Albuquerque Wrestling Results

Albuquerque, NM: Thursday, January 3, 1952 (Mike London promotion)
(Ice Arena, att.-3,500) … Cesar Sando beat Golden Terror (2-1, dq) … (5 lady battle royal-
final) Lorraine Johnson beat Cora Combs … (ladies) Carol Cook beat Dot Dotson (dq) (subs
for Tony Falletti vs Jack Rosen) … NOTE: Millie Stafford was also listed for royal.

Albuquerque, NM: Friday, January 4, 1952 (20-30 promotion, Gorilla Poggi)
(Armory, att.-1,500) … (boxing-wrestling tag team bout) Salvador Flores and Alex Perez beat
Bob Cummings and Frankie Murdock (2-1, dq) … Whitey Walberg beat Tommy Martindale
(2-1) … Tony Angelo drew George Overhuls (20:00)

Albuquerque, NM: Thursday, January 10, 1952
(Ice Arena, att.-2,700) … Pancho Morales beat Elephant Boy (dq) … (ladies) Slave Girl
Moolah (sub for Candy Carroll) vs Red Tigress (nc) … Nature Boy drew Golden Eagle …
Carlos Mendoza beat Gorgeous George Grant … referee: Yaqui Joe

Albuquerque, NM: Friday, January 11, 1952
(Armory) … (SJTM) Dory Funk* beat Salvador Flores (2-1) … Whitey Walberg drew Frankie
Murdock (1-1) … George Overhuls beat Tug Wilson … Tarzan Zimba drew Gus Johnson
(sub for Tony Angelo)

Albuquerque, NM: Thursday, January 17, 1952
(Ice Arena) … Killer Karl Davis beat Golden Terror (2-1, dq) … Tony Falletti beat Bob Clay
(2-0) … Orchid Clark Gable beat Alberto Campos (2-1, dq) … referee: Yaqui Joe

Albuquerque, NM: Friday, January 18, 1952
(Armory) … Tony Morelli and Frankie Murdock beat Salvador Flores and Whitey Walberg (2-
1) … Frankie Hart beat Tarzan Zimba (2-1) … Gus Johnson drew George Overhuls (20:00)

Albuquerque, NM: Friday, January 25, 1952
(Armory) … Enrique Torres beat Frankie Murdock (2-0) (first fall by dq) … Tony Morelli beat
Whitey Walberg (2-1) … Frankie Hart beat Salvador Flores … Tommy Martinson drew
George Curtis … referee: Gus Johnson

Albuquerque, NM: Monday, January 28, 1952
(Ice Arena, att.-3,000) … Lord Carlton beat Pierre LaBelle (2-1) … Judo Jack Terry beat
Cesar Sando (2-1) … (ladies) Cora Combs and Carol Cook beat Mars Bennett and Lorraine
Johnson (2-1) … NOTE: Promoter Mike London switched his cards from Thursday to
Monday.

Albuquerque, NM: Friday, February 1, 1952
(Armory) … Tony Morelli beat Whitey Walberg (2-1) … (midgets) Sky Low Low beat Vito
Gonzales … George Curtis beat Tarzan Zimba … Leo Wallick beat Lou Britton

Albuquerque, NM: Monday, February 4, 1952
(Ice Arena, att.-1,100) … Cesar Sando beat Jack Terry (2-1, dq) … Lord Carlton vs Golden
Terror (1-1, nc) … Ace Abbott drew Juan Garcia … Tony Falletti beat Jack Rosen …
referee: Yaqui Joe

Albuquerque, NM: Friday, February 8, 1952
(Armory) … (WJTM) Danny McShain* beat Gory Guerrero (2-1) … (SJTM) Dory Funk* beat
Tony Morelli (2-1) … George Curtis beat Tommy Martindale … George Overhuls beat
Tarzan Zimba … referee: Gus Johnson

Albuquerque, NM: Monday, February 11, 1952
(Ice Arena, att.-1,500) … (7 man Battle Royal) (final) Pierre LaBelle beat Judo Jack Terry (2-
1) … Cesar Sando beat Golden Terror … Juan Garcia beat Tony Falletti (dq) … (eliminated
in order Ace Abbott, Tony Falletti, Juan Garcia, Cesar Sando, and Golden Terror … NOTE:
Leon Kirilenko failed to appear.

Albuquerque, NM: Friday, February 15, 1952
(Armory) … (midgets) Sonny Boy Cassidy and Sky Low Low beat Vito Gonzales and Farmer
Pete (2-1) … Tony Morelli beat Gory Guerrero (2-1, dq) … George Curtis beat Bill Sledge
(sub for George Overhuls) … Whitey Walberg drew Tarzan Zimba … referee: Lou Britton

Albuquerque, NM: Monday, February 18, 1952
(Ice Arena, att.-1,100) … Golden Terror and Jack Terry beat Pierre LaBelle and Cesar
Sando (2-1) … Gene Kiniski beat Ivan the Terrible (2-0) … Tony Falletti vs Ace Abbott …
(Tribune results) … NOTE: This was the first local card to be televised for 1 hour.

Albuquerque, NM: Friday, February 22, 1952
(Armory, att.-1,800) … George Curtis and Gory Guerrero beat Tony Morelli and Leo Wallick
(2-1) … Frankie Hart beat George Overhuls … Gus Johnson beat Tarzan Zimba … (Tribune
results)

Albuquerque, NM: Monday, February 25, 1952
(Ice Arena) … Gene Kiniski beat Alberto Campos … Monte LaDue beat Pierre LaBelle
…Golden Terror beat Dick Braden … Cesar Sando beat Ace Abbott … Juan Garcia beat
Tony Falletti … (Tribune results)

Albuquerque, NM: Tuesday, February 26, 1952
(Ice Arena, att.-2,800) … (Handicap) Slave Girl Moolah beat Daisy Mae … Lady Angel beat
Slave Girl Moolah … Nature Boy beat Gorgeous George Grant (2-1, dq) … Carlos Mendoza
beat Orchid Clark Grable (2-1) … referee: Yaqui Joe … NOTE: Velma Gordon no showed
against Daisy Mae, causing Moolah to meet two opponents. Mike London held this card as it
was the only date he could get Moolah and the Lady Angel.

Albuquerque, NM: Friday, February 29, 1952
(Armory) … Dizzy Davis and Tony Morelli beat George Curtis and Gory Guerrero (2-1) …
Frankie Hart beat Tarzan Zimba (2-0) (first fall by dq) … Sesue Oyama drew Alex Kasaboski
(sub for George Overhuls)

Albuquerque, NM: Monday, March 3, 1952
(Ice Arena) … Gene Kiniski drew Golden Terror (1-1) … Lee Grable beat Monte LaDue …
Louise Green beat Ethel Johnson … Ace Abbott beat Alberto Campos (dq) … Cesar Sando
beat Tony Falletti

Albuquerque, NM: Friday, March 7, 1952
(Armory) … George Curtis beat Dizzy Davis (1-0, utc) … Gory Guerrero beat Alex Kasaboski
(2-0, dq) … Frankie Hart drew Whitey Walberg (20:00) … Billy Hickson beat Glen Detton …
referee: George Bruckman

Albuquerque, NM: Monday, March 10, 1952
(Ice Arena) … (9 man tournament-first round) Cesar Sando beat Jacobo Macias … Golden
Terror beat Bill Sledge … Dr. Lee Grable beat Tony Falletti … Juan Garcia beat Ace Abbott
(dec.) … (second round) Cesar Sando beat Lee Savoldi … Golden Terror beat Dr. Lee
Grable … (semi-final) Juan Garcia beat Cesar Sando (dec.) … (final) Juan Garcia beat
Golden Terror (dq) … referee: Yaqui Joe

Albuquerque, NM: Friday, March 14, 1952
(Armory) … George Curtis and Gory Guerrero beat Dizzy Davis and Alex Kasaboski (2-1,
dq) … (judo jacket match) Sesue Oyama beat Whitey Wahlberg … Billy Hickson beat Great
Tarzan Zimba … referees: Dory Detton and Gene Detton

Albuquerque, NM: Monday, March 17, 1952
(Ice Arena) … Dr. Lee Grable beat Golden Terror (2-1, dq) … Danny Savich beat Pierre
LaBelle (2-1) … Juan Garcia beat Alberto Campos (dq) … Martin Munoz beat Gene
McCracken … Bill Sledge beat Lee Savoldi … referee: Yaqui Joe

Albuquerque, NM: Friday, March 21, 1952
(Armory) … Gory Guerrero beat Alex Kasaboski (2-1) … George Curtis beat Gus Johnson
(2-0) … Benny Trudell drew Jim Siskay (as John Pavich) … Billy Hickson beat Glen Detton
… referee: Tommy Martindale

Albuquerque, NM: Monday, March 24, 1952
(Ice Arena) … Golden Terror beat Gene Kiniski (2-1) … Dr. Lee Grable drew Danny Savich
… Juan Garcia beat Monte LaDue … Ace Abbott beat Bill Sledge … Tony Falletti beat Lee
Savoldi

Albuquerque, NM: Friday, March 28, 1952
(Armory) … (non title) Gory Guerrero beat Dory Funk* (2-1) … George Curtis beat Tony
Morelli (2-1, dq) … Sesue Oyama drew George Shindo … Frankie Hart drew Tommy
Martindale … referee: Gene Detton

Albuquerque, NM: Monday, March 31, 1952
(Ice Arena, att.-4,000) … Juan Garcia beat Danny Savich (2-1) … (ladies) Ida Mae Martinez
beat Dot Dotson (2-1) … Golden Terror (sub for Alberto Campos) vs Dr. Lee Grable (nc) …
Pierre LaBelle beat Bill Sledge … referee: Yaqui Joe

Albuquerque, NM: Friday, April 4, 1952
(Armory) … (SJTM*) Gory Guerrero beat Dory Funk (won Southwest JH title) … (ladies) Jo
Ann Mullinex beat Therese Theis … Tony Morelli drew Sesue Oyama … George Shinbo
drew Billy Raborn (as Billy Rayburn) … (results-Tribune) … NOTE: It was announced next
week that Tony Morelli had won the Southwest JH title from Dory Funk on April 3, in Amarillo.
Likely the promoter already knew this.

Albuquerque, NM: Monday, April 7, 1952
(Ice Arena, att.-3,300) … Danny Savich beat Dr. Lee Grable (2-1) … (ladies) Nell Stewart
beat Ida Mae Martinez (2-0) … Juan Garcia beat Adolfo Bonales (2-1, cor) … Ace Freeman
beat Jacobo Macias … referee: Yaqui Joe

Albuquerque, NM: Friday, April 11, 1952
(Armory) … (SJTM) Tony Morelli* beat Gory Guerrero (2-1) … (ladies) Lorraine Johnson
beat Jo Ann Mullinex (2-1) … Alex Kasaboski drew George Shindo … Sesue Oyama beat
Benny Trudell

Albuquerque, NM: Monday, April 14, 1952
(Ice Arena) … (elimination matches for New Mexico tag team title) Danny Savich and Golden
Terror beat Dr. Lee Grable and Gene Kiniski (2-1) … Juan Garcia and Pierre LaBelle beat
Alberto Campos and Al Williams (2-1, dq) … Ace Freeman drew Adolfo Bonales … referee:
Jack Rosen

Albuquerque, NM: Friday, April 18, 1952
(Armory) … (Judo jackets) Sesue Oyama beat Tony Morelli (2-1) … George Shindo beat
Alex Kasaboski (2-1, dq) … Ray Duran beat Tommy Martindale … Benny Trudell beat Billy
Hickson

Albuquerque, NM: Monday, April 21, 1952
(Ice Arena, att.-2,300) … (final) Juan Garcia and Pierre LaBelle beat Danny Savich and
Golden Terror (2-1) (won NM tag team title) … Al Williams beat Ace Freeman (2-1) … Martin
Munoz beat Butch Newkirk … Lee Grable gave a hypnosis demonstration

Albuquerque, NM: Friday, April 25, 1952
(Armory) … (7 man battle royal) (final) George Shindo beat Alex Kasaboski (2-0) (first by dq)
… Ray Duran beat Benny Trudell (2-1) … Billy Raborn beat Ace Abbott (dq) … Sesue
Oyama eliminated first in 7 man battle royal … referee: Frankie Hart

Albuquerque, NM: Monday, April 28, 1952
(Ice Arena) … Juan Garcia beat Golden Terror … Benito Gardini beat Pierre LaBelle … Al
Williams beat Gene Kiniski (dq) … Ace Freeman beat Bill Sledge … referee: Yaqui Joe …
(results-Tribune)

Albuquerque, NM: Friday, May 2, 1952
(Armory) … (WJTM) Danny McShain* beat George Shindo (2-1, dq) … Masked Marvel beat
John Pavich (2-0) … Ray Duran beat Benny Trudell (sub for Ace Abbott)

Albuquerque, NM: Monday, May 5, 1952
(Ice Arena, att.-5,000) … (RMTM*) Juan Garcia beat Danny Loos (2-1) (won Rocky
Mountain HW title) … (LWTM) Mildred Burke* beat Nell Stewart (2-0) … Adolfo Bonales beat
Al Williams (dq) … Benito Gardini beat Cesar Sando (sub for Ace Freeman) … referee:
Yaqui Joe … (largest local crowd of all time)

Albuquerque, NM: Friday, May 9, 1952
(Armory) … George Curtis and George Shindo beat Masked Marvel and Tony Morelli …
Cowboy Carlson beat Ace Abbott … Tommy Martindale drew Benny Trudell … (results-
Tribune) … NOTE: This Masked Marvel may have never been unmasked, unless it was in
Amarillo. A checked other cities such as Lubbock and El Paso showed him defeated but not
unmasked.

Albuquerque, NM: Monday, May 12, 1952
(Ice Arena, att.-3,400) … Jack Claybourne beat Golden Terror (2-1, dq) … Don London
beat Canadian Angel (2-0) … George (Apache) Craig drew Al Williams (30:00) … Benito
Gardini beat Buddy Jackson … NOTE: Don London was said to be the promoter of promoter
Mike London.

Bernalillo, NM: Thursday, May 15, 1952
(Our Ladies of Sorrows Gym) … Apache Craig vs Canadian Angel … Al Williams vs Adolfo
Bonales … Cesar Sando vs Tony Falletti … NOTE: This was the first of a series of monthly
shows promoted by Mike London.

Albuquerque, NM: Friday, May 16, 1952
(Armory) … Gorgeous George beat George Shindo (2-1) … Cowboy Carlson and George
Curtis vs Scott McFarland and Tony Morelli … Sesue Oyama vs Ace Abbott

Albuquerque, NM: Monday, May 19, 1952
(Ice Arena) … Jack Claybourne and Apache Craig beat Al Williams and Alberto Campos
(sub for Golden Terror) … Adolfo Bonales beat Benito Gardini (dq) … Canadian Angel beat
Tony Falletti … Buddy Jackson beat Martin Munoz … referee: Yaqui Joe … (results-Tribune)

Albuquerque, NM: Friday, May 23, 1952
(Armory, att.-1,200) … George Curtis beat Sesue Oyama (2-1, dq) … Masked Marvel beat
Cowboy Carlson (2-1) … George Shindo beat Alex Kasaboski … Scott McFarland vs Tommy
Martindale … referee: John Pavich

Albuquerque, NM: Monday, May 26, 1952
(Ice Arena, att.-2,400) … (9 man tournament) (semi-finals) Jack Claybourne beat Cesar
Sando … Al Williams beat Apache Craig … (final) Al Williams beat Jack Claybourne (dq) …
referee: Yaqui Joe … NOTE: Benito Gardini, Tony Falletti, Canadian Angel, Buddy Jackson
and Adolfo Bonales were also listed in be in the tournament.

Albuquerque, NM: Friday, May 30, 1952
(Armory) … (Judo Jacket Match) George Shindo beat Sesue Oyama (2-1) … Dory Funk and
Benny Trudell (sub for Masked Marvel) beat Cowboy Carlson and George Curtis … Ace
Freeman drew Benito Gardini (30:00) … NOTE: George Shindo was said to have won the
judo black belt of Japan from Sesue Oyama.

Albuquerque, NM: Monday, June 2, 1952
(Ice Arena, att.-3,400) … (RMTM) Juan Garcia* beat Danny Loos (2-1, cor) … Lord Carlton
drew Jack Claybourne … (ladies) Elvira Snodgrass beat Betty Hawkins … Apache Craig beat
Canadian Angel (dq) … Al Williams beat Tony Falletti … referee: Yaqui Joe

Albuquerque, NM: Friday, June 6, 1952
(Armory) … Tony Morelli vs Masked Marvel (1-1, nc) … Dory Funk beat Cowboy Carlson (2-
1, dq) … (ladies) Lilly Bitter beat Terry Majors … Adolfo Bonales drew Benito Gardini (20:00)
… referee: Bill Sledge

Albuquerque, NM: Monday, June 9, 1952
(Ice Arena) … Lord Carlton vs Jack Claybourne (1-1, nc) … Canadian Angel and Al Williams
beat Juan Garcia and Apache Craig (2-1) … (ladies) Elvira Snodgrass beat Jo Ann Mullinex
… Buddy Jackson drew Tony Falletti

Albuquerque, NM: Friday, June 13, 1952
(Armory) … Masked Marvel beat Dory Funk (2-1) … Tony Morelli beat Adolfo Bonales (2-1)
… Cowboy Carlson beat Benito Gardini (2-1, dq) … (ladies) June Byers beat Lilly Bitter …
referee: Billy Weidner

Albuquerque, NM: Monday, June 16, 1952
(Ice Arena) … Jack Claybourne beat Mighty Atlas (2-1, dq) … Canadian Angel and Al
Williams vs Juan Garcia and Apache Craig (1-1, nc) … Buddy Jackson drew Cesar Sando
(30:00) … referees: Tony Falletti and Cesar Sando

Albuquerque, NM: Friday, June 20, 1952
(Armory) … Masked Marvel beat Dory Funk (2-1) … (midgets) Sky Low Low beat Farmer
Pete (2-1) … Adolfo Bonales and Ace Freeman beat Benito Gardini and Bill Sledge) (sub for
Tony Morelli) (2-0)

Albuquerque, NM: Monday, June 23, 1952
(Ice Arena, att.-3,200) … Lord Carlton beat Mighty Atlas (2-1, dq) … Al Williams beat Juan
Garcia (45:00, 1-0) … Jack Claybourne (as Black Panther) beat Canadian Angel … Cesar
Sando beat Tony Falletti

Albuquerque, NM: Friday, June 27, 1952
(Armory) … Adolfo Bonales and Ace Freeman beat Benito Gardini and Tony Morelli (2-0) …
Gene Kiniski (sub for Kinji Shibuya) beat Bob Geigel … Alex Perez drew Pat O’Dowdy (20:00)

Albuquerque, NM: Monday, June 30, 1952
(Ice Arena, att.-1,800) … Lord Carlton and Al Williams vs Jack Claybourne and Apache
Craig (nc) … Juan Garcia beat Canadian Angel … Cesar Sando beat Buddy Jackson …
Tony Falletti beat Leopard Man (dq) … (results-Tribune)

Albuquerque, NM: Friday, July 4, 1952
(Armory) … Masked Marvel beat Ace Freeman (2-1) … Billy Weidner beat Gene Kiniski (2-1)
… Adolfo Bonales beat Benito Gardini (dq) … Pierre LaBelle drew Johnny James (20:00) …
referee: Chris Belkas

Albuquerque, New Mexico: Monday, July 7, 1952
(Ice Arena) ... Al Williams b. Juan Garcia to capture the Rocky Mountain Heavyweight Title
(2/3) (Williams won the first and third falls) (both were initially knocked out during the third
fall, but Williams came to and pinned Garcia) (Garcia was out cold for more than 20 minutes)
... Jack Claybourne b. Alberto Campos (2/3) (third by DQ) ... Apache Craig b. Tony Falletti ...
The Panther b. Cesar Sando (DQ) ... (promoter: Mike London)

Albuquerque, New Mexico: Thursday, July 10, 1952
(Ice Arena) ... Danny Loos b. Al Williams to capture the Rocky Mountain Heavyweight Title
(split decision) ... Women's World Champion Mildred Burke b. Theresa Theis (2/3) (Theis
won the first fall) ... Jack Claybourne b. Leopard Man ... Juan Garcia b. Tony Falletti ...
Apache Craig and Cesar Sando drew (20:00) ... (promoter: Mike London) ... (referee:
Yaqui Joe)
Notes: Williams had captured the Rocky Mountain Title on Monday from Juan Garcia. This
was billed as a "Parade of Champions" show, which was one of London's trademarks.

Albuquerque, New Mexico: Friday, July 11, 1952
(The Armory) ... NWA World Junior Heavyweight Champion Danny McShain and Masked
Marvel drew (1-1) (both were knocked out in the third fall) ... Adolfo Bonales and BIlly
Weidner b. Benito Gardini and Bob Geigel (2/3) ... Chris Belkas and Dale Haddock drew (20:
00) ... (promoter: Dory Detton) ... (sponsored by: 20-30 Club)

Albuquerque, NM: Monday, July 14, 1952
(Ice Arena) … Jack Claybourne beat Great Togo (2-1, dq) … Al Williams beat Cesar Sando
(2-1) … (loser unmasks) Golden Terror beat Leopard Man … Apache Craig drew Juan
Garcia (sub for Alberto Campos) (20:00) … referee: Yaqui Joe

Albuquerque, NM: Friday, July 18, 1952
(Armory) … Cowboy Carlson and Dory Funk beat Adolfo Bonales and Ace Freeman (2-1) …
Masked Marvel beat Tony Morelli (2-1) … Pierre LaBelle beat Benito Gardini (dq)

Albuquerque, NM: Monday, July 21, 1952
(Ice Arena, att.-5,000) … Primo Carnera beat Hardy Kruskamp … Jack Claybourne and Juan
Garcia vs Golden Terror and Al Williams (1-1, nc) … Apache Craig beat Yaqui Joe (sub for
Bulldog Clements) (2-0) … Martin Munoz drew Jim Sullivan

Albuquerque, NM: Friday, July 25, 1952
(Armory) … Gory Guerrero beat Masked Marvel (1-1, utc) … Salvadore Flores beat Pierre
LaBelle (2-1) … Johnny James beat Benito Gardini (2-0, dq) … (Judo Jacket Match) Kinji
Shibuya beat Gene Blackley (sub for Dory Funk) … referee: Billy Weidner

Albuquerque, NM: Monday, July 28, 1952
(Ice Arena, att.-5,000) … Primo Carnera beat Jesus Ortega (sub for Lord Carlton) (2-1) …
Jack Claybourne and Juan Garcia beat Golden Terror and Al Williams (2-1, dq) … Apache
Craig beat Hardy Kruskamp … Elias Garcia beat Tony Falletti … NOTE: Elias Garcia was
said to be the younger brother of Juan Garcia.

Albuquerque, NM: Friday, August 1, 1952
(Armory) … (non title) Gory Guerrero beat Danny McShain* (2-0) … Salvadore Flores beat
Benito Gardini (2-0, dq) … (Judo Jacket Match) Kinji Shibuya beat Ace Freeman … Johnny
James drew Gene Blackley (20:00)

Albuquerque, NM: Monday, August 4, 1952
(Ice Arena) … (RMTM*) Juan Garcia beat Danny Loos (2-1) (won Rocky Mountain HW title)
… Abe Kashey and Al Williams beat Apache Craig and Elias Garcia (2-1) … Jack
Claybourne beat Golden Terror (dq) … Al Kashey beat Tony Falletti … referee: Yaqui Joe

Albuquerque, NM: Friday, August 8, 1952
(Armory) … (SWTTM) Cowboy Carlson and Dory Funk* beat Ace Freeman and Gory
Guerrero (2-1) … (Judo Jacket Match) Kinji Shibuya beat Johnny James … Salvadore Flores
drew Chris Belkas (20:00) … NOTE: Carlson and Funk were said to have won the Southwest
JH tag team title recently in Amarillo.

Albuquerque, NM: Monday, August 11, 1952
(Ice Arena, att.-4,000) … (special referee: Max Baer) Jack Claybourne beat Golden Terror
(2-1) … Juan Garcia and Elias Garcia beat Abe Kashey and Al Williams … Apache Craig
beat Al Kashey … Nick Studen drew Tony Falletti … (results-Tribune) … (Journal has Al
Kashey drew Tony Falletti (15:00) (Tribune likely right as Craig was booked against Al
Kashey)

Belen, NM: Tuesday, August 12, 1952
(High School Gym) … Golden Terror and Al Williams vs Apache Craig and Juan Garcia …
referee: Max Baer … promoter: Mike London

Albuquerque, NM: Friday, August 15, 1952
(Armory) … (WJTM) Gory Guerrero beat Danny McShain* (2-0, dq) … (LWTM) Mildred
Burke* beat Betty Hawkins (2-0) … (Judo Jacket Match) Kinji Shibuya beat Masked Marvel …
Salvadore Flores beat Benito Gardini … referee: Gene Detton

Albuquerque, NM: Monday, August 18, 1952
(Ice Arena) … Al Williams beat Abe Kashey (2-1, dq) … Apache Craig beat Golden Terror (2-
1, dq) … Jack Claybourne drew Elias Garcia (30:00) … Al Kashey beat Tony Falletti (dq) …
referee: Yaqui Joe

Albuquerque, NM: Friday, August 22, 1952
(Armory, att.-2,400) … (WJTM) Danny McShain* beat Gory Guerrero (2-1) … Dory Funk
beat Salvadore Flores (2-1) … Chris Belkas and Johnny James beat Benito Gardini and
Dale Haddock

Albuquerque, NM: Monday, August 25, 1952
(Ice Arena) … Golden Terror beat Juan Garcia (2-1) … Al Williams beat Jack Claybourne (2-
1) … (ladies) Millie Stafford beat Lilly Bitter … Apache Craig drew Elias Garcia (20:00)

Albuquerque, NM: Friday, August 29, 1952
(Armory) … Gory Guerrero beat Dory Funk (2-1) (first fall by dq) … Benito Gardini beat
Salvadore Flores (utc) … Alex Perez beat Chris Belkas (2-1) … referee: Gene Detton

Albuquerque, NM: Monday, September 1, 1952
(Ice Arena, att.-5,300) … Jack Claybourne, Elias Garcia and Juan Garcia beat Alberto
Campos, Golden Terror and Al Williams … Apache Craig beat Matt Murphy (2-1) … (ladies)
Millie Stafford beat Lilly Bitter (2-1)

Albuquerque, NM: Friday, September 5, 1952
(Armory) … Cowboy Carlson and Gory Guerrero drew Benito Gardini and Ivan Kalmikoff (1-
1) … Buck Weaver (sub for Antone Leone) beat Salvadore Flores (2-0) … Adolfo Bonales
drew Gene Detton (20:00)

Albuquerque, NM: Monday, September 8, 1952
(Ice Arena) … (7 man tournament) (first round) Elias Garcia beat Tony Falletti … Apache
Craig beat Al Williams … Juan Garcia beat Albert Campos (dq) … Golden Terror received
bye … (semi-finals) Apache Craig beat Elias Garcia (dec.) … Golden Terror beat Juan
Garcia … (final) Apache Craig beat Golden Terror (dq) … referee: Yaqui Joe … (results-
Tribune) … NOTE: Jack (Black Panther) Claybourne was married after the wrestling tourney
in an inside the ring ceremony. Buddy Jackson served as his best man.

Albuquerque, NM: Friday, September 12, 1952
(Armory) … Gory Guerrero beat Ivan Kalmikoff (2-1) … Cowboy Carlson beat Benito Gardini
(2-1) … Art Nelson beat Johnny James … Adolfo Bonales beat Chris Belkas

Albuquerque, NM: Monday, September 15, 1952
(Ice Arena, att.-2,800) … (RMTM) Juan Garcia* beat Golden Terror (2-1, dq) … Elias Garcia
beat Count Plestina … Al Williams drew Apache Craig … Tony Falletti beat Jimmy Sullivan
(sub for Fritz Schnabel) … referee: Yaqui Joe

Albuquerque, NM: Friday, September 19, 1952
(Armory) … Gory Guerrero vs Frankie Murdock (1-1, nc) … Ivan Kalmikoff (sub for Benito
Gardini) beat Cowboy Carlson (2-1) … Art Nelson beat George Overhuls … (Judo Jacket
Match) Antone Leone drew Sesue Oyama … referee: Adolfo Bonales

Albuquerque, NM: Monday, September 22, 1952
(Ice Arena) … original Golden Terror beat Art Bull (2-1, dq) … Apache Craig beat Golden
Terror II (2-1, cor) … Juan Garcia and Cesar Sando beat Al Williams and Count Plestina
(sub for Alberto Campos) (2-0) … referee: Yaqui Joe

Albuquerque, NM: Friday, September 26, 1952
(Armory) … Gory Guerrero beat Ivan Kalmikoff (2-0) … Antone Leone and Art Nelson (sub
for Benito Gardini) beat Sesue Oyama and Kinji Shibuya … George Overhuls drew Adolfo
Bonales

Albuquerque, NM: Monday, September 29, 1952
(Ice Arena) … (RMTM) Juan Garcia* vs Al Williams … Apache Craig vs Art Bull … original
Golden Terror vs Golden Terror … Joe Millich vs Count Plestina

Albuquerque, NM: Friday, October 3, 1952
(Armory) … Gory Guerrero vs Antone Leone (nc) … Frankie Murdock drew Art Nelson (1-1)
… Adolfo Bonales and George Overhuls drew Sesue Oyama and Jack O’Reilly … referee:
Buck Weaver

Albuquerque, NM: Monday, October 6, 1952
(Ice Arena) … (mask vs mask) Golden Terror vs Golden Terror II (nc) … Art Bull vs Joe
Millich … Carl Engstrom vs Alberto Campos … Count Plestina vs Dusty Rhodes … Tony
Falletti vs Martin Munoz … NOTE: One of the Golden Terror’s was hit over the head by a
police officer’s nightstick. He was taken to a local hospital. Eddie Faieta, the Golden Terror,
was charged with disorderly conduct.

Albuquerque, NM: Friday, October 10, 1952
(Armory) … Adolfo Bonales and Gory Guerrero beat Antone Leone and Art Nelson (2-1) …
Jack O’Reilly beat Tommy Martindale (2-1) … Adolfo Bonales drew Art Nelson (15:00)

Albuquerque, NM: Monday, October 13, 1952
(Ice Arena) … (8 man tournament) (final) Carl Engstrom beat Art Bull … also featured were
Golden Terror #1, Apache Craig, Pepi Pasquale, Juan Garcia, Joe Millich and Count Plestina

Albuquerque, NM: Friday, October 17, 1952
(Armory) … (ladies) Kathleen Wimbley beat Babs Wingo (sub for Ethel Johnson) (2-0) …
Jack O’Reilly beat Gory Guerrero (1-1, utc) … Frankie Murdock drew Sesus Oyama

Albuquerque, NM: Monday, October 20, 1952
(Ice Arena, att.-2,500) … Gypsy Joe beat Apache Craig (2-1) … Art Bull beat Juan Garcia (2-
1, dq) … Joe Millich drew Carl Engstrom … Roberto Cruz beat Pepi Pasquale (dq) …
referee: Yaqui Joe

Albuquerque, NM: Friday, October 24, 1952
(Armory) … Jack O’Reilly beat Gory Guerrero (2-1) … Art Nelson beat Tommy Martindale …
Herb Parks beat Adolfo Bonales

Albuquerque, NM: Monday, October 27, 1952
(Ice Arena, att.-4,000) … Verne Gagne beat Gypsy Joe (1-0, utc) … Eddie Faieta (ex
Golden Terror #1 with mask on again) beat Art Bull (2-1, dq) … Carl Engstrom drew Juan
Garcia (sub for Matt Murphy) (both cor) … Apache Craig drew Pepi Pasquale … referee:
Yaqui Joe

Albuquerque, NM: Friday, October 31, 1952
(Armory) … Gory Guerrero and Tommy Martindale beat Art Nelson and Jack O’Reilly (2-1)
… Jesse James drew Herb Parks … Tommy Martindale beat Jack O’Reilly

Albuquerque, NM: Sunday, November 2, 1952 (Benefit Community Chest)
(Ice Arena, att.-3,500) … Verne Gagne beat Eddie Faieta (as Golden Terror) (2-0) (first fall
by dq) … Juan Garcia beat Art Bull (45:00, 1-0) … Carl Engstrom beat Pepi Pasquale … Joe
Millich drew Matt Murphy (sub for Apache Craig) (20:00) … referee: Yaqui Joe

Albuquerque, NM: Friday, November 7, 1952
(Armory) … (SWJTM) Ivan Kalmikoff* beat Gory Guerrero … Tommy Martindale beat Frankie
Murdock … Herb Parks beat George Overhuls … (Nitsche results from Tribune)

Albuquerque, NM: Monday, November 10, 1952
(Ice Arena, att.-2,500) … Danny Loos drew Carl Engstrom … Apache Craig and Juan Garcia
beat Art Bull and Matt Murphy (2-1) … Pepi Pasquale beat Eddie Faieta (sub for Count
Plestina) (2-1)

Albuquerque, NM: Friday, November 14, 1952
(Armory) … Herb Parks and Jack O’Reilly beat Gory Guerrero and Tommy Martindale …
(midgets) Sky Low Low beat Sonny Boy Cassidy … Gus Johnson beat Danny Ferrazza (as
Tony Frazzio) … (Bob Nitsche results from Tribune)

Albuquerque, NM: Monday, November 17, 1952
(Ice Arena, att.-3,000) … Jack Claybourne beat Art Bull (2-0. dq) … Joe Millich beat Carl
Engstrom (45:00, 1-0) … Juan Garcia beat Pepi Pasquale … Apache Craig beat Matt
Murphy … referee: Yaqui Joe

Albuquerque, NM: Friday, November 21, 1952
(Armory) … Gory Guerrero beat Herb Parks (2-0, dq) … Farmer Jones and Frankie Murdock
(billed as Murdock brothers, which they were) beat Ivan Kalmikoff and Jack O’Reilly … Jack
O’Reilly beat Frankie Murdock … referee: Bill Sledge

Albuquerque, NM: Monday, November 24, 1952
(Ice Arena) … Pat O’Connor beat Joe Millich (2-1) … Jack Claybourne beat Pepi Pasquale
(2-1) … Art Bull beat Carl Engstrom … referee: George (Apache) Craig

Albuquerque, NM: Friday, November 28, 1952
(Armory) … Gory Guerrero beat Art Nelson (2-1, dq-reversed decision) … Farmer Jones
beat Gene Blackley (sub for Jack O’Reilly) … Herb Parks drew Tommy Martindale (20:00) …
referee: Gus Johnson

Albuquerque, NM: Monday, December 1, 1952
(Ice Arena, att.-3,500) … Pat O’Connor beat The Goon (2-0, dq) … Jack Claybourne and
Juan Garcia beat Art Bull and Pepi Pasquale (2-1) … Apache Craig beat Reggie Lisowski (2-
0, dq) … referees: Yaqui Joe and Jim Sullivan … NOTE: During the TV portion, KOB-TV
sportscaster Charlie Teas was put in Reggie Lisowski’s full nelson and passed out. Lisowski
had trouble releasing it. By the time, he was pulled off, the program missed a commercial
and ran 90 seconds overtime. It took 2 hours for the TV station to get its programs back on
schedule.

Albuquerque, NM: Friday, December 5, 1952
(Armory) … (SWJTM) Farmer Jones beat Ivan Kalmikoff* (2-1, dq) … George Overhuls beat
Tommy Martindale (2-1) … Buck Lipscomb beat Carlos Moreno (2-0)

Albuquerque, NM: Monday, December 8, 1952
(Ice Arena, att.-5,500) … Mike London beat Art Bull (1-1, utc) … Jack Claybourne beat
Reggie Lisowski (dq) … Juan Garcia drew Apache Craig (30:00) … Yaqui Joe beat Jim
Sullivan … Alonzo Coon, Roswell, NM, drew Art Mason, Walker A.F.B., (15:00) … referee:
Gene DeLapena … NOTE: About 600 fans were turned away from the estimated overflow
crowd for the Salvation Army Christmas show.

Albuquerque, NM: Friday, December 12, 1952
(Armory) … Carlos Moreno beat Buck Lipscomb (2-0) (first fall by dq) … Farmer Jones
Murdock beat Jesse James (2-1) … Rey Urbano drew Frankie Murdock … referee: Joe Rael

Albuquerque, NM: Monday, December 15, 1952
(Ice Arena) … Mighty Atlas beat Reggie Lisowski (2-1) … (Handicap) Apache Craig and Jack
Claybourne beat The Goon (40:00 time limit) … Juan Garcia drew Gene Baxter (sub for
Alberto Campos) (30:00) … Martin Munoz drew Jimmy Sullivan

Albuquerque, NM: Friday, December 19, 1952
(Armory) … Jesse James, Carlos Moreno and Rey Urbano beat Farmer Jones, Frankie
Murdock and Buck Lipscomb (2-1, dq) … Buck Lipscomb beat Jesse James … Farmer Jones
beat Rey Urbano … Carlos Moreno drew Frankie Murdock … referee: Gene Blackley

Albuquerque, NM: Monday, December 22, 1952
(Ice Arena, att.-3,000) … Mighty Atlas beat Jack Claybourne (2-1) … (ladies) Terry Majors
beat Therese Theis (2-0) … Gene Baxter beat The Goon (dq) … Canadian Angel beat
Apache Craig … referee: Yaqui Joe

Albuquerque, NM: Friday, December 26, 1952
(Armory, att.-1,800) … Gory Guerrero and Carlos Moreno beat Dory Funk and George
Overhuls (dq-reversed dec.) … (ladies) Ethel Johnson beat Babs Wingo (2-0) … Rey
Urbano beat Tommy Martindale … referee: Gorilla Poggi

Albuquerque, NM: Monday, December 29, 1952
(Ice Arena, att.-2,500) … (Handicap-tag team match) Elias Garcia and Juan Garcia beat The
Goon (2-1) … Gene Baxter beat Canadian Angel (2-0) … Alonzo Coon beat Art Mason …
George Drake drew Apache Craig (30:00) … referee: Jimmy Sullivan … NOTE: The
Canadian Angel was Jack (Cueball) Rush, who worked in the 1930s as Wild Bill Rush.

NOTE: I once read that Jim Austeri wrestled as Tony Falletti. A check of my records in 1952
shows that Austeri and Falletti were two different wrestlers.

Don Luce research from the Albuquerque Journal. The Albuquerque Tribune was also
checked for the months that were available.

Additional Research by Tim Hornbaker
January 8, 2011

Albuquerque Wrestling Results - 1952