(City Auditorium) … Gorilla Macias b. Ellis Bashara (2/3) … Louis Reynheer b. Don Lee … Juan Humberto and Paul Jones drew (20:00) (Jones was a substitute for Earl Wampler) … Ivan Managoff b. Sol Slagel (14:00) … Al Lovelock b. Charlie Layden … (promoter:Morris Sigel) … (referee:Paul Jones) … (3,000 fans)
Houston, Texas:Friday, January 9, 1942
(City Auditorium) … Ted Cox b. Louis Reynheer (2/3) (third fall by forfeit) (Reynheer was forced to forfeit the third fall after falling from the ring and hitting his head) … Don Evans b. Gorilla Macias (DQ) (10:00) … Ellis Bashara b. Don Lee (9:00) … Private Karl Gray and Dick Lever drew (20:00) … Al Lovelock b. Earl Wampler (15:32) … (promoter:Morris Sigel) … (referee:Paul Jones) … (physician:Dr. Louis Spivak)
Houston, Texas:Friday, January 16, 1942
(City Auditorium) … Ted Cox b. Bill Lee (2/3) (Cox won the third fall by forfeit) (after losing the second fall, Lee attacked Paul Jones, Dr. Karl Sarpolis, Dick Lever, Gorilla Macias, and Miller Daglio) (doctors prevented Lee from continuing the match after dropping the second fall) … Paul Boesch b. Louis Reynheer (53-seconds) … Gorilla Macias b. Ivan Managoff (D) … Jack Kennedy b. Juan Humberto (DQ) (15:22) … Emir Badui and Dick Lever drew (20:00) … (promoter:Morris Sigel) … (referees:Paul Jones, Dr. Karl Sarpolis) … (physician:Dr. Louis Spivak)
Notes:This marked Paul Boesch’s local debut.Lee was captain of the 1935 Alabama Rose Bowl football team.He had a trio of matches with World Champion Bronko Nagurski in Houston.
Houston, Texas:Friday, January 23, 1942
(Sam Houston Coliseum) … Ted Cox b. Bill Lee (2/3) (first fall to Lee by DQ) … Paul Boesch b. Ellis Bashara (16:00) … Gorilla Macias b. Don Evans (DQ) (Evans was DQ’d for using his piledriver) … Jack Kennedy and Ivan Managoff drew (20:00) … Cecil McGill and Miguel Torres drew (Torres was a substitute for Private Karl Gray) … Al Lovelock b. Dick Lever … (promoter:Morris Sigel) … (referee:Paul Jones) … (5,000+ fans)
Notes:The newspaper reported that this was the second time wrestling shifted to the Sam Houston Coliseum.The first time was when Bronko Nagurski took the World Title from Lou Thesz.The winner of the main event was promised a title match with Sandor Szabo next week.Gray was a “Camp Wallace coast artilleryman.”
*Prior to the January 29, 1942 show in Houston, Ivan Managoff was given an indefinite suspension by the Texas Wrestling Commission.
Houston, Texas:Thursday, January 29, 1942 (Sam Houston Coliseum) … NWA World Heavyweight Champion Sandor Szabo b. Ted Cox (2/3) (third fall by DQ) … Paul Boesch b. Gorilla Macias (3:04) (Macias was a substitute for Ivan Managoff) … Ellis Bashara and Gorilla Macias drew (20:00) … Miguel Torres b. Dick Lever (13:37) … Al Lovelock b. Don Lee (10:00) … (promoter:Morris Sigel) … (referee:Paul Jones) … (judges:Leo Gaber, Jim Heflin) … (in attendance:NWA President Harry J. Landry) … (5,000+ fans in attendance) Notes:The Texas Wrestling Commission backed Sandor Szabo as the World Heavyweight Champion going into the bout, sponsoring the latter’s bout with Ted Cox, it was announced by Texas Wrestling Commissioner John D. Reed.Szabo had won the championship on June 5, 1941, according to the Houston Post.
Houston, Texas:Friday, February 6, 1942 (City Auditorium) … Bobby Managoff b. Paul Boesch (2/3) (third fall by DQ when his opponent tossed him over the top rope) … Friederich William Otto Von Schacht b. Jack Kennedy (9:11) … Al Lovelock b. Cecil McGill … Ellis Bashara and Juan Humberto drew (20:00) … Private Karl Gray b. Miguel Torres (10:15) … (promoter:Morris Sigel) … (referee:Paul Jones) … (3,000 fans) Notes:It was said that Boesch was 29 years of age and “always wearing a big, broad smile.” He was known for his dropkick.McGill was from Oklahoma.
Houston, Texas:Friday, February 13, 1942 (City Auditorium) … Paul Boesch b. Ted Cox (2/3) … Bobby Managoff b. Gorilla Macias (DQ) (Macias was accompanied by Miguel Torres) … Friederick William Otto Von Schacht b. Jack Kennedy … Al Lovelock b. Emir Badui … Corporal Karl Gray and Cecil McGill drew (20:00) … (promoter:Morris Sigel) … (referee:Ellis Bashara, Dr. Karl Sarpolis)
Houston, Texas:Friday, February 20, 1942 (City Auditorium) … Paul Boesch b. Friederich William Otto Von Schacht (2/3)… Ted Cox and Bobby Managoff drew (30:00) … Gorilla Macias b. Al Lovelock (9:00) … Ellis Bashara and Ivan Managoff drew … Corporal Karl Gray b. Sergeant Rich (10:29) … (promoter:Morris Sigel) … (referee:Paul Jones, Dr. Karl Sarpolis) … (3,000 fans) Note:Rich was “an inspector at the Houston Shipbuilding Corporation,” and was a former “wrestling and boxing great.”
Houston, Texas:Friday, February 27, 1942 (City Auditorium) … Ted Cox b. Gorilla Macias (2/3) (Macias was unable to continue after the second fall) … Bobby Managoff and Sandor Szabo drew (60:00) (1-1) … Babe Zaharias b. Miguel Torres … Sergeant Rich b. Eddie O’Shea … Ray Clements b. Cecil McGill … Jack Kennedy b. Ivan Managoff (DQ) … (promoter:Morris Sigel) … (referee:Paul Jones, Dr. Karl Sarpolis) … (3,000 fans) Note:Szabo lost his championship to Bill Longson in St. Louis “last week.”
Houston, Texas:Friday, March 6, 1942 (City Auditorium) … NWA World Heavyweight Champion Bill Longson b. Paul Boesch (1-0) (20:19) … Ray Clements b. Cecil McGill (11:00) … Ellis Bashara b. Babe Zaharias (DQ) … Ivan Managoff and Frederich von Schacht drew (20:00) … Bobby Managoff b. Gorilla Macias … (promoter:Morris Sigel) … (3,000 fans) Note:The Houston Post made mention of the fact that Man Mountain Dean broke Longson’s back, but said it happened “two years ago.”
Houston, Texas:Friday, March 13, 1942 (City Auditorium) … NWA World Heavyweight Champion Bill Longson b. Ted “King Kong” Cox (2/3) … Paul Boesch and Ray Steele drew (30:00) … Ellis Bashara b. Abe Kashey (DQ) … Bobby Managoff b. Babe Zaharias … “Soldier” Karl Gray b. Miguel Torres (Gorilla Macias was the second for Torres) … (promoter:Morris Sigel) … (referees:Harry Kaufman, Paul Jones) … (3,500 fans) Notes:Kaufman was 365 pounds.Longson was originally booked to be in Indianapolis on Friday night, but Sigel worked with NWA President Col. Harry J. Landry to postpone the latter affair.Texas Chief Deputy Boxing and Wrestling Commissioner Bill Cummings was in attendance and issued fines to four wrestlers and a referee for “unnecessary roughness.”
Houston, Texas:Friday, March 20, 1942 (City Auditorium) … Ted “King Kong” Cox b. Abe “King Kong” Kashey (2/3) … Frederich William Otto Von Schacht b. Paul Boesch (DQ) (18:00) … Marie Young b. Mae Weston … Juan Humberto and Bobby Managoff drew (20:00) … Ivan Managoff and Babe Zaharias drew (20:00) … Jack Kennedy b. Ray Clements (13:00) … (promoter:Morris Sigel) … (referees:Ellis Bashara, Paul Jones, Dr. Karl Sarpolis) … (4,000 fans) Note:After the match, Kashey was called the “ex King Kong.”
Houston, Texas:Friday, March 27, 1942 (City Auditorium) … Ted “King Kong” Cox b. Ed “Strangler” Lewis (2/3) (third fall by DQ) … Marie Young b. Elviry Snodgrass (12:02) … Bobby Managoff and Frederich Von Schacht drew (20:00) … Paul Boesch b. Ivan Managoff (14:00) … Al Lovelock and Ben Morgan drew … Ellis Bashara b. Shipyard Tiny (DQ) … (promoter:Morris Sigel) … (referees:Ellis Bashara, Paul Jones) … (4,000 fans) Note:“Pet (No Count) Rossi’s newest charge” was “Big” Ben Morgan.
Houston, Texas:Friday, April 3, 1942 (City Auditorium) … Ed “Strangler” Lewis b. Ted “King Kong” Cox (2/3) … Women’s World Champion Mildred Burke b. Gladys Gillem (18:00) (Gillem was a substitute for Marie Young, who had a shoulder injury) … Bobby Managoff b. Abe Kashey (DQ) … Shipyard Tiny and Babe Zaharias drew … Paul Boesch and Frederick Von Schact drew … (promoter:Morris Sigel) … (referees:Karl Gray, Al Lovelock) … (in attendance:Homer Norton, coach of the Texas Aggies) … (3,500 fans) Notes:Paul Boesch and Karl Gray put on a self-defense demonstration of “jiu-jitsu, unarming assailants, putting people to sleep and keeping all of these same things from happening to you.” The newspaper stated that “it is the same instruction which the wrestlers have presented to surrounding army camps for the past three months, and should prove to be very valuable.” Dr. Karl Sarpolis explained the session to the crowd as it was demonstrated.The newspaper stated that Young was a “famed softball pitcher.”
Houston, Texas:Friday, April 10, 1942 (City Auditorium) … NWA World Heavyweight Champion Bill Longson b. Ted “King Kong” Cox (2-0) … Bill Lee and Ray Steele drew … Elviry Snodgrass won a battle royal over Dorothy Johnson, Mae Weston and Gladys Gilliam … Paul Boesch and Frederick Von Schacht drew … Abe Kashey b. Ray Clements … Jack Kennedy b. Babe Zaharias (DQ) … (promoter:Morris Sigel) … (referee:Ivan Managoff) … (3,500 fans)
Houston, Texas:Friday, April 17, 1942 (City Auditorium) … NWA World Heavyweight Champion Bill Longson b. Ed “Strangler” Lewis (2/3) (Longson won the first fall by DQ) … Bobby Managoff and Ray Steele drew (30:00) … Frederich Von Schacht b. Bill Lee (9:12) … Juan Humberto and Al Lovelock drew (20:00) … Shipyard Tiny b. Abe Kashey (DQ) (Kashey fought with Ellis Bashara and was fined) … Ellis Bashara b. Babe Zaharias (8:18) … (promoter:Morris Sigel) … (referee:Ivan Managoff) … (3,000 fans) Notes:Lewis was said to have entered the ring at 265 pounds and he was “seeking his fourth championship,” according to the newspaper report.During the 15-minute intermission, Paul Jones, Paul Boesch and Karl Gray gave a demonstration of “basic” wrestling holds in the ring.
Houston, Texas:Friday, April 24, 1942 (City Auditorium) … Ted “King Kong” Cox b. Frederich Von Schacht (2/3) … Bobby Managoff b. Paul Boesch (8 seconds) … Babe Zaharias b. Karl Gray … Roy Graham b. Jack Kennedy (DQ) … Ellis Bashara and Abe Kashey drew (30:00) … (promoter:Morris Sigel) … (referee:Paul Jones)
Houston, Texas:Friday, May 1, 1942 (City Auditorium) … Jim “Goon” Henry b. Ted “King Kong” Cox (2/3) … Paul Boesch b. Abe Kashey … Jack Kennedy and Bobby Managoff drew (20:00) … Al Lovelock b. Babe Zaharias (DQ) … Otto Kuss b. Ray Clements … (promoter:Morris Sigel) … (referee:Ellis Bashara) … (3,000 fans)
Houston, Texas:Friday, May 8, 1942 (City Auditorium) … Bobby Managoff b. Jim “Goon” Henry (2/3) … Juan Humberto and Otto Kuss drew (20:00) … Ted “King Kong” Cox b. Ellis Bashara … Ivan Managoff b. Frederich Von Schacht … Babe Zaharias b. Jack Kennedy (DQ) … (promoter:Morris Sigel) … (referees:Paul Boesch, Karl Sarpolis) … (3,000 fans)
Houston, Texas:Friday, May 15, 1942 (City Auditorium) … Ted “King Kong” Cox b. Lou Thesz (2/3) … Pat Fraley b. Frederich Von Schacht (13:00) … Vic Christy b. Babe Zaharias (15:31) … Pedro Brazil and Jack Kennedy drew (20:00) … Sterling “Dizzy” Davis b. Ellis Bashara (DQ) … (promoter:Morris Sigel) … (referees:Paul Boesch, Karl Gray, Karl Sarpolis, Sergeant Rich) … (3,500 fans) Note:It was said that Boesch inadvertently helped Cox win the third fall over Thesz.
Houston, Texas:Friday, May 22, 1942 (City Auditorium) … Lou Thesz b. Ted “King Kong” Cox (2-0) (second fall by DQ) … Pat Fraley b. Jim “Goon” Henry … Juan Humberto b. Frederich Von Schacht (Von Schacht was a substitute for Bobby Managoff, who was unable to wrestle due to a “serious” leg infection) … Vic Christy b. Ivan Managoff (7:35) … Jack Kennedy b. Roy Graham (4:58) … Pedro Brazil and Sterling “Dizzy” Davis drew (20:00) … (promoter:Morris Sigel) … (referees:Ellis Bashara, Paul Boesch) Note:The newspaper indicated that Von Schacht was “due soon to report to the United States Army.”
Houston, Texas:Friday, May 29, 1942 (City Auditorium) … Ted “King Kong” Cox b. Karl Davis (DQ) (11:00) … Ernie Dusek b. Pat Fraley (2/3) … Vic Christy b. Emil Dusek (15:00) … Sterling “Dizzy” Davis b. Pedro Brazil (12:00) … Vincent Lopez b. Ivan Managoff … Jim “Goon” Henry and Babe Zaharias drew (20:00) … (promoter:Morris Sigel) … (referees:Ellis Bashara, Karl Sarpolis) … (4,000 fans)
Houston, Texas:Friday, June 5, 1942 (City Auditorium) … Ted “King Kong” Cox b. Karl Davis (2/3) (during the third fall, Davis was knocked out by his second Babe Zaharias, leading to the final pinfall) (Cox was accompanied by Jim “Goon” Henry) (no holds barred, no disqualification match) … Vic Christy and Ernie Dusek drew (30:00) … Vincent Lopez b. Pat Fraley (DQ) … Bobby Managoff b. Juan Humberto (7:34) …Pedro Brazil b. Al Lovelock (11:35) … (promoter:Morris Sigel) … (referees:Ellis Bashara, Karl Sarpolis) … (4,000 fans)
Houston, Texas:Friday, June 12, 1942 (City Auditorium) … Karl Davis b. Ted “King Kong” Cox (2/3) … Juan Humberto b. Vic Christy (DQ) (Christy slammed the referee) … The Dusek Brothers (Emil and Ernie Dusek) b. Pat Fraley and Bobby Managoff (2/3) (team match) … Vincent Lopez b. Jim “Goon” Henry (dec., 20:00) … (promoter:Morris Sigel) … (referees:Ellis Bashara, Karl Sarpolis) … (3,500 fans) Notes:Ernie and Emil Dusek were called the “team match champions of the nation.” After their win, they challenged any team combination in the world.Babe Zaharias accompanied Cox to the ring and for his attack of Davis, drew a 90-day suspension by Texas Deputy Wrestling Commissioner Morris Rosenthal.
Houston, Texas:Friday, June 19, 1942 (City Auditorium) … “Killer” Karl Davis b. Vic Christy (2/3) … Vincent Lopez b. Ellis Bashara (7:42) … Roy Graham b. Pat Fraley (DQ) (the referee initially wanted to give the match to Fraley by DQ, but the latter refused only to be disqualified himself) … Jim “Goon” Henry and Bobby Managoff drew (20:00) … Juan Humberto b. Babe Zaharias (17:00) … (promoter:Morris Sigel) … (referees:Al Lovelock, Karl Sarpolis) … (3,000 fans) Notes:Davis had reportedly been wrestling for 11 years.Bobby Managoff Sr. was in his son’s corner, and Henry made several attempts to get at him, while Bobby Jr. protected his father.
Houston, Texas:Friday, June 26, 1942 (City Auditorium) … Bobby Managoff b. “Killer” Karl Davis (2/3) … Pat Fraley b. Vincent Lopez (DQ) (18:55) … Vic Christy and Jim “Goon” Henry drew … Gene Blackley b. Al Lovelock (18:00) … Juan Humberto b. Roy Graham (DQ) … (promoter:Morris Sigel) … (referees:Ellis Bashara, Karl Gray) … (announcer:Barney Myers) … (3,000 fans) Notes:Bobby Managoff Sr. taunted Davis throughout the main event.The Houston Post stated that the “championship of the Houston shipyards remained unsettled as Gene Blackley won a most unpopular decision from Al Lovelock in 18 minutes.Lovelock still claims he was up at the count of ‘two.’”
Houston, Texas: Friday, July 3, 1942 (City Auditorium) ... Bobby Managoff b. “Killer” Karl Davis (DQ) ... Al Lovelock b. Gene Blackley ... Pat Fraley and Jim “Goon” Henry drew ... Vic Christy b. Dizzy Davis ... Ellis Bashara b. Roy Graham (3,000 fans)
Houston, Texas: Friday July 10, 1942 (City Auditorium) ... NWA World Heavyweight Champion Wild Bill Longson b. Lou Thesz (COR) ... Henry Piers b. Ray Steele (5:00) ... Vic Christy b. Rudy LaDitzi (DQ) ... Pat Fraley b. Juan Humberto ... Jim “Goon” Henry and Vincent Lopez drew ... (4500 fans)
Houston, Texas: Friday, July 17, 1942 (City Auditorium) ... Henry Piers b. Karl Davis ... Lee Henning b. Jim “Goon” Henry ... Pat Fraley and Bobby Managoff drew ... Vincent Lopez and Rudy LaDitzi drew ... Vic Christy b. Roy Graham ... (3500 fans)
Houston, Texas: Friday, July 24, 1942 (City Auditorium) ... Lou Thesz b. Henry Piers ... Lee Henning b. Vic Christy ... Bobby Managoff b. Vincent Lopez ... Pat Fraley beat Karl Davis (DQ) ... Al Lovelock and Juan Humberto drew ... (3500 fans)
Houston, Texas: Friday, July 31, 1942 (City Auditorium) ... “Killer” Karl Davis b. Lee Henning ... Lou Thesz and Bobby Managoff drew ... Mae Young b. Elviry Snodgrass ... Henry Piers b. Jim “Goon” Henry ... Juan Humberto b. Al Lovelock
Houston, Texas: Friday, August 7, 1942 (City Auditorium) ... Lou Thesz b. Karl Davis ... Lee Henning b. Bobby Managoff (DQ) ... Mae Young b. Mae Weston ... Al Lovelock b. Juan Humberto ... Henry Piers b. Ali Adali ... (4000 fans)
Houston, Texas: Friday, August 14, 1942 (City Auditorium) ... Bobby Managoff b. Lou Thesz (2-0) (second fall by DQ) ... (Women’s World Champion) Mildred Burke b. Mae Young ... Pat Fraley and Henry Piers drew ... Jim “Goon” Henry b. Al Lovelock ... Tom Drennan b. Rudy LaDitzi (DQ)
Houston, Texas: Friday, August 21, 1942 (City Auditorium) ... Karl Davis b. Lee Henning (DQ) ... (Handicap) Jim Henry failed to throw Bobby Managoff twice in 45 minutes. Henry won only one fall ... Lou Thesz b. Pat Fraley ... Juan Humberto and Henry Piers drew ... Al Lovelock beat Cowboy Roy Graham ... (3500 fans)
Houston, Texas: Friday, August 28, 1942 (City Auditorium) ... Lou Thesz b. Lee Henning ... Pat Fraley b. Ellis Bashara ... Jim “Goon” Henry and Karl Davis were both DQ ... Al Lovelock b. Ray Clements ... Juan Humberto b. Roland Meeker (decision) ... (3500 fans)
Houston, Texas: Friday, September 4, 1942 (City Auditorium) ... Jim Henry b. Karl Davis (DQ) ... Lee Henning and Pat Fraley drew ... Al Lovelock b. Dizzy Davis ... Ellis Bashara b. Gorilla Macias (DQ) ... Roy Graham b, Ray Clements ... (main bout referee-Lou Thesz)
Houston, Texas: Friday, September 11, 1942 (City Auditorium) ... Bobby Managoff b. Lou Thesz ... Karl Davis b. Henry Piers ... Gorilla Macias b. Lee Henning ... Jim “Goon” Henry b. Pat Fraley (DQ) ... Juan Humberto and Dizzy Davis drew
Houston, Texas: Friday, September 18, 1942 (City Auditorium) ... NWA World Heavyweight Champion Wild Bill Longson and Bobby Managoff drew (2 hours) ... Pat Fraley b. Ray Steele ... Karl Davis b. Gorilla Macias (DQ) ... Jim “Goon” Henry b. Roy Graham ... Juan Humberto b. Al Lovelock (DQ)
Houston, Texas: Friday, September 25, 1942 (City Auditorium) ... Bobby Managoff b. Pat Fraley (utc) ... Jim “Goon” Henry b. Lee Henning ... Gorilla Macias beat Al Lovelock (COR) ... Karl Davis b. Juan Humberto ... Ellis Bashara b. Ray Duran
Houston, Texas: Friday, October 2, 1942 (City Auditorium) ... Lou Thesz b. Gorilla Macias ... Karl Davis b. Pat Fraley ... Ray Eckert and Jim “Goon” Henry drew ... Lee Henning b. Roy Graham ... Al Lovelock b. Marvin Jones
Houston, Texas: Friday, October 9, 1942 (City Auditorium) ... Bobby Managoff b. “Killer” Karl Davis ... Lou Thesz b. Lee Henning ... Juan Humberto b. Gorilla Macias (DQ) ... Pat Fraley and Jim “Goon” Henry drew ... Ray Eckert b. Ray Clements ... (3500 fans)
Houston, Texas: Friday, October 16, 1942 (City Auditorium) ... NWA World Heavyweight Champion Wild Bill Longson b. Bobby Managoff ... Gorilla Macias and Ray Duran b. Al Lovelock and Ellis Bashara (team bout) ... Lou Thesz and Karl Davis drew ... Jim “Goon” Henry b. Juan Humberto ... Ray Eckert b. Roy Graham ... (4000 fans) ... NOTE: Longson was still billed as NWA champion despite losing the belt to Yvon Robert in Montreal on October 7.
Houston, Texas: Friday, October 23, 1942 (City Auditorium) ... Karl Davis b. Jim Henry ... Ray Eckert b. Gorilla Macias ... Jack Kennedy b. Ellis Bashara ... Marvin Jones b. Ray Duran ... Pat Fraley and Juan Humberto drew (Fraley won coin toss) ... Jack Kennedy won wrestle royal over Karl Davis, Ray Eckert, Pat Fraley and Marvin Jones in that order.
Houston, Texas: Friday, October 30, 1942 (City Auditorium) ... Lou Thesz b. Bobby Managoff ... Ray Eckert b. Pat Fraley ... Jim “Goon” Henry beat Jack Kennedy (DQ) ... John “Flash” Clifford and Ellis Bashara drew ... Al Lovelock b. Ray Duran ... (3500 fans)
Houston, Texas: Friday, November 6, 1942 (City Auditorium) ... Bobby Managoff b. Little Beaver ... Gladys Gillem and The Purple Mask b. Mildred Burke and Mae Weston ... Ray Eckert and Jim “Goon” Henry (no contest) ... Gorilla Macias b. Flash Clifford ... Juan Humberto and Jack Kennedy drew ... Tom Drennan b. Roy Graham (reverse decision) (Graham won, but continued his roughhouse tactics and the referee disqualified him.) ... (4000 fans)
Houston, Texas: Friday, November 13, 1942 (City Auditorium) ... Bobby Managoff b. Jim “Goon” Henry ... Elviry Snodgrass and Mae Weston b. Gladys Gillem and The Purple Flash (DQ) ... Little Beaver b. Gorilla Macias (DQ) ... Jack Kennedy b. Ray Clements ... Ellis Bashara and Al Lovelock drew ... The Green Shadow beat Ray Duran ... (main bout referee-Lou Thesz)
Houston, Texas:Friday, November 20, 1942 (City Auditorium) … Lou Thesz b. Ray Eckert (2/3) … Juan Humberto and Gorilla Macias b. Chief Little Beaver and Al Lovelock … The Purple Flash b. Elviry Snodgrass … Joe Cox and Ellis Bashara drew (20:00) … Don Lee b. Ray Clemens (reverse decision) … Roy Graham b. Flash Clifford (12:00) … (promoter:Morris Sigel) … (3800 fans) Notes:Macias and Humberto beat Beaver and Lovelock. The first male tag team match. Which would mean the earlier Houston four man bouts were team matches with all in the ring.
Houston, Texas:Friday, November 27, 1942 (City Auditorium) … Bobby Managoff b. Yvon Robert to capture the World Heavyweight Title (2/3) … Women’s World Champion Mildred Burke b. The Purple Flash … Louis Thesz b. Jim Henry (15:00) … Joe Cox and Ray Eckert drew (20:00) … Chief Little Beaver b. Roy Graham … (promoter:Morris Sigel) … (referee:Ellis Bashara)
Houston, Texas: Friday, December 4, 1942 (City Auditorium) ... Lou Thesz b. Ray Eckert ... Gorilla Macias and Juan Humberto b. Jack Kennedy and Little Beaver ... Dynamite Joe Cox b. Ellis Bashara ... Al Lovelock b. Strangler Ed White (DQ) ... Miguel Torres vs Flash Clifford ... (3000 fans)
Houston, Texas: Friday, December 11, 1942 (City Auditorium) ... NWA World Heavyweight Champion Bobby Managoff b. Yvon Robert ... Joe Cox and Little Beaver were both disqualified ... Strangler Ed White b. Gorilla Macias ... Juan Humberto and Ray Eckert drew ... Al Lovelock and Jack Kennedy (no contest) ... (4000 fans)
Houston, Texas: Friday, December 18, 1942 (City Auditorium) ... Joe Cox b. Little Beaver ... Strangler Ed White b. Ellis Bashara ... Al Lovelock and Gene Blakely b. Miguel Torres and Gorilla Macias ... Jack Kennedy b. Roy Graham (DQ) ... Karl Gray and Flash Clifford drew ... (main bout referee-Lou Thesz)
Houston, Texas: Friday, December 25, 1942 No Wrestling card
