(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 1954
Promoting the Area of: St. Louis, MO
Affiliation: NWA
Promoter: Sam Muchnick
1/2/54 – St Louis
Wladek Kowalski defeated Hans Hermann
Johnny Valentine drew Bill Longson
Pat O’Connor defeated Jack Hader
Dave Sims defeated Bob Corby
Jim Wright drew Bill McDaniel
Joe Millich defeated Finice Hall
1/9/54 – St Louis
Guy Brunetti and Joe Tangaro defeated Emil and Joe Dusek
Joe Christie drew Pete Managoff
Johnny Valentine defeated Jim Wright
Chris Zaharias drew Finice Hall
Sandor Kovacs defeated Frank Altman
1/15/54 – St Louis
NWA Champion Lou Thesz defeated Ray Eckert in 27:50
Johnny Valentine defeated Joe Christie
Vic Holbrook and Bill Longson defeated Joe Tangaro and Pete Managoff via dq
Walter Palmer drew Sandor Kovacs
Dave Sims defeated Joe Wright via dq
1/16/54 – St Louis
Johnny Valentine defeated Pete Managoff
Sandor Kovacs drew Vern Taft
Guy Brunetti defeated Chris Zaharias
Chest Bernard drew Vic Holbrook
Chris Zaharias defeated Charlie Phelan
Joe Gravangia drew Tommy Felis
1/23/54 – St Louis
Wladek Kowalski defeated Vern Taft
Tony Lanza defeated Bill Longson via dq
Sonny Kurgis drew Joe Millich
Vic Holbrook defeated Chris Zaharias
Pete Mangoff drew Chest Bernard
Sandor Kovacs defeated Jim Wright via dq
1/29/54 – St Louis
Buddy Rogers & Great Scott defeated Guy Brunetti & Joe Tangaro
Johnny Valentine defeated Chest Bernard
Fuzzy Cupid defeated Tuffy McRae
Jim Wright defeated Sonny Kurgis
Chris Zaharias defeated Ted Marshall
Tony Lanza drew Pete Managoff
1/30/54 – St Louis
Pat O’Connor defeated Joe Christie
Ray Eckert drew Vic Holbrook
Pete Managoff drew Vern Taft
Fuzzy Cupid defeated Tito Infante
Sonny Kurgis defeated Hardy Kruscamp via dq
Tony Lanza defeated Sandor Kovacs
2/6/54 – St Louis
Ray Eckert defeated Pete Managoff
Vic Holbrook and Bill Longson defeated Guy Brunetti and Joe Tangaro
Johnny Valentine defeated Chris Zaharias
Jim Wright defeated Joe Millich
Pedro Godoy drew Dave Sims
2/12/54 – St Louis
Wladek Kowalski defeated Pat O’Connor
Will Bill Longson defeated Abe Coleman
Joe Tangaro & Joe Dusek & Vic Holbrook defeated Ray Eckert & Jim Wright & Chest Bernard
Danno O’Shocker defeated Chris Zaharias
Vern Taft drew Dave Sims
2/13/54 – St Louis
Baron Leone defeated Joe Dusek
Wild Bill Longson defeated Vern Taft
Chest Bernard defeated Danno O’Shocker
Dave Sims defeated Jim Wright
Pedro Godoy drew Pete Managoff
John Mercurio defeated Jose Carillo
2/20/54 – St Louis
Guy Brunetti and Joe Tangaro defeated Vern Taft and Ray Eckert
Frank Altman drew Roy Graham
Ralph Garibaldi defeated Jose Carillo
Great Scott defeated Vic Holbrook
Chris Zaharias defeated Matt Murphy
2/26/54 – St Louis
Handicap match
Johnny Valentine and Guy Brunetti defeated Buddy Rogers
Great Scott defeated Jack Pesek
Bill Longson and Vic Holbrook defeated Pete Managoff and Dave Sims
Joe Tangaro defeated Pedro Godoy
Pat O’Shocker drew Vern Taft
2/27/54 – St Louis
NWA Champion Lou Thesz defeated Chest Bernard in 18:08
Jack Pesek drew Pedro Godoy
Vic Holbrook defeated Pat O’Shocker
Guy Brunetti defeated Dave Sims
Vern Taft drew Ralph Garibaldi
Joe Millich defeated Jose Carillo
3/6/54 – St Louis
Wladek Kowalski defeated Mike Lane
Pete Managoff defeated Vic Holbrook via dq
Pedro Godoy drew Ralph Garibaldi
Ralph Garibaldi defeated Charlie Phelan
Pat O’Shocker drew Pedro Godoy
Little Beaver defeated Tom Thumb
Johnny Valentine defeated Jim Szikszay
3/13/54 – St Louis
Guy Brunetti defeated Ray Eckert
Chest Bernard defeated Bobby Lane
Joe Tangaro drew Bill Longson
Vic Holbrook drew Vern Taft
Pete Managoff defeated Danno O’Shocker
Pedro Godoy defeated Joe Millich
3/19/54 – St Louis
NWA Champion Lou Thesz defeated Johnny Valentine in 26:40
Mr Moto defeated Vic Christy
Bobby Lane and Vic Holbrook defeated Barney Bernard and Ray Eckert
Gino Angelo defeated Pete Managoff via dq
Chris Zaharias drew Martino Angelo
3/20/54 – St Louis
Chris Zaharias, Ralph Garibaldi and Pat O’Shocker defeated Vern Taft, Gino and Martino Angelo
Vic Holbrook defeated Vic Christy
Pete Managoff defeated Mike Lane
Pat O’Shocker defeated Chest Bernard
Vern Taft drew Pedro Godoy
3/26/54 – St Louis
Guy Brunetti & Joe Tangaro drew Buddy Rogers & Great Scott
Bill Longson defeated Bobby Lane
Mr Moto defeated Pat O’Shocker
Bob Leipler drew Don Leo Jonathan
Ricki Starr defeated Pedro Godoy via dq
3/27/54 – St Louis
Baron Leone defeated George Gallagher
Don Leo Jonathan drew Bill Longson
Big Bill Miller defeated Chest Bernard via dq
Bob Leipler defeated Chris Zaharias
Vic Holbrook defeated Pedro Godoy
Joe Millich drew Danno O’Shocker
4/3/54 – St Louis
Wladek Kowalski defeated Vic Holbrook
Bill Longson drew Bob Leipler
Joe Tangaro defeated Pete Managoff
Don Leo Jonathan defeated Danno O’Shocker
Chest Bernard defeated Vern Taft
Pedro Godoy drew Chris Zaharias
4/9/54 – St Louis
Buddy Rogers defeated Johnny Valentine
Big Bill Miller no contest Great Scott
Guy Brunetti and Joe Tangaro defeated Don Leo Jonathan and Pedro Godoy
Bob Leipler defeated Pete Managoff
Chest Bernard defeated Danno O’Shocker
4/10/54 – St Louis
Guy Brunetti and Joe Tangaro defeated Bill Longson and Vic Holbrook
Sonny Meyers drew Danno O’Shocker
Don Leo Jonathan defeated Matt Murphy
Pete Managoff defeated Finis Hall
Vern Taft drew Chris Zaharias
4/17/54 – St Louis
Buddy Rogers defeated Bob Leipler
Guy Brunetti defeated Chest Bernard via dq
Bill Longson & Vern Taft defeated Danno O’Shocker & Larry Hamilton
Matt Murphy defeated Pedro Godoy via dq
Joe Millich defeated John Mercurio
4/23/54 – St Louis
NWA Champion Lou Thesz defeated Buddy Rogers in 19:44
Vic Holbrook drew Johnny Valentine
Don Leo Jonathan, Bill Miller and Chest Bernard defeated Guy Brunetti, Joe Tangaro and Warren Bockwinkel
Bob McCune drew Bob Leipler
Vern Taft defeated Danno O’Shocker
4/24/54 – St Louis
Johnny Valentine defeated Chest Bernard
Bob McCune drew Warren Bockwinkel
Joe Tangaro drew Vic Holbrook
Don Leo Jonathan defeated Pete Managoff
Guy Brunetti defeated Mike Lane
Vern Taft defeated Chris Zaharias
5/1/54 – St Louis
Vic Holbrook defeated Bob Leipler
Ralph Garibaldi and Fred Blassie defeated Pedro Godoy and Vern Taft
Warren Bockwinkel defeated Guy Brunetti
Joe Millich defeated Jose Carillo
Danno O’Shocker drew Finice Hall
5/8/54 – St Louis
NWA Champion Lou Thesz defeated Don Leo Jonathan
Joe Tangaro defeated Bob Leipler
Chris Zaharias drew Pedro Godoy
Mighty Atlas defeated Frank Marconi
Warren Bockwinkel defeated Pete Managoff
Vern Taft defeated Danno O’Shocker
5/15/54 – St. Louis
Vic Holbrook & Bill Longson defeated Guy Brunetti & Bob Leipler
Johnny Valentine defeated Joe Tangaro
Chris Zaharias drew Ralph Garibaldi
Warren Bockwinkel defeated Vern Taft
Joe Millich drew Ralph Garibaldi
Chris Zaharias defeated George O’Brien
5/22/54 – St. Louis
Cyclone Anaya drew Johnny Valentine
Ralph Garibaldi drew Guy Brunetti
Joe Tangaro defeated Pedro Godoy
Vern Taft defeated Carlos Rodriguez
Joe Millich defeated Finis Hall
5/29/54 – St. Louis
Ray Eckert defeated Warren Bockwinkel
Lu Kim defeated Chest Bernard
Cyclone Anaya defeated Doc Gallagher
Ruffy Silverstein defeated Jack Hagg
Bob McCune drew Vic Holbrook
Mike Lane drew Vern Taft
6/5/54 – St. Louis
Cyclone Anaya & Bob McCune defeated Bill Longson & Vic Holbrook
Lu Kim defeated Mike Lane
Ruffy Silverstein defeated Vern Taft
Doc Gallagher defeated Joe Millich
Chris Zaharias drew Ralph Garibaldi
6/12/54 – St. Louis
Don Leo Jonathan defeated Bob McCune
Pat O’Connor drew Ray Eckert
Cyclone Anaya defeated Tom Bradley
Vern Taft drew Mike Lane
Doc Gallagher drew Ralph Garibaldi
Finis Hall defeated John Mercurio
6/19/54 – St. Louis
Handicap Match
Ray Eckert & Lu Kim defeated Wladek Kowalski
Cyclone Anaya defeated Chris Zaharias
Vic Holbrook drew Ronnie Etchison
Mike Lane & Ralph Garibaldi defeated Doc Gallagher & Finis Hall
6/26/54 – St. Louis
Don Leo Jonathan no contest Cyclone Anaya
7/3/54 – St Louis
Don Eagle defeated Abe Coleman
Cyclone Anaya & Lu Kim defeated Ray Eckert & Vern Taft
Vic Holbrook drew Bob McCune
Mike Lane defeated Doc Gallagher
Sonny Ford drew Finis Hall
7/10/54 – St. Louis
Abe Coleman defeated Vern Taft
Ronnie Etchison drew Cyclone Anaya
Don Leo Jonathan defeated Mike Lane
7/17/54 – St. Louis
Handicap Match
Lu Kim & Cyclone Anaya defeated Ray Eckert
Bill Longson defeated Joe Blanchard
Jim Wright defeated Abe Coleman
7/24/54 – St. Louis
Johnny Valentine defeated Danny McShain
Cyclone Anaya drew Larry Hamilton
Ronnie Etchison drew Jim Wright
Joe Blanchard & Mike Lane defeated Vern Taft & Finis Hall
7/31/54 – St. Louis
Ronnie Etchison drew Cyclone Anaya
Jesse James defeated Finis Hall
Jim Wright defeated Mike Lane
Joe Blanchard defeated Chris Zaharias
Babe Zaharias defeated Richard Brown via dq
Sammy Ford drew Bill Scharbert
8/7/54 – St. Louis
Bill Miller drew Bill Longson
Billy McDaniels defeated Mike Lane
Chris Zaharias drew Joe Millich
John Mercurio defeated Charlie Phelan
George O’Brien defeated Tom Felice
Guy Brunetti & Cyclone Anaya defeated Babe Zaharias & Jim Wright
8/14/54 – St. Louis
NWA Champion Lou Thesz defeated Ronnie Etchison in 21:13
Mike Lane defeated Babe Zaharias
Cyclone Anaya defeated Jim Wright via dq
Joe Millich drew Ralph Garibaldi
George O’Brien defeated Charlie Phelan
Bill Scharbert defeated Jose Carillo via dq
8/21/54 – St. Louis
Mike Lane & Larry Hamilton & Cyclone Anaya defeated Stu Gibson & Bill Longson & Jim Wright
Ralph Garibaldi drew Richard Brown
Chris Zaharias defeated Sammy Ford
Joe Millich drew Charlie Phelan
Joe Gravanga defeated George O’Brien
8/28/54 – St. Louis
Cyclone Anaya defeated Bill McDaniels
Little Beaver defeated Cowboy Bradley
Tom Thumb defeated Fuzzy Cupid
Stu Gibson defeated Joe Millich
George O’Brien defeated Al Warshawski
Ralph Garibaldi defeated Mike Lane
9/4/54 – St. Louis
Ray Gunkel & Ronnie Etchison defeated Stu Gibson & Bill McDaniels via dq
Joe Tangaro defeated Jack Hader
Larry Hamilton defeated Mike Lane
Chris Zaharias defeated Leo Newman
Joe Millich drew Babe Zaharias
9/11/54 – St. Louis
Lu Kim defeated Vic Holbrook
Ralph Garibaldi defeated Leo Newman
Charlie Phelan defeated Joe Gravanga
George O’Brien defeated Sammy Ford
Richard Brown & Larry Hamilton defeated Babe & Chris Zaharias
9/18/54 – St. Louis
Frankie Talaber defeated Oyama Koto via dq
Vic Holbrook drew Dutch Hefner
Cyclone Anaya drew Billy McDaniel
Charlie Phelan drew Sammy Ford
Dave Jons defeated Vern Taft
Ralph Garibaldi defeated Jack Hader
9/23/54 – St. Louis
NWA Champion Lou Thesz defeated Lu Kim in 18:17
Buddy Rogers defeated Frankie Talaber
Guy Brunetti & Joe Tangaro & Cyclone Anaya defeated Chris Zaharias & Ray Eckert & Bill Longson
Ruffy Silverstein defeated Lenny Montana
Abe Coleman drew Vic Holbrook
Attendance: 5,039
9/25/54 – St. Louis
Buddy Rogers defeated Larry Hamilton
Dave Jons drew Joe Millich
Guy Brunetti defeated Bill McDaniel via dq
Dutch Hefner defeated Abe Coleman
Frankie Talaber defeated Carlos Rodriguez
Vic Holbrook defeated Jack Hader
10/2/54 – St. Louis
Bill Longson drew Lu Kim
Guy Brunetti & Joe Tangaro defeated Billy McDaniels & Dutch Hefner
Dave Jons defeated Charlie Phelan
Ralph Garibaldi defeated Carlos Rodriguez via dq
Joe Millich defeated Joe Gravanga
10/9/54 – St. Louis
Wladek Kowalski defeated Bill McDaniels
Stu Gibson drew Joe Tangaro
Cyclone Anaya & Dave Jons drew Bill Longson & Dutch Hefner
Ralph Garibaldi drew Finis Hall
Joe Millich defeated Carlos Rodriguez via dq
10/15/54 – St. Louis
Wladek Kowalski defeated Don Leo Jonathan
Buddy Rogers defeated Cyclone Anaya
Ray Eckert & Mike Paidousis defeated Joe Tangaro & Dave Jons
Bob Leipler drew Guy Brunetti
Lu Kim defeated Dutch Hefner
10/16/54 – St. Louis
Lu Kim defeated Bill Longson
Dutch Hefner no decision Mike Paidousis
Guy Brunetti defeated Frank Altman
Dutch Hefner defeated Joe Millich
Mike Paidousis defeated Dave Jons
Bob Leipler defeated Carlos Rodriguez
Ray Eckert drew Billy McDaniels
10/23/54 – St. Louis
Cyclone Anaya defeated Ray Eckert
Mike Paidousis drew Bob Leipler
Sonny Myers defeated Ralph Garibaldi
Guy Brunetti defeated Dutch Hefner via dq
Joe Millich drew Finis Hall
Dave Jons defeated Chris Zaharias via dq
10/29/54 – St. Louis
Wladek Kowalski defeated Buddy Rogers
Johnny Valentine defeated Mike Paidousis
Bobby Managoff & Ray Gunkel & Cyclone Anaya defeated Bill Longson & Ray Eckert & Stu Gibson
Guy Brunetti defeated Dave Jons
Dutch Hefner drew Bob Leipler
10/30/54 – St. Louis
Johnny Valentine defeated Bill McDaniels
Bobby Managoff defeated Red Vagnonne
Ray Gunkel drew Sonny Myers
Guy Brunetti defeated Mike Paidousis via dq
Stu Gibson defeated Dave Jons
Chris Zaharias drew Dutch Hefner
11/6/54 – St. Louis
Pat O’Connor defeated Charro Azteca
Chris Zaharias defeated Red Vagnonne
Joe Tangaro drew Dutch Hefner
Ray Piret defeated Finis Hall
Stu Gibson & Mike Paidousis defeated Guy Brunetti & Bob Leipler
11/13/54 – St. Louis
Guy Brunetti & Joe Tangaro defeated Walter Sirios & Ray Eckert
Tommy Felis defeated Joe Gravanga
Clyde Steeves drew Herb Welch
Ray Piret defeated Chris Zaharias via dq
Dutch Hefner drew Bob Leipler
Herb Welch defeated Chris Zaharias
11/19/54 – St. Louis
NWA Champion Lou Thesz defeated Johnny Valentine in 28:00
Hans Hermann drew Billy McDaniels
Guy Brunetti & Joe Tangaro defeated Mike Paidousis & Dutch Hefner
Bill Miller defeated Bob Leipler
Lu Kim defeated Stu Gibson
11/20/54 – St. Louis
Bill Miller defeated Dave Sims
Lu Kim defeated Hans Hermann
Bobby Managoff drew Cyclone Anaya
Mike Paidousis & Stu Gibson defeated Bob Leipler & Ralph Garibaldi
Billy McDaniels drew Dutch Hefner
11/27/54 – St. Louis
Ray Eckert defeated Cyclone Anaya
Joe Tangaro defeated Clyde Steeves via dq
Herb Welch defeated Finis Hall
Ralph Garibaldi drew Bob Leipler
Dutch Hefner defeated Joe Millich
12/3/54 – St. Louis
NWA Champion Lou Thesz defeated Lu Kim in 11:25
Bobby Managoff defeated Clyde Steeves
Johnny Valentine defeated Bill Miller via dq
Dutch Hefner & Stu Gibson defeated Bob Leipler & Guy Brunetti
Mike Paidousis drew Billy McDaniels
12/4/54 – St. Louis
Wladek Kowalski drew Bobby Managoff
Bill Miller defeated Red McIntyre
Joe Tangaro drew Larry Hamilton
Guy Brunetti & Richard Brown defeated Charro Azteca & Dutch Hefner
Clyde Steeves defeated Bob Leipler
12/11/54 – St. Louis
Guy Brunetti & Joe Tangaro defeated Mike Paidousis & Stu Gibson
Dutch Hefner defeated Red McIntyre
Sonny Myers drew Johnny Valentine
Bob Leipler defeated Billy McDaniels via dq
Ralph Garibaldi drew Dutch Hefner
Chris Zaharias drew Red McIntyre
12/18/54 – St. Louis
Bobby Managoff defeated Larry Hamilton
Ralph Garibaldi defeated Red McIntyre
Cyclone Anaya defeated Johnny Swenski
Dutch Hefner drew Mike Paidousis
Richard Brown & Bob Leipler defeated Billy McDaniels & Finis Hall via dq
12/25/54 – St. Louis
Handicap Match: Bill Longson defeated Dutch Hefner in 9:55, then Longson defeated Billy McDaniels in 9:01
Joe Millich defeated Red McIntyre
Ralph Garibaldi defeated Bob Leipler
Chris Zaharias drew Finis Hall
Carlos Rodriguez defeated Sammy Ford via dq
George O’Brien defeated Charlie Phelan
