January 15, 1953 Salt Lake City, UT (Fairgrounds Coliseum)
George Strickland vs. Leo Wallick
George Craig vs. Einar Olsen
Great Zimba vs. Sugy Hayamaka
Wally Goetz vs. Buzz Jones

No results were printed. This was the first card under Dave Reynolds as well as 1953.

January 22, 1953 Salt Lake City, UT (Fairgrounds Coliseum)
George Strickland vs. Leo Wallick
Three more matches

January 23 Deseret not on Google News Archives

January 29, 1953 Salt Lake City, UT (Fairgrounds Coliseum)
George Craig/Billy Hickson/Bill Fletcher d. Great Zimba/Sugy Hayamaka/Einar Olsen (2-1)
Bill Fletcher d. (DQ) Einar Olsen
Billy Hickson drew Sugy Hayamaka
George Craig d. Great Zimba

February 5, 1953 Salt Lake City, UT (Fairgrounds Coliseum)
February 5 and 6 Deseret not on Google News Archives

February 12, 1953 Salt Lake City, UT (Fairgrounds Coliseum)
Leo Wallick d. George Craig
Prince Salie Halassie/Pee Wee James d. Pancho the Bull/Vito Gonzales
Billy Hickson d. Al Warshawsky
Einar Olsen d. Sugy Hayamaka

February 19, 1953 Salt Lake City, UT (Fairgrounds Coliseum)
February 19 and 20 Deseret not on Google News Archives

February 26, 1953 Salt Lake City, UT (Fairgrounds Coliseum)
Tournament to face Gypsy Joe
Includes: George Craig, Jack Kiser, Paddy Mack, and Farmer Wright

No results printed in Deseret

April 30, 1953 Salt Lake City, UT (Fairgrounds Coliseum)
Sandor Szabo d. Joe Pazandak
Kenny Mayne d. Paddy Mack (2-0)
Einar Olsen d. Al Lombardi
George Craig d. Joe Campbell

May 7, 1953 Salt Lake City, UT (Fairgrounds Coliseum) nearly 4,000
Wilbur Snyder d. Ali Pasha (2-0)
Nell Stewart d. Lilly Bitters
Gregorio Irabarren d. Joe Campbell
Gregorio Irabarren d. Al Lombardi
Einar Olsen d. Danny O’Rourke

May 14, 1953 Salt Lake City, UT (Fairgrounds Coliseum)
Baron Michele Leone d. Gypsy Joe (world lightweight champ) (1-0, non-title)
Danny Savich vs. Ralph Alexander
Gregorio Irabarren vs. The Bard
Danny O’Rourke vs. Treach Phillips

Only one result in Deseret

May 21, 1953 Salt Lake City, UT (Fairgrounds Coliseum)
Danny Savich/Joe Pazandak d. Kenny Mayne/Gregorio Irabarren (2-1)
Einar Olsen d. Danny O’Rourke
Treach Phillips d. Ralph Alexander

May 28, 1953 Salt Lake City, UT (Fairgrounds Coliseum)
Red Berry vs. Danny Savich

May 28 and 29 Deseret not on Google News Archives

June 4, 1953 Salt Lake City, UT (Fairgrounds Coliseum)
Danny McShain (world junior heavyweight champ) d. Red Berry (2-1)
Gregorio Irabarren d. Mr. Sakata
Sugy Hayamaka d. Treach Philllips

June 11, 1953 Salt Lake City, UT (Fairgrounds Coliseum)
No card because of Shrine Circus being in town

June 18, 1953 Salt Lake City, UT (Fairgrounds Coliseum)
Mr. Moto vs. Pepi Pasquale
Treach Phillips vs. Bill Fletcher
Two more matches

No results printed in Deseret

June 25, 1953 Salt Lake City, UT (Fairgrounds Coliseum)
Wilbur Snyder d. Mr. Moto (winner gets a world title shot against Lou Thesz)
Buzz Jones vs. Treach Phillips
Two more matches

Deseret only printed one match result

July 9, 1953 Salt Lake City, UT (Fairgrounds Coliseum) 6,000 (3,000 turned away)
Lou Thesz (NWA world champ) d. Wilbur Snyder (2-1)
Gypsy Joe d. George Craig (2-1)
Buzz Jones d. Treach Phillips
Warren Bockwinkel drew Sugy Hayamaka

July 30, 1953 Salt Lake City, UT (Fairgrounds Coliseum)
Baron Michele Leone d. Gino Garibaldi
Danny Savich d. Cliff Thiede
Buzz Jones drew Einar Olsen
Earl Lacy d. Orville Hellinger

September 16, 1953 Salt Lake City, UT (Utah State Fair)
Baron Michele Leone d. Gorgeous George (2-1)
Treach Phillips vs. Buzz Jones

Deseret only printed two matches and one result

October 1, 1953 Salt Lake City, UT (Fairgrounds Coliseum)
Hans Schnabel d. Logger Larsen
George Dusette (intermountain junior heavyweight champ) d. (DQ) Mr. Sakata
Frank James d. Eli Matich
Duke Demetri d. Treach Phillips

October 8, 1953 Salt Lake City, UT (Fairgrounds Coliseum)
Hans Schnabel/Treach Phillips d. Bill Melby/George Strickland
Frank James d. Duke Demetri
Chet Wallick d. Mr. Sakata

October 15, 1953 Salt Lake City, UT (Fairgrounds Coliseum)
Hans Schnabel d. Bill Melby (2-1, Schnabel gets to face Sandor Szabo)
Treach Phillips KO Buzz Jones (4th round)
Other matches

Limited information Deseret

October 22, 1953 Salt Lake City, UT (Fairgrounds Coliseum)
Sandor Szabo d. Hans Schnabel (2-1)
Herb Parks d. George Strickland
Treach Phillips d. Frank James
Chet Wallick d. Einar Olsen

October 29, 1953 Salt Lake City, UT (Fairgrounds Coliseum)
Herb Parks d. Gregorio Irabarren (wins title shot vs. Frank Stojack)
Cora Combs d. Mary Jane Mull
Victorio Ochoa d. (DQ) Treach Phillips
Chet Wallick d. Mark Lewin


December 24, 1953 Salt Lake City, UT (Fairgrounds Coliseum)
No card.

December 31, 1953 Salt Lake City, UT (Fairgrounds Coliseum)
No card.


Research by Becky Taylor
Salt Lake City Wrestling Results - 1953