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History of Pro Wrestling #16 (04:33:37) Matches from May 1954-February 1955 PAT O'CONNOR vs KILLER KOWALSKI (07/21/1954; Promotions Eddie Quinn; Montreal Forum; 00:08:41) BENITO GARDINI vs AL WARSHAWSKI (08/06/1954; NWA Chicago; 00:16:01) RIKIDOZAN & KOUKICHI ENDO vs HANS SCHNABEL & LOU NEWMAN (08/08/1954; JWA Pacific Coast Tag Championship Series; 00:06:42) Endo had replaced Masahiko Kimura by this time as Rikidozan’s go-to tag team partner, as Kimura allegedly priced himself out of the business. The Pacific Coast Tag Titles didn’t stick around very long. LOU THESZ vs TOM RICE (08/14/1954; NWA Los Angeles; 00:21:08) Rice was better known as the Masked Marvel and had a 20-year career. RIKIDOZAN & KOUKICHI ENDO vs HANS SCHNABEL & LOU NEWMAN (08/16/1954; JWA Pacific Coast Tag Championship Series; 00:07:29) RIKIDOZAN & KOUKICHI ENDO & OKI SHIKINA vs HANS SCHNABEL & LOU NEWMAN & OLSON (08/25/1954; JWA Pacific Coast Tag Championship Series; 00:01:59) RIKIDOZAN & KOUKICHI ENDO vs HANS SCHNABEL & LOU NEWMAN (09/10/1954; JWA Pacific Coast Tag Championship Series; 00:03:17) DON LEO JONATHAN vs TIGER JACK MOORE (10/22/1954; NWA Chicago; 00:08:32) GREAT KARPOZILOS vs GREAT YAMATO (10/22/1954; NWA Chicago; 00:26:50) Some fascinating history involving Karpozilos and other Greek wrestlers in this thread at Wrestling Classics. ANTONINO ROCCA vs DON LEO JONATHAN (11/15/1954; Manhattan Booking Agency; MSG; New York, NY; 00:03:27) Rocca had a reputation for not selling for his opponents very much, but he gave a lot of the match to Jonathan here. THE SHEIK vs JUAN HUMBERTO (12/14/1954; Southwest Sports; Dallas Sportatorium; 00:11:09) RIKIDOZAN vs MASAHIKO KIMURA (12/22/1954; JWA Japanese Championship; 00:14:32) The match was built by Kimura telling a newspaper reporter that Rikidozan only wrestled for show and that it was time to find out who the best “real” wrestler was in Japan. It was billed as sumo versus judo, and is famous for Kimura suggesting that they take the match to a draw to build to rematches, only to kick Rikidozan in the groin during the match. From there, the match escalated to a shoot which Rikidozan won, and he decided to humiliate Kimura in the press after the match, providing the letter to a reporter where Kimura had suggested they go to a draw and thus spinning his way out of a situation where wrestling’s legitimacy was being openly questioned in the Japanese media by presenting Kimura as corrupt. This was pretty much the end of Kimura in professional wrestling. LARRY CHENE vs BOBBY NELSON (1954; NWA Chicago; 00:27:57) RED RYAN vs ADRIEN BAILLARGEON (1954; Manhattan Booking Agency; MSG; New York, NY; 00:03:56) Baillargeon’s size and ability to speak French made him a huge star among Cajun fans in Louisiana. BILLY GOELZ vs JUAN HERNANDEZ (01/21/1955; NWA Chicago; 00:22:52) Some excellent fast-paced wrestling exchanges in this one. Goelz is a marvel! VERNE GAGNE vs YUKON ERIC (01/21/1955; NWA Chicago; 00:29:13) RIKIDOZAN vs TOSHIO YAMAGUCHI (01/26/1955; JWA Japanese Championship; 00:14:00) I believe this was the last time Rikidozan ever faced a Japanese wrestler. DANNY SAVICH vs BULL CURRY (02/22/1955; Southwest Sports; Dallas Sportatorium; 00:21:30) Reviews of the match from Segunda Caida. LOU THESZ vs DON LEO JONATHAN (02/26/1955; NWA Chicago; 00:24:22)

WON HOF Series: Killer Kowalski #1 (02:22:06) Matches from 1951-1954 KILLER KOWALSKI vs PETE MANAGOFF (03/30/1951; NWA Chicago; 00:15:01) KILLER KOWALSKI vs MR. MOTO & DUKE KEOMUKA (04/29/1952; Southwest Sports; Dallas Sportatorium; 00:23:40) KILLER KOWALSKI & RAY GUNKEL & REGGIE LISOWSKI vs DUKE KEOMUKA & GEORGE BOLLAS & MR. MOTO (05/06/1952; Southwest Sports; Dallas Sportatorium; 00:05:00) KILLER KOWALSKI vs HANS SCHMIDT (05/08/1953; NWA Chicago; 00:27:24) KILLER KOWALSKI vs GENE STANLEE (10/27/1953; Manhattan Booking Agency; MSG; New York, NY; 00:03:25) KILLER KOWALSKI vs VERNE GAGNE (11/26/1953; Manhattan Booking Agency; MSG; New York, NY; 00:02:51) KILLER KOWALSKI vs YUKON ERIC (01/15/1954; NWA Chicago; 00:35:10) KILLER KOWALSKI vs ANTONINO ROCCA (03/05/1954; NWA Chicago; 00:27:55)

WON HOF Series: Hans Schmidt #2 (02:19:26) Matches from 1953-1954 HANS SCHMIDT vs KILLER KOWALSKI (05/08/1953; NWA Chicago; 00:27:24) HANS SCHMIDT vs YUKON ERIC (06/12/1953; NWA Chicago; 00:26:18) HANS SCHMIDT vs BOB ORTON SR. (08/28/1953; NWA Chicago; 00:23:15) HANS SCHMIDT vs YUKON ERIC (09/25/1953; NWA Chicago; 00:26:18) HANS SCHMIDT vs RAY GUNKEL (01/15/1954; NWA Chicago; 00:09:24) HANS SCHMIDT vs ANTONINO ROCCA (05/07/1954; NWA Chicago; 00:26:47)

American Classics #28 (02:16:31) Matches from May 1954 ANTONINO ROCCA vs HANS SCHMIDT (05/07/1954; NWA Chicago; 00:26:47) BOB ORTON SR. vs HARRY LEWIS (05/07/1954; NWA Chicago; 00:12:45) FRANK STOJACK vs DUTCH HEFNER (05/07/1954; NWA Chicago; 00:27:34) THE SHEIK & CRUSHER LISOWSKI vs RUDY KAY & SKY HI LEE (05/07/1954; NWA Chicago; 00:35:57) LORD ATHOL LAYTON vs PEPE PASQUALE (05/31/1954; NWA Los Angeles; 00:05:27) LORD JAMES BLEARS vs LEO GARIBALDI (05/31/1954; NWA Los Angeles; 00:28:01)

American Classics #27 (02:26:34) Matches from March-April 1954 ANTONINO ROCCA vs KILLER KOWALSKI (03/05/1954; NWA Chicago; 00:27:55) LARRY CHENE vs GORDON HESSEL (03/05/1954; NWA Chicago; 00:28:27) THE SHEIK vs HARRY LEWIS (03/05/1954; NWA Chicago; 00:18:07) DANNY MCSHAIN vs GINO GARIBALDI (03/19/1954; NWA Chicago; 00:22:49) DANNY MCSHAIN vs CHIEF DON EAGLE (04/05/1954; NWA Los Angeles; 00:49:16)

History of Pro Wrestling #15 (04:18:10) Matches from March-May 1954 LARRY CHENE vs GORDON HESSEL (03/05/1954; NWA Chicago; 00:28:27) Great, GIF and video-filled Twitter thread on this match. FALL Wrestling @FallWrestling I haven't done one of these in a minute, so let's do a thread on Larry Chene vs Gordon Hessel, from 1954 (1954? Yes, sit down, you'll like this I promise) Simple little slide away to break clean off the opening lock up from Gordon Hessel May 20th 2020 4 Retweets10 Likes THE SHEIK vs HARRY LEWIS (03/05/1954; NWA Chicago; 00:18:07) A review of this match from Brock Hates Wrestling. RIKIDOZAN & MASAHIKO KIMURA vs BEN SHARPE & MIKE SHARPE (03/06/1954; JWA Big Competition Series; 00:03:00) DANNY MCSHAIN vs GINO GARIBALDI (03/19/1954; NWA Chicago; 00:22:49) Your mileage may vary on this one but I thought they knocked it out of the park. A really incredible mix of fast-paced mat wrestling and intense brawling with a fight over even the smallest moments of dominance. Genuinely one of my favorite matches of the 1950s. It’s kind of amazing that they could maintain this level of intensity for 20 minutes. 5*** This was previously listed on the wrong volume in error. Refer to the Updates section for more information. DANNY MCSHAIN vs CHIEF DON EAGLE (04/05/1954; NWA Los Angeles; 00:49:16) ANTONINO ROCCA vs HANS SCHMIDT (05/07/1954; NWA Chicago; 00:26:47) BOB ORTON SR. vs HARRY LEWIS (05/07/1954; NWA Chicago; 00:12:45) This match got the full video montage treatment on Reddit! FRANK STOJACK vs DUTCH HEFNER (05/07/1954; NWA Chicago; 00:27:34) Stojack played in the NFL and CFL before his wrestling career and was elected to the Tacoma, WA, city council after his wrestling career. THE SHEIK & REGGIE LISOWSKI vs RUDY KAY & SKY HI LEE (05/07/1954; NWA Chicago; 00:35:57) Reggie Lisowski would later achieve major stardom in the Midwest as Da Crusher. Funny to see him teaming with megaheel The Sheik. LORD ATHOL LAYTON vs PEPE PASQUALE (05/31/1954; NWA Los Angeles; 00:05:27) Quick squash and a rare look at Layton, who later teamed with fellow British wrestler Lord James Blears against The Sheik and Whipper Watson in a big-drawing feud in Toronto. Layton also did some color commentary in the 1960s. LORD JAMES BLEARS vs LEO GARIBALDI (05/31/1954; NWA Los Angeles; 00:28:01) Some great action here. Blears, who will remind fans of William Regal, does the Oxford leglock, which was later adapted to the figure-four leglock by The Destroyer.

European Classics #1 (01:54:09) Matches from 1899-1953 PAUL PONS vs MAGNUS BECH-OLSEN (10/01/1899; Denmark; 00:00:41) GIOVANNI CARPINI vs RAOUL LE BOUCHER | RAOUL LE BOUCHER vs SIMON ANTONITSCH (12/28/1906; Vienna, Austria; 00:04:38) JOSEF STEINBACH vs BRUNO HACKENSCHMIDT (Vienna, Austria; September 17, 1911; 0:30) CHAMBERS ZIPPS vs LUKA KOPYEV (1912; Moscow, Russia; 00:01:25) GUSTAV FRISTENSKY vs JOSEF SMEJKAL (1913; Prague, Czechoslovakia; 00:08:12) JACK JOHNSON vs FRED MARCUSSEN (01/22/1914; Hamburg, Germany; 00:00:48) ATHOLL OAKLEY vs FRANCOIS BERTHOD (10/26/1931; London, England; 00:03:21) JACK PYE vs BEN SHERMAN (09/05/1932; London, England; 00:01:15) ANDERS LARSSON vs FRITZ SUNGDUIST (10/12/1932; France; 00:03:03) JIM LONDOS vs RAY STEELE (1932; Italy; 00:01:59) JIM LONDOS vs KOLA KWARIANI (10/22/1933; Athens, Greece; 00:04:39) CARVER DOONE vs IZZY VAN DUTZ (09/17/1934; London, England; 00:01:01) HENRI DIGLANE vs KOLA KWARIANI (09/24/1934; Paris, France; 00:02:13) CHARLES RIGOULOT vs ELMAR SONNTAG (12/12/1934; Paris, France; 00:01:49) BONNIE MUIR vs CHARLIE SANTEN (03/04/1935; Paris, France; 00:00:55) HENRI DIGLANE vs LEN HALL (03/04/1935; Paris, France; 00:01:13) HENRI DIGLANE vs ED DON GEORGE (03/08/1937; Paris, France; 00:01:35) JIM LONDOS vs GEORGE PENCHEFF (10/26/1937; London, England; 00:01:09) HENRI DIGLANE vs AL PEREIRA (11/01/1937; Paris, France; 00:01:35) JACK SHERRY vs KOLA KWARIANI (12/02/1937; Manchester, England; 00:01:57) CHICK KNIGHT vs BILLY WELLS-WRESTLER vs BOXER (12/16/1938; London, England; 00:00:24) KARL POJELLO vs CHARLES MANOOGIAN (11/29/1939; Genoa, Italy; 00:01:41) PRIMO CARNERA vs ERVIN SELZER (03/02/1942; Italy; 00:01:40) TEDDY BOYS vs GILBERT CESCA & RENE BEN CHEMOUL (1948; French Catch; 00:17:10) MIKE MARINO vs MARINO MATASSA (05/29/1953; London, England; 00:01:01) ALBERT FALAUX vs GUY ROBIN (1953; French Catch; 00:03:15)

SoCal Classics #9 (02:15:48) Matches from 1953 SANDOR SZABO vs GREAT BOLO & LOUIE MILLER (08/26/1953; NWA Los Angeles; 00:49:44) JOHN TOLOS & HANS SCHNABEL vs SANDOR SZABO & DR. LEE GRABLE (08/31/1953; NWA Los Angeles; 00:56:02) BARON MICHELE LEONE vs ALI PASHA (1953; NWA Los Angeles; 00:02:23) CARL DAVIS vs JESSE JAMES (1953; NWA Los Angeles; 00:27:39)

American Classics #26 (02:42:23) Matches from 1953-January 1954 BOBBY NELSON & BERT RUBY vs GREAT BALBO & SAM HALLOCK (1953; NWA Chicago; 00:26:05) BARON MICHELE LEONE vs ALI PASHA (1953; NWA Los Angeles; 00:02:23) CARL DAVIS vs JESSE JAMES (1953; NWA Los Angeles; 00:27:39) KILLER KOWALSKI vs YUKON ERIC (01/15/1954; NWA Chicago; 00:35:10) PAT O'CONNOR vs IVAN RASPUTIN (01/15/1954; NWA Chicago; 00:18:41) RAY GUNKEL vs HANS SCHMIDT (01/15/1954; NWA Chicago; 00:09:24) THE SHEIK & ART NEILSON vs BILLY GOELZ & LARRY CHENE (01/15/1954; NWA Chicago; 00:44:01)

American Classics #25 (03:01:10) Matches from August-December 1953 JOHN TOLOS & HANS SCHNABEL vs SANDOR SZABO & DR. LEE GRABLE (08/31/1953; NWA Los Angeles; 00:56:02) GREAT BOLO & LOUIE MILLER vs WILD RED BERRY & BUD CURTIS (08/31/1953; NWA Los Angeles; 00:56:52) BILL MELBY & BILLY DARNELL vs MIGHTY ATLAS & BOB ORTON SR. (09/25/1953; NWA Chicago; 00:26:26) LARRY CHENE vs ROCKY COLUMBO (09/25/1953; NWA Chicago; 00:27:08) YUKON ERIC vs HANS SCHMIDT (09/25/1953; NWA Chicago; 00:26:18) KILLER KOWALSKI vs GENE STANLEE (10/27/1953; Manhattan Booking Agency; MSG; New York, NY; 00:03:25) VERNE GAGNE vs KILLER KOWALSKI (11/26/1953; Manhattan Booking Agency; MSG; New York, NY; 00:02:51) LOU THESZ vs RIKIDOZAN (12/06/1953; JWA House Honolulu, HI; 00:09:16)

History of Pro Wrestling #14 (05:29:14) Matches from August 1953-March 1954 GREAT BOLO & LOUIE MILLER vs WILD RED BERRY & BUD CURTIS (08/31/1953; 00:56:52) BILL MELBY & BILLY DARNELL vs MIGHTY ATLAS & BOB ORTON SR. (09/25/1953; NWA Chicago; 00:26:26) I think this is the earliest match we have in color! LARRY CHENE vs ROCKY COLUMBO (09/25/1953; NWA Chicago; 00:27:08) YUKON ERIC vs HANS SCHMIDT (09/25/1953; NWA Chicago; 00:26:18) Pro Wrestling Musings has a good summary of the match and participants. KILLER KOWALSKI vs GENE STANLEE (10/27/1953; Manhattan Booking Agency; MSG; New York, NY; 00:03:25) VERNE GAGNE vs KILLER KOWALSKI (11/26/1953; Manhattan Booking Agency; MSG; New York, NY; 00:02:51) A great photo from this match on Reddit. LOU THESZ vs RIKIDOZAN (12/06/1953; Big Time Wrestling Honolulu, HI; 00:09:16) Our earliest clips of the legendary Rikidozan, and we see some amazing footage of him hanging out in Hawaii to accompany the match as part of his first wrestling excursion outside of Japan. Thesz busts out his great powerbomb, and what we get to see of the match is really fun. We’ll get to see these two against each other in full-length matches later. ALBERT FALAUX vs GUY ROBIN (1953; French Catch; 00:03:15) Brief clip but fun action. Falaux competed as an amateur wrestler in the 1948 Olympics. BOBBY NELSON & BERT RUBY vs GREAT BALBO & SAM HALLOCK (1953; NWA Chicago; 00:26:05) BARON MICHELE LEONE vs ALI PASHA (1953; NWA Los Angeles; 00:02:23) Leone is billed as the Pacific Coast Champion. CARL DAVIS vs JESSE JAMES (1953; NWA Los Angeles; 00:27:39) According to a Gorgeous George documentary, James’ parents took a teenage Gorgeous George in when he became orphaned. KILLER KOWALSKI vs YUKON ERIC (01/15/1954; NWA Chicago; 00:35:10) This was a little more than a year after the famous match between these two where Eric lost part of his ear. Slam Wrestling has a great bio of Yukon Eric. PAT O'CONNOR vs IVAN RASPUTIN (01/15/1954; NWA Chicago; 00:18:41) Most have found Pat O’Connor to truly be a revelation when going through old footage, and this isn’t anywhere close to his best work. RAY GUNKEL vs HANS SCHMIDT (01/15/1954; NWA Chicago; 00:09:24) THE SHEIK & ART NEILSON vs BILLY GOELZ & LARRY CHENE (01/15/1954; NWA Chicago; 00:44:01) The footage debut of Ed Farhat, a.k.a. THE SHEIK, billed here as “The Sheik of Araby”, in a long tag team match that doesn’t really resemble the style that made him such a massive heel in the years ahead. Still very cool to see him at this stage of his career. RIKIDOZAN & MASAHIKO KIMURA vs BEN SHARPE & MIKE SHARPE (02/21/1954; JWA Big Competition Series; 00:08:32) The oldest known footage of a match from Japan. Kimura was undefeated in judo for 15 years and became Rikidozan’s earliest tag team partner. This is not the same Mike Sharpe who had a JTTS run in 1980s WWF, but it is his father. The Sharpe brothers were a huge act in Japan. Ben was a former Olympian with the 1936 Canadian rowing team who served in the Royal Air Force during World War II, where he was stationed in England as a physical fitness instructor because he was too tall (at 6”5”) to fit into a cockpit. Televisions were not very common in Japanese households yet at this point, so legend has it that thousands of people gathered around the windowfronts of various stores to watch their matches against Rikidozan and Kimura. RIKIDOZAN & MASAHIKO KIMURA vs BEN SHARPE & MIKE SHARPE (02/27/1954; JWA Big Competition Series; 00:01:01) ANTONINO ROCCA vs KILLER KOWALSKI (03/05/1954; NWA Chicago; 00:27:55)

WON HOF Series: Wild Red Berry (02:32:48) Matches from 1941-1953 WILD RED BERRY vs YUKON JAKE (1941; 00:07:52) WILD RED BERRY vs ANGELO MARTINELLI (1949; 00:06:57) WILD RED BERRY & TONY MARELLI vs GEORGE BECKER & BOBBY BECKER (1952; NWA Los Angeles; 00:32:07) WILD RED BERRY vs FRED BLASSIE (05/18/1953; NWA Los Angeles; 00:36:32) WILD RED BERRY & JACK MCDONALD vs WILBUR SNYDER & FRED BLASSIE (05/25/1953; NWA Los Angeles; 00:38:42) WILD RED BERRY & BUD CURTIS vs JOHN TOLOS & KARL DAVIS (08/10/1953; NWA Los Angeles; 00:33:38)

SoCal Classics #8 (02:02:02) Matches from June-August 1953 WILBUR SNYDER vs JACK MCDONALD (06/20/1953; NWA Los Angeles; 00:34:12) BARON MICHELE LEONE vs RITO ROMERO (07/13/1953; NWA Los Angeles; 00:54:10) JOHN TOLOS & KARL DAVIS vs WILD RED BERRY & BUD CURTIS (08/10/1953; NWA Los Angeles; 00:33:38)

American Classics #24 (02:23:31) Matches from August 1953 SANDOR SZABO vs GREAT BOLO & LOUIE MILLER (08/26/1953; NWA Los Angeles; 00:49:44) BILLY DARNELL vs GREAT YAMATO (08/28/1953; NWA Chicago; 00:32:35) BOB ORTON SR. vs HANS SCHMIDT (08/28/1953; NWA Chicago; 00:23:15) LARRY CHENE vs BOBBY NELSON (08/28/1953; NWA Chicago; 00:27:57)

American Classics #23 (02:02:02) Matches from June-August 1953 WILBUR SNYDER vs JACK MCDONALD (06/20/1953; NWA Los Angeles; 00:34:12) BARON MICHELE LEONE vs RITO ROMERO (07/13/1953; NWA Los Angeles; 00:54:10) JOHN TOLOS & KARL DAVIS vs WILD RED BERRY & BUD CURTIS (08/10/1953; NWA Los Angeles; 00:33:38)

History of Pro Wrestling #13 (04:37:21) Matches from July-August 1953 BARON MICHELE LEONE vs RITO ROMERO (07/13/1953; NWA Los Angeles; 00:54:10) Baron was a major star in California during this time. His story is fascinating. JOHN TOLOS & KARL DAVIS vs WILD RED BERRY & BUD CURTIS (08/10/1953; NWA Los Angeles; 00:33:38) Davis was mostly Los Angeles-based and had a second career as an actor, appearing in Mighty Joe Young, Requiem For a Heavyweight and a wrestling-themed episode of Adventures of Superman, among other things. SANDOR SZABO vs GREAT BOLO & LOUIE MILLER (08/26/1953; NWA Los Angeles; 00:49:44) BILLY DARNELL vs GREAT YAMATO (08/28/1953; NWA Chicago; 00:32:35) Darnell is most known for his feud with Buddy Rogers, and his Tarzan-style look. BOB ORTON SR. vs HANS SCHMIDT (08/28/1953; NWA Chicago; 00:23:15) Excellent match! Both wrestlers look good, but Schmidt really looks great. For those unsure, yes, Bob Orton is the father of 70s and 80s star Bob Orton Jr., and the grandfather of current WWE star Randy Orton. LARRY CHENE vs BOBBY NELSON (08/28/1953; NWA Chicago; 00:27:57) Segunda Caida reviewed this match when it hit Chicago Film Archives. JOHN TOLOS & HANS SCHNABEL vs SANDOR SZABO & DR. LEE GRABLE (08/31/1953; NWA Los Angeles; 00:56:02)

WON HOF Series: Fred Blassie #1 (01:59:12) Matches from 1952-1953 FRED BLASSIE & BILL DANIELS vs WHISKERS SAVAGE & FARMER JONES (06/10/1952; Southwest Sports; Dallas Sportatorium; 00:05:03) FRED BLASSIE & WARREN BOCKWINKEL vs JOE PASANDAK & MR. MOTO (03/23/1953; NWA Los Angeles; 00:26:09) FRED BLASSIE vs BARON MICHELE LEONE (04/13/1953; NWA Los Angeles; 00:41:37) FRED BLASSIE vs WILD RED BERRY (05/18/1953; NWA Los Angeles; 00:36:32)

SoCal Classics #7 (02:26:10) Matches from May-June 1953 FRED BLASSIE vs WILD RED BERRY (05/18/1953; NWA Los Angeles; 00:36:32) WARREN BOCKWINKEL vs WILBUR SNYDER (05/18/1953; NWA Los Angeles; 00:32:19) WILBUR SNYDER & FRED BLASSIE vs WILD RED BERRY & JACK MCDONALD (05/25/1953; NWA Los Angeles; 00:38:42) WILBUR SNYDER vs MR. MOTO (06/08/1953; NWA Los Angeles; 00:38:37)

SoCal Classics #6 (02:12:18) Matches from March-April 1953 WARREN BOCKWINKEL & FRED BLASSIE vs JOE PASANDAK & MR. MOTO (03/23/1953; NWA Los Angeles; 00:26:09) FRED BLASSIE vs BARON MICHELE LEONE (04/13/1953; NWA Los Angeles; 00:41:37) BARON MICHELE LEONE vs JACK MCDONALD (04/20/1953; NWA Los Angeles; 00:27:26) WILBUR SNYDER & SANDOR SZABO vs JACK MCDONALD & DANNY SAVAGE (04/27/1953; NWA Los Angeles; 00:37:06)

American Classics #22 (02:19:28) Matches from May-June 1953 WARREN BOCKWINKEL vs WILBUR SNYDER (05/18/1953; NWA Los Angeles; 00:32:19) WILBUR SNYDER & FRED BLASSIE vs WILD RED BERRY & JACK MCDONALD (05/25/1953; NWA Los Angeles; 00:38:42) JACK ADKISSON vs ELLIS BASHARA (05/26/1953; Southwest Sports; Dallas Sportatorium; 00:03:32) WILBUR SNYDER vs MR. MOTO (06/08/1953; NWA Los Angeles; 00:38:37) HANS SCHMIDT vs YUKON ERIC (06/12/1953; NWA Chicago; 00:26:18)

American Classics #21 (01:59:50) Matches from April-May 1953 WILBUR SNYDER & SANDOR SZABO vs JACK MCDONALD & DANNY SAVAGE (04/27/1953; NWA Los Angeles; 00:37:06) COWBOY CARLSON vs VINCENT LOPEZ (05/08/1953; NWA Chicago; 00:18:48) HANS SCHMIDT vs KILLER KOWALSKI (05/08/1953; NWA Chicago; 00:27:24) FRED BLASSIE vs WILD RED BERRY (05/18/1953; NWA Los Angeles; 00:36:32)

History of Pro Wrestling #12 (03:58:27) Matches from May-June 1953 HANS SCHMIDT vs KILLER KOWALSKI (05/08/1953; NWA Chicago; 00:27:24) FRED BLASSIE vs WILD RED BERRY (05/18/1953; NWA Los Angeles; 00:36:32) WARREN BOCKWINKEL vs WILBUR SNYDER (05/18/1953; NWA Los Angeles; 00:32:19) WILBUR SNYDER & FRED BLASSIE vs WILD RED BERRY & JACK MCDONALD (05/25/1953; NWA Los Angeles; 00:38:42) JACK ADKISSON vs ELLIS BASHARA (05/26/1953; Southwest Sports; Dallas Sportatorium; 00:03:32) Jack Adkisson later made his name in wrestling as Fritz Von Erich. Interesting to see him wrestling in the Sportatorium 30 years before his sons set Dallas on fire. MIKE MARINO vs MARINO MATASSA (05/29/1953; London, England; 00:01:01) This match took place at Royal Albert Hall. Clips suggest that Marino is the heel here, and this thread has some amusing speculation about how the Italian media (the source of the footage) might have edited the film to look like that was the case when it wasn’t. WILBUR SNYDER vs MR. MOTO (06/08/1953; NWA Los Angeles; 00:38:37) HANS SCHMIDT vs YUKON ERIC (06/12/1953; NWA Chicago; 00:26:18) WILBUR SNYDER vs JACK MCDONALD (06/20/1953; NWA Los Angeles; 00:34:12) The information I have on this particular batch of matches is a little more bare than I prefer. I had more difficulty than usual finding many comments on this set of footage. If you have any more information, please don’t hesitate to share it.

SoCal Classics #5 (02:08:13) Matches from 1951-1953 BARON MICHELE LEONE vs BILLY VARGA (10/01/1951; NWA Los Angeles; 00:36:19) BARON MICHELE LEONE vs HANS SCHNABEL (12/11/1952; NWA Los Angeles; 00:23:55) LORD JAMES BLEARS vs BARON MICHELE LEONE (1952; NWA Los Angeles; 00:04:46) WILD RED BERRY & TONY MARELLI vs GEORGE BECKER & BOBBY BECKER (1952; NWA Los Angeles; 00:32:07) GORGEOUS GEORGE vs DR. LEE GRABLE (02/26/1953; NWA Los Angeles; 00:31:06)

SoCal Classics #4 (02:00:11) Matches from April-August 1951 DONN LEWIN vs GINO GARIBALDI (04/30/1951; NWA Los Angeles; 00:18:41) LEO GARIBALDI vs BILLY MCDANIEL (05/23/1951; NWA Los Angeles; 00:17:51) PAT MCGILL vs MONTE LADUE (07/09/1951; NWA Los Angeles; 00:11:46) ANDRE DRAPP vs ACE FREEMAN (07/26/1951; NWA Los Angeles; 00:19:31) HANS SCHNABEL vs VIC CHRISTY (08/13/1951; NWA Los Angeles; 00:20:23) EMIL DUSEK & ERNIE DUSEK vs GREAT TOGO & TONY MORELLI (08/20/1951; NWA Los Angeles; 00:31:49)

American Classics #20 (02:21:28) Matches from February-April 1953 GORGEOUS GEORGE vs DR. LEE GRABLE (02/26/1953; NWA Los Angeles; 00:31:06) WARREN BOCKWINKEL & FRED BLASSIE vs JOE PASANDAK & MR. MOTO (03/23/1953; NWA Los Angeles; 00:26:09) LOU THESZ vs ANTONINO ROCCA (03/24/1953; Manhattan Booking Agency; MSG; New York, NY; 00:10:49) BUDDY ROGERS vs JOHNNY VALENTINE (03/24/1953; Manhattan Booking Agency; MSG; New York, NY; 00:03:25) FRED BLASSIE vs BARON MICHELE LEONE (04/13/1953; NWA Los Angeles; 00:41:37) MILDRED BURKE vs MILLIE STAFFORD (04/20/1953; Manhattan Booking Agency; Washington, DC; 00:00:46) BARON MICHELE LEONE vs JACK MCDONALD (04/20/1953; NWA Los Angeles; 00:27:26)