Wichita, Kansas: Monday, January 3, 1949 (The Forum) … NWA World Heavyweight Champion Orville Brown and World Heavyweight Title claimant Buddy Rogers drew (90:00) … Ivan Rasputin b. Jack McDonald (13:04) (bearhug) … Johnny Kurgis b. Jay Steele (DQ) … Walter Sirois b. Jack Hader … (promoter: Bill Atkinson) … (referee: Lou Spandle) … (5,500 fans) Notes: The Brown-Rogers match was to determine who was the rightful champion. Rogers claimed he won the title on December 20, and reportedly was recognized as champion on the West Coast. The NWA threatened to expel Atkinson for billing Rogers as titleholder in Wichita. The main event was under Texas rules. Newspaper stated that it was “one of the best ever witnessed in the Forum.” Wichita, Kansas: Monday, January 10, 1949 (The Forum) … Bobby Bruns vs. Buddy Rogers … Ivan Rasputin vs. Bob Wagner … (promoter: Bill Atkinson) Research by Tim Hornbaker |
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