MAGNUM TA (TERRY ALLEN)

 

HAWK AND HUNTER WANT THE BOLOS

                                                                 December 10, 1962

CHARLOTTE, NORTH CAROLINA

62 Years Ago

A rematch of the tag team bout between two rowdy combos, THE GREAT BOLO and BOLO and RIP HAWK and ROCK HUNTER, headlines tonight's wrestling card at PARK CENTER.

The two teams collided last Monday night, with HAWK and HUNTER receiving a disqualification loss for going beyond the rule limitations allowed. RIP and ROCK apparently entered the ring with that intention, and maybe were willing to take the DQ in order to wreck havoc on THE BOLOs, which they did. When the BOLOs exited the ring, one was a bloody mess, and the other's mask was ripped half-way off his head.

HAWK and HUNTER have vowed they will finish the job tonight, and the reign of terror of THE BOLOs will be over. This week's two-out-of-three falls match, however, will be fought under a NO DISQUALIFICATION stipulation, meaning either team can do virtually anything they choose without risk of penalty.

In the evening's other tag battle, GEORGE and SANDY SCOTT, both winners in individual competition last Monday, are reunited as "THE FLYING SCOTTS" when they collide with IKE EAKINS and PANCHO VILLA in a best-of-three falls encounter.

Single actions finds popular JOHNNY WEAVER facing BILL PARKS and RAY VILLMER battling FELIX LAMBAN.

Action begins at 8:15.

ROYAL KANGAROOS - NORMAN FREDERICK CHARLES III & LORD JONATHAN BOYD

 

WINNERS AND NON-WINNERS

KURT VON STROHEIM

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RICHMOND, VA. - 1966

SANDY SCOTT beat THE GREAT MALENKO in a RUSSIAN DEATH MATCH.

ALEX MEDINA and GORY GUERRERO lost to KURT and HENRY VON STROHEIM.

GEORGE SCOTT topped HANS SCHMIDT on a DQ.

KARL GOTCH demolished 'ROWDY' RED ROBERTS.

STEVE BOLUS whipped SONNY FARGO.

LITTLE BOY BLUE

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CHARLOTTE, N.C. - 1966

HAYSTACK CALHOUN and ABE JACOBS topped JOHN and CHRIS TOLOS.

NELSON ROYAL pinned MIKE PAIDOUSIS.

LITTLE BOY BLUE and JIM DANDY defeated PEE WEE LOPEZ and CHICO SANTANA in a midgets tag battle.

THE VIKING lost to GORY GUERRERO.

SANDY and GEORGE SCOTT

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CHARLESTON, S.C. - 1966

GEORGE and SANDY SCOTT defeated THE GREAT MALENKO and THE MISSOURI MAULER.

PAUL DEMARCO beat HENRY VON STROHEIM via DQ.

KEN HOLLIS toppled LARS ANDERSON.

SWEET GEORGIA BROWN pinned PRINCESS UBANGI.

ALEX MEDINA won over JOHN GUDISKI.

IKE EAKINS pinned RAY GARDINI.

BOB ORTON

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GREENVILLE, S.C. - 1966

TEX McKENZIE and JOHNNY WEAVER defeated THE GREAT MALENKO and 'BIG' BOB ORTON.

BILLY TWO RIVERS and SUNI WAR CLOUD wrestled JOHN and CHRIS TOLOS to a draw.

ABE JACOBS topped PEDRO ZAPATA.

STEVE BOLUS whipped CORSICA JEAN.

PAMPERO FIRPO

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ROANOKE, VA. - 1968

PAMPERO FIRPO and TINY MILLS lost to GEORGE and SANDY SCOTT.

GEORGE BECKER and JOHNNY WEAVER defeated THE MUMMY and 'BULLDOG' LEE HENNING.

BOB NANDOR topped STEVE STANLEE.

STEVE STANLEE beat JERRY LONDON.

"KING KONG" ANGELO MOSCA

 

TEXAS ROYAL IN STATESVILLE TOWN

                                                                       May 20 1965

STATESVILLE, NORTH CAROLINA

59 Years Ago...

and I was there

MID-ATLANTIC TAG TEAM CHAMPIONS RIC FLAIR AND RIP HAWK

 

THIS TIME - - NO DQ

                                                                    January 27, 1968

LEXINGTON, NORTH CAROLINA

56 Years Ago

A potentially wild rematch, with a NO DISQUALIFICATION stipulation attached, headlines professional wrestling tonight at the LEXINGTON YMCA.

Indian favorites BOBBY RED CLOUD and CHIEF LITTLE EAGLE, winners in a disputed match last Saturday, will again square off against the tough Minnesota duo of LARS and GENE ANDERSON. The ANDERSON brothers are very angry over being disqualified last week, and with the NO DQ rule in effect, won't have to worry about that this time.

"We'll beat those redskins to pieces this time and send them back to their squaws on the reservation," a confident LARS ANDERSON stated. GENE nodded in agreement.

New faces in LEXINGTON will be seen tonight in other contests.

Another brother combo, this one Canadian, in the likes of TERRY and RONNIE GARVIN debuts tonight and will be matched against the very popular team of LES THATCHER and RUDY KAYE.

Both tag matches are for the best two-out-of-three falls.

HIRO MATSUDA, a tough Jap, makes his initial appearance here when he faces BOB NANDOR, a winner last week.

CHIN LEE, a judo expert from China, debuts against big JIM GRABMIRE.

TANK MORGAN returns after a long absence to meet veteran ANGELO MARTINELLI in the 8:15 opening match.

TIM WOODS

 

BIG MEETS BALD

                                                                November 28, 1964

LEXINGTON, NORTH CAROLINA

Last week's professional wrestling main event featuring THE KENTUCKIANS versus BRUTE BERNARD and SKULL MURPHY was expected to be a wild contest, and indeed, it did turn out that way. TINY ANDERSON and BIG BOY BROWN were disqualified in the third and deciding fall.

So tonight, the two teams will go at each other again at the LEXINGTON YMCA , but this time, a NO DISQUALIFICATION stipulation has been added. Both teams agreed to the rematch to show their respective supremacy in the ring.

Fans are in for quite a treat when the two-out-of-three falls clash begins.

Fan favorite GEORGE BECKER returns to the YMCA to face rough guy MIKE VALENTINO in the evening's co-feature.

BILLY PARKS will attempt to control and defeat THE BEAST, and NICK KOZAK will face FRANK VALOIS in the 8:15 mat opener.

RIP "THE PROFILE" HAWK

 

TEXANS HAVE HANDS FULL

                                                                   JANUARY 8, 1966

LEXINGTON, NORTH CAROLINA

57 Years Ago

A new year of professional wrestling will be ushered in tonight at the LEXINGTON YMCA after a three week holiday break.

Towering TEX McKENZIE and his popular partner NELSON ROYAL, two Texas cowboys, will battle the rugged duo of THE GREAT MALENKO and "BIG O" BOB ORTON in the top of the card.

Another tag team contest will send prize Mohawk Indians, BILLY TWO RIVERS and SUNI WAR CLOUD, against the strutting GEORGE "TWO TON" HARRIS and rugged IKE EAKINS.

Both tag battles will be fought under the best two-out-of-three falls stipulations.

A single match will kick off the evening when young OMAR ATLAS faces JOHN GUDISKI.

Action kicks off at 8:15.

THE ASSASSIN (JODY HAMILTON)

 

RESULTS FROM WAY BACK

 

THE GREAT MALENKO

CHARLESTON, S.C. - 1967

SANDY SCOTT defeated THE GREAT MALENKO in a RUSSIAN DEATH MATCH.

ABE JACOBS and RUDY KAY topped LARS and GENE ANDERSON via DQ.

KARL GOTCH pinned EL GAUCHO.

CORSICA JEAN lost to GEORGE 'CATALINA' DRAKE.

IKE EAKINS

ASHEVILLE, N.C. - 1966

TEX McKENZIE and NELSON ROYAL defeated BRONCHO LUBICH and ALDO BOGNI with HOMER O'DELL.

KURT and HENRY VON STROHEIM versus BILLY TWO RIVERS and SUNI WAR CLOUD ended in a no contest.

IKE EAKINS pinned BOB BOYER.

JOHN GUDISKI topped KEN YATES.

RIP HAWK and SWEDE HANSON

LEXINGTON, N.C. - 1965

RIP HAWK and SWEDE HANSON took the measure of ABE JACOBS and DALE LEWIS.

'IRISH' MIKE CLANCY and FRANKIE CAIN * defeated SONNY FARGO and THE MATADOR.

RAY VILLMER spoiled THE VIKING.

EDUARDO CASTILLO turned back JACK VANSKY.

* FRANKIE CAIN would soon don a mask and join ROCKY SMITH as the original INFERNOS, who would be managed by J.C. DYKES.

PEDRO GODOY

CHARLESTON, S.C. - 1967

GEORGE BECKER and JOHNNY WEAVER won over THE MISSOURI MAULER and THE GREAT MALENKO.

IKE EAKINS and PEDRO GODOY topped ALEX MEDINA and 'COWBOY' RONNIE HILL.

TAMMY JONES beat PEGGY ALLEN.

JIM OSBORNE wrestled EL GAUCHO to a time limit draw.

GEORGE BECKER and JOHNNY WEAVER

NORFOLK, VA. - 1967

GEORGE BECKER, RIP HAWK and SWEDE HANSON lost to ALDO BOGNI, HOMER O'DELL and BRONCHO LUBICH in six man action.

JOHNNY WEAVER topped RUDY KAY.

LUTHER LINDSAY defeated GENE ANDERSON.

LARS ANDERSON was stopped by ABE JACOBS.

MR. WRESTLING / TIM WOODS

 

AROUND CROCKETTLAND

 

RONNIE GARVIN takes time out to sign an autograph for a fan.

THE ROYAL KANGAROOS (LORD JONATHAN BOYD and NORMAN FREDERICK CHARLES III) rarely came out on the short end of a battle. Exception: A 'brass knuckles' war with JOHNNY WEAVER and ART NELSON.

'OUTLAW' RON BASS and JIM (J.J.) DILLON prepare to do battle.

Where's the referee?

MATTI SUZUKI is trying to choke the life out of SANDY SCOTT.

RICKY STEAMBOAT and RIC FLAIR join forces as a tag team.

FLAIR seems to like the idea.

Then fan favorite SWEDE HANSON 'helps' his arch enemy THE SUPER DESTROYER (DON JARDINE) back into the ring.

JOHNNY WEAVER

 

INFERNOS HEAT VERSUS FLYING SCOTTS

                                                                       May 11, 1968

LEXINGTON, NORTH CAROLINA

56 Years Ago

"THE FLYING SCOTT BROTHERS" GEORGE and SANDY, have decided that it's time someone puts an end to the destruction caused by the masked duo of THE INFERNOS.

And they will get their chance tonight when the SCOTT BROTHERS meet THE INFERNOS in the middle of the ring in the headline wrestling contest at the LEXINGTON YMCA.

THE INFERNOS, the bullies managed by J.C. DYKES, have been causing lots of problems for lots of wrestlers since coming to this wrestling area. DYKES is one problem, constantly interfering in his men's matches. The other is the controversial wrestling boot worn by one of the masked men. Many wrestlers are claiming that there is something, other than a foot, in that boot.

GEORGE and SANDY SCOTT are cautiously optimistic about tonight's two-out-of-three falls match. "These guys wear masks, keeping their identities secret. We don't know why. But we have to admit that these men are great wrestlers. Add in their constant rule breaking, and DYKES' involvement in their matches...it's going to be tough. But we face tough teams all the time. We'll be ready. And who knows, maybe we'll get an opportunity to get our hands on that boot and maybe even find out who these INFERNOS are by removing their masks. We're sure going to give it our best."

Another best-of-three falls tag match sends the popular duo of THE AMAZING ZUMA and LES THATCHER against tough BULL JOHNSON and Russia's NIKITA MULKOVICH.

A favorite of the wrestling fans, BOB NANDOR meets rugged veteran JOHNNY HEIDEMAN.

JACK RICO challenges local star SONNY FARGO in the 8:15 opening contest.

RICKY STEAMBOAT

 

GREAT WRESTLERS! GREAT MATCHES! GREAT FUN!

                            

New Zealander ABE JACOBS (with partner MR. WRESTLING looking on) ties up one of THE INFERNOS.

A bad night for the VON STEIGERS.

THE GREAT BOLO stomps a helpless opponent.

'BATTLE OF THE BULLIES' time when HAWK and HANSON met the VON STROHEIMs.

NELSON ROYAL in a bit of a fix.

BILLY TWO RIVERS gives GORDON NELSON a "tomahawk chop".

ART NELSON puts the boots to a downed FRANK MONTE as referee ANGELO MARTINELLI looks on.

It was a 'Clash of the Titans' anytime JOHNNY VALENTINE faced SWEDE HANSON.

JIM DILLON begs for mercy in a match with TERRY FUNK.

TERRY KAY attempts to put NORMAN FREDERICK CHARLES III of THE ROYAL KANGAROOS to sleep.

Manager GEORGE 'TWO TON' HARRIS tries to revive his man ALDO BOGNI from the effects of a JOHNNY WEAVER 'sleeper'.

SKULL MURPHY and BRUTE BERNARD

 

JOHNNY VALENTINE

 

HOMER'S BOYS BATTLE BOLOS

                                                                     APRIL 6, 1964

CHARLOTTE, NORTH CAROLINA

There's wrestling tonight at Charlotte's PARK CENTER, but can the building sustain the explosion?

That will be the big question when the rugged masked combo of THE GREAT BOLO and BOLO return for main event action...this time against the equally rough duo of ALDO BOGNI and BRONCHO LUBICH, who will have their manager HOMER O'DELL in their corner.

Both teams have long winning streaks going, and tonight's victor should emerge as a major challenger for the Southern Tag Team Championship. The bout is slated for two-of-three falls, one hour time.

The semi-final sends TOMMY O'TOOLE against TINY ETCHISON in a one fall contest.

The undercard is topped by a tag team affair which will pit ALEX MEDINA and GINO BRANDO opposite GENE MURPHY and JOE TOMASSO in a two-out-of-three falls affair.

The 8:15 opening match sends BOBBY HART against FRANK VALOIS.

AND THAT IS ALL THE PEOPLE NEED TO KNOW

 

STATESVILLE, NC WRESTLING

 Statesville, North Carolina wrestling fans (and I was one) were treated to THREE nights of JIM CROCKETT PROMOTIONS wrestling shows during the summer of 1966.

A perfect location for wrestling during the summer months...the wooden grandstand ball park similar to that in the movie BULL DURHAM. Sponsored by the COMMUNITY BASEBALL CLUB, who also gave us DOUBLE A BASEBALL at the same site. The ring was set up at home plate, surrounded by metal ringside seat chairs all around. The grandstand served as the General Admission area. The wrestlers entered the ring from the two dugouts.

No rainouts during the summer of 1966. THREE shows in TWO months.

As a fifteen-year old 'rasslin' fan, I found myself at all three shows parked in my $2.00 ringside seat.

This was the first card of the 1966 summer...

The match results are shown above.

For whatever reasons (maybe analysis would reveal why), two memories come back to me about this night.

(1) My cousin, who attended with me, spilled a cup of Coca-Cola on himself during the matches.

(2) One of The Masked Red Demons (either Billy or Jimmy Hines) came out of the dugout for the main event smoking a cigarette (through the mask), discarding it as he approached the ring. I thought to myself - "Athletes aren't supposed to smoke." Give me a break, I was a naive fifteen year-old who was reading FAMOUS MONSTERS and wrestling magazines, instead of PLAYBOY, at the time. (Don't worry, the PLAYBOYs came later.)

Regardless of my mental stability, I remember the evening fondly.