
Los Angeles, California: February 9, 1927 (initial of 1927) (Olympic Auditorium) … Paul Jones b. Jim Browning (2/3) (Browning won the first fall in 32: 38, Jones won the second in 26:40, Jones won the third in 15:31) … Frank Judson b. Gilberto Martinez (3:40), Carlos Sepulueda (4:40) and Reginald Siki (9:38) (The Los Angeles Times reported that Judson had reminded some of Frank Gotch) (Judson had been scheduled to wrestle Tom Draak, but he was unable to wrestle due to a “bad physical condition.”) … World Welterweight Champion Matty Matsuda b. Pete Vocino (6: 31) … Russell Vis b. Royal Van Dusen (3:50) … (promoter: Lou Daro) Los Angeles, California: February 23, 1927 (Olympic Auditorium) … Paul Jones and George Kotsonaros drew (2-hours) (1-1) (Kotsonaros won the first fall in 1:19:15, Jones won the second) … Frank Judson b. The Masked Marvel (2:26) (Marvel was Guy de Caborle, a 310 pound wrestler) … Matty Matsuda b. Peter Wiley (12:22) … Chris Michaels b. Reginald Siki (special handicap match) (Siki had to throw Michaels in 15-minutes and failed) … (promoter: Lou Daro) Los Angeles, California: March 16, 1927 (Olympic Auditorium) … Nick Lutze b. Charles Leppanan to earn a shot at Stecher (2/3) (Leppanan won the first fall in 33:33, Lutze won the second in 6:33, Lutze won the third in 7:15) … George Kotsonaros b. Martinoff Zikovich (10:51) … Matsuda b. Jack Vargo (the latter failed to throw him in 60-minutes) (Vargo forfeitted $500) … Russell Vis b. Nick Karavas (18:00) … (promoter: Lou Daro) Notes: Charles Leppanan claimed a win over Marin Plestina in Chicago; Russell Vis was reportedly a protégé of Walter Miller. Los Angeles, California: March 30, 1927 (Olympic Auditorium) … World Heavyweight Champion Joe Stecher vs. Nick Lutze … World Welterweight Champion Matty Matsuda b. Jack (Joe?) Vargo (DQ) … Reginald Siki vs. Martin Zikovich … (promoter: Lou Daro) Los Angeles, California: April 13, 1927 (Olympic Auditorium) … Paul Jones b. Tommy Draak (2-0) … Matty Matsuda b. Joe (?) Vargo (2-0) … Orman Shoemaker b. Martin Zicovich (7:27) … (promoter: Lou Daro) Los Angeles, California: April 27, 1927 (Olympic Auditorium) … Tommy Draak vs. Nick Lutze … Walter Miller vs. Ben Reuben … William Demetral vs. Charlie Hanson … (promoter: Lou Daro) Los Angeles, California: May 11, 1927 (Olympic Auditorium) … Paul Jones vs. Nick Lutze … Renato Gardini vs. Charlie Hanson … Matty Matsuda vs. Unknown … Chris Michaels vs. Leo Papiano … (promoter: Lou Daro) … (referee: Paul Sickner) Los Angeles, California: May 25, 1927 (Olympic Auditorium) … Paul Jones vs. Nick Lutze … Renato Gardini vs. George Kotsonaros … Tommy Henderson vs. Russell Vis … (promoter: Lou Daro) Los Angeles, California: June 8, 1927 (Olympic Auditorium) … World Heavyweight Champion Joe Stecher vs. Paul Jones … Charlie Hanson vs. Richard Schikat … Renato Gardini vs. Tommy Thompson … (promoter: Lou Daro) Los Angeles, California: June 22, 1927 (Olympic Auditorium) … Paul Jones vs. Jim Londos … Chris Michaels vs. Bull Montana … Leo Papiano vs. Tommy Thompson … (promoter: Lou Daro) Los Angeles, California: July 6, 1927 (Olympic Auditorium) … Paul Jones vs. Jim Londos … (promoter: Lou Daro) Los Angeles, California: July 20, 1927 (Olympic Auditorium) … Jim Londos vs. John Pesek … Renato Gardini vs. Ormand Shoemaker … Marvel Chin vs. Russell Vis … (promoter: Lou Daro) … (referee: Don McDonald) Los Angeles, California: August 3, 1927 (Olympic Auditorium) … (promoter: Lou Daro) Los Angeles, California: August 17, 1927 (Olympic Auditorium) … World Heavyweight Champion Joe Stecher vs. Paul Jones … Dick Daviscourt vs. Jim Londos … Alex Aberg vs. Renato Gardini … (promoter: Lou Daro) Los Angeles, California: August 31, 1927 (Olympic Auditorium) … Dick Daviscourt vs. Jim Londos … George Kotsonaros vs. Hassan Muhammed … Nathan Sosnofsky vs. Russell Vis … (promoter: Lou Daro) Los Angeles, California: September 14, 1927 (Olympic Auditorium) … World Heavyweight Champion Joe Stecher vs. Dick Daviscourt … Renato Gardini vs. Hassan Muhammed … Alex Aberg vs. Professor T. Higami (Two ten- minute periods of jiu-jitsu) … (promoter: Lou Daro) Pasadena, California: September 19, 1927 (Pasadena Arena) … George Kotsonaros b. Carlos Sepulveda (29:25) … Al Baffert and Bull Montana drew (60:00) … Russell Vis b. Nathan Sosnosfy (8:15) … (promoter: Morrie Cohen) (initial wrestling show) … (referee: Don McDonald) Los Angeles, California: September 28, 1927 (Olympic Auditorium) … World Heavyweight Champion Joe Stecher vs. Dick Daviscourt … Hassan Muhammed vs. Pete Sauer … Vic Russell vs. Russell Vis … (promoter: Lou Daro) Pasadena, California: October 3, 1927 (Pasadena Arena) … Gilberto Martinez vs. Bull Montana … Espstein vs. Russell Vis … Felix Lopez vs. Carlos Sepulveda … (promoter: Morrie Cohan) (second wrestling show) Research by Tim Hornbaker October 23, 2010 |
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