1966 Match History

The Assassin vs Luke Brown

1966 Omaha Rankings

March Boxing Illustrated/Wrestling News
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Wrestling Scout Article

Place in History – Many of the great tag teams came together by happenstance when two individuals were paired up and all the pieces fell into alignment.  Jake Smith and Luke Brown were two huge men trying to find their way in the pro-wrestling world.  Smith is credited with fashioning their famous country boy personas, the Kentuckians, that got over and drew money across the United States.  Rather than work as a typical babyface tag team, they were a pair of unskilled hillbillies wearing plaid shirts, blue jeans and moccasins to the ring and they even changed their in-ring work to look reflect this persona.  Their soft-spoken, laid-back personalities and rural backgrounds allowed them to easily live the gimmick outside of the ring.  As with any great heroes, they needed great antagonists and found that combination in the Assassins (sometimes known as the Bolos).  The marriage was perfect.  The Kentuckians were relatable characters to the audience and could use their size and strength to best their foes, but ultimately fell prey to the skill and guile of the Assassins.  They built to a hot comeback with  a bullhorn being employed to rally the crowd and selling Kentuckian.  The other would come in and bump the Assassins all over the ring leading into the finish.  The formula was so perfect that it was taken around the US in the 1960s in a way that only a handful of programs have been over the years.  The Kentuckians eventually went their own ways with very different paths.  Big Boy Brown worked for a few more years but injuries slowed him down and while he struggled to find a place after pro-wrestling, he was well-respected as an affable figure up until his death in 1997.  Tiny Smith became better known as Grizzly Smith and became one of the most highly regarded road agents.  He was considered a good finish man who mentored and championed many young wrestlers during his time working for Tri-State, Mid-South, WCW and the WWF.  Despite this reputation, his less admirable qualities have thoroughly tarnished his name.  While many of his peers enjoyed having young ladies on the road, Smith preferred them younger than most and encountered legal problems and has been accused and suspected of sexual abusing his own daughters.  Three of children became pro-wrestlers with varying degrees of success, but all had significant demons.  Jake “the Snake” Roberts was a huge star in his day, Sam Houston was an excellent worker although undersized by the standards of the 80s and Rockin’ Robin was a successful lady wrestler although her career was brief.  Roberts and Robin were largely estranged from Grizz, but his other son lived with him for years in New Orleans until Hurricane Katrina took their home and almost took Smith’s leg.  A few years after, Alzheimer’s claimed the once mighty Kentuckian.

Tri-State Wrestling 1966 – Feuds

– April 06, 2019

This week we are going to take a look at the most frequently occurring matchups (I hesitate to call them “feuds” because while many of them were feuds, some appear to be just a series of matches between opponents) in the McGuirk territory in 1966. What were the matchups, over how long a period of time did they occur, which towns did they occur in, and what stipulation matches were used?
When coming up with the matchups on this list, I used two criteria: how may times the matchup was advertised, and where on the card it was. Certainly, a matchup that is always in the main event spot should be given more weight than one that occurred on the mid-card. When I calculate the SPOT ratings for matches, you’ll recall the main event on a specific show gets a 1.000, with matches further down the card getting a lower number (based on the total # of matches on the card involving unique wrestlers). So if we just take the sum of the individual SPOT ratings for a specific matchup, we can rank them in descending order by this sum.
Doing that, here are the matchups with the highest sums:
26.000 The Assassins vs Danny Hodge & Tiny Smith
22.000 The Assassins vs The Kentuckians (Big Boy Brown & Tiny Smith)
20.000 Danny Hodge vs Jack Brisco
16.633 Joe McCarthy vs Lorenzo Parente
12.750 Chris Tolos vs Danny Hodge
12.233 Chris Tolos vs Jerry Kozak
10.000 The Assassins vs Great Matsuda & Krusher Kowalski
9.000 Battleship Johnson & Jack Brisco vs Don Kent & Tor Kamata
9.000 Danny Hodge vs Tor Kamata
8.417 Danny Hodge vs Joe McCarthy
First, I’ll take a look at The Assassins vs The Kentuckians. This feud had already drawn big in a few other territories, but was the first time it happened in this territory. The first matchup occurred on February 18th in Oklahoma City. The following week it was advertised on cards in Tulsa, Little Rock, Springfield and Wichita Falls (the Assassins did not appear on the Wichita Falls card as advertised, with the newspaper saying they were injured in a car accident) before coming back to OKC, this time in what was billed as a Mountaineer match (aka Lumberjack match). The following week, the Mountaineer match took place in Tulsa and Little Rock, plus a regular match in Wichita Falls, and then back to OKC in what was billed as a Battle to the Finish (no time limit, presumably no DQ, and in at least one town it was said the Assassins “posted a $500 bond to ensure they wouldn’t run away”). The Battle to the Finish stipulation also happened the following week in Tulsa, Little Rock and Springfield, plus a Lumberjack match in Wichita Falls. That week’s Oklahoma City card saw them face one another in a Texas Death match, and two days later they had a regular match in Shreveport. The Texas Death match then occurred the following week in Tulsa, Little Rock, Springfield, Wichita Falls and Shreveport. On at least two of the cards with Texas Death matches, they did an injury angle with Big Boy Brown “injuring his ankle”.
So the feud ran for a total of four weeks, with the weeks “beginning” on Friday in Oklahoma City. First week was a regular match, second week was a Mountaineer match, third week was a Battle to the Finish, and the fourth week was a Texas Death match. Where I have results for these matches, the Kentuckians generally won the matches in the first three weeks by various means (count-out, referee’s decision, disqualification, or getting 1 fall of a 2/3 falls match) with the Assassins winning the Texas Death match blowoff. It should also be noted that the feud occurred only in the bigger towns, with Shreveport getting two matches only because they shifted those cards to Sunday instead of its’ regular  night of Monday. In addition, the teams faced one another again on December 30th in Oklahoma City (and two days later in Tulsa).
With Big Boy Brown being “injured”, this led directly into the Assassins vs Danny Hodge & Tiny Smith matchups. The first one was March 19th in Oklahoma City, with matches the following week in Tulsa, Little Rock and Springfield before going back to OKC with a “3 out of 5 falls” stipulation instead of the normal 2/3 falls. The 3/5 falls stipulation happened the following week in Tulsa, Little Rock and Springfield, followed by a Falls Count Anyplace in the Arena match in OKC. That stipulation occurred the following week in Tulsa, Little Rock and Springfield, plus a regular match in Wichita Falls which was followed a week later by a 3/5 falls bout. For the next couple of weeks the matchup did not occur in the main towns, but matches between the teams occurred in Joplin and Monroe. In the main towns, a tournament was being held for the vacant US Tag Team titles, which would be won by the Assassins. After winning the titles, they would defend them against Hodge & Smith in Tulsa, Little Rock, Springfield and Wichita Falls, with at least two of those matches having an extended 90 minute time limit. Then on May 20th in Oklahoma City, the teams faced off in a title match with no DQ, no time limit, and the ring enclosed by a steel fence. This match was then repeated in Shreveport, Tulsa, Little Rock, Springfield and Wichita Falls. As with the Assassins vs Kentuckians feud, the babyfaces won most of the early matches in non-clean finishes, and the Assassins won the blowoff series inside the cage.
Just like the Assassins vs Kentuckians matchups, these happened in the same towns pretty much every night of the week, with (generally) the same stipulations in every town each week.
Next on the list is Danny Hodge vs Jack Brisco. This was generally a two-match series, with both matches being 2/3 falls for Hodge’s World Junior Heavyweight title. Most of the time, the first match ended with Brisco being up 1 fall to none when the time limit expired. Thus, Brisco would win the match but not the title.  There were several different outcomes in the second match in the series, with the most frequent ones being Hodge winning outright or by countout/default when Brisco would get hurt and couldn’t continue.
Unlike the Assassins-Kentuckians and Assassins-Hodge & Smith matchups, the Hodge-Brisco matchups occurred at different times in different towns. The first match between them was on July 18th in Tulsa, and the final one (for this year at least) on September 28th in Fort Smith. It worked its’ way from the A towns in July and early August to the B towns between mid-August into September.

Match History

January 11, 1966 – Edmonton Alberta, Canada – Pavilion

Battle Royal: The Kentuckians: Tiny Anderson – Luke “Big Boy” Brown – Alexander the Great – Czaya Nandor – Tom Andrews – Rocky Johnson – Dave Ruhl
Fairgrounds Coliseum (The Dirt Palace)

January 15, 1966 – Salt Lake City, UT – Fairgrounds Coliseum

Jake Smith def. The Terror
Luke “Big Boy” Brown def The Mad Russian
Eric The Great def. Al Skinner
Monk Burns def. Bill Boyer
Ox Anderson def Dave Cox
Luke “Big Boy” Brown won a 10-man battle royal
Tooele High School Gym – Tooele, UT

January 19, 1966 – Tooele, UT – Tooele High School Gym

The Kentuckians: Tiny Anderson – Luke “Big Boy” Brown def. Black Jack Daniels – Monk Burns

January 25, 1966 – Ogden, UT – Golden Spike Coliseum

Luke “Big Boy” Brown vs. Black Jack Daniels – Monk Burns

January 27, 1966 – Price, UT – Helper Auditorium

The Kentuckians: Tiny Anderson – Luke “Big Boy” Brown vs. Ox Anderson – Ray Burns

January 31, 1966 – Pocatello, ID

Luke Brown – Jake Smith def. Monk Burns – Blackjack Daniels

February 1, 1966 – Little Rock, AR

Boris Managoff def. Luke Brown
Mike Clancy def. Assassin #1
The Assassins
The Assassins def. Mike Clancy & Ray Gordon
Shrine Mosque – Springfield, MO

February 2, 1966 – Springfield, MO – Shrine Mosque

The Kentuckians: Tiny Anderson – Luke “Big Boy” Brown vs. The Assassins

February 3, 1966 – Oregonian Newspaper Article

February 4, 1966 – Oklahoma City, OK

Assassin #1 def. Mike Clancy
The Great Bolo (aka Al Lovelock)
The Assassins def. Mike Clancy – The Great Bolo
The Kentuckians: Tiny Anderson – Luke “Big Boy” Brown def. Chuck Karbo – Kurt von Steiger
Lorenzo Parente def. Joe McCarthy

February 5, 1966 – Oklahoma City, OK – TV

The Kentuckians: Tiny Anderson – Luke “Big Boy” Brown def. Boris Managoff – Kurt Steiger

February 7, 1966 – Tulsa, OK

Assassin #1 def. Mike Clancy
Assassin #2 def. The Great Bolo
The Assassins NC Mike Clancy – The Great Bolo
Amazing Zuma def. Joe McCarthy
Kurt von Steiger – Chuck Karbo
The Kentuckians: Tiny Anderson – Luke “Big Boy” Brown def. Chuck Karbo – Kurt von Steiger

February 7, 1966 – Heber, UT – Wasatch Junior High School Gym  (Not sure about this, it seems out of place.)

The Kentuckians: Tiny Anderson – Luke “Big Boy” Brown vs. Blackjack Daniels – Otto Anderson

February 8, 1966 – Little Rock, AR

The Assassins vs. Mike Clancy – Great Bolo
The Kentuckians: Tiny Anderson – Luke “Big Boy” Brown vs. Chuck Karbo – Kurt von Steiger
Assassin #1 vs. Mike Clancy
Jake Smith vs. Kurt von Steiger

February 9, 1966 – Springfield, MO – Shrine Mosque

Mike Clancy def. Assassin #1
Assassin #2 def. Ray Gordon
The Assassins def. Mike Clancy – Ray Gordon
The Kentuckians: Tiny Anderson – Luke “Big Boy” Brown def. Chuck Karbo – Kurt von Steiger

February 11, 1966 – Oklahoma City TV, OK

Assassin #1 def. Torbellino Blanco
The Assassins def. Torbellino Blanco – Ken Hill
The Kentuckians: Tiny Anderson – Luke “Big Boy” Brown def. Boris Managoff – Kurt von Steiger

February 11, 1966 – Oklahoma City, OK – Stockyard Coliseum

Joe McCarthy vs Lorenzo Parente
Don Kent
Don Kent – Bozo Brown – Boris Managoff vs. The Kentuckians: Tiny Anderson – Luke “Big Boy” Brown
The Assassins vs. Ray Gordon – Al “Great Bolo” Lovelock

February 12, 1966 – Oklahoma City TV, OK

Assassin #1 def. Great Bolo
The Kentuckians: Tiny Anderson – Luke “Big Boy” Brown def. Frank Hickey – Chuck Karbo
The Assassins def. Bob Clay – Great Bolo

February 13, 1966 – Shreveport, LA (Southern Tag Team Champions)

The Kentuckians: Tiny Anderson – Luke “Big Boy” Brown def. The Red Raiders (Tommy Rollins and Leo Morgan) (C)

February 14, 1966 – Tulsa, OK

Bozo Brown (a.k.a. Frank Hickey) – Boris Managoff – Chuck Karbo vs. The Kentuckians: Tiny Anderson – Luke “Big Boy” Brown
The Assassins vs. Al “Great Bolo” Lovelock – Ray Gordon
Argentina Zuma vs. Lorenzo Parente

February 15, 1966 – Little Rock, AR

The Assassins vs. Great Bolo – Lorenzo Parente
The Kentuckians: Tiny Anderson – Luke “Big Boy” Brown vs. Frank Hickey – Chuck Karbo – Boris Managoff

February 16, 1966 – Springfield, MO – Shrine Mosque

The Great Bolo def. Assassin #2
Assassin #1 drew Irish Mike Clancy
The Assassins def. Great Bolo – Irish Mike Clancy (DQ)
The Kentuckians: Tiny Anderson – Luke “Big Boy” Brown def. Bozo Brown – Chuck Karbo – Kurt von Steiger

February 18, 1966 – Oklahoma City, OK – Stockyard Coliseum

The Assassins
The Kentuckians: Tiny Anderson – Luke “Big Boy” Brown def. The Assassins
Amazing Zuma def. Lorenzo Parente
Ray Gordon def. Boris Managoff
Torbellino Blanco def. Frank Hickey
Jerry Kozak def. Bruce Kirk
Convention Center Arena – Tulsa, OK

February 21, 1966 – Tulsa, OK – Convention Center Arena

The Kentuckians: Tiny Anderson – Luke “Big Boy” Brown def. The Assassins
Joe McCarthy def. Amazing Zuma
Lorenzo Parente def. Jerry Kozak
Ray Gordon def. Boris Managoff

February 22, 1966 – Little Rock, AR

The Assassins vs. The Kentuckians: Tiny Anderson – Luke “Big Boy” Brown
Amazing Zuma vs. Joe McCarthy
Jerry Kozak vs. Lorenzo Parente 

February 23, 1966 – Springfield, MO – Shrine Mosque

The Kentuckians: Tiny Anderson – Luke “Big Boy” Brown def. The Assassins
Torbellino Blanco def. Kurt von Steiger
Ray Gordon def. Boris Managoff

February 25, 1966 – Oklahoma City, OK – Stockyards Coliseum

The Assassins def. The Kentuckians: Tiny Anderson – Luke “Big Boy” Brown
Joe McCarthy def. Amazing Zuma
Lorenzo Parente def. Jerry Kozak
Ray Gordon def. Chuck Karbo
Mike Clancy def. Boris Managoff

February 28, 1966 – Tulsa, OK – Convention Center Arena

The Assassins def. The Kentuckians: Tiny Anderson – Luke “Big Boy” Brown
Joe McCarthy vs. Lorenzo Parente
Ray Gordon vs. Pedro Zapata
Bruce Kirk vs. Boris Managoff

March 6, 1966 – Shreveport, LA – Municipal Auditorium

Paper from March 13, but it refers to the Assassins vs. The Kentuckians on Sunday, March 6.  Over 3,000 attended.

March 9, 1966 – Springfield, MO – Shrine Mosque

The Kentuckians: Tiny Anderson – Luke “Big Boy” Brown def. The Assassins
Stockyards Coliseum – Oklahoma City, OK

March 11, 1966 – Oklahoma City, OK – Stockyards Coliseum

The Assassins vs. The Kentuckians: Tiny Anderson – Luke “Big Boy” Brown

March 13, 1966 – Shreveport, LA – Municipal Auditorium (3,900 attend.)

The Kentuckians: Tiny Anderson – Luke “Big Boy” Brown def. The Assassins (DQ)

March 16, 1966 – Springfield, MO – Shrine Mosque

The Assassins def. The Kentuckians: Tiny Anderson – Luke “Big Boy” Brown
Shreveport Municipal Auditorium – Shreveport, LA

March 20, 1966 – Shreveport, LA – Municipal Auditorium

The Kentuckians: Tiny Anderson – Luke “Big Boy” Brown def. The Assassins

March 23, 1966 – Springfield, MO – Shrine Mosque

March 28, 1966 – Omaha, NE – KETV

Verne Gagne def Jim Wehba
Haru Sasaki def John Dante
Stan Pulaski
Luke “Big Boy” Brown def Stan Pulaski
Mad Dog Vachon def Kenny Mack

March 31, 1966 – Mankato, MN

Reggie Parks – the Crusher def AWA Tag Team Champions Larry Hennig – Harley Race (DQ)
Chris Markoff
Luke “Big Boy” Brown drew Chris Markoff
Dale Lewis def Chris Tolos (DQ)

April 2, 1966 – Omaha, NE – Civic Auditorium (att. 3,526)

Texas Death Match
AWA Champion Mad Dog Vachon def Haru Sasaki
Luke “Big Boy” Brown def Mad Russian Stan Pulaski
Mighty Igor Vodik def Mitsu Arakawa
Tim Woods def Ivan Kalmikoff
Billy Red Cloud drew Pat O’Connor (sub Bob Geigel)
Sioux City Municipal Auditorium – Sioux City, IA

April 5, 1966 – Sioux City, IA – Sioux City Auditorium

Danny Hodges
Luke “Big Boy” Brown – Danny Hodge def. Haru Sasaki – Stan Pulaski

April 9, 1966 – Charlotte, NC – Newspaper Article

April 9, 1966 – Omaha, NE – Civic Auditorium (att. 3,023)

Mad Dog Vachon
AWA Champion Mad Dog Vachon def Luke “Big Boy” Brown  (DQ)
Mighty Igor Vodik – Mr.Wrestling Tim Woods – Billy Red Cloud def Haru Sasaki – Tor Kamata – Oki Shikina
Mad Russian Stan Pulaski def Ivan Kalmikoff
Mr.Wrestling Tim Woods def Oki Shikina

April 12, 1966 – Sioux City, IA – Sioux City Auditorium

AWA Champion Mad Dog Vachon def Mighty Igor Vodik (DQ)
Luke “Big Boy” Brown  – Mr. Wrestling Tim Woods def Mad Russian Stan Pulaski – Haru Sasaki
Butcher Vachon def Ivan Kalmikoff
Billy Red Cloud def Jim Wehba
City Auditorium – Fremont, NE

April 13, 1966 – Fremont, NE – City Auditorium

Billy Red Cloud – Luke “Big Boy” Brown vs. Haru Sasaki – Stan Pulaski

April 13, 1966 – Springfield, MO – Shrine Mosque (I don’t know how to reconcile this with Fremont, NE.  I have articles from both places.  I’m assuming Springfield is accurate and he had to miss Fremont.)

The Kentuckians: Tiny Smith – Luke “Big Boy” Brown – Danny Hodge vs. The Assassins – Joe McCarthy

April 18, 1966 – KETV – Omaha, NE

Dale Lewis def Frank Hickey
Stan Pulaski def Bob Hart
Butcher Vachon def The Great Dane
“Mighty” Igor Vodik
Luke “Big Boy” Brown  – Igor Vodik def Dale Jones – Ken Mack
Pershing Auditorium – Lincoln, NE

April 20, 1966 – Lincoln, NE – Pershing Auditorium

Luke “Big Boy” Brown – Igor Vodik def. Haru Sasaki – Stan Pulaski

April 23, 1966 – Civic Auditorium – Omaha, NE (att. 2,873)

Paul “Butcher” Vachon
One of my earliest memories is of my father taking my mom and I to visit with Paul Vachon in a Silver Bullet, (AirStream) where he and his family were staying.  This was against the rules since my father was a “baby face” and Mr. Vachon was a “heel”.  I just remember hanging out with them.
Luke “Big Boy” Brown def Paul ‘Butcher’ Vachon
Dale Lewis def Igor Vodik
Mr. Wrestling Tim Woods drew Mad Russian Stan Pulaski
Haru Sasaki def Billy Red Cloud

April 25, 1966 – KETV – Omaha, NE

Dale Lewis def Eddie Sharkey
Stan Pulaski def Frankie Hester
Butcher Vachon drew Tim Woods
Danny Plechas
Igor Vodik – Luke “Big Boy” Brown def Ray Burns – Danny Plechas

April 26, 1966 – Sioux City, IA – Sioux City Auditorium

Luke “Big Boy” Brown def. Stan Pulaski

April 27, 1966 – Beatrice, NE – City Auditorium

Dale Lewis def. Ivan Kalmikoff
Tim Woods drew Haru Sasaki
Luke “Big Boy” Brown – Igor Vodik def. Paul Vachone – Mad Russian

May 2, 1966 – KETV – Omaha, NE

Kenny Mack
Luke “Big Boy” Brown  – Verne Gagne def Kenny Mack – Danny Plechas
Stan Pulaski – Butcher Vachon def The Great Dane – Jim Wehba
Dale Lewis def Bob Hart

May 4, 1966 – Lincoln, NE – Pershing Auditorium

Luke “Big Boy” Brown – Tim Woods def. Paul Vachon – Stan Pulaski

May 6, 1966 – Civic Auditorium – Omaha, NE (1,771 attend.)

Verne Gagne
Verne Gagne – Luke “Big Boy” Brown def Paul Vachon – Stan Pulaski
Dale Lewis def Reggie Parks
Tim Woods def Haru Sasaki
Billy Red Cloud drew “Bull Dog” Plechas

May 9, 1966 – KETV – Omaha, NE

Luke “Big Boy” Brown – Tim Woods def The Great Dane – Danny Plechas
Dale Lewis – Stan Pulaski def Bobby Hart – Frankie Hester
Butcher Vachon def Ken Mack

May 10, 1966 – Sioux City, IA – Sioux City Auditorium

Reggie Parks vs. Stan Pulaski
Haru Sasaki vs. Lee Hennig
Reggie Parks – Tim Woods vs. Dale Lewis – Stan Pulaski
Luke “Big Boy” Brown vs. Paul “The Butcher” Vachone

May 11, 1966 – Beatrice, NE – City Auditorium

Luke “Big Boy” Brown – Tim Woods def. Haru Sasaki – Stan Pulaski

May 13, 1966 – Columbus, NE

Haru Sasaki def. Bob Hart
Dale Lewis def Jack Pesek
Luke “Big Boy” Brown – Tim Woods def Danny Plechas – Stan Pulaski

May 14, 1966 – Civic Auditorium – Omaha, NE (att. 1,803)

Dale Lewis
Luke “Big Boy” Brown def Dale Lewis
Tim Woods def Paul Vachone
Stan Pulaski def Jack Pesek
Haru Sasaki drew Jerry Kozak

May 16, 1966 – KETV – Omaha, NE

Butcher Vachon def Bob Hart
Dale Lewis def Jim Wehba
Luke “Big Boy” Brown – Tim Woods def Kenny Mack – Danny Plechas
Verne Gagne def Frank Altman

May 18, 1966 – Lincoln, NE – Pershing Auditorium

Luke “Big Boy” Brown – Tim Woods vs. Paul Vachone – Dale Lewis 

May 23, 1966 – KETV – Omaha, NE

Dale Lewis – Stan Pulaski def Bob Hart – Danny Plechas
Luke “Big Boy” Brown – Tim Woods def Chuck Karbo – Kenny Mack
Little Brutus def Little Beaver

May 24, 1966 – Sioux City, IA – Sioux City Auditorium

Luke “Big Boy” Brown vs. Haru Sasaki

May 26, 1966 – Omaha Newspaper Article

May 28, 1966 – Omaha, NE – Civic Auditorium (att. 2,582)

Mad Dog Vachon
Luke “Big Boy” Brown def AWA Champion Mad Dog Vachon (DQ)
Midwest Tag Team Champions Dale Lewis – Mad Russian Stan Pulaski def Jack Pesek – Mr. Wrestling Tim Woods
Jamaica Kid – Little Beaver def Little Brutus – Sky Low Low

May 30, 1966 – KETV – Omaha, NE

Dale Lewis – Stan Pulaski def Kenny Mack – Danny Plechas
Mad Dog Vachon def Ramon Zavalla
Frank Altman
Luke “Big Boy” Brown – Tim Woods def Frank Altman – Chuck Karbo

June 1, 1966 – Lincoln, NE – Pershing Auditorium

Luke “Big Boy” Brown vs. Haru Sasaki

June 4, 1966 – Civic Auditorium – Omaha, NE (att. 1,575) (Midwest Tag Team Champs)

Midwest Tag Title Match
Luke “Big Boy” Brown – Tim Woods def Dale Lewis – Stan Pulaski for the Tag Team Title
Ernie Ladd def Haru Sasaki
Ron Reed drew Jack Pesek
Reggie Parks drew Paul “Butcher” Vachon

June 6, 1966 – KETV – Omaha, NE (Midwest Tag Team Champions)

Dale Lewis def Frank Altman
Haru Sasaki def Chuck Karbo
Guy Taylor
Luke “Big Boy” Brown – Tim Woods (C) def Al Perez – Guy Taylor

June 9, 1966 – Sioux City, IA – Sioux City Auditorium (Midwest Tag Team Champions)

Luke “Big Boy” Brown def. The Alaskan

June 11, 1966 – Civic Auditorium – Omaha, NE (Midwest Tag Team Champs)

Midwest Tag Team Championship
Luke “Big Boy” Brown – Tim Woods def Dale Lewis – Stan Pulaski

June 15, 1966 – Civic Auditorium – Omaha, NE

“Iron Mike” DiBiase vs. “Cowboy Bob” Ellis
Dale Lewis vs. The Avenger
“Handsome” Harley Race
Luke “Big Boy” Brown vs. “Handsome” Harley Race
Doug Gilbert vs. Vic Rossi 

June 16, 1966 – Sioux Falls, SD – Coliseum

Luke “Big Boy” Brown def. Bulldog Plechas

June 18, 1966 – Civic Auditorium – Omaha, NE (att. 3,225)

I remember watching video of this match at home.  Dad was DQ’d because he wouldn’t break.  As they were lifting him out of the cage with some sort of crane he kept jumping off of the seat back into the ring to keep beating on Dale Lewis.  The fans were going crazy.  And people wonder why I’m so weird!!
Main Event Cage Match
Dale Lewis def Luke “Big Boy” Brown (DQ)
Tim Woods – Reg Parks def Mad Dog – Butcher Vachon (DQ)
Haruo Sasaki def Bobby Hart
Tim Woods drew Butcher Vachon 

June 22, 1966 – Lincoln, NE – Pershing Auditorium (Midwest Tag Team Champions)

Luke “Big Boy” Brown – Tim Woods (C) vs. Mad Dog Vachon – Paul Vachon

June 23, 1966 – Sioux City, IA – Sioux City Auditorium (1,837 attend.) AWA Heavyweight Title Match

Luke “Big Boy” Brown def AWA Champion Mad Dog Vachon (DQ)
Dale Lewis def Billy Red Cloud
Mr.Wrestling Tim Woods def Bulldog Danny Plechas
Jack Pesek drew Haru Sasaki

July 4, 1966 – KETV – Omaha, NE (Midwest Tag Team Champions)

Dale Lewis def Morris Weeks
Haru Sasaki
Luke “Big Boy” Brown – Tim Woods (C) def Haru Sasaki – Ramon Zavalza
Stan Pulaski def Frankie Hester
Tim Woods def Carlos Colon

July 4, 1966 – Sioux City, IA – Sioux City Auditorium

Luke “Big Boy” Brown def Chris Markoff
Mr.Wrestling Tim Woods def Dale Lewis
Mad Russian Stan Pulaski def Carlos Colon
Ron Reed drew Haru Sasaki

July 6, 1966 – The Southeast Missourian Advertisemen

“Robert McMorris recorded this “street scene” in hi Omaha Evening World Herald column: “A tiny Volkswagen wheels to a stop at the curb and out of it steps non other than Big Luke Brown, a bearded, long-haired rassler who stands 6 feet 8 inches and weighs 360 pounds.”  Early VW trips for Brown included a 200-mile drive with his “rassling partner,” Tim Woods, who tips the scales at 232.  “That’s nothing,” McMorris quotes Big Luke as saying.  “Yesterday I took three of my friends for a spin”  The friends were Tony Oddo, 38 pounds; Nick Nicotero, 31, and Lou Brunetti, 322.”

July 6, 1966 – Sioux City, IA – Advertisement

Hey kids . . . . bring mom and pop to Bellas Hess Thursday, July 7, 6:30 p.m. to meet your favorite

July 7, 1966 – Sioux City, IA – Sioux City Auditorium

Luke “Big Boy” Brown def Chris Markoff
Mr Wrestling Tim Woods def Dale Lewis
Mad Russian Stan Pulaski def Carlos Colon
Ron Reed drew Haru Sasaki
Rosenblatt Stadium – Omaha, NE

July 9, 1966 – Omaha, NE – Rosenblatt Stadium (1,572 attend.)

Main Event Lumberjack Match
Dale Lewis def Luke “Big Boy” Brown
Tim Woods def Alex Perez
Stan “The Mad Russian” Pulaski drew Ron Reed
Jack Pesek def Haruo Sasaki (DQ)

July 11, 1966 – KETV – Omaha, NE (Midwest Tag Team Champs)

Stan Pulaski def Ramon Zavalza
Luke “Big Boy” Brown – Tim Woods (C) def Alex Perez – Danny Plechas
Bobby Hart – Frankie Hester def Dale Lewis – Harley Race (DQ)
Ron Reed def Roberto Gonzalez

July 14, 1966 – Sioux Falls, SD – Coliseum (1,250 attend.) (Midwest Tag Team Champs)

Midwest Tag Team Champions: Luke “Big Boy” Brown & Tim Woods (C) def. Mad Russian Stan Pulaski & Haru Sasaki 2/3
     1. Brown & Woods won 1st fall
     2. Pulaski & Sasaki won 2nd fall
     3. Brown & Woods won 3rd fall in under 5 minutes
Dale Lewis def. Doug Gilbert 2/3
Ron Reed def. Bulldog Danny Plechas
Tim Woods def. Mad Russian Stan Pulaski DQ
Dale Lewis offered $1,000 to any spectator to stay in the ring for 20 minutes
Dale Lewis pinned spectator Howard Homan of Adrian, MN in 4:44

July 15, 1966 – Lincoln, NE – Pershing Auditorium (Midwest Tag Team Champs)

Luke “Big Boy” Brown Tim Woods (C) vs. Dale Lewis – Stan Pulaski

July 16, 1966 – Omaha, NE(?) – City Auditorium Arena

Luke “Big Boy” Brown vs. Dale Lewis

July 18, 1966 – Omaha, NE – KETV (Midwest Tag Team Champs)

Mad Dog Vachon def Ed Hawkins
Dale Lewis – Harley Race def Frankie Hester – Carlos Cologne
Jake “Tiny” Smith def Frank Altman
Tim Woods – Luke “Big Boy” Brown def Ramon Zavalza – Marvin Knapp
July 18, 1996 Newspaper article comment.

July 21, 1966 – Sioux Falls, SD – Newspaper Advertisement

July 21, 1966 – Sioux Falls, SD – Coliseum

The Kentuckians: Jake “Tiny” Smith – Luke “Big Boy” Brown def. Haru Sasaki – Stan Pulaski

July 23, 1966 – Omaha, NE – Civic Auditorium (1,942 attend.) (LOST Midwest Tag Team Championship)

Ron Reed def Haruo Sasaki
Jake “Tiny” Smith def Stan “The Mad Russian” Pulaski
Pat O’Conner def Mad Dog Vachon (DQ)
Midwest Tag Team Title match
Harley Race – Dale Lewis def Luke “Big Boy” Brown – Tim Woods

July 23, 1966 – Kansas City TV

Jack Donovan def Zavalza
The Kentuckians: Jake “Tiny” Smith – Luke “Big Boy” Brown def Frank Altman – Roberto Gonzalez
Bob Geigel def Frank Hester 

July 25, 1966 – Omaha, NE – KETV

Jake “Tiny” Smith def Roberto Gonzales
Luke “Big Boy” Brown – Tim Woods def Frank Altman – Alex Perez
Harley Race – Dale Lewis def Ramon Zavalza – Carlos Cologne
Ron Reed def Frankie Hester

July 28, 1966 – Malvern, IA – Mills County Fair Advertisement

Luke “Big Boy” Brown – Tim Woods vs. Harley Race – Stan Pulaski

 July 28, 1966 – Kansas City, KS

The Viking
The Viking (Bob Morse) – Jack Donovan def The Kentuckians: Jake “Tiny” Smith – Luke “Big Boy” Brown
Bob Geigel def Tim Geohagen
Sonny Myers def Bobby Hart
Carlos Colon def Zavalza
Alex Perez def Gonzales

July 30, 1966 – Lincoln, NE – Pershing Auditorium

Luke “Big Boy” Brown def Harley Race by (DQ)
The Kentuckians: Jake “Tiny” Smith – Luke “Big Boy” Brown  def Harley Race – Jack Donovan

August 1, 1966 – Omaha, NE – KETV

Jose Quintero (w/ beard)
Luke “Big Boy” Brown – Tim Woods def Jose Quintero – Tiny Mills
Harley Race – Dale Lewis def Marvin Knapp – Frankie Hester

August 4, 1966 – Sioux City, IA – Sioux City Auditorium

Luke “Big Boy” Brown vs Dale Lewis 

August 7, 1966 – Topeka, KS

Tiny Smith – Bulldog Bob Brown were co-winners of battle royal
The Viking def Tiny Smith
Alex Perez NC Sonny Myers
Bob Geigel
Luke “Big Boy” Brown def Bob Geigel
Jack Donovan def Carlos Colon

August 9, 1966 – Hamburg, IA – Clayton Field

Dale Lewis – Handsome Harley Race vs. Tim Woods – Ron Reed
Jake Smith vs. Dan “Bulldog” Plechas
Luke “Big Boy” Brown vs. The Mad Russion

August 11, 1966 – Kansas City, KS – Memorial Hall

Handsome Jack Donovan
The Kentuckians: Jake “Tiny” Smith – Luke “Big Boy” Brown vs. The Viking – Handsome Jack Donovan
Perez vs. Myers
Ellis vs. Plechas
Geohagen vs. Colon

August 13, 1966 – Civic Auditorium – Omaha, NE (att. 2,409)

Harley Race – Dale Lewis def Luke “Big Boy” Brown – Tim Woods
Jake Smith def Tiny Mills
Ron Reed def “Bulldog” Dan Plechas
Larry “Pretty Boy” Hennig def Carlos Colon

August 14, 1966 – Lincoln, NE – Pershing Auditorium

The Kentuckians: Jake “Tiny” Smith – Luke “Big Boy” Brown vs. Stan Pulaski – Bulldog Plechas

August 15, 1966 – Newspaper Advertisement

Luke Brown will sign autographs from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. at Oddo’s Restaurant, 2410 South 13th Street  Save $1.00 and try the finest boneless strip streak with French fries, Italian spaghetti, French onion ring and large Italian buttered roll for only $1.39  ”The restaurant also has all varieties of Pizza.” Omaha World Herald
NOTE: This same ad was repeated on August 26, for the following Monday. If the restaurant had to feed Brown free, likely they went out of business fast!

August 18, 1966 – Sioux City, IA – Advertisement

“Back by popular demand the world famous Kentucky giants are coming back . . . . . Luke Brown and Jake Smith also Tim Woods the idol of millions of wrestling fans.”

August 18, 1966 – Sioux City, IA – Sioux City Auditorium (3,500 plus attend.)

Luke “Big Boy” Brown def. Dale Lewis

August 20, 1966 – Lincoln, NE – Pershing Auditorium

The Kentuckians: Jake “Tiny” Smith – Luke “Big Boy” Brown def. Stan Pulaski – Bulldog Plechas

August 25, 1966 – Belleville, KS

Luke “Big Boy” Brown – Tim Woods vs. Dale Lewis – Stan Pulaski

August 26, 1966 – Belleville, KS

Luke “Big Boy” Brown vs. Bulldog Plechas

August 27, 1966 – Omaha, NE – Civic Auditorium (att. 1,807)

Mr. Wrestling Tim Woods def Dale Lewis (DQ)
Luke “Big Boy” Brown def Harley Race
Tiny Smith def Alex Perez
Ron Reed drew Mad Russian Stan Pulaski

September 1, 1966 – Sioux City, IA – Sioux City Auditorium

The Kentuckians: Jake “Tiny” Smith – Luke “Big Boy” Brown def. Bulldog Plechas – Stan Pulaski

September 3, 1966 – Lincoln, NE – Pershing Auditorium

The Kentuckians: Jake “Tiny” Smith – Luke “Big Boy” Brown def. Bulldog Plechas – Bob Geigal

September 4, 1966 – Sioux City, IA – Sioux City Auditorium (Advertisement for September 8 matches.)

Tim Woods – Luke “Big Boy” Brown vs. Harley Race – Dale Lewis

September 5, 1966 – Omaha, NE – KETV

Dale Lewis – Harley Race def. Frankie Hester – Dick Murdoch
The Kentuckians: Jake “Tiny” Smith – Luke “Big Boy” Brown def. Danny Plechas – Ramon Zavalza
Ron Reed def. Jim Hardy

September 7, 1966 – Beatrice, NE – City Auditorium

Ron Reed def. Jim Wehba
The Kentuckians: Jake “Tiny” Smith – Luke “Big Boy” Brown def. Dale Lewis – Stan Pulaski 2/3
Nebraska State Title: Tim Woods def. Harley Race via DQ in 3rd fall

September 8, 1966 – Sioux City, IA – Sioux City Auditorium

Harley Race – Dale Lewis def. Tim Woods – Luke “Big Boy” Brown (DQ)

September 10, 1966 – Civic Auditorium – Omaha, NE (1,872 attend) (Won Midwest Tag Team Championship – Lewis & Race continued to be billed as Nebraska champions in Lincoln, NE.)

Midwest Tag Title Match
The Kentuckians: Jake “Tiny” Smith – Luke “Big Boy” Brown (C) def Dale Lewis – Harley Race for the Tag Team Title
Nebraska Title Match
Mr.Wrestling Tim Woods (c) def Bob Geigel
Ron Reed def Bulldog Bob Brown
Mad Russian Stan Pulaski def Ramon Zavalza 

September 11, 1966 – Lincoln, NE – Advertisement for Sept. 13 match.

The Kentuckians: Jake “Tiny” Smith – Luke “Big Boy” Brown (C) vs. Harley Race – Alex Perez

September 11, 1966 – Beatrice, NE – City Auditorium

Jake Smith def. Haru Sasaki
Dale Lewis – Stan Pulaski vs. Ron Reed – Tim Woods
Mad Dog Vachon def Luke “Big Boy” Brown

September 12, 1966 – Omaha, NE – KETV (Midwest Tag Team Champs)

Jim Wehba (aka Skandor Akbar)
The Kentuckians: Jake “Tiny” Smith – Luke “Big Boy” Brown (C) def Jim Wehba – Ramon Zavalza
Dale Lewis def Dick Murdoch
Ron Reed def Jerry Timmons

September 13, 1966 – Lincoln, NE – Pershing Auditorium (Midwest Tag Team Champions)

Dale Lewis def Ron Reed
The Kentuckians: Jake “Tiny” Smith –Luke “Big Boy” Brown (C) def Alex Perez – Harley Race
Mr.Wrestling Tim Woods def Jim Wehba
Reggie Parks drew Mad Russian Stan Pulaski

September 15, 1966 – Kansas City, KS (Midwest Tag Team Champs)

Dick Murdoch – Pat O’Connor drew Jim Wehba – Bulldog Bob Brown
The Viking – Jack Donovan def The Kentuckians: Jake “Tiny” Smith – Luke “Big Boy” Brown (C) (DQ)
Mike Dibiase def Carlos Colon
Alex Perez def Chris Hardy

September 17, 1966 – Omaha, NE – Civic Auditorium (Midwest  Tag  Team  Champs)

The Kentuckians: Jake “Tiny” Smith – Luke “Big Boy” Brown (C) vs. Harley Race – Larry Henning

September 18, 1966 – Beatrice, NE – City Auditorium (Midwest Tag Team Champs)

The Kentuckians: Jake “Tiny” Smith – Luke “Big Boy” Brown (C) vs. Iron Mike DiBiase – The Avenger

September 19, 1966 – KETV – Omaha, NE (Midwest Tag Team Champs)

Dick the Bruiser – The Crusher def Dick Murdoch – Ramon Zavalza
Krusher Kowalski
The Kentuckians: Jake “Tiny” Smith – Luke “Big Boy” Brown (C) def Krusher Kowalski – Alex Perez
Dale Lewis def Carlos Colon

September 22, 1966 – Sioux City, IA – Sioux City Auditorium

Luke “Big Boy” Brown def. Stan Pulaski

September 24, 1966 – Civic Auditorium – Omaha, NE (Midwest Tag Team Champs) (3,534 attend.) 

The Crusher – The Bruiser
Midwest Tag Title Match, AWA Tag Titles not on the line.
Midwest Tag Team Champions – The Kentuckians: Jake “Tiny” Smith – Luke “Big Boy” Brown def AWA Tag Team Champions Dick the Bruiser – The Crusher –  DQ
Dale Lewis def Doug Gilbert
Nebraska Champion Mr. Wrestling Tim Woods drew Mad Russian Stan Pulaski
Ron Reed def Harley Race

September 28, 1966 – Beatrice, NE – City Auditorium (Midwest Tag Team Champs)

The Kentuckians: Jake “Tiny” Smith – Luke “Big Boy” Brown vs. Handsome Harley Race – Bob Geigel

September 29, 1966 – Sioux City, IA – Sioux City Auditorium (They had already been given the belts on 9/10/66.  This was for another town.  Now they were recognized in all the territories as the Midwest Tag Team Champs.)

The Kentuckians: Jake “Tiny” Smith – Luke “Big Boy” Brown (C) def Dale Lewis – Harley Race (DQ)
Ron Reed def Stan Pulaski (DQ)
Reggie Parks def Stan Kowalski
Mr. Wrestling Tim Woods drew The Alaskan

October 2, 1966 – Sioux Falls, SD – Coliseum

Luke “Big Boy” Brown vs. Krusher Kowalski

October 3, 1966 – Omaha, NE – KETV (Midwest Tag Team Champs)

George “Scrap Iron” Gadaski
The Kentuckians: Jake “Tiny” Smith – Luke “Big Boy” Brown (C) def George Gadaski – Gus Kallas
Dale Lewis – Harley Race def Carlos Colon – Frankie Hester
Ron Reed def Ramon Zavalza

October 5, 1966 – Beatrice, NE – City Auditorium

Ron Reed def Mad Russian Stan Pulaski
The Kentuckians: Jake “Tiny” Smith – Luke “Big Boy” Brown (C) def Bob Geigel – Harley Race
Mr.Wresling Tim Woods def Dale Lewis

October 8, 1966 – Civic Auditorium – Omaha, NE (att. 2,459)

Midwest Champion Mr.Wrestling Tim Woods def Harley Race (DQ)
Dale Lewis def. Jake Smith
Luke “Big Boy” Brown def Krusher Kowalski
Dale Lewis def Jake “Tiny” Smith
Haru Sasaki def Ron Reed
Mad Russian Stan Pulaski def Dick Murdoch

October 10, 1966 – Omaha, NE – KETV (Midwest Tag Team Champs)

Dale Lewis def. Kenny Jay
Dick the Bruiser def. George Gadaski
Ron Reed def. Tiny Mills
The Kentuckians: Jake “Tiny” Smith – Luke “Big Boy” Brown (C) def. Bulldog Danny Plechas – Haru Sasaki

October 12, 1966 – Lincoln, NE – Pershing Auditorium

Ron Reed def. Mad Dog Vachon
Tim Woods – Reggie Parks def. Dale Lewis – Jack Donovan
Luke “Big Boy” Brown def. Haru Sasaki

October 13, 1966 – Sioux City, IA – Sioux City Auditorium

The Kentuckians: Jake “Tiny” Smith – Luke “Big Boy” Brown (C) def. Harley Race – Dale Lewis

October 15, 1966 – Civic Auditorium – Omaha, NE (att. 2,103) (Midwest Tag Team Champions)

Dale Lewis def Dick The Bruiser (DQ)
Nebraska Title Match
Mr.Wrestling Tim Woods (C) def Harley Race
Midwest Tag Title Match
The Kentuckians
The Kentuckians: Jake “Tiny” Smith – Luke “Big Boy” Brown (C) def The Alaskan – Haru Sasaki to win the Midwest Tag Team Championship
Mad Russian Stan Pulaski DCOR Ron Reed
This was the supposedly the longest reign of any championship tag team.  (151 days)

October 16, 1966 – Beatrice, NE – City Auditorium

Billy Red Cloud def The Avenger on a reverse decision in the 3rd fall
Mike DiBiase def Woody Farmer 2/3
Reggie Parks drew Pampero Firpo
Luke “Big Boy” Brown (sub The Viking) def Chris Tolos DQ

October 17, 1966 – Omaha, NE – KETV (Midwest Tag Team Champs)

Ron Reed def Johnny Zenda
Dale Lewis def Bobby Hart
Tim Woods def Jim Wehba
Jim Grabmire
The Kentuckians: Jake “Tiny” Smith – Luke “Big Boy” Brown (C) def George Gadaski – Jim Grabmire

October 20, 1966 – Sioux Falls, SD – Coliseum

Luke “Big Boy” Brown vs. Dale Lewis – Handsome Harley Race (Handicap Match)
Billy “Red Cloud” def “Iron Mike” DiBiase (DQ)

October 22, 1966 – Harlan, IA – Veteran’s Memorial Building (Midwest Tag Team Champs)

Dale Lewis vs. Tim Woods
The Kentuckians: Jake “Tiny” Smith – Luke “Big Boy” Brown vs The Mad Russian – Texas Jim Wehba
Ron Reed vs. Haru Sasaki

October 24, 1966 – Omaha, KETV (Midwest Tag Team Champs)

The Kentuckians: Jake “Tiny” Smith – Luke “Big Boy” Brown (C) def. Jim Grabmire – Gus Kallas
The Crusher def. Carlos Colon
Mad Dog Vachon def. Ramon Zavalza
Dale Lewis def. Jim Merrit

October 24, 1966 – Lincoln, NE – Pershing Auditorium (Midwest Tag Team Champs)

AWA Heavyweight Title Fight  Mad Dog Vachon drew Mr. Wrestling Tim Woods
The Kentuckians
The Kentuckians: Jake “Tiny” Smith – Luke “Big Boy” Brown (C) def Dale Lewis – Gus Kallas
Mr.Wrestling Tim Woods def Mad Russian Stan Pulaski
Haru Sasaki def Carlos Colon

October 25, 1966 – Lincoln, NE – Pershing Auditorium (Midwest Tag Team Champs)

Mad Dog Vachon retained the AWA Title by going to a time limit draw with Tim Woods
The Kentuckians: Jake “Tiny” Smith – Luke “Big Boy” Brown (C) def Gus Kallas & Dale lewis
Haru Sasaki def Carlos Colon
Tim Woods def Stan “Mad Russian” Pulaski

October 26, 1966 – Beatrice, NE

“Cowboy Bob” Ellis def “Iron Mike” DiBiase
The Avenger (aka Reggie Parks)
The Avenger def Luke “Big Boy” Brown
Reggie Parks – Woody Farmer def Chris “The Body” Tolos – Big Bob Geigel
Billy Red Cloud drew Bob Brown 

October 27, 1966 – Sioux City, IA – Sioux City Auditorium (Midwest Tag Team Match)

The Kentuckians: Jake “Tiny” Smith – Luke “Big Boy” Brown (C) def. AWA Tag Team Champions: The Crusher – The Bruiser (DQ)

October 29, 1966 – Omaha, NE – Civic Auditorium (Midwest Tag Team Champs) (2,051 attend.)

Dale Lewis  def “Mad Dog” Vachon (DQ)
The Kentuckians: Jake “Tiny” Smith – Luke “Big Boy” Brown (C) def Stan Pulaski – Luke Graham
Tim “Mr. Wrestling” Woods def Haru Sasaki
Ron Reed def Lee “Bulldog” Henning

October 30, 1966 – Lincoln, NE – Pershing Auditorium

Luke “Big Boy” Brown vs. Stan Pulaski

October 31, 1966 – Omaha TV – KETV (Midwest Tag Team Champs)

Dale Lewis def Frankie Hester
Mad Dog Vachon def Carlos Colon
Dick Murcoch
The Kentuckians: Jake “Tiny” Smith – Luke “Big Boy” Brown (C) def Dick Murdoch – Danny Plechas
Ron Reed – Tim Woods def Tim Geohagen – Ramon Zavalza

October 31, 1966 – TV Advertisement

November 2, 1966 – Lincoln, NE – Pershing Auditorium

AWA Heavyweight Title Fight  Mad Dog Vachon def Jake Smith (DQ)
Mr.Wrestling Tim Woods – Ron Reed def Dale Lewis – Haru Sasaki
Jean Antone def Betty Niccoli
Luke “Big Boy” Brown drew Stan Pulaski

November 3, 1966 – Sioux Falls, SD – Coliseum

Luke “Big Boy” Brown def. Dale Lewis

November 5, 1966 – Civic Auditorium – Omaha, NE (Midwest Tag Team Champs) (att. 2,063)

Rope Match
AWA Heavyweight Title Fight  Mad Dog Vachon def Dale Lewis COR
Tor Kamata
Midwest Tag Team Champions
The Kentuckians: Jake “Tiny” Smith – Luke “Big Boy” Brown (C) def Tor Kamata – Mad Russian Stan Pulaski
Luke Graham drew Mr. Wrestling Tim Woods
Ron Reed def Haru Sasaki

November 7, 1966 – Omaha, NE – KETV (Midwest Tag Team Champs)

Dale Lewis def Dave Cox
The Kentuckians: Jake “Tiny” Smith – Luke “Big Boy” Brown (C) def George Gadaski – Haru Sasaki
Ron Reed def Frankie Hester
Tim Woods def Ray Burns

November 8, 1966 – Columbus, NE – The Platte County Agricultural Exhibit Hall

AWA World Heavyweight Champion Mad Dog Vachon vs. Ron Reed
The Kentuckians: Jake “Tiny” Smith – Luke “Big Boy” Brown (C) vs. Haru Sasaki – Dale Lewis
Tim Woods vs. Mad Russian Stan Pulaski

November 9, 1966 – Beatrice, NE – City Auditorium

Jake Smith def. Haru Sasaki
Tim Woods – Ron Reed drew Dale Lewis – Mad Russian
AWA World Heavyweight Title: Mad Dog Vachone def. Luke “Big Boy” Brown 2/3

November 10, 1966 – Rock Valley, IA – Rock Valley High School Gym

Mad Dog Vachon def Tim Woods
The Kentuckians: Jake “Tiny” Smith – Luke “Big Boy” Brown (C) def Dale Lewis – The Mad Russian
Haru Sasaki def Ron Reed

November 11, 1966 – Sioux City, SD – Sioux City Auditorium

Luke “Big Boy” Brown drew Stan Pulaski

November 12, 1966 – Omaha, NE – Civic Auditorium (LOST Midwest Tag Team Championship.  Supposed to be the longest run as champions in the belts history.) (2,396 attend.)

AWA Heavyweight Title Fight Dick the Bruiser def Mad Dog Vachon to win AWA title
(Title Change only recognized in Omaha)
Verne Gagne def Mad Russian Stan Pulaski
Midwest Tag Team Title Match
Mitsu Arakawa
Mitsu Arakawa – Haru Sasaki def. The Kentuckians: Jake “Tiny” Smith – Luke “Big Boy” Brown for the championship belts.
Dale Lewis drew Wilbur Snyder or Snyder wins by (DQ)
Ron Reed drew Mr.Wrestling Tim Woods

November 15, 1966 – Sioux Falls, SD – Coliseum

The Kentuckians: Jake “Tiny” Smith – Luke “Big Boy” Brown vs. Stan Pulaski – Haru Sasaki

November 19, 1966 – Omaha, NE – Civic Auditorium (2,165 attend.)

AWA Heavyweight Title Fight Mad Dog Vachon def Dick the Bruiser to regain AWA title
Ron Reed – Mr.Wrestling Tim Woods def Dale Lewis – Haru Sasaki
Luke “Big Boy” Brown def Luke Graham
Jake Smith def Mad Russian Stan Pulaski (DQ)

November 21, 1966 – Omaha, NE – KETV

Ron Reed def Kenny Jay
Dale Lewis def Bob Thompson
The Kentuckians: Jake “Tiny” Smith – Luke “Big Boy” Brown def Ray Burns – Jim Merritt
Tim Woods def Frankie Hester

November 22, 1966 – Lincoln, NE – Pershing Auditorium

Dale Lewis def. Luke “Big Boy” Brown

November 24, 1966 – Sioux City, IA – Sioux City Auditorium

Mr. Wrestling Tim Woods won 8-man battle royal
Dale Lewis drew Jake Smith
Thor Hagen
Luke “Big Boy” Brown def Thor Hagen
Mr. Wrestling Tim Woods def Mad Russian Stan Pulaski
Ron Reed def Ray Burns
Darling Dagmar def Diamond Lil

November 28, 1966 – Omaha, NE – KETV

Ron Reed def Jim Knapp
Dale Lewis – Stan Pulaski def Frankie Hester – Marvin Knapp
Luke “Big Boy” Brown def Ray Burns – The Great Dane

December 2, 1966 – Omaha, NE – Civic Auditorium (1,603 attend)

The Kentuckians: Jake “Tiny” Smith – Luke “Big Boy” Brown def. Tor Kamata – Haru Sasaki

December 5, 1966 – Omaha, NE – KETV

Dale Lewis – Stan Pulaski def Kenny Jay – Jim Merritt
The Kentuckians: Jake “Tiny” Smith – Luke “Big Boy” Brown def The Great Dane – Haru Sasaki
Tim Woods def Ray Burns

December 7, 1966 – Lincoln, NE – Pershing Auditorium

Ron Reed won battle royal
Luke “Big Boy” Brown def Dale Lewis
Ron Reed def Dick Murdoch
Mr.Wrestling Tim Woods def Haru Sasaki
Jake Smith def Lee Henning
Ricky Hunter drew Mad Russian Stan Pulaski

December 8, 1966 – Sioux Falls, SD – Coliseum

Dale Lewis – Stan Pulaski def. The Kentuckians: Jake “Tiny” Smith – Luke “Big Boy” Brown 

December 10, 1966 – Fremont, NE – Advertisement

December 10, 1966 – Omaha, NE – Civic Auditorium (att. 2,064)

Dale Lewis def Ron Reed
Little Beaver – The Jamaica Kid def Sky Low Low – “Irish Jackie”
The Kentuckians: Jake “Tiny” Smith – Luke “Big Boy” Brown def “Handsome” Harley Race – Stan Pulaski
Tim “Mr. Wrestling” Woods def Tor Kamata

December 12, 1966 – Omaha, NE – KETV

Larry Hennig – Harley Race def Krusher Kowalski – The Great Dane
The Kentuckians: Jake “Tiny” Smith – Luke “Big Boy” Brown def Mr. Moto – Haru Sasaki
Nick Adams – Dick Murdoch def Dale Lewis – Stan Pulaski (DQ)
Tim Woods def Blackjack Daniels

December 14, 1966 – Beatrice, NE – Civic Auditorium

Ron Reed def. Dick Murdock
The Kentuckians: Jake “Tiny” Smith – Luke “Big Boy” Brown def. Dale Lewis and Tor Kamata 2/3
Nebraska State Title: Tim Woods def. Mad Russian

December 17, 1966 – Omaha, NE – Civic Auditorium (1,574 attend.)

Larry “The Axe”  Henning – “Handsome” Harley Race
The Kentuckians: Jake “Tiny” Smith – Luke “Big Boy” Brown def Larry Hennig – Harley Race (DQ)
Mr.Wrestling Tim Woods def Tor Kamata
Dale Lewis def Jack Pesek
Ron Reed drew Mad Russian Stan Pulaski 

December 18, 1966 – Shreveport, LA – Municipal Auditorium

The Medics def. Jake “Tiny” Smith – Slim Martin to set up Kentuckian reunion on December 26.

December 26, 1966 – Shreveport, LA – Municipal Auditorium

The Medics def. The Kentuckians: Jake “Tiny” Smith – Luke “Big Boy” Brown (DQ)
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