Chicago, Illinois: Wednesday, January 2, 1952 (Rainbo Arena) … Buddy Rogers b. Jackie Nichols (2-0) (first fall by DQ) … Gene Stanlee b. Joe Wolfe … Tommy O’Toole and Jimmy Valentine b. Edmund Francis and Roy Shire (2/3) … Maurice Roberre b. Pete Bartu … (promoter: Leonard Schwartz) *The January 7, 1952 edition of the Chicago Daily Tribune announced that Fred Kohler was discontinuing his Monday night wrestling shows at the Marigold Arena. He would hold all Marigold shows on Saturday nights. Chicago, Illinois: Wednesday, January 9, 1952 (Rainbo Arena) … Buddy Rogers b. Jimmy Valentine (29:52) … “American Wrestling Alliance” Champion Ruffy Silverstein b. Tommy O’Toole (28:26) … Nanjo Singh b. Jim Dimitrus … George Macricostas b. Tony Vagnone … Russ Garibaldi b. Joe Kojina … (promoter: Leonard Schwartz) Chicago, Illinois: Wednesday, January 16, 1952 (Rainbo Arena) … Nanjo Singh b. Pierre LaSalle (2/3) … Roy Dunn b. Tony Vagnone … Edmund Francis b. Jules LaRance … Larry Kasoboski and Al Tucker drew … Pete Bartu and Rudy O’Day drew … (promoter: Leonard Schwartz) … (1,100 fans) Chicago, Illinois: Friday, January 18, 1952 (Rainbo Arena) … AWA World Heavyweight Champion Ruffy Silverstein and Buddy Rogers drew (1- 1) (Silverstein won the first fall in 14:14, Rogers won the second in 9:00 with a piledriver, double countout in the third) … World Junior Heavyweight Champion Marvin Mercer vs. Frankie Talaber … (3,500 fans) (capacity) Chicago, Illinois: Saturday, January 19, 1952 (Marigold Arena) … Ivan Rasputin b. Walter Palmer (2/3) … Tarzan White b. Rudy Kay … Alo Leilani b. Chris Zaharias … The Canadian Angel and Reggie Lisowski b. Red Bastien and Milt Olsen … (promoter: Fred Kohler) Chicago, Illinois: Wednesday, Janaury 23, 1952 (Rainbo Arena) … Buddy Rogers b. Jackie Nichols (2-0) (18:22, 21:18) … Nanjo Singh b. Larry Kosaboski (26:00) … Edmund Francis b. Al Cortez (22:12) … Roy Dunn b. Al Tucker (18:28) … Rusty O’Day and Chris Panos drew … (promoter: Leonard Schwartz) … (1,200 fans) Chicago, Illinois: Friday, January 25, 1952 (International Amphitheater) … NWA World Champion Lou Thesz and Verne Gagne drew (60:00) (1-1) … Elephant Boy and Balk Estes drew (20:00) … Alo Leilani b. Al Williams (DQ) … Don Beitelman and Walter Palmer b. Ivan Rasputin and Chris Zaharias … Chest Bernard b. Tarzan White … (promoter: Fred Kohler) … (10,974 fans) … (gate: $25,136) Note: A sellout of around 12,000 fans was expected. Chicago, Illinois: Saturday, January 26, 1952 (Marigold Arena) … Ivan Rasputin vs. Tarzan White … Jim Dobie vs. Alo Leilani … Rudy Kay and Al Williams vs. The Canadian Angel and Reggie Lisowski … (promoter: Fred Kohler) Note: Verne Gagne was presented with a sterling silver Police Gazette belt for “his contribution to clean and scientific wrestling in 1951.” Chicago, Illinois: February 2, 1952 (Marigold Arena) … Tony “Elephant Boy” Olivas vs. Teddy Rogers … (promoter: Fred Kohler) Chicago, Illinois: February 6, 1952 (Rainbo Arena) … Buddy Rogers b. George Macricostas (2-0) (12:10, 18:12) (second with a piledriver) … Angelo Poffo b. “Professor” Roy Shire (CO) (18:20) … Roy Dunn b. Tom Tucker (23: 25) … Larry Chene b. Bob Wallace (18:26) … Jack Allen and Rusty O’Day drew (30:00) … (promoter: Leonard Schwartz) Chicago, Illinois: February 9, 1952 (Marigold Arena) … The Great Balbo b. Reggie Lisowski (2/3) … The Mighty Atlas b. Billy Goelz … (promoter: Fred Kohler) Chicago, Illinois: Wednesday, February 13, 1952 (Rainbo Arena) … Marvin Mercer b. Angelo Poffo (2-0) (22:00, 3:12) … Bobby Ford and Jackie Nichols drew … Ruffy Silverstein b. Bob Leplier (33:25) … Larry Chene and George Drake drew … Steve Kozak b. Bobby Watts (11:10) … (promoter: Leonard Schwartz) … (1,400 fans) Chicago, Illinois: Friday, February 15, 1952 (Chicago Coliseum) … Primo Carnera b. Gene Stanlee (19:22) … Buddy Rogers b. Billy Darnell (2/3) (third by countout) … World Junior Heavyweight Champion Marvin Mercer and Joe Scarpello drew (30:00) (Mercer was accompanied by Barnarr MacFadden) … Edmund Francis b. George Macricostas (CO) (17:38) … AWA World Heavyweight Champion Ruffy Silverstein b. Tommy O’ Toole (15:13) … (promoter: Ray Fabiani) … (benefit for Italian flood relief) … (4,000 fans) … (gate: $7,000) Chicago, Illinois: Wednesday, February 20, 1952 (Rainbo Arena) … Frankie Talaber b. Tony Sinatra (28:32) … Bobby Wallace b. Larry Chene (CO) (19:31) … Mahmout Youset b. Bobby Watts (17:52) … Bobby Ford and Larry Kosaboski b. Edmund Francis and Francois Miquet (2/3) … (promoter: Leonard Schwartz) Chicago, Illinois: Wednesday, February 27, 1952 (Rainbo Arena) … Antonino Rocca b. The Great Mephisto (2-0) … Ruffy Silverstein b. Tony Vagnone (32:06) … George Macricostas b. Angelo Poffo … Roy Dunn b. Kola Kwariani … Bill Demetrius and Rusty O’Day drew … (promoter: Leonard Schwartz) … (broadcast on WENR-TV) (channel 7) (10:00-11:00) … (commentator: Wayne Griffin) … (1,700 fans) Chicago, Illinois: March 5, 1952 (Rainbo Arena) … Joe Scarpello b. Edmund Francis (2/3) … Francois Miquet b. Larry Kosoboski (DQ) (32:00) Chicago, Illinois: March 12, 1952 (Rainbo Arena) … Joe Scarpello b. Jimmy Valentine (2/3) (third by DQ) … Bobby Ford and Don Sparrow b. Bull Allen and Edmund Francis (2/3) … Rusty O’Day b. Al Cortez (24:07) … Bobby Watts b. The Great Columbo (15:47) … (promoter: Leonard Schwartz) Chicago, Illinois: March 14, 1952 (Milda Arena) … Don Beitelman b. Al Williams … Max Marek b. Ned Taylor (DQ) … Art Bull and Balk Estes drew (30:00) … Wally Dusek and Rula Richards drew Chicago, Illinois: March 14, 1952 (Rainbo Arena) … Antonino Rocca and Buddy Rogers drew (1-1) (both were counted out in third fall) … Joe Scarpello b. George Macricostas … Kola Kwariani and Don Sparrow drew (30:00) … Larry Kosaboski and Jimmy Valentine b. Jack Claybourne and Jules LaRance … (promoter: Leonard Schwartz) … (2,800 fans) Chicago, Illinois: March 15, 1952 (Marigold Arena) … Johnny Balbo and Billy Goelz drew (60:00) (1-1) … Tarzan White b. Ray Urbano … Don Beitelman b. Wally Dusek … George Craig b. Red Bastien … Zack Malkov b. Rula Richards … (promoter: Fred Kohler) … (1,400 fans) Chicago, Illinois: March 19, 1952 (Rainbo Arena) … AWA World Heavyweight Champion Ruffy Silverstein b. Bill Miller (2/3) (Silverstein won the first fall in 2:06, Miller won the second by countout in 12:26, Silverstein won the third by countout in 12:18) … Joe Scarpello b. George Drake … Don Sparrow and Jimmy Valentine b. Francois Miquet and Tony Sinatra … Bull Allen b. Bill Dimitrious … (promoter: Leonard Schwartz) Chicago, Illionis: Saturday, March 22, 1952 (Marigold Arena) … The Great Togo b. Tarzan White (2-0) … The Great Balbo and Farmer Don Marlin were both counted out in the third fall … Pat O’Connor b. Firpo Zbyszko … Don Beitelman b. Wally Dusek … Zack Malkov b. Joe Gordon … (promoter: Fred Kohler) … (broadcast on WGN-TV) (channel 9) (8:30 p.m.) … (commentator: Jack Brickhouse) Chicago, Illinois: March 26, 1952 (Rainbo Arena) … Chris Belkas, Larry Chene and Marvin Mercer b. Joe “Killer” Christy, George Macricostas and Al Tucker (2/3) … AWA World Heavyweight Champion Ruffy Silverstein vs. Joe Scarpello … two other matches … (promoter: Leonard Schwartz) … (1,900+ fans) Chicago, Illinois: March 29, 1952 (Marigold Arena) … The Mighty Atlas b. Don Beitelman when the latter was unable to continue … Pat O’Connor b. Tiny Mills … Big Humphrey b. Wally Dusek … Ivan Rasputin b. Joe Millich … Reggie Lisowski b. Joe Kamaroff … Zack Malkov b. Ned Taylor … (promoter: Fred Kohler) *As early as March 1952, Leonard Schwartz was a member of the National Wrestling Alliance. Chicago had two members in the NWA, Fred Kohler being the other. Schwartz ran his promotions from the Rainbo Arena and had his show broadcast on ABC, with its contract renewed for another 26 weeks around March 1952, with Wayne Griffin as a commentator. Chicago, Illinois: April 2, 1952 (Rainbo Arena) … Joe Scarpello b. Larry Chene (2/3) … Stanley Holek and Angelo Poffo b. John Gates and Paul Orth (2-0) … Larry Moquin b. Al Tucker (28:13) … John Nichols b. Lou Eisenbauer (22:12) … (promoter: Leonard Schwartz) … (1,200 fans) Chicago, Illinois: April 4, 1952 (International Amphitheater) … Verne Gagne b. The Mighty Atlas (2/3) (third by countout) … Don Beitelman, Farmer Don Marlin and Pat O’Connor b. Barney Bernard, Ivan Rasputin and Friedrich Von Schacht … The Great Balbo b. The Great Togo … Salie Halassie b. Fuzzy Cupid … (promoter: Fred Kohler) … (referee: Ed Whelan) … (6,246 fans) … (gate: $14,620.40) Chicago, Illinois: April 5, 1952 (Marigold Arena) … The Great Togo b. Zack Malkov (2-0) … Frederick Von Schacht b. Farmer Don Marlin (2-0) … Pat O’Connor b. Johnny Moochi … Ivan Rasputin b. Bob Hanke … Reggie Lisowski b. Joe Gordon … (promoter: Fred Kohler) Chicago, Illinois: April 9, 1952 (Rainbo Arena) … Buddy Rogers b. Jimmy Valentine (2-0) (9:05, 18:32) (piledriver for second) … Larry Moquin b. Francois Miquet (28:05) … (promoter: Leonard Schwartz) Chicago, Illinois: April 16, 1952 (Rainbo Arena) … Johnny Barend b. Les Ruffin (2-0) (9:12, 15-seconds) … Billy Darnell, Edmund Francis and Al Roberts b. Tom Steele, Al Tucker and Whitey Walberg … Larry Moquin b. Tony Sinatra … Mike Angelo b. Bob Lippich … (promoter: Leonard Schwartz) … (1,200 fans) Chicago, Illinois: April 19, 1952 (Marigold Arena) … Verne Gagne b. Reggie Lisowski (2-0) … The Canadian Angel and George Craig b. Art Bull and Rey Urbano (2-0) … Pat O’Connor b. Rebel Russell … Jim Dobie b. Ned Taylor … (promoter: Fred Kohler) … (capacity crowd) Chicago, Illinois: April 23, 1952 (Rainbo Arena) … Johnny Barend b. Gene Stanlee (2/3) … Joe Christy and Whitey Walberg b. Larry Moquin and Dick Steinborn (2-0) … The Great Yousoff b. Angelo Poffo (12:22) … Bull Allen b. Bill Dimintrious (11:38) … Max Marek b. Rusty O’Day (23:12) … (promoter: Leonard Schwartz) Chicago, Illinois: April 26, 1952 (Marigold Arena) … Pat O’Connor b. Barney “Chest” Bernard (handicap match) (O’Connor had to win only one fall to Bernard’s two) … Rudy Kay and Tarzan White drew … Don Beitelman b. Ned Taylor … The Canadian Angel and George Craig b. Red Bastien and Joe Kamaroff (2/3) … (promoter: Fred Kohler) Chicago, Illinois: April 30, 1952 (Rainbo Arena) …Don Eagle b. George Drake (2/3) (Drake was a substitute for Bob Leplier) … Gene Stanlee b. Johnny Barend (2/3) … (promoter: Leonard Schwartz) … (1,400 fans) Chicago, Illinois: May 3, 1952 (Marigold Arena) … Pat O’Connor b. Ivan Rasputin (2-0) … Don Beitelman and Rudy Kay b. The Canadian Angel and George Craig (2-0) … Zack Malkov b. Joe Millich … Ned Taylor b. Rey Urbano … (promoter: Fred Kohler) Chicago, Illinois: May 7, 1952 (Rainbo Arena) … Antonino Rocca b. Man Mountain Dean (2-0) … Don Eagle b. Edmund Francis (Francis was unable to continue when his shoulder was dislocated) (Athletic Commission doctor reportedly “reset the shoulder”) … Angelo Poffo b. Whitey Walberg … Lou Klein and The Sheik of Araby drew (30:00) … Johnny Barend and Dick Steinborn b. Joe “Killer” Christy and Kola Kwariani … (promoter: Leonard Schwartz) … (physician: Dr. Harry Buchanan) … (1,200 fans) Chicago, Illinois: May 10, 1952 (Marigold Arena) … Don Beitelman and Rudy Kay b. The Zaharias Brothers (Babe and Chris Zaharias) (2/3) (third by DQ) … Ivan Rasputin b. Zack Malkov … Billy Hickson b. Baron Arena … Ned Taylor b. Carl Meyer … Art Bull b. Swede Carlin … (promoter: Fred Kohler) Chicago, Illinois: May 14, 1952 (Rainbo Arena) … Antonino Rocca b. The Great Scott (2-0) (12:18, 6:18) … Tony Galento b. Man Mountain Dean (2-0) (7:05, 4:12) … Bill Dimitrious b. Lou Eisenhart … Allen Kornberg b. Johnny Gilbert … Steve Gob b. Bull Allen … Johnny Barend and Dick Steinborn b. Aldo Bogni and Kola Kwariani (2-0) … (promoter: Leonard Schwartz) Chicago, Illinois: May 16, 1952 (International Amphitheater) … Verne Gagne b. The Great Togo (2/3) … Pat O’Connor b. The Mighty Atlas … Ivan Rasputin and Hans Schmidt b. Rudy Kay and Farmer Don Marlin (2/3) … Frederich Von Schacht and Tarzan Kowalski drew … Jim Dobie and Carl Engstrom drew … (promoter: Fred Kohler) … (referee: Jack Dempsey) … (8,413 fans) … (gate: $19,204.20) Chicago, Illinois: May 17, 1952 (Marigold Arena) … Hans Schmidt and Frederick Von Schacht b. Don Beitelman and Farmer Don Marlin (2/3) … Ivan Rasputin b. Dom Papelle … Baron Arena b. Art Bull … Carl Engstrom b. Billy Venable … Cuban Pete b. Ned Taylor … (promoter: Fred Kohler) Chicago, Illinois: May 24, 1952 (Marigold Arena) … Verne Gagne b. Chris Zaharias (2-0) … Don Beitelman b. Dick Raines … Carl Engstrom b. Ned Taylor … Hans Schmidt b. Jack Britton … Little Beaver and Tuffy McRae b. Fuzzy Cupid and Tiny Roe … (promoter: Fred Kohler) Chicago, Illinois: May 28, 1952 (Rainbo Arena) … Gene Stanlee b. Don Sparrow (2-0) … Johnny Barend b. Dick Steinborn (2/3) … Bad Boy Joe vs. Einar Olson … Lou Klein vs. Al Kornberg … (promoter: Leonard Schwartz) Chicago, Illinois: May 30, 1952 (Rainbo Arena) … Buddy Rogers b. Tony Galento (2/3) … Antonino Rocca b. Johnny Barend (Barned was unable to continue after 50:00) (1-0) … Gene Stanlee vs. Dick Steinborn … Melvin Dove vs. Lou Klein … (promoter: Leonard Schwartz) Chicago, Illinois: May 31, 1952 (Marigold Arena) … Pat O’Connor b. Dick Raines (2-0) … Hans Schmidt b. Balk Estes … Ray Eckert b. Fred Blassie … Jim Dobie and Bob Orton drew (30:00) … Carl Engstrom and Billy Hickson b. Karl Gray and Zack Malkov … (promoter: Fred Kohler) Chicago, Illinois: June 4, 1952 (Rainbo Arena) … Antonino Rocca b. The Sheik of Araby (2-0) (18:28, 7:20) (second with a backbreaker) … Tony Galento b. Kola Kwariani (2-0) (3:55, 2:12) (second with an airplane spin) … Melvin Dove and Dick Steinborn drew (45:00) … Steve Gob b. Van Dyke (6:52) … Aldo Bogni b. Alan Kornberg (10:06) … Jack Venable b. Ian Olson (12:05) … (promoter: Leonard Schwartz) … (1,200 fans) Chicago, Illinois: June 7, 1952 (Marigold Arena) … NWA World Heavyweight Champion Lou Thesz b. Ray Eckert (2-0) … Hans Schmidt b. Juan Hernandez … Johnny Moochy b. Red Bastien … Billy Hickson b. Carl Gray … Zack Malkov b. Joe Gordon … Baron Arena b. Milt Olson … (promoter: Fred Kohler) Chicago, Illinois: June 9, 1952 (Parichy Stadium) … Antonino Rocca b. Gene Stanlee (2-0) (first fall by DQ) (26:12, 4:28) … Bill Miller and Buddy Rogers were both counted out in third fall (1-1) … Tony Galento b. Bull Allen (13: 29) … Aldo Bogni b. Billy Venable (16:20) … Melvin Dove and Steve Gob b. Kola Kwariani and Sheik of Araby (2-0) … (promoter: Leonard Schwartz) … (4,500 fans) Chicago, Illinois: June 11, 1952 (Rainbo Arena) … Antonino Rocca b. Aldo Bogni (2-0) … Al Faroot b. Bull Allen (2/3) … Man Mountain Dean Jr. b. Billy Venable … Tony Metic and Einar Olson drew (30:00) … Melvin Dove b. Peter Bartu … (promoter: Leonard Schwartz) Chicago, Illinois: June 18, 1952 (Rainbo Arena) … Hans Kampfer b. Jan Gotch (2-0) … Melvin Dove b. Jack Bloomfield (2/3) … (promoter: Leonard Schwartz) Chicago, Illinois: June 21, 1952 (Marigold Arena) … Jack Pesek b. Rebel Russell (2/3) … Carl Engstrom b. Billy Hickson (2/3) … Billy Goelz b. Baron Arena … Balk Estes and Milt Olson b. Red Bastien and Art Bull (2/3) … Al Szasz b. Johnny Carlin … (promoter: Fred Kohler) Chicago, Illinois: June 25, 1952 (Rainbo Arena) … AWA World Heavyweight Champion Ruffy Silverstein b. Billy Darnell (2-0) … Melvin Dove b. Billy Venable … (promoter: Leonard Schwartz) Chicago, Illinois: June 27, 1952 (Wrigley Field) … NWA World Heavyweight Champion Lou Thesz b. Pat O’Connor (2/3) (Thesz won the first fall in 19:30, O’Connor won the second in 7:30, Thesz won the third in 1:15) … Carl Engstrom and Billy Goelz drew (30:00) … Jack Pesek b. Fritz Von Schacht (DQ) (21:22) … Verne Gagne b. Hans Schmidt (20:40) … Ronnie Etchison, Bill Longson and Walter Palmer b. The Great Togo, Mighty Atlas and Ivan Rasputin (2/3) (34:05) … (promoter: Fred Kohler) … (12,823 fans) … (gate: $34,218) Note: Kohler expected a crowd of 25,000 fans; O’Connor was the fan favorite in match Chicago, Illinois: June 28, 1952 (Marigold Arena) … Johnny Balbo vs. Carl Engstrom … (promoter: Fred Kohler) … (in attendance: Bob Feller) Chicago, Illinois: July 2, 1952 (Rainbo Arena) … Don Arnold b. Gene Beshara (2-0) … Marco Polo b. Larry Chene (19:19) … Melvin Dove b. Angelo Poffo (23:04) … Luther Lindsey b. Wild Bill Zimm (17:18) … Bull Allen and Aldo Bogni drew (30:00) … (promoter: Leonard Schwartz) Chicago, Illinois: July 5, 1952 (Marigold Arena) … Ronnie Etchison b. Tiny Mills (2/3) … Carl Engstrom and Billy Goelz drew (60: 00) … Big Humphrey b. Ned Taylor (DQ) … Baron Arena and Reggie Lisowski b. Balk Estes and Milt Olson (2/3) … (promoter: Fred Kohler) Chicago, Illinois: July 5, 1952 (Marigold Arena) … Ronnie Etchison b. Tiny Mills (2/3) … Carl Engstrom and Billy Goelz drew (60: 00) … Big Humphrey b. Ned Taylor (DQ) … Baron Arena and Reggie Lisowski b. Balk Estes and Milt Olson (2/3) … (promoter: Fred Kohler) Chicago, Illinois: July 9, 1952 (Rainbo Arena) … Buddy Rogers b. Nick Roberts (2-0) … Ruffy Silverstein b. Joe Marconi (2-0) … Pete Basto and Jack Parsons drew … Mel Dove b. Aldo Bogni … Don Arnold b. Von Schober … (promoter: Leonard Schwartz) Decatur, Ill. July 12, 1952 Lou Thesz (world champion) vs. Hans Schmidt Great Balbo vs. Billy Hickson Zaharias brothers vs. Rudy Kay/ Baron Arena Chicago, Illinois: July 14, 1952 (Parichy Stadium) … AWA World Heavyweight Champion Ruffy Silverstein and Buddy Rogers wrestled to a no contest (1-1) (Rogers won the first fall in 9:25, Silverstein won the second in 9:38) (Rogers was slammed through the mat when “supporting timbers” broke and the match was stopped) … Don Arnold b Francois Miquet (9:25) … Larry Chene and Marco Polo b. Ali Pasha and Al Tucker (2/3) … Aldo Bogni and Melvin Dove drew (30:00) … (promoter: Leonard Schwartz) Chicago, Illinois: July 16, 1952 (Rainbo Arena) … AWA World Heavyweight Champion Ruffy Silverstein b. Tony Sinatra (2-0) (first by DQ) … Don Arnold b. The Great Columbo (2-0) … Bill Miller b. Tommy O’Toole … Aldo Bogni b. Bobby Watts … (promoter: Leonard Schwartz) Chicago, Illinois: July 19, 1952 (Marigold Arena) … Ronnie Etchison b. Leon Kirilenko (2/3) … The Mighty Atlas b. Juan Hernandez (2-0) … (promoter: Fred Kohler) Chicago, Illinois: Friday, October 10, 1952 (International Amphitheater) … Verne Gagne b. Hans Schmidt (2/3) (Schmidt won in 10:42 with a backbreaker for the first fall, Gagne won the second in 11:17, Gagne won by disqualification in 6:59 for the third) … Ronnie Etchison b. Bob Orton (26:02) … Cyclone Anaya b. Danny Plechas (DQ) (23:10) … Bill Melby b. Gypsy Joe (11-seconds) (cobra hold) … Johnny Balbo and Billy Goelz wrestled Rudy Kay and Bobby Nelson to a draw (60:00) … (promoter: Fred Kohler) … (4,716 fans) … (gate: $10,231.40) Note: The show was considered a disappointment. Chicago, Illinois: Wednesday, October 15, 1952 (Rainbo Arena) … Jim Londos b. Joe Marconi (2-0) … Don Arnold b. Edmund Francis (2/3) … Lord Carlton b. Jim Hurley … Johnny Kostas b. Melvin Dove …Tiger Jagindar b. Jack Vansky … (promoter: Leonard Schwartz) … (1,200 fans) Chicago, Illinois: Friday, October 17, 1952 (Rainbo Arena) … Buddy Rogers b. Ruffy Silverstein to capture the American Wrestling Association World Heavyweight Title (2/3) (Rogers won the first and third falls) … Don Arnold b. Ali Pasha (2/3) … Lord Carlton b. Tommy O’Toole … Tiger Jagendar b. Joe Stalin … Pete Bartu and Melvin Dove drew … (promoter: Leonard Schwartz) … (1,500 fans) Chicago, Illinois: Saturday, October 18, 1952 (Marigold Arena) … Cyclone Anaya and Ronnie Etchison b. Bobby Nelson and Bob Orton Sr. (2/3) … The Great Balbo b. Mike Kilonis … Jerry Wood b. Carl Meyer … Balk Estes b. Jack Rush … Milt Olson b. Ned Taylor (DQ) … (promoter: Fred Kohler) … (2,600 fans) Chicago, Illinois: December 12, 1952 (International Amphitheater) … NWA World Heavyweight Champion Lou Thesz and Verne Gagne drew (no falls) (60:00) … Rudy Kay and Al Williams b. Johnny Balbo and Billy Goelz (2/3) … Bill Melby b. Chris Zaharias … Hans Schmidt b. The Mighty Atlas … Sonny Myers b. Bob Orton (DQ) … (promoter: Fred Kohler) … (referee: Joe Joswiak) … (7,607 fans) … (gate: $22,092.56) … (net: $16,994) … (25 per cent of the net receipts went to the Leader Dogs for the Blind School, as part of the National Wrestling Alliance program) Note: A woman, during the match, ran down the aisle and “threatened” Ed “Strangler” Lewis after he coached Thesz; police surrounded the ring after the match, as fans “vigorously booed the decision.” Research by Tim Hornbaker |
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