Houston, Texas:  Friday, December 9, 1966
(Sam Houston Coliseum) ... Ricky Romero b. Kinji Shibuya (2/3) (third fall by DQ) ... Al
Costello and Karl Von Brauner b. Tiger Conway and Nick Kozak (2/3) ... Ronnie Etchison
b. Jack Daniels ... Ken Hollis b. Skandor Akbar ... The Bulldog and Del Cochran drew ...
(promoter:  Morris Sigel) ... (referee:  Dick Raines)
Notes:  Ricky Romero was said to be the cousin of Rito Romero.  Etchison was making
his first local appearance in "several years." Ken Hollis graduated from Milby High School
in Houston.  The "Bulldog" may have been Danny Plechas.

Houston, Texas:  Friday, December 16, 1966
(Sam Houston Coliseum) ... Fritz Von Erich b. Bearcat Wright (2/3) (third fall by DQ) when
Ernie Ladd interfered) ... Ricky Romero and Waldo Von Erich drew (15:00) ... Al Costello
and Karl Von Brauner b. Darrell Cochran and Nick Kozak ... Kinji Shibuya b. Jack Daniels
... Ronnie Etchison b. Skandor Akbar ... (promoter:  Morris Sigel) ... (referee:  Dick
Raines)
Notes:  Last show of the year.  Costello and Von Brauner were managed by Gary Hart.  
Wright had Ernie Ladd in his corner and Fritz had Waldo in his corner.

*The Wednesday, December 21, 1966 edition of the Houston Post reported that Ernie
Ladd was "heavily fined" by the Houston Oilers for participating in the December 16
wrestling show.  Wally Lemm, Oiler coach, told the press:  "Ernie was still under contract
to the Oilers and this was a violation of his contract.  We still had a game to play against
Miami and Ernie was not free to do what he did."

*Before the end of December 1966, veteran Houston promoter, Morris Sigel passed away.





Research by Tim Hornbaker
November 22, 2010
Houston Wrestling Results - 1966