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Match
Results (From KC, St Joe, Sedalia, and more)
1972 Olympic Star
turned pro wrestler Chris Taylor appears in early 1974. Taylor's career
would be short lived, as Taylor dies in 1979 at the age of 29. You can
read about Taylor at Slam!
Wrestling...Late in 74, a young jobber appears on TV tapings. Never
wins a match. He leaves the territory for the L.A. promotion, and the
rest is history for Roddy Piper...
JANUARY,
FEBRUARY, and MARCH
Andre The Giants makes his first tour. He defeats Tokyo Joe &
Percy Pringle in handicap matches, and Bulldog Bob Brown in singles matches.
"Fabulous" Don Fargo debuts
Lord Alfred Hayes & Roger Kirby win tag titles from George
& Brunzell in KC (1-17)
AWA wrestler Bull Bullinski debuts for a short run
George & Brunzell regain titles from Kirby & Hayes (Feb)
Bob Brown & Lord Alfred Hayes win tag titles from George &
Brunzell in KC (2-28)
Mike George wins the Central States title from Bob Brown in KC
(3-21)
Dr. Ken Ramey and The Interns debut (March)
Bob Brown and Omar Atlas feud throughout the region
APRIL,
MAY, and JUNE
Rufus R Jones & Bob Geigel win tag belts from Brown & Hayes
(June)
Don Fargo wins Central States belt from Mike George (June)
Interns win tag belts from Geigel & Rufus in KC (June)
JULY, AUGUST, and
SEPTEMBER
Bob
Brown wins Central States belt from Don Fargo in a rare "heel vs
heel" title match in KC (7-4)
Pat O' Connor & Bob Geigel win tag titles from Interns in KC
(7-4)
Harley Race defeats Brown for CS title in KC (July)
The legendary Sheik appears in Kansas City (July)
Interns regain tag titles from Geigel & O'Connor in KC (7-18)
Killer Karl Krupp debuts
Brown regains CS belt from Race in KC (8-1)
Omar Atlas & Pat O'Connor win tag straps from Interns in KC
(8-29)
Jerry Oates debuts. Brother Ted follows in October
OCTOBER, NOVEMBER,
and DECEMBER
Terry
Martin returns after a multi year absence. Brother Tommy Martin soon follows.
The Martin brothers begin as faces, but turn heel in early '75 to feud
with the Oates brothers
NWA World Junior Heavyweight Champ Ken Mantell makes a tour
(Oct-Nov)
Kansas native Bobby Jaggers debuts (Oct)
Dr. Ken Ramey & Interns attack ring annoucer Bill Kersten during
a KC TV taping. Kersten teams with Mike George & Jerry Oates to defeat
Ramey & Interns in a 5 man tag match (2 1/2 vs 2 1/2)
Interns regain tag titles from Atlas & O'Connor (10-21)
Terry Martin wins CS title from Bob Brown (Dec)
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