1/3/57 Galveston, TX @ City Auditorium
Prince Maiava beat Lee Henning 2/3
Larry Chene double knockout Amazing Zuma in 3rd fall
Lothario beat Lou Plummer via pin in 9:00
Byron Czichos beat Benny Matta with a double arm lock submission hold
Att: 1,100

1/10/57 Galveston, TX @ City Auditorium
Referee Marvin Jones
Danny McShain beat Prince Maiava on a 3rd fall COR
Joe Christie beat Amazing Zuma 2/3
Bill Fletcher (sub Larry Chene) drew Luis Martinez 15:00
Lothario beat Bob Orton dq in 9:00 when Prton tossed Lothario over the top rope
Att: 1,600

1/17/57 Galveston, TX @ City Auditorium
No Time Limit
Danny McShain & Joe Christie beat Prince Maiava & Tarzan Mike Lane in 15:00 when
McShain pinned Maiava
Thor Hagen (sub Bob Orton) drew Luis Martinez 15:00
Bill Fletcher beat Amazing Zuma COR in 14:00
Prince Maiava beat Danny McShain via pin in 8:00
Tarzan Mike Lane beat Joe Christie dq in 11:00

1/24/57 Galveston, TX @ City Auditorium
Danny McShain beat Texas Champion El Medico on a 3rd fall dq when Medico knocked out
referee Marvin Jones
Prince Maiava no contest Joe Christie in 3rd fall
Tarzan Mike Lane beat Maurice Vachon via pin in 1:30
Bill Fletcher beat Thor Hagen via pin in 12:00 after a series of body slams

1/31/57 Galveston, TX @ City Auditorium
Samoan Strap Match, Referee Marvin Jones
Prince Maiava no contest Joe Christie
Non Title Match
Texas Champion El Medico beat Tarzan Mike 2/3
Larry Chene beat Maurice Vachon on a reverse decision dq
Chico Amaro dcor Bill Fletcher in 11:00
Att: 1,500

2/7/57 Galveston, TX @ City Auditorium
Referee Marvin Jones
El Medico beat Joe Christie on a 3rd fall dq when Maurice Vachon interfered
Don Evans beat Chico Amaro 2/3
Larry Chene beat Maurice Vachon dq
Tarzan Mike Lane drew Bill Fletcher 15:00
Att: 1,600
Note: Country Boy Calhoun ran in to help Larry Chene & referee Marvin Jones during the
Vachon/Chene match.

2/14/57 Galveston, TX @ City Auditorium
Referee Marvin Jones
El Medico beat Joe Christie on a 3rd fall dq when Maurice Vachon interfered
Maurice Vachon beat Larry Chene when Chene injured his leg in the 3rd fall and could not
continue
Country Boy Calhoun dcor Don Evans in 5:00
Ethel Johnson drew Babs Wingo 20:00
Att: 3,500 “the largest turnout of the year”
Note: Count Pietro Rossi managed Calhoun.

2/21/57 Galveston, TX @ City Auditorium
Referee Marvin Jones
Texas Champion Pepper Gomez beat Joe Christie on a 3rd fall dq when Maurice Vachon
interfered
Lula Mae Provo & Ethel Johnson beat Babs Wingo & Louise Green
Don Evans beat Rocky Columbo via pin after a piledriver
Country Boy Calhoun beat Maurice Vachon via pin in 8:00

2/28/57 Galveston, TX @ City Auditorium
Maurice Vachon handcuffed to Country Boy Calhoun, Australian Rules Match
Pepper Gomez beat Joe Christie on a 7th round COR when Calhoun sat on Christie outside
the ring
Don Evans beat Maurice Vachon on a 3rd fall dq when Joe Christie interfered
Bobby Managoff & Country Boy Calhoun beat Mike DiBiase & Danny Plechas when Calhoun
pinned DiBiase in 6:00
Bobby Managoff drew Danny Plechas 15:00
Country Boy Calhoun beat Mike DiBiase dq when Danny Plechas slugged referee Marvin
Jones
Att: 2,000

3/7/57 Galveston, TX @ City Auditorium
Texas Champion Pepper Gomez drew El Medico when the 90 minute time limit expired in the
3rd fall
Country Boy Calhoun beat Joe Christie & Maurice Vachon on a 2nd fall dq
1.    Calhoun pinned Vachon
2.    Referee Marvin Jones dq’ed Christie & Vachon for ganging up on Calhoun outside the
ring
Southern States Champion Art Nelson beat Eddie Montemayor via pin in 10:00 after a series
of knee drops to Eddie’s throat
Paul Boesch beat Jim Blood dq

3/14/57 Galveston, TX @ City Auditorium
Texas Champion Pepper Gomez beat El Medico 2/3
Referee Rocky Columbo
Joe Christie ddq Marvin Jones in 3rd fall
Southern States Champion Art Nelson beat Ray Piret via pin in 12:00
Jim Blood beat Chico Gonzales via pin in 12:00
Att: 2,000

3/21/57 Galveston, TX @ City Auditorium
Texas Champion Pepper Gomez drew Southern States Champion Art Nelson when the 60
minute time limit expired in the 3rd fall
Marvin Jones beat Joe Christie on a 3rd fall dq when Art Nelson handed Christie a foreign
object
Country Boy Calhoun beat Amazing Zuma via pin in 5:00
Jim Blood drew Larry Chene 15:00
Att: 1,900

3/28/57 Galveston, TX @ City Auditorium
Art Nelson & Joe Christie beat Pepper Gomez & Marvin Jones when Nelson pinned Jones in
the 3rd fall
Pepper Gomez beat Joe Christie COR in 6:00
Marvin Jones beat Art Nelson via pin in 9:00
Referee Otto Kuss
Richard Pet Brown beat Maurice Vachon (sub Amazing Zuma) dq when Vachon hit referee
Kuss
Country Boy Calhoun beat Eddie Montemayor via pin in 4:00
Att: 1,600

4/4/57 Galveston, TX @ City Auditorium
Bull Curry beat Art Nelson 2/3
Rito Romero beat Joe Christie 2/3
Otto Kuss beat Maurice Vachon via pin
Country Boy Calhoun beat Jim Blood via pin in 7:00
Richard Pet Brown drew Red Bastien 15:00
Att: 2,700

4/11/57 Galveston, TX @ City Auditorium
Bull Curry beat Rito Romero on a 3rd fall dq when Romero slugged referee Marvin Jones
Richard Pet Brown & Red Bastien & Otto Kuss beat Joe Christie & Art Nelson & Jim Blood
when Kuss pinned Blood
El Medico beat Country Boy Calhoun via pin in 3:00
Red Bastien beat Joe Christie dq in 5:00 when Christie tossed Bastien over the top rope
Otto Kuss beat Art Nelson via pin in 9:00
Richard Pet Brown beat Jim Blood via pin in 8:00
Att: 2,800

4/18/57 Galveston, TX @ City Auditorium
Rito Romero beat Bull Curry on a 3rd fall dq when Curry slugged referee Marvin Jones
Don Evans double knockout Red Bastien in 3rd fall
Tokyo Joe beat Richard Pet Brown via pin in 10:00 after a series of judo chops
Otto Kuss beat Country Boy Calhoun via pin in 4:00
Att: 2,500

4/25/57 Galveston, TX @ City Auditorium
Rito Romero beat Tokyo Joe 2/3
Referee Marvin Jones
El Medico beat Red Bastien when Red was unable to continue in the 3rd fall
Texas Champion Don Leo Jonathan beat Don Evans dq in 4:00
Otto Kuss beat Benny Matta via pin in 12:00
Att: 1,900

5/2/57 Galveston, TX @ City Auditorium
El Medico beat Don Evans on a 3rd fall dq when Duke Keomuka & Tokyo Tom interfered
Non Title Match
Texas Tag Team Champions Duke Keomuka & Tokyo Joe beat Red Bastien & Rito Romero
COR in 12:00
Rito Romero beat Duke Keomuka via pin in 13:00
Red Bastien beat Tokyo Joe via pin in 8:00
Larry Chene drew Joe Blanchard (sub Benny Matta) 15:00
Att: 1,400

5/9/57 Galveston, TX @ City Auditorium
Duke Keomuka beat Rito Romero on a 3rd fall COR
El Medico beat Bull Curry on a 3rd fall dq when Curry used brass knuckles on Medico
Tokyo Joe & Don Evans beat Larry Chene & Red Bastien in 10:00 when Tokyo Joe pinned
Chene after a series of judo chops
Joe Blanchard drew Gory Guerrero 15:00

5/16/57 Galveston, TX @ City Auditorium
Rito Romero & Pepper Gomez beat Texas Tag Team Champions Duke Keomuka & Tokyo
Joe on a 3rd fall dq
Red Bastien dcor Bull Curry 2/3 in 3rd fall
Judy Grable (sub Peggy Allen) beat Lady Angel dq in 10:00 when Lady Angel tossed Grable
over the top rope
Don Evans drew Larry Chene 15:00
Att: 2,500

5/23/57 Galveston, TX @ City Auditorium
Red Bastien beat Bull Curry 2/3
Pepper Gomez beat Duke Keomuka on a 2nd fall dq when Joe Christie interfered
Fabulous Moolah beat Judy Grable 2/3
Rito Romero beat Don Evans via pin in 9:00 after a series of drop kicks
Larry Chene beat Joe Christie dq in 9:00
Att: 2,000

5/30/57 Galveston, TX @ City Auditorium
Don Leo Jonathan beat Joe Christie when Christie was unable to answer the bell for the 3rd
fall
Referee Marvin Jones
Red Bastien beat Duke Keomuka on a 3rd fall dq when Keomuka refused to break a hold
Pepper Gomez beat Don Evans 2/3, 1st fall by dq
Tiger Conway beat Emerson Crozier with an abdominal stretch in 8:00

6/6/57 Galveston, TX @ City Auditorium
Texas Champion Don Leo Jonathan drew El Medico when the 90 minute time limit expired in
the 3rd fall
Pepper Gomez beat Al Mills on a 3rd fall dq
Tiny Mills beat Red Bastien via pin in 9:00
Farmer Jones drew Eddie Montemayor 15:00

6/13/57 Galveston, TX @ City Auditorium
El Medico beat Texas Champion Don Leo Jonathan on a 3rd fall dq
Referee Marvin Jones
Pepper Gomez beat Tiny Mills 2/3
Al Mills ddq Tiger Conway in 12:00
Red Bastien beat Eddie Montemayor via pin in 10:00

6/20/57 Galveston, TX @ City Auditorium
Pepper Gomez & Tiger Conway beat Al Mills & Tiny Mills when Gomez pinned Al Mills in the
3rd fall
El Medico drew Johnny Valentine when the 45 minute time limit expired in the 3rd fall
Luigi Macera beat Chris Zaharias via pin in 12:00 after a series of dropkicks
Joe Blanchard drew Chet Wallick 15:00
Att: 1,800

6/27/55 Galveston, TX @ City Auditorium
Card postponed due to bad weather conditions
El Medico vs Johnny Valentine 2/3 60:00
Pepper Gomez vs Danny Savich 2/3 60:00
Luigi Macera vs Tiny Mills 20:00
Chris Zaharias vs Joe Blanchard 15:00
Chet Wallick vs Tiger Conway

7/4/57 Galveston, TX @ City Auditorium
Referee Marvin Jones
El Medico ddq Bull Curry in 3rd fall
Duke Keomuka & Danny Savich beat Luigi Macera & Tiger Conway when Savich pinned
Macera in the 3rd fall
Johnny Valentine beat Chet Wallick by submission in 11:00 with a backbreaker
Billy Wicks beat Chris Zaharias via pin in 10:00

7/11/57 Galveston, TX @ City Auditorium
El Medico beat Duke Keomuka 2/3
Danny Savich beat Bull Curry on a 3rd fall COR
Johnny Valentine drew Nick Bockwinkel 20:00
Luigi Macera beat Fritz Von Ulm dq in 11:00

7/18/57 Galveston, TX @ City Auditorium
El Medico beat Danny Savich 2/3, 1st fall by dq
Tito Infante beat Tom Thumb 2/3
Luigi Macera beat Bull Curry dq in 8:00
Nick Bockwinkel beat Fritz Von Ulm in 7:00 with an abdominal stretch
Johnny Valentine beat Jim Hady by submission in 9:00 with a backbreaker
Att: 1,800

7/25/57 Galveston, TX @ City Auditorium
Non Title Match
Johnny Valentine dcor Texas Champion Don Leo Jonathan in 3rd fall
El Medico drew Nick Bockwinkel when Bockwinkel was injured in the 3rd fall and Medico
refused to accept the victory
Jim Hady beat Danny Savich dq in 10:00 when Savich tossed Hady over the top rope
Don Whittler drew Fritz Von Ulm 10:00

8/1/57 Galveston, TX @ City Auditorium
Texas Champion Don Leo Jonathan vs Pepper Gomez 2/3 90:00
El Medico vs Fritz Von Ulm 20:00
Nick Bockwinkel vs Johnny Valentine 15:00
Chet Wallick vs Jim Hady 15:00
Don Whittler vs Joe Blanchard 15:00

8/8/57 Galveston, TX @ City Auditorium
NWA Champion Lou Thesz double knockout Luther Lindsay in 3rd fall
Referee Marvin Jones
Johnny Valentine beat Pepper Gomez 2/3
Nick Bockwinkel beat Don Whittler with an abdominal stretch in 13:00
Fritz Von Ulm drew Chet Wallick 15:00
Att: 2,600

8/15/57 Galveston, TX @ City Auditorium
Luther Lindsay beat Texas Champion Don Leo Jonathan on a 3rd fall dq when Don Leo
tossed Luther over the top rope
El Medico drew Johnny Valentine when the time limit expired in the 3rd fall
Chet Wallick & Tiger Conway (sub Nick Bockwinkel) beat Fritz Von Ulm & Juan Humberto in
10:00 when Wallick pinned Humberto
Gory Guerrero beat Don Whittler via pin in 11:00 after a series of dropkicks
Att: 2,500
Note: Bockwinkel reportedly was called into the Army.

8/22/57 Galveston, TX @ City Auditorium
Texas Champion Don Leo Jonathan beat Luther Lindsay when Luther was unable to continue
in the 3rd fall
El Medico & Mighty Atlas drew Johnny Valentine & Rip Rogers when the time limit expired in
the 3rd fall
Chet Wallick beat Ivan The Terrible dq in 8:00 when Ivan tossed Chet over the top rope
Fritz Von Ulm beat Tiger Conway with a neckbreaker in 11:00
Att: 2,500

8/29/57 Galveston, TX @ City Auditorium
Referee Marvin Jones
El Medico & Mighty Atlas beat Don Leo Jonathan & Rip Rogers on a 3rd fall dq
Paul Boesch beat Chet Wallick on a 3rd fall dq
Ivan The Terrible beat Fritz Von Ulm
Con Bruno drew Tiger Conway 15:00
Att: 1,400

9/5/57 Galveston, TX @ City Auditorium
Referee Paul Boesch
El Medico dcor Rip Rogers in 3rd fall
Doll Paige beat Gypsy Rose via pin in 10:00
Ivan The Terrible beat Marvin Jones in 9:00
El Santo beat Fritz Von Ulm COR in 7:00
Mighty Atlas beat Con Bruno with a Full Nelson in 9:00
Att: 3.500

9/12/57 Galveston, TX @ City Auditorium
Texas Death Match, Referee Marvin Jones
Brass Knuckles Champion El Medico beat Rip Rogers
Non Title Match
Texas Champion Ivan The Terrible vs Mighty Atlas 2/3 45:00
El Santo vs Con Bruno 15:00
Reg Parks vs Tiger Conway 15:00

9/19/57 Galveston, TX @ City Auditorium
Nikita Zolotoff beat El Santo on a 3rd fall COR
El Medico beat Rip Rogers 2/3
Ivan The Terrible beat Ray Piret via pin in 9:00
Reg Parks beat Don Whittler via pin in 10:00 after an airplane spin
Luigi Macera beat Jim LaRock dq in 11:00 after LaRock refused to break a hold
Att: 1,600

9/26/57 Galveston, TX @ City Auditorium
Referee Marvin Jones
El Medico & Luigi Macera beat Rip Rogers & Kurt Von Poppenheim & Nikita Zolotoff on a 3rd
fall dq
El Medico drew Nikita Zolotoff 30:00
Rip Rogers beat El Santo in 7:00 when Santo was knocked unconscious after attempting a
flying head butt
Kurt Von Poppenheim beat Liuigi Macera by submission with a backbreaker in 12:00
Reg Parks beat Ivan The Terrible dq in 11:00
Att: 1,000
Note: El Santo was unable to compete in the main event due to injuries suffered in his match
against Rip Rogers

10/3/57 Galveston, TX @ City Auditorium
Referee Luigi Macera
Marvin Jones beat Rip Rogers on a 3rd fall dq
El Medico beat Kurt Von Poppenheim on a 3rd fall dq when Kurt hit the Referee
Judy Grable beat Rita Cortez via pin in 13:00
Marco Polo drew Nikita Zolotoff 15:00
Reg Parks beat Danny Savich via pin in 9:00
Att: 1,300

10/10/57 Galveston, TX @ City Auditorium
Special Referee: Duke Keomuka
Rip Rogers beat Marvin Jones 2/3
El Medico beat Nikita Zolotoff in 12:00
Women’s Champion Fabulous Moolah beat Judy Grable in 18:00
Duke Keomuka beat Marco Polo in 11:00
Luigi Macera drew Kurt Von Poppenheim 15:00

10/17/57 Galveston, TX @ City Auditorium
Referee Marvin Jones
El Medico ddq Mr Moto in 3rd fall when Duke Keomuka & Gory Guerrero interfered
Luigi Macera & Marco Polo beat Nikita Zolotoff & Kurt Von Poppenheim & midget Ivan The
Russian when Macera pinned Von Poppenheim in 25:00
Duke Keomuka beat Gory Guerrero in 20:00
Luigi Macera beat Nikita Zolotoff dq in 10:00
Kurt Von Poppenheim drew Marco Polo 15:00
Att: 1,700
Note: Midget Brown Panther was a no show.

10/24/57 Galveston, TX @ City Auditorium
Texas Tag Team Champions Duke Keomuka & Mr Moto beat El Medico & Gory Guerrero 2/3
Nikita Zolotoff & Ivan The Russian vs Luigi Macera & Brown Panther
Ivan The Russian vs Brown Panther 15:00
Luigi Macera vs Nikita Zolotoff
Kurt Von Poppenheim vs Marco Polo

10/31/57 Galveston, TX @ City Auditorium
Pepper Gomez beat Mr Moto on a 3rd fall dq when Duke Keomuka interfered
Duke Keomuka beat Billy King 2/3
Larry Crusher Dugan beat Marco Polo via pin in 2:00 after a neckbreaker
Mighty Atlas drew Kurt Von Poppenheim 15:00
Att: 1,200

11/7/57 Galveston, TX @ City Auditorium
Pepper Gomez beat Duke Keomuka 2/3
Texas Junior Heavyweight Champion Billy King beat Larry Crusher Dugan on a 2nd fall dq
when Ike Eakins interfered, 1st fall by dq as well
Ike Eakins beat Reg Parks in 12:00
Danny O’Shocker beat Marco Polo in 12:00
Referee Marvin Jones

11/14/57 Galveston, TX @ City Auditorium
Pepper Gomez & Bill Melby drew Larry Crusher Dugan & Ike Eakins when the 60 minute time
limit expired during the rest period after the 2nd fall
Danny O’Shocker beat Mighty Atlas via pin in 11:00
Marvin Jones beat Frank Jares dq in 7:00
Gypsy Joe beat Billy King in a Wrestle Off to win the Wrestle Royal
Note: Reg Parks was eliminated first in the Wrestle Royal so he had to Referee all the
matches.

11/21/57 Galveston, TX @ City Auditorium
Luther Lindsay beat Larry Crusher Dugan 2/3
Pepper Gomez beat Ike Eakins on a 3rd fall dq when Eakins hit Referee Marvin Jones with a
chair
Non Title Match
Texas Champion Bill Melby beat Frank Jares with an abdominal stretch in 11:00
Danny O’Shocker beat Gypsy Joe dq in 9:00 when Joe tossed Danny over the top rope
Att: 1,200

11/28/57 Galveston, TX @ City Auditorium
Pepper Gomez beat Frank Jares 2/3
Bill Melby beat Tiger Conway (sub Hans Rommel) 2-0
Luther Lindsay beat Ike Eakins 2-0, 1st fall by dq
Danny O'Shocker & Elaine Ellis beat Gypsy Joe & Patty Neff when Ellis beat Neff in 11:00
Patty Neff beat Elaine Ellis via pin in 9:00
Danny O'Shocker beat Gypsy Joe dq in 7:00

12/5/57 Galveston, TX @ City Auditorium
Pepper Gomez drew Luther Lindsay in 3rd fall when Gomez kicked Lindsay below the belt
and Luther refused to accept the victory on a foul
Texas Women’s Champion Nell Stewart beat Elaine Ellis 2-0
Texas Champion Bill Melby beat Bull Montana with an abdominal stretch in 8:00
Joe Stepp beat Gypsy Joe in 9:00
Hans Rommel beat Larry Crusher Dugan via pin in 7:00
Att: 1,500

12/12/57 Galveston, TX @ City Auditorium
Texas Champion Bill Melby beat Bull Montana 2-0, 1st fall by dq
Referee Marvin Jones
Pepper Gomez drew Luther Lindsay when the 60 minute time limit expired in the 3rd fall
Oni Wiki Wiki beat Hans Rommel dq in 10:00
Gypsy Joe beat Tiger Conway via pin in 10:00
Att: 1,000

12/19/57 Galveston, TX @ City Auditorium
Luther Lindsay beat Don Leo Jonathan on a 3rd fall dq when Don Leo tossed Luther over the
top rope
Pepper Gomez beat Hans Rommel 2/3
Whisker Savage beat Gypsy Joe in 4:00 with a bear hug
Oni Wiki Wiki beat Bull Montana dq in 6:00 when Montana hit Referee Marvin Jones
Att: 1,000
Note: Last card of the season


Research by Jim Zordani
Galveston Wrestling Results - 1957
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