The March 14, 1964 edition of the Oklahoman reported that wrestler Tony Manos suffered paralysis of his left leg after an appearance at the Stockyards Coliseum in Oklahoma City on Friday night. He was taken to Mercy Hospital. Oklahoma City, Oklahoma: Friday, October 30, 1964 (Stockyards Coliseum) … World Junior Heavyweight Champion Hiro Matsuda and Danny Hodge drew (90:00) (1-1) … Doll Paige and Buddy Allen b. Baby Chery and Jack Donovan … John Gudisky b. Jerry Kozak … Alex Medina b. Mike Gallagher Oklahoma City, Oklahoma: Friday, November 6, 1964 (Stockyards Coliseum) … World Junior Heavyweight Champion Hiro Matsuda and Danny Hodge wrestled to a no contest (1-1) (during the third fall, Hodge fell from the top rope and landed on his head – Matsuda fell on top of him) (Reportedly, according to Red Andrews, the “outcome of the bout will be settled by the National Wrestling Alliance) (Hodge was knocked out and taken to a local hospital) … The Hillbillies b. Nelson Royal and Lon Stuart … Alex Medina b. John Gudiski … Ken Lucas b. Alfrero Velisco Oklahoma City, Oklahoma: Friday, November 13, 1964 (Stockyards Coliseum) ... World Junior Heavyweight Champion Hiro Matsuda vs. Angelo Savoldi (non-title match) ... four other matches Note: The November 13, 1964 edition of the Oklahoman stated that the Matsuda-Savoldi bout was a "non-title feature." *The November 20, 1964 edition of the Oklahoman (Oklahoma City) stated that Hiro Matsuda was looking "to regain his junior heavyweight title from Angelo Savoldi" that evening. However, the November 13th match was a non-title bout. Did Savoldi beat Matsuda elsewhere in that week's span? Oklahoma City, Oklahoma: Friday, November 20, 1964 (Stockyards Coliseum) ... Hiro Matsuda vs. Angelo Savoldi ... other matches Research by Tim Hornbaker November 20, 2010 |
Oklahoma City Wrestling Results - 1964 |