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1st World Series


 November 4 - December 19, 1968

1.Billy Robinson (winner)3
2.Toyonobori-
3.George Gordienko-
4.Michael Nandor-
5.Peter Maivia-
6.Thunder Sugiyama-
7.The Great Kusatsu-
8.Ray Golden Appollon-
9.Gilbert Voiney-
10.John DaSilva-
11.Ray Hunter-

Note: All participants started with 10 points and are eliminated
when they reach 0 points. A draw loses one point, a DQ loss is
two points, and any other loss is three points. By winning the
tournament, Robinson became the first IWA Champion.

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2nd World Series


 March 11 - May 14, 1970

1.Strong Kobayashi?
?.Thunder Sugiyama?
?.The Great Kusatsu?
?.Chuji Tanaka?
?.Kiyomigawa?
?.Ivan Strogoff?
?.Gran Padini?
?.Big Comanchero?
?.Jimmy D'Arrast?
?.Maximillian Conde?
Grand Final
Kobayashi pinned Robinson (15:22)
Robinson pinned Kobayashi (21:25)
Robinson pinned Kobayashi (23:21)

Note: The first round consisted of the foreigners wrestling the Japanese.
The top point-getter in each category would then wrestle in the semi-final.
Robinson was seeded directly into the final due to winning the first World Series.

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3rd World Series


 April 2 - May 18, 1971

1.Monster Rousimoff (winner)2
2.Billy Robinson1
3.Karl Gotch1
4.Thunder Sugiyama-
5.The Great Kusatsu-
6.Jack Claybourne-
7.Dr. Death (Moose Morowski)-
8.Butch Matthews-
9.Sean Regan-
10.Magna Clemente-
11.Taro Kuroshia-
12.Rusher Kimura-

Note: All participants started with 7 points and are eliminated
when they reach 0 points. A draw loses one point, a DQ loss
is two points, and any other loss is three points.

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4th World Series


 March 27 - May 6, 1972

1.Baron Von Raschke6
2.Rusher Kimura4
3.Ray Golden Apollo2
4.Ivan ???0
1.Monster Rousimoff5
2.Don Leo Jonathon5
3.Thunder Sugiyama2
4.Tito Kopa0
1.Strong Kobayashi (winner)6
2.Horst Hoffman4
3.George Gordienko2
4.Ali Baba0
Second Chance Brackets
1.Don Leo Jonathon4
2.Rusher Kimura2
3.Horst Hoffman0
Semi-Finals
Rousimoff pinned Raschke (23:54)
Kobayashi pinned Jonathon (23:41)

Grand Final
Rousimoff pinned Kobayashi (14:40)
Kobayashi beat Rousimoff (28:59) via DQ
Kobayashi beat Rousimoff (37:00) via countout

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5th World Series


 February 27 - March 26 1973

1.Rusher Kimura (winner)6
2.Lars Anderson6
3.Strong Kobayashi5
4.Isamu Teranishi4
5.Moose Cholak4
6.Tadaharu Tanaka2
7.Bob Bruggers1
8.Frikkie Alberts0
1.The Great Kusatsu6
2.Blackjack Mulligan6
3.Mighty Inoue5
4.Willem Hall4
5.Animal Hamaguchi3
6.Dale Lewis2
7.Tektsugu Oisi1
8.Greg Gagne0
Semi-Finals
Kusatsu DKO Anderson (20:08)
Kimura pinned Mulligan (25:03)

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6th World Series


 February 27 - March 26, 1977

1.Rusher Kimura (winner)14
2.The Great Kusatsu11
3.John Quinn10
4.Kurt Von Hess9
5.Katsuzo Oiyama5
6.Goro Tsurumi3
7.Jack Claybourne3
8.Cuban Assassin #21
1.Gypsy Joe12
2.Mad Dog Vachon11
3.Mighty Inoue11
4.Animal Hamaguchi10
5.Isamu Teranishi5
6.Ryuma Go4
7.Jirou Inatsuma (G. Morrow)3
8.Cuban Assassin #10

Grand Final: Kimura pinned Vachon (16:09)

Note: Gypsy Joe and Inoue were injured and couldn't compete in the final.

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