1/2/57 Victoria, TX @ Sportatorium
Texas Champion El Medico beat Maurice Vachon 2-0
Amazing Zuma beat Larry Chene 2/3
Sam Steamboat beat Lee Henning
Referee Otto Kuss

1/9/57 Victoria, TX @ Sportatorium
Prince Maiava beat Lee Henning 2/3
Danny McShain beat Amazing Zuma 2/3
Lothario beat Bob Orton

1/16/57 Victoria, TX @ Sportatorium
Danny McShain beat Prince Maiava on a 3rd fall COR
Bobby Managoff beat Lee Henning 2/3
Lothario beat Chico Amaro

1/23/57 Victoria, TX @ Sportatorium
Referee Larry Chene
Danny McShain & Lee Henning beat Prince Maiava & Bobby Managoff 2/3
Tarzan Mike Lane beat Lothario when Lothario was unable to answer the bell for the 2nd fall
Prince Maiava beat Lee Henning dq in 7:00
Danny McShain drew Bobby Managoff 15:00

2/13/57 Victoria, TX @ Sportatorium
Referee Otto Kuss
Danny McShain ddq Don Evans in 3rd fall
El Medico drew Bobby Managoff
Rocky Columbo drew Larry Chene

2/20/57 Victoria, TX @ Sportatorium
Danny McShain beat Texas Champion Pepper Gomez on a 3rd fall dq
Bobby Managoff beat Don Evans on a 3rd fall dq
Ethel Johnson & Lulu Mae Provo beat Babs Wingo & Louise Green in 13:00

2/27/57 Victoria, TX @ Sportatorium
Don Evans & Danny McShain beat Iron Mike DiBiase & Bulldog Danny Plechas 2/3 to win Tag
Team Trophy
Pepper Gomez vs Rocky Columbo 2/3
Country Boy Calhoun vs Thor Hagen

3/6/57 Victoria, TX @ Sportatorium
Danny McShain & Don Evans dcor El Medico & Amazing Zuma Tag trophy held up
Bobby Managoff beat Paul Boesch 2/3
El Medico drew Don Evans 15:00
Amazing Zuma beat Danny McShain dq

3/13/57 Victoria, TX @ Sportatorium
Fence Match for held up Tag Team Trophy
Danny McShain & Don Evans vs El Medico & Amazing Zuma 2/3
Larry Chene vs Duke Keomuka 2/3 45:00
El Medico vs Danny McShain
Don Evans vs Amazing Zuma

3/20/57 Victoria, TX @ Sportatorium
Danny McShain beat Duke Keomuka on a 3rd fall COR
Luis Martinez beat Maurice Vachon 2/3
Country Boy Calhoun beat Amazing Zuma

3/27/57 Victoria, TX @ Sportatorium
Duke Keomuka beat Country Boy Calhoun on a 3rd fall dq when Calhoun tossed Duke over
the top rope
Luis Martinez drew Danny McShain 60:00 no falls scored
Larry Chene beat Jim Blood via pin in 9:35

4/3/57 Victoria, TX @ Sportatorium
Rito Romero beat Danny McShain on a reverse decision 3rd fall dq
Luis Martinez vs Art Nelson 2/3 45:00
Duke Keomuka vs George Drake 20:00
Prince Maiava & Coconut Willie vs Country Boy Calhoun & Count Rossi
Referee Marvin Jones

4/10/57 Victoria, TX @ Sportatorium
Rito Romero & Luis Martinez beat Danny McShain & Art Nelson on a 3rd fall dq
Duke Keomuka beat Prince Maiava 2/3
Larry Chene drew Bobby Managoff

4/17/57 Victoria, TX @ Sportatorium
Texas Tag Title Match
Pepper Gomez & Larry Chene vs Duke Keomuka & Tokyo Joe 2/3 90:00
Danny McShain vs Luis Martinez 2/3 45:00
Dory Funk Sr vs Benny Matta 15:00

4/24/57 Victoria, TX @ Sportatorium
Don Leo Jonathan beat Duke Keomuka 2-0 in 14:00
Pepper Gomez beat Tokyo Joe dq
Dory Funk Sr drew Luis Martinez

5/1/57 Victoria, TX @ Sportatorium
Don Leo Jonathan beat Tokyo Joe 2-0
El Medico ddq Bull Curry in 3rd fall
Ray Gunkel drew Dory Funk Sr
Luis Martinez beat Joe Blanchard

5/8/57 Victoria, TX @ Sportatorium
El Medico & Gory Guerrero & Luis Martinez beat Tokyo Joe & Bull Curry & Dory Funk Sr 2/3
Don Leo Jonathan beat Ray Gunkel when Gunkel injured his rib and could not continue
Luis Martinez drew Bull Curry
Gory Guerrero drew Dory Funk Sr
Tokyo Joe beat El Medico

5/15/57 Victoria, TX @ Sportatorium
Don Leo Jonathan beat Bull Curry on a 3rd fall dq when the referee caught Curry using brass
knuckles
Fabulous Moolah beat Judy Grable
Gory Guerrero beat Don Evans
Joe Christie beat El Medico

5/22/57 Victoria, TX @ Sportatorium
Bull Curry beat Rito Romero 2/3
Rita Cortez beat Lady Angel
Ray Gunkel beat Don Evans
Gory Guerrero drew Joe Christie

5/29/57 Victoria, TX @ Sportatorium
Bull Curry beat Rito Romero 2/3
Marvin Jones & Gory Guerrero beat Don Evans & Joe Christie
Marvin Jones drew Joe Christie
Gory Guerrero beat Don Evans

6/5/57 Victoria, TX @ Sportatorium
Gory Guerrero beat Bull Curry 2-0, 1st fall by dq
Al Mills ddq Ray Gunkel in 3rd fall
Tiny Mills beat Duke Keomuka

6/12/57 Victoria, TX @ Sportatorium
Bull Curry vs Fritz Von Ulm 2/3 60:00
Al Mills & Tiny Mills vs Ray Gunkel & Gory Guerrero
Al Mills vs Gory Guerrero 15:00
Tiny Mills vs Ray Gunkel 15:00
Referee Marvin Jones

6/19/57 Victoria, TX @ Sportatorium
Bull Curry & Tiny Mills & Johnny Valentine beat Gory Guerrero & El Medico & Fritz Von Ulm 2-
0
Gory Guerrero beat Tiny Mills
El Medico drew Bull Curry
Fritz Von Ulm beat Johnny Valentine dq

6/26/57 Victoria, TX @ Sportatorium
El Medico beat Johnny Valentine on a 3rd fall dq
Fritz Von Ulm beat Gory Guerrero 2/3
Billy Wicks beat Chris Zaharias

7/3/57 Victoria, TX @ Sportatorium
Texas Tag Team Champions El Medico & Pepper Gomez beat Johnny Valentine & Fritz Von
Ulm on a 2nd fall dq
Ray Gunkel beat Billy Wicks 2-0
Fritz Von Ulm beat El Medico
Johnny Valentine beat Pepper Gomez

7/10/57 Victoria, TX @ Sportatorium
Johnny Valentine beat Pepper Gomez on a 3rd fall dq when Gomez refused to release his
claw hold
1 Valentine beat Gomez
2 Gomez beat Valentine
3 Gomez was dq’ed
El Medico beat Red Bastien 2/3
Billy Wicks (sub Ray Gunkel) drew Tiger Conway 15:00

7/17/57 Victoria, TX @ Sportatorium
Pepper Gomez beat Marvin Jones on a 3rd fall dq
1 Jones beat Gomez
2 Gomez beat Jones
3 Jones was dq’ed
Tito Infante beat Tiny Roe 2/3
Johnny Valentine beat Jim Hady
El Medico beat Red Bastien
Referee Ray Gunkel

7/24/57 Victoria, TX @ Sportatorium
Don Leo Jonathan beat Johnny Valentine on a 3rd fall dq
El Medico beat Marvin Jones dq
Ray Gunkel beat Con Bruno

7/31/57 Victoria, TX @ Sportatorium
Ambulance on Hand for Battle to Finish
Don Leo Jonathan beat Johnny Valentine
Ray Gunkel beat Ike Eakins on a 3rd fall dq
Jim Hady beat Con Bruno
Referee Lou Plummer

8/7/57 Victoria, TX @ Sportatorium
Don Leo Jonathan beat Ike Eakins 2/3
1 Eakins beat Jonathan
2 Jonathan beat Eakins
3 Jonathan beat Eakins
Billy Wicks beat Johnny Valentine on a 3rd fall dq
Con Bruno drew Gory Guerrero
Note: Next Week “world’s heavyweight colored champion” Luther Lindsay in action.

8/14/57 Victoria, TX @ Sportatorium
Texas Champion Don Leo Jonathan beat Pepper Gomez on a 2nd fall dq
1 Jonathan pinned Gomez
2 Gomez was dq’ed for refusing to break an illegal hold
Luther Lindsay beat Ike Eakins (sub Johnny Valentine) 2-0, 1st fall by dq
No Time Limit
Gory Guerrero beat Con Bruno
Note: Lindsay billed as “World’s Colored Heavyweight Champ”

8/28/57 Victoria, TX @ Sportatorium
Pepper Gomez beat Mighty Atlas 2/3
Ivan The Terrible beat Chet Wallick 2-0
Luigi Macera beat Danny Savich

9/4/57 Victoria, TX @ Sportatorium
Doll Paige vs Gypsy Rose
Pepper Gomez vs Danny Savich
Ivan The Terrible vs Luigi Macera

9/11/57 Victoria, TX @ Sportatorium
Pepper Gomez & El Santo beat Ivan The Terrible & Danny Savich when Ivan was unable to
continue in the 3rd fall
Reg Parks beat Don Whittler 2/3
Pepper Gomez drew Ivan The Terrible 20:00
Referee Marvin Jones

9/18/57 Victoria, TX @ Sportatorium
Pepper Gomez & El Santo & Gory Guerrero beat Reg Parks & Danny Savich & Nikita Zolotoff
2/3
1 Parks & Savich & Zolotoff won 1st fall
2 Gomez & Santo & Guerrero won 2nd fall
3 Gomez & Santo & Guerrero won 3rd fall
El Santo beat Reg Parks
Danny Savich beat Gory Guerrero
Pepper Gomez drew Nikita Zolotoff

9/25/57 Victoria, TX @ Sportatorium
Winner Take All
Pepper Gomez vs Nikita Zolotoff 2/3 60:00
Duke Keomuka vs El Santo
Kurt Von Poppenheim vs Luigi Macera

10/2/57 Victoria, TX @ Sportatorium
Judy Grable beat Rita Cortez
Pepper Gomez double knockout Kurt Von Poppenheim in 3rd fall
1 Kurt beat Pepper
2 Pepper beat Kurt
3 Both men were knocked out.
Paul of France beat Duke Keomuka
Nikita Zolotoff drew Marco Polo

10/9/57 Victoria, TX @ Sportatorium
Referee Big Humphrey
Jesse Babe Juarez beat El Diablo on a 3rd fall dq
1 Diablo beat Juarez
2 Juarez beat Diablo
3 Diablo was dq’ed
Red Abrams beat Irish Pat Cochran 2/3
Benny Buenrostro drew Roy Gonzales

10/23/57 Victoria, TX @ Sportatorium
Jesse Babe Juarez & Johnny Bargas beat El Diablo & Lou Palacio 2/3
1 Diablo & Palacio won 1st fall
2 Juarez & Bargas won 2nd fall
3 Juarez & Bargas won 3rd fall
Mr X drew Vic Deevers when the 45 minute time limit expired in the 3rd fall
Stan Hoza ddq Chris Nichols (sub Emilio Luna)
Referee Big Humphrey

10/30/57 Victoria, TX @ Sportatorium
Big Humphrey beat El Diablo on a 3rd fall dq
1 Diablo won 1st fall
2 Humphrey won 2nd fall
3 Diablo was dq’ed
Emilio Luna beat Lou Palacio 2/3
1 Palacio beat Luna
2 Luna beat Palacio
3 Luna beat Palacio
Joe Ramirez drew Mr X 15:00

11/6/57 Victoria, TX @ Sportatorium
Sir Robert Jackson beat Emilio Luna 2/3
1 Jackson beat Luna
2 Luna beat Jackson
3 Jackson beat Luna
Fuzzy Martin beat El Diablo 2/3
1 Diablo beat Martin
2 Martin beat Diablo
3 Martin beat Diablo
Lou Palacio drew Mr X 15:00

11/13/57 Victoria, TX @ Sportatorium
Duke Keomuka beat Roberto Pico
1 Keomuka beat Pico
2 Pico beat Keomuka
3 Keomuka beat Pico
Rocky Columbo beat Jim LaRock 2/3
Danno O’Shocker beat Paul of France
Note: First card promoted by Ed Hamblen

11/20/57 Victoria, TX @ Sportatorium
El Medico beat Duke Keomuka 2/3
Luther Lindsay beat Danno O’Shocker 2/3
Rocky Columbo beat Roberto Pico 2-0
Att: “near capacity house”
Note: Lindsay still billed as World’s Negro Heavyweight Champion.

11/27/57 Victoria, TX @ Sportatorium
Luther Lindsay beat Duke Keomuka 2/3
1 Lindsay beat Keomuka
2 Keomuka beat Lindsay
3 Lindsay beat Keomuka
Patty Neff beat Betty Hawkins 2/3
Referee Marvin Jones
Rocky Columbo beat El Medico on a 3rd fall dq when Medico tossed Columbo over the top
rope
Att: “near capacity crowd”

12/4/57 Victoria, TX @ Sportatorium
Luther Lindsay beat Larry Crusher Dugan on a reverse decision in the 3rd fall
1 Lindsay beat Dugan
2 Dugan beat Lindsay
3 Dugan pinned Lindsay but referee Marvin Jones reversed his decision when the crowd told
him Lindsay had his hand on the ropes when the pin occurred.
Patty Neff beat Elaine Ellis 2/3
Rocky Columbo beat Brother Frank Jares 2-0

12/11/57 Victoria, TX @ Sportatorium
Luther Lindsay beat Bull Montana 2/3
1 Montana beat Lindsay in “less than 30 seconds”
2 Lindsay beat Montana
3 Lindsay beat Montana
Referee Marvin Jones
Rocky Columbo beat Larry Crusher Dugan on a 3rd fall dq
Blackie Mendoza beat Dick Stepp

12/18/57 Victoria, TX @ Sportatorium
NWA Champion Dick Hutton beat Gypsy Joe (sub Whiskers Savage) 2/3
1 Joe beat Hutton
2 Hutton beat Joe
3 Hutton beat Joe
Luther Lindsay beat Larry Crusher Dugan
Pepper Gomez beat Bull Montana
Promoter: Ed Hamblen


Research by Jim Zordani
Victoria Wrestling Results - 1957
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