Capital Wrestling Results

Capital Wrestling was the forerunner to the WWE. Lots of big stars went through the territory. Check out some results below:

1/1/57 Baltimore, MD
Don Stevens & Antonino Rocca beat Karl Von Hess & Rocky Lee in a 2 of 3 falls match
Skull Murphy beat Great Scott
Ricki Starr beat Tom Bradley
Arnold Skaaland beat Dominic Deganiero

1/3/57 Washington, DC @ Capital Arena
Karl Von Hess vs. Skull Murphy

1/8/57 Baltimore, MD
Karl Von Hess beat Don Stevens in a 2 of 3 falls match
Lord Littlebrook & Tiny Tim beat Fuzzy Cupid & Tiny Roe in a 2 of 3 falls match
The Mountaineer beat Jerry Gordett
Arnold Skaaland beat Skull Murphy by DQ

1/10/57 Washington, DC @ Capital Arena
Antonino Rocca vs. Cowboy Rocky Lee
Karl Von Hess vs. Don Stevens
Ricki Starr vs. Wildman Fargo
Shull Murphy vs. Len Rossi
Lord Littlebrook & Tiny Roe vs. Tiny Tim & Fuzzy Cupid

1/14/57 Wilmington, DE @ Fournier Memorial Hall
Antonino Rocca beat Cowboy Rocky Lee
Wildman (Jackie)Fargo & Don Stevens beat Virgil Randolph & Denny Gerdot
Virgil Randolph(sub for Bob Keith) beat Harry Lewis

1/15/57 Baltimore, MD
Don Stevens & Wildman Fargo beat Bob Keith & Kenny Ackles in a 2 of 3 falls match
Cowboy Rocky Lee beat The Mountaineer(14:00)
Gene Dubuque beat Arnold Skaaland(27:00)
Miguel Perez draw Jerry Gordett(30:00)

1/17/57 Washington, DC @ Capital Arena
Jackie Nichols vs. Don Stevens
Skull Murphy vs. Arnold Skoaland
Karl Von Hess vs. Danno O’Shocker
Wildman Fargo vs. Jerry Gordett
Cowboy Rocky Lee vs. Gene Dubuque

1/21/57 Wilmington, DE @ Fournier Memorial Hall
Nell Stewart vs. Slave Girl Moolah
Wildman Fargo & Don Stevens vs. Jackie Nichols & Virgil Randolph
George Macricostas vs. Cowboy Rocky Lee

1/22/57 Baltimore, MD @ Coliseum
Don Stevens & Wildman Fargo beat Jack Nichols & Arnold Skoaland in a 2 of 3 falls match
Slave Girl Moolah beat Judy Grable in a 2 of 3 falls match
Jim Bernard beat Dominic Doganeiro(15:00)
Al Smith beat Bob Keith(16:00)

1/24/57 Washington, DC @ Capitol Arena
Verne Gagne beat Dick the Bruiser(Afflis)
Ricki Starr beat Don Stevens
Wildman Fargo draw Jackie Nichols
Karl Von Hess beat Len Rossi
Cowboy Rocky Lee draw Skull Murphy

1/28/57 Wilmington, DE @ Fournier Memorial Hall
George Macricostas(sub for Ricki Starr) beat Dominic Doganeiro
Charley Robinson brat Cowboy Rocky Lee
Wildman Fargo & Don Stevens beat Arnold Skoaland(sub for George Macricostas) & Jackie Nichols

1/29/57 Baltimore, MD @ Coliseum
Antonino Rocca beat Skull Murphy by countout
Don Stevens & Wildman Fargo beat Len Rossi & Jack Nichols in a 2 of 3 falls match
Arnold Skoaland beat Karl Von Hess by DQ
Jim Bernard beat Cowboy Rocky Lee

1/31/57 Washington, DC @ Capital Arena
Antonino Rocca vs. Cowboy Rocky Lee in a 2 of 3 falls match
Karl Von Hess vs. Skull Murphy
Verne Gagne vs. Al Smith
Ricki Starr vs. Soldier Barry
Wildman Fargo & Don Stevens vs. Arnold Skoaland & Jim Bernard

2/2/57 Reading, PA @ Armory
Skull Murphy vs. Karl Von Hess
Don Stevens & Wildman Fargo vs. Jackie Nichols & Arnold Skoaland
Charlie Robinson vs. Cowboy Rocky Lee
Count Rossi vs. Jim Bernard

2/4/57 New York, NY @ Madison Square Garden
Miguel Perez beat Len Rossi(15:43) via pinfall
Cowboy Bradley & Red Feathers beat Sky Low Low & Tiny Roe
Wildman(Jackie) Fargo beat Arnold Skoaland(10:43) via pinfall
Jackie Nichols draw Don Stevens(15:00)
Ricki Starr beat Skull Murphy(5:55) via pinfall
Antonino Rocca & Verne Gagne beat Hans Schmidt & Karl Von Hess in a 2 of 3 falls match

2/5/57 New Haven, CT @ Arena
Antonio Rocca beat Dick the Bruiser

2/5/57 Baltimore, MD
Wildman Fargo & Don Stevens beat Arnold Skaaland & Danno O’Shocker in a 2 of 3 falls match
Sky Low Low & Tiny Roe beat Little Red Feather & Cowboy Bradley
Lou Klein beat Bob Keith
Jim Bernard beat Ted Christy

2/7/57 Washington, DC @ Capital Arena
Jackie Nichols vs. Dick Steinborn in a 2 of 3 falls match

2/11/57 Wilmington, DE @ Fournier Memorial Hall
Ricki Starr beat Jim Bernard
Bob Keith & Virgil Randolph beat Al Smith & Ram Szabo
Reyes Rodriguez beat Dominic Doganeiro
George Macricostas beat Charley Robinson

2/12/57 Baltimore, MD @ Coliseum
Ricki Starr beat Cowboy Cowboy Rocky Lee
Karl Von Hess & Skull Murphy double DQ Wildman Fargo & Don Stevens in a 2 of 3 falls match
Sky Low Low & Bull Drummond beat Little Red Feather & Tito Infante in a 2 of 3 falls match
Jim Bernard beat Lou Klein(14:00)

2/13/57 Kingston, NY @ Municipal Auditorium
Ricki Starr vs. Karl Von Hess
Little Red Feather & Tito Infante vs. Sky Low Low & Bull Drummond

2/14/57 Washington, DC @ Capital Arena
Ricki Starr vs. Skull Murphy
Jackie Nichols vs. Karl Von Hess in a 2 of 3 falls match
Carlos Rodrigues vs. Lou Klein
Cowboy Rocky Lee vs. Big Jim Bernard
Little Red Feather & Tito Infante vs. Sky Low Low & Bull Drummond

2/19/57 Baltimore, MD @ Coliseum
Slave Girl Moolah beat Ida Mae Martinez in a 2 of 3 falls match
Ricki Starr beat Karl Von Hess by countout
Jim Bernard draw Jackie Nichols(30:00)
Reyes Rodriguez beat Dominic Doganeiro(20:00)
Cowboy Rocky Lee beat Al Smith(10:00)

2/20/57 Waterbury, CT @ State Armory
Jackie Nicholas vs. Jim Bernard
Antonino Rocca vs. Cowboy Rocky Lee

2/21/57 Washington, DC @ Capital Arena
Antonino Rocca & Jackie Nichols beat Skull Murphy & Dick The Bruiser by DQ in a 2 of 3 falls match
Ricki Starr beat Cowboy Rocky Lee
Reyes Rodriguez beat Len Rossi
Wildman Fargo & Don Stevens beat Ron Szabo & The Mountaineer

2/22/57 Philadelphia, PA
Ricki Starr vs. Skull Murphy
Buddy Rosen & Charley Robinson vs. Kurt Steinke & Bill Hires
Dick The Bruiser vs. Doc Doganeiro
Barba Roca vs. George Macricostas

2/25/57 Wilmington, DE @ Fournier Memorial Hall
Antonino Rocca beat Skull Murphy
Dick The Bruiser beat Charley Robinson
Chief Big Heart beat Cowboy Rocky Lee
Virgil Randolph beat Reyes Rodriguez

2/26/57 Baltimore, MD
Wildman Fargo & Don Stevens beat Skull Murphy & Ramu Szabo
Dick The Bruiser beat Arnold Skaaland(15:00)
Chief Big Heart beat Dominic Doganeiro(14:00)
Jackie Nichols beat The Mountaineer(20:00)
Great Scott beat Len Rossi

2/27/57 Kingston, NY @ Municipal Auditorium
Cowboy Rocky Lee beat Len Rossi(23:50)
Wildman Fargo & Don Stevens beat Jack Nichols & Arnold Skoaland in a 2 of 3 falls match
Antonino Rocca beat Skull Murphy in a 2 of 3 falls match

2/28/57 Washington, DC @ Capital Arena
Antonino Rocca vs. Skull Murphy in a 2 of 3 falls match
Hans Schmidt vs. Jackie Nichols
Chief Big Heart vs. Arnold Skoaland
Reyes Rodriguez vs. Harry Lewis
Karl Von Hess vs. Wildman Fargo

3/2/57 Reading, PA @ Armory
Ricki Starr vs. Al Smith
Doc Doganeiro vs. Cowboy Rocky Lee
Chief Big Heart vs. Charlie Robinson
Jim Bernard vs. Gene Dubuque
The Mountaineer vs. Jose Rodriguez

3/5/57 Baltimore, MD @ Coliseum
Dr. Jerry Graham beat Chief Big Heart by DQ
Antonino Rocca vs. Dick The Bruiser
Brute Bernard vs. Great Scott
Len Rossi vs. Al Smith
Arnold Skoaland vs. Skull Murphy

3/7/57 Washington, DC @ Capital Arena
Ricki Starr vs. Karl Von Hess
Dick The Bruiser vs. Big Jim Bernard
Dr. Jerry Graham vs. Great Scott
Wildman Fargo & Wildman Stevens vs. Jackie Nichols & Chief Big Heart
Reyes Rodriguez vs. Soldier Barry

3/7/57 Hartford, CT
Skull Murphy vs. Antonino Rocca
Arnold Skoaland vs. Bull Curry
plus two more matches

3/11/57 New York, NY @ Madison Square Garden
Jim Bernard beat Arnold Skoaland(11:55)
Skull Murphy & Karl Von Hess beat Jackie Nichols & Len Rossi
Dr. Jerry Graham beat Cowboy Rocky Lee(8:37)
Jackie Fargo & Don Stevens beat Miguel Perez & Reyes Rodriguez
Great Scott draw Chief Big Heart(20:00)
Ricki Starr beat Dick the Bruiser(7:25)
Antonino Rocca beat Hans Schmidt(16:56)

3/12/57 Baltimore, MD @ Coliseum
Dr. Jerry Graham beat Chief Big Heart
Ricki Starr beat Skull Murphy
Karl Von Hess double DQ Great Scott
Reyes Rodriguez beat Arnold Skoaland
Jim Bernard beat Fritz Von Wallick

3/13/57 Kingston, NY @ Municipal Auditorium
Ricki Starr vs. Cowboy Rocky Lee
plus two other matches

3/14/57 Washington, DC @ Capital Arena
Antonino Rocca & Jackie Nichols beat Wildman Fargo & Don Stevens by DQ
Great Scott beat Dr. Jerry Graham
Skull Murphy beat Reyes Rodriguez
Karl Von Hess beat Len Rossi via pinfall
Chief Big Heart beat Cowboy Rocky Lee

3/18/57 Wilmington, DE @ Fournier Memorial Hall
Dr. Jerry Graham beat Arnold Skoaland
Florence Barratini beat Mae Young
George Macricostas beat Doc Doganeiro
Soldier Barry no contest with Great Scott

3/18/57 Hagerstown, MD @ State Armory
Bob Keith draw Reyes Rodriguez
Bill Ayers beat Fritz Von Wallick in a 2 of 3 falls match
Jim Bernard draw Jackie Nichols in a 2 of 3 falls match
Ricki Starr beat Karl Von Hess in a 2 of 3 falls match

3/19/57 Baltimore, MD @ Coliseum
Dr. Jerry Graham beat Chief Big Heart by countout in a Texas death match
Paul Bunyon beat Jackie Wilson
Ricki Starr beat Cowboy Rocky Lee(10:00)
Arnold Skoaland beat Fritz Von Wallick(20:00)
Great Scott beat Jim Bernard(28:00)

3/21/57 Washington, DC @ Capital Arena
Ricki Starr beat Skull Murphy(15:00)
Chief Big Heart beat Jim Bernard
Dr. Jerry Graham beat Len Rossi
Miguel Perez beat Larry Simon
Arnold Skoaland beat Jackie Wilson(sub Oyama Kato)

3/23/57 Middletown, NY
Antonino Rocca vs. Skull Murphy

3/26/57 Baltimore, MD
Chief Big Heart beat Dr. Jerry Graham(15:00) in an Indian strap match
Wildman Fargo & Don Stevens beat Len Rossi & Soldier Barry in a 2 of 3 falls match
Oyama Kato beat Arnold Skaaland(25:00)
Aldo Venturi beat Jackie Wilson(32:00)

3/28/57 Washington, DC @ Capital Arena
Wildman Fargo & Wildman Stevens beat Aldo Venturi & Jackie Nichols
Oyama Kato beat Big Jim Bernard
Dick the Bruiser beat Jackie Wilson
Cowboy Rocky Lee beat Jesse James
Dr. Jerry Graham beat Chief Big Heart

3/29/57 Philadelphia, PA
Len Rossi over Doc Doganeiro
Mighty Kato over Aldo Venturi
Chief Big Heart beat Larry Simon
Dr. Jerry Graham & Dick the Bruiser beat Wildman Fargo & Don Stevens

3/30/57 New York, NY @ Madison Square Garden
Chief Big Heart beat Skull Murphy(15:00)
Reyes Rodriguez(aka Ciclon Negro) beat Harry Lewis(12:42)
Oyama Kato beat Jack Wilson(6:43)
Gino Garibaldi beat Cowboy Rocky Lee(20:00)
Dick the Bruiser beat Karl Von Hess(9:37) by DQ
Ricki Starr beat Paul Bunyan(3:55)
Antonino Rocca & Miguel Perez beat Wildman Fargo & Don Stevens in a 2 of 3 falls match to win World Tag Title