Albuquerque Wrestling Results

Albuquerque, New Mexico: Monday, January 6, 1958
(Civic Auditorium) … NWA World Heavyweight Champion Dick Hutton b. Juan Garcia (2/3)
(Hutton used “rough tactics” and beat Garcia with an abdominal stretch) … Danny Plechas
b. Bob Elliott (1-0) (time ran out) … Jim Wright b. Suni War Cloud (DQ) … Danno McDonald
b. Bobby Red Cloud … (promoter: Mike London) … (4,500 fans)
Notes: Garcia was a special contest over 11 other wrestlers to annex the shot at Hutton,
garnering 44 more votes than Danny Plechas. Bob Elliott came in third. Garcia was called a
“former University of Mexico star.” This was Hutton’s first defense in New Mexico.

Albuquerque, New Mexico: Monday, January 13, 1958
(Civic Auditorium) … Rip Rogers and Jim Wright b. Bob Elliott and Juan Garcia (2/3) …
Danny Plechas b. Tommy Phelps (2-0) … Suni War Cloud b. Danno McDonald (2/3) …
(promoter: Mike London)

Albuquerque, New Mexico: Monday, January 20, 1958
(Civic Auditorium) … Miguel Lopez and Danny Plechas b. Rip Rogers and Jim Wright (2/3)
… Suni War Cloud b. John Simms (2-0) … Danno McDonald b. Al Szasz (2/3) … (promoter:
Mike London) … (referee: Ben Sherman)

Albuquerque, New Mexico: Monday, January 27, 1958
(Civic Auditorium) … Rip Rogers b. Danny Plechas (2/3) … Buddy Rogers b. Juan Garcia
(Garcia was unable to continue) … Suni War Cloud b. Al Szasz (Indian Deathlock) … Bob
Elliott b. Jim Wright (DQ) … (promoter: Mike London)

Albuquerque, New Mexico: Monday, February 3, 1958
(Civic Auditorium) … Rip Rogers b. Miguel Lopez (2/3) (first fall by DQ) … Leo Garibaldi b.
Jim Wright (2/3) (third by DQ) … Juan Garcia and Suni War Cloud b. Ben “Doc” Sherman
and John Simms (2/3) … (promoter: Mike London) … (referee: Bobby Red Cloud)

Albuquerque, New Mexico: Monday, February 10, 1958
(Civic Auditorium) … Danny Plechas b. Rip Rogers (death match) (Rogers was unable to
return for the 11th fall) (Plechas had been ahead on falls 6-4 before the finish) … Buddy
Rogers b. Jim Wright (2/3) … Bob Elliot b. Danno McDonald (McDonald was a substitute for
John Simms) … Suni War Cloud b. Bobby Red Cloud … (promoter: Mike London) …
(referee: Ben Sherman)

Albuquerque, New Mexico: Monday, February 17, 1958
(Civic Auditorium) … Buddy Rogers and Rip Rogers b. Juan Garcia and Suni War Cloud
(2/3) … Bob Elliott and Jim Wright drew (1-1) … Rocky Mountain Heavyweight Champion
Danny Plechas b. Chief Ava (2-0) … (promoter: Mike London)

Albuquerque, New Mexico: Monday, February 24, 1958
(Civic Auditorium) … Miguel Lopez and Danny Plechas b. Buddy Rogers and Rip Rogers by
decision after the time ran out (1-1) … Juan Garcia b. Jim Wright … Johnny Simms b. Bob
Elliott … (promoter: Mike London) … (referee: Ben Sherman)

Albuquerque, New Mexico: Monday, March 3, 1958
(Civic Auditorium) … Rocky Mountain Heavyweight Champion Danny Plechas b. Rip Rogers
(2-1) (Rogers was unable to continue) … Lord Clayton Littlebrook and Tiny Tim b. Irish
Jackie and Ivan the Terrible (2/3) … Juan Garcia b. John Siksay … Danno McDonald and
Suni War Cloud drew … (promoter: Mike London) … (2,400 fans)

Albuquerque, New Mexico: Monday, March 10, 1958
(Civic Auditorium) … NWA World Heavyweight Champion Dick Hutton and Danny Plechas
drew (60:00) (no falls) … Kurt Von Poppenhim b. Danno McDonald (2-0) … Suni War Cloud
b. Joe Christie (DQ) … Juan Garcia and Johnny Simms drew … (promoter: Mike London) …
(referee: Jack Claybourne) … (3,600 fans)

Albuquerque, New Mexico: Monday, March 17, 1958
(Civic Auditorium) … Rocky Mountain Heavyweight Champion Danny Plechas and Joe
Christie wrestled to a no decision (1-1) … Jack Claybourne b. Johnny Simms (2-0) … Doll
Paige b. Gypsy Rose (2/3) … Juan Garcia b. Danno McDonald … Suni War Cloud b. Tommy
Fields … (promoter: Mike London) … (referee: Ben Sherman)

Albuquerque, New Mexico: Monday, March 24, 1958
(Civic Auditorium) … Danny Plechas b. Joe Christie (1:15 of the fourth round) (referee:
former boxer Rex Layne) (boxing match) … Jack Claybourne b. Paul DeGalles (2/3) … Juan
Garcia b. Suni War Cloud (abdominal stretch) … Mike Burnell and Danno McDonald drew …
(promoter: Mike London) … (referee: Ben Sherman)

Albuquerque, New Mexico: Monday, March 31, 1958
(Civic Auditorium) … Rocky Mountain Heavyweight Champion Danny Plechas b. Juan Garcia
(2/3) … Kurt Von Poppenheim b. Suni War Cloud (2/3) … Jack Claybourne b. Joe Christie
(DQ) … Paul DeGalles b. Danno McDonald … (promoter: Mike London) … (referee: Ben
Sherman) … (2,000+ fans)

Albuquerque, New Mexico: Monday, April 7, 1958
(Civic Auditorium) … Cyclone Anaya b. Danny Plechas to capture the Rocky Mountain
Heavyweight Title (2/3) (third fall by decision) (two judges and the referee picked Anaya as
the winner) … Bob Elliott b. Kurt Von Poppenheim (reverse decision in the third fall after the
latter originally won) (Von Poppenehim attacked Elliott after the bout) … Juan Garcia b. Paul
DeGalles (DQ) … Jack Claybourne and Suni War Cloud drew … (promoter: Mike London)
… (referee: Ben Sherman)

Albuquerque, New Mexico: Monday, April 14, 1958
(Civic Auditorium) … Hans Schultz and Kurt Von Poppenheim b. Jack Clayboune and Juan
Garcia (2-0) … Dino Bravo b. Johnny Swenski (2/3) (Swenski was a substitute for Joe
Christie) … Suni War Cloud b. Paul DeGalles (2-0) … (promoter: Mike London) … (nearly
1,200 fans)

Albuquerque, New Mexico: Monday, April 21, 1958
(Civic Auditorium) … Cyclone Anaya and Juan Garcia wrestled Hans Schultz and Kurt Von
Poppenheim to a draw (60:00) (1-1) … Dino Bravo b. Paul DeGalles (2-0) … Suni War
Cloud b. Jack Claybourne (2-0) … (promoter: Mike London) … (1,500 fans)

Albuquerque, New Mexico: Monday, April 28, 1958
(Civic Auditorium) … Juan Garcia b. Hans Schultz in the finals of a five-man wrestle royal
(Suni War Cloud was eliminated first) … Kurt Von Poppenheim b. Paul DeGalles (wrestle
royal semi-final) … Dory Funk b. Dino Bravo (2/3) (third fall by countout) … (promoter: Mike
London) … (1,300 fans)
Notes: There was supposed to be a “grudge” match between wrestler-referee Ben Sherman
and “local fan” Jeff Earthman, but that was postponed due to the death of Sherman’s
mother. Sherman went to Portland for the funeral.

Albuquerque, New Mexico: Monday, May 5, 1958
(Civic Auditorium) … Kurt Von Poppenheim b. Dino Bravo … Cyclone Anaya, Juan Garcia
and Alberto Torres wrestled Dory Funk, Rip Hawk and Jerry Woods to a draw (60:00) (1-1)
… Suni War Cloud and Hans Schultz drew (no falls) … (promoter: Mike London) … (1,900
fans)

Albuquerque, New Mexico: Monday, May 12, 1958
(Civic Auditorium) … Dory Funk Sr. b. Juan Garcia (2-0) … Jerry Woods b. Bob Elliott …
Cyclone Anaya and Alberto Torres b. Hans Schultz and Kurt Von Poppenheim (DQ) … Suni
War Cloud b. Dino Bravo … Rip Hawk b. Paul DeGalles … (promoter: Mike London) …
(1,600 fans)
Note: Funk earned a match with Cyclone Anaya for the Rocky Mountain Title next week.

Albuquerque, New Mexico: Monday, May 19, 1958
(Civic Auditorium) … Cyclone Anaya b. Dory Funk Sr. (2/3) (decision in the third fall) … Juan
Garcia and Alberto Torres b. Rip Hawk and Jerry Woods (2-0) (DQ) … Suni War Cloud b.
Hans Schultz (2/3) … (promoter: Mike London) … (referee: Alex Perez) … (2,000+ fans)
Note: Anaya was chosen as the winner in the main event by judges Mose Gutierrez and
Salvador Garcia.

Albuquerque, New Mexico: Monday, May 26, 1958
(Civic Auditorium) … Suni War Cloud b. Dory Funk Sr. (2/3) (Funk lost the second and third
falls by disqualification) … Rip Hawk and Jerry Woods wrestled Cyclone Anaya and Juan
Garcia to a no contest … Alberto Torres and Kurt Von Poppenheim drew (20:00) … Chabela
Romero b. Tonia la Tapatia … Irma Gonzales b. La Dama en Mascarada … (promoter: Mike
London) … (referee: Alex Perez) … (3,200 fans)

Albuquerque, New Mexico: Monday, June 2, 1958
(Civic Auditorium) … Juan Garcia b. Kurt Von Poppenheim (2-0) (second by DQ) … Irma
Gonzales and Tonia la Tapatia b. Masked Lady and Chabeta Romero (2/3) … Suni War
Cloud b. Rip Hawk (DQ) … Jerry Woods b. Alberto Torres … (promoter: Mike London) …
(referee: Ben Sherman)

Albuquerque, New Mexico: Monday, June 9, 1958
(Civic Auditorium) … Juan Garcia and Jerry Woods drew (60:00) (1-1) … Little Red Feather
and Tiny Tim b. Beau Brummell and Tennessee Tex (2/3) … Alberto Torres b. Kurt Von
Poppenheim (DQ) … Suni War Cloud b. Jim Siskay … (promoter: Mike London)

Albuquerque, New Mexico: Monday, June 16, 1958
(Civic Auditorium) … Rocky Mountain Heavyweight Champion Cyclone Anaya b. Dory Funk
Sr. (2/3) … Jerry Woods b. Don Curtis … Joe Blanchard and Suni War Cloud wrestled Juan
Garcia and Alberto Torres drew … Rip Hawk and Kurt Von Poppenhein wrestled to a no
contest (1-1) … (promoter: Mike London) … (referees: Don Curtis, Bob Geigel) … (2,300
fans)

Albuquerque, New Mexico: Monday, June 23, 1958
(Civic Auditorium) … Dory Funk and Bob Geigel b. Juan Garcia and Alberto Torres (2/3) …
Cyclone Anaya b. Jerry Woods (DQ) … Kurt Von Poppenheim and Suni War Cloud drew …
(promoter: Mike London) … (referee: Bud Dailey) … (1,400 fans)

Albuquerque, New Mexico: Monday, June 30, 1958
(Civic Auditorium) … Rip Hawk b. Cyclone Anaya to capture the Rocky Mountain
Heavyweight Title (2/3) … Jerry Woods b. Kurt Von Poppenheim (2/3) … Dory Funk and Bob
Geigel b. Juan Garcia and Suni War Cloud … Tokyo Joe and Al Torres drew (20:00) …
(promoter: Mike London) … (nearly 1,800 fans)
Notes: Hawk was said to be from Toledo and called the “first Ohioan to capture the Rocky
Mountain title.”

Albuquerque, New Mexico: Monday, July 7, 1958
(Civic Auditorium) … Dory Funk and Bob Geigel b. The Great Bolo and Rip Hawk (2-0) …
Juan Garcia b. Tokyo Joe (2/3) … Suni War Cloud b Jack Hader … Alberto Torres b. Tommy
Phelps … (promoter: Mike London)

Albuquerque, New Mexico: Monday, July 14, 1958
(Civic Auditorium) … Dory Funk and Bob Geigel b. Juan Garcia and Alex “Toro” Perez (2/3)
… Rip Hawk and Jerry Woods b. Bob Elliott and Suni War Cloud (2/3) … Alberto Torres b.
Tokyo Joe (2-0) … (promoter: Mike London)

Albuquerque, New Mexico: Monday, July 21, 1958
(Civic Auditorium) … NWA World Heavyweight Champion Dick Hutton b. Lou Thesz (2/3)
(third fall by DQ) (Thesz threw Hutton over the top rope) (Hutton punched the referee) …
Suni War Cloud b. Al Torres … Alex Perez b. Jerry Woods (DQ) … Juan Garcia b. Rip Hawk
(1-0) … Rip Hawk and Jerry Woods wrestled Juan Garcia and Al Perez to a draw (60:00) (1-
1) … (promoter: Mike London) … (referee: Ben Sherman) … (6,000+ fans)
Notes: The main event was delayed an hour and a half because Hutton was delayed
traveling from Amarillo due to bad weather. The tag team match was a filler for the
audience. The attendance was said to be the largest crowd to ever see a Civic Auditorium
event. Hutton worked the main event as a heel.

Albuquerque, New Mexico: Monday, July 28, 1958
(Civic Auditorium) … Dory Funk and Bob Geigel wrestled Rip Hawk and Jerry Woods to a no
contest (both teams were counted out in the third fall) … Juan Garcia and Suni War Cloud
wrestled to a no contest (third round of an Australian bout) … Ethel Johnson b. Babs Wingo
(2/3) … Alex Perez b. Alberto Torres (5:10 of the third round) … (promoter: Mike London)
… (referee: Tito Carreon) … (1,800 fans)

Albuquerque, New Mexico: Monday, August 4, 1958
(Civic Auditorium) … Rocky Mountain Heavyweight Champion Rip Hawk b. Dory Funk (2/3)
(third fall win for Hawk with help from Jerry Woods) … Ricky Romero b. Jerry Woods (2/3)
(third fall by DQ) … Juan Garcia and Alex Perez b. Suni War Cloud and Gino Spindola (2-0)
… (promoter: Mike London) … (referee: Al Torres)
Notes: Funk was reportedly the World Junior Heavyweight and “Southwest Region
Champion” He was wrestling Hawk for the latter’s title only, trying to capture his third
championship. Spindola was from Italy and Woods was from Chicago.

Albuquerque, New Mexico: Monday, August 11, 1958
(Civic Auditorium) … Little Red Feather and Tiny Tim b. Beau Brummel and Pee Wee
Tennessee (2/3) … Danny Plechas b. Juan Garcia (1-0) (Garcia was unable to continue due
to a leg injury) … Rip Hawk b. Jim Siskay (three rounds) … Jerry Woods b. Gino Spindola …
(promoter: Mike London)

Albuquerque, New Mexico: Monday, August 18, 1958
(Civic Auditorium) … Rocky Mountain Heavyweight Champion Rip Hawk b. Dory Funk (2/3)
(third fall by DQ) (Funk’s second Bob Geigel interfered) … Danny Plechas b. Suni War
Cloud (2-0) … Bob Geigel and Jerry Woods drew (three 10 minute rounds) (no falls) …
(promoter: Mike London) … (referee: Gino Spindola) … (nearly 2,700 fans)

Albuquerque, New Mexico: Monday, August 25, 1958
(Civic Auditorium) … Dory Funk and Bob Geigel b. Rip Hawk and Jerry Woods to capture the
initial Rocky Mountain Brass Knuckles Tag Team Trophy … Danny Plechas b. Danno
McDonald (2/3) … Gino Spindola b. Suni War Cloud (2-0) … (promoter: Mike London) …
(2,200 fans)
Notes: A “brass knucks” trophy was going to be given to the winner of the tag team main
event. Mike London, the promoter, said it was the first such brass knuckles trophy, which
was an exact replica of a brass knuckle forced in aluminum by the Claus Foundry in
Albuquerque. It was five times the actual size of a knuckle.

Albuquerque, New Mexico: Monday, September 1, 1958
(Civic Auditorium) … Ricky Romero b. Rip Hawk (2/3) … Brown Panther and Lord Littlebrook
b. Ivan the Terrible and Tiny Roe (2/3) … Danny Plechas b. Jerry Woods (referee Danno
McDonald hit Woods) … Juan Garcia b. Martino Angelo (six minutes of the second round by
DQ) … (promoter: Mike London) … (referee: Danno McDonald) … (2,800 fans)

Albuquerque, New Mexico: Monday, September 8, 1958
(Civic Auditorium) … Lord Clayton Littlebrook and Danny Plechas b. Ivan the Terrible and
Jerry Woods (2/3) … Enrique Romero b. Martino Angelo (2-0) … Rip Hawk and Danno
McDonald drew … (promoter: Mike London) … (2,100 fans)

Albuquerque, New Mexico: Monday, September 15, 1958
(Civic Auditorium) … Ricky Romero b. Danny Plechas (2/3) (third fall by DQ) … Dory Funk b.
Rip Hawk (2/3) … Danno McDonald and Jerry Woods were both disqualified in the third fall
… (promoter: Mike London) … (referee: Gino Spindola) … (2,000 fans)
Note: With the main event win, Romero earned a title shot against Rip Hawk.

Albuquerque, New Mexico: Monday, September 22, 1958
(Civic Auditorium) … Enrique “Ricky” Romero b. Rip Hawk to capture the Rocky Mountain
Heavyweight Title (2-0) (31:00) … Dory Funk and Danny Plechas drew … Doug Donovan b.
Jerry Woods (DQ) … Danno McDonald b. Gino Spindola … (promoter: Mike London) …
(3,100 fans)
Note: Romero was from Sonora, Mexico.

Albuquerque, New Mexico: Monday, September 29, 1958
(Civic Auditorium) … NWA World Heavyweight Champion Dick Hutton b. Danno McDonald (2-
0) (McDonald was a late substitute for Lou Thesz) … Danny Plechas b. Enrique Romero
(Romero was unable to continue after the second fall) … Dory Funk and Jerry Woods drew
(three 10 minute rounds) … Rip Hawk b. Chico Bonales … (promoter: Mike London) …
(4,100 fans)
Notes: Lou Thesz no showed the event. It was announced before the semi-final
engagement that Thesz hadn’t checked into his hotel and promoter Mike London offered
people their money back. London told the newspaper that he was going to recommend
Thesz’s immediate suspension by the National Wrestling Alliance.

Albuquerque, New Mexico: Monday, October 6, 1958
(Civic Auditorium) … Dory Funk Sr. and Art Nelson b. Rip Hawk and Jerry Woods (2/3) …
Larry Chene and Danny Plechas drew (1-1) … Danno McDonald b. Chico Bonales …
(promoter: Mike London) … (1,600 fans)

Albuquerque, New Mexico: Monday, October 13, 1958
(Civic Auditorium) … Dory Funk and Bob Geigel b. Ali Bey and Danny Plechas (2/3) (third
fall by DQ) … Enrique Romero b. Danno McDonald (1-0) … Antone Leone b. Chico Bonales
(2-0) … (promoter: Mike London) … (referee: Jerry McClenahan) … (2,100 fans)
Notes: Funk and Geigel were said to have retained their “Brass Knucks” title. Bonales was
from Tampico, Mexico.

Albuquerque, New Mexico: Monday, October 20, 1958
(Civic Auditorium) … Danny Plechas b. Dory Funk (2/3) … Enrique Romero b. Danno
McDonald (2/3) … Kay Noble b. Penny Banner (2/3) (third fall by DQ) … Larry Chene and
Doug Donovan drew … (promoter: Mike London) … (2,400 fans)

Albuquerque, New Mexico: Monday, October 27, 1958
(Civic Auditorium) … Danny Plechas b. Art Nelson … Doug Donovan b. Larry Chene (2/3)
(third fall by countout) … Ricky Romero b. Antone Leone … Danno McDonald b. Bad Boy
Hines … (promoter: Mike London) … (nearly 1,600 fans)

Albuquerque, New Mexico: Monday, November 3, 1958
(Civic Auditorium) … The Donovan Brothers (Doug and Red Donovan) wrestled Gory
Guerrero and Ricky Romero to a draw (1-1) … Larry Chene and Danny Plechas wrestled to
a no contest (1-1) (during the wild fracas, promoter Mike London and referee Ben Sherman
exchanged punches) … Antone Leone and Danno McDonald drew (three 10 minute rounds)
… (promoter: Mike London) … (referee: Ben Sherman) … (1,800 fans)

Albuquerque, New Mexico: Monday, November 10, 1958
(Civic Auditorium) … Danny Plechas b. Larry Chene (2/3) (third fall by countout) … Yussel
the Muscle b. Danno McDonald … Silvia Torres b. Kitty Adams (2/3) … Peggy Allen b. Judy
Grable (countout) … (promoter: Mike London) … (referee: Ben Sherman)

Santa Fe, New Mexico: Monday, November 17, 1958
(St. Michaels High School Gym) … Larry Chene vs. Miguel Lopez … Danno McDonald vs.
Danny Plechas … Lord Clayton Littlebrook vs. Tiny Roe … Juan Garcia vs. Yussel the
Muscle … (promoter: Mike London)
Notes: London moved his weekly Monday show to Santa Fe. Yussel was said to be from
Munich, Germany.

Albuquerque, New Mexico: Monday, November 24, 1958
(Civic Auditorium) … Rocky Mountain Tag Team Title Tournament … Juan Garcia and
Miguel Lopez b. Art Nelson and Danny Plechas in the tournament final to capture the vacant
Rocky Mountain Tag Team Title (2/3) (third fall by decision) … Gory Guerrero and Ricky
Romero b. The Donovan Brothers (Doug and Red Donovan) … Art Nelson and Danny
Plechas b. Larry Chene and Danno McDonald … Juan Garcia and Miguel Lopez b. Gory
Guerrero and Ricky Romero … (promoter: Mike London) … (2,200 fans)

Albuquerque, New Mexico: Monday, December 1, 1958
(Civic Auditorium) … Danny Plechas b. Ricky Romero to capture the Rocky Mountain
Heavyweight Title (2/3) … Lola Martinez and Kay Noble b. Lorraine Johnson and Kathy Starr
(2/3) (Starr was a substitute for Penny Banner, who was injured) … Miguel Lopez b. Art
Nelson (decision) … (promoter: Mike London) … (referee: Danno McDonald) … (2,000
fans)

Albuquerque, New Mexico: Monday, December 8, 1958
(Civic Auditorium) … Danny Plechas b. Brownie the Bear … Juan Garcia b. Art Nelson (2/3)
… Miguel Lopez b. Yussel the Muscle (2/3) … Larry Chene and Danno McDonald drew …
(promoter: Mike London) … (2,400 fans)
Notes: Plechas, for winning the main event versus the 400-pound bear, won $1,000.
Brownie was handled by former wrestler Rube Wright.

Albuquerque, New Mexico: Monday, December 15, 1958
(Civic Auditorium) … Rocky Mountain Tag Team Champions Juan Garcia and Miguel Lopez
wrestled Dory Funk and Bob Geigel to a draw (no falls) … Sonny Myers b. Danny Plechas
(2/3) (third fall by DQ) (Plechas threw Myers over the top rope) … Rip Hawk and Art Nelson
drew … (promoter: Mike London) … (nearly 1,300 fans)
Note: Lopez was said to be from Omaha.

Albuquerque, New Mexico: Monday, December 22, 1958
(Civic Auditorium) … Danny Plechas b. Dory Funk (2/3) (Plechas received some help from
Doug Donovan) … Larry Chene b. Doug Donovan (DQ) … Bob Geigel and Juan Garcia
drew (45:00) … Danno McDonald b. Ray Clements … (promoter: Mike London) … (referee:
Ben Sherman) … (1,500 fans)

Albuquerque, New Mexico: Monday, December 29, 1958
(Civic Auditorium) … Show was cancelled after three of the top wrestlers, Dory Funk, Bob
Geigel, and Art Nelson, couldn’t get to the city because of weather problems. Funk and
Geigel were coming from Amarillo and Nelson was snowbound near Pueblo, Colorado. Mike
London, the promoter, said that this was the first time in seven years that he had to call off
his scheduled wrestling show.

Research by Tim Hornbaker
January 17, 2008

Albuquerque Wrestling Results - 1958