(Credit for the following results go to numerous sources, including, but not limited to, Jim Zordani, Scott Teal, and various news clippings)
St. Louis Wrestling Results 1952
Promoting the Area of: St. Louis, MO
Affiliation: NWA
Promoter: Sam Muchnick
1/4/52 – St Louis
Whipper Billy Watson defeated Tarzan Kowalski via dq
Gene Stanlee defeated Frank Taylor
Ivan Rasputin defeated Otto Kuss
Vincent Lopez and Chief Big Heart drew Sheik of Araby and Ray Eckert
Attendance: 4,996
1/11/52 – St Louis
NWA Champion Lou Thesz defeated Mighty Atlas in 21:50
Yukon Eric defeated Fred Von Schact
Alo Leilani defeated Babe Zaharias
Vincent Lopez and Al Lovelock defeated Dutch Hefner and Chris Zaharias
Attendance: 11,737
1/18/52 – St Louis
Wladek Kowalski defeated Whipper Billy Watson
Bobby Managoff defeated Ivan Rasputin
Vincent Lopez drew Frank Taylor
Ray Eckert defeated Jimmy Coffield
Pete Managoff defeated Finis Hall
Attendance: 9,589
1/25/52 – St Louis
Bobby Managoff defeated Lord Layton in 14:40
Yukon Eric defeated Wild Bill Longson via dq
Al Lovelock drew Frank Taylor
Dutch Hefner and Ray Eckert defeated Vincent Lopez and Pete Managoff
Attendance: 6,693
2/1/52 – St Louis
Bobby Managoff defeated Wladek Kowalski in 19:30
Danny McShain defeated Great Bolo
Whipper Watson and al Lovelock drew Ivan Rasputin and Ray Eckert
Vincent Lopez defeated Jim Coffield
Attendance: 8,109
2/8/52 – St Louis
Handicap match Wild Bill Longson defeated Yukon Eric in 13:30 then Enrique Torres defeated Longson in 1:05
Vincent Lopez defeated Lord Layton via dq
Al Lovelock defeated Frank Taylor
Alo Leilani defeated Jim Coffield
Dutch Hefner drew Whitey Whittler
Attendance: 7,145
2/22/52 – St Louis
NWA Champion Lou Thesz defeated Bobby Managoff in 36:35
Mike Mazurki and Ray Eckert defeated Vincent Lopez and Whipper Watson
Dutch Hefner drew Al Lovelock
Alo Leilani defeated Pete Managoff
Attendance: 11,228
2/29/52 – St Louis
Wild Bill Longson defeated Enrique Torres in 37:38
Ivan Rasputin and Mike Mazurki defeated Don Beitelman and Al Lovelock
Lord Layton defeated Vincent Lopez
Little Darling drew Tom Thumb
Frank Taylor defeated Danny Ferazzo
3/7/52 – St Louis
Verne Gagne defeated Ray Eckert in 21:30
Whipper Billy Watson drew Mike Mazurki
Al Lovelock, Chief Big Heart and Vincent Lopez defeated Ivan Rasputin, Frank Taylor and Joe Dusek
Dutch Hefner drew Dick Dusek
Attendance: 11,518
3/14/52 – St Louis
Handicap match: Wladek Kowalski defeated Mike Mazurki in 35:50 then Enrique Torres defeated Kowalski
Bill Longson defeated Lord Athol Layton
Barney Bernard drew Al Lovelock
Fred Davis defeated Frank Taylor
Warren Bockwinkel defeated Stu Gibson
Attendance: 5,946
3/21/52 – St Louis
NWA Champion Lou Thesz defeated Bobby Managoff in 33:58
Danny McShain defeated Karol Krauser
Ivan Rasputin defeated Warren Bockwinkel via dq
Alo Leilani drew Frank Taylor
Vincent Lopez drew Ralph Garibaldi
Attendance: 10,213
3/28/52 – St Louis, MO
NWA Champion Lou Thesz defeated Verne Gagne in 39:50
Mike Mazurki & Ray Eckert & Ivan Rasputin defeated Wild Bill Longson & Ernie Dusek & Jack Kennedy
Al Lovelock defeated Vincent Lopez
Ernie Hefner drew Otto Kuss
Att: 12,402
4/4/52 – St Louis
Wladek Kowalski defeated Ray Eckert in 23:48
Bobby Managoff and Enrique Torres defeated Ernie and Emil Dusek
Al Lovelock defeated Frankie Murdoch via dq
Mike Mazurki defeated Dutch Hefner
Alo Leilani defeated Babe Zaharias
Attendance: 6,133
4/12/52 – St Louis
Mighty Atlas defeated Enrique Torres (injury)
Wild Bill Longson defeated Mike Mazurki
Bobby Managoff defeated Al Lovelock
Dutch Hefner and Chris Zaharias defeated Chief Big Heart and Frank Taylor
Attendance: 4,657
4/18/52 – St Louis
Verne Gagne defeated Wild Bill Longson
Bobby Managoff, Al Lovelock and Enrique Torres drew Ray Eckert, Wladek Kowalski and Mike Mazurki
Alo Leilani drew Chris Zaharias
Jack Kennedy defeated Dutch Hefner
Attendance: 9,195
9/19/52 – St Louis
Pat O’Connor defeated Mighty Atlas via dq
Hans Hermann defeated Al Lovelock in 41 seconds
Chief Big Heart and John Kostas defeated Ernie Hefner and Joe Dusek
Fred Blassie defeated Stu Gibson
Attendance: 9,018
9/26/52 – St Louis
Baron Michele Leone defeated Whipper Watson
Frankie Talabar defeated Ivan Rasputin
Ernie Hefner defeated Great Scott via dq
Sky Low Low defeated Sonny Boy Cassidy
Al Cortez defeated Jack Britton
Attendance: 6,378
10/3/52 – St Louis
NWA Champion Lou Thesz defeated Mighty Atlas
Pat O’Connor defeated Jim Henry
Hans Hermann defeated Fred Blassie in 1:07
Ivan Rasputin defeated Chief Big Heart
Johnny Kostas and Al Lovelock defeated Chris and Babe Zaharias
10/10/52 – St Louis
Baron Leone defeated Frankie Talaber
Whipper Watson and Johnny Costas defeated Ivan Rasputin and Dutch Hefner
Big Bill Miller defeated Don Arnold
Babe Zaharias defeated Johnny Swenski
Fred Blassie defeated Al Cortez
10/17/52 – St Louis
Hans Hermann defeated Wild Bill Longson
Tarzan Kowalski defeated Vic Christy
Don Beitelman drew Ivan Rasputin
Don Leo Jonathan defeated Babe Zaharias
Chris Zaharias drew Johnny Kostas
10/24/52 – St Louis
Verne Gagne defeated Hans Schmidt in 25:14
Ronnie Etchison defeated Lone Eagle
Big Bill Miller defeated Hank Metheny
Sterling Dizzy Davis drew Jim Henry
Johnny Costas defeated al Cortez
Carlos Rodriguez drew Finice Hall
10/31/52 – St Louis
Pat O’Connor and Whipper Billy Watson drew Hans Hermann and Wladek Kowalski
Wild Bill Longson defeated Alo Leilani
Ivan Rasputin defeated Johnny Kostas
Al Lovelock defeated Babe Zaharias
Carlos Rodriguez drew Babe Zaharias
11/7/52 – St. Louis
Mighty Atlas defeated Ronnie Etchison in 21:10
Hans Hermann defeated Don Leo Jonathan in 6:35
Al Lovelock defeated Jim Henry via dq
Dizzy Davis and Don Beitelman defeated Babe Zaharias and Gypsy Joe
Chris Zaharias drew Finice Hall
11/14/52 – St Louis
Wladek Kowalski defeated Bob Orton in 37:20 then Kowalski drew Bill Melby in 60:00 in a handicap match
Ernie Dusek defeated Sterling Davis
Ivan Rasputin and Joe Dusek defeated Don Beitelman and Johnny Kostas
Bill McDaniels drew Jim Henry
11/21/52 – St Louis
NWA Champion Lou Thesz defeated Hans Hermann in 14:40
Big Bill Miller, Wladek Kowalski and Jim Henry defeated Bill Longson, Sterling Davis and Frankie Talaber
Ray Stern defeated Al Lovelock via dq
Alo Leilani drew Don Beitelman
11/28/52 – St Louis
Verne Gagne defeated Bill Melby in 32:45
Fred Von Schacht defeated Reggie Lisowski
Little Beaver defeated Fuzzy Cupid via dq
Dizzy Davis defeated Chris Zaharias
Tom Thumb defeated Tuffy McRae
Ray Stern defeated Lou Britton
12/5/52 – St Louis
Pat O’Connor and Whipper Watson defeated Wladek Kowalski and Hans Hermann
Don Beitelman drew Al Lovelock
Ray Stern defeated Johnny Kostas
Big Bill Miller defeated Jim Henry
Dizzy Davis defeated Ivan Rasputin via dq
12/12/52 – St Louis
Bill Longson defeated Hans Hermann in 10:00
Pat O’Connor defeated Ernie Dusek
Don Beitelman drew Ray Stern
Dizzy Davis defeated Al Lovelock via dq
Ronnie Etchison and Ray Gunkel defeated Jim Henry and Ivan Rasputin
12/26/52 – St Louis
NWA Champion Lou Thesz defeated Pat O’Connor
Wild Bill Longson and Big Bill Miller defeated Wladek Kowalski and Hans Hermann
Ernie Dusek defeated Al Lovelock
Joe Dusek drew Fred Blassie
Bill McDaniel defeated Cherry Vallina via dq
