Chicago Results - 1907 Chicago Results - 1908 Chicago Results - 1911 Chicago Results - 1913 Chicago Results - 1915 Chicago Results - 1917 Chicago Results - 1919 Chicago Results - 1922 Chicago Results - 1927 Chicago Results - 1929 Chicago Results - 1930 Former football player turned wrestling sensation Gus Sonnenberg begins the year as the heavyweight champion. A rival syndicate would also feature Jim Londos as titleholder. For a number of months, however, the recognition of a heavyweight champion was not really important because the Illinois State Athletic Commission barred all heavyweight wrestling within the state. Chicago Results - 1931 Wrestling debut at Chicago Stadium. At one point, there were three different syndicates running shows in the city recognizing separate heavyweight champions. There was a group from Boston run by Paul Bowser, the Ed White faction running Jim Londos as champion, and then the promotion of Ed "Strangler" Lewis as titleholder beginning in November. Chicago Results - 1932 Chicago Results - 1933 Chicago Results - 1934 Jim Londos defended his claim to the World Heavyweight championship against Ed "Strangler" Lewis in what would break the national gate record and approach $100,000. Chicago Results - 1935 Chicago Results - 1936 Chicago Results - 1937 Ruffy Silverstein made his professional wrestling debut and immediately went to the top of the Ed White promotion. Everette Marshall was the heavyweight champion. By the end of the year, Jim Londos returns. Chicago Results - 1938 Lots of Ruffy Silverstein as a headliner in Chicago. Despite big name talent, the wrestling decline in the "Windy City" is visible. Not even "Crusher" Steve Casey and Jim Londos can turn this sinking ship around. Chicago Results - 1939 Lou Thesz made his local debut. Attendance is down across the board. Chicago Results - 1942 Chicago Results - 1943 Chicago Results - 1944 Chicago Results - 1950 One of the more impressive years in Chicago wrestling history. The city was besieged by the grappling trade, and there was a war for the city between Fred Kohler and Leonard Schwartz, plus the invasion of Ray Fabiani and grapplers from the Toots Mondt syndicate. Major matches include Jim Londos against Primo Carnera and Lou Thesz versus Buddy Rogers. Additionally, Kohler arranged the double-cross of Don Eagle. Chicago Results - 1951 A staggering amount of wrestling talent still in the Chicago area as the television boom continues. Major names include Lou Thesz, Buddy Rogers, Johnny Valentine, Ruffy Silverstein, Gorgeous George, Bronko Nagurski, Michele Leone, Bill Longson, Bobby Managoff, Walter Palmer, and Verne Gagne. Chicago Results - 1952 NWA World Heavyweight Champion Lou Thesz was back to defend his laurels against Verne Gagne, the apparent heir to the throne, for Fred Kohler. Leonard Schwartz continued to stage quality programs on par with any promoters in the country, featuring Bill Miller, Ruffy Silverstein, Marvin Mercer, Joe Scarpello, Don Eagle, Antonino Rocca, and Johnny Valentine. Oklahoma's Roy Dunn, a former Olympian, also appeared at the Rainbo a few times. Dunn was the very first National Wrestling Alliance heavyweight champion in 1941. Chicago Results - 1953 In a highly controversial move by Fred Kohler, Verne Gagne was named United States Heavyweight champion and very quickly, wrestling fans who saw the latter on the DuMont Network's broadcast of the Marigold Arena show, were confused when Gagne beat Lou Thesz for the title. They assumed that Gagne was now the top heavyweight in the country. However, the U.S. Heavyweight Title was supposed to be known as a secondary championship to Thesz's NWA World Heavyweight crown. Gagne's continues his climb to the heights of popularity. Chicago Results - 1954 Fred Kohler proves the survivor as Leonard Schwartz's outfit is on its last legs before the end of the year. Young lions Verne Gagne and Pat O'Connor were thriving, while Antonino Rocca, Killer Kowalski, Lou Thesz, and Gorgeous George make successful appearances. Chicago Results - 1955 The long awaited Chicago Lou Thesz-Ruffy Silverstein match was finally held in August, but a few years too late. A smallish crowd turned out. Attendance was down at the Amphitheater and Marigold, and Kohler's success was beginning to wane. Chicago Results - 1960 Wrestling in Chicago was heating back up. Fred Kohler's deal with Capitol Wrestling saw many top stars from the Northeast come to town. The ongoing promotional war against Eddie Quinn was also keeping things competitive and lively. Tens of thousands turned out for Kohler's stadium spectaculars during the summer, and his decisive advantage against his wrestling rival finally ended Quinn's local run. Chicago Results - 1961 "Nature Boy" Buddy Rogers proves his mastery of professional wrestling as a performer and a draw. With him on the top of the bill, the numbers skyrocket and all built toward his June match against NWA World Heavyweight Champion Pat O'Connor at Comiskey Park. Wrestling's gate record was shattered and Rogers walked away with the NWA championship. Their rematch in September drew another 20,000 people to the ballpark. Chicago Results - 1962 The amazing run of Buddy Rogers continues and fans are still turning out to support wrestling promoted by Fred Kohler. There were many big names appearing constantly to include fan favorites Bruno Sammartino, Bobo Brazil and Edouard Carpentier and heels The Fabulous Kangaroos and Killer Kowalski. Chicago Results - 1963 Chicago Results - 1964 Chicago Results - 1965 |
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