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1/5/78 Peoria, IL AWA Champion Nick Bockwinkel beat Larry Hennig 1/6/78 Minneapolis TV Pat Patterson & Ray Stevens beat Bob Sabre & Chuck Sell Rufus R Jones beat Race Bannon Super Destroyer beat Gary Fargo Bob Orton Jr beat Kevin Clayton 1/6/78 Omaha, NE @ Civic Auditorium Special Referee: Jack Pesek AWA Champion Nick Bockwinkel no contest Greg Gagne Crusher & George Gadaski beat Super Destroyer & Lord Alfred Hayes in 12:42 Angelo Mosca beat Jim Brunzell via pin in 10:52 Rufus R Jones beat Jan Nelson in 16:31 Bob Orton Jr beat Evan Johnson (sub Steve Olsonoski) Att: 5,289 1/7/78 Moline TV Roger Kirby beat Tom Demarco 1/7/78 Brainerd, MN @ National Guard Armory AWA Tag Team Champions Greg Gagne & Jim Brunzell vs Super Destroyer & Angelo Mosca Larry Hennig vs Bobby Duncum Rufus R Jones vs Jan Nelson Evan Johnson vs Bob Orton Jr 1/8/78 Green Bay, WI @ Brown County Veteran’s Memorial Arena Referee Marty Miller The Crusher & George Gadaski beat Super Destroyer & Lord Alfred Hayes when Crusher pinned Hayes Jimmy Valiant beat Larry Hennig dq in 9:48 when Hennig hit referee Larry Lisowski Referee Marty Miller Billy Robinson beat Johnny Valiant via pin in 11:01 referee Larry Lisowski Bob Orton Jr beat Evan Johnson via pin in 19:16 referee Larry Lisowski Rufus R Jones beat Jan Nelson via pin in 15:27 1/8/78 Kenosha, WI @ Carthage College The Crusher won a 12 man battle royal for $10,000 The Crusher & Billy Robinson beat Jimmy Valiant & Johnny Valiant Angelo Mosca ddq Larry Hennig Jim Brunzell beat Evan Johnson Also in Battle Royal: Super Destroyer, Bobby Duncum, Blackjack Lanza, Greg Gagne, Rufus R Jones, Jan Nelson, Bob Orton Jr Not in Battle Royal: Jimmy Valiant, Johnny Valiant & Evan Johnson 1/8/78 Toronto, Ontario, Canada @ Maple Leaf Gardens AWA Champion Nick Bockwinkel beat Stan Stasiak Verne Gagne & Greg Gagne beat Blackjack Lanza & Bobby Duncum Dusty Rhodes beat Waldo Von Erich Jay Strongbow beat Chris Tolos dq Ken Patera beat Jim Brunzell Angelo Mosca ddq Peter Maivia Dewey Robertson beat Duncan MacTavish Billy Red Lyons drew The Wildman 1/11/78 Honolulu, HI @ Blaisdell Center Arena Indian Death Match Tor Kamata beat Billy White Wolf AWA Tag Team Champions Greg Gagne & Jim Brunzell beat Blackjack Lanza & Bobby Duncum Hawaiian Champion Steve Strong beat Missing Link Pampero Firpo Rick Martel beat Rocky Tomayo John Tolos & Bill Francis beat Bruce Brown & Chris Markoff Sam Steamboat beat Lindy Cocker 1/11/78 Davenport, IA @ Palmer Auditorium AWA Champion Nick Bockwinkel beat Billy Robinson dq Tuxedo match The Crusher beat Lord Alfred Hayes Super Destroyer no contest Larry Hennig Bob Orton Jr drew Evan Johnson Rufus R Jones beat Jan Nelson 1/12/78 Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada @ Arena Cage Match AWA Champion Nick Bockwinkel beat Ray Stevens when Bockwinkel hit Stevens with brass knuckles after a ref bump Special Referee: Billy Robinson Larry Hennig & The Crusher beat Super Destroyer & Angelo Mosca when Hennig pinned Mosca Verne Gagne beat Blackjack Lanza with a sleeper hold Haiti Kid & Cowboy Lang beat Little Tokyo & Billy The Kid Bob Orton Jr drew Evan Johnson Rufus R Jones beat Jan Nelson Pat Patterson beat Chris Pepper (sub match for Steve Olsonoski vs Paul Ellering) Att: “11,000 fans” 1/13/78 St Paul, MN Verne Gagne & Greg Gagne & Jim Brunzell beat Nick Bockwinkel & Blackjack Lanza & Bobby Duncum Handcuff Match with winner to meet AWA Champion Nick Bockwinkel on 1/22/78 The Crusher beat Super Destroyer Billy Robinson ddq Angelo Mosca Evan Johnson drew Bob Orton Jr Rufus R Jones beat Jan Nelson Att: 4,675 1/14/78 Moline TV Jimmy Valiant & Johnny Valiant beat Bob Backlund & Nacho Berrera Jim Brunzell beat Joe Guzman Nick Bockwinkel beat Nunez Billy Robinson beat Dan Redman Super Destroyer beat Steve Sybert 1/14/78 Minneapolis TV Pat Patterson & Ray Stevens beat Puppy Dog Peloquin & Dave Kochen Bob Orton Jr beat Frank Hill Angelo Mosca beat Harry Dragon Rufus R Jones beat Herman Schafer 1/14/78 Chicago, IL @ International Amphitheatre AWA Champion Nick Bockwinkel beat Billy Robinson dq The Crusher & George Gadaski beat Super Destroyer & Lord Alfred Hayes Angelo Mosca beat Larry Hennig Pat Patterson & Ray Stevens beat Wilbur Snyder & Red Bastien Rufus R Jones beat Bobby Duncum via pin Bob Orton Jr beat Jan Nelson Steve Regal drew Evan Johnson 1/18/78 Omaha, NE @ Civic Auditorium Tuxedo match The Crusher beat Lord Alfred Hayes in 10:34 Super Destroyer & Angelo Mosca beat AWA Tag Team Champions Greg Gagne & Jim Brunzell dq Bob Orton Jr drew Billy Robinson in 23:55 when Orton refused the victory dur to Robinson being injured Rufus R Jones beat Blackjack Lanza in 14:17 Evan Johnson beat Jan Nelson (sub Bobby Heenan) in 11:11 Note: Heenan was reportedly snowed in in Indianapolis. 1/20/78 Denver, CO @ Auditorium Arena Tuxedo match The Crusher beat Lord Alfred Hayes in 9:53 Verne Gagne & Greg Gagne & Jim Brunzell beat Bobby Duncum & Bobby Heenan & Blackjack Lanza when Brunzell forced Heenan to submit Super Destroyer ddq Billy Robinson Rufus R Jones beat Angelo Mosca dq Bob Orton Jr drew Evan Johnson att: 6,361 1/20/78 Houston, TX @ Sam Houston Coliseum Rocky Johnson beat AWA Champion Nick Bockwinkel dq Fritz Von Erich dcor Killer Karl Krupp Leilani Kai beat Winona Little Heart Vicki Williams beat Terry Shane Al Madril beat Killer Tim Brooks Jose Lothario beat Dutch Mantel Killer Tim Brooks drew Ron Slinker 1/21/78 Moline TV Pat Patterson & Ray Stevens beat Bob Sabre & Chuck Sell Super Destroyer beat Gary Fargo 1/21/78 Minneapolis TV Ray Stevens beat Jake Gusick Rufus R Jones beat Frank Hill Bob Orton Jr beat Max Blue Jim Brunzell beat Herman Schafer 1/21/78 Rockford, IL @ Boylan High School Tuxedo match The Crusher beat Lord Alfred Hayes 1/22/78 Minneapolis, MN @ Auditorium AWA Champion Nick Bockwinkel ddq The Crusher Super Destroyer & Angelo Mosca beat Greg Gagne & Bob Orton Jr (sub Jim Brunzell) Rufus R Jones beat Blackjack Lanza Bob Orton Jr beat Jan Nelson Evan Johnson beat Buck Zumhofe Paul Ellering beat Kenny Jay 1/25/78 Davenport, IA @ Palmer Auditorium AWA Tag Team Champions Greg Gagne & Jim Brunzell beat Nick Bockwinkel & Blackjack Lanza Bob Orton Jr no contest Billy Robinson Rufus R Jones beat Angelo Mosca dq Lord Alfred Hayes beat George Gadaski Super Destroyer beat Jan Nelson 1/25/78 Duluth, MN @ Arena The Crusher & George Gadaski beat Super Destroyer & Lord Alfred Hayes 1/28/78 Moline TV Pat Patterson & Ray Stevens beat Puppy Dog Peloquin & Dave Kochen Bob Orton Jr beat Frank Hill Angelo Mosca beat Harry Dragon Rufus R Jones beat Herman Schafer Jim Brunzell beat Max Blue 1/28/78 Milwaukee, WI @ Auditorium George Gadaski handcuffed to Lord Alfred Hayes The Crusher beat Super Destroyer COR at the 11:00 mark AWA Tag Team Champions Greg Gagne & Jim Brunzell drew Larry Hennig & Billy Robinson when Gagne & Brunzell would not accept the 2nd fall victory due to an injury Rufus R. Jones beat Blackjack Lanza in 13:22 Bob Orton Jr. beat Angelo Mosca dq when Mosca tossed Orton over the top rope Pat Patterson beat Jan Nelson in 13:15 Paul Ellering beat Kenny Jay in 13:15 Evan Johnson beat Frank Hill in 15:15 att: 6,112 sellout 1/29/78 Green Bay, WI @ Brown County Veteran’s Memorial Arena Verne Gagne & Greg Gagne & Jim Brunzell beat Nick Bockwinkel & Blackjack Lanza & Bobby Heenan when Verne beat Bockwinkel with a sleeper hold Tuxedo match The Crusher beat Lord Alfred Hayes Rufus R. Jones beat Angelo Mosca dq when Mosca refused to break hold as referee instructed Frank Hill no contest Bob Orton Jr Evan Johnson vs Paul Ellering 2/2/78 Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada @ Arena The Crusher & George Gadaski beat Super Destroyer & Lord Alfred Hayes when Crusher pinned Super Destroyer after a bolo punch Pat Patterson & Ray Stevens beat Nick Bockwinkel & Blackjack Lanza Bob Orton Jr dcor Greg Gagne Angelo Mosca beat Billy Robinson via pin in 18:00 after hitting Robinson with Brass Knuckles Jim Brunzell beat Bobby Heenan COR when Heenan walked back to the dressing room Rufus R Jones beat Buddy Wolff Evan Johnson beat Paul Ellering (sub Chris Pepper) Att: “About 6,000 fans” Note: Bockwinkel was pinned in the semi main event tag bout. The newspaper did not make it clear which man pinned him. 2/3/78 Omaha, NE @ Civic Auditorium AWA Champion Nick Bockwinkel beat Billy Robinson Ray Stevens beat Bobby Heenan Bob Orton Jr drew Angelo Mosca Larry Hennig (sub Paul Ellering) beat Pat Patterson dq Jean Antone beat Kay Noble 2/4/78 Moline TV Jim Brunzell beat Herman Schafer Buck Zumhofe beat Puppy Dog Peloquin 2/4/78 Minneapolis TV Rufus R Jones beat Pat Patterson dq Greg Gagne & Jim Brunzell beat Kenny Jay & Peter Lee Nick Bockwinkel beat Caesar Pabon The Crusher beat Frank Hill 2/5/78 Toronto, Ontario, Canada @ Maple Leaf Gardens AWA Champion Nick Bockwinkel beat Jay Strongbow via submission in 3:04 Angelo Mosca beat Peter Maivia dq in 10:19 Ken Patera dcor Dusty Rhodes in 11:36 Stan Stasiak drew Waldo Von Erich 15:00 Sweet Daddy Siki drew The Wildman 15:00 Billy Red Lyons & Dewey Robertson beat Chris Tolos & Dan Johnston in 8:19 Mil Mascaras beat Terry Yorkston via pin after a suplex in 7:28 Butcher Vachon drew Duncan MacTavish 10:00 Lord Alfred Hayes beat Steve Bolus via pin in 10:31 Att: 11,000 2/8/78 Honolulu, HI @ Blaisdell Center Arena AWA Champion Nick Bockwinkel beat John Tolos North American Champion Rick Martel beat Tor Kamata dq Hawaiian Tag Team Champions Steve Strong & Chris Markoff beat Russ & Bill Francis Rocky Tomayo beat Tosh Togo COR Billy Whitewolf beat Duke Savage Sam Steamboat beat Bruce Brown 2/10/78 Rockford, IL @ Boylan High School Handcuff Match The Crusher beat Super Destroyer COR 2/10/78 Atlanta, GA @ Municipal Auditorium Georgia Champion Stan Hansen drew Dick Slater AWA Champion Nick Bockwinkel beat Tommy Rich Ole Anderson beat Bob Armstrong Dusty Rhodes beat Abdullah The Butcher Mr Wrestling II & Tony Atlas beat Bounty Hunter & Jacques Goulet Adrian Adonis beat The Invader 2/11/78 Moline TV Pat Patterson beat Kenny Jay Greg Gagne & Jim Brunzell beat Buddy Wolff & Buck Zumhofe Rufus R Jones beat Jake Gusick Bob Orton Jr beat Angel Rivera Larry Hennig beat Dan Redman 2/11/78 Minneapolis TV Pat Patterson beat Al Ringo Greg Gagne beat Dave Nevins Angelo Mosca beat Chuck Mendenhaul 2/11/78 Milwaukee, WI @ Auditorium Referee Marty Miller The Crusher beat AWA Champion Nick Bockwinkel dq at 17:42 when Angelo Mosca interfered Referee Larry Lisowski AWA Tag Team Champions Greg Gagne & Jim Brunzell beat Jimmy Valiant & Johnny Valiant in 15:06 Referee Marty Miller Rufus R Jones beat Angelo Mosca via pin Referee Larry Lisowski Bob Orton Jr beat Buddy Wolff via pin in 19:38 Referee Larry Lisowski Evan Johnson beat Buck Zumhofe (sub Kenny Jay) via pin in 15:05 att: 6,112 sellout 2/12/78 Denver, CO @ Auditorium Arena Lord Alfred Hayes handcuffed to George Scrap Iron Gadaski The Crusher beat Super Destroyer dq 12:00 AWA Tag Team Champions Greg Gagne & Jim Brunzell beat Nick Bockwinkel & Blackjack Lanza when Gagne pinned Lanza Pat Patterson beat Billy Robinson Rufus R Jones beat Angelo Mosca att: 7,926 Note: Original lineup had Mosca vs Bob Orton Jr and Patterson vs Rufus R Jones 2/14/78 Davenport, IA @ Palmer Auditorium AWA Champion Nick Bockwinkel no contest Greg Gagne Super Destroyer & Angelo Mosca beat Larry Hennig & Billy Robinson Rufus R Jones beat Pat Patterson Bob Orton Jr beat Jim Brunzell 2/15/78 Omaha, NE @ Civic Auditorium Billy Robinson & Greg Gagne beat Nick Bockwinkel & Blackjack Lanza Lord Alfred Hayes handcuffed to George Gadaski The Crusher beat Super Destroyer Rufus R Jones beat Angelo Mosca Evan Johnson beat Buck Zumhofe (sub Ray Stevens) Bob Orton Jr drew Pat Patterson 2/17/78 St Paul, MN @ Civic Center AWA Champion Nick Bockwinkel beat The Crusher Super Destroyer & Angelo Mosca beat Billy Robinson & Larry Hennig Rufus R Jones no contest Pat Patterson Jim Brunzell no contest Bob Orton Jr Ray Stevens beat Steve Regal Kenny Jay drew Buck Zumhofe 2/18/78 Moline TV Rufus R Jones beat Pat Patterson dq Nick Bockwinkel beat Caesar Pabon 2/18/78 Peoria, IL The Crusher beat Lord Alfred Hayes Super Destroyer beat Larry Hennig 2/19/78 Green Bay, WI @ Brown County Veteran’s Memorial Arena Handcuff Match The Crusher beat Super Destroyer via pin Pat Patterson & Ray Stevens beat Larry Hennig & Rufus R. Jones when Patterson pinned Rufus Bob Orton Jr beat Steve Regal via pin Blackjack Lanza beat Frank Hill via pin Note: Another listing has Crusher beating Super Destroyer by countout 2/19/78 Toronto, Ontario, Canada @ Maple Leaf Gardens WWWF Champion Superstar Billy Graham beat Edouard Carpentier Dusty Rhodes beat Ken Patera Angelo Mosca beat Peter Maivia COR Billy Robinson beat Duncan McTavish AWA Tag Team Champions Greg Gagne & Jim Brunzell beat Nick Bockwinkel & Bobby Heenan Dewey Robertson beat The Wildman dq Stan Stasiak beat The Wolfman Billy Red Lyons drew Chris Tolos 2/23/78 Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada @ Arena Tuxedo match The Crusher beat Lord Alfred Hayes via pin in 8:00 Referee Al DeRusha AWA Tag Team Champions Greg Gagne & Jim Brunzell beat Super Destroyer & Angelo Mosca dq Ray Stevens beat Bobby Heenan COR in 8:00 when Heenan walked back to the dressing room British Empire Champion Billy Robinson beat Blackjack Lanza via pin Referee Merv Unger Pat Patterson ddq Rufus R. Jones Bob Orton Jr beat Larry Hennig Evan Johnson beat Chris Pepper Att: “crowd estimated at 7,000” 2/24/78 Atlanta, GA @ Municipal Auditorium Mr. Wrestling II beat Stan Hansen dq Tony Atlas & Andre the Giant beat Ole Anderson & Lars Anderson No dq Match, No Time Limit Tommy Rich beat Abdullah the Butcher AWA Champion Nick Bockwinkel beat Bob Armstrong Adrian Adonis beat Butch Malone Raymond Rougeau beat Jim Dalton Mighty Zulu beat the Invader 2/25/78 Moline TV Pat Patterson beat Al Ringo Greg Gagne beat Dave Nevins Angelo Mosca beat Chuck Mendenhaul Billy Robinson beat ? Rose 2/25/78 Minneapolis TV Pat Patterson beat Peter Lee 2/3 Bob Orton Jr beat Buck Zumhofe Angelo Mosca beat Kenny Jay The Crusher beat Frank Hill 2/25/78 Burlington Pat Patterson & Ray Stevens beat AWA Tag Team Champions Greg Gagne & Jim Brunzell dq Rufus R Jones beat Blackjack Lanza Lord Alfred Hayes beat George Gadaski Steve Regal drew Evan Johnson 2/26/78 Minneapolis, MN @ Auditorium AWA Tag Team Champions Greg Gagne & Jim Brunzell beat Super Destroyer & Angelo Mosca Rufus R Jones beat Ray Stevens dq The Crusher & George Gadaski beat Blackjack Lanza & Bobby Heenan Billy Robinson drew Pat Patterson Bob Orton Jr beat Steve Regal 3/1/78 Stevens Point, WI @ Quandt Field House Referee Larry Lisowski AWA Tag Team Champions Greg Gagne & Jim Brunzell beat Super Destroyer & Angelo Mosca Saloon Match, Referee Marty Miller The Crusher beat Lord Alfred Hayes Referee Larry Lisowski Pat Patterson (sub Blackjack Lanza) beat Rufus R Jones dq when Rufus tossed Patterson over the top rope Referee Marty Miller Cowboy Bob Orton Jr beat Buck Zumhofe (sub Billy Robinson) Referee Larry Lisowski Evan Johnson beat Steve Regal in 13:53 3/2/78 Omaha, NE @ Civic Auditorium Pat Patterson won a 16 man battle royal Haystack Calhoun beat Angelo Mosca dq Bob Orton Jr drew Greg Gagne Jim Brunzell beat Bobby Heenan Rufus R Jones beat Pat Patterson Evan Johnson beat Steve Regal Also in Battle Royal: Billy Robinson, Super Destroyer, Blackjack Lanza, The Crusher, Larry Hennig and Ray Stevens 3/3/78 Denver, CO @ Auditorium Arena The Crusher beat AWA Champion Nick Bockwinkel dq when Super Destroyer interfered Verne Gagne beat Lord Alfred Hayes COR in 12:16 AWA Tag Team Champions Greg Gagne & Jim Brunzell beat Angelo Mosca & Super Destroyer in 16:23 when Brunzell pinned Mosca Buddy Wolff beat Buck Zumhofe via pin in 26:00 Att: 4,829 3/4/78 Minneapolis TV Rerun of 11/12/77 show 3/4/78 Moline TV Nick Bockwinkel beat Bobby Jones 3/4/78 Milwaukee, WI @ Auditorium Referee Marty Miller The Crusher & Rufus R Jones & Billy Robinson beat Angelo Mosca & Super Destroyer & Nick Bockwinkel when Crusher pinned Bockwinkel in 18:10 Referee Larry Lisowski Greg Gagne no contest Bob Orton Jr in 20:10 Referee Marty Miller Ray Stevens beat Pat O'Connor(sub Larry Hennig) via pin in 16:42 by pulling Pat's trunks Referee Larry Lisowski Pat Patterson beat Jim Brunzell in 14:25 Referee Marty Miller Buddy Wolff (sub Blackjack Lanza) drew Evan Johnson 15:00 Referee Larry Lisowski Buck Zumhofe beat Peter Lee in 11:42 Att: 6,112 sellout 3/5/78 Toronto, Ontario, Canada @ Maple Leaf Gardens Superstar Billy Graham ddq Dusty Rhodes in 15:18 AWA Champion Nick Bockwinkel beat Greg Gagne via pin Ken Patera beat Stan Stasiak via pin Billy Robinson beat Angelo Mosca Super Destroyer beat The Crusher dq Jim Brunzell beat Steve Bolus Peter Maivia beat Terry Yorkston Billy Red Lyons & Dewey Robertson drew Chris Tolos & Waldo Von Erich 3/8/78 Davenport, IA @ Palmer Auditorium Pat Patterson & Ray Stevens no contest Rufus R Jones & Billy Robinson Super Destroyer beat Jim Brunzell Blackjack Lanza beat Evan Johnson Bob Orton Jr drew Greg Gagne 3/8/78 Columbus, GA @ Municipal Auditorium Georgia Tag Team Champions Ole Anderson & Lars Anderson vs Mr. Wrestling I & Mr. Wrestling II Tony Atlas vs Ric Flair AWA Champion Nick Bockwinkel vs Bob Armstrong Tommy Rich & Adrian Adonis vs Helmut Schmidt & Wolfgang Schmidt Raymond Rougeau vs The Invader 3/9/78 Casper, WY The Crusher & Billy Robinson beat Lord Alfred Hayes & Super Destroyer Ray Stevens beat Rufus R Jones Pat Patterson beat Evan Johnson Larry Hennig drew Blackjack Lanza 3/9/78 Rome, GA @ Memorial Gym Stan Hansen vs Mr. Wrestling II AWA Champion Nick Bockwinkel vs Tommy Rich 3/10/78 Peoria, IL The Crusher beat Super Destroyer 3/10/78 Atlanta, GA @ Municipal Auditorium Georgia Champion Stan Hansen beat Thunderbolt Patterson Ole Anderson & Lars Anderson beat Mr. Wrestling II & Rocky Johnson AWA Champion Nick Bockwinkel beat Adrian Adonis Helmut Schmidt & Wolfgang Schmidt beat Zulu & Pierre Lefebvre Jacques Goulet beat Steve Regal 3/11/78 Moline TV Pat Patterson beat Peter Lee 2/3 Bob Orton Jr beat Buck Zumhofe Angelo Mosca beat Kenny Jay The Crusher beat Frank Hill Billy Robinson beat Jake Gusick 3/11/78 Chicago, IL @ International Amphitheatre Texas Death Match Dick The Bruiser beat Ernie Ladd The Crusher beat Super Destroyer COR Billy Robinson & Rufus R Jones beat Pat Patterson & Ray Stevens dq Angelo Mosca beat Wilbur Snyder COR Greg Gagne drew Bob Orton Jr Jimmy Valiant beat Spike Huber Killer Verdu beat Luis Martinez Att: 11,500 3/12/78 Green Bay, WI @ Brown County Veteran’s Memorial Arena AWA Champion Nick Bockwinkel beat The Crusher dq when Super Destroyer interfered Rufus R Jones & Billy Robinson (sub Larry Hennig) beat Pat Patterson & Ray Stevens COR Greg Gagne vs Bob Orton Jr ruled a draw when Orton was injured. Gagne would not accept a forfeit victory. Super Destroyer beat Jake Gusick (sub Billy Robinson) via pin Frank Hill beat Vito Martino (sub Evan Johnson) by submission 3/13/78 Augusta, GA @ Bell Auditorium Georgia TV Champion Ole Anderson beat Mr. Wrestling II AWA Champion Nick Bockwinkel beat Mr. Wrestling Tim Woods Thunderbolt Patterson beat Lars Anderson Tommy Rich & Adrian Adonis beat Wolfgang Schmidt & Helmut Schmidt Steve Regal drew Jacques Goulet 3/14/78 Macon, GA @ Coliseum AWA Champion Nick Bockwinkel beat Mr Wrestling II Tommy Rich beat Stan Hansen in a tournament final to win Macon Title First Round matches were Tony Atlas vs Jacques Goulet Stan Hansen vs Raymond Rougeau Pierre Lefebvre vs Helmut Schmidt Tommy Rich vs Ole Anderson Adrian Adonis vs Bounty Hunter Wolfgang Schmidt vs Mr Wrestling I 3/15/78 Columbus, GA @ Municipal Auditorium Georgia TV Champion Ole Anderson vs Mr Wrestling II Georgia Champion Stan Hansen vs Mr Wrestling I AWA Champion Nick Bockwinkel vs Tony Atlas Tommy Rich & Raymond Rougeau vs Wolfgang Schmidt & Helmut Schmidt Adrian Adonis vs Bounty Hunter Jacques Goulet vs Steve Regal 3/16/78 Rome, GA @ Memorial Gym No dq Match Stan Hansen vs Mr Wrestling II AWA Champion Nick Bockwinkel vs Adrian Adonis Wolfgang Schmidt & Helmut Schmidt vs Paul Ellering & Mighty Zulu Jacques Goulet vs Pierre Lefebvre 3/16/78 Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada @ Arena Manager Lord Alfred Hayes handcuffed to George Gadaski, Winner to meet AWA Champion Nick Bockwinkel on 4/5/78 The Crusher beat Super Destroyer in 11:00 Angelo Mosca beat Billy Robinson via pin to win British Empire title with help from Super Destroyer Verne Gagne (sub Larry Hennig) & Rufus R Jones beat Pat Patterson & Buddy Wolff (sub Ray Stevens) Bob Orton Jr drew Jim Brunzell Greg Gagne beat Blackjack Lanza Evan Johnson beat Ivan Crankovic (sub Buddy Wolff) Buck Zumhofe beat Dave Kochen 3/17/78 Atlanta, GA @ Municipal Auditorium AWA Champion Nick Bockwinkel beat Mr. Wrestling II Thunderbolt Patterson & Tony Atlas beat Ernie Ladd & Stan Hansen Georgia TV Champion Ole Anderson beat Mr. Wrestling I Tommy Rich beat Jacques Goulet Adrian Adonis beat Helmut Schmidt Raymond Rougeau beat Bounty Hunter 3/17/78 Omaha, NE @ Civic Auditorium Pat Patterson & Ray Stevens beat Rufus R Jones & Billy Robinson The Crusher beat Angelo Mosca Bob Orton Jr drew Greg Gagne Super Destroyer beat Buck Zumhofe (sub Larry Hennig) Lord Alfred Hayes beat George Gadaski 3/18/78 Moline TV Super Destroyer & Angelo Mosca beat Kenny Jay & Juan Valez The Crusher beat Herman Schafer Nick Bockwinkel beat Caesar Pabon Greg Gagne beat Fred Torres Rodeo Jones beat Jake Gusick 3/18/78 Minneapolis TV Greg Gagne & Jim Brunzell beat Frank Hill & Jake Gusick Ray Stevens beat Caesar Pabon Buddy Wolff beat Max Blue 3/19/78 St Paul, MN @ Auditorium Non Title Cage match The Crusher beat AWA Champion Nick Bockwinkel Pat Patterson & Ray Stevens beat Rufus R Jones & Pat O'Connor Greg Gagne ddq Bob Orton Jr Jean Antone beat Kay Noble Evan Johnson beat Buck Zumhofe 3/24/78 Houston, TX @ Sam Houston Coliseum NWA Champion Harley Race drew Wahoo McDaniel AWA Champion Nick Bockwinkel beat Rocky Johnson 2/3 Brass Knucks Title Match Killer Karl Krupp beat Jose Lothario Texas Title Match Dale Valentine beat Al Madril Texas Girl's Title Joyce Grable beat Leilani Kai Gino Hernandez vs Leroy Brown Barry Orton vs Tiger Conway Jay Youngblood vs Lord Alfred Hayes att: sellout 3/25/78 Moline TV Pat Patterson & Ray Stevens beat Puppy Dog Peloquin & Buck Zumhofe Verne Gagne beat Ivan Crankovic Angelo Mosca beat Dave Kochen The Crusher beat Harry Dragon Bob Orton Jr beat Kenny Jay 3/25/78 Denver, CO @ Auditorium Arena Cage match The Crusher beat Super Destroyer and unmasked him as Don Jardine Rufus R Jones & Billy Robinson vs Pat Patterson & Ray Stevens Greg Gagne vs Bob Orton Jr Angelo Mosca vs Jim Brunzell Blackjack Lanza vs Evan Johnson 3/29/78 Davenport, IA @ Palmer Auditorium AWA Champion Nick Bockwinkel beat The Crusher dq Pat Patterson & Ray Stevens beat Rufus R Jones & Billy Robinson Greg Gagne beat Blackjack Lanza Bob Orton Jr beat George Gadaski 3/31/78 Atlanta, GA @ Municipal Auditorium Tony Atlas beat Superstar Billy Graham COR Dusty Rhodes beat AWA Champion Nick Bockwinkel dq Tommy Rich & Thunderbolt Patterson beat Ole Anderson & Lars Anderson to win Georgia Tag Title Adrian Adonis beat John Studd dq Paul Ellering drew Jacques Goulet Pez Whatley beat Frankie Laine 3/31/78 Knoxville, IL The Crusher & Verne Gagne beat Angelo Mosca & Lord Alfred Hayes Rufus R Jones beat Blackjack Lanza Lord Alfred Hayes beat George Gadaski Max Blue drew Buck Zumhofe 4/1/78 Moline TV Greg Gagne & Jim Brunzell beat Frank Hill & Jake Gusick Ray Stevens beat Caesar Pabon Ray Stevens beat Peter Lee Buddy Wolff beat Max Blue Blackjack Lanza beat Kenny Jay 4/1/78 Milwaukee, WI @ Arena Cage match The Crusher beat Angelo Mosca via pin at the 8:25 mark Referee Larry Lisowski Verne Gagne beat Lord Alfred Hayes (sub Super Destroyer) COR Hayes walked away for the countout. Super Destroyer announced as suspended for not appearing Pat Patterson & Ray Stevens no contest Pat O'Connor & Rufus R Jones Referee Larry Lisowski Bob Orton Jr beat Greg Gagne in 20:56 Referee Marty Miller Blackjack Lanza drew Evan Johnson (sub Buddy Wolff) Referee Larry Lisowski Buddy Wolff (sub Evan Johnson) beat Buck Zumhofe Att: 12,308 sellout 4/2/78 Green Bay, WI @ Brown County Veteran’s Memorial Arena The Crusher & Greg Gagne & Jim Brunzell beat Nick Bockwinkel & Bob Orton Jr & Lord Alfred Hayes (sub Super Destroyer) when Crusher pinned Bockwinkel Pat Patterson beat Billy Robinson dq when Robinson tossed Patterson over the top rope Referee Larry Lisowski Rufus R Jones dcor Ray Stevens in 11:59 Referee Larry Lisowski Evan Johnson beat Buck Zumhofe via pin Referee Larry Lisowski Buddy Wolff beat Bill Crouch (sub Frank Hill) 4/4/78 Omaha, NE @ Civic Auditorium The Crusher beat AWA Champion Nick Bockwinkel dq Pat Patterson & Ray Stevens beat Rufus R Jones & Billy Robinson Greg Gagne drew Buddy Wolff Bob Orton Jr beat Jim Brunzell Evan Johnson vs Buck Zumhofe (sub Blackjack Lanza) 4/5/78 Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada @ Arena Referee Al DeRusha AWA Champion Nick Bockwinkel beat The Crusher dq when Crusher tossed Bockwinkel over the top rope Billy Robinson & Verne Gagne beat Angelo Mosca & Super Destroyer Mark II when Robinson pinned Mosca Bob Orton Jr ddq Greg Gagne Rufus R Jones beat Ray Stevens Pat Patterson beat Buck Zumhofe Buddy Wolff beat George Gadaski via pin Chris Pepper drew Fred Peloquin Att: “near sellout crowd” 4/6/78 Warren, MN The Crusher beat Super Destroyer Mark II 4/7/78 Minneapolis, MN @ Auditorium Greg Gagne & Jim Brunzell & Verne Gagne beat Bob Orton Jr & Blackjack Lanza & Bobby Heenan The Crusher & Rufus R Jones beat Pat Patterson & Ray Stevens Billy Robinson ddq Angelo Mosca Evan Johnson drew Buddy Wolff Att: 4,232 4/8/78 Moline TV Pat Patterson & Ray Stevens beat Dave Kochen & Puppy Dog Peloquin Bob Orton Jr beat Frank Hill Angelo Mosca beat Harry Dragon Rufus R Jones beat Herman Scafer Jim Brunzell beat Max Blue 4/8/78 Minneapolis TV Pat Patterson & Ray Stevens beat Kenny Jay & Dick Young Greg Gagne beat Bob Orton Jr Super Destroyer Mark II beat Gary Fargo Nick Bockwinkel beat Race Bannon 4/8/78 Chicago, IL @ International Amphitheatre Angelo Mosca & Ernie Ladd beat Dick The Bruiser & Rufus R Jones COR Bob Orton Jr. beat Verne Gagne dq Billy Robinson beat Ivan Koloff Jimmy Valiant drew Dominic Denucci Wilbur Snyder beat Bounty Hunter Bobby Vann (sub Blackjack Lanza) Killer Verdu beat El Bracero Spike Huber drew Evan Johnson 4/8/78 Rockford, IL @ Boylan High School The Crusher beat AWA Champion Nick Bockwinkel dq 4/10/78 Toronto, Ontario, Canada @ Maple Leaf Gardens Andre the Giant beat Ken Patera COR in 10:06 Peter Maivia & Billy Robinson beat Angelo Mosca & Super Destroyer dq in 13:59 when Lord Alfred Hayes interfered Verne Gagne beat Zimba Khan via pin in 10:41 after a series of drop kicks The Crusher beat Gary McLaughlin via pin in 4:24 Gorilla Monsoon beat Tarzan Tyler via pin in 6:04 Dewey Robertson beat Kim Chang via pin in 8:41 with a reverse shoulder stand Lord Alfred Hayes beat Steve Bolus by submission in 8:02 Dominic Denucci beat Terry Yorkston Chris Tolos drew The Wildman Note: The Toronto newspaper clippings list Super Destroyer teaming with Angelo Mosca against Maivia & Robinson. I doubt it was Don Jardine. It was most likely Super Destroyer Mark II aka Bob Remus and Sgt. Slaughter. 4/12/78 Davenport, IA @ Palmer Auditorium Non Title Pat Patterson & Ray Stevens beat AWA Tag Team Champions Greg Gagne & Jim Brunzell Bob Orton Jr beat Billy Robinson dq Rufus R Jones beat Buddy Wolff Buddy Wolff drew Evan Johnson 4/14/78 Denver, CO @ Auditorium Arena AWA Champion Nick Bockwinkel beat The Crusher via pin at the 11:59 mark Att: 4,820 4/15/78 Moline TV Pat Patterson beat Dave Nevins Verne Gagne beat Race Bannon Bob Orton Jr & Blackjack Lanza beat Kenny Jay & Al Ringo Billy Robinson beat Carl Fergie Evan Johnson beat Joe Palardy 4/15/78 Minneapolis TV Pat Patterson beat Juan Valez Evan Johnson beat Armando Rodriguez Super Destroyer Mark II beat Fernando Torres 4/16/78 Macon, GA @ Coliseum Dusty Rhodes beat Stan Hansen Mr Wrestling II beat AWA Champion Nick Bockwinkel dq Ole Anderson & Lars Anderson beat Rocky Johnson & Adrian Adonis (sub Wahoo McDaniel) Abdullah The Butcher beat Tommy Rich Jacques Goulet beat Pierre Lefebvre Paul Ellering beat Ken Dillinger 4/16/78 Atlanta, GA @ Omni Dusty Rhodes beat Superstar Billy Graham Thunderbolt Patterson & Rocky Johnson beat Ole Anderson & Ernie Ladd AWA Champion Nick Bockwinkel beat Mr. Wrestling II Georgia Champion Stan Hansen beat Ric Flair Abdullah The Butcher beat Tommy Rich Raymond Rougeau & Pez Whatley beat Wolfgang Schmidt & Helmut Schmidt Adrian Adonis beat John Ruggers 4/17/78 Augusta, GA @ Bell Auditorium Dusty Rhodes ddq Abdullah the Butcher AWA Champion Nick Bockwinkel beat Mr. Wrestling II Stan Hansen beat Tommy Rich Helmut Schmidt & Wolfgang Schmidt beat Raymond Rougeau & Pez Whatley Paul Ellering beat Ken Dillinger 4/18/78 Warner Robins, GA @ Civic Center Mr Wrestling II beat Georgia Champion Stan Hansen dq AWA Champion Nick Bockwinkel beat Tommy Rich Rocky Johnson beat Helmut Schmidt (sub Lars Anderson) Wolfgang Schmidt & Helmut Schmidt beat Adrian Adonis & Pierre Lefebvre Paul Ellering beat John Ruggers 4/19/78 Columbus, GA @ Municipal Auditorium Dusty Rhodes vs Abdullah The Butcher Stan Hansen & Lars Anderson vs Rocky Johnson & Mr. Wrestling II AWA Champion Nick Bockwinkel vs Tommy Rich Adrian Adonis & Raymond Rougeau vs Wolfgang Schmidt & Helmut Schmidt Jacques Goulet vs Pez Whatley 4/20/78 La Salle/Peru, IL Jim Brunzell won a 12 Man Battle Royal Super Destroyer Mark II no contest Billy Robinson Bob Orton Jr drew Jim Brunzell Rufus R Jones beat Pat Patterson dq Blackjack Lanza beat Buck Zumhofe 4/21/78 Burlington Jim Brunzell & Rufus R Jones beat Pat Patterson & Ray Stevens dq Bob Orton Jr drew Jim Brunzell Angelo Mosca beat Frank Hill Frank Hill beat Jake Gusick 4/22/78 Moline TV Pat Patterson & Ray Stevens beat Kenny Jay & Dick Young Greg Gagne beat Bob Orton Jr Super Destroyer Mark II beat Gary Fargo Nick Bockwinkel beat Race Bannon Rufus R Jones beat Herman Schafer 4/22/78 Minneapolis TV Jim Brunzell beat Bill Kochian Bob Orton Jr beat Puppy Dog Peloquin Rufus R Jones beat Ivan Crankovic Super Destroyer Mark II beat Angel Rivera 4/22/78 Milwaukee, WI @ Arena Referee Marty Miller The Crusher beat AWA Champion Nick Bockwinkel dq when Crusher tossed Bockwinkel over the top rope Referee Marty Miller Blackjack Lanza & Bob Orton Jr beat Billy Robinson (sub Greg Gagne) & Jim Brunzell in 13:09 when Bobby Heenan interfered Rufus R Jones beat Ray Stevens in 13:56 Referee Larry Lisowski Billy Robinson beat Angelo Mosca dq in 14:14 when Mosca tossed Robinson over the top rope Referee Larry Lisowski Pat Patterson beat Buck Zumhofe in 14:17 with a Boston Crab Referee Larry Lisowski Evan Johnson beat Buddy Wolff via pin in 12:22 Att: 8,246 4/23/78 Minneapolis, MN @ Auditorium AWA Champion Nick Bockwinkel beat Billy Robinson 22:45 when the referee deemed Robinson too bloody to continue Blackjack Lanza & Bob Orton Jr beat AWA Tag Team Champions Greg Gagne & Jim Brunzell dq Super Destroyer Mark II beat Buck Zumhofe Ray Stevens beat Rufus R Jones Pat Patterson drew Evan Johnson 4/26/78 Honolulu, HI @ Blaisdell Center Arena Non Title Rick Martel beat AWA Champion Nick Bockwinkel Pier 9 Brawl, Ten 2:00 rounds Ed Francis beat Bobby Heenan dq Indian Death Match Billy Whitewolf beat Tor Kamata Bill Francis & Russ Francis beat Steve Strong & Chris Markoff George Wells beat John Anson to win Hawaiian title Buddy Rose drew Russ Francis 4/27/78 Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada @ Arena Blackjack Lanza & Bob Orton Jr beat AWA Tag Team Champions Greg Gagne & Jim Brunzell dq when Gagne jumped off the top rope on Lanza’s knee Non Title Match Billy Robinson beat British Empire Champion Angelo Mosca via pin Referee George Gadaski The Crusher & Rufus R Jones no contest Pat Patterson & Ray Stevens Super Destroyer Mark II beat Frank Hill Lord Alfred Hayes beat Buck Zumhofe Evan Johnson beat Dave Kochen 4/28/78 Rockford, IL @ Boylan High School Cage match The Crusher beat Lord Alfred Hayes 4/29/78 Moline TV Pat Patterson beat Juan Valez Evan Johnson beat Armando Rodriguez Super Destroyer Mark II beat Fernando Torres Billy Robinson beat Herman Schafer 4/29/78 Chicago, IL @ International Amphitheatre AWA Champion Nick Bockwinkel drew Billy Robinson Verne Gagne beat Super Destroyer Mark II 4/29/78 Omaha, NE @ Civic Auditorium Cage Match The Crusher beat Angelo Mosca Blackjack Lanza & Bob Orton Jr beat AWA Tag Team Champions Greg Gagne & Jim Brunzell dq Steve Olsonoski (sub Buddy Wolff) drew Evan Johnson George Gadaski beat Buck Zumhofe 4/30/78 Green Bay, WI @ Brown County Veteran’s Memorial Arena Non Title Cage match The Crusher beat AWA Champion Nick Bockwinkel AWA Tag Team Champions Greg Gagne & Jim Brunzell beat Pat Patterson & Ray Stevens Patterson was pinned but was not legal man Rufus R Jones beat Angelo Mosca via pin Billy Robinson drew Evan Johnson Robinson originally won via injury countout, but refused the win and asked the ref to rule it a draw. Bob Orton Jr beat Buck Zumhofe via pin 5/5/78 Denver, CO @ Auditorium Arena Blackjack Lanza & Bob Orton Jr beat AWA Tag Team Champions Greg Gagne & Jim Brunzell dq Pat Patterson beat Billy Robinson in 17:35 Ray Stevens drew Rufus R Jones 30:00 Lord Alfred Hayes beat George Gadaski in 13:27 5/6/78 Moline TV Bob Orton Jr beat Puppy Dog Peloquin Rufus R Jones beat Ivan Crankovic Super Destroyer Mark II beat Angel Rivera Ray Stevens beat Dan Redman 5/6/78 Minneapolis TV Steve Olsonoski beat George Gadaski Super Destroyer Mark II beat Kenny Jay 5/10/78 Davenport, IA @ Palmer Auditorium AWA Tag Team Champions Greg Gagne & Jim Brunzell beat Super Destroyer Mark II (sub Ray Stevens) & Pat Patterson Rufus R Jones beat Super Destroyer Mark II dq Bob Orton Jr beat Billy Robinson Evan Johnson beat Steve Olsonoski 5/11/78 Austin, MN @ Riverside Arena Pat Patterson & Ray Stevens vs Billy Robinson & Rufus R Jones Bob Orton Jr vs Greg Gagne Super Destroyer Mark II vs Jim Brunzell Lord Alfred Hayes vs Evan Johnson 5/12/78 Minneapolis, MN @ Auditorium AWA Champion Nick Bockwinkel beat Billy Robinson AWA Tag Team Champions Greg Gagne & Jim Brunzell beat Bob Orton Jr & Bobby Heenan Rufus R Jones no contest Angelo Mosca Evan Johnson beat Ray Stevens dq Pat Patterson beat Steve Olsonoski Super Destroyer Mark II beat Kenny Jay att: 4,001 5/13/78 Moline TV Pat Patterson beat Chuck Pullins Rufus R Jones beat Dave Nevens Nick Bockwinkel beat Frank Hill Greg Gagne beat Vito Martino Bob Orton Jr beat Al Ringo 5/13/78 Milwaukee, WI @ Arena Chain match The Crusher beat Angelo Mosca in 11:47 Verne Gagne beat Johnny Valiant in 17:21 Blackjack Lanza & Bob Orton Jr beat AWA Tag Team Champions Greg Gagne & Jim Brunzell dq when Gagne jumped off the top rope Evan Johnson beat Spike Huber in 15:33 Frank Hill beat Vito Martino in 14:45 Att: 6,878 5/13/78 Omaha, NE @ Civic Auditorium AWA Champion Nick Bockwinkel beat Billy Robinson via pin in 27:19 Pat Patterson & Ray Stevens beat Rufus R Jones & Pat O'Connor in 24:32 Steve Olsonoski beat Super Destroyer Mark II dq in 13:33 Lord Alfred Hayes drew Joe Scarpello Kay Noble beat Brenda Hoffman in 10:25 att: 2,336 5/14/78 Beloit, WI @ Memorial High School The Crusher beat AWA Champion Nick Bockwinkel dq Greg Gagne beat Bob Orton Jr Pat Patterson & Ray Stevens beat Rufus R Jones & Billy Robinson Evan Johnson beat Frank Hill (sub Blackjack Lanza) 5/15/78 Toronto, Ontario, Canada @ Maple Leaf Gardens WWWF Champion Bob Backlund beat Billy Graham COR AWA Champion Nick Bockwinkel ddq Jim Brunzell Billy Robinson beat Angelo Mosca dq Billy Red Lyons & Rufus R. Jones (subs for Crusher & George Gadaski) beat Lord Alfred Hayes & Super Destroyer Mark II Kim Chang beat Claude Dionne Dewey Robertson beat The Wildman dq Billy Red Lyons drew Chris Tolos 5/17/78 Honolulu, HI Bobby Heenan Locked in a Cage AWA Champion Nick Bockwinkel beat Rick Martel Joyce Grable & Vicki Williams beat Pepper LeBlanco & Leilani Kai Loser Leaves Town Tor Kamata beat Billy White Wolf Buddy Rose & John Studd beat Bill Francis & Russ Francis John Tolos beat Chris Markoff dq George Wells beat Rocky Tomayo 5/18/78 Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada @ Arena AWA Tag Team Champions Greg Gagne & Jim Brunzell beat Nick Bockwinkel & Bob Orton Jr in 24:00 when Brunzell pinned Bockwinkel Billy Robinson beat Angelo Mosca to regain British Empire Title Super Destroyer Mark II no contest Rufus R Jones Lord Alfred Hayes beat George Gadaski Ray Stevens beat Frank Hill Pat Patterson drew Evan Johnson Steve Olsonoski beat Fred Puppy Dog Peloquin 5/20/78 Moline TV Greg Gagne & Jim Brunzell beat Buck Zumhofe & Rodeo Jones Bob Orton Jr beat Max Blue Steve Olsonoski beat George Gadaski Super Destroyer Mark II beat Kenny Jay 5/20/78 Minneapolis TV Billy Robinson & Frank Hill beat Pat Patterson & Ray Stevens dq 5/20/78 Chicago, IL @ International Amphitheatre Angelo Mosca beat Dick The Bruiser dq Rufus R Jones beat Jimmy Valiant dq AWA Tag Team Champions Greg Gagne & Jim Brunzell beat Blackjack Lanza & Bob Orton Jr Pat Patterson & Ray Stevens beat Wilbur Snyder & Steve Olsonoski Dominic Denucci beat Killer Verdu dq Ivan Koloff drew Spike Huber Evan Johnson beat Super Destroyer Mark II 5/21/78 Green Bay, WI @ Brown County Veteran’s Memorial Arena The Crusher beat AWA Champion Nick Bockwinkel dq when Bockwinkel jumped off the top rope Bob Orton Jr beat Greg Gagne via pin Pat Patterson & Ray Stevens beat Evan Johnson & Jim Brunzell when Stevens pinned Johnson Rufus R Jones drew Super Destroyer Mark II 5/23/78 Omaha, NE @ Civic Auditorium AWA Tag Team Champions Greg Gagne & Jim Brunzell beat Blackjack Lanza & Bob Orton Jr Rufus R Jones beat Ray Stevens dq when Pat Patterson interfered Super Destroyer Mark II beat Steve Olsonoski via pin Pat Patterson drew Evan Johnson att: 2,081 5/25/78 St. Paul, MN @ Auditorium Greg Gagne & Verne Gagne & Jim Brunzell no contest Nick Bockwinkel & Blackjack Lanza & Bob Orton Jr Rufus R Jones beat Angela Mosca via pin Pat Patterson & Ray Stevens beat Steve Olsonoski & Evan Johnson Super Destroyer Mark II beat George Gadaski via pin Att: “2,809 fans” 5/26/78 Denver, CO @ Auditorium Arena Jim Brunzell beat Bob Orton Jr Verne Gagne & Greg Gagne beat Nick Bockwinkel & Angelo Mosca Rufus R Jones beat Pat Patterson Ray Stevens beat Steve Olsonoski 5/27/78 Moline TV Pat Patterson & Ray Stevens beat George Gadaski & Caesar Pabon Steve Olsonoski beat Fernando Torres Super Destroyer Mark II beat Armando Rodriguez Rufus R Jones beat Jake Gusick Angelo Mosca beat Frank Hill 5/27/78 Minneapolis TV Bob Orton Jr beat George Gadaski 2/3 Greg Gagne beat Kenny Jay Super Destroyer Mark II beat Angel Rivera Steve Olsonoski beat Armando Rodriguez 5/28/78 Houston, TX NWA Champion Harley Race beat Wahoo McDaniel on a 3rd fall dq 1 Race beat McDaniel in 7:26 2 McDaniel beat Race in 2:51 3 McDaniel was dq’ed in 5:55 AWA Champion Nick Bockwinkel dcor Jose Lothario in 3rd fall 1 Lothario beat Bockwinkel in 7:10 2 Bockwinkel beat Lothario in 7:34 3 Both men were counted out of the ring in 4:34 Women’s Champion Fabulous Moolah beat Wenona Little Heart in 12:22 Ivan Putski drew Superstar Billy Graham 20:00 Al Madril beat Dick Slater dq in 12:49 Bruiser Brody beat Dale Valentine in 14:01 Kevin Von Erich & David Von Erich beat Killer Brooks & Leroy Brown in 13:17 Gino Hernandez drew Killer Karl Krupp 15:00 6/3/78 Moline TV Billy Robinson & Frank Hill beat Pat Patterson & Ray Stevens dq Bob Orton Jr beat Dave Nevins Nick Bockwinkel beat ? Cunningham Evan Johnson beat Jake Gusick Super Destroyer Mark II beat Chuck Mendenhall 6/3/78 Minneapolis TV Greg Gagne & Jim Brunzell beat Frank Hill & Jake Gusick Ray Stevens beat Peter Lee Rufus R Jones beat Caesar Pabon Buddy Wolff beat Max Blue 6/4/78 Milwaukee, WI @ Arena Rufus R Jones beat AWA Champion Nick Bockwinkel via pin in 22:00 Bob Orton Jr beat Jim Brunzell 15:00 Evan Johnson & Steve Olsonoski beat Pat Patterson & Ray Stevens dq for jumping off the top rope Handicap match, Hayes needs to beat both men George Gadaski & Frank Hill beat Lord Alfred Hayes Hayes pinned Gadaski but time ran out before he could beat Hill... original bout was slated as Gadaski vs Super Destroyer Mark II Pat O'Connor beat Jake Guzick in 8:00 (replaced a scheduled Angelo Mosca vs Larry Hennig match) att: 4,843 Note from George Lentz: Jones pinned Bockwinkel after Bockwinkel threw referee Larry Lisowski into a third Jones "Freight Train" attempt. Fans left the Arena thinking Jones was the new champ, but later Bockwinkel was DQ’ed and retained the belt. 6/6/78 Austin MN @ Riverside Arena Jim Brunzell & Steve Olsonoski vs Blackjack Lanza & Bob Orton Jr Super Destroyer Mark II vs Rufus R. Jones Pat Patterson vs Evan Johnson Ray Stevens vs George Gadaski 6/7/78 Davenport, IA @ Palmer Auditorium Rufus R Jones beat AWA Champion Nick Bockwinkel dq Jim Brunzell beat Bob Orton Jr COR Pat Patterson & Ray Stevens beat Steve Olsonoski & Evan Johnson Super Destroyer Mark II beat George Gadaski & Frank Hill 6/8/78 Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada @ Arena AWA Champion Nick Bockwinkel beat Jim Brunzell via pin in 17:00 with some help from Bob Orton Jr Bob Orton Jr beat Verne Gagne dq when Gagne tossed Orton Jr over the top rope Pat Patterson & Ray Stevens beat Mighty Igor Vodik & Pat O'Connor Super Destroyer Mark II no contest Rufus R Jones Evan Johnson beat Lord Alfred Hayes COR when Hayes walked back to the dressing room Blackjack Lanza beat Dave Kochen 6/10/78 Moline TV Bob Orton Jr beat George Gadaski 2/3 Greg Gagne beat Kenny Jay Super Destroyer Mark II beat Angel Rivera Steve Olsonoski beat Armando Rodriguez Rufus R Jones beat Race Bannon 6/10/78 Minneapolis TV Pat Patterson & Ray Stevens beat Carl Gray & Race Bannon 6/10/78 Rockford, IL @ Boylan High School Bob Orton Jr beat Jim Brunzell dq when Brunzell tossed Orton Jr over the top rope Pat Patterson & Ray Stevens beat Pat O'Connor & Rufus R Jones Super Destroyer Mark II beat George Gadaski (sub Evan Johnson) Lord Alfred Hayes beat Juan Valez Frank Hill beat Armando Rodriguez 6/11/78 Green Bay, WI @ Brown County Veteran’s Memorial Arena Referee George Gadaski Rufus R Jones (sub Greg Gagne) & Jim Brunzell beat Nick Bockwinkel & Bob Orton Jr when Rufus pinned Bockwinkel Referee George Gadaski Super Destroyer Mark II beat Rufus R Jones dq in 9:58 when Mark II tossed Rufus over the top rope Referee Larry Lisowski Ray Stevens drew Pat O'Connor (sub Larry Hennig) 20:00 Referee Larry Lisowski Pat Patterson beat Evan Johnson via pin in 11:50 Referee Larry Lisowski Blackjack Lanza beat Juan Valez via pin in 12:28 6/14/78 Duluth, MN @ Arena Verne Gagne & Rufus R Jones beat Super Destroyer Mark II & Pat Patterson Evan Johnson beat Lord Alfred Hayes Bob Orton Jr beat Jim Brunzell Steve Olsonoski beat Blackjack Lanza dq 6/14/78 Honolulu, HI @ Blaisdell Center Arena Russ Francis beat AWA Champion Nick Bockwinkel dq Hawaiian Tag Title Match John Tolos & Steve Strong beat Buddy Rose & John Studd to win tag title Little John & Cowboy Lang beat Little Tokyo & Lord Littlebrook Don Muraco beat Rocky Tomayo Chris Markoff beat Mickey Doyle Bill Francis beat Duke Savage Note: Original lineup had Muraco vs Baron Scicluna and Bill Francis vs Tomayo 6/17/78 Moline TV Ray Stevens beat Peter Lee Rufus R Jones beat Caesar Pabon 6/17/78 Chicago, IL @ International Amphitheatre Chain match Angelo Mosca beat Dick The Bruiser Pat Patterson & Ray Stevens beat Bobo Brazil & Rufus R Jones dq Jimmy Valiant beat Pat O'Connor COR Moose Cholak beat Blackjack Lanza dq Spike Huber beat Raul Guzman The Strangler beat Paul Christy 6/17/78 Denver, CO @ Auditorium Arena AWA Champion Nick Bockwinkel beat Greg Gagne 6/23/78 Omaha, NE @ Civic Auditorium AWA Tag Team Champions Greg Gagne & Jim Brunzell beat Nick Bockwinkel & Bob Orton Jr Super Destroyer Mark II beat Rufus R Jones in 19:23 Pat Patterson & Ray Stevens beat Evan Johnson & Steve Olsonoski Joe Scarpello beat Lord Alfred Hayes dq Att: 3,212 6/24/78 Moline TV Pat Patterson & Ray Stevens beat Carl Gray & Race Bannon Rufus R Jones beat Blackie Guzman Nick Bockwinkel beat Julio Rodriguez Pat O'Connor beat Rodeo Jones Super Destroyer Mark II beat Juan Zapata 6/24/78 Minneapolis TV Greg Gagne & Jim Brunzell beat Jake Gusick & Herman Schafer Nick Bockwinkel beat Kenny Jay Super Destroyer Mark II beat Fernando Torres Evan Johnson beat Vito Martino 6/24/78 Milwuakee, WI @ Arena Referee Jim Bunde AWA Tag Team Champions Greg Gagne & Jim Brunzell beat Bob Orton Jr & Bobby Heenan in 19:08 when Brunzell pinned Heenan Referee George Gadaski Pat Patterson & Ray Stevens beat Steve Olsonoski & Mighty Igor Vodik when Stevens pinned Olsonoski Referee Jim Bunde AWA Champion Nick Bockwinkel beat Rufus R Jones dq Referee George Gadaski Super Destroyer Mark II beat Pat O'Connor in 23:09 after Lord Alfred Hayes interfered Referee George Gadaski Frank Hill beat Doug Somers in 14:20 att: 4,893 6/25/78 Toronto, Ontario, Canada @ Maple Leaf Gardens WWWF Champion Bob Backlund beat Ken Patera via pin at 19:58 AWA Champion Nick Bockwinkel beat Rufus R. Jones at 21:03 Andre the Giant & Gorilla Monsoon ddq Ray Stevens & Pat Patterson Super Destroyer & Lord Alfred Hayes beat Billy Red Lyons & Dewey Robertson Tiger Jeet Singh beat Kim Chang via submission with the Cobra Clutch Jim Brunzell beat Chris Tolos COR Smokey (wrestling bear) beat 3 opponents 6/28/78 Davenport, IA @ Palmer Auditorium AWA Champion Nick Bockwinkel beat Rufus R Jones Pat Patterson & Ray Stevens beat Jim Brunzell & Steve Olsonoski (sub Greg Gagne) Mighty Igor Vodik beat Vito Martino Super Destroyer Mark II beat Frank Hill 6/30/78 St Paul, MN @ Auditorium Verne Gagne beat AWA Champion Nick Bockwinkel dq Pat Patterson & Ray Stevens beat Evan Johnson & Steve Olsonoski Jim Brunzell beat Bob Orton Jr Super Destroyer Mark II beat Rufus R Jones Blackjack Lanza beat Frank Hill (sub Mighty Igor) George Gadaski beat Kenny Jay Att: 6,224
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