January 3, 1958 New Orleans, LA (Coliseum Arena)
No card

January 10, 1958 New Orleans, LA (Coliseum Arena)
Stu Gibson d. Bill Melby (2-1)
Rocky Columbo d. Jim Brawner
Jerry Godot d. Oni Wiki Wiki
Pierre DeGlane d. Juan Rodrigues Came

January 17, 1958 New Orleans, LA (Coliseum Arena)
Canceled because of wrestlers having “prior contracts.” Wrestling is scheduled to resume
on January 31, but no evidence exists that it did.

February 28, 1958 – announcement in Times-Picayune that Buddy Fuller has bought
promoting rights from Joe Gunther. Fuller is said to have increased Mobile attendance
from 600 to 6,000.

May 8, 1958 New Orleans, LA (Coliseum Arena)
Lester Welch d. Red Roberts
Sputnik Monroe d. Don Fields (2-1)
Buddy Fuller d. Bobby Fields

Local promoters said to be Mr. and Mrs. Jim Murtagh (assumed to be usual promoter
Ernestine Murtagh). First card in months

No evidence of any wrestling for next few months.

August 24, 1958 – announcement that the Murtaghs plan to resume wrestling in early
September.

October 2, 1958 New Orleans, LA (Coliseum Arena)
Don McIntyre d. El Toro
Tony Simon d. Jackie O’Brien
Sputnik Monroe d. Bill Willis

Wrestling’s return to New Orleans

October 9, 1958 New Orleans, LA (Coliseum Arena)
El Toro d. Don McIntyre
Sputnik Monroe d. Al Massey (Massey unable to continue)
Gypsy Joe d. Tony Simon

October 16, 1958 New Orleans, LA (Coliseum Arena)
El Toro d. Johnny Harmon (2-1)
Gypsy Joe d. Bill Willis
Sputnik Monroe d. Pancho Zapata

October 23, 1958 New Orleans, LA (Coliseum Arena)
Al Massey no contest Sputnik Monroe (1-1)
El Toro d. Raoul Alioree
Gypsy Joe d. Pancho Zapata

October 30, 1958 New Orleans, LA (Coliseum Arena)
Sputnik Monroe d. Al Massey (2-1)
Nick Roberts d. Jack Dillon
El Toro d. Johnny Harmon

November 6, 1958 New Orleans, LA (Coliseum Arena) 1,583
Sputnik Monroe drew Nick Roberts
Tito Infante d. Tom Thumb
El Toro d. Lou Klein
Jackie O’Brien d. Jack Dillon

November 13, 1958 New Orleans, LA (Coliseum Arena)
Paul Anderson d. Jackie O’Brien (2-0)
Al Massey/Nick Roberts d. Gypsy Joe/El Toro (2-1)
Freddie Blassie d. (DQ) Don McIntyre

Matchmaker listed as Joe Gunther

November 20, 1958 New Orleans, LA (Coliseum Arena) 2,500
Paul Anderson/Al Massey d. Fred Blassie/El Toro (2-1)
Nick Roberts no contest Sputnik Monroe (1-1)
El Toro drew Al Massey

November 27, 1958 New Orleans, LA (Coliseum Arena) 1,838
Jackie Nichols d. (DQ) El Toro
Sputnik Monroe no contest Nick Roberts
Gypsy Joe d. George Curtis
Jack Curtis Jr. drew Zorro

December 4, 1958 New Orleans, LA (Coliseum Arena) 2,014
Sputnik Monroe/Serge Petroff d. Jackie Nichols/Nick Roberts (2-1)
Maurice LaPointe d. Gypsy Joe
El Toro d. Al Massey

November 11, 1958 New Orleans, LA (Coliseum Arena)
Maurice LaPointe d. Sputnik Monroe
Serge Petroff d. (DQ) Nick Roberts
Al Massey d. Jack LaRue
El Toro d. Jackie Nichols

December 18, 1958 New Orleans, LA (Coliseum Arena) 2,100
Paul Anderson/Maurice LaPointe d. El Toro/Serge Petroff
Al Massey d. Sputnik Monroe (2-0)
Nick Roberts drew Jackie Nichols

December 25, 1958 New Orleans, LA (Coliseum Arena)
No card


Research by Becky Taylor
New Orleans Wrestling Results - 1958