lopez & Chico Santana
Karol Kalmikoff drew Joe Brunetti 20:00
Reported Attendance: “crowd of around 3,000”
Promoter John C. “Cyclone” Macalpine
5/24/63 – Omaha, NE @ the Civic Auditorium
AWA World Heavyweight Champion Verne Gagne defeated Duke Hoffman
Bill Miller double DQ Waldo Von Erich
Dolly Darcel defeated Baby Cheryl
AWA Tag Team Champions Ivan Kalmikoff & Karol Kalmikoff defeated Doug Gilbert & Guy Mitchell
Reported Attendance: 3,139
5/25/63 – St. Paul, MN @ the Auditorium
Missouri rules match, Special Referee: Tiny Mills: Crusher defeated Rocky Hamilton (Hamilton was unconscious)
Verne Gagne & Doug Gilbert & Don McClarty defeated Ivan Kalmikoff & Karol Kalmikoff & Waldo Von Erich
Little Boy Blue & Marcel Semard defeated Chico Santana & Pepe Lopez
Butch Levy defeated Duke Hoffman
Reported Attendance: 6,487
5/26/63 – Austin, MN @ the Armory
Ivan Kalmikoff vs. Doug Gilbert
Pee Wee James & Tiny Bell vs. Frenchy Semard & Tiny Tim
Tiny Bell vs. Frenchy Semard
This card was originally set for May 13 but was postponed when midgets could not appear.
5/27/63 – Chippewa Falls, WI @ the High School Gym
Crusher Lisowski vs. Doug Gilbert 2/3 60:00
AWA Tag Team Champions Ivan Kalmikoff & Karol Kalmikoff vs. Butch Levy & Don McClarty
Eddie Sharkey vs. Guy Taylor
5/28/63 – Minneapolis, MN
AWA Tag Team Champions Ivan Kalmikoff & Karol Kalmikoff defeated Verne Gagne & Doug Gilbert via disqualification (ref Larry Hennig)
Don McClarty defeated Stan Kowalski 20:53
Waldo Von Erich defeated Guy Taylor 7:20
Tiny Mills defeated Duke Hoffman 13:45
Reported Attendance: 1,911
5/30/63 – Amarillo, TX @ the Sports Arena
AWA World Heavyweight Champion Verne Gagne drew Amarillo World Champion Dory Funk Jr when the 60 minute time limit expired in the 3rd fall
1. Dory Jr defeated Gagne with the spinning toe hold in 19:00
2. Gagne defeated Dory Jr with the sleeper hold in 55:32
3. The 60 minute time limit expired before either man could score the winning fall
Referee Billy Romanoff
Tokyo Tom defeated Dory Funk Sr 2/3 after Sputnik Monroe interfered
Bob Ellis & Wahoo McDaniel & Ricky Romero defeated Killer Karl Kox & Mike DiBiase & Sputnik Monroe when Wahoo pinned Kox in 10:25
Jose Lothario defeated Dick Dunn with an abdominal stretch in 9:48
6/1/63 – St. Paul, MN @ the Armory
Crusher no contest Ivan Kalmikoff
Pat O’Connor vs. Tiny Mills
Doug Gilbert vs. Karol Kalmikoff
Don McClarty vs. Jerry Hannigan
6/4/63 – Minneapolis, MN @ the Auditorium
Crusher defeated Pat O’Connor COR
Don McClarty defeated Ivan Kalmikoff via disqualification
Doug Gilbert defeated Karol Kalmikoff
Stan Kowalski & Tiny Mills defeated Jack Pesek & Jerry Hannigan
Eddie Sharkey defeated Blackjack Daniels
Referee: Joe Snyder
Reported Attendance: 1,520
6/6/63 – Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada @ the Arena
Verne Gagne won a 10 man battle royal for $2,000
Special Referee: Whipper Billy Watson
Canadian Open Tag Team Champions Kinji Shibuya & Mitsu Arakawa defeated Gene Kiniski & Ronnie Etchison 2/3
1 Shibuya defeated Kiniski in 14:00
2 Kiniski defeated Shibuya “a few minutes later”
3 Shibuya pinned Etchison
Dan Miller defeated Larry Hennig
Doug Gilbert defeated Jack Pesek
Joe Brunetti defeated Blackjack Daniels
Don McClarty defeated Ivan Kalmikoff via disqualification
Reported Attendance: “some 4,000 winnipeg fans”
Also in Battle Royal: The Crusher
6/15/63 – St. Paul, MN
Crusher defeated Waldo Von Erich
Non-Title Lumberjack match: Tiny Mills & Stan Kowalski defeated AWA Tag Team Champions Ivan Kalmikoff & Karol Kalmikoff
Doug Gilbert defeated Bob Geigel via disqualification
Don McClarty defeated Red Grupe
Eddie Sharkey defeated Jerry Hanigan
6/25/63 – Minneapolis, MN
Verne Gagne no contest Larry Hennig
Crusher defeated Jack Pesek
AWA Tag Team Champions Ivan Kalmikoff & Karol Kalmikoff defeated Doug Gilbert & Don McClarty 2/3
Iron Mike DiBiase defeated Joe Tomasso
Reported Attendance: 3,012
6/28/63 – Lewiston, MN
AWA Tag Team Champions Ivan Kalmikoff & Karol Kalmikoff defeated Doug Gilbert & Don McClarty 2/3
1. Kalmikoffs won 1st fall in 7:15
2. Gilbert & McClarty won 2nd fall in 3:55
3. Kalmikoffs won 3rd fall in 3:55
Kay Noble defeated Annette Palmer 2/3
Doug Gilbert defeated Karol Kalmikoff in 10:45
Reported Attendance: 1,500
6/29/63 – St. Paul, MN @ the Midway Stadium
Crusher defeated Moose Evans 2/3
AWA Tag Team Champions Ivan Kalmikoff & Karol Kalmikoff defeated Tiny Mills & Stan Kowalski
Don McClarty defeated Joe “Tiger” Tomasso
Doug Gilbert no contest Iron Mike DiBiase
Kay Noble defeated Annette Palmer
Referee: Larry Hennig
6/29/63 – Waterloo, IA @ the Hippodrome
AWA World Heavyweight Champion Verne Gagne vs. Bob Orton
The Medics vs. Steve Bolus & Steve Kovacs
Bob Geigel vs. Ray Gordon
Sonny Myers vs. Rock Hunter
Steve Bolus vs. Medic II
7/3/63 – St. Cloud, MN
AWA World Heavyweight Champion Verne Gagne vs. Ivan Kalmikoff
Doug Gilbert vs. Larry Hennig
Don McClarty vs. Karol Kalmikoff
7/9/63 – Minneapolis, MN
The Crusher defeated Verne Gagne to win AWA World Heavyweight Title with help from Dick the Bruiser
AWA Tag Team Champions Ivan Kalmikoff & Karol Kalmikoff defeated Tiny Mills & Stan Kowalski
Dick the Bruiser defeated Doug Gilbert 16:47
Don McClarty defeated Maurice Mad Dog Vachon 9:58
Eddie Sharkey defeated Joe Tomasso 10:23
Reported Attendance: 8,065
7/11/63 – Eau Claire, WI @ the Carson Park
The Crusher vs. Don McClarty
Ivan Kalmikoff & Karol Kalmikoff vs. Eddie Sharkey & Larry Hennig
Ivan Kalmikoff vs. Eddie Sharkey
Note: Newspaper does not mention Crusher’s AWA World Heavyweight Title or Kalmikoff’s AWA Tag Title.
7/20/63 – Minneapolis, MN
Special Referee: Joe Blanchard
Verne Gagne defeated The Crusher to regain AWA World Heavyweight Title
Jack Pesek & Roy McClarty defeated Stan Kowalski & Tiny Mills
Iron Mike DiBiase defeated Billy Goelz
Larry Hennig defeated Paul Christy 9:23
Darling Dagmar defeated Babe Cheryl 10:03
Reported Attendance: 7,039
7/26/63 – Winona, MN @ the Gabrych Park
The Crusher defeated Ivan Kalmikoff with a full nelson in the 3rd fall
Annette Palmer defeated Mars Monroe 2/3
Roy McClarty defeated Karol Kalmikoff by default
Reported Attendance: 400
7/27/63 – Omaha, NE @ the Civic Auditorium
Fritz Von Erich defeated Verne Gagne to win AWA World Title
Fuji Tanaka defeated Guy Mitchell
Mike DiBiase defeated Dory Funk
Don Whittler defeated Bulldog Danny Plechas
Reported Attendance: 1,875
8/1/63 – Amarillo, TX @ the Sports Arena
Non-Title Match: AWA World Heavyweight Champion Fritz Von Erich vs. Dory Funk Jr
Masked Rasputin vs. Mr Kleen
Tokyo Tom vs. Jose Lothario
Ricky Romero vs. Killer Karl Kox
Handicap Match: Leo Newman vs. Sputnik Monroe
8/3/63 – Omaha, NE @ the Civic Auditorium
Omaha and AWA World Heavyweight Champion Fritz Von Erich drew Verne Gagne
Fuji Tanaka defeated Waldo Von Erich
Rocky Hamilton defeated Harley Race
Dory Funk Jr. defeated Gene Hamilton
Millie Stafford defeated Kathy Starr
Reported Attendance: 3,016
8/3/63 – Minneapolis, MN
Haystack Calhoun won a 15 man battle royal
Order of elimination from first to last
Gary Kevins, Stan Kowalski, Paul Christy, Larry Hennig, Don McClarty, Iron Mike DiBiase, Bill Wright, Bill Green, Pat O’Connor, Butch Levy, Bruiser and Karol Kalmikoff (together), Ivan Kalmikoff and last man The Crusher.
Haystack Calhoun defeated Red Grupe 4:15
Dick The Bruiser defeated Jack Thornton 7:02
Don McClarty defeated Stan Kowalski
Larry Hennig defeated Gary Kevins 10:15
Eddie Sharkey defeated Bill Green 9:59
Reported Attendance: 7,386
8/5/63 – Austin, MN @ the Mower County Fair
Haystacks Calhoun vs. Mad Russian
8/7/63 – Mankato, MN
Haystack Calhoun won an 8 man battle royal
Order of Elimination 1. Eddie Sharkey 2. Don McClarty 3. Gene Anderson 4. Tiny Mills 5. Ivan Kalmikoff 6. Karol Kalmikoff 7. Butch Levy
Karol Kalmikoff drew Don McClarty
Butch Levy defeated Gene Anderson
Eddie Sharkey defeated Ivan Kalmikoff via disqualification
8/8/63 – Amarillo, TX @ the Sports Arena
Verne Gagne defeated Fritz Von Erich 2/3 to regain AWA World Heavyweight Title
1. Von Erich defeated Gagne with the Iron Claw in 8:30
2. Gagne defeated Von Erich with a Sleeper Hold in 9:55
3. Gagne pinned Von Erich in 14:20
Dory Funk Sr & Dory Funk Jr defeated Sputnik Monroe & Tokyo Tom on a 2nd fall via disqualification
Masked Rasputin defeated Ricky Romero in 8:50 with a Rasputin Crab hold
Leo Newman defeated Bob Geigel who failed to pin Newman in 5 minutes
Jose Lothario defeated Killer Karl Kox in 6:05
Enrique Torres defeated Billy Romanoff in 7:17
8/10/63 – St. Paul, MN @ the Midway Stadium
Fence Match: AWA World Heavyweight Champion Verne Gagne defeated Larry Hennig 21:15
The Crusher defeated Haystack Calhoun 2/3
AWA Tag Team Champions Ivan Kalmikoff & Karol Kalmikoff defeated Butch Levy & Don McClarty
Eddie Sharkey defeated Gene Anderson 18:30
Iron Mike DiBiase defeated Stan Kowalski 12:15
Reported Attendance: 6,064
8/12/63 – Albert Lea, MN @ the Carnival Grandstand
AWA Tag Team Champions Ivan Kalmikoff & Ivan Kalmikoff vs. Don McClarty & Eddie Sharkey 2/3 60:00
Larry Hennig vs. Jerry Hannigan 2/3 45:00
Karol Kalmikoff vs. Eddie Sharkey 20:00
8/12/63 – New Ulm, MN
Battle Royal
Tiny Mills defeated Bill Wright
8/12/63 – Blue Earth, MN @ the Faribault County Fair
The Kalmikoffs vs. Roy McClarty & Eddie Sharkey
Larry Hennig vs. Jerry Hannigan
Karol Kalmikoff vs. Eddie Sharkey
8/15/63 – St. Cloud, MN
Haystack Calhoun won an 8 man battle royal by eliminating Crusher
The Crusher defeated Karol Kalmikoff
Butch Levy defeated Larry Hennig
Don McClarty defeated Stan Kowalski
8/16/63 – Winona, MN @ the Gabrych Park
8 Man Battle Royal with Haystack Calhoun, The Crusher, Tiny Mills, Roy McClarty, Stan Kowalski, Paul Christy, Ivan Kalmikoff & Karol Kalmikoff
8/20/63 – Minneapolis, MN
Dick The Bruiser & The Crusher defeated Ivan Kalmikoff & Karol Kalmikoff to win AWA tag title
Haystack Calhoun defeated Mike DiBiase 9:45
Don McClarty defeated Tiny Mills 13:45
Larry Hennig defeated Jack Allen 10:03
Paul Christy defeated Bill Wright 6:45
Reported Attendance: 5,408
8/23/63 – Mankato, MN
The Crusher defeated Don McClarty
Rene Goulet & Eddie Sharkey defeated Larry Hennig & Marquis De Paree
Rene Goulet defeated Marquis De Paree
8/28/63 – Lubbock, TX @ Fair Park Coliseum
AWA World Heavyweight Champion Verne Gagne defeated Dory Funk Sr. in a 2/3 falls match
Sputnik Monroe & Tokyo Tom defeated Joe Blanchard & Jose Lothario
Art Nelson defeated Treach Phillips
Ricky Romero defeated Rasputin
Reported Attendance: 6,000
8/29/63 – Amarillo, TX @ the Sports Arena
AWA World Heavyweight Champion Verne Gagne defeated Dory Funk Jr 2/3
Joe Blanchard & Dory Funk Sr & Ricky Romero defeated Sputnik Monroe & Art Nelson & Tokyo Tom 2/3
Lou Newman defeated Treach Phillips who failed to defeated Newman in 5 minutes
Masked Rasputin defeated Jose Lothario COR
8/31/63 – St. Paul, MN
Crusher defeated Haystack Calhoun
Verne Gagne defeated Roy McClarty
Ivan Kalmikoff & Karol Kalmikoff defeated Paul Christy & Stan Kowalski
Larry Hennig no contest Tiny Mills
Bill Wright drew Eddie Sharkey
Reported Attendance: 3,800
8/31/63 – Minneapolis TV
Ivan Kalmikoff & Karol Kalmikoff defeated Jerry Hannigan & Eddie Sharkey
Crusher defeated Lorne Corlette
Paul Christy defeated Bill Green
Stan Kowalski drew Bill Wright
9/7/63 – Omaha, NE
AWA World Heavyweight Champion Verne Gagne defeated Omaha Champion Fritz Von Erich to unify the two titles
Waldo Von Erich double DQ Mitsu Arakawa
Guy Mitchell & Don Whittler defeated Missouri Mauler Rocky Hamilton & Bulldog Danny Plechas
Bob Geigel drew Jack Pesek
Reported Attendance: 4,012
9/7/63 – Minneapolis, MN @ the Auditorium
AWA Tag Team Champions Dick The Bruiser & Crusher no contest Ivan Kalmikoff & Karol Kalmikoff
Larry Hennig drew Don McClarty 30:00
Paul Christy defeated Bill Wright 18:00
Stan Kowalski defeated Eddie Sharkey.
Reported Attendance: 5,006
9/13/63 – Denver, CO @ the Coliseum
AWA World Heavyweight Champion Verne Gagne defeated Fritz Von Erich 2/3
1 Von Erich defeated Gagne in 8:20
2 Gagne defeated Von Erich in 5:53
3 Gagne defeated Von Erich in 7:07
Southwest Tag Team Champions Sputnik Monroe & Tokyo Tom defeated Buddy Fuller & Dale Lewis 2/3
1 Monroe & Tom defeated Fuller & Lewis in 10:19
2 Fuller & Lewis defeated Monroe & Tom
3 Monroe and Tom defeated Fuller & Lewis in 11:40
The Sheik defeated The Lawman
Ricky Romero defeated Rasputin
Reported Attendance: 2,000 fans
9/16/63 – Duluth, MN
The Crusher defeated Don McClarty
Rene Goulet defeated Marquis DeParee
Paul Christy defeated Duke Hoffman
9/21/63 – Minneapolis, MN
Dick the Bruiser defeated AWA World Heavyweight Champion Verne Gagne via disqualification
Don McClarty defeated Larry Hennig
Rene Goulet defeated Marquis de Paree
Paul Christy & Eddie Sharkey defeated Bill Wright & George Catalina Drake
Att. 4,501
9/25/63 – Mankato, MN
The Crusher defeated Don McClarty
George Drake defeated Mitsu Arakawa
Larry Hennig vs. Marquis DeParee
10/3/63 – Amarillo, TX @ the Sports Arena
The Sheik defeated Dory Funk Jr COR in 6:02 after burning Dory Jr with a fireball and Dory Jr could not return to the ring for the 2nd fall
AWA World Heavyweight Champion Verne Gagne defeated Dale Lewis 2/3
1. Lewis defeated Gagne in 12:20
2. Gagne pinned Lewis in 13:20 after two dropkicks
3. Gagne pinned Lewis in 13:35
Referee Treach Phillips
Tokyo Tom defeated Luis Martinez via pin in 11:45 after an illegal karate thrust
Sputnik Monroe drew Ricky Romero
Joe Gump defeated Rudy Kay with a neckbreaker in 6:30
10/4/63 – Omaha, NE @ the Civic Auditorium
Mitsu Arakawa defeated AWA World Heavyweight Champion Verne Gagne via disqualification
Stan “Krusher” Kowalski drew Bobby Managoff
Mongolian Stomper defeated Jim Grabmire
Duke Hoffman drew Don Whittler
10/5/63 – St. Paul, MN
AWA Tag Team Champions Dick The Bruiser & The Crusher defeated Ivan Kalmikoff & Karol Kalmikoff
Bob Geigel defeated Moose Evans via disqualification
Don McClarty defeated Larry Hennig
Rene Goulet defeated George Catalina Drake
Paul Christy defeated Marquis de Paree
Reported Attendance: 6,661
10/7/63 – Minneapolis TV
The Crusher defeated Bill Green
10/11/63 – St. Paul, MN @ the Armory
Crusher defeated Don McClarty via disqualification
Larry Hennig defeated Tiny Mills
Moose Evans defeated Stan Kowalski
Rene Goulet defeated Marquis De Paree
Reported Attendance: 1,677
10/12/63 – Cedar Rapids, IA @ the Coliseum
AWA World Heavyweight Champion Verne Gagne defeated Pat O’Connor COR
Johnny Kace & Bob Geigel vs. Reggie Parks & Jack Allen
Mongolian Stomper vs. Enrique Torres
Johnny Kace vs. Reggie Parks
10/12/63 – St Cloud, MN
Moose Evans vs. Larry Hennig
Tiny Mills vs. Paul Christy
Rene Goulet vs. Marquis de Paree
Referee: Stan Kowalski
10/14/63 – Minneapolis TV
The Crusher defeated John Ramirez
10/14/63 – Denver, CO @ the Auditorium Arena
AWA World Heavyweight Champion Verne Gagne vs. Dale Lewis
Sputnik Monroe vs. Ricky Romero
Judy Grable vs. Brenda Scott
Dory Funk & Rocky Smith vs. Andy Gump & John Long
10/15/63 – Minneapolis, MN
Mitsu Arakawa defeated Crusher via disqualification
Dick The Bruiser defeated Stan Kowalski
Moose Evans defeated Tom Bradley
Rene Goulet defeated Don McClarty
Paul Christy & Eddie Sharkey defeated Marquis DeParee & John Ramirez
Reported Attendance: 4,002
10/19/63 – Minneapolis TV
The Crusher defeated Rene Goulet
10/19/63 – Winona, MN @ the Catholic Recreational Center
The Crusher defeated Don McClarty 2/3
Rene Goulet defeated Larry Hennig on a 3rd fall via disqualification
Paul Christy drew Eddie Sharkey 30:00
Reported Attendance: “slim crowd of 200.”
10/20/63 – Minneapolis, MN
Handicap match: Moose Evans defeated Kurt von Brauner & Marquis DeParee
Larry Hennig defeated Don McClarty
Kay Noble defeated Annette Palmer
Rene Goulet defeated Eddie Sharkey
10/23/63 – Mankato, MN
The Crusher defeated Don McClarty
10/25/63 – St. Paul, MN
The Crusher defeated Larry Hennig
10/26/63 – Minneapolis, MN
The Crusher defeated Mitsu Arakawa 2/3
Handicap Match: Moose Evans defeated Kurt Von Brauner & Marquis de Paree
Larry Hennig defeated Don McClarty
Kay Noble defeated Annette Palmer
Rene Goulet defeated Eddie Sharkey
Reported Attendance: 3,965
10/28/63 – Denver, CO @ the Auditorium Arena
AWA World Heavyweight Champion Verne Gagne defeated Dick the Bruiser on a 3rd fall via disqualification
1 Bruiser defeated Gagne
2 Gagne defeated Bruiser
3 Bruiser was via disqualification’ed
Dory Funk Jr defeated Sputnik Monroe 2/3
Dory Funk Jr & Dory Funk Sr defeated Bill Fletcher & The Sheik via disqualification
Alex Perez drew Rocky Smith 15:00
Reported Attendance: 2,480 fans
10/28/63 – Minneapolis TV
The Crusher defeated Bill Howard
10/29/63 – Eau Claire, WI @ the Regis High School Gym
The Crusher vs. Don McClarty 2/3 60:00
Moose Evans vs. Larry Hennig
Rene Goulet vs. Marquis de Paree
11/1/63 – St. Paul, MN @ the Armory
The Crusher defeated Moose Evans 2/3
Rene Goulet defeated Stan Kowalski via disqualification
Larry Hennig defeated Maurice LaPointe
Don McClarty defeated Kurt Von Brawner 14:00
Reported Attendance: 1,612
11/2/63 – Stillwater, MN
The Crusher defeated Don McClarty
11/5/63 – Moline, IL @ the Wharton Fieldhouse
AWA World Heavyweight Champion Verne Gagne defeated Larry Hennig
The Crusher defeated Rene Goulet
Mitsu Arakawa defeated Don McClarty
Moose Evans defeated Marquis de Paree
11/7/63 – Durand
The Crusher defeated Rene Goulet
11/9/63 – Minneapolis, MN
AWA World Heavyweight Champion Verne Gagne defeated Larry Hennig COR in 14:22
The Crusher defeated Rene Goulet 11:33
Maurice LaPointe drew Don McClarty
Tiny Mills defeated Lee Mattson
Marquis de Paree defeated Kenny Jay
Reported Attendance: 5,569
11/13/63 – Monroe, NE
AWA World Heavyweight Champion Verne Gagne vs. Rocky Hamilton
Mitsu Arakawa vs. Don Whittler
Duke Hoffman vs. Paul Christy
11/16/63 – St. Paul, MN
The Crusher defeated Verne Gagne 2/3 to win AWA World Heavyweight Title when Gagne couldn’t answer the bell for the 3rd fall
Larry Hennig dcor Moose Evans
Tiny Mills defeated Johnny Kace
Maurice LaPointe defeated Kurt Von Brauner
Marquis DePare defeated Kenny Jay
Reported Attendance: 7,647
11/19/63 – Moline, IL @ the Wharton Fieldhouse
AWA World Heavyweight Champion The Crusher defeated Rene Goulet
Mitsu Arakawa defeated Maurice LaPointe
Moose Evans defeated Tiny Mills
Larry Hennig defeated Bill Weems (sub Don McClarty)
Reported Attendance: 4,000
11/21/63 – Brooklyn Center
Verne Gagne defeated Larry Hennig
11/26/63 Albert Lea, MN
Mitsu Arakawa vs. Maurice LaPointe
Pee Wee Lopez & Chico Santana vs. Bernard & Marcel Semard
Chico Santana vs. Marcel Semard
11/28/63 – St. Paul, MN
Referee: Tom Novak
AWA World Heavyweight Champion The Crusher no contest Verne Gagne
Moose Evans defeated Marquis de Paree
Rene Goulet & Maurice LaPointe defeated Larry Hennig & Tiny Mills
Chico Santana & Pee Wee Lopez defeated Marcel Semard & Bernard Semard
Mitsu Arakawa defeated Tony Manoussis
Reported Attendance: 5,594 (+ 1,300 free children)
11/30/63 – St. Paul, MN @ the Armory
Moose Evans defeated Larry Hennig 2/3
Rene Goulet & Maurice LaPointe defeated Marquis De Paree & Tony Manoussos
Marcel Semard defeated Chico Santana
Pee Wee Lopez defeated Bernard Semard
Reported Attendance: 1,246
12/1/63 – Austin MN
Rene Goulet defeated Larry Hennig
12/3/63 – Moline, IL @ the Wharton Fieldhouse
Two Referees
AWA World Heavyweight Champion The Crusher defeated Rene Goulet
Moose Evans defeated Larry Hennig
Marcel Semard & Bernard Semard defeated Pee Wee Lopez & Chico Santana
Mitsu Arakawa defeated Marquie de Pare (sub Paul Christy)
12/4/63 – St Cloud, MN
AWA World Heavyweight Champion The Crusher vs. Rene Goulet
Pee Wee Lopez & Chico Santana vs. Marcel Semard & Bernard Semard
Marquis De Paree vs. Maurice LaPointe
NOTE: The following two cards from Lubbock, TX were promoted with Verne Gagne as the AWA World Heavyweight Champion, even though Gagne had recently lost the title to The Crusher. Gagne wound up working these cards, and it’s possible he was billed as AWA Champion in the local Lubbock market, even after losing the title weeks prior.
Wednesday, December 4, 1963 – Fair Park Coliseum – Lubbock, TX
Dale Lewis defeated Pat Kelly
Sputnik Monroe fought Luis Martinez to a draw
The Sheik defeated Harley Race
North American Tag Team Champions Dory Funk, Sr. & Dory Funk, Jr. defeated Kinji Shibuya & Tokyo Tom in three falls
“AWA Champion” Verne Gagne defeated Ricky Romero via DQ in three falls
(referee: Rudy Kay)
12/5/63 – Amarillo, TX @ the Sports Arena
North American Champion The Sheik beat AWA Champion Verne Gagne on a 3rd fall dq
1. Sheik beat Gagne with a camel clutch in 5:58. Between Falls, Gagne put the sleeper hold on The Sheik.
2. Gagne pinned The Sheik in 10 seconds
3. Gagne was dq’ed in 6:13 for failing to break a hold while The Sheik was in the ropes.
Ken Lucas defeated Rudy Kay with a judo chop in 8:23
Harley Race fought Ricky Romero to a draw
North American Tag Team Champions Dory Funk, Sr. & Dory Funk, Jr. defeated Kinji Shibuya & Tokyo Tom in a 2/3 falls match when Dory Jr. beat Tokyo Tom with the spinning toe hold in Fall #3
12/5/63 – Mankato, MN
Moose Evans defeated Larry Hennig
Maurice LaPointe defeated Kenny Jay
Marcel Semard defeated Chico Santana
12/5/63 – Winona, MN @ the Armory
Mitsu Arakawa vs. Rene Goulet
Bernard Semard vs.
Pee Wee Lopez
Marquis DeParee vs. Lee Mattson
12/11/63 – Litchfield, MN
AWA World Heavyweight Champion The Crusher defeated Rene Goulet
12/14/63 – Minneapolis, MN
Verne Gagne defeated The Crusher 2/3 to regain AWA World Heavyweight Title
Bill Miller drew Moose Evans 30:00
Tiny Mills & Larry Hennig no contest Rene Goulet & Maurice LaPointe
Marcel Semard defeated Pee Wee Lopez 14:02
Marquis DeParee defeated Lee Mattson 21:47
Reported Attendance: 6,423
12/15/63 – St. Paul, MN @ the Armory
The Crusher & Larry Hennig defeated Rene Goulet & Maurice LaPointe
Pedro Lopez defeated Marcel Semard
Moose Evens defeated Jim Grabmire
Dr. Bill Miller defeated Tiny Mills
Reported Attendance: 1,399
12/21/63 – Minneapolis TV
The Crusher defeated Lorne Corlette
12/23/63 – Minneapolis TV
The Crusher defeated Jack Wilson
12/26/63 – Moline, IL @ the Wharton Fieldhouse
AWA World Heavyweight Champion Verne Gagne defeated Rene Goulet
The Crusher defeated Moose Evans via disqualification
Larry Hennig defeated Maurice LaPointe
Mitsu Arakawa defeated Red Kelly
12/27/63 – Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada @ the Civic Auditorium
Referee Frenchy Champagne
Verne Gagne & Whipper Billy Watson defeated Kinji Shibuya & Mitsu Arakawa on a 3rd fall via disqualification
1 Shibuya defeated Watson in 17:00
2 Watson defeated Shibuya in 2:00
3 Shibuya & Arakawa were via disqualification’ed
Bill Dromo defeated Maurice LaPointe via pin in 19:00
Moose Evans defeated Larry Hennig
Rene Goulet defeated Red Kelly
Reported Attendance: “crowd of approximately 2,000”
12/27/63 – Omaha, NE @ the Civic Auditorium
Reggie Parks defeated The Crusher via disqualification
Pat O’Connor defeated Tiny Mills
Bob Geigel defeated Kenny Jay (sub Eddie Sharkey)
Jack Pesek drew Ronnie Etchison
12/28/63 – Minneapolis, MN
The Crusher & Larry Hennig defeated Verne Gagne & Moose Evans
Mitsu Arakawa defeated Rene Goulet COR
Kinji Shibuya defeated Maurice LaPointe
Bill Dromo defeated Red Kelly
Reported Attendance: 7,000
