Bob Geigel | Online World of Wrestling (original) (raw)

Title History

• NWA Southwest Tag Team titles w/ Ali Bey defeating Pepper Gomez and Gory Guerrero (October 1954);
• NWA Southwest Junior Heavyweight title won a tournament (October 11, 1954);
• NWA Southwest Tag Team titles w/ Doc Gallagher (November 8, 1954);
• NWA Southwest Tag Team titles w/ Boris Kalmikoff defeating Jesse and Johnny James [Tournament] (March 1955);
• NWA Southwest Tag Team titles w/ Mike Gallagher defeating Jim Austeri and Frank Murdoch (August 29, 1955);
• NWA Southwest Heavyweight title defeating Roy Heffernan (December 29, 1955);
• NWA Southwest Tag Team titles w/ Dory Funk Sr. defeating Rip Rogers(Eddie Graham) and Art Nelson (April 26, 1956);
• NWA Southwest Heavyweight title defeating Bob Orton Sr. (September 19, 1956);
• NWA Southwest Tag Team titles w/ Dory Funk Sr. defeating Rip Rogers (aka Eddie Graham) and Art Nelson (November 12, 1956);
• NWA (Amarillo) North American Heavyweight title defeating Don Curtis (May 9, 1957);
• NWA Central States Heavyweight title defeating Bob Ellis [Tournament] (October 3, 1958);
• North Dakota Heavyweight title defeating Aldo Bogni (November 23, 1960);
• Iowa Heavyweight title (1961);
• AWA World Tag Team titles w/ Otto Von Krupp (Boris Malenko) defeating Pat Kennedy and Dale Lewis (November 23, 1961);
• AWA World Tag Team titles w/ Stan Kowalski defeating Duke Hoffman and Larry Henning (Febuary 13, 1962);
• NWA (Central States) United States Heavyweight title defeating Pat O` Connor (June 1963);
• NWA (Central States) North American Heavyweight title defeating Sonny Myers and Pat O` Connor (Febuary 20, 1964);
• NWA (Central States) United States Heavyweight title defeating Sonny Myers (July 1964);
• NWA (Central States) North American Tag Team titles w/ Bob Brown won a tournament (August ??, 1965);
• NWA Central States Heavyweight title defeating Sonny Myers (January 7, 1966);
• NWA (Central States) North American Tag Team titles w/ Bob Brown defeating Jack Donovan and The Viking (September 22, 1966);
• NWA Central States Heavyweight title defeating Sonny Myers (Febuary 24, 1967);
• NWA (Central States) North American Tag Team titles w/ Bob Brown defeating Bob Ellis and The Viking (October 19, 1967);
• NWA Central States Heavyweight title defeating The Hangman (November 17, 1967);
• NWA (Central States) North American Tag Team titles w/ Bob Brown defeating Klondike Bill and Ron Etchison (Febuary 1, 1968);
• NWA (Central States) North American Tag Team titles w/ The Viking defeating Dusty Rhodes and Dick Murdoch (December 27, 1968);
• AWA Midwest Tag Team titles w/ The Viking defeating Chris Tolos and Stan Pulaski (March 8, 1969);
• NWA (Central States) North American Tag Team titles w/ The Stomper defeating Killer and KO Kox (April 13, 1970);
• NWA Central States Heavyweight title defeating Harley Race (1971);
• NWA Central States Heavyweight title defeating Roger Kirby (January 1, 1971);
• NWA (Central States) World Tag Team titles w/ Rufus R. Jones defeating Tokyo Joe and Great Togo (1973);
• NWA (Central States) North American Tag Team titles w/ Rufus R. Jones defeating Harley Race and Roger Kirby (Febuary 1, 1973);
• NWA (Central States) World Tag Team titles w/ Rufus R. Jones defeating Alfred Hayes and Bob Brown (June 1974);
• NWA (Central States) World Tag Team titles w/ Pat O` Connor defeating The Interns (July 4, 1974);
• NWA (Central States) World Tag Team titles w/ Akio Sato defeating Ron Bass and Ken Mantell (Febuary 19, 1976);

Career Highlights

• Bob Geigel, as a wrestler, worked in the Missouri, Arizona, Kansas, Texas territories.
• Bob Geigel was the promoter in Kansas City (Central States) and later acted as President of the NWA.
• November 23, 1961: Bob Geigel and Otto Von Krupp beat Dale Lewis and Pat Kennedy for the AWA World tag team titles.
• Bob Geigel ran the NWA Central States promotion between 1963 and 1986, until it was bought out by Jim Crockett Promotions.
• Bob Geigel was the president of the National Wrestling Alliance for most of the years 1978 to 1987.
• Bob Geigel was an active member of the Cauliflower Alley Club.
• October 30, 2014 – Bob Geigel passed away.

Don Curtis
Cowboy Bob Ellis
Dory Funk Sr
Dory Funk Jr
Terry Funk
Lou Thesz
Ronnie Etchison
Eduard Carpontier
Ronnie Etchison
Cowboy Bob Ellis
The Viking
Jack Donavan
The Interns
Klondike Bill