San Francisco, California:  Tuesday, March 22, 1955
(Cow Palace) … Leo Nomellini b. Lou Thesz to capture the NWA World Heavyweight Title
(2/3) (Thesz won the first fall in 28:59, Nomellini won the second by countout in 10:30,
Nomellini won the third fall by disqualification in 11:16, when Thesz repeatedly kicked him
off the ring apron) (Malcewicz accompanied Nomellini to the ring, while Lewis accompanied
Thesz) … Gene DuBuque and Art Michalik drew … Rocky Brown b. Ben Sharpe (DQ) (11:
49)  … Bobo Brazil and Mike Sharpe drew (20:00) … Gene Kiniski and Lord James Blears
b. George Scott and Enrique Torres (22:25) … (promoter:  Joe Malcewicz) … (referee:  
Mike Mazurki) … (12,253 fans) … (gate:  $41,607.53)
Notes:  Thesz’s manager Ed “Strangler” Lewis claimed that NWA By-Laws prevented the
champion from losing his championship via disqualification; Nomellini’s manager was listed
as Joe Malcewicz; Malcewicz laid claim to the championship on behalf of his wrestler; the
California Athletic Commission allowed championships to change hands on disqualifications
and commissioner Joe Phillips was on hand, agreeing with the decision; Lewis and Thesz
stated that they were going to immediately call NWA President Sam Muchnick in protest to
the decision; both Thesz and Nomellini left the building with claims to the World Title;
reportedly Thesz’s first loss in 937 matches; Nomellini’s wife and mother were ringside to
the see the match


San Francisco, California:  Tuesday, April 5, 1955
(Winterland) … The Sharpe Brothers (Ben and Mike Sharpe wrestled Bobo Brazil and
Rocky Brown to a draw (60:00) (no falls) … Art Michalik b. Baron Gattoni (countout) (14:
14) … Lord Blears b. Don Kindred (42 seconds) … Vic Christy and Gene Dubuque drew
(20:00) … (promoter:  Joe Malcewicz)

San Francisco, California:  Tuesday, April 12, 1955
(Winterland) … Leo Nomellini b. Sandor Szabo (2/3) … Lord Blears and Gene Kiniski b.
Bobo Brazil and Alo Leilani … Rocky Brown b. Vern Taft (5:26) … Art Michalik and Steve
“Mr. America” Stanlee drew (20:00) … (promoter:  Joe Malcewicz)
Note:  Nomellini “leaves Thursday on a nation-wide tour,” according to the San Francisco
Chronicle.

San Francisco, California:  Tuesday, April 19, 1955
(Winterland) … Johnny Barned, Art Michalik and Enrique Torres wrestled Gene DuBuque,
Lord Blears and Gene Kiniski to a draw (60:00) (1-1) … Bob Orton b. George Scott (2-0)
… Jesus Ortega b. Aldo Bogni (5:28) … Steve “Mr. America” Stanlee b. Sandy Scott (9:03)
… (promoter:  Joe Malcewicz)

San Francisco, California:  Tuesday, April 26, 1955
(Winterland) … Johnny Barend, Art Michalik and Enrique Torres b. Gene DuBuque, Lord
Blears and Gene Kiniski … Mike Mazurki b. Steve “Mr. America” Stanlee (19:59) … Rocky
Brown b. Baron Gattoni (11:34) … (promoter:  Joe Malcewicz)

San Francisco, California:  Tuesday, May 3, 1955
(Winterland) … The Sharpe Brothers (Ben and Mike Sharpe) b. Rocky Brown and Mike
Mazurki (2-0) … Bob Orton b. Aldo Bogni (2-0) … Art Michalik b. Jesus Ortega (DQ) (13:
09) … Vic Christy and Gene DuBuque drew (20:00) … (promoter:  Joe Malcewicz)

San Francisco, California:  Tuesday, May 10, 1955
(Winterland) … Lord Blears and Gene Kiniski b. The Sharpe Brothers (Ben and Mike
Sharpe) to capture a claim to the World Tag Team Title (2/3) (Blears and Kiniski won the
first fall by DQ) … Rikidozan b. Cliff Olsen (8:16) … Baron Gattoni b. Carl Cooper (7:04) …
Mike Mazurki and Steve Stanlee drew (20:00) … (promoter:  Joe Malcewicz)
Notes:  The newspaper said that “Rikidozan has been wrestling in Japan for the past year-
and-a-half.” It was reported to be the Sharpe’s “first tag team defeat in several months.”

San Francisco, California:  Tuesday, May 17, 1955
(Winterland) … Lord Blears b. Gorgeous George (2/3) (Blears won the second and third
falls) … Rikidozan b. Baron Gattoni (17:04) (Japanese sleeper) … Gene DuBuque b. Vic
Christy … Rocky Brown b. Mike Mazurki (12:07) (Boston crab) … Johnny Barend vs. Bob
Orton … (promoter:  Joe Malcewicz)

San Francisco, California:  Tuesday, May 24, 1955
(Winterland) … Rocky Brown and Rikidozan b. Gene DuBuque and Bob Orton (2-0) (first
fall by DQ) … Mike Sharpe b. Jesus Ortega (DQ) (13:48) … Johnny Barend and Gene
Kiniski drew (30:00) … Senor Jarque b. Cliff Olsen (10:45) … (promoter:  Joe Malcewicz)

San Francisco, California:  Tuesday, May 31, 1955
(Winterland) … NWA World Heavyweight Champion Lou Thesz b. Rocky Brown (1-0)
(Brown was unable to continue) (16:28) … The Stanlee Brothers (Gene and Steve
Stanlee) b. Aldo Bogni and Baron Gattoni (2-0) … Bob Orton b. Vic Christy (7:41) … Lord
Blears and Art Michalik drew … (promoter:  Joe Malcewicz)

San Francisco, California:  Tuesday, June 7, 1955
(Civic Auditorium) … Leo Nomellini b. Bob Orton (2-0) (first fall by DQ and won the second
fall with a flying tackle) … The Stanlee Brothers (Gene and Steve Stanlee) b. Gene
DuBuque and Jesus Ortega (2-0) … Senor Jarque b. George Bruckman (15:55) … Gene
Kiniski and Art Michalik drew (20:00) … (promoter:  Joe Malcewicz)
Notes:  Nomellini was returning from a “nationwide wrestling tour” and arrive in San
Francisco on Monday.

San Francisco, California:  Tuesday, June 14, 1955
(Civic Auditorium) … World Tag Team Champions Lord Blears and Gene Kiniski b. Art
Michalik and Leo Nomellini (2/3) … Gene “Mr. America” Stanlee b. Baron Gattoni (2-0) …
Rikidozan b. Roberto Pico (DQ) (12:15) … Gene DuBuque b. Senor Jarque (14:52) …
(promoter:  Joe Malcewicz)

San Francisco, California:  Tuesday, June 21, 1955
(Coliseum Bowl) … The Stanlee Brothers (Gene and Steve Stanlee) b. Gene DuBuque and
Roberto Pico (2-0) (second fall by DQ) … Rikidozan and Mike Sharpe drew (45:00) (1-1)
… Bob Orton b. Ramon Cernandos (15:05) … Vic Christy and Lee Henning drew (20:00)
… (promoter:  Joe Malcewicz)
Note:  The Stanlees were called the “Mr. America Brothers.”

San Francisco, California:  Tuesday, June 28, 1955
(Coliseum Bowl) … World Tag Team Champions Lord Blears and Gene Kiniski b. The
Stanlee Brothers (Gene and Steve Stanlee) (2/3) … Rikidozan b Gene DuBuque (DQ) (20:
43) … Lee Henning b. Jesus Ortega (11:47) … Bob Orton and Senor Jarque drew (20:00)
… (promoter:  Joe Malcewicz)

San Francisco, California:  Tuesday, July 5, 1955
(Coliseum Bowl) … Gene Stanlee b. Lord James Blears (2/3) … Johnny Barend and
Enrique Torres b. Lee Henning and Gene Kiniski … Senor Jarque and Tom Rice drew (30:
00) … Vic Christy and Clyde Steeves drew (20:00) … (promoter:  Joe Malcewicz)

San Francisco, California:  Tuesday, July 12, 1955
(Coliseum Bowl) … World Tag Team Champions Lord Blears and Gene Kiniski wrestled the
Stanlee Brothers (Gene and Steve Stanlee) to a draw (60:00) (1-1) … Cyclone Anaya b.
Tom Rice … Senor Jarque b. Bob Orton … Vic Christy and Roberto Pico drew (20:00) …
(promoter:  Joe Malcewicz)

San Francisco, California:  Tuesday, July 19, 1955
(Coliseum Bowl) … The Sharpe Brothers (Ben and Mike Sharpe) b. Johnny Barend and
Enrique Torres (Barend and Torres left the ring area in protest after the referee helped
free Ben Sharpe’s leg from the ropes, giving the Sharpes the bout) … Lord Blears b. Vic
Christy … Senor Jarque b. Pancho Pico (DQ) … Ray Jennings and Clyde Steeves drew
(20:00) ...  (promoter:  Joe Malcewicz) … (referee:  Joe Bennicasa)

San Francisco, California:  Tuesday, July 26, 1955
(Coliseum Bowl) … Johnny Barend and Enrique Torres b. The Sharpe Brothers (Ben and
Mike Sharpe) (2/3) … Gene Stanlee b. Lee Henning (DQ) (16:03) … Steve Stanlee b.
Gene DuBuque (11:43) … Vic Christy and Tom Rice drew (20:00) … (promoter:  Joe
Malcewicz)

San Francisco, California:  Tuesday, August 2, 1955
(Coliseum Bowl) … World Tag Team Champions Lord Blears and Gene Kiniski b. The
Stanlee Brothers (Gene and Steve Stanlee) (2/3) … Cyclone Anaya b. Pancho Pico (12:
20) … Lee Henning and Senor Jarque drew (30:00) … Gene DuBuque and Clyde Steeves
drew (20:00) … (promoter:  Joe Malcewicz)

San Francisco, California:  Tuesday, August 9, 1955
(Coliseum Bowl) … World Tag Team Champions Lord Blears and Gene Kiniski b. Johnny
Barend and Enrique Torres (1-0) (60:00) … Mike Sharpe b. Vic Christy (15:01) … Lee
Hennings b. Ray Jennings (9:33) … Gene DuBuque and Steve Stanlee drew (20:00) …
(promoter:  Joe Malcewicz)

San Francisco, California:  Tuesday, August 16, 1955
(Coliseum Bowl) … World Tag Team Champions Lord Blears and Gene Kiniski b. Johnny
Barend and Enrique Torres … Gene Stanlee b. Tom Rice (15:04) … Baron Gattoni b.
Clyde Steeves … Senor Jarque and Pancho Pico drew (20:00) … (promoter:  Joe
Malcewicz) … (referee:  Jack Wagner)

San Francisco, California:  Tuesday, August 23, 1955
(Coliseum Bowl) … The Sharpe Brothers (Ben and Mike Sharpe) wrestled Cyclone Anaya
and Enrique Torres to a draw (60:00) (1-1) … Gene DuBuque b. Vic Christy … Lee
Henning b. Senor Jarque … Baron Gattoni b. Ted Christy … (promoter:  Joe Malcewicz)

San Francisco, California:  Tuesday, August 30, 1955
(Coliseum Bowl) … Cyclone Anaya and Enrique Torres b. The Sharpe Brothers (Ben and
Mike Sharpe) (2-0) (second fall by DQ) … Gene DuBuque b. Clyde Steeves (16:17) …
Sandor Kovacs b. Baron Gattoni (10:41) … Bobby Bruns b. Roberto Pico (11:30) …
(promoter:  Joe Malcewicz) … (referee:  Pete Peterson)

San Francisco, California:  Tuesday, September 6, 1955
(Coliseum Bowl) … Enrique Torres b. Lord James Blears (2-0) (first fall by DQ and second
by countout) … Lee Henning and Tom Rice b. Bobby Bruns and Steve Stanlee … Sandor
Kovacs b. Gene DuBuque … Gene Kiniski b. Senor Jarque … (promoter:  Joe Malcewicz)
… (referee:  Jack Wagner)

San Francisco, California:  Tuesday, September 13, 1955
(Coliseum Bowl) … Lee Henning and Tom Rice b. Bobby Bruns and Enrique Torres …
Mike Lane b. Gene Kiniski (DQ) … Ronnie Etchison b. Earl Rasmussen … Bud Curtis and
Juan Humberto drew (20:00) … (promoter:  Joe Malcewicz)

San Francisco, California:  Tuesday, September 20, 1955
(Winterland) … NWA World Heavyweight Champion Lou Thesz and Enrique Torres drew
(60:00) (1-1) (Thesz won the opening stanza in 36:45 with a flying body scissors and
Torres evened the bout in 59 seconds with a body press) … Lee Henning and Tom Rice b.
The Stanlee Brothers (Gene and Steve Stanlee) (Rice pinned Gene) … Lord Blears and
Sandor Kovacs drew (15:00) … John Cretoria and Juan Humberto drew (15:00) …
(promoter:  Joe Malcewicz)

San Francisco, California:  Tuesday, September 27, 1955
(Winterland) … Lee Henning and Tom Rice b. Cyclone Anaya and Sandor Kovacs (1-0) …
Ronnie Etchison and Gene Kiniski drew (45:00) (1-1) … Lord Blears b. John Cretoria (56
seconds) … Bobby Bruns and Bill Melby drew (20:00) … (promoter:  Joe Malcewicz)

San Francisco, California:  Tuesday, October 4, 1955
(Winterland) … NWA World Heavyweight Champion Lou Thesz b. Lord Blears (2-0) (Blears
initially won the second fall, but it was learned that he received some outside help from
Gene Kiniski) … Ronnie Etchison and Ray Stern wrestled Bud Curtis and Gene Kiniski to a
draw (1-1) … Bobby Bruns and Gene Stanlee drew (15:00) … Bill Melby b. Angelo Cistoldi
(18:00) … (promoter:  Joe Malcewicz) … (referee:  Jack Wagner)

San Francisco, California:  Tuesday, October 11, 1955
(Winterland) … Ronnie Etchison and Ray Stern b. Bud Curtis and Gene Kiniski (2-0) … Bill
Melby b. Tom Rice (DQ) (10:10) … Sandor Kovacs and Gene Stanlee drew … Bobby
Bruns and John Cretoria drew … (promoter:  Joe Malcewicz)


Research by Tim Hornbaker
October 10, 2007
San Francisco Results - 1955