1962.03.28-WWA: Freddie Blassie (C) vs. Rikidozan [WORLDS HEAVYWEIGHT WRESTLING CHAMPIONSHIP MATCH]

*THIS IS RARE STOCK FOOTAGE / THE MATCH IS COMPLETE AND UNCUT!*

World Wrestling Association (WWA)
(previously known as North American Wrestling Alliance, later known as NWA Hollywood Wrestling)
Wednesday Night, March 28, 1962
The Olympic Auditorium
Los Angeles, California, U.S.A.

*MAIN EVENT
-WORLDS HEAVYWEIGHT WRESTLING CHAMPIONSHIP MATCH
[best 2 out of 3 falls, curfew time limit]
12th CHAMPION
"The Vampire"
Freddie Blassie
233lbs.
VS.
CHALLENGER
Rikidozan (ALL-ASIA HEAVYWEIGHT CHAMPION)
239lbs.
JWA (Japan Wrestling Association)

Referee: Johnny "Red Shoes" Dugan
Ring announcer: Jimmy Lennon
Commentary is in English

**BONUS / POST-MATCH LOCKER ROOM INTERVIEWS:
@ 32:06 - Freddie Blassie
@ 32:44 - La Pantera & "Count" Billy Varga (WORLDS TAG TEAM CHAMPIONS)
@ 35:33 - Enrique Torres & "Cowboy" Dick Hutton
@ 36:44 - Rikidozan w/ Togo

*WWA World Heavyweight Championship:
The title was established as an offshoot of the NWA World Heavyweight Championship when Edouard Carpentier became recognized as champion in Los Angeles, when the promotion was then known as the North American Wrestling Alliance. The championship was renamed with the promotion in March 1962 and was abandoned in 1968 after the WWA joined the NWA and was renamed NWA Hollywood Wrestling.
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