Omaha Wrestling Results

Omaha, Nebraska: Saturday, January 8, 1966
(City Auditorium Arena) … Tim Woods b. Maurice Vachon to capture the AWA World
Heavyweight Title (2/3) (before the match, Mr. Wrestling unmasked to reveal “Tim Woods
of Michigan State.”) (during the final fall, Woods had both of his feet on the top ring ropes
while pinning Vachon for the championship) (Woods won the first fall in 7:42, Vachon won
the second at 24:35, Woods won the third at 33:57) … Reggie Parks and Haru Sasaki
drew … Mitsu Arakawa b. Jack Pesek (13:30) … Billy Red Cloud b. Jim Wehba (12:35) …
(promoter: Joe Dusek) … (referee: Ernie Dusek) … (4,581 fans)
Notes: Mr. Wrestling was going to unmask before his match with Vachon, and promoter
Dusek indicated that the man was a “former Big Ten and Pan-American Games
heavyweight titlist.” The Omaha World Herald’s article stated “Mr. Wrestling Lifts Mask,
Then Whips Dog for Title.” He would no longer wear his mask for local bouts.

*The Tuesday, January 11, 1966 promotional piece in the Omaha World Herald said that
“Mr. Wrestling lifted the Mad Dog’s title” last Saturday.

*The Friday, January 14, 1966 edition of the Omaha World Herald reported that American
Wrestling Association President Stanley Blackburn reviewed the match between Vachon
and Woods and “ruled that bout ‘no contest’ after evidence was presented that the ex-
masked man got the decisive third fall with both feet braced in the top ring ropes.” Thus,
Vachon was still the heavyweight champion of the world.

Omaha, Nebraska: Friday, January 14, 1966
(City Auditorium Arena) … AWA World Heavyweight Champion Maurice Vachon b. Tim
Woods (1-0) (60:00) (after the match, Woods tore the referee’s shirt in anger) … AWA
World Tag Team Champions Larry Hennig and Harley Race b. Reggie Parks and Igor
Vodik (2/3) … Haru Sasaki b. Ivan Kalmikoff (15:20) … Mitsu Arakawa and Billy Red Cloud
drew … (promoter: Joe Dusek) … (referee: Charley Triggs) … (4,743 fans)
Notes: The article in the Omaha World Herald stated “Title Returns to Mad Dog,” even
though in the article it indicated that Vachon was “the champ.” Next show on January 21.

Omaha, Nebraska: Friday, January 21, 1966
(City Auditorium) … The Mighty Igor b. Haru Sasaki (Sasaki was a substitute for Maurice
Vachon, who was attacked by Mr. Wrestling with a chair prior to the bout) … Verne Gagne
and Tim Woods b. Larry Hennig and Harley Race (2/3) (third fall by reverse decision
because of “illegal procedure”) … Mitsu Arakawa and Reggie Parks drew … Haru Sasaki
b. Billy Red Cloud) … (promoter: Joe Dusek) … (referees: Ernie Dusek, Jack Pesek) …
(1,742 fans)
Notes: Hennig and Race were called the tag team champions. Cold weather kept fans
away. Next show on Janaury 29.

Omaha, Nebraska: Saturday, January 29, 1966
(City Auditorium) … AWA World Heavyweight Champion Maurice Vachon b. Tim Woods
(2/3) (Woods won the first fall in 14:35, Vachon won the second when Woods was
knocked out and then the match when the latter couldn’t continue) (Woods was knocked
out when he missed a flying tackle and smashed into the cage) (10 foot steel cage
surrounded the ring) … Igor Vodik and Reggie Parks b. Mitsu Arakawa and Haru Sasaki
(2/3) (third fall by DQ) … The Mad Russian b. Billy Red Cloud (19:08) … Ivan Kalmikoff
and Danny Plechas drew … (promoter: Joe Dusek) … (2,871 fans)
Notes: Arakawa and Sasaki were called Nebraska Tag Team Champions.

Omaha, Nebraska: Saturday, February 5, 1966
(Civic Auditorium) … Nebraska Heavyweight Champion Tim Woods b. The Mad Russian
(2/3) (third fall by DQ) … Nebraska State Tag Team Champions Mitsu Arakawa and Haru
Sasaki b. Igor Vodik and Reggie Parks (27:01) … The Mongolian Stomper b. Ivan
Kalmikoff (15:52) … Billy Red Cloud and Bob Geigel drew … (promoter: Joe Dusek) …
(referee: Danny Plechas) … (2,164 fans)
Notes: Woods was reportedly the Nebraska State Champion. He beat The Mad Russian
for the championship last November. Russian was said to be back from “almost three
months of seasoning in Japan and Hawaii.” Next show on February 13, a Sunday
afternoon at 3:00 p.m.

Omaha, Nebraska: Sunday, February 13, 1966
(City Auditorium) … AWA World Heavyweight Champion Maurice Vachon b. Tim Woods
(2/3) (lumberjack match, six wrestlers around the ring) … Betty Boucher b. Toni Rose …
Igor Vodik b. The Mad Russian (DQ) … Reggie Parks b. Haru Sasaki … Mitsu Arakawa
and Billy Red Cloud drew … (promoter: Joe Dusek) … (referee: Danny Plechas) …
(3,602 fans)
Notes: Next show on March 5. Plechas saw his shirt torn during the main event.

Research by Tim Hornbaker
October 13, 2007

Omaha Wrestling Results - 1966