Albuquerque, New Mexico:  Monday, September 3, 1962
(Civic Auditorium) … Dan Miller b. Killer Karl Kox (2/3) (third fall by DQ) … Moose Cholak, Nelson
Royal and The Viking wrestled Johnny Kace, The Mongol and Nicolai Volkoff to a no decision (1-
1) (43:00) … Princess Perea b. Ann Laverne (DQ) … Rodriguez and Al Saiz drew … Percy
Lucero and Pico Sanchez drew … (promoter:  Mike London) … (2,700 fans)




Albuquerque, New Mexico:  December 17, 1962
(Civic Auditorium) … WWA World Heavyweight Champion Moose Cholak b. Edouard Carpentier
(2/3) (third fall by DQ) (Carpentier threw Cholak over the top rope) … Art Thomas b. Mephisto …
Jack Dalton and Sandor Szabo drew (40:00) … Mr. Kleen b. Ali Ali … Pancho Pico b. Mystery
Man … (promoter:  Mike London) … (nearly 2,400 fans)
Notes:  The Albuquerque Tribune stated that Cholak was making “his first stateside defense of
the World Wrestling Association heavyweight title he captured at Manila last month.” Cholak was
from Moosehead, Maine and now lives in Chicago.  “Cholak lifted the WWA version of the world
heavyweight title from Tokyo’s Rikidozan on Nov. 29 at Manila by breaking the Japanese
heavyweight’s shoulder during the deciding fall.”

Research by Tim Hornbaker
January 10, 2008
Albuquerque Wrestling Results - 1962