Karl Gotch - Record 1951-56

[Ronald]

Hi,

i have published for a few months the European Matches of Karel Istaz ("Karl Gotch") for legacyofwrestling.com. He wrestled in Europe under his real name.


Karel Istaz ("Karl Gotch")

10.03.1951 – Manchester
Karel Istaz def. Big Bill Benny

04.04.1951 - Manchester
Karel Istaz def. Jack Pye

07.04.1951 - Manchester
Karel Istaz def. Dave Armstrong

11.04.1951 - Manchester
Karel Istaz vs. Ernest Baldwin

04.05.1951 - Liverpool
Karel Istaz def. Dave Armstrong

12.05.1951 – Manchester
Karel Istaz def. Sandy Orford

19.05.1951 – Manchester
Karel Istaz def. Bob McMasters

23.05.1951 - Manchester
Karel Istaz vs. Ernie “Kiwi” Kingston

25.05.1951 - Liverpool
Karel Istaz def. Francis Gregory

28.05.1951 – Edinburgh
Karel Istaz def. Dave Armstrong

02.06.1951 – Manchester
Karel Istaz def. Big Bill Benny

20.09.1951 – Berlin
- Promoter: Erich Kowalski
Karel Istaz def. Willy Bunge
- Open Air Show

14.11.1951 – Manchester
Karel Istaz def. Francis Gregory

17.11.1951 – Manchester
Karel Istaz NC Dave Armstrong

24.11.1951 – Manchester
Karel Istaz def. Chic Knight

08.12.1951 – Manchester
Karel Istaz def. Sandy Orford

15.12.1951 - Manchester
Karel Istaz vs. Dave Armstrong

1951 – Gent, Belgium
Frank Sexton def. Karel Istaz

17.03.1952 – Manchester
Karel Istaz def. Alf Robinson

07.04.1952 – Manchester
Karel Istaz def. Dave Armstrong

16.04.1952 – Manchester
Karel Istaz def. (DQ) Big Bill Benny

19.04.1952 – Manchester
George Gregory def. Karel Istaz

05.05.1952 – Manchester
Karel Istaz def. Vic Hesselle

10.05.1952 – Manchester
Karel Istaz def. The Farmer


1952 – Berlin
- Promoter: Erich Kowalski
- Management: Hans Schwarz Jr.
- Referees: Erich Storbeck & René Ben Chemoul

23.05.1952
Karel Istaz def. Hubert Gensheimer

26.05.1952
Karel Istaz def. (DQ) Erich Ecker

27.05.1952
Karel Istaz def. Les Herberts

28.05.1952
Karel Istaz NC Josef Vavra
- Vavra injured

29.05.1952
Karel Istaz def. Big Bill Verna

01.06.1952
Karel Istaz NC Paul Berger
- Istaz injured and must leave the tourney

21.02.1953 - Manchester
Karel Istaz def. Tony Mancelli

25.02.1953 - Manchester
Karel Istaz vs. Rex Gable


1953 – Hanover
- Promoter: Rudolf Kalweit
- Management: Hans & Paul Kowalski, Rudolf Zurth
- Referee: Hans & Paul Kowalski

20.04.1953
Karel Istaz def. Adolf "Adi" Porizek

21.04.1953
Karel Istaz def. Ray "Golden" Apollon

22.04.1953
Karel Istaz def. Erich Ecker

23.04.1953
Karel Istaz def. Emil Grosjean

24.04.1953
Billy Joyce def. Karel Istaz

26.04.1953
Karel Istaz def. Binder

27.04.1953
Iska Khan Tiki def. Karel Istaz


1953 – Munich
- Promoter: Rudolf Zurth

29.04.1953
Karel Istaz def. Sebastian Hering

30.04.1953
Karel Istaz def. Pero Carnero (masked wrestler)

01.05.1953
Karel Istaz def. I. K. II

02.05.1953
Karel Istaz def. (DQ) Yvar Martinson

03.05.1953
Jimmy Dula def. Karel Istaz

04.05.1953
Karel Istaz def. Wolfgang Ehrl

05.05.1953 – Final
Karel Istaz bes. Erich Gottschalk (Erich Koltschak)

Placement:
1. Wolfgang Ehrl & Jimmy Dula
2. Conny Rux
3. Yvar Martinson & Iska Khan Tiki
4. Karel Istaz
5. Erich Koltschak


1953 – Berlin
- Promoter: Erich Kowalski & Rudolf Zurth
- Referee: Erich Storbeck

10.05.1953
Karel Istaz def. Francisco Tabola

11.05.1953
Billy Virag (Francois Miquet) def. Karel Istaz

13.05.1953
Karel Istaz def. Salvatore Font

14.05.1953
Karel Istaz def. Nico Selenkowitsch

15.05.1953
I. K. (Franz Krivinka) def. Karel Istaz

21.05.1953
Karel Istaz def. Wolfgang Ehrl

27.05.1953
Ray Hunter def. Karel Istaz

28.05.1953
Josef Vavra def. Karel Istaz


17.06.1953 - Manchester
Karel Istaz def. Rex Gable

20.06.1953 - Manchester
George Gregory def. Karel Istaz

31.07.1953 - Liverpool
Karel Istaz def. Pat O'Reilly

14.11.1953 – Manchester
Karel Istaz def. Ernie "Kiwi" Kingston


1954 – Berlin
- Promoter: Erich Kowalski
- Referee: Gerhard Seewald

26.02.1954
Karel Istaz def. Samuel Popescu

28.02.1954
Erich Ecker def. Karel Istaz

01.03.1954
Paul Berger def. Karel Istaz

04.03.1954
Karel Istaz drew Fritz Müller

05.03.1954
Karel Istaz def. Rudi Schumacher

08.03.1954
Karel Istaz def. Lado Kovarek

09.03.1954
Karel Istaz drew Fritz Müller

10.03.1954
Karel Istaz drew Hermann Iffland

12.03.1954
Karel Istaz drew Sitting Ward (Suni War Cloud)

15.03.1954
Hermann Iffland def. Karel Istaz

21.03.1954
Karel Istaz drew Paul Berger

23.03.1954
Karel Istaz def. Salvatore Font

27.03.1954
Sitting Ward (Suni War Cloud) def. Karel Istaz

29.03.1954
Karel Istaz drew Harry Pinetzki

30.03.1954
Karel Istaz def. Erich Ecker

31.03.1954
Nicolai Zigulinoff def. Karel Istaz

01.04.1954
Karel Istaz def. Oskar "Ossi" Müller

02.04.1954
Karel Istaz def. Martyn Chenok

03.04.1954
Karel Istaz drew Harry Pinetzki

04.04.1954
Karel Istaz def. Isidor Jakobson

05.04.1954
Karel Istaz drew Hermann Iffland

06.04.1954
Karel Istaz def. Nico Selenkowitsch

07.04.1954
Karel Istaz def. (DQ) Richard Grupe

08.04.1954
Karel Istaz def. Harry Pinetzki

09.04.1954
Karel Istaz def. Juan Salessa

10.04.1954
Samuel Popescu def. Karel Istaz


1954 – Karlsruhe, Germany
- Promoter: Georg Thumser (IBV) & Gustl Kaiser (IBV)
- Referee: Willi Müller

17.04.1954
Karel Istaz def. Andre Bollet

18.04.1954
Karel Istaz def. Antonio Litta

19.04.1954
Karel Istaz def. Josef Miazio

20.04.1954
Karel Istaz def. René Lasartesse

21.04.1954
Karel Istaz NC Gedeon Gida

22.04.1954
Karel Istaz NC Herbert Audersch
- Audersch injured

23.04.1954
Karel Istaz def. Johnny Morand (Jean Morandi)

24.04.1954
Karel Istaz def. Black Panther (Grant Foderingham)

25.04.1954
Karel Istaz def. Hermann Iffland

26.04.1954
Karel Istaz NC René Lasartesse

27.04.1954
Karel Istaz def. Gabriel Calderon

28.04.1954
Karel Istaz def. Mister M (Francois Miquet)

29.04.1954
Gedeon Gida def. Karel Istaz

30.04.1954
Karel Istaz def. Mathias Rösges

02.05.1954
Karel Istaz def. Geo Morton

04.05.1954
Karel Istaz NC Herbert Audersch
- Istaz injured

05.05.1954
Karel Istaz def. (DQ) Mister M (Francois Miquet)

06.05.1954
Karel Istaz def. Herbert Audersch

07.05.1954
Karel Istaz def. Erich Ecker

08.05.1954
Gedeon Gida & Karel Istaz def. Nicolai Zigulinoff & Georg Blemenschütz

09.05.1954
Karel Istaz def. Georg Blemenschütz

10.05.1954 – Final
Gedeon Gida def. Karel Istaz

Placement:
1. Gedeon Gida
2. Karel Istaz
3. Herbert Audersch
4. René Lasartesse
5. Georg Blemenschütz
6. Gabriel Calderon
7. Mathias Rösges


1954 – Hamburg
- Promoter: Otto Draber (IBV; Hamburg)
- Management: Bela Barothy

15.05.1954
Karel Istaz def. Black Panther (Grant Foderingham)

16.05.1954
Karel Istaz def. Leonhard Marciniak

17.05.1954
Karel Istaz drew Paul Berger

18.05.1954
Karel Istaz drew Gedeon Gida

19.05.1954
Karel Istaz drew Arabet Said

21.05.1954
Hans "Würger" Waldherr def. Karel Istaz

22.05.1954
Karel Istaz def. Manuel Grosso

23.05.1954
Karel Istaz def. Herbert Westphal

24.05.1954
Karel Istaz drew Pierre Martinec

25.05.1954
Karel Istaz drew Henri Bury

26.05.1954
Karel Istaz def. Arabet Said

27.05.1954
Karel Istaz def. Paul Berger

28.05.1954
Karel Istaz drew Jimmy Dula

29.05.1954
Karel Istaz drew Max Degohm

30.05.1954
Monsieur Ici (Edouard Wiecz) def. Karel Istaz

31.05.1954
Pierre Martinec def. Karel Istaz

05.06.1954
Karel Istaz def. Kun Atscha

07.06.1954
Dr. Primo Vitos (Claude Montourcy) def. Karel Istaz

10.06.1954
Gedeon Gida def. Karel Istaz

11.06.1954
Karel Istaz def. Conrad "Conny" Fey

12.06.1954
Karel Istaz def. Leonhard Marciniak


1954 – Cologne
- Promoter: Rudolf Zurth
- Karel booked as "Carl Istaz"

Carl Istaz def. Hans Dillinger
I. K. (Franz Krivinka) def. Carl Istaz
Adolf "Adi" Porizek def. Carl Istaz
Carl Istaz def. Raphael Sampson


1954 – Lübeck, Germany
- Promoter: Hans Gnegel
- Management: Gustl Kaiser (IBV; Hamburg)
- Referee: Willi Müller

25.08.1954
Karel Istaz def. Hans Lerche

26.08.1954
Karel Istaz def. Black Panther (Grant Foderingham)

27.08.1954
Karel Istaz def. Lloyd Barnett

28.08.1954
Karel Istaz def. Ray "Golden" Apollon

29.08.1954
Karel Istaz def. Mathias Rösges

30.08.1954
Georg Blemenschütz def. Karel Istaz

31.08.1954
Karel Istaz def. Paul Kusch

01.09.1954 – Final
Gedeon Gida def. Karel Istaz

Placement:
1. Gedeon Gida
2. Georg Blemenschütz
3. Karel Istaz
4. Paul Kusch
5. Ray "Golden" Apollon
6. Franz Orlik
7. Gabriel Calderon
8. Roman Waniek
9. Mathias Rösges
10. Black Panther (Grant Foderingham)


1954 – Hamburg
- Promoter: Otto Draber (IBV; Hamburg)
- Management: Gustl Kaiser & Bela Barothy
- Referee: Willi Müller & Fritz Brill

02.09.1954
Karel Istaz def. Jules Delmé

04.09.1954
Karel Istaz drew Gedeon Gida

05.09.1954
Karel Istaz def. Black Panther (Grant Foderingham)

06.09.1954
Karel Istaz def. Lloyd Barnett

07.09.1954
Karel Istaz drew Georg Blemenschütz

08.09.1954
Karel Istaz drew Paul Kusch

10.09.1954
Karel Istaz drew Franz Orlik

11.09.1954
Georg Blemenschütz def. Karel Istaz

12.09.1954
Karel Istaz drew Ray "Golden" Apollon

13.09.1954
Karel Istaz NC Al Cabrol
- Istaz injured


1955 – Krefeld, Germany
- German Championship (29.04.-06.06.1955)
- Promoter: Gustl Kaiser (IBV; Hamburg)
- Management: Gustl Kaiser & Willi Müller
- Referee: Emil Bognar & Hans von Jankowski

07.05.1955
Karel Istaz drew Roger Guettier

08.05.1955
Karel Istaz def. Lino DiSanto

09.05.1955
Karel Istaz drew Leo Marciniak

10.05.1955
Karel Istaz drew Wilson Kohlbrecher

11.05.1955
Karel Istaz def. Antonio Litta

12.05.1955
Karel Istaz drew Hermann Iffland

13.05.1955
Karel Istaz def. Roger Guettier

14.05.1955
Karel Istaz drew Pat Curry

15.05.1955
Karel Istaz drew Ray "Golden" Apollon

16.05.1955
Karel Istaz drew Gedeon Gida

17.05.1955
Karel Istaz NC Ray "Golden" Apollon
- Apollon injured

18.05.1955
Karel Istaz drew Georg Blemenschütz

19.05.1955
Karel Istaz def. Leo Marciniak

20.05.1955
Karel Istaz def. Franz Orlik

21.05.1955
Karel Istaz def. Ray "Golden" Apollon

22.05.1955
Karel Istaz NC Wilson Kohlbrecher
- Kohlbrecher injured

24.05.1955
Karel Istaz def. Jacques Deen

25.05.1955
Karel Istaz def. Hermann Iffland

26.05.1955
Pat Curry def. Karel Istaz

27.05.1955
Karel Istaz def. Wilson Kohlbrecher

28.05.1955
Karel Istaz def. Gedeon Gida

30.05.1955
Karel Istaz drew José Calderon (Gabriel Calderon)

01.06.1955
Karel Istaz def. Black Green (Antonio Moralino)

02.06.1955
Karel Istaz def. Michael Ujevic

03.06.1955
Karel Istaz def. Roman Waniek

04.06.1955
Karel Istaz def. (DQ) Georg Blemenschütz

05.06.1955
Karel Istaz def. René Lasartesse

06.06.1955 – Final
Gedeon Gida def. Karel Istaz

Placement:
1. Gedeon Gida
2. Karel Istaz
3. Hermann Iffland
4. Wilson Kohlbrecher
5. Ray "Golden" Apollon
6. Georg Blemenschütz
7. Michael Ujevic


1955 – Mönchengladbach, Germany
- Promoter: Gustl Kaiser (IBV; Hamburg)
- Referee: Willi Müller & Hans von Jankowski

12.06.1955
Karel Istaz def. Leo Marciniak

13.06.1955
Karel Istaz drew Hermann Iffland

14.06.1955
Karel Istaz def. Andre Coutoula

15.06.1955
Karel Istaz def. Pat Curry

16.06.1955
Karel Istaz def. Ray "Golden" Apollon

17.06.1955
Karel Istaz def. (DQ) Georg Blemenschütz

19.06.1955
Karel Istaz def. José Calderon (Gabriel Calderon)

20.06.1955
Gedeon Gida def. Karel Istaz

21.06.1955 – Final
Karel Istaz def. Hermann Iffland

Placement:
1. Karel Istaz
2. Pat Curry
3. Gedeon Gida


1955 – Vienna
- Promoter: Gustl Kaiser (IBV; Hamburg)
- Referee: Willi Müller & Emil Bognar

09.07.1955
Karel Istaz def. Leonhard Marciniak

11.07.1955
Karel Istaz drew Adolf "Adi" Porizek

12.07.1955
Karel Istaz drew Michael Ujevic

13.07.1955
Karel Istaz def. Herbert Westphal

16.07.1955
Karel Istaz drew Gedeon Gida

17.07.1955
Karel Istaz drew Black Green (Antonio Moralino)

18.07.1955
Karel Istaz def. (DQ) Michael Ujevic

21.07.1955
Karel Istaz def. Hans Lerche



20.03.1956 – Antwerp
Karel Istaz def. Robert Duranton

02.05.1956 – Bruxelles
Karel Istaz def. Wilson Kohlbrecher


By
Ronald

[Hisaharu Tanabe]

Another great research (especially for Japanese fans!). Thank you.

[Ronald]

Updated Karl's record with more results from england 1951 and 53.