Odessa, Texas: January 7, 1958
(Ector County Coliseum) … NWA World Heavyweight Champion Dick Hutton b. Buddy Rogers (2-1) (DQ) (Rogers was managed by Bobby Wallace) … Wee Willie Davis b. Country Boy Calhoun (2-0) (Calhoun was a substitute for Hans Schnabel) … Dory Funk b. The Great Bolo (0:09) … Leo Garibaldi and Rip Rogers drew (15:00) … (promoter:  Pat O’Dowdy) …  (referee-Big Train Clements) … (1,800 fans)

Odessa, Texas: January 14, 1958
(Ector County Coliseum) … Dory Funk and Rip Rogers beat Iron Mike DiBiase and Great Bolo (2-1) … Buddy Rogers beat Leo Garibaldi (2-1) … (midgets) Red Feather beat Tiny Roe … (referee-Big Train Clements) … (Att.-1,100)

Odessa, Texas: January 21, 1958
(Ector County Coliseum) … Buddy Rogers beat Rip Rogers (2-1, dq) … Iron Mike DiBiase and Bulldog Danny Plechas beat Dory Funk and Hans Schnabel (2-1) … Don Evans drew with George Scott (20:00) … (referee-Big Train Clements) … (Att.-1,400)

Odessa, Texas: January 28, 1958
(Ector County Coliseum) … Buddy Rogers beat Rip Rogers (2-1, cor) … Iron Mike DiBiase and Bulldog Plechas beat George Scott and Sandy Scott (2-1) … Don Evans vs Tokyo Joe (both dq) … (referee-Big Train Clements) … (Att.-1,000) … NOTE: Rip Rogers (aka Eddie Graham) was counted out of the ring after chasing Bobby Wallace.

Odessa, Texas:  Tuesday, February 4, 1958
(Ector County Coliseum) … (NATM) Buddy Rogers* beat Rip Rogers (2-1) (Rip won the first fall with an atomic drop, Buddy won the second with his leg submission hold, Buddy won the third with his leg submission hold) (Rogers was managed by Bobby Wallace)  … George Scott beat Bulldog Plechas (2-1, dq) … Johnny Barend drew with Don Evans (20:00) … Sandy Scott drew with Tokyo Joe (20:00) … (promoter:  Pat O’Dowdy) … (referee:  Frankie Murdock) … (1,700 fans)

Odessa, Texas: February 11, 1958
(Ector County Coliseum) … Don Evans beat Tokyo Joe (2-0) … George Scott beat Johnny Barend (2-1) … Bulldog Plechas beat Sandy Scott … (6 man rassle royal) George Scott and Sandy Scott, the two finalists refused to wrestle each other so they met the above two … Rip Rogers and Oni Wiki Wiki were eliminated for the evening, followed by Bulldog Plechas and Johnny Barend … (referee-Frankie Murdock)

Odessa, Texas: February 18, 1958
(Ector County Coliseum) … Buddy Rogers vs Dory Funk (no contest, 1-1) … Don Evans beat Oni Wiki Wiki (2-1) … (lady midgets) Doll Paige beat Gypsy Rose … Bulldog Plechas drew with Johnny Barend (sub for Rip Rogers) … (referee-Ed Baker) … (Att.-1,800)

Odessa, Texas: February 25, 1958
(Ector County Coliseum) … Buddy Rogers beat Dory Funk (2-1) … Cyclone Anaya and Leo Garibaldi beat Iron Mike DiBiase and Bulldog Plechas (2-1) … Rip Rogers drew with Joe Christie (sub for Don Evans) … (referee-Big Train Clements) … (Att.-1,500)

Odessa American: February 27, 1958
Odessa wrestling promoter Pat O’Dowdy and Mrs. O’Dowdy of 800 W. 22nd are celebrating becoming grandparents this week, following the birth of a seven pound, eight ounce daughter to their son Danny and his wife, Virginia in the Great Lakes Naval Training Center Hospital in Illinois. Danny is stationed there.

Odessa, Texas: March 4, 1958
(Ector County Coliseum) … Dory Funk and Rip Rogers beat Buddy Rogers and Bobby Wallace (Don Evans replaced injuried Wallace in the third fall) (2-1, dq) … Cyclone Anaya beat Don Evans (2-1, dq) … Iron Mike DiBiase drew with Oni Wiki Wiki … (referee-Big Train Clements) … (Att.-2,000)

Odessa, Texas: March 11, 1958
(Ector County Coliseum) … Buddy Rogers and Don Evans beat Cyclone Anaya and Rip Rogers (2-1) … Johnny Barend beat Joe Christie (2-1) … Joe Blanchard beat Oni Wiki Wiki … (referee-Big Train Clements) … (Att.-1,000)

Odessa, Texas: March 18, 1958
(Ector County Coliseum) … Dory Funk and Rip Rogers beat Buddy Rogers and Don Evans (2-0, cor) … Princess Tona Tomah beat Mae Weston (2-1) … Cyclone Anaya beat Joe Blanchard … (referee-Big Train Clements) … (Att.-2,000)

Odessa, Texas: March 25, 1958
(Ector County Coliseum) … Lou Thesz drew with Dory Funk … Don Evans vs Rip Rogers … Cyclone Anaya and Alex Perez vs Gene LaBelle and Joe Blanchard … (referee-Big Train Clements) … (result found 3-28)

Odessa, Texas:  April 1, 1958
(Ector County Coliseum) … NWA World Heavyweight Champion Dick Hutton b. Dory Funk (2-1 (DQ) … Cyclone Anaya b. Don Evans (2-1) (DQ) … Big Train Clements b. Bobby Wallace … (referee:  Frankie Murdock) … (3,000 fans)

Odessa, Texas: April 8, 1958
(Ector County Coliseum) … (non title) Cyclone Anaya beat Angelo Savoldi* (2-1, dq) ... (ladies) Ethel Johnson beat Babs Wingo (2-1) ... Dory Funk and Danny Savich vs Don Evans and Bob Orton (ddq) … (referee-Big Train Clements) … (Att.-2,000)

Odessa, Texas: April 15, 1958
(Ector County Coliseum) … Dory Funk beat Don Evans (2-1) … (ladies) Ethel Johnson and Lula Mae Provo beat Babs Wingo and Betty White (2-1) … Cyclone Anaya beat Bob Orton … (referee-Great Bolo) … (Att.-1,800)

Odessa, Texas: April 22, 1958
(Ector County Coliseum) … Cyclone Anaya vs Bob Geigel … Big Train Clements vs Don Evans …Dory Funk vs Great Bolo (Al Lovelock)

Odessa, Texas: April 29, 1958
(Ector County Coliseum) … Cyclone Anaya, Enrique Romero and Don Curtis vs Wild Red Berry, Don Evans and Great Bolo … Enrique “Ricky” Romero vs Wild Red Berry … Don Curtis vs Great Bolo … Gene LaBelle challenge to spectators for $100 for 15 minutes

Odessa, Texas: May 6, 1958
(County Auditorium) … Bull Curry beat Don Curtis (2-1) … Cyclone Anaya beat Danny Savich (2-0, sub for Wild Red Berry) … Enrique “Ricky” Romero drew with Big Train Clements (20:00, replaced Danny Savich) … Don Curtis beat Gene LaBelle (cor while arguing with a fan) … (referee-Big Train Clements) … (Att.-1,000) … NOTE: The Coliseum had a Home Show this date.

Odessa, Texas: May 13, 1958
(Ector County Coliseum) … Bull Curry beat Cyclone Anaya … (ladies) Tonia LaTapatia vs Masked Lady … Don Curtis vs Don Evans … (result found 5-21)

Odessa, Texas: May 20, 1958
(Ector County Coliseum) … (non title-world junior hw title) Angelo Savoldi* beat Don Curtis … Cyclone Anaya beat Bull Curry (2-1, dq) … Don Evans beat Alex Perez … (referee-Great Bolo) … (Att.-1,500)

Odessa, Texas: May 27, 1958
(Ector County Coliseum) … Bull Curry beat Dory Funk (1-1, utc) … Cyclone Anaya and Don Curtis beat Don Evans and Tokyo Joe (2-1) … Don Curtis beat Tokyo Joe (dq) … (referee-Big Train Clements) … (Att.-1,500)

Odessa, Texas: June 3, 1958
(Ector County Coliseum) … Dory Funk beat Don Evans (2-0, sub for Bull Curry) … Don Curtis drew with Cyclone Anaya (60:00, 1-1) … (mixed tag team match) Big Train Clements and Chief Little Red Feather beat Tokyo Joe and Bull Brummel (2-1) … referee-Danno McDonald)

Odessa, Texas: June 10, 1958
(Ector County Ciliseum) … Dory Funk vs Bull Curry … (non title) Angelo Savoldi* vs Cyclone Anaya … Iron Mike DiBiase vs Don Curtis … NOTE: Odessa American for June 13, has that Funk successfully defended his (JH) crown here last week against Angelo Savoldi. It looks like the above card was changed. June 11 paper was missing.

Odessa, Texas: June 17, 1958
(Ector County Coliseum) … (non title) Dory Funk* beat Iron Mike DiBiase (2-1, dq) … Great Zorro beat Cyclone Anaya (2-1) … Tokyo Joe drew with Danno McDonald (30:00) … (referee-Big Train Clements) … (Att.-1,200)

Odessa, Texas: June 24, 1958
(Ector County Coliseum) … Great Zorro vs Art Nelson … Don Curtis vs Iron Mike DiBiase … Cyclone Anaya vs Tokyo Joe

Odessa, Texas: July 1, 1958
(Ector County Coliseum) … Great Zorro beat Art Nelson (2-0) … Iron Mike DiBiase and Danno McDonald beat Ricky Romero and Don Curtis (2-1) … Ricky Romero drew with Iron Mike DiBiase (20:00) … (referee-Big Train Clements) … (Att.-1,200)

Odessa, Texas: July 8, 1958
(Ector County Coliseum) … (non title) Dory Funk* beat Great Zorro (1-1, utc) … Ricky Romero beat Art Nelson (2-1, dq) … Kurt Von Poppenheim beat Tito Carreon … (referee-Big Train Clements) … (Att.-1,200) … NOTE: Funk was recognized as world’s junior heawyweight champion in west Texas at this period.

Odessa, Texas: July 15, 1958
(Ector County Coliseum) … Dory Funk vs Great Zorro … Kurt Von Poppenheim and Art Nelson beat Iron Mike DiBiase and Ricky Romero … Ricky Romero vs Kurt Von Poppenheim … (result found 7-22)

Fort Worth, Texas:  Monday, July 21, 1958

( ) … Bull Curry vs. Stu Gibson

Odessa, Texas:  Tuesday, July 22, 1958
(Ector County Coliseum) … NWA World Heavyweight Champion Dick Hutton b. The Great Zorro (2-0) … Ricky Romero b. Mike DiBiase … Ethel Johnson b. Betty White … Tokyo Joe b. Art Nelson (DQ) … (referee:  Big Train Clements) … (2,000 fans)

Odessa, Texas: July 29, 1958
(Ector County Coliseum) … Enrique “Ricky” Romero beat Hard Boiled Haggerty (2-1, dq) … Tokyo Joe vs Art Nelson (ddq, 1-1) … Iron Mike DiBiase beat Alex Perez (2-0, sub for Big Train Clements) … (referees-Tokyo Joe and Alex Perez, top two bouts) … (Att.-1,000)

Odessa, Texas: August 5, 1958
(Ector County Coliseum) … Hard Boiled Haggerty beat Al Kashey (2-1, dq) … (ladies) Ethel Johnson and Marva Scott (sub for Lula Provo) beat Babs Wingo and Betty White (2-1) … Art Nelson drew with Ricky Romero (20:00) … (referee-Frankie Murdock) … (Att.-1,500)

Odessa, Texas: August 12, 1958
(Ector County Coliseum) … Al Kashey vs Hard Boiled Haggerty … Iron Mike DiBiase and Art Nelson vs Alex Perez and Ricky Romero … Iron Mike DiBiase vs Alex Perez

Odessa, Texas: August 19, 1958
(Ector County Coliseum) … Iron Mike DiBiase (sub for Hard Boiled Haggerty) beat Dory Funk (2-1) … Ricki Romero and Al Kashey beat Art Nelson and Big Train Clements (2-1, replaced DiBiase) … Ricky Romero drew with Iron Mike DiBiase (20:00) … (referees-Big Train Clements and Dory Funk … (Att.1,200)

Odessa, Texas: August 26, 1958
(Ector County Coliseum) … Iron Mike DiBiase beat Dory Funk (2-1, dq) … Art Nelson beat Al Kashey (2-1) … Bob Geigel drew with Ricky Romero (20:00) … (referee-Big Train Clements)

Odessa, Texas: September 2, 1958
(Ector County Coliseum) … Bob Geigel, Dory Funk and Ricky Romero vs Big Train Clements, Art Nelson and Iron Mike DiBiase … Doug Donovan vs Iron Mike DiBiase … Bob Geigel vs Art Nelson

Odessa, Texas: September 9, 1958
(Ector County Coliseum) … (losers leaves town for 3 months) Dory Funk and Bob Geigel beat Iron Mike DiBiase and Art Nelson (2-0) … Ricky Romero beat Tokyo Joe (2-1) … Art Nelson beat Bob Geigel … (referee-Tommy Phelps) … (Att.-1,500) … NOTE: Funk and Geigel claimed the bare-knuckle crown after stopping Hard Boiled Haggerty and Tokyo Joe in a recent Lubbock bout.

Odessa, Texas: September 16, 1958
(Ector County Coliseum) … Doug Donovan drew with Larry Chene (1-1, stopped for Chene’ bleeding head) … Dory Funk beat Hard Boiled Haggerty (2-0) … Ricky Romero drew with Al Kashey (60:00) … (referee-Tommy Phelps) … (Att.-1,200)

Odessa, Texas: September 23, 1958
(Ector County Coliseum) … Larry Chene beat Doug Donovan (2-1) … Laura Martinez beat Kathy Starr (2-1) … Ali Bey beat Don Bradley … (referee-Tommy Phelps) … (Att.-1,500)

Odessa, Texas: September 30, 1958
(Ector County Coliseum) … Doug Donovan and Ali Bey beat Larry Chene and Ricky Romero (2-1) … Dory Funk beat Bad Boy Hines (2-1) … Ricky Romero drew with Doug Donovan … (referee-Tommy Phelps) … (Att.-1,200)

Odessa, Texas: October 7, 1958
(Ector County Coliseum) … Larry Chene beat Doug Donovan (2-1) … Iron Mike DiBiase beat Ricky Romero (2-1) … Big Train Clements beat Bad Boy Hines … (referee-Tommy Phelps) … (Att.-1,200)

Odessa, Texas: October 14, 1958
(Ector County Coliseum) … (Ladies) Penny Banner beat Kay Noble (2-1) … Art Nelson beat Larry Chene (2-1, cor) …Antone “Ripper” Leone drew with Gory Guerrero (20:00) … referee-Tommy Phelps) … (Att.-2,000)

Odessa, Texas: October 21, 1958
(Ector County Coliseum) … (ladies) Kay Noble and Peggy King beat Penny Banner and Kathy Starr (2-1) … Gory Guerrero beat Red Donovan (2-1, dq) … Red Donovan beat Tommy Phelps … (referees-Tommy Phelps-ladies bout and Penny Banner) … (Att.-1,200)

Odessa, Texas: October 28, 1958
(Ector County Coliseum) … Otto Von Krupp beat Dory Funk (1-1, utc) … Gory Guerrero and Ricky Romero beat Red Donovan and Antone “Ripper Leone (2-1, dq) … Red Donovan drew with Ricky Romero … (referee-Big Train Clements)

Odessa, Texas: November 4, 1958
No Wrestling

Odessa, Texas: November 11, 1958
(Ector County Auditorium) … Doug Donovan and Red Donovan beat Sonny Myers and Ricky Romero (2-1, cor) … Judy Grable beat Peggy Allen (2-1) … Paul Bunyan beat Art Nelson (dq) … (referee-Tommy Phelps) … (Att.-1,200)

Odessa, Texas: November 18, 1958
(Ector County Coliseum) … Doug Donovan and Red Donovan beat Larry Chene and Dick Steinborn (2-1) … (midgets) Cowboy Bradley beat Bull Brummel (2-1) … Dick Steinborn beat Doug Donovan (dq) … (referee-Big Train Clements) … (Att.-1,000)

Odessa, Texas: November 25, 1958
(Ector County Coliseum) … Doug Donovan vs Ricky Romero (1-1, no contest) … (mixed tag team bout) Big Train Clements and Lord Littlebrook beat Red Donovan and Tiny Roe … (midgets) Lord Littlebrook drew with Tiny Roe (20:00) … (referee-Jimmy Siskay) … (Att.-1,000) … NOTE: Original card was Donovan brothers vs Romero and Sonny Myers, Littlebrook vs Roe, Sonny Myers vs Doug Donovan. When Myers was unable to get to the matches.

Odessa, Texas: December 2, 1958
(Ector County Coliseum) … Doug Donovan beat Larry Chene (2-1) … (ladies) Lorraine Johnson beat Kay Noble (2-1) … Red Donovan beat Ali Bey (sub for Sonny Myers) ... (referee-Alex Perez) … (Att.-800)

Odessa, Texas: December 9, 1958
(Ector County Coliseum) … Dory Funk beat Doug Donovan (2-1) … (ladies) Laura Martinez beat Lorraine Johnson (2-1) … (bear vs man) Smokey Mountain Brownie beat Red Donovan … (referee-Big Train Clements) … (Att.-1,000)

Odessa, Texas: December 16, 1958
(Ector County Coliseum) … Larry Chene beat Otto Von Krupp (as The Bruiser 2-1) … Sonny Myers beat Art Nelson (2-0) … Gory Guerrero drew with Doug Donovan … (referee-Fred Hunt) … NOTE: On 10-28, Von Krupp was called Otto “The Bruiser” Von Krupp. The picture is certainly that of Von Krupp, aka Larry Simon, the Great Malenko. It was not Dick “The Bruiser” Afflis.

Odessa, Texas: December 23, 1958
No Wrestling

Odessa, Texas: December 30, 1958
No Wrestling

*Research by J Michael Kenyon