(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 1951
Promoting the Area of: St. Louis, MO
Affiliation: NWA
Promoter: Sam Muchnick
1/5/51 – St Louis
NWA Champion Lou Thesz defeated Ray Eckert
Yukon Eric defeated Whipper Billy Watson
Karol Krauser drew Pete Managoff
Dick Raines defeated Bob Geigel
Red Vagnonne drew Whitey Whittler
Attendance: 4,821
1/12/51 – St Louis
Buddy Rogers defeated Lord Pinkerton
Herman Krauser drew Pauncho Romero
Ray Gunkel defeated Jack Moore
Dennis Clary defeated Ovila Asselin
Mighty Titan no contest Larry Moquin
1/19/51 – St Louis
Wladek Kowalski defeated Jim Wright
Yukon Eric defeated Sky Hi Lee
Pete Managoff drew Ray Eckert
Karol Krauser defeated Dick Raines via dq
Jim Dobie defeated Red Vagnonne
Attendance: 4,612
1/26/51 – St. Louis
Wild Bill Longson defeated Lord Pinkerton
Jungle Boy defeated Herman Krauser
NWA Jr Heavyweight Champion Verne Gagne drew Billy Goelz
Mighty Titan and Pancho Romero defeated Fred Blassie and Dennis Clary
2/2/51 – St Louis
NWA Champion Lou Thesz defeated Yukon Eric via dq
Wladek Kowalski defeated Pete Managoff
Dutch Hefner and Dick Raines drew Karol Krauser and Jim Dobie
Fred Blassie drew Angelo Poffo
2/9/51 – St Louis
Handicap match Buddy Rogers defeated Lord Pinkerton then Bill Longson defeated Buddy Rogers
Jungle Boy defeated Mighty Titan
Dick Raines drew Herman Krauser
Ivan Rasputin & Red Vagnonne defeated Angelo Poffo & Ray Gunkel
2/15/51 – St Louis
Yukon Eric defeated Wladek Kowalski
Mighty Atlas defeated Walter Palmer
Karol Krauser and Jim Dobie defeated Dutch Hefner and Dick Raines
Pete Managoff drew Earl McCready
Fred Blassie defeated Red Vagnonne
Angelo Poffo drew Jim Dobie
2/23/51 – St Louis
Buddy Rogers defeated Wild Bill Longson
Billy Sandow drew Mighty Titan
Jungle Boy defeated Herman Krauser
Ivan Rasputin & Dick Raines defeated Ray Gunkel & Pete Managoff
3/2/51 – St Louis
Wladek Kowalski defeated Yukon Eric
Mighty Atlas defeated Cyclone Anaya
Karol Krauser drew Dick Raines
Dutch Hefner and Earl McCready defeated Pete Managoff and Jim Dobie
Attendance: 6,858
3/16/51 – St Louis
NWA Champion Lou Thesz defeated Buddy Rogers
Lone Eagle drew Jungle Boy
Bill Longson and Lord Pinkerton defeated Dick Raines and Ivan Rasputin
Sky Low Low defeated Sonny Cassidy
Mighty Titan drew Herman Krauser
Attendance: 17,796
3/21/51 – St Louis
Wladek Kowalski defeated Primo Carnera
Dick Raines and Ray Eckert defeated Pete Managoff and Ronnie Etchison
Dutch Hefner drew Karol Krauser
Earl McCready drew Ralph Garibaldi
3/26/51 – St Louis
NWA Champion Lou Thesz defeated George Koverly in 10:40
Wild Bill Longson defeated Fred Blassie
Ralph Garibaldi and John Mercurio drew Jose Carillo and Larry Wilson
Little Beaver defeated Irish Jackie
Joe Millich drew Jim Dobie
Leo Zinn defeated Gus Bouras via dq
Jim Lewis drew Bill Merrick
Attendance: 12,000
3/30/51 – St Louis
Bill Longson defeated Chief Lone Eagle via dq
Buddy Rogers defeated Lucky Simunovich
Lord Pinkerton & Herman Krauser defeated Mighty Titan & Dutch Hefner
Ted Christy drew Ivan Rasputin
4/6/51 – St Louis
NWA Champion Lou Thesz defeated Wladek Kowalski
Yukon Eric defeated Hombre Montana
Tiny Roe and Little Beaver defeated Pancho The Bull and Irish Jackie
Ray Eckert defeated Pete Managoff
Dick Raines defeated Karol Krauser via dq
Attendance: 8,495
4/13/51 – St Louis
NWA Champion Lou Thesz defeated Buddy Rogers
Lone Eagle drew Elephant Boy
Bill Longson, Earl McCready, and Ted Christy defeated Ray Eckert, Ivan Rasputin and Ernie Hefner
Mighty Titan defeated Great Toto
Otto Kruss drew Dick Raines
Attendance: 12,183
4/20/51 – St Louis
Yukon Eric defeated Bobby Managoff in 28:03
Wild Bill Longson defeated Abe Kashey
George Koverly defeated Wee Willie Davis
Finice Hall, Ray Eckert and Dutch Hefner defeated Otto Kuss, Earl McCready and Ramon Cernades
4/27/51 – St Louis
NWA Champion Lou Thesz defeated Ivan Rasputin in 15:01
Wild Bill Longson defeated Chief Lone Eagle
Elephant Boy and Mighty Titan defeated Great Toto and Billy Sandow
Ronnie Etchison drew Ernie Hefner
Earl McCready defeated Otto Kuss
10/5/51 – St Louis, MO
Gene Stanlee defeated Wladek Kowalski in 27:48
Bill Longson defeated Mighty Atlas in 11:55
Sonny Boy Cassidy & Little Beaver defeated Pancho The Bull & Sky Low Low
Sammy Berg defeated Tiger Jack Moore
Fred Blassie defeated Lou Britton
Att: 11,017
10/12/51 – St Louis
NWA Champion Lou Thesz defeated Yukon Eric in 12:24
Ernie Dusek drew Bobby Managoff
Great Togo defeated Dick Trout
Joe Dusek and Gypsy Joe defeated Farmer Jones and Tommy Martindale
Attendance: 9,010
10/26/51 – St Louis
Bill Longson defeated Gene Stanlee
Mighty Atlas defeated Walter Palmer
Sammy Berg drew Rudy Kay
Jack Conley & Ivan Rasputin defeated Warren Bockwinkel & Fred Blassie
Pete Managoff defeated Jack Moore
Att: 5,734
11/2/51 – St Louis
Great Togo defeated Ernie Dusek in 26:16
Yukon Eric defeated Mike Mazurski in 10:48
Tiny Roe defeated Mighty Fritz
Joe Dusek and Gypsy Joe defeated Farmer Jones and Chief Big Heart
Larry Chene drew Dick Trout
11/16/51 – St Louis, MO
NWA Champion Lou Thesz defeated Wild Bill Longson in 23:30
Wladek Kowalski defeated Barney Bernard
Gene Stanlee defeated Big Ben Morgan
Tiny Roe defeated Tom Thumb
Ivan Rasputin & Pete Managoff defeated Bert Rubi & Chief Big Heart
Att: 13,160
11/23/51 – St Louis
Yukon Eric defeated Ivan Rasputin
Ernie, Emil and Joe Dusek drew Bobby Managoff, Otto Kuss and Verne Gagne
Whitey whittler drew Walter Palmer
Warren Bockwinkel defeated Dick Trout
Attendance: 6,550
11/30/51 – St Louis
Wladek Kowalski drew Bobby Managoff 60:00
Gene Stanlee drew Whipper Watson
Ivan Rasputin defeated Chief Big Heart
Joe Millich and Warren Bockwinkel defeated Chris Zaharias and Pete Managoff
Attendance: 9,071
12/7/51 – St Louis
Wild Bill Longson defeated Yukon Eric via dq
Verne Gagne defeated Gypsy Joe
Ernie Dusek defeated Pete Managoff
Chief Big Heart and Ray Gunkel defeated Joe Dusek and Dutch Hefner
12/14/51 – St Louis
Wild Bill Longson defeated Ivan Rasputin in 13:15
Gene Stanlee defeated Frank Taylor in 16:18
Danny McShain defeated Lou Britton in 5:25
Ray Gunkel defeated Tiger Jack Moore
Attendance: 3,988
12/28/51 – St Louis
NWA Champion Lou Thesz defeated Gene “Mr America” Stanlee in 15:21
Bobby Managoff defeated Frank Taylor
Lord Layton defeated Warren Bockwinkel
Chief Big Heart defeated Al Szasz
Ray Gunkel drew Dutch Hefner
Fred Blassie defeated Jack Moore
Attendance: 6,607
