JAKE "THE SNAKE" ROBERTS

 

O'DELL WRESTLING, NOT MANAGING

                                                                     October 31, 1964

LEXINGTON, NORTH CAROLINA

62 YEARS AGO

THE KENTUCKIANS

TINY ANDERSON and BIG BOY BROWN

GEORGE BECKER

BRONCHO LUBICH and ALDO BOGNI

THE BEAST

GEORGE 'TWO TON' HARRIS

RUDY KAYE

JESSE JAMES

The HOMER O'DELL gang may find their Halloween to be a haunting one tonight at the LEXINGTON YMCA when they face THE KENTUCKIANS, TINY ANDERSON and BIG BOY BROWN, and their partner, hero GEORGE BECKER.

It's tonight's big main event.

Last Saturday night, O'DELL, after losing one fall to BECKER, tucked tail and ran like a scalded dog, bringing an abrupt ending to their match. Tonight, the 'COLONEL' will have his two rule breaking men, BRONCHO LUBICH and ALDO BOGNI, to cower behind during their SIX MAN TAG TEAM MATCH. O'DELL will need that protection in the best-of-three falls match, as BECKER wants another piece of HOMER's hide for his taking a powder last time. THE KENTUCKIANS have promised to look after BOGNI and LUBICH.

Another big crowd is expected to witness this big contest, as well as the three fine supporting matches on the card.

DOUG GILBERT will test PEDRO ZAPATA.

RUDY KAYE faces THE BEAST. *

JESSE JAMES squares off against GEORGE 'TWO TON' HARRIS in the 8:15 opener.

* Rudy Kaye and The Beast were, in fact, brothers. Rudy's real name was Jean-Louis Cormier. The Beast was Yvon Cormier.

RICKY STEAMBOAT AND RODDY PIPER

 

WILD SIX MAN ACTION

                                                    LEXINGTON, NORTH CAROLINA

59 Years Ago

A brief Christmas hiatus from wrestling ends tonight when four matches, including a SIX MAN TAG TEAM contest, helps ring in 1967 at the LEXINGTON YMCA.

Popular KLONDIKE BILL and young BOBBY SHANE will be joined by big and rough IKE EAKINS for six man action against rugged opponents ALDO BOGNI, BRONCHO LUBICH and "COLONEL" HOMER O'DELL, who will be making an infrequent appearance as a wrestler. These two threesomes will battle it out for the best two falls out of three, with a one hour time limit.

Three singles contests compliment the big main event.

JESSE JAMES battles tough PEDRO ZAPATA.

Rough operator BIG BOY BLONDELL clashes with fellow meany PEDRO GODOY.

TINKER TODD and EL GAUCHO kick things off at 8:15.

BARRY WYNDHAM

 

COWBOYS AND GERMANS AND DEMONS...OH MY!

                                                                   October 29, 1966

LEXINGTON, NORTH CAROLINA

TEX McKENZIE

KURT and HENRY VON STROHEIM

NELSON ROYAL

MASKED RED DEMON

EL GAUCHO

JESSE JAMES

ANGELO MARTINELLI

The torrid Texas team of TEX McKENZIE and NELSON ROYAL will return to the LEXINGTON YMCA tonight after a lengthy absence and will run head-on into the tough German brother duo of KURT and HENRY VON STROHEIM in the evening's main event. The Germans are on a hot streak, and the cowboys will do all they can to put a halt to their opponents' winning ways.

McKENZIE's towering 6 foot 9 inch, 290 pound frame, coupled with ROYAL's 230 pounds, gives the heroes a weight advantage over the brothers, who combine at 504 pounds. But the VON STROHEIMs are rugged, intelligent and down right mean. The best two-out-of-three falls clash should be a great one.

Another dangerous combo, the MASKED RED DEMONS, tangle with two more Texans in the persons of JESSE JAMES and KEN HOLLIS in the best-of-three falls co-feature. JESSE and KEN are fan favorites but will have their hands full as the DEMONS are tearing up all competition, fresh from a victory here last week over RIP HAWK and SWEDE HANSON, and that's no easy feat. The identities of the MASKED RED DEMONS remain an unsolved mystery.

Supporting matches pit a bright newcomer JIM OSBORNE taking on veteran JAN MADRID, and the 8:15 first match will find rugged EL GAUCHO against ANGELO MARTINELLI.

PAMPERO FIRPO

 

GREAT CARDS FROM WAY BACK

 

THE GREAT MALENKO

GREENSBORO, N.C. - 1967

GEORGE BECKER and JOHNNY WEAVER topped THE MASKED RED DEMONS

TEX McKENZIE and NELSON ROYAL defeated EL GAUCHO and GEORGE 'TWO TON' HARRIS

GEORGE and SANDY SCOTT bested THE GREAT MALENKO and THE MISSOURI MAULER

GEORGE 'TWO TON' HARRIS

LYNCHBURG, VA. - 1968

GEORGE BECKER, JOHNNY WEAVER and HAYSTACK CALHOUN defeated THE MISSOURI MAULER, PAMPERO FIRPO and GEORGE 'TWO TON' HARRIS in six man action.

TAMMY JONES topped DONNA CHRISTENELLO

LUTHER LINDSAY beat BULL RAMOS

THE AMAZING ZUMA and THE MUMMY wrestled to a draw.

P.Y. CHUNG

LYNCHBURG, VA. - 1967

KLONDIKE BILL defeated HARU SASAKI and P.Y. CHUNG in a handicap match.

PEDRO GODOY beat GENE DUNDEE.

JERRY LONDON topped BULL RAMOS.

JESSE JAMES wrestled THE MUMMY to a draw.

PENNY BANNER versus TAMMY JONES

CHARLESTON, S.C. - 1967

GEORGE BECKER defeated HOMER O'DELL

ALDO BOGNI and BRONCHO LUBICH topped GEORGE SCOTT and DON CHUY

JOHNNY WEAVER won over THE MISSOURI MAULER

PENNY BANNER bested TAMMY JONES

HAYSTACK CALHOUN squashed JACK BENCE

LUTHER LINDSAY

NORFOLK, VA. - 1969

GEORGE BECKER and LUTHER LINDSAY versus THE INFERNOS with J.C. DYKES ended in a double DQ

BOB NANDOR and JIM OSBORNE won from THE MISSOURI MAULER and HIRO MATSUDA on a DQ

GEORGE GRANT won from JIM GRABMIRE

ALEX MEDINA lost to 'BULLDOG' LEE HENNING

JIM GRABMIRE

CHARLESTON, S.C. - 1968

GEORGE and SANDY SCOTT won from LARS and GENE ANDERSON

PEPE GOMEZ and JACK RICE lost to TERRY and RONNIE GARVIN

NIKITA MULKOVICH defeated BOB NANDOR

JIM GRABMIRE lost to JESSE JAMES

JOHNNY WEAVER AND RIP HAWK - - - REUNITED

 

CURTAIN DOWN ON 1963

 

December 30, 1963

CHARLOTTE, NORTH CAROLINA

63 Years Ago

Some of the roughest tag team action of the winter is expected in the two top bouts that head up 1963's final professional wrestling card tonight at PARK CENTER.

The big number has THE KENTUCKIANS, BIG BOY BROWN and TINY ANDERSON, tackling bullies ALDO BOGNI and BRONCHO LUBICH for one hour, two-of-three falls. Meddlesome manager "COLONEL" HOMER O'DELL will be in the BOGNI / LUBICH corner.

The semi-windup affair pits the rugged German brother duo of KURT and KARL VON BRAUNER against the equally rough combo of IKE EAKINS and TARZAN TYLER. This match is set for forty-five minutes, also the best-of-three falls. TYLER and EAKINS will have to keep an eye peeled for the German's manager, "GENTLEMAN" SAUL WEINGROFF, who will accompany his men to the ring.

Newcomer ALEX MEDINA tops the prelim bouts with a one fall match against GEORGE "TWO TON" HARRIS.

The 8:15 opener has a pair of fast-moving midgets going at it. CHICO SANTANA and MAURICE CEMARD are the participants.