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This record book is a work in progress. Please do not copy and paste it into your files until I am finished. I am doing this to help out a friend that is working on a book about the life and times of Dick The Bruiser. BIG CAMPUS HEAVYWEIGHTS CLASH IN HALF-TIME WRESTLING TONIGHT (Nevada State Journal, Reno NV, Saturday, January 27, 1951) Wrestling fans who have missed the grunt and groan sport locally are advised to travel to University of Nevada's gymnasium tonight where a heavyweight match between two young giants should be well worth watching. Between halves of the Nevada-California Aggie basketball game, a 12-minute battle will be staged by two former state champions. Burly Bill Afflis, huge 248-pound athlete who formerly held the Indiana state heavyweight championship, will grapple with Wolfpack football fullback Buddy Brooks. The latter, a 218-pounder, is an ex-Minnesota AAU champion and more recently represented Reno YMCA in the Pacific AAU tournaments. The match was announced by athletic director Joe Shecketski, who says the big fellows will tangle at professional rules, which permit speed and slam-bang action, rather than the less colorful collegiate style. 1/27/51 Reno, NV Bill Afflis vs Buddy Brooks at half time of the University of Nevada vs California college basketball game 2/10/53 Reno, NV Buddy Brooks beat Bill Afflis with a leg lock Note: Those first two matches were exhibition bouts. 6/24/54 Reno, NV @ Moana Park Leo Nomellini beat Bulldog Danny Plechas 1 Plechas pinned Nomellini in 13:30 2 Nomellini pinned Plechas as the 23 minute mark. 3 Nomellini pinned Plechas in at the 30 minute mark. Bill Afflis beat Ramon Cernandes 2-0 1 Afflis pinned Cernandes in 12:00 after a series of shoulder blocks 2 Afflis pinned Cernandes at the 23 minute maek after a series of shoulder blocks Referee Francis Lamkiewicz Bomber Pat Hogan beat John Andresakis on a 2nd fall dq 1 Hogan pinned Andresakis in 8:30 2 Andresakis was dq'ed at the 12:30 mark of the 2nd fall when he failed to break a choke hold Note: This match is generally believed to be Bruiser's pro wrestling debut 7/8/54 Reno, NV @ Moana Park Ben Sharpe beat Pete Peterson 2/3 Bill Afflis beat Juan Humberto 2-0 Bomber Pat Hogan beat George Chadwick 7/22/54 Reno, NV @ Moana Park Plechas must win two straight falls in 45 minutes Bill Afflis beat Danny Plechas 1 Plechas beat Afflis in 14:30 2 Afflis pinned Plechas in 27:30 Since Plechas did not win two straight falls, Afflis won the match. Bud Curtis beat Pedro Vargas (sub Larry Moquin) George Chadwick beat Bomber Pat Hogan Referee: Fran Lankiewicz Note: This was said to be the third professional bout of Afflis. "I'll send that punk kid back to the Green Bay Packers, where he belongs," snarled Plechas, according to pre-match ballyhoo. 1/7/55 Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada @ Civic Auditorium Referee Frenchy Champagne Bronko Nagurski & Johnny Kostas beat Sir Alan Garfield & Fred Atkins on a 3rd fall dq 1 Nagurski pinned Garfield after six body blocks 2 Atkins beat Nagurski 3 Atkins & Garfield were dq’ed Jack Pesek beat Jack Witzig via pin in 24:40 Nick Roberts drew Gregory Jarque 30:00 Dick Afflis beat Stan Mayslack via pin in 12:40 1/8/55 Duluth, MN Bronko Nagurski & Bruiser Afflis (sub Karl Karlson) beat Sir Alan Garfield & Firpo Zbyszko Jack Pesek beat Stan Mayslack Referee: Joe Valento att: 600 1/11/55 Minneapolis, MN Fred Atkins beat Sir Allen Garfield via pin after a pile driver in 7:38 Women's Champion June Byers beat Penny Banner 20:10 Hans Schnabel drew Jack Pesek 30:00 Bruiser Afflis beat Firpo Zbyszko via pin in 14:03 Att: 2,315 2/4/55 Duluth, MN Butch Levy & Bruiser Afflis beat Hard Boiled Haggerty & Stan Mayslack (sub Firpo Zbyszko) Nick Roberts beat Lou Newman dq Referee: Sam Gallop att: 200, storm 2/7/55 Austin, MN @ National Guard Armory Fred Atkins beat Karl Karlson in 18:45 Butch Levy beat Nick Roberts in 17:04 Dick Afflis beat Gregory Jarque in 13:12 2/14/55 Bismarck, ND @ World War Memorial Building Guy LaRose & Jack Pesek beat Hard Boiled Haggerty & Pedro Godoy 2/3 Gregory Jarque beat Dick Afflis Guy LaRose beat Pedro Godoy 2/14/55 Winona, MN @ Red Men's Club scheduled line up Hard Boiled Haggerty & Johnny Moochy vs Jack Pesek & Johnny Kostas 2/3 60:00 Nick Roberts vs Bruiser Afflis 2/14/55 Winona, MN @ Red Men's Club actual results Firpo Zbyszko & Fred Atkins beat Johnny Kostas & Karl Karlsson 2-0 1 Karlsson submitted in 20:00 2 Karlsoon submitted Nick Roberts beat Stan Mayslack by submission with an abdominal stretch in 20:00 Att: "slim crowd" Notes: The promoters later apologized for all the substitutions in the Winona Daily News. Bruiser wrestled in Bismarck, ND that night. 2/15/55 Minneapolis, MN Verne Gagne beat Fred Atkins dq 19:29 Guy LaRose beat Joe Dusek via pin in 21:19 Johnny Kostas beat Pedro Godoy via pin in 16:03 Brusier Afflis beat Gregory Jarque via pin in 13:57 Att: 3,396 2/18/55 Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada @ Civic Auditorium Hard Boiled Haggerty & Fred Atkins beat Wladek Kowalski & Dick Raines 2/3 1 Haggerty beat Raines 2 Kowalski pinned Atkins 3 Atkins pinned Kowalski after a piledriver Referee Bill Kuusisto Dick Afflis drew Guy LaRose 15:00 (Note: Match was made to fill time, as Kowalski and Raines arrived late) Jack Pesek beat Pedro Godoy dq Dick Afflis beat Gregory Jarque in 18:10 by submission with an abdominal stretch Guy LaRose beat Nick Roberts in 27:00 Att: “close to 4,000 fans” 2/19/55 St. Paul, MN @ Armory Hard Boiled Haggerty beat Wladek Kowalski via pin in 19:56 "Dirty" Dick Raines beat Pedro Godoy via pin in 14:45 Guy LaRose beat Dick Afflis dq 20:44 Jack Pesek drew Gregory Jarque 30:00 Att: 2,040 2/23/55 Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada @ Civic Auditorium Referee Bill Kuusisto Bronko Nagurski & Leo Nomellini & Dick Raines beat Fred Atkins & Jim Wright & Hard Boiled Haggerty 2/3 1 Raines beat Atkins in 15:00 2 Atkins pinned Raines in 6:00 3 Nagurski pinned Wright Gregory Jarque beat Firpo Zbyszko in 18:00 Dick Afflis beat Nick Roberts by submission in 22:25 Referee Harold Nelson Dick Raines beat Jim Wright dq in 15:00 2/26/55 St. Paul, MN @ Armory Leo Nomellini beat Hard Boiled Haggerty dq 23:04 Johnny Kostas beat Pedro Godoy via pin in 20:44 Ilio DiPaolo (twin cities debut) beat Johnny Moochy via pin in 17:48 Dick Afflis beat Son of Ali Baba 13:32 Att: 2,129 3/4/55 Wabasha, MN @ St. Felix Gym Hard Boiled Haggerty vs Ilio DiPaulo 60:00 Pedro Godoy vs Karl Karlsson Greg Jarque vs Bruiser Afflis 3/5/55 St. Paul, MN @ Armory Kinji Shibuya beat Dick Raines via pin after throwing salt in Raines eyes in 25:45 Fred Atkins beat Steve McGill via pin in 9:55 Ilio DiPaolo beat Firpo Zbyszko via pin after an airplane spin in 12:08 "Bruiser" Dick Afflis drew Guy LaRose 30:00 Att: 2,003 3/8/55 Minneapolis, MN Fred Atkins beat Hard Boiled Haggerty dq Kinji Shibuya beat Gregory Jarque Ilio DiPaolo beat Pedro Godoy Johnny Kostas beat Don Cortez Ali Baba drew Bruiser Afflis 30:00 Att: 3,157 3/11/55 Duluth, MN Fred Atkins & Red Menace beat Hard Boiled Haggerty & Butch Levy dq John Kostas beat Johnny Moochy (sub Bruiser Afflis) Referee: Joe Valento att: 500 3/14/55 Winona, MN @ Red Men's Club Referee Bill Kuusisto Hard Boiled Haggerty & Dick Bruiser Afflis beat Karl Karlsson & Arne Skaaland 2/3 1 Skaaland pinned Afflis in 9:10 2 Afflis pinned Skaaland in 14:50 3 Haggerty pinned Karlsson in 9:40 Kinji Shibuya beat Greg Jarque via pin in 27:10 after a judo punch Att: "216 paid admissions" 3/19/55 St. Paul, MN @ Armory Bronko Nagurski beat Hard Boiled Haggerty dq Ilio DiPaolo beat Polo Cordova Guy LaRose beat Dick Raines dq Bruiser Dick Afflis drew Arne Skaaland 30:00 Att: 2,117 Note: Arne Skaaland aka Arnold Skaaland of W(WWF) fame. He managed Bob Backlund after being an office worker and undercard performer for several years. 4/1/55 Duluth, MN Paul Baillargeon beat Dick Raines Nell Stewart beat Kathy Branch John Kostas beat Son of Ali Baba (sub Bruiser Afflis) Referee: Joe Snyder Note: As you can see below, Bruiser wrestled in Winnipeg that night. 4/1/55 Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada @ Civic Auditorium Referee Frenchy Champagne Bronko Nagurski & Ilio DiPaolo beat Fred Atkins & Kinji Shibuya 2/3 1 Atkins pinned Nagurski 2 Atkins & Shibuya were dq’ed 3 Nagurski pinned Atkins Dick Afflis (sub Ali Baba Jr) beat Arnold Skaaland by submission with an abdominal stretch Gregory Jarque beat Polo Cordova (sub Pedro Godoy) via pin in 22:25 Guy LaRose beat Karl Karlson (sub Johnny Moochy) in 18:20 Att: “Close to a packed house” 4/4/55 Winona, MN @ Red Men's Club Paul Baillargeon beat Kubla Khan via pin in 17:10 Referee Karl Karlsson Dick Bruiser Afflis drew Greg Jarque 30:00 Ramona Waukazo beat Delores DeWitt via pin in 11:00 Att: "estimated 350 fans" 4/5/55 Minneapolis, MN Verne Gagne beat Ilio DiPaolo Roy McClarty beat Bruiser Afflis Fred Atkins beat Polo Cordova Kubla Khan beat Arne Skaaland Att: 3,214 4/12/55 Minneapolis, MN Verne Gagne drew Pat O'Connor 60:00 Paul Baillargeon beat Bruiser Afflis Joe Pazandak beat Red Bastien Johnny Kostas beat Gregory Jarque Kubla Khan beat Polo Cordova Att: 2,397 4/15/55 Duluth, MN Ilio DiPaolo & John Kostas (sub Guy Larose) beat Bruiser Afflis & Fred Atkins dq Red Bastien (sub Gregory Jarque) beat Polo Cordova Referee: Joe Valento 4/19/55 Minneapolis, MN Paul Baillargeon beat Gorgeous George 13:44 Kinji Shibuya beat Polo Cordova via pin in 14:34 Fred Atkins beat Gregory Jarque via pin in 8:33 Ilio DiPaolo beat Bruiser Afflis via pin in 26:54 Kubla Khan beat Al Warshawsky Att: 2,726 4/29/55 Duluth, MN Ilio DiPaolo & Paul Baillargeon beat Kinji Shibuya & Kubla Khan Butch Levy beat Bruiser Afflis 4/30/55 St. Paul, MN @ Armory NWA Champion Lou Thesz beat Hard Boiled Haggerty dq 27:49 Ilio DiPaolo beat Kubla Khan Fred Atkins beat Karl Karlson Johnny Kostas drew Dick Afflis 30:00 Att: 3,379 5/5/55 Mankato, MN Kinji Shibuya & Joe Pazandak beat Ilio DiPaolo & Johnny Kostas Guy LaRose beat Dick Bruiser Afflis dq referee Bill Kuusisto 5/17/55 Minneapolis, MN Paul Baillargeon & Ilio DiPaolo beat Fred Atkins & Kinji Shibuya 2-0 Ike Eakins beat Guy LaRose Bruiser Afflis beat Gregory Jarque Ray Jennings beat Polo Cordova Att: 2,889 5/19/55 Mankato, MN Primo Carnera & Ilio DiPaolo beat Joe Pazandak & Ike Eakins Dick Bruiser Afflis beat George Bruckman 6/4/55 Chicago, IL @ Marigold Arena Dick Afflis vs Pat O'Connor 2/3 60:00 Mighty Atlas vs Jack Bauer 2/3 11:10 curfew Don Leo Jonathan vs Ray Jennings 60:00 Angelo Poffo vs Stan Kolski 30:00 Johnny Gilbert vs Bud Fisher 30:00 Mitch Lassen vs Zach Malkov 30:00 Note: Possibly Bruiser's Chicago debut. 6/7/55 Minneapolis, MN Verne Gagne beat Ike Eakins dq Kinji Shibuya beat Swedish Angel Ilio DiPaolo beat Johnny Kostas Jack Pesek drew Bruiser Afflis 30:00 Red Bastien drew Pedro Escabar 30:00 Att: 4,012 6/10/55 Chicago, IL @ International Amphitheatre Argentina Rocca & Roy McClarty beat Don Leo Jonathan & Hans Schnabel Dick Afflis beat Ivan Rasputin Billy Darnell beat Hans Hermann Len Rossi drew Great Yamato Angelo Poffo beat Bud Fisher 6/14/55 Minneapolis, MN Referee Bronko Nagurski Verne Gagne beat Ike Eakins Kinji Shibuya beat Jack Pesek Ilio DiPaolo beat Guy LaRose Joe Pazandak beat Swedish Angel Bruiser Afflis drew Pedro Escabar 30:00 Att: 6,217 6/21/55 Minneapolis, MN Leo Nomellini & Bronko Nagurski beat Kinji Shibuya & Ike Eakins 2/3 Red Bastien beat Pedro Escobar Bruiser Afflis beat Guy LaRose Ilio DiPaolo beat Jack Pesek Att: 5,942 6/22/55 Duluth, MN Leo Nomellini & Ilio DiPaolo beat Joe Pazandak & Kinji Shibuya Jack Pesek drew Bruiser Afflis (sub Pedro Escobar) Referees: Bill Kuusisto and Ike Eakins 6/28/55 Minneapolis, MN Butch Levy & Leo Nomellini beat Kinji Shibuya & Ike Eakins Ilio DiPaolo beat King Toby Johnny Kostas drew Bruiser Afflis 30:00 Red Bastien beat Al Warshawsky Att: 7,200 6/29/55 Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada @ Civic Auditorium Bronko Nagurski & Leo Nomellini & Ilio DiPaolo beat Joe Pazandak & Kinji Shibuya & Stan Kowalski 2/3 1 Pazandak pinned Nomellini in 10:00 2 Nomellini pinned Pazandak in 12:30 3 DiPaolo pinned Kowalski in 9:20 after a “couple of drop kicks” Dick Bruiser Afflis drew Jack Pesek 45:00 John Kostas beat Ike Eakins dq in 19:15 when Eakins kicked referee Frenchy Champagne in the face. Referee Harold Nelson Ilio DiPaolo beat Joe Pazandak dq in 17:10 Att: “Crowd of 2,000” Note: According to the Winnipeg Free Press, “Champagne wound up taking three stitches for a cut around the eye” courtesy of Eakins. 7/1/55 Round Lake Park, IL @ Lake County Stadium Dick The Bruiser vs Angelo Poffo 7/2/55 Chicago, IL @ Marigold Gardens Whitey Whittler beat Don Leo Jonathan 2/3 Dick the Bruiser beat Roy Rogers Len Rossi & Rey Urbano drew Mitsu Arakawa & Great Yamato Angelo Poffo beat Bud Fisher Jack Bauer beat Don Cortez promoter: Fred Kohler 7/7/55 Milwaukee, WI @ South Side Armory advertised lineup Dick Afflis vs Hans Hermann Juan Hernandez vs Zack Malkov Len Rossi vs Whitey Whittler 7/7/55 Milwaukee, WI @ South Side Armory Dick Afflis & Zack Malkov beat Len Rossi & Juan Hernandez 2/3 Note: Only result listed. 7/9/55 Chicago, IL @ Marigold Gardens Dick the Bruiser beat Hans Hermann in 1:35 Roy McClarty & Pat O’Connor beat Rudy Kay & Zack Malkov 2-0 1 Roy McClarty & Pat O’Connor won in 18:42 2 Roy McClarty & Pat O’Connor won in 6:48 Karl Gray drew Great Yamato Mitsu Arakawa beat Juan Hernandez Jack Bauer drew Rey Urbano promoter: Fred Kohler 7/15/55 Angola, IN @ Buck Lake Ranch Dick the Bruiser vs Rudy Kay Pattie Neff vs China Mira Mitsu Arakawa & Tor Yamato vs Zack Malkov & Carl Gray 7/16/55 Chicago, IL @ Marigold Gardens Verne Gagne vs Whitey Whittler 2/3 Dick The Bruiser Afflis vs Carlos Freeman Angelo Poffo vs Wally Steele Sheik of Araby vs Dale Patrick 7/21/55 Madison, WI @ Breese Stevens Field Verne Gagne beat Mighty Atlas dq Len Rossi & Jack Allen beat Karl Gray & Zack Malkov Dick (the Bruiser) Afflis beat Rudy Kay 7/23/55 Milwaukee, WI @ Auditorium Hans Schmidt & Don Leo Jonathan beat Verne Gagne & Pat O'Connor Dick Afflis beat Jack Bauer Mary Jane Mull beat Dot Dotson Angelo Poffo beat Len Rossi att: 3,150 7/28/55 Milwaukee, WI @ South Side Armory Angelo Poffo beat Cowboy Carlson Sheik of Araby beat Karl Gray Dick Afflis beat Len Rossi Note from George Lentz: Reggie Lisowski likely had two matches with Bruiser Afflis in Hammond, Indiana likely in July. The First bout ended in a no contest. Lisowski was disqualified in the second match. 8/1/55 Valparaiso, IN @ Porter County Fairgrounds Referee Tony Capuzzi Angelo Poffo beat Dick "The Bruiser" Afflis 2/3 Len Rossi & Jack Bauer beat Benito Gardini & Rudy Kay Rose Roman beat Ramona TeSelle 2/3 Att: 1,000 Promoter: John Zawadski Referee Tony Capuzzi 8/4/55 Madison, WI @ Breese Stevens Field Dick (the Bruiser) Afflis beat Juan Hernandez 2-0 Carl Engstrom drew Len Rossi Rose Roman & Ada Ash beat Ramona TeSelle & Shirley Strimple 2/3 Att: 3,000 8/11/55 Milwaukee, WI @ South Side Armory Dick Afflis beat Cowboy Carlson 2/3 Rose Roman beat Lorraine Johnson Carl Engstrom drew Rudy Kay 8/12/55 Angola, IN @ Buck Lake Ranch Hans Schmidt vs Reggie Lisowski The Sheik of Araby vs Dick the Bruiser Luis Martinez & Rey Urbano vs Mitsu Arakawa & Zack Malkov Note: Possibly the first match between Bruiser and Sheik. 8/18/55 Madison, WI @ Breese Stevens Field Dick the Bruiser dcor Hans Schmidt in 3rd fall Referee: Einar Olsen (It took promoter Jimmy Demetral and 4 police officers to separate Bruiser and Schmidt) Billy Goelz & Len Rossi beat Mitsu Arakawa & Benito Gardini 2/3 1 Mitsu Arakawa & Benito Gardini won 2 Billy Goelz & Len Rossi won 3 Billy Goelz & Len Rossi won Jack Bauer beat Luis Martinez Ring “master” was Lee Rothman. 8/20/55 Milwaukee, WI @ Auditorium advertised card Verne Gagne vs Hans Schmidt June Byers vs Betty Branch Rudy Kay vs Dick (The Bruiser) Afflis Carl Engstrom vs Angelo Poffo Jack Allen vs Rey Urbano 8/20/55 Milwaukee, WI @ Auditorium listed results Referee Fred Nichols US TV Champion Verne Gagne beat Hans Schmidt dq 1 Gagne beat Schmidt with a sleeper hold 2 Schmidt beat Gagne with a Indian Death Lock 3 Schmidt was dq'ed when Dick Afflis attack Gagne June Byers beat Betty Branch via pin with a Byers' Bridge Dick Afflis & Angelo Poffo beat Carl Engstrom & Rudy Kay Jack Allen beat Rey Urbano with a "short arm scissors" att: "2,915 fans" 8/25/55 Milwaukee, WI @ South Side Armory Angelo Poffo beat Jack Allen Dick Afflis beat Jack Bauer Luis Martinez beat Bozo Brown 9/1/55 Toledo, OH @ Sports Arena Dick (Bruiser) Afflis defeated Hans Schmidt 2-0, 1st fall by dq 1 Schmidt was dq'ed in 10:00 2 Schmidt was driven through the ropes with a piledriver and made a motion of surrender according to referee Paul Orth Ray Stevens beat Bill Savage 2/3 1 Stevens beat Savage 2 Savage beat Stevens 3 Stevens beat Savage Don Kalt drew Billy Fox when the 60 minute time limit expired in the 3rd fall Promoter: Cliff Maupin Notes: Probably Bruiser's Toledo debut, Don Kalt real name of Don Fargo 9/2/55 Angola, IN @ Buck Lake Ranch Roy McClarity vs Dick the Bruiser The Sheik & Rudy Kay vs Benito Gardini & Mitsu Arakawa Bud Fisher vs Johnny Gilbert 9/3/55 Buchanan, MI @ Memorial Field Sheik of Araby vs Jim Hady Dick Bruiser Afflis vs Rudy Kay Little Beaver & Brown Panther vs Otto Bowman & Dutch Schultz 9/8/55 Toledo, OH @ Sports Arena Verne Gagne beat Dick (Bruiser) Afflis 2/3 1 Gagne beat Bruiser 2 Bruiser beat Gagne 3 Gagne beat Bruiser Ray Stevens & Don Kalt beat Bill Savage & Bull Montana 2/3 Billy Red Lyons beat Jim LaRock Promoter: Cliff Maupin Note: Bruiser was also booked in Madison, Wisconsin that night. He must have no showed the card 9/9/55 Angola, IN @ Buck Lake Ranch Verne Gagne vs Dick the Bruiser Gypsy Joe & Benito Gardini vs Jerry Woods & Jack Allen Angelo Poffo vs Rudy Kay Chuck Carpenter beat Pete Bartu 9/20/55 Indianapolis, IN @ The Armory Hans Schmidt vs Jack Allen 2/3 90:00 Sheik of Araby vs Mighty Atlas 30:00 Dick The Bruiser Afflis vs Jack Bauer 30:00 9/22/55 Madison, WI @ Breese Stevens Field Dick the Bruiser beat Hans Schmidt on a 3rd fall dq 1 Bruiser by submission in 20:30 2 Schmidt by submission in 14:00 3 Schmidt hit Bruiser with a chair and also hit referee Ned Taylor for the dq Pee Wee James beat Fuzzy Cupid Rey Urbano & Jack Allen beat The Sheik of Araby & Al Warshawsky Final outdoor card of the season. 9/23/55 Gary, IN @ Armory Return Grudge Match Dick The Bruiser vs Reggie Lisowski Gypsy Joe vs Mario DeSouza Benito Gardini vs Len Rossi Tag Team Match Lord Littlebrook vs Pee Wee James Note: Taken from the Reggie "The Crusher" Lisowski Record Book published by George Lentz. I found the complete card. 9/24/55 Milwaukee, WI @ Auditorium US Champion Verne Gagne drew Dick Afflis when the 60 minute time limit expired in the 3rd fall 1 Bruiser beat Gagne with a backbreaker, upside down bear hug 2 Gagne beat Bruiser with a sleeper hold 3 The 60 minute time limit expired before either man could score another fall Hans Schmidt beat Sheik of Araby (sub Chest Bernard) Roy McClarty & Yukon Eric beat Reggie Lisowski & Angelo Poffo after Poffo walked out on Lisowski Hans Schmidt beat Sheik of Araby Ada Ash beat Lorraine Johnson Promoter: John Helm att: "turnaway crowd of 6,092" 9/30/55 Chicago, IL @ Marigold Arena United States TV Champion Verne Gagne beat The Sheik of Araby 2/3 1 Sheik beat Gagne in 16:52 2 Gagne beat Sheik with a sleeperhold in 5:36 3 Gagne beat Sheik in 9:25 Roy McClarty beat Dick the Bruiser in 24:10 Mighty Atlas beat Rey Urbano in 15:42 Reggie Lisowski & Angelo Poffo beat Benito Gardini & Rudy Kay 2/3 promoter: Fred Kohler Att: 1,556 fans, gate: $5,546 10/1/55 Akron, IN @ Akron High School Gymnasium Dick The Bruiser Afflis vs Portuguese Champion Mario DeSouza 2/3 60:00 Rey Urbano vs Len Rossi 2/3 60:00 Maurice Roberre vs Pete Bartu 30:00 10/4/55 Indianapolis, IN @ The Armory Dick The Bruiser Afflis beat Reggie Lisowski 2/3 1 Lisowski beat Bruiser in 20:00 with a full nelson 2 Bruiser beat Lisowski in 10:00 with a backbreaker 3 Bruiser beat Lisowski in 12:00 John Arjon drew Mitch Lassen 30:00 Mighty Atlas beat Maurice Roberre 17:00 promoter: Dick Patton corporation: Indiana Wrestling, Inc. Notes: Lassen was said to be from Chicago and making his local debut. Arjon was from Des Moines. Tickets were on sale at the Claypool Hotel. 10/6/55 Milwaukee, WI @ South Side Armory Dick Afflis beat Mario DeSousa 2/3 Jack Allen beat Rey Urbano 2-0, both by pin Jon Arjon beat Zack Malkov dq 10/9/55 Fond Du Lac, WI @ Cow Palace Dick The Bruiser dcor Angelo Poffo 10/11/55 Indianapolis, IN @ The Armory Dick The Bruiser Afflis beat Mighty Atlas 2/3 1 Bruiser beat Atlas in 8:00 2 Atlas beat Bruiser in 6:00 3 Bruiser beat Atlas in 4:00 Shirley Strimple beat Cora Combs 2/3 1 Combs beat Strimple in 10:00 2 Strimple beat Combs in 9:00 with a sleeperhold 3 Strimple beat Combs in 6:00 Gypsy Joe beat Mitch Lassen in 18:00 promoter: Dick Patton referee: Connie Marker Att: 3,200 fans Note: The woman’s match was the first ever of its kind at the Indianapolis Armory. 10/15/55 Elkhorn, WI @ National Guard Armory Angelo Poffo & Gypsy Joe beat Billy Goelz & Len Rossi 2/3 Dick the Bruiser beat Maurice Roberre 2/3 Att: 400. 10/17/55 Owensboro, KY 10-round fight with gloves Gypsy Joe beat Dick Beyer Dick the Bruiser beat Maurice Roberre Leslie Jamerson beat Karl Von Stuck 10/18/55 Indianapolis, IN @ The Armory Dick The Bruiser Afflis dcor Roy McClarity in 3rd fall 1 McClarity beat Bruiser in 25:00 with a sleeperhold 2 Bruiser beat McClarity in 10:00 3 both men were counted out of the ring Dick Beyer beat Maurice Roberre in 16:00 Len Rossi beat Gypsy Joe dq in 20:00 promoter: Dick Patton referee: Harry Burris 10/20/55 Milwaukee, WI @ South Side Armory Dick (The Bruiser) Afflis beat Jack Allen 1-0 utc 1 Afflis beat Allen 2 Allen was unable to answer the bell for the 2nd fall Bearcat Wright beat Zack Malkov 2-0 Billy Goelz drew Jerry Woods 10/22/55 Chicago, IL @ Marigold Arena Dick the Bruiser vs Dick Beyer 2/3 Seymour Koenig vs Johnny Fise Cora Combs vs Rose Roman Reggie Lisowski & Gypsy Joe vs Midwest Tag Team Champions Jerry Woods & Jack Allen Len Rossi vs Jon Arjon Johnny Kace vs Duke Demitri 10/24/55 Owensboro, KY Dick the Bruiser vs Gypsy Joe Len Rossi vs Zack Malkov Mike Sipich vs Karl Von Stuck 10/25/55 Indianapolis, IN @ The Armory Dick Beyer & Reggie Lisowski beat Dick The Bruiser Afflis & Rudy Kay 2/3 1 Bruiser pinned Beyer in 24:00 2 Lisowski pinned Kay in 6:00 3 Beyer pinned Kay in 5:00 Gypsy Joe beat Farmer Don Marlin 2/3 1 Joe beat Marlin in 18:00 with a neckbreaker 2 Marlin beat Joe 7:00 3 Joe beat Marlin in 6:00 promoter: Dick Patton 10/26/55 Madison, WI @ Dane County Fairgrounds Arena US Champion Verne Gagne beat Dick the Bruiser on a 3rd fall COR 1 Bruiser beat Gagne with an “upside down hold.” 2 Gagne beat Bruiser with a sleeper hold 3 Bruiser was counted out of the ring Jerry Woods & Jack Allen beat Gypsy Joe & Zack Malkov 2/3 1 Gypsy Joe & Zack Malkov won 2 Jerry Woods & Jack Allen won 3 Jerry Woods & Jack Allen won Mario DeSouza beat Maurice Roberre via pin 10/28/55 Chicago, IL @ International Amphitheatre NWA Champion Lou Thesz beat Don Leo Jonathan 2-0 1 Thesz beat Don Leo in 16:10 2 Thesz beat Don Leo in 3:40 US Television Champion Verne Gagne beat Dick "Bruiser" Afflis 2/3 1 Bruiser beat Gagne with a backbreaker in 13:35 2 Gagne beat Bruiser with a sleeper hold in 8:12 3 Gagne pinned Bruiser in 6:42 Rose Roman & Lorraine Johnson beat Ramona TeSelle & Shirley Strimple Sheik of Araby beat Roy McClarty Angelo Poffo beat Maurice Roberre Att: 6,349, Gate: $14,864.12 promoter: Fred Kohler 10/29/55 Milwaukee, WI @ Arena NWA Champion Lou Thesz beat Hans Schmidt on a 3rd fall COR 1 Thesz pinned Schmidt 2 Schmidt beat Thesz 3 Schmidt was counted out of the ring Referee Ned Taylor Angelo Poffo beat US Champion Verne Gagne on a 3rd fall dq 1 Poffo pinned Gagne 2 Gagne beat Poffo with a sleeper hold 3 Gagne was dq'ed for ripping referee Taylor's shirt Dick The Bruiser Afflis beat Don Leo Jonathan via pin Reggie Lisowski & Mighty Atlas beat Bearcat Wright & Roy McClarty Promoter: John Helm att: "the crowd of 11,188 was the second largest ever to witness a mat presentation in Milwaukee" 10/31/55 Fort Wayne, IN @ Memorial Coliseum Verne Gagne beat Roy McClarity Lorraine Johnson & Rose Roman beat Shirley Strimple & Ramona TeSelle Dick the Bruiser (sub Bearcat Wright) beat Reggie Lisowski Note: Possibly Bruiser's Fort Wayne debut 11/2/55 Sheboygan, WI @ The Playdium Dick The Bruiser Afflis vs Angelo Poffo Billy Goelz vs Benito Gardini Len Rossi vs Jon Arjon 11/3/55 Beloit, WI @ Armory US Champion Verne Gagne beat Dick the Bruiser 2/3 Jerry Woods & Jack Allen beat Duke Demetri & Zack Malkov Len Rossi beat Mario DeSousa Att: nearly 1,000 Note: Bruiser did not wrestle in Milwaukee that night. 11/4/55 Benton Harbor, MI @ Armory Dick Afflis beat Gypsy Joe in 21:00 when Mrs. Gypsy Joe asked the referee to stop the match Little Beaver beat Tiny Roe Reggie Lisowski & Benito Gardini beat Buddy Hack & Maurice Roberre (sub Jack Bauer) Dave Moore drew Bob Nagle 11/5/55 Chicago, IL @ Marigold Arena Dick the Bruiser beat Mario DeSouza 2-0 1 Bruiser beat DeSouza in 18:35. 2 Bruiser beat DeSouza with an armlock in 2:35 Gypsy Joe beat Jim Siksay Ethel Brown beat Ramona Waukazo Jerry Woods & Jack Allen beat Billy Goelz & Len Rossi Rudy Kay drew Bronko Lubich Dick Beyer drew Johnny Gilbert 11/7/55 Owensboro, KY Dick the Bruiser vs Benito Gardini Dick Beyer vs Dick Dunn Prince Emir vs Larry Jamerson 11/8/55 Indianapolis, IN @ The Armory Hans Schmidt beat Dick The Bruiser Afflis on a 3rd fall COR 1 Schmidt beat Bruiser in 14:00 with a backbreaker 2 Bruiser beat Schmidt in 6:00 with an upside down bearhug 3 Bruiser was counted out of the ring in 7:00 Johnny Gilbert beat Jimmy Siksay 17:00 Tito Infante & Tiny Tim beat Ivan the Terrible & Sky Low Low 2/3 promoter: Dick Patton Notes: Schmidt gave Dick Afflis his first local loss. Gilbert was from Toledo and Siksay from Detroit. It was said to be Indian Lake Country Club night, with “100 members on hand to occupy a special section of ringside seats.” 11/9/55 Fond Du Lac WI @ Cow Palace Dick the Bruiser dcor Angelo Poffo in 3rd fall Tiny Tim & Tito Infante beat Sky Low Low & Ivan the Terrible Jim Siskay vs Jack Allen Att: Near capacity 11/10/55 Milwaukee, WI @ South Side Armory Referee Bill Fredericks Dick Afflis dcor Mighty Atlas in 3rd fall Lorraine Johnson beat Ramona Waukazo 2/3 Seymour Koenig beat Benito Gardini via pin 11/16/55 Sheboygan, WI @ The Playdium Dick The Bruiser Afflis beat Angelo Poffo on a 3rd fall COR 1 Poffo beat Bruiser with an Italian neckbreaker 2 Bruiser beat Poffo 3 Poffo was counted out of the ring after Bruiser body slammed Angelo on the Playdium floor. Ada Ash beat Lorraine Johnson in 14:00 Jerry Woods & Jack Allen beat Dick Beyer & Bronco Lubich 2/3 11/17/55 Chicago, IL @ Trianon Arena Televised on WGN Dick the Bruiser vs Dick Beyer Rose Roman vs Ramona Waukazo Angelo Poffo vs Jon Arjon Ned Taylor vs Tex McGinnis Commentator: Harry Creighton 11/18/55 Chicago, IL @ International Amphitheatre Verne Gagne beat Hans Schmidt 2/3 NWA Champion Lou Thesz beat Sheik of Araby 2-0 Reggie Lisowski beat Dick Afflis COR Roy McClarty & Seymour Koenig beat Angelo Poffo & Mighty Atlas 2/3 Ada Ash beat Lorraine Johnson att: 4,327 fans, gate: $10,052.40 promoter: Fred Kohler Note: Bruiser missed a flying tackle during the match and smacked his head on the cement floor, necessitating 15 stitches; he reportedly missed a match with Thesz the next night in Milwaukee because of the wound. 11/19/55 Milwaukee, WI @ Arena NWA Champion Lou Thesz beat Reggie Lisowski (sub Dick Afflis) No Referee, Victory by submission only Verne Gagne beat Angelo Poffo on a 3rd fall COR when Poffo fled to the locker room Hans Schmidt & Sheik of Araby beat Roy McClarty & Carl Engstrom Lorraine Johnson beat Shirley Strimple att: 8,578 Note: Bruiser paraded around the Arena during the main event. There's more info about this match on KM. I'll have to dig it up. 11/21/55 Owensboro, KY Reggie Lisowski beat Dick Beyer (sub Dick the Bruiser) Prince Emir (sub Jameson) beat Don Martin Mr. E. beat Bill Jones 11/23/55 Sheboygan, WI @ The Playdium Dick "The Bruiser Afflis beat Sheik of Araby 1 Sheik beat Bruiser 2 Sheik left the ring and the building losing the match in the process Australian Tag Team Champions Jerry Woods & Jack Allen beat Zack Malkov & Rudy Kay 2/3 1 Zack Malkov & Rudy Kay won 2 Jerry Woods & Jack Allen won 3 Jerry Woods & Jack Allen won Shirley Strimple beat Ramona Waukazo Att: "good crowd" 11/24/55 Chicago, IL @ Trianon Arena Televised on WGN Art Bull (sub Dick the Bruiser) vs Angelo Poffo The Sheik of Araby vs Mitch Lassen 11/30/55 Sheboygan, WI @ The Playdium Dick The Bruiser Afflis beat Sheik of Araby on a 3rd fall COR Seymour Koenig beat Zack "Killer" Markov 2-0 Jerry Woods beat Mario DeSouza 12/1/55 Beloit, WI @ Armory Dick the Bruiser vs Angelo Poffo Jack Allen & Jerry Woods vs Rudy Kay & Benito Gardini Bronko Lubich vs Pete Bartu 12/3/55 Chicago, IL @ Marigold Gardens Dick the Bruiser beat Aldo Bogni 2-0 1 Bruiser beat Bogni with a headlock 2 Bruiser beat Bogni in 30 seconds Reggie Lisowski beat Bobby Watts in 6:25 Carol Cook beat Millie Stafford in 10:03 Jack Allen & Jerry Woods beat Zack Malkov & Rudy Kay 2/3 Dick Beyer beat Tony Ross dq Jon Arjon drew Bronko Lubich 30:00 12/5/55 Green Bay, WI @ Labor Temple Bruiser Afflis beat Reggie Lisowski on a 3rd fall COR 1 Lisowski beat Bruiser with a full nelson in 9:45 2 Bruiser beat Lisowski with an "upside down bear hug" in 4:50 3 Lisowski was counted out of the ring Midwest Junior Heavyweight Champion Gypsy Joe beat Jon Arjon 2-0 1 Joe pinned Arjon in 19:55 after a series of body slams 2 Joe beat Arjon with a neckbreaker in 11:30 Seymour Koenig beat Benito Gardini with a cobra twist in 14:13 12/8/55 Beloit, WI @ Armory Roy McClarty beat Dick the Bruiser Ada Ash beat Ramona Waukazo via pin Mario DeSousa beat Roy Rogers (sub Bronko Lubich) 12/9/55 Chicago, IL @ International Amphitheatre Verne Gagne beat Angelo Poffo Hans Schmidt beat Seymour Koenig Roy McClarty & Shirley Strimple beat Mario De Souza & Lorraine Johnson Dick the Bruiser beat Reggie Lisowski Sheik of Araby beat Jerry Woods Att: 3,532, Gate: $8,110.21 promoter: Fred Kohler 12/10/55 Milwaukee, WI @ Auditorium Two Referees Dick Afflis & Hans Schmidt beat Verne Gagne & Roy McClarty 2/3 1 Schmidt pinned Gagne 2 Gagne beat Schmidt with a sleeper hold 3 Afflis beat McClarty Mighty Atlas beat Gypsy Joe Lorraine Johnson beat Ramona TeSelle Sheik of Araby beat Seymour Koenig Promoter: Johnny Helm att: 4,101, gate: $7,427.20 12/14/55 Madison, WI @ Dane County Fairgrounds Arena Empty Stocking Fund Benefit The Sheik beat Dick the Bruiser 2/3 Gyspy Joe & Angelo Poffo (sub Reggie Lisowski) beat Dick Beyer & Bronko Lubich Ada Ash beat Rose Roman Att: Near Capacity Note: Bruiser had Sheik beat while the referee was injured. When he tried to help the ref, Sheik recovered and won the match. 12/16/55 Watertown, WI @ Turner Hall Dick The Bruiser dcor Angelo Poffo 12/22/55 Milwaukee, WI @ South Side Armory Jerry Woods & Jack Allen vs Billy Goelz & Bronko Lubich Dick Afflis vs Benito Gardini Lorraine Johnson vs Rose Roman 12/24/55 Chicago, IL @ Marigold Gardens Dick the Bruiser beat Art Bull 2-0 Bronko Lubich beat Tony Ross Jerry Woods drew with Jon Arjon Lou Papineau beat Zack Malkov Seymour Koenig beat Duke Demetri Angelo Poffo beat Jim Hady 12/26/55 Green Bay, WI @ Labor Temple Dick the Bruiser beat Jack Allen (Final bout of 6-Man Battle Royal that opened the card and determined the night's bouts) 1 Bruiser beat Allen with a backbreaker in 20:45 2 Allen's head gashed; the referee stopped the match. Seymour Koenig beat Zack Malkov with a cobra twist Bronko Lubich beat Reggie Lisowski dq in 17:30 6-Man Battle Royal Order of elimination: Lubich and Lisowski were the first two out Malkov was third out Koenig was fourth out leaving Bruiser and Allen for the final. Note: Zack Malkov was a sub for Benito Gardini. 12/28/55 Madison, WI @ Dane County Fairgrounds Arena Billy Goelz beat Gypsy Joe dq Dick the Bruiser & Rudy Kay beat Jerry Woods & Jack Allen Seymour Koenig beat Tony Ross (sub Benito Gardini) Note: Gardini was ill with the flu. Att: 1,400. 12/29/55 Fond Du Lac, WI @ Armory E Dick the Bruiser beat Reggie Lisowski on a 3rd fall dq 1 Lisowski beat Bruiser 2 Bruiser beat Lisowski 3 Lisowski dq'ed for throwing the referee from the ring Rose Roman beat Ramona Waukazo Bronko Lubich & Seymour Koenig beat Rudy Kay & Zack Malkov Note: Reno research done by JMK. Duluth research done by Jim Melby. Minneapolis and St. Paul research done by our own justahamandegger. Note: Wisconsin research done by George Lentz. Chicago research done by Jim Melby & Tim Hornbaker. Toledo research done by Jim Mandl. Fort Wayne research done by Tim Tassler. Angola research from Will Morrisey. Note: Added Indianapolis results from Tim Hornbaker Note: Added a Valparaiso card. Note: Added a Benton Harbor Card and several Sheboygan cards. Note: Added two Chicago Marigold cards from Redman. Note: Added an Akron listing from Kriss Note: Added multiple listings from George Lentz, JMK and Tim Hornbaker. Note: Made a bunch of edits. Added one Indianapolis lineup from Mike Dupree. Note: More editing done and added more George Lentz research from Wisconsin. Note: Added two Benton Harbor, MI cards from newspaper archives. Note: Added two Winnipeg cards from the newspaper archive site. |
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1/5/56 Beloit, WI @ Skateland Armory 6 Man Battle Royal with The Sheik of Araby, Bruiser Afflis, Billy Goelz, Gypsy Joe, Bronko Lubich and Seymour Koenig. Order of elimination determined the night’s bouts 1/11/56 Madison, WI @ Dane County Fairgrounds Arena Dick the Bruiser beat The Sheik of Araby 2/3 1 Bruiser beat Sheik 2 Sheik beat Bruiser 3 Bruiser beat Sheik Tiny Tim beat Irish Jackie via pin Bronko Lubich & Jim Siskay beat Rudy Kay & Duke Demetri (sub for Benito Gardini, who was still ill). 1/12/56 Beloit, WI @ Armory Bruiser Afflis vs Art Bull Mixed Tag Match Angelo Poffo & Tiny Tim vs Seymour Koenig & Irish Jackie Jon Arjon vs. Jim Siskay 1/13/56 Fond Du Lac, WI @ Armory E Dick the Bruiser beat Roy McClarty 2/3 Benito Gardini & Duke Demetri & Don DeCortez vs Jon Arjon & Don Pollack & Wally Steele Seymour Koenig vs Bronko Lubich. Att: Large 1/14/56 Milwaukee, WI @ Auditorium NWA Champion Lou Thesz beat Dick Afflis dq Roy McClarty & Shirley Strimple beat Mario DeSousa & Lorraine Johnson Angelo Poffo beat Billy Goelz Wilbur Snyder beat Rudy Kay att: 6,187 sellout 1/16/56 Fort Wayne, IN @ Coliseum Hans Schmidt & Hans Hermann beat Roy McClarty & Dick The Bruiser The Sheik beat Mr New York Shirley Strimple beat Lorraine Johnson Att: 1,307 1/17/56 Rockford, IL Angelo Poffo no contest Dick the Bruiser in 3rd fall Billy Goelz & Seymour Koenig beat Don DeCotez & Zack Malkov 2/3 Gypsy Joe beat Jon Arjon 1/18/56 Racine, WI @ Memorial Hall Dick "The Bruiser" Afflis vs The Sheik of Araby Lorraine Johnson vs Rose Roman Seymour Koenig & Luis Martinez vs Bronco Lubich & Mario DeSouza Promoter: Einar Olsen Note: Mario DeSouza billed as the Portuguese Champion 1/25/56 Madison, WI @ Dane County Fairgrounds Arena Dick the Bruiser & Roy McClarity beat Angelo Poffo & Hans Schmidt on a 3rd fall dq Luis Martinez beat Mitzu Arakawa 2-0 Jon Arjon beat Zach Malcov dq 1/26/56 Beloit, WI @ Armory Bruiser Afflis vs Hans Hermann (first Beloit appearance) Midwest Tag Team Champions Luis Martinez & Seymour Koenig vs Mitsu Arakawa & Tony Ross third bout to be announced. 1/27/56 Chicago, IL @ International Amphitheatre United States TV Champion Verne Gagne beat Dick the Bruiser NWA Champion Lou Thesz beat Hans Schmidt Wilbur Snyder beat Mighty Atlas The Sheik & Angelo Poffo beat Roy McClarty & Seymour Koenig Lorraine Johnson beat Shirley Strimple 1/28/56 Fond Du Lac, WI @ Armory E Dick the Bruiser beat Angelo Poffo 2/3 1 Poffo beat Bruiser 2 Bruiser beat Poffo 3 Poffo was counted out of the ring Gypsy Joe beat Don DeCortez (sub Reggie Lisowski) The Sheik of Araby beat Zack Malkov 6 Man Battle Royal opened the card and determined the night's matches Zack Malkov was eliminated first, followed by The Sheik, Gypsy Joe and Don DeCortez, leaving Bruiser and Poffo. Att: Another large turnout 2/10/56 Watertown, WI @ Turner Hall Dick "The Bruiser" Afflis beat Reggie Lisowski 2/3 Note: Taken from the Reggie "The Crusher" Lisowski Record Book published by George Lentz. George might have the complete card. 2/13/56 Fort Wayne, IN @ Coliseum Dick The Bruiser beat Roy McClarty Verne Gagne beat Hans Hermann Jean Ballard & Shirley Strimple beat Lorraine Johnson & Kay Starr Att: 1,612 2/14/56 Indianapolis, IN @ The Armory Verne Gagne beat Dick “Bruiser” Afflis on a 3rd fall dq Reggie Lisowski & Stan Lisowski beat Seymour Koenig & Roy McClarty 2/3 promoter: Dick Patton referee: Harry Burris 2/15/56 Racine, WI @ Memorial Hall Dick The Bruiser beat Angelo Poffo on a 3rd fall COR 1 Poffo pinned Bruiser 2 Bruiser beat Poffo 3 Poffo was counted out of the ring Tiny Tim & Cowboy Bradley beat Irish Jackie & Fuzzy Cupid 2/3 1 Irish Jackie & Fuzzy Cupid won 1st fall 2 Tiny Tim & Cowboy Bradley won 2nd fall 3 Tiny Tim & Cowboy Bradley won 3rd fall Luis Martinez beat Martino Angelo with a Boston Crab Promoter: Einer Olsen Att: "near capacity crowd" 2/16/56 Milwaukee, WI @ South Side Armory Dick Afflis beat Roy McClarty 2/3 Gypsy Joe beat Jon Arjon Great Yamato beat Zack Malkov Note: Bruiser was also booked in Fond Du Lac, Wisconsin that night against Angelo Poffo. Hans Hermann subbed for Bruiser and beat Poffo by disqualification. 2/23/56 Denver, CO @ City Auditorium Arena Women’s Champion June Byers beat Penny Banner 2/3 Wilbur Snyder beat Angelo Poffo 2/3 Dick the Bruiser beat Danno McDonald Bob Orton beat Dr. Lee Grable Mitsu Arakawa & Juan Garcia beat Dr. Bill Herman & Tom Renesto promoter: Mike London 4,200 fans, gate: $8,901 2/25/56 Benton Harbor, MI @ Armory Dick "The Bruiser" Afflis beat Luis Martinez 2/3 1 Martinez pinned Bruiser after a series of dropkicks 2 Bruiser beat Martinez with a backbreaker in 3:00 3 Bruiser beat Martinez with an upside down scissors hold Rudy Kay & Zack Malkov ddq Hans Hermann & Tony Ross in 3rd fall 1 Rudy Kay & Zack Malkov won 1st fall 2 Hans Hermann & Tony Ross won 2nd fall 3 The referee dq'ed all four wrestlers Jon Arjon beat Mitch Lassen in 22:00 2/29/56 Benton Harbor, MI @ Armory Bill Melby beat The Sheik of Araby on a 3rd fall COR 1 Melby beat Sheik im 1:00 2 Sheik beat Melby with a neck twist in 2:00 3 Sheik was counted out of the ring in 3:00 Rudy Kay & Zack Malkov beat Al Szasz & Joe Gordon 2/3 1 Rudy Kay & Zack Malkov won 1st fall 2 Al Szasz & Joe Gordon won 2nd fall 3 Rudy Kay & Zack Malkov won Dick the Bruiser beat Tony Ross 2-0 when Ross could not continue after Bruiser subdued him with a full nelson. 3/1/56 Beloit, WI @ Armory World Tag Team Champions Reggie Lisowski & Stan Lisowski vs The Sheik of Araby & Gypsy Joe Bruiser Afflis vs Rudy Kay Rose Roman vs Kathy Starr 3/2/56 Chicago, IL @ International Amphitheatre NWA Champion Lou Thesz beat Wilbur Snyder dq Bill Melby drew Angelo Poffo Reggie Lisowski & Stan Lisowski beat Rudy Kay & Mighty Atlas Brian (Dennis?) Clary beat Dick the Bruiser dq Ada Ash beat Lorraine Johnson 3/3/56 Milwaukee, WI @ Arena NWA Champion Lou Thesz beat Dick Afflis World Tag Team Champions Reggie Lisowski & Stan Lisowski beat Angelo Poffo & Sheik of Araby Wilbur Snyder beat Mighty Atlas Gypsy Joe beat Len Rossi att: 10,200 3/5/56 Fort Wayne, IN @ Coliseum Verne Gagne beat Dick The Bruiser Wilbur Snyder beat The Sheik Bill Melby & Seymour Koenig beat Hans Herrman & Mighty Atlas dq Att: 1,500 3/6/56 Indianapolis, IN @ The Armory Wilbur Snyder bear Angelo Poffo on a 3rd fall dq when manager Bronko Lubich interfered with his cane Dick “Bruiser” Afflis no contest Hans Herrman 1 Herrman beat Bruiser dq in 8:00 2 Afflis and Herrman and brawled after the initial fall and the match was stopped promoter: Dick Patton referee: Lou Thomas 3/7/56 Benton Harbor, MI @ Armory Dick the Bruiser no decision Bill Melby in 3rd fall 1 Bruiser beat Melby with a reverse backbreaker 2 Melby beat Bruiser with a leglock 3 Referee Jack Cooper dq'ed both wrestlers for fighting outside the ring Seymour Koenig & Luis Martinez beat Rudy Kay & Zack Malkov 2/3 1 Rudy Kay & Zack Malkov won 1st fall 2 Seymour Koenig & Luis Martinez won 2nd fall 3 Seymour Koenig & Luis Martinez won 3rd fall Dave Jons beat Don DeCortez dq 3/14/56 Sheboygan, WI @ The Playdium Dick The Bruiser vs Hans Schmidt Dave Jons & Jon Arjon vs Zack Malkov & Tony Ross Jim Hady vs George MacArthur 3/20/56 Indianapolis, IN @ The Armory Dick “Bruiser” Afflis dcor Wilbur Snyder in 3rd fall Ada Ash & Lorraine Johnson dcor Rose Roman & Shirley Strimple in 3rd fall promoter: Dick Patton referee: Rosey “Kid” Baker 3/21/56 Rockford, IL Verne Gagne beat Dick the Bruiser 2/3 Wilbur Snyder beat Rudy Kay 2-0 Ada Ash beat Joan Ballard 3/22/56 Fond Du Lac, WI @ Armory E Dick the Bruiser beat Angelo Poffo on a 3rd fall dq 1 Poffo beat Bruiser 2 Bruiser beat Poffo 3 Poffo was dq'ed when his manager, Bronko Lubich, interfered Shirley Strimple beat Jean Noble Seymour Koenig & Luis Martinez beat Tony Ross & Zack Malkov Att: Large turnout 3/29/56 Milwaukee, WI @ South Side Armory Dick Afflis beat Seymour Koenig Jim Bernard beat Len Rossi Dave Jons beat Zack Malkov 4/2/56 Fort Wayne, IN Argentina Rocca beat Dick The Bruiser Hans Schmidt beat Jimmy Sixsay Tiny Roe & Pee Wee James beat Otto Bowman & Ivan The Terrible Att: 2,000 4/4/56 Madison, WI @ Dane County Fairgrounds Arena Dick the Bruiser Afflis & Hans Schmidt beat Angelo Poffo & Luis Martinez 1 Bruiser pinned Poffo 2 Poffo pinned Afflis 3 Schmidt pinned Martinez Gypsy Joe beat Seymour Koenig Mario DeSouza beat Len Rossi 4/5/56 Denver, CO @ Auditorium Arena Verne Gagne drew Bob Orton drew when the 60 minute time limit expired in the 3rd fall Enrique Torres beat Bulldog Danny Plechas 2-0 Tom Renesto beat Dick the Bruiser Jack Allen & Juan Garcia beat Mitsu Arakawa & Tor Yamato promoter: Mike London Att: 3,212 fans, gate: $5,918 Note: Bruiser was also booked in Fond Du Lac, Wisconsin that night against Hans Schmidt. Angelo Poffo subbed for Bruiser and lost to Schmidt on a countout in the 3rd fall. 4/6/56 Chicago, IL @ International Amphitheatre Verne Gagne & Wilbur Snyder beat Reggie Lisowski & Stan Lisowski 2/3 1 Lisowskis won first fall in 18:55 2 Gagne & Snyder won 2nd fall in 12:00 3 Snyder pinned Reggie Lisowski in 11:50 Hans Schmidt beat Angelo Poffo in 7:39 Dick the Bruiser beat Bill Melby when Melby suffered an injury in the match and was unable to continue Tiny Roe beat Ivan The Terrible Sheik of Araby beat Luis Martinez Att: 9,522 and a gross gate of $25,903.28 4/12/56 Hagerstown, IN Dick "Bruiser" Afflis vs The Sheik of Araby Shirley Strimple & Rose Roman vs Lorraine Johnson & Ada Ash Two matches featuring the female wrestlers 4/19/56 Fond Du Lac, WI @ Armory E Angelo Poffo & Joan Ballard (sub Kathy Starr) beat Stan Lisowski (sub Dick the Bruiser) & Shirley Strimple Reggie Lisowski beat Zack Malkov Stan Lisowski beat Bob DeMarce 4/23/56 Bluffton, IN @ County Building Wilbur Snyder beat Dick The Bruiser Ada Ash beat Lorraine Johnson Bill Melby beat Gypsy Joe 4/25/56 Sheboygan, WI @ The Playdium World Tag Team Champions Reggie Lisowski & Stan Lisowski beat Gypsy Joe & Bill Melby Dick "The Bruiser" Afflis beat Dave Jons Seymour Koenig beat Bozo Brown dq 4/27/56 Benton Harbor, MI @ Armory Bill Melby beat Dick the Bruiser on a 3rd fall dq 1 Bruiser pinned Melby 2 Melby beat Bruiser with a surfboard hold 3 Bruiser was dq'ed for pushing referee Leo Amelio Angelo Poffo beat Stan Lisowski 2/3 Seymour Koenig & Len Rossi beat Hans Hermann & The Sheik of Araby 2/3 1 Koenig won first fall 2 Sheik beat Rossi 3 Koenig won third fall Bad Boy Joe beat Dave Moore 5/3/56 Milwaukee, WI @ South Side Armory Hans Schmidy & Dick Afflis beat Dave Jons & Mario DeSousa Gypsy Joe beat Seymour Koenig Zack Malkov beat Don DeCortez 5/4/56 Chicago, IL @ International Amphitheatre Verne Gagne drew Wilbur Snyder Reggie Lisowski beat Bill Melby Dick the Bruiser beat Stan Lisowski dq Rose Roman & Shirley Strimple beat Ada Ash & Lorraine Johnson 5/7/56 Fort Wayne, IN @ Coliseum Dick The Bruiser vs Hans Schmidt Bill Melby vs The Sheik Ada Ash & Lorraine Johnson vs Rose Roman & Ramona TeSelle Matchmaker: Bruff Cleary 5/9/56 Madison, WI @ Dane County Fairgrounds Arena World Tag Team Champions Reggie Lisowski & Stan Lisowski beat Bruiser Afflis & Bill Melby 1 Lisowskis won 2 Bruiser won the fall with a backbreaker. 3 Lisowskis beat Melby Dave Jons beat Mario DeSouza 2-0 Luis Martinez beat Tony Ross (sub Rudy Kay) 5/10/56 Toledo, OH @ Sports Arena Dick the Bruiser beat Mario DeSouza 2/3 1 Bruiser beat DeSouza 2 DeSouza beat Bruiser 3 Bruiser beat DeSouza Rip Hawk & Dutch Schultz beat Marco Polo & Benny Mata Billy Fox beat Chris Belkas Promoter: Cliff Maupin 5/11/56 Anderson, IN @ National Guard Armory Ada Ash vs Rosa Roman Bruiser Afflis vs Luis Martinez Davy Jons vs Gypsy Joe 5/12/56 Milwaukee, WI @ Arena World Tag Team Champions Reggie Lisowski & Stan Lisowski beat Hans Schmidt & Dick Afflis US TV Champion Wilbur Snyder beat Angelo Poffo Bill Melby drew Mighty Atlas Ada Ash beat Lorraine Johnson att: 7,352 5/17/56 Toledo, OH @ Sports Arena Seymour Koenig beat Dick the Bruiser on a 3rd fall dq, 2nd fall by dq as well Harry Lanzi (sub Wilbur Snyder) beat Bozo Brown 2-0 Marco Polo beat Black Panther Dutch Schultz beat Benny Matta Promoter: Cliff Maupin 5/19/56 Oshkosh, WI @ Merrill School no time limit - winner takes all Billy Goelz & David Jones vs Angelo Poffo & his Mgr. Bronco Lubich 2/3 60:00 Dick The Bruiser vs Gypsy Joe 2/3 30:00 Tiny Tim vs Fuzzy Cupid 30:00 5/21/56 Fort Wayne, IN @ Coliseum Dick The Bruiser beat Hans Schmidt Reggie Lisowski & Stan Lisowski beat Len Rossi & Seymour Keonig Dave Jons beat Bozo Brown 6/1/56 Chicago, IL @ International Ampitheatre Wilbur Snyder beat Hans Schmidt Reggie Lisowski & Stan Lisowski beat Sheik of Araby & Angelo Poffo Dick the Bruiser beat Bob Orton Bill Melby beat Billy Goelz Rose Roman beat Ramona TeSelle Don Pollock beat Zack Malkov 6/7/56 Toledo, OH @ Sports Arena Reggie Lisowski & Stan Lisowski beat Bill Melby & Dick the Bruiser Billy Fox beat Rip Hawk Frenchy Roberre beat Dutch Schultz 6/8/56 Freeport, IL @ High School Gymasium Dick The Bruiser & Angelo Poffo vs Reggie Lisowski & Stan Lisowski Billy Goelz vs Dave Jons Bozo Brown vs Seymour Koenig 6/9/56 Angola, IN @ Buck Lake Ranch Bill Melby vs Dick the Bruiser Rose Roman vs Ramona TeSelle Reggie Lisowski & Stan Lisowski vs Gypsy Joe & Don DeCortez 6/14/56 Toledo, OH @ Sports Arena Reggie Lisowski & Stan Lisowski ddq Dick the Bruiser & Hans Schmidt in 2nd fall Black Panther beat Rip Hawk Billy Fox beat Frenchy Roberre Promoter: Cliff Maupin 6/19/56 Hammond, IN @ Civic Center Antonino Rocca & Wilbur Snyder beat Dick the Bruiser & Angelo Poffo 2/3 1 Bruiser & Poffo won 1st fall 2 Rocca & Snyder won 2nd fall 3 Bruiser was pinned after Poffo left the ring after a falling out with Bruiser Gypsy Joe beat Harry Lewis via pin The Sheik beat Don Pollack Promoter: Balk Estes 6/22/56 Janesville, WI @ Senior High School Gym Argentina Rocca beat Dick the Bruiser World Tag Team Champions Reggie Lisowski & Stan Lisowski beat Seymour Koenig & Harry Lewis Nick Bockwinkel beat Don DeCortez via pin Att: near capacity 3,000 (local record crowd). 6/24/56 Angola, IN @ Buck Lake Ranch Hans Schmidt vs Dick the Bruiser Afflis Reggie Lisowski & Stan Lisowski vs Gypsy Joe & Don De Cortez Rose Roman vs Ramona TeSelle 6/31/56 Marinette Wilbur Snyder beat Dick The Bruiser 2/3 Att: 1,000 7/3/56 Hammond, IN @ Civic Center US Champion Wilbur Snyder dcor Dick the Bruiser Dave Jons vs Nick Bockwinkel 2/3 45:00 Hans Hermann vs Benito Gardini 30:00 Bill Savage vs Don DeCortez 20:00 Note: Snyder was billed as "Heavyweight Champion." Promoter: Balk Estes 7/6/56 Chicago, IL @ International Ampitheatre NWA Champion Lou Thesz drew Wilbur Snyder Reggie Lisowski & Stan Lisowski beat Hans Schmidt & Dick the Bruiser dq Sheik of Araby beat Nick Bockwinkel Bill Melby beat Benito Gardini Angelo Poffo over Don Pollock 7/10/56 Appleton, WI @ Goodland Field NWA Champion Lou Thesz beat Dick The Bruiser 2/3 1 Bruiser pinned Thesz in 7:00 2 Thesz pinned Bruiser in 7:00 3 Thesz pinned Bruiser World Tag Team Champions Reggie Lisowski & Stan Lisowski beat Jack Allen & Don Pollack 2-0 1 Stan won by pin in 20:00 2 Reggie won by submission with a full nelson in 10:00 Gypsy Joe beat Bill Savage with a gypsy neckbreaker in 30:00 Att: over 1,000 7/11/56 Madison WI @ Breese Stevens Field NWA Champion Lou Thesz beat Dick the Bruiser on a 3rd fall COR 1 Bruiser beat Thesz with a chokehold 2 Thesz pinned Bruiser after a dropkick 3 Bruiser caught his legs in the ropes and was counted out of the ring Thesz was managed by Ed “Strangler” Lewis Dave Jons & Seymour Koenig beat The Sheik of Araby & Bozo Brown dq Benito Gardini beat Jack Allen when Allen was hurt on the turnbuckle. Att: 1,500 Notes: Mayor Edward Dowling of Hammond, and Indy 500 racing stars Tony Bettenhausen and Johnny Parsons were at ringside. Wilbur Snyder billed as "the heavyweight champion". Poffo deserted Dick the Bruiser in the third fall of the main event 7/12/56 Fort Wayne, IN @ Zollner Stadium NWA Champion Lou Thesz beat Dick The Bruiser dq Mighty Atlas & Benito Gardini drew Maurice Roberre & Nick Bockwinkel 7/13/56 Freeport, IL @ Read's Park West Ball Diamond Dick The Bruiser vs Wilbur Snyder Ada Ash vs Ramona Teselle Angelo Poffo vs Don Pollack 7/17/56 Hammond, IN @ Civic Center US Champion Wilbur Snyder beat Dick the Bruiser 2/3 Angelo Poffo vs Dave Jons Nick Bockwinkel beat The Sheik Bill Savage vs Benito Gardini Promoter: Balk Estes Note: Wilbur Snyder said to be defending "the heavyweight mat title" 7/24/56 Hammond, IN @ Civic Center US Champion Wilbur Snyder vs British Empire Champion Dave Jons Dick the Bruiser vs Nick Bockwinkel 45:00 Hans Hermann vs Stan Lisowski Karl Gray vs Duke Demetri Notes: Snyder was billed as "Heavyweight Champion." Jons billed as "British Empire Champion." 7/26/56 Fort Wayne, IN @ Zollner Stadium Wilbur Snyder beat Dick The Bruiser dq Mighty Atlas & Don Cortez beat Johnny Gilbert & Mitch Lasson The Sheik beat Bill Savage 7/28/56 Chicago, IL @ Marigold Arena Wilbur Snyder beat Hans Hermann Dick The Bruiser beat Bill Savage Seymour Koenig beat Bozo Brown dq Bill Melby drew Angelo Poffo Jack Allen beat Harry Lewis Karl Gray beat Reyes Rodriguez Duke DeMetri beat John Smitherman 7/31/56 Minneapolis, MN Referees: boxer Jack Sharkey and Frank Taylor Verne Gagne & Leo Nomellini beat Ivan Kalmikoff & Karol Kalmikoff 2/3 1 Gagne beat Karol with a sleeper hold 2 Ivan pinned Gagne after a throat stomp 3 Gagne pinned Ivan after referee Jack Sharkey knocked Ivan flat on his back with a smashing right to the chin Ilio DiPaolo beat Jim Bernard Dick (Bruiser) Afflis beat Seymour Koenig Roy McClarty beat Aldo Bogni 22:12 Att: 7,286 8/2/56 Fort Wayne, IN @ Zollner Stadium Dick The Bruiser & Hans Schmidt no contest Reggie Lisowski & Stan Lisowski, match went into crowd police called Gypsy Joe beat Karl Gray Nick Bockwinkel beat Don Cortez 8/4/56 Milwaukee, WI @ County Stadium Special Referee : Jack Demspey Verne Gagne beat US Champion Wilbur Snyder on a 3rd fall dq 1 Snyder pinned Gagne after a backbreaker 2 Gagne beat Snyder with a sleeper hold sleeper 3 Snyder was dq'ed World Tag Team Champions Reggie Lisowski & Stan Lisowski beat Hans Schmidt & Dick the Bruiser 5 girl battle royal: Ada Ash outlasted Raymonde Coty, Lorraine Johnson, Ramona Teselle and Rose Roman to win Bill Melby beat Benito (Fatso) Gardini in 17:00 Promoter: Johnny Heim Att: 16,069 (Record-setting in city), Gate: $33,689.90 8/7/56 Appleton, WI @ Goodland Field World Tag Team Champions Reggie Lisowski & Stan Lisowski beat Dick the Bruiser & Hans Hermann 1 Lisowskis won 2 Bruiser & Herman won 3 Lisowskis won Kathy Starr beat Joan Ballard (sub Rose Roman) Midwest Champion Dave Jons beat Bozo Brown 2-0 Att: "estimated over 1,200" 8/8/56 Racine, WI @ Memorial Hall World Tag Team Champions Reggie Lisowski & Stan Lisowski vs Verne Gagne & Dick the Bruiser Midwest Champion Dave Jons vs Nick Bockwinkel Don DeCortez vs Don Pollack 8/10/56 Elkhorn, WI @ Stock Pavilion Verne Gagne beat Dick the Bruiser 2/3 Dave Jons beat Gypsy Joe (Dorsetti) on a third fall dq Jack Allen & Bill Savage beat Bozo Brown & "a sub for Hans Hermann." Att: "Packed house." 8/16/56 Fort Wayne, IN @ Zollner Stadium Two referees Reggie Lisowski & Stan Lisowski beat Dick The Bruiser & Hans Schmidt The Sheik beat Karl Gray Don Pollack beat Don Cortez 8/17/56 Freeport, IL @ Read's Park West Ball Diamond Dick The Bruiser vs Hans Schmidt Bill Melby vs Dave Jons Jack Allen vs Gypsy Joe 8/21/56 Hammond, IN @ Civic Center Stan Lisowski vs Seymour Koenig Dick the Bruiser vs The Sheik Rose Roman vs Kathy Starr Benito Gardini vs Bill Savage 8/25/56 Milwaukee, WI @ Auditorium NWA Champion Lou Thesz dcor US Champion Wilbur Snyder in 3rd fall World Tag Team Champions Reggie Lisowski & Stan Lisowski beat Angelo Poffo & Gypsy Joe Antonino Rocca beat Dick Afflis Bill Melby beat Sheik of Araby att: 4,083 8/30/56 Denver, CO @ Auditorium Arena United States Champion Wilbur Snyder beat John Tolos 2/3 1 Snyder won the first fall in 8:41 with an abdominal stretch 2 Tolos won the second in 6:05 with a Boston Crab 3 Snyder won the third in 1:45 The Bat beat Dick the Bruiser when Bruiser tossed his opponent out of the ring, then attacked him there Bat suffered a concussion Bulldog Danny Plechas beat Scotty Williams in 8:48 Luis Martinez drew Hans Von Schupp 15:00 Tito Carreon drew Chief Red Cloud 15:00 promoter: Mike London referee: Leo Bahl 8/31/56 Round Lake Park, IL Reggie Lisowski & Stan Lisowski vs Dick the Bruiser & Nick Bockwinkel Mighty Atlas vs Bozo Brown Karl Gray vs Jack Allen 9/1/56 Chicago, IL @ Marigold Gardens Verne Gagne beat Hans Hermann Angelo Poffo beat Nick Bockwinkel 2/3 Dick The Bruiser beat Maurice Roberre Mighty Atlas beat Bill Savage Bobby Carillo beat Ned Taylor Dave Jons & Billy Goelz beat Duke DeMetri & Mitch Lassen 9/4/56 Hammond, IN @ Civic Center US Champion Wilbur Snyder vs The Sheik 60:00 Dick the Bruiser vs Bill Melby British Empire Champion Dave Jons vs Bozo Brown Benito Gardini vs Maurice Roberre 9/6/56 Fort Wayne, IN @ Zollner Stadium Hans Schmidt beat Dick The Bruiser Mr America & Bill Melby beat Hans Hermann & The Sheik Joan Ballard beat Kathy Starr The Sheik beat Mr America 9/8/56 Benton Harbor, MI @ Armory Farmer Don Marlin (sub Dave Jons) beat Dick the Bruiser on a 3rd fall dq Johnny Gilbert & Don Pollack beat bad Boy Joe & Benito Gardini Bozo Brown beat Rod Vico (sub Farmer Don Marlin) 9/11/56 Hammond, IN @ Civic Center Antonino Rocca & Dave Jons vs Dick the Bruiser & Hans Schmidt Angelo Poffo vs Benito Gardini Zack Malkov vs Harry Lewis 9/12/56 Madison, Wi @ Breese Stevens Field Antonino Rocca vs Bruiser Afflis Carl Engstrom & Dave Jons vs Bozo Brown & Harry Lewis Midwest Champion Angelo Poffo vs Billy Goelz 9/14/56 Chicago, IL @ International Ampitheatre Verne Gagne & Argentina Rocca & Wilbur Snyder beat Dick the Bruiser & Reggie Lisowski & Stan Lisowski Angelo Poffo beat Mighty Atlas Bill Melby drew Carl Engstrom Don Pollock beat Benito Gardini Joan Ballard beat Jean Noble Note: Perhaps the first time Bruiser & Crusher were ever paired together. 9/15/56 Angola, IN @ Buck Lake Ranch Dick the Bruiser Afflis vs Farmer Don Marlin Rose Roman & Joan Ballard vs Ada Ash & Ramona TeSelle Zack Malkov vs Roy Rogers 9/20/56 Milwaukee, WI @ South Side Armory Dick Afflis beat Mahmut Yousef when Yousef could not continue Bill Melby & Carl Engstrom beat Nick Nichevich & Al Warshawski 2-0 Brown Panther beat Fuzzy Cupid 9/21/56 Fort Atkinson Wilbur Snyder vs Dick The Bruiser 9/22/56 Milwaukee, WI @ Auditorium No Referee Verne Gagne beat Wilbur Snyder World Tag Team Champions Reggie Lisowski & Stan Lisowski beat Dick Afflis & Mighty Atlas Midwest Champion Angelo Poffo beat Carl Engstrom Ada Ash beat Joan Ballard att: 7,038 SRO 9/26/56 Benton Harbor, MI @ Armory World Tag Team Champions Reggie Lisowski & Stan Lisowski beat Dick the Bruiser & Mighty Atlas 2/3 1 Lisowskis won first fall 2 Bruiser beat Stan with a backbreaker 3 Lisowskis won third fall Farmer Don Marlin beat Bozo Brown Seymour Koenig beat Zack Malkov Lou Eisenhart drew Doug Evans 9/27/56 Fond Du Lac, WI @ Cow Palace Wilbur Snyder & Bill Melby beat Dick the Bruiser & Angelo Poffo 2/3 1 Bruiser pinned Melby. 2 Melby pinned Bruiser. 3 Poffo was pinned after Bruiser walked out on him. Ramona TeSelle (sub Jean Antone) beat Joan Ballard Benito Gardini beat Zack Malkov dq (sub match for Don Pollack vs Don Moore) 9/28/56 Zion, IL Dick the Bruiser vs Wilbur Snyder Bill Melby vs Angelo Poffo Rose Roman vs Ada Ash 9/29/56 Chicago, IL Dick The Bruiser beat Wilbur Snyder 10/2/56 Hammond, IN @ Civic Center Wilbur Snyder vs Reggie Lisowski Dick the Bruiser vs Stan Lisowski Benito Gardini vs Louie Papineau Zack Malkov vs Don Moore NOTE: Snyder said to have been "recently dethroned (as) national heavyweight mat champion" 10/3/56 Benton Harbor, MI @ Armory Wilbur Snyder beat Dick the Bruiser dq when Bruiser threw Snyder out of the ring and would not let him return Angelo Poffo beat Seymour Koenig Farmer Don Marlin & Hans Hermann beat Gypsy Joe & Benito Gardini Hermann, a spectator at the card, replaced Lou Eisenhart, who started the match but injured his leg. Eisenhart was subbing for Lou Papineau 10/4/56 Denver, CO @ Auditorium Arena Verne Gagne beat United States Heavyweight Champion Wilbur Snyder on a 3rd fall dq 1 Gagne beat Snyder in 19:29 2 Snyder beat Gagne in 5:52 3 Snyder was dq'ed in 7:30 title does not change hands Dick the Bruiser no contest Bulldog Danny Plechas in 3rd fall 1 Plechas beat Bruiser in 9:34 2 Bruiser beat Plechas in 5:16 3 match stopped due to blood loss in 1:43 Mike DiBiase beat Hans Von Schupp in 21:43 Luis Martinez drew Tony Pervetti 30:00 promoter: Mike London referee: Tommy Corbett Att: 3,472 fans Note: Snyder still billed as US Champion in Denver. 10/5/56 Fort Wayne, IN @ Zollner Stadium Reggie Lisowski ddq Dick The Bruiser Wilbur Snyder beat Stan Lisowski Boris Volkoff & Nicoli Volkoff beat Bill Melby & Don Pollack Ada Ash beat Rose Roman 10/9/56 Hammond, IN @ Civic Center Dick the Bruiser vs Carl Engstrom 60:00 Rose Roman vs Ada Ash 45:00 Paul Bunyan vs Don DeCortez Billy Goelz vs Don Pollack 10/10/56 Madison, WI @ Dane County Fairgrounds Arena US Champion Hans Schmidt beat Bruiser Afflis Rose Roman beat Ada Ash dq Billy Goelz beat Jack Allen when Goelz pinned Allen with a reverse backdrop in the third fall Paul Bunyan beat Duke Demetri via pin in 3:00 10/11/56 Milwaukee, WI @ South Side Armory Angelo Poffo beat Dick Afflis Boris Volkoff & Nicoli Volkoff beat Johnny Kace & Don Pollack Gypsy Joe beat Joe Carollo 10/17/56 Benton Harbor, MI @ Armory Boris Volkoff & Nicoli Volkoff beat Dick the Bruiser & Mighty Atlas 2/3 1 Volkoffs won in 11:00 2 Bruiser & Atlas win in 3:00 3 Volkoffs won in 7:00 Paul Bunyan beat Zack Malkov (sub Bozo Brown) via pin in 7:00 Jack Allen beat Zack Malkov dq Lou Eisenhart beat Bryan O’Cleary Att: 1,539. Largest crowd of the season. 10/18/56 Beloit, WI @ Armory Antonino Rocca beat Bruiser Afflis dq Billy Goelz & Don Pollack beat Gypsy Joe & Bozo Brown Mighty Atlas (sub Don Moore) drew Harry Lewis Att: SRO. 10/19/56 Chicago, IL @ International Ampitheatre Hans Schmidt beat Wilbur Snyder COR Argentina Rocca beat Dick the Bruiser dq Boris Volkoff & Nicoli Volkoff beat Bill Melby & Don Pollock Angelo Poffo beat Carl Engstrom Joan Ballard beat Ada Ash 10/23/56 Hammond, IN @ Civic Center Boris Volkoff & Nicoli Volkoff beat Dick the Bruiser & Bill Melby Stan Lisowski vs Jack Wilson Zack Malkov vs Mahmout Yousef Notes: Volkoffs were called Ivan & Gregory Volkoff the first couple of weeks they showed in Hammond, at least in newspaper advertisements. 10/24/56 Benton Harbor, MI @ Armory Boris Volkoff & Nicoli Volkoff beat Dick the Bruiser & Bill Melby 2/3, 1st fall by dq 1 Bruiser was dq'ed. 2 Melby won with a backstretch 3 Volkoffs won third fall Reggie Lisowski beat Zack Malkov 2-0, both by full nelsons Jack Wilson dcor Don Pollack when both were disqualified for fighting outside the ring. 10/25/56 Washington, DC Dick Bruiser Afflis vs Don (dan?) Miller Skull Murphy vs Don Arnold Dick Steinborn vs Cowboy Tom Bradley Ricki Starr vs Wally Lamb Wild Man Fargo vs Miguel Perez 10/27/56 Milwaukee, WI @ Arena US Title Match Hans Schmidt beat Verne Gagne dq Non Title Dick Afflis beat Midwest Champion Angelo Poffo Yukon Eric beat Hans Hermann Boris Volkoff & Nicoli Volkoff beat Bill Melby & Carl Engstrom att: 6,479 11/1/56 Washington, DC Ricki Starr vs Red Bastien Dick Bruiser Afflis vs Wally Lamb Don Arnold vs Wild Man Fargo Skull Murphy vs Dick Steinborn Miguel Perez vs Cowboy Tom Bradley 11/6/56 Hammond, IN @ Civic Center Reggie Lisowski vs Dick the Bruiser Stan Lisowski vs Mahmout Yousef Gypsy Joe vs Carl Engstrom Jack Wilson vs Benito Gardini 11/7/56 Benton Harbor, MI @ Armory Wilbur Snyder beat Stan Lisowski 2/3 1 Snyder won 1st fall 2 Lisowski won 2nd fall 3 Snyder won 3rd fall Reggie Lisowski ddq Dick the Bruiser in 3rd fall for fighting outside the ring Luis Martinez drew Gypsy Joe 30:00 Jack Wilson beat Dale Patrick (probably a sub bout for Mahmut Yousef vs Benito Gardini) Att: 740 11/8/56 Washington, DC Antonino Rocca vs Wildman Fargo Ricki Starr vs Dick Steinborn Gino Garibaldi vs Skull Murphy Dick Afflis vs Jerry Gordet 11/9/56 Chicago, IL @ International Ampitheatre Reggie Lisowski & Stan Lisowski beat Verne Gagne & Wilbur Snyder dq Dick the Bruiser drew Angelo Poffo Yukon Eric beat Bozo Brown Paul Bunyan beat Hans Hermann Bill Melby beat Billy Goelz 11/13/56 Hammond, IN @ Civic Center World Champion Verne Gagne vs Dick the Bruiser Joan Ballard vs Ilse Schmidt Gino Angelo vs Zack Malkov Luis Martinez vs Jack Wilson 11/15/56 Washington, DC Karl Von Hess vs Ricki Starr Stan Lisowski vs Dick Bruiser Afflis Reggie Lisowski vs Don Arnold Skull Murphy vs Dick Steinborn Miguel Perez vs Cowboy Tom Bradley 11/19/56 Newburgh, NY @ Municipal Auditorium Dick the Bruiser vs Wild Man Fargo Plus two other bouts The promoter was Troy Bayley of Troy, NY. 11/20/56 Baltimore, MD Dick Afflis beat Skull Murphy COR on ring apron Great Scott beat Rocky Lee dq Carol Cook beat Mary Jane Mull 2/3 Wildman Fargo beat Nick Roberts in 22:00 Dick Steinborn beat Jerry Gordett in 25:00 11/22/56 Washington, DC Karl Von Hess vs Ricki Starr Babe Zaharias vs Skull Murphy Dick Afflis vs Jack Bence Mary Jane Mull vs Carol Cook Cowboy Rocky Lee vs Buddy Lee 11/24/56 Milwaukee, WI @ Arena NWA Tag Team Champions Boris Volkoff & Nicoli Volkoff beat Reggie Lisowski & Stan Lisowski Wilbur Snyder beat Dick Afflis dq Angelo Poffo beat Bill Melby Paul Bunyan beat Hans Hermann att: 9,112 11/26/56 New York, NY @ Madison Square Garden Antonino Rocca beat Dick Afflis Hans Schmidt beat Dick Steinborn Mr. Moto beat Jackie Fargo Miguel Perez beat Kenny Ackles Skull Murphy drew Great Scott Cowboy Lee beat Harry Lewis Lord Littlebrook & Little Beaver beat Fuzzy Cupid & Ivan the Terrible Att:10,400, Gate: $30,300 11/27/56 Bridgeport, CT @ Brass Recreation Center Dick Afflis vs Skull Murphy Miguel Perez vs Danny Farazzio Lord Littlebrook & Little Beaver vs Fuzzy Cupid & Ivan the Terrible 12/1/56 White Plains, NY @ Westchester County Center Dick the Bruiser vs Hans Schmidt Soldier Barry & The Great Scott vs Tony Martinelli & Gino Garibaldi Irish Jackie & Fuzzy Cupid vs Little Beaver & Little Brook Gene Dubuque vs Cowboy Rocky Lee 12/6/56 Indianapolis, IN @ Armory Main Event Ilse Cook & Ramona Teselle beat Joan Ballard & Sharon Lass 1 Cook beat Lass with a Boston Crab hold in 8:00 2 Ballard beat Teselle in 6:00 with a rolling body scissors 3 Teselle beat Ballard with a a leg breaker in 4:00 Bruiser Afflis ddq Bill Melby in the 3rd fall 1 Afflis dq'ed for failing to break 2 Melby pinned Bruiser after a a dropkick in 8:00 3 Both men were dq'ed for fighting outside the ring Bronko Lubich beat Jack Wilson in 15:00 Angelo Poffo beat Luis Martinez 2/3 1 Martinez beat Poffo dq in 10:00 2 Martinez was counted out of the ring in 12:00 3 Martinez was unable to continue thus conceded the fall Referee: Connie Marker 12/7/56 Chicago, IL @ International Ampitheatre Wilbur Snyder drew Hans Schmidt Boris Volkoff & Nicoli Volkoff beat Dick the Bruiser & Yukon Eric Roy McClarty beat Angelo Poffo Bill Melby beat Gino Angelo Gypsy Joe beat Seymour Koenig 12/10/56 Bridgeport, CT @ Brass Recreation Center Antonino Rocca vs Jackie Fargo Dick Afflis vs Frank Gerwin Alfonso Valdez vs Gene Dubuque Harry Lewis vs Ken Ackles 12/11/56 Baltimore, MD Dick Afflis ddq Skull Murphy Ricki Starr beat Jerry Gordett in 5:00 Wildman Fargo & Herb Larson beat Len Rossi & Gene Dubuque 2/3 Ted Lewin beat Fritz Von Wallich 12/15/56 Milwaukee, WI @ Auditorium World Tag Team Champions Boris Volkoff & Nicoli Volkoff beat Verne Gagne & Wilbur Snyder Penalty Belt Match Dick Afflis beat Hans Schnabel Handicap Match Angelo Poffo & Gypsy Joe beat Paul Bunyan Ramona TeSelle beat Sharon Lass att: 6,060 12/19/56 Benton Harbor, MI @ Armory Dick the Bruiser beat Bill Melby 2/3 1 Bruiser won with a backbreaker. 2 Melby won with a cobra twist 3 Bruiser pinned Melby Jack Allen & Don Pollack beat Gypsy Joe & Jack Wilson Hans Hermann beat Don DeCortez dq when DeCortez pushed the referee. 12/20/56 Indianapolis, IN @ Armory Sharon Lass & Rose Roman beat Alice Mason & Ramona TeSelle 2/3 Dick “Bruiser” Afflis beat Bill Melby dq Angelo Poffo beat Reggie Lisowski in 15:00 Paul Bunyan beat Zack Malkov referee: Bob Luce 12/26/56 Benton Harbor, MI @ Armory Dick the Bruiser no contest Hans Hermann in 3rd fall 1 Bruiser pinned Hermann 2 Hermann beat Bruiser with a neck twist. 3 Bruiser pitched Hermann into referee Frank Cooper, who was stunned and fell to the mat. He ruled “no contest” when he recovered Handicap Match Don DeCortez & Bozo Brown beat Paul Bunyan 1 Bunyan beat DeCortez. 2 The 20 minute time limit expired Bill Melby beat Don Pollack Att: 920 12/27/56 Indianapolis, IN @ Armory Gino Angelo beat Seymour Koenig 2/3 1 Angelo pinned Koenig after a body slam in 15:00 2 Koenig beat Angelo with a grapevine 3 Angelo beat Koenig in 6:00 with a boston crab Boxing match Bill Melby dq'ed in the 5th round over Bruiser Afflis for "wrestling" Joan Ballard beat Alice Mason in 16:00 Carl Engstrom beat Don DeCortez in 6:00 Indianapolis research from Tim Hornbaker. Wisconsin & Benton Harbor research from George Lentz. Chicago research from Jim Melby. Washington DC research from Ron Witmer. Toledo research from Jim Mandl. Hammond research from George Lentz & JMK. Rockford research from bitterwind. Angola research from Will Morrisey. I'll see if I can find some other Indiana Bruiser listings on newspaperarchive.com. Terre Haute and Anderson are possibilities. Note: Added one Anderson Indiana card. Note: Added a Hagerstown, Indiana card. Note: Added a few more cards. Note: Added some stuff from George Lentz's Reggie The Crusher Lisowski record book. Note: Added four Denver cards from Tim Hornbaker. Note: Added some Chicago Marigold cards from Redman. Note: Added some Freeport, Illinois listings from newspaperarchive.com. Note: Made several more needed edits. Note: Added multiple listings from George Lentz, JMK and Tim Hornbaker. Note: More editing done and added more George Lentz Wisconsin research. Note: Added a New York State card from Kriss. Note: Added a Zion, IL card from George Lentz via Rich Tito. Note: Added a Benton Harbor, MI card from One Fan Gang Note: Added two Angola, IN cards from Will Morrisey. Note: Added a Gary, IN listing from Mike DuPree. Note: Added a Racine, WI card from One Fan Gang. 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1/2/57 Benton Harbor, MI @ Armory referee: Frank Scoma Hans Hermann & Don Pollack beat Dick the Bruiser & Bozo Brown on a 3rd fall dq Reggie Lisowski no decision Angelo Poffo when referee John Hosko was injured and could not continue Bronko Lubich (sub Gypsy Joe) beat Seymour Koenig in 20:00 1/9/57 Benton Harbor, MI @ Armory Yukon Eric beat Angelo Poffo & Don DeCortez (subs for Dick the Bruiser, who was delayed by heavy snow) when Poffo was dq'ed Reggie Lisowski beat Bronko Lubich Angelo Poffo beat Don Pollack Don DeCortez beat Lou Eisenhart (sub The Sheik of Araby) 1/12/57 Chicago, IL @ Marigold Gardens Dick the Bruiser & The Sheik of Araby dcor Boris Volkoff & Nicoli Volkoff in 3rd fall Carl Engstrom beat Gypsy Joe dq Bill Melby drew Angelo Poffo Stan Lisowski beat Jerry Christy Gino Angelo beat Don Pollock Yukon Eric beat Hans Hermann 2-0 promoter: Fred Kohler 1/15/57 Beloit, WI @ Armory Midwest Champion Angelo Poffo vs Billy Goelz Bruiser Afflis & Bill Melby vs Boris Volkoff & Nicoli Volkoff Seymour Koenig vs Jack Allen 1/16/57 Racine, WI @ Memorial Hall Dick The Bruiser beat Yukon Eric 2/3 1 Bruiser beat Eric 2 Eric beat Bruiser by submission with a bear hug in less than a minute 3 Bruiser pinned Eric Jack Allen & Carl Engstrom beat Gypsy Joe & Gino Angelo on a 3rd fall dq 1 Gypsy Joe beat Jack Allen 2 Engstrom pinned Angelo 3 Gypsy Joe & Gino Angelo were dq'ed for "excessively rough tactics" Jerry Christy beat Don DeCortez Promoter: Einar Olsen Att: "smallest crowd of the year braved sub-zero weather cold for promoter Einar Olsen's show" 1/17/57 Denver, CO @ Auditorium Arena Verne Gagne beat Dick the Bruiser 2/3 1 Gagne beat Bruiser in 12:00 2 Bruiser beat Gagne in 8:14 3 Gagne beat Bruiser in 5:32 Gagne earned a future U.S. Title shot at champion Hans Schmidt Great Kato beat Jim Wright 2/3 utc 1 Kato was dq'ed in 16:04 2 Kato beat Wright in 7:22 with a sleeper hold 3 Wright was unable to continue Kato was accompanied by his manager Professor Sugi and Sugi interfered in the first fall, helping draw the dq Paul Bunyan beat Bozo Brown Mitsu Arakawa drew Jack O’Reilly (sub Jerry Woods) 30:00 Woods reportedly had suffered a broken hand in Milwaukee Danno McDonald beat Count Zarnov in 12:17 promoter: Mike London referee: Woody Cox Att: 4,000 fans, gate: $8,000+ 1/19/57 Milwaukee, WI @ Auditorium World Tag Team Champions Boris Volkoff & Nicoli Volkoff drew Verne Gagne & Antonino Rocca Penalty Belt Match Yukon Eric beat Angelo Poffo Dick The Bruiser beat Paul Bunyan Bill Melby beat Carl Engstrom att: 6,572 1/21/57 Fort Wayne, IN @ Coliseum Dick The Bruiser beat Hans Herrmann Boris Volkoff & Nicoli Volkoff beat Reggie Lisowski & Stan Lisowski Paul Bunyan beat Bozo Brown Jerry Christy beat Gino Angelo 1/30/57 St. Petersburg, FL Buddy Rogers beat Dick The Bruiser via pinfall 1/31/57 Orlando, FL Buddy Rogers beat Dick The Bruiser 2/1/57 Miami Beach, FL @ Auditorium Buddy Rogers vs Don Leo Jonathan Dick the Bruiser vs Roy McClarty Joyce Bragg vs Shirley Strimple 2/2/57 Clearwater, FL Dick The Bruiser beat Wilbur Snyder 2/5/57 New Haven, CT @ Arena Antonino Rocca beat Dick The Bruiser 2/3 Att: 3,771, Gate: $7,301 2/6/57 St. Petersburg, FL @ Gamble Armory NWA Champion Lou Thesz beat Ray Villmer 2/3 Ike Eakins ddq Dick the Bruiser George Drake beat Fred Atkins dq referee Jack Bence 2/8/57 Miami Beach, FL @ Auditorium NWA Champion Lou Thesz beat Buddy Rogers Dick The Bruiser vs Pedro Godoy Don Leo Jonathan vs Fred Atkins 2/15/57 Miami Beach, FL @ Auditorium NWA Champion Lou Thesz vs Dick The Bruiser 2/3 plus a match between two men and a match between two women 2/20/57 Madison, WI @ Dane County Fairgrounds Arena US Champion Hans Schmidt beat Boris Volkoff Dick the Bruiser no contest Nicoli Volkoff Billy Goelz beat Tom Zacharis Caroline Bennett beat Baby Doe (midget women) Note: Schmidt lost the US Title to Wilbur Snyder the night before in Chicago. 2/21/57 Washington, DC Antonino Rocca & Jackie Nichols beat Dick Afflis & Skull Murphy when Afflis & Murphy were dq'ed by referee Harry Smythe for choking Rocca in the 3rd fall Ricki Starr beat Cowboy Rocky Lee Carlos Rodriguez beat Len Rossi Wildman Fargo & Wildman Stevens beat The Mountaineer & Ron Szabo 2/22/57 Philadelphia, PA @ Adelphia AC Ricki Starr vs Skull Murphy Buddy Rosen & Charley Robinson vs Kurt Steinke & Bill Hires 2/3 Dick The Bruiser vs Doc Doganero 45:00 Barba Roca? vs George Macricostas 2/26/57 Baltimore, MD World Tag Team Champions Wildman Fargo & Don Stevens beat Skull Murphy & Ramu Szabo Dick Afflis beat Arnold Skaaland in 15:00 Chief Big Heart beat Dominic Doganeiro in 14:00 Jackie Nichols beat The Mountaineer in 20:00 Great Scott beat Len Rossi, utc because of leg injury 2/27/57 Montreal, Quebec, Canada Wladek Kowalski ddq Mr. Moto Pat O'Connor ddq Mr. Hito Larry Moquin beat Cowboy Len Hughes dq Dick Hutton beat Emile Dupre Dick The Bruiser beat Sam Steamboat 2/28/57 Ottawa, Ontario, Canada @ Auditorium Mr Hito & Mr Moto beat Gene Kiniski & Wladek Kowalski on a 3rd fall dq Steamboat will win $1,000 if he can pin Hutton in 20 minutes Dick Hutton beat Sammy Steamboat in 16:48 Dick The Bruiser beat Larry Moquin via pin in 9:10 Bob Nandor beat Len Hughes in 15:12 Att: “large crowd”, “5,000” 3/5/57 Baltimore, MD @ Coliseum Dr. Jerry Graham beat Chief Big Heart dq Antonino Rocca vs Dick Afflis Brute Bernard vs Great Scott Len Rossi vs Al Smith Arnold Skaaland vs Skull Murphy 3/6/57 Montreal, Quebec, Canada @ Forum Handicap Match Mr. Hito & Mr. Moto beat Wladek Kowalski 2/3 Dick Hutton & Dick the Bruiser drew Edouard Carpentier & Verne Gagne no falls scored Bob Nandor beat Gene Dubuque dq Larry Moquin drew Sam Steamboat promoter: Eddie Quinn 3/7/57 Washington, DC Ricki Starr vs Karl Von Hess Dick Afflis vs Big Jim Bernard Jerry Graham vs Great Scott Wildman Fargo & Wildman Stevens vs Jackie Nichols & Chief Big Heart Reyes Rodriguez vs Soldier Barry 3/11/57 NY, NY @ MSG Argentina Rocca beat Hans Schmidt in 16:56 Ricki Starr beat Dick The Bruiser in 7:25 Great Scott drew Chief Big Heart 20:00 Wildman Fargo & Don Stevens beat Miguel Perez & Reyes Rodriguez 2/3 in 21:41 Dr Jerry Graham beat Cowboy Rocky Lee in 8:37 Skull Murphy & Karl Von Hess beat Jackie Nichols & Len Rossi Jim Bernard beat Arnold Skaaland in 11:55 Att: 19,995 Gate: $62,565 3/13/57 Montreal, Quebec, Canada @ Forum Dick Hutton & Dick The Bruiser & Wladek Killer Kowalski ddq Pat O'Connor & Edouard Carpentier & Verne Gagne in 3rd fall 1 Bruiser pinned Gagne 2 Gagne beat Bruiser with a sleeper hold 3 All six men were dq'ed Larry Moquin beat Mr. Hito dq Mr. Moto beat Sam Steamboat Cowboy Len Hughes beat Gene Dubuque dq promoter: Eddie Quinn referee: Jimmy Orlando Att: 10,000 fans Notes: Fans threw objects into the ring in protest of the mayhem in the main event. The Montreal Star noted that referee Jimmy Orlando was “making his first start as an official after a long absence.” 3/14/57 Ottawa, Ontario, Canada @ Auditorium Judo vs Wrestling, Referee: Joe Gollob Mr Hito & Mr Moto ddq Verne Gagne & Edouard Carpentier in 3rd fall 1 Mr Hito pinned Carpentier in 13:11 to win judo fall 2 Carpentier beat Mr Hito in 10:03 with an upside-down neck scissors to win the wrestling fall 3 All 4 men were dq'ed at the 6 minute mark of the 3rd fall Referee Ed Creatcmann Dick The Bruiser beat Gene Dubuque in 8:21 and beat up referee Ed Creachmann after the match. Ed Creachmann reportedly was taken to Civic Hospital with a leg injury. Dick Hutton beat Len Hughes in 10:07 Bob Nandor drew Sam Steamboat 20:00 3/16/57 Chicago, IL @ Marigold Gardens Verne Gagne beat Joe Tomasso 2-0 1 Gagne beat Tomasso in 18:11 2 Gagne beat Tomasso in 9:16 Dick The Bruiser beat John Swenski 2-0 1 Bruiser beat Swenski in 15:25 2 Bruiser beat Swenski in 5:02 Billy Goelz beat Jerry Gordet in 19:58 Emile DuPre beat Zack Malkov in 16:25 Rose Roman & Laura Martinez beat Ramone TeSelle & Lisa Koch 2/3 3/18/57 Fort Wayne, IN @ Coliseum Reggie Lisowski & Stan Lisowski beat Angelo Poffo & Dick The Bruiser Hans Hermann beat Carl Engstrom Jerry Gordet beat Tom Zaharias Baby Doe drew Caroline Bennett 3/20/57 Montreal, Quebec, Canada @ Forum Wladek Killer Kowalski & Dick The Bruiser ddq Mr. Hito & Mr. Moto in 3rd fall Larry Moquin beat Gene Dubuque dq Cowboy Len Hughes drew Bob Nandor Manuel Cortez beat Sam Steamboat promoter: Eddie Quinn Note: Manuel Cortez was back in Montreal after a “swing through Texas.” 3/26/57 Syracuse, NY @ War Memorial Auditorium Referee Joe Abraham Antonino Rocca & Verne Gagne beat Hans Schmidt & Tarzan Kowalski on a 3rd fall COR Pat O'Connor beat Mike Gallagher with a reverse cradle hold in 21:25 Dick The Bruiser beat Steve Stanlee in 16:23 Doc Gallagher beat Harry Lewis in 14:24 Att: "more than 5,000 roaring fans watching", "official paid attendance was 4,962 and passes brought the figure well over the 5,000 mark" 3/27/57 Montreal, Quebec, Canada @ Forum Chicken Wire Surrounds the Ring Wladek Kowalski & Dick The Bruiser beat Mr. Hito & Mr. Moto 2/3 Edouard Carpentier beat Lee Henning Gene Dubuque drew Manuel Cortez 30:00 Larry Moquin beat John Swenski promoter: Eddie Quinn referees: Ray Belec, Jimmy Orlando 3/28/57 Washington, DC Wildman Fargo & Wildman Stevens beat Aldo Venturi & Jackie Nichols Oyama Kato beat Big Jim Bernard Dick Afflis beat Jackie Wilson Cowboy Rocky Lee beat Jesse James Jerry Graham beat Chief Big Heart 3/29/57 Chicago, IL @ International Amphitheatre Hans Schmidt beat Edouard Carpentier Reggie Lisowski & Stan Lisowski beat Angelo Poffo & Bronco Lubich (sub Dick The Bruiser) Nicoli Volkoff beat Carl Engstrom Rose Roman beat Kathy Starr Bill Melby drew Emile DuPre 3/30/57 NY, NY @ MSG Argentina Rocca & Miguel Perez beat Wildman Fargo & Don Stevens 2/3 in 31:43 to win World Tag Title Ricki Starr beat Paul Bunyan in 3:55 Dick The Bruiser beat Karl Von Hess dq in 9:37 Gino Garibaldi drew Cowboy Rocky Lee 20:00 but was awarded the referee's decision Chief Big Heart drew Skull Murphy 15:00 but was awarded the referee's decision Oyama Kato beat Jackie Wilson Retes Rodriguez beat Harry Lewis in 12:52 Att: 20,125 Gate: $60,000+ Note: The World Tag Title was abandoned a short time later. 4/2/57 Hammond, IN @ Civic Center Dick the Bruiser & Hans Schmidt vs World Tag Team Champions Boris Volkoff & Nicoli Volkoff Reggie Lisowski vs Jerry Gordet Edouard Carpentier vs Don DeCortez 4/3/57 Montreal, Quebec, Canada @ Forum Dick The Bruiser beat Edouard Carpentier 2/3 Mr. Moto & Mr. Hito beat Larry Moquin & Manuel Cortez Bob Nandor beat John Swenski Cowboy Len Hughes drew Lionel Baillargeon 20:00 promoter: Eddie Quinn referee: Sammy Mack Note: During the third fall of the main event, the referee was knocked out and couldn’t see Carpentier on top, but when he revieved, he saw Bruiser pinning Carpentier 4/9/57 Hammond, IN @ Civic Center World Tag Team Champions Boris Volkoff & Nicoli Volkoff drew Reggie Lisowski & Stan Lisowski 90:00 Dick the Bruiser vs Hans Hermann Carl Engstrom vs Larry Williams Att: 3,600 4/10/57 Montreal, Quebec, Canada @ Forum Special Referee: Jersey Joe Walcott Edouard Carpentier beat Dick The Bruiser on a 3rd fall COR Yvon Robert beat Mr. Moto dq Mr. Hito beat Rocky Brown Cowboy Len Hughes drew Manuel Cortez 20:00 promoter: Eddie Quinn 4/11/57 Ottawa, Ontario, Canada @ Auditorium Bill Miller & Ed Miller beat Dick The Bruiser & Wladek Killer Kowalski on a 3rd fall dq 1 Bruiser & Kowalski won 2 Bill Miller & Ed Miller won in 4:00 3 Bruiser & Kowalski were dq'ed in 8:28 Doc Gallagher dcor Tim Geohagen in 14:28 Johnny Durand beat Ted Germaine in 10:25 Rocky Brown drew Lionel Baillargeon 20:00 Att: "before 2,000 fans" 4/16/57 Hammond, IN @ Civic Center Grudge Match Dick the Bruiser vs Angelo Poffo Boris Volkoff vs Emil Dupre Bozo Brown vs Jerry Gordet Rose Roman vs Ada Ash 4/17/57 Racine, WI @ Memorial Hall Special Referee: Joe Louis Hans Schmidt beat Dick The Bruiser (sub Edouard Carpentier) on a 3rd fall COR 1 Schmidt beat Bruiser with a backbreaker 2 Bruiser beat Schmidt 3 Bruiser was counted out of the ring Gino Angelo & Zack Malkov beat Larry Williams & Don Pollack 2/3 Ramona TeSelle beat Laura Martinez Promoter: Einar Olsen Att: "capacity crowd" 4/18/57 Milwaukee, WI @ South Side Armory Dick The Bruiser no contest Bill Melby Bill Melby beat Gino Angelo Boris Volkoff & Nicoli Volkoff beat Emile Dupre & Bill Fletcher 4/24/57 Montreal, Quebec, Canada @ Forum Gene Kiniski beat Yvon Robert 2/3 After the match, Kiniski continued to beat Robert, inciting a near riot. Police had to protect Kiniski to the dressing room. Johnny Rougeau beat Mr. Moto Jack Pesek beat Dick the Bruiser dq Timothy Geohagen beat Mr. Hito Dick Beyer drew Lee Henning promoter: Eddie Quinn Notes: It was said to be Gene Kiniski’s debut at the Forum, and had “blossomed in Toronto” six months earlier. He “recently earned an unprecedented $500 fine and a one-month’s suspension for undue roughness in a Toronto ring,” according to the Montreal Star. He had “grossed something like $30,000 during the past few months after selling out Maple Leaf Gardens on several occasions.” Johnny Rougeau had wrestled in the United States for the last six months. Jack Pesek was the son of John Pesek. 4/25/57 Washington DC No Time limit Antonino Rocca vs Jerry Graham Karl Von Hess & Skull Murphy vs Chief Big Heart & Gene Dubuque Roy Shire vs Jackie Nichols Dick Afflis vs Lou Klein midget tag team bout 4/26/57 Chicago, IL @ International Ampitheatre Verne Gagne & Edouard Carpentier beat Reggie Lisowski & Stan Lisowski 1-0 60:00 1 Carpentier pinned Stan in 56:00 2 The 60 minute time limit expired before either team could score another fall Wilbur Snyder beat Dick the Bruiser dq Angelo Poffo beat Jerry Christy in 9:27 Sheik of Araby drew Bill Melby 30:00 Caroline Bennett beat Baby Doe in 7:18 Billy Goelz beat Zack Malkov in 20:04 promoter: Fred Kohler Att: 9,130 fans, gate: $23,642.44 4/27/57 Milwaukee, WI @ Auditorium US Tag Team Champions Boris Volkoff & Nicoli Volkoff beat Verne Gagne & Edouard Carpentier Penalty Belt Match Midwest Champion Bill Melby beat Angelo Poffo Dick The Bruiser beat Sheik of Araby Caroline Bennett beat Baby Doe att: 7,066 SRO 5/1/57 Augusta, GA @ Bell Auditorium Guy LaRose vs Dick the Bruiser Caroline Bennett vs Baby Doe Promoter: Tom Mahoney 5/3/57 Atlanta, GA @ Atlanta Municipal Auditorium Don McIntyre beat Kurt Von Brawner to win Southern Heavyweight Title Caroline Bennett beat Baby Doe Guy LaRose vs Dick the Bruiser Nick Roberts vs Great Mitsu Promoter: Paul Jones 5/4/57 Rome, GA @ Rome Memorial Gymnasium Caroline Bennett vs Baby Doe Dick The Bruiser vs Red McIntyre Promoter: Paul Jones 5/9/57 Washington, DC Antonino Rocca vs Skull Murphy Dick Afflis vs Gene Dubuque Czaya Nandor vs Oyama Kato Roy Shire vs Reyes Rodriguez Jerry Graham vs Chief Big Heart 5/11/57 New Haven, CT @ Arena Antonino Rocca vs Dr. Jerry Graham Ricki Starr vs Dick "the Bruiser" Afflis Professor Roy Shire & Oyama Kato vs Jackie Nichols & Chief Big Heart Czaya Nandor vs Harry Lewis Bobby Wallace vs Miguel Perez 5/13/57 NY, NY @ MSG Argentina Rocca & Miguel Perez beat Dick The Bruiser & Karl Von Hess 2/3 in 37:54 Ricki Starr beat Great Scott in 7:58 Dr. Jerry Graham & Roy Shire beat Greg Jarque & Jackie Nichols (subs for Wildman Fargo & Don Stevens) 2/3 in 32:52 Eric Von Hess beat Chief Big Heart in 12:55 Larry Hamilton beat Oyama Kato in 9:13 Bob Nandor beat Gino Garibaldi in 15:02 Skull Murphy beat Miguel Torres in 12:55 Att: 15,542, Gate: $42,419.20 5/17/57 Atlanta, GA @ Municipal Auditorium Argentina Rocca beat Dick the Bruiser George Drake drew Kurt Von Brawner Al Massey drew Al Galento Nick Roberts beat Babe Zaharias Promoter: Paul Jones 5/25/57 Chicago, IL @ Marigold Gardens Hans Schmidt & Dick The Bruiser beat Reggie Lisowski & Stan Lisowski on a 3rd fall dq 1 Lisowskis won in 10:12 2 Schmidt & Bruiser in 11:03 3 The Lisowskis were dq'ed after 8:35 of the 3rd fall Note: Taken from the Reggie "The Crusher" Lisowski Record Book published by George Lentz. George might have the complete card. 6/1/57 Chicago, IL @ Marigold Gardens Dick the Bruiser beat Wilbur Snyder 3/3 to win the United States Heavyweight Title 1 Bruiser beat Snyder in 8:32 2 Snyder beat Bruiser in 7:05 3 Bruiser beat Snyder in 4:46 Sharon Lass beat Corrine Cordero 2/3 Sheik of Araby beat Jerry Christy Angelo Poffo beat Billy Goelz Pedro Godoy beat Zack Malkov promoter: Fred Kohler Note: In the Saturday, June 1, 1957 preview in the Chicago Daily Tribune, it specifically stated that Snyder was defending his United States Title against Bruiser. 6/5/57 Madison, WI @ Breese Stevens Field Two Referees Reggie Lisowski & Stan Lisowski & Dick The Bruiser beat Boris Volkoff & Nicoli Volkoff & Sheik of Araby 2/3 1 The Volkoff & Sheik won 2 The Lisowskis & Bruiser won 3 The Lisowskis & Bruiser won Billy Goelz beat Bronko Lubich 2/3 1 Goelz beat Lubich by submission. 2 Lubich beat Goelz by submission 3 Goelz pinned Lubich Gino Angelo beat Jerry Gordet 6/8/57 Chicago, IL @ Marigold Arena Dick the Bruiser dcor Wilbur Snyder in 3rd fall 1 Snyder beat Bruiser in 1:30 2 Bruiser beat Snyder in 10:10 3 Both men were counted out of the ring in 11:18 The Sheik of Araby beat Pedro Godoy Jerry Christy beat Johnny Kace Pete Kovac beat Don Cortez Boris Volkoff & Nicoli Volkoff beat Bozo Brown & Zack Malkov 2-0 promoter: Fred Kohler 6/12/57 Madison, WI @ Breese Stevens Field Dick the Bruiser beat Angelo Poffo 2/3 Bill Melby & Jerry Christy beat Gino Angelo & Bozo Brown Pedro Godoy drew The Sheik of Araby 30:00 Referee: Billy Schmae 6/13/57 Indianapolis, IN @ Midget Speedway Wrestling Tournament Wilbur Snyder beat Dick Afflis in the tournament final Dick Afflis beat Bobby Managoff Wilbur Snyder beat Stu Gibson Bobby Managoff beat Lou Plummer Dick Afflis beat Red Lyons Stu Gibson beat Ian Campbell Wilbur Snyder beat The Sheik of Araby (matchmaker: Dick Patton) Note: The winner of the tournament was to meet NWA World Champion Lou Thesz next Thursday night. 6/15/57 Fort Wayne, IN @ Coliseum Dick The Bruiser beat Mahmut Yodsef (sub Wilbur Snyder) Farmer Don Marlin beat Maurice Roberre Jerry Christy & Jack Allen beat Gino Angelo & Zack Malkov 6/19/57 Madison, WI @ Breese Stevens Field Hans Schmidt beat Dick the Bruiser 2/3 Little Red Feather (sub Tiny Tim) beat Pee Wee James via pin in 19:00 Larry Chene & Pedro Godoy beat Jack Wilson & Danny Ferrazza 2-0 6/20/57 Indianapolis, IN @ Midget Speedway Wilbur Snyder beat Dick “Bruiser” Afflis (sub Lou Thesz) on a 3rd fall dq American Tag Team Champions Stu Gibson & Lou Plummer drew Bill Longson & Bobby Managoff when the time limit expired in the 3rd fall The Sheik of Araby beat Ian Campbell with a sleeper hold in 11:00 matchmaker: Dick Patton referee: Connie Marker Notes: Thesz was in local promotions to appear and defend his world title against Snyder up through the day of the show. The report in the June 21 Indianapolis Star stated that Thesz was “hospitalized Wednesday night in Evansville after suffering head injuries in a match there. Physicians yesterday sent Thesz to his home in St. Louis to recuperate and his bookings for the next week were cancelled.” Also, the paper said “the Indiana State Athletic Commission yesterday suspsended Thesz until he can pass a physical exam.” Afflis was initially booked to wrestle Longson and Stu Gibson was to take on Bobby Managoff in singles matches. Ian Campbell was to wrestle Lou Plummer. Sheik was not booked to appear. 6/22/57 Chicago, IL @ Marigold Arena Boris Volkoff & Nicoli Volkoff beat Larry Chene & Roy McClarty 2/3 1 The Volkoffs won in 13:18 2 Chene & McClarty won in 8:14 3 Volkoffs won in 5:13 Pat O’Connor beat Aldo Bogni in 15:50 Dick the Bruiser beat Don Cortez in 12:13 Luis Martinez beat Jerry Christy in 21:30 Billy Goelz drew Danno McDonald 30:00 6/26/57 Montreal, Quebec, Canada @ Forum Edouard Carpentier & Andre Bollet ddq Tosh Togo & Great Togo in 3rd fall The Togos had to fight their way out through the angry crowd, and were followed to their dressing room. Johnny Rougeau beat Dick The Bruiser Mike Paidousis drew Manuel Cortez Joe Christie drew Bob Nandor promoter: Eddie Quinn referee: Sammy Mack Att: 9,000+ fans On Saturday, June 29, 1957, wrestling in Chicago appeared on channel 5 at 11:00. Dick the Bruiser wrestled Bill Melby and Art Neilson wrestled Bobby Nelson. 7/2/57 Menasha Wilbur Snyder beat Dick The Bruiser dq 7/4/57 Milwaukee, WI @ South Side Armory Dick The Bruiser beat Angelo Poffo Larry Chene beat Stan Lisowski dq Pedro Godoy & Luis Martinez beat Sheik of Araby & Gino Angelo 7/10/57 Fond Du Lac, WI @ Cow Palace Reggie Lisowski & Stan Lisowski & Dick The Bruiser beat Boris Volkoff & Nicoli Volkoff & Gypsy Joe 2/3 (sub Sheik of Araby) 1 Volkoffs & Joe won 2 Lisowskis & Bruiser won 3 Lisowskis & Bruiser won Luis Martinez beat Don DeCortez 2/3 in 40:00 Referee: Zack Malkov 7/12/57 Chicago, IL @ International Amphitheatre Edouard Carpentier beat Dick the Bruiser Afflis Reggie Lisowski & Stan Lisowski beat Wilbur Snyder & Bill Melby (sub Verne Gagne) Pedro Godoy beat Legs Langevin Sheik of Araby beat Gino Angelo Rose Roman beat Ada Ash 7/17/57 Montreal, Quebec, Canada @ Delorimer Stadium Killer Kowalski beat Gene Kiniski 2/3 to win Montreal World Title Kiniski argued with referee Mike Mazurki. Tosh Togo & Great Togo ddq Ernie Dusek & Emil Dusek Yvon Robert beat Mike Paidousis Andre Bollet drew Dick the Bruiser Manuel Cortez beat Frank Valois dq promoter: Eddie Quinn referee: Mike Mazurki att: 21,851 Notes: The Montreal Star on Saturday, July 13, 1957 mentioned that Wladek Kowalski tore Yukon Eric’s ear off with his knee-drop, and reportedly put “Stan Holleck of Detroit” out of the business with a “displaced neck vertebrae.” Quinn expected an attendance of 20,000 going into the event, and was successful in building the show into a summer happening. 7/24/57 Montreal, Quebec, Canada @ Delormier Stadium Special Referee: Yvon Robert NWA Champion Lou Thesz beat Edouard Carpentier on a 3rd fall dq when Carpentier hit referee Yvon Robert. Thesz used the ropes to protect his injured back. Gene Kiniski beat Mike Mazurki in 12:23 Dick the Bruiser beat Billy Red Lyons Andre Bollet & Paul Baillargeon beat Ernie Dusek & Emil Dusek The Duseks argued after the loss. Don Lutz beat Joe Christie Larry Moquin beat Bob Legs Langevin att: 15,931 promoter: Eddie Quinn Notes: The Montreal Star reported that 10 days earlier, Thesz was in Fairbanks, Alaska, where he wrestled Sandor Szabo. It was the only match on the bill, drew a $20,000 gate, and he personally earned $5,000. He was said to have arrived in Montreal from Houston and was called “the most-travelled (sic) fellow in the business.” While making his way to Quebec, Thesz lost his luggage, somewhere between Dallas and Toronto, it was said, and had to find replacement wrestling gear. After the bout, Carpentier was quoted as saying that he shouldn’t lose his title because of the DQ and that he “thought Thesz acted miserably.” There was some confusion in the local Montreal press if Thesz had regained the NWA championship or if Carpentier retained on the technicality. NWA President Sam Muchnick ruled on the situation, saying that because of the DQ, Carpentier retained his National Wrestling Alliance backing. Bruiser was also booked in Madison, Wisconsin that night against Wilbur Snyder. Boris Volkoff took Bruiser's placeand lost to Snyder. 7/25/57 Ottawa, Ontario, Canada @ Auditorium Great Togo & Tosh Togo ddq Andre Bollet & Edouard Carpentier in 3rd fall Yvon Robert beat Dick The Bruiser COR in 7:28 Don Lutz beat Gypsy Joe in 11:00 Eddie Auger drew Bob Legs Langevin 20:00 7/27/57 Milwaukee, WI @ Auditorium NWA Champion Edouard Carpentier drew Antonino Rocca US TV Champion Wilbur Snyder beat Dick The Bruiser dq Boris Volkoff & Nicoli Volkoff beat Pedro Godoy & Luis Martinez Bill Melby beat Danno McDonald att: 7,069 SRO 8/3/57 Angola, IN @ Buck Lake Ranch Dick the Bruiser & Hans Schmidt Boris Volkoff & Nicoli Volkoff Stan Lisowski vs Jack Allen Pedro Godoy vs Jack Wilson 8/8/57 Denver, CO @ Auditorium Arena Dick the Bruiser beat Great Bolo on a 3rd fall dq 1 Bruiser beat Bolo in 8:50 2 Bolo beat Bolo in 3:13 3 Bolo was dq'ed Bob Elliott drew Jerry Woods when the 40 minute time limit exoired in the 3rd fall Doll Paige bear Gypsy Rose 2/3 Elias Garcia beat Durango in 7:13 Tito Carreon drew El Diablo 15:00 promoter: Mike London referee: Leo Bahl Att: 2,000 fans 8/9/57 Miami Beach, FL @ Auditorium Dick the Bruiser vs Whitey Whittler Leo Wallach vs Ramon Cerna (likely Ramon Cernandes?) Don Pollack vs Jerry Christy 8/16/57 Chicago, IL @ International Amphitheatre NWA Champion Edouard Carpentier drew Lou Thesz when the 60 minute time limit expired in the 3rd fall 1 Carpentier beat Thesz in 33:28 2 Thesz beat Carpentier in 16:04 3 The 60 minute time limit expired before either man could score another fall Hans Schmidt beat Sheik of Araby in 10:40 Dick the Bruiser beat Larry Chene in 11:45 Pat O'Connor beat Bob Legs Langevin in 14:30 Reggie Lisowski & Stan Lisowski beat Pedro Godoy & Luis Martinez 2/3 promoter: Fred Kohler referee: Jack Dempsey Att: 8,237 fans 8/20/57 Hodgkins, IL @ Mance Park Speedway Dick The Bruiser vs Hans Schmidt Barbara Baker & Rose Roman vs Ramona Teselle & Corrine Cordero Larry Chene vs Danno McDonald 8/21/57 Montreal, Quebec, Canada @ Delormier Stadium Special Referee: Jersey Joe Walcott Gene Kiniski & Killer Kowalski beat Edouard Carpentier & Andre Bollet 2/3 Yvon Robert beat Emil Dusek Don Lutz beat Ernie Dusek dq Dick The Bruiser beat Billy Red Lyons Manuel Cortez drew Maurice Vachon promoter: Eddie Quinn Referee: Jack Sharkey att: 13,761 Notes: Jersey Joe Walcott was expected to arrive in Montreal on Wednesday, August 21 after working in the camp of Sugar Ray Robinson. Last night, he was in London, Ontario. This marked the final outdoor show of the season. 8/22/57 Ottawa, Ontario, Canada @ Auditorium Referee Jack Sharkey Don Lutz & Andre Bollet beat Great Togo & Tosh Togo on a 3rd fall dq Dick The Bruiser beat Maurice LaPointe via pin in 16:00 after a series of piledrivers Paul Baillargeon beat Vincent Lopez in 10:00 with a swinging full nelson Gerry Turenne drew Gerald Dugas 20:00 Att: "2,500 fans" 8/28/57 Montreal, Quebec, Canada @ Forum Edouard Carpentier & Andre Bollet beat Gene Kiniski & Killer Kowalski on a 3rd fall dq Dick the Bruiser beat Don Lutz in 18:00 Don Eagle beat Bob Legs Langevin Larry Moquin beat Vincent Lopez Frank Valois beat Mike Paidousis att: 11,000 8/29/57 Ottawa, Ontario, Canada @ Auditorium Referee Art LeGrand Wladek Killer Kowalski ddq Dick The Bruiser in 3rd fall 1 Bruiser beat Kowalski in 12:54 2 Kowalski beat Bruiser in 7:28 3 Both men were dq'ed Cowboy Bob Bradley & Tito Infante beat Pee Wee James & Tiny Roe in 21:00 Don Lutz beat Emile Dusek in 14:11 Ernie Dusek drew Manuel Cortez 20:00 Att: "2,000 mat addicts" 9/4/57 Montreal, Quebec, Canada @ Forum Wladek Kowalski & Gene Kiniski beat Tosh Togo & Great Togo 2-0 Bobby Managoff drew Dick The Bruiser Larry Moquin beat Ernie Dusek dq Don Lutz drew Emil Dusek Paul Baillargeon beat Mike Paidousis promoter: Eddie Quinn Att: 9,000 fans Notes: The Montreal Star estimated that Gene Kiniski was going to make $75,000 “or more” this year. He was reportedly the biggest attraction in Toronto in years. 9/5/57 Ottawa, Ontario, Canada @ Auditorium Chicken Wire Fence Match Wladek Killer Kowalski ddq Dick The Bruiser in 3rd fall 1 Kowalski pinned Bruiser in 6:15 after a body slam 2 Bruiser beat Kowalski in 7:00 3 Both wrestlers were dq'ed for fighting outside the ring Bobby Managoff beat Tiger Tasker (sub Lee Henning) in 13:14 Paul Baillargeon beat Joe Christie dq in 18:00 Larry Moquin beat Mike Paidousis with a reverse full nelson in 15:27 Att: "close to 3,000 wrestling fanatics" 9/11/57 Montreal, Quebec, Canada @ Forum NWA Champion Edouard Carpentier beat Gene Kiniski on a 3rd fall walkaway COR Kiniski initially won the third fall, but it was found out that he had used the bottom rope for leverage. The match continued, but Kiniski left the ring and refused to return. Bobby Managoff beat Frank Valois in 14:00 Dick The Bruiser beat Don Lutz Andre Bollet beat Joe Christie Bob Legs Langevin drew Manuel Cortez promoter: Eddie Quinn referee: Danny Murray 9/12/57 Ottawa, Ontario, Canada @ Auditorium Dick The Bruiser beat Bobby Managoff 2/3 1 Bruiser beat Managoff with an “upside down bear hug” in 8:47 2 Managoff beat Bruiser in 7:55 3 Bruiser pinned Managoff in 4:10 Joe Christie beat Don Lutz in 14:10 Billy Red Lyons beat Gypsy Joe dq in 9:00 Eddie Auger drew Al Korman 20:00 Att: “some 2,000 angry fans” 9/16/57 NY, NY @ MSG Argentina Rocca curfew draw Edouard Carpentier 40:00 Ricki Starr beat Karl Von Hess dq in 5:15 Miguel Perez beat Larry Hamilton in 12:27 Dr. Jerry Graham & Roy Shire drew Mark Lewin & Donn Lewin when the 30 minute time limit expired in the 3rd fall Dick The Bruiser beat Larry Moquin in 9:47 Eduardo Castillo beat Eric Von Hess in 5:10 Danny McShain drew Rey Urbano 10:00 Killer Kowalski vs Chief Big Heart Felix Lamban vs Sandor Kovacs Note: The last two matches did not take place due to the length of the main event. 9/18/57 Montreal, Quebec, Canada @ Forum NWA Champion Edouard Carpentier no contest Dick The Bruiser in 3rd fall seven wrestlers had to pry Bruiser off Carpentier Don Eagle beat Al Korman Bobby Managoff beat Billy Red Lyons Johnny Rougeau beat Bob Legs Langevin Larry Moquin beat Gypsy Joe promoter: Eddie Quinn 9/19/57 Ottawa, Ontario, Canada @ Auditorium No Time Limit, Referee Art LeGrand Bobby Managoff beat Dick The Bruiser on a 3rd fall dq 1 Managoff beat Bruiser in 12:21 2 Bruiser beat Managoff in 4:10 3 Bruiser was dq'ed in 21 seconds after he reportedly scooped sand off the arena floor and tossed the sand into the eyes of Managoff and referee Legrand Yvon Robert beat Al Korman in 9:21 Johnny Rougeau beat Joe Christie in 7:40 Eddie Auger drew Emile DuPre Att: "some 2,000 furious mat enthusiasts" 9/21/57 Milwaukee, WI @ Arena Verne Gagne & Wilbur Snyder beat Boris Volkoff & Nicoli Volkoff Pat O'Connor beat Angelo Poffo Larry Chene beat Gino Angelo Don Leo Jonathan no contest Dick The Bruiser att: 6,723 9/25/57 Montreal, Quebec, Canada @ Forum Killer Kowalski & Dick The Bruiser beat Pat O'Connor & Bobby Managoff on a 3rd fall COR During the third fall, Kowalski came out alone, saying that Bruiser was injured. Bruiser ran out and attacked O’Connor outside the ring, leading to the finish. Johnny Rougeau dcor Tarzan Zorra Manuel Cortez beat Al Korman Joe Christie drew Billy Red Lyons promoter: Eddie Quinn Notes: Kowalski returned to Montreal from time in California. He said he had a “two week holiday.” Tarzan Zorra reportedly gained his “first fame in North Africa, has since been in Europe, Australia and Thailand.” The Montreal Star indicated that Johnny Rougeau was “pointing to become the successor to Yvon Robert.” 10/2/57 Montreal, Quebec, Canada @ Forum NWA Champion Edouard Carpentier beat Gene Kiniski when the referee halted action during the third fall because Kiniski “could no longer defend himself” Dick The Bruiser dcor Bobby Managoff Tarzan Zorra drew Andre Bollet 20:00 Johnny Rougeau beat Joe Christie Emile Dupre beat Bob Legs Langevin promoter: Eddie Quinn referee: Danny Murray 10/3/57 Ottawa, Ontario, Canada @ Auditorium Edouard Carpentier beat Dick The Bruiser on a 3rd fall dq 1 Bruiser beat Carpentier with a reverse back stretch in 10:57 2 Carpentier beat Bruiser in 3:50 3 Bruiser was dq'ed in 3:00 Tarzan Zorra beat Bobby Managoff dq in 16:10 when Bobby slugged the referee Yvon Robert beat Frank Valois in 10:27 Eddie Auger drew Bob Legs Langevin 20:00 Att: “Well over 3,000 wrestling addicts” 10/9/57 Montreal, Quebec, Canada @ Forum Killer Kowalski & Dick Afflis beat Pat O'Connor & Bobby Managoff 2/3 Managoff initially won the third fall over Bruiser, but was disqualified after he pushed the referee and continued to attack his opponent. Bruiser carried a small table into the ring, but Managoff grabbed it. The newspaper reported that this melee continued for 10 minutes. Manuel Cortez beat Gene Dubuque Tarzan Zorra beat Frank Valois Ovila Asselin drew Eddie Auger Larry Moquin drew Jim Bernard promoter: Eddie Quinn referees: Ray Belec, Barney Tucker Notes: The main event was staged at 9:00, reportedly the earliest a main event had ever been staged in Montreal. Television began at 10:00, which was changed from 9:00. 10/10/57 Washington DC Antonino Rocca beat Skull Murphy COR 17:00 Tarzan Kowalski beat Luis Martinez Dick Afflis beat Aldo Venturi Yukon Eric beat Soldier Barry via pin Danny McShain beat Luis Martinez 10/15/57 NY, NY @ MSG Argentina Rocca & Miguel Perez beat Killer Kowalski & Dick The Bruiser 2-0, 1st fall by dq Yukon Eric beat Skull Murphy in 11:26 Danny McShain beat Donn Lewin in 12:42 Dr. Jerry Graham & Roy Shire beat Luis Martinez & Eduardo Castillo 2/3 in 33:12 Ludvig Von Krupp beat Cowboy Rocky Lee in 6:09 Paul Berger beat Rey Urbano in 9:08 10/16/57 Montreal, Quebec, Canada @ Forum Pat O'Connor & Bobby Managoff beat Killer Kowalski & Dick The Bruiser 2/3 Johnny Rougeau beat Gene Dubuque Mariano Califfa drew Maurice Vachon Tarzan Zorra beat Emile Dupre Mighty Ursus beat Manuel Cortez in 17:00 promoter: Eddie Quinn referee: Jersey Joe Walcott Att: 7,000 fans 10/17/57 Ottawa, Ontario, Canada @ Auditorium Special Referee: Jersey Joe Walcott Bobby Managoff & Yvon Robert vs Dick The Bruiser & Wladek Kowalski 2/3 Tarzan Zorro vs Manuel Cortez Mighty Ursus vs Frank Valois Jim Bernard vs Johnny Rougeau 10/25/57 Moline, IL @ Wharton Field House Reggie Lisowski & Stan Lisowski vs Dick The Bruiser & Don McClarty Notes: Card canceled due to flu epidemic. Note: Taken from the Reggie "The Crusher" Lisowski Record Book published by George Lentz. George might have the complete card. 10/26/57 Milwaukee, WI @ Arena Penalty Belt Match Don Leo Jonathan beat Verne Gagne Reggie Lisowski & Stan Lisowski beat Larry Chene & Carl Engstrom Wilbur Snyder & Dick The Bruiser beat Angelo Poffo & Bronko Lubich Mae Weston beat Rose Roman att: 5,289 10/30/57 Madison, WI @ Dane County Fairgrounds Arena 6 Man Battle Royal opened the card and determined the night's bouts Tony Silipini beat Dick the Bruiser dq after Bruiser won the first fall Billy Goelz beat Angelo Poffo when Bronko Lubich hit Goelz with a cane Bobby Managoff beat Gino Angelo via pin US Women's Champion Barbara Baker vs Sharon Lass Referee: Einar Olsen. Note: Tony Silipini and Angelo Poffo were subs for The Sheik of Araby and Larry Chene 11/6/57 Benton Harbor, MI @ Armory US Champion Wilbur Snyder beat Dick the Bruiser on a reverse decision 3rd fall dq 1 Snyder beat Bruiser with an abdominal twist in 10:00 2 Bruiser beat Snyder with a piledriver. 3 Snyder could not continue; Bruiser was declared the winner, but then was disqualified by referee Frank Scoma when Bruiser tried to continue Tony Sillipini beat Gino Angelo 2-0 Doug Lindsey (sub Bad Boy Joe) no decision Johnny Gilbert when both wrestlers were KO'ed after colliding 11/7/57 Denver, CO @ Auditorium Arena United States Champion Verne Gagne beat Rip Rogers 2/3 1 Rogers beat Gagne in 10:08 2 Gagne beat Rogers in 5:20 3 Gagne beat Rogers in 6:43 Rogers was billed as the Southwest Champion Bob Elliott beat Dick the Bruiser 2/3 utc 1 Bruiser beat Elliott in 15:17 2 Elliott beat Bruiser in 40 seconds 3 Bruiser was unable to continue due to a injured back Jim Wright beat Jerry Woods in 22:50 Juan Garcia drew Danno McDonald 20:00 promoter: Mike London Att: 2,600 fans 11/9/57 Chicago, IL @ Marigold Arena Dick The Bruiser & Angelo Poffo beat Wilbur Snyder & Bobby Managoff 11/12/57 Hammond, IN @ Civic Center Dick the Bruiser vs Bobby Managoff Boris Volkoff & Nicoli Volkoff vs Pedro Godoy & Alberto Godoy The Sheik vs George Drake 11/13/57 Benton Harbor, MI @ Armory US Champion Wilbur Snyder vs Dick the Bruiser Tony Sillipini vs George Drake Lou Eisenhart & Tim Hampton vs Dave Moore & Roy Greenlee Note: November 14 paper is missing. 11/14/57 Indianapolis, IN @ The Armory Wilbur Snyder beat Dick Afflis on a 3rd fall dq Boris Volkoff & Nicoli Volkoff beat George Drake & Carl Engstrom 2/3 Bobby Managoff beat Gino Angelo in 15:00 matchmaker: Dick Patton referee: Connie Marker Notes: The local press built up the Snyder-Afflis match as a bout between ex-football stars. “Snyder did his grid chores for Utah University before entering Canadian pro ball, while Afflis, a former Shortridge athlete, starred with Purdue, Nevada, and the pro Green Bay Packers.” 11/19/57 NY, NY @ MSG Argentina Rocca & Edouard Carpentier beat Dick The Bruiser & Dr. Jerry Graham (sub Killer Kowalski) Miguel Perez beat Danny McShain utc in 14:38 Pat O'Connor drew Don Eagle 20:00 Ludvig Von Krupp & Karl Von Hess drew Luis Martinez & Edouard Castillo when the time limit expired in the 3rd fall Skull Murphy beat Great Scott in 11:45 Chief Big Heart beat Paul Berger in 7:30 Felix Lamban (sub Dr. Jerry Graham) beat Legs Langevin in 5:20 Att: 12,987, Gate: $38,153 Note: This was the night of the riot and Bruiser being suspended for life at MSG is a myth. In reality Rocca and Graham were fined $1000 each. Bruiser was fined $500. Carpentier was fined $100. 11/21/57 Indianapolis, IN @ The Armory penalty belt match, both men were penalized and forced to wear the belt Wilbur Snyder beat Dick “Bruiser” Afflis on a 3rd fall COR Billy Two Rivers beat Don DeCortez in 3:00 Bobby Managoff beat The Sheik of Araby dq in 12:00 matchmaker: Dick Patton referee: Connie Marker announcer: Ed Smith Notes: According to the November 21, 1957 edition of the Indianapolis Star, “pro wrestling will unveil a new penalty method at the Armory tonight; The Indiana State Athletic Commission has granted matchmaker Dick Patton the right to give the penelty belt a trial run in tonight’s rematch [between Afflis and Snyder]; The belt can be applied in 30 seconds and is called into play when a contestant commits a major foul. Once clamped into place, the belt restricts the offending matman to the use of only one arm. First infractions call for a one minute belt penalty. Subsequent periods are for two and three minutes." 11/23/57 Chicago, IL @ Marigold Arena Dick the Bruiser drew Bobby Managoff Wilbur Snyder beat Angelo Poffo Carl Engstrom beat Roy Rogers Ivan the Terrible beat Johnny Gilbert Alberto Godoy & Pedro Godoy beat Duke Demitri & Ned Taylor 11/25/57 Hammond, IN @ Civic Center Wilbur Snyder & Alberto Godoy & Pedro Godoy vs Dick the Bruiser & Boris Volkoff & Nicoli Volkoff Bobby Managoff vs Angelo Poffo Bronko Lubich vs Buddy Hack NOTE: Hammond Fraternal Order of Police Youth benefit show ... This is the organization which a young Dorrance (Dory) Funk served as treasurer during its founding year, 1936 11/27/57 Madison, WI @ Dane County Fairgrounds Arena Don Leo Jonathan beat Dick the Bruiser 2/3 1 Bruiser beat Jonathan 2 Jonathan beat Bruiser after a Mormon Sycle 3 Jonathan pinned Bruiser Tony Silipini & Jack Allen (sub Jerry Woods) beat Don DeCortez & The Sheik of Araby (sub Gino Angelo) Joan Ballard beat Barbara Baker in 14:00 Referee: Einar Olsen 11/28/57 Indianapolis, IN @ The Armory Dick “Bruiser” Afflis ddq The Sheik of Araby Nicoli Volkoff beat Bobby Managoff on a 3rd fall COR Rose Roman beat Ramona TeSelle 2/3 in the finals of a five girl wrestle royal (number eliminated: Barbara Baker, Sharon Lass, Joan Ballard) Sharon Lass beat Joan Ballard via pin in 10:00 with an airplane spin matchmaker: Dick Patton referee: Harry Burris Att: 2,200 fans Notes: Special Thanksgiving show. The five girl wrestle royal was said to be the first in Indianapolis wrestling history. 12/4/57 Montreal, Quebec, Canada @ Forum Johnny Rougeau beat Andre Bollet (sub Edouard Carpentier) 2/3 1 Bollet beat Rougeau 2 Rougeau beat Bollet in 48 seconds 3 Rougeau beat Nollet Bearcat Wright drew Dick the Bruiser Manuel Cortez drew Danny McShain Larry Moquin beat Maurice Vachon dq Ovila Asselin beat Angelo Savoldi dq promoter: Eddie Quinn Note: Edouard Carpentier reportedly was stuck in New York due to bad weather. 12/5/57 Ottawa, Ontario, Canada @ Auditorium Edouard Carpentier & Andre Bollet vs Danny McShain & Dick The Bruiser 2/3 Bearcat Wright vs Angelo Savoldi 30:00 Manuel Cortez vs Bob Legs Langevin Ovila Asselin vs Gerry Terenne 12/9/57 NY, NY @ MSG Argentina Rocca & Miguel Perez beat Dr Jerry Graham & Danny McShain on a 3rd fall dq in 25:19 Killer Kowalski beat Mark Lewin in 5:50 Dick The Bruiser beat Donn Lewin in 9:32 Chieg Big Heart dcor Chris Tolos in in 6:35 Don Eagle drew John Tolos Roy Shire beat Edouard Castillo in 13:04 Felix Lamban beat Skull Murphy in 12:17 Luis Martinez beat Ludwig Von Krupp in dq in 9:30 Att: 9,264, gate: $24,866.34 12/11/57 Montreal, Quebec, Canada @ Forum Special Referee: Jack Sharkey Montreal World Champion Killer Kowalski beat Johnny Rougeau Bearcat Wright drew Dick the Bruiser Maurice Vachon beat Sandor Kovacs Larry Moquin ddq Danny McShain Manuel Cortez beat Angelo Savoldi promoter: Eddie Quinn Notes: Bruiser was also scheduled to wrestle Antonino Rocca in Racine, WI that night. Nicoli Volkoff subbed for Bruiser in Racine. It was reported that Kowalski was returning to action after several weeks in the hospital. 12/12/57 Ottawa, Ontario, Canada @ Auditorium Referee Jack Sharkey Wladek Kowalski & Dick The Bruiser vs Bearcat Wright & Johnny Rougeau 2/3 Danny McShain vs Sandor Kovacs Andre Bollet vs Manuel Cortez Ovila Asselin vs Angelo Savoldi 12/13/57 Chicago, IL @ International Amphitheatre Argentina Rocca drew NWA Champion Edouard Carpentier Dick the Bruiser (sub Don Leo Jonathan) beat Wilbur Snyder to win the United States Heavyweight Title Boris Volkoff & Nicoli Volkoff beat Alberto Godoy & Bobby Managoff Pat O'Connor beat Bob Legs Langevin Billy Two Rivers beat Harry Lewis promoter: Fred Kohler Att: 6,028 fans, gate: $14,620 Note: According to Wrestling Life magazine and other sources, Bruiser and Snyder traded the U.S. Title on Saturday, December 14, 1957, but that date is wrong. 12/14/57 Omaha, NE @ Civic Auditorium Verne Gagne beat Dick the Bruiser on a 3rd fall dq 1 Gagne beat Bruiser 2 Bruiser beat Gagne with a backbreaker 3 Bruiser was dq'ed for hitting the referee Bruiser went wild following the decision and Jack Pesek, Ernie Dusek and Thor Hagen ran to the ring to help quelm the fighting Karl Von Hess beat Joe Hamilton in 15:56 Jack Pesek beat Lou Plummer in 9:20 promoter: Joe Dusek referee: Tom Novak Att: 4,165 fans 12/16/57 Hammond, IN @ Civic Center Boris Volkoff & Nicoli Volkoff vs Dick the Bruiser & The Sheik Bobby Managoff vs Gino Angelo Alberto Godoy vs Jack Wilson 12/18/57 Montreal, Quebec, Canada @ Forum Edouard Carpentier & Bearcat Wright ddq Wladek Kowalski & Danny McShain (sub Dick The Bruiser) 1 McShain pinned Wright 2 Wright pinned McShain 3 Both teams were dq'ed Andre Bollet ddq Maurice Vachon Larry Moquin beat Angelo Savoldi Manuel Cortez drew Bob “Legs” Langevin promoter: Eddie Quinn referees: Sammy Mack, Paul Pierard Att: 4,000+ fans Note: Dick the Bruiser reportedly was stuck in Chicago 12/19/57 Ottawa, Ontario, Canada @ Auditorium No Time Limit NWA Champion Edouard Carpentier vs Danny McShain 2/3 Dick The Bruiser vs Bearcat Wright 2/3 Johnny Rougeau & Manuel Cortez vs Angelo Savoldi & Maurice Vachon Bob Legs Langevin vs Larry Moquin Note: Carpentier billed as NWA Champion in advertisement. 12/27/57 Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada @ Civic Auditorium Two Referees Harold Nelson & Red Eakin Fabulous Kangaroos Al Costello & Roy Heffernan beat Atomic Blonds Johnny Valentine & Chet Wallick on a 3rd fall dq 1 Heffernan pinned Valentine in 10 seconds. Johnny had been hit with a bommerang before the match began. 2 Valentine pinned Hefferan in 24:00 3 Valentine was dq’ed for net letting Costello back into the ring Verne Gagne beat Sonny Myers in 20:00 with a Sleeper Hold Johnny Valentine (sub Bruiser Afflis) beat Thor Hagen via pin in 19:20 after Thor missed a drop kick Don Leo Jonathan beat Jack Pesek in 18:00 with a backbreaker Att: “2,500 fans” Note: The December 28, 1957 edition of the Winnipeg Free Press stated Bruiser "had the flu." 12/28/57 Omaha, NE @ Civic Auditorium Dick the Bruiser beat Don Leo Jonathan 1 Bruiser beat Jonathan in 14:01 2 Jonathan beat Bruiser 3 Bruiser beat Jonathan after the match, Jonathan cut his opponent’s head open and Bruiser needed 7 stitches United States Champion Verne Gagne beat Ernie Dusek in 24:50 Thor Hagen beat Angelo Silipini in 20:15 Bobby Bruns beat Tommy O’Toole in 15:11 promoter: Joe Dusek announcer: Ed Morgan att: 5,614 fans, gate: $6,324 Credit to the usual suspects including Don Luce Montreal, Rich Tate and Becky Taylor Georgia, JMK Hammond, George Lentz Wisconsin and Benton Harbor, Tim Hornbaker Indianapolis, Fred Hornby and Scott Teal MSG, Washington DC Ron Witmer and Baltimore Steve Johnson. I found the Ottawa results myself on google news awhile back. There might be more of them. Note: Corrected some typos and spelling errors. Note: Added one more card from a Chicago suburb called Hodgkins. Also added some info about Bruiser being double booked on 12/11/57. Time to move on to 1958. Note: Added 3 Denver cards from Tim Hornbaker. Note: Added one Chicago Marigold card from Redman. Note: Made some more well needed edits. Note: Added two Miami Beach listings and one partial result from New Haven, CT Note: Added a bunch of fall listings Note: Added even more fall listings Note: Added results to some of the Ottawa lineups Note: Added multiple listings from George Lentz, JMK and Tim Hornbaker. Note: Corrected some typos and the like. Note: Added a few cards and made even more corrections. Note: Did more edits and added the complete 12/9/57 MSG card. Note: Added three Florida cards from Kriss. Note: Added a Rome, GA lineup from Fantasmagori. Note: Added a few more Ottawa, Ontario, Canada cards. Note: Added a Chicago card from Fantasmagori. Note: Added a Winnipeg card that Bruiser no showed. Note: Added Indiana cards from Tim Tassler |
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1/4/58 Omaha, NE @ Civic Auditorium Texas Death Match Dick The Bruiser beat Don Leo Jonathan in 7th fall NWA Nebraska/Iowa Tag Team Champions Ernie Dusek & Emile Dusek beat Mike DiBiase & Bobby Bruns Women's Champion Lorraine Johnson beat Kay Noble Ernie Dusek drew Mike DiBiase promoter: Joe Dusek Att: 6,903 fans, gate: $7,491 1/7/58 Lake Worth, FL @ American Legion Arena Enrique Torres beat Dick the Bruiser on a 3rd fall dq 1 Bruiser pinned Torres in 13:00 2 Torres beat Bruiser in 9:00 with a flying body scissors 3 Bruiser was dq'ed for knocking the referee down China Mira beat Jeanette Collins in 21:00 Tito Infante beat Irish Jackie 2/3 1/8/58 Miami, FL @ Biscayne Arena Dick the Bruiser vs Sandor Kovacs Nick Roberts vs Ike Eakins Judy Glover vs Kathy Starr 1/9/58 Fort Lauderdale, FL @ War Memorial Auditorium Special Referee Joey Maxim Dick the Bruiser vs Ike Eakins Only match listed on clipping 1/10/58 Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada @ Civic Auditorium Hard Boiled Haggerty & Joe Pazandak beat Fabulous Kangaoos Al Costello & Roy Heffernan 2/3 1 Haggerty pinned Heffernan in 13:00 2 Costello beat Pazandak 3 Pazandak pinned Heffernan Johnny Rougeau beat Chet Wallick dq in 15:00 Bruiser Afflis beat Farmer Don Marlin via pin in 10:20 after a piledriver Red Bastien drew Thor Hagen 20:00 1/11/58 Omaha, NE @ Civic Auditorium World Title Claimant Edouard Carpentier beat Dick the Bruiser on a 3rd fall dq 1 Carpentier beat Bruiser in 8:55 2 Bruiser beat Carpentier in 12:55 3 Bruiser was dq'ed when hit the referee with a steel chair Thor Hagen beat Legs Langevin 2/3 Emile Dusek beat Red McIntyre Sonny Myers beat Jim Lake Promoter: Joe Dusek Att: 4,910 fans, gate: $5,660 1/13/58 Tampa, FL @ Fort Homer Hesterly Armory Don Eagle beat Dick the Bruiser on a 3rd fall dq Enrique Torres beat Jerry Turenne Tito Infante & Corrine Cordero (sub Barbara Baker) beat Irish Jackie & Kathy Starr (sub Jeanette Collins) Att: "crowd estimated at more than 2,000 fans" 1/14/58 Lake Worth, FL @ Legion Arena Enrique Torres beat Dick the Bruiser on a 3rd fall dq Tiny Tim & Helen Hild beat Pee Wee James & Kathy Starr Helen Hild beat Kathy Starr dq Att: "more than 1,000 fans" 1/15/58 St. Petersburg, FL @ National Guard Armory Dick the Bruiser double knockout Enrique Torres in 3rd fall Tiny Tim & Tito Infante beat Pee Wee James & Irish Jackie Nick Roberts beat John Smith in 11:00 1/17/58 Miami Beach, FL @ Auditorium Edouard Carpentier beat Dick the Bruiser on a 3rd fall COR Helen Hild beat Dot Dotson in 21:00 Tito Infante beat Irish Jackie 2/3 1/18/58 Bradenton, FL @ Armory Dick the Bruiser vs Ray Villmer Southern Women's Champion Judy Glover vs Corrine Cordero BlackJack Dilon vs Jerry Turenne 1/20/58 Sarasota, FL @ Legion Arena Dick the Bruiser vs Ted Christy ref for match is Doran O'Hara Jerry Christy vs Harry Smith (sub John Smith) Southern Women's Champion Judy Glover vs Corrine Cordero 1/21/58 Fort Myers, FL @ National Guard Armory Ted Christy & Jerry Christy beat Dick the Bruiser & John Smith on a 2nd fall COR, 1st fall by dq Miss Dot Dotson beat Miss Mae Marston (Weston?) 2/3 Jerry Christy drew John Smith 1/24/58 Miami Beach, FL @ Auditorium Enrique Torres beat Dick the Bruiser on a 3rd fall dq Mr. Moto beat John Smith in 23:00 Judy Glover beat Dot Dotson 2/3 in 27:00 Promoter: Chris Dundee 1/25/58 Bradenton, FL @ Armory Dick the Bruiser vs Ray Villmer Miss Barbara Baker vs Miss Dot Dotson Larry Williams vs Tony Martinelli 1/27/58 Sarasota, FL @ Legion Arena Ted Christy beat Dick the Bruiser on a 2nd fall dq, 1st fall by dq as well Miss Barbara Baker beat Miss Kathy Starr (sub Miss Corrine Cordero) 2/3 Jerry Turenne beat Larry Williams (sub Pete Managoff) 1/31/58 Chicago, IL @ International Amphitheatre World Heavyweight Champion Edouard Carpentier beat Don Leo Jonathan 2/3 1 Carpentier beat Jonathan 17:10 2 Jonathan beat Carpentier in 11:10 3 Carpentier beat Jonathan in 9:45 Dick the Bruiser dcor Wilbur Snyder in 3rd fall 1 Snyder beat Bruiser in 1:10 2 Bruiser beat Snyder in 11:35 3 double countout in 7:15 Bobby Managoff & Pat O'Connor & Tony Sillipini beat Reggie Lisowski & Stan Lisowski & Ivan The Terrible 2/3 Bob Konovosky beat Bob Legs Langevin promoter: Fred Kohler Att: 5,513 fans, gate: $15,206.20 2/1/58 Omaha, NE @ Civic Auditorium Edouard Carpentier beat Dick the Bruiser 2/3 1 Bruiser beat Carpentier in 10:40 2 Carpentier beat Bruiser in 7:20 3 Carpentier beat Bruiser in 5:06 During the match, a member of the audience was allowed two punches on the Bruiser while he was being held by four police officers. The punches formed a welt above his left eye and drew blood from his mouth Hans Schmidt beat Thor Hagen by submission Sonny Myers beat Legs Langevin Ronnie Etchison beat Lee Henning in 18:03 promoter: Joe Dusek Att: 4,221 fans, gate: $4,985 2/3/58 Tampa, FL @ Fort Homer Hesterly Armory Winners Takes All Chief War Eagle & Don Eagle beat Jack Vansky & Dick The Bruiser in overtime Tony Martinelli beat Duke Keomuka dq when Keomuka used an illegal sleeper hold Chris Zaharias drew Alberto Torres att: "Tampa's largest wrestling crowd about 4,000 brave souls" 2/7/58 Miami Beach, FL @ Auditorium Mr Moto beat Dick The Bruiser dq Sandor Kovacs & Tony Martinelli beat Ernie Dusek & Pete Man Mountain Managoff Helen Hild beat Betty Hawkins 2/8/58 Dade City, FL @ Armory Dick The Bruiser vs Ray Villmer 2/3 60:00 Duke Keomuka vs Tony Martinelli 2/3 45:00 Barbara Baker vs Betty Hawkins 30:00 2/10/58 Tampa, FL @ Fort Homer Hesterly Armory Giant Gasparilla Wrestling Card Edouard Carpentier vs Dick The Bruiser Duke Keomuka vs Ray Villmer Nell Stewart & Betty Hawkins vs Judy Glover & Barbara Baker 2/21/58 Omaha, NE @ Civic Auditorium Dick The Bruiser beat Hans Schmidt on a 3rd fall dq when Schmidt hit the referees, first Jerry Adam, then Johnny Lehl with a chair Ivan The Terrible beat Thor Hagen Sonny Myers beat Rip Hawk 2/3 Jack Pesek drew Bull Montana promoter: Joe Dusek referees: Jerry Adam, Johnny Lehl Att: 6,760 fans, gate: $7,288 2/24/58 NY, NY @ MSG Argentina Rocca & Miguel Perez beat Chris Tolos & John Tolos 2/3 in 20:51 Edouard Carpentier beat Dick The Bruiser in 9:30 Ricki Starr beat The Sheik in 6:30 Pat O'Connor drew Killer Kowalski 20:00 Bolo Hakawa beat Paul Berger in 5:45 Luis Martinez drew Karl Von Hess 10:00 Ludwig Von Krupp beat Felix Lamban in 5:38 Roy Shire beat Edouard Castillo in 11:22 Jesse James drew Ace Freeman 10:00 2/27/58 Sheboygan, WI @ Armory Verne Gagne beat Reggie Lisowski 2/3 1 Gagne beat Lisowski 2 Lisowski beat Gagne 3 Gagne beat Lisowski Dick The Bruiser beat Stan Lisowski Rose Roman & Sharon Lass beat Ada Ash & Ramona TeSelle Att: "One of the largest crowds to attend a sporting spectacle in town for anything save North-Central basketball games" 2/28/58 St. Joseph, MO @ City Auditorium Dick the Bruiser beat Thor Hagen 2/3 Don Curtis & Sonny Myers beat Bob Geigel & Otto “Baron” Von Krupp 2/3 Kay Noble beat Millie Stafford in 11:00 Danny O’Shocker beat Rip Hawk dq promoter: Gust Karras Att: 3,000 fans 3/1/58 Omaha, NE @ Civic Auditorium Texas Death Match Dick The Bruiser beat Hans Schmidt in 12th fall Bruiser reportedly was fined $250 dollars for taking the match out of the ring Jack Pesek drew Larry Hamilton Bobby Bruns beat Jim Lake Thor Hagen beat Frank Altman 3/5/58 Montreal, Quebec, Canada @ Forum World Title Claimant Edouard Carpentier no contest Mike Sharpe in 3rd fall 1 Sharpe beat Caroentier 2 Carpentier beat Sharpe 3 Referee Sammy Mack was knocked out and Ed Sharpe interfered. On behalf of Carpentier, Johnny Rougeau followed Ben to the mat and a fight ensued. Dick the Bruiser ddq Tarzan Zorra Ben Sharpe beat Manuel Cortez Bearcat Wright beat Baron Gattoni Larry Moquin beat Bob "Legs" Langevin promoter: Eddie Quinn 3/6/58 Ottawa, Ontario, Canada @ Auditorium No Time Limit, Referees Barney Turner & Art LeGrand Wladek Kowalski & Dick The Bruiser ddq Ben Sharpe & Mike Sharpe in 3rd fall 1 Bruiser beat Ben Sharpe by submission 2 Ben Sharpe beat Bruiser by submission with a step over toe hold 3 Both teams were dq’ed Bearcat Wright beat Bob Langevin in 11:21 Tarzan Zorro beat Baron Gattoni by submission Manuel Cortez beat Yvon Racicot in 13:44 Att: “about 3,000 fans” 3/7/58 Chicago, IL @ International Amphitheatre Dick the Bruiser & Hans Schmidt beat Verne Gagne & Pat O'Connor 2/3 1 Bruiser & Schmidt won in 18:25 2 Gagne & O’Connor won in 7:40 3 Bruiser & Schmidt won in 8:06 Angelo Poffo beat Ivan The Terrible in 12:13 Bob Konovsky beat Ruffy Silverstein in 13:45 Alex Karras beat Chest Bernard in 3:41 Lulu Mae Provo & Ethel Johnson beat Babs Wingo & Betty White 2/3 promoter: Fred Kohler Att: 4,150 fans, gate: $10,002.20 Note: The show drew the second smallest crowd in Fred Kohler’s nine year history of promoting professional wrestling at the International Amphitheater. The show also marked his Kohler’s 10,000th wrestling bout promoted. 3/12/58 Benton Harbor, MI @ Armory Dick The Bruiser & Angelo Poffo vs Boris Volkoff & Nicoli Volkoff Cowboy Carlson vs Bronco Lubich Gypsy Joe vs Carl Engstrom 3/13/58 Kansas City, KS @ Memorial Hall Bob Geigel beat Otto Von Krupp on a 3rd fall COR Ronnie Etchison beat Dick the Bruiser by reverse decision Lorraine Johnson & Millie Stafford beat Mary Jane Mull & Kay Noble 2/3 Don Curtis & Sonny Myers drew Rip Hawk & Bull Montana 30:00 3/14/58 St. Joseph, MO @ City Auditorium United States Champion Verne Gagne beat Don Curtis 2/3 Dick the Bruiser beat Joe Dusek 2-0 when Dusek was unable to continue Larry Hamilton & Sonny Myers beat Bob Geigel & Bull Montana Joe Hamilton drew Danny O’Shocker 15:00 promoter: Gust Karras Att: 3,500 fans Note: No show on Friday, March 21, 1958 due to the Women’s National AAU Basketball Tournament. 3/15/58 Omaha, NE @ Civic Auditorium US TV Champion Verne Gagne beat Dick the Bruiser NWA Nebraska/Iowa Tag Team Champions Ernie Dusek & Emile Dusek beat Jack Pesek & Mike DiBiase Ivan The Terrible beat Alberto Godoy Jack Pesek beat Emile Dusek dq promoter: Joe Dusek referees: Johnny Ace, Lou Spandle Att: 7,035 fans Note: Evening show. 3/19/58 Madison, WI @ Dane County Fairgrounds Arena World Champion Edouard Carpentier beat Dick the Bruiser on a 3rd fall COR 1 Bruiser beat Carpentier with an upside down submission 2 Carpentier pinned Bruiser 3 Bruiser was counted out of the ring Bob Konovsky & Billy Goelz beat Legs Langevin & Bronco Lubich Angelo Poffo beat Alberto Godoy via pin 3/20/58 Indianapolis, IN @ Armory Bobby Managoff beat Boris Volkoff 2/3 Dick “Bruiser” Afflis beat Jack Wilson in 11:00 with an upside down bearhug Alberto Godoy beat Nicoli Volkoff dq in 9:00 when Volkoff used a piledriver, which was banned in Indiana Sharon Lass beat Ramona TeSelle via pin in 19:00 after an airplane spin matchmaker: Dick Patton Notes: Lass was said to be from Tulsa. Wilson was from Chicago. Godoy was billed as being from South America. 3/22/58 Chicago, IL @ Marigold Arena Dick the Bruiser beat Bobby Managoff on a 3rd fall dq 1 Bruiser beat Managoff in 19:57 2 Managoff beat Bruiser in 4:06 3 Managoff was dq'ed in 33:06 Boris Volkoff & Nicoli Volkoff beat Bronko Lubich & Angelo Poffo 2/3 Cowboy Carlson beat Don Cortez Gypsy Joe beat Bob Kappel Alberto Godoy beat Jack Wilson promoter: Fred Kohler Att: 1,242 fans 3/26/58 Sheboygan, WI @ Armory US Champion Dick The Bruiser double knockout Verne Gagne in 3rd fall 1 Bruiser beat Gagne 2 Gagne beat Bruiser 3 both men collapsed in the 3rd fall and were counted out by the referee Gypsy Joe won a 6 Man Battle Royal with all wrestlers blindfolded by eliminating Don DeCortez Ivan The Terrible beat Cowboy Carlson Carl Engstrom & Billy Goelz beat Gypsy Joe & Don DeCortez 2/3 3/27/58 Indianapolis, IN @ Armory Dick “Bruiser” Afflis (sub Hans Schmidt) dcor Bobby Managoff in 3rd fall Rose Roman beat The Lady Angel dq in 11:00 Bob Konovsky beat Ray Schaeffer in 25:00 Gypsy Joe beat Alberto Godoy in 17:00 matchmaker: Dick Patton referee: Ralph Hamilton Att: 2,300 fans Notes: Affis was a late substitute for Hans Schmidt. According to the Indianapolis Star, Schmidt “had been sidelined by a severe attack of boils, an occupational hazard in the pro wrestling.” 3/28/58 St. Joseph, MO @ City Auditorium Sonny Myers & Yukon Eric beat Dick the Brusier & Bob Geigel 2/3 Larry Hamilton beat Bull Montana 2/3 Montana was fined $25 for shoving the referee Don Curtis beat Lee Henning Joe Hamilton beat Frank Taylor dq Bob Geigel drew Sonny Myers 15:00 promoter: Gust Karras Att: 3,000 fans 3/29/58 Omaha, NE @ Civic Auditorium Dick The Bruiser beat Yukon Eric dq when Eric attacked the referee Tom Novak, promoter Joe Dusek, and Deputy Athletic Commissioner Sam Vacanti Ernie Dusek beat Sonny Myers 2/3 in 33:15 Mike DiBiase beat Frank Taylor Bobby Bruns beat Bull Montana dq promoter: Joe Dusek referee: Tom Novak Att: 5,440 fans, gate: $6,260 4/3/58 Milwaukee, WI @ South Side Armory Angelo Poffo & Bronko Lubich beat Carl Engstrom & Jack Wilson Dick The Bruiser no contest Ivan The Terrible Alberto Godoy beat Gypsy Joe dq 4/5/58 Omaha, NE @ Civic Auditorium Special referee Jersey Joe Walcott Dick the Bruiser beat Yukon Eric 2/3 1 Eric beat Bruiser in 9:45 2 Bruiser beat Eric in 5:25 3 Bruiser beat Eric in 4:40 Walcott punched Bruiser with a right fist Nebraska State Champion Jack Pesek drew Ernie Dusek when the time limit expired in the 3rd fall 1 Pesek beat Dusek in 21:05 2 Dusek beat Pesek in 7:40 3 The time limit expired in the 3rd fall before either man could score the victory Mike DiBiase beat Lee Henning dq Emile Dusek beat Johnny Ace in 14:12 promoter: Joe Dusek Att: 5,124 fans, gate: $5,620 4/9/58 Racine, WI @ Memorial Hall Dick The Bruiser vs Verne Gagne Lady Angel vs Ada Ash Billy Goelz vs Bronco Lubich Bobby Managoff vs Alberto Godoy Promoter: Einar Olsen 4/10/58 Indianapolis, IN @ Armory Dick “The Bruiser” Afflis beat Bill Longson on a 3rd fall COR Nicoli Volkoff beat Johnny Gilbert in 19:00 Ada Ash beat Ramona TeSelle dq in 12:00 Boris Volkoff beat Doug Lindsey in 16:00 matchmaker: Dick Patton referee: Lou Thomas Note: Gilbert was said to be from Atlanta. 4/11/58 Chicago, IL @ International Amphitheatre Verne Gagne beat Dick the Bruiser 2/3 to win US Title 1 Bruiser beat Gagne in 13:20 2 Gagne beat Bruiser in 7:00 3 Gagne beat Bruiser in 4:12 Yukon Eric drew Hans Schmidt 30:00 Pat O'Connor & Bob Konovsky beat Boris Volkoff & Nicoli Volkoff dq Rafael Alvarez beat Gypsy Joe in 12:14 Angelo Poffo drew Bobby Managoff 30:00 Lady Angel beat Sharon Lass in 2:00 promoter: Fred Kohler Att: 6,640 fans, gate: $17,668.39 4/12/58 Omaha, NE @ Civic Auditorium Yukon Eric & Verne Gagne ddq Dick the Bruiser & Hans Schmidt in 3rd fall when the decision was made by Nebraska State Deputy Athletic Commissioner Sam Vacanti after both teams attacked referees Adam and Lehl Ernie Dusek beat Thor Hagen 2/3 Don Curtis beat Rip Hawk in 13:05, Curtis’ local debut Emile Dusek drew Jack Pesek promoter: Joe Dusek referees: Jerry Adam, Johnny Lehl Att: 6,360 fans, gate: $7,260 4/15/58 Sioux City, IA Dick Afflis beat Yukon Eric via pin Ivan the Terrible beat Larry Hamilton Alex Karras beat Chest Bernard 4/16/58 Des Moines, IA Hans Schmidt beat Yukon Eric Dick Afflis beat Jack Pesek Alex Karras beat Ivan the Terrible Chest Bernard beat Alberto Godoy 4/25/58 Fort Atkinson, WI @ Municipal Building Dick The Bruiser vs Bobby Managoff Billy Goelz & Jack Allen vs Alberto Godoy & Jackie Nichols 2/3 Lady Angel vs Sharon Lass 4/26/58 Omaha, NE @ Civic Auditorium World Tag Team Champions Boris Volkoff & Nicoli Volkoff beat Ernie Dusek & Emile Dusek Dick the Bruiser beat Roy McClarty 2/3 Jack Pesek beat Frank Taylor in 16:20 Sonny Myers beat Larry Hamilton dq in 15:21 4/29/58 Hammond, IN @ Civic Center Dick The Bruiser vs Ivan the Terrible Hans Schmidt vs Bobby Managoff Gypsy Joe vs Jackie Nichols Bob Kappel vs Alberto Godoy 5/1/58 Kansas City, KS @ Memorial Hall Yukon Eric beat Lee Henning 2/3 Lady Angel beat Penny Hawkins on a 3rd fall dq Dick the Bruiser no contest Otto Von Krupp Sonny Myers drew Billy Red Lyons 30:00 Joe Scarpa beat Rip Hawk Att: 4,000 referees: Bobby Bruns and Lou Spandle Note from Don Luce: There was a picture of Penny Hawkins. She doesn’t look like Betty Hawkins. 5/2/58 Omaha, NE @ Civic Auditorium Antonino Rocca & Edouard Carpentier beat Dick The Bruiser & Ivan The Terrible 2/3, 2nd fall by dq 1 Bruiser beat Eric in 10:10 2 Bruiser and Ivan were dq'ed 3 Rocca beat Ivan in 4:05 with a backbreaker Ernie Dusek beat Bobby Bruns 2/3 Alex Karras beat Harry Lewis in 5:00, Lewis was Rocca’s road agent Jack Pesek beat Lee Henning dq in 16:32 Note: Special Friday night card promoter: Joe Dusek referees: Chest Bernard, Frank Taylor Att: 4,272 fans, gate: $4,808 Note: That Friday morning, Mrs. Jack Pesek had twins, one boy and one girl. 5/3/58 Sioux City, IA TV Dick Afflis beat Rip Hawk Jack Pesek drew Chest Bernard 5/8/58 Milwaukee, WI @ South Side Armory Dick The Bruiser beat Carl Engstrom by default Farmer Don Marlin beat Don DeCortez Billy Goelz beat Jack Wilson dq 5/10/58 Omaha, NE @ Civic Auditorium Argentina Rocca beat Dick The Bruiser on a 3rd fall dq 1 Rocca beat Bruiser in 11:05 2 Bruiser beat Rocca in 9:26 3 Bruiser was dq'ed Hans Schmidt beat Thor Hagen 2/3 Ivan The Terrible beat Harry Lewis in 1:25 Emile Dusek drew Joe Scarpa promoter: Joe Dusek Att: 4,522 fans, gate: $5,280 5/13/58 Tampa, FL @ Municipal Auditorium Dick the Bruiser vs Ray Villmer Big Ike Eakins & John Paul Henning vs Gene Darval & Jack Vansky John Paul Henning vs Jack Vansky Gene Darval vs Big Ike Eakins Att: 1,650 5/17/58 Chicago, IL @ Marigold Gardens Dick the Bruiser drew Bobby Managoff when the 60 minute time limit expired in the 3rd fall Farmer Don Marlin & Jackie Nichols beat Gypsy Joe & Jack Wilson 2/3 Billy Goelz beat Zack Malkov Jack Allen drew Carl Engstrom Rafael Alvarez beat Bob Kappel promoter: Fred Kohler 5/22/58 Milwaukee, WI @ South Side Armory Dick The Bruiser no contest Edouard Carpentier Bob Konovsky beat Legs Langevin Boris Volkoff & Nicoli Volkoff beat Dick Kettle & Johnny Kace 5/23/58 Omaha, NE @ Civic Auditorium Dick The Bruiser beat Ivan The Terrible 2/3 1 Ivan won the first fall in 3:25 2 Bruiser won the second in 7:05 3 Bruiser won the third in 7:20 Hans Schmidt beat Jack Pesek in 23:16 Roy McClarty beat Lee Henning 2/3 Thor Hagen beat Ricky Sexton in 28:05 Note: Special Friday night card promoter: Joe Dusek Att: 3,709 fans, gate: $2,994 5/24/58 Milwaukee, WI @ Arena Verne Gagne beat Dick The Bruiser (sub Edouard Carpentier) dq Angelo Poffo & Bronko Lubich beat Billy Goelz & Bobby Managoff Ethel Johnson & Lulu Mae Provo beat Betty Hawkins & Mary Reynolds Jackie Nichols beat Jack Wilson att: 3,716 5/29/58 Racine, WI @ Memorial Hall Dick The Bruiser vs Hans Schmidt Ethel Johnson & Lulu Mae Provo vs Jo Ann Juleniex & Betty Hawkins Billy Goelz vs Jackie Nichols 6/1/58 Omaha, NE @ Civic Auditorium US Champion Verne Gagne beat Dick the Bruiser 2/3 1 Gagne beat Bruiser with a clawhold 2 Bruiser pinned Gagne after a kneedrop 3 Gagne pinned Bruiser after smashing Bruiser with a chair Ernie Dusek drew Roy McClarty 45:00 Jack Pesek beat Hans Hermann dq in 18:27 Att: 4,141 Notes: Another listing had an additional result Emile Dusek drew Thor Hagen. It was Appreciation Night with Ladies getting in free with paying adult. promoter: Joe Dusek referee: Jerry Adam Att: 4,141 fans, 1,421 ladies 6/5/58 Fort Wayne, IN @ Coliseum Verne Gagne beat Dick The Bruiser Ada Ash beat Rose Roman Handsome Jackie Nichols beat Jack Wilson 6/6/58 Chicago, IL @ International Amphitheatre Verne Gagne beat Hans Schmidt 2/3 1 Schmidt beat Gagne in 14:10 2 Gagne beat Schmidt in 8:40 3 Gagne beat Schmidt in 12:06 Wilbur Snyder beat Ivan The Terrible in 9:10 Dick the Bruiser beat Roy McClarty in 14:50 Boris Volkoff & Nicoli Volkoff beat Bobby Managoff & Bob Konovsky 2/3 Billy Goelz drew Jackie Nichols Rafael Alvarez beat Duke DeMetri Shirley Strimple beat Ramona TeSelle promoter: Fred Kohler Att: 6,210 fans, gate: $15,210.88 6/12/58 Milwaukee, WI @ South Side Armory Dick The Bruiser beat Angelo Poffo Billy Goelz beat Bronco Lubich Firpo Zbyszko beat Ivan The Terrible Karl Karlsson beat Johnny Kace 6/18/58 Harlan, IA @ Fairgrounds Dick The Bruiser vs Jack Pesek Juanita Coffman vs Shirley Strimple Roy McClarty vs Emil Dusek 6/19/58 Milwaukee, WI @ South Side Armory Edouard Carpentier beat Legs Langevin Farmer Humphrey beat Firpo Zbyszko Dick The Bruiser beat Billy Goelz Jackie Nichols beat Abe Coleman 6/20/58 Buffalo, NY @ Memorial Auditorium Whipper Billy Watson beat Gene Kiniski Verne Gagne drew Hans Schmidt Dick "The Bruiser" Afflis beat Jackie Nichols Ivan Kalmikoff & Karol Kalmikoff beat Wilbur Snyder & Vic Christy Bob Orton beat Herb Gerwig Paul Carpentier beat Red O’Malley Steve “Mr. America” Stanlee drew Dan Miller 6/21/58 Milwaukee, WI @ Arena Two Referees Verne Gagne & Edouard Carpentier beat Dick The Bruiser & Hans Schmidt Angelo Poffo beat Farmer Don Marlin Legs Langevin beat Danny Ferrazza Midget match Tiny Roe & Cowboy Bradley beat Irish Jackie & Ivan The Terrible Att: 4,555 6/26/58 Fort Wayne, IN Dick The Bruiser beat Angelo Poffo Shirley Strimple beat Ada Ash Swede Karlson & Farmer Don Marlin beat Ivan the Terrible & Bronco Lubich 6/28/58 Boston, MA @ Garden NWA Champion Pat O'Connor vs Wladek Kowalski Don Leo Jonathan vs Sammy Berg Yukon Eric vs Joe Christy Dick the Bruiser vs Guy Asselin Roy Shire & Danny McShain vs Emile Dupre & Frank Scarpa *Promoters: Eddie Quinn & Paul Bowser. Special Referee: Jack Dempsey. *This comes from an article from the Lewiston, ME newspaper. The headline reads "Kowalski - O'Connor Top Mat Card at Portland Saturday" but the article always refers to Boston and the Boston Garden. I don't think there was a Garden in Portland. Note: Maybe this was Bruiser's Garden debut not the card Tim Hornbaker found later in Boston. 7/3/58 Fort Wayne, IN Dick The Bruiser & Hans Schmidt vs Angelo Poffo & Bronko Lubich Farmer Humphrey vs Abe Coleman Jackie Nichols vs Carl Engstrom Note: Card rained out. 7/10/58 Fort Wayne, IN Dick The Bruiser & Hans Schmidt vs Angelo Poffo & Bronko Lubich Farmer Humphrey vs Abe Coleman Jackie Nichols vs Carl Engstrom Note: Card rained out. 7/11/58 Chicago, IL @ International Amphitheatre Dick the Bruiser beat Gorgeous George 2/3 1 Bruiser beat George in 5:05 2 George beat Bruiser in 58 seconds 3 Bruiser beat George in 6:10 Verne Gagne & Roy McClarty & Bobby Managoff beat Boris Volkoff & Nicoli Volkoff & Ivan The Terrible 2/3 Hans Schmidt beat Farmer Marlin in 18:55 Jackie Nichols beat Gypsy Joe dq in 18:10 Shirley Strimple beat Ada Ash in 12:25 Rafael Alvarez drew Billy Goelz 20:00 promoter: Fred Kohler Att: 6,002 fans, gate: $14,705.68 7/12/58 New York, NY @ Madison Square Garden Antonino Rocca & Miguel Perez beat Jerry Graham & Eddie Graham Jackie Fargo & Don Stevens beat Bolo Hakawa & Mr. Puerto Rico 2-0 Pepe Chicarro vs Dick the Bruiser Johnny Valentine vs Mark Lewin Tito Infante & Little Beaver vs Sky Low Low & Tom Thumb Al Costello vs Karl Von Hess Roy Heffernan vs Gregory Jarque Att: 14,750; Gate: $40,705 7/15/58 Toledo, OH @ Sports Arena Dick the Bruiser & Hans Schmidt vs Boris Volkoff & Nicoli Volkoff 2/3 60:00 Rose Roman vs Ramona Teselle 2/3 60:00 Firpo Zbyszko vs Jackie Nichols Promoter: Cliff Maupin 7/16/58 Des Moines, IA Verne Gagne beat Dick The Bruiser 7/17/58 Fort Wayne, IN @ Zollner Stadium Dick The Bruiser beat Gorgeous George Gorgeous George beat Gypsy Joe Gypsy Joe & Ivan The Terrible beat Farmer Don Marlin & Abe Coleman 7/18/58 Elkhorn, WI @ Stock Pavilion Dick the Bruiser vs Jackie Nichols Handicap Match Farmer Humphrey vs Angelo Poffo & Bronko Lubich Johnny Gilbert vs Roy Rogers 7/19/58 Angola, IN @ Buck Lake Ranch Dick the Bruiser vs Karl Karlsson Rose Roman & Carl Engstrom vs Ramona TeSelle & Zack Malkov 7/29/58 Toledo, OH @ Sports Arena Dick the Bruiser vs Hans Schmidt 2/3 60:00 Rose Roman & Shirley Strimple vs Ada Ash & Ramona Teselle Jackie Nichols vs Carl Engstrom Promoter: Cliff Maupin 7/31/58 Milwaukee, WI @ South Side Armory Verne Gagne beat Ivan The Terrible Dick The Bruiser no contest Bobby Managoff Hans Schmidt beat Roy McClarty Firpo Zbyszko beat Don DeCortez 8/2/58 Angola, IN @ Buck Lake Ranch Dick the Bruiser vs Gorgeous George Wagner Gypsy Joe vs Johnny Gilbert Roy McClarity vs Carl Engstrom 8/8/58 Chicago, IL @ Marigold Gardens Verne Gagne beat Dick The Bruiser 2/3 Boris Volkoff & Nicoli Volkoff beat Hans Hermann & Karl Karlson Bobby Managoff beat Ivan The Terrible Roy McClarty beat Legs Langevin Farmer Marlin beat Gypsy Joe Shirley Strimple beat Ramona TeSelle att: 5,032 8/9/58 Omaha, NE @ Civic Auditorium Special Referee: Fred Kohler US Champion Verne Gagne beat Edouard Carpentier 2/3 to win Omaha World Title 1 Carpentier beat Gagne in 17:03 2 Gagne beat Carpentier with a sleeper hold in 11:25 3 Gagne beat Carpentier with a jackknife in 12:15 After the match, Nebraska State Athletic Commissioner C.N. Moon presented the championship belt to Gagne and Chuck Warren presented him with the All-American City Trophy Dick The Bruiser & Hans Schmidt beat Boris Volkoff & Nicoli Volkoff 2/3 to win World Tag Title Penny Banner beat Kay Noble 2/3 Danny Plechas beat Bob Legs Langevin promoter: Joe Dusek Att: 7,083 fans, gate: $9,095 Note: Chicago promoter Fred Kohler not only recognized the title switch, but refereed the match. 8/12/58 Toledo, OH @ Sports Arena Texas Death Match Dick the Bruiser vs Hans Schmidt Boris Volkoff & Nicoli Volkoff vs Carl Engstrom & Johnny Gilbert Doug Lindsay vs Don Cortez Promoter: Cliff Maupin 8/14/58 Fort Wayne, IN @ Zollner Stadium Hans Schimdt vs Dick The Bruiser Bobby Managoff vs Doug Lindsey Rose Roman beat Shirley Strimple Note: First match completed. Rest of card rained out. 8/15/58 Elkhorn, WI @ Stock Pavilion World Tag Team Champions Boris Volkoff & Nicoli Volkoff vs Dick the Bruiser & Hans Schmidt Corrine Cordero vs Sharon Lass Billy Goelz vs Carl Engstrom 8/20/58 Fort Wayne, IN Gorgeous George dcor Dick The Bruiser as they fought into crowd Bobby Managoff beat Hans Herrmann Swede Karlson beat Carl Engstrom 8/21/58 South Bend, IN @ Playland Park Verne Gagne vs Dick The Bruiser Championship Tag Bout Farmer Don Marlin & Bobby Managoff vs Boris Volkoff & Nicoli Volkoff 8/23/58 Milwaukee, WI @ Arena Handicap Match, Gagne must beat Gorgeous George twice in 30 minutes or Verne will have his head shaved Verne Gagne beat Gorgeous George 1-0 30:00 1 Gagne beat George in 17:00 2 The 30 minute time limit expired so Verne had his head shaved. Gagne reportedly received 40% of the gate (3,627.80). Boris Volkoff & Nicoli Volkoff beat Bobby Managoff & Roy McClarty 2/3 1 Managoff & McClarty won 2 Volkoffs won 3 Volkoffs won Dick The Bruiser beat Ivan The Terrible via pin in 9:00 Billy Goelz beat Gypsy Joe dq Att: 4,815 8/28/58 Fort Wayne, IN Gypsy Joe & Bobby Managoff beat Dick The Bruiser & Swede Karlson Bobby Managoff beat Swede Karlson Gypsy Joe beat Ray Schaefer 8/30/58 NY, NY @ MSG Argentina Rocca & Miguel Perez beat Fabulous Kangaroos Al Costello & Roy Heffernan 2/3 Paul Anderson beat Dick The Bruiser Mr Moto & Mr Hito beat Pepe Chicharro & Mr Puerto Rico Johnny Valentine beat Bolo Hakawa Enrique Torres beat Joe Christie Larry Hamilton beat Tony Martinelli Joe Hamilton beat Larry Moquin Andre Bollet beat Greg Jarque Att: 20,200 9/3/58 Benton Harbor, MI @ Armory Referee Frank Scoma Dick The Bruiser beat Gorgeous George 2-0, 1st fall by dq 1 GG was dq'ed in 12:00 for failure to release a hold 2 Bruiser beat GG in 6:00 with a full nelson Karl Karlsson beat Johnny Gilbert Lou Eisenhart & Tim Hampton beat Ray Greenlee & Sanford Smith 9/4/58 Toledo, OH @ Sports Arena Dick the Bruiser & Hans Herman vs Gorgeous George & Swede Karlsson 2/3 60:00 Carl Engstrom vs Jackie Nichols 2/3 60:00 Gypsy Joe vs Bob Kappel 2/3 60:00 Promoter: Cliff Maupin 9/5/58 Chicago, IL @ International Amphitheatre Edouard Carpentier & Verne Gagne & Roy McClarty beat Dick the Bruiser & Hans Schmidt & Killer Kowalski Bobby Managoff beat Karl Karlsson dq Hans Hermann beat Farmer Marlin Legs Langevin drew Gypsy Joe Rose Roman & Mae Weston beat Ada Ash & Ramona TeSelle 9/10/58 Benton Harbor, MI @ Armory Farmer Marlin beat Ivan The Terrible 2/3, 1st fall by dq 1 Ivan was dq'ed 2 Ivan beat Marlin 3 Marlin pinned Ivan after a mule kick Dick The Bruiser dcor Bobby Managoff in 3rd fall Tim Hampton beat Herman Funk Lou Eisenhart beat John Hughes 9/11/58 Toledo, OH @ Sports Arena Texas Death Match Dick the Bruiser vs Hans Schmidt Boris Volkoff & Nicoli Volkoff vs Gypsy Joe & Ivan the Terrible Roy McClarity vs Swede Karlsson 9/13/58 Angola, IN @ Buck Lake Ranch Hans Schmidt vs Dick the Bruiser Shirley Strimple vs Ada Ash Pee Wee James vs Tito Infante Al Warshawsky vs Jackie Nichols 9/15/58 Montreal, Quebec, Canada @ Forum Edouard Carpentier & Claude Dassary beat Ben Sharpe & Mike Sharpe on a 2nd fall dq Dick the Bruiser beat Sandor Kovacs in 9:00 Mr. Moto beat Billy Red Lyons Alberto Torres drew Andre Bollet Mr. Hito drew Manuel Cortez promoter: Eddie Quinn referees: George Linnehan, Dan Murray Att: 7,000 fans Note: Linnehan was billed as the National Wrestling Alliance referee-in-chief. 9/17/58 Montreal, Quebec, Canada @ Palais des Sports Ben Sharpe & Mike Sharpe beat Paul Baillargeon & Pat O’Connor 2/3 Dick the Bruiser beat Billy Red Lyons Manuel Cortez vs FrankValois Sammy Berg vs Joe Christie promoter: Eddie Quinn corporation: Canadian Athletic Promotions 9/18/58 Cornwall, Ontario, Canada @ Arena Dick The Bruiser vs Pat O’Connor Joe Christie & Frank Valois vs Larry Moquin & Manuel Cortez Billy Red Lyons vs Alberto Torres 9/22/58 Montreal, Quebec, Canada @ Forum Claude Dassary beat Dick the Bruiser on a 3rd fall COR 1 Dassary beat Bruiser 2 Bruiser beat Dassary 3 Bruiser was counted out of the ring while swinging at fans Edouard Carpentier beat Mr. Moto 2-0 Pat O'Connor & Manuel Cortez beat Ben Sharpe & Joe Christie (sub Mike Sharpe) when O'Connor pinned Christie Enrique Torres drew Paul Baillargeon Larry Moquin beat Frank Valois promoter: Eddie Quinn Notes: Mike Sharpe was said to be injured. This card appears to be the end of Bruiser's run in Montreal during the late 1950s. 9/26/58 Gary, IN @ Memorial Auditorium US Title Match Verne Gagne vs Dick The Bruiser 10/1/58 Toledo, OH @ Sports Arena Wilbur Snyder beat Dick the Bruiser on a 3rd fall dq 1 Bruiser beat Snyder 2 Snyder beat Bruiser 3 Bruiser was dq'ed Edouard Carpentier beat Legs Langevin 2/3 Carl Engstrom beat Zack Malkov (sub Jackie Nichols) Alice Mason (sub Rose Roman) beat Ada Ash 10/2/58 Fort Wayne, IN @ Coliseum Dick The Bruiser beat Bobby Managoff Edouard Carpentier beat Hans Hermann Wilbur Snyder beat Legs Langevin Carl Engstrom drew Billy Goelz Att: 3,153 10/4/58 Omaha, NE @ Civic Auditorium World Tag Team Champions Dick The Bruiser & Hans Schmidt beat Verne Gagne & Edouard Carpentier 2/3 1 Bruiser beat Carpentier 2 Carpentier beat Bruiser 3 Schmidt beat Gagne Schmidt was pinning Gagne in the final fall as Carpentier was pinning Bruiser and the referee declared the formers as being official. The referees needed police protection from rabid fans as they were leaving the ring. Ivan The Terrible beat Red McIntyre Doug Gilbert beat Emil Dusek Johnny Gilbert beat Legs Langevin promoter: Joe Dusek att: 4,245 fans, gate: $5,219.30 10/10/58 Buffalo, NY @ Memorial Auditorium Hans Schmidt drew Bobo Brazil Cowboy Bradley & Farmer McGregor beat Sky Low Low & Pee Wee James Masked Marvel beat Steve Stanlee Dick "The Bruiser" Afflis beat Danny Ferrazza Ilio DiPaolo beat Firpo Zbyszko Roy McClarty beat Karl “Killer” Kulaski 10/11/58 Omaha, NE @ Civic Auditorium Five Referees World Tag Team Champions Hans Schmidt & Dick The Bruiser drew Verne Gagne & Edouard Carpentier 60:00 no falls scored Doug Gilbert beat Ivan The Terrible 2/3 Johnny Gilbert beat Ernie Dusek dq in 20:08 when Dusek hit the referee Jack Pesek beat Legs Langevin in 15:05 promoter: Joe Dusek Att: 3,766 fans, gate: $4,545 10/15/58 Toledo, OH @ Sports Arena Dick the Bruiser vs Yukon Eric Boris Volkoff & Nicoli Volkoff vs Carl Engstrom & Ray Schaeffer Johnny Kace vs Porferio Longoria 10/16/58 Fort Wayne, IN @ Coliseum Bobby Managoff beat Dick The Bruiser dq Yukon Eric beat Angelo Poffo Nicoli Volkoff & Boris Volkoff beat Carl Engstrom & Billy Goelz Att: 4,183 10/17/58 Chicago, IL @ International Amphitheatre Nicoli Volkoff & Boris Volkoff drew Verne Gagne & Edouard Carpentier Yukon Eric no contest Dick the Bruiser Bruiser smashed his opponent with two chairs and a ring turnbuckle Wilbur Snyder beat Ivan the Terrible in 4:40 Bobo Brazil beat Bob Legs Langevin in 45 seconds Jackie Fargo & Don Fargo beat Roy McClarity & Ray Schaefer in 27:10 Ricki Starr beat Ned Taylor in 5:50 promoter: Fred Kohler referee: Andy Scott Att: 5,053 fans, gate: $13,325 10/18/58 Omaha, NE @ City Auditorium Texas Death Match, Winner gets match with Verne Gagne Edouard Carpentier beat Dick The Bruiser Nicoli Volkoff & Boris Volkoff beat Jack Pesek & Mike DiBiase Kathy Starr beat Annette Palmer Johnny Gilbert drew Emile Dusek 10/23/58 Milwaukee, WI @ South Side Armory Billy Goelz & Martin Steel beat Jack Wilson & Johnny Kace Farmer Don Marlin beat Dick The Bruiser dq Lady Atlas beat Penny Walton 10/24/58 Atlanta, GA @ Municipal Auditorium Title vs Hair Match World Title Claimant Paul Anderson beat Don Lee Ray Gunkel & Chief Little Eagle beat Freddie Blassie & Bob Shipp Dick the Bruiser beat Frank Townsend 10/30/58 Fort Wayne, IN @ Coliseum Dick The Bruiser beat Yukon Eric dq Boris Volkoff & Nicoli Volkoff beat Carl Engstrom & Farmer Don Marlin Bobby Manangoff beat Angelo Poffo Att: 8,066, Gate: $9,452 10/31/58 Atlanta, GA @ Municipal Auditorium World Title Claimant Paul Anderson beat Dick the Bruiser Ray Gunkel dcor Freddie Blassie Farmer McGregor beat Tom Thumb Chief Little Eagle beat Ivan Vansky 11/4/58 Indianapolis, IN @ Armory Angelo Poffo beat Bobby Managoff 2/3 Dick the Bruiser beat Bill Longson Wilbur Snyder beat Johnny Ace Corrine Cordero beat Peggy King promoter: Balk Estes referee: Paul Mullin Att: 3,300 fans, capacity Notes: Season Opener. The facility was at 711 North Pennsylvania Street. According to the press report, “election returns will be announced between bouts,” during this show. Referee Mullin was from Richmond. Ace was said to be from St. Joseph and King from Nashville. 11/5/58 Lincoln, NE @ Pershing Auditorium Paul Anderson beat Masked Marvel 2-0 World Tag Team Champions Dick the Bruiser & Hans Schmidt beat Boris Volkoff & Nicoli Volkoff Kathy Starr beat Laura Martinez Emil Dusek drew Johnny Gilbert Att: 1,900 11/6/58 Cleveland, OH @ Arena Hans Schmidt beat Dick the Bruiser dq Verne Gagne drew Roy McClarty Little Beaver & Tiny Tim beay Fuzzy Cupid & Irish Jackie Att: 4,970 11/7/58 Chicago, IL @ International Amphitheatre Boris Volkoff & Nicoli Volkoff beat Dick the Bruiser & Hans Schmidt Wilbur Snyder no decision Omaha & US Champion Verne Gagne in 32:40 Ricki Starr beat Bronco Lubich in 6:30 Paul Anderson beat Bozo Brown in 7:38 Angelo Poffo drew Bobby Managoff 30:00 Bobo Brazil beat Ned Taylor in 2:22 promoter: Fred Kohler 11/14/58 Atlanta, GA @ Municipal Auditorium Paul Anderson beat Dick the Bruiser Freddie Blassie beat Lou Klein Chief Little Eagle & Tito Infante beat Don Lee & Tom Thumb 11/19/58 Cleveland, OH @ Arena Verne Gagne beat Hans Schmidt dq Dick the Bruiser beat Roy McClarty 2/3 Corinne Cordova beat Ramona TeSelle Tony Marino beat Wally Greb Doc Gallagher & Mike Gallagher beat Don Arnold & Ray McMurray Att: 3,163 11/22/58 Omaha, NE @ Civic Auditorium Omaha Champion Wilbur Snyder beat Dick The Bruiser on a 3rd fall dq Bruiser was cheered and Snyder was the heel. Snyder went after Bruiser, Sam Vacanti and Joe Dusek after the match. Bruiser was taken away by five police officers. Nebraska/Iowa State Tag Team Champions Ernie Dusek & Emile Dusek beat Doug Gilbert & Johnny Gilbert 2/3 Central States Women’s Champion Lorraine Johnson beat Laura Martinez Nebraska State Champion Jack Pesek drew Mighty Atlas promoter: Joe Dusek referee: Johnny Lehl Att: 3,515 fans, gate: $4,265 11/27/58 Indianapolis, IN @ State Fairgrounds Coliseum Dick the Bruiser ddq Yukon Eric Bobby Managoff beat Angelo Poffo 2/3 Johnny Weaver beat Bozo Brown in 4:45 Ray Gunkel beat Gino Angelo in 9:45 Corrine Cordero beat Ramona TeSelle Wilbur Snyder beat Bill Longson dq in 9:25 promoter: Balk Estes Att: 8,530 fans, gate: $20,293.40 12/2/58 Omaha, NE @ Civic Auditorium Texas Death Match Omaha Champion Wilbur Snyder beat Dick The Bruiser Lord Littlebrook & Cowboy Bradley beat Beau Brummell & Tiny Roe Rose Roman beat Corrine Cordero Johnny Ace beat Lord Albert Mills 12/3/58 Madison, WI @ Dane County Fairgrounds Arena Dick The Bruiser beat Angelo Poffo 2/3 1 Poffo pinned Bruiser 8:00 2 Bruiser beat Poffo by submission 3 Bruiser pinnned Poffo Billy Goelz & Bobby Managoff beat Gino Angelo & Kurt Steinke 2/3 1 Gino Angelo & Kurt Steinke won 2 Billy Goelz & Bobby Managoff won 3 Billy Goelz & Bobby Managoff won Carl Engstrom beat Bronko Lubich dq 12/4/58 Cleveland, OH @ Arena Doc Gallagher & Mike Gallagher beat Ilio DiPaolo & Wilbur Snyder Bill Miller & Ed Miller beat Tony Marino & Roy McClarty Dick Beyer beat Firpo Zbyszko Dick the Bruiser beat Don Arnold Att: 3,491 12/5/58 Atlanta, GA @ Municipal Auditorium Paul Anderson & Chief Little Eagle no contest Freddie Blassie & Dick the Bruiser Benny Matta beat Don Lee Jack Steele drew Ivan Vansky Bud Richardson beat Tex Brady Note: Bruiser was also booked that night in Benton Harbor, MI against Farmer Don Marlin. Hans Schmidt took Bruiser's place against Marlin. 12/11/58 Boston, MA @ Gardens World Champion Killer Kowalski beat Edouard Carpentier 1-0 Kowalski won the first and only fall as the match was stopped at the 11:00 curfew Haystacks Calhoun & Pat O’Connor beat Boris Fabian & Bill Miller Dick the Bruiser beat Emil Dupre in 6:35 The Masked Marvel beat Bob Lieber in 9:07 Peppe Chicharro beat Mr. Moto in 4:57 Dr. Timothy Geohagen beat Joe Christie in 11:23 Larry Moquin beat Frank Valois in 12:15 promoter: Paul Bowser matchmaker: Johnny Doyle Att: 9,000 fans benefit for the Christmas Festival Committee; part of the gate went to organization Note: Next show on January 16, 1959 at the Garden with Killer Kowalski defending his championship against Manuel Cortez of East Boston. 12/12/58 Atlanta, GA @ Municipal Auditorium Indian Death Match Chief Little Eagle beat Dick the Bruiser COR Benny Matta & Paul Anderson beat Freddie Blassie & Ali Bey Ray Gunkel beat Don Lee 12/13/58 Indianapolis, IN @ Fairgrounds Coliseum Dick the Bruiser & Angelo Poffo beat Bobby Managoff & Yukon Eric 2/3 Paul Anderson beat Hans Hermann Johnny Weaver beat Jimmy Sixsay Bronko Lubich beat Carl Engstrom Cowboy Bradley beat Tiny Roe promoter: Balk Estes referee: Wayne Payt Att: 7,621 fans, gate: $17,261 Notes: Anderson, of Toccoa, Georgia, was going to make his local debut. He was a 1956 Olympic weightlifting champion. He weighed 355-pounds, and “played football at Furman University and began lifting weights in 1952 as an 18-year-old. He won the ’56 Olympics by lifting a combined total of 1,102 pounds in three events. His records are 408 pounds in the two hand press; 335 pounds in the snatch and 440 pound sin the clean and jerk.” He also appeared in the movie “Once Upon A Horse,” as a blacksmith, and was said to have a “mail-order muscle-building course.” Weaver was from Indianapolis. There was controversy during the third fall of the main event, and fans “manhandled” the referee after the show “before order was restored.” 12/17/58 Madison, WI @ Dane County Fairgrounds Arena Wilbur Snyder beat Angelo Poffo (sub Dick the Bruiser) 2-0, 1st fall by dq Angelo Poffo & Bronko Lubich beat Doug Gilbert & Johnny Gilbert 1 Poffo & Lubich won in 24:00 2 Gilberts won in 10:00 3 Poffo & Lubich won in 8:00 Corrine Cordero beat Ramona TeSelle 12/18/58 Cleveland, OH @ Arena Guy Brunetti drew Doc Gallagher Mike Gallagher beat Joe Brunetti Wilbur Snyder drew Dick the Bruiser when the time limit expired in the 3rd fall Roy McClarty beat Al Warshawski Don Arnold beat Al Albertino Billy the Kid & Farmer McGregor beat Tiny Roe & Tom Thumb Att: 3,019 12/19/58 Atlanta, GA @ Municipal Auditorium Freddie Blassie no contest Don McIntyre Ray Gunkel drew Dick the Bruiser Benny Matta & Chief Little Eagle beat Jack O’Brien & Ali Bey Benny Matta beat Jack O’Brien 12/25/58 Fort Wayne, IN @ Coliseum Dick The Bruiser beat Hans Schmidt Boris Volkoff & Nicoli Volkoff beat Don McClarty & Roy McClarty Johnny Weaver beat Zack Malkov Carl Engstrom drew Billy Goelz Att: 7,147 Credit to the usual suspects. Tim Hornbaker Omaha. George Lentz Wisconsin. JMK Hammond. Rich Tate Georgia. Robert VanKavelaar Florida. Don Luce Montreal. Jim Melby & Tim Hornbaker Chicago. Will Morrisey Angola. Don Luce Buffalo. Vance Nevada Winnipeg. Fred Hornby & Scott Teal MSG. Tim Hornbaker St. Joseph. Jim Mandl Toledo. Boston Tim Hornbaker. Note: Added several more Nebraska cards and two MSG cards. I'll get to the Florida stuff tomorrow. Note: Added a few cards from newspaperarchive.com. Note: Added three St. Joseph, MO cards from Tim Hornbaker. Note: Added results from from the 1958 book of Florida Mats Wars Note: Added the rest of George Lentz's Milwaukee Bruiser results for 1958 Note: Found Bruiser in West Texas of all places but he was only listed as "The Bruiser." The Abiline newspaper did identify The Bruiser as Afflis not Manouakian. Note: Added Toledo results from Jim Mandl Note Added partials from Melby's Verne Gagne record book. Note: Got all the additional info on the Chicago cards from Tim Hornbaker. Note: Added a card Tim Hornbaker found in Boston. Note: Added a card Kriss found in Boston. Note: Made a few edits. Note: Added a South Bend Card from Redman Note: Added some Cleveland cards from Becky Taylor. Note: Added multiple listings from George Lentz, JMK and Tim Hornbaker. Note: Corrected some typos and the like. Note: Made many more corrections. Note: The Omaha/Abilene thing is still bugging me. Note: Added more George Lentz Wisconsin research. Note: Added one Boston card from Tim Hornbaker via Rich Tito. Note: Added one Ottawa, Ontario, Canada card from the google news archive. Added Indiana cards from Tim Tassler Last edited on Wed Feb 19th, 2014 08:27 pm by clawmaster |
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I have one more record book to check before moving on to 1959. Just have to find that record book among my piles and piles of wrestling related material. There may be even more Bruiser listings on newspaperarchive.com but the search engine is messed up changing the number of listings drastically when I press my back button. |
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clawmaster wrote: I have one more record book to check before moving on to 1959. Just have to find that record book among my piles and piles of wrestling related material. Did that. Will start 1959 as soon as I can. |
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clawmaster wrote: clawmaster wrote:I have one more record book to check before moving on to 1959. Just have to find that record book among my piles and piles of wrestling related material. I'm going to be adding more info on the Chicago cards from Tim Hornbaker's legacyofwrestling.com site before I start on 1959. 1959 at first glance looks like a tough year to do for Bruiser. He didn't wrestle in Milwaukee or NYC that year. Only wrestled once in Chicago. Maybe the state of Indiana will be the key. I also know he wrestled in Georgia a bit that year. He also wrestled in Detroit some although I don't have complete Detroit results for that year. He did wrestle a few bouts in Florida that year. I don't have Omaha listings for that year either. Looks like I'll be depending a lot on the Google News Archive and newspaperarchives.com for 1959. Last edited on Wed Oct 13th, 2010 11:13 am by clawmaster |
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Finally done with 1958. 1959 coming soon. |
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He was in Ohio for the first couple of weeks of 1959 |
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indikator wrote: He was in Ohio for the first couple of weeks of 1959 Thanks. The more files I check, the more territories he's in. That's why I have to keep editing and adding stuff. One of the fucked up things about Windows Vista computers is the advanced search in the my documents section does not work nearly as well as the one they had in Windows XP. |
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I use the Total Commander for file searching (pure text files, no Word/HTML crap). I did convert the Vance Nevada doc files some time ago so if anyone needs them just say so. |
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Tim Hornbaker just informed me there were some Bruiser matches in Denver prior to 1959. I'll post them later. Bruiser also wrestled in Denver during 1959. There is another Colorado city that is on newspaperarchives.com that might have some Bruiser matches too. I can't remember the name of the city off hand but it came up when I was helping Vance Nevada research the career of Don Leo Jonathan. I'll recognize the city when I see it. So 1959 will have to wait again for a bit while I do some researching and editing. |
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I've seen some results of Bruiser in Greeley, Colorado. |
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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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Added some Denver cards from 1956 and 1957. Time to go look at Greely before starting 1959. |
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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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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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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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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. 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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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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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I don't see this card listed, it's from 1955. I love how they had to draw in the top of his head! |
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1962 almost finished. Made several updates to 1955, 1956 and 1957. Will add Hisa's card from 1960 later. |
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I'll add the listing from Kriss later too. |
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Been looking through Google news and found these as well... Thursday, March 14, 1957 - Auditorium - Ottawa, ON 1) Sam Steamboat, Jr. fought Bob Nandor to a draw 2) Duck Hutton defeated Len Hughes 3) Dick the Bruiser defeated Gene Dubuque 4) Mr. Hito & Mr. Moto fought Verne Gagne & Edouard Carpentier to a double-DQ in three falls Thursday, August 22, 1957 - Auditorium - Ottawa, ON 1) Gary Turenne fought Gerard Dugas to a draw 2) Paul Baillargeon defeated Vincent Lopez 3) Dick the Bruiser defeated Maurice Lapointe 4) Andre Bollet & Don Lutz defeated The Great Togo & Tosh Togo via DQ in three falls Thursday, August 29, 1957 - Auditorium - Ottawa, ON 1) Manuel Cortez fought Ernie Dusek to a draw 2) Don Lutz defeated Emile Dusek 3) Cowboy Bob Bradley & Tito Infante defeated Tiny Roe & PeeWee James 4) Wladek Kowalski fought Dick the Bruiser to a double-DQ in three falls Thursday, September 5, 1957 - Auditorium - Ottawa, ON 1) Larry Moquin defeated Mike Paidousis 2) Paul Baillargeon defeated Joe Christie via DQ 3) Bobby Managoff defeated Tiger Tasker 4) Wire Fence Match: Wladek Kowalski fought Dick the Bruiser to a double-DQ in three falls Thursday, September 19, 1957 - Auditorium - Ottawa, ON 1) Emile Dupree fought Eddie Auger to a draw 2) Johnny Rougeau defeated Joe Christie 3) Yvon Robert defeated Al Kerman 4) Bobby Managoff defeated Dick the Bruiser via DQ in three falls |
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This card if from Bridgeport, CT in late Nov/early Dec 1956. Interesting way to write an article. http://news.google.com/newspapers?id=DXEmAAAAIBAJ&sjid=PAAGAAAAIBAJ&dq=dick-the-bruiser&pg=4006%2C333804 Tuesday, February 5, 1957 - Arena - New Haven, CT 1)Antonio Rocca vs. Dick the Bruiser *Taken from an interesting article on Vince Sr's expansion into CT from the Bridgeport Sunday Herald. http://news.google.com/newspapers?id=-G0mAAAAIBAJ&sjid=XgAGAAAAIBAJ&dq=dick-the-bruiser&pg=2178%2C1137918 Saturday, June 28, 1958 - Garden - Boston, MA 1) Roy Shire & Danny McShain vs. Emile Dupree & Frank Scarpa 2) Dick the Bruiser vs. Guy Asselin 3) Yukon Eric vs. Joe Christy 4) Don Leo Jonathan vs. Sammy Berg 5) World Heavyweight Champion Pat O'Connor vs. Wladek Kowalski *Promoters: Eddie Quinn & Paul Bowser. Special Referee: Jack Dempsey. *This comes from an article from the Lewiston, ME newspaper. The headline reads "Kowalski - O'Connor Top Mat Card at Portland Saturday" but the article always refers to Boston and the Boston Garden. I don't think there was a Garden in Portland. Monday, September 12, 1960 - Arena - Windsor, ON 1) Joe Brunetti defeated Dan Miller 2) Dr. Bill Miller defeated Guy Brunetti 3) Canadian Heavyweight Champion Bobo Brazil defeated Mitsu Arakawa 4) Dick the Bruiser defeated Wilbur Snyder Wednesday, December 7, 1960 - St. Gilbert's Hall - Tecumseh, ON 1) Angelo Poffo defeated Joe Brunetti via DQ 2) Guy Brunetti defeated Bronko Lubich 3) Dick the Brusier defeated Pepper Gomez in three falls |
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Added the listings from Hisa and Kriss plus some other stuff I found on the Google News Archive. |
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Added the New Haven listing already and even found the result Rocca winning 2 or 3 from Bruiser. Now I'll add the other three cards. |
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clawmaster wrote: Now I'll add the other three cards. Done and credit given. |
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Now that I finally figured out how to correctly use the Google News Archives, I'll probably be able to add results to some of the lineups. Already did it for some Ottawa Cards in 1957. The trick is to click browse this newspaper after you click the first link. Then look for the date of the newspaper that might have the results. |
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Research by Tim Hornbaker (legacyofwrestling.com/LA1961.html) Los Angeles CA: September 26, 1961 (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 for Don Savage) ... Red Bastien beat George Drake Los Angeles CA: October 3, 1961 (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 |
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indikator wrote: Research by Tim Hornbaker (legacyofwrestling.com/LA1961.html) That must have been hype for this card. 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 I'll add the TV listings tomorrow. |
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clawmaster wrote: indikator wrote:Research by Tim Hornbaker (legacyofwrestling.com/LA1961.html) Added it. |
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To the best of my knowledge, the year 1962 for Indianapolis and Cincinnati has not been researched yet. What I do have for both cities for 1962 are old results and lineups from Wrestling Revue magazine. I think it was Wrestling Revue. Anyhoo, Rich Tito bought them on EBay a long time ago, printed them out and sent them to me. They were very hard to read and sometimes it was hard to tell which matches were from what date. So there is a margin of error in those listings. A few Cincy results have been checked by newspaper clippings but not many of them. But for now this is the best I have and will have to do until those cities are researched for 1962. Rich Tito has been sending me stuff for years and thanks to Rich as always. Now the AWA Title held by Don Leo Jonathan that was later won from DLJ by Karl Gotch. I list it most of the time as the AWA Indiana title. It would also be correct to list it as the Ohio Based AWA Title. The story I have always heard/read was Jim Barnett and Johnny Doyle who were promoting in Columbus Ohio as well as Indianapolis, Detroit, Milwaukee Denver and a ton of other cities one day came up with the idea to put a belt on Don Leo. They called it the AWA World Heavyweight Title. This was not Gagne's AWA but the AWA promoted by Barnett and Doyle. I've also heard/read Don Leo may have won a tournament in Denver for that title. One of these days I'll find out which story is true. The Denver story appears to be a myth. Read more on it right after the 3/2/62 Denver card provided and researched by Tim Hornbaker. 1/1/62 Fort Wayne, IN @ Coliseum Dick The Bruiser & Fritz Von Erich beat Art Neilson & Stan Neilson for Tag Title Mr. M beat Emil Dupre Hercules Cortez beat Frank Valentine Att: 3,100 1/8/62 Kansas City, MO @ Municipal Auditorium Exhibition Hall Dick the Bruiser vs Don Leo Jonathan Rip Hawk vs Ray Gordon Ray Collins vs John Paul Henning Jesse James vs The Mask Evelyn Stevens vs Kathy Starr 1/10/62 Toledo, OH @ Sports Arena Dick the Bruiser beat Wilbur Snyder 2/3 1 Snyder beat Bruiser in 17 seconds 2 Bruiser beat Snyder 3 Bruiser beat Snyder World Tag Team Champions Art Neilson & Stan Neilson beat Dan O’Shocker (sub Bill Melby) & Johnny Weaver 2/3 1 O'Shocker & Weaver beat Neilsons 2 Neilsons beat O'Shocker & Weaver 3 Neilsons beat O'Shocker & Weaver Angelo Poffo beat Emile Dupre in 21:00 Promoter: Walter J. Moore 1/11/62 Fort Wayne, IN @ Coliseum Art Neilson & Stan Neilson beat Dick The Bruiser & Fritz Von Erich dq Hercules Cortez beat Mr. M Angelo Poffo beat Miguel Castro Att: 1505 1/13/62 Cincinnati, OH @ Gardens Johnny Barend & Magnificent Maurice beat Fritz Von Erich & Dick the Bruiser dq Hercules Cortez beat Mr. M Scufflin Hillbillies beat Angelo Poffo & Bronko Lubich Johnny Weaver drew Mike Valentino (sub Pedro Godoy) Bill Melby vs Emile Dupre 1/17/62 Denver, CO @ Auditorium Arena Verne Gagne & Wilbur Snyder beat United States Tag Team Champions Art Neilson & Stan Neilson on a 3rd fall dq 1 Snyder beat Stan Neilson in 8:00 2 Stan beat Gagne in 10:59 3 Gagne and Snyder won by dq in 7:39 a title could not change hands by dq Wilbur Snyder (sub Dick the Bruiser) beat Fritz Von Erich 2/3 Don Leo Jonathan beat Bobo Brazil in 13:59 June Byers beat Theresa Theis in 13:26 promoters: Jim Barnett and Johnny Doyle Att: 3,500 fans, gate: $8,500 Note: Bruiser reportedly was stuck in Omaha. 1/20/62 Detroit, MI Dick The Bruiser & Fritz Von Erich beat Art Neilson & Stan Neilson 3/5 Wilbur Snyder beat Mr M who had previously wrestled as the masked marvel. He was unmasked to reveal Don Stansauk who played with the Green Bay Packers 12 years ago. Sheik of Araby & Handsome Johnny Barend beat Sonny Weaver & Johnny Weaver Emile Dupre beat Dan O'Shocker Bill Melby beat Dan Miller att: 4,492 1/22/62 Kansas City, MO @ Municipal Auditorium Exhibition Hall Dick the Bruiser vs Bill Miller Duke Keomuka & Taro Myaki vs Ray Gordon & Jesse James The Mask vs Rip Hawk Roy Collins vs Frank Foster 1/24/62 Toledo, OH @ Sports Arena World Tag Team Champions Art Neilson & Stan Neilson vs Dick the Bruiser & Fritz Von Erich Magnificent Maurice vs Sonny Weaver Handsome Johnny Barend vs Johnny Weaver Promoter: Walter J. Moore 1/27/62 Cincinnati, OH @ Gardens Dick the Bruiser beat Fritz Von Erich The Sheik beat Bill Melby Angelo Poffo & Bronko Lubich beat Scufflin Hillbillies Chief White Owl beat George Strickland Mike Valentino beat Jim Grabmire 1/30/62 Milwakee, WI @ Arena Dick The Bruiser & Fritz Von Erich beat Art Neilson & Stan Neilson 3/5 Johnny Barend & Magnificent Maurice beat Verne Gagne & Wilbur Snyder dq Bobo Brazil beat Mike Valentino Angelo Poffo beat Hercules Cortez Bronco Lubich beat Emile DuPre Sonny Weaver beat Miguel Castro Bill Melby beat Johnny Weaver Penny Banner beat Mona Baker Att: 3,980 1/31/62 Toledo, OH @ Sports Arena Special Referee: Wilbur Snyder World Tag Team Champions Dick the Bruiser & Fritz von Erich beat Art Neilson & Stan Neilson 2/3 Handsome Johnny Barend beat Sonny Weaver 2/3 Wilber Snyder beat Hercules Romero Attendance: approximately 4,000 Promoter: Walter J. Moore 2/1/62 Fort Wayne, IN Special Referee: Joe Blanchard Dick The Bruiser beat Fritz Von Erich Magnificent Maurice & Johnny Barend beat Scufflin Hillbillies Rip & Chuck Angelo Poffo beat Hercules Cortez Att: 2833 2/3/62 Hamilton, IN @ Hamilton High School Gym Dick The Bruiser Afflis vs Bill Melby 2/3 60:00 Hercules Cortez vs Angelo Poffo 2/3 45:00 Bronco Lubich vs Emile Dupre 30:00 2/6/62 Indianapolis, IN @ Armory Johnny Barend & Magnificent Maurice beat Dick the Bruiser & Angelo Poffo dq Art Neilson & Stan Neilson beat Sonny Weaver & Bill Melby Chief Wahoo McDaniel beat Bronco Lubich Chief White Owl beat Emile DuPre 2/7/62 Toledo, OH @ Sports Arena Wilbur Snyder & Don Leo Jonathan beat Dick the Bruiser & Angelo Poffo Chief White Owl beat Sonny Weaver during a 5 minute overtime period which Weaver wanted Dan O’Shocker beat Jim Grabmire Promoter: Walter J. Moore 2/9/62 Denver, CO @ Coliseum Wilbur Snyder beat Fritz Von Erich 2/3 Verne Gagne beat United States Heavyweight Champion Dick the Bruiser dq no title change United States Tag Team Champions Art Neilson & Stan Neilson beat Bill Melby & Sonny Weaver Neilsons were billed in the newspaper as being the World Tag Team Champions Hercules Romero beat Miguel Castro in 7:45 Bronko Lubich drew Wahoo McDaniel 20:00 promoters: Jim Barnett and Johnny Doyle Att: 3,944 fans, gate: $10,328 2/10/62 Kempton, IN @ National Guard Armory Wilbur Snyder vs Dick The Bruiser 2/3 60:00 Bronco Lubich vs Bill Melby 2/3 45:00 Sonny Weaver vs Emile Dupre 30:00 2/15/62 Jacksonville, FL Tojo Yamamoto & Taro Myaki beat John Smith & Boris Volkoff 2/3 Dick Steinborn drew Big Ike Eakins (sub Dick the Bruiser) Iron Mike DiBiase beat Ray Villmer Joe Scarpa beat Pedro Godoy Ali Bey beat Evon Marion 2/17/62 Detroit, MI @ Convention Arena Dick The Bruiser drew Wilbur Snyder Stan Neilson beat Magnificent Maurice dq Johnny Barend drew Art Neilson The Sheik beat Jim Hady (sub Johnny Weaver) Killer Kowalski drew George Scott Don Leo Jonathan beat Angelo Poffo Fritz Von Erich beat Joe Blanchard Bill Melby beat Tiny Mills Chief White Owl beat Johnny Heidman att: 7,582 2/20/62 Tampa, FL Dick The Bruiser vs Eddie Graham Kurt Von Brauner & Karl Von Brauner vs Joe Scarpa & Ray Villmer Mike Dibiase vs Wilbur Snyder Verne Gagne drew Dick Steinborn 2/22/62 Indianapolis, IN @ Coliseum Dick the Bruiser & Wilbur Snyder drew Art Neilson & Stan Neilson Fritz Von Erich beat Bobo Brazil Johnny Barend & Magnificent Maurice beat Scufflin Hillbillies The Sheik beat Chief White Owl 2/27/62 Tampa, FL Kurt Von Brauner & Karl Von Brauner beat Dick The Bruiser & Mike Dibiase Dick Steinborn beat Jim Wright Don Curtis & Joe Scarpa beat Taro Myaki & Tojo Yamamoto Ali Bey drew Pedro Godoy 3/2/62 Denver, CO @ Coliseum Dick the Bruiser & The Sheik beat Joe Blanchard & Wilbur Snyder 2/3 Magnificent Maurice beat Chief White Owl Chief Wahoo McDaniel beat Johnny Barend dq Johnny Barend & Magnificent Maurice beat Chief White Owl & Bill Melby promoters: Jim Barnett & Johnny Doyle Att: 2,791 fans, gate: $7,191 Note: Bill Melby was originally booked to wrestle Mike Valentino. According to several sources, a tournament was held on March 4, 1962 in Denver, Colorado, and Don Leo Jonathan defeated Killer Kowalski in the finals to capture a claim to the “American Wrestling Alliance World Heavyweight Title.” No records have ever been found to prove that this tournament actually happened. No promotional pieces or results ran in either the Denver Post or Rocky Mountain News. 3/10/62 Detroit, MI @ Convention Center Wilbur Snyder beat US Champion Fritz Von Erich dq Dick The Bruiser drew The Sheik Don Leo Jonathan beat Haystacks Muldoon Czaja Bob Nandor beat Baron Gattoni World Tag Team Champions Johnny Barend & Magnificent Maurice beat Art Neilson & Stan Neilson Sandy Scott beat Don Jardine Danny McShain beat George Scott Larry Moquin beat Tony Marino Joe Blanchard beat Pepper Martin Att: 9,908 3/13/62 Milwaukee, WI @ Auditorium Bobo Brazil & Wilbur Snyder & Yukon Eric beat Dick The Bruiser & Angelo Poffo & Don Leo Jonathan Sandy Scott drew Jim Melby Haystack Muldoon beat Wee Willie Davis Johnny Barend beat Chief White Owl Wahoo McDaniel drew Magnicent Maurice Att: 1,008 3/14/62 Toledo, OH @ Sports Arena Yukon Eric vs Dick the Bruiser Fritz von Erich vs Bill Melby Angelo Poffo vs Chief Wahoo McDaniel Chief White Owl vs Don Jardine Promoter: Walter J. Moore 3/20/62 Indianapolis, IN Wilbur Snyder & Dick the Bruiser beat Art Neilson & Stan Neilson The Sheik beat Bobo Brazil Don Jardine beat Chief White Owl Sandy Scott beat Gene Murphy 3/21/62 Toledo, OH @ Sports Arena Lumberjack Match Yukon Eric vs Dick the Bruiser Wilbur Snyder vs the Sheik Chief Wahoo McDaniel vs John Heidman Haystack Muldoon vs Tiger Marsh Promoter: Walter J. Moore 3/22/62 Hamilton, IN @ Hamilton High School Gym Dick The Bruiser Afflis vs Bill Melby 2/3 60:00 Hercules Cortez vs Angelo Poffo 2/3 45:00 Bronco Lubich vs Emil Dupre 30:00 3/23/62 Denver, CO @ Auditorium Arena Fritz Von Erich beat Bobo Brazil 2/3 1 Brazil won the first fall with a coco bump 2 Von Erich won with an iron claw for the second 3 Von Erich won with an iron claw handicap match, Bruiser had to beat both men in 20 minutes Chief Wahoo McDaniel & Chief White Owl beat Dick the Bruiser 1 Bruiser beat White Owl in 14:50 2 McDaniel remained through the time limit Stan Neilson beat Magnificent Maurice dq in 17:12 when Maurice hit Neilson with his perfume spray gun Johnny Barend drew Art Neilson promoters: Jim Barnett and Johnny Doyle Att: 3,579 fans, Gate: $9,232 3/24/62 Cincinnati, OH @ Gardens The Sheik & Fritz Von Erich beat Yukon Eric & Dick the Bruiser Wilbur Snyder beat Don Jardine Magnificent Maurice beat Sandy Scott Johnny Barend drew Bill Melby Hancicap Match Haystack Muldoon drew Johnny Heidman & Mike (Gene?) Murphy 3/27/62 Indianapolis, IN Dick the Bruiser & Wilbur Snyder beat Art Neilson & Stan Neilson dq Haystacks Muldoon beat Don Jardine Pee Wee Lopez beat Marcel Semard Rip Collins beat Gene Murphy Chuck Conley beat Johnny Heidman 3/30/62 Hamilton, OH @ Wilson Junior High School Gymnasium Dick the Bruiser vs Bill Melby Art Nelson & Stan Nelson vs Sandy Scott & Wahoo McDaniel Haystack Muldoon vs Frank Morgan 4/4/62 Toledo, OH @ Sports Arena Wilbur Snyder & Dick the Bruiser beat Art Neilson & Stan Neilson Fritz von Erich beat Yukon Eric dq on a foul in 12:00 Frank Thompson (Townsend?) beat Jack Dillon in 11:00 The Sheik beat Sandy Scott in 23:00 Marcel Semard beat Pee Wee Lopez in 7:00 Karen Kellogg beat Lola LaRay in 7:00 Rip Collins beat Don Jardine in 9:00 Johnny Heidman beat Chuck Conley in 8:00 Joe Blanchard beat Red (Les?) Thatcher in 6:00 Att: approximately 4,000 Promoter: Walter J. Moore 4/7/62 Omaha, NE @ Civic Auditorium Handicap Match Dick The Bruiser vs Tony Borne & Leo Nowman Att: "five thousand fans" 4/10/62 Indianapolis, IN @ Armory Dick the Bruiser & Wilbur Snyder beat Johnny Barend & Magnificent Maurice Don Jardine beat Chuck Conley Marcel Semard beat Farmer McGruder Pee Wee Lopez beat Little Boy Blue Marcel Semard & Little Boy Blue beat Pee Wee Lopez & Farmer McGruder 4/13/62 Racine, WI @ Memorial Hall Dick The Bruiser vs Wilbur Snyder Pee Wee Lopez & Farmer McGruder vs Marcel Semard & Little Boy Blue Haystack Muldoon vs Jack Wilson Promoter: Einar Olsen 4/14/62 Milwaukee, WI @ Auditorium Fritz Von Erich beat Yukon Eric on a 3rd fall dq Dick The Bruiser beat Haystack Muldoon Verne Gagne beat The Sheik Wilbur Snyder beat Bill Melby Frenchy Semard & Little Boy Blue beat Pee Wee Lopez & Farmer McGruder Att: 2,269 4/18/62 Indianapolis, IN @ Coliseum Dick the Bruiser & Wilbur Snyder beat Art Neilson & Stan Neilson Fritz Von Erich beat Yukon Eric Don Leo Jonathan beat Hans Hermann Ike Eakins beat Haystack Calhoun Don Jardine drew Chuck Conley 4/19/62 Cincinnati, OH @ Gardens The Sheik & Fritz Von Erich beat Wilbur Snyder & Dick the Bruiser Don Leo Jonathan beat Baron Gattoni Bill Melby beat Ike Eakins dq Sandy Scott beat Emile Dupre Haystack Muldoon beat Bob Whitlow 4/24/62 Indianapolis, IN @ Armory Dick the Bruiser beat Hans Hermann Fritz Von Erich beat Joe Blanchard Wilbur Snyder beat Don Jardine Fran Gravette & Ann Casey beat Judy Grable & Brenda Scott Bob Whitlow beat Johnny Heidman 4/25/62 Toledo, OH @ Sports Arena Dick The Bruiser & Wilbur Snyder beat Art Neilson & Stan Neilson in 12:00 Single match winners included Wahoo McDaniel, Dick The Bruiser & Stan Neilson Emile DuPre drew Ike Eakins Promoter: Walter J. Moore 4/28/62 Cincinnati, OH @ Gardens Wilbur Snyder & Dick the Bruiser beat The Sheik & Fritz Von Erich when special referee Ezzard Charles knocked out Von Erich in the deciding fall Don Leo Jonathan beat Hans Hermann Magnificent Maurice & Johnny Barend beat Sandy Scott & Bill Melby Yukon Eric beat Don Jardine Fran Gravetti beat Judy Grable 5/1/62 Indianapolis, IN @ Armory Dick the Bruiser & Wilbur Snyder no contest Fritz Von Erich & Hans Hermann Don Jardine beat Bill Melby Ike Eakins beat Johnny Heidman Judy Grable beat Brenda Scott 5/2/62 Toledo, OH @ Sports Arena Dick The Bruiser beat Magnificent Maurice The Sheik drew Johnny Barend when the time limit expired in the 3rd fall Judy Grable & Ann Casey beat Brenda Scott & Fran Gravette 2/3 5/8/62 Indianapolis, IN @ Tyndall Armory Dick the Bruiser & Wilbur Snyder beat Fritz Von Erich & Hans Hermann dq Mr. M beat Guy Mitchell The Sheik beat Bill Melby Chief Wahoo McDaniel beat Ike Eakins dq 5/9/62 Toledo, OH @ Sports Arena Art Neilson & Stan Neilson beat Wilbur Snyder & Dick the Bruiser 2/3, 2nd fall by dq Lupe Gonzales beat the Mysterious Mr. M dq Babs Wingo beat Karen Kellogg (sub Kathleen Wimbley) 2/3 Promoter: Walter J. Moore 5/11/62 Milwaukee, WI Fritz Von Erich beat Wilbur Snyder dq Dick The Bruiser beat Hans Hermann Yukon Eric beat Stan Kowalski Art Neilson & Stan Neilson drew Bill Milby & Sandy Scott 5/15/62 Indianapolis, IN @ Armory Don Leo Jonathan beat Ike Eakins Wilbur Snyder & Dick the Bruiser beat Fritz Von Erich & Hans Hermann The Sheik beat Lupe Gonzalez Mr. M drew Bill Melby 5/16/62 Kansas City, MO @ Municipal Auditorium Hans Hermann in Von Erich's corner, Dick The Bruiser in Snyder's corner Fritz Von Erich vs Wilbur Snyder Hans Hermann vs Dick the Bruiser Stan Neilson & Art Neilson vs Pierre LaSalle & Guy LaRose Duke Keomuka vs Jack Nichols Ann Regan vs Evelyn Stevens 5/17/62 Fort Wayne, IN @ Coliseum Wilbur Snyder beat Fritz Von Erich dq Dick The Bruiser was to second Snyder while Hans Hermann was seconded Von Erich. But Bruiser never made the match. It was said he was stuck in Kansas City. Wahoo McDaniel & Sandy Scott beat Magnificent Maurice & Johnny Barend dq The Sheik (sub Dick The Bruiser) beat Hans Hermann Att: 1383 5/22/62 Indianapolis, IN @ Tyndall Armory Art Neilson & Stan Neilson beat Dick the Bruiser & Wilbur Snyder dq Magnificent Maurice beat Bill Melby The Sheik beat Chief Wahoo McDaniel Sandy Scott drew Ike Eakins 5/25/62 Denver, CO @ Coliseum Fritz Von Erich beat Wilbur Snyder on a 3rd fall COR 1 Snyder won the first fall in 9:50 with an abdominal stretch 2 Von Erich won the second in 5:52 with a clawhold 3 Snyder was counted out of the ring in 4:58 Bill Melby beat Stan Neilson 9:42 The Sheik beat Bill Melby 2/3 Art Neilson drew Sandy Scott 30:00 promoters: Jim Barnett and Johnny Doyle Att: 3,573 fans, gate: $9,273 Note: Three wrestlers from Chicago to Denver was forced to return to the “Windy City,” thus, they were unable to appear. They were Dick the Bruiser, Hans Herman, and Chief Wahoo McDaniel. 5/26/62 Cincinnati, OH @ Gardens Wilbur Snyder & Dick the Bruiser beat Fritz Von Erich & Hans Hermann dq The Sheik beat Sandy Scott Dick the Bruiser beat Hans Hermann Bob Ellis beat Ike Eakins Art Neilson beat Magnificent Maurice Guy Mitchell beat Wahoo McDaniel Pee Wee Lopez beat Little Boy Blue Mr. M beat Lupe Gonzales 5/29/62 Indianapolis, IN @ Tyndall Armory Art Neilson & Stan Neilson beat Wilbur Snyder & Dick The Bruiser dq Mr. M beat Bill Melby Bob Ellis beat Ike Eakins Bob Whitlow drew Guy Mitchell 6/2/62 Detroit, MI @ Convention Center Lord Layton beat Fritz Von Erich 2/3 Dick The Bruiser beat Czaya Nandor AWA Indiana Champion Don Leo Jonathan beat Waldo Von Erich Wilbur Snyder beat Bill Melby Larry Moquin beat Ike Eakins Guy Mitchell beat Wahoo McDaniel (sub Bob Ellis) Magnificent Maurice drew Sandy Scott Bob Whitlow beat Dennis Hall att: 9,407 6/5/62 Indianapolis, IN @ Armory Art Neilson & Stan Neilson beat Wilbur Snyder & Dick The Bruiser Waldo Von Erich beat Bill Melby The Sheik beat Guy Mitchell Sandy Scott drew Ike Eakins 6/6/62 Toledo, OH @ Sports Arena AWA "Indiana" Champion Don Leo Jonathan beat Stan Neilson 1-0 Dick the Bruiser beat Art Neilson 2/3 Bill Melby drew the Mask Sandy Scott beat Jim Grabmire (sub Bob Whitlow) Promoter: Walter J. Moore 6/9/62 Cincinnati, OH @ Gardens Wilbur Snyder & Dick the Bruiser beat Hans Hermann & Fritz Von Erich Don Leo Jonathan beat Mr. M Art Neilson & Stan Neilson beat Bill Melby & Guy Mitchell Dennis Hall vs Tony Borne Jack Steele vs Ricki Starr Chief White Owl beat Magnificent Maurice dq Karen Kellogg beat Mary Reynolds Bobby Graham beat Al Greene 6/10/62 Milwaukee, WI Art Neilson & Stan Neilson vs Dick The Bruiser & Wilbur Snyder Don Leo Jonathan vs Mr. M Joe Blanchard vs Guy Mitchell Kay Noble vs Annette Palmer 6/12/62 Indianapolis, IN @ Armory The Sheik beat Don Leo Jonathan dq Dick the Bruiser drew Waldo Von Erich Guy Mitchell beat Ike Eakins dq Bobby Graham vs Bill Melby Lupe Gonzalez vs Jack Steele 6/13/62 Windsor, Ontario, Canada @ Arena Dick The Bruiser vs Don Leo Jonathan Also In Action: Ike Eakins, Ricki Starr, Lupe Gonzales & Guy Mitchell 6/19/62 Kokomo, IN @ Speedway Dick The Bruiser & Joe Blanchard vs Art Neilson & Stan Neilson Plus two other outstanding bouts 6/20/62 Toledo, OH @ Sports Arena Dick The Bruiser beat Art Neilson via pin in 14:00 Sandy Scott drew Stan Neilson Tony Borne beat Guy Mitchell via pin in 11:00 Ricki Starr beat Ben Jarrells in 9:00 George Strickland beat Chris Belkas via pin in 11:00 Vic Christy beat Chuck Campbell via pin in 9:00 Chief White Owl beat Jack Steel via pin in 16:00 6/23/62 Detroit, MI @ Cobo Arena US Champion Dick The Bruiser beat Bearcat Wright Fritz Von Erich beat Joe Blanchard Ray Stern beat Stan Neilson AWA Indiana Champion Don Leo Jonathan vs Jack Steele Art Neilson beat Sandy Scott Bobby Graham beat Guy Mitchell The Sheik beat Larry Moquin Ricki Starr beat Ike Eakins Czaja Nandor beat Waldo Von Erich Tony Borne beat Emile Dupre 6/26/62 Indianapolis, IN @ Armory Art Neilson & Stan Neilson beat Dick the Bruiser & Don Leo Jonathan Bob Ellis beat Ike Eakins Tony Borne beat Lupe Gonzalez Bobby Graham beat Jack Steele 6/29/62 Atlanta, GA @ Municipal Auditorium World Title Claimant Freddie Blassie beat Dick the Bruiser World Tag Team Champions Joe Scarpa & Don Curtis beat Kurt Von Brauner & Karl Von Brauner Rito Carreon beat Lenny Montana Chief Little Eagle beat Russian Crusher Jack Bence beat Ivor Barrett 6/30/62 Cincinnati, OH @ Gardens Don Leo Jonathan beat Fritz Von Erich dq Bob Ellis & Dick the Bruiser drew Art Neilson & Stan Neilson Tony Borne beat Ricki Starr George Scott beat Ike Eakins Hans Hermann vs Ricki Starr Ray Stern beat Chuck Campbell Sandy Scott beat Jack Steele 7/3/62 Indianapolis, IN @ Armory Dick the Bruiser no contest The Sheik George Scott & Sandy Scott beat Tony Borne & Ike Eakins Ricki Starr beat Jack Wilson Guy Mitchell beat Jack Allen 7/7/62 Columbus, OH @ Jet Stadium Dick the Bruiser vs Fritz Von Erich Bob Ellis vs The Sheik Don Leo Jonathan vs Waldo Von Erich Tony Borne vs Bobby Graham Ike Eakins vs Ricki Starr promoters: Balk Estes, Jim Barnett, Ben Cowall Note: initial show 7/10/62 Indianapolis, IN @ Armory Dick the Bruiser drew The Sheik George Scott & Sandy Scott drew Art Neilson & Stan Neilson Bobby Graham beat Tony Borne Gloria Barattani beat Mae Young 7/13/62 Denver, CO @ Coliseum Ray Stern won an 11 Man Battle Royal Dick the Bruiser drew Ray Stern 30:00 George Scott beat Waldo Von Erich in 10:00 The Sheik beat Bill Melby with an Arabian neckbreaker in 4:48 Don Leo Jonathan beat Sandy Scott in 22:23 Bob Nandor beat Guy Mitchell in 14:33 Chief Wahoo McDaniel beat Ricky Cortez dq Promoters: Jim Barnett and Johnny Doyle 7/13/62 Windsor, Ontario, Canada @ Arena Dick The Bruiser vs Don Leo Jonathan Also In Action: Ricky Starr, Ike Eakins, Guy Mitchell & Lupe Gonzales Note: Bruiser double booked again. Doubt he made this match in Windsor. I'll recheck the Windsor date though. 7/14/62 Detroit, MI @ Cobo Arena US Champion Dick The Bruiser drew AWA Indiana Champion Don Leo Jonathan 60:00 Ray Stern beat Bobby Graham Bob Ellis drew Art Neilson George Scott beat Bill Melby (sub The Sheik) Robert Duranton beat Sandy Scott Ricky Crusher Cortez drew Czaja Nandor Stan Neilson beat Guy Mitchell (sub Fritz Von Erich) Joe Blanchard vs Waldo von Erich 7/17/62 Indianapolis, IN @ Armory Dick the Bruiser vs The Sheik Don Leo Jonathan & Joe Brunetti vs Slim Marlin & Don Marlin Bill Miller vs Ricky Cortez Mark Stone vs Tony Borne Bobby Graham vs Guy Mitchell Red Grupe vs Masked Marvel 7/25/62 Columbus, OH @ Jet Stadium Don Leo Jonathan vs The Sheik Dick the Bruiser & Bill Miller vs Art Neilson & Stan Neilson Jack Allen vs. Farmer Marlin Frazier vs Gonzoles Foster vs Rogers Slim Marlin vs Jack Wilson Tony Borne vs Guy Mitchell Bobby Graham vs George Scott Ricky Cortez vs Bobby Graham promoters: Balk Estes, Jim Barnett, Ben Cowall ladies night, all ladies and children under 12 admitted free Note: The show was rescheduled due to rain. It was set for Sunday night. 7/27/62 Indianapolis, IN @ Victory Field George Scott & Sandy Scott beat Art Neilson & Stan Neilson Don Leo Jonathan & Joe Brunetti beat Tiny Mills & Stan Mills? Bill Miller & Ricky Cortez beat Bobby Graham & Guy Mitchell George Scott & Sandy Scott beat Red Grupe & Robert of Paris Tony Borne & Mark Stone beat Slim Marlin & Don Marlin Dick the Bruiser beat The Sheik Art Neilson & Stan Neilson beat Tony Borne & Mark Stone 7/28/62 Cincinnati, OH @ Gardens The Sheik beat Joe Blanchard Sandy Scott drew Art Neilson Dick the Bruiser beat Tony Borne dq Don Leo Jonathan beat Ricky Cortez Bobby Graham beat Jack Mills Don Marlin beat Tiny Mills George Scott beat Stan Neilson Slim Marlin beat Robert of Paris 7/29/62 Columbus, OH @ Jet Stadium Dick the Bruiser & Bill Miller beat Art Neilson & Stan Neilson 2/3 Don Leo Jonathan beat The Sheik dq Death match Tony Borne beat Guy Mitchell George Scott beat Bobby Graham Don Marlin beat Red Grupe Sandy Scott beat Ricky Cortez … Robert DeRant aka Robert of Paris & Robert Durante beat Slim Marlin Mark Stone beat Jim Windle promoters: Balk Estes, Jim Barnett, Ben Cowall second show Att: 3,311 fans 8/3/62 Denver, CO @ Coliseum United States Heavyweight Champion Dick the Bruiser beat Ray Stern on a 3rd fall utc/COR 1 Stern beat Bruiser in 28 seconds 2 Bruiser beat Stern 3 Stern was unable to continue outside the ring Ricky Cortez beat Joe Blanchard Don Leo Jonathan beat Bobby Graham (sub The Sheik) Jonathan was the AWA World Champion, but there was no mention of that title in local newspapers Mark Lewin beat Ricky Cortez 2-0 promoters: Jim Barnett and Johnny Doyle Att: 3,018 fans 8/4/62 Detroit, MI @ Cobo Arena Lord Athol Layton beat Dick The Bruiser to win US title when the ringside doctor ordered the match stopped due to excessive bleeding by the Bruiser Ray Stern beat The Sheik AWA "Indiana" Champion Don Leo Jonathan drew Mark Lewin Ricky Crusher Cortez beat Joe Blanchard Ricki Starr beat Mark Stone George Scott beat Stan Neilson Sandy Scott beat Art Neilson dq Robert of Paris drew Czaja Nandor Attendance: 11,575; gate: $32,090 8/11/62 Cincinnati, OH @ Gardens Dick the Bruiser beat Tony Borne Baby Cheryl beat Dolly Darcel Joe Blanchard beat Mark Stone Art Neilson beat Les Thatcher Stan Neilson beat Slim Marlin Robert of Paris beat Guy Mitchell Lupe Gonzalez beat Jack Steele Bill Frazier drew Bob Allen Joe Blanchard won 12 man battle royal 8/12/62 Columbus, OH @ Jet Stadium AWA "Indiana" Champion Don Leo Jonathan drew Karl Gotch Baby Cheryl beat Dolly Darcell Art Neilson & Stan Neilson beat Big Bill Miller & Dick The Bruiser 2/3 Marcel Semard & Little Boy Blue beat Pee Wee Lopez & Chico Santana Sandy Scott beat Mark Stone George Scott drew Red Grupe Ricki Starr beat Mark Stone Promoters: Balk Estes, Jim Barnett, Ben Cowall Att: 3,603 fans 8/17/62 Indianapolis, IN @ Victory Field Art Neilson & Stan Neilson beat George Scott & Sandy Scott Dick the Bruiser vs Tony Borne Don Leo Jonathan vs Ricky Cortez Bill Miller vs Guy Mitchell Bobby Graham vs Mark Stone Don Marlin vs Red Grupe Slim Marlin vs Robert of Paris 12 man battle royal featuring all of the above 8/18/62 Detroit, MI @ Cobo Arena US Champion Lord Athol Layton beat Tony Borne Dick The Bruiser beat Ray Stern AWA Indiana Champion Don Leo Jonathan beat Art Neilson Stan Neilson beat Bobby Graham Ricky Crusher Cortez drew George Scott Joe Blanchard beat Sandy Scott Little Boy Blue & Marcel Semard beat Pee Wee Lopez & Chico Santana 8/21/62 Indianapolis, IN @ Armory Dick The Bruiser drew George Scott Sandy Scott beat The Sheik Art Neilson & Stan Neilson beat Bobby Graham & Guy Mitchell Robert of Paris beat Jack Heath Ricky Cortez beat Mark Stone 8/28/62 Indianapolis, IN @ Armory George Scott & Sandy Scott beat The Sheik & Dick The Bruiser Robert of Paris beat Guy Mitchell Ricky Cortez beat Jack Heath Dale Lewis beat Mark Stone 8/30/62 Columbus, OH @ Jet Stadium Bill Miller drew Dick The Bruiser when the 60 minute time limit expired in the 3rd fall George Scott & Sandy Scott beat Art Neilson & Stan Neilson dq Don Leo Jonathan beat Ricky Cortez Guy Mitchell beat Bill Frazier Mark Stone drew Jim Windle 8/31/62 Atlanta, GA @ Municipal Auditorium Freddie Blassie beat Dick the Bruiser Mr. Moto beat Guy Taylor Linda Horne beat Tina Cole Chief Crazy Horse beat Miguel Torres dq Johnny Walker beat Pedro Godoy 9/1/62 Milwaukee, WI @ Arena Lord Athol Layton beat Dick The Bruiser on a 3rd fall COR Don Leo Jonathan beat Robert of Paris Joe Blanchard beat Guy Mitchell George Scott drew Art Neilson Dale Lewis beat Ricki Starr Sandy Scott beat Stan Neilson Att: 1,779 9/7/62 Atlanta, GA @ Municipal Auditorium Dick the Bruiser beat Mr. Moto Pedro Godoy beat Chief Crazy Horse Matt Jewell & Tina Cole beat Linda Horne & the Masked Marvel Miguel Torres beat Johnny Walker Guy Taylor beat Gene Murphy 9/8/62 San Francisco, CA @ Cow Palace US Champion Pepper Gomez beat Kinji Shibuya 2/3 Waldo Von Erich beat Luis Martinez via pin Little Beaver & Tiny Tim beat Billy the Kid & Sky Low Low Ricki Starr beat Art Michalik via pin Wilbur Snyder beat Frank Townsend Dick the Bruiser beat Guy Brunetti Ray Stern beat Mario La Pantera Att: 7,162 9/11/62 Columbus, OH @ Jet Stadium Karl Gotch beat Don Leo Jonathan 2/3 to win the AWA "Indiana" Title 1 Jonathan beat Gotch in 25:23 by submission with a leg strangle 2 Gotch beat Jonathan in 40:21 with a super suplex 3 Gotch beat Jonathan when Don Leo was unable to continue Jonathan was carried from the ring Bill Miller beat The Sheik in 9:42 Dinah Beaman beat Sweet Georgia Brown in 12:10 Dick The Bruiser beat Ricky Cortez in 11:00 Art Neilson beat Donn Lewin in 7:14 Stan Neilson beat Dale Lewis in 6:00 George Scott beat Ivan Kalmikoff in 7:44 Sandy Scott beat Baron Gattoni in 8:12 Ilio DiPaolo beat Mark Stone in 6:28 Mark Lewin drew Robert of Paris promoter: Balk Estes sponsored by Dispatch Charities Att: 4,000 fans 9/14/62 Denver, CO @ Coliseum The Sheik beat Dick the Bruiser on a 3rd fall COR 1 The Sheik beat Bruiser in 6:55 2 Bruiser pinned Sheik in 9:00 after a knee drop from the top rope 3 Bruiser was counted out of the ring in 6:39 Ray “Thunder” Stern beat Stan Neilson 2/3 Art Neilson drew George Scott Mark Lewin beat Robert Durant (Mr. Paris) dq in 10:26 promoters: Jim Barnett and Johnny Doyle Att: 3,464 fans, gate: $6,320) Note: The television show with Lord Athol Layton as commentator in 1962 was being beamed into Denver. Layton was a commentator on the show being taped from Windsor, Ontario, at CKLW-TV. Some shows were taped at the Cobo Hall in Detroit. 9/16/62 Detroit, MI @ Cobo Arena US Champion Lord Athol Layton beat Dick The Bruiser on a 3rd fall dq The Sheik beat Ray Stern Dale Lewis drew Art Neilson Mark Lewin beat Stan Neilson George Scott beat Ivan Kalmikoff dq Emile Dupre drew Sandy Scott Ricky Cortez beat Bob Morrow Fred Blassie beat Dennis Hall Att: 15,521 9/21/62 Fort Wayne, IN Lord Athol Layton beat The Sheik Don Leo Jonathan beat Dick The Bruiser Bill Miller beat Dennis Hall Emile Dupre drew Dale Lewis Robert of Paris beat Don Jardine Mark Lewin beat Ricky Cortez Art Neilson beat George Scott Sandy Scott beat Stan Neilson 9/22/62 Cincinnati, OH @ Gardens Don Leo Jonathan & Joe Blanchard beat The Sheik & Dick the Bruiser Dr. Bill Miller beat Pierre LaBelle Karl Gotch beat Ricky Cortez Fred Blassie beat Bob Morrow Robert of Paris drew Emile Dupre Dale Lewis drew Frank Brown 9/27/62 Boston, MA @ Garden World Heavyweight Champion Verne Gagne beat Dick the Bruiser on a 3rd fall cOR Dr. Bill Miller beat Ricky Sexton (sub Pat O'Connor) The Yankee Bulls vs Kenny Ackles & Paddy Sullivan (said to be for the "East Coast Tag Team championship.") Johnny Cannon vs "Cowboy" Cal West Antone "Ripper" Leone vs Ricky Sexton promoter: Dom Papaleo referee: Tom McNeeley for main event 9/29/62 San Francisco, CA @ Cow Palace US Champion Pepper Gomez beat Waldo Von Erich 2/3 World Tag Team Champions Mitsu Arakawa & Kinji Shibuya beat Bill Melby & Wilbur Snyder 2/3 Dick the Bruiser beat Frank Townsend via pin in 7:55 after a back drop Nick Bockwinkel beat Great Togo via pin in 6:06 after an atomic drop Joe Blanchard beat Ed Miller in 3:51 Don Manoukian beat Dale Lewis with a backbreaker Carlos Rocha beat Mario LaPantera via pin in 10:00 Att: 7,105 10/3/62 Denver, CO @ Coliseum Dick the Bruiser vs Don Leo Jonathan Lord Athol Layton vs The Sheik Mark Lewin vs Ray “Thunder” Stern Robert Durant vs Wilbur Snyder promoters: Jim Barnett and Johnny Doyle 10/6/62 Detroit, MI @ Cobo Arena US Champion Lord Athol Layton beat Tony Borne Dick The Bruiser beat The Sheik dq AWA "Indiana" Champion Karl Gotch beat Don Jardine Ray Stern beat Crusher Ricky Cortez Wilbur Snyder beat Joe Blanchard Bearcat Wright beat Stan Neilson Fred Blassie beat Emile Dupre Mark Lewin beat Robert of Paris Ilio DiPaolo beat Sandy Scott Dale Lewis beat Dan Miller Art Neilson drew George Scott Att: 11,939 10/8/62 Kansas City, MO @ Municipal Auditorium Texas Death Match Dick The Bruiser beat The Sheik COR Art Neilson & Stan Neilson beat George Scott & Sandy Scott 2/3 Stan Stasiak beat Lorenzo Parente via pin after a knee drop Don Leo Jonathan beat Robert of Paris with a backbreaker Judy Glover beat Jessica Rogers via pin 10/12/62 Milwaukee, WI @ Arena US Champion Lord Athol Layton beat Dick The Bruiser Verne Gagne beat Bill Miller Judy Glover & Cowboy Bradley beat Jessica Rogers & Tiny Roe Bill Watts beat Dennis Paul (Hall?) Don Leo Jonathan vs Emile DuPre Mark Lewin vs Robert Duranton 10/13/62 Columbus, OH AWA "Indiana" Champion Karl Gotch beat Art Neilson Bill Miller beat Stan Neilson Dick The Bruiser beat Emile Dupre Frankie Talaber & Leon Graham beat Hank Vest & Tiger Severs Chief White Owl beat Paul Stetson 10/17/62 Fort Wayne, IN US Champion Lord Athol Layton beat Dick The Bruiser dq Conboy Bradley beat Tiny Roe Don Leo Jonathan beat Don Jardine Judy Glover beat Jessica Rogers Kurt Von Brauner & Karl Von Brauner beat Pierre LeBelle & Les Thatcher Att: 1300 10/19/62 Indianapolis, IN @ Armory Art Neilson & Stan Neilson beat Mark Lewin & Dick The Bruiser Karl Von Brauner & Kurt Von Brauner beat Lupe Gonzelez & Dennis Hall George Scott drew Bill Miller Dale Lewis beat Ricky Cortez 10/20/62 Columbus, OH AWA "Indiana" Champion Karl Gotch beat Dick The Bruiser dq Frankie Talaber & Leon Graham beat Paul Stetson & Frank Hickey Bill Miller beat Don Jardine Pierre LaBelle beat Mystery Man dq Chief White Owl beat Larry Daniels 10/23/62 Kansas City, MO @ Municipal Auditorium Steel Fence Texas Death Match Dick the Bruiser vs The Sheik Bearcat Wright vs Don Jardine Kurt Von Brauner & Karl Von Brauner vs Dale Lewis & Dennis Hall 10/24/62 Denver, CO @ Coliseum AWA "Indiana" Champion Karl Gotch beat Art Neilson 2-0, 1st fall by dq 1 Neilson was dq'ed 2 Gotch beat Neilson in 9:51 with a a rolling suplex Gotch was billed as being from one of the “Iowa Gotches” Gotch was billed as the “Kirk Douglas of the Mat” Women’s Champion June Byers beat Darlene Shields in 14:43 Dick the Bruiser beat Lord Athol Layton 2/3 to capture the United States Heavyweight Title 1 Bruiser beat Layton in 7:48 2 Layton beat Bruiser 3 Bruiser beat Layton Layton was billed as just having won the U.S. Title. Bill Miller drew Wilbur Snyder 30:00 promoters: Jim Barnett and Johnny Doyle Note: On September 14, 1962 in Columbus, Ohio, Karl Gotch beat Don Leo Jonathan to capture the AWA World Heavyweight Title. 10/25/62 Indianapolis, IN @ Coliseum Karl Von Brauner & Kurt Von Brauner beat George Scott & Sandy Scott Art Neilson & Stan Neilson beat Dick the Bruiser & The Sheik Joe Blanchard beat Hans Hermann Mark Lewin beat Emile DuPre Dale Lewis beat Don Jardine 10/27/62 Columbus, OH AWA "Indiana" Champion Karl Gotch beat Dick The Bruiser Bill Miller beat Nicoli Volkoff Bill Hoover & Larry Daniels beat Jim Windle & Mr. X Emile Dupre beat Pierre LaBelle Ty Holder beat John Calloway & Bill O'Neill 10/31/62 Anderson, IN @ National Guard Armory Dick The Bruiser & Mark Lewin vs Kurt Von Brauner & Karl Von Brauner 2/3 60:00 Big Bill Miller vs Don Jardine 2/3 45:00 Bill Watts vs Joe Blanchard 30:00 11/2/62 Detroit, MI Bearcat Wright beat Dick The Bruiser dq AWA "Indiana" Champion Karl Gotch beat Don Leo Jonathan Fritz Von Erich beat Ray Stern utc cuts The Sheik beat Billy Red Lyons Wilbur Snyder beat Bob Leipler Art Neilson beat Emile Dupre Mark Lewin beat Nikita Kalmikoff Dale Lewis drew Stan Neilson Taro Sakuro beat Tim Geohagen Ilio DiPaulo drew Bill Miller Att: 5,304 11/6/62 Kansas City, MO @ Municipal Auditorium Bearcat Wright beat Dick the Bruiser on a 3rd fall COR Karl Von Brauner & Kurt Von Brauner beat George Scott & Sandy Scott Don Leo Jonathan beat Bill McDonald Ray Gordon beat Ray Collins dq Lorenzo Parente drew Bill Dromo 11/14/62 New Boston, OH @ United Steelworkers Hall Dick The Bruiser vs Joe Blanchard 2/3 60:00 Fabulous Moolah vs Judy Grable 2/3 45:00 Emile DuPre vs Pierre Lebelle Don Jardine vs Dale Lewis 11/17/62 Cincinnati, OH @ Gardens Boxing Match Joe Blanchard beat Fred Blassie 4th round KO Dick the Bruiser beat Hans Hermann Fabulous Moolah beat Judy Grable Oscar Verdu beat Bearcat Wright Dr. Bill Miller beat Frankie Talaber Mark Lewin drew Stan Neilson Dale Lewis beat Art Neilson Les Thatcher drew Dennis Hall Don Jardine beat Doug Kinslow Emile Dupre beat Pierre LaBelle att: 4,494 11/20/62 Kansas City, MO @ Municipal Auditorium Dick the Bruiser vs Bearcat Wright Karl Von Brauner & Kurt Von Brauner vs George Scott & Sandy Scott The Sheik vs Mark Lewin Rip Hawk vs Lorenzo Parente Stan Stasiak vs Gino Marella 11/24/62 Detroit, MI @ Cobo Arena US Champion Lord Athol Layton beat Fritz Von Erich Dick The Bruiser beat Bearcat Wright The Sheik beat Mark Lewin Alberto Torres & Ramon Torres drew Art Neilson & Stan Neilson Ray Stern beat Bob Stanlee Czaja Nandor beat Bob Leipler Taro Sakuro beat Emile Dupre 12/1/62 San Francisco, CA @ Cow Palace US Champion Pepper Gomez beat Dick the Bruiser on a 3rd fall COR World Tag Team Champions Nick Bockwinkel & Wilbur Snyder beat Mitsu Arakawa & Kinji Shibuya Ray Stevens beat Waldo Von Erich Haystack Calhoun & Abe Jacobs beat Don Jardine & Ed Miller Sammy Berg beat Alan Garfield Ciclon Negro beat Guy Brunetti Att: 12,551, Gate: $38,116 12/3/62 Kansas City, MO @ Municipal Auditorium Dick the Bruiser dcor The Sheik Karl Von Brauner & Kurt Von Brauner defeated Art Neilson & Stan Neilson 2-0 Babs Wingo & Marva Scott beat Ethel Johnson & Virginia Franklin 2/3 Lorenzo Parente drew Ripper Collins 20:00 12/6/62 Indianapolis, IN @ Coliseum Alberto Torres vs Nicoli Volkoff Dick The Bruiser & Art Neilson & Stan Neilson vs Saul Weingeroff & Karl Von Brauner & Kurt Von Brauner Les Thatcher vs The Mongol Don Leo Jonathan vs The Sheik Don Jardine vs Dale Lewis Joe Blanchard vs Emile Dupre Bill Watts vs Baron Gattoni Ramon Torres vs Pierre LaBelle 12/7/62 Atlanta, GA @ Municipal Auditorium Ray Gunkel beat Dick the Bruiser dq Art Neilson & Stan Neilson beat Rito Carreon & Chief Little Eagle Lenny Montana beat Russian Crusher Mike Paidousis vs Jack Vansky 12/11/62 Indianapolis, IN @ Armory Dick the Bruiser & Don Leo Jonathan beat Karl Von Brauner & Kurt Von Brauner dq The Sheik beat Art Neilson Stan Neilson drew Mark Lewin Bill Miller beat Emile Dupre 12/12/62 Toledo, OH @ Sports Arena Don Leo Jonathan vs Dick the Bruiser Art Neilson & Stan Neilson vs Alberto Torres & Ramon Torres Dr. Big Bill Miller vs Bill Watts Bob Nandor vs Emile DuPre 12/14/62 Atlanta, GA @ Municipal Auditorium Freddie Blassie & Dick the Bruiser beat Ray Gunkel & Lenny Montana Mike Paidousis beat Bulldog Lawley Chief Little Eagle beat Russian Crusher Rito Carreon drew Buddy Bison 12/17/62 Kansas City, MO @ Municipal Auditorium Dick The Bruiser & Art Neilson & Stan Neilson beat Karl Von Brauner & Kurt Von Brauner & Saul Weingeroff 2/3 Don Leo Jonathan drew Joe Blinker (sub The Sheik) 45:00 Judy Grable beat Sweet Georgia Brown 2/3 Fran Gravette beat Tina Cole 12/21/62 Atlanta, GA @ Municipal Auditorium Lumberjack Match Freddie Blassie beat Dick the Bruiser Diana Beamon drew Sweet Georgia Brown Chief Little Eagle beat Bulldog Lawley Rito Carreon drew Russian Crusher Lenny Montana vs Mike Paidousis 12/28/62 Columbus, OH Dr. Bill Miller beat Dick The Bruiser dq Frankie Talaber & Leon Graham beat Nicoli Volkoff & Mongolian Hercules dq Oscar Verdu beat Frank Hickey Ray Stern beat Dan Miller Chief White Owl drew Angleo Poffo 12/29/62 Detroit, MI @ Cobo Arena US Champion Lord Athol Layton beat Dick The Bruiser dq when Bruiser knocked out the referee Lou Thesz beat Steve Stanlee (sub Mark Lewin) Czaja Nandor beat Angelo Poffo Bearcat Wright beat Taro Sakuro Sweet Daddy Siki beat Great Kudo Ray Stern beat Nicoli Volkoff The Mongol beat Tim Geohagen Sam Steamboat beat Don Jardine Rudy Kay beat Pierre LaBelle Att: 15,267 Credit to the usual suspects. Don Luce. Tim Hornbaker. Rich Tate. Rich Tito. Jerry Wiseman. George Lentz. Jim Mandl. Mark Bujan. Tim Tassler. Mike Rodgers. Note: Added Denver research from Tim Hornbaker. |
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clawmaster wrote: 1962 for Denver hasn't been researched or if it has Tim Hornbaker hasn't put it up on his site yet. One of these days I'll find out which story is true. Tim just updated his site with listings from Denver for 1962 and 1963. Bruiser 1962 Denver listings coming tomorrow. Thanks again Tim. |
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clawmaster wrote: clawmaster wrote:1962 for Denver hasn't been researched or if it has Tim Hornbaker hasn't put it up on his site yet. One of these days I'll find out which story is true. Done. |
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A few notes on 1963. I have included the St. Louis TV show Wrestling at the Chase results because they came from Larry Matysik's own files. As Larry notes in his book, "the dates for WatC are the air dates, as the programs were taped usually one or two weeks earlier." Air Dates. I generally don't include air dates for TV shows in ring records but including them here explains better the impact Bruiser had on St. Louis. There are also a few Indianapolis TV results floating around from January of 1963 but I chose not to include them. I have those results in my files on my computer. However they look a little fishy to me. Bruiser probably did wrestle a few times on Indianapolis TV during January of 1963. I'm not including them for the reason listed above. You will also see two different promotions called the AWA. Most people are familiar with Verne Gagne's AWA, the American Wrestling Association. Some people are familiar with Jim Barnett & Johnny Doyle's AWA, the American Wrestling Alliance. 1/1/63 Indianapolis, IN @ State Fair Coliseum Art Neilson & Stan Neilson beat Kurt Von Brauner & Karl Von Brauner to win AWA Tag Team Title Dick The Bruiser beat Saul Weingeroff by winning 3 falls in less than 20 minutes Alberto Torres & Ramon Torres beat Don Jardine & Pierre LaBelle Dr. Bill Miller drew Joe Blanchard The Mongol beat Rudy Kay Mark Lewin beat Nicoli Volkoff 1/4/63 Flint, MI Bill Miller beat Dick The Bruiser 1/5/63 Columbus, OH wire mesh around ring Bill Miller beat Dick The Bruiser Leon Graham & Frankie Talaber beat Ramon Torres & Alberto Torres Joe Blanchard beat Emile Dupre Don Leo Jonathan drew Don Jardine 1/15/63 Denver, CO @ Auditorium Arena Wilbur Snyder ddq Fritz Von Erich in the 3rd fall 1 Von Erich beat Snyder with an Iron Claw 2 Snyder beat Von Erich with an abdominal stretch 3 Both men were dq'ed Dick the Bruiser beat Ray “Thunder” Stern on a 3rd fall COR International Heavyweight Champion Lou Thesz beat Mark Lewin The Sheik beat Guy Mitchell with an Arabian backbreaker Bob “Czaya” Nandor drew The Sheik 20:00 promoters: Jim Barnett and Johnny Doyle Att: 3,017 fans, gate: $7,988 benefit known as the “Stock Show” 1/17/63 Indianapolis, IN @ State Fair Coliseum Bill Miller beat Lou Thesz dq when Lou hit Miller with a chair Dick The Bruiser & Mark Lewin beat The Sheik & The Mongol (subs for Kurt Von Brauner & Karl Von Brauner) Pee Wee Lopez & Chico Santana beat Little Boy Blue & Marcel Semard Joe Blanchard beat Nicoli Volkoff The Sheik beat Emile Dupre The Mongol beat Willis Kirby att: 2,000 1/19/63 St Louis TV from Wrestling at the Chase Jesse James beat Ray Collins Buddy Austin draw John Paul Henning NWA Champion Buddy Rogers beat Buddy Hack Dick the Bruiser in his debut beat Emile Dupre Ray Gordon beat The Alaskan dq Note: The dates for WatC are the air dates, as the programs were taped usually one or two weeks earlier. 1/19/63 Detroit, MI One wrestling show bred another when Dick the Bruiser failed to reach Detroit because of bad flying weather. His bout with Verne Gagne was rescheduled for monday night (with a new supporting card) and promoter Johnny Doyle said any of the 7,018 spectators may get in free by presenting their ticket stubs. Verne Gagne beat Mark Lewin Fritz Von Erich beat Czaja Nandor 2/3 The Sheik no contest Bearcat Wright Rudy Kay drew Alberto Torres Ramon Torres beat Pierre LaBelle Emile Dupre drew Chief Kit Fox Note: Original Card below 2 Main Events at the Same Time in 2 Adjoining Rings: Dick The Bruiser (sub Fred Blassie) vs Verne Gagne Fritz Von Erich vs Czaya 'Bob' Nandor Ray Stevens vs Mark Lewin Bearcat Wright vs The Sheik Alberto Torres vs Karl Von Brauner Ramon Torres vs Kurt Von Brauner Kit Fox vs Emile DuPre 1/21/63 Detroit, MI Verne Gagne drew Dick The Bruiser Mark Lewin drew Ray Stern Ray Stevens beat Alberto Torres Bill Miller beat Ramon Torres Czaja Nandor beat Pierre LaBelle Kit Fox beat Rudy Kay att: 7,000 1/22/63 Kansas City, MO @ Municipal Auditorium Dr. Big Bill Miller beat Dick the Bruiser on a 3rd fall dq Duke Keomuka & Taro Myaki beat Ray Gordon & Jesse James 2/3 Stan Stasiak (sub Rip Hawk) drew The Mask Roy Collins beat Guy Taylor 1/27/63 Cincinnati, OH Bill Miller beat Dick The Bruiser dq 2/1/63 St. Louis, MO @ Kiel Auditorium Buddy Rogers beat Edouard Carpentier 2/3 when Carpentier could not continue in the third fall after being caught in Rogers’ figure four grapevine in the second fall. Since Lou Thesz beat Rogers for the NWA title Jan. 24 in Toronto, but this match had been announced and tickets sold at higher championship prices, the bout went on as scheduled. Johnny Valentine & John Paul Henning beat Taro Myaki & Duke Keomuka. 1 Keomuka beat Henning 2 Valentine beat Myaki 3 Henning beat Keomuka Pat O’Connor beat The Alaskan Dick the Bruiser beat Ray Gordon Pepper Martin draw Buddy Austin Ivan Zukoff beat Carlos Rodriguez att: 8689 Notes: Bruiser's St Louis house show debut. One could make the argument this was a NWA Title defense by Rogers. I don't agree but the argument could be made. 2/2/63 St Louis TV from Wrestling at the Chase Pepper Martin draw Duke Keomuka Ray Gordon beat Jesse James Johnny Valentine beat The Alaskan as Valentine won the only fall achieved in the 30 minute time limit Dick the Bruiser beat Dennis Hall Taro Myaki draw Stan Stasiak 2/2/63 Indianapolis, IN @ State Fair Coliseum NWA Champion Lou Thesz beat Dr. Bill Miller Dick The Bruiser beat The Mongol Argentina Rocca beat Angelo Poffo Joe Blanchard beat Duke Keomuka Bob Nandor beat Taro Myaki dq Ramon Torres drew Angelo Savoldi Alberto Torres drew Nicoli Volkoff Att: 3,000 2/8/63 Denver, CO @ Coliseum Antonino Rocca beat Dick the Bruiser on a 3rd fall dq 1 Bruiser pinned Rocca in 9:30 after a knee drop 2 Rocca beat Bruiser in 9:31 3 Bruiser was dq'ed in 4:13 Wilbur Snyder beat Waldo Von Erich 2/3 Wahoo McDaniel beat Angelo Savoldi in 17:14 Ray Stevens beat Bob “Czaya” Nandor in 20:45 promoters: Jim Barnett and Johnny Doyle referee: Bob Sauer Att: 2,059 fans, gate: $4,213 2/9/63 St Louis TV from Wrestling at the Chase Taro Myaki draw Pepper Martin Dick the Bruiser beat Rudy Kay Jr. John Paul Henning beat Ivan Zukoff NWA Champion Lou Thesz beat Alberto Torres 2-0 Taro Myaki drew Ray Gordon, a match added when the original lineup fell short of filling the time slot 2/9/63 Detroit, MI Wilbur Snyder beat Dick The Bruiser Antonino Rocca & Bearcat Wright beat Ray Stevens & The Sheik Bob Nandor beat Angelo Savoldi Chief Kit Fox beat Rudy Kay Mark Lewin beat Alberto Torres Joe Blanchard drew Ramon Torres att: 8,858 2/14/63 Fort Wayne, IN NWA Champion Lou Thesz drew Dick The Bruiser Joe Blanchard beat Angelo Savoldi Argentina Rocca beat The Sheik Taro Myaki drew Mark Lewin Nicoli Volkoff The Mongol beat Alberto Torres & Ramon Torres Att: 3000 2/15/63 St. Louis, MO @ Kiel Auditorium NWA Champion Lou Thesz beat Pat O’Connor John Paul Henning ddq Dick the Bruiser and broken up by three referees, Bobby Bruns, Bill Longson, Gino Marella and Ray Gordon The Alaskan draw Gino Marella Ray Gordon & Pepper Martin beat Ray Collins & Taro Myaki 2/3, 2nd fall by dq 1 Myaki beat Martin. 2 Martin was awarded a fall by dq when he was attacked by Myaki between falls 3 Gordon beat Collins Karen Kellogg beat Lola Loray Joe Blanchard beat Ivan Zukoff att: 11,198, described as a “near sellout” - regular ticket prices were charged since the title change before Feb. 1 did not allow enough time for prices to be dropped to regular levels for that show, thus this gave fans a title match at regular prices 2/16/63 Cincinnati Bill Miller beat Dick The Bruiser 2/22/63 Louisville, KY Bill Miller beat Dick The Bruiser 2/23/63 St Louis TV from Wrestling at the Chase Bob Geigel beat Farmer Marlin Gino Marella beat Ivan Zukoff Pat O’Connor beat Pepper Martin 2-0 Dick the Bruiser beat Joe Blanchard John Paul Henning beat Cry Baby Cannon (billed exactly like this) 2/23/63 Denver, CO @ Coliseum Bob Ellis beat Dick the Bruiser 2/3 to capture the United States Heavyweight Title 1 Bruiser beat Ellis in 6:25 2 Ellis beat Bruiser in 8:40 3 Ellis beat Bruiser when the referee stopped Dick from continuing in 3:20 Bruiser reportedly had a broken blood vein on his head Antonino Rocca drew The Sheik Ricky Romero beat Angelo Savoldi in 18:20 Wahoo McDaniel beat Taro Myaki promoters: Jim Barnett and Johnny Doyle 3/1/63 St. Louis, MO @ Kiel Auditorium Special Referee: Bronko Nagurski Dick the Bruiser beat John Paul Henning Johnny Valentine & Pat O’Connor beat Killer Kowalski & Rip Hawk. 1 O’Connor beat Hawk 2 Kowalski beat O’Connor 3 Valentine beat Kowalski Gino Marella beat Stan Stasiak dq The Alaskan beat Thor Hagen Tiny Bell & Marcel Semard beat Pee Wee Lopez & Chico Santana 2/3 1 Bell beat Santana. 2 Semard beat Santana. Taro Myaki beat Pepper Martin Karen Kellogg beat Jessica Rogers Ray Gordon beat Cry Baby Cannon att. 12,695 sellout Notes: Chico Santana actually was a midget wrestler. Bruiser was an instant success at the box office. 3/2/63 Detroit, MI @ Olympia Stadium NWA Champion Lou Thesz beat Mark Lewin Dick The Bruiser beat Wilbur Snyder Antonino Rocca beat Bill Miller Ray Stevens drew Bearcat Wright Bob Nandor beat Taro Sakura The Sheik beat Angelo Savoldi Pee Wee Lopez beat Tiny Bell Frenchy Semard beat Chico Santana Kit Fox drew Pepper Martin Joe Blanchard beat Pierre LaBelle att: 7,322 3/6/63 Toledo, OH @ Sports Arena Dr. Big Bill Miller vs Dick the Bruiser Joe Blanchard vs the Mongol Czaya ‘Bob’ Nandor vs Howard Martin Mark Lewin vs Taro Myaki Chief Kit Fox vs Les Thatcher Rudy Kay vs Nicoli Volkoff Russ Denver vs Ray Snyder Promoter: Walter J. Moore 3/9/63 St Louis TV from Wrestling at the Chase Joe Blanchard draw Taro Myaki Dick the Bruiser beat Rico Lopez NWA Champion Lou Thesz beat The Alaskan John Paul Henning beat Ivan Kravschenkov Rip Hawk draw Gino Marella 3/9/63 Denver, CO @ Auditorium Arena Australian Blood Match Dick the Bruiser beat Bob Ellis in 26:13 Dory Funk Sr. beat Nelson Royal in 16:49 Verne Gagne beat Ricky Romero in 19:01 Fritz Von Erich beat Bearcat Wright on a 3rd fall dq 1 Wright beat Von Erich in 9:49 2 Von Erich beat Wright with aclawhold in 9:40 3 Wright was dq'ed for attacking the referee in 6:31 Att: 2,433 fans, gate: $5,225 3/12/63 Indianapolis, IN @ Tyndall Armory NWA Champion Lou Thesz beat Taro Myaki Dick The Bruiser beat Bearcat Wright dq Dr. Bill Miller drew Mark Lewin 30:00 The Sheik beat Joe Blanchard Kit Fox beat Pierre LaBelle 3/15/63 St. Louis, MO @ Kiel Auditorium NWA Champion Lou Thesz beat Dick the Bruiser on a 3rd fall dq Johnny Valentine beat The Alaskan John Paul Henning drew Gino Marella when Marella injured knee but Henning would not accept win Pat O’Connor draw Rip Hawk Ray Gordon & Joe Blanchard beat Taro Myaki & Ray Collins 2/3 1 Myaki beat Gordon 2 Gordon beat Myaki 3 Blanchard beat Collins Pepper Martin beat Danny Dusek att: 12,727 sellout Note: Gino Marella eventually became Gorilla Monsoon. 3/16/63 St Louis TV from Wrestling at the Chase Joe Blanchard beat Corsica Joe Dick the Bruiser beat Bill Garrett Johnny Valentine & Rudy Kay beat Fritz Von Erich & Bulldog Danny Plechas on a 3rd fall COR 1 Von Erich beat Kay 2 Valentine beat Plechas 3 Valentine beat Plechas, who was counted out outside the ring while Von Erich caught Kay with the Iron Claw. Valentine then attacked Von Erich and a brawl between them ensued. Young Szabo draw Taro Myaki 3/19/63 Indianapolis, IN @ Tyndall Armory Bearcat Wright beat Dick The Bruiser COR The Sheik beat Kit Fox Taro Myaki beat Dennis Hall Mark Lewin beat Rudy Kay Nicoli Volkoff drew Joe Blanchard Dr. Bill Miller drew The Mongol 20:00 3/23/63 St Louis TV from Wrestling at the Chase Gino Marella beat Al Gomez Fritz Von Erich beat Joe Blanchard Dick the Bruiser beat Young Szabo Johnny Valentine beat Danny Plechas Rudy Kay beat Corsica Joe dq 3/23/63 Detroit, MI @ Cobo Arena Dick The Bruiser beat Bob Nandor Antonino Rocca beat The Sheik Bearcat Wright beat Taro Myaki Dick Steinborn beat Nicoli Volkoff Hans Schmidt beat Angelo Savoldi Ivan Kalmikoff beat Larry Hennig Bill Miller beat Chief Kit Fox John Paul Henning beat Joe Blanchard Mark Lewin beat Karol Kalmikoff Jim Hady drew The Mongol Att: 4,789 3/28/63 Fort Wayne, IN NWA Champion Lou Thesz beat Dick The Bruiser Argentina Rocca beat Bill Miller Bob Czaya Nandor & Mark Lewin beat The Mongol & Nicoli Volkoff The Sheik beat Joe Blanchard Chief Kit Fox drew Angelo Savoldi Att: 3,129 3/30/63 Cincinnati, OH NWA Champion Lou Thesz beat Dick The Bruiser 4/3/63 Denver, CO @ Coliseum Fritz Von Erich beat Bearcat Wright on a 3rd fall COR 1 Wright beat Von Erich 2 Von Erich beat Wright 3 Wright was counted out of the ring Dick the Bruiser vs Antonino Rocca, no result listed Verne Gagne beat The Sheik Bill Miller drew Wilbur Snyder Danny Loos beat Angelo Savoldi Att: 2,515 fans, gate: $6,415 Between April and July 1963, Johnny Doyle and Jim Barnett sold their interest in Denver to Dory Funk Sr. More talent came into the territory from the West Texas circuit. Dory Funk Jr. later explained it by saying: “There was a time that my father/The Amarillo Territory bought Denver from Doyle and Barnett and the surrounding towns. Later he sold Denver itself to Verne, however in the contract he did not sell the surrounding towns.” 4/5/63 St. Louis, MO @ Kiel Auditorium Dick the Bruiser beat Rip Hawk Johnny Valentine beat Fritz Von Erich Von Erich had won with the Iron Claw, but when he did not break after the bell, the decision was reversed by referee Charlie Venator Joe Blanchard & John Paul Henning beat The Alaskan & Rock Hunter 1 Henning beat Hunter 2 Hunter beat Blanchard 3 Blanchard beat Alaskan Pepper Martin beat Taro Myaki Timothy Geohagen drew Mike Paidousis Ray Gordon beat Eric Pomeroy att: 8062 4/9/63 Indianapolis, IN @ Tyndall Armory Dick The Bruiser beat Bearcat Wright COR Dr. Bill Miller & The Sheik beat Mark Lewin & Kit Fox Hans Schmidt beat Rudy Kay Taro Myaki beat Johnny King 4/13/63 Detroit, MI @ Cobo Arena Antonino Rocca beat Dick The Bruiser dq The Sheik beat Jim Hady Hans Schmidt beat Mark Lewin (sub Wilbur Snyder) Bill Miller beat Joe Blanchard (sub Mark Lewin) Bob Nandor beat Taro Myaki Chief Kit Fox beat Manny King Skyscraper Evans beat Angelo Savoldi att: 8,324 4/16/63 Indianapolis, IN @ Tyndall Armory NWA Champion Lou Thesz beat Dick The Bruiser COR Dr. Bill Miller & The Sheik drew Mark Lewin & Joe Blanchard 45:00 Hans Schmidt beat Dennis Hall Moose Evans beat Pierre LaBelle Saul Von Brauner beat Johnny King Annette Palmer beat Kay Noble 4/18/63 Flint, MI NWA Champion Lou Thesz drew Dick The Bruiser 4/19/63 Milwaukee, WI @ Auditorium Crusher Lisowski beat Jack Pesek Antonino Rocca beat Dick The Bruiser COR NWA Champion Lou Thesz vs Bearcat Wright Jack Wilson beat Angelo Savoldi Angelo Poffo drew Bob Nandor June Byers beat Kay Noble 4/20/63 St Louis TV from Wrestling at the Chase Stan Stasiak beat Don Slatton Dick the Bruiser beat Sam Steamboat, who was Lou Thesz protégé. Thesz came to the ring and kept Bruiser from attacking Steamboat after the match. NWA Champion Lou Thesz beat Ray Gordon Rock Hunter beat Herb Larson The Alaskan beat Tony Nero 4/20/63 Cincinnati, OH Dick The Bruiser & Bill Miller beat Lou Thesz and Joe Blanchard 4/23/63 Bar partly owned by Alex Karras in Detroit, MI Bruiser and Karras get in to a fight. Bruiser is arrested for Assault and Battery. Bruiser walked into court on May 13, 1963 and gave $400 to the Detroit police pension fund. The charges of assualt and battery were then dismissed by the judge. Bruiser eventually got his money back on June 26, 1963 from the Detroit police citing Bruiser's donation was "blood money." 4/26/63 St. Louis, MO @ Kiel Auditorium NWA Champion Lou Thesz beat Dick the Bruiser 2/3 when the third fall was stopped because Bruiser was bleeding so badly. Bruiser went berserk at the decision, this requiring Bobby Bruns, Bill Longson, Rock Hunter, Bill Dromo, Lorenzo Parente and Ray Gordon to restrain him. John Paul Henning & Johnny Valentine beat Stan Stasiak & Fritz Von Erich 1 Valentine beat Von Erich 2 Von Erich beat Valentine 3 Henning beat Stasiak Rip Hawk draw Joe Blanchard Rock Hunter beat Pepper Martin Taro Myaki beat Farmer Marlin Ray Gordon beat The Alaskan dq Lorenzo Parente beat Bill Dromo att: 10,651 4/27/63 Detroit, MI @ Olympia Stadium NWA Champion Lou Thesz beat Big Bill Miller Dick the Bruiser beat Alex Karras in 11:21 Ray Stevens beat Mark Lewin Fritz Von Erich beat Skyscraper Evans Antonino Rocca beat Bob Stanlee Hans Schmidt beat Emile Dupre Jim Hady beat Steve Stanlee Joe Blanchard drew Bob Nandor The Sheik beat Chief Kit Fox Angelo Savoldi beat Johnny King Att: 6,500 4/30/63 Kansas City, MO @ Municipal Auditorium Fritz Von Erich beat The Sheik (sub Bearcat Wright) on a 3rd fall dq Dick the Bruiser beat Joe Blanchard 2/3 The Sheik beat Mark Lewin Hans Schmidt beat Emile Dupre Bill Miller beat Pepper Martin Taro Myaki beat Farmer Don Marlin promoter: Paul “Pinkie” George Att: 4,000 Notes: Bruiser was billed as being from Reno, Nevada and Blanchard from Parsons, Kansas. Pepper Martin was from Indianapolis and Farmer Marlin from Pine Bluff, Arkansas 5/3/63 Louisville, KY Dick The Bruiser beat Bill Miller 5/5/63 Detroit, MI NWA Champion Lou Thesz beat Dick The Bruiser Note: This might be from the 5/12/63 card. 5/7/63 Indianapolis, IN @ Tyndall Armory Dick The Bruiser beat Ray Stevens to win US Title Dr. Bill Miller & The Sheik beat Steve Stanlee & Bob Stanlee Hans Schmidt beat Joe Blanchard Taro Myaki drew Emile Dupre Moose Evans beat Pierre LaBelle Note: Stevens won a tournament for the US Title on 4/23 in Indianapolis. 5/10/63 St. Louis, MO @ Kiel Auditorium Johnny Valentine & John Paul Henning beat Fritz Von Erich & Dick the Bruiser 1 Bruiser beat Henning 2 Valentine won by dq 3 Henning beat Bruiser after Von Erich mistakenly hit Bruiser with a drop kick. Von Erich and Bruiser then got into a battle. Big Bill Miller beat Joe Blanchard Jackie Fargo beat Lorenzo Parente Rip Hawk beat Timothy Geohagen Ray Gordon drew Stan Stasiak Bill Dromo beat Farmer Marlin Pepper Martin beat Ray Collins att: 5,619 5/11/63 Milwaukee, WI @ Auditorium NWA Champion Lou Thesz beat Dick The Bruiser Antonino Rocca drew Hans Schmidt Crusher Lisowski beat Chief Kit Fox Mark Lewin vs The Sheik Angelo Poffo drew Jack Wilson Bob Nandor beat Angelo Savoldi 5/12/63 Detroit, MI @ Olympia Stadium NWA Champion Lou Thesz beat Dick the Bruiser Antonino Rocca & Bob Nandor beat Steve Stanlee & Bob Stanlee Bearcat Wright vs Fritz Von Erich Kit Fox vs Hans Schmidt Emile Dupre vs Pierre LeBelle 5/15/63 Indianapolis, IN @ Tyndall Armory NWA Champion Lou Thesz beat Dick The Bruiser dq Dr. Bill Miller & The Sheik beat Steve Stanlee & Bob Stanlee Hans Schmidt beat Emile Dupre Joe Blanchard beat Taro Myaki Moose Evans beat Pierre LaBelle 5/17/63 Atlanta, GA @ Municipal Auditorium World Title Claimant Tarzan Tyler no contest Dick the Bruiser Ray Gunkel beat Danny Plechas Scufflin’ Hillbillies beat Lenny Montana & Charlie Keene Derrell Cochran beat Tito Kopa Silento Rodriguez vs Chief Little Eagle Bill Dromo beat George Bell 5/18/63 Detroit, MI NWA Champion Lou Thesz beat Dick The Bruiser 2/3 this match replaced Lou Thesz vs Hans Schmidt when the Michigan wrestling/boxing commission lifted Dick the Bruiser's indefinite suspension for his inciting a brawl prior to his match with Alex Karras on April 27th. Fritz Von Erich beat Bearcat Wright 2-0 Czaja Nandor (sub Jim Hady) & Antonino Rocca beat Gene Stanlee & Steve Stanlee 2/3 Masked Terror beat Joe Blanchard (sub Nandor) Hans Schmidt (sub Angelo Savoldi) beat Chief Kit Fox Emile Dupre beat Pierre LaSalle att: 6,368 5/21/63 Indianapolis, IN @ Tyndall Armory Hurricane tag match (all four wrestlers in the ring at the same time) Dr. Bill Miller & The Sheik beat Dick The Bruiser & Hans Schmidt Bob Nandor beat Steve Stanlee Bob Stanlee beat Johnny King Joe Blanchard beat Tony Angelo Kit Fox beat Pierre LaBelle 5/25/63 St Louis TV from Wrestling at the Chase Taro Myaki drew Lorenzo Parente Pepper Martin beat Ray Collins dq Dick the Bruiser beat Steve Bolus John Paul Henning beat Dennis Hall Stan Stasiak beat Steve Kovacs 5/29/63 Indianspolis, IN @ Tyndall Armory Bob Ellis (sub Ray Stevens) beat Dick The Bruiser to win US Title Dr. Bill Miller & The Sheik beat Joe Blanchard & Jack Allen Moose Evans beat Tony Angelo Steve Stanlee beat Johnny King Ethel Johnson beat Lola LaRay 6/4/63 Indianapolis, IN @ Tyndall Armory US Champion Bob Ellis beat Dick The Bruiser The Sheik drew Jack Allen Dr. Bill Miller beat Moose Evans Johnny King beat Dennis Hall Steve Stanlee & Bob Stanlee beat Joe Blanchard & Kit Fox 6/7/63 Atlanta, GA @ Ponce DeLeon Park NWA Champion Lou Thesz beat Tarzan Tyler (sub Dick The Bruiser) Tarzan Tyler beat Dick Steinborn Ray Gunkel beat Corsica Joe Dolly Darcel beat Baby Cheryl Derrell Cochran & Chief Little Eagle beat Lenny Montana & Tito Kopa Betty Ann Spencer beat Sweet Georgia Brown Scufflin’ Hillbillies beat George Bell & Bulldog Lawley Bill Dromo beat George Harris Silento Rodriguez beat Chris Averoff 6/11/63 Indianapolis, IN @ Tyndall Armory Dick The Bruiser beat Bob Ellis to win US Title Dr. Bill Miller beat Moose Evans Pee Wee Lopez & Chico Santana beat Marcel Semard & Little Boy Blue Sailor Art Thomas beat Saul Von Brauner Masked Terror beat Les Thatcher Jack Allen beat Johnny King 6/15/63 St. Louis, MO @ Kiel Auditorium NWA Champion Lou Thesz beat Big Bill Miller 2/3 Dick the Bruiser ddq Fritz Von Erich John Paul Henning & Cowboy Bob Ellis beat Rip Hawk & Rock Hunter 2/3, 1st fall by dq 1 Henning won by dq 2 Hunter beat Henning 3 Henning beat Hawk Jackie Fargo beat Pepper Martin Jessica Rogers beat Mars Monroe Joe Blanchard drew Stan Stasiak Taro Myaki beat Timothy Geohagen att: 12,293 sellout 6/18/63 Indianapolis, IN @ Tyndall Armory US Champion Dick The Bruiser beat The Sheik on a 3rd fall dq when Bill Miller interfered Joe Blanchard & Jack Allen beat Steve Stanlee & Bob Stanlee Masked Terror beat Moose Evans Dr. Bill Miller beat Don Jardine Guy Mitchell beat Johnny King Hurricane Tag Team Match (all four wrestlers in the ring at the same time) Marcel Semard & Little Boy Blue beat Pee Wee Lopez & Chico Santana 6/25/63 Indianapolis, IN @ Tyndall Armory US Champion Dick The Bruiser beat Dr. Bill Miller by reverse decision Masked Terror beat Joe Blanchard Angelo Poffo beat Guy Mitchell Jack Allen drew Bob Stanlee Marcel Semard & Mary Reynolds beat Pee Wee Lopez & Mary Hillis 6/29/63 Detroit, MI @ Cobo Arena Dick The Bruiser & Lord Athol Layton beat Masked Terror & Fritz Von Erich Bob Nandor drew Waldo Von Erich Hideki Tanaka (sub Moose Evans) beat Guy Mitchell Jack Allen drew Angelo Poffo Steve Zold beat Dennis Hall (sub Bobby Whitlow) Dave Luttrall beat Roger Kirby Little Boy Blue & Frenchy Semard beat Pee Wee Lopez & Chico Santana 7/3/63 Flat Rock, MI @ Speedway US Champion Dick The Bruiser beat The Sheik 2/3 Masked Terror beat Czaya Nandor Hideki Tanaka beat Guy Mitchell Tony Angelo drew Jack Evans Dr Bill Miller drew Joe Blanchard att: 1,200 7/9/63 Minneapolis, MN The Crusher beat Verne Gagne to win AWA Title with help from Dick the Bruiser AWA Tag Team Champions Ivan Kalmikoff & Karol Kalmikoff beat Tiny Mills & Stan Kowalski Dick the Bruiser beat Doug Gilbert 16:47 Don McClarty beat Maurice Mad Dog Vachon 9:58 Eddie Sharkey beat Joe Tomasso 10:23 Att: 8,065 7/16/63 Indianapolis, IN @ Tyndall Armory US Champion Dick The Bruiser ddq Masked Terror Bob Clark & Don Jewel beat Steve Stanlee & Bob Stanlee Hideki Tanaka beat Jack Allen Doug Gilbert beat Johnny King Joe Blanchard dcor Angelo Poffo 7/20/63 Detroit, MI @ Cobo Arena German Death Match Lord Athol Layton beat Fritz Von Erich Dick The Bruiser drew Masked Terror Karl Gotch beat Billy Red Lyons The Sheik beat Waldo Von Erich Hideki Tanaka beat Frankie Talaber Jim Hady beat Jack Allen Doug Gilbert beat Angelo Poffo att: 10,037 7/12/63 Atlanta, GA @ Municipal Auditorium Dick the Bruiser beat Derrell Cochran Chief Little Eagle beat Tarzan Tyler dq Bill Dromo & the Proud Rebel beat Jack Bence & Corsica Joe Tim Geohagen beat Rip Tyler 7/26/63 Atlanta, GA @ Municipal Auditorium NWA Champion Lou Thesz beat Dick the Bruiser Kurt Von Brauner & Karl Von Brauner beat Tex Riley & the Proud Rebel Derrell Cochran beat Carlos Mendoza Tim Geohagen beat Rube Wright Bill Dromo beat Rip Tyler 7/27/63 Oak Park Dick The Bruiser beat Bill Miller 7/30/63 Indianapolis, IN @ Tyndall Armory Masked Terror & Tony Angelo beat Dick The Bruiser & The Sheik COR Hideki Tanaka beat Gerd Topsick Doug Gilbert beat Angelo Poffo Margie Garcia & Darling Dagmar drew Fran Gravette & Baby Cheryl 30:00 8/2/63 Elnora, IN @ Daviess County Fair Dick The Bruiser vs Joe Blanchard Women's tag bout featuring Little Darling Dagmar Bill Miller vs Doug Gilbert 8/3/63 Minneapolis, MN Haystack Calhoun won a 15 man battle royal Order of elimination from first to last Gary Kevins, Stan Kowalski, Paul Christy, Larry Hennig, Don McClarty, Iron Mike DiBiase, Bill Wright, Bill Green, Pat O'Connor, Butch Levy, Bruiser and Karol Kalmikoff (together), Ivan Kalmikoff and last man The Crusher. Haystack Calhoun beat Red Grupe in 4:15 Dick The Bruiser beat Jack Thornton in 7:02 Don McClarty beat Stan Kowalski Larry Hennig beat Gary Kevins in 10:15 Eddie Sharkey beat Bill Green in 9:59 Att: 7,386 8/5/63 Valparaiso, IN @ Porter County Fair Dick The Bruiser vs The Sheik Joe Blanchard vs Doug Gilbert Fran Gravette & Baby Cheryl vs Margaret Garcia & Little Darling Dagmar 8/6/63 Indianapolis, IN @ Tyndall Armory Lumberjack match Dick The Bruiser & The Sheik beat Masked Terror & Tony Angelo Doug Gilbert beat Bob Stanlee Joe Blanchard beat Steve Stanlee Johnny King beat Gerd Topsick Margie Garcia & Darling Dagmar beat Fran Gravette & Baby Cheryl 8/10/63 Detroit, MI @ Cobo Arena Lord Athol Layton beat Hideki Tanaka Dick The Bruiser & Doug Gilbert beat Masked Terror & Tony Angelo Fritz Von Erich no contest The Sheik Bill Miller beat Joe Blanchard Killer Kowalski drew Ilio DiPaolo Jim Hady drew Czaja Bob Nandor Att: 8,524 8/12/63 Dearborn, MI Dick The Bruiser vs Bill Miller 8/15/63 Connerville, IN @ Fayette County Fair Featuring Dick The Bruiser, The Sheik; Dr. Big Bill Miller, Doug Gilbert and midget girls tag team match 8/20/63 Minneapolis, MN Dick The Bruiser & The Crusher beat Ivan Kalmikoff & Karol Kalmikoff to win AWA tag title Haystack Calhoun beat Mike DiBiase in 9:45 Don McClarty beat Tiny Mills in 13:45 Larry Hennig beat Jack Allen in 10:03 Paul Christy beat Bill Wright in 6:45 Att: 5,408 8/23/63 Atlanta, GA @ Municipal Auditorium NWA Champion Lou Thesz beat Dick the Bruiser World Tag Team Champions Kurt Von Brauner & Karl Von Brauner beat Joe Scarpa & Derrell Cochran Tarzan Tyler beat Tim Geohagen Matt Jewell beat Bulldog Clark Lenny Montana beat Bill Dromo 8/27/63 Indianapolis, IN @ Tyndall Armory Dick The Bruiser beat Masked Terror dq on a reverse decision when manager Tony Angelo, who was handcuffed to Sheik, tripped Bruiser to cause him to be pinned. The ref was alerted and changed his verdict Mitsu Arakawa beat Jack Allen Doug Gilbert beat Bob Stanlee Angelo Poffo beat Steve Stanlee Marcel Semard & Bernard Semard beat Pee Wee Lopez & Chico Santana 2/3 8/31/63 Detroit, MI @ Cobo Arena Dick The Bruiser & Lord Layton beat Fritz Von Erich & Masked Terror Wilbur Snyder beat Big Bill Miller Karl Gotch beat Professor Myaki Doug Gilbert drew Jim Hady Dr. Jerry Graham beat Frankie Talaber Bob Nandor beat Tony Angelo Chuck Bruce beat Bob Stanlee Steve Stanlee beat Frank Brown att: 6,987 9/3/63 Flint MI @ I.M.A. Auditorium Dick The Bruiser & Wilbur Snyder beat Tony Angelo & Masked Terror Steve Zold drew Mitsu Arakawa Dr. Jerry Graham beat Bob Nandor Great Mephisto beat Steve Stanlee Att: 1673 9/3/63 Indianapolis, IN @ Tyndall Armory Masked Terror & Tony Angelo beat Dick The Bruiser & Doug Gilbert Wilbur Snyder beat Mitsu Arakawa Angelo Poffo beat Bob Stanlee Jack Allen beat Steve Stanlee Note: Two cards held on the same date. Hmmm. 9/5/63 Kansas City, KS @ Memorial Hall Dick The Bruiser dcor Bob Geigel in 3rd fall Mongolian Stomper beat Jose Azteca & Harley Race as Danny Race by pinning both men Rock Hunter beat Joe Millich (sub Les Thatcher) Enrique Torres beat Larry Williams Bulldog Danny Plechas beat Jim Grabmire 9/7/63 Minneapolis, MN @ Auditorium AWA Tag Team Champions Dick The Bruiser & Crusher no contest Ivan Kalmikoff & Karol Kalmikoff Larry Hennig drew Don McClarty 30:00 Paul Christy beat Bill Wright in 18:00 Stan Kowalski beat Eddie Sharkey Att: 5,006 9/10/63 Indianapolis, IN @ Tyndall Armory Masked Terror & Tony Angelo beat Dick The Bruiser & Doug Gilbert after Bruiser & Gilbert began fighting with each other Wilbur Snyder beat Dr. Bill Miller AWA "Indiana" Champion Karl Gotch beat Joe Blanchard Bob Nandor beat Bozo Brown Bob Bruce beat Jack Allen 9/19/63 Canyon, TX @ West Texas State Fieldhouse The Sheik beat Luis Martinez with the camel clutch in 12:08 1-0 utc Dory Funk Jr beat Sputnik Monroe 2/3 Dick The Bruiser beat Dick Steinborn 2/3 Dale Lewis & Ricky Romero beat Tokyo Tom & Rasputin when Lewis pinned Rasputin in 15:45 9/21/63 Minneapolis, MN Dick the Bruiser beat AWA Champion Verne Gagne dq Don McClarty beat Larry Hennig Rene Goulet beat Marquis de Paree Paul Christy & Eddie Sharkey beat Bill Wright & George Catalina Drake Att. 4,501 9/22/63 Detroit MI @ Cobo Arena US Champion Fritz von Erich drew Masked Terror Dick the Bruiser beat Lord Layton Wilbur Snyder & Doug Gilbert beat Ivan Kalmikoff & Karol Kalmikoff Karl Gotch beat Jim Hady Jerry Graham beat Bill Dromo Bob Nandor beat Ox Anderson Emile Dupre beat Ciclon Negro dq Tony Angelo beat Firpo Zbyszko 9/24/63 Indianapolis, IN @ Tyndall Armory US Champion Dick The Bruiser dcor Dory Funk Jr Wilbur Snyder beat Masked Terror AWA "Indiana" Champion Karl Gotch beat Bill Dromo AWA "Indiana" Tag Team Champions Ivan Kalmikoff & Karol Kalmikoff beat Jack Allen & Doug Gilbert Handicap Match Tony Angelo beat Bob Bruce when he failed to pin Angelo within 5 minutes Ciclon Negro beat Emile Dupre 9/28/63 Detroit, MI Dick The Bruiser beat Lord Athol Layton Masked Terror beat Fritz Von Erich COR Doug Gilbert & Wilbur Snyder beat Ivan Kalmikoff & Karol Kalmikoff Karl Gotch beat Jim Hady Dr. Jerry Graham beat Bill Dromo Czaja Nandor beat Ox Anderson Ciclon Negro beat Emile Dupre 10/2/63 Wallaceburg, Ontario, Canada @ Memorial Arena Dick The Bruiser vs Lord Layton 10/5/63 St Louis TV from Wrestling at the Chase Joe Blanchard beat Johnny King John Paul Henning beat Tony Angelo NWA Champion Lou Thesz beat Bobby Graham Dick the Bruiser beat Maurice LaPointe Reggie Parks beat Frank Altman John Paul Henning beat Danny Dusek 10/5/63 St. Paul, MN AWA Tag Team Champions Dick The Bruiser & The Crusher beat Ivan Kalmikoff & Karol Kalmikoff Bob Geigel beat Moose Evans dq Don McClarty beat Larry Hennig Rene Goulet beat George Catalina Drake Paul Christy beat Marquis de Paree Att: 6,661 10/12/63 St Louis TV from Wrestling at the Chase Reggie Parks beat Miguel Perez Dick the Bruiser beat Jack Wilson Maurice LaPointe drew Joe Blanchard Wilbur Snyder beat Al Gomez Karl Gotch beat Rocky Montero 10/15/63 Minneapolis, MN Mitsu Arakawa beat Crusher dq Dick The Bruiser beat Stan Kowalski Moose Evans beat Tom Bradley Rene Goulet beat Don McClarty Paul Christy & Eddie Sharkey beat Marquis DeParee & John Ramirez Att: 4,002 10/19/63 St Louis TV from Wrestling at the Chase Bulldog Brower beat Guy Mitchell Reggie Parks beat Don Rice Wilbur Snyder & Emile Dupre drew Ciclon Negro & Dick the Bruiser 1 Snyder beat Negro 2 Bruiser beat Dupre 3 The 30 minute limit before either team could score the deciding fall Karl Gotch drew Pat O’Connor 10/25/63 St. Louis, MO @ Kiel Auditorium Cowboy Bob Ellis beat Dick the Bruiser dq Fritz Von Erich & Rip Hawk beat Ronnie Etchison & John Paul Henning 2/3 1 Von Erich beat Henning 2 Henning beat Von Erich 3 Hawk beat Etchison Karl Gotch beat Danny Plechas Jessica Rogers & Mars Monroe beat Ann Regan & Jean Antone 2-0 1 Monroe beat Antone 2 Rogers beat Regan Bulldog Brower beat Joe Blanchard Sam Thomas beat Jim Baker Joe Tangaro drew Angelo Poffo Emile Dupre beat Frank Altman att: 7608 10/26/63 St Louis TV from Wrestling at the Chase Joe Tangaro beat Hans Grabmire Reggie Parks drew Joe Blanchard Dick the Bruiser beat Johnny Kace when Kace could not answer bell for second fall Ronnie Etchison beat Dannt Plechas 2/3 Jack Allen beat Mark Starr Note From Larry Matysik: George Abel named regular play-by-play announcer 10/28/63 Denver, CO @ Auditorium Arena AWA Champion Verne Gagne beat Dick the Bruiser on a 3rd fall dq 1 Bruiser beat Gagne 2 Gagne beat Bruiser 3 Bruiser was dq'ed Dory Funk Jr beat Sputnik Monroe 2/3 Dory Funk Jr & Dory Funk Sr beat Bill Fletcher & The Sheik dq Alex Perez drew Rocky Smith 15:00 Att: 2,480 fans 11/2/63 St Louis TV from Wrestling at the Chase Guy Mitchell beat Hans Grabmire John Paul Henning beat Johnny Kace Wilbur Snyder drew Dick the Bruiser 1 Bruiser was counted out of the ring 2 Bruiser beat Snyder 3 The 30 minute time limit before either man could score the deciding fall Joe Tangaro beat Johnny Ramirez Emile Dupre drew Mark Starr 11/5/63 Indianapolis, IN @ Tyndall Armory Dick the Bruiser & Wilbur Snyder beat Ivan Kalmikoff & Nikita Kalmikoff to win AWA "Indiana" Tag Team Title Masked Terror & Ciclon Negro & Tony Angelo beat Emile Dupre & Guy Mitchell & Doug Gilbert Mr. Kleen beat Ken Yates Pee Wee Lopez drew Marcel Semard 11/7/63 Kansas City, KS @ Memorial Hall Dick the Bruiser beat Enrique Torres 2/3 Bob Geigel & Larry Hamilton beat Mongolian Stomper & Moose Cholak 2-0, 1st fall by dq Rock Hunter beat Jack Allen Bulldog Danny Plechas beat Tony Manousos referee Richard Moody 11/8/63 St. Louis, MO @ Kiel Auditorium Handicap match Fritz Von Erich & Cowboy Bob Ellis beat Dick the Bruiser A coin toss determined who met Bruiser first 1 Bruiser beat Ellis 2 Von Erich beat Bruiser Wilbur Snyder & John Paul Henning beat Rip Hawk & Bulldog Brower 1 Hawk beat Henning 2 Henning beat Hawk 3 Snyder beat Brower Karl Gotch beat The Alaskan dq Angelo Poffo drew Ronnie Etchison Joe Tangaro beat Dan Plechas Emile Dupre beat Johnny Kace att: 8272 11/9/63 Columbus, OH Karl Gotch beat Bill Miller COR Dick The Bruiser beat Guy Mitchell Leon Graham beat Bruce Afflis Bobby Clark beat John Galloway Brenda Scott & Toni Rose beat Judy Grable & Kay Noble 11/12/63 Indianapolis, IN @ Tyndall Armory AWA "Indiana" Tag Team Champions Dick the Bruiser & Wilbur Snyder beat Ivan Kalmikoff & Nikita Kalmikoff Masked Terror & Ciclon Negro beat Doug Gilbert & Emile Dupre Guy Mitchell beat Kenny Yates Brenda Scott beat Judy Grable Mr. Kleen beat Masked Terror & Ciclon Negro (sub Tony Angelo) via walkaway COR in 7:00 11/15/63 Atlanta, GA @ Municipal Auditorium Dick the Bruiser no contest Mighty Hercules Ray Gordon drew the Outlaw Derrell Cochran beat Lenny Montana Tim Geohagen beat Ivan Zukoff Gene Anderson beat Tito Kopa 11/18/63 Denver, CO @ Auditorium Arena Dick the Bruiser & Sputnik Monroe vs Dory Funk Jr & Verne Gagne Ricky Romero vs The Sheik Alex Perez vs Tokyo Tom Bill Fletcher vs Rocky Smith 11/22/63 St. Louis, MO @ Kiel Auditorium NWA Champion Lou Thesz beat Fritz Von Erich from a 3rd fall dq Wilbur Snyder & Cowboy Bob Ellis & John Paul Henning beat Big Bill Miller & Rip Hawk & Dick the Bruiser 2-0, 1st fall by dq 1 Snyder won by dq 2 Snyder beat Miller Bulldog Brower drew Reggie Parks Ronnie Etchison beat Swede Hanson Taro Myaki beat Emile Dupre Joe Tangaro beat Johnny Kace att: 7175 Note: The Day JFK Was Killed 11/28/63 Indianapolis, IN @ Tyndall Armory AWA "Indiana" Tag Team Champions Dick the Bruiser & Wilbur Snyder drew Masked Terror & Ciclon Negro 60:00 European Rules AWA "Indiana" Champion Karl Gotch beat Czaya Bob Nandor Emile Dupre & Guy Mitchell & Doug Gilbert beat Saul Von Brauner & Nikita Kalmikoff & Tony Angelo Big Bill Miller beat Bob Bruce Guy Mitchell beat Saul Von Brauner dq 12/3/63 Indianapolis, IN @ Tyndall Armory Ciclon Negro & Masked Terror beat Dick the Bruiser & Wilbur Snyder to win AWA "Indiana" Tag Team Title Mr. Kleen beat Tony Angelo Doug Gilbert beat Saul Von Brauner Emile Dupre drew Czaya Bob Nandor Guy Mitchell beat Paul Richards 12/3/63 St. Louis, MO @ Kiel Auditorium Dick the Bruiser beat Wilbur Snyder Cowboy Bob Ellis & John Paul Henning beat Rip Hawk & Big Bill Miller 2-0, 1st fall by dq 1 Henning won by dq 2 Ellis beat Hawk Fritz Von Erich beat Ronnie Etchison Angelo Poffo draw Reggie Parks Lorenzo Parente beat Rocky Montero dq Ray Gordon beat Ciclon Negro att: 4821 Note: Once again conflicting dates. 12/5/63 Kansas City, KS @ Memorial Hall Dick the Bruiser ddq Mongolian Stomper in 3rd fall Ronnie Etchison beat Rock Hunter dq Pat O’Connor & Enrique Torres beat Mike Sharpe & Bulldog Danny Plechas Darling Dagmar beat Diamond Lil Larry Hamilton beat Johnny Kace referees Les Thatcher and Joe Tangaro 12/7/63 St Louis TV from Wrestling at the Chase Ciclon Negro beat Doug Lindsey Wilbur Snyder beat Paul Richard Karl Gotch beat Jack Wilson when Wilson could not answer the bell for the second fall after losing the first Dick the Bruiser beat Alex Perez Ray Gordon drew Rocky Montero 12/7/63 San Francisco, CA @ Cow Palace Pat O'Connor beat US Champion Ray Stevens 1-0 60:00 1 O’Connor pinned Stevens in 40:20 2 The 60 minute time limit expired before either man could score another fall World Tag Team Champions Pepper Gomez & Jose Lothario beat Mitsu Arakawa & Kinji Shibuya when Gomez beat Arakawa in the 3rd fall Dick the Bruiser beat Red Bastien when the referee stopped the match because Bastien had taken too much punishment Dick Steinborn beat Great Pampero Edouard Carpentier beat The Spoiler Jack Dalton & Jim Dalton beat Andre Drapp & Joe Scarpello Att: 7,825, Gate: $20,706 12/10/63 Indianapolis, IN @ Tyndall Armory Dick The Bruiser & Wilbur Snyder beat Masked Terror & Ciclon Negro to regain AWA "Indiana" Tag Team Title Bob Nandor beat Steve Zold Bob Bruce beat Guy Mitchell Mr. Kleen beat Jack Wilson Emile Dupre beat Paul Richards 12/14/63 St Louis TV from Wrestling at the Chase Doug Lindsey beat Paul Richard Ray Gordon beat Al Gomez Karl Gotch beat Ciclon Negro Rocky Montero & Dick the Bruiser drew Joe Tangaro & Lorenzo Parente when the 30 minute limit expired in the 3rd fall 1 Bruiser beat Parente 2 Parente beat Montero 3 The 30 minute limit expired before either team could score another fall 12/21/63 St Louis TV from Wrestling at the Chase Farmer Marlin drew Pepe Perez Lorenzo Parente beat Carlos Mendoza Dick the Bruiser beat Bob Nandor Wilbur Snyder beat Rocky Montero 12/27/63 Fresno, CA @ Memorial Auditorium US Champion Ray Stevens vs Andre Drapp 2/3 60:00 World Tag Team Champions Pepper Gomez & Jose Lothario vs Jack Dalton & Jim Dalton Dick The Bruiser vs Black Hawk Dick Steinborn vs Great Pampero Dominic DeNucci vs Pete Martin Paul Diamond vs Roy Collins 12/28/63 San Francisco, CA @ Cow Palace World Tag Team Champions Pepper Gomez & Jose Lothario beat Dick the Bruiser & Ray Stevens 2/3 1 Bruiser beat Lothario in 8:53 2 Lothario beat Bruiser in 21:05 3 Gomez pinned Stevens in 3:10 Dominic DeNucci beat Stan Neilson via pin with a reverse cradle in 13:37 Jack Dalton & Jim Dalton beat Red Bastien & Black Hawk in 11:21 The Spoiler beat Paul Diamond with a Backbreaker in 8:12 Dick Steinborn beat Andre Drapp by submission with a side surfboard hold in 11:41 Bill Miller beat Pete Martin in 7:51 with a Backbreaker Att. 7,320, Gate: $20,042 Note: Bruiser walked out on Stevens during the 3rd fall of the main event. Credit to the usual suspects. Tim Hornbaker. Mike Dupree. Don Luce. Rich Tate. Justahamandegger. Jim Mandl. Mark Bujan. Larry Matysik. JMK. George Lentz. Note: Added a Wallaceburg, Ontario listing from Kriss |
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These are the exact words on Mike DuPree on rasslinrelics.com. Mike descibes what happened in Indianapolis far better than I ever could. Over the years, the Indianapolis based WWA (World Wrestling Association/Alliance) has gained a sort of cult following, and is always associated with its founder/co-owner, William Afflis a.k.a. Dick the Bruiser, who was also its first champion, and who went on to hold that belt 9 times. Championship Wrestling of Indiana, Inc, first started in March of 1964, and was the brainchild of both the Bruiser and his partner, Wilbur Snyder. They had previously been working for the local promoters of the time, Jim Barnett and Balk Estes, and in fact, were their AWA tag team champions at the time they went into business for themselves. Unlike most wrestlers of the time that took over a territory, Bruiser and Snyder made no bones about the fact they owned the promotion outright, and it had a dramatic effect on their fledgling business for some time to come. Since wrestlers could not hold a license to promote and wrestle at the same time, Bruiser and Snyder simply put the promotional license in their wives' names, and the early ads for their cards read, "L. Afflis presents.... Championship Wrestling. The real problem with this idea was, in 1964, audiences of "sports entertainment" were not as accepting of the fact that professional wrestling was more "entertainment" than "sport". There were already rival shows across town, and on October 31,1963, there was an explosion at the Indianapolis Fairgrounds Coliseum that left no suitable year round venue for some considerable time (and local fans were a bit paranoid about going to any event in the explosion's aftermath). Bruiser and Snyder going into business for themselves seemed then like a logical step on paper. Local big stars (like the Sheik, Verne Gagne, Ray Gunkel, etc.) had long realized there was much more profit to be made by being in business for themselves, and through hook or crook, managed to slot themselves at the top of their respective territories. Bruiser and Snyder, though in the ring were a contrast, outside the ring had much in common (such as being from well to do families, being college men, being ex pro football players, being family oriented, and being fond of beer) and had formed a lasting friendship. Bruiser had taken to working in southern California for Eileen Eaton's (Mike LeBell's) WWA office, and between the WWA office, and Verne Gagne's, they put together a loose alliance to take over and build a large Midwest territory. When Dick and Wilbur started showing TV tapes prior to running their first wrestling card (at the Southside Armory in Indianapolis, April 25, 1964) they were showing tapes from Los Angeles. On April 22,1964,Bruiser won the WWA (California version) heavyweight title from Freddie Blassie. The California WWA title was an offshoot of Fred Kohler's heavyweight title, stemming from a match between Edouard Carpentier and Lou Thesz on 6/14/57, where Carpentier won a disputed decision over Thesz and was recognized as champ. Even though Carpentier lost that claim to the title in Omaha to Verne Gagne in August of 1958, Carpentier was recognized as champ going into a 6/12/61 match with Freddie Blassie in Los Angeles, and lost the title to Blassie. The title had gone through a succession of hands and would go back to Blassie before the April 1964 match with Bruiser. (Dick would eventually lose the California version to Dick "the Destroyer" Beyer on a count out on 7/22/64), and the tape of that match was used to build a feud between him and Bruiser in the Midwest. On their first card, Bruiser and Snyder defended their "World tag team titles" against the Miller Brothers, going to a 60 minutes draw. Bruiser and Snyder had been Estes' AWA Tag Team champs, as a result of a victory over Cyclone Negro and the Masked Terror (Jay York) on 12/10/63 in Indianapolis. They continued to claim the now Worldwide Wrestling Alliance tag team titles, as well as Dick having the heavyweight belt. This might have been pure ego, but more than likely, it was done to establish the straps and the viability of anyone who would take them off of Bruiser and Snyder. Dick and Wilbur, in the future, would use their reps to get new talent over and develop new stars. Bruiser bought into Kohler's promotion in 1964, it wasn't until March 6,1964, when bigger stars started to appear in Chicago, with Pat O'Connor and Art Thomas being brought in to headline at the Amphitheater. Bruiser finally headlined his first show on May 15,1964, going to a no contest with O'Connor. There were no more cards held that year in the Amphitheater until September 12, when Dick defended his WWA Heavyweight belt against O'Connor, and the team of Angelo Poffo and Nicoli Volkoff defended their newly awarded NWA Tag Team titles against Roger Kirby and Dennis Hall. Now… are you ready for this? Volkoff and Poffo had won the WWA belts from Bruiser and Snyder on 7/30/64, and lost them back to Snyder and Bruiser on 9/4/64 in Indianapolis. Poffo and Volkoff were the new tag champs in Chicago. On October 8, 1964, Bruiser and Snyder did their first live TV taping in Indianapolis at the Southside Armory, which was to be shown in Chicago as well as Indianapolis. Poffo and Volkoff, who had lost the WWA Tag Team titles, defended their newly awarded NWA Tag Team titles against Bobby Managoff and Bobby Hire. And this was in an era of kayfabe! One other market that they went into was Detroit, working with Olympia Stadium general manager Lincoln Cavaleri. They brought in talent from Verne Gagne's AWA, including tag champs Larry Hennig and Harley Race. So, the whole territory that was the original WWA included Chicago, Indianapolis, Detroit, Louisville, and possibly parts of Ontario (I have yet to confirm this as of this writing). It also included such towns as Champaign, Danville, Peoria, and Springfield, Ill., Evansville, Ft. Wayne, Hammond and Elkhart, Indiana. Balk Estes folded his office in Indianapolis in September of 1964, leaving Bruiser and Snyder with run of the entire territory. Though nothing has been substantiated, there were rumors that Bruiser and Snyder may have used political pull with the athletic commission to keep anyone "unapproved" from getting a promoter's license, and therefore there was little opposition to Bruiser and Snyder in Indiana until the early 1980's, when the athletic commission was dismantled. The territory, on paper, looked great. However, there are always logistic problems in trying to run an organization this large, coupled with the fact that in many cases, the crowds weren't that large, and in some areas, like Detroit, there was steady competition. Whatever the problems, by 1965, Bruiser and Snyder seemed to start dismantling their territory. First, they closed up shop in Detroit in May of 1965, and wouldn't go back there until 1971. Next, Bruiser, Wilbur and Verne Gagne set up a partnership in Chicago in 1966, with Verne finishing buying Kohler out.The WWA titles were systematically eliminated, starting on February 26, 1966,with a wrestle-off between AWA champion Maurice Mad Dog Vachon and WWA champion Bruiser (leaving only Verne's AWA belts). Bruiser, as stated above, had been using several of Verne's guys in Detroit, and they may have in fact, been partners there as well. They "leased" Louisville and Evansville to Nick Gulas in the late 60's, who eventually lost the towns to Jerry Jarrett in the 70's. They had smaller promoters such as Don Pruitt run towns in southern Indiana and Kentucky, Hammond and the Illinois towns became AWA, while Elkhart and Fort Wayne remained WWA. After that, Indianapolis basically became a farm league for the AWA and St. Louis. What Bruiser and Snyder lost in territory, they gained in power, and they had a lot of stroke in the wrestling business for most of the remainder of their careers. --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1/1/64 Indianapolis, IN @ Tyndall Armory Ciclon Negro beat Masked Terror Dick the Bruiser & Wilbur Snyder beat Bill Miller & Dan Miller Bob Bruce beat Doug Gilbert Les Thatcher drew Tiger Longorio Roger Kirby vs Les Thatcher Dennis Hall beat Angelo Poffo 1/3/64 St. Louis, MO @ Kiel Auditorium John Paul Henning & Cowboy Bob Ellis won a handicap tag match from Fritz Von Erich when Henning beat Von Erich Penny Banner & Mars Monroe & Kay Noble beat Mae Goodson & Cora Combs & Jessica Rogers 1 Rogers beat Noble 2 Noble beat Goodson 3 Banner beat Combs. Ronnie Etchison draw Rip Hawk Lorenzo Parente & Joe Tangaro beat Dick the Bruiser & Hercules. 1 Tangaro won by dq when Bruiser jumped off top rope while Hercules had Tangaro in the hangman hold 2 Parente beat Hercules after he was punched by Bruiser. Bruiser and Hercules then staged a donnybrook. Pancho Lopez beat Fuzzy Cupid Big Bill Miller ddq Stan Stasiak Ray Gordon beat Taro Myaki att: 9285 1/4/64 Columbus, OH Karl Gotch beat Dick the Bruiser Tiger Longoria & Frankie Talaber beat Doc Gallagher & Mike Gallagher Ciclon Negro beat Dennis Hall Leon Graham drew Hiro Matsuda Bob Bruce beat Saul von Brauner 1/11/64 St Louis TV from Wrestling at the Chase Rocky Montero drew Joe Tangaro Wilbur Snyder beat Tony Angelo Dick the Bruiser beat Chuck Conley 2-0 Big Bill Miller beat Lonnie Brown Gordie Nielson drew Emile Dupre Notes: Air Date. Please remember St. Louis TV was taped one to two weeks in advance. 1/14/64 Des Moines, IA @ Veteran’s Auditorium Pat O'Connor beat Dick The Bruiser 2-0 Mongolian Stomper & Bulldog Danny Plechas beat Ronnie Etchison & Sonny Myers Art Thomas beat Jim Grabmire Referee Jack Crawford Ronnie Etchison no contest Mongolian Stomper 1/16/64 Windsor, Ontario, Canada Dick The Bruiser drew Hans Schmidt 1/18/64 St Louis TV from Wrestling at the Chase Joe Tangaro beat Johnny Kace Ronnie Etchison drew Big Bill Miller NWA Champion Lou Thesz & Emile Dupre beat Dick the Bruiser & Rocky Montero dq 1 Bruiser beat Dupre 2 Thesz beat Montero 3 Thesz beat Bruiser by dq Gordie Nielson drew Guy Mitchell 1/18/64 Detroit, MI Shohei Giant Baba beat Lord Layton Dick The Bruiser beat Ray Stern Fritz Von Erich beat Jim Hady Lou Klein drew Johnny Valentine Wilbur Snyder beat Hans Schmidt Jay York drew Billy Red Lyons The Lawman beat Lee Henning Fred Atkins beat Emile Dupre Att: 6,899 1/24/64 Atlanta, GA @ Municipal Auditorium Fritz Von Erich beat Joe Scarpa Lorenzo Parente beat Dick the Bruiser dq Mighty Hercules beat Corsica Joe Stan Stasiak beat Tim Geohagen Taro Myaki drew Red Steiner 1/25/64 Cincinnati, OH Dick the Bruiser beat The Alaskan Wilbur Snyder beat Ciclon Negro dq Shohei Baba beat Joe Blanchard Doc Gallagher & Mike Gallagher beat Gordon Nelson & The Lawman Fred Atkins beat Paul Richards Emile Dupre drew Les Thatcher 1/28/64 Indianapolis, IN @ Tyndall Armory Wilbur Snyder vs Ciclon Negro Dick the Bruiser beat Jay York Doc Gallagher & Mike Gallagher beat The Lawman & Les Thatcher Moose Cholak beat Paul Richard Bob Bruce beat Dennis Hall Moose Cholak won battle royal 2/1/64 Waterloo, IA @ Hippodrome Winner gets held up US Title Missouri Mauler Rocky Hamilton beat Sonny Myers 2/3 to win held up US Title Art Thomas beat Mongolian Stomper in 7:17 Dick The Bruiser & Victor The Bear beat Al Szasz Pat O’Connor & Steve Bolus beat Assassin I & Bob Geigel on a 3rd fall dq Steve Bolus drew Bob Geigel 15:00 Att: 5,280 Note: Bruiser was not advertised. Clipping also says Bruiser with his wrestling bear beat pro wrestler Al Szasz. Szasz was the handler of the bear that was sometimes known as Vic The Bruiser. I question that result. 2/5/64 Fort Wayne, IN NWA Champion Lou Thesz beat Ciclon Negro (sub Dick The Bruiser) The Lawman (sub Wilbur Snyder) beat Masked Terror Doc Gallagher & Mike Gallagher beat George Scott & Sandy Scott Lord Littlebrook & Little Hawk beat Hans Katzenjammer & Fritz Katzenjammer Yukon Moose Cholak beat Rudy Kay 2/7/64 St. Louis, MO @ Kiel Auditorium NWA Champion Lou Thesz beat Dick the Bruiser on a 3rd fall COR 1 Bruiser beat Thesz 2 Thesz beat Thesz 3 Thesz won when Bruiser was counted out on the apron 10 seconds after a battle on the apron that ended when Thesz applied a full nelson and banged Bruiser’s head into the ring post. Johnny Valentine & Cowboy Bob Ellis beat Rip Hawk & Big Bill Miller 2-0, 1st fall by dq 1 Valentine won by dq 2 Valentine beat Miller Shohei Giant Baba drew Ronnie Etchison Hercules beat Bill Dromo Joe Tangaro beat Fred Atkins Taro Myaki drew Angelo Poffo Rocky Montero beat Don Slatton att: 12,110 sellout Note from Larry Matysik: KMOX Radio with Jack Buck broadcasts from 9 p.m. again 2/8/64 St. Paul, MN @ Armory The Crusher beat Rene Goulet 2/3 Dick the Bruiser beat Black Bart Mitsu Arakawa beat Billy Goelz Kay Noble beat Dorothy Carter Eddie Sharkey beat Marquis de Paree 2/9/64 Minneapolis, MN Special Referee: Jersey Joe Walcott Moose Evans & Verne Gagne beat Dick the Bruiser & The Crusher to win the AWA Tag Team Title Mitsu Arakawa beat Doug Gilbert Rene Goulet beat Marquis de Paree Princess Little Cloud beat Bette Boucher Bob Geigel beat Maurice Lapointe Att: 6,501 2/15/64 St Louis TV from Wrestling at the Chase Ronnie Etchison drew Taro Myaki Hercules drew Rudy Kay The Bavarian Boys Harry Wenzl & Rudy Jacobs no decision Fritz Von Erich & Dick the Bruiser in 2nd fall 1 Von Erich beat Jacobs 2 Bruiser and Von Erich began brawling with each other.The tag match was stopped. Sam Muchnick ordered Bruiser and Von Erich to wrestle each other, but it got totally out of control until even Bill Miller helped the referees, Bobby Bruns and Bill Longson restore order. Rocky Montero beat Tony Laditzi 2/21/64 St. Louis, MO @ Kiel Auditorium Johnny Valentine beat Hercules and unmasked him as Bobby Graham Fritz Von Erich beat Cowboy Bob Ellis John Paul Henning drew Dick the Bruiser Ronnie Etchison & Joe Tangaro & Ray Gordon beat Rip Hawk & The Alaskan & Taro Myaki 1 Gordon beat Myaki 2 Alaskan beat Gordon 3 Etchison beat Alaskan. Big Bill Miller beat Swede Hanson Fred Atkins beat Rocky Montero att: 8497 Note from Larry Matysik: KMOX Radio and Jack Buck broadcast from 9 p.m. 2/22/64 St Louis TV from Wrestling at the Chase Rip Hawk beat Rudy Kay Hercules (with mask since taped before Kiel card) drew The Alaskan Wilbur Snyder beat Taro Myaki Dick the Bruiser beat Swede Hanson Ronnie Etchison beat Rocky Montero 2/23/64 St. Paul, MN @ Auditorium Special Referee: Jersey Joe Walcott Dick the Bruiser & The Crusher beat Moose Evans & Verne Gagne to regain the AWA tag team title Wilbur Snyder beat Angelo Poffo Mitsu Arakawa beat Tiny Mills Rene Goulet beat Hans Schmidt dq Doug Gilbert beat Marquis DeParee Att: 6,971 2/26/64 Los Angeles, CA @ Olympic Auditorium Dick The Bruiser beat Don Savage Pepper Martin beat Matt KO Murphy Fabulous Kangaroos Al Costello & Roy Heffernan beat Tony Perez & Broadway Venus Art Neilson beat Prince Ava 2/27/64 Bakersfield, CA @ Strelich Stadium Fabulous Kangaroos Al Costello & Roy Heffernan beat Edouard Carpentier & Ernie Ladd 2/3 to win International TV Tag Title Dick The Bruiser beat Ramon Zavalza Shohei Baba beat Matt KO Murphy The Preacher beat Prince Ava 2/28/64 Los Angeles, CA @ Olympic Auditorium Fred Blassie drew Shohei Giant Baba 2/3 Dick The Bruiser beat Edouard Carpentier Fabulous Kangaroos Al Costello & Roy Heffernan beat Mr. Moto & Pepper Martin Ernie Ladd beat The Mummy Art Neilson beat Tony Perez Gene LeBell beat The Preacher att: 10,400 2/29/64 San Francisco, CA @ Cow Palace Ray Stevens beat Dominic DeNucci 2/3 to regain US Title Red Bastien & Dick Steinborn beat Buddy Austin & Fritz Von Goering when Steinborn beat Von Goering with a surf board hold Pepper Gomez beat Jack Dalton in 18:34 Edouard Carpentier beat Mike Paidousis in 8:44 with a Boston Crab Dick The Bruiser beat Black Hawk via pin in 8:03 after a knee drop Mark Lewin beat Jack Long in 3:50 with a sleeper hold Karl Von Brock beat Guy Mitchell via pin in 8:10 Att: 10,043, Gate: $30,044 3/5/64 Kansas City, KS @ Memorial Hall Dick the Bruiser beat Pat O’Connor 1-0 60:00 Handicap Match Sailor Art Thomas beat Great Gordo & Great Dane (both with bear hugs) Mongolian Stomper beat Joe Gump Sonny Myers drew Bob Geigel Steve Bolus beat Baron Von Strauss referee Richard Moody 3/6/64 St. Louis, MO @ Kiel Auditorium Dick the Bruiser beat Fritz Von Erich Wilbur Snyder & Johnny Valentine beat Rip Hawk & Bobby Graham 1 Graham beat Snyder 2 Snyder beat Hawk 3 Valentine beat Graham. Sheik of Araby (later billed as The Sheik) drew Joe Blanchard Ronnie Etchison beat Ciclon Negro Lorenzo Parente draw Angelo Poffo Ray Gordon beat Rocky Montero by DQ att.11,527, just misses sellout and Muchnick does story in “Wrestling” news to ignore sellout rumors when tickets are still available Note from Larry Matysik: KMOX Radio broadcast from 9 p.m. 3/7/64 St Louis TV from Wrestling at the Chase Rocky Montero beat Johnny King Joe Blanchard drew Ray Gordon Dick the Bruiser beat Steve Bolus when Bolus could not continue in second fall Wilbur Snyder beat Jim Holly Ronnie Etchison draw Lorenzo Parente 3/12/64 Wood River, IL Dick The Bruiser vs Lorenzo Parente 3/14/64 St Louis TV from Wrestling at the Chase Lorenzo Parente beat Ivan Zukoff Big Bill Miller beat Ray Gordon Killer Kowalski beat Ronnie Etchison Pat O’Connor drew Dick the Bruiser when the 30 minute limit expired in the 3rd fall Steve Kovacs drew Jesse James 3/17/64 Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada @ Auditorium AWA Tag Team Champions Dick the Bruiser & The Crusher beat Bill Miller & Pat O’Connor 2/3 1 Bruiser beat O’Connor 2 O’Connor beat Bruiser 3 Crusher pinned Miller Referee Frenchy Champagne AWA Champion Verne Gagne beat Mitsu Arakawa on a 3rd fall dq Referee Red Eakin Doug Gilbert beat Rene Goulet in 14:00 Gene Anderson drew George Drake 3/20/64 St. Louis, MO @ Kiel Auditorium Johnny Valentine beat Killer Kowalski Fritz Von Erich beat Big Bill Miller Edouard Carpentier & Ronnie Etchison & Wilbur Snyder beat Rip Hawk & The Alaskan & Dick the Bruiser 2-0, 1st fall by dq 1 Etchison won by dq 2 Etchison beat Alaskan Lorenzo Parente beat Ciclon Negro Ray Gordon beat Ivan Zukoff Maurice LaPointe drew Rocky Montero Att: 7776 Note from Larry Matysik: KMOX Radio broadcast from 9 p.m. 3/21/64 Waverly, IL @ Grade School Gym Dick The Bruiser vs Ray Gordon 2/3 60:00 Ivan Zukoff vs Wilbur Snyder 2/3 45:00 Joe Tangaro vs Rip Hawk 30:00 Lorenzo Parente vs Rocky Montero 20:00 3/26/64 Fort Wayne, IN @ Coliseum Dick the Bruiser & Wilbur Snyder beat Bill Miller & Angelo Poffo Bobby Managoff beat Ciclon Negro Nicoli Volkoff beat Roger "Willis" Kirby Dennis Hall beat Johnny King 3/28/64 St Louis TV from Wrestling at the Chase Big Bill Miller drew Ronnie Etchison Rocky Montero beat Guy Mitchell Johnny Valentine beat Felix Godo 2-0 Dick the Bruiser beat Lorenzo Parente Ray Gordon beat Mark Starr 3/30/64 Moline, IL @ Wharton Fieldhouse AWA Tag Team Champions Dick the Bruiser & The Crusher beat Moose Evans & Wilbur Snyder Hans Schmidt beat Rene Goulet Mitsu Arakawa beat Billy Goelz Doug Gilbert beat Nicoli Volkoff 3/31/64 Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada @ Civic Auditorium Karate legal AWA Champion Verne Gagne beat Mitsu Arakawa via pin in 18:00 AWA Tag Team Champions Dick the Bruiser & The Crusher beat Moose Evans & Wilbur Snyder 2/3 1 Crusher beat Evans 2 Snyder pinned Crusher 3 Crusher pinned Snyder Hans Schmidt beat Rene Goulet with a backbreaker Doug Gilbert beat Jack Pesek 20:00 Att: 3,000 4/2/64 Kansas City, KS @ Memorial Hall Dick the Bruiser dcor Pat O’Connor Rocky Hamilton beat Steve Bolus 2/3 Mongolian Stomper beat Ronnie Etchison Tokyo Tom beat Baron Von Strauss Art Thomas beat Tarzan Tyler Rudy Kay beat Joe Gump Referee Richard Moody 4/3/64 St. Louis, MO @ Kiel Auditorium NWA Champion Lou Thesz beat Johnny Valentine 2/3 Karl Gotch & Wilbur Snyder beat Bobby Graham & Big Bill Miller on a 3rd fall dq 1 Graham beat Snyder 2 Snyder beat Graham 3 Gotch won when Miller was dq'ed Dick the Bruiser beat Ronnie Etchison Tarzan Tyler drew Lorenzo Parente Ray Gordon beat Don Jardine Angelo Poffo beat Rocky Montero att: 8988 Note from Larry Matysik: KMOX Radio broadcast from 9 p.m. 4/5/64 St. Paul, MN AWA Champion Verne Gagne beat Dick the Bruiser in 21:00 The Crusher beat Mitsu Arakawa in 17:00 Doug Gilbert & Rene Goulet beat Bob Geigel & Tiny Mills Moose Evans ddq Hans Schmidt Wilbur Snyder beat Nicoli Volkoff att: 7,715 4/7/64 Long Beach, CA @ Municipal Auditorium Dick The Bruiser beat Pepper Martin 2-0 Irish Jackie & Tiny Tim beat Fuzzy Cupid & Sky Low Low Ramon Torres drew Paul Diamond Nikita Mulkovich beat Broadway Venus 4/8/64 Los Angeles, CA @ Olympic Auditorium Fred Blassie beat Paul Diamond Fabulous Kangaroos Al Costello & Roy Heffernan drew Alberto Torres & Ramon Torres Irish Jackie & Tiny Tim beat Sky Low Low & Fuzzy Cupid Dick The Bruiser beat Pepper Martin Dick Hutton beat Nikita Mulkovich Art Neilson drew Dick Hutton 4/9/64 Bakersfield, CA @ Strelich Stadium Alberto Torres & Ramon Torres beat Fred Blassie & Great Togo Dick The Bruiser beat Billy Tipton Nikita Mulkovich beat Danny O’Rourke Alberto Torres & Ramon Torres beat Ted Christy & Broadway Venus 4/10/64 San Diego, CA @ Coliseum Dick The Bruiser beat Nikita Mulkovich Alberto Torres beat Great Togo Ramon Torres beat Matt KO Murphy Irish Jackie & Tiny Tim beat Fuzzy Cupid & Sky Low Low Paul Diamond drew Don Savage 4/11/64 Canton, OH @ Memorial Auditorium Dick the Bruiser vs Bill Miller Angelo Poffo vs Wilbur Snyder Tag Team Match Plus a 30 minute opening bout 4/14/64 St. Paul, MN Mitsu Arakawa beat The Crusher dq Wilbur Snyder beat Dick The Bruiser Doug Gilbert & Rene Goulet beat Gene Anderson & Great Dane Hans Schmidt beat Moose Evans Att: 3,000 4/15/64 Moline, IL @ Wharton Fieldhouse AWA Tag Team Champions Dick the Bruiser & The Crusher beat Verne Gagne & Wilbur Snyder Moose Evans beat Mitsu Arakawa Doug Gilbert beat Hans Schmidt Rene Goulet beat Nicoli Volkoff 4/16/64 Kansas City, KS @ Memorial Hall Mongolian Stomper beat Dick the Bruiser 2/3 Rocky Hamilton beat Joe Scarpello 2/3 Rudy Kay beat Tokyo Tom dq Art Thomas beat Danny Plechas Steve Bolus drew Bob Geigel 30:00 4/17/64 St. Louis, MO @ Kiel Auditorium Texas Death Match Fritz Von Erich beat Dick the Bruiser Pat O’Connor & John Paul Henning beat Big Bill Miller & Bobby Graham 2-0, 1st fall by dq 1 Henning won by dq 2 Henning beat Miller Karl Gotch beat Don Jardine Wilbur Snyder beat Angelo Poffo Jim Hady drew Lorenzo Parente Ray Gordon beat Ivan Zukoff att: 12,204 sellout Note from Larry Matysik: KMOX Radio broadcast from 9 p.m. 4/22/64 Los Angeles, CA @ Olympic Auditorium Dick The Bruiser beat Fred Blassie 2/3 to win WWA title The Destroyer beat Danny O'Rourke Nikita Mulkovich beat Don Savage Alberto Torres & Ramon Torres beat Art Neilson & Stan Neilson 2/3 Fabulous Kangaroos Al Costello & Roy Heffernan drew Pepper Martin & Paul Diamond Att: 10,400 Note: Bruiser takes WWA Title back to Indianapolis and proclaims himself WWA Champion in his own promotion. 4/25/64 Indianapolis, IN @ Southside Armory Bill Miller & Dan Miller drew WWA Tag Team Champions Dick The Bruiser & Wilbur Snyder 60:00 Joe Tangaro beat Nicoli Volkoff Mongol beat Roger Kirby Lorenzo Parente beat Angelo Poffo dq Billy Goelz drew Ray Gordon Note: First WWA card 4/28/64 Minneapolis, MN @ Auditorium The Crusher & Hans Schmidt split a $14,000.00 battle royal Dick the Bruiser ddq Moose Evans Wilbur Snyder beat Larry Hennig dq in 11:40 Rene Goulet beat Nicoli Volkoff in 13:11 Doug Gilbert beat Great Dane in 16:12 att: 6,412 4/30/64 Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada @ Civic Auditorium AWA Champion Verne Gagne beat Dick the Bruiser via pin in 21:00 The Crusher beat Wilbur Snyder Doug Gilbert & Rene Goulet beat Hans Schmidt & Tiny Mills 2/3 Mitsu Arakawa beat Jack Pesek 5/2/64 St Louis TV from Wrestling at the Chase Ray Gordon drew Don Jardine Mike Paidousis beat Dennis Hall Dick the Bruiser beat Ken Jones 2-0 Lortenzo Parente beat Roger Kirby Angelo Poffo drew Big Bill Miller 5/2/64 Canton, OH @ Memorial Auditorium Dick the Bruiser vs Wilbur Snyder Black Bart & The Mongol vs Billy Goelz & Bobby Managoff Dennis Hall vs Angelo Poffo Johnny King vs Prince Pullins 5/6/64 Los Angeles, CA @ Olympic Auditorium WWA Champion Dick The Bruiser dcor Fred Blassie in 3rd fall Alberto Torres & Ramon Torres beat Fabulous Kangaroos Al Costello & Roy Heffernan Edouard Carpentier beat Killer Buddy Austin 2/3 Mike Sharpe & Nikita Mulkovich drew Pepper Martin & Paul Diamond Art Michalik beat Art Neilson 5/7/64 Bakersfield, CA @ Strelich Stadium WWA Champion Dick The Bruiser beat Pepper Martin 1-0 utc 1. Bruiser pinned Martin in 18:50 2. Martin was unable to answer the bell for the second fall Edouard Carpentier beat Art Michalik 2/3 1. Carpentier beat Mahalik in 10:55 2. Mahalik beat Carpentier in 6:47 3. Carpentier pinned Mahalik in 1:55 after a French back flip. Alberto Torres & Ramon Torres beat Nikta Mulkovich & Art Neilson Paul Diamond drew Mike Sharpe 20:00 att: 930 5/8/64 San Diego, CA WWA Champion Dick The Bruiser beat Edouard Carpentier 5/9/64 St Louis TV from Wrestling at the Chase Don Jardine draw Wilbur Snyder Lorenzo Parente beat Danny Dusek Fritz Von Erich beat John Dalton Wilbur Snyder (sub Emile Dupre) & Ray Gordon ddq Mike Paidousis & Dick the Bruiser in the 3rd fall 1 Paidousis beat Gordon 2 Snyder beat Paidousis 3 Both teams were dq'ed 5/9/64 Indianapolis, IN @ Southside Armory WWA Tag Team Champions Dick The Bruiser & Wilbur Snyder beat Bill Miller & Dan Miller 2/3 Angelo Poffo drew Joe Brunetti Lorenzo Parente beat Bill Frazier Nicoli Volkoff beat Ray Gordon Bobby Managoff beat Dennis Hall 5/14/64 Kansas City, KS @ Memorial Hall Dick The Bruiser beat Sonny Myers 2/3 Mongolian Stomper & Tokyo Tom beat Pat O’Connor & Joe Scarpello 2/3 Bob Geigel beat Rudy Kay Don Jardine (sub The Lawman) beat Joe Gump Referee Richard Moody 5/15/64 Chicago, IL @ International Amphitheatre WWA Champion Dick the Bruiser ddq Pat O'Connor in 3rd fall Johnny Valentine beat Sebastian Moore Wilbur Snyder beat Jack Wilson Dennis Hall beat Tug Neilson Jolly Green Giant beat Johnny King Jungle Tiger beat Pedro Villanueva Joe Tangaro & Lorenzo Parente beat Red Kelly & Francisco Rios before 2,600; receipts, $4,026 5/16/64 St. Louis, MO @ Kiel Auditorium NWA Champion Lou Thesz beat Fritz Von Erich when Fritz was unable to continue during the second fall 1 Von Erich beat Thesz 2 Thesz broke Von Erich’s claw and slammed his hand on the cable between the post and turnbuckle. Referee Joe Schoenberger stopped the bout and gave the fall to Thesz. The ringside doctor then examined Von Erich and stopped the match. Dory Funk Sr. & Dory Funk Jr. beat from Corsica Joe & Frenchy Roy 1 Dory Jr beat Roy 2 Dory Jr bea Joe Johnny Valentine drew Dick the Bruiser Wilbur Snyder beat Big Bill Miller dq Karl Gotch beat Mike Paidousis Lorenzo Parente beat Don Jardine att: 12,191 sellout 5/20/64 Anderson, IN @ National Guard Armory WWA Champion Dick The Bruiser dcor Angelo Poffo in 3rd fall Bobby Managoff beat Nicoli Volkoff dq in 28:00 Bill Frazier beat Johnny King via pin in 12:00 Dennis Hall beat Roger Kirby via pin in 18:00 Att: “fair sized crowd” 5/21/64 Kansas City, KS @ Memorial Hall Dick the Bruiser ddq Mongolian Stomper in 3rd fall Sonny Myers & Pat O’Connor beat Bob Geigel & Dr. Big Bill Miller 2/3 Tokyo Tom beat Tom Poulos Steve Bolus beat Baron Von Strauss referee Richard Moody 5/23/64 St Louis TV from Wrestling at the Chase Ray Gordon beat Roger Kirby Big Bill Miller beat Emile Dupre Dick the Bruiser beat Guy Mitchell Lorenzo Parente & Joe Tangaro beat Tony Angelo & Angelo Poffo 2/3 1 Angelo Poffo beat Tangaro 2 Tangaro beat Angelo Poffo 3 Parente beat Tony Angelo 5/26/64 Long Beach, CA @ Municipal Auditorium WWA Champion Dick the Bruiser beat Paul Diamond 35:00 Handicap Match Fred Blassie drew Ramon Torres (one fall inside 20:00) Mike Sharpe drew Alberto Torres Nikita Mulkovich beat Pepper Martin 5/27/64 Los Angeles, CA @ Olympic Auditorium Death Match WWA Champion Dick The Bruiser beat Fred Blassie Ray Stevens beat Pepper Martin Dominic Denucci beat The Preacher Alberto Torres & Ramon Torres beat Mike Sharpe & Nikita Mulkovich Paul Diamond drew Art Michalik 5/28/64 Bakersfield, CA @ Strelich Stadium WWA Champion Dick The Bruiser beat Nikita Mulkovich 2/3 1. Bruiser pinned Mulkovich after jumping on Nikita from the top rope in 8:15 2. Mulkovich pinned Bruiser after a neckbreaker in 4:51 3. Bruiser pinned Mulkovich in 7:59 Tag Team Champions Alberto Torres & Ramon Torres ddq Mike Sharpe & Art Michalik in 3rd fall 1. Sharpe & Mahalik won 1st fall in 25:29 2. Alberto & Ramon won 2nd fall in 1:30 3. The referee was unable to control the action and dq'ed all four men at the 42:00 mark Jacques McKinnon beat The Preacher in 20:24 with a Southern Cross Paul Diamond beat Ted Christy via pin in 15:54 5/29/64 Indianapolis, IN @ Victory Field WWA Champion Dick The Bruiser beat Fred Blassie on a 3rd fall COR Angelo Poffo & Nicoli Volkoff beat Wilbur Snyder & Bob Ellis dq Joe Brunetti no contest Bobby Graham Bob Whitlow beat Bill Miller dq Marcel Semand & Little Boy Blue beat Pee Wee Lopez & Chico Santana Joe Blanchard drew Bobby Managoff The Mongol beat Dennis Hall Att: 5,000 5/30/64 St Louis TV from Wrestling at the Chase Bobby Graham drew Guy Mitchell John Paul Henning beat George Grant Dick the Bruiser beat Chief Little Eagle Wilbur Snyder beat Nicoli Volkoff 2-0 Angelo Poffo beat Herb Larson 6/4/64 Anderson, IN @ National Guard Armory WWA Tag Team Champions Dick The Bruiser & Wilbur Snyder beat Angelo Poffo & Nicoli Volkoff 2/3 1 Volkoff pinned Snyder in 18:13 2 Snyder beat Volkoff by submission in 8:00 3 Bruiser pinned Volkoff in 6:48 Bill Frazier ddq Roger Kirby in 22:30 Dennis Hall beat The Mongol on a 3rd fall dq 1 Hall pinned Mongol in 35 seconds 2 The Mongol beat Hall with a bear hug in 10:45 3 Mongol was dq’ed in 2:48 for “roughness” Att: “Much better at the second program here” 6/5/64 St. Louis, MO @ Kiel Auditorium John Paul Henning beat Big Bill Miller Dick the Bruiser beat Wilbur Snyder dq Joe Tangaro & Johnny Valentine & Pat O’Connor drew Rip Hawk & Bobby Graham & Fritz Von Erich when the 30 minute time limit expired in the 3rd fall 1 Hawk beat Tangaro 2 Tangaro beat Hawk 3 The 30 minute time limit expired before either team could score another fall Karl Gotch beat Lee Henning Betty Niccoli & Jean Antone beat Kathy Starr & Jessica Rogers 2/3 1 Starr beat Antone 2 Antone beat Rogers 3 Antone beat Starr Tiny Roe beat Sam Thomas Angelo Poffo beat Ivan Zukoff Att: 9464 6/10/64 Los Angeles, CA @ Olympic Auditorium WWA Champion Dick The Bruiser beat Nikita Mulkovich 2/3 The Destroyer & The Ripper beat Ernie Ladd & Paul Diamond Dominic Denucci beat Art Michalik Alberto Torres drew Mike Sharpe Ramon Torres beat Great Togo att: 8,133 6/11/64 Bakersfield, CA @ Strelich Stadium WWA Champion Dick The Bruiser beat Ramon Torres on a 3rd fall dq The Destroyer beat Alberto Torres Paul Diamond drew ? The Ripper beat Dick Cheney 6/12/64 San Diego, CA @ Coliseum The Ripper & The Destroyer beat Paul Diamond & Jacques McKinnon WWA Champion Dick the Bruiser beat Fred Blassie Ernie Ladd beat Art Michalik Alberto Torres beat Don Duffy Mike Sharpe drew Ramon Torres 6/13/64 San Bernardino, CA @ Arena WWA Champion Dick the Bruiser beat Paul Diamond 2-0 The Destroyer beat Ramon Torres on a 3rd fall dq The Ripper beat Billy Tipton Nikita Milkovich drew Alberto Torres 20:00 6/15/64 North Hollywood, CA @ Valley Garden Arena WWA Champion Dick The Bruiser beat Bill Wright 2-0 Alberto Torres beat Don Duffy Bob Ellis beat Matt KO Murphy Jacques McKinnon drew Prince Ava 6/16/64 Long Beach, CA @ Municipal Auditorium WWA Champion Dick The Bruiser beat Mike Sharpe 30:00 The Destroyer & The Ripper beat Paul Diamond & Nikita Mulkovich Ramon Torres beat Don Duffy Bob Ellis beat Art Michalik 6/17/64 Los Angeles, CA @ Olympic Auditorium Alberto Torres & Ramon Torres beat Mike Sharpe & Nikita Mulkovich WWA Champion Dick The Bruiser beat Prince Ava The Destroyer & The Ripper beat Paul Diamond & Vic Christy Bob Ellis beat Don Duffy Jacques McKinnon drew Art Michalik 6/19/64 Indianapolis, IN @ Southside Armory WWA Champion Dick the Bruiser beat the Mongol 2/3 Angelo Poffo & Nicoli Volkoff beat Joe Blanchard & Wilbur Snyder The Destroyer beat Dennis Hall Bobby Managoff beat Tiger Longorio Tiny Roe beat Billy Kidd 6/24/64 Los Angeles, CA @ Olympic Auditorium Edouard Carpentier beat Nikita Mulkovich The Destroyer & The Ripper beat Ramon Torres & Don Duffy WWA Champion Dick The Bruiser beat Gonzales Gonzales Cowboy Boy Ellis beat Art Michalik 6/25/64 Bakersfield, CA @ Strelich Stadium WWA Champion Dick The Bruiser beat Alberto Torres The Destroyer & The Ripper beat Paul Diamond & Ramon Torres Bob Ellis beat Don Duffy Nikita Mulkovich drew Art Michalik 6/26/64 San Diego, CA WWA Champion Dick The Bruiser beat Mike Sharpe 2/3 utc cigar in eye The Destroyer & The Ripper beat Alberto Torres & Paul Diamond Antonio Inoki as Tokyo Tom beat Art Michalik Mr Moto beat Don Duffy Bob Ellis beat Nikita Mulkovich 6/27/64 San Bernardino, CA @ Arena WWA Champion Dick the Bruiser beat Alberto Torres 2/3 The Destroyer & The Ripper beat Paul Diamond & Ramon Torres 2/3 Little Tokyo vs Don Duffy Mike Sharpe vs Art Michalik 6/29/64 Albuquerque, NM @ Civic Auditorium Dick the Bruiser vs Wahoo McDaniel Dory Funk Sr. vs The Sheik Ricky Romero vs Nelson Royal Tag bout to be announced at ringside 6/30/64 Long Beach, CA @ Municipal Auditorium WWA Champion Dick The Bruiser drew Mr Moto 60:00 The Destroyer & The Ripper beat Ramon Torres & Don Savage 2/3 42:00 Little Tokyo beat Art Michalik in 8:00 Hard Boiled Haggerty beat Pussycat Pickens in 13:00 7/1/64 Los Angeles, CA @ Olympic Auditorium Edouard Carpentier beat WWA Champion Dick The Bruiser on a 3rd fall dq The Destroyer beat George Drake The Ripper drew Little Tokyo Alberto Torres & Ramon Torres beat Nikita Mulkovich & Don Duffy Pussycat Pickens drew Art Michalik Att: "Some 8,963 fans were on hand." 7/3/64 Indianapolis, IN @ Southside Armory Nicoli Volkoff & Angelo Poffo beat Dick The Bruiser & Joe Brunetti Bobby Managoff beat Johnny Kace Les Thatcher beat Jim Grabmire Billy Goelz beat Dennis Hall The Mongol beat Tiger Longorio 7/4/64 Richmond, IN @ Municipal Baseball Stadium (Matinee show) WWA Champion Dick The Bruiser vs Guy Brunetti Bobby Managoff vs Angelo Poffo The Destroyer vs Roger Kirby Princess Little Cloud & Andrea Swanson vs Judy Grable & Toni Rose 7/4/64 Blooomington, MN @ Met Stadium AWA Champion Verne Gagne beat Dick the Bruiser (sub Crusher) 2/3 Mad Dog Vachon beat Doug Gilbert Wilbur Snyder & Sailor Art Thomas & Dale Lewis beat Larry Hennig & Hans Schmidt & Mitsu Arakawa Bob Geigel beat Rene Goulet 7/9/64 Kansas City, KS @ Memorial Hall Dick The Bruiser beat Moose Evans 2/3 The Rat beat Wahoo McDaniel 2/3 Rocky Hamilton drew Harley Race Bob Geigel & Danny Plechas beat Sonny Myers & The Lawman 7/10/64 Indianapolis, IN @ Southside Armory Dick The Bruiser & Joe Brunetti no contest Angelo Poffo & Nicolai Volkoff Bobby Managoff no contest the Mongol Johnny Kace beat Tiger Longorio Dennis Hall beat Jim Grabmire 7/11/64 St Louis TV from Wrestling at the Chase Johnny Kace drew Dennis Hall Angelo Poffo beat Roger Kirby Moose Evans drew Dick the Bruiser when the 30 minute time limit limit expired 1 Bruiser won 2 Evans beat Bruiser COR 3 The 30 minute time limit expired before either man could score another fall Wilbur Snyder beat Joe Tomasso Nick Volkoff beat Dennis Hall 7/15/64 Los Angeles, CA @ Olympic Auditorium The Destroyer beat Paul Diamond Bill Dromo beat Don Savage 2-0 Hard Boiled Haggerty beat Bobby Duranton Ernie Ladd beat The Alaskan WWA Champion Dick The Bruiser beat Vic Christy Cowboy Bob Ellis beat Prince Ava Bill Dromo drew The Alaskan 7/16/64 Bakersfield, CA @ Strelich Stadium WWA Champion Dick The Bruiser dcor Mr Moto in 3rd fall 1. Bruiser pinned Moto in 1:20 after a series of foot stomps 2. Moto pinned Bruiser in 8:07 after a series of judo chops 3. Both wrestlers were counted out of the ring at 3:20 The Destroyer & Hard Boiled Haggerty beat Ernie Ladd & Bill Dromo 2/3 1. The Destroyer won 1st fall in 14:00 2. Ladd won 2nd fall in 6:09 3. Haggerty pinned Dromo The Ripper beat Ramon Torres via pin in 17:21 after a series of drop kicks Alberto Torres beat Nikita Mulkovich by submission with an abdominal stretch in 12:07 att: 1,120 7/17/64 San Diego, CA WWA Champion Dick The Bruiser beat Ernie Ladd on a 3rd fall dq The Destroyer & Hard Boiled Haggerty beat Bobby Duranton & Bill Dromo Jacque Mackinnon beat The Ripper Mr Moto beat Don Savage 7/18/64 San Bernardino, CA @ Arena WWA Champion Dick the Bruiser no contest Mr. Moto in 3rd fall The Destroyer & Hard Boiled Haggerty beat Alberto Torres & Ramon Torres The Ripper beat Art Michalik Little Tokyo beat Bobby Duranton 7/18/64 St Louis TV from Wrestling at the Chase Karl Gotch beat Johnny Kace Dick the Bruiser beat Tony Nero Fritz Von Erich & Nicoli Volkoff beat Johnny Valentine & Angelo Poffo 1 Von Erich beat Poffo, who was injured and left Valentine on his own 2 Valentine beat Volkoff 3 Von Erich beat Valentine dq Johnny Walker drew Pedro Zapata Note: This was the air date. 7/21/64 Long Beach, CA @ Municipal Auditorium Mr Moto & Little Tokyo beat Dick The Bruiser & The Ripper 2/3 The Destroyer beat Ramon Torres in 30:00 Hard Boiled Haggerty beat Vic Christy in 12:00 Bill Dromo drew The Alaskan 15:00 7/22/64 Los Angeles, CA @ Olympic Auditorium Special Referee: Primo Carnera The Destroyer beat Dick The Bruiser COR to win the WWA title Cowboy Bob Ellis beat The Ripper Mr. Moto drew Art Michalik Alberto Torres & Ramon Torres beat The Alaskan & Art Michalik Bill Dromo drew Little Tokyo Note: Even though Bruiser lost the WWA title to The Destroyer in Los Angeles, he continued to reign as WWA Champion in Indianapolis. 7/24/64 Atlanta, GA @ Municipal Auditorium Sputnik Monroe beat Dick The Bruiser dq Buddy Fuller beat Dick Dunn Joe Scarpa beat Krusher Karlson Red Roberts & Rube Wright beat Scufflin Hillbillies The Destroyer beat Ron Reed Greg Peterson beat Bruce Austin 7/31/64 Indianapolis, IN @ Southside Armory Angelo Poffo & Nicoli Volkoff beat Dick The Bruiser & Wilbur Snyder COR to win the WWA Tag Team title The Mongol beat Joe Brunetti 2/3 The Destroyer beat Dave Luttrall Bobby Managoff beat Roger Kirby 8/7/64 Atlanta, GA @ Municipal Auditorium Sputnik Monroe beat Buddy Fuller Dick The Bruiser no contest Joe Scarpa Eddie Graham beat Randy Roper Wilbur Snyder beat Paul DeGalles Greg Peterson drew Wildman Phillips The Destroyer beat Lester Welch 8/8/64 St Louis TV from Wrestling at the Chase Pepe Perez drew Roger Kirby Johnny Kace beat Gene Dundee Dick the Bruiser beat Kit Fox Joe Tangaro beat Tony Nero 2-0 Dennis Hall beat Johnny Ramirez 8/8/64 Marietta, GA Dick the Bruiser vs Billy Strong Paul DeGalles vs Joe Scarpa Buddy Fuller vs Les Welch Darrell Cochran vs Swede Karlson 8/9/64 Atlanta, GA @ Lakewood Speedway Sputnik Monroe beat Dick The Bruiser to win Georgia Title Wilbur Snyder drew Eddie Graham Dick Dunn beat Joe Scarpa dq Red Roberts & The Destroyer beat Scufflin Hillbillies Frankie Cain beat Bob Hamby Judy Grable & Princess Little Cloud beat Toni Rose & Marie Darnell Billy Hines & Jimmy Bad Boy Hines beat Charlie Carr & Wildman Phillips Lester Welch beat Krusher Karlson dq Greg Peterson beat George Harris dq 8/14/64 St. Louis, MO @ Kiel Auditorium Fritz Von Erich beat Johnny Valentine Handicap match Moose Evans & John Paul Henning beat Dick the Bruiser 1 Henning and Bruiser went the full 30 minute time limit, so Evans never entered the ring and Bruiser had to forfeit the decision. Killer Kowalski drew Pat O’Connor Big Bill Miller beat Angelo Poffo Joe Tangaro & Lorenzo Parente beat Bobby Graham & Nicoli Volkoff 2/3, 2nd fall by dq 1 Graham beat Parente 2 Tangaro won by dq 3 Parente beat Volkoff Johnny Kace beat Roger Kirby att: 11,769 sellout 8/15/64 Indianapolis, IN @ Southside Armory WWA Champion Dick The Bruiser beat the Destroyer 2/3 The Mongol beat Dennis Hall 2-0 Bob Stanlee beat Jim Eskew Jessica Rogers beat Betty Niccoli Tiny Tim beat Irish Jackie 8/16/64 Delphos, IA Dick the Bruiser beat Angelo Poffo 8/19/64 Los Angeles, CA @ Olympic Auditorium The Destroyer beat Little Tokyo 2/3 Ripper Collins drew Bill Dromo 2/3 Dominic Denucci beat The Alaskan Cowboy Bob Ellis beat Mike O'Leary Dick The Bruiser beat Broadway Venus Att: 2,963 8/20/64 Bakersfield, CA @ Strelich Stadium Dick The Bruiser drew Antonio Inoki as Tokyo Tom The Destroyer beat Dominic Denucci Bob Ellis beat Mike O’Leary Mr Moto beat Don Duffy Ripper Collins drew Bill Dromo 8/21/64 San Diego, CA @ Coliseum Dick the Bruiser vs The Destroyer The Alaskan vs Bob Ellis Dominic DeNucci vs Mike O’Leary Ripper Collins & Art Michalik vs Little Tokyo & Mr. Moto Bill Dromo vs Prince Ava 8/22/64 San Bernardino, CA @ Arena Special Referee: Primo Carnera Dick The Bruiser beat Bill Dromo 2/3 Mr Moto & Antonio Inoki as Tokyo Tom beat The Alaskan & Ripper Collins 2/3 Bob Ellis beat Mike O’Leary in 7:12 Don Duffy drew Billy Tipton 20:00 8/24/64 Albuquerque, NM Dick The Bruiser vs Dan Miller Art Neilson vs The Sheik Juan Garcia & Ed Sharpe vs Tokyo Tom & The Viking Black Bart vs Ricky Romero 8/25/64 Long Beach, CA @ Municipal Auditorium Dominic DeNucci beat Dick The Bruiser on a 3rd fall dq in 30:00 Hard Boiled Haggerty bear Ramon Zavalza in 18:00 Bob Ellis beat Mike O'Leary in 10:00 The Destroyer beat Bill Dromo in 25:00 att: 933 8/26/64 Los Angeles, CA @ Olympic Auditorium Cowboy Bob Ellis beat Dick The Bruiser 2/3 George Ringo The Wrestling Beatle beat Art Michalik Mr. Moto drew The Alaskan Little Tokyo beat Ripper Collins The Destroyer & Hard Boiled Haggerty beat Dominic Denucci & Bill Dromo att: 8,719 Note: George Ringo, The Wrestling Beatle aka long time prelim guy Bob Sabre 8/29/64 Indianapolis, IN WWA Tag Team Champions Angelo Poffo & Nicoli Volkoff no contest Dick the Bruiser & Wilbur Snyder Joe Tangero beat The Destroyer dq The Mongol beat Lupe Gonzales Dennis Hall beat Roger Kirby Bobby Managoff drew Bob Stanlee 9/1/64 Dallas, TX @ Sportatorium NWA Champion Lou Thesz beat Killer Karl Kox 2-0 (according to the Dallas Morning News, “Kox pulled Thesz off the ring apron, over the top ropes and applied his ‘Skull Crusher’ hold which put Thesz out of action. Since the illegal move over the ropes cost Thesz two falls, the referee declared Thesz the winner although Kox was in mid-ring ready for more action.”) Duke Keomuka beat Kurt Von Stroheim Dick the Bruiser beat Alberto Torres Ramon Torres beat Danny McShain Art Thomas beat Paul Jones 9/2/64 San Antonio, TX @ Wrestlethon Dick The Bruiser beat Joe Blanchard 2-0 Alberto Torres beat Kurt Von Stroheim Duke Keomuka beat Jerry Miller Ramon Torres beat Ron Reed Paul Jones drew Arnold Steele 20:00 9/3/64 Kansas City, KS @ Memorial Hall Dick the Bruiser beat The Lawman 2/3 Tiny Mills & Mike DiBiase beat Joe Scarpello & Armand Hussian 2/3 Mongolian Stomper beat Kirk Hess Moose Evans beat Danny Plechas Harley Race beat Mark Starr Referee Richard Moody 9/4/64 Indianapolis, IN @ Southside Armory Fence Match Dick The Bruiser & Wilbur Snyder beat Angelo Poffo & Nicoli Volkoff 2/3 falls to win WWA tag team title George Ringo the Wrestling Beatle beat Tiger Longorio Bob Stanlee no contest Bobby Managoff 2/3 Bobby Graham drew Lorenzo Parente 9/5/64 St Louis TV from Wrestling at the Chase Lenny Montana beat Nicoli Volkoff Moose Evans beat Pancho Gomez John Paul Henning beat Johnny Kace Dick the Bruiser & Bobby Graham beat Joe Tangaro & Lorenzo Parente 2/3 1 Graham beat Tangaro 2 Parente beat Graham 3 Bruiser beat Parente 9/10/64 Kansas City, KS @ Memorial Hall Bob Geigel & Mike Dibiase beat Mongolian Stomper & Dick The Bruiser Rocky Hamilton beat Kirk Hess 2-0 Karl Von Stroheim beat Mark Starr Kurt Von Stroheim drew The Lawman Joe Scarpello beat Bulldog Danny Plechas 9/11/64 St. Louis, MO @ Kiel Auditorium Fritz Von Erich beat John Paul Henning Dick the Bruiser beat Moose Evans Wilbur Snyder & Pat O’Connor beat Big Bill Miller & Bobby Graham 2-0 1 O’Connor beat Graham 2 Snyder beat Miller Lorenzo Parente beat Nicoli Volkoff Don Jardine draw Joe Tangaro Ray Gordon beat Johnny Kace Dennis Hall beat Roger Kirby att: 8945 9/12/64 Chicago, IL @ Internation Amphitheatre WWA Champion Dick the Bruiser beat Pat O’Connor when O'Connor was uable to continue in the 3rd fall Wilbur Snyder beat Moose Cholak dq Joe Scarpello beat Harley Race Bobby Managoff drew Bob Stanlee The Mongol ddq Joe Tangaro Angelo Poffo & Nicoli Volkoff beat Dennis Hall & Roger Kirby before 4,243; receipts, $7,036 9/16/64 Los Angeles, CA @ Olympic Auditorium The Destroyer & Hard Boiled Haggerty beat The Alaskan & Prince Ava Dick The Bruiser beat Larry Evans WWA Champion Bob Ellis beat Don Duffy 9/17/64 Bakersfield, CA @ Strelich Stadium WWA Champion Bob Ellis beat Nikita Mulkovich 2/3 Dick The Bruiser drew The Destroyer Irish Jackie & Billy The Kid beat Sonny Boy Cassidy & Cowboy Bradley Hard Boiled Haggerty beat Larry Evans 9/18/64 San Diego, CA The Destroyer beat Dick The Bruiser on a 3rd fall COR WWA Champion Bob Ellis beat The Alaskan 2-0 Mr Moto beat Nikita Mulkovich Cowboy Bradley & Cowboy Cassidy beat Irish Jackie & Billy The Kid Ripper Collins beat Antonio Inoki as Tokyo Tom 9/19/64 San Bernardino, CA @ Arena Dick the Bruiser beat Nikita Mulkovich Billy the Kid & Irish Jackie beat Cowboy Bradley & Hopalong Cassidy Mr. Moto beat Ripper Collins dq Little Tokyo drew The Alaskan 20:00 9/22/64 Long Beach, CA @ Municipal Auditorium Dick The Bruiser beat Mr Moto 2/3 The Destroyer beat Antonio Inoki as Tokyo Tom Hard Boiled Haggerty beat Ramon Zavalza Cowboy Bradley & Sonny Boy Cassidy beat Irish Jackie & Billy The Kid 9/23/64 Los Angeles, CA @ Olympic Auditorium WWA Champion Cowboy Bob Ellis beat Dick The Bruiser 2/3 The Destroyer & Hard Boiled Haggerty beat Mr. Moto & Little Tokyo Cowboy Bradley & Sonny Boy Cassidy & Mr. Moto beat Irish Jackie & Billy The Kid & Ripper Collins The Alaskan beat Larry Evans Jerry Rose beat Ramon Zavalza att: 10,247 9/26/64 Indianapolis, IN @ Southside Armory on Live TV WWA Champion Dick The Bruiser beat the Destroyer on a 2nd fall dq Wilbur Snyder beat Bob Stanlee Elaine Ellis beat Mary Hillis Bobby Managoff drew Angelo Poffo Nicoli Volkoff beat Bobby Hire Tiny Hampton beat The Mongol dq 9/30/64 San Antonio, TX @ Wrestlethon Dick The Bruiser beat Killer Karl Kox on a 3rd fall COR Tony Borne beat Dick Steinborn Alberto Torres beat Rocco Lamban dq Pee Wee Lopez beat Frenchy Semard Ramon Torres beat Duke Keomuka via pin 10/2/64 St. Louis, MO @ Arena Special referee: Whipper Billy Watson NWA Champion Lou Thesz beat Fritz Von Erich 2/3 Dick the Bruiser & Big Bill Miller & Bobby Graham drew Wilbur Snyder & Johnny Valentine & John Paul Henning when the 30 minte time limit expired in the 3rd fall 1 Graham beat Valentine 2 Valentine beat Miller 3 The 30 minute time limit then expired before eith team could score another fall Handicap match Pat O’Connor & Ray Gordon beat Mongolian Stomper 1 Stomper beat Gordon 2 O’Connor beat Stomper dq Jessica Rogers beat Joann Phillips Dory Funk Sr & Dory Funk Jr beat Bob Geigel & Angelo Poffo 2-0, 1st fall by dq 1 Dory Sr won by dq 2 Dory Jr beat Poffo Lorenzo Parente drew Sheik of Araby att: 14,675 Note: The change in venues from the Kiel Auditorium to the Arena. 10/3/64 St Louis TV from Wrestling at the Chase Ray Gordon drew Bob Geigel Don Jardine beat Kirk Hess Johnny Valentine beat Kurt Von Stroheim Dick the Bruiser beat Joe Tangaro Pat O’Connor beat Raymond Valdez 10/3/64 Indianapolis, IN @ Southside Armory (advertised as 1st live TV card) WWA Champion Dick The Bruiser beat Tiny Hampton 8:00 Angelo Poffo & Nicoli Volkoff beat Bobby Managoff & Bobby Hire Wilbur Snyder beat Mitsu Arakawa 2/3 The Destroyer beat Billy Goelz Bob Stanlee beat Lupe Gonzales 10/10/64 St Louis TV from Wrestling at the Chase Bob Geigel beat Joe Romano Mongolian Stomper drew Moose Evans Johnny Valentine beat Don Jardine Pat O’Connor & Ray Gordon beat Dick the Bruiser & Kurt Von Stroheim 2/3, 1st fall by dq 1 Gordon won by dq 2 Von Stroheim beat Gordon 3 O’Connor beat Von Stroheim 10/14/64 San Antonio, TX @ Municipal Auditorium NWA Champion Lou Thesz double knockout Wilbur Snyder in 3rd fall Dick the Bruiser beat Ramon Torres 2/3 Fabulous Moolah beat Bette Boucher Duke Keomuka beat Tony Borne dq The Clawman beat Jerry Miller with a claw hold Dick Steinborn beat Rocco Lamban Alberto Torres beat Tiger Conway Att: 3,943 10/17/64 St Louis TV from Wrestling at the Chase Joe Tangaro drew Ray Gordon Pat O’Connor beat Don Jardine Mongolian Stomper beat Angelo Poffo Dick the Bruiser beat Len Rossi Wilbur Snyder beat Johnny Kace 10/17/64 Chicago, IL @ Internation Amphitheatre Johnny Valentine beat WWA Champion Dick the Bruiser dq Wilbur Snyder & Pat O'Connor drew Angelo Poffo & Nicoli Volkoff Moose Cholak beat Red Kelly Bobby Managoff beat Jack Wilson George Ringo The Wrestling Beatle beat Jungle Tiger Bob Stanlee beat Lupe Gonzales before 4,643; receipts, $8,475 From the Wednesday, October 21. 1964 edition of the Anderson Daily Journal Indianapolis (AP) Wrestler Dick "The Bruiser" Afflis and his promoter, Johnny King, surrendered to police Tuesday on a charge of contributing to the delinquency of a minor. Police said a 17 year old girl accused the two of having sexual relations with her. Each man was freed on $1,000 bond and ordered to a juvenile court hearing. From a later edition of the same paper, Indianapolis (AP) Wrestler Dick "The Bruiser" Afflis, who claims the world's heavyweight wrestling crown, and his promoter, Johnny King, surrendered to police Tuesday on a charge of contributing to the delinquency of a minor. Both were freed on $1,000 bond and ordered to appear at a juvenile court hearing Wednesday morning. Police said a 17 year old girl accused the two of having sexual relations with her. Afflis' wife, Louise, owns the Harem Club. an Indianapolis nightclub where King is employed. 10/23/64 St. Louis, MO @ Kiel Auditorium Pat O’Connor beat Mongolian Stomper Dick the Bruiser beat Johnny Valentine John Paul Henning & Moose Evans beat Fritz Von Erich & Bobby Graham. 1 Von Erich beat Henning 2 Henning beat Von Erich 3 Henning beat Graham. Bob Geigel drew Wilbur Snyder Big Bill Miller beat Don Jardine Kit Fox beat Johnny Kace att: 7182 10/24/64 St Louis TV from Wrestling at the Chase Joe Tangaro beat Danny Dusek Wilbur Snyder beat Nicoli Volkoff Pat O’Connor beat Kurt Von Stroheim Moose Evans & Ray Gordon beat Johnny Kace & Dick the Bruiser 2-0, 1st fall by dq 1 Gordon won by dq 2 Evans beat Kace 10/29/64 Kansas City, KS @ Memorial Hall Mike DiBiase beat Dick the Bruiser on a 3rd fall COR Bob Geigel beat Moose Evans Pat O’Connor beat El Toro Rocky Hamilton beat Bulldog Danny Plechas Tiny Mills & Mongolian Stomper beat Joe Scarpello & The Lawman 10/30/64 San Diego, CA Special Referee: Archie Moore Dick The Bruiser beat Freddie Blassie The Destroyer beat Antonio Inoki as Tokyo Tom Bob Ellis beat Boris Kamaroff Mr. Moto beat Bill Cody 10/31/64 San Bernardino, CA Special Referee: Archie Moore Dick The Bruiser beat Freddie Blassie The Destroyer beat Antonio Inoki as Tokyo Tom Bob Ellis beat Boris Kamaroff Mr Moto beat Bill Cody Note: Bruiser's last documented match in the Los Angeles promotion during 1964. 11/1/64 Knoxville, TN Dick the Bruiser vs Swede Karlson Ronnie Etchison vs Johnny Long Corsica Jean & Corsica Joe vs Lorenzo Parente & Len Rossi Red Donovan vs Rocky Smith 11/5/64 Charleston, WV @ American Legion Armory Wilbur Snyder vs Johnny Valentine Dick the Bruiser vs Tex McKenzie Bill Miller vs Tony Parisi Johnny King vs Prince Pullins 11/6/64 St. Louis, MO @ Kiel Auditorium John Paul Henning beat Fritz Von Erich dq Bobby Graham beat Moose Evans Pat O’Connor & Wilbur Snyder beat Big Bill Miller & Dick the Bruiser 2/3 1 Bruiser beat Snyder 2 Snyder beat Bruiser 3-O’Connor beat Miller Mongolian Stomper drew Johnny Valentine Ray Gordon beat Kit Fox The Mask draw Lorenzo Parente att: 6716 11/7/64 Chicago, IL @ International Amphitheatre WWA Champion Dick the Bruiser beat Pat O’Connor COR Karl Von Brauner & Kurt Von Brauner beat Ray Gordon & Kit Fox The Masked Demon beat Guy Mitchell Moose Cholak drew Bobby Managoff Wilbur Snyder beat Hans Schmidt Sweet Daddy Siki beat Johnny King before 4,573; receipts, $8,205 11/11/64 San Antonio, TX @ Wrestlethon Referee Marvin Jones Dick The Bruiser beat Ramon Torres on a 3rd fall COR 1 Torres beat Bruiser with a sleeper hold 2 Bruiser pinned Torres after a top rope knee drop 3 Torres was counted out of the ring Dolly Paige beat Baby Cheryl Alberto Torres & Dory Dixon beat Duke Keomuka & Oki Kintaro Dick Steinborn beat Tony Borne dq Jim Grabmire vs Rocco Lamban did not take place as Dick The Bruiser jumped in the ring and beat up both men 11/12/64 Kansas City, KS @ Memorial Hall Texas Death Match Mike Dibiase beat Dick The Bruiser 7 falls Ron Reed beat Bulldog Danny Plechas Mongolian Stomper beat Kirk Hess Bob Orton beat Don Jardine dq The Lawman beat Joe Tomasso 11/13/64 St. Joseph, MO @ Auditorium Dick the Bruiser beat Mongolian Stomper 2/3 1 Bruiser pinned Stomper in 7:20) 2 Stomper pinned Bruiser in 5:20 3 Bruiser pinned Stomper in 5:20 Mike DiBiase beat Paddy Barrett on a 3rd fall dq 1 Barrett pinned DiBiase in 10:55 2 DiBiase pinned Barrett in 8:40 3 Barrett was dq'ed in 6:10 Sonny Myers beat Tom Clark in 10:30 Ron Reed beat Bob Geigel (1:55) The Lawman drew Don Jardine 15:00 Att: 2,600 11/14/64 St Louis TV from Wrestling at the Chase Taro Myaki beat Kit Fox Joe Tomasso beat Guy Mitchell John Paul Henning beat The Mask 2-0 and unmasked him as Frank Zala Dick the Bruiser beat Ray Gordon Wilbur Snyder beat Ralph Bartleman dq 11/17/64 Pensacola, FL Wilbur Snyder beat Dick the Bruiser dq Mighty Yankee beat Silento Rodriguez Doug Kinslow beat Mickey Sharpe Paul DeGalles beat Tiger Daniel Bobby Fields & Lee Fields beat The Foreigners 11/18/64, Mobile, AL @ Municipal Auditorium Dick the Bruiser no contest Lee Fields in 3rd fall 1 Bruiser beat Fields 2 Fields beat Bruiser 3 Fields is jumped on the way to the ring by The Mighty Yankee and Al (Spider) Galento and left unable to continue. Match is declared a no contest. The Mighty Yankee beat Wilbur Snyder when Snyder was unable to answer the bell for the 3rd fall 1 Snyder beat Yankee 2 Snyder counted out and unable to continue after being tossed out of the ring. Bobby Fields beat Mickey Sharpe 2-0 Tony Baillargeon & Doug Kinslow beat The Foreigners, Inc. 2-0 Chin Lee beat Paul DeGalles 11/20/64 St. Louis, MO @ Kiel Auditorium NWA Champion Lou Thesz beat John Paul Henning 2/3 Wilbur Snyder & Johnny Valentine beat Rip Hawk & Gene Kiniski 2/3 1 Hawk beat Snyder 2 Snyder beat Kiniski 3 Valentine beat Hawk Pat O’Connor beat Big Bill Miller Dick the Bruiser beat Joe Tangaro Bobby Graham beat Don Slatton Mongolian Stomper drew Moose Evans Angelo Poffo beat Joe Tomasso att: 7485 11/21/64 St Louis TV from Wrestling at the Chase Kit Fox drew Johnny Kace Wilbur Snyder beat Joe Tomasso Don Jardine & Pat O’Connor dcor Dick the Bruiser & Ralph Bartleman in 3rd fall 1 O’Connor beat Bartleman 2 Bruiser beat Jardine 3 Bruiser and O’Connor both counted out outside the ring. Taro Myaki drew Guy Mitchell 11/24/64 Louisville, KY WWA Champion Dick The Bruiser beat Tony Parisi Johnny Valentine beat Wilbur Snyder 11/27/64 Denver, CO @ Auditorium Arena AWA Champion Mad Dog Vachon beat Reggie Parks on a 3rd fall COR Dick the Bruiser beat Sailor Art Thomas in 14:33 Larry Hennig & Harley Race beat Pat O’Connor & Ricky Romero in a disputed finish the match was going to be appealled to the State Athletic Commission Dan Miller beat Tokyo Tom in 16:45 12/1/64 Louisville, KY WWA Champion Dick The Bruiser no contest Johnny Valentine 12/2/64 San Antonio, TX @ Wrestlethon Dick The Bruiser beat Killer Karl Kox on a 3rd fall dq when Kox knocked out special referee Ramon Torres Ciclon Negro drew Ramon Torres 20:00 Dick Steinborn drew Jerry Kozak 20:00 The Wrecker beat Rocco Lamban Tony Borne beat Mike Harmon Att: "capacity crowd" 12/4/64 St. Louis, MO @ Kiel Auditorium Pat O’Connor beat Dick the Bruiser Gene Kiniski beat Wilbur Snyder Fritz Von Erich beat Moose Evans Johnny Valentine beat Ralph Bartleman Joe Tangaro & Lorenzo Parente beat Johnny Ramirez (sub Big Bill Miller) & Johnny Kace 2-0 1 Tangaro beat Kace 2 Parente beat Ramirez Bill Miller’s plane was late. Miller arrived at the end of the bout and got into a battle with Parente and Tangaro. Angelo Poffo beat Roger Kirby att: 5782 12/5/64 Nappanee, IN Moose Cholak vs Wilbur Snyder WWA Champion Dick the Bruiser vs Angelo Poffo Bobby Managoff & Guy Mitchell vs Boris Volkoff & Nicoli Volkoff 12/12/64 Chicago, IL @ International Amphitheatre WWA Champion Dick the Bruiser beat Art Thomas 2/3 WWA Tag Team Champions Karl Von Brauner & Kurt von Brauner beat Bill Miller & Wilbur Snyder 2/3 Pat O’Connor beat Moose Cholak dq The Masked Demon beat Porfirio Longoria Bobby Managoff drew Nicoli Volkoff Angelo Poffo beat Guy Mitchell before 3,800; receipts, $8,200 12/16/64 Louisville, KY WWA Champion Dick the Bruiser beat Bobby Managoff Prince Pullins beat Guy Mitchell Wilbur Snyder beat Rocky Montero Scufflin Hillbillies vs Boris Volkoff & Nicoli Volkoff 12/19/64 St Louis TV from Wrestling at the Chase Lorenzo Parente beat Doug Kinslow Ray Gordon drew Dan Plechas Wilbur Snyder beat Kirk Hess 2-0 Dick the Bruiser beat Gene Dundee Ralph Bartleman beat Guy Mitchell 12/21/64 Memphis, TN @ Ellis Auditorium NWA Champion Lou Thesz beat Dick the Bruiser on a reverse decision 3rd fall dq when it was ruled Bruiser used an illegal piledriver to beat Thesz Tojo Yamamoto & Mitsu Hirai beat Bobby Fields & Lee Fields Rocky Smith beat George Grant Treach Phillips drew Pepe Rocco 12/26/64 Minneapolis, MN Verne Gagne & Reggie Parks & Wilbur Snyder beat Dick the Bruiser & Larry Hennig & Harley Race Moose Cholak beat Jack Lanza Billy Red Cloud beat Great Dane Eddie Sharkey beat Paul Caruso Bob Boyer beat Big K dq Att: 5,764 12/29/64 Denver, CO @ Auditorium Arena Verne Gagne beat AWA Champion Mad Dog Vachon on a 3rd fall dq when Vachon tossed Gagne over the top rope Larry Hennig & Harley Race drew Dick the Bruiser & Wilbur Snyder when the 45 minute time limit expired in the 3rd fall 1 Bruiser & Snyder won the first fall in 21:17 2 Hennig & Race won the second in 10:32 3 The 45 minute time limit expired before either team could score another fall Ivan Kalmikoff beat Butch Levy in 12:13 Mighty Igor Vodik beat Pat Patterson in 9:30 promoter: Gene Reed 12/30/64 Terre Haute, IN Dick The Bruiser & Rocky Montero vs Scufflin Hillbillies Wilbur Snyder vs Moose Cholak Guy Mitchell vs Prince Pullins Note: Added a Des Moines, IA from One Fan Gang. Near the end of 1964 and the beginning of 1965, Dick The Bruiser and The Crusher became babyfaces/good guys in the AWA. Here's how it all went down. Crusher lost a Loser Leaves Town match to Verne Gagne on September 5, 1964 in St. Paul, Minnesota. Bruiser and Crusher continued to be billed as AWA Tag Team Champion even with Crusher losing that match to Gagne. 9/5/64 St. Paul, MN @ Midway Stadium Loser Leaves Town match AWA Champion Verne Gagne beat The Crusher 18:50 Mad Dog Vachon beat Pat Barrett Jack Lanza & Dale Lewis & Billy Red Cloud beat Mitsu Arakawa & Stan Kowalski & Moose Cholak 2/3 Reggie Parks beat Guy Mitchell 14:25 Att: 4,548 Meanwhile Larry Hennig and Harley Race established themselves as the top heel/bad guy tag team in the AWA. Bruiser was still a heel in the AWA as well. On December 26, 1964 a six man tag team match was held in Minneapolis,, Minnesota pitting the Team of Verne Gagne, Wilbur Snyder and Reggie Parks against the team of Hennig, Race and Bruiser. The story of that match was Hennig and Race refusing to accept Bruiser's tag by pulling their arms back and walking down the ring apron. Bruiser eventually was pinned so Gagne, Snyder and Parks won the match. 12/26/64 Minneapolis, MN Verne Gagne & Reggie Parks & Wilbur Snyder beat Dick the Bruiser & Larry Hennig & Harley Race Moose Cholak beat Jack Lanza Billy Red Cloud beat Great Dane Eddie Sharkey beat Paul Caruso Bob Boyer beat Big K dq Att: 5,764 After the match, Bruiser vowed to find his wrestling "cousin" The Crusher and find him he did. The Loser Leaves Town stipulation against Gagne months before was forgotten. Bruiser and Crusher teamed against Hennig and Race on January 17, 1965 in St. Paul, Minnesota and retained their AWA Tag Team Title. The crowd cheered Bruiser and Crusher and they became babyfaces/good guys. A rematch was scheduled for January 31, 1965 in Minneapolis Minnesota. |
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1/1/65 St. Louis, MO @ Kiel Auditorium Handicap Tag Bout, Special Referee: Whipper Billy Watson Pat O’Connor & Fritz Von Erich beat Gene Kiniski when O’Connor pinned Kiniski Kiniski and Von Erich had a pull-apart brawl after the match. Betty Niccoli & Joann Phillips & Jean Antone beat Sherri Lee & Mae Goodson & Kay Noble 2-0 1 Phillips beat Lee 2 Niccoli beat Lee Wilbur Snyder beat Ralph Bartleman Dick the Bruiser & Bobby Graham drew Johnny Valentine & John Paul Henning when the 30 minute time limit expired in the 3rd fall 1 Bruiser beat Henning 2 Henning beat Graham 3 The 30 minute time limit expired before either team could score another fall Lorenzo Parente beat Danny Plechas Ronnie Etchison beat Joe Tomassso Ray Gordon drew Johnny Kace att: 12,149 sellout 1/5/65 Louisville, KY WWA Champion Dick the Bruiser beat Johnny Valentine Scufflin Hillbillies vs Boris Volkoff & Nicoli Volkoff Black Bart vs Wilbur Snyder 1/9/65 St Louis TV from Wrestling at the Chase Wilbur Snyder beat Joe Tomasso Betty Nicoli beat Kay Noble Fritz Von Erich beat Ray Gordon Dick the Bruiser beat Lorenzo Parente Johnny Kace drew Angelo Poffo 1/11/65 Des Moines, IA @ Veteran’s Memorial Auditorium NWA Champion Lou Thesz beat Dick the Bruiser 2/3 Pat O’Connor beat Tom Brown Bob Geigel drew Sonny Myers Rita Cortez drew Kay Noble 1/12/65 Louisville, KY Dick the Bruiser & Rocky Montero beat Scufflin Hillbillies 1/13/65 San Antonio, TX @ Wrestlethon Dick The Bruiser beat The Wrecker 2/3 1 Wrecker beat Bruiser with a cannon ball 2 Bruiser beat Wrecker 3 Bruiser beat Wrecker Tony Borne beat Ciclon Negro dq Argentina Apollo beat Al Lovelock Killer Karl Kox beat Mike Harmon John Paul Henning drew Jimmy James 1/15/65 St. Louis, MO @ Kiel Auditorium Fritz Von Erich beat Gene Kiniski Dick the Bruiser beat Wilbur Snyder Moose Evans & Johnny Valentine beat Angelo Poffo (sub Bill Miller) & Bobby Graham 2/3 1 Valentine beat Graham 2 Graham beat Valentine 3 Evans beat Poffo Ilio DiPaolo beat Danny Plechas Joe Blanchard draw Ray Gordon Lorenzo Parente beat Johnny Ramirez att: 6320 1/17/65 St. Paul, MN AWA Tag Team Champions Dick the Bruiser & The Crusher beat Larry Hennig & Harley Race 2/3 Wilbur Snyder beat Moose Cholak Bob Boyer drew Eddie Sharkey Mighty Igor Vodik beat Pedro Santos Ivan Kalmikoff beat Jack Allen att: 10,993 1/18/65 Memphis, TN @ Ellis Auditorium NWA Champion Lou Thesz beat Dick The Bruiser Wilbur Snyder beat Alex Perez via pin Bobby Fields & Don Fields beat Nikita Mulkovich & Gordo Chihuahua Rocky Smith beat George Grant 1/22/65 Indianapolis, IN @ Northside Armory Special Referee: Dick The Bruiser Wilbur Snyder & Joe Brunetti & Rocky Montero beat Nicoli Volkoff & Boris Volkoff & Johnny Valentine Moose Cholak drew Bill Miller Angelo Poffo beat Joe Blanchard Bobby Managoff drew Guy Mitchell Lord Littlebrook beat Frenchy Lamont 1/23/65 Chicago, IL @ International Amphitheatre WWA Champion Dick the Bruiser ddq Johnny Valentine in 3rd fall Wilbur Snyder beat Bill Miller Boris Volkoff & Nicoli Volkoff beat Pat O'Connor & Bobby Managoff Moose Cholak beat Guy Mitchell Joe Blanchard beat Masked Demon Joe Tangaro beat Black Bart 1/27/65 Denver, CO @ Auditorium Arena AWA Champion Mad Dog Vachon beat Dick the Bruiser on a 3rd fall COR 1 Bruiser beat Vachon in 3:28 2 Vachon beat Bruiser in 6:12 3 Bruiser was counted out of the ring Verne Gagne & Wilbur Snyder beat Larry Hennig & Harley Race 2/3 1 Hennig beat Gagne in 9:27 2 Gagne beat Hennig in 7:07 3 Gagne beat Race in 8:02 NWA Junior Heavyweight Champion Danny Hodge ddq The Crusher in 13:03 Reggie Parks beat Bob Boyer in 24:30 promoter: Gene Reed Att: 4,500 fans 1/28/65 Kansas City, KS @ Memorial Hall Ron Reed beat Dick the Bruiser on a 3rd fall dq Steve Bolus beat Bob Brown 2-0 Iron Mike BiBiase drew Moose Evans 30:00 Doug Gilbert beat Joe Tomasso The Outlaw drew Harry Madison 15:00 1/29/65 St. Joseph, MO @ Auditorium No Time Limit, No dq match Mike Dibiase vs Dick The Bruiser Dick the Bruiser beat Mike DiBiase 2/3 1 Bruiser pinned DiBiase in 4:00 2 DiBiase pinned Bruiser in 5:30 3 Bruiser pinned DiBiase No Time Limit, No dq Match, Title vs Mask Central States Champion Ron Reed beat The Outlaw 1 Reed pinned Outlaw in 13:00 2 Reed won by submission in 11:00 Sonny Myers drew Doug Gilbert 20:00 Tom Clark beat Harry Madison in 10:00 Bobby Shane beat Tom Brown dq Att: 1,760 Note: According to the St. Joseph Gazette, Reed won the Central States Title from Dibiase last Friday (1/22) in St. Joseph. 1/31/65 Minneapolis, MN Larry Hennig & Harley Race beat Dick the Bruiser & The Crusher 2/3 to win the AWA Tag Team Title Wilbur Snyder beat Iron Mike DiBiase Bob Boyer beat Eddie Sharkey Billy Red Cloud beat Black Bart Sid Freeman beat Rick Lopez Att: 9,176 2/2/65 Indiapolis, IN Boris Volkoff & Nicoli Volkoff beat Dick the Bruiser & Rocky Montero Boris Volkoff & Nicoli Volkoff beat Jim Eskew & Jack Murphy Moose Cholak beat Jack Murphy Angelo Poffo beat Lupe Gonzales Dick the Bruiser beat Jim Grabmire Frenchy Lamonte beat Lord Littlebrook From the Thursday, February 4, 1965 edition of the Anderson Bulletin Logansport, IN (UPI) Richard Afflis, 32, Indianapolis, a professional wrestler known as Dick The Bruiser, was fined $100 and costs by City Judge Frank Tolbert Wednesday night on an assault and battery charge. Afflis was accused of striking a waitress with a beer bottle at a local tavern Jan. 18. The wrestler, who pleaded innocent to the charge, said the incident was an accident. He claimed he was hit in the nose. 2/5/65 St. Louis, MO @ Kiel Audutorium NWA Champion Lou Thesz beat Pat O’Connor 1-0 54:58. After this bout, the NWA ruled that if O’Connor had won the only fall within the time limit, he would have taken the title. Some time later, however, the rule was changed so that the challenger had to win two falls, and the deciding fall not by disqualification or count out, to get the championship. In a one-fall title duel, of course, the challenger could not earn the crown if he won by either disqualification or count-out. Ilio DiPaolo beat Bobby Graham Gene Kiniski beat Moose Evans John Paul Henning dcor Dick the Bruiser Dory Funk Jr & Joe Tangaro beat Bob Geigel & Danny Plechas 2/3 1 Plechas beat Tangaro 2 Tangaro beat Geigel 3 Funk beat Plechas. Guy Mitchell draw Ralph Bartleman att: 12,186 sellout 2/8/65 Memphis, TN @ Ellis Auditorium NWA Champion Lou Thesz beat Dick The Bruiser Alex Perez beat Rocky Smith to regain Southern Junior Title Kurt Von Brauner & Saul Weingeroff (sub Karl Von Brauner) beat Bobby & Lee Fields Wilbur Snyder beat Al Greene 2/10/65 Denver, CO @ Auditorium Arena Non Title Texas Death Match Dick the Bruiser beat AWA Champion Mad Dog Vachon in 23:30 when Vachon was unable to continue Bruiser had taken two falls, and Vachon had taken three Verne Gagne & Wilbur Snyder beat AWA Tag Team Champions Larry Hennig on a 3rd fall dq when Race punched referee Danny Loos The Crusher beat Reggie Parks Sid Freeman beat Bob Boyer promoter: Gene Reed referee: Danny Loos Att: 3,700 fans 2/12/65 Indianapolis, IN @ Northside Armory WWA Champion Dick The Bruiser beat Moose Cholak 2/3 Handicap Match Johnny Valentine beat Bobby Managoff & Rocky Montero The Mongol beat Les Thatcher The Mongol beat Jim Eskew Boris Volkoff & Nicoli Volkoff beat Billy Goelz & Prince Pullins Cora Combs beat the Nurse 2/13/65 St Louis TV from Wrestling at the Chase Harry Madison beat Danny Plechas Dick the Bruiser beat Bob Clark Pat O’Connor drew Fritz Von Erich when the time limit expired in the 3rd fall 1 O’Connor won 2 Von Erich won 3 The time limit expired in the 3rd fall before either man score another fall Bobby Graham & Bob Geigel beat Joe Tangaro & Guy Mitchell 2/3 1 Tangaro beat Graham 2 Geigel beat Tangaro 3 Graham beat Mitchell 2/13/65 Minneapolis, MN @ Auditorium Death Match Dick the Bruiser & The Crusher beat Larry Hennig & Mad Dog Vachon (sub Harley Race) Junior Heavyweight Champion Danny Hodge beat Eddie Sharkey 23:20 Reggie Parks drew Wilbur Snyder Billy Red Cloud beat Bob Boyer Sid Freeman beat Jack Pesek Jack Allen beat Ricky Lopez Note: Race was stabbed the night before and missed a few weeks of scheduled matches. 2/15/65 Memphis, TN @ Ellis Auditorium Kurt Von Brauner & Karl Von Brauner beat Bobby Fields & Lee Fields Pat O'Connor no contest Dick The Bruiser Wilbur Snyder beat Ronnie Etchison Rocky Smith drew Alex Perez 2/19/65 St. Louis, MO @ Kiel Audutorium Fritz Von Erich beat Johnny Valentine Gene Kiniski beat Ilio DiPaolo Pat O’Connor & John Paul Henning beat Dick the Bruiser & Bobby Graham 2-0, 1st fall by dq 1 O’Connor beat Graham dq 2 O’Connor beat Bruiser after he was accidentally hit by Graham. Taro Myaki drew Wilbur Snyder Moose Evans beat Ralph Bartleman Angelo Poffo beat Johnny Ramirez Danny Plechas beat Guy Mitchell att: 7685 2/22/65 Memphis, TN @ Ellis Auditorium World Tag Title Match Kurt Von Brauner & Karl Von Brauner beat Jackie Fargo & Mario Milano Pat O'Connor beat Dick The Bruiser dq Rocky Smith beat Alex Perez dq Roger Kirby beat Mickey Sharpe via pin 2/23/65 Indianapolis, IN @ Southside Armory Dick the Bruiser vs Angelo Poffo was the scheduled main event, but Bruiser attacked Johnny Valentine after he had beaten Jim Grabmire & Guy Mitchell in a handicap bout. Valentine ko'd Bruiser with a chair, & the bout was cancelled. The bout was broadcast on WTTV channel 4 after the Southport sectional basketball game that Saturday night. Angelo Poffo beat Rip Collins Chief Crazy Horse beat Jack Murphy Rip Collins drew Guy Mitchell Angelo Poffo beat Chief Crazy Horse Jim Grabmire beat Jack Murphy 2/24/65 Denver, CO @ Auditorium Arena Texas Death Match with the title on the line AWA Champion Mad Dog Vachon beat Dick the Bruiser when Bruiser was unable to continue at the end of the 11th fall ten seconds between falls Vachon won seven falls and Bruiser won four Wilbur Snyder beat The Crusher dq Mighty Igor beat Tiny Mills in 4:08 Larry Hennig beat Ivan Kalmikoff in 12:19 Danny Loos Jr beat Jack Allen in 13:28 promoter: Gene Reed Att: 6,100 fans 2/27/65 Chicago, IL @ International Amphitheatre WWA Champion Dick the Bruiser beat Johnny Valentine in 45:08 when Valentine could not continue Wilbur Snyder & Pat O'Connor beat Boris Volkoff & Nicoli Volkoff Moose Cholak beat Mighty Hercules Bobby Graham (sub Bill Miller) Angelo Poffo beat Prince Pullins The Mongol beat Guy Mitchell (sub Lupe Gonzales) Bobby Managoff drew Black Bart promoter: Fred Kohler referee: Bill Finfer 2/28/65 Green Bay, Wi @ Brown County Veteran's Memorial Arena Dick The Bruiser vs Wilbur Snyder Black Bart vs Cal Pullins Moose Cholak vs Jack Wilson Boris Volkoff & Nicoli Volkoff vs Bobby Managoff & Jack Allen 3/2/65 Louisville, KY Johnny Valentine beat WWA Champion Dick The Bruiser 3/3/65 San Antonio, TX @ Municipal Auditorium NWA Champion Lou Thesz beat Dick the Bruiser on a 3rd fall dq 1 Thesz pinned Bruiser 2 Bruiser pinned Thesz 3 Bruiser was dq'ed Bob Ellis beat Ike Eakins Argentina Apollo beat Jimmy Hines The Sheik beat Tonina Killer Karl Kox beat Danny McShain when Danny injured his shoulder and was unable to continue The Wrecker drew Louie Tillet Ciclon Negro beat Gory Guerrero via pin Att: 5,800 3/5/65 St. Louis, MO @ Kiel Audutorium Pat O’Connor beat Fritz Von Erich dq Dick the Bruiser beat John Paul Henning Cora Combs beat Dianna Lynn Ilio DiPaolo & Wilbur Snyder & Moose Evans beat Hans Schmidt & Bobby Graham & Taro Myaki 2/3 1 Schmidt beat Evans 2 Evans beat Myaki 3 Snyder beat Schmidt Rocky Hamilton beat Steve Bolus Ronnie Etchison drew Angelo Poffo att: 7366 3/6/65 St Louis TV from Wrestling at the Chase Steve Bolus beat Frank Altman Pat O’Connor beat Bobby Graham NWA Champion Lou Thesz beat Dick the Bruiser dq in a match that ended with Bruiser knocking Thesz out with a chair after he delivered an atomic drop from the apron onto Thesz who was on the floor. Bobby Bruns, Bill Longson, Joe Tangaro, Pat O’Connor and two referees restrained Bruiser, who punched Bruns and got into another brawl with O’Connor. Joe Tangaro & Moose Evans beat Sheik of Araby & Rocky Hamilton. 1 Sheik beat Tangaro 2 Tangaro beat Sheik 3 Hamilton, on his own after Sheik started talking to the ceiling and left the ring, lost to Evans. 3/9/65 Louisville, KY WWA Champion Dick The Bruiser beat Johnny Valentine The Mongol beat Dennis Hall Boris Volkoff & Nicoli Volkoff beat Bobby Managoff & Prince Pullins 3/10/65 Denver, CO @ Auditorium Arena AWA Tag Team Champions Larry Hennig & Harley Race beat Dick the Bruiser & Mighty Igor Vodik on a 3rd fall COR 1 Hennig beat Bruiser for the first fall 2 Igor pinned Hennig in 3:09 3 Igor was counted out of the ring in 7:14 during the third fall, Igor fell from the ring and knocked into a girl in the crowd. According to the Rocky Mountain News, it was Igor’s extended apologies to her that caused his countout Verne Gagne beat Mitsu Arakawa 2/3 Danny Loos Jr. beat Jack Pesek in 16:10 The Crusher beat Sid Freeman in 14:42 promoter: Gene Reed Att: 3,500 fans 3/12/65 Indianapolis, IN @ State Fairgrounds Coliseum Johnny Valentine beat WWA Champion Dick The Bruiser dq when Dick laid out Valentine, refs Johnny Shorn & Wayne Tate before 7 wrestlers & 6 police officers entered the ring to stop the carnage. Valentine was taken to General hospital for Xrays, stitches & treatment for a knot on his head. The WWA title was held up because of Dick's actions. Wilbur Snyder beat Angelo Poffo 2/3 Boris Volkoff & Nicoli Volkoff beat Joe Blanchard & Joe Brunetti 2/3 The Mongol beat Guy Mitchell Bobby Managoff drew Moose Cholak 20:00 Cora Combs beat Barbara Galento att: 5,000 3/16/65 Louisville, KY @ Convention Center Dick The Bruiser & Nicoli Volkoff & Boris Volkoff vs Wilbur Snyder & Bobby Managoff & Chief Crazy Horse Rip Collins vs Angelo Poffo The Mongol vs Guy Mitchell 3/19/65 St. Louis, MO @ Kiel Audutorium Handicap Tag Bout Dick the Bruiser beat Pat O’Connor & John Paul Henning by pinning O’Connor Johnny Valentine & Ilio DiPaolo beat Bobby “Hercules” Graham and Taro Myaki 2/3 1 DiPaolo beat Graham 2 Myaki beat DiPaolo 3 Valentine beat Myaki Wilbur Snyder drew Fritz Von Erich Gene Kiniski beat Joe Blanchard Tim Woods beat Johnny Kace Bob Clark beat Chuck Bowman att: 7285 3/20/65 St Louis TV from Wrestling at the Chase Bob Clark beat Steve Bolus Wilbur Snyder beat Bill Brown Dick the Bruiser beat Joe Blanchard Johnny Valentine beat Don Madison Bobby “Hercules” Graham beat Dennis Hall 3/22/65 Memphis, TN @ Ellis Auditorium NWA Champion Lou Thesz beat Pat O’Connor US Champion Wilbur Snyder beat Dick the Bruiser dq World Tag Title Match Jackie Fargo & Mario Milano beat Karl Von Brauner & Kurt Von Brauner Rocky Smith beat Alex Perez to regain Southern Junior Title 3/23/65 Louisville, KY Dick the Bruiser & Angelo Poffo beat Wilbur Snyder & Johnny Valentine Bobby Managoff beat The Mongol Prince Pullins beat Dennis Hall Bob Kelly beat Roy Fryman 3/24/65 Denver, CO @ Coliseum AWA Tag Team Champions Larry Hennig & Harley Race beat Dick the Bruiser & The Crusher Verne Gagne beat Moose Cholak Pat O’Connor beat Art Neilson dq Betty Niccoli vs Kay Noble Danny Loos Jr. vs Danny Plechas promoter: Gene Reed 3/26/65 Detroit, MI WWA Champion Dick The Bruiser beat Pat O'Connor Gene Kiniski beat Wilbur Snyder utc 0-1 Snyder won the 1st fall, but suffered an injury when an altercation started before the 2nd fall started. AWA Tag Team Champions Larry Hennig & Harley Race beat Joe Blanchard & Verne Gagne Guy Mitchell beat Black Bart Tom Pervolis beat The Mongol dq Nicoli Volkoff beat Bobby Managoff Angelo Poffo beat Prince Pullins 3/27/65 Chicago, IL @ International Amphitheatre Dick the Bruiser & Moose Cholak beat Wilbur Snyder & Johnny Valentine Pat O'Connor beat Angelo Poffo dq Bobby Managoff beat Matt Schmeling Nicoli Volkoff beat Tom Prevolous The Mongol beat Dennis Hall promoter: Fred Kohler 4/1/65 Kansas City, KS @ Memorial Hall NWA Champion Lou Thesz beat Bob Geigel on a 3rd fall dq Dick The Bruiser & Art Neilson beat Doug Gilbert & Ron Reed 1-0 45:00 Rocky Hamilton beat Dutch Savage Steve Bolus beat Bobby Hercules Graham Bob Brown beat Bobby Shane 4/3/65 St Louis TV from Wrestling at the Chase Lorenzo Parente beat Bill Brown Bobby “Hercules” Graham drew Wilbur Snyder Dick the Bruiser beat Ron Reed The official signing of Lou Thesz versus Dick the Bruiser happened without incident. Afterward, Thesz did a workout session with Bobby Graham, Bob Geigel and Lorenzo Parente. 4/6/65 Louisville, KY Dick the Bruiser & Angelo Poffo beat Wilbur Snyder & Johnny Valentine Pee Wee James vs Lord Littlebrook Rocky Montero vs Prince Pullins 4/7/65 San Antonio, TX @ Wrestlethon Dick The Bruiser beat Ernie Ladd 2/3 1 Ladd beat Bruiser 2 Bruiser beat Ladd 3 Bruiser beat Ladd Killer Karl Kox & Ciclon Negro beat Bob Ellis & Chief Kit Fox when Negro pinned Kit Fox Rito Romero beat Jimmy Bad Boy Hines Chris Tolos beat Gory Guerrero via pin Killer Karl Kox beat Bob Ellis 4/9/65 St. Louis, MO @ Arena NWA Champion Lou Thesz beat Dick the Bruiser 2/3, 2nd fall by COR 1 Bruiser won the first fall 2 Thesz beat Bruiser COR after Thesz hit Bruiser with a series of drop kicks that knocked Bruiser over the ropes and head first into the ring bell, leaving Bruiser bloody and stunned 3 Thesz pinned Bruiser John Paul Henning & Pat O’Connor & Bob Ellis beat Fritz Von Erich & Hans Schmidt & Gene Kiniski 2/3, 2nd fall by dq 1 Kiniski beat O’Connor 2 O’Connor won by dq 3 O’Connor beat Schmidt while Kiniski and Von Erich got into an argument and began brawling. Johnny Valentine beat Bobby “Hercules” Graham Wilbur Snyder beat Taro Myaki Betty Nicoli beat Barbara Galento Lorenzo Parente drew Joe Blanchard Dory Funk Sr beat Dutch Savage att: 13,046 Note: The venue change from the Kiel Audutorium to the Arena. 4/10/65 Indianapolis, IN @ State Fairgrounds Coliseum Dick the Bruiser beat Johnny Valentine on a 3rd fall COR to regain the held up WWA title WWA Tag Team Champions Kurt Von Brauner & Karl Von Brauner beat Wilbur Snyder & Pat O'Connor 2/3 Bob Ellis beat Black Bart Joe Blanchard beat Angelo Poffo Tiny Tornado beat Lord Littlebrook Rocky Montero drew Prince Pullins 15:00 Att: 9,000 4/17/65 St Louis TV from Wrestling at the Chase Lorenzo Parente beat Gene Dundee Joe Tangaro beat Danny Dusek Johnny Valentine beat Mike York 2-0 Dick the Bruiser beat Doug Lindsay Lorenzo Parente beat Andres Corea 4/23/65 St. Louis, MO @ Kiel Audutorium "All In” tag team match (later billed as a Texas tornado match elsewhere) Johnny Valentine & Fritz Von Erich beat Dick the Bruiser & Gene Kiniski 2/3, 1st fall by dq 1 Von Erich won by dq when Bruiser jumped off the top rope 2 Bruiser beat Valentine 3 Valentine beat Bruiser Wilbur Snyder drew Pat O’Connor when the 30 minute limit expired in the 3rd fall John Paul Henning beat Bob Geigel dq Bobby “Hercules” Graham beat Joe Blanchard Joe Tangaro beat Danny Plechas Lorenzo Parente beat Roger Kirby att: 7019 4/24/65 Detroit, MI WWA Champion Dick The Bruiser beat Moose Cholak Gene Kiniski no contest Wilbur Snyder Joe Blanchard & Pat O’Connor beat Larry Hennig & Nicoli Volkoff The Crusher drew Rocky Montero Tom Pervolis drew Prince Pullins Fee Fee LaRue beat JoAnn Brewer 4/30/65 Indianapolis, IN @ Fairgrounds Coliseum Dick The Bruiser & Wilbur Snyder & Bob Ellis beat Karl Von Brauner & Kurt Von Brauner & Johnny Valentine Gene Kiniski beat Lester Welch Angelo Poffo beat Rocky Montero Moose Cholak beat Guy Mitchell Prince Pullins beat Nicoli Volkoff Cora Combs beat Jean Antone Att: 5,000 5/1/65 Chicago, IL @ International Amphitheatre Johnny Valentine beat Wilbur Snyder when Snyder could not answer the bell for the 3rd fall 1 Snyder beat Valentine 2 Valentine beat Snyder 3 Snyder was unable to return for the 3rd fall Dick the Bruiser & Moose Cholak ddq Pat O'Connor & Bobby Managoff in 3rd fall Angelo Poffo beat Prince Pullins Gene Kiniski beat Rocky Montero Nicoli Volkoff beat Guy Mitchell Black Bart beat Tom Prevolous promoter: Fred Kohler Att: 4,200 fans, gate: $8,165 5/6/65 Kansas City, KS @ Memorial Hall Dick the Bruiser beat Pat O'Connor 2/3 Johnny Valentine beat Mike York Steve Bolus drew Doug Gilbert Bob Brown & Rocky Hamilton beat Claude Patterson & Ron Reed 5/8/65 Detroit, MI @ Olympia Stadium Pat O’Connor & Wilbur Snyder beat Dick the Bruiser & Gene Kiniski Angelo Poffo beat Joe Tangero Moose Cholak beat Black Bart Nicoli Volkoff beat Guy Mitchell Dennis Hall drew Tom Pervolis Prince Pullins beat Roger Kirby 5/12/65 San Antonio, TX @ Wrestlethon Referee Joe Blanchard Dick the Bruiser beat Rito Romero 2/3 1 Romero pinned Bruiser after a series of drop kicks 2 Bruiser beat Romero 3 Bruiser injured Romero's shoulder and Romero was unable to continue. Wilbur Snyder drew Chris Tolos 20:00 Killer Karl Kox ddq Ciclon Negro Johnny Valentine beat Silento Rodriguez Ernie Ladd beat Swede Karlson dq Billy White Wolf beat Tony Borne Alvaro Velasco beat Jack Dalton referee: Joe Blanchard Att: 4,154, gate: $7,331.71 5/14/65 St. Louis, MO @ Kiel Audutorium Texas Death Match Gene Kiniski beat Fritz Von Erich Cowboy Bob Ellis & Wilbur Snyder beat Bob Geigel & Bobby “Hercules” Graham 2/3 1 Ellis beat Graham 2 Geigel beat Ellis 3 Snyder beat Geigel Johnny Valentine beat Hans Schmidt Dick the Bruiser beat Ronnie Etchison Pat O’Connor beat Lorenzo Parente Rita Cortez beat Barbara Galento Kit Fox beat Roger Kirby att: 12,644 sellout 5/15/65 Kansas City, KS @ Memorial Hall Dick the Bruiser dcor NWA Champion Lou Thesz in 3rd fall Mongolian Stomper beat Bob Geigel Tag Team Champions Doug Gilbert & Ron Reed beat Bob Brown & Dutch Savage 2/3 Steve Bolus beat Red Raider Claude Patterson beat Ray Duran Att: 4,350 5/18/65 Louisville, KY Dick the Bruiser & Johnny Valentine vs Bobby Managoff & Wilbur Snyder Prince Pullins vs Nicoli Volkoff Moose Cholak vs Guy Mitchell 5/19/65 Fort Wayne, IN WWA Champion Dick the Bruiser beat Johnny Valentine Angelo Poffo no contest Wilbur Snyder Moose Cholak beat Guy Mitchell WWA Tag Team Champions Boris Volkoff & Nicoli Volkoff beat Dennis Hall & Roger Kirby 5/22/65 Detroit, MI @ Olympia Stadium Dick the Bruiser & Angelo Poffo beat Pat O’Connor & Wilbur Snyder WWA Tag Team Champions Boris Volkoff & Nicoli Volkoff beat Dennis Hall & Roger Kirby Moose Cholak no contest Bobby Managoff Prince Pullins beat Bill Frazier Tom Pervolis beat Guy Mitchell dq 5/24/65 Des Moines, IA @ Sec Taylor Stadium Johnny Valentine beat Dick The Bruiser dq Pat O’Connor drew Sonny Myers Mongolian Stomper beat Ken Hollis Ron Reed beat Bob Geigel via pin Att: 750 in “heavy rains” 5/25/65 Chicago, IL @ International Amphitheatre Congo Death Match Wilbur Snyder beat Johnny Valentine in 42:00 when Valentine was unable to contnue Boris Volkoff & Nicoli Volkoff beat Dick the Bruiser & Moose Cholak 2/3 Pat O'Connor beat Rocky Montero Angelo Poffo beat Joe Blanchard Bobby Managoff beat Guy Mitchell Prince Pullins beat Roger Kirby promoter: Fred Kohler referee: Percy Franklin Att: 5,019 fans, gate: $8,635 Note: There was no professional wrestling in Chicago until October 23, 1965. 6/3/65 Kansas City, KS @ Memorial Hall Mongolian Stomper beat Dick the Bruiser 2/3 Bob Geigel & Dutch Savage beat Steve Bolus & Sonny Myers 2/3 Pat O'Connor drew Ron Reed Rocky Hamilton beat Don Soto 6/4/65 St. Joseph, MO @ Auditorium Mongolian Stomper beat Ron Reed 2/3 to win the Central States Title 1 Stomper pinned Reed in 10:00 2 Reed beat Stomper submission 3 Stomper beat Reed by submission Sonny Myers beat Dick the Bruiser on a 3rd fall dq 1 Myers beat Bruiser with a sleeper hold 2 Bruiser pinned Myers 3 Bruiser was dq'ed for hitting referee Richard Moody Bob Geigel drew Larry Hamilton 30:00 Jerry Miller beat Steve Bolus in 14:00 Claude Patterson beat Buddy Johnson dq in 9:00 6/6/65 Knoxville, TN NWA Champion Lou Thesz beat Dick the Bruiser The Medics beat Wilbur Snyder & Les Welch Jackie Fargo beat Apache Pete Danny Hodge beat Herb Larson Mike Clancy beat Gordo Chihuahua 6/11/65 Indianapolis, IN Boris Volkoff & Nicoli Volkoff beat Dick the Bruiser & Wilbur Snyder Angelo Poffo beat Prince Pullins Moose Cholak beat Dennis Hall Guy Mitchell beat Francisco Rios Dick the Bruiser beat Man Mountain Bruce 6/12/65 San Antonio, TX @ Joe Freeman Coliseum Dick the Bruiser no contest Fritz von Erich Gene Kiniski beat Reggie Parks Argentina Apollo & Rito Romero drew Frank Shields & Johnny Valentine Gene Kiniski (sub Killer Karl Kox) drew Wilbur Snyder Indio Peon beat Abdul Krim Chris Tolos beat Tonina Benny Matta beat Tommy O’Brien Joe Blanchard beat Tim Tyler Alvero Velasco beat Otto Schotts 6/18/65 St. Louis, MO @ Kiel Audutorium NWA Champion Lou Thesz beat Gene Kiniski on a 3rd fall dq 1 Kiniski won the first fall 2 Thesz won the second 3 When Kiniski lost his temper and attacked Thesz between falls to deliver three back breakers, referee Joe Schoenberger dq'ed Kiniski for the third fall before the bell actually started the fall. Jean Antone & Rita Cortez beat Kay Noble & Jessica Rogers 2-0 1 Antone beat Noble 2 Cortez beat Rogers Wilbur Snyder beat Hans Schmidt Dory Funk Sr & Dory Funk Jr beat Bobby “Hercules” Graham & Dick the Bruiser 2-0, 1st fall by dq 1 Dory Sr beat Bruiser dq 2 Graham was mad at Bruiser for the dq, the two traded punches, Bruiser floored Graham and Dory Sr pinned Graham. Joe Tangaro drew Taro Myaki Ronnie Etchison beat Danny Plechas att: 9,510 6/23/65 Topeka, KS @ Municipal Auditorium Dick the Bruiser vs Ronnie Etchison Dutch Savage & Bob Geigel vs Pat O'Connor & Ken Hollis Mongolian Stomper vs Jerry Miller Dutch Savage vs Ken Hollis 6/24/65 Kansas City, KS @ Memorial Hall Bob Geigel & Dutch Savage beat Dick the Bruiser & Mongolian Stomper 2/3 Pat O'Connor beat Missouri Mauler Rocky Hamilton dq Ronnie Etchison beat Ken Hollis Jerry Miller beat Frank Hickey 6/25/65 Indianapolis, IN @ Southside Armory WWA Tag Team Champions Boris Volkoff & Nicoli Volkoff no contest Dick the Bruiser & Wilbur Snyder Gene Kiniski beat Guy Mitchell Dennis Dolly beat Jim Eskew Gene Kiniski beat Tom Jones Angelo Poffo beat Rocky Montero 2/3 Bobby Managoff beat Roger Dolly 7/15/65 Kansas City, KS @ Memorial Hall Bob Geigel & Killer Kox (sub Dutch Savage) beat Bobo Brazil & Dick the Bruiser on a 3rd fall COR Mongolian Stomper beat Rocky Hamilton Sonny Myers drew Pat O'Connor Ronnie Etchison beat Jerry Miller Jean Antone & Betty Niccoli beat Cora Combs & Kay Noble 2/3 Att: 4,000 7/17/65 Indianapolis, IN @ Victory Field NWA vs WWA title WWA Champion Dick the Bruiser dcor NWA Champion Lou Thesz in 3rd fall Gene Kiniski beat Wilbur Snyder 2/3 Masked Assassins (Guy Mitchell & Joe Tomasso) beat Boris Volkoff & Nicoli Volkoff 2/3 to win the WWA Tag Team Title Moose Cholak beat Prince Pullins Angelo Poffo drew Bobby Managoff 20:00 Darling Dagmar beat Diamond Lil Att: 9,000 7/21/65 Muncie, IN Dick the Bruiser vs Johnny Valentine Boris Volkoff & Nicoli Volkoff vs Guy Mitchell & Prince Pullins Cora Combs vs Kathy O’Brien 7/23/65 Indianapolis, IN @ Southside Armory WWA Tag Team Champions The Assassins beat Boris Volkoff & Nicoli Volkoff 2/3 WWA Champion Dick The Bruiser beat Gene Kiniski in 7 minutes. Bruiser was scheduled to face Johnny Kace, but Kiniski challenged Bruiser who won the first fall with a backdrop, & during the rest period Kiniski grabbed the belt from the lap of Indiana athletic commisioner Merle Alte & left the arena. Johnny Valentine beat Bill Nixon Johnny Valentine beat Bill Frazier Wilbur Snyder beat Johnny Kace The Assassins beat Tom Jones & Bill Nixon The Assassins beat Jim Eskew & Tom Jones 7/24/65 St Louis TV from Wrestling at the Chase Cora Combs beat Jessica Rogers Fritz Von Erich beat Angelo Poffo Wilbur Snyder beat Taro Myaki Johnny Valentine & Dory Funk Jr beat Dutch Savage & Dick the Bruiser 2/3, 2nd fall by dq Originally, Guy Mitchell began as Valentine’s partner. 1 Bruiser beat Mitchell 2 Mitchell won by dq 3 Valentine missed a brainbuster aimed at Bruiser and knocked out Mitchell, who was helped to the dressing room while Bruiser and Savage ganged up on Valentine. Dory Funk Jr was sent out to replace Mitchell and Funk knocked Bruiser out of the ring. Valentine then pinned Savage. Jerry Miller drew Johnny Kace 7/29/65 Kansas City, KS @ Memorial Hall Dick the Bruiser beat Bobo Brazil on a 3rd fall COR Dr. X & Bob Geigel drew Ronnie Etchison & Sonny Myers when the time limit expired in the 3rd fall Mongolian Stomper beat John Ramirez Bob Brown drew Jerry Miller 7/31/65 St Louis TV from Wrestling at the Chase Danny Dusek beat Jerry Miller Mongolian Stomper drew Ronnie Etchison Pat O’Connor beat Jim Wehba 2-0 Dick the Bruiser beat Joain Corea Joe Tangaro drew Danny Plechas 8/6/65 Indianapolis, IN @ Southside Armory WWA Tag Team Champions The Assassins beat Bobby Managoff & Wilbur Snyder on a 3rd fall COR The Assassins beat Bill Nixon & Prince Pullins 2-0 Gene Kiniski beat Bill Nixon Gene Kiniski beat Bill Frazier Dick The Bruiser beat Roger Dolly Wilbur Snyder beat Dennis Dolly Angelo Poffo drew Dennis Dolly 15:00 8/7/65 Muncie, IN @ Delaware County Fairgrounds Dick The Bruiser & Wilbur Snyder beat WWA Tag Team Champions The Assassins on a 3rd fall dq Gene Kiniski beat Bobby Managoff 2/3 Angelo Poffo beat Roger Kirby 8/10/65 Louisville, KY Wilbur Snyder & Johnny Valentine beat Dick the Bruiser & Gene Kiniski 8/14/65 St Louis TV from Wrestling at the Chase Roger Kirby beat Jerry Miller Guy Mitchell drew Mongolian Stomper Dory Funk Jr beat Joe Tomasso Bob Geigel & Dick the Bruiser beat Angelo Poffo & Ronnie Etchison 1 Geigel beat Etchison 2 Poffo beat Geigel 3 Bruiser beat Poffo 8/19/65 Kansas City, KS @ Memorial Hall Bob Geigel & Bob Brown beat Sonny Myers & Mongolian Stomper 2/3 Dick the Bruiser beat Jerry Miller The Ox beat Jim Grabmire Ronnie Etchison drew Bulldog Danny Plechas 8/20/65 St. Louis, MO @ Kiel Auditorium handicap match, Bruiser must beat Funk Jr. two straight falls Dory Funk Jr beat Dick the Bruiser 1 Bruiser won the first fall 2 But Dory Jr won the second fall, pinning Bruiser after he was distracted arguing with Dory Sr Fritz Von Erich beat Wilbur Snyder dq John Paul Henning drew Gene Kiniski Ronnie Etchison & Pat O’Connor beat Mongolian Stomper & Hans Schmidt 2/3 1 Etchison beat Schmidt 2 Stomper beat Etchison 3 O’Connor beat Stomper Bob Geigel draw Angelo Poffo Guy Mitchell beat Joe Tomasso att: 9108 8/21/65 Indianapolis, IN @ Victory Field Gene Kiniski beat Dick the Bruiser to win the WWA Title on a 3rd fall COR US Champion Johnny Valentine dcor Bobo Brazil Wilbur Snyder beat Hans Schmidt WWA Tag Team Champions The Assassins beat Roger Dolly & Dennis Dolly Pee Wee Lopez beat Little Boy Blue Moose Cholak beat Angelo Poffo Cora Combs beat Kathy O'Brien att: 4,000 8/26/65 Kansas City, KS @ Memorial Hall Bobo Brazil beat Dick the Bruiser on a 3rd fall dq Bob Geigel & Bob Brown drew Sonny Myers & Jerry Miller when the time limit expired in the 3rd fall Mongolian Stomper beat Bob Rader The Ox beat Johnny Ramirez Thor Hagen beat Frank Hickey referees: Wild Bill Longson and Richard Moody 8/28/65 Lima, OH @ Allentown Stadium Dick The Bruiser vs Angelo Poffo Cora Combs vs Kathy O'Brien Moose Cholak vs Bobby Managoff Pee Wee Lopez vs Little Boy Blue 9/3/65 Indianapolis, IN @ Southside Armory TV Night WWA Champion Gene Kiniski beat Tom Jones Dick The Bruiser beat Dennis Dolly WWA Tag Team Champions The Assassins beat Prince Pullins & Rocky Montero 9/4/65 Muncie, IN @ Fairgrounds WWA Tag Team Champions The Assassins vs Dick The Bruiser & Bobby Managoff 2/3 60:00 WWA Champion Gene Kiniski vs Moose Cholak 2/3 60:00 Roger Dolly vs Prince Pullins 20:00 Referee Johnny Schorn 9/7/65 Nashville, TN @ Hippodrome The three Mysterious Medics beat Len Rossi & Mario Milano & Jackie Fargo on a 3rd fall dq 1 One of the Medics pinned Milano in 7:00 after a series of forearm smashes 2 Rossi beat one of the Medics in 11:00 with a Boston Crab 3 Rossi & Milano & Fargo were dq'ed for using chairs on the three Medics & referee Jimmy Dykes Dick The Bruiser beat Gene Dubois 2-0 1 Bruiser beat Dubois in 10:00 2 Bruiser beat Dubois in 3:00 Referee Carlos Mendoza Terrible Ted The Wrestling Bear beat Tojo Yamamoto Sailor Art Thomas beat Prince Pullins in 10:00 with a bear hug Att: "packed house" 9/10/65 St. Louis, MO @ Kiel Auditorium Wilbur Snyder beat Fritz Von Erich Dory Funk Jr & John Paul Henning & Pat O’Connor beat Bob Geigel & Mongolian Stomper & Dick the Bruiser 2/3 1 Stomper beat O’Connor 2 O’Connor beat Stomper 3 Henning beat Geigel Bette Boucher beat Dorothy Carter Corsica Joe drew Angelo Poffo Jim Wehba beat Danny Dusek Lorenzo Parente beat Hans “Jim” Grabmire att: 6765 9/11/65 Indianapolis, IN @ Northside Armory WWA Tag Team Champions The Assassins beat Wilbur Snyder & Dick The Bruiser 2/3 Bobby Managoff ddq Moose Cholak in 3rd fall Angelo Poffo beat Roger Dolly Lorenzo Parente drew Bill Frazier 9/14/65 Kansas City, KS @ Municipal Auditorium Death match Bobo Brazil beat Dick the Bruiser utc after sixth fall, tied 3-3 North American Tag Team Champions Bob Geigel & Bob Brown beat Mongolian Stomper & Jerry Miller Pat O’Connor drew Sonny Myers The Ox beat Bulldog Danny Plechas Betty Niccoli beat Jessica Rogers Corsica Joe drew Thor Hagen 9/16/65 Kansas City, KS @ Memorial Hall North American Tag Team Champions Bob Geigel & Bob Brown beat Mongolian Stomper & The Ox on a 3rd fall dq Jerry Miller beat Jim Grabmire 2/3 Bulldog Danny Plechas drew Thor Hagen Corsica Joe beat Paul Caruso 9/18/65 Indianapolis, IN @ Northside Armory WWA Champion Gene Kiniski beat Bobby Managoff 2/3 WWA Tag Team Champions The Assassins beat Dick The Bruiser & Angelo Poffo dq Moose Cholak beat Roger Dolly Dennis Dolly drew Prince Pullins 9/24/65 St. Louis, MO @ Kiel Auditorium Gene Kiniski beat John Paul Henning (Kiniski also got into brawl with Wilbur Snyder when Snyder entered the ring for his match) Wilbur Snyder beat Mongolian Stomper Fritz Von Erich beat Johnny Powers Handicap Tag Bout Dick the Bruiser beat Angelo Poffo & Pat O’Connor when Bruiser beat Poffo Dory Funk Jr & Joe Tangaro beat Sheik of Araby & Moose Cholak 2/3, 2nd fall by 1 Cholak beat Tangaro 2 Funk beat Sheik dq 3 Funk beat Cholak. Danny Plechas beat Guy Mitchell Att: 6,485 9/25/65 St Louis TV from Wrestling at the Chase Johnny Powers beat Corsica Joe Dory Funk Jr. beat Bob Raider Wilbur Snyder beat Danny Plechas Dick the Bruiser beat Thor Hagen Cowboy Bob Ellis drew Moose Cholak Note from Larry Matysik: The Sunday repeat was moved to 2 p.m. 10/2/65 Indianapolis, IN @ Fairgrounds Coliseum WWA Champion Gene Kiniski beat Dick the Bruiser on a 3rd fall dq WWA Tag Team Champions The Assassins beat Bobo Brazil & Joe Brunetti 2/3 Wilbur Snyder beat Moose Cholak Igor Volkoff beat Prince Pullins Bobby Managoff drew Angelo Poffo Jean Lane beat Rita Crawford 10/5/65 Nashville, TN @ Fairgrounds Coliseum Referee Bobby Whitlock NWA Champion Lou Thesz no decision Dick The Bruiser in 3rd fall 1 Bruiser beat Thesz in 8:00 2 Thesz beat Bruiser in 3:00 with a "rolling split" 3 While holding onto the ropes, Bruiser pinned Thesz. Promoter Nick Gulas and other officials at ringside ruled the NWA Title would be upheld in Nashville pending a rematch next week. Tony Baillargeon & Wilbur Snyder beat Kurt Von Brauner & Eric Von Brauner dq when manager Saul Weingeroff hit Baillargeon with a cane Rita Cortez beat Sherrie Lee via pin in 8:00 Tojo Yamamoto & Tor Kamata beat Chief Little Bear & Gus Kulas in 8:00 when Yamamoto pinned Kulas Att: "crowd of 6,400" Note: First card at the Fairgrounds Coliseum in Nashville. 10/7/65 Denver, CO @ Auditorium Arena Dick the Bruiser beat Larry Hennig Wilbur Snyder beat Harley Race dq Chris Markoff beat Eddie Sharkey Mighty Igor Vodik beat Lorenzo Parente Tim Woods beat Ivan Kalmikoff 10/8/65 St. Louis, MO @ Kiel Auditorium Dick the Bruiser beat Dory Funk Jr Johnny Powers ddq Fritz Von Erich John Paul Henning & Pat O’Connor beat Moose Cholak & Mongolian Stomper 2-0, 1st fall by dq 1 Henning won by dq 2 O’Connor beat Stomper Gene Kiniski beat Nikita Mulkovich Joe Tangaro beat Joe Tomasso Angelo Poffo beat Jim Grabmire Danny Plechas drew Thor Hagen att: 6245 10/9/65 Detroit, MI NWA Champion Lou Thesz beat Dick The Bruiser 10/12/65 Nashville, TN @ Fairgrounds Coliseum Special Referee: Les Welch, No Time Limit, No dq Match NWA Champion Lou Thesz beat Dick The Bruiser on a 3rd fall COR 1 Thesz pinned Bruiser in 8:00 after a series of dropkicks 2 Bruiser beat Thesz in 6:00 3 Bruiser was counted out of the ring US Champion Wilbur Snyder beat Alex Perez dq in 8:00 after Perez hit referee Eddie Marlin Southern Tag Team Champions Tojo Yamamoto & Tor Kamata beat Len Rossi & Jackie Fargo 2/3 1 Rossi won 2 Kamata won 3 Yamamoto won Eddie Graham & Sam Steamboat beat the Medics in 13:00 when Graham defeated one of the Medics with a grapevine Tony Baillargeon beat Danny Dusek in 9:00 Att: "before a large crowd of 6,725" 10/13/65 Columbus, GA @ Municipal Auditorium Dale Lewis & Dutch Savage vs Dick Steinborn & Chief Little Eagle Mario Galento vs Dick the Bruiser Bob Boyer vs Johnny Heidman 10/15/65 Atlanta, GA @ Municipal Auditorium Nick Kozak beat Dick The Bruiser dq Mario Galento beat Fred Blassie COR Dutch Savage & Dale Lewis & Johnny Heidman beat Dick Steinborn & Chief Little Eagle & Benny Matta Bob Boyer beat Roy Mulkey Benny Matta beat The Crusader Johnny Heidman drew Derrell Cochran 10/21/65 Terre Haute, IN @ Armory WWA Tag Team Champions The Assassins beat Dick The Bruiser & Wilbur Snyder 2/3 Moose Cholak ddq Bobby Managoff in 3rd fall Roger Dolly beat Bozo Brown in 13:00 10/22/65 Denver, CO @ Auditorium Arena Dick the Bruiser & The Crusher no contest AWA Tag Team Champions Larry Hennig & Harley Race Bob Ellis beat Haru Sasaki Mighty Igor Vodik beat Gene Anderson Chris Markoff beat Ivan Kalmikoff 10/23/65 Chicago, IL @ International Amphitheatre WWA Champion Gene Kiniski double knockout Wilbur Snyder in 3rd fall 1 Kiniski beat Snyder 2 Snyder beat Kiniski 3 Both men knocked out during the third fall Dick the Bruiser beat Pat O'Connor 2/3 WWA Tag Team Champions The Assassins beat Dennis Dolly & Igor Volkoff Angelo Poffo beat Roger Dolly Moose Cholak beat Bobby Managoff Jean Layne beat Rita Crawford promoter: Fred Kohler Att: 5,040 fans 10/30/65 Indianapolis, IN @ Fairgrounds Coliseum (from the Indianapolis Star) Several hundred boiling mad wrestling fans milled around the hallway in front of the dressing room at the Coliseum for better than an hour last night after Dick the Bruiser was declared unfit to continue in a Texas "death match." Dr. L.J.Holliday of Lafayette,state athlectic commissioner who also is team physician for Jeff's Broncho's, stopped Bruiser's match with Gene Kiniski because of blood flowing from a cut in Bruiser's forehead. The cut was inflicted, according to ringside reports, before the match began when Kiniski clouted Bruiser with the championship belt. Six stitches were required, & official said the crowd became enraged because Kiniski purportedly was out on the mat, while Bruiser, with blood streaming down his face, still was ready to fight. Bruiser had thrown Kiniski 5 times prior to the stopping of the bout. Police were unable to move the crowd out. Shouts of "fake" & demands for money returns were made, but eventually the fans dispersed. They were calling & visiting The Star with bitter complaints. More than 6,000 attended the match. WWA Tag Title Champions The Assassins beat Bob Ellis & Joe Brunetti Johnny Valentine drew Wilbur Snyder 45:00 Angelo Poffo beat Moose Cholak Masked Hercules beat Dennis Dolly 11/2/65 Kansas City, KS @ Municipal Auditorium North American Tag Team Champions Bob Geigel & Bob Brown drew Bobo Brazil & Sonny Myers 60:00 The Ox beat Dick the Bruiser dq Cowboy Bob Ellis no contest Mongolian Stomper due to cuts on both men Pat O’Connor beat The Viking dq Betty Niccoli beat Jean Antone Thor Hagen drew Bobby Shane 11/4/65 Terre Haute, IN @ Armory WWA Tag Team Champions The Assassins beat Dick The Bruiser & Bobby Managoff 2/3 WWA Champion Gene Kiniski beat Moose Cholak 2/3 Assassin II (sub Dennis Dolly) beat Frank Bozo Brown 11/5/65 St. Louis, MO @ Kiel Auditorium Pat O’Connor beat Moose Cholak handicap match Dick the Bruiser beat Dory Funk Sr & Dory Funk Jr on a 2nd fall dq 1 Bruiser beat Dory Sr, whipping Dory Sr into Dory Jr when Dory Jr got on the apron to urge his father on. 2 Bruiser beat Dory Jr dq when Dory Jr hit Bruiser over the head with a chair. Wilbur Snyder beat Mongolian Stomper Gene Kiniski & Bobby “Hercules” Graham beat Joe Tangaro & Bobby Managoff 1 Graham beat Managoff 2 Managoff beat Graham 3 Kiniski beat Tangaro As Wilbur Snyder entered ring for his bout with Stomper, Kiniski also attacked Snyder. Sonny Myers beat Corsica Joe Angelo Poffo beat Francisco Rios att: 6989 11/6/65 St Louis TV from Wrestling at the Chase Moose Cholak beat Kenny Mack Bobby Managoff beat Johnny Long Dick the Bruiser beat Francisco Rios 2-0 Gene Kiniski beat Gus Kalas Hercules Graham beat Paul Rica 11/6/65 Chicago, IL @ International Amphitheatre WWA Champion Gene Kiniski beat Wilbur Snyder 2/3 Dick the Bruiser beat Moose Cholak WWA Tag Team Champions The Assassins beat Bobby Managoff & Pat O’Connor Angelo Poffo beat Bob Geigel Huey Long beat Igor Volkoff Fred Kohler sold his remaining interests in Chicago to Verne Gagne and Wilbur Snyder. Bruiser, Snyder and Gagne established Bob Luce as the “general manager” and “matchmaker” for the Chicago Wrestling Club, Inc. Fred Kohler’s “Fred Kohler Enterprises” was dissolved on November 12, 1965. On November 29, 1965, Dick Afflis and Wilbur Snyder incorporated the “Chicago Wrestling Club, Inc. 11/9/65 Louisville, KY WWA Champion Gene Kiniski beat Wilbur Snyder WWA Tag Team Champions The Assassins beat Dick the Bruiser & Angelo Poffo Johnny Long beat Bobby Managoff 11/16/65 Louisville, KY WWA Champion Gene Kiniski beat Dick the Bruiser Johnny Long beat Angelo Poffo Bobby Managoff beat Igor Volkoff Frank Hickey beat Jim Eskew 11/18/65 Fort Wayne, IN WWA Tag Team Champions The Assassins beat Dick the Bruiser & Angelo Poffo WWA Champion Gene Kiniski beat Bobby Managoff Moose Cholak beat Bozo Brown Johnny Long beat Tom Jones 11/19/65 St. Louis, MO @ Kiel Auditorium Pat O’Connor beat Dick the Bruiser Texas Death Match Fritz Von Erich beat Johnny Powers Gene Kiniski & Hercules Graham beat Sonny Myers & Bobby Managoff 2/3, 2nd fall by dq 1 Myers beat Graham 2 Kiniski beat Managoff dq 3 Kiniski beat Myers Cowboy Bill Watts beat Johnny Long Angelo Poffo drew Moose Cholak Thor Hagen beat Joe Tomasso att: 10,106 11/24/65 Osaka, Japan Shohei Giant Baba beat Dick The Bruiser dq to win the International title (this title had been vacant since Rikidozan died on 12/15/63) Toyonobori & Michiaki Yoshimura beat The Assassins Johnny Kostas beat Umanusuke Ueda Alberto Torres beat Yoshino Sato Otsubo beat Hirano Tanaka beat Matti Suzuki Kantaro Hoshino beat Taka Sakiyama 11/27/65 Tokyo, Japan Shohei Giant Baba dcor Dick The Bruiser Toyonobori & Michiaki Yoshimura & Yoshino Sato beat The Assassins & Johnny Kostas Alberto Torres beat Umanosuke Ueda Tanaka beat Takachiho Matti Suzuki beat Saito 11/30/65 Louisville, KY WWA Tag Team Champions The Assassins no contest Dick the Bruiser & Wilbur Snyder Johnny Long beat Dennis Hall Tom Jones beat Bozo Brown 12/1/65 White Plains, NY Dick The Bruiser vs Hans Schmidt Irish Jackie & Fuzzy Cupid vs Lord Littlebrook & Little Beaver 12/3/65 St. Louis, MO @ Kiel Auditorium A “Super Spectacular” to celebate Sam Muchnick’s 20th anniversary as promoter Gene Kiniski beat Pat O’Connor Fritz Von Erich beat Cowboy Bill Watts Judy Grable & Cora Combs & Betty White beat Mae Goodson & Jessica Rogers & Kathy O’Brien 2/3 1 O’Brien beat Combs 2 Combs beat Rogers 3 Grable beat Goodson Dick the Bruiser dcor Bobby Managoff Dory Funk Sr & Dory Funk Jr beat Hercules Graham and Lee “Bulldog” Henning 2-0, 1st fall by dq 1 Dory Sr won by dq 2 Dory Jr beat Henning. Moose Cholak beat Gus Kalas Corsica Joe beat Chief Little Bear att: 8698 12/7/65 Louisville, KY WWA Tag Team Champions The Assassins no contest Dick the Bruiser & Wilbur Snyder 12/10/65 Atlanta, GA @ Municipal Auditorium Dale Lewis beat Dick The Bruiser dq Mario Galento & Chief Little Eagle beat Eric Von Brauner & Karl Von Brauner Matt Jewell beat Leon Clark Dutch Savage beat Bob Boyer Don Carson drew Ken Hollis 12/11/65 Chicago, IL @ International Amphitheatre Dick the Bruiser no contest WWA Champion Gene Kiniski WWA Tag Team Champions The Assassins drew Pat O’Connor & Wilbur Snyder Moose Cholak drew Angelo Poffo Prince Pullins beat Igor Volkoff Dennis Hall beat Huey Long Rita Crawford & Kathy O’Brien beat Cora Combs & Jean Lane promoter: Bob Luce 12/16/65 Fort Wayne, IN @ Allen County War Memorial Coliseum WWA Champion Gene Kiniski beat Wilbur Snyder WWA Tag Team Champions The Assassins beat Dick The Bruiser & Bobby Managoff Cora Combs beat Kathy O’Brien Moose Cholak beat Angelo Poffo Huey Long beat Prince Pullins Att: 2,756 12/17/65 Terre Haute, IN @ Armory WWA Champion Gene Kiniski vs Wilbur Snyder 2/3 WWA Tag Team Champions The Assassins vs Dick The Bruiser & Bobby Managoff Cora Combs vs Kathy O’Brien 12/18/65 St Louis TV from Wrestling at the Chase Joe Tangaro beat Baby Blimp George Harris Cowboy Bob Ellis beat Tamayo Sato NWA Champion Lou Thesz beat The Marauder 2/3 and unmasked him as Hercules Graham 1 Marauder pinned Thesz 2 Thesz beat Marauder 3 Thesz beat Marauder Official signing of Thesz vs. Kiniski for Jan. 7, 1966 match Dick the Bruiser beat Don Desoto Ray Gordon beat Jim Wehba 12/20/65 Memphis, TN @ Ellis Auditorium Kanji Inoki & Hiro Matsuda beat Len Rossi & Billy Wicks Dick The Bruiser drew Tojo Yamamoto US Champion Wilbur Snyder beat Alex Perez Karl Von Brauner & Eric Von Brauner beat Treach Phillips & Gus Kalas 12/21/65 Nashville, TN Dick the Bruiser & Danny Dusek beat Eric Von Brauner & Karl Von Brauner dq Kanji Inoki & Hiro Matsuda & Alex Perez & Tojo Yamamoto beat Johnny Apollo & Corsica Joe & Len Rossi & Wilbur Snyder 12/25/65 Indianapolis, IN @ Fairgrounds Coliseum Dick the Bruiser beat Gene Kiniski to regain the WWA title Wilbur Snyder & Moose Cholak beat The Assassins 2/3 to win the WWA Tag Team Title Johnny Valentine beat Bobo Brazil on a 3rd fall dq Angelo Poffo drew Sweet Daddy Long 20:00 Ray Gordon beat Masked Hercules Jamaica Kid beat Fuzzy Cupid Att: 5,200 12/29/65 Fort Wayne, IN @ Allen County War Memorial Coliseum The Assassins beat Nicoli Volkoff & Boris Volkoff 2/3 WWA Champion Dick The Bruiser beat Gene Kiniski Wilbur Snyder beat Huey Long (sub Moose Cholak) Huey Long beat Bozo Brown (sub Dennis Dolly) Prince Pullins beat Tom Jones Att: 4,500 |
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clawmaster wrote: 11/17/64 Pensacola, FL Next night in Mobile: Wednesday 11-18-64, Mobile AL, Municipal Auditorium Dick the Bruiser vs Lee Fields - N/C 1. Bruiser w Fields 2. Fields w Bruiser 3. Fields is jumped on the way to the ring by The Mighty Yankee and Al (Spider) Galento and left unable to continue. Match is declared a no contest. The Mighty Yankee d. Wilbur Snyder 1. Snyder w Yankee 2. Snyder counted out and unable to continue after being tossed out of the ring. Bobby Fields d. Mickey Sharpe in two straight falls. Tony Baillargeon & Doug Kinslow d. The Foreigners, Inc. in two straight falls. Chin Lee d. Paul DeGalle This is the very first card held in the Mobile Municipal Auditorium which had opened earlier in the year. Last edited on Thu Nov 4th, 2010 04:41 am by diamondmd |
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A few Genealogy Bank results: He also had a 1957 match in New Orleans, but I'd like to find the result of that one before I post it. November 6, 1958 Cleveland, OH (Arena) 4,970 Hans Schmidt d. (DQ) Dick the Bruiser Verne Gagne drew Roy McClarity Little Beaver/Tiny Tim d. Fuzzy Cupid/Irish Jackie November 19, 1958 Cleveland, OH (Arena) 3,163 Verne Gagne d. (DQ) Hans Schmidt Dick the Bruiser d. Roy McClarity (2-1) Corinne Cordova d. Ramona Lasalle Tony Marino d. Wally Greb Doc Gallagher/Mike Gallagher d. Don Arnold/Ray McMurray December 4, 1958 Cleveland, OH (Arena) 3,491 Doc Gallagher/Mike Gallagher d. (DQ) Ilio DiPaolo/Wilbur Snyder Bill Miller/Ed Miller d. Tony Marino/Roy McClarity Dick Beyer d. Firpo Zbyszko Dick the Bruiser d. Don Arnold December 18, 1958 Cleveland, OH (Arena) 3,019 Guy Brunetti drew Doc Gallagher Mike Gallagher d. Joe Brunetti Wilbur Snyder drew Dick the Bruiser (1-1) Roy McClarity d. Al Warshawski Don Arnold d. Al Albertino Billy the Kid/Farmer McGregor d. Tiny Roe/Tom Thumb January 15, 1959 Cleveland, OH (Arena) 7,694 Ilio DePaolo/Lord Athol Layton d. (DQ) Doc Gallagher/Mike Gallagher Dick the Bruiser d. Gorgeous George (time - 1:15) Ed Carpentier d. Baron Gattoni Guy Brunetti/Joe Brunetti d. Bob Langevin/Jim Wright Man Mountain Montana d. Wally Greb Bobby Brown drew Frank Fozo January 22, 1959 Cleveland, OH (Arena) 7,481 Guy Brunetti/Joe Brunetti d. Doc Gallagher/Mike Gallagher (1-1, decision) Bobby Brown d. (DQ) Gorgeous George Dick the Bruiser DDQ Ilio DePaolo Little Beaver/Mario Sanchez d. Mighty Schultz/Tom Thumb Man Mountain Montana d. Al Albertino Jim Wright drew Dick Beyer No card next week because of Golden Gloves tournament February 19, 1959 Cleveland, OH (Arena) 3,892 Dick the Bruiser d. (COR) Ed Carpentier (2-1) Yukon Eric d. Man Mountain Montana Guy Brunetti/Joe Brunetti d. Baron Gattoni/Jim Wright Dick Beyer d. Tony Verdi Frank Fozo d. George Pencheff February 26, 1959 Cleveland, OH (Arena) 6,476 Doc Gallagher/Mike Gallagher d. Dick the Bruiser/Hans Schmidt Wilbur Snyder d. Jim Wright Yukon Eric d. Baron Gattoni Roy McClarity d. Man Mountain Montana Paul Baillargeon d. Frank Fozo Fred Adkins d. Tony Marino |
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As soon as I get done with 1966, I'll add all these other listings. I also have some other stuff I found to add. Also need to go to DuPree's site and get the correct names of the Indianapolis venues. |
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Bruiser did wrestle several matches on Minneapolis television aka All Star Wrestling for you AWA die hards during 1966 but I'm not including them because the AWA ran the squash TV format and rarely ran angles on TV to set up programs. St. Louis on the other hand had more competitive matches and did run angles to set up programs. If you really want to see what TV matches Bruiser wrestled in Minneapolis, go to the All My AWA results thread. You can see them there. 1/7/66 St. Louis, MO @ Kiel Auditorium Referee Joe Schoenberger Gene Kiniski beat Lou Thesz 2/3, 2nd fall by dq to win NWA Title 1 Thesz pinned Kiniski after a series of drop kicks in 18:08. 2 Kiniski beat Thesz dq when Thesz tossed Kiniski over the top rope in 4:28 3 Kiniski beat Thesz after three back breakers in 1:17 Johnny Powers & Bobby Managoff beat Hercules Graham & Dick the Bruiser 2/3 1 Bruiser beat Managoff 2 Managoff beat Bruiser 3 Powers beat Graham. Wilbur Snyder beat Moose Cholak Handicap tag bout Fritz Von Erich beat Ray Gordon & Cowboy Bob Ellis by beating Gordon Bulldog Lee Henning drew Joe Tangaro Angelo Poffo beat Johnny Long att: 11,612 1/8/66 Chicago, IL @ International Amphitheatre Congo Death Match for NWA Title, WWA Title not on the line NWA Champion Gene Kiniski beat WWA Champion Dick the Bruiser with help from Johnny Valentine Johnny Valentine no contest Wilbur Snyder Verne Gagne beat Chris Markoff The Assassins beat Dennis Hall & Huey Long The Crusher beat Prince Pullins Jose Bentancourt beat Boris Volkoff 1/13/66: Fort Wayne, IN @ Coliseum Texas Death Match NWA Champion Gene Kiniski beat WWA champion Dick the Bruiser COR in 5th fall 1st fall Bruiser beat Kiniski 2nd-4th falls Kiniski, opening up Bruiser's eye in the process. 5th fall Bruiser opened Kiniski's forehead before the Assassins attacked the Bruiser with Wilbur Snyder saving the Bruiser,entering the ring in his street clothes. Bruiser counted out of the ring before Snyder's intervention. WWA Tag Team Champions Wilbur Snyder & Moose Cholak ddq the Assassins in 3rd fall Pancho Lopez beat Sky Low Low Bobby Managoff beat Huey Long Att: 4,768 1/15/66 Indianapolis, IN @ Fairgrounds Coliseum WWA Champion Dick The Bruiser dcor Johnny Valentine WWA Tag Team Champions Moose Cholak & Wilbur Snyder beat Fritz Von Erich & NWA Champion Gene Kiniski on a 3rd fall dq AWA Champion Mad Dog Vachon beat Angelo Poffo Assassin I beat Johnny Kace Assassin II beat Prince Pullins Jose Betancourt beat Sweet Daddy Long 1/18/66 Louisville, KY The Assassins beat Dick the Bruiser & Wilbur Snyder Doug Kinslow beat Frank Hickey Dennis Hall beat Igor Volkoff Sweet Daddy Long beat Prince Pullins 1/21/66 St. Louis, MO @ Kiel Auditorium Cowboy Bob Ellis beat Fritz Von Erich Dick the Bruiser beat Johnny Powers Pat O’Connor beat Bulldog Lee Henning Bobby Managoff draw Moose Cholak Dory Funk Jr & Joe Tangaro beat Joe Tomasso & Johnny Kace 1 Kace beat Tangaro 2 Tangaro beat Tomasso 3 Dory Jr beat Kace Ken Hollis beat Jim Wehba att: 6185 1/22/66 St Louis TV from Wrestling at the Chase Johnny Kace beat Jerry Miller Alex Perez drew Don DeSoto Bobby Managoff beat Tamayo Sato Dick the Bruiser beat Ken Hollis Bulldog Lee Henning ddq Moose Cholak 1/22/66 Chicago, IL @ International Amphitheatre Johnny Valentine no contest WWA Champion Dick the Bruiser AWA Champion Mad Dog Vachon beat Wilbur Snyder COR Verne Gagne beat Moose Cholak Larry Hennig & Harley Race beat Angelo Poffo & Bobby Managoff Dale Lewis drew Guy Mitchell Jose Betancourt beat Huey Long 1/25/66 Louisville, KY The Assassins beat Moose Cholak & Wilbur Snyder Dick the Bruiser beat Huey Long Rita Cortez beat Chi Chi Paris Doug Kinslow beat Jim Eskew 1/29/66 Indianapolis, IN @ Northside Armory Tag Team Tournament First Round The Assassins beat Scufflin Hillbillies Jose Betancourt & Francisco Rios beat Sweet Daddy Long & Bozo Brown Boris Volkoff & Nicoli Volkoff beat Prince Pullins & Bill Nixon Dick the Bruiser & Angelo Poffo bye Semi Finals The Assassins beat Rios & Betancourt Boris Volkoff & Nicoli Volkoff beat Dick the Bruiser & Angelo Poffo Finals The Assassins beat Boris Volkoff & Nicoli Volkoff 2/3 2/4/66 St. Louis, MO @ Kiel Auditorium NWA Champion Gene Kiniski beat Cowboy Bob Ellis 2-0 1 Kiniski won the first fall with several back breakers 2 Ellis could not continue in the second fall Before the bout, Fritz Von Erich and Wilbur Snyder both came to the ring to challenge the winner and ended up fighting each other Fritz Von Erich & Moose Cholak & Bobby Managoff & Johnny Powers when Cholak beat Managoff Wilbur Snyder beat Alex Perez Dory Funk Jr & Terry Funk beat Dick the Bruiser & Bulldog Lee Henning 1-0 30:00 1 Terry beat Henning 2 The 30 minute limit expired before either team could score another fall Betty Niccoli beat Jean Antone Ken Hollis beat Gus Kalas att: 9,454 Note from Larry Matysik: Terry Funk's St. Louis debut 2/5/66 Chicago, IL @ International Amphitheatre WWA Champion Dick the Bruiser beat Johnny Valentine AWA Tag Team Champions Larry Hennig & Harley Race no contest Verne Gagne & Wilbur Snyder AWA Champion Mad Dog Vachon beat Pat O'Connor Moose Cholak beat Guy Mitchell Bobby Managoff beat Prince Pullins Jose Betancourt beat Steve Stanlee 2/11/66 Atlanta, GA @ Municipal Auditorium Indian Thong Match Chief Little Eagle no contest Dick the Bruiser Eric Von Brauner & Karl Von Brauner beat Al Costello & Louie Tillet to win World Tag Team Title Women's Champion Fabulous Moolah beat Judy Grable The Medics beat Billy Hines & Jimmy Bad Boy Hines Chin Lee beat Al Greene 2/12/66 St Louis TV from Wrestling at the Chase Wilbur Snyder beat Tor Kamata Fritz Von Erich beat Duane Peale Dick the Bruiser beat Gus Kalas Dory Funk Jr & Terry Funk beat Danny Dusek & Joe Tomasso 2-0 1 Terry beat Dusek 2 Dory Jr beat Tomasso 2/16/66 Honolulu, HI @ International Center Arena Lou Thesz beat Dick The Bruiser on a 3rd fall dq US Champion Johnny Barend beat Nick Kozak 2/3 1. Barend pinned Kozak after an atomic drop 2. Kozak pinned Barend after an airplane spin 3. Barend pinned Kozak after an elbow smash World Tag Team Champions Ray Stevens & Pat Patterson beat Rene Goulet & Bill Watts 2/3 1. Watts pinned Patterson after a body slam 2. Patterson pinned Watts 3. Stevens pinned Goulet after a Bombs Away Golden Terror beat Nick Bockwinkel on a 3rd fall dq Neff Maiava & Dean Higuchi drew Ripper Collins & Tosh Togo when the time limit expired in the 3rd fall 2/17/66 Fort Wayne, IN @ Allen County War Memorial Coliseum The Assassins beat Dick The Bruiser & Moose Cholak Fritz Von Erich beat Wilbur Snyder Nicoli Volkoff beat Prince Pullins Steve Stanlee drew Dennis Dolly 2/18/66 St. Louis, MO @ Kiel Auditorium Cowboy Bob Ellis beat Moose Cholak Fritz Von Erich jumped Ellis before the match and there was brief skirmish Fritz Von Erich beat Wilbur Snyder Dick the Bruiser & Danny Plechas & Bulldog Lee Henning beat Dory Funk Sr & Dory Funk Jr & Terry Funk on a 3rd fall dq 1 Dory Funk Sr beat Plechas 2-Bruiser beat Dory Jr 3-Bruiser beat Sr dq Bobby Managoff beat Tor Kamata Sonny Myers beat Johnny Kace Cowboy Bradley & Irish Jackie beat Tiny Tim & Sky Low Low 2-0 1 Bradley beat Tim 2 Jackie beat Low Low Ken Hollis beat Joe Tomasso att: 8,340 2/19/66 Indianapolis, IN @ Fairgrounds Coliseum No Fan's Land bout (1st 2 rows of seats removed) WWA Champion Dick The Bruiser beat Johnny Valentine on a 3rd fall COR Wilbur Snyder no contest Fritz Von Erich in 3rd fall AWA Champion Mad Dog Vachon beat Dennis Dolly The Assassins beat Moose Cholak & Steve Stanlee 2-0 Angelo Poffo beat Prince Pullins Jose Betancourt beat Igor Volkoff 2/21/66 Kansas City, KS @ Memorial Hall Bob Brown & Bob Geigel beat Bob Ellis & Mongolian Stomper Butcher Vachon beat Dick the Bruiser Tor Kamata & Oki Shikina beat Pat O’Connor & Bobby Shane Ron Reed vs Sonny Myers Sweet Georgia Brown drew Betty Niccoli Cowboy Bradley beat Sky Low Low 2/22/66 St. Paul, MN @ Auditorium Dick the Bruiser & The Crusher beat AWA Tag Team Champions Larry Hennig & Harley Race dq Chris Tolos beat Reggie Parks in 23:10 Mighty Igor Vodik beat Steve Druk in 10:15 Chris Markoff beat Ivan Kalmikoff in 16:10 Larry Heiniemi drew George Drake 20:00 att: 4,860 2/25/66 Terre Haute, IN @ Armory Dick The Bruiser & Prince Pullins beat The Assassins 2/3 Dennis Hall beat Igor Volkoff (sub Huey Long) Jim Eskew (sub Bozo Brown) beat Tom Jones 2/26/66 St Louis TV from Wrestling at the Chase Bulldog Henning beat Charlie Laye Sonny Myers beat Jack Brisco Cowboy Bob Ellis beat Tamayo Sato Johnny Powers ddq Dick the Bruiser in the 3rd fall Bulldog Lee Henning drew Ken Hollis 2/26/66 Chicago, IL @ International Amphitheatre AWA Title vs WWA Title AWA Champion Mad Dog Vachon beat WWA Champion Dick the Bruiser COR Verne Gagne & Wilbur Snyder beat AWA Tag Team Champions Larry Hennig & Harley Race dq Chris Markoff beat Guy Mitchell Moose Cholak beat Huey Long The Assassin beat Jose Betancourt Santiago Acosta drew Angelo Poffo Note: Bruiser was billed as WWA Champion in the rematch. Many people think the WWA Title was held up. 3/3/66 Fort Wayne, IN @ Coliseum WWA Champion Dick the Bruiser ddq Fritz Von Erich in 3rd fall The Assassins beat Moose Cholak & Wilbur Snyder to win the WWA Tag Team Title Steve Stanlee beat Prince Pullins Bobby Managoff beat Bozo Brown att: 2,307 3/4/66 St. Louis, MO @ Kiel Auditorium Fritz Von Erich beat Cowboy Bob Ellis Texas Death Match, Special Referee: Bobby Bruns Dory Funk Sr beat Dick the Bruiser via reverse decision after Special referee Bobby Bruns had given Bruiser the victory when Dory Sr could not go on, but Bruiser continued to beat Dory Sr after the bell. Thus, Bruns changed the decision. In later publicity, Muchnick explained that Bruns had been wrong since it was a Death Match and that Bruiser should have gotten the victory but been suspended by the Athletic Commission. Ernie Ladd & Johnny Powers beat Moose Cholak & Bulldog Lee Henning 2-0, 1st fall by dq 1 Powers won by dq 2 Powers pinned Cholak after a Ladd drop kick on Moose Dory Funk Jr beat The Viking Dan Plechas drew Terry Funk Joe Tangaro beat Alex Perez Angelo Poffo beat Corsica Joe att: 11,895 sellout Note: Bruiser only missed one Kiel Auditorium card. Not a very long "suspension." 3/5/66 St. Paul, MN @ Auditorium Non Title Death Match Dick The Bruiser & The Crusher beat AWA Tag Team Champions Larry Hennig & Harley Race in 33:00 Mighty Igor Vodik beat Chris Markoff dq Chris Tolos beat Larry Heiniemi Ivan Kalmikoff beat Steve Druk Eddie Sharkey beat Juan Zendajas Att: 8,450 3/18/66 Indianapolis, IN @ Fairgrounds Coliseum Fritz Von Erich beat WWA Champion Dick The Bruiser on a 3rd fall dq AWA Champion Mad Dog Vachon beat Bobby Managoff WWA Tag Team Champions The Assassins beat Wilbur Snyder & Ken Hollis 2/3 Cora Combs beat Rita Cortez Angelo Poffo beat Tyaka Soto Dennis Dolly beat Corsica Jean 3/19/66 St Louis TV from Wrestling at the Chase Tamayo Sato drew Guy Mitchell Mario Milano beat Jim Wehba Fritz Von Erich beat Gene Anderson Dick the Bruiser beat Joe Tangaro Joe Tomasso beat Charlie Laye 3/19/66 St. Paul, MN @ Armory Dick The Bruiser & The Crusher beat AWA Tag Team Champions Larry Hennig & Harley Race dq AWA Champion Mad Dog Vachon beat Wilbur Snyder COR Chris Markoff beat Mark Starr Chris Tolos beat Eddie Sharkey George Drake beat Guy Taylor Att: 8,647 3/24/66 Fort Wayne, IN @ Coliseum WWA Tag Team Champions The Assassins beat Dick the Bruiser & Wilbur Snyder NWA Champion Gene Kiniski beat Moose Cholak Ernie Ladd beat Steve Stanlee (sub Red Kelly) Angelo Poffo beat Dennis Dolly (sub Steve Stanlee) Att: 2,384 3/25/66 Terre Haute, IN @ Armory Referee Paul Mischler WWA Tag Team Champions The Assassins no contest Dick The Bruiser & Wilbur Snyder in 3rd fall Steve Stanlee beat Tom Jones 2/3 Dennis Dolly beat Bozo Brown in 19:40 3/26/66 Chicago, IL @ International Amphitheatre AWA Champion Mad Dog Vachon beat Dick the Bruiser dq to win WWA Title Verne Gagne & Wilbur Snyder beat the Assassins Johnny Valentine beat Bobby Managoff Pat O'Connor beat Angelo Poffo Cora Combs beat Kathy O'Brien Ernie Ladd beat Lee Henning Santiago Acosta beat Steve Stanlee Note: This was a Chicago only title change. Bruiser continued to hold the title in Indiana. Vachon was billed as AWA and WWA Champion in Chicago. Slowly but surely the WWA Title was phased out in Chicago. 4/1/66 St. Louis, MO @ Kiel Auditorium NWA Champion Gene Kiniski beat Fritz Von Erich 2/3, 1st fall by dq 1 Kiniski beat Von Erich dq 2 Von Erich beat Kiniski 3 Kiniski pinned Von Erich to win the third. Ernie Ladd & Cowboy Bob Ellis beat Great Goliath & Moose Cholak 2/3 1 Goliath beat Ladd 2 Ladd beat Goliath 3 Ellis beat Cholak Johnny Powers drew Pat O’Connor Dick the Bruiser beat Sonny Myers Dory Funk Jr beat Taro Myaki Joe Tangaro beat Hercules Graham dq Guy Mitchell drew The Viking att: 12,844 sellout 4/2/66 Indianapolis, IN @ Northside Armory WWA Tag Team Champions The Assassins beat Dick the Bruiser & Bobby Managoff 2/3 falls when Managoff was pinned in the 3rd fall after 12 minutes by Assassin II who was unmasked as Guy Mitchell Moose Cholak beat Bozo Brown Ivan Volkoff beat Tom Jones Prince Pullins drew Les Thatcher 15:00 Prince Pullins beat Steve Stanlee 4/15/66 St. Louis, MO @ Kiel Auditorium Ernie Ladd beat Great Goliath and unmasked him as Moose Evans Dick the Bruiser beat Dory Funk Sr Pat O’Connor & Bobby Managoff beat Johnny Powers & Fritz Von Erich 2-0, 1st fall by dq 1 Managoff won by dq 2 O’Connor beat Powers, leading to a scuffle between Von Erich and Powers. Moose Cholak draw Cowboy Bob Ellis Special Referee: Cora Combs Kathy O’Brien beat Jean Lane Bulldog Henning beat Joe Blanchard Mario Milano beat Danny Plechas att: 9859 4/16/66 Chicago, IL @ International Amphitheatre Verne Gagne beat Johnny Valentine dq AWA Tag Team Champions Larry Hennig & Harley Race beat Dick the Bruiser & Pat O'Connor dq Chris Markoff beat Eddie Sharkey Angelo Poffo beat Joe Blanchard Bobby Managoff beat Ivan Volkoff Jose Betancourt beat Mark Starr 4/22/66 Terre Haute, IN @ National Guard Armory Dick The Bruiser & Moose Cholak beat The Assassins 2/3 Ernie Ladd beat Steve Mr. America Stanlee 2-0 Angelo Poffo beat Tom Jones Referee Paul Mischler of Vincennes 4/23/66 Indianapolis, IN @ Fairgrounds Coliseum Cage Match WWA Champion Dick The Bruiser beat Fritz Von Erich COR Ernie Ladd beat Moose Cholak AWA Champion Mad Dog Vachon beat Ivan Volkoff WWA Tag Team Champions The Assassins beat Bob Ellis & Angelo Poffo 2/3 Joe Brunetti beat Steve Stanlee Bobby Managoff beat Ivan Volkoff Kathy O'Brien beat Rita Crawford attendance 3,695 4/28/66 Kansas City, KS @ Memorial Hall Dick the Bruiser & Mongolian Stomper beat Bob Geigel & Bulldog Bob Brown on a 3rd fall dq Pat O’Connor beat Butcher Vachon COR Ron Reed beat Oki Shikina Bobby Hart beat Tor Kamata dq Jerry Kozak beat Jim Wehba 4/29/66 Denver, CO @ Auditorium Arena Special referee: Everett Marshall Ernie Ladd & Wahoo McDaniel beat AWA Tag Team Champions Larry Hennig & Harley Race on a 3rd fall dq The Crusher vs Chris Tolos 2/3 Dick The Bruiser vs Dory Funk Verne Gagne beat Bill Melby 5/6/66 St. Louis, MO @ Kiel Auditorium Lou Thesz & Pat O’Connor beat NWA Champion Gene Kiniski & Dick the Bruiser 2/3. 2nd fall by dq 1 Kiniski beat O’Connor 2 O’Connor beat Bruiser dq 3 Thesz beat Kiniski Ernie Ladd drew Fritz Von Erich Cowboy Bob Ellis beat Bulldog Lee Henning Mario Milano beat Moose Cholak dq Terry Funk beat The Viking Angelo Poffo beat Johnny Kace Att: 11,850 sellout 5/7/66 Indianapolis, IN @ Northside Armory Dick The Bruiser & Ernie Ladd beat WWA Tag Team Champions The Assassins on a 3rd fall dq Angelo Poffo beat Prince Pullins Luis Martinez drew Moose Cholak 30:00 Lord Littlebrook beat Pirate Morgan 2/3 5/17/66 Kansas City, MO @ Municipal Auditorium NWA Champion Gene Kiniski beat Mongolian Stomper 2/3 Dick the Bruiser & Bob Ellis beat Bulldog Bob Brown & Bob Geigel Sonny Myers beat The Viking Jamaica Kid & Little Beaver beat Little Brutus & Sky Low Low Ron Reed beat Tor Kamata Butcher Vachon beat Jerry Kozak Little Brutus beat Jamaica Kid 5/21/66 St Louis TV from Wrestling at the Chase Thor Hagen beat Charlie Laye Guy Mitchell beat Duane Peale Lou Thesz beat Angelo Poffo NWA Champion Gene Kiniski beat Luis Martinez Dick the Bruiser beat Harry Morgan 2-0 Kiniski and Thesz officially signed for their June 3 match 5/21/66 Chicago, IL @ International Amphitheatre Non Title Dick the Bruiser beat AWA Champion Mad Dog Vachon Chris Tolos beat the Crusher dq The Assassins beat Moose Cholak & Wilbur Snyder The Destroyer drew Pat O'Connor Sharon Lass beat Kathy O'Brien Luis Martinez beat Dirty Dick Morgan 5/27/66 Indianapolis, IN @ Northside Armory From the Indianapolis Star 5/26/66; Dick the Bruiser & Bob Ellis teamed for the first time face the Masked Assassins in Friday night's headliner at the Northside Armory. They asked the State Athletic Commission to bar their opponent's manager from Ringside. Merle Alte, SAC executive secretary, took the request under advisement but indicated there was no regulation barring "seconds" from ring activities in Indiana. Two Weeks ago Ray Heenan, the manager, interfered in a bout involving the Bruiser & Ernie Ladd against the Assassins & the resulting disqualification kept the Bruiser-Ladd duo from taking the world's tag team title from the champs. Alte indicated however that a state commissioner would be at ringside to prevent another such occurance. Results: WWA Tag Team Champions The Assassins drew Dick The Bruiser & Bob Ellis when the 60 minute time limit ran out in the 3rd fall Luis Martinez beat Angelo Poffo Prince Pullins beat Les Thatcher Sharon Lass beat June Lane 5/28/66 St Louis TV from Wrestling at the Chase Luis Martinez beat Johnny Kace Joe Tomasso drew Ron Reed Dick the Bruiser beat Thor Hagen Sonny Myers & Cowboy Bob Ellis beat Moose Cholak & The Viking 1 Viking beat Myers 2 Myers beat Cholak 3 Ellis beat Viking 5/28/66 Minneapolis, MN @ Convention Center Dick The Bruiser & The Crusher beat Larry Hennig & Harley Race 2/3 to win the AWA Tag Team Title 1 Bruiser pinned Hennig 2 Hennig pinned Crusher 3 Crusher pinned Hennig The Alaskan beat Moose Cholak 14:56 Chris Markoff beat Mike Sanchez (sub Chris Tolos) 10:20 Reggie Parks beat Dick Morgan Note: Another listing had an additional result Billy Red Cloud beat Johnny Kace 6/3/66 St. Louis, MO @ Kiel Auditorium NWA Champion Gene Kiniski drew Lou Thesz when the 60 minute time limit expired in the 3rd fall Ernie Ladd & Cowboy Bob Ellis & Pat O’Connor beat Fritz Von Erich & Dick the Bruiser & Moose Evans when Ellis beat Evans Mario Milano beat Ivan Volkoff Dory Funk Jr & Terry Funk beat Moose Cholak & Danny Plechas 2/3, 2nd fall by dq 1 Plechas beat Terry 2 Terry beat Cholak dq 3 Dory Jr beat Plechas Sonny Myers no contest Joe Blanchard when Blanchard was injured and Myers refused the victory Joe Tomasso beat Thor Hagen att: 11,804 sellout 6/4/66 Minneapolis, MN @ Convention Center No Time Limit, Special Referee: Joe Blanchard AWA Tag Team Champions Dick The Bruiser & The Crusher beat Larry Hennig & Harley Race 2/3 The Alaskan beat Billy Red Cloud Wilbur Snyder beat Moose Cholak Chris Markoff beat Johnny Zenda Eddie Sharkey won an 8 man battle royal Att: 4,593 6/7/66 West Frankfort, IL @ High School Gym Dick The Bruiser & Bulldog Danny Plechas vs Bob Ellis & Guy Mitchell 2/3 60:00 Sonny Myers vs Joe Tomasso Angelo Poffo vs Johnny Kace Sharon Lass vs Kathy O’Brien 30:00 6/11/66 Indianapolis, IN @ Northside Armory No dq Match, No Time Limit Dick the Bruiser & Wilbur Snyder beat The Assassins 2/3 falls to win the WWA Tag Team Title The Destroyer beat Luis Martinez 2/3 Bobby Managoff beat Bobby Hyer Prince Pullins drew Dennis Dolly 20:00 att: 3,000 6/17/66 Milwaukee, WI @ Auditorium AWA Tag Team Champions Dick the Bruiser & The Crusher beat The Alaskan & Mad Dog Vachon Verne Gagne beat Angelo Poffo Ernie Ladd beat Chris Markoff Wilbur Snyder beat Guy Mitchell Moose Cholak beat Luis Martinez Att: 3,309 6/18/66 St Louis TV from Wrestling at the Chase Guy Mitchell beat Boris Nicoli Ron Reed beat Raymond Zavalza Sonny Myers & Pat O’Connor & Angelo Poffo beat Joe Tomasso & Moose Cholak & Danny Plechas 2/3 1 Plechas beat Poffo 2 Myers beat Plechas 3 O’Connor beat Tomasso Dick the Bruiser beat Luis Martinez 6/24/66 Chicago, IL @ International Amphitheatre Wilbur Snyder drew AWA Champion Mad Dog Vachon 60:00 AWA Tag Team Champions Dick the Bruiser & the Crusher no contest The Assassins Chris Markoff beat Doug Gilbert Ernie Ladd beat the Alaskan The Destroyer beat Prince Pullins Luis Martinez beat Ivan Volkoff 6/25/66 Indianapolis, IN @ Northside Armory The Assassins beat Dick The Bruiser & Wilbur Snyder to regain the WWA tag team title when The Destroyer hit Bruiser with brass knuckles & Assassin I pinned Bruiser 17 seconds into the 3rd fall. The Destroyer beat Bobby Managoff 2/3 Luis Martinez beat Angelo Poffo Prince Pullins beat Bobby Hyer 6/28/66 Davenport, IA @ Municipal Stadium AWA Tag Team Champions Dick the Bruiser & the Crusher beat Mad Dog Vachon & the Alaskan Billy Red Cloud beat Chris Markoff Wilbur Snyder beat Big K dq Eddie Sharkey drew Doug Gilbert 7/7/66 Davenport, IA @ Municipal Stadium AWA Champion Mad Dog Vachon beat Billy Red Cloud AWA Tag Team Champions Dick The Bruiser & Crusher beat The Alaskan & Big K Wilbur Snyder beat Angelo Poffo Doug Gilbert beat Steve Druk 7/9/66 Indianapolis, IN @ Victory Field WWA Champion Dick the Bruiser beat the Destroyer on a 3rd fall COR NWA Champion Gene Kiniski beat Ernie Ladd WWA Tag Team Champions The Assassins ddq Luis Martinez & Wilbur Snyder Moose Cholak beat Prince Pullins Johnny Kace beat Dennis Hall Lord Littlebrook beat Frenchy Lamont attendance 4,000 7/13/66 LeMay, MO Dick the Bruiser beat Sonny Myers Moose Cholak no contest Bob Ellis Lorenzo Parente & Joe Tangero beat Johnny Kace & Joe Tomasso Cora Combs beat Mae Goodner 7/16/66 Milwaukee, WI @ Auditorium AWA Champion Mad Dog Vachon beat Dick The Bruiser dq The Crusher beat The Alaskan Wilbur Snyder & Doug Gilbert beat Moose Cholak & Chris Markoff Ernie Ladd beat Johnny Kace Luis Martinez beat Jose Quintero att: 3,448 7/25/66 Chicago, IL @ International Amphitheatre AWA Champion Mad Dog Vachon beat Ernie Ladd AWA Tag Team Champions Dick the Bruiser & the Crusher beat the Assassins Verne Gagne beat Chris Markoff Wilbur Snyder beat Angelo Poffo The Alaskan beat Johnny Kace Luis Martinez drew Moose Cholak 7/30/66 St Paul, MN @ Midway Stadium AWA Tag Team Champions Dick The Bruiser & The Crusher no contest The Alaskan & Big K AWA Champion Mad Dog Vachon beat Billy Red Cloud dq Verne Gagne beat Stan Pulaski Wladek "Killer" Kowalski beat Chris Markoff Jack Pesek beat Kenny Jay Jose Quintero beat Santiago Acosta Att: 5,474 8/13/66 Minneapolis, MN @ Convention Center AWA Tag Team Champions Dick The Bruiser & Crusher beat The Alaskan & Big K Killer Kowalski beat Doug Gilbert Billy Red Cloud beat Stan Pulaski Wilbur Snyder beat Chris Markoff Eddie Sharkey drew Jack Pesek Att: 5,113 8/20/66 Indianapolis, IN @ Victory Field WWA title vs NWA title WWA champion Dick the Bruiser drew NWA champion Gene Kiniski when the 60 minute time limit expired in the 3rd fall WWA Tag Team Champions Wilbur Snyder & Luis Martinez beat the Assassins Bob Ellis ddq the Destroyer Chris Markoff beat Roger Dolly Mitsu Arakawa beat Johnny Kace Toni Rose beat Princess Little Cloud Att: 7,000 8/27/66 Minneapolis, MN @ Convention Center AWA Tag Team Champions Dick The Bruiser & The Crusher beat Larry Hennig & Mad Dog Vachon Verne Gagne & Wilbur Snyder beat Alaskan & Big K Killer Kowalski beat Moose Cholak Billy Red Cloud beat Joe Tomasso Doug Gilbert drew Chris Markoff 8/28/66 Muncie, IN The Assassins beat Dick The Bruiser & Bobby Managoff dq NWA Champion Gene Kiniski drew Moose Cholak Prince Pullins beat Roger Kirby 9/16/66 Chicago, IL @ International Amphitheatre AWA Tag Team Champions Dick the Bruiser & the Crusher beat the Alaskan & Big K Killer Kowalski beat Pat O'Connor Mitsu Arakawa beat Bobby Managoff The Destroyer beat Jose Betancourt Angelo Poffo beat Prince Pullins Luis Martinez beat Larry Heiniemi 9/17/66 St Louis TV from Wrestling at the Chase Jack Donovan beat Dick Murdoch Johnny Powers beat Jerry Timmons Wilbur Snyder beat Jim Wehba Dick the Bruiser & Hercules Graham no contest Johnny Valentine & Lorenzo Parente in 3rd fall 1 Graham beat Parente 2 Valentine, after Bruiser accidentally punched Graham, pinned Graham 3 Bruiser and Graham ended up in a pull-apart donnybrook, thus the referee threw out the match 9/20/66 Moline, IL @ Wharton Fieldhouse AWA Tag Team Champions Dick The Bruiser & The Crusher beat Larry Hennig & Harley Race Big K beat Chris Markoff The Alaskan beat Doug Gilbert Billy Red Cloud beat Steve Druk 9/24/66 St Louis TV from Wrestling at the Chase Jack Donovan draw Luis Martinez Wilbur Snyder beat Mitsu Arakawa dq Dick the Bruiser beat Timothy Geohagen Hercules Graham beat Angelo Poffo The Viking draw Bobby Managoff 9/24/66 Omaha, NE @ Civic Auditorium Midwest Tag Title Match, AWA Tag Titles not on the line Midwest Tag Team Champions Luke Brown & Jake Smith beat AWA Tag Team Champions Dick the Bruiser & The Crusher dq Dale Lewis beat Doug Gilbert Nebraska Champion Tim Woods drew Mad Russian Stan Pulaski Ron Reed beat Harley Race 9/28/66 Denver, CO @ Auditorium Arena Killer Kowalski won battle royal Killer Kowalski beat Doug Gilbert Dick The Bruiser beat Len Miller Reggie Parks beat Tim Woods Billy Red Cloud beat Larry Hennig dq The Alaskan beat Eddie Sharkey 9/29/66 Elkhart, IN WWA Champion Dick the Bruiser vs Chris Markoff The Assassins vs Luis Martinez & Wilbur Snyder Prince Pullins vs Mighty Igor Vodik Mitsu Arakawa vs Dennis Hall 10/5/66 San Antonio, TX @ Wrestlethon TV Taping Ricky Romero beat Danny Plechas Dick The Bruiser beat Jerry Timmons Waldo Von Erich beat George Sandoval Bob Ellis beat Swede Karlson Duke Keomuka beat Danny Plechas Ricky Romero beat Waldo Von Erich dq Dick The Bruiser beat Tommy O'Brien Blackjack Daniels beat The Ox dq Dick The Bruiser beat Speedy Gonzalez Duke Keomuka beat Jerry Timmons Waldo Von Erich drew Bob Ellis Waldo Von Erich & Blackjack Daniels beat Speedy Gonzalez & Mighty Ursus The Ox & Mighty Ursus drew Waldo Von Erich & Blackjack Daniels 10/6/66 Kansas City, KS NWA Champion Gene Kiniski beat Dick The Bruiser Bobo Brazil & The Viking beat Bob Geigel & Bulldog Bob Brown dq Jean Antone won battle royal Pat O'Connor beat Sonny Myers dq Luke Graham beat Bobby Hart 10/7/66 St. Louis, MO @ Kiel Auditorium Dory Funk Jr & Terry Funk beat Fritz Von Erich & The Crusher on a 3rd fall reverse decision dq 1 Crusher beat Terry 2 Terry beat Crusher 3 Dory Jr beat Fritz by reverse decision The referee had stopped the bout and given the decision to Fritz, who had Dory in the Iron Claw, but when Von Erich refused to release the hold, he was dq'ed. Texas Death Match Dick the Bruiser beat Hercules Graham Pat O’Connor beat Johnny Powers Wilbur Snyder beat Mitsu Arakawa Sweet Daddy Siki beat Danny Plechas Chris Markoff beat Luis Martinez Angelo Poffo drew Jack Donovan att: 9,410 10/8/66 Indianapolis, IN @ Fairgrounds Coliseum Mitsu Arakawa beat Dick the Bruiser to win the WWA Title WWA Tag Team Champions Chris Markoff & Angelo Poffo beat Luis Martinez & Wilbur Snyder 2/3 The Destroyer beat Assassin I & unmasked him as Joe Tomasso Moose Cholak beat Jose Betancourt Igor Volkoff beat Tom Jones Sharon Lass beat Rita Crawford 10/15/66 Omaha, NE Dale Lewis beat Dick the Bruiser dq Tim Woods beat Harley Race Luke Brown & Jake Smith beat The Alaskan & Haru Sasaki Mad Russian Stan Pulaski drew Ron Reed 10/21/66 Chicago, IL @ International Amphitheatre Dick the Bruiser beat the Alaskan Wilbur Snyder beat Killer Kowalski dq Verne Gagne beat Big K Larry Hennig & Harley Race beat Doug Gilbert & Billy Red Cloud Mitsu Arakawa beat Luis Martinez Chris Markoff beat Prince Pullins 10/25/66 Denver, CO @ Auditorium Arena Dick The Bruiser beat The Alaskan dq Killer Kowalski beat Jack Lanza Reggie Parks & Billy Red Cloud beat Larry Hennig & Harley Race Billy Red Cloud beat Big K 0/27/66 Sioux City, IA AWA Champion Mad Dog Vachon beat Tim Woods Luke Brown & Jake Smith beat AWA Tag Team Champions Dick the Bruiser & The Crusher dq Ron Reed beat Mad Russian Stan Pulaski Dale Lewis beat Dick Murdoch 10/28/66 St. Louis, MO @ Kiel Auditorium Dick the Bruiser beat Pat O’Connor Wilbur Snyder beat The Crusher dq Waldo Von Erich beat Ronnie Etchison Dory Funk Jr. beat Chris Markoff Sweet Daddy Siki beat Luke Graham Moose Cholak beat Gus Kalas Lorenzo Parente & Joe Tangaro beat Dan Plechas & Mitsu Arakawa 2-0, 1st fall by dq 1 Tangaro won by dq 2 Parente beat Plechas Timothy Geohagen beat Johnny Kace att: 7408 11/5/66 St Louis TV from Wrestling at the Chase Jack Donovan beat Luis Martinez Sweet Daddy Siki beat Steve Stanlee Waldo Von Erich beat Angelo Poffo Dick the Bruiser beat Lorenzo Parente NWA Champion Gene Kiniski was doing color commentary with George Abel during the match. At one point, Bruiser was knocked from the ring and, on the floor, began arguing with Kiniski. Bruiser decked Kiniski, picked up the announcer’s table and slammed it on the champion. Luke Graham draw Ronnie Etchison 11/5/66 Indianapolis, IN @ Fairgrounds Coliseum WWA Champion Mitsu Arakawa no contest Dick the Bruiser WWA Tag Team Champions Chris Markoff & Angelo Poffo beat Luis Martinez & Joe Tomasso 2-0 Wilbur Snyder beat The Destroyer on 3rd fall dq Prince Pullins beat Santiago Acosta Len Rossi drew Igor Volkoff 20:00 Moose Cholak beat Carlo Milano Att: 4150 11/8/66 Dallas, TX @ Memorial Auditorium NWA Champion Gene Kiniski dcor Fritz Von Erich in 3rd fall (Von Erich “brazenly wore the championship belt out of the ring as a draw decision was announced,” according to the Dallas Morning News) Joe Blanchard & Bob Ellis & Duke Keomuka beat Bob Geigel & Gary Hart & Waldo Von Erich Wilbur Snyder beat Blackjack Daniels Danny Plechas beat Golden Terror Kinji Shibuya beat The Ox Dick the Bruiser beat Darrell Cochran Bearcat Wright beat Ken Yates 11/9/66 San Antonio, TX @ Memorial Auditorium NWA Champion Gene Kiniski beat Dick the Bruiser dq Fritz Von Erich beat Ox Baker Bob Ellis & Duke Keomuka & Wilbur Snyder beat Blackjack Daniels & Danny Plechas & Waldo Von Erich Bearcat Wright vs Bob Geigel Luis Martinez vs Golden Terror Kinji Shibuya beat Darrell Cochran Stu Gibson beat Ken Yates Gary Hart beat Great Tonina 11/10/66 Milwaukee, WI @ Auditorium Verne Gagne beat The Alaskan Killer Kowalski beat Dick the Bruiser dq Reggie Parks & Doug Gilbert beat Larry Hennig & Harley Race Wilbur Snyder beat Mitsu Arakawa Jack Lanza drew Chris Markoff att: 2,300 11/11/66 St. Louis, MO @ Kiel Auditorium Handicap match Waldo Von Erich & Moose Cholak beat Lou Thesz. 1 Thesz pinned Cholak 2 Thesz was unable to beat Waldo Von Erich during 30 minute time limit so Lou had to forfeit the decision. Fritz Von Erich beat Dory Funk Jr. Terry Funk & Joe Tangaro beat Dick the Bruiser & Bulldog Lee Henning 2/3, 2nd fall by dq 1 Bruiser beat Tangaro 2 Funk won by dq 3 Tangaro beat Henning. Sweet Daddy Siki ddq Hercules Graham Dianna Lynn & Cora Combs beat Mae Goodson & Jessica Rogers 2-0 1 Combs beat Goodson 2 Lynn beat Rogers Toru Tanaka (later billed as Professor Tanaka) drew Ronnie Etchison att: 7352 11/12/66 St Louis TV from Wrestling at the Chase Joe Tomasso drew Timothy Geohagen Hercules Graham beat Tarzan Baxter NWA Champion Gene Kiniski beat Ronnie Etchison Dick the Bruiser beat Rickey Hunter Bulldog Henning drew Thor Hagen 11/12/66 Omaha, NE @ Civic Auditorium Dick the Bruiser beat Mad Dog Vachon to win AWA title Title Change only recognized in Omaha Verne Gagne beat Mad Russian Stan Pulaski Midwest Tag Team Title Match Mitsu Arakawa & Haru Sasaki vs The Kentuckians Dale Lewis vs Wilbur Snyder Ron Reed drew Tim Woods 11/16/66 Denver, CO @ Auditorium Arena Killer Kowalski beat Verne Gagne dq Dick the Bruiser beat The Alaskan Larry Hennig & Harley Race beat Wilbur Snyder & Jack Lanza Bill Melby beat Eric the Great 11/17/66 Elkhart, IN Dick The Bruiser & Wilbur Snyder beat The Assassins WWA Champion Mitsu Arakawa beat Moose Cholak Chris Markoff beat Jose Betancourt Prince Pullins drew American Stanlee 11/19/66 Omaha, NE @ Civic Auditorium Mad Dog Vachon beat Dick the Bruiser to regain AWA title Ron Reed & Tim Woods beat Dale Lewis & Haru Sasaki Jake Smith beat Mad Russian Stan Pulaski dq Luke Brown beat Luke Graham 11/24/66 Indianapolis, IN @ Fairgrounds Coliseum non title Texas Death Match Dick the Bruiser beat WWA champion Mitsu Arakawa after KO'ing Mitsu with a chair WWA Tag Team Champions Chris Markoff & Angelo Poffo beat Wilbur Snyder & Jack Lanza 2/3 Moose Cholak beat Bobby Graham Cora Combs beat Sharon Lass Haru Sasaki beat Joe Tomasso Prince Pullins beat Igor Volkoff Att: 7,000 11/25/66 St. Louis, MO @ Kiel Auditorium NWA Champion Gene Kiniski beat Dick the Bruiser Lou Thesz beat Hercules Graham Waldo Von Erich & The Crusher beat Terry Funk & Dory Funk Jr 2/3 1 Crusher beat Dory Jr 2 Dory Jr beat Crusher 3 Waldo beat Terry Wilbur Snyder beat Chris Markoff Dory Funk Sr. beat Joe Tomasso Bulldog Lee Henning beat Ronnie Etchison Lorenzo Parente beat Jose Betancourt att: 11,892 sellout 11/28/66 Memphis, TN @ Ellis Auditorium Tojo Yamamoto & Professor Ito beat Buddy Fuller & Herb Welch on a 2nd fall dq referee Pat Malone Dick the Bruiser beat Jackie Fargo on a 3rd fall COR Don Greene drew Bronko Kelly Sonny Boy Cassidy beat Billy the Kid 11/30/66 Denver, CO @ Auditorium Arena Killer Kowalski vs AWA Champion Mad Dog Vachon 2/3 Larry Hennig & Harley Race beat Dick the Bruiser & Wilbur Snyder 2/3 The Alaskan vs Verne Gagne Bill Melby vs Joe Millich 12/2/66 Milwaukee, WI @ Auditorium Killer Kowalski beat Dick the Bruiser dq Reggie Parks & Doug Gilbert beat Mad Dog Vachon & Big K Verne Gagne beat Larry Hennig dq Wilbur Snyder beat Harley Race Jim Raschke drew Billy Red Cloud att: 2,431 12/3/66 St. Paul, MN @ Auditorium AWA Tag Team Champions Dick The Bruiser & The Crusher beat Alaskan & Big K 2/3 Handicap match Killer Kowalski beat Billy Red Cloud & George Drake in 17:10 Little Beaver & Jamaica Kid beat Sky Low Low & Little Brutus 2/3 Larry Hennig beat Jack Lanza Harley Race drew Doug Gilbert Att: 4,893 12/5/66 Memphis, TN @ Ellis Auditorium Tojo Yamamoto & Professor Ito beat Buddy Fuller & Herb Welch 2/3 Jackie Fargo beat Tamaya Soto (sub Dick the Bruiser) 2/3 Ray Lopez drew Don Fields Bronko Kelly beat Red Roberts 12/9/66 St. Louis, MO @ Kiel Auditorium Lou Thesz beat Waldo Von Erich Fritz Von Erich beat Sweet Daddy Siki Pat O’Connor & Johnny Valentine beat The Crusher & Dick the Bruiser on a 3rd fall dq 1 Crusher beat Valentine 2 Valentine beat Crusher 3 O’Connor won by dq Cowboy Bob Ellis beat Bulldog Lee Henning Moose Cholak beat Steve Stanlee Johnny Kace draw Angelo Poffo att: 7939 12/12/66 Memphis, TN @ Ellis Auditorium Handicap Match Buddy Fuller & Herb Welch beat Tojo Yamamoto & Professor Ito & Saul Weingeroff No dq Match, One fall to a Finish, Winner to Meet NWA Champion Gene Kiniski in January Jackie Fargo beat Dick The Bruiser Referee Eddie Malone Mario Milano beat Chin Lee on a 3rd fall dq Tamayo Soto drew Billy Wicks Treach Phillips beat Pancho Rosario 12/14/66 Denver, CO @ Auditorium Arena Dick the Bruiser & Wilbur Snyder beat Larry Hennig & Harley Race Verne Gagne beat The Alaskan Verne Gagne (sub Dory Funk Jr.) beat Haru Sasaki Killer Kowalski vs Chris Markoff 12/16/66 Chicago, IL @ International Amphitheatre Larry Hennig & Harley Race beat AWA Tag Team Champions Dick the Bruiser & the Crusher dq Killer Kowalski beat Verne Gagne dq Wilbur Snyder beat Mitsu Arakawa Chris Markoff beat Jack Lanza Reggie Parks beat Joe Tomasso Doug Gilbert beat Igor Volkoff 12/22/66 Kansas City, KS Dick the Bruiser beat Bob Geigel Jean Antone won 5 woman Battle Royal Jack Donovan drew Bob Orton Sonny Myers beat Tor Kamata Kay Noble beat Jean Antone Mike DiBiase vs The Viking 12/28/66 Indianapolis, IN @ Fairgrounds Coliseum WWA Champion Mitsu Arakawa no contest Wilbur Snyder WWA Tag Team Champions Chris Markoff & Angelo Poffo no contest Dick the Bruiser & the Crusher Jack Lanza beat Moose Cholak dq Igor Volkoff beat Mario Milano Joe Tomasso beat Len Rossi Darling Dagmar & Betty Boucher beat Diamond Lil & Toni Rose 12/29/66 Elkhart, IN Dick The Bruiser vs WWA Champion Mitsu Arakawa WWA Tag Team Champions Angelo Poffo & Chris Markoff vs Wilbur Snyder & The Crusher Moose Cholak vs Jack Lanza Prince Pullins vs The Assassin 12/30/66 Milwaukee, WI @ Auditorium Larry Hennig & Harley Race beat Wilbur Snyder & Dick the Bruiser Verne Gagne beat Mitsu Arakawa Killer Kowalski beat Reggie Parks Doug Gilbert drew Chris Markoff Jack Lanza beat Joe Tomasso att: 2,115 |
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Dick the Bruiser and Wilbur Snyder didn't run that many WWA cards other than in Indianapolis. There were a few here and there but not nearly as many as in previous years. As a result you see WWA wrestlers appearing on AWA cards, St.Louis cards and Kansas City cards. 1/6/67 Chicago, IL @ International Amphitheatre Larry Hennig & Harley Race beat Dick the Bruiser & the Crusher to win AWA Tag Team Title Killer Kowalski beat Verne Gagne dq Reggie Parks beat the Alaskan Jack Lanza beat Big K Chris Markoff beat Doug Gilbert The Assassin drew Santiago Acosta 1/14/67 Elkhart, IN WWA Champion Mitsu Arakawa drew Dick The Bruiser WWA Tag Team Champions Angelo Poffo & Chris Markoff beat The Crusher & Cowboy Jack Lanza dq Wilbur Snyder beat The Assassin Guy Heenan beat Santiago Acosta 1/20/67 St. Louis, MO @ Kiel Auditorium Wilbur Snyder & Bearcat Wright beat Gene Kiniski & The Crusher 2-0, 1st fall by dq 1 Snyder won by dq 2 Snyder beat Kiniski John Paul Henning ddq Johnny Powers Dick the Bruiser beat Jack Lanza Pat O’Connor beat Jack Donovan Hercules Graham drew Sonny Myers Ray Gordon beat The Viking Chris Markoff beat Guy Mitchell att: 7499 1/21/67 St Louis TV from Wrestling at the Chase Hercules Graham beat Don Acosta Bob Baker drew Sonny Myers Moose Cholak beat Bob Blondell 2/3 Dick the Bruiser beat Guy Mitchell Rickey Hunter beat Johnny Kace 1/21/67 Indianapolis, IN @ State Fairgrounds Coliseum Dick the Bruiser & the Crusher beat Chris Markoff & Angelo Poffo to win the WWA Tag Team title WWA Champion Mitsu Arakawa beat Jack Lanza 2/3 Wilbur Snyder beat The Destroyer on a 3rd fall dq Moose Cholak drew Guy Markoff 20:00 Joe Tomasso beat The Mongol dq Prince Pullins beat Treach Phillips Att: 10,037 2/1/67 Denver, CO @ Auditorium Arena Verne Gagne & The Crusher & Reggie Parks (subs for Dick The Bruiser & Mighty Igor Vodik) beat Larry Hennig & Killer Kowalski & Harley Race 2/3 1 Crusher pinned Hennig 2 Race beat Crusher 3 Crusher pinned Race Verne Gagne (sub Dick The Bruiser) beat Larry Hennig dq The Crusher (sub Mighty Igor Vodik) beat Harley Race via pin The Alaskan drew Reggie Parks 30:00 2/9/67 Fort Wayne, IN Chris Markoff & Angelo Poffo beat Dick The Bruiser & Jack Lanza WWA Champion Mitsu Arakawa beat Wilbur Snyder Guy Heenan beat Assassin I Moose Cholak beat Prince Pullins Att: 2975 Note: Tri state promotion’s first matches in Fort Wayne for 8 months 2/14/67 Kansas City, KS @ Memorial Hall Tag Team Champions Bob Geigel & Bob Brown beat Mongolian Stomper & Bearcat Wright when Brown pinned Wright in the 3rd fall Dick The Bruiser beat Earl Maynard dq in 19:23 when Maynard accidentallu headbutted the referee The Viking beat The Pear via pin in 12:08 Sonny Myers dcor Jack Donovan in 18:46 Ricky Hunter drew Victor Rivera 20:00 Guillotine Gordon beat Lee Henning via pin in 10:31 after a series of back drops 2/15/67 Denver, CO @ Auditorium Arena Referee Leo Bahl Dick the Bruiser & the Crusher no contest AWA Tag Team Champions Larry Hennig & Harley Race in 3rd fall 1 Hennig pinned Crusher in 3:15 2 Crusher pinned Race in 5:05 3 Referee Leo Bahl declared the bout a no contest as all four men battled in the ring Wilbur Snyder beat Moose Cholak 2/3 Waldo Von Erich beat Art Thomas 2/3 Terry Funk beat Bobby Duncum Terry Funk beat Waldo Von Erich dq Moose Cholak beat Bobby Duncum Att: 3,500 Note: Hennig & Race arrived late for the card so promoter Gene Reed provided two unscheduled matches just in case of no shows by Larry & Harley. 2/16/67 Milwaukee, WI @ Auditorium AWA Tag Team Champions Larry Hennig & Harley Race no contest Dick the Bruiser & the Crusher Killer Kowalski beat Verne Gagne dq Sharon Lass & Jean Antone beat Mars Monroe & Betty Niccoli Wilbur Snyder beat Chris Markoff att: 3,421 2/17/67 Indianapolis, IN @ State Fairgrounds Coliseum Chris Markoff & Angelo Poffo beat Dick the Bruiser & the Crusher 2/3 to regain the WWA Tag Team Title Mitsu Arakawa threw salt in Crusher’s eyes to cause the winning pin in the 3rd fall. WWA Champion Mitsu Arakawa beat Wilbur Snyder on a 3rd fall COR Jack Lanza beat Guy Heenan Moose Cholak beat The Assassin The Mongol beat Len Rossi Prince Pullins drew Shariff Sarhara Att: 4,072 2/20/67 Chicago, IL @ International Amphitheatre AWA Champion Mad Dog Vachon beat Verne Gagne dq Dick the Bruiser & the Crusher no contest Devils Duo Angelo Poffo & Chris Markoff Wilbur Snyder beat The Mongol Jack Lanza drew Moose Cholak Mitsu Arakawa beat Reggie Parks Guy Heenan beat Jose Betancourt 2/21/67 Moline, IL @ Wharton Fieldhouse AWA Tag Team Champions Larry Hennig & Harley Race no contest Dick the Bruiser & the Crusher Killer Kowalski beat Reggie Parks Wilbur Snyder beat The Alaskan Doug Gilbert beat Bob Boyer 2/24/67 Terre Haute, IN WWA Tag Team Champions Devil’s Duo Angelo Poffo & Chris Markoff vs Dick the Bruiser & Wilbur Snyder Mitsu Arakawa vs Jack Lanza Shariff Sahara vs Guy Heenan 3/1/67 Denver, CO @ Auditorium Arena Two Referees, No dq Match AWA Tag Team Champions Larry Hennig & Harley Race beat Dick the Bruiser & the Crusher when Race pinned Bruiser in the 3rd fall Wilbur Snyder beat Waldo Von Erich 2/3 Dory Funk beat The Alaskan Danny Hodge beat Harley Race dq Terry Funk beat Silento Rodriguez via pin in 19:19 Att: 5,000 3/2/67 Fort Wayne, IN WWA Tag Team Champions Angelo Poffo & Chris Markoff ddq Dick The Bruiser & Wilbur Snyder Mitsu Arakawa beat Jack Lanza The Crusher beat Moose Cholak Guy Heenan beat The Mongol Att: 2500 3/3/67 St. Louis, MO @ Kiel Auditorium NWA Champion Gene Kiniski beat Wilbur Snyder Pat O’Connor & Johnny Valentine beat Dick the Bruiser & The Crusher on a 3rd fall COR 1 Crusher beat Valentine 2 Valentine beat Bruiser 3 O’Connor won when Crusher was counted out outside the ring after a drop kick Edouard Carpentier beat Mitsu Arakawa Sweet Daddy Siki drew Johnny Powers John Paul Henning & Joe Tangaro beat Chris Markoff & Bulldog Lee Henning when Henning beat Markoff Jack Donovan beat Jack Lanza att: 11,693 sellout 3/4/67 St Louis TV from Wrestling at the Chase Mitsu Arakawa beat Bob Atlas John Paul Henning beat Joe Tomasso Dick the Bruiser beat Bob Blondell The Crusher beat Lorenzo Parente Jack Donovan drew Guy Mitchell 3/11/67 Chicago, IL @ International Amphitheatre AWA Tag Team Champions Larry Hennig & Harley Race no contest Dick the Bruiser & the Crusher AWA Champion Verne Gagne beat Pat O'Connor Lou Thesz beat Bob Geigel Reggie Parks drew Killer Kowalski Johnny Valentine beat Eddie Graham Dory Funk Sr drew Joe Blanchard Att: 9,812, sellout 3/15/67 Covington, IN Dick the Bruiser & Cowboy Jack Lanza vs WWA Tag Team Champions Devil’s Duo Angelo Poffo & Chris Markoff WWA Champion Mitsu Arakawa vs Moose Cholak Guy Heenan vs Prince Pullins 3/17/67 St. Louis, MO @ Kiel Auditorium Pat O’Connor beat Dick the Bruiser Edouard Carpentier beat Waldo Von Erich Ernie Ladd & John Paul Henning beat The Crusher & Jack Donovan 1 Crusher beat Henning 2 Ladd beat Crusher 3 Henning beat Donovan Killer Kowalski drew Wilbur Snyder Moose Evans beat Bob Atlas Victor Rivera beat Bulldog Lee Henning Reggie Parks beat The Viking dq att: 8765 3/18/67 Indianapolis, IN @ State Fairgrounds Coliseum WWA Champion Mitsu Arakawa beat The Crusher dq Dick the Bruiser beat Chris Markoff 2/3 Ernie Ladd beat The Destroyer Jack Lanza & Wilbur Snyder beat Johnny Valentine & The Mongol 2/3 Guy Heenan beat Shariff Sahara Reggie Parks drew Angelo Poffo Att: 5,700 3/19/67 St. Paul, MN @ Auditorium (Afternoon Show) Dick The Bruiser & The Crusher beat The Alaskan & Killer Kowalski 2-0 AWA Tag Team Champions Larry Hennig & Harley Race beat Ernie Ladd & Earl Maynard dq Doug Gilbert beat Eddie Sharkey in 24:00 Jim Raschke drew Chris Markoff 20:00 att: 2,857 3/23/67 Fort Wayne, IN WWA Tag Team Champions Angelo Poffo & Chris Markoff beat Dick The Bruiser & Wilbur Snyder WWA Champion Mitsu Arakawa beat The Crusher Reggie Parks beat Guy Heenan Assassin I beat Prince Pullins 3/23/67 Kansas City, KS @ Municipal Auditorium NWA Champion Gene Kiniski beat Lou Thesz 2/3 1. Kiniski pinned Thesz after a series of backbreakers 2. Thesz pinned Kiniski after a dropkick 3. Kiniski pinned Thesz Bob Ellis beat Dick The Bruiser dq when Bruiser hit the referee Earl Maynard beat Tiny Mills via pin after a backbreaker Bobby Duncum beat Mike DiBiase via pin after a series of shoulder blocks Guillotine Gordon dcor Victor Rivera The Bear & The Plum drew Steve Bolus & Ricky Hunter att: 3,000 Note: Conflicting dates again!! 4/8/67 Indianapolis, IN @ Fairgrounds Coliseum Texas Death Match WWA Tag Team Champions Chris Markoff & Angelo Poffo beat Dick the Bruiser & the Crusher in 9 falls WWA Champion Mitsu Arakawa beat Ernie Ladd Wilbur Snyder beat Johnny Valentine Reggie Parks beat The Mongol Jack Lanza drew Moose Cholak Joe Tomasso beat Prince Pullins Att: 7,000 4/14/67 Milwaukee, WI @ Arena AWA Champion Verne Gagne beat Mad Dog Vachon Dick the Bruiser & the Crusher beat Killer Kowalski & The Alaskan Wilbur Snyder beat Mitsu Arakawa dq Reggie Parks drew Johnny Powers Moose Cholak beat Santiago Acosta att: 3,463 4/15/67 Chicago, IL @ International Amphitheatre Non Title Texas Death Match Dick the Bruiser & the Crusher beat AWA Tag Team Champions Larry Hennig & Harley Race Wilbur Snyder beat Killer Kowalski Moose Cholak beat Reggie Parks Chris Markoff beat Jack Lanza Mitsu Arakawa beat Prince Pullins Guy Heenan beat Santiago Acosta Att: 11,425 From the Tuesday, April 18, 1967 edition of the Anderson Daily Bulletin State Demo Leader Dies Indianapolis (AP) Mrs. Margaret Afflis Johnston, 60, president of the Indiana Democratic Women's Club and former Democratic national committeewoman from Indiana, died Monday after suffering a heart attack. Mrs. Johnston started her career in politics as a township trustee in Delphi. She served as vice chairman for Carroll County and the 2nd district and was a national committeewoman from 1960 to 1964. She was elected as the president of the Women's Club in 1965. She served 15 years on the board of the Indiana Women's Prison and was appointed state probation director by the late Henry F. Schricker during both his terms as governor. She is survived by her husband, Leroy O. Johnston; a son, Richard Afflis of Indianapolis, and a sister, Mrs. Ethel Patterson of Delphi. Funeral services will be held Thursday morning at Second Presbyterian Church, with burial at Delphi. Gordon St. Angelo, Democratic state chairman, said Mrs. Johnston "represented the very best qualities that have made the Democratic party great - idealism, dedication, imagination and tireless energy. Her death is a great loss to her many friends in Indiana and across the nation." Mrs. Agnes Woolery, state vice chairman, said the death of Mrs, Johnston was "a great personal loss to me and a tremendoss loss to the Democratic Party in Indiana." 4/19/67 Denver, CO @ Auditorium Arena Ernie Ladd won a 10 Man Battle Royal for $6,000 by simultaneously eliminating Larry Hennig & Harley Race The Crusher & Wilbur Snyder (sub Dick The Bruiser) beat AWA Tag Team Champions Larry Hennig & Harley Race when Crusher pinned Race Ernie Ladd drew Killer Kowalski 20:00 Danny Hodge beat Art Nelson via pin in 12:53 Chris Markoff beat Reggie Parks via pin in 16:06 Att: 4,000 4/20/67 Fort Wayne, IN WWA Champion Mitsu Arakawa beat The Crusher (sub Dick The Bruiser) Angelo Poffo & Chris Markoff beat Jack Lanza & Wilbur Snyder Reggie Parks beat Guy Heenan Prince Pullins drew The Assassin Note: Bruiser's mother passed away. 4/21/67 St. Louis, MO @ Kiel Auditorium Edouard Carpentier beat Fritz Von Erich dq Wilbur Snyder beat Killer Kowalski The Crusher (subbing for Dick the Bruiser, whose mother passed away) beat Steve Kovacs Johnny Valentine ddq Moose Cholak Sweet Daddy Siki & John Paul Henning beat Moose Evans & Bulldog Lee Henning 2/3 1 Bulldog beat Siki 2 John Paul beat Evans 3 Siki beat Bulldog Bob Atlas beat Bob Blondell Victor Rivera beat Tommy Phillips att: 7136 5/18/67 Fort Wayne, IN WWA Tag Team Champions Chris Markoff & Angelo Poffo beat Dick The Bruiser & The Crusher Mitsu Arakawa beat Reggie Parks Jack Lanza beat Bob Atlas Wilbur Snyder drew Guy Heenan 5/19/67 St. Louis, MO @ Kiel Auditorium Non Title Handicap Tag Team Bout Edouard Carpentier & Dick the Bruiser beat NWA Champion Gene Kiniski 2/3 1 Kiniski beat Bruiser dq 2 Bruiser beat Kiniski 3 Carpentier beat Kiniski Dory Funk Jr no contest Pat O’Connor when O’Connor injured his knee and Funk refused to accept the victory Bearcat Wright & Wilbur Snyder drew Johnny Powers & The Crusher when the 30 minute time limit expired in the 3rd fall 1 Powers beat Wright 2 Wright beat Powers 3 The 30 minute time limit expired before either team could score another fall Jack Donovan beat Chris Markoff Don Curtis drew Rickey Hunter Bobby Duncum beat Bulldog Lee Henning att: 10,659 5/26/67 Milwaukee, WI @ Auditorium Non Title Death Match Dick the Bruiser & the Crusher beat AWA Tag Team Champions Larry Hennig & Harley Race after 9th fall Cowboy Bradley & Little Beaver beat Sonny Boy Cassidy & Sky Low Low Chris Markoff beat Reggie Parks via pin Mitsu Arakawa drew Jack Lanza Sky Low Low beat Little Beaver via pin with a cradle att: 3,200 5/28/67 Elkhart, IN WWA Champion Mitsu Arakawa drew Dick the Bruiser WWA Tag Team Champions Chris Markoff & Angelo Poffo beat Jack Lanza & Wilbur Snyder Prince Pullins beat Phil Christy Joe Tomasso beat Freddie Rogers 6/2/67 Chicago, IL @ International Amphitheatre Devil’s Duo Angelo Poffo & Chris Markoff beat Dick the Bruiser & the Crusher Wilbur Snyder drew Johnny Powers Johnny Valentine no contest Earl Maynard Cowboy Bradley & Little Beaver beat Jack Cassidy & Sky Low Low Jack Lanza drew Reggie Parks Mitsu Arakawa beat Doug Gilbert 6/3/67 Fort Wayne, IN WWA Tag Team Champions Angelo Poffo & Chris Markoff beat Dick The Bruiser & The Crusher WWA Champion Mitsu Arakawa beat Reggie Parks Little Beaver & Cowboy Bradley beat Sky Low Low & Jack Cassidy Blackjack Lanza drew Assassin I Att: 3,000 6/16/67 St. Louis, MO @ Kiel Auditorium NWA Champion Gene Kiniski beat Edouard Carpentier 2/3 Dory Funk Jr & John Paul Henning & Wilbur Snyder beat The Crusher & Moose Evans & Fritz Von Erich 2-0, 1st fall by dq 1 Snyder won by dq 2 Snyder beat Evans Dick the Bruiser drew Johnny Valentine Valentine’s plane was delayed and Guy Mitchell met Bruiser for the first three minutes until Valentine rushed to the ring and wrestled in his street clothes for the rest of the 20-minute limit Jessica Rogers beat Adrienne Ames Earl Maynard & Guy Mitchell beat Mitsu Arakawa & Jack Donovan when Maynard beat Donovan Angelo Poffo beat Tor Kamata att. 11,860 sellout 6/29/67 Kansas City, KS @ Memorial Hall Dick The Bruiser & The Crusher ddq Bulldog Bob Brown & Bob Geigel Bob Ellis beat Dandy Jack Donovan Earl Maynard beat Hangman dq Ronnie Etchison & Sonny Myers & Ron Reed beat The Viking & Tor Kamata & Tiny Mills 6/30/67 Milwaukee, WI @ Auditorium AWA Tag Team Champions Larry Hennig & Harley Race beat Dick the Bruiser & the Crusher 2/3 1 Bruiser & Crusher won 2 Hennig & Race won 3 Hennig & Race won Rene Goulet (sub Lou Thesz) beat Chris Markoff on a 3rd fall COR Big K (sub Ernie Ladd) beat Moose Cholak dq Dale Lewis drew Mitsu Arakawa att: 2,291 7/7/67 Chicago, IL @ International Amphitheatre AWA Champion Verne Gagne beat Mitsu Arakawa Dick the Bruiser beat Harley Race Devil’s Duo Angelo Poffo & Chris Markoff beat Rene Goulet & Jack Lanza Lou Thesz beat Johnny Powers Moose Cholak drew Ernie Ladd The Assassin beat Jack Cain 7/13/67 Kansas City, KS @ Memorial Hall Bob Geigel & Bob Brown beat Dick the Bruiser & The Crusher on a 3rd fall dq Mongolian Stomper beat Jack Donovan The Hangman dcor Bob Ellis The Viking beat Tor Kamata Ron Reed & Sonny Myers beat Steve Bolus & Earl Maynard 7/15/67 Indianapolis, IN @ Victory Field WWA Champion Mitsu Arakawa beat Lou Thesz dq when Thesz kicked the referee in the rear end Dick the Bruiser & The Crusher beat Chris Markoff & Angelo Poffo to win the WWA Tag Team Title Blackjack Lanza beat Moose Cholak The Destroyer drew Reggie Parks Cora Combs beat Sara Swan Joe Tomasso beat John Paul Henning Note: Another report had Crusher and Bruiser winning the title in Lafayette in July 7/22/67 Indianapolis IN @ Tyndall Armory Dick the Bruiser & Moose Cholak beat Mitsu Arakawa & Great Yamoto Blackjack Lanza beat Assassin 2-0 George Ringo the Wrestling Beatle beat Corsica Joe Angelo Poffo beat the Sheik Sahara 7/28/67 Chicago, IL @ International Amphitheatre AWA Champion Verne Gagne no contest Lou Thesz Devil’s Duo Angelo Poffo & Chris Markoff beat Dick The Bruiser & The Crusher dq Wilbur Snyder ddq The Destroyer Johnny Valentine beat Rene Goulet Jack Lanza drew Johnny Powers Cora Combs beat Sarah Shawn 7/29/67 Maplewood, MN @ Aldrich Arena AWA Tag Team Champions Larry Hennig & Harley Race no contest Dick The Bruiser & The Crusher Rene Goulet drew Johnny Valentine Johnny Powers beat Earl Maynard Eddie Sharkey beat Mike Murlowski att: 2,234 8/10/67 Kansas City, KS @ Memorial Hall Texas Death Match Dick The Bruiser & The Crusher beat Bulldog Bob Brown & Bob Geigel Mongolian Stomper beat Tor Kamata The Hangman beat Ronnie Etchison (sub Earl Maynard) Ron Reed drew Sonny Myers The Viking beat Jack Donovan 8/11/67 Chicago, IL @ International Amphitheatre AWA Champion Verne Gagne beat Lou Thesz Devil’s Duo Angelo Poffo & Chris Markoff beat AWA Tag Team Champions Larry Hennig & Harley Race dq Dick the Bruiser beat Johnny Valentine Wilbur Snyder beat Blackjack Lanza dq The Destroyer beat Eddie Sharkey Rene Goulet beat the Assassin 8/12/67 Milwaukee, WI @ Auditorium Dick The Bruiser vs Johnny Powers The Crusher vs Larry Hennig Earl Maynard vs Joe Tomasso Note: Card rescheduled for 9/1 due to unrest in the city 8/19/67 St Louis TV from Wrestling at the Chase Tommy Phillips drew Jack Donovan Waldo Von Erich beat Thor Hagen Dick the Bruiser beat Bob Boyer 2-0 Johnny Powers beat Ronnie Etchison Ron Reed beat Jim Starr dq 8/19/67 Indianapolis, IN @ Bush Stadium WWA Champion Mitsu Arakawa beat Dick the Bruiser Blackjack Lanza beat Wilbur Snyder Handicap Match, Crusher must beat both men within 30 minutes or he will lost the bout The Crusher beat Chris Markoff but did not beat Bobby Heenan before the 30 minute time limit expired Moose Cholak drew John Paul Henning 8/24/67 Duluth, MN @ Arena Non Title Match, Special Referee: Tiny Mills Dick The Bruiser & The Crusher beat AWA Tag Team Champions Larry Hennig & Harley Race Mighty Igor Vodik beat Big K Rene Goulet beat Professor Steve Druk Al Kashey beat George Gadaski att: 4500 8/25/67 St. Louis, MO @ Kiel Auditorium Lou Thesz beat Johnny Powers Fritz Von Erich beat John Paul Henning Wilbur Snyder & Sonny Myers beat Jim Starr & Moose Cholak 2/3 1 Myers beat Cholak 2 Starr beat Myers 3 Snyder beat Starr Dick the Bruiser beat Ron Reed Handicap Tag Team Match Cowboy Bob Ellis & Joe Tangaro beat Waldo Von Erich. 1 Waldo beat Tangaro 2 Waldo ddq Ellis so Von Erich had to forfeit the decision. Jean Antone & Betty Niccoli beat Rose Kelly & Verne Bottoms 2/3 1 Bottoms beat Antone 2 Antone beat Bottoms 3 Niccoli beat Kelly. Earl Maynard beat The Viking Ronnie Etchison beat Jack Donovan Att: 7868 9/1/67 Milwaukee, WI @ Auditorium Dick the Bruiser beat Johnny Powers 2/3 The Crusher beat Moose Cholak via pin Reggie Parks beat Chris Markoff Dale Lewis beat Big K Rock Rogowski beat Kenny Jay with a backbreaker Note: Rogowski actually billed as “Brute” in the newspaper 9/2/67 Chicago, IL @ International Amphitheatre Dick the Bruiser & the Crusher beat Angelo Poffo & Chris Markoff Wilbur Snyder beat Johnny Powers The Destroyer beat Reggie Parks Rene Goulet drew Blackjack Lanza Moose Cholak beat Jack Pesek Big K beat Al Kashey 9/12/67 Duluth, MN @ Arena Dick The Bruiser & The Crusher beat AWA Tag Team Champions Larry Hennig & Harley Race dq Dr. X beat Al Kashey Mighty Igor Vodik beat Professor Steve Druk Ramon Torres beat Big K 9/15/67 St. Louis, MO @ Kiel Auditorium Fritz Von Erich beat Lou Thesz dq Texas Death Match Cowboy Bob Ellis beat Waldo Von Erich Dick the Bruiser drew Edouard Carpentier The Crusher beat Lorenzo Parente Wilbur Snyder & Johnny Valentine beat Mitsu Arakawa & Jack Donovan 2-0 1 Snyder beat Arakawa 2 Ellis beat Donovan Calvin Pullins beat Joe Tomasso att: 8497 9/16/67 Chicago, IL @ International Amphitheatre AWA Tag Team Champions Larry Hennig & Harley Race beat Dick the Bruiser & the Crusher Wilbur Snyder beat Angelo Poffo Johnny Valentine beat Moose Cholak dq Dr X beat Rene Goulet Dr Moto beat Bob Boyer Blackjack Lanza beat Al Kashey 9/29/67 Milwaukee, WI @ Auditorium The Masked Man aka Dr X beat Dick the Bruiser dq when Bruiser roughed up referee Marty Miller AWA Tag Team Champions Larry Hennig & Harley Race beat Mighty Igor Vodik & Rock Rogowski 2/3 Rene Goulet beat Johnny Powers dq Ramon Torres beat Big K att: 2,349 9/30/67 Indianapolis, IN @ State Fair Coliseum WWA Tag Team Champions Dick the Bruiser & The Crusher beat Blackjack Lanza & Johnny Valentine Wilbur Snyder beat Mitsu Arakawa to win the WWA title Dr Moto beat Moose Cholak dq Chris Markoff drew Reggie Parks Bob Boyer beat Igor Volkoff Paul Christy beat Joe Tomasso 10/5/67 Fort Wayne, IN WWA Tag Team Champions Dick The Bruiser & The Crusher beat Blackjack Lanza & Chris Markoff Wilbur Snyder beat Mitsu Arakawa dq Dr Moto beat Paul Christy Prince Pullins beat Igor Volkoff Att: 1300 Note from Tim Tassler: They discontinued shows in Fort Wayne after this for a while. 10/13/67 Indianapolis, IN @ State Fairgrounds Coliseum Mitsu Arakawa & Dr Moto beat Dick the Bruiser & The Crusher to win the WWA Tag Team Title WWA Champion Wilbur Snyder beat Johnny Valentine Prince Pullins beat Freddie Rogers Chris Markoff beat Paul Christy Moose Cholak beat Black Bart Blackjack Lanza beat Bob Boyer att: 3500 10/14/67 St Louis TV from Wrestling at the Chase Wilbur Snyder beat Carlos Mendoza Fritz Von Erich beat Ronnie Etchison Dick the Bruiser beat Johnny Sullivan Bob Boyer beat Bob Jones During an interview, Fritz Von Erich vowed that if he did not win the NWA title from Gene Kiniski on Oct. 20, he would never return to St. Louis 10/20/67 St. Louis, MO @ The Arena Special Referee: Pat O’Connor, Fritz vows to leave St. Louis if he loses NWA Champion Gene Kiniski beat Fritz Von Erich 2/3 Cowboy Bob Ellis & Edouard Carpentier & John Paul Henning beat The Crusher & Waldo Von Erich & Dick the Bruiser on a 3rd fall dq 1 Waldo beat Henning 2 Henning beat Waldo 3 Ellis beat Bruiser dq Lou Thesz beat Hans Schmidt Wilbur Snyder beat Moose Evans Calvin Pullins & Ronnie Etchison beat Mitsu Arakawa & El Diablo 1 Arakawa beat Etchison 2 Pullins beat Arakawa 3 Etchison beat Diablo, who unmasked as Mike Paidousis. Ron Reed beat The Viking att: 8,929 Note: The venue change didn't work this time. 10/21/67 Minneapolis, MN Dick the Bruiser & The Crusher beat Dr. Moto & Mitsu Arakawa Mighty Igor Vodik beat Steve Druk Chris Markoff drew Joe Scarpello Big K beat Kenny Jay Rock Rogowski beat George Gadaski 10/21/67 St Louis TV from Wrestling at the Chase Bob Boyer beat Mike York Eddie Sharkey & John Paul Henning beat Mitsu Arakawa & Dick the Bruiser on a 3rd fall dq 1 Bruiser beat Sharkey 2 Henning beat Arakawa 3 Henning beat Bruiser dq due to Arakawa’s interference Ronnie Etchison drew Hercules Graham 10/27/67 Milwaukee, WI @ Auditorium The Crusher beat Harley Race in 8:00 Dr X beat Wilbur Snyder (sub Dick The Bruiser) when Snyder could not answer the bell for the 3rd fall due to a leg injury Mighty Igor Vodik beat Chris Markoff (sub Larry Hennig) Rene Goulet drew Ramon Torres Rock Rogowski beat Big K att: 3,249 Notes: Rogowski was billed by the newspaper as simply The Rock. Bruiser was reportedly hospitalized in Indianapolis and Hennig allegedly was hospitalized in Toronto. 10/28/67 St Louis TV from Wrestling at the Chase Hercules Graham beat Bob Hamby Edouard Carpentier beat Bob Boyer Dick the Bruiser beat Ron Reed John Paul Henning beat Mike York 11/3/67 St. Louis, MO @ Kiel Auditorium Handicap Tag Match Edouard Carpentier & John Paul Henning beat Dick the Bruiser on a 2nd fall dq 1 Bruiser beat Henning 2 Carpentier beat Bruiser dq Terry Funk & Dory Funk Jr beat Hans Schmidt & Waldo Von Erich 2/3, 2nd fall by dq 1 Schmidt beat Terry 2 Terry won by dq 3 Dory beat Schmidt Ronnie Etchison beat Moose Evans Hercules Graham beat Ron Reed Calvin Pullins beat Mike York Ray Gunkel beat Jack Donovan att: 4,840 11/4/67 Indianapolis, IN @ State Fairgrounds Coliseum WWA Champion Wilbur Snyder no contest Johnny Powers WWA Tag Team Champions Mitsu Arakawa & Dr. Moto beat Dick the Bruiser & The Crusher when Crusher was unable to continue in the 3rd fall Prince Pullins beat Black Bart Bob Boyer drew Assassin 20:00 Blackjack Lanza beat Paul Christy Moose Cholak beat Chris Markoff att: 7000 11/7/67 Kansas City, KS @ Municipal Auditorium Dick the Bruiser & The Crusher beat Bob Brown & Bob Geigel 2-0, 1st fall by dq Pat O’Connor beat Jack Donovan The Viking beat The Alaskan Lord Littlebrook & Princess Little Cloud beat Little Bruiser & Betty Niccoli Steve Bolus drew Eddie Sharkey Earl Maynard beat Bob Hamby 11/17/67 St. Louis, MO @ Kiel Auditorium Edouard Carpentier beat Dick the Bruiser on a 3rd fall COR Wilbur Snyder & Pat O’Connor beat The Crusher & Waldo Von Erich 2-0, 1st fall by dq 1 O’Connor won by dq 2 Snyder beat Crusher Hercules Graham beat Ronnie Etchison Princess Little Cloud beat Betty Niccoli John Paul Henning drew Moose Cholak Lord Littlebrook beat Mighty Atom Ron Reed beat Johnny Kace att: 5218 11/18/67 St Louis TV from the KPLR studio in the Chase complex Ronnie Etchison beat Johnny Kace Wilbur Snyder beat Hercules Graham Dick the Bruiser beat Paul Christy Note: The TV show was now in color and was known as Championship Wrestling instead Wrestling at the Chase. This change in formats happened a week earlier. 11/23/67 Indianapolis, IN @ State Fairgrounds coliseum WWA Tag Team Champions Mitsu Arakawa & Dr Moto no contest Dick the Bruiser & Moose Cholak WWA Champion Wilbur Snyder beat Johnny Powers Blackjack Lanza beat Joe Tomasso Black Bart drew Paul Christy Bobby Heenan beat Bob Boyer Cora Combs beat Mae Young Att: 6,500 11/24/67 Omaha, NE @ Civic Auditorium AWA Champion Verne Gagne beat Doug Gilbert Midwest Champion Bob Orton ddq Dick the Bruiser Rock Rogowski beat Krusher Kowalski Mike DiBiase beat Ron Reed Reggie Parks beat The Viking 12/1/67 St. Louis, MO @ Kiel Auditorium NWA Champion Gene Kiniski beat Wilbur Snyder 2/3 Edouard Carpentier beat Moose Cholak Waldo Von Erich drew Pat O’Connor Handicap Tag Match Dick the Bruiser beat Joe Tangaro & Ron Reed when Bruiser pinned Reed Bruiser was scheduled to have Hercules Graham as his partner, but Graham was injured in an auto accident so Bruiser went it alone. Dr. Scarlet beat Jose Betancourt Lord Littlebrook beat Cowboy Lang Mike York beat Bob Boyer att: 6,654 12/2/67 Chicago, IL @ International Amphitheatre Dr X beat Dick the Bruiser dq Mitsu Arakawa & Dr Moto beat Wilbur Snyder & Pat O'Connor to win the AWA Tag Team Title Mighty Igor Vodik beat Big K Blackjack Lanza drew Moose Cholak Harley Race beat Jack Pesek Bill Watts beat the Assassin 12/8/67 Indianapolis, IN @ State Fairgrounds Coliseum WWA Tag Team Champions Mitsu Arakawa & Dr Moto beat Dick the Bruiser & Moose Cholak NWA Champion Gene Kiniski drew WWA Champion Wilbur Snyder Blackjack Lanza beat Reggie Parks Joe Tomasso beat Santiago Acosta Paul Christy beat Johnny Kace Bob Boyer beat Black Bart att: 2,758 gate, $5,930.00 12/9/67 Hammond, IN @ Civic Center Dick The Bruiser vs Blackjack Lanza Reggie Parks vs The Assassin Bob Boyer vs Igor Volkoff Santiago Acosta vs Black Bart 12/14/67 Kansas City, KS Bob Geigel & Bulldog Bob Brown beat Dick The Bruiser & The Crusher Steve Bolus beat Earl Maynard Lord Littlebrook & Cowboy Lang beat Mighty Atom & Little Bruiser Pat O’Connor drew The Viking Sonny Myers bat Mike York Bob Boyer beat Bob Hamby 12/15/67 Milwaukee, WI @ Auditorium Dr X beat Mighty Igor Vodik dq when Igor failed to break a hold before the count of five Dick the Bruiser ddq Harley Race when manager Bobby Heenan interfered Bill Watts beat Bob Geigel via pin Princess Little Cloud (sub Mars Monroe) beat Betty Niccoli att: 2,883 12/27/67 Indianapolis, IN @ State Fairgrounds Coliseum Dick the Bruiser & The Crusher beat WWA Tag Team Champions Mitsu Arakawa & Dr. Moto on a 3rd fall dq Blackjack Lanza beat Wilbur Snyder to win the WWA Title when Snyder couldn't answer the bell for the third fall due to an apparent neck injury Paul Christy beat Dennis Dolly via pin Assassin II beat Doug Gilbert via pin Lord Littlebrook beat Mighty Atom via pin Moose Cholak beat Johnny Powers via pin Estimated Attendance: 5,500 12/30/67 Chicago, IL @ International Amphitheatre Dick the Bruiser no contest Dr X AWA Tag Team Champions Dr Moto & Mitsu Arakawa beat Rock Rogowski & Bill Watts Pat O'Connor beat Johnny Powers dq Joe Scarpello beat Guy Mitchell Bob Geigel beat Dennis Hall Jose Betancourt drew Bob Boyer |
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clawmaster wrote: I also have some other stuff I found to add. Also need to go to DuPree's site and get the correct names of the Indianapolis venues. This is taking much longer than I anticipated. 1968 will have to wait for a bit. There are many corrections, additions, names of buildings, fall listings etc etc that still have to be made from the years 1957 to 1963. Not just from Mike's site either. Tim Hornbaker's site has a ton of stuff too. I knew this was going to be the case so that's why I asked people not to C & P this ring record into their files until I an completely finished. Plus I'm finding more stuff on the newspaper archive site. It's all a matter of using the right key words and choosing the right states and cities. And then you have to fool around with the date descending, date ascending and relevant thingie to get more listings. |
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Here's a blurb I found thru an unrelated search. The Dr. X mentioned here is most likely Tom Stone using the Dick Beyer hood he probably ordered out of Norm Kietzer's magazines. No clue on the ID for Super Destroyer. Sorry this is out of sequence compared to where you are thus far. http://news.google.com/newspapers?id=5UMxAAAAIBAJ&sjid=nxIEAAAAIBAJ&pg=2350,6946995&dq=super-destroyer&hl=en |
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One Fan Gang wrote: Here's a blurb I found thru an unrelated search. The Dr. X mentioned here is most likely Tom Stone using the Dick Beyer hood he probably ordered out of Norm Kietzer's magazines. No clue on the ID for Super Destroyer. Sorry this is out of sequence compared to where you are thus far. Actually Bruiser results after 1984 are welcomed. I don't have many of them. Thanks. |
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Just a small change on the 2/20/67 Chicago card. Wilbur Snyder wrestled The Mongol. El Mongol is listed and he was a mainstay in the Georgia area. The Mongol was a completely different guy. I was going through my old programs and I saw this. |
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Chitown Rich wrote: Just a small change on the 2/20/67 Chicago card. I've noticed that too and it will be corrected. Thanks again Rich. |
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The first re-edit has been completed. Up next re-editing 1956. |
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1956 has been re-done. Next up 1957. |
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1957 re-done. Next up 1958. |
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1958 re-done. Next up 1959. |
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1959 re-done. Up next 1960. |
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I will be updating this puppy over the Holiday weekend. Been doing tons of edits, adding a few cards and trying to figure out what happened in Detroit during 1959 and 1960. |
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1957 and 1958 have been re-done again. Will re-do 1959 and 1960 tonight. |
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I love that 3/14/57 Ottawa result where Bruiser beats Dubuque and after the match beats up Referee Eddie Creechman who supposedly had to go to the hospital with a leg injury. Last edited on Fri Nov 26th, 2010 04:17 pm by Chitown Rich |
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Re-did 1955 as I found one Indianapolis lineup I didn't have on Mike Dupree's rasslinrelics.com site. |
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Just when I thought it was safe to go back outside, I found more of George Lentz's Wisconsin research from 1955 to 1958. I knew I had it somewhere. It was just a matter of finding which disc or which email address had stored George's research in it. I remember when George first gave the research to me. I archived some but not all of it in my Wisconsin file. So I knew it was a matter of time before I found the rest. The years 1955 to 1958 will have to be re-done again. |
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In Bolo's info- if you don't have a Bruiser-Thesz bout from Appleton, WI at Goodland Field during the summer of 1956, let me know. I found it on Appleton Post-Crescent microfilm years ago and have a printout somewhere previewing it but not at arm's length. There were several cards that summer in town. Guessing June-September is the complete range of when they did business about every 3-4 weeks. |
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clawmaster wrote: Just when I thought it was safe to go back outside, I found more of George Lentz's Wisconsin research from 1955 to 1958. I knew I had it somewhere. It was just a matter of finding which disc or which email address had stored George's research in it. I remember when George first gave the research to me. I archived some but not all of it in my Wisconsin file. So I knew it was a matter of time before I found the rest. The years 1955 to 1958 will have to be re-done again. Done and I found a new and less time consuming way to edit. This is a funky board in regards to C & Ping stuff. |
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clawmaster wrote: Bump for today's added cards. 1960 coming shortly after I check a few other record books. Didn't add anything to 1959. Just offered an explanation about what was going on in the career of Dick The Bruiser and how the United States Title tied into Bruiser's career. Also did a brief introduction of promoters Jim Barnett and Johnny Doyle. |
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Updated 1960 with Denver cards from Tim Hornbaker. Also made a ton of edits and explained the formation of Jim Barnett & Johnny Doyle's AWA. |
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clawmaster wrote: Updated 1960 with Denver cards from Tim Hornbaker. Also made a ton of edits and explained the formation of Jim Barnett & Johnny Doyle's AWA. Updated 1960 again with New Orleans cards and newspaper articles from JMK. |
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clawmaster wrote: Note; Added fall listings, attendance figures and other info from One Fan Gang to the Milwaukee County Stadium card on August 4, 1956. Thanks OFG. |
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I'll try to list stuff a little nearer to your formatting in this thread, claw. Main event first  5/9/1960 Windsor, Ontario @ Arena United States Heavyweight Champion Dick the Bruiser fought Wilbur Snyder to a double-CO in three falls Bobo Brazil (sub. Bad Boy Joe) defeated Dick Steinborn Bobo Brazil defeated Frank Brown Nick Bock fought Kinji Shibuya to a draw *Referee for the main event was Joe Lauzon *The attendance was 3,355 Nick Bock = Nick Bockwinkel ? 7/1/1960 Tecumseh, Ontario @ Memorial Park Dick the Bruiser defeated Joe Brunetti in two straight falls Guy Brunetti defeated Bill Miller via DQ Johnny Weaver fought John Paul Henning to a draw *The attendance was 1,000 7/5/1960 Windsor, Ontario @ Arena Dick the Bruiser defeated Raoul Romero in three falls The Medics fought Wilbur Snyder & Bob Ellis to a draw Bobo Brazil defeated Waldo Von Erich *Referee for the main event was Sam Menacker *The attendance was 2,000 Last edited on Sat Dec 4th, 2010 05:03 pm by Kriss |
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Thanks to all of you guys for the work on the Bruiser thread. This is the one I've been waiting years for. |
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Yes Nick Bock aka Nick Bockwinkel. |
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Kriss, The way you do your listings is fine. You don't have to do them my way. There really is no correct way to do them. Some people list the main event first. Some people list the main event last. I know how to do it the 1-1 60:00 way too. Scott Teal once sent me instructions on how to do it that way. But I had so many results done my own way that I decided against doing it Scott's way. Editing is just what it is. Editing. Rich Tate for instance does his formatting different than anybody else. So I edit his stuff the way I like it. Steve Yohe does his research in CAPS. That bugs the shit out of me so I edit them. I'm just anal retentive in the way I do my results. My friend Andy O is another good example. Andy has his own way of formatting results. So I edit his listings the way I want them to look. That's just the way I am. You are an excellent researcher. I even told Scott Teal today via email to look at your Amarillo territory listings because you have more listings than I do. I tend to get bored with one territory and move on to another one. I know I'll eventually do the research or somebody else will. When I complimented Spatula Puppy for listing the main event first, it wasn't meant to be a shot at you or anybody else. If it came off that way, I apologize. That was not my intent. I just wanted to make Spats feel comfortable on the board. |
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claw, I was just having a joke. Either my sense of humour got lost in translation between Scottish and American, or it's buried in the two feet of snow that's been keeping me stuck in my house all week. |
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Kriss wrote: claw, LOL @ The Snow. We're getting it here too though not as bad as you. |
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clawmaster wrote: Kriss wrote:claw, And it wasn't the language barrier. I just didn't see the sarcasm. |
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clawmaster wrote:clawmaster wrote:Kriss wrote:claw, Maybe I used the wrong emoticon.  |
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1960 and 1961 have been updated again. Since The Milwaukee Sentinel on the GNA, I'll probably be adding extra info from time to time on earlier Milwaukee cards. Up next to edit 1962. Thanks again to everybody that has helped. |
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From 1958:Note: The Omaha/Abilene thing is still bugging me. I have a clipping stating that The Bruiser in Abilene is Dick Afflis if that's any help. This is a preview for the Nov 18 card. It also includes a wrestling poem!  Last edited on Thu Dec 16th, 2010 12:30 pm by Kriss |
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Kriss wrote: From 1958: That does help. I've seen that clipping. That's why it still bugs me. |
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When I first saw him billed as "The Bruiser" in Abilene, I thought there was a chance it wasn't Dick the Bruiser. It does seem weired that he worked in Nebraska and Abilene at the same time, if only because Abilene is right in the middle of Texas, but he didn't seem to work any of the cards in Amarillo, which is further north. |
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Will get back to work on this thing on Tuesday afternoon. Time off from researching has re-charged me. |
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clawmaster wrote: Will get back to work on this thing on Tuesday afternoon. Time off from researching has re-charged me. 1961 to 1966 have been re-done. I have a boatload of stuff to add to 1967 so that year will have to wait until tomorrow. |
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clawmaster wrote: clawmaster wrote:Will get back to work on this thing on Tuesday afternoon. Time off from researching has re-charged me. Actually there wasn't a boatload of stuff to add. I'd already added all the listings from DuPree's site but I did add some additional details and correct some typos. 1968 coming tonight or possibly tomorrow. |
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1/5/68 St. Louis, MO @ Kiel Auditorium Special Referee: Buddy Rogers NWA Champion Gene Kiniski beat Edouard Carpentier when Carpentier was injured and could not continue 1 Carpentier beat Kiniski 2 Kiniski beat Carpentier COR after Edouard missed a flying head scissors, sailing over the top rope to the floor and taking a back breaker from Kiniski on the floor 3 Carpentier was injured so Rogers stopped the match and awarded the decision to Kiniski….although an argument between the two ended when Rogers punched Kiniski. Pat O’Connor & Moose Evans & Wilbur Snyder beat Dr. Scarlet & Johnny Powers & Moose Cholak 2/3 1 O’Connor won by dq 2 Scarlet beat Evans 3-Snyder beat Cholak, while Scarlet and Powers got into a scrap. Dick the Bruiser beat Ox Baker Princess Little Cloud beat Kay Noble Joe Blanchard & Ronnie Etchison beat Mitsu Arakawa & Tor Kamata 1 Blanchard beat Arakawa 2 Kamata beat Blanchard 3 Etchison beat Kamata Thor Hagen beat Eddie Sharkey att: 11,015 sellout 1/19/68 Indianapolis, IN @ State Fairgrounds Coliseum WWA Champion Blackjack Lanza beat Moose Cholak WWA Tag Team Champions Mitsu Arakawa & Dr.Moto beat Dick the Bruiser & Wilbur Snyder Cora Combs beat Sharon Lass Paul Christy beat Igor Volkoff Johnny Kace drew Bob Boyer Bad Bart beat Jose Bentancourt 2/2/68 St. Louis, MO @ Kiel Auditorium NWA Champion Gene Kiniski drew Edouard Carpentier when the 60 minute time limit expired in the 3rd fall Wilbur Snyder & Pat O’Connor beat Dr. Scarlet & Stan Moose when Snyder beat Moose Dory Funk Jr beat Moose Cholak dq Dick the Bruiser beat Joe Tangaro Ronnie Etchison beat Jose Betancourt Tor Kamata & Mitsu Arakawa beat Steve Bolus & Eddie Graham 1 Kamata beat Graham 2 Bolus beat Kamata 3 Arakawa beat Bolus Bob Boyer beat Johnny Kace att: 10,181 2/3/68 St Louis TV from the KPLR studio in the Chase complex Stan Moose drew Ronnie Etchison Dr. Scarlet beat Jack Daniels Dick the Bruiser beat Pedro Valdez Bobby Shane beat Nikita Mulkovich Note from Larry Matysik: At this point, the Sunday repeat was dropped and the show aired Saturday only at 8:30 PM 2/9/68 Terre Haute, IN @ Armory Dick The Bruiser vs Dr Moto WWA Champion Blackjack Lanza vs Moose Cholak Igor Volkoff vs Paul Christy 2/10/68 St Louis TV from the KPLR studio in the Chase complex Roger Kirby beat Bob Boyer Edouard Carpentier beat Jack Rice Dick the Bruiser beat Red McKim Bobby Shane beat Jack Daniels 2/10/68 Hammond, IN @ Civic Center WWA Tag Team Champions Dr Moto & Mitsu Arakawa vs Dick the Bruiser & Wilbur Snyder Moose Cholak vs WWA Champion Blackjack Lanza Prince Pullins vs Nicoli Volkoff Jose Betancourt vs Assassin I 2/16/68 St. Louis, MO @ Kiel Auditorium Dick the Bruiser beat Edouard Carpentier Dory Funk Jr & Terry Funk beat Moose Cholak & “Crusher” Stan Kowalski (sub Moose Evans) when Dory beat Kowalski Dr. Scarlet ddq Pat O’Connor Wilbur Snyder beat “Crusher” Stan Kowalski dq Bobby Shane beat Jack Rice Mitsu Arakawa beat Red McKim Bob Boyer beat Jack Daniels att: 6052 2/17/68 St Louis TV from the KPLR studio in the Chase complex Red McKim drew Bob Boyer Dick the Bruiser beat Chuck Bowman Bobby Shane & Edouard Carpentier beat Jack Rico & Roger Kirby 2-0, 1st fall by dq 1 Shane won by dq 2 Shane beat Rice Jack Daniels ddq Ronnie Etchison 2/17/68 Elkhart, IN WWA Champion Blackjack Lanza beat Dick the Bruiser Moose Cholak beat Mitsu Arakawa Bob Boyer beat Assassin I Bad Bart beat Santiago Acosta 2/23/68 Maebashi, Japan @ Gunma Sports Center Buddy Austin & Dick the Bruiser beat Shohei Giant Baba & Antonio Inoki Michiaki Yoshimura beat Harley Race dq Dick Murdoch beat Kotetsu Yamamoto Baron Mikel Scicluna beat Mitsu Hirai Kintaro Ohki dcor Tennessee Rebel (Mike Paidusis) Kantaro Hoshino beat Gentetsu Matusoka 2/24/68 Sendai, Japan @ Miyagi Pref. Sports Center Shohei Giant Baba & Kintaro Ohki beat Dick the Bruiser & Dick Murdoch Antonio Inoki drew Baron Mikel Scicluna when the 45 minute time limit expired in the 3rd fall Buddy Austin beat Michiaki Yoshimura dq Kotetsu Yamamoto beat Haruka Eigen Mitsu Hirai beat Masayuki Fujii Atsuhide Koma beat Katsuji Adachi Gentetsu Matsuoka beat Mr. Chin 2/25/68 Gifu, Japan Shohei Giant Baba & Antonio Inoki & Michiaki Yoshimura dcor Harley Race & Dick the Bruiser & Buddy Austin Kintaro Ohki beat Baron Mikel Scicluna Tennessee Rebel beat Mitsu Hirai Dick Murdoch beat Kantaro Hoshino Gentetsu Matusoka beat Haruka Eigen Kotetsu Yamamoto beat Akihisa Takachiho 2/26/68 Osaka, Japan @ Pref. Gym NWA International Tag Team Champions Shohei Giant Baba & Antonio Inoki beat Harley Race & Dick the Bruiser 2/3 Tennessee Rebel beat Michiaki Yoshimura dq Baron Mikel Scicluna beat Gentetsu Matsuoka Buddy Austin beat Kotetsu Yamamoto Kintaro Ohki beat Dick Murdoch 2/27/68 Shizuoka, Japan Dick the Bruiser beat Shohei Giant Baba COR Antonio Inoki & Michiaki Yoshimura beat Harley Race & Baron Mikel Scicluna Tennessee Rebel beat Kantaro Hoshino Dick Murdoch beat Mitsu Hirai Kintaro Ohki dcor Buddy Austin Gentetsu Matusoka drew Atsuhide Koma Haruka Eigen beat Mr. Chin 2/28/68 Tokyo, Japan @ Tokyo Gym NWA International Heavyweight Champion Shohei Giant Baba beat Dick the Bruiser 2/3 Kintaro Ohki & Michiaki Yoshimura dcor Buddy Austin & Harley Race Antonio Inoki beat Tennessee Rebel COR Dick Murdoch beat Kantaro Hoshino Baron Mikel Scicluna beat Akihisa Takachiho 3/1/68 St. Louis, MO @ Kiel Auditorium Lou Thesz no contest Dory Funk Jr Thesz eluded a drop kick by Funk, who caught his legs on the top rope and landed on his head, knocking himself cold. Thesz refused to accept the victory, so the match was ruled no contest. Dr. Scarlet beat Pat O’Connor Terry Funk & Joe Tangaro beat Stan Moose & Dick the Bruiser when Funk beat Moose Bobby Shane beat Jim Dalton Crusher Kowalski drew Ronnie Etchison Cowboy Lang & Lord Littlebrook beat Little Jumbo & The Atom 1 Lang beat Atom 2 Littlebrook beat Jumbo Carmen Monge beat Jessica Rogers Red McKim beat Chuck Bowman att: 6121 3/5/68 Chicago, IL @ International Amphitheatre Dick the Bruiser & the Crusher no contest AWA Tag Team Champions Mitsu Arakawa & Dr Moto Bill Watts beat Dr X Blackjack Lanza no contest Wilbur Snyder Mighty Igor Vodik beat Mark Starr Mad Dog Vachon beat Paul Christy Dutch Savage beat Prince Pullins 3/9/68 St Louis TV from the KPLR studio in the Chase complex Bobby Shane beat Bob Boyer Dr. Scarlet beat Thor Hagen Dick the Bruiser beat Ronnie Etchison Paul Christy beat John Fogarty 3/9/68 Hammond, IN @ Civic Center Dick The Bruiser vs WWA Champion Blackjack Lanza Reggie Parks vs Assassin I Igor Volkoff vs Bob Boyer Bad Bart vs Santiago Acosta 3/14/68 Kansas City, KS @ Memorial Hall Bob Brown & Bob Geigel beat Dick the Bruiser & Klondike Bill Roger Kirby beat Vic Rositanni in 18:42 Sonny Myers beat Gene Steele Ronnie Etchison beat Pedro Valdez (sub Mike York) in 9:04 Steve Bolus beat Jack The Ripper in 12:08 3/15/68 St. Louis, MO @ Kiel Auditorium Special Referee: Pat O’Connor NWA Champion Gene Kiniski ddq Dick the Bruiser in 3rd fall 1 Kiniski beat Bruiser 2 Bruiser beat Kiniski 3 Both were dq'ed in the third fall O’Connor was joined by two more referees, Bobby Bruns, Crusher Kowalski and The Crusher to restore order --- except that The Crusher threw Kiniski over the top rope. Wilbur Snyder & Edouard Carpentier beat Krusher Kowalski & The Crusher when Snyder beat Kowalski spelling on Kowalski’s nickname was changed from “c” to “k” on this show Dr. Scarlet beat Joe Blanchard Bob Geigel draw Cowboy Bob Ellis Bobby Shane beat Danny Dusek Bob Brown beat Steve Bolus Ronnie Etchison beat John Fogarty att: 8765 3/16/68 Hammond, IN @ Civic Center Dick The Bruiser vs WWA Champion Blackjack Lanza AWA Tag Team Champions Mitsu Arakawa & Dr. Moto vs Bob Boyer & Prince Pullins Paul Christy vs Igor Volkoff Bad Bart vs Jose Betancourt 3/22/68 Indianapolis, IN @ State Fairgrounds Coliseum WWA Champion Blackjack Lanza beat Dick the Bruiser Wilbur Snyder & Bill Watts beat WWA Tag Team Champions Mitsu Arakawa & Dr Moto dq Moose Cholak beat Bad Bart Big K Stan Kowalski beat Paul Christy Bob Boyer beat Prince Pullins Assassin I beat Johnny Kace 4/19/68 St. Louis, MO @ Kiel Auditorium Edouard Carpentier beat Bulldog Brower Dory Funk Sr & Dory Funk Jr & Terry Funk beat The Crusher & Moose Cholak & Dick the Bruiser 2/3 1 Bruiser beat Sr 2 Sr beat Bruiser 3 Terry beat Cholak. Dr. Scarlet beat Big John Cowboy Bob Ellis beat Stan Moose Calvin Pullins beat Krusher Kowalski Bobby Shane beat Corsica Joe Att: 4717 4/27/68 Elkhart, IN Dick the Bruiser & Wilbur Snyder beat WWA Tag Team Champions Mitsu Arakawa & Dr Moto Blackjack Lanza beat Moose Cholak Big K beat Bob Boyer Prince Pullins beat Bad Bart 5/3/68 St. Louis, MO @ Kiel Auditorium Special Referee: Whipper Billy Watson NWA Champion Gene Kiniski beat Cowboy Bill Watts, who unmasked as Dr. Scarlet before the match 2/3 When Kiniski pinned Watts for the third fall, Watts’ arm was on the ropes but Watson missed this, leading to an outburst by Watts. Cowboy Bob Ellis & Pat O’Connor beat Dick the Bruiser & Bulldog Brower when O’Connor beat Brower after Brower was accidentally floored by Bruiser Terry Funk beat Blackjack Lanza dq when manager Bobby Heenan interfered Edouard Carpentier beat Hans Schmidt Central States Tag Team Champions Bob Brown & Bob Geigel beat Bobby Shane & Thor Hagen 2/3 1 Geigel beat Shane 2 Shane beat Brown 3 Brown beat Hagen. Joe Tangaro beat Jack Daniels Att: 9479 5/4/68 Chicago, IL @ International Amphitheatre AWA Champion Verne Gagne beat Dr X Dick the Bruiser & the Crusher beat AWA Tag Team Champions Mitsu Arakawa & Dr Moto dq Pat O'Connor beat Johnny Powers Dutch Savage beat Rene Goulet Big K drew Prince Pullins The Assassin beat Santiago Acosta 5/11/68 St Louis TV from the KPLR studio in the Chase complex Wilbur Snyder beat Baron Von Heisinger Dick the Bruiser beat Thor Hagen Pat O’Connor beat Stan Moose Lou Thesz beat Tor Kamata 5/17/68 St. Louis, MO @ Kiel Auditorium Texas Death Match Wilbur Snyder beat The Crusher Handicap Tag Bout Dick the Bruiser beat Pat O’Connor & Bulldog Brower when Bruiser beat Brower Edouard Carpentier beat Dan Miller Cowboy Bill Watts beat The Spoiler, who unmasked as Dale Lewis Black Jack Lanza, with manager Bobby Heenan, beat Vic Rosettani Bob Geigel & Bob Brown beat Steve Bolus & Sonny Myers 1 Myers beat Geigel 2 Brown beat Bolus 3 Geigel beat Myers att: 5080 5/24/68 Milwaukee WI, @ Auditorium Harley Race beat Bill Watts dq Dick the Bruiser beat Larry Hennig Dutch Savage beat Rene Goulet Luke Brown beat Big K Bob Ramstead drew Johnny Kace att: 3,671 6/1/68 Chicago, IL @ International Amphitheatre AWA Tag Team Champions Mitsu Arakawa & Dr Moto beat Dick the Bruiser & The Crusher Dr X beat Mighty Igor Vodik dq Bill Watts drew Larry Hennig Rene Goulet beat Harley Race via pin Blackjack Lanza beat Luke Brown via pin Dutch Savage beat Johnny Kace via pin 6/8/68 St. Louis, MO @ Kiel Auditorium NWA Champion Gene Kiniski beat Edouard Carpentier 1-0 60:00 1 Kiniski beat Carpentier 2 The 60 minute time limit expired before either man could score another fall Dick the Bruiser ddq Bulldog Brower Bob Geigel & Bob Brown beat Joe Tangaro & Steve Bolus 1 Tangaro beat Geigel 2 Geigel beat Tangaro 3 Brown beat Bolus Pat O’Connor drew Black Jack Lanza, with manager Bobby Heenan Bob Boyer beat Corsica Joe Betty Niccoli & Carmen Monge beat Sarah Lee & Jean Antone 2/3 1 Monge beat Antone 2 Antone beat Monge 3 Niccoli beat Lee att: 7049 6/15/68 Indianapolis, IN @ Bush Stadium WWA Champion Blackjack Lanza beat Pat O’Connor Dick the Bruiser & The Crusher no contest WWA Tag Team Champions Mitsu Arakawa & Dr Moto Both teams battled for 5 more minutes "in the mud". The Tag Title was held up by the "American Wrestling Association" Bill Watts beat Big K Stan Kowalski in 8:00 Wilbur Snyder beat Angelo Poffo dq Cora Combs beat Mae Goodner in 5:00 Moose Cholak beat Nicoli Volkoff in 6:00 6/22/68 Angola, IN Dick the Bruiser & Moose Cholak vs WWA Tag Team Champions Mitsu Arakawa & Dr Moto Angelo Poffo vs Bob Boyer Nicoli Volkoff vs Prince Pullins 7/6/68 Angola, IN Dick the Bruiser & Moose Cholak vs WWA Tag Team Champions Mitsu Arakawa & Dr Moto Cora Combs vs Mae Goodner The Assassin vs Paul Christy 7/12/68 Milwaukee, WI @ Auditorium Dick the Bruiser won a 9 man battle royal Dr X no contest Wilbur Snyder Snyder was injured and did not compete in the battle royal. Bill Watts beat Harley Race Dick the Bruiser beat Big K Man Mountain Mike beat Blackjack Daniels Dutch Savage beat Johnny Kace att: 4,480 7/13/68 Minneapolis, MN Dr X beat Wilbur Snyder 2/3 Dick the Bruiser & the Crusher beat Mad Dog Vachon & Butcher Vachon Bill Watts no contest Harley Race Handicap Match Man Mountain Mike beat Bill Kochian & Steve Tuck Dutch Savage beat Big K Frankie Laine beat Bob Boyer 7/18/68 Kansas City, KS @ Memorial Hall Bob Brown vs Dick the Bruiser Bob Geigel vs Bob Ellis Sonny Myers vs The Viking Dale Lewis vs Ronnie Etchison The Spoiler vs Mad Russian 7/26/68 Indianapolis, IN @ Bush Stadium WWA Champion Blackjack Lanza beat Bill Watts Death Match for held up WWA Tag Title Mitsu Arakawa & Dr Moto beat Dick the Bruiser & The Crusher in 10 falls when Dick was counted out for fighting with Lanza on top of the first base dug out. Moose Cholak beat Angelo Poffo Cowboy Lang & Lord Littlebrook beat Tiny Brutus & Mighty Atom dq Pat O’Connor beat Roger Kirby Wilbur Snyder beat Big K Stan Kowalski Att: 6,500 Note: Most likely Arakawa & Moto regained the straps on this card. 7/27/68 Minneapolis, MN The Crusher won an 11 man battle royal Dr X beat Dick the Bruiser dq The Crusher beat Harley Race Man Mountain Mike beat Steve Druk Chris Markoff drew Frankie Laine 8/2/68 Milwaukee, WI @ Auditorium Dr. X beat Dick the Bruiser The Crusher beat Mitsu Arakawa Bill Watts beat Dutch Savage Frankie Laine drew Chris Markoff Johnny Kace beat Bob Kappel att: 3,642 8/3/68 Angola, IN Dick the Bruiser vs WWA Champion Blackjack Lanza Midgets: no names advertised 8/10/68 Omaha, NE @ Civic Auditorium AWA Tag Team Champions Mitsu Arakawa & Dr Moto beat Luke Brown & Cowboy Bob Ellis dq Dick The Bruiser beat The Avenger Handicap Match Man Mountain Mike beat Mike DiBiase & Ken Yates dq Mad Russian Stan Pulaski beat Chris Tolos 8/15/68 Kansas City, KS Bulldog Bob Brown beat Dick The Bruiser Earl Maynard beat Roger Kirby Gil Hayes drew Steve Bolus Sonny Myers beat Stan The Moose The Viking beat Handsome Herbert 8/22/68 Kansas City, KS Dick the Bruiser beat Bulldog Bob Brown Roger Kirby & The Viking beat Earl Maynard & Sonny Myers Gil Hayes beat Steve Bolus Ronnie Etchison beat Stan the Moose 8/24/68 Indianapolis, IN @ Bush Stadium WWA Champion Blackjack Lanza beat Dick the Bruiser dq when Bruiser used a piledriver Pat O’Connor & Wilbur Snyder beat Mitsu Arakawa & Dr Moto 2/3 to win WWA Tag Title Moose Cholak beat Big K Stan Kowalski Angelo Poffo beat Bob Boyer Johnny Kace beat Dale Mann Prince Pullins drew Joe Tomasso 9/7/68 Chicago, IL @ International Amphitheatre Dr X beat Wilbur Snyder dq Dick the Bruiser & the Crusher beat Devils Duo Angelo Poffo & Chris Markoff Larry Hennig beat Bob Heisinger Harley Race beat Frankie Laine Moose Cholak beat Luke Brown COR Billy Red Lyons beat Big K Moose Cholak beat the Assassin 9/12/68 Kansas City, KS @ Memorial Hall Dick The Bruiser beat NWA Champion Gene Kiniski dq Bob Geigel & Bob Brown beat Roger Kirby & The Viking Pat O’Connor beat Sonny Myers Kansas Women’s Title Match Betty Niccoli beat Kay Noble Tommy Martin beat Stan The Moose Earl Maynard beat Gil Hayes 9/14/68 St Louis TV from the KPLR studio in the Chase complex Moose Cholak beat Tony Barbetta Dick the Bruiser beat Stan Moose Pat O’Connor beat Bob Frazier 2-0 The Viking drew Marvin Cheatham 9/20/68 St. Louis, MO @ Kiel Auditorium Blackjack Lanza, with manager Bobby Heenan, beat Pat O’Connor COR Cowboy Bill Watts beat Moose Cholak Dory Funk Sr beat Dick the Bruiser dq After the verdict, Terry Funk aided his bloody father by attacking Bruiser. Bob Geigel beat Mike Bowyer Earl Maynard beat Stan Moose Sonny Myers & Terry Funk beat Bulldog Brower & Baron Von Heisinger 2/3 1 Brower beat Myers 2 Myers beat Brower 3 Funk beat Von Heisinger att: 4765 9/21/68 Indianapolis, IN @ State Fairgrounds Coliseum Non Title Lumberjack Match Dick the Bruiser beat WWA Champion Blackjack Lanza Bill Watts won a 10 man battle royal Moose Cholak beat Dr. Moto Pat O'Connor beat Mitsu Arakawa dq Bill Watts beat Angelo Poffo Wilbur Snyder beat Johnny Kace Fernando Stampos beat Assassin I att: 4,200 9/21/68 St Louis TV from the KPLR studio in the Chase complex Dick the Bruiser beat Marvin Cheatham Bob Geigel beat Tony Barbetta Handicap Match NWA Champion Gene Kiniski beat Bob Boyer and Bob Frazier, taking a fall from each man The Viking beat Stan Moose 9/28/68 St Louis TV from the KPLR studio in the Chase complex Blackjack Lanza, with manager Bobby Heenan, beat Stan Moose Cowboy Bill Watts beat Jerry Usher Dick the Bruiser beat Duane Peale Angelo Poffo drew Ronnie Etchison 9/28/68 Chicago, IL @ International Amphitheatre The Crusher beat Dr X dq Larry Hennig & Harley Race beat Dick the Bruiser & Wee Willie Wilson Bob Geigel beat Sonny Myers Paul Christy beat the Assassin 10/3/68 Kansas City, KS Dick The Bruiser no contest NWA Champion Gene Kiniski Dusty Rhodes beat Ruben Lopez Ronnie Etchison beat The Viking dq Pat O’Connor drew Tommy Martin Dick Murdoch beat Earl Maynard 10/4/68 St. Louis, MO @ Kiel Auditorium NWA Champion Gene Kiniski beat Cowboy Bill Watts 2/3 Lou Thesz & Edouard Carpentier ddq Bob Geigel & Blackjack Lanza Pat O’Connor beat “Baron” Von Raschke (The quotation marks on Baron and the word Baron were later dropped from Raschke’s billing, because Sam Muchnick said, “He’s not a Baron. He played football and wrestled at Nebraska.”) Handicap Tag Bout Dick the Bruiser beat Terry Funk & Dory Funk Sr dq Bulldog Brower beat Chief White Owl Betty Niccoli beat Mae Young Sonny Myers beat The Viking 10/5/68 St Louis TV from the KPLR studio in the Chase complex Gerald Brown beat Jerry Usher Dick the Bruiser beat Ronnie Etchison Angelo Poffo & Blackjack Lanza beat Pat O’Connor & Bobby Whitlock 2/3 1 O’Connor beat Poffo 2 Poffo beat Whitlock 3 Lanza beat Whitlock 10/12/68 Indianapolis, IN @ State Fairgrounds Coliseum WWA Champion Blackjack Lanza beat Bill Watts Handicap Match Dick the Bruiser beat Bobby Heenan & Chris Markoff Chain Gang Frank Dillinger & Jack Dillinger beat Paul Christy & Prince Pullins Angelo Poffo beat Ken Russell Jose Betancourt drew Guy Mitchell Johnny Kace beat Sabu Att: 4,000+ 10/18/68 St. Louis, MO @ Kiel Auditorium Texas Death Match Dick the Bruiser beat Terry Funk Edouard Carpentier beat Bob Geigel Pat O’Connor beat Dan Miller Blackjack Lanza & Bulldog Brower beat Ronnie Etchison & Sonny Myers 1 Brower beat Myers 2 Etchison beat Brower 3 Lanza beat Etchison Earl Maynard beat The Viking Sonny Myers (sub for Gil Hayes) beat Stan Moose att: 6,211 10/19/68 Hammond, IN @ Civic Center Handicap Match Dick the Bruiser vs Bobby Heenan & Angelo Poffo Chain Gang Frank Dillinger & Jack Dillinger vs ?? plus 2 other bouts 10/26/68 Skokie, IL Dick The Bruiser & Moose Cholak vs Angelo Poffo & Chris Markoff Prince Pullins vs Assassin I midget bout 11/1/68 St. Louis, MO @ Kiel Auditorium Elimination Match Pat O’Connor & Dory Funk Jr & Edouard Carpentier beat Bulldog Brower & Dick the Bruiser & Blackjack Lanza when O'Connor emerged as the sole survivor 1 Bruiser beat Funk 2 Carpentier beat Bruiser dq 3 Lanza beat Carpentier 4 O’Connor beat Brower 5 O’Connor beat Lanza after manager Bobby Heenan got into the ring and accidentally collided with Lanza. Cowboy Bill Watts beat Ox Baker Wilbur Snyder beat Mitsu Arakawa Terry Funk drew Bob Geigel Earl Maynard beat Baron Von Heisinger dq Sonny Myers beat Tor Kamata att: 5224 11/2/68 Chicago, IL @ International Amphitheatre Larry Hennig & Harley Race beat Dick the Bruiser & the Crusher dq Bill Watts beat Dr Moto Blackjack Lanza beat Paul Christy Moose Cholak beat Johnny Kace Chris Markoff beat Luke Brown Jose Betancourt beat Tiny Mills 11/11/68 Kansas City, KS NWA Champion Gene Kiniski beat Dick The Bruiser Tommy Martin drew Bulldog Bob Brown Pat O’Connor vs Danny Hodge Jean Antone & Lord Littlebrook beat Little Atom & Betty Niccoli Sonny Myers beat Dusty Rhodes Earl Maynard beat Stan Moose 11/15/68 St. Louis, MO @ Kiel Auditorium NWA Champion Gene Kiniski drew Pat O’Connor 60:00 no falls scored Dick the Bruiser & Bob Geigel beat Dory Funk Sr & Terry Funk when Geigel beat Dory Sr Blackjack Lanza drew Edouard Carpentier, who arrived late from the airport. Sonny Myers wrestled the first nine minutes before Carpentier rushed to the ring, tore off his coat and shirt, and took Myers place for the remainder of the 20 minute limit. Dory Funk Jr beat Moose Cholak Bob Brown beat Paul Christy Sonny Myers & Ronnie Etchison beat Stan Moose & Angelo Poffo when Myers beat Poffo att: 5955 11/16/68 Hammond, IN @ Civic Center Dick the Bruiser vs Mitsu Arakawa Chain Gang Frank Dillinger & Jack Dillinger vs Wilbur Snyder & Paul Christy Johnny Kace vs Luis Martinez Angelo Poffo vs Francisco Flores 11/23/68 Chicago, IL @ International Amphitheatre Verne Gagne beat Blackjack Lanza COR Dick the Bruiser & the Crusher beat Larry Hennig & Harley Race Edouard Carpentier beat Mitsu Arakawa Bill Watts beat Mike Riker Pampero Firpo beat Fernando Stampos Paul Christy drew Prince Pullins 11/28/68 Indianapolis, IN @ State Fairgrounds Coliseum Dick the Bruiser & Wilbur Snyder no contest WWA Tag Team Champions Mitsu Arakawa & Dr. Moto Edouard Carpentier ddq WWA Champion Blackjack Lanza Moose Cholak beat Frank Dillinger Chain Gang Frank Dillinger & Jack Dillinger beat Luis Martinez & Fernando Stampos Prince Pullins beat Chris Markoff Prince Pullins beat Angelo Poffo Att: 6,000+ Note: Paul Christy & Igor Volkoff no showed 11/29/68 Bass Lake, IN Dick the Bruiser vs Dr. Moto Chain Gang Frank Dillinger & Jack Dillinger vs Paul Christy & Bob Kappel Assassin I vs Prince Pullins 12/6/68 St. Louis, MO @ Kiel Auditorium Blackjack Lanza beat Cowboy Bill Watts “All In” Match Edouard Carpentier & Dory Funk Jr ddq Dick the Bruiser & Bob Geigel in 3rd fall 1 Bruiser beat Carpentier 2 Carpentier beat Bruiser 3 Both teams were dq'ed after both referees had been floored and the battle ended up on the floor. Pat O’Connor beat Lord Patrick Patterson Wilbur Snyder beat Baron Von Heisinger Bulldog Brower beat Sonny Myers Bob Brown drew Ronnie Etchison att: 6,210 Note: “All In” Match aka Texas Tornado Match 12/21/68 Hammond, IN @ Civic Center Chain Gang Frank Dillinger & Jack Dillinger vs Dick the Bruiser & Paul Christy Angelo Poffo vs Jose Betancourt Prince Pullins vs Santiago Acosta Fernando Stampos vs the Bat 12/27/68 Indianapolis, IN @ State Fairgrounds Coliseum Chain Gang Frank Dillinger & Jack Dillinger beat Dick the Bruiser & Moose Cholak Non Title Match Dick the Bruiser (sub Edouard Carpentier) beat WWA Champion Blackjack Lanza Luis Martinez beat Chris Markoff Paul Christy drew Angelo Poffo Prince Pullins beat Ken Russell The Assassin drew Johnny Kace Att: 4,500 12/28/68 Chicago, IL @ International Amphitheatre Dick The Bruiser & Crusher beat Mitsu Arakawa & Dr. Moto to win the AWA Tag Team Title and the WWA Tag Team Title Dr. X beat Moose Cholak Moose Cholak beat Blackjack Lanza dq Luis Martinez beat Chris Markoff Prince Pullins drew Johnny Kace Angelo Poffo beat Mike Bowyer Mike Nolhas beat Bob Sabre |
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1/10/69 St. Louis, MO @ Kiel Auditorium NWA Champion Gene Kiniski beat Blackjack Lanza 1 Kiniski was dq'ed for throwing Lanza over the top rope in 30:52. 2 Lanza injured his knee in the fall and could not continue, so the decision was awarded to Kiniski. Pat O’Connor & Edouard Carpentier beat Dick the Bruiser & Bulldog Brower when O’Connor beat Brower Dory Funk Jr dcor Waldo Von Erich Bob Geigel beat Luis Martinez Cowboy Bill Watts beat Stan Moose Lord Littlebrook beat Little Jumbo Terry Martin draw Angelo Poffo att: 7695 1/15/69 Kansas City, KS Dick The Bruiser no contest Dick Murdoch Earl Maynard drew Bob Geigel Don Kent beat Tor Kamata Rudy Martin beat Bobby Heenan The Viking beat Frank Altman 1/18/69 Minneapolis, MN @ Auditorium AWA Tag Team Champions Dick The Bruiser & The Crusher beat Mitsu Arakawa & Dr. Moto in 26:00 Dr. X ddq Pampero Firpo in 22:00 Billy Red Lyons drew Mad Dog Vachon 30:00 Butcher Vachon beat Chris Markoff via pin in 7:10 Lars Anderson beat Mike Riker via pin in 13:32 Att: 6,061 1/21/69 Chicago, IL @ International Amphitheatre AWA Tag Team Champions Dick the Bruiser & the Crusher no contest Chain Gang Frank Dillinger & Jack Dillinger Edouard Carpentier beat Dr X Mitsu Arakawa beat The Bat Pampero Firpo beat Paul Christy Mike Riker beat Jose Betancourt Paul Christy beat Joe Tomasso 1/22/69 Burlington, IA AWA Tag Team Champions Dick The Bruiser & The Crusher beat Mitsu Arakawa & Dr. Moto Pampero Firpo beat Larry Hennig Mike Riker beat Mike Bowyer 1/23/69 Grand Forks, ND AWA Tag Team Champions Dick The Bruiser & The Crusher beat Mitsu Arakawa & Dr. Moto 1/24/69 Indianapolis, IN @ State Fairgrounds Coliseum WWA Tag Team Champions Dick the Bruiser & The Crusher beat Chain Gang Frank Dillinger & Jack Dillinger dq WWA Champion Blackjack Lanza beat Edouard Carpentier Moose Cholak beat Mitsu Arakawa Dr Moto beat Paul Christy Luis Martinez beat Joe Tomasso Prince Pullins beat Igor Volkoff 1/27/69 Moline, IL @ Wharton Field House AWA Tag Team Champions Dick the Bruiser & the Crusher beat Mitsu Arakawa & Dr Moto Bill Watts beat Butcher Vachon Mad Dog Vachon beat Joe Scarpello (sub Chris Markoff) Rene Goulet beat Mike Riker 1/28/69 Duluth, MN @ Arena AWA Tag Team Champions Dick The Bruiser & The Crusher beat Mitsu Arakawa & Dr. Moto Dr. X beat Joe Scarpello Pampero Firpo beat Larry Hennig Billy Red Lyons beat Lars Anderson dq Att: 2,070 1/29/69 Elkhart, IN Chain Gang Frank Dillinger & Jack Dillinger beat Dick the Bruiser & Moose Cholak Mitsu Arakawa beat Luis Martinez Angelo Poffo beat Santiago Acosta Igor Volkoff beat Jose Betancourt 2/1/69 Indianapolis, IN @ Tyndall Armory Blackjack Lanza beat Luis Martinez Dick the Bruiser ddq Jack Dillinger Frank Dillinger beat Prince Pullins Mitsu Arakawa beat Paul Christy 2/7/69 St. Louis, MO @ Kiel Auditorium Special Referee: Whipper Billy Watson NWA Champion Gene Kiniski drew Blackjack Lanza when the 60 minute time limit expired in the 3rd fall Waldo Von Erich & Dick the Bruiser beat Terry Funk & Dory Funk Sr when Waldo beat Dory Sr Yvon Koloff (billed as Ivan Koloff elsewhere) drew Edouard Carpentier Bob Geigel beat Paul Christy Rudy Martin beat Angelo Poffo dq Ronnie Etchison & Thor Hagen beat Stan Moose & The Viking when Etchison beat Moose in the 3rd fall att: 7677 2/15/69 St Louis TV from the KPLR studio in the Chase complex Yvon Koloff beat Rudy Martin Dory Funk Sr beat Angelo Poffo Waldo Von Erich beat Paul Christy Dick the Bruiser beat Luis Martinez During an interview with Dory Funk Sr, Waldo Von Erich got into an argument with Funk and then battered Dory Sr. until Waldo was restrained. 2/20/69 Cleveland, OH @ Arena Johnny Powers beat Mitsu Arakawa Dick the Bruiser beat Moose Cholak COR Mike Gallagher beat Danny Summers Prince Pullins beat Boris Kosloff dq Steven Crazy Horse beat Mr X Walter Johnson beat Joe Tomasso Hartford Love & Reginald Love beat Vic Rossitani & Dewey Robertson att: 4,362 2/21/69 Indianapolis, IN @ State Fairgrounds Coliseum Chain Gang Frank Dillinger & Jack Dillinger beat Dick the Bruiser & The Crusher to win WWA Tag Title but the decision later was reversed because the wrong man (Bruiser) was pinned. WWA Champion Blackjack Lanza beat Wilbur Snyder COR Mitsu Arakawa drew Luis Martinez 30:00 Cora Combs beat Shirley Strand Moose Cholak beat Comrade Nick Santiago Acosta drew Prince Pullins 20:00 Comrade Boris beat Ken Russell 2/22/69 St. Louis, MO @ Kiel Auditorium NWA Champion Dory Funk Jr beat Waldo Von Erich 1-0 utc 1 While losing the first fall to Funk, Von Erich injured his shoulder and could not continue. This was originally scheduled to be a Texas Death Match, but was changed to best-of-three falls after Funk won the title. Elimination Match Dick the Bruiser & Blackjack Lanza & Bob Geigel no contest Edouard Carpentier & Terry Funk & Whipper Billy Watson 1 Carpentier beat Geigel 2 Bruiser beat Carpentier 3 Lanza beat Watson 4 Bruiser was dq'ed when he threw both Funk and his own partner, Lanza, over the top rope. Neither Funk nor Lanza could continue, and Bruiser had been disqualified, so the bout was ruled no contest. Harley Race drew Pat O’Connor Handicap match Yvon Koloff beat Dusty Rhodes (sub Moose Cholak) & Baron Von Heisinger 1 Koloff beat Von Heisinger 2 Koloff beat Rhodes Rudy Martin beat Joe Tomasso (sub Dusty Rhodes) att: 10,104 2/22/69 St Louis TV from the KPLR studio in the Chase complex Don Kent drew Angelo Poffo Yvon Koloff beat Luis Martinez Dick the Bruiser & Dusty Rhodes beat Paul Christy & Pat O’Connor 2/3 1 Bruiser beat O’Connor 2 O’Connor beat Rhodes 3 Rhodes beat Christy Notes from Larry Matysik on the 2/22/69 Kiel card and the 2/22/69 TV show: Everyone paid their dues, including Dusty Rhodes, although the tag team match on TV Feb. 22 is an interesting mix of names. Plus, no wonder Dick the Bruiser was regarded as such a unique character. Who else would have caused disqualifications by battering both his opponent and his tag team partner in the same match?) 3/1/69 Chicago, IL @ International Amphitheatre AWA Tag Team Champions Dick The Bruiser & Crusher beat Chain Gang Frank Dillinger & Jack Dillinger Edouard Carpentier beat Pampero Firpo Pat O’Connor drew Blackjack Lanza Wilbur Snyder beat Mike Riker Moose Cholak beat Blackjack Daniels Luis Martinez beat Joe Tomasso 3/7/69 St. Louis, MO @ Kiel Auditorium Handicap Match Whipper Billy Watson & Terry Funk beat Blackjack Lanza, 1 Lanza beat Watson first 2 Lanza was dq'ed against Funk when manager Bobby Heenan interfered. Therefore, Lanza had to forfeit the decision. Waldo Von Erich & Bob Geigel beat Wilbur Snyder & Luis Martinez when Geigel beat Martinez Yvon Koloff & Dick the Bruiser beat Pat O’Connor & Angelo Poffo when Koloff beat Poffo Edouard Carpentier beat Moose Cholak Betty Niccoli beat Cora Combs The Viking drew Tommy Martin att: 5,199 3/8/69 Omaha, NE @ Civic Auditorium No dq match The Avenger drew Bill Miller Mike Dibiase beat Dick the Bruiser dq Bob Geigel & The Viking beat Mad Russian Stan Pulaski & Chris Tolos to win Midwest Tag Team Title Dale Lewis beat Woody Farmer 3/13/69 Fort Wayne, IN @ Coliseum Dick The Bruiser beat Blackjack Lanza Chain Gang Frank Dillinger & Jack Dillinger beat Luis Martinez & Edouard Carpentier Comrade Nicoli beat Paul Christy Assassin I beat Santiago Acosta Att: 4,500 3/20/69 Cleveland, OH @ Arena Johnny Powers beat Dick the Bruiser dq Moose Cholak drew Blackjack Lanza Reginald Love & Hartford Love beat Vic Rossitani & Steven Crazy Horse Boris Kosloff beat Ron Romero Nicoli Kosloff drew Bobby Hurricane Hunt Tim Geohagen beat Great Mephisto att: 3,944 3/21/69 St. Louis, MO @ Kiel Auditorium Edouard Carpentier beat Yvon Koloff dq Texas Death Match, Manager Bobby Heenan barred from ringside Blackjack Lanza beat Terry Funk Dick the Bruiser beat Ronnie Etchison Bob Geigel & Harley Race beat Wilbur Snyder & Rudy Martin when Geigel beat Martin Luis Martinez beat Johnny Kace Wee Willie Wilson & Cowboy Lang beat Little Jumbo & Fuzzy Cupid 2-0 1 Wilson beat Cupid 2 Lang beat Jumbo att: 6,681 3/22/69 Hammond, IN @ Civic Center Dick The Bruiser & Moose Cholak vs Chain Gang Frank Dillinger & Jack Dillinger Mitsu Arakawa vs Prince Pullins plus two other bouts 3/22/69 Milwaukee, WI @ Auditorium AWA Tag Team Champions Dick the Bruiser & the Crusher beat Larry Hennig & Lars Anderson Red Bastien beat Mad Dog Vachon dq Butcher Vachon beat Joe Scarpello Angelo Poffo beat Mike Bowyer att: 5,934 3/23/69 Bloomington, MN @ Met Sports Center AWA Tag Team Champions Dick The Bruiser & Crusher ddq Mad Dog Vachon & Butcher Vachon in 3rd fall Bill Watts beat Lars Anderson in 14:28 Dr. X beat Pampero Firpo 2/3 in 18:27 Red Bastien beat Larry Hennig dq in 9:16 Billy Red Lyons beat Rene Goulet in 13:52 Kenny Jay beat Mike Riker in 11:38 Att: 6,008 3/27/69 Fort Wayne, IN Dick The Bruiser & Moose Cholak & Mitsu Arakawa beat Blackjack Lanza & Chain Gang Frank Dillinger & Jack Dillinger Luis Martinez beat Comrade Nicoli Mr Kleen beat Assassin I Angelo Poffo drew Prince Pullins 4/17/69 Cleveland, OH @ Arena Moose Cholak & Johnny Powers beat Dick the Bruiser & Blackjack Lanza dq Reginald Love & Hartford Love beat Wilbur Snyder & Walter Johnson Angelo Poffo beat Joe Carr Paul Christy beat Frank Durso Ron Romano drew Li'l Abner Osborne att: 3,509 4/19/69 Elkhart, IN Chain Gang Frank Dillinger & Jack Dillinger beat Dick the Bruiser & Wee Willie Wilson Blackjack Lanza no contest Wilbur Snyder Wee Willie Wilson beat Fuzzy Cupid Mr Kleen beat Comrade Boris 4/24/69 Fort Wayne, IN Chain Gang Frank Dillinger & Jack Dillinger beat Dick The Bruiser & Moose Cholak Blackjack Lanza beat Mitsu Arakawa Mr Kleen beat Comrade Nicoli Angelo Poffo drew Luis Martinez 4/25/69 St. Louis, MO @ Kiel Auditorium If O'Connor beats Lanza, Pat gets 5 minutes against manager Bobby Heenan Blackjack Lanza beat Pat O’Connor Edouard Carpentier beat Harley Race Dick the Bruiser & Bob Geigel beat Ronnie Etchison & Cowboy Bob Ellis when Bruiser beat Etchison Terry Funk beat Ox Baker Yvon Koloff beat George Gaiser Frank Hester beat Tor Kamata Tommy Martin drew Angelo Poffo att: 9,353 4/26/69 Milwaukee, WI @ Auditorium AWA Tag Team Champions Dick The Bruiser & The Crusher beat Larry Hennig & Lars Anderson Red Bastien beat Mad Dog Vachon dq Little Beaver & Jamaica Kid beat Cowboy Bradley & Billy The Kid Butcher Vachon beat Joe Scarpello Angelo Poffo beat Mike Bowyer Note: Poffo vs Bowyer was not listed on the original lineup. 5/1/69 Cleveland, OH @ Arena Blackjack Lanza beat Dick the Bruiser dq Reginald Love & Hartford Love drew Moose Cholak & Paul Christy Steven Crazy Horse beat Mickey McBride Nicoli Kosloff beat Mr Wrestling Bobby Hunt beat Frank Durso Angelo Poffo beat Li'l Abner Osborne dq att: 3,095 5/3/69 Elkhart, IN Chain Gang Frank Dillinger & Jack Dillinger beat Dick The Bruiser & Wilbur Snyder COR Lumberjack Match Moose Cholak beat Blackjack Lanza Chief Crazy Horse beat Ken Russell Handicap Match Mr Kleen beat Angelo Poffo & Tokyo Joe 5/8/69 Fort Wayne, IN Chain Gang Frank Dillinger & Jack Dillinger beat Dick The Bruiser & The Crusher Blackjack Lanza beat Wilbur Snyder Mr Kleen beat Mitsu Arakawa Assassin I beat Santiago Acosta 5/10/69 Hammond, IN @ Civic Center Dick the Bruiser vs Bobby Heenan & Blackjack Lanza Paul Christy & Prince Pullins vs Boris Volkoff & Nicoli Volkoff Johnny Kace vs Mr. Kleen The Bat vs Dale Mann 5/15/69 Cleveland, OH @ Arena Johnny Powers beat Blackjack Lanza Chain Gang Frank Dillinger & Jack Dillinger beat Dick the Bruiser & Moose Cholak Luis Martinez beat Gene Dubois Li'l Abner Osborne beat Joe Carr Angelo Poffo beat Paul Christy dq att: 3,147 5/16/69 St. Louis, MO @ Kiel Auditorium Blackjack Lanza beat Edouard Carpentier Pat O’Connor beat Yvon Koloff dq Terry Funk & Cowboy Bob Ellis beat Bob Geigel & Dick the Bruiser when Funk pinned Geigel Wilbur Snyder drew Harley Race Stan Pulaski beat Tommy Martin Luis Martinez & Frank Hester beat Mitsu Arakawa & Tor Kamata 2/3 1 Kamata beat Hester 2 Hester beat Arakawa 3 Martinez beat Kamata att: 7966 Notes from Larry Matysik: Talk about stealing the show. In the tag match under the double main event, after Dick the Bruiser and Bob Geigel lost as Geigel was pinned, Bruiser went berserk and began pounding Geigel. But Geigel fought back and the two traded punches. Suddenly Bruiser stopped, put up his hands, and offered to shake hands with Geigel which he did. Then Bruiser tore around the ring, bouncing from side to side off the ropes. He leaped from the ring, and, rather than follow the long aisle back to the dressing room entry on the stage, Dick wandered among the fans. He even went up the steps into the raised mezzanine at one point. Then he walked out through the concession lobby. No matter how good the other bouts were that evening, who were people talking about – again! – when they went home? Remember that Dick was the madman who, upon making his 1963 debut on tv in the Khorassan Room, jumped out of the ring, grabbed a customer’s cup of beer, poured it over Dick’s own head, and then left through the lobby of the fancy Chase Hotel. Like the above moment at Kiel, none of it was planned or expected. Keep in mind, too, Dick was the “bad guy!” It was just Dick the Bruiser being Dick the Bruiser . . . with Sam Muchnick chuckling and giving his approval after. 5/17/69 Chicago, IL @ International Amphitheatre AWA Tag Team Champions Dick The Bruiser & Crusher no contest Mad Dog Vachon & Butcher Vachon AWA Champion Verne Gagne beat Larry Hennig dq Red Bastien beat Mitsu Arakawa Moose Cholak drew Lars Anderson Blackjack Lanza beat Joe Scarpello Angelo Poffo beat Prince Pullins 5/22/69 Fort Wayne, IN Blackjack Lanza beat Mr Kleen Dick The Bruiser & Wilbur Snyder no contest Chain Gang Frank Dillinger & Jack Dillinger Moose Cholak beat Mitsu Arakawa Luis Martinez beat Comrade Nicoli 5/24/69 Elkhart IN Chain Gang Frank Dillinger & Jack Dillinger beat Dick The Bruiser & Mr Kleen WWA Champion Blackjack Lanza beat Moose Cholak dq Johnny Kace beat Jay Vallen Tony The Good Shepherd vs Fernando Stampos 5/31/69 Angola, IN @ Buck Lake Ranch Dick The Bruiser in action 6/7/69 Fort Wayne, IN Chain Gang Frank Dillinger & Jack Dillinger beat Dick The Bruiser & Wilbur Snyder Moose Cholak beat Blackjack Lanza dq Mr Kleen beat Angelo Poffo Luis Martinez beat Tokyo Joe 6/14/69 Elkhart, IN Chain Gang Frank Dillinger & Jack Dillinger vs Dick The Bruiser & The Crusher Wilbur Snyder vs Johnny Kace Moose Cholak vs Joe Tomasso Prince Pullins vs Tony The Good Shepherd 6/20/69 Indianapolis, IN @ Bush Stadium Chain Gang Frank Dillinger & Jack Dillinger beat Dick the Bruiser & The Crusher to win WWA Tag Title Bob Ellis no contest WWA Champion Blackjack Lanza when Dick The Bruiser interfered Edouard Carpentier beat Pampero Firpo Mr Kleen drew Tokyo Joe Moose Cholak beat Mitsu Arakawa Luis Martinez beat Comrade Boris Att: 4,000 6/21/69 Chicago, IL @ International Amphitheatre Chain Gang Frank Dillinger & Jack Dillinger beat Dick The Bruiser & Bobby Heenan 2/3 Dr. X beat Billy Red Lyons 2/3 1 Dr X beat Lyons 2 Lyons beat Dr X 3 Dr X beat Lyons Edouard Carpentier beat Lars Anderson dq Angelo Poffo beat Luis Martinez via pin Joe Scarpello beat Santiago Acosta Johnny Kace beat Kenny Jay Att: 10,000 6/28/69 Fort Wayne, IN Non Title Lumberjack Match Dick The Bruiser & Moose Cholak beat WWA Tag Team Champions Chain Gang Frank Dillinger & Jack Dillinger Luis Martinez beat Bobby Heenan Mr Kleen drew Comrade Nicoli Prince Pullins beat Ken Russell 7/5/69 Chicago, IL @ International Amphitheatre AWA Tag Team Champions Dick the Bruiser & the Crusher no contest Chain Gang Frank Dillinger & Jack Dillinger Bill Watts beat Larry Hennig Dr X beat Luke Brown Wilbur Snyder beat Angelo Poffo Rene Goulet beat Big K dq Luis Martinez beat Comrade Nick Johnny Kace beat Prince Pullins 7/10/69 Kansas City, KS Luke Brown & Tor Kamata & Ernie Ladd beat Dick the Bruiser & KO Cox & Dick Murdoch Lady Bruiser & Betty Niccoli beat Jean Antone & Sandy Partlow Betty Niccoli drew Sandy Partlow Stan Pulaski beat Alex Medina 7/12/69 Milwaukee, WI @ Arena AWA Tag Team Champions Dick the Bruiser & the Crusher beat Mad Dog Vachon & Butcher Vachon Bill Watts beat Lars Anderson Blackjack Lanza beat Pampero Firpo Wilbur Snyder beat Big K Luis Martinez beat Johnny Kace att: 9,512 7/17/69 Kansas City, KS Bob Brown & Bob Ellis & Bob Geigel & Tor Kamata beat Dick the Bruiser & KO Cox & Dick Murdoch & Stan Pulaski Danny Little Bear beat Ronnie Paul Luke Brown no contest KO Cox Bob Ellis beat Dick Murdoch dq Bob Geigel drew Stan Pulaski 7/24/69 Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada @ Civic Auditorium AWA Tag Team Champions Dick The Bruiser & The Crusher beat Mad Dog Vachon & Butcher Vachon 2/3 Flying Redheads Red Bastien & Billy Red Lyons beat Larry Hennig & Dr. X 2/3 Bill Watts beat Rene Goulet Big K beat Orest Antonation Al Tomko beat Bobby Jones 7/25/69 Indianapolis, IN @ Bush Stadium Bobby Heenan & Blackjack Lanza beat Dick the Bruiser & Wee Willie Wilson WWA Tag Team Champions Chain Gang Frank Dillinger & Jack Dillinger beat Edouard Carpentier & Bob Ellis Wilbur Snyder beat Big K Stan Kowalski Moose Cholak beat Ken Russell Mr Kleen beat Comrade Boris Luis Martinez beat Johnny Kace Att: 5,000 7/26/69 Chicago, IL @ International Amphitheatre AWA Tag Team Champions Dick the Bruiser & the Crusher beat Chain Gang Frank Dillinger & Jack Dillinger 2/3 AWA Champion Verne Gagne beat Bill Watts on a 3rd fall COR Edouard Carpentier drew Blackjack Lanza Moose Cholak vs Big K Luis Martinez beat Johnny Kace Blackjack Daniels beat Joe Scarpello Att: 10,000 8/2/69 Milwaukee, WI @ Arena AWA Champion Verne Gagne beat Billy Red Lyons No dq match AWA Tag Team Champions Dick The Bruiser & The Crusher beat Mad Dog Vachon & Butcher Vachon Red Bastien beat Dr. X Bill Watts beat Angelo Poffo Luis Martinez drew Big K Bill Howard beat Angel Rivera att: 8,708 8/8/69 Yokohama, Japan Giant Baba & Antonio Inoki beat Dick The Bruiser & The Crusher The Butcher beat KimIII Mario Milano beat Michiaki Yoshimura Mitsu Hirai beat Juan Sebastian Tinker Todd beat Pak Song Art Michalik beat Kantaro Hoshino Yamamoto beat Jerry Brisco 8/9/69 Nagoya, Japan Antonio Inoki & Michiaki Yoshimura beat The Crusher & Art Michalik Kim III beat Mario Milano Giant Baba beat Tinker Todd Dick The Bruiser beat Kotetsu Yamamoto The Butcher beat Motoshi Okuma Jerry Brisco & Juan Sebastian drew Mitsu Hirai & Takachiho Kantaro Hoshino beat Pak Song Eigen beat Hayashi 8/10/69 Tokyo, Japan Giant Baba beat The Butcher Dick The Bruiser & The Crusher beat Antonio Inoki & Michiaki Yoshimura Kim III beat Tinker Todd Mario Milano beat Kotetsu Yamamoto Kantaro Hoshino drew Juan Sebastian Jerry Brisco beat Haruka Eigen Art Michalik beat Motoshi Okuma 8/11/69 Sapporo, Japan Dick The Bruiser & The Crusher beat Giant Baba & Antonio Inoki to win International Tag Team Title Michiaki Yoshimura beat Mario Milano Kim III beat Juan Sebastian Kantaro Hoshino & Kotetsu Yamamoto beat Jerry Brisco & Art Michalik The Butcher beat Pak Song Tinker Todd beat Motoshi Okuma 8/12/69 Sapporo, Japan Giant Baba beat Dick The Bruiser Antonio Inoki & Kim III beat The Crusher & Mario Milano Art Michalik & Tinker Todd beat Akihisa Takachiho & Kotetsu Yamamoto Kantaro Hoshino beat Jerry Brisco The Butcher beat Motoshi Okuma Michiaki Yoshimura beat Juan Sebastian 8/13/69 Osaka, Hapan Giant Baba & Antonio Inoki beat Dick The Bruiser & The Crusher to regain International Tag Team Title Michiaki Yoshimura beat Art Michalik Kim III beat Tinker Todd Haruka Eigen & Kantaro Hoshino beat Jerry Brisco & Juan Sebastian The Butcher beat Kotetsu Yamamoto Mario Milano beat Pak Song Takachiho beat Adachi Hayashi beat Kido 8/14/69 Hiroshima, Japan Antonio Inoki & Michiaki Yoshimura beat Dick The Bruiser & Mario Milano Kim III dcor The Crusher The Butcher beat Giant Baba dq Tinker Todd beat Yamamoto Hoshino beat Art Michalik Juan Sebastian beat Takachiho Jerry Brisco beat Eigen 8/23/69 Minneapolis, MN AWA Champion Verne Gagne no contest Dr X Dick the Bruiser beat Mad Dog Vachon Moose Cholak beat Blackjack Daniels Larry Hennig beat Jim Valen Bruce Kirk beat Angel Rivera 8/29/69 Indianapolis, IN @ Bush Stadium Cage Match Dick the Bruiser beat Blackjack Lanza to win WWA Heavyweight Title WWA Tag Team Champions Chain Gang Frank Dillinger & Jack Dillinger beat Pat O'Connor & Wilbur Snyder Edouard Carpentier beat Big K Stan Kowalski Baron Von Raschke beat Mr Kleen Cora Combs beat Kathy Branch Luis Martinez beat Angelo Poffo 8/30/69 Chicago, IL @ International Amphitheatre Mad Dog Vachon & Butcher Vachon beat Dick the Bruiser & the Crusher 2/3 to win the AWA Tag Team Title Blackjack Lanza no contest Wilbur Snyder Edouard Carpentier beat Big K Pat O'Connor beat Angelo Poffo Baron Von Raschke beat Rene Goulet Luis Martinez beat Kenny Jay Att: “approximately 10,000” 9/6/69 Los Angeles, CA @ Fabulous Forum AWA Champion Verne Gagne beat Dick The Bruiser on a 3rd fall dq Lou Thesz beat Larry Hennig AWA Tag Team Champions Mad Dog Vachon & Butcher Vachon beat Bill Watts & Wilbur Snyder Hard Boiled Haggerty beat Lex Byrd Sandy Starr & Lita Morey beat Jane O'Brien & Astro Nite Luis Martinez vs George Gadaski 9/11/69 Kansas City, KS @ Memorial Hall Tarzan Tyler beat Dick the Bruiser on a 3rd fall COR 1 Bruiser pinned Tyler in 7:30 2 Tyler pinned Bruiser in 3:37 3 Bruiser was counted out of the ring Stan the Mad Russian beat Big Luke dq KO Cox beat Ronnie Paul in 8:23 Joe Scarpello beat Jack Armstrong in 12:17 The Viking beat Masao Komura in 9:52 Att: 3,000 9/13/69 Chicago, IL @ International Amphitheatre Dick the Bruiser beat Dr X 2-0 AWA Tag Team Champions Mad Dog Vachon & Butcher Vachon beat Pat O'Connor & Wilbur Snyder when Mad Dog Vachon pinned O’Connor in the 3rd fall Billy Red Lyons beat Blackjack Lanza dq Baron Von Raschke beat Bruce Kirk via pin Mr Kleen beat Joe Tomasso Prince Pullins drew Johnny Kace Att: 10,000 9/13/69 Milwaukee, WI @ Arena AWA Champion Verne Gagne beat Bill Watts dq Chain Gang Frank Dillinger & Jack Dillinger beat Man Mountain Mike & Moose Cholak Red Bastien beat Larry Hennig Luis Martinez beat Rene Goulet Att: 6,476 Note: Frank Dillinger aka Kenny Mack was shot after this card and never wrestled again. The WWA stripped the Chain Gang of the WWA Tag Team Title. Frank was replaced in the Chain Gang team by Jim Dillinger aka Chris Colt. The new version of the Chain Gang would eventually face Dick the Bruiser & Moose Cholak in a match to determine new WWA tag champs. 9/19/69 St. Louis, MO @ Kiel Auditorium Gene Kiniski beat Jack Brisco Dory Funk Sr & Terry Funk no contest Dick the Bruiser & Blackjack Lanza Little Beaver won a midget Battle Royal from in order Frenchy Lamont, Jamaica Kid, Little Brutus and Tom Thumb Waldo Von Erich drew Pat O’Connor Von Raschke beat Ronnie Etchison Luis Martinez beat Angelo Poffo att: 9058 9/20/69 Indianapolis, IN @ State Fairgrounds Coliseum WWA Champion Dick the Bruiser beat Blackjack Lanza Baron Von Raschke won a 10 man battle royal Bobo Brazil beat Jack Dillinger Baron Von Raschke beat Paul Christy Moose Cholak drew Jim Dillinger Mr Kleen beat Pancho Garcia Luis Martinez beat Prince Pullins Att: 4,200 9/25/69 Kansas City, KS @ Memorial Hall Dick the Bruiser & Richard Moody beat Tarzan Tyler & Gentleman X on a 3rd fall COR 1 Bruiser pinned Tyler in 13:32 2 Gentleman X pinned Moody in 11:19 3 Gentleman X was counted out of the ring Danny Little Bear beat Big Luke dq in 17:44 Stan Pulaski beat Ronnie Paul in 7:16 The Viking beat KO Cox in 7:03 Jack Armstrong beat The Ox dq 10/2/69 Kansas City, KS @ Memorial Hall Dick the Bruiser beat Tarzan Tyler dq The Ox & Big Luke beat Danny Little Bear & Stan Pulaski 2/3 The Viking beat Masao Komura in 8:33 KO Cox beat Jose Quintero via COR 10/3/69 Milwaukee, WI @ Arena AWA Tag Team Champions Mad Dog Vachon & Butcher Vachon beat Dick the Bruiser & Moose Cholak AWA Champion Verne Gagne beat Bill Watts dq Handicap Match Man Mountain Mike beat Angelo Poffo & Johnny Kace Blackjack Lanza beat Wilbur Snyder dq Edouard Carpentier beat Larry Hennig Red Bastien beat Bruce Kirk att: 6,154 10/17/69 St. Louis, MO @ The Arena Special Referee: Lou Thesz NWA Champion Dory Funk Jr beat Gene Kiniski when Kiniski could not answer the bell for the 3rd fall 1 Kiniski beat Funk Jr 2 Funk Jr beat Kinisaki with a spinning toe hold 3 Thesz stopped the bout and awarded the decision to Funk when Kiniski could not continue after hurting his knee and being caught in the spinning toehold to end the second fall. Von Raschke & Dick the Bruiser & Waldo Von Erich won from Whipper Billy Watson & Ernie Ladd & Pat O’Connor when Raschke beat Watson Wilbur Snyder beat KO Cox Bob Geigel beat Dennis Hall Special Referee: Joe Louis Terry Funk & Dory Funk Sr beat Blackjack Lanza & Bobby Heenan on a 3rd fall dq 1 Lanza beat Dory Sr 2 Terry beat Heenan 3 Heenan was dq'ed for taking a punch at Louis, who then decked Heenan. Jessica Rogers beat Kay Noble Ronnie Etchison beat Eddie Sullivan att: 15,099 10/24/69 Skokie, IL Chain Gang Jack Dillinger & Jim Dillinger beat Dick The Bruiser & Apache Lou (Martinez) Baron Von Raschke no contest Moose Cholak Angelo Poffo beat Prince Pullins Bob Sabre beat Ken Dillinger 10/25/69 St Louis TV from the KPLR studio in the Chase complex Von Raschke beat Billy Wolff Tommy Martin & Luis Martinez beat Dick the Bruiser & Blackjack Lanza 2/3 1 Bruiser beat Martinez 2 Bruiser and Lanza got into a battle, sparked by manager Bobby Heenan, and had to be pulled apart. 3 Thus they were dq'ed for the second and third falls. Pat O’Connor beat Jose Quintero Wilbur Snyder beat Rick Sanchez 11/1/69 St Louis TV from the KPLR studio in the Chase complex Von Raschke beat Ronnie Paul Dick the Bruiser beat Eddie Sullivan Blackjack Lanza beat Jim Valen (later billed as Jim Valiant) Wilbur Snyder beat Bob Baker aka Ox Baker 11/7/69 St. Louis, MO @ Kiel Auditorium Dick the Bruiser beat Blackjack Lanza COR after Bruiser slammed manager Bobby Heenan on top of Lanza on the floor Pat O’Connor beat Von Raschke dq Ernie Ladd & Wilbur Snyder beat Bob Geigel & Waldo Von Erich when Ladd beat Geigel Dewey Robertson beat Angelo Poffo Terry Funk beat Tommy Martin Moose Cholak & KO Cox beat Ronnie Etchison & Luis Martinez 2/3 1 Etchison beat Cholak 2 Cholak beat Etchison 3 Cox beat Martinez att: 11,275 sellout Note: Dick The Bruiser now a babyface/good guy in St. Louis 11/8/69 Indianapolis, IN @ State Fairgrounds Coliseum WWA Champion Dick the Bruiser beat Jack Dillinger Baron Von Raschke beat Wilbur Snyder COR Luis Martinez beat Jim Dillinger Fabulous Kangaroos Al Costello & Don Kent beat Mr Kleen & Prince Pullins Angelo Poffo beat Dennis Starr Ken Russell beat Bob Sabre Skull Brother beat Jim Askew 11/15/69 Elkhart, IN Dick the Bruiser vs Jack Dillinger Jim Dillinger vs Luis Martinez Mr. Kleen vs Angelo Poffo Johnny Kace vs Ken Russell 11/21/69 St. Louis, MO @ Kiel Auditorium Dick the Bruiser & Wilbur Snyder beat Von Raschke & Blackjack Lanza on 3rd fall dq 1 Bruiser beat Raschke 2 Raschke beat Snyder 3 Bruiser won by dq when manager Bobby Heenan interfered Ernie Ladd beat Unknown Gladiator and unmasked him as Johnny James Pat O’Connor beat Moose Cholak Dewey Robertson beat Joe Turco Bob Geigel beat Jerry Monte Luis Martinez & Tommy Martin beat KO Cox & Bob Baker 1 Cox beat Martinez 2 Martinez beat Cox 3 Martin beat Baker att: 7146 11/27/69 Indianapolis, IN @ State Fairgrounds Coliseum Bout to decide new WWA tag champs vacated after Frank Dillinger shot in September Chain Gang Jack Dillinger & Jim Dillinger beat Dick The Bruiser & Moose Cholak 2-0 to win WWA Tag Title Wilbur Snyder drew Baron Von Raschke Bobo Brazil beat Pancho Garcia Apache Lou (Martinez) beat Joe Tomasso Angelo Poffo beat Porky Pig Jay Valen beat Ken Russell 11/29/69 Elkhart, IN WWA Tag Team Champions Chain Gang Jack Dillinger & Jim Dillinger beat Dick the Bruiser & Moose Cholak Baron Von Raschke beat Wilbur Snyder dq Paul Christy beat Joe Tomasso Prince Pullins beat Ken Russell 12/5/69 St. Louis, MO @ Kiel Auditorium Texas Death Match, Special Referee: Whipper Billy Watson Dick the Bruiser beat Blackjack Lanza Ernie Ladd beat Waldo Von Erich dq Wilbur Snyder & Dewey Robertson beat Moose Cholak & Von Raschke 1-0 30:00 1 Snyder beat Cholak for the only fall achieved within the 30 minute limit Pat O’Connor no contest Tommy Martin when O’Connor refused the victory after Martin was injured Bob Geigel beat Ronnie Etchison Angelo Poffo beat Jerry Monte Luis Martinez beat Joe Turco att: 11,360 sellout 12/6/69 Hammond, IN @ Civic Center Cage Match Dick the Bruiser beat Blackjack Lanza 2/3 1 Bruiser pinned Lanza 2 Lanza pinned Bruiser after a bulldog head lock 2 Bruiser pinned Both Lanza & Heenan one on top of the other Chain Gang Jack Dillinger & Jim Dillinger beat Fabulous Kangaroos Al Costello & Don Kent 2/3 1 Don Kent beat Jim Dillinger in 9:45 2 Jim Dillinger pinned Al Costello in 5:15 3 Jim Dillinger pinned Don Kent in 5:10 Tokyo Joe Tomasso beat Prince Pullins via pin in 19:10 Jim Valen beat Ken Russell via pin in 15:30 12/16/69 Chicago, IL @ International Amphitheatre Chain Gang Jack Dillinger & Jim Dillinger beat Dick the Bruiser & Moose Cholak 2/3 1 Jack Dillinger pinned Moose Cholak in 6:06 2 Bruiser pinned Jim Dillinger in 7:19 3 Jim Dillinger pinned Bruiser after punching Dick in the throat with a studded black leather gloved fist Baron Von Raschke beat Pat O'Connor with a stomach claw in 20:11 Bill Watts beat Mr Kleen via pin in 7:10 after an Oklahoma Stampede Edouard Carpentier beat Larry Hennig via pin after a steamroller flip Pepper Gomez beat Joe Tomasso via pin in 9:18 Dr X beat Luis Martinez via pin in 18:20 after a knee to the chest 12/20/69 St Louis TV from the KPLR studio in the Chase complex Dewey Robertson beat Kinji Kimura Von Raschke beat Don Drummer Dick the Bruiser beat Ronnie Paul Thor Hagen beat Mike Rolinsky 12/27/69 St Louis TV from the KPLR studio in the Chase complex Angelo Poffo drew Tommy Martin Dick the Bruiser beat Thor Hagen Dewey Robertson beat Bob Jones Von Raschke & Bob Geigel won from Wilbur Snyder & Tim Brooks when Raschke beat Brooks |
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In the Japan results, "Kim III" should be "Kintaro Ohki". His real name was "Kim Ill" (or "Il"), not Kim the Third. During that time, he wrestled as "Kintaro Ohki" in Japan. Jahno. |
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6/21/69 Chicago, IL @ International Amphitheatre Chain Gang Frank Dillinger & Jack Dillinger beat Dick The Bruiser & Bobby Heenan 2/3  |
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Hisa wrote: In the Japan results, "Kim III" should be "Kintaro Ohki". His real name was "Kim Ill" (or "Il"), not Kim the Third. During that time, he wrestled as "Kintaro Ohki" in Japan. I'll make the correction tomorrow. Thanks again. |
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WongLee wrote: 6/21/69 Chicago, IL @ International Amphitheatre Heenan of course turned on Bruiser in the 3rd fall. |
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clawmaster wrote: Hisa wrote:In the Japan results, "Kim III" should be "Kintaro Ohki". His real name was "Kim Ill" (or "Il"), not Kim the Third. During that time, he wrestled as "Kintaro Ohki" in Japan. Done. |
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1/9/70 St. Louis, MO @ Kiel Auditorium NWA Champion Dory Funk Jr beat Dick the Bruiser 2/3 1 Bruiser beat Funk Jr 2 Bruiser appeared to have a three count on Funk for a second straight fall before referee Joe Schoenberger saw Bruiser using the ropes. The referee reversed the decision and disqualified Bruiser for the second fall. 3 Bruiser went berserk, punched Schoenberger, hit Funk with a chair and was then dq'ed for the third fall and the match. Afterward, Athletic Commissioner Eddie Davidson suspended Bruiser indefinitely. Handicap match Wilbur Snyder & Dewey Robertson beat Von Raschke 1 Raschke beat Robertson 2 Snyder beat Raschke Waldo Von Erich & Bob Geigel & Blackjack Lanza beat Ernie Ladd & Tommy Martin & Lou Thesz when Lanza beat Martin Pat O’Connor beat Luke Graham Crimson Knight beat Ronnie Etchison Frank Hester beat Mike Rolinsky Thor Hagen beat The Viking att: 11,434 sellout Notes from Larry Matysik: Fans in 2007 and 2008 talk about the mixed reaction to John Cena, but this one was completely unique. Dory Jr was a favorite, and The Bruiser definitely was the “people’s choice” especially after his feud against Lanza and Heenan. The crowd was totally split, in a constant uproar, and completely beside themselves when Dick’s outburst led to his disqualification.) 1/10/70 Elkhart, IN WWA Tag Team Champions Chain Gang Jack Dillinger & Jim Dillinger beat Dick the Bruiser & Moose Cholak Mr Kleen vs Baron Von Raschke Al Costello vs Luis Martinez Paul Christy vs Ken Russell 1/17/70 Indianapolis, IN @ State Fairgrounds Coliseum WWA Champion Dick The Bruiser no contest Baron Von Raschke Wilbur Snyder & Moose Cholak beat Chain Gang Jack Dillinger & Jim Dillinger to win WWA Tag Title but the decision was later reversed Al Costello drew Mr Kleen (sub Paul Christy) Angelo Poffo beat Joe Tomasso (sub Mr Kleen) Don Kent beat Prince Pullins Note: Sandy Acosta and Paul Christy reportedly missed the cad due to bad weather 1/23/70 Elkhart, IN WWA Tag Team Champions Chain Gang Jack Dillinger & Jim Dillinger vs Dick the Bruiser & Moose Cholak Paul Christy vs Al Costello Angelo Poffo vs Jim Valen 1/29/70 Kansas City, KS @ Memorial Hall Mongolian Stomper beat Dusty Rhodes via pin in 17:00 Killer Cox & KO Cox beat Dick the Bruiser & Tommy Martin when KO pinned Martin in the 3rd fall The Viking ddq Roger Kirby Danny Little Bear beat Masao Kimura via pin Tor Kamata beat Baron Joe Turco via pin 2/5/70 Fort Wayne, IN @ Allen County War Memorial Coliseum WWA Champion Dick The Bruiser beat Blackjack Lanza WWA Tag Team Champions Chain Gang Jack Dillinger & Jim Dillinger beat Fabulous Kangaroos Al Costello & Don Kent Baron Von Raschke beat Mr Kleen Paul Christy beat Ken Russell 2/7/70 Indianapolis, IN @ State Fairgrounds Coliseum WWA Champion Dick the Bruiser dcor Baron Von Raschke in 3rd fall 1 Bruiser beat Raschke 2 Raschke beat Bruiser 3 Both wrestlers were counted out of the ring. Bill Miller beat Blackjack Lanza Luis Martinez & Pat O’Connor beat Fabulous Kangaroos Al Costello & Don Kent Prince Pullins beat Bobby Heenan dq Mr Kleen beat Jim Eskew Joe Tomasso drew Gary Valen 2/19/70 Fort Wayne, IN @ Allen County War Memorial Coliseum Handicap Match Dick The Bruiser beat Blackjack Lanza & Bobby Heenan Baron Von Raschke beat Paul Christy (sub Luis Martinez) Paul Christy beat Angelo Poffo Jim Dillinger drew Prince Pullins 2/20/70 St. Louis, MO @ Kiel Auditorium Special Referee: Whipper Billy Watson NWA Champion Dory Funk Jr beat Baron Von Raschke 2/3 Dick the Bruiser & Ernie Ladd ddq Bob Geigel & Blackjack Lanza Pat O’Connor beat Dick Murdoch Jack Brisco beat Roger Kirby Crimson Knight beat Guy Mitchell Lars Anderson & Angelo Poffo beat Tommy Martin & Thor Hagen 2/3 1 Anderson beat Martin 2 Martin beat Poffo 3 Anderson beat Hagen att. 11,055 Note: Bruiser's "suspension" wasn't very long. 2/27/70 Chicago, IL @ Aragon Ballroom Dick the Bruiser beat Baron Von Raschke on a 3rd fall COR 1 Von Raschke pinned Bruiser with a stomach claw in 12:50 2 Bruiser pinned Von Raschke with a stomach claw in 6:36 3 Von Raschke was counted out of the ring in 4:30 Chain Gang Jim Dillinger & Jack Dillinger beat Edouard Carpentier & Pepper Gomez 2/3 1 Jim Dillinger pinned Carpentier in 11:12 after an elbow to the throat 2 Carpentier pinned Jim Dillinger in 6:05 3 Jim Dillinger pinned Gomez Dr X beat Luis Martinez with a figure four leg lock in 13:55 Moose Cholak beat Blackjack Lanza dq in 14:25 when manager Bobby Heenan interfered Angelo Poffo beat Prince Pullins via pin in 13:45 after an Italian neckbreaker Paul Christy beat Ken Russell via pin in 12:40 3/5/70 Fort Wayne, IN @ Allen County War Memorial Coliseum Dick The Bruiser beat Baron Von Raschke WWA Tag Team Champions Chain Gang Jack Dillinger & Jim Dillinger beat Moose Cholak & Prince Pullins Paul Christy beat Johnny Kace Bobby Heenan beat Jim Eskew Att: 2,000 3/6/70 St. Louis, MO @ Kiel Auditorium Ernie Ladd beat Bob Geigel Dick the Bruiser ddq Crimson Knight Tag Elimination Bout Pat O’Connor & Jack Brisco & Dewey Robertson beat Lars Anderson & Bobby Heenan & Blackjack Lanza when O'Connor emerged as the sole survivor 1 Anderson beat Robertson 2 Brisco beat Anderson 3 Lanza beat Brisco 4 O’Connor beat Lanza. 5 O’Connor beat Heenan Von Raschke beat Joe Blanchard Roger Kirby beat Jack Pesek Tommy Martin beat Rick Renaldo att: 9615 3/7/70 Indianapolis, IN @ State Fairgrounds Coliseum No dq Match Baron Von Raschke beat Dick the Bruiser 2/3 to win WWA heavyweight title WWA Tag Team Champions Chain Gang Jack Dillinger & Jim Dillinger beat Moose Cholak & Wilbur Snyder Bill Miller double knockout Pat O’Connor Luis Martinez beat Johnny Kace Joe Blanchard drew Angelo Poffo 20:00 Paul Christy beat Bob Sabre via pin Att: 5,900 3/14/70 Hammond, IN @ Civic Center Dick the Bruiser vs Jack Dillinger Moose Cholak vs Blackjack Lanza Jim Dillinger vs Angelo Poffo Jose Betancourt vs Johnny Kace 3/16/70 Chicago, IL @ International Amphitheatre Chain Gang Jim Dillinger & Jack Dillinger beat Dick the Bruiser & Moose Cholak 2/3, 1st fall by COR 1 Bruiser was counted out of the ring in 13:19 2 Bruiser pinned Jack Dillinger in 5:19 3 Jack Dillinger pinned Cholak in 6:36 The Crusher beat Mad Dog Vachon 2-0, 1st fall by dq 1 Vachon attacked Crusher before the bell and was dq'ed in 23 seconds 2 Crusher pinned Vachon in 15:22 after a Bolo Punch Baron Von Raschke beat Red Bastien via pin in 7:06 Edouard Carpentier beat Luke Graham via pin in 10:52 Pepper Gomez beat Larry Hennig via pin in 7:18 Billy Red Lyons drew Blackjack Lanza 20:00 3/20/70 St. Louis, MO @ Kiel Auditorium Pat O’Connor beat Von Raschke Handicap Match Wilbur Snyder & Jack Brisco beat Blackjack Lanza 1 Snyder went the entire 30 minute limit with Lanza, so Lanza had to forfeit the decision and Brisco never entered the ring. By order of Sam Muchnick, Bob Windham and Buddy Smith sat with manager Bobby Heenan to keep Heenan from interfering. Crimson Knight beat Bob Windham (later to be billed as Black Jack Mulligan) Dick the Bruiser beat Buddy Smith (later to be referee Eddie Smith) Ernie Ladd & Dewey Robertson beat Moose Cholak & Lars Anderson2/3 1 Ladd beat Anderson 2 Anderson beat Robertson 3 Robertson beat Cholak Roger Kirby drew Tommy Martin Ronnie Etchison beat Angelo Poffo dq Betty Niccoli & Jessica Rogers beat Linda Klein & Barbara Galento 2/3 1 Rogers beat Galento 2 Galento beat Rogers 3 Niccoli beat Klein att: 9206 4/9/70 Fort Wayne, IN WWA Champion Baron Von Raschke beat Dick The Bruiser WWA Tag Team Champions Chain Gang Jim Dillinger & Jack Dillinger beat Wilbur Snyder & Bill Miller after Miller turned on Snyder Joe Tomasso beat Fernando Stampos Paul Christy beat Jim Eskew 4/17/70 St. Louis, MO @ Kiel Auditorium Gene Kiniski beat Pat O’Connor COR Wilbur Snyder won a Battle Royal order of elimination from first to last: KO Cox, Bobby Brunnell, Billy Howard, Bob Windham, Ernie Ladd and Killer Kowalski and Blackjack Lanza all together, Jack Brisco, Lars Anderson, Tommy Martin and Bobby Heenan Dick the Bruiser beat Billy Howard Ernie Ladd drew Killer Kowalski Blackjack Lanza beat Bob Windham (later billed as Black Jack Mulligan) Von Raschke drew Wilbur Snyder Jack Brisco beat KO Cox Lars Anderson beat Bobby Brunnell Tommy Martin beat Bobby Heenan dq att: 10,618 4/18/70 Indianapolis, IN @ State Fairgrounds Coliseum WWA Champion Baron Von Raschke beat Bill Miller 2/3 Dick the Bruiser & Wilbur Snyder beat WWA Tag Team Champions Chain Gang Jack Dillinger & Jim Dillinger dq when Jim Dillinger attacked the referee Ernie Ladd beat Angelo Poffo via pin in 9:05 Mitsu Arakawa beat Prince Pullins via pin in 13:20 Fernando Stampos drew Joe Tomasso Tom Lynch beat Johnny Carr via pin in 12:04 4/30/70 Fort Wayne, IN WWA Tag Team Champions Chain Gang Jack Dillinger & Jim Dillinger beat Dick The Bruiser & Moose Cholak dq Wilbur Snyder beat Bill Miller Mitsu Arakawa beat Prince Pullins Angelo Poffo beat Fernando Stampos 5/2/70 Indianapolis, IN @ Tyndall Armory Bill Miller & Dick The Bruiser & Mr. Kleen beat Baron Von Raschke & Jack Dillinger & Jim Dillinger Moose Cholak beat Mitsu Arakawa Angelo Poffo drew Fernando Stampos Prince Pullins beat Jim Eskew Att: 2,000 5/5/70 Chicago, IL @ International Amphitheatre Dick The Bruiser dcor Baron Von Raschke in 3rd fall 1 Von Raschke beat Bruiser with a head claw 2 Bruiser pinned Von Raschke 3 Both men were counted out of the ring Chain Gang Jim Dillinger & Jack Dillinger beat The Crusher & Edouard Carpentier 2/3, 1st fall by dq 1 Crusher was dq'ed in 6:32 2 Carpentier pinned Jack Dillinger in 5:26 3 Jim Dillinger pinned Carpentier in 4:48 after Jack Dillinger tripped Carpentier while the referee was ushering Crusher back to his corner Pepper Gomez beat Dr. X on a 3rd fall dq 1 Dr. X pinned Gomez after a body slam 2 Gomez pinned Dr. X after hitting X in the head with an unhinged steel turnbuckle 3 Dr. X was dq'ed for hitting Gomez with an unhinged steel turnbuckle Dr. Bill Miller beat Billy Red Lyons via pin in 7:28 fter a knee to Billy Red's head Ernie Ladd beat Bob Windham via pin in 5:28 Mitsu Arakawa beat Joe Scarpello via pin in 9:22 5/16/70 Indianapolis, IN @ Bush Stadium WWA Tag Team Champions Chain Gang Jack Dillinger & Jim Dillinger beat Dick The Bruiser & Bill Miller dq WWA Champion Baron Von Raschke ddq Moose Cholak Mr Kleen beat Rodeo Jones Mitsu Arakawa beat Fernando Stampos 5/18/70 Chicago, IL @ International Amphitheatre Chain Gang Jim Dillinger & Jack Dillinger beat Dick The Bruiser & The Crusher Baron Von Raschke beat Ernie Ladd Wilbur Snyder beat Larry Hennig Dr. X beat Billy Red Lyons Red Bastien drew Pepper Gomez Princess Jasmine beat Mary Jane Mull Bob Windham beat Jack Pesek 5/21/70 Fort Wayne, IN Dick The Bruiser & Moose Cholak drew WWA Tag Team Champions Chain Gang Jack Dillinger & Jim Dillinger Wilbur Snyder dcor WWA Champion Baron Von Raschke Paul Christy drew Mitsu Arakawa Jim Dillinger beat Fernando Stampos 6/2/70 Chicago, IL @ International Amphitheatre Dick the Bruiser & the Crusher beat Chain Gang Jim Dillinger & Jack Dillinger Baron Von Raschke beat Edouard Carpentier Wilbur Snyder beat Dr X dq Dr Big Bill Miller beat Pepper Gomez Moose Cholak beat Double X Paul Diamond beat Johnny Kace (sub Joe Tomasso) Att: 12,000 6/13/70 Fort Wayne, IN Dick The Bruiser & Hans Schmidt (sub Moose Cholak) & Paul Christy beat Bill Miller & Chain Gang Jack Dillinger & Jim Dillinger Prince Pullins beat Bob Sabre Tom Lynch beat Johnny Kace Freddie Rogers beat John The Greek 6/12/70 St. Louis, MO @ Kiel Auditorium Special Referee: Whipper Billy Watson NWA Champion Dory Funk Jr beat Gene Kiniski 2/3 Crimson Knight & Von Raschke & Blackjack Lanza beat Dewey Robertson & Wilbur Snyder & Pat O’Connor 2/3 1 Lanza beat O’Connor 2 O’Connor beat Lanza 3 Knight beat Robertson. Dick the Bruiser beat Lou Klein Luis Martinez beat Lars Anderson dq Dory Funk Sr beat Johnny Kace Cal Pullins drew Angelo Poffo att: 10,344 6/26/70 Indianapolis, IN @ Bush Stadium Dick the Bruiser & Bill Miller beat Chain Gang Jack Dillinger & Jim Dillinger to win WWA Tag Title Ernie Ladd no contest WWA Champion Baron Von Raschke Mitsu Arakawa beat Wilbur Snyder Danny Miller (sub Mr Kleen) beat Angelo Poffo Tom Lynch beat Bob Sabre Paul Christy drew Bobby Heenan 20:00 6/30/70 Chicago, IL @ International Amphitheatre Dick the Bruiser & the Crusher & Ernie Ladd beat Mad Dog Vachon & Butcher Vachon & Blackjack Lanza Baron Von Raschke beat Red Bastien Mitsu Arakawa beat Paul Christy Pepper Gomez beat Bob Windham Paul Diamond beat Double X Joe Scarpello beat Lars Anderson 7/11/70 Milwaukee, WI @ Arena Dick the Bruiser & the Crusher beat AWA Tag Team Champions Mad Dog Vachon & Butcher Vachon on a 3rd fall dq 1 Vachons beat Bruiser & Crusher 2 Bruiser & Crusher beat Vachons 3 Mad Dog Vachon was dq'ed for tossing Crusher over the top rope Paul Diamond beat Dr X Mighty Igor Vodik beat Angelo Poffo Kenny Jay beat Kenny Yates Att: 10,812 7/17/70 Indianapolis, IN @ Bush Stadium Fabulous Kangaroos Al Costello & Don Kent beat Dick the Bruiser & Bill Miller to win WWA Tag Title Special Referee: Wilbur Snyder Ernie Ladd beat WWA Champion Baron Von Raschke dq Bobo Brazil beat Danny Miller Mitsu Arakawa drew Paul Christy Bobby Heenan beat Fernando Stampos Tom Lynch beat Johnny Kace 7/31/70 Denver, CO @ Auditorium Arena Dick the Bruiser & The Crusher beat AWA Tag Team Champions Mad Dog Vachon & Butcher Vachon on a 3rd fall dq Red Bastien beat Larry Hennig 2/3 Pepper Gomez beat Tarzan Tyler Ken Yates beat Kenny Jay Promoter: Gene Reed 8/1/70 Indianapolis, IN @ Bush Stadium Ernie Ladd & Wilbur Snyder & Bobo Brazil beat Baron Von Raschke & Fabulous Kangaroos Al Costello & Don Kent (Bruiser subbed the first 6 minutes of the late arriving Ladd) Dick The Bruiser beat Bill Miller Mitsu Arakawa beat Tom Lynch Angelo Poffo beat Johnny Kace Prince Pullins beat Bob Sabre Paul Christy beat Danny Miller dq 8/8/70 Angola, IN @ Buck Lake Ranch Dick The Bruiser in action 8/14/70 Chicago, IL @ Comiskey Park AWA Tag Team Champions Mad Dog Vachon & Butcher Vachon beat Dick the Bruiser & the Crusher 2/3 AWA Champion Verne Gagne beat Baron Von Raschke 2/3 1 Raschke beat Gagnw 2 Gagne beat Raschke with a Sleeper Hold 3 Gagne beat Raschke Dr X beat Paul Diamond Ernie Ladd no contest Blackjack Lanza Wilbur Snyder beat Mitsu Arakawa Pepper Gomez beat Double X (XX unmasked) Dr Big Bill Miller ddq Bobo Brazil Larry Hennig beat Red Bastien Jean Antone & Lucille Dupree beat Linda Klein & Betty Niccoli att: 21,000+ 8/15/70 St Louis TV from the KPLR studio in the Chase complex Roger Kirby drew Steve Bolus Rufus R Jones beat Oki Shikina Dick the Bruiser beat Dale Mann Pat O’Connor beat Bill Russell 8/21/70 St. Louis, MO @ Kiel Auditorium Texas Death Match Pat O’Connor beat Killer Kowalski Tag Elimination Match Dick the Bruiser & Jack Brisco & Dewey Robertson beat Bob Geigel & Crimson Knight & Lars Anderson when Bruiser emerged as the sole survivor 1 Geigel beat Robertson 2 Knight and Brisco were both counted out outside the ring. 3 Bruiser beat Geigel 4 Bruiser beat Anderson Rufus R Jones beat Brutus Wilbur Snyder draw Tarzan Tyler Angelo Poffo & Moose Cholak beat Frankie Hart & Guy Mitchell 2/3 1 Poffo beat Mitchell 2 Mitchell beat Poffo 3 Cholak beat Hart att. 10,580 8/22/70 St Louis TV from the KPLR studio in the Chase complex Rufus R Jones beat Boris Kosloff Dick the Bruiser beat Angelo Pofo Roger Kirby & Oki Shikina beat Freddie Rogers & Steve Bolus 2-0 1 Shikina beat Rogers 2 Kirby beat Rogers 8/22/70 Indianapolis, IN @ Bush Stadium Non Title Cage Match Dick The Bruiser beat WWA Champion Baron Von Raschke WWA Tag Team Champions Fabulous Kangaroos Al Costello & Don Kent beat Moose Cholak & Pat O’Connor (sub Ernie Ladd) Angelo Poffo drew Tom Lynch Nicoli Volkoff beat Fernando Stampos Paul Christy beat Corsica Joe Cora Combs beat Sarah Lee 8/29/70 St Louis TV from the KPLR studio in the Chase complex Von Raschke drew Rufus R Jones Crimson Knight beat Frankie Hart Dick the Bruiser beat Guy Mitchell Pat O’Connor beat John Fogarty 9/5/70 St Louis TV from the KPLR studio in the Chase complex Jack Brisco beat Pepe Lopez Dick the Bruiser beat Jim Valen Crimson Knight & Von Raschke beat Rufus R Jones & Guy Mitchell 2-0 1 Knight beat Mitchell 2 Raschke beat Mitchell 9/11/70 St. Louis, MO @ Kiel Auditorium Dick the Bruiser beat Blackjack Lanza 2/3 Bobby Heenan was allowed to tag in and out of the ring, but had any falls been made involving Heenan, they would have been charged to Lanza. Rufus R. Jones & Pat O’Connor drew Crimson Knight & Von Raschke Jack Brisco beat Tarzan Tyler Bob Geigel beat Guy Mitchell Harley Race beat Luis Martinez The Viking & Roger Kirby beat Steve Bolus & Chief Little Bear 2/3 1 Viking beat Bolus 2 Bolus beat Viking 3 Kirby beat Bear att: 9807 9/12/70 St Louis TV from the KPLR studio in the Chase complex Dick the Bruiser beat Frankie Hart NWA Champion Dory Funk Jr beat Bennie Ramirez Von Raschke beat John Fogarty Rufus R Jones beat Pepe Lopez 9/19/70 St Louis TV from the KPLR studio in the Chase complex Luis Martinez draw Pancho Ramirez Dick the Bruiser beat Bobby Burns NWA Champion Dory Funk Jr. beat Kato Gordo Von Raschke drew Jack Brisco Dory Funk Sr served as color commentator from the start of the show. After Bruiser’s match, Dick did an interview with Senior and produced an egg with the face of Dory Jr drawn on it. Bruiser then smashed the egg, but Senior grabbed the shell and rubbed it in Bruiser’s face, opening a cut. Bruiser went berserk and battered Senior. Junior ran to the ring and jumped Bruiser until Pat O’Connor and the referees restored order. 9/26/70 St Louis TV from the KPLR studio in the Chase complex Eddie Graham beat Tito Kopa NWA Champion Dory Funk Jr beat Pancho Ramirez Dick the Bruiser beat Luis Martinez Rufus R Jones beat Tony Russo 9/29/70 Chicago, IL @ Aragon Ballroom Fabulous Kangaroos Al Costello & Don Kent beat Dick the Bruiser & Bad Boy Bullinski dq Edouard Carpentier no contest Blackjack Lanza Pepper Gomez beat Mitsu Arakawa Moose Cholak beat Bob Windham Paul Diamond beat Ken Dillinger 10/2/70 St. Louis, MO @ The Arena Special Referee: Pat O’Connor NWA Champion Dory Funk Jr beat Dick the Bruiser when Bruiser submitted to the spinning toehold in the 3rd fall Jack Brisco & Wilbur Snyder & Rufus R Jones beat Moose Cholak & Crimson Knight & Von Raschke when Brisco beat Cholak Dewey Robertson drew Bob Geigel Terry Funk beat Bob “Ox” Baker Betty Niccoli beat Kay Noble Dory Funk Sr & Luis Martinez beat Don Kent & Angelo Poffo 1 Poffo beat Martinez 2 Martinez beat Poffo 3 Funk beat Kent att: 12,051 10/20/70 Chicago, IL @ International Amphitheatre Handicap Match, Bruiser promised to pin both wrestlers within 30 minutes; he vowed to give both $2,000 if he failed. Blackjack Lanza & Bobby Heenan beat Dick the Bruiser on a 3rd fall COR 1 Bruiser pinned Lanza 2 Lanza pinned Bruiser 3 Bruiser was counted out of the ring while chasing Bobby Heenan. The legal man Lanza was inside the ring. AWA Tag Team Champions Mad Dog Vachon & Butcher Vachon ddq Red Bastien & Pepper Gomez in 3rd fall 1 Mad Dog pinned Bastien 2 Bastien pinned Mad Dog 3 Both teams were dq'ed when all four men started fighting inside the ring Edouard Carpentier beat Dr Big Bill Miller via pin in 4:15 Larry Hennig beat Billy Red Cloud via pin in 11:25 after a knee to the chest Bobo Brazil beat Mitsu Arakawa via pin in 10:35 after a coco butt Paul Diamond beat Bob Windham via pin in 12:40 10/22/70 Fort Wayne, IN WWA Tag Team Champions Fabulous Kangaroos Al Costello & Don Kent beat Dick The Bruiser & Mitsu Arakawa WWA Champion Baron Von Raschke beat Paul Christy Moose Cholak beat Kenny Dillinger Prince Pullins beat Tom Lynch 10/24/70 Indianapolis, IN @ State Fairgrounds Coliseum WWA Tag Team Champions Fabulous Kangaroos Al Costello & Don Kent beat Dick the Bruiser & Pat O’Connor Moose Cholak beat Bill Miller Paul Christy beat Hans Schmidt dq Prince Pullins beat Nicoli Volkoff Johnny Kace beat Sandy Acosta Rodeo Jones beat John the Greek 11/6/70 St. Louis, MO @ Kiel Auditorium Rufus R Jones beat Blackjack Lanza dq Von Raschke beat Pat O’Connor Wilbur Snyder & Dick the Bruiser & Jack Brisco beat Rock Hunter & Bob Geigel & Moose Cholak 2/3 1 Snyder beat Hunter 2 Geigel beat Snyder 3 Brisco beat Cholak Hans Schmidt beat Dewey Robertson Thunderbolt Patterson beat Billy Spears Angelo Poffo beat Luis Martinez att: 9289 11/7/70 Indianapolis, IN @ State Fairgrounds Coliseum WWA Tag Team Champions Fabulous Kangaroos Al Costello & Don Kent beat Dick The Bruiser & Pat O'Connor on a 3rd fall COR WWA Champion Baron Von Raschke drew Moose Cholak Tom Lynch beat Freddie Rogers Mighty Igor Vodik beat Ken Dillinger Johnny Kace beat Fernando Stampos Bob Sabre beat Bill Nixon 11/12/70 Fort Wayne, IN Handicap Match Bobby Heenan & Baron Von Raschke beat Dick The Bruiser Al Costello beat Mitsu Arakawa Moose Cholak beat Don Kent Jack Dillinger drew Prince Pullins 11/20/70 St. Louis, MO @ The Arena NWA Champion Dory Funk Jr beat Crimson Knight, who unmasked as Big Bill Miller Pat O’Connor & Rufus R Jones beat Blackjack Lanza & Thunderbolt Patterson when O’Connor beat Patterson Von Raschke ddq Dick the Bruiser Jack Brisco beat Hans Schmidt Lord Littlebrook & Wee Willie Wilson beat Cowboy Bradley & Mighty Atom 2/3 1 Bradley beat Littlebrook 2 Wilson beat Atom 3 Littlebrook beat Bradley. Luis Martinez beat Bennie Ramirez Steve Bolus drew Angelo Poffo Boxing great Jersey Joe Walcott was a special referee on the card att: 12,515 12/4/70 St. Louis, MO @ Kiel Auditorium Jack Brisco won a 16 man Battle Royal by defeating Big Bill Miller. After everyone else was eliminated over the top rope, the final two entrants met one fall to a finish. The order out was Al Costello, The Viking, Cato Gordo, Don Kent, Jack Pesek, Luis Martinez, Angelo Poffo, Dick the Bruiser and Von Raschke, Dewey Robertson, Moose Cholak, Pat O’Connor, Wilbur Snyder and Hans Schmidt. Dick the Bruiser beat Moose Cholak Big Bill Miller beat Jack Pesek Wilbur Snyder & Dewey Robertson drew Hans Schmidt & Von Raschke Rufus R Jones beat Cato Gordo Jack Brisco beat Billy Howard Luis Martinez beat Don Kent att: 9902 Notes from Larry Matysik: If anyone ever got the classic build, it was Jack Brisco. Here was the former national collegiate champion, a charismatic and obviously talented young star. St. Louis could feel they were part of his growing up, as Brisco came so close over a year to bursting through to stardom, only to be stopped in nip-and-tuck, thrilling battles by salty, nasty competitors like Kiniski, Lanza, and the Crimson Knight. But he kept coming back, getting victories, displaying his fire, coming oh-so-close. Therefore, when Brisco finally blasted through the ceiling, he was accepted and respected as a star. It was a status Jack Brisco had earned in the eyes of the fans. Plus, look ahead to March 5 when Brisco was generous enough to set up Lanza for Dory. If Brisco held the champ to a draw, and Lanza beat Brisco, wasn’t it logical that Lanza could defeat Funk? And, amazingly, Brisco never scored a victory over Lanza until May 27, 1977.) 12/5/70 Indianapolis, IN @ State Fairgrounds Coliseum WWA Tag Team Champions Fabulous Kangaroos Al Costello & Don Kent beat Dick The Bruiser & Moose Cholak Mighty Igor Vodik drew Bill Miller Bulldog Drummer (sub Joe Tomasso) drew Tom Lynch Fernando Stampos beat Freddie Rogers Ivan Kalmikoff drew Prince Pullins Paul Christy beat Bulldog Drummer (sub Chico Garcia) 12/12/70 Chicago, IL @ International Amphitheatre Fabulous Kangaroos Al Costello & Don Kent ddq Dick the Bruiser & Bobo Brazil in 3rd fall 1 Bruiser was dq'ed 2 Bobo Brazil beat Don Kent with an abdominal stretch 3 Kent pinned Brazil after Costello interfered but the commissioner ruled both teams were dq'ed Baron Von Raschke beat Pepper Gomez via pin in 9:38 Mighty Igor Vodik beat Dr Big Bill Miller COR in 8:58 Mil Mascaras beat Big K in 8:12 with a flying body press Strong Kobayashi beat Ivan Kalmikoff via pin in 6:22 after a karate chop to the throat Lars Anderson beat Paul Christy via pin 12/16/70 Fort Wayne, IN Baron Von Raschke & Bobby Heenan beat Dick The Bruiser & Super Brucie Bobo Brazil drew Al Costello Mighty Igor Vodik beat Rodeo Jones Prince Pullins beat Bob Sabre |
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clawmaster wrote: WongLee wrote:6/21/69 Chicago, IL @ International Amphitheatre Whew!! That makes me feel better.......... |
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WongLee wrote: clawmaster wrote:WongLee wrote:6/21/69 Chicago, IL @ International Amphitheatre This match with Bruiser and Heenan against The Chain Gang definitely had the most heat of any match that I've ever witnessed at The Amphitheatre. When Heenan turned and helped the Gang beat on Bruiser I thought there was going to be a full scale riot. No one ran in to help Bruiser and he took a beatdown for a few minutes before he cleared house. Last edited on Sun Dec 26th, 2010 12:26 pm by Chitown Rich |
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Chitown Rich wrote: WongLee wrote:clawmaster wrote:WongLee wrote:6/21/69 Chicago, IL @ International Amphitheatre I knew Rick would remember the storyline of the match because he was there live in person. And Rich also saved me from having to use the Advanced search at KM to dig up an old thread about that match and card. |
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1/15/71 St. Louis, MO @ Kiel Auditorium Dick the Bruiser beat Big Bill Miller (sub Von Raschke) 2/3 tag elimination match Jack Brisco & Pat O’Connor & Rufus R Jones drew Pak Song & Lars Anderson & Hans Schmidt when the final two survivors Brisco & Song battled to the end of the time limit. 1 O’Connor beat Anderson 2 Schmidt beat O’Connor 3 Pak Song beat Jones 4 Jack Brisco beat Hans Schmidt 5 Jack Brisco drew Pak Song 30:00 Wilbur Snyder beat Les Wolf Dewey Robertson beat Killer Cox John Tolos & Moose Cholak beat Steve Bolus & Murray Cummings 1 Tolos beat Bolus 2 Bolus beat Tolo 3 Cholak beat Cummings att: 7857 1/23/71 Chicago, IL @ International Amphitheatre Blackjack Lanza & Fabulous Kangaroos Al Costello & Don Kent beat Dick the Bruiser & the Crusher & Bull Bullinski Mighty Igor Vodik beat Butcher Vachon Hercules Cortez beat Larry Hennig Nick Bockwinkel beat Ivan Kalmikoff Red Bastien beat Strong Kobayashi dq Lars Anderson beat Paul Diamond 1/30/71 Hammond, IN @ Civic Center Fabulous Kangaroos Al Costello & Don Kent beat Dick the Bruiser & Mighty Igor Vodik Hans Schmidt beat Moose Cholak dq Ivan Kalmikoff beat Ken Dillinger Paul Christy beat Freddy Rogers 2/5/71 St. Louis, MO @ Kiel Auditorium Jack Brisco beat Pak Song Dick the Bruiser dcor Blackjack Lanza Von Raschke & Hans Schmidt drew Rufus R. Jones & Dewey Robertson the 30 minute limit expired in the 3rd fall 1 Raschke beat Robertson 2 Robertson beat Schmidt 3 The 30 minute limit expired without another fall Pat O’Connor beat Angelo Poffo Wilbur Snyder beat Moose Cholak Big Bill Miller beat Ronnie Etchison Reggie Parks & Murray Cummings beat Tom Andrews & Bennie Ramirez 2/3 1 Andrews beat Cummings 2 Parks beat Ramirez 3 Cummings beat Andrews Att: 7240 2/12/71 Muncie, IN Hans Schmidt & Baron Von Rashcke beat Dick The Bruiser & Paul Christy on a 3rd fall dq 1 Bruiser & Christy dq’ed for double teaming Rashcke 2 Bruiser pinned Rashcke 3 Bruiser was dq’ed for throwing the referee out of ring Moose Cholak beat Angelo Poffo 2/3 1 Moose pinned Poffo after an El Squasho 2 Moose was counted out of the ring 3 Moose beat Poffo with a bearhug Prince Pullins beat Kenny Dillinger via pin after a series of dropkicks Freddy Rogers drew Tom Lynch 2/13/71 Chicago, IL @ International Amphitheatre Larry Hennig & Lars Anderson beat Red Bastien & Hercules Cortez Dick the Bruiser no contest Blackjack Lanza Bull Bullinski beat Butcher Vachon The Crusher beat Big K Strong Kobayashi beat Paul Diamond Nick Bockwinkel beat Prince Pullins 2/19/71 St. Louis, MO @ Kiel Auditorium NWA Champion Dory Funk Jr beat Von Raschke 2/3 Jack Brisco & Dick the Bruiser beat Pak Song & Hans Schmidt when Brisco beat Schmidt Pat O’Connor beat Hans Mortier Big Bill Miller beat Eddie Graham Rufus R. Jones beat Jerry Dean Moose Cholak beat Dewey Robertson John Tolos & Angelo Poffo beat Dory Funk Sr & Murray Cummings 1 Poffo beat Cummings 2 Funk Sr beat Poffo 3 Tolos beat Cummings att: 8,317 2/21/71 Hammond, IN @ Civic Center George Cannon & Fabulous Kangaroos Al Costello & Don Kent beat Dick the Bruiser & Mighty Igor Vodik & Ivan Kalmikoff Angelo Poffo beat Nicoli Volkoff Don Fargo beat Fernando Stampos Johnny Fargo beat Bob Sabre 3/5/71 St. Louis, MO @ Kiel Auditorium Blackjack Lanza beat Jack Brisco Texas Death Match Dick the Bruiser beat Von Raschke Rufus R Jones & Pat O’Connor beat Pak Song & Moose Cholak 1 Cholak beat O’Connor 2 Jones beat Cholak 3 O’Connor beat Pak Song Wilbur Snyder drew John Tolos Greg Valentine beat Rock Hunter dq Luis Martinez & Ronnie Etchison beat Don Fargo & Baron Von Heisinger 2/3 1 Fargo beat Etchison 2 Etchison beat Fargo 3 Martinez beat Von Heisinger Att: 11,766 Notes from Larry Matysik: The early segment of 1971 is pretty clear that Raschke would have somehow beaten The Bruiser on Jan. 15 if Raschke had not been ill. That victory would have boosted Raschke into a title shot at Dory Jr, which was a tough spot following the first Brisco-Dory sellout. Apparently, Sam Muchnick had enough faith in Raschke drawing adequately to give him the championship slot even without the victory Jan. 15. Nothing was changed in the overall outline of main events, because Raschke losing a Texas Death Match to Bruiser would have been the payback for Dick doing the job in January. The only guy who lost out was Raschke, who missed a main event payoff in January! 3/6/71 Chicago, IL @ International Amphitheatre Handicap Match Dick the Bruiser beat Blackjack Lanza & Bobby Heenan Red Bastien & Hercules Cortez beat Larry Hennig & Lars Anderson dq The Crusher no contest Nick Bockwinkel Strong Kobayashi beat Billy Red Cloud Ox Baker beat Jack Pesek Paul Diamond beat Kenny Dillinger 3/19/71 St. Louis, MO @ Kiel Auditorium Dick the Bruiser beat Hans Schmidt Johnny Valentine ddq Von Raschke Sweet Daddy Siki & Pat O’Connor beat Don Fargo & Hans Mortier 2/3 1 Fargo beat Siki 2 O’Connor beat Fargo 3 Siki beat Mortier Jack Brisco drew Big Bill Miller Little Bobo beat Wee Willie Wilson Luis Martinez & Greg Valentine beat Angelo Poffo & Johnny Long 1 Valentine beat Long 2 Martinez beat Long att: 7,503 3/20/71 Chicago, IL @ International Amphitheatre Fabulous Kangaroos Al Costello & Don Kent no contest Red Bastien & Hercules Cortez Baron Von Raschke beat Dick the Bruiser Strong Kobayashi beat Paul Christy Wilbur Snyder beat Hans Schmidt Moose Cholak beat Ox Baker Billy Red Cloud beat Angelo Poffo 4/16/71 St. Louis, MO @ Kiel Auditorium Greg Valentine & Johnny Valentine were the co-winners of a Wrestle Royal. They agreed not to wrestle each other and shared the victory Order of Elimination Tinker Todd, Don Fargo, Pat O’Connor and Von Raschke, Ben Justice, Jack Brisco, Big Bill Miller and Moose Cholak handicap match Harley Race & Hans Schmidt beat Dick the Bruiser 1 Bruiser beat Schmidt 2 Bruiser ddq Race so Bruiser had to forfeit the decision. Johnny Valentine & Greg Valentine beat Big Bill Miller & Von Raschke 2-0, 1st fall by dq 1 Greg won by dq 2 Johnny beat Miller Jack Brisco drew Pat O’Connor Sweet Daddy Siki beat Moose Cholak Kay Noble beat Cora Combs Tinker Todd & Don Fargo beat Ronnie Etchison & Ben Justice 1 Todd beat Etchison 2 Etchison beat Todd 3 Fargo beat Justice att: 6,567 Notes from Larry Matysik: Sam Muchnick definitely stubbed his toe when it came to Greg and Johnny Valentine. Greg was originally noted – correctly – as the son of Johnny. But then Johnny complained to Sam that this made Johnny, still a meaningful contender for the NWA title, look old. Sam told me that Johnny had a lot of pride, Greg had seldom wrestled under his real name at that time, and we made up some story that we were wrong and Greg was really Johnny’s younger brother. Thus, the Valentine BROTHERS won that Wrestle Royal. Greg was also masterfully utilized to build a battle between Johnny and Von Raschke. Ouch! Years later, when Greg was making a big name for himself as Greg Valentine and his father had retired, Greg was booked again and just quietly acknowledged as the son of Johnny Valentine. In fact, in 1981 I put together Greg Valentine versus Kerry Von Erich and pushed it as a renewal of the feud their fathers, Johnny and Fritz, had years back. Sam was motivated by his loyalty to and friendship with Johnny, who had been a major star for Muchnick for years. Nonetheless, shame on us. Proves we’re all human, though, doesn’t it? 4/17/71 Indianapolis, IN @ State Fairgrounds Coliseum WWA Champion Baron Von Raschke drew Dick The Bruiser 60:00 Don Fargo & Johnny Fargo beat Bill Miller & Paul Christy Angelo Poffo beat Pancho Garcia Prince Pullins beat Johnny Kace Tom Lynch beat Ken Dillinger dq Dale Mann beat Freddie Rogers 4/24/71 Chicago, IL @ International Amphitheatre Strong Kobayashi beat Dick the Bruiser on a 3rd fall COR Red Bastien & Hercules Cortez ddq AWA Tag Team Champions Mad Dog Vachon & Butcher Vachon in 3rd fall Wilbur Snyder beat Al Costello Baron Von Raschke beat Bill Howard Nick Bockwinkel beat Billy Red Cloud Lars Anderson beat Joe Scarpello 5/1/71 Indianapolis, IN @ State Fairgrounds Coliseum Dick the Bruiser & Mighty Igor Vodik beat Hans Schmidt & Baron Von Raschke Bill Miller beat Don Fargo dq Angelo Poffo beat Johnny Fargo Ivan Kalmikoff beat Pedro Garcia Tom Lynch beat Rodeo Jone Johnny Kace beat Chris Haskell 5/14/71 St. Louis, MO @ Kiel Auditorium Johnny Valentine beat Von Raschke Central States Champion Harley Race no decision Dick the Bruiser. Referee John Turner first dq'ed Race, but Bruiser refused to accept it and the match was restarted. Then it got out of hand and both were dq'ed. Jack Brisco & Sweet Daddy Siki beat Hans Schmidt & Big Bill Miller 2/3 1 Miller beat Siki 2 Siki beat Miller 3 Brisco beat Schmidt. Dewey Robertson beat Baron Von Heisinger Greg Valentine beat Rip Tyler Steve Bolus & Ronnie Etchison beat Don Fargo & Angelo Poffo 1 Poffo beat Etchison 2 Etchison beat Poffo 3 Bolus beat Fargo Att: 8,791 5/20/71 Valparaiso, IN @ Bridge-Vu Dick the Bruiser & Paul Christy vs Don Fargo & Johnny Fargo Moose Cholak vs Baron Von Raschke Angelo Poffo vs Kenny Dillinger 6/4/71 Chicago, IL @ International Amphitheatre Loser Leaves USA Dick the Bruiser beat Strong Kobayashi Hans Schmidt & Baron Von Raschke beat Moose Cholak & Wilbur Snyder Nick Bockwinkel beat Bull Bullinski COR Paul Christy beat Dr Big Bill Miller dq Paul Diamond beat Big K dq Angelo Poffo beat Billy Howard 6/17/71 Kansas City, KS @ Memorial Hall Texas Death Match Dick the Bruiser beat Baron Von Rashcke Central States Champion Harley Race beat Cowboy Bob Ellis 2/3 Rufus R Jones & Mongolian Stomper beat North American Tag Team Champions Bob Orton & Killer Buddy Austin dq Haystack Calhoun beat Great Sakaguchi Marie Laverne & Steve Bolus beat Betty Niccoli & Tony Russo 6/18/71 Indianapolis, IN @ Bush Stadium Fabulous Kangaroos Al Costello & Don Kent beat Moose Cholak & Wilbur Snyder to win WWA Tag Title WWA Champion Baron Von Raschke ddq Dick The Bruiser Bobo Brazil beat Crybaby George Cannon Mighty Igor Vodik beat Mitsu Arakawa Paul Christy beat Johnny Kace Angelo Poffo beat Gilbert Guerrero 6/24/71 Kansas City, KS @ Memorial Hall Central States Champion Harley Race beat Dick the Bruiser 2/3 Mongolian Stomper beat Baron Von Raschke dq North American Tag Team Champions Buddy Austin & Bob Orton beat Rufus R Jones & The Viking Tor Kamata beat Miquel (?) Steve Bolus drew Ronnie Etchison 7/3/71 Angola, IN @ Buck Lake Ranch Dick The Bruiser in Action 7/8/71 Kansas City, KS @ Memorial Hall Central States Champion Harley Race beat Dick the Bruiser on a 3rd fall COR Kay Noble beat Cora Combs Bob Ellis drew Buddy Austin 15:00 Greg Valentine beat Tony Russo Haystack Calhoun & Rufus R Jones & Steve Bolus beat Gorgeous George Jr & Baron Von Raschke & Bob Orton The Viking defeated Tor Kamata dq 7/10/71 Milwaukee, WI @ Auditorium AWA Champion Verne Gagne beat Edouard Carpentier Nick Bockwinkel beat Dick The Bruiser COR Wilbur Snyder dcor Baron Von Raschke Bull Bullinski beat Joe Turco Angelo Poffo drew Bill Howard att: 6,112 sellout 7/16/71 Indianapolis, IN @ Bush Stadium WWA Champion Baron Von Raschke beat Ernie Ladd dq Bobo Brazil & Dick the Bruiser beat WWA Tag Team Champions Fabulous Kangaroos Al Costello & Don Kent dq Wilbur Snyder beat Hans Schmidt Moose Cholak beat Bill Miller Paul Christy drew Prince Pullins Angelo Poffo beat Tom Lynch 7/17/71 Angola, IN @ Buck Lake Ranch Dick The Bruiser in Action 7/21/71 Evansville, IN @ Roberts Municipal Stadium Kurt Von Brauner & Karl Von Brauner & Saul Weingeroff vs Len Rossi & Joey Rossi & Bearcat Brown Dick The Bruiser vs Nikita Mulkovich Barbara Galento vs Paula Kaye Dennis Hall vs Tony Mendoza Omar Atlas vs Jack Donovan 7/31/71 Indianapolis, IN @ Bush Stadium Cage Match WWA Tag Team Champions Fabulous Kangaroos Al Costello & Don Kent beat Dick the Bruiser & Bobo Brazil WWA Champion Baron Von Raschke beat Moose Cholak Cora Combs beat Barbara Galento Freddie Rogers beat Jim Alexi Paul Christy beat Rodeo Jones Dale Mann vs Angelo Poffo 8/7/71 Chicago, IL @ International Amphitheatre Nick Bockwinkel drew Dick The Bruiser Baron Von Raschke & Hans Schmidt beat Red Bastien & Wilbur Snyder Dr. Big Bill Miller no contest Moose Cholak Paul Christy beat Jack Bence Don Muraco beat Joe Turco Prince Pullins beat Blackjack Daniels 8/14/71 St Louis TV from the KPLR studio in the Chase complex Von Raschke beat George Hultz Dick the Bruiser beat John Fogarty Harley Race beat Dale Mann Rufus R Jones beat Miguel (this is how he was billed) 8/20/71 St. Louis, MO @ Kiel Auditorium Central States Champion Harley Race beat Dick The Bruiser on a 3rd fall COR Rufus R Jones & Pat O’Connor beat Hans Schmidt & Big Bill Miller when Jones beat Schmidt Jack Brisco drew Von Raschke Bob Geigel beat Steve Bolus Chief Little Bear beat Buddy Austin Ronnie Etchison & Greg Valentine beat Sato & Bob Orton 2/3 1 Orton beat Valentine 2 Etchison beat Orton 3 Valentine beat Sato att: 9,862 8/21/71 St Louis TV from the KPLR studio in the Chase complex Harley Race beat Thor Hagen Dick the Bruiser beat Frank Diamond Cowboy Bob Ellis beat Tony Russo Von Raschke drew Steve Bolus 8/21/71 Indianapolis, IN @ Bush Stadium Wilbur Snyder & Paul Christy beat Fabulous Kangaroos Al Costello & Don Kent to win the WWA tag team title Non Title Match, If Bruiser beats Von Raschke within 20 minutes, he gets 5 minutes with Heenan Dick the Bruiser beat WWA Champion Baron Von Raschke Dick The Bruiser beat Bobby Heenan Moose Cholak ddq Hans Schmidt Bill Miller beat Dale Mann Angelo Poffo beat Jim Alexi Tom Lynch drew Johnny Kace 15:00 8/28/71 Chicago, IL @ International Amphitheatre AWA Tag Team Champions The Crusher & Red Bastien beat Hans Schmidt & Baron Von Raschke Nick Bockwinkel beat Dick the Bruiser dq Ernie Ladd no contest Gene Kiniski Dr. Big Bill Miller beat Joe Blanchard Paul Christy beat Joe Turco Joe Scarpello beat Kenny Jay 9/17/71 St. Louis, MO @ Kiel Auditorium Central States Champion Harley Race beat Cowboy Bob Ellis Jack Brisco & Rufus R Jones & Dick the Bruiser beat Hans Schmidt & Von Raschke & Big Bill Miller when Jones beat Schmidt Blackjack Lanza drew Pat O’Connor Wilbur Snyder beat Lou Klein Luis Martinez beat Gary Fulton Greg Valentine & Ronnie Etchison beat Bennie Ramirez & Moose Cholak 1 Cholak beat Etchison 2 Etchison beat Cholak 3 Valentine beat Ramirez att: 9,381 9/18/71 Fort Wayne, IN @ Coliseum Dick The Bruiser & Moose Cholak no decision Blackjack Mulligan & Baron Von Raschke Angelo Poffo drew Tom Lynch Ricky Cortez beat Ken Dillinger Bill Miller beat Dale Mann Note: First Fort Wayne card under promoter Phil Olofson 9/25/71 Milwaukee, WI @ Auditorium Dick The Bruiser & The Crusher ddq Larry Hennig & Lars Anderson Blackjack Lanza beat Bull Bullinski Bobby Heenan beat Mad Dog Vachon dq Kenny Yates beat Kenny Jay Dennis Stamp beat George Gadaski att: 6,112 sellout 10/1/71 St. Louis, MO @ Arena Special Referee: Lou Thesz NWA Champion Dory Funk Jr beat Harley Race 2/3 Tag Elimination Match Jack Brisco & Rufus R Jones & Pat O’Connor beat Von Raschke & Big Bill Miller & Blackjack Lanza when Brisco emerged as the sole survivor 1 Lanza dcor O’Connor 2 Miller beat Jones 3 Brisco beat Miller 4 Brisco beat Raschke dq Dick the Bruiser beat Mike Paidousis Hans Schmidt beat Greg Valentine Vivian Vachon & Ethel Johnson beat Kay Noble & Marva Scott 1 Noble beat Vachon 2 Vachon beat Noble 3 Johnson beat Scott Steve Bolus beat Gene Madrid att: 10,106 10/14/71 Indianapolis, IN @ State Fairgrounds Coliseum Dick the Bruiser beat Baron Von Raschke to win WWA Title WWA Tag Team Champions Paul Christy & Wilbur Snyder ddq Blackjack Lanza & Blackjack Mulligan The Professor beat Ken Russell Moose Cholak beat Frank Hickey Cora Combs beat Sarah Lee Dan Miller beat Tom Lynch 10/15/71 St. Louis, MO @ Kiel Auditorium Texas Death Match Jack Brisco beat Von Raschke Central States Champion Harley Race no contest Pat O’Connor when Race was counted out on the mat inside the ring and O’Connor was counted out outside the ring after a collision on the apron Terry Funk & Rufus R Jones beat Big Bill Miller & Hans Schmidt 1 Schmidt beat Jones 2 Jones beat Schmidt 3 Funk beat Miller Dick the Bruiser drew Blackjack Lanza Jerry Brisco beat Moose Cholak Hans Schmidt (sub Angelo Poffo) & Bennie Ramirez beat Ronnie Etchison & Steve Bolus 2/3 1 Ramirez beat Bolus 2 Bolus beat Ramirez 3 Schmidt beat Etchison att: 9,110 10/23/71 Detroit, MI @ Olympia Stadium Dick the Bruiser beat Baron Von Raschke to win WWA title WWA Tag Team Champions Paul Christy & Wilbur Snyder ddq Blackjack Lanza & Blackjack Mulligan Bill Miller beat Moose Cholak The Professor beat Johnny Kace Cora Combs beat Sara Lee Dan Miller & Ricky Cortez beat Frankie Adonis & Freddie Rogers Angelo Poffo drew Ken Dillinger Att: 4,125 Note: First card in the 2nd promotional war in Detroit with the Sheik 10/30/71 Chicago, IL @ International Amphitheatre AWA Tag Team Champions Red Bastien & The Crusher beat Larry Hennig & Lars Anderson Blackjack Lanza beat Dick The Bruiser COR Dr Big Bill Miller beat Bobby Heenan The Professor beat George Gadaski Paul Christy beat Billy Red Cloud Angelo Poffo beat Kenny Jay 11/4/71 Fort Wayne, IN @ Coliseum Blackjack Lanza & Blackjack Mulligan beat Dick The Bruiser & Moose Cholak dq when The Professor interfered Sara Lee beat Cora Combs The Professor beat Danny Miller 11/5/71 St. Louis, MO @ Kiel Auditorium Handicap Tag Bout Dick the Bruiser beat Blackjack Lanza & Bobby Heenan by beating Heenan Central States Champion Harley Race beat Pat O’Connor Wee Willie Wilson won a midget Wrestle Royal over in order out Lord Littlebrook, Bobo Johnson, Sam Jackson and Little Jumbo Jack Brisco & Jerry Brisco beat Dan Miller & Big Bill Miller 2/3 1 Jerry beat Dan 2 Bill beat Jerry 3 Jack beat Bill Rufus R Jones beat Hans Schmidt Steve Bolus drew Bennie Ramirez att: 11,912 sellout 11/6/71 Detroit, MI @ Olympia Stadium WWA Champion Dick the Bruiser beat Bill Miller Blackjack Lanza & Blackjack Mulligan beat Wilbur Snyder & Paul Christy to win WWA tag team title Title Change only recognized in Detroit Moose Cholak beat Crusher Ricky Cortez Cora Combs & Donna Lemke beat Paula Steele & Sara Lee The Professor drew Dan Miller Art Thomas beat Johnny Diamond Frankie Adonis beat Ken Dillinger att: 2,511 11/10/71 Louisville, KY Norvell Austin & Sputnik Monroe vs Jerry Jarrett & Len Rossi Dick the Bruiser & Wilbur Snyder vs Jack Donovan & Roy Klein The Beast & Corsica Joe vs Bill Miller & Dan Miller 12/15/71 Montreal, Quebec, Canada @ Forum Grand Prix Champion Edouard Carpentier vs Dick The Bruiser Baron Von Raschke & Blackjack Mulligan vs Johnny War Eagle & Billy Two Rivers Verne Gagne vs Mad Dog Vachon Andre The Giant vs Ivan Koloff Rene Goulet vs Don Leo Jonathan Plus three more matches 11/18/71 Fort Wayne, IN @ Memorial Coliseum Baron Von Raschke beat Dick The Bruiser Blackjack Lanza & Blackjack Mulligan beat Moose Cholak & The Professor Danny Miller drew Tom Lynch Frankie Adonis beat Ken Dillinger 11/19/71 St. Louis, MO @ The Arena NWA Champion Dory Funk Jr beat Jack Brisco 1-0 60:00 1 Funk Jr beat Brisco in 19:15 2 The 60 minute time limit expired before either man could score another fall Dick the Bruiser & Rufus R Jones & Pat O’Connor beat Von Raschke & Hans Schmidt & Blackjack Lanza when Jones beat Schmidt Central States Champion Harley Race beat Jerry Brisco Special Referee: Joe Louis Terry Funk & Dory Funk Sr beat Bennie Ramirez & Big Bill Miller 2-0, 1st fall by dq 1 Dory Sr won by dq 2 Terry beat Ramirez Eddie Graham beat Ron Sanders Betty Niccoli beat Barbara Galento Dan Miller drew Ronnie Etchison att: 12,614 11/20/71 Chicago, IL @ International Amphitheatre Nick Bockwinkel & Ray Stevens no contest AWA Tag Team Champions The Crusher & Red Bastien Dick The Bruiser no contest Blackjack Mulligan Blackjack Lanza beat Billy Robinson dq Ivan Koloff beat Art Thomas Don Muraco drew The Professor Bull Bullinski beat Danny Miller 11/23/71 Terre Haute, IN @ Froderman Chevy City Dick The Bruiser vs The Tooth Fairy Note: The match likely took place but it was a promotional gimmick for the Chevy dealership. 11/26/71 Detroit, MI @ Olympia Stadium German Death Match Baron Von Raschke beat Dick the Bruiser to win WWA title WWA Tag Team Champions Blackjack Lanza & Blackjack Mulligan beat Wilbur Snyder & Paul Christy in 26:00 Art Thomas beat Danny Miller in 14:51 The Professor drew Bill Miller 15:00 Paula Steele beat Henrietta Pringle Ricky Cortez beat Billy Jack Mann in 11:26 Mad Dog Vachon & Butcher Vachon beat Frankie Adonis & Tom DeMarco in 6:02 Att: 3,211 11/29/71 Indianapolis, IN @ State Fairgrounds Coliseum German Death Match Baron Von Raschke beat Dick the Bruiser to win WWA Title The Professor & Wilbur Snyder drew Blackjack Lanza & Blackjack Mulligan Danny Miller drew Angelo Poffo Mary Jane Mull & Paula Steele beat Venus Larue & Mary Pringle Art Thomas beat Ricky Cortez 12/2/71 Fort Wayne, IN @ Coliseum WWA Tag Team Champions Blackjack Lanza & Blackjack Mulligan beat Paul Christy & Dick The Bruiser (sub Wilbur Snyder) Non Title Lumberjack Match Moose Cholak beat WWA Champion Baron Von Raschke Mary Pringle beat Paula Steele The Professor drew Angelo Poffo 12/3/71 St. Louis, MO @ Kiel Auditorium Rufus R Jones beat Harley Race in the finale of a Wrestle Royal They met in a one fall match after eliminated in order were Bennie Ramirez, Doug Gilbert, Dan Miller, Steve Bolus, Jack Mulligan, Von Raschke, Jack Brisco, Hans Schmidt, Cyclone Negro, Big Bill Miller, Dominic DeNucci and Black Jack Lanza together, Pat O’Connor and Bobby Heenan. Dick the Bruiser beat Von Raschke Dan Miller & Big Bill Miller beat Jack Brisco and Ronnie Etchison when Bill beat Etchison Rufus R Jones drew Blackjack Lanza Jack Mulligan (formerly Bob Windham) beat Doug Gilbert (formerly Doug Lindsay) Hans Schmidt beat Steve Bolus Dominic DeNucci & Luis Martinez beat Bennie Ramirez & Cyclone Negro when DeNucci beat Ramirez att: 8,037 Notes from Larry Matysik: In the “Wrestling” news for the above date, it was acknowledged that Jack Mulligan was Bob Windham. The gist was that Windham was tired of being a nice guy when nice guys finished last, so he was changing his name and his style. He hadn’t yet become “Blackjack” Mulligan in St. Louis and allied with Lanza and Heenan, but that was just over the horizon. 12/10/71 Detroit, MI @ Olympia Stadium WWA Tag Team Champions The Blackjacks beat Dick the Bruiser & Art Thomas dq WWA Champion Baron Von Raschke beat Wilbur Snyder 5-minute challenge match Bobby Heenen beat Moose Cholak when Cholak failed to pin Heenan within 5 minutes Bill Miller & Dan Miller beat Paul Christy & Jim Alexi The Professor beat Angelo Poffo Venus LaRue beat Paula Steele Ricky Cortez beat Al Barr att: 4,198 12/11/71 Chicago, IL @ International Amphitheatre Blackjack Mulligan & Blackjack Lanza beat Dick The Bruiser & Dr. X The Crusher beat Ray Stevens Lars Anderson beat Moose Cholak dq Baron Von Raschke beat Danny Miller Bull Bullinski beat Treach Phillips The Professor beat Ken Dillinger 12/15/71 Montreal, Quebec, Canada @ The Forum Edouard Carpentier beat Baron Von Raschke (sub Dick the Bruiser) Billy Two Rivers & Johnny War Eagle beat Don Leo Jonathan & Rene Goulet (subs for Baron Von Raschke & Blackjack Mulligan) dq Mad Dog Vachon beat Verne Gagne Jean Ferre aka Andre the Giant beat Ivan Koloff Raynold Dube beat Luc Morrison Att: 5,311 12/27/71 Detroit, MI @ Olympia Stadium Dick the Bruiser & Art Thomas & Super Brucie beat Blackjack Lanza & Blackjack Mulligan & Bobby Heenan Non Title Lumberjack Match Moose Cholak beat WWA Champion Baron Von Raschke Andre The Giant beat Firpo Zbyszko Butcher Vachon & Ricky Cortez (sub Mad Dog Vachon) beat Freddie Rogers & Joe Furr Venus Locklear beat Mary Jane Mull Ken Dillinger drew Jim Alexi Dale Mann beat Jim Grabmire att: 4,328 |
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1/8/72 Detroit, MI @ Olympia Stadium Bobby Heenan handcuffed To Moose Cholak WWA Tag Team Champions Blackjack Lanza & Blackjack Mulligan beat Dick The Bruiser & Art Thomas WWA Champion Baron Von Raschke beat Moose Cholak Andre The Giant beat Johnny Kace Nicoli Volkoff beat Gilbert Guererro Jim Alexi beat Killer Cortez dq Angelo Poffo drew Frankie Adonis Mary Jane Mull & Paula Steele beat Donna Lemke & Venus Larue att: 5,128 1/13/72 Indianapolis, IN @ State Fairgrounds Coliseum WWA Champion Baron Von Raschke dcor Art Thomas Bobby Heenan barred from building Dick The Bruiser beat Blackjack Mulligan 2/3 Chain Gang Ken Dillinger & Jim Dillinger beat Paul Christy & Tom Lynch Billy Red Cloud beat Jim Grabmire Joe Furr beat Bob Sabre Donna Lemke & Cindy Allen beat Paula Steele & TN Turner 1/14/72 St. Louis, MO @ Kiel Auditorium Harley Race beat Johnny Valentine Central States Champion Pat O’Connor beat Blackjack Lanza Dick the Bruiser & Jack Brisco ddq Pak Song & Hans Schmidt in 3rd fall 1 Schmidt beat Brisco 2 Brisco beat Schmidt 3 Both teams were dq'ed Rufus R Jones beat Mike Loren Bob Geigel beat Luis Martinez Bob Orton & Bennie Ramirez beat Steve Bolus & Ronnie Etchison 2/3 1 Etchison beat Ramirez 2 Ramirez beat Bolus 3 Orton beat Etchison att: 6189 1/15/72 Addison, IL Dick the Bruiser & Art Thomas no contest Blackjack Lanza & Blackjack Mulligan Baron von Raschke beat Moose Cholak The Professor beat Angelo Poffo Paul Christy drew Jim Dillinger 1/22/72 Detroit, MI @ Olympia Stadium WWA Champion Baron Von Raschke beat Andre The Giant Dick the Bruiser & Art Thomas beat WWA Tag Team Champions Blackjack Lanza & Blackjack Mulligan dq Billy Red Cloud beat Bill Miller Moose Cholak beat Nicoli Volkoff Ken Dillinger & Jim Dillinger beat The Professor & Jim Alexi Donna Lemke beat Mary Jane Mull Prince Pullins beat Jim Zircon 1/27/72 Fort Wayne, IN @ Memorial Coliseum Manager Bobby Heenan handcuffed to ring rope WWA Tag Team Champions Blackjack Lanza & Blackjack Mulligan beat Dick The Bruiser & Moose Cholak Baron Von Raschke beat The Professor Billy Red Cloud beat Ken Dillinger Prince Pullins beat Jim Dillinger 1/29/72 Indianapolis, IN @ State Fairgrounds Coliseum WWA Tag Team Champions Blackjack Lanza & Blackjack Mulligan beat Art Thomas & Dick The Bruiser WWA Champion Baron Von Raschke drew the Professor Billy Red Cloud beat Bobby Heenan dq Angelo Poffo beat Freddie Rogers Cindy Allen beat Paula Steele Johnny Kace beat Frank Adonis Att: 5,000 2/4/72 St. Louis, MO @ Kiel Auditorium Central States Champion Pat O’Connor beat Harley Race Texas Death Match Dick the Bruiser beat Pak Song Jack Brisco & Rufus R. Jones (sub Johnny Valentine) beat Hans Schmidt & Blackjack Lanza when Brisco beat Schmidt Handicap Match, Jones must beat Heenan within 15 minutes or lose the match, headbutt banned Rufus R Jones beat Bobby Heenan Betty Niccoli & Kay Noble beat Barbara Galento & Pat Davis 2/3 1 Noble beat Galento 2 Galento beat Noble 3 Niccoli beat Davis Bob Orton beat Bobby Whitlock att: 9,716 Note from Larry Matysik: Sam Muchnick withdrew recognition of the Central States Championship when he discovered that Harley Race was still carrying the belt and defending the title in other cities of Missouri, Iowa and Kansas. 2/5/72 Detroit, MI @ Olympia Stadium Dick The Bruiser beat Blackjack Lanza Art Thomas beat WWA Champion Baron Von Raschke dq Bill Miller & Dan Miller beat Paul Christy & the Professor TNT Turner beat Cindy Allen Ricky Cortez drew Angelo Poffo Frankie Adonis & Gil Guerrero beat Bob Sabre & Al Barr att: 4,857 2/8/72 Indianapolis, IN @ Tyndall Armory The Professor beat WWA Champion Baron Von Raschke dq Dick the Bruiser beat Blackjack Mulligan Wilbur Snyder beat Blackjack Lanza Billy Red Cloud beat Bobby Heenan Chain Gang Jim Dillinger & Ken Dillinger beat Frankie Adonis & Prince Pullins att: 2,000 2/10/72 Fort Wayne, IN @ Memorial Coliseum Dick The Bruiser beat Blackjack Mulligan Baron Von Raschke beat The Professor Cindy Allen beat Paula Steele Billy Red Cloud & Paul Christy beat Chain Gang Jim Dillinger & Ken Dillinger 2/12/72 Chicago, IL @ International Amphitheatre Dick the Bruiser & Sailor Art Thomas no contest Blackjack Lanza & Blackjack Mulligan Dr X beat Lars Anderson Billy Robinson drew Bobby Heenan Chris Markoff drew Paul Christy Billy Red Cloud beat Angelo Poffo 2/15/72 Indianapolis, IN @ Tyndall Armory WWA Champion Baron Von Raschke beat The Professor Dick The Bruiser & Art Thomas beat Ken Dillinger & Bobby Heenan (sub Big Bad John) WWA Tag Team Champions Blackjack Lanza & Blackjack Mulligan beat Wilbur Snyder & Paul Christy COR Billy Red Cloud beat Jim Zircon Moose Cholak beat Red Dupree Prince Pullins beat Jim Dillinger 2/18/72 St. Louis, MO @ Kiel Auditorium NWA Champion Dory Funk Jr beat Pat O’Connor 2/3 Von Raschke & Blackjack Lanza & Hans Schmidt beat Dick the Bruiser & Jack Brisco & Rufus R Jones when Raschke beat Brisco Giant Baba beat Sonny Myers Don Curtis drew Harley Race Bob Orton beat Luis Martinez Ben Justice & Ronnie Etchison beat Cyclone Negro & Frank Martinez 2/3 1 Negro beat Justice 2 Justice beat Negro 3 Etchison beat Martinez att: 8957 2/19/72 Hammond, IN @ Civic Center Dick the Bruiser ddq Blackjack Mulligan Blackjack Lanza & Bobby Heenan & Baron Von Rashcke beat Moose Cholak & Paul Christy & The Professor Angelo Poffo drew Prince Pullins Billy Red Cloud beat Ken Dillinger 2/26/72 Detroit, MI @ Olympia Stadium WWA Tag Team Champions Blackjack Lanza & Blackjack Mulligan ddq Dick The Bruiser & Wilbur Snyder Non Title Congo Death Match Art Thomas beat WWA Champion Baron Von Raschke Billy Red Cloud beat Bobby Heenan Bill Miller beat Red Dupree The Graduates Angelo Poffo & Ken Dillinger beat The Professor & Moose Cholak Prince Pullins drew Killer Cortez Donna Lemke & Cindy Allen beat Paula Steele & TNT Turner 2/29/72 Indianapolis, IN @ State Fairgrounds Coliseum Special Referee: Wilbur Snyder Dick The Bruiser & Art Thomas beat WWA Tag Team Champions Blackjack Lanza & Blackjack Mulligan on a reverse decision dq WWA Champion Baron Von Raschke beat Moose Cholak 2/3 Indian Chain Match Billy Red Cloud beat Bobby Heenan The Graduates Angelo Poffo & Ken Dillinger beat Prince Pullins & The Professor when The Professor turned on Pullins Donna Lemke beat Paula Steele Killer Cortez drew Frank Adonis 3/3/72 St. Louis, MO @ Kiel Auditorium Rufus R Jones beat Von Raschke on a 3rd fall dq Blackjack Lanza drew Johnny Valentine when the 45 minute limit expired in the 3rd fall Cowboy Bill Watts ddq Dick the Bruiser Jack Brisco & Jerry Brisco beat Pak Song & Hans Schmidt 2/3 1 Pak Song beat Jack 2 Jack beat Pak Song 3 Jerry beat Schmidt Bobo Johnson beat Little Jumbo Bob Orton & Bennie Ramirez beat Terry Martin & The Viking 1 Ramirez beat Martin 2 Viking beat Ramirez 3 Orton beat Viking Att: 6,567 3/4/72 Chicago, IL @ International Amphitheatre Dick the Bruiser & the Crusher no contest Blackjack Lanza & Blackjack Mulligan Baron Von Raschke beat Dr X COR Billy Red Cloud beat Bobby Heenan Sailor Art Thomas beat Larry Hennig dq Moose Cholak beat Ricky Ferrera Kenny Dillinger beat Dennis O'Brien 3/7/72 Indianapolis, IN @ Tyndall Armory Dick The Bruiser & Art Thomas & Billy Red Cloud beat Baron Von Raschke & Blackjack Mulligan & Bobby Heenan Non Title Match Billy Red Cloud drew WWA champion Baron Von Raschke The Graduates Angelo Poffo & Ken Dillinger beat Moose Cholak & Paul Christy Prince Pullins beat The Professor Att: 2,500 3/9/72 Fort Wayne, IN @ Memorial Coliseum WWA Tag Team Champions Blackjack Lanza & Blackjack Mulligan beat Dick The Bruiser & The Professor WWA Champion Baron Von Raschke ddq Billy Red Cloud Paul Christy & Moose Cholak beat The Graduates Ken Dillinger & Angelo Poffo Prince Pullins beat Tom Lynch 3/11/72 Hammond, IN @ Civic Center Non Title German Gestapo Cage Match Dick the Bruiser beat WWA Champion Baron Von Raschke WWA Tag Team Champions Blackjack Lanza & Blackjack Mulligan beat Billy Red Cloud & Art Thomas Ricky Cortez drew Angelo Poffo Prince Pullins beat Red Dupree 3/16/72 Gary, IN @ Lew Wallace High School Dick the Bruiser & Billy Red Cloud beat Blackjack Lanza & Bobby Heenan Moose Cholak beat Baron Von Raschke TN Turner beat Cindy Allen Prince Pullins drew Ken Dillinger 3/17/72 St. Louis, MO @ Kiel Auditorium Jerry Brisco beat Von Raschke Cowboy Bill Watts & Blackjack Lanza drew Dick the Bruiser & Pat O’Connor 30:00 no falls scored Johnny Valentine beat Pak Song Jack Brisco beat Bob Orton Rufus R Jones beat Moose Cholak Angelo Poffo & Hans Schmidt beat Terry Martin & Steve Bolus 2/3 1 Poffo beat Martin 2 Martin beat Poffo 3 Schmidt beat Bolus att: 6,207 3/18/72 Detroit, MI @ Olympia Stadium German Gestapo Cage Match Dick The Bruiser beat Baron Von Raschke to win WWA title * WWA Tag Team Champions Blackjack Lanza & Blackjack Mulligan beat Art Thomas & Billy Red Cloud The Graduates Angelo Poffo & Ken Dillinger beat Moose Cholak & Paul Christy Prince Pullins beat Nicoli Volkoff Jim Alexi beat Bobby Vann Killer Cortez beat Tom DeMarco Att: 8,247 * Title Change only recognized in Detroit and was eventually given back to Raschke because the match was only one fall. 3/21/72 Indianapolis, IN @ Tyndall Armory Billy Red Cloud beat Baron Von Raschke to win WWA Title* Non Title WWA Tag Team Champions Blackjack Lanza & Blackjack Mulligan beat Dick The Bruiser & Prince Pullins Killer Cortez beat Prince Pullins * Title change recognized everywhere except Detroit 3/23/72 Fort Wayne, IN @ Memorial Coliseum Dick The Bruiser & Moose Cholak & Billy Red Cloud beat Blackjack Lanza & Blackjack Mulligan & Baron Von Raschke Killer Cortez beat Bob Sabre TN Turner beat Cindy Allen Bobby Heenan beat Paul Christy dq 3/24/72 Beech Grove, IN Baron Von Raschke vs Prince Pullins WWA Tag Team Champions Blackjack Lanza & Blackjack Mulligan vs Dick The Bruiser & Billy Red Cloud Ken Dillinger vs Billy Jack Mann 4/8/72 Detroit, MI @ Olympia Stadium Dick the Bruiser ddq Blackjack Mulligan Killer Cortez won 14 man battle royal for $5,000 to earn a shot at WWA belt Indian Chain Match Billy Red Cloud beat Bobby Heenan Killer Cortez beat Prince Pullins The Graduates Angelo Poffo & Ken Dillinger beat Paul Christy & Billy Jack Mann Jim Alexi beat Red Dupree Princess Jasmine & Donna Lemke beat Paula Steele & Mary Jane Mull Tom Lynch beat Gil Guererro att: 7,142 4/18/72 Indianapolis IN @ Tyndall Armory WWA Tag Team Champions Blackjack Lanza & Blackack Mulligan ddq Wilbur Snyder & Dick The Bruiser The Graduates Angelo Poffo & Ken Dillinger drew Art Thomas & Paul Christy Bobby Heenan beat Frankie Adonis Killer Cortez beat John the Greek The Crusher beat Al Barr Att: 1,800 4/20/72 Fort Wayne, IN @ Memorial Coliseum WWA Tag Team Champions Blackjack Lanza & Blackjack Mulligan beat Dick The Bruiser & Billy Red Cloud Paul Christy drew Nicoli Volkoff Bobby Heenan beat Prince Pullins Moose Cholak beat Nicoli Volkoff (sub Ricky Cortez) 4/21/72 St. Louis, MO @ Kiel Auditorium Texas Death Match Johnny Valentine beat Big Bill Miller Harley Race no decision Jack Brisco in 3rd fall Each man won one fall before they collided in the third fall, as Race was counted out on the mat and Brisco was counted out outside the ring. Dick the Bruiser & Pat O’Connor beat Pak Song & Blackjack Lanza 2/3 1 Lanza beat O’Connor 2 O’Connor beat Lanza 3 Bruiser beat Pak Song Rufus R Jones beat Angelo Poffo (sub Hans Schmidt) Blackjack Mulligan drew Wilbur Snyder Moose Cholak (sub Bob Roop) & Dan Miller beat Ronnie Etchison & Billy Howard 1 Etchison beat Miller 2 Miller beat Howard 3 Cholak beat Etchison att: 7,051 4/22/72 Detroit, MI @ Olympia Stadium WWA Tag Team Champions Blackjack Lanza & Blackjack Mulligan beat Dick The Bruiser & Wilbur Snyder WWA Champion Art Thomas ddq Killer Cortez Angelo Poffo & Ken Dillinger & Mark Manson beat Moose Cholak & Paul Christy & Billy Red Cloud Princess Jasmine beat Paula Steele Frankie Adonis beat Al Barr Nicoli Volkoff beat Jim Alexi Prince Pullins drew Tom Lynch att: 8,692 * The WWA title was given back to Baron Von Raschke because Bruiser had won the belt in a one fall match. Art Thomas defeated Von Raschke for the WWA belt in Elkhart. 4/23/72 Minneapolis, MN @ Auditorium AWA Tag Team Champions Nick Bockwinkel & Ray Stevens beat Dick the Bruiser & the Crusher dq Dusty Rhodes beat Don Muraco Wahoo McDaniel beat Blackjack Lanza Reggie Parks beat Chris Markoff Dennis Stamp beat Rick Ferrera 4/29/72 Hammond, IN @ Civic Center Chain Match Dick the Bruiser beat Blackjack Mulligan Chain Match Billy Red Cloud beat Bobby Heenan Bernice Larue beat TN Turner Prince Pullins & Frankie Adonis beat Nicoli Volkoff & Johnny Kace 5/5/72 Fort Wayne, IN @ Memorial Coliseum WWA Champion Art Thomas beat Killer Cortez No dq, No Time Limit WWA Tag Team Champions Blackjack Lanza & Blackjack Mulligan beat Dick the Bruiser & Billy Red Cloud Prince Pullins beat Al Barr Princess Jasmine beat Mary Jane Mull Note: Evidently Fort Wayne recognized the Detroit version of the WWA Title. 5/6/72 Detroit, MI @ Olympia Stadium Dick The Bruiser & Billy Red Cloud & Little Bruiser beat Blackjack Mulligan & Blackjack Lanza & Bobby Heenan WWA Champion Art Thomas beat Killer Cortez Paul Christy beat Mark Manson The Graduates Angelo Poffo & Ken Dillinger beat Moose Cholak & Frankie Adonis Clem Turner beat Al Barr Bobby Vann beat John Patree Jose Martinez beat Gil Guererro att: 6,952 5/12/72 St. Louis, MO @ Kiel Auditorium Handicap Tag Bout Dick the Bruiser beat Bobby Heenan & Blackjack Mulligan & Blackjack Lanza when Dick pinned Mulligan Johnny Valentine & Rufus R Jones beat Terry Funk & Dory Funk Sr when Jones beat Dory Sr Harley Race beat Don Curtis Pat O’Connor beat Moose Cholak Betty Niccoli beat Jean Antone Dan Miller & Big Bill Miller beat Billy Howard & Sonny Myers 2/3 1 Dan beat Myers 2 Myers beat Dan 3 Bill beat Howard att: 6,249 5/20/72 Detroit, MI @ Olympia Stadium WWA Tag Team Champions Blackjack Lanza & Blackjack Mulligan beat Dick The Bruiser & Billy Red Cloud dq WWA Champion Art Thomas no contest Baron Von Raschke WWA belt help up pending a rematch Bobby Heenan drew Paul Christy Mary Jane Mull & Paula Steele beat Princess Jasmine & Beulah Brown Johnny Kace drew Clem Turner Jose Martinez beat Tom DeMarco Prince Pullins beat Gilbert Guerrero att: 5,184 5/23/72 Indianapolis, IN @ Tyndall Armory Wilbur Snyder & Dick The Bruiser beat The Graduates Angelo Poffo & Ken Dillinger dq The Crusher beat Blackjack Lanza Baron Von Raschke beat Frankie Adonis Bobby Heenan beat Luis Martinez Blackjack Mulligan beat Bobby Vann The Graduates Angelo Poffo & Ken Dillinger beat Ricky Daniels & Clem Turner Blackjack Lanza & Blackjack Mulligan beat Clem Turner & ? 5/26/72 Fort Wayne, IN @ Memorial Coliseum Non Title Steel Cage Match Billy Red Cloud & Dick The Bruiser beat WWA Tag Team Champions Blackjack Lanza & Blackjack Mulligan Bobby Heenan won $1000 for staying in ring with Moose Cholak for 5 minutes Wee Willie Wilson beat Billy The Kid Mark Manson drew Prince Pullins 6/2/72 Indianapolis, IN @ Exposition Convention Center WWA Tag Team Champions Blackjack Lanza & Blackjack Mulligan beat Dick The Bruiser & The Crusher dq Baron Von Raschke beat Billy Red Cloud to regain WWA Title The Graduates Angelo Poffo & Ken Dillinger beat Art Thomas & Wilbur Snyder 2/3 Wee Willie Wilson beat Billy the Kid Princess Jasmine beat Mary Jane Mull Paul Christy beat Killer Cortez Nicoli Volkoff beat Prince Pullins Att: 7,000 6/3/72 Detroit, MI @ Olympia Stadium Dick the Bruiser & Moose Cholak & Billy Red Cloud beat Ricky Cortez & Blackjack Lanza & Blackjack Mulligan Baron Von Raschke beat Art Thomas to regain WWA title Clem Turner beat Johnny Kace Mark Manson beat Jose Martinez Tom Lynch beat Al Barr Wee Willie Wilson beat Billy The Kid Mary Jane Mull drew Dawn Lemke att: 6,874 6/10/72 Chicago, IL @ International Amphitheatre Blackjack Lanza & Blackjack Mulligan & Dusty Rhodes beat Dick the Bruiser & The Crusher & Billy Red Cloud Wahoo McDaniel beat Larry Hennig Baron Von Raschke beat Bull Bullinski Sailor Art Thomas beat Great Kasatsu Chris Markoff drew Paul Christy Angelo Poffo beat John the Greek 6/16/72 Indianapolis, IN @ Exposition Convention Center WWA Tag Team Champions Blackjack Lanza & Blackjack Mulligan beat Dick The Bruiser & The Crusher 2/3 1 Mulligan beat Crusher 2 Crusher beat Mulligan 3 Lanza beat Dick the Bruiser when Raschke interfered hitting Dick the Bruiser with a chair WWA Champion Baron von Raschke beat Wilbur Snyder on a 3rd fall COR Bobby Heenan beat Billy Red Cloud in a bout where he had to last 10 minutes with Billy. Billy's head dress on the line against Heenan's hair with Heenan destroying the head dress. Angelo Poffo beat Billy Jack Mann Wee Willie Wilson & Tiny Tom beat Billy the Kid & Johnny Rebel Killer Cortez beat Tom Lynch Moose Cholak beat Nicoli Volkoff Paul Christy beat Ken Dillinger att: 7000 6/17/72 Detroit, MI @ Olympia Stadium WWA Tag Team Champions Blackjack Lanza & Blackjack Mulligan beat Moose Cholak & Dick The Bruiser WWA Champion Baron Von Raschke drew Billy Red Cloud Snyder must beat Heenan in 5 minutes or he will lose the match Bobby Heenan beat Wilbur Snyder The Graduates Angelo Poffo & Ken Dillinger beat Art Thomas & Clem Turner Killer Cortez beat Tom Lynch Mary Jane Mull & Paula Steele beat Princess Jasmine & Beulah Brown Prince Pullins beat Bob Sabre att: 3,960 6/24/72 Chicago, IL @ International Amphitheatre Blackjack Lanza & Blackjack Mulligan no contest Dick the Bruiser & the Crusher Baron Von Raschke beat Sailor Art Thomas Ivan Koloff beat Don Muraco Bobby Heenan beat Billy Red Cloud Ramon Torres beat Kenny Dillinger Clem Turner beat George Gadaski 7/8/72 Chicago, IL @ International Amphitheatre Dick the Bruiser no contest Blackjack Mulligan The Crusher beat Blackjack Lanza Graduates Angelo Poffo & Kenny Dillinger beat Billy Red Cloud & Prince Pullins Baron Von Raschke beat Wilbur Snyder Bobby Heenan beat Jose Martinez Joe Scarpello beat Jack Pesek 7/15/72 Indianapolis, IN @ Exposition Convention Center Baron Von Raschke & Ray Stevens & Blackjack Mulligan beat Dick the Bruiser & The Crusher & Art Thomas Wilbur Snyder beat Bobby Heenan Billy Red Cloud & Bobby Bold Eagle beat The Graduates Angelo Poffo & Ken Dillinger Ricky Cortez beat Clem Turner El Bracero Jose Martine beat Mark Manson Prince Pullins beat Jim Alexi Mary Jane Mull & Paula Steele beat Princess Jasmine & Peggy Patterson Paul Christy beat Frank Adonis 7/16/72 Detroit, MI @ Olympia Stadium Dick the Bruiser & the Crusher beat Blackjack Mulligan & Bobby Heenan 2-0 Non Title, Indian Chain Match Billy Red Cloud beat WWA Champion Baron Von Raschke The Graduates Angelo Poffo & Ken Dillinger ddq Art Thomas & Wilbur Snyder Bobby Bold Eagle beat Mark Manson Peggy Patterson beat Paula Steele Ricky Cortez beat Clem Turner Paul Christy beat Jose Martinez 7/29/72 Milwaukee, WI @ Auditorium AWA Tag Team Champions Nick Bockwinkel & Ray Stevens beat Bull Bullinski & Andre Rousimoff Dick the Bruiser beat Larry Hennig Wahoo McDaniel beat Hans Hermann Don Muraco drew Rene Goulet att: 6,112 sellout 8/5/72 Indianapolis, IN @ Exposition Convention Center WWA Champion Baron Von Raschke beat Dick the Bruiser on a 3rd fall dq 1 Raschke pinned Dick the Bruiser after hitting Dick in the eye with a foreign object 2 Bruiser pinned Vaschke with a series of knee drops from the 2nd rope 3 Dick was dq'ed when Heenan pushed Dick the Bruiser off the ropes onto the referee who thought Dick the Bruiser attacked him. Several from the dressing room came to the ring to separate Dick the Bruiser Raschke/Heenan after the bout in a melee. Handicap Match The Crusher beat Blackjack Mulligan & Bobby Heenan Wilbur Snyder beat Ricky Cortez The Graduates Angelo Poffo & Ken Dillinger beat Billy Red Cloud & Bobby Bold Eagle Art Thomas beat Hans Hermann Moose Cholak beat Johnny Kace Princess Jasmine beat Paula Steele Vic Rossitani beat Mark Manson Att: 10,000 8/11/72 Gary, IN @ Lew Wallace High School Handicap Match Dick the Bruiser beat Baron Von Raschke & Bobby Heenan Wilbur Snyder beat Blackjack Mulligan Billy Red Cloud & Bobby Bold Eagle beat The Graduates Angelo Poffo & Ken Dillinger Jackie Patterson beat Mary Jane Mull Nicoli Volkoff beat Jose Martinez 8/13/72 Detroit, MI @ Olympia Stadium Dick the Bruiser & The Crusher ddq WWA Tag Team Champions Blackjack Mulligan & Blackjack Lanza WWA Champion Baron Von Raschke beat Wilbur Snyder COR The Graduates Angelo Poffo & Ken Dillinger beat Billy Red Cloud & Bobby Bold Eagle Art Thomas beat Ricky Cortez dq Moose Cholak beat Johnny Kace Bobo Johnson beat Little Bruiser Vic Rossitani beat Ben Jarrels 8/18/72 St. Louis, MO @ Kiel Auditorium Jack Brisco beat Harley Race Gene Kiniski beat Cowboy Bob Ellis Pat O’Connor & Rufus R Jones beat Von Raschke & Moose Cholak when O’Connor beat Cholak The Stomper beat Stan Pulaski Dick the Bruiser beat Blackjack Mulligan (sub Blackjack Lanza) dq Roger Kirby & Yaso Fuji beat Les Thornton & Omar Atlas 2/3 1 Fuji beat Thornton 2 Thornton beat Fuji 3 Kirby beat Atlas att: 7,747 8/19/72 Milwaukee, WI @ Arena Dick the Bruiser & the Crusher beat AWA Tag Team Champions Nick Bockwinkel & Ray Stevens 2/3 No title change because the wrong man (Stevens) was pinned by Crusher in the 3rd fall Dusty Rhodes beat Wahoo McDaniel dq Ivan Koloff beat Wilbur Snyder Billy Robinson beat Hans Hermann Rene Goulet beat Ramon Torres Don Muraco beat Big K att: 11,951 8/26/72 Indianapolis, IN @ Exposition Convention Center Non Title German Gestapo Cage Match Dick the Bruiser beat WWA Champion Baron Von Raschke WWA Tag Team Champions Blackjack Lanza & Blackjack Mulligan beat Art Thomas & The Crusher on a 3rd fall COR 1 Thomas beat Mulligan with a bear hug 2 Lanza beat Thomas with a double back breaker 3 Crusher counted out of the ring on the arena floor Jose Martinez beat Bob Sabre Billy Red Cloud beat Ben Jarrels Mark Manson beat Paul Christy The Graduates Angelo Poffo & Ken Dillinger beat Wilbur Snyder & Vic Rossitani Moose Cholak beat Ricky Cortez Bobby Heenan ddq Bobby Bold Eagle when Billy Red Cloud & Blackjack Mulligan interfered Att: "A crowd of 10,322 paid a $34,000 gate with 3000 turned away" 9/1/72 Chicago, IL @ Soldier Field AWA Champion Verne Gagne beat Ivan Koloff Steel Cage Match, Special Referee: Jersey Joe Walcott Dick the Bruiser & the Crusher beat Blackjack Lanza & Blackjack Mulligan AWA Tag Team Champions Nick Bockwinkel & Ray Stevens beat Billy Robinson & Wilbur Snyder Dusty Rhodes beat Wahoo McDaniel Handicap Match Andre Rousimoff beat Larry Hennig & Butcher Vachon Baron Von Raschke beat Billy Red Cloud Bobo Johnson beat Little Bruiser Sailor Art Thomas beat Hans Hermann Ramon Torres beat Angelo Poffo Rene Goulet beat Don Muraco att: 12,000 9/8/72 St. Louis, MO @ Kiel Auditorium Gene Kiniski beat Jack Brisco Handicap Match Dick the Bruiser & Steve Bolus beat Roger Kirby when Bruiser beat Kirby; Bolus never entered the ring. Tag Elimination Bout The Stomper & Cowboy Bob Ellis & Pat O’Connor beat Harley Race & Pak Song & Von Raschke when Stomper emerged as the sole survivir 1 Raschke beat Ellis 2 O’Connor beat Pak Song 3 Raschke beat O’Connor 4 Stomper beat Race 5 Stomper beat Raschke Rufus R Jones drew Blackjack Lanza Les Thornton beat Moose Cholak dq Omar Atlas beat Yaso Fuji att: 6,224 Notes from Larry Matysik: With all due respect to the solid ability of the performers involved, how in the world did that handicap match get so high on the card in a box office position? The main event was strong, but the supporting lineup mediocre. Perhaps the booker was looking out for his home territory where most of the non-main event wrestlers worked, getting them a better pay day in St. Louis? Or was some talent just poorly put together, territory guys being pushed at the expense of more established drawing cards? This was also during a period when the Kansas City office pressured for more St. Louis shows, which hurt the bottom line in the long run. These were trends that would come and go, before becoming a point of contention years later when Sam Muchnick retired. 9/9/72 Detroit, MI @ Olympia Stadium WWA Tag Team Champions Blackjack Lanza & Blackjack Mulligan beat Dick the Bruiser & the Crusher WWA Champion Baron Von Raschke beat Billy Red Cloud dq Prince Pullins & Paul Christy & Art Thomas beat Angelo Poffo & Ken Dillinger & Mark Manson Bobby Heenan drew Bobby Bold Eagle Peggy Patterson beat Mary Jane Mull Jim Alexi beat Ben Jarrels Bob Sabre drew Gil Guerrero att: 7,214 9/16/72 Indianapolis, IN @ Exposition Convention Center Dick the Bruiser & the Crusher & Little Bruiser beat Blackjack Lanza & Blackjack Mulligan & Bobby Heenan WWA Champion Baron Von Raschke beat Art Thomas The Graduates Angelo Poffo & Ken Dillinger beat Moose Cholak & Wilbur Snyder Mary Jane Mull beat Paula Steele The Wolfman beat Bob Sabre Billy Red Cloud beat the Beast Prince Pullins beat Tom DeMarco Bobby Bold Eagle beat Red Dupree Att: 10,000 9/22/72 St. Louis, MO @ Kiel Auditorium Missouri State Champion Harley Race beat Dick the Bruiser when Bruiser could not answer the bell for the 3rd fall after injuring his knee in the 2nd fall. Texas Death Match Rufus R Jones beat Blackjack Lanza Cowboy Bob Ellis & Pat O’Connor drew Hans Schmidt & Big Bill Miller 30:00 with no falls scored The Stomper beat Von Raschke dq Betty Niccoli beat Belle Starr Ronnie Etchison & Steve Bolus beat Dan Miller & Juan Sebastian 1 Miller beat Bolus 2 Bolus beat Miller 3 Etchison beat Sebastian. att: 7143 Notes: In the next “Wrestling” news for Oct. 13, Sam Muchnick declared that the referee did not understand what a Death Match was and that the bout should not have been stopped when it was. The match against Harley Race was also Bruiser's last match in St. Louis until February 15, 1974. Sam Muchnick would not allow Bruiser to wrestle in St. Louis until his promotional War with The Sheik finished. 9/23/72 Kokomo, IN @ Haworth High School Gym Dick the Bruiser & Paul Christy vs The Graduates Angelo Poffo & Ken Dillinger Paula Steele vs Peggy Patterson Prince Pullins vs Mark Manson 9/30/72 Minneapolis, MN Dick the Bruiser & the Crusher beat AWA Tag Team Champions Nick Bockwinkel & Ray Stevens dq Larry Hennig beat Dr X George Scott beat Dick Murdoch dq Don Muraco beat Joe Scarpello Lani Kealoha beat Big K 10/6/72 Indianapolis, IN @ Exposition Convention Center Georgia Chain Gang Match Dick the Bruiser beat Blackjack Mulligan Billy Red Cloud & Bobby Bold Eagle beat Blackjack Lanza & Baron Von Raschke Handicap Match Andre Rousimoff beat Red Dupree & Benny Jarrels Higo Hamaguchi beat Prince Pullins Ricky Cortez beat Benny Jarrels The Wolfman & The Beast drew Wilbur Snyder & Art Thomas Moose Cholak beat Ken Dillinger 10/8/72 Detroit, MI @ Olympia Stadium Saloon Match WWA Champion Baron Von Raschke beat Dick the Bruiser WWA Tag Team Champions Blackjack Lanza & Blackjack Mulligan beat Wilbur Snyder & Art Thomas Higo Hamaguchi beat Jim Alexi Prince Pullins beat Bob Sabre The Wolfman & the Beast drew Billy Red Cloud & Bobby Bold Eagle Moose Cholak beat Ken Dillinger att: 5,868 10/14/72 Hammond, IN @ Civic Center WWA Tag Team Champions Blackjack Lanza & Blackjack Mulligan beat Dick the Bruiser & Art Thomas Chain Match Baron Von Raschke beat Billy Red Cloud Higo Hamaguchi drew Bobby Bold Eagle Tom Lynch beat Angelo Poffo 10/23/72 Indianapolis, IN @ Exposition Convention Center No dq Match, $5000 non interference bond posted by Heenan Dick the Bruiser & The Crusher beat WWA Tag Team Champions Blackjack Lanza & Blackjack Mulligan Tag Title held up because Heenan lost bond switching the Blackjacks behind referee's back Non Title Match Andre Rousimoff ddq WWA Champion Baron Von Raschke Ken Dillinger beat Tom Lynch Wilbur Snyder beat Angelo Poffo Bob Ellis beat Bobby Heenan COR Higo Hamaguchi beat Paul Christy Billy Red Cloud & Bobby Bold Eagle beat The Beast & Mark Manson 2/3 Bob Ellis beat Benny Jarrels Att: 10,000 10/25/72 Champaign, IL WWA Tag Team Champions Blackjack Lanza & Blackjack Mulligan beat Wilbur Snyder & Paul Christy Baron Von Raschke beat Moose Cholak Billy Red Cloud beat Higo Hamuguchi Bobby Bold Eagle beat Ken Dillinger Heenan was on the card managing Blackjacks & Von Raschke att: 1,000 10/28/72 Detroit, MI @ Olympia Stadium Dick the Bruiser & The Crusher & Art Thomas beat Blackjack Lanza & Blackjack Mulligan & Baron Von Raschke dq Bob Ellis beat Bobby Heenan dq Billy Red Cloud beat the Wolfman dq Bobby Bold Eagle drew The Beast Higo Hamaguchi beat Gil Guerrero Mary Jane Mull beat Cindy Santos Ricky Cortez beat Bob Sabre 10/29/72 Green Bay, WI @ Brown County Veteran’s Memorial Arena The Crusher beat Larry Hennig Dick the Bruiser beat Nick Bockwinkel Don Muraco & Lani Kealoha beat Ivan Koloff & Big K Rene Goulet drew George Scott 11/3/72 Chicago, IL @ International Amphitheatre Dick the Bruiser & The Crusher beat AWA Tag Team Champions Nick Bockwinkel & Ray Stevens dq Wahoo McDaniel beat Baron Von Raschke Sailor Art Thomas drew Blackjack Lanza Superstar Billy Graham beat George Scott Moose Cholak beat Rene Goulet Larry Hennig beat George Gadaski 11/11/72 Milwaukee, WI @ Auditorium The Crusher beat Ivan Koloff in 19:10 Don Muraco & Lani Kealoha beat Bobby Heenan & Rene Goulet Dick the Bruiser beat Big K George Scott beat Larry Hennig dq Kenny Jay drew Armando Rodriguez att: 6,112 11/15/72 Crawfordsville, IN @ Wabash College Gymnasium Featuring Dick The Bruiser and Yukon Moose Cholak 11/16/72 Fort Wayne, IN @ Memorial Coliseum WWA Tag Team Champions Blackjack Mulligan & Blackjack Lanza beat Billy Red Cloud & Bobby Bold Eagle Dick The Bruiser ddq WWA Champion Baron Von Raschke Bob Ellis beat Ken Dillinger Tom Lynch drew Higo Hamaguchi att: 4,030 11/18/72 Chicago, IL @ International Amphitheatre AWA Tag Team Champions Nick Bockwinkel & Ray Stevens beat Dick the Bruiser & the Crusher Wahoo McDaniel beat Ivan Koloff Superstar Billy Graham beat Moose Cholak Rene Goulet drew George Scott Kenny Dillinger beat Johnny Kace Larry Hennig beat Joe Scarpello 11/24/72 Okayyama, Japan Shozo Kobayashi & Great Kusatsu beat Dick The Bruiser & The Crusher dq Notes: Bruiser & Crusher were billed as the WWA Tag Team Champions on this tour even though The Blackjacks held the WWA Tag Team Title in the United States. I have the complete card for this somewhere in my pile of record books. Will have to dig it up. 11/29/72 Tokyo, Japan @ Tokyo Gym WWA Tag Team Champions Dick The Bruiser & The Crusher beat Shozo Kobayashi & Mighty Inoue 2/3 1 Crusher beat Inoue in 1:23 2 Inoue beat Bruiser in 15:43 3 Bruiser beat Inoue in 1:01 Note: Complete card coming soon 11/30/72 Mito, Japan @ Ibaraki Profectoral Sports Center WWA Tag Title vs IWE Tag Team Title IWE Tag Team Champions Shozo Kobayashi & Great Kusatsu beat WWA Tag Team Champions Dick The Bruiser & The Crusher dq 1 Both teams were counted out of the ring 2 Bruiser & Crusher were dq'ed No Title Change. Note: Complete card coming soon. 12/2/72 Detroit, MI @ Olympia Stadium Steel Cage Match, Referee: Sam Menacker Dick the Bruiser & The Crusher beat Blackjack Lanza & Blackjack Mulligan to win the WWA Tag Team Title Bob Ellis beat WWA Champion Baron Von Raschke dq The Beast & the Wolfman beat Wilbur Snyder & Art Thomas dq Ken Dillinger beat Prince Pullins Bobby Bold Eagle beat Johnny Kace Mark Manson beat Paul Christy 12/6/72 Champaign, IL Dick the Bruiser vs WWA Champion Baron Von Raschke WWA Tag Team Champions Blackjack Lanza & Blackjack Mulligan vs Bob Ellis & Prince Pullins Bobby Heenan vs Billy Red Cloud Mark Manson vs Bobby Bold Eagle 12/7/72 Fort Wayne, IN @ Memorial Coliseum Non Title White Flag Cage Match Dick The Bruiser beat WWA Champion Baron Von Raschke Blackjack Mulligan & Blackjack Lanza beat Bob Ellis & Paul Christy Higo Hamaguchi beat Jose Martinez Bobby Heenan beat Bobby Bold Eagle att: 4,865 12/9/72 Indianapolis, IN @ Exposition Convention Center Cage Match Dick the Bruiser & the Crusher beat Blackjack Lanza & Blackjack Mulligan to win WWA Tag Team Title WWA Champion Baron Von Raschke beat Bob Ellis dq Ernie Ladd beat Billy Red Cloud Jose Martine beat Benny Jarrels Bobby Bold Eagle beat Ken Dillinger Bobby Heenan beat Gilbert Guerrero Wilbur Snyder beat Higo Hamaguchi Mark Manson beat Prince Pullins Att: 10,000 12/15/72 Terre Haute, IN @ National Guard Armory Dick the Bruiser & Bob Ellis beat Blackjack Mulligan & Baron Von Raschke Indian Chain Death Match Billy Red Cloud beat Bobby Heenan Bobby Bold Eagle drew Higo Hamaguchi Mark Manson beat Prince Pullins 12/16/72 Elkhart, IN Dick the Bruiser & The Crusher beat Blackjack Lanza & Blackjack Mulligan to win WWA Tag Title Bob Ellis vs WWA Champion Baron Von Raschke Bobby Bold Eagle vs Higo Hamaguchi Mark Manson vs El Bracero Jose Martinez Note: Repeat title change 12/29/72 Detroit, MI @ Olympia Stadium WWA Tag Team Champions Dick the Bruiser & the Crusher beat The Wolfman & The Beast Terrible Ted (Bear) beat Baron Von Raschke & Bobby Heenan Ernie Ladd ddq Bob Ellis Higo Hamaguchi beat Moose Cholak Mitsu Arakawa beat Ricky Cortez Bobby Bold Eagle drew Mongolian Stomper att: 6,452 |
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The Detroit promotional war continued between Bruiser and Sheik during 1973. As a result, Bruiser was still not allowed to wrestle in St. Louis. Sheik was winning the promotional war despite not getting much help from other NWA member promoters. WWA Title histories still difficult to follow. 1/11/73 Fort Wayne, IN Dick The Bruiser & Moose Cholak beat Blackack Lanza & Blackjack Mulligan Baron Von Raschke beat Bob Ellis dq Bobby Bold Eagle drew Mongolian Stomper Jimmy Valiant beat Billy Red Cloud 1/13/73 Indianapolis, IN @ Exposition Convention Center Baron Von Raschke & Ernie Ladd beat WWA Tag Team Champions Dick the Bruiser & the Crusher on a 2nd fall dq Blackjack Lanza & Blackjack Mulligan beat Moose Cholak & Bob Ellis Art Thomas beat Higo Hamaguchi dq Bobby Heenan beat Billy Red Cloud Jimmy Valiant drew Bobby Bold Eagle Mitsu Arakawa beat Prince Pullins Ernie Ladd beat Tom Lynch Mitsu Arakawa beat Tom DeMarco Att: 10,300 1/19/73 New Castle, IN Dick The Bruiser & Bob Ellis vs Blackjack Lanza & Blackjack Mulligan WWA Champion Baron Von Raschke vs Moose Cholak Frankie Adonis vs Jimmy Valiant Jim Alexi vs Mark Manson 1/21/73 Detroit, MI @ Olympia Stadium Ernie Ladd & Baron Von Raschke beat WWA Tag Team Champions Dick the Bruiser & the Crusher dq Mitsu Arakawa (sub Mongolian Stomper) beat Billy Red Cloud Bobby Bold Eagle & Art Thomas & Bob Ellis beat Blackjack Lanza & Blackjack Mulligan & Bobby Heenan Jimmy Valiant beat Tom Demarco Higo Hamaguchi beat Prince Pullins The Beast drew Moose Cholak Ricky Cortez beat Gil Guerrero 1/25/73 Fort Wayne, IN No dq Match Baron Von Raschke beat Bob Ellis Dick The Bruiser & Billy Red Cloud & Moose Cholak beat Blackjack Lanza & Blackjack Mulligan & Jimmy Valiant Bobby Heenan beat Prince Pullins Bobby Bold Eagle drew Higo Hamaguchi 1/27/73 Hammond, IN @ Civic Center Bob Ellis & Dick the Bruiser beat Blackjack Lanza & Blackjack Mulligan Baron Von Raschke beat Art Thomas Moose Cholak drew Mitsu Arakawa Jimmy Valiant beat Prince Pullins Billy Red Cloud beat Bobby Vann 2/1/73 Gary, IN @ Lew Wallace High School Handicap Match Dick the Bruiser beat Black Jack Mulligan & Bobby Heenan Baron Von Raschke & Mitsu Arakawa & Higo Hamaguchi vs Bob Ellis & Billy Red Cloud & Art Thomas Moose Cholak vs Frankie Adonis Bobby Bold Eagle beat Mark Manson Also on the card: Jimmy Valiant 2/3/73 Indianapolis, IN @ Exposition Convention Center Dick the Bruiser beat Ernie Ladd dq Billy Red Cloud & Bobby Bold Eagle & Bob Ellis beat Mitsu Arakawa & Higo Hamaguchi & Mark Manson Jimmy Valiant beat Gil Guerrero Clem Turner beat Ken Dillinger Ricky Cortez beat Jim Alexi Mitsu Arakawa beat Tom Lynch Ernie Ladd beat Tom DeMarco Mark Manson beat Buddy Pearl Att: 10,000 2/4/73 Green Bay, WI @ Brown County Veteran’s Memorial Arena Dick the Bruiser & the Crusher no contest Dusty Rhodes & Dick Murdoch in 3rd fall at 15:55 1 Bruiser & Crusher beat Rhodes & Murdoch 2 Rhodes & Murdoch beat Bruiser & Crusher 3 The referee stopped the match when he was unable to control the wrestlers Wahoo McDaniel beat Larry Hennig in 12:45 Superstar Billy Graham beat Reggie Parks in 10:30 Nick Bockwinkel (sub Don Muraco) beat George Scott in 14:30 Jim Brunzell beat Johnny Heidman in 13:55 att: 6,384 2/8/73 Fort Wayne, IN Baron Von Raschke & Bobby Heenan beat Dick The Bruiser & Bob Ellis Jimmy Valiant beat Moose Cholak Bobby Bold Eagle drew Mitsu Arakawa Higo Hamaguchi beat Billy Red Cloud 2/17/73 Indianapolis, IN @ Exposition Convention Center No Time Limit, No dq Match Dick the Bruiser double knockout Ernie Ladd Mitsu Arakawa & Higo Hamaguchi beat Moose Cholak & Bob Ellis Jimmy Valiant beat Billy Red Cloud The Beast beat Gil Guerrero (sub Jim Alexi) Ricky Cortez drew Jose Martinez Princess Jasmine & Rachel DuBois beat Mary Jane Mull & TN Turner Clem Turner beat Mark Manson Ernie Ladd beat Prince Pullins Att: 12,000 2/22/73 Addison, IL Baron Von Raschke & Ernie Ladd beat Bob Ellis & Dick the Bruiser dq Bobby Heenan beat Billy Red Cloud Jimmy Valiant beat Bobby Bold Eagle Moose Cholak beat Kenny Dillinger 2/24/73 Detroit, MI @ Olympia Stadium Baron Von Raschke & Ernie Ladd beat Dick the Bruiser & the Crusher to win WWA Tag Title Bob Ellis beat Blackjack Mulligan Wilbur Snyder beat Blackjack Lanza Jimmy Valiant drew Art Thomas Mitsu Arakawa & Higo Hamaguchi beat Billy Red Cloud & Bobby Bold Eagle Clem Turner drew Ricky Cortez Johnny Kace beat Billy Goelz Att: 6,569 3/1/73 Fort Wayne, IN @ Memorial Coliseum Dick The Bruiser & Bob Ellis beat Baron Von Raschke & Jimmy Valiant Bobby Bold Eagle beat Bobby Heenan dq Higo Hamaguchi beat Johnny Kace Mitsu Arakawa drew Bobby Bold Eagle (sub Billy Goelz) 3/3/73 Hammond, IN @ Civic Center Dick The Bruiser & Bob Ellis vs Baron Von Rashcke & Jimmy Valiant Bobby Heenan vs Art Thomas Mitsu Arakawa vs Bobby Bold Eagle Higo Hamaguchi vs Billy Goelz 3/7/73 Indianapolis, IN @ Exposition Convention Center Baron Von Raschke & Ernie Ladd beat Dick the Bruiser & the Crusher to win the WWA tag team title Bobby Heenan beat Bob Ellis dq Jimmy Valiant beat Bobby Bold Eagle Mitsu Arakawa & Higo Hamaguchi beat Clem Turner & Prince Pullins The Beast drew Moose Cholak Rachel Dubois beat TN Turner Frankie Adonis beat Bobby Vann Att: 11,000 3/9/73 Chicago, IL @ International Amphitheatre Dusty Rhodes & Dick Murdoch beat Dick the Bruiser & the Crusher dq Superstar Billy Graham beat Ken Patera COR Bob Ellis drew Ernie Ladd Billy Robinson beat Reggie Parks Ivan Koloff beat Vic Rossitani Rene Goulet beat Jim Brunzell 3/15/73 Fort Wayne, IN @ Memorial Coliseum Dick The Bruiser beat Jimmy Valiant Bob Ellis & Bobby Bold Eagle beat Baron Von Raschke Mitsu Arakawa Women's match was cancelled due to Mary Jane Mull not passing her physical att: 2,500 3/16/73 Kokomo, IN @ Memorial Gym WWA Champion Art Thomas vs Baron Von Raschke Dick the Bruiser & Bob Ellis vs Mitsu Arakawa & Higo Hamaguchi Plus two other bouts 3/17/73 Detroit, MI Dick the Bruiser vs Ernie Ladd Mitsu Arakawa & Higo Hamaguchi vs Moose Cholak & Bob Ellis Bobby Bold Eagle vs Baron Von Raschke canceled due to weather 3/24/73 Chicago, IL @ International Amphitheatre No dq Match Dick the Bruiser & the Crusher beat Dusty Rhodes & Dick Murdoch Bill Watts beat Blackjack Lanza Superstar Billy Graham beat Sailor Art Thomas Ernie Ladd beat Reggie Parks Jimmy Valiant beat Ric Flair Bobby Heenan beat Jim Brunzell Note: Graham and Thomas were also scheduled to arm wrestle 3/28/73 Milwaukee, WI @ Arena Koloff's manager the Big K barred from Arena The Crusher & Wahoo McDaniel beat Superstar Billy Graham & Ivan Koloff 2/3 in 26:25 Dick the Bruiser dcor Dusty Rhodes Horst Hoffman beat Larry Hennig via pin in 9:25 Reggie Parks beat Ric Flair via pin in 15:50 Rene Goulet beat Khosrow Vaziri via pin in 12:15 att: 9,881 3/31/73 Indianapolis, IN @ Exposition Convention Center Bob Ellis beat Baron Von Raschke to win the WWA title Bobby Heenan & Ernie Ladd & Jimmy Valiant beat Dick the Bruiser & The Crusher & Art Thomas Rachel DuBois beat Mary Jane Mull Killer Cortez beat Clem Turner Nicolai Volkoff beat Tom DeMarco Tom Lynch beat Ken Dillinger The Beast beat Bobby Bold Eagle Att: 10,000 4/1/73 Detroit, MI @ Olympia Stadium Ernie Ladd beat Dick The Bruiser WWA Champion Baron Von Raschke beat Bobby Bold Eagle Mitsu Arakawa & Higo Hamaguchi beat Moose Cholak & Bob Ellis Jimmy Valiant beat Clem Turner The Beast drew Bull Bullinski Rachel Dubois & Princess Jasmine beat Patty Fredrick & Mary Jane Mull Bobby Heenan beat Prince Pullins att: 6,782 5/12/73 Detroit, MI @ Olympia Stadium Bob Ellis beat Baron Von Raschke 2/3 to win WWA title Dick The Bruiser & Bull Bullinski beat Mitsu Arakawa & Higo Hamaguchi (originally scheduled to be Bruiser vs Ernie Ladd) Prince Pullins beat Buddy Pearl Tom DeMarco beat Al Barr Bobo Johnson beat Billy The Kid Killer Cortez drew Art Thomas Prince Pullins & Bull Bullinksi beat Kenny Dillinger & Bobby Heenan Att: 3,213 5/19/73 Kokomo, IN @ Memorial Gym Dick the Bruiser & Bob Ellis vs Baron Von Raschke & Jimmy Valiant Bobby Heenan vs Sailor Art Thomas Mitsu Arakawa vs Bull Bullinski Ken Dillinger vs Moose Cholak 5/21/73 Indianapolis, IN @ Exposition Convention Center Bobby Heenan handcuffed to ringpost Dick the Bruiser & Wilbur Snyder beat WWA Tag Team Champions Ernie Ladd & Baron Von Raschke dq Loser Leaves Town WWA Champion Bob Ellis beat Blackjack Lanza 2/3 Bull Bullinski beat Higo Hamaguchi Billy Robinson beat Rodeo Jones Ken Dillinger beat Jose Martinez Jimmy Valiant beat Clem Turner Mistu Arakawa beat Tom Lynch Att: 10,000 5/25/73 Chicago, IL @ International Amphitheatre Dick the Bruiser & Wahoo McDaniel beat Ernie Ladd & Superstar Billy Graham Bob Ellis beat Blackjack Lanza Baron Von Raschke beat Sailor Art Thomas Red Bastien drew Angelo Poffo Moose Cholak beat Rene Goulet Mitsu Arakawa beat Joe Scarpello 5/26/73 Detroit, MI @ Olympia Stadium WWA Tag Team Champions Ernie Ladd & Baron Von Raschke beat Dick The Bruiser & Bruno Sammartino dq Truck Drivers Brass Knuckles bout (taped fist bout) Bull Bullinski beat Bobby Heenan Art Thomas beat Blackjack Lanza Killer Cortez beat Joe Scarpello Clem Turner beat Buddy Pearl Tom DeMarco beat Raul Guzman Att: 4,958 5/31/73 Fort Wayne, IN @ Coliseum Texas Tornado Match Dick The Bruiser & Bob Ellis & Bull Bullinski beat Baron Von Raschke & Jimmy Valiant & Bobby Heenan Dick The Bruiser was the first man eliminated Moose Cholak beat Mitsu Arakawa dq Ken Dillinger drew Prince Pullins Higo Hamaguchi beat Gilbert Guerrero Att: 2,000 6/2/73 Milwaukee, WI @ Arena Dick the Bruiser & the Crusher beat AWA Tag Team Champions Nick Bockwinkel & Ray Stevens dq Billy Robinson beat Dick Murdoch Wahoo McDaniel beat Blackjack Lanza Bob Bruggers beat Jim Brunzell Ric Flair drew Greg Gagne att: 8,222 6/9/73 Chicago, IL @ International Amphitheatre AWA Tag Team Champions Nick Bockwinkel & Ray Stevens beat Dick the Bruiser & Wahoo McDaniel Billy Robinson beat Dick Murdoch Moose Cholak drew Dusty Rhodes Reggie Parks beat Ken Dillinger Jim Brunzell beat Ric Flair Rene Goulet beat Prince Pullins 6/16/73 Indianapolis, IN @ Exposition Convention Center Chain Match Dick the Bruiser beat Ernie Ladd WWA Champion Bob Ellis drew Baron Von Raschke 60:00 Jimmy Valiant & Bobby Heenan beat Art Thomas & Pepper Gomez Princess Jasmine beat Madame X Pepper Gomez beat Killer Cortez Bull Bullinski beat Tom DeMarco Prince Pullins beat Buddy Pearl Att: 9,500 6/23/73 Detroit, MI @ Olympia Stadium Texas Chain Gang Match Dick The Bruiser beat Ernie Ladd WWA Champion Bob Ellis drew Baron Von Raschke Bobby Heenan & Jimmy Valiant drew Bull Bullinski & Art Thomas Mitsu Arakawa & Great Saki beat Moose Cholak & Tom Lynch Pepper Gomez beat Killer Cortez Kenny Dillinger drew Prince Pullins Att: 5,208 Note: Conflicting reports on this card. Jim Mandl has this date with Bruiser beating Ladd in a Texas Chain Gang Match. Mike DuPree has the date 6/24/73 with Ladd no showing and Bruiser beating Heenan & Jimmy Valiant in a handicap match. 6/30/73 Chicago, IL @ International Amphitheatre AWA Tag Team Champions Nick Bockwinkel & Ray Stevens beat Dick the Bruiser & the Crusher Ernie Ladd no contest Wahoo McDaniel Sailor Art Thomas drew Jimmy Valiant Baron Von Raschke beat Bull Bullinski Bobby Heenan drew Reggie Parks Pepper Gomez beat Johnny Kace 7/6/73 Terre Haute, IN @ Fairgrounds Dick the Bruiser & Moose Cholak beat Baron Von Raschke & Jimmy Valiant Bobby Heenan beat Prince Pullins Tom Lynch beat Buck Newsome Ken Dillinger beat Gilbert Guerrero 7/14/73 Chicago, IL @ International Amphitheatre Non Title Human Cage match Dick the Bruiser & the Crusher beat AWA Tag Team Champions Nick Bockwinkel & Ray Stevens Bob Ellis no contest Ivan Koloff Ken Patera beat Vic Rossitani Pepper Gomez beat Rene Goulet Bob Bruggers beat George Gadaski Greg Gagne beat Bill Crouch Note: A cage match was scheduled but the cage did not arrive. So they came up with the idea of a Human Cage Match aka a Lumberjack Match. 7/21/73 Detroit, MI @ Olympia Stadium No dq Match Dick the Bruiser & Bruno Sammartino beat Ernie Ladd & Baron von Raschke to win WWA Tag Title WWA Champion Bob Ellis beat Jimmy Valiant Mitsu Arakawa & Kung Fu Saki drew Bull Bullinski & Pepper Gomez Art Thomas beat Ken Dillinger Haiti Kid beat Frenchy Lamont Bobby Heenan beat Carlos Belafonte Att: 2,252 7/28/73 Chicago. IL @ International Amphitheatre Ernie Ladd beat Dick the Bruiser COR Jimmy Valiant & Baron Von Raschke beat Billy Robinson & Wilbur Snyder Bob Ellis drew Ray Stevens Pepper Gomez beat Ken Dillinger Sailor Art Thomas beat Vic Rossitani Billy Red Cloud drew Joe Scarpello 8/4/73 Indianapolis, IN @ Exposition Convention Center Dick the Bruiser & Bruno Sammartino beat WWA Tag Team Champions Ernie Ladd & Baron Von Raschke dq WWA Champion Bob Ellis beat Jimmy Valiant Wilbur Snyder & Pepper Gomez beat Mitsu Arakawa & Great Saki Moose Cholak beat Bob Newsome Luis Martinez beat Great Saki Art Thomas beat Cowboy Parker Bull Bullinski beat Bobby Heenan Att: 10,000 8/17/73 Terre Haute, IN @ Fairgrounds Dick the Bruiser beat Jimmy Valiant Mitsu Arakawa & Kung Fu Saki beat Pepper Gomez & Prince Pullins Bobby Heenan beat John the Greek Jose Martinez beat Mike Dirt Lawson 8/18/73 Detroit, MI @ Olympia Stadium Ernie Ladd & Jimmy Valiant & Bobby Heenan beat Dick The Bruiser & Bob Ellis & Sam Menacker 2-0 Baron Von Raschke beat Bull Bullinski Art Thomas beat Great Saki Cowboy Parker beat Prince Pullins Kenny Dillinger beat John The Greek Pepper Gomez drew Mitsu Arakawa Att: 5,963 8/25/73 Indianapolis, IN @ Exposition Convention Center No dq Match, Special Guest Referee: Sam Menacker Dick the Bruiser & Bruno Sammartino beat WWA Tag Team Champions Ernie Ladd & Baron Von Raschke The tag belts were later held up. Mitsu Arakawa beat WWA Champion Bob Ellis dq Jimmy Valiant & Bobby Heenan beat Pepper Gomez & Bull Bullinski Luis Martinez beat Bobby Vann Cowboy Parker beat Prince Pullins Art Thomas beat Buddy Pearl Bruno Sammartino beat Abdul Sheik Ar Att: 11,000 8/29/73 Kokomo, IN @ Kokomo Speedway Dick the Bruiser & Bob Ellis & Pepper Gomez vs Baron Von Raschke & Bobby Heenan & Jimmy Valiant Bull Bullinski vs Ken Dillinger Great Saki vs Jose Martinez Note: Originally scheduled for 8/15 but that card was rained out. 9/7/73 Pittsburgh, PA @ Civic Arena Dick the Bruiser & Bruno Sammartino beat Ricky Crusher Cortez & Baron Von Raschke in 13:04 WWWF Champion Pedro Morales beat Eric the Red via pin in 11:03 Dominic DeNucci & Tony Parisi beat John L. Sullivan & Jimmy Valiant in 10:42 Luis Martinez beat Bruce Swayze via pin in 9:24 Johnny DeFazio double knockout The Executioner Frank Holtz beat Al Hays in 5:04 Frank Durso beat Dino Nero in 7:12 Att: "a crowd of 5,200" 9/8/73 Chicago, IL @ International Amphitheatre Dick the Bruiser no contest Ernie Ladd Jimmy Valiant & Baron Von Raschke beat Bull Bullinski & Wilbur Snyder Bob Ellis beat Bobby Heenan COR Red Bastien beat Buddy Wolff Pepper Gomez beat Vic Rossitani Ken Patera beat Bill Crouch 9/22/73 Indianapolis, IN @ State Fairgrounds Coliseum Cage match for held up WWA tag title Dick the Bruiser beat Ernie Ladd to win title; tag belts now held by Bruiser & Bruno Sammartino $5000 Knockout Match Sam Menacker beat Bobby Heenan WWA Champion Bob Ellis beat Mitsu Arakawa Great Saki & Mark Manson beat Art Thomas & Pepper Gomez 2/3 Princess Jasmine & Cora Combs beat Tanya West & Mary Jane Mull Cowboy Parker beat Tom Lynch Killer Cortez beat Tom DeMarco att: 12,000 9/23/73 Green Bay, WI @ Brown County Veteran’s Memorial Arena Dick the Bruiser & the Crusher beat AWA Tag Team Champions Nick Bockwinkel & Ray Stevens on a 3rd fall dq Billy Robinson beat Larry Hennig Ken Patera beat Buddy Wolff Geoff Portz beat Ric Flair 9/29/73 Chicago, IL @ International Amphitheatre Dick the Bruiser & Bruno Sammartino beat Ernie Ladd & Jimmy Valiant Red Bastien no contest Ray Stevens Bull Bullinski beat Vic Rossitani Cora Combs & Princess Jasmine beat Mary Jane Mull & Tanya West Larry Hennig beat Bobby Vann 10/11/73 Muncie, IN @ National Guard Armory Dick The Bruiser & Pepper Gomez vs Mitsu Arakawa & Bobby Heenan Jimmy Valiant vs Bull Bullinski The Beast vs Prince Pullins Great Saki vs Jose Martinez 10/13/73 Indianapolis, IN @ Exposition Convention Center WWA Tag Team Champions Dick the Bruiser & Bruno Sammartino beat Jimmy Valiant & Baron Von Raschke WWA Champion Bob Ellis ddq Ernie Ladd The Beast beat Johnny Kace Moose Cholak drew Rick Luka Johnny Valiant beat Bobby Vann Prince Pullins beat Abdul Sheik Ar Kung Fu Saki & Mark Manson beat Pepper Gomez & Jose Martine Att: 7,000 10/20/73 Detroit, MI @ Olympia Stadium WWA Tag Team Champions Dick the Bruiser & Bruno Sammartino beat Baron Von Raschke & Ernie Ladd WWA Champion Bob Ellis beat The Beast Kung Fu Saki & Mark Manson beat Luis Martinez & El Bracero Jose Martine Moose Cholak beat Rick Lucha Art Thomas drew Cowboy Parker Johnny Valiant beat Tom DeMarco Abdul Shi Kar beat Gil Guerrero 10/25/73 Berwyn, IL @ Morton West High School Gym Dick the Bruiser & Bob Ellis vs Jimmy Valiant & Mitsu Arakawa Women's Match Pepper Gomez vs Bobby Heenan Cowboy Parker vs Bull Bullinski 10/27/73 Milwaukee, WI @ Auditorium Dick the Bruiser & the Crusher beat AWA Tag Team Champions Nick Bockwinkel & Ray Stevens dq Billy Robinson beat Buddy Wolff Mitsu Arakawa beat Ken Patera Ric Flair beat Kenny Jay att: 6,112 sellout 11/1/73 Fort Wayne, IN Jimmy Valiant & Baron Von Raschke beat Bob Ellis & Dick the Bruiser when Valiant pinned Bruiser in the 3rd fall Pepper Gomez ddq Bobby Heenan Johnny Valiant beat Bull Bullinski Mitsu Arakawa beat Prince Pullins Att: 4,500 11/2/73 Connersville, IN @ High School Gym Dick The Bruiser & Luis Martinez vs Mitsu Aeakawa & Great Saki Jimmy Valiant vs Pepper Gomez Bull Bullinski vs Cowboy Parker Clem Turner vs Mark Manson 11/9/73 Chicago, IL @ International Amphitheatre AWA Tag Team Champions Nick Bockwinkel & Ray Stevens no contest Dick the Bruiser & Billy Robinson Moose Cholak beat Rene Goulet Pepper Gomez beat Buddy Wolff Larry Heiniemi beat Bull Bullinski Greg Gagne beat Ken Dillinger Tony Rocco beat Bill Crouch 11/10/73 Detroit, MI @ Olympia Stadium Cage Match Bobby Heenan & Baron Von Raschke beat Sam Menacker & Dick The Bruiser Bruno Sammartino beat The Beast Ted The Wrestling Bear beat Cowboy Parker Moose Cholak drew Chico Garcia Art Thomas & Luis Martinez beat Mark Manson & Great Saki Ricky Cortez drew Prince Pullins Clem Turner beat Ken Dillinger att: 4,285 Fans 11/11/73 Highland, IN Dick The Bruiser & Luis Martinez vs Jimmy Valiant & Baron Von Raschke Bob Ellis vs Johnny Valiant Prince Pullins vs Cowboy Parker plus girl matches! 11/14/73 Anderson, IN @ Highland High School Gymnasium Dick the Bruiser & Luis Martinez vs Baron Von Raschke & Handsome Jimmy Valiant John Valiant vs Cowboy Bob Ellis Prince Pullins vs Cowboy Parker plus girl matches! 11/15/73 Fort Wayne, IN Jimmy Valiant ddq Dick the Bruiser Johnny Valiant beat Luis Martinez Baron Von Raschke & Mitsu Arakawa beat Bob Ellis & Bull Bullinski Moose Cholak beat Cowboy Parker 11/16/73 Livonia, MI Dick The Bruiser & Luis Martinez beat Baron Von Raschke & Mitsu Arakawa Ted The Wrestling Bear & Clem Turner & Sherry Logan beat Cowboy Parker & The Beast & Tanya West Ted The Wrestling Bear beat Cowboy Parker COR Moose Cholak beat The Beast dq Clem Turner drew Ken Dillinger 11/18/73 Anderson, IN @ Highland High School Gym Dick the Bruiser & Luis Martinez vs Jimmy Valiant & Baron Von Raschke Bob Ellis vs Johnny Valiant Girls Match Prince Pullins vs Cowboy Parker 11/23/73 Skokie, IL @ Niles High School Dick the Bruiser & Pepper Gomez beat Bobby Heenam & Baron Von Raschke Moose Cholak beat Mitsu Arakawa dq Bull Bullinski beat Ken Dillinger Sharon Lass beat Princess Jasmine 11/24/73 Indianapolis, IN @ Exposition Convention Center $10,000 to the winner Jimmy Valiant beat Dick the Bruiser dq Texas Saddle Match WWA Champion Bob Ellis beat Ernie Ladd Bobby Heenan beat Pepper Gomez COR Princess Jasmine & Cora Combs beat Baby Doll & Madame X Mark Manson beat Tom Lynch Moose Cholak beat Chico Garcia Jimmy Valiant & Johnny Valiant beat Clem Turner & Raoul Guzman Johnny Valiant beat Tom DeMarco Att: 7,000 11/30/73 Chicago, IL @ International Amphitheatre Dick the Bruiser & Verne Gagne beat AWA Tag Team Champions Nick Bockwinkel & Ray Stevens dq Larry Heiniemi beat Sailor Art Thomas Pepper Gomez beat Baron Von Raschke Bob Ellis beat Buddy Wolff Rene Goulet beat Billy Red Cloud Ric Flair drew Greg Gagne 12/1/73 Plymouth, MI Dick The Bruiser & Pepper Gomez ddq Jimmy Valiant & Johnny Valiant Art Thomas beat Cowboy Parker dq Billy Red Cloud beat The Beast Ted The Wrestling Bear vs The Beast 12/2/73 Detroit, MI @ Olympia Stadium Dick the Bruiser & Bob Ellis beat Bobby Heenan & Baron Von Raschke Jimmy Valiant & Johnny Valiant beat Pepper Gomez & Luis Martinez The Beast drew Moose Cholak Prince Pullins & Princess Jasmine beat Great Saki & Tanya West Mitsu Arakawa drew Art Thomas Cowboy Parker drew Billy Red Cloud Great Saki beat Prince Pullins 12/8/73 Indianapolis, IN @ Exposition Convention Center Texas Tornado Match Jimmy Valiant & Johnny Valiant & Ivan Koloff beat Dick the Bruiser & Bob Ellis & Billy Red Cloud (sub Bruno Sammartino) Cora Combs beat Tanya West The Beast drew Luis Martinez Clem Turner beat Chico Garcia Ivan Koloff beat Raoul Guzman Jimmy Valiant & Johnny Valiant beat Tom DeMarco & John The Greek Billy Red Cloud vs Cowboy Parker Att: 7,000 12/14/73 Terre Haute, IN @ National Guard Armory Dick the Bruiser & Sam Menacker beat Baron Von Raschke & Bobby Heenan WWA Champion Bob Ellis beat Cowboy Parker Princess Jasmine beat Tanya West Kung Fu Saki beat Prince Pullins Note: Like 1972, I probably will have to do many edits of this particular year. 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The year 1974 saw Sheik Farhat emerge victorious in his Detroit promotional war against Dick The Bruiser. As a result, Bruiser was allowed to wrestle in St. Louis again. Sheik and Bruiser also wrestled each other in Detroit, Chicago and Indianapolis after the promotional war ended. 1/5/74 Indianapolis, IN @ Exposition Convention Center Jimmy Valiant & Johnny Valiant beat Dick the Bruiser & Bruno Sammartino 2/3 to win WWA Tag Team Title 1 The top rope broke. Bruiser was counted out of the ring 2 The top rope broke again. Bruno beat Johnny with a bear hug 3 The top rope was removed. Jimmy pinned Bruno. WWA Champion Bob Ellis dddq Ivan Koloff when Pepper Gomez and Bobby Heenan interfered Pepper Gomez beat Baron Von Raschke Tony Romano beat Gilbert Guerrero Bobby Heenan beat Raul Guzman Ivan Koloff beat Prince Pullins Cora Combs vs Baby Doll Clem Turner beat Bozo Brown att: 8,000 1/11/74 Detroit, MI @ Olympia Stadium WWA Tag Team Champions Jimmy Valiant & Johnny Valiant beat Dick The Bruiser & Luis Martinez (sub Bruno Sammartino) Texas Death Match WWA Champion Bob Ellis beat Baron Von Raschke Ivan Koloff beat Clem Turner Mighty Mike beat Little Tom Luis Martinez & Pepper Gomez beat Mitsu Arakawa & Great Saki Cowboy Parker beat Killer Cortez The Beast beat Tom DeMarco Att: 5,438 1/12/74 Elkhart, IN Dick the Bruiser & Sam Menacker no contest Jimmy Valiant & Bobby Heenan Texas Death Match WWA Champion Bob Ellis beat Baron Von Raschke Pepper Gomez beat The Beast Prince Pullins drew Mark Manson Prince Pullins beat Ramonza 1/17/74 Fort Wayne, IN German Gestapo Match, Referee Mike Snyder Dick The Bruiser beat Baron Von Raschke Bob Ellis & Pepper Gomez beat WWA Tag Team Champions Jimmy Valiant & Johnny Valiant dq Tanya West beat Sherri Lane Tony Romano beat El Bracero Jose Martine att: 4,000 1/25/74 Indianapolis, IN @ Exposition Convention Center Dick the Bruiser & Bruno Sammartino beat WWA Tag Team Champions Jimmy Valiant & Johnny Valiant dq Tag tag title was held up. Loser Leaves Town WWA Champion Bob Ellis beat Baron Von Raschke Mexican Death Match Pepper Gomez beat Bobby Heenan Luis Martinez beat Tony Romano Mitsu Arakawa beat Clem Turner Wilbur Snyder beat Bo Brown Mike Snyder beat Great Saki Bobby Bold Eagle drew Cowboy Parker Art Thomas beat Ken Dillinger (sub Ivan Koloff) att: 8,000 1/26/74 Detroit, MI @ Olympia Stadium WWA Tag Team Champions Jimmy Valiant & Johnny Valiant beat Dick the Bruiser & Bruno Sammartino WWA Champion Bob Ellis beat Cowboy Parker (sub Ivan Koloff) Bobby Heenan beat Luis Martinez Art Thomas beat Tony Romano Bobby Bold Eagle drew the Beast Ricky Cortez beat Raoul Guzman att: 3,958 2/2/74 Elkhart, IN Dick the Bruiser beat Jimmy Valiant Mexican Death Match Pepper Gomez beat Bobby Heenan Mike Snyder & Bobby Bold Eagle beat Mitsu Arakawa & Great Saki Clem Turner drew Mark Manson 2/7/74 Indianapolis, IN @ State Fairgrounds Coliseum Steel Cage Match Jimmy Valiant & Johnny Valiant beat Dick the Bruiser & Bruno Sammartino 2/3 to win held up WWA Tag Team Title Killer Stan Kowalski beat WWA Champion Bob Ellis dq Luis Martinez & Pepper Gomez beat Mark Manson & Ken Dillinger Bobby Bold Eagle beat Great Saki Tony Romano beat Tom Lynch Clem Turner beat Raul Guzman Jose Martine beat Abdul Shikar Killer Stan Kowalski beat Tom DeMarco Att: 8,100 2/15/74 St. Louis, MO @ Kiel Auditorium Missouri Champion Harley Race drew Billy Robinson when the 45 minute limit expired in the 3rd fall Andre the Giant beat Baron Scicluna 2-0 Dick the Bruiser & Bobo Brazil ddq Dick Murdoch & Big Bill Miller Pat O’Connor beat Billy Howard Lord Alfred Hayes beat Billy Red Lyons The Viking & Bob Orton beat Reggie Parks & Ronnie Etchison 2/3 1 Etchison beat Viking 2 Viking beat Parks 3 Orton beat Etchison att: 9,462 2/22/74 Detroit, MI @ Olympia Stadium WWA Tag Team Champions Jimmy Valiant & Johnny Valiant drew Dick The Bruiser & Bob Ellis Mexican Death Match Luis Martinez beat Bobby Heenan Moose Cholak drew Killer Stan Kowalski (sub Ivan Koloff) Bobby Bold Eagle beat Tony Romano Fabulous Kangaroos | |||||||||||
