Dallas, Texas:  Tuesday, January 4, 1972
(The Sportatorium) … Wrestling Tournament for World Title Match … (first round
matches) … Johnny Valentine vs. Fritz Von Erich … Masa Fuji vs. Thunderbolt Patterson
… Bob Ellis vs. Jose Lothario … Dean Ho vs. The Spoiler … The Great Scott vs. Mark
Starr … (promoter:  Jack Adkisson)
Note:  This wrestling show was cancelled because of bad weather.

Dallas, Texas:  Tuesday, January 11, 1972
(The Sportatorium) … Dean Ho and Fritz Von Erich b. Thunderbolt Patterson and Johnny
Valentine … Bob Ellis b. The Spoiler (DQ) (Spoiler was managed by Bronko Lubich) …
Jose Lothario and Mr. Fuji drew … The Great Scott b. Killer Brooks … Crusher Verdu b.
Mark Starr … (promoter:  Jack Adkisson)

Dallas, Texas:  Tuesday, January 18, 1972
(The Sportatorium) … NWA World Heavyweight Champion Dory Funk Jr. b. Dean Ho
(2/3) … Texas State Heavyweight Champion Jose Lothario and Mil Mascaras drew … Bob
Ellis and Paul Jones b. Mike Paidousis and The Spoiler … Joe Blanchard b. Mark Starr …
The Great Scott and Johnny Valentine drew … (promoter:  Jack Adkisson)

Dallas, Texas:  Tuesday, January 25, 1972
(The Sportatorium) … Dean Ho and Fritz Von Erich b. Thunderbolt Patterson and Johnny
Valentine to capture the American Tag Team Title (2/3) … American Heavyweight
Champion The Spoiler b. Texas State Heavyweight Champion Jose Lothario (Spoiler was
managed by Bronko Lubich) … Mr. Fuji b. Bob Ellis … Bruce Swayze b. Mark Starr … Joe
Blanchard b. The Great Scott … (promoter:  Jack Adkisson)

Dallas, Texas:  Tuesday, February 1, 1972
(The Sportatorium) … Mr. Fuji vs. Fritz Von Erich (2/3) … Bob Ellis and Jose Lothario vs.
The Spoiler and Johnny Valentine … Thunderbolt Patterson vs. Bruce Swayze … Gypsy
Rosario vs. The Great Scott … Joe Blanchard vs. Pete Sanchez … (promoter:  Jack
Adkisson)
Note:  According to the Dallas Morning News on February 1, 1972:  “When last they met
before a throng of fans in an outdoor arena in Japan, Von Erich defeated Fuji for the All
Asian heavyweight championship.  Fuji followed Von Erich to America and insists that he
will defeat Von Erich in his home town when they battle.”

Dallas, Texas:  Tuesday, February 8, 1972
(The Sportatorium) … Thunderbolt Patterson b. Dean Ho (2/3) … Bob Ellis b. The Spoiler
(DQ) (Bronko Lubich interfered) … Red Bastien (local debut) b. Bruce Swayze … Jose
Lothario b. Mark Starr … Gypsy Rosario and Betty Nicoli wrestled Barbara Galento and
The Great Scott to a draw … (promoter:  Jack Adkisson)

Dallas, Texas:  Tuesday, February 15, 1972
(The Sportatorium) …Red Bastien, Dean Ho and Fritz Von Erich b. Mr. Fuji, Thunderbolt
Patterson and The Spoiler (2/3) … Bob Ellis b. Mike Paidousis … Joe Blanchard b. Mark
Starr … Dean Ho and Mr. Fuji drew … The Great Scott b. Pete Sanchez … (promoter:  
Jack Adkisson)

Dallas, Texas:  Tuesday, February 22, 1972
(The Sportatorium) … Thunderbolt Patterson and Johnny Valentine were both counted
out in the third fall (1-1) … Red Bastien and Jose Lothario b. Mr. Fuji and The Spoiler
(DQ) … Pete Sanchez b. Gypsy Rosario … Dean Ho b. Nick Adams … The Great Scott b.
Mark Starr … (promoter:  Jack Adkisson)

Dallas, Texas:  Tuesday, February 29, 1972
(The Sportatorium) … Red Bastien b. Terry Funk (DQ) … Thunderbolt Patterson b. Dean
Ho … The Spoiler and Johnny Valentine b. The Great Scott and Jose Lothario … Gypsy
Rosario b. Jack Swayze … Joe Blanchard and Pete Sanchez drew … (promoter:  Jack
Adkisson)
Note:  According to the Dallas Morning News, Terry Funk “came here seeking a match
with Fritz Von Erich.”

Dallas, Texas:  Tuesday, March 7, 1972
(The Sportatorium) … Mil Mascaras b. American Heavyweight Champion The Spoiler
(DQ) (no title change) … Red Bastien b. Johnny Valentine (DQ) … The Great Scott and
Jose Lothario wrestled Mr. Fuji and Thunderbolt Patterson to a draw … Pete Sanchez b.
Jack Swayze … Dean Ho b. Gypsy Rosario … (promoter:  Jack Adkisson)

Dallas, Texas:  Tuesday, March 14, 1972
(The Sportatorium) … Crusher Stasiak won a 12-man battle royal … Red Bastien and
Johnny Valentine wrestled to a double disqualification … Dean Ho and The Spoiler drew
… Thunderbolt Patterson b. Jose Lothario … Crusher Stasiak b. Jack Swayze … Mr. Fuji
b. Pete Sanchez … Gypsy Rosario b. Ramon Lopez … (promoter:  Jack Adkisson)

Dallas, Texas:  Tuesday, March 21, 1972
(The Sportatorium) … Red Bastien b. Thunderbolt Patterson … Dean Ho b. Johnny
Valentine (DQ) … The Spoiler b. Tiger Conway … Joe Blanchard b. Ramon Lopez …
Crusher Stasiak b. Nick Kozak … (promoter:  Jack Adkisson)

Dallas, Texas:  Tuesday, March 28, 1972
(The Sportatorium) … Texas State Heavyweight Champion Red Bastien b. Johnny
Valentine (2/3) (no disqualification match) (non-title bout) … Crusher Stasiak b. Tiger
Conway … Tony Gonzales and Ramon Lopez drew … The Great Scott b. Gypsy Rosario
… Mr. Fuji and The Spoiler b. Dean Ho and Pete Sanchez … (promoter:  Jack Adkisson)
… (matchmaker:  Ed Watt)
Note:  Bastien “recently” captured the Texas Title.

Dallas, Texas:  Tuesday, April 4, 1972
(The Sportatorium) … Red Bastien b. Johnny Valentine (Texas Death Match) … Crusher
Stasiak b. The Great Scott … Dean Ho and Mr. Fuji drew … Thunderbolt Patterson b.
The Spoiler (DQ) … Joe Blanchard and Gypsy Rosario b. Ramon Lopez and Pete
Sanchez … (promoter:  Jack Adkisson)

Dallas, Texas:  Tuesday, April 11, 1972
(The Sportatorium) … NWA World Heavyweight Champion Dory Funk Jr. b. Fritz Von
Erich (2/3) (DQ in the third fall) (Von Erich threw Funk over the top rope) (Funk was
accompanied by his brother Terry) … Terry Funk b. Pete Sanchez … Mil Mascaras and
The Spoiler drew … The Great Scott and Dean Ho wrestled Mr. Fuji and Thunderbolt
Patterson to a draw … Gypsy Rosario b. Ramon Lopez … (promoter:  Jack Adkisson) …
(capacity crowd)

Dallas, Texas:  Tuesday, April 18, 1972
(The Sportatorium) … American Heavyweight Champion The Spoiler and Red Bastien
wrestled to a double disqualification (Bastien was accompanied by Dean Ho, while Spoiler
was accompanied by his manager Bronko Lubich) (both Ho and Lubich were involved in
the finish) … Crusher Stasiak and Mr. Fuji b. The Great Scott and Pete Sanchez … Dean
Ho b. Thunderbolt Patterson … Tommy Seigler b. Gypsy Rosario … Billy “Red” Lyons b.
Ramon Lopez … (promoter:  Jack Adkisson)

Dallas, Texas:  Tuesday, April 25, 1972
(The Sportatorium) … Red Bastien b. Thunderbolt Patterson (2-0) … Crusher Stasiak b.
Dean Ho … The Great Scott b. Ramon Lopez … The Spoiler b. Pete Sanchez … Billy
“Red” Lyons and Tommy Seigler b. Gypsy Rosario and Mr. Fuji … (promoter:  Jack
Adkisson)

Dallas, Texas:  Tuesday, May 2, 1972
(The Sportatorium) … Red Bastien b. Johnny Valentine (ring surrounded by a wire fence)
… Mr. Fuji and the Spoiler b. Dean Ho and Billy “Red” Lyons … Crusher Stasiak b.
George “The Great” Scott … Joe Blanchard b. Pete Sanchez … Tommy Seigler b. Mike
Paidousis (Seigler was originally booked to wrestle Gene Steel) … (promoter:  Jack
Adkisson)

Dallas, Texas:  Tuesday, May 9, 1972
(The Sportatorium) … Crusher Stasiak b. Johnny Valentine (2/3) (third fall by countout)
… Red Bastien and Billy “Red” Lyons b. Mr. Fuji and Toru Tanaka … Dean Ho b. Bob
Ramstead … The Spoiler b. George Scott … Tommy Seigler b. Chuck Hondo …
(promoter:  Jack Adkisson)

Dallas, Texas:  Tuesday, May 16, 1972
(The Sportatorium) … Red Bastien and Crusher Stasiak wrestled to a double
disqualification (1-1) … Dean Ho b. Tony Gonzales … Billy “Red” Lyons and Johnny
Valentine drew … Mr. Fuji and Tommy Seigler drew … George Scott b. Chuck Hondo …
(promoter:  Jack Adkisson)

Dallas, Texas:  Tuesday, May 23, 1972
(The Sportatorium) … American Heavyweight Champion The Spoiler b. Red Bastien (2/3)
(reverse decision disqualification when the official learned that Billy “Red” Lyons, who
had accompanied Bastien, interfered) (Bastien initially left the ring with the championship
belt) … Crusher Stasiak vs. Wahoo McDaniel (special referee: Bull Curry) … Terry Funk
vs. Billy “Red” Lyons … The Alaskan and Frank Monte vs. Dean Ho and Billy “Red” Lyons
… Skandor Akbar vs. Tommy Seigler … (promoter:  Jack Adkisson)
Note:  Wahoo McDaniel reportedly “recently returned from a successful tour of Australia.”

Dallas, Texas:  Tuesday, May 30, 1972
(The Sportatorium) … Red Bastien and Fritz Von Erich b. Crusher Stasiak and The
Spoiler (2/3) … Billy “Red” Lyons b. Mr. Fuji … Jose Lothario b. The Alaskan … George
Scott b. Apache Gringo … Dean Ho and Frank Monte drew … (promoter:  Jack Adkisson)

Dallas, Texas:  Tuesday, June 6, 1972
(The Sportatorium) … Red Bastien and Billy “Red” Lyons b. The Alaskan and Frank
Monte … Crusher Stasiak and Fritz Von Erich wrestled to a double disqualification …
Jose Lothario b. Pedro Godoy … Dean Ho and George Scott drew … Tommy Seigler b.
Apache Gringo … (promoter:  Jack Adkisson)
Note:  According to the Dallas Morning News, Von Erich was “tuning up for an NWA-
ordered rematch with world heavyweight champion Dory Funk Jr.”

Dallas, Texas:  Tuesday, June 13, 1972
(The Sportatorium) … Red Bastien b. Crusher Stasiak (2/3) … Johnny Valentine b. Dean
Ho … Jose Lothario b. Apache Gringo … Pedro Godoy and George Scott drew … The
Alaskan and Frank Monte wrestled Billy “Red” Lyons and Tommy Seigler to a draw …
(promoter:  Jack Adkisson)

Dallas, Texas:  Tuesday, June 20, 1972
(The Sportatorium) … Crusher Stasiak b. Bull Curry … Mil Mascaras and Johnny
Valentine drew (1-1) … Billy “Red” Lyons b. Pedro Godoy … Mr. Fuji b. Apache Gringo
… The Alaskan and Frank Monte b. George Scott and Tommy Seigler … (promoter:  
Jack Adkisson)

Irving, Texas:  Saturday, June 24, 1972
(Texas Stadium) … NWA World Heavyweight Champion Dory Funk Jr. and Fritz Von Erich
drew (1-1) (Funk won the first fall with his toehold and Von Erich won the second with his
Iron claw) … World Midget Champion Lord Littlebrook b. Cowboy Lang … Billy “Red”
Lyons b. The Spoiler to capture the American Heavyweight Title … Crusher Stasiak b.
Red Bastien to capture the Texas State Heavyweight Title … Bearcat Wright won a
special 8-man Russian Roulette battle royal (Wright won $2,000) (wrestlers in the event:
Joe Blanchard, Pedro Godoy, Apache Gringo, Gory Guerrero, Dean Ho, Frank Monte,
Mike Paidousis) … Mil Mascaras b. The Alaskan … El Santo and Jose Lothario b. Terry
Funk and Mr. Fuji … George Scott and Tommy Seigler drew … (promoter:  Jack
Adkisson) … (26,339 fans) … (gate:  $80,000)
Note:  This was reportedly the first wrestling program at Texas Stadium.  The largest
wrestling crowd in “local” wrestling history.

Dallas, Texas:  Tuesday, June 27, 1972
(The Sportatorium) … Red Bastien b. Johnny Valentine … Bearcat Wright and Crusher
Stasiak wrestled to a double disqualification … Tommy Seigler b. Mike Paidousis … Mil
Mascaras b. Pedro Godoy … The Alaskan and Frank Monte wrestled Dean Ho and Jose
Lothario to a draw … (promoter:  Jack Adkisson)

Dallas, Texas:  Tuesday, July 4, 1972
(The Sportatorium) … Red Bastien b. The Spoiler (2/3) (Spoiler was forced to unmask
due to the stipulations) (If Bastien would have been defeated, he “would have had to
shave his handle-bar mustache) … Crusher Stasiak b. Dean Ho … The Alaskan and
Frank Monte wrestled Jose Lothario and Billy “Red” Lyons to a draw … John L. Sullivan
b. Steve Hagen … Tommy Seigler b. Pedro Godoy … (promoter:  Jack Adkisson)

Dallas, Texas:  Tuesday, July 11, 1972
(The Sportatorium) … Texas Brass Knuckles Champion Crusher Stasiak b. Red Bastien
… Billy “Red” Lyons b. The Spoiler … Boris Malenko b. Jose Lothario … John L. Sullivan
b. Joe Blanchard … The Alaskan and Frank Monte b. Steve Hagen and Tommy Seigler
… (promoter:  Jack Adkisson)

Dallas, Texas:  Tuesday, July 18, 1972
(The Sportatorium) … Red Bastien and Johnny Valentine b. The Alaskan and Crusher
Stasiak (2/3) (during the match, Valentine left his partner to wrestle the two opponents
alone) (special referee:  Fritz Von Erich) … Dory Dixon b. Frank Monte … Pedro Godoy
b. Steve Hagen … Jose Lothario b. Boris Malenko (DQ) (Malenko was managed by
Bronko Lubich) … Tommy Seigler and John L. Sullivan drew … (promoter:  Jack
Adkisson)

Dallas, Texas:  Tuesday, July 25, 1972
(The Sportatorium) … Red Bastien won a 10-man battle royal (participants: Red Bastien,
Crusher Stasiak, Dory Dixon, Steve Hagen, Jose Lothario, Billy “Red” Lyons, Frank
Monte, Tommy Seigler, John L. Sullivan, Fritz Von Erich) (winner takes $3,000 prize)
(wrestlers can be eliminated by “concession, pinfall or being thrown over the top ropes”)
… Jose Lothario b. John L. Sullivan (DQ) … Boris Malenko b. Tiger Conway … Dory
Dixon b. Pedro Godoy (Dixon was originally scheduled to wrestle Steve Hagen) … Frank
Monte and Tommy Seigler drew … (promoter:  Jack Adkisson)

Dallas, Texas:  Tuesday, August 1, 1972
(The Sportatorium) … Crusher Stasiak b. Fritz Von Erich (2/3) (third fall by DQ when Von
Erich tossed Stasiak over the top rope) (“Von Erich denied he intentionally threw his
opponent” and all purses were held up pending a rematch) … Bearcat Wright b. Pedro
Godoy … Dory Dixon b. John L. Sullivan … Jose Lothario b. Tommy Seigler … Red
Bastien and Billy “Red” Lyons b. The Alaskan and Frank Monte … (promoter:  Jack
Adkisson)


Research by Tim Hornbaker
January 3, 2011
Dallas Wrestling Results - 1972