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JULY 19                                                                                                   Wilbur Snyder Bio
HOLLYWOOD        
& BOBO BRAZIL (INT TV TAG TITLE?)
             VS GREAT BOLO & TOM RICE        WON

JULY 22 ? (23)        
SALT LAKE CITY        
LOU THESZ (NWA WC?) ?        DRAW

JULY 22        
BAKERSFIELD        
& BOBO BRAZIL (INT TV TAG TITLE)
VS TOM RICE & GREAT BOLO (AL LOVELOCK)        WON (2-1)

JULY 27        
EL PASO        
LOU PLUMMER        WON

JULY 29        
VALLEY GARDEN        & SANDOR SZABO
VS LORD BLEARS & LORD LAYTON        DRAW

JULY 31         
SALT LAKE CITY         
LOU THESZ (NWA WC)        DRAW
             (ATT: 4,876)

AUG. 2        
HOLLYWOOD (TV)        
& BOBO BRAZIL
VS LORD BLEARS & LORD LAYTON            ?

AUG. 3        
SAN DIEGO        
& BOBO BRAZIL & SANDOR SZABO
                VS GENE KINISKI & LORD BLEARS & LORD LAYTON        DRAW

AUG. 5        
LONG BEACH        
& BOBO BRAZIL
             VS GREAT BOLO & TOM RICE            ?

AUG. 9        
HOLLYWOOD (TV)        
GENE KINISKI        WON

AUG. 10        
SAN DIEGO        
& BOBO BRAZIL & SANDOR SZABO
               VS GENE KINISKI & LORD BLEARS & LORD LAYTON        LOST

AUG. 12        
LONG BEACH        
LORD JAMES BLEARS        WON (DQ).

AUG. 14        
SAN BERNARDINO        
& SANDOR SZABO
VS LORD BLEARS & LORD LAYTON        LOST

AUG. 17        
SAN DIEGO        
GENE KINISKI        WON

AUG. 18        
LOS ANGELES        
& SANDOR SZABO & BOBO BRAZIL
              VS GENE KINISKI & JAMES BLEARS & LORD LAYTON        WON.

AUG. 19        
LONG BEACH        
& SANDOR SZABO
             VS TOM RICE & LORD BLEARS        DQ

AUG. 20        
VALLEY GARDEN        
& SANDOR SZABO
             VS THE GREAT BOLO & TOM RICE        DRAW

AUG. 24        
SAN DIEGO        
& BOBO BRAZIL & SANDOR SZABO
                  VS GENE KINISKI & LORD BLEARS & KUBLA KHAN        WON

AUG. 26        
LONG BEACH        
& SANDOR SZABO
             VS LORD BLEARS & TOM RICE        DRAW

AUG. 27           
NORTH HOLLYWOOD        
GREAT BOLO        WON (2-1)

1954
SEPT. ?        
LOS ANGELES        
JOHNNY DOYLE UNHAPPY ON THE EAST COAST RETURNS TO LA, LIVING IN MALIBU. HE
BEGINS TO RUN OUTLAW PROMOTIONS IN SOUTH GATE, LAS VEGAS, & SALT LAKE
CITY.

SEPT. 1        
LOS ANGELES        
& BOBO BRAZIL & SANDOR SZABO (ATT:10,400)
VS GENE KINISKI & LORD BLEARS & KUBLA KHAN        WON

SEPT. 2        
LONG BEACH        
& SANDOR SZABO
             VS THE GREAT BOLO & TOM RICE        WON (DQ)

SEPT. 6        
HOLLYWOOD        
& BOBO BRAZIL (VACANT INT TV TAG TOUR WIN)
             VS GENE KINISKI & JAMES BLEARS        WON (DEC)
                                               (REPLACED LAYTON & BLEARS AS CHAMPIONS)

SEPT. 8        
LOS ANGELES (TV)        
& DENNIS CLARY
             VS JOE PAZENDAK & ED GARDENIA        WON

SEPT. 9        
BAKERSFIELD        
& BOBO BRAZIL (INT TV TAG TITLE)(60:00)
             VS TOM RICE & GREAT BOLO        DRAW

SEPT. 13        
HOLLYWOOD        
KUBLA KHAN        WON

SEPT. 16        
LONG BEACH        
& SANDOR SZABO
             VS LORD BLEARS & TED CHRISTY        WON

SEPT. 20        
HOLLYWOOD        
BULLDOG DANNY PLECHAS        DRAW

SEPT. 23        
IDAHO FALLS        
TED CHRISTY        WON (2-1)

SEPT. 29        
LOS ANGELES        
& BOBO BRAZIL & SANDOR SZABO
     VS THE GREAT BOLO & TOM RICE & DANNY PLECHAS        WON

SEPT. 30        
LONG BEACH        
THE GREAT BOLO        WON (2-1)

OCT. 1        
PASADENA        
KUBLA KHAN        WON

OCT. 4        
HOLLYWOOD        
& BOBO BRAZIL (INT TV TAG TITLE?)
             VS GREAT BOLO & TOM RICE        WON (2-1)

OCT. 5        
LOS ANGELES        
WRESTLED IN CLUB TOURNAMENT

OCT. 8        
SANTA MONICA        
& BOBO BRAZIL (INT TV TAG TITLE?)
VS HOMBRE MONTANA & RICARDO MONTANA        WON

OCT. 11        
HOLLYWOOD        
HOMBRE MONTANA        WON (2-1)

OCT. 12        
SOUTH GATE        
JOE PAZANDAK        WON

OCT. 13        
LOS ANGELES        
& BOBO BRAZIL (INT TV TAG TITLE LOSS)*(ATT: 3,500)
VS GENE KINISKI & JOHN TOLOS        LOST (1-2)

OCT. 15        
SANTA MONICA        
& BOBO BRAZIL
VS JOE PAZANDAK & DANNY PLEACHAS        N. C.  

1954
OCT. 18        
HOLLYWOOD        
LORD JAMES BLEARS        WON (2-1)

OCT. 19        
SAN DIEGO        
& BOBO BRAZIL
VS GENE KINISKI & JOHN TOLOS        WON

OCT. 21        
BAKERSFIELD        
KARL DAVIS        WON (2-0)

OCT. 22        
PASADENA        
& SANDOR SZABO (INT TV TAG TITLE ?)
             VS JOHN TOLOS & GENE KINISKI        LOST (1-2)

OCT. 25        
HOLLYWOOD        
JOHN TOLOS        WON (2-1)

OCT. 29        
PASADENA        
MR. X        WON

OCT. 30        
SAN BERNARDINO        
& BOBO BRAZIL (INT TV TAG TITLE?)
             VS GENE KINISKI & JOHN TOLOS        LOST

NOV. 1        
HOLLYWOOD        
LOU THESZ (NWA WC)*        DRAW (1-1)
             (ATT: 3,500)  

NOV. 4        
BAKERSFIELD        
& MIKE LANE (INT TV TAG TITLE?)
             VS GENE KINISKI & JOHN TOLOS        LOST (1-2)

NOV. 5        
SANTA MONICA        
& MIKE DIBIASE (INT TV TAG TITLE?)
             VS GENE KINISKI & JOHN TOLOS        LOST

NOV. 9       
EL PASO        
& VIC HOLBROOK
             VS TOM RICE & GREAT BOLO        DRAW

NOV. 11        
BAKERSFIELD        
& BOBO BRAZIL
VS GENE KINISKI & DANNY PLEACHAS        WON (2-1)

NOV. 12        
SANTA MONICA        
& MIKE DIBIASE (INT TV TAG TITLE?)
VS JOHN TOLOS & GENE KINISKI        DRAW

NOV. 15        
HOLLYWOOD        
& BOBO BRAZIL (INT TV TAG TITLE?)
             VS GENE KINISKI & JOHN TOLOS        DRAW

NOV. 16        
LOS ANGELES        
LORD JAMES BLEARS        WON (2-1)

NOV. 18        
BAKERSFIELD        
JOHN TOLOS        WON (COR)

NOV. 19        
SANTA MONICA        
JOHN TOLOS        WON

NOV. 20        
SAN BERNARDINO        
JOE PAZANDAK        WON (DQ)

NOV. 22        
HOLLYWOOD        
DANNY SAVICH        WON
(UNDERCARD FOR BLEARS & PAZANDAK BEATING KINISKI & TOLOS FOR INT TV TC.)

NOV. 24        
LOS ANGELES        
& MIKE DIBIASE
             VS GENE KINISKI & JOHN TOLOS        LOST (1-2)

NOV. 25        
LONG BEACH        
LORD JAMES BLEARS        WON

1954
NOV. 26        
SANTA MONICA        
GENE KINISKI        WON (2-1)

NOV. 27        
SAN BERNARDINO        
& BOBO BRAZIL
VS JOE PAZANDAK & DANNY PLEACHAS        WON

DEC. 2        
LONG BEACH        
JOHN TOLOS        WON (2-1)

DEC. 6        
HOLLYWOOD        
SANDOR SZABO        DRAW

DEC. 7        
LOS ANGELES        
BULLDOG DANNY PLECHAS        WON

DEC. 9        
BAKERSFIELD        
& DENNIS CLARY
VS KARL DAVIS & KUBLA KHAN           NO SHOW

DEC. 13        
HOLLYWOOD        
BULLDOG DANNY PLECHAS        WON

DEC. 14        
SAN DIEGO        
SANDOR SZABO        DRAW

DEC. 17        
PASADENA       
GENE KINISKI        WON

DEC. 22        
HOLLYWOOD        
HANS SCHNABEL        WON

1955
JAN. 3        
HOLLYWOOD        
& DON ARNOLD
             VS GENE KINISKI & KARL DAVIS        WON

JAN. 4        
SAN DIEGO        
& BOBO BRAZIL & SANDOR SZABO
VS GENE KINISKI & GREAT BOLO & TOM RICE        LOST

JAN. 7        
ST LOUIS        
DUTCH HEFNER (2:24)        WON

JAN. 8        
ST LOUIS        
MIKE PAIDOUSIS (2:03)        WON

JAN. 11        
NASHVILLE        
CLYDE STEEVES        WON

JAN. 15        
ST LOUIS (TV)        
LOU THESZ (NWA WC)(37:00)        DRAW
(ATT: 10,000???--SNYDER SUBED FOR BIG BILL MILLER.)

JAN. 18        
NASHVILLE        
SONNY MYERS        WON

JAN. 20        
CHATTANOOGA        
CLYDE STEEVES        WON (2-0).

JAN. 21        
ST LOUIS        
RAY ECKERT (10:52)        WON

JAN. 25        
NASHVILLE        
FRED BLASSIE (SOUTHERN TITLE)        DQ

FEB. 2        
LOS ANGELES        
LOU THESZ (NWA WC)        LOST
             (ATT: 10,400)

FEB. 7        
MEMPHIS        
& JOHNNY VALENTINE
             VS BILL LONGSON & STU GIBSON        WON (DQ)

FEB. 15        
CLEVELAND          
BUDDY ROGERS (EASTERN STATES TITLE WIN)        WON

1955
FEB. 17        
COLUMBUS        
LENNY MONTANA        WON

FEB. 18        
ST LOUIS        
CHEST BERNARD        WON

FEB. 19        
ST LOUIS        
JOE DUSEK (11:00)        WON

FEB. 21        
MEMPHIS        
WILD BILL LONGSON        
WON

FEB. 22        
CLEVELAND        
KILLER KOWALSKI (EASTERN TITLE)        WON
             (ATT: 1,921)

FEB. 28        
MEMPHIS        
RAY ECKERT        WON (DQ).

MARCH 1        
CLEVELAND        
BUDDY ROGERS (EASTERN TITLE?)        DRAW

MARCH 4        
ST LOUIS        
LOU THESZ (NWA WC)(43:32)        DQ
             (ATT: 9,701)

MARCH 7        
PEORIA        
BUDDY ROGERS (EASTERN TITLE ?)        DRAW

MARCH 10        
COLUMBUS        
BUDDY ROGERS                                       WON (DECISION)

MARCH 15        
CLEVELAND        
BUDDY ROGERS (EASTERN TITLE ?)        DQ

MARCH 17        
COLUMBUS        
GREAT SCOTT         WON.

MARCH 25        
ST LOUIS        
LOU THESZ (NWA WC)(1:30:00)        DRAW (1-1)
     (ATT: 6,443—REFEREE JIM MCMILLEN—BAD WEATHER OUTSIDE)  

APRIL 7        
COLUMBUS        
GREAT SCOTT        WON.

APRIL 20 (21)        
COLUMBUS    
BUDDY ROGERS (EASTERN STATES TITLE LOSS)  LOST (DECISION)

APRIL 22        
ST LOUIS        
LOU THESZ (NWA WC)        LOST (1-2)
                                 (ATT: 9,069-MATCH HAD NO TIME LIMIT.)  

APRIL 25        
MEMPHIS        
THE HOOD        WON

APRIL 30        
INDIANAPOLIS        
EL DIABLO            ?

MAY 2        
MEMPHIS        
THE MASK        COR

MAY 16        
MEMPHIS        
THE MASK        LOST

JUNE 7        
OTTAWA        
COUNT ANTONIO VERDI        WON

JUNE 8        
MONTREAL        
ANTONE LEONE        WON

JUNE 14        
OTTAWA        
JOHN SWENSKI            ?

JUNE 15        
MONTREAL        
BILL MCDANIELS        WON

JUNE 22        
MONTREAL        
PAT O’CONNOR        DRAW

1955
JUNE 28        
OTTAWA        
FRED ATKINS            ?

JUNE 29        
MONTREAL        
JIM BERNARD        WON

JULY 5        
OTTAWA        
& RAY GUNKEL
VS FRED ATKINS & DON LEO JONATHAN    WON (DQ 2-0)

JULY 6        
MONTREAL        
DON LEO JONATHAN (MONTREAL WC?)        LOST (1-2)

JULY 12        
OTTAWA        
GORGEOUS GEORGE                                 WON (DQ 2-1)

JULY 13        
MONTREAL        
HARRY LEWIS        WON

JULY 19        
OTTAWA        
ANTONINO ROCCA            ?

JULY 20        
MONTREAL        
PAT O’CONNOR        DRAW

JULY 27        
MONTREAL        
DON LEO JONATHAN (MONTREAL WC?)        WON (DQ)

AUG. 1        
FORT WORTH        
& RONNIE ETCHISON
             VS GEORGE BOLLAS & STU GIBSON            ?

AUG. 2        
DALLAS        
& RONNIE ETCHISON
             VS LOU NEWMAN & HANS SCHNABLE        WON

AUG. 3        
SAN ANTONIO        
LOU NEWMAN        WON

AUG. 4        
CORPUS CHRISTI        
HARD BOILED HAGGERTY            ?

AUG. 5        
HOUSTON        
HANS SCHNABEL            ?

AUG. 9        
DALLAS        
& RONNIE ETCHISON
             VS GORGE BOLLAS & TONY MARTIN        WON

AUG. 10        
SAN ANTONIO        
GEORGE BOLLAS        WON

AUG. 11        
CORPUS CHRISTI        
STU GIBSON        WON (2-1)

AUG. 12        
HOUSTON        
STU GIBSON        WON

AUG. 16        
DALLAS        
TARZAN MIKE        WON

AUG. 17        
SAN ANTONIO        
MR MOTO                                                      WON (DQ 2-0)
             (ATT: 1,582 $2,158.06)

AUG. 18        
CORPUS CHRISTI        
MR MOTO        DCOR (1-1)

AUG. 19        
HOUSTON        
AL LOVELOCK        WON

1955
AUG. 22        
FORT WORTH        
DAN FERRAZZA        WON
LOU NEWMAN        WON
STU GIBSON        WON
DUKE KEOMUKA (TOUR FINAL)        WON
(SNYDER WON TOURNAMENT & RIGHT TO WRESTLE LOU THESZ FOR THE TITLE)

AUG. 23        
DALLAS        
DUKE KEOMUKA (60:00)        DRAW

AUG. 24        
SAN ANTONIO        
RONNIE ETCHISON        WON

AUG. 25        
CORPUS CHRISTI        
PEPPER GOMEZ (TEXAS TITLE)        DQ (1-2)

AUG. 26        
HOUSTON        
LOU NEWMAN            ?

AUG. 29        
FORT WORTH        
LOU THESZ (NWA WC?)        LOST

AUG. 31        
SAN ANTONIO        
TONY MARTIN        WON

SEPT. 1        
CORPUS CHRISTI        
PEPPER GOMEZ (TEXAS TITLE)        UTC (2-1)
             (INJURED ANKLE)

SEPT. 2        
HOUSTON        
THE MONGOL        WON (DQ)

SEPT. 5        
PHOENIX        
LOU THESZ (NWA WC?)        DRAW

SEPT. 6        
DALLAS        
& RAY GUNKEL
VS GEORGE BOLLAS & BOZO BROWN        WON
BOZO BROWN        WON

SEPT. 7        
SAN ANTONIO        
PEPPER GOMEZ (TEXAS TITLE)(60:00)        DRAW

SEPT. 8        
CORPUS CHRISTI        
DUKE KEOMUKA        LOST (1-2)

SEPT. 9        
HOUSTON        
JIM DOBIE        WON

SEPT. 12        
FORT WORTH        
RAY GUNKEL        DRAW

SEPT. 13        
DALLAS        
THE GREAT SCOTT        WON (DEC)

SEPT. 14        
SAN ANTONIO        
DUKE KEOMUKA        WON (DQ)

SEPT. 15        
CORPUS CHRISTI        
DUKE KEOMUKA        LOST (1-2)

SEPT. 19        
FORT WORTH        
TONY MARTIN            ?.

SEPT. 20        
DALLAS        
& PEPPER GOMEZ (HANDICAPE AFTER GUNKEL INJURED)
VS STU GIBSON & GREAT SCOTT & DUKE KEOMUKA        LOST

STU GIBSON        WON

1955
SEPT. 21       
SAN ANTONIO        
JIM DOBIE        DRAW

SEPT. 22        
CORPUS CHRISTI        
& RITO ROMERO
VS DUKE KEOMUKA & STU GIBSON        WON (2-1)

SEPT. 23        
HOUSTON        
RAY GUNKEL            ?

SEPT. 26        
FORT WORTH        
& PEPPER GOMEZ & PAUL BOESCH
     VS DUKE KEOMUKA & DANNY SAVICH & AL LOVELOCK        LOST

SEPT. 27        
DALLAS        
& PEPPER GOMEZ
             VS DUKE KEOMUKA & STU GIBSON        WON

SEPT. 28        
VICTORIA        
DANNY SAVICH            ?

SEPT. 29        
CORPUS CHRISTI        
DUKE KEOMUKA        WON

SEPT. 30        
HOUSTON        
GREAT SCOTT            ?

OCT. ?        
LOS ANGELES        
JOHHNY DOYLE FILES A GRIEVANCE AGAINST LA PROMOTERS WITH THE DEPARTMENT
OF JUSTICE.

OCT. 3        
FORT WORTH        
DUKE KEOMUKA            ?

OCT. 5        
VICTORIA        
ROY HEFFERMAN        WON (2-1)

OCT. 6        
CORPUS CHRISTI        
GEORGE BOLLAS        WON.

OCT. 7        
HOUSTON        
TONY MARTIN (TOURNAMENT)            ?

OCT. 10        
FORT WORTH        
TINY MILLS        WON (DQ)

OCT. 11        
DALLAS        
DUKE KEOMUKA        DRAW

OCT. 12        
VICTORIA        
DOUG DONOVAN            ?

OCT. 13        
CORPUS CHRISTI        
& MARVIN JONES
             VS DUKE KEOMUKA & STU GIBSON            ?

OCT. 17        
FORT WORTH        
TONY BORNE        WON (DQ)
12 MAN BATTLE ROYAL (WON BY RITO ROMERO)

OCT. 18        
DALLAS        
TINY MILLS            ?
             (SNYDER WAS PART OF A TOURNAMENT.)

OCT. 19        
VICTORIA        
STU GIBSON            ?.

OCT. 21        
HOUSTON        
& RAY GUNKEL (TEXAS TAG TITLE WIN)
VS DUKE KEOMUKA & DANNY SAVICH        WON

OCT. 24        
FT WORTH        
THE MONGOL            ?.

1955
OCT. 25        
DALLAS        
& HANS HERMANN
VS DANNY SAVICH & DUKE KEOMUKA        WON

OCT. 26        
EVANSVILLE        
IKE EAKINS        DRAW

OCT. 28        
ST LOUIS        
& ENRIQUE TORRES
             VS JOHN & CHRIS TOLOS        DRAW

NOV. 1        
DALLAS        
JIM DOBY        WON

NOV. 2        
SAN ANTONIO        TINY MILLS            ?

NOV. 3        
GALVESTON        
PAUL DEGALLES (60:00)        DRAW (1-1)

NOV. 11        
HOUSTON        
& RAY GUNKEL (TEXAS TAG TITLE)
VS DANNY SAVICH & TINY MILLS            ?

NOV. 14        
FORT WORTH        
TONY MORELLI        WON

NOV. 17        
GALVESTON        
TINY MILLS        WON (DQ)

NOV. 18        
HOUSTON        
RITO ROMERO        DRAW

NOV. 21       
FORT WORTH        
TINY MILLS            ?

NOV. 24        
GALVESTON        
STU GIBSON        WON (COR)

NOV. 25        
HOUSTON        
DOUG DONOVAN        LOST

NOV. 28        
FORT WORTH        
DUKE KEOMUKA        LOST

DEC. 1        
GALVESTON   
& PEPPER GOMEZ & HANS HERMAN & ROCCO COLUMBO
VS STU GIBSON & TINY MILLS & DANNY SAVICH & TONY MORELLI        WON
TONY MORELLI        WON

DEC. 2        
HOUSTON        
DUKE KEOMUKA        WON (DQ)
& CHENE & GUNKEL & COLUMBO & ROMERO
   VS TONY BORNE & KEOMUKA & TINY MILLS & STU GIBSON & SAVICH        LOST

DEC. 5        
FORT WORTH        
& RAY GUNKEL (TEXAS TAG TITLE LOSS)
             VS DUKE KEOMUKA & TINY MILLS        LOST

DEC. 12        
FORT WORTH        
JACK LASKIN            ?

DEC. 15        
GALVESTON        
PAUL DEGALLES        WON

DEC. 16        
HOUSTON        
TINY MILLS        WON.

DEC. 22        
BAKERSFIELD        
& SANDOR SZABO & PRINCE MAIAVA
VS TOM RICE & HANS SCHNABEL & GREAT TOGO        WON

DEC. 26        
HOLLYWOOD        
JOHNNY “ROCKY” VALENTINE (60:00)        DRAW

1955
DEC. 29        
BAKERSFIELD        
& PRINCE MIA VIA
VS JOHN TOLOS & TOM RICE        LOST (1-2)

DEC. 30        SANTA MONICA        TOM RICE        DRAW




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