History of Pro Wrestling #37 (May-July 1960)

History of Pro Wrestling #37 (04:29:38)
Matches from May-July 1960

• RIKIDOZAN vs LEO NOMELLINI (05/13/1960; JWA 2nd World League Battle Finals; 00:01:11)
  Rikidozan wins the World League for the second straight year.

• FRITZ VON ERICH vs YUKON ERIC (05/14/1960; NWA Upstate Akron, OH; 00:13:41)
  Match takes place at the Akron Armory.

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Fritz Von Erich vs Yukon Eric – NWF (05/14/1960) Fritz Von Erich vs Yukon Eric – NWF (05/14/1960)Fritz Von Erich vs Yukon Eric 05/14/1960 Akron Armory, Akron, Ohio, United States Watch: YouTube (reviewed 01/12/2020) Not a great match but a great Fritz performance all the same. Yukon Eric’s a g…brockhateswrestling.wordpress.com

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• ROGER DELAPORTE vs COWBOY JACK BENCE (05/26/1960; French Catch; 00:42:32)
  Segunda Caida review of the match.

• 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)

• MICHEL SAULNIER vs JETTY COSTER (06/03/1960; French Catch; 00:08:45)

• ROBERT DURANTON vs MICHEL CHAISNE (06/03/1960; French Catch; 00:31:50)
  Segunda Caida reviews of the above two matches. Duranton does a knockoff of Gorgeous George’s gimmick.

• JESSE JAMES vs AL COSTELLO (06/08/1960; NAWA TV Taping Los Angeles, CA; 00:24:51)
  Costello is seconded by partner Roy Heffernan (of the Fabulous Kangaroos) and manager Wild Red Berry. The match was uploaded to the Wrestling Films channel after being transferred directly from 16mm film and the footage does have vinegar syndrome, but they did a nice job preserving it and it’s still very watchable. It’s good that it was preserved because this is an excellent technical match!

• SERGE REGGIORI vs ERIC WASBERG (07/01/1960; French Catch; 00:12:40)

• SPARTACUS vs JACK VAN DOOREN (07/01/1960; French Catch; 00:24:00)
  From ohtani’s jacket at Pro Wrestling Only: “Spartacus, real name Jacques Pecheur, ended up becoming a killer for hire. […] He was hired to murder, Gaston Glock, the Austrian gun maker, to cover up embezzlement of Glock's firm, but Glock was able to beat Pecheur into unconsciousness, and our Spartacus was sentenced to 17 years in prison.”

• ANDRE DRAPP vs ANDRE BOLLET (07/15/1960; French Catch; 00:41:57)
  Segunda Caida reviews of the above three matches.

• CHERI BIBI & PIERRE BERNAERT vs RENE BEN CHEMOUL & MICHEL CHARRET (07/22/1960; French Catch; 00:43:00)
  Segunda Caida review of the match.