Amarillo, Texas:  Thursday, January 5, 1961
(Sports Arena) … NWA World Heavyweight Champion Pat O’Connor b. Nikita Mulkovich
(2/3) (Mulkovich won the first by pinfall, O’Connor won the second and third) … Dory Funk
Sr. b. Alex Perez when the referee stopped the match due to a cut suffered by Perez
(Funk and Perez continued to fight after the match) … Doug Lindsey b. Poncho Lopez
(Lindsey was a substitute for The Mighty Yankee) … The Christy Brothers (Bobby and
Jerry Christy) b. Pretty Boy Collins and “Gentleman” Ed Sharpe … Gory Guerrero b.
Tommy Phelps … (promoter:  Dr. Karl Sarpolis)

Amarillo, Texas:  Thursday, January 12, 1961
(Sports Arena) … Danny Hodge b. Nikita Mulkovich (2-0) (Hodge won the first fall in 18-
seconds) (Hodge won by disqualification) … Pretty Boy Collins and Alma Mills b. Bobby
Christy and Lulu Dupree (2/3) … Haystack Muldoon b. “Gentleman” Ed Sharpe (4:00) …
Gory Guerrero and Doug Lindsey drew … Alex Perez b. Jerry Christy … (promoter:  Dr.
Karl Sarpolis)

Amarillo, Texas:  Thursday, January 19, 1961
(Sports Arena) … North American Heavyweight Champion Nikita Mulkovich b. Dory Funk
by disqualification (2/3) … Danny Hodge and Doug Lindsey wrestled to a no contest …
Haystack Muldoon failed to throw both Pretty Boy Collins and “Gentleman” Ed Sharpe (15:
00) (Muldoon pinned Collins, but could not pin Sharpe) … Lulu Dupree b. Amazon Alma
Mills … Gory Guerrero and Alex Perez b. The Christy Brothers (Bobby and Jerry Christy)
(Perez was a substitute for Bull Montana) … (promoter:  Dr. Karl Sarpolis) … (referees:  
Alex Perez, Tommy Phelps)

Amarillo, Texas:  Thursday, January 26, 1961
(Sports Arena) … Dory Funk Sr. b. Alex Perez in a boxing match (match went 10 rounds)
… North American Heavyweight Champion Nikta Mulkovich b. Bobby Christy … Doug
Lindsey and Taro Myaki drew … Haystack Muldoon b. Pretty Boy Collins and Ed Sharpe
with one fall each … Gory Guerrero b. Bull Montana by default … (promoter:  Dr. Karl
Sarpolis) … (annual March of Dimes Charity Show)
Note:  A pie throwing situation erupted, and everyone in and around the ring was hit with
one, including Commissioner Stanley Blackburn.

Amarillo, Texas:  Thursday, February 2, 1961
(Sports Arena) … North American Heavyweight Champion Nikta Mulkovich and Dory Funk
Sr. drew (1-1) … Taro Myaki b. Haystack Muldoon when the latter was unable to return for
the third fall … Doug Lindsey b. Tokyo Joe (Joe was a substitute for Taro Sakuro) … Gory
Guerrero b. Bobby Christy … Pretty Boy Collins b. “Gentleman” Ed Sharpe … (promoter:  
Dr. Karl Sarpolis)

Amarillo, Texas:  Thursday, February 9, 1961
(Sports Arena) … North American Heavyweight Champion Nikta Mulkovich b. Bob Geigel
(2-0) (Mulkovich won the first fall by disqualification, Mulkovich won the second by
countout after 20 seconds on the outside) … Taro Myaki b. Gory Guerrero (DQ)
(Guerrero tossed Myaki over the top rope) … Doug Lindsey b. Pretty Boy Collins … Kay
Noble b. Barbara Baker (Baker was the wife of Pretty Boy Collins) (Noble was the wife of
Doug Lindsey) … Bobby Christy and Tokyo Joe drew … (promoter:  Dr. Karl Sarpolis)

Amarillo, Texas:  Thursday, February 16, 1961
(Sports Arena) … Nikita Mulkovich b. Taro Myaki (2/3) (Mulkovich reportedly retained his
“International” Title) … Doug Lindsey and Kay Noble b. Barbara Baker and Pretty Boy
Collins (husband and wife vs. husband and wife) … Doug Lindsey b. Pretty Boy Colins …
Bobby Christy b. The Alaskan by disqualificaiton (Alaskan attacked Christy before the
match began and was disqualified) … Gory Guerrero b. Tokyo Joe … (promoter:  Dr. Karl
Sarpolis)

Amarillo, Texas:  Thursday, February 23, 1961
(Sports Arena) … Doug Lindsey b. North American Heavyweight Champion Nikita
Mulkovich (2/3) (Mulkovich won the first fall with a backbreaker, Lindsey won the second,
Lindsey won the third by disqualification after being “dropped” over the top rope) (the title
could not change hands on a disqualification) … The Alaskan and Dory Funk Sr. went to
a no contest (Alaskan attacked Funk before the match started) … Paul DeGalles b. Jerry
Christy (Jerry was a substitute for his brother Bobby) … Cora Combs and Kay Noble b.
Barbara Baker and Dot Dotson … Pretty Boy Collins and Tommy Phelps wrestled to a no
decision (bloody match) … Gory Guerrero b. Bull Montana by decision … (promoter:  Dr.
Karl Sarpolis)

Amarillo, Texas:  Thursday, March 2, 1961
(Sports Arena) … Tommy Phelps b. Pretty Boy Collins in a “lights out” match (the ring was
surrounded with a seven foot chain link fence) … International Heavyweight Champion
Nikita Mulkovich b. The Alaskan … Paul DeGalles and Doug Lindsey drew … Bobby
Christy b. Bull Montana … Cora Combs b. Dot Dotson … (promoter:  Dr. Karl Sarpolis) …
(referee:  Ed Sharpe) … (commissioner:  Stanley Blackburn)

Amarillo, Texas:  Thursday, March 9, 1961
(Sports Arena) … Dory Funk Sr. b. The Alaskan (2-0) … Tommy Phelps b. “Gentleman”
Ed Sharpe when Sharpe failed to beat him twice in 20-minutes … Nikita Mulkovich b.
“Bulldog” Danny Plechas (2/3) … Paul DeGalles b. Doug Lindsey by decision … Bobby
Christy b. Pretty Boy Collins … Benny Matta b. Bull Montana by decision … (promoter:  
Dr. Karl Sarpolis) … (in attendance:  Frank Murdock)

Amarillo, Texas:  Thursday, March 16, 1961
(Sports Arena) … Dory Funk Sr. b. Nikita Mulkovich to capture the North American
Heavyweight Title (2-0) … The Alaskan b. Prince Nero (Nero was a substitute for Hans
Von Goering) … Bobby Christy and Tommy Phelps b. Pretty Boy Collins and Ed Sharpe
(2/3) … Doug Lindsey b. Bull Montana … Paul DeGalles and Benny Matta drew …
(promoter:  Dr. Karl Sarpolis)

Amarillo, Texas:  Thursday, March 23, 1961
(Sports Arena) … The Alaskan b. Dory Funk Sr. (2-0) (Alaskan won the first fall, Alaskan
won the second by disqualification) (after the match, Funk attacked the referee Pretty Boy
Collins) … Tommy Phelps b. “Gentleman” Ed Sharpe in a loser leaves Amarillo match …
The Scorpion b. Benny Matta … Bobby Christy b. Paul DeGalles … (promoter:  Dr. Karl
Sarpolis) … (referee:  Pretty Boy Collins)

Amarillo, Texas:  Thursday, March 30, 1961
(Sports Arena) … Doug Lindsey b. The Alaskan by reverse decision … Dory Funk Sr. b.
Pretty Boy Collins in a special handicap match (Collins was unable to return after the first
fall) … The Scorpion b. Bobby Christy … El Olympico b. Paul DeGalles … George Grant
b. Benny Matta by decision … (promoter:  Dr. Karl Sarpolis)

Amarillo, Texas:  Thursday, April 6, 1961
(Sports Arena) … The Crusher b. Johnny Lindsey (2/3) … Dory Funk Sr. and “Ripper”
Antone Leone wrestled to a no contest … Doug Lindsey b. The Alaskan by countout …
The Scorpion b. Juan Garcia … El Olympico b. George Grant … (promoter:  Dr. Karl
Sarpolis)

Amarillo, Texas:  Thursday, April 13, 1961
(Sports Arena) … Doug Lindsey b. The Scorpion (2/3) … The Alaskan and “Ripper”
Antone Leone were both disqualified … George Grant and Jack O’Reilly b. El Olympico
and Alex Perez … Alex Perez b. George Grant … El Olympico and Jack O’Reilly drew …
(promoter:  Dr. Karl Sarpolis)

Amarillo, Texas:  Thursday, April 20, 1961
(Sports Arena) … Doug Lindsey b. The Scorpion … Haystack Muldoon and Doug Lindsey
b. Antone “Ripper” Leone and The Scorpion … El Olympico b. The Alaskan by reverse
decision … Antone Leone and Doug Lindsey drew … Juan Garcia and Tommy Phelps
drew … Haystack Muldoon b. The Scorpion (DQ) … (promoter:  Dr. Karl Sarpolis)

Amarillo, Texas:  Thursday, April 27, 1961
(Sports Arena) … The Alaskan b. Doug Lindsey (2/3) … Antone Lone b. Haystack
Muldoon (DQ) … Pretty Boy Collins and Tommy Phelps drew … Alex Perez and The
Scorpion drew … Benny Matta b. George Grant … (promoter:  Dr. Karl Sarpolis)

Amarillo, Texas:  Thursday, May 4, 1961
(Sports Arena) … NWA World Heavyweight Champion Pat O’Connor and Dory Funk Sr.
drew (1-1) (Funk won the first fall with a spinning toe hold in 25-minutes, O’Connor won
the second by disqualification) … Doug Lindsey and Haystack Muldoon b. The Alaskan
and Pretty Boy Collins … El Olympico b. Jack O’Reilly … Benny Matta and The Scorpion
drew … Antone Leone b. Alex Perez … (promoter:  Dr. Karl Sarpolis)

Amarillo, Texas:  Thursday, May 11, 1961
(Sports Arena) … North American Heavyweight Champion Dory Funk Sr. b. Antone Leone
… Tommy Phelps b. Pretty Boy Collins by knockout in a “lights out” match (Collins had his
head shaved, as per the stipulation) … Haystack Muldoon and Victor the Wrestling Bear
b. The Alaskan and The Scorpion … Doug Lindsey and Alex Perez drew … Benny Matta
b. El Olympico … (promoter:  Dr. Karl Sarpolis)

Amarillo, Texas:  Thursday, May 18, 1961
(Sports Arena) … NWA World Heavyweight Champion Pat O’Connor and Dory Funk Sr.
drew (1-1) (Funk won the first fall with a spinning toe hold, Funk won the second by
disqualification, but refused the victory because he couldn’t win the championship; the
wrestlers continued for 12 minutes before O’Connor pinned Funk for the fall) … The
Alaskan b. Bob Geigel … Tony Borne b. Doug Lindsey … Antone Leone and The
Scorpion b. Benny Matta and Alex Perez … Victor the Wrestling Bear b. Pretty Boy Collins
… (promoter:  Dr. Karl Sarpolis)

Amarillo, Texas:  Thursday, May 25, 1961
(Sports Arena) … Dory Funk Sr. and Bob Geigel b. The Alaskan and Tony Borne (2/3) …
Ricky Romero b. Antone Leone (DQ) … Bob Geigel b. The Alaskan … The Scorpion b.
Doug Lindsey … Jerry Miller and Alex Perez drew … (promoter:  Dr. Karl Sarpolis)

Amarillo, Texas:  Thursday, June 1, 1961
(Sports Arena) … Dory Funk Sr. b. The Scorpion (2/3) (The Scorpion revealed himself to
be Aldo Bogni) (If Scorpion won, Funk would have left Amarillo) … Danny McShain b. Bob
Geigel (2/3) … Ricky Romero b. “Gentleman” Ed Sharpe … Antone Leone b. Tommy
Phelps … Jerry Miller b. El Olympico … (promoter:  Dr. Karl Sarpolis)

Amarillo, Texas:  Thursday, June 8, 1961
(Sports Arena) … Danny McShain b. Antone Leone (2/3) … Dory Funk Sr. b. Alex Perez
(Funk was originally scheduled to wrestle Ricki Star, but the match was switched after a
feud developed between Funk and Perez) … Ricky Romero and Ricki Starr b. The
Scorpion and Ed Sharpe … Jerry Miller b. Pretty Boy Collins … Alex Perez b. Ed Sharpe
… (promoter:  Dr. Karl Sarpolis)

Amarillo, Texas:  Thursday, June 15, 1961
(Sports Arena) … North American Heavyweight Champion Dory Funk Sr. b. Tony Borne
(after the match, Funk was attacked by Danny McShain) … Tony Borne b. Jerry Miller
when the latter was unable to continue … Ricki Starr b. The Scorpion … Ricky Romero b.
Treacherous Philips … Alex Perez and Tommy Phelps were both counted out …
(promoter:  Dr. Karl Sarpolis) … (referee:  Dick Raines)

Amarillo, Texas:  Thursday, June 22, 1961
(Sports Arena) … Danny McShain b. Dory Funk Sr. to capture the North American
Heavyweight Title (2/3) (McShain received some help from Gypsy Biviano) … Tony Borne
b. Ricky Romero … Ricki Starr b. Treacherous Phillips … Alex Perez b. The Scorpion …
Jerry Miller b. Tommy Phelps … (promoter:  Dr. Karl Sarpolis)

Amarillo, Texas:  Thursday, June 29, 1961
(Sports Arena) … Dory Funk Sr. and Ricky Romero b. Gypsy Biviano and Danny McShain
… Tony Borne b. Alex Perez when the latter was unable to continue … Argentine Blanco
b. “Gentleman” Ed Sharpe … Juan Garcia and Jerry Miller drew … Don McClarity b. Stan
Kowalski … (promoter:  Dr. Karl Sarpolis)

Amarillo, Texas:  Thursday, July 6, 1961
(Sports Arena) … Tony Borne b. North American Heavyweight Champion Danny McShain
(non-title match) (2-0) … Don McClarity b. Stan Kowalski (2/3) … Argentine Blanco b.
Gypsy Viviano … Ricky Romero b. Jerry Miller … Juan Garcia b. Ed Sharpe … (promoter:  
Dr. Karl Sarpolis)

Amarillo, Texas:  Thursday, July 13, 1961
(Sports Arena) … Dory Funk Sr. b. Danny McShain to regain the North American
Heavyweight Title (2-0) (Funk won the first fall with a spinning toe hold, Funk won the
second when McShain could not continue) … Argentine Blanco and Ricky Romero
wrestled Tony Borne and Leo Newman to a no contest (1-1) … Don McClarity b. Jerry
London … Alex Perez b. Gypsy Biviano … Jerry Miller b. Ed Sharpe … (promoter:  Dr. Karl
Sarpolis) … (referee:  Treacherous Phillips)

Amarillo, Texas:  Thursday, July 20, 1961
(Sports Arena) … Dory Funk Sr. b. Don McClarity (2/3) … Argentine Blanco and Ricky
Romero b. Danny McShain and “Gentleman” Ed Sharpe … Tony Borne b. Tommy Phelps
and Alex Perez in less than 10-minutes … Jerry London b. Gypsy Biviano (DQ) …
(promoter:  Dr. Karl Sarpolis) … (referee:  Treacherous Phillips)

Amarillo, Texas:  Thursday, July 27, 1961
(Sports Arena) … North American Heavyweight Champion Dory Funk Sr. b. Don McClarity
… Tony Borne b. Ricky Romero (2-0) … Mr. Clean b. Gypsy Biviano (less than 2-minutes)
… Jerry London b. Jerry Miller … Argentine Blanco b. Treacherous Phillips … (promoter:  
Dr. Karl Sarpolis)

Amarillo, Texas:  Thursday, August 3, 1961
(Sports Arena) … Tony Borne b. Mr. Clean when a physician stopped the match due to
blood loss (Borne was accompanied and helped by his manager Leo Newman) … Dory
Funk Sr. and Ricky Romero b. Don McClarity and Danny McShain (2/3) … Judy Glover
and Jessica Rogers drew … Alex Perez b. Gypsy Biviano … Argentine Blanco b. Jerry
London … (promoter:  Dr. Karl Sarpolis)

Amarillo, Texas:  Thursday, August 10, 1961
(Sports Arena) … Tony Borne b. Mr. Clean (2-0) … Dory Funk Sr. and Ricky Romero b.
Don McClarity and Nick Roberts (2/3) … Judy Glover b. Jessica Rogers … Jerry London
and Treacherous Phillips drew … (promoter:  Dr. Karl Sarpolis) … (referee:  Alex Perez)

Amarillo, Texas:  Thursday, August 17, 1961
(Sports Arena) … Tony Borne b. Bob Geigel (2-0) … Mr. Clean b. Danny McShain …
Ricky Romero b. Ed Sharpe (30-seconds) … Dory Funk Sr. b. Gypsy Biviano (spinning
toe hold) … Nick Roberts b. Don McClarity … (promoter:  Dr. Karl Sarpolis)

Amarillo, Texas:  Thursday, August 24, 1961
(Sports Arena) … Tony Borne b. Nick Roberts … Mr. Clean b. Don McClarity … Eric
Rommell b. “Gentleman” Ed Sharpe … Lord Littlebrook b. Bull Brummell … Bob Geigel b.
Argentine Blanco … (promoter:  Dr. Karl Sarpolis)

Amarillo, Texas:  Thursday, August 31, 1961
(Sports Arena) … Dory Funk Sr. b. Suni War Cloud (spinning toe hold) … Tony Borne b.
Mr. Clean (2-0) … Billie Stafford b. Cathy Starr … Eric Rommell b. Gypsy Biviano … Nick
Roberts b. Tommy Phelps … Ricky Romero b. Don McClarity … (promoter:  Dr. Karl
Sarpolis)

Amarillo, Texas:  Thursday, September 7, 1961
(Sports Arena) … Tony Borne and Dory Funk Sr. drew (75:00) (Funk was accompanied
by Tommy Phelps) (Borne was accompanied by his manager, Leo Newman) … The
Fabulous Moolah b. Judy Grable to “win back” her Women’s World Title … Eric Rommel b.
Danny McShain … Little Darling Dagmar b. Baby Cheryl … Ricky Romero b. Nick Roberts
(DQ) … (promoter:  Dr. Karl Sarpolis) … (referees:  Alex Perez, Gypsy Biviano)
Note:  In a preview for the show on Monday, September 4, 1961, Moolah was billed as the
Women’s World Champion.

Amarillo, Texas:  Thursday, September 14, 1961
(Sports Arena) … North American Heavyweight Champion Dory Funk Sr. b. Nick Roberts
(2/3) … Tony Borne b. Eric Rommel (21:25) (reported as Borne’s 20th straight victory) …
Mr. Clean failed to beat Leo Newman twice in 10-minutes (Clean won one fall in 5:03) …
Ricky Romero b. Don Lee (2:23) … Judy Grable and Fran Gravette b. Peggy Allen and
Margie Ramsey (13:10) (Grable pinned Allen) … (promoter:  Dr. Karl Sarpolis)

*There was no wrestling show in Amarillo on Thursday, September 21, 1961 due to the Ice
Capades event at the Sports Arena, as part of the Tri-State Fair.

Amarillo, Texas:  Thursday, September 28, 1961
(Sports Arena) … Tony Borne b. Nikita Mulkovich (2-0) … Nick Roberts b. North American
Heavyweight Champion Dory Funk Sr. (2-0) (Roberts won the first fall with a back breaker
in 10:30, Roberts won the second by disqualification when Funk punched the referee in 7:
05) (the title could not change hands on a DQ) … Suni War Cloud b. Juan Garcia (12:20)
… Mr. Clean, Ricky Romero and Eric Rommel b. Danny McShain, Leo Newman and Ed
Sharpe … Mr. Clean b. Ed Sharpe (13:50) … (promoter:  Dr. Karl Sarpolis) … (referee:  
Tommy Phelps) … (benefit for the Hurricane Carla Relief Fund ($612 donated))

Amarillo, Texas:  Thursday, October 5, 1961
(Sports Arena) … Tony Borne b. Mr. Clean (2/3) (Borne’s manager Leo Newman was
suspended above the ring in a cage) (Funk reportedly broke Newman’s leg with his
spinning toe hold) … Dory Funk Sr. and Ricky Romero b. Nick Roberts and Danny Savich
(18:05) … Alex Perez b. “Gentleman” Ed Sharpe (5:45) … Suni War Cloud b. Danny
McShain (6:29) (Indian Death Lock) … Eric Rommel b. Juan Garcia (10-seconds) …
(promoter:  Dr. Karl Sarpolis)

Amarillo, Texas:  Thursday, October 12, 1961
(Sports Arena) … North American Heavyweight Champion Dory Funk Sr. b. The Great
Antonio (DQ) (Sheriff’s department officials arrested Antonio for disturbance of the peace)
… Tony Borne b. Nick Roberts (2-0) … The Great Antonio b. “Gentleman” Ed Sharpe in a
handicap match (Antonio had to win in 5-minutes, and did so in 3:23) … The Bat b. Suni
War Cloud (10:09) … Ricky Romero and Eric Rommel b. Danny McShain and Danny
Savich (dec., 15:00) … (promoter:  Dr. Karl Sarpolis) … (referees:  Alex Perez, Tommy
Phelps)

Amarillo, Texas:  Thursday, October 19, 1961
(Sports Arena) … North American Heavyweight Champion Dory Funk Sr. b. Danny Savich
(2/3) … Tony Borne b. The Great Antonio (2/3) … The Bat b. “Gentleman” Ed Sharpe (9:
14) … Nick Roberts b. Suni War Cloud (7:10) … The Bat and Danny McShain b. Ricky
Romero and Eric Rommel (12:15) (McShain pinned Rommel) (Great Bolo was scheduled
to team with either Bat or McShain, but didn’t appear) … (promoter:  Dr. Karl Sarpolis)

Amarillo, Texas:  Thursday, October 26, 1961
(Sports Arena) … Tony Borne b. Dory Funk Sr. (2/3) (Funk won the first fall with a
spinning toe hold in 16:47, Borne won the second in 18:07, Borne pinned Funk for third in
13:30) (during the third fall, the Bat rang the bell when Funk had the advantage, and Dory
thought the time was up.  Borne capatalized and won) (Funk took the bell and smashed
Borne, who was taken to Northwest Texas Hospital suffering from a concussion) (Borne’s
25th straight local victory) … The Bat and Danny Savich b. Texas Tag Team Champions
Ricky Romero and Eric Rommel (Bat pinned Rommel in 15-minutes) … Mr. Clean b. The
Great Antonio (4:55) … Suni War Cloud b. Danny McShain (dec., 15:00) … Nick Roberts
b. “Cowboy” Rocky Lee by disqualification when the latter tossed Roberts over the top
rope … (promoter:  Dr. Karl Sarpolis)
Note:  Texas State Wrestling Commissioner Stanley Blackburn ruled that the title did not
change hands due to all four being in the ring when the pinfall occurred.

Amarillo, Texas:  Thursday, November 2, 1961
(Sports Arena) … Ricky Romero won an 11-man Russian Roulette Battle Royal for $300
(participants:  Romero, Tony Borne, The Bat, Mr. Clean, “Cowboy” Rocky Lee, Suni War
Cloud, Ed Sharpe, Danny McShain, Eric Rommel, Nick Roberts, and Danny Savich) …
Texas State Tag Team Champions Ricky Romero and Eric Rommel b. The Bat and Tony
Borne (2/3) … North American Heavyweight Champion Dory Funk Sr. b. Nikita Mulkovich
(11:30) … Danny Savich b. Mr. Clean (6:43) … Nick Roberts b. Danny McShain (7:39) …
(promoter:  Dr. Karl Sarpolis)

Amarillo, Texas:  Thursday, November 9, 1961
(Sports Arena) … Tony Borne b. The Bat (2-0) … Dory Funk Sr. and Ricky Romero b.
Stan Kowalski and Nick Roberts (2/3) … Danny McShain and Danny Savich drew … Eric
Rommel b. “Cowboy” Rocky Lee (3:07) … (promoter:  Dr. Karl Sarpolis)

Amarillo, Texas:  Thursday, November 16, 1961
(Sports Arena) … Tony Borne b. Mike DiBiase (2/3) … North American Heavyweight
Champion Dory Funk Sr. b. The Bat (2/3) … Stan Kowalski and Nick Roberts b. Ricky
Romero and Eric Rommel to capture the Texas State Tag Team Title (17:25) (one-fall
match) (Roberts pinned Rommel) … “Cowboy” Rocky Lee b. Tommy Phelps (6:29)
(Phelps was a substitute for Suni War Cloud) … Ricki Starr b. Danny McShain (9:53) …
(promoter:  Dr. Karl Sarpolis) … (referee:  Doyle Woodward)
Note:  Woodward was billed as a special referee sent by the National Wrestling Alliance
from St. Louis.

Amarillo, Texas:  Thursday, November 23, 1961
(Sports Arena) … Texas State Tag Team Champions Stan Kowalski and Nick Roberts b.
The Bat and Danny McShain (2/3) … Tony Borne and Ricky Romero were still wrestling at
“press time” (Borne’s manager Leo Newman was handcuffed to Tiny Preston, a 7’2” man)
… Nick Roberts b. “Cowboy” Rocky Lee (8:05) … Tommy Phelps and Ed Sharpe drew …
(promoter:  Dr. Karl Sarpolis)

Amarillo, Texas:  Thursday, November 30, 1961
(Sports Arena) … Tony Borne b. Dory Funk Sr. (Texas Death Match) (10 wrestlers were
around the ring) (Stan Kowalski hit Funk with a chair) (Funk was leading in falls, 6 to 5 at
the time of his loss) (Borne had 28 wins and one draw in West Texas) … Stan Kowalski
and Nick Roberts b. Tarzan Lopez and Ricky Romero (2/3) … Danny Savich b. Jim Burke
(5:33) (diamond drill neck twist) … Tommy Phelps b. “Cowboy” Rocky Lee (8:30) …
(promoter:  Dr. Karl Sarpolis) … (commissioner:  Stanley Blackburn)
Note:  Stanley Blackburn fined Borne $350 and Newman $150 for their actions.

Amarillo, Texas:  Thursday, December 7, 1961
(Sports Arena) … Dory Funk Sr. b. Stan Kowalski (2/3) … Tony Borne b. Ricky Romero …
Danny Savich b. Tommy Phelps (6:30) … The Bat b. “Cowboy” Rocky Lee (5:30) … Nick
Roberts b. Aldo Bogni (7:50) … Lula Mae Provo and Babs Wingo drew … (promoter:  Dr.
Karl Sarpolis)

Amarillo, Texas:  Thursday, December 14, 1961
(Sports Arena) … Dory Funk Sr. and Ricky Romero b. Tony Borne and Nick Roberts (2-0)
(Dory pinned Borne for the first fall, Romero pinned Roberts for the second) (Borne and
his manager Leo Newman attacked Roberts after the first fall) … Babs Wingo b. Lula Mae
Provo (2/3) … Danny McShain b. Tommy Phelps … Stan Kowalski b. Danny Savich …
(promoter:  Dr. Karl Sarpolis) … (commissioner:  Stanley Blackburn) … (final show of the
year)


Research by Tim Hornbaker
March 30, 2007
Amarillo Wrestling Results - 1961