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1940
MARCH 1940
MARCH 18, 1940 (THURSDAY)
Hutchinson, Kansas
1 - Albion Britt (of Lurray, Kansas) def. Al Don George
2 - Two out of Three Falls
Karol Krauser 'the Polish Heavy' def. Bad Boy Brown,
Two Falls to One
3 - [MWA Kansas City] World Heavyweight Championship - Two out of Three Falls
Bobby Bruns (c) def. 'Big' John Grandovich,
Two Falls to None - Disqualification (F1 00:16:30 - F2 ??:??:?? - C 00:16:30+)
JUNE 1940
JUNE 6, 1940 (THURSDAY)
Kansas City, Kansas
1 - Bobby Bruns def. Dick Shikat
JUNE 13, 1940 (THURSDAY)
Wrestling
Promotion: American Legion
Memorial Hall, Kansas City, Kansas
Tickets: $0.25, $0.40 & $0.65
Referee: Charley Hatfield
1 - One Fall - Thirty Minute Time-Limit
Al Lovelock (of Miami , Fla.) Vs. Fritz Schnabel (of Holland, Mich.),
Result Unknown
2 - One Fall - Thirty Minute Time-Limit
Steve Brody (of Brooklyn, NY) Vs. Angelo Martini (of Italy),
Result Unknown
3 - Two out of Three Falls - Sixty Minute Time-Limit
Dick Shikat (of Germany) Vs. Karol Zbyszko (of Poland),
Result Unknown
4 - [MWA Kansas City] World Heavyweight championship Belt - Two out of Three Falls - To A Finish
Orville Brown (of Wallace, Kas.) def. Bobby Bruns (of Chicago) (c),
Two Falls to One (F1 00:32:28 - F2 00:08:30 - F3 00:03:00 - C 00:43:58) - NEW CHAMPION
Notes:
Lovelock weighs 215lbs and Schnabel 224.
Brody weighs 201lbs and Martini 211.
Shikat weighs 222lbs and Zbyszko 215.
Bruns weighs 218lbs and Brown 228.
JUNE 1940
JUNE 6, 1940 (THURSDAY)
Kansas City, Kansas
1 - Bobby Bruns def. Dick Shikat
JUNE 13, 1940 (THURSDAY)
Wrestling
Promotion: American Legion
Memorial Hall, Kansas City, Kansas
Tickets: $0.25, $0.40 & $0.65
Referee: Charley Hatfield
1 - One Fall - Thirty Minute Time-Limit
Al Lovelock (of Miami , Fla.) Vs. Fritz Schnabel (of Holland, Mich.),
Result Unknown
2 - One Fall - Thirty Minute Time-Limit
Steve Brody (of Brooklyn, NY) Vs. Angelo Martini (of Italy),
Result Unknown
3 - Two out of Three Falls - Sixty Minute Time-Limit
Dick Shikat (of Germany) Vs. Karol Zbyszko (of Poland),
Result Unknown
4 - [MWA Kansas City] World Heavyweight championship Belt - Two out of Three Falls - To A Finish
Orville Brown (of Wallace, Kas.) def. Bobby Bruns (of Chicago) (c),
Two Falls to One (F1 00:32:28 - F2 00:08:30 - F3 00:03:00 - C 00:43:58) - NEW CHAMPION
Notes:
Lovelock weighs 215lbs and Schnabel 224.
Brody weighs 201lbs and Martini 211.
Shikat weighs 222lbs and Zbyszko 215.
Bruns weighs 218lbs and Brown 228.
OCTOBER 1940
OCTOBER 31, 1940 (THURSDAY)
Kansas City, Kansas
1 - Two out of Three Falls
Orville Brown (of Kansas) def. Jim Wright (of California),
Two Falls to None
NOVEMBER 1940
NOVEMBER 4, 1940 (MONDAY)
Promotion: American Legion
Civic Auditorium, Emporia, Kansas
1 - Dan O'Connor def. Hans Schwarz
(00:15:14)
2 - Two out of Three Falls
Steve Brody def. Dutch Wyman,
Two Falls to None (F1 00:19:35 - F2 00:07:24 - C 00:26:59)
3 - World Heavyweight "Championship" - Two out of Three Falls
Orville Brown (c) def. Jim Wright 'Californian Giant',
Two Falls to One (F1 00:24:52 - F2 00:03:27: - F3 00:14:05 - C 00:42:24)
NOVEMBER 21, 1940 (THURSDAY)
Kansas City, Kansas
1 - Two out of Three Falls
Orville Brown (of Wallace, Kan.) def. Dorv Roche (of Scranton, Pa.),
Two Falls to One (F1 00:07:00 - F2 00:06:00 - F3 00:23:00 - C 00:36:00)
NOVEMBER 25, 1940 (MONDAY)
Civic Auditorium, Emporia, Kansas
Referees: Hans Schwarz & Clarence Jenkins
1 - Hans Schwarz def. Harry Kahoe
(00:20:00)
2 - Two out of Three Falls
Jim Wright def. Jimmy Coffield,
Two Falls to One - Disqualification
3 - [MWA] World Heavyweight Championship - Two out of Three Falls
Orville Brown (c) Vs. Lee Wycoff,
Double Count-Out - One Fall Each
Note:
Schwarz was a substitute referee for Jenkins after Jenkins got slugged by Coffield in the semi-wind-up.
DECEMBER 1940
DECEMBER 2, 1940 (MONDAY)
Promotion: American Legion
Civic Auditorium, Emporia, Kansas
Referee: Charley Hatfield
1 - Hans Schwarz def. Sammy Feeback
(00:15:40)
2 - Lee Wycoff def. Andy Mixner 'Tuffy Clete',
Two Falls to None (F1 00:19:35 - F2 00:01:49 - C 00:21:24)
3 - World Heavyweight Championship - Two out of Three Falls
Orville Brown (c) def. Jimmy Coffield,
Two Falls to One (F1 00:29:59 - F2 00:02:31 - F3 00:08:44 - C 00:41:14)
DECEMBER 11, 1940 (WEDNESDAY)
Topeka, Kansas
1 - American Legion Junior Heavyweight Championship
Ray 'Hans' Schwarz (of Buffalo, N.Y.) def. Steve Brody (c),
Two Falls to One - NEW CHAMPION
2 - Mid-Western Associaiton Wrestling Championship - Two out of Three Falls
Orville Brown (c) def. Tuffy Clete 'Andy Mixner',
Two Falls to None
1941
APRIL 1941
APRIL 17, 1941 (THURSDAY)
Promotion: American Legion
Memorial Hall, Kansas City, Kansas
Attendance: 3,000
1 - Jay Steele "Nebrask Rougher" def. Al Lafod "Kentucky Veteran"
2 - Abe Coleman Vs. Rudy Strongberg,
Draw (00:30:00)
3 - Mysteriouys Mr. S "Masked Heavyweight" def. Dobie Osborne,
Two Falls to None (F1 MS 00:15:00 - F2 MS 00:01:30 - C 00:16:30)
4 - [MWA Kansas City] World Heavyweight Championship Belt - Two out of Three Falls
Lee Wyckoff def. Orville Brown 'the Kansas Blacksmith' (c),
Two Falls to One (F1 OB 00:23:00- - F2 LW 00:00:27 - F3 LW ??:??:?? - C 00:23:27+) - NEW CHAMPION
Notes:
Wyckoff is said to be a former Washburh college football player.
Wyckoff used three flying tackles and a body smother to win the second fall.
The last fall was won in approximately 11 or 12 minutes.
The championship belt is described as "jeweled."
The belt was presented by Charles J. Keilhack, fincance officer of the Legion.
OCTOBER 1941
OCTOBER 12, 1941 (SUNDAY)
Kansas City, Kansas
Lee Wyckoff was involved in a car crash this afternoon
Notes:
Two motor cars collided at Joyce road and Georgia avenue.
Wyckoff was driving one car and survived uninjured.
His wife, Mrs. Wyckoff; her 19 year old daughter, Dorothy Wyckoff; and Ray Lampert, of Ankeny, Ia. are believed to have suffered internal injuries.
Dorothy is said to be a student nurse at Bethany.
Lee is said to live at Joyce and Nearman roads in Wyandotte County.
The other car was driven by Wade W. Grosen.
Grosen lives at 5022 High street in Kansas City, Kansas.
Grosen also escaped injury.
OCTOBER 16, 1941 (THURSDAY)
Wrestling
Promotion: American Legion
Memorial Hall, Kansas City, Kansas
Attendance: 3,700
Tickets: $0.25, $0.30 & $0.60
Referee: Ronald Etchison
1 - Earl Wampler (of Scranton, Ia.) def. Bob Foster (of Des Moines, Ia.)
(00:20:15)
2 - Jack Kennedy (of Dallas, Tex.) def. Albion Britt (of Luray, Kas.)
(00:10:55)
3 - Steve Brody (of Brooklyn) def. Al Lovelock (of Miami, Fla.),
Decision (00:10:45)
4 - Midwest Wrestling Association [Kansas City World Heavyweight Championship] Belt - Two out of Three Falls
Orville Brown (of Wallace, Kas.) def. Lee Wyckoff (c - of Osborne, Kas.),
Two Falls to One (F1 LW 00:31:30 - F2 OB 00:11:20 - F3 OB 00:07:15 - C 00:50:05) - NEW CHAMPION
Notes:
Wampler weighs 216lbs and Foster 215lbs.
Wampler won using a surf board.
Kennedy weighs 220lbs and Britt 210.
Britt won using a body thrust and smother.
Brody weighs 209lbs and Lovelock 219.
Brody was awarded the match by the referee.
Brown weighs 228lbs and Wyckoff 227.
Wyckoff won the first fall with a body slam and smother.
Brown won a step-over toe hold for both of his falls.
DECEMBER 1941
DECEMBER 7, 1941 (SATURDAY)
Promoter: Sam Perdaris, sponsored by the American Legion
Civic Auditorium, Emporia, Kansas
Attendance: 2,000
Referee: Al Lovelock
1 - 'Golden Terror' def. Harry Cadell
Submission (00:04:20)
2 - Ray Schwarz Vs. Albert Alexins,
Time-Limit Draw - One Fall Each (F1 00:27:00 - F2 00:18:00 - TL 01:00:00)
3 - [MWA Kansas City] World Heavyweight Championship - Two out of Three Falls - Special Guest Referee Jack Dempsey
Orville Brown (c) def. Jack Kennedy (of Texas),
Two Falls to None (F1 00:18:00 - F2 00:07:30 - C 00:15:30)
1942
MARCH 1942
MARCH 5, 1942 (THURSDAY)
Promotion: American Legion
Memorial Hall, Kansas City, Kansas
Referee: Louis Spandle
1 - Tom Zaharias (of Pueblo, Colo.) Vs. Frank Sexton (of Columbus, Ohio),
Draw (00:30:00)
2 - Hercules Weatherly (of Nashville, Tenn.) def. Walter Sirois (of Vancouver, British Columbia)
(00:13:20)
3 - Steve Brody (of Great Bend, Kas.) def. Jay Steele (of Lincoln, Neb.),
Two Falls to One (F1 JS 00:17:00 - F2 SB 00:09:45 - F3 SB 00:05:20 - C 00:32:05)
4 - [MWA Kansas City] World Heavyweight Championship - Two out of Three Falls
Orville Brown def. Dorv Roche (of Illinois),
Forfeit (00:01:30)
5 - [MWA Kansas City] World Heavyweight Championship - Two out of Three Falls
Tom Zaharias (of Pueblo, Colo.) Vs.. Orville Brown (c - of Wallace, Kan.),
Draw - One Fall to None (F1 TZ 00:16:30 - TL ??:??:??)
Notes:
Zaharias weighs 235lbs and Sexton 228.
Weatherly weighs 300lbs and Sirois 228.
Brody weighs 208lbs and Steele 210.
Brown weighs 228lbs.
Roche suffered a "locked cartilage in his left knee" and was forbidden to continue the match.
Zaharias then came out and challenged Brown.
Brown immediately accepted the challenge.
Zaharias won the first fall with a series of headlocks.
Brown and Zaharias then wrestled until midnight, when the bout had to be stopped due to curfew.
The referee declared the bout a draw and Orville Brown still the champion.
[sometime between March 6 and March 19, 1942, the decision is overturned and the title is awarded to Zaharias]
APRIL 1942
APRIL 28, 1942 (TUESDAY)
Wichita Forum, Wichita, Kansas
Attendance: 4,400
1 - NWA [Wichita] World Heavyweight Championship
Ed Virag def. Roy Dunn (c)
NEW CHAMPION
JUNE 1942
JUNE 25, 1942 (THURSDAY)
Promotion: American Legion
Memorial Hall, Kansas City, Kansas
Referee: Louis Spandle
1 - Carlos Rodriquez (of Mexico City) def. Bad Boy Brown (of Shreveport, La.)
(00:08:35)
2 - Ray Eckert (of St. Louis) Vs. Lee Henning (of Dubuque, Ia.),
Time-Limit Draw (00:30:00)
3 - Two out of Three Falls
Jack Kennedy (of Dallas) Vs. Rudy La-Ditzi (of Poughkeepsie, NY),
Time-Limit Draw - One Fall Each (F1 RL 00:22:15 - F2 JK 00:11:15 - TL ??:??:??)
4 - Midwest Wrestling Association [Kansas City World] Heavyweight Championship - Two out of Three Falls
Orville Brown def. Tom Zaharias (c),
Two Falls to One (F1 OB 00:07:25 - F2 TZ 00:08:45 - F3 OB 00:06:55 - C 00:23:05) - NEW CHAMPION
Notes:
Rodriquez weighs 215lbs and Brown 214.
Eckert weighs 227lbs and Henning 215.
Kennedy weighs 218lbs and La-Ditzi 222.
La-Ditzi won the first fall with a back-breaker.
Kennedy won the second fall with a drop kick and body press.
Brown weighs 233lbs and Zaharias 235.
Brown won the first fall with body slams.
Zaharias won the second with a rolling headlock.
Brown won the third fall with an Indian deathlock.
AUGUST 1942
AUGUST 12, 1942 (WEDNESDAY)
Topeka, Kansas
1 - NWA [Wichita] World Heavyweight Championship
John Grandovich (of Russia) def. Edward Virag (of Wichita) (c),
Two Falls to One (F1 EV ??:??:?? - F2 JG ??:??:?? - F3 JG ??:??:?? - C 00:10:00+) NEW CHAMPION
Notes:
Grandovich is said to be 42 years old and Virag 29.
The second and third falls totalled 10 minutes.
AUGUST 1942
AUGUST 12, 1942 (WEDNESDAY)
Topeka, Kansas
1 - NWA [Wichita] World Heavyweight Championship
John Grandovich (of Russia) def. Edward Virag (of Wichita) (c),
Two Falls to One (F1 EV ??:??:?? - F2 JG ??:??:?? - F3 JG ??:??:?? - C 00:10:00+) NEW CHAMPION
Notes:
Grandovich is said to be 42 years old and Virag 29.
The second and third falls totalled 10 minutes.
OCTOBER 1942
OCTOBER 26, 1942 (MONDAY)
Convention Hall, Wichita, Kansas
1 - National Wrestling Association [Alliance Wichita] World Heavyweight Championship
Edward Virag (of Wichita) def. John Grandovich (of Russia) (c)
NEW CHAMPION
NOVEMBER 1942
NOVEMBER 5, 1942 (THURSDAY)
Promotion: American Legion
Memorial Hall, Kansas City, Kansas
Referees: Benny Starr & Harry Kahoe
1 - Frank Nelson (of St. Paul) def. Harry Caddell (of Des Moines, Ia.)
(00:06:10)
2 - Ronnie Etchison (of St. Joseph, Mo.) def. Jack Hader (of Kansas City)
(00:06:20)
3 - Emil Dusek (of Omaha, Neb.) def. Gus Sonnenbrg (of Providence, RI),
Two Fall sto One (F1 ED 00:12:45 - F2 GS ??:??:?? - F3 ED 00:04:50 - C 00:17:35)
4 - [MWA Kansas City] World Heavyweight Championship
Ed "Strangler" Lewis def. Orville Brown (c),
Forfeit - NEW CHAMPION
Notes:
Nelson weighs 209lbs and Caddell 210.
Nelson used a headlock to win.
Etchison weighs 235lbs and Hader 216.
Etchison used body slams to win.
Dusek won the first fall with a body slam and the third with a blow to jaw and a body press.
Lewis tossed Brown from the ring, and Brown landed on his head.
Brown was carried to the back by police and ushers.
Due to a severe cut on his head it was said Brown was unable to return to the ring.
1943
JANUARY 1943
JANUARY 14, 1943 (THURSDAY)
Memorial Hall, Kansas City, Kansas
Attendance: "Capacity Crowd"
Referees: Vern Bowman & Benny Sherr
1 - Jay Steele (of Lincoln, Neb.) def. Propector Pete (of Gold Edge, Ariz.)
(00:14:45)
2 - Bad Boy Brown def. Jack Dillon (of Atlanta, Ga.),
Disqualification (00:05:30)
3 - Orville Brown (of Wallaca, Kas.) def. Emir Badui (of Medina, Arabia),
Two Falls to None (F1 OB 00:15:20 - F2 OB 00:09:50 - C 00:25:10)
4 - [MWA Kansas City World Heavyweight Championship] Belt - Two out of Three Falls
Lee Wyckoff def. Ed 'Strangler' Lewis (of California) (c),
Two Falls to One (F1 LW 00:12:45 - F2 EL 00:14:10 - F3 LW 00:11:20 - C 00:38:15) - NEW CHAMPION
Notes:
Steele weighs 214lbs and Pete 200.
Steele won with a crab hold.
Dillon weighs 230lbs.
O. Brown weighs 232lbs and Badui 223.
Brown used an Indian deathlock for both falls.
Wyckoff won the first fall with a toe hold.
Lewis won the second fall with a headlock.
Wyckoff won the third with a toe hold.
FEBRUARY 1943
FEBRUARY 18, 1943 (THURSDAY)
Promotion: American Legion
Memorial Hall, Kansas City, Kansas
Attendance: 3,000
1 - Tom Zaharias (of Colorado) Vs. Ronnie Etchison (of St. Joseph),
Draw - One Fall Each (00:45:00)
2 - MWA [Kansas City World Heavyweight Championship] Belt
Orville Brown (of Wallace, Kas.) def. Lee Wyckoff (c - of Osborne, Kas.),
Two Falls to One (F1 LW 00:12:00 - F2 OB ??:??:?? - F3 OB ??:??:?? - NEW CHAMPION
Notes:
Brown weighs 232lbs and Wyckoff 228.
Wyckoff won the first fall with a stepover toehold.
Brown won the second with a headlock.
Brown used a toehold for the victory in the last 30 seconds of the bout.
JUNE 1943
JUNE 17, 1943 (THURSDAY)
Memorial Hall, Kansas City, Kansas
Referee: Verne Bowman
1 - George Pavich (of Toronto, Canada) def. Carlos Rodriquez (of Mexico City),
Diuqualification (00:15:30)
2 - Joe Dusek (of Omaha, Neb.) def. Bad Boy Brown (of Shreveport, La.)
(00:12:30)
3 - Two out of Three Falls
Leroy McGuirk (of Stillwater, Ok.) def. Wild Red Berry (of Joplin, Mo.),
Two Falls to One (F1 RB 00:00:30 - F2 LM 00:00:20 - F3 LM 00:09:30 - C 00:10:20)
4 - Midwest Wrestling Association [Kansas City World] Heavyweight Championship - Two out of Three Falls
Orville Brown (c - of Wallace, Kas.) def. Lee Wyckoff (of Osborne, Kas.),
Two Falls to One (F1 LW 00:15:20 - F2 OB 00:03:40 - F3 OB 00:05:15 - C 00:24:15)
Notes:
Pavich weighs 219lbs and Rodriquez 215.
Dusek weighs 227lbs and BB Brown 215.
Dusek won with body slams.
McGuirk weighs 208lbs and Berry 207.
Berry won the first fall with an ivy twist.
McGuirk won the second with a reverse double leg nelson and the third via disqualification.
Brown weighs 229lbs and Wyckoff 227.
Wyckoff won the first fall with a stepover toehold.
Brown won the second with a reverse toehold and the third when Wyckoff was counted out.
DECEMBER 1943
DECEMBER 2, 1943 (THURSDAY)
Promotion: American Legion
Memorial Hall, Kansas City, Kansas
Attendance: 3,700 / "Almost Capacity"
Referee: Verne Bowman
1 - Bad Boy Brown (of Shreveport, La.) def.al Szasz (of Korce, Albania)
(00:14:20)
2 - Jack La Rue (of Montreal, Canada) def. Jack Nelson (of Minneapolis)
(00:12:30)
3 - The Black Panther def. Jerry Meeker (of Milwaukee),
Two Falls to One (F1 BP 00:11:45 - F2 BP 00:08:50 - C 00:20:30)
4 - [MWA Kansas City World] Heavyweight Championship - Two out of Three Falls
The Angel (of Skara, Sweden) def. Orville Brown (c),
Two Falls to None (F1 TA 00:21:15 - F2 TA 00:08:40 - C 00:29:55)
Notes:
BB Brown weighs 214 and Szasz 201.
BB Brown used a crab hold to win.
La Rue weighs 212lbs and Nelson 215.
La Rue won with an elbow smash and body smother.
Panther weighs 215 and Meeker the same.
Panther won with the panther twist in both falls.
The Angel weighs 230lbs and Brown
The Angel won the first fall with a chin lock and Brown was disqualified in the second.
There is no mention of The Angel being the new champion.
DECEMBER 9, 1943 (THURSDAY)
Promotion: American Legion
Memorial Hall, Kansas City, Kansas
Referee: Verne Bowman
1 - Bad Boy Brown (of Shreveport, La.) def. Sergt. Harry Cohen (of United States Army)
2 - Jack LaRue (of Montreal, Canada) Vs. John Grandovich (of Trenton, N.J.),
Draw (00:30:00)
3 - Two out of Three Falls
Jerry Meeker (of Milwaukee) def. Johnny Swenski (of Lynn, Mass.),
Two Falls to One (F1 JM 00:11:15 - F2 JS 00:04:40 - F3 JM 00:05:45 - C 00:21:40)
4 - Midwest Wrestling Association [Kansas City World Heavyweight] Championship - Two out of Three Falls
Orville Brown (c - of Kansas) def. The Angel "Giant Swede"
Two Falls to One (F1 TA 00:19:40 - F2 OB 00:10:10 - F3 OB 00:05:50 - C 00:35:40)
Notes:
BB Brown weighs 214lbs and Cohen 216.
BB Brown used an arm bar.
LaRue weighs 212lbs and Grandovich 240.
Meeker weighs 215lbs and Swenski 28.
Meeker won the first with a back breaker.
Swenski won the second with a flying mare.
Meeker won the third with a back breaker.
The Angel weighs 230lbs and Brown 231.
The Angel won with a smother hold in the first fall.
Brown won the second fall with an octopus stretch.
Brown won the third by countout when he threw The Angel from the ring onto his head.
1944
APRIL 1944
APRIL 27, 1944 (THURSDAY)
Promotion: American Legion
Memorial Hall, Kansas City, Kansas
Referees: Charles Hatfield & Gust Karras
1 - One Fall - Thirty Minute Time-Limit
Babe Zaharias (of Pueblo, Colo.) Vs. Jack Hader (of Kansas City, Mo.),
Result Unknown
2 - One Fall - Thirty Minute Time-Limit
Tom Zaharias (of Pueblo, Colo.) Vs. Jack League (of Dallas, Tex.),
Result Unknown
3 - Two ouf of Three Falls - Forty-Five Minute Time-Limit
Lee Wyckoff (of Osborne, Kas.) Vs. Billy Kussisto (of Minneapolis, Minn.),
Result Unknown
4 - [MWA Kansas City World Heavyweight Championship] Belt - Two out of Three Falls - To A Finish
Dave Levin 'the Husky New Yorker' def. Orville Brown 'the Giant Kansan' (c),
Curfew Draw - One Fall to None - NEW CHAMPION
Notes:
The show starts at 8:30PM.
B Zaharias weighs 230lbs and Hader 216.
T Zaharias weighs 221lbs and League 210.
Wyckoff weighs 222lbs and Kussisto 220.
Brown weighs 231lbs and Levin 216.
Levin was awarded the bout at midnight by the referee as he secured the only fall.
Brown appealed the Kansas State Athletic Commission stating two falls were needed for Levin to win.
MAY 1944
MAY 4, 1944 (THURSDAY)
Promotion: American Legion
Memorial Hall, Kansas City, Kansas
Attendance: 4,000+
Referees: Charles Hatfield & Gust Karras
1 - Jack League (of Dallas, Tex.) def. Bill Dusin (of Terre Haute, Ind.)
(00:26:10)
2 - Tom Zaharias (of Pueblo, Colo.) def. Jack Hader (of Kansas City, Mo.)
(00:18:30)
3 - Lee Wyckoff (of Osborne, Kas.) Vs. Jack Dillon (of Memphis, Tenn.),
Draw (00:12:00)
4 - MWA [Kansas City World Heavyweight Championship] Belt - Two out of Three Falls
Dave Levin (of New York) def. Orville Brown (of Wallace, Kas.),
Two Falls to One (F1 DL 00:33:15 - F2 OB 00:15:45 - F3 DL 00:13:15 - C 01:02:15) - NEW CHAMPION
Notes:
It's said that 1,500 tickets were purchases for this bout by the North American Bomber Plant.
League weighs 210lbs and Dusin the same.
League won with flying tackles.
Zaharias weighs 227lbs and Hader 216.
Zaharias won with a headlock.
Wyckoff weighs 227lbs and Dillon 230.
Brown weighs 230lbs and Levin 216.
Levin won the first fall with flying tackles.
Brown won the second with a pile driver.
Levin won the last with a reverse body press.
Levin was presented with the belt following the bout.
JUNE 1944
JUNE 29, 1944 (THURSDAY)
Memorial Hall, Kansas City, Kansas
Referee: Hally Havely
1 - Jack LaRue (of Montreal, Canada) def. Bill Dusin (of Terre Haute, Ind.)
(00:11:15)
2 - Jack League (of Dallas, Tex.) def. Jack Dillon (of Memphis, Tenn.)
(00:08:40)
3 - Billy Bartush (of Boston, Mass.) def. Dr. Len Hall (of San Francisco),
Two Falls to One (F1 BB 00:12:45 - F2 LH ??:??:?? - F3 BB 00:04:30 - C 00:16:30+)
4 - MWA [Kansas City & NWA Iowa World Heavyweight Championship] Belt - Two out of Three Falls
Lee Wyckoff (of Osborne, Kas.) def. Dave Levin (c - of New York City),
Two Falls to One (F1 LW 00:21:15 - F2 DL 00:01:20 - F3 LW 00:08:45) - NEW CHAMPION
Notes:
LaRue weighs 208lbs and Dusin 210.
LaRue won wiht a knee drop and body smother.
League weighs 210lbs and Dillon 230.
League won with drop kicks.
Bartush weighs 236lbs and Hall 245.
Bartush won with a backbreaker for the first fall and an elbow smash and body press for the third.
Wyckoff used a backbreaker to win both of his falls.
Levin won the second with a back flip.
AUGUST 1944
AUGUST 16, 1944 (WEDNESDAY)
Topeka, Kansas
1 - MWA [Kansas City] World Heavyweight Championship
Orville Brown def. Lee Wyckoff (c)
NEW CHAMPION
AUGUST 1944
AUGUST 16, 1944 (WEDNESDAY)
Topeka, Kansas
1 - MWA [Kansas City] World Heavyweight Championship
Orville Brown def. Lee Wyckoff (c)
NEW CHAMPION
1945
NOVEMBER 1945
NOVEMBER 21, 1945 (WEDNESDAY)
Civic Auditorium, Emporia, Kansas
Attendance: 700-1,200
1 - B. Mail def. Jim Parker
2 - Two out of Three Falls
Dan O'Connor def. Elmer Esteppe,
Two Falls to None
3 - [MWA Kansas World] Heavyweight Championship - Two out of Three Falls
Orville Brown "the Kansas Blacksmith" (c) def. Roy Graham "the Mustachoed Texan",
Two Falls to One
DECEMBER 1945
DECEMBER 3, 1945 (MONDAY)
Convention Hall, Hutchinson, Kansas
1 - Ralph Garibaldi def. 'Hillbilly' Elmer Estep '400-lb Man Mountain'
(00:17:00)
2 - LaVerne Baxter def. Vic Holbrook,
Disqualification
3 - [MWA Kansas City] World Heavyweight Championship - Two out of Three Falls
Orville Brown (c) def. Rube Wright,
Two Falls to (F1 00:12:00 - F2 00:16:00 - F3 ??:??:?? - C 00:28:00+)
Note:
Holbrook caught Baxter in the groin with a foot.
DECEMBER 17, 1945 (MONDAY)
Promoter: Orval McCain
Convention Hall, Hutchinson, Kansas
Attendance: "Large"
1 - Jack Hader Vs. Irish Dan O'Connor,
Time-Limit Draw (00:30:00)
2 - Cowboy Graham 'Rough Texan' def. Bobby Bruns (of Chicago),
Disqualification
3 - Two out of Three Falls
Orville Brown def. Big Ben Morgan (of Hollywood),
Two Falls to None (F1 ??:??:?? - F2 00:12:00 - C 00:12:00+)
Notes:
Morgan was a substitute for Rube Wright, who was supposedly ill.
Graham threw Bruns out of the ring after that, "Temporarily, at least, Bruns thought himself a superman, and for a few minutes he was as good as the comic character who wears the big S.
Bruns leaped back into the ring, blasted Graham to the mat and then piled the referee, Promoter Orval McCain and Wrestler Orville Brown on the canvas, taking them on singly and in pairs. Finally the four men ganged up on Bruns and got him down. They carried him to the dressing room, apparently still out of his head."
1946
JUNE 1946
JUNE 20, 1946 (THURSDAY)
Promotion: American Legion
Promoter: George D. Simpson
Memorial Hall, Kansas City, Kansas
Attendance: 4,153 / "Hundreds Of Persons Were Turned Away"
Referee: Louis Spandle
1 - Ray Eckert Vs. Mickey Draw,
Draw (00:30:00)
2 - Alabama Bill Lee def. Dean Detton
3 - MWA [Kansas City World Heavyweight] Championship
Bobby Bruns def. Orville Brown (c),
Disqualification (F1 BB 00:14:10 - F2 OB 00:07:50 - F3 BB ??:??:?? - C 00:22:00+) - NEW CHAMPION
4 - Added Attraction
Marshall Estep def. Al Szasz
Notes:
During the show an appeal was made on behalf of the emergency food collection being made by the Women's Chamber of Commerce.
Members of the audience shouted, "We can't get bread either" and "We want meat too."
"Tudor Nellor, a member of the Legion, was introduced to speak in behalf of the drive. The crowd refused to listen. Mostly there was booing, but a few shouts expressing displeasure at the meat and bread situation at home were heard.
Nellor made several unsuccessful attempts to get the attention of the audience"
Collection boxes were passed around, but no count was made of the sum raised.
Bruns won the first fall with a flying head scissors.
Brown used a piledriver for the second.
Bruns won the third fall when Brown threw him from the ring and repeatedly blocked his return.
Brown disputed the loss saying the referee was too quick to disqualify him.
Simpson, the Legion and the referee said Bruns would be recognized as the champion.
AUGUST 1946
AUGUST 5, 1946 (MONDAY)
Kansas City, Kansas
It's reported the piledriver has been banned in the state of Kansas
AUGUST 8, 1946 (THURSDAY)
4 All-Star Matches
Memorial Hall, Kansas City, Kansas
Attendance: 4,425 / "Another Capcity Crowd"
Tickets: $0.75, $1.10 & $1.40
1 - Ray Schwartz def. Wild Bill Bartush
(00:22:10)
2 - Two out of Three Falls
Marvin Jones def Pete Mehringer,
Two Falls to One (F1 MJ 00:12:49 - F2 PM 00:07:25 - F3 MJ 00:06:15 - C 00:26:29)
3 - MWA [Kansas City] World Heavyweight Championship - Two out of Three Falls
Orville Brown def. Bobby Bruns (c),
Two Falls to One (F1 OB 00:34:10 - F2 BB 00:04:55 - F3 OB 00:04:00 - C 00:43:05) - NEW CHAMPION
4 - Added Attraction
Ray Eckert def. Mickey Page
(00:24:25)
Notes:
In the billing for this it's said: "The world's greatest matches always to be remebered are: Gotch and Hackenschmidt, Lewis and Stecher, Londos and O'Mahoney, and now the most bitterly contested of them all. Brown and Bruns."
Eckert used a back breaker to win.
Schwartz used flying tackles to win.
Jones won a head spin in the first and third falls to win.
Mehringer won with a fast flying tackle through the ropes in the second fall.
Brown won the first fall with a hammerlock.
Bruns won the second when he reversed a piledriver into a back body drop.
Brown won with an Octopus stretch in the third fall.
Brown attempted to use the piledriver more than once during the match.
NOVEMBER 1946
NOVEMBER 16, 1946 (SATURDAY)
Wichita Forum, Wichita, Kansas
Attendance: 4,500
1 - [NWA Wichita] World Heavyweight Championship
Orville Brown def. Ed Virag (C)
NEW CHAMPION
NOVEMBER 25, 1946 (MONDAY)
Civic Auditorium, Emporia, Kansas
1 - Bill Dusen (of Ottawa, Kan.) def. Jack Herman (of St. Joseph, Mo.)
(00:15:00)
2 - Two out of Three Falls
Roberts def. Al Galento,
Two Falls to One (F1 00:16:00 - F2 00:03:30 - F3 00:12:30 - C 00:32:00)
3 - [MWA Kansas World Heavyweight] Championship - Two out of Three Falls
Orville Brown (c) def. Vincent Lopez (with Al Galento),
Two Falls to None (F1 00:14:00 - F2 00:11:00 - C 00:25:00)
1947
APRIL 1947
APRIL 10, 1947 (THURSDAY)
Wrestling: 4 All-Star Matches
Memorial Hall, Kansas City, Kansas
Referee: Louis Spandle
1 - Michele Leone (of Rome, Italy) def. El Pulpo (of Mexico City)
(00:14:10)
2 - Man Vs. 450lb Alligator
Tuffy Truesdale def. "A Florida Alligator"
(00:07:00)
3 - Two out of Three Falls
Vic Christy (of Los Angeles) def. Dan O'Connor (of Boston),
Two Falls to None (F1 VC 00:23:11 - F2 VC 00:07:28 - C 00:30:39)
4 - MWA [Kansas City] World Heavyweight Championship - Two out of Three Falls
Orville Brown (of Wallace) def. "Cowboy" Roy Graham (c - of Corsicana, Tex.),
Two Falls to One (F1 RG 00:12:35 - F2 OB 00:03:05 - F3 OB 00:07:20 - C 00:23:00) - NEW CHAMPION
Notes:
The show starts at 8:30PM.
Leone won with a series of body slams and a fellow throw press.
Christy won the first fall with a flying body scissors and the second with a head scissors.
Graham won the first fall with a series of forearm smashes and a body smother.
Brown won with a body slam in the second and a forearm to Graham's jaw and a follow-through bodyslam in the third.
1948
APRIL 1948
APRIL 29, 1948 (THURSDAY)
Promoter: George Simpson
Memorial Hall, Kansas City, Kansas
Attendance: 3,200
Referee: Louis Spandle
1 - Warren Bockwinkel (of St. Louis) def. Wally Dusek (of Omaha)
(00:16:00)
2 - Joe Dusek (of Omaha) Vs. Lou Newman (of Calgary, Canada),
Draw (00:45:00)
3 - MWA [Kansas City World] Heavyweight Championship Diamond Belt - Two out of Three Falls
Bobby Bruns (of Chicago) def. Orville Brown (c - of Wallace, Kas.),
Two falls to One (F1 BB 00:20:17 - F2 OB 00:14:00 - F3 BB 00:07:00 - C 00:41:17) - NEW CHAMPION
4 - Added Attraction
Terry McGinnis (of Van Nuys, Calif.) def. Ken Kenneth (of Canberra, Australia)
(00:14:35)
Notes:
Bockwinkel won with a flying leglock.
Bruns won the first fall with a flying head scissors.
Brown won the second with an Indian deathlock.
Bruns won the third via disqualification due to Brown using illegal slugging tactics.
Simpson awarded the belt to Bruns, but it's said the official sanction of Haywood Allen, MWA President is still being awaited.
McGinnis won with a flying armlock.
MAY 1948
MAY 4, 1948 (WEDNESDAY)
Municipal Auditorium, Kansas City, Kansas
1 - Lou Newman (of Calgary, Canada) def. Emir Badui (of Saudi Arabia)
(00:15:09)
2 - Girls Battle Royal
Helen Hild & Dot Dotson def. Therese Thies (of St. Paul), Violet Viann & Mae Young
(F1 TT 00:03:33 - F2 VV ??:??:?? - F3 MY ??:??:?? - C ??:??:??)
3 - Girls Elimination Consolation Match
Violet Viann (of Kansas City) def. Mae Young (of Tulsa)
(00:10:30)
4 - Girls Elimination Finals
Helen Hild (of Omaha) def. Dot Dotson (of Lake Worth, Fla.)
(00:18:00)
5 - MWA [Kansas City World] Heavyweight Championship
Orville Brown def. Bobby Bruns (c),
Two Falls to One (F1 OB 00:19:33 - F2 BB 00:18:00 - F3 OB 00:16:00 - C 00:53:33) - NEW CHAMPION
Notes:
Newman won with two back breakers.
Viann won with a series of back body drops.
Hild won with a leg lock and press.
Brown won the first fall with a series of vise headlocks.
Bruns won the second with a flying head scissors.
Brown won the third with a series of body slams.
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