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According to Wrestling Title Histories Volume 4 published by Royal Duncan and Gary Will, Verne Gagne was awarded the AWA World Title on August 16, 1960 after NWA Champion Pat O'Connor failed to defend against Gagne in a 90 day period. 8/16/60 Minneapolis, MN AWA Tag Team Champions Tiny Mills & Stan Kowalski no contest Verne Gagne & Joe Scarpello when the ring broke Gene Kiniski beat Don Man Mountain Campbell in 7:10 Bob Geigel beat George Grant via pin in 12:02 Len Montana beat John Swenski via pin in 6:23 Att: 6,213 8/19/60 Mankato, MN Stan Kowalski beat Joe Scarpello Man Mountain Campbell beat Tiny Mills Roy McClarty drew Len Montana 8/30/60 Minneapolis, MN Verne Gagne & Joe Scarpello beat AWA Tag Team Champions Tiny Mills & Stan Kowalski dq Gene Kiniski beat Bob Rasmussen Roy McClarty beat Bill Wright Len Montana beat George Grant 9/8/60 Mankato, MN AWA Champion Verne Gagne beat Stan Kowalski Gene Kiniski beat Larry Hennig Len Montana beat George Grant Att: 1,025 9/10/60 St. Paul, MN @ Armory AWA Tag Team Champions Tiny Mills & Stan Kowalski beat Joe Scarpello & Roy McClarty Gene Kiniski beat Aldo Bogni in 13:20 Len Montana beat Jack Allen via pin in 21:55 Bob Rassmussen beat Tiger Joe Tomasso via pin in 10:15 Att: 2,894 9/13/60 Minneapolis, MN Gene Kiniski beat Stan Kowalski via pin in 15:05 Joe Scarpello beat Tiny Mills dq Len Montana beat Bill Wright in 15:08 Bob Geigel beat Floyd Ude via pin in 17:42 Att: 3,289 9/17/60 St. Paul, MN @ Auditorium AWA Tag Team Champions Tiny Mills & Stan Kowalski beat Roy McClarty & Joe Scarpello Gene Kiniski beat Aldo Bogni Len Montana beat Jack Allen Bob Rasmussen beat Joe Tomasso 9/24/60 St. Paul, MN @ Auditorium Hard Boiled Haggerty (sub Gene Kiniski) & Len Montana beat Tiny Mills & Stan Kowalski 2/3 to win AWA Tag Team Title 1 Kowalski pinned Montana in 11:45 2 Montana pinned Kowalski in 5:20 3 Haggerty pinned Kowalski in 6:20 (titles were returned to Mills and Kowalski due to the substitution) Joe Scarpello beat Black Jack Daniels in 19:43 Roy McClarty beat Sailor Jim Clark with a sleeper hold in 8:30 Bob Rasmussen drew Pepper Martin 20:00 Att: 7,412 9/27/60 Hastings AWA Tag Team Champions Tiny Mills & Stan Kowalski beat Bob Rasmussen & Roy McClarty 10/1/60 St. Paul, MN @ Armory Gene Kiniski beat Tiny Mills in 16:45 Hard Boiled Haggerty beat Joe Scarpello Roy McClarty beat Len Montana dq Pepper Martin drew Jim Hady Att: 3,502 10/4/60 Minneapolis, MN Hard Boiled Haggerty & Len Montana beat Tiny Mills & Stan Kowalski to win AWA Tag Team Title Joe Scarpello beat Pepper Martin via pin Bob Geigel beat Guy Hill via pin Jim Hady beat Black Jack Daniels via pin 10/5/60 Mankato, MN Hard Boiled Haggerty beat Tiny Mills dq Stan Kowalski drew Joe Scarpello Ella St. John beat Mars Monroe Bob Rasmussen beat George Grant 10/5/60 Fargo, ND Jim Hady beat Larry Hennig 10/8/60 St. Paul, MN @ Armory Referee Larry Hennig Gene Kiniski beat Stan Kowalski via pin AWA Tag Team Champions Hard Boiled Haggerty & Len Montana beat Joe Scarpello & Pepper Martin Roy McClarty beat George Grant Guy Hill beat Jack Allen Att: 2,446 10/11/60 Minneapolis, MN AWA Tag Team Champions Hard Boiled Haggerty & Len Montana beat Tiny Mills & Stan Kowalski Gene Kiniski beat Roy McClarty Joe Scarpello drew Jim Hady Bob Geigel beat Pepper Martin Att: 5,784 10/15/60 St. Paul, MN @ Armory Gene Kiniski beat Tiny Mills Hard Boiled Haggerty beat Bob Rasmussen Joe Scarpello beat Len Montana dq Don Eagle beat Black Jack Daniels Stan Kowalski beat Guy Hill via pin Att: 2,613 10/18/60 Minneapolis, MN Hard Boiled Haggerty beat Tiny Mills Gene Kiniski beat Stan Kowalski Roy McClarty beat Len Montana dq Don Eagle beat Pepper Martin via pin Att: 3,046 Note: Another listing has an additional result Joe Scarpello beat George Grant. 10/19/60 Mason City, IA @ Roosevelt Fieldhouse Tiny Mills & Stan Kowalski vs Verne Gagne & Joe Scarpello Gene Kiniski vs Bob Rasmussen Annette Palmer vs Mars Monroe 10/22/60 St. Paul, MN @ Armory Referee Larry Hennig Hard Boiled Haggerty no contest Stan Kowalski Len Montana beat Tiny Mills Joe Scarpello beat Pepper Martin Don Eagle beat Aldo Bogni Guy Hill beat Black Jack Daniels Att: 2,307 10/25/60 Minneapolis, MN @ Auditorium Gene Kiniski beat AWA Champion Verne Gagne dq AWA Tag Team Champions Hard Boiled Haggerty & Len Montana drew Roy McClarty & Joe Scarpello Don Eagle beat Black Jack Daniels (sub Stan Kowalski) Jim Hady drew Bob Geigel 10/26/60 Mankato, MN AWA Tag Team Champions Hard Boiled Haggerty & Len Montana beat Don Eagle & Bob Rasmussen Jim Hady beat George Grant Pepper Martin beat Guy Hill Att: 300 10/29/60 St. Paul, MN @ Armory AWA Tag Team Champions Hard Boiled Haggerty & Len Montana beat Don Eagle & Joe Scarpello dq Gene Kiniski beat Roy McClarty Bob Rasmussen beat Kurt Von Brawner Larry Hennig beat Paul DeMarco Att: 2,326 11/1/60 Minneapolis, MN @ Auditorium AWA Champion Verne Gagne beat Gene Kiniski dq in 25:00 when Kiniski attacked referee Bronko Nagurski Joe Scarpello beat Hard Boiled Haggerty dq in 14:00 Len Montana beat Roy McClarty Don Eagle beat George Scott via pin in 11:42 Jim Hady beat Pepper Martin via pin in 20:15 att: 5,387 11/2/60 Duluth, MN Gene Kiniski beat Joe Scarpello Bob Rasmussen beat Hard Boiled Haggerty dq Len Montana vs Guy Hill Pepper Martin vs Blackjack Daniels 11/2/60 Fargo, ND Larry Hennig beat George Scott 11/5/60 St. Paul, MN @ Armory AWA Tag Team Champions Hard Boiled Haggerty & Len Montana no contest Joe Scarpello & Jim Hady (sub Don Eagle) Gene Kiniski beat Floyd Ude Al Szasz beat Black Jack Daniels via pin Bob Rasmussen beat George Scott via pin 11/9/60 Fargo, ND Bob Rasmussen beat Larry Hennig Larry Hennig beat Guy Hill 11/10/60 Rochester, MN Verne Gagne beat Hard Boiled Haggerty dq Len Montana beat Roy McClarty Bob Geigel drew Jim Hady Bob Rasmussen beat George Grant Att: 1,300 11/12/60 St. Paul, MN @ Armory Referee Roy McClarty Joe Scarpello & Jim Hady beat AWA Tag Team Champions Hard Boiled Haggerty & Len Montana dq Gene Kiniski beat Nick Roberts Wilbur Snyder beat Buddy Blake in 55 seconds Bob Rasmussen beat John Swenski via pin 11/15/60 Minneapolis, MN @ Auditorium Gene Kiniski beat Len Montana via pin in 11:30 after Montana butted the ringpost when Kiniski moved out of the way Hard Boiled Haggerty beat Nick Roberts via pin in 13:45 Wilbur Snyder beat Aldo Bogni by submission in 7:15 Bob Geigel beat Bob Rasmussen in 18:03 Jim Hady beat John Swenski in 14:30 att: 2,974 11/16/60 Duluth, MN Gene Kiniski vs Joe Scarpello AWA Tag Team Champions Hard Boiled Haggerty & Len Montana vs Jim Hady & Bob Rasmussen Wilbur Snyder vs Nick Roberts 11/18/60 Mankato, MN AWA Tag Team Champions Hard Boiled Haggerty & Len Montana beat Joe Pazandak & Joe Scarpello Wilbur Snyder beat Nick Roberts Joe Scarpello beat Len Montana 11/19/60 St. Paul, MN AWA Tag Team Champions Hard Boiled Haggerty & Len Montana beat Roy McClarty & Joe Scarpello Gene Kiniski beat Nick Roberts AWA US Champion Wilbur Snyder beat Cowboy Rocky Lee Bob Rasmussen beat Bill Green 11/21/60 Austin, MN @ Armory Chief Don Eagle vs Bob Geigel Hard Boiled Haggerty vs Jim Hady Larry Hennig vs Len Montana 11/24/60 Rochester, MN AWA Tag Team Champions Hard Boiled Haggerty & Len Montana no contest Roy McClarty & Jim Hady Mars Monroe beat Lady Atlas Bob Geigel drew Nick Roberts Jim Hady beat Len Montana Referee: Joe Valento att: 2,100 11/24/60 St. Paul, MN @ Auditorium AWA Champion Verne Gagne beat Gene Kiniski Joe Scarpello beat Bill Brown via pin Judy Glover & Annette Palmer beat Lorraine Johnson & Ella St. John Bob Rasmussen drew Larry Hennig 30:00 Att: 10,661 11/26/60 St. Paul, MN @ Armory Referee George Grant Wilbur Snyder & Roy McClarty beat AWA Tag Team Champions Hard Boiled Haggerty & Len Montana dq Joe Scarpello beat Mike Blazer via pin in 16:20 Lorraine Johnson beat Judy Glover in 16:25 Nick Roberts beat Bob Massey in 10:45 11/29/60 Minneapolis, MN AWA Tag Team Champions Hard Boiled Haggerty & Len Montana beat Verne Gagne & Joe Scarpello Gene Kiniski beat Bob Rasmussen via pin in 18:15 Wilbur Snyder beat Tommy O'Toole via pin in 4:45 Nick Roberts beat Guy Hill in 20:10 Att: 2,163 11/30/60 Duluth, MN AWA Champion Verne Gagne beat Gene Kiniski dq AWA Tag Team Champions Hard Boiled Haggerty & Len Montana beat Jim Hady & Nick Roberts Wilbur Snyder (sub Joe Scarpello) beat Larry Hennig Jim Hady drew Hard Boiled Haggerty 12/1/60 Minot, ND Bob Geigel beat Roy McClarty Aldo Bogni beat Guy Hill Nick Roberts beat George Grant 12/3/60 St. Paul, MN @ Armory Wilbur Snyder & Roy McClarty drew AWA Tag Team Champions Hard Boiled Haggerty & Len Montana Gene Kiniski beat Joe Scarpello via pin in 19:35 Bob Rasmussen beat Lou Whitson via pin in 15:25 Nick Roberts beat Bill Wright in 13:20 Att: 2,574 12/6/60 Minneapolis, MN Gene Kiniski no contest Wilbur Snyder AWA Tag Team Champions Hard Boiled Haggerty & Len Montana beat Joe Scarpello & Nick Roberts Roy McClarty drew Jim Hady Bob Geigel beat Guy Hill Att: 4,467 12/8/60 Rochester, MN AWA Tag Team Champions Hard Boiled Haggerty & Len Montana beat Roy McClarty & Jim Hady Gene Kiniski beat Floyd Ude Wilbur Snyder beat Lou Whitson Hard Boiled Haggerty drew Jim Hady att: 1,800 12/10/60 St. Paul, MN @ Armory AWA Champion Verne Gagne (sub Wilbur Snyder) beat Len Montana Hard Boiled Haggerty beat Tony LaBarba in 18:40 Joe Scarpello beat Count Corroni in 16:05 Nick Roberts beat Lou Whitson in 19:30 12/13/60 Minneapolis, MN Gene Kiniski beat Wilbur Snyder COR to win AWA US Title Roy McClarty beat Hard Boiled Haggerty dq Nick Roberts beat Len Montana dq Bob Geigel beat Lou Whitson Jim Hady beat Guy Hill in 20:27 Att: 4,031 12/14/60 Duluth, MN AWA U.S. Champion Gene Kiniski beat Nick Roberts AWA Tag Team Champions Hard Boiled Haggerty & Len Montana beat Roy McClarty & Joe Scarpello Floyd Ude beat Larry Hennig 12/17/60 St. Paul, MN Referee Duke Mercier AWA Tag Team Champions Hard Boiled Haggerty & Len Montana beat Tiny Mills & Stan Kowalski dq Jim Hady beat Larry Hennig via pin Joe Scarpello beat Paul DeMarco via pin Nick Roberts (sub Roy McClarty) beat Bill Wright Att: 2,534 12/27/60 Minneapolis, MN @ Auditorium Verne Gagne & Wilbur Snyder & Joe Scarpello beat Hard Boiled Haggerty & Len Montana & Gene Kiniski when Snyder pinned Kiniski in the 3rd fall Nick Roberts drew Bob Geigel Cowboy Bradley beat Tiny Roe via pin in 14:40 Bob Rasmussen beat Bill Wright via pin in 17:10 att: 8,976 12/29/60 Rochester, MN Texas Death Match AWA Tag Team Champions Hard Boiled Haggerty & Len Montana beat Roy McClarty & Jim Hady Joe Scarpello beat Bob Geigel dq Cowboy Bradley beat Tiny Roe Nick Roberts beat Bill Wright Att: 3,325 12/30/60 St. Paul, MN @ Armory AWA Tag Team Champions Hard Boiled Haggerty & Len Montana beat Tiny Mills & Stan Kowalski Lorraine Johnson beat Mars Monroe Jim Hady beat Bill Wright Nick Roberts beat Black Jack Daniels 12/30/60 Duluth, MN AWA Champion Verne Gagne vs Gene Kiniski 1/4/61 Duluth, MN AWA US Champion Gene Kiniski beat Tiny Mills AWA Tag Team Champions Hard Boiled Haggerty & Nick Roberts beat Joe Scarpello & Nick Roberts Lorraine Johnson beat Mars Monroe 1/10/61 Grafton Bob Geigel beat Joe Scarpello dq Lorraine Johnson beat Millie Stafford Tex McKenzie beat Larry Hennig 1/10/61 St. Paul, MN Fence Match AWA US Champion Gene Kiniski beat Wilbur Snyder Hard Boiled Haggerty beat Bob Rasmussen in 14:25 Len Montana drew Jim Hady 30:00 Roy McClarty beat Bill Wright Nick Roberts beat Speedy Larance Att: 6,017 1/11/61 Bismarck, ND AWA Champion Verne Gagne beat Aldo Bogni Hard Boiled Haggerty beat Jim Hady Roy McClarty beat Len Montana dq 1/11/61 Fargo, ND Wilbur Snyder beat Nick Roberts Annette Palmer & Millie Stafford beat Lorraine Johnson & Mars Monroe 1/12/61 Minot, ND AWA Champion Verne Gagne beat Roy McClarty Bob Geigel beat Joe Scarpello Tex McKenzie beat Len Montana dq 1/12/61 Rochester, MN Jim Hady beat Hard Boiled Haggerty Annette Palmer & Millie Stafford beat Lorraine Johnson & Mars Monroe Gene Kiniski beat Nick Roberts Lorraine Johnson beat Annette Palmer Referee: Larry Hennig att: 2,162 1/13/61 Mankato, MN Wilbur Snyder vs Bob Geigel Annette Palmer & Millie Stafford beat Lorraine Johnson & Mars Monroe Jim Hady vs Bill Wright 1/14/61 St. Paul, MN @ Armory AWA Tag Team Champions Hard Boiled Haggerty & Len Montana beat Joe Scarpello & Jim Hady Wilbur Snyder beat Nick Roberts in 16:10 Lorraine Johnson beat Millie Stafford Roy McClarty beat Blackjack Daniels in 17:35 Att: 1,972 1/17/61 Minneapolis, MN Verne Gagne & Bob Rasmussen & Wilbur Snyder beat Hard Boiled Haggerty & Len Montana 2/3 Snyder took an injured Rasmussen's place in the third fall Gene Kiniski beat Joe Scarpello via pin in 17:20 Nick Roberts drew Larry Hennig Att: 3,528 Note: Another listing has an additional result George Scott beat George Grant. 1/18/61 Duluth, MN AWA Champion Verne Gagne beat Hard Boiled Haggerty Millie Stafford & Mars Monroe beat Lorraine Johnson & Ella St. John AWA US Champion Gene Kiniski beat Nick Roberts Wilbur Snyder beat Larry Hennig 1/20/61 Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada @ Civic Auditorium Whipper Billy Watson beat Gene Kiniski on a 3rd fall dq 1 Watson beat Kiniski with a sleeper hold in 12:15 2 Kiniski pinned Watson at the 14 minute mark of the 2nd fall 3 Kiniski was dq’ed for refusing to break a choke hold. Floyd Ude & Bill Kuusisto helped referee Eakin break up the melee. Tex McKenzie (sub Wilbur Snyder) beat Nick Roberts in 13:40 Jim Hady beat Bill Wright in 16:20 Floyd Ude beat Lee Henning dq Joe Scarpello beat George Scott with a cradle hold Att: “standing room crowd of over 4,000-the largest of the season-“ Promoter: Alex Turk Notes: No mention of Kiniski’s AWA United States Title. Kuusisto said not to have wrestled in “years.” 1/20/61 Winona, MN @ State College Bob Geigel vs Bob Rasmussen Mars Monroe vs Lorraine Johnson Black Jack Daniels vs Roy McClarty 1/21/61 St. Paul, MN @ Armory Wilbur Snyder & Jim Hady beat Gene Kiniski & Bob Geigel 2/3 Joe Scarpello beat Joe Costello Roy McClarty beat Johnny Rebel George Scott beat George Grant Att: 2,015 1/23/61 Fergus Falls, MN @ Roosevelt Park High School Auditorium Bob Geigel vs Roy McClarty 2/3 60:00 Lorraine Johnson vs Millie Stafford 45:00 Tex McKenzie vs Larry Hennig 30:00 1/24/61 Minneapolis, MN AWA Tag Team Champions Hard Boiled Haggerty & Len Montana beat Verne Gagne & Wilbur Snyder with aid from Gene Kiniski AWA US Champion Gene Kiniski beat Jim Hady via pin in 14:53 Lorraine Johnson beat Millie Stafford via pin in 16:50 Joe Scarpello beat Nick Roberts via pin in 20:00 Att: 3,102 1/24/61 Grand Forks, ND Bob Geigel beat Roy McClarty Little Beaver & Red Taylor beat Tom Thumb & Sky Low Low Tom Thumb beat Red Taylor 1/25/61 Fargo, ND Bob Geigel beat Tex McKenzie Hard Boiled Haggerty & Len Montana beat Roy McClarty & Jim Hady Nick Roberts beat George Scott 1/25/61 Mankato, MN AWA US Champion Gene Kiniski beat Joe Scarpello Little Beaver & Juan Jiminez beat Sky Low Low & Tom Thumb Sky Low Low beat Little Beaver 1/26/61 Rochester, MN Hard Boiled Haggerty beat Jim Hady Little Beaver & Red Taylor beat Sky Low Low & Tom Thumb Roy McClarty beat Len Montana Referees: Joe Snyder and Johnny Carroll att: 2,250 1/29/61 St. Paul, MN @ Armory AWA US Champion Gene Kiniski beat Bob Geigel via pin in 15:10 Jim Hady beat Nick Roberts via pin in 15:50 Little Beaver & Tom Thumb beat Red Taylor & Sky Low Low Joe Scarpello beat George Scott Att: 2,210 1/31/61 Minneapolis, MN AWA Champion Verne Gagne no contest Gene Kiniski 60:00 Wilbur Snyder beat Len Montana via pin in 10:32 Hard Boiled Haggerty beat Joe Scarpello Jim Hady beat George Drake via pin in 10:05 Nick Roberts drew George Scott 20:00 Att: 5,001 2/1/61 Duluth, MN Referee: Floyd Ude AWA US Champion Gene Kiniski beat Wilbur Snyder dq AWA Tag Team Champions Hard Boiled Haggerty & Len Montana beat Jim Hady & Joe Scarpello George Drake beat Bill Wright 2/2/61 Minot, ND Bob Geigel beat Aldo Bogni Tex McKenzie beat Nick Roberts Roy McClarty beat George Scott 2/4/61 Minneapolis TV Verne Gagne beat Paul DeGalles 2/4/61 St. Paul, MN @ Armory Handicap Match Roy McClarty & Jim Hady beat Gene Kiniski when Kiniski couldn't pin both in 1 hour (Kiniski pinned McClarty in 47:00) Len Montana beat Wilbur Snyder dq Joe Scarpello beat Charles Rodriquez via pin Bob Rasmussen beat Paul DeGalles Att: 2,557 2/7/61 Fargo, ND Aldo Bogni & Tex McKenzie beat Hard Boiled Haggerty & Bob Geigel Jim Hady beat George Drake Roy McClarty beat Nick Roberts 2/8/61 Brainerd, MN @ National Guard Armory AWA Champion Verne Gagne beat Bob Geigel (sub Len Montana) via pin in 26:00 Roy McClarty beat Paul DeGalles (sub Bob Geigel) with a sleeper hold Joe Scarpello beat Bill Wright (sub Jim Hady) via pin in 15:00 after an airplane spin Att: “large crowd” 2/8/61 Duluth, MN Special Referee: Bronko Nagurski Wilbur Snyder beat AWA US Champion Gene Kiniski dq Hard Boiled Haggerty beat Nick Roberts Bob Rasmussen beat George Scott Jim Hady beat George Drake Att: 2,000 2/9/61 Rochester, MN Hard Boiled Haggerty beat AWA Champion Verne Gagne dq Jim Hady beat Len Montana Gene Kiniski beat Joe Scarpello Wilbur Snyder beat George Drake Referee: Floyd Ude Att: 2,978 2/11/61 St. Paul, MN @ Armory AWA US Champion Gene Kiniski beat Jim Hady 2/3 Joe Scarpello (sub Roy McClarty) beat Len Montana dq Bob Rassmussen beat George Drake Nick Roberts beat George Scott Att: 2,388 2/14/61 Minneapolis, MN AWA Champion Verne Gagne beat Gene Kiniski in 34:00 (fan hit Kiniski with chair) Wilbur Snyder beat Roy McClarty in 10:00 Hard Boiled Haggerty beat Nick Roberts in 12:00 Len Montana drew Jim Hady (sub George Scott) 30:00 Joe Scarpello beat Bob Rassmussen 2/15/61 Bismarck, ND Tex McKenzie beat Len Montana Aldo Bogni beat Roy McClarty Steve Druk beat Jules LaRance 2/15/61 Duluth, MN Special Referee: Bronko Nagurski Wilbur Snyder beat Gene Kiniski to win AWA US Title Joe Scarpello beat Nick Roberts George Scott beat Paul DeGalles Floyd Ude beat Blackjack Daniels 2/15/61 Fargo, ND Hard Boiled Haggerty drew Bob Geigel Jim Hady beat Bob Rasmussen Rory Hunter beat Bill Wright 2/16/61 Grand Forks, ND Bob Geigel beat Roy McClarty Aldo Bogni beat Nick Roberts Joe Scarpello beat George Scott 2/16/61 Rochester, MN Special Referee: Bronko Nagurski AWA Champion Verne Gagne beat Hard Boiled Haggerty dq Jim Hady drew Gene Kiniski Wilbur Snyder beat Nick Roberts Len Montana beat Bob Rasmussen att: 3,000 2/17/61 Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada @ Civic Auditorium Whipper Billy Watson drew Gene Kiniski when the time limit expired in the 3rd fall 1 Kiniski beat Watson in 20:00 2 Watson beat Kiniski with a sleeper hold in 12:00 3 The time limit expired before either wrestler could score the deciding fall Hard Boiled Haggerty & Len Montana beat Jim Hady & Joe Scarpello 2/3 1 Montana beat Hady in 12:15 2 Hady beat Haggerty in 1:30 3 Haggerty won 3rd fall in 11:50 Wilbur Snyder beat “Handsome” Bob Geigel by submission with an abdominal stretch in 18:30 George Scott beat Nick Roberts Att: “standing room only crowd” Promoter: Alex Turk Notes: Once again, no mention of Kiniski’s AWA US Title or the AWA Tag Title held by Haggerty & Montana. 2/20/61 Minot, ND Bob Geigel & Len Montana beat Tex McKenzie & Roy McClarty Aldo Bogni beat George Drake Roy McClarty beat Len Montana 2/21/61 St. Paul, MN @ Armory Yukon Eric in Gagne's corner AWA Champion Verne Gagne beat Gene Kiniski COR AWA Tag Team Champions Hard Boiled Haggerty & Len Montana beat Stan Kowalski & Tiny Mills Wilbur Snyder beat Nick Roberts via pin in 21:05 Jim Hady drew Bob Geigel 30:00 Att: 7,123 2/28/61 St. Paul, MN @ Armory Verne Gagne & Wilbur Snyder & Yukon Eric beat Hard Boiled Haggerty & Len Montana & Gene Kiniski Tiny Mills beat Nick Roberts via pin Jim Hady beat Stan Kowalski dq Joe Scarpello beat George Scott Att: 6,108 3/1/61 Duluth, MN Wilbur Snyder beat Gene Kiniski to win AWA US Title with help from Tiny Mills Nick Roberts beat George Scott via pin in 20:00 Jim Hady beat Krusher Kowalski in 25:00 Tiny Mills beat Joe Scarpello via pin in 21:00 3/1/61 Fargo, ND Hard Boiled Haggerty beat Bob Geigel Roy McClarty beat Len Montana Tex McKenzie beat George Drake Aldo Bogni beat Rory Hunter 3/2/61 Grank Forks, ND Roy McClarty beat Bob Geigel Aldo Bogni beat George Scott Tex McKenzie beat Nick Roberts 3/2/61 Rochester, MN Hard Boiled Haggerty beat Tiny Mills Wilbur Snyder & Jim Hady beat Gene Kiniski & Len Montana Joe Scarpello beat Stan Kowalski dq Bill Wright beat George Drake att: 2,200 3/3/61 Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada @ Civic Auditorium Referee Red Eakin Gene Kiniski dcor Wilbur Snyder in 3rd fall 1 Snyder beat Kiniski by submission with an abdominal stretch in “about 20 minutes” 2 Kiniski beat Snyder in 6:00 3 Both men were counted out of the ring. Roy McClarty & Jim Hady beat Stan Kowealski & Tiny Mills 2/3 1 Mills pinned Hady 2 McClarty pinned Mills 3 Hady beat Mills Bob Geigel drew Joe Scarpello 30:00 Bill Wright beat Blackjack Daniels via pin in 16:00 Promoter: Alex Turk Note: No mention of Snyder’s AWA US Title. 3/4/61 St. Paul, MN @ Armory Referee Pete Bevins AWA Tag Team Champions Hard Boiled Haggerty & Len Montana no contest Stan Kowalski & Tiny Mills Joe Scarpello beat George Drake Nick Roberts beat Bill Green George Scott beat Paul Demarco Att: 1,866 3/8/61 Bismarck, ND Bob Geigel beat Tex McKenzie Annette Palmer beat Mars Monroe Stan Kowalski beat Aldo Bogni 3/11/61 St. Paul, MN @ Armory Hard Boiled Haggerty beat Stan Kowalski 2/3 AWA US Champion Wilbur Snyder beat Nick Roberts via pin Joe Scarpello beat Tiny Mills dq Jim Hady beat Aldo Bogni Att: 2,338 3/14/61 Minot, ND AWA Champion Verne Gagne beat Bob Geigel dq Hard Boiled Haggerty beat Tex McKenzie George Scott beat Rory Hunter 3/15/61 Fargo, ND Bob Geigel beat AWA Champion Verne Gagne dq Roy McClarty beat Vic Christy Tex McKenzie beat Tiny Mills dq Aldo Bogni beat George Scott 3/16/61 Grafton, ND Bob Geigel beat Tex McKenzie Aldo Bogni beat Bob Chase George Scott beat Rory Hunter 3/16/61 Rochester, MN AWA Tag Team Champions Hard Boiled Haggerty & Len Montana beat Wilbur Snyder & Jim Hady Roy McClarty beat Tiny Mills dq Stan Kowalski drew Nick Roberts Joe Scarpello beat Vic Christy Referee: Larry Hennig att: 2,200 3/18/61 St. Paul, MN Leo Nomellini & Verne Gagne beat Gene Kiniski & Len Montana 2/3 Len Montana reportedly suffers a broken leg and has to vacate his half of the AWA Tag Team Title. Hard Boiled Haggerty chooses Gene Kiniski as his new partner. AWA US Champion Wilbur Snyder beat Hard Boiled Haggerty by reverse decision Stan Kowalski beat George Scott via pin Joe Scarpello beat Vic Christy via pin Att: 4,896 3/20/61 Minneapolis TV Vic Christy beat Verne Gagne dq 3/21/61 Minneapolis, MN Referee: George Drake Hard Boiled Haggerty beat AWA Champion Verne Gagne dq Haggerty wore a protective mask for his broken nose Leo Nomellini drew Gene Kiniski 30:00 Wilbur Snyder beat Tiny Mills in 11:03 Bob Geigel beat Nick Roberts Att: 4,001 3/22/61 Brainerd, MN @ National Guard Armory Gene Kiniski vs Stan Kowalski 2/3 Jim Hady vs Joe Scarpello Tiny Mills vs Nick Roberts 3/24/61 Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada @ Civic Auditorium Gene Kiniski beat Wilbur Snyder 0-1 cnc 1 Snyder beat Kiniski by submission with an abdominal stretch in 14:00 2 Between falls, Snyder took a flying leap at Kiniski and missed him. Wilbur landed outside the ring and could not continue the match. Hard Boiled Haggerty beat Nick Roberts via pin in 15:20 Jim Hady beat George Drake with a backbreaker in 17:00 George Scott beat Rory Hunter via pin Notes: Snyder’s AWA US Title not mentioned. Haggerty wore a boxer’s headgear and a nose guard to protect his broken nose. 3/25/61 St. Paul, MN @ Armory AWA US Champion Wilbur Snyder beat Gene Kiniski dq Jim Hady beat Stan Kowalski via pin Tiny Mills drew Joe Scarpello 30:00 Bob Geigel beat George Drake via pin Att: 2,222 3/27/61 Fergus Falls, MN @ Roosevelt Park High School Auditorium Bob Geigel & Len Montana vs Roy McClarty & Tex McKenzie 2/3 60:00 Stan Kowalski vs Joe Scarpello 30:00 Len Montana vs Roy McClarty 20:00 3/28/61 Bismarck, ND Bob Geigel beat Jim Hady Tex McKenzie & Joe Scarpello beat Tiny Mills & Stan Kowalski Roy McClarty beat Tiny Mills dq 3/28/61 Minneapolis, MN AWA Champion Verne Gagne beat Hard Boiled Haggerty Yukon Eric beat Rocky Lee via pin Leo Nomellini beat Taro Myaki AWA US Champion Wilbur Snyder beat Tony Nero via pin Nick Roberts beat George Drake 3/29/61 Fargo, ND AWA Champion Verne Gagne beat Bob Geigel dq Yukon Eric beat Tiny Mills Roy McClarty beat George Scott Stan Kowalski beat Rory Hunter 3/30/61 Grand Forks, ND Stan Kowalski & Bob Geigel beat Roy McClarty & Rory Hunter George Drake beat Nick Roberts Roy McClarty beat Stan Kowalski 3/30/61 Rochester, MN Hard Boiled Haggerty beat Yukon Eric dq Wilbur Snyder & Jim Hady beat Gene Kiniski & Tiny Mills Joe Scarpello beat George Scott Referees: Floyd Ude and Joe Snyder att: 2,100 4/1/61 St. Paul, MN @ Armory Gene Kiniski beat Wilbur Snyder to win AWA US Title Hard Boiled Haggerty beat Stan Kowalski Jim Hady beat Tony Nero via pin Joe Scarpello beat Bill Green Att: 2,235 4/3/61 Minot, ND Bob Geigel beat Hard Boiled Haggerty Roy McClarty beat Len Montana Joe Scarpello beat George Scott 4/5/61 Rochester, MN Referee: Steve Druk Hard Boiled Haggety beat Yukon Eric COR Eric was fighting outside the ring with Gene Kiniski. The fans reportedly rioted. Wilbur Snyder & Jim Hady beat Gene Kiniski & Len Montana Joe Scarpello beat George Scott 4/6/61 Grand Forks, ND Roy McClarty & Rory Hunter no contest Stan Kowalski & Bob Geigel Tiny Mills beat Larry Hennig Rory Hunter beat Bob Geigel 4/8/61 St. Paul, MN Special Referee: Tiny Mills, non title match Yukon Eric beat AWA US Champion Gene Kiniski Wilbur Snyder beat Hard Boiled Haggerty via pin in 10:25 Leo "The Lion" Nomellini beat Tiny Mills Joe Scarpello drew Stan Kowalski 30:00 Nick Roberts beat Paul DeGalles Att: 8,172 4/11/61 Minneapolis, MN AWA Tag Team Champions Hard Boiled Haggerty & Gene Kiniski beat Tiny Mills & Yukon Eric Wilbur Snyder beat Stan Kowalski Joe Scarpello beat Paul DeGalles Leo Nomellini beat Tony Nero 4/12/61 Duluth, MN Leo Nomellini beat Gene Kiniski Wilbur Snyder drew Hard Boiled Haggerty Joe Scarpello beat George Scott Nick Roberts beat Tony Nero Referee: Bill Kuusisto Att: 1,200 4/12/61 Fargo, ND Bob Geigel beat Yukon Eric dq Tex McKenzie & Roy McClarty beat Stan Kowalski & Tiny Mills Bill Wright beat Rory Hunter 4/13/61 Rochester, MN Cage Match Hard Boiled Haggerty beat Yukon Eric Gene Kiniski & Bob Geigel beat Jim Hady & Roy McClarty George Scott beat Paul DeGalles Referee: Larry Hennig att: 2,264 4/15/61 St. Paul, MN @ Armory Wilbur Snyder beat Hard Boiled Haggerty Yukon Eric beat Stan Kowalski Jim Hady beat Paul DeGalles via pin Joe Scarpello beat George Scott via pin Referee Floyd Ude Att: 1,875 4/18/61 Grafton, ND Roy McClarty & Jim Hady beat Stan Kowalski & Tiny Mills Kathy Starr beat Judy Glover Stan Kowalski beat Roy McClarty 4/20/61 Grand Forks, ND Roy McClarty beat Paul DeGalles Millie Stafford & Judy Glover beat Kay Starr & Lorraine Johnson 4/22/61 Mellen, WI @ Mellen H.S. Gym AWA US Champion Gene Kiniski vs Jim Hady Nick Roberts vs Tony Nero Joe Scarpello vs Bill Wright 4/25/61 St. Paul, MN AWA Tag Team Champions Hard Boiled Haggerty & Gene Kiniski beat Yukon Eric & Tiny Mills Wilbur Snyder & Leo Nomellini beat Stan Kowalski & Bobby Bruns Jim Hady & Tony Baillargeon beat Paul DeGalles & Tony Nero Millie Stafford & Judy Glover beat Lorraine Johnson & Kathy Starr Att: 4,182 4/26/61 Duluth, MN AWA US Champion Gene Kiniski beat Leo Nomellini Wilbur Snyder beat Stan Kowalski Kathy Starr beat Annette Palmer Millie Stafford beat Kathy Starr 4/26/61 Fargo, ND Yukon Eric beat Bob Geigel Roy McClarty beat Tiny Mills Lorraine Johnson beat Judy Glover Tony Baillargeon beat Paul DeGalles 4/27/61 Rochester, MN Lumberjack Match, Special Referee: Tiny Mills Hard Boiled Haggerty beat Yukon Eric Wilbur Snyder & Jim Hady beat Gene Kiniski & Bob Geigel Lorraine Johnson beat Judy Glover Leo Nomellini beat Tiny Mills att: 1,865 4/28/61 Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada @ Arena Tag Team Champions Hard Boiled Haggerty & Gene Kiniski beat Wilbur Snyder & Whipper Billy Watson 2/3 1 Kiniski pinned Watson in 17:00 2 Watson beat Kiniski with a sleeper hold in 5:00 3 Haggerty pinned Snyder Roy McClarty beat Nick Roberts in 13:00 Tony Baillargeon drew Bob Geigel Jim Hady beat Rocky Lee Note: Haggerty & Kiniski were billed as tag team champions. The AWA itself was not mentioned. 4/29/61 St. Paul, MN @ Armory AWA Tag Team Champions Hard Boiled Haggerty & Gene Kiniski beat Jim Hady & Tony Baillargeon Leo Nomellini beat Don Lee Lorraine Johnson beat Judy Glover Stan Kowalski beat Nick Roberts Att: 1,769 5/2/61 Minneapolis, MN Leo Nomellini & Wilbur Snyder beat AWA Tag Team Champions Hard Boiled Haggerty & Gene Kiniski dq Tony Bailargeon beat Don Lee via pin in 11:15 Jim Hady beat Stan Kowalski dq Bob Geigel drew Roy McClarty 30:00 Att: 2,139 5/3/61 Duluth, MN AWA Champion Verne Gagne beat Gene Kiniski dq Wilbur Snyder beat Hard Boiled Haggerty Jim Hady beat Bob Geigel dq George Scott beat Paul DeGalles 5/3/61 Mankato, MN Leo Nomellini & Tony Baillargeon beat Tiny Mills & Stan Kowalski Roy McClarty beat Don Lee Tony Baillargeon beat Stan Kowalski dq 5/6/61 St. Paul, MN @ Armory Hard Boiled Haggerty beat Jim Hady in 14:40 Leo Nomellini beat Stan Kowalski in 18:15 Tony Baillargeon beat Tony Nero in 16:20 Roy McClarty beat George Scott in 18:40 Att: 1,608 5/9/61 Minneapolis, MN AWA Tag Team Champions Hard Boiled Haggerty & Gene Kiniski beat Leo Nomellini & Wilbur Snyder Tony Bailargeon beat Paul DeGalles via pin Stan Kowalski beat George Scott via pin Larry Hennig beat Rocky Lee Att: 3,192 5/10/61 Fargo, ND Non Title Bob Geigel beat AWA Champion Verne Gagne Leo Nomellini beat Tiny Mills Roy McClarty beat Don Lee Rory Hunter beat Paul DeGalles 5/10/61 Rochester, MN AWA Tag Team Champions Hard Boiled Haggerty & Gene Kiniski beat Wilbur Snyder & Jim Hady Stan Kowalski beat Tony Baillargeon George Scott beat Tony Nero Referee: Larry Hennig att: 1,100 5/11/61 Duluth, MN AWA Tag Team Champions Hard Boiled Haggerty & Gene Kiniski beat Verne Gagne & Wilbur Snyder Leo Nomellini vs Don Lee Jim Hady drew Tony Baillargeon 5/18/61 Bismarck, ND Leo Nomellini beat Tiny Mills Roy McClarty beat Stan Kowalski Jim Hady beat Paul DeGalles 5/19/61 Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada @ Arena Texas Death Match, Referee Chico Garcia Tag Team Champions Hard Boiled Haggerty & Gene Kiniski beat Whipper Billy Watson & Wilbur Snyder AWA Champion Verne Gagne beat Stan Kowalski via pin in 19:00 after a series of dropkicks Leo Nomellini beat Don Lee Tony Baillargeon beat George Scott (sub Bill Wright) Att: “roaring crowd of 8,000” Notes: Haggerty was not allowed to wear to his protective nose mask. The Winnipeg Free Press stated Gagne was “recognized in many quarters as as world champion.” The AWA itself was not mentioned. Since Gagne was mentioned as world champion, this card probably is the first official AWA card in Winnipeg. Promoter: Alex Turk 5/20/61 St. Paul, MN @ Armory Hard Boiled Haggerty beat Tiny Mills 2/3 AWA US Champion Gene Kiniski beat Roy McClarty in 20:30 Tony Baillargeon beat Don Lee in 22:35 Paul DeGalles beat Roy Hunter in 20:45 5/23/61 Minneapolis, MN Leo Nomellini & Wilbur Snyder beat Hard Boiled Haggerty & Gene Kiniski to win AWA Tag Team Title Tiny Mills beat Tony Baillargeon 5/24/61 Duluth, MN Verne Gagne & Wilbur Snyder beat Hard Boiled Haggerty & Gene Kiniski Leo Nomellini beat Stan Kowalski Jim Hady drew Tony Baillargeon 5/25/61 Rochester, MN Hard Boiled Haggerty & Gene Kiniski beat Wilbur Snyder & Jim Hady Leo Nomellini beat Stan Kowalski Tiny Mills beat Tony Baillargeon Referees: Bill Kuusisto and Moose Ryan att: 800 5/27/61 St. Paul, MN Referee Moose Ryan Hard Boiled Haggety beat Tiny Mills Jim Hady beat Stan Kowalski dq Tony Baillargeon beat George Scott Roy McClarty beat Paul DeGalles 6/3/61 St. Paul, MN @ Armory AWA Tag Team Champions Leo Nomellini & Wilbur Snyder beat Stan Kowalski & Tiny Mills 2/3 Roy McClarty drew Jim Hady 30:00 Tony Bailargeon beat Marquis de Paree Att: 635 6/6/61 Minneapolis, MN AWA Tag Team Champions Leo Nomellini & Wilbur Snyder beat Hard Boiled Haggerty & Gene Kiniski Jim Hady beat Tom Burns Little Beaver & Bouncing Burke drew Fuzzy Cupid & Pee Wee James 30:00 Tony Baillargeon beat George Scott via pin Att: 3,187 6/7/61 Duluth, MN Leo Nomellini beat Don Lee 6/7/61 Fargo, ND @ Memorial Auditorium Bob Geigel vs Hard Boiled Haggerty Midget tag bout 2/3 6/9/61 Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada @ Arena Texas Death Match Hard Boiled Haggerty & Gene Kiniski beat Whipper Billy Watson & Wilbur Snyder 2/3 1. Watson beat Haggerty by submission with a Casa Loma Sleeper Hold in 15:00 2. Haggerty pinned Watson on the concrete Arena floor in 8:00. Watson was injured badly and was taken back to the locker room. 3. Kiniski beat Snyder at the 37:00 mark. Little Beaver & Bouncing Burke beat Pee Wee James & Fuzzy Cupid 2/3 Bob Geigel beat Tony Baillargeon Jack Pesek beat Stan Kowalski Att: 6,000 Note: Haggerty & Kiniski still billed as World Tag Team Champions in Winnipeg. They may have been Canadian Open Tag Team Champions. 6/10/61 St. Paul, MN @ Armory AWA US Champion Gene Kiniski ddq Leo Nomellini Roy McClarty beat Tiny Mills dq Little Beaver & Bouncing Burke beat Fuzzy Cupid & Pee Wee James 2/3 Tony Baillargeon drew Bob Geigel 20:00 Att: 686 6/14/61 Duluth, MN Texas Death Match AWA US Champion Gene Kiniski beat Wilbur Snyder Little Beaver & Bernie Burke beat Fuzzy Cupid & Pee Wee James (sub Sky Low Low) Leo Nomellini beat Bob Geigel Tony Baillargeon drew George Scott 6/15/61 Rochester, MN Hard Boiled Haggerty beat Leo Nomellini Little Beaver & Bernie Burke beat Fuzzy Cupid & Pee Wee James Jack Pesek beat Tiny Mills dq Tony Baillargeon drew Bob Geigel att: 800 6/20/61 Minneapolis, MN Non Title Death Match Hard Boiled Haggerty & Gene Kiniski beat AWA Tag Team Champions Leo Nomellini & Wilbur Snyder Tiny Mills beat Roy McClarty Jack Pesek beat Marquis de Paree Bob Geigel beat Tony Baillargeon Att: 4,059 6/21/61 Duluth, MN AWA Champion Verne Gagne no contest Wilbur Snyder AWA US Champion Gene Kiniski beat Jack Pesek Bob Geigel beat Tony Bailargeon George Scott beat Marquis DeParee 6/27/61 Minneapolis, MN AWA US Champion Gene Kiniski beat Leo Nomellini in 24:30 Wilbur Snyder beat Tiny Mills Stan Kowalski beat Tony Baillargeon Jack Pesek beat Marquis de Paree Bob Geigel beat George Scott Att: 2,089 7/7/61 Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada @ Arena Winner to meet AWA Champion Verne Gagne Gene Kiniski beat Wilbur Snyder 2/3 1. Snyder beat Kiniski by submission with an abdominal stretch in 11:00 2. Kiniski pinned Snyder 3. Kiniski pinned Snyder Hard Boiled Haggerty beat Roy McClarty 2/3 Leo Nomellini beat Bob Geigel dq Tony Baillargeon beat Tiny Mills Notes: Kiniski’s AWA US Title not mentioned. Gagne billed as World Heavyweight Champion. 7/7/61 Fargo, ND Bob Geigel beat Hard Boiled Haggerty Bouncing Burke & Little Beaver beat Fuzzy Cupid & Pee Wee James Roy McClarty beat Marquis DeParee 7/11/61 Minneapolis, MN Gene Kiniski beat Verne Gagne to win AWA Title AWA Tag Team Champions Leo Nomeilini & Wilbur Snyder beat Stan Kowalski & Bob Geigel 2/3 Hard Boiled Haggerty beat Roy McClarty via pin in 17:17 Tony Baillargeon beat Aldo Bogni via pin in 18:12 Att: 6,057 7/19/61 St. Paul, MN @ Midway Stadium (was scheduled for the 18th, but was rained out) Hard Boiled Haggerty & Gene Kiniski beat Leo Nomellini & Wilbur Snyder to win AWA Tag Team Title (Kiniski holds Tag Title, AWA US Title and AWA Heavyweight Title) Stan Kowalski beat George Scott in 15:05 Roy McClarty drew Bob Geigel 30:00 Tony Baillargeon beat Marquis de Paree Att: 2,133 7/22/61 Hurley, WI AWA World and US Champion Gene Kiniski beat Leo Nomellini dq when Nomellini hit the referee Tony Baillargeon beat Speedy Loranz Smoky Williams beat Marquis de Paree Att: 850 7/25/61 Minneapolis, MN Special Referee: Joe Pazandak AWA Champion Gene Kiniski drew Verne Gagne 60:00 Wilbur Snyder beat Hard Boiled Haggerty dq Leo Nomellini beat Bob Geigel in 15:03 Dale Lewis beat Harry Simpson Jack Pesek drew George Scott Att: 4,021 7/28/61 Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada @ Arena Referee Larry Hennig Verne Gagne beat AWA Champion Gene Kiniski on a 3rd fall dq in 38:15 1. Kiniski beat Gagne in 17:00 2. Gagne beat Kiniski with a sleeper hold 3. Kiniski was dq’ed when Hard Boiled Haggerty interfered to prevent Gagne from applying the sleeper hold Referee Frenchy Champagne Wilbur Snyder dcor Hard Boiled Haggerty in 17:00 Roy McClarty & Leo Nomellini beat Tiny Mills & Harry Samson 2-0 in 17:25 Tony Baillargeon beat Larry Hennig Att: “more than 5,000 slightly delirious supporters” Note: Kiniski billed as World Heavyweight Champion by the Winnipeg Free Press. 8/7/61 Austin, MN @ Marcusen Park Wilbur Snyder beat Hard Boiled Haggerty 2/3 Texas Bob Geigel beat Tony Baillargeon 2/3 Dale Lewis drew Tiny Mills 30:00 Referee for all bouts: Gene Anderson of South St. Paul, MN Promoter: Jim Cahill 8/8/61 Bloomington, MN @ Met Stadium Cage Match Verne Gagne beat Gene Kiniski to regain AWA title in 32:45 after Hard Boiled Haggerty accidentally threw dirt in Kiniski's eyes Kay Noble & Lord Littlebrook beat Jessica Rogers & Beau Brummel Hard Boiled Haggerty & Bob Geigel beat Wilbur Snyder & Dale Lewis Tiny Mills beat Tony Baillargeon via pin in in 15:27 Att: 8,055 Note: Haggerty and Kiniski split as partners in the United States after the above dirt mishap. 8/9/61 Duluth, MN @ Armory Gene Kiniski vs Wilbur Snyder Mars Monroe & Jessica Rogers vs Annette Palmer & Kay Noble Lord Littlebrook vs Tiny Roe 8/15/61 Minneapolis, MN Referee Larry Hennig AWA Champion Verne Gagne beat Hard Boiled Haggerty dq AWA US Champion Gene Kiniski beat Roy McClarty in 22:05 Mr. M beat Bob Rassmussen in 9:01 Dale Lewis beat Tiny Mills via pin in in 15:20 Att: 4,600 Note: Mr. M aka Dr. Big Bill Miller 8/18/61 Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada @ Arena Non Title Texas Death Match AWA Champion Verne Gagne beat Hard Boiled Haggerty in 34:00 after 9 falls. Gagne won 5 falls. Haggerty won 4. Mr. M beat Roy McClarty by submission Gene Kiniski beat Tiny Mills in 8:04 Tony Baillargeon beat Guy LaRose Dale Lewis beat Marquis de Paree Att: “close to 6,000” Promoter: Alex Turk 8/26/61 Fargo, ND Hard Boiled Haggerty beat Larry Hennig 8/29/61 Minneapolis, MN Referee Larry Hennig AWA US Champion Gene Kiniski no contest Hard Boiled Haggerty Wilbur Snyder beat Stan Kowalski via pin Mr. M beat Roy McClarty via pin Karl Krauser beat Tiny Mills via pin Dale Lewis drew Bob Geigel Att: 5,051 Note: Karl Krauser aka Karl Gotch 9/5/61 Minneapolis, MN Hard Boiled Haggerty drew AWA US Champion Gene Kiniski Mr. M beat Roy McClarty Wilbur Snyder beat Stan Kowalski Bob Geigel drew Dale Lewis Karl Krauser beat Tiny Mills 9/12/61 Minneapolis, MN Mr. M beat Wilbur Snyder via pin in 28:04 Gene Kiniski beat Jack Pesek via pin in 19:41 Karl Krauser beat Bill Wright via pin in 11:01 Hard Boiled Haggerty beat Tiny Mills via pin in 13:42 Bob Geigel drew Dale Lewis 9/13/61 Fargo, ND Bob Geigel & Hard Boiled Haggerty beat Wilbur Snyder & Karl Krauser Dale Lewis beat Gene Kiniski Jack Pesek beat Tiny Mills 9/15/61 Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada @ Arena Two Referees Larry Hennig & Red Eakin Tag Team Champions Gene Kiniski & Hard Boiled Haggerty beat Verne Gagne & Karl Krauser 2/3 35:00 1. Kiniski beat Krauser with a backbreaker in 7:10 2. Krauser beat Kiniski in 6:00 with a Finische Uberworf aka Finnish Overthrow 3. Kiniski pinned Gagne Mr. M beat Tiny Mills with a hangman’s hold Jack Pesek beat Ripper Collins 2/3 Dale Lewis beat Joe Tiger Tomasso in 12:35 Att: “crowd of over 5,000” Note: Kiniski & Haggerty still billed as tag team champions in Winnipeg. Collins billed as the Southern Gentleman by the Winnipeg Free Press. 9/16/61 St. Paul, MN Gene Kiniski beat Tiny Mills 2/3 Dale Lewis beat Hard Boiled Haggerty dq Bob Rassmussen beat Bill Wright Larry Hennig beat Gene Anderson in 17:05 Att: 1,843 9/19/61 Minneapolis, MN Mr. M beat Wilbur Snyder Bob Geigel & Hard Boiled Haggerty beat Dale Lewis & Bobby Graham Gene Kiniski beat Carlos Rodriguez via pin in 4:20 Karl Krauser beat Emil Dusek via pin in 10:28 Att: 3,200 9/27/61 Minneapolis, MN Death Match Hard Boiled Haggerty beat Gene Kiniski for rights to AWA Tag Team Title. Haggerty chooses Bob Geigel as his new Championship partner. Mr. M beat Tiny Mills in 11:20 Karl Krauser beat Frank Marconi Dale Lewis drew Bob Geigel Att: 5,543 Note: Kiniski also lost the AWA US Title to Hard Boiled Haggerty during this time period. It's unclear exactly when this happened. 9/27/61 Fargo, ND Karl Krauser beat Bob Geigel dq Hard Boiled Haggerty beat Tiny Mills Dale Lewis beat Frank Marconi Paul DeMarco beat Bill Greene 10/4/61 Mankato, MN Mr. M beat Dale Lewis Karl Krauser beat Juan Hernandez Otto Von Krupp beat Maurice LaPointe 10/10/61 Minneapolis, MN Referee Larry Hennig Mr. M beat Hard Boiled Haggerty dq in 13:50 Karl Krauser beat Maurice LaPointe in 16:28 Otto Von Krupp beat Pat Kennedy in 12:44 Bob Geigel beat Juan Hernandez in 17:40 Dale Lewis beat Frank Marconi Att: 4,562 10/11/61 Fargo, ND Karl Krauser drew Bob Geigel Dale Lewis beat Hard Boiled Haggerty dq Otto Von Krupp beat Bobby Graham 10/13/61 Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada @ Arena Texas Death Match, Referee Steve Druck of Chicago Mr. M beat Hard Boiled Haggerty in 13:21 Two Referees Red Eakin & Frenchy Champagne Karl Krauser & Dale Lewis beat Otto Von Krupp & Bob Geigel 2/3 1 Lewis beat Geigel by submission with a “crab hold” in 15:00 2 Von Krupp beat Lewis by submission with a “chin hold” in 15:00 3 Krauser pinned Von Krupp in 10:00 Pedro (Juan?) Hernandez beat Larry Hennig by reverse decision when Hennig refused to break a hold Bobby Graham beat Maurice LaPointe in 15:10 10/16/61 Mankato, MN Hard Boiled Haggerty beat Karl Krauser Otto Von Krupp beat Frank Marconi Annette Palmer beat Mars Monroe 10/17/61 Minneapolis, MN @ Auditorium Referee Floyd Ude Mr. M beat Hard Boiled Haggerty to win AWA US Title in 15:24 Karl Krauser beat Ernie Dusek in 13:15 Dale Lewis & Pat Kennedy beat Bob Geigel & Frank Marconi Otto Von Krupp beat Maurice LaPointe with a hangman's hold in 18:22 att: 3,901 10/21/61 St. Paul, MN @ Armory Karl Krauser beat Hard Boiled Haggerty dq for using brass knuckles Mr. M beat Larry Hennig with a sleeper hold in 19:24 Att: 2,081 10/23/61 Austin, MN @ Armory Mr. M beat Dale Lewis 2/3 Irish Pat Kennedy beat Bob Geigel 2/3 Tony Baillargeon (sub Bob Rasmussen) beat Frank Marconi 10/26/61 Rochester, MN Mr. M no contest Hard Boiled Haggerty Otto Von Krupp beat Tony Baillargeon Maurice LaPointe beat Pat Kennedy Dale Lewis beat Bob Geigel att: 1,100 10/27/61 Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada @ Civic Auditorium Referee Harold Nelson Mr. M beat Karl Krauser 2/3 1 Krauser beat Mr. M with an overthrow hold in 22:38 2 Mr. M beat Krauser in 3:00 with a hangman’s hold 3 Mr. M pinned Krauser Otto Von Krupp beat Tony Baillargeon 2-0 1 Von Krupp beat Baillargeon in 13:00 2 Von Krupp beat Baillargeon in 9:00 Bob Geigel beat Bobby Graham via pin in 23:25 after Graham missed a dropkick Dale Lewis beat Maurice LaPointe via pin in 16:00 with a cradle 10/28/61 St. Paul, MN @ Armory Mr. M beat Tex McKenzie Hard Boiled Haggerty drew Dale Lewis Irish Pat Kennedy beat Maurice LaPointe Tony Baillargeon beat Frank Marconi Att: 2,049 10/29/61 Fargo, ND AWA Champion Verne Gagne beat Bob Geigel 10/30/61 Mankato, MN Hard Boiled Haggerty no contest Karl Krauser Pat Kennedy beat Juan Hernandez Steve Druk beat George Armstrong 10/31/61 Minneapolis, MN Mr. M beat Karl Krauser Hard Boiled Haggerty beat Pat Kennedy Tony Baillargeon beat Frank Marconi Bob Geigel beat Maurice LaPointe Doug Gilbert drew Juan Hernandez 20:00 Att: 2,435 11/2/61 Grand Forks, ND Frank Marconi & ? beat Dale Lewis & George Carter Bob Geigel beat Karl Krauser Bob Geigel beat Pat Kennedy Bill Blunt beat Joe Snyder 11/4/61 St. Paul, MN @ Armory Mr. M beat Tex McKenzie in 21:02 Hard Boiled Haggerty dcor Karl Krauser Doug Gilbert beat Steve Druk in 17:29 Tony Baillargeon beat Juan Hernandez Att: 2,068 11/7/61 Minneapolis, MN Mr. M beat Karol Krauser 2/3 Hard Boiled Haggerty beat Frank Marconi in 2:27 Dale Lewis & Pat Kennedy beat Juan Hernandez & Harry Simpson Bob Geigel drew Tony Baillargeon 20:00 11/11/61 St. Paul, MN @ Armory AWA Tag Team Champions Hard Boiled Haggerty & Bob Geigel beat Karl Krauser & Tex McKenzie 2/3 Karl Krauser beat Bob Geigel in 18:42 Tony Baillargeon beat Maurice LaPointe Dale Lewis beat Juan Hernandez via pin Att: 1,902 11/13/61 Mankato, MN Karl Krauser beat Hard Boiled Haggerty dq Dale Lewis beat Harry Sampson Tony Baillargeon beat Frank Marconi 11/14/61 Minneapolis, MN @ Auditorium AWA US Champion Mr. M beat Hard Boiled Haggerty dq in 17:21 when Haggerty hit referee Floyd Ude with a chair Karl Krauser beat Harry Sampson via pin in 19:43 Otto Von Krupp beat Maurice LaPointe via pin in 16:40 Tex McKenzie beat Frank Marconi via pin in 4:32 Tony Baillargeon drew Pat Kennedy 25:00 Att: 2,133 11/15/61 Fargo, ND Otto Von Krupp beat Bob Geigel Karl Krauser beat Dale Lewis Pat Kennedy beat Maurice LaPointe 11/16/61 Grand Forks, ND Karl Krauser & Harry Simpson no contest Otto Von Krupp & Larry Hennig Karl Krauser beat Otto Von Krupp Bob Blunt vs Jules LaRance 11/16/61 Ashland, WI @ Ashland High School Gym AWA Champion Verne Gagne vs Tony Baillargeon Mars Monroe vs Millie Stafford Larry Hennig vs Maurice LaPointe 11/16/61 Rochester, MN Dale Lewis & Pat Kennedy beat Hard Boiled Haggerty & Bob Geigel to win AWA tag title Mr. M beat Tex McKenzie 2/3 Steve Druk beat Joe Marconi via pin in 16:38 Notes: Pat Kennedy aka Bobby Hercules Graham. A fan hit Mr. M over the head with a board after the match. M didn’t press charges and identified himself to police as Robert Hall. 11/17/61 Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada @ Civic Auditorium Referee Maurice LaPointe Mr. M beat Karl Krauser on a 3rd fall COR 1 Mr. M pinned Krauser in 23:30 2 Krauser bear Mr. M in 2:30 3 Krauser was counted out of the ring in 5:20 Referee Frenchy Champagne Otto Von Krupp beat Hard Boiled Haggerty via pin in 19:00 Tony Baillargeon & Bobby Graham beat Bob Geigel & Harry Sampson 2/3 Maurice LaPointe beat Lee Henning 11/18/61 St. Paul, MN @ Armory Mr. M no contest Wilbur Snyder Tex McKenzie beat Bob Geigel (Baily) Pat Kennedy drew Tony Baillargeon 30:00 Dale Lewis beat Frank Marconi Att: 2,149 11/22/61 Fargo, ND Otto Von Krupp beat Karl Krauser Bob Geigel beat Pat Kennedy Bouncing Burke & Little Beaver beat Fuzzy Cupid & Irish Jackie 11/23/61 Minneapolis, MN Death Match Mr. M beat Hard Boiled Haggerty in 11:22 Haggerty didn't respond after one minute from M's sleeper. Karl Krauser beat Maurice LaPointe via pin in 14:40 Tex McKenzie beat Juan Hernandez via pin in 5:10 Little Beaver & Bernie Burke beat Fuzzy Cupid & Irish Jackie Tony Baillargeon beat Frank Marconi via pin in 17:08 Att: 6,389 11/23/61 Rochester, MN Bob Geigel & Otto Von Krupp beat Dale Lewis & Pat Kennedy to win AWA Tag Team Title Millie Stafford & Annette Palmer beat Jessica Rogers & Mars Monroe George Armstrong (sub Steve Druk) beat Jules LaRance Referee: Bill Kuusisto Att: 1,400 Note: Otto Von Krupp aka Boris Malenko 11/25/61 Austin, MN Bob Geigel beat Pat Kennedy 2/3 Annette Palmer beat Kathy Starr 2/3 Bouncing Bennie Burke beat Fuzzy Cupid 11/25/61 St. Paul, MN @ Armory AWA US Champion Mr. M beat Larry Hennig in 20:10 Midget Champion Little Beaver beat Irish Jackie Millie Stafford beat Jessica Rogers via pin Karl Krauser beat Maurice LaPointe Dale Lewis beat Tony Baillargeon with the Boston crab Att: 2,684 11/27/61 Mankato, MN Karl Krauser beat Dale Lewis Millie Stafford & Annette Palmer beat Kathy Starr & Jessica Rogers Otto Von Krupp beat Tony Baillargeon 11/28/61 Minneapolis, MN Mr. M beat Tex McKenzie Otto Von Krupp beat Tony Baillargeon in 15:02 Dale Lewis beat Maurice LaPointe in 20:11 Millie Stafford beat Jessica Rogers Pat Kennedy beat Juan Hernandez Att: 2,123 11/29/61 Duluth, MN AWA Champion Verne Gagne beat Bob Geigel Little Beaver & Bernie Burke beat Fuzzy Cupid & Irish Jackie Millie Stafford beat Jessica Rogers Att: 511 11/30/61 Grand Forks, ND Karol Krauser beat Larry Hennig Millie Stafford beat Jessica Rogers Juan Hernandez beat Frank Marconi 11/30/61 Rochester, MN AWA Tag Team Champions Bob Geigel & Otto Von Krupp beat Dale Lewis & Pat Kennedy Little Beaver & Bouncing Burke beat Fuzzy Cupid & Irish Jackie Tony Baillargeon beat Maurice LaPointe Irish Jackie beat Bouncing Burke Att: 1,500 12/1/61 Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada @ Civic Auditorium Referee Frank Marconi Otto Von Krupp beat Mr. M on a 3rd fall dq 1 Mr. M beat Von Krupp 2 Von Krupp beat Mr. M by submission with a wrist lock 3 Mr. M was dq’ed for attacking referee Marconi Little Beaver & Bouncing Burke beat Irish Jackie & Fuzzy Cupid Karl Krauser beat Bob Geigel via pin in 14:00 after an airplane spin Tony Baillargeon drew Bobby Graham 30:00 Promoter: Alex Turk 12/2/61 St. Paul, MN @ Armory Mr. M drew Karl Krauser 60:00 Pat Kennedy beat Maurice LaPointe in 12:39 Otto Von Krupp beat Bill Green in 21:15 Tony Baillargeon beat Paul DeMarco in 16:18 Att: 2,045 12/5/61 Minneapolis, MN Handicap Match Mr. M beat Karl Krauser & Tex McKenzie 1. Mr. M beat Tex McKenzie in 20:15 2. Mr. M beat Karl Krauser in 39:18 Otto Von Krupp beat Pat Kennedy in 18:20 Dale Lewis beat Frank Marconi in 12:13 Bob Geigel beat Tony Baillargeon in 18:03 Att: 2,435 12/8/61 Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada @ Civic Auditorium No Countout, No dq Match, Ring roped off two rows back Mr. M beat Karl Krauser 2/3 1 Mr. M pinned Krauser in 18:52 after a series of bodyslams 2 Krauser beat Mr. M with a hangman’s hold 3 Mr. M pinned Krauser in 2:55 Referee Red Eakin Otto Von Krupp beat Dale Lewis 2/3 Tony Baillargeon beat Larry Hennig dq Maurice LaPointe beat Harry Sampson Note: Larry Hennig replaced Red Eakin as referee when Eakin was injured during the Von Krupp vs Lewis match. 12/9/61 St. Paul, MN @ Armory Mr. M & Bob Geigel beat Larry Hennig & Karl Krauser Pat Kennedy beat Juan Hernandez in 13:42 Dale Lewis beat Harry Sampson in 21:32 Steve Druk beat Frank Marconi in 23:25 Att: 1,665 12/11/61 Mankato, MN Mr. M beat Tony Baillargeon Larry Hennig beat Maurice LaPointe Floyd Ude beat Juan Hernandez 12/13/61 Minneapolis, MN Mr. M beat Bobo Brazil 2/3 Tony Baillargeon beat Maurice LaPointe in 28:06 Tiny Mills beat Juan Hernandez in 8:32 Bob Geigel drew Pat Kennedy 20:00 Att: 1,506 12/13/61 Fargo, ND Otto Von Krupp beat Tex McKenzie Bob Geigel beat Dale Lewis Aldo Bogni beat Pat Kennedy 12/14/61 Rochester, MN AWA Tag Team Champions Bob Geigel & Otto Von Krupp beat Dale Lewis & Pat Kennedy Mr. M beat Tiny Mills in 20:22 Tony Baillargeon beat Juan Hernandez Referee: Larry Hennig 12/15/61 Grand Forks, ND Otto Von Krupp beat Bob Geigel Aldo Bogni beat Pat Kennedy Larry Hennig drew Juan Hernandez 12/16/61 St Paul, MN @ Armory Mr. M beat Tiny Mills Bob Geigel drew Larry Hennig 30:00 Pat Kennedy & Dale Lewis beat Blackjack Daniels & Maurice LaPointe Tony Baillargeon beat Steve Druk in 19:54 Att: 1,848 12/26/61 Minneapolis, MN AWA Champion Verne Gagne beat Otto Von Krupp dq Mr. M beat Bobo Brazil in 27:10 Tiny Mills drew Nick Roberts 30:00 Larry Hennig beat Maurice LaPointe in 16:22 Att: 5,828 12/27/61 Fargo, ND Nick Roberts drew Pat Kennedy Bob Geigel beat Tiny Mills Aldo Bogni beat Otto Von Krupp 12/27/61 Superior, WI Mr. M vs Dale Lewis Stan Kowalski vs Lou Sjoberg Maurice LaPointe vs Larry Hennig 12/28/61 Rochester, MN AWA Champion Verne Gagne beat Bob Geigel on a 3rd fall dq Pat Kennedy drew Stan Kowalski 20:00 Mr. M beat Nick Roberts 2-0 Att: 1,100 12/29/61 Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada @ Civic Auditorium Mr. M beat Otto Von Krupp 2/3 1 Mr. M beat Von Krupp in 19:00 2 Von Krupp beat Mr. M in 5:00 3 Mr. M beat Von Krupp with a hangman’s hold Winner to Meet Mr. M on next Winnipeg card Bulldog Brower beat Tiny Mills via pin in 6:50 after a top rope knee drop Bob Geigel beat Nick Roberts Bob Graham beat Maurice LaPointe
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