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The Records of
NWA World Heavyweight Championship Matches
1954

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


1953 <<

01-04 Huntington, WV"Dark Secret" (George Bollas) W (DQ)
01-05 Pittsburgh, PA Bill Miller W
01-06 Canton, OH Bill Miller D (DCOR)
01-07 Cleveland, OH Ruffy Silverstein D
01-13 Wichita, KS Sonny Myers W
01-14 Kansas City, KS Bibber McCoy W
01-15 St. Louis, MO Ray Eckert W (27:50)
01-19 Dayton, OH Bill Miler NC
01-20 Akron, OH Cowboy Hughes W (2-0)
01-22 Houston, TX Gorgeous George W
01-26 Dayton, OH Andre Drapp W
01-30 Indianapolis, IN Ray Gunkel D
02-08 Tampa, FL Baron Michele Leone D
02-09 Nashville, TN Bill Longson W (DQ)
02-11 New Orleans, LA Mighty Goliath W
02-13 Hollywood, CA (TV) Mr. Moto W (2-1)
02-15 Ft. Worth, TX Tim Geohagen W
02-16 El Paso, TX Baron Michele Leone W
02-18 Salt Lake City, UT Sandor Szabo W (2-1)
02-20 Indianapolis, IN Buddy Rogers W (2-0)
1: Thesz (pin)
2: Thesz (DQ)
02-23 Dallas, TX? Duke Keomuka W
02-24 Mansfield, OH Oyama Kato W
02-25 Columbus, OH Bill Miller W (DQ)
02-26 Cincinnati, OH Lenny Montana W (1-0 UTC)
02-27 St. Louis, MO Chest Bernard W (18:08)
03-02 Minneapolis, MN Paul Baillargeon W (COR)
03-03 Chicago, IL Vern Taft W
03-04 Rochester, MN Kinji Shibuya W (DQ)
03-05 Winnipeg, MB, CAN Paul BaillargeonW
03-12 Houston, TX Ray Gunkel W (DQ)
03-13 Hollywood, CA (TV) Wilbur Snyder D
03-15 Tulsa, OK Gorgeous George W (2-0)
1: Thesz (9:55 pin)
2: Thesz (4:55 DQ)
03-17 Evansville, IN Great Scott W (2-0)
03-19 St. Louis, MO Johnny Valentine W (26:40)
03-20 Louisville, KY Mr. Moto W
03-23 San Francisco, CA Ron Etchison W
03-24 San Jose, CA Bobo Brazil W
03-25 Stockton, CA Enrique Torres D
03-27 Hollywood, CA (TV) Wilbur Snyder D (1-1 60min)
03-29 Portland, OR Luther Lindsay D
03-30 Yakima, WA Earl McCready W
03-31 Vancouver, BC, CAN Earl McCready W
04-01 Seattle, WA Luther Lindsay D
04-02 Tacoma, WA Lou Sjoberg W
04-05 Boise, ID Gregorio Irabarren W
04-07 Portland, OR Eric Pedersen W
04-08 Spokane, WA Kurt Von Poppenheim W
04-09 Yakima, WA Luther Lindsay W (DQ)
04-10 San Jose, CA Enrique Torres D
04-11 Stockton, CA    
04-13 San Francisco, CA Ron Etchison W
04-14 San Antonio, TX Stu Gibson W (2-1)
04-15 Galveston, TX Bull Curry W (2-1; DQ in 3rd)
04-16 Houston, TX Prince Maiava W
04-20 Dallas, TX Don Evans D (1-1; DCOR in 3rd)
04-22 Amarillo, TX Dory Funk W (DQ)
04-23 St. Louis, MO Buddy Rogers W (19:44 DQ?)
04-24 Indianapolis, IN Ray Gunkel W (DQ)
04-26 Peoria, IL Pat O'Connor W
04-27 Ottawa, ON, CAN Ike Eakins W
04-28 Montreal, QC, CAN Bill Longson W
04-29 Columbus, OH Bill Miller W
05-01 St. Paul, MN Kinji Shibuya W (21:34 DQ)
05-03 Owensboro, KY Karl Kowalski W (DQ)
05-04 Sioux City, IA Bob Orton W
05-05 Des Moines, IA Sonny Myers W
05-08 St. Louis, MO Don Leo Jonathan W
05-10 Ft. Worth, TX Don Evans W (DQ)
05-11 Austin, TX Ray Gunkel D (1-1 DKO)
05-12 San Antonio, TX Stu Gibson W (2-1)
05-15 Hollywood, CA (TV) Wilbur Snyder D
05-21 Mexico City, MEX Gori Guerrero W
05-23 Guadalajara, MEX Gori Guerrero  
05-25 El Paso, TX Wilbur Snyder D
05-26 Victoria, TX Rito Romero (Thesz no-showed)
05-28 Houston, TX Enrique Guzman W (2-1 DQ)
05- Hollywood, CA Wilbur Snyder D
06-01 San Francisco, CA Bobo Brazil W (2-1; UTC in 3rd)
06-02 San Jose, CA Danny Plechas W
06-03 Stockton, CA Enrique Torres D
06-06 Honolulu, HI Larry Moquin D
06-13 Honolulu, HI Karl Von Schoberg W
06-20 Honolulu, HI Larry Moquin W
06-24 Columbus, OH Buddy Rogers W (1-0 60min limit)
06-29 Dallas, TX Ray Gunkel W
06-30 San Antonio, TX Johnny Valentine W (2-1)
07-01 Corpus Christi, TX Duke Keomuka W
07-02 Houston, TX Ed Francis D
07-05 Birmingham, AL Don Lee W (2-1)
07-06 Nashville, TN Ray Eckert W
07-07 Chicago, IL Bob McCune W
07-13 Indianapolis, IN Mr. Moto W
07-16 Chicago, IL Lu Kim W (DQ)
07-17 Akron, OH Buddy Rogers D (1-1)
1: Thesz (15min pin)
2: Rogers (26min pin)
3: (DCOR)
07-19 Peoria, IL Hans Hermann W
07-21 Chicago, IL Don Leo Jonathan W
07-22 Johnstown, PA Ruffy Silverstein  
07-23 Cincinnati, OH Bill Miller D (1-1 DCOR)
07-26 Spokane, WA Lord Blears W
07-27 Tacoma, WA Len Hughes W
07-28 Vancouver, BC, CAN Ben Sharpe W
07-29 Seattle, WA Wladek Kowalski W
07-30 Salt Lake City, UT Wilbur Snyder D (1-1 60min)
08-03 Hamilton, ON, CAN Paul Baillargeon W
08-04 Montreal, QC, CAN Pat O'Connor D
08-05 Toronto, ON, CAN Great Tōgō D
08-09 Ft. Worth, TX Rito Romero W
08-10 Austin, TX Ray Gunkel W
08-11 Evansville, IN Cyclone Anaya W (2-1 COR)
08-14 St. Louis, MO Ron Etchison W (21:13)
08-17 Johnstown, PA Buddy Rogers D
08-18 Chicago, IL Stu Gibson W (2-0)
08-19 Richmond, IN Bill Miller  
08-20 Cincinnati, OH Ray Stern W
08-24 Hamilton, ON, CAN Bearcat Wright W
08-26 Toronto, ON, CAN Paul Baillargeon W
08-27 Houston, TX Johnny Valentine W
08-31 El Paso, TX Vic Holbrook  
09-06 Hannibal, MO Joe Tangaro W
09-09 Kansas City, KS Cyclone Anaya W
09-11 Louisville, KY Stu Gibson W
09-13 Wichita, KS Dave Sims W
09-17 Covington, KY Bill Miller W (2-1)
09-21 Minneapolis, MN Pat O'Connor D (60min)
09-23 St. Louis, MO Lu Kim W (18:17)
09-24 Cincinnati, OH Ray Stern W (1-1 UTC)
09-28 Dallas, TX Ray Gunkel D (1-1; DCOR in 3rd)
09-29 San Antonio, TX Otto Kuss W (2-1)
09-30 Galveston, TX Rito Romero W
10-01 Houston, TX Johnny Valentine W
10-04 Memphis, TN Mighty Atlas W (2-0; DQ in 1st)
10-05 Nashville, TN Babe Zaharias W
10-06 Chattanooga, TN Don Lee W
10-07 New Orleans, LA Ray Gunkel W (2-1)
10-11 Memphis, TN Yukon Eric W
10-12 Little Rock, AR Gorgeous George W
10-13 Tulsa, OK Baron Michele Leone W (2-1)
10-14 Amarillo, TX Bob Geigel W
10-19 Baltimore, MD Buddy Rogers D (1-1 60min)
10-21 Columbus, OH Bill Miller W
10-22 Cincinnati, OH Dick Hutton D (1-1 60min)
10-25 Omaha, NE Pat O'Connor D (1-1 60min)
10-27 Los Angeles, CA (TV) Great Bolo W (2-0)
10-28 Tucson, AZ Jim Wright W
10-29 Santa Monica, CA Sandor Szabo W
11-01 Hollywood, CA (TV) Wilbur Snyder D (1-1 60min)
11-02 San Diego, CA Lord Blears W
11-03 Los Angeles, CA (TV) Gene Kiniski W (2-0 DQ)
11-04 Long Beach, CA Mike DiBiase W (2-1)
11-08 Eureka, CA Ben Sharpe W
11-09 San Francisco, CA Jesus Ortega W
11-10 San Jose, CA Enrique Torres D
11-12 Richmond, VA Rocky Brown W
11-15 Phoenix, AZ Great Bolo W
11-16 El Paso, TX Rito Romero W
11-18 Chicago, IL Paul Baillargeon W
11-19 St. Louis, MO Johnny Valentine W (28:00)
11-24 Springfield, IL Cyclone Anaya W (2-1)
11-25 Kansas City, KS Ron Etchison W
11-27 Louisville, KY Gorgeous George W
11-29 Ft. Wayne, IN Hans Schmidt W
11-30 Minneapolis, MN Hard Boiled Haggerty W (29:40 DQ)
12-02 Struthers, OH Buddy Rogers D
12-03 St. Louis, MO Lu Kim W (11:25)
12-05 Honolulu, HI Dick Raines W
12-15 Lubbock, TX Bob Geigel W
12-16 Chicago, IL Billy McDaniels W
12-17 Houston, TX Polo Torres NC
12-18 Amarillo, TX Vern Taft W
12-19 Houston, TX Polo Torres W
12-22 Evansville, IN Johnny Valentine W (1-1 UTC)
12-30 Chicago, IL Bobby Managoff D

>> 1955


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