Promoters:
ED McLEMORE (Dallas)
R.G. McELYEA [possibly in Jan-Feb], KEN MOORE [Mar-Dec] (Fort Worth)
Have corrections or additions? Please send to: wccwmemories (at) gmail (dot) com
1/7/58 Dallas
TOURNAMENT FOR VACANT TEXAS TAG TEAM TITLES
Casey & Danny McShain beat Jesus Cardenas & Enrique Romero in tournament final to win titles (ruled vacant again after tournament by commissioner Bill Hughes; no other results or pairings available)
Other teams participating: Oni Wiki Wiki & Rod Rodriguez; Jerry Gordet & Dick Raines; Stu Gibson & Johnny Valentine; Rocky Columbo & Billy Edwards; Hans Rommell & Maurice Vachon; Bill Melby & Jack Pesek; Tito Carreon & Juan Diego; Pierre DeGlane & Otto Kuss
1/14/58 Dallas
Casey & Danny McShain beat Jesus Cardenas & Enrique Romero to win vacant Texas Tag Team titles
Johnny Valentine DDQ Bill Melby
Pierre DeGlane drew Billy Edwards
Stu Gibson beat Rod Rodriguez
Jerry Gordet beat Dick Raines
1/21/58 Dallas
Johnny Valentine beat Bill Melby to win Texas Heavyweight title
Texas Junior Heavyweight champion Danny McShain beat Larry Chene
Texas Brass Knuckles champion Stu Gibson beat Jesus Cardenas
Pierre DeGlane beat Oni Wiki Wiki
Casey McShain drew Enrique Romero
1/28/58 Dallas
Benefit card for the March of Dimes.
Texas Heavyweight champion Johnny Valentine NCO Danny McShain
Jack Pesek beat Oni Wiki Wiki
Bill Melby beat Stu Gibson
Casey McShain beat Jesus Cardenas
Dick Raines beat Pierre DeGlane
Jerry Gordet beat Billy Edwards
2/4/58 Dallas
Johnny Valentine & Jesse Cardenas beat Casey & Danny McShain, both teams in street clothes, must strip opponents down to tights and shoes to win
Bill Melby beat Bull Curry DQ
Jerry Gordet drew Jack Pesek
Pierre DeGlane beat Rocky Columbo
Willie Love beat Emerson Crozier, "Negro match"
2/11/58 Dallas
Texas Heavyweight champion Johnny Valentine beat Gorgeous George
Bull Curry beat Bill Melby
Danny McShain beat Ox Anderson
Billy Edwards beat Jack Pesek
Jesus Cardenas drew Jerry Gordet
2/18/58 Dallas
Texas Heavyweight champion Johnny Valentine drew Danny McShain
Ox Anderson drew Billy Edwards
Jerry Gordet beat Jack Terry
Bull Curry beat Tito Carreon
Bill Melby beat Benny Matta (sub for Enrique Romero)
2/25/58 Dallas
Texas Heavyweight champion Johnny Valentine vs Danny McShain (scheduled, but does not take place due to attack on McShain by Bull Curry)
Bull Curry (ordered by officials to sub for injured McShain) beat Johnny Valentine UTC, non-title
Bull Curry beat Jerry Gordet
Tito Carreon beat Billy Edwards
Ricky Romero drew Alberto Torres
Enrique Torres beat Ox Anderson
3/4/58 Dallas
Texas Heavyweight champion Johnny Valentine beat Bull Curry, anything goes
Danny McShain drew Enrique Torres
Alberto Torres beat Lou Plummer
Enrique Romero beat Pierre DeGlane
Sam Steamboat beat Billy Edwards
3/11/58 Dallas
Texas Brass Knuckles champion Bull Curry beat Danny McShain COR
Alberto & Enrique Torres drew Johnny Valentine & Jan Madrid
Sam Steamboat beat Jack Terry
Ramon Zavalza (sub for Billy Edwards) beat Jerry Gordet
Enrique Romero beat Ox Anderson
3/18/58 Dallas
Johnny Valentine beat Bull Curry and Danny McShain, three-way elimination match in fenced ring
Enrique Torres beat Jan Madrid
Lulu Mae Provo beat Babs Wingo, "Negro women's match"
Alberto Torres beat Tito Carreon
Enrique Romero drew Sam Steamboat
3/25/58 Dallas
Texas Heavyweight champion Johnny Valentine drew Enrique Torres
El Medico beat Danny McShain UTC
Bull Curry beat Jesse Cardenas
Sam Steamboat drew Alberto Torres
Ethel Johnson & Lulu Mae Provo beat Betty White & Babs Wingo, "Negro women's match"
4/1/58 Dallas
This card included Jack Adkisson's first match as Fritz Von Erich in Dallas.
TOURNAMENT FOR INTERNATIONAL TITLE MATCH
Bull Curry beat El Medico, referee's decision
Bull Curry beat Sam Steamboat
Sam Steamboat beat Tito Carreon
Sam Steamboat beat Fritz Von Erich DQ
Johnny Valentine beat Chief Ava
Johnny Valentine beat Enrique Torres
Johnny Valentine beat Bull Curry in finals to win tournament
4/8/58 Dallas
International Heavyweight champion Lou Thesz beat Johnny Valentine
El Medico beat Bull Curry
Fritz Von Erich beat Larry Chene
Enrique Torres beat Omaya Kato DQ
Sam Steamboat beat Stu Gibson
Rip Rogers beat Chief Ava
4/15/58 Dallas
Texas Heavyweight champion El Medico beat Johnny Valentine COR
Texas Tag Team champions Alberto & Enrique Torres beat Stu Gibson & Rip Rogers
Fritz Von Erich beat Bull Curry UTC to win Texas Brass Knuckles title
Omaya Kato beat Larry Chene via blood stoppage to win Texas Junior Heavyweight title
Texas Negro champion Tiger Conway beat Willie Love
4/22/58 Dallas
Texas Heavyweight champion El Medico beat Fritz Von Erich DQ
Texas Junior Heavyweight champion Omaya Kato beat Larry Chene
Johnny Valentine & Rip Rogers beat Alberto & Enrique Torres to win Texas Tag Team titles
Masked Lady beat Tonia LaTapatia
Stu Gibson beat Johnny Swenski
4/29/58 Dallas
International Heavyweight champion Lou Thesz drew Pepper Gomez
Texas Tag Team champions Johnny Valentine & Rip Rogers beat Fritz Von Erich & Omaya Kato DQ
Irma Gonzales beat Masked Lady
Larry Chene drew El Medico
Zorro beat Stu Gibson
5/6/58 Dallas
Texas Heavyweight champion Pepper Gomez beat Omaya Kato
Irma Gonzales & Tonia LaTapatia beat Masked Lady & Chabella Romero
Johnny Valentine DDQ Zorro
Larry Chene drew Rip Rogers
Rod Rodriguez beat Jungle Man, referee's decision
5/13/58 Dallas
Pepper Gomez & Zorro beat Texas Tag Team champions Johnny Valentine & Rip Rogers DQ
Paul Boesch NCO Omaya Kato, judo jacket match
Mad Man Martin beat Bill Wright
Pierre LaSalle beat Juan Sebastian
Ali Bey drew Larry Chene
5/20/58 Dallas
TOURNAMENT FOR WORLD TITLE MATCH
Pepper Gomez & Omaya Kato, finalists in twelve-man battle royal (elimination order determines pairings for first round)
First Round:
Omaya Kato beat Pepper Gomez COR
Zorro beat Juan Sebastian
Rip Rogers beat Tito Carreon
Johnny Valentine beat Pierre LaSalle, referee's decision
Larry Chene beat Mad Man Martin
Ali Bey beat Paul DeGalles
Second Round:
Johnny Valentine (draws semifinal bye) beat Ali Bey
Rip Rogers beat Larry Chene
Zorro beat Omaya Kato DQ
Semifinal:
Zorro beat Rip Rogers
Final:
Zorro beat Johnny Valentine to win tournament
5/27/58 Dallas
NWA World Heavyweight champion Dick Hutton beat Zorro
Pepper Gomez beat Johnny Valentine DQ
Omaya Kato beat Larry Chene
Ali Bey beat Stu Gibson
El Medico beat Rip Rogers
Pierre LaSalle drew Mad Man Martin
6/3/58 Dallas
Pepper Gomez & Rito Romero beat Omaya Kato & Duke Keomuka
Pierre LaSalle beat Gene Darval, referee's decision
Zorro beat Johnny Valentine
El Medico drew Mad Man Martin
Jack Curtis Jr. beat John Tolos DQ
6/10/58 Dallas
Duke Keomuka beat Zorro (unmasked as Hans Schneider per match stipulation)
Pepper Gomez drew John Tolos
El Medico beat Mad Man Martin DQ
Pierre LaSalle beat Tony Morelli
Gene Darvel beat Paul DeGalles
Irma Gonzales beat Chabella Romero
6/17/58 Dallas
Duke Keomuka beat Bull Curry DQ
Mad Man Martin beat Pierre LaSalle
Edmund Francis beat Leo Wallick
John Tolos beat Kangaroo Kennedy
Dick Steinborn beat Gene Darval
Jack Curtis drew Tony Morelli
6/24/58 Dallas
Duke Keomuka & John Tolos (sub for Omaya Kato) beat Larry Chene & Pepper Gomez to win Texas Tag Team titles
Paul Boesch (sub for John Tolos, moved into main event) beat Gene Darval
Dick Steinborn beat Mad Man Martin DQ
Edmund Francis beat Tony Morelli
Pierre LaSalle drew Leo Wallick
7/1/58 Dallas
Duke Keomuka beat Bull Curry, loser takes bath at ringside
Dick Steinborn drew John Tolos
Mad Man Martin beat Paul Boesch (sub for Edmund Francis)
Larry Chene beat Paul DeGalles
Joe Pizzatola drew Leo Wallick
7/8/58 Dallas
Texas Tag Team champions Duke Keomuka & John Tolos DDQ Bull Curry & Mad Man Martin
El Medico beat George Drake
Larry Chene drew Dick Steinborn
Dick Raines beat Leo Wallick
Paul DeGalles beat Joe Ramiro
7/15/58 Dallas
Bull Curry & Mad Man Martin beat Duke Keomuka & Paul DeGalles (sub for John Tolos, injured in auto accident)
Bull Curry beat Paul DeGalles
Duke Keomuka beat Mad Man Martin DQ
Dick Steinborn beat Marvin Jones
Princess Tonah Tomah beat Betty Hawkins
Benny Matta beat Jack Curtis
Larry Chene drew El Medico
7/22/58 Dallas
Duke Keomuka drew Dick Steinborn
John Tolos beat Bull Curry UTC
Princess Tonah Tomah beat Peggy King
El Medico beat Mad Man Martin DQ
Larry Chene drew George Drake
Cowboy Bob Ellis drew Benny Matta
7/29/58 Dallas
Rito Romero beat Mad Man Martin
Black Hawk beat Al Denny
Pepper Gomez beat George Drake
Cowboy Bob Ellis & Dick Steinborn drew Duke Keomuka & John Tolos
Nick Londos beat Jack Curtis Jr.
8/5/58 Dallas
Duke Keomuka beat Rito Romero COR
Wild Bill Longson beat Fritz Von Erich to win Texas Brass Knuckles title
Black Hawk beat John Tolos DQ
Cowboy Bob Ellis beat Mad Man Martin
Ike Eakins beat Ali Bey
NIck Londos drew Raul Reyes
8/12/58 Dallas
Duke Keomuka DCOR Wild Bill Longson
El Medico, Pepper Gomez & Rito Romero beat Ike Eakins, Mad Man Martin & John Tolos
Rito Romero beat Ike Eakins DQ
Pepper Gomez beat Mad Man Martin
El Medico drew John Tolos
Cowboy Bob Ellis beat Larry Chene
Black Hawk beat Bob Corby
8/19/58 Dallas
Wild Bill Longson beat Pepper Gomez
Rito Romero beat Duke Keomuka
John Tolos beat Ali Bey
Cowboy Bob Ellis beat Bob Corby
El Medico beat Stu Gibson
Black Hawk drew Ike Eakins
8/26/58 Dallas
TOURNAMENT FOR NWA WORLD TITLE MATCH
Rito Romero beat Duke Keomuka DQ
Rito Romero beat John Tolos
Duke Keomuka beat Pepper Gomez, overtime
Wild Bill Longson beat Cowboy Bob Ellis
Wild Bill Longson beat Rito Romero in finals to win tournament
Also:
Mad Man Martin beat Marvin Jones, blood stoppage
El Medico drew Ike Eakins
Black Hawk beat Stu Gibson
9/2/58 Dallas
NWA World Heavyweight champion Dick Hutton beat Wild Bill Longson
Dick Steinborn beat Mad Man Martin
Pepper Gomez & Rito Romero beat Duke Keomuka & John Tolos
Black Hawk drew Larry Chene
Ike Eakins beat Ali Bey
9/9/58 Dallas
Duke Keomuka beat Rito Romero DQ
Dick Steinborn & Marvin Jones beat Mad Man Martin, gauntlet match
Johnny Valentine beat Cowboy Bob Ellis
El Medico (sub for Pepper Gomez) beat Bad Boy Hines
Luis Martinez beat Ali Bey
9/16/58 Dallas
Duke Keomuka & Tokyo Joe beat Pepper Gomez & Rito Romero
Dick Steinborn beat Johnny Valentine DQ
Danny McShain beat Stan Hoza
Jose Castillo beat Bad Boy Hines
El Medico beat Ali Bey
9/23/58 Dallas
World Tag Team champions El Medico & Pepper Gomez beat Duke Keomuka & Tokyo Joe, reversed decision
Paul Boesch beat Johnny Valentine DQ
Dick Raines beat Chico Bonales
Danny McShain drew Rito Romero
Danny McShain (sub for Dick Steinborn) beat Jose Castillo
9/30/58 Dallas
Tokyo Joe beat Duke Keomuka
Penny Banner beat Kay Noble
Rito Romero drew Dick Steinborn
Danny McShain beat Jesse Cardenas DQ
El Medico beat Gino Spindola
10/7/58 Dallas
World Tag Team champions El Medico & Pepper Gomez beat Duke Keomuka & Tosh Togo DQ
Rito Romero beat Johnny Valentine, forfeit
Jesse Cardenas beat Sugi Sito
Danny McShain beat Gino Spindola
Laura Martinez beat Penny Banner
10/14/58 Dallas
Johnny Valentine beat Pepper Gomez, must handcuff opponent to win
Rito Romero beat Rip Hawk
Duke Keomuka beat Tokyo Joe
Tosh Togo beat Danny McShain DQ
El Medico beat Sugi Sito
Jesse Cardenas beat Luis Martinez
10/21/58 Dallas
Johnny Valentine beat Pepper Gomez & Danny McShain in handicap match, blood stoppage
Duke Keomuka & Tosh Togo drew Rito Romero & Dick Steinborn
Jesse Cardenas beat Marvin Jones (sub for Wild Red Berry)
Swede Karlssen beat Jerry Woods
Tokyo Joe beat Gino Spindola
10/28/58 Dallas
Lou Thesz beat Johnny Valentine, reversed decision
Wild Red Berry beat Dick Steinborn
Danny McShain drew Rito Romero
Sputnik Monroe beat Tokyo Joe
Pepper Gomez beat Gypsy Joe
Jesse Cardenas beat Swede Karlssen
11/4/58 Dallas
Jesse Cardenas beat Johnny Valentine
World Tag Team champions Fabulous Kangaroos (Al Costello & Roy Heffernan) drew Fred & Pat Fraley
Swede Karlssen beat Rito Romero DQ
Gypsy Joe drew Luis Martinez
11/11/58 Dallas
Jesse Cardenas beat Tosh Togo
Fabulous Kangaroos DDQ Fred & Pat Fraley
Dick Raines beat Sputnik Monroe
Gypsy Joe beat Rito Romero DQ
Duke Keomuka beat Luis Martinez
11/18/58 Dallas
Texas Heavyweight champion Pepper Gomez beat Jesse Cardenas (per stipulation, Cardenas must wrestle bear at next Dallas show)
Fred & Pat Fraley beat Wild Red Berry & Gypsy Joe
Duke Keomuka beat Luis Martinez
Al Costello drew Rito Romero
Roy Heffernan beat Sugi Sito
11/25/58 Dallas
World Tag Team champions Fabulous Kangaroos beat Fred & Pat Fraley
Brownie the Wrestling Bear beat Jesse Cardenas
Doris Palmer beat Peggy Allen
Duke Keomuka beat Gypsy Joe
Pepper Gomez beat Rube Wright
12/2/58 Dallas
Rito Romero beat Marvin Jones
World Tag Team champions Fabulous Kangaroos beat Jesse Cardenas & John Tolos
Duke Keomuka beat Swede Karlssen
Judy Grable beat Silvia Torres
No result available:
Pat Fraley vs Danny McShain
12/9/58 Dallas
World Tag Team champions Fabulous Kangaroos drew Luther Lindsey & Rito Romero
John Tolos beat Jesse Cardenas
Wild Red Berry beat Duke Keomuka DQ
Danny McShain beat Luis Martinez
Dick Raines beat Sugi Sito
12/16/58 Dallas
Luther Lindsey beat Texas Heavyweight champion Danny McShain DQ
Lou Thesz drew John Tolos
World Tag Team champions Fabulous Kangaroos drew Wild Red Berry & Dick Raines
Duke Keomuka beat Lou Plummer
Sugi Sito beat Babe Juarez
12/23/58 Dallas
Pepper Gomez & Ray Piret (sub for Amazing Zuma) beat Fabulous Kangaroos
Danny McShain beat Wild Red Berry
Duke Keomuka & Tosh Togo beat Fred & Pat Fraley
Gypsy Joe beat Sugi Sito
Tex Brady beat Emerson Crozier, "Negro match"
12/30/58 Dallas
World Tag Team champions Fabulous Kangaroos beat Pepper Gomez & Ray Piret
Fred Fraley drew Danny McShain
Benny Matta drew Sugi Sito
Duke Keomuka beat Rod Rodriguez
Tosh Togo beat Gypsy Joe
ED McLEMORE (Dallas)
R.G. McELYEA [possibly in Jan-Feb], KEN MOORE [Mar-Dec] (Fort Worth)
Have corrections or additions? Please send to: wccwmemories (at) gmail (dot) com
1/7/58 Dallas
TOURNAMENT FOR VACANT TEXAS TAG TEAM TITLES
Casey & Danny McShain beat Jesus Cardenas & Enrique Romero in tournament final to win titles (ruled vacant again after tournament by commissioner Bill Hughes; no other results or pairings available)
Other teams participating: Oni Wiki Wiki & Rod Rodriguez; Jerry Gordet & Dick Raines; Stu Gibson & Johnny Valentine; Rocky Columbo & Billy Edwards; Hans Rommell & Maurice Vachon; Bill Melby & Jack Pesek; Tito Carreon & Juan Diego; Pierre DeGlane & Otto Kuss
1/14/58 Dallas
Casey & Danny McShain beat Jesus Cardenas & Enrique Romero to win vacant Texas Tag Team titles
Johnny Valentine DDQ Bill Melby
Pierre DeGlane drew Billy Edwards
Stu Gibson beat Rod Rodriguez
Jerry Gordet beat Dick Raines
1/21/58 Dallas
Johnny Valentine beat Bill Melby to win Texas Heavyweight title
Texas Junior Heavyweight champion Danny McShain beat Larry Chene
Texas Brass Knuckles champion Stu Gibson beat Jesus Cardenas
Pierre DeGlane beat Oni Wiki Wiki
Casey McShain drew Enrique Romero
1/28/58 Dallas
Benefit card for the March of Dimes.
Texas Heavyweight champion Johnny Valentine NCO Danny McShain
Jack Pesek beat Oni Wiki Wiki
Bill Melby beat Stu Gibson
Casey McShain beat Jesus Cardenas
Dick Raines beat Pierre DeGlane
Jerry Gordet beat Billy Edwards
2/4/58 Dallas
Johnny Valentine & Jesse Cardenas beat Casey & Danny McShain, both teams in street clothes, must strip opponents down to tights and shoes to win
Bill Melby beat Bull Curry DQ
Jerry Gordet drew Jack Pesek
Pierre DeGlane beat Rocky Columbo
Willie Love beat Emerson Crozier, "Negro match"
2/11/58 Dallas
Texas Heavyweight champion Johnny Valentine beat Gorgeous George
Bull Curry beat Bill Melby
Danny McShain beat Ox Anderson
Billy Edwards beat Jack Pesek
Jesus Cardenas drew Jerry Gordet
2/18/58 Dallas
Texas Heavyweight champion Johnny Valentine drew Danny McShain
Ox Anderson drew Billy Edwards
Jerry Gordet beat Jack Terry
Bull Curry beat Tito Carreon
Bill Melby beat Benny Matta (sub for Enrique Romero)
2/25/58 Dallas
Texas Heavyweight champion Johnny Valentine vs Danny McShain (scheduled, but does not take place due to attack on McShain by Bull Curry)
Bull Curry (ordered by officials to sub for injured McShain) beat Johnny Valentine UTC, non-title
Bull Curry beat Jerry Gordet
Tito Carreon beat Billy Edwards
Ricky Romero drew Alberto Torres
Enrique Torres beat Ox Anderson
3/4/58 Dallas
Texas Heavyweight champion Johnny Valentine beat Bull Curry, anything goes
Danny McShain drew Enrique Torres
Alberto Torres beat Lou Plummer
Enrique Romero beat Pierre DeGlane
Sam Steamboat beat Billy Edwards
3/11/58 Dallas
Texas Brass Knuckles champion Bull Curry beat Danny McShain COR
Alberto & Enrique Torres drew Johnny Valentine & Jan Madrid
Sam Steamboat beat Jack Terry
Ramon Zavalza (sub for Billy Edwards) beat Jerry Gordet
Enrique Romero beat Ox Anderson
3/18/58 Dallas
Johnny Valentine beat Bull Curry and Danny McShain, three-way elimination match in fenced ring
Enrique Torres beat Jan Madrid
Lulu Mae Provo beat Babs Wingo, "Negro women's match"
Alberto Torres beat Tito Carreon
Enrique Romero drew Sam Steamboat
3/25/58 Dallas
Texas Heavyweight champion Johnny Valentine drew Enrique Torres
El Medico beat Danny McShain UTC
Bull Curry beat Jesse Cardenas
Sam Steamboat drew Alberto Torres
Ethel Johnson & Lulu Mae Provo beat Betty White & Babs Wingo, "Negro women's match"
4/1/58 Dallas
This card included Jack Adkisson's first match as Fritz Von Erich in Dallas.
TOURNAMENT FOR INTERNATIONAL TITLE MATCH
Bull Curry beat El Medico, referee's decision
Bull Curry beat Sam Steamboat
Sam Steamboat beat Tito Carreon
Sam Steamboat beat Fritz Von Erich DQ
Johnny Valentine beat Chief Ava
Johnny Valentine beat Enrique Torres
Johnny Valentine beat Bull Curry in finals to win tournament
4/8/58 Dallas
International Heavyweight champion Lou Thesz beat Johnny Valentine
El Medico beat Bull Curry
Fritz Von Erich beat Larry Chene
Enrique Torres beat Omaya Kato DQ
Sam Steamboat beat Stu Gibson
Rip Rogers beat Chief Ava
4/15/58 Dallas
Texas Heavyweight champion El Medico beat Johnny Valentine COR
Texas Tag Team champions Alberto & Enrique Torres beat Stu Gibson & Rip Rogers
Fritz Von Erich beat Bull Curry UTC to win Texas Brass Knuckles title
Omaya Kato beat Larry Chene via blood stoppage to win Texas Junior Heavyweight title
Texas Negro champion Tiger Conway beat Willie Love
4/22/58 Dallas
Texas Heavyweight champion El Medico beat Fritz Von Erich DQ
Texas Junior Heavyweight champion Omaya Kato beat Larry Chene
Johnny Valentine & Rip Rogers beat Alberto & Enrique Torres to win Texas Tag Team titles
Masked Lady beat Tonia LaTapatia
Stu Gibson beat Johnny Swenski
4/29/58 Dallas
International Heavyweight champion Lou Thesz drew Pepper Gomez
Texas Tag Team champions Johnny Valentine & Rip Rogers beat Fritz Von Erich & Omaya Kato DQ
Irma Gonzales beat Masked Lady
Larry Chene drew El Medico
Zorro beat Stu Gibson
5/6/58 Dallas
Texas Heavyweight champion Pepper Gomez beat Omaya Kato
Irma Gonzales & Tonia LaTapatia beat Masked Lady & Chabella Romero
Johnny Valentine DDQ Zorro
Larry Chene drew Rip Rogers
Rod Rodriguez beat Jungle Man, referee's decision
5/13/58 Dallas
Pepper Gomez & Zorro beat Texas Tag Team champions Johnny Valentine & Rip Rogers DQ
Paul Boesch NCO Omaya Kato, judo jacket match
Mad Man Martin beat Bill Wright
Pierre LaSalle beat Juan Sebastian
Ali Bey drew Larry Chene
5/20/58 Dallas
TOURNAMENT FOR WORLD TITLE MATCH
Pepper Gomez & Omaya Kato, finalists in twelve-man battle royal (elimination order determines pairings for first round)
First Round:
Omaya Kato beat Pepper Gomez COR
Zorro beat Juan Sebastian
Rip Rogers beat Tito Carreon
Johnny Valentine beat Pierre LaSalle, referee's decision
Larry Chene beat Mad Man Martin
Ali Bey beat Paul DeGalles
Second Round:
Johnny Valentine (draws semifinal bye) beat Ali Bey
Rip Rogers beat Larry Chene
Zorro beat Omaya Kato DQ
Semifinal:
Zorro beat Rip Rogers
Final:
Zorro beat Johnny Valentine to win tournament
5/27/58 Dallas
NWA World Heavyweight champion Dick Hutton beat Zorro
Pepper Gomez beat Johnny Valentine DQ
Omaya Kato beat Larry Chene
Ali Bey beat Stu Gibson
El Medico beat Rip Rogers
Pierre LaSalle drew Mad Man Martin
6/3/58 Dallas
Pepper Gomez & Rito Romero beat Omaya Kato & Duke Keomuka
Pierre LaSalle beat Gene Darval, referee's decision
Zorro beat Johnny Valentine
El Medico drew Mad Man Martin
Jack Curtis Jr. beat John Tolos DQ
6/10/58 Dallas
Duke Keomuka beat Zorro (unmasked as Hans Schneider per match stipulation)
Pepper Gomez drew John Tolos
El Medico beat Mad Man Martin DQ
Pierre LaSalle beat Tony Morelli
Gene Darvel beat Paul DeGalles
Irma Gonzales beat Chabella Romero
6/17/58 Dallas
Duke Keomuka beat Bull Curry DQ
Mad Man Martin beat Pierre LaSalle
Edmund Francis beat Leo Wallick
John Tolos beat Kangaroo Kennedy
Dick Steinborn beat Gene Darval
Jack Curtis drew Tony Morelli
6/24/58 Dallas
Duke Keomuka & John Tolos (sub for Omaya Kato) beat Larry Chene & Pepper Gomez to win Texas Tag Team titles
Paul Boesch (sub for John Tolos, moved into main event) beat Gene Darval
Dick Steinborn beat Mad Man Martin DQ
Edmund Francis beat Tony Morelli
Pierre LaSalle drew Leo Wallick
7/1/58 Dallas
Duke Keomuka beat Bull Curry, loser takes bath at ringside
Dick Steinborn drew John Tolos
Mad Man Martin beat Paul Boesch (sub for Edmund Francis)
Larry Chene beat Paul DeGalles
Joe Pizzatola drew Leo Wallick
7/8/58 Dallas
Texas Tag Team champions Duke Keomuka & John Tolos DDQ Bull Curry & Mad Man Martin
El Medico beat George Drake
Larry Chene drew Dick Steinborn
Dick Raines beat Leo Wallick
Paul DeGalles beat Joe Ramiro
7/15/58 Dallas
Bull Curry & Mad Man Martin beat Duke Keomuka & Paul DeGalles (sub for John Tolos, injured in auto accident)
Bull Curry beat Paul DeGalles
Duke Keomuka beat Mad Man Martin DQ
Dick Steinborn beat Marvin Jones
Princess Tonah Tomah beat Betty Hawkins
Benny Matta beat Jack Curtis
Larry Chene drew El Medico
7/22/58 Dallas
Duke Keomuka drew Dick Steinborn
John Tolos beat Bull Curry UTC
Princess Tonah Tomah beat Peggy King
El Medico beat Mad Man Martin DQ
Larry Chene drew George Drake
Cowboy Bob Ellis drew Benny Matta
7/29/58 Dallas
Rito Romero beat Mad Man Martin
Black Hawk beat Al Denny
Pepper Gomez beat George Drake
Cowboy Bob Ellis & Dick Steinborn drew Duke Keomuka & John Tolos
Nick Londos beat Jack Curtis Jr.
8/5/58 Dallas
Duke Keomuka beat Rito Romero COR
Wild Bill Longson beat Fritz Von Erich to win Texas Brass Knuckles title
Black Hawk beat John Tolos DQ
Cowboy Bob Ellis beat Mad Man Martin
Ike Eakins beat Ali Bey
NIck Londos drew Raul Reyes
8/12/58 Dallas
Duke Keomuka DCOR Wild Bill Longson
El Medico, Pepper Gomez & Rito Romero beat Ike Eakins, Mad Man Martin & John Tolos
Rito Romero beat Ike Eakins DQ
Pepper Gomez beat Mad Man Martin
El Medico drew John Tolos
Cowboy Bob Ellis beat Larry Chene
Black Hawk beat Bob Corby
8/19/58 Dallas
Wild Bill Longson beat Pepper Gomez
Rito Romero beat Duke Keomuka
John Tolos beat Ali Bey
Cowboy Bob Ellis beat Bob Corby
El Medico beat Stu Gibson
Black Hawk drew Ike Eakins
8/26/58 Dallas
TOURNAMENT FOR NWA WORLD TITLE MATCH
Rito Romero beat Duke Keomuka DQ
Rito Romero beat John Tolos
Duke Keomuka beat Pepper Gomez, overtime
Wild Bill Longson beat Cowboy Bob Ellis
Wild Bill Longson beat Rito Romero in finals to win tournament
Also:
Mad Man Martin beat Marvin Jones, blood stoppage
El Medico drew Ike Eakins
Black Hawk beat Stu Gibson
9/2/58 Dallas
NWA World Heavyweight champion Dick Hutton beat Wild Bill Longson
Dick Steinborn beat Mad Man Martin
Pepper Gomez & Rito Romero beat Duke Keomuka & John Tolos
Black Hawk drew Larry Chene
Ike Eakins beat Ali Bey
9/9/58 Dallas
Duke Keomuka beat Rito Romero DQ
Dick Steinborn & Marvin Jones beat Mad Man Martin, gauntlet match
Johnny Valentine beat Cowboy Bob Ellis
El Medico (sub for Pepper Gomez) beat Bad Boy Hines
Luis Martinez beat Ali Bey
9/16/58 Dallas
Duke Keomuka & Tokyo Joe beat Pepper Gomez & Rito Romero
Dick Steinborn beat Johnny Valentine DQ
Danny McShain beat Stan Hoza
Jose Castillo beat Bad Boy Hines
El Medico beat Ali Bey
9/23/58 Dallas
World Tag Team champions El Medico & Pepper Gomez beat Duke Keomuka & Tokyo Joe, reversed decision
Paul Boesch beat Johnny Valentine DQ
Dick Raines beat Chico Bonales
Danny McShain drew Rito Romero
Danny McShain (sub for Dick Steinborn) beat Jose Castillo
9/30/58 Dallas
Tokyo Joe beat Duke Keomuka
Penny Banner beat Kay Noble
Rito Romero drew Dick Steinborn
Danny McShain beat Jesse Cardenas DQ
El Medico beat Gino Spindola
10/7/58 Dallas
World Tag Team champions El Medico & Pepper Gomez beat Duke Keomuka & Tosh Togo DQ
Rito Romero beat Johnny Valentine, forfeit
Jesse Cardenas beat Sugi Sito
Danny McShain beat Gino Spindola
Laura Martinez beat Penny Banner
10/14/58 Dallas
Johnny Valentine beat Pepper Gomez, must handcuff opponent to win
Rito Romero beat Rip Hawk
Duke Keomuka beat Tokyo Joe
Tosh Togo beat Danny McShain DQ
El Medico beat Sugi Sito
Jesse Cardenas beat Luis Martinez
10/21/58 Dallas
Johnny Valentine beat Pepper Gomez & Danny McShain in handicap match, blood stoppage
Duke Keomuka & Tosh Togo drew Rito Romero & Dick Steinborn
Jesse Cardenas beat Marvin Jones (sub for Wild Red Berry)
Swede Karlssen beat Jerry Woods
Tokyo Joe beat Gino Spindola
10/28/58 Dallas
Lou Thesz beat Johnny Valentine, reversed decision
Wild Red Berry beat Dick Steinborn
Danny McShain drew Rito Romero
Sputnik Monroe beat Tokyo Joe
Pepper Gomez beat Gypsy Joe
Jesse Cardenas beat Swede Karlssen
11/4/58 Dallas
Jesse Cardenas beat Johnny Valentine
World Tag Team champions Fabulous Kangaroos (Al Costello & Roy Heffernan) drew Fred & Pat Fraley
Swede Karlssen beat Rito Romero DQ
Gypsy Joe drew Luis Martinez
11/11/58 Dallas
Jesse Cardenas beat Tosh Togo
Fabulous Kangaroos DDQ Fred & Pat Fraley
Dick Raines beat Sputnik Monroe
Gypsy Joe beat Rito Romero DQ
Duke Keomuka beat Luis Martinez
11/18/58 Dallas
Texas Heavyweight champion Pepper Gomez beat Jesse Cardenas (per stipulation, Cardenas must wrestle bear at next Dallas show)
Fred & Pat Fraley beat Wild Red Berry & Gypsy Joe
Duke Keomuka beat Luis Martinez
Al Costello drew Rito Romero
Roy Heffernan beat Sugi Sito
11/25/58 Dallas
World Tag Team champions Fabulous Kangaroos beat Fred & Pat Fraley
Brownie the Wrestling Bear beat Jesse Cardenas
Doris Palmer beat Peggy Allen
Duke Keomuka beat Gypsy Joe
Pepper Gomez beat Rube Wright
12/2/58 Dallas
Rito Romero beat Marvin Jones
World Tag Team champions Fabulous Kangaroos beat Jesse Cardenas & John Tolos
Duke Keomuka beat Swede Karlssen
Judy Grable beat Silvia Torres
No result available:
Pat Fraley vs Danny McShain
12/9/58 Dallas
World Tag Team champions Fabulous Kangaroos drew Luther Lindsey & Rito Romero
John Tolos beat Jesse Cardenas
Wild Red Berry beat Duke Keomuka DQ
Danny McShain beat Luis Martinez
Dick Raines beat Sugi Sito
12/16/58 Dallas
Luther Lindsey beat Texas Heavyweight champion Danny McShain DQ
Lou Thesz drew John Tolos
World Tag Team champions Fabulous Kangaroos drew Wild Red Berry & Dick Raines
Duke Keomuka beat Lou Plummer
Sugi Sito beat Babe Juarez
12/23/58 Dallas
Pepper Gomez & Ray Piret (sub for Amazing Zuma) beat Fabulous Kangaroos
Danny McShain beat Wild Red Berry
Duke Keomuka & Tosh Togo beat Fred & Pat Fraley
Gypsy Joe beat Sugi Sito
Tex Brady beat Emerson Crozier, "Negro match"
12/30/58 Dallas
World Tag Team champions Fabulous Kangaroos beat Pepper Gomez & Ray Piret
Fred Fraley drew Danny McShain
Benny Matta drew Sugi Sito
Duke Keomuka beat Rod Rodriguez
Tosh Togo beat Gypsy Joe
