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Last updated on 2024-06-07

The Records of
NWA World Heavyweight Championship Matches
1957

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


1956 <<

Lou <strong>Thesz</strong> [2]

01-06 Honolulu, HI Tom Rice W
01-14 Wichita, KS Haystack Calhoun W
01-15 Minneapolis, MN Hard Boiled Haggerty W (22:15 DQ)
01-18 St. Louis, MO Billy Watson W
01-19 Des Moines, IA Bob Geigel D
01-20 Waterloo, IA Yukon Eric W
01-22 Sioux City, IA Yukon Eric W
01-23 St. Petersburg, FL Dick the Bruiser W
01-25 Winnipeg, MB, CAN Hard Boiled Haggerty D
01-26 St. Paul, MN Ivan Kalmikoff D (DCOR)
02-04 Tampa, FL Buddy Rogers W
02-05 Lake Worth, FL Wilbur Snyder W
02-06 St. Petersburg, FL Ray Villmer W
02-14 Ft. Lauderdale, FL Don Leo Jonathan W
02-21 Amarillo, TX Ray Gunkel W
02-22 St. Louis, MO Edouard Carpentier W (COR)
02-25 Ft. Worth, TX Don Evans W
02-26 Dallas, TX Bobby Managoff W
02-27 Corpus Christi, TX Luis Martinez W
02-28 San Antonio, TX El Medico W (2-1)
03-01 Houston, TX Pepper Gomez D (1-1 90min)
03-12 Edmonton, AB, CAN Johnny Valentine W
03-13 Saskatoon, SK, CAN Johnny Valentine W
03-14 Regina, SK, CAN Chet Wallick W
03-15 Calgary, AB, CAN Vincent Lopez W
03-20 Evansville, IN Buddy Rogers W (2-1 DQ)
03-21 Indianapolis, IN Zebra Kid D (1-1 60min)
03-22 St. Louis, MO Fritz Von Erich W (DQ)
03-27 Los Angeles, CA Nick Bockwinkel W (2-0)
04-02 San Francisco, CA Hombre Montana W
04-04 Amarillo, TX Don Curtis D (1-1 90min)
04-05 St. Louis, MO Fritz Von Erich W (COR)
04-08 Memphis, TN Zebra Kid W (2-1)
04-10 Evansville, IN Bob McCune W (2-1)
04-11 Indianapolis, IN Buddy Rogers D (1-1 DCOR)
04-12 Buffalo, NY Gene Kiniski W (DQ)
04-22 Ft. Worth, TX Rito Romero W
04-23 Dallas, TX Pepper Gomez W (2-1; DQ in 3rd)
04-24? San Antonio, TX Ray Gunkel W
04-25 New Orleans, LA Red McIntyre W (2-0 UTC)
04-26 Atlanta, GA Red McIntyre W
04-29 Waco, TX Joe Christie W
04-30 Dallas, TX Pepper Gomez W (2-1)
05-01 Corpus Christi, TX Rito Romero W
05-02 San Antonio, TX Le Masque (Ray Gunkel) W (2-1)
05-03 Houston, TX Don Leo Jonathan W (DQ)
05-14 Minneapolis, MN Butch Levy W
05-15 London, ON, CAN Billy Watson D
05-16 Toronto, ON, CAN Gene Kiniski D (32:58, curfew)
05-17 Buffalo, NY Billy Watson D
05-18 Chicago, IL Lou Plummer W
05-20 Sacramento, CA Hombre Montana W
05-21 San Francisco, CA Leo Nomellini D
05-22 Los Angeles, CA Sky Hi Lee W (DQ)
05-23 Chico, CA Enrique Torres W
05-26 Honolulu, HI Bobo Brazil W
06-02 Honolulu, HI Toyonobori W
06-09 Honolulu, HI Al Lolotai D
06-14 Chicago, IL Edouard Carpentier L (DQ)

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06-19 Montreal, QC, CAN Tosh Tōgō W (DQ)
06-20 Ottawa, ON, CAN Tosh Tōgō W (DQ)
07-08 Ft. William, ON, CAN Ivan Kalmikoff W
07-10 Madison, WI The Shiek W (DQ)
07-12 Chicago, IL Dick the Bruiser W
07-15 Stamford, CT Roy Shire W
07-16 Baltimore, MD Hans Schmidt W
07-17 Washington, DC Roy Shire W
07-19 Newark, NJ (or DE?) Karl von Hess (non-title?) W
07-24 Montreal, QC, CAN Lou Thesz L (DQ)
07-27 Milwaukee, WI Antonino Rocca D
07-29 Augusta, GA Bob Langevin W
08-03 Chicago, IL Reggie Lisowski W (2-1)
08-07 Montreal, QC, CAN Wladek Kowalski NC
08-12 Freeport, NY Roy Shire (non-title?) W
08-13 Baltimore, MD Jerry Graham W
08-15 Washington, DC Karl von Hess (non-title?) W
08-16 Chicago, IL Lou Thesz D (1-1 60min)
08-24 Chicago, IL The Sheik of Araby W
08-30 Atlanta, GA Fred Blassie W
09-02 Augusta, GA Kurt Von Brauner  
09-06 Atlanta, GA Fred Blassie W
09-10 Baltimore, MD Danny McShain W (25min UTC)
09-11 Montreal, QC, CAN Gene Kiniski W (CO)
09-13 Chicago, IL Hans Schmidt W (2-1 UTC)
09-18 Montreal, QC, CAN Dick the Bruiser NC
09-21 Chicago, IL The Sheik of Araby W
10-02 Montreal, QC, CAN Gene Kiniski W
10-04 Chicago, IL Antonino Rocca L (UTC)
Rocca refuses title since Carpentia has a brokwn ankle.

Carpentier withdraws his claim to the title when his manager and Montreal promoter Eddie Quinn resigns from the NWA, which gives the title back to Thesz on 57-08-25.

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06-17 Memphis, TN Bobby Managoff W (2-0)
06-18 Louisville, KY Bill Longson W (2-1)
06-19 Evansville, IN Bobby Managoff W (2-1 DQ)
06-20 Indianapolis, IN Wilbur Snyder (cancelled)  
06-25Odessa, TXDanny Plechas W (2-0)
06-26Wichita Falls, TXBob GeigelW
06-27Amarillo, TXDory FunkD
07-01Seattle, WAHerb FreemanW
07-02 Spokane, WADoug DonovanW
07-03 Vancouver, BC, CANDick HuttonW (DQ)
07-04 Honolulu, HIToyonoboriW
07-06Fairbanks, AKSandor SzaboD
07-09 Calgary, AB, CANBilly WatsonD
07-10 Edmonton, AB, CANGene KiniskiW
07-11 Regina, SK, CANGene KiniskiW
07-12 Saskatoon, SK, CANBilly WatsonD
07-16 Tacoma, WADoug DonovanW
07-20 Houston, TXDon Leo JonathanW
07-24Montreal, QC, CANEdouard CarpentierW (DQ)
08-01Amarillo, TXDory Funk W (COR in 3rd)
08-05Ft. Worth, TXRay GunkelW
08-06Dallas, TXDon Leo Jonathan W (2-1; DQ in 3rd)
08-07 Corpus Christi, TX Pepper Gomez W
08-08Galveston, TXLuther Lindsay D (DKO in 3rd)
08-09Houston, TXEl Medico W (2-1 DQ)
08-15Indianapolis, INWilbur SnyderNC
08-20Dallas, TXDon Leo JonathanW
08-21Corpus Christi, TXEl Medico W (UTC in 3rd)
08-23St. Louis, MOPat O'Connor NC
NWA gives the title back to Thesz on 57-08-25.
08-29Sydney, AUSRicky WaldoW
08-31 Melbourne, AUSLord BlearsNC
09-02Brisbane, AUSRicky WaldoW
09-05Sydney, AUSLord BlearsW
09-07Melbourne, AUSSky Hi LeeW
09-09Brisbane, AUSLord BlearsW
09-14Melbourne, AUSLord BlearsW
09-16Brisbane, AUSSky Hi LeeW (DQ)
09-18Sydney, AUSSky Hi LeeW
09-21Melbourne, AUSJesse JamesW
09-28 SINKing Kong CzajaW
10-07Tōkyō, JPNRikidōzanD
10-13Ōsaka, JPNRikidōzanD (1-1, DCOR)
11-03Honolulu, HISky Hi Lee D (1-1 DKO)
11-11 Wichita, KS Richard Brown W (2-1)
11-12Minneapolis, MNBuddy RogersD (60min)
11-14Toronto, ON, CANDick HuttonL

11-22St. Louis, MOLou Thesz D (27:46)
12-02Sacramento, CABen SharpeW
12-03San Francisco, CAOyama Kato W (2-0)
12-04Buffalo, NYGene KiniskiW
12-05Toronto, ON, CANYukon EricW
12-06Winnipeg, MB, CANMr. HitoW
12-07St. Paul, MNKinji Shibuya W (21:35)
12-10Minneapolis, MNHard Boiled HaggertyD (60min)
12-11 Evansville, IN Bobby Managoff W (2-1)
12-13Houston, TXBill MelbyW
12-16Ft. Worth, TXPepper GomezW
12-17 Dallas, TX Luther Lindsay W (2-1; DQ in 3rd)
12-19San Antonio, TXRoberto Pico W (2-0)
12-20Houston, TXDon Leo JonathanW
12-23Tulsa, OKKarol KrauserW
12-27St. Louis, MOPat O'ConnorW

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