Wichita, Kansas: Monday, June 14, 1948 (The Forum) … World Heavyweight Champion Orville Brown and Lord Albert Mills drew when the referee stopped the match due to cuts (1-1) … Lew Newman b. Barney Barnard (17:52) … Emir Badui b. Roberto Pico (15:58) … Jack Suzek b. Paul Nelson (15:52) … (matchmaker: Bill Atkinson)… (referee: Lou Spandle) Wichita, Kansas: Monday, June 21, 1948 (The Forum) … World Heavyweight Champion Orville Brown b. Emil Dusek (2-0) (13:32, 3:13) … Lew Newman and Jack Suzek b. Charley Lutkie and Paul Nelson (Newman pinned Lutkie) (29:30) … Barney Barnard b. Harry Cohen (11:29) … Emir Badui b. Rex Stover (14:29) … (matchmaker: Bill Atkinson) … (referee: Lou Spandle) Note: The show was originally planned to be held outdoors, but was moved indoors due to rain. Wichita, Kansas: Wednesday, June 30, 1948 (CeJay Stadium) … World Heavyweight Champion Orville Brown b. Lew Newman (2/3) … Don McIntyre b. Harry Cohen (Hindu mud match) (8:51) … Barney Bernard and Ralph Garibaldi drew (30:00) … Charlie Lutkie b. Joey Adelman (19:24) … (matchmaker: Bill Atkinson) Note: Last show through the end of August 1948. Wichita, Kansas: September 13, 1948 (The Forum) … (season opener) Notes: Atkinson wanted to bring in Ronnie Etchison and World Junior Heavyweight Champion Billy Goelz. Wichita, Kansas: Monday, December 6, 1948 (The Forum) … Bobby Bruns and Buddy Rogers drew (1-1) (referee stopped the bloody match in the third fall at the 16:40 mark) (Rogers took the first and Bruns won the second) … Otto Kuss b. Walter Sirois (2/3) … Ali Baba b. Barney Barnard (7:13) … Ivan Rasputin b. Jim Dobie (bearhug) (16:05) … (promoter: Bill Atkinson) … (referee: Lou Spandle) … (4,000 fans) Wichita, Kansas: Monday, December 13, 1948 (The Forum) … Buddy Rogers b. Otto Kuss (2/3) (Kuss won the first fall with a flying head scissors in 5 seconds, Rogers won the second in 15:56 and then the third in 5:30) (Rogers earned title match) … Bobby Bruns b. Walter Sirois … Ali Baba b. Ivan Raspuin (DQ) … Johnny Kurgis b. Bill Sledge … (promoter: Bill Atkinson) Wichita, Kansas: Monday, December 20, 1948 (The Forum) … NWA World Heavyweight Champion Orville Brown b. Buddy Rogers (2/3) (Rogers won the first fall in 7:07, Brown took the second in 8:56, and Brown won the third by DQ in 7:11) (in the third fall, Rogers used a ‘cold cream jar’ to smash Brown, then pinned him, only to have the decision reversed) (after the match, Rogers attacked his valet ‘George’ and the referee, Ray Steele, who proceeded to pummel Rogers all over the ring) … Bobby Bruns b. Ivan Raspuin (DQ) … Ali Baba b. Jack Hader … Walter Sirois and Bill Sledge drew (30:00) … (promoter: Bill Atkinson) … (referee: Ray Steele – entire show) Wichita, Kansas: Monday, December 27, 1948 (The Forum) … World Heavyweight Champion Orville Brown b. Ronnie Etchison (2/3) … Ivan Rasputin b. The Blimp (6:27) … Walter Sirois b. Johnny Kurgis (15:37) … Jack Hader and Jay Steele drew (30:00) … (promoter: Bill Atkinson) … (referee: Paul Nelson) Notes: Lou Spandle was the regular referee and had been injured in a rescue attempt during a fire in Kansas City recently. Spandle was a fireman. Nelson was from Nelson. Before the main event, a telegram from Buddy Rogers was read: “Claiming title belt after decision there Dec. 20. Action of referee Ray Steele not in line. Will defend claim there Jan. 3. But must be booked as champion. Have $5,000 for side bet.” Research by Tim Hornbaker |
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