Houston, Texas:  Friday, February 1, 1963
(Sam Houston Coliseum) … NWA World Heavyweight Champion Lou Thesz b. Killer Kowalski to
win the latter’s claim (2/3) (Kowalski won the first, Thesz won the second, and Thesz won the
third) … Sweet Georgia Brown b. Olga Martinez … Baby Cheryl b. Dollie Darcel (Cheryl was a
substitute for Darling Dagmar) … Rip Hawk and Rock Hunter b. Bull Curry and Lucas Pestano …
Bill Dromo b. Ivan the Terrible … Tony Borne and El Medico drew … (promoter:  Morris Sigel) …
(referee:  Ray Gunkel)
Notes:  The Houston Post stated that Lou Thesz was recognized by both the NWA and by the
“State of Texas” as World Heavyweight Champion and that Killer Kowalski claimed the
championship.  “Thesz beat Buddy Rogers in Toronto to take the belt, according to official
records of the NWA which also give Rogers credit for taking the title from Kowalski in New York.  
But the Killer claims he did not lose the bout and that it was a non title test.” Hawk and Hunter
were called the “Toledo Twins.”

Houston, Texas:  Friday, February 8, 1963
(City Auditorium) … Sweet Daddy Siki b. Texas Heavyweight Champion Rip Hawk (2-0) (second
by DQ) (no title switch) … Rock Hunter b. Bull Curry to capture the Texas Brass Knuckles Title
(2/3) … Darling Dagmar b. Baby Cheryl … Tony Borne and Tarzan Tyler b. Bill Dromo and Lucas
Pestano … Johnny Weaver b. Duke Keomuka … Jerry Kozak b. Ted Evans …
(promoter:  Morris Sigel) … (referee:  Marvin Jones)

Houston, Texas:  Friday, February 15, 1963
(City Auditorium) … Sweet Daddy Siki b. Rip Hawk to capture the Texas Heavyweight Title (Hawk
injured in the first fall after 17 minutes and unable to continue) … Bull Curry b. Tarzan Tyler …
Johnny Weaver b. Tony Borne (DQ) (Borne’s manager Leo Newman interfered) … Bill Dromo b.
Gorilla Macias … Rock Hunter b. Tiger Conway … Jerry Kozak and Louie Tillet drew (15:00)…
(promoter:  Morris Sigel)

Houston, Texas:  Friday, February 22, 1963
(City Auditorium) … Texas State Heavyweight Champion Sweet Daddy Siki b. Rock Hunter (2/3)
… Bill Dromo and Rip Hawk drew (15:00) … Tony Borne and Tarzan Tyler b. Bob and Steve
Stanlee … Bull Curry and Louie Tillet drew (stopped for blood) … Johnny Weaver b. Joe Christy
… (promoter:  Morris Sigel) … (referee:  Marvin Jones)

Houston, Texas:  Friday, March 1, 1963
(City Auditorium) … Johnny Weaver b. Tony Borne and Leo Newman (2/3) (Weaver was
accompanied by his wife Penny Banner) … Bull Curry b. Louie Tillet (2/3) (RD) … Black George
and Sweet Daddy Siki b. Joe Christy and Tarzan Tyler … Danny McShain b. Rock Hunter (DQ) …
Bill Dromo and El Medico drew … (promoter:  Morris Sigel)

Houston, Texas:  Friday, March 8, 1963
(City Auditorium) … Texas State Heavyweight Champion Sweet Daddy Siki b. Tony Borne (2/3) …
Penny Banner b. Nell Stewart to capture the Texas Women’s Title (2-0) … Rip Hawk, Rock Hunter
and Louie Tillet b. Bull Curry, Bill Dromo and Johnny Weaver … El Medico b. Tarzan Tyler …
Jerry Kozak and Danny McShain drew … (promoter:  Morris Sigel)

Houston, Texas:  Friday, March 15, 1963
(City Auditorium) … Texas State Heavyweight Champion Sweet Daddy Siki b. El Medico (DQ)
(2/3) … Tony Borne and Bill Dromo drew (20:00) … Danny McShain b. Gorilla Macias (Macias
was a sub for Alejandro Cruz) … Bull Curry b. Tito Carreon … Louie Tillet b. Nick Kozak (DQ) …
Rock Hunter and Johnny Weaver drew … (promoter:  Morris Sigel)
Note:  If Siki lost, he would have dropped the Texas Title and been forced to dye his hair black.  
Medico took off his mask, revealing himself to be Tony Amessa from Madrid, Spain.

Houston, Texas:  Friday, March 22, 1963
(City Auditorium) … Ernie Ladd b. Rock Hunter in less than six minutes (Ladd carried his injured
opponent to the dressing room) … Sweet Daddy Siki b. El Medico (2/3) … Alejandro Cruz b. Tony
Borne … Bull Curry and Rip Hawk drew … The Kozak Brothers (Jerry and Nick Kozak) b. Joe
Christy and Duke Keomuka … Johnny Weaver b. Louie Tillet (DQ) … (promoter:  Morris Sigel)
Notes:  The match was reported as Ladd’s wrestling debut in Texas.  He was a member of the
San Diego Chargers, stood 6’9” and had great success on the West Coast.

Houston, Texas:  Friday, March 29, 1963
(City Auditorium) … Ernie Ladd b. Joe “Killer” Christie (Ladd carried his opponent to the dressing
room after the match) … Louie Tillet b. Bull Curry (2/3) … Alejandro Cruz b. Danny McShain (2/3)
… Rip Hawk and Nick Kozak drew … Bill Dromo b. Gordon Nelson … Johnny Weaver b. “Colonel”
Stu Gibson


Research by Tim Hornbaker
January 2, 2008
Houston Wrestling Results - 1963