(Credit for the following results go to numerous sources, including, but not limited to, Jim Zordani, Philip Rochling, and various news clippings)
American Wrestling Association Results 1969
Promoting the Areas of: Minnesota, North Dakota, Illinois, Wisconsin, Colorado, Nebraska, Iowa, and Manitoba, Canada
Promoter: Verne Gagne
1/3/69 – Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada @ the Civic Auditorium
Dr. X defeated British Empire Champion Billy Red Lyons on a 3rd fall via disqualification when Lyons tossed X over the top rope
Handicap Match: Larry Hennig & Lars Anderson defeated Bill Watts in 14:00
Pampero Firpo defeated Chris Markoff
Mike Riker defeated Bill Kochen
Al Tomko defeated Stan The Moose
Reported Attendance: “2,000 fans”
1/4/69 – Minneapolis TV
Mad Dog Vachon & Butcher Vachon defeated Hank Meadows & Tiny Mills
The Crusher defeated Stan the Moose
Pampero Firpo defeated Mike Bowyer
Dr. X defeated Kenny Jay
Lars Anderson defeated Ken Yates
1/5/69 – St. Paul, MN @ the Auditorium
The Crusher defeated Pampero Firpo via pin after Dr X mistakely hit Firpo instead of Crusher from outside the ring
Dr. X defeated Billy Red Lyons via disqualification
Bill Watts defeated Big K via pin
Lars Anderson defeated Chris Markoff via pin
Blackjack Daniels defeated Kenny Yates
Mike Riker defeated Mike Bowyer
Reported Attendance: 4,172
1/11/69 – Minneapolis TV
Larry Hennig & Lars Anderson defeated Kenny Jay & Mike Riker
Dr. X defeated George Gadaski
Pampero Firpo defeated Bob Sabre
Billy Red Lyons defeated Bob Lewis
Mad Dog Vachon & Butcher Vachon defeated Hank Meadows & Stan the Moose
Chris Markoff defeated Ken Yates
1/11/69 – Omaha, NE @ the Civic Auditorium
AWA World Heavyweight Champion Verne Gagne defeated Chris Tolos
Mad Dog Vachon & Butcher Vachon defeated Woody Farmer & Reggie Parks
Mike Dibiase defeated Stan Pulaski via disqualification
The Avenger drew Earl Maynard
1/14/69 – Moline, IL @ the Wharton Field House
The Crusher defeated Pampero Firpo
Mad Dog Vachon & Butcher Vachon defeated The Crusher (sub Billy Red Lyons) & Bill Watts
Lars Anderson defeated Mike Bowyer
Chris Markoff defeated Mike Riker
1/16/69 – Moorhead, MN (Possibly 1/15)
AWA World Heavyweight Champion Verne Gagne vs. Dr X
Larry Hennig drew Billy Red Lyons
Chris Markoff defeated Mike Riker
1/17/69 – Milwaukee, WI @ the Auditorium
AWA World Heavyweight Champion Verne Gagne defeated Dr. X via disqualification
Mad Dog Vachon & Butcher Vachon defeated Billy Red Lyons & Bill Watts
Pampero Firpo defeated Chris Markoff
Lars Anderson defeated Luke Brown
Mike Riker defeated Mike Bowyer
Reported Attendance: 4,859
1/18/69 – Minneapolis TV
Dr. X defeated Bill Cody
Pampero Firpo defeated Kenny Jay
Mad Dog Vachon & Butcher Vachon defeated Mike Bowyer & Chris Markoff
Dick the Bruiser & The Crusher defeated Bobby Jones & Ken Yates
1/18/69 – Minneapolis, MN @ the Auditorium
AWA Tag Team Champions Dick The Bruiser & The Crusher defeated Mitsu Arakawa & Dr. Moto in 26:00
Dr. X double DQ Pampero Firpo in 22:00
Billy Red Lyons drew Mad Dog Vachon 30:00
Butcher Vachon defeated Chris Markoff via pin in 7:10
Lars Anderson defeated Mike Riker via pin in 13:32
Reported Attendance: 6,061
1/21/69 – Chicago, IL @ the International Amphitheatre
AWA Tag Team Champions Dick the Bruiser & the Crusher no contest Chain Gang Frank Dillinger & Jack Dillinger
Edouard Carpentier defeated Dr X
Mitsu Arakawa defeated The Bat
Pampero Firpo defeated Paul Christy
Mike Riker defeated Jose Betancourt
Paul Christy defeated Joe Tomasso
1/22/69 – Burlington, IA @ the Memorial Auditorium
Cowboy Bill Watts & The Crusher vs. Mitsu Arakawa & Dr. Moto
Pampero Firpo vs. Sabu
Mike Riker vs. Santiago Acosta
1/22/69 – Grand Forks, ND
Dr X vs. Billy Red Lyons
Mad Dog Vachon & Butcher Vachon vs. Luke Brown & Joe Scarpello
Lars Anderson vs. Chris Markoff
1/24/69 – Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada @ the Civic Auditorium
Dr. X defeated Pampero Firpo via pin in 20:00
Mad Dog Vachon & Butcher Vachon defeated Billy Red Lyons & Joe Scarpello 2/3
Lars Anderson defeated Bill Watts via disqualification
Mike Riker defeated Chris Markoff
Big Luke Brown defeated Bill Kochen
Bobby Jones defeated Orest Antonation
1/25/69 – Minneapolis TV
Bill Watts defeated Chris Markoff
Dr. X defeated Bob Lewis
Verne Gagne defeated Bob Sabre
Lars Anderson defeated Mike Bowyer
Mad Dog Vachon & Butcher Vachon defeated Bill Cody & Kenny Jay
1/26/69 – St. Paul, MN @ the Auditorium
AWA World Heavyweight Champion Verne Gagne defeated Mitsu Arakawa with a sleeper hold
Special Referee: Bill Watts
Pampero Firpo defeated Dr. X COR
Mad Dog Vachon & Butcher Vachon defeated Billy Red Lyons & Bill Watts 2/3
Larry Hennig defeated Luke Brown via pin
Lars Anderson defeated Joe Scarpello.via pin
1/27/69 – Minot, ND
Pampero Firpo & Billy Red Lyons defeated Larry Hennig & Lars Anderson
Billy Red Lyons defeated Dr. X via disqualification
Pampero Firpo drew Lars Anderson
1/27/69 – Moline, IL @ the Wharton Field House
AWA Tag Team Champions Dick the Bruiser & the Crusher defeated Mitsu Arakawa & Dr Moto
Bill Watts defeated Butcher Vachon
Mad Dog Vachon defeated Joe Scarpello (sub Chris Markoff)
Rene Goulet defeated Mike Riker
1/28/69 – Duluth, MN @ the Arena
AWA Tag Team Champions Dick The Bruiser & The Crusher defeated Mitsu Arakawa & Dr. Moto
Dr. X defeated Joe Scarpello
Pampero Firpo defeated Larry Hennig
Billy Red Lyons defeated Lars Anderson via disqualification
Reported Attendance: 2,070
1/28/69 – Sterling, IL
Chris Markoff & Bill Watts vs. Mad Dog Vachon & Butcher Vachon
Rene Goulet vs. Angelo Poffo
Chris Markoff vs. Butcher Vachon
1/30/69 – LaCrosse, WI @ the Mary E. Sawyer Auditorium
The Crusher defeated Larry Hennig via disqualification whem Lars Anderson interfered
Mad Dog Vachon & Butcher Vachon defeated Billy Red Lyons & Joe Scarpello (sub Chris Markoff) 2/3
Lars Anderson defeated Mike Bowyer via pin
Reported Attendance: 1,300
George Lentz notes Markoff originally was to be Lyons’ partner, but he was said to have been injured against Cowboy Bill Watts earlier in the week in Minneapolis.
2/1/69 – Minneapolis TV
The Crusher defeated Roger Nelson
Mad Dog Vachon & Butcher Vachon defeated Joe Scarpello & Chuck Williams
Pampero Firpo defeated Ken Yates
Dr. X defeated Hank Meadows
2/3/69 – Edington
Dr X vs. Bill Watts
Larry Hennig vs. Mike Riker
2/4/69 – Brainerd, MN @ the Armory
Mad Dog Vachon & Butcher Vachon defeated Bill Watts & Rene Goulet 2/3
1. Vachons won 1st fall
2. Watts won 2nd fall
3. Vachons won 3rd fall
Billy Red Lyons defeated Dr X on a 3rd fall via disqualification in 37:00
1. Dr X defeated Lyons with a figure four leg lock
2. Lyons defeated Dr X with a figure four leg lock
3. Dr X tossed Lyons over the top rope and was disqualified
Rene Goulet defeated Butcher Vachon in 12:00
2/5/69 – Moorhead, MN
Mad Dog Vachon & Butcher Vachon defeated Rene Goulet & Billy Red Lyons
Pampero Firpo defeated Dr. X via disqualification
Bill Watts defeated Lars Anderson
Rene Goulet defeated Mad Dog Vachon
2/6/69 – Milwaukee, WI @ the Auditorium
The Crusher defeated Pampero Firpo via pin in 11:30
Victor The Bear defeated Dr. X via disqualification
Bill Watts defeated Mad Dog Vachon via disqualification
Lars Anderson defeated Billy Red Lyons in 11:30
Butcher Vachon defeated Rene Goulet in 12:35
Reported Attendance: “crowd of 5,584 persons”
2/8/69 – Minneapolis TV
The Crusher defeated Pancho Zapata
Mad Dog Vachon & Butcher Vachon defeated Jose Acosta & Rene Goulet
Dr. X defeated Santiago Acosta
Billy Red Lyons defeated Kenny Jay
2/8/69 – Minneapolis, MN @ the Auditorium
Handicap Match: Mad Dog Vachon & Butcher Vachon defeated The Crusher in 17:00 as Crusher lost the 2nd fall
Bill Watts no contest Lars Anderson
Dr. X defeated Big Luke Brown in 28:00
Pampero Firpo defeated Blackjack Daniels in 10:32
Billy Red Lyons defeated Mike Riker in 14:18
Rene Goulet defeated Mike Bowyer in 15:07
2/11/69 – Moline, IL @ the Wharton Field House
Pampero Firpo defeated Dr X via disqualification
Bill Watts defeated Mad Dog Vachon
Lars Anderson defeated Billy Red Lyons
Butcher Vachon defeated Rene Goulet
2/12/69 – Goose Lake, IA
Billy Red Lyons & Bill Watts vs. Mad Dog Vachon & Butcher Vachon
Dr X vs. Rene Goulet
Billy Red Lyons vs. Butcher Vachon
2/13/69 – Redlake MN @ the High School
Crusher vs. Lars Anderson
Billy Red Lyons vs. Butcher Vachon
Mad Dog Vachon vs. Rene Goulet
2/14/69 – Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada @ the Civic Auditorium
Dr. X defeated The Crusher
Mad Dog Vachon & Butcher Vachon defeated Pampero Firpo & Billy Red Lyons 2/3
Lars Anderson defeated Al Tomko
Rene Goulet defeated Bobby Jones
Orest Antonation defeated Wilf Caron
Reported Attendance: “4,100 fans”
2/15/69 – Minneapolis TV
The Crusher defeated Bill Kolchin
Mad Dog Vachon & Butcher Vachon defeated Mike Bowyer & George Gadaski
Larry Hennig & Lars Anderson defeated Rene Goulet & Kenny Jay
Verne Gagne defeated Jack Wilson
2/15/69 – Owatonna, MN
Billy Red Lyons & Bill Watts defeated Mad Dog Vachon & Butcher Vachon via disqualification
Lars Anderson defeated Rene Goulet
Bill Watts defeated Butcher Vachon via disqualification
2/16/69 – St. Paul, MN @ the Auditorium
Mad Dog Vachon & Butcher Vachon defeated The Crusher & Pampero Firpo
Bill Watts defeated Larry Hennig (sub Lars Anderson) via pin
Dr. X defeated Pat O’Connor 2/3
Billy Red Lyons drew Larry Hennig
Rene Goulet defeated Mike Riker
Reported Attendance: 6,183
2/18/69 – Duluth, MN @ the Arena
Dr. X defeated Pampero Firpo via disqualification
Mad Dog Vachon & Butcher Vachon defeated Billy Red Lyons & Bill Watts
Lars Anderson defeated Rene Goulet
Larry Hennig defeated Mike Riker
2/19/69 – Grand Forks, ND
Dr X vs. Bill Watts
Mad Dog Vachon vs. Rene Goulet
Butcher Vachon vs. Billy Red Lyons
2/22/69 – Minneapolis TV
Lars Anderson defeated George Gadaski
Mad Dog Vachon & Butcher Vachon defeated Mike Bowyer & Bill Cody
Rene Goulet defeated Dr. X via disqualification
Billy Red Lyons defeated Kenny Jay
Verne Gagne & Bill Watts defeated Bill Kerr & Mike Spangler
2/22/69 – Minneapolis, MN @ the Auditorium
Mad Dog Vachon & Butcher Vachon & Dr. X defeated The Crusher & Pampero Firpo & Billy Red Lyons in 31:00
Verne Gagne & Bill Watts defeated Larry Hennig & Lars Anderson by referee’s decision
Pampero Firpo defeated Dr. X via disqualification
Rene Goulet defeated Bill Kerr
Mike Bowyer drew Kenny Jay
2/25/69 – Edgerton, WI
The Crusher defeated Larry Hennig
2/25/69 – Mankato, MN @ the Armory
Mad Dog Vachon & Butcher Vachon vs. Bill Watts & Billy Red Lyons
Pampero Firpo vs. Lars Anderson
Plus one more bout
2/26/69 – Kewanee, IL
The Crusher defeated Moose Cholak
Bill Watts defeated Larry Hennig
Johnny Kace defeated Santiago Acosta
2/26/69 – Moorhead, MN
Mad Dog Vachon defeated Pampero Firpo via disqualification
Lars Anderson defeated Luke Brown
Butcher Vachon drew Billy Red Lyons
Rene Goulet defeated Mike Riker
2/27/69 – Mankato, MN
Mad Dog Vachon & Butcher Vachon defeated Billy Red Lyons & Bill Watts
Pampero Firpo defeated Lars Anderson
Billy Red Lyons defeated Butcher Vachon
2/28/69 – Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada @ the Civic Auditorium
Billy Red Lyons defeated Mad Dog Vachon
Lars Anderson defeated Bill Watts
Pampero Firpo drew Butcher Vachon
Larry Hennig defeated Al Tomko via pin
Rene Goulet defeated Mike Riker
Bobby Jones drew Orest Antonation
3/1/69 – Minneapolis TV
Mad Dog Vachon & Butcher Vachon defeated Hank Meadows & Stan the Moose
The Crusher defeated Bill Kolchin
Pampero Firpo defeated Bill Kerr
Lars Anderson defeated Mike Bowyer
Verne Gagne defeated Kenny Jay
Bill Watts defeated Jack Wilson
3/1/69 – Milwaukee, WI @ the Auditorium
AWA World Heavyweight Champion Verne Gagne defeated Mad Dog Vachon
Lars Anderson defeated Bill Watts COR
Billy Red Lyons defeated Mitsu Arakawa
Butcher Vachon defeated Luke Brown
Rene Goulet drew Larry Hennig
Reported Attendance: 5,800
3/1/69 – Chicago, IL @ the International Amphitheatre
AWA Tag Team Champions Dick The Bruiser & Crusher defeated Chain Gang Frank Dillinger & Jack Dillinger
Edouard Carpentier defeated Pampero Firpo
Pat O’Connor drew Blackjack Lanza
Wilbur Snyder defeated Mike Riker
Moose Cholak defeated Blackjack Daniels
Luis Martinez defeated Joe Tomasso
3/2/69 – Eau Claire, WI @ the Regis High School
Pampero Firpo & Billy Red Lyons vs. Mad Dog Vachon & Butcher Vachon 2/3 60:00
Lars Anderson vs. Rene Goulet 2/3 45:00
Billy Red Lyons vs. Butcher Vachon 20:00
3/3/69 – Elmwood, WI @ the High School
Mad Dog Vachon & Butcher Vachon vs. Bill Watts & Billy Red Lyons
Lars Anderson vs. Pampero Firpo 2/3
Billy Red Lyons vs. Mad Dog Vachon
3/4/69 – Moline, IL @ the Wharton Field House
Bill Watts defeated Lars Anderson COR
Handicap match: Mad Dog Vachon & Butcher Vachon defeated the Crusher
Larry Hennig defeated Billy Red Lyons
Rene Goulet defeated Mike Riker
3/8/69 – Minneapolis TV
Mad Dog Vachon & Butcher Vachon defeated Mike Bowyer & Kenny Jay
Pampero Firpo defeated Jack Wilson
The Crusher defeated Mike Riker
Lars Anderson defeated Johnny Stewart
Bill Watts defeated Jim Klobucher
Billy Red Lyons defeated Narcisco Ortiz
3/8/69 – St. Paul, MN @ the Auditorium
The Crusher defeated Butcher Vachon via disqualification
Lars Anderson defeated Bill Watts
Mad Dog Vachon defeated Pampero Firpo
Larry Hennig defeated Luke Brown
Billy Red Lyons defeated Mike Riker
Rene Goulet defeated Kenny Jay
Reported Attendance: 5,286
3/12/69 – Fargo, ND @ the Civic Auditorium
Mad Dog Vachon & Butcher Vachon & Dr X defeated Bill Watts & Billy Red Lyons & Luke Brown
3/15/69 – Minneapolis TV
Mad Dog Vachon & Butcher Vachon defeated Mike Bowyer & Hank Meadows
Flying Redheads Red Bastien & Billy Red Lyons defeated Blackjack Daniels & Bobby Jones
Dr. X defeated Kenny Jay
Verne Gagne defeated Jack Wilson
The Crusher defeated Bob Sabre
3/15/69 – Duluth, MN @ the Arena
Red Bastien (sub Verne Gagne) defeated Dr. X
Lars Anderson defeated Bill Watts
Flying Redheads Red Bastien & Billy Red Lyons defeated Mad Dog Vachon & Butcher Vachon via disqualification
Larry Hennig defeated Rene Goulet
Reported Attendance: 5,316, “largest turnout in recent years”
3/18/69 – Chicago, IL @ the International Amphitheatre
Dr X defeated Edouard Carpentier
Bill Watts defeated Lars Anderson
Mad Dog Vachon & Butcher Vachon no contest Pat O’Connor & Wilbur Snyder
Blackjack Lanza defeated Luis Martinez
Pampero Firpo defeated Rene Goulet
Prince Pullins drew Mike Riker
3/19/69 – Moorhead, MN
Mad Dog Vachon defeated Pampero Firpo
Billy Red Lyons defeated Larry Hennig
Butcher Vachon defeated Luke Brown
Red Bastein defeated Blackjack Daniels
3/19/69 – Burlington, IA @ the Memorial Auditorium
The Crusher vs. Lars Anderson
Dr X vs. Bill Watts
Rene Goulet vs. Mike Riker
3/20/69 – Ottawa, IL
The Crusher & Bill Watts vs. Lars Anderson & Dr X
Lars Anderson vs. Bill Watts
Rene Goulet vs. Mike Riker
3/22/69 – Minneapolis TV
Mad Dog Vachon & Butcher Vachon defeated Jose Acosta & Rene Goulet
Flying Redheads Red Bastien & Billy Red Lyons defeated Kenny Jay & Pancho Zapata
Dr. X defeated Santiago Acosta
3/22/69 – Omaha, NE @ the Civic Auditorium
AWA World Heavyweight Champion Verne Gagne defeated The Avenger via disqualification
Edouard Carpentier defeated Mike DiBiase
Midwest Tag Team Champions Bob Geigel & The Viking defeated Stan Pulaski & Chris Tolos
Ron Reed defeated Woody Farmer
3/??/69 – Milwaukee, WI @ the Auditorium
AWA Tag Team Champions Dick the Bruiser & the Crusher defeated Larry Hennig & Lars Anderson
Red Bastien defeated Mad Dog Vachon via disqualification
Butcher Vachon defeated Joe Scarpello
Angelo Poffo defeated Mike Bowyer
Reported Attendance: 5,934
3/23/69 – Bloomington, MN @ the Met Sports Center
AWA Tag Team Champions Dick The Bruiser & Crusher double DQ Mad Dog Vachon & Butcher Vachon in 3rd fall
Bill Watts defeated Lars Anderson in 14:28
Dr. X defeated Pampero Firpo 2/3 in 18:27
Red Bastien defeated Larry Hennig via disqualification in 9:16
Billy Red Lyons defeated Rene Goulet in 13:52
Kenny Jay defeated Mike Riker in 11:38
Reported Attendance: 6,008
3/24/69 – Minot, ND
Dr X vs. Pampero Firpo
Red Bastien vs. Mike Riker
Billy Red Lyons vs. Mad Dog Vachon
3/25/69 – Moline, IL @ the Wharton Field House
Mad Dog Vachon & Butcher Vachon defeated The Crusher & Larry Hennig
Bill Watts defeated Lars Anderson via disqualification
Rene Goulet defeated Angelo Poffo
Kenny Yates (sub Johnny Kace) defeated Santiago Acosta
3/25/69 – Bismarck, ND
Dr X vs. Billy Red Lyons
Red Bastien vs. Blackjack Daniels
Pampero Firpo vs. Mike Riker
3/26/69 – Fergus Falls, MN @ the Armory
Bill Watts vs. Dr X
Rene Goulet & Big Luke Brown vs. Larry Hennig & Lars Anderson 2/3 60:00
Plus one additional match
3/27/69 – Mankato, MN @ the Armory
Billy Red Lyons & Bill Watts defeated Mad Dog Vachon & Butcher Vachon on a 3rd fall via disqualification when Mad Dog attacked referee Mike Bowyer
Red Bastien defeated Mike Riker 2-0
Butcher Vachon defeated Billy Red Lyons in 13:00
3/28/69 – Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada @ the Civic Auditorium
Two Referees
Bill Watts defeated Lars Anderson via pin after an Oklahoma Stampede
Mad Dog Vachon & Butcher Vachon defeated Billy Red Lyons & Pampero Firpo 2/3
Red Bastien defeated Larry Hennig via pin
Bobby Jones defeated Al Tomko via disqualification
Rene Goulet defeated Stan The Moose
Reported Attendance: “sellout crowd of 4,300 wrestling fans”
3/29/69 – Minneapolis TV
Mad Dog Vachon & Butcher Vachon defeated Ornesto Gonzalez & Lee Mattson
Flying Redheads Red Bastien & Billy Red Lyons defeated Jose Orlando & Ken Yates
Bill Watts defeated Stan the Moose
Lars Anderson defeated Mike Bowyer
Pampero Firpo defeated Bob Sabre
3/29/69 – Duluth, MN @ the Arena
Red Bastien won a 10 man battle royal
Pampero Firpo defeated Mad Dog Vachon via disqualification
Bill Watts defeated Butcher Vachon
Luke Brown defeated Larry Hennig via disqualification
Red Bastien defeated Stan the Moose
Lars Anderson defeated Rene Goulet
Reported Attendance: 4,500
3/30/69 – Moorhead, MN
Flying Redheads Red Bastien & Billy Red Lyons defeated Larry Hennig & Lars Anderson
Rene Goulet defeated Butcher Vachon
Billy Red Lyons defeated Lars Anderson
Note: Questionable card
4/3/69 – Redwood Falls, MN
Flying Redheads Red Bastien & Billy Red Lyons defeated Larry Hennig & Lars Anderson via disqualification in a 2/3 falls match
Lars Anderson drew Billy Red Lyons
Butcher Vachon defeated Rene Goulet
4/5/69 – Minneapolis TV
Lars Anderson & Larry Hennig defeated George Gadaski & Kenny Jay
Flying Redheads Red Bastien & Billy Red Lyons defeated Bob Sabre & Tony Shepard
Butcher Vachon defeated Ken Yates
Bill Watts defeated Jack Wilson
Mad Dog Vachon defeated Mike Bowyer
4/7/69 – LaCrosse, WI @ the Mary E. Sawyer Auditorium
Bill Watts & Luke Brown defeated Butcher Vachon & Big K (sub Mad Dog Vachon) 2/3
Lars Anderson defeated Joe Scarpello 2/3
Mike Bowyer drew Blackjack Daniels
Reported Attendance: 1,000
4/8/69 – Chicago, IL @ the International Amphitheatre
Dr X defeated AWA World Heavyweight Champion Verne Gagne via disqualification
Chain Gang Frank Dillinger & Jack Dillinger defeated Flying Redheads Red Bastien & Billy Red Lyons
Blackjack Lanza defeated Edouard Carpentier via disqualification
Lars Anderson defeated Luis Martinez
Cowboy Lang & Wee Willie Wilson defeated Fuzzy Cupid & Little Bruiser
Pampero Firpo defeated Joe Scarpello
4/10/69 – Milwaukee, WI @ the Arena
Lars Anderson defeated Bill Watts via disqualification when Watts refused to pin Anderson and kept beating on him
Referee: Tom Dorf
Dr. X defeated Pampero Firpo 2/3
1 Dr. X pinned Firpo in 14:25 after hitting Pampero with a foreign object
2 Firpo defeated Dr. X by submission with a bear hug in 2:20
3 Dr. X pinned Firpo in 6:00
Referee: Mike Bowyer
Flying Redheads Red Bastien & Billy Red Lyons defeated Mad Dog Vachon & Butcher Vachon via disqualification
1 Bastien pinned Butcher in 13:20
2 Butcher defeated Bastien by submission in 9:30 with a hangman’s hold
3 Mad Dog Vachon was disqualified
Referee: Jack Wilson
Cowboy Lang defeated Fuzzy Cupid via pin in 13:05 after an airplane spin
Larry Hennig defeated Joe Scapello via pin in 15:35
Reported Attendance: “11,308 frenzied fans”, Gate: “approximately $30,000”
4/11/69 – Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada @ the Civic Auditorium
No-DQ Match, with Larry Hennig barred from Auditorium: Bill Watts defeated Lars Anderson
Flying Redheads Red Bastien & Billy Red Lyons defeated Mad Dog Vachon & Butcher Vachon 2/3
Dr. X defeated Pampero Firpo
Joe Scarpello defeated Bobby Jones in 12:00
Al Tomko defeated Stan The Moose
4/12/69 – Minneapolis TV
Verne Gagne defeated Stan the Moose
Mad Dog Vachon & Butcher Vachon defeated Hank Meadows & Joe Scarpello
Bill Watts defeated Ken Yates
Red Bastien defeated Kenny Jay
Mike Bowyer drew Larry Hennig
4/12/69 – Robbinsdale, MN @ the High School Gym
Loser must ride a mule
AWA World Heavyweight Champion Verne Gagne double DQ Larry Hennig
Lars Anderson defeated Joe Scarpello
Red Bastien drew Butcher Vachon
Reported Attendance: 1,500
4/15/69 – Moline, IL @ the Wharton Field House
Flying Redheads Red Bastien & Billy Red Lyons defeated Mad Dog Vachon & Butcher Vachon
The Crusher defeated Larry Hennig
Lars Anderson defeated Bill Watts
Joe Scarpello defeated Jack Pesek
4/16/69 – Ironwood, MI @ the Luther L. Wright High School Gym
Cowboy Bill Watts defeated Dr X via disqualification
Lars Anderson defeated Big Luke Brown 2/3
Joe Scarpello defeated Black Jack Daniels
Reported Attendance: 1,300
4/16/69 – Moorhead, MN
Mad Dog Vachon & Butcher Vachon vs. Pampero Firpo & Billy Red Lyons
Larry Hennig vs. Red Bastien
Pampero Firpo vs. Butcher Vachon
Mike Riker vs. Rene Goulet
4/19/69 – Minneapolis TV
Larry Hennig & Lars Anderson defeated Rene Goulet & Hank Meadows
Bill Watts defeated Jack Pesek
Verne Gagne defeated George Gadaski
Dr. X & Butcher & Mad Dog Vachon defeated Mike Bowyer & Joe Scarpello & Ken Yates
The Crusher defeated Stan the Moose
4/19/69 – Bloomington, MN @ the Met Sports Center
AWA World Heavyweight Champion Verne Gagne defeated Bill Watts utc in 2nd fall
1. Watts defeated Gagne
2. Watts sustained a cut above the eye and the match was stopped at 23:17
The Crusher & Red Bastien & Billy Red Lyons defeated Mad Dog Vachon & Butcher Vachon & Dr. X
Pampero Firpo defeated Larry Hennig via disqualification
Little Beaver & Jamaica Kid & Cowboy Lang defeated Billy The Kid & Cowboy Bradley & Little Bruiser in 28:00
Lars Anderson defeated Jack Pesek in 10:32
Rene Goulet drew Joe Scarpello
Reported Attendance: 7,681
4/20/69 – Minneapolis TV
The Crusher defeated Bill Kolchin
Jamaica Kid & Little Beaver defeated Billy the Kid & Cowboy Bradley
Mad Dog Vachon & Butcher Vachon defeated Bill Cody & Kenny Jay
Pampero Firpo defeated Bill Kerr
Mitsu Arakawa defeated Mike Bowyer
4/20/69 – Eau Claire, WI @ the Regis High School
Mad Dog Vachon & Butcher Vachon vs. Red Bastien & Billy Red Lyons 2/3 45:00
Little Beaver & Jamaica Kid vs. Billy The Kid & Fuzzy Cupid 2/3 60:00
Red Bastien vs. Butcher Vachon 20:00
4/22/69 – Duluth, MN @ the Arena
Red Bastien defeated Dr X 2/3
Mad Dog Vachon defeated Pampero Firpo via disqualification
Billy Red Lyons defeated Butcher Vachon
Jamaica Kid & Little Beaver defeated Cowboy Bradley & Frenchy Lamonte
4/23/69 – Grand Forks, ND
Mad Dog Vachon vs. Bill Watts & Pampero Firpo
Pampero Firpo vs. Butcher Vachon
Midget Tag
4/24/69 – Maquorata
Lars Anderson vs. The Crusher
Larry Hennig vs. Rene Goulet
Jamaica Kid & Little Beaver vs. Billy the Kid & Fuzzy Cupid
4/25/69 – Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada @ the Civic Auditorium
Bill Watts defeated Dr. X on a 3rd fall via disqualification
Flying Redheads Red Bastien & Billy Red Lyons defeated Mad Dog Vachon & Butcher Vachon 2/3
Pampero Firpo defeated Stan The Moose (sub Big K)
Joe Scarpello defeated Mike Riker
Bobby Jones defeated Bill Antonation
Reported Attendance: “about 2,500 fight fans”
4/26/69 – Minneapolis TV
The Crusher defeated Mike Riker
Pampero Firpo defeated Tuffy Truesdale
Mad Dog Vachon & Butcher Vachon defeated Jose Acosta & Rene Goulet
Bill Watts defeated Stan the Moose
Lars Anderson defeated Mike Bowyer
Jamaica Kid & Little Beaver defeated Billy the Kid & Cowboy Bradley
4/26/69 – Milwaukee, WI @ the Auditorium
AWA Tag Team Champions Dick The Bruiser & The Crusher defeated Larry Hennig & Lars Anderson 2/3
Red Bastien defeated Mad Dog Vachon via disqualification
Little Beaver & Jamaica Kid defeated Cowboy Bradley & Billy The Kid
Butcher Vachon defeated Joe Scarpello
Angelo Poffo defeated Mike Bowyer
4/26/69 – Chicago, IL @ the International Amphitheatre
Billy Red Lyons defeated Dr. X
Wilbur Snyder & Bill Watts no contest Chain Gang Frank Dillinger & Jack Dillinger
Moose Cholak defeated Pampero Firpo via disqualification
Blackjack Lanza defeated Rene Goulet
Mr. Kleen defeated Mike Riker
Luis Martinez drew Comrade Nick
4/27/69 – Minneapolis TV
The Crusher defeated Kenny Jay
Lars Anderson defeated Santiago Acosta
Bill Watts defeated Mike Riker
Pampero Firpo defeated Mike Spangler
Mad Dog Vachon & Butcher Vachon defeated Hank Meadows & Stan the Moose
4/27/69 – Ontonagon, MI
Red Bastien vs. Mad Dog Vachon
Rene Goulet vs. Butcher Vachon
Larry Hennig vs. Bruce Kirk
4/28/69 – Fort Williams, ON
Flying Redheads Red Bastien & Billy Red Lyons defeated Mad Dog Vachon & Butcher Vachon
Jamaica Kid & Little Beaver defeated Billy the Kid & Cowboy Bradley
Billy Red Lyons defeated Butcher Vachon
Lars Anderson defeated Joe Scarpello
4/29/69 – Brainerd, MN @ the National Guard Armory
The Crusher defeated Lars Anderson
Billy Red Lyons defeated Butcher Vachon
Red Bastien defeated Larry Hennig
4/29/69 – LaCrosse, WI @ the Mary E. Sawyer Auditorium
Dr X vs. Pampero Firpo
Cowboy Bradley & Frenchy LaMonte vs. Little Beaver & Jamaica Kid
Rene Goulet vs. Big K
Reported Attendance: 1,350
5/1/69 – Moorhead, MN
The Crusher defeated Mad Dog Vachon
Lars Anderson defeated Bill Watts via disqualification
Little Beaver & Jamaica Kid defeated Cowboy Bradley & Frenchy Lamont
Pampero Firpo defeated Butcher Vachon
Billy The Kid defeated Jamaica Kid
5/1/69 – Marshall, MN
Billy Red Lyons defeated Dr X via disqualification
Red Bastien defeated Larry Hennig
Joe Scarpello drew Big K
5/3/69 – Mound, MN
Red Bastien vs. Butcher Vachon
Lars Anderson vs. Billy Red Lyons
Big K vs. Luke Brown
Cowboy Bradley vs. Jamaica Kid
5/3/69 – Minneapolis TV
The Crusher defeated Ken Yates
Mad Dog Vachon & Butcher Vachon defeated Luis Martinez & Joe Scarpello
Flying Redheads Red Bastien & Billy Red Lyons defeated Blackjack Daniels & Bob Sabre
Larry Hennig defeated Kenny Jay
Bill Watts defeated Stan the Moose
5/3/69 – St. Paul, MN @ the Auditorium
Algerian Death Match: The Crusher no contest Mad Dog Vachon in 14:51 when referee George Gadaski was knocked out
Bill Watts defeated Mitsu Arakawa via pin
Pampero Firpo & Little Beaver defeated Larry Hennig & Billy The Kid
Joe Scarpello defeated Blackjack Daniels
Luis Martinez defeated Mike Bowyer
Reported Attendance: 5,691
5/4/69 – Minneapolis TV
The Crusher defeated Bill Kolchin
Lars Anderson defeated Mike Bowyer
Verne Gagne defeated Kenny Jay
Pampero Firpo defeated Bill Kerr
Mad Dog Vachon & Butcher Vachon defeated Hank Meadows & Stan the Moose
5/6/69 – Moline, IL @ the Wharton Field House
Dr X vs. Pampero Firpo
Mad Dog Vachon & Butcher Vachon vs. Flying Redheads Red Bastien & Billy Red Lyons
Larry Hennig vs. Rene Goulet
Lars Anderson vs. Joe Scarpello
5/8/69 – Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada @ the Civic Auditorium
Four Corners Match, Three Referees: Bill Watts & Billy Red Lyons & Red Bastien defeated Dr. X & Mad Dog Vachon & Butcher Vachon 2/3
1. Dr X & The Vachons were disqualified for tossing Watts over the top rope
2. Dr X and Vachons won 2nd fall
3. Watts pinned Mad Dog Vachon
Pampero Firpo defeated Lars Anderson via disqualification
Joe Scapello drew Rene Goulet
Bobby Jones defeated Hank Watsko
Reported Attendance: “near capacity crowd of 3,300”
5/9/69 – Milwaukee, WI @ the Auditorium
AWA World Heavyweight Champion Verne Gagne defeated Lars Anderson
The Crusher defeated Butcher Vachon with a stomach claw in 9:30
Wilbur Snyder & Billy Red Lyons & Red Bastien defeated Larry Hennig & Dr. X & Angelo Poffo
Mad Dog Vachon defeated Pampero Firpo
Rene Goulet drew Joe Scarpello
Reported Attendance: 5,843
5/10/69 – Minneapolis TV
The Crusher defeated Angel Rivera
Mad Dog Vachon & Butcher Vachon defeated Rene Goulet & Ricky Zapata
Bill Watts defeated Santiago Acosta
Flying Redheads Red Bastien & Billy Red Lyons defeated Kenny Jay & Ken Yates
Dr. X defeated Joe Scarpello
5/10/69 – Minneapolis, MN
The Crusher & Bill Watts defeated Mad Dog Vachon & Butcher Vachon
Dr X defeated Pampero Firpo
Flying Redheads Red Bastien & Billy Red Lyons drew Larry Hennig & Lars Anderson
Rene Goulet defeated Joe Scarpello
Reported Attendance: 3,903
5/11/69 – Minneapolis TV
Billy Red Lyons defeated Stan the Moose
Lars Anderson defeated Mike Bowyer
Verne Gagne defeated Kenny Jay
Dr. X defeated Hank Meadows
5/14/69 – Grand Forks, ND
Mad Dog Vachon & Butcher Vachon vs. Red Bastien & Billy Red Lyons
Lars Anderson vs. Pampero Firpo
Rene Goulet vs. Larry Hennig
5/17/69 – Minneapolis TV
Pampero Firpo defeated Jack Wilson
Dr. X defeated Cesar Polong
Bill Watts defeated Tim Klobucher
Billy Red Lyons defeated Kenny Yates
Mike Bowyer drew Larry Hennig
5/17/69 – St. Paul, MN
Dr. X defeated Billy Red Lyons
Bill Watts defeated Jack Wilson
Pampero Firpo defeated Blackjack Daniels
Rene Goulet defeated Kenny Yates
5/17/69 – Chicago, IL @ the International Amphitheatre
AWA Tag Team Champions Dick The Bruiser & Crusher no contest Mad Dog Vachon & Butcher Vachon
AWA World Heavyweight Champion Verne Gagne defeated Larry Hennig via disqualification
Red Bastien defeated Mitsu Arakawa
Moose Cholak drew Lars Anderson
Blackjack Lanza defeated Joe Scarpello
Angelo Poffo defeated Prince Pullins
5/18/69 – Minneapolis TV
Bill Watts defeated Stan the Moose
Dr. X defeated Ricky Zapata
The Crusher defeated Kenny Jay
Mad Dog Vachon & Butcher Vachon defeated Santiago Acosta & Rene Goulet
5/19/69 – Fargo, ND @ the Civic Auditorium
The Crusher vs. Mad Dog Vachon
Lars Anderson vs. Bill Watts
Pampero Firpo vs. Butcher Vachon
Cowboy Bradley & Frenchy LaMonte vs. Little Beaver & Jamaica Kid
5/20/69 – Moline, IL @ the Wharton Field House
Dr X vs. Bill Watts
Red Bastien vs. Mad Dog Vachon
Billy Red Lyons vs. Butcher Vachon
Pampero Firpo vs. Rene Goulet
5/22/69 – Fort Williams, ON
The Crusher defeated Mad Dog Vachon
Dr X defeated Billy Red Lyons
Red Bastien defeated Butcher Vachon
Lars Anderson defeated Pampero Firpo
5/23/69 – Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada @ the Civic Auditorium
The Crusher defeated Mad Dog Vachon on a 2nd fall via disqualification
1. Crusher pinned Vachon in 21:00
2. Mad Dog was disqualified when Butcher Vachon interfered
Red Bastien defeated Dr. X via pin in 20:00
Bill Watts defeated Butcher Vachon in 9:00
Billy Red Lyons defeated Lars Anderson in 13:00
Larry Hennig drew Pampero Firpo
Rene Goulet defeated Bobby Jones via pin in 9:00
5/24/69 – Minneapolis TV
The Crusher defeated Hank Meadows
Mad Dog Vachon & Butcher Vachon defeated Kenny Jay & Bob Johnson
Lars Anderson defeated Bob Miller
Red Bastien defeated George Gadaski
Verne Gagne defeated John George
5/24/69 – Duluth, MN @ the Arena
Flying Redheads Red Bastien & Billy Red Lyons defeated Mad Dog Vachon & Butcher Vachon
The Crusher defeated Lars Anderson
Bill Watts defeated Larry Hennig
Pampero Firpo defeated Rene Goulet
5/25/69 – Minneapolis TV
Billy Red Lyons defeated Jack Wilson
Dr. X defeated Tim Klobucher
Pampero Firpo defeated Caesar Polong
Lars Anderson defeated Ken Yates
Bill Watts defeated Mike Riker
5/28/69 – Moorhead, MN
Billy Red Lyons & Red Bastien & Pampero Firpo defeated Mad Dog Vachon & Butcher Vachon & Larry Hennig
Bill Watts defeated Lars Anderson
Red Bastien drew Mad Dog Vachon
Billy Red Lyons defeated Butcher Vachon
Rene Goulet defeated George Gadaski
5/29/69 – Redlake, MN
Dr X vs. Bill Watts 2/3
Larry Hennig vs. Pampero Firpo 2/3
Red Bastien vs. Butcher Vachon 30:00
5/31/69 – Minneapolis TV
Flying Redheads Red Bastien & Billy Red Lyons defeated Big K & Ken Yates
Larry Hennig & Lars Anderson defeated Bob Kappel & Joe Scarpello
Verne Gagne defeated Willie Zapp
Bill Watts defeated Bob Sabre
Pampero Firpo defeated Mike Spangler
5/31/69 – Milwaukee, WI @ the Auditorium
Handicap Match: Mad Dog Vachon & Butcher Vachon defeated The Crusher
1 Crusher pinned Butcher Vachon
2 Mad Dog Vachon pinned Crusher
Wilbur Snyder defeated Dr. X on a 3rd fall via disqualification
Pampero Firpo defeated Angelo Poffo
Rene Goulet defeated Johnny Kace
Luis Martinez defeated Kenny Jay
Reported Attendance: “sellout crowd of 5,812”
5/31/69 – St. Paul, MN @ the Auditorium
AWA World Heavyweight Champion Verne Gagne defeated Lars Anderson
Flying Redheads Red Bastien & Billy Red Lyons defeated Larry Hennig & Harley Race on a 3rd fall via disqualification
Bill Watts defeated Bob Geigel
Joe Scarpello drew Big K
Bob Kappel defeated Kenny Yates
Reported Attendance: 5,405
6/1/69 – Minneapolis TV
Verne Gagne defeated Stan the Moose
Bill Watts defeated Mike Spangler
Dr. X defeated George Gadaski
Mad Dog Vachon & Butcher Vachon defeated Hank Meadows & Joe Scarpello
6/7/69 – Minneapolis TV
Dr. X defeated Kenny Jay
Billy Red Lyons defeated George Gadaski
Larry Hennig & Lars Anderson defeated Tim Klobucher & Larry Polan
Verne Gagne defeated Stan Pulaski
Bill Watts defeated Jack Wilson
6/8/69 – Minneapolis TV
Flying Redheads Red Bastien & Billy Red Lyons defeated Bob Sabre & Tony Shepard
Bill Watts defeated Ken Yates
Lars Anderson defeated Kenny Jay
6/11/69 – Grand Forks, ND
Larry Hennig & Lars Anderson vs. Flying Redheads Red Bastien & Billy Red Lyons
Dr X vs. Bill Watts
Red Bastien vs. Larry Hennig
6/12/69 – LaCrosse, WI @ the Mary E Sawyer Auditorium
Dr X vs. Bill Watts 2/3
Larry Hennig & Lars Anderson vs. Flying Redheads Red Bastien & Billy Red Lyons
Plus an opening 20 minute bout
6/13/69 – Duluth, MN @ the Arena
The Crusher & Bill Watts defeated Larry Hennig & Lars Anderson
Red Bastien defeated Dr. X
Billy Red Lyons defeated Big K
George Gadaski drew Bob Kappel
Reported Attendance: 1,563
6/14/69 – Minneapolis TV
Dr. X defeated Johnny Polong
Red Bastien defeated Bob Sabre
Lars Anderson defeated Bob Kappel
Verne Gagne defeated Bobby Jones
Bill Watts defeated Bill Cody
6/15/69 – Minneapolis TV
Larry Hennig & Lars Anderson defeated George Gadaski & Kenny Jay
Bill Watts defeated Jack Wilson
Flying Redheads Red Bastien & Billy Red Lyons defeated Blackjack Daniels & Bob Sabre
6/15/69 – St Paul, MN
Bill Watts defeated Lars Anderson
Dr. X defeated Billy Red Lyons
Red Bastien defeated Larry Hennig via disqualification
Tarzan Tyler defeated Bob Kappel
Big K defeated Stan Pulaski
6/16/69 – Davenport, IA @ the John O’Donnell Stadium
Battle Royal
Dr X vs. Bill Watts
6/19/69 – Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada @ the Civic Auditorium
Dr. X defeated Red Bastien on a 3rd fall via disqualification when Red tossed X over the top rope
Bill Watts defeated Larry Hennig
Billy Red Lyons defeated Big K
Al Tomko defeated Stan The Moose via reverse decision
Bobby Jones defeated Bob Tuck
6/20/69 – Sterling, IL
Larry Hennig vs. Billy Red Lyons
Dr X vs. Bill Watts
Red Bastien defeated Big K
6/21/69 – Chicago, IL @ the International Amphitheatre
Chain Gang Frank Dillinger & Jack Dillinger defeated Dick The Bruiser & Bobby Heenan 2/3
Dr. X defeated Billy Red Lyons 2/3
1. Dr X defeated Lyons
2. Lyons defeated Dr X
3. Dr X defeated Lyons
Edouard Carpentier defeated Lars Anderson via disqualification
Angelo Poffo defeated Luis Martinez via pin
Joe Scarpello defeated Santiago Acosta
Johnny Kace defeated Kenny Jay
Reported Attendance: 10,000
6/21/69 – Milwaukee, WI @ the Auditorium
Two Referees
Mad Dog Vachon & Butcher Vachon no contest The Crusher & Pampero Firpo when both referees were injured
Bill Watts defeated Larry Hennig
Red Bastien defeated Big K
Rene Goulet defeated Black Jack Daniels
Bob Kappel defeated Kenny Yates
Reported Attendance: 5,812
6/21/69 – Minneapolis TV
Bill Watts defeated Stan Pulaski
Verne Gagne defeated George Gadaski
6/23/69 – Clinton, IA
Larry Hennig vs. Billy Red Lyons
Dr X vs. Pampero Firpo
Red Bastien vs. Big K
6/24/69 – Burlington, IA @ the Community Field
Larry Hennig & Dr X vs. Flying Redheads Red Bastien & Billy Red Lyons
Pampero Firpo defeated Big K
Johnny Kace vs. Bob Kappel
6/25/69 – Minneapolis TV
Bill Watts defeated Stan Pulaski
Mad Dog Vachon & Butcher Vachon defeated Luis Martinez & Joe Scarpello
Flying Redheads Red Bastien & Billy Red Lyons defeated Bob Sabre & Johnny Zapata
Verne Gagne defeated George Gadaski
6/27/69 – Hayward, WI
AWA World Heavyweight Champion Verne Gagne vs. Larry Hennig
Bill Watts vs. Billy Red Lyons
Wilbur Snyder vs. Pampero Firpo
Red Bastien vs. Joe Blanchard
6/28/69 – Minneapolis TV
Bill Watts defeated George Gadaski
Mad Dog Vachon & Butcher Vachon defeated Rene Goulet & Juan Kato
Verne Gagne defeated Santiago Acosta
Dr. X defeated Kenny Jay
Wilbur Snyder defeated Stan The Moose
Red Bastien defeated Ricky Mendez
6/28/69 – Bloomington, MN
Non-Title Match: Bill Watts defeated AWA World Heavyweight Champion Verne Gagne
Flying Redheads Red Bastien & Billy Red Lyons defeated Mad Dog Vachon & Butcher Vachon
Wilbur Snyder defeated Dr. X via disqualification
Pampero Firpo defeated Stan the Moose
Bob Geigel defeated Rene Goulet
Betty Niccoli defeated Sandy Partlow
Joe Scarpello drew Big K
6/29/69 – Babbit
Larry Hennig vs. Billy Red Lyons
Dr X vs. Bill Watts
6/30/69 – Davenport, IA @ the John O’Donnell Stadium
Larry Hennig vs. Bill Watts
Dr X vs. Red Bastien
Big K vs. Pampero Firpo
Angelo Poffo vs. Billy Red Lyons
Johnny Kace vs. Rene Goulet
7/3/69 – Redlake, MN @ the Baseball Diamond
Big K & Dr. X vs. Flying Redheads Red Bastien & Billy Red Lyons
Bill Watts vs. Larry Hennig
Billy Red Lyons vs. Big K
7/5/69 – Chicago, IL @ the International Amphitheatre
AWA Tag Team Champions Dick the Bruiser & the Crusher no contest Chain Gang Frank Dillinger & Jack Dillinger
Bill Watts defeated Larry Hennig
Dr X defeated Luke Brown
Wilbur Snyder defeated Angelo Poffo
Rene Goulet defeated Big K via disqualification
Luis Martinez defeated Comrade Nick
Johnny Kace defeated Prince Pullins
7/5/69 – Duluth, MN @ the Arena
AWA World Heavyweight Champion Verne Gagne defeated Red Bastien
Blackjack Daniels & Butcher Vachon defeated Pampero Firpo & Billy Red Lyons
Jean Antone defeated Betty Niccoli
Blackjack Daniels defeated George Gadaski
Reported Attendance: 4,100
7/11/69 – Winona, MN @ the Junior High School Auditorium
Dr X vs. Billy Red Lyons 2/3 60:00
Red Bastien vs. Mad Dog Vachon 2/3 60:00
Butcher Vachon vs. Rene Goulet
7/12/69 – Minneapolis TV
Billy Red Lyons defeated Kenny Yates
Chain Gang Frank & Jack Dillinger defeated Rene Goulet & Hank Meadows
Dr. X defeated Bill Cody
Steve Druk defeated Wilf Caron
7/12/69 – Milwaukee, WI @ the Arena
AWA Tag Team Champions Dick the Bruiser & the Crusher defeated Mad Dog Vachon & Butcher Vachon on a 3rd fall via disqualification
Women’s Champion Betty Niccoli vs. Jean Antone
Winner to meet AWA World Heavyweight Champion Verne Gagne in the near future
Bill Watts defeated Lars Anderson
Blackjack Lanza defeated Pampero Firpo
Wilbur Snyder defeated Big K
Luis Martinez defeated Johnny Kace
Reported Attendance: 9,512
7/12/69 – Minneapolis, MN
Larry Hennig defeated Dr X COR
Chain Gang Frank Dillnger & Jack Dillinger defeated Flying Redheads Red Bastien & Billy Red Lyons
Luke Brown defeated Blackjack Daniels
Steve Druk defeated Bill Cody
Rene Goulet defeated Leroy Hirsch
7/13/69 – Minneapolis TV
Chain Gang Frank & Jack Dillinger defeated Bill Cody & Wilf Caron
7/15/69 – Davenport, IA @ the John O’Donnell Stadium
Bill Watts defeated Larry Hennig
Flying Redheads Red Bastien & Billy Red Lyons defeated Mad Dog Vachon & Butcher Vachon via disqualification
Rene Goulet defeated Big K
Angelo Poffo defeated George Gadaski
7/19/69 – Minneapolis TV
Larry Hennig defeated Kenny Yates
Verne Gagne defeated Steve Tuck
Bill Watts defeated Bill Cody
Red Bastien defeated Bobby Jones
Dr. X defeated George Gadaski
7/22/69 – Duluth, MN @ the Arena
Mad Dog Vachon & Butcher Vachon defeated The Crusher & Verne Gagne
Luke Brown drew Dr. X
Red Bastien defeated Larry Hennig via disqualification
Steve Druk defeated Bill Watts
7/23/69 – Fargo, ND @ the Civic Auditorium
Dr. X vs. Billy Red Lyons
Red Bastien vs. Mad Dog Vachon
Butcher Vachon vs. Bill Watts
Rene Goulet vs. Larry Hennig
Battle royal
7/24/69 – Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada @ the Civic Auditorium
AWA Tag Team Champions Dick The Bruiser & The Crusher defeated Mad Dog Vachon & Butcher Vachon 2/3
Flying Redheads Red Bastien & Billy Red Lyons defeated Larry Hennig & Dr. X 2/3
Bill Watts defeated Rene Goulet
Al Tomko defeated Bobby Jones
Big K (sub Golden Boy) defeated Orest Antonation via pin
7/25/69 – Burlington, IA @ the Community Field
No Time Limit, No DQ match: Dr. X vs. Billy Red Lyons
Mad Dog Vachon & Butcher Vachon vs. Red Bastien & Bob Geigel
Betty Niccoli vs. Jean Antone
Mad Dog Vachon va Red Bastien
7/26/69 – Minneapolis TV
Larry Hennig & Lars Anderson defeated Rene Goulet & Hank Meadows
Wilbur Snyder defeated Kenny Yates
Mad Dog Vachon defeated George Gadaski
Billy Red Lyons defeated Chico Toledo
Dr. X defeated Angel Rivera
Steve Druk defeated Ricky Zapata
7/26/69 – Chicago, IL @ the International Amphitheatre
AWA Tag Team Champions Dick the Bruiser & the Crusher defeated Chain Gang Frank Dillinger & Jack Dillinger 2/3
AWA World Heavyweight Champion Verne Gagne defeated Bill Watts on a 3rd fall COR
Edouard Carpentier drew Blackjack Lanza
Moose Cholak vs. Big K
Luis Martinez defeated Johnny Kace
Blackjack Daniels defeated Joe Scarpello
Reported Attendance: 10,000
7/26/69 – Minneapolis, MN
Mad Dog Vachon & Butcher Vachon defeated Larry Hennig & Lars Anderson
Dr X defeated Wilbur Snyder
Flying Redheads Red Bastien & Billy Red Lyons defeated Angelo Poffo & Steve Druk
Rene Goulet defeated Kenny Yates
7/29/69 – Davenport, IA @ the John O’Donnell Stadium
Chain Gang Frank Dillinger & Jack Dillinger defeated Flying Redheads Red Bastien & Billy Red Lyons
Bill Watts defeated Butcher Vachon
Larry Hennig defeated Rene Goulet
Steve Druk defeated Luis Martinez
8/2/69 – Minneapolis TV
Billy Red Lyons defeated Bob Sabre
Bill Watts defeated Bulldog Drummer
Dr. X defeated Phil Christy
Larry Hennig defeated Kenny Jay
8/2/69 – Milwaukee, WI @ the Arena
No-DQ match: AWA Tag Team Champions Dick The Bruiser & The Crusher defeated Mad Dog Vachon & Butcher Vachon 2/3
AWA World Heavyweight Champion Verne Gagne defeated Billy Red Lyons COR
Red Bastien defeated Dr. X
Bill Watts defeated Angelo Poffo
Luis Martinez drew Big K
Bill Howard defeated Angel Rivera
Reported Attendance: ”crowd of 8,708”
8/6/69 – Duluth, MN @ the Arena
Dr. X defeated Mad Dog Vachon via disqualification
Flying Redheads Red Bastien & Billy Red Lyons defeated Larry Hennig & Butcher Vachon 2/3
Bill Watts defeated Steve Druk
Rene Goulet drew Big K
Reported Attendance: 1,947
8/8/69 – Princeton
Wilbur Snyder & Bill Watts vs. Mad Dog Vachon & Butcher Vachon
Butcher Vachon vs. Bill Watts
Rene Goulet vs. Angelo Poffo
8/9/69 – Minneapolis TV
Dr. X defeated Steve Tuck
Red Bastien defeated Bill Cody
Chain Gang Frank Dillinger & Jack Dillinger defeated Lee Mattson & Bill Cody
Verne Gagne defeated Stan The Moose
Larry Hennig defeated Kenny Yates
8/9/69 – Chicago, IL @ the International Amphitheatre
AWA World Heavyweight Champion Verne Gagne defeated Jack Dillinger
Mad Dog Vachon & Butcher Vachon defeated Flying Redheads Red Bastien & Billy Red Lyons
Wilbur Snyder defeated Frank Dillinger
Dr X defeated Moose Cholak
Bill Watts defeated Big K
Luis Martinez drew Rene Goulet
8/14/69 – Marengo, WI @ the Ashland County Fair
Mad Dog Vachon & Butcher Vachon vs. Flying Redheads Red Bastien & Billy Red Lyons 2/3 60:00
Professor Steve Druk vs. Kenny Jay 2/3 45:00
Butcher Vachon vs. Billy Red Lyons
8/16/69 – Minneapolis TV
Mad Dog Vachon & Butcher Vachon defeated Lee Mattson & Kenny Yates
Verne Gagne defeated George Gadaski
Bill Watts defeated Jack Wilson
Chain Gang Frank Dillinger & Jack Dillinger defeated Kenny Jay & Bill Howard
Dr. X defeated Bruce Kirk
8/16/69 – St Paul, MN
Chain Gang Frank Dillinger & Jack Dillinger defeated Flying Redheads Red Bastien & Billy Red Lyons via disqualification
Bill Watts defeated Larry Hennig
Dr X defeated Jack Pesek
Butcher Vachon defeated Rene Goulet
Big K defeated Luis Martinez
Bruce Kirk defeated Kenny Jay
Reported Attendance: 4,092
8/18/69 – Davenport, IA @ the Municipal Stadium
Dr X defeated Billy Red Lyons
Red Bastien defeated Mad Dog Vachon via disqualification
Moose Cholak defeated Butcher Vachon
Big K drew Bruce Kirk
8/21/69 – Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada @ the Arena
AWA World Heavyweight Champion Verne Gagne defeated Dr. X COR
Non-Title Match: Flying Redheads Red Bastien & Billy Red Lyons defeated Canadian Tag Team Champions Dutch Savage & Bulldog Bob Brown 2/3
Bill Watts defeated Mad Dog Vachon via pin
Butcher Vachon defeated Rene Goulet
Al Tomko defeated George Gadaski
Bob Tuck defeated Golden Boy
Reported Attendance: “6,300 fight fans”
8/23/69 – Milwaukee, WI @ the Auditorium
Chain Gang Frank Dillinger & Jack Dillinger defeated Flying Redheads Red Bastien & Billy Red Lyons 2/3
Wilbur Snyder defeated Lars Anderson
Blackjack Lanza defeated Rene Goulet
Bill Watts defeated Butcher Vachon
Angelo Poffo drew Luis Martinez
Reported Attendance: 5,281
8/23/69 – Minneapolis, MN
AWA World Heavyweight Champion Verne Gagne no contest Dr X
Dick the Bruiser defeated Mad Dog Vachon
Moose Cholak defeated Blackjack Daniels
Larry Hennig defeated Jim Valen
Bruce Kirk defeated Angel Rivera
8/23/69 – Minneapolis TV
Dick the Bruiser defeated Jim Valen
Mad Dog Vachon defeated Kenny Jay
Verne Gagne defeated Bruce Kirk
Moose Cholak defeated Angel Rivera
Dr. X defeated Jose Betancourt
8/27/69 – Ontonagon, MI @ the Ontonagon Area High School Gym
Red Bastien vs. Mad Dog Vachon
Butcher Vachon vs. Rene Goulet
Larry Hennig vs. Bruce Kirk
8/29/69 – Denver, CO @ the Auditorium Arena
AWA World Heavyweight Champion Verne Gagne defeated Larry Hennig 2/3
Billy Red Lyons defeated Dr X on a 3rd fall via disqualification
Bill Watts vs. Butcher Vachon
Mad Dog Vachon vs. Joe Scarpello
Jack Pesek vs. Jerry Kozak
8/28/69 – Burlington, IA @ the Community Field
Mad Dog Vachon vs. Red Bastien
Cowboy Bill Watts vs. Butcher Vachon
Professor Steve Druk vs. Bob Kappel
8/30/69 – Chicago, IL @ the International Amphitheatre
Mad Dog Vachon & Butcher Vachon defeated Dick the Bruiser & the Crusher 2/3 to win the AWA Tag Team Title
Blackjack Lanza no contest Wilbur Snyder
Edouard Carpentier defeated Big K
Pat O’Connor defeated Angelo Poffo
Baron Von Raschke defeated Rene Goulet
Luis Martinez defeated Kenny Jay
Reported Attendance: “approximately 10,000”
8/30/69 – Minneapolis, MN
AWA World Heavyweight Champion Verne Gagne defeated Dr X on a 3rd fall via disqualification
Bill Watts defeated Larry Hennig in 14:19
Red Bastien dcor Steve Druk in 9:53
Luke Brown defeated George Grant in 6:45
Billy Red Lyons defeated Bruce Kirk in 13:16
Blackjack Daniels defeated Jim Valen in 15:43
8/30/69 – Minneapolis TV
Bill Watts defeated Jim Valen
Larry Hennig defeated John George
Mad Dog Vachon & Butcher Vachon defeated Santiago Acosta & Ricky Mendez
Flying Redheads Red Bastien & Billy Red Lyons defeated Bulldog Drummer & Bob Sabre
Verne Gagne defeated George Grant
9/6/69 – Los Angeles, CA @ the Fabulous Forum
AWA World Heavyweight Champion Verne Gagne defeated Dick The Bruiser on a 3rd fall via disqualification
Lou Thesz defeated Larry Hennig
AWA Tag Team Champions Mad Dog Vachon & Butcher Vachon defeated Bill Watts & Wilbur Snyder
Hard Boiled Haggerty defeated Lex Byrd
Sandy Starr & Lita Morey defeated Jane O’Brien & Astro Nite
Luis Martinez vs. George Gadaski
9/6/69 – St Paul, MN @ the Auditorium
Chain Gang Frank Dillinger & Jack Dillinger defeated Flying Redheads Red Bastien & Billy Red Lyons
Dr X defeated Man Mountain Mike
Blackjack Lanza defeated Bruce Kirk
Moose Cholak defeated Angelo Poffo
Rene Goulet defeated Jim Valen
9/7/69 – Minneapolis TV
Dr. X defeated Hank Meadows
Flying Redheads Red Bastien & Billy Red Lyons defeated Blackjack Daniels & Bob Sabre
Mad Dog Vachon & Butcher Vachon defeated Luis Martinez & Joe Scarpello
Bill Watts defeated Stan the Moose
Verne Gagne defeated Kenny Jay
9/8/69 – Davenport, IA @ the Municipal Stadium
Mad Dog Vachon & Butcher Vachon & Dr X vs. Red Bastien & Billy Red Lyons & Bill Watts
Larry Hennig vs. Man Mountain Mike
Big K vs. Moose Cholak
Rene Goulet vs. Bruce Kirk
9/12/69 – Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada @ the Civic Auditorium
Chain Gang Frank Dillinger & Jack Dillinger defeated Flying Redheads Red Bastien & Billy Red Lyons 2/3
Man Mountain Mike defeated Larry Hennig via disqualification
Mad Dog Vachon defeated Bruce Kirk
Bill Watts defeated Rene Goulet
Al Tomko defeated Bob Tuck (sub Bobby Jones) via pin
Reported Attendance: “about 3,400 fans”
Note: Man Mountain Mike billed at 545 pounds. Larry Hennig billed at 270 pounds.
9/13/69 – Minneapolis TV
Flying Redheads Red Bastien & Billy Red Lyons defeated Mad Dog Vachon & Butcher Vachon via disqualification
Chain Gang Frank Dillinger & Jack Dillinger defeated Hank Meadows & Jim Valen
Jamaica Kid & Little Beaver defeated Billy the Kid & Cowboy Bradley
Bill Watts defeated Ox Baker
Larry Hennig defeated Bill Cody
Man Mountain Mike defeated Bobby Jones
9/13/69 – Chicago, IL @ the International Amphitheatre
Dick the Bruiser defeated Dr X 2-0
AWA Tag Team Champions Mad Dog Vachon & Butcher Vachon defeated Pat O’Connor & Wilbur Snyder when Mad Dog Vachon pinned O’Connor in the 3rd fall
Billy Red Lyons defeated Blackjack Lanza via disqualification
Baron Von Raschke defeated Bruce Kirk via pin
Mr Kleen defeated Joe Tomasso
Prince Pullins drew Johnny Kace
Reported Attendance: 10,000
9/13/69 – Milwaukee, WI @ the Arena
AWA World Heavyweight Champion Verne Gagne defeated Bill Watts via disqualification in 28:00 when Watts tossed Gagne over the top rope
Chain Gang Frank Dillinger & Jack Dillinger defeated Man Mountain Mike & Moose Cholak 2/3
Red Bastien defeated Larry Hennig
Luis Martinez defeated Rene Goulet
Cownoy Lang & Lord Littlebrook defeated Mighty Atom & Little Bruiser 2/3
Reported Attendance: 6,476
Note: Frank Dillinger aka Kenny Mack was shot after this card and never wrestled again. The WWA stripped the Chain Gang of the WWA Tag Team Title. Frank was replaced in the Chain Gang team by Jim Dillinger aka Chris Colt. The new version of the Chain Gang would eventually face Dick the Bruiser & Moose Cholak in a match to determine new WWA tag champs.
9/14/69 – Minneapolis TV
Flying Redheads Red Bastien & Billy Red Lyons defeated Mad Dog Vachon & Butcher Vachon via disqualification
Bill Watts defeated Mike Spangler
Larry Hennig defeated Kenny Jay
Dr. X defeated Johnny Polong
Edouard Carpentier defeated The Bat
9/17/69 – Duluth, MN @ the Arena
Mad Dog Vachon defeated Dr X COR
Flying Redheads Red Bastien & Billy Red Lyons defeated Jack Dillinger & Chris Markoff billed as Chain Gang
Bill Watts defeated Butcher Vachon
Man Mountain Mike defeated Larry Hennig
Reported Attendance: 2,577
9/19/69 – Denver, CO @ the Auditorium Arena
Billy Red Lyons defeated Dr X on a 3rd fall via disqualification
Bill Watts defeated Mad Dog Vachon 2/3
Red Bastien defeated Butcher Vachon
Man Mountain Mike defeated Larry Hennig via disqualification
Jack Pesek drew Joe Scarpello
9/20/69 – Minneapolis, MN
AWA Tag Team Champions Mad Dog Vachon & Butcher Vachon defeated Flying Redheads Red Bastien & Billy Red Lyons via disqualification in 33:11
Edouard Carpentier defeated Dr X 2/3, one fall by via disqualification
Bill Watts drew Wilbur Snyder
Man Mountain Mike defeated Larry Hennig COR in 9:03
Bruce Kirk defeated Johnny Kace in 12:31
Chris Markoff defeated Mark Starr in 11:06
Reported Attendance: 7,038
9/20/69 – Minneapolis TV
Flying Redheads Red Bastien & Billy Red Lyons defeated Johnny Kace & Chris Markoff
Larry Hennig defeated Jim Valen
Man Mountain Mike defeated Ken Yates
Edouard Carpentier defeated Mark Starr
Mad Dog Vachon defeated Bruce Kirk
Wilbur Snyder defeated George Gadaski
9/23/69 – Bismarck, ND
AWA World Heavyweight Champion Verne Gagne defeated Larry Hennig
Red Bastien defeated Mad Dog Vachon via disqualification
9/26/69 – Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada @ the Civic Auditorium
AWA Tag Team Champions Mad Dog Vachon & Butcher Vachon defeated Bill Watts & Man Mountain Mike
Flying Redheads Red Bastien & Billy Red Lyons defeated Chain Gang Jack Dillinger & Jim Dillinger
Edouard Carpentier (sub Bruce Kirk) defeated Larry Hennig
Bruce Kirk (sub Jack Graham) defeated Rene Goulet via pin
Bobby Jones defeated Bob Tuck via pin
Reported Attendance: “more than 3000 pro wrestling fans”
9/27/69 – Minneapolis TV
Mad Dog Vachon & Butcher Vachon defeated Bruce Kirk & Julio Menendez
Chain Gang Jack Dillinger & Jim Dillinger defeated Jose Betancourt & Kenny Jay
Bill Watts defeated Wilf Caron
Larry Hennig defeated Jim Valen
Man Mountain Mike defeated Hank Meadows
Edouard Carpentier defeated Bobby Jones
Red Bastien defeated Bill Cody
9/27/69 – Chicago, IL @ the International Amphitheatre
AWA Tag Team Champions Mad Dog Vachon & Butcher Vachon defeated Edouard Carpentier & Wilbur Snyder 2/3
Billy Red Lyons defeated Baron Von Raschke
Man Mountain Mike defeated Larry Hennig
Red Bastien defeated Rene Goulet
Angelo Poffo defeated Bruce Kirk
Joe Scarpello defeated Tokyo Joe
Reported Attendance: 10,000+
9/27/69 – Omaha, NE @ the Civic Auditorium
AWA World Heavyweight Champion Verne Gagne defeated Mad Russian Stan Pulaski
Tarzan Tyler won a Six Man Battle Royal
Bill Watts defeated Tarzan Tyler via disqualification
Pat O’Connor drew Reggie Parks
Jack Pesek defeated Jose Quintero
10/3/69 – Milwaukee, WI @ the Arena
AWA Tag Team Champions Mad Dog Vachon & Butcher Vachon defeated Dick the Bruiser & Moose Cholak
1 Bruiser & Cholak defeated Vachons in 3:30
2 Vachons defeated Bruiser & Cholak in 7:10
3 Vacons defeated Bruiser & Cholak in 2:30
AWA World Heavyweight Champion Verne Gagne defeated Bill Watts via disqualification in 24:00 after hitting the referee
Handicap Match: Man Mountain Mike defeated Angelo Poffo & Johnny Kace when Mike pinned both men in 6:20
Blackjack Lanza defeated Wilbur Snyder via disqualification in 16:20 when Snyder tossed Lanza over the top rope
Edouard Carpentier defeated Larry Hennig via pin in 12:25
Red Bastien defeated Bruce Kirk in 16:06
Reported Attendance: “6,154 screaming wrestling fans”
10/4/69 – Minneapolis TV
Flying Redheads Red Bastien & Billy Red Lyons defeated Kenny Jay & Bobby Jones
Larry Hennig defeated Bruce Kirk
Edouard Carpentier defeated Mark Starr
Blackjack Lanza defeated Hank Meadows
Verne Gagne defeated Steve Tuck
Luke Graham defeated George Gadaski
10/4/69 – St Paul, MN
Flying Redheads Red Bastien & Billy Red Lyons defeated AWA Tag Team Champions Mad Dog Vachon & Butcher Vachon on a 3rd fall via disqualification
Bill Watts defeated Larry Hennig in 16:00
Blackjack Lanza defeated Rene Goulet via pin in 14:20
Luke Graham defeated Bruce Kirk
Kenny Yates drew Kenny Jay 15:00
10/9/69 – Duluth, MN @ the Arena
Flying Redheads Red Bastien & Billy Red Lyons defeated Chain Gang Jack Dillinger & Jim Dillinger
Bill Watts defeated Crazy Luke Graham
Edouard Carpentier defeated Butcher Vachon
Blackjack Lanza defeated Rene Goulet
10/10/69 – Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada @ the Civic Auditorium
Edouard Carpentier won a 12 Man Battle Royal by eliminating the Chain Gang Jack Dillinger & Jim Dillinger
Edouard Carpentier defeated Butcher Vachon
Red Bastien defeated Jim Dillinger via pin
Larry Hennig defeated Billy Red Lyons
Jack Dillinger defeated Bruce Kirk via pin
Rene Goulet vs. Jack Graham was advertised but was not listed in the results clipping
Reported Attendance: “3,300 fans”
Note: Bill Watts and Man Mountain Mike also competed in the Battle Royal.
10/11/69 – Minneapolis TV
Mad Dog Vachon & Butcher Vachon defeated Rene Goulet & Buddy Smith
Flying Redheads Red Bastien & Billy Red Lyons defeated Ricky Mendez & Mark Starr
Man Mountain Mike defeated Jose Betancourt
Edouard Carpentier defeated Angel Rivera
Luke Graham defeated Bruce Kirk
Blackjack Lanza defeated Bobby Jones
10/11/69 – Chicago, IL @ the Donovan Hall
AWA Tag Team Champions Mad Dog Vachon & Butcher Vachon defeated Flying Redheads Red Bastien & Billy Red Lyons on a 3rd fall via disqualification
Edouard Carpentier defeated Jim Dillinger
Wilbur Snyder defeated Larry Hennig
Man Mountain Mike defeated Bob Sabre & Angelo Poffo
Bill Watts defeated Rene Goulet
Bruce Kirk defeated Ken Russell
Reported Attendance: 10,000
Note: Maybe this card was held at Donovan Hall.
10/17/69 – Denver, CO @ the Auditorium Arena
AWA World Heavyweight Champion Verne Gagne no contest Bill Watts
10/18/69 – Minneapolis TV
Mad Dog Vachon & Butcher Vachon defeated George Gadaski & Bruce Kirk
Bill Watts defeated Eric the Red
Larry Hennig defeated Buddy Smith
Man Mountain Mike defeated Johnny Kace
Blackjack Lanza defeated Bill Howard
Billy Red Lyons defeated Mark Starr
Luke Graham defeated Kenny Jay
10/18/69 – St Paul, MN
Non-Title Death Match: Flying Redheads Red Bastien & Billy Red Lyons defeated AWA Tag Team Champions Mad Dog Vachon & Butcher Vachon in 22:00 when the Vachons could not answer the bell for the 9th fall
Bill Watts defeated Blackjack Lanza via disqualification
Bodyslam Challenge Match: Man Mountain Mike defeated Luke Graham in 10:00
Larry Hennig defeated Billy Howard
Bruce Kirk defeated Rene Goulet
Buddy Smith defeated Mark Starr
Reported Attendance: 6,001
10/21/69 – Eau Claire, WI @ the Regis High School
8 Man Battle Royal for $3,000 and a chance to wrestle AWA World Heavyweight Champion Verne Gagne
Man Mountain Mike vs. Larry Hennig
Rene Goulet vs. Luke Graham
Big Luke Brown vs. Dale Roberts aka Buddy Smith
Bruce Kirk vs. Kenny Yates
10/22/69 – Cottage Grove
Man Mountain Mike defeated Larry Hennig via disqualification
10/24/69 – Milwaukee, WI @ the Auditorium
Blackjack Lanza won a 12 man battle royal
Blackjack Lanza defeated Bill Watts 2/3
Man Mountain Mike defeated Luke Graham
Edouard Carpentier defeated Butcher Vachon via pin
Larry Hennig defeated Bruce Kirk via pin
Reported Attendance: “6,112 roaring fans”
Notes: The October 25, 1969 edition of the Milwaukee Sentinel reported “Several hundred fans were turned away.” Also in the Battle Royal were Bob Windham, Red Bastien, Wilbur Snyder and Billy Red Lyons.
10/25/69 – Minneapolis TV
Mad Dog Vachon & Butcher Vachon defeated Lee Mattson & Buddy Smith
Verne Gagne defeated Rene Goulet
Luke Graham defeated Jim Valen
Edouard Carpentier defeated Ken Yates
Blackjack Lanza defeated George Gadaski
Bill Watts defeated Mark Starr
10/25/69 – Minneapolis, MN
Bill Watts won a 12 man battle royal
Edouard Carpentier defeated Mad Dog Vachon via disqualification
Larry Hennig drew Billy Red Lyons
Luke Graham defeated Rene Goulet
Blackjack Lanza defeated Buddy Smith
Bodyslam Challenge Match: Man Mountain Mike defeated Bobby Heenan
Reported Attendance: 4,367
10/28/69 – Redlake, MN @ the High School
Edouard Carpentier vs. Larry Hennig
Red Bastien vs. Crazy Luke Graham
Bruce Kirk vs. Buddy Smith
10/28/69 – Omaha, NE @ the Civic Auditorium
Referee: Ernie Dusek
AWA World Heavyweight Champion Verne Gagne defeated Mad Dog Vachon 2/3 in 29:35
Bill Watts defeated Midwest Champion Tarzan Tyler on a 2nd fall via disqualification
1. Watts defeated Tyler
2. Tyler was via disqualification’ed
Wilbur Snyder defeated Bob Geigel via pin in 14:25
Reggie Parks & Mad Russian Stan Pulaski defeated Ali Ben Khan & Joe Blanchard 2/3
Joe Scarpello defeated Bobby Paul
Reported Attendance: 2,084
Note: The newspaper clipping states Parks & Pulaski regained the Midwest Tag Title from Khan & Blanchard. I think that’s a mistake and it should have said retained.
10/29/69 – Fargo, ND @ the Civic Auditorium
Flying Redheads Red Bastien & Billy Red Lyons defeated AWA Tag Team Champions Mad Dog Vachon & Butcher Vachon via disqualification
Edouard Carpentier defeated Larry Hennig
Luke Graham defeated Bruce Kirk
10/30/69 – Denver, CO @ the Auditorium Arena
Larry Hennig defeated Rene Goulet
Flying Redheads Red Bastien & Billy Red Lyons defeated AWA Tag Team Champions Mad Dog Vachon & Butcher Vachon via disqualification
11/1/69 – Minneapolis TV
Edouard Carpentier defeated Steve Tuck
Blackjack Lanza defeated Jim Valen
Bill Watts defeated Bobby Jones
Larry Hennig defeated Bob Armstrong
11/1/69 – St Louis Park, MN
Bill Watts defeated Mad Dog Vachon via disqualification
Edouard Carpentier defeated Butcher Vachon
Luke Graham defeated Buddy Smith
Bruce Kirk defeated Bob Armstrong
11/1/69 – St Paul, MN
Blackjack Lanza defeated Man Mountain Mike
Man Mountain Mike defeated Bobby Heenan
Red Bastien defeated Larry Hennig via disqualification
Billy Red Lyons defeated Bob Windham
Jim Valen defeated Kenny Jay
11/8/69 – Minneapolis TV
Mad Dog Vachon & Butcher Vachon defeated Bill Cody & Kenny Jay
Verne Gagne defeated Eric the Red
Edouard Carpentier defeated Bill Howard
Blackjack Lanza defeated Buddy Smith
Bill Watts defeated Ken Yates
Irma Acevedo & Patty O’Hara drew Black Venus & Sandy Starr
11/8/69 – Chicago, IL @ the International Amphitheatre
Flying Redheads Red Bastien & Billy Red Lyons defeated AWA Tag Team Champions Mad Dog Vachon & Butcher Vachon on a 3rd fall via disqualification
Moose Cholak defeated Larry Hennig
Pat O’Connor defeated Luke Graham via disqualification
Handicap Match: Man Mountain Mike defeated Big K & Johnny Kace
Women’s Champion Betty Niccoli defeated Jean Antone
Paul Christy defeated Johnny Kace
Man Mountain Mike defeated Luke Graham in a 10 minute bodyslam challenge
Reported Attendance: 10,000
11/8/69 – Minneapolis, MN
AWA World Heavyweight Champion Verne Gagne defeated Bill Watts
Blackjack Lanza no contest Edouard Carpentier
Joe Scarpello defeated Billy Howard
Bob Windham defeated Buddy Smith
11/11/69 – Duluth, MN @ the Arena
Flying Redheads Red Bastien & Billy Red Lyons defeated Mad Dog Vachon & Butcher Vachon on a 3rd fall via disqualification
Edouard Carpentier defeated Crazy Luke Graham
Sandy Starr & Black Venus defeated Litta Morez & Patty O’Hara
Bruce Kirk drew Buddy Smith
Reported Attendance: 2,779
11/13/69 – Denver, CO @ the Auditorium Arena
Bill Watts defeated AWA World Heavyweight Champion Verne Gagne on a 3rd fall via disqualification
Blackjack Lanza defeated Man Mountain Mike
Irma Acevedo & Black Venus defeated Patty O’Hara & Sandy Starr 2/3
Larry Hennig defeated Joe Scarpello
11/13/69 – Milwaukee, WI @ the Eagles Club
Red Bastien & Billy Red Lyons defeated AWA Tag Team Champions Mad Dog Vachon & Butcher Vachon on a 3rd fall via disqualification
Edouard Carpentier defeated Crazy Luke Graham via pin in 17:00
Wilbur Snyder defeated Buddy Smith in 14:00
Yukon Moose Cholak defeated Johnny Kace in 12:30
Dr X defeated Bruce Kirk via pin in 18:00
Reported Attendance: 2,245
11/14/69 – Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada @ the Civic Auditorium
Edouard Carpentier & Bill Watts defeated AWA Tag Team Champions Mad Dog Vachon & Butcher Vachon via disqualification
Billy Red Lyons defeated Luke Graham
Blackjack Lanza defeated Man Mountain Mike via pin
Larry Hennig defeated Bruce Kirk
Leroy Hirsch defeated Bob Tuck
Reported Attendance: “2,800 spectators”
11/15/69 – Minneapolis TV
Luke Graham defeated George Gadaski
Edouard Carpentier defeated Ivan Gorky
Blackjack Lanza defeated Bruce Kirk
Larry Hennig drew Bob Windham
Dr. X defeated Buddy Smith
Flying Redheads Red Bastien & Billy Red Lyons defeated Kenny Jay & Hank Meadows
11/15/69 – Minneapolis, MN
Dr X defeated Edouard Carpentier via disqualification
Blackjack Lanza defeated Man Mountain Mike
Red Bastien defeated Butcher Vachon
Buddy Smith drew Bruce Kirk
11/17/69 – Burlington, IA @ the Minett Gymnasium
Edouard Carpentier vs. Larry Hennig
Butcher Vachon vs. Bruce Kirk
Patty O’Hara & Janie O’Brian vs. Sandy Starr & Lita Marez
11/19/69 – Brainerd, MN @ the National Guard Armory
Bill Watts defeated Blackjack Lanza 2/3
Man Mountain Mike defeated Luke Graham 2/3
Kenny Jay defeated Blackjack Daniels
11/19/69 – Goose Lake, IA
Bruce Kirk vs. Butcher Vachon
Irma Acevedo & Lita Marez vs. Jane O’Brien & Patty O’Hara
Edouard Carpentier vs. Larry Hennig
11/21/69 – Ortonville, MN
Bill Watts vs. Butcher Vachon
Edouard Carpentier vs. Crazy Luke Graham
Bob Windham vs. Man Mountain Mike
11/22/69 – Minneapolis TV
Larry Hennig defeated George Gadaski
Verne Gagne defeated Angel Rivera
Flying Redheads Red Bastien & Billy Red Lyons defeated Johnny Kace & Chris Markoff
Mad Dog Vachon defeated Santiago Acosta
Dr. X defeated Bruce Kirk
Bob Windham defeated Ken Yates
11/22/69 – Chicago, IL @ the International Amphitheatre
Baron Von Raschke won a 12 man battle royal
Bill Watts defeated Blackjack Lanza via disqualification
Moose Cholak defeated Jack Dillinger
Baron Von Raschke defeated Red Bastien via pin
Edouard Carpentier defeated Butcher Vachon
Billy Red Lyons drew Jim Dillinger
Reported Attendance: 10,000
Note: Man Mountain Mike & Luke Graham also competed in the battle royal.
11/25/69 – Los Angeles, CA @ the Forum
AWA Tag Team Champions Butcher Vachon & Mad Dog Vachon defeated Flying Redheads Red Bastien & Billy Red Lyons 2/3
AWA World Heavyweight Champion Verne Gagne defeated Crazy Luke Graham via disqualification
Edouard Carpentier defeated Johnny Vander
Pepper Gomez defeated Larry Hennig
Hard Boiled Haggerty defeated El Magnifico
Jane Sherrill defeated Lita Marez
Lex Byrd defeated Eric Von Werner
11/26/65 – Duluth, MN @ the Arena
Blackjack Lanza won a battle royal
Red Bastien defeated Butcher Vachon
Dr. X defeated Bruce Kirk
Blackjack Lanza defeated Buddy Smith
Bill Watts defeated Hard Boiled Haggerty
Reported Attendance: 2,696
11/26/69 – Moorhead, MN
Edouard Carpentier defeated Mad Dog Vachon via disqualification
Black Venus & Irma Acevedo defeated Mae Weston & Patty O’Hara
Billy Red Lyons defeated Luke Graham
11/27/69 – Minneapolis, MN
Flying Redheads Red Bastien & Billy Red Lyons defeated AWA Tag Team Champions Mad Dog Vachon & Butcher Vachon
Dr X defeated Hard Boiled Haggerty COR
Blackjack Lanza defeated Reggie Parks
Bob Windham drew Bruce Kirk
Joe Scarpello defeated Kenny Yates
Note: I need to see the clipping for this card.
11/28/69 – Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada @ the Civic Auditorium
AWA Tag Team Champions Mad Dog Vachon & Butcher Vachon defeated Edouard Carpentier & Bill Watts 2/3
1. Carpentier & Watts won 1st fall
2. Vachons won 2nd fall
3. Vachons won 3rd fall
Billy Red Lyons defeated Hard Boiled Haggerty via disqualification
Blackjack Lanza defeated Joe Scarpello (sub Bruce Kirk)
Bruce Kirk (sub Luke Graham) drew Bob Windham
Leroy Hirsch defeated Orest Antonation
Reported Attendance: “crowd of 3,200”
11/28/69 – Mellen, WI
Red Bastien vs. Dr X
Patty O’Hara & Irma Acevedo vs. Black Venus & Sandy Starr
Bruce Kirk vs. Buddy Smith
11/29/69 – Minneapolis TV
Red Bastien defeated Eric the Red
Dr. X defeated Bill Howard
Hard Boiled Haggerty defeated Ox Baker
Mad Dog Vachon defeated Buddy Smith
12/3/69 – Bemidji, MN @ the Junior High School Gym
Mad Dog Vachon vs. Billy Red Lyons
Red Bastien vs. Hard Boiled Haggerty
Butcher Vachon vs. Bruce Kirk
12/4/69 – Milwaukee, WI @ the Eagle’s Club
Winners to meet AWA Tag Team Champions on a future card
Flying Redheads Red Bastien & Billy Red Lyons defeated Luke Graham & Larry Hennig 2/3
Bill Watts defeated Dr X on a 3rd fall via disqualification
1 Dr X pinned Watts in 9:15
2 Watts defeated Dr X
3 Dr X was disqualified for interfering with the referee
Wilbur Snyder defeated Hard Boiled Haggerty in 16:32
Angelo Poffo defeated Billy Howard in 15:00
Reported Attendance: 2,443
12/6/69 – Minneapolis TV
Mad Dog Vachon & Butcher Vachon defeated Buddy Smith & Bob Windham
Bill Watts defeated Johnny Kace
Pepper Gomez defeated Bruce Kirk
Dr. X defeated Bob Kappel
Hard Boiled Haggerty defeated Ken Yates
12/6/69 – St Paul, MN
AWA Tag Team Champions Mad Dog Vachon & Butcher Vachon defeated Flying Redheads Red Bastien & Billy Red Lyons
Bill Watts defeated Dr X
Edouard Carpentier defeated Luke Graham
Hard Boiled Haggerty defeated Luke Brown
Pepper Gomez defeated Larry Hennig via disqualification
Bob Brunelle drew Bruce Kirk
12/11/69 – Mankato, MN
Flying Redheads Red Bastien & Billy Red Lyons defeated Larry Hennig & Luke Graham
12/12/69 – Denver, CO @ the Auditorium Arena
AWA World Heavyweight Champion Verne Gagne defeated Luke Graham
AWA Tag Team Champions Mad Dog Vachon & Butcher Vachon defeated Flying Redheads Red Bastien & Billy Red Lyons 2/3
Bill Watts defeated Bob Geigel
Pepper Gomez defeated Larry Hennig via disqualification
12/12/69 – Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada @ the Civic Auditorium
Dr. X defeated Hard Boiled Haggerty 2/3
Edouard Carpentier defeated Blackjack Lanza via disqualification
Bulldog Bob Brown & Leroy Hirsch (sub John Tolos) defeated Bruce Kirk & Bob Windham 2/3
1 Brown & Hirsch won 1st fall
2 Kirk & Windham won 2nd fall
3 Born & Hirsch won 3rd fall
Bob Tuck defeated Golden Boy
Dale Roberts defeated Bobby Jones (sub Bob Windham) via pin
Reported Attendance: “2,808 fans”
12/13/69 – Minneapolis TV
Mad Dog Vachon & Butcher Vachon defeated Santiago Acosta & Bob Brunelle
Verne Gagne defeated Bobby Jones
Edouard Carpentier defeated Ox Baker
Blackjack Lanza defeated Jose Betancourt
Pepper Gomez defeated Angel Rivera
Dr. X defeated George Gadaski
Red Bastien defeated Buddy Smith
12/13/69 – Omaha, NE @ the Civic Auditorium
AWA World Heavyweight Champion Verne Gagne defeated Tarzan Tyler
Midwest Tag Team Champions Reggie Parks & Mad Russian Stan Pulaski defeated Dr Moto & Great Kimura via disqualification
Betty Niccolli defeated Dee Davis
Mad Russian Stan Pulaski defeated Dr Moto
12/13/69 – South St Paul, MN
Red Bastien no contest Hard Boiled Haggerty
Pepper Gomez defeated Butcher Vachon
Gorilla Lopez defeated George Gadaski
Blackjack Lanza defeated Bob Brunelle
12/14/69 – Bloomington, MN
AWA World Heavyweight Champion Verne Gagne defeated Bill Watts
Edouard Carpentier & Pepper Gomez & Red Bastien defeated Mad Dog Vachon & Butcher Vachon & Larry Hennig
Hard Boiled Haggerty no contest Dr X
Billy Red Lyons defeated Blackjack Lanza via disqualification
Luke Graham defeated Bob Brunell
att. 3,221
12/15/69 – Fargo, ND @ the Civic Auditorium
Dr. X defeated Edouard Carpentier COR
Blackjack Lanza defeated Bill Watts
Red Bastien defeated Butcher Vachon
12/16/69 – Chicago, IL @ the International Amphitheatre
Chain Gang Jack Dillinger & Jim Dillinger defeated Dick the Bruiser & Moose Cholak
Baron Von Raschke defeated Pat O’Connor
Bill Watts defeated Mr Kleen
Edouard Carpentier defeated Larry Hennig
Pepper Gomez defeated Joe Tomasso
Dr X defeated Luis Martinez
12/19/69 – Milwaukee, WI @ the Auditorium
Referee: Bob Windham
Flying Redheads Red Bastien & Billy Red Lyons defeated AWA Tag Team Champions Mad Dog Vachon & Butcher Vachon 1-0 60:00
1 Lyons won the first fall in 49:45
2 The 60 minute time limit expired before either team could score another fall. The Vachons retained their tag team title because the challengers did not win 2 falls.
Blackjack Lanza defeated Bill Watts in 11:35
Dr X defeated Luke Brown in 14:55
Pepper Gomez defeated Bruce Kirk in 7:15
Luke Graham defeated Buddy Smith in 15:10
Reported Attendance: 5,182
12/20/69 – Minneapolis TV
Verne Gagne defeated Buddy Smith
Blackjack Lanza defeated Bill Cody
Larry Hennig defeated Steve Tuck
Pepper Gomez defeated Bobby Jones
Dr. X defeated Bob Brunelle
12/21/69 – Duluth, MN @ the Arena
AWA World Heavyweight Champion Verne Gagne defeated Blackjack Lanza 2/3
Red Bastien & Billy Red Lyons & Pepper Gomez defeated Luke Graham & Larry Hennig & Dr. X
Bob Brunelle drew Buddy Smith
Butcher Vachon defeated Bruce Kirk
12/27/69 – Minneapolis TV
Dr. X defeated Bill Cody
Larry Hennig & Lars Anderson defeated Kenny Jay & Bruce Kirk
Pepper Gomez defeated Steve Tuck
Billy Red Lyons defeated Ken Yates
Hank Meadows defeated Butcher Vachon via disqualification
Hard Boiled Haggerty defeated Bob Brunelle
12/27/69 – Minneapolis, MN
Dr X defeated Hard Boiled Haggerty utc
Red Bastien & Billy Red Lyons & Pepper Gomez defeated Larry Hennig & Harley Race & Lars Anderson
Butcher Vachon defeated Big Luke Brown in 6:12
Luke Graham defeated Bruce Kirk in 15:27
Bob Brunelle drew Kenny Jay
Att: “5,235 wrestling fans”
12/29/69 – Denver, CO @ Auditorium Arena
AWA Champion Verne Gagne defeated Bill Watts in 24:00
Dr X defeated Billy Red Lyons 2/3
Red Bastien defeated Blackjack Lanza via dq
Pepper Gomez defeated Luke Graham
Hard Boiled Haggerty defeated Bob Brunelle
12/30/69 – Moorhead, MN
Red Bastien defeated Dr. X
Billy Red Lyons defeated Lars Anderson
Pepper Gomez defeated Butcher Vachon
Luke Graham defeated Bruce Kirk
