{"id":2141,"date":"2014-01-09T01:58:50","date_gmt":"2014-01-09T06:58:50","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/crazymax.org\/newsite\/?p=2141"},"modified":"2014-01-21T22:06:25","modified_gmt":"2014-01-22T03:06:25","slug":"awa-results-1971","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/crazymax.org\/newsite\/results\/awa-results-1971\/","title":{"rendered":"AWA Results: 1971"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<div>\n<div>\n<p><em>(Credit for the following results go to numerous sources, including, but not limited to, Jim Zordani,\u00a0Tim Hornbaker, and various news clippings)<\/em><\/p>\n<p><strong>American Wrestling Association\u00a0Results 1971<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>Promoting the Areas of: Minnesota, North Dakota, Illinois, Wisconsin, Colorado, Nebraska, Iowa, and Manitoba, Canada<\/strong><br \/>\n<strong>Promoter: Verne Gagne<\/strong><\/p>\n<div><\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><strong>1\/2\/71 &#8211; Minneapolis TV\u00a0<\/strong><br \/>\nLarry Hennig &amp; Lars Anderson beat Red Bastien &amp; Pepper Gomez via disqualification<br \/>\nBlackjack Lanza beat Phil Patterson<br \/>\nStrong Kobayashi beat Bill Howard<br \/>\nHercules Cortez beat Rodeo Jones<br \/>\nOx Baker beat John the Greek<br \/>\nNick Bockwinkel beat George Gadaski<\/p>\n<p><strong>1\/2\/71 &#8211; St Paul, MN<\/strong><br \/>\nRed Bastien &amp; Hercules Cortez no contest Strong Kobayashi &amp; Big K<br \/>\nLarry Hennig beat Ox Baker COR<br \/>\nNick Bockwinkel beat Billy Howard<br \/>\nLars Anderson beat Billy Christian<\/p>\n<p><strong>1\/7\/71 &#8211; DePere, WI @ the St. Norbert College Gym<\/strong><br \/>\nThe Crusher vs. Butcher Vachon<br \/>\nEdouard Carpentier vs. Mad Dog Vachon<br \/>\nStrong Kobayashi vs. Bill Howard<br \/>\nNick Bockwinkel vs. Bob Windham<br \/>\nReported Attendance: 1,500 sellout<\/p>\n<p><strong>1\/8\/71 &#8211; Rockford, IL @ the Boylan High School<\/strong><br \/>\nThe Crusher &amp; Bad Boy Bullinski beat AWA Tag Team Champions Mad Dog Vachon &amp; Butcher Vachon on a 3rd fall via disqualification<br \/>\nStrong Kobayashi beat Red Bastien<br \/>\nEdouard Carpentier beat Bob Windham<br \/>\nNick Bockwinkel beat Big K<\/p>\n<p><strong>1\/9\/71 &#8211; Minneapolis TV\u00a0<\/strong><br \/>\nMad Dog Vachon &amp; Butcher Vachon beat Wilf Caron &amp; Dave Cox<br \/>\nLarry Hennig &amp; Lars Anderson beat Wilf Caron &amp; Dave Cox<br \/>\nHercules Cortez beat Pancho Zapata<br \/>\nNick Bockwinkel beat Bobby Jones<br \/>\nBad Boy Bullinski beat Blackjack Daniels<br \/>\nEdouard Carpentier beat Frank Hickey<\/p>\n<p><strong>1\/9\/71 &#8211; Chicago, IL @ the International Amphitheatre<\/strong><br \/>\nEdouard Carpentier beat AWA World Heavyweight Champion Verne Gagne via disqualification<br \/>\nFabulous Kangaroos Al Costello &amp; Don Kent no contest The Crusher &amp; Bad Boy Bullinski<br \/>\nBlackjack Lanza beat Paul Diamond<br \/>\nRed Bastien beat Johnny Kace<br \/>\nStrong Kobayashi beat Prince Pullins<br \/>\nHercules Cortez beat Big K<\/p>\n<p><strong>1\/13\/71 &#8211; Owatonna, MN<\/strong><br \/>\nRed Bastien beat Larry Hennig via disqualification<br \/>\nBlackjack Lanza beat Paul Diamond<br \/>\nNick Bockwinkel beat Bill Christy<\/p>\n<p><strong>1\/14\/71 &#8211; Milwaukee, WI @ the Arena<\/strong><br \/>\nTwo Referees, No-DQ Match: AWA Tag Team Champions Mad Dog Vachon &amp; Butcher Vachon beat the Crusher &amp; Bad Boy Bullinski COR<br \/>\nRed Bastien beat Strong Kobayashi via disqualification<br \/>\nLars Anderson beat Billy Howard (sub Edouard Carpentier)<br \/>\nHercules Cortez beat Big K<br \/>\nUS Women\u2019s Champion Betty Niccoli vs. Sandy Partlow<br \/>\nNick Bockwinkel beat Paul Diamond<br \/>\nReported Attendance: 10,840<\/p>\n<p><strong>1\/15\/71 &#8211; Denver, CO @ the Auditorium Arena<\/strong><br \/>\nHercules Cortez &amp; Bad Boy Bullinski &amp; the Crusher beat Mad Dog Vachon &amp; Butcher Vachon &amp; Blackjack Lanza in a 2\/3 falls match<br \/>\nRed Bastien beat Strong Kobayashi in a 2\/3 falls match<br \/>\nNick Bockwinkel drew Paul Diamond<br \/>\nEdouard Carpentier beat Big K via pin in 13:42 after a double backflip<br \/>\nPromoter: Gene Reed<br \/>\nReported Attendance: 5,103<\/p>\n<p><strong>1\/16\/71 &#8211; Minneapolis TV<\/strong><br \/>\nLarry Hennig &amp; Lars Anderson beat Santiago Acosta &amp; Julio Rodriguez<br \/>\nStrong Kobayashi beat George Gadaski<br \/>\nHercules Cortez beat Dave Cox<br \/>\nNick Bockwinkel beat Bill Howard<br \/>\nBad Boy Bullinski beat Kenny Jay<br \/>\nPaul Diamond beat Angel Rivera<\/p>\n<p><strong>1\/16\/71 &#8211; Minneapolis, MN @ the Auditorium<\/strong><br \/>\nLarry Hennig &amp; Lars Anderson beat Red Bastien &amp; Hercules Cortez<br \/>\nStrong Kobayashi beat Edouard Carpentier<br \/>\nBad Boy Bullinski beat Big K<br \/>\nMad Dog Vachon beat Billy Red Cloud<br \/>\nNick Bockwinkel beat Paul Diamond<br \/>\nKenny Jay drew Kenny Yates<br \/>\nReported Attendance: 6,899<\/p>\n<p><strong>1\/19\/71 &#8211; Bismarck, ND<\/strong><br \/>\nAWA Tag Team Champions Mad Dog Vachon &amp; Butcher Vachon double DQ The Crusher &amp; Bad Boy Bullinski<br \/>\nBlackjack Lanza beat Red Bastien via disqualification<br \/>\nBig K beat George Gadaski<\/p>\n<p><strong>1\/21\/71 &#8211; Sheboygan, WI @ the Municipal Armory<\/strong><br \/>\nBlackjack Lanza beat Bad Boy Bullinski via pin in 14:15<br \/>\nRed Bastien beat Lars Anderson via disqualification when Lars hit the referee in 23:10<br \/>\nHercules Cortez beat Larry Hennig via pin in 12:25<br \/>\nNick Bockwinkel (sub Bill Christy) beat Billy Howard via pin in 26:00<\/p>\n<p><strong>1\/22\/71 &#8211; Fairmont, IA @ the VFW Auditorium<\/strong><br \/>\nHercules Cortez vs. Larry Hennig<br \/>\nRed Bastien vs. Strong Kobayashi<br \/>\nBig K vs. Paul Diamond<\/p>\n<p><strong>1\/23\/71 &#8211; Minneapolis TV\u00a0<\/strong><br \/>\nStrong Kobayashi beat Santiago Acosta<br \/>\nHercules Cortez beat Ox Baker<br \/>\nMad Dog Vachon beat Tony Savoldi<br \/>\nVerne Gagne beat Dave Muir<br \/>\nBig K beat Wilf Caron<\/p>\n<p><strong>1\/23\/71 &#8211; Chicago, IL @ the International Amphitheatre<\/strong><br \/>\nAl Costello &amp; Don Kent &amp; Blackjack Lanza beat Dick the Bruiser &amp; the Crusher &amp; Bad Boy Bullinski<br \/>\nMighty Igor Vodik beat Butcher Vachon<br \/>\nHercules Cortez beat Larry Hennig<br \/>\nNick Bockwinkel beat Ivan Kalmikoff<br \/>\nRed Bastien beat Strong Kobayashi via disqualification<br \/>\nLars Anderson beat Paul Diamond<\/p>\n<p><strong>1\/27\/71 &#8211; Fargo, ND @ the Civic Auditorium<\/strong><br \/>\nThe Crusher &amp; Red Bastien beat Blackjack Lanza &amp; Bobby Heenan<br \/>\nMad Dog Vachon beat Paul Diamond<br \/>\nNick Bockwinkel beat George Gadaski<br \/>\nBig K beat Kenny Jay<\/p>\n<p><strong>1\/30\/71 &#8211; Minneapolis TV\u00a0<\/strong><br \/>\nLarry Hennig &amp; Lars Anderson beat George Gadaski &amp; Kenny Jay<br \/>\nBlackjack Lanza beat Santiago Acosta<br \/>\nStrong Kobayashi beat Pancho Zapata<br \/>\nHercules Cortez beat Blackjack Daniels<br \/>\nVerne Gagne beat Bill Howard<br \/>\nBilly Red Cloud beat Abdullah Ahma<\/p>\n<p><strong>1\/30\/71 &#8211; Minneapolis, MN<\/strong><br \/>\nAWA World Heavyweight Champion Verne Gagne beat Strong Kobayashi<br \/>\nBlackjack Lanza beat Hercules Cortez<br \/>\nLarry Hennig &amp; Lars Anderson beat Edouard Carpentier &amp; Paul Diamond<br \/>\nRed Bastien beat Big K<br \/>\nNick Bockwinkel beat Billy Red Cloud<br \/>\nBilly Howard drew Blackjack Daniels<\/p>\n<p><strong>1\/31\/71 &#8211; Duluth, MN @ the Arena<\/strong><br \/>\nLarry Hennig &amp; Lars Anderson beat Red Bastien &amp; Hercules Cortez via disqualification<br \/>\nBig K beat George Gadaski (sub Edouard Carpentier)<br \/>\nNick Bockwinkel beat Bill Howard<br \/>\nStrong Kobayashi beat Billy Red Cloud<\/p>\n<p><strong>2\/1\/71 &#8211; Redlake, MN<\/strong><br \/>\nLarry Hennig &amp; Lars Anderson vs. Bad Boy Bullinski &amp; Billy Red Cloud in a 2\/3 falls match<br \/>\nRed Bastien vs. Butcher Vachon in a 2\/3 falls match<br \/>\nBilly Red Cloud vs. Lars Anderson<\/p>\n<p><strong>2\/3\/71 &#8211; Oshkosh, WI<\/strong><br \/>\nThe Crusher beat Larry Hennig<br \/>\nHercules Cortez beat Mad Dog Vachon<br \/>\nEdouard Carpentier beat Lars Anderson via referee&#8217;s decision<br \/>\nRed Bastien beat Butcher Vachon via disqualification<br \/>\nReported Attendance: 2,000.<\/p>\n<p>2\/4\/71 &#8211; Milwaukee, WI @ the Auditorium<br \/>\nLarry Hennig &amp; Lars Anderson no contest Red Bastien &amp; Hercules Cortez in 3rd fall<br \/>\nWinner to meet AWA World Heavyweight Champion Verne Gagne on a future card<br \/>\nStrong Kobayashi beat Edouard Carpentier via pin<br \/>\nButcher Vachon beat Billy Howard via pin<br \/>\nBilly Red Cloud drew Big K<br \/>\nJohnny Kace beat Santiago Acosta via pin<br \/>\nReported Attendance: \u201csellout crowd of 6,112\u201d<\/p>\n<p>2\/4\/71 &#8211; Denver, CO @ the Auditorium Arena<br \/>\nBad Boy Bullinski beat Nick Bockwinkel on a 3rd fall via disqualification when Nick tossed Bullinski over the top rope<br \/>\nThe Crusher beat Blackjack Lanza on a 3rd fall COR<br \/>\nMad Dog Vachon beat Paul Diamond in 12:27<br \/>\nAl Kashey (sub Tom Andrews) drew Jack Pesek 20:00<br \/>\nKay Noble beat Sandy Partlow in 7:05<br \/>\nReported Attendance: 6,324<\/p>\n<p>2\/6\/71 &#8211; Minneapolis TV<br \/>\nThe Crusher beat Bill Christy<br \/>\nRed Bastien &amp; Hercules Cortez beat Julio Rodriguez &amp; Ken Yates<br \/>\nLarry Hennig &amp; Lars Anderson beat Santiago Acosta &amp; Angel Rivera<br \/>\nBlackjack Lanza beat George Gadaski<br \/>\nStrong Kobayashi beat Kenny Jay<br \/>\nBilly Red Cloud beat Dave Cox<\/p>\n<p>2\/6\/71 &#8211; Honolulu, HI<br \/>\nKing Curtis drew AWA World Heavyweight Champion Verne Gagne<br \/>\nFrankie Laine beat Ripper Collins to win Hawaiian Title<br \/>\nLonnie Mayne beat Beauregard<br \/>\nDon Muraco beat Mr. Fujiwara<br \/>\nDale Lewis beat Pierre Duranton<\/p>\n<p>2\/7\/71 &#8211; Minneapolis, MN<br \/>\nLarry Hennig &amp; Lars Anderson beat Red Bastien &amp; Hercules Cortez<br \/>\nBig K drew Paul Diamond<br \/>\nBilly Red Cloud beat Butcher Vachon via disqualification<br \/>\nNick Bockwinkel beat Edouard Carpentier<br \/>\nBlackjack Lanza beat Bad Boy Bullinski<\/p>\n<p>2\/8\/71 &#8211; Winona, MN @ the Junior High School Auditorium<br \/>\nLarry Hennig vs. The Crusher<br \/>\nKobayashi vs. Ox Baker<br \/>\nButcher Vachon vs. Bull Bullinski<\/p>\n<p>2\/9\/71 &#8211; Moline, IL @ the Wharton Field House<br \/>\nThe Crusher &amp; Bull Bullinski beat Larry Hennig &amp; Lars Anderson<br \/>\nNick Bockwinkel beat Billy Red Cloud<br \/>\nStrong Kobayashi beat Paul Diamond<br \/>\nRed Bastien beat Big K<\/p>\n<p>2\/13\/71 &#8211; Chicago, IL @ the International Amphitheatre<br \/>\nLarry Hennig &amp; Lars Anderson beat Red Bastien &amp; Hercules Cortez<br \/>\nDick the Bruiser no contest Blackjack Lanza<br \/>\nBad Boy Bullinski beat Butcher Vachon<br \/>\nThe Crusher beat Big K<br \/>\nStrong Kobayashi beat Paul Diamond<br \/>\nNick Bockwinkel beat Prince Pullins<\/p>\n<p>2\/13\/71 &#8211; Honolulu, HI<br \/>\nKing Curtis &amp; Lonnie Mayne &amp; Dale Lewis &amp; Ripper Collins beat Don Muraco &amp; Verne Gagne &amp; Billy Robinson &amp; Frankie Laine<br \/>\nSam Steamboat beat Bill Dromo<br \/>\nLonnie Mayne beat Pierre Duranton<br \/>\nDale Lewis beat Beauregard<\/p>\n<p>2\/14\/71 &#8211; Duluth, MN @ the Arena<br \/>\nRed Bastien beat Mad Dog Vachon<br \/>\nHercules Cortez beat Larry Hennig COR<br \/>\nBilly Red Cloud drew Big K<br \/>\nNick Bockwinkel beat Bad Boy Bullinski via disqualification<br \/>\nPaul Diamond beat Strong Kobayashi<br \/>\nReported Attendance: 2,100<\/p>\n<p>2\/15\/71 &#8211; Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada @ the Arena<br \/>\nTwo Referees Tony Condello &amp; Bill Kochen, Winning team to meet AWA Tag Team Champions Mad Dog Vachon &amp; Butcher Vachon on 3\/15\/71<br \/>\nLarry Hennig &amp; Lars Anderson beat Red Bastien &amp; Hercules Cortez via disqualification<br \/>\nDeath Match: The Crusher beat Mad Dog Vachon in 15:00<br \/>\nFrank \u201cBull\u201d Bullinski beat Butcher Vachon<br \/>\nNick Bockwinkel (Winnipeg debut) beat Paul Diamond in 25 seconds<br \/>\nBob Tuck beat Dave Muir<br \/>\nOx Baker beat Bobby Jones via pin<br \/>\nReported Attendance: 8,700<\/p>\n<p>2\/17\/71 &#8211; Rockford, IL @ the Boylan High School<br \/>\nThe Crusher &amp; Bad Boy Bullinski no contest Larry Hennig &amp; Lars Anderson<br \/>\nNick Bockwinkel vs. Mark Starr<br \/>\nBig K vs. Edouard Carpentier<br \/>\nPaul Diamond vs. Strong Kobayashi<\/p>\n<p>2\/18\/71 &#8211; Winona, MN @ the Junior High School Auditorium<br \/>\nThe Crusher beat Larry Hennig in a 2\/3 falls match<br \/>\nBad Boy Bullinski beat Butcher Vachon in a 2\/3 falls match<br \/>\nStrong Kobayashi beat Ox Baker<br \/>\nReported Attendance: \u201cnear capacity crowd\u201d<\/p>\n<p>2\/18\/71 &#8211; DePere, WI @ the St. Norbert College Gym<br \/>\nEdouard Carpentier vs. Mad Dog Vachon<br \/>\nHercules Cortez vs. Lars Anderson<br \/>\nRed Bastien vs. Paul Diamond<br \/>\nNick Bockwinkel vs. Billy Red Cloud<\/p>\n<p>2\/19\/71 &#8211; Fairmont, IA @ the VFW Auditorium<br \/>\nThe Crusher &amp; Billy Red Cloud vs. Strong Kobayashi &amp; Big K<br \/>\nMad Dog Vachon vs. Jack Pesek<\/p>\n<p>2\/20\/71 &#8211; Minneapolis TV<br \/>\nRed Bastien &amp; Hercules Cortez beat Ox Baker &amp; Wilf Caron<br \/>\nLarry Hennig &amp; Lars Anderson beat Jack Pesek &amp; Mark Starr<br \/>\nBlackjack Lanza beat Mike Savoldi<br \/>\nNick Bockwinkel beat Ken Yates<br \/>\nBad Boy Bullinski beat Dave Muir<br \/>\nMad Dog Vachon beat George Gadaski<\/p>\n<p>2\/20\/71 &#8211; St Paul, MN @ the Civic Center<br \/>\nRed Bastien &amp; Hercules Cortez beat AWA Tag Team Champions Mad Dog Vachon &amp; Butcher Vachon via disqualification<br \/>\nNick Bockwinkel beat Edouard Carpentier<br \/>\nBad Boy Bullinski beat Larry Hennig<br \/>\nOx Baker drew Jack Pesek<br \/>\nLars Anderson beat Paul Diamond<\/p>\n<p>2\/22\/71 &#8211; Bagley, MN @ the High School<br \/>\nBlackjack Lanza beat Billy Red Cloud in a 2\/3 falls match<br \/>\nNick Bockwinkel beat Edouard Carpentier<br \/>\nJon Lee beat Bobby Heenan (sub Ox Baker) COR<\/p>\n<p>2\/23\/71 &#8211; Moline, IL @ the Wharton Field House<br \/>\nDeath Match: The Crusher &amp; Bad Boy Bullinski beat Strong Kobayashi &amp; Big K<br \/>\nRed Bastien &amp; Hercules Cortez beat Larry Hennig &amp; Lars Anderson<\/p>\n<p>2\/23\/71 &#8211; Portland, OR<br \/>\nKurt Von Steiger &amp; Karl Von Steiger beat Mad Dog Vachon &amp; Butcher Vachon to win AWA World Tag Title<br \/>\nTitle change only acknowledged in Portland. The Vachons were on their way to Japan for a lengthy tour and decided to drop the AWA Tag Straps to the Von Steigers in Portland without Verne Gagne&#8217;s knowledge or permission.<br \/>\nStan Stasiak beat Sailor White<br \/>\nDutch Savage beat Les Thornton<br \/>\nBobby Nichols drew Haru Sasaki<br \/>\nEric Froelich drew Moose Morowski<\/p>\n<p>2\/24\/71 &#8211; Fargo, ND @ the Civic Auditorium<br \/>\nRed Bastien &amp; Hercules Cortez beat Larry Hennig &amp; Lars Anderson<br \/>\nNick Bockwinkel beat Edouard Carpentier<br \/>\nBlackjack Lanza beat Paul Diamond<br \/>\nBad Boy Bullinski beat Bill Christian<\/p>\n<p>2\/24\/71 &#8211; Honolulu, HI<br \/>\nSam Steamboat beat King Curtis<br \/>\nLonnie Mayne beat Frankie Laine to win Hawaiian title<br \/>\nAWA Tag Team Champions Mad Dog Vachon &amp; Butcher Vachon beat Billy Robinson &amp; Verne Gagne<br \/>\nDale Lewis drew Don Muraco<br \/>\nRipper Collins beat Beauregard<\/p>\n<p>2\/25\/71 &#8211; Denver, CO @ the Auditorium Arena<br \/>\nRed Bastien &amp; Hercules Cortez beat Lars Anderson &amp; Larry Hennig in a 2\/3 falls match<br \/>\nBlackjack Lanza beat Bad Boy Bullinski in a 2\/3 falls match<br \/>\nNick Bockwinkel drew Edouard Carpentier 20:00<br \/>\nPaul Diamond beat Jack Pesek in 16:10<br \/>\nPromoter: Gene Reed<br \/>\nReported Attendance: 6,859<\/p>\n<p>2\/26\/71 &#8211; Milwaukee, WI @ the Auditorium<br \/>\nHercules Cortez beat Blackjack Lanza COR<br \/>\nEdouard Carpentier &amp; Bull Bullinski beat Strong Kobayashi &amp; Big K 2-0<br \/>\nRed Bastien drew Nick Bockwinkel<br \/>\nLars Anderson beat Billy Red Cloud via pin in 12:35<br \/>\nLarry Hennig beat Paul Diamond via pin in 14:45<br \/>\nReported Attendance: \u201csellout crowd of 6,112\u201d<\/p>\n<p>2\/27\/71 &#8211; Minneapolis TV<br \/>\nRed Bastien &amp; Hercules Cortez beat Blackjack Daniels &amp; Raoul Rodriguez<br \/>\nLarry Hennig beat Dave Cox<br \/>\nBlackjack Lanza beat Jose Rodriguez<br \/>\nNick Bockwinkel beat Kenny Jay<br \/>\nBull Bullinski beat Wilf Caron<\/p>\n<p>3\/1\/71 &#8211; Redlake, MN &amp; the\u00a0High School<br \/>\nKobayashi vs. Bill Christy<br \/>\nNick Bockwinkel vs. Bull Bullinski<br \/>\nBlack Jack Lanza vs. Billy Red Cloud<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>3\/1\/71 &#8211; Sendai, Japan @ the Miyagi Prefectural Sports Center<br \/>\nAWA Tag Team Champions Maurice &#8220;Mad Dog&#8221; Vachon &amp; Paul &#8220;Butcher&#8221; Vachon beat Thunder Sugiyama &amp; Great Kusatsu in a 2\/3 falls match<\/p>\n<p>3\/2\/71 &#8211; Tokyo, Japan<br \/>\nAWA Tag Team Champions Maurice &#8220;Mad Dog&#8221; Vachon &amp; Paul &#8220;Butcher&#8221; Vachon beat Thunder Sugiyama &amp; Great Kusatsu in a 2\/3 falls match<\/p>\n<p>3\/3\/71 &#8211; Oshkosh, WI @ the Lourdes High School Gym<br \/>\nHercules Cortez beat Larry Hennig 2-0 in 19:30<br \/>\nBad Boy Bullinski beat Lars Anderson on a 3rd fall via disqualification<br \/>\nRed Bastien drew Nick Bockwinkel 20:00<br \/>\nStrong Kobayashi beat Billy Red Cloud<br \/>\nReported Attendance: \u201csell out crowd\u201d<\/p>\n<p>3\/5\/71 &#8211; Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada @ the Arena<br \/>\nLarry Hennig &amp; Lars Anderson beat Red Bastien &amp; Hercules Cortez<br \/>\nBlackjack Lanza beat The Crusher default?<br \/>\nBad Boy Bullinski beat Strong Kobayashi via disqualification<br \/>\nNick Bockwinkel beat Billy Red Cloud<br \/>\nBig K beat Bobby Jones<br \/>\nDave Muir beat Wilf Caron<br \/>\nReported Attendance: 7,090<\/p>\n<p>3\/6\/71 &#8211; Minneapolis TV<br \/>\nThe Crusher beat Bill Christy<br \/>\nBlackjack Lanza beat Steve Tuck<br \/>\nBad Boy Bullinski beat Dave Cox<br \/>\nBig K beat George Gadaski<\/p>\n<p>3\/6\/71 &#8211; Chicago, IL @ the International Amphitheatre<br \/>\nHandicap Match: Dick the Bruiser beat Blackjack Lanza &amp; Bobby Heenan<br \/>\nRed Bastien &amp; Hercules Cortez beat Larry Hennig &amp; Lars Anderson via disqualification<br \/>\nThe Crusher no contest Nick Bockwinkel<br \/>\nStrong Kobayashi beat Billy Red Cloud<br \/>\nOx Baker beat Jack Pesek<br \/>\nPaul Diamond beat Kenny Dillinger<\/p>\n<p>3\/6\/71 &#8211; Honolulu, HI<br \/>\nPier 9 brawl<br \/>\nBilly Robinson beat King Curtis<br \/>\nSam Steamboat beat Dale Lewis<br \/>\nLonnie Mayne &amp; Ripper Collins drew Don Muraco &amp; Verne Gagne<br \/>\nFrankie Laine beat Beauregard<\/p>\n<p>3\/7\/71 &#8211; Minneapolis, MN<br \/>\nBlackjack Lanza beat The Crusher<br \/>\nHercules Cortez beat Larry Hennig<br \/>\nRed Bastien &amp; Paul Diamond beat Strong Kobayashi &amp; Big K<br \/>\nNick Bockwinkel beat Billy Red Cloud<br \/>\nBad Boy Bullinski beat Blackjack Daniels<br \/>\nJack Pesek beat Kenny Jay<\/p>\n<p>3\/8\/71 &#8211; Moline, IL @ the Wharton Field House<br \/>\nStrong Kobayashi drew the Crusher<br \/>\nBlackjack Lanza beat Bad Boy Bullinski<br \/>\nNick Bockwinkel beat Paul Diamond<br \/>\nRed Bastien drew Big K<\/p>\n<p>3\/10\/71 &#8211; Rockford, IL @ the Boylan High School<br \/>\nHercules Cortez &amp; Bad Boy Bullinski &amp; Crusher beat Larry Hennig &amp; Lars Anderson &amp; Blackjack Lanza<br \/>\nNick Bockwinkel beat Paul Diamond<br \/>\nLars Anderson beat Bad Boy Bullinski<br \/>\nRed Bastien beat Bill Christy<\/p>\n<p>3\/12\/71 &#8211; Owatonna, MN @ the National Guard Armory<br \/>\nHercules Cortez vs. Blackjack Lanza<br \/>\nPaul Diamond vs. Larry Hennig<br \/>\nJean Antone vs. Betty Niccoli<\/p>\n<p>3\/13\/71 &#8211; Minneapolis TV<br \/>\nRed Bastien &amp; Hercules Cortez beat Blackjack Daniels &amp; Angel Rivera<br \/>\nBlackjack Lanza beat Kenny Jay<br \/>\nStrong Kobayashi beat Dave Cox<br \/>\nNick Bockwinkel beat Jose Betancourt<br \/>\nLars Anderson beat Jose Rodriguez<\/p>\n<p>3\/13\/71 &#8211; Honolulu, HI<br \/>\nAWA World Heavyweight Champion Verne Gagne beat Mad Dog Vachon<br \/>\nLonnie Mayne drew Mil Mascaras<br \/>\nKing Curtis beat Bobby Shane<br \/>\nBilly Robinson beat The Pro<br \/>\nDon Muraco &amp; Frankie Laine beat Ripper Collins &amp; Dale Lewis<\/p>\n<p>3\/15\/71 &#8211; Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada @ the Arena<br \/>\nLars Anderson &amp; Larry Hennig beat Red Bastien &amp; Hercules Cortez in a 2\/3 falls match<br \/>\nBlackjack Lanza beat The Crusher when Crusher was deemed too bloody to continue after manager Bobby Heenan hit Crusher with a foreign object<br \/>\nBull Bullinski beat Strong Kobayashi via disqualification<br \/>\nNick Bockwinkel beat Billy Red Cloud<br \/>\nBig K beat Bobby Jones via pin<br \/>\nDave Muir beat Wilf Caron<br \/>\nReported Attendance: \u201c7.090 wrestling fans\u201d<\/p>\n<p>3\/16\/71 &#8211; Portland, OR<br \/>\nNWA Champion Dory Funk Jr drew Lonnie Mayne<br \/>\nAWA Tag Team Champions Kurt Von Steiger &amp; Karl Von Steiger beat Mad Dog Vachon &amp; Butcher Vachon via disqualification<br \/>\nPat O&#8217;Brien beat Haru Sasaki via disqualification<br \/>\nDutch Savage drew Steven Little Bear<br \/>\nStan Stasiak beat Moose Morowski<br \/>\nTony Borne beat Bing Ki Lee<br \/>\nEric Froelich drew Bobby Nichols<\/p>\n<p>3\/18\/71 &#8211; Salem, OR<br \/>\nMad Dog Vachon &amp; Butcher Vachon beat Kurt Von Steiger &amp; Karl Von Steiger via disqualification to regain AWA Tag Title<br \/>\nLonnie Mayne beat Dutch Savage via disqualification<br \/>\nBobby Nichols beat Moose Morowski<br \/>\nBing Ki Lee drew Pat O&#8217;Brien<\/p>\n<p>3\/18\/71 &#8211; Jackson, MN @ the National Guard Armory<br \/>\nHercules Cortez vs. Lars Anderson<br \/>\nEdouard Carpentier vs. Big K<br \/>\nLarry Hennig vs. Bad Boy Bullinski<\/p>\n<p>3\/19\/71 &#8211; Denver, CO @ the Auditorium Arena<br \/>\nBlackjack Lanza beat the Crusher<br \/>\nBad Boy Bullinski beat Mad Dog Vachon<br \/>\nPaul Diamond drew Harley Race<br \/>\nNick Bockwinkel beat Billy Red Cloud<br \/>\nBig K (sub Kenny Jay) beat Jack Pesek<\/p>\n<p>3\/19\/71 &#8211; Sheboygan, WI @ the Armory<br \/>\nCard cancelled because of snow. Rescheduled for March 25, 1971.<\/p>\n<p>3\/20\/71 &#8211; Minneapolis TV<br \/>\nMad Dog Vachon &amp; Butcher Vachon beat George Gadaski &amp; John the Greek<br \/>\nThe Crusher beat Dave Cox<br \/>\nNick Bockwinkel beat Kenny Jay<br \/>\nHaystack Calhoun beat Ken Yates<br \/>\nVerne Gagne beat Rodeo Jones<\/p>\n<p>3\/20\/71 &#8211; St Paul, MN<br \/>\nAWA Tag Team Champions Mad Dog Vachon &amp; Butcher Vachon no contest Verne Gagne &amp; Haystack Calhoun<br \/>\nIf Crusher wins, he gets 5 minutes with Bobby Heenan<br \/>\nThe Crusher beat Blackjack Lanza but didn&#8217;t beat Bobby Heenan in 5 minutes<br \/>\nLarry Hennig beat Paul Diamond<br \/>\nNick Bockwinkel beat Rodeo Jones<br \/>\nLars Anderson drew Bad Boy Bullinski<br \/>\nBig K beat Kenny Jay<\/p>\n<p>3\/20\/71 &#8211; Chicago, IL @ the International Amphitheatre<br \/>\nFabulous Kangaroos Al Costello &amp; Don Kent no contest Red Bastien &amp; Hercules Cortez<br \/>\nBaron Von Raschke beat Dick the Bruiser<br \/>\nStrong Kobayashi beat Paul Christy<br \/>\nWilbur Snyder beat Hans Schmidt<br \/>\nMoose Cholak beat Ox Baker<br \/>\nBilly Red Cloud beat Angelo Poffo<\/p>\n<p>3\/21\/71 &#8211; Duluth, MN @ the Arena<br \/>\nRed Bastien &amp; Hercules Cortez beat Larry Hennig &amp; Lars Anderson<br \/>\nBad Boy Bullinski beat Big K<br \/>\nNick Bockwinkel beat Paul Diamond<br \/>\nBilly Red Cloud beat Blackjack Lanza via disqualification<br \/>\nReported Attendance: 3,100<\/p>\n<p>3\/22\/71 &#8211; Moline, IL @ the Wharton Field House<br \/>\nAWA Tag Team Champions Mad Dog Vachon &amp; Butcher Vachon beat Red Bastien &amp; Hercules Cortez via disqualification<br \/>\nBlackjack Lanza beat Paul Diamond<br \/>\nNick Bockwinkel beat Bad Boy Bullinski<\/p>\n<p>3\/24\/71 &#8211; Fargo, ND @ the Civic Auditorium<br \/>\nRed Bastien &amp; Hercules Cortez no contest AWA Tag Team Champions Mad Dog Vachon &amp; Butcher Vachon<br \/>\nNick Bockwinkel beat Bad Boy Bullinski<br \/>\nBlackjack Lanza beat Billy Red Cloud<br \/>\nBig K beat Billy Christian<\/p>\n<p>3\/25\/71 &#8211; Sheboygan, WI<br \/>\nWinning team to face Vachons on a future card<br \/>\nRed Bastien &amp; Hercules Cortez beat Larry Hennig &amp; Lars Anderson in a 2\/3 falls match<br \/>\nBlackjack Lanza beat Paul Diamond<br \/>\nStrong Kobayashi beat Paul Christy<br \/>\nAngelo Poffo vs. Big K<\/p>\n<p>3\/26\/71 &#8211; Whitehall, WI @ the High School Gym<br \/>\nAWA Tag Team Champions Mad Dog Vachon &amp; Butcher Vachon vs. Paul Diamond &amp; Bad Boy Bullinski<br \/>\nNick Bockwinkel vs. Jack Pesek<br \/>\nPaul Diamond vs. Butcher Vachon<\/p>\n<p>3\/27\/71 &#8211; Minneapolis TV<br \/>\nBlackjack Lanza beat Bill Christy<br \/>\nStrong Kobayashi beat Kenny Jay<br \/>\nHercules Cortez beat Dave Muir<br \/>\nNick Bockwinkel beat Tony Savoldi<br \/>\nVerne Gagne beat Wilf Caron<\/p>\n<p>3\/27\/71 &#8211; Rockford, IL @ the Boylan High School<br \/>\nLarry Hennig &amp; Lars Anderson beat Red Bastien &amp; Hercules Cortez via disqualification<br \/>\nBlackjack Lanza beat Billy Red Cloud<br \/>\nStrong Kobayashi beat Angelo Poffo<br \/>\nBig K beat Bill Christy<\/p>\n<p>3\/29\/71 &#8211; Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada @ the Arena<br \/>\nIf Crusher beats Lanza in 20 minutes, he gets 5 minutes with Bobby Heenan<br \/>\nThe Crusher beat Blackjack Lanza via pin in 13:00 then Bobby Heenan beat The Crusher via disqualification when Crusher &amp; Lanza started brawling<br \/>\nHercules Cortez beat Lars Anderson<br \/>\nRed Bastien beat Larry Hennig via disqualification<br \/>\nBull Bullinski drew Butcher Vachon<br \/>\nNick Bockwinkel beat Bob Tuck<br \/>\nBob Jones beat Dave Muir<br \/>\nReported Attendance: \u201cMore than 7,000 wrestling fans\u201d<\/p>\n<p>4\/1\/71 &#8211; Oshkosh, WI @ the Lourdes High School<br \/>\nThe Crusher vs. Lars Anderson<br \/>\nBlackjack Lanza vs. Bull Bullinski<br \/>\nBilly Red Cloud vs. Butcher Vachon<br \/>\nPaul Diamond vs. Nick Bockwinkel<\/p>\n<p>4\/3\/71 &#8211; Minneapolis TV<br \/>\nLarry Hennig &amp; Lars Anderson beat Dave Cox &amp; George Gadaski<br \/>\nStrong Kobayashi beat Tony Savoldi<br \/>\nHercules Cortez beat Wilf Caron<br \/>\nNick Bockwinkel beat Bull Bullinski<br \/>\nPaul Diamond beat Dave Muir<\/p>\n<p>4\/3\/71 &#8211; Minneapolis, MN @ the Auditorium<br \/>\nAWA World Heavyweight Champion Verne Gagne beat Mad Dog Vachon COR<br \/>\nLarry Hennig &amp; Lars Anderson beat Hercules Cortez &amp; Kenny Jay (sub Red Bastien)<br \/>\nStrong Kobayashi beat Bill Christy<br \/>\nNick Bockwinkel beat Paul Diamond<br \/>\nBlackjack Lanza beat Billy Red Cloud<br \/>\nBig K beat George Gadaski<\/p>\n<p>4\/6\/71 &#8211; Moline, IL @ the Wharton Field House<br \/>\nLarry Hennig &amp; Lars Anderson beat Hercules Cortez &amp; Bull Bullinski (sub Red Bastien)<br \/>\nHercules Cortez beat Blackjack Lanza<br \/>\nPaul Diamond beat Strong Kobayashi<br \/>\nButcher Vachon beat Billy Red Cloud<\/p>\n<p>4\/7\/71 &#8211; Milwaukee, WI @ the Auditorium<br \/>\nLarry Hennig &amp; Lars Anderson beat Hercules Cortez &amp; Haystack Calhoun in a 2\/3 falls match<br \/>\nBull Bullinski beat Blackjack Lanza via disqualification<br \/>\nStrong Kobayashi beat Billy Howard (sub Paul Diamond) via pin<br \/>\nButcher Vachon beat Billy Red Cloud<br \/>\nBig K beat George Gadaski via pin<br \/>\nReported Attendance: \u201c5,874 fans\u201d<\/p>\n<p>4\/10\/71 &#8211; Minneapolis TV<br \/>\nMad Dog Vachon &amp; Butcher Vachon beat Chuck Edwards &amp; Bill Howard<br \/>\nStrong Kobayashi beat Bobby Vann<br \/>\nNick Bockwinkel beat George Gadaski<br \/>\nLars Anderson beat John the Greek<br \/>\nHaystack Calhoun beat Rodeo Jones<\/p>\n<p>4\/10\/71 &#8211; St. Paul, MN @ the Auditorium<br \/>\nLarry Hennig &amp; Lars Anderson beat AWA Tag Team Champions Mad Dog Vachon &amp; Butcher Vachon via disqualification<br \/>\nHaystack Calhoun beat Nick Bockwinkel via disqualification<br \/>\nBilly Red Cloud beat Paul Christy<br \/>\nJoe Scarpello drew Billy Howard<br \/>\nGeorge Gadaski beat Rodeo Jones<\/p>\n<p>4\/10\/71 &#8211; Chicago, IL @ the International Amphitheatre<br \/>\nAWA World Heavyweight Champion Verne Gagne beat Strong Kobayashi via disqualification<br \/>\nRed Bastien &amp; Hercules Cortez beat Fabulous Kangaroos Al Costello &amp; Don Kent<br \/>\nWilbur Snyder no contest Blackjack Lanza<br \/>\nBaron Von Raschke beat Jack Pesek<br \/>\nBig K beat Prince Pullins<br \/>\nPaul Diamond drew Don Fargo<\/p>\n<p>4\/13\/71 &#8211; Bismarck, ND<br \/>\nAWA World Heavyweight Champion Verne Gagne beat Blackjack Lanza<br \/>\nLarry Hennig beat Billy Red Cloud<br \/>\nLars Anderson beat Paul Diamond<br \/>\nJack Pesek beat Bill Christy<\/p>\n<p>4\/13\/71 &#8211; Duluth, MN @ the Arena<br \/>\nRed Bastien &amp; Hercules Cortez beat AWA Tag Team Champions Mad Dog Vachon &amp; Butcher Vachon via disqualification<br \/>\nStrong Kobayashi double DQ Nick Bockwinkel<br \/>\nBig K beat Joe Scarpello<br \/>\nGeorge Gadaski drew Kenny Jay<br \/>\nReported Attendance: 2,000<\/p>\n<p>4\/14\/71 &#8211; Rockford, IL @ the Boylan High School<br \/>\nLarry Hennig &amp; Lars Anderson beat Red Bastien &amp; Hercules Cortez in a 2\/3 falls match<br \/>\nMad Dog Vachon beat Paul Diamond<br \/>\nNick Bockwinkel beat Jack Pesek<br \/>\nStrong Kobayashi beat Joe Scarpello<\/p>\n<p>4\/16\/71 &#8211; Denver, CO @ the Auditorium Arena<br \/>\nAWA World Heavyweight Champion Verne Gagne beat Strong Kobayashi via disqualification<br \/>\nLarry Hennig &amp; Lars Anderson beat Red Bastien &amp; Hercules Cortez<br \/>\nBig K drew Joe Scarpello<br \/>\nNick Bockwinkel beat Jack Pesek (sub Paul Diamond)<\/p>\n<p>4\/17\/71 &#8211; Minneapolis TV<br \/>\nRed Bastien &amp; Hercules Cortez beat Rico Guzman &amp; Angel Rivera<br \/>\nLarry Hennig &amp; Lars Anderson beat Bill Howard &amp; Joe Scarpello<br \/>\nBlackjack Lanza drew Jack Pesek<br \/>\nStrong Kobayashi beat Julio Rodriguez<br \/>\nVerne Gagne beat Dave Cox<br \/>\nMad Dog Vachon beat Bill Christy<\/p>\n<p>4\/17\/71 &#8211; St Paul, MN @ the Auditorium<br \/>\nLarry Hennig &amp; Lars Anderson &amp; Nick Bockwinkel &amp; Blackjack Lanza beat Mad Dog Vachon &amp; Butcher Vachon &amp; Strong Kobayashi &amp; Big K<br \/>\nMad Dog Vachon beat Larry Hennig<br \/>\nHercules Cortez beat Blackjack Daniels<br \/>\nRed Bastien beat Billy Red Cloud<br \/>\nNick Bockwinkel beat Billy Howard<br \/>\nJoe Scarpello beat Angel Rivera<\/p>\n<p>4\/20\/71 &#8211; Moline, IL @ the Wharton Field House<br \/>\nLarry Hennig &amp; Lars Anderson beat Red Bastien &amp; Hercules Cortez<br \/>\nMad Dog Vachon beat Wilbur Snyder<br \/>\nBilly Red Cloud beat Blackjack Lanza<br \/>\nNick Bockwinkel beat Billy Howard<\/p>\n<p>4\/24\/71 &#8211; Chicago, IL @ the International Amphitheatre<br \/>\nStrong Kobayashi beat Dick the Bruiser on a 3rd fall COR<br \/>\nRed Bastien &amp; Hercules Cortez double DQ AWA Tag Team Champions Mad Dog Vachon &amp; Butcher Vachon in 3rd fall<br \/>\nWilbur Snyder beat Al Costello<br \/>\nBaron Von Raschke beat Bill Howard<br \/>\nNick Bockwinkel beat Billy Red Cloud<br \/>\nLars Anderson beat Joe Scarpello<\/p>\n<p>4\/25\/71 &#8211; Green Bay, WI @ the Brown County Veteran\u2019s Memorial Arena<br \/>\nAdvertised as professional wrestling\u2019s return to the Arena after more than 10 years<br \/>\nThe Crusher vs. Mad Dog Vachon<br \/>\nRed Bastien &amp; Hercules Cortez vs. Shozo Strong Kobayashi &amp; Big K<br \/>\nPaul Diamond vs. Butcher Vachon<br \/>\nNick Bockwinkel vs. Billy Red Cloud<\/p>\n<p>4\/28\/71 &#8211; Fargo, ND @ the Civic Auditorium<br \/>\nAWA World Heavyweight Champion Verne Gagne beat Blackjack Lanza<br \/>\nLarry Hennig &amp; Lars Anderson beat Paul Diamond &amp; Billy Red Cloud<br \/>\nNick Bockwinkel beat Bill Howard<br \/>\nKenny Jay beat Ken Yates<\/p>\n<p>4\/29\/71 &#8211; Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada @ the Arena<br \/>\nAWA World Heavyweight Champion Verne Gagne beat Strong Kobayashi in a 2\/3 falls match in 33:00<br \/>\n1 Kobayashi beat Gagne<br \/>\n2 Gagne beat Kobayashi<br \/>\n3 Gagne beat Kobayashi<br \/>\nGene Kiniski beat Blackjack Lanza in a 2\/3 falls match in 29:00<br \/>\n1 Lanza beat Kiniski<br \/>\n2 Kiniski beat Lanza<br \/>\n3 Kiniski beat Lanza<br \/>\nWilbur Snyder beat Big K in 4:00<br \/>\nBobby Jones beat Pete Mymko in 13:00<br \/>\nDave Muir beat Bob Tuck in 12:00<br \/>\nBobby Heenan beat Tony Condello in 10:00<br \/>\nReported Attendance: \u201cmore than five thousand\u201d<\/p>\n<p>4\/29\/71 &#8211; Rockford, IL @ the Boylan High School<br \/>\nHaystack Calhoun beat Nick Bockwinkel via disqualification<\/p>\n<p>4\/30\/71 &#8211; Denver, CO @ the Auditorium Arena<br \/>\nIf Crusher beats Lanza, he gets 5 minutes with manager Bobby Heenan<br \/>\nThe Crusher beat Blackjack Lanza but did not beat Bobby Heenan in 5:00<br \/>\nLarry Hennig &amp; Lars Anderson beat Haystack Calhoun &amp; Hercules Cortez in a 2\/3 falls match<br \/>\nJoe Scarpello beat George Gadaski<br \/>\nBill Watts beat Jack Pesek<br \/>\nPromoter: Gene Reed<br \/>\nNote: I\u2019ve also seen Billy Red Cloud listed as the opponent for Jack Pesek.<\/p>\n<p>4\/30\/71 &#8211; Milwaukee, WI @ the Auditorium<br \/>\nStrong Kobayashi beat AWA World Heavyweight Champion Verne Gagne via disqualification when Gagne would not release a choke hold<br \/>\nAWA Tag Team Champions Mad Dog Vachon &amp; Butcher Vachon beat Wilbur Snyder &amp; Bull Bullinski in a 2\/3 falls match<br \/>\nKay Noble &amp; Betty Niccoli beat Jean Antone &amp; Sandy Partlow<br \/>\nRed Bastien beat Nick Bockwinkel via disqualification<br \/>\nBilly Howard drew Big K<br \/>\nReported Attendance: \u201csellout crowd of 6,112\u201d<\/p>\n<p>5\/1\/71 &#8211; Minneapolis TV<br \/>\nLarry Hennig &amp; Lars Anderson beat Tony Savoldi &amp; Joe Scarpello<br \/>\nHercules Cortez beat Dave Cox<br \/>\nNick Bockwinkel beat Bill Howard<br \/>\nBull Bullinski beat Dave Muir<\/p>\n<p>5\/1\/71 &#8211; St Paul, MN @ the Auditorium<br \/>\nHandicap Match: The Crusher no contest Blackjack Lanza &amp; Bobby Heenan<br \/>\nLars Anderson beat Red Bastien<br \/>\nBull Bullinski beat Nick Bockwinkel via disqualification<br \/>\nHercules Cortez beat Big K<br \/>\nBilly Howard drew Joe Scarpello<\/p>\n<p>5\/2\/71 &#8211; Duluth, MN @ the Arena<br \/>\nStrong Kobayashi beat The Crusher COR<br \/>\nLarry Hennig &amp; Lars Anderson beat Red Bastien &amp; Hercules Cortez<br \/>\nNick Bockwinkel beat Bull Bullinski<br \/>\nBig K beat Bill Howard<\/p>\n<p>5\/3\/71 &#8211; Moline, IL @ the Wharton Field House<br \/>\nNo-DQ match: Larry Hennig &amp; Lars Anderson beat Red Bastien &amp; Hercules Cortez<br \/>\nNick Bockwinkel beat Bull Bullinski<br \/>\nStrong Kobayashi beat Billy Howard<br \/>\nBig K beat Paul Christy<\/p>\n<p>5\/5\/71 &#8211; Bemidji, MN @ the Jr. High School Gym<br \/>\nBull Bullinski (sub Hercules Cortez) beat Larry Hennig in a 2\/3 falls match<br \/>\nNick Bockwinkel beat Joe Scarpello (sub Paul Diamond) in a 2\/3 falls match<br \/>\nKenny Yates beat Kenny Jay<br \/>\n&#8220;small crowd&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>5\/8\/71 &#8211; Minneapolis TV<br \/>\nRed Bastien &amp; Hercules Cortez beat Kenny Jay &amp; John the Greek<br \/>\nBlackjack Lanza beat Angel Rivera<br \/>\nStrong Kobayashi beat George Gadaski<br \/>\nNick Bockwinkel beat Dave Cox<br \/>\nBull Bullinski beat Rodeo Jones<\/p>\n<p>5\/8\/71 &#8211; Minneapolis, MN @ the Auditorium<br \/>\nNick Bockwinkel beat Bull Bullinski 11:22<br \/>\nStrong Kobayashi &amp; Big K beat Red Bastien &amp; Hercules Cortez<br \/>\nSailor Art Thomas beat Blackjack Lanza via disqualification<br \/>\nBobby Heenan beat Kenny Jay<br \/>\nJoe Scarpello beat Kenny Yates<\/p>\n<p>5\/11\/71 &#8211; Fargo, ND @ the Civic Auditorium<br \/>\nLarry Hennig &amp; Lars Anderson beat Red Bastien &amp; Hercules Cortez<\/p>\n<p>5\/12\/71 &#8211; Oshkosh, WI @ the Lourdes High School Gym<br \/>\nThe Crusher vs. Shozo Strong Kobayashi 60:00<br \/>\nRed Bastien vs. Blackjack Lanza in a 2\/3 falls match 60:00<br \/>\nSandy Partlow vs. Kay Noble 30:00<br \/>\nBig K vs. Bill Howard 20:00<\/p>\n<p>5\/14\/71 &#8211; Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada @ the Arena<br \/>\nNo Time Limit, No-DQ Match: Larry Hennig &amp; Lars Anderson beat Red Bastien &amp; Hercules Cortez<br \/>\nGene Kiniski beat Strong Kobayashi via disqualification<br \/>\nHaystack Calhoun beat Butcher Vachon<br \/>\nBig K beat Gil Hayes (sub Dave Muir)<br \/>\nBob Tuck beat Wilf Caron via pin<\/p>\n<p>5\/14\/71 &#8211; Denver, CO @ the Auditorium Arena<br \/>\nBull Bullinski beat Nick Bockwinkel on a 3rd fall via disqualification<br \/>\nNo-DQ Match: The Crusher beat Mad Dog Vachon<br \/>\nBlackjack Lanza beat Sailor Art Thomas via disqualification<br \/>\nBobby Heenan beat Kenny Jay<br \/>\nJoe Scarpello beat Bill Christy<br \/>\nPromoter: Gene Reed<\/p>\n<p>5\/15\/71 &#8211; Milwaukee, WI @ the Arena<br \/>\nNo-DQ Match: Red Bastien &amp; Hercules Cortez beat Mad Dog Vachon &amp; Butcher Vachon in a 2\/3 falls match to win AWA Tag Team Title<br \/>\nThe Crusher beat Larry Hennig<br \/>\nBull Bullinski beat Nick Bockwinkel via disqualification<br \/>\nLars Anderson beat Sailor Art Thomas<br \/>\nBobby Heenan beat Kenny Jay<br \/>\nGeorge Gadaski beat Bill Christian<br \/>\nReported Attendance: 10,271<\/p>\n<p>5\/15\/71 &#8211; Chicago, IL @ the International Amphitheatre<br \/>\nStrong Kobayashi no contest AWA World Heavyweight Champion Verne Gagne<br \/>\nHans Schmidt &amp; Baron Von Raschke beat Moose Cholak &amp; Haystack Calhoun<br \/>\nWilbur Snyder beat Dr Big Bill Miller<br \/>\nBlackjack Lanza beat Joe Scarpello<br \/>\nPaul Christy beat Johnny Fargo<br \/>\nDon Fargo beat Jack Pesek<\/p>\n<p>5\/18\/71 &#8211; Bismarck, ND<br \/>\nAWA Tag Team Champions Red Bastien &amp; Hercules Cortez beat Strong Kobayashi &amp; Big K<br \/>\nBull Bullinski beat Bobby Heenan via disqualification<br \/>\nBlackjack Lanza beat Bill Christy<\/p>\n<p>5\/19\/71 &#8211; Moline, IL @ the Wharton Field House<br \/>\nStrong Kobayashi beat the Crusher COR<br \/>\nNick Bockwinkel beat Bull Bullinski<br \/>\nBlackjack Lanza beat Jack Pesek<br \/>\nBobby Heenan beat Billy Howard (sub Kenny Jay)<br \/>\nBig K beat Joe Scarpello<\/p>\n<p>5\/21\/71 &#8211; Rockford, IL @ the Boylan High School<br \/>\nLars Anderson beat Red Bastien<\/p>\n<p>5\/22\/71 &#8211; Minneapolis TV<br \/>\nRed Bastien &amp; Hercules Cortez beat Dave Cox &amp; Ken Yates<br \/>\nStrong Kobayashi beat Jose Rodriguez<br \/>\nNick Bockwinkel beat Angel Rivera<br \/>\nLars Anderson beat Hank Meadows<br \/>\nVerne Gagne beat Raoul Guzman<\/p>\n<p>5\/22\/71 &#8211; Minneapolis, MN @ the Auditorium<br \/>\nAWA World Heavyweight Champion Verne Gagne beat Strong Kobayashi in 26:33 with sleeper hold<br \/>\nBlackjack Lanza beat Red Bastien 16:25<br \/>\nNick Bockwinkel beat Paul Diamond 21:18<br \/>\nHercules Cortez beat Big K 10:57<br \/>\nBull Bullinski drew Bobby Heenan<br \/>\nJoe Scarpello beat Bill Christy 15:12<\/p>\n<p>5\/28\/71 &#8211; Denver, CO @ the Auditorium Arena<br \/>\nHandicap, Handcuff Match: The Crusher beat Blackjack Lanza &amp; Bobby Heenan 2-0, 2nd fall by via disqualification<br \/>\n1. While Lanza was handcuffed to a corner ring post during the 1st fall, Crusher beat Bobby Heenan via pin after a Bolo punch. Referee Danny Loos then unlocked Lanza from the ring post.<br \/>\n2. Lanza was via disqualification&#8217;ed<br \/>\nHercules Cortez beat Strong Kobayashi with a one arm back breaker in the 3rd fall<br \/>\nNick Bockwinkel beat Paul Diamond<br \/>\nBull Bullinski beat Big K<br \/>\nLarry Hennig beat Joe Scarpello<br \/>\nPromoter: Gene Reed<\/p>\n<p>5\/29\/71 &#8211; Minneapolis TV<br \/>\nThe Crusher beat Wilf Caron<br \/>\nRed Bastien &amp; Hercules Cortez beat Bill Christy &amp; Dave Muir<br \/>\nLarry Hennig beat Tony Savoldi<br \/>\nStrong Kobayashi beat Dave Cox<br \/>\nNick Bockwinkel beat Kenny Jay<\/p>\n<p>5\/29\/71 &#8211; Duluth, MN @ the Arena<br \/>\nHercules Cortez beat Strong Kobayashi in a 2\/3 falls match<br \/>\nNick Bockwinkel beat Bull Bullinski<br \/>\nBlackjack Lanza beat Paul Diamond<br \/>\nRed Bastien beat Big K<br \/>\nKenny Jay drew Dale Curzy (sub Kenny Yates)<br \/>\nReported Attendance: 1,532<\/p>\n<p>5\/30\/71 &#8211; Fond Du Lac, WI @ the Fairgrounds Recreation Center<br \/>\nHercules Cortez beat Blackjack Lanza<br \/>\nLarry Hennig &amp; Lars Anderson beat Bull Bullinski &amp; Red Bastien in a 2\/3 falls match<br \/>\nNick Bockwinkel beat Paul Diamond via pin<br \/>\nBig K beat George Gadaski<\/p>\n<p>6\/4\/71 &#8211; Chicago, IL @ the International Amphitheatre<br \/>\nLoser Leaves USA<br \/>\nDick the Bruiser beat Strong Kobayashi<br \/>\nHans Schmidt &amp; Baron Von Raschke beat Moose Cholak &amp; Wilbur Snyder<br \/>\nNick Bockwinkel beat Bull Bullinski COR<br \/>\nPaul Christy beat Dr Big Bill Miller via disqualification<br \/>\nPaul Diamond beat Big K via disqualification<br \/>\nAngelo Poffo beat Billy Howard<\/p>\n<p>6\/5\/71 &#8211; Minneapolis TV<br \/>\nThe Crusher beat Dave Muir<br \/>\nLarry Hennig &amp; Lars Anderson beat George Gadaski &amp; John the Greek<br \/>\nStrong Kobayashi beat Tony Savoldi<br \/>\nNick Bockwinkel beat Pancho Zapata<br \/>\nVerne Gagne beat Rodeo Jones<br \/>\nDave Cox drew Kenny Jay<\/p>\n<p>6\/5\/71 &#8211; Milwaukee, WI @ the Auditorium<br \/>\nAWA Tag Team Champions Red Bastien &amp; Hercules Cortez beat Mad Dog Vachon &amp; Butcher Vachon in a 2\/3 falls match<br \/>\nStrong Kobayashi beat Bull Bullinski via pin in 15:11<br \/>\nNick Bockwinkel beat Paul Diamond via pin in 18:20<br \/>\nSailor Art Thomas beat Blackjack Lanza via disqualification<br \/>\nBig K drew Joe Scarpello<br \/>\nReported Attendance: \u201ccrowd of 5,876\u201d<\/p>\n<p>6\/11\/71 &#8211; Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada @ the Arena<br \/>\nAWA Tag Team Champions Red Bastien &amp; Hercules Cortez beat Mad Dog Vachon &amp; Butcher Vachon in a 2\/3 falls match<br \/>\n1 Vachons won 1st fall<br \/>\n2 Bastien &amp; Cortez won 2nd fall<br \/>\n3 Bastien &amp; Cortez won 3rd fall<br \/>\nDeath match: The Crusher beat Strong Kobayashi in 13:00<br \/>\nBlackjack Lanza beat Dr. Big Bill Miller in 8:00<br \/>\nNick Bockwinkel beat Paul Diamond by submission in 24:00<br \/>\nDr. Big Bill Miller (sub Bob Tuck) beat Bobby Heenan<br \/>\nTony Condello beat Wilf Caron in 7:00<br \/>\nReported Attendance: \u201c7,000 fans\u201d<\/p>\n<p>6\/12\/71 &#8211; Minneapolis TV<br \/>\nThe Crusher beat Angel Rivera<br \/>\nRed Bastien &amp; Hercules Cortez beat Bill Christy &amp; Dave Muir<br \/>\nLarry Hennig &amp; Lars Anderson beat Joe Guzman &amp; Kenny Jay<br \/>\nBlackjack Lanza beat George Gadaski<br \/>\nNick Bockwinkel beat Jose Rodriguez<\/p>\n<p>6\/12\/71 &#8211; Omaha, NE @ the Civic Auditorium<br \/>\nAWA Tag Team Champions Red Bastien &amp; Hercules Cortez beat Mad Dog Vachon &amp; Butcher Vachon<br \/>\nMidwest Champion The Claw beat Dr. Big Bill Miller<br \/>\nMidwest Tag Team Champions Bob Ellis &amp; Alberto Torres beat Ox Baker &amp; Ali Ben Kahn<br \/>\nJerry Miller beat Treach Phillips<\/p>\n<p>6\/14\/71 &#8211; Davenport, IA @ the John O&#8217;Donnell Stadium<br \/>\nDeath Match: The Crusher beat Strong Kobayashi via disqualification<br \/>\nNick Bockwinkel beat Paul Diamond<br \/>\nBobby Heenan beat Bull Bullinski<br \/>\nBig K beat Lars Anderson<\/p>\n<p>6\/18\/71 &#8211; Appleton, WI @ the Xavier High School<br \/>\nThe Crusher &amp; Bull Bullinski beat Strong Kobayashi &amp; Big K<br \/>\nNick Bockwinkel beat Paul Diamond<br \/>\nLars Anderson beat Joe Scarpello<br \/>\nBill Howard beat Billy Christy<\/p>\n<p>6\/19\/71 &#8211; Minneapolis TV<br \/>\nThe Crusher beat Freddie Rogers<br \/>\nRed Bastien &amp; Hercules Cortez beat George Grant &amp; Bobby Vann<br \/>\nBlackjack Lanza beat John the Greek<br \/>\nNick Bockwinkel beat George Gadaski<br \/>\nBilly Robinson beat Strong Kobayashi<\/p>\n<p>6\/19\/71 &#8211; Minneapolis, MN @ the Auditorium<br \/>\nFence Match: The Crusher beat Blackjack Lanza &amp; Bobby Heenan at 17:20<br \/>\nBilly Robinson beat Strong Kobayashi<br \/>\nNick Bockwinkel beat Dr. Big Bill Miller<br \/>\nLarry Hennig &amp; Lars Anderson beat Paul Diamond &amp; Sailor Art Thomas<br \/>\nBull Bullinski beat Big K via disqualification<br \/>\nJoe Scarpello beat Fred Rogers<br \/>\nReported Attendance: 8,229<\/p>\n<p>6\/25\/71 &#8211; Rockford, IL @ the Boylan High School<br \/>\nLarry Hennig &amp; Lars Anderson beat AWA Tag Team Champions Red Bastien &amp; Hercules Cortez via disqualification<br \/>\nNick Bockwinkel beat Bull Bullinski<\/p>\n<p>6\/26\/71 &#8211; Minneapolis TV<br \/>\nRed Bastien &amp; Hercules Cortez beat Freddie Rogers &amp; George Grant<br \/>\nNick Bockwinkel beat Kenny Jay<br \/>\nLars Anderson beat Rodeo Jones<br \/>\nBilly Robinson beat Bobby Vann<br \/>\nVerne Gagne beat Dave Cox<br \/>\nPaul Diamond beat Steve Tuck<\/p>\n<p>6\/26\/71 &#8211; Milwaukee WI @ the Arena<br \/>\nLoser Leaves Town<br \/>\nThe Crusher beat Strong Kobayashi<br \/>\nNick Bockwinkel beat Bull Bullinski<br \/>\nLarry Hennig &amp; Lars Anderson beat Moose Cholak &amp; Paul Diamond<br \/>\nDon Muraco beat Black Jack Lanza via disqualification<br \/>\nBig K beat Bill Howard<br \/>\nReported Attendance: 10,374<\/p>\n<p>6\/26\/71 &#8211; Chicago, IL @ the International Amphitheatre<br \/>\nAWA Tag Team Champions Red Bastien &amp; Hercules Cortez beat Mad Dog Vachon &amp; Butcher Vachon<br \/>\nBaron Von Raschke beat Wilbur Snyder<br \/>\nHans Schmidt beat Sailor Art Thomas<br \/>\nBilly Robinson beat Angelo Poffo<br \/>\nVivian Vachon beat Kay Noble<br \/>\nJoe Scarpello beat Johnny Kace<br \/>\n7\/4\/71 &#8211; Robbinsdale, MN<br \/>\nLarry Hennig &amp; Lars Anderson beat Hercules Cortez &amp; Bull Bullinski via disqualification<br \/>\nBig K beat Bill Christy<br \/>\nBilly Robinson beat Dave Cox<\/p>\n<p>7\/5\/71 &#8211; Davenport, IA @ the John O&#8217;Donnell Stadium<br \/>\nAWA Tag Team Champions Red Bastien &amp; Hercules Cortez beat Larry Hennig &amp; Lars Anderson<br \/>\nBull Bullinski beat Joe Turco<br \/>\nBilly Robinson beat Big K<br \/>\nJack Bence drew Don Muraco<\/p>\n<p>7\/7\/71 &#8211; Sheboygan, WI @ the Auditorium<br \/>\nHercules Cortez dcor Nick Bockwinkel in 3rd fall<br \/>\nLars Anderson beat Red Bastien<br \/>\nBilly Robinson beat Joe Turco<br \/>\nBilly Howard\u00a0defeated Jack Bence<br \/>\nReported Attendance: 2,263<\/p>\n<p>7\/7\/71 &#8211; Winona, MN @ the Junior High School Auditorium<br \/>\nBull Bullinski vs. Larry Hennig<br \/>\nPaul Diamond vs. Big K<br \/>\nDon Muraco vs. Bill Christy<\/p>\n<p>7\/10\/71 &#8211; Minneapolis TV<br \/>\nRed Bastien beat Aldo Bogni<br \/>\nLarry Hennig &amp; Lars Anderson beat Jack Bence &amp; Julio Rodriguez<br \/>\nNick Bockwinkel beat Jose Betancourt<br \/>\nBilly Robinson beat Carlos Diaz<br \/>\nDon Muraco beat Joe Guzman<\/p>\n<p>7\/10\/71 &#8211; St. Paul, MN @ the Civic Center<br \/>\nAWA Tag Team Champions Red Bastien &amp; Hercules Cortez beat Larry Hennig &amp; Lars Anderson<br \/>\nBilly Robinson beat Big K<br \/>\nVivian Vachon beat Mars Monroe<br \/>\nArt Thomas beat Jack Bence<br \/>\nDon Muraco beat Aldo Bogni<\/p>\n<p>7\/10\/71 &#8211; Milwaukee, WI @ the Auditorium<br \/>\nAWA World Heavyweight Champion Verne Gagne beat Edouard Carpentier via pin in 33:14<br \/>\nNick Bockwinkel beat Dick The Bruiser COR<br \/>\nWilbur Snyder dcor Baron Von Raschke<br \/>\nBull Bullinski beat Joe Turco via pin<br \/>\nAngelo Poffo (sub Paul Diamond) drew Bill Howard<br \/>\nReported Attendance: \u201csellout crowd of 6,112\u201d<\/p>\n<p>7\/15\/71 &#8211; Rockford, IL @ the Boylan High School<br \/>\nNick Bockwinkel beat Hercules Cortez COR<br \/>\nLarry Hennig &amp; Lars Anderson beat Red Bastien &amp; Bull Bullinski<br \/>\nBilly Robinson beat Jack Bence<br \/>\nDon Muraco beat Joe Turco<\/p>\n<p>7\/16\/71 &#8211; Denver, CO @ the Auditorium Arena<br \/>\nLarry Hennig &amp; Lars Anderson beat AWA Tag Team Champions Red Bastien &amp; Hercules Cortez via disqualification<br \/>\nNick Bockwinkel beat Bull Bullinski<br \/>\nBilly Robinson beat Big K<br \/>\nDon Muraco beat Jack Bence<\/p>\n<p>7\/17\/71 &#8211; Chicago, IL @ the International Amphitheatre<br \/>\nHans Schmidt &amp; Baron Von Raschke beat AWA Tag Team Champions Red Bastien &amp; Hercules Cortez via disqualification<br \/>\nWilbur Snyder beat Mad Dog Vachon<br \/>\nNick Bockwinkel beat Ernie Ladd via disqualification<br \/>\nBilly Robinson beat Big K<br \/>\nLars Anderson beat Billy Howard<br \/>\nDon Muraco beat Jack Bence<\/p>\n<p>7\/17\/71 &#8211; Minneapolis TV<br \/>\nLarry Hennig beat Dave Cox<br \/>\nNick Bockwinkel beat Tony Savoldi<br \/>\nBull Bullinski beat Hank Meadows<br \/>\nBilly Robinson beat Aldo Bogni<br \/>\nVerne Gagne beat Dave Muir<br \/>\nKenny Jay drew Joe Turco<\/p>\n<p>7\/19\/71 &#8211; Davenport, IA @ the Municipal Stadium<br \/>\nNick Bockwinkel beat The Crusher via disqualification<br \/>\nLars Anderson beat Bull Bullinski<br \/>\nBilly Robinson beat Larry Hennig<br \/>\nDon Muraco beat Joe Turco<\/p>\n<p>7\/20\/71 &#8211; Bismarck, ND<br \/>\nNon-Title<br \/>\nLarry Hennig &amp; Lars Anderson beat AWA Tag Team Champions Red Bastien &amp; Hercules Cortez<br \/>\nBilly Robinson beat Big K<br \/>\nBull Bullinski beat Jack Bence<br \/>\nDon Muraco beat Aldo Bogni<\/p>\n<p>7\/21\/71 &#8211; Fargo, ND @ the Civic Auditorium<br \/>\nBilly Robinson &amp; Bull Bullinski (sub Red Bastien) beat Larry Hennig &amp; Lars Anderson<br \/>\nHercules Cortez beat Nick Bockwinkel via disqualification<br \/>\nDon Muraco beat Big K<br \/>\nBilly Robinson beat Jack Bence<\/p>\n<p>7\/21\/71 &#8211; San Antonio, TX @ the Municipal Auditorium<br \/>\nNon-Title Match: Thunderbolt Patterson beat American Champion Wahoo McDaniel in a 2\/3 falls match<br \/>\nNon-Title Match: AWA World Heavyweight Champion Verne Gagne drew Toru Tanaka<br \/>\nWilbur Snyder beat Bronko Lubich<br \/>\nMr Wrestling Tim Woods beat Jerry Timmons<br \/>\nBenny Matta beat George Harris III via disqualification<br \/>\nNote: Gagne was not billed as AWA World Heavyweight Champion. Instead he was billed as a former World Champion.<\/p>\n<p>7\/23\/71 &#8211; Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada @ the Arena<br \/>\nNick Bockwinkel beat Hercules Cortez via disqualification when Cortez tossed Bockwinkel over the top rope<br \/>\nLarry Hennig &amp; Lars Anderson beat Red Bastien &amp; Bull Bullinski in a 2\/3 falls match<br \/>\nVivian Vachon beat Kay Noble via pin in 15:00 after an atomic drop<br \/>\nBilly Robinson beat Big K via pin in 21:00<br \/>\nDon Muraco beat Crusher Morowski<br \/>\nJack Bence beat Bob Tuck<br \/>\nReported Attendance: \u201c6.165 roaring fans\u201d<br \/>\nNote: \u201cHercules Cortez who was killed early Saturday morning when the car in which he was riding with fellow Red Bastien went out of control and rolled over. It is reported that Cortez, 34, a native of Madrid, Spain, was thrown from the car. He was pronounced dead on arrival at hospital in St. Cloud, Minnesota. Bastien was seriously injured and is confined to hospital. The pair was returning to Minneapolis from Winnipeg immediately after their matches at Winnipeg Arena Friday night.\u201d.<\/p>\n<p>7\/24\/71 &#8211; Minneapolis TV<br \/>\nLarry Hennig &amp; Lars Anderson beat Jose Betancourt &amp; Angel Rivera<br \/>\nNick Bockwinkel beat Pancho Zapata<br \/>\nEdouard Carpentier beat Aldo Bogni<br \/>\nAndre the Giant beat Moose Morowski<br \/>\nRay Stevens beat Kenny Jay<\/p>\n<p>7\/24\/71 &#8211; Minneapolis, MN @ the Auditorium<br \/>\nNon-Title: Nick Bockwinkel beat AWA World Heavyweight Champion Verne Gagne (sub Hercules Cortez) 18:21<br \/>\nBilly Robinson beat Edouard Carpentier 16:08<br \/>\nBull Bullinski &amp; Jean Ferre (Andre The Giant) beat Larry Hennig &amp; Lars Anderson in a 2\/3 falls match<br \/>\nRay Stevens beat Jose Betancourt (sub Red Bastien) 12:05<br \/>\nVivian Vachon beat Kay Noble 8:32<br \/>\nKenny Jay drew Joe Turco 15:00<br \/>\nReported Attendance: 6,123<\/p>\n<p>7\/25\/71 &#8211; DePere, WI @ the Minahan Stadium<br \/>\nLarry Hennig &amp; Lars Anderson beat Bull Bullinski &amp; The Crusher in a 2\/3 falls match (subs for Hercules Cortez &amp; Red Bastien)<br \/>\n1 Hennig &amp; Anderson won<br \/>\n2 Bullinski &amp; Crusher won<br \/>\n3 Hennig &amp; Anderson won<br \/>\nVivian Vachon beat Kay Noble 15:00<br \/>\nBilly Robinson beat Big K via pin in 18:43<br \/>\nDon Muraco beat Jack Bence via pin in 11:23<br \/>\nNick Bockwinkel vs. Paul Diamond was scheduled but did not take place<br \/>\nReported Attendance: 4000+<\/p>\n<p>7\/28\/71 &#8211; Duluth, MN @ the Arena<br \/>\nNick Bockwinkel beat Billy Robinson via disqualification<br \/>\nBull Bullinski beat Lars Anderson<br \/>\nVivian Vachon beat Mars Monroe<br \/>\nDon Muraco beat Joe Turco<br \/>\nRay Stevens beat Jack Pesek in a 2\/3 falls match<br \/>\nReported Attendance: 1,400<\/p>\n<p>7\/31\/71 &#8211; Milwaukee, WI @ the Arena<br \/>\nAWA World Heavyweight Champion Verne Gagne beat Nick Bockwinkel via disqualification when Bockwinkel tossed Gagne over the top rope<br \/>\nBull Bullinski &amp; mystery partner Andre Rousimoff beat Larry Hennig &amp; Lars Anderson in a 2\/3 falls match, forfeit in 3rd fall when Larry Hennig refused to continue<br \/>\nBilly Robinson beat Big K<br \/>\nRay Stevens beat Red Bastien<br \/>\nButcher Vachon (sub Jack Pesek) beat Jack Bence<br \/>\nVivian Vachon beat Kay Noble<br \/>\nReported Attendance: \u201ccrowd of 10,245\u201d<\/p>\n<p>7\/31\/71 &#8211; Minneapolis TV<br \/>\nLarry Hennig &amp; Lars Anderson beat George Gadaski &amp; Kenny Jay<br \/>\nNick Bockwinkel beat Dave Cox<br \/>\nBilly Robinson beat Joe Guzman<br \/>\nDon Muraco beat Carlos Diaz<br \/>\nKay Noble drew Vivian Vachon<br \/>\nButcher Vachon beat Julio Rodriguez<\/p>\n<p>8\/4\/71 &#8211; Rockford, IL @ the Boylan High School<br \/>\nNick Bockwinkel no contest Billy Robinson<br \/>\nRay Stevens beat Red Bastien<br \/>\nLars Anderson drew Bull Bullinski<br \/>\nBill Howard beat Joe Turco<br \/>\nDon Muraco beat Jack Bence<\/p>\n<p>8\/6\/71 &#8211; Denver, CO @ the Auditorium Arena<br \/>\nNick Bockwinkel beat Red Bastien<br \/>\nBilly Robinson beat Larry Hennig<br \/>\nRay Stevens beat Ramon Torres<br \/>\nBull Bullinski beat Lars Anderson via disqualification<br \/>\nDon Muraco beat Big K<\/p>\n<p>8\/7\/71 &#8211; Minneapolis TV<br \/>\nLarry Hennig &amp; Lars Anderson beat Kenny Jay &amp; John the Greek<br \/>\nBlackjack Lanza beat Bill Howard<br \/>\nBilly Robinson beat Ken Yates<br \/>\nRay Stevens beat George Gadaski<br \/>\nArt Thomas beat Rodeo Jones<\/p>\n<p>8\/7\/71 &#8211; Chicago, IL @ the International Amphitheatre<br \/>\nNick Bockwinkel drew Dick The Bruiser<br \/>\nBaron Von Raschke &amp; Hans Schmidt beat Red Bastien &amp; Wilbur Snyder<br \/>\nDr. Big Bill Miller no contest Moose Cholak<br \/>\nPaul Christy beat Jack Bence<br \/>\nDon Muraco beat Joe Turco<br \/>\nPrince Pullins beat Blackjack Daniels<\/p>\n<p>8\/7\/71 &#8211; St. Paul, MN<br \/>\nBilly Robinson beat Blackjack Lanza<br \/>\nBull Bullinski beat Bobby Heenan COR<br \/>\nLarry Hennig &amp; Lars Anderson beat Joe Scarpello &amp; Jack Pesek<br \/>\nRay Stevens beat Sailor Art Thomas<br \/>\nBill Howard beat Rodeo Jones<\/p>\n<p>8\/14\/71 &#8211; Milwaukee, WI @ the Auditorium<br \/>\nBilly Robinson beat Blackjack Lanza via pin<br \/>\nLarry Hennig &amp; Lars Anderson beat Mad Dog Vachon &amp; Butcher Vachon in a 2\/3 falls match<br \/>\nEdouard Carpentier beat Jack Bence<br \/>\nSailor Art Thomas beat Bobby Heenan on a walk away COR<br \/>\nBilly Red Cloud (sub Billy Howard) beat John The Greek<br \/>\nReported Attendance: \u201csellout crowd of 6,112\u201d<\/p>\n<p>8\/14\/71 &#8211; Minneapolis, MN<br \/>\nThe Crusher &amp; Bull Bullinski beat Hans Schmidt &amp; Big K<br \/>\nNick Bockwinkel beat Wilbur Snyder<br \/>\nRay Stevens beat Red Bastien<br \/>\nDon Muraco beat Joe Turco<br \/>\nReported Attendance: 1,500<\/p>\n<p>8\/14\/71 &#8211; Minneapolis TV<br \/>\nRed Bastien beat Joe Turco<br \/>\nBlackjack Lanza beat Bill Howard<br \/>\nNick Bockwinkel beat Kenny Jay<br \/>\nRay Stevens beat Tony Savoldi<br \/>\nWilbur Snyder beat Wilf Caron<br \/>\nHans Schmidt beat Hank Meadows<\/p>\n<p>8\/15\/71 &#8211; Ashland<br \/>\nRed Bastien vs. Ray Stevens<\/p>\n<p>8\/17\/71 &#8211; Sterling<br \/>\nRed Bastien vs. Larry Hennig<\/p>\n<p>8\/18\/71 &#8211; Burlington IA @ the Memorial Auditorium<br \/>\nLars Anderson beat Red Bastien<br \/>\nBilly Robinson beat Larry Hennig<br \/>\nJack Bence beat Fred Rogers (sub Nick Bockwinkel)<br \/>\nGeorge Gadaski beat Joe Turco<br \/>\nReported Attendance: 2,200<\/p>\n<p>8\/19\/71 &#8211; Oshkosh, WI<br \/>\nRed Bastien &amp; Bull Bullinski beat Blackjack Lanza &amp; Bobby Heenan in a 2\/3 falls match (third fall ended in DQ)<br \/>\nBilly Robinson beat Big K<br \/>\nRay Stevens beat Jack Bence<br \/>\nDon Muraco beat Joe Turco in 13:13<\/p>\n<p>8\/20\/71 &#8211; Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada @ the Arena<br \/>\nBilly Robinson beat Blackjack Lanza on a 3rd fall via disqualification when manager Bobby Heenan interfered<br \/>\n1 Robinson beat Lanza in 4:00<br \/>\n2 Lanza beat Robinson 11 minutes later<br \/>\n3 Lanza was disqualified when manager Bobby Heenan interfered<br \/>\nThe Crusher no contest Nick Bockwinkel in 21:00<br \/>\nRay Stevens beat Red Bastien by submission in 19:00<br \/>\nBobby Heenan beat Bull Bullinski COR<br \/>\nBob Brown beat Jack Bence in 15:00<br \/>\nDon Muraco beat Joe Turco via pin<\/p>\n<p>8\/21\/71 &#8211; Cambridge<br \/>\nBilly Robinson beat Larry Hennig<\/p>\n<p>8\/21\/71 &#8211; Minneapolis TV<br \/>\nRed Bastien &amp; The Crusher beat John the Greek &amp; Rodeo Jones<br \/>\nNick Bockwinkel beat Angel Rivera<br \/>\nBilly Robinson beat Carlos Diaz<br \/>\nRay Stevens beat Ken Yates<\/p>\n<p>8\/24\/71 &#8211; Davenport, IA @ the Municipal Stadium<br \/>\nBlackjack Lanza beat Billy Robinson<br \/>\nRay Stevens beat Red Bastien<br \/>\nBull Bullinski beat Bobby Heenan<br \/>\nVivian Vachon beat Kay Noble<br \/>\nDon Muraco beat Jack Bence<\/p>\n<p>8\/25\/71 &#8211; Fargo, ND @ the Civic Auditorium<br \/>\nLarry Hennig &amp; Lars Anderson beat Red Bastien &amp; Billy Robinson<br \/>\nRay Stevens beat Bull Bullinski<br \/>\nVivian Vachon beat Kay Noble<br \/>\nDon Muraco beat Joe Turco<\/p>\n<p>8\/26\/71 &#8211; Rockford, IL @ the Boylan High School<br \/>\nBilly Robinson beat Nick Bockwinkel<br \/>\nRay Stevens beat Bull Bullinski<br \/>\nVivian Vachon beat Kay Noble<br \/>\nDon Muraco drew Lars Anderson<br \/>\nJack Bence beat Joe Turco<\/p>\n<p>8\/27\/71 &#8211; Denver, CO @ the Auditorium Arena<br \/>\nBilly Robinson beat Blackjack Lanza on a 3rd fall via disqualification when Bobby Heenan interfered<br \/>\nRay Stevens beat Red Bastien when Bastien was unable to continue after injuring his leg<br \/>\nSailor Art Thomas beat Larry Hennig<br \/>\nJoe Scarpello beat Joe Turco<\/p>\n<p>8\/28\/71 &#8211; Chicago, IL @ the International Amphitheatre<br \/>\nAWA Tag Team Champions The Crusher &amp; Red Bastien beat Hans Schmidt &amp; Baron Von Raschke<br \/>\nNick Bockwinkel beat Dick the Bruiser via disqualification<br \/>\nErnie Ladd no contest Gene Kiniski<br \/>\nDr. Big Bill Miller beat Joe Blanchard<br \/>\nPaul Christy beat Joe Turco<br \/>\nJoe Scarpello beat Kenny Jay<\/p>\n<p>8\/28\/71 &#8211; Minneapolis, MN<br \/>\nRay Stevens won a 12 man battle royal<br \/>\nBilly Robinson beat Blackjack Lanza<br \/>\nRay Stevens beat Billy Red Cloud<br \/>\nBig K drew Bull Bullinski<br \/>\nSailor Art Thomas beat Jack Bence<br \/>\nDon Muraco beat Jack Pesek<\/p>\n<p>8\/28\/71 &#8211; Minneapolis TV<br \/>\nRed Bastien beat Ray Stevens via disqualification<br \/>\nLarry Hennig &amp; Lars Anderson beat George Gadaski &amp; Julio Rodriguez<br \/>\nBlackjack Lanza beat John the Greek<br \/>\nBull Bullinski beat Bobby Vann<br \/>\nBilly Robinson beat Jack Bence<br \/>\nDon Muraco beat Ken Yates<\/p>\n<p>8\/29\/71 &#8211; Appleton, WI @ the Xavier High School<br \/>\nBilly Robinson beat Blackjack Lanza<br \/>\nBobby Heenan beat Bull Bullinski COR<br \/>\nRay Stevens beat Red Bastien<br \/>\nDon Muraco beat Joe Turco<\/p>\n<p>8\/31\/71 &#8211; Duluth, MN @ the Arena<br \/>\nThe Crusher &amp; Billy Robinson beat Bobby Heenan &amp; Blackjack Lanza<br \/>\nBull Bullinski beat Ray Stevens via disqualification<br \/>\nBilly Red Cloud beat Joe Turco<br \/>\nDon Muraco beat George Gadaski<br \/>\nReported Attendance: 1,538<\/p>\n<p>9\/4\/71 &#8211; Milwaukee, WI @ the Auditorium<br \/>\nAWA Tag Team Champions The Crusher &amp; Red Bastien beat Larry Hennig &amp; Lars Anderson via disqualification<br \/>\nRobinson must beat Heenan in 5 minutes<br \/>\nBilly Robinson drew Bobby Heenan 5:00 so Heenan was declared the winner<br \/>\nNick Bockwinkel beat Sailor Art Thomas<br \/>\nRay Stevens beat Bull Bullinski<br \/>\nBlackjack Lanza drew Don Muraco (sub Jack Bence)<br \/>\nReported Attendance: 6,112 sellout<\/p>\n<p>9\/4\/71 &#8211; Minneapolis TV<br \/>\nNick Bockwinkel beat Julio Rodriguez<br \/>\nVerne Gagne beat Rodeo Jones<br \/>\nBilly Red Cloud beat Angel Rivera<br \/>\nThe Crusher beat Freddie Rogers<br \/>\nLarry Hennig &amp; Lars Anderson beat George Gadaski &amp; John the Greek<\/p>\n<p>9\/6\/71 &#8211; Davenport, IA @ the Municipal Stadium<br \/>\nNick Bockwinkel beat Bull Bullinski<br \/>\nBlackjack Lanza &amp; Bobby Heenan beat Kenny Jay &amp; Billy Robinson<br \/>\nBilly Red Cloud beat Ray Stevens<\/p>\n<p>9\/9\/71 &#8211; Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada @ the Arena<br \/>\nLarry Hennig &amp; Lars Anderson beat The Crusher &amp; Bull Bullinski in a 2\/3 falls match<br \/>\nHandicap Match: Billy Robinson beat Bobby Heenan but the win came after the 5 minute mark so Heenan won Billy\u2019s purse for the night<br \/>\nNick Bockwinkel beat Don Muraco via pin<br \/>\nRay Stevens beat Jack Bence<br \/>\nBlackjack Lanza beat Tony Condello<br \/>\nKarl Von Steiger beat Bob Tuck<br \/>\nReported Attendance: \u201cestimated crowd of 4,000\u201d<\/p>\n<p>9\/10\/71 &#8211; Denver, CO @ the Auditorium Arena<br \/>\nAWA World Heavyweight Champion Verne Gagne beat Nick Bockwinkel via pin in 20:44<br \/>\nLarry Hennig &amp; Lars Anderson beat The Crusher &amp; Bull Bullinski in a 2\/3 falls match<br \/>\nBobby Heenan beat Billy Robinson (Billy didn&#8217;t beat Bobby in 5 mins)<br \/>\nRay Stevens beat Don Muraco in 8:45<br \/>\nReported Attendance: 4,363<\/p>\n<p>9\/11\/71 &#8211; Minneapolis TV<br \/>\nThe Crusher beat Ken Yates<br \/>\nLarry Hennig beat George Gadaski<br \/>\nBlackjack Lanza beat Kenny Jay<br \/>\nNick Bockwinkel &amp; Ray Stevens beat Jack Bence &amp; Tony Savoldi<br \/>\nBilly Robinson beat Paul Caruso<br \/>\nDon Muraco beat Wilf Caron<\/p>\n<p>9\/11\/71 &#8211; Minneapolis, MN @ the Auditorium<br \/>\nNick Bockwinkel &amp; Ray Stevens beat The Crusher &amp; Bull Bullinski<br \/>\nRobinson must beat Heenan in 5 minutes or lose the match<br \/>\nBilly Robinson beat Bobby Heenan in 5:02 so Heenan was declared the victor<br \/>\nDon Muraco drew Lars Anderson<br \/>\nBlackjack Lanza beat Billy Red Cloud<br \/>\nLarry Hennig beat Jack Bence<br \/>\nSailor Art Thomas beat Paul Caruso<\/p>\n<p>9\/14\/71 &#8211; Grand Rapids<br \/>\nLarry Hennig &amp; Lars Anderson vs. Billy Robinson &amp; Bull Bullinski<\/p>\n<p>9\/15\/71 &#8211; Rockford, IL @ the Boylan High School<br \/>\nBilly Robinson beat Blackjack Lanza via disqualification<br \/>\nNick Bockwinkel &amp; Ray Stevens beat Bull Bullinski &amp; Sailor Art Thomas<br \/>\nDon Muraco beat Jack Bence<br \/>\nLarry Hennig beat Billy Red Cloud<\/p>\n<p>9\/17\/71 &#8211; Duluth, MN @ the Arena<br \/>\nThe Crusher beat Nick Bockwinkel<br \/>\nRay Stevens beat Bull Bullinski<br \/>\nSailor Art Thomas beat Jack Bence<br \/>\nBilly Red Cloud beat Dennis O&#8217;Brien<\/p>\n<p>9\/17\/71 &#8211; Granville<br \/>\nLarry Hennig &amp; Lars Anderson vs. Billy Robinson &amp; Don Muraco<\/p>\n<p>9\/18\/71 &#8211; Chicago, IL @ the International Amphitheatre<br \/>\nBobby Heenan won a $12,000 battle royal by simultaneously eliminating Blackjack Lanza &amp; Billy Robinson. Order of elimination from first to last: 1 Joe Scarpello, 2 Paul Christy, 3 Lars Anderson, 4 Sailor Art Thomas, 5 Larry Hennig, 6 Nick Bockwinkel, 7 The Crusher, 8 Wilbur Snyder, 9 Ray Stevens, 10 &amp; 11 &#8211; Lanza &amp; Robinson<br \/>\nLarry Hennig &amp; Lars Anderson beat The Crusher &amp; Bull Bullinski in 15:32 when Hennig pinned Bullinski<br \/>\nBobby Heenan beat Billy Robinson when Robinson was unable to pin Heenan in 5 minutes<br \/>\nRay Stevens beat Paul Christy via pin in 11:33<br \/>\nBlackjack Lanza beat Joe Scarpello via pin in 9:15 after a boot to the face<br \/>\nNick Bockwinkel beat Sailor Art Thomas via pin in 11:38<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>9\/18\/71 &#8211; Minneapolis TV<br \/>\nThe Crusher beat Paul Caruso<br \/>\nBlackjack Lanza beat Kenny Jay<br \/>\nNick Bockwinkel beat Pancho Zapata<br \/>\nBilly Robinson beat Joe Guzman<br \/>\nRay Stevens beat George Gadaski<br \/>\nVerne Gagne beat Bob Kappel<br \/>\nDon Muraco beat Carlos Diaz<\/p>\n<p>9\/20\/71 &#8211; Minot, ND<br \/>\nNick Bockwinkel beat Don Muraco<\/p>\n<p>9\/21\/71 &#8211; Bismarck, ND<br \/>\nBilly Robinson beat Nick Bockwinkel<br \/>\nRay Stevens beat Bull Bullinski<br \/>\nVivian Vachon beat Kay Noble<br \/>\nDon Muraco beat Jack Bence<\/p>\n<p>9\/24\/71 &#8211; Denver, CO @ the Auditorium Arena<br \/>\nNick Bockwinkel beat AWA World Heavyweight Champion Verne Gagne via disqualification when Verne tossed Nick over the top rope<br \/>\nLarry Hennig &amp; Lars Anderson beat Mad Dog Vachon &amp; Butcher Vachon<br \/>\nHandicap Match: Billy Robinson beat Blackjack Lanza &amp; Bobby Heenan<br \/>\nRay Stevens beat Billy Red Cloud<\/p>\n<p>9\/25\/71 &#8211; Milwaukee, WI @ the Auditorium<br \/>\nDick The Bruiser &amp; The Crusher double DQ Larry Hennig &amp; Lars Anderson<br \/>\nBlackjack Lanza beat Bull Bullinski<br \/>\nBobby Heenan beat Mad Dog Vachon via disqualification<br \/>\nKenny Yates beat Kenny Jay<br \/>\nDennis Stamp beat George Gadaski<br \/>\nReported Attendance: 6,112 sellout<\/p>\n<p>9\/25\/71 &#8211; St Paul, MN<br \/>\nNick Bockwinkel beat Billy Robinson<br \/>\nDr X no contest Ray Stevens<br \/>\nVivian Vachon beat Kay Noble<br \/>\nDon Muraco beat Butcher Vachon<br \/>\nSailor Art Thomas beat Jack Bence<\/p>\n<p>9\/25\/71 &#8211; Minneapolis TV<br \/>\nDr. X beat Wilf Caron<br \/>\nNick Bockwinkel &amp; Ray Stevens beat Jack Bence &amp; Hank Meadows<br \/>\nBilly Robinson beat Mike Spangler<\/p>\n<p>9\/26\/71 &#8211; Green Bay, WI @ the Brown County Veteran\u2019s Memorial Arena<br \/>\nBlackjack Lanza &amp; Bobby Heenan beat Billy Robinson &amp; Bull Bullinski in a 2\/3 falls match\u00a0(Lanza &amp; Heenan won falls 2 &amp; 3)<br \/>\nNick Bockwinkel beat Sailor Art Thomas<br \/>\nRay Stevens beat Billy Red Cloud<br \/>\nDon Muraco beat Jack Bence<\/p>\n<p>9\/29\/71 &#8211; Fargo, ND @ the Civic Auditorium<br \/>\nLarry Hennig &amp; Lars Anderson beat The Crusher &amp; Bull Bullinski<br \/>\nBilly Robinson beat Blackjack Lanza<br \/>\nRay Stevens beat Billy Red Cloud<br \/>\nDon Muraco beat Dennis O\u2019Brien<\/p>\n<p>10\/2\/71 &#8211; St. Paul, MN<br \/>\nThe Crusher &amp; Billy Robinson beat Nick Bockwinkel &amp; Ray Stevens<br \/>\nLars Anderson beat Bull Bullinski<br \/>\nHandicap Match: Sailor Art Thomas beat Kenny Yates &amp; Angel Rivera<br \/>\nLarry Hennig drew Don Muraco<br \/>\nJack Bence beat Dennis O\u2019Brien<br \/>\nReported Attendance: 5,135<\/p>\n<p>10\/2\/71 &#8211; Minneapolis TV<br \/>\nThe Crusher beat Bobby Vann<br \/>\nLarry Hennig &amp; Lars Anderson beat Jack Bence &amp; George Gadaski<br \/>\nBilly Robinson beat Ken Yates<br \/>\nRay Stevens beat Kenny Jay<br \/>\nVerne Gagne beat Angel Rivera<br \/>\nDon Muraco beat ?<\/p>\n<p>10\/5\/71 &#8211; Moline, IL @ the Wharton Field House<br \/>\nDeath match: Billy Robinson beat Blackjack Lanza<br \/>\nAWA Tag Team Champions The Crusher &amp; Red Bastien beat Nick Bockwinkel &amp; Ray Stevens*<br \/>\nLarry Hennig beat Don Muraco<br \/>\nDennis Stamp beat Jack Bence<br \/>\n* Also have seen that match listed as Crusher &amp; Bullinski over Bockwinkel &amp; Stevens.<\/p>\n<p>10\/6\/71 &#8211; Rockford, IL @ the Boylan High School<br \/>\nNick Bockwinkel beat The Crusher<br \/>\nBilly Robinson beat Ray Stevens via disqualification<br \/>\nLarry Hennig &amp; Lars Anderson beat Don Muraco &amp; Bull Bullinski<br \/>\nJack Bence beat Dennis Stamp<\/p>\n<p>10\/7\/71 &#8211; Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada @ the Arena<br \/>\nAWA World Heavyweight Champion Verne Gagne beat Blackjack Lanza via pin in 16:00 after Billy Robinson pushed manager Bobby Heenan off the top turnbuckle on to Lanza<br \/>\nLarry Hennig &amp; Lars Anderson beat Billy Robinson &amp; Don Muraco in a 2\/3 falls match<br \/>\nThe Crusher beat Nick Bockwinkel via disqualification<br \/>\nRay Stevens beat Bull Bullinski via pin in 9:00<br \/>\nIvan Koloff beat Jack Bence by submission in 11:00<br \/>\nBob Tuck beat Wilf Caron<br \/>\nReported Attendance: \u201cabout 7,000 fans\u201d<\/p>\n<p>10\/8\/71 &#8211; Duluth, MN @ the Arena<br \/>\nNick Bockwinkel &amp; Ray Stevens beat The Crusher &amp; Bull Bullinski<br \/>\nBilly Robinson beat Blackjack Lanza 17:00<br \/>\nDon Muraco drew Lars Anderson 30:00<br \/>\nIvan Koloff beat Jack Bence 6:00<br \/>\nReported Attendance: 1,951<\/p>\n<p>10\/9\/71 &#8211; Minneapolis TV<br \/>\nThe Crusher &amp; Red Bastien beat John the Greek &amp; Rodeo Jones<br \/>\nLarry Hennig &amp; Lars Anderson beat Bill Howard &amp; Joe Scarpello<br \/>\nBlackjack Lanza beat Jack Pesek<br \/>\nBull Bullinski beat Bobby Vann<br \/>\nBilly Robinson beat Paul Caruso<\/p>\n<p>10\/9\/71 &#8211; Omaha, NE @ the Civic Auditorium<br \/>\nGreat Kusatsu beat AWA World Heavyweight Champion Verne Gagne via disqualification<br \/>\nMidwest Tag Team Champions Jerry The Duke Miller &amp; Johnny Valentine Jr double DQ Larry Hennig &amp; Lars Anderson<br \/>\nRamon Torres beat Ali Ben Khan<br \/>\nOx Baker beat Luis Marquez<br \/>\nBobo Johnson beat Tiger Thomas (sub Lord Littlebrook)<\/p>\n<p>10\/9\/71 &#8211; Milwaukee, WI @ the Arena<br \/>\nBilly Robinson won a 12 man battle royal<br \/>\nThe Crusher beat Nick Bockwinkel via disqualification<br \/>\nBilly Robinson drew Ray Stevens<br \/>\nBlackjack Lanza drew Sailor Art Thomas<br \/>\nIvan Koloff beat Billy Red Cloud via pin<br \/>\nBull Bullinski beat Jack Bence via pin<br \/>\nReported Attendance: \u201ccrowd of12,300\u201d, \u201cfirst wrestling show sellout at the Arena\u201d<\/p>\n<p>10\/10\/71 &#8211; Oshkosh, WI @ the Lourdes High School Gym<br \/>\nThe Crusher beat Ray Stevens via disqualification<br \/>\nBlackjack Lanza beat Billy Robinson in a 2\/3 falls match\u00a0after a 3rd fall\u00a0count out<br \/>\nDon Muraco beat Bobby Heenan<br \/>\nBull Bullinski beat Jack Bence<\/p>\n<p>10\/14\/71 &#8211; Redlake, MN<br \/>\nBilly Robinson vs. Lars Anderson<br \/>\nBilly Red Cloud vs. Ray Stevens<br \/>\nLarry Hennig vs. Don Muraco<\/p>\n<p>10\/16\/71 &#8211; Minneapolis TV<br \/>\nThe Crusher &amp; Red Bastien beat Mark Starr &amp; Ken Yates<br \/>\nNick Bockwinkel beat Bill Howard<br \/>\nBilly Robinson beat Jack Bence<br \/>\nDon Muraco beat Jose Quintero<br \/>\nIvan Koloff beat George Gadaski<br \/>\nHans Schmidt beat Kenny Jay<\/p>\n<p>10\/16\/71 &#8211; Minneapolis, MN<br \/>\nNick Bockwinkel &amp; Ray Stevens beat AWA Tag Team Champions The Crusher &amp; Red Bastien via disqualification<br \/>\nBilly Robinson beat Hans Schmidt<br \/>\nIvan Koloff beat Sailor Art Thomas<br \/>\nBull Bullinski beat Mark Starr<br \/>\nDon Muraco beat Jack Bence<\/p>\n<p>10\/19\/71 &#8211; Bismarck, ND<br \/>\nThe Crusher beat Ray Stevens<br \/>\nBilly Robinson beat Larry Hennig<br \/>\nIvan Koloff beat Bull Bullinski<br \/>\nBilly Red Cloud drew Big K<\/p>\n<p>10\/19\/71 &#8211; Moline, IL @ the Wharton Field House<br \/>\nRed Bastien beat Nick Bockwinkel<br \/>\nDon Muraco beat Larry Hennig<br \/>\nBull Bullinski beat Dennis Stamp<\/p>\n<p>10\/20\/71 &#8211; Grand Forks, ND<br \/>\nLars Anderson beat The Crusher<br \/>\nLarry Hennig vs. Billy Robinson<\/p>\n<p>10\/22\/71 &#8211; Denver, CO @ the Auditorium Arena<br \/>\nNick Bockwinkel &amp; Ray Stevens beat AWA Tag Team Champions The Crusher &amp; Red Bastien on a 3rd fall via disqualification<br \/>\n1. Bockwinkel tied a corner rope around Bastien&#8217;s neck &amp; held him to the canvas with a knee to the chest to gain the 1st fall at 11:40<br \/>\n2. Bastien pinned Stevens with an atomic drop at 4:01<br \/>\n3. The Crusher was via disqualification&#8217;ed for throwing Stevens over the top rope<br \/>\nBilly Robinson beat Lars Anderson 24:12<br \/>\nIvan Koloff beat Jack Bence with a back breaker<br \/>\nVivian Vachon beat Kay Noble in 11:42<\/p>\n<p>10\/23\/71 &#8211; Minneapolis TV<br \/>\nGeorge Gadaski &amp; Bill Howard beat Dr. X &amp; Larry Hennig via disqualification<br \/>\nThe Crusher &amp; Red Bastien beat Jack Bence &amp; Jose Quintero<br \/>\nRay Stevens beat Tony Savoldi<br \/>\nDon Muraco beat Hank Meadows<br \/>\nIvan Koloff beat Mark Starr<\/p>\n<p>10\/23\/71 &#8211; Minneapolis, MN @ the Auditorium<br \/>\nNick Bockwinkel beat Red Bastien<br \/>\nRay Stevens beat Dr. X via disqualification<br \/>\nBilly Robinson beat Larry Hennig<br \/>\nIvan Koloff beat Bull Bullinski<br \/>\nDon Muraco beat Mark Starr<br \/>\nBill Howard drew Jack Bence<\/p>\n<p>10\/24\/71 &#8211; Green Bay, WI @ the Brown County Veteran\u2019s Memorial Arena<br \/>\nThe Crusher beat Blackjack Lanza via pin in 22:55<br \/>\nBilly Robinson beat Bobby Heenan via pin in 3:45<br \/>\nIvan Koloff beat Billy Red Cloud by submission in 14:15<br \/>\nBull Bullinski beat Jack Bence in 13:34<br \/>\nDon Muraco beat Big K via pin in 14:05<br \/>\nReported Attendance: 5.516<\/p>\n<p>10\/26\/71 &#8211; Minot, ND<br \/>\nThe Crusher vs. Blackjack Lanza<\/p>\n<p>10\/26\/71 &#8211; Fairmont<br \/>\nRed Bastien vs. Larry Hennig<\/p>\n<p>10\/27\/71 &#8211; Fargo, ND @ the Civic Auditorium<br \/>\nNick Bockwinkel &amp; Ray Stevens beat AWA Tag Team Champions The Crusher &amp; Red Bastien via disqualification<br \/>\nBilly Robinson beat Blackjack Lanza<br \/>\nLars Anderson drew Don Muraco<br \/>\nIvan Koloff beat Jack Bence<\/p>\n<p>10\/28\/71 &#8211; Peoria, IL<br \/>\nThe Crusher vs. Larry Hennig<\/p>\n<p>10\/29\/71 &#8211; Rockford, IL @ the Boylan High School<br \/>\nAWA Tag Team Champions The Crusher &amp; Red Bastien beat Nick Bockwinkel &amp; Ray Stevens<br \/>\nLarry Hennig vs. Billy Robinson<\/p>\n<p>10\/30\/71 &#8211; Minneapolis TV<br \/>\nThe Crusher beat Bill Christy<br \/>\nLarry Hennig &amp; Lars Anderson beat Joe Guzman &amp; Kenny Jay<br \/>\nNick Bockwinkel &amp; Ray Stevens beat George Gadaski &amp; Bill Howard<br \/>\nBull Bullinski beat Ken Yates<br \/>\nBilly Robinson beat Carlos Diaz<br \/>\nBilly Red Cloud beat Angel Rivera<\/p>\n<p>10\/30\/71 &#8211; Chicago, IL @ the International Amphitheatre<br \/>\nAWA Tag Team Champions Red Bastien &amp; The Crusher beat Larry Hennig &amp; Lars Anderson<br \/>\nBlackjack Lanza beat Dick The Bruiser COR<br \/>\nDr Big Bill Miller beat Bobby Heenan<br \/>\nThe Professor beat George Gadaski<br \/>\nPaul Christy beat Billy Red Cloud<br \/>\nAngelo Poffo beat Kenny Jay<\/p>\n<p>10\/30\/71 &#8211; Milwaukee, WI @ the Auditorium<br \/>\nNick Bockwinkel &amp; Ray Stevens beat Verne Gagne &amp; Billy Robinson via disqualification<br \/>\nBobby Heenan was in the corner of Bockwinkel &amp; Stevens for that match.<br \/>\nIvan Koloff beat Bull Bullinski<br \/>\nSailor Art Thomas beat Jack Bence<br \/>\nDon Muraco beat Dennis Stamp<br \/>\nReported Attendance: 6,112 sellout<br \/>\nNote: Another listing has an additional match, Vivian Vachon beat Mars Monroe<\/p>\n<p>11\/1\/71 &#8211; Rockford, IL @ the Boylan High School<br \/>\nAWA Tag Team Champions The Crusher &amp; Red Bastien beat Nick Bockwinkel &amp; Ray Stevens<br \/>\nBilly Robinson beat Larry Hennig<br \/>\nIvan Koloff beat Bull Bullinski<br \/>\nDon Muraco beat Big K<\/p>\n<p>11\/2\/71 &#8211; Breckenridge<br \/>\nBilly Robinson beat Larry Hennig<br \/>\nLars Anderson beat Billy Red Cloud<br \/>\nDennis Stamp beat Jack Bence<\/p>\n<p>11\/2\/71 &#8211; Moline, IL @ the Wharton Field House<br \/>\nAWA Tag Team Champions The Crusher &amp; Red Bastien beat Nick Bockwinkel &amp; Ray Stevens<br \/>\nIvan Koloff beat Bull Bullinski<br \/>\nDon Muraco beat George Gadaski<\/p>\n<p>11\/3\/71 &#8211; Dixon, IL<br \/>\nThe Crusher vs. Blackjack Lanza<\/p>\n<p>11\/3\/71 &#8211; Aberdeen, SD @ the Civic Arena<br \/>\nBilly Robinson beat Lars Anderson in a 2\/3 falls match<br \/>\n1 Anderson beat Robinson in 7:00<br \/>\n2 Robinson beat Anderson in 10:00<br \/>\n3 Robinson beat Anderson in 3:20<br \/>\nVivian Vachon beat Betty Niccoli (sub Kay Noble)<br \/>\nBull Bullinski beat Larry Hennig via disqualification in 18:45<br \/>\nBilly Red Cloud beat Jack Bence in 17:00<br \/>\nReported Attendance: SRO (fans turned away).<\/p>\n<p>11\/4\/71 &#8211; Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada @ the Arena<br \/>\nAWA Tag Team Champions The Crusher &amp; Red Bastien beat Larry Hennig &amp; Lars Anderson in a 2\/3 falls match<br \/>\nBilly Robinson beat Ray Stevens via disqualification<br \/>\nVivian Vachon beat Betty Niccoli in 19:00 to win Women\u2019s Title<br \/>\nDon Muraco beat Jack Bence via pin in 15:00 after an airplane spin<br \/>\nBob Tuck drew Bill Kochen<br \/>\nBobby Jones beat Wilf Caron in 10:00<br \/>\nIvan Koloff (Winnipeg debut) beat Billy Red Cloud via pin in 13:00<br \/>\nReported Attendance: \u201cdisappointing crowd of less than 5000\u201d<br \/>\nNote: Thw Winnipeg Free Press reported Vivian Vachon had 61 straight victories going in to her match with Niccoli.<\/p>\n<p>11\/5\/71 &#8211; Denver, CO @ the Auditorium Arena<br \/>\nAWA Tag Team Champions The Crusher &amp; Red Bastien beat Nick Bockwinkel &amp; Ray Stevens<br \/>\nBilly Robinson beat Larry Hennig<br \/>\nDon Muraco beat Lars Anderson via disqualification when Anderson refused to let Muraco re-enter the ring<br \/>\nIvan Koloff beat Bull Bullinski<br \/>\nReported Attendance: 4,377<\/p>\n<p>11\/6\/71 &#8211; Minneapolis TV<br \/>\nThe Crusher &amp; Red Bastien beat Chuck Edwards &amp; John the Greek<br \/>\nDr. X beat Bobby Van<br \/>\nNick Bockwinkel beat Bill Howard<br \/>\nIvan Koloff beat Kenny Jay<br \/>\nVerne Gagne beat Jose Quintero<br \/>\nDon Muraco beat ?.<\/p>\n<p>11\/6\/71 &#8211; Minneapolis, MN @ the Auditorium<br \/>\nAWA Tag Team Champions The Crusher &amp; Red Bastien beat Nick Bockwinkel &amp; Ray Stevens via disqualification<br \/>\nDr. X beat Larry Hennig<br \/>\nIvan Koloff beat Billy Red Cloud<br \/>\nBull Bullinski drew Big K<br \/>\nDon Muraco beat Bill Howard<\/p>\n<p>11\/6\/71 &#8211; Hammond, IN @ the Civic Center<br \/>\nBilly Robinson beat Lars Anderson via disqualification<br \/>\nMarlene Parker &amp; Mary Pringle beat Lynn Cory &amp; Sandy Partlow<br \/>\nAngelo Poffo drew Johnny Kace<br \/>\nFreddy Rogers beat Big Daddy Nixon<\/p>\n<p>11\/8\/71 &#8211; Grand Forks, ND<br \/>\nLarry Hennig vs. Billy Robinson<\/p>\n<p>11\/9\/71 &#8211; Chicago, IL @ the International Amphitheatre<br \/>\nNick Bockwinkel beat AWA World Heavyweight Champion Verne Gagne via disqualification<br \/>\nBlackjack Lanza &amp; Blackjack Mulligan beat Billy Robinson &amp; Wilbur Snyder<br \/>\nRed Bastien beat Larry Hennig<br \/>\nIvan Koloff beat Bull Bullinski<br \/>\nDon Muraco beat Kenny Dillinger<br \/>\nMoose Cholak beat Jack Bence<\/p>\n<p>11\/10\/71 &#8211; Clinton, IA<br \/>\nThe Crusher vs. Ray Stevens<\/p>\n<p>11\/11\/71 &#8211; Burlington, IA @ the Memorial Auditorium<br \/>\nThe Crusher beat Big K<br \/>\nRed Bastien beat Bobby Heenan (sub Ray Stevens)<br \/>\nBad Boy Bullinski beat Fred Rogers<br \/>\nPaul Christy beat Dennis Stamp<br \/>\nReported Attendance: 2,150<\/p>\n<p>11\/11\/71 &#8211; Oshkosh, WI @ the Lourdes High School Gym<br \/>\nBilly Robinson beat Nick Bockwinkel via disqualification when Bockwinkel tossed Robinson over the top rope<br \/>\nLarry Hennig &amp; Lars Anderson beat Sailor Art Thomas &amp; Don Muraco in a 2\/3 falls match (Hennig &amp; Lars won falls 1 &amp; 3)<br \/>\nIvan Koloff beat George Gadaski (sub Billy Red Cloud) by submission<br \/>\nJack Bence beat Bill Howard via pin<br \/>\nReported Attendance: \u201csellout crowd\u201d<\/p>\n<p>11\/13\/71 &#8211; Minneapolis TV<br \/>\nMad Dog Vachon &amp; Butcher Vachon beat Jack Bence &amp; Bill Howard<br \/>\nDr. X beat Pancho Zapata<br \/>\nNick Bockwinkel beat George Gadaski<br \/>\nIvan Koloff beat Luis Gonzales<br \/>\nDon Muraco beat Jose Quintero<\/p>\n<p>11\/12\/71 &#8211; Milwaukee, WI @ the Auditorium<br \/>\nThe Crusher beat Nick Bockwinkel via pin<br \/>\nLarry Hennig &amp; Lars Anderson beat Red Bastien &amp; Dr. X in a 2\/3 falls match<br \/>\nBilly Robinson beat Big K via pin<br \/>\nWilbur Snyder beat Angelo Poffo<br \/>\nIvan Koloff beat Bill Howard<br \/>\nReported Attendance: 6,112 sellout, \u201c12th sellout in a row\u201d<\/p>\n<p>11\/13\/71 &#8211; Omaha, NE @ the Civic Auditorium<br \/>\nLarry Hennig &amp; Lars Anderson beat AWA Tag Team Champions The Crusher &amp; Red Bastien via disqualification<br \/>\nMidwest Champion Great Kusatsu beat Jerry The Duke Miller COR<br \/>\nReggie Parks beat Ali Ben Khan<br \/>\nOx Baker drew Mad Russian Stan Pulaski<br \/>\nReported Attendance: 2,572<\/p>\n<p>11\/13\/71 &#8211; St. Paul, MN @ the Auditorium<br \/>\nNick Bockwinkel &amp; Ray Stevens beat Mad Dog Vachon &amp; Butcher Vachon<br \/>\nDr. X could not pin Bobby Heenan in 10 minutes so Heenan was awarded the victory<br \/>\nHandicap Match: Ivan Koloff beat Billy Red Cloud &amp; Bill Howard<br \/>\nBull Bullinski beat Jack Bence<br \/>\nDon Muraco beat Blackjack Daniels<br \/>\nReported Attendance: 4,800<\/p>\n<p>11\/14\/71 &#8211; Duluth, MN @ the Arena<br \/>\nLarry Hennig &amp; Lars Anderson beat Mad Dog Vachon &amp; Butcher Vachon<br \/>\nDr. X beat Nick Bockwinkel (sub Ray Stevens) via disqualification<br \/>\nBig K beat Billy Howard 18:00<br \/>\nIvan Koloff beat Billy Red Cloud<br \/>\nVivian Vachon vs. Betty Niccoli<br \/>\nReported Attendance: 2,700<\/p>\n<p>11\/15\/71 &#8211; Grand Forks, ND<br \/>\nRed Bastien vs. Nick Bockwinkel<br \/>\nLarry Hennig &amp; Lars Anderson vs. Mad Dog Vachon &amp; Butcher Vachon<\/p>\n<p>11\/16\/71 &#8211; Bismarck, ND<br \/>\nRed Bastien beat Lars Anderson<br \/>\nBull Bullinski beat Jack Bence<br \/>\nIvan Koloff beat Billy Red Cloud<br \/>\nDon Muraco beat Dennis O\u2019Brien<\/p>\n<p>11\/18\/71 &#8211; Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada @ the Arena<br \/>\nNick Bockwinkel &amp; Ray Stevens beat AWA Tag Team Champions The Crusher &amp; Red Bastien on a 3rd fall via disqualification<br \/>\n1 Bockwinkel pinned Bastien<br \/>\n2 Bastien pinned Stevens<br \/>\n3 Red &amp; Crusher were disqualified<br \/>\nBilly Robinson beat Lars Anderson via pin in 17:00<br \/>\nLarry Hennig beat Dr. X via pin in 14:00 after help from Lars Anderson<br \/>\nIvan Koloff beat Bull Bullinski<br \/>\nDon Muraco beat Treach Phillips<br \/>\nBob Tuck beat Dave Muir<br \/>\nReported Attendance: \u201cmore than 5,000 fans\u201d<\/p>\n<p>11\/19\/71 &#8211; Denver, CO @ the Auditorium Arena<br \/>\nNick Bockwinkel beat The Crusher COR<br \/>\nDr. X beat Lars Anderson<br \/>\nIvan Koloff beat Don Muraco<br \/>\nRay Stevens beat Billy Robinson via disqualification<br \/>\nBull Bullinski beat Big K<\/p>\n<p>11\/20\/71 &#8211; Minneapolis TV<br \/>\nDr. X beat Julio Rodriguez<br \/>\nLarry Hennig &amp; Lars Anderson beat Bobby Jones &amp; Tony Savoldi<br \/>\nRay Stevens beat John the Greek<br \/>\nVerne Gagne beat Treach Phillips<br \/>\nBig K beat Mike Spangler<\/p>\n<p>11\/20\/71 &#8211; Chicago, IL @ the International Amphitheatre<br \/>\nNon-Title Match: Nick Bockwinkel &amp; Ray Stevens beat AWA Tag Team Champions The Crusher &amp; Red Bastien<br \/>\nDick The Bruiser no contest Blackjack Mulligan<br \/>\nBlackjack Lanza beat Billy Robinson via disqualification<br \/>\nIvan Koloff beat Art Thomas<br \/>\nDon Muraco drew The Professor<br \/>\nBull Bullinski beat Danny Miller<br \/>\nNote: I\u2019ve also seen the main event listed as a no contest.<\/p>\n<p>11\/21\/71 &#8211; Green Bay, WI @ the Brown County Veteran\u2019s Memorial Arena<br \/>\nNick Bockwinkel beat Red Bastien<br \/>\nBilly Robinson beat Ray Stevens<br \/>\nIvan Koloff beat Bull Bullinski<br \/>\nDon Muraco beat Treach Phillips<br \/>\nBill Howard beat Jack Bence<\/p>\n<p>11\/23\/71 &#8211; Moline, IL @ the Wharton Field House<br \/>\nThe Crusher beat Ray Stevens<br \/>\nLarry Hennig beat Don Muraco<br \/>\nBull Bullinski beat Treach Phillips<br \/>\nIvan Koloff beat Bobby Heenan<br \/>\nBill Howard beat Jack Bence<\/p>\n<p>11\/23\/71 &#8211; Minot, ND<br \/>\nRed Bastien vs. Nick Bockwinkel<\/p>\n<p>11\/24\/71 &#8211; Fargo, ND @ the Civic Auditorium<br \/>\nBilly Robinson won a battle royal<br \/>\nBilly Robinson beat Lars Anderson<br \/>\nRed Bastien drew Larry Hennig<br \/>\nIvan Koloff beat Don Muraco<br \/>\nBull Bullinski beat Bobby Heenan COR<br \/>\nDennis Stamp beat Treach Phillips<\/p>\n<p>11\/25\/71 &#8211; Minneapolis, MN<br \/>\nAWA Tag Team Champions The Crusher &amp; Red Bastien beat Blackjack Lanza &amp; Bobby Heenan<br \/>\nBilly Robinson beat Ray Stevens via disqualification<br \/>\nIvan Koloff beat Don Muraco<br \/>\nLars Anderson beat Bull Bullinski<br \/>\nLarry Hennig beat Billy Red Cloud<br \/>\nJack Bence drew Dennis O\u2019Brien<\/p>\n<p>11\/26\/71 &#8211; Peoria, IL<br \/>\nRed Bastien vs. Lars Anderson<br \/>\nLarry Hennig vs. Billy Robinson<\/p>\n<p>11\/27\/71 &#8211; Rockford, IL @ the Boylan High School<br \/>\nDr. X &amp; The Crusher no contest Nick Bockwinkel &amp; Ray Stevens<br \/>\nIvan Koloff beat Sailor Art Thomas<br \/>\nBill Howard beat Big K<br \/>\nGeorge Gadaski beat Kenny Jay<\/p>\n<p>11\/27\/71 &#8211; Omaha, NE @ the Civic Auditorium<br \/>\nAWA Tag Team Champions The Crusher &amp; Red Bastien beat Larry Hennig &amp; Lars Anderson<br \/>\nMidwest Champion Great Kusatsu beat Danny Miller<br \/>\nBilly Robinson beat Ox Baker<br \/>\nReggie Parks drew Jerry Miller (sub Ray Stevens)<br \/>\nMad Russian Stan Pulaski beat Stan Kowalski<br \/>\nReported Attendance: 2,780<\/p>\n<p>11\/30\/71 &#8211; Mankato, MN<br \/>\nLarry Hennig &amp; Lars Anderson beat Dr X &amp; Bull Bullinski<\/p>\n<p>12\/1\/71 &#8211; Duluth, MN @ the Arena<br \/>\nThe Crusher &amp; Dr. X beat Larry Hennig &amp; Lars Anderson<br \/>\nIvan Koloff beat Red Bastien<br \/>\nBig K beat George Gadaski<br \/>\nKenny Jay drew Trench Phillips<br \/>\nReported Attendance: 1,700<\/p>\n<p>12\/1\/71 &#8211; Mitchell, SD @ the Corn Palace<br \/>\nRay Stevens vs. Billy Robinson<br \/>\nBull Bulliniski vs. Nick Bockwinkel<br \/>\nJack Pesek vs. Dennis Stamp<br \/>\nJoe Scarpello vs. Jack Bence<\/p>\n<p>12\/2\/71 &#8211; Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada @ the Arena<br \/>\nBilly Robinson &amp; Dr. X beat Larry Hennig &amp; Lars Anderson in a 2\/3 falls match<br \/>\n1 Hennig pinned Robinson<br \/>\n2 Dr X pinned Anderson<br \/>\n3 Robinson pinned Hennig<br \/>\nRed Bastien beat Nick Bockwinkel via disqualification in 14:00<br \/>\nRay Stevens beat Bull Bullinski<br \/>\nHandicap Match: Ivan Koloff beat both Treach Phillips &amp; Bobby Jones in just under 12 minutes<br \/>\nJack Bence beat Dave Muir<\/p>\n<p>12\/3\/71 &#8211; Milwaukee, WI @ the Auditorium<br \/>\nNo-DQ Match: The Crusher beat Larry Hennig by submission<br \/>\nDr. X beat Lars Anderson via pin in 20:35<br \/>\nWilbur Snyder &amp; Billy Robinson beat Nick Bockwinkel &amp; Ray Stevens<br \/>\nIvan Koloff beat Jack Bence<br \/>\nBill Howard drew Big K<br \/>\nReported Attendance: \u201c6,112 fans\u201d<\/p>\n<p>12\/4\/71 &#8211; Minneapolis TV<br \/>\nDr. X beat Jack Bence<br \/>\nNick Bockwinkel beat Julio Rodriguez<br \/>\nLars Anderson beat Bill Howard<br \/>\nBilly Robinson beat Angel Rivera<br \/>\nIvan Koloff beat Treach Phillips<br \/>\nBobo Johnson &amp; Cowboy Lang drew Little Bruiser &amp; Tiger Thomas<\/p>\n<p>12\/4\/71 &#8211; Omaha, NE @ the Civic Auditorium<br \/>\nLarry Hennig beat The Crusher<br \/>\nMidWest Champion Great Kusatsu beat Bill Miller<br \/>\nRay Stevens beat Red Bastien<br \/>\nJerry Miller drew Mad Russian Stan Pulaski<br \/>\nOx Baker drew Reggie Parks<br \/>\nReported Attendance: 1,620<\/p>\n<p>12\/4\/71 &#8211; St. Paul, MN<br \/>\nNick Bockwinkel beat AWA World Heavyweight Champion Verne Gagne via disqualification<br \/>\nLars Anderson beat Dr. X<br \/>\nCowboy Lang &amp; Bobo Johnson beat Little Bruiser &amp; Tiger Thomas<br \/>\nBull Bullinski beat Big K<br \/>\nBill Howard beat Treach Phillips<\/p>\n<p>12\/5\/71 &#8211; Sheboygan, WI @ the Auditorium<br \/>\nLarry Hennig beat Dr. X via disqualification when X was caught using Hennig\u2019s brass knuckles<br \/>\nRed Bastien beat Ray Stevens 2-0 in 18:20<br \/>\nBull Bullinski (sub Billy Robinson) beat Big K via pin in 15:31<br \/>\nIvan Koloff beat Billy Howard by submission in 13:10<br \/>\nReported Attendance: 3,231<\/p>\n<p>12\/8\/71 &#8211; Rockford, IL @ the Boylan High School<br \/>\nNick Bockwinkel beat Red Bastien<br \/>\nDr. X beat Larry Hennig<br \/>\nCowboy Lang &amp; Bobo Johnson beat Tiger Thompson &amp; Little Bruiser<br \/>\nBill Howard beat George Gadaski<\/p>\n<p>12\/10\/71 &#8211; Denver, CO @ the Auditorium Arena<br \/>\nAWA World Heavyweight Champion Verne Gagne beat Ray Stevens via disqualification in 18:20 when Stevens rammed Gagne\u2019s head into the ring post<br \/>\nBobo Johnson &amp; Cowboy Lang beat Tiger Thomas &amp; Little Bruiser in a 2\/3 falls match<br \/>\nLarry Hennig beat Dr X in \u201cless than 13 minutes\u201d<br \/>\nLars Anderson beat Joe Blanchard<br \/>\nReported Attendance: 5,209<\/p>\n<p>12\/11\/71 &#8211; Minneapolis TV<br \/>\nRed Bastien beat Julio Rodriguez<br \/>\nLarry Hennig beat George Gadaski<br \/>\nNick Bockwinkel beat Joe Guzman<br \/>\nBilly Robinson beat Pancho Zapata<br \/>\nIvan Koloff beat Bill Howard<\/p>\n<p>12\/11\/71 &#8211; Chicago, IL @ the International Amphitheatre<br \/>\nBlackjack Mulligan &amp; Blackjack Lanza beat Dick The Bruiser &amp; Dr. X<br \/>\nThe Crusher beat Ray Stevens<br \/>\nLars Anderson beat Moose Cholak via disqualification<br \/>\nBaron Von Raschke beat Danny Miller<br \/>\nBull Bullinski beat Treach Phillips<br \/>\nThe Professor beat Ken Dillinger<\/p>\n<p>12\/12\/71 &#8211; Minneapolis, MN @ the Auditorium<br \/>\nLarry Hennig &amp; Lars Anderson beat AWA Tag Team Champions The Crusher &amp; Red Bastien on a 3rd fall via disqualification<br \/>\nNick Bockwinkel beat Reggie Parks via pin<br \/>\nBilly Robinson beat Ox Baker via pin<br \/>\nBill Howard beat Treach Phillips<br \/>\nBobo Johnson &amp; Cowboy Lang beat Little Bruiser &amp; Wee Willie Wilson<\/p>\n<p>12\/14\/71 &#8211; Moline, IL @ the Wharton Field House<br \/>\nNick Bockwinkel beat Billy Robinson<br \/>\nDr X beat Larry Hennig<br \/>\nBull Bullinski beat Treach Phillips<\/p>\n<p>12\/15\/71 &#8211; Grand Forks, ND<br \/>\nRed Bastien vs. Nick Bockwinkel<br \/>\nDr X vs. Bobby Heenan<\/p>\n<p>12\/16\/71 &#8211; Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada @ the Arena<br \/>\nDr. X beat Larry Hennig in 23:00<br \/>\nBob Lueck beat Angelo Mosca via disqualification in 16:00 when Mosca tossed Lueck over the top rope<br \/>\nThe Crusher &amp; Little Bruiser beat Blackjack Lanza &amp; Bobby Heenan<br \/>\nBobo Johnson &amp; Cowboy Lang beat Little Bruiser &amp; Tiger Thomas in a 2\/3 falls match<br \/>\nBull Bullinski beat Treach Phillips in 14:00<br \/>\nDave Muir beat Lloyd Antonation<\/p>\n<p>12\/18\/71 &#8211; Minneapolis TV<br \/>\nDr. X beat Rodeo Jones<br \/>\nNick Bockwinkel beat John the Greek<br \/>\nBilly Robinson beat Bobby Vann<br \/>\nIvan Koloff beat Kenny Jay<br \/>\nBill Howard beat Angel Rivera<\/p>\n<p>12\/18\/71 &#8211; Omaha, NE @ the Civic Auditorium<br \/>\nAWA World Heavyweight Champion Verne Gagne beat The Great Kusatsu<br \/>\nMidwest Tag Team Champions Larry Hennig &amp; Lars Anderson beat Reggie Parks &amp; Mad Russian Stan Pulaski<br \/>\nDennis Stamp (sub Billy Red Cloud) beat Ox Baker via disqualification<br \/>\nJerry Miller beat Treach Phillips<br \/>\nReported Attendance: 2,219<\/p>\n<p>12\/19\/71 &#8211; Green Bay, WI @ the Brown County Veteran\u2019s Memorial Arena<br \/>\nThe Crusher beat Larry Hennig via pin in 15:20<br \/>\nCowboy Lang &amp; Bobo Johnson beat Little Bruiser &amp; Wee Willie Wilson (sub for Tiger Thomas) in a 2\/3 falls match (Lang &amp; Bobo won falls 2 &amp; 3)<br \/>\nIvan Koloff beat Bull Bullinski via pin in 11:47<br \/>\nDennis Stamp beat Big K via disqualification in 26:50<br \/>\nReported Attendance: 4,676<br \/>\nGeorge Lentz notes the Stamp\/Big K bout was apparently a substitute match for Lars Anderson against Billy Red Cloud.<\/p>\n<p>12\/25\/71 &#8211; Minneapolis TV<br \/>\nDr. X beat Bobby Van<br \/>\nLarry Hennig &amp; Lars Anderson beat Luis Gonzales &amp; Joe Guzman<br \/>\nBull Bullinski beat Kenny Jay<br \/>\nBilly Robinson beat Paul Caruso<br \/>\nIvan Koloff beat George Gadaski<br \/>\nArt Thomas beat Pancho Zapata<\/p>\n<p>12\/25\/71 &#8211; Minneapolis, MN<br \/>\nDr X &amp; Billy Robinson beat Larry Hennig &amp; Lars Anderson<br \/>\nIvan Koloff beat Sailor Art Thomas<br \/>\nBull Bullinski beat Ox Baker<br \/>\nVivian Vachon beat Jean Antone<br \/>\nBilly Red Cloud drew Buddy Wolff<\/p>\n<p>12\/26\/71 &#8211; Milwaukee, WI @ the Auditorium<br \/>\nDr X beat Larry Hennig via pin in 18:35<br \/>\nBilly Robinson beat Nick Bockwinkel via disqualification at 21:35 when Bockwinkel tossed Robinson over the top rope<br \/>\nHandicap Match: Ivan Koloff beat Jerry Miller &amp; Joe Scarpello<br \/>\nBlackjack Lanza &amp; Bobby Heenan beat Dale Lewis &amp; Bull Bullinski in a 2\/3 falls match<br \/>\nVivian Vachon beat Jean Antone via pin<br \/>\nReported Attendance: \u201csellout crowd of 6,112\u201d<\/p>\n<p>12\/27\/71 &#8211; Denver, CO @ the Auditorium Arena<br \/>\nLarry Hennig &amp; Lars Anderson beat Dr X &amp; Double X when Hennig pinned Dr X in the 3rd fall<br \/>\nBilly Robinson beat Ivan Koloff via disqualification in 19:10<br \/>\nGreat Kusatsu beat Jerry Miller via pin in 14:32 after a series of judo chops to the throat<br \/>\nJack Pesek beat Stan Pulaski by submission with an Abdominal Stretch in 16:10<br \/>\nBig K beat Dennis O\u2019Brien via pin in 12:27<br \/>\nReported Attendance: 3,870<\/p>\n<p>12\/27\/71 &#8211; Moline, IL @ the Wharton Field House<br \/>\nAWA Tag Team Champions The Crusher &amp; Red Bastien beat Nick Bockwinkel &amp; Ray Stevens<br \/>\nBull Bullinski beat Treach Phillips<br \/>\nVivian Vachon beat Jean Antone<br \/>\nBilly Howard beat Joe Scarpello<\/p>\n<p>12\/28\/71 &#8211; Peoria, IL<br \/>\nThe Crusher beat Ivan Koloff<br \/>\nRed Bastien beat Larry Hennig<br \/>\nBig K beat Bill Howard<br \/>\nVivian Vachon beat Jean Antone<\/p>\n<p>12\/28\/71 &#8211; Duluth, MN @ the Arena<br \/>\nDeath Match: Dr. X beat Lars Anderson<br \/>\nNick Bockwinkel &amp; Ray Stevens beat Bull Bullinski &amp; Billy Robinson<br \/>\nBuddy Wolff beat Kenny Jay<br \/>\nJoe Scarpello beat George Gadaski<br \/>\nReported Attendance: 2,500<\/p>\n<p>12\/29\/71 &#8211; Minot, ND<br \/>\nDr X &amp; Billy Robinson beat Nick Bockwinkel &amp; Ray Stevens<\/p>\n<p>12\/29\/71 &#8211; Sterling<br \/>\nLarry Hennig beat Angelo Poffo<br \/>\nBig K beat Dennis Stamp<br \/>\nIvan Koloff beat Red Bastien<br \/>\nVivian Vachon beat Jean Antone<\/p>\n<p>12\/30\/71 &#8211; Fargo, ND @ the Civic Auditorium<br \/>\nBilly Robinson &amp; Red Bastien &amp; Bull Bullinski beat Big K &amp; Great Kusatsu &amp; Ivan Koloff<br \/>\nVivian Vachon beat Jean Antone<br \/>\nJoe Scarpello drew Billy Red Cloud<br \/>\nBilly Robinson beat Big K<\/p>\n<p>12\/30\/71 &#8211; Chicago, IL @ the International Amphitheatre<br \/>\nAWA World Heavyweight Champion Verne Gagne beat Nick Bockwinkel<br \/>\nLarry Hennig &amp; Lars Anderson beat The Crusher &amp; Dr X via disqualification<br \/>\nRay Stevens no contest Moose Cholak<br \/>\nSailor Art Thomas beat Johnny Kace<br \/>\nAngelo Poffo drew Paul Christy<br \/>\nBill Howard beat Treach Phillips<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Featuring Verne Gagne, Nick Bockwinkel, Da Crusher, Bobby Heenan, Ray Stevens, 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":[253,229,254,231,787],"class_list":["post-2141","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-results","tag-253","tag-awa","tag-bockwinkel","tag-gagne","tag-results"],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/crazymax.org\/newsite\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2141","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=2141"}],"version-history":[{"count":10,"href":"https:\/\/crazymax.org\/newsite\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2141\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":3231,"href":"https:\/\/crazymax.org\/newsite\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2141\/revisions\/3231"}],"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=2141"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/crazymax.org\/newsite\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2141"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/crazymax.org\/newsite\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2141"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}