World Series 1st 2nd 3rd 4th 5th 6th
Sumo Hall 1974 1976 1977 _ _ _
Japanese League 1978 IWE Tag Title Tournament 1977




1st World Series


 November 4 - December 19, 1968

1.Billy Robinson (winner)3
2.Toyonobori-
3.George Gordienko-
4.Michael Nandor-
5.Peter Maivia-
6.Thunder Sugiyama-
7.The Great Kusatsu-
8.Ray Golden Apollo-
9.???-
10.John Silver-
11.Ray Hunter-

Note: All participants started with 10 points and are eliminated
when they reach 0 points. A draw loses one point, a DQ loss is
two points, and any other loss is three points. By winning the
tournament, Robinson became the first IWE Champion.

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2nd World Series


 March 11 - May 14, 1970

1.Strong Kobayashi?
?.Thunder Sugiyama?
?.The Great Kusatsu?
?.Chuji Tanaka?
?.Kiyomigawa?
?.Ivan Strogoff?
?.Gran Padini?
?.Big Comanchero?
?.Jimmy D'Arrast?
?.Maximillian Conde?
Grand Final
Kobayashi pinned Robinson (15:22)
Robinson pinned Kobayashi (21:25)
Robinson pinned Kobayashi (23:21)

Note: The first round consisted of the foreigners wrestling the Japanese.
The top point-getter in each category would then wrestle in the semi-final.
Robinson was seeded directly into the final due to winning the first World Series.

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3rd World Series


 April 2 - May 18, 1971

1.Giant Rousimoff (winner)2
2.Billy Robinson1
3.Karl Gotch1
4.Thunder Sugiyama-
5.The Great Kusatsu-
6.Jack Claybourne-
7.Dr. Death (Moose Morowski)-
8.Butch Matthews-
9.Sean Regan-
10.Magnum Clement-
11.Taro Kuroshia-
12.Rusher Kimura-

Note: All participants started with 7 points and are eliminated
when they reach 0 points. A draw loses one point, a DQ loss
is two points, and any other loss is three points.

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4th World Series


 March 27 - May 6, 1972

1.Baron Von Raschke6
2.Rusher Kimura4
3.Ray Golden Apollo2
4.Ivan ???0
1.Giant Rousimoff5
2.Don Leo Jonathon5
3.Thunder Sugiyama2
4.Tito Kopa0
1.Strong Kobayashi (winner)6
2.Horst Hoffman4
3.George Gordienko2
4.Ali Baba0
Second Chance Brackets
1.Don Leo Jonathon4
2.Rusher Kimura2
3.Horst Hoffman0
Semi-Finals
Rousimoff pinned Raschke (23:54)
Kobayashi pinned Jonathon (23:41)

Grand Final
Rousimoff pinned Kobayashi
Kobayashi beat Rousimoff via DQ
Kobayashi beat Rousimoff via countout

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5th World Series


 February 27 - March 26 1973

1.Rusher Kimura (winner)6
2.Lars Anderson6
3.Strong Kobayashi5
4.Isamu Teranishi4
5.Moose Cholak4
6.Chuji Tanaka2
7.???1
8.???0
1.The Great Kusatsu6
2.Blackjack Mulligan6
3.Mighty Inoue5
4.William Hall4
5.Animal Hamaguchi3
6.Dale Lewis2
7.Tektsugu Ooisi1
8.Greg Gagne0
Semi-Finals
Kusatsu DKO Anderson (20:08)
Kimura pinned Mulligan (25:03)

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Sumo Hall 1974


 November 20, 1974 in Tokyo, Japan
Sumo Hall drawing ???
  1. AWA Tag Champs Nick Bockwinkel & Ray Stevens beat IWA Tag Champs Rusher Kimura & Great Kusatsu (29:00) in three falls.
    • Kimura beat Bockwinkel (14:22).
    • Bockwinkel beat Kimura (21:41).
    • Kimura & Kusatsu were DQed (29:00).

  2. AWA World Champ Verne Gagne drew Bill Robinson (45:44) in three falls.
    • Gagne beat Robinson (20:48).
    • Robinson beat Gagne (36:09).
    • Both men were counted out (45:44).
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Sumo Hall 1976


 March 28, 1976 in Tokyo, Japan
Sumo Hall drawing ???
  1. IWE Champ Rusher Kimura drew Jumbo Tsuruta (28:00) in three falls.
    • The third fall ended in a double pin (28:00).
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IWE Tag Team Title Tournament 1977


 February 27 - March 25, 1977

Rusher Kimura & Shiyouzou Ooiyama__
                                   |Quinn & Von Hess______
John Quinn & Kurt Von Hess_________|                      |
                                                          |Quinn & Von Hess______
Ryuma Go & Thunder Sugiyama________                       |                      |
                                   |Go & Sugiyama_________|                      |
Jack Claybourne & Jirou Inatsuma___|                                             |
                                                                                 |Quinn & Von Hess__
Mad Dog Vachon & Gypsy Joe_________                                              |
                                   |Vachon & Gypsy Joe____                       |
The Great Kusatsu & Mighty Inoue___|                      |                      |
                                                          |Hamaguchi & Teranishi_|
The Cuban Assassins________________                       |
                                   |Hamaguchi & Teranishi_|
Animal Hamaguchi & Isamu Teranishi_|
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6th World Series


 February 27 - March 26, 1977

1.Rusher Kimura (winner)14
2.The Great Kusatsu11
3.John Quinn10
4.Kurt Von Hess9
5.Shiyouzou Ooiyama5
6.Goro Tsurumi3
7.Jack Claybourne3
8.Cuban Assassin #21
1.Gypsy Joe12
2.Mad Dog Vachon11
3.Mighty Inoue11
4.Animal Hamaguchi10
5.Isamu Teranishi5
6.Ryuma Go4
7.Jirou Inatsuma3
8.Cuban Assassin #10

Grand Final: Kimura pinned Vachon (16:09)

Note: Gypsy Joe and Inoue were injured and couldn't compete in the final.

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Sumo Hall 1977


 March 26, 1977 in Tokyo, Japan
Sumo Hall drawing ???
  1. Tsutomu Yonemura beat Ichisada Wakamatsu.

  2. Goro Tsurumi beat Akio Murasaki.

  3. Tadaharu Tanaka & Shizouzou Ooiyama beat Jerry Morrow & Snake Amami.

  4. Hiroshi Yagi beat Cuban Assassin #2.

  5. Thunder Sugiyama beat Cuban Assasin #1.

  6. Isamu Teranishi beat Eddie Morrow.

  7. Mighty Inoue drew Gypsy Joe.

  8. Great Kusatsu & Animal Hamaguchi beat John Quinn & Kurt Von Hess (18:35) in three falls to win IWA Tag Title.
    • Hess beat Hamaguchi (12:56).
    • Quinn & Hess were DQed (16:01).
    • Hamaguchi beat Hess (18:35).

  9. Rusher Kimura pinned Mad Dog Vachon (16:09) to win the 6th World Series.
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Japanese League


 November 3 - 30, 1978

1.Toru Tanaka21
2.Mr. Sakurada19
3.Mighty Inoue16
4.Mr. Hito14
5.The Great Kusatsu12
6.Rocky Haneda10
7.Motoji Okuma8
8.Shoukichi Ryou0
1.Rusher Kimura (winner)21
2.Kim Duk20
3.Dean Ho18
4.Takashi Ishikawa15
5.Animal Hamaguchi11
6.The Great Kojika11
7.Isamu Teranishi6
8.Goro Tsurumi4

Rusher Kimura_____
                  |Kimura___
Kim Duk___________|         |
                            |Kimura___
Dean Ho___________          |         |
                  |Ho_______|         |
Takashi Ishikawa__|                   |
                                      |Kimura___
Jumbo Tsuruta_____                    |
                  |Tsuruta__          |
Mighty Inoue______|         |         |
                            |Tanaka___|
Toru Tanaka_______          |
                  |Tanaka___|
Mr. Sakurada______|

Note: Tsuruta was seeded directly into the elimination tournament.

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