Gulf Coast Championship Wrestling
A Recap of February 1951
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The first card in February was held in New Orleans on Thursday the 1st. The card opened with 3 preliminary matches, all one fall with a 30 minute time limit. Al Massey faced Jack Kelly in the first match. In the second match Lucky Gilpin took on Walt Sirois while George Curtis squared off with Elmer Davis in the third match.
The main event was an eight-man tag team match, best two out of three falls with a 60 minute time limit. In that one Al Massey, Lucky Gilpin, George Curtis & Charley Keene faced Jack Kelly, Walt Sirois, Elmer Davis & Garza Lozano.
No results are known for this card.
On Friday in Jackson, the main event was to feature a match between Rex Mobley and Ellis Bashara. Both men were hoping to earn a match with World Light-Heavyweight champion Jack Curtis.
They would have to wait, however, because the card was cancelled to due icy weather conditions.
There was also no wrestling in Anniston on Friday.
The following week in Shreveport George Curtis and George Cologne battled to a draw in the opening match of the evening.
In the semi-final match, Balk Estes made his return to the area a successful one as he defeated the Black Phantom in two straight falls. He forced the masked man to submit to an armlock in the first fall. The Phantom was disqualified in the second fall.
In the main event Rex Mobley and Ellis Bashara squared off. Mobley won the first fall when he forced Bashara to submit to a toehold. Bashara evened the score when he forced Mobley to submit to a Boston Crab to win the second fall. In the third and deciding fall, both men were fighting outside the ring when Bashara rammed Mobley’s head into the corner ringpost. Mobley fell to the floor and Bashara returned to the ring. Referee Conway Baker counted Mobley out and awarded the fall and the match to Bashara. This brought Commissioner Charlie Oliver out to ringside. He informed Baker about Bashara’s actions and said that the decision should be reversed. An argument ensued with Bashara & Baker presenting one side while Mobley & Oliver argued the other. All four men left the ring without an exact decision being made.
The following night in Monroe was to feature a double main event with Rex Mobley taking on Balk Estes in one event and George Curtis facing Wild Bill Steddum in the other.
The card never took place as bad weather forced its cancellation.
Weather did not interfere with the card in Baton Rouge that same evening. On that card the opening match featured Evan Lee and Mae Young meeting in a women’s match. Young flattened Lee with dropkicks and pinned her to win the first fall. Young used body slams and a pin on Lee to win the second fall to take the match in two straight falls.
In the main event Jack Kelly and Walt Sirois squared off. Kelly applied a neck twist on Sirois and pinned him to win the first fall. Sirois came back and forced Kelly to submit to an arm wringer to win the second fall and even up the match. The third and deciding fall was awarded to Kelly when referee Blackie Harrelson disqualified Sirois for illegal tactics after 25 minutes.
On Wednesday in Alexandria the card opened with a women’s match featuring Eva Lee and Mae Young. Young beat Lee in two straight falls to win the match.
In the main event, two veterans squared off as Jack Kelly took on Walt Sirois. Sirois pinned Kelly to win the opening fall. Kelly came back and forced Sirois to submit with a Boston Crab to win the second. The two slugged away during the third and deciding fall and both men were bleeding within 5 minutes. Both men punched referee Phil Brummett during the melee as well. Brummett finally had his fill and stopped the match, declaring it a draw. Neither Kelly nor Sirois were happy but the decision stood.
The next evening in New Orleans the women wrestlers were featured heavily. In the opening match Mae Young defeated Eva Lee by winning two out of three falls.
The main event was a mixed tag team match with Lucky Gilpin & Sheba Zenni meeting Garza Lozano & Ann Stanley. Gilpin & Zenni won two out of three falls to take the match.
On Friday in Jackson George Curtis and George Cologne went to a draw in the one fall opening match.
In the second match of the evening, also a one fall bout, Henry Harrell defeated Wild Bill Steddum.
In the semi-final Balk Estes met Bill Cazzell. The match was tied at a fall apiece going into the third and deciding fall. Estes forced Cazzell to submit to an alligator clutch to win the third fall and the match.
The main event was another meeting between Rex Mobley and Ellis Bashara. Mobley pinned Bashara to win the first fall. In the second fall Bashara threw Mobley over the top rope and was immediately disqualified by referee Pat Willis. The incensed Bashara then slugged Willis and knocked him to the arena floor alongside Mobley. Promoter Billy Romanoff entered the ring to calm Bashara down, only to get punched himself. Several other wrestlers entered the ring to calm Bashara down, but to no avail. Finally Balk Estes came out and flattened Bashara to bring an end to the proceedings.
Also on Friday in Anniston, the card opened with a women’s match between Sheba Zenni and Ann Stanley. Stanley won two straight falls to take the match.
The main event was a tag team match with Lucky Gilpin & Elmer Davis going against the team of Garza Lozano & Walt Sirois. Lozano & Sirois took two out of three falls to win the match.
The following Monday in Shreveport George Cologne and Wild Bill Steddum battled to a 30 minute draw in the opening match of the evening.
In the semi-final match George Curtis and Balk Estes faced off. Estes forced Curtis to submit to a leg twist to win the first fall in 18 minutes. Curtis won the second fall when he pinned Estes following a neckbreaker in 7 minutes. The third and deciding fall was won by Estes when he used another leg twist to force Curtis to submit in 12 minutes.
The main event was a return match between Rex Mobley and Ellis Bashara. It was announced before the match that both men’s purses had been held up the previous week and this match would be winner takes all. The match was even at a fall apiece going into the third and deciding fall. At one point Bashara had Mobley tangled in to the ropes and attempted to ram him with a bodyblock. Mobley moved at the last moment and Bashara crashed into the ropes chest first. This sent Bashara propelling backward onto the mat and Mobley pinned him to take the fall and the match.
The next evening in Monroe featured a double main event. In the opening event Ellis Bashara took on Wild Bill Steddum. Bashara pinned Steddum to win the first fall. During the second fall
Steddum spent much of his time twisting and biting Bashara’s fingers. At one point he put one of Bashara’s fingers in the corner turnbuckle screw and twisted it. Bashara was helpless after this maneuver and was pinned by Steddum to lose the second fall. At the start of the third and deciding fall, Bashara entered the ring with his fingers heavily taped to prevent a repeat of Steddum’s tactics. Unable to take advantage of Bashara, Steddum was pinned to give the fall and the match to Bashara.
In the main event Rex Mobley met Balk Estes in a battle of former World Light-Heavyweight champions. Promoter Gus Kallio was the special referee. Mobley pinned Estes to win the first fall but Estes came back to take the next two straight falls to win the match.
That same Tuesday evening in Baton Rouge the card opened with a on fall match between Lucky Gilpin and Garza Lozano. The match ended in a draw.
The second match of the evening was a one fall women’s match between Sheba Zenni and Ann Stanley. Stanley used dropkicks to flatten Zenni and pinned her after 11 minutes to win the match.
The main event was a mixed tag team match with Gilpin & Zenni teaming to take on Lozano & Stanley. Stanley pinned Zenni in 19 minutes to win the first fall. Zenni reversed things when he pinned Stanley in 16 minutes to win the second fall to even the match. In the third and deciding fall, Stanley pinned Zenni after a series of dropkicks to take the fall in 11 minutes to win the match for she and Lozano.
On Wednesday in Alexandria Sheba Zenni defeated Ann Stanley to win the women’s bout that opened the card.
In the second match of the evening Garza Lozano pinned Lucky Gilpin to win the one fall match.
The main event was a mixed tag team match with Gilpin & Zenni teaming to take on Lozano & Stanley. Stanley pinned Zenni to win the first fall for her team. Gilpin forced Lozano to submit to a leglock to win the second fall and even the score. In the third and deciding fall Lozano tossed Gilpin from the ring and onto the arena floor. Gilpin managed to get back into the ring at the count of 18 to avoid being counted out. He and Lozano locked up again when Stanley entered the ring to jump on Gilpin’s back. Zenni rushed to her partner’s aid and tossed Stanley from the ring. Gilpin also knocked Lozano from the ring and the huge Mexican was unable to return before the count of 20. Lozano was counted out and the fall and the match went to Gilpin & Zenni.
In New Orleans on Thursday, Walt Sirois defeated Al Massey in the opening match of the evening. Sirois entered the ring wearing the belt emblematic of the World Light-Heavyweight Championship. It was announced that Sirois had defeated Jack Curtis in California for the title over the weekend. This match was a non-title match.
The semi-final match went to Lucky Gilpin as he took two out of three falls over Garza Lozano to win the match. Lozano was disqualified in the deciding fall.
The main event was a women’s tag team match with Eva Lee & Sheba Zenni teaming to face Mae Young & Ann Stanley. Young & Stanley took two out of three falls to win the match.
On Friday in Jackson Henry Harrell and George Cologne battled to a draw in the opening match.
George Curtis and Rex Mobley met in the second bout of the evening. In what was a terrific scientific match, Mobley pinned Curtis after 38 minutes to win the one fall match.
In the main event Balk Estes and Ellis Bashara met in a battle of Oklahomans. Bashara applied a backbreaker on Estes and pinned him to win the first fall. Estes came back and used his alligator clutch on Bashara to take the second fall. The two battled like wild animals throughout the third and deciding fall.. At one point they were fighting outside the ring on the arena floor when Bashara rammed Estes’ head into the corner post. Estes went down and Bashara returned to the ring. Referee Bill Steddum counted Estes out and awarded the fall and the match to Bashara. Pat Willis, the main referee who had been watching the action at ringside, entered the ring and reversed Steddum’s decision giving the fall and the match to Estes. A wild argument followed until promoter Bill Romanoff announced that he would attempt to arrange a rematch the following week.
That same evening in Anniston the card opened with a best two out of three falls match with a 60 minute time limit featuring Charley Keene taking on Elmer Davis.
The main event was a mixed tag team match with Lucky Gilpin & Mae Young taking on Garza Lozano & Ann Stanley.
No results are known for this card.
The following week in Shreveport George Cologne defeated George Curtis in the one fall opening match.
In the second match of the evening Balk Estes defeated Wild Bill Steddum after 28 minutes of a scheduled 45 minute one fall match.
The semi-final match of the evening featured another match between Rex Mobley and Ellis Bashara. The match was tied at a fall apiece going into the third and deciding fall Mobley accident slugged referee Pat Willis and knocked him from the ring. As Willis lay on the arena floor Mobley managed to pin Bashara, but there was no one to count the fall. By the time Willis regained his senses and made it back into the ring, Bashara and gained the advantage and pinned Mobley to win the fall and the match. Mobley protested bitterly but the decision stood.
In the main event Women’s World Champion Mildred Burke defended her title against the challenge of Beverly Lehmer. Lehmer looked good as she pinned Burke to win the first fall. Burke proved why she was the champion, however, when she came back to win the next two falls to take the match and retain her title.
On Tuesday in Monroe Rex Mobley defeated George Curtis in the one fall 30 minute opening match.
In the second match of the evening, a one fall 60 minute match, Mildred Burke defeated Beverly Lehmer. Burke’s Women’s World title was not at stake.
The main event was a mixed tag team match with Balk Estes & Mildred Burke teaming up to take on Ellis Bashara & Beverly Lehmer. In the first fall Lehmer forced Burke over to the corner where Bashara grabbed her. As Bashara held Burke, Lehmer aimed a punch at Burke, who ducked. Bashara received the full force of the blow, got upset and chased Lehmer from the ring. Referee Bill Barney counted Lehmer out and awarded the fall to Estes & Burke. Bashara pinned Estes to win the second fall to even the score. Burke pinned Lehmer to win the third fall and the match for her team.
Also on Tuesday in Baton Rouge the card opened with a match between Charley Keene and Elmer Davis. Davis won the opening fall but Keene won the last two fall to take the match.
In the main event Lucky Gilpin took on Garza Lozano. Gilpin won the first fall after 31 minutes when he tossed Lozano from the ring. Lozano was unable to return before the count of 20 and was counted out. During the first fall Gilpin suffered a back injury and was thus unable to return for the second fall, which was awarded to Lozano. Gilpin managed to start the third and deciding fall but was no match for Lozano who quickly pinned him to win the fall and the match.
On Wednesday in Alexandria Elmer Davis and Charley Keene met in a best two out of three falls 60 minute opening match. Keene pinned Davis to take the first fall. Davis came back and forced Keene to submit to a leglock to win the second fall. The 60 minute time limit expired before either man could gain another fall. The match was declared a draw.
The main event was a another match between Lucky Gilpin and Garza Lozano. The match began as a clean, scientific match which had the ringside fans puzzled. Lozano was normally a ruffian and he converted back to his normal tactics after 15 minutes of clean action. Gilpin fought back just as roughly and forced Lozano to submit to a Boston Crab to win the first fall. In the second fall Lozano tossed Gilpin from the ring. Referee Bill Barney counted Gilpin out and awarded the fall to Lozano. In another surprising turn of events, Lozano left the ring and appeared to be helping the dazed Gilpin as he lifted him from the floor. But just as quickly Lozano slammed Gilpin back onto the concrete floor. Barney reversed his decision and disqualified Lozano, giving the match to Gilpin in two straight falls.
The following evening in New Orleans, Bill Cazzell defeated Elmer Davis in the opening match of the night.
In the semi-final match, Al Massey defeated Walt Sirois in a return match. Sirois, the World Light-Heavyweight champion, did not have his title on the line.
In the main event, Garza Lozano & Irish Jack Kelly won two out of three falls over Lucky Gilpin & Charley Keene to take the tag team match.
On Friday in Jackson Henry Harrell and George Cologne fought to a draw in the one fall opening match.
In the second match Rex Mobley used a rolling cradle to pin Wild Bill Steddum to win their one fall match.
In the third one fall match of the evening Balk Estes pinned Ellis Bashara to win the match.
The main event was another match with Mildred Burke, Women’s World Champion, putting her title up for grabs against Beverly Lehmer. Burke took two out of three falls to win the match and hold onto her title.
That same Friday evening in Anniston Lucky Gilpin and Bill Cazzell met in the opening match. Cazzell used a piledriver, which had been banned in Alabama, on Gilpin and injured him during the deciding fall of the match. It not only cost Cazzell the fall and the match by disqualification, he was suspended for 15 days in the state of Alabama.
In the main event Al Massey faced off with Garza Lozano. Al Massey pinned Lozano to win the first fall and that’s a far as it got. The match was stopped in the second fall and both men were disqualified for using rough tactics.
The following Monday in Shreveport, Henry Harrell used a jackknife to pin Wild Bill Steddum and win the one fall opening match.
Bitter rivals Rex Mobley and Ellis Bashara met in the semi-final match of the evening. Mobley took two straight falls to win the match.
In the main event Walt Sirois, World Light-Heavyweight champion, put his title on the line against Balk Estes, one time holder of the title. Estes won the first fall with a jackknife to pin Sirois. Sirois came back and applied a Boston Crab on Estes and forced him to submit to win the second fall. In the third and deciding fall Estes once again applied a jackknife, but before he could be pinned Sirois reversed it into a leglock. Estes was forced to submit and the fall and the match went to Sirois, who retained his title.
On Tuesday in Monroe the card opened with a match between George Cologne and Ellis Bashara. Each man won a fall apiece but the 60 minute time limit expired before either man could take the deciding fall. The match was declared a draw.
The main event was another World Light-Heavyweight title match with champion Walt Sirois defending against Rex Mobley, another former champion. Sirois won the first fall when he used a rolling cradle on Mobley and pinned him. Mobley came back and pinned Sirois with a rocking chair cradle to take the second fall. Mobley twice had Sirois pinned in the third and deciding fall. Each time Sirois managed to get a foot onto the bottom ring rope to stop the pin count. Finally Sirois caught Mobley once again in a rolling cradle and pinned him to win the fall and the match, retaining his title.
The same Tuesday night in Baton Rouge, Lucky Gilpin and Bill Cazzell wrestled to a draw in the one fall opening match.
In the second match of the evening Al Massey defeated Garza Lozano after 8 minutes to win the match.
The main event was a tag team match with Gilpin & Massey teaming to take on Cazzell & Lozano. Lozano & Cazzell won the first fall and Gilpin & Massey took the second. In the third and deciding fall, all four men wound up battling in and out of the ring throughout the match. Referee Blackie Harrelson was knocked down several times by both Cazzell & Lozano. Finally Harrelson stopped the match and awarded the fall and the match to Gilpin & Massey by way of disqualification.
The final card of February was held on Wednesday in Alexandria. Al Massey and Bill Cazzell met in the opening match. Massey used a rolling cradle to pin Cazzell to win the first fall. Cazzell came back and applied a piledriver on Massey and pinned him to win the second fall. The maneuver knocked Massey unconscious and he was unable to continue in the third and deciding fall. Cazzell was awarded the fall and the match by forfeit.
The main event was a return match between Lucky Gilpin and Garza Lozano. The winner of the match was promised to be the opponent to face Gorgeous George, who would be coming to the area the following week. Lozano used rough tactics on Gilpin to wear him down enough to pin him and win the first fall. Gilpin came back to hold Lozano in a headlock for 10 minutes of the second fall. Lozano finally was able to get out of the hold but fell out of the ring in doing so. Gilpin followed him out and gave him a few shots before rolling back into the ring. Lozano also climbed back into the ring and attempted a body tackle coming off the ropes but Gilpin sidestepped him. Gilpin then clamped a leglock on Lozano and made him submit to win the fall. The third and deciding fall was a full-fledged brawl and both men were bleeding after one minute of action. Referee Phil Brummett stopped the match and declared it a no contest.
The first card in February was held in New Orleans on Thursday the 1st. The card opened with 3 preliminary matches, all one fall with a 30 minute time limit. Al Massey faced Jack Kelly in the first match. In the second match Lucky Gilpin took on Walt Sirois while George Curtis squared off with Elmer Davis in the third match.
The main event was an eight-man tag team match, best two out of three falls with a 60 minute time limit. In that one Al Massey, Lucky Gilpin, George Curtis & Charley Keene faced Jack Kelly, Walt Sirois, Elmer Davis & Garza Lozano.
No results are known for this card.
On Friday in Jackson, the main event was to feature a match between Rex Mobley and Ellis Bashara. Both men were hoping to earn a match with World Light-Heavyweight champion Jack Curtis.
They would have to wait, however, because the card was cancelled to due icy weather conditions.
There was also no wrestling in Anniston on Friday.
The following week in Shreveport George Curtis and George Cologne battled to a draw in the opening match of the evening.
In the semi-final match, Balk Estes made his return to the area a successful one as he defeated the Black Phantom in two straight falls. He forced the masked man to submit to an armlock in the first fall. The Phantom was disqualified in the second fall.
In the main event Rex Mobley and Ellis Bashara squared off. Mobley won the first fall when he forced Bashara to submit to a toehold. Bashara evened the score when he forced Mobley to submit to a Boston Crab to win the second fall. In the third and deciding fall, both men were fighting outside the ring when Bashara rammed Mobley’s head into the corner ringpost. Mobley fell to the floor and Bashara returned to the ring. Referee Conway Baker counted Mobley out and awarded the fall and the match to Bashara. This brought Commissioner Charlie Oliver out to ringside. He informed Baker about Bashara’s actions and said that the decision should be reversed. An argument ensued with Bashara & Baker presenting one side while Mobley & Oliver argued the other. All four men left the ring without an exact decision being made.
The following night in Monroe was to feature a double main event with Rex Mobley taking on Balk Estes in one event and George Curtis facing Wild Bill Steddum in the other.
The card never took place as bad weather forced its cancellation.
Weather did not interfere with the card in Baton Rouge that same evening. On that card the opening match featured Evan Lee and Mae Young meeting in a women’s match. Young flattened Lee with dropkicks and pinned her to win the first fall. Young used body slams and a pin on Lee to win the second fall to take the match in two straight falls.
In the main event Jack Kelly and Walt Sirois squared off. Kelly applied a neck twist on Sirois and pinned him to win the first fall. Sirois came back and forced Kelly to submit to an arm wringer to win the second fall and even up the match. The third and deciding fall was awarded to Kelly when referee Blackie Harrelson disqualified Sirois for illegal tactics after 25 minutes.
On Wednesday in Alexandria the card opened with a women’s match featuring Eva Lee and Mae Young. Young beat Lee in two straight falls to win the match.
In the main event, two veterans squared off as Jack Kelly took on Walt Sirois. Sirois pinned Kelly to win the opening fall. Kelly came back and forced Sirois to submit with a Boston Crab to win the second. The two slugged away during the third and deciding fall and both men were bleeding within 5 minutes. Both men punched referee Phil Brummett during the melee as well. Brummett finally had his fill and stopped the match, declaring it a draw. Neither Kelly nor Sirois were happy but the decision stood.
The next evening in New Orleans the women wrestlers were featured heavily. In the opening match Mae Young defeated Eva Lee by winning two out of three falls.
The main event was a mixed tag team match with Lucky Gilpin & Sheba Zenni meeting Garza Lozano & Ann Stanley. Gilpin & Zenni won two out of three falls to take the match.
On Friday in Jackson George Curtis and George Cologne went to a draw in the one fall opening match.
In the second match of the evening, also a one fall bout, Henry Harrell defeated Wild Bill Steddum.
In the semi-final Balk Estes met Bill Cazzell. The match was tied at a fall apiece going into the third and deciding fall. Estes forced Cazzell to submit to an alligator clutch to win the third fall and the match.
The main event was another meeting between Rex Mobley and Ellis Bashara. Mobley pinned Bashara to win the first fall. In the second fall Bashara threw Mobley over the top rope and was immediately disqualified by referee Pat Willis. The incensed Bashara then slugged Willis and knocked him to the arena floor alongside Mobley. Promoter Billy Romanoff entered the ring to calm Bashara down, only to get punched himself. Several other wrestlers entered the ring to calm Bashara down, but to no avail. Finally Balk Estes came out and flattened Bashara to bring an end to the proceedings.
Also on Friday in Anniston, the card opened with a women’s match between Sheba Zenni and Ann Stanley. Stanley won two straight falls to take the match.
The main event was a tag team match with Lucky Gilpin & Elmer Davis going against the team of Garza Lozano & Walt Sirois. Lozano & Sirois took two out of three falls to win the match.
The following Monday in Shreveport George Cologne and Wild Bill Steddum battled to a 30 minute draw in the opening match of the evening.
In the semi-final match George Curtis and Balk Estes faced off. Estes forced Curtis to submit to a leg twist to win the first fall in 18 minutes. Curtis won the second fall when he pinned Estes following a neckbreaker in 7 minutes. The third and deciding fall was won by Estes when he used another leg twist to force Curtis to submit in 12 minutes.
The main event was a return match between Rex Mobley and Ellis Bashara. It was announced before the match that both men’s purses had been held up the previous week and this match would be winner takes all. The match was even at a fall apiece going into the third and deciding fall. At one point Bashara had Mobley tangled in to the ropes and attempted to ram him with a bodyblock. Mobley moved at the last moment and Bashara crashed into the ropes chest first. This sent Bashara propelling backward onto the mat and Mobley pinned him to take the fall and the match.
The next evening in Monroe featured a double main event. In the opening event Ellis Bashara took on Wild Bill Steddum. Bashara pinned Steddum to win the first fall. During the second fall
Steddum spent much of his time twisting and biting Bashara’s fingers. At one point he put one of Bashara’s fingers in the corner turnbuckle screw and twisted it. Bashara was helpless after this maneuver and was pinned by Steddum to lose the second fall. At the start of the third and deciding fall, Bashara entered the ring with his fingers heavily taped to prevent a repeat of Steddum’s tactics. Unable to take advantage of Bashara, Steddum was pinned to give the fall and the match to Bashara.
In the main event Rex Mobley met Balk Estes in a battle of former World Light-Heavyweight champions. Promoter Gus Kallio was the special referee. Mobley pinned Estes to win the first fall but Estes came back to take the next two straight falls to win the match.
That same Tuesday evening in Baton Rouge the card opened with a on fall match between Lucky Gilpin and Garza Lozano. The match ended in a draw.
The second match of the evening was a one fall women’s match between Sheba Zenni and Ann Stanley. Stanley used dropkicks to flatten Zenni and pinned her after 11 minutes to win the match.
The main event was a mixed tag team match with Gilpin & Zenni teaming to take on Lozano & Stanley. Stanley pinned Zenni in 19 minutes to win the first fall. Zenni reversed things when he pinned Stanley in 16 minutes to win the second fall to even the match. In the third and deciding fall, Stanley pinned Zenni after a series of dropkicks to take the fall in 11 minutes to win the match for she and Lozano.
On Wednesday in Alexandria Sheba Zenni defeated Ann Stanley to win the women’s bout that opened the card.
In the second match of the evening Garza Lozano pinned Lucky Gilpin to win the one fall match.
The main event was a mixed tag team match with Gilpin & Zenni teaming to take on Lozano & Stanley. Stanley pinned Zenni to win the first fall for her team. Gilpin forced Lozano to submit to a leglock to win the second fall and even the score. In the third and deciding fall Lozano tossed Gilpin from the ring and onto the arena floor. Gilpin managed to get back into the ring at the count of 18 to avoid being counted out. He and Lozano locked up again when Stanley entered the ring to jump on Gilpin’s back. Zenni rushed to her partner’s aid and tossed Stanley from the ring. Gilpin also knocked Lozano from the ring and the huge Mexican was unable to return before the count of 20. Lozano was counted out and the fall and the match went to Gilpin & Zenni.
In New Orleans on Thursday, Walt Sirois defeated Al Massey in the opening match of the evening. Sirois entered the ring wearing the belt emblematic of the World Light-Heavyweight Championship. It was announced that Sirois had defeated Jack Curtis in California for the title over the weekend. This match was a non-title match.
The semi-final match went to Lucky Gilpin as he took two out of three falls over Garza Lozano to win the match. Lozano was disqualified in the deciding fall.
The main event was a women’s tag team match with Eva Lee & Sheba Zenni teaming to face Mae Young & Ann Stanley. Young & Stanley took two out of three falls to win the match.
On Friday in Jackson Henry Harrell and George Cologne battled to a draw in the opening match.
George Curtis and Rex Mobley met in the second bout of the evening. In what was a terrific scientific match, Mobley pinned Curtis after 38 minutes to win the one fall match.
In the main event Balk Estes and Ellis Bashara met in a battle of Oklahomans. Bashara applied a backbreaker on Estes and pinned him to win the first fall. Estes came back and used his alligator clutch on Bashara to take the second fall. The two battled like wild animals throughout the third and deciding fall.. At one point they were fighting outside the ring on the arena floor when Bashara rammed Estes’ head into the corner post. Estes went down and Bashara returned to the ring. Referee Bill Steddum counted Estes out and awarded the fall and the match to Bashara. Pat Willis, the main referee who had been watching the action at ringside, entered the ring and reversed Steddum’s decision giving the fall and the match to Estes. A wild argument followed until promoter Bill Romanoff announced that he would attempt to arrange a rematch the following week.
That same evening in Anniston the card opened with a best two out of three falls match with a 60 minute time limit featuring Charley Keene taking on Elmer Davis.
The main event was a mixed tag team match with Lucky Gilpin & Mae Young taking on Garza Lozano & Ann Stanley.
No results are known for this card.
The following week in Shreveport George Cologne defeated George Curtis in the one fall opening match.
In the second match of the evening Balk Estes defeated Wild Bill Steddum after 28 minutes of a scheduled 45 minute one fall match.
The semi-final match of the evening featured another match between Rex Mobley and Ellis Bashara. The match was tied at a fall apiece going into the third and deciding fall Mobley accident slugged referee Pat Willis and knocked him from the ring. As Willis lay on the arena floor Mobley managed to pin Bashara, but there was no one to count the fall. By the time Willis regained his senses and made it back into the ring, Bashara and gained the advantage and pinned Mobley to win the fall and the match. Mobley protested bitterly but the decision stood.
In the main event Women’s World Champion Mildred Burke defended her title against the challenge of Beverly Lehmer. Lehmer looked good as she pinned Burke to win the first fall. Burke proved why she was the champion, however, when she came back to win the next two falls to take the match and retain her title.
On Tuesday in Monroe Rex Mobley defeated George Curtis in the one fall 30 minute opening match.
In the second match of the evening, a one fall 60 minute match, Mildred Burke defeated Beverly Lehmer. Burke’s Women’s World title was not at stake.
The main event was a mixed tag team match with Balk Estes & Mildred Burke teaming up to take on Ellis Bashara & Beverly Lehmer. In the first fall Lehmer forced Burke over to the corner where Bashara grabbed her. As Bashara held Burke, Lehmer aimed a punch at Burke, who ducked. Bashara received the full force of the blow, got upset and chased Lehmer from the ring. Referee Bill Barney counted Lehmer out and awarded the fall to Estes & Burke. Bashara pinned Estes to win the second fall to even the score. Burke pinned Lehmer to win the third fall and the match for her team.
Also on Tuesday in Baton Rouge the card opened with a match between Charley Keene and Elmer Davis. Davis won the opening fall but Keene won the last two fall to take the match.
In the main event Lucky Gilpin took on Garza Lozano. Gilpin won the first fall after 31 minutes when he tossed Lozano from the ring. Lozano was unable to return before the count of 20 and was counted out. During the first fall Gilpin suffered a back injury and was thus unable to return for the second fall, which was awarded to Lozano. Gilpin managed to start the third and deciding fall but was no match for Lozano who quickly pinned him to win the fall and the match.
On Wednesday in Alexandria Elmer Davis and Charley Keene met in a best two out of three falls 60 minute opening match. Keene pinned Davis to take the first fall. Davis came back and forced Keene to submit to a leglock to win the second fall. The 60 minute time limit expired before either man could gain another fall. The match was declared a draw.
The main event was a another match between Lucky Gilpin and Garza Lozano. The match began as a clean, scientific match which had the ringside fans puzzled. Lozano was normally a ruffian and he converted back to his normal tactics after 15 minutes of clean action. Gilpin fought back just as roughly and forced Lozano to submit to a Boston Crab to win the first fall. In the second fall Lozano tossed Gilpin from the ring. Referee Bill Barney counted Gilpin out and awarded the fall to Lozano. In another surprising turn of events, Lozano left the ring and appeared to be helping the dazed Gilpin as he lifted him from the floor. But just as quickly Lozano slammed Gilpin back onto the concrete floor. Barney reversed his decision and disqualified Lozano, giving the match to Gilpin in two straight falls.
The following evening in New Orleans, Bill Cazzell defeated Elmer Davis in the opening match of the night.
In the semi-final match, Al Massey defeated Walt Sirois in a return match. Sirois, the World Light-Heavyweight champion, did not have his title on the line.
In the main event, Garza Lozano & Irish Jack Kelly won two out of three falls over Lucky Gilpin & Charley Keene to take the tag team match.
On Friday in Jackson Henry Harrell and George Cologne fought to a draw in the one fall opening match.
In the second match Rex Mobley used a rolling cradle to pin Wild Bill Steddum to win their one fall match.
In the third one fall match of the evening Balk Estes pinned Ellis Bashara to win the match.
The main event was another match with Mildred Burke, Women’s World Champion, putting her title up for grabs against Beverly Lehmer. Burke took two out of three falls to win the match and hold onto her title.
That same Friday evening in Anniston Lucky Gilpin and Bill Cazzell met in the opening match. Cazzell used a piledriver, which had been banned in Alabama, on Gilpin and injured him during the deciding fall of the match. It not only cost Cazzell the fall and the match by disqualification, he was suspended for 15 days in the state of Alabama.
In the main event Al Massey faced off with Garza Lozano. Al Massey pinned Lozano to win the first fall and that’s a far as it got. The match was stopped in the second fall and both men were disqualified for using rough tactics.
The following Monday in Shreveport, Henry Harrell used a jackknife to pin Wild Bill Steddum and win the one fall opening match.
Bitter rivals Rex Mobley and Ellis Bashara met in the semi-final match of the evening. Mobley took two straight falls to win the match.
In the main event Walt Sirois, World Light-Heavyweight champion, put his title on the line against Balk Estes, one time holder of the title. Estes won the first fall with a jackknife to pin Sirois. Sirois came back and applied a Boston Crab on Estes and forced him to submit to win the second fall. In the third and deciding fall Estes once again applied a jackknife, but before he could be pinned Sirois reversed it into a leglock. Estes was forced to submit and the fall and the match went to Sirois, who retained his title.
On Tuesday in Monroe the card opened with a match between George Cologne and Ellis Bashara. Each man won a fall apiece but the 60 minute time limit expired before either man could take the deciding fall. The match was declared a draw.
The main event was another World Light-Heavyweight title match with champion Walt Sirois defending against Rex Mobley, another former champion. Sirois won the first fall when he used a rolling cradle on Mobley and pinned him. Mobley came back and pinned Sirois with a rocking chair cradle to take the second fall. Mobley twice had Sirois pinned in the third and deciding fall. Each time Sirois managed to get a foot onto the bottom ring rope to stop the pin count. Finally Sirois caught Mobley once again in a rolling cradle and pinned him to win the fall and the match, retaining his title.
The same Tuesday night in Baton Rouge, Lucky Gilpin and Bill Cazzell wrestled to a draw in the one fall opening match.
In the second match of the evening Al Massey defeated Garza Lozano after 8 minutes to win the match.
The main event was a tag team match with Gilpin & Massey teaming to take on Cazzell & Lozano. Lozano & Cazzell won the first fall and Gilpin & Massey took the second. In the third and deciding fall, all four men wound up battling in and out of the ring throughout the match. Referee Blackie Harrelson was knocked down several times by both Cazzell & Lozano. Finally Harrelson stopped the match and awarded the fall and the match to Gilpin & Massey by way of disqualification.
The final card of February was held on Wednesday in Alexandria. Al Massey and Bill Cazzell met in the opening match. Massey used a rolling cradle to pin Cazzell to win the first fall. Cazzell came back and applied a piledriver on Massey and pinned him to win the second fall. The maneuver knocked Massey unconscious and he was unable to continue in the third and deciding fall. Cazzell was awarded the fall and the match by forfeit.
The main event was a return match between Lucky Gilpin and Garza Lozano. The winner of the match was promised to be the opponent to face Gorgeous George, who would be coming to the area the following week. Lozano used rough tactics on Gilpin to wear him down enough to pin him and win the first fall. Gilpin came back to hold Lozano in a headlock for 10 minutes of the second fall. Lozano finally was able to get out of the hold but fell out of the ring in doing so. Gilpin followed him out and gave him a few shots before rolling back into the ring. Lozano also climbed back into the ring and attempted a body tackle coming off the ropes but Gilpin sidestepped him. Gilpin then clamped a leglock on Lozano and made him submit to win the fall. The third and deciding fall was a full-fledged brawl and both men were bleeding after one minute of action. Referee Phil Brummett stopped the match and declared it a no contest.
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Review of Gulf Coast Championship Wrestling: A Recap of February 1951.
Author: Michael Norris of Gulf Coast Wrestling History: 1950-1977.
Published: August 26, 2019.
Editor: Jimmy Wheeler.
Unique content strictly for the Professional Wrestling Historical Society.
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Review of Gulf Coast Championship Wrestling: A Recap of February 1951.
Author: Michael Norris of Gulf Coast Wrestling History: 1950-1977.
Published: August 26, 2019.
Editor: Jimmy Wheeler.
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