Master List of All Pre-70s Footage

[legace]

Okay so basically I wanna attempt to put together a master list of all existing pre-1970 footage from various promotions, I wanna cover WWWF, CWC, EMLL, JWA and tons of other places like Fred Kohlers Chicago territory and the IWE, I've decided to place all updates here in this post so the listings are easier for everyone to locate, I'll still be posting the normal way too so whenever anything new is added to the list people will know.

 

CAPITOL WRESTLING CORPORATION (1953 - 1963).

1958

1) Johnny Valentine interview (Wrestling From Capital Arena - June 12th, 1958 - Wrestling's Greatest Matches: "The Golden Era").
2) Fabulous Kangaroos interview (Wrestling From Capital Arena - June 12th, 1958 - Wrestling's Greatest Villains: "The Golden Era").
3) Bobby Davis interview (Wrestling From Capital Arena - June 12th, 1958).
4) Arnold Skaaland interview (Wrestling From Capital Arena - June 12th, 1958).
5) Chief Big Heart & Chief Kit Fox interview (Wrestling From Capital Arena - June 12th, 1958).
6) Jerry Graham & Eddie Graham -vs- Luis Martinez & Buddy Rosen (Wrestling From Capital Arena - July 10th, 1958 - 2/3 Falls Match).

MISC

1) Ricki Starr -vs- Karl Von Hess (Wrestling From Capital Arena - Wrestling's Greatest Heroes: "The Golden Era").

2) Eddie Graham & Jerry Graham interview (Wrestling From Capital Arena - Wrestling's Greatest Villains: "The Golden Era").

World Wide Wrestling Federation (1963 - 1969).

1965

 

Heavyweight Wrestling (May 9th, 1965).

1) Bill Watts -vs- Tomas Marin.
2) Chief Big Heart -vs- Tony Newberry.
3) Argentina Apollo -vs- Bob Boyer.
4) Chief White Owl -vs- Steve Stanlee.

1966

Heavyweight Wrestling (January 6th, 1966).

1) Antonio Pugliese & Arnold Skaaland -vs- Angelo Savoldi & Tony Altimore (2/3 Falls Match).
2) The Beast -vs- Pete Sanchez.
3) Ronnie Etchison -vs- Smasher Sloan.

Heavyweight Wrestling (January 13th, 1966).

1) Curtis Iaukea -vs- Steve Stanlee.
2) Tomas Marin -vs- Hector Serrano (2/3 Falls Match).
3) Antonio Pugliese -vs- Tony Altomare.

4) Tony Altomare & Tarzan Tyler interview.

Heavyweight Wrestling (January 20th, 1966 - mislabelled December 2nd, 1965).

1) Tarzan Tyler -vs- Pedro Rodriguez.

2) Smasher Sloan -vs- Tomas Marin.

3) Angelo Savoldi -vs- Hector Sarrano.

4) Miguel Perez -vs- Tony Newberry.

ITV Wrestling (1955 - 1969).

1961

1) Len Wilding -vs- Jack Cunningham (ITV Wrestling - October 28th, 1961).

2) Ernie Riley -vs- Albert Wall (ITV Wrestling - November 25th, 1961).

1962

The All Star Afternoon (May 5th, 1962).

1) Billy Howes -vs- Jacques Lageott.
2) Jackie Pallo -vs- Mick McManus.

1964

1) Ricky Star -vs- Pedro LaChapelli (ITV Wrestling - February 5th, 1964 - The Final Bell).

1965

1) Jimmy Savile -vs- Jim Lewis (July 13th, 1965 - The Best Of ITV Wrestling).

NOTE: The above match didn't actually air on ITV, it was taped for a 1965 BBC documentary dedicated to Savile, I've included it here because it was featured as a DVD extra on The Best Of ITV Wrestling.

1967

1) Alan Miquet -vs- Tony Borg (ITV Wrestling - October 18th, 1967).

2) Honey Boy Zimba -vs- Don Steadman (ITV Wrestling - October 18th, 1967).

1969

1) Pancho Zapatta -vs- Jeff Kaye (ITV Wrestling - May 7th, 1969 - The Final Bell).

2) Julien Morice -vs- Johnny Williams (ITV Wrestling - September 24th, 1969).

MISC

4) Peter Szakacs -vs- Len Hurst (Late 1960s).

5) Tibor Szakacs -vs- Ivor Barratt (Late 1960s).

Japan Pro Wrestling Alliance (1954 - 1963).

1954

1) Rikidozan & Masahiko Kimura -vs- Ben Sharpe & Mike Sharpe (February 19th, 1954 - Rikidozan: A Look Back Part II/25th Anniversary Of Japanese Wrestling).

2) Rikidozan & Masahiko Kimura -vs- Ben Sharpe & Mike Sharpe (February 21st, 1954 - 2/3 Falls Match - Rikidozan: A Look Back Part I).
3) Rikidozan & Masahiko Kimura -vs- Ben Sharpe & Mike Sharpe (February 27th, 1954).
4) Rikidozan & Masahiko Kimura -vs- Ben Sharpe & Mike Sharpe (March 6th, 1954).

5) Rikidozan & Surugaumi -vs- Hans Schnabel & Lou Newman (August 6th, 1954 - Rikidozan: A Look Back Part I).
6) Rikidozan & Kokichi Endo -vs- Hans Schnabel & Lou Newman (August 8th, 1954).
7) Rikidozan, Kokichi Endo & Oki Shikina -vs- Hans Schnabel, Lou Newman & Bob Olsen (August 25th, 1954).
8) Rikidozan & Kokichi Endo -vs- Hans Schnabel & Lou Newman (September 10th, 1954).
9) Rikidozan & Kokichi Endo -vs- Hans Schnabel & Lou Newman (September 21st, 1954).

10) Rikidozan -vs- Masahiko Kimura (December 22nd, 1954 - 2/3 Falls Match - Rikidozan: A Look Back Part II/25th Anniversary Of Japanese Wrestling).

1955

1) Rikidozan -vs- Toshio Yamaguchi (January 28th, 1955 - mislabelled January 26th, 1955 - 2/3 Falls Match).

2) Rikidozan & Azumafuji -vs- Primo Carnera & Hardy Kruskamp (July 15th, 1955).

3) Azumafuji -vs- Jess Ortega (July 16th, 1955 - Rikidozan: A Look Back Part I).
4) Rikidōzan & Kokichi Endo -vs- Bob Orton & Bud Curtis (July 23rd, 1955 - Rikidozan: A Look Back Part I).
5) Rikidozan & Azumafuji -vs- Jess Ortega & Bud Curtis (July 28th, 1955).
6) Rikidozan -vs- Jess Ortega (September 7th, 1955).
7) Harold Sakata -vs- Kokichi Endo (November 9th, 1955).
8) King Kong Czaya -vs- Dara Singh (November 9th, 1955).
9) Rikidozan & Azumafuji -vs- Tiger Joginder & Syed Saif Shah (November 9th, 1955).
10) Rikidozan & Harold Sakata -vs- Dara Singh & Syed Saif Shah (November 14th, 1955).
11) Rikidozan & Harold Sakata -vs- King Kong Czaya & Tiger Jokinder Singh (November 15th, 1955 - 2/3 Falls Match).
12) Rikidozan -vs- Dara Singh (November 19th, 1955).
13) Rikidozan -vs- King Kong Czaya (November 22nd, 1955).

1957

1) Rikidozan -vs- Bobo Brazil (August 14th, 1957).
2) Rikidozan & Toyonbori -vs- Lord Layton & Bobo Brazil (August 15th, 1957 - 2/3 Falls Match - Rikidozan: A Look Back Part I).
3) Lou Thesz -vs- Rikidozan (October 7th, 1957).
4) Lou Thesz -vs- Rikidozan (October 13th, 1957 - 2/3 Falls Match - Rikidozan: A Look Back Part II/25th Anniversary Of Japanese Wrestling).

1959

1) Rikidozan -vs- Mr. Atomic (June 15th, 1959 - Rikidozan: A Look Back Part I & II).
2) Rikidozan -vs- Jess Ortega (June 15th, 1959 - Rikidozan: A Look Back Part I/25th Anniversary Of Japanese Wrestling/Rikidozan: A Look Back Part II).

1960

1) Rikidozan -vs- Leo Nomellini (May 13th, 1960 - 25th Anniversary Of Japanese Wrestling/Rikidozan: A Look Back Part I).

1961

1) Karl Krauser -vs- Michiaki Yoshimura (May 1st, 1961).
2) Rikidozan -vs- The Great Antonio (June 2nd, 1961 - Rikidozan: A Look Back Part II/25th Anniversary Of Japanese Wrestling).
3) Rikidozan -vs- Mr. X (July 21st, 1961).

1962

1) Rikidozan -vs- Fred Blassie (April 23rd, 1962 - Rikidozan: A Look Back Part I & II/25th Anniversary Of Japanese Wrestling).
2) Rikidozan -vs- Freddie Blassie (Aired on JPWA TV - July 25th, 1962 - Rikidozan: A Look Back Part II).
3) Rikidozan -vs- Art Mahalik (November 30th, 1962 - Rikidozan: A Look Back Part I).

1963

1) Michiaki Yoshimura -vs- Killer Kowalski (March 23rd, 1963).
2) Rikidozan, The Great Togo & Giant Baba -vs- Pat O'Connor, Killer X & Bob Ellis (March 23rd, 1963).
3) Kokichi Endo -vs- Sandor Szabo (March 24th, 1963).
4) Killer Kowalski -vs- Giant Baba (March 24th, 1963).
5) Rikidozan -vs- Haystack Calhoun (March 24th, 1963).
6) The Great Togo -vs- Sandor Szabo (March 27th, 1963).
7) Pat O'Connor -vs- Michiaki Yoshimura (March 27th, 1963).
8) Rikidozan, Toyonbori & Giant Baba -vs- Killer Kowalski, Killer X & Gino Marella (March 27th, 1963).
9) Toyonbori -vs- Gino Marella (March 28th, 1963).
10) Rikidozan & Giant Baba -vs- Killer Kowalski & Pat O'Connor (March 28th, 1963).
11) Killer X -vs- Kintaro Ohki (April 11th, 1963).
12) Haystack Calhoun -vs- Fred Atkins (April 12th, 1963).
13) Giant Baba -vs- Pat O'Connor (April 12th, 1963).
14) Gino Marella -vs- Bob Ellis (April 13th, 1963).
15) Mammoth Suzuki -vs- Fred Atkins (April 15th, 1963).
16) Michiaki Yoshimura -vs- Killer X (April 17th, 1963).
17) Rikidozan -vs- Haystack Calhoun (April 17th, 1963).
18) Gino Marella -vs- Giant Baba (April 23rd, 1963).
19) Rikidozan, The Great Togo & Michiaki Yoshimura -vs- Haystack Calhoun, Killer Kowalski & Killer X (April 23rd, 1963).
20) Rikidozan -vs- Pat O'Connor (April 24th, 1963).
21) Toyonbori -vs- Frank Townsend (May 5th, 1963).
22) The Great Togo & Michiaki Yoshimura -vs- Gino Marella & Killer Kowalski (May 5th, 1963).
23) Rikidozan & Toyonobori -vs- Killer Kowalski & Fred Atkins (May 6th, 1963).
24) Haystack Calhoun -vs- Frank Townsend (May 7th, 1963).
25) The Great Togo & Toyonobori -vs- Frank Townsend & Fred Atkins (May 17th, 1963).
26) Rikidozan -vs- Killer Kowalski (May 17th, 1963).
27) Rikidozan -vs- The Destroyer December 2nd, 1963).

Japanese Wrestling Association (1964 - 1969).

1964

1) The Destroyer, Bill Dromo & Kurt Von Stroheim -vs- Toyonobori, Giant Baba & Michiaki Yoshimura (December 1st, 1964).

1965

1) Toyonobori -vs- The Destroyer (February 26th, 1965).

1966

1) Giant Baba -vs- Fritz Von Erich (December 3rd, 1966).

1967

1) Giant Baba -vs- Bruno Sammartino (March 2nd, 1967).
2) Kintaro Ohki & Michiaki Yoshimura -vs- Buddy Austin & Hans Schmidt (March 7th, 1967).
3) Giant Baba -vs- Bruno Sammartino (March, 7th, 1967 - 2/3 Falls Match - 25th Anniversary Of Japanese Wrestling).
4) Giant Baba -vs- Gene Kiniski (August 14th, 1967).
5) Antonio Inoki & Michiaki Yoshimura -vs- Baron Scicluna & Victor Rivera (December 6th, 1967 - 2/3 Falls Match).
6) Giant Baba -vs- Crusher Lisowski (December 6th, 1967 - 2/3 Falls Match).

1968

1) Giant Baba -vs- Crusher Lisowski (January 3rd, 1968 - 25th Anniversary Of Japanese Wrestling).
2) Giant Baba -vs- Dick The Bruiser (February 28th, 1968 - 25th Anniversary Of Japanese Wrestling).
3) Bobo Brazil -vs- Giant Baba (June 25th, 1968).

4) Giant Baba -vs- Bobo Brazil (June 27th, 1968 - 25th Anniversary Of Japanese Wrestling).
5) Giant Baba -vs- Bruno Sammartino (August 7th, 1968 - 2/3 Falls Match).

1969

1) Giant Baba -vs- The Destroyer (March 5th, 1969 - 2/3 Falls Match).

2) Kintaro Ohki -vs- Tom Andrews (April 5th, 1969 - mislabelled April 6th, 1969).

3) Giant Baba & Kintaro Ohki -vs- Bobo Brazil & Chris Markoff (April 16th, 1969).
4) Antonio Inoki -vs- Chris Markoff (May 16th, 1969 - 25th Anniversary Of Japanese Wrestling).
5) Giant Baba & Antonio Inoki -vs- Crusher Lisowski & Dick The Bruiser (August 13th, 1969).
6) Antonio Inoki -vs- Dory Funk Jr (December 2nd, 1969 - 2/3 Falls Match).
7) Giant Baba -vs- Dory Funk Jr (December 3rd, 1969).
8) Giant Baba -vs- Fritz Von Erich (Aired on JWA TV - December 19th, 1969 - 2/3 Falls Match).

 

International Wrestling Enterprise (1966 - 1969).

1969

1) Sano Asatarou -vs- Tosuke Fujii (October 29th 1969 - IWE Box Set 1).

2) Takeshi Oiso -vs- Tetunosuke Daigo (October 29th, 1969 - IWE Box Set 1).

3) The Great Kusatsu, Thunder Sugiyama & Toyonbori -vs- Buddy Colt, Gorgeous George Jr & Gordon Nelson (October 29th, 1969 - IWE Box Set 1).

4) Sheik El Mansouri & Emir El Mansouri -vs- The Great Kusatsu & Thunder Sugiyama (December 5th, 1969 - IWE Commercial VHS 6/IWE Box Set 1).

5) Strong Kobayashi -vs- Bruno Erlington (December 5th, 1969 - IWE Box Set 1).

6) Toyonbori & Tadaharu Tanaka -vs- Gordon Nelson & Ian Campbell (December 5th, 1969 - 2/3 Falls Match - IWE Box Set 1).

 

[Ricky Jackson]

This spot is probably as good as any

[Loss]

This works, as long as you're just listing the matches without revealing sources.

[thebrainfollower]

Good idea. I wonder how much, if any, of that footage would have fallen into PD by now.

[peachchaos]

see below

[peachchaos]

There's a bunch of stuff out there from before 1920 as well. Nothing complete to my knowledge.

[legace]

To my knowledge, as of 2015:

 

01/30/20 New York Joe Stetcher vs Earl Caddock

 

06/06/30 Philadelphia Jim Londos vs Dick Shikat

06/09/32 Unknown Ed Strangler Lewis vs Dick Shikat

07/24/35 Unknown Vincent Lopez vs Man Mountain Dean

08/03/38 Los Angeles Bronco Nagurski vs Gus Sonnenberg

 

1941 Unknown Wild Red Berry vs Yukon Jake

03/20/47 Boston Mildred Burke vs Mae Weston

1948 France Teddy Boy & Gilbert Cesca vs Rene & Ben Chemoul

 

02/03/50 Unknown Jim Londos vs Primo Carnera

03/17/50 Chicago Lou Thesz vs Ruffy Silverstein

03/31/50 Chicago Lou Thesz vs Cyclone Anaya

04/14/50 Chicago Great Moto vs Ivan Rasputin

04/14/50 Chicago Fritz Schnabel vs Benito Gardini

04/14/50 Chicago Gorgeous George vs Frankie Talabar

04/21/50 Unknown Chief Don Eagle vs Walter Palmer

04/28/50 Chicago Gorgeous George vs Don Eagle

06/21/50 Chicago Verne Gagne vs Billy Goelz

09/09/50 Chicago Bob Geigel vs Buck Weaver

09/09/50 Chicago Bozo Brown vs Johnny Balbo

11/03/50 Chicago Mighty Atlas vs Great Moto

11/03/50 Chicago Gorgeous George vs Hans Schnabel

1950 Chicago Al Araujo vs Guy Robin

1950 Chicago Bruno Asquini & Gilbert LeDuc vs Les Blousons Noirs

1950 Unknown Danny McShane vs Gino Garibaldi

1950s Los Angeles Donn Lewin vs Leo Garibaldi

1950 Chicago Great Togo vs Malko

1950 Chicago Gorgeous George vs Cyclone Anaya

 

01/05/51 Chicago Buddy Rogers vs Cyclone Anaya

01/05/51 Chicago El Hombre Montana & Ramon Cernades vs Al Williams & Rudy Kay

01/05/51 Chicago Mighty Atlas vs Chief Lone Eagle

01/26/51 Chicago Lou Thesz vs Buddy Rogers

03/30/51 Chicago Hans & Fritz Schnabel vs El Hombre Montana & Ramon Cernades

03/30/51 Chicago Lou Thesz vs Walter Palmer

03/30/51 Chicago Killer Kowalski vs Pete Manganoff

04/09/51 Los Angeles Gorgeous George vs Jesse James

04/20/51 Chicago Gypsy Joe vs Leon Kirilenko

06/01/51 Chicago Bob Orton vs Dick The Bruiser

10/05/51 Chicago Lou Thesz vs Bronco Nagurski

11/19/51 Chicago Carl Meyer vs Alo Leilani

1951 Los Angeles Warren Bockwinkel & Fred Blassie vs Joe Pasandak & Mr. Moto

1951 Chicago Verne Gagne vs Red Bastien

 

01/25/52 Chicago Chest Bernard vs Tarzan White

04/04/52 Chicago Haile Selassie vs Fuzzy Cupid

04/04/52 Chicago Ivan Rasputin, Chest Bernard & Fritz Von Schacht vs Don Beitelman, Farmer Don Marlin & Pat O'Connor

04/04/52 Chicago Great Togo vs Johnny Balbo

05/16/52 Chicago Ivan Rasputin & Hans Schmidt vs Rudy Kay & Farmer Don Marlin

05/16/52 Chicago Pat O'Connor vs Mighty Atlas

05/16/52 Chicago Verne Gagne vs Great Togo

06/17/52 Texas Lou Thesz vs Bill Longson

06/27/52 Chicago Verne Gagne vs Hans Schmidt

10/31/52 Chicago Red Bastien vs Mighty Atlas

10/31/52 Chicago Verne Gagne vs Carl Meyer

10/31/52 Chicago Bob Orton vs Billy Hickson

10/31/52 Chicago Bob Orton & Hans Schmidt vs Jack Carter & Balk Estes

11/01/52 Unknown Kostas Davelis vs Sonny Myers

1952 France Albert Falaux vs Bob Elandon

1952 Los Angeles Baron Michele Leone vs Billy Varga

 

01/16/53 Chicago Lou Thesz vs Hans Schmidt

01/16/53 Chicago Pat O'Connor vs Bob Orton

02/??/53 Chicago Lou Thesz vs Mighty Atlas

05/08/53 Chicago Cowboy Carlson vs Vincent Lopez

05/08/53 Chicago Hans Schmidt vs Killer Kowalski

05/11/53 Chicago Warren Bockwinkel vs Wilbur Snyder

05/18/53 Unknown Fred Blassie vs Wild Red Berry

05/25/53 Los Angeles Wilbur Snyder & Fred Blassie vs Wild Red Berry & Jack McDonald

05/??/53 Los Angeles John Tolos & Karl Davis vs Wild Red Berry & Bud Curtis

06/12/53 Chicago Hans Schmidt vs Yukon Eric

06/20/53 Los Angeles Wilbur Snyder vs Jack McDonald

08/28/53 Chicago Billy Darnell vs Great Yamato

08/28/53 Chicago Bob Orton vs Hans Schmidt

09/25/53 Chicago Bill Melby & Billy Darnell vs Mighty Atlas & Bob Orton

12/06/53 JWA Lou Thesz vs Rikidozan

 

01/15/54 Chicago Killer Kowalski vs Yukon Eric

01/15/54 Chicago Pat O'Connor vs Ivan Rasputin

01/15/54 Chicago The Sheik & Art Neilson vs Billy Goelz & Larry Chene

03/05/54 Chicago Larry Chene vs Gordon Hessel

03/05/54 Chicago The Sheik Of Araby vs Harry Lewis

03/05/54 Chicago Antonio Rocca vs Killer Kowalski

04/09/54 Chicago Antonio Rocca vs Hans Schmidt

05/07/54 Chicago Bob Orton vs Harry Lewis

05/07/54 Chicago Frank Stojack vs Dutch Hefner

08/06/54 Chicago Benito Gardini vs Al Warshawksi

08/14/54 Los Angeles Lou Thesz vs Tom Rice

10/22/54 Chicago Don Leo Jonathan vs Tiger Jack Moore

10/22/54 Chicago Great Karpozilos vs Great Yamato

 

01/21/55 Chicago Billy Goelz vs Juan Hernandez

01/21/55 Chicago Verne Gagne vs Yukon Eric

02/26/55 Chicago Lou Thesz vs Don Leo Jonathan

04/15/55 Chicago Mighty Atlas vs Carl Engstrom

04/15/55 Chicago Verne Gagne vs Don Leo Jonathan

06/10/55 Chicago Billy Darnell vs Hans Hermann

06/10/55 Chicago Dick The Bruiser vs Ivan Rasputin

06/10/55 Chicago Great Yamato vs Len Rossi

06/10/55 Chicago Antonio Rocca & Roy McClarity vs Hans Schmidt & Don Leo Jonathan

08/26/55 Chicago Dick The Bruiser vs Chest Bernard

08/26/55 Chicago Rudy Kay vs Jack Bauer

10/28/55 Chicago Angelo Poffo vs Maurice Roberre

10/28/55 Chicago Rose Roman & Lorraine Johnson vs Shirley Strimple & Ramona TeSelle

 

01/27/56 Chicago Lou Thesz vs Hans Schmidt

01/27/56 Chicago Wilbur Snyder vs Mighty Atlas

01/27/56 Chicago Verne Gagne vs Dick The Bruiser

04/06/56 Chicago Tiny Roe vs Ivan The Terrible

04/06/56 Chicago Dick The Bruiser vs Bill Melby

06/01/56 Chicago Angelo Poffo & The Sheik vs Reggie & Stan Lisowski

06/01/56 Chicago Wilbur Snyder vs Hans Schmidt

09/14/56 Chicago Angelo Poffo vs Mighty Atlas

09/14/56 Chicago Verne Gagne, Wilbur Snyder & Argentino Rocca vs Dick The Bruiser & Lisowski Brothers

 

04/26/57 Chicago Bill Melby vs The Sheik Of Araby

04/26/57 Chicago Dick The Bruiser vs Wilbur Snyder

08/16/57 Chicago Lou Thesz vs Edouardo Carpentier

11/22/57 Buffalo Fritz Von Erich vs Whipper Willy Watson

 

05/02/58 Chicago Verne Gagne vs Edouard Carpentier

05/02/58 Chicago Jackie Nichols vs Billy Goelz

05/02/58 Chicago Legs Langevin vs Bobby Managoff

05/02/58 Chicago Ned Taylor vs Rafael Alvarez

05/02/58 Chicago Yulie Brynner vs Rose Roman

05/02/58 Chicago Pat O'Connor & Bob Kanowski vs Hans Schmidt & Angelo Poffo

1958 Unknown Pat McGill vs Mad Monty LeDux

 

01/30/59 Buffalo Doc & Mike Gallagher vs Dick Beyer & Bobby Brown

02/06/59 Buffalo Mike Gallagher vs Edouard Carpentier

07/17/59 Chicago Ricki Starr vs Hans Hermann

07/17/59 Chicago Tiny York vs Johnny Gilbert

07/17/59 Chicago Verne Gagne & Wilbur Snyder vs Dick The Bruiser & Karl Karlsson

1959 Gardiner Promotions (Australia) Angelo Savoldi vs Con Papalazarou

 

1950s Montreal Maurice Vachon vs Larry Moquin

1950s Chicago Lou Albano & Jack Owens vs Sweet Daddy Siki & Art Thomas

 

02/03/60 Los Angeles Edouard Carpentier vs Art Mahalik

03/29/60 Buffalo Fritz Von Erich vs Bobo Brazil

05/27/60 Chicago Buddy Rogers vs Chief Big Heart

10/26/60 WCW (Australia) Gorgeous George vs Andreas Lambrakis

1960 Chicago Mighty Atlas & Moose Cholak vs Fabulous Kangaroos

1960 Chicago Johnny Gilbert & Billy Goelz vs Strangler O'Dell & Jack Owens

1960 France Rene Lassartesse & Robert Duranton vs Andre Drapp & Bernard Vignal

1960 France Ischa Israel & Jean Corne vs Les Blousons Noirs

1960 France Rene Lassartesse & Robert Duranton vs Andre Drapp & Bernard Vignal

1960 Buffalo Verne Gagne vs Hans Schmidt

 

04/14/61 Chicago Bearcat Wright vs Moose Cholak

04/14/61 Chicago Buddy Rogers vs Haystacks Calhoun

04/14/61 Chicago Johnny Gilbert vs Jack Terry

04/14/61 Chicago Johnny Valentine vs The Crusher

04/14/61 Chicago Vittorio Apollo vs Miguel Torres

06/30/61 Chicago Antonio Rocca vs Karl Von Hess

06/30/61 Chicago Buddy Rogers vs Pat O'Connor

09/??/61 Chicago Mark Lewin & Don Curtis vs Santiago Acosta & Jose Betancourt

10/20/61 Chicago Johnny Gilbert vs Nikolai Volkoff

1961 Chicago Miguel Perez vs Hans Hermann

1961 Kansas City Bob Geigel vs Johnny Ramirez

1961 Los Angeles Sandor Szabo vs Roger Mackay

 

03/28/62 Los Angeles Rikidozan vs Fred Blassie

04/14/62 Los Angeles Lou Thesz vs Mr. Moto

07/25/62 WWA Rikidozan vs Fred Blassie

09/11/62 France Dan Aubriot vs Pierre Bernaert

1962 Unknown Buddy Rogers vs Hans Schmidt

1962 Chicago Johnny Gilbert & Billy Goelz vs Black Bart & Bob Kudelski

1962 Chicago Rudi Jacobs & Harry Wenzel vs Gary Hart & Count Walenski

1962 St. Louis Johnny Valentine vs Bill Frazier

1962 St. Louis Pat O'Connor vs Lorenzo Parente

 

01/26/63 WWWF Buddy Rogers, Johnny Barend & Magnificent Maurice vs Bobo Brazil, Dory Dixon & Sailor Art Thomas

01/??/63 Buffalo Bruno Sammartino vs Hans Schmidt

02/22/63 Chicago Buddy Rogers vs Killer Kowalski

04/05/63 Chicago Bobo Brazil vs Moose Cholak

04/10/63 Chicago Moose Cholak vs Larry Chene

05/10/63 Buffalo Lou Thesz vs Antonio Rocca

1963 Buffalo Lou Thesz vs Antonio Rocca

1963 AWA Verne Gagne vs Larry Hennig

 

02/14/64 Buffalo Shohei Baba vs Hans Schmidt

1964 France Bob Plantin & Dan Aubriot vs Les Blousons Noirs

1964 France Bernard Vignal vs Vladimir

 

03/12/65 France Ben Chemoil & Gilbert Cesca vs Anton Tejero & Inca Peruano

09/03/65 WWA The Assassins vs Prince Poulin & Rocky Montero

10/22/65 San Francisco Johnny Kace vs Jim Hady

 

04/14/67 Atlanta Lou Thesz vs Gene Kiniski

 

08/31/68 AWA Verne Gagne vs Dr. X

 

02/11/69 CWF Dory Funk Jr. vs Gene Kiniski

06/20/69 Houston Wrestling Johnny Valentine vs Bull Curry

1969 WCW (Australia) Killer Karl Kox & The Spoiler vs Mario Milano & Tony Pugliese

 

Excellent stuff! Okay what I'm gonna do is break down each set of available matches/segments into their various promotions so WWWF will have its own section, so will AWA and so on. Thanks for the list!

[Rah]

Outside of clips, how much lucha exists? None?

[rzombie1988]

Gotch/Hackensmidt 2 is out there somewhere. It was released on film. But no one has found it.

[Loss]

 

This works, as long as you're just listing the matches without revealing sources.

How do you mean? Do you mean I can't put say a commercial release next to a match to signify where it came from?

 

 

I mean, don't identify bootleggers.

[legace]

Outside of clips, how much lucha exists? None?

I haven't found anything complete as of yet, I'm gonna add what I HAVE found on here at some point. I'd guess the earliest COMPLETE Lucha that exists would be the matches that were taped in Mexico and then aired on NJPW World Pro Wrestling in the late 1970s.

[legace]

Gotch/Hackensmidt 2 is out there somewhere. It was released on film. But no one has found it.

When it turns up I'll add it to the list.

[Mad Dog]

Do any of Tor Johnson's matches still exist on film?

[paul sosnowski]

Corey lists this as being from Long Island City, NY

 

06/09/32 Unknown Ed Strangler Lewis vs Dick Shikat

 

----Actually, Steve Yohe also has it being there

 

Lewis was brought into New York City in June and, right away, was booked into a contenders match with Dick Shikat on June 9, 1932 in Long Island City's (Queens) new Madison Square Garden Bowl. The winner would get a title match with Londos.

[thebrainfollower]

Does anyone know the story of HOW those WWWF 4 shows happened to survive?

[peachchaos]

Corey lists this as being from Long Island City, NY

 

06/09/32 Unknown Ed Strangler Lewis vs Dick Shikat

 

----Actually, Steve Yohe also has it being there

 

Lewis was brought into New York City in June and, right away, was booked into a contenders match with Dick Shikat on June 9, 1932 in Long Island City's (Queens) new Madison Square Garden Bowl. The winner would get a title match with Londos.

 

Just quoting this so it doesn't get lost on the bottom of the page.

 

Trust in Yohe, always.

[legace]

Do any of Tor Johnson's matches still exist on film?

I personally haven't come across any as yet but if I do it'll be posted here.

[legace]

Corey lists this as being from Long Island City, NY

 

06/09/32 Unknown Ed Strangler Lewis vs Dick Shikat

 

----Actually, Steve Yohe also has it being there

 

Lewis was brought into New York City in June and, right away, was booked into a contenders match with Dick Shikat on June 9, 1932 in Long Island City's (Queens) new Madison Square Garden Bowl. The winner would get a title match with Londos.

Yeah this match was already listed above but it's always nice to read extra info on stuff so thanks.

[legace]

Does anyone know the story of HOW those WWWF 4 shows happened to survive?

I think the guy who obtained them did so direct from the TV channel they aired on rather than from WWWF themselves.

[iamthedoctor]

Okay I'm gonna begin here with the WWWF, there's not an awful lot floating around out there right now so this is a fairly short list, I will be adding stuff to the list if and when any more becomes available. I'll also be adding stuff from the other promotions that I've come across as I go along too, I'm still working on the Capitol Wrestling Corporation list so for now here's the list of all existing WWWF pre-1970 footage which I believe is is complete -

 

I noticed that list was missing WWWF TV December 2, 1965. I know there was a Bobby Davis stuff from the 50s but those early 60s WWWF I believe there was 4 episodes.

 

Here are what exists from ITV Wrestling and World Of Sport pre-1970 -

 

 

Regarding pre 1970s from ITV I think there is alot more 60s matches out there as I remember years ago Sky Sports was airing some old WOS matches that were black and white footage. No idea what aired as I only caught the odd one or two when I came from the city early on a weekday so haven't a clue what they aired.

[legace]

 

Okay I'm gonna begin here with the WWWF, there's not an awful lot floating around out there right now so this is a fairly short list, I will be adding stuff to the list if and when any more becomes available. I'll also be adding stuff from the other promotions that I've come across as I go along too, I'm still working on the Capitol Wrestling Corporation list so for now here's the list of all existing WWWF pre-1970 footage which I believe is is complete -

 

I noticed that list was missing WWWF TV December 2, 1965. I know there was a Bobby Davis stuff from the 50s but those early 60s WWWF I believe there was 4 episodes.

 

Here are what exists from ITV Wrestling and World Of Sport pre-1970 -

 

 

Regarding pre 1970s from ITV I think there is alot more 60s matches out there as I remember years ago Sky Sports was airing some old WOS matches that were black and white footage. No idea what aired as I only caught the odd one or two when I came from the city early on a weekday so haven't a clue what they aired.

 

Yeah the episode that is listed by some as December 2nd, 1965 is mislabelled, the actual date is January 20th, 1966, I'll add that info to the list.

 

As for the World Of Sport stuff, the only thing I can think of that you MIGHT be talking about is this:

 

"Sky Sports Classics

 

This series of 8 shows aired on Sky Sports 3 in the summer of 1998. Hosted by Jeff Stelling, it combined archive matches with contemporary interviews with former TV stars".

 

The above was taken from British Wrestling expert John Lister's itvwrestling.co.uk site, I recently asked him if he remembers any pre-1970 stuff airing on Sky Sports Classics and he said this: "I don't think the Sky Sports Classics or Waddell's Wrestling Show had any vintage stuff -- I believe it was taken from the same set of 70s/80s tapes used to produce the two DVDs".

[Mad Dog]

 

Do any of Tor Johnson's matches still exist on film?

I personally haven't come across any as yet but if I do it'll be posted here.

 

 

That's a shame. I've been trying to find some of him and have had zero luck.

[legace]

 

 

Do any of Tor Johnson's matches still exist on film?

I personally haven't come across any as yet but if I do it'll be posted here.

 

 

That's a shame. I've been trying to find some of him and have had zero luck.

 

I guess the best people to ask would be Steve Yohe or one of those lads. Which promotions did Johnson most famously work for?

[Mad Dog]

See, that's what I'm unsure of. I know he wrestled as the Swedish Angel. And the only substantial thing I have on him is he held the MWA World Title in 1943 in a quick flip with Orville Brown. But I really just know he was a wrestler who did a lot of Ed Wood's movies.

[ragemaster]

Has the 1962 Mick McManus vs Jackie Pallo been released/shown in its entirety?

Only clips were ever shown on the BBC documentary time shift?