 On March 26, he lost to André the Giant in his debut match at Madison Square Garden on March 26  and to Pedro Morales in New London, Connecticut on April 13.He again faced Morales on April 21, during which time the match was again stopped by the referee due to a serious wound being sustained.He and Frank Valois faced André the Giant in a handicap match in Augusta, Maine on April 26 as well as facing Gorilla Monsoon and "Classie" Freddie Blassie before leaving the promotion in late April 1973.