Odessa, Texas: January 8, 1957 (Ector County Coliseum) … Duke Keomuka beat Ray Gunkel (2-1) … Dizzy Davis beat Doug Donovan (dq) … Roger Mackay drew with Rip Rogers … (Att.-900) Odessa, Texas: January 15, 1957 (County Auditorium) … Duke Keomuka and Tokyo Joe vs Ray Gunkel and Dizzy Davis (no contest) … Doug Donovan vs Juan Humberto … Dizzy Davis vs Tokyo Joe … (result found 1-20) … NOTE: The Auditorium was a different site than the Coliseum. Odessa, Texas: January 22, 1957 (County Auditorium) … Dizzy Davis beat Tokyo Joe (2-0, dq) … Dory Funk beat Doug Donovan (2-1) … Ray Gunkel beat John Tolos (2-1, dq) … (referee-Big Train Clements) … (Att.-1,200) Odessa, Texas: January 29, 1957 (Ector County Coliseum) … Dory Funk beat Duke Keomuka (2-1, dq) … Don Curtis drew with Tokyo Joe (45:00) … John Tolos beat Juan Humberto … (referee-Big Train Clements) Odessa, Texas: February 5, 1957 (Ector County Coliseum) … Duke Keomuka and Tokyo Joe beat Don Curtis and Dory Funk (2-1) … Rip Rogers beat Roger Mackay (2-1)… Don Curtis drew with Duke Keomuka (20:00) … (referees-Dizzy Davis and Tommy Phelps) … (Att.-1,500) Odessa, Texas: February 12, 1957 (Ector County Coliseum) … John Tolos beat Prince Maiava (2-1, dq) … Duke Keomuka beat Dizzy Davis (2-1, dq) … Ray Gunkel drew with Chris Tolos … (referee-Big Train Clements) … (Att.-1,500) Odessa, Texas: February 19, 1957 (County Auditorium) … Duke Keomuka beat Don Curtis (2-1) … Ray Gunkel and Dizzy Davis beat Chris Tolos and John Tolos (2-1) … Ray Gunkel drew with Chris Tolos (20:00) … (referee-Tommy Phelps) … (Att.-1,000) Odessa, Texas: February 26, 1957 (Ector County Coliseum) … Duke Keomuka beat Dory Funk (2-1) … (ladies) Lula Provo beat Babs Wingo (2-1) … Great Bolo beat Don Curtis (2-1) … Rip Rogers beat Roger Mackay … (referee-Big Train Clements) … (Att.-1,800) … NOTE: Bolo was managed by Leo “the Lion” Newman Odessa, Texas: March 5, 1957 (Ector County Coliseum) … Professor Roy Shire beat Dizzy Davis (2-1) … Dory Funk beat Duke Keomuka (2-1) … Don Curtis and Rip Rogers beat Chris Tolos and John Tolos (2- 0) … (Att.-1,700) … NOTE: Shire was managed by Bobby Wallace, who was billed as Yvonne DeMete. Odessa, Texas: March 12, 1957 (Ector County Coliseum) … Professor Roy Shire beat Don Curtis (2-1) … Kurt Von Poppenheim beat Dory Funk (2-1, dq) … Dizzy Davis beat Doug Donovan … (referee- Tommy Phelps) Odessa, Texas: March 19, 1957 (Ector County Coliseum) … Dory Funk vs Professor Roy Shire (nc) … Don Curtis and Larry Hamilton beat Ray Duran and Rip Rogers (2-1) … Larry Hamilton drew with Ray Duran … (referee-Big Train Clements) … (Att.-2,000) Odessa, Texas: March 26, 1957 (Ector County Coliseum) … Dory Funk vs Professor Roy Shire (1-1, nc, stopped by police) … Don Curtis and Larry Hamilton beat Kurt Von Poppenheim and Rip Rogers (2-1, dq) … Kurt Von Poppenheim drew with Don Curtis (20:00) … (referee-Tommy Phelps) … (Att.-2,000) Odessa, Texas: April 2, 1957 (Ector County Coliseum) … (death match) Dory Funk beat Professor Roy Shire (4-4, utc) … (ladies) Judy Grable beat Slave Girl Moolah (2-1) … Kurt Von Poppenheim drew with Dizzy Davis (30:00) … (referee-Big Train Clements) … (Att.-3,000) … NOTE: Moolah was not billed as champion. No mention of Grable winning the ladies title. Odessa, Texas: April 9, 1957 (Ector County Coliseum) … Dory Funk and Rip Rogers beat Professor Roy Shire and Bobby Wallace (2-1, dq) … Dizzy Davis beat Tiny Mills (2-0, dq) … Rocky Colombo beat Tommy Phelps … (referee-Tommy Phelps-2 bouts) … (Att.-1,500) Odessa, Texas: April 16, 1957 (Ector County Coliseum) … Don Curtis beat Jim Blood (2-0) … Great Bolo beat Dizzy Davis (2-1) … Tiny Mills beat Juan Garcia … (referee-Big Train Clements) Odessa, Texas: April 23, 1957 (Ector County Coliseum) … Dizzy Davis and Rip Rogers beat Al Mills and Tiny Mills (2-1, dq) … Great Bolo beat Sonny Myers (2-1) … Rip Rogers beat Tiny Mills (dq) … (referee- Big Train Clements) … (Att.-1,500) Odessa, Texas: April 30, 1957 (Ector County Coliseum) … Great Bolo beat Sonny Myers (2-1, dq) … Rip Rogers beat Jim Blood (2-0) … Rocky Colombo beat Bob Geigel … Sonny Myers and Rip Rogers beat Great Bolo and Jim Blood … (referee-Tommy Phelps) … (Att.-1,500) Recife, Brazil: April 30, 1957 A professional wrestler showed up at a hospital here today for treatment of two broken ribs. He said it happened while he was demonstrating some new holds to his wife. Jose E. Felix Coelho whose ring name is Maromba, told attendants with shock in his volice that she continued to force her hold even after he pounded on the floor to show he was giving up. Odessa, Texas: May 7, 1957 (Ector County Coliseum) … Rip Rogers vs Great Bolo (ddq) … Sonny Myers drew with Iron Mike DiBiase (45:00, 1-1) … Rocky Colombo beat Ivan Kola (dq) … Dizzy Davis beat Big Train Clements (cor) … (referees-Big Train Clements and Iron Mike DiBiase) … (Att. -1,700) … NOTE: Ivan Kola from Detroit weighed 242 pounds. Odessa, Texas: May 14, 1957 (Ector County Coliseum) … Great Bolo beat Dory Funk (2-1) … Iron Mike DiBiase beat Don Curtis (2-1) … Bob Geigel beat Rocky Colombo (dq) … (referee-Tommy Phelps) … (Att.-1,600) Odessa, Texas: May 21, 1957 (Ector County Coliseum) … Dory Funk and Rip Rogers beat Iron Mike DiBiase and Great Bolo (2-0) … Dizzy Davis drew with Sonny Myers … Iron Mike DiBiase drew with Rip Rogers (20:00) … (referee-Tommy Phelps) … (Att.-1,800) … NOTE: Before the second fall started, Davis was jumped by Bolo and DiBiase, leaving Dizzy with a bad cut. Referee Phelps would not let Davis continue. Myers refused the win and it was called a draw. Odessa, Texas: May 28, 1957 (Ector County Coliseum) … Iron Mike DiBiase and Bulldog Plechas beat Dory Funk and Rip Rogers (2-1) … (ladies) Slave Girl Moolah beat Princess Bonita White Cloud (2-1) … Farmer Jones beat Ivan Kola (dq) … (referee-Big Train Clements) … (Att.-2,800) Odessa, Texas: June 4, 1957 (Ector County Coliseum) … Dory Funk beat Bulldog Plechas (2-0, dq) … Iron Mike DiBiase beat Rip Rogers (2-1, dq) … Major Piret beat Alex Perez … (referees-Alex Perez, main event and Tommy Phelps) … (Att.-1,500) Odessa, Texas: June 11, 1957 (Ector County Coliseum) … Bulldog Plechas beat Dory Funk (2-1) … Iron Mike DiBiase beat Major Ray Piret (2-1) … Rip Rogers drew with Jerry Woods … (referee-Big Train Clements) … (Att.-1,400) Odessa, Texas: June 18, 1957 (Ector County Coliseum) … Bulldog Plechas beat Dory Funk (2-1) … Bob Geigel beat Rip Rogers (1-1, utc) … Rocky Colombo vs Stan Kola … (referee-Tommy Phelps) … (Att. -1,500) Odessa, Texas: Tuesday, June 25, 1957 (Ector County Coliseum) … (WTM) Lou Thesz* beat Bulldog Plechas (2-0) … Iron Mike DiBiase beat Dory Funk (0-0, utc) … Iron Mike DiBiase beat Jerry Woods … Bob Geigel beat Jerry Woods … (referee-Tommy Phelps) … (Att.-3,500) … NOTE: Ed “Strangler” Lewis was coaching Funk from ringside, and told the timekeeper to ring the bell when Dory was hurt. As he left the ring, Funk got into a fight with a fan. Because of the fast ending of their contest, Woods agreed to face Iron Mike is another match. Odessa, Texas: July 2, 1957 (Ector County Coliseum) … Dory Funk beat Iron Mike DiBiase (1-1, utc) … Dizzy Davis beat Bulldog Plechas (2-1, dq) … Don Curtis beat Bob Geigel (2-1, dq) … (referee-Big Train Clements) … (Att.-2,000) Odessa, Texas: July 9, 1957 (Ector County Coliseum) … (mixed tag team) Dizzy Davis and Tito Infante beat Bob Geigel and Tom Thunb (2-1) … Dory Funk beat Roberto Pico (2-1) … Don Curtis beat Tokyo Joe (2-0, dq) … (Att.-2,000) Odessa, Texas: July 16, 1957 (Ector County Coliseum) … Iron Mike DiBiase and Bulldog Plechas beat Dizzy Davis and Rip Rogers (2-1) … Sonny Myers beat Tokyo Joe (2-1) … Bob Geigel vs Roberto Pico (no contest) … (referee-Big Train Clements) … (Att.-2,000) Odessa, Texas: July 23, 1957 (Ector County Coliseum) … (WTTM) Sonny Myers and Dizzy Davis beat Iron Mike DiBiase and Bulldog Plechas* (2-0) … Rip Rogers beat John Tolos (2-1) … Bob Geigel beat Rip Hawk (dq) … (referee-Tommy Phelps) … (Att.-1,000) … NOTE: DiBiase and Plechas retained their world tag team title as the first fall ended on a foul. Odessa, Texas: July 30, 1957 (Ector County Coliseum) … Sonny Myers beat Iron Mike DiBiase (2-1) … Rip Hawk beat Rip Rogers (2-1) … Dizzy Davis beat Roberto Pico (2-0, dq) … Tokyo Joe beat John Tolos … (referee-Big Train Clements) … (Att.-1,500) Odessa, Texas: August 6, 1957 (Ector County Coliseum) … Dory Funk and Rip Rogers beat Iron Mike DiBiase and Rip Hawk (2-1, dq) … (ladies) Slave Girl Moolah beat Helen Hild (2-1) … Sonny Myers beat Bob Geigel (2-1) … (referee-Tommy Phelps) … (Att.-2,000) Odessa, Texas: August 13, 1957 (Ector County Coliseum) … (mixed tag team) Bob Geigel and Slave Girl Moolah beat Sonny Myers and Helen Hild (2-1) … Dory Funk beat Tokyo Joe (1 fall bout) … Rip Hawk beat Rip Rogers (2-1) … (referee-Big Train Clements) … (Att.-2,000) Odessa, Texas: August 20, 1957 (Ector County Coliseum) … Enrique Torres beat Rip Hawk (2-1) … Enrique Romero beat Roberto Pico (dq) … Art Nelson beat Dory Funk (cor) … Bob Geigel beat Lou Plummer … (referee-Tommy Phelps) Odessa, Texas: August 27, 1957 (Ector County Coliseum) … Enrique Torres vs Art Nelson … Enrique Romero vs Iron Mike DiBiase … George Overhul and Thor Hagen vs Rip Hawk and Roberto Pico Odessa, Texas: September 3, 1957 (Ector County Coliseum) … Dory Funk and Danny O’Shocker vs Art Nelson and Rip Hawk (nc) … Enrique Romero beat Big Train Clements (sub for Lou Plummer) … Thor Hagen beat Bob Geigel (dq) … (referee-Tommy Phelps) Odessa, Texas: September 10, 1957 (Ector County Coliseum) … Art Nelson beat Dory Funk (2-1, dq) … (lady midgets) Doll Paige beat Gypsy Rose (2-0) … Danny O’Shocker beat Ali Pasha (2-1) … Ali Bey drew with Enrique Romero (20:00) … (referee-Big Train Clements) … (Att.-2,000) … NOTE: Haystacks Calhoun (as Country Boy) sitting at ringside attacked Nelson in the ring. Odessa, Texas: September 17, 1957 (Ector County Coliseum) … Country Boy Calhoun and Dory Funk beat Great Bolo and Art Nelson (2-1) … Iron Mike DiBiase drew with Danny O’Shocker (60:00, 0-0) … Ali Bey beat Chief Kit Fox … (referee-Tommy Phelps) … (Att.-1,500) … NOTE: The 23 year old Calhoun was billed from Bloomdale, Arkansas and weighed a trim 550 pounds. Like Morgans Corner, Bloomdale is not on the map. Odessa, Texas: September 24, 1957 (Ector County Coliseum) … Dirty Dick Raines beat Dory Funk (2-1) … (ladies) Ethel Johnson beat Babs Wingo (2-1) … Art Nelson beat Country Boy Calhoun (dq) … (midgets) Little Red Feather beat Sky Low Low … (referee-Big Train Clements) … (Att. -2,000) Odessa, Texas: October 1, 1957 (Ector County Coliseim) … (wire fence around ring) Country Boy Calhoun beat Art Nelson … Roger MacKay and Danny O’Shocker beat Dick Raines and Iron Mike DiBiase (2-1) … Enrique Romero drew with Ali Pasha (30:00) … (referee-Tommy Phelps) Odessa, Texas: October 8, 1957 (Ector County Coliseum) … Iron Mike DiBiase vs Dirty Dick Raines (1-1, nc) … Roger Mackay and Danny O’Shocker beat Ali Bey and Ali Pasha (2-1) … John Tolos beat Enrique Romero … (referee-Big Train Clements) Odessa, Texas: October 15, 1957 (Ector County Coliseum) … (WTM) Slave Girl Moolah* beat Rita Cortez (2-1) … Dory Funk beat Dirty Dick Raines (2-1) … Iron Mike DiBiase and Art Nelson drew with Roger Mackay and Danny O’Shocker (30:00) … (referee-Tommy Phelps) … (Att.-2,000) Odessa, Texas: October 22, 1957 (Ector County Coliseum) … Leo Garibaldi beat Iron Mike DiBiase (2-1) … Sonny Myers beat Dirty Dick Raines (2-1, dq) … Danny Savich beat Danny O’Shocker … (ladies) Helen Hild beat Lorraine Johnson … (referee-Tommy Phelps) … (Att.-1,800) Odessa, Texas: October 28, 1957 (Ector County Coliseum) … Iron Mike DiBiase beat Dirty Dick Raines (2-1. cor) … Leo Garibaldi beat Tokyo Joe (2-0) … Great Bolo beat Bob Geigel … Danny Savich drew with Roger Mackay (20:00) … (referee-Big Train Clements) … (Att.-1,500) Odessa, Texas: November 5, 1957 No Wrestling (Ice Capades in building) Odessa, Texas: November 12, 1957 (Ector County Coliseum) … Leo Garibaldi and Dirty Dick Raines beat Iron Mike DiBiase and Hans Schnabel (2-1) … Sonny Myers beat Great Bolo (2-1) … Bob Geigel drew with Danny Savich (20:00) … (referee-Tommy Phelps) Odessa, Texas: November 19, 1957 (Ector County Coliseum) … Hans Schnabel and Tokyo Joe beat Leo Garibaldi and Rip Rogers (2-1) … (ladies) Judy Grable beat Rita Cortez (2-1) … Sonny Myers beat Danny Savich … (referee-Big Train Clements) … (Att.-1,500) Odessa, Texas: November 26, 1957 (Ector County Coliseum) … Hans Schnabel and Tokyo Joe beat Dory Funk and Rip Rogers (2-1, dq) … Leo Garibaldi beat Great Bolo (2-1) … Paul Baillargeon (as Paul of France) beat Abe Coleman … (referee-Frankie Murdock) … (Att.-1,200) Odessa, Texas: December 3, 1957 (Ector County Coliseum) … Dory Funk and Rip Rogers beat Hans Schnabel and Tokyo Joe (2-1) … Paul of France beat Lou Burdette (sub for Big Train Clements) … Leo Garibaldi beat Bob Geigel (2-1) … (referees-Bob Geigel and Lou Burdette, of Lubbrock, who both handled the tag team bout) … NOTE: Before his match, Paul Baillargeon carried a horse up a ladder. Odessa, Texas: December 10, 1957 (Ector County Coliseum) … Rip Rogers beat Tokyo Joe (2-1) … (ladies) Nell Stewart and Pattie Neff beat Betty Hawkins and Elaine Ellis (2-1) … Leo Garibaldi drew with Great Bolo … (referee-Big Train Clements) … (Att.-1,200) Odessa, Texas: December 17, 1957 (Ector County Coliseum) … Rip Rogers beat Gorgeous George (2-1, dq) … Dory Funk beat Tokyo Joe (2-1) … Sonny Myers drew with Iron Mike DiBiase … Leo Garibaldi drew with Gory Guerrero … (referee-Abe Coleman) … (Att.-1,600) … (last card of the year) Pat O’Dowdy-promoter Tim Hornbaker Notes: Tracy Byers of the Odessa American often had large write-ups about professional wrestling matches. Research by Don Luce |
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