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Last updated on 2021-10-18

The Records of
NWA World Heavyweight Championship Matches
1953

NOTE: This list may include non-title matches which are to be removed as soon as they are confirmed.


1952 <<

Lou <strong>Thesz</strong>
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 W (2-0 COR)
01-21 Erie, PA Jim Wright W
01-23 Utica, NY Hans Schmidt D (1-1)
1: Thesz (12:04)
2: Schmidt (20:06)
3: (curfew)
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 (24:02 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 Tōgō W
02-12 Camden, NJ Yukon Eric W
02-13? Jamaica, NY Ilio DiPaolo W
02-14 Brooklyn, NY Ray Thunder (Ray 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 (15:00)
03-10 El Paso, TX Mr. Moto W (2-1)
03-11 Tulsa, OK The Great Zorra W (2-1)
03-12 Amarillo, TX Dizzy Davis  
03-13 Houston, TX Bull Curry W (DQ)
03-17 Louisville, KY The 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 (2-1)
03-21 Indianapolis, IN Buddy Rogers W
03-24 New York, NY Antonino Rocca D (curfew, 30:50)
03-25 Evansville, IN The Great Zorra W (2-1 COR)
03-26 Toledo, OH Hans Schmidt L (DQ)
03-27 St. Louis, MO Verne Gagne W (49:40)
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
04-08 Montreal, QC Killer Kowalski W (DQ)
04-15 Springfield, IL Ron Etchison W (2-1)
04-18 St. Paul, MN Paul Baillargeon W (21:04)
04-21 Minneapolis, MN Bronko Nagurski W (22:00)
04-22 Evansville, IN The Great Zorra W (2-0 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 (2-1)
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 Michele Leone W
05-21 Norfolk, VA Juan Humberto W
05-22 Richmond, VA Charro Azteca W
05-25 Regina, SK, CAN Earl McCready D (60min)
05-26 Edmonton, AB, CAN George Gordienko W
05-27 Saskatoon, SK, CAN Bob Russell W
05-28 Calgary, AB, CAN Kinji Shibuya W (DQ)
05-30 St. Louis, MO Hans Hermann W (12:48)
06-03 Montreal, QC, CAN Great Tōgō W (DQ)
06-04 Toronto, ON, CAN Gorgeous George W
06-08 Niagara Falls, ON Bobo Brazil W (COR)
06-09 Hamilton, ON, CAN Billy Watson D
06-10 Montreal, QC, CAN Gorgeous George W
06-11 Toronto, ON, CAN 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 (1-1 60min)
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 (2-1)
07-17 Spokane, WA Red Vagnone W
07-23 Seattle, WA Hombre Montana W
07-29 Vancouver, BC, CAN 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 (2-0 UTC)
09-08 Louisville, KY Fred Blassie W (2-1)
09-09 Chicago, IL Jim Wright W (2-0)
09-10 Toledo, OH Wladek Kowalski W
09-11 Downers Grove, IL Bob Orton W
09-15 Minneapolis, MN Kinji Shibuya W (15:30 DQ)
09-22 Hollywood, CA Baron Michele Leone W (2-1)
09-28 Peoria, IL Pat O'Connor D
09-30 Springfield, IL Sky Hi Lee W (2-0)
10-01 Salem, IL Pat O'Connor  
10-03 St. Louis, MO Ray Eckert D (30min)
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 Bull Curry 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 Great Zorro (Dutch Howlett) W
10-23 St. Louis, MO Ray Eckert W
10-28 Chicago, IL Hans Hermann W (2-0)
10-29 Cleveland, OH Bobby Managoff W (2-1)
10-30 Wichita, KS Dave Sims W
11-02 Boston, MA Bronko Nagurski W (2-1)
11-03 Ottawa, ON, CAN Yvon Robert D (DCOR)
11-04 Montreal, QC, CAN Bobby Managoff D
11-05 Toronto, ON, CAN Lord Athol Layton W (DQ)
11-10 El Paso, TX Lou Plummer W
11-12 Los Angeles, CA Great Bolo W (2-0)
11-13 Salt Lake City, UT Baron Michele 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, CAN 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 Rikidōzan W (43min)
12-13 Honolulu, HI Frank Valois W
12-16 Evansville, IN Paul Baillargeon W (2-1)
12-18 Houston, TX Stu Gibson  
12-23 Chicago, IL Billy McDaniel W
12-24 San Francisco, CA Leo Nomellini W
12-26 St. Louis, MO Leo Numa W
12-28 Winnipeg, MB, CAN Bronko Nagurski W (18min pin
12-29 Minneapolis, MN Pat O'Connor D (60min)
12-30 Chicago, IL Bobby Managoff D (1-1 60min)

>> 1954


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