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clawmaster HALL OF FAMER
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Tim Hornbaker did the Dallas research. Steve Yohe & JMK contributed some cards. There are partial listings from the Bockwinkel record book and the Rogers record book. I researched the majority of these listings myself at newspaperarchives.com. 1/2/57 Victoria, TX @ Sportatorium Texas Champion El Medico beat Maurice Vachon 2-0 Amazing Zuma beat Larry Chene 2/3 Sam Steamboat beat Lee Henning Referee Otto Kuss 1/3/57 Corpus Christi, TX @ Town Hall Arena Texas Champion El Medico beat Maurice Vachon 2/3 Sam Steamboat drew Luis Martinez 30:00 Hugh McKenzie beat Jack Terry Thor Hagen beat Eddie Montemayor (sub Ray Zavalza) Note: Final Thursday night show. 1/3/57 Galveston, TX @ City Auditorium Prince Maiava beat Lee Henning 2/3 Larry Chene double knockout Amazing Zuma in 3rd fall Lothario beat Lou Plummer via pin in 9:00 Byron Czichos beat Benny Matta with a double arm lock submission hold Att: 1,100 1/7/57 Waco, TX @ Arena Texas Champion El Medico beat Joe Christie on a 3rd fall dq Larry Chene beat Lee Henning on a 3rd fall dq Sam Steamboat drew Luis Martinez 1/8/57 Dallas, TX @ Sportatorium Danny McShain beat Iron Mike DiBiase on a 3rd fall dq when Danny Plechas interfered McShain was accompanied by Prince Maiava, Hugh McKenzie and Coconut Willie, who acted as seconds against interference of Danny Plechas Prince Maiava vs Danny Plechas Hugh McKenzie beat Jack Terry Larry Chene dcor Rocky Columbo Bill Fletcher beat Sam Steamboat Chico Amaro drew Lothario Notes: Amaro was billed as being from Cuba, while Lothario was from Monterrery, Mexico. Both were “new arrivals.” The Dallas Morning News reported that Hugh McKenzie, the 6’8”, 280-pound grappler “got his pro wrestling start here.” 1/9/57 Corpus Christi, TX @ Town Hall Arena Texas Junior Heavyweight Champion Maurice Vachon beat Chico Amaro (sub Larry Chene) 2/3 Joe Christie beat El Medico on a 3rd fall dq when Medico tossed Christie over the top rope Hugh McKenzie & Luis Martinez ddq Iron Mike DiBiase & Bulldog Danny Plechas Rocky Columbo drew Thor Hagen 15:00 Note: Wrestling now on Wednesday night 1/9/57 Victoria, TX @ Sportatorium Prince Maiava beat Lee Henning 2/3 Danny McShain beat Amazing Zuma 2/3 Lothario beat Bob Orton 1/10/57 Galveston, TX @ City Auditorium Referee Marvin Jones Danny McShain beat Prince Maiava on a 3rd fall COR Joe Christie beat Amazing Zuma 2/3 Bill Fletcher (sub Larry Chene) drew Luis Martinez 15:00 Lothario beat Bob Orton dq in 9:00 when Prton tossed Lothario over the top rope Att: 1,600 1/12/57 Angleton, TX @ Brazoria County Fairgrounds Mike DiBiase vs Amazing Zuma 2/3 Luis Martinez vs Bulldog Danny Plechas 2/3 Thor Hagen vs Bill Fletcher 1/14/57 Waco, TX @ Arena El Medico & Luis Martinez beat Joe Christie & Danny McShain 2/3 Rocky Columbo (sub Larry Chene) drew Bill Fletcher 45:00 Thor Hagen beat Sam Steamboat in 11:00 1/15/57 Dallas, TX @ Sportatorium Iron Mike DiBiase & Bulldog Danny Plechas beat Prince Maiava & Hugh “Sky Hi” McKenzie 2/3 Bobby Managoff beat Bill Fletcher Tarzan Mike beat Maurice Vachon Lou Martinez beat Lee Henning Amazing Zuma drew Lothario Danny McShain beat Chico Amaro Note: The Dallas Morning News reported that “former world champion Bobby Managoff [was] returning to action after regaining full vision.” 1/16/57 Corpus Christi, TX @ Town Hall Arena Referee Marvin Jones Texas Champion El Medico beat Joe Christie 2/3 Maurice Vachon beat Thor Hagen Luis Martinez drew Iron Mike DiBiase Hugh McKenzie beat Bulldog Danny Plechas 1/16/57 Victoria, TX @ Sportatorium Danny McShain beat Prince Maiava on a 3rd fall COR Bobby Managoff beat Lee Henning 2/3 Lothario beat Chico Amaro 1/17/57 Galveston, TX @ City Auditorium No Time Limit Danny McShain & Joe Christie beat Prince Maiava & Tarzan Mike Lane in 15:00 when McShain pinned Maiava Thor Hagen (sub Bob Orton) drew Luis Martinez 15:00 Bill Fletcher beat Amazing Zuma COR in 14:00 Prince Maiava beat Danny McShain via pin in 8:00 Tarzan Mike Lane beat Joe Christie dq in 11:00 1/17/57 San Antonio, TX @ Wrestlethon Referee Otto Kuss Mike DiBiase beat Chico Amaro Danny Plechas drew Rocky Columbo Bobby Managoff beat El Medico Hugh McKenzie beat Lee Henning via pin Larry Chene beat Sam Steamboat 1/19/57 Angleton, TX @ Brazoria County Fairgrounds Mike DiBiase vs Amazing Zuma Plus two more bouts 1/21/57 Waco, TX @ Arena Joe Christie beat Danny McShain 2/3 Luis Martinez drew Maurice Vachon when the 45 minute time limit expired in the 3rd fall Rocky Columbo drew Larry Chene 1/22/57 Dallas, TX @ Sportatorium Iron Mike DiBiase & Bulldog Danny Plechas beat Tarzan Mike Lane & Hugh McKenzie 2-0 Bobby Managoff beat Danny McShain, match was halted after the first fall included chairs and blood Thor Hagen beat Lothario Prince Maiava beat Lee Henning Amazing Zuma drew Lou Martinez 1/23/57 Corpus Christi, TX @ Town Hall Arena Referee Marvin Jones El Medico & Luis Martinez beat Joe Christie & Maurice Vachon on a reverse decision 3rd fall dq Bill Fletcher drew Amazing Zuma 30:00 Bulldog Danny Plechas beat Chico Amaro Rocky Columbo no decision Iron Mike DiBiase 1/23/57 Victoria, TX @ Sportatorium Referee Larry Chene Danny McShain & Lee Henning beat Prince Maiava & Bobby Managoff 2/3 Tarzan Mike Lane beat Lothario when Lothario was unable to answer the bell for the 2nd fall Prince Maiava beat Lee Henning dq in 7:00 Danny McShain drew Bobby Managoff 15:00 1/24/57 Galveston, TX @ City Auditorium Danny McShain beat Texas Champion El Medico on a 3rd fall dq when Medico knocked out referee Marvin Jones Prince Maiava no contest Joe Christie in 3rd fall Tarzan Mike Lane beat Maurice Vachon via pin in 1:30 Bill Fletcher beat Thor Hagen via pin in 12:00 after a series of body slams 1/24/57 San Antonio, TX @ Wrestlethon Amazing Zuma beat Mike DiBiase 2-0 Rocky Columbo drew Bobby Managoff Danny Plechas no contest Hugh McKenzie Luis Martinez beat Lee Henning Larry Chene beat Sam Steamboat via pin Byron Czychos drew Lou Palacio 1/26/57 Angleton, TX @ Brazoria County Fairgrounds Luis Martinez vs Bulldog Danny Plechas Mike DiBiase vs Joe Christie Plus one more bout 1/28/57 Fort Worth, TX @ North Side Coliseum Danny McShain beat Bobby Managoff 2/3 1/29/57 Dallas, TX @ Sportatorium Bobby Managoff beat Texas Champion El Medico on a 3rd fall dq when Medico hit the referee Iron Mike DiBiase & Danny McShain & Bulldog Danny Plechas beat Amazing Zuma & Prince Maiava & Lou Martinez 2/3 Danny McShain beat Amazing Zuma Iron Mike DiBiase beat Lou Martinez Prince Maiava beat Bulldog Danny Plechas Chico Amaro drew Larry Chene Thor Hagen beat Sam Steamboat annual benefit for the March of Dimes Att: “near capacity crowd” Note: McLemore’s 18th anniversary program. 1/30/57 Corpus Christi, TX @ Town Hall Arena Maurice Vachon & Joe Christie beat Iron Mike DiBiase & Bulldog Danny Plechas 2/3 to win toughest tag team trophy No Time Limit, Winner gets a title shit against Texas Junior Heavyweight Champion Maurice Vachon on a future card Luis Martinez beat Larry Chene Prince Maiava beat Bill Fletcher Amazing Zuma beat Sam Steamboat 1/31/57 Galveston, TX @ City Auditorium Samoan Strap Match, Referee Marvin Jones Prince Maiava no contest Joe Christie Non Title Match Texas Champion El Medico beat Tarzan Mike 2/3 Larry Chene beat Maurice Vachon on a reverse decision dq Chico Amaro dcor Bill Fletcher in 11:00 Att: 1,500 1/31/57 San Antonio, TX @ Wrestlethon Amazing Zuma vs Danny McShain 2/3 Luis Martinez vs Mike DiBiase Bobby Managoff vs Lee Henning Hugh McKenzie vs Rocky Columbo Benny Matta vs Byron Czichos 2/2/57 Angleton, TX @ Brazoria County Fairgrounds Texas Champion El Medico beat Joe Christie 2/3 Luis Martinez vs Lee Henning Amazing Zuma vs Rocky Columbo 2/4/57 Waco, TX @ Arena Samoan Strap Match, Maurice Vachon placed in a straight jacket Prince Maiava beat Joe Christie when Maurice Vachon interfered Texas Junior Heavyweight Champion Maurice Vachon beat Amazing Zuma Luis Martinez beat Tarzan Mike Lane Sky Hi McKenzie beat Lothario Note: Tarzan Mike Lane helped Vachon escape from the straight jacket 2/5/57 Dallas, TX @ Sportatorium Fence Match Don Evans & Danny McShain beat Iron Mike DiBiase & Bulldog Danny Plechas Plechas had agreed to eat dog food if their team lost, and complied with the stipulations after the loss Amazing Zuma beat Chico Amaro El Medico drew Lou Martinez 30:00 Bobby Managoff beat Tarzan Mike Larry Chene beat Thor Hagen (sub Lothario) 2/6/57 Corpus Christi, TX @ Town Hall Arena Luis Martinez beat Maurice Vachon 2/3 to win Texas Junior Heavyweight Title Prince Maiava dcor Joe Christie Amazing Zuma beat Danny Plechas dq when Plechas tossed Zuma over the top rope Mike DiBiase beat Hugh McKenzie 2/7/57 Galveston, TX @ City Auditorium Referee Marvin Jones El Medico beat Joe Christie on a 3rd fall dq when Maurice Vachon interfered Don Evans beat Chico Amaro 2/3 Larry Chene beat Maurice Vachon dq Tarzan Mike Lane drew Bill Fletcher 15:00 Att: 1,600 Note: Country Boy Calhoun ran in to help Larry Chene & referee Marvin Jones during the Vachon/Chene match. 2/7/57 San Antonio, TX @ Wrestlethon Danny McShain drew Luis Martinez when the time limit expired in the 3rd fall Ethel Johnson beat Babs Wingo via pin Bobby Managoff beat Hugh McKenzie Rocky Columbo drew Mike DiBiase Prince Maiava ddq Danny Plechas 2/8/57 Houston, TX @ Sam Houston Coliseum Pepper Gomez (w/Ed Lewis) beat El Medico to win Texas title Negro Women's Champion Ethel Johnson beat Babs Wingo Tokyo Joe beat Chico Amaro Bobby Managoff beat Don Evans dq Larry Chene drew Joe Christie att: 9,000 2/9/57 Angleton, TX @ Brazoria County Fairgrounds El Medico vs Luis Martinez 2/3 90:00 Joe Christie vs Rocky Columbo Larry Chene vs Bill Fletcher Referee Marvin Jones 2/11/57 Waco, TX @ Arena Joe Christie vs Luis Martinez 60:00 Ethel Johnson vs Babs Wingo 2/3 El Medico vs Rocky Columbo Maurice Vachon vs Country Boy Calhoun 2/12/57 Dallas, TX @ Sportatorium Bulldog Danny Plechas beat Danny McShain (1-0) (Plechas and DiBiase injured McShain’s leg early in the match) Iron Mike DiBiase beat Don Evans after Danny Plechas interfered Tokyo Joe beat Amazing Zuma (prior to the match, Joe broke bricks with his judo chops in a demonstration of his power) Bobby Managoff beat Larry Chene Lou Martinez beat Bill Fletcher Ethel Johnson beat Babs Wingo 2/13/57 Corpus Christi, TX @ Town Hall Arena Texas Junior Heavyweight Champion Luis Martinez beat Joe Christie 2/3 Texas Negro Women’s Champion Ethel Johnson beat Babs Wingo Maurice Vachon beat Thor Hagen Tokyo Joe drew Mike DiBiase 15:00 Country Boy Calhoun beat Danny Plechas 2/13/57 Victoria, TX @ Sportatorium Referee Otto Kuss Danny McShain ddq Don Evans in 3rd fall El Medico drew Bobby Managoff Rocky Columbo drew Larry Chene 2/14/57 Galveston, TX @ City Auditorium Referee Marvin Jones El Medico beat Joe Christie on a 3rd fall dq when Maurice Vachon interfered Maurice Vachon beat Larry Chene when Chene injured his leg in the 3rd fall and could not continue Country Boy Calhoun dcor Don Evans in 5:00 Ethel Johnson drew Babs Wingo 20:00 Att: 3,500 “the largest turnout of the year” Note: Count Pietro Rossi managed Calhoun. 2/14/57 San Antonio, TX @ Wrestlethon Luis Martinez beat Danny Plechas 2-0, 1st fall by dq Mike DiBiase beat Rocky Columbo Bobby Managoff beat Thor Hagen via pin Tokyo Joe beat Amazing Zuma with a sleeper hold Danny McShain beat Bill Fletcher Lou Palacio drew Eddie Montemayor Att: 764 2/15/57 Houston Pepper Gomez vs Tokyo Joe 2/16/57 Angleton, TX @ Brazoria County Fairgrounds Eight Ten Minute Rounds, Fists legal Larry Chene vs Bill Fletcher Plus a tag bout and two prelim bouts 2/18/57 Waco, TX @ Arena El Medico & Maurice Vachon & Joe Christie vs Country Boy Calhoun & Larry Chene & Luis Martinez Babs Wingo vs Lulu Mae Provo El Medico vs Larry Chene Country Boy Calhoun vs Joe Christie Maurice Vachon vs Luis Martinez 2/19/57 Dallas, TX @ Sportatorium Wrestling Tournament for World Title Match Bobby Managoff beat Thor Hagen Rocky Columbo beat Tokyo Joe dq Iron Mike DiBiase beat Lou Martinez Larry Chene beat Amazing Zuma Bulldog Danny Plechas beat Danny McShain Iron Mike DiBiase beat Rocky Columbo Bobby Managoff beat Larry Chene Danny Plechas received a bye into the semi-finals Bobby Managoff beat Bulldog Danny Plechas Iron Mike DiBiase received a bye into the finals Bobby Managoff beat Iron Mike DiBiase to earn a match with NWA champion Lou Thesz Ethel Johnson beat Lulu Mae Provo Note: According to the Dallas Morning News “Mike [DiBiase] and the Bulldog [Plechas] shared a straight jacket during the evening, wearing the restrictive garment while serving as a second for one another.” 2/20/57 Corpus Christi, TX @ Town Hall Arena Tournament for $3,000 and a title match against NWA Champion Lou Thesz Finals Luis Martinez beat Mike DiBiase Semi Finals Luis Martinez beat Tojyo Joe Mike DiBiase beat Larry Chene First Round Luis Martinez beat Maurice Vachon Tokyo Joe beat Joe Christie Larry Chene beat Danny Plechas Mike DiBiase beat Amazing Zuma Non Tourney Match El Medico beat Rocky Columbo 2/20/57 Victoria, TX @ Sportatorium Danny McShain beat Texas Champion Pepper Gomez on a 3rd fall dq Bobby Managoff beat Don Evans on a 3rd fall dq Ethel Johnson & Lulu Mae Provo beat Babs Wingo & Louise Green in 13:00 2/21/57 Galveston, TX @ City Auditorium Referee Marvin Jones Texas Champion Pepper Gomez beat Joe Christie on a 3rd fall dq when Maurice Vachon interfered Lula Mae Provo & Ethel Johnson beat Babs Wingo & Louise Green Don Evans beat Rocky Columbo via pin after a piledriver Country Boy Calhoun beat Maurice Vachon via pin in 8:00 2/21/57 San Antonio, TX @ Wrestlethon El Medico beat Bobby Managoff 2/3 Danny McShain beat Larry Chene Luis Martinez beat Tokyo Joe dq when Joe tossed Luis over the top rope Bill Fletcher beat Mike DiBiase Amazing Zuma beat Danny Plechas Benny Matta beat Lou Palacio Att: 1,251 2/22/57 Houston Texas Champion Pepper Gomez beat El Medico Danny McShain drew Luis Martinez Ethel Johnson & Lula Mae Provo beat Babs Wingo & Louise Greene Tokyo Joe beat Thor Hagen Haystack Calhoun beat Rocco Columbo Don Evans beat Bill Fletcher 2/23/57 Angleton, TX @ Brazoria County Fairgrounds Luis Martinez & Larry Chene vs Maurice Vachon & Joe Christie Babs Wingo vs Lulu Mae Provo Larry Chene vs Joe Christie Maurice Vachon vs Luis Martinez 2/25/57 Fort Worth NWA Champion Lou Thesz beat Don Evans 2/25/57 Waco, TX @ Arena Texas Death Match El Medico beat Larry Chene Bobby Managoff beat Joe Christie 2/3 Bill Fletcher beat Maurice Vachon dq 2/26/57 Dallas, TX @ Sportatorium NWA Champion Lou Thesz beat Bobby Managoff 2/3 Maurice Vachon beat Rocky Columbo Iron Mike DiBiase beat Larry Chene (sub Joe Christie) Lou Martinez beat Bulldog Danny Plechas dq Danny McShain drew Tokyo Joe Att: “near capacity crowd” Notes: Reportedly Thesz’s “toughest match in years,” according to the Dallas Morning News. 2/27/57 Corpus Christi, TX @ Town Hall Arena NWA Champion Lou Thesz beat Luis Martinez 2/3 El Medico beat Joe Christie dq Tokyo Joe drew Larry Chene 30:00 One Fall to a Finish Maurice Vachon beat Amazing Zuma 2/27/57 Victoria, TX @ Sportatorium Don Evans & Danny McShain beat Iron Mike DiBiase & Bulldog Danny Plechas 2/3 to win Tag Team Trophy Pepper Gomez vs Rocky Columbo 2/3 Country Boy Calhoun vs Thor Hagen 2/28/57 Galveston, TX @ City Auditorium Maurice Vachon handcuffed to Country Boy Calhoun, Australian Rules Match Pepper Gomez beat Joe Christie on a 7th round COR when Calhoun sat on Christie outside the ring Don Evans beat Maurice Vachon on a 3rd fall dq when Joe Christie interfered Bobby Managoff & Country Boy Calhoun beat Mike DiBiase & Danny Plechas when Calhoun pinned DiBiase in 6:00 Bobby Managoff drew Danny Plechas 15:00 Country Boy Calhoun beat Mike DiBiase dq when Danny Plechas slugged referee Marvin Jones Att: 2,000 2/28/57 San Antonio, TX @ Wrestlethon NWA Champion Lou Thesz beat El Medico 2/3 Amazing Zuma drew Larry Chene Danny McShain beat Rocky Columbo Luis Martinez beat Bill Fletcher Tokyo Joe beat Thor Hagen Eddie Montemayor beat Byron Czichos 3/1/57 Houston NWA Champion Lou Thesz drew Pepper Gomez 90:00 Danny McShain beat Tokyo Joe Bobby Managoff beat Iron Mike DiBiase Haystack Calhoun beat Bulldog Danny Plechas Don Evans no contest Joe Christie Maurice Vachon beat Larry Chene when Chene could not continue 3/2/57 Angleton, TX @ Brazoria County Fairgrounds Marvin Jones & Luis Martinez & Larry Chene vs Joe Christie & Maurice Vachon & Bill Fletcher Marvin Jones vs Joe Christie Larry Chene vs Maurice Vachon Bill Fletcher vs Luis Martinez 3/4/57 Fort Worth, TX Buddy Rogers beat Larry Chene 3/4/57 Waco, TX @ Arena Bobby Managoff vs Don Evans 2/3 60:00 Prince Maiava vs Maurice Vachon 2/3 60:00 Country Boy Calhoun vs Jim Blood 2/3 60:00 3/5/57 Dallas, TX @ Sportatorium Pepper Gomez & Bobby Managoff beat Iron Mike DiBiase & Bulldog Danny Plechas 2-0 (DiBiase and Plechas were reportedly going to leave Texas “anytime they could not prove they were the tougest (sic) team in Texas,” according to the local newspaper) Buddy Rogers beat Lou Martinez 2/3 Danny McShain beat Eddie Montemayor (Dallas debut) Larry Chene drew Maurice Vachon Art Nelson beat Joe Christie 3/6/57 Corpus Christi, TX @ Town Hall Arena Pepper Gomez & Luis Martinez drew Joe Christie & Maurice Vachon when the 60 minute time limit expired in the 3rd fall. Christie & Vachon retained their roughest and toughest tag team trophy. Buddy Rogers beat Larry Chene Prince Maiava drew Art Nelson Country Boy Calhoun beat Jim Blood 3/6/57 Victoria, TX @ Sportatorium Danny McShain & Don Evans dcor El Medico & Amazing Zuma Tag trophy held up Bobby Managoff beat Paul Boesch 2/3 El Medico drew Don Evans 15:00 Amazing Zuma beat Danny McShain dq 3/7/57 Galveston, TX @ City Auditorium Texas Champion Pepper Gomez drew El Medico when the 90 minute time limit expired in the 3rd fall Country Boy Calhoun beat Joe Christie & Maurice Vachon on a 2nd fall dq 1. Calhoun pinned Vachon 2. Referee Marvin Jones dq’ed Christie & Vachon for ganging up on Calhoun outside the ring Southern States Champion Art Nelson beat Eddie Montemayor via pin in 10:00 after a series of knee drops to Eddie’s throat Paul Boesch beat Jim Blood dq 3/7/57 San Antonio, TX @ Wrestlethon Luis Martinez beat Danny McShain on a 3rd fall dq Amazing Zuma drew Larry Chene Buddy Rogers beat Ray Piret Prince Maiava beat Don Evans dq Bobby Managoff beat Chito Gonzales via pin 3/8/57 Houston, TX El Medico no contest Buddy Rogers 3/9/57 Angleton, TX @ Brazoria County Fairgrounds Buddy Rogers vs Luis Martinez Prince Maiava vs ?? Larry Chene vs ?? Note: Rogers wrestled in St. Louis that night. Not sure which wrestler replaced him. 3/11/57 Fort Worth, TX Buddy Rogers beat Art Nelson 3/11/57 Waco, TX @ Arena Marvin Jones vs Maurice Vachon 2/3 60:00 Bobby Managoff vs Don Evans 2/3 60:00 Prince Maiava vs Jim Blood 2/3 60:00 3/12/57 Dallas, TX @ Sportatorium Duke Keomuka & Danny McShain vs Pepper Gomez & Bobby Managoff Lou Martinez vs Buddy Rogers Jim Blood vs Otto Kuss Larry Chene vs Art Nelson Joe Christie vs Don Evans Amazing Zuma vs Maurice Vachon 3/13/57 Corpus Christi, TX @ Town Hall Arena Barbed Wire Match Pepper Gomez & Luis Martinez beat Joe Christie & Maurice Vachon 2/3 to win roughest and toughest tag team trophy Bobby Managoff beat Buddy Rogers 2/3 Art Nelson beat Ray Piret Prince Maiava beat Jim Blood 3/13/57 Victoria, TX @ Sportatorium Fence Match for held up Tag Team Trophy Danny McShain & Don Evans vs El Medico & Amazing Zuma 2/3 Larry Chene vs Duke Keomuka 2/3 45:00 El Medico vs Danny McShain Don Evans vs Amazing Zuma 3/14/57 Galveston, TX @ City Auditorium Texas Champion Pepper Gomez beat El Medico 2/3 Referee Rocky Columbo Joe Christie ddq Marvin Jones in 3rd fall Southern States Champion Art Nelson beat Ray Piret via pin in 12:00 Jim Blood beat Chico Gonzales via pin in 12:00 Att: 2,000 3/14/57 San Antonio, TX @ Wrestlethon Luis Martinez drew Buddy Rogers after Martinez refused to accept a victory on a foul Duke Keomuka & Prince Maiava beat Danny McShain & Don Evans dq Bobby Managoff beat Larry Chene Amazing Zuma drew Maurice Vachon Benny Matta beat Eddie Montemayor 3/15/57 Houston, TX Texas Champion Pepper Gomez beat Buddy Rogers El Medico vs Danny McShain (Brass Knucks title defense) Duke Keomuka vs Prince Maiava Luis Martinez vs Don Evans Larry Chene vs Art Nelson Amazing Zuma vs Maurice Vachon 3/16/57 Angleton, TX @ Brazoria County Fairgrounds Duke Keomuka vs Prince Maiava Amazing Zuma vs Joe Christie Luis Martinez vs Larry Chene 3/18/57 Waco, TX @ Arena Marvin Jones beat Joe Christie Christie was stabbed by fan John Gobble as he was leaving the ring area. A policeman witnessed the stabbing. 3/19/57 Dallas, TX @ Sportatorium Duke Keomuka beat Jim Blood with the clawhold Keomuka jumped TV announcer Paul Boesch and applied his clawhold. Boesch returned during the main event, but Keomuka was able to not only fend off the commentator, but win the bout. Bobby Managoff beat Maurice Vachon Pepper Gomez drew Danny McShain when the 45:00 time limit expired in the 3rd fall Ray Piret beat Rocky Columbo (sub Joe Christie) Larry Chene drew Lou Martinez 3/20/57 Corpus Christi, TX @ Town Hall Arena Art Nelson beat Bobby Managoff 2/3 Marvin Jones beat Don Evans (sub Joe Christie) Pepper Gomez drew Larry Chene 20:00 Prince Maiava beat Jim Blood (sub Don Evans) Referee Rocky Columbo Note: Joe Christie was reportedly stabbed the previous night in Waco. 3/20/57 Victoria, TX @ Sportatorium Danny McShain beat Duke Keomuka on a 3rd fall COR Luis Martinez beat Maurice Vachon 2/3 Country Boy Calhoun beat Amazing Zuma 3/21/57 Galveston, TX @ City Auditorium Texas Champion Pepper Gomez drew Southern States Champion Art Nelson when the 60 minute time limit expired in the 3rd fall Marvin Jones beat Joe Christie on a 3rd fall dq when Art Nelson handed Christie a foreign object Country Boy Calhoun beat Amazing Zuma via pin in 5:00 Jim Blood drew Larry Chene 15:00 Att: 1,900 3/21/57 San Antonio, TX @ Wrestlethon Danny McShain beat Duke Keomuka 2/3 Bobby Managoff vs Luis Martinez 20:00 Maurice Vachon vs Prince Maiava Don Evans vs Benny Matta Ray Piret vs Eddie Montemayor Referee Otto Kuss 3/22/57 Houston Texas Champion Pepper Gomez vs Duke Keomuka Haystack Calhoun vs Danny McShain Don Evans vs Benny Matta Ray Piret vs Art Nelson Jim Blood vs Luis Martinez Bobby Managoff vs Joe Christie 3/23/57 Angleton, TX @ Brazoria County Fairgrounds Duke Keomuka vs Luis Martinez Maurice Vachon vs Prince Maiava Larry Chene vs Ray Piret Referee Otto Kuss 3/25/57 Waco, TX @ Arena Bobby Managoff & Marvin Jones vs Joe Christie & Don Evans 2/3 60:00 Luis Martinez vs Jim Blood 2/3 45:00 Joe Christie vs Bobby Managoff Marvin Jones vs Don Evans 3/26/57 Dallas, TX @ Sportatorium Duke Keomuka beat Paul Boesch Texas Champion Pepper Gomez beat Danny McShain when referee Marvin Jones stopped the match in the third fall due to a cut on McShain’s forehead Richard Pet Brown beat Maurice Vachon Prince Maiava beat Jim Blood Bobby Managoff beat Joe Christie Lou Martinez beat Amazing Zuma 3/27/57 Corpus Christi, TX @ Town Hall Arena No Time Limit, Referee Rocky Columbo Art Nelson & Joe Christie & Don Evans beat Pepper Gomez & Bobby Managoff & Marvin Jones on a reverse decision dq when Gomez, Managoff and Jones attacked referee Columbo after the match was over. Richard Pet Brown beat Amazing Zuma Pepper Gomez beat Art Nelson Marvin Jones drew Joe Christie Bobby Managoff beat Don Evans 3/27/57 Victoria, TX @ Sportatorium Duke Keomuka beat Country Boy Calhoun on a 3rd fall dq when Calhoun tossed Duke over the top rope Luis Martinez drew Danny McShain 60:00 no falls scored Larry Chene beat Jim Blood via pin in 9:35 3/28/57 Galveston, TX @ City Auditorium Art Nelson & Joe Christie beat Pepper Gomez & Marvin Jones when Nelson pinned Jones in the 3rd fall Pepper Gomez beat Joe Christie COR in 6:00 Marvin Jones beat Art Nelson via pin in 9:00 Referee Otto Kuss Richard Pet Brown beat Maurice Vachon (sub Amazing Zuma) dq when Vachon hit referee Kuss Country Boy Calhoun beat Eddie Montemayor via pin in 4:00 Att: 1,600 3/28/57 San Antonio, TX @ Wrestlethon Danny McShain beat Duke Keomuka 2/3 Luis Martinez beat Don Evans 2/3 Bobby Managoff beat Rocky Columbo Prince Maiava beat Jim Blood Ray Piret drew Benny Matta Referee Larry Chene Att: 1,503 3/29/57 Houston, TX @ City Auditorium Danny McShain vs Duke Keomuka Luis Martinez & Pepper Gomez vs Art Neilson & Don Evans Prince Maiava vs Bobby Managoff Richard Pet Brown vs Joe Christie Larry Chene vs Amazing Zuma 3/30/57 Angleton, TX @ Brazoria County Fairgrounds Tag Match 2/3 60:00 Plus three other bouts
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4/1/57 Waco, TX @ Arena Non Title Match Texas Champion Pepper Gomez vs Joe Christie Bobby Managoff vs Luis Martinez Don Evans vs Red Bastien Referee Otto Kuss 4/2/57 Dallas, TX @ Sportatorium Duke Keomuka beat Bull Curry on a 3rd fall dq when Curry hit referee Marvin Jones Don Leo Jonathan beat Bobby Managoff Richard Pet Brown beat Ray Piret Prince Maiava drew Dick Raines Pepper Gomez & Rito Romero beat Don Evans & Danny McShain 4/3/57 Corpus Christi, TX @ Town Hall Arena Pepper Gomez beat Joe Christie on a reverse decision 2nd fall dq Bull Curry beat Don Evans 2/3 Red Bastien beat Larry Chene Richard Pet Brown beat Rocky Columbo Don Leo Jonathan beat Bobby Managoff 4/3/57 Victoria, TX @ Sportatorium Rito Romero beat Danny McShain on a reverse decision 3rd fall dq Luis Martinez vs Art Nelson 2/3 45:00 Duke Keomuka vs George Drake 20:00 Prince Maiava & Coconut Willie vs Country Boy Calhoun & Count Rossi Referee Marvin Jones 4/4/57 Galveston, TX @ City Auditorium Bull Curry beat Art Nelson 2/3 Rito Romero beat Joe Christie 2/3 Otto Kuss beat Maurice Vachon via pin Country Boy Calhoun beat Jim Blood via pin in 7:00 Richard Pet Brown drew Red Bastien 15:00 Att: 2,700 4/4/57 San Antonio, TX @ Wrestlethon Danny McShain beat Luis Martinez 2/3 Pepper Gomez beat Don Evans in overtime Don Leo Jonathan beat Rocky Columbo Duke Keomuka beat Prince Maiava Bobby Managoff beat Larry Chene 4/6/57 Angleton, TX @ Brazoria County Fairgrounds Bull Curry vs Rocky Columbo 2/3 60:00 Prince Maiava vs Jim Blood George Drake vs Bobby Managoff Referee Marvin Jones 4/9/57 Dallas, TX @ Sportatorium Duke Keomuka beat Bull Curry COR Curry was counted out in the final fall. Curry was forced to “take the humiliating sojurn around the squared circle,” as agreed upon in the pre-match stipulations, on a donkey after the match. Pepper Gomez beat Don Evans Rito Romero beat Larry Chene Don Leo Jonathan beat Dick Raines Bobby Managoff drew Lou Martinez Richard Pet Brown beat Prince Maiava 4/10/57 Corpus Christi, TX @ Town Hall Arena Pepper Gomez beat Bull Curry 2/3 El Medico beat Joe Christie when Christie was unable to answer the bell for the 3rd fall Don Leo Jonathan beat George Drake Red Bastien beat Don Evans Richard Pet Brown beat Jim Blood 4/10/57 Victoria, TX @ Sportatorium Rito Romero & Luis Martinez beat Danny McShain & Art Nelson on a 3rd fall dq Duke Keomuka beat Prince Maiava 2/3 Larry Chene drew Bobby Managoff 4/11/57 Galveston, TX @ City Auditorium Bull Curry beat Rito Romero on a 3rd fall dq when Romero slugged referee Marvin Jones Richard Pet Brown & Red Bastien & Otto Kuss beat Joe Christie & Art Nelson & Jim Blood when Kuss pinned Blood El Medico beat Country Boy Calhoun via pin in 3:00 Red Bastien beat Joe Christie dq in 5:00 when Christie tossed Bastien over the top rope Otto Kuss beat Art Nelson via pin in 9:00 Richard Pet Brown beat Jim Blood via pin in 8:00 Att: 2,800 4/11/57 San Antonio, TX @ Wrestlethon Danny McShain vs Pepper Gomez 2/3 60:00 Duke Keomuka vs Bobby Managoff Don Leo Jonathan vs Prince Maiava Don Evans vs George Drake Larry Chene vs Luis Martinez 4/13/57 Angleton, TX @ Brazoria County Fairgrounds Bull Curry vs Prince Maiava Texas Champion Pepper Gomez vs Joe Christie 2/3 George Drake vs Jim Blood Referee Marvin Jones 4/16/57 Dallas, TX @ Sportatorium Don Leo Jonathan beat Duke Keomuka on a 2nd fall dq 1. Jonathan won the first fall 2. Jonathan was blinded by a substance handed to Keomuka by Tokyo Joe and referee Marvin Jones disqualified Keomuka Rito Romero beat Tokyo Joe dq Bull Curry beat Lou Martinez Don Evans beat Prince Maiava Richard Pet Brown drew Larry Chene 4/17/57 Corpus Christi, TX @ Town Hall Arena Referee Otto Kuss Rito Romero beat Bull Curry 2/3, 2nd fall by dq El Medico beat Richard Pet Brown Don Evans & Joe Christie beat Red Bastien & Ray Piret Don Leo Jonathan beat Country Boy Calhoun 4/17/57 Victoria, TX @ Sportatorium Texas Tag Title Match Pepper Gomez & Larry Chene vs Duke Keomuka & Tokyo Joe 2/3 90:00 Danny McShain vs Luis Martinez 2/3 45:00 Dory Funk Sr vs Benny Matta 15:00 4/18/57 Galveston, TX @ City Auditorium Rito Romero beat Bull Curry on a 3rd fall dq when Curry slugged referee Marvin Jones Don Evans double knockout Red Bastien in 3rd fall Tokyo Joe beat Richard Pet Brown via pin in 10:00 after a series of judo chops Otto Kuss beat Country Boy Calhoun via pin in 4:00 Att: 2,500 4/18/57 San Antonio, TX @ Wrestlethon Don Leo Jonathan beat El Medico 2/3 Larry Chene (sub Pepper Gomez) beat Joe Christie dq Duke Keomuka drew Luis Martinez 20:00 Danny McShain beat Ray Piret in 7:49 Dory Funk Sr drew Benny Matta 20:00 4/19/57 Houston Texas Champion Pepper Gomez vs Don Leo Jonathan El Medico vs Richard Pet Brown Rito Romero vs Danny McShain Bull Curry vs Joe Christie Don Evans vs Red Bastien 4/20/57 Angleton, TX @ Brazoria County Fairgrounds Pepper Gomez vs Bull Curry Joe Christie vs Red Bastien Don Evans vs Larry Chene 4/22/57 Fort Worth NWA Champion Lou Thesz beat Rito Romero 4/23/57 Dallas, TX @ Sportatorium NWA Champion Lou Thesz drew Pepper Gomez 1. Gomez won first fall 2. Both wrestlers were counted out of the ring during the second fall, leading some to believe that Gomez had won the match because Thesz had lost two falls 3. Gomez tossed Thesz over the top rope and was disqualified Both men had a fall and the match was declared a draw, Gomez and his second Ed “Strangler” Lewis protested the decision. Bull Curry drew Ray Gunkel Don Leo Jonathan beat Don Evans Texas Tag Team Champions Duke Keomuka & Tokyo Joe beat Richard Pet Brown & Lou Martinez Tex Brady beat Jimmy Carter Att: “capacity crowd” Notes: The Dallas Morning News reported that the Thesz-Gomez match ended in the “biggest controversy in the history of title matches.” Ed “Strangler” Lewis had predicted that Gomez would win the championship. 4/24/57 Corpus Christi, TX @ Town Hall Arena Winner to face NWA Champion Lou Thesz next week Rito Romero beat El Medico 2/3 Danny McShain dcor Bull Curry Richard Pet Brown drew Joe Christie Red Bastien beat Larry Chene Don Evans beat Chito Gonzales 4/24/57 Victoria, TX @ Sportatorium Don Leo Jonathan beat Duke Keomuka 2-0 in 14:00 Pepper Gomez beat Tokyo Joe dq Dory Funk Sr drew Luis Martinez 4/25/57 Galveston, TX @ City Auditorium Rito Romero beat Tokyo Joe 2/3 Referee Marvin Jones El Medico beat Red Bastien when Red was unable to continue in the 3rd fall Texas Champion Don Leo Jonathan beat Don Evans dq in 4:00 Otto Kuss beat Benny Matta via pin in 12:00 Att: 1,900 4/25/57 San Antonio, TX @ Wrestlethon Tournament with winner to face NWA Champion Lou Thesz next week Finals Le Masque beat Danny McShain in 35 seconds Semi Finals Le Masque beat Joe Christie Danny McShain bye Second Round Joe Christie beat Pepper Gomez Le Masque beat Bull Curry Danny McShain beat Larry Chene First Round Joe Christie beat Ray Piret Pepper Gomez beat Luis Martinez Bull Curry beat Chito Gonzales Le Masque beat Dory Funk Sr Danny McShain beat Duke Keomuka Larry Chene beat Richard Pet Brown 4/26/57 Houston, TX @ City Auditorium Larry Chene vs Luis Martinez Danny McShain vs Red Bastien Ray Gunkel & Pepper Gomez vs Duke Keomuka & Tokyo Joe Bull Curry vs Joe Christie El Medico vs Rito Romero 4/27/57 Angleton, TX @ Brazoria County Fairgrounds Pepper Gomez vs Bull Curry 2/3 60:00 Plus a tag bout and two prelim matches 4/29/57 Waco, TX @ Arena NWA Champion Lou Thesz beat Joe Christie 4/30/57 Dallas, TX @ Sportatorium NWA Champion Lou Thesz beat Pepper Gomez 2/3 1. Gomez won first fall 2. Thesz won second fall 3. Thesz won third fall when Gomez suffered an injured left arm and Thesz used a hammerlock to win the bout. Texas Tag Team Champions Duke Keomuka & Tokyo Joe beat Ray Gunkel & Rito Romero Don Leo Jonathan beat Joe Blanchard Bull Curry drew Don Evans Tex Brady beat Emerson Crozier in attendance: Ed “Strangler” Lewis, who sat ringside Att: “near capacity crowd” Note: Gomez trained with Ed “Strangler” Lewis for his match with Lou Thesz. 5/1/57 Corpus Christi, TX @ Town Hall Arena NWA Champion Lou Thesz beat Rito Romero 2/3 Pepper Gomez beat Joe Christie Duke Keomuka drew Red Bastien Don Evans beat Larry Chene dq Danny McShain beat Richard Pet Brown 5/1/57 Victoria, TX @ Sportatorium Don Leo Jonathan beat Tokyo Joe 2-0 El Medico ddq Bull Curry in 3rd fall Ray Gunkel drew Dory Funk Sr Luis Martinez beat Joe Blanchard 5/2/57 Galveston, TX @ City Auditorium El Medico beat Don Evans on a 3rd fall dq when Duke Keomuka & Tokyo Tom interfered Non Title Match Texas Tag Team Champions Duke Keomuka & Tokyo Joe beat Red Bastien & Rito Romero COR in 12:00 Rito Romero beat Duke Keomuka via pin in 13:00 Red Bastien beat Tokyo Joe via pin in 8:00 Larry Chene drew Joe Blanchard (sub Benny Matta) 15:00 Att: 1,400 5/2/57 San Antonio, TX @ Wrestlethon NWA Champion Lou Thesz beat Le Masque 2/3 and unmasked him as Ray Gunkel Pepper Gomez beat Danny McShain Luis Martinez beat Bull Curry dq Dory Funk Sr beat Benny Matta Richard Pet Brown drew Joe Christie Att: 1,455 5/3/57 Houston, TX @ City Auditorium NWA Champion Lou Thesz beat Don Leo Jonathan dq El Medico vs Ray Gunkel Pepper Gomez vs Joe Christie Bull Curry vs Rito Romero Red Bastien vs Danny McShain Dory Funk Sr vs Richard Pet Brown 5/4/57 Angleton, TX @ Brazoria County Fairgrounds Bull Curry vs Duke Keomuka 2/3 Don Evans vs Danny McShain Luis Martinez vs Ray Piret Referee Otto Kuss 5/6/57 Waco, TX @ Arena No Time Limit Joe Christie beat Don Evans on a 2nd fall dq El Medico drew Red Bastien 45:00 Danny McShain beat Luis Martinez in 17:00 5/7/57 Dallas, TX @ Sportatorium Don Leo Jonathan beat Tokyo Joe 2/3, after the match, a barber shaved the loser’s head in the ring. Joe was held down by arena police and four grapplers as he protested the decision. Ray Gunkel beat Duke Keomuka dq Pepper Gomez drew Danny McShain Bull Curry beat Dick Brown Rito Romero beat Don Evans Joe Blanchard beat Ray Piret 5/8/57 Corpus Christi, TX @ Town Hall Arena Pepper Gomez & Rito Romero vs Don Evans & Joe Christie 2/3 60:00 Larry Chene vs Red Bastien 20:00 Joe Blanchard vs Danny McShain 15:00 Richard Pet Brown vs Duke Keomuka 15:00 5/8/57 Victoria, TX @ Sportatorium El Medico & Gory Guerrero & Luis Martinez beat Tokyo Joe & Bull Curry & Dory Funk Sr 2/3 Don Leo Jonathan beat Ray Gunkel when Gunkel injured his rib and could not continue Luis Martinez drew Bull Curry Gory Guerrero drew Dory Funk Sr Tokyo Joe beat El Medico 5/9/57 Galveston, TX @ City Auditorium Duke Keomuka beat Rito Romero on a 3rd fall COR El Medico beat Bull Curry on a 3rd fall dq when Curry used brass knuckles on Medico Tokyo Joe & Don Evans beat Larry Chene & Red Bastien in 10:00 when Tokyo Joe pinned Chene after a series of judo chops Joe Blanchard drew Gory Guerrero 15:00 5/9/57 San Antonio, TX @ Wrestlethon Danny McShain & Joe Christie & Dory Funk Sr vs Don Leo Jonathan & Pepper Gomez & Luis Martinez 2/3 60:00 Ray Gunkel vs Hugh McKenzie Benny Matta vs Pet Brown Plus three bouts featuring the wrestlers in the 6 man tag match 5/11/57 Angleton, TX @ Brazoria County Fairgrounds Bull Curry vs Danny McShain 2/3 Don Evans vs Gory Guerrero Duke Keomuka vs Larry Chene 5/13/57 Waco, TX @ Arena Larry Chene vs Red Bastien Joe Christie vs Danny McShain El Medico vs Gory Guerrero Rita Cortez vs Lady Angel 5/14/57 Dallas, TX @ Sportatorium Duke Keomuka beat Don Leo Jonathan on a 3rd fall dq 1. Jonathan won 1st fall 2. Tokyo Joe helped Keomuka win the second fall 3. Jonathan was dq'ed Jonathan instigated a “near riot” by fighting with police, referees, seconds, and other grapplers. Jonathan’s first local loss in seven-straight bouts) Bull Curry ddq Tokyo Joe Fabulous Moolah beat Peggy Allen Pepper Gomez beat Danny McShain Rito Romero beat Joe Blanchard Don Evans beat Lou Martinez 5/15/57 Corpus Christi, TX @ Town Hall Arena Pepper Gomez beat Danny McShain 2/3 Rita Cortez beat Lady Angel Rito Romero drew Joe Blanchard Red Bastien beat Duke Keomuka dq Tokyo Joe beat Larry Chene 5/15/57 Victoria, TX @ Sportatorium Don Leo Jonathan beat Bull Curry on a 3rd fall dq when the referee caught Curry using brass knuckles Fabulous Moolah beat Judy Grable Gory Guerrero beat Don Evans Joe Christie beat El Medico 5/16/57 Galveston, TX @ City Auditorium Rito Romero & Pepper Gomez beat Texas Tag Team Champions Duke Keomuka & Tokyo Joe on a 3rd fall dq Red Bastien dcor Bull Curry 2/3 in 3rd fall Judy Grable (sub Peggy Allen) beat Lady Angel dq in 10:00 when Lady Angel tossed Grable over the top rope Don Evans drew Larry Chene 15:00 Att: 2,500 5/16/57 San Antonio, TX @ Wrestlethon Referee Otto Kuss Don Leo Jonathan beat Danny McShain dq Fabulous Moolah beat Rita Cortez Ray Gunkel beat El Medico Gory Guerrero drew Joe Christie Joe Blanchard drew Hugh McKenzie Luis Martinez beat Richard Pet Brown 5/17/57 Houston, TX @ City Auditorium El Medico vs Bull Curry Danny McShain vs Pepper Gomez Fabulous Moolah vs Judy Grable Don Leo Jonathan vs Hugh McKenzie Don Evans vs Chito Gonzales Luis Martinez vs Joe Blanchard 5/18/57 Angleton, TX @ Brazoria County Fairgrounds Texas Death Match Bull Curry vs Danny McShain Lady Angel vs Judy Grable 2/3 45:00 5/20/57 Waco, TX @ Arena Bull Curry vs Joe Christie Women’s Champion Fabulous Moolah vs Judy Grable El Medico vs Danny McShain Red Bastien vs Gory Guerrero Referee Otto Kuss Note: Moolah reportedly claimed the Maryland version of the Women’s Title. Her claim was also recognized in South Africa. 5/21/57 Dallas, TX @ Sportatorium Duke Keomuka & Tokyo Joe ddq Bull Curry & Don Leo Jonathan when the four grapplers brawled all over the Sportatorium in the 3rd fall Fabulous Moolah won a five-girl wrestle royal over Peggy Allen, Rita Cortez, Judy Grable and Lady Angel Ray Gunkel beat Danny McShain dq Rito Romero beat Don Evans by decision 30:00 Red Bastien (Dallas debut) drew Pepper Gomez 20:00 5/22/57 Corpus Christi, TX @ Town Hall Arena Texas Champion Don Leo Jonathan beat Pepper Gomez 2/3 One Fall to a Finish Fabulous Moolah vs Peggy Allen El Medico vs Duke Keomuka 15:00 Red Bastien vs Tokyo Joe 15:00 Larry Chene vs Joe Blanchard 15:00 5/22/57 Victoria, TX @ Sportatorium Bull Curry beat Rito Romero 2/3 Rita Cortez beat Lady Angel Ray Gunkel beat Don Evans Gory Guerrero drew Joe Christie 5/23/57 Galveston, TX @ City Auditorium Red Bastien beat Bull Curry 2/3 Pepper Gomez beat Duke Keomuka on a 2nd fall dq when Joe Christie interfered Fabulous Moolah beat Judy Grable 2/3 Rito Romero beat Don Evans via pin in 9:00 after a series of drop kicks Larry Chene beat Joe Christie dq in 9:00 Att: 2,000 5/23/57 San Antonio, TX @ Wrestlethon Lumberjack Match Don Leo Jonathan vs Danny McShain 2/3 60:00 No Time Limit Lady Angel vs Peggy Allen Ray Gunkel vs Tokyo Joe 20:00 El Medico vs Chito Gonzales 20:00 Joe Blanchard vs Gory Guerrero 20:00 Benny Matta vs Eddie Montemayor 20:00 5/25/57 Angleton, TX @ Brazoria County Fairgrounds Texas Champion El Medico vs Bull Curry Coon Froberg vs Larry Chene Otto Kuss vs Tokyo Joe Referee Peggy Allen 5/27/57 Waco, TX @ Arena Brass Knuckles Champion El Medico beat Bull Curry Gory Guerrero beat Larry Chene Joe Blanchard beat Joe Christie 5/28/57 Dallas, TX @ Sportatorium Fence Match Texas Tag Team Champions Duke Keomuka & Tokyo Joe beat Bull Curry & Don Leo Jonathan 2/3 to capture the “roughest team trophy” Pepper Gomez beat Don Evans 2/3 Joe Blanchard beat Benny Matta Joe Christie drew Rito Romero Tex Brady beat Wilson Moton 5/29/57 Corpus Christi, TX @ Town Hall Arena Texas Tag Team Champions Duke Keomuka & Tokyo Joe vs Pepper Gomez & El Medico 2/3 60:00 Don Leo Jonathan vs Ray Gunkel 30:00 Tokyo Joe vs El Medico 15:00 Duke Keomuka vs Pepper Gomez 15:00 Red Bastien vs Joe Blanchard 15:00 5/29/57 Victoria, TX @ Sportatorium Bull Curry beat Rito Romero 2/3 Marvin Jones & Gory Guerrero beat Don Evans & Joe Christie Marvin Jones drew Joe Christie Gory Guerrero beat Don Evans 5/30/57 Galveston, TX @ City Auditorium Don Leo Jonathan beat Joe Christie when Christie was unable to answer the bell for the 3rd fall Referee Marvin Jones Red Bastien beat Duke Keomuka on a 3rd fall dq when Keomuka refused to break a hold Pepper Gomez beat Don Evans 2/3, 1st fall by dq Tiger Conway beat Emerson Crozier with an abdominal stretch in 8:00 5/30/57 San Antonio, TX @ Wrestlethon Bull Curry beat Rito Romero 2/3 El Medico beat Tokyo Joe on a reverse decision dq when Joe would not release his sleeper hold Ray Gunkel beat Joe Blanchard with an octopus hold Gory Guerrero beat Larry Chene Benny Matta drew Chito Gonzales 20:00 Att: 1,530 5/31/57 Houston Texas Champion Don Leo Jonathan vs Pepper Gomez El Medico vs Red Bastien Bull Curry vs Rito Romero Tiger Conway vs Emerson Crozier (Texas Negro title defense) Don Evans vs Gory Guerrero 6/1/57 Angleton, TX @ Brazoria County Fairgrounds El Medico vs Ray Gunkel Texas Negro Title Match Tiger Conway vs Emerson Crozier Coon Froberg vs Benny Matta Referee Marvin Jones 6/4/57 Dallas, TX @ Sportatorium Handicap match Don Leo Jonathan beat Duke Keomuka & Tokyo Joe 1. Jonathan beat Joe with a Mormon Sickle 2. Keomuka was disqualified Al Mills beat Pepper Gomez on a 3rd fall dq Texas Junior Heavyweight Champion Red Bastien drew Larry Chene Joe Blanchard vs Tiny Mills Tex Brady vs Tiger Conway (for the Texas Negro Title) Note: Red Bastien was billed as the “new” Texas State Junior Heavyweight Champion. 6/5/57 Corpus Christi, TX @ Town Hall Arena Texas Champion Don Leo Jonathan vs Pepper Gomez El Medico vs Tokyo Joe Red Bastien vs Jim Hady Larry Chene vs Joe Blanchard 6/5/57 Victoria, TX @ Sportatorium Gory Guerrero beat Bull Curry 2-0, 1st fall by dq Al Mills ddq Ray Gunkel in 3rd fall Tiny Mills beat Duke Keomuka 6/6/57 Galveston, TX @ City Auditorium Texas Champion Don Leo Jonathan drew El Medico when the 90 minute time limit expired in the 3rd fall Pepper Gomez beat Al Mills on a 3rd fall dq Tiny Mills beat Red Bastien via pin in 9:00 Farmer Jones drew Eddie Montemayor 15:00 6/6/57 San Antonio, TX @ Wrestlethon Ray Gunkel beat Tokyo Joe on a 3rd fall dq Jim Hady drew Duke Keomuka 20:00 Bull Curry beat Joe Blanchard Fritz Von Ulm beat Larry Chene 2-0 Gory Guerrero beat Benny Matta Att: 1,248 6/8/57 Angleton, TX Pepper Gomez vs El Medico Farmer Jones vs Duke Keomuka Coon Froberg vs Tokyo Joe 6/10/57 Waco, TX @ Arena Bull Curry vs Red Bastien 2/3 45:00 El Medico vs Fritz Von Ulm 2/3 45:00 Gory Guerrero vs Tokyo Joe 2/3 45:00 6/11/57 Dallas, TX @ Sportatorium Don Leo Jonathan beat Tiny Mills when Mills was unable to continue after brawling outside the ring with Danny Savich Pepper Gomez beat Al Mills on a 3rd fall dq Joe Blanchard beat Larry Chene Red Bastien drew Duke Keomuka Billy Wicks beat Eddie Montemayor 6/12/57 Corpus Christi, TX @ Town Hall Arena Texas Champion Don Leo Jonathan beat El Medico when Medico could not answer the bell for the 3rd fall Texas Junior Heavyweight Champion Red Bastien beat Jim Hady 2/3 Pepper Gomez & Joe Blanchard beat Duke Keomuka & Billy Wicks (sub Tokyo Joe) 6/12/57 Victoria, TX @ Sportatorium Bull Curry vs Fritz Von Ulm 2/3 60:00 Al Mills & Tiny Mills vs Ray Gunkel & Gory Guerrero Al Mills vs Gory Guerrero 15:00 Tiny Mills vs Ray Gunkel 15:00 Referee Marvin Jones 6/13/57 Galveston, TX @ City Auditorium El Medico beat Texas Champion Don Leo Jonathan on a 3rd fall dq Referee Marvin Jones Pepper Gomez beat Tiny Mills 2/3 Al Mills ddq Tiger Conway in 12:00 Red Bastien beat Eddie Montemayor via pin in 10:00 6/13/57 San Antonio, TX @ Wrestlethon Bull Curry beat Fritz Von Ulm dq Duke Keomuka drew Gory Guerrero 20:00 Jim Hady beat Otto Kuss (sub Tokyo Joe) Ray Gunkel drew Billy Wicks Joe Blanchard beat Farmer Jones 6/14/57 Houston Red Bastien vs El Medico Pepper Gomez vs Tokyo Joe Bull Curry vs Jim Hady Luigi Macera vs Fritz Von Ulm Billy Wicks vs Al Mills 6/15/57 Angleton, TX @ Brazoria County Fairgrounds El Medico vs Tokyo Joe Coon Froberg vs Tiger Conway Billy Wicks vs Farmer Jones Att: “huge crowd” 6/18/57 Dallas, TX @ Sportatorium Don Leo Jonathan & Danny Savich beat Al Mills & Tiny Mills 2-0 Tiny suffered an injury during the first fall, leaving Al to wrestle the opposition alone Pepper Gomez drew Johnny Valentine when the 45:00 expired in the 3rd fall Farmer Jones vs Chris Zaharias Red Bastien beat Billy Wicks Duke Keomuka vs Luigi Macera 6/19/57 Corpus Christi, TX @ Town Hall Arena Killer Kowalski beat Duke Keomuka on a 3rd fall dq when Duke tossed Killer over the top rope Don Leo Jonathan beat Chet Wallick Red Bastien beat Chris Zaharias Pepper Gomez drew Jim Hady Luigi Macera drew Joe Blanchard 6/19/57 Victoria, TX @ Sportatorium Bull Curry & Tiny Mills & Johnny Valentine beat Gory Guerrero & El Medico & Fritz Von Ulm 2-0 Gory Guerrero beat Tiny Mills El Medico drew Bull Curry Fritz Von Ulm beat Johnny Valentine dq 6/20/57 Galveston, TX @ City Auditorium Pepper Gomez & Tiger Conway beat Al Mills & Tiny Mills when Gomez pinned Al Mills in the 3rd fall El Medico drew Johnny Valentine when the 45 minute time limit expired in the 3rd fall Luigi Macera beat Chris Zaharias via pin in 12:00 after a series of dropkicks Joe Blanchard drew Chet Wallick 15:00 Att: 1,800 6/20/57 San Antonio, TX @ Wrestlethon Killer Kowalski beat Bull Curry on a 2nd fall dq Don Leo Jonathan beat Duke Keomuka dq Ray Gunkel beat Fritz Von Ulm Red Bastien drew Jim Hady Gory Guerrero beat Billy Wicks 6/22/57 Angleton, TX @ Brazoria County Fairgrounds Texas Champion Don Leo Jonathan vs Joe Blanchard Texas Negro Champion Tiger Conway vs Coon Froberg Billy Wicks vs Chet Wallick Referee Marvin Jones 6/25/57 Dallas, TX @ Sportatorium Don Leo Jonathan drew Johnny Valentine when the 60:00 time limit expired in the 3rd fall Danny Savich beat Pepper Gomez 2/3 after Savich received some help from Jonathan El Medico beat Duke Keomuka on a 3rd fall dq Red Bastien (sub Luigi Macera, who could not wrestle due to an injured knee) beat Al Mills Red Bastien vs Jim Hady match did not go on because Jim Hady “was hospitalized in Houston with an infection Billy Wicks beat Chris Zaharias 6/26/57 Corpus Christi, TX @ Town Hall Arena Duke Keomuka beat Texas Champion Don Leo Jonathan on a 3rd fall dq when Don Leo tossed Duke over the top rope Red Bastien beat Joe Blanchard Pepper Gomez drew Chet Wallick Al Mills beat Eddie Montemayor Referee Otto Kuss 6/26/57 Victoria, TX @ Sportatorium El Medico beat Johnny Valentine on a 3rd fall dq Fritz Von Ulm beat Gory Guerrero 2/3 Billy Wicks beat Chris Zaharias 6/27/55 Galveston, TX @ City Auditorium Card postponed due to bad weather conditions El Medico vs Johnny Valentine 2/3 60:00 Pepper Gomez vs Danny Savich 2/3 60:00 Luigi Macera vs Tiny Mills 20:00 Chris Zaharias vs Joe Blanchard 15:00 Chet Wallick vs Tiger Conway 6/27/57 San Antonio, TX @ Wrestlethon Duke Keomuka vs Don Leo Jonathan 2/3 60:00 Bull Curry vs Ray Gunkel Gory Guerrero vs Red Bastien Jim Hady vs Al Mills Billy Wicks vs Fritz Von Ulm 6/28/57 Houston, TX @ City Auditorium El Medico vs Don Leo Jonathan Johnny Valentine vs Pepper Gomez Ray Gunkel vs Gory Guerrero Duke Keomuka vs Red Bastien Tiger Conway vs Tiny Mills Jim Hady vs Fritz Von Ulm 6/29/57 Angleton, TX @ Brazoria County Fairgrounds Texas Champion Don Leo Jonathan vs Tiny Mills 2/3 60:00 Tiger Conway vs Al Mills Coon Froberg vs Billy Wicks
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7/1/57 Fort Worth, TX Johnny Valentine beat Ray Gunkel dq Duke Keomuka beat Red Bastien El Medico beat Gory Guerrero Danny Savich beat Farmer Jones Billy Wicks beat Chris Zaharias Jim Hady drew Chet Wallick 7/2/57 Dallas, TX @ Sportatorium Texas Tag Team Champions El Medico & Pepper Gomez beat Don Leo Jonathan & Danny Savich on a 3rd fall dq Duke Keomuka beat Johnny Valentine when the Referee halted match and gave it to Keomuka due to Valentine’s blood loss Ray Gunkel (who had adopted a “rough-house style”) beat Jim Hady Red Bastien beat Farmer Jones Bull Curry beat Lou Plummer (sub Luigi Macera) 7/3/57 Corpus Christi, TX @ Town Hall Arena Duke Keomuka & Otto Kuss beat Don Leo Jonathan & Joe Blanchard Jim Hady (sub Luigi Macera) drew Chet Wallick Gory Guerrero beat Tiny Mills Al Mills beat Chris Zaharias 7/3/57 Victoria, TX @ Sportatorium Texas Tag Team Champions El Medico & Pepper Gomez beat Johnny Valentine & Fritz Von Ulm on a 2nd fall dq Ray Gunkel beat Billy Wicks 2-0 Fritz Von Ulm beat El Medico Johnny Valentine beat Pepper Gomez 7/4/57 Galveston, TX @ City Auditorium Referee Marvin Jones El Medico ddq Bull Curry in 3rd fall Duke Keomuka & Danny Savich beat Luigi Macera & Tiger Conway when Savich pinned Macera in the 3rd fall Johnny Valentine beat Chet Wallick by submission in 11:00 with a backbreaker Billy Wicks beat Chris Zaharias via pin in 10:00 7/4/57 San Antonio, TX @ Wrestlethon Texas Champion Don Leo Jonathan beat Pepper Gomez 2/3 Gory Guerrero beat Red Bastien 2/3 to win Texas Junior Heavyweight Title Al Mills beat Joe Blanchard Ray Gunkel beat Tiny Mills dq when Al Mills interfered Jim Hady beat Fritz Von Ulm 7/5/57 Houston, TX Don Leo Jonathan beat Ray Gunkel (1-0, cnc) Pepper Gomez & El Medico beat Johnny Valentine & Fritz Von Ulm dq Wild Bull Curry beat Chet Wallick Red Bastien drew Duke Keomuka Luigi Macera beat Danny Savich dq 7/6/57 Angleton, TX @ Brazoria County Fairgrounds Al Mills & Tiny Mills vs Gory Guerrero & Joe Blanchard Bull Curry vs Chet Wallick Tiny Mills vs Gory Guerrero Al Mills vs Joe Blanchard 7/8/57 Fort Worth, TX Nick Bockwinkel beat Lou Plummer 7/9/57 Dallas, TX @ Sportatorium Duke Keomuka beat El Medico COR Johnny Valentine beat Pepper Gomez Bull Curry ddq Danny Savich Nick Bockwinkel beat Lou Plummer Ray Gunkel beat Red Bastien Jim Hady drew Luigi Macera 7/10/57 Corpus Christi, TX @ Town Hall Arena Joe Blanchard beat Otto Kuss 2/3 Duke Keomuka ddq Gory Guerrero in 3rd fall Fritz Von Ulm drew Jim Hady Luigi Macera beat Tiny Mills Nick Bockwinkel beat Al Mills 7/10/57 Victoria, TX @ Sportatorium Johnny Valentine beat Pepper Gomez on a 3rd fall dq when Gomez refused to release his claw hold 1 Valentine beat Gomez 2 Gomez beat Valentine 3 Gomez was dq’ed El Medico beat Red Bastien 2/3 Billy Wicks (sub Ray Gunkel) drew Tiger Conway 15:00 7/11/57 Galveston, TX @ City Auditorium El Medico beat Duke Keomuka 2/3 Danny Savich beat Bull Curry on a 3rd fall COR Johnny Valentine drew Nick Bockwinkel 20:00 Luigi Macera beat Fritz Von Ulm dq in 11:00 7/11/57 San Antonio, TX @ Wrestlethon Texas Junior Heavyweight Champion Gory Guerrero vs Jim Hady 2/3 90:00 Al Mills & Tiny Mills vs Ray Gunkel & Don Leo Jonathan 2/3 60:00 Pepper Gomez vs Lou Plummer 20:00 Red Bastien vs Billy Wicks 20:00 Joe Blanchard vs Leo Wallick 20:00 7/12/57 Houston, TX @ City Auditorium Johnny Valentine beat El Medico 2/3 Pepper Gomez beat Fritz Von Ulm Duke Keomuka drew Tiger Conway Nick Bockwinkel beat Joe Blanchard (Medico had his foot on the ropes during pin) 7/13/57 Angleton, TX @ Brazoria County Fairgrounds Bull Curry vs Duke Keomuka 2/3 60:00 Texas Junior Heavyweight Champion Gory Guerrero vs Red Bastien Tiger Conway vs Fritz Von Ulm Note: Conway still billed as Texas Negro Champion 7/15/57 Fort Worth, TX Nick Bockwinkel beat Johnny Valentine dq 7/16/57 Dallas, TX @ Sportatorium Danny Savich beat Bull Curry 2/3 Duke Keomuka beat Johnny Valentine (during the match, Savich interfered and intended to hit Duke, when he smashed Valentine, leading to the final pin) Nick Bockwinkel beat Fritz Von Ulm dq Luigi Macera drew Chet Wallick El Medico beat Red Bastien Tito Infante beat Tiny Roe 7/17/57 Corpus Christi, TX @ Town Hall Arena No Time Limit Duke Keomuka vs Gory Guerrero 2/3 Cowboy Bradley vs Tom Thumb Joe Blanchard vs Chet Wallick Nick Bockwinkel vs Fritz Von Ulm Luigi Macera vs Jim Siskay 7/17/57 Victoria, TX @ Sportatorium Pepper Gomez beat Marvin Jones on a 3rd fall dq 1 Jones beat Gomez 2 Gomez beat Jones 3 Jones was dq’ed Tito Infante beat Tiny Roe 2/3 Johnny Valentine beat Jim Hady El Medico beat Red Bastien Referee Ray Gunkel 7/18/57 Galveston, TX @ City Auditorium El Medico beat Danny Savich 2/3, 1st fall by dq Tito Infante beat Tom Thumb 2/3 Luigi Macera beat Bull Curry dq in 8:00 Nick Bockwinkel beat Fritz Von Ulm in 7:00 with an abdominal stretch Johnny Valentine beat Jim Hady by submission in 9:00 with a backbreaker Att: 1,800 7/18/57 San Antonio, TX @ Wrestlethon Texas Champion Don Leo Jonathan beat Duke Keomuka on a 3rd fall dq Texas Junior Heavyweight Champion Gory Guerrero beat Red Bastien Pepper Gomez & Cowboy Bradley beat Jim Siskay & Tiny Roe Chet Wallick drew Ray Gunkel Joe Blanchard drew Billy Wicks Att: 1,563 7/19/57 Houston, TX NWA Champion Lou Thesz beat Don Leo Jonathan 2/3 Pepper Gomez & El Medico beat Wild Bull Curry & Danny Savich Johnny Valentine beat Paul Boesch Tiger Conway beat Fritz Von Ulm dq Tito Infante beat Tom Thumb att. 9,200 7/20/57 Angleton, TX @ Brazoria County Fairgrounds Ray Gunkel vs Lou Plummer 2/3 60:00 Tito Infante vs Tiny Roe Nick Bockwinkel vs Jim Siskay 2/3 45:00 Jim Hady vs Billy Wicks 7/22/57 Fort Worth, TX Johnny Valentine beat Nick Bockwinkel 7/23/57 Dallas, TX @ Sportatorium Danny Savich beat Duke Keomuka 2/3 Don Leo Jonathan beat El Medico 1-0 (Medico was unable to return after being leveled with a Mormon Sickle and was carried from the ring) Johnny Valentine beat Chet Wallick Luigi Macera drew Fritz Von Ulm Juan Garcia beat Billy Wicks Nick Bockwinkel beat Jim Hady 7/24/57 Corpus Christi, TX @ Town Hall Arena Duke Keomuka vs Bull Curry Pepper Gomez vs Joe Blanchard Juan Garcia vs Fritz Von Ulm Nick Bockwinkel vs Lou Plummer 7/24/57 Victoria, TX @ Sportatorium Don Leo Jonathan beat Johnny Valentine on a 3rd fall dq El Medico beat Marvin Jones dq Ray Gunkel beat Con Bruno 7/25/57 Galveston, TX @ City Auditorium Non Title Match Johnny Valentine dcor Texas Champion Don Leo Jonathan in 3rd fall El Medico drew Nick Bockwinkel when Bockwinkel was injured in the 3rd fall and Medico refused to accept the victory Jim Hady beat Danny Savich dq in 10:00 when Savich tossed Hady over the top rope Don Whittler drew Fritz Von Ulm 10:00 7/26/57 Houston, TX El Medico beat Johnny Valentine 2/3 via blood stoppage Pepper Gomez beat Duke Keomuka Wild Bull Curry beat Billy Wicks Nick Bockwinkel beat Chet Wallick Ray Gunkel drew Luigi Macera Juan Garcia beat Jim Hady 7/27/57 Angleton, TX @ Brazoria County Fairgrounds Bull Curry vs Ray Gunkel 2/3 Nick Bockwinkel vs Lou Plummer 2/3 Chris Zaharias vs Con Bruno 7/29/57 Fort Worth, TX @ North Side Coliseum Tournament Luigi Macera vs Juan Garcia Con Bruno vs Gory Guerrero Billy Wicks vs Ike Eakins Johnny Valentine vs Duke Keomuka Fritz Von Ulm beat Nick Bockwinkel Bull Curry vs Ray Gunkel Promoter: Kenneth Moore NOTE: To determine "Texas' Top Wrestler,” this tournament then proceeded with the six winners meeting in three more matches, then two winners meeting while another drew a bye, before concluding with the final bout. 7/29/57 Waco, TX @ Arena Texas Tag Team Champions Pepper Gomez & El Medico beat Don Leo Jonathan & Danny Savich Jim Hady beat Don Whittler 2/3 Chet Wallick beat Joe Blanchard when Blanchard was unable to answer the bell for the 2nd fall due to an injured knee 7/30/57 Dallas, TX @ Sportatorium No results 7/31/57 Corpus Christi, TX @ Town Hall Arena Pepper Gomez vs Duke Keomuka 2/3 Nick Bockwinkel beat Bull Curry Juan Garcia beat Joe Blanchard Fritz Von Ulm drew Danny Savich 7/31/57 Victoria, TX @ Sportatorium Ambulance on Hand for Battle to Finish Don Leo Jonathan beat Johnny Valentine Ray Gunkel beat Ike Eakins on a 3rd fall dq Jim Hady beat Con Bruno Referee Lou Plummer 8/1/57 Galveston, TX @ City Auditorium Texas Champion Don Leo Jonathan vs Pepper Gomez 2/3 90:00 El Medico vs Fritz Von Ulm 20:00 Nick Bockwinkel vs Johnny Valentine 15:00 Chet Wallick vs Jim Hady 15:00 Don Whittler vs Joe Blanchard 15:00 8/1/57 San Antonio, TX @ Wrestlethon Texas Junior Heavyweight Champion Gory Guerrero beat Luigi Macera 2/3 Duke Keomuka beat Ray Gunkel when Gunkel could not answer the bell for the 3rd fall Danny Savich beat Billy Wicks Ike Eakins beat Bull Curry Con Bruno drew Juan Garcia 8/2/57 Houston, TX @ City Auditorium Pepper Gomez & El Medico beat Johnny Valentine & Don Leo Jonathan 2/3 (Texas tag title defense) Nick Bockwinkel beat Bull Curry Ike Eakins beat Joe Blanchard Don Whittler beat Danny Savich dq Con Bruno drew Luigi Macera 8/3/57 Angleton, TX @ Brazoria County Fairgrounds Ray Gunkel vs Nick Bockwinkel Fritz Von Ulm vs Chet Wallick 45:00 Con Bruno vs Don Whittler 20:00 8/5/57 Fort Worth NWA Champion Lou Thesz beat Ray Gunkel Nick Bockwinkel drew Ike Eakins 8/6/57 Dallas, TX @ Sportatorium NWA Champion Lou Thesz beat Don Leo Jonathan on a 3rd fall dq Johnny Valentine beat Nick Bockwinkel Danny Savich beat Juan Garcia Ike Eakins beat Chet Wallick Gory Guerrero drew Fritz Von Ulm Att: “near capacity crowd”, gate: $5,000+ 8/7/57 Corpus Christi, TX @ Town Hall Arena NWA Champion Lou Thesz beat Pepper Gomez 2/3 Nick Bockwinkel beat Duke Keomuka Juan Garcia beat Fritz Von Ulm Danny Savich beat Jim Hady 8/7/57 Victoria, TX @ Sportatorium Don Leo Jonathan beat Ike Eakins 2/3 1 Eakins beat Jonathan 2 Jonathan beat Eakins 3 Jonathan beat Eakins Billy Wicks beat Johnny Valentine on a 3rd fall dq Con Bruno drew Gory Guerrero Note: Next Week “world’s heavyweight colored champion” Luther Lindsay in action. 8/8/57 Galveston, TX @ City Auditorium NWA Champion Lou Thesz double knockout Luther Lindsay in 3rd fall Referee Marvin Jones Johnny Valentine beat Pepper Gomez 2/3 Nick Bockwinkel beat Don Whittler with an abdominal stretch in 13:00 Fritz Von Ulm drew Chet Wallick 15:00 Att: 2,600 8/8/57 San Antonio, TX @ Wrestlethon Duke Keomuka & Ike Eakins vs El Medico & El Santo 2/3 Gory Guerrero vs Danny Savich Don Leo Jonathan vs Ray Gunkel Juan Garcia vs Jim Hady Billy Wicks vs Luigi Macera 8/9/57 Houston, TX @ Sam Houston Coliseum NWA Champion Lou Thesz beat El Medico on a 3rd fall dq Johnny Valentine drew Luther Lindsay Pepper Gomez drew Don Leo Jonathan El Santo beat Fritz Von Ulm after dive from top rope Ray Gunkel beat Ike Eakins Duke Keomuka beat Nick Bockwinkel Att: 11,000 Note: Morris Sigel’s 41st anniversary show 8/10/57 Angleton, TX @ Brazoria County Fairgrounds Luther Lindsay vs Fritz Von Ulm Luigi Macera vs Gory Guerrero Nick Bockwinkel vs Don Whittler 8/12/57 Fort Worth, TX Nick Bockwinkel & El Santo & Juan Garcia & Gory Guerrero & Luigi Macera beat Ike Eakins & Fritz Von Ulm & Chet Wallick & Con Bruno & Don Whittler Chet Wallick beat Nick Bockwinkel 8/13/57 Dallas, TX @ Sportatorium Don Leo Jonathan beat Johnny Valentine (no falls) (physician refused to allow Valentine to continue the match due to cuts) (Valentine needed stitches) Luther Lindsey beat Danny Savich 2-0, second fall by dq El Santo (Dallas debut) beat Fritz Von Ulm Ike Eakins beat Nick Bockwinkel Juan Garcia drew Juan Humberto Gory Guerrero beat Con Bruno 8/14/57 Corpus Christi, TX @ Town Hall Arena El Santo & Juan Garcia beat Fritz Von Ulm & Danny Savich 2-0 Johnny Valentine beat Chet Wallick Don Whittler beat Eddie Montemayor (sub Nick Bockwinkel) Luigi Macera beat Billy Wicks 8/14/57 Victoria, TX @ Sportatorium Texas Champion Don Leo Jonathan beat Pepper Gomez on a 2nd fall dq 1 Jonathan pinned Gomez 2 Gomez was dq’ed for refusing to break an illegal hold Luther Lindsay beat Ike Eakins (sub Johnny Valentine) 2-0, 1st fall by dq No Time Limit Gory Guerrero beat Con Bruno Note: Lindsay billed as “World’s Colored Heavyweight Champ” 8/15/57 Galveston, TX @ City Auditorium Luther Lindsay beat Texas Champion Don Leo Jonathan on a 3rd fall dq when Don Leo tossed Luther over the top rope El Medico drew Johnny Valentine when the time limit expired in the 3rd fall Chet Wallick & Tiger Conway (sub Nick Bockwinkel) beat Fritz Von Ulm & Juan Humberto in 10:00 when Wallick pinned Humberto Gory Guerrero beat Don Whittler via pin in 11:00 after a series of dropkicks Att: 2,500 Note: Bockwinkel reportedly was called into the Army. 8/16/57 Houston, TX @ City Auditorium Referee Ray Gunkel Johnny Valentine beat Don Leo Jonathan 2/3 El Medico drew Luther Lindsay 2/3 when Lindsay refused a dq win in the 3rd fall El Santo beat Danny Savich when Savich could not continue in the 3rd fall Pepper Gomez drew Ike Eakins Luigi Macera beat Gory Guerrero Att: near sell out 8/17/57 Angleton, TX @ Brazoria County Fairgrounds Luther Lindsay vs Ike Eakins 2/3 60:00 Juan Garcia & Luigi Macera vs Chet Wallick & Lou Plummer Juan Garcia vs Chet Wallick Luigi Macera vs Lou Plummer 8/20/57 Dallas, TX @ Sportatorium NWA Champion Lou Thesz beat Don Leo Jonathan 2/3 Luther Lindsay beat Ike Eakins Pepper Gomez beat Johnny Valentine dq El Santo beat Billy Wicks Ray Gunkel drew Rip Rogers Att: “capacity crowd” 8/21/57 Corpus Christi, TX @ Town Hall Arena NWA Champion Lou Thesz beat El Medico when Medico was unable to continue in the 3rd fall Luther Lindsay beat Johnny Valentine dq El Santo beat Luigi Macera Juan Garcia drew Don Whittler 15:00 8/22/57 Galveston, TX @ City Auditorium Texas Champion Don Leo Jonathan beat Luther Lindsay when Luther was unable to continue in the 3rd fall El Medico & Mighty Atlas drew Johnny Valentine & Rip Rogers when the time limit expired in the 3rd fall Chet Wallick beat Ivan The Terrible dq in 8:00 when Ivan tossed Chet over the top rope Fritz Von Ulm beat Tiger Conway with a neckbreaker in 11:00 Att: 2,500 8/22/57 San Antonio, TX @ Wrestlethon El Santo vs Duke Keomuka 2/3 60:00 Pepper Gomez vs Danny Savich 20:00 Ike Eakins vs Juan Garcia 20:00 Ray Gunkel vs Don Whittler 20:00 Con Bruno vs Luigi Macera 20:00 8/23/57 Houston, TX @ City Auditorium Luther Lindsay beat Johnny Valentine on a 3rd fall dq Texas Tag Team Champions El Medico & Pepper Gomez beat Don Leo Jonathan & Ike Eakins El Santo beat Chet Wallick with tope Mighty Atlas beat Fritz Von Ulm Rip Rogers drew Danny Savich 8/24/57 Angleton, TX @ Brazoria County Fairgrounds Don Leo Jonathan vs Ike Eakins Ivan The Terrible vs Don Whittler Chet Wallick vs Juan Humberto 8/27/57 Dallas, TX @ Sportatorium Luther Lindsay beat Don Leo Jonathan (sub Johnny Valentine, who was injured) on a 3rd fall dq for “unnecessary roughness” Pepper Gomez drew Rip Rogers Ike Eakins beat Cheeto Gonzales Doll Page beat Gypsy Rose Ivan the Terrible beat Juan Garcia El Santo beat Juan Humberto 8/28/57 Corpus Christi, TX @ Town Hall Arena Johnny Valentine vs El Medico Doll Paige vs Gypsy Rose El Santo vs Con Bruno Don Whittler vs Fritz Von Ulm Ike Eakins vs Juan Humberto 8/28/57 Victoria, TX @ Sportatorium Pepper Gomez beat Mighty Atlas 2/3 Ivan The Terrible beat Chet Wallick 2-0 Luigi Macera beat Danny Savich 8/29/57 Galveston, TX @ City Auditorium Referee Marvin Jones El Medico & Mighty Atlas beat Don Leo Jonathan & Rip Rogers on a 3rd fall dq Paul Boesch beat Chet Wallick on a 3rd fall dq Ivan The Terrible beat Fritz Von Ulm Con Bruno drew Tiger Conway 15:00 Att: 1,400 8/30/57 Houston, TX Ivan the Terrible beat Don Leo Jonathan to win Texas Heavyweight title Duke Keomuka beat El Santo Dolly Paige beat Gypsy Rose El Medico drew Rip Rogers Pepper Gomez beat Con Bruno Luigi Macera drew Mighty Atlas 8/31/57 Angleton, TX @ Brazoria County Fairgrounds Ike Eakins vs Coon Froberg Juan Garcia vs Juan Humberto Con Bruno vs Johnny Yerby 9/3/57 Dallas, TX @ Sportatorium Non Title Match Texas Champion Ivan the Terrible beat Ike Eakins 2-0 Pepper Gomez drew Rip Rogers 60:00 Rip Rogers won a 10-man Russian Roulette Wrestle Royal, last eliminating Eakins and Gomez Juan Garcia drew Gory Guerrero El Medico beat Chet Wallick El Santo beat Fritz Von Ulm Note: Ivan the Terrible was billed as the “newly crowned” Texas State Heavyweight Champion. 9/4/57 Corpus Christi, TX @ Town Hall Arena Ike Eakins beat El Medico 3/5 El Santo beat Chet Wallick Mighty Atlas beat Don Whittler Juan Garcia beat Fritz Von Ulm 9/4/57 Victoria, TX @ Sportatorium Doll Paige vs Gypsy Rose Pepper Gomez vs Danny Savich Ivan The Terrible vs Luigi Macera 9/5/57 Galveston, TX @ City Auditorium Referee Paul Boesch El Medico dcor Rip Rogers in 3rd fall Doll Paige beat Gypsy Rose via pin in 10:00 Ivan The Terrible beat Marvin Jones in 9:00 El Santo beat Fritz Von Ulm COR in 7:00 Mighty Atlas beat Con Bruno with a Full Nelson in 9:00 Att: 3.500 9/5/57 San Antonio, TX @ Wrestlethon Ike Eakins vs Tonina 60:00 Duke Keomuka vs Danny Savich Pepper Gomez vs Chet Wallick Gory Guerrero vs Don Whittler Luigi Macera vs Juan Garcia 9/6/57 Houston, TX @ City Auditorium Texas Champion Ivan the Terrible vs Pepper Gomez Duke Keomuka vs El Santo Doll Paige vs Gypsy Rose Rip Rogers vs Luigi Macera Mighty Atlas vs El Medico Ike Eakins vs Chet Wallick 9/7/57 Angleton, TX @ Brazoria County Fairgrounds El Medico vs Ike Eakins 2/3 Fritz Von Ulm vs Con Bruno Juan Humberto vs Coon Froberg 9/10/57 Dallas, TX @ Sportatorium Texas Champion Ivan the Terrible beat Rip Rogers 2/3 Texas Tag Team Champions El Medico & Pepper Gomez beat Ike Eakins & Danny Savich Ike Eakins beat Pepper Gomez El Medico beat Danny Savich dq Texas Negro Champion Tiger Conway beat Willie Love Duke Keomuka beat El Santo Reggie Parks beat Juan Garcia 9/11/57 Corpus Christi, TX @ Town Hall Arena Referee Otto Kuss Mighty Atlas ddq Ike Eakins in 3rd fall Juan Garcia beat Con Bruno El Medico drew Bob Nandor Rip Rogers beat Tiger Conway 9/11/57 Victoria, TX @ Sportatorium Pepper Gomez & El Santo beat Ivan The Terrible & Danny Savich when Ivan was unable to continue in the 3rd fall Reg Parks beat Don Whittler 2/3 Pepper Gomez drew Ivan The Terrible 20:00 Referee Marvin Jones 9/12/57 Galveston, TX @ City Auditorium Texas Death Match, Referee Marvin Jones Brass Knuckles Champion El Medico beat Rip Rogers Non Title Match Texas Champion Ivan The Terrible vs Mighty Atlas 2/3 45:00 El Santo vs Con Bruno 15:00 Reg Parks vs Tiger Conway 15:00 9/14/57 Angleton, TX @ Brazoria County Fairgrounds Pepper Gomez drew Ike Eakins 2/3 on a ruling from wrestling comissioner Harold Smith. Smith held up the purses of both wrestlers Duke Keomuka vs Gory Guerrero Bob Nandor vs Con Bruno Referee Marvin Jones 9/17/57 Dallas, TX @ Sportatorium Duke Keomuka beat Ivan the Terrible 2/3 Keomuka brawled with Pepper Gomez, leading to him losing the first fall, Ivan was unable to return for the third fall Pepper Gomez beat Rip Rogers Nikita Zolotoff beat Dick Raines El Medico drew Jim LaRock Reggie Parks beat Danny Savich dq Emerson Crozier beat Willie Love 9/18/57 Corpus Christi, TX @ Town Hall Arena No Time Limit Mighty Atlas & El Medico beat Ike Eakins & Rip Rogers 2/3 Bob Nandor beat Don Whittler Jim LaRock beat Juan Garcia El Medico beat Ike Eakins dq Mighty Atlas drew Rip Rogers 9/18/57 Victoria, TX @ Sportatorium Pepper Gomez & El Santo & Gory Guerrero beat Reg Parks & Danny Savich & Nikita Zolotoff 2/3 1 Parks & Savich & Zolotoff won 1st fall 2 Gomez & Santo & Guerrero won 2nd fall 3 Gomez & Santo & Guerrero won 3rd fall El Santo beat Reg Parks Danny Savich beat Gory Guerrero Pepper Gomez drew Nikita Zolotoff 9/19/57 Galveston, TX @ City Auditorium Nikita Zolotoff beat El Santo on a 3rd fall COR El Medico beat Rip Rogers 2/3 Ivan The Terrible beat Ray Piret via pin in 9:00 Reg Parks beat Don Whittler via pin in 10:00 after an airplane spin Luigi Macera beat Jim LaRock dq in 11:00 after LaRock refused to break a hold Att: 1,600 9/19/57 San Antonio, TX @ Wrestlethon Dick Raines & Mighty Atlas beat Duke Keomuka & Ike Eakins 2/3 Duke Keomuka drew Mighty Atlas Dick Raines beat Ike Eakins dq Pepper Gomez beat Danny Savich Bob Nandor beat Juan Garcia Gory Guerrero beat Con Bruno via pin Att: 1,125 9/20/57 Houston, TX Texas Tag Team Champions Pepper Gomez & El Medico vs Ivan the Terrible & Nikita Zolotoff El Santo vs Rip Rogers Dick Raines vs Mighty Atlas Bob Nandor vs Danny Savich Jim LaRock vs Luigi Macera 9/21/57 Angleton, TX @ Brazoria County Fairgrounds Double Purse Match Pepper Gomez vs Ike Eakins Gory Guerrero vs Bob Nandor 2/3 Ray Piret vs Juan Garcia Referee Marvin Jones 9/24/57 Dallas, TX @ Sportatorium Pepper Gomez beat Duke Keomuka dq when Keomuka attacked Referee Marvin Jones (because Keomuka was able to put his “Banzai Blinder” hold on his opponent, he earned $1,000) (Keomuka received some outside help from Rip Rogers) Rip Rogers beat Paul of France dq when Paul tossed Rip over the top rope Reggie Parks drew Nikita Zolotoff Kurt Von Poppenheim beat Jim LaRock El Medico beat Luigi Macera 9/25/57 Corpus Christi, TX @ Town Hall Arena Ike Eakins & Jim LaRock & Rip Rogers beat El Medico & Mighty Atlas & Otto Kuss to win $1,200 Bob Nandor beat Con Bruno 2/3 Ivan The Terrible drew Gory Guerrero 9/25/57 Victoria, TX @ Sportatorium Winner Take All Pepper Gomez vs Nikita Zolotoff 2/3 60:00 Duke Keomuka vs El Santo Kurt Von Poppenheim vs Luigi Macera 9/26/57 Galveston, TX @ City Auditorium Referee Marvin Jones El Medico & Luigi Macera beat Rip Rogers & Kurt Von Poppenheim & Nikita Zolotoff on a 3rd fall dq El Medico drew Nikita Zolotoff 30:00 Rip Rogers beat El Santo in 7:00 when Santo was knocked unconscious after attempting a flying head butt Kurt Von Poppenheim beat Liuigi Macera by submission with a backbreaker in 12:00 Reg Parks beat Ivan The Terrible dq in 11:00 Att: 1,000 Note: El Santo was unable to compete in the main event due to injuries suffered in his match against Rip Rogers 9/26/57 San Antonio, TX @ Wrestlethon Duke Keomuka ddq Ike Eakins in 3rd fall Pepper Gomez drew Bob Nandor when the time limit expired in the 3rd fall Mighty Atlas beat Danny Savich via pin Paul of France beat Con Bruno Gory Guerrero drew Jim LaRock 9/28/57 Angleton, TX @ Brazoria County Fairgrounds Ike Eakins vs Paul of France 2/3 El Santo vs Duke Keomuka Gory Guerrero vs Con Bruno 20:00 Referee Marvin Jones Last edited on Mon Jun 20th, 2011 01:46 am by clawmaster ____________________ "We are the priests Of the temples of syrinx Our great computers Fill the hollowed halls We are the priests Of the temples of syrinx All the gifts of life Are held within our walls" 2112 By Rush!! |
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10/1/57 Dallas, TX @ Sportatorium Duke Keomuka & Rip Rogers beat Pepper Gomez & Paul of France when Gomez was counted out of the ring in the third fall El Medico beat Reggie Parks Fabulous Moolah beat Judy Grable Marco Polo beat Nikita Zolotoff Kurt Von Poppenheim beat Luigi Macera 10/2/57 Corpus Christi, TX @ Town Hall Arena El Medico beat Rip Rogers 2-0 Mighty Atlas drew Ike Eakins when the 60 minute time limit expired in the 3rd fall Fabulous Moolah beat Ann Regan Bob Nandor beat Ivan The Terrible Gory Guerrero drew Jim LaRock 15:00 10/2/57 Victoria, TX @ Sportatorium Judy Grable beat Rita Cortez Pepper Gomez double knockout Kurt Von Poppenheim in 3rd fall 1 Kurt beat Pepper 2 Pepper beat Kurt 3 Both men were knocked out. Paul of France beat Duke Keomuka Nikita Zolotoff drew Marco Polo 10/3/57 Galveston, TX @ City Auditorium Referee Luigi Macera Marvin Jones beat Rip Rogers on a 3rd fall dq El Medico beat Kurt Von Poppenheim on a 3rd fall dq when Kurt hit the Referee Judy Grable beat Rita Cortez via pin in 13:00 Marco Polo drew Nikita Zolotoff 15:00 Reg Parks beat Danny Savich via pin in 9:00 Att: 1,300 10/3/57 San Antonio, TX @ Wrestlethon Pepper Gomez vs Ike Eakins 2/3 60:00 Fabulous Moolah vs Ann Regan Duke Keomuka vs Bob Nandor Paul of France vs Jim LaRock Mighty Atlas vs Gory Guerrero 10/5/57 Houston, TX Texas title defense El Medico no contest Pepper Gomez Judy Grable vs Fabulous Moolah Luigi Macera vs. Kurt Von Poppenheim Rip Rogers vs Paul of France Buddy Lee vs Marco Polo 10/5/57 Port Lavaca, TX @ Sandcrab Stadium The Sheik, Diablo The Masked Marvel, Jesse Babe Juarez, Bob Gurley & Cowboy Cody all in action. Project Chairman: Maurice Wood 10/8/57 Dallas, TX @ Sportatorium No-holds barred Fence match Duke Keomuka & Rip Rogers beat Pepper Gomez & Paul of France (Paul and Rogers were put out of action early, and Keomuka beat Gomez to win the bloody bout) Rita Cortez & Fabulous Moolah beat Judy Grable & Ann Regan El Medico beat Danny Savich Doc Gallagher drew Kurt Von Poppenheim Mike Gallagher beat Marco Polo 10/9/57 Corpus Christi, TX @ Memorial Coliseum Pepper Gomez beat Rip Rogers 2/3 El Medico beat Nikita Zolotoff when Nikita could not answer the bell for the 2nd fall Ike Eakins beat Luigi Macera Fabulous Moolah & Rita Cortez beat Judy Grable & Ann Regan Reg Parks beat Kurt Von Poppenheim dq Mighty Atlas beat Ivan The Terrible Paul of France vs Doc Gallagher Jim LaRock drew Bob Nandor Referee: Otto Kuss Att: 2,500 Note: First card promoted by Pete J Carlucci 10/9/57 Victoria, TX @ Sportatorium Referee Big Humphrey Jesse Babe Juarez beat El Diablo on a 3rd fall dq 1 Diablo beat Juarez 2 Juarez beat Diablo 3 Diablo was dq’ed Red Abrams beat Irish Pat Cochran 2/3 Benny Buenrostro drew Roy Gonzales 10/10/57 Galveston, TX @ City Auditorium Special Referee: Duke Keomuka Rip Rogers beat Marvin Jones 2/3 El Medico beat Nikita Zolotoff in 12:00 Women’s Champion Fabulous Moolah beat Judy Grable in 18:00 Duke Keomuka beat Marco Polo in 11:00 Luigi Macera drew Kurt Von Poppenheim 15:00 10/10/57 San Antonio, TX @ Wrestlethon Ivan The Terrible beat Ike Eakins 2/3 Pepper Gomez drew Mighty Atlas Rita Cortez beat Ann Regan Bob Nandor beat Gory Guerrero Paul of France beat Jim LaRock 10/12/57 Angleton, TX @ Brazoria County Fairgrounds Ike Eakins vs Paul of France Rita Cortez vs Judy Grable 2/3 45:00 Marvin Jones vs Gory Guerrero Coon Froberg vs Johnny Yerby 10/15/57 Dallas, TX @ Sportatorium Mr. Moto beat Paul of France Pepper Gomez beat Duke Keomuka dq when Mr. Moto interfered Doc Gallagher & Mike Gallagher beat Jim LaRock & Reggie Parks Brown Panther beat Bull Brummell Kurt Von Poppenheim beat Nikita Zolotoff 10/16/57 Corpus Christi, TX @ Memorial Coliseum Pepper Gomez vs Mr Moto 2/3 60:00 Duke Keomuka vs Gory Guerrero 2/3 60:00 Little Beaver & Brown Panther vs Bull Brummell & Ivan The Russian Luigi Macera vs Kurt Von Poppenheim Bob Nandor vs Reg Parks Jim LaRock vs Doc Gallagher 10/17/57 Galveston, TX @ City Auditorium Referee Marvin Jones El Medico ddq Mr Moto in 3rd fall when Duke Keomuka & Gory Guerrero interfered Luigi Macera & Marco Polo beat Nikita Zolotoff & Kurt Von Poppenheim & midget Ivan The Russian when Macera pinned Von Poppenheim in 25:00 Duke Keomuka beat Gory Guerrero in 20:00 Luigi Macera beat Nikita Zolotoff dq in 10:00 Kurt Von Poppenheim drew Marco Polo 15:00 Att: 1,700 Note: Midget Brown Panther was a no show. 10/17/57 San Antonio, TX @ Wrestlethon Pepper Gomez beat Ivan The Terrible 2-0 Paul of France drew Reg Parks Doc Gallagher & Beau Brummell beat Pepper Gomez & Little Beaver dq Bob Nandor beat Jim Siskay Jim LaRock beat Mike Gallagher dq Mighty Atlas beat Doc Gallagher dq 10/18/57 Houston, TX Texas Death match Pepper Gomez beat El Medico Brown Panther vs Ivan the Russian Mr. Moto vs Bob Nandor Marco Polo vs Duke Keomuka Mighty Atlas vs Paul of France Doc Gallagher vs Reggie Parks 10/19/57 Angleton, TX @ Brazoria County Fairgrounds El Medico beat Paul of France Duke Keomuka beat Gory Guerrero Brown Panther beat Bull Brummel Jim LaRock drew Jim Siskay 10/22/57 Dallas, TX @ Sportatorium United Nations Wrestling Tournament Mr. Moto beat Luigi Macera Bob Nandor beat Reggie Parks Paul of France beat Mighty Atlas by decision Pepper Gomez beat Doc Gallagher Kurt Von Poppenheim beat Gory Guerrero Mr. Moto beat Bob Nandor Pepper Gomez beat Kurt Von Poppenheim Paul of France drew a bye Pepper Gomez beat Paul of France dq Mr. Moto beat Pepper Gomez in the finals to win the tournament (Moto won $3,000 and a special trophy) (Paul of France helped Moto win the last match, still angry about his disputed loss to Gomez) (arena police were called in to remove Paul from the ring area) Brown Panther beat Ivan the Russian Note: According to the Dallas Morning News, “the ten grapplers represented as many nations in the third annual observance of the U.N. anniversary.” 10/23/57 Corpus Christi, TX @ Town Hall Arena Mr Moto beat Ike Eakins 2/3 Duke Keomuka beat Paul of France (sub El Medico) 2/3 One Fall to a Finish Little Beaver beat Ivan The Russian Reg Parks (sub Pepper Gomez) beat Doc Gallagher Kurt Von Poppenheim beat Gory Guerrero Bob Nandor drew Mighty Atlas 15:00 Note: El Medico & Pepper Gomez reportedly were sidelined by the flu. 10/23/57 Victoria, TX @ Sportatorium Jesse Babe Juarez & Johnny Bargas beat El Diablo & Lou Palacio 2/3 1 Diablo & Palacio won 1st fall 2 Juarez & Bargas won 2nd fall 3 Juarez & Bargas won 3rd fall Mr X drew Vic Deevers when the 45 minute time limit expired in the 3rd fall Stan Hoza ddq Chris Nichols (sub Emilio Luna) Referee Big Humphrey 10/24/57 Galveston, TX @ City Auditorium Texas Tag Team Champions Duke Keomuka & Mr Moto beat El Medico & Gory Guerrero 2/3 Nikita Zolotoff & Ivan The Russian vs Luigi Macera & Brown Panther Ivan The Russian vs Brown Panther 15:00 Luigi Macera vs Nikita Zolotoff Kurt Von Poppenheim vs Marco Polo 10/24/57 San Antonio, TX @ Wrestlethon Pepper Gomez beat Doc Gallagher 2-0 Little Beaver & Paul of France beat Ivan the Russian & Ike Eakins Ike Eakins beat Reg Parks Little Beaver beat Ivan the Russian Paul of France beat Bob Nandor Jim LaRock drew Mighty Atlas 10/26/57 Angleton, TX @ Brazoria County Fairgrounds El Medico vs Duke Keomuka Paul of France vs Mighty Atlas Reggie Parks vs Jim Siskay Johnny Yerby vs Coon Froberg 10/28/57 Waco, TX @ Arena Texas Champion El Medico vs Mighty Atlas 2/3 90:00 Texas Junior Heavyweight Champion Luigi Macera vs Billy King 2/3 90:00 Jim LaRock vs Frank Jares 20:00 10/29/57 Dallas, TX @ Sportatorium Mr. Moto beat Paul of France Larry Crusher Dugan beat Marco Polo in less than a minute after the match, Dugan had a run in with Moto’s valet Sugi Bull Montana beat Pepper Gomez after Crusher Dugan interfered Brother Frank Jares drew Mighty Atlas Bob Nandor beat Kurt Von Poppenheim Note: Dugan reportedly fought with a total of nine people to include wrestlers, announcers and Referees, causing great havoc throughout the show. He was ultimately fined by the local commission for his actions. 10/30/57 Corpus Christi, TX @ Town Hall Arena Texas Tag Team Champions Duke Keomuka & Mr Moto vs Pepper Gomez & Ike Eakins 2/3 90:00 El Medico vs Mighty Atlas 20:00 Bull Montana vs Jim LaRock 15:00 Kurt Von Poppenheim vs Reg Parks 15:00 Roberto Pico vs Luigi Macera 15:00 10/30/57 Victoria, TX @ Sportatorium Big Humphrey beat El Diablo on a 3rd fall dq 1 Diablo won 1st fall 2 Humphrey won 2nd fall 3 Diablo was dq’ed Emilio Luna beat Lou Palacio 2/3 1 Palacio beat Luna 2 Luna beat Palacio 3 Luna beat Palacio Joe Ramirez drew Mr X 15:00 10/31/57 Galveston, TX @ City Auditorium Pepper Gomez beat Mr Moto on a 3rd fall dq when Duke Keomuka interfered Duke Keomuka beat Billy King 2/3 Larry Crusher Dugan beat Marco Polo via pin in 2:00 after a neckbreaker Mighty Atlas drew Kurt Von Poppenheim 15:00 Att: 1,200 10/31/57 San Antonio, TX @ Wrestlethon El Medico vs Ike Eakins Roberto Pico vs Luigi Macera Paul of France vs Jim LaRock Bull Montana vs Reg Parks Bob Nandor vs Frank Jares 11/1/57 Houston, TX Texas Title Match El Medico vs Pepper Gomez Texas Tag Team Champions Duke Keomuka & Mr. Moto vs Mighty Atlas & Paul of France Bull Montana vs Luigi Macera Larry Crusher Dugan vs Jim LaRock Billy King vs Frank Jares 11/2/57 Angleton, TX @ Brazoria County Fairgrounds Duke Keomuka vs Paul of France Reggie Parks & Mighty Atlas vs Frank Jares & Jim LaRock Jim LaRock vs Mighty Atlas Reggie Parks vs Frank Jares 11/5/57 Dallas, TX @ Sportatorium Larry Crusher Dugan beat Mr. Moto 2/3 Pepper Gomez drew Bull Montana Pepper Gomez beat Brother Frank Jares by decision Paul of France beat Bull Montana dq Mighty Atlas beat Reggie Parks Danno O’Shocker beat Bob Nandor 11/6/57 Corpus Chrosti, TX @ Town Hall Arena Two Referees Duke Keomuka & Mr Moto vs Pepper Gomez & Ike Eakins 2/3 Roberto Pico vs Reg Parks Billy King vs Marco Polo Bull Montana vs Bob Nandor Kurt Von Poppenheim vs Paul of France 11/6/57 Victoria, TX @ Sportatorium Sir Robert Jackson beat Emilio Luna 2/3 1 Jackson beat Luna 2 Luna beat Jackson 3 Jackson beat Luna Fuzzy Martin beat El Diablo 2/3 1 Diablo beat Martin 2 Martin beat Diablo 3 Martin beat Diablo Lou Palacio drew Mr X 15:00 11/7/57 Galveston, TX @ City Auditorium Pepper Gomez beat Duke Keomuka 2/3 Texas Junior Heavyweight Champion Billy King beat Larry Crusher Dugan on a 2nd fall dq when Ike Eakins interfered, 1st fall by dq as well Ike Eakins beat Reg Parks in 12:00 Danny O’Shocker beat Marco Polo in 12:00 Referee Marvin Jones 11/7/57 San Antonio, TX @ Wrestlethon El Medico beat Mr Moto on a 2nd fall dq Kurt Von Poppenheim beat Bob Nandor Roberto Pico beat Mighty Atlas Johnny Walker drew Bull Montana Frank Jares drew Paul of France 11/9/57 Angleton, TX @ Brazoria County Fairgrounds El Medico vs Duke Keomuka Paul of France vs Frank Jares Bob Nandor vs Mighty Atlas Referee Marvin Jones 11/11/1957 Fort Worth, TX Pepper Gomez & Mr X vs Duke Keomuka & Mr Moto Larry Crusher Dugan vs Paul of France Kurt Von Poppenheim vs Oni Wiki Wiki Mighty Atlas vs Reg Parks Jim LaRock vs Johnny Walker 11/12/57 Dallas, TX @ Sportatorium Larry Crusher Dugan beat Mr. Moto 2/3 1. Moto won the first fall while both wore judo jackets 2. Dugan won second fall 3. Dugan won third fall Bull Montana beat Mighty Atlas dq Paul of France drew Danno O’Shocker Bill Melby (Dallas debut) beat El Medico Oni Wiki Wiki beat Jim LaRock Frank Jares beat Billy King 11/13/57 Corpus Christi, TX @ Town Hall Arena Referee Otto Kuss Pepper Gomez beat Mr Moto on a 3rd fall dq Ike Eakins dcor Bull Montana Kurt Von Poppenheim vs Billy King Gypsy Joe vs Bill Melby 11/13/57 Victoria, TX @ Sportatorium Duke Keomuka beat Roberto Pico 1 Keomuka beat Pico 2 Pico beat Keomuka 3 Keomuka beat Pico Rocky Columbo beat Jim LaRock 2/3 Danno O’Shocker beat Paul of France Note: First card promoted by Ed Hamblen 11/14/57 Galveston, TX @ City Auditorium Pepper Gomez & Bill Melby drew Larry Crusher Dugan & Ike Eakins when the 60 minute time limit expired during the rest period after the 2nd fall Danny O’Shocker beat Mighty Atlas via pin in 11:00 Marvin Jones beat Frank Jares dq in 7:00 Gypsy Joe beat Billy King in a Wrestle Off to win the Wrestle Royal Note: Reg Parks was eliminated first in the Wrestle Royal so he had to Referee all the matches. 11/14/57 San Antonio, TX @ Wrestlethon Duke Keomuka & Mr Moto & Kurt Von Poppenheim drew El Medico & Roberto Pico & Oni Wiki Wiki when the 60 minute time limit expired in the 3rd fall Oni Wiki Wiki beat Kurt Von Poppenheim Roberto Pico beat Mr Moto El Medico beat Duke Keomuka Paul of France beat Bull Montana Johnny Walker beat Jim LaRock via pin 11/16/57 Angleton, TX @ Brazoria County Fairgrounds El Medico vs Frank Jares Oni Wiki Wiki vs ?? Mighty Atlas vs Jim LaRock 11/18/57 Fort Worth, TX Lou Thesz drew Pepper Gomez 11/19/57 Dallas, TX @ Sportatorium Bill Melby (sub Luther Lindsay, who was sick and prevented from wrestling by Dr. Rowson) dcor Lou Thesz in 3rd fall 1. Melby beat Thesz by submission with an abdominal stretch 2. Thesz beat Melby 3. Both men were counted out of the ring. Bill Melby beat Oni Wiki Wiki Larry Crusher Dugan beat Paul Boesch dq when Boesch toosed Dugan over the top rope El Medico beat Billy King Brother Frank Jares beat Mighty Atlas Rocky Columbo drew Bull Montana 11/20/57 Corpus Christi, TX @ Town Hall Arena No Time Limit Pepper Gomez vs Mr Moto No Time Limit Ike Eakins vs Bull Montana 2/3 Bill Melby vs Kurt Von Poppenheim Frank Jares vs Gypsy Joe 11/20/57 Victoria, TX @ Sportatorium El Medico beat Duke Keomuka 2/3 Luther Lindsay beat Danno O’Shocker 2/3 Rocky Columbo beat Roberto Pico 2-0 Att: “near capacity house” Note: Lindsay still billed as World’s Negro Heavyweight Champion. 11/21/57 Galveston, TX @ City Auditorium Luther Lindsay beat Larry Crusher Dugan 2/3 Pepper Gomez beat Ike Eakins on a 3rd fall dq when Eakins hit Referee Marvin Jones with a chair Non Title Match Texas Champion Bill Melby beat Frank Jares with an abdominal stretch in 11:00 Danny O’Shocker beat Gypsy Joe dq in 9:00 when Joe tossed Danny over the top rope Att: 1,200 11/21/57 San Antonio, TX @ Wrestlethon Texas Tag Team Champions Duke Keomuka & Mr Moto beat El Medico & Roberto Pico 2/3 Oni Wiki Wiki beat Kurt Von Poppenheim Rocky Columbo beat Bull Montana Johnny Walker beat Billy King 11/23/57 Angleton, TX @ Brazoria County Fairgrounds Luther Lindsay vs Frank Jares Ike Eakins vs Danny O’Shocker Rocky Columbo vs Kurt Von Poppenheim 11/26/57 Dallas, TX @ Sportatorium Luther Lindsay drew Bill Melby when the 60:00 time limit expired in the 3rd fall Larry Crusher Dugan beat Paul Boesch dq Texas Women’s Champion Nell Stewart beat Elaine Ellis Duke Keomuka drew Oni Wiki Wiki Rocky Columbo beat Hans Rommell dq Brother Frank Jares beat Bull Montana 11/27/57 Corpus Christi, TX @ Memorial Coliseum No Time Limit, Loser Leaves Town Mr Moto beat Ike Eakins Non Title Match Pepper Gomez vs Texas Champion Bill Melby 20:00 Gypsy Joe vs Danno O’Shocker 20:00 Frank Jares vs Hans Rommel 20:00 11/27/57 Victoria, TX @ Sportatorium Luther Lindsay beat Duke Keomuka 2/3 1 Lindsay beat Keomuka 2 Keomuka beat Lindsay 3 Lindsay beat Keomuka Patty Neff beat Betty Hawkins 2/3 Referee Marvin Jones Rocky Columbo beat El Medico on a 3rd fall dq when Medico tossed Columbo over the top rope Att: “near capacity crowd” 11/28/57 Galveston, TX @ City Auditorium Pepper Gomez beat Frank Jares 2/3 Bill Melby beat Tiger Conway (sub Hans Rommel) 2-0 Luther Lindsay beat Ike Eakins 2-0, 1st fall by dq Danny O'Shocker & Elaine Ellis beat Gypsy Joe & Patty Neff when Ellis beat Neff in 11:00 Patty Neff beat Elaine Ellis via pin in 9:00 Danny O'Shocker beat Gypsy Joe dq in 7:00 11/28/57 San Antonio, TX @ Wrestlethon Roberto Pico beat El Medico Mr Moto beat Rocky Columbo dq Nell Stewart beat Betty Hawkins dq Duke Keomuka drew Oni Wiki Wiki Bull Montana drew Johnny Walker 11/29/57 Houston, TX Texas Champion Bill Melby vs Pepper Gomez 11/30/57 Angleton, TX @ Brazoria County Fairgrounds Larry Crusher Dugan vs Luther Lindsay 2/3 Patty Neff vs Betty Hawkins Rocky Columbo vs Mr Moto 20:00 Referee Danny O’Shocker 12/3/57 Dallas, TX @ Sportatorium Luther Lindsay beat Larry Crusher Dugan 2-0 Bill Melby beat Brother Frank Jares Nell Stewart beat Betty Hawkins Duke Keomuka & Nell Stewart beat Betty Hawkins & Oni Wiki Wiki Hans Rommell beat Bull Montana Duke Keomuka beat Oni Wiki Wiki Paul Boesch beat Danno O’Shocker 12/4/57 Victoria, TX @ Sportatorium Luther Lindsay beat Larry Crusher Dugan on a reverse decision in the 3rd fall 1 Lindsay beat Dugan 2 Dugan beat Lindsay 3 Dugan pinned Lindsay but referee Marvin Jones reversed his decision when the crowd told him Lindsay had his hand on the ropes when the pin occurred. Patty Neff beat Elaine Ellis 2/3 Rocky Columbo beat Brother Frank Jares 2-0 12/5/57 Galveston, TX @ City Auditorium Pepper Gomez drew Luther Lindsay in 3rd fall when Gomez kicked Lindsay below the belt and Luther refused to accept the victory on a foul Texas Women’s Champion Nell Stewart beat Elaine Ellis 2-0 Texas Champion Bill Melby beat Bull Montana with an abdominal stretch in 8:00 Joe Stepp beat Gypsy Joe in 9:00 Hans Rommel beat Larry Crusher Dugan via pin in 7:00 Att: 1,500 12/5/57 San Antonio, TX @ Wrestlethon Mr Moto beat Rocky Columbo 2/3 Betty Hawkins beat Patty Neff Oni Wiki Wiki beat Roberto Pico dq Duke Keomuka beat Johnny Walker Danny O’Shocker drew Frank Jares 12/7/57 Angleton, TX @ Brazoria County Fairgrounds Luther Lindsay beat Larry Crusher Dugan 2/3 Pepper Gomez & Elaine Ellis beat Mr Moto & Patty Neff Patty Neff beat Elaine Ellis Mr Moto beat Pepper Gomez 12/10/57 Dallas, TX @ Sportatorium Luther Lindsay beat Duke Keomuka 2-0 Texas Tag Team Champions Pepper Gomez & Bill Melby beat Crusher Dugan & Hans Rommell Bill Melby beat Larry Crusher Dugan dq Pepper Gomez drew Hans Rommell Johnny Walker beat Dick Stepp Oni Wiki Wiki beat Bull Montana 12/11/57 Corpus Christi, TX @ Memorial Coliseum Mr Moto & Gypsy Joe & Roberto Pico vs Billy Melby & Hans Rommel & Otto Kuss Tiger Conway vs Johnny Walker Plus three bouts involving the wrestlers in the 6 man tag match Note: Last card of the season. 12/11/57 Victoria, TX @ Sportatorium Luther Lindsay beat Bull Montana 2/3 1 Montana beat Lindsay in “less than 30 seconds” 2 Lindsay beat Montana 3 Lindsay beat Montana Referee Marvin Jones Rocky Columbo beat Larry Crusher Dugan on a 3rd fall dq Blackie Mendoza beat Dick Stepp 12/12/57 Galveston, TX @ City Auditorium Texas Champion Bill Melby beat Bull Montana 2-0, 1st fall by dq Referee Marvin Jones Pepper Gomez drew Luther Lindsay when the 60 minute time limit expired in the 3rd fall Oni Wiki Wiki beat Hans Rommel dq in 10:00 Gypsy Joe beat Tiger Conway via pin in 10:00 Att: 1,000 12/12/57 San Antonio, TX @ Wrestlethon Roberto Pico beat Mr Moto 2-0, 1st fall by dq Duke Keomuka drew Rocky Columbo Danny O’Shocker beat Frank Jares Larry Crusher Dugan beat Dick Stepp Johnny Walker beat Blackie Mendoza 12/14/57 Angleton, TX @ Brazoria County Fairgrounds Larry Crusher Dugan vs Mr Moto Bull Montana vs Johnny Walker Frank Jares vs Hans Rommel 12/17/57 Dallas, TX @ Sportatorium NWA Champion Dick Hutton beat Luther Lindsay on a 3rd fall dq 1. Lindsay won the first fall 2. Hutton beat Lindsay by submission with an an abdominal stretch 3. Lindsay threw Hutton over the top rope Don Leo Jonathan drew Bill Melby Rocky Columbo beat Larry Crusher Dugan Oni Wiki Wiki beat Hans Rommell dq Gypsy Joe (Dallas debut) beat Johnny Walker 12/18/57 Victoria, TX @ Sportatorium NWA Champion Dick Hutton beat Gypsy Joe (sub Whiskers Savage) 2/3 1 Joe beat Hutton 2 Hutton beat Joe 3 Hutton beat Joe Luther Lindsay beat Larry Crusher Dugan Pepper Gomez beat Bull Montana Promoter: Ed Hamblen 12/19/57 Galveston, TX @ City Auditorium Luther Lindsay beat Don Leo Jonathan on a 3rd fall dq when Don Leo tossed Luther over the top rope Pepper Gomez beat Hans Rommel 2/3 Whisker Savage beat Gypsy Joe in 4:00 with a bear hug Oni Wiki Wiki beat Bull Montana dq in 6:00 when Montana hit Referee Marvin Jones Att: 1,000 Note: Last card of the season 12/19/57 San Antonio, TX @ Wrestlethon NWA Champion Dick Hutton beat Roberto Pico 2-0 Bill Melby beat Larry Crusher Dugan Rocky Columbo beat Dick Stepp Danny O’Shocker beat Blackie Mendoza Johnny Walker beat Ed Rodriguez 12/21/57 Angleton, TX @ Brazoria County Fairgrounds Luther Lindsay vs Larry Crusher Dugan Coon Froberg vs Bull Montana Johnny Walker vs Danny O’Shocker 12/26/57 San Antonio, TX @ Wrestlethon Referee Dick Raines Texas Champion Bill Melby beat Danny McShain on a 3rd fall dq Rocky Columbo beat Marvin Jones (sub Larry Crusher Dugan) Tonina beat Hans Rommel dq Oni Wiki Wiki beat Roberto Pico Johnny Walker drew Ed Rodriguez Last edited on Mon Jun 20th, 2011 01:51 am by clawmaster ____________________ "We are the priests Of the temples of syrinx Our great computers Fill the hollowed halls We are the priests Of the temples of syrinx All the gifts of life Are held within our walls" 2112 By Rush!! |
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clawmaster HALL OF FAMER
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Lothario aka Jose Lothario Rip Rogers aka Eddie Graham Paul of France aka Paul DeGalles Hugh Sky Hi McKenzie aka Tex McKenzie Richard (Dick) Pet Brown is the son of Orville Brown Coon Froberg & Tiger Conway were black wrestlers from Alvin, Texas. Fritz Von Ulm aka Fritz Von Goering Larry Crusher Dugan aka Great Malenko
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clawmaster wrote:
Conway was a big star in Texas in the 60s and 70s, and, needless to say, father of Tiger Conway Jr. http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GRid=16730113
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Added more Victoria, Texas cards.
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