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7/5/68 Red Lake, MN @ Ball Park Bill Watts vs Harley Race Dutch Savage vs Big K Big Luke Brown vs Blackjack Daniels 7/6/68 Minneapolis TV Bill Watts beat Chuck Edwards Harley Race beat Kenny Jay 7/9/68 Davenport, IA @ Municipal Stadium The Crusher won a 9 man battle royal by eliminating Dr. X Bill Watts beat Harley Race Dr X beat Frankie Laine Man Mountain Mike beat Tiny Mills Dutch Savage beat Luke Brown 7/10/68 Duluth, MN @ Arena Dr. X beat Wilbur Snyder utc Bill Watts beat Harley Race The Crusher beat Mad Dog Vachon Man Mountain Mike beat Blackjack Daniels att: 3,300 7/12/68 Milwaukee, WI @ Auditorium Dick the Bruiser won a 9 man battle royal Dr X no contest Wilbur Snyder in 32:00 Snyder was injured and did not compete in the battle royal. Bill Watts beat Harley Race in 13:50 Dick the Bruiser beat Big K in 7:23 Man Mountain Mike beat Blackjack Daniels in 7:30 Dutch Savage beat Johnny Kace in 9:40 Att: “4,480 fans” 7/13/68 Minneapolis TV Dick the Bruiser & The Crusher beat Kenny Yates & Big K Dr. X beat Steve Tuck Wilbur Snyder beat Bob Boyer Bill Watts beat Bill Kochian Mad Dog Vachon beat Kenny Jay 7/13/68 Minneapolis, MN Dr X beat Wilbur Snyder 2/3 Dick the Bruiser & the Crusher beat Mad Dog Vachon & Butcher Vachon Bill Watts no contest Harley Race Handicap Match Man Mountain Mike beat Bill Kochian & Steve Tuck Dutch Savage beat Big K Frankie Laine beat Bob Boyer 7/18/68 Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada @ Civic Auditorium NWA Champion Gene Kiniski beat Bill Watts dq when Watts tossed Kiniski over the top rope The Crusher won a 12 man battle royal for $5,280 by eliminating Dr X Dr. X beat Man Mountain Mike via pin The Crusher beat Harley Race Dutch Savage beat Luke Brown Al Tomko beat Big K dq Stan The Moose (sub Frankie Laine) beat Bobby Jones Bob Tuck beat Bill Kochen Att: “4000 fans” Notes: Harley Race did not compete in the Battle Royal due to injuries inflicted by the Crusher in their match. Big K was the third man left in the Battle Royal. It took four wrestlers to eliminate Man Mountain Mike in the Battle Royal. 7/20/68 Minneapolis TV Bill Watts beat Bob Sabre Dr. X beat Kenny Yates Harley Race beat Bob Marlan Verne Gagne beat Phil Christy Frankie Laine drew Kenny Jay 7/22/68 Davenport, IA @ Municipal Stadium Dr X beat the Crusher dq Harley Race beat Man Mountain Mike Bill Watts beat Dutch Savage Frankie Laine beat Big K 7/24/68 Duluth, MN @ Arena The Crusher won a 10 man battle royal The Crusher beat Harley Race Luke Brown drew Dr. X Bill Watts beat Dutch Savage Frankie Laine beat Blackjack Daniels 7/26/68 Wabasha, MN @ St. Felix Auditorium Man Mountain Mike, Big K, Big Luke Brown and Mars Monroe in action. 7/26/68 Mankato, MN Dr. X beat Man Mountain Mike Frankie Laine beat Chris Markoff Big Luke Brown beat Kenny Yates (Harley Race and Big K were no shows) 7/27/68 Minneapolis, MN The Crusher won an 11 man battle royal Dr X beat Dick the Bruiser dq The Crusher beat Harley Race Man Mountain Mike beat Steve Druk Chris Markoff drew Frankie Laine 7/27/68 Minneapolis TV Dr. X beat Marty Miller Frankie Laine beat Kenny Jay The Crusher beat Stan the Moose & Bill Kochian Chris Markoff beat Mike Spangler Harley Race beat Bill Cody Promoter Bob Luce has installed 1,000 extra seats for Saturday’s International Ampitheatre card in anticipation of an all-time indoor record turnout for Chicago that may exceed 12,300. The arena normally seats 11,000 for wrestling. The Amphitheatre record is 12,011 set Dec. 9, 1960- when standing room was permitted. The headline event is what Luce calls a “natural” attraction pitting world champion Verne Gagne against 27 year old Blackjack Lanza, a virtual unknown preliminary wrestler until a year ago. Lanza is undefeated in 12 straight Chicago bouts beginning Aug. 11, 1967. Lanza has the statistical edge. He outweighs Gagne by 44 pounds, 276 to 232, and is taller by seven inches. In Chicago bouts this year Lanza has beaten Wilbur Snyder, The Crusher, Igor Vodik, Big Luke and Pat O’Connor in that order. It will be the first time Gagne has ever wrestled Lanza. No idea which newspaper published the above article. I found the article in Terry Robert Justice’s book of the year 1968. 7/27/68 Chicago, IL @ International Amphitheatre AWA Champion Verne Gagne beat Blackjack Lanza AWA Tag Team Champions Mitsu Arakawa & Dr Moto no contest Bill Watts & Wilbur Snyder Mad Dog Vachon beat Dutch Savage Moose Cholak beat Big K Lord Littlebrook & Wee Willie Wilson beat Litte Beaver & Mighty Atom Angelo Poffo beat Bob Boyer 7/31/68 Clinton, IA Dr X beat Frankie Laine 8/1/68 Burlington, IA @ Memorial Auditorium The Crusher beat Harley Race Dr. X beat Dutch Savage Bob Boyer beat Frankie Laine Att: 1500 8/2/68 Milwaukee, WI @ Auditorium Dr. X beat Dick the Bruiser The Crusher beat Mitsu Arakawa Bill Watts beat Dutch Savage Frankie Laine drew Chris Markoff 20:00 Johnny Kace beat Bob Kappel (sub Bob Boyer) Att: “3,642 professional wrestling fans” 8/3/68 Minneapolis TV Dr. X beat Bill Cody The Crusher beat Mike Spangler Verne Gagne beat Bill Kochian Luke Brown beat Steve Tuck 8/6/68 Davenport, IA @ Municipal Stadium The Crusher & Bill Watts beat Harley Race & Dr X Moose Cholak beat Dutch Savage Frankie Laine beat Blackjack Daniels Luke Brown (sub Nick Kozak) beat Johnny Kace 8/8/68 Marengo, WI @ Ashland County Fairgrounds Dr. X vs Big Luke Brown 2/3 60:00 Dutch Savage vs Frankie Laine 2/3 45:00 Big K vs Nick Kozak 30:00 Note: Kozak no showed Davenport two nights earlier. I don't think he made this card. 8/10/68 Minneapolis TV Dr. X beat Hank Meadows Harley Race beat Stan the Moose Verne Gagne beat Roberto Pico Big K beat Kenny Jay Little Beaver & Cowboy Bradley beat Sky Low Low & Sonny Boy Cassidy 8/10/68 Chicago, IL @ International Amphitheatre Dr X beat Wilbur Snyder The Crusher beat Mad Dog Vachon Bill Watts beat Harley Race Blackjack Lanza beat Dutch Savage Angelo Poffo beat Frankie Laine Moose Cholak beat Johnny Kace 8/10/68 Omaha, NE @ Civic Auditorium AWA Tag Team Champions Mitsu Arakawa & Dr Moto beat Luke Brown & Cowboy Bob Ellis dq Dick The Bruiser beat The Avenger Handicap Match Man Mountain Mike beat Mike DiBiase & Ken Yates dq Mad Russian Stan Pulaski beat Chris Tolos 8/14/68 Eau Claire, WI @ Regis High School The Crusher vs Larry Hennig Dutch Savage vs Dr X Frankie Laine vs Big K 8/16/68 Davenport, IA @ Municipal Stadium Dr X beat the Crusher COR Larry Hennig & Harley Race beat Frankie Laine & Dutch Savage Chris Markoff beat Big K Bob Boyer (sub Angelo Poffo) beat Roberto Pico 8/17/68 Minneapolis TV Dr. X beat Bob Sabre The Crusher beat Buddy James Harley Race beat Kenny Jay Wilbur Snyder beat Roberto Pico Verne Gagne beat Kenny Yates 8/17/68 Bloomington, MN @ Met Sports Center Dr X beat Verne Gagne to win the AWA Title Larry Hennig & Harley Race beat Crusher & Lord Littlebrook Wilbur Snyder beat Dutch Savage Cowboy Lang & Wee Willie Wilson beat Little Bruiser & Mighty Atom Chris Markoff drew Big Luke Brown Frankie Laine beat Roberto Pico Att: 8,970 8/20/68 Moorhead, MN The Crusher & Mighty Igor Vodik beat Larry Hennig & Dr X Dutch Savage vs Nick Kozak Frankie Laine vs Big K Note: Kozak likely no showed. 8/21/68 Duluth, MN @ Arena The Crusher dcor AWA Champion Dr. X in 3rd fall Mighty Igor Vodik beat Larry Hennig dq Harley Race beat Frankie Laine Big Luke Brown drew Chris Markoff att: 3,100. 8/22/68 Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada @ Civic Auditorium Cage Match AWA Champion Dr. X beat Mighty Igor Vodik 2/3 Larry Hennig & Harley Race beat The Crusher & secret partner Al Tomko 2/3 Chris Markoff beat Bob Tuck (sub Stan The Moose) via pin Frankie Laine beat Bill Kochen (sub Bobby Jones) Mike Bowyer beat Bobby Jones Notes: The Winnipeg Free Press reported the cage match between Dr. X and Igor was the first one ever held in Winnipeg. Fans often referred to Dr. X as “quack.” Bowyer was not advertised to be on the card which was changed around when Stan The Moose no showed. Att: “5,860 fans” 8/24/68 Minneapolis TV Dr. X beat Bill Cody The Crusher beat Bobby Jones Verne Gagne drew Steve Tuck Bill Watts beat Ken Yates Larry Hennig & Harley Race beat Kenny Jay & Hank Meadows Chris Markoff beat Marty Miller 8/24/68 Mankato, MN 8 man battle royal Blackjack Daniels vs Tiny Mills Steve Druk vs Kenny Jay one other match 8/24/68 Milwaukee, WI @ Auditorium Bill Watts (sub Verne Gagne) beat AWA Champion Dr X on a 3rd fall dq Larry Hennig & Harley Race beat The Crusher & Mighty Igor Vodik (sub Bill Watts) Mighty Igor Vodik beat Chris Markoff Bob Kappel beat Mike Bowyer 8/31/68 Minneapolis TV Larry Hennig & Harley Race beat Hank Meadows & Bob Sabre The Crusher beat Ken Yates Bill Watts beat Bill Kolchin Verne Gagne beat Bob Lewis Billy Red Lyons beat Dr. X with the figure four leg lock 8/31/68 Mendota, IL @ Fairgrounds A four event card featuring Mighty Igor, Dutch Savage, Luke Brown and Moose Cholak held as part of the Tri-County Fair. 8/31/68 Minneapolis, MN @ Auditorium Verne Gagne beat Dr X on a 3rd fall COR to regain the AWA Title Harley Race beat the Crusher in 12:23 The Crusher & Bill Watts beat Larry Hennig & Harley Race dq in 24:37 Billy Red Lyons beat Big K in 16:02 Kenny Jay beat Bob Sabre in 17:28 Att: 6,450 9/2/68 Davenport, IA @ Municipal Stadium Cage match Dr X beat the Crusher Larry Hennig & Harley Race beat Tiny Mills & Bill Watts Billy Red Lyons beat Big K Frankie Laine drew Chris Markoff (sub Angelo Poffo) 9/3/68 Clinton, IA Dr X vs Luke Brown 9/6/68 Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada @ Civic Auditorium Handcuff match The Crusher beat Larry Hennig & Harley Race Dr X beat Bill Watts Luke Brown vs Chris Markoff Billy Red Lyons vs Big K Al Tomko vs Bobby Jones Note: I could not find results for the card in the Winnipeg Free Press. The results listed came from the Doctor X record book published by Jim Melby and the Crusher Lisowski record book published by George Lentz. 9/7/68 Minneapolis TV Frankie Laine & Billy Red Lyons beat Mike Spangler & Ken Yates Larry Hennig & Harley Race beat Kenny Jay & Bob Lewis The Crusher beat Bill Kolchin Dr. X beat Bob Sabre Igor Vodik beat Mike Spangler 9/7/68 Chicago, IL @ International Amphitheatre Dr X beat Wilbur Snyder dq Dick the Bruiser & the Crusher beat Devils Duo Angelo Poffo & Chris Markoff Larry Hennig beat Bob Heisinger Harley Race beat Frankie Laine Moose Cholak beat Luke Brown COR Billy Red Lyons beat Big K Moose Cholak beat the Assassin 9/7/68 Omaha, NE @ Civic Auditorium The Avenger beat AWA Champion Verne Gagne dq Mike DiBiase beat Billy Red Cloud Jean Antone won a 5 Girl Battle Royal Chris Tolos beat Jack Pesek Princess Little Cloud beat Carmen Morse Kay Noble beat Jean Antone 9/11/68 Duluth, MN @ Arena Saloon match The Crusher beat Dr X Larry Hennig & Harley Race beat Luke Brown & Bill Watts Chris Markoff beat Mike Boyer Billy Red Lyons beat Blackjack Daniels Att: 2,988 9/13/68 Milwaukee, WI @ Auditorium Referee Jack Wilson AWA Champion Verne Gagne beat Dr X on a 3rd fall COR Dr. X actually pinned Gagne in the 3rd fall but Gagne’s legs were on the ropes. Dr. X started heading back to the locker room thinking he had won the AWA Title. The Crusher stopped Dr. X on the way to the locker room grabbing the AWA Title from Dr X and tossed the strap back in the ring. Referee Wilson finally realized Gagne’s feet were on the ropes and ordered the 3rd fall to be restarted. By this time, Dr. X was back in the locker room and was counted out of the ring. Larry Hennig & Harley Race beat the Crusher & Bill Watts 2/3 Billy Red Lyons beat Big K Chris Markoff beat Mike Bowyer (sub Frankie Laine) via pin att: 3,880 9/14/68 Minneapolis TV Larry Hennig & Harley Race beat ? Billy Red Lyons beat Bobby Jones Dr. X beat Kenny Jay Verne Gagne beat Ken Yates 9/16/68 Davenport, IA @ Municipal Stadium The Crusher & Billy Red Lyons & Bill Watts beat Larry Hennig & Dr X & The Viking (sub Harley Race) Chris Markoff beat Luke Brown Billy Red Lyons beat Larry Hennig Big K beat Eddie Sharkey 9/21/68 Minneapolis TV Luke Brown beat Bob Sabre Frankie Laine & Billy Red Lyons beat Larry Hennig & Harley Race The Crusher beat Tiger Malloy Dr. X beat Bob Lewis 9/21/68 St Paul, MN Billy Red Lyons beat Dr X While Crusher wrestles one man in the handicap match, the other man with be handcuffed to the ring post. The Crusher beat Larry Hennig & Harley Race Mighty Igor Vodik beat Big K Luke Brown beat Blackjack Daniels Chris Markoff beat Mike Bowyer Att: 5,001 9/27/68 Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada @ Civic Auditorium The Crusher beat Harley Race Dr. X beat Bill Watts dq when The Crusher interfered Larry Hennig beat Big Luke Brown Billy Red Lyons beat Chris Markoff by submission Big K drew Al Tomko Pete Mymko drew Wilf Caron Att: 4,100 “near capacity crowd” 9/28/68 Chicago, IL @ International Amphitheatre The Crusher beat Dr X dq Larry Hennig & Harley Race beat Dick the Bruiser & Wee Willie Wilson Bob Geigel beat Sonny Myers Paul Christy beat the Assassin 9/28/68 Minneapolis, MN AWA Champion Verne Gagne beat Mighty Igor Vodik in 26:57 Billy Red Lyons & Frankie Laine beat AWA Tag Team Champions Mitsu Arakawa & Dr Moto dq in 33:00 Handicap Match Luke Brown beat Steve Druk & Kenny Yates in 18:51 Joe Scarpello beat Blackjack Daniels in 8:31 Ivan Kalmikoff beat Kenny Jay in 11:52 Att: 3,319 10/3/68 Milwaukee, WI @ Auditorium Bill Watts & Verne Gagne & The Crusher beat Dr. X & Larry Hennig & Harley Race 2/3 in 18:00 1 Race pinned Gagne 2 Crusher pinned Race 3 Crusher beat Dr. X Chris Markoff beat Luke Brown in 11:45 Billy Red Lyons beat Angelo Poffo by submission in 28:00 Frankie Laine beat Big K via pin in 17:50 att: 3,377 Note: The ring collapsed under the 1,589 pound combined weight of the six men in the main event. 10/4/68 Eau Claire, WI @ Regis High School Gym Billy Red Lyons & Frankie Laine vs Larry Hennig & Harley Race 2/3 60:00 Dr. X vs Big Luke Brown 2/3 60:00 Billy Red Lyons vs Harley Race 20:00 10/5/68 Minneapolis TV Mike Riker beat Ken Yates Dr. X beat George Gadaski Frankie Laine & Billy Red Lyons beat Kenny Jay & Bob Sabre Larry Hennig beat Santiago Acosta Steve Druk beat Marty Miller 10/5/68 Omaha, NE @ Civic Auditorium AWA Champion Verne Gagne no contest The Avenger Danny Hodge beat Mike DiBiase Billy Red Cloud beat Chris Markoff Harley Race drew Reggie Parks Chris Tolos beat Woody Farmer 10/7/68 Moline, IL @ Wharton Field House Billy Red Cloud beat Dr X The Crusher & Bill Watts beat Larry Hennig & Harley Race dq Luke Brown beat Big K Chris Markoff no contest Mike Riker 10/9/68 Duluth, MN @ Arena The Crusher & Billy Red Lyons & Bill Watts beat Dr X & Larry Hennig & Chris Markoff Bill Watts beat Larry Hennig 10/10/68 Moorhead, MN Dr. X beat The Crusher dq Billy Red Lyons beat Larry Hennig Frankie Laine beat Chris Markoff dq Big K beat Mike Riker 10/11/68 Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada @ Civic Auditorium The Crusher & Bill Watts & Billy Red Lyons beat Dr. X & Larry Hennig & Chris Markoff 2/3 in 29:00 The Crusher beat Larry Hennig via pin in 7:00 Big Luke Brown beat Big K (sub Blackjack Daniels) Frankie Laine beat Bobby Jones (sub Big K) Mike Riker drew Al Tomko Att: “3,970 fans” 10/12/68 Minneapolis TV The Crusher beat Ken Yates Dr. X beat Pete Memco Billy Red Lyons beat Bobby Jones Pampero Firpo beat Bill Cody Larry Hennig beat Kenny Jay 10/12/68 Minneapolis, MN The Crusher beat Larry Hennig in 13:37 Billy Red Lyons beat Dr. X on a 2nd fall COR 1. Lyons beat Dr X with a figure four leg lock in 26:59 2. Dr. X was counted out of the ring Luke Brown beat Steve Druk cor in 7:00 Pampero Firpo beat Mike Bowyer Frankie Laine beat Blackjack Daniels in 16:45 Mike Riker beat Kenny Jay in 13:38 att: 4,368 10/16/68 Burlington, IA @ Memorial Auditorium The Crusher vs Dr. X Billy Red Lyons vs Larry Hennig Harley Race vs Frankie Laine Chris Markoff vs Mike Riker 10/17/68 Red Lake, MN @ High School Gym Larry Hennig & Harley Race vs Bill Watts & Billy Red Lyons 2/3 60:00 Mike York vs Dr X 2/3 Larry Hennig vs Billy Red Lyons 30:00 10/18/68 Milwaukee, WI @ Auditorium Referee George Gadaski The Crusher & Bill Watts beat AWA Tag Team Champions Mitsu Arakawa & Dr. Moto on a 2nd fall dq 1 Crusher won with the stomoach claw in 16:30 2 Dr. Moto was dq’ed for punching referee Gadaski Billy Red Lyons beat Dr. X by submission with a figure four leg lock in 26:00 Pampero Firpo beat Frankie Laine in 11:10 Johnny Kace beat Mike Bowyer in 11:30 Att: 3,273 10/19/68 Minneapolis TV Larry Hennig & Harley Race beat Jose Betancourt & Santiago Acosta Bill Watts beat Ken Yates Dr. X beat Mike Bowyer Pampero Firpo beat Marty Miller Billy Red Lyons beat Narcisco Ortiz 10/22/68 Moline, IL @ Wharton Field House Dr. X no contest Billy Red Lyons The Crusher beat Harley Race Pampero Firpo beat Frankie Laine Mike Riker drew Mike Bowyer 10/25/68 Eau Claire, WI @ Regis High School Bill Watts vs Pampero Firpo Larry Hennig & Harley Race vs Billy Red Lyons & Big Luke Brown Chris Markoff vs Mike Riker 10/26/68 Minneapolis TV Larry Hennig & Harley Race beat Frankie Laine & Hank Meadows Bill Watts beat Mike Riker Pampero Firpo beat Mike Spangler Verne Gagne beat Kenny Jay Billy Red Lyons beat Bill Kolchin 10/26/68 St. Paul, MN The Crusher & Verne Gagne beat Larry Hennig & Harley Race Dr. X beat Billy Red Lyons dq Pampero Firpo beat Frankie Laine Bill Watts beat Big K Mike Riker beat Mike Bowyer 10/28/68 Duluth, MN @ Arena AWA Champion Verne Gagne beat Larry Hennig Billy Red Lyons beat Dr X Harley Race beat Luke Brown Pampero Firpo beat Frankie Laine Mike Riker beat Mike Bowyer Att: 2,478 11/1/68 Moorhead, MN Billy Red Lyons beat Dr. X Luke Brown beat Mike Riker Pampero Firpo beat Frankie Laine 11/2/68 Minneapolis TV Pampero Firpo beat Jose Acosta Lars Anderson beat Santiago Acosta Billy Red Lyons beat Adale Cavera Mitsu Arakawa beat Mike Bowyer 11/2/68 St. Paul. MN Dr. X beat Billy Red Lyons when referee George Gadaski stopped the 3rd fall when Lyons was helpless Mitsu Arakawa beat Frankie Laine (sub Verne Gagne) via pin in 28:00 Big K beat Santiego Acosta via pin Lars Anderson beat Mike Bowyer 12:05 Mike Riker beat Jose Acosta 13:45 Att: 3,991 11/2/68 Chicago, IL @ International Amphitheatre Larry Hennig & Harley Race beat Dick the Bruiser & the Crusher dq Bill Watts beat Dr Moto Blackjack Lanza beat Paul Christy Moose Cholak beat Johnny Kace Chris Markoff beat Luke Brown Jose Betancourt beat Tiny Mills 11/4/68 Moline, IL @ Wharton Field House AWA Tag Team Champions Mitsu Arakawa & Dr. Moto beat Larry Hennig & Harley Race Dr. X beat Billy Red Lyons dq Pampero Firpo beat Mike Bowyer Lars Anderson beat Frankie Laine 11/5/68 Detroit Lakes, MN @ Armory Larry Hennig & Harley Race vs Bill Watts & Billy Red Lyons Larry Heinemi vs Big Luke Brown Billy Red Lyons vs Larry Hennig 11/6/68 Bemidji, MN @ Junior High School Gym Bill Watts vs Dr X 2/3 60:00 Billy Red Lyons vs Harley Race Pampero Firpo vs Frankie Laine 11/8/68 Blue Earth, MN Bill Watts beat Dr. X dq Billy Red Lyons beat Chris Markoff Pampero Firpo beat Frankie Laine 11/9/68 Minneapolis TV Bill Watts beat Mike Riker Dr. X beat Pete Memco Pampero Firpo beat Mike Spangler The Crusher beat Bill Kolchin Chris Markoff beat Kenny Jay Big K beat Ken Yates 11/9/68 Omaha, NE @ Civic Auditorium Mike Dibiase beat AWA Champion Verne Gagne dq Midwest Tag Team Champions Woody Farmer & Reggie Parks beat Chris Tolos & The Viking Bob Geigel drew Billy Red Cloud Luke Brown beat The Avenger 11/9/68 Milwaukee, WI @ Auditorium No dq Match The Crusher & Bill Watts beat AWA Tag Team Champions Mitsu Arakawa & Dr. Moto No Title Change Dr. X beat Billy Red Lyons on a 3rd fall dq Harley Race beat Frankie Laine Pampero Firpo beat Mike Bowyer Lars Anderson beat Mike Riker att: 5,476 11/11/68 Fort William, Ontario, Canada Dr. X vs Bill Watts Billy Red Lyons vs Pampero Firpo plus two other matches 11/13/68 Brainerd, MN Dr X vs Bill Watts Billy Red Lyons vs Pamper Firpo Frankie Laine vs Chris Markoff 11/15/68 Marshall, MN Bill Watts beat Dr. X dq Chris Markoff beat Mike Riker Pampero Firpo beat Frankie Laine 11/16/68 Minneapolis TV Billy Red Lyons & Bill Watts beat Mike Riker & Ken Yates Dr. X beat Jose Acosta Pampero Firpo beat Santiago Acosta The Crusher beat Kenny Jay Lars Anderson beat Mike Bowyer 11/16/68 Minneapolis, MN The Crusher beat Dr. X via pin in the 3rd fall in 27:09 Billy Red Lyons & Bill Watts beat Larry Hennig & Harley Race 2/3 in 24:00 Pampero Firpo beat Chris Markoff in 8:33 Lars Anderson beat Frankie Laine in 15:52 Mike Riker beat Mike Bowyer in 14:18 Att: 4,370 11/18/68 Moline, IL @ Wharton Field House Non Title The Crusher & Bill Watts beat AWA Tag Team Champions Mitsu Arakawa & Dr. Moto dq Jean Antone beat Betty Niccoli Billy Red Lyons beat Bob Geigel Pampero Firpo beat Luke Brown 11/19/68 Amboy, IL @ Amboy High School Bill Watts vs Pampero Firpo Bob Geigel vs Frankie Laine Betty Niccoli vs Jean Antone 11/19/68 Moorhead, MN Dr. X beat Billy Red Lyons Harley Race beat Luke Brown Lars Anderson beat Mike Bowyer 11/20/68 Duluth, MN @ Arena The Crusher & Bill Watts beat Larry Hennig & Harley Race Dr X beat Billy Red Lyons dq Luke Brown beat Pampero Firpo dq Lars Anderson beat Frankie Laine 11/22/68 Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada @ Civic Auditorium The Crusher beat Dr. X 2-0, 1st fall by COR 1. Dr X was counted out of the ring 2. Crusher pinned Dr X Billy Red Lyons & Bill Watts beat Larry Hennig & Harley Race 2/3 Pampero Firpo beat Big Luke Brown Al Tomko beat Mike Riker Bob Jones (sub Orest Antonation) beat Wilf Caron Att: “4,000 fans” 11/23/68 Minneapolis TV Dr. X beat Ken Yates Chris Markoff beat Bob Lewis Billy Red Lyons beat Tiger Malloy Lars Anderson beat Kenny Jay 11/23/68 Chicago, IL @ International Amphitheatre AWA Champion Verne Gagne beat Blackjack Lanza COR Dick the Bruiser & the Crusher beat Larry Hennig & Harley Race Edouard Carpentier beat Mitsu Arakawa Bill Watts beat Mike Riker Pampero Firpo beat Fernando Stampos Paul Christy drew Prince Pullins 11/26/68 Moorhead, MN AWA Champion Verne Gagne vs Dr X Larry Hennig & Lars Anderson vs Billy Red Lyons & Bill Watts 11/28/68 Minneapolis, MN Dr. X beat The Crusher via pin in 17:39 with help from Pampero Firpo Bill Watts beat Harley Race 14:24 Pampero Firpo beat Luke Brown in 6:42 Larry Hennig drew Billy Red Lyons Lars Anderson beat Blackjack Daniels Mike Riker beat Frankie Laine 12:04 Att: 6,722 11/30/68 Minneapolis TV Pampero Firpo beat Mike Spangler Larry Hennig beat Hank Meadows Verne Gagne beat Kenny Jay The Crusher beat Bill Kolchin Mike Riker beat Ken Yates 11/30/68 Milwaukee, WI @ Eagles Club The Crusher beat Mitsu Arakawa Billy Red Lyons no contest Dr. X Bill Watts beat Harley Race Pampero Firpo beat Luke Brown Lars Anderson beat Frankie Laine att: 2,845 12/2/68 Ortonville, MN Bill Watts beat Dr X dq Billy Red Lyons beat Pampero Firpo COR Mike Riker beat Frankie Laine 12/4/68 Duluth, MN @ Arena Harley Race beat The Crusher Larry Hennig no contest Bill Watts Billy Red Lyons beat Dr. X dq Pampero Firpo beat Chris Markoff Lars Anderson beat Mike Riker Att: 1,540 12/6/68 Eau Claire, WI @ Regis High School New Referee Mike Bowyer Bill Watts & Billy Red Lyons vs Larry Hennig & Harley Race Pampero Firpo vs Big Luke Brown Billy Red Lyons vs Larry Hennig 12/7/68 Minneapolis TV The Crusher beat Bob Sabre Pampero Firpo beat George Gadaski Verne Gagne beat Ken Yates Larry Hennig & Lars Anderson beat Mike Bowyer & Frankie Laine Bill Watts beat Bob Lewis 12/7/68 St. Paul, MN @ Auditorium The Crusher no contest Pampero Firpo Lars Anderson & Harley Race & Larry Hennig beat Bill Watts & Billy Red Lyons & Luke Brown Chris Markoff beat Frankie Laine in 14:35 Mike Riker beat George Gadaski in 13:50 Big K beat Kenny Yates in 15:20 att: 3,504 12/10/68 Fergus Falls, MN @ Armory Bill Watts & Billy Red Lyons vs Larry Hennig & Lars Anderson 2/3 60:00 Frankie Laine vs Dr X 2/3 60:00 Billy Red Lyons vs Lars Anderson 30:00 12/11/68 Grand Forks, ND Bill Watts beat Dr X Billy Red Lyons beat Pampero Firpo Victor The Bear beat Chris Markoff Frankie Laine beat Tuffy Truesdale 12/11/68 Red Lake, MN @ High School Gym Bill Watts vs Larry Hennig 2/3 Luke Brown vs Chris Markoff 2/3 Tiny Mills vs Mike Riker 12/12/68 Moorhead, MN Dr. X beat Billy Red Lyons Pampero Firpo beat Luke Brown Victor The Bear beat Chris Markoff Mike Bowyer beat Tuffy Truesdale 12/13/68 Milwaukee, WI @ Auditorium The Crusher & Bill Watts beat Larry Hennig & Lars Anderson dq Dr. X beat Chris Markoff Pampero Firpo beat George Gadaski Mike Riker beat Frankie Laine Jack Wilson beat Bill Howard att: 2,931 12/14/68 Minneapolis TV Bill Watts beat Bobby Jones Pampero Firpo beat Tuffy Truesdale The Crusher beat Al Spangler Dr. X beat Mark Starr Larry Hennig & Lars Anderson beat Mike Bowyer & Ken Yates Marty Miller drew Mike Riker 12/14/68 Minneapolis, MN @ Auditorium The Crusher no decision Pampero Firpo on a 2nd fall dq in 14:37 1. Crusher beat Firpo 2. Firpo was dq’ed Victor The Bear beat Dr. X dq Larry Hennig & Lars Anderson beat Billy Red Lyons & Frankie Laine in 26:18 Bill Watts beat Chris Markoff in 8:27 Luke Brown beat Blackjack Daniels in 9:38 Mike Riker beat Mark Starr in 13:43 Att: 4,387 12/17/68 Moline, IL @ Wharton Field House No dq Match AWA Tag Team Champions Mitsu Arakawa & Dr Moto beat The Crusher & Bill Watts Victor The Bear beat Dr X dq Billy Red Lyons beat Chris Markoff (sub Pampero Firpo) Lars Anderson beat Mike Riker 12/19/68 LaCrosse, WI @ Mary E. Sawyer Auditorium Bill Watts beat Dr X dq when X hit the referee Victor the Bear beat Chris Markoff via pin Billy Red Lyons drew Lars Anderson 12/20/68 Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada @ Civic Auditorium British Empire Champion Billy Red Lyons beat Dr. X in 22:00 with a figure four leg lock Bill Watts beat Larry Hennig dq in 17:00 Pampero Firpo beat Al Tomko by submission in 6:00 Lars Anderson beat Bill Kochen Mike Riker beat Bobby Jones Att: “3000 fans” 12/21/68 Minneapolis TV Larry Hennig & Lars Anderson beat Big K & Bob Sabre Bill Watts beat Ken Yates Dr. X beat Mike Bowyer Billy Red Lyons beat Mark Starr Mike Riker beat Marty Miller 12/26/68 Moorhead, MN AWA Champion Verne Gagne beat Dr. X Billy Red Lyons & Bill Watts beat Larry Hennig & Lars Anderson Lars Anderson drew Billy Red Lyons Pampero Firpo beat Mike Bowyer 12/27/68 Duluth, MN @ Arena Referee Tiny Mills The Crusher beat Pampero Firpo via pin Non Title Billy Red Lyons & Bill Watts beat AWA Tag Team Champions Mitsu Arakawa & Dr. Moto but did not lose the tag straps because the wrong man was pinned Joe Scarpello beat Blackjack Daniels via pin after an airplane spin Mike Riker beat George Gadaski Att: 2,576 12/27/68 Milwaukee, WI @ Eagles Club AWA Champion Verne Gagne beat Larry Hennig Sharon Lass beat Cheryl Miller Dr X beat Santiago Acosta Lars Anderson beat Santiago Acosta Jose Betancourt beat Mike Bowyer att: 1,861 12/28/68 Minneapolis TV Larry Hennig & Lars Anderson beat Kenny Jay & Joe Scarpello Bill Watts beat George Gadaski Billy Red Lyons beat Stan the Moose Verne Gagne beat Bill Green Pampero Firpo beat Ken Yates 12/28/68 Minneapolis, MN @ Auditorium AWA Champion Verne Gagne beat Larry Hennig on a 3rd fall dq when Lars Anderson intefered Handicap Match Bill Watts beat Stan Moose via pin in 11:45 Pampero Firpo beat Joe Scarpello via pin in 13:32 Billy Red Lyons beat Big K via pin in 14:53 Lars Anderson beat George Gadaski via pin in 10:12 Mike Riker beat Kenny Jay via pin in 11:37 Note: Bill Green was scheduled to be Stan Moose’s partner in a handicap match against Bill Watts but no showed the card. 12/28/68 Chicago, IL @ International Amphitheatre Dick The Bruiser & Crusher beat Mitsu Arakawa & Dr. Moto to win the AWA Tag Team Title and the WWA Tag Team Title Dr. X beat Moose Cholak Moose Cholak beat Blackjack Lanza dq Luis Martinez beat Chris Markoff Prince Pullins drew Johnny Kace Angelo Poffo beat Mike Bowyer Mike Nolhas beat Bob Sabre 12/30/68 Moline, IL @ Wharton Field House AWA Champion Verne Gagne beat Dr X dq Lars Anderson no contest Bill Watts Pampero Firpo beat Billy Red Lyons Chris Markoff beat Joe Scarpello (sub Luke Brown) Mike Riker beat Johnny Kace (sub Bob Boyer)
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