Akron, Ohio: January 2, 1958 (Thursday) ... (Mixed Tag Team Match) Joanne Miller and Tiny Roe beat Betty Hawkins and Tom Thumb ... Farmer Brenner beat Ed Francis ... Masked Man nc Fritz von Goering ... Dick Torio vs Danny Serazzo (canceled) Note: The Masked Man lost his mask in Dayton on January 10th. He was Johnny Barend. Akron, Ohio: January 11, 1958 (Saturday) ... (Eastern State Title Match*) Buddy Rogers beat Johnny Barend ... Charley Hoover and King Toby beat Buddy Rosen and Pat Faffel ... Tom Clark beat Bill Gallion Akron, Ohio: January 18, 1958 Johnny Barend drew with Farmer Brenner (Brenner utc due to injury, Barend refused the win) ... Charley Hoover and King Toby beat Leon Graham and Frankie Talaber ... Tom Clark beat Buddy Rosen Akron, Ohio: January 25, 1958 (WTM) Dick Hutton* beat Ed Francis (dq) ... Charley Hoover and King Toby beat Buddy Rosen and Chris Belkas ... Farmer Brenner beat Fritz von Goering (dq) Akron, Ohio: February 1, 1958 (Ladies) Mae Weston and Elaine Ellis beat Babs Wingo and Ethel Johnson (dq) ... Charley Hoover and King Toby beat Leon Graham and Frankie Talaber ... Chief White Owl beat Bill Scholl Akron, Ohio: February 8, 1958 King Toby and Charley Hoover beat The Kentuckian and Farmer Brenner ... (Ladies) Elaine Ellis beat Babs Wingo ... The Kentuckian drew with Charley Hoover ... Farmer Brenner beat King Toby (dq) Akron, Ohio: February 15, 1958 Frankie Talaber and Ed Francis nc Charley Hoover and King Toby ... (Ladies) Elaine Ellis beat Patty Neff ... Dick Torio vs Buddy Rosen (canceled) Akron, Ohio: February 22, 1958 Dick Torio drew with Chris Belkas ... Paul Orth, Charley Hoover and King Toby drew with Chief White Owl, Farmer Brenner and Buddy Rosen ... Irish McGee beat The Deacon Akron, Ohio: March 1, 1958 Dick Torio beat Buddy Rosen ... Frankie Talaber beat Paul “Tarzan” Orth (dq) ... Ed Francis beat Charley Hoover (dq) ... Farmer Brenner beat Shag Thomas (aka King Toby) Akron, Ohio: March 8, 1958 Dick Torio beat Chris Belkas ... Farmer Sampson Brenner beat Paul Orth (dq) ... (Mixed Tag Team Match) The Deacon and Lulu Provo beat Chief White Owl and Mary Jane Mullinax Akron, Ohio: March 15, 1958 Farmer Brenner and Leon Graham beat Paul Orth and The Deacon ... Dick Torio beat Frank Allman ... Irish McGee beat Bobby Davis (dq) Akron, Ohio: March 22, 1958 (6-Man Tag Team Match) Participants: Farmer Brenner, Paul Orth, Leon Graham, Chief White Owl, bscholl and Irish McGee ... (Mixed Tag Team Match) Patty Neff and Ed Francis vs Elaine Ellis and Frankie Talaber Akron, Ohio: March 29, 1958 Leon Graham beat Paul Orth ... Ed Faieta and Bobby Davis nc Joe Ault and Bill McDonald ... Chief White Owl beat Bill Scholl Akron, Ohio: April 5, 1958 No wrestling Akron, Ohio: April 12, 1958 Farmer Brenner beat Ed Faieta (dq) ... Jimmy Ault beat The Decon ... Jimmy Martinero and Jimmy Ault beat Frank Allman and Paul Orth Akron, Ohio: April 19, 1958 No wrestling Akron, Ohio: April 26, 1958 Leon Graham beat Ed Faieta ... Jimmy Ault beat Bill Scholl ... Frankie Talaber and Ed Francis beat Paul Orth and Bill Scholl Akron, Ohio: May 3, 1958 No wrestling Akron, Ohio: May 10, 1958 Buddy Austin beat Leon Graham ... The Deacon/ and Buddy Austin (sub) beat Frankie Talaber and Ha Keene ... (Ladies) LeChona LeClaire beat Mary Jane Mullinax No wrestling until August. Akron, Ohio: August 2, 1958 Buddy Austin beat Farmer Brenner ... (Ladies) Elaine Ellis beat Patty Neff ... Bill Scholl and Jim Hady nc Dino Bravo and Johnny Foti Akron, Ohio: August 9, 1958 (Armory) ... Buddy Austin beat Gorgeous George Grant (cor) ... George Strickland and Dino Bravo beat Jim Martinero and Sir Charles Stewart ... (Ladies) Tyle Pryne beat Betty Hawkins Akron, Ohio: August 16, 1958 Buddy Rogers nc Country Boy Calhoun ... Buddy Austin beat Jim Martinero ... Jungle Boy Zabo and Jim Malen beat Jack Terry and George Bruckman Akron, Ohio: August 23, 1958 Frankie Talaber beat Gorgeous Gorgeous George Grant (dq) ... Dino Bravo and George Strickland vs Paul Orth and Bill Scholl ... Buddy Austin vs Sir Charles Stewart Akron, Ohio: August 30, 1958 Buddy Rogers vs Country Boy Calhoun ... (Wrestle Royal) Participants: Dino Bravo, Jim Grabmire, Buddy Austin, Jungle Boy Zabo, Tex Mahoney and Bill Scholl Akron, Ohio: September 6, 1958 Dino Bravo and Country Boy Calhoun beat Buddy Rogers and Buddy Austin (1-1, Rogers’ team needed two straight falls) ... Tex Mahoney beat Jack Terry ... Jungle Boy Zabo beat George Bruckman Akron, Ohio: September 13, 1958 Buddy Austin beat Dino Bravo (dq) ... George Strickland and Jungle Boy Zabo beat Gorgeous George Grant and Charles Stewart (dq) ... Great Scott beat Tex Mahoney Akron, Ohio: September 20, 1958 George Strickland and Dino Bravo beat Buddy Austin and Juan Sebastian ... Irish McGee beat Tex Mahoney ... Buddy Austin beat Jim Martinero ... Juan Sebastian beat Chief White Owl Akron, Ohio: September 27, 1958 Buddy Austin and Juan Sebastian beat George Strickland and Dino Bravo ... Jungle Boy Zabo beat Buddy Austin (dq) ... (Ladies) Patty Neff beat Mary Hillis Akron, Ohio: October 4, 1958 Leon Graham and Frankie Talaber vs Buddy Austin and Juan Sebastian ... Chief White Owl vs Bobby Hess ... Dino Bravo vs Jim Martinero Akron, Ohio: October 11, 1958 Dino Bravo and Leon Graham beat Buddy Austin and Juan Sebastian ... George Strickland beat Bobby Hess (dq) ... Jungle Boy Zabo beat Jim Grabmire Akron, Ohio: October 18, 1958 Juan Sebastian nc Buddy Austin ... (Midgets) Cowboy Bradley beat Killer Cox ... Dino Bravo and Bobby Hess beat Al Warshawski and Leo Goelz Akron, Ohio: October 25, 1958 Leon Graham, Juan Sebastian and Dino Bravo vs Bobby Hess, George Strickland and Buddy Austin ... Frankie Talaber vs Jungle Boy Zabo Akron, Ohio: November 1, 1958 Chief Don Eagle beat Juan Sebastian ... (Midgets) Cowboy Bradley and Black Panther beat Killer Cox and Tiny Roe ... Buddy Austin beat Jim Siskay Akron, Ohio: November 9, 1958 (Sunday) ... Don Eagle beat Buddy Austin ... (Ladies, Referee: Patty Neff) Elaine Ellis and Tyla Pryne beat LeChona LeClaire and Mary Hillis ... Leon Graham and Jungle Boy Zabo beat Gorgeous George Grant and Sir Charles Stewart (dq) Note: The promoter began using a different group of wrestlers. Akron, Ohio: November 15, 1958 Don Arnold beat Baron Gattoni (dq) ... Doc Gallagher and Mike Gallagher beat Tarzan Tourville and Tony Marino ... Baron Gattoni beat Wally Greb Akron, Ohio: November 23, 1958 (Sunday) ... Argentina Rocca beat Baron Gattoni ... Doc Gallagher and Mike Gallagher nc Roy McClarity and Ilio DiPaolo ... Don Arnold beat Harry Lewis Akron, Ohio: November 29, 1958 Doc Gallagher and Mike Gallagher vs Bill Miller and Don Arnold ... Baron Gattoni vs Tarzan Tourville ... Wally Greb vs Herb Gerwig Akron, Ohio: December 7, 1958 (Sunday) ... Doc Gallagher and Mike Gallagher beat Roy McClarity and Ilio DiPaolo ... Baron Gattoni beat Tony Marino ... Don Arnold beat Al Albertino Akron, Ohio: December 13, 1958 (Saturday) ... Guy Brunetti and Joe Brunetti beat Masked Marvel and Baron Gattoni ... Bobby Brown beat Wally Greb ... Abe Zvonkin beat Herb Gerwig Akron, Ohio: December 20, 1958 Bill Miller and Ed Miller drew with Bobby Brown and Ilio DiPaolo ... Roy McClarity beat Al Albertino ... Tony Marino beat Don Arnold (decision) Akron, Ohio: December 27, 1958 (Armory) ... Yukon Eric beat Bill Miller (dq) ... Baron Gattoni beat Bobby Brown ... Fred Atkins beat Al Albertino ... Bouncing Gardini drew with Herb Gerwig ... Referee: Paul Orth Notes: Ed Gardenia was Ed Faieta. Pedro Martinez later renamed him Al Albertino. Buddy Austin was booked on the November 15th show, but was a no-show, no doubt due to the fact that Walter Moore changed booking offices. Moore got bigger names by using the Martinez office instead of Al Haft’s. Guy Brunetti and Joe Brunetti were billed as World Tag Team champions on December 13th. Research by Don Luce |
Akron Wrestling Results - 1958 |