Posted June 29, 20223 yr comment_5984736 History of Pro Wrestling #10 (04:54:38) Matches from September 1952 -January 1953 LOU THESZ vs RAY GUNKEL (09/16/1952; Southwest Sports; Dallas Sportatorium; 00:42:03) This was labeled as May 30, 1951, when it hit the WWE Network, but the date was later discovered to be incorrect based on a Dallas Morning News article covering the match. This thread has more information. VERNE GAGNE vs RED BASTIEN (10/28/1952; NWA Chicago; 00:10:30) BOBBY FORD & ROBERT ROUCHE vs ALI PASHA & TOMMY O’TOOLE (10/30/1952; NWA Chicago; 00:18:40) DON ARNOLD vs EDMUND FRANCIS (10/30/1952; NWA Chicago; 00:07:47) BOB ORTON SR. vs BILLY HICKSON (10/31/1952; NWA Chicago; 00:15:45) Orton busts out a powerbomb! Allan @allan_cheapshot #OnThisDay in 1952: Bob Orton Sr. defeated Billy Hickson with a huge Slam followed by a Thunderfire Powerbomb. October 31st 2020 5 Retweets29 Likes BOB ORTON SR. & HANS SCHMIDT vs JACK CARTER & BALK ESTES (10/31/1952; NWA Chicago; 00:20:45) RED BASTIEN vs MIGHTY ATLAS (10/31/1952; NWA Chicago; 00:10:32) VERNE GAGNE vs CARL MEYER (10/31/1952; NWA Chicago; 00:10:46) Gagne was still a good worker even into the early 1980s, but his 1950s footage is so much more exciting and revealing. A tremendous sprint. KOSTAS DAVELIS vs SONNY MYERS (11/01/1952; NWA Chicago; 00:13:28) ANTONINO ROCCA vs LOU KIM (11/18/1952; Manhattan Booking Agency; MSG; New York, NY; 00:03:20) Allan @allan_cheapshot Antonino Rocca traps Lou Kim in the ropes. February 28th 2021 34 Retweets224 Likes JOHNNY BAREND vs LORD LESLIE CARLTON (11/18/1952; Manhattan Booking Agency; MSG; New York, NY; 00:04:10) Barend was a Buddy Rogers favorite and was considered one of the best workers of his era. RICKI STARR vs DUKE KEOMUKA (11/18/1952; Southwest Sports; Dallas Sportatorium; 00:27:20) BARON MICHELE LEONE vs HANS SCHNABEL (12/11/1952; NWA Los Angeles; 00:23:55) CORA COMBS vs LORRAINE JOHNSON (1952; NWA Los Angeles; 00:16:21) Editor’s Note: This match was not originally on this listing, but was added from the Updates section of Issue #39. LORD JAMES BLEARS vs BARON MICHELE LEONE (1952; NWA Los Angeles; 00:04:46) WILD RED BERRY & TONY MARELLI vs GEORGE BECKER & BOBBY BECKER (1952; NWA Los Angeles; 00:32:07) DUKE KEOMUKA vs MIGUEL BLACK GUZMAN (1952; Southwest Sports; Dallas Sportatorium; 00:09:31) DUKE KEOMUKA vs RICKI STARR (1952; Southwest Sports; Dallas Sportatorium; 00:05:00) LOU THESZ vs ANTONINO ROCCA (01/05/1953; Manhattan Booking Agency; MSG; New York, NY; 00:07:24) This thread has a great photo of this match from the Milwaukee Sentinel a few days later. LOU THESZ vs HANS SCHMIDT (01/16/1953; NWA Chicago; 00:27:09) Chicago Film Archives listed this as a one-fall match in error, but it is three falls long, and it’s complete here.
