1960's

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1960,1961,1962,1963

1960

1/16/60 Indianapolis IN SFC AWA tag team title Shire Brothers (c) W/Don Eagle/Cowboy Bob Ellis Pancho Lopez/Bouncing Benny Burke W/Major Tom Thumb/Sky Low Low Gene Kiniski W/Nick Bockwinkel Yukon Eric W/The Crusher att=12,648 gate=$27,412

1/21/60 Anderson IN AWA tag team title Shire Brothers (c) vs. Bob Ellis/Joe Blanchard Happy Humphrey vs. Roy Campbell  Bill Dromo vs. Nick Bockwinkel If Gagne and Bruiser are also working for Barnett, then maybe the natives were getting restless and starting to think in terms of going into business for themselves, which I gather they started to do.

1/30/60 Indianapolis IN SFC AWA tag team title Dick the Bruiser/Gene Kiniski W/Shire Brothers (c) on a reverse decision and did not win the tag team trophy Nick Bockwinkel W/Wee Willie Davis Johnny Weaver D Dickie Steinborn Mitsu Arakawa/Kinji Shibuya W/The Brunettis Cowboy Bob Ellis W/Angelo Poffo att=nearly 13,000 gate=$26,996

2/11/60 Indianapolis IN SFC AWA tag team title Dick the Bruiser/Gene Kiniski W/Shire Brothers (c) to win the tag team trophy. A mini riot involving 2 policemen, 3 fans, two refs and the 4 wrestlers occurred following the bout. Ray lost the third fall when he was counted out of the ring. Johnny Weaver W/Wee Willie Davis Nick Bockwinkel D Joe Blanchard Dick Steinborn W/The Crusher Bob Ellis/Don Eagle W/Mitsu Arakawa/Kinji Shibuya att=11,000

2/19/60 Chicago Amphitheatre NWA title Pat O'Connor (c) vs Bull Curry Argentina Rocca vs the Sheik Johnny Valentine vs Chief Big Heart Skull Murphy vs Bearcat Wright Bruno Sammartino vs Karl Karlsson Miguel Perez/Luis Martinez vs Jackie/Don Fargo

3/15/60 Indianapolis IN SFC AWA tag team title Dick the Bruiser/Gene Kiniski (c) W/The Volkoffs Emil Dupre W/Jack O'Reilly Sheik W/Joe Blanchard Nick Bockwinkel D Johnny Weaver Shire Brothers W/Cowboy Bob Ellis/Wilbur Snyder 2/3 falls att=7,454

3/26/60 Indianapolis IN SFC (Billed as) NWA/AWA title Pat O'Connor (c) W/Hercules Cortez Shire Brothers W/Volkoffs Cowboy Bob Ellis W/Gene Kiniski Ray Gunkel W/Wee Willie Davis Lord Littlebrook/Judy Glover W/Beau Brummel/Kathy Starr

4/1/60 Carmel IN High School Dick the Bruiser vs. Wilbur Snyder Mitsu Arakawa/Sheik vs. Brunetti Brothers 1 other bout

4/9/60 Indianapolis IN SFC AWA tag team title Dick the Bruiser/Gene Kiniski (c) L/trophy to Shire Brothers when Bruiser and Kiniski began fighting amongst themselves Wilbur Snyder/Cowboy Bob Ellis D Kinji Shibuya/Mitsu Arakawa 45 minutes Nick Bockwinkel W/Wee Willie Davis NWA Women's champ June Byers (c) W/Terry Reneria

4/11/60 Lewisville IN Cowboy Bob Ellis vs. Dick the Bruiser Brunetti Brothers vs. Ray/Roy Shire plus 1 more bout, with one member of each tag team facing one another.

4/23/60 Indianapolis IN SFC Dick the Bruiser W/Gene Kiniski Dick Steinborn W/Jack Wilson Medics W/Jack Allen/Lou Whitson Sheik W/Johnny Weaver Cowboy Bob Ellis/Wilbur Snyder W/Kinji Shibuya/Mitsu Arakawa att=8,362

5/7/60 Indianapolis IN SFC Dick the Bruiser NC Gene Kiniski Medics W/Shire Brothers in a non title bout Cowboy Ellis W/Sheik (I think there's a missing card or two here, or some mix up in dates, but I will publish this until I can research it. These are all of the results published in the paper.)

5/10/60 Indianapolis IN Tyndall Armory AWA tag team title Shires Brothers (c) NC Brunettis Sheik W/Dick Steinborn Verne Gagne W/Lou Whitson Mitsu Arakawa/Kinji Shibuya W/Nick Bockwinkel/Joe Blanchard (Barnett moved to weekly Tuesday night shows at the armory)

5/17/60 Indianapolis IN Tyndall Armory Sheik W/DQ Cowboy Bob Ellis Juan Sebastian W/Jack Allen Pete McManus W/DQ John Kovacs Joe Blanchard/Wilbur Snyder W/Kinji Shibuya/Mitsu Arakawa 2/3 falls

5/24/60 Indianapolis IN Tyndall Armory No card yet

5/31/60 Indianapolis IN Tyndall Armory Sheik/Gene Kiniski W/Cowboy Bob Ellis/Wilbur Snyder Medic #2 W/Nick Bockwinkel Penny Banner W/Jackie Harmon Medic #1 D Joe Blanchard

6/2/60 Thursday, Channel 9 TV Studios in Windsor, Ontario Cowboy Bob Ellis W/US champion Dick the Bruiser by winning the 2nd and 3rd falls by pinfall (non-title bout)

6/7/60 Indianapolis IN Tyndall Armory Wilbur Snyder/Cowboy Bob Ellis W/Sheik/Gene Kiniski Joe Blanchard/Nick Bockwinkel W/DQ Medics Pedro Godoy D Juan Sebastian (This is a funny results as Sebastian/Godoy WERE the Medics) att=2,000

6/11/60 Saturday, Detroit Olympia Stadium US title Dick the Bruiser (c) W/Cowboy Bob Ellis  2/3 falls att=11,534.

6/11/60 Angola IN Roy/Ray Shire vs. Guy/Joe Brunetti Dick Steinborn vs. Dr. X Joe Blanchard vs. Johnny Weaver

6/14/60 Indianapolis IN Tyndall Armory Bob Ellis/Wilbur Snyder W/The Medics Sheik W/John Swenski Don Eagle W/Jack Wilson Kinji Shibuya W/Pedro Godoy att=2,500

6/18/60 Angola IN Roy/Ray Shire vs. The Mysterious Medics [World Tag Team Championship] Penny Banner vs. Therese Theis Joe Blanchard vs. The Crusher 

6/21/60 Indianapolis IN Tyndall Armory Medics NC Kinji Shibuya/Mitsu Arakawa Pedro Godoy D John Paul Henning Penny Banner L/DQ Therese Theis Don Eagle W/Crusher

6/25/60 Saturday Detroit Olympia Stadium US title Dick the Bruiser (c) W/Cowboy Bob Ellis  in a fence match (chicken wire from the newspaper photograph) - 2/3 falls – att=13,297

6/28/60 Indianapolis IN Tyndall Armory AWA tag team title Shire Brothers (c) W/Medics John Paul Henning W/Martino Angelo Sheik W/Nick Bockwinkel Juan Sebastian D Lou Whitson att=3,600

7/2/60 Angola IN Dick the Bruiser vs. Cowboy Bob Ellis Boris and Nicoli Volkoff vs. Joe Blanchard and Johnny Weaver Penny Banner vs. Jackie Hammond

7/5/60 Indianapolis IN Tyndall Armory Kinji Shibuya/Mitsu Arakawa W/John Paul Henning/Johnny Weaver Sheik W/Nick Bockwinkel Boris Volkoff W/Martino Angelo Joe Blanchard W/Gene Kiniski

7/12/60 Indianapolis IN Tyndall Armory Dick the Bruiser W/Cowboy Bob Ellis Sheik W/Johnny Weaver Medics W/Volkoff Brothers Pepper Gomez W/John Swenski

7/16/60 Angola IN Roy and Ray Shire vs. Boris/Nicoli Volkoff Lorraine Johnson/Kathy Starr ("The Bikini Honey Blondes") vs. Lois Martinez/Judy Glover Joe Blanchard vs. The Crusher  Banner had quit her partnership with L. Johnson a couple of years earlier, in order to get into a territory and not be on the road so much, so Glover was the new Johnson partner, though the basic gimmick was the same.

7/19/60 Indianapolis IN Tyndall Armory Cowboy Bob Ellis W/DQ Dick the Bruiser Laura Martinez/Mille Stafford W/Penny Banner/Kathy Starr Pepper Gomez W/John Paul Henning Medics D Brunettis, with each team winning a fall before time ran out 

7/30/60 Angola IN June Byers vs. Penny Banner [Women's World Championship] Ethel Johnson and Babs Wingo vs. Marva Scott and Ramona Isbell Lola La Ray vs. Betty Clarke The Byers-Banner match was not the one when Byers no-showed and Banner got a title.  That was the following year.

8/13/60 Angola IN The Sheik vs. Cowboy Bob Ellis Tiny Roe and Beau Brummel vs. Lord Littlebrook and Cowboy Bradley Johnny Weaver vs. Frank Foster

8/18/60 Indianapolis IN Victory Field Shire Brothers W/Medics in a hair vs. mask bout (Archie Moore Ref) The Medics were unmasked as Pedro Godoy and Juan Sebastian. Joe Blanchard/Nick Bockwinkel W/Mitsu Arakawa/Kinji Shibuya in a bout to determine who will face the Shires for the title later in the night. AWA tag team title Shire Brothers (c) W/Joe Blanchard/Nick Bockwinkel (after the bout, Ray Shire "ko'd" Archie with brass knuckles) Ethel Johnson/Kathleen Wimbley W/Babs Wingo/Marva Scott in a "colored girls" tag team bout Penny Banner/Lorraine Johnson W/Millie Stafford/Therese Theis att=14,850 gate=$30,000

8/27/60 Angola IN The Sheik vs. Cowboy Bob Ellis The Medics vs. Joe Blanchard and Nick Bockwinkel

9/6/60 Indianapolis IN Tyndall Armory AWA tag team title Shire Brothers (c) W/Pepper Gomez/Wilbur Snyder Bob Ellis D Angelo Poffo 30 min. Medic W/Brunettis Ralph Bartleman W/Martino Angelo att=3,000

9/13/60 Indianapolis IN Tyndall Armory AWA tag team title Shire Brothers (c) W/Unmasked Medics Emil Dupre W/Lou Whitson Bobby Managoff W/Wee Willie Davis Angelo Poffo W/Nick Bockwinkel Joe Blanchard D Sheik att=2,200

9/30/60 Angola IN NWA/AWA Heavyweight Championship Pat O'Connor (c) vs. Dick the Bruiser Mitsu Arakawa/Kinji Shibuya vs. Guy/Joe Brunetti Joe Blanchard vs. Gene Bartleman

10/1/60 Indianapolis IN SFC Archie Moore W/Ray and Roy Shire in separate "boxing" bouts Mitsu Arakawa/Kinji Shibuya W/Guy/Joe Brunetti Hercules Cortez W/DQ Angelo Poffo Yukon Eric W/Dan Miller Bobby Managoff W/Dr. X Millie Stafford/Judy Glover W/Jessica Rogers Therese Theis att=6,800 Tickets $6.60 ringside $4.40 mezzanine

10/4/60 Indianapolis IN Tyndall Armory AWA tag team title Shire Brothers L/DQ Brunettis when the ref caught the Shires with a rope Nick Bockwinkel/Joe Blanchard D Kinji Shibuya/Mitsu Arakawa Yukon Eric W/Dan Miller Pepper Gomez W/Angelo Poffo att=1,515 although the promoter called in 2,700 :)

10/11/60 Indianapolis IN Tyndall Armory Yukon Eric W/Sheik AWA tag team title Shire Brothers (c) W/DQ Kinji Shibuya/Mitsu Arakawa Bob Ellis W/Bronco Lubich Angelo Poffo W/Joe Blanchard

10/18/60 Indianapolis IN Tyndall Armory Dick the Bruiser D Pepper Gomez Brunettis W/DQ Kinji Shibuya/Mitsu Arakawa Sheik W/Nick Bockwinkel Joe Blanchard W/Nino Perez att=3,600

10/22/60 Cincinnati OH Yukon Eric & Hercules Cortez W/The Sheik/Dick The Bruiser Bob Ellis W/Dr. X unmasked as Bill Miller Angelo Poffo D/Nick Bockwinkel Lord Littlebrook/Cowboy Bradley W/Tiny Roe/Beau Brummel Frank Allman W/Nino Perez

10/26/60 Indianapolis IN Tyndall Armory Dick the Bruiser W/CO Pepper Gomez Guy Brunetti W/Nino Perez Joe Brunetti W/Lou Whitson Bobby Managoff W/DQ Sheik Wilbur Snyder/Cowboy Bob Ellis D Kinji Shibuya/Mitsu Arakawa 45 minutes

11/5/60 Indianapolis IN SFC AWA tag team title Shire Brothers (c) L/title to John/Chris Tolos Cowboy Bob Ellis W/DQ Killer Kowalski  Judy Glover W/Lorraine Johnson Nick Bockwinkel/Wilbur Snyder W/Kinji Shibuya/Mitsu Arakawa att=8,900

11/8/60 Indianapolis IN Tyndall Armory Killer Kowalski W/Wilbur Snyder AWA tag team title Tolos Brothers (c) L/DQ Nick Bockwinkel/Pepper Gomez Martino Angelo D Nino Perez Yukon Eric W/Bronco Lubich

11/15/60 Indianapolis IN Tyndall Armory Killer Kowalski W/DQ Cowboy Bob Ellis Bobby Managoff W/Lou Whitson Yukon Eric W/Mitsu Arakawa Don Leo Jonathan W/Kinji Shibuya AWA tag team title Tolos Brothers (c) W/Joe Blanchard/Nick Bockwinkel

11/26/60 Indianapolis IN SFC Fence bout AWA tag team title Tolos Brothers (c) NC Shire Brothers when all 4 grapplers used the fence as a weapon. Hey, it was 1960! Killer Kowalski W/Hercules Cortez Wilbur Snyder W/Mitsu Arakawa Bobby Managoff D Don Leo Jonathan Ethel Johnson/Ramona Isabelle W/Babs Wingo/Marva Scott att=8,446

11/29/60 Indianapolis IN Tyndall Armory AWA tag team title Tolos Brothers (c) L/Bob Ellis/Yukon Eric, with the trophy held up when Les Ruffin jumped in and made the count after scheduled ref Johnny Shorn was ko'd out of the ring. Prince Nero W/Nick Gerwig Bobby Managoff D Angelo Poffo Ethel Johnson/Babs Wingo W/Ramona Isabelle/Marva Scott

12/6/60 AWA tag team title Tolos Brother regain the tag team trophy, stopping Yukon Eric/Bob Ellis Joe Blanchard D Bobby Managoff Lord Littlebrook/Cowboy Bradley W/Tiny Roe/Beau Brummel Bobo Brazil W/Hans Hermann

12/13/60 Indianapolis IN Tyndall Armory Bobo Brazil W/DQ Angelo Poffo Brunetti W/The Shire Brothers Don Leo Jonathan W/Bronco Lubich Bobby Managoff D Joe Blanchard

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1961

2/24/61 Chicago Amphitheatre US title Buddy Rogers (c) vs. Johnny Valentine World's tag team title Fabulous Kangaroos (c) vs Volkoff brothers Jumbo Harris vs Haystacks Calhoun Mighty Atlas vs Bruno Sammartino Bavarian Boys vs Tony Altimore/Lou Albano Karl von Hess vs Billy Darnell

6/3/61 Angola IN  Killer Kowalski vs. Cowboy Bob Ellis Ethel Johnson/Ramona Isbell vs. Babs Wingo/Lulu Provo Johnny Walker vs. Danny O'Shocker

6/17/61 Angola IN Bobo Brazil vs. Killer Kowalski  (U. S. Heavyweight Championship) Midgets tag team match--no principals listed Masked Gaucho vs. Danny O'Shocker

7/1/61 Angola IN Cowboy Bob Ellis vs. The Sheik Lou and Red Bastien vs. Art Neilson and Ray Shire  [Lou Bastein = Lou Klein] Joe Blanchard vs. Emile Dupre

7/8/61 Angola IN Dick the Bruiser vs. Cowboy Bob Ellis (U. S. Heavyweight Championship) The Scufflin' Hillbillies vs. The Russian Angel/Judo Jack Terry Haystack Calhoun vs. Don Leo Jonathan

7/15/61 Angola IN Yukon Eric vs. Killer Kowalski Dottie Dotson vs. Peggy King Lou and Red Bastien vs. Rip Hawk and Danny O'Shocker

7/29/61 Angola IN Cowboy Bob Ellis/Joe Blanchard vs. Angelo Poffo/Bronko Lubich The Sheik/Rip Hawk vs. The Scufflin' Hillbillies Donny Hall vs. Billy Frazer

8/12/61 Angola IN Dick the Bruiser vs. Tiny Smith Dino/Domenic Bravo vs. The Masked Gauchos Joe Blanchard vs. Johnny Weaver

8/26/61 Angola IN June Byers vs. Penny Banner (N. W. A. Women's Championship) Babs Wingo and Lulu Mae Provo vs. Ethel Johnson and Romana Estelle [=Isbell?] Lola La Ray and Mary Hillis vs. LaChona LeClair and Elaine Ellis

[This was the advertised lineup.  Penny Banner writes in her book, "Banner Days," that Byers no-showed.  The booker, Balk Estes, called Jim Barnett in Indianapolis; they re-staged the show as a tournament for the A. W. A. Women's title, not the N. W. A. as billed.  The first event was a battle royal; the order of elimination from the battle royal then determined the tournament matchups.  Again, in Banner's account, the winners of those three matches were Banner, Therese Theis, and Kathleen Wimbley; if so, then two unadvertised performers came in.  After eliminating Wimbley, Banner beat Theis for the title.  The local newspaper, The Steuben Republican, did not report any of the results, as usual, so Banner's account is the only one out there.]

9/2/61 Angola IN Dino/Domenic Bravo/Joe Blanchard vs. Art/Stan Nielson/The Sheik Three other singles matches, principals unlisted

9/9/61 Angola IN Cowboy Bob Ellis vs. Dick the Bruiser (U. S. Heavyweight Championship) Angelo Poffo vs. Wilbur Snyder The Sheik vs. Joe Blanchard Bronko Lubich vs. Dominic Bravo


What do y'all know about what was going on with that women's championship deal?  Barnett has broken with the N. W. A., so he and Estes falsely billed Byers?  Or Byers no-showed in an attempt to stiff the A. W. A. renegades

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1962

6/16/62 Angola IN Billy Goelz/Johnny Gilbert vs. Johnny Kace/Nicoli Volkoff The Mongol vs. Moose Cholak Angelo Poffo vs. Bob Sabre

6/23/62-Detroit MI (Cobo Arena) U.S. Title Dick The Bruiser (c) W/Bearcat Wright Fritz Von Erich W/Joe Blanchard Ray Stern W/Stan Neilson Art Neilson W/Sandy Scott Bobby Graham W/Guy Mitchell The Sheik W/Larry Moquin Ricki Starr W/Ike Eakins Czaya 'Bob' Nandor W/Waldo Von Erich Tony Borne W/Emile Dupre

6/30/62 Angola IN Carl Engstrom vs. Angelo Poffo The Scufflin' Hillbillies vs. Bad Boy Joe/Tony Shepard Chuck Black vs. Farmer Don Marlin Red Grupe vs. Hank Lane

7/14/62 Angola IN Billy Goelz/Johnny Gilbert vs. Nicoli Volkoff/Johnny Kace Gypsy Joe vs. Farmer Don Marlin Red Grupe vs. Bob Sabre The Mongol vs. Paul Christy

7/28/62 Angola IN Virginia Franklin vs. Babs Wingo Ethel Johnson vs. Marva Scott Karen Kellogg vs. Lola LaRay Elaine Ellis vs. Mary Hillis

[No more cards advertised for the year.  The Smythes sold Buck Lake Ranch to Henry Gunther at some point in 1962, so it may be that the advertising policy changed

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1963

1/1/63 Indianapolis IN SFC AWA tag team title Von Brauners (c) L/title to Art/Stan Neilson Dick the Bruiser W/Saul Weingeroff 3 falls in 20 minutes Torres Brothers W/Don Jardine/Pierre LeBelle Bill Miller D Joe Blanchard Mongol W/Rudy Kay Mark Lewin W/Nicoli Volkoff att=4,000

1/5/63 Indianapolis TV Dr. Bill Miller W/Don Leo Jonathon, Mark Lewin W/DQ Nicoli Volkoff  

1/12/63 Indianapolis TV Dick The Bruiser W/Chuck Stevens, Dick The Bruiser W/Chuck Campbell, Dr. Bill Miller W/Chuck Campbell, Dr. Bill Miller W/Benny Jarrels, The Sheik W/Benny Jarrels, The Sheik W/Chuck Stevens 

1/17/63 Indianapolis IN SFC Bill Miller W/DQ Lou Thesz, who hit Miller with a chair Bruiser/Mark Lewin W/Sheik/Mongol Pee Wee Lopez/Chico Santana W/Little Boy Blue/Marcel Semand Joe Blanchard W/Nicoli Volkoff Sheik W/Emile Dupre Mongol W/Willis Kirby (Main event was scheduled the Von Brauners vs. Dick the Bruiser/Marl Lewin)att=2,000

1/19/63 Detroit MI Olympia Fritz von Erich W/Czaya Nandor Verne Gagne W/Mark Lewin (sub for Dick the Bruiser) Bearcat Wright DKO with the Sheik Albert Torres D Rudy Kay Ramon Torres W/Pierre LeBelle Emile Dupre D Kit Fox att=7018 Due to Bruiser no showing, a special card was scheduled for the following Monday night.

1/22/63 Detroit MI Olympia Dick the Bruiser D Verne Gagne Mark Lewin D Ray Thunder Stern Ray Stevens W/Alberto Torres Bill Miller W/Ramon Torres Czaya Nandor W/Pierre LeBelle Kit Fox W/Rudy Kay att=7,000

2/2/63 Indianapolis IN SFC NWA title Lou Thesz (c) W/Big Bill Miller Dick the Bruiser W/Mongol Argentina Rocca W/Angelo Poffo Joe Blanchard W/Duke Keomuka Czaya Nandor W/DQ Taro Myaki Ramon Torres D Angelo Savoldi Nicoli Volkoff D Al Torres att=3,000

2/9/63 Detroit MI Olympia Wilbur Snyder W/Dick the Bruiser Bearcat Wright/Argentina Rocca W/Ray Stevens/the Sheik Ramon Torres D Joe Blanchard Czaya Nandor, Kit Fox and Mark Lewin were also winners, although their opponents aren't named. att=8858

2/12/63 Indianapolis IN Tyndall Armory Argentina Rocca W/Big Bill Miller Bearcat Wright W/Sheik 17 seconds! Mongol/Nicoli Volkoff W/Torres Brothers 2 straight falls 11 and 13 minutes Joe Blanchard D Taro Myaki Mark Lewin W/Angelo Savoldi

2/19/63 Indianapolis IN Tyndall Armory Bearcat Wright W/Bill Miller 9 seconds, then won over the Sheik again when Miller interfered after 17 minutes. Mark Lewin ran in, and the melee was broken up by 6 city police officers. Lewin W/DQ Taro Myaki Mongol/Nicoli Volkoff W/Joe Blanchard/Chief Kit Fox Pierre LeBelle D Rudy Kay

2/26/63 Indianapolis IN Tyndall Armory Bearcat Wright W/Saul von Brauner (subbing for the Nicoli Volkoff)/Mongol Argentina Rocca W/Pepper Martin Sheik W/Pierre LeBelle Angelo Savoldi D Rudy Kay Judy Grable W/Ann Casey

3/2/63 Detroit MI Olympia Dick the Bruiser W/Wilbur Snyder NWA title Lou Thesz (c) W/Mark Lewin Bearcat Wright D Ray Stevens Argentina Rocca W/Bill Miller Czaya Nandor W/Taro Sakuro Sheik W/Angelo Savoldi Pee Wee Lopez W/Tiny Bell Frenchy Semard W/Chico Santana Pepper Martin D Kit Fox att=7322

3/5/63 Indianapolis IN Tyndall Armory Sheik/Bill Miller W/Bearcat Wright/Mark Lewin 2/3 falls Taro Myaki W/Saul von Brauner 2 straight falls Mongol W/Chief Kit Fox 2/3 falls Joe Blanchard W/Nicoli Volkoff

3/12/63 Indianapolis IN Tyndall Armory NWA title Lou Thesz (c) W/Taro Myaki Dick the Bruiser W/DQ Bearcat Wright Bill Miller D/30 min Mark Lewin Sheik W/Joe Blanchard Chief Kit Fox W/Pierre LeBelle

3/19/63 Indianapolis IN Tyndall Armory  Bearcat Wright W/CO Dick the Bruiser Sheik W/Chief Kit Fox Taro Myaki W/Dennis Hall Mark Lewin W/Rudy Kay Joe Blanchard D Nicoli Volkoff Bill Miller D/20 min Mongol

3/23/63 Detroit MI Cobo Arena Dick the Bruiser W/Czaya Nandor Argentina Rocca W/the Sheik Bearcat Wright W/Taro Miyaki Jim Hady D Mongol Mark Lewin W/Karol Kalmikoff John Paul Henning W/Joe Blanchard Bill Miller W/Kit Fox Hans Schmidt W/Angelo Savoldi Ivan Kalmikoff W/Larry Hennig Dick Steinborn W/Nicoli Volkoff

3/23/63 Warren MI Larry Chene vs. Skull Nernburg Ali Bey vs. Crusher Cortez 3 other bouts

3/26/63 Indianapolis IN Tyndall Armory NWA title Lou Thesz (c) NC Bearcat Wright Bill Miller/Sheik W/Mongol/Nicoli Volkoff Joe Blanchard W/Rudy Kay Taro Myaki W/Saul von Brauner Mark Lewin W/Pierre LeBelle

4/9/63 Indianapolis IN Tyndall Armory  Bruiser W/CO Bearcat Wright Sheik/Bill Miller W/Mark Lewin/Chief Kit Fox Hans Schmidt W/Rudy Kay Moose Evans W/Saul von Brauner Taro Myaki W/Johnny King

4/13/63 Detroit MI Cobo Arena Antonio Rocca W/DQ Dick the Bruiser Sheik W/Jim Hady Hans Schmidt W/Mark Lewin Bill Miller W/Joe Blanchard Bob Nandor W/Taro Myaki Kit Fox W/Manny King Skyscraper Evans W/Angelo Savoldi

4/16/63 Indianapolis IN Tyndall Armory NWA title Lou Thesz (c) W/CO Dick the Bruiser Sheik/Bill Miller D/45 min Mark Lewin/Joe Blanchard Hans Schmidt W/Dennis Hall Moose Evans W/Pierre LeBelle Saul von Brauner W/Johnny King Ann Palmer W/Kay Noble

4/23/63 Indianapolis IN Tyndall Armory US title tournament: Ray Stevens W/Emile Dupre to win title Other bouts: Dupre W/Angelo Poffo Dupre W/Pierre LeBelle Hans Schmidt W/Johnny King Joe Blanchard W/Steve Stanlee Ray Stevens W/Chief Kit Fox Moose Evans W/Bill Miller on a ref's decision Bob Stanlee W/Rudy Kay  Mark Lewin W/Saul von Brauner Schmidt L/DQ Dupre Lewin L/DQ Angelo Poffo Stevens W/Joe Blanchard and Evans W/Bob Stanlee

4/26/63 Utica MI High School Argentina Rocca vs. the Sheik Ray Stevens vs. Czaya Nandor Angelo Savoldi vs. Mark Lewin Kit Fox vs. Steve Szold

4/27/63 Detroit MI Olympia Dick the Bruiser W/Alex Karras 11:21 NWA title Lou Thesz (c) W/Bill Miller Mark Lewin vs. Ray Stevens Fritz von Erich vs. Skyscraper Evans Argentina Rocca vs. Bob Stanlee Hans Schmidt vs. Emile Dupre Jim Hady vs. Steve Stanlee Bob Nandor vs. Joe Blanchard Sheik vs. Kit Fox Angelo Savoldi vs. Manny King att=6,500

4/30/63 Indianapolis IN Tyndall Armory US title Ray Stevens (c) W/Moose Evans Steve/Bob Stanlee W/Kit Fox/Rudy Kay Ethel Johnson/Virginia Franklin/Elaine Ellis W/Lola Loray/Mary Hillis/Louise Williams Pierre LeBelle W/Johnny King

5/7/63 Indianapolis IN Tyndall Armory US title Ray Stevens (c) L/title to Dick the Bruiser Sheik/Bill Miller W/Stanlee Brothers Hans Schmidt W/Joe Blanchard Emile Dupre D Taro Myaki Moose Evans W/Pierre LeBelle

5/12/63 Detroit MI Olympia NWA title Lou Thesz (c) W/Dick the Bruiser Argentina Rocca/Bob Nandor W/Stanlee Brothers Bearcat Wright vs. Fritz von Erich Kit Fox vs. Hans Schmidt Emile Dupre vs. Pierre LeBelle

5/15/63 Indianapolis IN Tyndall Armory NWA title Lou Thesz (c) W/DQ Dick the Bruiser Sheik/Bill Miller W/Stanlee Brothers Hans Schmidt W/Emile Dupre Joe Blanchard W/Taro Myaki Moose Evans W/Pierre LeBelle

5/21/63 Indianapolis IN Tyndall Armory  Hurricane tag match (all four wrestlers in the ring at the same time) Sheik/Bill Miller W/Dick the Bruiser/Hans Schmidt Czaya Nandor W/Steve Stanlee Joe Blanchard W/Tony Angelo Bob Stanlee W/Johnny King Chief Kit Fox W/Pierre LeBelle

5/25/63 Hammond IN  World Championship Moose Cholak (c) vs. Larry Chene (U.S. Champion) Jose Betancourt/Santiago Acosta vs. Tiger Longoria/Pancho Rossario Frank (Samson) Zela vs. Pete Kovac 4-Black Orchid vs Sweet Farmer Jones

5/29/63 Indianapolis IN Tyndall Armory US title Dick the Bruiser (c) L/title to Cowboy Bob Ellis (sub for Ray Stevens) Sheik/Bill Miller W/Joe Blanchard/Jack Allen Moose Evans W/Tony Angelo Steve Stanlee W/Johnny King Ethel Johnson W/Lola Loray

6/4/63 Indianapolis IN Tyndall Armory US title Cowboy Bob Ellis (c) W/Dick the Bruiser Sheik D Jack Allen Bill Miller W/Moose Evans  Johnny King W/Dennis Hall Stanlee Brothers W/Joe Blanchard/Chief Kit Fox

6/8/63 Detroit MI Olympia Judo Jacket match Fritz von Erich W/Lord Layton Cowboy Bob Ellis vs. Walso von Erich Argentina Rocca vs. John Foti Jim Hady vs. Sweet Daddy Siki Antonios Manousos vs. Hans Schmidt Czaya Nandor vs. Angelo Savoldi Sailor Art Thomas vs. Howard Martin

6/11/63 Indianapolis IN Tyndall Armory US title Cowboy Bob Ellis (c) L/title to Dick the Bruiser Bill Miller D Moose Evans Pee Wee Lopez/Chico Santana W/Little Boy Blue/Marcel Semand Seaman Art Thomas W/Saul von Brauner Masked Terror W/Les Thatcher Jack Allen W/Johnny King

6/18/63 Indianapolis IN Tyndall Armory US title Dick the Bruiser (c) W/DQ the Sheik when Bill Miller interfered in the 3rd fall Joe Blanchard/Jack Allen W/Stanlee Brothers Masked Terror W/Moose Evans Bill Miller W/Don Jardine Guy Mitchell W/Johnny King Little Boy Blue/Marcel Semand W/Pee Wee Lopez/Chico Santana in a midget's Hurricane bout

6/25/63 Indianapolis IN Tyndall Armory US title Dick the Bruiser (c) W/Reverse Decision Bill Miller Masked Terror W/Joe Blanchard Angelo Poffo W/Guy Mitchell Bob Stanlee D Jack Allen Marcel Semand/Mary Reynolds W/Pee Wee Lopez/Mary Hillis

6/26/63 Angola IN Women's Battle Royal: Elaine Ellis, Lola LaRay, Patty Neff, Mary Reynolds, Mary Alice Hillis, Ethel Johnson, and "others." Midgets in tag team match, including Fuzzy Cupid

6/29/63 Detroit MI Cobo Arena Dick the Bruiser/Lord Layton W/Masked Terror/Fritz von Erich Czaya Nandor D Waldo von Erich Hideki Tanaka W/Guy Mitchell Dave Lutteral W/Roger Kirby Little Boy Blue/Frenchy Semand W/Pee Wee Lopez/Chico Santana

7/2/63 Indianapolis IN Tyndall Armory Sheik D Masked Terror when Bill Miller and Tony Angelo entered the fray Stanlee Brothers W/Guy Mitchell/Jack Allen Joe Blanchard D/20 Minutes Bill Miller Angelo Poffo W/Saul von Brauner Baby Cheryl W/Darlin'Dagmar

7/3/63 Flat Rock Michigan Speedway Dick the Bruiser W/the Sheik Masked Terror W/Bob Nandor Hideki Sanku W/Guy Mitchell Tony Angelo D Jack Allen Joe Blanchard D Bill Miller att=1200

7/6/63 Angola IN Larry Chene vs. Rick "Crusher" Cortez Gino Brito vs. El Gaucho Doug Barnes vs. Big Dick Dunn

7/9/63 Indianapolis IN Tyndall Armory Bill Miller/Sheik W/DQ Tony Angelo/Masked Terror Angelo Poffo W/Guy Mitchell Stanlee Brothers D/30 Minutes Bob Clark/Don Jewel Baby Cheryl L/DQ Darlin' Dagmar

7/16/63 Indianapolis IN Tyndall Armory US title Dick the Bruiser (c) DDQ Masked Terror Bob Clark/Don Jewel W/Stanlee Brothers Hideki Tanaka W/Jack Allen Doug Gilbert W/Johnny King Joe Blanchard DCO Angelo Poffo

7/20/63 Angola IN Larry Chene vs. Crusher Cortez Lou Klein vs. El Gaucho Danny Ferrazza vs. Chief White Eagle Big Dick Dunn vs. Dynamite Gates

7/20/63 Detroit MI Cobo Arena German Death match Lord Layton W/Fritz von Erich Dick the Bruiser D Masked Terror/Tony Angelo Karl Gotch W/Red Lyons Sheik W/Waldo von Erich Hideki Tanaka W/Frankie Talabar Jim Hady W/Jack Allen Doug Gilbert W/Angelo Poffo att=10037

7/23/63 Indianapolis IN Tyndall Armory Masked Terror W/the Sheik Tony Angelo W/Bill Miller in a bout where Miller had to score 2 falls in 20 minutes. No falls were scored. Bob Clark/Don Jewel W/Bozo Brown/Johnny King Angelo Poffo W/Dennis Hall Bob Stanlee W/Gerd Topsnik

7/30/63 Indianapolis IN Tyndall Armory Masked Terror/Tony Angelo W/CO Dick the Bruiser/The Sheik Hideki Tanaka W/Gerd Topsnik Doug Gilbert W/Angelo Poffo Margaret Garcia/Darlin' Dagmar D/30 Minutes Fran Gravette/Baby Cheryl

8/4/63 Angola IN Larry Chene vs. El Gaucho  ["For the Championship"] Billy Goelz vs. Johnny Kace Farmer Joes vs. Paul De Marco

8/6/63 Indianapolis IN Tyndall Armory Lumberjack Match Dick the Bruiser/the Sheik W/Masked Terror/Tony Angelo Doug Gilbert W/Bob Stanlee Joe Blanchard W/Steve Stanlee Johnny King W/Gerd Topsnik Margaret Garcia/Darlin'Dagmar W/Fran Gravette/Baby Cheryl

8/10/63 Detroit MI Cobo Arena Lord Layton W/Hideki Tanaka Doug Gilbert/Dick the Bruiser vs. Masked Terror/Tony Angelo Fritz von Erich vs. the Sheik Killer Kowalski vs. Ilio DiPalo Bill Miller vs. Joe Blanchard Jim Hady vs. Bob Nandor

8/17/63 Angola IN Larry Chene vs. El Gaucho ["World's Championship"] Fuzzy Cupid vs. Sonny Boy Cassidy Paul De Marco vs. The Bearded Terror Dino Bravo/Paul De Marco/Sonny Boy Cassidy vs. Danny Ferrazzo/The Bearded Terror/Fuzzy Cupid

8/20/63 Indianapolis IN Tyndall Armory Hideki Tanaka W/Doug Gilbert Dory Funk Jr. W/Angelo Poffo Hillbillies W/Dean Brothers Semard Brothers D/45 minutes Pee Wee Lopez/Chico Santana in a midget's bout

8/27/63 Indianapolis IN Tyndall Armory Dick the Bruiser W/Masked Terror on a reverse decision when Tony Angelo, who was handcuffed to Sheik, tripped Bruiser to cause him to be pinned. The ref was alerted and changed his verdict. Mitsu Arakawa W/Jack Allen Doug Gilbert W/Bob Stanlee Angelo Poffo W/Steve Stanlee Semard Brothers W/Pee Wee Lopez/Chico Santana 2/3 falls

8/31/63 Detroit MI Cobo Arena Lord Layton/Dick the Bruiser W/Fritz von Erich/Masked Terror Jim Hady vs. Killer Kowalski Mitsu Arakawa vs. Karl Gotch Wilbur Snyder vs. Bill Miller Frankie Talabar vs. Jerry Graham Hideki Tanaka vs. Bob Nandor Bob Stanlee vs. Chuck Bruce Steve Stanlee vs. Panama Brown

8/31/63 Angola IN Jim Siksa vs. Bozo Brown ["World's Championship"] Larry Chene/Paul De Marco/Bill Ledger vs. The Great Mephisto/Don Barnes/Klondike Bill Billy the Kid vs. Pancho Lopez
Rose Roman in match against unadvertised opponent

9/3/63 Indianapolis IN Tyndall Armory Masked Terror/Tony Angelo W/Dick the Bruiser/Doug Gilbert Wilbur Snyder W/Mitsu Arakawa Angelo Poffo W/Bob Stanlee Jack Allen W/Steve Stanlee

9/10/63 Indianapolis IN Tyndall Armory Masked Terror/Tony Angelo W/Dick the Bruiser/Doug Gilbert, when the latter team got into a fight. Wilbur Snyder W/Bill Miller AWA title Karl Gotch (c) W/Joe Blanchard Czaya Nandor W/Bozo Brown Bob Bruce W/Jack Allen

9/17/63 Indianapolis IN Tyndall Armory Masked Terror W/Wilbur Snyder Bill Dromo W/Karl Engstrom Tony Angelo W/Doug Gilbert when Gilbert couldn't pin Angelo within the 5 minute time limit. AWA  tag team title Kalmikoffs (c) W/Czaya Nandor/Roger Kirby Bob Bruce W/Johnny King

9/22/63 Detroit MI Cobo Arena US title Fritz von Erich (c) D Masked Terror Dick the Bruiser W/Lord Layton Wilbur Snyder/ Doug Gilbert W/Kalmikoffs Karl Gotch W/Jim Hady Jerry Graham W/Bill Dromo Bob Nandor W/Ox Anderson Emile Dupre W/DQ Cyclone Negro Tony Angelo W/Firpo Zbysko

9/24/63 Indianapolis IN Tyndall Armory US title Dick the Bruiser (c) DCO Dory Funk Jr. Wilbur Snyder W/Masked Terror AWA title Karl Gotch (c) W/Bill Dromo AWA tag team title Kalmikoffs (c) W/Doug Gilbert/Bobby Allen Bob Bruce L/Tony Angelo when he failed to pin Angelo within 5 minutes Cyclone Negro D Emile Dupre

10/1/63 Indianapolis IN Tyndall Armory Wilbur Snyder/Lord Layton W/Masked Terror/Tony Angelo Cyclone Negro W/Emile Dupre Bill Dromo W/Karol Kalmikoff Doug Gilbert D Ivan Kalmikoff

10/8/63 Indianapolis IN Tyndall Armory Wilbur Snyder W/Cyclone Negro Masked Terror W/Bill Dromo Czaya Nandor W/Ivan Kalmikoff Guy Mitchell W/Bob Bruce Emile Dupre D Doug Gilbert

10/15/63 Indianapolis IN Tyndall Armory Masked Terror/Cyclone Negro W/Wilbur Snyder/Bill Dromo AWA tag team title Kalmikoffs (c) W/Gene Martin/Doug Milin (sub for Scufflin'Hillbillies) Guy Mitchell D Doug Gilbert Emile Dupre W/Miguel Torres

10/19/63 Detroit MI Cobo Arena Doug Gilbert/Wilbur Snyder W/Masked Terror/Cyclone Negro European title Karl Gotch (c) W/Bob Nandor Don/Gene Martin W/Miguel Torres/Bob Bruce Bill Miller D Jerry Graham Jim Hady W/Bill Dromo Ivan Kalmikoff W/Guy Mitchell Nikita Kalmikoff W/Emile Dupre att=4388 gate=$11,716

10/22/63 Indianapolis IN Tyndall Armory Masked Terror/Cyclone Negro W/Wilbur Snyder/Bill Dromo Angelo Poffo W/DQ Doug Gilbert when Gilbert accidentally dropkicked the ref Guy Mitchell W/DQ Nikita Kalmikoff Farmer Don Marlin W/Miguel Torres Emile Dupre D Ivan Kalmikoff

10/29/63 Indianapolis IN Tyndall Armory Masked Terror/Cyclone Negro W/Wilbur Snyder/Doug Gilbert AWA tag team title Kalmikoffs (c) W/Guy Mitchell/Emile Dupre Czaya Nandor W/Johnny King Ken Yates W/DQ Tony Angelo

11/5/63 Indianapolis IN Tyndall Armory AWA tag team title Kalmikoffs (c) L/title to Dick the Bruiser/Wilbur Snyder Masked Terror/Cyclone Negro/Tony Angelo W/Emile Dupre/Doug Gilbert/Guy Mitchell Mr. Kleen W/Ken Yates Pee Wee Lopez D Marcel Semand

11/9/63 Detroit MI Cobo Arena Lord Layton W/Jerry Graham Masked Terror/Cyclone Negro W/Wilbur Snyder/Doug Gilbert Frenchy/Bernard Semand W/Pancho Lopez/Chico Santana Fritz von Erich W/Jim Hady Brute Belkas W/Nikita Kalmikoff Emile Dupre W/Johnny King Ivan Kalmikoff D/15 minutes Bob Nandor

11/12/63 Indianapolis IN Tyndall Armory AWA Tag Team Title Dick the Bruiser/Wilbur Snyder (c) W/the Kalmikoff Brothers Masked Terror/Cyclone Negro W/Emile Dupre/Doug Gilbert Guy Mitchell W/Ken Yates Brenda Scott W/Judy Grable Mr.Kleen W/Masked Terror/Cyclone Negro. They subbed for Tony Angelo, and left the ring after 7 minutes (that’s what the paper said, sounds like an impromptu bout)

11/19/63 Indianapolis IN Tyndall Armory Cyclone Negro/Masked Terror W/Mr.Kleen/Bob Bruce Doug Gilbert D/Czaya Nandor Nikita Kalmikoff W/Ken Yates Guy Mitchell refused victory on an unintentional foul over Emile Dupre Judy Grable/Marcel Semard W/Brenda Scott/Pee Wee Lopez