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RESULTS: 1965

Promoter: ED McLEMORE (Dallas), ELIZABETH MOORE (Fort Worth)
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1/5/65 Dallas
Ciclon Negro DDQ Killer Karl Kox
Masked Executioners drew the Hillbillies 
Argentina Apollo (sub for Dick Steinborn) beat Louie Tillet 
Jerry Kozak beat Tony Borne 
The Wrecker beat Jimmy James

1/12/65 Dallas

Argentina Apollo beat Killer Karl Kox COR
Tony Borne beat Benny Matta 
The Hunchback beat Jerry Kozak 
Ciclon Negro beat Stu Gibson 
The Wrecker beat Willie Alford 
The Mongol drew Louie Tillet

1/19/65 Dallas

Ciclon Negro beat Killer Karl Kox, Texas Death Match 
Argentina Apollo beat The Wrecker 
The Hunchback beat The Mongol 
Tony Borne & Louie Tillet beat Gory Guerrero & Mike Harmon 
Jimmy James drew Tokyo Tom

1/26/65 Dallas
Fritz Von Erich beat Ciclon Negro
Argentina Apollo beat The Hunchback
Killer Karl Kox & Louie Tillet beat Mike Harmon & The Mongol
Gory Guerrero beat Joe Turco
Tony Borne beat Jimmy James

2/2/65 Dallas

Argentina Apollo beat Killer Karl Kox DQ, lumberjack match
Louie Tillet beat Gory Guerrero
Ike Eakins beat Willie Alford
Tony Borne beat Ciclon Negro DQ
The Hunchback beat Mike Harmon

Jimmy James drew The Mongol

2/8/65 Fort Worth

Killer Karl Kox DCOR Ciclon Negro
Vittorio Apollo beat Louie Tillet
Corsica Jean & Corsica Joe beat Gory Guerrero & Jimmy James
Corsica Joe beat Jimmy James
Corsica Jean beat Gory Guerrero
The Wrecker beat Joe Turco


2/9/65 Dallas
Argentina Apollo & Ciclon Negro beat Killer Karl Kox & Louie Tillet DQ
Corsica Jean drew Jimmy James
Corsica Joe beat The Mongol
The Hunchback beat Gory Guerrero
Ike Eakins beat The Wrecker

2/15/65 Fort Worth [no results available]  PG 1   PG 2   PG 3   PG 4
Ivan the Terrible vs Killer Karl Kox
Vittorio Apollo & Ciclon Negro vs Corsica Jean & Corsica Joe
Ciclon Negro vs Corsica Jean
Gory Guerrero vs Apache Pete
The Hunchback vs Cyclone Soto

2/16/65 Dallas
Vittorio Apollo & Fritz Von Erich beat Killer Karl Kox & Louie Tillet
Cyclone Soto beat Hunchback Quasimodo
Corsica Joe beat Jimmy James
Corsica Jean beat Apache Pete
Ciclon Negro drew Ivan the Terrible

2/23/65 Dallas
May be partial results for a tournament.
The Wrecker drew Vittorio Apollo (Wrecker wins on coin toss)
Fritz Von Erich beat Ivan the Terrible
The Wrecker beat Cowboy Bob Ellis DQ
Fritz Von Erich beat The Wrecker to win NWA World title match on 3/2

3/1/65 Fort Worth
Fritz Von Erich beat Ciclon Negro DQ
Vittorio Apollo & Cowboy Bob Ellis beat Killer Karl Kox & The Wrecker
Ivan the Terrible beat Chief Kit Fox
John Paul Henning beat Corsica Joe DQ
Corsica Jean drew Mike O'Leary

3/2/65 Dallas
NWA World Heavyweight champion Lou Thesz beat Killer Karl Kox, special referee Fritz Von Erich (Thesz refused to wrestle Fritz for title, Kox was substitute)
Cowboy Bob Ellis beat The Wrecker
Vittorio Apollo & Ciclon Negro beat Corsica Jean & Corsica Joe
Ivan the Terrible beat Louie Tillet
Ike Eakins drew Kit Fox

3/8/65 Fort Worth
Cowboy Bob Ellis NCO Killer Karl Kox
Judy Grable & Darling Dagmar beat Toni Rose & Diamond Lil
Vittorio Apollo beat Ivan The Terrible
Ciclon Negro beat Corsica Joe
Corsica Jean drew Silento Rodriguez

3/9/65 Dallas
Cowboy Bob Ellis & Ernie Ladd beat Killer Karl Kox & The Wrecker
Kit Fox beat Corsica Joe
Corsica Jean beat Cyclone Soto
Ivan the Terrible drew Ciclon Negro
Mike O'Leary beat Ike Eakins

3/16/65 Dallas
Cowboy Bob Ellis NCO Killer Karl Kox
Vittorio Apollo & Ernie Ladd beat Ivan the Terrible & Louie Tillet
Darling Dagmar beat Diamond Lil
Ciclon Negro beat Ike Eakins
Bad Boy Hines beat Cyclone Soto

3/23/65 Dallas
NWA World Heavyweight champion Lou Thesz NCO Fritz Von Erich
Ivan the Terrible & Killer Karl Kox beat Vittorio Apollo & Ernie Ladd
Ciclon Negro beat Benny Matta
John Paul Henning beat Corsica Jean
Ike Eakins beat Corsica Joe

3/27/65 Dallas TV
Vittorio Apollo drew Ivan the Terrible
Killer Karl Kox beat Benny Matta
Ernie Ladd beat Corsica Joe

3/29/65 Fort Worth
Fritz Von Erich beat Killer Karl Kox
Cowboy Bob Ellis & Ciclon Negro beat Jack & Jim Dalton DQ
Ciclon Negro beat Jim Dalton
Jack Dalton NCO Cowboy Bob Ellis
Tony Borne drew Don Chuy
Joe Carollo beat Silento Rodriguez

3/30/65 Dallas
Cowboy Bob Ellis drew Killer Karl Kox
Don Chuy & Ernie Ladd beat Ike Eakins & Mr. X
John Paul Henning drew Ciclon Negro
Joe Carollo beat Benny Matta

4/5/65 Fort Worth
Ciclon Negro beat Jack Dalton
Cowboy Bob Ellis NCO Killer Karl Kox
Chris Tolos beat Kit Fox
Joe Carollo beat Danny McShain
Jim Dalton beat Silento Rodrguez

4/6/65 Dallas
Killer Karl Kox beat Ciclon Negro
Cowboy Bob Ellis beat Chris Tolos DQ
Ernie Ladd beat Bad Boy Hines
Don Chuy beat Benny Matta
Silento Rodriguez beat Kit Fox

4/12/65 Fort Worth
Ciclon Negro beat Jack Dalton
Cowboy Bob Ellis drew Killer Karl Kox
Chris Tolos beat Kit Fox
Joe Carollo beat Danny McShain
Jim Dalton beat Silento Rodriguez

4/13/65 Dallas (att. 6500)
NWA World Heavyweight champion Lou Thesz beat Fritz Von Erich DQ
Duke Keomuka NCO Killer Karl Kox
Tony Borne & Jack Dalton beat Joe Carollo & Don Chuy
Ernie Ladd beat Chris Tolos
Ciclon Negro drew Dutch Savage

4/20/65 Dallas
Duke Keomuka beat Killer Karl Kox
Tony Borne & Jack Dalton drew Cowboy Bob Ellis & Ciclon Negro
Chris Tolos beat Billy White Wolf DQ
Dutch Savage beat Don Chuy
Joe Carollo beat Jim Dalton

4/27/65 Dallas

Killer Karl Kox drew Ernie Ladd
Cowboy Bob Ellis beat Tony Borne
Jack & Jim Dalton beat Joe Carollo & Don Chuy
Dutch Savage beat Billy White Wolf DQ
Ciclon Negro beat Chris Tolos DQ

5/4/65 Dallas
Fritz Von Erich beat Cowboy Bob Ellis DQ
Bull Curry beat Tony Borne
Chris Tolos beat Billy White Wolf
Killer Karl Kox beat Ciclon Negro
Ernie Ladd beat Jack Dalton
Krusher Karlssen beat Bad Boy Hines

5/11/65 Dallas
Killer Karl Kox & Fritz Von Erich beat Bull Curry & Cowboy Bob Ellis
Ernie Ladd beat Krusher Karlssen
Billy White Wolf beat Tim Tyler
Chris Tolos beat Tony Borne
Ciclon Negro beat Jim Dalton

5/18/65 Dallas
Bull Curry & Duke Keomuka beat Killer Karl Kox & Fritz Von Erich
Cowboy Bob Ellis drew Chris Tolos
Billy White Wolf beat Jack Dalton
Alvero Velasco beat Bad Boy Hines
Tony Borne NCO Krusher Karlssen

6/1/65 Dallas (att. 6000)
Fritz Von Erich beat Duke Keomuka
Bull Curry & Ernie Ladd beat The Wrecker & Mark Lewin
Killer Karl Kox NCO Chris Tolos
Cowboy Bob Ellis beat Tony Borne
Billy White Wolf beat Bad Boy Hines
Ciclon Negro beat Tim Tyler

6/8/65 Dallas
Killer Karl Kox beat Chris Tolos
Bull Curry beat Mark Lewin DQ
Cowboy Bob Ellis beat The Wrecker
Ernie Ladd beat Krusher Karlssen
Alvero Velasco beat Billy White Wolf

6/14/65 Fort Worth (no results available)
Ernie Ladd & Bull Curry vs Mark Lewin & Killer Karl Kox, Paul Boesch as special second referee
Cowboy Bob Ellis, Ciclon Negro & Silento Rodriguez vs Chris Tolos, Danny McShain & Johnny Kace
Cowboy Bob Ellis vs Danny McShain
Ciclon Negro vs Chris Tolos
Silento Rodriguez vs Johnny Kace

6/15/65 Dallas
Killer Karl Kox & Fritz Von Erich beat Cowboy Bob Ellis & Ernie Ladd
Mark Lewin beat Billy White Wolf
Bull Curry drew The Wrecker
Chris Tolos beat Alvero Velasco
Johnny Kace beat Krusher Karlssen

6/21/65 Fort Worth
Fritz Von Erich beat Ernie Ladd
Bull Curry beat Mark Lewin
Killer Karl Kox beat Danny McShain

6/22/65 Dallas
Killer Karl Kox & Fritz Von Erich beat Mark Lewin & Chris Tolos
Ernie Ladd beat The Wrecker
Bull Curry NCO Krusher Karlssen
Cowboy Bob Ellis drew Kanji (Antonio) Inoki
Alvero Velasco beat Johnny Kace

6/28/65 Fort Worth
Bull Curry beat Krusher Karlssen
Killer Karl Kox beat Ted Lewin
Kanji Inoki beat Ox Anderson
Cowboy Bob Ellis beat Benny Matta
Danny McShain beat Johnny Kace

7/5/65 Fort Worth (no results available)
Fritz Von Erich vs Bull Curry
Battle royal

7/6/65 Dallas
Kanji Inoki drew Mark Lewin
Krusher Karlssen & Ken Yates drew Blue Avenger & Cowboy Bob Ellis
Ken Hollis beat Alvero Velasco
Silento Rodriguez beat Indio Peon

7/12/65 Fort Worth
Cowboy Bob Ellis NCO Mark Lewin
Kanji Inoki beat Krusher Karlssen
Blue Avenger beat Alvero Velasco
Don McClarity beat Ken Yates
Ken Hollis beat Indio Peon

7/13/65 Dallas
Duke Keomuka NCO Fritz Von Erich
Blue Avenger drew Mark Lewin
Krusher Karlssen drew Don McClarity
Kanji Inoki beat Ken Yates
Cowboy Bob Ellis beat Indio Peon
Ken Hollis beat Silento Rodriguez

7/19/65 Fort Worth  PG 1   PG 2   PG 3   PG 4
Killer Karl Kox DDQ Mark Lewin
Nikita Kalmikoff DCOR Don McClarity
Kanji Inoki beat Ken Yates
Blue Avenger drew Krusher Karlssen
Ken Hollis beat Alvero Velasco

7/20/65 Dallas
Killer Karl Kox beat Kanji Inoki
Mark Lewin beat Blue Avenger
Cowboy Bob Ellis & Don McClarity beat Krusher Karlssen & Ken Yates
Ken Hollis beat Nikita Kalmikoff
Silento Rodriguez beat Alvero Velasco

7/27/65 Dallas
Killer Karl Kox & Fritz Von Erich beat Eddie Graham & Sam Steamboat
Cowboy Bob Ellis drew Mark Lewin
Ken Hollis & Kanji Inoki beat Krusher Karlssen & Mark Lewin
Don McClarity beat Ken Yates
Blue Avenger beat Nikita Kalmikoff

8/2/65 Fort Worth (no results available)
Texas Heavyweight champion Fritz Von Erich vs Cowboy Bob Ellis
Killer Karl Kox vs Don McClarity

8/3/65 Dallas
Cowboy Bob Ellis & Kanji Inoki beat Mark Lewin & Louie Tillet
Don McClarity beat Krusher Karlssen
Ken Hollis beat Nikita Kalmikoff
Ken Yates beat Alvero Velasco

8/10/65 Dallas
Duke Keomuka beat Fritz Von Erich, cage match
Kanji Inoki beat Louie Tillet
Mark Lewin beat Blue Avenger
Mark Lewin drew Don McClarity
Cowboy Bob Ellis beat Nikita Kalmikoff
Ken Hollis beat Krusher Karlssen
Victor Rivera beat Ken Yates

8/16/65 Fort Worth
 Fritz Von Erich beat Cowboy Bob Ellis
Kanji Inoki beat Louie Tillet DQ
Don McClarity beat Nikita Kalmikoff
Krusher Karlssen drew Victor Rivera
Ken Hollis beat Ken Lucas

8/17/65 Dallas
Killer Karl Kox & Fritz Von Erich NCO Duke Keomuka & Kanji Inoki
The Destroyer (Dick Beyer) beat Ken Hollis
Cowboy Bob Ellis drew Mark Lewin
Louie Tillet beat Victor Rivera
Don McClarity beat Ken Yates
Krusher Karlssen beat Nikita Kalmikoff

8/23/65 Fort Worth (no results available)  PG 1   PG 2   PG 3   PG 4
Mark Lewin vs Kanji Inoki
Cowboy Bob Ellis vs Louie Tillet
Tiger Conwat vs Krusher Karlssen
Great Dane vs Don McClarity
Ken Hollis vs Victor Rivera

8/24/65 Dallas
The Destroyer beat Killer Karl Kox
Mark Lewin & Louie Tillet beat Ken Hollis & Kanji Inoki
Cowboy Bob Ellis beat Krusher Karlssen
Don McClarity beat Victor Rivera
Tiger Conway drew Great Dane

8/31/65 Dallas
Fritz Von Erich beat Duke Keomuka
Gene Kiniski beat Kanji Inoki
The Destroyer beat Krusher Karlssen
Killer Karl Kox beat Great Dane
Mark Lewin beat Ken Hollis
Louie Tillet beat Victor Rivera

9/65 (exact date unknown)
KRLD's Studio Wrestling, on the air since 1958, is canceled and replaced by Sportatorium Wrestling, with Bill Mercer staying on as commentator.

9/7/65 Dallas
Kanji Inoki beat Killer Karl Kox
The Destroyer NCO Mark Lewin
Ken Hollis drew Louie Tillet
Leon Levinski beat Stu Gibson
Great Dane beat Victor Rivera

9/13/65 Fort Worth
Pepper Gomez drew Fritz Von Erich

9/14/65 Dallas
Kanji Inoki & Duke Keomuka beat Killer Karl Kox & Fritz Von Erich
The Destroyer drew Pepper Gomez
Mark Lewin & Louie Tillet beat Ken Hollis & Victor Rivera
Mighty Yankee 1 beat Krusher Karlssen
Mighty Yankee 2 beat Great Dane

9/21/65 Dallas
Gene Kiniski beat Kanji Inoki
Gene Kiniski beat Mighty Yankee 2
Ken Hollis & Kanji Inoki beat Great Dane & Mark Lewin
Louie Tillet beat Victor Rivera

9/28/65 Dallas
The Destroyer beat Pepper Gomez
Killer Karl Kox NCO Billy Red Lyons
Kanji Inoki beat Louie Tillet
Ken Hollis beat Great Dane
Tiger Conway & Victor Rivera drew Mighty Yankees

10/5/65 Dallas
Fritz Von Erich beat Gene Kiniski
The Destroyer NCO Killer Karl Kox
Don Duffy drew Louie Tillet
Mighty Yankee 1 beat Ken Hollis
Great Dane beat Mighty Yankee 2

10/11/65 Fort Worth
Fritz Von Erich beat Tiger Conway

10/12/65 Dallas
Killer Karl Kox NCO Fritz Von Erich
The Destroyer beat Mighty Yankee 1
Billy Red Lyons beat Mighty Yankee 2
Kanji Inoki beat Frank Marconi
Bruce Kirk drew Louie Tillet
Great Dane beat Don Duffy

10/18/65 Fort Worth
Billy Red Lyons beat Killer Karl Kox

10/19/65 Dallas
Killer Karl Kox beat Kanji Inoki & Bruce Kirk, handicap match
Billy Red Lyons beat Klondike Bill
Louie Tillet beat Don Duffy
Torbellino Blanco beat Frank Marconi
TIger Conway drew Great Dane

10/26/65 Dallas
Fritz Von Erich beat Killer Karl Kox
The Destroyer beat Kanji Inoki
Frank Marconi beat Great Dane
Bruce Kirk & Billy Red Lyons beat Al Costello & Louie Tillet
Gene Kiniski beat Torbellino Blanco

11/2/65 Dallas
Gene Kiniski beat Fritz Von Erich DQ
Torbellino Blanco, Kanji Inoki, Bruce Kirk & Billy Red Lyons beat Al Costello, The Destroyer, Frank Marconi & Louie Tillet
Benny Matta beat Great Dane
Torbellino Blanco beat Frank Marconi
Louie Tillet beat Kanji Inoki

11/9/65 Dallas
Nick Kozak & Billy Red Lyons beat The Destroyer & Killer Karl Kox
Torbellino Blanco drew Al Costello
Louie Tillet beat Bruce Kirk
Frank Marconi beat Benny Matta
Tiger Conway beat Great Dane

11/16/65 Dallas

Fritz Von Erich beat Ciclon Negro
Billy Red Lyons beat Fritz Von Erich
The Destroyer beat Nick Kozak
Billy Red Lyons beat Ox Anderson
Al Costello beat Bruce Kirk
Torbellino Blanco drew Louie Tillet
Golden Terror beat Frank Marconi

11/23/65 Dallas
Fritz Von Erich beat Billy Red Lyons
Torbellino Blanco & Nick Kozak drew The Destroyer & Golden Terror
Ox Anderson beat Tiger Conway
Louie Tillet beat Bruce Kirk
Al Costello beat Frank Marconi

11/27/65 Dallas
Billy Red Lyons beat Fritz Von Erich DQ
Louie Tillet beat Bruce Kirk

11/30/65 Dallas
Billy Red Lyons beat Killer Karl Kox
The Destroyer beat Nick Kozak
Golden Terror & Louie Tillet beat Bruce Kirk & Thunderbolt Patterson
Torbellino Blanco drew Al Costello
Ox Anderson beat Frank Marconi

12/7/65 Dallas
Fritz Von Erich beat Billy Red Lyons
Ox Anderson, Al Costello, The Destroyer & Golden Terror beat Nick Kozak, Ciclon Negro, Thunderbolt Patterson & Al Velasco
No results available:
Al Costello vs Al Velasco
Nick Kozak vs Golden Terror
The Destroyer vs Ciclon Negro
Ox Anderson vs Thunderbolt Patterson

12/13/65 Fort Worth
Fritz Von Erich beat The Destroyer
Nick Kozak & Ciclon Negro beat Golden Terror & Louie Tillet

12/14/65 Dallas [no results available]
Nick Kozak & Billy Red Lyons vs The Destroyer & Killer Karl Kox
Ox Anderson vs Bruce Kirk
Louie Tillet vs Alvero Velasco
Al Costello vs Thunderbolt Patterson
Torbellino Blanco vs Golden Terror

12/20/65 Fort Worth
The Destroyer beat Torbellino Blanco
Golden Terror beat Nick Kozak
Thunderbolt Patterson beat Louie Tillet
Pee Wee Lopez & Ox Anderson beat Go Go Guy & Bruce Kirk
Al Costello drew Al Velasco

12/27/65 Fort Worth  PG 1   PG 2   PG 3   PG 4
Cowboy Bob Ellis drew Fritz Von Erich
The Destroyer beat Tiger Conway
Louie Tillet drew Ramon Torres
Torbellino Blanco beat Al Velasco
Ox Anderson beat Bruce Kirk