(Credit for the following results go to numerous sources, including, but not limited to, Jim Zordani, Rob Vaniese, “One Fan Gang”, Tim Hornbaker, and various news clippings)
American Wrestling Association Results 1965
Promoting the Areas of: Minnesota, North Dakota, Illinois, Wisconsin, Colorado, Nebraska, Iowa, and Manitoba, Canada
Promoter: Verne Gagne
1/1/65 – Minneapolis, MN
AWA World Heavyweight Champion Mad Dog Vachon defeated Reggie Parks in 23:43
Larry Hennig & Harley Race defeated Mighty Igor Vodik & Ivan Kalmikoff
Jack Lanza defeated Tiny Mills via disqualification
Bob Boyer drew Bob Geigel
Eddie Sharkey defeated Joe Tomasso
Reported Attendance: 6,941
1/2/65 – Minneapolis TV
Larry Hennig & Harley Race defeated Art Kenny & Tony Nero
Eddie Sharkey defeated Rocky Monroe
Mad Dog Vachon defeated Kenny Yates
Reggie Parks defeated Joe Tomasso
Bob Geigel defeated Jose Quintero
1/4/65 – Minneapolis TV
Mad Dog Vachon defeated Rocky Monroe
Eddie Sharkey defeated Joe Tomasso
Reggie Parks defeated Art Kenny
1/5/65 – Spring Lake Park, MN
card scheduled
1/7/65 – Mankato, MN
AWA World Heavyweight Champion Mad Dog Vachon defeated Jack Lanza
Reggie Parks & Billy Red Cloud defeated Masked Man & Harley Race
Reggie Parks drew Harley Race
Note: The Masked Man was Tony Nero.
1/8/65 – St. Paul, MN @ the Armory
AWA World Heavyweight Champion Mad Dog Vachon defeated Moose Cholak in 17:31
Larry Hennig & Harley Race defeated Reggie Parks & Billy Red Cloud
Eddie Sharkey defeated Johnny Kace
Bob Boyer defeated Jack Allen
att:1,786.
1/9/65 – Minneapolis TV
Eddie Sharkey defeated Jose Quintero
The Crusher defeated Great Dane
Tiny Mills defeated Tony Nero
Verne Gagne defeated Johnny Kace
Larry Hennig & Harley Race defeated Jack Allen & Claude Patterson
1/9/65 – Omaha, NE @ the Civic Auditorium
Mad Dog Vachon & Don Jardine defeated Mighty Igor Vodik & Ivan Kalmikoff
Reggie Parks defeated Pampero Firpo
Billy Red Cloud defeated Joe Tomasso
Rene Goulet defeated Bob Boyer (sub Gene Anderson)
Reported Attendance: 5,078
1/11/65 – Minneapolis TV
Larry Hennig & Harley Race defeated Johnny Kace & Tony Nero
Bob Boyer defeated Jose Quintero
Eddie Sharkey defeated Kenny Jay
Jack Allen defeated The Great Dane
The Crusher defeated Claude Patterson
1/12/65 – Moline, IL @ the Wharton Fieldhouse
Special Referee: Jersey Joe Walcott
AWA World Heavyweight Champion Mad Dog Vachon defeated Wilbur Snyder
Larry Hennig & Harley Race defeated Mighty Igor Vodik & Ivan Kalmikoff
Reggie Parks defeated Moose Cholak
Jack Allen drew Bob Boyer
1/13/65 – Red Wing, MN
Scheduled: Eddie Sharkey, Bob Boyer
1/14/65 – Denver, CO @ the Auditorium Arena
AWA World Heavyweight Champion Mad Dog Vachon defeated Verne Gagne 2/3
1 Vachon defeated Gagne in 11:08 with a backbreaker
2 Gagne defeated Vachon in 5:24
3 Vachon pinned Gagne in 7:51
During the third fall, the referee was knocked out.In that time, Gagne pinned Vachon, but there was no official score of the win. When the referee revived, Vachon pinned Gagne.
NWA Junior Heavyweight Champion Danny Hodge defeated Eddie Sharkey 2/3
1 Hodge defeated Sharkey in 1:09
2 Sharkey defeated Hodge in 11:45
3 Hodge defeated Sharkey in 4:00
Sharkey’s loss was billed as his first in two years
Sharkey was billed as being from Santa Monica
Larry Hennig & Harley Race defeated Ivan Kalmikoff & Mighty Igor Vodik
Art Neilson drew Reggie Parks 30:00
Promoter: Gene Reed
Reported Attendance: 4,500 fans
1/15/65 – Omaha, NE @ the Civic Auditorium
Cage Match: Mighty Igor Vodik & Ivan Kalmikoff defeated Mad Dog Vachon & Don Jardine
Danny Hodge defeated Pampero Firpo
Reggie Parks drew Rene Goulet
Darling Dagmar defeated Diamond Lil
Reported Attendance: 4,564
1/16/65 – Anoka, MN
Moose Cholak vs. AWA World Heavyweight Champion Mad Dog Vachon
Larry Hennig & Harley Race defeated Bob Boyer & Tiny Mills
1/16/65 – Minneapolis TV
Verne Gagne defeated Pedro Santos
Danny Hodge defeated Jose Quintero
Larry Hennig & Harley Race defeated Paul Caruso & Sid Freeman
Mad Dog Vachon defeated Bill Todd
The Crusher defeated Kenny Jay
1/17/65 – St. Paul, MN
AWA Tag Team Champions Dick the Bruiser & The Crusher defeated Larry Hennig & Harley Race 2/3
Wilbur Snyder defeated Moose Cholak
Bob Boyer drew Eddie Sharkey
Mighty Igor Vodik defeated Pedro Santos
Ivan Kalmikoff defeated Jack Allen
Reported Attendance: 10,993
1/18/65 – Minneapolis TV
Verne Gagne defeated Jack Allen
Larry Hennig & Harley Race defeated Rocky Monroe & Bill Todd
Bob Boyer defeated Kenny Jay
Mad Dog Vachon defeated Pedro Santos
1/20/65 – Glenwood City, WI
Card scheduled
1/21/65 – Mankato, MN
Reggie Parks defeated Larry Hennig (sub Harley Race)
Jack Allen drew Bob Boyer
Larry Hennig defeated Eddie Sharkey
1/23/65 – Minneapolis TV
Reggie Parks defeated Jack Wilson
Pete Bevins & Great Dane defeated Larry Hennig & Harley Race via disqualification
The Crusher defeated Mike Spangler
Bob Boyer drew Ricky Lopez
1/23/65 – Omaha, NE @ the Civic Auditorium
Mighty Igor Vodik defeated AWA World Heavyweight Champion Mad Dog Vachon via disqualification
Danny Hodge defeated Bulldog Plechas
Ivan Kalmikoff defeated Moose Evans
Billy Red Cloud defeated Steve Bolus
Reported Attendance: 2,517
1/24/65 – Minneapolis, MN
Verne Gagne defeated Larry Hennig 2/3
Reggie Parks defeated Harley Race via disqualification
Bob Boyer drew Eddie Sharkey
Tiny Mills defeated Kurt Von Brawner
Jack Allen defeated Rick Lopez
Reported Attendance: 7,708.
1/25/65 – Minneapolis TV
Bob Boyer defeated Rocky Monroe
Eddie Sharkey defeated Ricky Lopez
Billy Red Cloud defeated Jose Quintero
Larry Hennig & Harley Race defeated Pete Bevins & Mike Spangler
Jack Allen defeated Great Dane
1/26/65 – Moline, IL @ the Wharton Fieldhouse
Verne Gagne vs. AWA World Heavyweight Champion Mad Dog Vachon
Larry Hennig & Harley Race vs. Reggie Parks & Wilbur Snyder
Bob Boyer vs. Junior Heavyweight Champion Danny Hodge
Mark Starr vs. Mighty Igor Vodik
1/27/65 – Denver, CO @ the Auditorium Arena
AWA World Heavyweight Champion Maurice Vachon defeated Dick the Bruiser on a 3rd fall COR
1 Bruiser defeated Vachon in 3:28
2 Vachon defeated Bruiser in 6:12
3 Bruiser was counted out of the ring
Verne Gagne & Wilbur Snyder defeated Larry Hennig & Harley Race 2/3
1 Hennig defeated Gagne in 9:27
2 Gagne defeated Hennig in 7:07
3 Gagne defeated Race in 8:02
NWA Junior Heavyweight Champion Danny Hodge double DQ The Crusher in 13:03
Reggie Parks defeated Bob Boyer in 24:30
promoter: Gene Reed
Reported Attendance: 4,500 fans
1/30/65 – Omaha, NE @ the Civic Auditorium
Verne Gagne defeated AWA World Heavyweight Champion Mad Dog Vachon COR
Mighty Igor Vodik & Ivan Kalmikoff defeated Pampero Firpo & Don Jardine
Danny Hodge defeated Joe Tomasso
Reggie Parks defeated Chris Markoff
Reported Attendance: 2,710
1/31/65 – Minneapolis, MN
Larry Hennig & Harley Race defeated Dick the Bruiser & The Crusher 2/3 to win the AWA Tag Team Title
Wilbur Snyder defeated Iron Mike DiBiase
Bob Boyer defeated Eddie Sharkey
Billy Red Cloud defeated Black Bart
Sid Freeman defeated Rick Lopez
Reported Attendance: 9,176
2/1/65 – Minneapolis TV
Larry Hennig & Harley Race defeated Jack Allen & Mike Dibiase
2/2/65 – Hastings, MN
Card scheduled
2/3/65 – Wilmar, MN
Card scheduled
2/4/65 – St. Cloud, MN
AWA Tag Team Champions Larry Hennig & Harley Race defeated Tiny Mills & Reggie Parks
Larry Hennig defeated Tiny Mills
2/5/65 – Prior Lake, MN
Card scheduled
2/6/65 – Omaha, NE @ the Civic Auditorium
AWA Tag Team Champions Larry Hennig & Harley Race defeated Mighty Igor Vodik & Ivan Kalmikoff
Tony Borne defeated Billy Red Cloud
Jack Pesek defeated Don Jardine via disqualification
Rene Goulet drew Pampero Firpo
Reported Attendance: 2,922
2/6/65 – St. Paul, MN @ the Auditorium
Verne Gagne defeated AWA World Heavyweight Champion Mad Dog Vachon on a 2nd fall via disqualification
1 Gagne pinned Vachon in 11:30 after a series of drop kicks
2 Vachon was via disqualification’ed in 24:30
The Crusher defeated Tiny Mills in 6:05
World Junior Heavyweight Champion Danny Hodge defeated Bob Boyer via pin in 20:10
Reggie Parks defeated Nicoli Volkoff via pin
Sid Freeman defeated Jose Quintero
Att:”6,389 fans”
2/8/65 – Minneapolis TV
Larry Hennig & Harley Race defeated Paul Caruso & The Great Dane
The Crusher defeated Bill Todd
2/8/65 – Rock Falls, IL @ the High School
Crusher vs. Bob Boyer in featured bout
2/9/65 – Moline, IL @ the Wharton Fieldhouse
The Crusher defeated Rene Goulet
AWA World Heavyweight Champion Mad Dog Vachon defeated Moose Evans
AWA Tag Team Champions Larry Hennig & Harley Race defeated Bob Boyer (sub Wilbur Snyder) & Reggie Parks
Jack Allen defeated Joe Snyder
2/10/65 – Denver, CO @ the Auditorium Arena
Non-Title Texas Death Match: Dick the Bruiser defeated AWA World Heavyweight Champion Mad Dog Vachon in 23:30 when Vachon was unable to continue
Bruiser had taken two falls, and Vachon had taken three
Verne Gagne & Wilbur Snyder defeated AWA Tag Team Champions Larry Hennig on a 3rd fall via disqualification when Race punched referee Danny Loos
The Crusher defeated Reggie Parks
Sid Freeman defeated Bob Boyer
promoter: Gene Reed
referee: Danny Loos
Reported Attendance: 3,700 fans
2/13/65
Grappler Race Stabbed in Scuffle
Harley Race, one of the wrestlers on shows in the Twin Cities, was reported in serious condition in Hennepin General Hospital Friday night. Race suffered a stab wound during a scuffle in a Minneapolis restaurant.
Promoter Wally Karbo of Minneapolis announced Mad Dog Vachon will pair with Larry Hennig in place of Race against Dick The Bruiser and Crusher tonight in the Minneapolis Auditorium.
2/13/65 – Minneapolis TV
Larry Hennig defeated Ricky Lopez
Dick the Bruiser & The Crusher defeated Jack Allen & Rocky Monroe
2/13/65 – Minneapolis, MN @ the Auditorium
Death Match: Dick the Bruiser & The Crusher defeated Larry Hennig & Mad Dog Vachon (sub Harley Race)
Junior Heavyweight Champion Danny Hodge defeated Eddie Sharkey 23:20
Reggie Parks drew Wilbur Snyder
Billy Red Cloud defeated Bob Boyer
Sid Freeman defeated Jack Pesek
Jack Allen defeated Ricky Lopez
2/14/65 – Omaha, NE @ the Civic Auditorium
Danny Hodge defeated AWA World Heavyweight Champion Mad Dog Vachon via disqualification
Mighty Igor Vodik & Ivan Kalmikoff defeated Larry Hennig & Hercules Graham (sub Harley Race)
Verne Gagne defeated Nebraska Champion Don Jardine via disqualification
Tony Borne drew Pampero Firpo
Reported Attendance: 3,541
2/15/65 – Minneapolis TV
Larry Hennig defeated Paul Caruso
The Crusher defeated Bill Todd
2/16/65 – Minneapolis TV
Larry Hennig defeated Jack Allen
2/19/65 – Golden Valley, MN
Billy Red Cloud vs. Tiny Mills
2/20/65 – Minneapolis TV
Larry Hennig defeated Jack Allen
Billy Red Cloud defeated Kenny Jay
Mighty Igor Vodik defeated Bill Green
Mad Dog Vachon defeated Great Dane
The Crusher defeated Jose Quintero
2/20/65 – Minneapolis, MN
AWA World Heavyweight Champion Mad Dog Vachon defeated The Crusher
Mighty Igor Vodik defeated Larry Hennig via disqualification
Billy Red Cloud defeated Bill Green
Ivan Kalmikoff defeated Jack Allen
Bob Boyer drew Sid Freeman
Reported Attendance: 7,745.
2/22/65 – Minneapolis TV
The Crusher defeated Bill Greene
2/23/65 – Moline, IL @ the Wharton Fieldhouse
The Crusher & Reggie Parks defeated Moose Cholak & Larry Hennig
Sid Freeman & Eddie Sharkey defeated Bob Boyer & Tiny Mills
Sid Freeman defeated Tiny Mills (sub Ivan Kalmikoff)
Eddie Sharkey defeated Bob Boyer
Note: Freeman was billed as Mr. America
2/24/65 – Denver, CO @ the Auditorium Arena
Texas Death Match with the title on the line: AWA World Heavyweight Champion Mad Dog Vachon defeated Dick the Bruiser when Bruiser was unable to continue at the end of the 11th fall
ten seconds between falls
Vachon won seven falls and Bruiser won four
Wilbur Snyder defeated The Crusher via disqualification
Mighty Igor defeated Tiny Mills in 4:08
Larry Hennig defeated Ivan Kalmikoff in 12:19
Danny Loos Jr defeated Jack Allen in 13:28
promoter: Gene Reed
Reported Attendance: 6,100 fans
2/27/65 – Anoka, MN
The Crusher vs. Larry Hennig
2/28/65 – Brainerd, MN
Larry Hennig vs. Reggie Parks
3/1/65 – Minneapolis TV
Verne Gagne defeated Kenny Jay
Larry Hennig defeated Jose Quintero
The Crusher defeated Claude Patterson
3/6/65 – Minneapolis TV
Larry Hennig & Harley Race defeated Great Dane & Eddie Sharkey
3/6/65 – Omaha, NE @ the Civic Auditorium
10 Rounds of Boxing, Non-Title
Danny Hodge defeated AWA World Heavyweight Champion Mad Dog Vachon KO in 1:48 of the fifth round
Igor Vodik defeated Don Jardine 2/3 to win Nebraska State Title
1 Igor defeated Jardine in 7:02
2 Jardine defeated Igor in 2:55
3 Igor pinned Jardine in 7:45 after a squash
Tony Borne defeated Sonny Myers after manager Leo Newman interfered in the 3rd fall
Ivan Kalmikoff defeated Bulldog Danny Plechas in 15:50
Rene Goulet drew Jack Pesek
Reported Attendance: 4,649
3/8/65 – Minneapolis TV
Larry Hennig & Harley Race defeated Paul Caruso & Great Dane
3/8/65 – Moline, IL @ the Wharton Fieldhouse
The Crusher & Mighty Igor Vodik defeated AWA Tag Team Champions Larry Hennig & Harley Race via disqualification
Verne Gagne no contest Reggie Parks
Ivan Kalmikoff defeated Tiny Mills
Sid Freeman defeated Bob Boyer
3/9/65 – Minneapolis, MN
AWA World Heavyweight Champion Mad Dog Vachon defeated The Crusher via disqualification
Verne Gagne defeated Moose Cholak
Larry Hennig defeated Ivan Kalmikoff
Reggie Parks defeated Bob Boyer
Reported Attendance: 7,997
Note: Another listing has an additional match Mighty Igor Vodik defeated Harley Race
3/10/65 – Denver, CO @ the Auditorium Arena
AWA Tag Team Champions Larry Hennig & Harley Race defeated Dick the Bruiser Mighty Igor Vodik on a 3rd fall COR
1 Hennig defeated Bruiser for the first fall
2 Igor pinned Hennig in 3:09
3 Igor was counted out of the ring in 7:14
during the third fall, Igor fell from the ring and knocked into a girl in the crowd. According to the Rocky Mountain News, it was Igor’s extended apologies to her that caused his countout
Verne Gagne defeated Mitsu Arakawa 2/3
Danny Loos Jr. defeated Jack Pesek in 16:10
The Crusher defeated Sid Freeman in 14:42
promoter: Gene Reed
Reported Attendance: 3,500 fans
3/12/65 – St. Paul, MN @ the Armory
The Crusher defeated Larry Hennig via disqualification
Harley Race defeated Billy Red Cloud COR
Reggie Parks defeated Bob Boyer
Rocky Hamilton defeated Harry Madison
Eddie Sharkey drew Steve Bolus 20:00
3/13/65 – Minneapolis TV
Verne Gagne defeated Great Dane
Larry Hennig & Harley Race defeated Steve Bolus & Kenny Jay
The Crusher defeated Chris Popovich
3/14/65 – Elmwood
AWA Tag Team Champions Larry Hennig & Harley Race vs. Reggie Parks & Billy Red Cloud
3/15/65 – Minneapolis TV
Larry Hennig & Harley Race defeated Steve Bolus & Art Kenny
The Crusher defeated Great Dane
3/16/65 – St. Cloud, MN
Verne Gagne defeated Harley Race 2/3
Reg Parks defeated Larry Hennig via disqualification
Bob Boyer defeated Billy Red Cloud
3/17/65 – Mankato, MN
AWA Tag Team Champions Larry Hennig & Harley Race defeated Tiny Mills & Reggie Parks
Billy Red Cloud vs. Bob Boyer
Larry Hennig vs. Reggie Parks
Note: This card was originally scheduled for 3/2/65 – but was canceled due to a snowstorm.
3/19/65 – Omaha, NE @ the Civic Auditorium
AWA World Heavyweight Champion Mad Dog Vachon drew Reggie Parks
Handicap Match: Tony Borne & Leo Newman defeated Mighty Igor Vodik
Don Jardine defeated Rene Goulet
Sid Freeman defeated Bulldog Danny Plechas
Reported Attendance: 5,666
3/20/65 – Minneapolis TV
Verne Gagne defeated Bob Boyer
The Crusher defeated Paul Caruso
3/20/65 – St. Paul, MN
The Crusher defeated Larry Hennig COR
Mighty Igor Vodik & Ivan Kalmikoff defeated Bob Boyer & Tiny Mills
Billy Red Cloud defeated Great Dane
Harley Race defeated Paul Caruso
3/22/65 – Minneapolis TV
The Crusher defeated Bill Todd
3/22/65 – Moline, IL @ the Wharton Fieldhouse
AWA Tag Team Champions Larry Hennig & Harley Race defeated The Crusher & Mighty Igor Vodik
AWA World Heavyweight Champion Mad Dog Vachon defeated Verne Gagne via disqualification
Reggie Parks defeated Bob Boyer
Mighty Igor Vodik defeated Harley Race
3/23/65 – Osseo, WI @ the High School
AWA World Heavyweight Champion Mad Dog Vachon vs. Eddie Sharkey
Annette Palmer vs. Mars Monroe
Great Dane vs. Kenny Jay
3/23/65 – Rock Falls, IL @ the High School
AWA Tag Team Championship Larry Hennig & Harley Race vs. Reg Parks & The Crusher
Bob Boyer vs. Billy Goelz
Reg Parks vs. Larry Hennig
3/24/65 – Denver, CO @ the Coliseum
AWA Tag Team Champions Larry Hennig & Harley Race defeated Dick the Bruiser & The Crusher
Verne Gagne defeated Moose Cholak
Pat O’Connor defeated Art Neilson via disqualification
Betty Niccoli vs. Kay Noble
Danny Loos Jr vs. Danny Plechas
Promoter: Gene Reed
3/28/65 – Minneapolis, MN
AWA Tag Team Champions Larry Hennig & Harley Race defeated Ivan Kalmikoff & Mighty Igor Vodik via disqualification
The Crusher defeated Rocky Hamilton in 6:20
Reg Parks defeated Angelo Poffo in 18:32
Pampero Firpo defeated Jack Pesek in 11:20
Billy Red Cloud drew Bob Boyer
Reported Attendance: 5,328
3/29/65 – Minneapolis TV
Larry Hennig & Harley Race defeated Pete Bevins & Great Dane
3/30/65 – Anoka, MN
Pampero Firpo vs. Verne Gagne
4/1/65 – Moline, IL @ the Wharton Fieldhouse
Verne Gagne defeated AWA World Heavyweight Champion Mad Dog Vachon via disqualification
The Crusher defeated Harley Race
Rene Goulet drew Reggie Parks
Pampero Firpo defeated Jack Pesek
4/2/65 – Mound, MN
Verne Gagne defeated Harley Race
Ivan Kalmikoff defeated Tiny Mills
4/2/65 – St. Paul, MN @ the Armory
The Crusher defeated Larry Hennig in 18:50
Pampero Firpo defeated Reggie Parks via disqualification
Rene Goulet defeated Jack Pesek in 20:15
Eddie Sharkey defeated Great Dane
Reported Attendance: 2,077
4/3/65 – Omaha, NE @ the Civic Auditorium
AWA World Heavyweight Champion Mad Dog Vachon defeated Reggie Parks
Tony Borne & Leo Newman defeated Mad Dog Vachon & Don Jardine (subs for Igor Vodik & Ivan Kalmikoff)
Don Jardine defeated Steve Bolus
Sid Freeman drew Rocky Hamilton
Reported Attendance: 3,731
4/3/65 – Minneapolis TV
Verne Gagne defeated Johnny Carr
Larry Hennig & Harley Race defeated Bob Boyer & Jack Pesek
4/4/65 – St Paul, MN @ the Armory
AWA Tag Team Champions Larry Hennig & Harley Race defeated Mighty Igor Vodik & Ivan Kalmikoff
Crusher defeated Bob Geigel in 14:49
Billy Red Cloud defeated Pampero Firpo in 9:49
Reggie Parks defeated Jack Pesek
Rene Goulet defeated Bob Boyer
4/5/65 – Minneapolis TV
Verne Gagne defeated Kurt von Brauner
Larry Hennig & Harley Race defeated Great Dane & Jack Pesek
4/7/65 – Mankato, MN
Verne Gagne defeated Harley Race
Reggie Parks defeated Pampero Firpo (sub Larry Hennig)
Rene Goulet defeated Tiny Mills (sub Firpo)
4/9/65 – Denver, CO @ the Auditorium Arena
AWA World Heavyweight Champion Mad Dog Vachon defeated Reggie Parks 2/3
1 Vachon defeated Parks in 15:05
2 Parks defeated Vachon in in 8:15
3 Vachon defeated Parks in 37 seconds
AWA Tag Team Champions Larry Hennig & Harley Race defeated The Crusher & Verne Gagne on a 3rd via disqualification
1 Race pinned Crusher in 8:15
2 Crusher defeated Hennig by submission in 3:23,
3 Crusher was via disqualification’ed when he refused to release his stomach claw on Race outside of the ring
Sid Freeman defeated John Tolos in 17:04
Danny Loos Jr. defeated Pampero Firpo via disqualification in 9:04
Promoter: Gene Reed
Referee: Leo “Bozo” Bahl
Reported Attendance: 3,800 fans
4/10/65 – St. Paul, MN @ the Armory
The Crusher defeated Pampero Firpo 2/3
Reggie Parks drew Harley Race
Tiny Mills defeated Chris Markoff via disqualification
Rene Goulet defeated Bob Boyer
Reported Attendance: 2,927
4/12/65 – Minneapolis TV
Verne Gagne defeated Jose Quintero
4/17/65 – Minneapolis TV
Verne Gagne defeated Mike Pulaski
4/17/65 – Minneapolis, MN @ the Auditorium
AWA World Heavyweight Champion Mad Dog Vachon defeated Verne Gagne via disqualification
Pampero Firpo defeated The Crusher in 11:02
Eddie Sharkey defeated Chris Markoff via disqualification
Rene Goulet defeated Jose Quintero
Kenny Jay defeated Lee Mattson
Reported Attendance: 8,982
Notes: Another listing had an additional match Reggie Parks defeated Mike Pulaski. Harley Race no showed and the card had to be changed.
4/20/65 – Minneapolis TV
Verne Gagne defeated Lee Mattson
4/20/65 – Moline, IL @ the Wharton Fieldhouse
AWA World Heavyweight Champion Mad Dog Vachon defeated The Crusher via disqualification
Verne Gagne defeated Larry Hennig
Reggie Parks defeated Pampero Firpo via disqualification
Rene Goulet defeated Tiny Mills
Chris Markoff defeated Eddie Sharkey
4/23/65 – Denver, CO @ the Auditorium Arena
AWA World Heavyweight Champion Mad Dog Vachon defeated The Crusher on a 3rd fall via disqualification
1 Vachon pinned Crusher after a piledriver in 8:25
2 Crusher defeated Vachon in 2:17 with a stomach claw
3 Vachon won by via disqualification in 6:10 when Crusher used a pair of brass knuckles
Vachon introduced the brass knuckles from his wrestling trunks, but Crusher took them away and used them on the bloody champion
Reggie Parks defeated Larry Hennig 2/3
Danny Loos Jr. defeated Great Dane in 15:33
Pampero Firpo defeated Chris Markoff by submission with a bearhug in 6:35
Ricky Romero (sub Pepper Gomez) defeated Bob Orton Sr. in 17:25
Promoter: Gene Reed
Reported Attendance: 3,100 fans
4/26/65 – Minneapolis TV
Verne Gagne defeated Jose Quintero
Larry Hennig defeated Kenny Jay
4/28/65 – St. Cloud, MN
The Crusher defeated Larry Hennig
Reggie Parks defeated Pampero Firpo
Rene Goulet defeated Chris Markoff
4/30/65 – St. Paul, MN @ the Armory
The Crusher won an 8 man battle royal by eliminating Larry Hennig at the 16:20 mark
Order of elimination from first to last
Chris Markoff, Eddie Sharkey, Tiny Mills, Rene Goulet, Reggie Parks, Pampero Firpo, Larry Hennig
The Crusher defeated Chris Markoff via disqualification
Rene Goulet drew Larry Hennig
Pampero Firpo defeated Eddie Sharkey
Reggie Parks defeated Tiny Mills via disqualification
Reported Attendance: 2,403
5/1/65 – Minneapolis TV
Verne Gagne & Reggie Parks defeated Paul Caruso & Great Dane
Larry Hennig defeated Bill Todd
The Crusher defeated Kenny Jay
5/1/65 – Omaha, NE @ the Civic Auditorium
Mad Dog Vachon & Mighty Igor Vodik defeated Tony Borne & Leo Newman
Sid Freeman defeated Haru Sasaki via disqualification
Betty Boucher & Darling Dagmar defeated Diamond Lil & Toni Rose
Don Jardine drew George Drake
Darling Dagmar defeated Diamond Lil
Toni Rose defeated Betty Boucher
Reported Attendance: 3,505
5/3/65 – Minneapolis TV
Larry Hennig defeated Kenny Jay
The Crusher defeated Bill Todd
5/5/65 – Moline, IL @ the Wharton Fieldhouse
Pampero Firpo defeated The Crusher
AWA Tag Team Champions Larry Hennig & Harley Race defeated Verne Gagne & Reggie Parks
Rene Goulet vs. Chris Markoff
Kenny Jay vs. Eddie Sharkey
5/6/65 – Mankato, MN
Reggie Parks & Eddie Sharkey defeated Larry Hennig & Chris Markoff
Pampero Firpo defeated Eddie Sharkey
Reggie Parks defeated Chris Markoff via disqualification
5/7/65 – Denver, CO @ the Auditorium Arena
Verne Gagne & Reggie Parks defeated Larry Hennig & Chris Markoff 2/3
1 Markoff pinned Parks in 8:16
2 Parks pinned Hennig in 6:32
3 Gagne pinned Markoff in 7:28
The match was originally scheduled to be a tag team title match between Hennig and Harley Race and Gagne and Parks, but Race reinjured his ribs during the early moments of the match.
Race could not continue and was replaced by Chris Markoff.
Race was suffering from injuries sustained in a motor scooter accident.
Pampero Firpo defeated The Crusher COR in 11:47
Mighty Igor Vodik defeated Haru Sasaki in 13:03
Chris Markoff drew Bill Melby
Promoter: Gene Reed
Reported Attendance: 3,100 fans
5/8/65 – Minneapolis TV
Verne Gagne & Reggie Parks defeated Jose Quintero & Kurt von Brauner
Larry Hennig defeated Carlos Rodriguez
Pampero Firpo defeated Eddie Sharkey
Chris Markoff defeated Kenny Jay
Rene Goulet defeated Great Dane
5/8/65 – Minneapolis, MN @ the Auditorium
Verne Gagne & Reggie Parks defeated Larry Hennig & Chris Markoff (sub Harley Race)
The Crusher double DQ Pampero Firpo
Chris Markoff defeated Eddie Sharkey
Rene Goulet defeated Jack Wilson
Jose Quintero defeated Carlos Rodriguez
Reported Attendance: 6,001
5/10/65 – Minneapolis TV
Chris Markoff defeated Great Dane
Rene Goulet defeated Kenny Jay
Pampero Firpo defeated Pedro Rodriguez
Larry Hennig defeated Eddie Sharkey
The Crusher defeated Jack Wilson
5/11/65 – Rochester, MN
AWA Tag Team Champions Larry Hennig & Harley Race defeated Rene Goulet & Reggie Parks
The Crusher vs. Bob Geigel
Pampero Firpo vs. Eddie Sharkey
5/14/65 – Buffalo, MN
The Crusher vs. Harley Race
Reggie Parks vs. Larry Hennig
Rene Goulet vs. Chris Markoff
Mars Monroe vs. Annette Palmer
5/15/65 – Minneapolis TV
Verne Gagne & Reggie Parks defeated Kenny Jay & Jose Quintero
The Crusher defeated The Great Dane
Chris Markoff drew Eddie Sharkey
Rene Goulet defeated Harley Race COR
5/15/65 – Omaha, NE @ the Civic Auditorium
Mighty Igor Vodik defeated Mad Dog Vachon to win AWA World Heavyweight Title
Sid Freeman defeated Pampero Firpo
Haru Sasaki defeated George Drake
Ivan Kalmikoff defeated Joe Tomasso
Reported Attendance: 5,201
5/15/65 – St. Paul, MN @ the Armory
The Crusher defeated Harley Race
Reggie Parks defeated Larry Hennig via disqualification
Chris Markoff drew Eddie Sharkey
Rene Goulet defeated Tiny Mills
Kenny Jay defeated Great Dane
Reported Attendance: 3,233
5/17/65 – Minneapolis TV
Larry Hennig & Harley Race defeated Rene Goulet & Great Dane
The Crusher defeated Kenny Jay
Eddie Sharkey defeated Chris Markoff via disqualification
Reggie Parks defeated Jose Quintero
5/21/65 – Denver, CO @ the Auditorium Arena
AWA Tag Team Champions Larry Hennig & Harley Race defeated Verne Gagne and Reggie Parks 2/3
1 Hennig defeated Gagne in 8:52 with a backbreaker
2 Parks defeated Hennig in 8:43
3 Hennig pinned Parks in 5:52
The Crusher defeated Pampero Firpo in 9:34
Bill Melby defeated Danny Plechas in 14:42
Chris Markoff defeated Eddie Sharkey in 15:45
Promoter: Gene Reed
Reported Attendance: 3,300 fans
5/22/65 – Minneapolis TV
Larry Hennig & Harley Race defeated Rene Goulet & Kenny Jay
The Crusher defeated Danny Plechas
Pampero Firpo defeated Claude Patterson
Reggie Parks defeated Bob Brown
Chris Markoff defeated Great Dane
5/22/65 – Omaha, NE @ the Civic Auditorium
Mad Dog Vachon defeated Mighty Igor Vodik to regain AWA World Heavyweight Title
Johnny Valentine drew Sid Freeman
Haru Sasaki defeated Ivan Kalmikoff
George Drake defeated Ken Hollis
Reported Attendance: 3,473
5/24/65 – Minneapolis TV
Verne Gagne defeated Danny Plechas
Larry Hennig & Harley Race defeated Rene Goulet & Claude Patterson
The Crusher defeated Bob Brown
Eddie Sharkey defeated George Drake
Mad Dog Vachon defeated Kenny Jay
5/26/65 – Norfolk, NE
Ivan Kalmikoff vs. AWA World Heavyweight Champion Mad Dog Vachon
also on card: George Drake, Haru Sasaki & Mighty Igor Vodik
5/27/65 – Minneapolis, MN
Cage Match: The Crusher defeated Pampero Firpo
Verne Gagne & Reggie Parks defeated AWA Tag Team Champions Larry Hennig & Harley Race via disqualification
Chris Markoff defeated Eddie Sharkey
Rene Goulet drew Tiny Mills
5/29/65 – Minneapolis TV
Verne Gagne defeated The Great Dane
The Crusher defeated Jack Wilson
5/29/65 – St. Paul, MN @ the Armory
The Crusher defeated Harley Race 2/3
Reggie Parks defeated Pampero Firpo via disqualification
Rene Goulet defeated Kurt Von Brauner
Chris Markoff defeated Tiny Mills
Reported Attendance: 2,254
5/31/65 – Minneapolis TV
The Crusher defeated Kenny Jay
6/2/65 – Eau Claire, WI @ the Carson Park
The Crusher vs. Pampero Firpo
AWA World Tag Team Champions Larry Hennig & Harley Race vs. Rene Goulet & Reggie Parks
Reggie Parks vs. Harley Race
6/3/65 – Denver, CO @ the Auditorium Arena
The Crusher & Verne Gagne & Reggie Parks defeated Larry Hennig & Chris Markoff & Harley Race 2/3
Bill Melby drew Johnny Valentine 30:00
Mighty Igor Vodik defeated The Mongol in 7:06
Igor’s opponent was billed as Oulon Baton by the Rocky Mountain News
Wilbur Snyder defeated Pampero Firpo 2/3
promoter: Gene Reed
referees: Leo Bahl, Danny Loos
Reported Attendance: 4,500 fans
6/5/65 – Minneapolis TV
The Crusher defeated Mike Spangler
Chris Markoff defeated Kenny Jay
Mad Dog Vachon defeated George Drake
Verne Gagne defeated Bob Brown
Larry Hennig & Harley Race defeated Great Dane & Tiny Mills
6/5/65 – St. Paul, MN @ the Armory
AWA Tag Team Champions Larry Hennig & Harley Race defeated The Crusher & Great Dane 2/3
Rene Goulet drew Chris Markoff 30:00
Eddie Sharkey defeated Bill Green in 9:08
Gene Anderson defeated Kenny Jay in 11:40
6/7/65 – Minneapolis TV
Larry Hennig & Harley Race defeated Tiny Mills & Mike Spangler
Gene Anderson defeated Kenny Jay
Rene Goulet defeated Jose Quintero
The Crusher defeated Bob Brown
Chris Markoff defeated Great Dane
6/12/65 – St. Paul, MN @ the Midway Stadium
Mighty Igor Vodik & Ivan Kalmikoff defeated Chris Markoff (sub Larry Hennig) & Harley Race 2/3
Gene Anderson drew Eddie Sharkey 20:00
Rene Goulet defeated Roger Kirby
Tiny Mills defeated Guy Mitchell
Reported Attendance: 2,172
6/14/65 – Minneapolis TV
Verne Gagne defeated Danny Plechas
Larry Hennig & Harley Race defeated Rene Goulet & Kenny Jay
6/17/65 – Davenport, IA @ the Municipal Stadium
AWA Tag Team Champions Larry Hennig & Harley Race defeated The Crusher & Rene Goulet
Verne Gagne defeated Chris Markoff
Igor Vodik defeated Gene Anderson
Ivan Kalmikoff defeated Tiny Mills
6/18/65 – North Branch
AWA Tag Team Champions Larry Hennig & Harley Race defeated Rene Goulet & Eddie Sharkey
6/19/65 – Minneapolis TV
Verne Gagne defeated Kenny Jay
Larry Hennig & Harley Race defeated The Great Dane & Rocky Monroe
6/19/65 – Zimmerman, MN
Larry Hennig defeated Rene Goulet
Tiny Mills defeated Chris Markoff via disqualification
6/21/65 – Minneapolis TV
Verne Gagne defeated Ox Baker
Larry Hennig & Harley Race defeated Gene Anderson & Claude Patterson
6/25/65 – Lewiston
AWA Tag Team Champions Harley Race & Larry Hennig defeated Rene Goulet & Eddie Sharkey
Annette Palmer defeated Mars Monroe 2/3
Harley Race defeated Rene Goulet
Reported Attendance: 450+
6/26/65 – Minneapolis TV
Larry Hennig & Harley Race defeated Paul Caruso & Rene Goulet
The Crusher defeated Danny Plechas
6/26/65 – Minneapolis, MN
Verne Gagne defeated AWA World Heavyweight Champion Mad Dog Vachon on a 3rd fall COR
The Crusher defeated Chris Markoff in 12:51
Mighty Igor Vodik defeated Harley Race in 9:02
Larry Hennig defeated Ivan Kalmikoff in 16:51
Wilbur Snyder defeated Pampero Firpo via disqualification in 12:30
Gene Anderson drew Rene Goulet
Reported Attendance: 9,713
6/28/65 – Minneapolis TV
Larry Hennig defeated The Great Dane
The Crusher defeated Bill Green
7/3/65 – Minneapolis TV
Rene Goulet & Eddie Sharkey defeated Larry Hennig & Harley Race
The Crusher defeated Jack Wilson
7/7/65 – Davenport, IA @ the Municipal Stadium
AWA Tag Team Champions Larry Hennig & Harley Race defeated The Crusher & Verne Gagne via disqualification
Pampero Firpo no contest Wilbur Snyder
Mighty Igor Vodik defeated Haru Sasaki
Chris Markoff defeated Ivan Kalmikoff
7/10/65 – Minneapolis TV
Larry Hennig & Harley Race defeated Tiny Mills & Jose Quintero
The Crusher defeated Paul Caruso
7/10/65 – Minneapolis, MN
AWA World Heavyweight Champion Mad Dog Vachon defeated The Crusher via disqualification
AWA Tag Team Champions Larry Hennig & Harley Race defeated Rene Goulet & Eddie Sharkey
Tex McKenzie defeated Pampero Firpo
Chris Markoff defeated Bill Green
Jessica Rogers defeated Mars Monroe
Reported Attendance: 5,710
7/12/65 – Minneapolis TV
Larry Hennig & Harley Race defeated Paul Caruso & Tiny Mills
7/17/65 – Minneapolis TV
Verne Gagne defeated Kurt von Brauner
Larry Hennig & Harley Race defeated Great Dane & Tiny Mills
The Crusher defeated Matt Schmeling
7/17/65 – Omaha, NE @ the Civic Auditorium
AWA World Heavyweight Champion Mad Dog Vachon drew Mighty Igor Vodik
Danny Hodge defeated Pampero Firpo
Haru Sasaki defeated Ivan Kalmikoff via disqualification
Bobby Shane (sub Eddie Sharkey) drew Bulldog Plechas
7/17/65 – City Unknown, WI @ the Dunn County Fair
The Crusher vs. Tiny Mills
Women’s match
Note: City might be Eau Claire
7/17/65 – St. Paul, MN @ the Midway Stadium
AWA Tag Team Champions Larry Hennig & Harley Race defeated Rene Goulet & Tex McKenzie 2/3
Rene Goulet defeated Harley Race in 16:40
Eddie Sharkey defeated Great Dane in 15:20
Varon Dandy & Little Boy Blue defeated Pee Wee Lopez & Chico Santana 2/3
7/19/65 – Minneapolis TV
Larry Hennig & Harley Race defeated Gene Anderson & Matt Schmeling
The Crusher defeated Bill Todd
7/20/65 – Rockford, IL @ the Roy Gayle Park
Crusher defeated Pampero Firpo
Tex McKenzie defeated Larry Hennig via disqualification
Chico Santana & Pee Wee Lopez vs. Little Boy Blue & Varon Dandy
7/21/65 – Sterling, IL
The Crusher defeated Larry Hennig
7/22/65 – Davenport, IA @ the Municipal Stadium
AWA Tag Team Champions Larry Hennig & Harley Race defeated The Crusher & Verne Gagne COR
Danny Hodge defeated Pampero Firpo
Tex McKenzie defeated Gene Anderson
Rene Goulet drew Chris Markoff
7/24/65 – Minneapolis TV
Larry Hennig & Harley Race defeated Rene Goulet & Great Dane
The Crusher defeated Bill Todd
7/24/65 – Minneapolis, MN
The Crusher & Verne Gagne defeated Larry Hennig & Harley Race to win AWA tag team title
Tex McKenzie defeated Chris Markoff
Junior Heavyweight Champion Danny Hodge defeated Gene Anderson
Eddie Sharkey defeated Paul Caruso
Kenny Jay defeated Jose Quintero
Reported Attendance: 8,156
7/31/65 – Minneapolis TV
Verne Gagne defeated Roger Kirby
Larry Hennig & Harley Race defeated Rene Goulet & Kenny Jay
The Crusher defeated Gene Anderson
7/31/65 – Omaha, NE @ the Civic Auditorium
AWA World Heavyweight Champion Mad Dog Vachon defeated Danny Hodge
Nebraska Champion Mighty Igor Vodik defeated Haru Sasaki via disqualification
Reggie Parks defeated Bulldog Danny Plechas
Ivan Kalmikoff defeated Bob Brown
Reported Attendance: 2,731
7/31/65 – Minneapolis, MN
AWA Tag Team Champions The Crusher & Verne Gagne defeated Larry Hennig & Harley Race via disqualification
Tex McKenzie defeated Roger Kirby
Baron Dandy & Little Boy Blue defeated Pee Wee Lopez & Chico Santana
Rene Goulet defeated Pampero Firpo via disqualification
Chris Markoff defeated Guy Mitchell
8/2/65 – Minneapolis TV
The Crusher defeated Roger Kirby
8/3/65 – Davenport, IA @ the Municipal Stadium
Cage Match: The Crusher defeated Harley Race
Death Match: Verne Gagne defeated Larry Hennig
Tex McKenzie defeated Tiny Mills
Pampero Firpo defeated Rene Goulet
Danny Hodge defeated Chris Markoff
8/5/65 – Minneapolis TV
The Crusher defeated Jose Ramirez
8/5/65 – Sidney, IA @ the 4-H Fairgrounds
AWA World Heavyweight Champion Mad Dog Vachon vs. Reggie Parks
World Junior Heavyweight Champion Danny Hodge vs. Eddie Sharkey
Plus one other bout
8/7/65 – Minneapolis TV
Larry Hennig & Harley Race defeated Rene Goulet & Jerry Miller
The Crusher defeated Danny Plechas
8/7/65 – Minneapolis, MN
Larry Hennig & Harley Race defeated The Crusher & Verne Gagne to regain the AWA Tag Team Title
Danny Hodge defeated Rene Goulet in 23:30
Tex McKenzie defeated Kurt von Brauner in 2:16
Chris Markoff defeated Larry Hennig in 13:51
Danny Plechas drew Eddie Sharkey 20:00
8/9/65 – Minneapolis TV
Larry Hennig & Harley Race defeated Jerry Miller & Claude Patterson
The Crusher defeated Jack Wilson
8/14/65 – Minneapolis TV
Larry Hennig & Harley Race defeated Paul Caruso & Bill Todd
The Crusher defeated Jose Ramirez
8/14/65 – Arlington, MN @ the Sibley County Fairgrounds
Larry Hennig vs. The Crusher 2/3
Annette Palmer vs. Mars Monroe 2/3
Harley Race vs. Tex McKenzie
8/14/65 – Omaha, NE @ the Civic Auditorium
Nebraska Tag Team Champions Haru Sasaki & Mad Dog Vachon defeated Danny Hodge & Mighty Igor Vodik
Reggie Parks defeated Tony Borne via disqualification
Ivan Kalmikoff defeated Tiny Mills
Ernie Dusek defeated Leo Newman via disqualification
Reported Attendance: 4,366
8/14/65 – Minneapolis, MN
The Crusher & Verne Gagne & Kenny Jay defeated Larry Hennig & Chris Markoff & Harley Race 2/3
1. Markoff pinned Jay
2. Jay pinned Markoff
3. Jay pinned Hennig
Gene Anderson defeated Danny Plechas
Eddie Sharkey defeated Rene Goulet
Tex McKenzie defeated Jose Ramirez
8/16/65 – Minneapolis TV
The Crusher defeated Danny Plechas
Larry Hennig defeated Great Dane
8/17/65 – Davenport, IA @ the Municipal Stadium
AWA World Heavyweight Champion Mad Dog Vachon defeated The Crusher via disqualification
Larry Hennig & Chris Markoff & Harley Race defeated Rene Goulet & Danny Hodge & Tex McKenzie
Danny Hodge defeated Chris Markoff
Larry Hennig defeated Rene Goulet
8/21/65 – Minneapolis TV
Larry Hennig & Harley Race defeated George Bomberg & Steve Druk
8/21/65 – St. Paul, MN @ the Midway Stadium
The Crusher defeated Mad Dog Vachon to win the AWA World Heavyweight Title in 20:15
World Junior Heavyweight Champion Danny Hodge defeated Eddie Sharkey
AWA Tag Team Champions Larry Hennig & Harley Race defeated Bob Ellis & Tex McKenzie 2/3
Billy Red Cloud defeated Chris Markoff via disqualification
Larry Heiniemi defeated Johnny Carr
Reported Attendance: 6,345
8/23/65 – Minneapolis TV
Larry Hennig & Harley Race defeated George Momberg & Great Dane
8/24/65 – Burlington, IA @ the Memorial Auditorium
AWA World Heavyweight Champion The Crusher defeated Larry Hennig
Harley Race vs. Tex McKenzie
Gene Anderson vs. Rene Goulet
Chris Markoff vs. Eddie Sharkey
8/25/65 – Eau Claire, WI @ the Carson Park
AWA Tag Team Champions Larry Hennig & Harley Race vs. The Crusher & Tex McKenzie 2/3 60:00
Chris Markoff vs. Rene Goulet 2/3 45:00
Eddie Sharkey vs. Gene Anderson 30:00
8/28/65 – Minneapolis TV
Larry Hennig & Harley Race defeated Rene Goulet & Bill Todd
The Crusher defeated Paul Caruso
8/28/65 – Omaha, NE @ the Civic Auditorium
Nebraska Tag Team Champions Mad Dog Vachon & Haru Sasaki defeated Tony Borne & Leo Newman
Handicap Match: Mighty Igor Vodik defeated Jim Grabmire & Bob Rader
Jessica Rogers defeated Dorothy Carter
Ivan Kalmikoff defeated Bob Brown via disqualification
Reported Attendance: 2,730
8/28/65 – Minneapolis
AWA World Heavyweight Champion The Crusher defeated Harley Race
Larry Hennig defeated Tex McKenzie
Reggie Parks drew Chris Markoff 30:00
Rene Goulet defeated Danny Plechas
Eddie Sharkey defeated Gene Anderson via disqualification
Larry Heiniemi defeated Paul Caruso
Att. 5,610
8/30/65 – Minneapolis TV
The Crusher defeated Bill Todd
9/4/65 – Omaha, NE @ the Civic Auditorium
Verne Gagne & Tex McKenzie defeated Haru Sasaki & Mad Dog Vachon 2/3 to win Nebraska Tag Team title
1 McKenzie defeated Sasaki in 9:35
2 Sasaki pinned Gagne in 9:00
3 Gagne pinned Vachon in 31:12 after Sasaki mistakenly hit Mad Dog with a karate chop
Mighty Igor Vodik defeated John Ramirez 2-0
1 Igor defeated Ramirez in 7:30
2 Igor defeated Ramirez in 17:53
Reggie Parks defeated George Drake in 27:15
Ivan Kalmikoff drew Jack Pesek
Reported Attendance: 3,455
9/4/65 – St. Paul, MN @ the Armory
AWA World Heavyweight Champion The Crusher defeated Chris Markoff COR
Larry Hennig defeated Billy Red Cloud in 17:22
Eddie Sharkey drew Harley Race 20:00
Larry Heiniemi defeated Guy Taylor in 13:00
9/5/65 – Davenport, IA @ the Municipal Stadium
Non-Title Death Match: Mad Dog Vachon defeated AWA World Heavyweight Champion The Crusher
AWA Tag Team Champions Larry Hennig & Harley Race defeated Danny Hodge & Reggie Parks
Chris Markoff defeated Eddie Sharkey
Billy Red Cloud defeated Gene Anderson
9/10/65 – Denver, CO @ the Auditorium Arena
AWA Tag Team Champions Larry Hennig & Harley Race defeated The Crusher & Verne Gagne
9/11/65 – Minneapolis TV
Verne Gagne defeated Guy Taylor
Larry Hennig & Harley Race defeated Santiago Acosta & Jose Betancourt
The Crusher defeated Phil Christy
9/11/65 – Minneapolis, MN @ the Auditorium
AWA World Heavyweight Champion The Crusher defeated Larry Hennig via pin in 22:10
Harley Race defeated Tex McKenzie via pin in 11:45
Chris Markoff defeated Santiago Acosta 10:05
Reggie Parks defeated Guy Taylor by submission in 16:45
Larry Heiniemi defeated Bob Sabre 8:10
Jose Betancourt defeated Mike Sanchez via pin in 14:32
Reported Attendance: “5,018 fans”
9/16/65 – Hamel
Verne Gagne vs. Harley Race
Larry Hennig vs. ?
9/18/65 – Omaha, NE @ the Civic Auditorium
Haru Sasaki & Mad Dog Vachon defeated Verne Gagne & Tex McKenzie to regain Nebraska Tag Team title
Mad Russian Stan Pulaski defeated Mighty Igor Vodik COR
Danny Hodge defeated Rene Goulet
Reggie Parks drew Jack Pesek
Reported Attendance: 3,696
9/20/65 – Minneapolis TV
Larry Hennig & Harley Race defeated Santiago Acosta & Jose Betancourt
9/21/65 – Denver, CO @ the Auditorium Arena
AWA World Heavyweight Champion The Crusher defeated Larry Hennig
Verne Gagne defeated Harley Race
9/25/65 – Minneapolis TV
Larry Hennig defeated Guy Taylor
9/25/65 – St. Paul, MN
AWA World Heavyweight Champion The Crusher defeated Mad Dog Vachon via disqualification
Reggie Parks & Billy Red Cloud & Tim Woods defeated Larry Hennig & Chris Markoff & Harley Race
Larry Heiniemi defeated Guy Taylor
Eddie Sharkey drew Lorenzo Parente
Reported Attendance: 4,923
9/27/65 – Minneapolis TV
Verne Gagne defeated Guy Taylor
Larry Hennig & Harley Race defeated Johnny Carr & Kurt Von Brauner
9/28/65 – Moline, IL @ the Wharton Fieldhouse
AWA World Heavyweight Champion The Crusher defeated Mad Dog Vachon via disqualification
Tim Woods defeated Harley Race
Larry Hennig defeated Reggie Parks
Chris Markoff defeated Lorenzo Parente
9/29/65 – Burlington, IA @ the Memorial Auditorium
The Crusher & Reggie Parks defeated Larry Hennig & Harley Race COR
Danny Hodge defeated Chris Markoff via disqualification
Tim Woods defeated Lorenzo Parente
10/2/65 – Minneapolis TV Live
Verne Gagne defeated Mike Pulaski
The Crusher defeated Kenny Jay
Chris Markoff defeated Mike Spangler
Tim Woods defeated Danny (Bulldog) Plechas
Lorenzo Parente defeated Bob Sabre
10/2/65 – St. Paul, MN
Chris Markoff defeated Reggie Parks
Tim Woods defeated Lorenzo Parente
Larry Heiniemi drew Gene Anderson
Eddie Sharkey defeated Danny (Bulldog) Plechas
Kenny Jay defeated Bob Sabre
10/2/65 – Omaha, NE @ the Civic Auditorium
AWA Tag Team Champions Larry Hennig & Harley Race defeated Haru Sasaki & Mad Dog Vachon via disqualification
Mad Russian Stan Pulaski defeated Mighty Igor Vodik to win Nebraska Heavyweight title
Danny Hodge defeated Bob Rader
Billy Red Cloud defeated Ivan Kalmikoff
Reported Attendance: 3,321
10/4/65 – Minneapolis TV
Larry Hennig defeated Kenny Jay
The Crusher defeated Mike Pulaski
Tim Woods defeated Bob Sabre
Mad Dog Vachon defeated Eddie Sharkey
Reggie Parks defeated Danny (Bulldog) Plechas
Lorenzo Parente defeated Mike Spangler
10/7/65 – Denver, CO @ the Auditorium Arena
Dick the Bruiser defeated Larry Hennig
Wilbur Snyder defeated Harley Race via disqualification
Chris Markoff defeated Eddie Sharkey
Mighty Igor Vodik defeated Lorenzo Parente
Tim Woods defeated Ivan Kalmikoff
10/9/65 – Minneapolis TV Live
Verne Gagne defeated Shelby Adcock
The Crusher defeated Lorenzo Parente
Mad Dog Vachon defeated Chris Belkas
Larry Hennig & Harley Race defeated Gene Anderson & Claude Patterson
Igor Vodik defeated Kenny Jay
10/9/65 – St. Paul, MN
Mad Dog Vachon defeated AWA World Heavyweight Champion The Crusher via disqualification
Handicap Match: Mighty Igor Vodik defeated Larry Hennig & Harley Race COR
Larry Heiniemi defeated Lorenzo Parente
Tim Woods defeated Gene Anderson
Chris Markoff defeated Jose Betancourt
Reported Attendance: 6,614
10/11/65 – Minneapolis TV
The Crusher defeated Shelby Adcock
Igor Vodik defeated Lorenzo Parente
Chris Markoff defeated Claude Patterson
Tim Woods defeated Kenny Jay
Mad Dog Vachon defeated Jose Betancourt
Harley Race defeated Chet Belkas
10/12/65 – Moline, IL @ the Wharton Fieldhouse
AWA World Heavyweight Champion The Crusher defeated Larry Hennig
Danny Hodge defeated Harley Race
Chris Markoff defeated Ivan Kalmikoff
Mighty Igor Vodik defeated Lorenzo Parente
Tim Woods defeated Gene Anderson
10/16/65 – Minneapolis TV Live
Larry Hennig & Harley Race defeated Gene Anderson & Kenny Jay
The Crusher defeated Mike Loren
Igor Vodik defeated Johnny Carr
Chris Markoff defeated Kurt Von Brauner
Larry Heiniemi defeated Lorenzo Parente
10/16/65 – Minneapolis, MN
AWA Tag Team Champions Larry Hennig & Harley Race defeated The Crusher & Mighty Igor Vodik
Tim Woods defeated Chris Markoff via disqualification
Jack Lanza defeated Lorenzo Parente
Larry Heiniemi defeated Mike Loren
Gene Anderson defeated Johnny Carr
Reported Attendance: 6,785
10/18/65 – Minneapolis TV
Larry Hennig & Harley Race defeated Mike Loren & Kurt von Brauner
The Crusher defeated Johnny Carr
Larry Heiniemi defeated Gene Anderson via disqualification
Chris Markoff defeated Kenny Jay
Tim Woods defeated Lorenzo Parente
referee: Joe Snyder
10/21/65 – St Cloud, MN
AWA World Heavyweight Champion The Crusher defeated Harley Race
Mighty Igor Vodik defeated Gene Anderson
Larry Heiniemi defeated Lorenzo Parente
Tim Woods defeated Ivan Kalmikoff
10/22/65 – Denver, CO @ the Auditorium Arena
Dick the Bruiser & The Crusher no contest AWA Tag Team Champions Larry Hennig & Harley Race
Bob Ellis defeated Haru Sasaki
Mighty Igor Vodik defeated Gene Anderson
Chris Markoff defeated Ivan Kalmikoff
Promoter: Gene Reed
Note: Hennig and Race were handed a 30 day suspension for their illegal tactics.
10/23/65 – Minneapolis TV Live
Verne Gagne defeated Bob Rader
Larry Hennig & Harley Race defeated Santiago Acosta & Guy Taylor
Chris Markoff defeated Mike Spangler
Larry Heiniemi defeated Mike Sanchez
Cowboy Bob Ellis defeated Jack Sadiski
10/23/65 – Minneapolis, MN
Non-Title
The Crusher & Mighty Igor Vodik defeated AWA Tag Team Champions Larry Hennig & Harley Race 2-0
Chris Markoff defeated Ivan Kalmikoff in 17:01
Bob Ellis defeated Bob Rader
Tim Woods defeated Gene Anderson
Larry Heiniemi defeated Mike Sanchez
Reported Attendance: 6,315
10/25/65 – Minneapolis TV
Verne Gagne defeated Mike Sanchez
Mad Dog Vachon defeated Kenny Jay
Larry Hennig & Harley Race defeated Santiago Acosta & Jack Sadshi
Igor Vodik defeated Guy Taylor
Cowboy Bob Ellis defeated Bob Rader
10/26/65 – Moline, IL @ the Wharton Fieldhouse
AWA Tag Team Champions Larry Hennig & Harley Race defeated The Crusher & Danny Hodge
Mighty Igor Vodik defeated Bob Rader
Chris Markoff defeated Tim Woods
Bob Ellis defeated Gene Anderson
10/28/65 – New Richland, MN
Scheduled: Igor Vodik, Ivan Kalmikoff
10/30/65 – Minneapolis TV Live
Verne Gagne defeated Guy Taylor
The Crusher defeated Kenny Jay
Chris Markoff defeated Paul Caruso
Igor Vodik defeated Bob Rader
10/30/65 – Omaha, NE @ the Civic Auditorium
Danny Hodge & Reggie Parks defeated AWA Tag Team Champions Larry Hennig & Harley Race via disqualification
Stan Pulaski defeated Haru Sasaki COR
Jack Pesek defeated Mad Dog Vachon
Billy Red Cloud defeated Claude Patterson
Reported Attendance: 2,472
10/30/65 – St. Paul, MN @ the Armory
Chris Markoff defeated Tim Woods (sub The Crusher) in 19:20
Mighty Igor Vodik & Ivan Kalmikoff defeated Gene Anderson & Red Kelly
Larry Heiniemi defeated Bob Rader in 11:00
Jack Lanza defeated Guy Taylor in 12:51
Reported Attendance: 2,093
11/1/65 – Minneapolis TV
Larry Hennig defeated Kenny Jay
Chris Markoff defeated Guy Taylor
Tim Woods defeated Red Kelly
Verne Gagne defeated Bob Rader
Igor Vodik defeated Paul Caruso
11/2/65 – Howard Lake, MN
Larry Hennig & Harley Race in action
11/2/65 – Sioux City, IA
Verne Gagne defeated Stan Pulaski via disqualification
Haru Sasaki & Mad Dog Vachon defeated Danny Hodge & Reggie Parks
Jack Pesek drew Billy Red Cloud
Wilbur Snyder defeated Bob Morgan
11/3/65 – Princeton, MN
Cowboy Jack Lanza, Tiny Mills, Chris Markoff, Professor Steve Druk all in action
11/6/65 – Minneapolis TV
Chris Markoff defeated Bob Kappel
Harley Race defeated Guy Taylor
Igor Vodik defeated Mike Loren
Mitsu Arakawa defeated Santiago Acosta
Cowboy Bob Ellis defeated Johnny Carr
11/6/65 – St. Paul, MN @ the Auditorium
Verne Gagne defeated Larry Hennig
Bob Ellis defeated Harley Race via pin in 14:00
Mitsu Arakawa defeated Bob Kappel
Chris Markoff defeated Mighty Igor Vodik
Larry Heiniemi defeated Mike Loren via pin
Tim Woods defeated Guy Taylor
Reported Attendance: “6,818 fans”
11/8/65 – Minneapolis TV
Jack Pesek defeated Guy Taylor
Tim Woods defeated Bob Kappel
Larry Hennig defeated Santiago Acosta
Harley Race defeated Kenny Jay
Cowboy Bob Ellis defeated Mike Loren
Igor Vodik defeated Johnny Carr
11/9/65 – Moline, IL @ the Wharton Fieldhouse
Verne Gagne defeated Mad Dog Vachon
Handicap Match: Mighty Igor Vodik defeated Larry Hennig & Harley Race
Bob Ellis defeated Jack Pesek
Chris Markoff defeated Tim Woods
11/10/65 – Buffalo, MN
Scheduled: Igor Vodik, Ivan Kalmikoff, Larry Hennig, Mike Loren, Chris Markoff, Tim Woods
11/10/65 – Red Wing, MN
Scheduled: Jack Pesek, Cowboy Bob Ellis, Larry Heiniemi, Harley Race
11/12/65 – Denver, CO @ the Auditorium Arena
Mad Dog Vachon defeated The Crusher 2/3 to win the AWA World Heavyweight Title
1 Vachon defeated Crusher in 9:22
2 Crusher defeated Vachon in 2:30
3 Vachon defeated Crusher in 6:06
Bob Ellis defeated Mitsu Arakawa via disqualification
Chris Markoff defeated Mighty Igor Vodik on a 3rd fall via disqualification
Tim Woods defeated Ivan Kalmikoff in 16:40
Promoter: Gene Reed
Reported Attendance: 4,000 fans
11/13/65 – Omaha, NE @ the Civic Auditorium
Nebraska Champion Mad Russian Stan Pulaski defeated Billy Red Cloud
Mitsu Arakawa & Haru Sasaki defeated Danny Hodge & Reggie Parks to win Nebraska Tag Team title
Non-Title
Mr Wrestling defeated AWA World Heavyweight Champion Mad Dog Vachon
Bulldog Danny Plechas drew Bob Rader
Reported Attendance: 2,453
11/13/65 – Minneapolis TV
The Crusher defeated Bill Todd
Bob Kappel defeated Chris Markoff via disqualification
Harley Race defeated Hector Vargas
Cowboy Bob Ellis defeated Guy Taylor
Igor Vodik defeated Mike Pulaski
11/13/65 – Minneapolis, MN
The Crusher no contest Chris Markoff
Mighty Igor Vodik defeated Harley Race COR
Bob Ellis defeated Angelo Poffo 5:52
Jack Pesek defeated Mike Loren
Larry Heiniemi defeated Gene Anderson
Bob Kappel defeated Guy Taylor
11/15/65 – Kewanee
The Crusher defeated Larry Hennig
Igor Vodik defeated Angelo Poffo
Bob Kappel defeated Mike Sanchez
Ivan Kalmikoff defeated Gene Anderson
11/15/65 – Minneapolis TV
The Crusher defeated Mike Loren
Mad Dog Vachon defeated Guy Taylor
Igor Vodik defeated Hector Vargas
Chris Markoff defeated Kenny Jay
Harley Race defeated Mike Pulaski
Jack Pesek defeated Bill Todd
11/16/65 – Burlington, IA
The Crusher defeated Harley Race
Larry Hennig defeated Ivan Kalmikoff
Mighty Igor Vodik defeated Gene Anderson
Bob Kappel defeated Mike Sanchez
11/16/65 – St. Francis, MN
Verne Gagne in action
11/17/65 – Beatrice, NE @ the Auditorium
Nebraska Champion Mad Russian Stan Pulaski vs. Haru Sasaki 2/3 60:00
AWA World Heavyweight Champion Mad Dog Vachon vs. Reggie Parks 2/3 45:00
Mitsu Arakawa vs. Mr Wrestling
11/17/65 – St. Cloud, MN
The Crusher defeated Larry Hennig
Chris Markoff defeated Ivan Kalmikoff
Igor Vodik defeated Guy Taylor
Larry Heiniemi defeated Mike Loren
11/18/65 – Lakeville, MN
Scheduled: The Crusher, Harley Race, Larry Hennig, Ivan Kalmikoff, Igor Vodik, Chris Markoff, Jack Pesek
11/19/65 – Owatonna, MN
card scheduled
11/20/65 – Minneapolis TV
Verne Gagne defeated Corsica Joe
Larry Hennig & Harley Race defeated Jose Betancourt & Mike Loren
The Crusher defeated Guy Taylor
Cowboy Bob Ellis defeated Great Dane
Chris Markoff defeated Santiago Acosta
11/20/65 – St. Paul, MN @ the Armory
Referee Joe Snyder
AWA Tag Team Champions Larry Hennig & Harley Race defeated The Crusher & Bob Ellis on a 3rd fall via disqualification
Chris Markoff defeated Mike Loren in 10:25
Mighty Igor Vodik defeated Gene Anderson in 8:10
Larry Heiniemi defeated Jose Betancourt in 12:56
Reported Attendance: 3,020
11/22/65 – Minneapolis TV
Larry Hennig & Harley Race defeated Santiago Acosta & Jose Betancourt
Mad Dog Vachon defeated Bulldog Dan Plechas
Larry Heiniemi defeated Guy Taylor
Igor Vodik defeated Great Dane
Chris Markoff defeated Kenny Jay
The Crusher defeated Corsica Joe
11/23/65 – Moline, IL @ the Wharton Fieldhouse
AWA Tag Team Champions Larry Hennig & Harley Race defeated The Crusher & Bob Ellis via disqualification
Chris Markoff defeated Mighty Igor Vodik via disqualification
Jack Pesek defeated Mike Loren (sub Jack Lanza)
Ivan Kalmikoff defeated Guy Taylor
11/23/65 – Sioux City, IA
AWA World Heavyweight Champion Mad Dog Vachon defeated Mad Russian Stan Pulaski
Reggie Parks defeated Haru Sasaki via disqualification
Mitsu Arakawa drew Billy Red Cloud
Tim Woods defeated Danny Plechas
11/25/65 – Minneapolis, MN @ the Auditorium
AWA World Heavyweight Champion Mad Dog Vachon defeated The Crusher via disqualification
AWA Tag Team Champions Larry Hennig & Harley Race defeated Larry Heiniemi & Mighty Igor Vodik
Steve Druk defeated Ivan Kalmikoff via pin
Chris Markoff defeated Gene Anderson via pin
Kenny Jay defeated Mike Loren
Reported Attendance: 8,116
11/26/65 – Denver, CO @ the Auditorium Arena
AWA Tag Team Champions Larry Hennig & Harley Race defeated Bob Ellis & Verne Gagne on a 3rd fall via disqualification
Bob Ellis defeated Harley Race
Chris Markoff defeated Mighty Igor Vodik 2/3
Ivan Kalmikoff defeated Jack Donovan
promoter: Gene Reed
Reported Attendance: 4,000 fans
11/27/65 – Minneapolis TV
Larry Hennig & Harley Race defeated The Great Dane & Bill Todd
The Crusher defeated Paul Caruso
Chris Markoff defeated Mike Loren
Mighty Igor Vodik defeated Guy Taylor
Bob Ellis defeated Bob Morgan
11/27/65 – St. Paul, MN @ the Armory
AWA Tag Team Champions Larry Hennig & Harley Race defeated The Crusher & Bob Ellis
Handicap Match: Mighty Igor Vodik defeated Paul Caruso & Mike Loren
Chris Markoff defeated Tiny Mills
Ivan Kalmikoff defeated Great Dane
Reported Attendance: 2,511
11/29/65 – Minneapolis TV
Harley Race defeated Guy Taylor
Larry Heiniemi defeated Mike Loren
Igor Vodik defeated Bob Rader
Cowboy Bob Ellis defeated Paul Caruso
Chris Markoff defeated Great Dane
The Crusher defeated Bill Todd
11/30/65 – Blaine, MN
Scheduled: Larry Heiniemi, The Crusher, Igor Vodik, Ivan Kalmikoff
12/1/65 – Wilmar, MN
Scheduled: The Crusher, Jack Pesek, Larry Hennig, Harley Race, Igor Vodik, Ivan Kalmikoff
12/2/65 – Mankato, MN
AWA Tag Team Champions Larry Hennig & Harley Race defeated Mighty Igor Vodik & Ivan Kalmikoff
The Crusher defeated Jack Pesek
Mighty Igor Vodik defeated Harley Race
Reported Attendance: 1,000
12/3/65 – St. James, MN
The Crusher defeated Harley Race
Mighty Igor Vodik defeated Larry Hennig via disqualification
Chris Markoff defeated Ivan Kalmikoff
12/4/65 – Minneapolis TV
The Crusher defeated Jose Betancourt
Harley Race defeated Kurt Von Brawner
12/4/65 – Lesueur, MN
Igor Vodik defeated Chris Markoff via disqualification
Jack Pesek defeated Ivan Kalmikoff
Larry Heiniemi defeated Guy Taylor
Reported Attendance: 1000
12/4/65 – Omaha, NE @ the Civic Auditorium
Referee Bob Rader
AWA World Heavyweight Champion Mad Dog Vachon defeated Mr. Wrestling on a 3rd fall via disqualification
1 Mr. Wrestling defeated Vachon in 9:17
2 Vachon defeated Mr. Wrestling in 21:50
3 Mr. Wrestling was via disqualification’ed for tossing Vachon over the top rope in 37:05
Texas Death Match: Verne Gagne defeated Haru Sasaki when Sasaki could not answer the bell for the 7th fall
Mitsu Arakawa drew Reggie Parks 30:00
Billy Red Cloud defeated Gene Anderson via pin in 16:02
Reported Attendance: 3,923
12/4/65 – St. Paul, MN @ the Armory
12/6/65 – Minneapolis TV
Larry Hennig defeated Guy Taylor
The Crusher defeated Jack Wilson
Jack Pesek defeated Kenny Jay
Chris Markoff defeated Mike Loren
Igor Vodik defeated Mike Sanchez
Harley Race defeated Jose Betancourt
12/7/65 – Moline, IL @ the Wharton Fieldhouse
AWA Tag Team Champions Larry Hennig & Harley Race defeated The Crusher & Bob Ellis
Mighty Igor Vodik defeated Chris Markoff
Steve Druk defeated Ivan Kalmikoff
Jack Pesek defeated Guy Taylor
12/8/65 – Red Wing, MN
Scheduled: Harley Race, Larry Hennig
12/9/65 – Denver, CO @ the Auditorium Arena
AWA World Heavyweight Champion Mad Dog Vachon defeated The Crusher on a 3rd fall via disqualification
1 Vachon defeated Crusher in 9:57
2 Crusher defeated Vachon in 2:18
3 Crusher was via disqualification’ed for using a chair in 6:07
Chris Markoff defeated Reggie Parks 2/3
Mighty Igor Vodik defeated Larry Hennig
Harley Race defeated Rene Goulet
Ivan Kalmikoff defeated Professor Steve Druk
Kalmikoff was billed as Igor’s trainer and manager
Druk was the manager of Markoff
Promoter: Gene Reed
Reported Attendance: 3,500 fans
12/10/65 – Litchfield, MN
Scheduled: Larry Hennig, Harley Race, Igor Vodik, Ivan Kalmikoff
12/11/65 – Minneapolis TV
Verne Gagne defeated Danny Plechas
Santiago Acosta & Mighty Igor Vodik defeated Larry Hennig & Harley Race
The Crusher defeated Guy Taylor
Gene Anderson defeated The Great Dane
Chris Markoff defeated Bob Kappel
12/11/65 – Omaha, NE @ the Civic Auditorium
No-DQ match: AWA World Heavyweight Champion Mad Dog Vachon drew Mr Wrestling
Reggie Parks defeated Mitsu Arakawa via disqualification
Haru Sasaki defeated Billy Red Cloud
Bob Rader defeated Kenny Jay
Reported Attendance: 2,505
12/11/65 – Minneapolis, MN @ the Convention Hall
Turkey Neck Main Event
The Crusher defeated Steve Druk
AWA Tag Team Champions Larry Hennig & Harley Race defeated Ivan Kalmikoff & Jack Pesek
Chris Markoff defeated Mighty Igor Vodik via disqualification
Larry Heiniemi defeated Great Dane
Bob Kappel defeated Danny Plechas
Reported Attendance: 5,551
12/13/65 – Minneapolis TV
Verne Gagne defeated Kenny Jay
Chris Markoff defeated Guy Taylor
Larry Hennig & Harley Race defeated Bob Kappel & Carlos Rodriguez
Mighty Igor Vodik defeated Danny Plechas
The Crusher defeated Great Dane
12/14/65 – Moline, IL @ the Wharton Fieldhouse
AWA World Heavyweight Champion Mad Dog Vachon defeated Mighty Igor Vodik via disqualification
The Crusher defeated Steve Druk
Larry Heiniemi defeated Gene Anderson
Chris Markoff defeated Jack Pesek
12/16/65 – Buffalo, MN
Card scheduled
12/17/65 – New Ulm, MN
Crusher defeated Larry Hennig
Mighty Igor Vodik & Ivan Kalmikoff defeated Harley Race & Chris Markoff
Jack Pesek defeated Guy Taylor
Reported Attendance: 1,000
12/18/65 – Minneapolis TV
Verne Gagne defeated Great Dane
The Crusher defeated Paul Caruso
Larry Hennig & Harley Race defeated Kenny Jay & Freddie Rogers
Chris Markoff defeated Danny Plechas
Mighty Igor Vodik defeated Guy Taylor
12/18/65 – Minneapolis, MN @ the Convention Hall
Non-Title
Verne Gagne & Mighty Igor Vodik defeated AWA Tag Team Champions Larry Hennig & Harley Race
Chris Markoff defeated The Crusher via disqualification
Ivan Kalmikoff defeated Danny Plechas
Larry Heiniemi defeated Jack Pesek
Terry Funk defeated Guy Taylor
Reported Attendance: 7,129
12/25/65 – Minneapolis, MN
AWA Tag Team Champions Larry Hennig & Harley Race defeated Verne Gagne & Mighty Igor Vodik via disqualification
Chris Markoff drew Reggie Parks
Billy Red Cloud defeated Gene Anderson
Luke Brown defeated Bob Morgan
Larry Heiniemi defeated Ivan Kalmikoff
George Drake drew Eddie Sharkey
Reported Attendance: 5,598
12/27/65 – Minneapolis TV
Eddie Sharkey defeated Bob Morgan
George Drake defeated Kenny Jay
Larry Hennig & Harley Race defeated Santiago Acosta & The Great Dane
Mighty Igor Vodik defeated Guy Taylor
Chris Markoff defeated Raizo
12/27/65 – Denver, CO @ the Auditorium Arena
Verne Gagne & Mighty Igor Vodik defeated Larry Hennig & Harley Race 2/3 to apparently win AWA Tag Title
1 Race pinned Igor in 9:03
2 Igor defeated Hennig in 7:49
3 Igor pinned Hennig in 3:34
Wilbur Snyder defeated AWA World Heavyweight Champion Mad Dog Vachon on a reverse decision in the 3rd fall
1 Vachon pinned Snyder in 37 seconds
2 Snyder defeated Vachon in 18:06
3 Snyder won by via disqualification after Vachon initially won the fall in 3:33
After winning the third fall, Vachon proceeded to defeated on his opponent, and was via disqualification’ed
Mighty Igor Vodik (sub Butch Levy) defeated Chris Markoff in 7:28
Professor Steve Druk defeated Ivan Kalmikoff in 14:55
Druk was accompanied by Markoff
Promoter: Gene Reed
Reported Attendance: 7,000+ fans
Note: The Rocky Mountain News reported that Gagne and Igor won the World Tag Team Title, but the title change was apparently never recognized as an official title switch.
12/28/65 – Sioux City, IA
AWA Tag Team Champions Larry Hennig & Harley Race defeated Reggie Parks & Billy Red Cloud
Haru Sasaki defeated Eddie Sharkey
Mr Wrestling defeated Tiny Mills
12/28/65 – Mankato, MN
Mighty Igor Vodik defeated AWA World Heavyweight Champion Mad Dog Vachon via disqualification
Chris Markoff defeated Ivan Kalmikoff
Larry Heiniemi defeated Guy Taylor
Reported Attendance: 3,000
12/29/65 – Moline, IL @ the Wharton Fieldhouse
AWA World Heavyweight Champion Mad Dog Vachon defeated Mighty Igor Vodik
Chris Markoff defeated The Crusher
Steve Druk defeated Ivan Kalmikoff
Larry Heiniemi defeated Tiny Mills
12/29/65 – Beatrice, NE @ the Auditorium
AWA Tag Team Champions Larry Hennig & Harley Race vs. Mr Wrestling & Reggie Parks 2/3 60:00
Haru Sasaki vs. Billy Red Cloud 2/3 45:00
Harley Race vs. Reggie Parks 30:00
