Arena Coliseo : 1952

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EMLL (FRI) 12/26/1952 Arena Coliseo [SuperLuchas]
1) Peruano Sandor b Beny Yodu
2) Jorge Allende b Sordomudo Rodríguez
3) Blue Demon b Joe Marín
4) Cyclone Cobb b John Smith Herman
5) Ángel Frances b Great Van Dike

EMLL (FRI) 12/12/1952 Arena Coliseo [Box y Lucha 247A, Box y Lucha 248A, Matt Farmer] Attendance: 8900
1) Mario Texas b Sombra Azul
2) Bobo Salvaje b Polo Juarez
3) June Byers b Ida May Martinez
4) Ted Ballantyne b El Verdugo
5) Black Shadow & Blue Demon b Cavernario Galindo & El Santo

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EMLL (FRI) 12/05/1952 Arena Coliseo [Lucha Libre 117]
1) June Byers vs Bonnie Watson
2) Milly Stafford vs Ida May Martinez
3) Ted Ballantyne vs Chico Casasola
4) Firpo Segura vs Dick Medrano
5) Pedro Bolaños vs Baryck Rivers

EMLL (SUN) 11/30/1952 Arena Coliseo [Halcon 105]
1) Chico Hernández b David Cervantes
2) Apolo Sureño b Blas Corona
3) Pepe Mendieta b Koreano
4) Manuel Munis b Ángel
5) Dick Medrano & Santo b Chico Casasola & Sugi Sito

EMLL (FRI) 11/28/1952 Arena Coliseo [Halcon 105, Matt Farmer]
1) Bruno Lopez b Sombra Azul
2) Arturo Marjil b Chico Veloz
3) Bobo Salvaje b Emilio Charles
4) Ted Ballantyne b Joe Marín
debut for Ted
5) Henry Pilusso & Tarzán López DQ Cavernario Galindo & El Santo

EMLL (SUN) 11/23/1952 Arena Coliseo [Halcon 105]
1) El Coyote b Oscar Plansecencia
2) Murciélago Velazquez DRAW Arturo Margil
3) Joe Marín b Centella Inca
4) Oso Negro b Sordomudo Rodríguez
5) Henry Pilusso b El Verdugo

Event Notes: top 4 matches set by battle royal

EMLL (FRI) 11/21/1952 Arena Coliseo [Matt Farmer]
1) Al Velasco b Kid Vanegas
2) Emilio Charles b Jorge Allende
3) Manuel Muñiz b Pepe Mendieta
4) Blue Demon b Bobby Bonales
5) Cavernario Galindo b Black Shadow

EMLL (SUN) 11/16/1952 Arena Coliseo [Halcon 105]
1) Eskmi Blancarte b Sombra Azul
2) Peruano Sandor b Erick Bouloff
3) Mishima Ota DRAW Oso Negro
4) Jorge Allende b Centella Inca
5) Manuel Muñiz & Tarzán López b Santo & Verdugo

EMLL (FRI) 11/14/1952 Arena Coliseo [Halcon 105]
1) Joaquin Murrieta b Polo Juarez
2) Black Shadow b Cavernario Galindo, Arturo Margil, Chico Casasola, Ángel, Henry Piluso, Joe Marín, Bobby Bonales [torneo]
Black Shadow won a trofeo and 5000 pesos. Shadow very famous following mask loss. Listing him as Black Shadow but he may be wrestling As Alejandro Cruz. Box y Lucha 899 lists this as a Black Shadow & Henry Pilusso vs Bobby Bonales & Joe Marin final.

EMLL (TUE) 11/11/1952 Arena Coliseo [Box y Lucha 889]
1) Black Shadow & Blue Demon b Bobby Bonales & Chico Casasola
big turnout for Black Shadows first unmasked match

EMLL (SUN) 11/09/1952 Arena Coliseo [Halcon 105]
1) Máscara Dorada b Loco Hernández
2) Al Velasco b Jim Lopez
3) Arturo Margil b Fred Nelson
4) Firpo Segura b Demonio Rojo
5) Black Shadow & Blue Demon b Ángel & El Santo

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EMLL (FRI) 11/07/1952 Arena Coliseo [Box y Lucha 242A, Halcon 105, Lucha Libre 123, Matt Farmer] Attendance: 9828
1) Dick Medrano b Bobby Corona
Corona took fall 1, but suffered a "traumatic shock" in the second fall and the match was stopped. Reads like he was badly knocked out, only recovering in the locker rrom. Medics told Corona to retire and he did.
2) Murciélago Velazquez b Kiko Garces
3) Bobby Bonales b Blue Demon
4) Sugi Sito b Joe Marín
5) El Santo b Black Shadow [mask]
Seconds Blue Demon and Dick madero. Santo took falls 2/3 to win, the last with a rana after Shadow missed on a tope. Black Shadow is Alejandro Cruz Ortiz. One of the most important matches in lucha libre history.

Event Notes: Gate said to be $87,552. 1000 over capacity with 5000 more turned away. The intense interest in this match led to Arena Mexico being built.

EMLL (SUN) 11/02/1952 Arena Coliseo [Halcon 105]
1) Kid Vanegas b Chico Hernández
2) Joaquin Murrieta b Sombra Azul
3) Demonio Rojo b El Coreano
4) El Verdugo b Apolo Sureño
debut of Surno
5) Black Shadow & Blue Demon b Henry Pilusso & Manuel Muñiz

EMLL (FRI) 10/31/1952 Arena Coliseo [Box y Lucha 241A, Matt Farmer]
1) Mario Texas b Bruno Lopez
2) Mishima Ota TLDRAW Oso Negro
half hour draw
3) Sordomudo Rodríguez b Emilio Charles
4) Joe Marín b Manuel Muñiz
return of Joe Marin
5) Cavernario Galindo, El Santo, El Verdugo b Bobby Bonales, Chico Casasola, Sugi Sito
Team Santo took 2/3.

EMLL (FRI) 10/24/1952 Arena Coliseo [Lucha Libre 220]
1) Coyote vs Al Velasco
2) Sugi Sito vs El Santo, Henry Piluso, Black Shadow, Bobby Bonales, Chico Casasola, Blue Demon, Centella Inca [battle royal]
Box y Lucha 887 has the final as Piluso & SUgi SIto over Shadow & Santo, when Shadow attacks Santo set up their mask match

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EMLL (FRI) 10/17/1952 Arena Coliseo [Lucha Libre 310]
1) Sheik Mar Allah vs Willie Villanueva
2) Mishima Ota vs Peruano Sander
3) El Verdugo vs Sordomudo Rodríguez
4) Chico Casasola vs The Black Shadow
5) Cavernario Galindo & Santo vs Raúl Torres & Tarzán López

EMLL (FRI) 10/10/1952 Arena Coliseo [Box y Lucha 238A, Lucha Libre 220]
1) Coyote vs Bruno Lopez
2) Chico Veloz vs Jalisco González
3) Emilio Charles vs Correano
4) Pepe Mendieta vs Raúl Torres
5) Cavernario Galindo & El Santo vs Bobby Bonales & Sugi Sito
Box y Lucha 887 has Black Shadow attacking Galindo before the match for breaking up the tag team.

EMLL (FRI) 10/03/1952 Arena Coliseo [Box y Lucha 887]
1) Black Shadow b Sordomudo Rodríguez
straight falls

EMLL (FRI) 09/26/1952 Arena Coliseo [Box y Lucha 879, Box y Lucha 887, Box y Lucha 980]
1) Henry Piluso & Tarzán López b Black Shadow & Cavernario Galindo [Arena Coilseo TAG, final]
17 years later recap of this title history, mentioning Tarzan & Llanes (1953), Hermanos Shadows (1966), Rene Guajardo & Lagarde, Rayo de Jalisco & Santo (defeating Espatnos on 1964-10-16) champ. 879 stated this title was created as part of the war with Televicento. This match is the final of a tournament. Galindo blames Shadow for the loss, leading to their break up.
2) Santo b Bobby Bonales ©

EMLL (FRI) 09/12/1952 Arena Coliseo [Lucha Libre 31]
1) Henry Pilusso b El Santo [torneo, Copa]
first one night tournament

Event Notes: location not listed

EMLL (FRI) 09/05/1952 Arena Coliseo [Box y Lucha 887]
1) Henry Pilusso & Tarzán López b El Ángel & El Santo [Arena Coliseo TAG, semifinal]
Angel is a replacement for Pancho Valentino
2) Black Shadow & Cavernario Galindo b Bobby Bonales & Sugi Sito [Arena Coliseo TAG, semifinal]

Event Notes: first round of this initial tournament. Box y Lucha says this was a four team tournament.

EMLL (FRI) 08/29/1952 Arena Coliseo [Box y Lucha 232A]
1) Henry Pilusso b Santo [final]
5000 pesos to the winner
2) Henry Pilusso b Sugi Sito [semifinal]
3) Santo b Bobby Bonales [semifinal]
4) Henry Pilusso b Emilio Charles [quarterfinal]
5) Sugi Sito b Cavernario Galindo [quarterfinal]
6) El Santo b Verdugo [quarterfinal]
7) Bobby Bonales b Centella Inca [quarterfinal]

EMLL (SUN) 07/13/1952 Arena Coliseo [Box y Lucha 1029]
1) Bobby Bonales & Chico Casasola DQ Blue Demon & Cavernario Galindo

EMLL (FRI) 07/11/1952 Arena Coliseo [Box y Lucha 1029]
1) Bobby Bonales, Chico Casasola, Sugi Sito b Fantomas, Pancho Valentino, Santo

EMLL (FRI) 06/13/1952 Arena Coliseo [Lucha Libre 121]
1) Tarzán López © b Sugi Sito [NWA MIDDLE]
finals of a tournament which also included Cavernario Galindo, Pancho valentino, el Santo, Russ Bishop (England, debuting in Mexico), Alevoso Phillips, Black Shadow, Blue Demon, Henry Piulsso, Centella Inca, Bobby Bonales and Tarza Lopez. Tournament ran from 05/02 to 06/13. Title was vacant becuase Enrique Llanes

EMLL (SUN) 05/11/1952 Arena Coliseo [Kurt Brown, Zas! Magazine #63 5/16/1952]
1) Yaqui Galicia b Bobby Rolando
2) Al Velasco b Máscara Dorada
straight falls
3) Murcielego Velazquez b Max Donavan
4) Blue Demon & El Verdugo b Chico Casasola & Emilio Charles
5) Daniel Aldana b Firpo Segura

EMLL (FRI) 05/09/1952 Arena Coliseo [Kurt Brown, Zas! Magazine #63 5/16/1952]
1) Mishima Ota b Sandor
2) Dientes Hernández b Prince Banu
3) Centella Inca b Bobby Bonales [? MIDDLE]
listed as the World Middleweight Title, can't be the NWA one (wouldn't be third match), possibly having to do with the upcoming tournament to fill title
4) Sugi Sito b Black Shadow
5) Cavernario Galindo b Pancho Valentino [MEX LH]

EMLL (FRI) 04/18/1952 Arena Coliseo [Box y Lucha 265A]
1) Tarzán López b Cavernario Galindo [NWA MIDDLE, #1 Contenders]
Box y Lucha says Lopez reclaimed the rights to this championship - but maybe not the actual title? Other dates are mentioned as the title change in other magazines. Enrique Llanes is former champion but has jumped to Televicentro.
2) El Santo & Pancho Valentino b Bobby Bonales & Raúl Casaola
3) Blue Demon b León Aleman
straight falls
4) Bobby Corona DRAW Dientes Hernández
5) Polo Juarez b Ali Bey
Polo Juarez is the former Cuervo

EMLL (SUN) 03/23/1952 Arena Coliseo [SuperLuchas]
1) Pepe Mendieta vs Kiko Garcés
2) Chico Casasola & Sugi Sito vs Black Shadow & Murciélago Velazquez

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EMLL (FRI) 02/15/1952 Arena Coliseo [Lucha Libre 46]
1) Baryck Rivers vs Sheik Mar Allah
2) Rick Bouloutt vs Sandor
3) Jalisco González vs Roy Landru
4) Pancho Valentino vs Chico Casasola
5) Henry Pilusso & Tarzán López vs Black Shadow & El Verdugo

EMLL (WED) 02/13/1952 Arena Coliseo [Lucha Libre 133]
1) Henry Pilusso & Tarzán López b Black Shadow & Verdugo

EMLL (SUN) 01/27/1952 Arena Coliseo [Box y Lucha 942]
1) Bobby Bonales b Pancho Valentino
2) Gori Guerrero b Chico Casasola
straight falls

last updated: 2024-12-29 05:48

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