Go back to Page 1 of Lou Thesz Record Go to Page 5 of Ring Record 1946 =JAN. 19 HARTFORD GEORGE CLARK WON MARCH 23 ST LOUIS LOU ARRIVED IN ST LOUIS. FRANK BURKE WAS THESZ’S MANAGER IN HOUSTON. LOU ON FURLOUGH FROM FT LEWIS & A DISCHARGE WAS TO FOLLOW IN SIX WEEKS. MARCH 26 LOUISVILLE LA VERNE BAXTER* WON (2-1) (BUDDY ROGERS WAS IN THE MAIN EVENT. DID THE TWO OF THEM DRIVE TOGETHER TO EVANSVILLE?) MARCH 27 EVANSVILLE BUDDY ROGERS (90 MINS)* DRAW (1-1) MARCH 28 SPRINGFIELD JACK HADER WON MARCH 29 ST LOUIS BULL MORGAN WON APRIL ? HOUSTON THESZ TRANSFERED TO FT. SAM HOUSTON AWAITING DISCHARGE APRIL 17 SAN ANTONIO PAUL BOESCH WON APRIL 19 HOUSTON BOB WAGNER WON MAY 3 HOUSTON BUDDY ROGERS (TEXAS TITLE WIN) WON (DQ) MAY 10 HOUSTON BUDDY ROGERS (TEXAS TITLE LOSS) (90 MINS) LOF MAY 14 DALLAS BOBBY BURNS DRAW MAY 17 HOUSTON TUG CARLSON WON MAY 21 DALLAS ERNIE DUSEK DRAW MAY 28 DALLAS ROY GRAHAM WON (DQ) MAY 30 CORPUS CHRISTI ROY GRAHAM WON JUNE 5 SAN ANTONIO LOU PLUMMER WON JUNE 7 HOUSTON WILD BILL LONGSON (NWA WC) LOST JUNE 12 SAN ANTONIO BUDDY ROGERS ? JUNE 14 ST LOUIS BOBBY BURNS WON JUNE 17 MEMPHIS & RALPH GARIBALDI VS GREEN DRAGON & BEN MORGAN WON JUNE 19 EVANSVILLE RAY ECKERT* WON JUNE 24 MEMPHIS BEN MORGAN WON JUNE 26 EVANSVILLE BOB WAGNER* WON JUNE 28 ST LOUIS GEORGE KOVERLY WON (ATT: 6,829) JULY 2 DALLAS KAY BELL DRAW JULY 3 SAN ANTONIO DIZZY DAVIS DRAW JULY 12 HOUSTON PAT FRALEY WON JULY 17 SAN ANTONIO DAVE LEVIN DRAW JULY 19 HOUSTON KEY BELL DRAW JULY 26 SAN ANTONIO LOU DISCHARGED FROM ARMY AT FORT SAM HOUSTON JULY 26 HOUSTON DICK RAINES WON AUG. 2 HOUSTON DAVE LEVIN DRAW AUG. 9 ST LOUIS ERNIE DUSEK WON (ATT: 7,968) AUG. 14 MONTREAL EMIL DUSEK WON AUG. 21 MONTREAL BOBBY MANAGOFF (MONTREAL WC?) DQ SEPT. 3 INDIANAPOLIS BILLY BARTUSH WON SEPT. 4 EVANSVILLE BUDDY ROGERS* DCOR (1-1) SEPT. 5 LOUISVILLE WARREN BOCKWINKEL* DRAW (UNDERCARD OF A ROGERS VS LONGSON TITLE MATCH) SEPT. 11 MONTREAL BOBBY MANAGOFF (MONTREAL WC WIN) WON SEPT. 17 INDIANAPOLIS JOE DUSEK WON SEPT. 18 EVANSVILLE WARREN BOCKWINKEL* DRAW SEPT. 20 ST LOUIS BUDDY ROGERS WON (1-0) (ATT: 11,085) SEPT. 25 SAN ANTONIO WALLY DUSEK WON (DQ) SEPT. 26 CORPUS CHRISTI ED MESKE DRAW OCT. 1 INDIANAPOLIS VINCENT LOPEZ WON OCT. 2 EVANSVILLE WARREN BOCKWINKEL* WON OCT. 9 MONTREAL FRED VON SCHACHT WON (COR) OCT. 16 MONTREAL YVON ROBERT (MONTREAL WC?) WON (DQ) OCT. 23 EVANSVILLE GINO GARIBALDI* WON (UTC) OCT. 29 LOUISVILLE WARREN (FRANKIE) BOCKWINKEL* DRAW OCT. 30 EVANSVILLE FELIX MIQUET* (60:00) DRAW NOV. 1 ST LOUIS BOBBY MANAGOFF WON (ATT: 10,564) NOV. 6 MONTREAL YVON ROBERT (MONTREAL WC ?) WON (COR) NOV. 13 SAN ANTONIO ANGELO CISTOLDI WON NOV. 14 CORPUS CHRISTI TOMMY O’TOOLE WON NOV. 15 HOUSTON TOM PESEK WON NOV. 20 MONTREAL BOBBY MANAGOFF (MONTREAL WC) WON NOV. 22 CHICAGO BOBBY MANAGOFF DRAW NOV. 27 MONTREAL GEORGE KOVERLY (MONTREAL WC ?) WON DEC. 4 EVANSVILLE LEE HENNING WON (DQ) DEC. 5 KANSAS CITY VINCENT LOPEZ DRAW DEC. 6 ST LOUIS ERNIE DUSEK WON DEC. 12 CORPUS CHRISTI TOM PESEK DRAW DEC. 13 HOUSTON CHARRO AZTECA WON DEC. 17 DALLAS TOR JOHNSON WON DEC. 18 WICHITA FALLS DAN O’CONNOR (TEXAS TITLE WIN) WON DEC. 20 HOUSTON DAVE LEVIN (TEXAS TITLE) WON DEC. 26 EVANSVILLE OLAF OLSON* WON (DQ 2-0) DEC. 27 ST LOUIS EVERETT MARSHALL WON 1947 JAN. 3 DETROIT JULES STRONGBOW OR BOBBY BRUNS WON JAN. 7 LOUISVILLE BOBBY BRUNS WON JAN. 8 EVANSVILLE ERNIE DUSEK (60:00)* DRAW (1-1) JAN. 10 OMAHA ABE KASHEY WON JAN. 13 DES MOINES KEN FENELON DRAW JAN. 17 OMAHA ABE KASHEY WON JAN. 21 LOUISVILLE FRANKIE (WARREN) BOCKWINKEL WON (2-0) (ATT: 7,300 $7,000) JAN. 22 EVANSVILLE ERNIE DUSEK* WON JAN. 23 ST LOUIS WILD BILL LONGSON (NWA WC) LOST (ATT: 15,180) JAN. 27 MILWAUKEE JIM DOBIE WON JAN. 31 DETROIT BOBBY BRUNS DRAW FEB. 5 EVANSVILLE DR. ED MESKE*(90:00) DRAW FEB. 6 ST LOUIS FELIX MIQUET WON FEB. 8 ST LOUIS TV STARTS IN ST LOUIS WHEN KSD-TV INAUGURATING SERVICE. THE FIRST 6 INCH BLACK & WHITE TV COST $469.95. FEB. 15 NYC ED WHITE WON FEB. 17 CAMDEN ANGELO SAVOLDI DRAW FEB. 19 MONTREAL LARRY MOQUIN (MONTREAL WC) WON FEB. 20 OTTAWA BOBBY MANAGOFF (MONTREAL WC LOSS) LOST FEB. 21 ST LOUIS BILLY WATSON DEFEATS BILL LONGSON VIA DQ FOR NWA WORLD TITLE. FEB. 25 LOUISVILLE BABE SHARKEY WON (2-1) (ATT: 3,500) FEB. 26 EVANSVILLE WEE WILLY DAVIS* WON (2-1) FEB. 27 SPRINGFIELD BABE SHARKEY WON MARCH 3 MEMPHIS ED MESKE WON MARCH 4 LOUISVILLE JOE CORBETT WON (2-1) MARCH 5 CHICAGO RUDY KAY WON MARCH 7 ST LOUIS FRANCOIS VALOIS WON MARCH 12 EVANSVILLE BILL LONGSON* DCOR MARCH 18 LOUISVILLE ERNIE DUSEK DRAW MARCH 21 ST LOUIS WHIPPER BILLY WATSON (NWA WC) DCOR (ATT: 12,255) MARCH 26 EVANSVILLE DR. ED MESKE* WON (2-0) MARCH 27 TORONTO EMIL DUSEK WON MARCH 31 MILWAUKEE FRED VON SCHACHT WON APRIL 2 CHICAGO HANS SCHNABEL DRAW APRIL 10 SPRINGFIELD JOE DUSEK WON (DQ) APRIL 16 MONTREAL BOBBY MANAGOFF (MONTREAL WC WIN) WON APRIL 23 MONTREAL MANUEL CORTEZ (MONTREAL WC ?) WON APRIL 25 ST LOUIS WHIPPER BILLY WATSON (NWA WC WIN) WON (ATT: 10,462—THESZ VOIDS THE TEXAS TITLE AFTER WINNING WORLD TITLE & REMAINS MONTREAL WC.) MAY 2 LOUISVILLE ED MESKE (NWA WC) WON MAY 3 MEMPHIS ED MESKE (NWA WC?) WON MAY 6 DALLAS LEE HENNING (NWA WC?) WON MAY 7 SAN ANTONIO DAN EVANS (NWA WC?) WON MAY 8 CORPUS CHRISTI RAY CLEMENTS (NWA WC?) WON MAY 9 HOUSTON CHIEF THUNDERBIRD (NWA WC?) WON MAY 14 MONTREAL FELIX MIQUET (MONTREAL WC ?) WON MAY 15 TORONTO BILLY WATSON (NWA WC) DRAW MAY 21 MONTREAL BOBBY MANAGOFF (MONTREAL WC) WON MAY 23 ST LOUIS BILL LONGSON (NWA WC) WON (COR) (ATT: 8,950) MAY 29 TORONTO BILLY WATSON (NWA WC?) WON (DQ) JUNE 4 EVANSVILLE FRED VON SCHACT (NWA WC)* WON (2-0) JUNE 11 MONTREAL YVON ROBERT (MONTREAL WC?) DRAW JUNE 12 TORONTO SKY HI LEE (NWA WC?) WON JUNE 18 CHICAGO FRED DAVIS (NWA WC?) WON JUNE 20 ST LOUIS MIKE SHARPE (NWA WC) WON (ATT: 4,782) JUNE 23 FORT WORTH AL LOVELOCK (NWA WC?) WON JUNE 26 CORPUS CHRISTI KARL DAVIS (NWA WC?) WON JUNE 27 HOUSTON FELIX MIQUET (NWA WC?) WON JUNE 30 FORT WORTH KARL DAVIS (NWA WC?) WON (DQ) JULY 9 MONTREAL BOBBY MANAGOFF (MONTREAL WC?) WON JULY 16 MONTREAL LARRY MOQUIN (MONTREAL WC?) WON (COR) JULY 17 TORONTO SKY HI LEE (NWA WC?) WON JULY 18 ST LOUIS BUDDY ROGERS (NWA WC) WON (1-0) (ATT: 7,377) JULY 20 INDIANAPOLIS BILL LONGSON (NWA WC?) WON JULY 23 CHICAGO WARREN BOCKWINKEL (NWA WC?) WON JULY 25 ATLANTA RAY VILLMER (NWA WC?) DRAW AUG. 6 MONTREAL MICKEY GOLD (NWA WC?) WON (COR) AUG. 15 ST LOUIS BOBBY MANAGOFF (NWA WC) WON (ATT: 7,598) AUG. 20 CHICAGO HANS SCHNABEL (NWA WC?) DRAW. JULY 25 ATLANTA RAY VILLMER (NWA WC?) DRAW AUG. 6 MONTREAL MICKEY GOLD (NWA WC?) WON (COR) AUG. 15 ST LOUIS BOBBY MANAGOFF (NWA WC) WON AUG. 20 CHICAGO HANS SCHNABEL (NWA WC?) DRAW AUG. 23 ATLANTA RAY VILLMER (NWA WC?) WON AUG. 29 ATLANTA RAY VILLMER (NWA WC?) WON SEPT. 3 CHICAGO HANS SCHNABEL (NWA WC?) WON (DQ) SEPT. 5 HOUSTON BILL LONGSON (NWA WC?) WON SEPT. 10 ST LOUIS BUDDY ROGERS (NWA WC) WON (ATT: 5,655) SEPT. 17 MONTREAL MICKEY GOLD (NWA WC?) WON SEPT. 18 TORONTO BILLY WATSON (NWA WC?) DRAW SEPT. 24 CHICAGO BOBBY MANAGOFF (NWA WC?) DRAW SEPT. 26 ATLANTA JIM COFFIELD (NWA WC?) WON SEPT. 29 MEMPHIS BUDDY ROGERS (NWA WC?) DRAW OCT. 8 CHICAGO BOBBY MANAGOFF (NWA WC?) DRAW OCT. 10 ST LOUIS SKY HI LEE (NWA WC) WON (ATT: 6,984) OCT. 15 MONTREAL SKI HI LEE (NWA WC?) WON OCT. 16 TORONTO BILLY WATSON (NWA WC?) N. C. OCT. 17 HOUSTON MIGUEL “BLACK” GUZMAN (NWA WC?) DRAW (1-1) (1:30:00) OCT. 20 MEMPHIS BUDDY ROGERS (NWA WC?) WON OCT. 24 ST LOUIS BILL LONGSON (NWA WC) WON (ATT: 8,996) OCT. 31 ATLANTA BILL LONGSON (NWA WC) WON (DQ) NOV. 5 MONTREAL BOBBY MANAGOFF (MONTREAL WC ?) WON NOV. 6 TORONTO SKY HI LEE (WC) WON NOV. 10 MEMPHIS RALPH GARIBALDI (NWA WC ?) WON NOV. 14 HOUSTON MIGUEL GUZMEN (NWA WC ?) WON NOV. 18 DALLAS ENRIQUE TORRES (NWA WC ?) WON NOV. 21 ST LOUIS BILL LONGSON (NWA WC LOSS) LOST (ATT: 9,802) NOV. 26 MONTREAL YVON ROBERT (MONTREAL WC LOSS) LOST NOV. 28 ST PAUL CLIFF GUSTAFSON WON DEC. 3 MONTREAL YVON ROBERT (MONTREAL WC?) LOST DEC. 4 TORONTO BILLY WATSON LOST DEC. 5 BUFFALO SID NABORS WON DEC. 12 HOUSTON BILL LONGSON (NWA WC ?) DQ DEC. 16 DALLAS JACK KENNEDY WON DEC. 17 SAN ANTONIO LOU PLUMMER WON DEC. 18 CORPUS CHRISTI GORILLA MACIAS WON DEC. 19 HOUSTON LEO SAVAGE WON 1948 JAN. 5 DES MOINES ORVILLE BROWN DEFEATED SONNY MEYERS TO REGAIN HIS THE NATIONAL WRESTLING ALLIANCE WORLD TITLE. PROMOTER WAS PINKIE GEORGE. JAN. 7 WICHITA FALLS ELLIS BASHARA WON JAN. 9 HOUSTON MIGUEL GUZMAN WON (DQ) JAN. 10 KANSAS CITY PAT FRALEY WON JAN. 16 ST LOUIS PAT FRALEY WON JAN. 19 MEMPHIS CHICO CORTEZ WON JAN. 23 ATLANTA BIBBER MCCOY WON JAN. 30 ST LOUIS BOBBY BRUNS WON FEB. 2 TORONTO ED MESKE WON FEB. 3 INDIANAPOLIS DANNO O’MAHONEY WON FEB. 6 BUFFALO GEORGE KOVERLY WON FEB. 9 NIAGARA FALLS CARDIFF GIANT ? FEB. 11 ROCHESTER WHIPPER BILLY WATSON WON FEB. 12 TORONTO ED MESKE WON FEB. 13 BUFFALO FRED VON SCHACHT WON FEB. 16 NIAGARA FALLS MASKED MARVEL (LOU REYNEER) LOST FEB. 18 MONTREAL YVON ROBERT (MONTREAL WC) DQ (2-0) (ATT: 10,000) FEB. 19 TORONTO BILLY WATSON WON FEB. 20 BUFFALO JIM HENRY WON FEB. 22 MEMPHIS BILL LONGSON (NWA WC ?) DRAW FEB. 23 CHICAGO BABE SHARKEY WON FEB. 27 ST LOUIS MIKE MAZURKI WON MARCH 4 TORONTO BILLY WATSON LOST MARCH 5 BUFFALO DICK RAINES WON MARCH 8 MEMPHIS RAY VILLMER WON MARCH 9 DES MOINES MIKE MAZURKI WON MARCH 10 CHICAGO WALTER PALMER WON MARCH 12 ST LOUIS BILLY WATSON DRAW MARCH 22 MEMPHIS BILL LONGSON (NWA WC ?) N. C. MARCH 24 ROCHESTER RUDY DUSEK WON MARCH 25 TORONTO RUDY DUSEK WON MARCH 26 BUFFALO WALLY DUSEK WON MARCH 31 MONTREAL LARRY MOQUIN WON APRIL ? ST LOUIS THESZ & INVESTERS BOUGHT MISSISSIPPI VALLEY SPORTS CLUB FROM TOM PACK APRIL 1 OTTAWA MIKE MAZURKI WON APRIL 5 NIAGARA FALLS WEE WILLIE DAVIS WON APRIL 7 ROCHESTER BILLY WATSON LOST APRIL 8 OTTAWA MIKE MAZURKI WON APRIL 9 BUFFALO BOBBY MANAGOFF WON APRIL 21 MONTREAL DANNO O’MAHONEY WON (LOU HAD TWO DOGS WITH HIM FOR APPEARANCE AT A DOGSHOW.) APRIL 27 INDIANAPOLIS BOBBY MANAGOFF DRAW APRIL 28 EVANSVILLE TERRY MCGINNIS WON MAY 5 EVANSVILLE TERRY MCGINNIS WON MAY 7 ST LOUIS JIMMY JAMES WON MAY 10 NIAGARA FALLS MIKE MAZURKI ? MAY 12 MONTREAL BOBBY MANAGOFF DRAW MAY 13 TORONTO MASKED MARVEL DRAW MAY 14 BUFFALO TOMMY O’TOOLE WON MAY 19 MONTREAL KEN KENNETH WON MAY 21 ST LOUIS BOBBY MANAGOFF DRAW MAY 31 MEMPHIS KOLA KWARIANI WON JUNE 3 TORONTO SKY HI LEE WON JUNE 4 ST LOUIS BEN SHARPE WON JUNE 5 ST LOUIS AROUND THIS TIME, LOU THESZ AND A GROUP OF PROMOTERS BOUGHT THE ST LOUIS PROMOTION FROM TOM PACKS. OTHERS IN THE DEAL WERE EDDIE QUIN, FRANK TUNNEY, BOBBY MANAGOFF AND BILL LONGSON. JUNE 10 TORONTO SKY HI LEE WON JUNE 11 BUFFALO BOBBY MANAGOFF LOST JUNE 18 ST LOUIS FRED VON SCHACHT WON JUNE 23 MONTREAL HENRI DEGLANE LOST (1-2) JUNE 24 OTTAWA BOBBY MANAGOFF LOST JUNE 29 DALLAS MIGUEL GUZMAN WON JULY 1 CORPUS CHRISTI SONNY MEYERS DRAW JULY 2 HOUSTON DON EVANS DRAW JULY 9 ATLANTA BABE ZAHARIAS WON JULY 14 WATERLOO THE NATIOMAL WRESTLING ALLIANCE IS FORMED AND ORVILLE BROWN WAS RECOGNIZED AS FIRST NATIONAL NWA CHAMPION. THE MWA TITLE IS MERGED WITH THE IOWA NWA TITLE. JULY 20 INDIANAPOLIS WILD BILL LONGSON (NWA WC WIN) WON (2-1) (ATT: 6,500) JULY 23 ATLANTA SKY HI LEE (NWA WC?) WON JULY 24 ? CHICAGO ? GORGEOUS GEORGE (NWA WC?) ? WON JULY 30 ST LOUIS BOBBY MANAGOFF (NWA WC) WON (REFEREE-ED LEWIS) AUG. 11 EVANSVILLE SKY HI LEE (NWA WC?) WON AUG. 13 ST LOUIS BOBBY MANAGOFF (NWA WC) WON AUG. 17 PEORIA BOBBY NEVILLE (NWA WC?) WON AUG. 19 LONDON CHIEF LONE EAGLE (NWA WC?) WON AUG. 31 WILMINGTON CA KOLO STASIAK WON SEPT. 1 LOS ANGELES WEE WILLIE DAVIS WON SEPT. 2 LONG BEACH & MAURICE LACHAPELLE VS EMIL & ERNIE DAVIS LOST SEPT. 9 LOS ANGELES RAY VILLMER WON SEPT. 10 ATLANTA RAY VILLMER (NWA WC?) WON SEPT. 15 CHICAGO ANTONINO ROCCA (NWA WC?) WON SEPT. 17 HOUSTON ANTONINO ROCCA (NWA WC) DRAW SEPT. 22 KANSAS CITY SKY HI LEE (NWA WC?) WON SEPT. 24 ST LOUIS ENRIQUE TORRES (NWA WC) WON (UTC) SEPT. 25 ? MINNEAPOLIS NWA CONVENTION TAKES PLACE. NEW ADMITTS: AL HALF (COMUMBUS) & HARRY LIGHT (DETROIT) SEPT. 28 INDIANAPOLIS WILD BILL LONGSON (NWA WC?) WON (DQ) OCT. 1 HOUSTON ANTONINO ROCCA (NWA WC) WON (DQ) OCT. 5 DENVER OLAF OLSEN (NWA WC?) WON OCT. 9 ST LOUIS ENRIQUE TORRES (NWA WC) WON (DQ) OCT. 15 HOUSTON ANTONINO ROCCA (NWA WC?) WON OCT. 18 PASADENA LORD BLEARS WON OCT. 19 WILMINGTON BABE ZAHARIAS WON OCT. 20 LOS ANGELES FRANK SEXTON (NWA WC VS AWA WC) DRAW (1-1) (ATT: 8,600)(60:00) OCT. 21 ANAHEIM WEE WILLIE DAVIS WON OCT. 22 SANTA MONICA LORD BLEARS WON OCT. 26 ST LOUIS WHIPPER BILLY WATSON (NWA WC) WON NOV. 1 CHICAGO JOE MILLICH (NWA WC?) WON NOV. 5 ST LOUIS WILD BILL LONGSON (NWA WC) WON NOV. 15 MEMPHIS AL LOVELOCK (NWA WC?) WON NOV. 19 ATLANTA DON MCINTYRE (NWA WC?) WON NOV. 26 ATLANTA DON MCINTYRE (NWA WC?) WON NOV. 26 ST LOUIS SAM MUCHNICK DRAWS 10,176 IN ST LOUIS FOR A BUDDY ROGERS VS JIM WRIGHT MAIN EVENT DEC. 2 CHATTANOOGA WILD BILL LONGSON (NWA WC?) WON DEC. 8 CHICAGO BUDDY ROGERS (NWA WC?) WON DEC. 12 CHATTANOOGA BILL LONGSON (NWA WC?) WON DEC. 14 NASHVILLE CARLOS RODRIGUEZ (NWA WC?) WON DEC. 19 INDIANAPOLIS GEORGE KOVERLY (NWA WC?) WON DEC. 28 INDIANAPOLIS GEORGE KOVERLY (NWA WC?) WON Go to Page 5 of Ring Record |
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