{"id":1907,"date":"2014-01-07T02:08:13","date_gmt":"2014-01-07T07:08:13","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/crazymax.org\/newsite\/?p=1907"},"modified":"2014-01-21T23:52:12","modified_gmt":"2014-01-22T04:52:12","slug":"awa-results-1963","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/crazymax.org\/newsite\/results\/awa-results-1963\/","title":{"rendered":"AWA Results: 1963"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><em>(Credit for the following results go to numerous sources, including, but not limited to, Jim Zordani, Rob Vaniese, \u201cKriss\u201d, and various news clippings)\u00a0<\/em><\/p>\n<p><strong>American Wrestling Association\u00a0Results 1963<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>Promoting the Areas of: Minnesota, North Dakota, Iowa, Wisconsin, Nebraska, and Manitoba, Canada<\/strong><br \/>\n<strong>Promoter: Verne Gagne<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>1\/1\/63 &#8211; Minneapolis, MN<\/strong><br \/>\nIvan Kalmikoff &amp; Karol Kalmikoff defeated Doug Gilbert &amp; Dick Steinborn to win the AWA Tag Titles<br \/>\nLarry Hennig defeated Karl Von Shoberg<br \/>\nAnnette Palmer defeated Mars Monroe<br \/>\nPepe Gonzales drew Johnny King<br \/>\nReported Attendance: 2,929<\/p>\n<p><strong>1\/2\/63 &#8211; Fargo, ND<\/strong><br \/>\nAWA World Heavyweight Champion Verne Gagne defeated Moose Evans<br \/>\nAWA Tag Team Champions Ivan Kalmikoff &amp; Karol Kalmikoff defeated Larry Hennig &amp; Pepe Gonzales<br \/>\nKarol Kalmikoff drew Pepe Gonzales<\/p>\n<p><strong>1\/3\/63 &#8211; Rochester, MN<\/strong><br \/>\nNon-Title Doug Gilbert &amp; Dick Steinborn defeated AWA Tag Team Champions Ivan Kalmikoff &amp; Karol Kalmikoff<br \/>\nAWA World Heavyweight Champion Verne Gagne no contest Rocky Hamilton<br \/>\nGene Anderson defeated Pepe Gonzales<br \/>\nReported Attendance: 1,900 ref Bill Kuusisto<\/p>\n<p><strong>1\/5\/63 &#8211; Omaha, NE @ the Civic Auditorium<\/strong><br \/>\nAWA World Heavyweight Champion Verne Gagne defeated Crusher<br \/>\nBob Ellis defeated Bob Orton<br \/>\nTex McKenzie defeated Lee Henning<br \/>\nGuy Mitchell defeated Sonny Myers<br \/>\nReported Attendance: 2,753<\/p>\n<p><strong>1\/5\/63 &#8211; St. Paul, MN @ the Armory<\/strong><br \/>\nAWA Tag Team Champions Ivan Kalmikoff &amp; Karol Kalmilkoff defeated Larry Hennig &amp; Rocky Hamilton 2\/3<br \/>\nMoose Evans defeated Stan Kowalski COR<br \/>\nDick Steinborn defeated Gordon Nelson<br \/>\nDoug Gilbert defeated Gene Anderson<br \/>\nReported Attendance: 2,225<\/p>\n<p><strong>1\/7\/63 &#8211; Austin, MN @ the Armory<\/strong><br \/>\nDoug Gilbert &amp; Dick Steinborn defeated Stan Kowalski &amp; Rocky Hamilton<br \/>\nAnnette Palmer took 2\/3 over Mars Monroe<br \/>\nStan Kowalski drew Dick Steinborn 20:00<br \/>\nNote: The main event was originally scheduled to be an AWA Tag Title defense by Steinborn &amp; Gilbert<br \/>\nbut they lost the AWA Tag Title to the Kalmikoffs 6 days before this card took place.<\/p>\n<p><strong>1\/10\/63 &#8211; Rochester, MN<\/strong><br \/>\nDoug Gilbert &amp; Dick Steinborn no contest AWA Tag Team Champions Ivan Kalmikoff &amp; Karol Kalmikoff<br \/>\nCrusher defeated Gordon Nelson<br \/>\nMoose Evans defeated Gene Anderson<\/p>\n<p><strong>1\/11\/63 &#8211; St. Paul, MN @ the Armory<\/strong><br \/>\nIvan Kalmikoff defeated Dick Steinborn 2\/3<br \/>\nCrusher defeated Stan Kowalski<br \/>\nKarol Kalmikoff defeated Moose Evans via disqualification<br \/>\nGordon Nelson defeated Johnny King<br \/>\nReported Attendance: 1,820<\/p>\n<p><strong>1\/15\/63 &#8211; Albert Lea, MN @ the National Guard Armory<\/strong><br \/>\nDoug Gilbert (sub Rocky Hamilton) defeated Moose Evans 2\/3<br \/>\nAWA Tag Team Champions Ivan Kalmikoff &amp; Karol Kalmikoff defeated Jack Lanza &amp; Gordon Nelson 2-0<br \/>\nIvan Kalmikoff defeated Gordon Nelson<br \/>\nNote: Hamilton reportedly was suffering from a knee injury<\/p>\n<p><strong>1\/16\/63 &#8211; Fargo, ND<\/strong><br \/>\nAWA Tag Team Champions Ivan Kalmikoff &amp; Karol Kalmikoff defeated Doug Gilbert &amp; Dick Steinborn<br \/>\nRocky Hamilton no contest Crusher<br \/>\nGordon Nelson defeated Eddie Sharkey<\/p>\n<p><strong>1\/17\/63 &#8211; Rochester, MN<\/strong><br \/>\nDoug Gilbert defeated Ivan Kalmikoff via disqualification<br \/>\nRocky Hamilton defeated Dick Steinborn<br \/>\nCrusher defeated Moose Evans<br \/>\nKarol Kalmikoff defeated Gordon Nelson<br \/>\nReported Attendance: 1,100<br \/>\nReferees: Pepe Gonzales and Joe Snyder<\/p>\n<p><strong>1\/18\/63 &#8211; Winona, MN @ the Memorial Hall<\/strong><br \/>\nAWA Tag Team Champions Ivan Kalmikoff &amp; Karol Kalmikoff defeated Moose Evans &amp; Jack Lanza 2\/3<br \/>\nRocky Hamilton defeated Doug Gilbert 2\/3<br \/>\nJack Lanza defeated Ivan Kalmikoff via disqualification<\/p>\n<p><strong>1\/20\/63 &#8211; St. Paul, MN<\/strong><br \/>\nNo-DQ, No Time Limit, Special Referee: Moose Evans<br \/>\nAWA World Heavyweight Champion Verne Gagne defeated Crusher<br \/>\nAWA Tag Team Champions Ivan Kalmikoff &amp; Karol Kalmikoff defeated Doug Gilbert &amp; Moose Evans<br \/>\nRocky Hamilton defeated Gordon Nelson<br \/>\nDick Steinborn defeated Stan Kowalski<br \/>\nReported Attendance: 10,284<\/p>\n<p><strong>1\/22\/63 &#8211; Minneapolis, MN<\/strong><br \/>\nRocky Hamilton won 12 man battle royal<br \/>\nRocky Hamilton defeated Gordon Nelson 14:56<br \/>\nDoug Gilbert drew Bob Geigel 30:00<br \/>\nJack Pesek defeated Johnny King 14:22<br \/>\nReported Attendance: 1900<\/p>\n<p><strong>1\/23\/63 &#8211; Rochester, MN<\/strong><br \/>\nDick Steinborn won an 8 man battle royal<br \/>\nIvan Kalmikoff defeated Gordon Nelson<br \/>\nDick Steinborn defeated Bob Geigel via disqualification<br \/>\nReported Attendance: 1,327<\/p>\n<p><strong>1\/24\/63 &#8211; Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada @ the Civic Auditorium<\/strong><br \/>\nReferee Frenchy Champagne<br \/>\nNon-Title Match: AWA Tag Team Champions Ivan Kalmikoff &amp; Karol Kalmikoff defeated Gene Kiniski &amp; Crusher 2\/3<br \/>\n1 Ivan pinned Kiniski in 12:00<br \/>\n2 Kiniski defeated Ivan in 5:00<br \/>\n3 Karol pinned Crusher<br \/>\nMoose Evans defeated Kurt Von Brawner (sub Kinji Shibuya) with a bear hug in 8:00<br \/>\nGord Nelson (sub Doug Gilbert) &amp; Dick Steinborn defeated Stan Kowalski &amp; Duke Hoffman (sub Rocky Hamilton) 2\/3<br \/>\n1 Hoffman defeated Nelson<br \/>\n2 Nelson defeated Hoffman<br \/>\n3 Steinborn defeated Kowalski in 15:30<br \/>\nEd Sharkey (sub Pepe Gonzales) defeated Johnny King<br \/>\nReported Attendance: \u201ccrowd of close to 3,000\u201d<br \/>\nPromoter: John G. \u201cCyclone\u201d Macalpine<\/p>\n<p><strong>1\/24\/63 &#8211; St Cloud, MN<\/strong><br \/>\nAWA World Heavyweight Champion Verne Gagne no contest Rocky Hamilton in 3rd fall<br \/>\nJack Lanza defeated Jack Pesek 2\/3<br \/>\nAnnette Palmer defeated Mars Monroe<br \/>\nReported Attendance: 500<\/p>\n<p><strong>1\/26\/63 &#8211; St. Paul, MN @ the Armory<\/strong><br \/>\nCrusher defeated Moose Evans 2\/3<br \/>\nKarol Kalmikoff defeated Dick Steinborn<br \/>\nHercules Cortez defeated Gene Anderson<br \/>\nDoug Gilbert defeated Gordon Nelson<br \/>\nJack Pesek defeated Duke Hoffman with a cobra hold<br \/>\nReported Attendance: 2,695<\/p>\n<p><strong>1\/29\/63 &#8211; Minneapolis, MN<\/strong><br \/>\nAWA World Heavyweight Champion Verne Gagne no contest Rocky Hamilton<br \/>\nDoug Gilbert &amp; Dick Steinborn defeated Duke Hoffman &amp; Stan Kowalski<br \/>\nHercules Cortez defeated Kurt von Brauner<br \/>\nJack Pesek defeated Gordon Nelson<br \/>\nReported Attendance: 2,939<\/p>\n<p><strong>1\/30\/63 &#8211; Fargo, ND<\/strong><br \/>\nAWA World Heavyweight Champion Verne Gagne no contest Crusher<\/p>\n<p><strong>1\/31\/63 &#8211; Austin, MN @ the Armory<\/strong><br \/>\nReferee Speedy Gonzales<br \/>\nAWA Tag Team Champions Ivan Kalmikoff &amp; Karol Kalmikoff defeated Dick Steinborn &amp; Moose Evans on a 3rd fall via disqualification<br \/>\nHercules Cortez defeated Duke Hoffman 2-0<br \/>\nIvan Kalmikoff drew Dick Steinborn 20:00<br \/>\nReported Attendance: Slim.<\/p>\n<p><strong>2\/2\/63 &#8211; Omaha, NE @ the Civic Auditorium<\/strong><br \/>\nAWA World Heavyweight Champion Verne Gagne defeated The Sheik<br \/>\nFritz Von Erich defeated Crusher<br \/>\nWaldo Von Erich defeated Gordy Nelson<br \/>\nThe Rebel defeated Big Dan Evans<br \/>\nAnn Regan defeated Peggy King<br \/>\nReported Attendance: 2,597<\/p>\n<p>2\/2\/63 &#8211; St. Paul, MN @ the Armory<br \/>\nAWA Tag Team Champion Ivan Kalmikoff &amp; Karol Kalmikoff defeated Doug Gilbert &amp; Dick Steinborn 2\/3<br \/>\nHercules Cortez defeated Duke Hoffman<br \/>\nJack Lanza defeated ?<br \/>\nJack Pesek defeated ?<br \/>\nReported Attendance: 2,758<\/p>\n<p>2\/7\/63 &#8211; Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada @ the Civic Auditorium<br \/>\nNon-Title Match: Gene Kiniski &amp; Crusher defeated AWA Tag Team Champions Ivan Kalmikoff &amp; Karol Kalmikoff 2\/3<br \/>\n1 Kiniski pinned Ivan in 11:40<br \/>\n2 Ivan pinned Crusher<br \/>\n3 Crusher pinned Karol<br \/>\nDick Steinborn defeated Stan Kowalski 2\/3<br \/>\n1 Kowalski defeated Steinborn<br \/>\n2 Steinborn defeated Kowalski<br \/>\n3 Steinborn defeated Kowalski<br \/>\nHercules Cortez defeated Kurt Von Brawner in 4:00<br \/>\nGordy Nelson defeated Duke Hoffman via disqualification<br \/>\nPromoter: John C. \u201cCyclone\u201d Macalpine<\/p>\n<p>2\/7\/63 &#8211; Rochester, MN<br \/>\nAWA World Heavyweight Champion Verne Gagne defeated Rocky Hamilton<br \/>\nHandicap Match: Moose Evans defeated Gene Anderson &amp; Karl Von Schober<br \/>\nJack Pesek defeated Jack Lanza<br \/>\nDoug Gilbert defeated Johnny King<br \/>\nReported Attendance: 2,132<\/p>\n<p>2\/9\/63 &#8211; St. Paul, MN @ the Armory<br \/>\nAWA Tag Team Champions Ivan Kalmikoff &amp; Karol Kalmikoff drew Dick Steinborn &amp; Doug Gilbert 60:00<br \/>\nHandicap Match: Moose Evans defeated Karl Von Schober &amp; Karl Von Brauner 16:05<br \/>\nJack Pesek defeated Tony Nero 15:05<br \/>\nJack Lanza defeated Duke Hoffman<br \/>\nReported Attendance: 2,920<br \/>\nNote: Lanza was billed as a former Italian Heavyweight Champion.<\/p>\n<p>2\/9\/63 &#8211; Omaha, NE @ the Civic Auditorium<br \/>\nAWA World Heavyweight Champion Verne Gagne defeated The Rebel<br \/>\nHercules Cortez defeated Stan Kowalski<br \/>\nRocky Hamilton drew Bobby Managoff<br \/>\nGordon Nelson defeated George McArthur<br \/>\nReported Attendance: 3,368<\/p>\n<p>2\/10\/63 &#8211; Austin, MN @ the Armory<br \/>\nAWA Tag Team Champions Ivan Kalmikoff &amp; Karol Kalmikoff defeated Dick Steinborn &amp; Moose Evans on a 3rd fall via disqualification<br \/>\nDoug Gilbert defeated Johnny King (sub Stan Kowalski)<br \/>\nDick Steinborn defeated Karol Kalmikoff<br \/>\nReported Attendance: \u201cjam-packed\u201d 700<\/p>\n<p>2\/13\/63 &#8211; Mankato, MN<br \/>\nAWA Tag Team Champions Ivan Kalmikoff &amp; Karol Kalmikoff no contest Doug Gilbert &amp; Hercules Cortez<br \/>\nJack Pesek defeated Duke Hoffman<br \/>\nDoug Gilbert defeated Karol Kalmikoff<br \/>\nReferee: Joe Snyder<\/p>\n<p>2\/14\/63 &#8211; Rochester, MN<br \/>\nCrusher &amp; Rocky Hamilton defeated Doug Gilbert &amp; Dick Steinborn 2\/3<br \/>\nHandicap Match: Ivan Kalmikoff &amp; Karol Kalmikoff defeated Moose Evans when Evans couldn&#8217;t pin either in 30 minutes<br \/>\nHercules Cortez defeated Duke Hoffman<br \/>\nReferee: Jack Pesek<br \/>\nReported Attendance: 1,182<\/p>\n<p>2\/15\/63 &#8211; St. Paul, MN @ the Auditorium<br \/>\nNon-Title Death Match: Crusher defeated AWA World Heavyweight Champion Verne Gagne when Gagne suffers a broken shoulder in the 5th fall<br \/>\nDoug Gilbert &amp; Dick Steinborn &amp; Moose Evans defeated Ivan Kalmikoff &amp; Karol Kalmikoff &amp; Rocky Hamilton<br \/>\nEddie Sharkey defeated Johnny King<br \/>\nJack Pesek defeated Gordon Nelson<br \/>\nHercules Cortez defeated Stan Kowalski<br \/>\nReferee: Bill Kuusisto<br \/>\nReported Attendance: 10,802<\/p>\n<p>2\/16\/63 &#8211; Waterloo, IA @ the Hippodrome Auditorium<br \/>\nAWA World Heavyweight Champion Verne Gagne vs. Pat O\u2019Connor<br \/>\nPlus 3 other matches<\/p>\n<p>2\/19\/63 &#8211; Minneapolis, MN @ the Auditorium<br \/>\nBoot Match: Crusher defeated Moose Evans 18:10<br \/>\nHercules Cortez defeated Karol Kalmikoff<br \/>\nRocky Hamilton defeated Jack Pesek<br \/>\nDoug Gilbert drew Ivan Kamilkoff<br \/>\nDick Steinborn defeated Gordon Nelson<br \/>\nReported Attendance: 5,220<\/p>\n<p>2\/21\/63 &#8211; Rochester, MN<br \/>\nDick Steinborn &amp; Doug Gilbert &amp; Moose Evans defeated Ivan Kalmikoff &amp; Karol Kalmikoff &amp; Rocky Hamilton<br \/>\nCrusher defeated Stan Kowalski<br \/>\nDoug Gilbert drew Ivan Kalmikoff 30:00<br \/>\nReported Attendance: 821<br \/>\nReferee: Duke Hoffman<\/p>\n<p>2\/22\/63 &#8211; Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada @ the Civic Auditorium<br \/>\nHercules Cortez won a 12 man battle royal<br \/>\nDick Steinborn defeated Karol Kalmikoff via disqualification in 18:00<br \/>\nKinji Shibuya defeated Jack Lanza with a sleeper hold in 12:00<br \/>\nGene Kiniski defeated Jack Pesek<br \/>\nDoug Gilbert drew Ivan Kalmikoff<br \/>\nHaystack Calhoun defeated Duke Hoffman<br \/>\nReported Attendance: \u201ccrowd of 4,000 highly excited wrestling fans with hundreds of others turned away\u201d<br \/>\nPromoter: John C. \u201cCyclone\u201d Macalpine<\/p>\n<p>2\/24\/63 &#8211; Albert Lea, MN @ the National Guard Armory<br \/>\nMoose Evans vs. Rocky Hamilton 2\/3 60:00<br \/>\nAWA Tag Team Champions Ivan Kalmikoff &amp; Karol Kalmikoff vs. Doug Gilbert &amp; Dick Steinborn 2\/3 60:00<br \/>\nIvan Kalmikoff vs. Doug Gilbert<\/p>\n<p>2\/26\/63 &#8211; Minneapolis, MN @ the Auditorium<br \/>\nCrusher defeated Hercules Cortez via disqualification<br \/>\nAWA Tag Team Champions Ivan Kalmikoff &amp; Karol Kalmikoff defeated Moose Evans &amp; Dick Steinborn 2\/3<br \/>\nRocky Hamilton defeated Duke Hoffman<br \/>\nJack Pesek defeated Stan Kowalski<br \/>\nReported Attendance: 5,696<\/p>\n<p>2\/27\/63 &#8211; Mankato, MN<br \/>\nHercules Cortez &amp; Doug Gilbert defeated Ivan Kalmikoff &amp; Duke Hoffman (sub Karol Kalmikoff)<br \/>\nDick Steinborn defeated Jack Pesek<br \/>\nDoug Gilbert defeated Ivan Kalmikoff<\/p>\n<p>2\/28\/63 &#8211; St Cloud<br \/>\nHercules Cortez defeated Moose Evans 2\/3<br \/>\nDoug Gilbert defeated Stan Kowalski 2\/3<br \/>\nDuke Hoffman defeated Johnny King (sub Jack Lanza)<\/p>\n<p>3\/2\/63 &#8211; Winona, MN @ the Catholic Recreation Center<br \/>\nCrusher defeated Moose Evans 2\/3<br \/>\nAWA Tag Team Champions Ivan Kalmikoff &amp; Karol Kalmikoff defeated Jack Lanza &amp; Jack Pesek 2\/3<br \/>\nJack Lanza drew Karol Kalmikoff<br \/>\nReported Attendance: 500<\/p>\n<p>3\/7\/63 &#8211; Fargo, ND<br \/>\nCrusher defeated Moose Evans<br \/>\nAWA Tag Team Champions Ivan Kalmikoff &amp; Karol Kalmikoff defeated Doug Gilbert &amp; Dick Steinborn<br \/>\nDoug Gilbert defeated Ivan Kalmikoff<\/p>\n<p>3\/8\/63 &#8211; Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada @ the Civic Auditorium<br \/>\nReferee Red Eakin<br \/>\nGene Kiniski defeated Bruno Sammartino via pin<br \/>\nReferee Bob Brown<br \/>\nWhipper Billy Watson defeated Kinji Shibuya on a 3rd fall via disqualification when Kinji hit referee Brown with a judo chop after Watson ducked<br \/>\nHercules Cortez defeated Moose Evans in 35:00<br \/>\nCrusher defeated Dick Steinborn<br \/>\nDoug Gilbert defeated Rocky Hamilton in 12:00<br \/>\nReported Attendance: \u201cnear sellout crowd\u201d<\/p>\n<p>3\/9\/63 &#8211; St. Paul, MN @ the Auditorium<br \/>\nCrusher defeated Hercules Cortez 2\/3<br \/>\nDoug Gilbert won a 6 man battle royal<br \/>\nLarry Hennig drew Jack Pesek 30:00<br \/>\nKay Noble defeated Annette Palmer<br \/>\nJack Lanza defeated Duke Hoffman 18:20<br \/>\nReported Attendance: 10,783, gate: $22,173 a local record<\/p>\n<p>3\/10\/63 &#8211; Rochester, MN<br \/>\nRocky Hamilton defeated Hercules Cortez via disqualification<br \/>\nCrusher vs. Moose Evans<br \/>\nJack Lanza vs. Duke Hoffman<br \/>\nKay Noble vs. Annette Palmer<br \/>\nReported Attendance: 1,485<\/p>\n<p>3\/10\/63 &#8211; Austin, MN @ the Armory<br \/>\nReferee Floyd Ude<br \/>\nDoug Gilbert &amp; Dick Steinborn defeated AWA Tag Team Champions Ivan Kalmikoff &amp; Karol Kalmikoff on a 3rd fall via disqualification<br \/>\n1.\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Ivan defeated Steinborn<br \/>\n2.\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Steinborn defeated Ivan by submission with an abdominal stretch<br \/>\n3.\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 The Kalmikoffs were via disqualification\u2019ed<br \/>\nLarry Hennig defeated Jack Pesek with a sleeper hold in the 3rd fall<br \/>\nIvan Kalmikoff defeated Dick Steinborn in 12:00 with a reverse boston crab<\/p>\n<p>3\/12\/63 &#8211; Minneapolis, MN @ the Auditorium<br \/>\nAWA Tag Team Champions Ivan Kalmikoff &amp; Karol Kalmikoff defeated Doug Gilbert &amp; Dick Steinborn<br \/>\nMoose Evans defeated Duke Hoffman<br \/>\nHercules Cortez defeated Juan Hernandez<br \/>\nLarry Hamilton defeated Jack Pesek<br \/>\nJack Lanza defeated Tony Nero<\/p>\n<p>3\/13\/63 &#8211; Little Falls, MN @ the Junior High School Gym<br \/>\nAWA Tag Team Champions Ivan Kalmikoff &amp; Karol Kalmikoff vs. Doug Gilbert &amp; Jack Pesek<br \/>\nRocky Hamilton vs. Hercules Cortez<br \/>\nNote: The City might be Brainerd.<\/p>\n<p>3\/14\/63 &#8211; Paynesville, MN<br \/>\nAWA Tag Team Champions Ivan Kalmikoff &amp; Karol Kalmikoff vs. Dick Steinborn &amp; Jack Pesek<br \/>\nRocky Hamilton vs. Doug Gilbert<br \/>\nIvan Kalmikoff vs. Dick Steinborn<\/p>\n<p>3\/15\/63 &#8211; Mabel, MN @ the High School<br \/>\nAWA Tag Team Champions Ivan Kalmikoff &amp; Karol Kalmikoff vs. Jack Lanza &amp; Jack Pesek<br \/>\nDoug Gilbert vs. Rocky Hamilton<br \/>\nKarol Kalmikoff vs. Jack Lanza<\/p>\n<p>3\/16\/63 &#8211; St. Paul, MN @ the Armory<br \/>\nCrusher defeated Dick Steinborn 2\/3<br \/>\nMoose Evens defeated Karol Kalmikoff via disqualification<br \/>\nDoug Gilbert drew Ivan Kalmikoff<br \/>\nGuy Taylor drew Duke Hoffman<\/p>\n<p>3\/17\/63 &#8211; Minneapolis, MN @ the Auditorium<br \/>\nAWA Tag Team Champions Ivan Kalmikoff &amp; Karol Kalmikoff defeated Moose Evans &amp; Hercules Cortez via disqualification<br \/>\nCrusher defeated Sonny Myers 20:06<br \/>\nDoug Gilbert defeated Guy Taylor<br \/>\nDick Steinborn defeated Juan Hernandez<br \/>\nLarry Hennig put Tony Nero to sleep with his good-night hold<br \/>\nReported Attendance: 5,593 (ref Duke Hoffman)<\/p>\n<p>3\/20\/63 &#8211; Fargo, ND<br \/>\nCrusher no contest Hercules Cortez<br \/>\nMoose Evans defeated Larry Hennig<br \/>\nJack Lanza defeated Juan Hernandez<\/p>\n<p>3\/22\/63 &#8211; Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada @ the Arena<br \/>\nCanadian Open Tag Team Title Tournament<br \/>\nFirst Round<br \/>\nGene Kiniski &amp; Fritz Von Goering defeated Cowboy Carlson &amp; Dan Miller when Kiniski pinned Carlson<br \/>\nDoug Gilbert &amp; Dick Steinborn defeated Bulldog Brower &amp; Crusher<br \/>\nWhipper Billy Watson &amp; Hercules Cortez defeated Ivan Kalmikoff &amp; Karol Kalmikoff but Watson was injured and could not compete in the rest of the tournament.<br \/>\nKinji Shibuya &amp; Mitsu Arakawa bye<br \/>\nSecond Round<br \/>\nKinji Shibuya &amp; Mitsu Arakawa defeated Gene Kiniski &amp; Fritz Von Goering<br \/>\nDick Steinborn &amp; Doug Gilbert bye<br \/>\nFinal<br \/>\nKinji Shibuya &amp; Mitsu Arakawa defeated Dick Steinborn &amp; Doug Gilbert 2\/3 to claim the vacant Canadian Open Tag Team Title<br \/>\n1 Arakawa defeated Gilbert with a claw hold<br \/>\n2 Gilbert pinned Shibuya<br \/>\n3 Shibuya defeated Steinborn<br \/>\nReported Attendance: \u201cMore than 5,000 wrestling fans\u201d<br \/>\nNote: The Canadian Open Tag Team Title was the recognized tag title in Winnipeg at this time. The AWA Tag Team Title was not recognized.<\/p>\n<p>3\/23\/63 &#8211; St. Paul, MN @ the Armory<br \/>\nCrusher no contest Moose Evans<br \/>\nDoug Gilbert defeated Rocky Hamilton via disqualification<br \/>\nHandicap match: Hercules Cortez defeated Juan Hernandez &amp; Tony Nero<br \/>\nJack Lanza defeated Eddie Sharkey<br \/>\nGuy Taylor defeated Pepe Gonzales<\/p>\n<p>3\/24\/63 &#8211; Rochester, MN<br \/>\nRocky Hamilton defeated Hercules Cortez<br \/>\nAWA Tag Team Champions Ivan Kalmikoff &amp; Karol Kalmikoff defeated Dick Steinborn &amp; Moose Evans 2\/3<br \/>\nGuy Taylor defeated Juan Hernandez<\/p>\n<p>3\/25\/63 &#8211; Mason City, IA @ the Roosevelt Fieldhouse<br \/>\nAWA Tag Team Champions Ivan Kalmikoff &amp; Karol Kalmikoff vs. Hercules Cortez &amp; Doug Gilbert 2\/3 60:00<br \/>\nRocky Hamilton vs. Dick Steinborn<br \/>\nIvan Kalmikoff vs. Doug Gilbert<\/p>\n<p>3\/26\/63 &#8211; Minneapolis, MN @ the Auditorium<br \/>\nHercules Cortez defeated Moose Evans 9:21<br \/>\nCrusher defeated Rocky Hamilton 6:02<br \/>\nDick Steinborn drew Ivan Kalmikoff 30:00<br \/>\nKarol Kalmikoff defeated Johnny King 11:53<br \/>\nGuy Taylor defeated Juan Hernandez<br \/>\nReported Attendance: 3,737<\/p>\n<p>3\/28\/63 &#8211; St Cloud, MN<br \/>\nAWA Tag Team Champions Ivan Kalmikoff &amp; Karol Kalmikoff defeated Doug Gilbert &amp; Dick Steinborn 2\/3<br \/>\nJack Lanza defeated Guy Taylor (sub Duke Hoffman)<br \/>\nFloyd Uderman (Ude) pinned Tony Nero<\/p>\n<p>3\/28\/63 &#8211; Mankato, MN<br \/>\nHercules Cortez defeated Rocky Hamilton 2\/3<br \/>\nLarry Hennig defeated Juan Hernandez<br \/>\nKay Noble defeated Annette Palmer 2\/3<br \/>\nCrusher vs. Moose Evans were both no shows<\/p>\n<p>3\/29\/63 &#8211; Leroy, MN @ the Ostrander High.School Gym<br \/>\nThe Crusher vs. Dick Steinborn<br \/>\nJack Lanza vs. Ivan Kalmikoff<br \/>\nLarry Hennig vs. Juan Hernandez<\/p>\n<p>3\/29\/63 &#8211; Winona, MN @ the Catholic Recreation Center<br \/>\nHercules Cortez defeated Ivan Kalmikoff 2\/3<br \/>\nDoug Gilbert defeated Rocky Hamilton via disqualification<br \/>\nGuy Taylor defeated Duke Hoffman via pin<br \/>\nReported Attendance: 500<\/p>\n<p>3\/30\/63 &#8211; St. Paul, MN @ the Armory<br \/>\nHercules Cortez &amp; Dick Steinborn defeated AWA Tag Team Champions Ivan Kalmikoff &amp; Karol Kalmikoff via disqualification<br \/>\nLarry Hennig defeated Jack Lanza<br \/>\nGuy Taylor defeated Ted Christy<br \/>\nEddie Sharkey defeated Juan Hernandez<br \/>\nReferee Tony Nero<br \/>\nReported Attendance: 2,088<\/p>\n<p>3\/30\/63 &#8211; Omaha, NE @ the Civic Auditorium<br \/>\nCrusher double DQ Waldo Von Erich<br \/>\nFritz Von Erich defeated Doug Gilbert<br \/>\nKathy Starr defeated Christa Clark<br \/>\nJoe Scarpello defeated Blackjack Daniels<br \/>\nReported Attendance: 1,700<\/p>\n<p>4\/2\/63 &#8211; Austin, MN @ the Armory<br \/>\nAWA Tag Team Champions Ivan Kalmikoff &amp; Karol Kalmikoff defeated Dick Steinborn &amp; Guy Taylor (sub Hercules Cortez) 2\/3<br \/>\n1.\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Steinborn pinned Karol in 15:00 after a series of drop kicks<br \/>\n2.\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Karol pinned Steinborn<br \/>\n3.\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Ivan pinned Taylor in 8:45<br \/>\nRocky Hamilton defeated Jack Lanza 2\/3<br \/>\n1.\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Lanza defeated Hamilton in 8:30<br \/>\n2.\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Hamilton defeated Lanza with a backbreaker<br \/>\n3.\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Hamilton pinned Lanza in 1:00<br \/>\nKay Noble defeated Annette Palmer via pin in 13:20 after a series of dropkicks<br \/>\nReferee: Larry Hennig<\/p>\n<p>4\/5\/63 &#8211; Omaha, NE @ the Civic Auditorium<br \/>\nAWA World Heavyweight Champion Verne Gagne defeated Waldo Von Erich via disqualification<br \/>\nDoug Gilbert defeated Crusher COR<br \/>\nDuke Hoffman defeated Guy Mitchell<br \/>\nBobby Managoff drew Jack Pesek<br \/>\nReported Attendance: 3,249<\/p>\n<p>4\/7\/63 &#8211; St. Paul, MN @ the Auditorium<br \/>\nSpecial Referee: Butch Levy<br \/>\nHercules Cortez defeated Crusher COR<br \/>\nAWA Tag Team Champions Ivan Kalmikoff &amp; Karol Kalmikoff defeated Doug Gilbert &amp; Dick Steinborn 2\/3<br \/>\nKay Noble &amp; Annette Palmer &amp; Jessica Rogers defeated Kathy Starr &amp; Mars Monroe &amp; Ann Regan<br \/>\nRocky Hamilton defeated Jack Lanza<br \/>\nLarry Hennig defeated Ted Christy<br \/>\nReported Attendance: 4.121<\/p>\n<p>4\/9\/63 &#8211; Minneapolis, MN<br \/>\nAWA World Heavyweight Champion Verne Gagne defeated Doug Gilbert 2\/3<br \/>\nHandicap match: Hercules Cortez defeated Ivan Kalmikoff &amp; Karol Kalmikoff via disqualification<br \/>\nRocky Hamilton defeated Dick Steinborn<br \/>\nLarry Hennig defeated Jack Lanza<br \/>\nReported Attendance: 1,816<\/p>\n<p>4\/13\/63 &#8211; Omaha, NE @ the Civic Auditorium<br \/>\nNon-Title Texas Death Cage Match: Waldo Von Erich defeated AWA World Heavyweight Champion Verne Gagne<br \/>\nDoug Gilbert defeated Fritz Von Erich via disqualification<br \/>\nDuke Hoffman drew Ernie Dusek<br \/>\nRocky Hamilton defeated Guy Mitchell<br \/>\nReported Attendance: 3,581<\/p>\n<p>4\/13\/63 &#8211; St. Paul, MN @ the Armory<br \/>\nHercules Cortez defeated Bulldog Lee Henning<br \/>\nCrusher defeated Larry Hennig 10:10<br \/>\nBearcat Wright defeated Texas Bob Geigel<br \/>\nKay Noble defeated Kathy Starr to win the womans world title (vacated by June Byers)<br \/>\nJessica Rogers defeated Mars Monroe<br \/>\nReported Attendance: 1,824<\/p>\n<p>4\/15\/63 &#8211; Little Falls, MN @ the Junior High School Gym<br \/>\nAWA World Heavyweight Champion Verne Gagne vs. Rocky Hamilton<br \/>\nAlso In Action: Ivan Kalmikoff, Karol Kalmikoff, Doug Gilbert and Guy Taylor<\/p>\n<p>4\/16\/63 &#8211; Minneapolis, MN<br \/>\nCrusher defeated Bearcat Wright<br \/>\nDoug Gilbert defeated Larry Hennig via disqualification 18:02<br \/>\nHercules Cortez defeated Jack Pesek 16:55<br \/>\nEddie Sharkey defeated Pepe Gonzalez 11:14<br \/>\nGuy Taylor defeated Ted Christy<br \/>\nReported Attendance: 2,746<\/p>\n<p>4\/18\/63 &#8211; Rochester, MN<br \/>\nHercules Cortez defeated Rocky Hamilton<br \/>\nAWA Tag Team Champions Ivan Kalmikoff &amp; Karol Kalmikoff defeated Doug Gilbert &amp; Jack Pesek 2\/3<br \/>\nGuy Taylor defeated Ted Christy<br \/>\nReported Attendance: 1,000<\/p>\n<p>4\/19\/63 &#8211; Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada @ the Civic Auditorium<br \/>\nReferee Frenchy Champagne<br \/>\nGene Kiniski double DQ Kinji Shibuya<br \/>\nNon-Title Match: Verne Gagne (sub Dick Steinborn) &amp; Doug Gilbert defeated AWA Tag Team Champions Ivan Kalmikoff &amp; Karol Kalmikoff when Gagne pinned Karol in the 3rd fall<br \/>\nWhipper Billy Watson defeated Fritz Von Goering COR<br \/>\nCowboy Carlson defeated Ted Christy<br \/>\nPromoter: John C. \u201cCyclone\u201d Macalpine<\/p>\n<p>4\/20\/63 &#8211; St. Paul, MN @ the Armory<br \/>\nButch Levy &amp; Hercules Cortez defeated AWA Tag Team Champions Ivan Kalmikoff &amp; Karol Kalmikoff via disqualification<br \/>\nCrusher defeated Jack Pesek 11:20<br \/>\nDoug Gilbert defeated Rocky Hamilton via disqualification 18:10<br \/>\nGuy Taylor defeated Fred Hackenschmidt 13:15<br \/>\nReferee Bill Kuusisto<br \/>\nReported Attendance: 2,052<\/p>\n<p>4\/24\/63 &#8211; Albert Lea, MN @ the National Guard Armory<br \/>\nAWA World Heavyweight Champion Verne Gagne vs. Rocky Hamilton 2\/3 60:00<br \/>\nHercules Cortez vs. Karol Kalmikoff 2\/3 45:00<br \/>\nJuan Hernandez vs. Eddie Sharkey 30:00<\/p>\n<p>4\/25\/63 &#8211; Mankato, MN<br \/>\nHercules Cortez &amp; Doug Gilbert defeated AWA Tag Team Champions Ivan Kalmikoff &amp; Karol Kalmikoff via disqualification<br \/>\nRocky Hamilton defeated Guy Taylor<br \/>\nDoug Gilbert defeated Ivan Kalmikoff<\/p>\n<p>4\/26\/63 &#8211; Winona, MN @ the Catholic Recreation Center<br \/>\nAWA World Heavyweight Champion Verne Gagne defeated Karol Kalmikoff 2\/3<br \/>\nReferee Bill Kuusisto<br \/>\nDoug Gilbert defeated Ivan Kalmikoff on a 3rd fall via disqualification<br \/>\nEddie Sharkey defeated Guy Taylor via pin<br \/>\nReported Attendance: 501<\/p>\n<p>4\/27\/63 &#8211; St. Paul, MN<br \/>\nAWA World Heavyweight Champion Verne Gagne defeated Hercules Cortez 2\/3<br \/>\nAWA Tag Team Champions Ivan Kalmikoff &amp; Karol Kalmikoff defeated Doug Gilbert &amp; Joe Scarpello 2\/3<br \/>\nCrusher defeated Butch Levy 12:40<br \/>\nWomen\u2019s Champion Kay Noble defeated Jessica Rogers 11:15<br \/>\nRocky Hamilton defeated Bob Boyer 9:10<br \/>\nEddie Sharkey defeated Bill Green 9:20<br \/>\nReported Attendance: 5,619<\/p>\n<p>4\/29\/63 &#8211; Mason City, IA @ the Roosevelt Fieldhouse<br \/>\nAWA Tag Team Champions Ivan Kalmikoff &amp; Karol Kalmikoff vs. Hercules Cortez &amp; Dick Steinborn<br \/>\nRocky Hamilton vs. Doug Gilbert<br \/>\nGuy Taylor vs. Juan Hernandez<\/p>\n<p>4\/30\/63 &#8211; Minneapolis, MN<br \/>\nAWA Tag Team Champions Ivan Kalmikoff &amp; Karol Kalmikoff defeated Crusher &amp; Rocky Hamilton<br \/>\nCrusher and Hamilton fought among themselves<br \/>\nHercules Cortez defeated Blackjack Daniels 11:00<br \/>\nButch Levy defeated Tiny Mills 23:43<br \/>\nDoug Gilbert defeated Guy Taylor 16:02<br \/>\nReported Attendance: 2,851<\/p>\n<p>5\/3\/63 &#8211; St Cloud, MN<br \/>\nCrusher vs. Doug Gilbert<br \/>\nIvan Kalmikoff &amp; Karol Kalmikoff vs. Butch Levy &amp; Floyd Ude<br \/>\nKay Noble vs. Mars Monroe<\/p>\n<p>5\/3\/63 &#8211; Omaha, NE @ the Civic Auditorium<br \/>\nAWA World Heavyweight Champion Verne Gagne defeated Waldo Von Erich<br \/>\nDuke Hoffman defeated Bobby Managoff<br \/>\nHercules Cortez defeated Larry Hennig<br \/>\nGuy Mitchell drew Jack Pesek (sub Archie Gouldie)<br \/>\nReported Attendance: 2,996<\/p>\n<p>5\/4\/63 &#8211; South St. Paul, MN @ the Wakota Arena<br \/>\nCrusher defeated Ivan Kalmikoff<br \/>\nDon McClarty defeated Bob Boyer<br \/>\nDoug Gilbert defeated Pedro Gordy<br \/>\nButch Levy defeated Karol Kalmikoff via disqualification<br \/>\nHercules Cortez defeated Roy Collins<br \/>\nReported Attendance: 2,158<\/p>\n<p>5\/7\/63 &#8211; Minneapolis, MN<br \/>\nDeath match: Crusher defeated Hercules Cortez 22:45<br \/>\nAWA Tag Team Champions Ivan Kalmikoff &amp; Karol Kalmikoff defeated Larry Hennig &amp; Tiny Mills via disqualification<br \/>\nButch Levy defeated Bob Orton Sr 15:15<br \/>\nDon McClarty defeated Blackjack Daniels 9:23<br \/>\nReferee: Joe Snyder<br \/>\nReported Attendance: 3,145<\/p>\n<p>5\/9\/63 &#8211; Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada @ the Civic Auditorium<br \/>\nTwo Referees Frency Champagne &amp; Red Eakin<br \/>\nKinji Shibuya defeated Gene Kiniski 2\/3<br \/>\n1 Shibuya pinned Kiniski<br \/>\n2 Kiniski defeated Shibuya<br \/>\n3 Shibuya pinned Kiniski after Mitsu Arakawa tripped Gene<br \/>\nNon-Title Match: Doug Gilbert &amp; Don McClarty defeated AWA Tag Team Champions Ivan Kalmikoff &amp; Karol Kalmikoff on a 3rd fall via disqualification<br \/>\nCrusher defeated Hercules Cortez<br \/>\nMitsu Arakawa defeated Pepe Gonzales in 15:00<br \/>\nReported Attendance: \u201ccrowd of over 3,000\u201d<\/p>\n<p>5\/10\/63 &#8211; Rochester, MN<br \/>\nCrusher vs. Moose Evans<\/p>\n<p>5\/10\/63 &#8211; St. Joseph, MO @ the Auditorium<br \/>\nPat O&#8217;Connor defeated AWA World Heavyweight Champion Verne Gagne on a 3rd fall via disqualification<br \/>\nRock Hunter defeated Larry Hamilton on a 3rd fall COR<br \/>\nJessica Rogers &amp; Cowboy Bradley defeated Barbara Baker &amp; Tiny Roe<br \/>\nSteve Bolus drew Joe Scarpello 15:00<br \/>\nSteve Kovacs defeated Bob Orton via disqualification<br \/>\nReported Attendance: 1,800<\/p>\n<p>5\/11\/63 &#8211; Omaha, NE @ the Civic Auditorium<br \/>\nFritz Von Erich &amp; Waldo Von Erich defeated Verne Gagne &amp; Don Leo Jonathan<br \/>\nPat O&#8217;Connor defeated Roy Collins<br \/>\nDoug Gilbert defeated Guy Mitchell<br \/>\nBobby Managoff drew Larry Hennig<br \/>\nReported Attendance: 2,634<\/p>\n<p>5\/11\/63 &#8211; St. Paul, MN @ the Armory<br \/>\nAWA Tag Team Champions Ivan Kalmikoff &amp; Karol Kalmikoff defeated Butch Levy &amp; Tiny Mills 2\/3<br \/>\nRocky Hamilton defeated Bill Green 16:20<br \/>\nDon McClarty defeated Blackjack Daniels 17:50<br \/>\nGuy Taylor defeated Paul DeMarco 16:15<br \/>\nReported Attendance: 1,678<\/p>\n<p>5\/13\/63 &#8211; Austin, MN @ the Armory<br \/>\nFrench Semard &amp; Tiny Tim vs. Tiny Bell &amp; Pee Wee James<br \/>\nIvan Kalmikoff vs. Doug Gilbert<br \/>\nFrench Semard vs. Tiny Bell<\/p>\n<p>5\/14\/63 &#8211; Minneapolis, MN<br \/>\nCrusher defeated Butch Levy<br \/>\nDon McClarty defeated Karol Kalmikoff<br \/>\nDoug Gilbert drew Ivan Kalmikoff<br \/>\nMarcel Semard &amp; Tiny Bell defeated Chico Santana &amp; Pee Wee Lopez<br \/>\nEddie Sharkey defeated Guy Taylor<br \/>\nReported Attendance: 1,984<\/p>\n<p>5\/15\/63 &#8211; Duluth, MN<br \/>\nDon McClarty &amp; Doug Gilbert defeated Ivan Kalmikoff &amp; Karol Kalmikoff via disqualification<br \/>\nTiny Bell &amp; Marcel Semard defeated Pee Wee Lopez &amp; Irish Jackie<br \/>\nDoug Gilbert no contest Ivan Kalmikoff<\/p>\n<p>5\/17\/63 &#8211; Albert Lea, MN @ the National Guard Armory<br \/>\nCrusher defeated Ivan Kalmikoff on a 3rd fall via disqualification<br \/>\nReferee Tiny Bell<br \/>\nPee Wee Lopez defeated Chico Santana<br \/>\nBlackjack Daniels (sub Karol Kalmikoff) defeated Don McClarty<br \/>\nNotes: Last Card of the Season. Tiny Bell was reportedly injured in a car accident on the way to the show so the midget tag bout became a one on one match instead of a tag team match.<\/p>\n<p>5\/18\/63 &#8211; Winona, MN @ the Catholic Recreation Center<br \/>\nThe Crusher vs. Doug Gilbert 2\/3 60:00<br \/>\nChico Santana &amp; Pee Wee Lopez vs. Tiny Bell &amp; Tiny Tim 2\/3 60:00<br \/>\nChico Santana vs. Tiny Bell<\/p>\n<p>5\/23\/63 &#8211; Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada @ the Civic Auditorium<br \/>\nRonnie Etchison defeated Kinji Shibuya on a 3rd fall via disqualification when referee Frenchy Champagne saw Mitsu Arakawa trip Etchison<br \/>\nGene Kiniski defeated Mitsu Arakawa 2\/3<br \/>\n1 Arakawa defeated Kiniski<br \/>\n2 Kiniski defeated Arakawa<br \/>\n3 Kiniski defeated Arakawa<br \/>\nMarcel Semard &amp; Little Boy Blue defeated Pee Wee Lopez &amp; Chico Santana<br \/>\nKarol Kalmikoff drew Joe Brunetti 20:00<br \/>\nReported Attendance: \u201ccrowd of around 3,000\u201d<br \/>\nPromoter John C. \u201cCyclone\u201d Macalpine<\/p>\n<p>5\/24\/63 &#8211; Omaha, NE @ the Civic Auditorium<br \/>\nAWA World Heavyweight Champion Verne Gagne defeated Duke Hoffman<br \/>\nBill Miller double DQ Waldo Von Erich<br \/>\nDolly Darcel defeated Baby Cheryl<br \/>\nAWA Tag Team Champions Ivan Kalmikoff &amp; Karol Kalmikoff defeated Doug Gilbert &amp; Guy Mitchell<br \/>\nReported Attendance: 3,139<\/p>\n<p>5\/25\/63 &#8211; St. Paul, MN @ the Auditorium<br \/>\nMissouri rules match, Special Referee: Tiny Mills: Crusher defeated Rocky Hamilton\u00a0 (Hamilton was unconscious)<br \/>\nVerne Gagne &amp; Doug Gilbert &amp; Don McClarty defeated Ivan Kalmikoff &amp; Karol Kalmikoff &amp; Waldo Von Erich<br \/>\nLittle Boy Blue &amp; Marcel Semard defeated Chico Santana &amp; Pepe Lopez<br \/>\nButch Levy defeated Duke Hoffman<br \/>\nReported Attendance: 6,487<\/p>\n<p>5\/26\/63 &#8211; Austin, MN @ the Armory<br \/>\nIvan Kalmikoff vs. Doug Gilbert<br \/>\nPee Wee James &amp; Tiny Bell vs. Frenchy Semard &amp; Tiny Tim<br \/>\nTiny Bell vs. Frenchy Semard<br \/>\nThis card was originally set for May 13 but was postponed when midgets could not appear.<\/p>\n<p>5\/27\/63 &#8211; Chippewa Falls, WI @ the High School Gym<br \/>\nCrusher Lisowski vs. Doug Gilbert 2\/3 60:00<br \/>\nAWA Tag Team Champions Ivan Kalmikoff &amp; Karol Kalmikoff vs. Butch Levy &amp; Don McClarty<br \/>\nEddie Sharkey vs. Guy Taylor<\/p>\n<p>5\/28\/63 &#8211; Minneapolis, MN<br \/>\nAWA Tag Team Champions Ivan Kalmikoff &amp; Karol Kalmikoff defeated Verne Gagne &amp; Doug Gilbert via disqualification (ref Larry Hennig)<br \/>\nDon McClarty defeated Stan Kowalski 20:53<br \/>\nWaldo Von Erich defeated Guy Taylor 7:20<br \/>\nTiny Mills defeated Duke Hoffman 13:45<br \/>\nReported Attendance: 1,911<\/p>\n<p>5\/30\/63 &#8211; Amarillo, TX @ the Sports Arena<br \/>\nAWA World Heavyweight Champion Verne Gagne drew Amarillo World Champion Dory Funk Jr when the 60 minute time limit expired in the 3rd fall<br \/>\n1. Dory Jr defeated Gagne with the spinning toe hold in 19:00<br \/>\n2. Gagne defeated Dory Jr with the sleeper hold in 55:32<br \/>\n3. The 60 minute time limit expired before either man could score the winning fall<br \/>\nReferee Billy Romanoff<br \/>\nTokyo Tom defeated Dory Funk Sr 2\/3 after Sputnik Monroe interfered<br \/>\nBob Ellis &amp; Wahoo McDaniel &amp; Ricky Romero defeated Killer Karl Kox &amp; Mike DiBiase &amp; Sputnik Monroe when Wahoo pinned Kox in 10:25<br \/>\nJose Lothario defeated Dick Dunn with an abdominal stretch in 9:48<\/p>\n<p>6\/1\/63 &#8211; St. Paul, MN @ the Armory<br \/>\nCrusher no contest Ivan Kalmikoff<br \/>\nPat O&#8217;Connor vs. Tiny Mills<br \/>\nDoug Gilbert vs. Karol Kalmikoff<br \/>\nDon McClarty vs. Jerry Hannigan<\/p>\n<p>6\/4\/63 &#8211; Minneapolis, MN @ the Auditorium<br \/>\nCrusher defeated Pat O&#8217;Connor COR<br \/>\nDon McClarty defeated Ivan Kalmikoff via disqualification<br \/>\nDoug Gilbert defeated Karol Kalmikoff<br \/>\nStan Kowalski &amp; Tiny Mills defeated Jack Pesek &amp; Jerry Hannigan<br \/>\nEddie Sharkey defeated Blackjack Daniels<br \/>\nReferee: Joe Snyder<br \/>\nReported Attendance: 1,520<\/p>\n<p>6\/6\/63 &#8211; Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada @ the Arena<br \/>\nVerne Gagne won a 10 man battle royal for $2,000<br \/>\nSpecial Referee: Whipper Billy Watson<br \/>\nCanadian Open Tag Team Champions Kinji Shibuya &amp; Mitsu Arakawa defeated Gene Kiniski &amp; Ronnie Etchison 2\/3<br \/>\n1 Shibuya defeated Kiniski in 14:00<br \/>\n2 Kiniski defeated Shibuya \u201ca few minutes later\u201d<br \/>\n3 Shibuya pinned Etchison<br \/>\nDan Miller defeated Larry Hennig<br \/>\nDoug Gilbert defeated Jack Pesek<br \/>\nJoe Brunetti defeated Blackjack Daniels<br \/>\nDon McClarty defeated Ivan Kalmikoff via disqualification<br \/>\nReported Attendance: \u201csome 4,000 winnipeg fans\u201d<br \/>\nAlso in Battle Royal: The Crusher<\/p>\n<p>6\/15\/63 &#8211; St. Paul, MN<br \/>\nCrusher defeated Waldo Von Erich<br \/>\nNon-Title Lumberjack match: Tiny Mills &amp; Stan Kowalski defeated AWA Tag Team Champions Ivan Kalmikoff &amp; Karol Kalmikoff<br \/>\nDoug Gilbert defeated Bob Geigel via disqualification<br \/>\nDon McClarty defeated Red Grupe<br \/>\nEddie Sharkey defeated Jerry Hanigan<\/p>\n<p>6\/25\/63 &#8211; Minneapolis, MN<br \/>\nVerne Gagne no contest Larry Hennig<br \/>\nCrusher defeated Jack Pesek<br \/>\nAWA Tag Team Champions Ivan Kalmikoff &amp; Karol Kalmikoff defeated Doug Gilbert &amp; Don McClarty 2\/3<br \/>\nIron Mike DiBiase defeated Joe Tomasso<br \/>\nReported Attendance: 3,012<\/p>\n<p>6\/28\/63 &#8211; Lewiston, MN<br \/>\nAWA Tag Team Champions Ivan Kalmikoff &amp; Karol Kalmikoff defeated Doug Gilbert &amp; Don McClarty 2\/3<br \/>\n1.\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Kalmikoffs won 1st fall in 7:15<br \/>\n2.\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Gilbert &amp; McClarty won 2nd fall in 3:55<br \/>\n3.\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Kalmikoffs won 3rd fall in 3:55<br \/>\nKay Noble defeated Annette Palmer 2\/3<br \/>\nDoug Gilbert defeated Karol Kalmikoff in 10:45<br \/>\nReported Attendance: 1,500<\/p>\n<p>6\/29\/63 &#8211; St. Paul, MN @ the Midway Stadium<br \/>\nCrusher defeated Moose Evans 2\/3<br \/>\nAWA Tag Team Champions Ivan Kalmikoff &amp; Karol Kalmikoff defeated Tiny Mills &amp; Stan Kowalski<br \/>\nDon McClarty defeated Joe &#8220;Tiger&#8221; Tomasso<br \/>\nDoug Gilbert no contest Iron Mike DiBiase<br \/>\nKay Noble defeated Annette Palmer<br \/>\nReferee: Larry Hennig<\/p>\n<p>6\/29\/63 &#8211; Waterloo, IA @ the Hippodrome<br \/>\nAWA World Heavyweight Champion Verne Gagne vs. Bob Orton<br \/>\nThe Medics vs. Steve Bolus &amp; Steve Kovacs<br \/>\nBob Geigel vs. Ray Gordon<br \/>\nSonny Myers vs. Rock Hunter<br \/>\nSteve Bolus vs. Medic II<\/p>\n<p>7\/3\/63 &#8211; St. Cloud, MN<br \/>\nAWA World Heavyweight Champion Verne Gagne vs. Ivan Kalmikoff<br \/>\nDoug Gilbert vs. Larry Hennig<br \/>\nDon McClarty vs. Karol Kalmikoff<\/p>\n<p>7\/9\/63 &#8211; Minneapolis, MN<br \/>\nThe Crusher defeated Verne Gagne to win AWA World Heavyweight Title with help from Dick the Bruiser<br \/>\nAWA Tag Team Champions Ivan Kalmikoff &amp; Karol Kalmikoff defeated Tiny Mills &amp; Stan Kowalski<br \/>\nDick the Bruiser defeated Doug Gilbert 16:47<br \/>\nDon McClarty defeated Maurice Mad Dog Vachon 9:58<br \/>\nEddie Sharkey defeated Joe Tomasso 10:23<br \/>\nReported Attendance: 8,065<\/p>\n<p>7\/11\/63 &#8211; Eau Claire, WI @ the Carson Park<br \/>\nThe Crusher vs. Don McClarty<br \/>\nIvan Kalmikoff &amp; Karol Kalmikoff vs. Eddie Sharkey &amp; Larry Hennig<br \/>\nIvan Kalmikoff vs. Eddie Sharkey<br \/>\nNote: Newspaper does not mention Crusher&#8217;s AWA World Heavyweight Title or Kalmikoff&#8217;s AWA Tag Title.<\/p>\n<p>7\/20\/63 &#8211; Minneapolis, MN<br \/>\nSpecial Referee: Joe Blanchard<br \/>\nVerne Gagne defeated The Crusher to regain AWA World Heavyweight Title<br \/>\nJack Pesek &amp; Roy McClarty defeated Stan Kowalski &amp; Tiny Mills<br \/>\nIron Mike DiBiase defeated Billy Goelz<br \/>\nLarry Hennig defeated Paul Christy 9:23<br \/>\nDarling Dagmar defeated Babe Cheryl 10:03<br \/>\nReported Attendance: 7,039<\/p>\n<p>7\/26\/63 &#8211; Winona, MN @ the Gabrych Park<br \/>\nThe Crusher defeated Ivan Kalmikoff with a full nelson in the 3rd fall<br \/>\nAnnette Palmer defeated Mars Monroe 2\/3<br \/>\nRoy McClarty defeated Karol Kalmikoff by default<br \/>\nReported Attendance: 400<\/p>\n<p>7\/27\/63 &#8211; Omaha, NE @ the Civic Auditorium<br \/>\nFritz Von Erich defeated Verne Gagne to win AWA World Title<br \/>\nFuji Tanaka defeated Guy Mitchell<br \/>\nMike DiBiase defeated Dory Funk<br \/>\nDon Whittler defeated Bulldog Danny Plechas<br \/>\nReported Attendance: 1,875<\/p>\n<p>8\/1\/63 &#8211; Amarillo, TX @ the Sports Arena<br \/>\nNon-Title Match: AWA World Heavyweight Champion Fritz Von Erich vs. Dory Funk Jr<br \/>\nMasked Rasputin vs. Mr Kleen<br \/>\nTokyo Tom vs. Jose Lothario<br \/>\nRicky Romero vs. Killer Karl Kox<br \/>\nHandicap Match: Leo Newman vs. Sputnik Monroe<\/p>\n<p>8\/3\/63 &#8211; Omaha, NE @ the Civic Auditorium<br \/>\nOmaha and AWA World Heavyweight Champion Fritz Von Erich drew Verne Gagne<br \/>\nFuji Tanaka defeated Waldo Von Erich<br \/>\nRocky Hamilton defeated Harley Race<br \/>\nDory Funk Jr. defeated Gene Hamilton<br \/>\nMillie Stafford defeated Kathy Starr<br \/>\nReported Attendance: 3,016<\/p>\n<p>8\/3\/63 &#8211; Minneapolis, MN<br \/>\nHaystack Calhoun won a 15 man battle royal<br \/>\nOrder of elimination from first to last<br \/>\nGary Kevins, Stan Kowalski, Paul Christy, Larry Hennig, Don McClarty, Iron Mike DiBiase, Bill Wright, Bill Green, Pat O&#8217;Connor, Butch Levy, Bruiser and Karol Kalmikoff (together), Ivan Kalmikoff and last man The Crusher.<br \/>\nHaystack Calhoun defeated Red Grupe 4:15<br \/>\nDick The Bruiser defeated Jack Thornton 7:02<br \/>\nDon McClarty defeated Stan Kowalski<br \/>\nLarry Hennig defeated Gary Kevins 10:15<br \/>\nEddie Sharkey defeated Bill Green 9:59<br \/>\nReported Attendance: 7,386<\/p>\n<p>8\/5\/63 &#8211; Austin, MN @ the Mower County Fair<br \/>\nHaystacks Calhoun vs. Mad Russian<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>8\/7\/63 &#8211; Mankato, MN<br \/>\nHaystack Calhoun won an 8 man battle royal<br \/>\nOrder of Elimination 1. Eddie Sharkey 2. Don McClarty 3. Gene Anderson 4. Tiny Mills 5. Ivan Kalmikoff 6. Karol Kalmikoff\u00a0 7. Butch Levy<br \/>\nKarol Kalmikoff drew Don McClarty<br \/>\nButch Levy defeated Gene Anderson<br \/>\nEddie Sharkey defeated Ivan Kalmikoff via disqualification<\/p>\n<p>8\/8\/63 &#8211; Amarillo, TX @ the Sports Arena<br \/>\nVerne Gagne defeated Fritz Von Erich 2\/3 to regain AWA World Heavyweight Title<br \/>\n1.\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Von Erich defeated Gagne with the Iron Claw in 8:30<br \/>\n2.\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Gagne defeated Von Erich with a Sleeper Hold in 9:55<br \/>\n3.\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Gagne pinned Von Erich in 14:20<br \/>\nDory Funk Sr &amp; Dory Funk Jr defeated Sputnik Monroe &amp; Tokyo Tom on a 2nd fall via disqualification<br \/>\nMasked Rasputin defeated Ricky Romero in 8:50 with a Rasputin Crab hold<br \/>\nLeo Newman defeated Bob Geigel who failed to pin Newman in 5 minutes<br \/>\nJose Lothario defeated Killer Karl Kox in 6:05<br \/>\nEnrique Torres defeated Billy Romanoff in 7:17<\/p>\n<p>8\/10\/63 &#8211; St. Paul, MN @ the Midway Stadium<br \/>\nFence Match: AWA World Heavyweight Champion Verne Gagne defeated Larry Hennig 21:15<br \/>\nThe Crusher defeated Haystack Calhoun 2\/3<br \/>\nAWA Tag Team Champions Ivan Kalmikoff &amp; Karol Kalmikoff defeated Butch Levy &amp; Don McClarty<br \/>\nEddie Sharkey defeated Gene Anderson 18:30<br \/>\nIron Mike DiBiase defeated Stan Kowalski 12:15<br \/>\nReported Attendance: 6,064<\/p>\n<p>8\/12\/63 &#8211; Albert Lea, MN @ the Carnival Grandstand<br \/>\nAWA Tag Team Champions Ivan Kalmikoff &amp; Ivan Kalmikoff vs. Don McClarty &amp; Eddie Sharkey 2\/3 60:00<br \/>\nLarry Hennig vs. Jerry Hannigan 2\/3 45:00<br \/>\nKarol Kalmikoff vs. Eddie Sharkey 20:00<\/p>\n<p>8\/12\/63 &#8211; New Ulm, MN<br \/>\nBattle Royal<br \/>\nTiny Mills defeated Bill Wright<\/p>\n<p>8\/12\/63 &#8211; Blue Earth, MN @ the Faribault County Fair<br \/>\nThe Kalmikoffs vs. Roy McClarty &amp; Eddie Sharkey<br \/>\nLarry Hennig vs. Jerry Hannigan<br \/>\nKarol Kalmikoff vs. Eddie Sharkey<\/p>\n<p>8\/15\/63 &#8211; St. Cloud, MN<br \/>\nHaystack Calhoun won an 8 man battle royal by eliminating Crusher<br \/>\nThe Crusher defeated Karol Kalmikoff<br \/>\nButch Levy defeated Larry Hennig<br \/>\nDon McClarty defeated Stan Kowalski<\/p>\n<p>8\/16\/63 &#8211; Winona, MN @ the Gabrych Park<br \/>\n8 Man Battle Royal with Haystack Calhoun, The Crusher, Tiny Mills, Roy McClarty, Stan Kowalski, Paul Christy, Ivan Kalmikoff &amp; Karol Kalmikoff<\/p>\n<p>8\/20\/63 &#8211; Minneapolis, MN<br \/>\nDick The Bruiser &amp; The Crusher defeated Ivan Kalmikoff &amp; Karol Kalmikoff to win AWA tag title<br \/>\nHaystack Calhoun defeated Mike DiBiase 9:45<br \/>\nDon McClarty defeated Tiny Mills 13:45<br \/>\nLarry Hennig defeated Jack Allen 10:03<br \/>\nPaul Christy defeated Bill Wright 6:45<br \/>\nReported Attendance: 5,408<\/p>\n<p>8\/23\/63 &#8211; Mankato, MN<br \/>\nThe Crusher defeated Don McClarty<br \/>\nRene Goulet &amp; Eddie Sharkey defeated Larry Hennig &amp; Marquis De Paree<br \/>\nRene Goulet defeated Marquis De Paree<\/p>\n<p>8\/28\/63 &#8211; Lubbock, TX @ Fair Park Coliseum<br \/>\nAWA World Heavyweight Champion Verne Gagne defeated Dory Funk Sr. in a 2\/3 falls match<br \/>\nSputnik Monroe &#038; Tokyo Tom defeated Joe Blanchard &#038; Jose Lothario<br \/>\nArt Nelson defeated Treach Phillips<br \/>\nRicky Romero defeated Rasputin<br \/>\nReported Attendance: 6,000<\/p>\n<p>8\/29\/63 &#8211; Amarillo, TX @ the Sports Arena<br \/>\nAWA World Heavyweight Champion Verne Gagne defeated Dory Funk Jr 2\/3<br \/>\nJoe Blanchard &amp; Dory Funk Sr &amp; Ricky Romero defeated Sputnik Monroe &amp; Art Nelson &amp; Tokyo Tom 2\/3<br \/>\nLou Newman defeated Treach Phillips who failed to defeated Newman in 5 minutes<br \/>\nMasked Rasputin defeated Jose Lothario COR<\/p>\n<p>8\/31\/63 &#8211; St. Paul, MN<br \/>\nCrusher defeated Haystack Calhoun<br \/>\nVerne Gagne defeated Roy McClarty<br \/>\nIvan Kalmikoff &amp; Karol Kalmikoff defeated Paul Christy &amp; Stan Kowalski<br \/>\nLarry Hennig no contest Tiny Mills<br \/>\nBill Wright drew Eddie Sharkey<br \/>\nReported Attendance: 3,800<\/p>\n<p>8\/31\/63 &#8211; Minneapolis TV<br \/>\nIvan Kalmikoff &amp; Karol Kalmikoff defeated Jerry Hannigan &amp; Eddie Sharkey<br \/>\nCrusher defeated Lorne Corlette<br \/>\nPaul Christy defeated Bill Green<br \/>\nStan Kowalski drew Bill Wright<\/p>\n<p>9\/7\/63 &#8211; Omaha, NE<br \/>\nAWA World Heavyweight Champion Verne Gagne defeated Omaha Champion Fritz Von Erich to unify the two titles<br \/>\nWaldo Von Erich double DQ Mitsu Arakawa<br \/>\nGuy Mitchell &amp; Don Whittler defeated Missouri Mauler Rocky Hamilton &amp; Bulldog Danny Plechas<br \/>\nBob Geigel drew Jack Pesek<br \/>\nReported Attendance: 4,012<\/p>\n<p>9\/7\/63 &#8211; Minneapolis, MN @ the Auditorium<br \/>\nAWA Tag Team Champions Dick The Bruiser &amp; Crusher no contest Ivan Kalmikoff &amp; Karol Kalmikoff<br \/>\nLarry Hennig drew Don McClarty 30:00<br \/>\nPaul Christy defeated Bill Wright 18:00<br \/>\nStan Kowalski defeated Eddie Sharkey.<br \/>\nReported Attendance: 5,006<\/p>\n<p>9\/13\/63 &#8211; Denver, CO @ the Coliseum<br \/>\nAWA World Heavyweight Champion Verne Gagne defeated Fritz Von Erich 2\/3<br \/>\n1 Von Erich defeated Gagne in 8:20<br \/>\n2 Gagne defeated Von Erich in 5:53<br \/>\n3 Gagne defeated Von Erich in 7:07<br \/>\nSouthwest Tag Team Champions Sputnik Monroe &amp; Tokyo Tom defeated Buddy Fuller &amp; Dale Lewis 2\/3<br \/>\n1 Monroe &amp; Tom defeated Fuller &amp; Lewis in 10:19<br \/>\n2 Fuller &amp; Lewis defeated Monroe &amp; Tom<br \/>\n3 Monroe and Tom defeated Fuller &amp; Lewis in 11:40<br \/>\nThe Sheik defeated The Lawman<br \/>\nRicky Romero defeated Rasputin<br \/>\nReported Attendance: 2,000 fans<\/p>\n<p>9\/16\/63 &#8211; Duluth, MN<br \/>\nThe Crusher defeated Don McClarty<br \/>\nRene Goulet defeated Marquis DeParee<br \/>\nPaul Christy defeated Duke Hoffman<\/p>\n<p>9\/21\/63 &#8211; Minneapolis, MN<br \/>\nDick the Bruiser defeated AWA World Heavyweight Champion Verne Gagne via disqualification<br \/>\nDon McClarty defeated Larry Hennig<br \/>\nRene Goulet defeated Marquis de Paree<br \/>\nPaul Christy &amp; Eddie Sharkey defeated Bill Wright &amp; George Catalina Drake<br \/>\nAtt. 4,501<\/p>\n<p>9\/25\/63 &#8211; Mankato, MN<br \/>\nThe Crusher defeated Don McClarty<br \/>\nGeorge Drake defeated Mitsu Arakawa<br \/>\nLarry Hennig vs. Marquis DeParee<\/p>\n<p>10\/3\/63 &#8211; Amarillo, TX @ the Sports Arena<br \/>\nThe Sheik defeated Dory Funk Jr COR in 6:02 after burning Dory Jr with a fireball and Dory Jr could not return to the ring for the 2nd fall<br \/>\nAWA World Heavyweight Champion Verne Gagne defeated Dale Lewis 2\/3<br \/>\n1. Lewis defeated Gagne in 12:20<br \/>\n2. Gagne pinned Lewis in 13:20 after two dropkicks<br \/>\n3. Gagne pinned Lewis in 13:35<br \/>\nReferee Treach Phillips<br \/>\nTokyo Tom defeated Luis Martinez via pin in 11:45 after an illegal karate thrust<br \/>\nSputnik Monroe drew Ricky Romero<br \/>\nJoe Gump defeated Rudy Kay with a neckbreaker in 6:30<\/p>\n<p>10\/4\/63 &#8211; Omaha, NE @ the Civic Auditorium<br \/>\nMitsu Arakawa defeated AWA World Heavyweight Champion Verne Gagne via disqualification<br \/>\nStan &#8220;Krusher&#8221; Kowalski drew Bobby Managoff<br \/>\nMongolian Stomper defeated Jim Grabmire<br \/>\nDuke Hoffman drew Don Whittler<\/p>\n<p>10\/5\/63 &#8211; St. Paul, MN<br \/>\nAWA Tag Team Champions Dick The Bruiser &amp; The Crusher defeated Ivan Kalmikoff &amp; Karol Kalmikoff<br \/>\nBob Geigel defeated Moose Evans via disqualification<br \/>\nDon McClarty defeated Larry Hennig<br \/>\nRene Goulet defeated George Catalina Drake<br \/>\nPaul Christy defeated Marquis de Paree<br \/>\nReported Attendance: 6,661<\/p>\n<p>10\/7\/63 &#8211; Minneapolis TV<br \/>\nThe Crusher defeated Bill Green<\/p>\n<p>10\/11\/63 &#8211; St. Paul, MN @ the Armory<br \/>\nCrusher defeated Don McClarty via disqualification<br \/>\nLarry Hennig defeated Tiny Mills<br \/>\nMoose Evans defeated Stan Kowalski<br \/>\nRene Goulet defeated Marquis De Paree<br \/>\nReported Attendance: 1,677<\/p>\n<p>10\/12\/63 &#8211; Cedar Rapids, IA @ the Coliseum<br \/>\nAWA World Heavyweight Champion Verne Gagne defeated Pat O&#8217;Connor COR<br \/>\nJohnny Kace &amp; Bob Geigel vs. Reggie Parks &amp; Jack Allen<br \/>\nMongolian Stomper vs. Enrique Torres<br \/>\nJohnny Kace vs. Reggie Parks<\/p>\n<p>10\/12\/63 &#8211; St Cloud, MN<br \/>\nMoose Evans vs. Larry Hennig<br \/>\nTiny Mills vs. Paul Christy<br \/>\nRene Goulet vs. Marquis de Paree<br \/>\nReferee: Stan Kowalski<\/p>\n<p>10\/14\/63 &#8211; Minneapolis TV<br \/>\nThe Crusher defeated John Ramirez<\/p>\n<p>10\/14\/63 &#8211; Denver, CO @ the Auditorium Arena<br \/>\nAWA World Heavyweight Champion Verne Gagne vs. Dale Lewis<br \/>\nSputnik Monroe vs. Ricky Romero<br \/>\nJudy Grable vs. Brenda Scott<br \/>\nDory Funk &amp; Rocky Smith vs. Andy Gump &amp; John Long<\/p>\n<p>10\/15\/63 &#8211; Minneapolis, MN<br \/>\nMitsu Arakawa defeated Crusher via disqualification<br \/>\nDick The Bruiser defeated Stan Kowalski<br \/>\nMoose Evans defeated Tom Bradley<br \/>\nRene Goulet defeated Don McClarty<br \/>\nPaul Christy &amp; Eddie Sharkey defeated Marquis DeParee &amp; John Ramirez<br \/>\nReported Attendance: 4,002<\/p>\n<p>10\/19\/63 &#8211; Minneapolis TV<br \/>\nThe Crusher defeated Rene Goulet<\/p>\n<p>10\/19\/63 &#8211; Winona, MN @ the Catholic Recreational Center<br \/>\nThe Crusher defeated Don McClarty 2\/3<br \/>\nRene Goulet defeated Larry Hennig on a 3rd fall via disqualification<br \/>\nPaul Christy drew Eddie Sharkey 30:00<br \/>\nReported Attendance: &#8220;slim crowd of 200.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>10\/20\/63 &#8211; Minneapolis, MN<br \/>\nHandicap match: Moose Evans defeated Kurt von Brauner &amp; Marquis DeParee<br \/>\nLarry Hennig defeated Don McClarty<br \/>\nKay Noble defeated Annette Palmer<br \/>\nRene Goulet defeated Eddie Sharkey<\/p>\n<p>10\/23\/63 &#8211; Mankato, MN<br \/>\nThe Crusher defeated Don McClarty<\/p>\n<p>10\/25\/63 &#8211; St. Paul, MN<br \/>\nThe Crusher defeated Larry Hennig<\/p>\n<p>10\/26\/63 &#8211; Minneapolis, MN<br \/>\nThe Crusher defeated Mitsu Arakawa 2\/3<br \/>\nHandicap Match: Moose Evans defeated Kurt Von Brauner &amp; Marquis de Paree<br \/>\nLarry Hennig defeated Don McClarty<br \/>\nKay Noble defeated Annette Palmer<br \/>\nRene Goulet defeated Eddie Sharkey<br \/>\nReported Attendance: 3,965<\/p>\n<p>10\/28\/63 &#8211; Denver, CO @ the Auditorium Arena<br \/>\nAWA World Heavyweight Champion Verne Gagne defeated Dick the Bruiser on a 3rd fall via disqualification<br \/>\n1 Bruiser defeated Gagne<br \/>\n2 Gagne defeated Bruiser<br \/>\n3 Bruiser was via disqualification&#8217;ed<br \/>\nDory Funk Jr defeated Sputnik Monroe 2\/3<br \/>\nDory Funk Jr &amp; Dory Funk Sr defeated Bill Fletcher &amp; The Sheik via disqualification<br \/>\nAlex Perez drew Rocky Smith 15:00<br \/>\nReported Attendance: 2,480 fans<\/p>\n<p>10\/28\/63 &#8211; Minneapolis TV<br \/>\nThe Crusher defeated Bill Howard<\/p>\n<p>10\/29\/63 &#8211; Eau Claire, WI @ the Regis High School Gym<br \/>\nThe Crusher vs. Don McClarty 2\/3 60:00<br \/>\nMoose Evans vs. Larry Hennig<br \/>\nRene Goulet vs. Marquis de Paree<\/p>\n<p>11\/1\/63 &#8211; St. Paul, MN @ the Armory<br \/>\nThe Crusher defeated Moose Evans 2\/3<br \/>\nRene Goulet defeated Stan Kowalski via disqualification<br \/>\nLarry Hennig defeated Maurice LaPointe<br \/>\nDon McClarty defeated Kurt Von Brawner 14:00<br \/>\nReported Attendance: 1,612<\/p>\n<p>11\/2\/63 &#8211; Stillwater, MN<br \/>\nThe Crusher defeated Don McClarty<\/p>\n<p>11\/5\/63 &#8211; Moline, IL @ the Wharton Fieldhouse<br \/>\nAWA World Heavyweight Champion Verne Gagne defeated Larry Hennig<br \/>\nThe Crusher defeated Rene Goulet<br \/>\nMitsu Arakawa defeated Don McClarty<br \/>\nMoose Evans defeated Marquis de Paree<\/p>\n<p>11\/7\/63 &#8211; Durand<br \/>\nThe Crusher defeated Rene Goulet<\/p>\n<p>11\/9\/63 &#8211; Minneapolis, MN<br \/>\nAWA World Heavyweight Champion Verne Gagne defeated Larry Hennig COR in 14:22<br \/>\nThe Crusher defeated Rene Goulet 11:33<br \/>\nMaurice LaPointe drew Don McClarty<br \/>\nTiny Mills defeated Lee Mattson<br \/>\nMarquis de Paree defeated Kenny Jay<br \/>\nReported Attendance: 5,569<\/p>\n<p>11\/13\/63 &#8211; Monroe, NE<br \/>\nAWA World Heavyweight Champion Verne Gagne vs. Rocky Hamilton<br \/>\nMitsu Arakawa vs. Don Whittler<br \/>\nDuke Hoffman vs. Paul Christy<\/p>\n<p>11\/16\/63 &#8211; St. Paul, MN<br \/>\nThe Crusher defeated Verne Gagne 2\/3 to win AWA World Heavyweight Title when Gagne couldn&#8217;t answer the bell for the 3rd fall<br \/>\nLarry Hennig dcor Moose Evans<br \/>\nTiny Mills defeated Johnny Kace<br \/>\nMaurice LaPointe defeated Kurt Von Brauner<br \/>\nMarquis DePare defeated Kenny Jay<br \/>\nReported Attendance: 7,647<\/p>\n<p>11\/19\/63 &#8211; Moline, IL @ the Wharton Fieldhouse<br \/>\nAWA World Heavyweight Champion The Crusher defeated Rene Goulet<br \/>\nMitsu Arakawa defeated Maurice LaPointe<br \/>\nMoose Evans defeated Tiny Mills<br \/>\nLarry Hennig defeated Bill Weems (sub Don McClarty)<br \/>\nReported Attendance: 4,000<\/p>\n<p>11\/21\/63 &#8211; Brooklyn Center<br \/>\nVerne Gagne defeated Larry Hennig<\/p>\n<p>11\/26\/63 Albert Lea, MN<br \/>\nMitsu Arakawa vs. Maurice LaPointe<br \/>\nPee Wee Lopez &amp; Chico Santana vs. Bernard &amp; Marcel Semard<br \/>\nChico Santana vs. Marcel Semard<\/p>\n<p>11\/28\/63 &#8211; St. Paul, MN<br \/>\nReferee: Tom Novak<br \/>\nAWA World Heavyweight Champion The Crusher no contest Verne Gagne<br \/>\nMoose Evans defeated Marquis de Paree<br \/>\nRene Goulet &amp; Maurice LaPointe defeated Larry Hennig &amp; Tiny Mills<br \/>\nChico Santana &amp; Pee Wee Lopez defeated Marcel Semard &amp; Bernard Semard<br \/>\nMitsu Arakawa defeated Tony Manoussis<br \/>\nReported Attendance: 5,594 (+ 1,300 free children)<\/p>\n<p>11\/30\/63 &#8211; St. Paul, MN @ the Armory<br \/>\nMoose Evans defeated Larry Hennig 2\/3<br \/>\nRene Goulet &amp; Maurice LaPointe defeated Marquis De Paree &amp; Tony Manoussos<br \/>\nMarcel Semard defeated Chico Santana<br \/>\nPee Wee Lopez defeated Bernard Semard<br \/>\nReported Attendance: 1,246<\/p>\n<p>12\/1\/63 &#8211; Austin MN<br \/>\nRene Goulet defeated Larry Hennig<\/p>\n<p>12\/3\/63 &#8211; Moline, IL @ the Wharton Fieldhouse<br \/>\nTwo Referees<br \/>\nAWA World Heavyweight Champion The Crusher defeated Rene Goulet<br \/>\nMoose Evans defeated Larry Hennig<br \/>\nMarcel Semard &amp; Bernard Semard defeated Pee Wee Lopez &amp; Chico Santana<br \/>\nMitsu Arakawa defeated Marquie de Pare (sub Paul Christy)<\/p>\n<p>12\/4\/63 &#8211; St Cloud, MN<br \/>\nAWA World Heavyweight Champion The Crusher vs. Rene Goulet<br \/>\nPee Wee Lopez &amp; Chico Santana vs. Marcel Semard &amp; Bernard Semard<br \/>\nMarquis De Paree vs. Maurice LaPointe<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #ffff99;\"><em>NOTE: The following two cards from Lubbock, TX were promoted with Verne Gagne as the AWA World Heavyweight Champion, even though Gagne had recently lost the title to The Crusher.\u00a0 Gagne wound up working these cards, and it&#8217;s possible he was billed as AWA Champion in the local Lubbock market, even after losing the title weeks prior.<\/em><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #ffff99;\"><i>Wednesday, December 4, 1963 \u2013 Fair Park Coliseum \u2013 Lubbock, TX<\/i><\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"color: #ffff99;\">Dale Lewis defeated Pat Kelly<\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"color: #ffff99;\">Sputnik Monroe fought Luis Martinez to a draw<\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"color: #ffff99;\">The Sheik defeated Harley Race<\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"color: #ffff99;\">North American Tag Team Champions Dory Funk, Sr. &amp; Dory Funk, Jr. defeated Kinji Shibuya &amp; Tokyo Tom in three falls<\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"color: #444444;\">&#8220;AWA Champion&#8221; <\/span>Verne<span style=\"color: #ffff99;\"> Gagne defeated Ricky Romero via DQ in three falls <\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"color: #ffff99;\">(referee: Rudy Kay)<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #ffff99;\">12\/5\/63 \u2013 Amarillo, TX @ the Sports Arena<\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"color: #ffff99;\">North American Champion The Sheik beat AWA Champion Verne Gagne on a 3rd fall dq<br \/>\n1. Sheik beat Gagne with a camel clutch in 5:58. Between Falls, Gagne put the sleeper hold on The Sheik.<br \/>\n2. Gagne pinned The Sheik in 10 seconds<br \/>\n3. Gagne was dq&#8217;ed in 6:13 for failing to break a hold while The Sheik was in the ropes.<\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"color: #ffff99;\">Ken Lucas defeated Rudy Kay with a judo chop in 8:23<\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"color: #ffff99;\">Harley Race fought Ricky Romero to a draw<\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"color: #ffff99;\">North American Tag Team Champions Dory Funk, Sr. &amp; Dory Funk, Jr. defeated Kinji Shibuya &amp; Tokyo Tom in a 2\/3 falls match when Dory Jr. beat Tokyo Tom with the spinning toe hold in Fall #3<\/span><\/p>\n<p>12\/5\/63 &#8211; Mankato, MN<br \/>\nMoose Evans defeated Larry Hennig<br \/>\nMaurice LaPointe defeated Kenny Jay<br \/>\nMarcel Semard defeated Chico Santana<\/p>\n<p>12\/5\/63 &#8211; Winona, MN @ the Armory<br \/>\nMitsu Arakawa vs. Rene Goulet<br \/>\nBernard Semard vs.<br \/>\nPee Wee Lopez<br \/>\nMarquis DeParee vs. Lee Mattson<\/p>\n<p>12\/11\/63 &#8211; Litchfield, MN<br \/>\nAWA World Heavyweight Champion The Crusher defeated Rene Goulet<\/p>\n<p>12\/14\/63 &#8211; Minneapolis, MN<br \/>\nVerne Gagne defeated The Crusher 2\/3 to regain AWA World Heavyweight Title<br \/>\nBill Miller drew Moose Evans 30:00<br \/>\nTiny Mills &amp; Larry Hennig no contest Rene Goulet &amp; Maurice LaPointe<br \/>\nMarcel Semard defeated Pee Wee Lopez 14:02<br \/>\nMarquis DeParee defeated Lee Mattson 21:47<br \/>\nReported Attendance: 6,423<\/p>\n<p>12\/15\/63 &#8211; St. Paul, MN @ the Armory<br \/>\nThe Crusher &amp; Larry Hennig defeated Rene Goulet &amp; Maurice LaPointe<br \/>\nPedro Lopez defeated Marcel Semard<br \/>\nMoose Evens defeated Jim Grabmire<br \/>\nDr. Bill Miller defeated Tiny Mills<br \/>\nReported Attendance: 1,399<\/p>\n<p>12\/21\/63 &#8211; Minneapolis TV<br \/>\nThe Crusher defeated Lorne Corlette<\/p>\n<p>12\/23\/63 &#8211; Minneapolis TV<br \/>\nThe Crusher defeated Jack Wilson<\/p>\n<p>12\/26\/63 &#8211; Moline, IL @ the Wharton Fieldhouse<br \/>\nAWA World Heavyweight Champion Verne Gagne defeated Rene Goulet<br \/>\nThe Crusher defeated Moose Evans via disqualification<br \/>\nLarry Hennig defeated Maurice LaPointe<br \/>\nMitsu Arakawa defeated Red Kelly<\/p>\n<p>12\/27\/63 &#8211; Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada @ the Civic Auditorium<br \/>\nReferee Frenchy Champagne<br \/>\nVerne Gagne &amp; Whipper Billy Watson defeated Kinji Shibuya &amp; Mitsu Arakawa on a 3rd fall via disqualification<br \/>\n1 Shibuya defeated Watson in 17:00<br \/>\n2 Watson defeated Shibuya in 2:00<br \/>\n3 Shibuya &amp; Arakawa were via disqualification\u2019ed<br \/>\nBill Dromo defeated Maurice LaPointe via pin in 19:00<br \/>\nMoose Evans defeated Larry Hennig<br \/>\nRene Goulet defeated Red Kelly<br \/>\nReported Attendance: \u201ccrowd of approximately 2,000\u201d<\/p>\n<p>12\/27\/63 &#8211; Omaha, NE @ the Civic Auditorium<br \/>\nReggie Parks defeated The Crusher via disqualification<br \/>\nPat O&#8217;Connor defeated Tiny Mills<br \/>\nBob Geigel defeated Kenny Jay (sub Eddie Sharkey)<br \/>\nJack Pesek drew Ronnie Etchison<\/p>\n<p>12\/28\/63 &#8211; Minneapolis, MN<br \/>\nThe Crusher &amp; Larry Hennig defeated Verne Gagne &amp; Moose Evans<br \/>\nMitsu Arakawa defeated Rene Goulet COR<br \/>\nKinji Shibuya defeated Maurice LaPointe<br \/>\nBill Dromo defeated Red Kelly<br \/>\nReported Attendance: 7,000<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>AWA Arena Results for 1963, featuring Verne Gagne, The Kalmikoffs, Larry Hennig, Da Crusher, and more<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":38,"featured_media":1916,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[41],"tags":[246,229,231],"class_list":["post-1907","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-results","tag-246","tag-awa","tag-gagne"],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/crazymax.org\/newsite\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1907","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/crazymax.org\/newsite\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/crazymax.org\/newsite\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/crazymax.org\/newsite\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/38"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/crazymax.org\/newsite\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=1907"}],"version-history":[{"count":5,"href":"https:\/\/crazymax.org\/newsite\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1907\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":3248,"href":"https:\/\/crazymax.org\/newsite\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1907\/revisions\/3248"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/crazymax.org\/newsite\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/1916"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/crazymax.org\/newsite\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=1907"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/crazymax.org\/newsite\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=1907"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/crazymax.org\/newsite\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=1907"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}