ated ▁Got ch ▁from ▁American ▁prom ot ers , ▁and ▁he ▁began ▁looking ▁for ▁work ▁in ▁Japan . ▁ ▁He ▁returned ▁to ▁the ▁United ▁States ▁for ▁a ▁st int ▁in ▁the ▁ 1 9 7 0 s , ▁with ▁a ▁brief ▁run ▁in ▁the ▁World ▁W ide ▁Wrestling ▁Federation ▁from ▁August ▁ 1 9 7 1 ▁to ▁February ▁ 1 9 7 2 . ▁On ▁December ▁ 6 , ▁ 1 9 7 1 , ▁he ▁te amed ▁with ▁R ene ▁G ou let ▁to ▁win ▁the ▁W W WF ▁World ▁Tag ▁Team ▁Championship ▁from ▁the ▁inaug ural ▁champions , ▁Luke ▁Graham ▁and ▁T arz an ▁Ty ler , ▁in ▁two ▁straight ▁falls ▁of ▁a ▁best - two - out - of - three - falls ▁match ▁in ▁Mad ison ▁Square ▁Garden . ▁They ▁lost ▁the ▁championship ▁on ▁February ▁ 1 , ▁ 1 9 7 2 , ▁to ▁Baron ▁Mik el ▁Sc ic l una ▁and ▁King ▁Curt is . ▁ ▁Japan ▁ ▁During ▁the ▁ 1 9 6 0 s , ▁Got ch ▁began ▁wrest ling ▁in ▁other ▁countries . ▁He ▁wrest led ▁in ▁Australia ▁as ▁Karl ▁Kra user , ▁and ▁in ▁ 1 9 6 5 ▁he ▁defeated ▁S pi ros ▁Ar ion ▁to ▁win ▁the ▁International ▁Wrestling ▁Alliance ' s ▁He avy weight ▁Championship . ▁He ▁had ▁also ▁begun ▁working ▁in ▁Japan , ▁where ▁he ▁became ▁very ▁popular ▁due ▁to ▁his ▁amateur ▁wrest ling ▁style . ▁He ▁wrest led ▁in ▁the ▁main ▁event ▁of ▁the ▁very ▁first ▁show ▁held