(Credit for the following results go to numerous sources, including, but not limited to, Jim Zordani, Tim Hornbaker, and various news clippings)
American Wrestling Association Results 1970
Promoting the Areas of: Minnesota, North Dakota, Illinois, Wisconsin, Colorado, Nebraska, Iowa, and Manitoba, Canada
Promoter: Verne Gagne
1/2/70 – Rockford, IL @ the Boylan High School
Flying Redheads Red Bastien & Billy Red Lyons no contest Dr. X & Larry Hennig
Bill Watts defeated Blackjack Lanza via disqualification
Pepper Gomez defeated Luke Graham
Bob Windham defeated Buddy Smith
1/3/70 – Minneapolis TV
Flying Redheads Red Bastien & Billy Red Lyons defeated Kenny Jay & Ken Yates
Dr. X defeated Johnny Polong
Pepper Gomez defeated Bruce Kirk
Mad Dog Vachon & Butcher Vachon defeated Hank Meadows & Stan the Moose
Larry Hennig defeated Jim Valen
Verne Gagne defeated George Gadaski
Blackjack Lanza defeated Jose Betancourt
1/3/70 – Milwaukee, WI @ the Auditorium
No Time Limit: AWA Tag Team Champions Mad Dog Vachon & Butcher Vachon defeated Flying Redheads Red Bastien & Billy Red Lyons in a 2/3 falls match
The Crusher defeated Luke Graham in 9:00
Dr X defeated Joe Scarpello in 16:10
Blackjack Lanza defeated Bob Windham in 17:50
Lars Anderson defeated Buddy Smith in 11:55
Reported Attendance: 6,112 sellout
1/3/70 – Chicago, IL @ the International Amphitheatre
AWA World Heavyweight Champion Verne Gagne defeated Bill Watts
Chain Gang Jim Dillinger & Jack Dillinger defeated Wilbur Snyder & Moose Cholak
Baron Von Raschke defeated Larry Hennig
Pepper Gomez defeated Angelo Poffo
Luis Martinez defeated Jack Pesek
Jim Valen defeated Ken Russell
1/4/70 – St. Paul, MN @ the Auditorium
Pepper Gomez defeated Dr X 1-0
The Crusher defeated Butcher Vachon with a stomach claw
Flying Redheads Red Bastien & Billy Red Lyons defeated Larry Hennig & Lars Anderson via disqualification
Blackjack Lanza defeated Bob Windham via pin
Luke Graham defeated Buddy Smith
Reported Attendance: 3,142
1/9/70 – Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada @ the Civic Auditorium
Dr. X defeated The Crusher via disqualification
Red Bastien & Billy Red Lyons & Pepper Gomez (sub Edouard Carpentier) defeated Mad Dog Vachon & Butcher Vachon & Larry Hennig in a 2/3 falls match
Bob Brown defeated Bob Windham in 23:00
Leroy Hirsch defeated Buddy Smith via pin
Bob Tuck drew Bobby Jones
Reported Attendance: “Four thousand pro wrestling fans”
Notes: The name Buddy Smith was used in the advertisement but the name Dale Roberts was used in the results clipping. Same guy Dale Hey. The name Bob Brown was used in the advertisement. The name Bobo Brewer was used in the results clipping.
1/10/70 – Minneapolis TV
Dr. X defeated Kenny Jay
Pepper Gomez defeated Hank Meadows
Mad Dog Vachon & Butcher Vachon defeated Bill Cody & Bruce Kirk
The Crusher defeated Bobby Jones
Larry Hennig & Lars Anderson defeated Bob Brunelle & Buddy Smith
Red Bastien defeated Ken Yates
1/13/70 – Duluth, MN @ the Arena
Mad Dog Vachon double DQ Dr. X
Edouard Carpentier & Pepper Gomez defeated Larry Hennig & Lars Anderson via disqualification
Blackjack Lanza drew Red Bastien 20:00
Luke Graham defeated Bob Windham
Reported Attendance: 1500
1/14/70 – Rochester, MN @ the Mayo Civic Auditorium
Red Bastien & Billy Red Lyons & The Crusher defeated Dr. X & Larry Hennig & Lars Anderson in a 2/3 falls match
Edouard Carpentier defeated Butcher Vachon in a 2/3 falls match
Pepper Gomez defeated Luke Graham
Reported Attendance: 1,600
1/16/70 – Fairmont
Pepper Gomez & Edouard Carpentier defeated Larry Hennig & Lars Anderson
Pepper Gomez defeated Lars Anderson
Luke Graham defeated Bruce Kirk
1/16/70 – Omaha, NE @ the Civic Auditorium
Flying Redheads Red Bastien & Billy Red Lyons defeated AWA Tag Team Champions Mad Dog Vachon & Butcher Vachon via disqualification
Midwest Champion Mad Russian Stan Pulaski defeated Ali Ben Khan
Tor Kamata drew Reggie Parks
Great Kimura defeated Terry Martin
1/17/70 – Minneapolis TV
Dr. X defeated Jose Betancourt
Pepper Gomez defeated Ken Yates
Edouard Carpentier & Bruce Kirk no contest Mad Dog Vachon & Butcher Vachon
Verne Gagne defeated Angel Rivera
Billy Red Lyons defeated Buddy Smith
1/17/70 – Minneapolis, MN @ the Auditorium
Pepper Gomez defeated Dr X in a 2/3 falls match but X didn’t lose his mask because Gomez won one fall by countout
The Crusher & Edouard Carpentier defeated Larry Hennig & Lars Anderson
Edouard Carpentier defeated Butcher Vachon
Red Bastien defeated Lars Anderson via disqualification
Luke Graham defeated Bruce Kirk
Billy Red Lyons drew Blackjack Daniels
Reported Attendance: 6,400
1/20/70 – Chicago, IL @ the International Amphitheatre
AWA World Heavyweight Champion Verne Gagne defeated Baron Von Raschke via disqualification
Chain Gang Jim Dillinger & Jack Dillinger defeated Flying Redheads Red Bastien & Billy Red Lyons
Pepper Gomez defeated Luke Graham
Wilbur Snyder defeated Butcher Vachon
Blackjack Lanza defeated Mr Kleen
Prince Pullins defeated Buddy Smith
1/23/70 – Denver, CO @ the Auditorium Arena
AWA Tag Team Champions Mad Dog Vachon & Butcher Vachon defeated Edouard Carpentier & Pepper Gomez on a 3rd fall via disqualification
Harley Race defeated Billy Red Lyons in a 2/3 falls match
Bill Watts defeated Luke Graham
Bob Windham defeated Jack Pesek
Promoter: Gene Reed
Reported Attendance: 7,015 fans
Stock Show Week Wrestling Event
1/23/70 – Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada @ the Civic Auditorium
The Crusher defeated Dr. X on a 3rd fall COR when Dr. X fled the ring to conceal his identity after Crusher ripped his mask off.
Larry Hennig & Lars Anderson defeated Red Bastien & Joe Scarpello in a 2/3 falls match
Buddy Smith defeated Bruce Kirk via pin
Leroy Hirsch defeated Bob Tuck
Bob Brunelle defeated Bobby Jones
Reported Attendance: “4,100 fans”
Note: The unmasked Dr. X was described as a “blond, brush cut-man” by the Winnipeg Press.
1/24/70 – Minneapolis TV
Dr. X defeated Bruce Kirk
Pepper Gomez defeated Kenny Jay
Verne Gagne defeated Bob Brunelle
Blackjack Lanza defeated Frankie Hester
The Crusher & Edouard Carpentier defeated Buddy Smith & Ken Yates
Lars Anderson defeated Joe Scarpello
Luke Graham defeated George Gadaski
1/24/70 – Omaha, NE @ the Civic Auditorium
AWA Tag Team Champions Mad Dog Vachon & Butcher Vachon defeated Flying Redheads Red Bastien & Billy Red Lyons
Mad Russian Stan Pulaski defeated Great Kimura
Ali Ben Khan drew Reggie Parks
Cowboy Lang defeated Mighty Atom
1/24/70 – Owatonna, MN
Dr X vs. Edouard Carpentier
Larry Hennig vs. Pepper Gomez
1/25/70 – Minneapolis, MN @ the Auditorium
Non-Title Match, No Time Limit: The Crusher & Edouard Carpentier defeated AWA Tag Team Champions Mad Dog Vachon & Butcher Vachon in a 2/3 falls match
Blackjack Lanza defeated Red Bastien
Pepper Gomez defeated Luke Graham
Lars Anderson defeated Mike Lavine
Larry Hennig defeated Bruce Kirk
Joe Scarpello defeated Bob Brunelle
Billy Red Lyons defeated Buddy Smith
Reported Attendance: 6,095
1/28/70 – Fargo, ND @ the Civic Auditorium
Pepper Gomez defeated Dr. X
Edouard Carpentier defeated Blackjack Lanza via disqualification
Butcher Vachon defeated Bruce Kirk
George Gadaski drew Bob Brunelle
1/28/70 – Duluth, MN @ the Arena
The Crusher defeated Mad Dog Vachon
Flying Redheads Red Bastien & Billy Red Lyons defeated Larry Hennig & Lars Anderson via disqualification
Luke Graham vs. Buddy Smith
Bob Windham vs. Blackjack Daniels
Reported Attendance: 3,100
1/29/70 – Rochester, MN
Red Bastien vs. Dr X
Larry Hennig & Lars Anderson vs. Billy Red Lyons & Edouard Carpentier
1/30/70 – Milwaukee, WI @ the Auditorium
Referee: Bob Windham
The Crusher defeated Mad Dog Vachon via pin in 11:12
Edouard Carpentier defeated Blackjack Lanza via disqualification when manager Bobby Heenan interfered
Flying Redheads Red Bastien & Billy Red Lyons defeated Larry Hennig & Lars Anderson in a 2/3 falls match
1 Hennig & Anderson won
2 Bastien & Lyons won
3 Bastien & Lyons won
Pepper Gomez defeated Buddy Smith in 11:00
Luke Graham defeated Bob Brunelle via pin in 13:45
Reported Attendance: “sellout crowd of 6,112”
2/1/70 – Minneapolis, MN @ the Auditorium
The Crusher defeated Mad Dog Vachon COR
Flying Redheads Red Bastien & Billy Red Lyons defeated Dr. X & Blackjack Lanza
Larry Hennig & Lars Anderson defeated Pepper Gomez & Joe Scarpello
Edouard Carpentier defeated Luke Graham
Butcher Vachon defeated Bob Windham
Buddy Smith defeated Mike Levine
Reported Attendance: 6,495
2/3/70 – Chicago, IL @ the International Amphitheatre
Edouard Carpentier no contest Mad Dog Vachon
The Crusher defeated Butcher Vachon
Chain Gang Jim Dillinger & Jack Dillinger defeated Flying Redheads Red Bastien & Billy Red Lyons
Baron Von Raschke defeated Wilbur Snyder COR
Pepper Gomez defeated Buddy Smith
Moose Cholak defeated Jim Valen
2/3/70 – Hiroshima, Japan
AWA World Heavyweight Champion Verne Gagne drew Strong Kobayashi
Great Kusatsu & Thunder Sukiyama defeated Michael Nador & Monster Rousimoff to win IWA World Tag Title
Quasimodo dcor Takeshi Oiso
Bad Boy Shields defeated Tadharu Tanaka
Asataro Sano defeated Seikichi Hongo
Taro Kuroshio drew Tetsunosuke Daigo
Note: Gagne’s debut for IWE and this started the working relationship between the AWA and IWE.
2/5/70 – Osaka, Japan @ the Prefectural Gym
AWA World Heavyweight Champion Verne Gagne dcor Shozo “Strong” Kobayashi in 3rd fall
Mighty Inoue & Takeshi Oiso & Thunder Sugiyama defeated Michael Nador & Quasimodo & Monster Roussimoff
Great Kusatsu defeated Bad Boy Shields
Tadaharu Tanaka defeated Isamu Teranishi
Tetsunosuke Daigo defeated Asataro Sano
Taro Kuroshio defeated Onizo Murasaki
Mr. Hamaguchi drew Seikichi Hongo
2/6/70 – Tokyo, Japan
AWA World Heavyweight Champion Verne Gagne defeated Shozo “Strong” Kobayashi in a 2/3 falls match
Great Kusatsu & Thunder Sukiyama defeated Quasimodo & Monster Roussimoff
Michael Nador defeated Mighty Inoue
Bad Boy Shields defeated Tadaharu Tanaka
Takeshi Oiso defeated Ogiyama
Isamu Teranishi defeated Taro Kuroshio
Asataro Sano defeated Seikichi Hongo
Tetsunosuke Daigo defeated Onizo Murasaki
2/6/70 – Denver, CO @ the Auditorium Arena
The Crusher defeated Mad Dog Vachon in a 2/3 falls match
1. Crusher pinned Vachon after a knee drop
2. Vachon won 2nd fall
3. Crusher pinned Vachon after a Bolo punch
Pepper Gomez defeated Butcher Vachon in a 2/3 falls match
Harley Race defeated Reggie Parks
Bob Windham defeated Buddy Smith
Joe Scarpello drew Jack Pesek
Promoter: Gene Reed
2/6/70 – Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada @ the Civic Auditorium
Flying Redheads Red Bastien & Billy Red Lyons defeated Larry Hennig & Lars Anderson in a 2/3 falls match
Dr. X defeated Edouard Carpentier
Luke Graham defeated Bob Brunelle
Leroy Hirsch defeated Mike Lavine
Orest Antonation defeated Golden Boy (sub Hank Watsko)
Reported Attendance: “2,500 fans”
2/7/70 – Minneapolis TV
The Crusher defeated Mike Lavine
Dr. X defeated Bill Cody
Pepper Gomez defeated Hank Meadows
Red Bastien defeated Bobby Jones
Larry Hennig defeated George Gadaski
2/7/70 – Choshi, Japan
Mighty Inoue & Strong Kobayashi & Thunder Sukiyama drew Michael Nandor & Bad Boy Shields & Monster Roussimoff
Non-Title
AWA World Heavyweight Champion Verne Gagne defeated Mighty Inoue
Tadaharu Tanaka defeated Quasimodo
Takeshi Oiso defeated Taro Kuroshio
Isamu Teranishi defeated Asataro Sano
Tetsunosuke Daigo defeated Mr. Hamaguchi
Onizo Murasaki defeated Ogiyama
2/7/70 – Omaha, NE @ the Civic Auditorium
Reggie Parks & Stan Pulaski drew AWA Tag Team Champions Mad Dog Vachon & Butcher Vachon
Lars Anderson defeated Billy Red Lyons
Ali Ben Khan defeated Bobby Roberts
Frankie Hester defeated Buddy Smith via disqualification
2/8/70 – Utsunomiya, Japan
Non-Title
AWA World Heavyweight Champion Verne Gagne defeated Thunder Sukiyama COR
Monster Roussimoff dcor Strong Kobayashi
Great Kusatsu & Takeshi Oiso & Tadaharu Tanaka defeated Michael Nador & Quasimodo & Bad Boy Shields
Mighty Inoue defeated Taro Kuroshio
Isamu Teranishi defeated Onizo Murasaki
Tetsunosuke Daigo defeated Seikichi Hongo
Asataro Sano defeated Mr. Hamaguchi
2/9/70 – Morioka City Gym, Iwate Japan
AWA World Heavyweight Champion Verne Gagne defeated Great Kusatsu
Strong Kobayashi & Takeshi Oiso & Thunder Sukiyama defeated Michael Nador & Quasimodo & Monster Roussimoff
Bad Boy Shields defeated Mighty Inoue
Tadaharu Tanaka defeated Takeshi Oiso
Isamu Teranishi defeated Asataro Sano
Taro Kuroshio defeated Onizo Murasaki
Ogiyama defeated Mr. Hamaguchi
2/14/70 – Minneapolis TV
Mad Dog Vachon & Butcher Vachon defeated Bill Howard & Bob Kappel
The Crusher defeated Angel Rivera
Pepper Gomez defeated Buddy Smith
Blackjack Lanza defeated Santiago Acosta
Billy Red Lyons defeated Ken Yates
Lars Anderson defeated Kenny Jay
2/14/70 – Duluth. MN @ the Arena
Non-Title
The Crusher & Edouard Carpentier defeated AWA Tag Team Champions Mad Dog Vachon & Butcher Vachon in a 2/3 falls match
Pepper Gomez defeated Blackjack Lanza via disqualification
Larry Hennig defeated Bob Windham
Red Bastien defeated Luke Graham
2/15/70 – St. Paul, MN @ the Auditorium
Cage Match: The Crusher defeated Mad Dog Vachon in 19:00
Dr. X defeated Billy Red Lyons
Edouard Carpentier defeated Butcher Vachon
Pepper Gomez defeated Larry Hennig
Red Bastien drew Lars Anderson
Luke Graham defeated George Gadaski
Bill Howard defeated Buddy Smith
Reported Attendance: 10,048, gate: $58,793.75
2/16/70 – Winona, MN @ the Senior High School Gym
Red Bastien defeated Dr X via disqualification
Pepper Gomez defeated Larry Hennig (sub Butcher Vachon)
Luke Graham defeated Bill Howard
2/19/70 – Milwaukee, WI @ the Auditorium
Non-Title Match: The Crusher & Edouard Carpentier defeated AWA Tag Team Champions Mad Dog Vachon & Butcher Vachon 2-0
1 Crusher pinned one of the Vachons in 11:25 after a bolo punch
2 Crusher defeated one of the Vachons in 17:40 with a stomach claw
Pepper Gomez defeated Dr X in 20:30
Lars Anderson drew Billy Red Lyons 20:00
Red Bastien defeated Luke Graham in 12:40
Larry Hennig defeated Bob Brunelle in 13:30
Reported Attendance: 6,112, “3rd straight sellout”
2/20/70 – Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada @ the Civic Auditorium
If Butcher Vachon interferes, he gets suspended by the AWA.
The Crusher defeated Mad Dog Vachon via pin
Edouard Carpentier defeated Butcher Vachon via pin
Red Bastien defeated Larry Hennig via pin
Luke Graham defeated Bill Howard
Leroy Hirsch defeated John Lee
Bob Brunelle drew Buddy Smith
Reported Attendance: “sellout crowd of 4,786”
2/21/70 – Minneapolis TV
Pepper Gomez defeated Bill Christian
Flying Redheads Red Bastien & Billy Red Lyons defeated Wilf Caron & Bill Cody
Verne Gagne defeated Buster Matthews
Mad Dog Vachon defeated Bob Brunelle
Edouard Carpentier defeated Hank Meadows
2/23/70 – Denver, CO @ the Auditorium Arena
AWA World Heavyweight Champion Verne Gagne defeated Harley Race via pin in 18:30 after a body slam
Non-Title Match: The Crusher & Edouard Carpentier defeated AWA Tag Team Champions Mad Dog Vachon & Butcher Vachon 2-0
Red Bastien drew Lars Anderson 20:00
Pepper Gomez defeated Dr. X in 22:13
Reported Attendance: 7,560
2/25/70 – Fargo, ND @ the Civic Auditorium
The Crusher defeated Mad Dog Vachon
Edouard Carpentier defeated Luke Graham
Red Bastien defeated Butcher Vachon via disqualification
Pepper Gomez defeated Bill Howard
2/27/70 – Chicago, IL @ the International Amphitheatre
Dick the Bruiser defeated Baron Von Raschke COR
Chain Gang Jim Dillinger & Jack Dillinger defeated Edouard Carpentier & Pepper Gomez
Dr X defeated Luis Martinez
Moose Cholak defeated Blackjack Lanza via disqualification
Angelo Poffo defeated Prince Pullins
Paul Christy defeated Ken Russell
2/27/70 – Bagley, MN @ the High School Gym
AWA Tag Team Champions Mad Dog Vachon & Butcher Vachon vs. Flying Redheads Red Bastien & Billy Red Lyons in a 2/3 falls match 60:00
Jon Lee vs. Luke Graham in a 2/3 falls match 45:00
Bob Windham vs. Bob Brunelle 30:00
2/27/70 – Marshall, MN
Larry Hennig vs. the Crusher
2/28/70 – Minneapolis TV
Mad Dog Vachon & Butcher Vachon defeated Kenny Jay & Buddy Smith
The Crusher defeated Bill Christian
Blackjack Lanza defeated Bob Brunelle
Lars Anderson defeated Bill Howard
3/1/70 – Minneapolis, MN @ the Auditorium
AWA Tag Team Champions Mad Dog Vachon & Butcher Vachon defeated The Crusher & Edouard Carpentier on a 3rd fall via disqualification when Crusher tossed the referee out of the ring
Dr. X drew Red Bastien
Pepper Gomez defeated Luke Graham
Blackjack Lanza defeated Bill Howard
Lars Anderson defeated Buddy Smith
Billy Red Lyons defeated Buster Matthews
3/7/70 – Minneapolis TV
Mad Dog Vachon & Butcher Vachon defeated Bill Christian & Kenny Jay
Dr. X defeated Jose Betancourt
Pepper Gomez defeated Angel Rivera
Flying Redheads Red Bastien & Billy Red Lyons defeated Wilf Caron & Bill Cody
Blackjack Lanza defeated Jim Valen
Verne Gagne defeated Bruce Kirk
3/7/70 – Milwaukee, WI @ the Auditorium
The Crusher & Edouard Carpentier defeated AWA Tag Team Champions Mad Dog Vachon & Butcher Vachon on a 3rd fall via disqualification
Billy Red Lyons defeated Luke Graham
Red Bastien drew Blackjack Lanza
Dr X defeated Bob Windham
Pepper Gomez defeated Larry Hennig
Reported Attendance: “6,112 fans”, sellout
3/8/70 – Bemidji, MN
Red Bastien defeated Mad Dog Vachon on a 3rd fall via disqualification
Billy Red Cloud defeated Butcher Vachon in a 2/3 falls match
Bob Brunelle (sub Bob Windham) defeated Jim Osborne
3/10/70 – Denver, CO @ the Auditorium Arena
AWA World Heavyweight Champion Verne Gagne dcor Red Bastien in 23:25
AWA Tag Team Champions Mad Dog Vachon & Butcher Vachon defeated The Crusher & Edouard Carpentier on a 3rd fall via disqualification
Blackjack Lanza defeated Wilbur Snyder
Pepper Gomez defeated Joe Blanchard
Promoter: Gene Reed
3/14/70 – Minneapolis TV
Mad Dog Vachon & Butcher Vachon defeated Bill Cody & Jack Pesek
The Crusher defeated Buddy Smith
Dr. X defeated Bob Brunelle
Pepper Gomez defeated Bobby Jones
Red Bastien defeated Mike Spangler
Blackjack Lanza defeated Bill Howard
3/14/70 – Minneapolis, MN @ the Auditorium
Verne Gagne & The Crusher no contest AWA Tag Team Champions Mad Dog Vachon & Butcher Vachon
Red Bastien defeated Dr. X
Lars Anderson drew Pepper Gomez
Billy Red Lyons defeated Luke Graham
Blackjack Lanza defeated Buddy Smith
3/16/70 – Chicago, IL @ the International Amphitheatre
Chain Gang Jim Dillinger & Jack Dillinger defeated Dick the Bruiser & Moose Cholak COR
The Crusher defeated Mad Dog Vachon
Baron Von Raschke defeated Red Bastien
Edouard Carpentier defeated Luke Graham
Pepper Gomez defeated Larry Hennig
Billy Red Lyons drew Blackjack Lanza
3/18/70 – Brainerd, MN @ the National Guard Armory
The Crusher defeated Butcher Vachon in a 2/3 falls match
Red Bastien defeated Lars Anderson in a 2/3 falls match
Blackjack Lanza defeated Bob Brunelle via pin after a bulldog headlock
Reported Attendance: “packed house”
3/19/70 – Winona, MN @ the Senior High School
Red Bastien & Bob Brunelle defeated Butcher Vachon & Blackjack Lanza via disqualification
Lars Anderson defeated Bob Brunelle
3/20/70 – Omaha, NE @ the Civic Auditorium
Non-Title Cage Match : Reggie Parks & Mad Russian Stan Pulaski defeated AWA Tag Team Champions Mad Dog Vachon & Butcher Vachon
Red Bastien defeated Ali Ben Khan
Beautiful Brutus defeated Mel Turnbull
Jack Pesek defeated Billy Howard
3/21/70 – Minneapolis TV
Mad Dog Vachon & Butcher Vachon defeated Bob Brunelle & Bill Howard
Pepper Gomez defeated Kenny Jay
Red Bastien defeated Angel Rivera
Santiago Acosta defeated Blackjack Lanza via disqualification
Verne Gagne defeated Bill Christian
Edouard Carpentier defeated Buddy Smith
3/22/70 – Minneapolis, MN @ the Holy Cross
Red Bastien vs. Buddy Smith
Pepper Gomez vs. Mad Dog Vachon
Bob Brunelle vs. Bill Howard
3/24/70 – Bismarck, ND
Edouard Carpentier defeated Mad Dog Vachon
Red Bastien defeated Butcher Vachon
Pepper Gomez defeated Lars Anderson
Bob Brunelle defeated Luke Graham
3/25/70 – Fargo, ND @ the Civic Auditorium
AWA Tag Team Champions Mad Dog Vachon & Butcher Vachon defeated Edouard Carpentier & Pepper Gomez
Red Bastien defeated Lars Anderson
Luke Graham no contest Bill Howard
Butcher Vachon defeated George Gadaski
3/26/70 – Denver, CO @ the Auditorium Arena
Referee: Danny Loos
Edouard Carpentier defeated Mad Dog Vachon on a reverse decision 3rd fall via disqualification
1 Vachon defeated Carpentier in 10:04
2 Carpentier defeated Vachon in in 3:42
3 Carpentier won by reverse decision after Vachon scored a pinfall in 4:40 when the referee ruled that Vachon had used the ropes to score the pin
Blackjack Lanza defeated Pepper Gomez when Pepper could not continue due to a knee injury after winning the 1st fall
Butcher Vachon defeated Reggie Parks via pin
Bob Windham defeated Luke Graham
Bill Howard drew Buddy Smith 20:00
Reported Attendance: 5,000
Promoter: Gene Reed
3/26/70 – Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada @ the Civic Auditorium
Mighty Igor Vodik defeated Gene Kiniski via disqualification in 9:00
Lars Anderson defeated Red Bastien when Red could not continue due to a knee injury after winning the 1st fall
Bob Brown defeated Ivan Kalmikoff
Leroy Hirsch defeated George Gadaski
Bob Brunelle defeated Bobby Jones
Orest Antonation defeated Wilf Caron
Reported Attendance: “record crowd of 4,780”
Note: Bulldog Brower was listed in the advertisement. Bulldog Brown was listed in the results clipping.
3/28/70 – Moline, IL @ the Wharton Field House
Edouard Carpentier vs. Mad Dog Vachon
Flying Redheads Red Bastien & Billy Red Lyons vs. Blackjack Lanza & Lars Anderson
Pepper Gomez vs. Butcher Vachon
Luke Graham vs. Bob Windham
3/28/70 – Duluth, MN @ the Arena
Special Referee: Jack Pesek
Edouard Carpentier defeated Mad Dog Vachon via disqualification
Red Bastien defeated Butcher Vachon
Pepper Gomez defeated Luke Graham
Billy Red Lyons defeated Bob Windham
3/28/70 – Minneapolis TV
Mad Dog Vachon & Butcher Vachon defeated Jack Pesek & Tony Savoldi
Pepper Gomez defeated George Gadaski
Flying Redheads Red Bastien & Billy Red Lyons defeated Bill Cody & Mike Spangler
Blackjack Lanza defeated Jim Valen
Edouard Carpentier defeated Ivan Gorky
Lars Anderson defeated Joe Scarpello
3/29/70 – St. Paul, MN @ the Auditorium
Flying Redheads Red Bastien & Billy Red Lyons defeated AWA Tag Team Champions Mad Dog Vachon & Butcher Vachon via disputed decision
Referees George Gadaski and Bob Brunelle disagreed on the outcome of the match thus the Vachons retained their tag title
Edouard Carpentier defeated Blackjack Lanza
Pepper Gomez defeated Lars Anderson via disqualification
Jack Pesek defeated Luke Graham
Bob Windham drew Jim Osborne
4/4/70 – Minneapolis TV
The Crusher defeated Bill Kolchin
Dr. X drew George Gadaski
Pepper Gomez defeated Angel Rivera
Flying Redheads Red Bastien & Billy Red Lyons defeated Kenny Jay & Ken Yates
Blackjack Lanza defeated Bill Howard
Edouard Carpentier defeated Ricky Ramirez
Mad Dog Vachon defeated Santiago Acosta
Luke Graham defeated Jim Osborne via disqualification
4/4/70 – Elk River, MN
Red Bastein defeated Luke Graham
Edouard Carpentier vs. Butcher Vachon
Buddy Smith vs. Bill Howard
4/4/70 – Waverly, IA
Blackjack Lanza drew Dewey Robertson
Lars Anderson defeated Jim Valen
Jack Brisco defeated Kinji Kimura
Note: This probably isn’t an AWA card.
4/7/70 – Chicago, IL @ the International Amphitheatre
AWA Tag Team Champions Mad Dog Vachon & Butcher Vachon no contest The Crusher & Edouard Carpentier
Pepper Gomez defeated Dr X
Wilbur Snyder defeated Lars Anderson via disqualification
Jack Dillinger defeated Billy Red Lyons
Red Bastien drew Blackjack Lanza
Bob Windham defeated Luke Graham
4/8/70 – Bemidji, MN @ the Junior High School
Red Bastien vs. Mad Dog Vachon in a 2/3 falls match 60:00
Billy Red Cloud vs. Butcher Vachon in a 2/3 falls match 45:00
Bob Windham vs. Jim Osborne 20:00
4/8/70 – Milwaukee, WI @ the Auditorium
AWA World Heavyweight Champion Verne Gagne defeated Blackjack Lanza COR
The Crusher defeated Dr. X in 18:30
Lars Anderson drew Edouard Carpentier
Billy Red Lyons defeated Jim Osborne via pin
Pepper Gomez defeated Luke Graham via pin
Reported Attendance: “crowd of 6,112”, “5th consecutive sellout”
4/9/70 – Denver, CO @ the Auditorium Arena
The Crusher defeated Dr. X in a 2/3 falls match
Pepper Gomez defeated Blackjack Lanza on a 3rd fall COR
Edouard Carpentier defeated Lars Anderson via pin
Red Bastien defeated Jack Pesek
Bob Windham defeated Jim Osborne
Reported Attendance: 5,961
Promoter: Gene Reed
4/10/70 – Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada @ the Civic Auditorium
Non-Title Match: The Crusher & Edouard Carpentier defeated AWA Tag Team Champions Mad Dog Vachon & Butcher Vachon 2-0
Red Bastein defeated Lars Anderson
Billy Red Lyons defeated Dr. X via pin
Pepper Gomez defeated Jim Osborne via disqualification
Bob Tuck defeated Wilf Caron via pin
Reported Attendance: “another sellout crowd”
4/11/70 – Minneapolis TV
Mad Dog Vachon & Butcher Vachon defeated Bill Howard & Kenny Jay
The Crusher defeated Wilf Caron
Dr. X defeated Bob Brunelle
Red Bastien defeated Don Reilly
Blackjack Lanza defeated George Gadaski
Verne Gagne defeated Ken Yates
4/11/70 – St. Paul, MN @ the Auditorium
The Crusher defeated Dr. X on a 3rd fall COR
Billy Red Lyons defeated Butcher Vachon
Red Bastien no contest Mad Dog Vachon
Blackjack Lanza defeated Edouard Carpentier
Pepper Gomez defeated Jim Osborne
Bob Brunelle defeated Bill Howard
Reported Attendance: 4,441
4/12/70 – Duluth, MN @ the Arena
AWA Tag Team Champions Mad Dog Vachon & Butcher Vachon defeated The Crusher & Edouard Carpentier in a 2/3 falls match
Blackjack Lanza defeated Red Bastien
Pepper Gomez defeated Bob Windham
Billy Red Lyons drew Jim Osborne
Att. 2,800
4/13/70 – Hayward, WI
The Crusher vs. Butcher Vachon in a 2/3 falls match
Blackjack Lanza vs. Pepper Gomez in a 2/3 falls match
Bob Brunelle vs. Bill Howard
4/14/70 – Moline, IL @ the Wharton Field House
AWA World Heavyweight Champion Verne Gagne vs. Blackjack Lanza
Dr X vs. Pepper Gomez
Joe Scarpello vs. Jim Dillinger
Bob Windham vs. Bill Howard
4/15/70 – Cottage Grove, MN @ the Park Senior Gym
Dr. X & Les Mattson defeated Bob Windham & Kenny Jay
Bob Windham defeated Dr. X via disqualification
Kenny Jay drew Les Mattson
Notes: A fundraiser promoted by George Schire for Park High School Gym. Pepper Gomez was originally scheduled to wrestle Dr. X but did not compete due to an ear infection. Blackjack Lanza was originally booked to wrestle Bob Windham but missed his plane connection. This card had to be changed.
4/16/70 – Bagley, MN @ the High School
Billy Red Lyons vs. Mad Dog Vachon
Dr X vs. Red Bastien
Billy Red Cloud vs. Jim Osborne
4/16/70 – Burlington, IA @ the Memorial Auditorium
The Crusher vs. Lars Anderson
Blackjack Lanza vs. Edouard Carpentier
Bob Brunelle vs. Bill Howard
4/17/70 – Stillwater, MN
Billy Red Lyons defeated Dr. X via disqualification
Red Bastien defeated Butcher Vachon
Billy Red Cloud no contest Jim Osborne
4/18/70 – Minneapolis TV
The Crusher defeated Bobby Jones
Dr. X defeated Ricky Menendez
4/18/70 – Mount Oliver, IL
Pat O’Connor defeated Bob Windham
Jack Brisco defeated Bob Brunelle
Lars Anderson defeated Bill Howard
Note: This probably isn’t an AWA card.
4/18/70 – St. Paul, MN @ the Auditorium
AWA Tag Team Champions Mad Dog Vachon & Butcher Vachon defeated Flying Redheads Red Bastien & Billy Red Lyons in a 2/3 falls match
Dr. X defeated The Crusher in a 2/3 falls match
1. Crusher won 1st fall
2. Dr X won 2nd fall
3. Dr X won 3rd fall
Edouard Carpentier defeated Blackjack Lanza in 11:45
Pepper Gomez defeated Rodeo Jones in 9:45
Jim Osborne defeated Kenny Jay in 13:55
Reported Attendance: 4,301
4/21/70 – Chicago, IL @ the International Amphitheatre
AWA Tag Team Champions Mad Dog Vachon & Butcher Vachon no contest The Crusher & Edouard Carpentier
Jack Dillinger defeated Pepper Gomez
Jim Dillinger defeated Wilbur Snyder
Blackjack Lanza defeated Bob Windham
Lars Anderson defeated Paul Christy
Note: I’ve also seen the main event listed as a 60 minute draw.
4/22/70 – Rockford, IL @ the Boylan High School
AWA Tag Team Champions Mad Dog Vachon & Butcher Vachon defeated Flying Redheads Red Bastien & Billy Red Lyons
Pepper Gomez defeated Dr. X
Edouard Carpentier drew Jim Dillinger
Double X defeated Billy Red Cloud
4/23/70 – Fargo, ND @ the Civic Auditorium
Flying Redheads Red Bastien & Billy Red Lyons defeated Dr. X & Double X
Edouard Carpentier defeated Steve Druk
Bob Brunelle defeated Mike Spangler
4/24/70 – Denver, CO @ the Auditorium Arena
The Crusher & Verne Gagne defeated Mad Dog Vachon & Butcher Vachon in a 2/3 falls match in 15:30 to win AWA Tag Team Title. However the wrong man was pinned and the tag title was returned to the Vachons.
Pepper Gomez defeated Larry Hennig
Blackjack Lanza defeated Bob Windham
Joe Blanchard drew Jack Pesek
Promoter: Gene Reed
Reported Attendance: “turn away crowd of 8,000+”
4/24/70 – Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada @ the Civic Auditorium
Lars Anderson & Dr. X defeated Flying Redheads Red Bastien & Billy Red Lyons in a 2/3 falls match
Edouard Carpentier defeated Leroy Hirsch in 7:00
Double X defeated Billy Red Cloud
Bob Brunelle defeated Steve Druk
Bobby Jones defeated Wilf Caron
4/25/70 – Minneapolis TV
The Crusher defeated Bobby Jones
Dr. X defeated Ricky Menendez
Flying Redheads Red Bastien & Billy Red Lyons defeated Bulldog Drummer & John George
Blackjack Lanza defeated Bob Brunelle
Lars Anderson defeated Wilf Caron
Edouard Carpentier defeated Steve Tuck
4/25/70 – Milwaukee, WI @ the Auditorium
AWA World Heavyweight Champion Verne Gagne defeated Mad Dog Vachon
The Crusher defeated Dr. X on a 3rd fall COR
Butcher Vachon defeated Billy Red Lyons
Pepper Gomez drew Red Bastien
Double X defeated Bob Windham
Reported Attendance: 6,112 sellout
4/29/70 – Duluth, MN @ the Arena
Handicap match: The Crusher defeated Butcher Vachon & Mad Dog Vachon
Lars Anderson & Blackjack Lanza defeated Flying Redheads Red Bastien & Billy Red Lyons
Pepper Gomez defeated Dr. X via disqualification
Bob Brunelle drew Bob Windham 25:00
Reported Attendance: 2,000
5/2/70 – Minneapolis TV
The Crusher defeated Julius Rodriguez
Dr. X & Double X defeated Bob Brunelle & Jack Pesek
Red Bastien defeated Kenny Jay
Blackjack Lanza defeated Santiago Acosta
Mad Dog Vachon defeated Bill Howard
Verne Gagne defeated Angel Rivera
5/2/70 – Minneapolis, MN @ the Auditorium
The Crusher defeated Dr. X on a 2nd fall via disqualification when Double X interfered
1. Crusher defeated Dr X
2. Dr X was disqualified
Red Bastien & Edouard Carpentier & Pepper Gomez defeated Mad Dog Vachon & Butcher Vachon & Blackjack Lanza
Larry Hennig defeated Joe Scarpello in 13:32
Double X defeated Bill Howard in 14:38
Bob Windham defeated Bob Brunell in 16:32
Reported Attendance: 4,264
5/5/70 – Chicago, IL @ the International Amphitheatre
Dick The Bruiser no contest Baron Von Raschke
Chain Gang Jim Dillinger & Jack Dillinger defeated The Crusher & Edouard Carpentier via disqualification
Pepper Gomez defeated Dr. X via disqualification
Dr. Bill Miller defeated Billy Red Lyons
Ernie Ladd defeated Bob Windham
Mitsu Arakawa defeated Joe Scarpello
5/7/70 – Milwaukee, WI @ the Arena
AWA Tag Team Champions Mad Dog Vachon & Butcher Vachon defeated Verne Gagne & the Crusher in a 2/3 falls match
1 Butcher pinned Crusher
2 Gagne defeated Mad Dog
3 Butcher defeated Gagne
Blackjack Lanza double DQ Wilbur Snyder
Angelo Poffo defeated Jack Pesek via pin in 10:10
Billy Red Lyons defeated Joe Scarpello in 13:15
Edouard Carpentier defeated Larry Hennig via pin in 10:00
Pepper Gomez defeated Lars Anderson in 15:00
Reported Attendance: 7,365
5/8/70 – Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada @ the Civic Auditorium
AWA Tag Team Champions Mad Dog Vachon & Butcher Vachon defeated The Crusher & Edouard Carpentier on a 3rd fall via disqualification
Dr. X defeated Billy Red Lyons with a figure four leg lock to win British Commonwealth title
Red Bastien defeated Double X via pin
Pepper Gomez defeated Larry Hennig via disqualification
Bob Brunelle drew Bill Howard (sub Bobby Jones)
Reported Attendance: “sellout crowd”
5/9/70 – Minneapolis TV
Bill Howard & Jack Pesek defeated Mad Dog Vachon & Butcher Vachon via disqualification
The Crusher defeated Steve Tuck
Dr. X & Double X defeated Kenny Jay & Joe Scarpello
Pepper Gomez defeated Wilf Caron
Blackjack Lanza defeated Bill Cody
Lars Anderson defeated Bob Brunelle
5/9/70 – Minneapolis, MN @ the Auditorium
Red Bastien & Pepper Gomez defeated AWA Tag Team Champions Mad Dog Vachon & Butcher Vachon on a 3rd fall via disqualification
The Crusher & Edouard Carpentier defeated Dr. X & Double X in 23:57
Blackjack Lanza defeated Jack Pesek via pin in 14:38
Lars Anderson defeated Joe Scarpello in 15:04
Larry Hennig defeated Bill Howard in 9:27
Reported Attendance: 3,201
5/15/70 – Denver, CO @ the Auditorium Arena
The Crusher defeated Dr. X on a 3rd fall via disqualification
1. Crusher pinned Dr X in 8:19 after a bolo punch
2. Dr X pinned The Crusher in 9:08
3. Double X interfered and Dr X was disqualified
Pepper Gomez & Edouard Carpentier defeated Larry Hennig & Lars Anderson
Double X defeated Jack Pesek
Reggie Parks defeated Ali Ben Kahn via pin
Promoter: Gene Reed
5/16/70 – Minneapolis TV
The Crusher defeated Ken Yates
Paul Diamond defeated Dr. X
Pepper Gomez defeated Bob Brunelle
Blackjack Lanza defeated Kenny Jay
Mad Dog Vachon defeated Bill Howard
5/16/70 – St. Paul, MN @ the Auditorium
No Time Limit
The Crusher defeated Mad Dog Vachon in 17:52
Red Bastien & Pepper Gomez defeated Dr. X & Double X via disqualification
Edouard Carpentier drew Blackjack Lanza
Paul Diamond defeated Jack Pesek via pin in 12:35
Joe Scarpello defeated Billy Howard in 13:45
Reported Attendance: 4,054
5/18/70 – Chicago, IL @ the International Amphitheatre
Chain Gang Jim Dillinger & Jack Dillinger defeated Dick The Bruiser & The Crusher
Baron Von Raschke defeated Ernie Ladd
Wilbur Snyder defeated Larry Hennig
Dr. X defeated Billy Red Lyons
Red Bastien drew Pepper Gomez
Princess Jasmine defeated Mary Jane Mull
Bob Windham defeated Jack Pesek
5/19/70 – Bismarck, ND
Red Bastien & Billy Red Lyons & Pepper Gomez defeated Mad Dog Vachon & Butcher Vachon & Blackjack Lanza
Pepper Gomez defeated Dr. X
Billy Red Lyons defeated Butcher Vachon
Double X defeated Bob Brunelle
5/20/70 – Fargo, ND @ the Civic Auditorium
Red Bastien & Billy Red Lyons & Pepper Gomez defeated Mad Dog Vachon & Dr. X & Blackjack Daniels
Paul Diamond defeated Blackjack Daniels
Double X defeated Bob Brunelle
5/21/70 – Milwaukee, WI @ the Auditorium
The Crusher defeated Dr X via pin in 17:10
Blackjack Lanza & Lars Anderson defeated Flying Redheads Red Bastien & Billy Red Lyons in a 2/3 falls match
1 Anderson pinned Bastien in 12:50
2 Bastien defeated Anderson in 9:20
3 Lanza defeated Lyons in 8:00
Paul Diamond defeated Butcher Vachon via pin in 9:50
Edouard Carpentier defeated Bob Windham via pin in 13:30
Pepper Gomez defeated Double X via pin in 20:10
Reported Attendance: 4,335
5/22/70 – Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada @ the Arena
Cage Match: The Crusher defeated Mad Dog Vachon via pin in 29:00
Dr. X & Double X defeated Flying Redheads Red Bastien & Billy Red Lyons in a 2/3 falls match
Edouard Carpentier defeated Butcher Vachon via pin
Lars Anderson drew Paul Diamond
George Gadaski defeated Bobby Jones
Reported Attendance: “record 6,500 fans”
5/23/70 – Minneapolis TV
Dr. X & Double X defeated Santiago Acosta & Bob Windham
Pepper Gomez defeated Angel Rivera
Blackjack Lanza defeated Ken Yates
Paul Diamond defeated Jose Rodriguez
Verne Gagne defeated Ricky Menendez
Mad Dog Vachon defeated Kenny Jay
5/23/70 – Duluth, MN @ the Arena
The Crusher & Edouard Carpentier no contest AWA Tag Team Champions Mad Dog Vachon & Butcher Vachon
Blackjack Lanza defeated Red Bastien
Pepper Gomez defeated Double X
Paul Diamond defeated Bob Windham
5/29/70 – Denver, CO @ the Auditorium Arena
The Crusher & Pepper Gomez defeated AWA Tag Team Champions Mad Dog Vachon & Butcher Vachon on a 3rd fall via disqualification
1. Butcher pinned Gomez in 6:30 after a body slam
2. Gomez won 2nd fall in 2:01
3. The Vacons were disqualified when Mad Dog entered the ring illegally
No-DQ Match, No Time Limit: Dr. X defeated Billy Red Lyons
Paul Diamond defeated Double X
Edouard Carpentier defeated Lars Anderson via disqualification
Promoter: Gene Reed
Note: Another listing has Red Bastien beating Double X and Paul Diamond beating Jack Pesek.
5/30/70 – Minneapolis TV
Pepper Gomez defeated Wilf Caron
Lars Anderson & Blackjack Lanza defeated Bill Cody & Rene Goulet
Paul Diamond defeated Double X via disqualification
Verne Gagne defeated Bobby Jones
Edouard Carpentier defeated Angel Rivera
5/30/70 – St. Paul, MN @ the Auditorium
Special Referee: Tiny Mills
AWA World Heavyweight Champion Verne Gagne defeated Dr. X on a reverse decision 3rd fall via disqualification in 28:55
Blackjack Lanza & Lars Anderson defeated Red Bastien & Pepper Gomez
Edouard Carpentier drew Double X
Paul Diamond defeated Blackjack Daniels via pin
Bob Windham defeated Bill Howard via pin
Battle Of The Losers
Kenny Jay defeated Kenny Yates via pin
6/2/70 – Chicago, IL @ the International Amphitheatre
Dick the Bruiser & the Crusher defeated Chain Gang Jim Dillinger & Jack Dillinger
Baron Von Raschke defeated Edouard Carpentier
Wilbur Snyder defeated Dr X via disqualification
Dr Big Bill Miller defeated Pepper Gomez
Moose Cholak defeated Double X
Paul Diamond defeated Johnny Kace (sub Joe Tomasso)
Reported Attendance: 12,000
6/7/70 – Minneapolis TV
Mad Dog Vachon & Butcher Vachon defeated Santiago Acosta & Bob Brunelle
Dr. X defeated Bill Cody
Pepper Gomez defeated Wilf Caron
Blackjack Lanza defeated Bill Howard
Paul Diamond defeated Bobby Jones
Jamaica Kid & Little Beaver defeated Billy the Kid & Cowboy Bradley
6/8/70 – LaCrosse, WI @ the Mary E. Sawyer Auditorium
Butcher Vachon vs. Pepper Gomez
Paul Diamond vs. Double XX
Roger Littlebrook & Cowboy Lang vs. Little Bruiser & Mighty Atom
6/11/70 – Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada @ the Civic Auditorium
Edouard Carpentier & Pepper Gomez defeated AWA Tag Team Champions Mad Dog Vachon & Butcher Vachon via disqualification
Lars Anderson defeated Bob Windham via pin in 21:00
Lord Littlebrook & Cowboy Lang defeated Mighty Atom & Little Bruiser in a 2/3 falls match
Paul Diamond defeated Les Wolff via pin
Handicap Match: Larry Hennig defeated Wilf Caron & Orest Antonation
Reported Attendance: “2,600 fans”
6/13/70 – Minneapolis TV
The Crusher defeated Bobby Jones
Dr. X & Double X defeated Kenny Jay & Joe Scarpello
Larry Hennig defeated Mark Starr
Verne Gagne defeated Bruce Kirk
Mad Dog Vachon defeated Bill Howard
Paul Diamond defeated Jose Rodriguez
Jamaica Kid & Little Beaver defeated Billy the Kid & Cowboy Bradley
6/13/70 – Milwaukee, WI @ the Arena
Steel Cage Match: The Crusher defeated Mad Dog Vachon in 19:30
Dr X & Double X defeated Edouard Carpentier & Pepper Gomez
Roger Littlebrook & Cowboy Lang defeated Mighty Atom & Little Bruiser in a 2/3 falls match
Paul Diamond defeated Larry Hennig via pin in 11:40
Blackjack Lanza defeated Moose Cholak via pin in 12:30
Butcher Vachon defeated Billy Howard in 11:40
Reported Attendance: “an audience of 12,076”, gate: $58,270
Note: That card set a new Wisconsin indoor gate and attendance record.
6/16/70 – Chicago, IL @ the International Amphitheatre
AWA World Heavyweight Champion Verne Gagne defeated Dr Big Bill Miller
AWA Tag Team Champions Mad Dog Vachon & Butcher Vachon defeated Ernie Ladd & Wilbur Snyder in a 2/3 falls match
Baron Von Raschke defeated Pepper Gomez
Cowboy Lang & Lord Littlebrook defeated Little Bruiser & Mighty Atom
Blackjack Lanza defeated Angelo Poffo
Moose Cholak drew Mitsu Arakawa
6/17/70 – Virginia, MN
Dr. X vs. Pepper Gomez
Lord Littlebrook & Cowboy Lang vs. Little Bruiser & Mighty Atom
Blackjack Lanza vs. Larry Hennig
6/18/70 – Redlake, MN @ the High School Gym
Dr X vs. Paul Diamond
Double X vs. Pepper Gomez
Cowboy Lang & Little Bruiser vs. Mighty Atom & Tiny Tim
6/19/70 – Duluth, MN @ the Arena
Dr. X & Double X defeated Edouard Carpentier & Pepper Gomez
Paul Diamond defeated Butcher Vachon
Blackjack Lanza defeated Bob Windham
Lord Littlebrook & Cowboy Lang defeated Mighty Atom & Little Bruiser in a 2/3 falls match
Reported Attendance: 1,990
6/20/70 – Minneapolis TV
Dr. X & Double X defeated Bob Brunelle & Joe Scarpello
Edouard Carpentier defeated Blackjack Lanza via disqualification
Paul Diamond defeated Ken Yates
6/20/70 – Minneapolis, MN @ the Auditorium
Verne Gagne & Paul Diamond defeated Dr X & Double X 2-0 in 33:00
Pepper Gomez defeated Blackjack Lanza via disqualification
Larry Hennig defeated Joe Scarpello (sub Edouard Carpentier)
Lord Littlebrook & Cowboy Lang defeated Little Bruiser & Mighty Atom in a 2/3 falls match
Billy Howard drew Kenny Jay
Reported Attendance: 4,370
6/25/70 – Burlington, IA @ the Memorial Auditorium
Blackjack Lanza vs. Pepper Gomez
Larry Hennig vs. Bob Windham
Betty Niccoli vs. Jean Antone
6/25/70 – Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada @ the Civic Auditorium
British Empire Champion Dr. X defeated Edouard Carpentier in a 2/3 falls match in 32:00
Paul Diamond defeated Double X via pin
Lars Anderson drew Red Bastien (sub Dean Higuchi)
Butcher Vachon (sub Bob Brunelle) defeated Stan The Moose Morowski by submission in 5:00
George Gadaski defeated Wilf Caron
Orest Antonation defeated Dave Muir
Reported Attendance: “smallest crowd of the year, only 1,746 fans”
6/26/70 – Hayward, WI
Red Bastien vs. Butcher Vachon
Paul Diamond vs. Double X
Bob Brunelle vs. Les Wolff
6/26/70 – Rockford, IL @ the Boylan High School
No Countouts but each time a wrestler leaves the ring, he will be fined $1,000.00
The Crusher defeated Dr. X on a 3rd fall via disqualification
Blackjack Lanza & Lars Anderson defeated Edouard Carpentier & Pepper Gomez
Larry Hennig defeated Bob Windham
Billy Howard defeated Johnny Kace
6/27/70 – Minneapolis TV
Butcher Vachon defeated Santiago Acosta
Paul Diamond defeated Kenny Jay
Blackjack Lanza defeated Ricky Mendez
Pepper Gomez defeated Kenny Yates
Larry Hennig & Lars Anderson defeated Lee Mattson & George Gadaski
Red Bastien defeated Angel Rivera
6/30/70 – Chicago, IL @ the International Amphitheatre
Dick the Bruiser & the Crusher & Ernie Ladd defeated Mad Dog Vachon & Butcher Vachon & Blackjack Lanza
Baron Von Raschke defeated Red Bastien
Mitsu Arakawa defeated Paul Christy
Pepper Gomez defeated Bob Windham
Paul Diamond defeated Double X
Joe Scarpello defeated Lars Anderson
7/1/70 – Davenport, IA @ the Municipal Stadium
Dr X vs. Paul Diamond
Black Jack Lanza & Larry Hennig & Lars Anderson vs. Red Bastien & Pepper Gomez & Bob Windham
Black Jack Lanza vs. Pepper Gomez
Double X vs. Bill Howard
7/3/70 – Duluth, MN @ the Arena
Paul Diamond took 2 straight falls from Dr. X, but was then via disqualification’ed for taking X’s mask off
Red Bastien & Pepper Gomez defeated Larry Hennig & Lars Anderson via disqualification
Patty O’Hara defeated Betty Niccoli
Kenny Yates defeated Kenny Jay (Yates’ first pro win. Jay was presented a trophy for keeping his losing string alive)
7/4/70 – Minneapolis TV
Dr. X defeated Mike Spangler
Red Bastien defeated Hank Meadows
Larry Hennig & Lars Anderson defeated Kenny Jay & Dave Muir
Verne Gagne defeated Bill Howard
Bull Bullinski defeated Wilf Caron
7/8/70 – Chicago, IL @ the International Amphitheatre
AWA Tag Team Champions Mad Dog Vachon & Butcher Vachon double DQ Bobo Brazil & Ernie Ladd
Baron Von Raschke defeated Dr Big Bill Miller
Paul Diamond defeated Dr X
Lars Anderson drew Red Bastien
Pepper Gomez defeated Mitsu Arakawa
Blackjack Lanza defeated Joe Scarpello
7/9/70 – Winona, MN @ the Junior High School Gym
Red Bastien & Pepper Gomez defeated Dr X & Double X in a 2/3 falls match
Blackjack Lanza defeated Bob Windham
Paul Diamond defeated Frank Bullinski in a 2/3 falls match
7/10/70 – Denver, CO @ the Auditorium Arena
AWA Tag Team Champions Mad Dog Vachon & Butcher Vachon defeated The Crusher & Verne Gagne in a 2/3 falls match
Paul Diamond defeated Double X in a 2/3 falls match
Red Bastien defeated Blackjack Lanza via disqualification
Pepper Gomez defeated Bad Boy Shields via disqualification
Promoter: Gene Reed
7/11/70 – Minneapolis TV
Red Bastien & Pepper Gomez defeated Blackjack Daniels & Bill Howard
Larry Hennig defeated Joe Scarpello
Blackjack Lanza defeated Bob Kappel
Bad Boy Bullinski defeated Julio Rodriguez
Verne Gagne defeated Ben Vat
7/11/70 – Milwaukee, WI @ the Arena
Dick the Bruiser & the Crusher defeated AWA Tag Team Champions Mad Dog Vachon & Butcher Vachon on a 3rd fall via disqualification
1 Vachons defeated Bruiser & Crusher
2 Bruiser & Crusher defeated Vachons
3 Mad Dog Vachon was disqualified for tossing Crusher over the top rope.
Paul Diamond defeated Dr X
Mighty Igor Vodik defeated Angelo Poffo
Irish Patty O’Hara (sub Jean Antone) defeated Betty Niccoli
Santiago Acosta vs. Chico Menendez was advertised but was not listed in the results clipping
Battle of the Losers
Kenny Jay defeated Kenny Yates
Reported Attendance: “10,812 fans”
7/11/70 – Minneapolis, MN @ the Auditorium
Referee: Bob Windham
Blackjack Lanza defeated AWA World Heavyweight Champion Verne Gagne via disqualification when Gagne hit Lanza with a chair in 23:32
Red Bastien & Pepper Gomez defeated Larry Hennig & Lars Anderson
Double X defeated Joe Scarpello
Bad Boy Bullinski defeated Bill Howard
Bob Kappel drew Blackjack Daniels
Reported Attendance: 4,600
7/15/70 – Duluth, MN @ the Arena
Paul Diamond bear Dr X in a 2/3 falls match and unmasked him as Bruce Marshall
Red Bastien defeated Blackjack Lanza in a 2/3 falls match
Bob Windham defeated Double XX
Pepper Gomez defeated Larry Hennig in 8:00
Bad Boy Bullinski drew Lars Anderson
Reported Attendance: 1,800
7/15/70 – Mankato, MN
Paul Diamond & Pepper Gomez defeated Dr. X & Double XX in a 2/3 falls match
Lars Anderson defeated George Gadaski (sub Red Bastien)
Bad Boy Bullinski defeated Bob Windham
Reported Attendance: 800
7/17/70 – Rockford, IL @ the Boylan High School
AWA World Heavyweight Champion Verne Gagne vs. Dr. X
Bob Windham vs. Frank Shields
Paul Diamond vs. Double X
Blackjack Lanza vs. Pepper Gomez
7/18/70 – Minneapolis TV
Dr. X defeated Bill Howard
Larry Hennig & Lars Anderson defeated Santiago Acosta & Kenny Jay
Blackjack Lanza defeated George Gadaski
Bad Boy Bullinski defeated Angel Rivera
Paul Diamond defeated Julio Rodriguez
Mr. M (Dr. Bill Miller) defeated Ken Yates
7/18/70 – St Paul, MN @ the Auditorium
Mr M defeated Dr X 2-0 but Dr X had switched places with Double X outside the ring.
Double X was beaten in the 2nd fall and unmasked as Jim “Red” Osborne
Larry Hennig & Lars Anderson defeated Bob Windham & Paul Diamond in a 2/3 falls match
Blackjack Lanza dcor Bad Boy Bullinski
Pepper Gomez defeated Double X
Billy Howard defeated Kenny Yates via pin
Reported Attendance: 3,691
7/24/70 – Duluth, MN @ the Arena
Paul Diamond defeated Dr. X in a 2/3 falls match (then unmasked him as Bruce Marshall)
Red Bastien defeated Blackjack Lanza in a 2/3 falls match
Bob Windham defeated Double X
Pepper Gomez defeated Larry Hennig
Bad Boy Bullinski drew Lars Anderson
Reported Attendance: 1,800
7/25/70 – Minneapolis, MN @ the Auditorium
Guards around the ring
Dr X defeated Mr M in a 2/3 falls match in 38:57
1. X won 1st fall
2. M won 2nd fall
3. X won 3rd fall
Red Bastien & Pepper Gomez & Paul Diamond defeated Larry Hennig & Lars Anderson & Jim Osborne in 25:37
Blackjack Lanza defeated Wilbur Snyder via disqualification in 23:16
Bad Boy Bullinski defeated Blackjack Daniels via pin in 8:57
Bob Windham defeated Billy Howard via pin in 13:25
Reported Attendance: 4,603
7/27/70 – Davenport, IA @ the Municipal Stadium
Dr X vs. Paul Diamond
Red Bastien vs. Black Jack Lanza
Pepper Gomez vs. Bad Boy Bullinski
Double X vs. Bob Windham
7/30/70 – Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada @ the Arena
The Crusher & Mighty Igor Vodik defeated AWA Tag Team Champions Mad Dog Vachon & Butcher Vachon via disqualification in 28:00
Paul Diamond defeated Dr. X via pin
Pepper Gomez drew Lars Anderson
Bad Boy Bullinski defeated Double X
Red Bastien defeated George Grant
George Gadaski defeated Dave Muir
Reported Attendance: “crowd of 5,280”
Notes: Original lineup had Bullinski vs. Bastien, Double X vs. Gadaski and Muir vs. Grant. Some AWA historians believe the AWA planned to bring Bullinski in as a heel to feud with The Crusher but changed their mind at the last minute.
7/31/70 – Denver, CO @ the Auditorium Arena
Dick the Bruiser & The Crusher defeated AWA Tag Team Champions Mad Dog Vachon & Butcher Vachon on a 3rd fall via disqualification
Red Bastien defeated Larry Hennig in a 2/3 falls match
Pepper Gomez defeated Tarzan Tyler
Ken Yates defeated Kenny Jay
Promoter: Gene Reed
7/31/70 – Milwaukee, WI @ the Arena
AWA World Heavyweight Champion Verne Gagne defeated Blackjack Lanza on a reverse decision via disqualification in 21:30
Mighty Igor Vodik & Paul Diamond defeated Dr X & Double X in a 2/3 falls match
Wilbur Snyder defeated Bill Howard via pin in 14:50
Ernie Ladd defeated Bob Windham in 14:50
Lars Anderson drew Bad Boy Bullinski
Reported Attendance: “crowd of 6,330”
8/8/70 – Minneapolis TV
Red Bastien & Pepper Gomez defeated Dr. X & Blackjack Lanza
Bad Boy Bullinski defeated George Grant
Paul Diamond defeated Frank Hickey
Lars Anderson defeated Bill Howard
Bob Windham defeated Wilf Caron
8/8/70 – Minneapolis, MN @ the Auditorium
Blackjack Lanza defeated Dr X, X unmasked
Larry Hennig & Lars Anderson defeated Red Bastien & Pepper Gomez via disqualification
Truck Driver Bullinski defeated Double X (Jim Osborne)
Paul Diamond defeated George Grant via pin in 12:29
Billy Howard defeated Frank Hickey via pin in 8:42
Reported Attendance: 4,776
Note: One veteran fan said Dr X looked like Gene Kiniski.
8/14/70 – Chicago, IL @ the Comiskey Park
AWA Tag Team Champions Mad Dog Vachon & Butcher Vachon defeated Dick the Bruiser & the Crusher in a 2/3 falls match
AWA World Heavyweight Champion Verne Gagne defeated Baron Von Raschke in a 2/3 falls match
1. Raschke won 1st fall
2. Gagne defeated Raschke with a Sleeper Hold
3. Gagne won 3rd fall
Dr X defeated Paul Diamond
Ernie Ladd no contest Blackjack Lanza
Wilbur Snyder defeated Mitsu Arakawa
Pepper Gomez defeated Double X (XX unmasked)
Dr Big Bill Miller double DQ Bobo Brazil
Larry Hennig defeated Red Bastien
Jean Antone & Lucille Dupree defeated Linda Klein & Betty Niccoli
Reported Attendance: 21,000+
8/15/70 – Minneapolis TV
Pepper Gomez defeated Frank Hickey
Larry Hennig & Lars Anderson defeated Bob Windham & Ken Yates
Blackjack Lanza defeated George Gadaski
Bad Boy Bullinski defeated Dave Cox
Paul Diamond defeated Kenny Jay
8/20/70 – Duluth, MN @ the Arena
Blackjack Lanza defeated Dr. X (who wrestled without his mask as Bruce Marshall)
Pepper Gomez drew Paul Diamond when the 30 minute time limit expired in the 3rd fall
Red Bastien defeated Lars Anderson
Bad Boy Bullinski defeated Larry Hennig via disqualification
Reported Attendance: 1,124
8/21/70 – Rockford, IL @ the Boylan High School
Blackjack Lanza defeated The Crusher
Bad Boy Bullinski vs. Dr. X
Edouard Carpentier vs. Double X
Paul Diamond vs. Butcher Vachon
George Gadaski vs. Bill Howard
8/22/70 – Milwaukee, WI @ the Arena
Red Bastien & Pepper Gomez defeated AWA Tag Team Champions Mad Dog Vachon & Butcher Vachon via disqualification in 19:20
No-DQ Match: Blackjack Lanza defeated Dr X via pin in 19:20 and unmasked X as Bruce Marshall
Bob Windham defeated Big Luke Brown via pin
Mighty Igor Vodik defeated Frank Hickey
Billy Howard defeated Angel Rivera (sub Santiago Acosta)
Reported Attendance: “crowd was 6,854”
8/22/70 – Minneapolis, MN @ the Auditorium
The Crusher & Bad Boy Bullinski drew Larry Hennig & Lars Anderson
Paul Diamond defeated Double X
Blackjack Daniels defeated Jim Valen
Kenny Yates drew Kenny Jay 20:00
Dave Cox defeated Chico Rodriguez
Reported Attendance: 5,094
8/22/70 – Minneapolis TV
Larry Hennig & Lars Anderson defeated Kenny Jay & Jim Valen
Blackjack Lanza defeated Hank Meadows
Bad Boy Bullinski defeated Julio Rodriguez
Paul Diamond defeated Dave Cox
Verne Gagne defeated Blackjack Daniels
8/24/70 – Davenport, IA @ the Municipal Stadium
Mask at Stake/No-DQ
Dr X vs. Black Jack Lanza
The Crusher & Bad Boy Bullinski vs. Larry Hennig & Lars Anderson
plus other bouts
8/27/70 – Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada @ the Arena
Blackjack Lanza defeated Dr. X in 25:00 and unmasked him to reveal Bruce Marshall
Red Bastien & Pepper Gomez & Edouard Carpentier defeated Larry Hennig & Lars Anderson & Double X in a 2/3 falls match in 20:00 and Double X was unmasked as Jim Osborne
Paul Diamond defeated Butcher Vachon in 8:00
Bad Boy Bullinski defeated Bob Windham in 11:00
Bobby Jones defeated Dave Muir in 13:00
Reported Attendance: “4,100 fans”
Note: The Winnipeg Press described Bruce Marshall as “a well known grappler from the East Coast-Boston area.”
8/28/70 – Denver, CO @ the Coliseum
Cage Match: The Crusher defeated Mad Dog Vachon via pin in 17:38 after a body slam
Red Bastien & Pepper Gomez & Edouard Carpentier defeated Larry Hennig & Lars Anderson & Butcher Vachon in a 2/3 falls match
No-DQ Match, No countouts: Blackjack Lanza defeated Dr. X
Paul Diamond defeated Double X
Bull Bullinski defeated George Gadaski
Reported Attendance: 10,260 “record crowd”
Promoter: Gene Reed
8/29/70 – St Paul, MN @ the Auditorium
No-DQ Match: Blackjack Lanza defeated Dr X and unmasked him to reveal Dick Beyer
No-DQ match: Larry Hennig & Lars Anderson defeated The Crusher & Bad Boy Bullinski on a 3rd fall COR
Pepper Gomez defeated Butcher Vachon
Edouard Carpentier defeated Dave Cox
Paul Diamond defeated Jack Daniels
Bill Howard defeated Frank Hickey
Reported Attendance: 8.758
9/1/70 – Chicago, IL @ the International Amphitheatre
Blackjack Lanza defeated Dr X (X unmasked himself)
Fabulous Kangaroos Al Costello & Don Kent defeated Wilbur Snyder & Luis Martinez
Baron Von Raschke defeated Billy Howard
Moose Cholak defeated Lars Anderson via disqualification
Pepper Gomez defeated Paul Christy
Bad Boy Bullinski defeated Bob Windham
9/2/70 – Burlington, IA @ the Community Field
Blackjack Lanza vs. Paul Diamond
Pepper Gomez vs. Lars Anderson
Bob Windham vs. Bad Boy Bullinski
Frank Hickey vs. Red Bastien
9/4/70 – Ontonagon, MI @ the Ontonagon Area High School Gym
Paul Diamond defeated Butcher Vachon in a 2/3 falls match
Red Bastien defeated Larry Hennig in a 2/3 falls match
Pepper Gomez (sub Bad Boy Bullinski) defeated Frank Hickey
Reported Attendance: “enthusiastic crowd”
9/5/70 – Milwaukee, WI @ the Arena
Blackjack Lanza defeated Edouard Carpentier via disqualification
Red Bastien & Pepper Gomez defeated Larry Hennig & Lars Anderson in a 2/3 falls match
Bad Boy Bullinski defeated Butcher Vachon
Paul Diamond defeated Bob Windham
Billy Howard defeated Bozo Brown (sub Frank Hickey)
Reported Attendance: “crowd of 6,351”
Note: Bozo Brown was one of Frank Hickey’s aliases. Frank Hickey was advertised for the card but the results clipping listed his alias Bozo Brown.
9/11/70 – Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada @ the Civic Auditorium
AWA Tag Team Champions Mad Dog Vachon & Butcher Vachon defeated Larry Hennig & Lars Anderson in a 2/3 falls match in 22:00
Mighty Igor Vodik defeated Killer Dave Cox in 9:00
Paul Diamond defeated Bob Windham via pin
Tex McKenzie defeated Frank Hickey via pin
Dave Muir defeated Pete Mymko
Reported Attendance: “better than 2,300 fans”
9/12/70 – Minneapolis, MN @ the Auditorium
AWA Tag Team Champions Mad Dog Vachon & Butcher Vachon defeated Larry Hennig & Lars Anderson in a 2/3 falls match
1. Hennig pinned Mad Dog in 1:16
2. Mad Dog pinned Hennig in 4:03
3. Mad Dog defeated Anderson in 3:37
Blackjack Lanza defeated Edouard Carpentier via pin in 18:27
Mighty Igor Vodik defeated Dave Cox via pin in 6:53
Paul Diamond drew Big K 20:00
Billy Howard defeated Frank Hickey via pin in 12:22
Reported Attendance: 5,319
9/12/70 – Minneapolis TV
Mad Dog Vachon & Butcher Vachon defeated George Gadaski & Bill Howard
Edouard Carpentier defeated Dave Cox
Julio Rodriguez defeated Mighty Igor Vodik via disqualification
Verne Gagne defeated Frank Hickey
Big K defeated Kenny Jay
9/15/70 – Bismarck, ND
AWA Tag Team Champions Mad Dog Vachon & Butcher Vachon defeated Larry Hennig & Lars Anderson
Red Bastien defeated Paul Diamond
Bad Boy Bullinski defeated Frank Hickey
9/15/70 – Chicago, IL @ the International Amphitheatre
Blackjack Lanza defeated Edouard Carpentier
Fabulous Kangaroos Al Costello & Don Kent defeated Wilbur Snyder & Pepper Gomez
Baron Von Raschke defeated Bob Windham
Mitsu Arakawa defeated Bill Howard
Big K drew Angelo Poffo
9/18/70 – Denver, CO @ the Auditorium Arena
AWA World Heavyweight Champion Verne Gagne defeated Paul Diamond when Diamond was injured in a collision and was unable to continue
Blackjack Lanza defeated Edouard Carpentier on a 3rd fall via disqualification
Red Bastien & Pepper Gomez defeated Larry Hennig & Lars Anderson in a 2/3 falls match
Bad Boy Bullinski defeated Frank Hickey in 8:10
Reported Attendance: 5,320
Promoter: Gene Reed
9/19/70 – Minneapolis TV
Red Bastien & Pepper Gomez defeated Dave Cox & Ken Yates
Larry Hennig defeated Wilf Caron
Blackjack Lanza defeated Hank Meadows
Bad Boy Bullinski defeated Frank Hickey
Mad Dog Vachon defeated Mike Spangler
Paul Diamond defeated Steve Tuck
9/22/70 – Burlington, IA @ the Community Field
Featuring Blackjack Lanza, Larry Hennig, Pepper Gomez & Butcher Vachon
9/23/70 – Rockford, IL @ the Boylan High School
Blackjack Lanza vs. Edouard Carpentier
Butcher Vachon vs. Bad Boy Bullinski
Paul Diamond vs. Larry Hennig
Bob Windham vs. Pepper Gomez
9/24/70 – Duluth, MN @ the Arena
Red Bastien & Pepper Gomez drew AWA Tag Team Champions Mad Dog Vachon & Butcher Vachon
Edouard Carpentier defeated Blackjack Lanza via disqualification
Bad Boy Bullinski defeated Larry Hennig
Paul Diamond drew Big K
Reported Attendance: 2,000
9/25/70 – Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada @ the Civic Auditorium
AWA Tag Team Champions Mad Dog Vachon & Butcher Vachon defeated Bad Boy Bullinski & Mighty Igor Vodik in a 2/3 falls match
Blackjack Lanza defeated Paul Diamond
Larry Hennig drew Red Bastien
Edouard Carpentier defeated Big K
Bob Jones defeated Bob Tuck
Reported Attendance: “2,786 fans”
9/26/70 – St Paul, MN @ the Auditorium
Bad Boy Bullinski defeated Larry Hennig via pin
Special Referee: Jersey Joe Walcott
Blackjack Lanza no contest Edouard Carpentier
Paul Diamond defeated Bob Windham
Big K defeated Billy Howard
Billy Red Cloud defeated Frank Hickey
Reported Attendance: 5,601
9/26/70 – Minneapolis TV
Larry Hennig defeated Bill Howard
Blackjack Lanza defeated Santiago Acosta
Bad Boy Bullinski defeated Raoul Rodriguez
Edouard Carpentier defeated Carlos Rodriguez
Big K defeated Ken Yates
Paul Diamond defeated Dave Cox
9/26/70 – Omaha, NE @ the Civic Auditorium
Red Bastien & Pepper Gomez defeated AWA Tag team Champions Mad Dog Vachon & Butcher Vachon via disqualification
Beautiful Brutus defeated Tarzan Tyler via disqualification
Stan “Plowboy” Frazier defeated The Viking
Tex McKenzie defeated Gato Gordo
Reported Attendance: 2,749
9/29/70 – Chicago, IL @ the Aragon Ballroom
Fabulous Kangaroos Al Costello & Don Kent defeated Dick the Bruiser & Bad Boy Bullinski via disqualification
Edouard Carpentier no contest Blackjack Lanza
Pepper Gomez defeated Mitsu Arakawa
Moose Cholak defeated Bob Windham
Paul Diamond defeated Ken Dillinger
9/30/70 – Fargo, ND @ the Civic Auditorium
Pepper Gomez defeated Big K
Bad Boy Bullinski defeated Larry Hennig
Blackjack Lanza defeated Paul Diamond
Red Bastien defeated Bob Windham
10/3/70 – Minneapolis TV
Mad Dog Vachon & Butcher Vachon defeated Santiago Acosta & Kenny Jay
Pepper Gomez defeated Wilf Caron
Larry Hennig defeated Mark Starr
Verne Gagne defeated Blackjack Daniels
Bad Boy Bullinski defeated Angel Rivera
Blackjack Lanza defeated Hank Meadows
10/3/70 – Milwaukee, WI @ the Arena
Red Bastien & Pepper Gomez & Edouard Carpentier defeated Blackjack Lanza & Mad Dog Vachon & Butcher Vachon
Bad Boy Bullinski defeated Larry Hennig
Paul Diamond defeated Big K
Bob Windham drew Billy Howard
Reported Attendance: “near capacity crowd of 10,371”
10/5/70 – Moline, IL @ the Wharton Field House
Black Jack Lanza vs. Edouard Carpentier
Bad Boy Bullinski vs. Larry Hennig
Red Bastien vs. Bob Windham
Big K vs. Paul Diamond
Pepper Gomez vs. Bill Howard
10/9/70 – Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada @ the Civic Auditorium
British Empire Champion Blackjack Lanza defeated Edouard Carpentier via disqualification when
Carpentier was caught using a foreign object that he had taken from Lanza
Bad Boy Bullinski defeated Larry Hennig via pin
Hennig attacked Bullinski after the match so the scheduled $1,000 arm wrestling contest between the two did not take place.
Mad Dog Vachon defeated Paul Diamond via pin
Red Bastien defeated Billy Red Cloud
Pepper Gomez defeated Bob Windham via pin
Bobby Jones defeated Bill Antonation
Reported Attendance: “some 1,260 fans”
10/10/70 – Minneapolis TV
Red Bastien & Pepper Gomez defeated Dave Cox & Blackjack Daniels
Larry Hennig defeated Hank Meadows
Blackjack Lanza defeated Steve Tuck
Edouard Carpentier defeated ?
Bull Bullinski defeated Wilf Caron
10/10/70 – St Paul, MN @ the Auditorium
Bad Boy Bullinski defeated Larry Hennig in a 2/3 falls match
Red Bastien & Pepper Gomez defeated Butcher Vachon & Big K
Billy Red Cloud defeated Dave Cox
Billy Howard defeated Frank Hickey via pin
Lee Mattson drew Blackjack Daniels
10/15/70 – Red Lake, MN @ the High School
AWA World Heavyweight Champion Verne Gagne vs. Big K
Larry Hennig vs. Red Bastien
Billy Red Cloud vs. Bob Windham
10/16/70 – Duluth, MN @ the Arena
The Crusher & Red Bastien (sub Bad Boy Bullinski) defeated Larry Hennig & Big K in a 2/3 falls match
Paul Diamond defeated Mad Dog Vachon via disqualification
Billy Red Cloud defeated Blackjack Daniels
Pepper Gomez defeated Bob Windham
10/17/70 – Minneapolis TV
The Crusher defeated Dave Cox
Larry Hennig defeated Ken Yates
Blackjack Lanza defeated Angel Rivera
Verne Gagne defeated Mark Starr
Paul Diamond defeated Kenny Jay
Edouard Carpentier defeated Jay Rodriguez
10/17/70 – Omaha, NE @ the Civic Auditorium
AWA Tag Team Champions Mad Dog Vachon & Butcher Vachon defeated “Plowboy” Stan Frazier & Tex McKenzie
Red Bastien defeated Stan “Krusher” Kowalski
Pepper Gomez defeated Blackjack Daniels
Reggie Parks defeated Frank Hester
10/17/70 – Minneapolis, MN @ the Auditorium
Edouard Carpentier defeated AWA World Heavyweight Champion Verne Gagne via disqualification in 22:00 when Gagne tossed Carpentier over the top rope
Handicap Match: The Crusher defeated Larry Hennig & Blackjack Lanza in 16:20
Paul Diamond defeated Mark Starr via pin in 18:45
Billy Red Cloud defeated Bob Windham in 14:50
Joe Scarpello defeated Kenny Jay via pin in 17:00
Reported Attendance: 5,677
10/20/70 – Chicago, IL @ the International Amphitheatre
Handicap Match: Blackjack Lanza & Bobby Heenan defeated Dick the Bruiser when the Bruiser failed to pin both wrestlers within 30 minutes; he vowed to give both $2,000 if he failed.
AWA Tag Team Champions Mad Dog Vachon & Butcher Vachon no contest Red Bastien & Pepper Gomez
Edouard Carpentier defeated Dr Big Bill Miller
Larry Hennig defeated Billy Red Cloud
Bobo Brazil defeated Mitsu Arakawa
Paul Diamond defeated Bob Windham
10/23/70 – Milwaukee, WI @ the Auditorium
Referee: Bob Windham
The Crusher & Bad Boy Bullinski no contest AWA Tag Team Champions Mad Dog Vachon & Butcher Vachon
Blackjack Lanza defeated Red Bastien via pin
Edouard Carpentier defeated Big K via pin
Larry Hennig defeated Billy Howard
Pepper Gomez drew Paul Diamond
Arm Wrestling
Bad Boy Bullinski defeated Larry Hennig
Reported Attendance: “sellout crowd of 6,112”
10/24/70 – Minneapolis TV
The Crusher & Bad Boy Bullinski defeated Bill Christian & Ken Yates
Red Bastien & Pepper Gomez defeated Wilf Caron & Bob Windham
Blackjack Lanza defeated Kenny Jay
Mad Dog Vachon defeated Pete Memko
Edouard Carpentier defeated Bobby Jones
10/24/70 – Minneapolis, MN @ the Auditorium
The Crusher double DQ Blackjack Lanza when Bull Bullinski (the Crusher’s second) and Bobby Heenan (Lanza’a second) entered the ring and began a fight which resulted in referee Billy Red Cloud being knocked out.
Red Bastien & Pepper Gomez defeated Mad Dog Vachon & Big K in a 2/3 falls match
Edouard Carpentier defeated Bob Windham via pin in 14:07
Bull Bullinski defeated Bill Christian via pin in 9:06
Larry Hennig drew Paul Diamond
Reported Attendance: 4,169
10/27/70 – Brainerd, MN @ the National Guard Armory
Mad Dog Vachon vs. Paul Diamond in a 2/3 falls match 60:00
Bob Windham vs. Billy Red Cloud in a 2/3 falls match 60:00
Dave Cox vs. Kenny Jay 30:00
10/28/70 – Fargo, ND @ the Civic Auditorium
Pepper Gomez defeated Bob Windham
Edouard Carpentier defeated Big K
Blackjack Lanza defeated Red Bastien
Bad Boy Bullinski defeated Larry Hennig
10/29/70 – Fosston, MN @ the High School
Mad Dog Vachon vs. Paul Diamond
Butcher Vachon vs. Billy Red Cloud
Kenny Jay vs. Dave Cox
10/30/70 – Denver, CO @ the Auditorium Arena
Red Bastien & Pepper Gomez defeated AWA Tag Team Champions Mad Dog Vachon & Butcher Vachon on a 3rd fall via disqualification when Mad Dog slugged referee Leo Ball
No Time Limit, No-DQ Match: Blackjack Lanza defeated Edouard Carpentier via pin
Bad Boy Bullinski defeated Larry Hennig
Paul Diamond defeated Gene Dubuque
Promoter: Gene Reed
Note: Another listing has Hennig beating Bullinski.
10/31/70 – St Paul, MN @ the Auditorium
Red Bastien & Pepper Gomez defeated AWA Tag Team Champions Mad Dog Vachon & Butcher Vachon on a 3rd fall via disqualification
Arm Wrestling
Bad Boy Bullinski defeated Larry Hennig
Regular Match: Bad Boy Bullinski defeated Larry Hennig in 12:05
Edouard Carpentier defeated Big K via pin in 14:10
Blackjack Lanza defeated Santiago Acosta in 10:05
Paul Diamond defeated Bob Windham via pin in 15:05
Reported Attendance: 5,000
10/31/70 – Minneapolis TV
Mad Dog Vachon & Butcher Vachon defeated Santiago Acosta & George Gadaski
Red Bastien defeated Dave Cox
Blackjack Lanza defeated Bob Kappel
Bad Boy Bullinski defeated Bill Christian
Paul Diamond defeated Chuck Edwards
Edouard Carpentier defeated Kenny Jay
11/4/70 – Hurley, WI @ the J E Murphy Gym
Pepper Gomez defeated Blackjack Lanza on a 3rd fall via disqualification
Bad Boy Bullinski defeated Big K
Paul Diamond defeated Butcher Vachon
Reported Attendance: 1,000
11/6/70 – Marshall, MN
Red Bastien defeated Mad Dog Vachon
11/7/70 – Minneapolis TV
Blackjack Lanza defeated Jose Rodriguez
Edouard Carpentier defeated Angel Rivera
Verne Gagne defeated Bill Christian
Strong Kobayashi defeated Kenny Jay
Bad Boy Bullinski defeated Dave Cox
Paul Diamond defeated Bill Howard
11/7/70 – Omaha, NE @ the Civic Auditorium
AWA Tag Team Champions Mad Dog Vachon & Butcher Vachon defeated Red Bastien & Pepper Gomez
Rock Rogowski defeated Tex McKenzie to win Midwest title
Stan Pulaski defeated Gato Gordo
Reggie Parks defeated Ben Ramirez
Reported Attendance: 1,646
11/7/70 – Minneapolis, MN @ the Auditorium
AWA World Heavyweight Champion Verne Gagne defeated Edouard Carpentier COR in 24:46
The Crusher & Bad Boy Bullinski defeated Larry Hennig & Blackjack Lanza 2/4
Billy Red Cloud defeated Bob Windham via pin
Paul Diamond defeated Billy Christian via pin
Big K defeated Bill Howard via pin
11/9/70 – Chicago, IL @ the International Amphitheatre
AWA World Heavyweight Champion Verne Gagne defeated Mad Dog Vachon in a 2/3 falls match
Fabulous Kangaroos Al Costello & Don Kent defeated Red Bastien & Pepper Gomez
Edouard Carpentier no contest Baron Von Raschke
Wilbur Snyder defeated Bob Windham
Mighty Igor Vodik defeated Larry Hennig
Bull Bullinski defeated Kenny Dillinger
11/11/70 – Rockford, IL @ the Boylan High School
Non-Title
Red Bastien & Pepper Gomez defeated AWA Tag Team Champions Mad Dog Vachon & Butcher Vachon
11/13/70 – Denver, CO @ the Auditorium Arena
No-DQ Match: AWA Tag Team Champions Mad Dog Vachon & Butcher Vachon defeated Red Bastien & Pepper Gomez in a 2/3 falls match
1. Butcher defeated Bastien
2. Gomez defeated Mad Dog
3. Mad Dog pinned Bastien
The Crusher defeated Lars Anderson in a 2/3 falls match
Reggie Parks defeated Joe Scarpello
Bad Boy Bullinski defeated Bill Christian
Promoter: Gene Reed
11/13/70 – Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada @ the Civic Auditorium
Blackjack Lanza defeated Edouard Carpentier via pin
Paul Diamond defeated Big K via pin
Strong Kobayashi defeated Billy Red Cloud via pin
Bobby Heenan defeated Bob Tuck via pin in 4:00
Crusher Morowski defeated Wilf Caron
Reported Attendance: “3,600 fans”
Note: Morowski was billed as Stan The Moose in the advertisement and Crusher Morowski in the results clipping.
11/14/70 – Minneapolis TV
Red Bastien defeated Angel Rivera
Blackjack Lanza defeated Dave Cox
Paul Diamond defeated Joe Tomasso
Big K defeated Bill Howard
Strong Kobayashi defeated Bill Christian
Dr Big Bill Miller defeated Blackjack Daniels
11/14/70 – Milwaukee, WI @ the Auditorium
Two referees, No Time Limit, No-DQ Match: AWA Tag Team Champions Mad Dog Vachon & Butcher Vachon defeated the Crusher & Bad Boy Bullinski by reverse decision when the wrong man (one of the Vachons) was pinned
Red Bastien defeated Lars Anderson via disqualification
Pepper Gomez defeated Angelo Poffo via pin
Edouard Carpentier defeated Johnny Kace via pin
Billy Red Cloud defeated Santiago Acosta (sub Mark Starr) via pin
Reported Attendance: “crowd of 6,112”
11/14/70 – St Paul, MN @ the Auditorium
Blackjack Lanza defeated Paul Diamond 19:25
Bill Miller defeated Big K via disqualification
Billy Christian drew Billy Howard
Bobby Heenan defeated Kenny Jay
Strong Kobayashi defeated Blackjack Daniels
11/17/70 – Bismarck, ND
AWA Tag Team Champions Mad Dog Vachon & Butcher Vachon defeated Red Bastien & Pepper Gomez
Lars Anderson defeated Billy Red Cloud
Bad Boy Bullinski defeated Bill Christian
11/20/70 – Duluth, MN @ the Arena
The Crusher & Bull Bullinski defeated AWA Tag Team Champions Mad Dog Vachon & Butcher Vachon to win title. Obviously no title change took place. This is either a newspaper error or the title change was reversed the next week on television.
Red Bastien defeated Lars Anderson via disqualification
Edouard Carpentier defeated Bill Howard
Paul Diamond defeated Billy Christian
Reported Attendance: 2,591
11/21/70 – Minneapolis TV
The Crusher & Bull Bullinski defeated Rodeo Jones & Joe Tomasso
Blackjack Lanza defeated Bill Nixon
Verne Gagne defeated Ricky Menendez
Strong Kobayashi defeated John the Greek
Jamaica Kid & Little Beaver defeated Billy the Kid & Cowboy Bradley
11/21/70 – Golden Valley, MN
The Crusher defeated Butcher Vachon
11/25/70 – Fargo, ND @ the Civic Auditorium
Blackjack Lanza defeated Red Bastien via disqualification
Lars Anderson defeated Pepper Gomez
Lord Littlebrook & Wee Willie Wilson defeated Cowboy Bob Bradley & Mighty Atom
Bill Christian drew Dave Cox
11/26/70 – Minneapolis, MN @ the Auditorium
Winner receives Title Match with Verne Gagne on a future card.
Strong Kobayashi won a 12 Man Battle Royal for $12,000 in 18:00
Lars Anderson defeated Pepper Gomez via pin in 10:28
Paul Diamond drew Red Bastien
Bull Bullinski defeated Bill Christy via pin in 7:32
Hercules Cortez defeated Blackjack Daniels in 2:57
11/27/70 – Denver, CO @ the Auditorium Arena
The Crusher & Bad Boy Bullinski defeated Mad Dog Vachon & Butcher Vachon to win the AWA Tag Team Title when Crusher pinned Mad Dog in the 3rd fall
Pepper Gomez defeated Big K (sub Harley Race) 2-0, 1st fall by via disqualification
1 Big K was disqualified
2 Gomez defeated Big K in 5:45 with a Mexican Drop
Lord Littlebrook & Wee Willie Wilson defeated Cowboy Bradley & Mighty Atom in a 2/3 falls match
Hercules Cortez defeated Bill Christian in 3:25
Referee: Danny Loos
Promoter: Gene Reed
Reported Attendance: 7,525
Note: Not sure why the tag title was returned to the Vachons this time.
11/27/70 – Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada @ the Civic Auditorium
Lars Anderson & Blackjack Lanza defeated Paul Diamond & Edouard Carpentier via disqualification
Strong Kobayashi defeated Red Bastien in 11:00
Bulldog Bob Brown defeated Bob Tuck (sub Bill Cody) in 21:00
Bobby Jones defeated Pete Mymko in 16:00
Wilf Caron defeated Dave Muir in 12:00
Reported Attendance: “about 2,750 pro wrestling fans”
11/28/70 – Minneapolis TV
Blackjack Lanza defeated Julio Rodriguez
Hercules Cortez defeated Joe Tomasso
Mad Dog Vachon defeated Santiago Acosta
Bad Boy Bullinski defeated Pancho Zapata
Paul Diamond defeated Bill Christian
Strong Kobayashi defeated Ken Yates
11/28/70 – Omaha, NE @ the Civic Auditorium
AWA World Heavyweight Champion Verne Gagne dcor Rock Rogowski
Mad Russian Stan Pulaski defeated Butcher Vachon
Reggie Parks defeated The Claw via disqualification
Pepper Gomez defeated Killer Dave Cox
12/2/70 – LaCrosse, WI @ the Mary E. Swayer Auditorium
Bad Boy Bullinski vs. Blackjack Lanza in a 2/3 falls match
Lord Littlebrook & Wee Willie Wilson vs. Mighty Atom & Cowboy Bob Bradley
Hercules Cortez vs. Big K
12/3/70 – Sheboygan, WI @ the Municipal Armory
The Crusher defeated Lars Anderson
Blackjack Lanza defeated Paul Diamond
Bad Boy Bullinski defeated Big K
Red Bastien defeated Joe Tomasso
Reported Attendance: 2,733
12/4/70 – Rockford, IL @ the Boylan High School
The Crusher defeated Blackjack Lanza via disqualification
12/4/70 – Fairmont
Red Bastien vs. Mad Dog Vachon
12/5/70 – Milwaukee, WI @ the Auditorium
AWA World Heavyweight Champion Verne Gagne defeated Edouard Carpentier via disqualification
Blackjack Lanza defeated Red Bastien
Strong Kobayashi defeated Paul Diamond
Lord Littlebrook & Wee Willie Wilson vs. Mighty Atom & Cowboy Bob Bradley
Mil Mascaras defeated Big K
Reported Attendance: 6,112 sellout
12/5/70 – Minneapolis TV
The Crusher & Bull Bullinski defeated Blackjack Daniels & Angel Rivera
Blackjack Lanza defeated Bill Howard
Lars Anderson defeated Julio Rodriguez
Nick Bockwinkel defeated Dave Cox
Mad Dog Vachon defeated Kenny Jay
12/10/70 – Winona, MN @ the Junior High School Auditorium
Card cancelled because of inclement weather
Red Bastien vs. Blackjack Lanza
Strong Kobayashi vs. Pepper Gomez in a 2/3 falls match
Mil Mascaras vs. Big K
12/11/70 – Denver, CO @ the Auditorium Arena
Edouard Carpentier defeated AWA World Heavyweight Champion Verne Gagne via disqualification in 20:00 when Gagne threw Carpentier over the top rope
Blackjack Lanza defeated Paul Diamond in a 2/3 falls match
Mil Mascaras defeated Joe Blanchard
Pepper Gomez defeated Tiger Joe Tomasso
Nick Bockwinkel drew Wilbur Snyder
Promoter: Gene Reed
Note: Joe Blanchard was billed as an AWA trouble shooting referee and wrestler.
12/11/70 – Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada @ the Civic Auditorium
AWA Tag Team Champions Mad Dog Vachon & Butcher Vachon defeated Red Bastien (sub The Crusher) & Bad Boy Bullinski in a 2/3 falls match in 17:00
Red Bastien defeated Lars Anderson in 9:00
Strong Kobayashi defeated Bobby Jones (sub Pepper Gomez) via pin in 11:00
Big K defeated Bob Tuck in 19:00
Pete Mymko defeated Dave Muir via pin in 18:00
12/12/70 – Minneapolis TV
The Crusher & Bull Bullinski defeated Bill Christian & Joe Tomasso
Blackjack Lanza defeated Kenny Jay
Nick Bockwinkel defeated Pancho Zapata
Mad Dog Vachon defeated Julio Rodriguez
12/12/70 – St Paul, MN @ the Auditorium
Special Referee: Red Bastien
The Crusher & Bull Bullinski defeated Mad Dog Vachon & Blackjack Lanza (sub Butcher Vachon) 2-0
Blackjack Lanza defeated Paul Diamond
Edouard Carpentier defeated Joe Tomasso
Nick Bockwinkel defeated Billy Howard
Rock Rogowski defeated Billy Christy
Reported Attendance: 6,000
Note: Butcher Vachon reportedly was stranded in Winnipeg.
12/12/70 – Chicago, IL @ the International Amphitheatre
Fabulous Kangaroos Al Costello & Don Kent no contest Dick the Bruiser & Bobo Brazil
Baron Von Raschke defeated Pepper Gomez
Mighty Igor Vodik defeated Dr Big Bill Miller COR
Mil Mascaras defeated Big K
Strong Kobayashi defeated Ivan Kalmikoff
Lars Anderson defeated Paul Christy
12/16/70 – Duluth, MN @ the Arena
Lars Anderson wins battle royal and $5,000
Strong Kobayashi defeated Pepper Gomez
Blackjack Lanza defeated Paul Diamond
Red Bastien drew Big K
Lars Anderson defeated Billy Christy
Reported Attendance: 1,900
12/17/70 – Grand Forks, ND
Red Bastien vs. Lars Anderson
12/18/70 – Rugby
Red Bastien vs. Strong Kobayashi
Lars Anderson won battle royal
Red Bastien drew Big K
12/19/70 – Minneapolis TV
Blackjack Lanza defeated Ken Yates
Nick Bockwinkel defeated Rodeo Jones
Strong Kobayashi defeated Bobby Van
Verne Gagne defeated Ox Baker
Lars Anderson defeated Dave Cox
Kenny Jay defeated John the Greek
12/26/70 – Minneapolis TV
Strong Kobayashi defeated Santiago Acosta
Verne Gagne defeated Bob Kappel
Nick Bockwinkel defeated Kenny Jay
Hercules Cortez defeated Ox Baker
Mad Dog Vachon defeated Julio Rodriguez
Edouard Carpentier defeated George Gadaski
Big K drew Ken Yates
12/26/70 – Milwaukee WI @ the Auditorium
The Crusher defeated Blackjack Lanza COR
Larry Hennig & Lars Anderson defeated Flying Redheads Red Bastien & Billy Red Lyons in a 2/3 falls match
Angelo Poffo defeated Bob Windham via pin
Billy Howard defeated Billy Christy via pin
Johnny Kace drew Les Wolff
Reported Attendance: “capacity crowd of 6,112”
12/26/70 – Minneapolis, MN @ the Auditorium
One Fall to a Finish, No Time Limit
AWA World Heavyweight Champion Verne Gagne defeated Edouard Carpentier via pin in 33:32
Hercules Cortez defeated Butcher Vachon
Nick Bockwinkel defeated Bob Kappel
Strong Kobayashi defeated Pepper Gomez via pin
Big K defeated Kenny Jay
12/28/70 – Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada @ the Civic Auditorium
The Crusher & Bull Bullinski defeated AWA Tag Team Champions Mad Dog Vachon & Butcher Vachon via disqualification
Lars Anderson defeated Pepper Gomez
Larry Hennig defeated Les Wolff in 12:00
Bob Tuck defeated Bobby Jones
Pete Mymko defeated Wilf Caron
Reported Attendance: “more than 2,000 Manitoba wrestling fans”
Note: Final card at Winnpeg Civic Auditorium.
12/29/70 – Duluth, MN @ the Arena
AWA World Heavyweight Champion Verne Gagne defeated Lars Anderson
Blackjack Lanza defeated Red Bastien in a 2/3 falls match falls
Larry Hennig defeated Les Wolff
Big K defeated George Gadaski
12/29/70 – Denver, CO @ the Auditorium Arena
AWA Tag Team Champions Mad Dog Vachon & Butcher Vachon defeated The Crusher & Bad Boy Bullinski in a 2/3 falls match falls
Nick Bockwinkel defeated Reggie Parks
Hercules Cortez defeated Stan Pulaski
Pepper Gomez defeated Strong Kobayashi via disqualification
Promoter: Gene Reed
Reported Attendance: 3,973
12/30/70 – Fargo, ND @ the Civic Auditorium
Blackjack Lanza defeated Red Bastien
Strong Kobayashi defeated Pepper Gomez
Nick Bockwinkel defeated Big K
Mad Dog Vachon defeated Les Wolff
