Lakewood, Colorado:  Thursday, January 8, 1953
(Lakewood Roller Bowl) … Nick Studen and Wild Man Zim b. Clark Gable and Joe Millich
(2/3) (third fall by DQ) … Jim Henry and Danny Loos drew (45:00) (1-1) … The Red
Hombre b. Vito Angelo (10:43)

Denver, Colorado:  Tuesday, January 13, 1953
(Mammoth Garden) … Women’s World Champion Mildred Burke b. Terry Majors (2/3) …
The Garcia Brothers (Elias and Juan Garcia) b. Jim Henry (handicap match) (17:57) …
Joe Dusek b. Gene Bowman … Joe Millich b. Billy Sandow … (promoter:  Ted Cox) …
(capacity crowd)

Denver, Colorado:  Tuesday, January 20, 1953
(Mammoth Garden) … Verne Gagne b. Joe Dusek (2/3) (third fall by countout) (special
referee:  Jack Dempsey) … Jack Claybourne b. Jim Henry (16:10) … Danny Plechas b.
Elias Garcia … Juan Garcia b. Mike Burnell … (promoter:  Ted Cox) … (capacity crowd)

Denver, Colorado:  Tuesday, January 27, 1953
(Mammoth Garden) … Jack Claybourne and Juan Garcia vs. Jim Henry and Danny
Plechas … Elias Garcia vs. Ben Sherman … Bob Aldridge vs. Mike Burnell … (promoter:  
Ted Cox)
Notes:  The Siamese Foot Fighters were making their first local apperance.  Sherman was
billed as a newcomer from South Africa.  Aldridge was from Colorado Springs.  Burnell was
billed as a “former national amateur champ from Pueblo.”

Denver, Colorado:  Tuesday, February 3, 1953
(Mammoth Garden) … Lord James Blears b. Jack Claybourne (2/3) (third fall by countout)
… Ali Bey b. Elias Garcia … Danny Plechas b. Jim Henry (8:42) … Apache Noteho and
Joe Millich drew … (promoter:  Ted Cox)

*The Denver Post on February 8, 1953 stated that Ted Cox was still promoting Denver.

Denver, Colorado:  Tuesday, February 10, 1953
(Mammoth Garden) … “Gentleman” Jim Corbett and Little Beaver vs. Fuzzy Cupid and
The Mighty Schultz (2/3) … Ali Bey vs. Lou Britt (2/3) … Mike Burnell and Danny Plechas
vs. Jack Claybourne and Elias Garcia (2/3) … (promoter:  Ted Cox)
Note:  Lou Britt was billed as being from Minneapolis.

Denver, Colorado:  Tuesday, February 17, 1953
(Mammoth Garden) … Wrestling Tournament … Mike DiBiase b. Danny Plechas in the
tournament final to win $200 … Mike DiBiase b. Mike Burnell (51 seconds) … Mike
DiBiase b. Jack Claybourne … Jack Claybourne b. Ali Bey … Danny Plechas b. Elias
Garcia (12:00) … Elias Garcia b. Tony Falletti (8:30)
Notes:  The Denver Post stated that this tournament “will be the first in a series of
eliminations to determine the Rocky Mountain Heavyweight champ.” The winner will qualify
for the finals to be held at a later date.  Joe Millich was also billed as being a participant in
this tournament.

Denver, Colorado:  Tuesday, February 24, 1953
(Mammoth Garden) … Ali Bey and Danny Plechas b. Jack Claybourne and Mike DiBiase
to capture the vacant Rocky Mountain Tag Team Title (2/3) … Ruth Boatcalli b. Carol
Cook … Juan Garcia b. Tony Falletti

Denver, Colorado:  Tuesday, March 3, 1953
(Mammoth Garden) … Mike DiBiase b. Elephant Boy (2/3) (third fall by DQ) … Chico
Grava b. Danny Plechas (2/3) (third fall by DQ) … Ali Bey and Pierre LaBelle drew (45:00)
(no falls)

Denver, Colorado:  Tuesday, March 10, 1953
(Mammoth Garden) … Rocky Mountain Tag Team Champions Ali Bey and Danny Plechas
b. Mike DiBiase and Chico Grava (2/3) … Art Bull and Elephant Boy drew (45:00)… Pierre
LaBelle b. Gene Bowman

Denver, Colorado:  Tuesday, March 17, 1953
(Mammoth Garden) … Mike DiBiase, Chico Grava and Pierre LaBelle b. Ali Bey, Art Bull
and The Elephant Boy (2/3) (third fall by DQ) … Ali Bey and Mike DiBiase drew (15:00) …
Art Bull and Pierre LaBelle drew (15:00) … Elephant Boy and Chico Grava drew (15:00)

Denver, Colorado:  Tuesday, March 24, 1953
(Mammoth Garden) … Rocky Mountain Tag Team Champions Ali Bey and Danny Plechas
wrestled Mike DiBiase and Chico Grava to a draw (1-1) (60:00) … Pierre LaBelle b. Art
Bull (DQ) … Ramon Torres b. The Elephant Boy (9:35)

Denver, Colorado:  Tuesday, March 31, 1953
(Mammoth Garden) … Mike DiBiase and Chico Grava b. Ali Bey and Danny Plechas to
capture the Rocky Mountain Tag Team Title … Art Bull and Ramon Torres drew (45:00)

Denver, Colorado:  Tuesday, April 7, 1953
(Mammoth Garden) … Tommy Rossi vs. Ramon Torres (2/3) … Ruth Boatcalli vs. Ella
Waldek (winner to meet Mildred Burke) … Chico Grava vs. Danny Plechas

Denver, Colorado:  Tuesday, April 14, 1953
(Mammoth Garden) … Mike DiBiase, Chico Grava and Pierre LaBelle b. Mike Burnell,
Danny Plechas and Ramon Torres … Pierre LaBelle b. Clark Gable … Ramon Torres b.
Mike Burnell … Chico Grava and Danny Plechas drew

Denver, Colorado:  Tuesday, April 21, 1953
(Mammoth Garden) … The Great Togo b. Mike DiBiase (DiBiase was unable to continue
for the third fall) … Chico Grava and Hans Schnabel drew … Ali Bey b. Pierre LaBelle …
Ramon Torres b. “Orchid” Clark Gable
Note:  The newspaper stated that it was Schnabel’s first appearance in Denver in ten
years.

Denver, Colorado:  Tuesday, April 28, 1953
(Mammoth Garden) … Women’s World Champion Mildred Burke b. Ella Waldek (2/3) …
Ali Bey b. Art Bull (2/3) … Mike DiBiase b. Ramon Torres … Pierre LaBelle b. Mike Burnell

Denver, Colorado:  Tuesday, May 5, 1953
(Mammoth Garden) … Ali Bey and The Great Togo wrestled to a no contest (Togo
suffered a head injury in the second fall) … Mike DiBiase b. Art Bull (2-0) … Bill Herman
and Pierre LaBelle drew (30:00)

Denver, Colorado:  Tuesday, May 12, 1953
(Mammoth Garden) … Baron Michele Leone b. Art Bull … Mike DiBiase b. The Great
Togo (2/3) (third fall by DQ) (Togo put salt in DiBiase’s eyes) … Chico Grava and Ramon
Torres b. Ali Bey and Bill Herman … (promoter:  Mike London)
Note:  The Denver Post reported that Mike London made the announcement that “future
shows would be staged at the old Stockyards Stadium.”

*Sometime between February 8 and May 12, Ted Cox was replaced by Mike London as
the wrestling promoter in Denver.

Denver, Colorado:  Tuesday, May 19, 1953
(Stockyards Stadium) … The Great Togo b. Ali Bey (2/3) … Mike DiBiase b. Bill Herman
… Ramon Torres b. Jack Britton … Victorio Gonzales and Tom Thumb b. (?) …
(promoter:  Mike London) … (3,000 fans)

Denver, Colorado:  Tuesday, May 26, 1953
(Stockyards Stadium) … Mike DiBiase and Jim Henry wrestled to a double countout (1-1)
… Terry Majors b. Carol Carota (2-0) (Majors earned a title match versus Mildred Burke)
… Ali Bey b. Ramon Torres (2/3) … (promoter:  Mike London)

Denver, Colorado:  Tuesday, June 2, 1953
(Stockyards Stadium) … Trader O’Neil vs. Tony Felletti (2/3) … Rocky Mountain Tag
Team Champions Fred Blassie and Mike DiBiase vs. Ali Bey and Bill Herman … Jim Henry
vs. Ramon Sirrio … (promoter:  Mike London)
Note:  The Denver Post stated that “Mike DiBiase and Fred Blassie [were] in defense of
their title against Bill Herman and Ali Bey.”

Denver, Colorado:  Tuesday, June 9, 1953
(Stockyards Stadium) … Little Beaver and Tuffy McCrea b. Victorio Gonzales and Tom
Thumb (2/3) … Mike DiBiase and Jim “Goon” Henry b. Ali Bey and Ramon Sirrio (2/3) …
(promoter:  Mike London)

Denver, Colorado:  Tuesday, June 16, 1953
(Stockyards Stadium) … Ramon Sirrio vs. Karl Von Schoeber … Mike DiBiase vs. Jim
Henry … Bill Herman vs. Frank James … (promoter:  Mike London)

Denver, Colorado:  Tuesday, June 23, 1953
(Stockyards Stadium) … Women’s World Champion Mildred Burke b. Terry Majors (1-0)
… Karl Von Schoeber b. Jack Allen (2/3) … Mike DiBiase b. Jim Henry (DQ) … Bill Herman
and Ramon Sirrio drew … (promoter:  Mike London)

Denver, Colorado:  Tuesday, June 30, 1953
(Stockyards Stadium) … Mike DiBiase b. Karl Von Schoeber (2/3) (DiBiase’s victory was
considered unpopular as the referee failed to score a Von Schoeber pinfall) (fans threw
cushions into the ring to voice their frustration) … Tuffy McCrea and Halie Salassie b.
Fuzzy Cupid and Victorio Gonzales (2/3) … Jim “Goon” Henry b. Ramon Sirrio … Walter
Roxy b. Jack Allen … (promoter:  Mike London) … (referee:  Tom Corbett)

Denver, Colorado:  Tuesday, July 7, 1953
(Stockyards Stadium) … Bill Herman and Karl Von Schoeber b. Jack Allen and Mike
DiBiase (2/3) … Jim “Goon” Henry and Chico Grava drew … Alo Leilani b. Ramon Sirrio …
(promoter:  Mike London)

Denver, Colorado:  Tuesday, July 14, 1953
(Stockyards Stadium) … Verne Gagne b. Jim “Goon” Henry (2-0) … Mike DiBiase and Alo
Leilani drew (1-1) … Jack Allen b. “Tiger” Joe Marsh … Bill Herman b. Ramon Sirrio …
(promoter:  Mike London)

Denver, Colorado:  Tuesday, July 21, 1953
(Stockyards Stadium) … The Mighty Atlas b. Jack Allen (2-0) … Karl Von Schoeber b. Tor
Morgan (2-0) … Juan Garcia b. “Tiger” Joe Marsh … Jim Henry and Danny Loos drew …
(promoter:  Mike London)

Denver, Colorado:  Tuesday, July 28, 1953
(Stockyards Stadium) … Pat O’Connor b. Karl Von Schoeber (2/3) (third fall by DQ) … Jim
“Goon” Henry b. Tor Morgan … Jack Allen and Bill Herman drew … Juan Garcia and Alo
Leilani drew (1-1) … (promoter:  Mike London)

Denver, Colorado:  Tuesday, August 4, 1953
(Stockyards Stadium) … Hombre Montana b. Jim “Goon” Henry (2-0) (second fall by DQ)
… Karl Von Schoeber b. Alo Leilani (countout) … Jack Allen b. Danny Plechas (DQ) … Bill
Herman and Tor Morgan drew … (promoter:  Mike London)

Denver, Colorado:  Tuesday, August 11, 1953
(Stockyards Stadium) … Sky-Hi Lee b. Jack Allen and Tor Morgan … Danny Plechas and
Karl Von Schoeber b. Jim “Goon” Henry and Alo Leilani … (promoter:  Mike London)

Denver, Colorado:  Tuesday, August 18, 1953
(Stockyards Stadium) … Sky-Hi Lee b. Jim “Goon” Henry (2/3) … Apache Craig and Juan
Garcia b. Bill Herman and Karl Von Schoeber (DQ) … Danny Plechas b. Tor Morgan (2/3)
… (promoter:  Mike London)

Denver, Colorado:  Tuesday, August 25, 1953
(Stockyards Stadium) … The Mighty Atlas b. Karl Von Schoeber (2/3) … Sky-Hi Lee b.
Danny Plechas (2-0) … Apache Craig b. Mike Burnell … Juan Garcia b. Tor Morgan …
(promoter:  Mike London)

Denver, Colorado:  Tuesday, September 1, 1953
(Stockyards Stadium) … Danny Plechas b. Ronnie Etchison (2/3) … Gordon Hessell b.
The Great Togo (2/3) (third fall by DQ) … Jim “Goon” Henry b. Pat McGill … Juan Garcia
and Bill Herman drew … (promoter:  Mike London)

Denver, Colorado:  Tuesday, September 8, 1953
(Stockyards Stadium) … Jim “Goon” Henry and Bill Herman wrestled Juan Garcia and
Gordon Hessell to a no contest … Danny Plechas b. Ronnie Etchison (2/3) … Alo Leilani
b. Pat McGill … (promoter:  Mike London)

Denver, Colorado:  Tuesday, September 15, 1953
(Stockyard Stadium) … Jim Henry, Bill Herman and Danny Plechas wrestled Juan Garcia,
Bill Herman and Alo Leilani to a no contest (1-1) … King Kong Kashey and Danny Loos
drew … Mike Burnell b. Pat McGill (11:46) … (promoter:  Mike London)

Denver, Colorado:  Tuesday, September 22, 1953
(Stockyards Stadium) … Danny Plechas b. The Great Togo (2/3) (Plechas won the third
fall in 20 seconds) .. Chief Lone Eagle b. Dr. Bill Herman … Juan Garcia b. Mike Burnell …
Jim “Goon” Henry and Alo Leilani drew … (promoter:  Mike London)

Denver, Colorado:  Tuesday, September 29, 1953
(Stockyards Stadium) … Danny Plechas b. Chief Lone Eagle (2/3) … Jack Allen b. Dr. Bill
Herman (2-0) … Juan Garcia and ? drew (30:00) … Alo Leilani b. Jim “Goon” Henry (DQ)
… (promoter:  Mike London)

Denver, Colorado:  Tuesday, October 6, 1953
(Stockyards Stadium) … Bill Herman and Danny Plechas b. Chief Lone Eagle and Juan
Garcia … Jack Allen b. Jim “Goon” Henry (2-0) (Allen was a substitute for “Fred Blasi”) …
Apache Craig and Buck O’Neill drew (30:00) … “Rocky” Hessell and Alo Leilani drew …
(promoter:  Mike London)

Denver, Colorado:  Tuesday, October 13, 1953
(Stockyards Stadium) … Rocky Mountain Heavyweight Champion Mike DiBiase b. Danny
Plechas (2/3) … Reggie Lisowski b. Jack Allen (2-0) … Jim “Goon” Henry b. Gordon
Hessell … Apache Craig and “Doc” Herman drew … (promoter:  Mike London)

Denver, Colorado:  Tuesday, October 20, 1953
(Stockyards Stadium) … Reggie Lisowski b. Mike DiBiase (1-0) (DiBiase suffered a head
cut during the first fall and was unable to continue) (26:07) (non-title match) (DiBiase was
the Rocky Mountain Champion) … Jim “Goon” Henry b. Danny Plechas (2/3) … Jack Allen
b. Gordon Hessell (countout) … Dr. Bill Herman and Buck O’Neill drew … (promoter:  Mike
London)

Denver, Colorado:  Tuesday, October 27, 1953
(Stockyards Stadium) … Reggie Lisowski b. Jim “Goon” Henry (2-0) … Rocky Mountain
Heavyweight Champion Mike DiBiase b. Dr. Bill Herman (2-0) … Danny Plechas b. Jack
Allen … Alo Leilani b. Buck O’Neill … (promoter:  Mike London)

Denver, Colorado:  Tuesday, November 3, 1953
(Stockyards Stadium) … Reggie Lisowski b. Mike DiBiase to capture the Rocky Mountain
Heavyweight Title (2/3) … Juan Garcia b. Dr. Bill Herman (Garcia won the opportunity to
meet Baron Michele Leone next week) … (promoter:  Mike London)

Denver, Colorado:  Tuesday, November 10, 1953
(Stockyards Stadium) … NWA World Junior Heavyweight Champion Baron Michele Leone
b. Juan Garcia (2/3) … Rocky Mountain Heavyweight Champion Reggie Lisowski b. Jack
Shields … Danny Plechas b. Vince DiBiase … Dr. Bill Herman b. “Rocky” Hessell …
(promoter:  Mike London) … (sellout crowd)
Note:  “Vince DiBiase” was likely Mike DiBiase.

Denver, Colorado:  Tuesday, November 17, 1953
(Stockyards Stadium) … Danny Plechas b. Reggie Lisowski (2/3) (referee Jack Dempsey
punched Lisowski during the third fall, and the latter was unable to continue) (non-title
match) … Juan Garcia and Danny Loos drew … Dr. Bill Herman b. Apache Craig … Nick
Capitan vs. Buck O’Neill … (promoter:  Mike London) … (referee:  Jack Dempsey) …
(4,800 fans)

Denver, Colorado:  Tuesday, November 24, 1953
(Stockyards Stadium) … Bill Herman and Danny Plechas b. Juan Garcia and Danny Loos
… The Masked Madman b. Nick Capitan (2-0) … Jack Seals b. Jim “Goon” Henry (DQ) …
Apache Craig b. Buck O’Neill … (promoter:  Mike London)

Denver, Colorado:  Tuesday, December 1, 1953
(Stockyards Stadium) … Danny Loos b. Jim “Goon” Henry to capture the vacant Denver
Heavyweight Title (2/3) (third fall by DQ when Henry threw Loos over the top rope) … Bill
Herman b. The Masked Madman (2-0) … Juan Garcia b. Nick Capitan … Apache Craig
and Jack Seals drew … (promoter:  Mike London)

Denver, Colorado:  Tuesday, December 8, 1953
(Stockyards Stadium) … Women’s World Champion Mildred Burke b. Millie Stafford …
Danny Plechas b. Bill Bowman … Juan Garcia b. The Masked Madman … Jim “Goon”
Henry and Dr. Bill Herman drew … Apache Craig b. Nick Capitan (DQ) … (promoter:  Mike
London)

Denver, Colorado:  Tuesday, December 15, 1953
(Stockyards Stadium) … Rocky Mountain Heavyweight Champion Reggie Lisowski b. The
Mighty Atlas (2/3) … Danny Plechas b. Jim “Goon” Henry (2/3) (Plechas earned a match
with Lisowski) … Nick Capitan and Dr. Bill Herman b. Apache Craig and Juan Garcia …
(promoter:  Mike London)

Denver, Colorado:  Tuesday, December 22, 1953
(Stockyards Stadium) … Rocky Mountain Heavyweight Champion Reggie Lisowski b.
Danny Plechas (2/3) … Dr. Bill Herman and Danny Loos drew (40:00) … Jim “Goon”
Henry b. Bill Bowman … Mike Burnell b. Nick Capitan … (promoter:  Mike London)

Denver, Colorado:  Tuesday, December 29, 1953
(Stockyards Stadium) … Mike DiBiase and Danny Loos b. The Duseks (Dick and Emil
Dusek) … Jim “Goon” Henry b. Seelie Samara (DQ) … Danny Plechas failed to pin both
Mike Burnell and Nick Capitan (Plechas beat Burnell, but was disqualified in his bout with
Capitan) (Plechas forfeited his purse in the loss) … (promoter:  Mike London)

Research by Tim Hornbaker
July 8, 2007
Denver Wrestling Results - 1953