Davenport, Iowa:  Unknown Date (prior to May 14, 1897)
( ) ... Farmer Burns b. Dan McLeod "for the world's championship."


Clington, Iowa:  January 5, 1899 (?)
( ) ... Tom Cannon b. Farmer Burns (2/3) (Graeco-Roman match)
Notes:  Cannon was said to be the Graeco-Roman champion, while Burns was the catch-
as-catch-can champion.




Iowa City, Iowa:  Thursday, April 9, 1908
( ) … Butch Cassidy b. Dick Coleman (2/3)

Grinnell, Iowa:  January 19, 1909
( ) … Jess Reimer b. Chief War Eagle (2-0)


Sioux City, Iowa:  Monday, February 6, 1911
( ) ... Frank Gotch b. Kara Osman (2-0)



Mason City, Iowa:  Wednesday, October 30, 1912
(Cecil Theater) ... Matsuda vs. Paul Prehn


Mason City, Iowa:  Tuesday, December 17, 1912
( ) ... Paul Prehn b. Oscar Nelson (2-0)
Note:  Reportedly, Prehn scheduled a 10-round boxing match against McAndrews in
Mason City on January 11, 1913.

Mason City, Iowa:  Friday, February 7, 1913
( ) ... Paul Prehn b. Harry Mills (2/3) ... (referee:  Mr. Lancaster)
Note:  Mills was from Minneapolis.


Oxford, Iowa:  Thursday, October 2, 1913
( ) … American Heavyweight Champion Dr. B.F. Roller b. Charles Cutler (2/3) (Cutler won
the first in 41:36, Roller won the second in 14:15 and the third in 11:50) … (referee:  
Lightner) … (100s of fans in attendance)



Sioux City, Iowa:  Friday, December 10, 1915
( ) ... World Heavyweight Champion Joe Stecher b. Paul Martinson (2-0) (20:35, 11:40)



Sioux City, Iowa:  January 10, 1917
( ) … Earl Caddock b. Paul Domke (2-0)

Lake View, Iowa:  Thursday, February 1, 1917
( ) … Amend vs. Roy Gillis

Onawa, Iowa:  Friday, February 2, 1917
( ) … Paul Domke vs. Roy Gillis

Sioux City, Iowa:  February 7, 1917
( ) … Charlie Cutler b. Otto Freberg (2/3)

Sioux City, Iowa:  February 16, 1917
( ) … Jim Londos b. Roy Gillis (2-0) … (in attendance:  Earl Caddock)

Sioux City, Iowa:  March 9, 1917
( ) … John Olin b. Karl Schultz (2-0)

Council Bluffs, Iowa:  Thursday, March 8, 1917
( ) … John Olin b. John Freberg (2-0)

Sioux City, Iowa:  Friday, March 9, 1917
( ) … John Olin b. Carl Schultz (2-0)

Sioux City, Iowa:  March 16, 1917
( ) … Jim Londos b. Mort Henderson (2-0)

Carroll, Iowa:  August 17, 1917
( ) … World Heavyweight Champion Earl Caddock b. Clarence Eklund  (2-0)

Cedar Rapids, Iowa:  Monday, February 11, 1918
( ) … Wladek Zbyszko b. Bob Managoff (2-0)

Ottumwa, Iowa:  Tuesday, February 26, 1918
( ) … Waino Ketonen b. Alex Bean by decision (2/3) (Bean won the initial fall, Ketonen won
the second after Bean suffered an injury, Ketonen won the match when Bean was unable
to continue)

Sioux City, Iowa:  Thursday, April 18, 1918
( ) … Earl Caddock b. Tafalos (2-0)

Cedar Rapids, Iowa:  November 12, 1919
( ) … Jack Reynolds b. Joe Risberg (2-0)

Carroll, Iowa:  Tuesday, February 3, 1920
( ) … World Light Heavyweight Champion Helmer Myre vs. Joe Stangl … (promoter:  Peter
Stephany)
Note:  Myre may have lost his championship to Clarence Eklund in late January 1920 at
Sheridan, Wyoming.

Sioux City, Iowa:  Tuesday, February 24, 1920
( ) … Earl Caddock b. Gus Karavaris (2-0)

Cedar Rapids, Iowa:  Tuesday, May 4, 1920
( ) … World Welterweight Champion Jack Reynolds b. Jim Murdock (2-0) … (in
attendance:  Farmer Burns)
Note:  After the match, Reynolds was presented with a gold championship belt by locals.

Osceola, Iowa:  Tuesday, July 6, 1920
( ) … Ralph Parcaut b. Young Dane (3/5) (Parcaut won three straight, taking the first in 8
seconds, the second in 12 seconds and the third in 15 seconds) … Ralph Parcaut
wrestled an exhibition with Howard Doss (Doss was Parcaut’s manager)

Sioux City, Iowa:  Monday, October 18, 1920
( ) … John Pesek b. Joe Stangl by decision (Stangl was knocked out after 1-hour and 3-
minutes)

Tipton, Iowa:  Friday, May 20, 1921
( ) … Logan (Grand Island, Nebraska) vs. Jack Reynolds


Spencer, Iowa:  October 17, 1921
( ) ... Ralph Parcaut b. Bill Schober (Schober was unable to continue after being thrown to
the mat) (1:52:00)
Notes:  Parcaut was from Spencer and Schober was from Clear Lake.



Davenport, Iowa:  January 12, 1933
( ) … Bearcat Wright vs. Bruce Noland … Frank Burns vs. Skinny Grooms … Charles
Pappas vs. Billy Welsh … Charles Krantz vs. Eddie Linsko

Mason City, Iowa:  January 16, 1933
( ) … Bruce Noland b. Ralph Adams … Frank Bauer and Earl Turner drew … Martin Thien
b. Dick Truison

Davenport, Iowa:  February 6, 1933
( ) … Bruce Noland vs. Buck Olson … Butch Jones vs. Tag Tagerson … Skinny Grooms
vs. Charles Pappas … John Denholm vs. Frank Nelson

Mason City, Iowa:  February 20, 1933
( ) … Jim Demetral b. Bob Jessen … Bruce Nolan b. Rollie Anderson … Billy Schober b.
Lee Jones

Marshalltown, Iowa:  April 10, 1933
( ) … Steve Savage b. Mike Romano … Bruce Noland and Jack Roller drew

Jefferson, Iowa:  April 13, 1933
( ) … Earl Wampler b. Roy Turner … Bruce Noland b. Mike Nazarian

Cedar Rapids, Iowa:  Thursday, May 4, 1933
( ) … Bronko Nagurski b. Frank Buresh (2-0)

Marshalltown, Iowa:  Friday, May 5, 1933
( ) … Abe Kashey vs. Jack Roller … Bruce Noland vs. Buck Olson … Fred Bloudell vs.
Griz Grey

Marshalltown, Iowa:  May 19, 1933
( ) … Bronko Nagurski b. Bruce Noland … George Deck b. Jack Spurgeon … Jack Nelson
and Buck Olson drew

Marshalltown, Iowa:  Tuesday, January 9, 1934
( ) … George Koverly b. Bill Thornton … Mike Markoff b. Jack Ray




Toronto, Iowa:  Wednesday, May 30, 1945
( ) … NWA World Champion Orville Brown b. Vic Holbrook (2/3) … Marshall Estep b. Ken
Fenelon to capture the NWA World Junior Title … (billed as the Farmer Burns Memorial
Show)
Note:  Newspapers reported that it was the only time in history in which a champion lost his
title in a match he was not being paid for.  All of the wrestlers donated the gate to the
Farmer Burns Memorial Fund.






Sioux City, Iowa:  February 21, 1951
(Sioux City Auditorium) … NWA World Heavyweight Champion Lou Thesz vs. Mike DiBiase


Jefferson, Iowa (one-mile south) … Wednesday, March 7, 1951
(Woltz Sale Pavilion) … Bob Geigel and Ken Fenelon vs. The Dusek Brothers (Emil and
Joe Dusek) … Emil Dusek vs. Ken Fenelon … Joe Dusek vs. Bob Geigel
Note:  Billed as an Iowa vs. Nebraska Show.


Jefferson, Iowa: Friday, January 4, 1952
(Woltz Sales Pavilion) ... (WTM) Lou Thesz* beat Alo Leilani (utc-21:00) ... Jim Dobie vs
Gene Dubuque ... Randy Davis vs Art Bull
Note:  Thanks to Don Luce


Avoca, Iowa:  August 12, 1953
(Fairgrounds) … Joe Dusek vs. Sonny Myers … Hans Byers vs. Ronnie Etchison … Pat
Dawson vs. Joe Nelson … Joyce Smith vs. Teressa Theis … (Pottawattamie County Fair)


Hansell, Iowa:  Monday, August 17, 1953
(Hansell School Gymnasium) … Ladies Independent Middleweight Champion Gerry Hunter
vs. Hola Butner … Bill Cox vs. Jack Miller … Hillbilly Kate vs ? (special mud match)
Note:  The Hampton Chronicle (Hampton, Iowa) reported that Gerry Hunter had recently
defeated Juanita Coffman in Denver for the Ladies Independent Middleweight Wrestling
Championship.


Avoca, Iowa:  Tuesday, August 10, 1954
(The Fairgrounds) … Joe Dusek vs. Sonny Myers … (Pottawattamie County Fair)


Britt, Iowa:  Monday, August 22, 1955
(Hancock County Fairgrounds (southeast of the city)) … Reggie Lisowski and Art Neilson
vs. Joe Dusek and Roy McClarity … (promoter:  Pinkie George)
Note:  Hobo Day’s Celebration

East Davenport, Iowa:  Friday, February 10, 1956
(Turners Hall) ... Women's Champion Maria Bernardi in a women's tag team match ...
Donna Dillenger vs. Margie Frye ... Al Grosz vs. Dale "Texas Kid" Theriac ... Owen Kelly
vs. Bill Sacket
Notes:  Frye was from Davenport, Dillenger from Columbus, Ohio, Grosz from Princeton,
Iowa, Sackett from East Moline, and Kelly from Nashville, TN.  Grosz was said to be a
"garageman." Show begins at 8:30.  Frye was making her first appearance in her
hometown as a wrestler.


Orange City, Iowa: Thursday, June 12, 1958
(Town Hall) … United States Heavyweight Champion Verne Gagne vs. Ernie Dusek (2/3)
… Emil Dusek vs. Jack Pesek (2/3) … (one other match)

Harlan, Iowa:  Wednesday, June 18, 1958
(Unknown Site) … Dick the Bruiser vs. ? … (promoter:  Joe Dusek) … (sponsored by:  
Harlan Jaycees)

Orange City, Iowa:  Saturday, September 27, 1958
(Town Hall) … Midwest Heavyweight Champion Jack Pesek vs. Ivan the Terrible … The
Dusek Brothers (Emil and Ernie Dusek) vs. Johnny Gilbert and Red McIntyre … (one other
match)

Harlan, Iowa:  Tuesday, May 12, 1959
(Harlan Auditorium) … Mitsu Arakawa vs. Ernie Dusek … Nebraska State Champion Jack
Pesek vs. Tosh Togo … Bull Brummell vs. Lord Littlebrook … (sponsored by:  Harlan
Junior Chamber of Commerce)



Vinton, Iowa:  Saturday, November 18, 1961
( ) … Black Shadow vs. Jim “Dandy” Hoosman … Bill Cole vs. Happy Humphrey … Barbara
Baker vs. Evelyn Stevens … Beau Brummel vs. Lord Littlebrook … (sponsored by:  Viking
Boosters Club)





Research by Tim Hornbaker, Don Luce
February 15, 2012
Wrestling Results for Other Iowa Cities