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JWA History #4 (02:02:06) Matches from 1963-1964 RIKIDOZAN vs PAT O’CONNOR (04/24/1963; JWA; 00:08:24) GREAT TOGO & MICHIAKI YOSHIMURA vs KILLER KOWALSKI & GORILLA MONSOON (05/05/1963; JWA; 00:06:51) TOYONOBORI vs KILLER X (05/05/1963; JWA; 00:04:32) HAYSTACKS CALHOUN vs KILLER X (05/07/1963; JWA; 00:06:31) GREAT TOGO & TOYONOBORI vs FRED ATKINS & KILLER X (05/17/1963; JWA; 00:06:56) RIKIDOZAN vs KILLER KOWALSKI (05/17/1963; JWA; 00:11:44) RIKIDOZAN vs THE DESTROYER (12/02/1963; JWA International Championship Series; 00:35:25) SHOHEI BABA & TOYONOBORI & MICHIAKI YOSHIMURA vs THE DESTROYER & BILL DROMO & KURT VON STROHEIM (12/01/1964; JWA; 00:41:43)

French Catch #33 (02:30:25) Matches from December 1962-May 1964 CHERI BIBI vs JACKY CORNE (12/14/1962; French Catch; 00:25:25) MODESTO ALEDO vs JEAN RABUT (12/14/1962; French Catch; 00:03:45) BOB ELANDON & ALBERT FALAUX vs RENE CABALLEC & GILBERT POUYDEBAT (02/22/1963; French Catch; 00:38:58) JOE BROWN vs KIYOMIGAWA (03/29/1963; French Catch; 00:26:37) TONY CHARLES vs GIACOMO GUGLIEMETTI (03/29/1963; French Catch; 00:09:04) BERNARD VIGNAL vs GRAND VLADIMIR (05/15/1964; French Catch; 00:09:46) MANUEL MANNEVEAU & CLAUDE GESSAT vs DAN AUBRIOT & BOB PLANTIN (05/15/1964; French Catch; 00:36:50)

Japanese Classics #4 (02:02:06) Matches from 1963-1964 RIKIDOZAN vs PAT O’CONNOR (04/24/1963; JWA; 00:08:24) GREAT TOGO & MICHIAKI YOSHIMURA vs KILLER KOWALSKI & GORILLA MONSOON (05/05/1963; JWA; 00:06:51) TOYONOBORI vs KILLER X (05/05/1963; JWA; 00:04:32) HAYSTACKS CALHOUN vs KILLER X (05/07/1963; JWA; 00:06:31) GREAT TOGO & TOYONOBORI vs FRED ATKINS & KILLER X (05/17/1963; JWA; 00:06:56) RIKIDOZAN vs KILLER KOWALSKI (05/17/1963; JWA; 00:11:44) RIKIDOZAN vs THE DESTROYER (12/02/1963; JWA International Championship Series; 00:35:25) SHOHEI BABA & TOYONOBORI & MICHIAKI YOSHIMURA vs THE DESTROYER & BILL DROMO & KURT VON STROHEIM (12/01/1964; JWA; 00:41:43)

European Wrestling #34 (02:01:15) Matches from 1963-1964 BOB ELANDON & ALBERT FALAUX vs RENE CABALLEC & GILBERT POUYDEBAT (02/22/1963; French Catch; 00:38:58) JOE BROWN vs KIYOMIGAWA (03/29/1963; French Catch; 00:26:37) TONY CHARLES vs GIACOMO GUGLIEMETTI (03/29/1963; French Catch; 00:09:04) BERNARD VIGNAL vs GRAND VLADIMIR (05/15/1964; French Catch; 00:09:46) MANUEL MANNEVEAU & CLAUDE GESSAT vs DAN AUBRIOT & BOB PLANTIN (05/15/1964; French Catch; 00:36:50)

History of Pro Wrestling #47 (03:40:12) Matches from 1964-1965 All of the Toronto clips from Maple Leaf Gardens are brief 8mm clips that it’s extremely cool to have in color! They feature many wrestlers for whom I am not sure we’d have any footage at all otherwise. Credit to the Maple Leaf Wrestling Video Archives YouTube channel for making these available. I spliced up the longer videos they posted into individual short clips so we could work them into everything else chronologically. JIM HADY vs JOE CHRISTIE (03/26/1964; Maple Leaf Gardens; 00:00:40) THE BEAST vs ERICH FROELICH (03/26/1964; Maple Leaf Gardens; 00:01:38) Froelich was mostly a mainstay in the Vancouver area and mostly worked in preliminary matches. PANCHO LOPEZ & SONNY BOY CASSIDY vs FARMER PETE & VITO GONZALES (04/03/1964; Maple Leaf Gardens; 00:04:19) PROFESSOR HIRO vs BILLY RED LYONS (04/03/1964; Maple Leaf Gardens; 00:01:54) WHIPPER WATSON vs THE BEAST (04/03/1964; Maple Leaf Gardens; 00:03:37) DOC GALLAGHER & MIKE GALLAGHER vs JOHNNY BAREND & MAGNIFICENT MAURICE (04/17/1964; NWA Upstate; Buffalo Memorial Auditorium; 00:07:14) BERNARD VIGNAL vs GRAND VLADIMIR (05/15/1964; French Catch; 00:09:46) MANUEL MANNEVEAU & CLAUDE GESSAT vs DAN AUBRIOT & BOB PLANTIN (05/15/1964; French Catch; 00:36:50) Segunda Caida reviews of the above two matches. PROFESSOR HIRO vs WHIPPER WATSON (06/18/1964; Maple Leaf Gardens; 00:01:51) RIP COLLINS & CHUCK CONLEY vs TARZAN TYLER & IKE EAKINS (06/18/1964; Maple Leaf Gardens; 00:01:06) THE BEAST vs ERICH FROELICH (06/18/1964; Maple Leaf Gardens; 00:00:46) PROFESSOR HIRO vs JOHNNY VALENTINE (06/25/1964; Maple Leaf Gardens; 00:01:53) RIP COLLINS & CHUCK CONLEY vs BULLDOG BROWER & IKE EAKINS (06/25/1964; Maple Leaf Gardens; 00:01:54) PROFESSOR HIRO & FRED ATKINS vs WHIPPER WATSON & YUKON ERIC (07/02/1964; Maple Leaf Gardens; 00:01:55) RIP COLLINS & CHUCK CONLEY vs JOE CHRISTIE & LEE HENNIG (07/02/1964; Maple Leaf Gardens; 00:01:59) AL TORRES & RAMON TORRES vs MIKE SHARPE & ART MAHALICK (07/28/1964; WWA TV Taping Los Angeles, CA; 00:12:31) BRUNO SAMMARTINO vs FRED BLASSIE (08/24/1964; WWWF TV; 00:02:28) PROFESSOR HIRO & FRED ATKINS vs JOHNNY VALENTINE & WHIPPER WATSON (09/17/1964; Maple Leaf Gardens; 00:01:21) RIP COLLINS & CHUCK CONLEY vs SWEET DADDY SIKI & BOB LEIPLER (09/17/1964; Maple Leaf Gardens; 00:00:30) THE SHEIK vs ERICH FROELICH (09/17/1964; Maple Leaf Gardens; 00:00:48) FRED BLASSIE vs BOBO BRAZIL (10/10/1964; WWWF Philadelphia, PA; 00:02:50) This clip surfaced decades later on the Coliseum Video release Best of the WWF Vol. 2. SHOHEI BABA & TOYONOBORI & MICHIAKI YOSHIMURA vs THE DESTROYER & BILL DROMO & KURT VON STROHEIM (12/01/1964; JWA; 00:41:43) BEARCAT WRIGHT vs BULLDOG BROWER (1964; NWA Upstate; Buffalo Memorial Auditorium; 00:08:32) ARABET SAID & ABDEL KADER vs PIERRE BERNAERT & MARCEL MANNEVEAU (01/10/1965; French Catch; 00:39:40) ISCHA ISRAEL vs JEAN CORNE (01/15/1965; French Catch; 00:20:07) ROBERT DURANTON vs GILBERT LEDUC (01/15/1965; French Catch; 00:21:27) BUDDY AUSTIN & KILLER KOWALSKI vs RAY STEVENS & MONGOLIAN STOMPER (02/12/1965; WCW Australia; 00:01:33)

The Von Erichs #1 (02:17:37) Matches from 1953-1964 JACK ADKISSON vs ELLIS BASHARA (05/26/1953; Southwest Sports; Dallas Sportatorium; 00:03:32) FRITZ VON ERICH vs WHIPPER WATSON (11/22/1957; NWA Upstate; Buffalo Memorial Auditorium; 00:17:07) FRITZ VON ERICH vs BOBBY BROWN (03/27/1959; NWA Upstate; Buffalo Memorial Auditorium; 00:07:26) FRITZ VON ERICH vs ED MILLER (12/11/1959; NWA Upstate; Buffalo Memorial Auditorium; 00:16:56) FRITZ VON ERICH vs BOBO BRAZIL (03/29/1960; NWA Upstate; 00:17:16) FRITZ VON ERICH vs YUKON ERIC (05/14/1960; NWA Upstate Akron, OH; 00:13:41) FRITZ VON ERICH vs YUKON ERIC (05/27/1960; NWA Upstate; Buffalo Memorial Auditorium; 00:18:34) FRITZ VON ERICH vs REGGIE PARKS (10/07/1960; NWA Upstate; Buffalo Memorial Auditorium; 00:07:38) FRITZ VON ERICH vs ILIO DIPAOLO (12/09/1960; NWA Upstate; Buffalo Memorial Auditorium; 00:12:49) FRITZ VON ERICH vs REGGIE PARKS (01/27/1961; NWA Upstate; 00:05:46) FRITZ VON ERICH vs MAGNIFICENT MAURICE (02/28/1964; NWA Upstate; Buffalo Memorial Auditorium; 00:19:52)

WON HOF Series: Rikidozan #3 (02:39:44) Matches from 1959-1963 RIKIDOZAN vs MR. ATOMIC (06/15/1959; JWA 1st Annual World League; 00:03:03) RIKIDOZAN vs JESSE ORTEGA (06/15/1959; JWA 1st Annual World League; 00:05:21) RIKIDOZAN vs LEO NOMELLINI (05/13/1960; JWA 2nd World League Battle Finals; 00:01:11) RIKIDOZAN vs GREAT ANTONIO (06/02/1961; JWA; 00:02:18) RIKIDOZAN vs FRED BLASSIE (03/28/1962; WWA Los Angeles, CA; 00:39:23) RIKIDOZAN vs FRED BLASSIE (04/23/1962; WWA Los Angeles, CA; 00:02:21) RIKIDOZAN & GREAT TOGO & SHOHEI BABA vs PAT O’CONNOR & KILLER X & COWBOY BOB ELLIS (03/23/1963; JWA 5th Annual World League; 00:07:30) RIKIDOZAN vs HAYSTACKS CALHOUN (03/24/1963; JWA 5th Annual World League; 00:07:08) RIKIDOZAN & TOYONOBORI & SHOHEI BABA vs KILLER KOWALSKI & KILLER X & GORILLA MONSOON (03/27/1963; JWA 5th Annual World League; 00:09:50) RIKIDOZAN & SHOHEI BABA vs PAT O’CONNOR & KILLER KOWALSKI (03/28/1963; JWA 5th Annual World League; 00:07:23) RIKIDOZAN & TOYONOBORI vs KILLER KOWALSKI & FRED ATKINS (05/06/1963; JWA; 00:10:02) RIKIDOZAN vs HAYSTACKS CALHOUN (04/17/1963; JWA; 00:03:43) RIKIDOZAN & GREAT TOGO & MICHIAKI YOSHIMURA vs KILLER KOWALSKI & HAYSTACKS CALHOUN & KILLER X (04/23/1963; JWA; 00:04:55) RIKIDOZAN vs PAT O’CONNOR (04/24/1963; JWA; 00:08:24) RIKIDOZAN vs KILLER KOWALSKI (05/17/1963; JWA; 00:11:44) RIKIDOZAN vs THE DESTROYER (12/02/1963; JWA International Championship Series; 00:35:25)

WON HOF Series: Pat O'Connor #2 (01:55:32) Matches from 1958-1963 PAT O'CONNOR & BOB KANOWSKI vs HANS SCHMIDT & ANGELO POFFO (05/02/1958; NWA Chicago; 00:19:47) PAT O'CONNOR vs JOE CHRISTIE (02/10/1959; Southwest Sports; Dallas Sportatorium; 00:05:00) PAT O’CONNOR vs JACK WILSON (06/22/1961; NWA Chicago; 00:12:55) PAT O'CONNOR vs BUDDY ROGERS (06/30/1961; NWA Chicago; 00:31:36) PAT O’CONNOR vs LORENZO PARENTE (1962; St. Louis; 00:17:16) PAT O’CONNOR & KILLER X & COWBOY BOB ELLIS vs RIKIDOZAN & GREAT TOGO & SHOHEI BABA (03/23/1963; JWA 5th Annual World League; 00:07:30) PAT O'CONNOR vs MICHIAKI YOSHIMURA vs PAT O’CONNOR (03/27/1963; JWA 5th Annual World League; 00:03:24) PAT O’CONNOR & KILLER KOWALSKI vs RIKIDOZAN & SHOHEI BABA (03/28/1963; JWA 5th Annual World League; 00:07:23) PAT O'CONNOR vs SHOHEI BABA (04/12/1963; JWA; 00:02:17) PAT O'CONNOR vs RIKIDOZAN (04/24/1963; JWA; 00:08:24)

JWA History #3 (02:00:28) Matches from 1959-1963 RIKIDOZAN vs MR. ATOMIC (06/15/1959; JWA 1st Annual World League; 00:03:03) RIKIDOZAN vs JESSE ORTEGA (06/15/1959; JWA 1st Annual World League; 00:05:21) RIKIDOZAN vs LEO NOMELLINI (05/13/1960; JWA 2nd World League Battle Finals; 00:01:11) KARL GOTCH vs MICHIAKI YOSHIMURA (05/01/1961; JWA; 00:11:50) RIKIDOZAN vs GREAT ANTONIO (06/02/1961; JWA; 00:02:18) KILLER KOWALSKI vs MICHIAKI YOSHIMURA (03/23/1963; JWA 5th Annual World League; 00:06:03) RIKIDOZAN & GREAT TOGO & SHOHEI BABA vs PAT O’CONNOR & KILLER X & COWBOY BOB ELLIS (03/23/1963; JWA 5th Annual World League; 00:07:30) KOUKICHI ENDO vs SANDOR SZABO (03/24/1963; JWA 5th Annual World League; 00:00:54) RIKIDOZAN vs HAYSTACKS CALHOUN (03/24/1963; JWA 5th Annual World League; 00:07:08) SHOHEI BABA vs KILLER KOWALSKI (03/24/1963; JWA 5th Annual World League; 00:05:39) GREAT TOGO vs SANDOR SZABO (03/27/1963; JWA 5th Annual World League; 00:02:41) MICHIAKI YOSHIMURA vs PAT O’CONNOR (03/27/1963; JWA 5th Annual World League; 00:03:24) RIKIDOZAN & TOYONOBORI & SHOHEI BABA vs KILLER KOWALSKI & KILLER X & GORILLA MONSOON (03/27/1963; JWA 5th Annual World League; 00:09:50) RIKIDOZAN & SHOHEI BABA vs PAT O’CONNOR & KILLER KOWALSKI (03/28/1963; JWA 5th Annual World League; 00:07:23) TOYONOBORI vs GORILLA MONSOON (03/28/1963; JWA 5th Annual World League; 00:04:28) RIKIDOZAN & TOYONOBORI vs KILLER KOWALSKI & FRED ATKINS (05/06/1963; JWA; 00:10:02) KINTARO OKI vs KILLER X (04/11/1963; JWA; 00:01:20) HAYSTACKS CALHOUN vs FRED ATKINS (04/12/1963; JWA; 00:01:29) SHOHEI BABA vs PAT O’CONNOR (04/12/1963; JWA; 00:02:17) GORILLA MONSOON vs COWBOY BOB ELLIS (04/13/1963; JWA; 00:01:55) MICHIAKI YOSHIMURA & KILLER X vs MAMMOTH SUZUKI & FRED ATKINS (04/15/1963; JWA; 00:00:52) RIKIDOZAN vs HAYSTACKS CALHOUN (04/17/1963; JWA; 00:03:43) RIKIDOZAN & GREAT TOGO & MICHIAKI YOSHIMURA vs KILLER KOWALSKI & HAYSTACKS CALHOUN & KILLER X (04/23/1963; JWA; 00:04:55) SHOHEI BABA vs GORILLA MONSOON (04/23/1963; JWA; 00:05:12)

Japanese Classics #3 (02:00:28) Matches from 1959-1963 RIKIDOZAN vs MR. ATOMIC (06/15/1959; JWA 1st Annual World League; 00:03:03) RIKIDOZAN vs JESSE ORTEGA (06/15/1959; JWA 1st Annual World League; 00:05:21) RIKIDOZAN vs LEO NOMELLINI (05/13/1960; JWA 2nd World League Battle Finals; 00:01:11) KARL GOTCH vs MICHIAKI YOSHIMURA (05/01/1961; JWA; 00:11:50) RIKIDOZAN vs GREAT ANTONIO (06/02/1961; JWA; 00:02:18) KILLER KOWALSKI vs MICHIAKI YOSHIMURA (03/23/1963; JWA 5th Annual World League; 00:06:03) RIKIDOZAN & GREAT TOGO & SHOHEI BABA vs PAT O’CONNOR & KILLER X & COWBOY BOB ELLIS (03/23/1963; JWA 5th Annual World League; 00:07:30) KOUKICHI ENDO vs SANDOR SZABO (03/24/1963; JWA 5th Annual World League; 00:00:54) RIKIDOZAN vs HAYSTACKS CALHOUN (03/24/1963; JWA 5th Annual World League; 00:07:08) SHOHEI BABA vs KILLER KOWALSKI (03/24/1963; JWA 5th Annual World League; 00:05:39) GREAT TOGO vs SANDOR SZABO (03/27/1963; JWA 5th Annual World League; 00:02:41) MICHIAKI YOSHIMURA vs PAT O’CONNOR (03/27/1963; JWA 5th Annual World League; 00:03:24) RIKIDOZAN & TOYONOBORI & SHOHEI BABA vs KILLER KOWALSKI & KILLER X & GORILLA MONSOON (03/27/1963; JWA 5th Annual World League; 00:09:50) RIKIDOZAN & SHOHEI BABA vs PAT O’CONNOR & KILLER KOWALSKI (03/28/1963; JWA 5th Annual World League; 00:07:23) TOYONOBORI vs GORILLA MONSOON (03/28/1963; JWA 5th Annual World League; 00:04:28) RIKIDOZAN & TOYONOBORI vs KILLER KOWALSKI & FRED ATKINS (05/06/1963; JWA; 00:10:02) KINTARO OKI vs KILLER X (04/11/1963; JWA; 00:01:20) HAYSTACKS CALHOUN vs FRED ATKINS (04/12/1963; JWA; 00:01:29) SHOHEI BABA vs PAT O’CONNOR (04/12/1963; JWA; 00:02:17) GORILLA MONSOON vs COWBOY BOB ELLIS (04/13/1963; JWA; 00:01:55) MICHIAKI YOSHIMURA & KILLER X vs MAMMOTH SUZUKI & FRED ATKINS (04/15/1963; JWA; 00:00:52) RIKIDOZAN vs HAYSTACKS CALHOUN (04/17/1963; JWA; 00:03:43) RIKIDOZAN & GREAT TOGO & MICHIAKI YOSHIMURA vs KILLER KOWALSKI & HAYSTACKS CALHOUN & KILLER X (04/23/1963; JWA; 00:04:55) SHOHEI BABA vs GORILLA MONSOON (04/23/1963; JWA; 00:05:12)

American Classics #49 (02:02:06) Matches from April-July 1963 BOBO BRAZIL vs MOOSE CHOLAK (04/05/1963; IWA Chicago; 00:23:24) SKULL MURPHY & BRUTE BERNARD vs RUDI JACOBS & HARRY WENZEL (04/05/1963; IWA Chicago; 00:22:32) LOU THESZ vs ANTONINO ROCCA (05/10/1963; NWA Upstate; Buffalo Memorial Auditorium; 00:30:51) MOOSE CHOLAK vs LARRY CHENE (05/15/1963; IWA Chicago; 00:27:35) BUDDY ROGERS vs BRUNO SAMMARTINO (05/17/1963; WWWF MSG; New York, NY; 00:00:35) BOBO BRAZIL vs JOHNNY BAREND (06/08/1963; WWWF Philadelphia, PA; 00:03:12) ANGELO POFFO vs PEPPER MARTIN (07/06/1963; St. Louis Wrestling at the Chase; 00:13:59)

History of Pro Wrestling #46 (04:40:12) Matches from April 1963-February 1964 KINTARO OKI vs KILLER X (04/11/1963; JWA; 00:01:20) HAYSTACKS CALHOUN vs FRED ATKINS (04/12/1963; JWA; 00:01:29) SHOHEI BABA vs PAT O’CONNOR (04/12/1963; JWA; 00:02:17) GORILLA MONSOON vs COWBOY BOB ELLIS (04/13/1963; JWA; 00:01:55) MICHIAKI YOSHIMURA & KILLER X vs MAMMOTH SUZUKI & FRED ATKINS (04/15/1963; JWA; 00:00:52) RIKIDOZAN vs HAYSTACKS CALHOUN (04/17/1963; JWA; 00:03:43) RIKIDOZAN & GREAT TOGO & MICHIAKI YOSHIMURA vs KILLER KOWALSKI & HAYSTACKS CALHOUN & KILLER X (04/23/1963; JWA; 00:04:55) SHOHEI BABA vs GORILLA MONSOON (04/23/1963; JWA; 00:05:12) RIKIDOZAN vs PAT O’CONNOR (04/24/1963; JWA; 00:08:24) GREAT TOGO & MICHIAKI YOSHIMURA vs KILLER KOWALSKI & GORILLA MONSOON (05/05/1963; JWA; 00:06:51) TOYONOBORI vs KILLER X (05/05/1963; JWA; 00:04:32) RIKIDOZAN & TOYONOBORI vs KILLER KOWALSKI & FRED ATKINS (05/06/1963; JWA; 00:10:02) HAYSTACKS CALHOUN vs KILLER X (05/07/1963; JWA; 00:06:31) LOU THESZ vs ANTONINO ROCCA (05/10/1963; NWA Upstate; Buffalo Memorial Auditorium; 00:30:51) Some interesting background on this match in this Wrestling Classics post from historian Steve Yohe. The entire post is worth clicking through to read. MOOSE CHOLAK vs LARRY CHENE (05/15/1963; IWA Chicago; 00:27:35) This was Segunda Caida’s 1963 Match of the Year. The match was also featured in Phil Schneider’s excellent book Way of the Blade: 100 of the Greatest Bloody Matches In Wrestling History, and covered on an episode of his podcast of the same name. GREAT TOGO & TOYONOBORI vs FRED ATKINS & KILLER X (05/17/1963; JWA; 00:06:56) RIKIDOZAN vs KILLER KOWALSKI (05/17/1963; JWA; 00:11:44) This and most of the previous JWA matches are from the 1963 World League. BUDDY ROGERS vs BRUNO SAMMARTINO (05/17/1963; WWWF MSG; New York, NY; 00:00:35) Historic match sees Bruno win the WWWF title! Bruno would of course become a beloved hero in New York and one of wrestling’s all-time greatest stars. BOBO BRAZIL vs JOHNNY BAREND (06/08/1963; WWWF Philadelphia, PA; 00:03:12) ANGELO POFFO vs PEPPER MARTIN (07/06/1963; St. Louis Wrestling at the Chase; 00:13:59) Pepper Martin was a wrestler and actor who lived a storied and fascinating life. SLAM Wrestling has written some great articles on him over the years, all of which I’ve linked below: - Pepper Martin: The Wrestling Years - Mat Matters: A short take on the loquacious Pepper Martin, dead at 85 - Pepper Martin’s book decidedly old school - Pepper Martin: The Acting Years EL SANTO vs ESPANTO I (10/25/1963; 00:04:03) This is likely part actual wrestling match in front of a paying crowd mixed with staged wrestling scene with paid spectators, as aired in the movie El Espectro del Estrangulador. I included it anyway because we don’t really have any footage of the legendary El Santo otherwise. GENE LEBELL vs MILO SAVAGE (12/02/1963; Salt Lake City, UT; 00:01:20) This was one of the earliest MMA matches promoted on a pro wrestling show. This article at MMA History provides some important context. RIKIDOZAN vs THE DESTROYER (12/02/1963; JWA International Championship Series; 00:35:25) This is a rematch of their match earlier in the year was viewed on television by an astonishing 70 million people! DOC GALLAGHER & MIKE GALLAGHER vs JOHNNY BAREND & BILLY RED LYONS (12/27/1963; NWA Upstate; Buffalo Memorial Auditorium; 00:18:21) BRUNO SAMMARTINO vs MAGNIFICENT MAURICE (1963; 00:02:45) FRED BLASSIE vs FELIPE MENDOZA (1963; 00:13:46) DANNY FERRERA vs THE MONGOL (1963; IWA Chicago; 00:07:11) SWEET DADDY SIKI & SAILOR ART THOMAS vs LOU ALBANO & JACK OWENS (1963; IWA Chicago; 00:16:12) HANS SCHMIDT vs SHOHEI BABA (02/14/1964; NWA Upstate; Buffalo Memorial Auditorium; 00:10:35) FRITZ VON ERICH vs MAGNIFICENT MAURICE (02/28/1964; NWA Upstate; Buffalo Memorial Auditorium; 00:19:52)

WON HOF Series: Sandor Szabo (02:54:29) Matches from 1950-1963 SANDOR SZABO vs RAY STEELE (10/12/1931; MSG; New York, NY; 00:02:19) SANDOR SZABO vs GEORGE CALZA (01/12/1932; MSG; New York, NY; 00:01:29) SANDOR SZABO vs FRITZ KLEY (04/04/1932; Los Angeles, CA; 00:02:04) SANDOR SZABO vs PRINCE BHU PINDER-MUD WRESTLING (10/05/1937; San Francisco, CA; 00:00:54) SANDOR SZABO vs ROGER MACKAY (1950; 00:21:26) SANDOR SZABO & WILBUR SNYDER vs JACK MCDONALD & DANNY SAVAGE (04/27/1953; NWA Los Angeles; 00:37:06) SANDOR SZABO vs GREAT BOLO & LOUIE MILLER (08/26/1953; NWA Los Angeles; 00:49:44) SANDOR SZABO & DR. LEE GRABLE vs JOHN TOLOS & HANS SCHABEL (08/31/1953; NWA Los Angeles; 00:56:02) SANDOR SZABO vs KOUKICHI ENDO (03/24/1963; JWA 5th Annual World League; 00:00:54) SANDOR SZABO vs GREAT TOGO (03/27/1963; JWA 5th Annual World League; 00:02:41)

French Catch #32 (02:32:04) Matches from September-November 1962 DAN AUBRIOT vs PIERRE BERNAERT (09/11/1962; French Catch; 00:29:24) GILBERT LEDUC vs GEOFF PORTZ (10/19/1962; French Catch; 00:32:20) INCA PERUANO vs GUY MERCIER (10/19/1962; French Catch; 00:09:12) DAN AUBRIOT vs PIERRE BERNAERT (11/09/1962; French Catch; 00:29:13) GUY TALLIEU vs CESAR FRANCK (11/09/1962; French Catch; 00:04:36) JIMMY DULA & JEAN MARTIN vs MARCEL MONTREAL & LEON MINISSINI (11/16/1962; French Catch; 00:47:19)

American Classics #48 (02:08:38) Matches from 1962-March 1963 SAILOR ART THOMAS vs MIGHTY ATLAS (1962; NWA Chicago; 00:07:18) GENE KINISKI vs JOE BLANCHARD (1962; Southwest Sports; Dallas Sportatorium; 00:05:01) PAT O’CONNOR vs LORENZO PARENTE (1962; St. Louis; 00:17:16) KILLER KOWALSKI vs YUKON ERIC (1962; NWA Upstate; Buffalo Memorial Auditorium; 00:04:31) BRUNO SAMMARTINO vs HANS SCHMIDT (01/11/1963; NWA Upstate; Buffalo Memorial Auditorium; 00:05:55) RUDI JACOBS & HARRY WENZEL vs GARY HART & COUNT WALENSKI (01/18/1963; IWA Chicago; 00:16:20) KILLER KOWALSKI vs EDOUARD CARPENTIER (01/25/1963; IWA Chicago; 00:16:22) BUDDY ROGERS vs BOBO BRAZIL (01/31/1963; WWWA Cleveland, OH; 00:03:32) BUDDY ROGERS vs KILLER KOWALSKI (02/22/1963; IWA Chicago; 00:17:54) SAILOR ART THOMAS & DORY DIXON vs JOHNNY BAREND & MAGNIFICENT MAURICE (02/22/1963; IWA Chicago; 00:13:20) BUDDY ROGERS & JOHNNY BAREND & MAGNIFICENT MAURICE vs BOBO BRAZIL & DORY DIXON & SAILOR ART THOMAS (03/15/1963; IWA Chicago; 00:21:09)

History of Pro Wrestling #45 (03:52:08) Matches from February-April 1963 BOB ELANDON & ALBERT FALAUX vs RENE CABALLEC & GILBERT POUYDEBAT (02/22/1963; French Catch; 00:38:58) Segunda Caida review of the match. BUDDY ROGERS vs KILLER KOWALSKI (02/22/1963; IWA Chicago; 00:17:54) Rogers had lost the NWA title to Lou Thesz by this point, but still claimed to be the World Champion (without saying NWA). Here’s Bryan Alvarez in Figure Four Weekly with the best and most concise explanation of the story that I’ve seen: SAILOR ART THOMAS & DORY DIXON vs JOHNNY BAREND & MAGNIFICENT MAURICE (02/22/1963; IWA Chicago; 00:13:20) BUDDY ROGERS & JOHNNY BAREND & MAGNIFICENT MAURICE vs BOBO BRAZIL & DORY DIXON & SAILOR ART THOMAS (03/15/1963; IWA Chicago; 00:21:09) KILLER KOWALSKI vs MICHIAKI YOSHIMURA (03/23/1963; JWA 5th Annual World League; 00:06:03) The first match we have from the 1963 World League. RIKIDOZAN & GREAT TOGO & SHOHEI BABA vs PAT O’CONNOR & KILLER X & COWBOY BOB ELLIS (03/23/1963; JWA 5th Annual World League; 00:07:30) Cowboy Bob Ellis was a star a few years before this in the New York area, doing a big feud with Buddy Rogers. He also headlined in St. Louis as a challenger to NWA World Champion Pat O’Connor. Killer X (Frank Townsend) was never really a star in wrestling, but made headlines when he died in a boating accident a couple of years after this match where he managed to save someone else from drowning. KOUKICHI ENDO vs SANDOR SZABO (03/24/1963; JWA 5th Annual World League; 00:00:54) RIKIDOZAN vs HAYSTACKS CALHOUN (03/24/1963; JWA 5th Annual World League; 00:07:08) Rikidozan submits for the first (and I believe only) time in his career. SHOHEI BABA vs KILLER KOWALSKI (03/24/1963; JWA 5th Annual World League; 00:05:39) We only have a few minutes but the match went to a 45-minute draw and got over huge with the live crowd. This year’s league was considered a breakout performance for Baba, as he had more success than expected after returning from a U.S. excursion. GREAT TOGO vs SANDOR SZABO (03/27/1963; JWA 5th Annual World League; 00:02:41) MICHIAKI YOSHIMURA vs PAT O’CONNOR (03/27/1963; JWA 5th Annual World League; 00:03:24) RIKIDOZAN & TOYONOBORI & SHOHEI BABA vs KILLER KOWALSKI & KILLER X & GORILLA MONSOON (03/27/1963; JWA 5th Annual World League; 00:09:50) Gorilla Monsoon was still billed as Gino Marella at this time. RIKIDOZAN & SHOHEI BABA vs PAT O’CONNOR & KILLER KOWALSKI (03/28/1963; JWA 5th Annual World League; 00:07:23) TOYONOBORI vs GORILLA MONSOON (03/28/1963; JWA 5th Annual World League; 00:04:28) JAMES BROWN vs KIYOMIGAWA (03/29/1963; French Catch; 00:26:37) TONY CHARLES vs GIACOMO GUGLIEMETTI (03/29/1963; French Catch; 00:09:04) Segunda Caida reviews of the above two matches. You might recognize the name Tony Charles from early 80s Memphis wrestling. He also had a run as Checkmate in World Class Championship Wrestling. BOBO BRAZIL vs MOOSE CHOLAK (04/05/1963; IWA Chicago; 00:23:24) SKULL MURPHY & BRUTE BERNARD vs RUDI JACOBS & HARRY WENZEL (04/05/1963; IWA Chicago; 00:22:32)

WON HOF Series: Edouard Carpentier #2 (02:10:16) Matches from 1958-1963 EDOUARD CARPENTIER vs VERNE GAGNE (05/02/1958; NWA Chicago; 00:40:48) EDOUARD CARPENTIER vs KILLER KOWALSKI (05/03/1958; Atlantic Athletic Commission; Boston Gardens; 00:17:05) EDOUARD CARPENTIER vs BUDDY ROGERS (1958; 00:02:36) EDOUARD CARPENTIER vs MIKE GALLAGHER (02/06/1959; NWA Upstate; Buffalo Memorial Auditorium; 00:17:36) EDOUARD CARPENTIER vs ART MAHALICK (02/03/1960; NAWA TV Taping Los Angeles, CA; 00:08:29) EDDY WIECZ vs ROBERT DURANTON (03/24/1962; French Catch; 00:27:20) EDOUARD CARPENTIER vs KILLER KOWALSKI (01/25/1963; IWA Chicago; 00:16:22)

American Classics #47 (02:18:17) Matches from 1961-1962 SAM STEAMBOAT vs MIKE SHARPE (1961; NWA Chicago; 00:17:53) LOU THESZ vs MR. MOTO (02/12/1962; WWA Los Angeles, CA; 00:07:19) WOODY STRODE vs ERIC POMEROY (03/02/1962; NWA Upstate; Buffalo Memorial Auditorium; 00:12:11) JOHNNY VALENTINE vs BILL FRAZIER (03/17/1962; St. Louis; 00:09:48) RIKIDOZAN vs FRED BLASSIE (03/28/1962; WWA Los Angeles, CA; 00:39:23) RIKIDOZAN vs FRED BLASSIE (07/25/1962; WWA Los Angeles, CA; 00:02:21) ANTONIO ROCCA vs HANS SCHMIDT (07/27/1962; NWA Chicago; 00:12:32) BUDDY ROGERS vs HANS SCHMIDT (10/13/1962; NWA Upstate; Buffalo Memorial Auditorium; 00:02:58) LARRY CHENE vs RED KELLY (11/09/1962; NWA Chicago; 00:08:06) RON WRIGHT vs WHITEY CALDWELL (11/21/1962; NWA Mid-America; Knoxville, TN; 00:03:37) JOHNNY GILBERT & BILLY GOELZ vs BLACK BART & BOB KUDELSKI (1962; NWA Chicago; 00:22:09)

History of Pro Wrestling #44 (04:00:31) Matches from October 1962-January 1963 INCA PERUANO vs GUY MERCIER (10/19/1962; French Catch; 00:09:12) LARRY CHENE vs RED KELLY (11/09/1962; NWA Chicago; 00:08:06) DAN AUBRIOT vs PIERRE BERNAERT (11/09/1962; French Catch; 00:29:13) GUY TALLIEU vs CESAR FRANCK (11/09/1962; French Catch; 00:04:36) Segunda Caida reviews of the above four matches. JIMMY DULA & JEAN MARTIN vs MARCEL MONTREAL & LEON MINISSINI (11/16/1962; French Catch; 00:47:19) User ohtani’s jacket at Pro Wrestling Only: “I was kind of dreading this when I saw it was 46 minutes long, but it ended up being one of the better tags in the Archive. Jean Martin was a revelation. He was fun in that Bernieres match we caught the end of, but he looked like a Wrestling God here. Look at what he had to work with here -- Jimmy Dula being goofy and weird and a couple of wise guy babyfaces. Martin was brilliant and carried the match with his unparalleled showmanship and phenomenal brawling. Martin and Montreal had one of the all-time great brawl exchanges in this match. Probably the best manchette contest we've seen so far. Sleeper match this. I can't think of a tag I liked better than this.” Segunda Caida review of the match. RON WRIGHT vs WHITEY CALDWELL (11/21/1962; NWA Mid-America; Knoxville, TN; 00:03:37) Easily the biggest rivalry in the history of the city, all in all an 11-year feud that continued until Caldwell died in a car accident in the early 70s. One of the first big feuds with numerous gimmick matches, including multiple head shavings and chain matches, and a notable match where as the result of a pre-match stipulation, Caldwell won Ron Wright’s horse and sold him at an auction! We don’t have any of that on video, sadly, but it’s cool that we have at least a small clip that serves as a historical reference for the feud. CHERI BIBI vs JACKY CORN (12/14/1962; French Catch; 00:25:25) MODESTO ALEDO vs JEAN RABUT (12/14/1962; French Catch; 00:03:45) Segunda Caida reviews of the above two matches. EL SANTO vs LAS MUJERES VAMPIRO (1962; 00:03:23) BRUNO SAMMARTINO vs SWEET DADDY SIKI (1962; Maple Leaf Gardens; 00:00:55) BULLDOG BROWER & SWEET DADDY SIKI vs YUKON ERIC & WHIPPER WATSON (1962; Maple Leaf Gardens; 00:02:23) WHIPPER WATSON & BILLY RED LYONS vs BULLDOG BROWER & SWEET DADDY SIKI (1962; Maple Leaf Gardens; 00:01:30) JOHNNY GILBERT & BILLY GOELZ vs BLACK BART & BOB KUDELSKI (1962; NWA Chicago; 00:22:09) This is the original Black Bart, not the tall-tale loving Rick Harris who was around in the 1980s. Ralph Bartleman, this Black Bart, was a Gold medalist in the heavyweight Greco-Roman US Olympic Trials and was eligible for the Olympics. SAILOR ART THOMAS vs MIGHTY ATLAS (1962; NWA Chicago; 00:07:18) Thomas was one of the first wrestlers with a spectacular physique and was a big star at times, particularly in the Midwest. GENE KINISKI vs JOE BLANCHARD (1962; Southwest Sports; Dallas Sportatorium; 00:05:01) PAT O’CONNOR vs LORENZO PARENTE (1962; St. Louis; 00:17:16) Parente was a talented junior heavyweight who had a long feud with Danny Hodge. Dave Meltzer said in his biography that this match was good enough watching even in 2014 that if it happened then in Mexico, fans would throw money at the ring. I don’t know if I’d go that far, but this was an excellent technical babyface match! Both do an interview with some awesome hold demonstrations after the match. 4*** KILLER KOWALSKI vs YUKON ERIC (1962; NWA Upstate; Buffalo Memorial Auditorium; 00:04:31) BRUNO SAMMARTINO vs HANS SCHMIDT (01/11/1963; NWA Upstate; Buffalo Memorial Auditorium; 00:05:55) RUDI JACOBS & HARRY WENZEL vs GARY HART & COUNT WALENSKI (01/18/1963; IWA Chicago; 00:16:20) Yes, manager Gary Hart steps into the ring here. KILLER KOWALSKI vs EDOUARD CARPENTIER (01/25/1963; IWA Chicago; 00:16:22) BUDDY ROGERS vs BOBO BRAZIL (01/31/1963; WWWA Cleveland, OH; 00:03:32)

French Catch #31 (01:59:41) Matches from January-May 1962 MARCEL MONTREAL & AMI SOLA vs PIERRE BERNAERT & JACK ROUXEL (01/12/1962; French Catch; 00:43:11) CLAUDE GESSAT vs NICOLAS PRIORE (02/02/1962; French Catch; 00:04:46) EDDY WIECZ vs ROBERT DURANTON (03/24/1962; French Catch; 00:27:20) JEAN FRYZIUK vs ROGER DELAPORTE (05/03/1962; French Catch; 00:44:24)

European Wrestling #32 (02:18:14) Matches from February-October 1962 CLAUDE GESSAT vs NICOLAS PRIORE (02/02/1962; French Catch; 00:04:46) EDDY WIECZ vs ROBERT DURANTON (03/24/1962; French Catch; 00:27:20) JEAN FRYZIUK vs ROGER DELAPORTE (05/03/1962; French Catch; 00:44:24) DAN AUBRIOT vs PIERRE BERNAERT (09/11/1962; French Catch; 00:29:24) GILBERT LEDUC vs GEOFF PORTZ (10/19/1962; French Catch; 00:32:20)

History of Pro Wrestling #43 (04:08:29) Matches from March-October 1962 All of the Toronto clips from Maple Leaf Gardens are brief 8mm clips that it’s extremely cool to have in color! They feature many wrestlers for whom I am not sure we’d have any footage at all otherwise. Credit to the Maple Leaf Wrestling Video Archives YouTube channel for making these available. I spliced up the longer videos they posted into individual short clips so we could work them into everything else chronologically. SWEET DADDY SIKI vs TIMOTHY GEOHAGEN (03/01/1962; Maple Leaf Gardens; 00:00:50) Geohagen was an Irish wrestler, strongman and hypnotist! He wasn’t really a headliner in Toronto aside from a couple of title challenges, but he was a regular in the 1950s and early 60s. Siki is remarkably colorful and charismatic, and you can spot his influence on wrestlers such as Randy Savage and Koko B. Ware in terms of his look and ring gear. WOODY STRODE vs ERIC POMEROY (03/02/1962; NWA Upstate; Buffalo Memorial Auditorium; 00:12:11) Woody Strode was a decathlete and one of the first Black NFL players in history who also had an accomplished career in film, winning a Golden Globe Award for his role in Spartacus. Pomeroy later wrestled as Stan Vachon. JOHNNY VALENTINE vs BILL FRAZIER (03/17/1962; St. Louis; 00:09:48) A rare look at an episode of Wrestling at the Chase from the 1960s! That’s famous St. Louis Cardinals announcer Joe Garagiola calling the match. EDDY WIECZ vs ROBERT DURANTON (03/24/1962; French Catch; 00:27:20) Wiecz is of course Edouard Carpentier. Segunda Caida review of the match. BULLDOG BROWER vs RAPHAEL HALPERN (03/28/1962; Maple Leaf Gardens; 00:00:36) Halpern was a wrestler and later academic scholar who was pushed hard in the NY area in the early 1950s. He also briefly promoted pro wrestling in Israel. RIKIDOZAN vs FRED BLASSIE (03/28/1962; WWA Los Angeles, CA; 00:39:23) Great extended look at two legends. Interesting to see Rikidozan work stateside, and Blassie in his strongest market. TIMOTHY GEOHAGEN vs TOM EMPEROR JONES (04/04/1962; Maple Leaf Gardens; 00:00:30) RIKIDOZAN vs FRED BLASSIE (04/23/1962; JWA 4th Annual World League; 00:12:17) Now we see the Rikidozan vs Blassie match on the other side of the Pacific a month later. JEAN FRYZIUK vs ROGER DELAPORTE (05/03/1962; French Catch; 00:44:24) Segunda Caida review of the match. BRUNO SAMMARTINO vs BULLDOG BROWER (05/17/1962; Maple Leaf Gardens; 00:01:52) Our earliest chronological look at BRUNO SAMMARTINO, one year to the date before he first won the WWWF title. BULLDOG BROWER vs SWEET DADDY SIKI (05/17/1962; Maple Leaf Gardens; 00:01:43) JOHN TOLOS & CHRIS TOLOS vs JIM HADY & RAY GORDON (05/24/1962; Maple Leaf Gardens; 00:00:36) Jim Hady was a top babyface in Hawaii in the 1960s. The Croatia-born Ray Gordon trained both Harley Race and The Assassin Jody Hamilton. BRUNO SAMMARTINO vs SWEET DADDY SIKI (06/07/1962; Maple Leaf Gardens; 00:00:55) HAYSTACKS MULDOON vs FRANK VALOIS (06/07/1962; Maple Leaf Gardens; 00:00:14) Muldoon was one of many Haystacks Calhoun knockoffs in wrestling at the time, apparently discovered by promoter Jack Pfefer while driving an ice cream truck. According to this thread at Wrestling Classics, he was also wanted in Miami in 1963 for passing $17,000 in hot checks! IVAN KALMIKOFF & NIKITA KALMIKOFF vs BILLY RED LYONS & BILL BRUTE SOLOWEYKO (06/07/1962; Maple Leaf Gardens; 00:00:27) WCW fans will know Soloweyko as famous ring crew member KLONDIKE BILL! BRUNO SAMMARTINO vs GREAT KUDO (06/14/1962; Maple Leaf Gardens; 00:00:37) BULLDOG BROWER vs WHIPPER WATSON (06/14/1962; Maple Leaf Gardens; 00:01:50) SWEET DADDY SIKI vs HAYSTACKS MULDOON (06/14/1962; Maple Leaf Gardens; 00:01:14) BRUNO SAMMARTINO vs GREAT KUDO (06/21/1962; Maple Leaf Gardens; 00:01:20) WHIPPER WATSON vs SWEET DADDY SIKI (06/21/1962; Maple Leaf Gardens; 00:01:31) BRUNO SAMMARTINO vs IVAN KALMIKOFF (06/28/1962; Maple Leaf Gardens; 00:01:06) MR. KLEEN vs STEVE STANLEE (06/28/1962; Maple Leaf Gardens; 00:00:46) Wrestling Classics has a thread with whatever information people can find about Mr. Kleen, with stories ranging from him becoming a mayor of an Israeli town to living a fairly quiet Protestant life in Indiana. Who knows? WHIPPER WATSON vs BULLDOG BROWER (06/28/1962; Maple Leaf Gardens; 00:01:51) RIKIDOZAN vs FRED BLASSIE (07/25/1962; WWA Los Angeles, CA; 00:02:21) ANTONIO ROCCA vs HANS SCHMIDT (07/27/1962; NWA Chicago; 00:12:32) BULLDOG BROWER & SWEET DADDY SIKI vs YUKON ERIC & WHIPPER WATSON (08/16/1962; Maple Leaf Gardens; 00:01:21) BUDDY ROGERS vs BRUNO SAMMARTINO (08/30/1962; Maple Leaf Gardens; 00:01:09) LITTLE BEAVER & TINY TIM vs SKY LOW LOW & PEE WEE JAMES (08/30/1962; Maple Leaf Gardens; 00:03:00) DAN AUBRIOT vs PIERRE BERNAERT (09/11/1962; French Catch; 00:29:24) BUDDY ROGERS vs HANS SCHMIDT (10/13/1962; NWA Upstate; Buffalo Memorial Auditorium; 00:02:58) GILBERT LEDUC vs GEOFF PORTZ (10/19/1962; French Catch; 00:32:20) Segunda Caida review of the match.

French Catch #30 (02:19:42) Matches from September-December 1961 MARCEL MONTREAL vs JACK ROUXEL (09/15/1961; French Catch; 00:05:40) HORST HOFFMANN vs LINO DI SANTO (10/05/1961; French Catch; 00:21:20) REMY BAYLE vs AL GAMAIN (10/05/1961; French Catch; 00:14:23) INCA PERUANO & COMTE DA DIADONE vs MICHEL CHARRET & JEAN FRYZIUK (11/10/1961; French Catch; 00:44:44) JEAN DEBUT vs JACK ROUXEL (11/10/1961; French Catch; 00:11:55) ROGER DELAPORTE & ANDRE BOLLET vs GILBERT LEDUC & ROBERT GASTEL (12/14/1961; French Catch; 00:41:40)

French Catch #29 (02:15:42) Matches from April-September 1961 JACKY CORNE vs REMY BAYLE (04/14/1961; French Catch; 00:28:22) ANDRE DRAPP & BERNARD VIGNAL vs ROCCO LAMBAN & DR. ADOLF KAISER (04/21/1961; French Catch; 00:34:31) JACQUES BERNIERES vs JEAN MARTIN (04/21/1961; French Catch; 00:05:04) RENE BEN CHEMOUL vs BOB ANTHONY (07/07/1961; French Catch; 00:34:54) ISKA KHAN & SERGE GENTILLY vs YVES AMOR & PIERRE ROUANET (09/15/1961; French Catch; 00:32:51)

European Wrestling #31 (02:35:53) Matches from October 1961-January 1962 REMY BAYLE vs AL GAMAIN (10/05/1961; French Catch; 00:14:23) INCA PERUANO & COMTE DA DIADONE vs MICHEL CHARRET & JEAN FRYZIUK (11/10/1961; French Catch; 00:44:44) JEAN DEBUT vs JACK ROUXEL (11/10/1961; French Catch; 00:11:55) ROGER DELAPORTE & ANDRE BOLLET vs GILBERT LEDUC & ROBERT GASTEL (12/14/1961; French Catch; 00:41:40) MARCEL MONTREAL & AMI SOLA vs PIERRE BERNAERT & JACK ROUXEL (01/12/1962; French Catch; 00:43:11)