The Records of
NWA World Heavyweight Championship Matches
1953

01/02	Houston, TX	Wladek Kowalski	W
01/03	Denver, CO	Danny Plechas	W
01/05	New York, NY	Antonino Rocca	W (DQ)
01/06	Dallas, TX	Mr. Moto	W (2-0)
01/07	San Antonio, TX	Cyclone Anaya	W (2-1)
01/08	Galveston, TX	Cyclone Anaya	W
01/09	Houston, TX	Ray Gunkel	D
01/12	Camden, NJ	Yukon Eric	W
01/13	Syracuse, NY	Steve Stanlee	W (2-0)
01/14?	Saratoga Springs, NY	Ron Etchison	W
01/15	New York, NY	Antonino Rocca	W
01/16	Chicago, IL	Hans Schmidt	NC
01/20	Syracuse, NY	Gorgeous George	(2-0 COR)
01/21	Erie, PA	Jim Wright	W
01/26	Memphis, TN	Hans Hermann	W (2-0)
01/27	Indianapolis, IN	Ray Gunkel	W
01/29	Des Moines, IA	Bob McCune	W
01/30	St. Louis, MO	Bill Longson	W (DQ)
01/31	Chicago, IL	Ivan Rasputin	W
02/03	Nashville, TN	Gorgeous George	W
02/04	Jackson, TN	Ivan Rasputin	W
02/05	New Orleans, LA	Nick Carter	W
02/06	St. Louis, MO	Hans Schmidt	W
02/09	Tampa, FL	Great Togo	W
02/12	Camden, NJ	Yukon Eric	W
02/13	Jamaica, NY	Ilio DiPaolo	W
02/14	Brooklyn, NY	Ray Thunder (Stern)	W
02/17	New York, NY	Lu Kim	W
02/19	Baltimore, MD	Lu Kim	W
02/20	St. Paul, MN	Paul Baillargeon	D (60min)
02/23	Sacramento, CA	Enrique Torres	D
02/24	San Francisco, CA	Leo Nomellini	W
02/25	San Jose, CA	Ben Sharpe	W
02/26	Richmond, VA	Fred Atkins	W
02/27	Oakland, CA	Ray Eckert	W
02/28	Fresno, CA	Enrique Torres	D
03/02	Phoenix, AZ	Gino Garibaldi	W
03/03	San Diego, CA	Hombre Montana	W
03/04	Los Angeles, CA	Enrique Romero	W (1-0 60min)
03/06	St. Louis, MO	Bill Longson	W
03/10	El Paso, TX	Mr. Moto	W
03/12	Amarillo, TX	Dizzy Davis
03/13	Houston, TX	Bull Curry	W (DQ)
03/17	Louisville, KY	Great Zorra	W (DQ)
03/18	Des Moines, IA	Bob McCune	D
03/19	Kansas City, KS	Dave Sims	W
03/20	Chicago, IL	Sonny Myers	W
03/21	Indianapolis, IN	Buddy Rogers	W
03/24	New York, NY	Antonino Rocca	D (curfew, 30:50)
03/25	Evansville, IN	Great Zorra	W
03/26	Toledo, OH	Hans Schmidt	L (DQ)
03/27	St. Louis, MO	Verne Gagne	W
03/28	Indianapolis, IN	Ray Gunkel	W
03/31	Kansas City, KS	Wladek Kowalski	W
04/01	Topeka, KS	Jim Wright
04/02	Toledo, OH	Hans Schmidt	W
04/07	Boston, MA	Verne Gagne	D
04/18	St. Paul, MN	Paul Baillargeon	W (21:04)
04/21	Minneapolis, MN	Bronko Nagurski	W (22:00)
04/22	Evansville, IN	Great Zorra	W (DQ)
05/04	Omaha, NE	Hans Schmidt	W (2-1 DQ)
05/05	Kansas City, KS	Jim Wright	W
05/07	New Orleans, LA	Antonino Rocca	D
05/11	Saratoga Springs, NY	Ron Etchison	W
05/12	Syracuse, NY	Ron Etchison	W
05/14	Rochester, NY	Ivan Kameroff	W
05/15	Buffalo, NY	Frank Taylor	W
05/18	Charlotte, NC	Juan Humberto	W
05/20	Hollywood, CA	Baron Leone	W
05/21	Norfolk, VA	Juan Humberto	W
05/22	Richmond, VA	Charro Azteca	W
05/25	Regina, SK	Earl McCready	D (60min)
05/26	Edmonton, AB	George Gordienko	W
05/27	Saskatoon, SK	Bob Russell	W
05/28	Calgary, AB	Kinji Shibuya	W (DQ)
05/30	St. Louis, MO	Hans Hermann	W
06/03	Montreal, QC	Great Togo	W
06/04	Toronto, ON	Gorgeous George	W
06/09	Hamilton, ON	Billy Watson	D
06/10	Montreal, QC	Gorgeous George	W
06/11	Toronto, ON	"Red Mask" (Dutch Hefner)	W
06	(midwest)	Sonny Myers	W
06	(east)	Adrien Baillargeon	W
06	(east)	Jim Wright	W
06/15	Chicago, IL	Ray Eckert	W
06/16	San Francisco, CA	Leo Nomellini	D
06/19	Houston, TX	Ray Gunkel	W
06/23	Dallas, TX	Bull Curry	W (2-1; COR in 3rd)
06/24	San Antonio, TX	Juan Humberto	W (2-0)
06/25	Amarillo, TX	Verne Gagne	D
06/26	Houston, TX	Wladek Kowalski	W
06/27	Chicago, IL	Pat O'Connor	W
06/30	Minneapolis, MN	Verne Gagne	D (60min)
07/07	Idaho Falls, ID	Warren Bockwinkel	W (2-1)
07/09	Salt Lake City, UT	Wilbur Snyder	W (2-1)
07/13	Boise, ID	Danny McShain	W
07/17	Spokane, WA	Red Vagnone	W
07/23	Seattle, WA	Hombre Montana	W
07/29	Vancouver, BC	Billy Watson	D
07/31	Tacoma, WA	Luther Lindsay	D
08/04	San Francisco, CA	Sandor Szabo	W
08/09	Honolulu, HI	Bobby Managoff	W
08/16	Honolulu, HI	Ray Eckert	W (DQ)
08/18	San Francisco, CA	Ike Eakins	W
08/19	San Diego, CA	Great Bolo	W
08/24	Phoenix, AZ	"Great Bolo" or Enrique Torres	W
08/25	El Paso, TX	Enrique Torres	W
09/08	Louisville, KY	Fred Blassie	W
09/09	Chicago, IL	Jim Wright	W
09/10	Toledo, OH	Wladek Kowalski	W
09/11	Downers Grove	Bob Orton	W
09/15	Minneapolis, MN	Kinji Shibuya	W (15:30 DQ)
09/22	Hollywood, CA	Baron Leone	W
09/28	Peoria, IL	Pat O'Connor	D
09/30	Springfield, MO	Sky Hi Lee	W
10/03	St. Louis, MO	Ray Eckert	D
10/04	Peoria, IL	Pat O'Connor	W
10/05	Wichita, KS	Dave Levin	W
10/06	Dallas, TX	Duke Keomuka	W (2-1; DQ in 3rd)
10/07	San Antonio, TX	Duke Keomuka	W (2-1)
10/08	Galveston, TX	Galveston, TX	W (2-1; DQ in 3rd)
10/12	Ft. Worth, TX	Danny Savich	W
10/15	New Orleans, LA	Don McIntyre	W
10/16	Houston, TX	Duke Keomuka	W
10/19	Memphis, TN	Bill Longson	W
10/21	Chicago, IL	Tarzan Zorra	W
10/23	St. Louis, MO	Ray Eckert	W
10/28	Chicago, IL	Hans Hermann	W
10/29	Cleveland, OH	Bobby Managoff	W
10/30	Wichita, KS	Dave Sims	W
11/03	Ottawa, ON	Yvon Robert	D
11/04	Montreal, QC	Bobby Managoff	D
11/05	Toronto, ON	Lord Layton	W (DQ)
11/12	Los Angeles, CA	Great Bolo	W (2-0)
11/13	Salt Lake City, UT	Baron Leone	W
11/17	Indianapolis, IN	Mr. Moto	W (DQ)
11/18	Chicago, IL	Paul Baillargeon	W
11/19	Seattle, WA?	Hombre Montana	W
11/20	St. Joseph, MO	Sonny Myers	W
11/21	Milwaukee, WI	Wladek Kowalski	W
11/23	Portland, OR	Eric Pedersen	W
11/24	Salem, OR	Luther Lindsay	D
11/25	Vancouver, BC	Ivan Kameroff	W
11/26	Seattle, WA	Masked Marvel (Buddy Knox)	W (unmasked him)
11/27	Tacoma, WA	Luther Lindsay	W
11/28	Eugene, OR	Luther Lindsay	W (2-1)
12/01	San Francisco, CA	Bobo Brazil	W
12/06	Honolulu, HI	Rikidozan	W
12/13	Honolulu, HI	Frank Valois	W
12/16	Evansville, IN	Paul Baillargeon	W
12/18	Houston, TX	Stu Gibson
12/23	Chicago, IL	Billy McDaniels	W
12/24	San Francisco, CA	Leo Nomellini	W
12/26	St. Louis, MO	Leo Numa	W
12/28	Winnipeg, MB	Bronko Nagurski	W (18min pin
12/29	Minneapolis, MN	Pat O'Connor	D (60min)
12/30	Chicago, IL	Bobby Managoff	D

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