Go back to Page 1 of Lou Thesz Record Go to Page 10 of Ring Record 1961 JAN. 10 EDMONTON BILLY WATSON DRAW JAN. 12 REGINA GEORGE SCOTT WON JAN. 13 CALGARY ED FRANCIS DQ JAN. 20 OAKLAND EDWARD CARPENTIER (WWA WC) LOST JAN. 23 VANCOUVER GINO MARELLA (GORILLA MONSOON) WON JAN. 26 REGINA ED FRANCIS N. C. JAN. 30 VANCOUVER EDWARD CARPENTIER (WWA WC?) DQ FEB. 1 TACOMA TIM GEOHAGEN WON FEB. 4 EUGENE BILLY WHITE WOLF WON FEB. 6 VANCOUVER & THE OUTLAW (DORY FUNK)(PACIFIC COAST TAG TITLE) VS ED CARPENTIER & TIM GEOHAGEN WON FEB. 9 REGINA ED FRANCIS DRAW FEB. 12 CALGARY EDWARD CARPENTIER DQ FEB. 15 ST LOUIS (TV) JUAN HUMBERTO WON FEB. 17 ST LOUIS STAN STASIAK WON FEB. 20 PHOENIX LUTHER LINDSEY N. D. FEB. 21 TUCSON & JIM WRIGHT VS LUTHER LINDSEY & RICKY WALDO LOST MARCH 1 MONTREAL REGGIE PARKS WON MARCH 2 TORONTO BILLY WATSON DQ MARCH 4 ? ST LOUIS (TV) JUAN HUMBERTO ? WON MARCH 6 RICHMOND CA EDWARD CARPENTIER (WWA WC) DQ (1-2) MARCH 7 SAN FRANCISO COWBOY DICK HUTTON WON (DQ) MARCH 8 SAN JOSE ED MILLER WON (DQ) MARCH 9 STOCKTON RAMON TORRES WON (DQ) MARCH 10 OAKLAND EDWARD CARPENTIER (WWA WC) DRAW MARCH 11 FRESNO & DICK HUTTON VS FRED BLASSIE & ED MILLER WON MARCH 13 VANCOUVER BILLY WATSON DRAW MARCH 16 CLEVELAND ANGELO SAVOLDI WON MARCH 17 BUFFALO JOHN TOLOS DRAW MARCH 18 AKRON CLAUDE DASSARY (HERCULES CORTEZ) DRAW MARCH 30 DOTHAN & PAT O’CONNOR VS THE MEDICS WON APRIL 3 SACRAMENTO DICK HUTTON WON APRIL 4 SAN FRANCISCO ED MILLER WON (DQ) APRIL 5 SAN JOSE DICK HUTTON LOST APRIL 6 STOCKTON STAN HOLEK WON APRIL 10 PHOENIX TARZAN TOURVILLE (TYLER) WON APRIL 17 PHOENIX & DON KINDRED VS LU KIM & JIM WRIGHT WON APRIL 19 MONTREAL CLAUDE DASSARY DRAW APRIL 20 CLEVELAND JOE SWIDERSKI WON APRIL 21 BUFFALO CLAUDE DASSARY WON APRIL 22 AKRON CHET WALLICK WON APRIL 25 SAN DIEGO FREDDIE BLASSIE WON APRIL 26 LOS ANGELES MIKE SHARPE WON MAY 10 LOS ANGELES PRINCE MERETANA WON (2-0) MAY 15 PASADENA SAMMY BERG WON JUNE 2 LONG BEACH GEORGE DRAKE WON ZEBRA KID LOST JUNE 5 PASADENA STAN HOLEK WON JUNE 9 LONG BEACH VIC CHRISTY WON ZEBRA KID WON. JUNE 12 LOS ANGELES DICK HUTTON WON (UNDERCARD OF FRED BLASSIE’S WWA TITLE WIN OVER ED CARPENTIER) JUNE 23 LAS VEGAS REG PARKS LOST JUNE 30 CHICAGO BUDDY ROGERS DEFEATED PAT O’CONNOR FOR NWA TITLE JULY 20 MONTREAL HANS SCHMIDT WON THE MONTREAL WC FROM ED CARPENTIER JULY 21 LOS ANGELES FREDDIE BLASSIE (WWA WC) LOST (1-2) (ATT: 13,400—REFEREE JOE WALCOTT) AUG. 1 TUCSON MIKE SHARPE WON (DQ) AUG. 7 PHOENIX DON ARNOLD WON AUG. 8 TUCSON & TONY OLIVAS VS DON ARNOLD & DON DUFFY WON AUG. 9 LOS ANGELES (TV) ZEBRA KID (UNMASKED AS GEORGE BOLLAS) WON AUG. 14 QUEBEC CITY CLAUDE DASSARY DRAW AUG. 17 MONTREAL HANS HERMAN WON AUG. 23 LOS ANGELES (TV) ART MAHALIK WON SEPT. 1 HOUSTON & DORY DIXON VS MIKE DIBIASE & CYCLOPS (BILL. SAVAGE) WON SEPT. 4 FORT WORTH & NICK BOCKWINKEL VS MIKE DIBIASE & CYCLOPS WON SEPT. 5 DALLAS RITO ROMERO DRAW SEPT. 6 SAN ANTONIO & STU GIBSON VS WALDO VON ERICH & CYCLOPS WON SEPT. 7 CORPUS CHRISTI WALDO VON ERICH WON SEPT. 8 HOUSTON EDUARDO CASTILLO WON (DQ) SEPT. 27 LOS ANGELES MIKE SHARPE WON OCT. 6 LOS ANGELES MIKE SHARPE WON OCT. 7 SAN DIEGO & RICHI STARR VS FRED BLASSIE & MR MOTO WON OCT. 21 LONG BEACH & SANDOR SZABO VS STAN HOLEK & FRITZ VON GOERING WON OCT. 27 LOS ANGELES FRED ATKINS WON OCT. 30 PHOENIX MIKE SHARPE WON NOV. 6 PHOENIX STAN HOLEK WON NOV. 15 LOS ANGELES JOHN SMITH (SOLDAT GORKI) WON NOV. 20 PHOENIX JIM WRIGHT WON NOV. 21 SAN FRANCISCO MIKE SHARPE WON NOV. 22 LOS ANGELES & ART “SEAMAN” THOMAS VS FRED BLASSIE & MR MOTO WON (2-1) DEC. 5 SAN FRANCISCO JESUS ORTEGA WON DEC. 6 SAN JOSE ED MILLER WON DEC. 7 STOCKTON REG PARKS WON DEC. 8 SANTA ROSA ED MILLER WON DEC. 13 PORTLAND PAT O’CONNOR DRAW. 1962 JAN. 20 CHATTANOOGA DON LEE WON JAN. 22 BIRMINGHAM MIKE PAIDOUSIS WON (DQ) JAN. 23 NASHVILLE DOUG LINDSEY (GILBERT) WON JAN. 31 LOS ANGELES COWBOY DICK HUTTON WON (2-1) FEB. 1 BAKERSFIELD CHARO AZTECA WON (2-0) FEB. 6 SAN FRANCISCO FRED BLASSIE (WWA WC?) DRAW FEB. 14 LOS ANGELES MR MOTO WON FEB. 20 NASHVILLE & LES WELCH VS DANTE (LOU PAPINEAU) & MEPHISTO (HANS STEINER) WON FEB. 26 MEMPHIS PAT O’CONNOR DQ FEB. 27 NASHVILLE & LES WELCH VS DANTE & MEPHISTO N. C. MARCH 2 ST LOUIS IKE EAKINS WON MARCH 19 MEMPHIS & LES WELCH VS DANTE & MEPHISTO WON (DQ) MARCH 20 NASHVILLE TARO SAKURO WON MARCH 23 DALLAS FRITZ VON ERICH DRAW MARCH 24 CHATTANOOGA & MIKE CHANEY VS TARO SAKURO & YOSHINO SATO WON (DQ) MARCH 25 MEMPHIS (TV) RED ROBERTS WON MARCH 26 MEMPHIS PAT O’CONNOR N. C. MARCH 27 NASHVILLE CHRIS AVEROFF WON MARCH 28 MOBILE PAT O’CONNOR N. C. MARCH 30 DOTHAN & PAT O’CONNOR VS THE MEDICS WON APRIL 18 LOS ANGELES & ED CARPENTIER & ENRIQUE TORRES VS LA PANTERA & BILLY VARGA & KARL VON BROCK WON -----------------------JAPANESE TOUR #2-4TH WORLD LEAGUE TOUNNAMENT------------------------ APRIL 27 KOBE & FRED BLASSIE & MIKE SHARPE VS RIKIDOZAN & GREAT TOGO & TOYONOBORI WON APRIL 28 OKAYAMA KOKICHI ENDO WON APRIL 29 HIROSHIMA ARNOLD SKAALAND WON APRIL 30 FUKUOKA & BUDDY AUSTIN & LARRY HENNIG VS RIKIDOZAN & KOKICHI ENDO & TOYONOBORRI LOST MAY 1 OGORI KINTARO OKI WON MAY 2 NAGASAKI DICK HUTTON DRAW MAY 3 KAGOSHIMA KANJI “ANTONIO” INOKI WON MAY 6 KOKURA KOKICHI ENDO WON MAY 10 OSAKA & BUDDY AUSTIN & LARRY HENNIG VS RIKIDOZAN & TOYONOBORI & GREAT TOGO LOST MAY 11 OSAKA MR ATOMIC (CLYDE STEEVES) WON MAY 13 WAKAYAMA LARRY HENNIG WON MAY 14 SHINGU TOYONOBORRI WON MAY 15 KYOTO MIKE SHARPE WON (DQ) MAY 16 GIFU DICK HUTTON WON MAY 18 FUKUI FREDDIE BLASSIE WON (THIS WAS NON-TITLE BUT BLASSIE WAS NAWA WORLD CHAMP IN LOS ANGELES & ATLANTA) MAY 19 TOYAMA & BUDDY AUSTIN & LARRY HENNIG VS RIKIDOZAN & KOKICHI ENDO & GREAT TOGO LOST MAY 21 MOBARA KOKICHI ENDO WON MAY 23 UTSUNOMIYA & BUDDY AUSTIN & DUKE HOFFMAN VS RIKIDOZAN & MICHIAKI YOSHIMURA & GREAT TOGO LOST MAY 24 YOKOHAMA MICHIAKI YOSHIMURA WON MAY 25 TOKYO RIKIDOZAN (4TH LEAGUE TOUR FINAL) LOST ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- ----------- JUNE 18 MEMPHIS PAT O’CONNOR DRAW JUNE 19 NASHVILLE PAT O’CONNOR DQ JUNE 20 MOBILE & LEE FIELDS VS JACK DONOVAN & JACKIE FARGOS DRAW JUNE 22 CHATTANOOGA & PAT O’CONNOR VS DANTE & MEPHISTO DQ JULY 16 MEMPHIS DON LEE WON JULY 17 NASHVILLE DANNY HODGE DQ JULY 20 CHATTANOOGA DON LEE WON JULY 28 CHICAGO DON LEO JONATHAN WON JULY 30 VANCOUVER HARD BOILED HAGGERTY WON (DQ) AUG. 1 WINNIPEG VINCE MONTANA WON AUG. 2 CALGARY BILLY WATSON ? AUG. 4 VICTORIA GENE KINISKI ? AUG. 6 TACOMA GENE KINISKI WON AUG. 7 VANCOUVER THE OUTLAW (DORY FUNK) DRAW AUG. 15 LOS ANGELES & DICK HUTTON VS MIKE SHARPE & KARL VON SCHOBER WON AUG. 27 LAS VEGAS HANS HERMAN WON AUG. 31 COLUMBUS NWA CHAMPION BUDDY ROGERS IS INJURIED IN A DRESSING ROOM CONFRONTATION WITH KARL GOTCH, BILL MILLER & ART NEILSON. BUDDY IS UNABLE TO WRESTLE UNTIL SEPT 22. SEPT. 3 MEMPHIS DON GREENE WON SEPT. 4 NASHVILLE IVAN ZUKOFF WON SEPT. 5 MOBILE FREDDIE BLASSIE N. C. SEPT. 7 DOTHAN SPUTNIK MONROE WON SEPT. 11 COLUMBUS KARL GOTCH DEFEATED DON LEO JONATHAN FOR THE AWA WORLD TITLE. SEPT. 12 LOS ANGELES THE DESTROYER (WWA WC)* DRAW (ATT: 7,000) SEPT. 14 ST LOUIS COWBOY BOB ELLIS DQ (1-2) (ATT: SELLOUT 12,140-LOU SUBBED FOR INJURED BUDDY ROGERS) SEPT. 18 HAMILTON SWEET DADDY SIKI WON (DQ) SEPT. 19 LONDON SWEET DADDY SIKI WON SEPT. 20 TORONTO ANTONINO ROCCA DRAW SEPT. 22 TORONTO (TV) BARON GATTONI WON SEPT. 24 FORT WORTH THE ALASKAN (JAY YORK) WON SEPT. 25 DALLAS TONY BORNE WON SEPT. 26 SAN ANTONIO THE MUMMY (BENJY RAMIREZ) WON (DQ) SEPT. 27 AUSTIN DUKE KEOMUKA WON SEPT. 28 HOUSTON ART THOMAS DRAW OCT. 8 PHOENIX JERRY GRAHAM WON OCT. 19 ST LOUIS DON LEO JONATHAN WON (ATT: 6,138) OCT. 22 PHOENIX ROCCO COLOMBO WON OCT. 25 AMARILLO FRITZ VON ERICH WON (DQ) OCT. 26 PHOENIX MIKE DIBIASE WON (DQ) OCT. 31 ST LOUIS (TV) WILLIE GARRETT WON NOV. 2 ST LOUIS BUDDY AUSTIN WON NOV. 5 MEMPHIS & JACKIE FARGO VS THE MEDICS WON (DQ) NOV. 6 NASHVILLE & LEN ROSSI VS DOC & MIKE GALLAGHER WON (DQ) NOV. 8 TORONTO (TV) DOC GALLAGHER WON NOV. 9 HOUSTON EL MEDICO II (TONY AMESSA) DQ NOV. 10 ST LOUIS (TV) TARZAN TYLER WON NOV. 20 EL PASO RITO ROMERO WON (DQ) NOV. 21 MONTREAL NWA WORLD CHAMPION BUDDY ROGERS INJURIED IN THE FIRST FALL IN A TITLE MATCH VS KILLER KOWALSKI. NWA RULES THAT ROGERS IS STILL THE CHAMPION BUT KOWALSKI TAKES ROGERS DATES IN TEXAS BILLED AS WORLD CHAMP. DEC. 3 MEMPHIS KAROL KALMIKOFF WON DEC. 4 NASHVILLE & JACKIE JARGO VS THE MEDICS WON (DQ) DEC. 6 CHATTANOOGA CHIEF CRAZY HORSE WON DEC. 7 ST LOUIS COWBOY BOB ELLIS WON DEC. 8 INDIANAPOLIS DON JARDINE WON DEC. 11 DALLAS JOE BRUNETTI WON DEC. 12 SAN ANTONIO RITO ROMERO DQ DEC. 13 AUSTIN TONY BORNE WON (DQ) DEC. 14 HOUSTON KILLER KOWALSKI (WORLD TITLE)(1:30:00)* DRAW DEC. 15 ST LOUIS (TV) DON JARDINE WON DEC. 15 BEAUMONT ART THOMAS ? DEC. 17 FORT WORTH TONY BORNE WON (DQ) DEC. 22 ST LOUIS (TV) IVAN KRAVSCHENKOV WON DEC. 27 KANSAS CITY BOB ORTON WON DEC. 28 ST LOUIS PAT O’CONNOR WON (COR) (ATT: 6,727) DEC. 29 INDIANAPOLIS (TV) JIM GRABMIRE WON JULES LARANCE WON DEC. 29 DETROIT STEVE STANLEE WON 1963 JAN. 7 TULSA GREAT BOLO (AL LOVELOCK) WON JAN. 8 LITTLE ROCK DANNY HODGE DQ JAN. 9 SPRINGFIELD DANNY HODGE WON JAN. 10 WICHITA FALLS DANNY HODGE ? JAN. 11 OKLAHOMA DANNY HODGE DQ JAN. 12 JOPLIN GREAT BOLO WON JAN. 15 DENVER MARK LEWIN WON JAN. 16 LUBBOCK DORY FUNK LOST JAN. 17 INDIANAPOLIS BILL MILLER DQ JAN. 18 ST LOUIS PAT O’CONNOR DQ (ATT: 7,982) JAN. 23 SAN ANTONIO RITO ROMERO N. C. JAN. 24 TORONTO BUDDY ROGERS (NWA WC WIN) WON (1-0) JAN. 25 LOUISVILLE BILL MILLER (NWA WC?) WON (DQ) JAN. 26 INDIANAPOLIS (TV) FRANK HICKEY WON JAN. 26 COLUMBUS BILL MILLER (NWA WC) WON (DQ) JAN. 27 CINCINNATI NICOLI VOLKOFF (NWA WC) WON JAN. 28 FORT WORTH BULL CURRY (NWA WC) WON JAN. 29 DALLAS RAY GUNKEL (NWA WC) N. C. JAN. 30 MONTREAL ED CARPENTIER DEFEATED KILLER KOWALSKI FOR MONTREAL WC JAN. 30 SAN ANTONIO RITO ROMERO (NWA WC) N. C. JAN. 31 CORPUS CHRISTI EL MEDICO II (NWA WC) ? FEB. 1 ATLANTA EDDIE GRAHAM DEFEATED FRED BLASSIE FOR ATLANTA WC FEB. 1 HOUSTON KILLER KOWALSKI (NWA WC)* WON (2-1) (THIS WOULD HAVE ENDED KOWALSKI’S TEXAS TITLE CLAIM, IF IT WAS STILL CLAIMED) FEB. 2 INDIANAPOLIS BILL MILLER (NWA WC) WON (COR) FEB. 4 MEMPHIS NIKITA MULKOVICH (NWA WC) WON FEB. 5 ?? ST LOUIS NWA CONVENTION CONFERMED THESZ AS WORLD CHAMPION FEB. 5 ST LOUIS (TV) AL TORRES WON FEB. 5 DALLAS RAY GUNKEL (NWA WC) DRAW FEB. 7 TORONTO BUDDY ROGERS (NWA WC) * WON (DQ) (2-1) (ATT: 11,000) FEB. 8 LOUISVILLE BILL MILLER (NWA WC) DRAW FEB. 9 COLUMBUS BILL MILLER (NWA WC) WON FEB. 15 ST LOUIS PAT O’CONNOR (NWA WC) WON (ATT: 11,198) FEB. 16 CINCINNATI JOE BLANCHARD (NWA WC) WON FEB. 25 MEMPHIS SAM STEAMBOAT (NWA WC) WON FEB. 26 NASHVILLE PAT O’CONNOR (NWA WC) DRAW FEB. 27 KINGSPORT TN CHIEF CRAZY HORSE (NWA WC) WON (2-0) MARCH 1 KNOXVILLE SAM STEAMBOAT (NWA WC) DRAW MARCH 2 DETROIT MARK LEWIN (NWA WC) WON MARCH 5 LITTLE ROCK DANNY HODGE (NWA WC) DRAW MARCH 7 WICHITA FALLS DANNY HODGE (NWA WC) ? MARCH 8 OKLAHOMA CITY DANNY HODGE (NWA WC) WON MARCH 9 ST LOUIS (TV) THE ALASKAN (JAY YORK) WON MARCH 9 JOPLIN DANNY HODGE (NWA WC) WON MARCH 11 TULSA THE AMAZING ZUMA (NWA WC) WON MARCH 12 INDIANAPOLIS TARO MYAKI (NWA WC) WON MARCH 13 MONTREAL PAT O’CONNOR (NWA WC) WON MARCH 14 TORONTO BRUNO SAMMARTINO (NWA WC) WON MARCH 15 ST LOUIS DICK THE BRUISER (NWA WC) WON (DQ 2-1) (ATT: 12,727--SELLOUT) MARCH 16 CINCINNATI BILL MILLER (NWA WC) DRAW MARCH 25 TULSA SANDOR SZABO (NWA WC) WON MARCH 26 INDIANAPOLIS BEARCAT WRIGHT (NWA WC) N. C. MARCH 28 FORT WAYNE DICK THE BRUISER (NWA WC) WON MARCH 29 DECATUR TARZAN TYLER (NWA WC) DRAW MARCH 30 INDIANAPOLIS (TV?) SAUL VON BRAUNER WON GENE MARTIN WON MARCH 30 CINCINNATI DICK THE BRUISER (NWA WC) WON APRIL ? NEW YORK CITY THE NEWLY FORMED WWWF RECOGNIZED BUDDY ROGERS AS THEIR FIRST WORLD CHAMPION APRIL 3 SAN ANTONIO THE MUMMY (NWA WC) WON APRIL 4 AUSTIN NICK KOZAK (NWA WC) WON APRIL 5 HOUSTON ERNIE LADD (NWA WC) N. C. APRIL 6 BEAUMONT SWEET DADDY SIKI (NWA WC) WON APRIL 8 FORT WORTH LOUIE TILLET (NWA WC) WON APRIL 9 DALLAS SWEET DADDY SIKI (NWA WC) DRAW APRIL 15 MEMPHIS JOE WALCOTT WON APRIL 16 INDIANAPOLIS DICK THE BRUISER (NWA WC) WON (DQ) APRIL 18 FLINT DICK THE BRUISER (NWA WC) DRAW APRIL 19 MILWAUKEE BEARCAT WRIGHT (NWA WC) WON APRIL 19 ATLANTA TARZAN TYLER DEFEATED EDDIE GRAHAM FOR THE ATLANTA WC APRIL 20 ST LOUIS (TV) RAY GORDON WON APRIL 20 CINCINNATI & JOE BLANCHARD VS THE BRUISER & BILL MILLER LOST APRIL 23 NASHVILLE SAM STEAMBOAT (NWA WC) WON APRIL 24 ATLANTA GENE KINISKI (NWA WC) DRAW APRIL 25 CHATTANOOGA THE MEDIC (NWA WC) WON APRIL 26 ST LOUIS DICK THE BRUISER (NWA WC) WON (UTC 2-1) (ATT: 10,651) APRIL 27 ? ST LOUIS (TV) BILL MILLER DRAW APRIL 27 DETROIT BILL MILLER (NWA WC)* WON (UNDERCARD TO BRUISER/ALEX KARRAS MATCH) MAY 4 CINCINNATI BILL MILLER (NWA WC) WON (DQ) MAY 5 DETROIT DICK THE BRUISER (NWA WC) WON MAY 9 TORONTO BULLDOG BROWER (NWA WC) WON (DQ) MAY 10 BUFFALO (TV) ANTONINO ROCCA (NWA WC) WON (2-1) MAY 10 LOS ANGELES FRED BLASSIE DEFEATED THE DESTROYER FOR THE WWA WC MAY 11 MILWAUKEE DICK THE BRUISER (NWA WC) WON MAY 13 MEMPHIS SAM STEAMBOAT (NWA WC) WON (DQ) MAY 14 INDIANAPOLIS DICK THE BRUISER (NWA WC) WON (DQ) MAY 16 WINDSOR (TV) STEVE STANLEE WON RUDY KAY WON JACK WILSON WON MAY 17 MSG, NYC BRUNO SAMMARTINO DEFEATED BUDDY ROGERS FOR THE WWWF WC MAY 18 DETROIT DICK THE BRUISER (NWA WC) WON MAY 24 HOUSTON ART THOMAS (NWA WC) WON MAY 29 SPRINGFIELD GREAT BOLO (NWA WC) WON MAY 30 WICHITA FALLS GREAT BOLO (NWA WC) WON MAY 31 OKLAHOMA DANNY HODGE (NWA WC) WON JUNE 1 JOPLIN DANNY HODGE (NWA WC) WON JUNE 3 FORT WORTH MARK LEWIN (NWA WC) WON (DQ) JUNE 4 DALLAS DORY DIXON (NWA WC) WON JUNE 7 ATLANTA TARZAN TYLER (NWA VS ATLANTA WC) WON (THESZ UNIFIED THE ATLANTA WC WITH THE NWA WORLD TITLE.) JUNE 8 ST LOUIS (TV) PEDRO GODOY WON JUNE 10 FORT WORTH & NICK KOZAK VS MARK LEWIN & LOUIE TILLET WON JUNE 11 DALLAS BILL WATTS (NWA WC) WON JUNE 12 SAN ANTONIO RITO ROMERO (NWA WC) WON JUNE 13 CORPUS CHRISTI LOUIS TILLET (NWA WC) ? JUNE 14 HOUSTON ERNIE LADD* (NWA WC) WON (ATT: 15,764 ? ) JUNE 15 ST LOUIS BILL MILLER (NWA WC) WON (ATT: SELLOUT 12,293) JUNE 19 ROCHESTER HANS SCHMIDT (NWA WC) WON JUNE 20 TORONTO JOHN PAUL HENNING (NWA WC) WON JUNE 21 BUFFALO HANS SCHMIDT (NWA WC) WON JUNE 22 AKRON THE SHADOW (UNMASKED AS JOE CHRISTIE) (NWA WC) WON JUNE 24 ORLANDO BORIS MALENKO (NWA WC) WON JUNE 25 TAMPA HIRO MATSUDA (NWA WC) WON JUNE 27 JACKSONVILLE DON CURTIS (NWA WC) WON JUNE 28 ATLANTA RAY GUNKEL (NWA WC) DRAW JULY 3 ODESSA DORY FUNK JR (NWA WC?) WON JULY 5 MIAMI BEACH BORIS MALENKO (NWA WC?) WON JULY 10 LUBBOCK SPUTNIK MONROE (NWA WC?) WON JULY 11 AMARILLO DORY FUNK JR (NWA WC) DRAW JULY 15 MEMPHIS SKULL VON STROHEIM (NWA WC?) WON JULY 16 PENSACOLA THE OUTLAW (MIKE PAIDOUSIS) (NWA WC?) DRAW JULY 17 MOBILE TARZAN TYLER (NWA WC?) DRAW JULY 18 PANAMA CITY TARZAN TYLER (NWA WC?) ? JULY 19 DOTHAN ROCKET MONROE (NWA WC?) DQ JULY 20 JONESBORO JIM HOLLY WON JULY 22 MEMPHIS KURT VON STROHEIM (NWA WC?) WON JULY 23 NASHVILLE MIKE CHANCY (NWA WC?) WON JULY 24 KINGSPORT ROWDY RED ROBERTS (NWA WC) WON (2-0) JULY 25 CHATTANOOGA KARL VON STROHEIM (NWA WC?) WON JULY 26 ATLANTA DICK THE BRUISER (NWA WC?) WON JULY 29 ORLANDO HIRO MATSUDA (NWA WC?) WON JULY 30 TAMPA BORIS MALENKO (NWA WC?) WON AUG. 1 JACKSONVILLE DON CURTIS (NWA WC?) WON AUG. 2 MIAMI BEACH EDDIE GRAHAM (NWA WC?) WON AUG. 9 ATLANTA TARZAN TYLER (NWA WC?) WON AUG. 10 BEAUMONT NICK KOZAK (NWA WC?) WON AUG. 12 FORT WORTH COWBOY BOB ELLIS (NWA WC?) WON AUG. 13 DALLAS MARK LEWIN (NWA WC?) WON (DQ) AUG. 14 SAN ANTONIO MARK LEWIN (NWA WC?) WON (DQ) AUG. 15 AUSTIN NICK KOZAK (NWA WC?) WON AUG. 16 HOUSTON COWBOY BOB ELLIS (NWA WC?) WON AUG. 20 MIAMI BEACH BORIS MALENKO (NWA WC?) WON AUG. 23 ATLANTA DICK THE BRUISER (NWA WC) WON AUG. 23 LOS ANGELES BEARCAT WRIGHT DEFEATED FRED BLASSIE FOR WWA WC AUG. 24 SAN ANTONIO MARK LEWIN (NWA WC?) WON (DQ) AUG. 25 HOUSTON BILL MILLER (NWA WC?) DRAW AUG. 26 ORLANDO RAY VILLMER (NWA WC?) WON AUG. 27 TAMPA THE ASSASSIN #1 (NWA WC?) WON (DQ) AUG. 29 JACKSONVILLE EDDIE GRAHAM (NWA WC?) N. C. AUG. 30 MIAMI BEACH HIRO MATSUDA (NWA WC?) WON (DQ) SEPT. 2 COLUMBUS KARL GOTCH (NWA VS AWA WC) WON (DQ) SEPT. 5 CHATTANOOGA MAURICE LAPOINTE (NWA WC?) WON SEPT. 6 KNOXVILLE SAM STEAMBOAT (NWA WC?) WON SEPT. 14 ST LOUIS (TV) ROCKY MONTARO WON (UTC) SEPT. 16 ORLANDO KILLER KARL KOX (NWA WC?) WON SEPT. 16 MEMPHIS SAM STEAMBOAT (NWA WC?) WON SEPT. 17 NASVILLE MAURICE LAPOINTE (NWA WC?) WON SEPT. 19 CHATTANOOGA DON GREENE (NWA WC?) WON SEPT. 21 COLUMBUS KARL GOTCH (NWA VS AWA WC) DRAW SEPT. 24 EL PASO RITO ROMERO (NWA WC?) DRAW SEPT. 30 TULSA BILL WATTS (NWA WC?) WON OCT. 1 LITTLE ROCK BILL WATT (NWA WC?) WON OCT. 2 SPRINGFIELD BILL WATTS (NWA WC) WON OCT. 3 WICHITA FALLS BILL WATTS (NWA WC?) ? OCT. 4 OKLAHOMA BILL WATTS (NWA WC?) WON OCT. 5 ST LOUIS (TV) BOBBY GRAHAM (NWA WC?) WON OCT. 5 JOPLIN BILL WATTS (NWA WC?) WON OCT. 7 MEMPHIS & SAM STEAMBOAT VS KARL & SKULL VON STROHEIM WON OCT. 8 NASHVILLE & SAM STEAMBOAT VS KARL & SKULL VON STROHEIM WON (DQ) OCT. 10 TORONTO JOHNNY VALENTINE (NWA WC?) WON OCT. 11 ST LOUIS FRITZ VON ERICH (NWA WC) WON (2-1) (ATT: 9,084) OCT. 12 BEAUMONT ? ? OCT. 14 FORT WORTH BILL MILLER (NWA WC) WON (DQ) OCT. 15 DALLAS STAN STASIAK (NWA WC) WON (2-0) OCT. 17 CORPUS CHRISTI ? ? OCT. 18 HOUSTON BILLY WHITE WOLF (NWA WC?) WON OCT. 25 HOUSTON BILL MILLER (NWA WC) WON OCT. 28 AUGUSTA TARZAN TYLER (NWA WC?) WON OCT. 29 DALLAS BILLY WHITE WOLF (NWA WC) WON OCT. 30 SAN ANTONIO RITO ROMERO (NWA WC?) DRAW OCT. 31 AUSTIN BILL MILLER (NWA WC?) ? NOV. 1 ATLANTA MIGHTY HERCULES (BOBBY GRAHAM) (NWA WC?) WON NOV. 4 VANCOUVER GENE KINISKI (NWA WC?) DRAW NOV. 5 TACOMA DAN MILLER (NWA WC?) DRAW NOV. 7 NORTH SURREY ROY MCCLARITY (NWA WC?) WON NOV. 8 CALGARY ART NEILSON (NWA WC?) WON NOV. 11 PORTLAND THE DESTROYER (NWA WC) WON (DQ) NOV. 12 HAMILTON THE BEAST (NWA WC?) WON NOV. 13 CALGARY ART NEILSON (NWA WC) WON NOV. 14 TORONTO BULLDOG BROWER (NWA WC?) WON NOV. 15 BUFFALO HANS SCHMIDT (NWA WC?) WON (DQ) NOV. 22 ST LOUIS FRITZ VON ERICH (NWA WC) WON (DQ) (ATT: 7,175—ON THIS DAY JFK WAS KILLED IN DALLAS.) NOV. 23 HOUSTON DANNY HODGE (NWA WC) DRAW NOV. 30 DETROIT MASKED TERROR (JAY YORK) (NWA WC) WON DEC. 3 TAMPA BOB ORTON (NWA WC?) DRAW DEC. 5 JACKSONVILLE EDDIE GRAHAM (NWA WC?) DRAW DEC. 6 MIAMI BEACH DON CURTIS (NWA WC?) WON DEC. 7 BEAUMONT BULL CURRY (NWA WC?) DRAW DEC. 10 DALLAS JOE BLANCHARD (NWA WC?) WON DEC. 11 SAN ANTONIO STAN STASIAK (NWA WC?) WON (DQ) DEC. 12 AUSTIN DANNY HODGE (NWA WC?) WON DEC. 13 HOUSTON DANNY HODGE (NWA WC?) WON DEC. 16 INDIO, CA ED CARPENTIER IS AWARDED WWA WC DEC. 26 HAMILTON ? DAN MILLER WON DEC. 27 ST LOUIS KARL GOTCH (NWA WC) WON (2-1) (ATT: 6,868--GOTCH WAS AWA WC IN COLUMBUS AT THIS TIME) DEC. 28 DETROIT WILBUR SNYDER (NWA WC?) DRAW. Go to Page 10 of Ring Record |
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