Detroit Wrestling Results

Saturday, January 13, 1962 at the Olympia Stadium in Detroit:
1- Buddy “Nature Boy” Rogers (NWA World Champion) defeated Argentina Rocca
1st fall: won by Rogers in 6:42
2nd fall: won by Rocca in 5:16
3rd fall; special referee, former world champion Jim Londos disqualified Rocca
2- Larry Chene defeated Brute Bernard.
3- Bearcat Wright defeated Baba the Giant
4- Costas Papalazaros defeated Angelo Savoldi
5- Fred Atkins defeated Mr. Sato.
No published results for the following match:
6-Ricky Cortez & Dick Garza vs. Joe Smith & Cowboy Brown
Attendance: 4,114.

Saturday, January 20, 1962 at the Convention Arena in Detroit:
1- Dick the Bruiser & Fritz von Erich defeated the Neilson Brothers.
2- Wilbur Snyder defeated Mr. M who previously wrestled here as the Masked Marvel and
unmasked him, revealing Don Stansauk
3- Bill Melby defeated Dan Miller.
4- Emile Dupre defeated Dan O’Shocker
5- Johnny Barend & the Sheik defeated the Weaver Bros. (Johnny & Sonny)
Attendance: 4,492.

Monday, January 22, 1962 at the Thunderbowl Arena in Allen Park:
1- Larry Chene defeated LaBestia
No published results for the following matches:
2- Happy Humphrey vs. Charles Campbell & Danny Ferrazza
3- the Great Mephisto vs. Joe Smith
4- Gino Brito vs. Johnny Gates

Monday, January 29, 1962 at the Thunderbowl Arena in Allen Park:
1- LaBestia defeated Happy Humphrey – 2/3 falls
2- the Pringle Brothers (Percival E & Chauncey) vs. Gino Brito & Tony Manos - drew
No published results for the following matches:
3- the Great Mephisto vs. Ali Bey
4- Joe Matti vs. Ed Stratton
Attendance: 600

Saturday, February 3, 1962 at the Olympia Stadium in Detroit:
1- Buddy “Nature Boy” Rogers (NWA World Champion) vs. Larry Chene - both wrestlers
knocked out in the 3rd fall
2- Bearcat Wright defeated Moose Cholak
3- Costas Papalazaros defeated Knobby McDonald
4- Tony Manos defeated Johnny Gates
5- the Brown Panther & Pancho Lopez defeated Irish Jackie & Farmer Pete - 2/3 falls -
midget tag match
No published results for the following match:
6- Brute Bernard & Skull Nernberg vs. Johnny Valentine & Cowboy Bob Ellis

Wednesday, February 7, 1962 at the Thunderbowl in Allen Park:
1- Happy Humphrey & Tony Manos defeated LaBestia & Martino Angelo (his manager) -
2/3 falls
2- Skull Nernberg defeated Jack Nimble (replaced Bearcat Wright)
No published results for the following matches:
3- Pancho lopez vs. Irish Jackie – midget match
4- Ray Andrews vs. Johnny Gates

Saturday, February 17, 1962 at the Convention Arena in Detroit:
1- Dick the Bruiser vs. Wilbur Snyder - drew
2- Stan Neilson defeated Magnificent Maurice
3- Chief White Owl defeated Johnny Heideman
4- Bill Melby defeated Tiny Mills
5- the Sheik defeated Jim Hady (replaced Johnny Weaver)
6- Wahoo McDaniel defeated Bronko Lubich
7- Johnny Barend vs. Art Neilson - drew
8- George Scott vs. Killer Kowalski - drew
9- Don Leo Jonathan defeated Angelo Poffo
10- Fritz von Erich defeated Joe Blanchard
Attendance: 7,582

Wednesday, February 21, 1962 at the Thunderbowl Arena in Allen Park:
1- Ricky Cortez defeated Gino Brito
2- Ray Andrews defeated Chauncey Pringle
3- the Great Bolo defeated Luis Martinez
4- Kurt von Stroheim defeated Jack Dobrinski
Attendance: 200 (there was a heavy snowstorm)

Saturday, February 24, 1962 at the Olympia Stadium in Detroit:
1- Buddy “Nature Boy” Rogers (NWA World Champion) defeated Larry Chene
2- the Fabulous Kangaroos (Al Costello & Roy Heffernan) (U.S. tag champion) defeated
Cowboy Bob Ellis & Johnny Valentine
3- Brute Bernard defeated Charles Campbell
4- Ricky Cortez defeated Mike Benny
5- Kurt von Stroheim defeated Roddy Marlowe
No published results for the following match:
6- Costas Papalazaros & Tony Manos vs. the Sicilians (Loy Albano & Tony Altimore)

Wednesday, March 7, 1962 at the Thunderbowl Arena in Allen Park:
1- Larry Chene vs. the Great Bolo - no contest
2- Louie Klein defeated Ricky Cortez - 2 straight falls
No published results for the following matches:
3- LaBestia vs. Joe Matti
4- Joe Smith vs. Kurt von Stroheim

Saturday, March 10, 1962 at the Convention Arena:
1- Wilbur Snyder defeated Fritz von Erich (U.S. Champion) – DQ
2- Dick the Bruiser vs. the Sheik - drew
3- Don Leo Jonathan (billed as World Champion) defeated Haystack Muldoon
4- Czaya ‘Bob” Nandor defeated Baron Gattoni
5- Magnificent Maurice & Handsome Johnny Barend (world tag champions) (managed by
Armstrong Kay) defeated the Neilson
Bros. (Art & Stan)
6- Sandy Scott defeated Don Jardine
7- George Scott vs. Danny McShain - drew
8- Larry Moquin defeated Tony Marino
9- Joe Blanchard defeated Pepper Martin
Attendance: 9,908

Wednesday, March 14, 1962 at the Thunderbowl Arena in Detroit:
1- the Great Bolo defeated Larry Chene - counted outside the ring
2- Louie Klein defeated Percival Pringle
3- Kurt von Stroheim defeated Scotty Andrews
4- Chauncey Pringle defeated Roddy Marlowe

Saturday, March 17, 1962 at the Olympia Stadium in Detroit:
1- the Fabulous Kangaroos (Al Costello & Roy Heffernan) defeated Johnny Valentine &
Cowboy Bob Ellis - 2/3 falls
2- Kurt von Stroheim defeated Angelo Savoldi
3- Yukio Suzuki defeated Jim Sixsay
4- Johnny Gates defeated Roddy Marlowe
5- LaBestia defeated Joe Smith
No published results for the following match:
6- Larry Chene & Argentina Rocca vs. Moose Cholak & Skull Nernberg

Wednesday, March 28, 1962 at the Thunderbowl in Allen Park:
1- Louie Klein defeated the Great Bolo - 2/3 falls - Bolo was unmasked to reveal Al
Newman
2- LaBestia defeated Ricky Cortez - 2/3 falls
3- Dominic Bravo defeated Percival E. Pringle
4- Klondyke Bill defeated Danny Ferrazza

Saturday, March 31, 1962 at the Convention Arena:
1-Wilbur Snyder (U.S. Champion) defeated Danny McShain
2-Lord Athol Layton defeated Fritz von Erich
No published results for the following matches:
3-Handsome Johnny Barend vs. Bobby Graham
4-Ray Stevens vs, Bill Melby
5-Wahoo McDaniel vs. Art Neilson
6-Magnificent Maurice vs. Larry Moquin
7-Chuck Connelly vs. Johnny Heidman
8-Sandy Scott vs. Stan Neilson
9-Czaya ‘Bob” Nandor vs. Corsica Joe
10-Chris Belkas vs. Joe Blanchard
Attendance: 11,263

Wednesday, April 4, 1962 at the Thunderbowl Arena in Allen Park
1- Lou Klein defeated LaBestia - DQ
2- Kurt von Stroheim defeated Dominic Bravo - 2/3 falls
3- Klondike Bill defeated Skull Nernberg
4- Tony Parisi vs. Gino Brito - drew
Attendance: 350

Saturday, April 7, 1962 at the Olympia Stadium in Detroit:
1- Larry Chene & Argentina Rocca vs. the Fabulous Kangaroos (Al Costello & Roy
Heffernan) - ruled a draw when a melee broke
out between both teams
2- Kurt von Stroheim defeated LaBestia
3- Bobo Brazil defeated Nicoli Volkoff
4- the Mongol defeated Paul Christy.
5- Costas Papalazaros defeated Shelby Babcock
6- Dominic Bravo vs. Ricky Cortez - drew
7- Klondike Bill defeated Danny Ferrazza
8- Sonny Andrews defeated Johnny Gates

Wednesday, April 11, 1962 at the Thunderbowl Arena in Allen Park:
1-Kurt von Stroheim & Skull Nernberg vs.Dominic Bravo & Klondyke Bill

Wednesday, April 18, 1962 at the Thunderbowl Arena in Allen Park:
1-Battle Royal featuring: Lou Klein, Dominic Bravo (DeNucci), Klondike Bill, Chauncey
Pringle, Joe Smith (Don Kent), Johnny Gates, Kurt von Stroheim, & Skull Nurnburg
2- following by four individual matches based on the order of elimination

Saturday, April 21, 1962 at the Convention Arena in Detroit:
1- the Neilson Bros. (Art & Stan) defeated the Magnificent Maurice Handsome Johnny
Barend to regain the world tag title – no
DQ match with the ring surrounded by a fence; Armstrong Kay, manager of Maurice &
Barend was allowed inside the fence
2- Don Leo Jonathan (American Wrestling Alliance world champion) defeated Emile Dupre
3- Wilbur Snyder (U. S. champ) vs. Fritz von Erich - both wrestlers DQed while battling
outside the ring
4- Ray Stevens defeated Sandor Kovacs
5- Joe Blanchard defeated Ike Eakins
6- Czaya Nandor vs. Kinji Shibuya - drew
7- Bob Whitlow defeated Don Jardine
8- Marcel Semard & Little Boy Blue defeated Pee Wee Lopez & Farmer McGruder
Attendance: 4,957; gate: $12,551

Wednesday, April 25, 1962 at the Thunderbowl Arena in Allen Park:
1- Klondike Bill & Lou Klein vs. Kurt von Strohein & Skull Nurnburg - 1 hour
2- Dominic Bravo (DeNucci) vs. Ricky Cortez - 1 hour
3- the Great Mephisto vs. Joe Smith (Don Kent) - 1 hour

Saturday, May 12, 1962 at the Convention Arena in Detroit:
1- Lord Athol Layton defeated the Sheik - 2/3 falls
2- the Nelison Bros. (Art & Stan) (world tag champs) vs. Bearcat Wright & Pat O’Connor -
drew
3- Don Leo Jonathan (American Wrestling Alliance world champ) defeated Hans Herman
(replaced Yukon Eric)
4- Yukon Eric defeated Fritz von Erich
5- Czaya Nandor defeated Larry Moquin
6- Bill Melby defeated Sandy Scott

Wednesday, May 16, 1962 at the Thunderbowl Arena in Allen Park:
1- Larry Chene defeated Percival Pringle
2- Ricky Cortez defeated Klondike Bill
3- Lou Klein defeated Skull Nurnburg
Sonny Ray Andrews vs. Tony Parisi - drew
Attendance: 800

Friday, May 25, 1962 at the Thunderbowl Arena in Allen park:
1- Kurt von Strohein defeated Lou Klein when Klein was unable to continue
2- Percival E. Pringle & Ricky Cortez defeated Dominic Bravo (DeNucci) & Larry Chene -
DQ
3- Pee Wee James defeated Billy the Kid - midget match
4- Skull Nurnburg defeated Sonny Ray Andrews

Saturday, May 26, 1962 at the Olympia Stadium in Detroit:
1- Argentina Rocca defeated Angelo Poffo - DQW
2- the Fabulous Kangaroos (Al Costello & Roy Heffernan) & their manager Wild Red
Berry defeated the Sicilians (Lou Albano &
Tony Altimore) & Johnny Kace
No published results for the following matches:
3- Bobo Brazil vs. Moose Cholak
4- the Mongol vs. George Kramer
5- Costas Papalazaros vs. Tony Shepard
6- the Bruce Bros. vs. Billy Goelz & Johnny Gilbert
7- Angelo Savoldi vs. Handsome Johnny Barend

Saturday, June 2, 1962 at the Convention Arena in Detroit:
1- Lord Athol Layton defeated Fritz von Erich - 2/3 falls
2- Dick the Bruiser defeated Czaya Nandor
3- Don Leo Jonathan (American Wrestling Alliance world champ) defeated Waldo von
Erich
4- Wilbur Snyder (U. S. champ) defeated Bill Melby
5- Larry Moquin (replaced Cowboy Bob Ellis) defeated Ike Eakins
6- Guy Mitchell defeated Wahoo McDaniel
7- Bob Whitlow defeated Dennis Hall
8- Sandy Scott vs. the Magnificent Maurice - drew
Attendance: 9,407

Friday, June 8, 1962 at the Thunderbowl in Allen Park:
1- Lou Klein defeated Kurt von Stroheim - Texas death match
2- Larry Chene defeated Percival E. Pringle
3- El Gaucho defeated Sonny Ray Andrews
4- Dominic Bravo (DeNucci) vs. Skull Nurnburg - drew

Friday, June 15, 1962 at the Thunderbowl Arena in Allen Park:
1- Lou Klein defeated Ricky Cortez
2- El Gaucho, Sonny Ray Andrews Ali Bey defeated Joe Matte, Johnny Gates & Danny
Ferrazza
3- Ali Bey defeated Danny Ferrazza
4- El Gaucho defeated Joe Matte
5- Sonny Ray Andrews defeated Johnny Gates

Saturday, June 23, 1962 at the Cobo Convention Arena in Detroit:
1- Dick the Bruiser (U. S. champ) vs. Bearcat Wright
2- Fritz von Erich vs. Joe Blanchard
3- Ricki Starr vs. Ike Eakins
4- Don Leo Jonathan (American Wrestling Alliance world champ) vs. Jack Steele
5- the Sheik vs. Larry Moquin
6- Ray ‘Thunder’ Stern vs. Stan Neilson
7- Sandy Scott vs. Art Neilson
8- Bobby Graham vs. Guy Mitchell
9- Czaya Nandor vs. Waldo von Erich
10- Tough Tony Borne vs. Emile Dupre

Wednesday, June 27, 1962 at the Thunderbowl Arena in Allen Park:
1- Larry Chene defeated El Gaucho
2- Dino Bravo defeated Ricky Cortez - DQ
No Published results for the following matches:
3- Ali Bey vs. Johnny Gates
4- Duke Noble vs. Charles Campbell

Saturday, July 14, 9162 at the Cobo Arena in Detroit:
1- Don Leo Jonathan (American Wrestling Alliance world champ) vs. Dick the Bruiser (U.
S. champ) - 1 hour draw
2- Ray ‘Thunder’ Stern defeated Bobby Graham
3- Cowboy Bob Ellis vs. Art Neilson - drew
4- George Scott defeated Bill Melby (replaced the Sheik)
5- Robert Duranton defeated Sandy Scott
6- Ricky Cortez vs. Czaya Nandor - drew
7- Stan Neilson defeated Guy Mitchell (replaced Fritz von Erich)
No published results for the following match:
8- Joe Blanchard vs. Waldo von Erich

Friday, July 20, 1962 at the Thunderbowl Arena in Allen Park:
1- Kurt von Strohein & Skull Nurnburg defeated Arman Hussein & Sonny Ray Andrews -
2/3 falls
No Published results for the following matches
2- El Gaucho vs. Ali Bey
3- Lou Klein vs. Percival E. Pringle

Friday, August 3, 1962 at the Thunderbowl Arena in Allen Park :
1- El Gaucho vs. Ali Bey
plus a six man tag match

Saturday, August 4, 1962 at the Cobo Arena in Detroit:
1- Lord Athol Layton defeated Dick the Bruiser (U. S. champ) when the ringside doctor
ordered the match stopped due to excessive
bleeding by the Bruiser
2- Ray ‘Thunder’ Stern defeated the Sheik
3- Don Leon Jonathan (American Wrestling Alliance world champ) vs. Mark Lewin - drew
4- Ricky Cortez defeated Joe Blanchard
5- Ricki Starr defeated Mark Stone
6- George Scott defeated Stan Neilson
7- Sandy Scott defeated Art Neilson
8- Czaya vs. Robert Duranton - drew
Attendance: 11,575; gate: $32,090

Friday, August 17, 1962 at the Thunderbowl Arena in Allen Park:
1- Lou Klein defeated the Great Mephisto
2- Danny Ferrazza defeated Joe Matte
3- Kurt von Stroheim defeated Hank Lane
4- Sonny Ray Andrews defeated Skull Nurnburg

Saturday, August 18, 1962 at the Cobo Arena in Detroit:
1- Lord Athol Layton (U. S. champ) vs. Tough Tony Borne (replaced Ricky Cortez) - 2/3
falls
2- Dick the Bruiser vs. Ray ‘Thunder’ Stern - 2/3 falls
3- Don Leo Jonathan (American Wrestling Alliance world champ) vs. Art Neilson

Friday, August 24, 1962 at the Thunderbowl Arena in Allen Park:
1- Larry Chene & Lou Klein defeated Kurt von Stroheim & Skull Nurnburg
2- Larry Chene & Lou Klein defeated Percival E. Pringle & George Grant
3- Kurt von Strohiem & Skull Nurnburg defeated Ali Bey & Sonny Ray Andrews

Friday, August 30, 1962 at the Thunderbowl Arena in Allen Park:
1- Ali Bey defeated Skull Nurnburg (the last two survivors of a 10 man battle royal) - DQ
2- Lou Klein defeated Percival E. Pringle
3- El Gaucho defeated Sonny Ray ndrews
4- Jim ‘Brute Bernard vs. Tony Parisi - drew
Attendance: 750

Saturday, September 15, 1962 at the Cobo Arena in Detroit:
1- Lord Athol Layton (U. S. champ) defeated Dick the Bruiser - 3rd fall DQ
1st fall: won Layton in 5:51
2nd fall: won by the Bruiser in 4:01
3rd fall: awarded to Layton by the referee when Bruiser tangled Layton’s head in the
ropes and refused to release him in 3:21
No published results for the following matches:
2- Ray ‘Thunder’ Stern vs. the Sheik
3- Mark Lewin vs. Art Neilson
4- Dale Lewis vs. Stan Neilson
5- Ricky Cortez vs. Bob Morrow
6- George Scott vs. Ivan Kalmikoff
7- Ilio DiPaolo vs. Guy Mitchell
8- Dennis Hall vs. Freddie Blassie
9- Sandy Scott vs. Emile Dupre
Attendance: 15,521

Saturday, October 6, 1962 at the Cobo Arena in Detroit:
1- Lord Athol Layton (U. S. champ) defeated Tough Tony Borne
2- Dick the Bruiser defeated the Sheik of Araby - DQ
3- Ray ‘Thunder’ Stern defeated Ricky Cortez
4- Mark Lewin defeated Robert Duranton
5- Freddie Blassie defeated Emile Dupre
6- Bearcat Wright defeated Stan Neilson (replaced Eric Pomeroy)
7- Ilio DiPaolo defeated Sandy Scott (replaced Bobby Graham)
8- Karl Gotch defeated Don Jardine
9- Dale Lewis defeated Dan Miller
10- George Scott vs. Art Neilson - drew

Friday, November 2, 1962 at the Cobo Arena in Detroit:
1- Bearcat Wright defeated Dicked the Bruiser – DQ
2- Karl Gotch (billed as world champ) defeated Don Leo Jonathan in 21 minutes
3- Fritz von Erich defeated Ray ‘Thunder’ Stern after Stern was cut & unable to continue
4- the Sheik defeated Billy ‘Red’ Lyons
5- Wilbur Snyder defeated Bob Liepler
6- Art Neilson defeated Emile Dupre
7- Mark Lewin defeated Nikita Kalmikoff (replaced Stanislaus Stasiak)
8- Taro Sakuro defeated defeated Timothy Geohagen
9- Dale Lewis vs. Stan Neilson – drew
10- Dr. Big Bill Miller vs. Ilio DiPaolo - drew
Attendance: 5,304

Saturday, November 24, 1962 at the Cobo Arena in Detroit:
1- Lord Athol Layton (U.S. champ) vs. Fritz von Erich
2- Bearcat Wright (billed as Negro champion) vs. Dick the Bruiser
3- the Sheik vs. Mark Lewin
4- Ray ‘Thunder’ Stern vs. Bob Stanlee
5- the Torres Bros. (Alberto & Ramon) vs. the Neilson Bros. (Art & Stan)
6- Czaya ‘Bob’ Nandor vs. Bob Liepler
7- Taro Sakuro vs. Emile Dupre

Saturday, December 8, 1962 at the Cobo Arena in Detroit:
LORD ATHOL LAYTON’S INTERNATIONAL TOURNAMENT:
Matches were 1 fall with a 15 minute time limit
Each wrestler posted a $500 entry fee with $2,400 going to the winner
Round 1:
1- Czaya ‘Bob’ Nandor defeated Pierre LaBelle
2- Stan Kowalski defeated Emile Dupre
3- Moose Evans defeated Gino Marella (Gorilla Monsoon)
4- Alberto Torres defeated the Great Kudo
5- Dr. Big Bill Miller defeated Billy ‘Red’ Lyons
6- Ramon Torres defeated Jack Lanza
7- Mark Lewin defeated the Sheik – counted outside the ring
8- Freddie Blassie defeated Don Leo Jonathan
9- Taro Sakuro defeated Sam Steamboat
10- bye: Sweet Daddy Siki
Round 2:
1- Ramon Torres defeated Stan Kowalski
2- Taro Sakuro defeated Alberto Torres
3- Freddie Blassie defeated Moose Evans
4- Dr. Big Bill Miller defeated Mark Lewin
5- Czaya ‘Bob’ Nandor defeated Sweet Daddy Siki
Round 3:
1- Czaya ‘Bob’ Nandor defeated Dr. Big Bill Miller
2- Taro Sakuro defeated Ramon Torres
Semi-final:
Czaya ‘Bob’ Nandor defeated Freddie Blassie - DQ
Final:
Czaya ‘Bob’ Nandor defeated Taro Sakuro
Attendance: 8,142

Saturday, December 29, 1962 at the Cobo Arena in Detroit:
1- Lord Athol Layton (U.S. champ) defeated Dick the Bruiser - DQ’ Bruiser knocked out
referee Vern Clarke
2- Lou Thesz defeated Sam Stanlee (replaced Mark lewin)
3- Czaya ‘Bob’ Nandor defeated Angelo Poffo
4- Bearcat Wright defeated Taro Sakuro
5- Sweet Daddy Siki defeated the Great Kudo
6- Ray ‘Thunder’ Stern defeated Nicoli Volkoff
7- the Mongol defeated Timothy Geohagen
8- Sam Steamboat defeated Don Jardine
9- Rudy Kay defeated Pierre LaBelle
Attendance: 15,267

Research by Jim Mandl

Detroit Wrestling Results - 1962