American Classics

American Classics #25 (03:01:10) Matches from August-December 1953 JOHN TOLOS & HANS SCHNABEL vs SANDOR SZABO & DR. LEE GRABLE (08/31/1953; NWA Los Angeles; 00:56:02) GREAT BOLO & LOUIE MILLER vs WILD RED BERRY & BUD CURTIS (08/31/1953; NWA Los Angeles; 00:56:52) BILL MELBY & BILLY DARNELL vs MIGHTY ATLAS & BOB ORTON SR. (09/25/1953; NWA Chicago; 00:26:26) LARRY CHENE vs ROCKY COLUMBO (09/25/1953; NWA Chicago; 00:27:08) YUKON ERIC vs HANS SCHMIDT (09/25/1953; NWA Chicago; 00:26:18) KILLER KOWALSKI vs GENE STANLEE (10/27/1953; Manhattan Booking Agency; MSG; New York,…

American Classics #26 (02:42:23) Matches from 1953-January 1954 BOBBY NELSON & BERT RUBY vs GREAT BALBO & SAM HALLOCK (1953; NWA Chicago; 00:26:05) BARON MICHELE LEONE vs ALI PASHA (1953; NWA Los Angeles; 00:02:23) CARL DAVIS vs JESSE JAMES (1953; NWA Los Angeles; 00:27:39) KILLER KOWALSKI vs YUKON ERIC (01/15/1954; NWA Chicago; 00:35:10) PAT O'CONNOR vs IVAN RASPUTIN (01/15/1954; NWA Chicago; 00:18:41) RAY GUNKEL vs HANS SCHMIDT (01/15/1954; NWA Chicago; 00:09:24) THE SHEIK & ART NEILSON vs BILLY GOELZ & LARRY CHENE (01/15/1954; NWA Chicago; 00:44:01)

American Classics #27 (02:26:34) Matches from March-April 1954 ANTONINO ROCCA vs KILLER KOWALSKI (03/05/1954; NWA Chicago; 00:27:55) LARRY CHENE vs GORDON HESSEL (03/05/1954; NWA Chicago; 00:28:27) THE SHEIK vs HARRY LEWIS (03/05/1954; NWA Chicago; 00:18:07) DANNY MCSHAIN vs GINO GARIBALDI (03/19/1954; NWA Chicago; 00:22:49) DANNY MCSHAIN vs CHIEF DON EAGLE (04/05/1954; NWA Los Angeles; 00:49:16)

American Classics #28 (02:16:31) Matches from May 1954 ANTONINO ROCCA vs HANS SCHMIDT (05/07/1954; NWA Chicago; 00:26:47) BOB ORTON SR. vs HARRY LEWIS (05/07/1954; NWA Chicago; 00:12:45) FRANK STOJACK vs DUTCH HEFNER (05/07/1954; NWA Chicago; 00:27:34) THE SHEIK & CRUSHER LISOWSKI vs RUDY KAY & SKY HI LEE (05/07/1954; NWA Chicago; 00:35:57) LORD ATHOL LAYTON vs PEPE PASQUALE (05/31/1954; NWA Los Angeles; 00:05:27) LORD JAMES BLEARS vs LEO GARIBALDI (05/31/1954; NWA Los Angeles; 00:28:01)

American Classics #29 (02:51:05) Matches from August 1954-January 1955 BENITO GARDINI vs AL WARSHAWSKI (08/06/1954; NWA Chicago; 00:16:01) LOU THESZ vs TOM RICE (08/14/1954; NWA Los Angeles; 00:21:08) DON LEO JONATHAN vs TIGER JACK MOORE (10/22/1954; NWA Chicago; 00:08:32) GREAT KARPOZILOS vs GREAT YAMATO (10/22/1954; NWA Chicago; 00:26:50) ANTONINO ROCCA vs DON LEO JONATHAN (11/15/1954; Manhattan Booking Agency; MSG; New York, NY; 00:03:27) THE SHEIK vs JUAN HUMBERTO (12/14/1954; Southwest Sports; Dallas Sportatorium; 00:11:09) LARRY CHENE vs BOBBY NELSON (1954; NWA Chicago;…

American Classics #30 (02:20:46) Matches from January-April 1955 VERNE GAGNE vs YUKON ERIC (01/21/1955; NWA Chicago; 00:29:13) DANNY SAVICH vs BULL CURRY (02/22/1955; Southwest Sports; Dallas Sportatorium; 00:21:30) LOU THESZ vs DON LEO JONATHAN (02/26/1955; NWA Chicago; 00:24:22) HANS SCHMIDT vs LOU NEWMAN (04/15/1955; NWA Chicago; 00:13:09) MIGHTY ATLAS vs CARL ENGSTROM (04/15/1955; NWA Chicago; 00:19:50) VERNE GAGNE vs DON LEO JONATHAN (04/15/1955; NWA Chicago; 00:32:42)

American Classics #31 (02:16:01) Matches from June-August 1955 ANTONINO ROCCA & ROY MCCLARITY vs DON LEO JONATHAN & HANS SCHNABEL (06/10/1955; NWA Chicago; 00:37:38) BILLY DARNELL vs HANS HERMANN (06/10/1955; NWA Chicago; 00:13:27) DICK THE BRUISER vs IVAN RASPUTIN (06/10/1955; NWA Chicago; 00:07:01) GREAT YAMATO vs LEN ROSSI (06/10/1955; NWA Chicago; 00:32:22) DICK THE BRUISER vs CHEST BERNARD (08/26/1955; NWA Chicago; 00:12:53) JUNE BYERS vs PENNY BANNER (08/26/1955; NWA Chicago; 00:14:04) RUDY KAY vs JACK BAUER (08/26/1955; NWA Chicago; 00:18:36)

American Classics #32 (02:16:34) Matches from October 1955-January 1956 ANGELO POFFO vs MAURICE ROBERRE (10/28/1955; NWA Chicago; 00:17:43) ROSE ROMAN & LORRAINE JOHNSON vs SHIRLEY STRIMPLE & RAMONA TESELLE (10/28/1955; NWA Chicago; 00:36:00) VERNE GAGNE vs DICK THE BRUISER (10/28/1955; NWA Chicago; 00:36:20) ILIO DIPAOLO vs HANS SCHMIDT (01/06/1956; NWA Upstate; Buffalo Memorial Auditorium; 00:12:06) BULL CURRY vs OVILA ASSELIN (01/11/1956; Southwest Sports; Dallas Sportatorium; 00:10:37) LOU THESZ vs HANS SCHMIDT (01/27/1956; NWA Chicago; 00:23:48)

American Classics #33 (02:03:36) Matches from January-May 1956 VERNE GAGNE vs DICK THE BRUISER (01/27/1956; NWA Chicago; 00:31:07) WILBUR SNYDER vs MIGHTY ATLAS (01/27/1956; NWA Chicago; 00:19:03) DICK THE BRUISER vs BILL MELBY (04/06/1956; NWA Chicago; 00:24:47) TINY ROE vs IVAN THE TERRIBLE (04/06/1956; NWA Chicago; 00:13:51) VERNE GAGNE vs WILBUR SNYDER (05/04/1956; NWA Chicago; 00:33:48)

American Classics #34 (02:25:23) Matches from June-September 1956 ANGELO POFFO & THE SHEIK vs REGGIE LISOWSKI & STAN LISOWSKI (06/01/1956; NWA Chicago; 00:03:56) BILL MELBY vs BILLY GOELZ (06/01/1956; NWA Chicago; 00:21:56) BOB ORTON SR. vs DICK THE BRUISER (06/01/1956; NWA Chicago; 00:16:20) HANS SCHMIDT vs WILBUR SNYDER (06/01/1956; NWA Chicago; 00:40:47) ANGELO POFFO vs MIGHTY ATLAS (09/14/1956; NWA Chicago; 00:18:47) DICK THE BRUISER & REGGIE LISOWSKI & STAN LISOWSKI vs VERNE GAGNE & WILBUR SNYDER & ANTONINO ROCCA (09/14/1956; NWA Chicago; 00:43:39)

American Classics #35 (02:15:18) Matches from December 1956-April 1957 WILBUR SNYDER vs ANGELO POFFO (12/28/1956; NWA Chicago; 00:16:29) ANGELO POFFO vs JERRY CHRISTY (02/03/1957; NWA Chicago; 00:06:43) VERNE GAGNE vs HANS SCHMIDT (03/12/1957; NWA Upstate; Buffalo Memorial Auditorium; 00:22:15) BOBBY MANAGOFF & PEPPER GOMEZ vs DUKE KEOMUKA & DANNY MCSHAIN (03/12/1957; Southwest Sports; Dallas Sportatorium; 00:27:54) DICK THE BRUISER vs BILL MELBY (04/26/1957; NWA Chicago; 00:29:01) THE SHEIK vs BILL MELBY (04/26/1957; NWA Chicago; 00:32:56)

American Classics #36 (02:08:54) Matches from April-September 1957 ANTONINO ROCCA & MIGUEL PEREZ vs KARL VON HESS & SKULL MURPHY (04/30/1957; Capitol Wrestling; 00:03:43) EDOUARD CARPENTIER vs LEGS LANGEVIN (05/10/1957; NWA Upstate; Buffalo Memorial Auditorium; 00:10:18) PAT O'CONNOR vs LEGS LANGEVIN (08/16/1957; NWA Chicago; 00:15:57) LOU THESZ vs EDOUARD CARPENTIER (08/16/1957; NWA Chicago; 00:54:48) VERNE GAGNE & WILBUR SNYDER vs CRUSHER LISOWSKI & STAN LISOWSKI (09/13/1957; NWA Chicago; 00:44:08) LUTHER LINDSAY vs FRED ATKINS (10/11/1957; NWA Upstate; 00:20:28)

American Classics #37 (02:44:12) Matches from November 1957-May 1958 ROY MCCLARITY vs AL KORMAN (10/18/1957; NWA Upstate; 00:10:25) DICK HUTTON vs WALLY GREB (11/01/1957; NWA Upstate; 00:07:53) FRITZ VON ERICH vs WHIPPER WATSON (11/22/1957; NWA Upstate; Buffalo Memorial Auditorium; 00:17:07) JOE BLANCHARD vs PIERRE LASALLE (11/22/1957; NWA Upstate; Buffalo Memorial Auditorium; 00:14:48) GENE KINISKI vs MIGHTY URSUS (12/13/1957; NWA Upstate; Buffalo Memorial Auditorium; 00:10:29) EDOUARD CARPENTIER vs MIKE VALENTINO (1957; Capitol Wrestling; 00:08:04) BOBO BRAZIL vs JIM BERNAR…

American Classics #38 (02:00:43) Matches from May 1958 JACKIE NICHOLS vs BILLY GOELZ (05/02/1958; NWA Chicago; 00:22:10) LADY ANGEL vs ROSE ROMAN (05/02/1958; NWA Chicago; 00:08:36) LEGS LANGEVIN vs BOBBY MANAGOFF (05/02/1958; NWA Chicago; 00:21:43) NED TAYLOR vs RAFAEL ALVAREZ (05/02/1958; NWA Chicago; 00:07:39) PAT O'CONNOR & BOB KANOWSKI vs HANS SCHMIDT & ANGELO POFFO (05/02/1958; NWA Chicago; 00:19:47) VERNE GAGNE vs EDOUARD CARPENTIER (05/02/1958; NWA Chicago; 00:40:48)

American Classics #39 (01:58:23) Matches from May-October 1958 KILLER KOWALSKI vs EDOUARD CARPENTIER (05/03/1958; Atlantic Athletic Commission; Boston Gardens; 00:17:05) CRUSHER LISOWSKI & STAN LISOWSKI vs BOBO BRAZIL & YUKON ERIC (05/23/1958; NWA Upstate; Buffalo Memorial Auditorium; 00:24:48) BOB ORTON SR. vs ADRIEN BAILLARGEON (06/13/1958; NWA Upstate; Buffalo Memorial Auditorium; 00:17:05) NIKOLAI VOLKOFF & BORIS VOLKOFF vs HANS SCHMIDT & DICK THE BRUISER (06/14/1958; NWA Chicago; 00:11:09) EDDIE GRAHAM & DR. JERRY GRAHAM vs LUIS MARTINEZ & BUDDY ROSEN (07/10/1958; Capitol Wr…

American Classics #40 (02:03:37) Matches from November 1958-January 1959 ANGELO POFFO vs BOBBY MANAGOFF (11/07/1958; NWA Chicago; 00:25:59) DOC GALLAGHER & MIKE GALLAGHER vs TONY MARINO & PAT FLANAGAN (11/07/1958; NWA Upstate; Buffalo Memorial Auditorium; 00:12:20) JUNE BYERS vs BETTY HAWKINS (11/14/1958; Atlantic Athletic Commission; 00:04:03) ILIO DIPAOLO vS MASKED MARVEL (12/12/1958; NWA Upstate; Buffalo Memorial Auditorium; 00:06:55) DANNY MCSHAIN vs PEPPER GOMEZ (12/19/1958; Houston Wrestling; 00:32:43) BUDDY ROGERS vs EDOUARD CARPENTIER (1958; 00:02:36) DR. JERR…

American Classics #41 (03:04:38) Matches from January-July 1959 DOC GALLAGHER & MIKE GALLAGHER vs DICK BEYER & BOBBY BROWN (01/30/1959; NWA Upstate; Buffalo Memorial Auditorium; 00:25:57) DANNY MCSHAIN vs JERRY CHRISTY (01/31/1959; JCP MACW; 00:14:29) HANS SCHABEL vs MIKE CLANCY (01/31/1959; JCP MACW; 00:07:23) JERRY CHRISTY vs JOHN HEIDMAN (01/31/1959; JCP MACW; 00:11:54) JUDY GRABLE vs RITA CORTEZ (01/31/1959; JCP MACW; 00:09:09) EDOUARD CARPENTIER vs MIKE GALLAGHER (02/06/1959; NWA Upstate; Buffalo Memorial Auditorium; 00:17:36) PAT O'CONNOR vs JOE CHRISTIE (02/10/…

American Classics #42A (02:23:03) Matches from 1950s #1 ALBERTO TORRES vs GREAT JOHN L (09/23/1959; NAWA TV Taping; 00:10:11) YUKON ERIC vs BARON GATTONI (09/01/1959; NWA Upstate; 00:14:49) GREAT ZABIO vs TONY MARINO (10/16/1959; NWA Upstate; 00:10:10) DAN MILLER vs DON EAGLE (11/13/1959; NWA Upstate; 00:17:44) HANS SCHMIDT vs BILLY RED LYONS (11/13/1959; NWA Upstate; 00:14:40) JOHNNY VALENTINE vs ANTONINO ROCCA (12/1959; Capitol Wrestling; 00:03:16) DOC GALLAGHER & MIKE GALLAGHER vs BOBO BRAZIL & BILLY RED LYONS (12/11/1959; NWA Upstate; Buffalo Memorial Auditorium; …

American Classics #42B (02:03:46) Matches from 1950s #2 LITTLE BEAVER vs IRISH JACKIE (1950s; NWA Los Angeles; 00:25:13) DON EVANS vs JIM CORBETT (1950s; 00:04:00) JUNE BYERS vs BETTY HAWKINS (1950s; 00:04:12) JUNE BYERS vs PENNY BANNER (1950s; 00:03:06) LOU KLEIN vs GENE DUBUQUE (1950s; 00:08:32) RICKI STARR vs KARL VON HESS (1950s; 00:12:46) THE CRUSHER vs FRANK LANE (1950s; 00:09:32) JIM DOBIE vs LOU BRITTON (1950s; NWA Chicago; 00:16:15) IDA MAE MARTINEZ vs TERRY MAJORS (1950s; NWA Hollywood; 00:24:34) JUNE BYERS vs CORA COMBS (19…

American Classics #42C (01:48:36) Matches from 1950s #3 LINDY LAWRENCE vs LYNN O’CONNOR (1950s; NWA Hollywood; 00:27:46) LORD LESLIE CARLTON vs JUAN SEPEDA (1950s; NWA Hollywood; 00:25:28) RITA MARTINEZ vs MARIA GERNARDI (1950s; NWA Hollywood; 00:11:01) DON ARNOLD vs ALI PASHA (1950s; NWA Los Angeles; 00:22:16) BILLY RED LYONS vs HANS SCHMIDT (1950s; NWA Upstate; 00:14:40) CHIEF DON EAGLE vs MARCEL DEPAREE (1950s; NWA Upstate; 00:08:25)

American Classics #42D (01:22:38) Matches from 1950s-May 1960 PRIMO CARNERA vs LAVERNE BAXTER (1950s; 00:05:25) RAMONA ISABELLA & ETHEL JOHNSON vs BABS WINGO & MARVA SCOTT (1950s; 00:02:52) RICKI STARR vs ZEBRA KID (1950s; 00:03:06) THE SHEIK vs MIGHTY JUMBO (1950s; 00:03:05) SKY LOW LOW & BILLY THE KID vs BROWN PANTHER & RED FEATHER (1950s; 00:02:24) EDOUARD CARPENTIER vs ART MAHALICK (02/03/1960; NAWA TV Taping Los Angeles, CA; 00:08:29) ANGELO POFFO vs HOWARD MARTIN (02/05/1960; NWA Upstate; 00:14:04) CHIEF DON EAGLE vs DAN MILLER (02/05/1960;…

American Classics #43 (02:05:37) Matches from May-December 1960 BUDDY ROGERS vs CHIEF BIG HEART (05/27/1960; NWA Capitol Wrestling Chicago, IL; 00:05:37) FRITZ VON ERICH vs YUKON ERIC (05/27/1960; NWA Upstate; Buffalo Memorial Auditorium; 00:18:34) JESSE JAMES vs AL COSTELLO (06/08/1960; NAWA TV Taping Los Angeles, CA; 00:24:51) DICK THE BRUISER vs PEPPER GOMEZ (08/13/1960; Capitol Wrestling Detroit, MI; 00:04:19) FRITZ VON ERICH vs REGGIE PARKS (10/07/1960; NWA Upstate; Buffalo Memorial Auditorium; 00:07:38) BOBO BRAZIL vs DUKE KEOMUKA (10/21/1960; NWA Upstate; Buffalo Memorial Auditorium…

American Classics #44 (02:05:13) Matches from 1960-April 1961 LUIS MARTINEZ vs NIKOLAI VOLKOFF (1960; NWA Chicago; 00:07:59) MIGHTY ATLAS & MOOSE CHOLAK vs FABULOUS KANGAROOS (1960; NWA Chicago; 00:18:53) RICKIE CORTEZ vs HANK LANE (1960; NWA Chicago; 00:05:55) VERNE GAGNE vs HANS SCHMIDT (1960; NWA Chicago; 00:22:15) JOHN TOLOS & CHRIS TOLOS vs BOB NANDOR & CHET WALLACH (1960; NWA Chicago; 00:13:33) GREAT SCOTT vs MR. MOTO (1960; Southwest Sports; Dallas Sportatorium; 00:05:00) DICK THE BRUISER vs MIKE GALLAGHER (01/06/1961; NWA Upstate; Buffalo Memorial Auditori…

American Classics #45 (02:19:49) Matches from April-June 1961 BUDDY ROGERS vs HAYSTACKS CALHOUN (04/14/1961; NWA Chicago; 00:13:32) JOHNNY GILBERT vs JACK TERRY (04/14/1961; NWA Chicago; 00:10:29) JOHNNY VALENTINE vs THE CRUSHER (04/14/1961; NWA Chicago; 00:10:53) SWEET DADDY SIKI & SAILOR ART THOMAS vs LOU ALBANO & TONY ALTIMORE (04/14/1961; NWA Chicago; 00:17:09) VITTORIO APOLLO vs MIGUEL TORRES (04/14/1961; NWA Chicago; 00:05:39) BUDDY ROGERS vs JOE GARCIA (04/19/1961; JCP TV; 00:03:11) FRED ATKINS vs MOOSE CHOLAK (05/26/1961; NWA Chicago; 00:09:39) L…

American Classics #46 (02:24:59) Matches from July-December 1961 MIGHTY ATLAS & MOOSE CHOLAK vs FABULOUS KANGAROOS (07/13/1961; NWA Chicago; 00:18:53) DOC GALLAGHER & MIKE GALLAGHER vs BILLY RED LYONS & FRANK TOWNSEND (07/14/1961; NWA Upstate; War Memorial Stadium; 00:17:20) MARK LEWIN & DON CURTIS vs SANTIAGO ACOSTA & JOSE BETANCOURT (09/1961; NWA Chicago; 00:13:57) SAILOR ART THOMAS vs RAY ZILLS (09/1961; NWA Chicago; 00:03:23) SWEET DADDY SIKI vs FRED ATKINS (09/1961; NWA Chicago; 00:08:44) JOHNNY GILBERT vs NIKOLAI VOLKOFF (10/20/1961; NWA Chicago; 00:15:22) …