Houston, Texas:  Friday, January 4, 1952
(City Auditorium) … Texas Heavyweight Champion Duke Keomuka b. Dizzy Davis (2/3) … Black
Guzman b. Abdullah Bey (DQ) … Ivan Kalmikoff b. Al Lovelock … Ray Gunkel b. Art Nelson …
Bob McCune and Sonny Myers drew … Texas Negro Champion Bud Richardson b. Wilson Moton
… (promoter:  Morris Sigel) … (referee:  Leo Voss)
Notes:  Keomuka won the Texas Title in Dallas on the “final card of the year” from the Mighty
Atlas.  Gunkel was coming back “by popular demand of the fans.”

Houston, Texas:  Friday, January 11, 1952
(City Auditorium) … Texas Heavyweight Champion Duke Keomuka b. Dizzy Davis (2/3) … Ray
Gunkel b. Ivan Kalmikoff … The Great Scott (local debut) and Sonny Myers drew … Abdullah Bey
b. “Wild” Bill Steddum … Bob McCune b. Art Nelson (DQ) … (promoter:  Morris Sigel) … (referee:  
Leo Voss)
Notes:  The Great Scott “resembles Buddy Rogers in appearance and ring performance and is
touted as one of the mat sport’s real colorful stars.”

Houston, Texas:  Friday, January 18, 1952
(City Auditorium) … Texas Heavyweight Champion Duke Keomuka b. Verne Gagne (2/3) (third fall
by reverse decision when he refused to release his sleeperhold) … The Guzman Brothers (Miguel
and Rudolpho Guzman) b. Abdullah Bey and Ivan Kalmikoff … The Great Scott b. Bob McCune …
Dizzy Davis b. Art Nelson (Davis brawled with Scott) … Sonny Myers b. Marvin Jones …
(promoter:  Morris Sigel) … (referee:  Ray Gunkel) … (benefit for the March of Dimes fund –
donated $805.73)
Notes:  The Houston Post reported on Friday, January 18, 1952 that Police Gazette magazine “will
honor Gagne before the match by presenting him with a belt for being the grappler who did the
most for the sport in the past year.”

Houston, Texas:  Friday, January 25, 1952
(City Auditorium) … The Great Scott b. Dizzy Davis (2/3) … Ivan Kalmikoff and Duke Keomuka b.
The Guzman Brothers (Black and Rudolpho “Rudy” Guzman) to capture the Texas Tag Team Title
… Ray Gunkel and Bobby Weaver drew … Sonny Myers b. Abdullah Bey … Roy McClarity b. Lou
Plummer … (promoter:  Morris Sigel)
Note:  The Houston Post reported on Friday, January 25, 1952 that Duke Keomuka was “stripped
of his title as heavyweight champion of the state because he socked a TV announcer in Dallas.”

Houston, Texas:  Friday, February 1, 1952
(City Auditorium) … The Great Scott b. Rito Romero (2/3) … Black Guzman and Ray Gunkel b.
Texas State Tag Team Champions Ivan Kalmikoff and Duke Keomuka (DQ) … Fred Von Schact b.
Abdullah Bey … Dizzy Davis b. Rudolfo Guzman … Bob McCune b. Angelo Savoldi (DQ) …
(promoter:  Morris Sigel) … (referee:  Dr. Karl Sarpolis)
Notes:  Kalmikoff and Keomuka recently won the tag title.  Bey stood 5’5” and Von Schacht was
said to have a 13 inch height advantage.
*On Friday, February 1, 1952, Wrestling was featured on KPRC-TV at 8:30 p.m.

*On Saturday, February 2, 1952, Hollywood Wrestling was featured on KPRC-TV at 10:30 p.m.

Houston, Texas:  Friday, February 8, 1952
(City Auditorium) … Antonino Rocca b. The Great Scott (2-0) (second fall by DQ) … Black
Guzman and Rito Romero b. Ivan Kalmikoff and Duke Keomuka … Dizzy Davis and Bobby Weaver
drew … Art Nelson b. Roy McClarity … Rudolfo Guzman b. Kola Kwariani (DQ) … (promoter:  
Morris Sigel) … (referees:  Ray Gunkel, Dr. Karl Sarpolis)

Houston, Texas:  Friday, February 15, 1952
(City Auditorium) … NWA World Heavyweight Champion Lou Thesz and Antonino Rocca drew (1-
1) (both men were counted out in the third fall) … Black Guzman and Rito Romero b. The Great
Scott and Ivan Kalmikoff … Ray Gunkel b. Otto Kuss … Enrique Llanes b. Kola Kwariani … Bobby
Weaver b. Angelo Savoldi (DQ) … (promoter:  Morris Sigel) … (large crowd in attendance)
Note:  Enrique Llanes was billed as Mexico’s Junior Heavyweight Champion.

*On Friday, February 15, 1952, Wrestling was featured on KPRC-TV at 8:30 p.m.

Houston, Texas:  Friday, February 22, 1952
(City Auditorium) … Mr. Moto b. Ray Gunkel (2/3) (Moto received outside help) (Moto was
accompanied by Fuji and Duke Keomuka) (Gunkel was accompanied by Black Guzman) … Black
Guzman b. The Great Scott (DQ) … Enrique Llanes b. Art Nelson (Mexican keylock submission)
… Mars Bennett b. Millie Stafford … Louise Green b. Ethel Johnson (DQ) … Duke Keomuka b.
Dizzy Davis … (promoter:  Morris Sigel) … (referee:  Dr. Karl Sarpolis)
Note:  Mars Bennett was billed as a former “aerial artist with Ringling Brothers circus.”

Houston, Texas:  Friday, February 29, 1952
(City Auditorium) … Black Guzman vs. Mr. Moto … Louise Green vs. Ethel Johnson … Ray Gunkel
vs. Duke Keomuka … The Great Scott vs. Enrique Llanes … Roy McClarty vs. Bobby Weaver …
Bob McCune vs. Angelo Savoldi … (promoter:  Morris Sigel)

Houston, Texas:  Friday, March 7, 1952
(City Auditorium) … NWA World Junior Heavyweight Champion Danny McShain b. The Great Scott
(2/3) (non-title match) … Duke Keomuka and Mr. Moto b. Black Guzman and Ray Gunkel (Moto
was accompanied by Fuji) … Angelo Savoldi b. Otto Kuss … Abdullah Bey b. Doran O’Hara … Art
Nelson and Bobby Weaver drew (15:00) … (promoter:  Morris Sigel) … (capacity crowd in
attendance)

Houston, Texas:  Friday, March 14, 1952
(City Auditorium) … Mr. Moto b. Danny McShain (2/3) (third fall by DQ) (Moto was thrown over the
top rope) … Black Guzman and Ray Gunkel b. Duke Keomuka and Eduardo Perez … The Great
Scott b. Art Nelson … Angelo Savoldi b. Bobby Weaver … Abdullah Bey and Bob McCune drew …
(promoter:  Morris Sigel) … (referee:  Dr. Karl Sarpolis) … (capacity crowd in attendance)

Houston, Texas:  Friday, March 21, 1952
(City Auditorium) … Texas Tag Team Champions Duke Keomuka and Mr. Moto b. Black Guzman
and Ray Gunkel … Dizzy Davis b. The Great Scott (DQ) … Abdullah Bey and Angelo Savoldi drew
… Art Nelson b. Bob McCune … Bob Clay b. Doran O’Hara … (promoter:  Morris Sigel) …
(referees:  Otto Kuss, Leo Voss)
Notes:  Fuji was Moto’s “man servant.” Clay was from Goosebend, Oklahoma.

Houston, Texas:  Friday, March 28, 1952
(City Auditorium) … Texas Tag Team Champions Duke Keomuka and Mr. Moto b. Black Guzman
and Ray Gunkel (2/3) … The Great Scott b. Bob Clay … Dizzy Davis b. Angelo Savoldi … Avelino
Paloma b. Art Nelson … Texas Negro Champion Bud Richardson b. Willie Love … (promoter:  
Morris Sigel) … (capacity crowd in attendance)

Houston, Texas:  Friday, April 4, 1952
(City Auditorium) … Mr. Moto b. The Great Scott (2/3) … Dizzy Davis b. Duke Keomuka … Ray
Gunkel b. Abdullah Bey (20 seconds) … Avelino Palomo b. Ellis Bashara (DQ) … Farmer Jones b.
Angelo Savoldi … (promoter:  Morris Sigel)

Houston, Texas:  Friday, April 11, 1952
(City Auditorium) … Mr. Moto b. Dizzy Davis (2/3) (third fall by DQ) (Davis threw Moto over the top
rope) (Davis was accompanied by Ray Gunkel) (Moto received outside help from his second Duke
Keomuka) … Duke Keomuka b. Ray Gunkel … Abdullah Bey and Farmer Jones b. The Great
Scott and Art Nelson … Vincent Lopez b. Ellis Bashara (40 seconds) … Texas Negro Champion
Bud Richardson b. Wilson Moton … (promoter:  Morris Sigel)

Houston, Texas:  Friday, April 18, 1952
(City Auditorium) … Mr. Moto b. Dizzy Davis (Davis was unable to continue) … Gory Guerrero b.
Duke Keomuka (Keomuka’s first defeat in Houston that year) … Texas Women’s Champion Nell
Stewart b. Violet Viann … George Bollas and The Great Scott b. Vincent Lopez and Avelino Palmo
… Ray Gunkel and Mike Paidousis drew … (promoter:  Morris Sigel) … (referee:  Otto Kuss)
Notes:  The Moto-Davis match was not going to be completed until one wrestler was unable to
continue and had to be carried from the ring.  Guerrero was called a “newcomer” from
Guadalajara, Mexico.  The Zebra Kid was now wrestling under his real name of George Bollas.  
Davis was from Almeda.

Houston, Texas:  Friday, April 25, 1952
(City Auditorium) … NWA World Heavyweight Champion Lou Thesz b. Mr. Moto (2/3) (third fall by
DQ) (Thesz was accompanied by Ed Lewis) … Killer Kowaski b. The Great Scott … Texas Women’
s Champion Nell Stewart b. Terry Major … Gory Guerrero b. Dizzy Davis (less than a minute) …
George Bollas and Ray Gunkel drew … (promoter:  Morris Sigel) … (referee:  Leo Voss)
Notes:  Thesz was reportedly “starting his spring campaign after training in Florida.” Moto attacked
Lewis after the bout with judo chops.

Houston, Texas:  Friday, May 2, 1952
(City Auditorium) … Killer Kowalski vs. Mr. Moto … George Bollas vs. Gory Guerrero … Duke
Keomuka vs. Rolando Vera (local debut) … Ray Gunkel vs. Ivan Kalmikoff … Mike Paidousis vs.
Fritz “Rubberman” Zeigler … (promoter:  Morris Sigel)



Houston, Texas:  November 1952
( ) … Cyclone Anaya b. Duke Keomuka to capture the Texas Heavyweight Title




Research by Tim Hornbaker
January 1, 2008
Houston Wrestling Results - 1952