Go back to Page 1 of Lou Thesz Record Go to Page 8 of Ring Record 1955 JAN. 1 ST LOUIS FRANK TAYLOR (NWA WC?) WON JAN. 3 KANSAS CITY RAY VILLMER (NWA WC?) N. C. JAN. 4 NASHVILLE SONNY MYERS (NWA WC?) WON JAN. 7 HOUSTON POLO TORRES (NWA WC?) DRAW JAN. 10 FORT WORTH RAY GUNKEL (NWA WC?) N. C. JAN. 13 KANSAS CITY RAY VILLMER (NWA WC?) N. C. JAN. 14 ST LOUIS (TV) HANS SCHMIDT (NWA WC?) WON JAN. 14 ST JOSEPH BILL LONGSON (NWA WC?) WON JAN. 15 ST LOUIS WILBUR SNYDER (NWA WC)(37:00) DRAW (SNYDER SUBBED FOR BILL MILLER.) JAN. 17 OMAHA YUKON ERIC (NWA WC?) WON JAN. 18 MINNEAPOLIS HARD BOILED HAGGERTY (NWA WC) DRAW JAN. 22 CHICAGO CHARRO AZTECA (NWA WC?) WON JAN. 25 KANSAS CITY RAY VILLMER (NWA WC?) WON JAN. 26 WATERLOO (TV) ART NEILSON (NWA WC?) WON JAN. 29 MOLINE ART NEILSON (NWA WC) WON JAN. 30 INDIANAPOLIS RAY GUNKEL (NWA WC?) DRAW JAN. 31 PHOENIX GENE KINISKI (NWA WC?) WON FEB. 1 EL PASO DAVA SIMS (NWA WC?) WON FEB. 2 LOS ANGELES WILBUR SNYDER (NWA WC?) WON FEB. 4 ST LOUIS KILLER KOWALSKI (NWA WC) WON (IT WAS CLAIMED THAT KOWALSKI WOULD RETIRE IF HE LOSS. ATT: 14,000 ?) FEB. 9 WASHINGTON DC FRANK JARES (NWA WC?) WON FEB. 14 TAMPA ANTONINO ROCCA (NWA WC?) WON FEB. 15 BALTIMORE HANS HERMANN (NWA WC?) WON FEB. 18 MIAMI ANTONINO ROCCA (NWA WC?) WON FEB. 25 MIAMI BARON LEONE (NWA WC?) WON FEB. 28 FORT WORTH RAY GUNKEL (NWA WC?) WON MARCH 2 SAN ANTONIO BULL CURRY (NWA WC?) WON (DQ) MARCH 4 ST LOUIS WILBUR SNYDER (NWA WC) WON (DQ) MARCH 7 MEMPHIS GORGEOUS GEORGE (NWA WC?) WON MARCH 8 PEORIA DICK HUTTON (NWA WC?) WON MARCH 9 MONTREAL PAT O’CONNOR DEFEATED KILLER KOWALSKI FOR MONTREAL WC MARCH 10 COLUMBUS DICK HUTTON (NWA WC) DRAW MARCH 15 LITTLE ROCK ED FRANCIS (NWA WC?) WON MARCH 18 HOUSTON RAY GUNKEL (NWA WC?) WON MARCH 22 SAN FRANCISCO LEO NOMELLINI (NWA WC)* DQ (ATT: 12,253 $41,607.53—SOME PROMOTERS BILLED LEO AS CHAMPION AS A RESULT OF THE DQ.) MARCH 24 SALT LAKE CITY JOE TANGARO (NWA WC?) DRAW MARCH 24 ST LOUIS THE NWA & SAM MUCHNICK RULES THAT THESZ WAS STILL WORLD CHAMPION BECAUSE OF A RULE THAT SAY A TITLE CAN NOT CHANGE ON A DQ. MARCH 25 ST LOUIS WILBUR SNYDER (NWA WC) DRAW MARCH 29 SIOUX CITY HANS SCHMIDT (NWA WC?) WON APRIL 2 LOUISVILLE BARON LEONE (NWA WC?) WON APRIL 4 ALBUQUERQUE MIGUEL LOPEZ (NWA WC?) DRAW APRIL 5 DENVER PAT O’CONNOR (NWA WC?) DRAW APRIL 7 TUCSON DANNY PLECHAS (NWA WC?) N. C. APRIL 11 PHOENIX LOU PLUMMER (NWA WC?) WON (DQ) APRIL 13 LOS ANGELES BOBO BRAZIL* (NWA WC) WON (ATT: 8,800 $23,450.23) APRIL 15 HOUSTON TARZAN MIKE (LANE) (NWA WC?) WON APRIL 19 CLEVELAND DICK HUTTON (NWA WC?) N. C. APRIL 20 BOSTON PAT O’CONNOR (NWA WC?) DRAW APRIL 22 ST LOUIS WILBUR SNYDER (NWA WC) WON (ATT: 9,069) APRIL 23 CANTON BUDDY ROGERS (NWA WC?) N. C. APRIL 26 EDMONTON GEORGE GORDIENKO (60:00) (NWA WC) DRAW APRIL 27 SASKATOON FRITZ VON ERICH (NWA WC?) WON (DQ) APRIL 28 REGINA GEORGE GORDIENKO (NWA WC?) DRAW APRIL 29 CALGARY LOU SJOBERG (NWA WC?) WON APRIL 30 ST PAUL HARD BOILED HAGGERTY (NWA WC?) WON (DQ) MAY 3 MINNEAPOLIS FRED ATKINS (NWA WC) WON MAY 4 WINNIPEG PAUL BAILLARGEON (NWA WC)* WON MAY 9 MEMPHIS THE MASK (KARL DAVIS) (NWA WC?) WON (DQ) MAY 10 DALLAS TARZAN MIKE (NWA WC?) WON MAY 11 LUBBOCK ROY SHIRE (NWA WC?) WON (DQ) MAY 12 ODESSA DORY FUNK (NWA WC?) WON MAY 31 SAN FRANCISCO ROCKY BROWN (NWA WC?) WON JUNE 1 SAN JOSE ENRIQUE TORRES (NWA WC?) WON JUNE 2 STOCKTON JESUS ORTEGA (NWA WC?) WON JUNE 3 OAKLAND BEN SHARPE (NWA WC?) WON JUNE 4 FRESNO LORD BLEARS (NWA WC?) WON JUNE 6 BOISE LORD BLEARS (NWA WC?) WON JUNE 7 SALEM IVAN KAMERKOFF (NWA WC?) WON JUNE 8 MONTREAL DON LEO JONATHAN DEFEATED PAT O’CONNOR FOR MONTREAL WC JUNE 8 PORTLAND LUTHER LINDSEY (NWA WC) WON JUNE 10 SPOKANE JOHNNY FOTI (NWA WC?) WON JUNE 21 EDMONTON GEORGE GORDIENKO* (NWA WC) WON (2-1) JUNE 22 SASKATOON TIM GEOHAGEN (NWA WC?) WON JUNE 23 REGINA FRITZ VON ERICH (NWA WC?) WON JUNE 24 CALGARY ADRIAN BAILLARGEON (NWA WC?) WON JULY 4 MEMPHIS BOBBY MANAGOFF (NWA WC?) DRAW JULY 5 NASHVILLE KUBLA KHAN (NWA WC?) WON JULY 6 EVANSVILLE BOBBY MANAGOFF (NWA WC?) DRAW JULY 8 ATLANTA JERRY GRAHAM (NWA WC) WON JULY 11 BIRMINGHAM BILL LONGSON (NWA WC?) WON JULY 12 LOUISVILLE DICK HUTTON (NWA WC?) DRAW JULY 15 ST LOUIS LEO NOMELLINI (NWA WC) WON (ATT: 7,319) JULY 21 CHICAGO DON LEO JONATHAN (NWA WC?) WON (JONATHAN WAS MONTREAL WORLD CHAMPION) JULY 25 HOLLYWOOD RAY “THUNDER” STERN (NWA WC?) WON JULY 27 LOS ANGELES GREAT SCOTT (NWA WC?) WON AUG. 1 ITHACA PAT O’CONNOR (NWA WC?) DRAW AUG. 2 WATERTOWN YUKON ERIC (NWA WC?) WON AUG. 4 ALBANY HANS SCHMIDT (NWA WC?) WON AUG. 10 PITTSBURGH DICK HUTTON (NWA WC?) WON AUG. 11 ALBANY HANS SCHMIDT (NWA WC?) WON AUG. 12 CINCINNATI DICK HUTTON (NWA WC?) DRAW AUG. 16 SAN DIEGO JOHNNY VALENTINE (NWA WC?) DRAW AUG. 17 MONTREAL YVON ROBERT DEFEATED DON LEO JONATHAN FOR MONTREAL WC AUG. 18 ? NYC ? PAT O’CONNOR (NWA WC?) DRAW ? AUG. 19 CHICAGO RUFFY SILVERSTEIN (NWA WC) WON (2-1) AUG. 24 MONTREAL DON LEO JONATHAN OVER YVON ROBERT FOR MONTREAL WC AUG. 26 HOUSTON PEPPER GOMEZ (NWA WC?) WON (DQ) AUG. 29 FORT WORTH WILBUR SNYDER (NWA WC?) WON AUG. 30 DALLAS RAY GUNKEL (NWA WC?) WON AUG. 31 SAN ANTONIO PEPPER GOMEZ (NWA WC?) DRAW SEPT. 1 ODESSA DORY FUNK (NWA WC?) DRAW SEPT. 5 PHOENIX WILBUR SNYDER (NWA WC?) DRAW SEPT. 8 TUCSON LU KIM (NWA WC?) DRAW SEPT. 9 HOUSTON PEPPER GOMEZ (NWA WC?) DRAW SEPT. ? ? NWA CONVENTION WITH PEDRO MARTINEZ (BUFFALO) ADMITTED SEPT. 19 SALT LAKE CITY BILL MELBY (NWA WC?) DRAW SEPT. 19 SPORTS ILLUSTRATED MAGAZINE HEADLINES WITH AN ARTICLE TITLED “COULD BOXING CHAMPION ROCKY MARCIANO BEAT WRESTLING CHAMPION LOU THESZ.” SEPT. 20 SAN FRANCISCO ENRIQUE TORRES (NWA WC?) DRAW SEPT. 21 SAN JOSE SANDOR KOVACS (NWA WC?) WON SEPT. 22 STOCKTON CYCLONE ANAYA (NWA WC?) DRAW SEPT. 23 OAKLAND GENE KINISKI (NWA WC?) WON (DQ) SEPT. 25 HONOLULU BEN SHARPE (NWA WC?) WON SEPT ? SEATTLE SKY HI LEE (NWA WC?) WON OCT. 2 HONOLULU & JOHNNY BAREND VS BEN & MIKE SHARPE DQ OCT. 4 SAN FRANCISCO LORD JAMES BLEARS (NWA WC?) WON (DQ) OCT. 5 SAN JOSE CYCLONE ANAYA (NWA WC?) N. C. OCT. 6 SACRAMENTO RONNIE ETCHISON (NWA WC?) WON OCT. 7 SANTA ROSA GENE KINISKI (NWA WC?) WON (DQ) OCT. 8 FRESNO RONNIE ETCHISON (NWA WC?) WON OCT. 12 LOS ANGELES JOHNNY VALENTINE (NWA WC?) WON (DQ) OCT. 15 CHICAGO MICKEY GOLD WON OCT. 16 PITTSBURGH DICK HUTTON (NWA WC?) WON OCT. 18 MSG, NYC PAT O’CONNOR* DRAW (1-1) (ATT: 6,792-$21,655.82) OCT. 19 DETROIT ANTONINO ROCCA (NWA WC?) DRAW OCT. 25 OMAHA KINJI SHIBUYA (NWA WC?) WON OCT. 26 EVANSVILLE CHRIS TOLOS (NWA WC) WON (DQ) OCT. 28 CHICAGO (TV) DON LEO JONATHAN (NWA WC) WON OCT. 29 MILWAUKEE HANS SCHMIDT (NWA WC?) WON NOV. 1 BALTIMORE BILL MILLER (NWA WC?) WON (DQ) NOV. 2 LANCASTER DON ARNOLD (NWA WC?) WON NOV. 3 COLUMBUS BOBO BRAZIL (NWA WC) WON NOV. 4 CINCINNATI PAT O’CONNOR (NWA WC?) DRAW NOV. 5 ELIZABETH BUDDY ROGERS (NWA WC?) DRAW NOV. 9 LOS ANGELES JOHNNY VALENTINE (NWA WC?) WON NOV. 14 NEW YORK CITY HANS SCHMIDT NO SHOW NOV. 15 SYRACUSE YUKON ERIC (NWA WC) WON (ATT: 2,004) NOV. 16 MONTREAL PAT O’CONNOR (NWA WC?) WON (DQ) NOV. 18 CHICAGO THE SHIEK OF ARABY (NWA WC) WON NOV. 19 MILWAUKEE REGGIE LISOWSKI (NWA WC?) WON NOV. 21 WICHITA RAY VILMER (NWA WC?) WON NOV. 23 DES MOINES HANS SCHMIDT (NWA WC?) WON NOV. 24 (25) ST LOUIS IKE EAKINS (NWA WC) WON (ATT: 5,905) NOV. 25 ST JOSEPH JOHNNY KOSTAS (NWA WC?) WON NOV. 29 SYRACUSE HANS SCHMIDT (NWA WC) WON (DQ) NOV. 30 SARATOGA SPRINGS FRED ATKINS (NWA WC?) WON DEC. 1 COLUMBUS BUDDY ROGERS (NWA WC) WON DEC. 3 ST PAUL KINJI SHIBUYA (NWA WC?) WON DEC. 5 HOLLYWOOD JOHNNY VALENTINE (NWA WC?) DRAW DEC. 6 SAN DIEGO TOM RICE (NWA WC?) WON DEC. 12 EVANSVILLE BILLY DARNELL (NWA WC?) WON DEC. 14 MONTREAL KILLER KOWALSKI DEFEATED DON LEO JONATHAN FOR MONTREAL WC DEC. 15 ABILENE BOB GEIGEL (NWA WC) WON (COR) DEC. 16 HOUSTON PEPPER GOMEZ (NWA WC?) WON DEC. 19 FORT WORTH DUKE KEOMUKA (NWA WC?) WON DEC. 20 DALLAS LUTHER LINDSEY (NWA WC?) DRAW DEC. 21 SAN ANTONIO STU GIBSON (NWA WC?) WON (DQ) DEC. 30 ST LOUIS BUDDY ROGERS (NWA WC)* WON (DQ) (ATT: 6,362) 1956 JAN. 2 ALBUQUERQUE ENRIQUE TORRES (NWA WC?) DRAW JAN. 3 EL PASO WILBUR SNYDER (NWA WC?) DRAW JAN. 5 AMARILLO DORY FUNK (NWA WC?) DRAW JAN. 7 CHICAGO IKE EAKINS (NWA WC?) WON JAN. 12 WASHINGTON DC HOMBRE MONTANA (NWA WC?) WON JAN. 14 MILWAUKEE DICK THE BRUISER (NWA WC?) WON (DQ) JAN. 16 MEMPHIS IKE EAKINS (NWA WC?) WON (DQ) JAN. 17 NASHVILLE FRANK JARES (NWA WC?) WON JAN. 19 DENVER HANS SCHMIDT (NWA WC?) WON (DQ) JAN. 20 HOUSTON LUTHER LINDSEY (NWA WC?) DRAW JAN. 21 CHICAGO RUFFY SILVERSTEIN (NWA WC?) DRAW JAN. 24 CINCINNATI DICK HUTTON (NWA WC?) DRAW JAN. 27 CHICAGO HANS SCHMIDT (NWA WC?) WON JAN. 28 CHICAGO WILBUR SNYDER (NWA WC?) DRAW (ONE OF THE ABOVE CHICAGO MATCHES MAY HAVE BEEN FOR PROMOTER LEONARD SCHWARTZ, WHO WAS IN THE MIDDLE OF A MAJOR WRESTLING WAR.) FEB. 2 NASHVILLE CHRIS TOLOS (NWA WC?) WON FEB. 3 ST LOUIS PAT O’CONNOR (NWA WC?) WON FEB. 4 INDIANAPOLIS WILBUR SNYDER (90:00)* DRAW (ATT: 11,500--$15,000) FEB. 6 HOLLYWOOD JOHNNY VALENTINE (NWA WC?) WON FEB. 12 HOUSTON PEPPER GOMEZ (NWA WC?) DRAW FEB. 13 WICHITA RICHARD BROWN (NWA WC?) WON (THIS RICHARD WAS THE SON OF ORVILLE BROWN) FEB. 14 MINNEAPOLIS BUTCH LEVY (NWA WC?) DRAW FEB. 16 COLUMBUS GENE STANLEE (NWA WC) WON FEB. 17 CINCINNATI BOBO BRAZIL (NWA WC?) WON FEB. 18 CANTON BOBO BRAZIL (NWA WC?) ? FEB. 21 AUSTIN MANUEL CORTEZ (NWA WC) WON (UTC) FEB. 24 HOUSTON PEPPER GOMEZ (NWA WC?) WON MARCH 1 TORONTO WHIPPER BILLY WATSON (NWA WC) DQ (REFEREE JACK SHARKEY DQ’ED THESZ FOR USING A LOW BLOW.) MARCH 2 CHICAGO WILBUR SNYDER (NWA WC?) WON (DQ) MARCH 3 MILWAUKEE DICK THE BRUISER (NWA WC?) WON MARCH 5 HOLLYWOOD DON LEO JONATHAN (NWA WC?) WON (DQ) MARCH 15 TORONTO BILLY WATSON (NWA WC LOSS)(30:30) COR (ATT: 15,000—REFEREE JACK DEMPSEY) APRIL 6 ST LOUIS WHIPPER BILLY WATSON (NWA WC) DQ (THESZ SUSPENDED FOR 60 DAYS) APRIL 11 LOS ANGELES DON LEO JONATHAN WON (DQ) APRIL 17 SAN DIEGO JOHNNY VALENTINE WON APRIL 21 VALLEY GARDEN JOHNNY VALENTINE WON APRIL ? QUEBEC CITY YVON ROBERT DEFEATED KILLER KOWALSKI FOR MONT. WC APRIL 23 HOLLYWOOD TOM RICE WON APRIL 30 ALBUQUERQUE DON LEO JONATHAN WON (DQ) MAY 3 DENVER WILBUR SNYDER DRAW MAY 7 SEATTLE ADRIAN BAILLARGEON WON (UTC) MAY 9 VANCOUVER BOB WAGNER WON MAY 10 SPOKANE ADRIAN BAILLARGEON WON MAY 11 PORTLAND HERB FREEMAN (NWA WC???) WON MAY 17 AMARILLO ART NEILSON WON (DQ) MAY 18 HOUSTON BILLY WATSON (NWA WC) LOST MAY 27 HONOLULU & BILLY VARGA VS GREAT TOGO & TOSH TOGO WON MAY 30 MONTREAL KILLER KOWALSKI DEFEATED YVON ROBERT FOR MONTREAL WC JUNE 3 HONOLULU LEO NOMELLINI DRAW JUNE 11 HOLLYWOOD RAY “THUNDER” STERN WON JUNE 12 SAN DIEGO RITO ROMERO WON JUNE 14 BAKERSFIELD RITO ROMERO WON JUNE 19 HOUSTON ? ? JUNE 22 SANTA MONICA RITO ROMERO WON JUNE 30 SAN BERNARDINO RAY “THUNDER” STERN WON JULY 6 CHICAGO WILBUR SNYDER (60:00) DRAW JULY 7 ANGOLA, IN HANS SCHMIDT ? JULY 11 MILWAUKEE DICK THE BRUISER WON JULY 12 FORT WAYNE DICK THE BRUISER WON JULY 16 SEATTLE MIGHTY URSUS WON JULY 18 VANCOUVER BILLY WATSON (NWA WC) DRAW JULY 19 SPOKANE DOUG DONOVAN WON JULY 20 PORTLAND PEPPER GOMEZ WON JULY 23 HOLLYWOOD LORD JAMES BLEARS WON JULY 24 SAN JOSE BOBO BRAZIL DRAW JULY 30 PHOENIX JIM WRIGHT DRAW JULY 31 TUCSON BOBO BRAZIL DRAW AUG. 2 AMARILLO BOB ORTON WON AUG. 8 LOS ANGELES BILLY WATSON (NWA WC)(1:30:00)* DRAW (ATT: 7,308--$10,435.95) AUG. 20 FORT WORTH PEPPER GOMEZ WON (DQ) AUG. 21 DALLAS GENE KELLY (KINISKI) WON AUG. 22 ROCKFORD HANS SCHMIDT WON (DQ) AUG. 25 MILWAUKEE WILBUR SNYDER (U. S. TITLE) N. C. AUG. 27 MEMPHIS FRANK HEWITT WON AUG. 28 NASHVILLE FRANK HEWITT WON SEPT. 17 SACRAMENTO RONNIE ETCHISON DRAW SEPT. 18 SAN FRANCISCO BILLY WATSON (NWA WC) LOST SEPT. 21 HOUSTON PEPPER GOMEZ (TEXAS TITLE) COR SEPT. 25 DALLAS & RAY GUNKEL VS LENNY CROSBY (MONTANA) & GENE KELLY (KINISKI) WON SEPT. 26 SAN ANTONIO SUNI WAR CLOUD DRAW SEPT. 27 AMARILLO BOB GEIGEL DRAW OCT. 2 SAN DIEGO LORD BLEARS WON OCT. 11 AMARILLO & DORY FUNK VS LEN CROSBY & GENE KELLY WON OCT. 15 IOWA THE NATIONAL WRESTLING ALLIANCE DISSOLVED UNDER A JUDGMENT FILED IN THE U.S. DISTRICT COURT, IOWA, BY JUDGE WILLIAM F. RILEY. THE NWA AGREED TO CANCEL ALL ITS EXISTING RULES, REGULATIONS AND BYLAWS AND DRAW UP A NEW CODE CONSISTENT WITH THE TERMS OF THE COURT ORDER. OCT. 16 SAN DIEGO RITO ROMERO WON OCT. 29 BOSTON BUDDY ROGERS DRAW OCT. 31 MONTREAL KILLER KOWALSKI (MONTREAL WC?) WON (DQ) NOV. 1 OTTAWA HARD BOILED HAGGERTY WON (DQ) (ATT: 2,000) NOV. 7 MONTREAL KILLER KOWALSKI (MONTREAL WC?) DQ NOV. 9 ST LOUIS BILLY WATSON (NWA WC WIN) WON (ATT: 9,000) NOV. 17 BUFFALO BARON GATTONI (NWA WC?) WON NOV. 19 NIAGARA FALLS BOBBY MANAGOFF (NWA WC?) WON NOV. 20 HAMILTON BUDDY ROGERS (NWA WC?) DRAW NOV. 21 BUFFALO BARON GATTONI (NWA WC?) WON NOV. 22 TORONTO BILLY WATSON (NWA WC?) DRAW NOV. 27 CANTON DON EAGLE (NWA WC?) ? NOV. 29 DAYTON JIM BERNARD (NWA WC?) WON DEC. 1 COLUMBUS MIGHTY URSUS (NWA WC) WON DEC. 11 NASHVILLE ART NEILSON (NWA WC?) WON DEC. 13 KANSAS CITY HILLBILLY CALHOUN (NWA WC?) WON DEC. 14 HOUSTON EL MEDICO (NWA WC) (60:00) DRAW DEC. 17 FORT WORTH PEPPER GOMEZ (NWA WC?) WON DEC. 18 DALLAS LUTHER LINDSEY (NWA WC?) WON DEC. 30 HONOLULU TARZAN ZORRO (NWA WC?) WON 1957 JAN. 6 HONOLULU TOM RICE (NWA WC?) WON JAN. 14 WICHITA HILLBILLY CALHOUN (NWA WC?) WON JAN. 15 MINNEAPOLIS HARD BOILED HAGGERTY (NWA WC?) WON (DQ) JAN. 18 ST LOUIS BILLY WATSON (NWA WC) WON (ATT: 6,521) JAN. 19 DES MOINES BOB GEIGEL (NWA WC?) DRAW JAN. 20 WATERLOO YUKON ERIC (NWA WC?) WON JAN. 21 TAMPA BUDDY ROGERS (NWA WC?) WON JAN. 22 SIOUX CITY YUKON ERIC (NWA WC?) WON JAN. 23 ST PETERSBURGH DICK THE BRUISER (NWA WC?) WON JAN. 25 WINNIPEG HARD BOILED HAGGERTY (NWA WC?) DRAW JAN. 26 ST PAUL IVAN KAIMIKOFF (NWA WC?) DCOR (ATT: 2,431) JAN. ? NYC LOU THESZ WAS ANNOUNCED AS “WRESTLER OF THE YEAR (1956)” BY “RING MAGAZINE” (FEB ISSUE). FEB. 4 TAMPA BUDDY ROGERS (NWA WC?) WON FEB. 5 LAKE WORTH WILBUR SNYDER (NWA WC?) WON FEB. 6 ST PETERSBURGH RAY VILLMER (NWA WC?) WON FEB. 14 FORT LAUDERDALE DON LEO JONATHAN (NWA WC?) WON FEB. 21 AMARILLO RAY GUNKEL (NWA WC?) WON FEB. 22 ST LOUIS EDOUARD CARPENTIER (NWA WC) WON (COR) FEB. 25 FORT WORTH DON EVANS (NWA WC?) WON FEB. 26 DALLAS BOBBY MANAGOFF (NWA WC?) WON FEB. 28 SAN ANTONIO EL MEDICO (NWA WC?) WON MARCH 1 HOUSTON PEPPER GOMES (NWA WC?) DRAW MARCH 11 EDMONTON JOHNNY VALENTINE (NWA WC?) WON MARCH 13 SASKATOON JOHNNY VALENTINE (NWA WC?) WON MARCH 14 REGINA CHET WALLICK (NWA WC?) WON MARCH 15 CALGARY VINCENT LOPEZ (NWA WC?) WON MARCH 21 INDIANAPOLIS ZEBRA KID (NWA WC)* (60:00)* DRAW (ATT: 3,500—SELLOUT) MARCH 22 ST LOUIS FRITZ VON ERICH (NWA WC) WON (DQ) MARCH 27 LOS ANGELES NICK BOCKWINKEL WON APRIL 2 SAN FRANCISCO HOMBRE MONTANA (NWA WC?) WON (RIKIDOZAN MAY HAVE BEEN AT THIS MATCH.) APRIL 4 AMARILLO DON CURTIS (NWA WC?) DRAW APRIL 5 ST LOUIS FRITZ VON ERICH (NWA WC) WON APRIL 8 MEMPHIS ZEBRA KID (GEORGE BOLLAS) (NWA WC?) WON APRIL 10 EVANSVILLE BOB MCCUNE (NWA WC) WON APRIL 11 INDIANAPOLIS BUDDY ROGERS (NWA WC) DCOR APRIL 12 BUFFALO GENE KINISKI (NWA WC?) WON (DQ) APRIL 22 FORT WORTH RITO ROMERO (NWA WC?) WON APRIL 23 DALLAS PEPPER GOMES (NWA WC?) COR (GOMES WON 1ST FALL…IN 2ND FALL BOTH LOU & PEPPER WERE COUNTED OUT OF RING.) APRIL 25 SAN ANTONIO RAY GUNKEL (NWA WC?) WON APRIL 26 ATLANTA RED MCINTYRE (NWA WC?) WON APRIL 30 DALLAS PEPPER GOMES (NWA WC?) WON MAY 2 SAN ANTONIO LE MASQUE (RAY GUNKEL) (NWA WC?) WON MAY 3 HOUSTON DON LEO JONATHAN (NWA WC?) WON (DQ) MAY 14 MINNEAPOLIS BUTCH LEVY (NWA WC?) WON (REFEREE BRONKO NAGURSKI) MAY 15 LONDON BILLY WATSON (NWA WC?) DRAW MAY 16 TORONTO GENE KINISKI (NWA WC?) DRAW MAY 17 BUFFALO BILLY WATSON (NWA WC?) DRAW MAY 18 CHICAGO (TV) LOU PLUMMER (NWA WC?) WON MAY 20 SACRAMENTO HOMBRE MONTANA (NWA WC?) WON MAY 21 SAN FRANCISCO LEO NOMELLINI (NWA WC) DRAW MAY 22 LOS ANGELES SKY HI LEE (NWA WC) WON (DQ 2-1) MAY 23 CHICO ENRIQUE TORRES (NWA WC?) WON MAY 26 HONOLULU BOBO BRAZIL (NWA WC?) WON JUNE 2 HONOLULU TOYONOBORI (NWA WC?) WON JUNE 9 HONOLULU AL LOLOTAI (NWA WC?) DRAW JUNE 12 MONTREAL GENE KINISKI DEFEATS ED CARPENTIER FOR MONTREAL WC JUNE 14 CHICAGO EDOUARD CARPENTIER (NWA TITLE LOSS)* UTC (DQ?) (ATT: 5,682) JUNE 17 MEMPHIS MIGHTY URSUS (JESUS ORTEGA)(WC/) WON (LOU BILLED AS WORLD CHAMPION.) JUNE 19 EVANSVILLE BOBBY MANAGOFF (NWA WC) WON (DQ) JUNE 25 ODESSA DANNY PLECHAS WON JUNE 26 WICHITA FALLS BOB GEIGEL WON JUNE 27 AMARILLO DORY FUNK (WC)* DRAW (ATT: 8,000—FUNK MANAGED & TRAINED BY ED LEWIS—THESZ INJURES BACK DUE TO ACTION BY FUNK & MATCH RULED A DRAW.) JULY 1 SEATTLE HERB FREEMAN WON JULY 2 SPOKANE DOUG DONOVAN WON JULY 3 VANCOUVER DICK HUTTON (NWA WC) WON (DQ) JULY 6 FAIRBANKS, ALASKA SANDOR SZABO DRAW (LOU’S PURSE WAS $5,000—MATCH HAD A 2 ½ HOUR TIME LIMIT.) JULY 7 TORONTO SKY HI LEE WON JULY 9 CALGARY BILLY WATSON (NWA WC) DRAW (ATT: 6,009) JULY 10 EDMONTON GENE KINISKI (NWA WC) WON (ATT: 7,000) JULY 11 REGINA GENE KINISKI (NWA WC) WON (ATT: 4,500) JULY 12 SASKATOON BILLY WATSON (NWA WC) DRAW (ATT: 3,000) JULY 16 TACOMA DOUG DONOVAN WON JULY 17 MONTREAL KILLER KOWALSKI DEFEATS GENE KINISKI FOR MONTREAL WC IN A MATCH THAT DRAWS 21,000. JULY 20 HOUSTON DON LEO JONATHAN (WC)* WON (ATT: 9,200) JULY 24 MONTREAL EDWARD CARPENTIER (NWA WC) WON (DQ) (REFEREE YVON ROBERT PUNCHED BY ED, WHO KEPT TITLE—ATT: 15,931) JULY 27 MONTREAL NEWSPAPER REPORTS THAT SAM MUCHNIK HAS RULED THAT ED CARPENTIER IS STILL NWA WORLD CHAMPION. AUG. 1 AMARILLO DORY FUNK (WC—NO DQ MATCH)* WON (COR) AUG. 5 FORT WORTH RAY GUNKEL WON AUG. 6 DALLAS DON LEO JONATHAN WON (DQ) AUG. 7 CORPUS CHRISTI PEPPER GOMES WON AUG. 8 GALVESTION LUTHER LINDSEY (NWA WC) (90:00) DRAW (1-1) AUG. 9 HOUSTON EL MEDICO (WC)* WON (DQ) (MORRIS SIGAL’S 41 ST ANNIVERSARY SHOW--ATT: 11,000 WITH 5,000 TURNED AWAY— TICKETS WERE 90 CENTS EACH. LARGEST INDOOR CROWD IN HOUSTON HISTORY.) AUG. 14 MADISON HANS SCHMIDT WON AUG. 15 INDIANAPOLIS WILBUR SNYDER N. C. AUG. 16 CHICAGO (TV) EDOUARD CARPENTIER (NWA WC) DRAW (REFEREE JACK DEMPSEY) AUG. 17 ANGOLA IN HANS SCHMIDT (WC?) ? AUG. 20 DALLAS DON LEO JONATHAN (WC) WON AUG. 21 CORPUS CHRISTI EL MEDICO (WC) WON AUG. 23 ST LOUIS THE NWA HOLDS IT’S ANNUAL CONVENTION OVER THREE DAYS AUG. 23 ST LOUIS PAT O’CONNOR (NWA WC?) N. C. (CARPENTIER DEFEATS FRITZ VON ERICH ON UNDERCARD NOT BILLED AS CHAMPION.) AUG. 25 ST LOUIS THE NWA ENDS ITS CONVENTION WITH THE ANNOUNCEMENT THAT LOU THESZ WAS STILL NWA WORLD CHAMPION. IT RULED THAT THE JUNE 14 MATCH BETWEEN THESZ AND CARPENTIER ENDED VIS DQ & THUS WAS NOT A TITLE CHANGE. SEEMS THE ALLIANCE AND CARPENTIER’S PROMOTER, EDDIE QUINN HAD A FALLING OUT. SAM MUCHNICK WAS RE-ELECTED AS NWA PRESIDENT FOR A EIGHTH STRAIGHT TERM. AUG. 29 SYDNEY RICKY WALDO WON AUG. 31 MELBOURNE LORD JAMES BLEARS N. C. SEPT. 2 BRISBANE RICKY WALDO WON SEPT. 5 SYDNEY LORD JAMES BLEARS WON SEPT. 7 MELBOURNE SKY HI LEE WON SEPT. 9 BRISBANE LORD BLEARS WON SEPT. 14 MELBOURNE LORD BLEARS WON SEPT. 16 BRISBANE SKY HI LEE WON (DQ) SEPT. 18 SYDNEY SKY HI LEE WON SEPT. 21 MELBOURNE JESSE JAMES WON SEPT. 28 SINGAPORE KING KONG CZAJA (NON-TITLE) DRAW ……………………………………….JAPANESE TOUR #1……………………….………………. OCT. 7 TOKYO RIKIDOZAN (NWA WC) DRAW OCT. 13 OSAKA RIKIDOZAN (NWA WC) DRAW OCT. 15 FUKUOKA RIKIDOZAN DRAW OCT. 16 HIROSHIMA RIKIDOZAN WON OCT. 17 KOBE RIKIDOZAN WON OCT. 19 NAGOYA RIKIDOZAN DRAW OCT. 21 SENDAI RIKIDOZAN DRAW OCT. 24 NAHA & DANNY PLECHAS VS RIKIDOZAN & TOYONOBORI DRAW OCT. 25 NAHA RIKIDOZAN DRAW ………………………………………………………………………………………………………… OCT. 27 HONOLULU SKY HI LEE WON NOV. 3 HONOLULU SKY HI LEE DRAW NOV. 12 MINNEAPOLIS BUDDY ROGERS (NWA WC) DRAW NOV. 14 TORONTO DICK HUTTON (NWA WC LOSS) (35:15) LOST (ATT: 9,099—HUTTON WAS MANAGED BY ED LEWIS) NOV. 16 KANSAS CITY THOR HAGEN DRAW NOV. 18 FORT WORTH PEPPER GOMEZ DRAW NOV. 19 MSG, NYC A TAG MATCH BETWEEN ROCCA/CARPENTIER AND GRAHAM/BRUISER STARTS A RIOT IN NYC THAT ALMOST GETS WRESTLING BANED IN THE CITY. NOV. 19 DALLAS BILL MELBY DRAW NOV. 21 WASHINGTON DONN LEWIN WON NOV. 22 ST LOUIS DICK HUTTON (NWA WC) DRAW (ATT: 6,200) NOV. ? INDIANAPOLIS ZEBRA KID (GEORGE BOLLAS) ? NOV. 26 BALTIMORE ? NO SHOW NOV. 28 WASHINGTON CHIEF BIG HEART NO SHOW NOV. 29 PHILADELPHIA KARL VON HESS NO SHOW NOV. 30 NEW YORK CITY EDWARD CARPENTIER NO SHOW --------------------------------THESZ TOURS ENGLAND AND FRANCE--------------------------------------- DEC. 11 LONDON CHOTA DARA SINGH (INT TITLE) WON DEC. 13 LIVERPOOL JACK PYE (INT TITLE) WON DEC. 14 BRIGHTON BILL VERNA (INT TITLE) WON DEC. 16 LEEDS DAI SULLIVAN (INT TITLE) WON DEC. 18 GRIMBY ERNIE BALDWIN (INT TITLE) WON DEC. 19 NOTTINGHAM NORMAN WALSH (INT TITLE) WON DEC. 20 ROTHERHAM SANDY ORFORD (INT TITLE) DRAW DEC. 21 MIDDLEBOROUGH NORMAN WALSH (INT TITLE) WON DEC. 22 LIVERPOOL GREAT BOLO (INT TITLE) DRAW DEC. 22 BRIGHTON BILL VERNA WON DEC. 23 HANLEY MIKE MARINO (INT TITLE) DRAW DEC. 24 LEICESTER GEOFF PORTZ (INT TITLE) DRAW DEC. 28 HANLEY MIKE MARINO WON DEC. ? ENGLAND JACK BENCE WON DEC. ? ENGLAND DENNIS MITCHELL WON DEC. ? ENGLAND ALAN GARFIELD WON Go to Page 8 of Ring Record |
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