Omaha Wrestling Results

Omaha, Nebraska: Monday, January 1, 1951
(City Auditorium) … The Dusek Brothers (Emil and Ernie Dusek) b. Joe Bennicasa and
Mike DiBiase (2/3) (Bennicasa was a substitute for Ralph Garibaldi) … Danny Plechas b.
Red McIntyre (2-0) … Dick Dusek and Joe Roberts drew (20:00) … (promoter: Max
Clayton) … (1,644 fans)

Omaha, Nebraska: Monday, January 8, 1951
(City Auditorium) … Antonino Rocca b. Danny Plechas (2-0) … Joe Bennicasa and Ernie
Dusek drew (1-1) … Mike DiBiase b. Kola Kwaiani (22:04) … Jack Conley b. Bad Boy
Brown (11:50) … (promoter: Max Clayton) … (referee: Pat McGill) … (3,113 fans)

Omaha, Nebraska: Monday, January 15, 1951
(City Auditorium) … The Dusek Brothers (Emil and Ernie Dusek) b. Joe Bennicasa and
Mike DiBiase (2/3) … Frannie McGill b. Bad Boy Brown (DQ) (9:36) … Dick Dusek b.
George Leopold (6:59) … (promoter: Max Clayton) … (referees: Joe Krejci, Elviry
Snodgrass) … (1,763 fans)
Note: Snodgrass co-refereed the main event tag team match.

Omaha, Nebarska: Monday, January 22, 1951
(City Auditorium) … The Great Moto b. Mike DiBiase (2/3) (Moto was accompanied by
Fuji) … Joe Dusek and Red McIntyre drew (30:00) … Dick Dusek and Phineas Hall drew
(20:00) … Johnny Seals b. Jack Conley (DQ) (11:05) … (referee: Pat McGill) … (2,144
fans)

Omaha, Nebraska: Monday, January 29, 1951
(City Auditorium) … NWA World Heavyweight champion Lou Thesz b. The Great Moto
(Moto won the first fall in 14:57, Thesz won the second and third) … Red McIntyre b. Emil
Dusek (DQ) (20:30) … Joe Dusek b. Frank Altman (16:00) … Mike DiBiase b. Jack
Conley (15:26) … (promoter: Max Clayton) … (referee: Joe Krecji) … (3,451 fans)
Note: Largest crowd of the season.

Omaha, Nebraska: Monday, February 5, 1951
(City Auditorium) … Mighty Atlas b. Red McIntyre (2-0) (17:10, 1:04) … The Dusek
Brothers (Emil and Joe Dusek) wrestled Ray Gunkel and Lord Albert Mills to a draw (1-1)
… Ken Fenelon b. Jerry Meeker (DQ) (17:50) … (promoter: Max Clayton) … (2,208 fans)
Notes: Atlas performed a strong man act during the show, and withstood attempts of 10
men to pull his locked hands apart. He also refused to be choked by six men pulling on a
rope. The next two weeks were to be held at the Legion Club.

Omaha, Nebraska: Monday, February 12, 1951
(Legion Club) … Ras Samara b. Jack Conley in the finals of a wrestle royal (2-0) (others
involved were Fran McGill, Dick Dusek, Don Lewin, Bob Geigel, Jerry Meeker) (McGill
was the first eliminated) … Dick Dusek b. Don Lewin (DQ) (15:39) … Jerry Meeker b. Bob
Geigel (1-0) (45:00) (only fall in 33:46) … (promoter: Max Clayton) … (509 fans, plus
100 kids)

Omaha, Nebraska: Monday, February 19, 1951
(Legion Club) … Mike DiBiase b. Jerry Meeker (2/3) … Mae Young b. Ava Lee (2-0) …
Sheaba Zenni b. Anne Stanley (3:32) … Bob Krejci and Red McIntyre drew (15:00) …
(promoter: Max Clayton) … (referee: Pat McGill) … (1,117 fans)
Notes: Ed “Strangler” Lewis, said to be 280 pounds, was waiting at the Omaha airport for
a plane to Kansas City and decided to stop in on this show. He was said to be the
manager of Lou Thesz and was introduced to the crowd.

Norfolk, Nebraska: Friday, February 23, 1951
( ) … Eva Lee and Sheba Zenni b. Anne Stanley and Mae Young (2/3) … Joe Dusek b.
Mike DiBiase … Ras Samara b. Red McIntyre … (1,199 fans)

Omaha, Nebraska: Monday, February 26, 1951
(City Auditorium) … Anne Stanley and Sheba Zenni b. Mae Young (Young’s partner, Ava
Lee, was ill) … Ras Samara b. Bob Geigel (2-0) … Mike DiBiase and Jack Pesek drew
(45:00) … (promoter: Max Clayton) … (referee: Tom Novak) … (2,480 fans)

Omaha, Nebraska: Monday, March 5, 1951
(Legion Club) … Dennis Clary and Johnny Valentine b. Joe Dusek and Danny McShaine
(2/3) (third fall by DQ) … Ernie Dusek b. Don Lewin (1-0) (45:00) … (promoter: Max
Clayton) … (referee: Pat McGill) … (514 fans)
Note: Sam Vacanti was originally slated to be a referee, but was called back into the
Marines.

Omaha, Nebraska: Monday, March 12, 1951
(Legion Club) … The Dusek Brothers (Ernie and Joe Dusek) b. Dennis Clary and Johnny
Valentine (2/3) … Ras Samara b. Jack Terry (2-0) (1st fall by DQ) … Louie Longo b.
Charlie Mancuso (15:57) … (promoter: Max Clayton) … (516 fans)
Notes: Mancuso was making his professional debut. He was a former University of
Nebraska athlete. Longo was a former wrestler from South High School. The winner of
the Longo-Mancuso match was said to receive the “championship of South Tenth Street.”
Mancuso weighed 186 pounds.

Omaha, Nebraska: Monday, March 19, 1951
(City Auditorium) … NWA World Heavyweight champion Lou Thesz b. Mighty Atlas (2/3)
… Ernie Dusek and Bob Orton drew (1-1) (45:00) … Ras Samara b. Jerry Meeker (14:
18) (Meeker was a substitute for Ken Fenelon) … Dick Dusek and Louie Longo drew (20:
00) … (promoter: Max Clayton) … (referee: Pat McGill) … (3,236 fans)
Notes: Orton was said to be a newcomer from Atlanta and this was his local debut.

Omaha, Nebraska: Monday, March 26, 1951
(Legion Club) … Emil Dusek b. Bob Orton (2/3) (Emil was a substitute for Ernie Dusek,
who had a boil) … Dick Dusek b. Earl Wampler (DQ) (Dick was subbing for Emil Dusek,
who was bumped into the main event) (14:56) … Mike DiBiase and Ras Samara drew (45:
00) (1-1) … (promoter: Max Clayton) … (referee: Tom Novak) … (544 fans)

Omaha, Nebraska: Monday, April 2, 1951
(City Auditorium) … NWA World Heavyweight champion Lou Thesz b. Ras Samara (1-0)
(18:22) (Samara was unable to continue) … Little Beaver and Tiny Roe b. Irish Jackie
and Pancho the Bull (2/3) … Mike DiBiase b. Ken Fenelon (2-0) (23:30, 11:55) …
(promoter: Max Clayton) … (referees: Tom Novak, Jack Britton) … (2,464 fans)
Notes: The Omaha World Herald stated that “Little Beaver, who says he’s half Indian but
looks more like a sixth-grader at any Omaha grade school, has his head shaved on both
sides.” He’s reportedly from Kansas. Beaver was 21 years old, Tiny 22, Irish 23, and Bull
30 years of age. Bull began his wrestling career in England in 1939. Britton was said to
be from Detroit and the newspaper sportswriter, Don Lee, noted that “Britton says he
does not travel with the midget troop.”

Omaha, Nebraska: Monday, April 16, 1951
(City Auditorium) … Leo and Ralph Garibaldi b. The Duseks (Dick and Joe Dusek) (2/3)
… Jack Pesek b. Bob Geigel (DQ) (16:25) … Mike DiBiase b. Bob Orton (17:35) …
(promoter: Max Clayton) … (referee: Tom Novak) … (2,807 fans)

Omaha, Nebraska: Monday, April 23, 1951
(City Auditorium) … Women’s World champion Mildred Burke b. Ella Waldek (2-0) … Mae
Young b. Beverly Lehmer (10:07) … Tarzan Kowalski b. Mike DiBiase (2/3) … Sonny
Myers and Jack Pesek drew … (promoter: Max Clayton) … (referee: Joe Krejci) …
(2,733 fans)
Notes: On an advertising bill, the show was said to be “World’s Championship Wrestling.”
Lehmer was from Council Bluffs. Pesek wrestled barefoot.

Omaha, Nebraska: Monday, April 30, 1951
(City Auditorium) … Jack Pesek b. Sonny Myers (2/3) (third fall by DQ) … Mildred Burke
and Beverly Lehmer b. Ella Waldek and Mae Young (2/3) … Joe Dusek b. Bob Geigel (17:
46) … Joe Krejci vs. Earl Wampler (match was cancelled) … (promoter: Max Clayton) …
(referee: Pat McGill) … (2,421 fans)
Note: Pesek ended Myers’ 14-match win streak.

Omaha, Nebraska: Monday, May 14, 1951
(City Auditorium) … Mighty Atlas and The Thing b. The Duseks (Dick and Joe Dusek)
(2/3) … Chest Bernard b. Mike Paidousis (2/3) … Jack Pesek b. Jack Conley (13:12) …
(promoter: Max Clayton)

Omaha, Nebraska: Monday, May 21, 1951
(City Auditorium) … The Dusek Brothers (Emil and Joe Dusek) b. The Schnabels (Fritz
and Hans Schnabel) (2/3) … Mike DiBiase and The Thing drew (45:00) … Chest Bernard
b. Bob Orton (18:34) … (promoter: Max Clayton) … (referee: Tom Novak) … (2,209
fans)

Omaha, Nebraska: Monday, May 28, 1951
(City Auditorium) … Cowboy Cassidy and Pee Wee James b. Fuzzy Cupid and Tiny Roe
(2/3) … Ernie Dusek and The Thing drew (30:00) … Chest Bernard b. Danny Plechas
(17:06) … Mike Paidousis and Ras Samara drew … (promoter: Max Clayton) …
(referee: Lou Britton) … (2,382 fans)

Omaha, Nebraska: Monday, June 4, 1951
(City Auditorium) … Chest Bernard b. Joe Dusek (2/3) … Mike DiBiase b. Bob Geigel (15:
46) … Jack Pesek b. Danny Plechas (DQ) … Jack Conley and Ras Samara drew …
(promoter: Max Clayton) … (referee: Pat McGill) … (1,492 fans)
Note: Final indoor show of the season.

*The Omaha World Herald reported on July 8, 1951 that Emil and Ernie Dusek were
leaving this week for a wrestling campaign on the west coast and would remain there for
six weeks.

Ashland, Nebraska: Monday, July 23, 1951
(Ashland Memorial Stadium) … Joyce Ford vs. Beverly Lehmer … Joe Dusek vs. The
Golden Terror … Jack Conley vs. Mike DiBiase

Wayne, Nebraska: Wednesday, July 25, 1951
(Wayne Ballpark) … Joe Coombs vs. Alonzo McDougal (boxing) … Joyce Ford vs.
Beverly Lehmer … Joe Dusek vs. The Golden Terror
Notes: Mixed boxing and wrestling show. Coombs was a featherweight boxer from
Wayne and McDougal was from Omaha. This was Coombs first professional boxing
match.

Blair, Nebraska: Monday, July 30, 1951
(Veterans Field) … Mike DiBiase vs. The Golden Terror … Joyce Ford vs. Beverly
Lehmer … Jack Conley vs. Joe Dusek
Notes: This was the return of wrestling in the city after an absence of 30 years. 1,000
fans were expected.

Council Bluffs, Iowa: Wednesday, August 29, 1951
(Playland Park) … Joe Dusek vs. Bob Geigel … Mike DiBiase vs. Danny Plechas … Betty
Hawkins vs. Donna Marie
Notes: Hawkins was said to be from Louisville and Marie from Barbartown, Ohio.

Omaha, Nebraska: Monday, September 10, 1951
(City Auditorium) … Mighty Atlas b. Mike DiBiase (2/3) … Chest Bernard b. Danny
Plechas (15:03) … Joe Dusek b. Mile High Ross (14:51) … Balk Estes and Louie Longo
drew … (promoter: Max Clayton) … (referee: Jack Conley) … (1,684 fans)
Note: Season opener.

Omaha, Nebraska: Monday, September 17, 1951
(City Auditorium) … Chest Bernard b. Danny Plechas (2/3) … Dennis Clary and Joe
Dusek drew (30:00) … Mike DiBiase b. Gene Reardon (11:56) … Joe Adelman and Louie
Longo drew … (promoter: Max Clayton) … (1,216 fans)
Note: Bernard was said to have a 24-straight undefeated streak.

Omaha, Nebraska: Monday, September 24, 1951
(City Auditorium) … Cowboy Cassidy and Little Beaver b. Pancho the Bull and Sky Low
Low (2/3) … Ernie Dusek and Jack Pesek drew (90:00) (1-1) (this match may have been
45-minutes) (Pesek suffered a shoulder injury at the end of the match and his wrestling
skills were said to have been “improved”) … Jim Dobie b. Danny Plechas (13:58) (Dobie
was a substitute for Mile High Ross) … (promoter: Max Clayton) … (referee: Lou Britton)
… (2,127 fans)

Omaha, Nebraska: Monday, October 1, 1951
(City Auditorium) … The Dusek Brothers (Emil and Joe Dusek) wrestled Mike DiBiase and
Jack Pesek to a draw (60:00) (1-1) … Carol Cook b. Dot Dotson (2-0) … Ralph Garibaldi
and Danny Plechas drew … (promoter: Max Clayton) … (referee: Tom Novak) … (2,325
fans, 2,049 paid fans) (276 4-H kids were admitted free)
Notes: The Duseks were the villains, as expected. Cook was from Toledo.

Omaha, Nebraska: Monday, October 22, 1951
(City Auditorium) … NWA World Heavyweight champion Lou Thesz b. Chest Bernard
(2/3) (Thesz won the third fall in 54 seconds) … Alo Leilani b. Jerry Meeker (14:35) …
Dennis Clary and Danny Plechas drew (15:00) … Joe Dusek and Killer Kowalski drew (30:
00) … (promoter: Max Clayton) … (referee: Pat McGill) … (2,773 fans)
Notes: Joe Dusek was substituting for Ernie Dusek, who was out of action with an
infected ear. The Omaha World Herald sportswriter commented that “The Chest’s chest
has dropped,” and that his “mid-riff” was “much too predominant.” The writer called him
“Belly Bernard.”

Omaha, Nebraska: Monday, October 29, 1951
(City Auditorium) … Nell Stewart b. Carol Cook (2/3) (third fall by DQ) … Alo Leilani b.
Gypsy Joe (2/3) … Ethel Johnson b. Cora Combs (8:00) … Louie Longo and Howard
Pierce drew … (promoter: Max Clayton) … (referee: Joe Krejci) … (3,048 fans)
Note: Largest crowd of the season.

Omaha, Nebraska: Monday, November 5, 1951
(City Auditorium) … Carol Cook and Ethel Johnson b. Cora Combs and Nell Stewart (2-0)
(second fall by DQ) … Jack Pesek b. Danny Plechas (2/3) … Mike DiBiase and Matt
Murphy drew (15:00) … (promoter: Max Clayton) … (referee: Tom Novak) … (2,511
fans)
Note: The newspaper writer commented that there was always a draw in the opening
match.

Omaha, Nebraska: Monday, November 12, 1951
(City Auditorium) … Nebraska Tag Team Champions The Dusek Brothers (Ernie and Joe
Dusek) b. Dennis Clary and Matt Murphy (2/3) … Alo Leilani b. Emil Dusek (2/3) … Jim
Dobie b. Louie Longo (11:39) (toehold) … (promoter: Max Clayton) … (referee: Pat
McGill) … (2,066 fans)
Notes: Billed as “Dusek Night” in the newspaper. The sportswriter made a big deal
because the opening match had an actual finish instead of a draw. Leilani wrestled
barefoot.

Omaha, Nebraska: Monday, November 19, 1951
(City Auditorium) … Gloria Barattini b. Mae Young (2-0) … Duke Keomuka b. Jimmy
Coffield (2/3) … Jim Dobie b. George Bruckman (13:10) … Jerry Meeker b. Howard
Pierce (15:07) … (promoter: Max Clayton) … (referee: Joe Krejci) … (2,171 fans)
Notes: Barattini was a “songstress-turned-rassler” and Bruckman was said to be from
Omaha. Keomuka wrestled barefoot.

Omaha, Nebraska: Monday, November 26, 1951
(City Auditorium) … Alo Leilani b. Joe Dusek (2/3) … Jim Dobie and Duke Keomuka drew
(1-1) … Gypsy Joe b. Larry Hamilton (23:21) … Roberto Cruz and Louie Longo drew (15:
00) … (promoter: Max Clayton) … (referee: Tom Novak) … (2,051 fans)
Notes: Hamilton’s name was listed in the advertisement leading up to the show, but not in
the results. He was a newcomer from St. Joseph. Leilani used a surfboard hold.

Omaha, Nebraska: Monday, December 3, 1951
(City Auditorium) … Duke Keomuka b. Jim Dobie (1-0) (UTC) (Dobie was put to sleep with
a pressure hold and was carried from the ring by Jack Conley and Larry Hamilton) … Alo
Leilani b. Chest Bernard (2/3) … Mike DiBiase and Danny Plechas drew … Jack Conley
b. Larry Hamilton (11:10) … (promoter: Max Clayton) … (referee: Pat McGill) … (2,112
fans)

Omaha, Nebraska: Monday, December 10, 1951
(City Auditorium) … Verne Gagne b. Duke Keomuka (2/3) (third fall by DQ) … Alo Leilani
b. Jerry Meeker (Meeker was a substitute for Joe Bennicasa) … Jim Dobie and Emil
Dusek drew (20:00) … Danny Plechas b. Howard Pierce (11:45) … (promoter: Max
Clayton) … (referee: Joe Krejci) … (2,000 fans)

Omaha, Nebraska: Monday, December 17, 1951
(City Auditorium) … Ernie Dusek b. Duke Keomuka (2/3) (Keomuka was bloody) … Alo
Leilani b. Danny Plechas (2-0) (first fall by DQ) … The Dusek Brothers (Emil and Joe
Dusek) wrestled Mike DiBiase and Dennis Clary to a draw (1-1) … Dick Dusek and
Howard Pierce drew … (promoter: Max Clayton) … (referee: Tom Novak) … (1,444 fans)
Notes: Omaha World Herald’s Good Fellows Fund benefit and $200 was donated to the
charity. Bad weather kept fans away. Pierce was from Lincoln, Nebraska. Last show of
the year.

Research by Tim Hornbaker

Omaha Wrestling Results - 1951