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Miscellaneous cards for Iowa--excludes Cedar Rapids, Des Moines, and Waterloo. I believe these locations have been researched from about 1960 through the 70's. A few cards for the Quad Cities Iowa/Illinois area are included even though the matches were held in Moline, IL. Additions/corrections appreciated. 01-07-55 Burlington, IA @ Memorial Auditorium - Promotor Jim Dobie Verne Gagne defeated Yukon Eric 2-1: Gagne won the 1st and 3rd falls Hans Herman defeated Chest Bernard 2-0 @ 5:27 and 6:31 Billy Hickson defeated Mike Lassen 1-0 @ 16:20 Note: Over 2,000 fans jammed Memorial Auditorium with an estimated 3,000 turned away. 01-14-55 Burlington, IA @ Burlington Auditorium - Promotor Jim Dobie Art Nielson & Reggie Lisowski (World Tag Team Champions) defeated Hans Schmidt & Hans Hermann 1st fall - Nielson pinned Hermann @ 12:03 2nd fall - Hermann defeated Nielson @ 6:31 3rd fall - Lisowski defeated Hermann @ 6:36 Mitsu Arakawa defeated Billy Hickson 2-1 Big Boy Bartleman defeated Juan Hernandez 1-0 1,800 fans 01-17-55 Armstrong, IA @ American Legion Hall (women) Kathleen Wimbley & Louise Green vs Ethel Johnson & Babe Wisner Jim Dobie (Iowa heavyweight champion) vs "Big Boy" Bartleman 2/3 60 min (women) Louise Green vs Ethel Johnson 1 fall 30 min 01-21-55 Burlington, IA @ Burlington Auditorium Billy Hickson defeated Mitsu Arakawa 3-1 3rd by DQ (women) Kathleen Wimbley & Babs Wingo defeated Louise Green & Ethel Johnson 2-1 Ivan Rasputin defeated Al Szasz 1-0 Due to icy roads, the crowd was small - about 500 fans. 01-25-55 Sioux City, IA Sioux City Auditorium Pat O'Connor & Roy McClarity vs Reggie Lisowski & Art Nielson 01-28-55 Burlington, IA @ Burlington Auditorium Art Nielson & Reggie Lisowski defeated Pat O'Connor & Roy McClarity 2-1 1st fall - Nielson pinned O'Connor @ 23:15 2nd fall - O'Connor won @ 5:31 3rd fall - Lisowski defeated MCClarity @ 3:13 Billy Hickson defeated John Silsi (Detroit divinity student) (sub for Al Cortez) 2-0 Art Bull defeated Dick Wittin 1-0 01-29-55 Quad Cities (Moline, IL @ Wharton Fieldhouse) Lou Thesz (world heavyweight champion) vs Art Nielson 2/3 1 hr Reggie Lisowski vs Mighty Atlas 2/3 45 min Mitsu Arakawa vs Art Bull 1 fall 30 min 02-04-55 Burlington, IA @ Burlington Auditorium - Promotor Jim Dobie Ronnie Etchison vs Don Leo Jonathon (midgets) tag team match - participants not listed Tony Ferranza vs ? 02-25-55 Burlington, IA @ Memorial Auditorium Hans Schmidt defeated Ivan Rasputin Farmer Marlin & Farmer Jones draw w/ The Great Yamoto & Mitsu Arakawa Art Bull defeated Bob DeMarco 02-26-55 Quad Cities (Moline, IL @ Wharton Fieldhouse) Yukon Eric vs Don Leo Jonathon 2/3 60 min Mitsu Arakawa vs Juan Hernandez Gentleman Jim Dobie vs Mitch Lassen Plus one more match . 03-01-55 Le Mars, IA @ Auditorium Hans Schmidt vs Yukon Eric 2/3 1 hr Note: George Parnassus, former promotor of wrestling, quit after a disagreement with auditorium management. 03-16-55 Muscatine, IA @ 100F Hall. (mixed tag) George Lewis & Mae Hutton defeated Jerry the Clipper & Marie Bardini Marve Buckwater 30 min draw w/ Jerry the Clipper (women) Marie Bardini defeated Mars Monroe Note: The clipping for 3-16 listed Maria Bardino vs Mars Monroe; Jack Reed vs Marv Buckwater; plus a tag team match 03-19-55 Quad Cities (Moline, IL @ Wharton Fieldhouse) Art Neilson & Reggie Lisowski vs Pat O'Connor & Roy McClarity 2/3 1 hr Benito Gardini vs Juan Hernandez 2/3 45 min Jim Dobie vs Art Bull 1 fall 03-24-55 Armstrong, IA Hans Herman vs Ras Samara (World Negro champion) 2/3 1 hr Joe Dusek vs Jim Dobie 2/3 1 hr Ali Baba vs Dick Witte 03-29-55 Sioux City, IA @ Sioux City Auditorium Lou Thesz vs Hans Schmidt 1 hr Ali Baba vs Ras Samara Joe Dusek vs Art Bull Mike Dibiase vs Jim Dobie 03-30-55 Oxford, IA @ St Mary's Hall Main event: Tag team match Bullaol Bill vs Vern Saddler (women) Maria Bardino vs Joan Barr 03-31-55 Mt. Pleasant, IA Main Event: Joan Barr & Hillbilly Kate defeated Kathy Starr & Maria Bardino Original main event: Buffalo Bill vs Vern Sadder - Buffalo Bill no showed--women's tag was substituted Maria Bardino defeated May Wilson Kathy Starr defeated Joan Barr 04-07-55 Armstrong, IA Ras Samara & Jim Dobie vs Joe Dusek & Mike Dibiase Plus two one fall matches 04-26-55 Armstrong, IA Primo Carnera (former heavyweight boxing champion) vs Joe Dusek Orville Brown vs Hardy Kruskamp Dick Witt vs Chet Smith 05-04-55 Muscatine, IA @ Oddfellows Hall Main Event: Tag team match (women) Marilyn Margo vs Evelyn "Tuffy" Alexander. (women) Princess Dawn Eagle vs Mars Monroe 08-22-55 Britt, IA - Promotor Pinkie George Art Nielsen & Reggie Lisowski (World tag team champions) vs Roy McClarity & Joe Dusek Chest Bernard vs Bearcat Wright Plus two preliminary matches 10-08-55 Quad Cities (Moline, IL @ Wharton Fieldhouse) Mr. Moto defeated Bob Orton (midgets) Lord Clayton Littlebrook & Pee Wee James defeated Fuzzy Cupid & Irish Jackie Johnny Kostas defeated Al Warshaski 10-13-55 Mt Pleasant, IA @ Legion Hall Main Event: Tag team match Owen Kelly vs Prince Sika (women) Gloria West vs Maria Bernardi 10-15-55 Quad Cities (Moline, IL @ Wharton Fieldhouse) Hans Schmidt vs Mr. Moto Bob Orton vs Leo Wallick Johnny Kostas vs Stan Kowalski Jack Steele vs Richard Brown 10-18-55 Sioux City, IA @ Sioux City Auditorium Bob Orton vs Verne Gagne (US champion) Johnny Kostas vs Stan Kowalski (women) Dot Dotson vs China Mira Jack Steel vs Leo Wallack 11-08-55 Sioux City, IA @ Sioux City Auditorium Joe Tangaro & Guy Burnetti vs Reggie Lisowski & Bob Orton Johnny Kostas vs George Gallagher (women) Nell Stewart vs Senorita Martinez (midgets) Brown Bomber vs Otto Bowman 11-11-55 Burlington @ Ye Old Town Hall Jack Reed vs Owen Kelly Hillbilly Sue vs Maria Bernardi Plus tag team match 12-13-55 Sioux City, IA @ Sioux City Auditorium Joe Tangaro & Guy Brunetti vs Hans Schmidt & Reggie Lisowski 2/3 1 hr (women) June Byers vs Penny Banner 2/3 1 hr Johnny Kostas vs Harou Yamamoto 2/3 1 hr 01-09-56 Burlington, IA @ Ye Old Town Hall Main Event: Tag team match The Texas Kid vs Jack Reed (women) Maria Bernardi vs Gloria West 01-17-56 Sioux City, IA @ Sioux City Auditorium Joe Tangaro & Guy Brunetti vs Bibber McCoy & Mike Dibiase (women) Penny Banner & Millie Stafford vs Edith Wade & Belle Starr Johnny Kostas vs Richard Brown 01-30-56 Burlington, IA @ Ye Olde Town Hall Owen Kelly vs Jack Reed Norm Bourn vs Harry Dowler (women) Margie Marlowe vs Maria Bernardi 02-20-56 Burlington, IA @ Ye Old Town Hall (mixed tag) The Texas Kid & Hillbilly Kate over George Lewis & Marie Bernardi George Lewis defeated The Texas Kid (sub for Rocky Carlson vs Owen Kelly) Jack Reed defeated Norm Bourn (women) Hillbilly Kate defeated Margie Marlowe by DQ (sub for Dot Burke vs Donna Dillinger) 02-21-56 Sioux City, IA @ Sioux City Auditorium Gorgeous George vs Richard Brown 2/3 45 min Joe Tangaro & Guy Brunetti vs Mike Dibiase & Bulldog Plechas 2/3 45 min Red Berry vs "Red" McIntyre 2/3 45 min 03-19-56 Burlington, IA @ Ye Old Towne Hall Main Event: All girl tag team match - participants not identified. Norm Bourn vs Jack Reed (Nebraska state champion) (women) Ferne Laverne vs Princess Dawn Eagle 04-04-56 Mason City, IA @ VFW Hall Chief Blue Eagle vs The Great Balo (women) Violet Ray vs Marlene Schmidt Plus mens tag match 05-04-56 Burlington, IA @ Ye Old Towne Hall Main Event: (woman) Blond Bombshell to appear in a tag match Norman Bourn vs Tex Dowler (women) Hillbilly Sue vs Mars Monroe 025-24-56 Luverne, IA @ National Guard Armory Main event: All girl tag team match Norm Bourn vs Mike O'Connor (women) Hillbilly Sue vs Donna Dillinger 06-22-56 Harlan, IA @ baseball park Main event: Tag team match (women) Hillbilly Sue vs Donna Dillinger (women) Princess Dawn Eagle vs Fran Bauler 08-06-56 Council Bluffs, IA @ Playland Park Ivan Kalmikoff & Koral Kalmikoff defeated Roy McClarity & Wild Red Berry 2-1 (women) Lorraine Johnson pinned Annette Palmer Joe Dusek draw w/ Gentleman Jim Dobie Mario DeSousa pinned Howard Pierce 1,100 fans 01-08-57 Sioux City, IA @ Sioux City Auditorium Yukon Eric vs Roy McClarity (midget - women) Baby Doe vs Carol Bennet Lou "Shoulders" Newman vs Chest Bernard 01-22-57 Sioux City, IA @ Sioux City Auditorium Lou Thesz (world heavyweight champion) vs Yukon Eric 02-03-57 Monticello, IA @ Community Auditorium Bob McFarland vs Don Feud (women) Margie Marlowe vs Toni Thomas (midgets) Tiny tim vs Hobo Pete 02-05-57 Sioux City, IA @ Sioux City Auditorium Zaharias Bros. vs Bobby Burns & Richard Brown 2/3 1 hr Red Berry vs Bob Geigel 2/3 1 hr Hillbilly Calhoun (502 pounds) vs Gini Vagone 02-14-57 Mt Pleasant, IA @ Legion Hjall Bob McFarland vs Don Feud (women) Margie Marlowe vs Toni Thomas (midgets) Tiny Tim vs Pee Wee Pete 02-15-57 Davenport, IA @ Central Turner Hall Chief Kit Fox vs Wild Red Berry Bob Geigel vs Bill Melby (women) Sharon Lass vs Belle Starr 04-30-57 Mason City, IA @ VFW Hall Main Event: Tag team match featuring Hillbilly Kate (identified as the only one armed girl wrestler) with 3 of the 4 women participants listed below in the preliminary matches. (midgets) Speedy Yokum vs Masked Midget (women) Marlene Schmidt vs Violet Ray (women) Princess Dawn Eagle vs Mars Monroe 07-11-57 Hamburg, IA @ Hamburg Speedway Mighty Atlas & Joe Dusek vs Wild Red Berry & Bobby Burns (women) Laura Martinez vs Lorraine Johnson Bobby Burns vs Joe Dusek 08-24-57 Lenox, IA @ Taylor County Fairgrounds Bobby Burns vs Tommy O'Toole Joe Dusek vs Red McIntyre (women) Joan Ballard vs Kathy Starr Note: A tag match might have been added to this card. 10-14-57 Sioux City, IA @ Sioux City Auditorium Wilbur Snyder (new US heavyweight champion) vs Don Leo Jonathan Boris Bolkoff & Nicoli Volkoff vs Carl Engstrom & Tony Silipini (women) Rose Roman vs Joan Ballard 10-16-57 Mason City, IA @ VFW Hall Verne Kelly vs Jack Galento (women) Violet Ray vs Lena Kructov Plus tag team match 10-29-57 Sioux City, IA @ Sioux City Auditorium Wilbur Snyder & Verne Gagne vs Boris Volkoff & Nicoli Volkoff Plus midgets and one additional match 02-25-58 Burlington, IA @ Burlington Auditorium - Promotor Jim Dobie Hans Schmidt vs Ivan Rasputin Farmer Jones & Farmer Marlin vs Great Yamoto & Mitsi Arakawa Dick Witt vs Bob DeMarco Plus one other match 03-25-58 Sioux City,. IA @ Sioux City Auditorium - Promotor Bill Hawkins Verne Gagne (US heavyweight champion) vs Hans Schmidt 2/3 1 hr Yukon Eric vs Bull Montana 2/3 45 min Ernie Dusek vs Jack Pesek 1 fall 30 min 04-14-58 Eagle Grove, IA @ High School Gym Roy McClarity vs Verne Gagne 2/3 Bill Daniels vs Alex Karras Plus midget bout 05-06-58 Sioux City, IA @ Sioux City Auditorium - Promotor Bill Hawkins Verne Gagne vs Hans Schmidt Ivan the Terrible vs Jack Pesek Roy McClarity vs Ernie Dusek 06-12-58 Orange City, IA @ Town Hall Verne Gagne (c) vs Ernie Dusek - US Heavyweight Championship 2/3 60 min Jack Pesek vs Emil Dusek 2/3 45 min Plus one more bout 06-18-58 Harlan, IA @ Fairgrounds Dick the Bruiser defeated Jack Pesek 2-1 (women) Juanita Coffman defeated Shirley Strimple 2-1 Roy McClarity defeated Emil Dusek 1-0 by DQ 300 fans 07-17-58 Orange City, IA @ Town Hall Verne Gagne & Roy McClarity defeated Hans Schmidt & Hans Hermann (women) Laura Martinez defeated Kathy Starr Hans Schmidt defeated Roy McClarity 07-18-58 Spirit Lake, IA @ Okoboji Speed Bowl Verne Gagne (c) vs Hans Herman (for United States Championship) Hans Schmidt vs Roy McClarity (women) Laura Martinez vs Beverly Lehmer 08-14-58 Rock Rapids, IA @ Linn County Fairgrounds Verne Gagne & Roy McClarity vs Emil Dusek & Red McIntyre (women) Kathy Starr vs Rose Roman 2/3 45 min Roy McClarity vs Red McIntyre 1 fall 30 08-15-58 @ Okoboji Speed Bowl North of Milford Frank Taylor vs Roy McClarity (women) Kathy Starr vs Beverly Lehmer Emil Dusek vs Red McIntyre 08-18-58 Harlan, IA @ Fairgrounds Verne Gagne defeated Hans Schmidt 2-1 (women) Ada Ash defeated Laura Martinez 2-1 Emil Dusek defeated Ivan the Terrible 1-0 by DQ 09-27-58 Orange City, IA @ Town Hall Jack Pesek defeated Ivan the Terrible Red McIntyre & Johnny Gilbert defeated Emil Dusek & (?) Note: Ernie Dusek was scheduled in the tag match but did not appear Plus one more match 10-20-58 Winfield, IA @ Community Center Main event: Tag team match Dave Daniels vs Bob Barton (women) Eva Evans vs Mae Murphy 11-19-58 Keota, IA @ Legion Hall Main Event: Tag team match Bob McFarland vs Dave Daniels (women) Mae Murphy vs Eva Evans 01-10-59 Muscatine, IA @ Eagles Hall Main event: Bert Bronson featured in a tag match (women) JoAnn Owens vs Norma Murphy Tex Dowler vs Vern Vetter 01-14-59 Manilla, IA Roy McClarity vs Emil Dusek 2/3 60 min Jack Pesek vs Ernie Dusek 2/3 45 min Rip Hawk vs Joe Scarpello 01-24-59 Muscatine, IA @ Eagles Hall (mixed tag) Bob McFarland & JoAnn Owens defeated Dan Hatten & Donna Durst 2-1 Dan Duncan defeated Bob McFarland by DQ (women) JoAnn Owens defeated Donna Durst 02-14-59 Muscatine, IA @ Eagles Hall Paul Stangl vs Don Newton (women) JoAnn Owens vs Lois Lange 03-28-59 Muscatine, IA @ Eagles Hall Main event: Alan Horst featured in a tag match (women) Ann Harris vs JoAnn Owens Paul Stangl vs Mickey Halligan 03-31-59 Lenox, IA @ high school gym Farmer Marlin draw w/ Rip Hawk 1 fall each (mixed tag) Kay Noble & Lord Littlebrook defeated Kathy Starr & Bull Brummel 2/3 60 min (midgets) Bull Brummel defeated Lord Littlebrook 04-15-59 Carroll, IA @ Kuemper Gym Verne Gagne (world champion) vs Jack Pesek (Nebraska state champion) 2/3 60 min Mitsu Arakawa vs Ernie Dusek 2/3 45 min Tosh Togo vs Red McIntyre (Mike Dibiase may have substituted for McIntyre) 1 fall 30 min 04-18-59 Muscatine, IA @ Eagles Hall (mixed tag) David Diercks & JoAnn Owns won (over Frank Freers & Lavonne Hart?) Frank Freers pined David Diercks (women) Lavonne Hart pinned JoAnn Owens 04-29-59 Manning, IA @ Manning Fireman's Ball Room Mitsu Arakawa vs Jack Pesek 2/3 60 min (women) Judy Glover vs Laura Martinex 2/3 45 min Tosh Togo vs Doug Gilbert 05-02-59 Muscatine, IA @ Eagles Hall Paul Stangl & Ivan Irvin defeated Tex Dowler & Butch McCoy Paul Stangl defeated Butch McCoy (women) LaVonne Hart won by default over Millie Martin 05-12-59 Harlan, IA @ Harlan high school gymnasium Mitsu Arakawa vs Ernie Dusek 2/3 60 min (midgets) Lord Littlebrook vs Bull Brummell 2/3 45 Tosh Togo vs Jack Pesek 1 fall 30 min 05-16-59 Muscatine, IA @ Eagles Hall (mixed tag) Butch McCoy & Hillbilly Kate defeated Bob Becker & Princess Dawn Eagle Paul Stangl defeated Red Davis - for the Iowa light heavyweight title Bob Becker defeated Butch McCoy by DQ (women) Princess Dawn Eagle defeated Hillbilly Kate 06-13-59 Muscatine, IA @ Eagles Hall (mixed tag) Butch McCoy & Hillbilly Kate defeated Dave Daniels & Princess Dawn Eagle Paul Stangl defeated Red Davis 2-1 - Stangl retained Iowa light heavyweight title Butch McCoy defeated Dave Daniels (women) Hillbilly Kate draw w/ Princess Dawn Eagle (sub for Millie Martin) 07-22-59 New Market, IA @ high school athletic field Otto Von Krupp & Rock Hunter vs Thor Hagen & Ray Gordon (midgets) Cowboy Bradley vs Tiny Roe (women) Laura Martinez vs Kathy Starr 08-04-59 Anita, IA @ Cass County Fair - Promotor Joe Dusek Ernie Dusek vs Tosh Togo 2/3 60 min (women) Kathy Starr vs Laura Martinez 2/3 45 min 08-06-59 Bedford, IA @ Taylor County Fairgrounds Grandstand Jack Pesek vs Tosh Togo 2/3 60 min (women) Kathy Starr vs Laura Martinez 2/3 45 min Ernie Dusek vs Jim LaRock 1 fall 30 min 08-21-59 Algona, IA @ Kossuth County Fair Grandstand Bob Geigel vs Joe Pazandak Farmer Floyd Ude vs Jack Daniels Armen Hussien vs Bill Wright Note: Homecoming for Bob Geigel - family lives in Algona 08-24-59 Marcus, IA @ annual Marcus Fair Verne Gagne vs Emil Dusek (midgets) Bull Brummell vs Cowboy Cassidy 08-30-59 Davenport, IA @ Davenport Municipal Stadium Hans Schmidt vs Roy McClarity 2/3 1 hr - Referee Billy Goelz (women) Corrine Cordero vs Rose Roman 2/3 1 hr Karl Karlson vs Johnny Gilbert Porforio Longaria vs Carl Engstrom 09-09-59 Blue Grass, IA @ Community Building Main Event: Tag team match features Babe McCormick of Columbus, OH Dale Theric (better known as the "Texas Kid)" vs Loyal Haut (women) Hillbilly Kate vs Princess Dawn Eagle 09-19-59 Muscatine, IA @ Eagles Hall Paul Stangl & Butch McCoy defeated Rocky Wilson & Tex Dowler 2-0 (women) Pauline Sprague draw w/ (?) Paul Stangl defeated Tex Dowler by DQ Rocky Wilson defeated Butch McCoy by DQ 09-23-59 Blue Grass, IA @ Community Hall Main Event: John Smitherton will be featured in a tag team match. Paul Stangl vs Nels Stewart (women) Pauline Sprague vs Ann Harris 09-30-59 Winfield, IA @ Community Hall The Texas Kid vs Loyal Haut (women) Lois Lee vs Hillbilly Kate Plus tag team match 10-03-59 Muscatine, IA @ Eagles Hall Butch McCoy & Paul Stangl defeated Bob Barton & Tex Dowler Butch McCoy defeated Tex Dowler by DQ Mr X the "Masked Marvel" defeated Paul Stangl 10-17-59 Muscatine, IA Eagles Hall Main Event: Tag team match (women) Princess Dawn Eagle vs Hillbilly Kate Butch McCoy vs Rocky Nelson 10-26-59 LeMars, IA @ Westmar College Gymnasium Verne Gagne vs Chick Garibaldi 2/3 60 min (women) Kathy Starr vs Laura Martinez 2/3 45 min Emil Dusek vs Jerry Christy 11-14-59 Atalissa, IA @ Atalissa gym Paul Stangl & Stan Phelps defeated Masked Marvel & Dave Daniels Paul Stangle defeated Dave Daniels (women) Rose Ryan defeated Hillbilly Kate 11-14-59 Muscatine, IA @ Eagles Hall Rocky Malone vs Bob McFarland (women) JoAnn Owens vs Eva Evans Note: This event was under a new promotion - NWA Wrestling 11-27-59 Muscatine, IA @ Eagles Hall (mixed tag) Bill Phillips & Hillbilly Kate defeated Tex Dowler & Marlene Schmidt 2-0 Tex Dowler defeated Bill Phillips (women) Marlene Schmidt defeated Hillbilly Kate Paul Stangl won by default over The Masked Marvel 12-12-59 Muscatine, IA @ Eagles Hall Bill Phillips & Paul Stangl defeated Rocky Nelson & Don Durst 2-0 Marvin Buckwater defeated Tex Dowler Rocky Nelson defeated Paul Stangl by DQ (women) Verne Laverne defeated Hillbilly Kate
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