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| Posted: Thu Oct 14th, 2010 11:30 am |
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I've seen some results of Bruiser in Greeley, Colorado.
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| Posted: Thu Oct 14th, 2010 05:30 pm |
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Chitown Rich wrote: I've seen some results of Bruiser in Greeley, Colorado. I think that's the city I was thinking of when I mentioned DLJ and Vance.
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| Posted: Thu Oct 14th, 2010 09:05 pm |
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Added some Denver cards from 1956 and 1957. Time to go look at Greely before starting 1959.
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| Posted: Thu Oct 14th, 2010 10:02 pm |
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Nothing came up from Bruiser in Greely from 1955 to 1959. Used the search words "Dick Afflis". "Bruiser", "Bruiser Afflis" and finally "Dick The Bruiser". I may have to research Greeley the old fashioned way by using "wrestling" as the search word
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| Posted: Thu Oct 14th, 2010 10:04 pm |
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But for now onto 1959.
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| Posted: Fri Oct 15th, 2010 01:45 am |
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clawmaster wrote: I may have to research Greeley the old fashioned way by using "wrestling" as the search word The problem with that on newspaperarchive is that you pull in every high school wrestling meet within 20 miles of the city your researching.
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| Posted: Fri Oct 15th, 2010 04:10 am |
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WongLee wrote: clawmaster wrote:I may have to research Greeley the old fashioned way by using "wrestling" as the search word Believe me I know.
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| Posted: Fri Oct 15th, 2010 04:16 am |
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At the beginning of 1959, Angelo Poffo was United States Champion having beaten Wilbur Snyder on Cincinnati TV on 12/27/58. During 1959 with the pairing of promoters Jim Barnett and Johnny Doyle controlling the US Title, there were different US Champions in different cities. The title lineage is very hard to follow from that point forward because at times each Barnett and Doyle controlled city would have its own champion. This particular year still needs a ton of work. There are missing Detroit cards and missing Indianapolis cards on which Bruiser appeared. Bruiser left Fred Kohler and began working for Barnett and Doyle. When Bruiser was not booked by Barnett and Doyle, he would wrestle for other promotions. Barnett and Doyle would collect a fee when Bruiser would wrestle for those other promotions. They were basically Bruiser's booking agents. Barnett and Doyle would not form their own version of the AWA until 1960. Many historians still refer to the US Title as a NWA controlled title until the formation of Barnett and Boyle's AWA. I'm not sure if the NWA part of that is true. More research needs to be done in order to find out a story that makes more sense. 1/8/59 Fort Wayne, IN Hans Schmidt beat Dick the Bruiser DTB pelted with eggs after match Don McClarty & Roy McClarty beat Boris Volkoff & Nicoli Volkoff Bobby Managoff beat Gino Angelo Att: 9,039, sell out with over 3000 reportedly fans turned away 1/10/59 Akron, OH Guy Brunetti beat Gorgeous George dq Dick The Bruiser beat Bobby Brown Joe Brunetti beat Baron Gattoni Tony Marino drew Frank Fozo 1/15/59 Cleveland, OH @ Public Auditorium Lord Layton & Ilio DiPaolo beat Doc Gallagher & Mike Gallagher dq Dick The Bruiser beat Gorgeous George in 1:15 Edouard Carpentier beat Baron Gattoni Guy Brunetti & Joe Brunetti beat Jim Wright & Bob "Legs" Langevin Man Mountain Montana beat Wally Greb Bobby Brown drew Frank Fozo att. 7,694 1/21/59 Kokomo, IN @ Memorial Gym Dick The Bruiser beat Bobby Managoff Edouard Carpentier vs Legs Wilson Plus two other matches 1/22/59 Cleveland, OH @ Public Auditorium Guy Brunetti & Joe Brunetti beat Doc Gallagher & Mike Gallagher by referee's decision in the 3rd fall Bobby Brown beat Gorgeous George dq Ilio DiPaolo ddq Dick The Bruiser Little Beaver & Mario Sanchez beat Tom Thumb & Mighty Schultz Man Mountain Montana beat Al Albertino Jim Wright drew Dick Beyer att. 7,481 1/23/59 Cincinnati, OH @ Gardens Dick The Bruiser vs Edouard Carpentier US Champion Angelo Poffo vs Wilbur Snyder Yukon Eric vs Gino Angelo Shirley Strimple vs Elaine Johnson Bobby Managoff vs Legs Wilson Johnny Weaver vs Billy Goelz Promoter: Jim Barnett Note: Legs Wilson aka Bob "Legs" Langevin. He usually traveled with Carpentier. 1/24/59 Indianapolis, IN @ State Fairgrounds Coliseum Two Referees Dick the Bruiser & Angelo Poffo beat Bobby Managoff & Yukon Eric on a 3rd fall dq Managoff was injured and Eric wrestled both rivals during the third fall Wilbur Snyder beat Bill Longson Edouard Carpentier beat Gino Angelo Johnny Weaver beat Bronko Lubich Patty Neff dcor Shirley Strimple promoter: Balk Estes Att: 10,304 fans with 3,000 reportedly turned away, gate: $23,171.40 1/27/59 Lincoln, NE @ Pershing Auditorium Omaha World Title Match Wilbur Snyder beat Dick the Bruiser on a 3rd fall dq Emil Dusek & Ernie Dusek drew Boris Volkoff & Nicolai Volkoff Tosh Togo vs Joe Costello Att.-2,145 first card of the year Note: Paul Anderson was to face the Russians in a handicap match, but he had an eye injury. Ernie Dusek was to meet Red McIntyre. 2/2/59 Sarasota, FL @ American Legion Coliseum Ike Eakins & promoter Pat O'Hara beat Dick The Bruiser & Masked Terror 2/3 1 Masked Terror pinned Eakins after headbutting Ike with a loaded mask 2 O'Hara pinned Masked Terror while Eakins held Terror's arms 3 Eakins won 3rd fall Jack Dillon drew Billy Parks Miss Ann Regan beat Miss Olga Zapeda Note: Bruiser allegedly wrestled in Cincinnati on this date too. 2/4/59 St. Petersburg, FL Eddie Gossett Graham & Dr. Jerry Graham no decision Don Eagle & Ike Eakins in 3rd fall 1 Grahams won first fall 2 Eagle & Eakins won 2nd fall 3 Fans tossed chairs into the ring and the referee stopped the match. Winner to face Rocca next week Ray Villmer beat Dick The Bruiser Kitty Adams drew Ann Regan 2/6/59 Miami Beach, FL @ Auditorium Mighty Jumbo beat Dick the Bruiser on a 3rd fall dq Two Referees Don Eagle & Ray Villmer vs Eddie Graham & Dr. Jerry Graham Judy Grable vs Ella Waldek 2/3 promoter: Chris Dundee 2/12/59 Fort Wayne, IN Edouard Carpentier beat Dick The Bruiser dq Mighty Schultz beat Little Beaver Don McClarty & Roy McClarty beat Boris Volkoff & Nicoli Volkoff Johnny Weaver beat Legs Wilson 2/13/59 Miami Beach, FL @ Auditorium Don Eagle & Antonino Rocca vs Eddie Graham & Dr. Jerry Graham Paul Anderson vs Dick the Bruiser Southern Champion Ray Villmer vs Gene “Mr. America” Stanlee promoter: Chris Dundee 2/18/59 Kokomo, IN @ Memorial Gym Dick The Bruiser beat Bobby Managoff 2/3 Wilbur Snyder beat US Champion Angelo Poffo on a 3rd fall dq Johnny Weaver beat Bronko Lubich Att: 1,600 2/19/59 Cleveland, OH @ Public Auditorium Dick The Bruiser beat Edouard Carpentier on a 3rd fall COR Yukon Eric beat Man Mountain Montana Guy Brunetti & Joe Brunetti beat Baron Gattoni & Jim Wright Dick Beyer beat Tony Verdi Frank Fozo beat George Pencheff att. 3,892 2/21/59 Akron, OH Edouard Carpentier beat Dick The Bruiser dq Ilio DiPaolo beat Jim Wright Bobby Brown beat Legs Langevin 2/26/59 Cleveland, OH @ Public Auditorium Doc Gallagher & Mike Gallagher beat Dick The Bruiser & Hans Schmidt dq Wilbur Snyder beat Jim Wright Yukon Eric beat Baron Gattoni Roy McClarty beat Man Mountain Montana Paul Baillargeon beat Frank Fozo Fred Atkins beat Tony Marino Att: 6,476 2/28/59 Omaha, NE @ Civic Auditorium Texas Death Match Mitsu Arakawa & Tosh Togo beat Dick the Bruiser & Ernie Dusek 7 falls Jack Pesek beat unnamed opponent Att: 8,100 3/4/59 Fort Wayne, IN Dick The Bruiser & Hans Schmidt beat Boris Volkoff & Nicoli Volkoff 2/3 1 Bruiser beat Nicoli 2 Boris beat Bruiser with a hangman's hold 3 Schmidt beat Boris Paul Bunyan beat Bozo Brown Bob Ellis (Fort Wayne debut) beat Porfiro Longoria Billy Goetz beat Jack Allen Att: 6238 3/7/59 Cincinnati, OH @ Gardens Wilbur Snyder & Yukon Eric vs Angelo Poffo & Bronco Lubich Dick The Bruiser vs Paul Bunyan Shirley Strimple vs Betty Hawkins Baron Gattoni vs Bob Ellis 3/12/59 Kansas City, KS @ Memorial Hall NWA Champion Pat O’Connor beat Lee Henning 2/3 Dino Bravo & Bob Ellis beat Dick the Bruiser & Mighty Atlas Rip Hawk beat Lou Spindola Farmer Marlin drew Red McIntyre promoter: George Simpson Note: Reportedly Henning’s first “shot at the National Alliance diadem.” 3/13/59 St. Joseph, MO NWA Champion Pat O'Connor vs Bob Geigel Dick The Bruiser & Lee Henning vs Bob Ellis & Thor Hagen Laura Martinez vs Kathy Starr Rip Hawk vs Farmer Marlin 3/18/59 Logansport, IN @ Berry Bowl Dick The Bruiser vs Edouard Carpentier Att: "over 5,000 fans" Note: The Logansport newspaper had no results. Just stated the match indeed took place "and provided an evening of thrills for the fans" 3/19/59 Fort Wayne, IN Dick the Bruiser & Hans Schmidt beat Edouard Carpentier & Verne Gagne Bobby Managoff beat Jack Wilson Penny Banner beat Princess Tora Tomah Johnny Weaver drew Carl Engstrom 3/26/59 Cincinnati, OH @ Gardens US Champion Angelo Poffo vs Wilbur Snyder "Strong man championship" bout Dick The Bruiser vs Yukon Eric World Tag Team Champions Boris Volkoff & Nicoli Volkoff vs Johnny Weaver & Larry Moquin June Byers vs Shirley Strimple Bob Ellis vs Len Montana Bobby Managoff vs Baron Gattoni 4/6/59 Hamilton, OH Dick The Bruiser vs Bob Ellis Angelo Poffo vs Bobby Managoff Emile Dupre vs Bob Ellis 4/11/59 Detroit, MI @ Olympia Stadium US Champion Angelo Poffo beat Wilbur Snyder 2/3 Dick The Bruiser beat Yukon Eric Whipper Billy Watson beat Al ‘Crusher’ Gorman Hans Schmidt beat Emile DuPre Bob Ellis defeated Martino Angelo Little Beaver & Mario Valentine Sanchez beat Pee Wee James & Mighty Schultz Att: 16,226, Gate: $40,394 4/15/59 Logansport, IN @ Berry Bowl Dick The Bruiser vs Bob Ellis Girl Wrestlers Tag Team Match 4/23/59 Fort Wayne, IN Texas Death Match, submissions only bout Dick The Bruiser & Hans Schmidt beat Verne Gagne & Bobby Managoff when Managoff could not continue Wilbur Snyder beat Ray Shire 2-0 Roy Shire beat Emile Dupre Promoter: Phil Olofson 5/2/59 Detroit, MI @ Olympia Stadium Wilbur Snyder beat Angelo Poffo to win US Title in 1:12 of the 3rd fall Co Main Event Dick the Bruiser beat Bob Ellis Yukon Eric beat Hans Hermann Hans Schmidt beat Mario Milano Verne Gagne beat Mike Clancy Chris Tolos & John Tolos drew Ray Shire & Roy Shire 20:00 Att: 11,635, Gate: $27,316.50 5/3/59 Centerville, IN Dick The Bruiser no contest Bob Ellis Ray Shire & Roy Shire beat Johnny Weaver & Dickie Steinborn 5/7/59 Fort Wayne, IN Hans Schmidt beat Yukon Eric Wilbur Snyder beat Dick The Bruiser dq Mario Milano & Johnny Weaver beat Ray Shire & Roy Shire 5/14/59 Fort Wayne, IN US Champion wilbur Snyder beat Dick the Bruiser The Bikini Blondes Penny Banner & Lorraine Johnson beat Kay Noble & Judy Glover Verne Gagne beat Nicoli Volkoff att: 5,000 5/15/59 Indianapolis, IN Cowboy Bob Ellis beat Dick The Bruiser Johnny Weaver & Bobby Managoff beat Roy Shire & Ray Shire Ray Gunkel beat Hans Hermann Wilbur Snyder beat Gino Angelo Kay Noble drew Lorraine Johnson 5/22/59 Sharpsville, IN @ High School Gym Dick The Bruiser vs Wilbur Snyder Bobo Ellis & Johnny Weaver vs Angelo Poffo & Bronko Lubich Plus one more bout 5/23/59 Detroit, MI @ Olympia Stadium: Dick The Bruiser beat Wilbur Snyder to win US title on a 3rd fall COR World Title Claimant Killer Kowalski beat Bobby Managoff in 20:35 Handicap Match Haystack Calhoun beat Hans Hermann & Judo Jack Terry in 6:53 Dr. Big Bill Miller beat Pat Flanagan in 8:22 Lou Thesz beat Frank Brown in 5:13 Angelo Poffo & Hans Schmidt beat Emile Dupre & Johnny Weaver in 15:03 att: 10,986, gate: $24,345 5/28/59 Fort Wayne, IN Pat O'Connor beat Hans Hermann June Byers beat Penny Banner Dick The Bruiser & Hans Schmidt beat Ray Shire & Roy Shire Haystack Calhoun beat Gino Angelo & Jack Terry 6/6/59 Angola, IN Dick the Bruiser vs Bobby Managoff Penny Banner vs Therese Theis Angelo Poffo vs Johnny Weaver Bronko Lubich vs Emile Dupre 6/11/59 Anderson, IN @ National Guard Armory Dick The Bruiser beat Bob Ellis 2/3 Mixed Match Kathy Starr & Lord Littlebrook vs Kay Noble & Beau Brummell 2/3 Lord Littlebrook drew Beau Brummell 30:00 Promoter: Steve Chambers note: No result given for mixed tag bout. Newspaper only reported the match indeed took place. 6/12/59 Fort Wayne, IN Dick The Bruiser beat Verne Gagne dq Beau Brummel beat Lord Littlebrook Kay Noble beat Kathy Starr Carl Engstrom beat Zack Malkov 6/13/59 Detroit, MI @ Olympia Stadium US Champion Dick The Bruiser beat Wilbur Snyder Haystack Calhoun beat Bronko Lubich Whipper Billy Watson beat Hans Hermann Ricky ‘Crusher’ Cortez beat Bill Dromo Johnny Weaver beat Jack Terry Guy Brunetti & Joe Brunetti beat Hans Schmidt & Angelo Poffo att: 16,493, Michigan indoor record for the last 20 years, Gate: $42,723 6/18/59 New Castle, IN @ New Castle Church Street Gym Dick The Bruiser vs Cowboy Bob Ellis Penny Banner vs Theresa Theis 2/3 45:00 Angelo Poffo vs Hans Hermann 6/20/59 Angola, IN US Title Match Wilbur Snyder vs Dick the Bruiser Roy Shire & Ray Shire vs Angelo Poffo & Bronko Lubich Hans Hermann vs Gino Angelo 6/27/59 Detroit, MI @ Olympia Stadium US Champion Dick the Bruiser beat Haystack Calhoun Angelo Poffo beat Cowboy Bob Ellis Guy Brunetti & Joe Brunetti beat Dr. Big Bill Miller & Ed Miller Alex Karras beat Bob Kononvsky Hans Schmidt beat Wayne Bock Whipper Billy Watson beat Frank Foster 7/3/59 Indianapolis, IN Dick The Bruiser & Angelo Poffo no contest Ray Gunkel & Wilbur Snyder 7/11/59 Tipton, IN @ 4-H Building Dick The Bruiser beat Hans Hermann 2/3 Angelo Poffo & Bronco Lubich beat Tommy O'Toole & Harry Greb Angelo Poffo beat Tommy O'Toole Bronco Lubich beat Harry Greb Promotor Jim Cox Att: over 1,200 fans 7/17/59 Chicago, IL @ International Amphitheatre Verne Gagne & Wilbur Snyder beat Dick the Bruiser & Karl Karlson (sub Hans Schmidt) 2/3 Jackie Fargo & Don Fargo no contest Hans Schnabel & Lou Schnabel Ricki Starr beat Hans Hermann 2-0 Amazing Zuma beat Porfirio Longoria Johnny Gilbert beat Tiny York Jack Wilson beat Doug Gilbert Carl Engstrom beat Zack Malkov Notes: This show was Kohler’s first International Amphitheater program since November 1958. This show marked Verne Gagne’s final appearance in Chicago until 1966. This seemslike a turning point for Fred Kohler, as he lost Gagne, and he began to rely more and more on talent from New York. 7/18/59 Detroit, MI @ Olympia Stadium US Champion Dick the Bruiser beat Dr. Big Bill Miller Argentina Rocca beat Ed Miller Angelo Poffo & Hans Schmidt beat Guy Brunetti & Joe Brunetti Wilbur Snyder beat Hans Hermann Whipper Billy Watson beat Mike Higgins Leo Nomellini & Alex Karras beat Harry Lewis & Gino Angelo 7/19/59 Angola, IN Dick the Bruiser vs Karl Karlsson Rose Roman & Carl Engstrom vs Ramona TeSelle & Zack Malkov Jack Allen and Bob Kappel 8/6/59 Indianapolis, IN @ Victory Field Tournament for World Tag Team Trophy Ray Shire & Roy Shire beat Dick The Bruiser & Angelo Poffo to win $10,000 & World Tag Team Trophy. First Round Dick The Bruiser & Angelo Poffo beat Mitsu Arakawa & Hans Hermann Ray Shire & Roy Shire beat Bob Ellis & Wilbur Snyder Ray Gunkel beat Johnny Weaver Att: 10,200, Gate: $23,000 8/11/59 Lincoln, NE @ Pershing Auditorium Mitsu Arakawa beat Dick the Bruiser on a 3rd fall dq Ernie Dusek (sub Thor Hagen) beat Tosh Togo 2-0 Lorraine Johnson beat Judy Glover Cowboy Bradley beat Tiny Roe Att: 5,326 NOTE: This was the largest wrestling crowd in the building’s history. A riot broke out with Bruiser using a sandal to ko Togo, wack Arakawa, and referee Tom Novak. He then tossed promoter Jack Pesek from the ring and even slugged his own second, Ernie Dusek. Dick the Bruiser was shorn of his world’s wrestling championship recently. The Bruiser lost his title to Wilbur Snyder at Omaha in his most recent visit to Nebraska. 8/15/59 Detroit, MI @ Olympia Stadium US Champion Dick The Bruiser drew Verne Gagne when the time limit expired in the 3rd fall World Title Claimant Killer Kowalski vs Hans Schmidt Doc Gallagher & Mike Gallagher vs Guy Brunetti & Joe Brunetti Don Eagle vs Frank Fozo 8/18/59 Anderson, IN @ National Guard Armory Dick The Bruiser vs Wilbur Snyder 2/3 World Tag Team Champions Roy Shire & Ray Shire vs Don McClarty & Johnny Weaver 2/3 60:00 Plus a one fall 30 minute bout with opponents to be named Promoter: Jim Cox from C/F promotions Note: Snyder reportedly lost the US Title "last Friday night in Cincinnati Gardens to Mitsu Arakawa." Another report in the same Anderson, IN newspaper said Snyder lost the US Title to Arakawa "two weeks ago in Cincinnati." 8/22/59 Boston, MA @ Garden World Heavyweight Champion Killer Kowalski curfew draw Antonino Rocca 41:00 Dick the Bruiser beat Tony Marino in 6:39 Emil Dupre beat Harry Lewis in 13:55 Boris Volkoff & Nicoli Volkoff drew Pierre LaMarin & Frank Scarpa 20:00 Pepper Gomez beat Henry Molin in 5:27 Ilio DiPaolo beat Baron Gattoni in 3:49 promoter: Paul Bowser Att: 12,000 fans Notes: Bruiser was originally slated to wrestle Ilio DiPaolo. Edouard Carpentier was also billed as being on this show. 8/27/59 Logansport, IN @ Cass County Fairgrounds Dick The Bruiser vs Wilbur Snyder Tiny Roe & Therese Theis vs Cowboy Bradley & Penny Banner Doug Lindsey vs Gino Angelo 8/29/59 Angola, IN Dick the Bruiser vs Cowboy Bob Ellis Beau Brummel & Tiny Roe vs Cowboy Bradley & Lord Littlebrook Billy Goelz vs Gino Angelo 9/4/59 Detroit, MI @ Olympia Stadium US Champion Dick the Bruiser beat Verne Gagne when Gagne was unable to continue due to a severe cut over his left eye Wilbur Snyder beat Killer Lisowski Ilio DePaulo beat Frank Fozo Don Eagle beat Lenny Montana Doc Gallager & Mike Gallagher drew Hans Schmidt & Hans Hermann Att: 15,998, Gate: $39,237.75 9/5/59 Angola, IN World Tag Title Match Dick the Bruiser & Hans Schmidt vs Mitsu Arakawa & Big Bill Miller Don McClarity vs Joe Blanchard Billy Goelz vs Martino Angelo 9/8/59 Lincoln, NE @ Pershing Auditorium Texas Death Match Dick the Bruiser beat Mitsu Arakawa 5-4, utc Kay Noble & Cowboy Bradley beat Kathy Starr & Tiny Roe 2/3 Ernie Dusek beat Rock Hudson Emil Dusek beat Yukon Ike paid Att.-4,902 Note: Kay Noble, who subbed for Judy Glover, was 19 years of age. 9/16/59 Toledo, OH @ Sports Arena Ilio DiPaolo beat Dick the Bruiser 2/3 1 Bruiser beat DiPaulo 2 DiPaulo beat Bruiser 3 DiPaulo beat Bruiser Lee ‘Bulldog’ Henning & Baron Gattoni beat beat Herb Gerwig & Sandor Kovacs 2/3 Fred Atkins beat Al Albertino Dick Garza drew Johnny Gates 20:00 9/18/59 Denver, CO @ Auditorium Arena Dick the Bruiser beat Wilbur Snyder 2/3 to capture the United States Title 1 Bruiser won the first 2 Snyder won the second 3 Bruiser won the third Ray Shire & Roy Shire beat Nick Bock & Doug Lindsey Ernie Dusek beat Don McClarty Jerry Christy beat Hans Hermann in 12:03 promoters: Jim Barnett and Johnny Doyle initial show corporation name: Barnett-Doyle, Inc. Att: 2,500 fans 9/19/59 Angola, IN Dick the Bruiser & Hans Schmidt vs Roy Shire & Ray Shire June Byers vs Lorraine Johnson Joe Blanchard vs Hans Hermann Note: Main event billed as a World Tag Title Match 9/22/59 Delphi, IN @ Country Club Dick The Bruiser vs Bob Ellis Hans Hermann vs Johnny Weaver Doug Lindsey vs Gino Angelo 9/25/59 Indianapolis, IN Ray Shire & Roy Shire no contest Dick The Bruiser & The Crusher 9/26/59 Detroit, MI @ Olympia Stadium Wilbur Snyder & Verne Gagne beat Dick the Bruiser & Killer Lisowski when the Bruiser & the Killer began to fight each other Chief Don Eagle beat Hans Schmidt Johnny Weader beat Gino Angelo Bill Dromo beat Dennis Pala Ilio DiPaolo beat Baron Gattoni Scheduled match did not occur: Whipper Billy Watson vs Red Jones Attendance: 9,072 10/2/59 Boston, MA @ Garden Texas Death Match United States Champion Dick the Bruiser beat Verne Gagne in 25:48 when Gagne was unable to continue due to a knee injury Bobo Brazil & Don Eagle beat Dan Miller & Ed Miller Emil Dupre beat Lee Henning in 12:31 Ilio DiPaolo beat Waldo Von Erich 14:21 Hans Schmidt beat Roy McClarty in 13:16 promoter: Paul Bowser Att: 5,000 fans 10/3/59 Cincinnati, OH @ Gardens US Champion Mitsu Arakawa vs Dick The Bruiser World Tag Team Champions Roy Shire & Ray Shire vs Angelo Poffo & Bronco Lubich The Crusher vs Nick Bockwinkel Women's Champion June Byers vs Therese Theis Notes: Bruiser said to be returning to Cincinnati after "a five month absence." Crusher said to be "making his first Cincinnati appearance." 10/12/59 Indianapolis, IN Ray Shire & Roy Shire beat Dick The Bruiser & The Crusher 10/15/59 Cleveland, OH @ Public Auditorium Dick Afflis beat Fritz Von Erich dq Doc Gallagher & Mike Gallagher beat Bobo Brazil & Mighty Atlas Little Beaver & Black Panther beat Irish Jackie & Billy the Kid Lord Layton beat Lee Henning Roy McClarty drew Fred Atkins Emile Dupre beat Ken Kenneth att: 7,709 10/17/59 Detroit, MI @ Olympia Stadium Fence Match, Referee Sam Menacker US Champion Dick the Bruiser beat Killer Lisowski when Lisowski could not answer the bell for the 3rd fall 1 Lisowski won the 1st fall 2 Bruiser knocked Lisowski out in taking the 2nd fall 3 when the Killer was unable to continue, the match was awarded to the Bruiser Guy Brunetti & Joe Brunetti beat Angelo Poffo & Hans Schmidt Chief Don Eagle beat Dandy Dan Miller Pat Flanagan beat Mike Valentino. Doug Lindsay drew Jerry Christy Att: 12,633 10/24/59 Denver, CO @ Auditorium Arena Jiu-jitsu-“type” match Wilbur Snyder beat Dick the Bruiser to regain the United States Title Snyder won five falls and the Bruiser won three in 20-minutes Bruiser was unable to continue Verne Gagne beat Angelo Poffo 2/3 Ernie Dusek beat Jerry Christie Bronko Lubich drew Tom Zaharias 20:00 promoters: Jim Barnett and Johnny Doyle Att: 3,000 fans Note: George Lentz has Bruiser & Crusher beating Verne Gagne & Wilbur Snyder in Boston on this date. 10/26/59 Indianapolis, IN @ State Fair Coliseum Dick The Bruiser & The Crusher & Mitsu Arakawa beat Ray Shire & Roy Shire & Angelo Poffo 10/29/59 Fort Wayne, IN Mitsu Arakawa beat Dick The Bruiser Guy Brunetti & Joe Brunetti beat Bill Miller & Hans Hermann Dickie Steinborn drew Guy Brunetti (sub Doug Lindzy) Att: 4630 10/30/59 Buffalo, NY @ Memorial Auditorium Ilio DiPaolo & Bobo Brazil beat Doc Gallagher & Mike Gallagher dq Dick The Bruiser beat Emile Dupre Fritz Von Erich beat Great Zabio Ed Miller & Dan Miller beat Roy McClarty & Billy Red Lyons Fred Atkins beat Ramon Lopez Lee Henning drew Sam Rios 11/7/59 New Castle, IN @ Church Street Gym NWA Champion Pat O'Connor vs Dr. Bill Miller Dick The Bruiser vs Joe Blanchard 2/3 The Crusher vs Nick Bockwinkel Note: Crusher billed as "Bruiser's cousin." 11/12/59 Fort Wayne, IN Mitsu Arakawa beat Dick The Bruiser Guy Brunetti & Joe Brunetti drew Bill Miller & Hans Schmidt Bill Miller (sub Gorgeous George) beat Don Eagle Att: 3925 Note: The two consecutive wins over Bruiser resulted in Mitsu getting a title shot against NWA Champion Pat O'Connor on 11/26 11/13/59 Buffalo, NY @ Memorial Auditorium NWA Champion Pat O'Connor beat Fritz Von Erich dq Whipper Watson beat Gene Kiniski dq Hans Schmidt (sub Dick The Bruiser) beat Billy Red Lyons COR Bobo Brazil & Ilio DiPaolo drew Doc Gallagher & Mike Gallagher Don Eagle beat Dan Miller Mighty Atlas drew Fred Atkins Sam Rios drew Zabio 11/14/59 Akron, OH Ilio DiPaolo vs Dick The Bruiser Fritz Von Erich & Waldo Von Erich vs Billy Red Lyons & Sandor Kovacs Hard Boiled Haggerty vs Lee Henning 11/19/59 Cleveland, OH @ Public Auditorium Fritz Von Erich beat Dick Afflis LeChona LeClaire & Mary Reynolds beat Betty Hawkins & Lola Laray Ed Miller & Dan Miller drew Billy Red Lyons & Bobo Brazil Tom Bradley beat Hard Boiled Haggerty Waldo Von Erich beat Emile Dupre Hans Schmidt vs Mike Valentino att. 7,341 11/24/59 Kansas City, KS @ Memorial Hall Bill Longson ddq Antonino Rocca, match ended in a near riot NWA Champion Pat O’Connor beat Dick the Bruiser Bob Ellis & Sonny Myers drew Bob Geigel & Kinji Shibuya Stan Lisowski drew Otto Von Krupp Lorraine Johnson beat Judy Grover Rock Hunter beat Harry Lewis sponsored by Disabled American Veterans 11/25/59 Denver, CO @ Auditorium Arena United States Champion Wilbur Snyder beat Reggie Lisowski on a 3rd fall dq 1 Lisowski won the first fall in 11:16 2 Snyder won the second in 8:58 3 Snyder won the third by dq in 7:40 Verne Gagne beat Dick the Bruiser on a 3rd fall dq 1 Bruiser won the first fall in 15:16 2 Gagne won the second in 13:58 3 Gagne won the third by dq in 5:21 Women’s Champion June Byers beat Jill Hill (2-0) Ernie Dusek vs Angelo Poffo – Canceled because Poffo reportedly was unable to make it to Denver due to bad weather promoters: Jim Barnett and Johnny Doyle referee: Leo Bahl Att: 3,000 11/26/59 Indianapolis, IN @ State Fair Coliseum Ray Shire & Roy Shire beat Dick the Bruiser & Yukon Eric Crusher drew Don Eagle Bob Ellis beat Gorgeous George Angelo Poffo beat Dick Steinborn Nick Bockwinkel beat Bronko Lubich att: 13,000, gate: $26,000 11/27/59 Omaha, NE @ Civic Auditorium Omaha World Champion Dr. X beat Dick the Bruiser COR June Byers & Terry Ranier beat Bev Lehmer & Jackie Hammond Otto Von Krupp beat Jerry Christy Doug Gilbert beat Al Spindola 11/28/59 Detroit, MI @ Olympia Stadium US Champion Dick The Bruiser beat Joe Brunetti Gorgeous George beat Bronko Lubich Whipper Billy Watson drew Hans Schmidt Guy Brunetti drew Dick Steinborn Dick ‘Mr. Michigan’ Garza beat Knobby McDonald Chief Don Eagle beat Angelo Poffo Att: 11,267, Gate: $24,318.75 att: 11,267 12/11/59 Detroit, MI @ Olympia Stadium: Dick The Bruiser beat Don Eagle 2/3 1 Bruiser won the 1st in 8:11 2 Eagle won the 2nd in 12:58 3 Bruiser took the 3rd Chris Tolos & John Tolos drew Guy Brunetti & Joe Brunetti Killer Lisowski drew Dr Big Bill Miller Ilio DiPaulo beat Lenny Montana Gorgeous George beat Donn Lewin A crowd of 8,750 paid $17,737 12/12/59 Indianapolis, IN @ State Fair Coliseum Ray Shire & Roy Shire beat Dick the Bruiser & Yukon Eric Bill Dromo beat Roy Campbell Crusher beat Happy Humphrey Don Eagle beat Gino Angelo Bob Ellis beat Gorgeous George Women's Champion June Byers beat Lorraine Johnson att: 13,000 12/17/59 Linton, IN @ High School Gymnasium Dick The Bruiser vs Joe Blanchard Gorgeous George vs Dick Steinborn Gino Angelo vs Bill Dromo 12/25/59 Fort Wayne, IN Dick The Bruiser beat Bill Miller Guy Brunetti & Joe Brunetti beat Mitsu Arakawa & Kinji Shibuya Joe Blanchard beat Bronko Lubich Lord Littlebrook beat Beau Brummel Att: 6208 Credit the usual suspects. Indianapolis Mike Dupree & Tim Hornbaker. Denver Tim Hornbaker. Fort Wayne Tim Tassler. Detroit Jim Mandl, Rich Tito & Redman. Toledo Jim Mandl. Angola Will Morrisey. Not sure about Anderson, IN, maybe me or George Lentz. Kokomo George Lentz. Miami Beach Tim Hornbaker. Akron Don Luce. Buffalo Don Luce. Chicago Jim Melby & Tim Hornbaker. Cleveland Don Luce. Note: Added two Miami Beach Cards Note: Added three Akron cards Note: Added one Buffalo card Note: Added one Chicago card. Note: Added a bunch of listings from newspaperarchive.com, mostly Cincinnati cards and Indiana cards. The site is still acting screwy so there might be more Bruiser listings there. Notes: Added some Cleveland cards. Thanks to Indikator for pointing out where they were. Added more info on some Indiana cards from newspaperarchive.com. Note: Added two more partial Detroit lineups from Redman. Note: Added some Omaha and Lincoln Nebraska cards Note: Added a few Florida cards and made some more edits. Note: Made multiple corrections and additions on Detroit cards via Jim Mandl and Tim Hornbaker.
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Bump for today's added cards. 1960 coming shortly after I check a few other record books.
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| Posted: Fri Oct 15th, 2010 04:30 pm |
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Cleveland, Ohio: 1/15/59 (att. 7,694) Lord Layton and lIio DiPaolo beat Doc Gallagher and Mike Gallagher (dq) Dick Afflis beat Gorgeous George Edouard Carpentier beat Baron Gattoni Guy Brunetti and Joe Brunetti beat Jim Wright and Bob "Legs" Langevin Man Mountain Montana beat Wally Greb Bobby Brown drew with Frank Fozo Cleveland, Ohio: 1/22/59 (att. 7,481) Guy Brunetti and Joe Brunetti beat Doc Gallagher and Mike Gallagher (decision) Bobby Brown beat Gorgeous George (dq) lIio DiPaolo nc Dick Afflis (Midgets) Little Beaver and Mario Sanchez beat Tom Thumb and Mighty Schultz Man Mountain Montana beat AI Albertino Jim Wright drew with Dick Beyer Cleveland, Ohio: 2/19/59 (att. 3,892) Dick Afflis beat Edouard Carpentier (cor) Yukon Eric beat Man Mountain Montana Guy Brunetti and Joe Brunetti beat Baron Gattoni and Jim Wright Dick Beyer beat Tony Verdi Frank Fozo beat George Pencheff
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| Posted: Fri Oct 15th, 2010 09:37 pm |
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indikator wrote: Cleveland, Ohio: 1/15/59 Thanks. I'll add those soon. And I have those results. But you know how I missed them. I used the find function and typed in Bruiser not Afflis. Thanks again.
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1/1/60 Canton, OH @ Memorial Auditorium Dick The Bruiser vs Ed Miller Lola LaRay & Betty Clark vs Lee Chona LeClaire & Mary Reynolds Donn Lewin & Fred Atkins vs Tony Cosenza & Herb Gerwig 1/2/60 Detroit, MI @ Olympia Stadium Dick the Bruiser beat Ricky "the Crusher" Cortez on a 3rd fall COR NWA Champion Pat O'Connor beat Gorgeous George Chief Don Eagle beat Killer Lisowski Alex Karras beat John L Sullivan Roy Shire & Ray Shire drew Chris Tolos & John Tolos attendance: 10,957 gate: $34,357 1/7/60 Cleveland, OH @ Public Auditorium Doc Gallagher & Mike Gallagher beat Fritz Von Erich & Dick the Bruiser Bobo Brazil beat Bill Miller Sid Youngelman beat Chief Chewacki Billy "Red" Lyons beat Sandor Kovacs Waldo Von Erich beat Mike Valentino Emile Dupre beat Fred Atkins att: 4,851 1/8/60 Chicago, IL @ International Amphitheatre Yukon Eric beat Dick the Bruiser NWA Champion Pat O'Connor beat Whipper Billy Watson Argentina Zuma beat Don Fargo Johnny Kace beat Bull Allen Roy Rogers beat Sonny Boy Fargo Johnny Gilbert beat Porfirio Longoria Billy Goelz beat Zack Malkov promoter: Fred Kohler Att: 5,563 fans, net gate: $13,524 Note: This was likely Bruiser's last match in Chicago until 1964. 1/9/60 Cincinnati, OH @ Gardens US Champion Mitsu Arakawa vs Don Eagle Texas Death Match Dick The Bruiser vs Bob Ellis World Tag Team Champions Roy Shire & Ray Shire vs Nick Bockwinkel & Dick Steinborn Gorgeous George vs Dr. Bill Miller Plus one more bout 1/15/60 Detroit, MI @ Olympia Stadium US Champion Dick the Bruiser beat Ricky "the Crusher" Cortez on a 3rd fall COR 1 Bruiser beat Cortez in 7:56 2 Cortez beat Bruiser in 4:09 3 Bruiser beat Cortez COR in 9:12 Wilbur Snyder beat Angelo Poffo Chris Tolos & John Tolos beat Joe Blanchard & Dick Steinborn Whipper Billy Watson beat Bronko Lubich Alex Karras beat Baron Gattoni att: 12,119, gate:$27,837 1/21/60 Denver, CO @ Auditorium Arena Wilbur Snyder beat Dick the Bruiser dq Bruiser was accompanied by Hans Schmidt Verne Gagne beat Killer Lisowski Guy Brunetti & Joe Brunetti beat Hans Schmidt & Doug Weaver The Brunettis were scheduled to wrestle the Tolos Brothers promoters: Jim Barnett and Johnny Doyle referee: Bob Sauer Att: 2,700 fans 1/22/60 Omaha, NE @ Civic Auditorium Wire Fence Match Dr. X beat Dick the Bruiser 2/3 Att: 9,336 1/27/60 Racine, WI @ Memorial Hall US Title Match Wilbur Snyder beat Crusher Lisowski (sub Dick The Bruiser) 2/3 June Byers vs Jackie Hammond Guy Brunetti & Joe Brunetti beat Crusher Lisowski & Jack Wilson on a 3rd fall dq Promoter: Einar Olsen Note: Bruiser's plane said to be grounded in Buffalo. 2/4/60 Fort Wayne, IN Dick The Bruiser & The Crusher beat Ray Shire & Roy Shire Mitsu Arakawa beat Joe Blanchard Dickie Steinborn beat Johnny Weaver Att: 4707 2/6/60 Detroit, MI @ Olympia Stadium Referee Gene Ryan Wilbur Snyder beat Dick The Bruiser to win US Title on a 3rd fall dq 1 Bruiser pinned Snyder 2 Snyder pinned Bruiser 3 Bruiser was dq'ed for attempting to jump from the top rope onto Snyder who was outside the ring on the floor World Tag Team Champions Roy Shire & Ray Shire beat Johnny Weaver & Dick Steinborn Verne Gagne beat Killer Lisowski Dr Big Bill Miller beat Nick Bock Guy Brunetti & Joe Brunetti beat Frank Brown & Tom Zaharias Att 16,096, gate: $39,657 (3rd largest mat crowd in Olympia history). 2/6/60 Miami, FL @ Baseball Stadium Antonino Rocca beat Dick the Bruiser 2/3 Pancho Lopez & Sylvia Torres beat Dot Dotson & Pee Wee James Mike DiBiase beat Don Curtis Luis Hernandez vs Harry Lewis promoter: Al Ritchie Note: Tim Hornbaker has the same date listed for both the Detroit and Miami cards. 2/8/60 Sarasota, FL @ American Legion Arena Special Referee: Ike Eakins Haystack Calhoun beat Dick The Bruiser on a 3rd fall dq when Bruiser hit referee Eakins 1 Bruiser pinned Calhoun in 12:00 2 Calhoun pinned Bruiser in 5:00 3 Bruiser was dq'ed Pee Wee James & Pay Lyda drew Ann Regan & Dandy Andy Moore when the time limit expired in the 3rd fall 1 Pee Wee James beat Dandy Andy Moore with a Boston Crab 2 Dandy Andy Moore pinned Pee Wee James after a forearm smash 3 The time limit expired before either team could score the deciding fall Don Curtis beat Jack Terry 2-0 1 Curtis pinned Terry after a series of drop kicks 2 Curtis beat Terry with a sleeper hold 2/9/60 Tampa, FL @ Fort Homer Hesterly Armory Referee Don Curtis Argentina Rocca beat Dick The Bruiser on a 2nd fall dq Handicap Match Haystack Calhoun beat Jack Vansky & Southern Champion Mike DiBiase dq 1 Calhoun beat Vansky 2 Dibiase was dq'ed for attacking referee Don Curtis and getting help from Danny McShain Eddie Graham & Luis Hernandez beat Judu Jack Terry & Gregory Jarque Att: "2,000 wrestling fans" 2/10/60 St. Petersburg, FL @ Armory Antonino Rocca & Ray Villmer beat Dick The Bruiser & Mike Dibiase on a 2nd fall dq 1 Villmer pinned DibIase 2 Bruiser & DiBiase were dq'ed Tom Thumb beat Dandy Andy Moore 2/3 1 Thumb won 1st fall 2 Moore won 2nd fall 3 Thumb won 3rd fall Luis Hernandez beat Jim Siskay in 25:00 2/11/60 Indianapolis, IN @ State Fair Coliseum Dick the Bruiser & Gene Kiniski beat Ray Shire & Roy Shire on a 3rd fall COR to win the AWA Tag Team Trophy. A mini riot involving 2 policemen, 3 fans, two refs and the 4 wrestlers occurred following the bout. Johnny Weaver beat Wee Willie Davis Nick Bockwinkel drew Joe Blanchard Dick Steinborn beat The Crusher Bob Ellis & Don Eagle beat Mitsu Arakawa & Kinji Shibuya att: 11,000 2/12/60 Cincinnati, OH @ Garden Dick the Bruiser vs Bob Ellis World Tag Team Champions Roy Shire & Ray Shire vs Yukon Eric & Wilbur Snyder 2/3 60:00 Bouncing Bernie Burke & Little Beaver vs Fuzzy Cupid & Billy the Kid Gene Kiniski vs Johnny Weaver 2/13/60 Miami, FL @ Baseball Stadium Special Referee: Joey Maxim World Tag Team Champions Miguel Perez & Antonino Rocca vs Mike DiBiase & Dick the Bruiser Rey Urbano vs Luis Hernandez Irish Jackie vs Pancho Lopez Don Curtis vs Harry Lewis 2/18/60 Fort Wayne, IN Dick The Bruiser & The Crusher beat Ray Shire & Roy Shire Gene Kiniski beat Bob Ellis when Ellis fell out of the ring onto concrete floor and was taken to St Joe Hospital Martino Angelo beat George MacArthur June Byers beat Jackie Hammond final show of season for Tri State Promotion Att: 7792 2/20/60 Detroit, MI @ Olympia Stadium Dick The Bruiser beat Wilbur Snyder to regain the US Title on a 3rd fall COR 1 Snyder bear Bruiser in 29 seconds 2 Bruiser beat Snyder in 12:46 3 Snyder was counted out of the ring in in 11:21 NWA Champion Pat O'Connor beat John Tolos in 17:06 Dick Steinborn drew Chris Tolos 30:00 Bill Miller beat Johnny Weaver in 13:58 Alex Karras beat Vernon Bigger Att: 12,404; gate: $28,791 2/23/60 Lincoln, NE @ Pershing Auditorium Omaha World Champion Dr. X dcor Dick the Bruiser in 3rd fall Otto Von Krupp beat Nick Roberts 2/3 Doug Gilbert beat Roberto Pico (sub Bob Orton) Jerry Christy drew Rock Hunter Att: 1,419 3/2/60 Detroit, MI @ Olympia Stadium US Champion Dick The Bruiser vs Raoul Romero Roy Shire & Ray Shire vs Dick Steinborn & Johnny Weaver Emile Dupre vs Fritz Von Erich Nick Bock vs Gene Kiniski Guy Brunetti & Joe Brunetti vs Nicoli Volkoff & Boris Volkoff 3/6/60 Canton, OH @ Memorial Auditorium Dick The Bruiser vs Angelo Poffo Chris Tolos & John Tolos vs Bobo Brazil & Billy Red Lyons Plus two more bouts Notes: Bronco Lubich managed Angelo Poffo. The Tolos brothers were billed as "The Wrestling Greeks from Cripple Creek." 3/8/60 Milwaukee, WI @ Arena US Title Match Dick The Bruiser beat Wilbur Snyder on a 2nd fall COR Verne Gagne beat Angelo Poffo 2/3 World Tag Team Champions Ray Shire & Roy Shire drew Guy Brunetti & Joe Brunetti Yukon Eric beat Bronco Lubich Att: 9,148, Gate: $17,350.30 3/11/60 Boston, MA @ Garden Special Referee: Steve Crusher Casey Pat O'Connor drew Dick the Bruiser when the 11 PM curfew occured. Each man had won a fall. Bobo Brazil beat Masked Marvel in 20:43 Emil Dupre & Don Eagle drew Ed Miller & Dan Miller Killer Douglas beat Prince Boma in 12:47 Joe Sasso beat Pancho Lopez in 11:13 Amazing Zuma beat Bull Montana in 4:52 3/12/60 Cincinnati, OH @ Garden Dick The Bruiser beat Bob Ellis Wilbur Snyder beat Gene Kiniski Guy Brunetti & Joe Brunetti beat Nicoli Volkoff & Boris Volkoff Mitsu Arakawa beat Hercules Cortez Johnny Weaver beat Wee Willie Davis Note: Original lineup does not list Arakawa vs Cortez 3/15/60 Indianapolis, IN @ State Fair Coliseum AWA Tag Team Champions Dick the Bruiser & Gene Kiniski beat Boris Volkoff & Nicoli Volkoff Emil Dupre beat Jack O'Reilly The Sheik beat Joe Blanchard Nick Bockwinkel drew Johnny Weaver Ray Shire & Roy Shire beat Bob Ellis & Wilbur Snyder 2/3 att: 7,454 3/18/60 Detroit, MI @ Olympia Stadium Special Referee Sam Menacker Verne Gagne drew US Champion Dick The Bruiser when the 60 minute time limit expired in the 3rd fall Wilbur Snyder beat Mitsu Arakawa in 10:14 Gene Kiniski beat Joe Blanchard in 10:19 Raoul Romero beat Wee Willie Davis in 2:45 World Tag Team Champions Ray Shire & Roy Shire drew Dick Steinborn & Johnny Weaver 30:00 Sheik of Araby drew Emile Dupre 20:00 Att: 2,747 Note: Menacker was knocked out in the 3rd fall of the main event. Wilbur Snyder then refereed the remaining 10 minutes. 3/19/60 Sheboygan, WI @ Armory Dick the Bruiser beat Nick Bockwinkel 2/3 June Byers beat Jill Hill 2/3 Boris Volkoff & Nicoli Volkoff drew Joe Brunetti & Guy Brunetti 3/23/60 Terre Haute, IN @ Armory Dick The Bruiser & Gene Kiniski vs Boris Volkoff & Nicoli Volkoff Johnny Weaver vs Pepper Perez 3/24/60 Denver, CO @ Auditorium Arena Dick the Bruiser & Hans Schmidt beat Verne Gagne & Wilbur Snyder Reggie Lisowski beat Doug Lindsey Bud Fisher drew Danny Loos 20:00 promoters: Jim Barnett and Johnny Doyle 3/26/60 Cincinnati, OH @ Garden Dick The Bruiser beat Wilbur Snyder Mitsu Arakawa & Kinji Shibuya beat Guy Brunetti & Joe Brunetti Angelo Poffo drew Nick Bockwinkel June Byers beat Jackie Hammond Bronko Lubich beat Emile Dupre Note: Original lineup does not list Byers vs Hammond or Lubich vs Dupre 3/29/60 Des Moines, IA Wilbur Snyder beat Dick The Bruiser 4/1/60 Carmel, IN @ High School Gym Dick The Bruiser vs Wilbur Snyder Guy Brunetti & Joe Brunetti vs Mitsu Arakawa & The Sheik plus one more bout 4/2/60 Detroit, MI @ Olympia Stadium Dick The Bruiser beat Raoul Romero when Romero was unable to answer the bell for the 3rd fall 1 Romero beat Bruiser in 13:01 2 Bruiser beat Romero 3 Romero was unable to answer the bell for the 3rd fall Guy Brunetti & Joe Brunetti drew Boris Volkoff & Nicoli Volkoff Fritz Von Erich beat Emile Dupre World Tag Team Champions Roy Shire & Ray Shire beat Johnny Weaver & Dick Steinborn Gene Kiniski beat Nick Bock att: 16,787; gate: $47,578 4/6/60 Terre Haute, IN @ Armory AWA Tag Team Champions Dick The Bruiser & Gene Kiniski vs Boris Volkoff & Nicoli Volkoff Johnny Weaver vs Nick Bockwinkel 4/9/60 Indianapolis, IN @ State Fair Coliseum Roy Shire & Ray Shire beat Dick The Bruiser & Gene Kiniski to win AWA Tag Team Title when Bruiser and Kiniski began fighting amongst themselves Mitsu Arakawa & Kinji Shibuya drew Wilbur Snyder & Bob Ellis 45:00 Nick Bockwinkel beat Wee Willie Davis Women's Champion June Byers beat Terry Reneria 4/10/60 Detroit, MI @ Olympia Stadium Referee Gene Lyon Dick The Bruiser & Gene Kiniski beat Roy Shire & Ray Shire dq NWA Champion Pat O’Connor beat The Sheik of Araby in 9:21 Raoul Romero beat Angelo Poffo dq when Poffo’s manager, Bronko Lubich, hit Romero over the head with his cane Nick Bock beat Emile Dupre Fritz Von Erich beat Tony Marino Att: 5,504; gate: $9,126 Note: Bruiser billed as US Champion. 4/11/60 Lewisville, IN @ High School Gym Dick The Bruiser vs Bob Ellis 2/3 60:00 Guy Brunetti & Joe Brunetti vs Ray Shire & Roy Shire 2/3 60:00 One of the Brunetti Brothers vs One of the Shire Brothers 20:00 4/13/60 Denver, CO @ Auditorium Arena Verne Gagne & Wilbur Snyder beat Dick the Bruiser & Hans Schmidt 2/3 1 Schmidt beat Gagne with a backbreaker in 12:33 2 Gagne beat Bruiser in 5:13 with a sleeper hold 3 Gagne & Snyder won when Bruiser accidently hit Schmidt in 4:20 Ernie Dusek (sub Reggie Lisowski) beat Jerry Christy 2/3 Cowboy Bradley beat Tiny Roe in 18:21 Bud Fisher drew Tom Zaharias 20:00 promoters: Jim Barnett and Johnny Doyle Att: 4,500 fans 4/14/60 Milwaukee, WI @ Auditorium Referee Jack Allen US Champion Dick The Bruiser beat Wilbur Snyder on a 3rd fall COR 1 Bruiser beat Snyder by submission 2 Snyder beat Bruiser with an abdominal stretch 3 Snyder was counted out of the ring Verne Gagne beat Crusher Lisowski with a crab hold Roy Shire & Ray Shire beat Johnny Weaver & Dick Steinborn 2/3 1 Roy pinned Weaver 2 Steinborn beat Ray 3 Weaver was pinned Referee Jack Wilson Hans Schmidt drew Nick Bockwinkel 30:00 Att: 4,463, Gate: $8,330 4/20/60 Racine, WI @ Memorial Hall Guy Brunetti & Joe Brunetti vs Nicoli Volkoff & Boris Volkoff Dick The Bruiser vs Nick Bockwinkel Jack Allen vs Jack Wilson 4/23/60 Indianapolis, IN @ State Fair Coliseum Dick The Bruiser beat Gene Kiniski Dick Steinborn beat Jack Wilson Mysterious Medics beat Jack Allen & Lou Whitson The Sheik beat Johnny Weaver Wilbur Snyder & Bob Ellis beat Mitsu Arakawa & Kinji Shibuya att: 8,362 4/29/60 Milwaukee, WI @ Arena Dick The Bruiser beat Verne Gagne 2/3 Roy Shire & Ray Shire beat Guy Brunetti & Joe Brunetti The Sheik beat Dick Steinborn Johnny Weaver beat Wee Willie Davis Nick Bockwinkel drew Joe Blanchard Att: 3,880, Gate: $6,050 4/30/60 Detroit, MI @ Olympia Stadium NWA Champion Pat O'Connor drew US Champion Dick The Bruiser when the 60 minute time limit expired in the 3rd fall 1 Bruiser beat O'Connor in 15:23 2 O'Connor beat Bruiser in 7:56 3 The 60 minute time limit expired before either man could score another fall Raoul Romero beat Bronko Lubich Guy Brunetti & Joe Brunetti beat Boris Volkoff & Nicoli Volkoff 2/3 Bill Miller beat Dick Steinborn Nick Bock drew Johnny Weaver att: 10,635; gate: $23,306 5/7/60 Indianapolis, IN @ State Fair Coliseum Dick The Bruiser no contest Gene Kiniski Non Title Bout Mysterious Medics beat AWA Tag Team Champions Roy Shire & Ray Shire Bob Ellis beat The Sheik Little Beaver & Bouncing Bennie Burke vs Irish Jackie & Pee Wee James 5/9/60 Windsor, Ontario, Canada @ Arena Referee Joe Lauzon United States Champion Dick the Bruiser dcor Wilbur Snyder in 3rd fall Bobo Brazil (sub Bad Boy Joe) beat Dick Steinborn Bobo Brazil beat Frank Brown Nick Bock drew Kinji Shibuya Att: 3,355 5/12/60 Fort Wayne, IN Dick The Bruiser beat The Sheik Roy Shire & Ray Shire beat Guy Brunetti & Joe Brunetti Nick Bockwinkel beat Lou Whitson Att: 3871 5/13/60 Denver, CO @ Auditorium Arena Dr. X beat Dick the Bruiser 2/3 in previews for the show, Bruiser was scheduled to wrestle Hans Schmidt and Dr. X was to wrestle Bud Fisher in the opener Verne Gagne & Wilbur Snyder beat World Tag Team Champions Ray Shire & Roy Shire dq Tom Zaharias beat Bud Fisher Rex Mayes beat Nick Studen promoters: Jim Barnett and Johnny Doyle Att: 4,000 fans 5/14/60 Cincinnati, OH Bob Ellis beat Dick The Bruiser The Sheik beat Wilbur Snyder The Mysterious Medics beat Nicoli Volkoff & Boris Volkoff Gene Kiniski beat Johnny Weaver Lou Whitson beat Frank Brown 5/21/60 Detroit, MI @ Olympia Stadium Kinji Shibuya & Mitsu Arakawa vs Joe Brunetti & Guy Brunetti Dick The Bruiser vs Raoul Romero Fritz Von Erich vs Don Eagle Nicoli Volkoff vs Larry Chene Boris Volkoff vs Frank Shields Dr. Bill Miller vs Nick Bock 5/25/60 Milwaukee, WI @ Arena Roy Shire & Ray Shire drew Verne Gagne & Wilbur Snyder Dick The Bruiser beat Bob Ellis dq Little Beaver & Red Taylor beat Irish Jackie & Billy The Kid The Sheik beat Nick Bockwinkel Joe Blanchard beat Jack Wilson 5/28/60 Richmond, IN @ Richmond Baseball Park United States Champion Dick the Bruiser vs Bob Ellis 2/3 60:00 Boris Volkoff & Nicoli Volkoff vs Guy Brunetti & Joe Brunetti The Sheik vs Johnny Weaver 6/4/60 Cincinnati, OH Dick The Bruiser & The Sheik beat Bob Ellis & Wilbur Snyder Bobo Brazil beat Juan Sebastian Millie Stafford & Therese Theis beat Lorraine Johnson & Penny Banner Angelo Poffo beat Raoul Lopez 6/10/60 Milwaukee, WI @ Auditorium Texas Death Match Dick The Bruiser beat Bob Ellis Ellis won six of the first seven falls but lost the 8th and could not continue. Verne Gagne & Wilbur Snyder beat Roy Shire & Ray Shire 2/3 1 Ray pinned Gagne 2 Gagne beat Ray 3 Gagne beat Roy Referee Jack Allen Penny Banner beat Therese Theis Crusher Lisowski beat Johnny Weaver in 20:00 Att: 5,131, Gate: $9,445 6/11/60 Detroit, MI @ Olympia Stadium US Champion Dick The Bruiser beat Bob Ellis 2/3- this bout was set up by Ellis' upset of the Bruiser on Thursday, June 2 on studio wrestling from Windsor, Ontario Mysterious Medics beat Bill Miller & Fritz Von Erich Larry Chene beat Frank Shields Nick Bock beat Hardy Kruskamp Joe Blanchard drew Dick Steinborn Att: 11,534; gate: $26,301.75 6/14/60 Monticello, IN @ Staggs Gym Dick The Bruiser vs Joe Blanchard 2/3 60:00 Johnny Weaver & Dick Steinborn vs Boris Volkoff & Nicoli Volkoff 2/3 60:00 Plus one other match 6/15/60 Anderson, IN @ National Guard Armory TV Taping Bob Ellis, Wilbur Snyder, Dick The Bruiser, Joe Blanchard, The Sheik, Kinji Shibuya, Nick Bockwinkel & Don Eagle all in action. Promoter: Ned Taylor of Indiana Wrestling Inc. Note: "Movies to be made of all bouts to be shown later on channel 4." 6/21/60 Brazil, IN @ Brazil Armory Cowboy Bob Ellis vs Dick The Bruiser Boris Volkoff & Nicoli Volkoff vs Nick Bockwinkel & Johnny Weaver plus a one fall 20 minute match with one member from each team 6/24/60 Milwaukee, WI @ Auditorium Cage Match Dick The Bruiser beat Bob Ellis when Bruiser tossed Ellis over the 5 foot cage June Byers beat Penny Banner Wilbur Snyder beat Mitsu Arakawa Verne Gagne beat Stan Kowalski Pedro Godoy beat Jack Wilson Att: 4,135 6/25/60 Detroit, MI @ Olympia Stadium Chicken Wire Cage Match US Champion Dick The Bruiser beat Bob Ellis 2/3 1 Ellis pinned Bruiser in 10:51 after a bulldog headlock 2 Bruiser beat Ellis in 7:01 3 Bruiser pinned Ellis in 6:59 after a series of bodyslams Ray Shire & Roy Shire beat Guy Brunetti & Joe Brunetti Angelo Poffo beat Joe Blanchard Nick Bock drew Fritz Von Erich Rauol Romero drew Boris Volkoff att: 13,297; gate $31,035.25 7/1/60 Tecumseh, Ontario, Canada @ Memorial Park Dick the Bruiser beat Joe Brunetti 2-0 Guy Brunetti defeated Bill Miller dq Johnny Weaver drew John Paul Henning Att: 1,000 7/2/60 Angola, IN @ Buck Lake Ranch Dick The Bruiser vs Bob Ellis Jackie Hammond vs Penny Banner Boris Volkoff & Nicoli Volkoff vs Joe Blanchard & Johnny Weaver 7/5/60 Windsor, Ontario, Canada @ Arena Special Referee: Sam Menacker Dick the Bruiser beat Raoul Romero 2/3 1 Bruiser pinned Romero after a body slam 2 Romero beat Bruiser 3 Bruiser pinned Romero after hitting Raoul with a foreign object The Medics drew Wilbur Snyder & Bob Ellis Canadian Champion Bobo Brazil beat Waldo Von Erich in 23:00 Att: 2,000 7/12/60 Indianapolis, IN @ Tyndall Armory Dick the Bruiser beat Bob Ellis The Sheik beat Johnny Weaver The Medics beat Boris Volkoff & Nicoli Volkoff Pepper Gomez beat John Swenski 7/16/60 Detroit, MI @ Olympia Stadium US Champion Dick The Bruiser vs Angelo Poffo Wilbur Snyder & Pepper Gomez vs Mysterious Medics Don Eagle vs Johnny Weaver Raoul Romero vs Pancho Lopez Plus one other match 7/18/60 Jasonville, IN @ Tri-City Fairgrounds Dick The Bruiser vs Bob Ellis Nicoli Volkoff & Boris Volkoff vs Joe Blanchard & Nick Bockwinkel Plus one other match 7/19/60 Indianapolis, IN @ Tyndall Armory Bob Ellis beat Dick the Bruiser Laura Martinez & Millie Stafford beat Penny Banner & Kathy Starr Pepper Gomez beat John Paul Henning The Medics drew Guy Brunetti & Joe Brunetti when the time limit expired in the 3rd fall 7/23/60 Milwaukee, WI @ Auditorium Dick The Bruiser beat Raul Romero 2/3 Wilbur Snyder & Bobo Brazil beat Angelo Poffo & Bronco Lubich 2/3 Red Taylor & Dandy Andy Moore beat Irish Jackie & Billy The Kid Joe Blanchard beat Jack Wilson Att: 3,801 7/25/60 Anderson, IN @ National Guard Armory TV Taping Bob Ellis, Roy Shire, Ray Shire, Mysterious Medics, Dick The Bruiser, Joe Blanchard, Nick Bockwinkel, The Sheik and Pepper Gomez all in action. Note: "Movies to be made of all bouts to be shown later on channel 4." 7/30/60 Detroit, MI @ Olympia Stadium Wilbur Snyder & Pepper Gomez beat Dick The Bruiser & Fritz Von Erich when Gomez pinned Bruiser Bob Ellis beat Herb Gerwig Kinji Shibuya beat Joe Brunetti Guy Brunetti beat Mitsu Arakawa Nick Bock beat Johnny Weaver att: 4,104 8/5/60 Elnora, IN @ Daviess County Fair Dick The Bruiser vs Wilbur Snyder 2/3 Penny Banner vs Jackie Hammond Tiny Roe vs Lord Littlebrook Promoter: Leon Balkin of Evansville 8/6/60 Milwaukee, WI @ Auditorium Dick The Bruiser beat Bobo Brazil 2/3 when Bobo suffered an injury and could not continue 1 Bobo pinned Bruiser after a series of head butts 2 Bruiser pinned Bobo after a knee drop 3 Bruiser countered Bobo's head butt attempt with a flying mare. Bobo was injured and could not continue. Joe Blanchard & Wilbur Snyder beat Mitsu Arakawa & Kinji Shibuya on a 3rd fall dq 1 Snyder won with an abdominal stretch 2 Mitsu Arakawa & Kinji Shibuya won 3 Joe Blanchard & Wilbur Snyder were dq'ed Therese Theis beat Jackie Hammond in 20:00 World Tag Team Champions Roy Shire & Ray Shire beat Larry Hennig & Bill Wright Notes: The Milwaukee card has been checked by clipping on Google News. Bill Wright later known as Billy Red Cloud. 8/9/60 Kokomo, IN @ Speedway Dick the Bruiser vs Nick Bockwinkel Angelo Poffo vs Pepper Gomez Jack Allen vs Jack Wilson 8/10/60 Anderson, IN @ National Guard Armory TV Taping 8 Bouts featuring Pepper Gomez, Dick The Bruiser, Bob Ellis, Roy Shire, Ray Shire, Verne Gagne, The Sheik and many more stars Note: "Movies to be made of all bouts to be shown later on channel 4." 8/11/60 New Orleans, LA @ Municipal Auditorium Dick the Bruiser beat Wilbur Snyder 2/3 Rod Rivera beat Bob Morrow China Mira beat Jessica Rogers Adrian Baillargeon beat Tony Jiminez att: 5,000 Note: "Snyder is said to be undefeated and won the United States championship from Verne Gagne." – New Orleans LA Times-Picayune, Aug. 9, 1960 8/13/60 Detroit, MI @ Olympia Stadium US Champion Dick The Bruiser beat Pepper Gomez 2/3 Wilbur Snyder drew Fritz Von Erich Chris Tolos & John Tolos beat Nick Bock & Joe Blanchard Angelo Poffo beat Dan O’Shocker Mistu Arakawa beat Howard Martin Att: 5,802 8/18/60 New Orleans, LA @ Municipal Auditorium Referee: Al Massey Dick the Bruiser dcor Wilbur Snyder in 3rd fall Adrian Baillargeon beat Rod Rivera China Mira & Jesse Jiminez beat Jessica Rogers & Ken Cooper Promoter: Joe Gunther att: 5,623 Note: "Seating capacity of the Auditorium is 9,600 and Gunther announced that the St. Ann Street side will be reserved for white wrestling patrons with the St. Peter side of the auditorium balcony and box seats reserved for Negro mat fans." – New Orleans LA Times-Picayune, Aug. 18, 1960 HOOKS AND JABS (By Pete Baird, New Orleans LA Times-Picayune, Sunday, August 21, 1960) The future is not very bright at all for boxing here in the months to come … (One) obstacle, many believe, is that mixed bouts are not imminent what with Gov. Davis having his hands full trying to keep segregation in the public schools. Thus this is hardly the time for the boxing commission to plug for integration in the fight racket. So the ring fans have to turn to wrestling – and what a revolution! I never would have believed there would be so much interest in that sport here, but times are changing – everything is changing. Anyway, the grapplers are making hay all over the country and Joe Gunther aims to reap all he can here by bringing in the best big boys he can find. Seems he found a couple of big Japanese named Mitsu Arakawa and Kinji Shibuya who have some judo holds called chop and "claw." It's a shame Jim Murtagh, who passed away recently, wasn't around to see the 6,000 and $7,600 gate last week at the Auditorium, but at least his widow, Ernestine, is part of the promotion along with Manda Gunther, Joe's wife. Joe aims to put on top shows whenever he can get the Auditorium. His next show will be Thursday night. Gorgeous George, perfume and all, will be on the next show, according to Joe. BRUISER IN HOT WATER – "Lafayette, I ain't coming." That, in effect, is what Dick the Bruiser said Friday night as he swam languidly in a New Orleans pool. And those words cost him $500 and an indefinite suspension. Seems the Bruiser was billed for a tag-team bout in Lafayette Friday but decided "they don't need me" so he failed to show. The Louisiana boxing commission didn't take kindly to that so it fined him the $500 and will give it to promoter Harry Romero to help compensate for his loss when the star was absent. Martin Burke, commissioner, said they were trying hard to make all states recognize such suspensions, and Emile Bruneau is going to press for it at the boxing commissions' convention in Mexico City. "Already Chicago heard about this deal," said Burke, "and asked us to go easy on the Bruiser. But we must protect the promoters as well as others in wrestling and you can't do it without penalizing offenders." In wrestling some might get away with taking a dive, but a swim can be costly. New Orleans LA: August 22, 1960 (Monday) Wrestler Dick the Bruiser is ordered by the Louisiana boxing commission to pay Lafayette LA promoter Harry Romero $212.50 for expenses incurred when the Bruiser no-showed a card there Friday, Aug. 19 … In addition, the commission levied a $250 fine on the Indiana athlete with the understanding he is to appear in Lafayette within 30 days and pay the reimbursement and fine within 72 hours. The Bruiser, attending in person, said "the whole thing was a misunderstanding, a mistake on my part." 8/24/60 Anderson, IN @ National Guard Armory TV Taping featuring Wilbur Snyder, Joe Blanchard, Nick Bockwinkel, Mysterious Medics, Pepper Gomez, Dick The Bruiser, Angelo Poffo & Bronko Lubich Note: "Movies to be made of all bouts to be shown later on channel 4." 8/27/60 Milwaukee, WI @ Auditorium Special Referee: Bobo Brazil Wilbur Snyder beat Dick The Bruiser 2/3 Bobo Brazil beat Wee Willie Davis Guy Brunetti & Joe Brunetti drew Mitsu Arakawa & Kinji Shibuya Pepper Gomez beat Lou Whitson Angelo Poffo vs Jack Allen HOOKS AND JABS (By Pete Baird, New Orleans LA Times-Picayune, Sunday, August 28, 1960) (column excerpt) … (Dick the Bruiser) was put on the carpet last week by the boxing commission and fined $500 for running out of his engagement at Lafayette. That wasn't a terrific blow to the Bruiser, however. During the commission session the Bruiser was asked how much dough he makes a month. "It fluctuates (goes up and down, boys)," said Richard. (Chairman Emile) Bruneau said, "But you must know approximately what you make." Replied the B., "It runs between $4,000 and $8,000 a month." If the average is six big ones, the mean man picks up $72,000 per annum. So what's $500 to the Bruiser who was on a swimming party here when he was supposed to be tag-teaming in Lafayette? 8/29/60 Windsor, Ontario, Canada @ Arena Referee Steve Zold Dick The Bruiser beat Pepper Gomez on a 3rd fall COR 1 Bruiser pinned Gomez after a knee drop in 12:00 2 Gomez beat Bruiser with a stomach claw within 4 minutes 3 Gomez was counted out of the ring after Bruiser smashed Gomez in the head with the timekeeper's metal table Bob Ellis beat Angelo Poffo on a 3rd fall dq 1 Poffo beat Ellis with an Italian Backbreaker 2 Ellis pinned Poffo after a bulldog headlock 3 Poffo's manager Bronco Lubich interfered and Poffo was dq'ed Nick Bock & Joe Blanchard beat Ray Shire & Bronco Lubich 2/3 Att: "The crowd of nearly 2,000" Promoters: Jim Barnett & Johnny Doyle 9/3/60 Angola, IN @ Buck Lake Ranch NWA Champion vs US Champion NWA Champion Pat O"Connor vs US Champion Dick the Bruiser Mitsu Arakawa & Kinji Shibuya vs Guy Brunetti & Joe Brunetti Joe Blanchard vs Gene (Ralph?) Bartleman 9/8/60 New Orleans, LA @ Municipal Auditorium Dick the Bruiser beat Cowboy Bob Ellis 2/3 Rod Rivera beat Gorgeous George dq Cowboy Bradley & Beau Brummel beat Tiny Roe & Lord Littlebrook Adrian Baillargeon beat Tony Jiminez att: 5,000 9/10/60 Detroit, MI @ Olympia Stadium US Champion Dick The Bruiser drew Larry Chene when the referee stopped the match in the 3rd fall 1 Bruiser beat Chene in 22:59 2 Chene beat Bruiser in 8:19 3 After 15 minutes, the referee stopped the bout with both wrestlers bleeding NWA Champion Pat O'Connor beat Dan Miller Bill Miller drew Pepper Gomez John Tolos & Chris Tolos vs Mitsu Arakawa & Kinji Shibuya Jim Hady vs Ali Bey Pat Duffy vs Emile Dupre Rene Bardot vs Miguel Torres Don Jardine vs Frank Shields Steve Zold vs Jackie Hill Tony Martinelli vs Tony Cosanza att: 15,468, gate $38,046 9/12/60 Windsor, Ontario, Canada @ Arena Referee Len Aldous Dick the Bruiser beat Wilbur Snyder utc 1 Snyder beat Bruiser with a "grapevine hold." 2 Snyder was counted out of the ring due to an injury 3 Snyder was unable to continue Canadian Heavyweight Champion Bobo Brazil beat Mitsu Arakawa via pin after a series of head butts Dr. Bill Miller beat Guy Brunetti in 15:00 Joe Brunetti beat Dan Miller via pin in 15:00 with a cradle hold Att: "900 rabid enthusiasts" 9/16/60 Milwaukee, WI @ Arena Verne Gagne (sub Wilbur Snyder) & Bobo Brazil beat Angelo Poffo & Dick The Bruiser dq The Medics beat Joe Blanchard & Nick Bockwinkel 2/3 Elaine Ellis & Lola LaRay beat Carol Cook & Betty Clark Babs Wingo & Marva Scott beat Ethel Johnson & Ramona Isbell Little Beaver & Red Taylor beat Tom Thumb & Pee Wee James Att: "3,555 fans" 9/17/60 New Orleans, LA @ Municipal Auditorium Referee: Sam Menacker Dick the Bruiser vs Cowboy Bob Ellis Gorgeous George vs Bob Morrow Mickey Sharpe vs Ray Andrews Note: Special Saturday Night Card. 9/22/60 New Orleans, LA @ Municipal Auditorium Dick the Bruiser beat Adrian Baillargeon Dick the Bruiser beat Wilbur Snyder utc Adrian Baillargeon beat Gorgeous George Bob Morrow beat Mickey Sharpe dq Jim LaRock beat Firpo Zbyszko att: 3,500 Note: Snyder reportedly sustained an ankle injury when attacked by Dick the Bruiser before the bell rang, so Baillargeon was rushed in as a substitute. VIEWING THE NEWS (By Bill Keefe, New Orleans LA Times-Picayune, Tuesday, September 27, 1960) (column excerpt) … Wrestling interests in Alabama, where Joe Gunther zoomed the mat game next to football as a sports attraction, are beckoning Gunther to return and once more take the helm as promoter. But Gunther (has) turned down the offer and said even if he wanted to make the change he'd have trouble getting his wife to leave their adopted New Orleans. "We've lived here for more than twenty years and probably will remain for the rest of our lives," said Joe. "Crescent City mat fans have been loyal with their regular attendance and now that we are in a position to bring in all the topflight wrestling talent, we aim to stay and continue surpassing attendance-wise cities with much larger populations." Gunther said he had to switch his Municipal Auditorium date to Tuesday of this week as it was the only date available. "We didn't want to miss the chance to show Pepper Gomez, whom the fans have poured in requests to see in action against Dick the Bruiser," Gunther said. The latter said the expected huge crowd Tuesday night will bring the total attendance mark well past the 15,000 figure for the month of October. Emile Bruneau, chairman of the Louisiana State Athletic Commission, is supervising wrestling with the same diligence he does the boxing game and Bruneau says he and other commission members are happy with talent and attractions Gunther is presenting. "Most of the leading wrestlers are college graduates and well-behaved fellows and can hold their own in conversations on any given subject," said Emile. 9/27/60 New Orleans, LA @ Municipal Auditorium Referee: Al Massey Dick the Bruiser beat Pepper Gomez 2/3 Adrian Baillargeon & Paul Anderson beat Mickey Sharpe & Gorgeous George Jim LaRock beat Chuck Berger att: 5,000 9/29/60 Fort Wayne, IN Archie Moore referee Mitsu Arakawa & Kinji Shibuya ddq Guy Brunetti & Joe Brunetti' Dick The Bruiser beat Wilbur Snyder Fuzzy Cupid beat Little Beaver Lorraine Johnson beat Millie Stafford Att: 4,187 9/30/60 Detroit, MI @ Olympia Stadium Special Referee: Archie Moore Antonino Rocca beat US Champion Dick The Bruiser on a 3rd fall dq Guy Brunetti & Joe Brunetti beat Roy Shire & Ray Shire Larry Chene beat Dick “Bulldog” Brower (sub Brute Bernard) Bill Miller beat Nick Bock Yukon Eric beat Cowboy Rocky Lee Dan Miller beat Emile Dupre Att: 15,154 10/1/60 Milwaukee, WI @ Arena Dick The Bruiser beat Pepper Gomez 2/3 1 Bruiser beat Gomez 2 Gomez beat Bruiser with a claw hold 3 Bruiser pinned Gomez Hair vs Masks Verne Gagne & Bobo Brazil beat The Medics 2-0 and unmasked them as "two Spaniards." 1 Brazil pinned one of the Medics after a series of koko bonks 2 Gagne beat one of the Medics with a sleeper hold Bob Ellis beat Rocky Lee via pin after a bulldog headlock Joe Blanchard beat Emile DuPre via pin after a series of dropkicks Cowboy Bradley & Lord Littlebrook beat Tony Roe & Bull Brummell Att: "4,727 patrons" 10/5/60 Anderson, IN @ National Guard Armory TV Taping 8 bouts featuring Yukon Eric, Dick The Bruiser, Ray Shire, Roy Shire, Angelo Poffo, Bronko Lubich, Bob Ellis, Pepper Gomez and many more stars Note: "Movies to be made of all bouts to be shown later on channel 4." 10/8/60 Cincinnati, OH The Sheik & Dick The Bruiser beat Yukon Eric & Hercules Cortez Bob Ellis drew Kinji Shibuya Pepper Gomez drew Mitsu Arawaka Wilbur Snyder beat Dan Miller June Byers beat Millie Stafford Emile Dupre drew Ralph Bartleman 10/12/60 Wallaceburg, Ontario, Canada @ Memorial Arena Dick The Bruiser beat Bob Ellis 2/3 in 28:00 1 Bruiser beat Ellis 2 Ellis beat Bruiser at the 20 minute mark 3 Bruiser pinned Ellis at the 28 minute mark after using a chair Dr. Bill Miller beat Guy Brunetti in 38:00 Joe Brunetti beat Pete (Dan?) Miller 2/3 Att: "record crowd of 2,730 persons" 10/13/60 Fort Wayne, IN Pepper Gomez beat Dick The Bruiser Guy Brunetti & Joe Brunetti beat Kinji Shubuyia & Mitsu Arakawa dq Dr X beat Lou Whitson 10/15/60 Milwaukee, WI @ Arena One Fall to a Finish Dick The Bruiser beat Pepper Gomez in 35:00 Verne Gagne & Bobo Brazil beat Mitsu Arakawa & Kinji Shibuya Bobby Managoff drew Dr. X June Byers beat Lorraine Johnson Att: 3,750 10/18/60 Indianapolis, IN @ Tyndall Armory Dick the Bruiser drew Pepper Gomez Guy Brunetti & Joe Brunetti beat Kinji Shibuya & Mitsu Arakawa dq The Sheik beat Nick Bockwinkel Joe Blanchard beat Nino Perez att: 3,600 10/22/60 Cincinnati, OH Yukon Eric & Hercules Cortez beat The Sheik & Dick The Bruiser Bob Ellis beat Dr. X and unmasked him as Bill Miller Angelo Poffo drew Nick Bockwinkel Lord Littlebrook & Cowboy Bradley beat Tiny Roe & Beau Brummel Frank Allman beat Nino Perez 10/26/60 Indianapolis, IN @ Tyndall Armory Dick the Bruiser beat Pepper Gomez COR Guy Brunetti beat Nino Perez Joe Brunetti beat Lou Whitson Bobby Managoff beat The Sheik dq Wilbur Snyder & Cowboy Bob Ellis drew Kinji Shibuya & Mitsu Arakawa 45:00 10/27/60 Fort Wayne, IN Referee Connie Marker Dick The Bruiser beat Pepper Gomez Bobby Managoff beat The Sheik Lord Littlebrook & Beau Brummel beat Cowboy Bradley & Tiny Roe 10/28/60 Boston, MA @ Garden World Champion Killer Kowalski beat Pepper Gomez Verne Gagne beat Dick the Bruiser dq Alma Mills beat Lucille Dupree 2/3 Frank Scarpa beat Perry Garvin Haystack Muldoon beat Wildman Firpo The Rebel & Ivan Strogoff beat Ron Hill & Golden Boy Dupree Killer Douglas drew Joe Sasso 20:00 Att: 6,000 10/29/60 Detroit, MI @ Olympia Stadium No Referee Verne Gagne & Yukon Eric beat Dick The Bruiser & Raoul Romero 2/3 No Referee Match Killer Kowalski beat Pepper Gomez Joe Brunetti beat Ray Shire Roy Shire beat Guy Brunetti Luis Martinez beat Tom Zaharias Att: 15,853 11/5/60 Milwaukee, WI @ Arena Yukon Eric beat Dick The Bruiser on a 3rd fall dq Angelo Poffo beat Pepper Gomez Guy Brunetti & Joe Brunetti drew Boris Volkoff & Nicoli Volkoff 30:00 Joe Blanchard beat Jack Allen Ethel Johnson & Kathleen Wimbley beat Babs Wingo & Marva Scott Att: 6,592 11/7/60 Windfall, IN @ High School Gymnasium Dick The Bruiser vs Bob Ellis plus two other matches including a tag team match 11/11/60 Fort Wayne, IN Yukon Eric beat Dick The Bruiser Guy Brunetti & Joe Brunetti beat Chris Toos & John Tolos The Sheik beat Pepper Gomez 11/12/60 Cincinnati, OH Dick The Bruiser beat Hercules Cortez Killer Kowalski beat Nick Bockwinkel Guy Brunetti & Joe Brunetti beat Frank Allman & Martino Angelo Don Leo Jonathan beat Jim Grabmire 11/14/60 Greenburg, IN @ Community Gymnasium Dick The Bruiser vs Bob Ellis Chris Tolos & John Tolos vs Nick Bockwinkel & Joe Blanchard bout between one member of each tag team 11/16/60 Anderson, IN @ National Guard Armory TV Taping 8 bouts featuring Yukon Eric, Killer Kowalski, Bob Ellis, John Tolos, Chris Tolos, Pepper Gomez, Don Leo Jonathan, Dick The Bruiser and many more top stars Note: "Movies to be made of all bouts to be shown later on channel 4." 11/18/60 Boston, MA @ Garden World Champion Killer Kowalski beat Yukon Eric Antonino Rocca beat Dick the Bruiser Haystack Muldoon beat Jimmy Valentine Enrico Ponzi beat Vorrius the Greek Joe Red Sasso beat Harry Lewis The Texas Rebels beat Ron Hill & Nick Valley Killer Douglas beat Dick Bousier Att: 6,500 11/23/60 Denver, CO @ Auditorium Arena Pepper Gomez & Raoul Romero beat Dick the Bruiser & Larry Hamilton (sub Angelo Poffo) 2/3 Jack Pesek beat Larry Hamilton in 12:04 Emile Dupre (sub Ernie Dusek) drew Larry Hamilton 30:00 Ricardo Cortez beat Abe Starr in 16:30 promoters: Jim Barnett and Johnny Doyle Att: 3,438 fans Note: Hamilton wrestling in three matches doesn't make much sense. 11/24/60 Fort Wayne, IN Yukon Eric beat Dick The Bruiser dq The Sheik & Angelo Poffo dcor Pepper Gomez & Bob Ellis Bronco Lubich beat Nick Bockwinkel Att: 5,599 11/25/60 Milwaukee, WI @ Arena Yukon Eric beat Dick The Bruiser in 22:00 when Bruiser quit because of a cut forehead Verne Gagne beat Mitsu Arakawa in 19:00 Killer Kowalski drew Bob Ellis 30:00 Jack Allen beat Tom Neri Wilbur Snyder & Pepper Gomez beat Angelo Poffo & Bronco Lubich Att: 7,081, Gate: $13,000 11/26/60 Detroit, MI @ Olympia Stadium US Champion Dick the Bruiser beat Bill Miller 2/3 Yukon Eric & Raoul Romero beat Ray Shire & Roy Shire COR to win World Tag Title Killer Kowalski beat Angelo Poffo Mitsu Arakawa (sub Kinji Shibuya) beat Bronko Lubich Pepper Gomez drew Bobby Managoff (sub Mitsu Arakawa) Att: 10,176 11/29/60 Kansas City, MO @ Municipal Auditorium Dick The Bruiser beat Pepper Gomez 2/3 Guy Brunetti & Joe Brunetti beat Kinji Shibuya & Mitsu Arakawa 2/3 The Sheik beat Joe Blanchard in 15:10 with an “Arabian neckbreaker” Lorraine Johnson beat Judy Glover via pin in 6:34 John Paul Henning beat Rocky Lee via pin in 7:50 Joe Hamilton beat Jack O’Reilly via pin in 7:38 12/3/60 Cincinnati, OH Dick The Bruiser & The Sheik no contest Johnny Barned & Magnificent Maurice Bob Ellis beat Killer Kowalski Guy Brunetti & Joe Brunetti beat Herb Gerwig & Gregory Jarque Bobo Brazil beat Prince Nero Frankie Talaber beat Jack Steele 12/7/60 Tecumseh, Ontario, Canada @ St. Gilbert's Hall Dick the Bruiser beat Pepper Gomez on a 3rd fall COR Guy Brunetti beat Bronko Lubich Angelo Poffo beat Joe Brunetti dq Att: "600 fans" 12/8/60 Denver, CO @ Auditorium Arena Dick the Bruiser beat Yukon Eric 2/3 1 Bruiser beat Eric in 6:48 2 Eric beat Bruiser in 1:48 3 Bruiser beat Eric Women’s Champion June Byers beat Beverly Lehmer 2/3 Guy Brunetti & Joe Brunetti beat Ernie Dusek & Larry Hamilton 1-0 60:00 1 Brunettis won 2 The 60 minute time limit expired before either team could score another fall promoters: Jim Barnett and Johnny Doyle in attendance: Everette Marshall Att: 3,600 fans 12/9/60 Buffalo, NY @ Memorial Auditorium Wrestlethon Qualifying round: Cowboy Bob Ellis beat Ramon Lopez The Sheik beat Bobby Bell Duke Keomuka beat Billy Parks Dick the Bruiser beat Reggie Parks First round: Doc Gallagher beat The Sheik by decision in 10:00 Ilio DiPaolo beat Fritz Von Erich by decision in 10:00 Don Leo Jonathan beat Frank Valois in 3:41 Billy “Red” Lyons beat Cowboy Bob Ellis by decision in 10:00 Sato Keomuka beat Waldo Von Erich in 2:42 Mike Gallagher beat Duke Keomuka by decision in 10:00 Dick the Bruiser beat Fritz Von Goering in 3:20 Hercules Romero beat Hans Hermann in 3:46 Second round: Sato Keomuka beat Mike Gallagher in 0:42 Billy “Red” Lyons beat Ilio DiPaolo by decision in 10:00 Doc Gallagher beat Don Leo Jonathan dq in 6:09 Hercules Romero beat Dick the Bruiser dq in 3:56 Semifinals: Billy “Red” Red Lyons beat Doc Gallagher in 1:25 Sato Keomuka walked over Romero, who was hurt versus Bruiser Finals: Sato Keomuka beat Billy “Red” Lyons in 8:46 att: 10,777 12/10/60 Detroit, MI @ Olympia Stadium Dick the Bruiser & Killer Kowalski beat Yukon Eric & Raoul Romero 2-0 to win World Tag Title Argentina Rocca beat Ray Shire Roy Shire vs Miguel Perez John Tolos vs Guy Brunetti Chris Tolos vs Joe Brunetti Gregory Jarque drew Nick Bock Luis Martinez vs Pepper Gomez Little Beaver & Bouncing Bernie Burke vs Pee Wee James & Irish Jackie Note: Bruiser still billed as US Champion 12/13/60 Kansas City, MO @ Municipal Auditorium Yukon Eric beat Killer Kowalski on a 3rd fall dq Dick The Bruiser beat Nick Bockwinkel 2/3 Bob Ellis dcor The Sheik Mike Paidousis drew Pepper Gomez 20:00 Kathy Starr & Millie Stafford beat Judy Glover & Jessica Rogers 2/3 12/16/60 Buffalo, NY @ Memorial Auditorium NWA Champion Pat O'Connor beat Sato Keomuka dq for refusing to break stranglehold in 21:44 Doc Gallagher & Mike Gallagher beat Ray Shire & Howard Martin, 15:23 Dick (the Bruiser) Afflis beat Bobo Brazil in 10:00 after using a chair Ilio DiPaolo drew Fritz von Erich Billy “Red” Lyons beat Frank Valois via pin in 10:52 with a back rollover Miguel Perez beat Cyclone Smith in 5:46 12/21/60 Toledo, OH @ Sports Arena Fritz Von Erich beat Dick the Bruiser on a 3rd fall dq Ilio DiPaolo beat Ray Shire to win Ohio championship Miguel Perez beat Roy Shire (sub Doc Gallagher) Mike Gallagher drew Billy ‘Red’ Lyons Dick Beyer beat Dan O’Shocker Promoter: Walter J. Moore 12/26/60 Milwaukee, WI @ Auditorium Referee Billy Schmae Dick The Bruiser beat Angelo Poffo via pin Bob Ellis beat Killer Kowalski COR Wilbur Snyder drew Bobby Managoff 20:00 Guy Brunetti & Joe Brunetti beat Roy Shire & Mitsu Arakawa 2/3 Bobo Brazil beat Jack Wilson Jack Allen beat Count Coroni Att: 3,100 Promoter: Joe Blanchard 12/29/60 Denver, CO @ Auditorium Arena World Title Claimant Dick the Bruiser beat Bob Ellis on a 3rd fall dq 1 Bruiser beat Ellis in 7:11 2 Ellis beat Bruiser in 1:07 3 Ellis was dq'ed in 5:52 This match may have been for the U.S. Title, but it was listed as “World” Title in the newspaper Guy Brunetti & Joe Brunetti beat Ernie Dusek (sub The Sheik) & Larry Hamilton Joe Brunetti drew Larry Hamilton when the 45 minute time limit expired in the 3rd fall Ernie Dusek beat Guy Brunetti promoters: Jim Barnett and Johnny Doyle Att: 4,500 fans Note: The Sheik reportedly was stuck in Detroit due to weather. 12/30/60 Detroit, MI @ Olympia Stadium Dick The Bruiser & Killer Kowalski drew Verne Gagne & Argentina Rocca 2/3 Wilbur Snyder beat Ernie Dusek Jack Pesek beat George McArthur Emile Dupre drew Larry Hamilton Dick Garza drew Luis Martinez Att: 5,860 Credit the usual suspects. Tim Hornbaker. Robert VanKavelaar. Jim Mandl. Mark Bujan. George Lentz. Mike DuPree. Tim Tassler. Will Morrisey. Jim Melby. Don Luce. JMK. Note: Added a few Nebraska cards Note: Added Hisa's Richmond, Indiana listing Note: Added a Windsor card from Kriss. Note: Added a few Florida cards, one Windsor card and one Wallaceburg card from the google news archives. Note: Made a bunch of edits and added several Denver cards from Tim Hornbaker. Note: Added the three Ontario cards from Kriss and a bunch of fall listings plus other info on the Milwaukee cards. Note: Added a bunch of stuff from Kriss and a few cards of my own. Note: Added a few Buffalo cards from Steve Johnson @ SteelBeltWrestling.com Note: Added a Racine, WI card from One Fan Gang Note: Made multiple corrections and additions on Detroit cards via Jim Mandl and Tim Hornbaker. Note: Added some Boston cards from Tim Hornbaker. Note: Added sone Florida cards from Robert Van Kavelaar.
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Chitown Rich wrote: I've seen some results of Bruiser in Greeley, Colorado. Found two Greeley cards in June of 1961.
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1961 is almost finished. Just need to add the Milwaukee cards from that year and I'll be done with it. Most complete year yet.
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The United States Title gets very confusing in 1961. Promoters Jim Barnett and Johnny Doyle ran cards in a number of cities including Detroit, Indianapolis and Denver. Barnett and Doyle were in control of the United States Title. But each city at times had different United States Champions. Wilbur Snyder might have the strap in one city. Dick The Bruiser in another. Bob Ellis in another. And so on and so forth. OK that's easy to understand. Roy Shire ran his first card in San Francisco on March 4, 1961. He was affiliated with Barnett and Doyle using much of the same talent in San Francisco and other Northern California cities. However Roy Shire created his own United States Champion in Ray Stevens who was known as Ray Shire everywhere else but the San Francisco territory for most of 1961. Ray Stevens wasn't the only one playing the name game. Hercules Cortez was Cortez in one city, Raoul Romero in another and Hercules Romero in another. When you see these types of things in the listings, it's not my mistake. That's just the way it was. 1/6/61 Buffalo, NY @ Memorial Auditorium Dick The Bruiser beat Mike Gallagher Bobo Brazil beat Doc Gallagher Red Feather & Brown Panther beat Irish Jackie & Billy The Kid Bearcat Wright beat Ramon Lopez Miguel Perez beat Joe Lacorte Joe Christie beat Billy Parks att: 4,588 1/7/61 Cincinnati, OH @ Gardens Original lineup Dick the Bruiser & The Sheik vs Magnificent Maurice & Johnny Barend Bobo Brazil vs Angelo Poffo Red Bastien & Lou Bastien vs Juan Sebastian & Nick Kolonas Frankie Talaber vs Golden Menace 1/7/61 Cincinnati, OH Results from another source Dick The Bruiser & The Sheik no contest Johnny Barend & Magnificent Maurice Bobo Brazil beat Angelo Poffo Bob Ellis beat Danno O’Shocker & Gregory Jarque Frankie Talaber beat Golden Menace 1/12/61 Milwaukee, WI @ Auditorium Dick The Bruiser & Killer Kowalski beat Yukon Eric & Bob Ellis when Bruiser pinned Ellis in 9:30 of the 3rd fall Red Bastien & Lou Bastien no contest Angelo Poffo & Bronco Lubich Bobo Brazil beat Dr. X and unmasked him "but the Doctor left in a huffin' hurry and his identity is still a mystery." Don Leo Jonathan beat Jack Wilson Att: "3,128 paid critics" 1/13/61 Marion, IN Dick The Bruiser beat Cowboy Bob Ellis 1/17/61 Kansas City, MO @ Municipal Auditorium Bob Ellis vs The Sheik Dick the Bruiser vs Yukon Eric Bobo Brazil vs Pedro Godoy John Paul Henning & Sonny Myers vs Lee Henning & Stan Stasiak Ann Regan vs Pat Lyda 1/19/61 Denver, CO @ City Auditorium Arena United States Champion Dick the Bruiser beat Bob Ellis 2/3 utc 1 Bruiser beat Ellis in 6:50 2 Ellis beat Bruiser in 5:52 3 Ellis could not continue a bloody match, with Ellis bleeding profusely Verne Gagne drew The Sheik 30:00 Yukon Eric beat Killer Kowalski with a bear hug Wilbur Snyder beat Gene Kiniski 2/3 1 Kiniski beat Snyder 2 Snyder beat Kiniski 3 Snyder beat Kiniski when Gene refused to continue promoters: Jim Barnett and Johnny Doyle in attendance: Johnny Doyle promotional company: Barnett-Doyle Promotions Denver Publicity Agent: Mark Schreiber 8,000 fans in attendance, record crowd with 2500-3500 fans turned away gate: $20,000 1/24/61 Milwaukee, WI @ Auditorium Five foot high steel fence match, Referee Billy Schmae Dick The Bruiser & Killer Kowalski beat Yukon Eric & Bob Ellis 1 Kowalski pinned Eric in 6:00 after a series of knee "jolts" 2 Eric beat Kowalski in 7:00 with a bear hug 3 Bruiser pinned Ellis Red Bastien & Lou Bastien beat Ray Shire & Don Leo Jonathan when Lou pinned Don Leo in the 3rd fall after an atomic drop The Sheik drew Bobo Brazil 20:00 Jack Allen drew Jack Wilson 20:00 Att: "2,735 cool cats" Promoter: Joe Blanchard 1/25/61 Anderson, IN @ National Guard Armory TV Taping 8 bouts featuring Red Bastien, Lou Bastien, Dick The Bruiser, Don Leo Jonathan, Dr. Big Bill Miller, Bob Ellis, Yukon Eric and many other top stars Note: "Movies to be made of all bouts to be shown later on channel 4." 1/27/61 Buffalo, NY @ Memorial Auditorium Bobo Brazil beat Dick The Bruiser Fritz Von Erich beat Reggie Parks Sato Keomuka drew Billy Red Lyons Dick Beyer drew Mike Gallagher Doc Gallagher beat Danno O'Shocker Miguel Perez beat Larry Moquin 1/28/61 Detroit, MI @ Olympia Stadium Bobo Brazil beat Dick The Bruiser dq Roy Shire & Ray Shire vs Guy Brunetti & Joe Brunetti Att: 16,852 2/2/61 Fort Wayne, IN Dick The Bruiser & Killer Kowalski beat Bob Ellis & Yukon Eric Don Leo Jonathan beat The Sheik Red Bastien & Lou Bastien beat Chris Tolos & John Tolos 2/3/61 Atlanta, GA @ Municipal Auditorium AWA Champion Dick the Bruiser no contest Yukon Eric Ray Gunkel beat Gypsy Joe Tiny Evans & Chief Little Eagle beat Danny Miller & Skull Murphy Note: Bruiser was the United States Champion for Jim Barnett and Johnny Doyle in Denver. Bruiser being billed as AWA Champion actually does makes some sense since Barnett's promotion in Indiana was often referred to as the American Wrestling Alliance. 2/8/61 Anderson, IN @ National Guard Armory TV Taping 8 bouts featuring The Sheik, Yukon Eric, Red Bastien, Lou Bastien, Killer Kowalski, Dr. Big Bill Miller, Don Leo Jonathan and Pampero Firpo Note: "Movies to be made of all bouts to be shown later on channel 4." 2/10/61 Indianapolis, IN Yukon Eric beat Killer Kowalski dq Dick The Bruiser beat Bobo Brazil Red Bastien & Lou Bastien beat Masked Argentina Gauchos Karl Gotch beat Frank Valois Baby Cheryl beat Darling Dagmar Joe Blanchard drew The Sheik Pampero Firpo beat Guy Hill 2/11/61 Cincinnati, OH @ Gardens Dick the Bruiser vs The Sheik Red Bastien & Lou Bastien vs The Argentina Gauchos Bobo Brazil vs Bill Miller Note: Bruiser & Bobo wrestled in Milwaukee that night. 2/11/61 Milwaukee, WI @ Arena Two Referees Jack Wilson (inside the ring) and Bobby Schmae (outside the ring) Bobo Brazil beat Dick The Bruiser on a reverse decision in the 3rd fall Verne Gagne & Yukon Eric beat Chris Tolos & John Tolos Wilbur Snyder beat The Sheik dq in 17:00 Killer Kowalski beat Bobby Managoff in 21:00 Baby Cheryl beat Darling Dagmar Pampero Firpo beat Guy Hill via pin Att: "a turn away gathering of 9,650", Gate: $17,797.30 Promoter: Joe Blanchard 2/14/61 Kansas City, MO @ Municipal Auditorium Dick the Bruiser vs Bobo Brazil Bob Ellis vs The Sheik The Medics vs Sonny Myers & John Paul Henning Dot Dotson vs Millie Stafford Tommy O’Toole vs Billy Cox Happy Humphrey vs Lee Henning 2/16/61 Fort Wayne, IN Dick The Bruiser & Killer Kowalski vs Yukon Eric & Joe Blanchard Ethel Johnson & Ramona Teselle beat Babs Wingo & Louise Green Don Leo Jonathan beat Ray Shire Att: 5,013 2/17/61 Atlanta, GA @ Municipal Auditorium Dick the Bruiser vs Yukon Eric Judy Grable vs Rita Cortez Gypsy Joe & Skull Murphy vs Bill Dromo & Chief Little Eagle Juan Harkey vs Guy Mitchell 2/18/61 Cincinnati, OH The Sheik beat Dick The Bruiser Bobo Brazil drew Bill Miller Johnny Barend & Magnificent Maurice beat Bobby Managoff & Joe Blanchard Red Bastien & Lou Bastien beat The Argentine Gauchos Cowboy Bradley & Lord Littlebrook beat Bull Brummel & Tiny Roe 2/25/61 Detroit, MI Argentina Rocca & Bobo Brazil beat Roy Shire & Ray Shire Raoul Romero beat Angelo Savoldi Pampero Firpo drew Emile Dupre Bobo Brazil (Champion) was supposed to wrestle Dick The Bruiser For The US Title Match where any-thing goes - No DQ,No Time Limit,No Fouls and No Limit on the number of falls but Dick The Bruiser did not show up because of bad weather. Cowboy Bob Ellis was supposed to be with Argentina Rocca as the tag team partner against Roy & Ray Shire but Bob Ellis did not show up because of bad weather. Killer Kowalski vs. Joe Blanchard - Both of them did not show up because of bad weather. 2/27/61 Detroit, MI @ Olympia Stadium Fight To The Finish Match Dick The Bruiser beat Bobo Brazil in 33:00 to regain the US Title when Brazil suffered a neck injury and was unable to continue Billy Red Lyons (sub Ilio DiPaulo) & Joe Blanchard beat Doc Gallagher & Mike Gallagher (subs for Chris Tolos & John Tolos) Raoul Romero beat Vic Christy Emile Dupre beat Jesus Chausson att: 16,363 (an estimated 10,000 were turned away); gate: $42,256 3/1/61 Denver, CO @ City Auditorium Arena Bobo Brazil beat Dick the Bruiser 2/3 to capture the United States Title 1 Bruiser pinned Brazil in 9:50 after a knee drop 2 Brazil pinned Bruiser in 2:20 after a series of headbutts 3 Brazil beat Bruiser when the referee stopped the match because Bruiser was bleeding profusely Antonino Rocca beat The Sheik in 12:01 Mitsu Arakawa beat Danny Loos Jr. in 6:45 Verne Gagne beat Angelo Savoldi in 12:08 Ray Shire beat Bill Melby 2/3 promoters: Jim Barnett and Johnny Doyle referee: Rex Mayes 8,000 fans with 3,000 fans turned away gate: $19,000-$20,000 3/2/61 Fort Wayne, IN Bobo Brazil beat Dick The Bruiser Don Leo Jonathan & Bill Miller beat Red Bastien & Lou Bastien Darling Dagmar beat Baby Cheryl Att: 7,447 Note: Newspaper said Brazil won US title and Bruiser was a bloody mess after match 3/3/61 Marion, IN Yukon Eric beat Dick The Bruiser dq June Byers beat Kathleen Wimbley Bobby Managoff drew Joe Blanchard 3/7/61 Milwaukee, WI @ Auditorium Dick The Bruiser beat Bobo Brazil when Brazil was unable to continue in 3rd fall after missing a drop kick 1 Bruiser pinned Brazil 2 Brazil pinned Bruiser 3 Brazil missed a drop kick and was unable to continue. "It took him 15 minutes to revive and get to the dressing room." Antonino Rocca beat Einar Olson Verhe Gagne & Yukon Eric beat Pampero Firpo & Baron Gattoni Karl Gotch beat Fritz Von Goering via pin Killer Kowalski beat Bob Rasmussen Att: "6,712 fans", Gate: $14,252.80 Promoter: Joe Blanchard Ad in Newspaper 3/9/61 Anderson, IN @ National Guard Armory TV Taping 8 bouts featuring Verne Gagne, Argentina Rocca, Dick The Bruiser, Angelo Savoldi, Killer Kowalski, Karl Gotch, Yukon Eric, Joe Blanchard and many other top stars Note: "Movies to be made of all bouts to be shown later on Channel 4" 3/11/61 Indianapolis, IN Dick The Bruiser beat Bobo Brazil Argentina Rocca beat Angelo Savoldi Red Bastien & Lou Bastien beat Ray Shire & Baron Gattoni La Chona LaClaire & Elaine Ellis beat Mary Hillis & Lola LaRay Fritz Von Goering beat Vic Christy Hercules Cortez beat Mike Valentino 3/16/61 Fort Wayne, IN Bobo Brazil beat Dick The Bruiser Ray Shire beat Bobby Managoff dq Red Bastien & Lou Bastien beat Bill Miller & Don Leo Jonathan 3/24/61 Cincinnati, OH @ Garden Dick The Bruiser, Dr. Bill Miller, Leo Nomellini and Joe Blanchard in action Results from another source listed below. 3/24/61 Cincinnati, OH The Sheik beat Dick The Bruiser Bill Miller drew Joe Blanchard Killer Kowalski beat Bob Rasmussen Leo Nomellini beat Greg Jarque Frankie Talaber beat Eric Von Brock 3/25/61 Detroit, MI @ Olympia Stadium Dick The Bruiser beat Killer Kowalski Bobo Brazil & Leo Nomellini beat Chris Tolos & John Tolos Antonino Rocca beat Don Leo Jonathan Bruno Sammartino (sub Swede Olson) beat Angelo Savoldi Bob Ellis beat Bob Rasmussen (sub Dr. Big Bill Miller) Karl Gotch beat Fritz Von Goering Att: 11,470; gate: $26,277 3/29/61 Denver, CO @ Coliseum Dick the Bruiser beat Bobo Brazil 2/3 to regain the United States Title 1 Bruiser pinned Bobo in 7:26 after a knee drop 2 Bobo pinned Bruiser in 1:47 after a coco bump 3 Bruiser pinned Bobo in 2:11 after Brazil missed a coco bump Women’s Champion June Byers beat Penny Banner in 14:48 Bob Ellis & Wilbur Snyder beat Ray Shire & Roy Shire 2/3 1 Ray Shire pinned Snyder in 16:01 2 Snyder pinned Roy Shire in 6:08 3 Ellis pinned Roy in 2:55 Antonino Rocca beat Lou Whitson 2-0 1 Rocca beat Whitson in 10:35 2 Rocca beat Whitson in 58 seconds with a backbreaker Bill Melby beat Angelo Savoldi in 18:08 promoters: Jim Barnett and Johnny Doyle in attendance: Johnny Doyle Att: 8,528 fans, gate: $22,711 3/30/61 San Francisco, CA @ Cow Palace Bob Ellis & Argentina Rocca beat Mitsu Arakawa & Eric Von Krupp NWA Champion Pat O'Connor beat Ernie Dusek Ray Stevens beat Bill Melby Don Leo Jonathan beat Tim Geohagen Dick the Bruiser beat Angelo Savoldi Hombre Montana beat Chico Garcia att: 7,921 Note: Roy Shire's 2nd card 4/1/61 Milwaukee, WI @ Arena Antonino Rocca beat Dick The Bruiser on a 3rd fall dq Leo Nomellini beat Angelo Savoldi Verne Gagne & Bob Ellis beat Masked Gauchos Babs Wingo won a 5 woman Battle Royal Also in Battle Royal: Lulu Mae Provo, Ramona Isbell, Louise Greene and Pearl Bates Att: 8,552 Promoter: Joe Blanchard 4/4/61 Indianapolis, IN Bobo Brazil drew Dick The Bruiser Ray Shire & Art Neilson ddq Scufflin Hillbillies Handicap Match Haystacks Calhoun beat Jack Terry & Gregory Jarque Bruno Sammartino beat Herb Gerwig Prince Koko beat Bob Rasmussen 4/5/61 Anderson, IN @ National Guard Armory TV Taping 8 bouts featuring Ray Shire, Art Neilson, Argentina Rocca, Joe Blanchard, Haystack Calhoun, Killer Kowalski, Angelo Savoldi and many other top stars Note: "Movies to be made of all bouts to be shown later on Channel 4" 4/7/61 Terre Haute, IN @ Armory Dick The Bruiser vs Joe Blanchard Red Bastien & Lou Bastien vs Ray Shire & Art Neilson plus one more bout featuring members of the opposing tag teams 4/8/61 Nappanee, IN Scufflin Hillbillies drew Masked Gauchos Dick The Bruiser beat Bobo Brazil Denny Hall beat Allen Small 4/12/61 Martinsville, IN @ High School Gym Dick The Bruiser vs Cowboy Bob Ellis 2/3 60:00 Johnny Weaver Vs Emile Dupre Haystack Calhoun vs Judo Jack Terry 4/13/61 Fort Wayne, IN Dick The Bruiser beat Argentina Rocca Cowboy Bob Ellis & Johnny Weaver beat Art Neilson & Ray Shire 4/14/61 Atlanta, GA @ Municipal Auditorium Cage Match AWA Champion Dick the Bruiser beat Bob Ellis Southern Tag Team Champions Gypsy Joe & Skull Murphy beat Guy Mitchell & Chief Little Eagle Bob Rasmussen vs Jim Burke Tiny Evans vs Jolly Charlie 4/15/61 Detroit, MI @ Olympia Stadium US Champion Dick The Bruiser beat Leo Nomellini on a 3rd fall COR Verne Gagne beat Gene Kiniski Bobo Brazil beat Bill Miller Killer Kowalski beat Emil Dupre Gene Big Daddy Lipscomb beat Frank Valois Johnny Weaver beat Joe Swiderski Jack Allen (sub Bruno Sammartino) beat Prince Koko att: 5,672 4/19/61 Anderson, IN @ National Guard Armory TV Taping 8 bouts featuring Bob Ellis, Dick The Bruiser, The Sheik, Bobo Brazil, Johnny Weaver, Red Bastien, Art Neilson, Ray Shire and many more Note: "Movies to be made of all bouts to be shown later on Channel 4" 4/21/61 Denver, CO @ Coliseum Antonino Rocca beat United States Champion Dick the Bruiser on a 3rd fall dq 1 Bruiser beat Rocca in 8:51 2 Rocca beat Bruiser in 5:20 3 Bruiser was dq'ed the title did not change hands because of the dq the announcer declared Rocca the new champion, and the audience erupted, only to have the referee decide that Bruiser was disqualified – thus, no title change Wilbur Snyder beat Dr. X 2/3 1 Dr. X beat Snyder in 6:40 2 Snyder beat Dr. X in 6:41 3 Snyder beat Dr. X in 3:57 Dr. X was revealed to be Dr. Bill Miller Verne Gagne beat Stan Kowalski in 16:56 with a sleeper hold Karl Gotch drew Angelo Savoldi 20:00 Cowboy Bradley beat Tiny Roe in 12:12 promoters: Jim Barnett and Johnny Doyle referee: Bob Sauer announcer: Sam Seigel Att: 7,800 fans, gate: $18,249 4/22/61 Milwaukee, WI @ Arena Big Daddy Lipscomb beat Angelo Savoldi Antonino Rocca beat Dick The Bruiser on a 3rd fall dq Bobo Brazil beat The Sheik Scufflin Hillbillies beat Masked Gauchos Red Bastien & Lou Bastien beat Emile DuPre & Johnny Weaver Att: 5,005 Promoter: Joe Blanchard 4/24/61 Charleston, WV @ Civic Center US Champion Dick The Bruiser vs Negro Champion Bobo Brazil Bob Ellis vs Don Leo Jonathan The Sheik vs Emile DuPre Red Bastien & Lou Bastien vs Art Neilson & Ray Shire 4/25/61 Kansas City, KS Dick The Bruiser beat Bobo Brazil Antonino Rocca beat Angelo Savoldi Bob Ellis drew Killer Kowalski John Paul Henning & Sonny Myers beat The Medics Ann Regan & Cowboy Bradley beat Pat Lyda & Tiny Roe 4/27/61 Fort Wayne, IN Argentina Rocca beat Dick The Bruiser dq June Byers beat Penny Banner Gene Lipscomb beat Prince Koko Kid McCoy beat Angelo Savoldi 4/28/61 Indianapolis, IN Argentina Rocca beat Dick The Bruiser dq Ray Shire & Art Neilson beat The Scufflin Hillbillies Haystack Calhoun & Yukon Eric beat Prince Koko & Jack Terry Gene Lipscomb beat Angelo Savoldi Ethel Johnson & Ramon Isbell beat Mary Reynolds & Lola LaRay Emile Dupre beat Billy The Kid McCoy 4/29/61 Cincinnati, OH Art Neilson & Ray Shire drew Red Bastein & Lou Bastien Dick The Bruiser & The Sheik beat Haystack Calhoun & Yukon Eric Cowboy Bob Ellis beat Italian Angel Bruno Sammartino beat Jack Terry Billy Frazer drew Danny Hall Note: Italian Angel hmmm. Seen Russian Angel listed more frequently. 5/3/61 Anderson, IN @ National Guard Armory TV Taping 8 bouts featuring Red Bastien, Lou Bastien, Scufflin Hillbilly Rip Collins, Scufflin Hillbilly Chuck Conley, Don Leo Jonathan, Johnny Weaver, Bob Ellis, Bruno Sammartino, Ray Shire, Art Neilson and many other top stars Note: "Movies to be made of all bouts to be shown later on Channel 4" 5/5/61 Marion, IN Scufflin Hillbillies beat Art Neilson & Danno O’Shocker Dick The Bruiser ddq The Sheik Johnny Weaver drew Joe Blanchard 5/6/61 Detroit, MI @ Olympia Stadium US Champion Dick The Bruiser beat Cowboy Bob Ellis 2/3 Killer Kowalski beat Haystack Calhoun Ray Shire & Art Neilson beat Emile Dupre & Johnny Weaver Lou Klein beat Herb Gerwig Bruno Sammartino beat Judo Jack Terry Ray Shire drew Red Bastien 5/10/61 Denver, CO @ Coliseum Lumberjack Match Dick the Bruiser beat Yukon Eric 2/3 1 Eric beat Bruiser in 5:55 2 Bruiser beat Eric in 5:40 3 Bruiser beat Eric with some outside help from Killer Kowalski Bill Melby drew Roy Shire 20:00 Ramona Isbell & Ethel Johnson beat Lulu Mae & Babs Wingo 2-0 Bobo Brazil beat Mitsu Arakawa in 6:03 Bob Ellis drew Killer Kowalski 20:00 promoters: Jim Barnett and Johnny Doyle Att: 7,439 fans, gate: $19,716 5/11/61 Fort Wayne, IN Lumberjack Match ] Dick The Bruiser beat Yukon Eric Art Neilson & Stan Neilson beat Red Bastien & Lou Bastien Killer Kowalski beat Haystacks Calhoun 5/12/61 Atlanta, GA @ Municipal Auditorium Wilbur Snyder beat AWA Champion Dick the Bruiser Bob Rasmussen & Ronnie Hill & Guy Mitchell beat Jerry Graham & Gypsy Joe & Skull Murphy 5/13/61 Milwaukee, WI @ Auditorium Lumberjack Match, No dq, No countouts Dick The Bruiser beat Yukon Eric Referee Einar Olsen Haystack Calhoun & Scufflin Hillbillies beat Art Neilson & Masked Gauchos 2-0 Handicap Match Haysyack Calhoun beat Masked Gauchos dq Red Bastien & Lou Bastien beat Tiny Mills & his brother (May have been Albert Mills, Stan Mills or even Doug Mills) Att: "6,132 enthusiasts" Promoter: Joe Blanchard 5/19/61 Indianapolis, IN Dick The Bruiser beat Yukon Eric Ray Shire & Art Neilson beat Red Bastien & Lou Bastien Scufflin Hillbillies beat The Gauchos Haystacks Calhoun beat Russian Angel Joe Blanchard beat Jack Terry 5/20/61 Cincinnati, OH Dick The Bruiser & The Sheik beat Haystacks Calhoun & Yukon Eric Killer Kowalski beat Joe Blanchard Scufflin Hillbillies beat Masked Gauchos Beau Brummel beat Lord Littlebrook 5/22/61 Anderson, IN @ National Guard Armory TV Taping 8 bouts featuring Dick The Bruiser, Red Bastien, Lou Bastien, Bob Ellis, The Sheik, Ray Shire, Art Neilson and many other top stars Note: "Movies to be made of all bouts to be shown later on Channel 4" 5/25/61 Fort Wayne, IN Killer Kowalski drew Dick The Bruiser Ray Shire & Art Neilson beat Red Bastien & Lou Bastien Don Leo Jonathan beat Johnny Weaver Att: 2,034 5/27/61 Atlanta, GA @ Ponce De Leon Park No dq Lumberjack Match AWA Champion Dick the Bruiser beat Yukon Eric Jerry Graham beat Argentina Rocca Southern Tag Team Champions Bob Rasmussen & Guy Mitchell beat Angelo Savoldi & Gypsy Joe Darling Dagmar beat Baby Cheryl Negro Southern Champion Bobo Brazil beat Tiny Jackson 5/30/61 Kansas City, MO @ Municipal Auditorium Dick the Bruiser & Killer Kowalski beat Bobo Brazil & Yukon Eric 2/3 Haystack Calhoun beat Happy Humphrey in 4:13 The Sheik beat Thor Hagen in 9:36 Bob Ellis beat Rocky Lee in 5:52 John Paul Henning beat Jack Terry in 1:10 Referees: Frank Altman, Tommy O’Toole and Sam Menacker. 6/3/61 Cincinnati, OH @ Garden Dick The Bruiser & The Sheik vs Red Bastien & Lou Bastien Don Leo Jonathan vs Bruno Sammartino World Tag Team Champions Art Neilson & Ray Shire vs The Hillbillies Chuck Conley & Rip Collins 2/3 6/5/61 Leamington, Ontario, Canada Dick The Bruiser vs Bob Ellis Bobo Brazil vs Killer Kowalski Herb Gerwig vs Lou Klein 6/6/61 Greeley, CO @ Community Building Dick The Bruiser beat Bobo Brazil 2/3 Killer Kowalski drew Don Leo Jonathan Jack Pesek beat Danny Hoos Jr. (sub Black Panther) Note: Clipping actually says John Pesek but I doubt The Tigerman was wrestling in 1961. 6/7/61 Denver, CO @ Coliseum Dick the Bruiser dcor Haystack Calhoun in 3rd fall 1 Bruiser pinned Calhoun in 5 minutes after a knee drop 2 Calhoun beat Bruiser in 2:54 3 Both men were counted out of the ring Bob Ellis beat The Sheik 2/3 1 The Sheik pinned Ellis in 9:37 after pummeling Ellis with a stick 2 Ellis pinned The Sheik in 4:38 after a bulldog headlock 3 Ellis beat The Sheik in 4:28 Don Leo Jonathan beat Jack Terry in 10:58 Killer Kowalski beat Jack Pesek (billed as John Pesek) in 12:46 with an abdominal claw Bobo Brazil beat Dan Miller in 20:35 promoters: Jim Barnett and Johnny Doyle Att: 5,043 fans, gate: $13,236 6/9/61 Atlanta, GA @ Municipal Auditorium AWA Champion Dick the Bruiser beat Ray Gunkel dq Jerry Graham beat Doug Kinslow Tiny Evans & Gypsy Joe beat Bob Rasmussen & Guy Mitchell Marco Polo beat Mark Stone 6/10/61 New Castle, IN Dick The Bruiser beat Bobo Brazil Haystack Calhoun beat Don Leo Jonathan dq The Hillbillies drew The Gauchos Johnny Weaver beat Jack Terry Ad in Newspaper 6/12/61 Anderson, IN @ National Guard Armory TV Taping 12 bouts featuring Dick The Bruiser, Haystack Calhoun, The Sheik, Joe Blanchard, Ray Shire, Art Neilson, Don Leo Jonathan and many other top stars Note: "Movies to be made of all bouts to be shown later on Channel 4" Results from 6/14/61 Anderson Herald Art Neilson & Ray Shire beat Danno O'Shocker & Herb Gerwig Bob Ellis beat Mike Valentino Don Leo Jonathan beat Mike Tracy Bobo Brazil beat Frank Bowa Dick The Bruiser beat Tony Simon Tiny Smith beat Tony Angelo The Sheik beat Tony Simon Bobo Brazil beat Juan Sebastian Bob Ellis beat Greg Jarque Dick The Bruiser beat Danno O'Shocker Scufflin Hillbillies beat Mike Valentino & Tony Angelo Don Leo Jonathan beat Greg Jarque Tiny Smith beat Dick The Bruiser & Frank Bowa The Sheik beat Mike Tracy Haystack Calhoun beat Juan Sebastian Dick The Bruiser beat Herb Gerwig 6/13/61 Indianapolis, IN Dick The Bruiser beat Haystack Calhoun Beau Brummel & Tiny Roe beat Cowboy Bradley & Lord Littlebrook Don Leo Jonathan drew Joe Blanchard Johnny Weaver beat Danno O’Shocker 6/16/61 Atlanta, GA @ Municipal Auditorium Boxing Match Ray Gunkel beat Dick the Bruiser dq Women’s Champion Fabulous Moolah beat Ann Laverne Marco Polo beat Jerry Graham dq Doug Kinslow & Guy Mitchell drew Mark Stone & Gypsy Joe 6/17/61 Cincinnati, OH The Sheik beat Rip Hawk Red Bastien & Lou Bastien drew Scufflin Hillbillies Chuck Conley & Rip Collins Dick The Bruiser beat Johnny Weaver Joe Blanchard beat Russian Angel 6/23/61 Detroit, MI @ Briggs Stadium US Champion Dick The Bruiser beat Bobo Brazil 2/3 NWA Champion Pat O'Connor beat Don Leo Jonathan Verne Gagne beat Kinji Shibuya Haystack Calhoun drew Killer Kowalski Bob Ellis beat Roy Shire Sheik of Araby beat Emil Dupre Johnny Weaver beat Taro Myaki Cowboy Bradley & Lord Littlebrook beat Bull Brummel & Tiny Roe Red Bastien & Lou Bastien drew Art Neilson & Ray Shire att: 11,097, gate: $36,866 Note: Gagne's AWA Title was not recognized in newspaper reports. 6/24/61 Milwaukee, WI @ Auditorium Referee Judo Jack Terry Dick The Bruiser beat Haystack Calhoun Referee Dick Wilkinson Bob Ellis beat The Sheik on a 3rd fall COR 1 Sheik beat Ellis 2 Ellis beat Sheik 3 Sheik was counted out of the ring Wilbur Snyder & Leo Nomellini beat Tiny Mills & Stan Mills 2-0 in 15:00 Lord Littlebrook & Cowboy Bradley beat Bull Brumell & Tiny Roe Tarzan Kowalski drew Johnny Weaver 20:00 Att: "2,278 rooters" Promoter: Joe Blanchard 6/27/61 Indianapolis, IN Red Bastien & Lou Bastien beat Ray Shire & Art Neilson to win AWA Tag Team Title Dick The Bruiser beat Haystack Calhoun Killer Kowalski beat Emile Dupre Bobo Brazil beat Tony Angelo Joe Blanchard beat Hans Hermann 6/28/61 Greeley, CO @ Community Building Dick The Bruiser beat Haystack Calhoun 2/3 1 Calhoun pinned Bruiser in 5:55 2 Bruiser beat Calhoun in 4:35 3 Bruiser beat Calhoun in 8:12 Bobo Brazil & Don Leo Jonathan beat Ray Shire & Judo Jack Terry 2-0, 1st fall by dq Bobo Brazil beat Ray Shire via pin in 6:37 after a coco butt Don Leo Jonathan beat Judo Jack Terry via pin in 10:49 6/29/61 Salt Lake City, UT @ Fair Grounds Coliseum US Champion Dick The Bruiser vs Bobo Brazil Haystack Calhoun, Wilbur Snyder, Don Leo Jonathan, Judo Jack Terry and many other great stars in action Note: Bruiser said be be "unbeaten in 2,000 bouts." 6/30/61 Denver, CO @ Coliseum Special Referee: Sam Menacker Dick the Bruiser & Killer Kowalski beat Bobo Brazil & Haystack Calhoun on a 3rd fall COR 1 Kowalski won the first fall in 7:54 with an abdominal claw 2 Brazil won the second with a coco bump in 5:08 3 Calhoun was counted out when he fell from the ring Ox Anderson beat Jack Terry in 11:07 Leo Nomellini drew Ben Sharpe 20:00 Wilbur Snyder beat Ben Sharpe in 12:45 with an abdominal stretch Don Leo Jonathan beast Ox Anderson in 5:30 promoters: Jim Barnett and Johnny Doyle Att: 4,500 fans 7/3/61 Augusta, GA @ Bell Auditorium AWA Champion Dick the Bruiser vs Bob Ellis Marco Polo vs Gypsy Joe Bobo Brazil vs McKinley Pickens 7/4/61 Atlanta, GA @ Ponce De Leon Park Argentina Rocca beat AWA Champion Dick the Bruiser dq Ray Gunkel beat Jerry Graham Bob Ellis beat Angelo Savoldi Negro Men’s Southern Champion Bobo Brazil beat McKinley Pickens Marcel Semard & Tiny Bell beat Pee Wee Lopez & Farmer McGruder Brenda Reid beat Peggy Allen Gypsy Joe beat Johnny Reid 7/7/61 Kansas City, MO @ Municipal Auditorium Dick The Bruiser beat Haystacks Calhoun 2/3 Rip Hawk (sub Ray shire) & Art Neilson beat Scufflin Hillbillies 2/3 Bobo Brazil drew The Sheik 30:00 The Bat (sub John Paul Henning) drew Bobby Graham 20:00 Jessica Rogers beat Peggy King 7/8/61 Angola, IN @ Buck Lake Ranch Dick the Bruiser vs Bob Ellis Haystacks Calhoun vs Don Leo Jonathan Scufflin Hillbillies vs Russian Angel & Judo Jack Terry 7/11/61 Indianapolis, IN Dick The Bruiser beat Yukon Eric Bob Ellis & Bobo Brazil beat The Gauchos Tiny Smith beat Tony Angelo Danno O’Shocker drew Chuck Conley Rip Collins beat Bill Frazier 7/14/61 Detroit, MI @ Olympia Stadium NWA Champion Buddy Rogers beat Red Bastien Lumberjack Match US Champion Dick The Bruiser beat Yukon Eric Lou Bastien & Dan O`Shocker beat The Gauchos Bearcat Wright beat Art Neilson Cowboy Bob Ellis drew Don Leo Jonathan Tiny Smith beat Judo Jack Terry Haystack Calhoun beat Frank Valois 7/17/61 Muncie, IN @ Delaware County Fairgrounds TV Taping 15 or more matches featuring Dick The Bruiser, Bob Ellis, Pat O'Connor, The Sheik, Yukon Eric, Killer Kowalski, Don Leo Jonathan, Bobo Brazil, Joe Blanchard, Johnny Weaver, Dino Bravo, Dominic Bravo, Rip Hawk, Stan Neilson, Danny Hodge, The Gauchos, Tiny Smith, Red Bastien, Lou Bastien and many other top stars "Gigantic Tape Show which will be Telecast at a later date on WTTV--Channel 4." 7/19/61 Denver, CO @ Coliseum Bob Ellis beat Dick the Bruiser 2/3 to capture the United States Title on a reverse decision in the 3rd fall 3 Bruiser had initially won the third fall, but had received help from Killer Kowalski the referee reversed the decision, disqualifying Bruiser Killer Kowalski beat Jack Pesek billed as John Pesek in 22:00 Pat O’Connor beat Art Neilson in 16:50) Red Bastien & Lou Bastien beat Killer Kowalski & Art Neilson promoters: Jim Barnett and Johnny Doyle referee: Leo Bahl Att: 4,500 fans, gate: $9,351 7/21/61 Hazel Park, MI @ Hazel Park Race Track Verne Gagne beat Dick The Bruiser to win US Title Yukon Eric & Haystack Calhoun vs Don Leo Jonathan & Killer Kowalski Bobo Brazil vs Judo Jack Terry 7/22/61 Fort Wayne, IN Rained Out Dick The Bruiser vs Bob Ellis Haystacks Calhoun & Tiny Smith vs Sheik & Killer Kowalski (mgr. Rip Hawk) 7/22/61 Milwaukee, WI @ Arena Bob Ellis beat Dick The Bruiser on a 3rd fall dq Art Neilson & Stan Neilson beat Red Bastien & Lou Bastien Tiny Smith beat Killer Kowalski dq Pat O'Connor beat Russian Angel Bobo Brazil beat Jack Wilson Att: 3,840 Promoter: Joe Blanchard 7/25/61 Kansas City, MO @ Municipal Auditorium Dick The Bruiser beat Bob Ellis 2/3 Tiny Smith beat Don Leo Jonathan dq Bobo Brazil beat Larry Hennig (sub Rip Hawk) Bobby Graham & Sonny Myers beat Buddy Austin & The Bat 2/3 Ray Gordon beat Carlos Rodriguez 7/28/61 Atlanta, GA @ Municipal Auditorium Cage Match Bob Ellis beat Dick the Bruiser dq The Sheik beat Johnny Reid Ray Gunkel beat Tommy Bell Guy Mitchell & Marco Polo beat Gypsy Joe & the Masked Phantom Marco Polo drew Guy Mitchell 7/29/61 Cincinatti, OH @ Garden Dick The Bruiser vs Bobo Brazil Red Bastien & Lou Bastien vs Art Neilson & Stan Neilson Tiny Smith vs Russian Angel Dino Bravo & Dominic Bravo vs Masked Argentina Gauchos Don Leo Jonathan vs Ernie Watters Results from another source 7/29/61 Cincinnati, OH Dick The Bruiser beat Bobo Brazil Art Neilson & Stan Neilson beat Red Bastien & Lou Bastien Dino Bravo & Dominic Bravo beat The Gauchos Don Leo Jonathan beat Jim Grabmire Ad in Newspaper 7/31/61 Anderson, IN @ National Guard Armory TV Taping 12 bouts featuring Pat O'Connor, Killer Kowalski, Rip Hawk, Dino Bravo, Dominic Bravo, Art Neilson, Stan Neilson, Bobo Brazil, Tiny Smith, Johnny Weaver, Bob Ellis Note: "Movies to be made of all bouts to be shown later on Channel 4" 8/1/61 Salt Lake City, UT @ Coliseum US Champion Dick The Bruiser vs Bob Ellis Ray Shire & Roy Shire also in action Plus other TV stars 8/4/61 Indianapolis, IN TV Taping Pat O’Connor beat Jack Allen Pat O’Connor beat Russian Angel Cowboy Bob Ellis beat Dick The Bruiser Art Neilson & Stan Neilson beat Red Bastien & Lou Bastien Angelo Poffo & Bronco Lubich beat The Hillbillies Dino Bravo & Dominic Bravo beat Tiny Smith & Killer Kowalski Joe Blanchard & Bobo Brazil beat The Gauchos Angelo Poffo & Bronco Lubich beat Dino Bravo & Dominic Bravo Art Neilson & Stan Neilson beat Joe Blanchard & Bobo Brazil Art Neilson & Stan Neilson beat Angelo Poffo & Bronco Lubich 8/5/61 Milwaukee, WI @ Auditorium Scheduled Barbed Wire did not arrive for this match. So this bout was billed as a Texas Death Match. Referee: Billy Schmae US Champion Bob Ellis beat Dick The Bruiser 2/3 1 Bruiser pinned Ellis 2 Ellis pinned Bruiser after a bulldog headlock and body slam 3 Ellis pinned Bruiser with an assist from Tint Smith Art Neilson & Stan Neilson & The Sheik beat Red Bastien & Lou Bastien & Tiny Smith Bobo Brazil beat Marquis De Paree (sub Guy Hill) via pin in 17:00 after a Koko Bonk Penny Banner drew Kathleen Wimbley 20:00 Att: "3,660 loyalists" Note: The Milwaukee Sentinel billed the bout as a Texas Death Match but their were only three falls. Reads like a regular match to me. The Milwaukee Sentinel also wondered how and where Ellis won the US Title in the first place. Promoter: Joe Blanchard 8/10/61 Denver, CO @ Coliseum Texas Death Match Bob Ellis & Pat O’Connor beat Dick the Bruiser & Killer Kowalski Ellis and O’Connor won seven of ten falls O’Connor won the final fall in 3:10 Bobo Brazil beat Tiny Mills in 11:57 Verne Gagne beat Joe Blanchard in 15:52 Wilbur Snyder beat “Big” Bill Miller dq promoters: Jim Barnett and Johnny Doyle Att: 4,485 fans, gate: $11,906 8/12/61 Angola, IN @ Buck Lake Ranch Dick The Bruiser vs Tiny Smith Dominic Bravo & Dino Bravo vs Masked Gauchos Joe Blanchard vs Johnny Weaver 8/16/61 Cedar Rapids, IA @ Memorial Coliseum Dick The Bruiser beat Bobo Brazil 2/3 Wilbur Snyder vs Tiny Mills Bobby Managoff vs Rocky Hamilton Dan Miller vs Emil Dusek Att: "A crowd of 1,125 paid" Note: Only result listed. 8/17/61 Kokomo, IN @ Speedway Dick The Bruiser beat US Champion Bob Ellis on a 3rd fall dq 1 Bruiser beat Ellis 2 Ellis beat Bruiser 3 Ellis was dq'ed for hitting Bruiser and the referee with a chair Johnny Weaver & Tiny Smith beat Masked Gauchos 2/3 Johnny Weaver drew one of the Gauchos Promoter: Bill Lipkey Att: "about 1.200 fans" Note: Ellis took the title away from Bruiser in Indianapolis "a few weeks ago." 8/18/61 Terre Haute, IN @ Memorial Stadium Dick The Bruiser vs Bob Ellis Tiny Smith vs Russian Angel 2/3 60:00 Joe Blanchard & Johnny Weaver vs Angelo Poffo & Bronko Lubich 8/19/61 Milwaukee, WI @ Auditorium Dick The Bruiser beat Tiny Smith 2/3 Art Neilson & Stan Neilson beat Dino Bravo & Dominic Bravo NWA Champion Buddy Rogers beat Bob Ellis 2/3 Wilbur Snyder beat Russian Angel Angelo Poffo drew Johnny Weaver Dale Lewis beat Dan Miller Att: 2,744 Promoter: Joe Blanchard 8/22/61 Evansville, IN Dick The Bruiser beat Bobo Brazil Killer Kowalski beat Tiny Smith Angelo Poffo drew Johnny Weaver Don Leo Jonathan beat Joe Blanchard 8/24/61 Kokomo, IN @ Speedway No dq Match, Referee Lou Thomas Bob Ellis no contest Dick The Bruiser in 3rd fall 1 Bruiser beat Ellis 2 Ellis beat Bruiser 3 Both Bruiser & Ellis beat up the referee. So much for the no dq stipulation. Don Leo Jonathan (sub The Sheik) drew Johnny Weaver Joe Blanchard beat Russian Angel (sub Don Leo Jonathan) Ramona Isbell & Ethel Johnson beat Lulu Mae Provo & Babs Wingo 2/3 Att: "largest crowd of the season about 1,400" Promoter: Bill Lipkey 8/26/61 Cincinatti, OH Dick The Bruiser beat Yukon Eric Bronko Lubich drew Joe Blanchard The Gauchos beat Tiny Smith Cowboy Bob Ellis beat Russian Angel Angelo Poffo beat Wee Willie Davis 8/30/61 Detroit, MI US Champion Verne Gagne beat Dick The Bruiser NWA Champion Buddy Rogers beat Ray Stern 8/31/61 Denver, CO @ Coliseum Dick the Bruiser beat Bob Ellis to capture 2/3 the United States Title 1 Brusier pinned Ellis in 2:34 after a kneedrop 2 Ellis pinned Bruiser in 2:40 with a series of bulldog headlocks 3 Bruiser beat Ellis in 13:44 Art Neilson & Stan Neilson beat Dominic Bravo & Johnny Weaver 2/3 Gorgeous George beat Dan Miller Bobo Brazil drew Killer Kowalski 30:00 promoters: Jim Barnett and Johnny Doyle 9/1/61 Buffalo, NY @ Memorial Auditorium Ilio DiPaolo beat Taro Keomuka Doc Gallagher & Mike Gallagher drew Bearcat Wright & Dick Beyer Dick the Bruiser beat Hans Hermann Killer Kowalski beat Crusher Verdu Pancho Lopez & Andy Moore beat Tom Thumb & Billy the Kid Billy “Red” Lyons beat Sato Keomuka by decision Miguel Perez beat Frank Valois 9/2/61 Milwaukee, WI @ Auditorium Referee Billy Schmae Bob Ellis & Pat O'Connor beat Dick The Bruiser & Killer Kowalski on a 3rd fall dq 1 Bruiser pinned O'Connor in 11:00 2 O'Connor pinned Bruiser in 6:38 with a "rolling reverse cradle" 3 Bruiser & Kowalski were dq'ed in 6:00 Verne Gagne dcor Don Leo Jonathan in the 3rd fall 1 Gagne beat Jonathan in 14:29 with a sleeper hold 2 Jonathan pinned Gagne in 3:12 3 Both men were counted out of the ring inh 6:00 Wilbur Snyder beat Tiny Mills in 11:00 Angelo Poffo beat Johnny Weaver in 21:24 Bronco Lubich vs Tiny Smith was cancelled when Smith failed to show Att: "2,019 fans" Promoter: Joe Blanchard 9/6/61 Toledo, OH @ Sports Arena Dick The Bruiser beat Tiny Smith 2/3 Killer Kowalski beat Dominic Bravo Angelo Poffo drew Johnny Weaver Bronko Lubich beat Tony Angelo (sub Joe Blanchard) Promoter: Walter J. Moore 9/8/61 Terre Haute, IN @ Armory Dick The Bruiser & Killer Kowalski vs Art Neilson & Stan Neilson Wilbur Snyder vs Angelo Poffo Joe Blanchard vs Bronko Lubich 9/9/61 Angola, IN @ Buck Lake Ranch Bob Ellis vs Dick The Bruiser Wilbur Snyder vs Angelo Poffo The Sheik vs Joe Blanchard Bronco Lubich vs Dominic Bravo 9/13/61 Toledo, OH @ Sports Arena Dick the Bruiser beat Cowboy Bob Ellis 2/3 1 Ellis beat Bruiser 2 Bruiser beat Ellis 3 Bruiser beat Ellis Angelo Poffo & Bronko Lubich beat Johnny Weaver & Sonny Weaver Farmer McGruder & Pee Wee Lopez drew Marcel Semard & Tiny Bell Promoter: Walter J. Moore 9/15/61 Denver, CO @ Coliseum Dick the Bruiser & Killer Kowalski beat Bob Ellis & Yukon Eric 2/3 Yukon Eric suffered an injury during the second fall after he fell out of the ring Eric suffered a torn ligament in his left leg Ellis continued the match without his partner Stan Neilson drew Sonny Weaver 20:00 Art Neilson no contest Johnny Weaver in 16:32 Wilbur Snyder beat Don Leo Jonathan in 20:31 promoters: Jim Barnett and Johnny Doyle Att: 4,147 fans, gate: $10,412 9/16/61 Cincinatti, OH NWA Champion Buddy Rogers no contest Johnny Barend Dick The Bruiser & Killer Kowalski beat Yukon Eric & Cowboy Bob Ellis Angelo Poffo beat Tiny Smith Pee Wee Lopez & Marcel Semard beat Farmer McGregor & Tiny Bell Frankie Talaber drew Bronko Lubich 9/20/61 Cedar Rapids, IA @ Memorial Coliseum Dick The Bruiser vs Bob Ellis Don Leo Jonathan vs Bobby Managoff Dan Miller vs Rocky Hamilton 9/22/61 Milwaukee, WI @ Arena Wilbur Snyder beat Killer Kowalski dq Verne Gagne no contest Dick The Bruiser Angelo Poffo & Bronco Lubich beat Johnny Weaver & Sonny Weaver Bobo Brazil beat Herb Gerwig Bill Melby beat Danny O'Shocker Fritz Von Erich beat Black Panther Att: 1,610 9/23/61 Detroit, MI @ Cobo Arena Dick The Bruiser beat Verne Gagne 2/3 to regain US Title 1 Bruiser beat Gagne in 6:34 2 Gagne beat Bruiser in 12:31 3 Bruiser beat Gagne in 7:28 Wilbur Snyder beat Killer Kowalski Stan Neilson drew Sonny Weaver Bobo Brazil & Bearcat Wright beat Bronko Lubich & Angelo Poffo Fritz Von Erich beat Dan O’Shocker Art Neilson vs Johnny Weaver Att: 8,018 9/26/61 Los Angeles, CA @ KTLA Studio Dick the Bruiser beat Sonny Pascua 2-0 Ray Stevens beat Tommy Hunt Ray Stern beat Don Duffy Mitsu Arakawa beat Vic Cheney (sub Don Savage) Red Bastien beat George Drake 9/27/61 Kansas City, MO @ Municipal Auditorium Yukon Eric & Bob Ellis beat Killer Kowalski & Dick the Bruiser 2/3 Bobo Brazil beat Pedro Godoy when Godoy was unable to return for the second fall having lost the first Wilbur Snyder beat Joe Tomasso Ramona Isbell beat Lula Mae Provo Taro Myaki drew Lorenzo Parente 20:00 9/30/61 Cincinatti, OH NWA Champion Buddy Rogers beat Johnny Barend Johnny Weaver & Sonny Weaver beat Angelo Poffo & Bronko Lubich Karl Gotch beat Dick The Bruiser dq Killer Kowalski beat Black Panther Yukon Eric beat Pedro Godoy Frankie Talaber beat Bobby Allen 9/30/61 Detroit, MI Special Referee Archie Moore Argentina Rocca beat US Champion Dick The Bruiser on a 3rd fall dq Guy Brunetti & Joe Brunetti beat Roy Shire & Ray Shire Dandy Dan Miller beat Emile Dupre Dr. Big Bill Miller beat Nick Bock Yukon Eric beat Cowboy Rocky Lee Leaping Larry Chene beat Bulldog Brower att: 15,154 Note: Bruiser in Detroit and Cincy on the same night. Here we go again!! 10/2/61 Greeley, CO @ Community Building Dick The Bruiser vs Bob Ellis 2/3 60:00 Plus two other big matches 10/3/61 Los Angeles, CA @ KTLA Studio Cowboy Bob Ellis beat Chico Gracia 2-0 Red Bastien beat George Drake Ray Stevens beat Sonny Pascua Ray (Thunder) Stern beat Juan Humberto Dick the Bruiser beat Don Duffy 10/4/61 Denver, CO @ Coliseum United States Champion Dick the Bruiser dcor Wilbur Snyder in 3rd fall 1 Bruiser beat Snyder in 10:48 2 Snyder beat Bruiser in 1:40 3 Both men were counted out of the ring in 9:36 Bobo Brazil beat Bronko Lubich in 10:02 Bob Ellis beat Angelo Poffo dq Poffo was assisted by his second, Lubich Art Neilson & Stan Neilson beat Johnny Weaver & Sonny Weaver 2/3 promoters: Jim Barnett and Johnny Doyle Att: 4,861 fans, gate: $12,320 10/6/61 Windsor, Ontario, Canada @ Cleary Auditorium US Champion Dick the Bruiser dcor Pat O’Connor in 3rd fall Bobo Brazil beat Killer Kowalski dq Hercules Cortez beat Bronko Lubich Danno O’Shocker drew Frank Valois promoter: Robertson referee: Syd Hayes Att: 400 fans Notes: In the promotional advertising, this show was said to be a “Barnet (sic) – Doyle – Robertson Promotion.” The Auditorium was at “Riverside Drive at Ferry.” The newspaper stated that this was the “first time” wrestling was going to be staged at the Auditorium. Dick the Bruiser was defending his U.S. Title against Pat O’Connor, the “former titleholder.” O’Connor “was dethroned by the Bruiser,” according to the Windsor paper. This information was reaffirmed on October 7, 1961 when the newspaper claimed that Bruiser had successfully defended his title, and that O’Connor “formerly wore the prize belt.” At one point, O’Connor used a chair on Bruiser’s head. 10/7/61 Los Angeles, CA @ Sports Arena US Champion Ray Stevens beat Ray Stern 2/3 Dick The Bruiser dcor Bob Ellis Killer Kowalski beat Red Bastien Pepper Gomez beat Roy Shire Bobo Brazil beat Don Leo Jonathan Wilbur Snyder beat Haaji Baba Mitsu Arakawa & Kinji Shibuya beat Guy Brunetti & Joe Brunetti att: 4,000 Promoter: Johnny Doyle 10/10/61 Indianapolis, IN NWA Champion Buddy Rogers beat Killer Kowalski Dick The Bruiser ddq Wilbur Snyder Johnny Weaver & Sonny Weaver beat Art Neilson & Stan Neilson dq Penny Banner beat Ethel Johnson Bill Melby beat Pedro Godoy Fritz Von Erich beat Black Panther 10/13/61 Atlanta, GA @ Municipal Auditorium Dick the Bruiser beat Wilbur Snyder The Assassin beat the Country Plowboy Jack Bence beat the Viking Johnny King beat Prince Omar Ivan Zukoff drew Young Paul Jones 10/14/61 Detroit, MI @ Cobo Arena Texas Death Match Dick The Bruiser & Killer Kowalski no contest Wilbur Snyder & Verne Gagne Fritz Von Erich vs Bearcat Wright Cowboy Bob Ellis vs Angelo Poffo Pedro Godoy vs Bobo Brazil Hercules Romero vs Bronko Lubich 10/16/61 Leamington, Ontario, Canada @ Arena Bobo Brazil vs Dick the Bruiser other matches involving Emil Dupree, Bronko Lubich, Danno O’Shocker, Raoul Romero benefit for the Leamington Minor Hockey Association 10/17/61 Kansas City, MO @ Municipal Auditorium Dick the Bruiser defeated Wilbur Snyder 2/3 Johnny Weaver & Sonny Myers beat Art Neilson & Stan Neilson Armand Hussian (sub Jim Booseman) beat Roy Collins Millie Stafford beat Jessica Rogers Lorenzo Parento (sub Luis Martinez) drew Marquis DeParee 15:00 10/20/61 Atlanta, GA @ Municipal Auditorium No Time Limit, No dq Match Wilbur Snyder beat Dick the Bruiser Marco Polo vs the Assassin Marcel Semard vs Farmer McGruder Johnny King & Jack Bence vs Tiny Mills & the Viking 10/26/61 Fort Wayne, IN @ Coliseum Wilbur Snyder beat Dick The Bruiser dq Art Neilson & Stan Neilson beat Johnny Weaver & Sonny Weaver Fritz Von Erich beat Bob Ellis Att: 3341 10/27/61 Denver, CO @ Coliseum Wilbur Snyder beat Dick the Bruiser 2/3 to win United States Title 1 Snyder beat Bruiser in 25 seconds 2 Bruiser beat Snyder 3 Snyder beat Bruiser Texas Death Match United States Tag Team Champions Art Neilson & Stan Neilson beat Bronko Lubich & Ray Shire (sub Angelo Poffo) match went nine falls before it ended The Neilsons won four of the nine falls Lubich was unable to continue Hercules Romero beat Sonny Weaver Women’s Champion Penny Banner beat Ramona Isbell 2-0 promoters: Jim Barnett and Johnny Doyle Att: 5,400 fans, gate: $14,430 10/28/61 Cincinatti, OH Dick The Bruiser beat Wilbur Snyder Art Neilson & Stan Neilson beat Johnny Weaver & Sonny Weaver Fritz Von Erich beat Emile Dupre Bearcat Wright beat Pedro Godoy Bronko Lubich beat Danno O’Shocker 10/30/61 Sioux City, IA Don Leo Jonathan beat The Sheik 2/3 Evelyn Stevens & Jack Pesek vs Jessica Rogers & Ernie Dusek Bobby Managoff beat Dan Miller via pin in 17:00 Evelyn Stevens beat Jessica Rogers on a 3rd fall dq Ernie Dusek drew Jack Pesek (sub Killer Karl Kox) Promoter: Bill Hawkins Note: Main event was scheduled to be The Sheik & Dick the Bruiser vs Bobo Brazil & Wilbur Snyder but Bruiser & Snyder were unable to leave Chicago because fog grounded all fights out of the city. 10/31/61 Indianapolis, IN Dick The Bruiser ddq Fritz Von Erich Art Neilson & Stan Neilson beat Bobo Brazil & Wilbur Snyder dq Emile Dupre beat Hardy Kruskamp Bill Melby beat Red Menace 11/3/61 Detroit, MI @ Cobo Arena Bobo Brazil & Bearcat Wright & Wilbur Snyder beat Killer Kowalski & Art Neilson & Stan Neilson Fritz Von Erich beat Emile Dupre Art Neilson beat Johnny Weaver Hercules Romero beat Hardy Kruskamp Wilbur Snyder beat Stan Neilson Att: 5,862, Note: Dick The Bruiser no-showed so the card had to be revamped. The main event was supposed to be Dick the Bruiser & Killer Kowalski vs Bobo Brazil & Bearcat Wright in a Texas Death Match. 11/4/61 Milwaukee, WI @ Arena Dick The Bruiser beat Wilbur Snyder 2/3 Art Neilson & Stan Neilson beat Johnny Weaver & Sonny Weaver Penny Banner beat Ethel Johnson Bobo Brazil drew Angelo Poffo Bill Melby beat Bronco Lubich Att: 4,821 11/7/61 Kansas City, MO @ Municipal Auditorium Dick the Bruiser beat Wilbur Snyder utc in 3rd fall Johnny Weaver & Sonny Weaver beat Art Neilson & Stan Neilson on a 3rd fall dq John Paul Henning drew Stan Stasiak 20:00 Lorenzo Parente (sub Nikita Mulkovich) beat Armand Hussian via pin Tiny Roe beat Marcel Semard 11/10/61 Flint, MI Dick The Bruiser beat Wilbur Snyder 11/11/61 Cincinnati, OH Wilbur Snyder ddq Dick The Bruiser 11/14/61 Le Mars, IA US Champion Dick The Bruiser beat Wilbur Snyder on a 3rd fall COR Promoter: Bill Hawkins Note: Only result listed 11/17/61 Denver, CO @ Auditorium Arena Dick the Bruiser beat Wilbur Snyder on a 3rd fall COR/utc to regain United States Title 1 Snyder beat Bruiser in 17:59 2 Bruiser beat Snyder in 7:47 3 Bruiser Beat Snyder when Wilbur was unable to continue and was counted out in 1:25 United States Tag Team Champions Art Neilson & Stan Neilson beat Angelo Poffo & Ray Stevens 2/3 Bobo Brazil drew Danny McShain 20:00 Theresa Theis beat Kitty Kelley in 11:11 promoters: Jim Barnett and Johnny Doyle Att: 2,600 fans, gate: $6,500 Note: Ray Shire now known as Ray Stevens in Denver. 11/18/61 Greeley, CO @ Community Building Dick The Bruiser vs Ray Shire Ed Sharpe vs Danny McShain Irene Sale vs Theresa Theis Note: Clipping actually says Theresa "Thesz." 11/22/61 Lafayette, IN Dick The Bruiser beat Bobo Brazil Hercules Cortez beat Pedro Godoy Danno O’Shocker drew Miguel Castro 11/23/61 Indianpolis, IN Dick The Bruiser beat Bill Melby Sonny Weaver beat Bronko Lubich Johnny Weaver beat Angelo Poffo dq Emile Dupre drew Pedro Godoy Art Neilson & Stan Neilson beat Bobo Brazil & Tim Hampton Penny Banner & Mary Hillis beat Elaine Ellis & Barbara Davis 11/25/61 Cincinnati, OH @ Garden Dick the Bruiser vs Bulldog Bill Melby Art Neilson & Stan Neilson vs Johnny Barend & Magnificent Maurice Johnny Weaver vs Angelo Poffo Sonny Weaver vs Bronko Lubich Hercules Romero vs Miguel Castro 11/30/61 Milwaukee, WI @ Arena Wilbur Snyder beat US Champion Dick The Bruiser on a 3rd fall COR 1 Snyder beat Bruiser with an abdominal stretch in 11:00 2 Bruiser beat Snyder in 10:00 with a neckbreaker 3 Bruiser was counted out of the ring Art Neilson & Stan Neilson beat Johnny Weaver & Sonny Weaver 2/3 1 Art beat Johnny by submission with a backbreaker 2 Sonny beat Stan with a sleeper hold 3 Stan pinned Sonny Virginia Franklin & Lulu Mae Provo beat Marva Scott & Babs Wingo 2/3 1 Marva Scott & Babs Wingo won 2 Virginia Franklin & Lulu Mae Provo won 3 Virginia Franklin & Lulu Mae Provo won Bill Melby beat Angelo Poffo Att: "1,872 wrestling fans", Gate: $2,646 12/1/61 Detroit, MI @ Cobo Arena Dick the Bruiser vs Fritz Von Erich Bobo Brazil & Bill Melby vs Art Neilson & Stan Neilson Angelo Poffo vs Wilbur Snyder plus two other matches promoters: Jim Barnett and Johnny Doyle 12/7/61 Salt Lake City, UT @ Coliseum Dick the Bruiser vs Bill Melby 12/8/61 Denver, CO @ Auditorium Arena United States Tag Team Champions Art Neilson & Stan Neilson beat Dick the Bruiser & Fritz Von Erich on a 3rd fall COR 1 Neilsons won the first fall in 6:17 2 Bruiser & Von Erich won the second in 8:25 3 Neilsons won the third when Von Erich missed a punch at Stan Neilson and hit his partner. Bruiser and Von Erich brawled outside the ring and were counted out Wilbur Snyder beat Bill Melby 2/3 The Mysterious Mr. M beat Emile Dupre in 19:33 promoters: Jim Barnett and Johnny Doyle Att: 3,966 fans, gate: $10,222 12/9/61 Cincinnati, OH @ Garden Art Neilson & Stan Neilson vs Fritz Von Erich & Dick the Bruiser Bill Melby vs Mr. M Frankie Talaber vs Magnificent Maurice Bobo Brazil vs Miguel Castro Hercules Romero vs Pedro Godoy Emile Dupre vs Don Jardine 12/11/61 Detroit, MI Fritz Von Erich beat Dick The Bruiser Art Neilson & Stan Neilson beat Bill Melby & Hercules Romero Wilbur Snyder beat Angelo Poffo Mr. M beat Emile Dupre Note: This card is questionable. 12/12/61 Indianapolis, IN @ Armory Dick the Bruiser beat Mighty Hercules Frenchy Semard & Tiny Bell beat Pee Wee Lopez & Farmer McGruder Scufflin Hillbillies drew Bronco Lubich & Angelo Poffo Mr. M beat Miguel Castro 12/17/61 Milwaukee, WI @ Arena Dick The Bruiser & Fritz Von Erich no contest Art Neilson & Stan Neilson Hercules Cortez beat Farmer Humphrey Mr. X beat Bill Melby Wilbur Snyder beat Johnny Weaver Att: 1,700 12/26/61 Cincinnati, OH @ Gardens Fritz Von Erich & The Sheik & Dick the Bruiser beat Art Neilson & Stan Neilson & Wilbur Snyder Bill Melby beat Mr. M dq Johnny Barend & Magnificent Maurice beat Bronko Lubich & Danny O'Shocker Sonny Weaver drew Angelo Poffo 12/28/61 Indianapolis, IN @ Coliseum Art Neilson & Stan Neilson beat Dick the Bruiser & Fritz Von Erich dq Wilbur Snyder beat Angelo Poffo Johnny Weaver & Sonny Weaver drew The Scufflin Hillbillies Bill Melby beat Bronco Lubich Mr. M beat Mighty Hercules 12/29/61 Denver, CO @ Coliseum United States Champion Dick the Bruiser beat Fritz Von Erich 2/3 1 Bruiser beat Von Erich 2 Von Erich beat Bruiser 3 Bruiser beat Von Erich in the promotions for the match, Bruiser-Von Erich was billed as “friendship turned feud” Hercules Romero drew Mysterious Mr. M Art Neilson beat Bill Melby 2/3 Stan Neilson beat Tony Borne 2/3 promoters: Jim Barnett and Johnny Doyle Att: 3,973 fans, gate: $10,373 12/30/61 Detroit, MI @ Olympia Stadium Dick The Bruiser beat Art Neilson dq US Champion Fritz Von Erich beat Stan Neilson 2/3 Emile Dupre drew Bill Melby Don Leo Jonathan beat Don Jardine Bobo Brazil drew Mr. M Johnny Weaver & Sonny Weaver beat Bronko Lubich & Angelo Poffo att: 3,509 Credit to the usual suspects. Tim Hornbaker. George Lentz. Mike DuPree. Don Luce. Becky Taylor. Rich Tate. Jim Mandl. Mark Bujan. Tim Tassler. Will Morrisey. Note: Added two Los Angeles KTLA TV cards from Tim Hornbaker. Thanks to Indikator for pointing out to me where they were. Note: Didn't add any more cards. Just explained some more things and did a bunch of edits. Note: Added a Martinsville Indiana lineup from Glen Rylko Note: Added one more Milwaukee card and a bunch of info on the other Milwaukee cards. Note: Added some Detroit listings from Tim Hornbaker.
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