Event Results-1976

Indianapolis Results for 1976 with help from Rich Tito, Mike DuPree, Jerry Wiseman, Mike Rodgers and various other sources

1/17/76 Indianapolis
Brass Knuckles match
Ox Baker beat Dick the Bruiser
WWA Heavyweight Title Match
Pepper Gomez (c) beat Chuck O'Connor dq
Moose Chlak & Sailor Art Thomas beat the Legionairres dq
The Strangler beat Paul Christy
Bill Miller beat Johnny Starr dq
Bobby Bold Eagle beat Emilio Zapata
Spike Huber beat Cowboy Bob Kelly (sub Rodeo Jones)

2/21/76 Indianapolis
WWA Tag Title Match
Ox Baker & Chuck O'Connor no contest (c) Dick the Bruiser and the Crusher
WWA Heavyweight Title Match
Pepper Gomez (c) no contest The Strangler

3/13/76 Indianapolis
WWA Tag Title Match
Ox Baker & Chuck O'Connor beat (c) Dick the Bruiser & the Crusher to win the WWA tag team title
The Strangler drew Moose Cholak
Bobby Bold Eagle & Cowboy Bob Kelly beat Karl Von Krupp & The Strangler dq
Bill Miller beat Rodeo Jones
Steve Regal beat Johnny Ruffin
Paul Christy beat Pantera
Princess Jasmine drew Chita Rivera 15:00

3/27/76 Indianapolis
Dick the Bruiser beat Chuck O'Connor
The Crusher no contest Ox Baker
Killer Karl Krupp drew Moose Cholak
The Strangler beat Paul Christy
Bill Miller beat Blackjack Heddon
Bob Kelly and Bobby Bold Eagle beat Emilio Zapata and Jose Pantera
Spike Huber beat Vito Martino
Paul Christy beat Max Blue
Karl Von Krupp beat Bob Sabre

4/10/76 Hammond, IN @ Hammond Civic Center
Ox Baker & Chuck The Monster O'Connor beat Wilbur Snyder & Moose Cholak
Art Thomas beat Johnny Kace
Paul Christy & Blackie Guzman beat Emilio Zapata & Che Che
Steve Regal beat Max Blue

4/24/76 Hammond, IN @ Hammond Civic Center
Mexican Death Strap Match
Pepper Gomez vs Johnny Starr
Art Thomas & Paul Christy & Wilbur Snyder vs Johnny Kace & Che Che Rosario & The Strangler
Spike Huber vs Blackie Guzman

5/1/76 Indianapolis
Cage Match for WWA Tag Team Titles
Bruiser & Crusher beat (c) Ox Baker & Chuck O'Connor to win the WWA tag team title
WWA Heavyweight Title Match
The Strangler beat (c) Pepper Gomez to win the WWA title
AWA champion Nick Bockwinkel beat Sailor Art Thomas
Sailor Art Thomas won a 16 man battle royal
Bounty Hunters beat Steve Regal (sub Bob Kelly) and Bobby Bold Eagle
Wilbur Snyder beat Blackjack Heddon (sub Baron Von Krupp)
Johnny Starr beat Raoul Guzman
Moose Cholak beat Emile Zapata
Paul Christy beat Cashbox Jim Kent

6/12/76 Indianapolis
Andre the Giant and Dick the Bruiser no contest Ox Baker and Killer Karl Krupp
WWA Heavyweight Title Match
The Strangler (c) beat Bill Miller
Bounty Hunters beat Dom DeNucci and Paul Christy

6/25/76 Indianapolis
Ox Baker and Karl Von Krupp beat Sailor Art Thomas and Pepper Gomez
WWA Heavyweight Title Match
The Strangler (c) drew Wilbur Snyder
Bounty Hunters beat Paul Christy and Spike Huber
Johnny Starr drew Steve Regal

7/10/76 Indianapolis
WWA Tag Title Match
Dick the Bruiser and the Crusher (c) no contest Ox Baker and Killer Karl Krupp
WWA Heavyweight Title Match
The Strangler (c) beat Pepper Gomez
Bounty Hunters beat Wilbur Snyder and Steve Regal
Dominic DeNucci drew Bounty Hunter 2
Bobby Bold Eagle beat Jim Kent dq
Paul Christy beat Gilbert Guerrero
Spike Huber beat Karl Von Krupp dq
Bill Miller beat Bobby Vann

7/31/76 Indianapolis
WWA Tag Title Match
Dick the Bruiser and the Crusher (c) beat Ox Baker and Karl Von Krupp
WWA Heavyweight Title Match
The Strangler (c) beat Wilbur Snyder dq
Bounty Hunters beat Pepper Gomez and Paul Christy
Bill Miller beat Jose Pantera
Spike Huber beat Emilio Zapata
Jim Kent beat Blackie Guzman
Sandy Partlow beat Chita Rivera
Steve Regal drew Bobby Bold Eagle

8/6/76 Terre Haute
Cage match
Dick the Bruiser beat Ox Baker
The Strangler beat Paul Christy
Bounty Hunters beat Spike Huber and Steve Regal
Pepper Gomez beat Johnny Starr
Moose Cholak beat Jose Pantera
Bobby Bold Eagle drew Don Kent

8/14/76 Indianapolis Convention Expo Center
WWA Tag Title Match
The Bounty Hunters beat (c) Dick the Bruiser and the Crusher to win the WWA tag team title
non-title Mexican Strap Match
Pepper Gomez beat WWA Champion The Strangler
Wilbur Snyder beat Ox Baker
Spike Huber drew Paul Christy
Bounty Hunter I beat Gilbert Guerrero
Bobby Bold Eagle beat Jim Lancaster
Bill Miller beat Johnny Starr dq
Steve Regal drew Jim Kent
Moose Cholak beat Jim Lancaster
Bounty Hunter II beat Tom Lynch

9/3/76 Terre Haute
Dick the Bruiser beat The Strangler dq
Wilbur Snyder & Paul Christy & Pepper Gomez beat Bounty Hunters & Ox Baker
Sailor Art Thomas beat Johnny Starr dq
Jim Kent drew Spike Huber
Bobby Bold Eagle beat Bobby Vann

9/4/76 Indianapolis Convention Expo Center
WWA Tag Title Match
Bounty Hunters (c) beat Dick the Bruiser & the Crusher 2/3
WWA Heavyweight Title Match
The Strangler (c) beat Sailor Art Thomas
Wilbur Snyder and Pepper Gomez beat Ox Baker and Johnny Starr
Paul Christy beat Jose Pantera
Chita Rivera beat Lucille DuPree
Bounty Hunter 2 beat Steve Regal
Bobby Bold Eagle beat Bounty Hunter 1
Spike Huber beat Chi Chi Rodriguez
Jim Kent beat Tom DeMarco

9/17/76 Terre Haute
Bounty Hunters beat Wilbur Snyder and Pepper Gomez
non title Texas Death Match
Paul Christy beat The Strangler
Bobby Bold Eagle drew Johnny Starr
Jim Kent beat Steve Regal

10/1/76 Terre Haute
Bounty Hunters & Jim Kent beat Wilbur Snyder & Pepper Gomez & Ox Baker
Moose Cholak beat The Strangler dq
Paul Christy beat Bobby Bold Eagle
Steve Regal drew Phil Heddon

10/6/76 Champaign
Dick the Bruiser beat Johnny Starr & The Strangler
Bounty Hunters beat Pepper Gomez & Paul Christy
Moose Cholak beat Ox Baker dq
Spike Huber drew Jimmy Kent

10/9/76 Indianapolis Convention Expo Center
WWA Heavyweight Title Match
Dick the Bruiser beat (c) the Strangler dq
WWA Tag Title Match
Bounty Hunters (c) beat Bill Miller & Wilbur Snyder
Heart Punch vs Sleeper
Ox Baker beat Pepper Gomez
Paul Christy beat Bounty Hunter I dq
Bobby Bold Eagle beat Ricky Hamilton
Jose Pantera beat Prince Pullins
Steve Regal beat Duke George
Spike Huber beat Ricky Hamilton
Jim Kent beat Jackie Ruffin
att: 5,100

10/15/76 Fort Wayne
Saloon Match
The Crusher beat Ox Baker
The Strangler beat Wilbur Snyder
Bounty Hunters beat Pepper Gomez & Bobby Bold Eagle
Spike Huber drew Cashbox Jimmy Kent

10/23/76 Indianapolis Convention Expo Center
WWA Tag Title Match
Bounty Hunters (c) beat Dick The Bruiser and The Crusher dq
Mask vs $2000.00
WWA champion The Strangler beat Pepper Gomez
The Strangler won a 17 man battle royal by eliminating Paul Christy
Ox Baker beat Bounty Hunter #1
Spike Huber drew Steve Regal
Bill Miller beat Frank Hill
Bobby Bold Eagle beat Vito Martino
Moose Cholak beat Ricky Hamilton
Jim Kent beat Prince Pullins
Paul Christy beat Ricky Hamilton
att: 6,000

11/5/76 Fort Wayne
non-title match
Dick the Bruiser beat The Strangler
Bounty Hunters beat Paul Christy & Moose Cholak
Johnny Starr beat La Pantera
Bobby Bold Eagle drew Johnny Starr

11/6/76 Indianapolis Convention Expo Center
non-title saloon match
Dick The Bruiser & The Crusher beat The Bounty Hunters
WWA Heavyweight Title Match
Wilbur Snyder beat (c) The Strangler dq
Bobby Bold Eagle beat Jackie Ruffin
Chita Rivera beat Lucille Dupree
Art Thomas beat Jose Pantera
Bill Miller beat Rick Hamilton
Spike Huber & Paul Christy beat Johnny Starr & Jim Kent
att: 6,100

11/19/76 Terre Haute
Lumberjack match
Paul Christy & Moose Cholak beat The Bounty Hunters
The Strangler beat Bobby Bold Eagle
Spike Huber & Steve Regal beat Johnny Starr & Jim Kent
La Pantera beat Blackie Guzman

11/27/76 Indianapolis Convention Exposition Center
WWA Heavyweight Title Match Special Ref Ox Baker
Dick the Bruiser beat (c) the Strangler dq
WWA Tag Title Match
Bounty Hunters (c) beat Ox Baker and Art Thomas
Bill Miller beat Bounty Hunter 1 dq
Spike Huber beat Frank Hill
Ricky Hamilton beat Max Blue
Moose Cholak beat Vito Martino
Bobby Bold Eagle & Steve Regal beat Johnny Starr & Vito Martino
Paul Christy beat Jim Kent
Strangler beat Frank Hill

12/10/76 Terre Haute
The Stangler & Johnny Starr beat Moose Cholak & Paul Christy 2/3 falls
Wilbur Snyder beat Bounty Hunter #1
Bounty Hunter #2 & Cashbox Jimmy Kent beat Steve Regal & Spike Huber
Bobby Bold Eagle beat Jose Pantera

12/11/76 Indianapolis Convention Exposition Center
WWA Tag Title Match
Bounty Hunters (c) beat Dick the Bruiser and Ox Baker
The Sheik beat Paul Christy
WWA Heavyweight Title Match
The Strangler (c) beat Bill Miller
Spike Huber beat Bobby Vann
Jackie Ruffin drew Prince Pullins
Jim Kent & Johnny Starr beat Bobby Bold Eagle & Steve Regal
The Sheik beat Denny Alberts
Bounty Hunter 1 beat Rodeo Jones
Battle of the Escape Artists
WXLW radio station owner Bill Shirk escaped from a straight jacket before Jim Kent could escape from handcuffs

12/27/76 Indianapolis Convention Exposition Center
The Sheik & Eddie Creachmann beat Dick the Bruiser & Sam Menacker
WWA Heavyweight Title Match
The Strangler (c) beat Ox Baker dq
WWA Tag Title Match
Bounty Hunters (c) no contest Bobo Brazil & Wilbur Snyder
The Sheik beat Prince Pullins
Steve Regal beat Lou Klein
Paul Christy beat Rick Hamilton
Moose Cholak beat Ken Dillinger
Bobby Bold Eagle beat Buck Robley
Spike Huber & Bill Shirk beat Johnny Starr & Jim Kent

12/29/76 Terre Haute
non-title cage match
Dick the Bruiser beat The Strangler
Bounty Hunters beat Wilbur Snyder & Ox Baker
Moose Cholak beat Johnny Starr
Bobby Bold Eagle drew Buck Robley