Dallas, Texas: Tuesday, January 3, 1967 (The Sportatorium) … Joe Blanchard and Fritz Von Erich drew (2/3) (second fall ended in a double disqualification) … United States Tag Team Champions Al Costello and Karl Von Brauner b. Timothy Geohagen and Ken Hollis … Kinji Shibuya b. Angel Montez … Blackjack Daniels and Benito “El Matador” Matta drew … (promoter: Ed McLemore) Note: According to the Dallas Morning News on January 3, 1967: Von Erich “smashed wrestling box office records on a recent visit to Japan.” Dallas, Texas: Tuesday, January 10, 1967 (The Sportatorium) … Fritz Von Erich and Bearcat Wright wrestled to a double disqualification … Kinji Shibuya and Waldo Von Erich wrestled to a double disqualification in the third fall (1-1) … Ken Hollis b. Danny Pleachas … Little Eagle b. Gorilla Marconi … Timothy Geohagen b. Duke Ramos (Geohagen was scheduled to wrestle Blackjack Daniels) … (promoter: Ed McLemore) Dallas, Texas: Tuesday, January 17, 1967 (The Sportatorium) … United States Tag Team Champions Al Costello and Karl Von Brauner b. Ernie Ladd and Bearcat Wright (2/3) (Costello and Wright were managed by Gary Hart, who aided his team in victory) … Kinji Shibuya b. Timothy Geohagen … Little Eagle b. Skandor Akbar … Ronnie Etchison b. Blackjack Daniels … Danny Plechas and Yamamoto drew … (promoter: Ed McLemore) Dallas, Texas: Tuesday, January 24, 1967 (The Sportatorium) … Al Costello and Karl Von Brauner b. The Von Erichs (Fritz and Waldo Von Erich) (2/3) (third fall by DQ) … Bearcat Wright b. Jack Bence … Danny Plechas b. Timothy Geohagen … Benito Matta b. Little Eagle … Blackjack Daniels and Ken Hollis drew … (promoter: Ed McLemore) Dallas, Texas: Tuesday, January 31, 1967 (The Sportatorium) … Al Costello, Karl Von Brauner and Gary Hart b. The Von Erichs (Fritz and Waldo Von Erich) (2/3) (special handicap match) … Ricky Romero b. Danny Plechas (DQ) … Mario Milano b. Swede Karlsen … Little Eagle b. Ken Hollis … Blackjack Daniels and Ronnie Etchison drew … (promoter: Ed McLemore) Dallas, Texas: Tuesday, February 7, 1967 (The Sportatorium) … The Von Erichs (Fritz and Waldo Von Erich) and Bearcat Wright b. Al Costello, Gary Hart and Karl Von Brauner (2/3) … Ronnie Etchison and Little Eagle drew … Al Torres b. Danny Plechas … Bette Boucher b. Toni Rose … (promoter: Ed McLemore) … (capacity crowd) Dallas, Texas: Tuesday, February 14, 1967 (The Sportatorium) … United States Tag Team Champions Al Costello and Karl Von Brauner wrestled the Von Erichs (Fritz and Waldo Von Erich) to a double disqualification (1-1) (Costello and Von Brauner were accompanied by their manager Gary Hart, while the Von Erichs were accompanied by Danny Plechas) … Danny Plechas b. Ken Hollis … Benito Matta b. Little Eagle … Gory Guerrero and The Sundown Kid drew … Al Torres b. Col. Stu Gibson … (promoter: Ed McLemore) Dallas, Texas: Tuesday, February 21, 1967 (The Sportatorium) … The Von Erichs (Fritz and Waldo Von Erich) b. Al Costello and Karl Von Brauner to capture the United States Tag Team Title (2/3) (manager Gary Hart was handcuffed to Bearcat Wright to prevent interference) … Gary Hart b. Duke Ramos … Mario Milano and Yamamoto drew … Danny Plechas b. Tommy O’Brien … (promoter: Ed McLemore) … (capacity crowd) Dallas, Texas: Tuesday, February 28, 1967 (The Sportatorium) … Gary Hart and Karl Von Brauner b. Danny Plechas and Waldo Von Erich … Kinji Shibuya b. Tiger Conway and Sundown Kid (handicap match) … Darling Dagmar b. Diamond Lil … Al Torres b. Al Costello … Yamamoto b. Benito Matta … (promoter: Ed McLemore) Dallas, Texas: Tuesday, March 7, 1967 (The Sportatorium) … United States Tag Team Champions The Von Erichs (Fritz and Waldo Von Erich) b. Al Costello and Karl Von Brauner (2/3) (“loser leaves town” match) (Costello, Von Brauner and Gary Hart agreed to leave Texas if they lost) (Waldo Von Erich also stated he would depart Texas if they lost) … Mario Milano b. Ken Hollis … The Masked Executioner b. Tommy O’Brien … Tiger Conway and Danny Plechas drew … Benito Matta b. Gory Guerrero … (promoter: Ed McLemore) Dallas, Texas: Tuesday, March 14, 1967 (The Sportatorium) … Kinji Shibuya b. Fritz Von Erich (2/3) (third fall by countout when Von Erich was outside the ring brawling with Executioner) … The Executioner b. Tiger Conway … Al Torres and Yamamoto drew … Lord Littlebrook b. Frenchy Lamont … Benito Matta b. Danny Plechas (DQ) … (promoter: Ed McLemore) … (referee: Roy Carter) Dallas, Texas: Tuesday, March 21, 1967 (The Sportatorium) … Kinji Shibuya and Bearcat Wright wrestled to a double disqualification (both Waldo Von Erich and Executioner interfered) … The Executioner b. Waldo Von Erich (2/3) … Danny Plechas b. Francisco Rios … Ken Hollis and Yamamoto drew … Al Torres b. Johnny Carr … (promoter: Ed McLemore) *Reportedly, on March 27, 1967, Fritz Von Erich captured the United States Title, possibly from Brute Bernard in Fort Worth. Dallas, Texas: Tuesday, March 28, 1967 (The Sportatorium) … The Von Erichs (Fritz and Waldo Von Erich) b. The Masked Executioner and Kinji Shibuya (DQ) … Mike Paidousis b. Yamamoto … Buddy Austin b. Tiger Conway … Bob Ellis b. Danny Plechas … Lee Henning b. Francisco Rios … (promoter: Ed McLemore) *The April 2, 1967 edition of the Dallas Morning News reported that Fritz Von Erich was the “recent winner of the U.S. heavyweight wrestling championship.” Dallas, Texas: Tuesday, April 4, 1967 (The Sportatorium) … Fritz Von Erich b. The Masked Executioner (2/3) (third fall by DQ) … Buddy Austin b. Waldo Von Erich … Mike Paidousis b. Silento Rodriguez … Al Torres b. Danny Plechas … Tiger Conway and Jim Dalton drew … (promoter: Ed McLemore) … (referee: Marvin Jones) Dallas, Texas: Tuesday, April 11, 1967 (The Sportatorium) … The Masked Executioner and Kinji Shibuya b. Bob Ellis and Lou Thesz (2/3) … Mike Paidousis b. Ken Hollis … Yamamoto b. Blackjack Daniels … Mario Milano b. Danny Plechas (DQ) … Bob Ellis vs. The Executioner … (promoter: Ed McLemore) Dallas, Texas: Tuesday, April 18, 1967 (The Sportatorium) … Bearcat Wright b. The Masked Executioner (2/3) (Executioner unmasked, but hid his identity) … Kinji Shibuya b. Bob Ellis (Ellis suffered a leg injury) … Danny Plechas b. Ken Hollis … Al Torres b. Blackjack Daniels … Mike Paidousis b. Benny Matta … (promoter: Ed McLemore) Dallas, Texas: Tuesday, April 25, 1967 (The Sportatorium) … The Masked Executioner, Mike Paidousis and Kinji Shibuya b. Bob Ellis, Al Torres and Bearcat Wright (2/3) (Executioner was Tarzan Tyler) … Paul DeMarco (local debut) b. Blackjack Daniels … Danny Plechas and Yamamoto drew … Bob Ellis b. The Executioner … Mike Paidousis b. Al Torres … (promoter: Ed McLemore) Dallas, Texas: Tuesday, May 2, 1967 (The Sportatorium) … 16-Man Wrestling Tournament … Paul DeMarco b. Tarzan Tyler … Buddy Austin b. “Cowboy” Bob Ellis … Buddy Austin b. Paul DeMarco to capture the vacant Texas State Heavyweight Title (DQ) … others involved in the tournament: Brute Bernard, Joe Blanchard, Benito Matta, Blackjack Daniels, Mike Paidousis, Buddy Marino, Bearcat Wright, Swede Karlsen, Luis Hernandez, Danny Plechas, Kinji Shibuya, and Jim Dalton Notes: According to the Dallas Morning News on May 3, 1967: “Fritz Von Erich vacated the Texas title when he won the U.S. mat championship last month.” Brute Bernard was billed as a “former U.S. champion.” Dallas, Texas: Tuesday, May 9, 1967 (The Sportatorium) … “Cowboy” Bob Ellis and Fritz Von Erich b. Brute Bernard and Kinji Shibuya (2-0) (Bernard and Shibuya ended up fighting each other) … Mike Paidousis b. Yamamoto … Tarzan Tyler b. Tommy O’Brien … Luis Hernandez b. Danny Plechas … Buddy Moreno b. Danny McShain … (promoter: Ed McLemore) Dallas, Texas: Tuesday, May 16, 1967 (The Sportatorium) … Texas State Heavyweight Champion Buddy Austin b. Bearcat Wright (2/3) … Paul DeMarco and Bob Ellis b. Mike Paidousis and Kinji Shibuya … Buddy Moreno b. Jim Dalton … Victor Rivera b. Danny Plechas … Jack Pesek and Yamamoto drew … (promoter: Ed McLemore) Dallas, Texas: Tuesday, May 23, 1967 (The Sportatorium) … Kinji Shibuya b. The Brute (Brute Bernard) (2/3) (third fall by DQ) … Paul DeMarco b. The Executioner … Buddy Moreno and Bearcat Wright b. Mike Paidousis and Danny Plechas … Jack Pesek and Victor Rivera drew … Jack Brisco (local debut) b. The Sundown Kid … (promoter: Ed McLemore) Note: The May 21, 1967 edition of the Dallas Morning News acknowledged that Brisco was an “NCAA wrestling champion for Oklahoma State in 1965.” Dallas, Texas: Tuesday, May 30, 1967 (The Sportatorium) … Buddy Austin and Kinji Shibuya were both counted out in the third fall (1-1) … Joe Blanchard b. Mike Paidousis … The Brute b. Victor Rivera … Jack Brisco b. Jim Dalton … Luis Hernandez and Yamamoto drew … (promoter: Ed McLemore) Dallas, Texas: Tuesday, June 6, 1967 (The Sportatorium) … Waldo Von Erich b. Brute Bernard (2/3) (third fall by DQ when Bernard’s manager Mike Paidousis interfered) … Paul DeMarco b. Kinji Shibuya … Mike Paidousis b. Ken Hollis … Jack Brisco b. Jack Pesek … The Executioner b. Victor Rivera … (promoter: Ed McLemore) Dallas, Texas: Tuesday, June 13, 1967 (The Sportatorium) … United States Heavyweight Champion Fritz Von Erich b. Brute Bernard (2/3) (third fall by countout) … The Executioner and Mike Paidousis b. Jack Brisco and Yamamoto … Toni Rose b. Princess Little Cloud … Paul Jones b. Luis Hernandez … (promoter: Ed McLemore) … (capacity crowd) Note: The Dallas Morning News, on June 11, 1967, reported that Von Erich had “just returned from a successful mat tour of Japan.” Dallas, Texas: Tuesday, June 20, 1967 (The Sportatorium) … Brute Bernard b. Joe Blanchard … Mike Paidousis b. Waldo Von Erich (Paidousis received some help from The Brute) … Paul Jones b. Bobby Pico … Luis Hernandez and Benny Matta drew … Joe Scarpa (local debut) b. Danny Plechas … (promoter: Ed McLemore) Dallas, Texas: Tuesday, June 27, 1967 (The Sportatorium) … The Brute and Mike Paidousis b. Joe Blanchard and Waldo Von Erich (2/3) … Buddy Austin b. Luis Hernandez … Joe Scarpa b. Jack Garofono … Paul Jones b. Danny Plechas (DQ) … Jack Brisco and Paul DeMarco drew … (promoter: Ed McLemore) Dallas, Texas: Tuesday, July 4, 1967 (The Sportatorium) … Duke Keomuka b. The Brute (2/3) (third fall by DQ) (Keomuka earned a title match with Buddy Austin next week) … Joe Scarpa b. Benny Matta … Jack Brisco b. Bobby Pico … Mike Paidousis b. Tommy O’Brien … Danny Plechas b. Joe Larsen … (promoter: Ed McLemore) Dallas, Texas: Saturday, July 8, 1967 (Turnpike Stadium) … NWA World Heavyweight Champion Gene Kiniski b. United States Heavyweight Champion Fritz Von Erich … Buddy Austin, The Brute and Killer Karl Kox vs. Joe Blanchard, Waldo Von Erich and Bearcat Wright … The Destroyer vs. Duke Keomuka … Paul DeMarco vs. Mike Paidousis … Dory Funk Sr. vs. Benito Matta … Jack Brisco vs. Dory Funk Jr. … (promoter: Ed McLemore) … (10,000 fans) Note: A big article on the show and Kiniski was written by Tommy Thomas and printed in the Dallas Morning News on July 9, 1967. Dallas, Texas: Tuesday, July 11, 1967 (The Sportatorium) … Duke Keomuka b. Texas State Heavyweight Champion Buddy Austin (2/3) (third fall by DQ) (no title change) … Joe Scarpa won a 12-man Russian Roulette Battle Royal, defeating The Destroyer (countout) … Jack Brisco and Waldo Von Erich b. Killer Karl Kox and Mike Paidousis … Billy “Red” Lyons b. Bobby Pico … Benny Matta and Danny Plechas drew … Buddy Moreno b. Jack Garafono … (promoter: Ed McLemore) Dallas, Texas: Tuesday, July 18, 1967 (The Sportatorium) … Waldo Von Erich b. Texas State Heavyweight Champion Buddy Austin (2/3) (non-title match) … Billy “Red” Lyons and Joe Scarpa b. Mike Paidousis and Danny Plechas … Big Bad John b. Joe Larsen … Joe Scarpa b. Bobby Pico … Billy “Red” Lyons b. Mike Paidousis … (promoter: Ed McLemore) Dallas, Texas: Tuesday, July 25, 1967 (The Sportatorium) … Bull Curry b. Mike Paidousis … Buddy Austin and Jack Brisco drew … Waldo Von Erich b. Rocky Montero … Buddy Moreno b. Jack Garafono … Billy “Red” Lyons and Joe Scarpa b. Bobby Pico and Danny Plechas … (promoter: Ed McLemore) Dallas, Texas: Tuesday, August 1, 1967 (The Sportatorium) … The Brute and Bull Curry wrestled to a double disqualification (1- 1) … Billy “Red” Lyons b. Buddy Austin … Gary Hart b. Jerry Timmons … Mike Paidousis b. Jack Garafono … Jack Brisco b. Swede Karlsen … (promoter: Ed McLemore) Dallas, Texas: Tuesday, August 8, 1967 (The Sportatorium) … The Brute and Mike Paidousis b. The Von Erichs (Fritz and Waldo Von Erich) to capture the United States Tag Team Title (2/3) … Bull Curry b. Rocky Montero … The Masked Spoiler (local debut) b. Benny Matta … Jack Brisco b. Danny Plechas (Brisco remained undefeated in Dallas) … (promoter: Ed McLemore) Dallas, Texas: Tuesday, August 15, 1967 (The Sportatorium) … The Brute b. Bull Curry (Brute received some outside help from his manager Mike Paidousis) … Billy “Red” Lyons b. Mike Paidousis … The Spoiler b. The Sundown Kid … Paul DeMarco b. Danny Plechas … Jack Brisco b. Alex Perez … (promoter: Ed McLemore) Dallas, Texas: Tuesday, August 22, 1967 (The Sportatorium) … Killer Karl Kox b. Joe Scarpa (2/3) … Bull Curry and Waldo Von Erich b. Mike Paidousis and The Spoiler (Paidousis was abandoned by his partner and the latter’s manager Gary Hart) … Chris Harty vs. Danny Plechas … Paul DeMarco vs. Swede Karlson … Jack Brisco vs. Mark Starr (Brisco was still undefeated) … (promoter: Ed McLemore) Dallas, Texas: Tuesday, August 29, 1967 (The Sportatorium) … The Brute b. Bull Curry (2/3) (ring surrounded by a wire fence) (Brute’s manager Mike Paidousis was barred from ringside) … Killer Karl Kox b. Paul DeMarco … Joe Blanchard and Billy “Red” Lyons b. Danny Plechas and The Spoiler … Texas State Heavyweight Champion Buddy Moreno vs. Jack Brisco … Waldo Von Erich b. Mark Starr … (promoter: Ed McLemore) Note: Buddy Moreno was billed as the “new” Texas State Champion. Dallas, Texas: Tuesday, September 5, 1967 (The Sportatorium) …The Brute and The Spoiler wrestled to a double countout (1-1) … Billy “Red” Lyons and Joe Scarpa b. Killer Karl Kox and Mike Paidousis (DQ) … Jack Brisco b. Rocky Montero (Brisco remained undefeated locally) … Danny Plechas b. Mark Starr … Buddy Moreno b. Swede Karlson … (promoter: Ed McLemore) Dallas, Texas: Tuesday, September 12, 1967 (The Sportatorium) … The Brute and Killer Karl Kox b. Bull Curry and Billy “Red” Lyons … The Spoiler b. Texas State Heavyweight Champion Buddy Moreno (non-title match) … Joe Scarpa b. Mike Paidousis (DQ) … Waldo Von Erich b. Swede Karlson and Mark Starr (handicap match) … Jack Brisco b. Chris Harty … (promoter: Ed McLemore) Dallas, Texas: Tuesday, September 19, 1967 (The Sportatorium) … United States Heavyweight Champion Fritz Von Erich b. The Brute (2/3) … Danny Plechas b. Pedro Godoy … Billy “Red” Lyons b. Mike Paidousis … The Spoiler b. Ken Hollis … Joe Scarpa and Waldo Von Erich drew … (promoter: Ed McLemore) Dallas, Texas: Tuesday, September 26, 1967 (The Sportatorium) … Gary Hart and The Spoiler b. The Brute and Mike Paidousis (2/3) … Billy “Red” Lyons b. Mark Starr … Jack Brisco b. Joe Scarpa … Danny Plechas b. Ken Hollis … Buddy Moreno b. Swede Karlson … (promoter: Ed McLemore) Dallas, Texas: Tuesday, October 3, 1967 (The Sportatorium) … United States Tag Team Champions The Brute and Mike Paidousis b. The Von Erichs (Fritz and Waldo Von Erich) (2/3) … The Spoiler b. Jack Brisco (Spoiler handed Brisco his first defeat in Dallas) … Gary Hart b. The Sundown Kid … Billy “Red” Lyons b. Swede Karlson … Danny Plechas b. Danny McShain … (promoter: Ed McLemore) Dallas, Texas: Tuesday, October 10, 1967 (The Sportatorium) … Billy “Red” Lyons b. Killer Karl Kox (2/3) … Gary Hart b. Mike Paidousis (countout) … Danny Plechas b. Mark Starr … Jack Brisco and Waldo Von Erich b. Swede Karlson and The Spoiler … Ken Hollis and Buddy Moreno drew … (promoter: Ed McLemore) Dallas, Texas: Tuesday, October 17, 1967 (The Sportatorium) … Texas Brass Knuckles Champion The Brute and United States Heavyweight Champion Fritz Von Erich wrestled to a double countout (1-1) … Waldo Von Erich b. Mike Paidousis (DQ) … Billy “Red” Lyons b. Johnny Long (local debut) … Jack Brisco and Sputnik Monroe drew … Danny Plechas b. Ken Hollis … (promoter: Ed McLemore) Dallas, Texas: Tuesday, October 24, 1967 (The Sportatorium) … Ray Gunkel, Billy “Red” Lyons and Waldo Von Erich b. Gary Hart, Sputnik Monroe and The Spoiler (2/3) … Mike Paidousis b. Jack Brisco … Jack Curtis b. Johnny Long … Billy “Red” Lyons b. Sputnik Monroe … The Spoiler b. Ray Gunkel … (promoter: Ed McLemore) Dallas, Texas: Tuesday, October 31, 1967 (The Sportatorium) … Fritz Von Erich b. The Brute to capture the Texas State Brass Knuckles Title (2/3) … Eddie Graham b. Sputnik Monroe … Mike Paidousis and Danny Plechas b. Pepe Gomez and Waldo Von Erich … Billy “Red” Lyons b. Johnny Long … Jack Brisco b. Ken Hollis … (promoter: Ed McLemore) Dallas, Texas: Tuesday, November 7, 1967 (The Sportatorium) … The Spoiler b. Duke Keomuka (2/3) (Spoiler received some outside help from Gary Hart) … Billy “Red” Lyons and Waldo Von Erich b. The Brute and Mike Paidousis … Ken Hollis b. Johnny Long … Stu Gibson and Benito Matta drew … Sputnik Monroe b. Pepe Gomez … (promoter: Ed McLemore) Dallas, Texas: Tuesday, November 14, 1967 (The Sportatorium) … United States Heavyweight Champion Fritz Von Erich b. NWA World Heavyweight Champion Gene Kiniski (Texas Death Match) (Kiniski was unable to “answer the bell after some twenty minutes of ‘anything goes, nothing stops’ wrestling”) (non-title match) … Danny Plechas b. Tito Montez … Roscoe Stagg (local debut) b. Mike Paidousis … Waldo Von Erich b. The Brute … Chris Markoff b. Ken Hollis … (promoter: Ed McLemore) … (referee: Joe Blanchard) … (capacity crowd) … (gate: $11,000+) Note: The Dallas Morning News on November 14, 1967 stated that “the match between Kiniski and Von Erich last July at Turnpike Stadium had to be halted and called a draw.” Dallas, Texas: Tuesday, November 21, 1967 (The Sportatorium) … Duke Keomuka b. Gary Hart (2/3) (third fall by DQ when Spoiler interfered) … Joe Blanchard and The Spoiler were both disqualified … Dan Parker b. Dan O’Brien … Roscoe Stagg b. Danny Plechas … Chris Markoff b. Tito Montez … (promoter: Ed McLemore) … (referee: Marvin Jones) Dallas, Texas: Tuesday, November 28, 1967 (The Sportatorium) … Fritz Von Erich b. The Spoiler (2/3) (final fall by disqualification when Gary Hart interfered) (Von Erich was accompanied by Billy Lyons) … Billy “Red” Lyons b. The Brute … Joe Blanchard and Roscoe Stagg b. Chris Markoff and Mike Paidousis … Danny Plechas b. Pepe Gomez … Tom Bradley and Dan Parker drew … (promoter: Ed McLemore) Dallas, Texas: Tuesday, December 5, 1967 (The Sportatorium) … The Spoiler b. Joe Blanchard (2/3) … Victor the Wrestling Bear failed to beat both The Brute and Mike Paidousis in a special handicap match … Billy “Red” Lyons b. Bob Taylor … Danny Plechas b. Tuffy Truesdale … Mike Paidousis b. Pepe Gomez … (promoter: Ed McLemore) Dallas, Texas: Tuesday, December 12, 1967 (The Sportatorium) … Texas State Heavyweight Champion Billy “Red” Lyons b. The Spoiler (2/3) … Duke Keomuka b. The Brute (2-0) … Mike Paidousis b. Tom Bradley … Danny Plechas b. Bob Taylor … Big Bad John b. Pepe Gomez … (promoter: Ed McLemore) Note: No show next week because the “wrestlers are getting ready for Santa Claus,” according to the December 19, 1967 edition of the Dallas Morning News. Dallas, Texas: Tuesday, December 26, 1967 (The Sportatorium) … United States Tag Team Champions Gary Hart and The Spoiler wrestled Billy “Red” Lyons and Fritz Von Erich to a double disqualification … Sputnik Monroe b. Waldo Von Erich … Big Bad John b. Pepe Gomez … Mike Paidousis b. Bob Taylor … Danny Plechas b. The Sundown Kid … (promoter: Ed McLemore) Research by Tim Hornbaker |
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