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European Wrestling #12 (02:02:50) Matches from July-August 1958 AL ARAUJO vs MARCEL PARMENTIER (07/25/1958; French Catch; 00:03:38) ROGER DELAPORTE & PAUL VILLARS vs GORDON NELSON & BUD CODY (07/25/1958; French Catch; 00:44:36) JO LABAT vs AMI SOLA (07/31/1958; French Catch; 00:23:38) ROBERT DURANTON vs MICHEL CHAISNE (07/31/1958; French Catch; 00:24:01) CHERI BIBI vs PAUL DEBUSNE (08/16/1958; French Catch; 00:26:57)

European Wrestling #11 (02:17:24) Matches from February-May 1958 MICHEL CHAISNE vs JO LABAT (02/27/1958; French Catch; 00:34:29) ANDRE DRAPP vs YVES AMOR (03/27/1958; French Catch; 00:36:52) KARL VON KRAMER vs SERGE GENTILLY (04/29/1958; French Catch; 00:36:42) ROBERT DURANTON vs PIERRE BOSS (05/02/1958; French Catch; 00:29:21)

European Wrestling #10 (01:57:41) Matches from December 1957-February 1958 RAY HUNTER vs KING KONG TAVERNE (12/12/1957; French Catch; 00:26:59) ERIC HUSBERG vs JOSE ARROYO (12/27/1957; French Catch; 00:38:16) JOSE ARROYO vs PIERRE BERNAERT (02/11/1958; French Catch; 00:06:22) JO LABAT vs AMI SOLA (02/11/1958; French Catch; 00:25:19) JACKY CORN vs INCA PERUANO (02/21/1958; French Catch; 00:20:45)

European Wrestling #9 (02:04:47) Matches from October-December 1957 GUY ROBIN vs ERIC DELOUR (10/04/1957; French Catch; 00:26:38) TOMMY MANN vs CLAUDE MONTOURCY (10/17/1957; French Catch; 00:24:23) BLACK SALEM vs LIANO PELLACANI (11/29/1957; French Catch; 00:17:44) JACKY CORN vs ROBERTO BLASCO (11/29/1957; French Catch; 00:10:29) AL HAYES vs JEAN CASI (12/07/1957; French Catch; 00:27:31) AL HAYES vs JULIO GASPARRINI (12/12/1957; French Catch; 00:18:02)

European Classics #8 (02:08:36) Matches from July-September 1957 ROGER DELAPORTE vs KING KONG TAVERNE (07/26/1957; French Catch; 00:30:43) CHERI BIBI vs HENRI CHEAUVEAU (08/02/1957; French Catch; 00:12:13) MICHEL CHAISNE vs JO LABAT (08/02/1957; French Catch; 00:26:15) JACQUES COUDERC vs AMI SOLA (08/08/1957; French Catch; 00:20:46) MOISE BESCH vs JOE BERNAERT (08/08/1957; French Catch; 00:08:34) GILBERT LEDUC vs MICHEL CHAISNE (09/20/1957; French Catch; 00:06:06) RENE BEN CHEMOUL vs JOAQUIM LA BARBA (09/20/1957; French Catch; 00:23:59)

European Wrestling #7 (02:28:41) Matches from June-July 1957 PAUL DEBUSNE vs AMI SOLA (06/26/1957; French Catch; 00:08:19) PIERRE BERNAERT vs LAURENT DAUTHILLE (06/26/1957; French Catch; 00:22:07) JO RINALDI vs ROBERT MOINE (07/11/1957; French Catch; 00:13:44) PIERRE BERNAERT vs MICHEL CHAISNE (07/11/1957; French Catch; 00:23:06) ROGER DELAPORTE & GUY ROBIN vs JEAN FRYZIUK & FISCHER (07/19/1957; French Catch; 00:40:31) AL ARAUJO VS JIMENEZ (07/26/1957; French Catch; 00:40:54)

European Wrestling #6 (02:08:58) Matches from May-June 1957 MARCEL PARMENTIER vs JEAN FRYZIUK (05/24/1957; French Catch; 00:08:52) GILBERT LEDUC vs WARNIA DE ZARZECKI (05/30/1957; French Catch; 00:34:58) JEAN MAUJEAN vs GUY ROBIN (05/30/1957; French Catch; 00:08:04) LINO DI SANTO vs MICHEL ALLARY (06/07/1957; French Catch; 00:29:43) INCA PERUANO vs CHERI BIBI (06/14/1957; French Catch; 00:22:06) JOE BENARDO vs ERIC WASBERG (06/21/1957; French Catch; 00:04:20) ANDRE DRAPP vs JACK LASKIN (06/21/1957; French Catch; 00:25:55)

European Wrestling #5 (02:18:48) Matches from May 1957 LUIS EL GAYO vs RENE GERBER (05/11/1957; French Catch; 00:27:57) AMI SOLA vs ROGER TRIGEAUD (05/17/1957; French Catch; 00:23:21) DR. ADOLF KAISER vs INCA PERUANO (05/17/1957; French Catch; 00:08:15) AL HAYES & RAY HUNTER vs ROGER DELAPORTE & ROGER GUETTIER (05/24/1957; French Catch; 00:39:15)

European Wrestling #3 (02:30:04) Matches from February-March 1957 JEAN BOUT vs LIANO PELLACANI (02/15/1957; French Catch; 00:38:49) BERT ROYAL vs TONY OLIVER (02/22/1957; French Catch; 00:39:55) CLAUDE DREYFUS vs UNKNOWN WRESTLER (02/22/1957; French Catch; 00:06:57) DR. ADOLF KAISER vs MICHEL CHAISNE (02/28/1957; French Catch; 00:26:17) JOACHIM LA BARBA vs ROGER LAROCHE (03/07/1957; French Catch; 00:38:06)

European Wrestling #2 (02:13:53) Matches from 1956-1957 EDDY WIECZ & EDDY KOPARANIAN vs ANDRE BOLLET & GEORGES GUERET (02/23/1956; French Catch; 00:48:56) JACKY CORN vs LUIS EL GAYO (01/11/1957; French Catch; 00:25:02) LINO DI SANTO vs JACK VAN DOOREN (01/11/1957; French Catch; 00:13:01) JOACHIM LA BARBA vs INCA PERUANO (01/17/1957; French Catch; 00:25:31) ISKA KHAN vs JIM OLIVER (02/01/1957; French Catch; 00:21:23)

American Classics #42D (01:22:38) Matches from 1950s-May 1960 PRIMO CARNERA vs LAVERNE BAXTER (1950s; 00:05:25) RAMONA ISABELLA & ETHEL JOHNSON vs BABS WINGO & MARVA SCOTT (1950s; 00:02:52) RICKI STARR vs ZEBRA KID (1950s; 00:03:06) THE SHEIK vs MIGHTY JUMBO (1950s; 00:03:05) SKY LOW LOW & BILLY THE KID vs BROWN PANTHER & RED FEATHER (1950s; 00:02:24) EDOUARD CARPENTIER vs ART MAHALICK (02/03/1960; NAWA TV Taping Los Angeles, CA; 00:08:29) ANGELO POFFO vs HOWARD MARTIN (02/05/1960; NWA Upstate; 00:14:04) CHIEF DON EAGLE vs DAN MILLER (02/05/1960; NWA Upstate; 00:12:16) 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)

American Classics #42C (01:48:36) Matches from 1950s #3 LINDY LAWRENCE vs LYNN O’CONNOR (1950s; NWA Hollywood; 00:27:46) LORD LESLIE CARLTON vs JUAN SEPEDA (1950s; NWA Hollywood; 00:25:28) RITA MARTINEZ vs MARIA GERNARDI (1950s; NWA Hollywood; 00:11:01) DON ARNOLD vs ALI PASHA (1950s; NWA Los Angeles; 00:22:16) BILLY RED LYONS vs HANS SCHMIDT (1950s; NWA Upstate; 00:14:40) CHIEF DON EAGLE vs MARCEL DEPAREE (1950s; NWA Upstate; 00:08:25)

American Classics #42B (02:03:46) Matches from 1950s #2 LITTLE BEAVER vs IRISH JACKIE (1950s; NWA Los Angeles; 00:25:13) DON EVANS vs JIM CORBETT (1950s; 00:04:00) JUNE BYERS vs BETTY HAWKINS (1950s; 00:04:12) JUNE BYERS vs PENNY BANNER (1950s; 00:03:06) LOU KLEIN vs GENE DUBUQUE (1950s; 00:08:32) RICKI STARR vs KARL VON HESS (1950s; 00:12:46) THE CRUSHER vs FRANK LANE (1950s; 00:09:32) JIM DOBIE vs LOU BRITTON (1950s; NWA Chicago; 00:16:15) IDA MAE MARTINEZ vs TERRY MAJORS (1950s; NWA Hollywood; 00:24:34) JUNE BYERS vs CORA COMBS (1950s; NWA Hollywood; 00:15:34)

American Classics #42A (02:23:03) Matches from 1950s #1 ALBERTO TORRES vs GREAT JOHN L (09/23/1959; NAWA TV Taping; 00:10:11) YUKON ERIC vs BARON GATTONI (09/01/1959; NWA Upstate; 00:14:49) GREAT ZABIO vs TONY MARINO (10/16/1959; NWA Upstate; 00:10:10) DAN MILLER vs DON EAGLE (11/13/1959; NWA Upstate; 00:17:44) HANS SCHMIDT vs BILLY RED LYONS (11/13/1959; NWA Upstate; 00:14:40) JOHNNY VALENTINE vs ANTONINO ROCCA (12/1959; Capitol Wrestling; 00:03:16) DOC GALLAGHER & MIKE GALLAGHER vs BOBO BRAZIL & BILLY RED LYONS (12/11/1959; NWA Upstate; Buffalo Memorial Auditorium; 00:17:22) AL MASSEY vs LARRY HAMILTON (1950s; 00:12:17) ANTONINO ROCCA vs BROTHER FRANK JARES (1950s; Capitol Wrestling; 00:25:23) JOHNNY KACE vs GEORGE KRAMER (1950s; NWA Chicago; 00:17:27)

American Classics #41 (03:04:38) Matches from January-July 1959 DOC GALLAGHER & MIKE GALLAGHER vs DICK BEYER & BOBBY BROWN (01/30/1959; NWA Upstate; Buffalo Memorial Auditorium; 00:25:57) DANNY MCSHAIN vs JERRY CHRISTY (01/31/1959; JCP MACW; 00:14:29) HANS SCHABEL vs MIKE CLANCY (01/31/1959; JCP MACW; 00:07:23) JERRY CHRISTY vs JOHN HEIDMAN (01/31/1959; JCP MACW; 00:11:54) JUDY GRABLE vs RITA CORTEZ (01/31/1959; JCP MACW; 00:09:09) EDOUARD CARPENTIER vs MIKE GALLAGHER (02/06/1959; NWA Upstate; Buffalo Memorial Auditorium; 00:17:36) PAT O'CONNOR vs JOE CHRISTIE (02/10/1959; Southwest Sports; Dallas Sportatorium; 00:05:00) FRITZ VON ERICH vs BOBBY BROWN (03/27/1959; NWA Upstate; Buffalo Memorial Auditorium; 00:07:26) DOC & MIKE GALLAGHER vs REGGIE & STAN LISOWSKI (04/17/1959; NWA Upstate; 00:15:58) NICK BOCKWINKEL vs MATT MURPHY (06/17/1959; NAWA TV Taping; 00:04:37) NICK BOCKWINKEL vs GREAT JOHN L (06/18/1959; NAWA Bakersfield, CA; 00:08:56) RICKI STARR vs HANS HERMANN (07/17/1959; NWA Chicago; 00:17:21) TINY YORK vs JOHNNY GILBERT (07/17/1959; NWA Chicago; 00:11:23) VERNE GAGNE & WILBUR SNYDER vs DICK THE BRUISER & KARL KARLSSON (07/17/1959; NWA Chicago; 00:27:29)

American Classics #40 (02:03:37) Matches from November 1958-January 1959 ANGELO POFFO vs BOBBY MANAGOFF (11/07/1958; NWA Chicago; 00:25:59) DOC GALLAGHER & MIKE GALLAGHER vs TONY MARINO & PAT FLANAGAN (11/07/1958; NWA Upstate; Buffalo Memorial Auditorium; 00:12:20) JUNE BYERS vs BETTY HAWKINS (11/14/1958; Atlantic Athletic Commission; 00:04:03) ILIO DIPAOLO vS MASKED MARVEL (12/12/1958; NWA Upstate; Buffalo Memorial Auditorium; 00:06:55) DANNY MCSHAIN vs PEPPER GOMEZ (12/19/1958; Houston Wrestling; 00:32:43) BUDDY ROGERS vs EDOUARD CARPENTIER (1958; 00:02:36) DR. JERRY GRAHAM & EDDIE GRAHAM vs ANTONINO ROCCA & MIGUEL PEREZ (1958; Capitol Wrestling; 00:04:45) FABULOUS KANGAROOS & DR. JERRY GRAHAM vs ANTONINO ROCCA & MIGUEL PEREZ & RICKI STARR (1958; Capitol Wrestling; 00:06:56) GORGEOUS GEORGE vs ILIO DIPAOLO (01/16/1959; NWA Upstate; Buffalo Memorial Auditorium; 00:07:32) ILIO DIPAOLO vs BILL MILLER (01/23/1959; NWA Upstate; Buffalo Memorial Auditorium; 00:18:10) DAN MILLER vs PAT FLANAGAN (01/30/1959; NWA Upstate; Buffalo Memorial Auditorium; 00:11:38)

American Classics #39 (01:58:23) Matches from May-October 1958 KILLER KOWALSKI vs EDOUARD CARPENTIER (05/03/1958; Atlantic Athletic Commission; Boston Gardens; 00:17:05) CRUSHER LISOWSKI & STAN LISOWSKI vs BOBO BRAZIL & YUKON ERIC (05/23/1958; NWA Upstate; Buffalo Memorial Auditorium; 00:24:48) BOB ORTON SR. vs ADRIEN BAILLARGEON (06/13/1958; NWA Upstate; Buffalo Memorial Auditorium; 00:17:05) NIKOLAI VOLKOFF & BORIS VOLKOFF vs HANS SCHMIDT & DICK THE BRUISER (06/14/1958; NWA Chicago; 00:11:09) EDDIE GRAHAM & DR. JERRY GRAHAM vs LUIS MARTINEZ & BUDDY ROSEN (07/10/1958; Capitol Wrestling; 00:21:05) ROY MCCLARITY vs TONY MARINO (09/19/1958; NWA Upstate; Buffalo Memorial Auditorium; 00:11:30) BOBO BRAZIL vs HANS SCHMIDT (09/19/1958; NWA Upstate; Buffalo Memorial Auditorium; 00:07:11) VERNE GAGNE vs LEE HENNIG (10/24/1958; NWA Upstate; Buffalo Memorial Auditorium; 00:08:30)

American Classics #38 (02:00:43) Matches from May 1958 JACKIE NICHOLS vs BILLY GOELZ (05/02/1958; NWA Chicago; 00:22:10) LADY ANGEL vs ROSE ROMAN (05/02/1958; NWA Chicago; 00:08:36) LEGS LANGEVIN vs BOBBY MANAGOFF (05/02/1958; NWA Chicago; 00:21:43) NED TAYLOR vs RAFAEL ALVAREZ (05/02/1958; NWA Chicago; 00:07:39) PAT O'CONNOR & BOB KANOWSKI vs HANS SCHMIDT & ANGELO POFFO (05/02/1958; NWA Chicago; 00:19:47) VERNE GAGNE vs EDOUARD CARPENTIER (05/02/1958; NWA Chicago; 00:40:48)

American Classics #37 (02:44:12) Matches from November 1957-May 1958 ROY MCCLARITY vs AL KORMAN (10/18/1957; NWA Upstate; 00:10:25) DICK HUTTON vs WALLY GREB (11/01/1957; NWA Upstate; 00:07:53) FRITZ VON ERICH vs WHIPPER WATSON (11/22/1957; NWA Upstate; Buffalo Memorial Auditorium; 00:17:07) JOE BLANCHARD vs PIERRE LASALLE (11/22/1957; NWA Upstate; Buffalo Memorial Auditorium; 00:14:48) GENE KINISKI vs MIGHTY URSUS (12/13/1957; NWA Upstate; Buffalo Memorial Auditorium; 00:10:29) EDOUARD CARPENTIER vs MIKE VALENTINO (1957; Capitol Wrestling; 00:08:04) BOBO BRAZIL vs JIM BERNARD (01/17/1958; NWA Upstate; 00:03:06) FABULOUS KANGAROOS vs ED MILLER & DAN MILLER (01/24/1958; NWA Upstate; Buffalo Memorial Auditorium; 00:23:44) ADRIEN BAILLARGEON vs DAN MILLER (02/14/1958; NWA Upstate; Buffalo Memorial Auditorium; 00:09:16) ED MILLER & DAN MILLER vs WHIPPER WATSON & BOBO BRAZIL (03/21/1958; NWA Upstate; Buffalo Memorial Auditorium; 00:24:51) WILBUR SNYDER vs WALLY GREB (04/25/1958; NWA Upstate; 00:15:54) BRONCO LUBICH vs JACK ALLEN (05/02/1958; NWA Chicago; 00:18:35)

American Classics #36 (02:08:54) Matches from April-September 1957 ANTONINO ROCCA & MIGUEL PEREZ vs KARL VON HESS & SKULL MURPHY (04/30/1957; Capitol Wrestling; 00:03:43) EDOUARD CARPENTIER vs LEGS LANGEVIN (05/10/1957; NWA Upstate; Buffalo Memorial Auditorium; 00:10:18) PAT O'CONNOR vs LEGS LANGEVIN (08/16/1957; NWA Chicago; 00:15:57) LOU THESZ vs EDOUARD CARPENTIER (08/16/1957; NWA Chicago; 00:54:48) VERNE GAGNE & WILBUR SNYDER vs CRUSHER LISOWSKI & STAN LISOWSKI (09/13/1957; NWA Chicago; 00:44:08) LUTHER LINDSAY vs FRED ATKINS (10/11/1957; NWA Upstate; 00:20:28)

History of Pro Wrestling #36 (04:20:37) Matches from January-May 1960 MICHEL ALLARY vs PAUL VILLARS (01/22/1960; French Catch; 00:27:07) PIERRE COMBROUSTE vs TED LAMARRE (01/22/1960; French Catch; 00:13:01) AL HAYES & RAY HUNTER vs ROGER DELAPORTE & ANDRE BOLLET (02/01/1960; French Catch; 00:31:31) Segunda Caida review of the match. EDOUARD CARPENTIER vs ART MAHALIK (02/03/1960; NAWA TV Taping Los Angeles, CA; 00:08:29) Carpentier is billed as the World Champion. Mahalick played minor league football in San Bernadino and spent most of his career as an enhancement guy. ANGELO POFFO vs HOWARD MARTIN (02/05/1960; NWA Upstate; 00:14:04) CHIEF DON EAGLE vs DAN MILLER (02/05/1960; NWA Upstate; 00:12:16) ANTONIO MONTORO vs PIERRE BERNAERT (02/12/1960; French Catch; 00:21:27) Pro Wrestling Only user ohtani’s jacket calls Montoro a Spanish version of Johnny Saint. ARABET SAID & SERGE GENTILLY vs YVES AMOR & GEORGES GUERET (02/12/1960; French Catch; 00:12:01) Segunda Caida review of the above two matches. A ringside fight breaks out between a fan and a ringside second in this one, which is apparently a semi-common occurrence in this footage. FRITZ VON ERICH vs BOBO BRAZIL (03/29/1960; NWA Upstate; 00:17:16) JEAN CORNE & ISCHA ISRAEL vs MARCEL MANNEVEAU & CLAUDE GESSAT (04/21/1960; French Catch; 00:30:02) ROBERT LE BOULCH vs JEAN MARTIN (04/29/1960; French Catch; 00:03:06) SPARTACUS vs ERIC HUSBERG (04/29/1960; French Catch; 00:21:51) Segunda Caida reviews of the above three matches. RENE BEN CHEMOUL & GILBERT CESCA vs CHERI BIBI & PIERRE BERNAERT (05/06/1960; French Catch; 00:40:32) Segunda Caida review of the match.

History of Pro Wrestling #35B (03:27:51) Matches from 1950s-January 1960 Apologies for the lack of comments on this volume. Some of these wrestlers appear to be pretty obscure and many don’t even come up in a Google search. If you have any information, please pass it along. LINDY LAWRENCE vs LYNN O’CONNOR (1950s; NWA Hollywood; 00:27:46) LORD LESLIE CARLTON vs JUAN SEPEDA (1950s; NWA Hollywood; 00:25:28) RITA MARTINEZ vs MARIA GERNARDI (1950s; NWA Hollywood; 00:11:01) DON ARNOLD vs ALI PASHA (1950s; NWA Los Angeles; 00:22:16) BILLY RED LYONS vs HANS SCHMIDT (1950s; NWA Upstate; 00:14:40) CHIEF DON EAGLE vs MARCEL DEPAREE (1950s; NWA Upstate; 00:08:25) PRIMO CARNERA vs LAVERNE BAXTER (1950s; 00:05:25) RAMONA ISABELLA & ETHEL JOHNSON vs BABS WINGO & MARVA SCOTT (1950s; 00:02:52) RICKI STARR vs ZEBRA KID (1950s; 00:03:06) THE SHEIK vs MIGHTY JUMBO (1950s; 00:03:05) SKY LOW LOW & BILLY THE KID vs BROWN PANTHER & RED FEATHER (1950s; 00:02:24) JAMES BROWN vs ROBERT GASTEL (01/14/1960; French Catch; 00:18:42) QUASIMODO vs JOSEF KOVACS (01/14/1960; French Catch; 00:25:10) JACK DE LASARTESSE vs MICHEL ALLARY (01/22/1960; French Catch; 00:27:56) JEAN RABUT vs VENTA COSTELLA (01/22/1960; French Catch; 00:09:35) Segunda Caida reviews of the above four matches.

History of Pro Wrestling #35A (03:48:44) Matches from 1950s FRITZ VON ERICH vs ED MILLER (12/11/1959; NWA Upstate; Buffalo Memorial Auditorium; 00:16:56) RICKI STARR vs FRITZ VON WALLICK (1959; Capitol Wrestling; 00:06:30) Starr was an exciting wrestler to watch, especially by the standards of his time. L’ANGE BLANC vs PAUL VILLARS (1959; French Catch; 00:24:03) AL MASSEY vs LARRY HAMILTON (1950s; 00:12:17) A BJJ instructor from Bradenton, FL did some amazing breakdowns of the holds in this match on his YouTube channel. ANTONINO ROCCA vs BROTHER FRANK JARES (1950s; Capitol Wrestling; 00:25:23) Some pretty sophisticated production here, to the point that it even serves as a distraction at times. Rocca’s tendency to not sell for his opponents is on full display here. Jares’ son Joe would go on to write the famous book Whatever Happened To Gorgeous George? BLUE DEMON & BLACK SHADOW vs GORI GUERRERO & CAVERNARIO GALINDO (1950s; EMLL; 00:02:37) I am fairly sure this is the oldest lucha libre footage in circulation. Fantastic to see all four of these bonafide legends, even in a short clip. JOHNNY KACE vs GEORGE KRAMER (1950s; NWA Chicago; 00:17:27) George Kramer was a star football player in college who became a police officer after leaving wrestling. He passed away in 2015, and you can read his obituary here. LITTLE BEAVER vs IRISH JACKIE (1950s; NWA Los Angeles; 00:25:13) This thread has a hilarious story about Little Beaver taking up the gigantic Don Leo Jonathan on a bet. DON EVANS vs JIM CORBETT (1950s; 00:04:00) Evans had a 30-year career in wrestling, some of it as a referee, and then became a union leader and activist after he retired. JUNE BYERS vs BETTY HAWKINS (1950s; 00:04:12) Betty Hawkins was married to Brute Bernard. JUNE BYERS vs PENNY BANNER (1950s; 00:03:06) LOU KLEIN vs GENE DUBUQUE (1950s; 00:08:32) An amusing story here of a fan interaction and interview with Lou Klein where he told triumphant tales of once having a “fourteen and one-half hours” match against fellow junior heavyweight Billy Varga. The whole thing is a great read with some other tremendous kayfabe wrestlerisms. RICKI STARR vs KARL VON HESS (1950s; 00:12:46) THE CRUSHER vs FRANK LANE (1950s; 00:09:32) JIM DOBIE vs LOU BRITTON (1950s; NWA Chicago; 00:16:15) IDA MAE MARTINEZ vs TERRY MAJORS (1950s; NWA Hollywood; 00:24:34) JUNE BYERS vs CORA COMBS (1950s; NWA Hollywood; 00:15:34)

History of Pro Wrestling #34 (04:00:25) Matches from October-December 1959 JOSE ARROYO vs GEORGES GUERET (10/15/1959; French Catch; 00:07:15) LINO DI SANTO vs LE BIG CHIEF (10/15/1959; French Catch; 00:27:03) Segunda Caida reviews of the above two matches. GREAT ZABIO vs TONY MARINO (10/16/1959; NWA Upstate; 00:10:10) JOSEF KOVACS vs GABY CALDERON (10/23/1959; French Catch; 00:04:49) QUASIMODO vs GILBERT LEDUC (10/23/1959; French Catch; 00:28:43) Segunda Caida reviews of the above two matches. DAN MILLER vs DON EAGLE (11/13/1959; NWA Upstate; 00:17:44) HANS SCHMIDT vs BILLY RED LYONS (11/13/1959; NWA Upstate; 00:14:40) YVAN DOVISKOFF vs DELACOUR (11/20/1959; French Catch; 00:02:42) JOSE ARROYO vs MICHEL CHAISNE (11/20/1959; French Catch; 00:34:55) Segunda Caida reviews of the above two matches. GUY ROBIN vs AL ARAUJO (11/27/1959; French Catch; 00:15:49) RENE BEN CHEMOUL vs GILBERT CESCA (11/27/1959; French Catch; 00:31:25) Segunda Caida reviews of the above two matches. JOHNNY VALENTINE vs ANTONINO ROCCA (12/1959; Capitol Wrestling; 00:03:16) CHERI BIBI & PIERRE BERNAERT vs WARNIA DE ZARZECKI & AMI SOLA (12/11/1959; French Catch; 00:12:19) MICHEL SAULNIER vs JO MARCONVILLE (12/11/1959; French Catch; 00:22:13) Segunda Caida reviews of the above two matches. DOC GALLAGHER & MIKE GALLAGHER vs BOBO BRAZIL & BILLY RED LYONS (12/11/1959; NWA Upstate; Buffalo Memorial Auditorium; 00:17:22) This is far less than I’d like to include here, specifically for the American matches. If you have watched these and have any thoughts, or have any other information to pass along, please share here.

History of Pro Wrestling #33 (04:51:09) Matches from July-October 1959 TINY YORK vs JOHNNY GILBERT (07/17/1959; NWA Chicago; 00:11:23) Some interesting grappling in this one. VERNE GAGNE & WILBUR SNYDER vs DICK THE BRUISER & KARL KARLSSON (07/17/1959; NWA Chicago; 00:27:29) CHERI BIBI & PIERRE BERNAERT vs AMI SOLA & JO LABAT (08/06/1959; French Catch; 00:40:39) JOHNNY STEIN vs MICHEL ALLARY (08/21/1959; French Catch; 00:39:03) Segunda Caida reviews of the above two matches. YUKON ERIC vs BARON GATTONI (09/01/1959; NWA Upstate; 00:14:49) JEAN CORNE vs ROBERT LE BOULCH (09/03/1959; French Catch; 00:18:54) ROGER DELAPORTE & PAUL VILLARS vs YVES AMOR & GEORGES GUERET (09/05/1959; French Catch; 00:39:22) Segunda Caida reviews of the above two matches. ALBERTO TORRES vs GREAT JOHN L (09/23/1959; NAWA TV Taping; 00:10:11) Torres died after injuries suffered in a wrestling ring, which is talked about in greater details in this thread. ANDRE BOLLET vs ISHA KHAN (10/02/1959; French Catch; 00:43:42) JAMES MCTIFFIN vs JOHNNY STEIN (10/02/1959; French Catch; 00:09:25) PIERRE LECOQ vs ARABET SAID (10/10/1959; French Catch; 00:26:04) Segunda Caida reviews of the above three matches.