Golden Age of Wrestling (The 1920's - 1960's)

 While it is hard to come by complete TV show listings of Professional Wrestling events held in the 40's and 50's, below is a list of compiled Golden Age footage from a set of 45 discs that have circulated among the public over the years. These 45 discs cover over 90 hours of "Oldies" footage that is still know to exist on video to this day. If you have more information on Golden Age footage that still exists today, please feel free to contribute by emailing me at pwchronicles247@yahoo.com . Thanks!

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Oldies #7 (California & NY)
● Baron Michele Leone vs. Lord James Blears
● Skull Murphy & Pampero Firpo vs. Eduoard Carpentier & Antonino Rocca
~ Buddy Rogers Interview
● US Heavyweight Champ Buddy Rogers vs. Bobo Brazil
● Bruno Sammartino vs. Pacific Heavyweight Champ Fred Blassie
● Tag Champs Doc & Mike Gallagher vs. Magnificent Maurice & Johnny Barend (Maurice turns on Barend)
● Antonino Rocca, Miguel Perez & Ricki Starr vs. Dr. Jerry Graham & The Fabulous Kangaroos (Al Costello & Roy Heffernan)
~ Buddy Rogers Interview
● Mr. Moto vs. Henry Hank (Mr. Moto challenges Nick Bockwinkel)
● Western Heavyweight Champ Nick Bockwinkel vs. Mat Murphy (Bockwinkel accepts Moto's challenge)
~ Interviews w/Nick Bockwinkel/James Blears/Mr. Moto
 ● The Sheik vs. Bill Melby
~ Joe Louis Interview
● Rocky Sky High Lee vs. Joe Louis
● Primo Carnera vs. Jim Londos (Referee Max Baer)
~ Johnny Valentine Interview
● US Champion Buddy Rogers vs. Johnny Valentine (MSG)
~ Johnny Valentine Interview/Bobby Davis Interview
● NWA Heavyweight Champ Pat O'Connor vs. US Champion Buddy Rogers (Rogers wins Title, Title Change from Comiskey Park)
~ WWWF TV 1980
~ Interviews w/Sammartino/Patera/Albano
● Stan Hansen vs. ???
● Sgt. Slaughter vs. Pat Patterson (Highlights from Cap Center)
● Angelo Mosca vs. Fred Marzino
● Killer Khan vs. ???

Oldies #8
Wrestling's Greatest Villains "The Golden Era"
Interviews w/Crusher/Johnny Valentine
● Crusher Lisowski vs. Johnny Valentine (Crusher fleas the ring before the match starts which leads to)
● Johnny Valentine vs. Bad Boy Joe
~ Interviews w/Crusher/The Graham's
● Jerry Graham & Eddie Graham vs. Antonino Rocca & Miguel Perez
~ Fred Blassie Interview
● Fred Blassie vs. The Hangman
~ Interviews w/Bobby Davis
● Buddy Rogers vs. Abe Jacobs (Haystacks Calhoun comes in)
~ Volkoff's Interview
● Nicoli Volkoff & Boris Volkoff vs. Hans Schmidt & Dick the Bruiser
● Fritz Von Erich vs. Bobby Brown
● Killer Kowalski vs. Yukon Eric
~ Altimore & Albano Interview
● Lou Albano & Tony Altimore vs. Jack Allen & Bavarian Boy Rudy
~ The Kangaroos Interview
● Dan Miller & Bill Miller vs. The Fabulous Kangaroos (Al Costello & Roy Heffernan)
~ George Michael's TV Report WWWF from Cap Centre (Moondogs vs. Rick Martel & Tony Garea)
● Gorgeous George vs. Larry Moquin


Oldies #9
● Fred Blassie vs. Rikidozan
● Rikidozan vs. The Destroyer
● Lou Thesz vs. Rikidozan
● Mighty Atlas & Moose Cholak vs. The Fabulous Kangaroos (Al Costello & Roy Heffernan)
● Steve Stanlee & Bob Stanlee vs. Doc & Mike Gallagher
● Fritz Von Erich vs. Magnificent Maurice


Oldies #10
● Gorgeous George vs. Ilio DiPaolo
● Johnny Diamond & Jim Eskew vs. Crusher Lisowski & Dick the Bruiser
● Gorgeous George vs. Dr. Lee Grable
● Wild Red Berry vs. Fred Blassie
● Mike Gallagher vs. Edouard Carpentier
~ Dory Dixon Interview
● Dory Dixon & Art Tomas vs. Magnificent Maurice & Johnny Barend
● Bob Boyer vs. Argentina Apollo


Oldies #11 (1hr 5mins)
● Lou Albano & Jack Owens vs. Sweet Daddy Siki & Art Thomas
~ Sweet Daddy Siki is presented with a jacket from his fan club (The Fabulous Kangaroos rip it up)
● Dick the Bruiser vs. The Beast
~ Comiskey Park Interviews w/Dick Steinborn/Sweet Daddy Siki
● Karl Von Hess vs. Argentina Rocca (from Comiskey Park)
● Reggie & Stan Lisowski vs. Yukon Eric & Bobo Brazil

Oldies #12 (1hr 44 minutes)
● Athol Layton & James Blears vs. Mr. Moto & Joe Pazandak
● Warren Bockwinkel & Fred Blassie vs. Mr. Moto & Joe Pazandak (Blassie has black hair here)
● Mike & Doc Gallagher vs. Joe & Guy Brunetti
● Ilio Dipaolo vs. Fritz Von Erich


Oldies #13
● Antonino Rocca vs. Frank Jares? (from NY)
~ Antonino Rocca Interview
● Sockeye MacDonald & Red Berry vs. (California)
● Fred Blassie & Wilbur Snyder vs. Red Berry & "Sockeye" Jack McDonald (2/3 falls) (Blassie has black hair here)
~ Announcement that Wilbur Snyder is going full time as a wrestler & leaving football
● Hans Schmidt & Dick the Bruiser vs. Boris Volkoff & Nikoli Volkoff
● Killer Kowalski vs. Yukon Eric
 
Oldies #14
● Rudy Kay & Sky Hi Lee vs. The Sheik & Reggie Lisowski
● Great Togo & Red Berry vs. Ernie Dusek & Emil Dusek
● Buddy Rogers vs. Killer Kowalski (Chicago Coliseum)
~ Buddy Rogers Interview
● Gorgeous George vs. Jesse James
● Bobo Brazil vs. The Sheik
● The Brute (Beast) vs. Dick the Bruiser
● Little Brook & ? the Hawk vs. Handy Andy & Bull Brummell (Midgets)


Oldies #15
● Hard Boiled Haggerty vs. Mike Valentino (Baron Mikel Scicluna)
● Don Eagle vs. Ramon Lopez
● Don Arnold vs. Tarzan Torville
● Masked Marvel vs. Tim Gahagen
● Butcher Boy Lee Henning vs. Verne Gagne
● Adrian Balasarian vs. Bob Orton Sr.
● Stan & Reggie Lisowski vs. Farmer Townsend & Lord Athol Layton
● Tony Marino vs. Roy McClarity
● Bobo Brazil vs. Hans Schmidt
● Larry Hamilton vs. Don Arnold (JIP from Hollywood)
 

Oldies #16
● Mr. Moto & Karl Davis vs. Wilbur Snyder & Sandor Szabo (TV Tag Titles)
● Gordon Hessle vs. Larry Chene (Chicago Ampi-Theatre)
● Hans Schmidt vs. Yukon Eric (Chicago Ampi-Theatre)
● Pat O'Connor vs. Ivan Rasputin (Chicago Ampi-Theatre)
● Yukon Eric vs. Hans Hermann (Chicago Ampi-Theatre)


Oldies #17
● Legs Langevin vs. Edouard Carpentier
● Gorgeous George vs. Frank Taliber
● Tommy Martindale vs. Rakawa (Chicago Ampi-Theatre)
● Pat O'Connor vs. Mighty Atlas


Oldies #18
● Stan & Reggie Lisowski vs. Wilbur Snyder & Verne Gagne (Chicago Ampi-Theatre)
● Dick the Bruiser & ? Carlson vs. Wilbur Snyder & Verne Gagne (Chicago Ampi-Theatre)
● Larry Chene vs. Rocky Columbo (Chicago Ampi-Theatre)
● Gorgeous George vs. Cyclone Anaya (George uses Pomp & Circumstance as his theme music)
 

Oldies #19
● Great Togo vs. Zack Malkov
● Pat O'Connor vs. Bob Orotn Sr.
● Antonino Rocca vs. Killer Kowalski
● Verne Gagne/Bobby Bruns vs. Rudy Kay/Al Williams
● Hans Schmidt vs. Bob Orton Sr. (1st Fall Only)


Oldies #20
● NWA World Heavyweight Champ Earl Caddock vs. Joe Stecher (from NY, 1/30/1920. No that's not a misprint, straight from the 1920 Title Change where Stecher wins the strap by defeating Caddock who had held the belt nearly 3 straight years, don't ask me how this footage exists but it's here so check it out, 22mins of this rare match is shown)
● Dick Shikat vs. Ed' Strangler" Lewis (from MSG 6/9/32, the winner is awarded the NWA World Title to get rid of any controversy as to whom the real champion was in this era, Title Change, 20mins of this rare match is shown)
● Eddie & Jerry Graham vs. Luis Martinez & Buddy Rosen
~ Interviews w/Johnny Valentine/Kangaroos/Bobby Davis/Arnold Skaaland/Chief Big Heart


Oldies #21
Wrestling's Greatest Matches The Golden Years
● Baron Michele Leone vs. Lord James Blears
● Skull Murphy & Pampero Firpo vs. Edouard Carpentier & Antonino Rocca
~ Buddy Rogers Interview
● US Heavyweight Champ Buddy Rogers vs. Bobo Brazil
● Bruno Sammartino vs. Pacific Heavyweight Champ Fred Blassie
● Tag Champs Doc & Mike Gallagher vs. Magnificent Maurice & Johnny Barend (Maurice turns on Barend)
● Antonino Rocca, Miguez Perez & Ricki Starr vs. Dr. Jerry Graham & The Fabulous Kangaroos (Al Costello & Roy Heffernan)
~ Buddy Rogers Interview
● Mr. Moto vs. Henry Hank (Mr. Moto challenges Nick Bockwinkel)
● Western Heavyweight Champ Nick Bockwinkel vs. Mat Murphy (Bockwinkel accepts Moto's challenge)
~ Interviews w/Nick Bockwinkel/James Blears/Mr. Moto
● The Sheik vs. Bill Melby
~ Joe Louis Interview
● Rocky Sky High Lee vs. Joe Louis
● Primo Carnera vs. Jim Londos (Referee Max Baer)
~ Johnny Valentine Interview
● US Champion Buddy Rogers vs. Johnny Valentine (MSG)
 

Oldies #22
Hollywood Wrestling Complete Episode
● Western Heavyweight Champ Nick Bockwinkel vs. Great John L. (Nick is barely out of his rookie stage here)
● Mike Sharpe vs. Negro (Blackie) Guzman
● Mr. Moto vs. Broadway Venus
● Fred Blassie vs. Filipe Mendoza
~ Interviews w/Mike Sharpe, Mr. Moto, Nick Bockwinkel, Fred Blassie (who claims he hasn't lost a match in 5 years at this point
Hollywood Wrestling
● Al Torres & Ramon Torres vs. Art Mahalick & Mike Sharpe
● Al Torres vs. The Great John L.
● George Drake vs. Stan Holek
● Edouard Carpentier vs. Art Mahalick
● Baron Michele Leone vs. Fred Blassie (w/dark hair)

Oldies #23 (1hr 30mins)
● Gorgeous George vs. Frank Taliber (Comiskey Park?)
● Tony Morelli vs. Andre Poffo (Hollywood)
● Pat McGill vs. Monty Ledoux (Hollywood)
● Wild Red Berry vs. Cyclone Anaya (Hollywood, No Ending)
 

Oldies #24
● Yukon Eric vs. Fritz Von Erich (Buffalo)
● Bobo Brazil vs. Fritz Von Erich (Buffalo)
● Whipper Billy Watson vs. Fritz Von Erich (Buffalo, Athol Layton on commentary, Referee Rocky Marciano)
● Bobo Brazil vs. Duke Keomuka (Buffalo)
● NWA Heavyweight Champ Lou Thesz vs. Argentina Rocca
● Jim Londos vs. Primo Carnera


Oldies #25
● Magnificent Maurice vs. Fritz Von Erich (Buffalo)
● Baron Michele Leone vs. Fred Blassie (w/dark hair)
● Bobby Managoff & Pepper Gomez vs. Duke Keomuka & Danny McShane
● Reggie Parks vs. Fritz Von Erich
● Doc & Mike Gallagher vs. Bobo Brazil & Billy Red Lyons
 

Oldies #26
● Joe Blanchard vs. Pierre Lesalle
● Wild Red Berry vs. Fred Blassie
● The Beast vs. Fritz Von Erich
● NWA Heavyweight Champ Gene Kiniski vs. Lou Thesz (8/67, No Audio, Highlights)
● NWA Heavyweight Champ Lou Thesz vs. Ruffy Silverstein
● NWA Heavyweight Champ Lou Thesz vs. Hans Schmidt (2/3 falls, 7/55)


Oldies #27
● Bronko Nagurski vs. Jim Londos (NWA Title match?, Philadelphia)
● Bearcat Wright vs. Bulldog Brower (Buffalo)
● Danny McShane vs. Pepper Gomez
● Hans Schmidt vs. Bruno Sammartino
● Ed Miller vs. Fritz Von Erich
● 1970's 18-Man Battle Royal w/Harley Race, Wild Samoans, Ed Wiskowski, Billy Graham , Buddy Rose & others.
● 22 Man Battle Royal featuring Bobo Brazil, Tony Santos, Ricky Gibson, Jerry Lawler, Pepe Lopez, Mr. Kamikaze, Bear Cat Brown, Eddie Marlin, Bill Costello, Robert Fuller, Sam Bass, Tojo Yamamoto, Melvin Kimble, Tommy Gilbert, All Greene & others...
● Otto Von Heller vs. Heavyweight Champ Bruno Sammartino (WWWF TV)
● Canadian Big Time 14 man 2-Ring Battle Royal w/Andre the Giant, Bobo Brazil, The Brute, The Wolfman, The Canadian Wildman, Chris Taylor, Michael Angelo, Gary Fulton, Christopher Colt, El Bracero, Dominic DeNucci, Chris Markov, Kurt Von Hess & one other.
 

Oldies #28
● Lou Thesz vs. Don Kent (JIP)
● Gene Dubois vs. Waldo Von Erich (Canadian Big Time)
● The Sheik vs. Tiger Jeet Singh (Steel Cage Match, Canadian Big Time)
● NWA Heavyweight Champ Terry Funk vs. Harley Race (JIP, Title Change)
● Mark Lewin vs. Terry Funk (Walter Johnson comes in)
● US Champ Mark Lewin vs. The Sheik (Big Time, Title Change, Loser Leaves)
● Lou Thesz vs. Tony Romano (Big Time)
● Lou Thesz vs. Joe Turco (Big Time)
● Dory Dixon & Art Thomas vs. Johnny Barend & Magnificent Maurice
● Bobo Brazil, Dory Dixon & Art Thomas vs. Buddy Rogers, Johnny Barend & Magnificent Maurice
● Billy Red Lyons vs. Hard Boiled Haggerty
 

Oldies #29
● Hardboiled Haggerty vs. Billy Red Lyons
● Killer Kowalski vs. Hans Schmidt
● Buddy Rogers vs. Chief Big Heart
● Lou Thesz vs. Jose Quintano
● Bobo Brazil vs. Sky High Lee
1980's matches
~ A very quick shot of Miss Elizabeth Heulette from the very early 1980's
● Ron Sexton vs. Tommy Rogers
● Randy Savage vs. Terry Taylor (MSC)
● Randy Savage vs. King Konga (MSC)
● Randy Savage vs. Austin Idol (MSC)
● Bobby Eaton, Sabu & Carl Fergie vs. Jerry Lawler, Koko Ware & Terry Funk (MSC)
● Dory Funk Jr. & Terry Funk vs. Scott Casey & Relampago Leon
● Dory Funk Jr. vs. Denny Alvarez
● The Sheik vs. Art Thomas


Oldies #30
● Sheik & Reggie Lisowski vs. Rudy Kay & Ski High Lee
● Ali Pasha vs. Pat Meehan
● Billy McDaniel vs. The Great Scott
● Bob Nelson & Rudy Kay vs. Billy Gill & Great Balboa


Oldies #31
● Howard Martin vs. Angelo Poffo (w/Bronco Lubich)
● NWA Heavyweight Champ Pat O'Connor vs. Jack Wilson
● Dan Miller vs. Don Eagle
● NWA Heavyweight Champ Pat O'Connor vs. Buddy Rogers (Title Change)
● Sandor Szabo vs. The Great John L.
● Strangler O'Dell vs. Antonino Rocca
● Woody Strobe vs. Eric Pabroux
● Pat Flanagan vs. Dan Miller


Oldies #32
● "Whipper" Billy Watson vs. Chief Chawaki
● Doc & Mike Gallagher vs. Tony Marino & Pat Flanagan
● Larry Hamilton vs. Don Arnold
● Gene Kiniski vs. Joe Blanchard
● Moose Cholak vs. Tiny Buchanan
● Moose Cholak vs. Bob Saber
● Moose Cholak vs. Luis Martinez
~ Wrestling Holds Video Package
● Mildred Burke vs. Mae Weston
● Ilio DiPaolo vs. Hans Schmidt


Oldies #33
● Bobo Brazil vs. Johnny Gates
● The Mongol vs. Danny Grazano
● Johhny Gates vs. Paul Christy
~ Interview w/Paul Christy
● Larry Chene vs. Gary Hart
● Killer Kowalski vs. Eduoard Carpentier
● Brute Bernard & Skull Murphy vs. Bavarian Brothers (Rudy Jacobs & Harry Wenzell)
● Moose Cholak vs. Bobo Brazil (Chicago)
~ Bill Goelz Interview
● Hans Hermann vs. John Paul Hennig
~ Interview w/Ricky Cortez


Oldies #34 (Chicago)
~ Interview w/Ricky Cortez
● NWA Mid-West Heavyweight Champ Johnny Case vs. Jim Haney
~ Carl Angstrom Interview/John Paul Henning Interview
● Ricky Cortez vs. Hank Lane
~ Interview w/Jim Haney/Moose Cholak/Carl Angstrom/Ricky Cortez
● Moose Cholak vs. Carl Angstrom
● NWA Heavyweight Champ Gene Kiniski vs. Tom Jones
~ Interviews w/Wilbuy Snyder
● The Assassins (w/Capt. Willie) vs. Rocky Montero & Prince Poulin (Pullins?)
● Dick the Bruiser vs. Danny Dolly
● Moose Cholak vs. Tony Parente
 

Oldies #35
● Wild Red Berry & Tony Marelli vs. Bobby Becker & George Becker
● Stan & Reggie Lisowski vs. Verne Gagne & Edouard Carpentier
● Reggie Lisowski & Art Neilson vs. Pat O'Connor & Antonino Rocca


Oldies #36 (Chicago)
● Dick the Bruiser vs. Bob Orton Sr.
● Bobby Bruns vs. Benito Gardini
● Hans Schmidt vs. Flash Malko
● Pete Managroff vs. Killer Kowalski
● Chief Don Eagle vs. Major Dupree
● Chief Don Eagle vs. Duke Noble
● Bearcat Wright vs. Cyclone Smith
● Great Togo vs. Flash Malko
● Pat O'Connor vs. Bob Orton Sr.


Oldies #37
● Gorgeous George vs. Cyclone Manaya
● Antonino Rocca vs. Killer Kowalski
● Verne Gagne & Bobby Bruns vs. Al Williams & Rudy Kay
● Bob Orton Sr. vs. Hans Schmidt
 

Oldies #38
● Chris & John Tolos vs. Bob Mandor & Chet Lolack
● Ilio DiPaolo vs. Cyclone Smith
● Billy Red Lyons vs. Hurricane Smith
● Sheik vs. Bobby Bell
● Bob Ellis vs. Bill Russell (Color)
● Bob Ellis vs. Bob Geigel (Color)
● Johnny Valentine vs. Tom Jones
~ Interview w/Dick the Bruiser
● Assassins (Capt. Willie) vs. Bob Saber & Bozo Brown
● Scotty Andrews & Don Lewin vs. Doc & Mike Gallagher
● Bobo Brazil & Billy Red Lyons vs. Doc & Mike Gallagher
 

Oldies #39
● Dick the Bruiser vs. Mike Gallagher
● Billy Red Lyons & Frank Townsend vs. Doc & Mike Gallagher
● Sweet Daddy Siki & Art Thomas vs. Lou Albano & Jack Owens
● Gorgeous George vs. Ilio DiPaolo
● Skull Murphy vs. Edouard Carpentier
● Farmer Pete vs. Sonny Boy
● Women's Champ June Byers vs. Betty Hawkins
● Antonino Rocca & Miguel Perez vs. Skull Murphy & Karl Von Hess
● Dick the Bruiser vs. Pepper Gomez
● Johnny Valentine vs. Antonino Rocca
● Fabulous Kangaroos (Costello & Heffernan) & Dr. Jerry Graham vs. Antonino Rocca, Ricky Starr & Miguel Perez
● Antonino Rocca & ??? vs. Doc & Mike Gallagher
● Hans Schmidt vs. Giant Baba
● Crusher & Dick the Bruiser vs. Johnny Diamond & Jim Eskew
● Dick the Bruiser vs. The Brute
● Dick the Bruiser vs. Dupree
 

Oldies #40
● Killer Brooks vs. Haystacks Calhoun (Color)
● Hans Schmidt vs. Verne Gagne
● Bobo Brazil vs. The Sheik
● Antonino Rocca vs. Hans Schmidt
● Kubla Khan vs. Lord James Blears
● Joe Blanchard vs. Tom Rice
● Johnny Barend & Magnificent Maurice vs. Dory Dixon & Art Thomas
~ Below are matches from Detroit Big Time Wrestling (All Color from the late 60's and early 70's)
● California Hells Angels vs. Arnold Skaaland & (J.J.) Jim Dillon
● Thunderbolt Patterson vs. Jim Padanowski
● Spiros Arion vs. The Spoiler
● Jess Ortega vs. Blackjack Gordon
● Ox Baker vs. Mark Lewin
● Killer Karl Kox vs. Junior Padanowski (No Ending)


Oldies #41
● Art Nielsen & Reggie Lisowski vs. Rudy Kay & Benito Gardini
● Lance Langevin vs. Pat O'Connor
● Jerry Christy vs. Angelo Poffo
● Art Nielsen & Reggie Lisowski vs. Billy Goelz & Mighty Atlas (Missing 1st Fall)
● Great Scott vs. Danny McShane (McShane & The ref fight!)
● Crybaby Bob Corby vs. Don Lewin
● Sandor Szabo vs. Bob Mackey


Oldies #42
● Danny McShane vs. Gino Garibaldi
● Dr. Lee Grable vs. Ivan the Terrible
● Vic Christy vs. Hans Schnabel
● Baron Michele Leone vs. Billy Vargas
● Great Bolos vs. Sandor Szabo
● Bronco Lubich vs. Allen
● Bozo Brown vs. Paul Anderson
● Angelo Poffo/Hans Schmidt vs. Bob Manowski/Pat O'Connor
 

Oldies #43
● Roy McClarity & Antonina Rocca vs. Don Leo Jonathon & Hans Schmidt
● Rudy Kay vs. Sonny Myers
● Dick the Bruiser vs. Ivan Rasputin
● Hans Schmidt vs. Wilbur Snyder

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