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RESULTS: 1962

Promoters:
ED McLEMORE
 (Dallas)
R.G. MCELYEA and possibly ELIZABETH MOORE (Fort Worth)

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1/1/62 Fort Worth
Jack Dalton beat Duke Keomuka, no time or fall limit (Texas Death Match rules), loser leaves Texas
No result available:
Jim Dalton vs La Pantera

1/2/62 Dallas
Jack Dalton beat Eric Rommel UTC
Iron Mike DiBiase beat Jim Dalton DQ
Alberto & Ramon Torres beat Bad Boy & Billy Boy Hines
Ciclon Negro drew La Pantera

1/9/62 Dallas
Postponed until 1/16 due to winter storm. Scheduled matches:
Iron Mike DiBiase & Dory Dixon vs Jack & Jim Dalton, manager Al Galento and Cyclops in leg chains at ringside
Cyclops vs Ramon Torres
Killer Joe Christie vs Alberto Torres
Ciclon Negro vs Dale Lewis
Crybaby McArthur vs La Pantera

1/16/62 Dallas
Jim & Jack Dalton beat Mike DiBiase & Dory Dixon, manager Al Galento and Cyclops in leg chains at ringside
Ramon Torres beat Cyclops
Killer Joe Christie drew Alberto Torres
Eric Rommel beat Zebra Kid DQ
Bull Curry (sub for Dale Lewis) beat Ciclon Negro

1/23/62 Dallas
Postponed until 1/30 due to winter storm. Scheduled matches:
Jack & Jim Dalton vs Dory Dixon & Eric Rommel
Bull Curry vs Al Galento
Zebra Kid vs Dale Lewis
Alberto Torres vs Jerry Kozak
Ramon Torres vs Killer Joe Christie

1/29/62 Fort Worth
Ramon Torres beat Bull Curry
Zebra Kid beat Alberto Torres
Alberto & Ramon Torres & Paul Boesch beat Jack & Jim Dalton & Spider Galento
Jack Dalton drew Dale Lewis
La Pantera beat Jim Dalton DQ
Ciclon Negro beat Crybaby McArthur

1/30/62 Dallas
Dory Dixon & Eric Rommel; beat Jack & Jim Dalton
Bull Curry beat Al Galento
George Bollas beat Dale Lewis
Ramon Torres beat Killer Joe Christie DQ
Jerry Kozak drew Alberto Torres

2/6/62 Dallas
TOURNAMENT FOR NWA WORLD TITLE MATCH ON 2/13
First Round:
Nick Kozak beat Ramon Torres
Eric Rommel beat Zebra Kid
Bull Curry beat Crybaby McArthur
Dory Dixon beat La Pantera
Jack Dalton beat Bad Boy Hines
Killer Joe Christie beat Ciclon Negro
 Second Round:
Dory Dixon beat Bull Curry (Dixon eliminated from tournament due to injury by Bull Curry after this match)
Jack Dalton beat Nick Kozak
Killer Joe Christie beat Eric Rommel
Final:
Killer Joe Christie beat Jack Dalton to win tournament

2/12/62 Fort Worth (no results available)
 Danny Savich vs Zebra Kid
Bull Curry vs Waldo Von Erich

2/13/62 Dallas
NWA World Heavyweight champion Buddy Rogers beat Killer Joe Christie UTC
Bull Curry beat Eric Rommel
Zebra Kid beat Ramon Torres
Dory Dixon beat Waldo Von Erich
Nick & Jerry Kozak beat Jack & Jim Dalton DQ

2/20/62 Dallas
Dory Dixon NCO Bull Curry
Zebra Kid & Waldo Von Erich beat Alberto & Ramon Torres
Jerry Kozak beat Eric Rommel
Killer Joe Christie beat Jack Dalton DQ
Jim Dalton beat Crybaby McArthur

2/27/62 Dallas
Texas Heavyweight champion Dory Dixon beat Zebra Kid
Texas Brass Knuckles champion Bull Curry beat Danny Savich
Nick Kozak drew Waldo Von Erich
Ramon Torres beat Jim Dalton DQ
Dale Lewis beat Crybaby McArthur
Killer Joe Christie NCO Alberto Torres (match does not take place due to attack on both wrestlers by Jack & Jim Dalton)

3/5/62 Fort Worth
Zebra Kid beat Bull Curry
Jerry & Nick Kozak beat Jack & Jim Dalton
Waldo Von Erich beat Dale Lewis
Killer Joe Christie drew Alberto Torres
Ramon Torres beat Crybaby McArthur

3/6/62 Dallas
Bull Curry drew Dory Dixon (Dixon COR, Curry refuses win)
Jack Dalton beat Killer Joe Christie
Danny Savich, Waldo Von Erich & Zebra Kid beat Alberto & Ramon Torres & Mario Moreno
Nick Kozak beat La Pantera

3/13/62 Dallas
Jack Dalton beat Bull Curry to win Texas Brass Knuckles title
Dory Dixon beat Killer Joe Christie
Nick Kozak beat Waldo Von Erich DQ
Ramon Torres beat Crybaby McArthur
Danny McShain beat Dale Lewis

3/19/62 Fort Worth
Bull Curry beat Waldo Von Erich
Killer Joe Christie beat Bull Curry

3/20/62 Dallas

Bull Curry beat Jack Dalton to win Texas Brass Knuckles title
Ramon Torres beat Mario Moreno
Dory Dixon beat Waldo Von Erich
Nick Kozak drew Danny McShain
Ann Casey DCOR Brenda Scott
Killer Joe Christie beat Crybaby McArthur

3/26/62 Fort Worth
Killer Joe Christie NCO Bull Curry

3/27/62 Dallas
Texas Tag Team champions Jack & Jim Dalton DDQ Bull Curry & Dory Dixon
Ann Casey & Judy Grable beat Fran Gravette & Brenda Scott
Killer Joe Christie drew Nick Kozak
Ramon Torres beat Danny McShain DQ

4/3/62 Dallas
Jack Dalton beat Bull Curry
Danny Savich & Danny McShane drew Dory Dixon & Nick Kozak
Silento Rodriguez beat Jim Dalton DQ
The Bat (Joe Tomasso) beat Johnny Apollo
Nick Kilonis drew Chico Casasola

4/10/62 Dallas
Duke Keomuka beat Jack Dalton
Great Bolo & Mighty Bolo beat Bull Curry & Dory Dixon DQ
The Bat drew Nick Kozak
Jim Dalton beat Johnny Apollo
Treacherous Phillips drew Nick Kilonis

4/17/62 Dallas
Dory Dixon & Duke Keomuka beat Jack Dalton & Danny Savich
Bull Curry beat Jim Dalton
Ciclon Negro drew The Bat
Great Bolo & Mighty Bolo beat DeVince Carty & Jerry Kozak

4/23/62 Fort Worth
Nick Kozak beat Jack Dalton

4/24/62 Dallas

Jack Dalton beat Dory Dixon
Tim Geohagan beat Danny McShain
Nick Kilonis beat DeVince Carty
Mighty Bolo beat Johnny Apollo
Ciclon Negro drew Great Bolo
Alex Perez beat Russian Angel

5/1/62 Dallas
NWA World Heavyweight champion Buddy Rogers beat Duke Keomuka
John Paul Henning beat Danny McShain
Great Bolo & Mighty Bolo drew Dory Dixon & Chico Casasola (sub for Larry Chene)
Tim Geohagen beat Jack Dalton DQ
Ciclon Negro beat The Mummy (Benji Ramirez)

5/7/62 Fort Worth
Tim Geohagen & John Paul Henning beat Great Bolo & Mighty Bolo DQ
Torbellino Blanco & Ciclon Negro beat Jack & Jim Dalton DQ
Nick Kozak beat The Mummy

5/8/62 Dallas
Texas Heavyweight champion Dory Dixon drew Jack Dalton
John Paul Henning beat Jim Dalton
Tim Geohagen beat The Mummy DQ
Torbelllino Blanco drew Great Bolo
Treacherous Phillips beat DeVince Carty
Mighty Bolo beat Chico Casasola

5/15/62 Dallas
Bull Curry beat Jack Dalton to win Texas Brass Knuckles title
Tim Geohagen beat Great Bolo DQ
John Paul Henning beat Danny Savich
Silento Rodriguez beat Treacherous Phillips
Torbellino Blanco drew Jim Dalton
The Mummy beat Chico Casasola

5/22/62 Dallas
John Paul Henning beat Jack Dalton
Bull Curry & Dory Dixon beat Jim Dalton & Danny Savich
Torbellino Blanco beat Great Bolo
The Mummy drew Silento Rodriguez
Tim Geohagen beat Kit Fox

5/29/62 Dallas
John Paul Henning beat Duke Keomuka to win NWA World Title match on 6/5
Jack & Jim Dalton beat Ciclon Negro & Dory Dixon to win Texas Tag Team titles
Bull Curry DDQ The Mummy
Killer Joe Christie drew Jerry Kozak
Tim Geohagen beat Tosh Togo

6/5/62 Dallas
Billed as a "Parade of Champions" card.
NWA World Heavyweight champion Buddy Rogers beat John Paul Henning UTC
Jerry Kozak beat Silento Rodriguez to win Texas Junior Heavyweight title
Bull Curry & Sailor Art Thomas beat Texas Tag Team champions Jack & Jim Dalton DQ
Texas Heavyweight champion The Mummy beat Killer Joe Christie

6/12/62 Dallas
Bull Curry & Sailor Art Thomas beat Jack & Jim Dalton
Victor the Wrestling Bear beat Tony Angelo
John Paul Henning won battle royal
The Mummy beat Carlos Rocha
Tim Geohagan beat Tony Neapolitan
Jerry Kozak drew Treacherous Phillips

6/19/62 Dallas
Bull Curry beat The Mummy
Sailor Art Thomas beat Mighty Bolo
Great Bolo drew John Paul Henning
Andre Drapp beat Treacherous Phillips
Jerry Kozak beat Carlos Rocha

6/26/62 Dallas
Bull Curry & Sailor Art Thomas DDQ Great Bolo & Mighty Bolo
John Paul Henning beat Tarzan Tyler DQ
The Mummy beat Tim Geohagan
Juan Humberto drew Jerry Kozak
Andre Drapp beat Carlos Rocha

7/2/62 Fort Worth
Duke Keomuka beat Ivan the Terrible (Pampero Firpo) DQ
Cyclops beat Great Bolo
Bull Curry NCO Tarzan Tyler

7/3/62 Dallas [no results available]
Bull Curry & Sailor Art Thomas vs Great Bolo & Mighty Bolo
John Paul Henning vs Duke Keomuka
Alex Perez vs Tarzan Tyler
Juan Humberto vs Carlos Rocha
Andre Drapp vs Dick Medrano

7/10/62 Dallas
Tarzan Tyler beat Bull Curry
Sailor Art Thomas beat Duke Keomuka
Great Bolo NCO John Paul Henning (match does not take place due to attack on Henning by Tarzan Tyler)
Alex Perez beat Nick Kozak DQ
Andre Drapp drew Juan Humberto
Mighty Bolo beat Carlos Rocha

7/16/62 Fort Worth
Ivan the Terrible beat Cyclops DQ
Jerry & Nick Kozak beat The Mummy & Tarzan Tyler
Bull Curry drew Danny McShain
Alex Perez beat Juan Humberto
Andre Drapp beat DeVince Carty

7/17/52 Dallas
Bull Curry, Dory Dixon & Sailor Art Thomas beat Great Bolo, Mighty Bolo & Tarzan Tyler DQ, three out of five falls
 Nick Kozak beat Treacherous Phillips
Danny McShain beat Juan Humberto
Alex Perez beat Carlos Rocha

7/24/62 Dallas
John Paul Henning DDQ Tarzan Tyler
Sailor Art Thomas beat Cyclops DQ
Duke Keomuka & Lorenzo Parente beat Great Bolo & Mighty Bolo
Nick Kozak beat Alex Perez
Bull Curry drew Danny McShain

7/31/62 Dallas
John Paul Henning beat Tarzan Tyler
Danny McShain & Cyclops beat Bull Curry & Sailor Art Thomas
Duke Keomuka drew Nick Kozak
Lorenzo Parente beat The Mummy
Alex Perez beat Silento Rodriguez

8/7/62 Dallas
TOURNAMENT FOR NWA WORLD TITLE MATCH ON 8/14 
First Round: 
The Mummy beat Jerry Kozak
Ivan the Terrible beat Andre Drapp
Lorenzo Parente beat Danny McShain
John Paul Henning beat Nick Kozak
Tarzan Tyler beat Sailor Art Thomas
Duke Keomuka beat Cyclops
Second Round:
John Paul Henning beat Duke Keomuka
Tarzan Tyler (draws semifinal bye) beat Lorenzo Parente
Ivan the Terrible beat The Mummy
Semifinal:
John Paul Henning beat Ivan the Terrible
Final:
John Paul Henning beat Tarzan Tyler to win tournament

8/14/62 Dallas
NWA World Heavyweight champion Buddy Rogers beat John Paul Henning
Andre Drapp beat The Mummy
Nick Kozak beat Danny McShain
Ivan the Terrible drew Duke Keomuka
Dory Dixon & Sailor Art Thomas beat Cyclops & Tarzan Tyler

8/21/62 Dallas
Jack & Jim Dalton beat Dory Dixon & John Paul Henning
Duke Keomuka beat Tarzan Tyler UTC
The Alaskan (Jay York) beat Andre Drapp
Ivan the Terrible drew Ciclon Negro
Nick Kozak beat Cyclops

8/28/62 Dallas
Duke Keomuka beat Tarzan Tyler DQ
Jack & Jim Dalton DDQ John Paul Henning & The Alaskan
Ciclon Negro beat Cyclops
Judy Grable beat Fran Gravette

8/29/62 Dallas TV
Ivan the Terrible drew Duke Keomuka
Jack Dalton beat Ciclon Negro DQ

9/4/62 Dallas
Duke Keomuka & Taro Myaki beat Texas Tag Team champions The Alaskan & Tarzan Tyler DQ
John Paul Henning beat Jack Dalton
Judy Grable beat Ann Casey
Tony Borne beat Ciclon Negro
Jim Dalton drew Lorenzo Parente

9/11/62 Dallas
John Paul Henning beat The Alaskan
Sailor Art Thomas beat Jack Dalton
Duke Keomuka beat Tony Borne DQ
Mike Clancy drew Taro Myaki
Tarzan Tyler beat Red McKim
Ciclon Negro beat Lorenzo Parente

9/18/62 Dallas

John Paul Henning NCO Tarzan Tyler, blood stoppage
Ciclon Negro & Sailor Art Thomas beat The Alaskan & Jack Dalton
Baby Cheryl beat Darling Dagmar
Taro Myaki beat Tony Borne DQ
 Duke Keomuka drew Joe Tangaro

9/24/62 Fort Worth
Lou Thesz beat The Alaskan
Darling Dagmar beat Baby Cheryl
Tony Borne beat Mike Clancy
Jack Dalton drew Joe Tangaro
Red McKim beat Jim Dalton
Duke Keomuka drew Jerry Kozak

9/25/62 Dallas
Lou Thesz beat Tony Borne
John Paul Henning beat Danny McShain
Ciclon Negro & Sailor Art Thomas beat The Alaskan & Danny McShain
Duke Keomuka drew Red McKim
Joe Tangaro beat Al Lovelock

10/1/62 Fort Worth (no results available)
Mike Clancy vs Tony Borne
Red McKim vs The Alaskan
Paul Boesch vs Leo Newman

10/2/62 Dallas
John Paul Henning beat Tony Borne DQ
Sailor Art Thomas beat The Alaskan
Duke Keomuka DCOR Joe Tangaro
Red McKim drew Danny McShain
Jesse James beat Mario Moreno
Benny Matta beat Jerry Kozak

10/8/62 Fort Worth
World Tag Team champions Red McKim & Mike Clancy drew Tony Borne & The Alaskan (Borne & Alaskan win first fall; second fall ruled as simultaneous McKim/Alaskan double KO and Clancy/Borne DCOR; McKim & Clancy win third fall)
Joe Tangaro beat Ivan the Terrible
Jerry Kozak beat Duke Keomuka DQ

10/9/62 Dallas
Sailor Art Thomas beat Tony Borne UTC (due to attack by Duke Keomuka)
Duke Keomuka beat The Alaskan
Al Lovelock & Danny McShain drew Red McKim & Joe Tangaro
Jesse James beat Kenny Ackles
Mario Moreno beat Benny Matta

10/15/62 Fort Worth (no results available)
World Tag Team champions Red McKim & Mike Clancy vs Tony Borne & The Alaskan, two referees
Joe Tangaro vs Duke Keomuka

10/16/62 Dallas

Duke Keomuka beat Tony Borne
The Alaskan beat Joe Tangaro
Kenny Ackles beat Mario Moreno
El Medico II beat Jesse James
Al Lovelock & Danny McShain beat Red McKim & Sailor Art Thomas

10/30/62 Dallas
Marvin Jones, Duke Keomuka & Joe Tangaro beat The Alaskan, Tony Borne & Leo Newman
Ricki Starr beat Pepper Martin
Sailor Art Thomas beat Ivan the Terrible DQ
El Medico II beat Kenny Ackles
Mike Clancy beat Jesse James

11/6/62 Dallas
Ricki Starr beat Ivan the Terrible
Tony Borne beat Joe Tangaro DQ
Joe Tangaro beat Ivan the Terrible, "losers' match"
Pepper Martin beat Mike Clancy
El Medico II drew Duke Keomuka
Ciclon Negro & The Mummy beat Al Lovelock & Danny McShain

11/12/62 Fort Worth
Joe Tangaro beat El Medico II DQ

11/13/62 Dallas
Victor the Wrestling Bear beat Ivan the Terrible
Ricki Starr & Joe Tangaro beat Tony Borne & El Medico II
Pepper Martin beat The Mummy
Duke Keomuka beat Ciclon Negro
Taro Myaki beat Mike Clancy

11/20/62 Dallas
Tony Borne & Ivan the Terrible beat Ciclon Negro & Oscar Salazar to win World Tag titles
Duke Keomuka beat Ricki Starr
Marvin Jones beat Leo Newman, fenced ring
Danny McShain beat Mighty Prussian
Taro Myaki beat Pepper Martin

11/27/62 Dallas
World Tag Team champions Tony Borne & Ivan the Terrible beat Duke Keomuka & Taro Myaki
Victor the Wrestling Bear beat Leo Newman
Joe Tangaro drew Sailor Art Thomas
Ricki Starr beat Ivan Zukoff
Bull Curry beat Tuffy Truesdale

12/4/62 Dallas
World Tag Team champions Tony Borne & Ivan the Terrible beat Bull Curry & Sailor Art Thomas
Joe Tangaro beat Duke Keomuka
 Ricki Starr beat Taro Myaki
Ivan Zukoff beat Oscar Salazar
Tina Cole beat Sweet Georgia Brown

12/10/62 Fort Worth
Tony Borne beat Bull Curry
Ricki Starr & Joe Tangaro beat Ivan the Terrible & Ivan Zukoff
Tina Cole beat Sweet Georgia Brown
El Medico II beat Malcolm Rudy
Mario Moreno drew The Mummy

12/11/62 Dallas
Lou Thesz beat Joe Tangaro
Tony Borne, Ivan the Terrible & Ivan Zukoff beat Bull Curry, Duke Keomuka & Ricki Starr
Taro Myaki beat Mario Moreno
Fran Gravette beat Tina Cole

12/18/62 Dallas
Billed as Ed McLemore's Christmas party, with free corsages given to first 500 women in attendance and free toy for first 100 children.
Tony Borne, Ivan The Terrible & Leo Newman beat Duke Keomuka & Joe Tangaro, handicap tag match
El Medico II DCOR Danny McShain
Taro Myaki beat Tiger Conway
Mario Moreno beat The Mummy
Oscar Salazar drew Ivan Zukoff