Hollywood Wrestling Results

Hollywood, California: Monday, February 4, 1952
(Hollywood Legion Stadium) … NWA World Heavyweight Champion Lou Thesz b. Hans
Schnabel (2-0) (Thesz won the first fall by disqualification in 15:37, Thesz won the second
in 6:03) … “Wild” Red Berry and Danny Savich wrestled Leo Garibaldi and Roger Mackey
to a draw (1-1) … Carlos Guzman b. Bob Corby … Ray Piret b. Leon Kirilenko …
(promoter: Hugh Nichols) … (Television: KTTV) (channel 11) (Television Announcer: Bill
Welsh)
Note: Ladies were admitted free.

Hollywood, California: Monday, April 14, 1952
(Hollywood Legion Stadium) … “Baron” Michele Leone and Joe “The Champ” Pazandak
drew (60:00) (no falls) … Masa Kimura and Toshi Yamaguchi b. Bob Corby and Jack Terry
(2-0) … Sandor Szabo b. Red Vagnone … Frank Jares b. Ray Piret … (promoter: Hugh
Nichols)

Hollywood, California: Monday, April 21, 1952
(Hollywood Legion Stadium) … NWA World Heavyweight Champion Lou Thesz b. Lord
James Blears (23:00) (Blears was unable to continue) … Mori Kimuri and Toshi Yamaguchi
b. Ted Christy and Pedro Rinestau (2/3) … Sandor Szabo b. Ali Pasha … Frank Jares b.
Bob Corby … (promoter: Hugh Nichols) … (1,000 fans)

*On Monday, May 5, 1952, “Wrestling” from the Hollywood Legion Stadium was broadcast
on KTTV (channel 11) from 8:30 to 10:45 p.m.

Hollywood, California: Monday, May 19, 1952
(Hollywood Legion Stadium) … Danny McShain b. Carlos Guzman (2/3) … Red Berry and
Ted Christy wrestled Dr. Lee Grable and Ricky Romero to a draw … Sandor Szabo b. Vic
Christy … Chief Lone Eagle and Frank Jares drew … (promoter: Hugh Nichols)

Hollywood, California: Wednesday, May 21, 1952
(Gilmore Baseball Park) … NWA World Heavyweight Champion Lou Thesz b. Baron
Michele Leone to unify the latter’s claim to the World Title with his own (2-1) (Thesz won
the first fall in 31:20, Leone won the second in 6:30 with a neckbreaker, Thesz won the
third in 4:30 with a backdrop) … NWA World Junior Heavyweight Champion Danny
McShain and World (California) Junior Heavyweight Champion Rito Romero drew … World
Tag Team Champions The Sharpe Brothers (Ben and Mike Sharpe) b. Vic Christy and
Sandor Szabo (Mike pinned Vic in 11:06) … “Wild” Red Berry and Billy Varga drew (15:00)
… Sky Low Low b. “Irish” Jack Cassidy … Dr. Lee Grable b. Ray Piret … (promoter: Cal
Eaton) … (matchmaker: John J. Doyle) … (referee: Mike Mazurki (?)) … (25,256 fans)
(soldout) (thousands turned away) … (gate: $103,277.75, national record) … (net:
$81,523.45)

Hollywood, California: Monday, May 26, 1952
(Hollywood Legion Stadium) … “Baron” Michele Leone and Danny McShain drew (60:00)
… Hombre Montana b. Ted Christy (2:43) (Christy was unable to continue) … Sandor
Szabo b. Dennis Clary … Billy Varga b. John Cretoria … (promoter: Hugh Nichols)

Hollywood, California: Monday, June 2, 1952
(Hollywood Legion Stadium) … Hombre Montana b. Antone Leone to win the tournament (2:
35) (bearhug) … Hombre Montana b. Vic Christy … Hombre Montana b. Bob Corby …
Hombre Montana b. John Cretoria … others in the tournament were Abe Kashey, Dennis
Clary, Chief Lone Eagle, Lee Grable, Lee Savoldi and Ray Piret … (promoter: Hugh
Nichols)

Hollywood, California: Monday, July 28, 1952
(Hollywood Legion Stadium) … NWA World Heavyweight Champion Lou Thesz b. Sandor
Szabo (Thesz won the only fall in 26:07; no other falls were scored) … The Becker
Brothers (Bobby and George Becker) b. “Wild” Red Berry and Karl Davis … Dr. Lee
Grable b. Antone Leone … Lone Eagle b. Pat Fraley … (promoter: Hugh Nichols)

Hollywood, California: Monday, September 8, 1952
(Hollywood Legion Stadium) … NWA World Junior Heavyweight Champion Danny McShain
and Baron Michele Leone drew (60:00) (1-1) … Mr. Moto b. Lone Eagle … George Becker
b. Ted Christy … Bobby Becker and Frank Jares drew … (promoter: Hugh Nichols)

Hollywood, California: Monday, September 15, 1952
(Hollywood Legion Stadium) … Baron Michele Leone b. Woody Strode (2/3) (Strode won
the first fall, Leone won the second and third) … Vincent Lopez b. Karl Davis (2/3) … Tony
Morelli b. Vic Christy … Frank Jares b. Carlos Guzman … (promoter: Hugh Nichols) …
(1,000 fans)

Hollywood, California: November 24, 1952
(Hollywood Legion Stadium) … Baron Michele Leone b. Vincent Lopez (2/3) (Lopez won
the first fall in 12:48, Leone won the second and third straight) … “Killer” Karl Davis and
Shoulders Newman wrestled Bobby Managoff and Hombre Montana to a draw (45:00) …
Sheik Benali b. Ray Piret … La Rocca Ortega b. Frank Hickey … (promoter: Hugh Nichols)

Research by Tim Hornbaker
October 31, 2010

Hollywood Wrestling Results - 1952