Galveston, Texas: January 7, 1946 (City Auditorium) … Sterling “Dizzy” Davis and Al Lovelock drew … Juan Humberto b. Leo “Whiskers” Savage (2-0) (DQ) … Mike Burnell b. Gorilla Macias … Ellis Bashara b. Lou Plummer Galveston, Texas: January 14, 1946 (City Auditorium) … Leo “Whiskers” Savage b. Juan Humberto (2-0) … Dutch Schultz won a battle royal, beating Gorilla Macia, Jack Kennedy, Les Ryan, Joe Kiyot … Jack Kennedy and Les Ryan drew … Mike Burnell and Al Lovelock drew Galveston, Texas: January 23, 1946 (City Auditorium) … Buddy Rogers b. Sterling “Dizzy” Davis (2/3) … Paul Boesch b. Don Evans … Ellis Bashara and Leo Numa drew … Ray Villmer b. George Thomas Galveston, Texas: January 28, 1946 (City Auditorium) … NWA World Heavyweight Champion Bill Longson b. Don Evans (2-0) (DQ) … Al Lovelock b. Jack Kennedy (DQ) … Les Ryan b. Ellis Bashara (DQ) … Abe Zvonkin b. Don Lee (countout) … (3,500 fans) Galveston, Texas: February 4, 1946 (City Auditorium) … Don Evans b. Bill Lee (2/3) … Mike Burnell and Ray Villmer drew … Abe Zvonkin b. Ellis Bashara … Don Lee b. Les Ryan Galveston, Texas: February 11, 1946 (City Auditorium) … Ray Clements and Don Evans b. Dizzy Davis and Bill Lee … Leo Savage b. Don Lee … Ray Villmer b. Zbe Zvonkin … Jim Helton b. Billy Franklin Galveston, Texas: February 18, 1946 (City Auditorium) … Mike Burnell b. Alberto Corral (2/3) … Leo Savage b. Ray Clements (2-0) (DQ) … Abe Zvonkin b. Frank Brown (decision) … Roland Meeker b. Ray Villmer Galveston, Texas: February 25, 1946 (City Auditorium) … Alberto Corral b. Bill Lee (2/3) … Leo Numa b. Leo Savage (2-0) ( Numa won the second fall by disqualification) … Ray Clements and Don Lee drew …Roland Meeker b. Dutch Schultz … (promoter: Jerry Schultz) Galveston, Texas: March 4, 1946 (City Auditorium) … Paul Boesch and Leo Savage b. Lou Plummer and Tarzan White (2/3) … Alberto Corral b. Jack Kennedy (2/3) … Al Lovelock b. Roy Meeker … Ray Villmer b. Don Lee … (promoter: Jerry Schultz) Note: “Roy” Meeker is likely Roland Meeker. Galveston, Texas: March 11, 1946 (City Auditorium) … Tournament … Don Evans b. Ray Vilmer in the tournament final … Don Evans and Al Lovelock drew – Evans won coin flip … Ray Vilmer b. Alberto Corral (DQ) … Al Lovelock b. Herbert “Dutch” Schultz … Don Evans b. Mike Burnell … Ray Vilmer and Tarzan White drew – Vilmer won coin flip … Alberto Corral b. Don Lee … (promoter: Jerry Schultz) Galveston, Texas: March 18, 1946 (City Auditorium) … Tournament … Tarzan White b. Ellis Bashara to win the tournament … Danno O’Mahoney and Tarzan White drew … Ellis Bashara b. Steve Casey (DQ) … Steve Casey b. Don Lee … Ellis Bashara and Alberto Corral drew … Danno O’Mahoney b. Lou Plummer … Leo Numa and Tarzan White drew … (1,000 fans) Galveston, Texas: March 25, 1946 (City Auditorium) … Jim Casey and Tarzan White drew … Ellis Bashara and Leo Numa b. Paul Boesch and Danno O’Mahoney (2/3) … Alberto Corral and Lou Plummer drew Galveston, Texas: April 1, 1946 (City Auditorium) … Paul Boesch b. Leo Numa (2-0) … Bill Sledge and Frank Taylor wrestled to a double-disqualification … Al Lovelock and Bill Sledge drew … Frank Taylor b. Jack Kennedy … Danno O’Mahoney b. Alberto Corral … (1,000 fans) Galveston, Texas: April 8, 1946 (City Auditorium) … Paul Boesch b. Don Evans (2-0) … Bill Sledge and Frank Taylor drew … Gorilla Macias and Danno O’Mahoney drew … Bob Wagner b. Jack LaRue Galveston, Texas: April 15, 1946 (City Auditorium) … Paul Boesch b. Frank Taylor (2/3) … Jim Casey and Tug Carlson drew … Bill Sledge b. Jack LaRue … Gorilla Macias b. Alberto Corral Galveston, Texas: April 22, 1946 (City Auditorium) … June Byers b. Celia Blevins (2-0) … Jim Casey b. Paul Boesch (2-0) … Frank Taylor b. Tug Carlson (DQ) … Porter “Tex” Bodin b. Henry Locey … Bob Wagner b. Bill Sledge … (2,000 fans) Galveston, Texas: April 29, 1946 (City Auditorium) … Jim Casey b. Bob Wagner (2-0) … Evelyn Walls b. Cecelia Blevins (2/3) … Tug Carlson b. Frank Taylor … Bobby Burns b. Gorilla Macias … (1,800 fans) Note: "Burns" may be Bobby Bruns, who was also in the territory at this time. Galveston, Texas: May 6, 1946 (City Auditorium) … Tug Carlson b. Jules Strongbow (2-0) … Nell Stewart b. Evelyn Walls (2/3) … George Temple Jr. b. Jack LaRue … Bobby Bruns b. Jerry Vallina (countout) … (2,300 fans) Galveston, Texas: May 13, 1946 (City Auditorium) … Bobby Bruns b. Tug Carlson (2/3) … Porter Bodin and Jack Kennedy b. Ellis Bashara and Don Lee (2/3) … Gorilla Macias and Jerry Vallina drew Galveston, Texas: May 20, 1946 (City Auditorium) … Leroy McGuirk b. Tug Carlson (2/3) (referee: Buddy Rogers) … Don Lee b. Gorilla Macias (2/3) … Jerry (Cherry?) Vallina b. Jack Kennedy … Ellis Bashara b. Lou Plummer Galveston, Texas: May 24, 1946 (City Auditorium) … Tug Carlson b. Jack “Sockeye” McDonald (2/3) … Porter Bodin b. Don Lee (DQ) … Roy Graham and Bob Wagner drew … Jimmy Lott b. Paul Murdock … Battle Royal, determining the Graham-Wagner and Lott-Murdock matches (Cherry “Jerry” Vallina was eliminated from the 5-man competition) Galveston, Texas: June 10, 1946 (City Auditorium) … Bill Longson b. Ernie Dusek (2/3) … Buddy Rogers b. Jimmy Lott (2- 0) … Joe Parelli and Leroy Voss wrestled to a no decision … Gorilla Macias b. Jerry Vallina (DQ) … (2,000 fans) Galveston, Texas: June 17, 1946 (City Auditorium) … Texas Heavyweight Champion Buddy Rogers b. Tug Carlson (2/3) … Sockeye McDonald b. Jimmy Lott (2/3) … Jack Kennedy and Gorilla Macias drew … Ellis Bashara b. Porter Bodin Galveston, Texas: June 24, 1946 (City Auditorium) … Gorgeous George and Jimmy Lott drew … Tug Carlson b. Jack “Sockeye” McDonald … Dick Bishop b. Jack Kennedy … Gorilla Macias b. Joe Parelli Galveston, Texas: July 1, 1946 (City Auditorium) … Gorgeous George b. Jimmy Lott (2-0) … Nick Lafkus b. Tug Carlson (2/3) … Ellis Bashara b. Babe Zaharias (decision) … Jerry Vallina b. Paul Murdock Galveston, Texas: July 8, 1946 (City Auditorium) … Dizzy Davis b. Gorgeous George (2/3) … Fred Blassie b. Tug Carlson (2-0) … Dutch Hefner b. Babe Zaharias … Ellis Bashara and Jerry Vallina drew Galveston, Texas: July 15, 1946 (City Auditorium) … Dizzy Davis b. Dutch Hefner in a special handicap match (Hefner had to beat Davis in two-straight falls to win the handicap match, but lost he second fall) … Fred Beale b. Pat Fraley (2-0) … Jim Lafkus and Jerry Vallina drew … Dick Bishop b. Roy Graham (DQ) Note: Beale, also spelled "Beal," was Fred Blassie. Galveston, Texas: July 22, 1946 (City Auditorium) … Dave Levin b. Dizzy Davis (2-0) … Kay Bell b. Dutch Hefner (2-0) … Ellis Bashara b. Paul Murdock … Ed Meske b. Jerry Vallina (DQ) Galveston, Texas: July 29, 1946 (City Auditorium) … Ed Meske b. Kay Bell (2/3) … Dutch Hefner b. Zeke Estep … Jerry Vallina b. Freddie Beal (countout) … Jim Lafkas b. Ellis Bashara … (1,100 fans) Research by Steve Yohe December 19, 2010 |
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