(Credit for the following results go to numerous sources, including, but not limited to, jbryan1984, legacyofwrestling, and worldclassinfo)
Ed McLemore’s “Big Time Wrestling” Results 1967
Promoting the Areas of: Dallas & Forth Worth, Texas
Promoters: Ed McLemore & Jack Adkisson
JANUARY
1/2/67 Fort Worth
Al Costello & Karl Von Brauner beat Fritz & Waldo Von Erich
Kinji Shibuya beat Ken Hollis
Blackjack Daniels beat Nick Kozak
Benny Matta beat Skandor Akbar
Danny Plechas drew Ronnie Etchison
1/3/67 Dallas
Fritz Von Erich drew Joe Blanchard
Al Costello & Karl Von Brauner beat Tim Geohagen & Ken Hollis
Kinji Shibuya beat Angel Montez
Blackjack Daniels drew Benny Matta
1/9/67 Fort Worth
Al Costello & Karl Von Brauner beat Fritz & Waldo Von Erich
Waldo Von Erich beat Al Costello
Tim Geohagen beat Frank Marconi
Chief Little Eagle beat Blackjack Daniels
Danny Plechas beat Sundown Kid
1/10/67 Dallas
Fritz Von Erich DDQ Bearcat Wright
Waldo Von Erich DDQ Kinji Shibuya
Ken Hollis beat Danny Plechas
Chief Little Eagle beat Gorilla Marconi
Tim Geohagen beat Duke Ramos (sub for Blackjack Daniels)
1/16/67 Fort Worth
Fritz Von Erich beat Joe Blanchard to win Texas Heavyweight title
Al Costello & Karl Von Brauner beat Ricky Romero & Bearcat Wright
Kinji Shibuya beat Sundown Kid
Waldo Von Erich beat Tim Geohagen
Chief Little Eagle beat Danny Plechas
1/17/67 Dallas
Al Costello & Karl Von Brauner beat Ernie Ladd & Bearcat Wright
Kinji Shibuya beat Tim Geohagen
Chief Little Eagle beat Skandor Akbar
Ronnie Etchison beat Blackjack Daniels
Tojo Yamamoto drew Danny Plechas
1/23/67 Fort Worth
Fritz Von Erich beat Al Costello
Kinji Shibuya beat Bearcat Wright
Waldo Von Erich beat Ronnie Etchison
Tojo Yamamoto beat Tim Geohagen
Mario Milano & Ricky Romero beat Blackjack Daniels & Danny Plechas
1/24/67 Dallas
Al Costello & Karl Von Brauner beat Fritz & Waldo Von Erich DQ
Bearcat Wright beat Jack Bence
Danny Plechas beat Tim Geohagen
Benny Matta beat Chief Little Eagle
Ken Hollis drew Blackjack Daniels
1/30/67 Fort Worth
Al Costello & Karl Von Brauner beat Ricky Romero & Bearcat Wright
Bette Boucher beat Toni Rose
Gary Hart beat Dick Raines
Danny Plechas drew Tojo Yamamoto
1/31/67 Dallas
Al Costello, Karl Von Brauner & Gary Hart beat Fritz & Waldo Von Erich, handicap tag match
Ricky Romero beat Danny Plechas DQ
Mario Milano beat Krusher Karlssen
Chief Little Eagle beat Ken Hollis
Blackjack Daniels drew Ronnie Etchison
FEBRUARY
2/7/67 Dallas
Fritz & Waldo Von Erich & Bearcat Wright beat Al Costello, Karl Von Brauner & Gary Hart
Bette Boucher beat Toni Rose
Alberto Torres beat Danny Plechas
Ronnie Etchison drew Chief Little Eagle
2/13/67 Fort Worth (no results available)
The Destroyer vs Kinji Shibuya
Al Costello & Karl Von Brauner vs Alberto Torres & Bearcat Wright
2/14/67 Dallas
Al Costello & Karl Von Brauner DDQ Fritz & Waldo Von Erich, Danny Plechas in the Von Erichs’ corner
Danny Plechas beat Ken Hollis
Benny Matta beat Chief Little Eagle
Gory Guerrero drew Sundown Kid
Alberto Torres beat Stu Gibson
2/21/67 Dallas
Fritz & Waldo Von Erich beat Karl Von Brauner & Al Costello to win American Tag titles, Gary Hart handcuffed to Bearcat Wright, no DQ, no time limit
Gary Hart beat Duke Ramos
Mario Milano drew Tojo Yamamoto
Danny Plechas beat Tommy O’Brien
2/28/67 Dallas
Gary Hart & Karl Von Brauner beat Danny Plechas & Waldo Von Erich
Kinji Shibuya beat Tiger Conway & Sundown Kid, handicap match
Darling Dagmar beat Diamond Lil
Alberto Torres beat Al Costello
Tojo Yamamoto beat Benny Matta
MARCH
3/7/67 Dallas
Fritz & Waldo Von Erich beat Al Costello & Karl Von Brauner, losers leave Texas
Mario Milano beat Ken Hollis
Masked Executioner beat Tommy O’Brien
Tiger Conway drew Danny Plechas
Benny Matta beat Gory Guerrero
3/13/67 Fort Worth
Elimination tournament (no info or results available)
3/14/67 Dallas
Kinji Shibuya beat Fritz Von Erich COR
Masked Executioner beat Tiger Conway
Tojo Yamamoto drew Alberto Torres
Lord Littlebrook beat Frenchy Lamont
Benny Matta beat Danny Plechas DQ
3/20/67 Fort Worth
Fritz Von Erich beat Kinji Shibuya
3/21/67 Dallas
Kinji Shibuya DDQ Bearcat Wright
Masked Executioner beat Waldo Von Erich
Danny Plechas beat Francisco Rios
Alberto Torres beat Johnny Carr
Tojo Yamamoto drew Ken Hollis
3/27/67 Fort Worth
Fritz Von Erich beat Brute Bernard to win American Heavyweight title
3/28/67 Dallas
Fritz & Waldo Von Erich beat Masked Executioner & Kinji Shibuya DQ
Mike Paidousis beat Tojo Yamamoto
Buddy Austin beat Tiger Conway
Cowboy Bob Ellis beat Danny Plechas
Lee Henning beat Francisco Rios
APRIL
4/4/67 Dallas
Fritz Von Erich beat Masked Executioner DQ
Buddy Austin beat Waldo Von Erich
Mike Paidousis beat Silento Rodriguez
Alberto Torres beat Danny Plechas
Jim Dalton drew Tiger Conway
4/10/67 Fort Worth
Kinji Shibuya beat Lou Thesz DQ
Buddy Austin beat Tex Brady & Sundown Kid, handicap match
No results available:
Cowboy Bob Ellis vs Mario Milano
4/11/67 Dallas
Masked Executioner & Kinji Shibuya beat Lou Thesz & Cowboy Bob Ellis
Mike Paidousis beat Ken Hollis
Tojo Yamamoto beat Blackjack Daniels
Mario Milano beat Danny Plechas DQ
No result available:
Cowboy Bob Ellis vs Masked Executioner
4/17/67 Fort Worth
Fritz Von Erich drew Gene Kiniski
Luis Hernandez beat Jim Dalton
Cowboy Bob Ellis beat Danny Plechas
Buddy Austin beat Tojo Yamamoto
Masked Executioner & Mike Paidousis beat Tiger Conway & Benny Matta
4/18/67 Dallas
Bearcat Wright beat Masked Executioner (Executioner unmasked, but ran from ring before identified)
Kinji Shibuya beat Cowboy Bob Ellis
Mike Paidousis beat Benny Matta
Alberto Torres beat Blackjack Daniels
Danny Plechas beat Ken Hollis
4/25/67 Dallas
Kinji Shibuya, Tarzan Tyler (formerly Masked Executioner, forced to wrestle without mask) & Mike Paidousis beat Bearcat Wright, Cowboy Bob Ellis & Alberto Torres
Paul DeMarco beat Blackjack Daniels
Mike Paidousis beat Alberto Torres
Cowboy Bob Ellis beat Masked Executioner
Danny Plechas drew Tojo Yamamoto
MAY
5/2/67 Dallas
TOURNAMENT FOR VACANT TEXAS HEAVYWEIGHT TITLE
First Round:
Brute Bernard beat Tojo Yamamoto
Cowboy Bob Ellis beat Blackjack Daniels
Paul DeMarco beat Mike Paidousis
Luis Hernandez drew Buddy Moreno
Joe Blanchard beat Jim Dalton
Buddy Austin beat Danny Plechas
Kinji Shibuya drew Bearcat Wright
Tarzan Tyler beat Krusher Karlssen
Semifinals:
Buddy Austin beat Cowboy Bob Ellis
Joe Blanchard drew Brute Bernard
Paul DeMarco beat Tarzan Tyler
Final:
Buddy Austin beat Paul DeMarco to win Texas Heavyweight title
5/9/67 Dallas
Fritz Von Erich & Cowboy Bob Ellis beat Brute Bernard & Kinji Shibuya
Mike Paidousis beat Tojo Yamamoto
Tarzan Tyler beat Tommy O’Brien
Luis Hernandez beat Danny Plechas
Buddy Moreno beat Danny McShain
5/16/67 Dallas
Buddy Austin beat Bearcat Wright
Cowboy Bob Ellis & Paul DeMarco beat Kinji Shibuya & Mike Paidousis
Buddy Moreno beat Jim Dalton
Victor Rivera beat Danny Plechas
Tojo Yamamoto drew Jack Pesek
5/23/67 Dallas
Kinji Shibuya beat Brute Bernard DQ
Paul DeMarco beat Tarzan Tyler
Bearcat Wright & Buddy Moreno beat Danny Plechas & Mike Paidousis
Victor Rivera drew Jack Pesek
Jack Brisco beat Sundown Kid
5/30/67 Dallas
Buddy Austin DCOR Kinji Shibuya
Joe Blanchard beat Mike Paidousis
Brute Bernard beat Victor Rivera
Jack Brisco beat Jim Dalton
Luis Hernandez drew Tojo Yamamoto
JUNE
6/5/67 Fort Worth
Tojo Yamamoto beat Brute Bernard DQ
Fritz von Erich beat Buddy Austin
Buddy Moreno beat Tarzan Tyler
Jack Brisco beat Danny Plechas
Luis Hernandez beat Mike Paidousis
6/6/67 Dallas
Waldo Von Erich beat Brute Bernard DQ
Paul DeMarco beat Kinji Shibuya
Mike Paidousis beat Ken Hollis
Tarzan Tyler beat Victor Rivera
Jack Brisco beat Jack Pesek
6/12/67 Fort Worth
Jack Brisco beat Jack Pesek
Buddy Moreno beat Danny Plechas DQ
Mike Paidousis beat Bobby Pico
Buddy Austin beat Paul DeMarco
Kinji Shibuya beat Brute Bernard
6/13/67 Dallas
Fritz Von Erich beat Brute Bernard COR
Toni Rose beat Princess Little Cloud
Paul Jones beat Luis Hernandez
Mike Paidousis & Tarzan Tyler beat Tojo Yamamoto & Jack Brisco
Waldo Von Erich beat Kinji Shibuya
6/19/67 Fort Worth
Joe Scarpa beat Jack Pesek
Princess Little Cloud beat Toni Rose
Jack Brisco & Paul DeMarco beat Bobby Pico & Danny Plechas
Joe Blanchard beat Mike Paidousis DQ
Brute Bernard beat Buddy Austin
6/20/67 Dallas
Brute Bernard beat Joe Blanchard
Mike Paidousis beat Waldo Von Erich
Joe Scarpa beat Danny Plechas
Luis Hernandez drew Benny Matta
Paul Jones beat Bobby Pico
6/27/67 Dallas
Brute Bernard & Mike Paidousis beat Waldo Von Erich & Joe Blanchard
Buddy Austin beat Luis Hernandez
Joe Scarpa beat Jack Garafono
Jack Brisco drew Paul DeMarco
Paul Jones beat Danny Plechas DQ
JULY
7/3/67 Fort Worth
Duke Keomuka & Paul DeMarco beat Buddy Austin & The Destroyer
Jack Brisco beat Mike Paidousis
Joe Scarpa beat Brute Bernard
Buddy Moreno beat Roberto Pico
Jack Garafono drew Danny Plechas
7/4/67 Dallas
Duke Keomuka beat Brute Bernard DQ to earn Texas Heavyweight title match with Buddy Austin
Jack Brisco beat Bobby Pico
Joe Scarpa beat Benny Matta
Mike Paidousis beat Tommy O’Brien
Danny Plechas beat Joe Larsen
7/8/67 Arlington (Turnpike Stadium, att. 10,000 or 13,000)
Gene Kiniski beat Fritz Von Erich, special referee Joe Blanchard
Dory Funk Jr drew Jack Brisco
Dory Funk Sr beat Benny Matta
Duke Keomuka beat The Destroyer
Mike Paidousis beat Paul DeMarco
Waldo Von Erich, Joe Scarpa (sub for Bearcat Wright) & Joe Blanchard beat Killer Karl Kox, Buddy Austin & Brute Bernard
7/10/67 Fort Worth
Mike Paidousis beat Buddy Austin
Billy Red Lyons beat The Destroyer
Joe Scarpa beat Buddy Moreno
Killer Karl Kox beat Jack Garafono
Duke Keomuka & Waldo Von Erich beat Roberto Pico & Danny Plechas
7/11/67 Dallas
Duke Keomuka beat Buddy Austin DQ
Joe Scarpa and The Destroyer, finalists in 12-man battle royal
Joe Scarpa beat The Destroyer COR
Waldo Von Erich & Jack Brisco beat Killer Karl Kox & Mike Paidousis
Billy Red Lyons beat Bobby Pico
Benny Matta (sub for Paul DeMarco) beat Danny Plechas
Buddy Moreno beat Jack Garafono
7/17/67 Fort Worth
Big Bad John beat Roberto Pico
Jack Brisco & Buddy Moreno beat Danny Plechas & Eddie Rodriguez
Killer Karl Kox beat Big Bad John
Billy Red Lyons beat Buddy Austin DQ
Joe Scarpa beat Mike Paidousis
7/18/67 Dallas
Waldo Von Erich beat Buddy Austin
Joe Scarpa & Billy Red Lyons beat Mike Paidousis & Danny Plechas
Big Bad John beat Joe Larsen
Joe Scarpa beat Bobby Pico
Billy Red Lyons beat Mike Paidousis
7/25/67 Dallas
Bull Curry beat Mike Paidousis
Buddy Austin drew Jack Brisco
Waldo Von Erich beat Rocky Montero
Buddy Moreno beat Jack Garafono
Billy Red Lyons & Joe Scarpa beat Danny Plechas & Bobby Pico
AUGUST
8/1/67 Dallas
Bull Curry DDQ Brute Bernard
Billy Red Lyons beat Buddy Austin
Gary Hart beat Jerry Timmons
Mike Paidousis beat Jack Garafono
Jack Brisco beat Krusher Karlssen
8/7/67 Fort Worth
Brute Bernard beat Fritz Von Erich
Fritz Von Erich beat Mike Paidousis
Killer Karl Kox beat Buddy Moreno
Bull Curry beat Buddy Austin
Spoiler beat Chris Hardy
8/8/67 Dallas
Mike Paidousis & Brute Bernard beat Fritz & Waldo Von Erich to win American Tag titles
Joe Scarpa beat Killer Karl Kox DQ
Bull Curry beat Rocky Montero
Spoiler beat Benny Matta
Jack Brisco beat Danny Plechas
8/14/67 Fort Worth
Killer Karl Kox NCO Bull Curry
Brute Bernard beat Joe Scarpa
Billy Red Lyons & Jack Brisco beat Danny Plechas & Mike Paidousis
Spoiler beat Alex Perez
Gary Hart beat Chris Hardy
8/15/67 Dallas
Brute Bernard beat Bull Curry
Billy Red Lyons beat Mike Paidousis
Spoiler beat Sundown Kid
Paul DeMarco beat Danny Plechas
Jack Brisco beat Alex Perez
8/22/67 Dallas
Killer Karl Kox beat Joe Scarpa
Bull Curry & Waldo Von Erich beat Mike Paidousis & Spoiler
No results available:
Chris Hardy vs Danny Plechas
Jack Brisco vs Mark Starr
Paul DeMarco vs Krusher Karlssen
8/28/67 Fort Worth
Bull Curry & Joe Blanchard drew Killer Karl Kox & Brute Bernard
Spoiler beat Paul DeMarco
Billy Red Lyons drew Joe Scarpa
Jack Brisco beat Krusher Karlssen
Danny Plechas beat Chris Hardy
8/29/67 Dallas
Brute Bernard beat Bull Curry, cage match, Mike Paidousis barred from ringside
Killer Karl Kox beat Paul DeMarco
Billy Red Lyons & Joe Blanchard beat Danny Plechas & Spoiler
Buddy Moreno drew Jack Brisco
Waldo Von Erich beat Mark Starr
SEPTEMBER
9/4/67 Fort Worth
Spoiler beat Bull Curry
Billy Red Lyons beat Rocky Montero
Killer Karl Kox beat Boyd Pierce, special five-minute match, Kox’s feet tied together, Billy Red Lyons in Pierce’s corner
Jack Brisco beat Mark Starr
Danny Plechas beat Sundown Kid
9/5/67 Dallas
Brute Bernard DCOR Spoiler
Billy Red Lyons & Joe Scarpa beat Mike Paidousis & Killer Karl Kox DQ
Jack Brisco beat Rocky Montero
Danny Plechas beat Mark Starr
Buddy Moreno beat Krusher Karlssen
9/11/67 Fort Worth
Fritz & Waldo Von Erich beat Brute Bernard & Mike Paidousis to win American Tag titles
Bull Curry beat Danny Plechas
Spoiler beat Billy Red Lyons
Jack Brisco beat Killer Karl Kox
Joe Scarpa beat Krusher Karlssen
9/12/67 Dallas
Killer Karl Kox & Brute Bernard beat Billy Red Lyons & Bull Curry
Spoiler beat Buddy Moreno
Joe Scarpa beat Mike Paidousis DQ
Waldo Von Erich beat Mark Starr & Krusher Karlssen, handicap match
Jack Brisco beat Chris Hardy
9/18/67 Fort Worth
Brute Bernard beat Bull Curry to win Texas Brass Knuckles title
Jack Brisco drew Killer Karl Kox
Billy Red Lyons & Joe Scarpa beat Spoiler & Danny Plechas
Mike Paidousis beat Pedro Godoy
Buddy Moreno beat Mark Starr
9/19/67 Dallas
Fritz Von Erich beat Brute Bernard
Danny Plechas beat Pedro Godoy
Billy Red Lyons beat Mike Paidousis
Spoiler beat Ken Hollis
Joe Scarpa drew Waldo Von Erich
9/25/67??? Fort Worth (no results available)
Listed by some sources as 1/25/67; card may have actually taken place on this date.
Ken Hollis vs Mark Starr
Krusher Karlssen vs Waldo Von Erich
Jack Brisco & Bull Curry vs Mike Paidousis & Danny Plechas
Joe Scarpa vs Spoiler
Killer Karl Kox vs Billy Red Lyons
9/26/67 Dallas
Spoiler & Gary Hart beat Mike Paidousis & Brute Bernard
Billy Red Lyons beat Mark Starr
Jack Brisco beat Joe Scarpa
Danny Plechas beat Ken Hollis
Buddy Moreno beat Krusher Karlssen
OCTOBER
10/2/67 Fort Worth
Fritz Von Erich & Fred Curry beat Killer Karl Kox & Brute Bernard
Billy Red Lyons beat Spoiler
Waldo Von Erich beat Danny Plechas
Buddy Moreno beat Mark Starr
Mike Paidousis beat Ken Hollis
10/3/67 Dallas
Brute Bernard & Mike Paidousis beat Fritz & Waldo Von Erich
Spoiler beat Jack Brisco
Gary Hart beat Sundown Kid
Billy Red Lyons beat Krusher Karlssen
Danny Plechas beat Danny McShain
10/10/67 Dallas
Billy Red Lyons beat Killer Karl Kox
Gary Hart beat Mike Paidousis COR
Danny Plechas beat Mark Starr
Jack Brisco & Waldo Von Erich beat Spoiler & Krusher Karlssen
Buddy Moreno drew Ken Hollis
10/17/67 Dallas
Brute Bernard DCOR Fritz Von Erich
Waldo Von Erich beat Mike Paidousis DQ
Jack Brisco drew Sputnik Monroe
Billy Red Lyons beat Johnny Long
Danny Plechas beat Ken Hollis
10/23/67 Fort Worth
Spoiler & Gary Hart beat Brute Bernard & Mike Paidousis to win American Tag titles
Pepe Gomez drew Ken Hollis
Billy Red Lyons beat Danny Plechas
Jack Brisco beat Johnny Long
Sputnik Monroe beat Jack Curtis
10/24/67 Dallas
Ray Gunkel, Billy Red Lyons & Waldo Von Erich beat Spoiler, Sputnik Monroe & Gary Hart
Mike Paidousis beat Jack Brisco
Jack Curtis beat Johnny Long
Billy Red Lyons beat Sputnik Monroe
Spoiler beat Ray Gunkel
10/30/67 Fort Worth
Billy Red Lyons beat Spoiler
Brute Bernard beat Jack Brisco
Sputnik Monroe & Mike Paidousis beat Pepe Gomez (sub for Eddie Graham) & Tito Montez
Danny Plechas beat Ken Hollis
Pepe Gomez beat Tito Montez
10/31/67 Dallas
Fritz Von Erich beat Brute Bernard to win Texas Brass Knuckles title
Eddie Graham beat Sputnik Monroe
Billy Red Lyons beat Johnny Long
Mike Paidousis & Danny Plechas beat Waldo Von Erich & Pepe Gomez
Jack Brisco beat Ken Hollis
NOVEMBER
11/6/67 Fort Worth
Gary Hart & Spoiler beat Brute Bernard & Mike Paidousis
Duke Keomuka beat Sputnik Monroe
Tito Montez beat Johnny Long
Stu Gibson drew Ken Hollis
Benny Matta beat Pepe Gomez
11/7/67 Dallas
Spoiler beat Duke Keomuka
Billy Red Lyons & Waldo Von Erich beat Mike Paidousis & Brute Bernard
Stu Gibson drew Benny Matta
Ken Hollis beat Johnny Long
Sputnik Monroe beat Pepe Gomez
11/13/67 Fort Worth
Gene Kiniski beat Billy Red Lyons
Mike Paidousis & Chris Markoff NCO Waldo Von Erich & Joe Blanchard
Darling Dagmar beat Diamond Lil
Spoiler beat Ken Hollis
Roscoe Stagg beat Danny Plechas
11/14/67 Dallas
Fritz Von Erich beat Gene Kiniski, non-title Texas Death Match
Danny Plechas beat Tito Montez
Roscoe Stagg beat Mike Paidousis
Waldo Von Erich beat Brute Bernard
Chris Markoff beat Ken Hollis
11/21/67 Dallas
Duke Keomuka beat Gary Hart DQ, Spoiler barred from ringside
Spoiler DDQ Joe Blanchard
Dan Parker beat Dan O’Brien
Chris Markoff beat Tito Montez
Roscoe Stagg beat Danny Plechas
11/28/67 Dallas
Fritz Von Erich beat Spoiler DQ, claw vs claw match, Billy Red Lyons in Fritz’s corner
Billy Red Lyons beat Brute Bernard
Joe Blanchard & Roscoe Stagg beat Chris Markoff & Mike Paidousis
Danny Plechas beat Pepe Gomez
Tom Bradley drew Dan Parker
DECEMBER
12/5/67 Dallas
Spoiler beat Joe Blanchard
Brute Bernard & Mike Paidousis drew Victor the Wrestling Bear
Billy Red Lyons beat Bob Taylor
Danny Plechas beat Tuffy Truesdale
Mike Paidousis beat Pepe Gomez
12/11/67 Fort Worth
Duke Keomuka, Joe Blanchard & Billy Red Lyons beat Spoiler, Brute Bernard & Chris Markoff
Duke Keomuka beat Brute Bernard
Joe Blanchard drew Chris Markoff
Mike Paidousis drew Roscoe Stagg
Bob Taylor beat Pepe Gomez
12/12/67 Dallas
Billy Red Lyons beat Spoiler
Duke Keomuka beat Brute Bernard
Mike Paidousis beat Tom Bradley
Danny Plechas beat Bob Taylor
Big Bad John beat Pepe Gomez
12/18/67 Fort Worth
Spoiler beat Waldo Von Erich
Gary Hart beat Marvin Jones
Billy Red Lyons beat Guy Taylor
Danny Plechas beat Big Bad John DQ
Roscoe Stagg beat Pepe Gomez
12/26/67 Dallas
Spoiler & Gary Hart DDQ Fritz Von Erich & Billy Red Lyons
Sputnik Monroe beat Waldo Von Erich
Mike Paidousis beat Bob Taylor
Danny Plechas beat Sundown Kid
Big Bad John beat Pepe Gomez