Duke Keomuka & Mr. Moto vs Killer Kowalski
Date: 04/29/1952
Location: Sportatorium in Dallas, TX
Stipulation: Two-Out-of-Three Falls Handicap Match
Time Limit: None
Match Duration: 23:40
Other Matches on Card: Abdullah Bey vs Rolando Vera, Juan Hernández vs Mike Paidousos, Ray Gunkel vs Great Scott, George Bollas vs Roy Graham
Source: WrestlingData.com
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Authors Notes: Killer Kowalski issued a previous challenge to both Keomuka & Moto, there were some contract disputes with that previous matchup. As a result, Kowalski lost that contest but quickly issued a rematch challenge to Keomuka & Moto. This is that rematch.
While the three men are in the ring going over the rules of the match with the Referee. George Bolas enters the ring and takes the mic to issue a challenge to Killer Kowalski. Kowalski does not pay any attention to Bolas while the Referee is talking to them. Bolas gets upset and attacks Kowalski from behind beating him down before the bell rings. Kowalski hits Bolas with a front side dropkick pushing Bolas onto the ring apron. He grabs Bolas by the hair and takes him to the corner and begins raking his face on the turnbuckle rod.
Kowalski gets back to his feet quickly as the Referee works on getting the challengers back to their corner. Kowalski focuses his attention back onto Bolas hitting him with some big overhand clubs to his chest. Kowalski begins to back off but Keomuka & Moto rush Kowalski and begin beating him down as Bolas enters the ring and we have a Three-on-One beat down on our hands. After a couple of minutes the Referee and Ringside Officials finally get Bolas out of the ring; and Keomuka & Moto to their corner.
Referee calls for the bell and Duke Keomuka is the first to get ahold of Kowalski. Coming in hot nailing some massive chops and palm thrusts to Kowalski’s throat and neck area. Gets Kowalski over to his corner and tags in Mr. Moto.
Moto begins hitting Kowalski with some open handed punches backing Kowalski to the rope. Once at the ropes, Kowalski begins to fight back with punches of his own. After a few shots he ends up knocking Moto down then rushes to the corner to take a shot at Keomuka knocking him off the apron. Kowalski then focuses back on Moto hitting a big dropkick and a big knee knocking Moto back down to the mat. Moto begins to cower and scoot himself back towards his corner while pleading with Kowalski. Kowalski stomps on his chest which gets Moto to get into position to tag Keomuka back in.
Keomuka begins to hit Kowalski with some shots getting Kowalski back down on his knees. Keomuka quickly gets Kowalski into a sleeper hold but Kowalski is quick to counter that by tossing him over. Keomuka begins to plead and back up to his corner, but Kowalski hits him with a big forearm sending him to his corner.
Keomuka tags Moto back in and ties up with Kowalski. They break the hold up and Kowalski hits him with a big forearm sending him back to the ropes. Moto begins to plead with Kowalski and Keomuka joins him in the ring doing the same thing. Kowalski hits both of them with a front side dropkick and fires up taunting at both of the men. Crowd is heavily behind Kowalski at this point.
Moto is the first to get up and slowly makes his way to Kowalski. Kowalski hits another forearm which stuns Moto who is standing on wobbly legs. Kowalski gets a hammerlock on Moto and then begins digging his fingers underneath the left shoulder blade of Moto. Kowalski keeps ahold of that until Moto is face down on the mat. Once face down, Kowalski begins stomping on the left shoulder of Moto. Kowalski then digs his fingers back into the shoulder blade and Keomuka is shown being stopped by the Referee trying to rush in and help his partner.
The Referee and Keomuka have quite the back and forth and finally the Referee gets Keomuka out of the ring. Referee is finally in position as Moto taps out to this hold. Kowalski takes a long time releasing the hold and once he does he continues the attack on Moto with some stomps and a jumping knee drop to the damaged shoulder. Mr. Moto makes it back to his feet and Kowalski reapplies that hold to the left shoulder blade. It takes awhile for the Referee to regain control and finally communicate to Kowalski that he in fact did win the first fall against Mr. Moto. Keomuka rushes to the aid of his partner but is met with a boot from Kowalski as he’s checking on Moto.
First Fall Winner: Killer Kowalski @ 10:11
After a brief intermission, Kowalski and Keomuka are starting us off. Kowalski gets the advantage and hits an arm drag on Keomuka, Keomuka rolls through and takes Kowalski’s back applying a choke hold. Kowalski fosses his to the mat again keeping ahold of that left arm. They get to their feet and Kowalski applies a hammerlock and looks as if he’s looking to apply that shoulder submission to Keomuka. Keomuka breaks the hold quickly and backs off to the ropes.
The Commentator explains that after the intermission, Mr. Moto hasn’t shown up to the ring apron yet and that it’s probable that he will not be back for the match. Keomuka and Kowalski tie up with Kowalski getting the advantage and tossing Keomuka to the mat. Keomuka is back up quickly and ties back up with Kowalski. Kowalski gets him back down to the mat and in a pinning predicament. Keomuka does a great job of keeping his shoulders off the mat and gets Kowalski off of him and they’re back to their feet.
Kowalski grabs a handful of hair and then hits Keomuka with a heavy punch knocking him to the ropes. Kowalski begins to walk towards Keomuka, Kowalski grabs his eyes and begins to signal to the Referee that he’s been blinded. Referee gets Kowalski to a corner and gets Ringside Officials to check on him. Keomuka makes his way toward Kowalski but is stopped and pushed back by the Referee as he calls for the bell.
The Commentator announces that a Spectator has thrown something and hit Kowalski in the right eye. Kowalski still holding his eye is showing some bleeding and is going to need to be checked out by the Commission Doctor. After being checked out the Doctor states that Kowalski can continue.
Keomuka and Kowalski quickly tie back up and begin where they left off. Keomuka pushes Kowalski back to the ropes and gets the upper hand nailing some palm thrusts to the right eye of Kowalski attacking that wound. Keomuka continues the assault until, Kowalski gets to his knee and applies a body lock. Kowalski then lifts Keomuka into a bear hug and rushes him back first into the turnbuckles. Keomuka falls down to the mat and Kowalski takes this time to rest and recover.
Kowalski brings Keomuka to his feet and levels him with a forearm to the neck, pushing Keomuka back to the corner. Kowalski hits him with another forearm, pulls Keomuka out of the corner and hits him with a big knee to the chest. Kowalski begins to get the momentum back in his favor hitting him with a snap mare. Keomuka halts that momentum and takes Kowalski down, climbing on top of him and begins raining down palm thrusts. Kowalski pushes Keomuka back and uses his momentum to put him in a cross body scissors. Kowalski tries to roll him over for a pin a couple of times but Keomuka is able to keep his shoulders up.
After sometime Keomuka is able to break the hold successfully and turns it into a leg lock. He releases the hold as Kowalski turns over he begins nailing Kowalski with palm thrusts and judo chops to the chest and neck area. They get back to their feet as Keomuka continues hitting Kowalski with shots to the neck and chest. Finally Kowalski has had enough and hits Keomuka with a couple of punches to the body. After some back and forth Kowalski hits back down to the mat with a big forearm.
While Keomuka is on the mat Kowalski jumps up and hits a big knee drop onto Keomuka. Kowalski picks him up and body slams him to the mat but is unable to get the pin due to the shoulders not being down on the mat. Keomuka rolls through and tries to pin Kowalski but Kowalski gets his long limbs on the rope breaking the pin. Keomuka then hits some cheap shots which fires up Kowalski and he gets up and tosses him to the mat Three times unable to get the pin fall after each toss.
Kowalski gets him up and hits him with a couple of major forearms dazing Keomuka. After some more back and forth, Kowalski gets the upper hand hitting Keomuka with a couple of frontside drop kicks. Kowalski goes for a third but Keomuka just steps out of the way causing Kowalski to miss. Keomuka is quick to start hitting Kowalski with chops as he’s laid out on the canvas. All of a sudden a large man in plain clothes runs in and hits Kowalski with a big splash. After hitting a couple of more splashes, the Commentator identifies the man as being George Bolas. The referee calls for the bell to stop the match, disqualifies Keomuka and announces Killer Kowalski as the winner of the second and final fall.
Second Fall Winner: Killer Kowalski @ 23:20
My Thoughts: This match has more striking and brawling to it. It’s a fun match to watch with each individual getting a lot of offense in. Just an overall very good brawl from beginning to end.
TLDR: Solid fight from beginning to end. Killer Kowalski wins the First Fall via Submission. Then goes onto win the Second Fall via DQ due to Interference.
EDIT: Formatting is hard on mobile lol.
I wanted to try this for awhile and then I was about to when I found that list...then the Network did that big update last year and fucked up shit for a few months and I gave up 
I wish you the best of luck. I was gonna try and watch everything, in-ring is probably much more manageable even if it's like 90% of the content still.
Thesz is one of the few from there era I think I can say I'm genuinely entertained by and don't just appreciate watching for the history. He was very ahead of his time despite how outdated he obviously looks nowadays.
