{"id":3719,"date":"2014-01-27T12:55:19","date_gmt":"2014-01-27T17:55:19","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/crazymax.org\/newsite\/?p=3719"},"modified":"2014-01-28T00:58:39","modified_gmt":"2014-01-28T05:58:39","slug":"st-louis-1972","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/crazymax.org\/newsite\/results\/st-louis-1972\/","title":{"rendered":"St. Louis Wrestling Results: 1972"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><em>(Credit for the following results go to numerous sources, including, but not limited to, Larry Matysik, Jim Zordani, and various news clippings)<\/em><\/p>\n<p><strong>St. Louis Wrestling Results 1972<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>Promoting the Area of: St. Louis, MO<\/strong><br \/>\n<strong> Affiliation: NWA<\/strong><br \/>\n<strong> Promoter: Sam Muchnick<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>1\/1\/72 \u2013 Kiel Auditorium (Attendance: 11,305 sellout)<br \/>\nNWA Champion Dory Funk Jr. defeated Rufus R. Jones 2\/3 falls<br \/>\nJohnny Valentine, Jack Brisco and Pat O\u2019Connor defeated Big Bill Miller, Hans Schmidt and Blackjack Lanza, w\/Bobby Heenan, when Valentine defeated Miller<br \/>\nCentral States Champion Harley Race defeated Jerry Miller<br \/>\nBob Geigel defeated Ben Justice<br \/>\nPenny Banner defeated Kay Noble<br \/>\nJohnny Weaver and Ronnie Etchison defeated Stan Pulaski and Great Kusatsu. 1-Pulaski defeated Weaver. 2-Weaver defeated Pulaski. 3-Etchison defeated Kusatsu.<\/p>\n<p>1\/1\/72 \u2013 &#8220;Championship Wrestling&#8221; TV<br \/>\nBennie Ramirez defeated Bobby Whitlock<br \/>\nOmar Atlas defeated Frank Diamond<br \/>\nJohnny Valentine and Pat O\u2019Connor defeated Ron Sanders and Harley Race when O\u2019Connor defeated Sanders<br \/>\nBob Geigel defeated Freddie Rogers<\/p>\n<p>1\/8\/72 \u2013 &#8220;Championship Wrestling&#8221; TV<br \/>\nBennie Ramirez defeated Tom Demarco<br \/>\nHarley Race defeated Freddie Rogers<br \/>\nJohnny Valentine defeated Bobby Blaine<br \/>\nPat O\u2019Connor defeated Tim Brooks<br \/>\nOn the taping 1\/8\/72, Pat O\u2019Connor won the Central States title from Harley Race. Although this had not aired yet, the card for 1\/14 at Kiel Auditorium was changed so that O\u2019Connor defended the title. Ads were posted and announcements were made throughout the time prior to 1\/14 were made so fans knew what had happened.<\/p>\n<p>1\/14\/72 \u2013 Kiel Auditorium (Attendance: 6189)<br \/>\nHarley Race defeated Johnny Valentine<br \/>\nCentral States Champion Pat O\u2019Connor defeated Blackjack Lanza, w\/Bobby Heenan<br \/>\nDick the Bruiser and Jack Brisco no contest Pak-Son and Hans Schmidt. 1-Schmidt beat Brisco. 2-Brisco defeated Schmidt. 3-Both teams were DQ.<br \/>\nRufus R. Jones defeated Mike Loren<br \/>\nBob Geigel defeated Luis Martinez<br \/>\nBob Orton and Bennie Ramirez defeated Steve Bolus and Ronnie Etchison. 1-Etchison beat Ramirez. 2-Ramirez defeated Bolus. 3-Orton defeated Etchison.<\/p>\n<p>1\/15\/72 \u2013 &#8220;Championship Wrestling&#8221; TV<br \/>\nSteve Bolus defeated Jimmy Honda<br \/>\nPat O\u2019Connor won the Central States title from Harley Race 2\/3 falls. Each man won one fall before O\u2019Connor took the third when Race was counted out outside the ring.<br \/>\nBob Orton defeated Tom Novak<\/p>\n<p>1\/22\/72 \u2013 &#8220;Championship Wrestling&#8221; TV<br \/>\nRufus R. Jones defeated Bobby Van<br \/>\nHarley Race defeated Buddy Lever<br \/>\nBob Orton and John Bollas defeated Steve Bolus and Tom Novak. 1-Orton defeated Bolus. 2-Bolus defeated Bollas. 3-Orton defeated Novak.<\/p>\n<p>1\/29\/72 \u2013 &#8220;Championship Wrestling&#8221; TV<br \/>\nBetty Niccoli defeated Pat Davis<br \/>\nBobby Heenan defeated Frank Diamond<br \/>\nPat O\u2019Connor defeated Rick O\u2019Toole<br \/>\nRufus R. Jones defeated Jimmy Haines<\/p>\n<p>2\/4\/72 \u2013 Kiel Auditorium (Attendance: 9716)<br \/>\nCentral States Champion Pat O\u2019Connor defeated Harley Race<br \/>\nDick the Bruiser won a Texas Death Match over Pak-Son<br \/>\nJack Brisco and Rufus R. Jones (sub for Johnny Valentine) defeated Hans Schmidt and Blackjack Lanza when Brisco defeated Schmidt<br \/>\nRufus R. Jones won a handicap match over Bobby Heenan. Jones had to win one fall within 15 minutes or forfeit, plus the head butt was banned.<br \/>\nBetty Niccoli and Kay Noble defeated Barbara Galento and Pat Davis. 1-Noble beat Galento. 2-Galento defeated Noble. 3-Niccoli defeated Davis.<br \/>\nBob Orton defeated Bobby Whitlock<br \/>\nSam Muchnick withdrew recognition of the Central States Championship when he discovered that Harley Race was still carrying the belt and defending the title in other cities of Missouri, Iowa and Kansas<\/p>\n<p>2\/5\/72 \u2013 &#8220;Championship Wrestling&#8221; TV<br \/>\nBetty Niccoli defeated Lucille Dupree<br \/>\nRufus R. Jones defeated Tom Reesman<br \/>\nSteve Bolus and Frank Diamond defeated Bob Orton and Jimmy Haines. 1-Orton beat Diamond. 2-Diamond defeated Haines. 3-Bolus defeated Haines.<\/p>\n<p>2\/12\/72 \u2013 &#8220;Championship Wrestling&#8221; TV (Larry Matysik starts as \u201cguest commentator\u201d with George Abel)<br \/>\nBlackjack Lanza defeated Herbert Haggie<br \/>\nPat O\u2019Connor defeated Jack Black<br \/>\nRufus R. Jones defeated Al Ramsey<br \/>\nRonnie Etchison and Pak-Son draw<\/p>\n<p>2\/18\/72 \u2013 Kiel Auditorium (Attendance: 8957)<br \/>\nNWA Champion Dory Funk Jr. defeated Pat O\u2019Connor 2\/3 falls<br \/>\nVon Raschke, Blackjack Lanza and Hans Schmidt defeated Dick the Bruiser, Jack Brisco and Rufus R. Jones when Raschke defeated Brisco<br \/>\nGiant Baba defeated Sonny Myers<br \/>\nDon Curtis and Harley Race draw<br \/>\nBob Orton defeated Luis Martinez<br \/>\nBen Justice and Ronnie Etchison defeated Cyclone Negro and Frank Martinez. 1-Negro beat Justice. 2-Justice defeated Negro. 3-Etchison defeated Martinez.<\/p>\n<p>2\/19\/72 \u2013 &#8220;Championship Wrestling&#8221; TV<br \/>\nBob Orton defeated Herbert Hagie<br \/>\nJack Black defeated Al Ramsey<br \/>\nRufus R. Jones and Ronnie Etchison defeated Pak-Son and Hans Schmidt. 1-Pak-Son beat Etchison. 2-Etchison won via DQ. 3-Jones defeated Pak-Son.<\/p>\n<p>2\/26\/72 \u2013 &#8220;Championship Wrestling&#8221; TV (Larry Matysik becomes commentator)<br \/>\nHans Schmidt defeated Ronnie Etchison<br \/>\nJohnny Valentine was the survivor and winner of tag elimination sending Valentine, Ben Justice and Rufus R. Jones against Frank Martinez, Blackjack Lanza and Von Raschke. 1-Raschke defeated Justice. 2-Valentine defeated Martinez. 3-Both Raschke and Jones were counted out outside the ring. 4-Valentine defeated Lanza via DQ when Raschke jumped onto Valentine from the top rope<br \/>\nDon Curtis draw Bob Orton<\/p>\n<p>3\/3\/72 \u2013 Kiel Auditorium (Attendance: 6567)<br \/>\nRufus R. Jones won 2\/3 falls over Von Raschke, taking the final fall via DQ after each had won one fall<br \/>\nBlackjack Lanza and Johnny Valentine draw. Each won one fall within the 45-minute limit.<br \/>\nCowboy Bill Watts double DQ Dick the Bruiser<br \/>\nJack and Jerry Brisco defeated Pak-Son and Hans Schmidt. 1-Pak-Son defeated Jack. 2-Jack defeated Pak-Son. 3-Jerry defeated Schmidt.<br \/>\nBobo Johnson defeated Little Jumbo<br \/>\nBob Orton and Bennie Ramirez defeated Terry Martin and The Viking. 1-Ramirez beat Martin. 2-Viking defeated Ramirez. 3-Orton defeated Viking.<\/p>\n<p>3\/4\/72 \u2013 &#8220;Championship Wrestling&#8221; TV<br \/>\nBlackjack Lanza defeated Ben Justice<br \/>\nVon Raschke defeated Don Curtis<br \/>\nJohnny Valentine defeated Frank Martinez<br \/>\nRonnie Etchison and Bob Orton draw<\/p>\n<p>3\/11\/72 \u2013 &#8220;Championship Wrestling&#8221; TV<br \/>\nCowboy Bill Watts defeated Herbert Haggie<br \/>\nJack and Jerry Brisco defeated Von Raschke and Blackjack Lanza. 1-Raschke beat Jack. 2-Jerry defeated Lanza. 3-The Briscos were awarded the win via DQ when Lanza and Raschke attacked special referee Pat O\u2019Connor before the third fall.<br \/>\nJohnny Valentine defeated Al Ramsey<\/p>\n<p>3\/17\/72 \u2013 Kiel Auditorium (Attendance: 6207)<br \/>\nJerry Brisco defeated Von Raschke<br \/>\nCowboy Bill Watts and Blackjack Lanza draw Dick the Bruiser and Pat O\u2019Connor with no falls scored in the 30-minute limit<br \/>\nJohnny Valentine defeated Pak-Son<br \/>\nJack Brisco defeated Bob Orton<br \/>\nRufus R. Jones defeated Moose Cholak<br \/>\nAngelo Poffo and Hans Schmidt defeated Terry Martin and Steve Bolus. 1-Poffo beat Martin. 2-Martin defeated Poffo. 3-Schmidt defeated Bolus.<\/p>\n<p>3\/18\/72 \u2013 &#8220;Championship Wrestling&#8221; TV<br \/>\nA tournament to determine a Missouri State Champion was started.<br \/>\nMO. Title Tourney: Jerry Brisco defeated Bennie Ramirez<br \/>\nMO. Title Tourney: Johnny Valentine won by decision over Von Raschke after 15-minute limit expired<br \/>\nMO. Title Tourney: Cowboy Bill Watts defeated The Viking<br \/>\nJack Brisco draw Blackjack Lanza<\/p>\n<p>3\/25\/72 \u2013 &#8220;Championship Wrestling&#8221; TV<br \/>\nMO. Title Tourney: Pak-Son defeated Frankie Gurerro (later billed as Gil Gurerro)<br \/>\nNWA Champion Dory Funk Jr. defeated Jack Black<br \/>\nJerry Brisco defeated Hector Lopez<br \/>\nAl Ramsey and Steve Bolus draw<\/p>\n<p>4\/1\/72 \u2013 &#8220;Championship Wrestling&#8221; TV<br \/>\nJack Brisco defeated Frank Marconi<br \/>\nJerry Brisco defeated Al Ramsey<br \/>\nNWA Champion Dory Funk Jr. defeated George Dupree<br \/>\nMO. Title Tourney: Pak-Son defeated Steve Bolus<\/p>\n<p>4\/7\/72 \u2013 Kiel Auditorium (Attendance: 7501)<br \/>\nNWA Champion Dory Funk Jr. defeated Jerry Brisco two straight falls, when Brisco could not continue after losing the first fall to Funk\u2019s spinning toehold<br \/>\nJack Brisco and Harley Race went to a 20-minute draw as the survivors of a tag elimination bout sending Brisco, Pat O\u2019Connor and Rufus R. Jones against Race, Cowboy Bill Watts and Pak-Son. 1-Watts defeated O\u2019Connor. 2-Jones defeated Pak-Son. 3-Watts and Jones were both counted out outside the ring.<br \/>\nJohnny Valentine defeated Big Bill Miller via DQ<br \/>\nBob Geigel defeated Sonny Myers<br \/>\nEthel Johnson defeated Marva Scott<br \/>\nBob Roop and Hans Schmidt defeated Sonny Myers (sub for Luis Martinez) and Terry Martin. 1-Schmidt defeated Myers. 2-Myers defeated Schmidt. 3-Roop defeated Martin.<\/p>\n<p>4\/8\/72 \u2013 &#8220;Championship Wrestling&#8221; TV<br \/>\nSteve Bolus draw Jack Black<br \/>\nPak-Son defeated Hector Lopez<br \/>\nJerry Brisco and Frankie Gurerro defeated Al Ramsey and Frank Marconi. 1-Brisco beat Ramsey. 2-Brisco defeated Marconi.<\/p>\n<p>4\/15\/72 \u2013 &#8220;Championship Wrestling&#8221; TV<br \/>\nJack Brisco defeated Jack Black<br \/>\nMO. Title Tourney: Harley Race defeated Jerry Brisco when Brisco was DQ&#8217;ed for brother Jack attacking Race<br \/>\nBob Roop and Big Bill Miller no decision Johnny Valentine and Billy Howard. 1-Roop beat Howard. 2-Valentine defeated Roop. 3-Miller and Valentine were both counted out outside the ring.<\/p>\n<p>4\/21\/72 \u2013 Kiel Auditorium (at. 7051)<br \/>\nJohnny Valentine won a Texas Death Match over Big Bill Miller<br \/>\nHarley Race no decision Jack Brisco. Each man won one fall before they collided in the third fall, as Race was counted out on the mat and Brisco was counted out outside the ring.<br \/>\nDick the Bruiser and Pat O\u2019Connor defeated Pak-Son and Blackjack Lanza, with Bobby Heenan. 1-Lanza defeated O\u2019Connor. 2-O\u2019Connor defeated Lanza. 3-Bruiser defeated Pak-Son.<br \/>\nRufus R. Jones defeated Angelo Poffo (sub for Hans Schmidt)<br \/>\nBlackjack Mulligan, now w\/Bobby Heenan, draw Wilbur Snyder<br \/>\nMoose Cholak (sub for Bob Roop) and Dan Miller defeated Ronnie Etchison and Billy Howard. 1-Etchison defeated Miller. 2-Miller defeated Howard. 3-Cholak defeated Etchison.<\/p>\n<p>4\/22\/72 \u2013 &#8220;Championship Wrestling&#8221; TV<br \/>\nBig Bill Miller defeated Frank Diamond<br \/>\nMO. Title Tourney: Harley Race defeated Terry Martin<br \/>\nJohnny Valentine defeated Jack Black<br \/>\nBob Roop and Pat O\u2019Connor draw<\/p>\n<p>4\/29\/72 \u2013 &#8220;Championship Wrestling&#8221; TV<br \/>\nNick Adams defeated Billy Howard<br \/>\nMO. Title Tourney: Harley Race defeated Pat O\u2019Connor after an extra 5-minute session past the original 15-minute limit which ended in a draw.<br \/>\nJohnny Valentine defeated Dick Richie<br \/>\nRonnie Etchison defeated Frank Diamond<\/p>\n<p>5\/6\/72 \u2013 &#8220;Championship Wrestling&#8221; TV<br \/>\nHarley Race defeated Tom Novak<br \/>\nRonnie Etchison defeated Dick Richie<br \/>\nJohnny Valentine defeated Nick Adams<br \/>\nPat O\u2019Connor defeated Tom Reesman<\/p>\n<p>5\/12\/72 \u2013 Kiel Auditorium (Attendance: 6249)<br \/>\nDick the Bruiser won a handicap tag bout over Bobby Heenan, Blackjack Mulligan and Blackjack Lanza by pinning Mulligan<br \/>\nJohnny Valentine and Rufus R. Jones defeated Terry Funk and Dory Funk Sr. when Jones defeated Senior<br \/>\nHarley Race defeated Don Curtis<br \/>\nPat O\u2019Connor defeated Moose Cholak<br \/>\nBetty Niccoli defeated Jean Antone<br \/>\nDan and Big Bill Miller defeated Billy Howard and Sonny Myers. 1-Dan defeated Myers. 2-Myers defeated Dan. 3-Bill defeated Howard.<\/p>\n<p>5\/13\/72 \u2013 &#8220;Championship Wrestling&#8221; TV<br \/>\nTerry Martin draw Bennie Ramirez<br \/>\nMo. Tourney: Harley Race defeated Tom Demarco<br \/>\nJohnny Valentine defeated Jack Black<br \/>\nRufus R. Jones defeated Nick Adams<\/p>\n<p>5\/20\/72 \u2013 &#8220;Championship Wrestling&#8221; TV<br \/>\nTerry Martin defeated Bob Sabre<br \/>\nJohnny Valentine defeated Bennie Ramirez<br \/>\nHarley Race defeated Billy Howard<br \/>\nRonnie Etchison and Rufus R. Jones defeated Nick Adams and Jack Black when Etchison defeated Adams<br \/>\nThe new Missouri Championship belt is unveiled. Valentine announces he is dropping out of Missouri title tourney due to NWA title match 6\/2.<\/p>\n<p>5\/27\/72 \u2013 &#8220;Championship Wrestling&#8221; TV<br \/>\nRoger Kirby defeated Billy Howard<br \/>\nNWA Champion Dory Funk Jr. defeated Yaso Fuji<br \/>\nHarley Race defeated Jim Padaruski<br \/>\nThe Stomper defeated Bennie Ramirez<\/p>\n<p>6\/2\/72 \u2013 Kiel Auditorium (Attendance: 8331)<br \/>\nNWA Champion Dory Funk Jr. defeated Johnny Valentine 2\/3 falls. Each man won a fall, but Valentine could not continue in the third fall after losing the second to Funk\u2019s spinning toehold.<br \/>\nJack Brisco, Rufus R. Jones and Pat O\u2019Connor defeated Pak-Son, Harley Race and Big Bill Miller when Jones defeated Pak-Son<br \/>\nThe Stomper (originally The Mongolian Stomper) defeated Hans Schmidt<br \/>\nBetty Niccoli defeated Donna Lemke<br \/>\nLord Littlebrook defeated Tiny Todd<br \/>\nMoose Cholak and Dan Miller defeated Terry Martin and Ronnie Etchison. 1-Cholak beat Etchison. 2-Etchison defeated Cholak. 3-Miller defeated Martin.<\/p>\n<p>6\/3\/72 \u2013 &#8220;Championship Wrestling&#8221; TV<br \/>\nYaso Fuji draw Terry Martin<br \/>\nHarley Race defeated Harry Lane<br \/>\nThe Stomper, Jim Padaruski and Billy Howard defeated Bennie Ramirez, Carl Cox and Roger Kirby. 1-Howard defeated Ramirez. 2-Kox defeated Howard. 3-Stomper defeated Cox.<\/p>\n<p>Out-of-town wrestling shows were telecast from 6\/10\/72 through 7\/29\/72<\/p>\n<p>The program was moved back to the Khorassan Room of the Chase-Park Plaza Hotel. Sam Menacker became the commentator, with Mickey Garagiola doing the ring announcing. Note the change in the name of the TV program back to WatC<\/p>\n<p>8\/5\/72 \u2013 &#8220;Wrestling at the Chase&#8221;<br \/>\nRoger Kirby defeated Billy Howard<br \/>\nHarley Race defeated Roy Bess<br \/>\nCowboy Bob Ellis defeated Joe Chun<br \/>\nThe Stomper (originally Mongolian Stomper) won two straight falls over Juan Sebastian<\/p>\n<p>8\/12\/72 \u2013 &#8220;Wrestling at the Chase&#8221;<br \/>\nBilly Howard draw Juan Sebastian<br \/>\nCowboy Bob Ellis defeated Chati Yokouchi<br \/>\nHarley Race defeated Bobby Whitlock<br \/>\nRoger Kirby and Yaso Fuji defeated The Stomper and Roy Bess. Kirby defeated Bess for the only fall within the curfew.<\/p>\n<p>8\/18\/72 \u2013 Kiel Auditorium (Attendance: 7747)<br \/>\nJack Brisco defeated Harley Race<br \/>\nGene Kiniski defeated Cowboy Bob Ellis<br \/>\nPat O\u2019Connor and Rufus R. Jones defeated Von Raschke and Moose Cholak when O\u2019Connor defeated Cholak<br \/>\nThe Stomper defeated Stan Pulaski<br \/>\nDick the Bruiser defeated Blackjack Mulligan (sub for Jack Lanza) via DQ<br \/>\nRoger Kirby and Yaso Fuji defeated Les Thornton and Omar Atlas. 1-Fuji beat Thornton. 2-Thornton defeated Fuji. 3-Kirby defeated Atlas.<\/p>\n<p>8\/19\/72 \u2013 &#8220;Wrestling at the Chase&#8221;<br \/>\nRoger Kirby defeated Roy Bess<br \/>\nThe Stomper defeated Joe Chun<br \/>\nHarley Race defeated Billy Howard<br \/>\nYaso Fuji draw Bobby Whitlock, each man winning one fall within curfew<\/p>\n<p>8\/26\/72 \u2013 &#8220;Wrestling at the Chase&#8221; (Larry Matysik returns as \u201ccolor\u201d commentator with Sam Menacker)<br \/>\nRoger Kirby draw Steve Bolus<br \/>\nRufus R. Jones defeated Rick O\u2019Toole<br \/>\nThe Stomper defeated Jim Preacher<br \/>\nHarley Race defeated John Novak two straight falls<\/p>\n<p>9\/2\/72 \u2013 &#8220;Wrestling at the Chase&#8221;<br \/>\nRufus R. Jones defeated Jimmy Honda<br \/>\nHarley Race defeated Emanuel Veach<br \/>\nThe Stomper defeated Tom Reesman<br \/>\nYaso Fuji and Roger Kirby defeated Bobby Whitlock and Steve Bolus. Kirby beat Whitlock for the lone fall within curfew.<\/p>\n<p>9\/8\/72 \u2013 Kiel Auditorium (Attendance: 6224)<br \/>\nGene Kiniski defeated Jack Brisco<br \/>\nDick the Bruiser and Steve Bolus won a handicap match over Roger Kirby when Bruiser beat Kirby; Bolus never entered the ring.<br \/>\nThe Stomper was the winner of a tag elimination bout sending Stomper, Cowboy Bob Ellis and Pat O\u2019Connor against Harley Race, Pak-Son and Von Raschke. 1-Raschke beat Ellis. 2-O\u2019Connor defeated Pak-Son. 3-Raschke defeated O\u2019Connor. 4-Stomper defeated Race. 5-Stomper defeated Raschke.<br \/>\nRufus R. Jones and Blackjack Lanza draw<br \/>\nLes Thornton defeated Moose Cholak via DQ<br \/>\nOmar Atlas defeated Yaso Fuji<\/p>\n<p>9\/9\/72 \u2013 &#8220;Wrestling at the Chase&#8221;<br \/>\nRufus R. Jones defeated Jim Preacher<br \/>\nThe Stomper defeated Rick O\u2019Toole<br \/>\nHarley Race defeated Steve Bolus<br \/>\nRoger Kirby defeated Billy Howard<\/p>\n<p>9\/16\/72 \u2013 &#8220;Wrestling at the Chase&#8221;<br \/>\nMo. Tourney: Harley Race won the Missouri title by beating Pak-Son. Bill Watts was disqualified for not appearing.<br \/>\nNWA Champion Dory Funk Jr. and Pat O\u2019Connor defeated Yaso Fuji and Chati Yokouchi when O\u2019Connor defeated Yokouchi<br \/>\nFunk and O\u2019Connor were then challenged by Gene Kiniski and Harley Race. Sam Muchnick agreed to the bout. Kiniski and Race won when Race defeated Funk after Kiniski attacked Funk outside the ring.<br \/>\nRufus R. Jones defeated Juan Sebastian<\/p>\n<p>9\/22\/72 \u2013 Kiel Auditorium (Attendance: 7143)<br \/>\nMissouri Champion Harley Race defeated Dick the Bruiser 2\/3 falls. Both won one fall when Bruiser injured his knee in the second fall and could not continue.<br \/>\nRufus R. Jones won a Texas Death Match over Blackjack Lanza (In the next \u201cWrestling News&#8221; magazine for 10\/13, Sam Muchnick declared that the referee did not understand what a Death Match was and that the bout should not have been stopped when it was)<br \/>\nCowboy Bob Ellis and Pat O\u2019Connor draw Hans Schmidt and Big Bill Miller with no falls scored within the 30-minute limit<br \/>\nThe Stomper defeated Von Raschke via DQ<br \/>\nBetty Niccoli defeated Belle Starr<br \/>\nRonnie Etchison and Steve Bolus defeated Dan Miller and Juan Sebastian. 1-Miller beat Bolus. 2-Bolus defeated Miller. 3-Etchison defeated Sebastian.<\/p>\n<p>9\/23\/72 \u2013 &#8220;Wrestling at the Chase&#8221;<br \/>\nThe Stomper defeated Billy Howard<br \/>\nGene Kiniski defeated Steve Bolus<br \/>\nNWA Champion Dory Funk Jr. defeated Yaso Fuji<br \/>\nRufus R. Jones defeated Chati Yokouchi<\/p>\n<p>9\/30\/72 \u2013 &#8220;Wrestling at the Chase&#8221;<br \/>\nThe Stomper defeated Chati Yokouchi<br \/>\nNWA Champion Dory Funk Jr. no contest Steve Bolus because Funk refused to accept victory after Bolus was injured<br \/>\nGene Kiniski defeated Billy Howard<br \/>\nYaso Fuji draw Hank James<\/p>\n<p>10\/7\/72 \u2013 &#8220;Wrestling at the Chase&#8221;<br \/>\nHarley Race defeated Chati Yokouchi<br \/>\nGene Kiniski defeated Hank James<br \/>\nNWA Champion Dory Funk Jr. defeated Juan Sebastian<br \/>\nThe Stomper defeated Yaso Fuji<\/p>\n<p>10\/13\/72 \u2013 Kiel Auditorium (Attendance: 10,881)<br \/>\nNWA Champion Dory Funk Jr. won 2\/3 falls over Gene Kiniski<br \/>\nMissouri Champion Harley Race won 2\/3 falls over Pat O\u2019Connor<br \/>\nHans Schmidt and Big Bill Miller defeated Cowboy Bob Ellis and Jack Brisco when Miller defeated Ellis<br \/>\nThe Stomper defeated George Hultz<br \/>\nSteve Bolus defeated Juan Sebastian<br \/>\nAl Costello and Don Kent, billed as The Kangaroos, defeated Guy Mitchell and Ronnie Etchison. 1-Kent defeated Etchison. 2-Mitchell defeated Kent. 3-Kent beat Mitchell<\/p>\n<p>10\/14\/72 \u2013 &#8220;Wrestling at the Chase&#8221;<br \/>\nSteve Bolus defeated George Amell<br \/>\nBig Bill Miller and Harley Race defeated Bobby Whitlock and Rufus R. Jones when Miller defeated Whitlock. Brief skirmish between Race and The Stomper after the bout.<br \/>\nThe Stomper defeated Armando Rodriguez<\/p>\n<p>10\/21\/72 \u2013 &#8220;Wrestling at the Chase&#8221;<br \/>\nThe Stomper defeated Carlos Colon<br \/>\nBig Bill Miller defeated Caesar Bavan<br \/>\nSteve Bolus and Pat O\u2019Connor defeated Harley Race and Armando Rodriguez. 1-Race beat Bolus. 2-Bolus defeated Rodriguez. 3-O\u2019Connor defeated Rodriguez.<br \/>\nRufus R. Jones defeated George Amell<\/p>\n<p>10\/28\/72 \u2013 &#8220;Wrestling at the Chase&#8221;<br \/>\nThe Stomper defeated Rocky Montana<br \/>\nBig Bill Miller defeated Steve Hagan<br \/>\nHarley Race defeated Billy Howard<br \/>\nRufus R. Jones defeated Frank Martinez<\/p>\n<p>11\/3\/72 \u2013 Kiel Auditorium (Attendance: 6644)<br \/>\nMissouri Champion Harley Race won 2\/3 falls over The Stomper<br \/>\nRufus R. Jones defeated Big Bill Miller<br \/>\nJack Brisco and Pat O\u2019Connor defeated Dan Miller and Hans Schmidt when Brisco beat Schmidt<br \/>\nEthel Johnson defeated Marva Scott<br \/>\nGuy Mitchell draw George Hultz<br \/>\nSteve Bolus and Ben Justice defeated Al Costello and Don Kent, The Kangaroos. 1-Kent defeated Bolus. 2-Justice defeated Kent. 3-Bolus defeated Costello.<\/p>\n<p>11\/4\/72 \u2013 &#8220;Wrestling at the Chase&#8221;<br \/>\nSteve Bolus defeated Rocky Montana<br \/>\nHarley Race defeated Frank Martinez<br \/>\nPat O\u2019Connor defeated Yaso Fuji<br \/>\nThe Stomper defeated Juan Sebastian<\/p>\n<p>11\/11\/72 \u2013 &#8220;Wrestling at the Chase&#8221;<br \/>\nBig Bill Miller defeated Billy Howard<br \/>\nRufus R. Jones and Pat O\u2019Connor defeated Yaso Fuji and Chati Yokouchi. 1-O\u2019Connor beat Yokouchi. 2-Jones defeated Fuji.<br \/>\nHarley Race defeated Steve Bolus<\/p>\n<p>11\/17\/72 \u2013 Kiel Auditorium (Attendance: 5515)<br \/>\nJohnny Valentine and Jack Brisco won a non-title handicap match over Missouri Champion Harley Race. Valentine and Race went for the full one-hour limit, Brisco never entered the ring, and Race had to forfeit the decision.<br \/>\nLittle Bobo Johnson won a midget Wrestle Royal over in order out Farmer Pete, Cowboy Lang, Billy the Kid and Little Tokyo<br \/>\nRufus R. Jones and Pat O\u2019Connor defeated Hans Schmidt and Dan Miller when Jones beat Miller<br \/>\nBig Bill Miller defeated Steve Bolus<br \/>\nGuy Mitchell defeated Hank James via DQ<br \/>\nJim Steele (later to be George Steele) defeated Ben Justice<\/p>\n<p>11\/18\/72 \u2013 &#8220;Wrestling at the Chase&#8221;<br \/>\nRufus R. Jones defeated Juan Sebastian<br \/>\nBig Bill Miller draw Pat O\u2019Connor<br \/>\nThe Stomper, Steve Hagan and Steve Bolus defeated Frank Martinez, Yaso Fuji and Chati Yokouchi. 1-Bolus defeated Martinez. 2-Fuji defeated Hagan. 3-Stomper defeated Yokouchi.<\/p>\n<p>11\/25\/72 \u2013 &#8220;Wrestling at the Chase&#8221;<br \/>\nBilly Howard and Omar Atlas draw<br \/>\nRufus R. Jones defeated Armando Rodriguez<br \/>\nPat O\u2019Connor defeated Chati Yokouchi<br \/>\nHarley Race defeated Caesar Bavan<\/p>\n<p>12\/1\/72 \u2013 Kiel Auditorium (Attendance: 8702)<br \/>\nNWA Champion Dory Funk Jr. draw Rufus R. Jones, as each man won one fall within the one-hour limit<br \/>\nJack and Jerry Brisco defeated Dan and Big Bill Miller when Jerry defeated Dan Missouri Champion Harley Race defeated Guy Mitchell<br \/>\nJohnny Valentine defeated Hans Schmidt<br \/>\nJim Steele defeated Billy Howard<br \/>\nJuan Sebastian and Bennie Ramirez defeated Ben Justice and Steve Bolus. 1-Sebastian beat Bolus. 2-Bolus defeated Ramirez. 3-Ramirez defeated Justice.<\/p>\n<p>12\/2\/72 \u2013 &#8220;Wrestling at the Chase&#8221;<br \/>\nSteve Bolus defeated Billy Howard<br \/>\nHarley Race defeated Bob Hamil (originally George Amell)<br \/>\nOmar Atlas and Bobby Whitlock defeated Chati Yokouchi and Yaso Fuji. 1-Fuji beat Whitlock. 2-Whitlock defeated Yokouchi. 3-Atlas defeated Fuji.<\/p>\n<p>12\/9\/72 \u2013 &#8220;Wrestling at the Chase&#8221;<br \/>\nBilly Howard defeated Armando Rodriguez<br \/>\nHarley Race defeated Bobby Whitlock<br \/>\nPat O\u2019Connor, Omar Atlas and Steve Bolus won a tag elimination bout as all three survived against Juan Sebastian, Chati Yokouchi and Yaso Fuji. 1-Bolus defeated Yokouchi. 2-Atlas defeated Sebastian. 3-O\u2019Connor defeated Fuji.<\/p>\n<p>12\/16\/72 \u2013 &#8220;Wrestling at the Chase&#8221;<br \/>\nOmar Atlas defeated Billy Howard<br \/>\nHarley Race double DQ Johnny Valentine. 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