Kansas City, Kansas: January 3, 1946 (Memorial Hall) ... Bobby Bruns b. Vic Holbrook (2/3) ... Ralph Garibaldi and Jerry Meeker drew ... Jay Steele and Larry Tillman drew ... Lou Newman b. Emir Badui Kansas City, Missouri: January 8, 1946 (Municipal Auditorium) ... Orville Brown b. Rube Wright (2/3) ... June Byers b. Rose Evans (2/3) ... Nell Stewart b. Ann Laverne ... Jay Steele b. Red Vagnone ... (referee: Jack Dempsey) ... (5,500 fans) Note: Dempsey was said to have just been discharged from the Coast Guard. Kansas City, Kansas: January 10, 1946 (Memorial Hall) ... Bobby Bruns b. Roy Graham (2/3) ... The Angel b. Ralph Garibaldi (2/3) ... Vic Holbrook b. Jerry Meeker ... Lou Newman and Dan O'Connor drew Kansas City, Kansas: January 17, 1946 (Memorial Hall) ... Orville Brown b. Bobby Bruns (2/3) ... Roy Graham and Vic Holbrook drew ... Dan O'Connor and Rube Wright drew ... Lou Newman b. Hillbilly Elmer ... (4,100 fans) Kansas City, Kansas: January 24, 1946 (Memorial Hall) ... The Angel b. Roy Graham (2/3) ... Vic Holbrook and Rube Wright drew ... Frank Murdoch and Larry Tillman drew ... Dan O'Connor b. Jack Hader Notes: Yohe notes that the Angel here may have been the Swedish Angel. On the other hand, there is a possibility that it was the French Angel, Maurice Tillet. The newspaper stated that this was the largest crowd in the history of the Memorial Hall. Tillet appeared in Milwaukee on January 23, 1946. Kansas City, Kansas: January 31, 1946 (Memorial Hall) ... Bobby Bruns b. Orville Brown (1-0) (match stopped at the midnight closing) ... Vic Holbrook b. Roy Graham (2/3) ... Babe Zaharias b. Wally Greb ... Dan O'Connor b. Larry Tillman Note: Bruns didn't win the MWA World Title here because to win the belt a wrestler had to win two falls. Kansas City, Kansas: February 7, 1946 (Memorial Hall) ... MWA World Heavyweight Champion Orville Brown vs. Bobby Bruns (2/3) ... Dan O'Connor vs. Rube Wright ... Lou Newman vs. Babe Zaharias ... Jack Hader vs. (?) Kansas City, Kansas: Thursday, September 5, 1946 (Memorial Hall) … Ray Schwartz b. Marvin Jones (2/3) … Walter Sirois b. Fred Blassie (2- 0) … Dick Hatcher and Don McIntyre drew (30:00) … Mickey Gold b. Dick Bishop (12:45) … (promoter: George D. Simpson) … (referee: Louis Spandle) … (sponsored by: American Legion) Kansas City, Kansas: Thursday, September 12, 1946 (Memorial Hall) … MWA World Heavyweight Champion Orville Brown b. Ray Schwartz (2/3) … Walter Sirois b. Marvin Jones (2-0) … Ronnie Etchison and Mickey Gold drew (30:00) … Dick Hatcher b. Dick Bishop (12:50) … (promoter: George D. Simpson) … (referee: Louis Spandle) … (sponsored by: American Legion) … (4,023 fans) … (gate: $4,380) Kansas City, Kansas: Thursday, September 19, 1946 (Memorial Hall) … MWA World Heavyweight Champion Orville Brown b. Walter Sirois (2/3) … Vincent Lopez b. Ray Schwartz (2/3) … Mickey Gold and Terry McGinnis drew (30:00) … Don Ciro b. Dick Hatcher (10:20) (body drop) … (promoter: George D. Simpson) … (referee: Louis Spandle) … (sponsored by: American Legion) Kansas City, Kansas: Thursday, September 26, 1946 (Memorial Hall) … Ernie Dusek b. Ray Schwarz (2-0) … Vincent Lopez b. Walter Sirois (2/3) … Terry McGinnis b. Tom Bradley … Don Ciro b. Joe Szabo … (promoter: George D. Simpson) … (referee: Louis Spandle) … (sponsored by: American Legion) Kansas City, Kansas: Thursday, October 3, 1946 (Memorial Hall) … Orville Brown b. Ernie Dusek (2/3) … Vincent Lopez b. Ralph Garibaldi (2/3) … Warren Bockwinkel b. Tom Bradley (stepover toehold) … George Bruckman and Don Ciro drew (30:00) … (promoter: George D. Simpson) … (referee: Louis Spandle) … (sponsored by: American Legion) … (3,000+ fans) Kansas City, Kansas: Thursday, October 10, 1946 (Memorial Hall) … Orville Brown b. Vincent Lopez (2/3) … Roy Graham and Walter Sirois drew (1-1) … Ed Virag b. Mickey Gold (1:05) (full nelson suplex) … George Ryan b. George Bruckman (16:00) … (promoter: George D. Simpson) … (referee: Louis Spandle) … (sponsored by: American Legion) Kansas City, Kansas: Thusday, October 17, 1946 (Memorial Hall) … Orville Brown b. Danno O’Mahoney (2/3) … Roy Graham and Vincent Lopez drew (45:00) (1-1) … Ed Virag b. Tony Felice … George Ryan and Pete Schuh drew (30:00) … (promoter: George D. Simpson) … (referee: Louis Spandle) … (sponsored by: American Legion) Note: There was no show held on Thursday, October 24, 1946 due to the American Royal Livestock and Horse show at the Memorial Hall in Kansas City, Kansas. Kansas City, Kansas: Thursday, October 31, 1946 (Memorial Hall) … Orville Brown b. Danno O’Mahoney (2/3) (special referee: Marshall Esteppe) … Roy Graham b. Ronnie Etchison (2/3) … Emil Dusek b. Harry Finklestein (21: 10) … Wally Dusek b. Dick Bishop … (promoter: George D. Simpson) … (referee: Lou Spandle) … (sponsored by: American Legion) Kansas City, Kansas: Thursday, November 7, 1946 (Memorial Hall) … Vincent Lopez b. “Cowboy” Roy Graham (2/3) (Graham won the first fall with a stepover toehold, Lopez won the second and the third by DQ) (special referee: Ed “Strangler” Lewis) … Ronnie Etchison b. Walter Sirois (2/3) … Ray Villmer b. Pete Schuh … George Ryan b. Joe Kugot (reverse toehold) … (promoter: George D. Simpson) … (referee: Louis Spandle) … (sponsored by: American Legion) Kansas City, Kansas: Thursday, November 14, 1946 (Memorial Hall) … Everette Marshall b. Roy Graham (2-0) (Marshall won the first and then the second by DQ) … Vincent Lopez and Ray Villmer drew (45:00) (1-1) … George Temple b. George Ryan … Cal Rees b. Joe Kujot … (promoter: George D. Simpson) … (referee: Louis Spandle) … (sponsored by: American Legion) Kansas City, Kansas: Thursday, November 21, 1946 (Memorial Hall) … Everette Marshall b. Roy Graham (2-0) (Marshall won the first by disqualification) … Vincent Lopez b. Ronnie Etchison (2/3) … Ray Villmer b. Frank Hewitt (16:42) … Don Ciro b. Dick Bishop … (promoter: George D. Simpson) … (referee: Louis Spandle) … (sponsored by: American Legion) Kansas City, Kansas: Thursday, November 28, 1946 (Memorial Hall) … Orville Brown b. Everette Marshall when the latter was unable to continue (2/3) (Marshall won the first fall in 17:25 with an airplane spin, Brown won the second in 4:15 when Marshall was injured and unable to continue) (Marshall missed a flying tackle and suffered a dislocated shoulder) … Roy Graham b. Ray Villmer (2/3) … Vincent Lopez and Terry McGinnis drew (30:00) … Frank Hewitt b. Gene Reardon … (promoter: George D. Simpson) … (referees: Al Galento, Jack Pettit) … (sponsored by: American Legion) Kansas City, Kansas: Thursday, December 5, 1946 (Memorial Hall) … Ray Villmer b. Roy Graham (2/3) … Vincent Lopez and Lou Thesz drew in 45-minutes (1-1) (Thesz won the first fall in 16:05 and Lopez won the second) … Terry McGinnis b. Frank Hewitt … Cal Rees b. George Bruckman … (promoter: George D. Simpson) … (referee: Louis Spandle) … (sponsored by: American Legion) Kansas City, Kansas: Thursday, December 12, 1946 (Memorial Hall) … Everette Marshall b. Vincent Lopez (2/3) … Ray Villmer b. Terry McGinnis (2-0) … Roy Graham b. Bobby Roberts … Karl Von Herbert b. Frank Hewitt … (promoter: George D. Simpson) … (referee: Louis Spandle) … (sponsored by: American Legion) Kansas City, Kansas: Thursday, December 19, 1946 (Memorial Hall) … The Swedish Angel b. Roy Graham (2/3) … Bobby Bruns b. Ray Villmer (2/3) … Lee Wykoff b. Karl Von Herbert … Frank Hewitt b. Jack Warner … (promoter: George D. Simpson) … (referee: Louis Spandle) Research by Tim Hornbaker, Steve Yohe December 6, 2010 |
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