World's Wristwrestling Championship (WWC) Results (1970-1979)

1970 World's Wristwrestling Championship
Petaluma,CA - May 1st, 1970

Men’s Lightweight
1. Mike Dolcini
2. Bill Rhodes
3/4. Keith Robberding
3/4. Dan Symons

Men’s Middleweight
1. Jim Pollock
2. Steve Stanaway 
3/4. Arnie Dado
3/4. Richard Kennedy

Men’s Heavyweight
1. Jim Dolcini
2. George Witteman
3/4. Arnie Dado
3/4. Randy Petrini

Women’s Open
1. Linda Iverson
2. Kathy Anderson


1971 World's Wristwrestling Championship
Petaluma,CA  - May 14th, 1971

Men’s Lightweight
1. Bill Rhodes
2. Jim Whitt

Men’s Middleweight
1. Jim Pollock
2. Rich Kennedy

Men’s Heavyweight
1. Jim Dolcini
2. Maurice ”Moe” Baker
3/4. Larry Finley
3/4. Mike Matteri

Women’s Open
1. Emily Matterazzo
2. Nora Baker
3/4. Linda Iverson

Total Entries - 120


1972 World's Wristwrestling Championship
Petaluma,CA  - May 20th, 1972

Men’s Lightweight
1. Ted Pollock
2. Eric Saunders
3/4. Bill Rhodes
3/4. L. Deford

Men’s Middleweight
1. Jim Pollock
2. Roger Jones
3/4. Fred Hansen
3/4. F. Hickman

Men’s Heavyweight
1. Maurice "Moe" Baker
2. Jim Dolcini
3/4. Roy Ridgley
3/4. Ralph McMeen

Women’s Open
1. Fran Ayers
2. Janet Kujawa
3/4. Emily Matterazzo
3/4. J. Schench

Total Entries - Over 300


1973 World's Wristwrestling Championship
Petaluma,CA  - May 19th, 1973

Men’s Featherweight
1. George "Butch" Boucher
2. Jimmy Payne
3/4. Andrew Irving
3/4. Robert Wood

Men’s Lightweight
1. Ted Pollock
2. Fred Hansen
3/4. Jim Donovan
3/4. Bill Rhodes

Men’s Middleweight
1. John Woolsey
2. Ed Bond
3/4. Jerry Elgen
3/4. Gary Chiotti

Men’s Heavyweight
1. Bill Harrison
2. Pete Nistok
3/4. Maurice Baker

Women’s Open
1. Jill Edwards
2. Joan Warnicki
3/4. Tana Woolsey
3/4. Fran Ayers

Total Entries - Nearly 400


1974 World's Wristwrestling Championship
Petaluma,CA  - October 12th, 1974

Men’s Featherweight
1. Jimmy Payne
2. Lyn Hintergardt
3/4. George "Butch" Boucher

Men’s Lightweight
1. Ted Pollock
2. Chris Myers
3/4. Ken Levenberg
3/4. Dennis Jewel

Men’s Middleweight
1. Bob Howell
2. Frank Farmer
3/4. Vaughn Cartwright
3/4. Roger Jones

Men’s Heavyweight
1. Jim Dolcini
2. Virgil Arciero
3/4. Pete Nistok
3/4. John Woolsey

Women’s Open
1. Donna Myers
2. Dawn Otten
3/4. T.J. Meyer
3/4. Good


1975 World's Wristwrestling Championship
Petaluma,CA  - October 11th, 1975

Men’s Featherweight
1. Jimmy Payne
2. George Koulizos
3/4. Brian Lavilla

Men’s Lightweight
1. Clay Rosencrans
2. Chris Myers
3/4. Robert Donegan
3/4. Joe Rairick

Men’s Middleweight
1. Jack Wright
2. Ron Bennett
3/4. Vaughn Cartwright
3/4. Bob Howell

Men’s Heavyweight
1. Jim Dolcini
2. Pete Nistok
3/4. Bob Olson
3/4. John Woolsey

Women’s Open
1. Cel Rutledge
2. Jill Edwards
3/4. Pauline Conway
3/4. Katie Pecoraro


1976 World's Wristwrestling Championship
Petaluma,CA  - October 9th, 1976

Men’s Featherweight
1. Steve Lusby
2. Jimmy Payne
3/4. Jim Stark
3/4. Pat Horgan

Men’s Lightweight
1. Joe Rairick
2. Chris Myers
3/4. Ron Bennett
3/4. Jim Toguchi

Men’s Middleweight
1. Bob Howell
2. Bill Sherman
3/4. Karl Johnson
3/4. Vaughn Cartwright

Men’s Heavyweight
1. Virgil Arciero
2. Jack Wright
3/4. Jeremiah Christian
3/4. Dean Christensen

Women’s Lightweight
1. Deborah Lyle
2. Kathy Kasprowicz
3/4. Sue Moerdyck
3/4. Beinie Hotop

Women’s Open
1. Mildred Choplick
2. Charleen Carmen
3. Karleen Clements

Total Entries - 240


1977 World's Wristwrestling Championship
Petaluma,CA  - October 8th, 1977

Men’s Featherweight
1. Steve Lusby
2. George Kent
3/4. Mark Payne
3/4. Johnny Salamassi

Men’s Lightweight
1. Clay Rosencrans
2. Joe Rairick
3/4. Art Butler
3/4. Ken Levenberg

Men’s Middleweight
1. Vaughn Cartwright
2. Bob Howell
3/4. Clay Rosencrans
3/4. Les Kasprowicz

Men’s Heavyweight
1. Joe Mikulec
2. Dean Christensen
3/4. Ken Lusby
3/4. Ken Ross

Women’s Lightweight
1. Sue Moerdyck
2. Deborah Lyle
3/4. Cheryl Cameron
3/4. Francine Meyers

Women’s Open
1. Mildred Choplick
2. Stella Cornejo
3/4. Jane Carpenter
3/4. Rebel Chambers

Total Entries - 309


1978 World's Wristwrestling Championship
Petaluma,CA  - October 14th, 1978

Men’s Featherweight
1. Jerry Heitzman
2. Willy Euler

Men’s Lightweight
1. Ron Bennett
2. Rick Viars
3/4. Don Henry
3/4. Joe Rairick

Men’s Middleweight
1. Johnny Walker
2. Clay Rosencrans
3/4. Steve Schneckenberg

Men’s Heavyweight
1. Cleve Dean
2. George Hood
 3/4. Jim Wallace

Women’s Lightweight
1. Debbie Lyle
2. Teresa Dion
3/4. Sue Moerdyck
3/4. Nancy Lantinen

Women’s Open
1. Mildred Choplick
2. Jane Carpenter
3/4. Cheryl Facey
3/4. Barb Matney

Total Entries - Over 400


1979 World's Wristwrestling Championship
Petaluma,CA  - October 13th, 1979

Men’s Featherweight
1. Bert Whitfield
2. Jimmy Payne
3/4. Dave Landa
3/4. Steve Lusby

Men’s Lightweight
1. Clay Rosencrans
2. Joe Rairick
3/4. Ron Bennett
3/4. Jerry Nelson

Men’s Middleweight
1. Johnny Walker
2. Ed Arnold
3/4. Bob Gonzalez
3/4. Steve Woodall

Men’s Heavyweight
1. Cleve Dean
2. Danny Stone
3/4. Jeremiah Christian
3/4. Rod Sanborne

Women’s Lightweight
1. Cheri Fiebig
2. Teresa Dion
3/4. Debbie Lyle
3/4. Brenda Harmony

Women’s Open
1. Pam Carter
2. Mildred Choplick
3/4. Cindy Baker
​3/4. Karen Von