Ultimate History of Pro Wrestling - A Time Line of Every Major Event in Pro Wrestling History - 1967
By: Karl Stern
The year 1967 in pro wrestling is covered on the Long Form History of Pro Wrestling - Click Here.
1967
01-06-1967: St. Louis, MO: Kiel Auditorium: Attendance: 11,048: Jack Donovan defeats Angelo Poffo… Joe Tangaro & Lorenzo Parente defeat Lee Henning & Mitsu Arakawa… Johnny Powers wrestled Bob Ellis to a Time Limit Draw… Pat O'Connor defeats Moose Cholak… Bearcat Wright & Wilbur Snyder defeat Waldo von Erich & Hercules Graham 2 falls to 1… NWA World Heavyweight champion Gene Kiniski defeats Lou Thesz 2 falls to 1.
01-13-1967: Mad Dog & Butcher Vachon defeated Enrique & Ramon Torres for the “world” tag team titles in Atlanta, GA.
Los Angeles, CA: Olympic Auditorium: Attendance 10,400: Enrique Romero defeats Don Savage… Pedro Morales defeats Paul Diamond… Bobo Brazil defeats The Savage… Edouard Carpentier defeats The Magnificent Maurice… WWA World Tag Team champions El Shereef & Hard Boiled Haggerty wrestled Mr. Hoshino & Yamato to a Draw… Killer Karl Kox defeats WWA World Heavyweight champion Mark Lewin but does not win the title due to failing to win 2/3 falls before time expired.
01-21-1967: WWA Indianapolis, IN: State Fairgrounds Coliseum: Attendance 10,037: Prince Pullins defeats Treach Phillips… Joe Tomasso defeats The Mongol by DQ… Guy Markoff wrestled Moose Cholak to a Time Limit Draw… Wilbur Snyder defeats The Destroyer (Dick Beyer) by Count Out… WWA World Heavyweight champion Mitsu Arakawa defeats Jack Lanza 2 falls to 1… Dick The Bruiser & The Crusher defeat WWA World Tag Team champions The Devil's Duo (Angelo Poffo & Chris Markoff) 2 falls to 1 to win the titles.
01-27-1967: El Baron Brakola (Baron Brakola) movie is released. In colonial times, a version of El Santo clashes with a vampire over the love of a beautiful woman named Rebecca.
Los Angeles, CA: Olympic Auditorium: Attendance 11.600: Mr. Moto wrestled The Magnificent Maurice - Draw… Mae Young defeats Hatfield Hattie… Mr. Hoshino defeats Paul Diamond… Pedro Morales wrestled Stan Pulaski - Draw… Bobo Brazil & Edouard Carpentier defeat WWA World Tag Team champions El Shereef & Hard Boiled Haggerty by DQ… WWA World Heavyweight champion Mark Lewin defeats Killer Karl Kox.
Paul Boesch purchases the Gulf Athletic Club (Houston, TX) from Morris Siegel. In Houston, TX: Bearcat Wright defeated Kinji Shibuya by DQ… Ricky Romero defeated Karl Von Brauner by DQ… Al Costello defeated Ron Etchison… Mario Milano defeated Blackjack Daniels… Ken Hollis defeated Benito Matta.
01-30-1967: WWWF at Madison Square Garden in New York City, NY: Attendance: 14,760: WWWF champion Bruno Sammartino defeated El Toro Jess Ortega… Bobo Brazil & Arman Hussian defeated Luke Graham & Tank Morgan… Spiros Arion defeated Bill Miller… The Sheik defeated Miguel Perez… Gorilla Monsoon defeated Lou Albano… Baron Mikel Scicluna battled Antonio Pugliese (Tony Parisi) to a draw… The Ox (Ox Baker) defeated Smasher Sloan… Tony Nero defeated Ricky Sexton by DQ.
02-03-1967: Enrique & Ramon Torres defeated Mad Dog & Butcher Vachon in a no time limit, No DQ, loser leaves town match to win the “world” tag team titles in Atlanta, GA.
02-24-1967: El Mongol defeated Buddy Fuller to win the Georgia title in Atlanta.
Los Angeles, CA: Olympic Auditorium: Attendance 10,221: Battle Royal won by Lita Marez over Hatfield Hattie, Mae Weston, Mae Young, and Pearlie Behn… Joe Carollo wrestled The Great Dane to a Draw… Pedro Morales defeats The Mighty Atlas… Ricky Romero wrestled The Preacher to a Draw… Butcher Vachon defeats Luis Martinez & Mr. Moto in a handicap match… Killer Karl Kox & Stan Pulaski defeat Bobo Brazil & Mark Lewin 2 falls to 1.
02-26-1967: Verne Gagne regains the AWA World heavyweight title from Mad Dog Vachon in St. Paul, MN. St Paul Auditorium: Attendance 9,116: In other matches: Bob Boyer defeats Jose Quintero… Eddie Sharkey defeats George Gadaski… Doug Gilbert (Doug Lindsay) wrestled The Alaskan to a Draw… Killer Kowalski defeats The Crusher by DQ… Ernie Ladd & Earl Maynard defeat AWA World Tag Team champions Larry Hennig & Harley Race by DQ.
02-27-1967: WWWF at Madison Square Garden in New York City, NY: Attendance: 13,827: Gorilla Monsoon defeated WWWF champion Bruno Sammartino by count out… Bobo Brazil & Arman Hussain & Antonio Pugliese (Tony Parisi) defeated Bill Miller & Luke Graham & Baron Mikel Scicluna… Spiros Arion defeated El Toro Jess Ortega… The Ox (Ox Baker) defeated Tank Morgan… Jack Davis defeated Smasher Sloan… Miguel Perez defeated Tony Nero… Lou Albano defeated Ricky Sexton.
03-03-1967: Las Mujeres Panteras (The Panther Women) movie is released. A women's wrestling team known as Las Panteras are also criminals that take part in reveries and killings.
St. Louis, MO: Kiel Auditorium: Attendance 11,693: Jack Donovan defeats Jack Lanza… John Paul Henning & Joe Tangaro defeat Chris Markoff & Lee Henning… Sweet Daddy Siki wrestled Johnny Powers to a 20-minute draw… Edouard Carpentier defeats Mitsu Arakawa… Pat O'Connor & Johnny Valentine defeat Dick the Bruiser & The Crusher 2 falls to 1… NWA World Heavyweight champion Gene Kiniski defeats Wilbur Snyder 2 falls to 1.
03-07-1967: JWA: in Tokyo, Japan: Sumo Hall drawing 12,000: Masayuki Fujii pinned Song Hak-su… Kumagoro Okuma drew Akihisa Takachiho… Kiyotaka Otsubo pinned Gentetsu Matsuoka… Mitsu Hirai battled Blackjack Daniels to a double count out… Art Thomas beat Raizo Kojika… Michiaki Yoshimura & Kintaro Oki beat Hans Schmidt & Buddy Austin… NWA International champion Giant Baba drew Bruno Sammartino.
03-10-1967: WWA: Los Angeles, CA: Olympic Auditorium: Attendance 10,922: Luis Hernandez wrestled The Preacher to a Draw… Stan Pulaski defeats Art Michalik… Skull Murphy defeats Rick Renaldo… Pedro Morales & Ricky Romero defeat Buddy Austin & Butcher Vacho… Johnnie Mae Young defeats Lita Marez… WWA World Heavyweight champion Mark Lewin defeats Killer Karl Kox 2 falls to 1.
03-11-1967: AWA: Chicago, IL: International Amphitheater: Attendance 9.812: Dory Funk Sr. wrestled Joe Blanchard to a Draw… Johnny Valentine defeats Eddie Graham… Killer Kowalski wrestled Reggie Parks to a Draw… Lou Thesz defeats Bob Geigel… AWA World Heavyweight champion Verne Gagne defeats Pat O'Connor… AWA World Tag Team champions Harley Race & Larry Hennig wrestled Dick The Bruiser & The Crusher to a No Contest.
03-18-1967: Nick Kozak defeated El Mongol to win the Georgia title in Atlanta, GA.
03-24-1967: Los Angeles, CA: Olympic Auditorium: Attendance 10,675: Mr. Moto defeats Rick Renaldo… Skull Murphy defeats Magnificent Maurice… Bobo Brazil defeats The Preacher… Luis Hernandez & Ricky Romero wrestled Butcher Vachon & Stan Pulaski to a Draw… Buddy Austin wrestled Killer Karl Kox to a Draw… WWA World Heavyweight champion Mark Lewin wrestled The Destroyer (Dick Beyer) to a Time Limit Draw after trading one fall each.
03-27-1967: At Madison Square Garden in New York City with a crowd of 17,395: Bruno Sammartino battled Gorilla Monsoon to a draw… Bob Brazil & Arman Hussain defeated Bill Miller & El Toro Jess Ortega… Spiros Arion defeated Baron Mikel Scicluna… The Sheik defeated Louis Cerdan (Gino Brito)… Ray Stevens defeated Miguel Perez… Antonio Pugliese (Tony Parisi) defeated Tank Morgan… Smasher Sloan defeated Tony Nero… Prof. Toru Tanaka defeated Ricky Sexton… Cowboy Bradley & Jamaica Kid defeated Fuzzy Cupid & Sonny Boy Cassidy.
03-31-1967: Jerry Brisco, younger brother of Jack Brisco, made his pro wrestling debut in Oklahoma City, OK defeating Eddie Sullivan.
04-07-1967: El Mongol defeated Nick Kozak to win the Georgia title in Atlanta, GA.
St. Louis, MO: Kiel Auditorium: Attendance 12,604: Jack Donovan defeats Guy Mitchell… Verne Bottoms defeats Jessica Rogers… Joe Tangaro & Lorenzo Parente defeat Tor Kamata & Mitsu Arakawa… Edouard Carpentier defeats Moose Evans… John Paul Henning & Ernie Ladd & Johnny Valentine defeated Fritz von Erich & Moose Cholak & Johnny Powers 2 falls to 1… NWA World Heavyweight champion Gene Kiniski defeats Pat O'Connor 2 falls to 1.
Los Angeles, CA: Olympic Auditorium: Attendance 10,674: Rip Hawk & Swede Hanson defeat Luis Hernandez & Ricky Romero… Irish Jackie defeats Little Brutus… Little Beaver & The Preacher defeat Sky Low Low & Stan Pulaski… Buddy Austin defeats Killer Karl Kox… WWA World Heavyweight champion Mark Lewin defeats Skull Murphy by DQ.
04-08-1967: Roy Shire's AWA: San Francisco, CA: Cow Palace: Attendance 10,693: Jerry Miller defeats Buddy Moreno… Jim Starr defeats George Drake… Skull Murphy defeats Red Bastien… Bill Watts defeats Steve Stanlee… Bearcat Wright & Dominic DeNucci & Joe Scarpa defeat Ciclon Negro & Kinji Shibuya & The Mongolian Stomper 2 falls to 1… Pedro Morales & Pepper Gomez defeat AWA San Francisco World Tag Team champions The Blond Bombers (Pat Patterson & Ray Stevens) 2 falls to 1 to win the titles.
AWA St. Paul, MN in front of 5,371 fans: Verne Gagne defeated Mad Dog Vachon to retain the AWA World title… Larry Hennig & Harley Race defeated The Alaskan & Big K… Princess Little Cloud won a six woman battle royal also featuring Betty Boucher… Johnny Powers defeated Billy Red Cloud… Bob Boyer defeated Jack Daniels.
04-14-1967: NWA World heavyweight champion Gene Kiniski battled Lou Thesz to a draw in Atlanta, GA with Angelo Martinelli as special referee.
04-15-1967: AWA Chicago, IL: International Amphitheater: Attendance 11,425: Guy Heenan (Jerry Valiant) defeats Santiago Acosta… Mitsu Arakawa defeats Prince Pullins… Chris Markoff defeats Jack Lanza… Moose Cholak defeats Reggie Parks… Wilbur Snyder defeats Killer Kowalski… Texas Death Match: Dick The Bruiser & The Crusher defeat Harley Race & Larry Hennig.
04-21-1967: Los Angeles, CA: Olympic Auditorium: Attendance 10,487: Chief Crazy Horse wrestled The Magnificent Maurice to a Draw… Pearlie Behn defeats Jane Shirrel… Rip Hawk & Swede Hanson defeat Stan Pulaski & The Preacher… Nick Bockwinkel wrestled Ricky Romero to a Draw… Bobo Brazil defeats Buddy Austin… Mark Lewin defeats Skull Murphy by DQ.
04-26-1967: Glen Jacobs (Kane) is born.
04-28--1967: Lars & Gene Anderson defeated Enrique & Ramon Torres to win both the “world” and Southern tag team titles in Atlanta, GA. On the same show: Buddy Fuller defeated El Mongol to win the Georgia title.
05-06-1967: AWA in St. Paul. MN with a crowd of 5,834 fans: The Crusher & Lou Thesz battled Larry Hennig & Harley Race to a double DQ… AWA World heavyweight champion Verne Gagne battled Danny Hodge to a draw… Rene Goulet defeated Jack Daniels… Johnny Valentine defeated The Alaskan… Ernie Ladd broke Johnny Powers’ Power lost but then lost a match to Johnny Powers.
05-09-1967: A pro wrestling show in Seoul, South Korea drawing 48,000: Kim Ill (Kintaro Oki) beat Mark Lewin to win the WWA World title.
05-12-1967: Enrique & Ramon Torres defeated Lars & Gene Anderson to win the Southern tag team titles in Atlanta, GA.
05-15-1967: WWWF at Madison Square Garden in New York City, NY: Attendance: 11,804: WWWF champion Bruno Sammartino defeated Gorilla Monsoon… Spiros Arion & Antonio Pugliese (Tony Parisi) defeated Baron Mikel Scicluna & Luke Graham… Bobo Brazil defeated El Toro Jess Ortega… Prof. Toru Tanaka defeated The Ox (Ox Baker) … Jamaica Kid & Irish Jackie defeated Fuzzy Cupid & Little Brutus… Arnold Skaaland defeated Smasher Sloan.
05-19-1967: St. Louis, MO: Kiel Auditorium: Attendance 10,659: Bobby Duncum defeats Lee Henning… Don Curtis wrestled Ricky Hunter to a draw… Jack Donovan defeats Chris Markoff… Bearcat Wright & Wilbur Snyder wrestled Johnny Powers & The Crusher to a 30-minute draw after splitting one falls each… Dory Funk Jr. wrestled Pat O'Connor to a no contest… Edouard Carpentier & Dick the Bruiser defeat Gene Kiniski 2 falls to 1 in a handicap match.
05-21-1967: Chris Benoit is born.
05-27-1967: WWWF in Boston, MA at the Boston Gardens with a crowd of 6,000: Bruno Sammartino defeated Baron Mikel Scicluna… Tony Altimore & Lou Albano defeated Ricky Sexton & Arman Hussain… Arnold Skaaland defeated Johnny Rodz… Toru Tanaka defeated Louis Cerdan… Dr. Bill Miller defeated The Ox… Antonio Pugliese defeated Tank Morgan… Eduardo Carpentier defeated Smasher Sloan… Spiros Arion defeated Luke Graham.
06-02-1967: Los Angeles, CA: Olympic Auditorium: Attendance 10,387: Nick Bockwinkel wrestled Ricky Romero to a Draw… Pampero Firpo defeats Art Mahalik… Karl Gotch defeats Ron Romano… Killer Karl Kox wrestled Skull Murphy to a Draw… Lou Thesz wrestled Mike DiBiase to a Draw… Mark Lewin defeats Pedro Morales… WWA World Heavyweight champion Kim Ill (Kintaro Oki) defeats Jerry Graham.
06-03-1967: In San Francisco, CA at the Cow Palace with a crowd of 9,322: Ray Stevens battled Ernie Ladd to a draw… Pedro Gomez & Pedro Morales defeated Cyclone Negro & Mongolian Stomper… Lou Thesz defeated Magnificent Maurice… Tom Andrews defeated Duke Miller… Dominic Denucci defeated Jim Starr… Skull Murphy defeated Joe Scarpa… Eddie Sharkey battled Frank Shields to a draw.
06-09-1967: NWA World heavyweight champion Gene Kiniski defeated Lou Thesz in Atlanta, GA.
06-14-1967: Honolulu International Center (HIC) Arena: Honolulu, HI: Attendance 8,000 (capacity): George Drake wrestled Mr. Fujiwara to a Draw… Baby Blimp (George Crybaby Harris) wrestled Billy White Wolf to a Draw… Nick Kozak defeats Skull Murphy… Ernie Ladd defeats Hans Mortier by DQ… NWA Hawaii Tag Team champions Curtis Iaukea & Ripper Collins defeat Jim Hady & Johnny Barend by Count Out 2 falls to 1.
06-16-1967: St Louis, MO: Kiel Auditorium: Attendance 11,860: Angelo Poffo defeats Tor Kamata… Earl Maynard & Guy Mitchell defeat Mitsu Arakawa & Jack Donovan… Jessica Rogers defeats Adrienne Ames… Dick the Bruiser wrestled Johnny Valentine to a 20-minute draw… Dory Funk Jr. & John Paul Henning & Wilbur Snyder defeat The Crusher & Moose Evans & Fritz von Erich in 2 falls… NWA World Heavyweight champion Gene Kiniski defeats Edouard Carpentier 2 falls to 1.
Los Angeles, CA: Olympic Auditorium: Attendance 10,787: Mr. Moto wrestled Nick Bockwinkel to a Draw… The Preacher defeats Paul Diamond… WWA World Tag Team champion Pedro Morales & Ricky Romero wrestled Karl Gotch & Mike DiBiase to a Draw… Mark Lewin defeats Bobo Brazil by DQ… Mike DiBiase defeats WWA Americas Heavyweight champion Pampero Firpo to win the title… WWA World Heavyweight champion Kim Ill (Kintaro Oki) defeats Killer Karl Kox.
06-19-1967: WWWF at Madison Square Garden in New York City with an attendance of 11,515: Bruno Sammartino defeated Toru Tanaka by DQ to retain the WWWF title… Armand Hussein defeated Ricky Sexton… Miguel Perez battled Tank Morgan to a draw… The Sheik defeated Smasher Sloan… Eduardo Carpentier & Bobo Brazil & Antonio Pugliesi (Tony Parisi) defeated Dr. Bill Miller & Mikel Scicluna & Luke Graham… El Toro Jess Ortega defeated The Ox (Ox Baker) … Spiros Arion battled Gorilla Monsoon to a draw.
06-23-1967: Stan & Butcher Vachon defeated Enrique & Ramon Torres to win the Southern tag team titles in Atlanta, GA.
06-27-1967: Santo Contra La Invasion De Los Marcianos (Santo Against the Martian Invasion) movie is released. El Santo tries to stop an alien invasion in modern day Mexico.
WWA: TV Taping: City of Hope Benefit show: They ran the Olympic twice this week, Wednesday and Friday: Olympic Auditorium: Attendance 10,327: Ricky Romero defeats Art Mahalik… Karl Gotch & Mike DiBiase defeat Chief Crazy Horse & Nick Bockwinkel… Wilbur Snyder defeats Ron Romano… Mark Lewin defeats Jack O'Reilly… Bobo Brazil defeats The Preacher (Clyde Steeves)
06-30-1967: Los Angeles, CA: Olympic Auditorium: Attendance 10,567: Mr. Moto wrestled The Preacher (Clyde Steeves) - Draw… Nick Bockwinkel wrestled Victor Rivera - Draw…. Wilbur Snyder defeats Len Hughes… Karl Gotch & Mike DiBiase defeat WWA World Tag Team champions Pedro Morales & Ricky Romero to win the titles… Bobo Brazil wrestled Mark Lewin - Draw… Mike DiBiase defeats WWA World Heavyweight champion Kim Ill (Kintaro Oki) by DQ
07-05-1967: Honolulu International Center Arena: Honolulu, HI: Attendance 8,200 (sellout): George Drake wrestled Hans Mortier to a Draw… Judo Match: Kongozan defeats Beauregarde… Baby Blimp wrestled Cyclone Negro to a Draw… Billy White Wolf & Nick Kozak defeat Art Neilson & Rip Miller… Jim Hady & Johnny Barend defeat NWA Hawaii tag team champions Curtis Iaukea & Ripper Collins 2 falls to 1 to win the titles… AWA San Francisco United States Heavyweight champion Ray Stevens wrestled Pepper Gomez to a Draw.
07-08-1967: Big Time Wrestling in Arlington, TX: Turnpike Stadium drawing 13,000: Mike Paidousis beat Paul DeMarco… Duke Keomuka beat The Destroyer (Dick Beyer)… Dory Funk, Sr. beat Benny Mata… Dory Funk, Jr. drew Jack Brisco… Waldo Von Erich & Joe Scarpa & Joe Blanchard vs. Karl Kox & Buddy Austin & Brute Bernard… NWA World champion Gene Kiniski beat Fritz Von Erich. Joe Blanchard was the referee.
JWA: in Tokyo, Japan: Sumo Hall drawing 10,000: Raizo Kojika beat Atsuhide Koma… Dutch Savage beat Umanosuke Ueda via DQ… Mitsu Hirai beat Ike Eakins… Antonio Inoki beat Dick Steinborn… NWA International tag team champions Giant Baba & Michiaki Yoshimura beat Dara & Sar Dara Singh.
07-14-1967: Jeff Jarrett is born.
Los Angeles, CA: Olympic Auditorium: Attendance 10,531: Nick Bockwinkel defeated The Magnificent Maurice… Pedro Morales & Victor Rivera defeated The Butcher (Don Jardine) & The Preacher (Clyde Steeves) … Wilbur Snyder wrestled Karl Gotch - Draw… Mark Lewin defeated Buddy Austin… Mike DiBiase defeated WWA World Heavyweight champion Kim Ill 2 falls to 1 to win the title.
07-15-1967: San Francisco, CA: Cow Palace: Attendance: 11,539: U.S. champion Ray Stevens defeated WWWF World Champion Bruno Sammartino in a Best 2 out of 3 falls match to win the title. Stevens pinned Sammartino at 11:48 with the Bombs Away. Fall 2: Sammartino defeated Stevens via submission with the bearhug at 4:11. Fall 3: Sammartino was counted-out after sustaining a low blow. The title change was not recognized.
07-21-1967: The Avenger defeated Butcher Vachon by DQ in Atlanta, GA then unmasked himself as Alberto Torres.
07-22-1967: JWA: in Kawasaki, Japan: Kawasaki Baseball Stadium drawing 15,000: Mitsu Hirai beat Raizo Kojika… Michiaki Yoshimuta beat Catalina (George) Drake… Antonio Pugliesi beat Umanosuke Ueda… Kintaro Oki battled Tank Morgan to a no contest… JWA All-Asian tag team champions Giant Baba & Antonio Inoki beat Jesse Ortega & Art Michalik.
07-28-1967: Los Angeles, CA: Olympic Auditorium: Attendance 10,768: Mr. Moto defeats Ron Romano… Nick Bockwinkel defeats The Preacher (Clyde Steeves)… Karl Gotch wrestled Pepper Gomez to a Draw… Cyclone Negro & The Butcher (Don Jardine) wrestled Pedro Morales & Victor Rivera to a Draw… Ray Stevens defeats The Alaskan… Mark Lewin defeats WWA Americas Heavyweight champion Mike DiBiase 2 falls to 1. DiBiase was also WWA World Champion, but only the Americas Belt was on the line.
07-31-1967: WWWF at Madison Square Garden in New York City, NY: Attendance: 10,891: Gorilla Monsoon & Prof. Toru Tanaka defeated Bruno Sammartino & Spiros Arion by DQ… Edouardo Carpentier defeated Luke Graham… Bobo Brazil battled Dr. Bill Miller to a draw… Jamaica Kid & Irish Jackie defeated Sky Low Low & Little Brutus… Guillotine Gordon (AKA: Buster Gordon) defeated Bobby Taylor… Johnny Rodz defeated Frank Holtz.
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08-05-1967: Boston, MA: Boston Garden. Attendance 7,500: Guillotine Gordon defeats Smasher Sloan… Edouard Carpentier defeats Baron Mikel Scicluna… Irish Jackie & The Jamaica Kid defeat Little Brutus & Sky Low Low… The Sicilians (Lou Albano & Tony Altimore) defeat Frank Holtz & Ricky Sexton… Spiros Arion defeats Bill Miller… Prof. Toru Tanaka defeats Pete Sanchez… Gorilla Monsoon defeats WWWF champion Bruno Sammartino by DQ
08-12-1967: San Francisco, CA: Cow Palace: Attendance: 11,723: Tom Andrews defeats Johnny Carr… Paul Diamond defeats Don Duffy… Rick Miller defeats Woody Farmer… Pat Patterson defeats Jim Osborne… Ciclon Negro defeats Dominic DeNucci… AWA San Francisco World Tag Team champions Pedro Morales & Pepper Gomez defeat The Enforcers (Clyde Steeves & Bull Bulinski)… WWWF Heavyweight champion Bruno Sammartino wrestled San Francisco United States champion Ray Stevens to a Time Limit Draw after splitting one fall each then going to a time limit draw.
08-13-1967: WWWF TV show airing in New York City is cancelled by WOR-TV.
08-14-1967: JWA: in Osaka, Japan: Osaka Stadium drawing 25,720: Gankichi Hirano beat Motoyuki Kitazawa via DQ… Gentetsu Matsuoka pinned Mr. Chin… Raizo Kojika beat Masayuki Fujii… Umanosuke Ueda pinned Motoshi Okuma… Antonio Pugliese beat Akihisa Takachiho (AKA: Great Kabuki)… Mitsu Hirai pinned Catalina (George) Drake… Kintaro Oki pinned Tank Morgan… Antonio Inoki & Michiaki Yoshimura beat Jess Ortega & Art Michalik… NWA World champion Gene Kiniski drew NWA International champion Giant Baba.
08-16-1967: IWE: in Tokyo, Japan: Sumo Hall: Masked Taro beat Mammoth Suzuki via DQ… Tadaharu Tanaka beat Isamu Teranishi… Toyonobori beat Dennis Hall… Hiro Matsuda & Sam Steamboat beat Dennis Hall & Roger Kirby.
08-21-1967: WWWF at Madison Square Garden in New York City, NY: Attendance: 11,750: Bruno Sammartino & Spiros Arion defeated Gorilla Monsoon & Prof. Toru Tanaka… Hans Mortier defeated Bobo Brazil… Edouardo Carpentier & Miguel Perez defeated Fabulous Kangaroos (Al Costello & Roy Heffernan)… Bulldog Brower defeated Guillotine Gordon… Baron Mikel Scicluna defeated Smasher Sloan… The Sheik defeated Pete Sanchez… Arnold Skaaland defeated Tony Altomare.
08-25-1967: Los Angeles, CA: Olympic Auditorium: Attendance 11,464: Victor Rivera defeats Tony Nero… Nick Bockwinkel wrestled Pedro Morales to a Draw… Judo Match: Gene LeBell wrestled Seiji Sakaguchi to a Draw… Karl Gotch defeats Mr. Moto… Fred Blassie defeats WWA Americas Heavyweight champion Mark Lewin by referee's decision to win the title… Buddy Austin defeats WWA World Heavyweight champion Mike DiBiase to win the title.
09-01-1967: Stan Vachon defeated Ramon Torres in a loser leave town match in Atlanta, GA.
09-08-1967: Enrique Torres defeated Stan Vachon in a loser leave town match in Atlanta, GA.
Los Angeles, CA: Olympic Auditorium: Attendance 10,174: Seiji Sakaguchi defeats Art Mahalik… Nick Bockwinkel defeats Tony Nero… Mark Lewin defeats Tom Andrews… WWA World Tag Team champions Pedro Morales & Victor Rivera defeat Hard Boiled Haggerty & The Spoiler (Don Jardine)… WWA Americas Heavyweight champion Fred Blassie defeats Mr. Moto 2 falls to 1… WWA World Heavyweight champions Buddy Austin defeats Karl Gotch 2 falls to 1.
09-09-1967: Boston, MA: Boston Garden: Attendance 8,500: Ricky Sexton defeats Johnny Rodz… Baron Mikel Scicluna defeats Arnold Skaaland… Miguel Perez defeats Lou Albano… Hans Mortier defeats Smasher Sloan… Bill Miller defeats Luke Graham… Spiros Arion defeats Guillotine Gordon… Prof. Toru Tanaka defeats Edouard Carpentier by DQ… WWWF champion Bruno Sammartino defeats Gorilla Monsoon by referee's decision blood stoppage.
09-15-1967: Enrique Torres defeated Butcher Vachon in a loser leave town match in Atlanta, GA.
09-16-1967: Roy Shire's AWA: San Francisco, CA: Cow Palace: Attendance: 10,883: Darling Dagmar defeats Diamond Lil… Paul Diamond defeats Johnny Carr… Kinji Shibuya defeats George Drake… The Great Malenko defeats Dominic DeNucci… Art Thomas defeats Rip Miller… Ciclon Negro & Pedro Morales & Pepper Gomez defeat Fred Blassie & The Blond Bombers (Pat Patterson & Ray Stevens).
09-23-1967: Former World heavyweight champion Stanislaus Zbyszko dies at the age of 88 at his home in St. Joseph, MO.
09-25-1967: WWWF at Madison Square Garden in New York City with a crowd of 9,351: WWWF champion Bruno Sammartino battled Hans Mortier to a draw… Baron Mikel Scicluna defeated Guillotine Gordon… The Fabulous Kangaroos (Al Costello & Roy Heffernan) defeated Smasher Sloan & Ricky Sexton… Bobo Brazil defeated Luke Graham… Edouardo Carpentier battled The Sheik to a draw… Gorilla Monsoon defeated Dr. Bill Miller… Spiros Arion defeated Toru Tanaka by DQ.
09-29-1967: Bobby Shane defeated El Mongol to win the Georgia title in Atlanta, GA.
EMLL 34th Anniversary Show: in Mexico City, Mexico: Arena Mexico: Angel Blanco beat Angel Extreminador in a mask vs. mask match.
09-30-1967: Wilbur Snyder defeats Mitsu Arakawa for the Indiana version of the WWA World title.
WWWF: Boston, MA: Boston Garden: Attendance 8,200: Smasher Sloan defeats Arnold Skaaland… Baron Mikel Scicluna defeats Angelo Savoldi… Hans Mortier defeats Ricky Sexton… Little Beaver & The Jamaica Kid defeat Butch Cassidy & Little Brutus… Gorilla Monsoon defeats Bill Miller… Prof. Toru Tanaka defeats WWWF champion Bruno Sammartino
10-05-1967: Wrestler Larry Hulin is arrested in Asheboro, NC on the charge of domestic assault and resisting arrest. He was armed with a pistol when finally arrested.
10-06-1967: Los Angeles, CA: Olympic Auditorium: Attendance 9,974: Billy Varga defeats Jack Garfano… Seiji Sakaguchi defeats Tony Nero… Karl Gotch defeats The Magnificent Maurice… Hard Boiled Haggerty & Tony Altomare wrestled Nick Bockwinkel & Victor Rivera to a Draw… WWA Americas Heavyweight champion Fred Blassie wrestled Pedro Morales to a No Contest… WWA World Heavyweight champion Buddy Austin defeats Antonio Pugliese (Tony Parisi).
10-09-1967: Eddy Guerrero is born.
10-11-1967: Pete Senerca (Tazz) is born.
10-14-1967: San Francisco, CA: Cow Palace: Attendance 9,614: Paul Diamond (original) defeats The Spoiler (Vince Montana)… The Great Malenko defeats Woody Farmer… Ciclon Negro defeats Angelo Poffo… Hahn Lee defeats Tom Andrews… George Drake defeats Pedro Godoy… AWA San Francisco World Tag Team champions Pedro Morales & Pepper Gomez defeat Fred Blassie & Pat Patterson by referee's decision after match is stopped due to Fred Blassie bleeding… AWA San Francisco United States champion Ray Stevens defeats Art Thomas 2 falls to 1.
10-16-1967: Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada: PNE Forum: Attendance 5,500: Roy McClarity wrestled Bad Boy Frank Shields to a draw… Big Ku defeats Jose Quintero… Jerry Graham defeats Rick Renaldo… Don McClarity defeats Jack Bence… NWA Vancouver Canadian Tag Team Champions the Tolos Brothers (John Tolos & Chris Tolos) defeat Rocky Johnson & Don Leo Jonathan… NWA World Heavyweight champion Gene Kiniski defeats Abdullah the Butcher by referee stoppage after splitting one fall each.
10-20-1967: Los Angeles, CA: Olympic Auditorium: Attendance 10,374: Jack Garfano & Samba Lumumba defeat Johnny Vander & The Hangman (Gene LeBell)… Ron Romano defeats The Rebel… Hard Boiled Haggerty defeats The Magnificent Maurice… Karl Gotch defeats Nick Bockwinkel… Seiji Sakaguchi defeats Tony Nero… 14 Man Battle Royal: Winner: Antonio Pugliese… Buddy Austin & Fred Blassie defeat WWA World Tag Team champions Pedro Morales & Victor Rivera to win the titles.
St. Louis, MO: Arena: Attendance 8,929: Ron Reed defeats The Viking… Calvin Pullins & Ronnie Etchison defeat El Diablo & Mitsu Arakawa 2 falls to 1… Wilbur Snyder defeats Moose Evans… Lou Thesz defeats Hans Schmidt… Bob Ellis & Edouard Carpentier & John Paul Henning defeat Dick The Bruiser & The Crusher & Waldo Von Erich by DQ 2 falls to 1… NWA World Heavyweight champion Gene Kiniski defeats Fritz Von Erich 2 falls to 1. Special referee Pat O’Connor.
10-23-1967: WWWF at Madison Square Garden in New York City, NY: Attendance: 6,612: WWWF champion Bruno Sammartino defeated Hans Mortier… Gorilla Monsoon & Prof. Toru Tanaka defeated Dr. Bill Miller in a handicap match… Spiros Arion defeated El Toro Jess Ortega… Dominic DeNucci defeated Baron Mikel Scicluna… Bulldog Brower defeated Smasher Sloan… Miguel Perez defeated Guillotine Gordon… Tony Altomare defeated Pete Sanchez.
10-31-1967: Bruno Sammartino makes a rare appearance at the Nashville Fairgrounds Arena in Nashville, TN: WWWF champion Bruno Sammartino defeated Luke Graham… Mario Galento defeated Joe Sky… The Mummy (possibly Eddie Marlin or Ron Wright) defeated Antonio Marino… Luther Lindsey defeated Matt Jewell… Len Rossi defeated Dr. Frank… Jackie Fargo & Haystacks Calhoun defeated Motoshi Okuma & Shinya Kojika.
11-01-1967: JWA: in Tokyo, Japan: Sumo Hall drawing 10,000: NWA International champion Giant Baba beat Tarzan Tyler.
11-03-1967: Los Angeles, CA: Olympic Auditorium: Attendance 10,136: Phil Brummett defeats Nick Saldana… Seiji Sakaguchi wrestled Victor Rivera to a Draw… Samba Lumumba defeats Tony Nero… John Tolos & The Preacher wrestled Pedro Morales & Pepper Gomez to a Draw… Antonio Pugliese defeats Hard Boiled Haggerty… Fred Blassie defeats Lord Blears… Bobo Brazil defeats WWA World Heavyweight champion Buddy Austin by DQ 2 falls to 1.
11-04-1967: Boston, MA: Boston Garden: Attendance 9,300: Bill Miller defeats Guillotine Gordon… Dominic DeNucci defeats Baron Mikel Scicluna… Arnold Skaaland wrestled Ricky Sexton to a Draw… Hans Mortier defeats Smasher Sloan… Edouard Carpentier defeats Bull Ortega… Spiros Arion defeats Gorilla Monsoon by DQ… Patty Neilson & The Fabulous Moolah defeat Bette Boucher & Donna Christianello 2 falls to 1… WWWF champion Bruno Sammartino defeats Prof. Toru Tanaka
11-11-1967: Roy Shire's AWA: San Francisco, CA: Cow Palace: Attendance 14,654: Hahn Lee defeats The Enforcer (Clyde Steeves)… Bobo Brazil defeats Rip Miller… Bearcat Wright defeats Tank Morgan… Fred Blassie & The Blond Bombers (Pat Patterson & Ray Stevens) defeat Ciclon Negro & Pedro Morales & Pepper Gomez… Bearcat Wright wins an 18 man battle royal.
11-16-1967: Operacion 67 (Operation 67) movie is released. A globe-trotting spy adventure starting El Santo. Filmed at the same time as the El Santo Movie "El Tesoro Del Moctezuma."
11-17-1967: Los Angeles, CA: Olympic Auditorium: Attendance 10,147: Samba Lumumba defeats The Rebel… Seiji Sakaguchi defeats Tony Nero… John Tolos & The Preacher defeat Pepper Martin & Ricky Romero… Antonio Pugliese wrestled Baron Scicluna to a Draw…. Luke Graham wrestled Pedro Morales to a Draw… Bobo Brazil & Giant Baba defeat WWA World Tag Team champions Buddy Austin & Fred Blassie by DQ 2 falls to 1.
11-25-1967: AWA in St. Paul, MN with a crowd of 6,261: Verne Gagne defeated Harley Race to retain the title… Mark Starr defeated Ken Yates… Big K defeated Jack Pesek… Mighty Igor defeated Jack Daniels… Bill Watts & Rock Rogoski (Ole Anderson) defeated Mitsu Arakawa & Mr. Moto… Victor the Wrestling Bear defeated Dr. X (Dick Beyer) by DQ.
WWWF: Philadelphia, PA: Arena: Attendance: 6,752: WWWF champion Bruno Sammartino defeated Prof. Toru Tanaka.
11-28-1967: Portland, OR at Memorial Coliseum with a crowd of about 5,000: NWA World heavyweight champion Gene Kiniski defeated Lonnie Mayne by DQ… Pepper Gomez & Pedro Morales defeated The Crusher & Tom Andrews to retain the World tag team titles… Sky Low Low & Cowboy Bradley defeated Jamaica Kid & Irish Jackie… Bearcat Wright defeated Dean Higuchi… Johnny Kostas battle Bobby Nichols to a draw… Tony Borne defeated Cowboy Kirk… Luigi Macara battled Sandy Barr to a draw.
11-29-1967: John Bradshaw Layfield was born.
Wrestling World Magazine - December 1967 NWA Rankings
12-01-1967: Los Angeles, CA: Olympic Auditorium: Attendance 10,327: Seiji Sakaguchi defeats The Preacher (Clyde Steeves)… Samba Lumumba defeats Tony Nero… Hard Boiled Haggerty wrestled Pepper Martin to a Draw… Mr. Moto defeats Phil Brummett… Pepper Gomez defeats Pat Patterson… Arman Hussian wrestled John Tolos to a Draw… WWA World Tag Team Title Match
Buddy Austin & Fred Blassie (c) - TITLE CHANGE !!!
12-02-1967: AWA: Chicago, IL: International Amphitheater: Attendance 8,643: Bill Watts defeats The Assassin (Joe Tomasso)… Harley Race defeats Jack Pesek… Blackjack Lanza wrestled Moose Cholak to a Draw… Mighty Igor Vodik defeats The Big K (Stan Kowalski)… Dr. Moto & Mitsu Arakawa defeat AWA World Tag Team champions Pat O'Connor & Wilbur Snyder to win the titles… Dr. X (Dick Beyer) defeats Dick The Bruiser by DQ 2 falls to 1.
San Francisco, CA at the Cow Palace with 8,448 fans on hand: Bearcat Wright defeated Ray Stevens to win the U.S. title… Pepper Gomez & Pedro Morales defeated Pat Patterson & Freddie Blassie to retain the World tag team titles… Jamaica Kid & Irish Jackie defeated Sky Low Low & Cowboy Curtis… Curtis Iaukea defeated Tom Andrews… Sailor Art Thomas defeated Tank Morgan… Cyclone Negro defeated Gene BuBoque… Hahn Lee defeated Pedro Godoy… George Malenko defeated George Drake.
12-01-1967: Los Angeles, CA: Olympic Auditorium: Attendance 10,327: Seiji Sakaguchi defeats The Preacher (Clyde Steeves)… Samba Lumumba defeats Tony Nero… Hard Boiled Haggerty wrestled Pepper Martin to a Draw… Mr. Moto defeats Phil Brummett… Pepper Gomez defeats Pat Patterson… Arman Hussian wrestled John Tolos to a Draw… Antonio Pugliese & Pedro Morales defeat WWA World Tag Team champions Buddy Austin & Fred Blassie to win the title.
12-08-1967: Oki Yama defeated The Avenger II in a mask match, unmasking Avenger II as Ramon Torres in Atlanta, GA.
12-09-1967: Boston, MA: Boston Garden: Attendance 9,700: Arnold Skaaland defeats Lou Albano… Ricky Sexton defeats Smasher Sloan… Miguel Perez defeats Gene Dubuque… Bull Ramos defeats Bill Miller… Hans Mortier defeats Spiros Arion… Dominic DeNucci & Edouard Carpentier defeat Bull Ortega & Gorilla Monsoon 2 falls to 1… WWWF champion Bruno Sammartino defeats Toru Tanaka in a Texas Death Match with two referees.
12-15-1967: Mr. Wrestling (Tim Woods) defeated Oki Yama in a mask verses mask match revealing him to be Butcher Vachon in Atlanta, GA.
Los Angeles, CA: Olympic Auditorium: Attendance 10,634: Pepper Gomez defeats The Preacher… Seiji Sakaguchi defeats Tony Nero… Mr. Moto defeats Johnny Vander… Arman Hussian & Samba Lumumba defeat Hard Boiled Haggerty & Rick Renaldo… Pepper Gomez defeats Jack Garfano… Bobo Brazil defeats Baron Mikel Scicluna… Buddy Austin & Fred Blassie defeat WWA World Tag Team champions Antonio Pugliese & Pedro Morales.
12-30-1967: San Francisco, CA: Cow Palace: Attendance 10,102: Rip Miller defeats Tony Perez… The Masked Marvel defeats Tom Andrews… Hahn Lee defeats Jerry Monti… Red Bastien defeats Pedro Godoy… Ciclon Negro defeats Pat Patterson… AWA San Francisco United States Heavyweight champion Bearcat Wright wrestled Ray Stevens to a Draw… AWA San Francisco World Tag Team champions Pedro Morales & Pepper Gomez defeat Fred Blassie & The Great Malenko 2 falls to 1.
Iron Mike DiBiase
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