Wrigley Field 1930 Wrigley Field 1934 Gilmore Field 1952 Memorial Coliseum 1971
California Title
Tournament 1946		 Americas Tag Title
Tournament 1970		 Beat the Champ TV
Title Tournament 1980		 Annual Battle Royals





Wrigley Field 1930


 1930 in Los Angeles, CA
Wrigley Field drawing 25,000 ($79,000)
  1. Gus Sonnenburg vs. Everett Marshall.
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Wrigley Field 1934


 October 10, 1934 in Los Angeles, CA
Wrigley Field drawing 23,565 ($40,922)
  1. Jack Ganson drew Pat O'Shocker (15:00).

  2. Matros Kirilenko pinned Abe Goldberg (6:24).

  3. Jagat Singh beat Dick Davisciurt (13:56) via submission.

  4. Sammy Stein beat Casey Columbo (13:00).

  5. Paul Boesch beat Frank Von Mohr (6:23).

  6. Joe Savoldi drew George Zaharias.

  7. New York World Champ Jim Londos beat Man Mountain Dean (22:34) in two straight falls.
    • Londos pinned Dean (21:12).
    • Dean was counted out (22:34).

  8. Ray Steele drew Joe Malcewicz (20:00).

  9. Nick Lutze beat Howard Cantonwine (12:43).
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California Title Tournament 1946


 January 9 - 23, 1946

Tony Martinez__       
               |Martinez______________                         
Frank Cutler___|                      |
                                      |
Joe Woods______                       |Martinez___________
               |Woods______           |                   |
Frank Hickey___|           |          |                   |
                           |Madray____|                   |
         Butch Madray______|                              |
                                                          |
Karl Davis_____                                           |
               |Davis______                               |
Joe Zomar______|           |                              |Martinez__
                           |Davis_____                    |          |
Hans Schnabel__            |          |                   |          |
               |Schnabel___|          |                   |          |
Brother Myron__|                      |Stewart__          |          |
                                      |         |         |          |
Bobby Stewart__                       |         |         |          |
               |Stewart_______________|         |         |          |
Myron Cox______|                                |Stewart__|          |
                                                |                    |
Frank Jares_____                                |                    |
                |Jares__________________________|                    |
Ralph Halvorson_|                                                    |Martinez__
                                                                     |
Pat Fraley______                                                     |
                |Fraley____                                          |
Abe Kashey______|          |                                         |
                           |Fraley______________                     |
Willie Davis____           |                    |                    |
                |Davis_____|                    |                    |
Alberto Corral__|                               |                    |
                                                |                    |
Reb Russell_____                                |                    |
                |Russell___                     |Russell_____________|
Stanley Pinto___|          |                    |
                           |Russell___          |
Mike Works______           |          |         |
                |Lolotai___|          |         |
Al Lolotai______|                     |         |
                                      |Russell__|
Tor Johnson_____                      |
                |Kulkovich_           |
Henry Kulkovich_|          |          |
                           |Kulkovich_|
Marvin Jones____           |
                |Jones_____|
Olaf Erikson____|
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Gilmore Field 1952


 May 21, 1952 in Los Angeles, CA
Gilmore Field drawing 25,256 ($103,277.75)
  1. Lee Grable beat Ray Piret.

  2. Sky Low Low pinned Cowboy Cassidy.

  3. Red Berry drew Billy Varga (15:00).

  4. NWA Tag Champs Mike & Ben Sharpe beat Sandor Szabo & Vic Christy (11:06) when Mike pinned Christy.

  5. NWA World Junior Heavyweight Champ Danny McShain drew Rito Romero.

  6. NWA World Champ Lou Thesz beat Los Angeles-based World Champ Baron Michelle Leone (42:10) in three falls to unify the titles.
    • Thesz pinned Leone (31:20).
    • Leone beat Thesz (37:50) via submission.
    • Thesz pinned Leone (42:10)
Note: This was the first ever $100,000 gate.

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Americas Tag Title Tournament 1970


 April 8, 1970 in Los Angeles, CA

Final: La Pantera Negra & Tony Rocco beat Kinji Shibuya & Karl Heisinger

Also in the tournament: Rocky Johnson & Woody Farmer, Don Carson & The Great Kojika, The Bavarian Boys,
Pepper Martin & Ray Ortega, Don Savage & El Negro, and The Oregon Lumberjack & The Skull.

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Memorial Coliseum Spectacular


 August 27, 1971 in Los Angeles, CA
Memorial Coliseum drawing 25,847 ($142,158.50)
Shown live on CCTV
  1. El Sicodelico beat Fidel Castillo via DQ.

  2. The Masked Medics beat Earl Maynard & Apollo.

  3. Gran Markus beat Suni War Cloud via submission.

  4. Frankie Lane pinned Paul DeMarco.

  5. US Champ (San Fransisco) Peter Maivia beat Dutch Savage via DQ.

  6. El Gran Lothario pinned Ripper Collins.

  7. Black Gordman & Goliath beat Kenji Shibuya & Mr. Saito to win the Americas Tag Title.

  8. World Women's Champ Fabulous Moolah beat Betty Niccoli.

  9. NWA Lightweight Champ El Solitario pinned Raul Mata.

  10. Freddie Blassie beat John Tolos in three falls.
    • Tolos pinned Blassie.
    • Blassie TKO Tolos.
    • Blassie TKO Tolos.
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Beat the Champ TV Title Tournament 1980


October 29, 1980 in Los Angeles, CA

Battleship Johnson_
                   |Johnson___
Chief Running Hill_|          |
                              |Johnson_______________
The Assassin_______           |                      |
                   |Assassin__|                      |
Mando Guerrero_____|                                 |
                                                     |
Al Madril__________                                  |
                   |Madril____                       |Johnson___
Ox Baker___________|          |                      |
                              |DDQ______             |
John Tolos_________           |         |            |
                   |Tolos_____|         |            |
Golden Boy_________|                    |Brannigan___|
                                        |
Tom Pritchard______                     |
                   |Brannigan___________|
Butcher Brannigan__|

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Los Angeles Battle Royals



May 23, 1969???
January 16, 1970Rocky Johnson
January 15, 1971The Professional
January 14, 1972Bruno Sammartino
January 12, 1973Victor Rivera
January 18, 1974Black Gordman
1975Andre the Giant
January 16, 1976Java Ruuk
May 21, 1976Roddy Piper
January 14, 1977Toru Tanaka
1978Hector Guerrero
1978Bob Backlund
June 8, 1979Victor Rivera
1979Leroy Brown
1980Andre the Giant
January 23, 19820Mando Guerrerot

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