Memphis Wrestling Results

Memphis, Tennessee: Monday, January 5, 1970
(The Auditorium) ... NWA Southern Tag Team Champion Al and Don Greene wrestled
Dennis Hall and Johnny Walker to a draw ... The Interns b. Tony Russo and Les Thatcher
... Corsica Joe and Johnny Long drew ... The Mighty Yankee and Eddie Sullivan b.
George Strickland and Herb Welch ... (promoters: Nick Gulas, Roy Welch, Bert Bates)

Memphis, Tennessee: Monday, January 12, 1970
(The Auditorium) ... NWA Southern Tag Team Champions Al and Don Green wrestled
Dennis Hall and Johnny Walker to a double disqualification (1-1) ... Les Thatcher and
Herb Welch b. George "Baby Blimp" Harris and Mack York ... The Interns b. Jerry Barber
and Luther Jones ... The Mighty Yankee and Eddie Sullivan wrestled Jackie Fargo and
Johnny Long to a draw ... (promoters: Gulas, Welch, Bates)

Memphis, Tennessee: Monday, January 19, 1970
(The Auditorium) ... NWA World Heavyweight Champion Dory Funk Jr. b. Bearcat Brown
(2/3) ... Dennis Hall and Johnny Walker b. Al and Don Greene to capture the NWA
Southern Tag Team Title (lumberjack match, no time-limit, no disqualification and two
referees) ... George Harris and Mack York b. Luther Jones and George Strickland ... The
Interns b. Mighty Yankee and Eddie Sullivan ... (promoters: Gulas, Welch, Bates)

Memphis, Tennessee: Monday, January 26, 1970
(The Auditorium) ... NWA World Heavyweight Champion Dory Funk Jr. b. Bearcat Brown
(no disqualification or time-limit) ... NWA Southern Tag Team Champions Dennis Hall and
Johnny Walker b. The Interns ... Jackie Fargo and Herb Welch b. Rick Neal and Eddie
Sullivan ... Al and Don Greene b. Johnny Long and George Strickland ... (promoters:
Gulas, Welch, Bates)

Memphis, Tennessee: Monday, February 2, 1970
(The Auditorium) ... Al and Don Greene wrestled the Interns to a double-disqualification
... NWA Southern Tag Team Champions Dennis Hall and Johnny Walker b. George Harris
and Mack York ... Bearcat Brown and Luther Jones b. The Mighty Yankee and Eddie
Sullivan ... Sugi Sito b. Jerry Barber ... (promoters: Gulas, Welch, Bates)

Memphis, Tennessee: Monday, February 9, 1970
(The Auditorium) ... NWA United States Junior Heavyweight Champion Johnny Walker b.
Sam Steamboat ... Jackie Fargo b. Jesse Morales ... Johnny Long b. Don Greene ...
Dennis Hall and Bobby Shane b. Mitsu Kaytayana and Sugi Sato ... George Harris and
Mack York b. Bearcat Brown and Herb Welch ... (promoters: Gulas, Welch, Bates)

Memphis, Tennessee: Monday, February 16, 1970
(The Auditorium) ... The Interns b. NWA Southern Tag Team Champions Dennis Hall and
Johnny Walker (DQ) ... Frank Martinez and Bob Ramstead drew ... Len Rossi b. Jerry
Jarrett ... The Spoilers b. Johnny Long and Tony Russo ... Al and Don Greene and Mack
York b. Bearcat Brown, Luther Jones and Herb Welch ... (promoters: Gulas, Welch,
Bates)

Memphis, Tennessee: Monday, February 23, 1970
(The Auditorium) ... The Interns and Ken Ramey b. Dennis Hall, Len Rossi and Johnny
Walker ... George Strickland b. Mike Pappas ... Cora Combs b. Sarah Lee ... Al and Don
Greene wrestled Johnny Long and Les Thatcher to a draw ... (promoters: Gulas, Welch,
Bates)

Memphis, Tennessee: Monday, April 6, 1970
(The Auditorium) ... Al Greene and Frank Martinez b. The Japanese Mystery Man and
Johnny Walker to capture the NWA Southern Tag Team Title ... Jackie Fargo b. Saul
Weingeroff ... Jerry Jarrett b. Bobby Shane ... Bobby Hart b. Johnny Long ... Al Greene
and Frank Martinez b. Frankie Cain and Len Rossi ... Japanese Mystery Man and Johnny
Walker b. The Masked Spoilers ... (promoters: Gulas, Welch, Bates)

Memphis, Tennessee: Monday, April 13, 1970
(The Auditorium) ... NWA Southern Tag Team Champions Al Greene and Frank Martinez
b. Frankie Cain and Len Rossi ... Jackie Fargo b. Saul Weingeroff (Indian chain match) ...
Bobby Hart and Johnny Walker drew ... The Masked Spoilers b. Pepe Lopez and Herb
Welch ... Jerry Jarrett b. Bobby Pitts ... (promoters: Gulas, Welch, Bates)

Memphis, Tennessee: Monday, April 20, 1970
(The Auditorium) ... Bobby Hart won a 9-man battle royal ... Les Thatcher b. Tojo
Yamamoto ... Bearcat Brown and Len Rossi b. Al Greene and Frank Martinez (non-title
bout) ... Bobby Hart b. Frankie Cain ... Johnny Walker b. Spoiler II ... Jackie Fargo and
Spoiler I drew ... (promoters: Gulas, Welch, Bates)

Memphis, Tennessee: Monday, April 27, 1970
(The Auditorium) ... Bearcat Brown and Len Rossi b. NWA Southern Tag Team
Champions Al Greene and Frank Martinez (DQ) (no title change) ... Dennis Hall b. Saul
Weingeroff ... Tojo Yamamoto b. Frankie Cain ... Bobby Hart b. Jose Batencourt ... Ernie
Ladd b. Big Bad John (DQ) ... Jackie Fargo and Johnny Walker wrestled the Masked
Spoilers to a draw ... (promoters: Gulas, Welch, Bates)

Memphis, Tennessee: Monday, May 4, 1970
(The Auditorium) ... Bearcat Brown and Len Rossi b. Al Greene and Frank Martinez to
capture the NWA Southern Tag Team Title ... Dennis Hall, Les Thatcher and Johnny
Walker b. Bobby Hart, Tojo Yamamoto and Mack York ... Ernie Ladd b. Tony Nero ...
Jerry Jarrett b. Boris Kosloff ... Corsica Joe and Jim Dalton drew ... (promoters: Gulas,
Welch, Bates)
Note: No show next week due to the Metropolitan Opera being at the Auditorium.

Memphis, Tennessee: Monday, May 18, 1970
(The Auditorium) ... NWA World Heavyweight Champion Dory Funk Jr. and Johnny
Walker wrestled to a no contest when the referee deemed they were both "overcome by
exhaustion" ... Al Greene and Frank Martinez b. Bearcat Brown and Len Rossi to regain
the NWA Southern Tag Team Title ... Bobby Hart and Suji Sito wrestled Jackie Fargo and
Oni Maiba to a draw ... Mario Galento and Tojo Yamamoto b. Billy Hines and Joe Sky ...
(promoters: Gulas, Welch, Bates)

Memphis, Tennessee: Monday, May 25, 1970
(The Auditorium) ... Bearcat Brown and Len Rossi b. NWA Southern Tag Team
Champions Al Greene and Frank Martinez (DQ) (no title change) ... Bobby Hart b. Oni
Maiba ... The Interns wrestled Jackie Fargo and Johnny Walker to a draw ... Billy Hines
and Joe Sky b. Mario Galento and Tojo Yamamoto ... (promoters: Gulas, Welch, Bates)

Research by Tim Hornbaker
November 22, 2010

Memphis Wrestling Results - 1970