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The Records of
NWA World Heavyweight Championship Matches
1955

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


1954 <<

Lou <strong>Thesz</strong>
01-01 St. Louis, MO Frank Taylor W
01-03 Birmingham, AL Fred Blassie W (2-1)
01-04 Nashville, TN Sonny Myers (sub. Wilbur Snyder) W (2-1)
01-07 Houston, TX Polo Torres D
01-10 Ft. Worth, TX Ray Gunkel NC
01-13 Kansas City, KS Ray Villmer NC
01-14 St. Louis, MO Hans Schmidt W
01-14 St. Joseph, MO Bill Longson W (2-1)
01-15 St. Louis, MO Wilbur Snyder (sub. for Bill Miller) W (37:00)
01-17 Omaha, NE Yukon Eric W
01-18 Minneapolis, MN Hard Boiled Haggerty D (60min)
01-22 Chicago, IL Charro Azteca W
01-25 Kansas City, KS Ray Villmer W
01-26 Waterloo, IA Art Neilson W
01-29 Moline, IL Art Neilson W
01-31 Phoenix, AZ Gene Kiniski W
02-01 El Paso, TX Dave Sims W
02-02 Los Angeles, CA Wilbur Snyder W (2-1)
02-03 Columbus, OH Wladek Kowalski Thesz no-showed
02-04 St. Louis, MO Wladek Kowalski W
02-09 Washington, DC Frank Jares W (2-0)
1: Thesz (13min DQ)
2: Thesz (4min)
02-14 Tampa, FL Antonino Rocca W
02-15 Baltimore, MD Hans Hermann W
02-18 Miami, FL Antonino Rocca W
02-21 Orlando, FL Baron Michele Leone W
02-25 Miami, FL Baron Michele Leone W
02-26 Chicago, IL Don Leo Jonathan W
02-28 Ft. Worth, TX Ray Gunkel W
03-02 San Antonio, TX Bull Curry W (2-1; DQ in 3rd)
03-04 St. Louis, MO Wilbur Snyder W (DQ)
03-07 Memphis, TN Gorgeous George W
03-08 Peoria, IL Dick Hutton W
03-10 Columbus, OH Dick Hutton D (1-1 60min limit)
03-14 Tulsa, OK Johnny Valentine W (2-1)
03-15 Little Rock, AR Ed Francis W (2-1)
03-18 Houston, TX Ray Gunkel W
03-22 San Francisco, CA Leo Nomellini L (1-2; DQ in 3rd)
Leo <strong>Nomellini</strong> #
Billed as champion by some promoters until he loses to Lou Thesz in St. Louis on 07-15.
03-25 Oakland, CA Lord James Blears W (2-0)
03-26 Fresno, CA Mike Sharpe D (1-1 60min)
04-04 Eureka, CA Mike Sharpe  
04-08 San Mateo, CA Lord James Blears W (2-0)
04-12 San Francisco, CA Sandor Szabo W
04-14 Salt Lake City, UT Mitsu Arakawa W
04-15 St. Joseph, MO Joe Dusek W
04-20 Evansville, IN Johnny Valentine W (2-0; DQ in 1st)
04-21 Chattanooga, TN Charro Azteca W
04-27 Moline, IL Primo Carnera W
05-04 Springfield, IL Vic Holbrook W (2-0; DQ in 1st)
05-10 El Paso, TX Jim Wright W
05-17 Dallas, TX Ray Gunkel W
05-25 Evansville, IN Bobby Managoff D (1-1 60min)
Lou <strong>Thesz</strong> #
03-24 Salt Lake City, UT Joe Tangaro D
03-25 St. Louis, MO Wilbur Snyder D (90min)
03-29 Sioux City, IA Hans Schmidt W
03-30 Moline, IL Don Leo Jonathan W
03-31 Toledo, OH Don Leo Jonathan W (2-1)
04-02 Louisville, KY Baron Michele Leone W
04-04 Albuquerque, NM Miguel Lopez D (60min)
04-05 Denver, CO Pat O'Connor D (60min)
04-07 Tucson, AZ Danny Plechas NC
04-11 Phoenix, AZ Lou Plummer W (DQ)
04-13 Los Angeles, CA Bobo Brazil W (2-1)
04-15 Houston, TX Mike Lane W
04-19 Cleveland, OH Dick Hutton NC
04-20 Boston, MA Pat O'Connor D
04-22 St. Louis, MO Wilbur Snyder W (2-1)
04-23 Canton, OH Buddy Rogers NC
04-26 Edmonton, AB, CAN George Gordienko D (90min)
04-27 Saskatoon, SK, CAN Fritz Von Erich W (DQ)
04-28 Regina, SK, CAN George Gordienko NC
04-29 Calgary, AB, CAN Lou Sjoberg W
04-30 St. Paul, MN Hard Boiled Haggerty W (27:49 DQ)
05-03 Minneapolis, MN Fred Atkins W (22:25)
05-04 Winnipeg, MB, CAN Paul Baillargeon W
05-09 Memphis, TN "The Mask" (Karl Davis) W (2-1; DQ in 3rd)
05-10 Dallas, TX Mike Lane W (2-1)
05-11 Lubbock, TX Roy Shire W (DQ)
05-12 Odessa, TX Dory Funk W
05- ??? George Gordienko D (90min)
05-31 San Francisco, CA Rocky Brown W
06-01 San Jose, CA Enrique Torres W
06-02 Stockton, CA Jesus Ortega W
06-03 Oakland, CA Ben Sharpe W
06-04 Fresno, CA Lord Blears W
06-06 Boise, ID Lord Blears W
06-07 Salem, OR Ivan Kameroff W
06-08 Portland, OR Luther Lindsay W
06-09 Victoria, BC Sky Hi Lee W (DQ)
06-10 Spokane, WA John Foti W
06-21 Edmonton, AB, CAN George Gordienko W
06-22 Saskatoon, SK, CAN Tim Geohagen W
06-23 Regina, SK, CAN Fritz Von Erich W
06-24 Calgary, AB, CAN Adrien Baillargeon W
06-25 Seattle, WA Sky Hi Lee W (2-1; DQ in 3rd)
07-04 Memphis, TN Bobby Managoff D
07-05 Nashville, TN "Kubla Khan" W
07-06 Evansville, IN Bobby Managoff NC (1-1)
07-08 Atlanta, GA Jerry Graham W
07-11 Birmingham, AL Bill Longson W
07-12 Louisville, KY Dick Hutton L (0-1; DCO in 3rd)
07-15 St. Louis, MO Leo Nomellini W (2-1)
1: Nomellini (13:02 pin)
2: Thesz (11:54 pin)
3: Thesz (forfeit)
07- Chicago, IL Hans Schmidt W
07-21 Chicago, IL Don Leo Jonathan W
07-25 Hollywood, CA Ray Stern W (2-1)
08-01 Ithaca, NY Pat O'Connor W (2-1 COR)
1: O'Connor (14min pin)
2: Thesz (22min pin)
3: Thesz (COR)
08-02 Watertown, NY Yukon Eric W
08-04 Albany, NY Hans Schmidt W
08-09 Dayton, OH Bobo Brazil D (1-0 60min)
08-10 Pittsburgh, PA Dick Hutton W
08-11 Albany Hans Schmidt W
08-12 Cincinnati, OH Dick Hutton D (1-1 60min)
08-16 San Diego, CA Johnny Valentine D
08-18 New York, NY Pat O'Connor D
08-19 Chicago, IL Ruffy Silverstein W
08-26 Houston, TX Pepper Gomez W (2-1; DQ in 3rd)
08-27 Beaumont, TX Ron Etchison W (2-1)
08-28 Chicago, IL Don Leo Jonathan W
08-29 Ft. Worth, TX Wilbur Snyder W (DQ)
08-30 Dallas, TX Ray Gunkel W (2-1)
08-31 San Antonio, TX Pepper Gomez D (1-1 90min)
09-01 Odessa, TX Dory Funk D
09-05 Phoenix, AZ Wilbur Snyder D
09-08 Tucson, AZ Lu Kim D (1-1 60min)
09-09 Houston, TX Pepper Gomez D (1-1 90min)
09-19 Salt Lake City, UT Bill Melby D (1-1)
09-20 San Francisco, CA Enrique Torres D
09-21 San Jose, CA Sandor Kovacs W
09-22 Stockton, CA Cyclone Anaya D
09-23 Oakland, CA Gene Kiniski W (DQ)
09-25 Honolulu, HI Ben Sharpe W
09- Seattle, WA Sky Hi Lee W
10-04 San Francisco, CA Lord Blears W (DQ)
10-05 San Jose, CA Cyclone Anaya NC
10-06 Stockton, CA Ron Etchison W
10-07 Santa Rosa, CA Gene Kiniski W (DQ)
10-08 Fresno, CA Ron Etchison W
10-12 Los Angeles, CA Johnny Valentine W (2-1)
10-15 Chicago, IL Mickey Gold W
10-16 Pittsburgh, PA Dick Hutton W
10-18 New York, NY Pat O'Connor D (1-1 curfew)
10-19 Detroit, MI Antonino Rocca D
10-24 Lincoln, NE Don Lee W (2-1)
10-25 Omaha, NE Kinji Shibuya W (2-1)
1: Thesz (11:42)
2: Shibuya (2:35)
3: Thesz (5:54)
10-26 Evansville, IN Chris Tolos W (2-1 DQ)
10-28 Chicago, IL Don Leo Jonathan W (2-0)
10-29 Milwaukee, WI Hans Schmidt W
11-01 Baltimore, MD Bill Miller W (DQ)
11-02 Lancaster, PA Don Arnold W
11-03 Columbus, OH Bobo Brazil W
11-04 Cincinnati, OH Pat O'Connor D (1-1 60min)
11-05 Elizabeth, NJ Buddy Rogers D
11-09 Los Angeles, CA Johnny Valentine W (2-1)
11-14 New York, NY Hans Schmidt (no show, canceled)
11-15 Syracuse, NY Yukon Eric W
11-16 Montreal, QC, CAN Pat O'Connor W (DQ)
11-18 Chicago, IL The Sheik W (2-0)
11-19 Milwaukee, WI Reggie Lisowski W
11-21 Wichita, KS Ray Villmer W
11-23 Des Moines, IA Hans Schmidt W
11-24 St. Joseph, MO Johnny Kostas W (2-1 UTC)
11-25 St. Louis, MO Ike Eakins W
11-29 Syracuse, NY Hans Schmidt W (2-0 DQ)
11-30 Saratoga Springs, NY Fred Atkins W (2-0 DQ)
12-01 Columbus, OH Buddy Rogers W
12-03 St. Paul, MN Kinji Shibuya W (20:23)
12-05 Hollywood, CA Johnny Valentine D (1-1 60min)
12-06 San Diego, CA Tom Rice W
12-15 Abilene, TX Bob Geigel W (2-1; COR in 3rd)
12-16 Houston, TX Pepper Gomez W (2-1)
12-19 Ft. Worth, TX Duke Keomuka W
12-20 Dallas, TX Luther Lindsay D (1-1)
12-21 San Antonio, TX Stu Gibson W (2-0; DQ in 2nd)
12-30 St. Louis, MO Buddy Rogers W (DQ)

>> 1956


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