Dory Dixon

Last updated: April 28, 2014


Title History

 

  • NWA (EMLL) World Light Heavyweight title defeating Al Kashey (February 13, 1959);
  • NWA Texas Tag Team titles w/Pepper Gomez defeating Dan Manoukian & Tony Borne (February 24, 1961);
  • NWA (Texas) World Tag Team titles w/Rito Romero defeating Corsica Jean & Corsica Joe (May 5, 1961);
  • NWA Texas Tag Team titles w/Pepper Gomez defeating Bronco Lubich & Angelo Poffo (June ??, 1961);
  • NWA (Texas) World Tag Team titles w/Pepper Gomez defeating Tony Martin & Duke Keomuka (June 16, 1961);
  • NWA Texas Heavyweight title defeating Waldo Von Erich (July 14, 1961);
  • NWA Texas Heavyweight title defeating Jack Dalton (January 5, 1962);
  • NWA (Texas) World Tag Team titles w/Cyclone Negro defeating Jack & Jim Dalton (April 27, 1962);
  • NWA Texas Tag Team titles w/Nick Kozak defeating Zebra Kid & Louie Tillet [Tournament] (July 11, 1966);
  • NWA (Los Angeles) Beat the Champ Television title defeating Kenji Shibuya (January 15, 1972);
  • NWA (Los Angeles) Americas Tag Team titles w/Earl Maynard defeating Masa Saito & Kenji Shibuya (January 28, 1972);
  • NWA (Los Angeles) Americas Tag Team titles w/Raul Mata defeating Goliath & Kenji Shibuya (April 18, 1972);

 

Career History

 

  • October 1962: Dory Dixon wrestled World Champion Buddy Rogers to a 90-minute time limit draw in Dallas, Texas..
  • November 1962: Dory Dixon again wrestled World Champion Buddy Rogers in Madison Square Garden ending in a DOUBLE PIN..
  • May 17, 1963: Bobo Brazil & Dory Dixon vs Brute Bernard & Skull Murphy (US Tag Champs) ended in a time limit draw at MSG..
  • ~~~This was the same card where Bruno Sammartino defeated Buddy Rogers in 48 seconds for the WWWF World Title..
  • 1969: Dory Dixon worked in Australia where he had a most likely worked romance with Marva Scott..
  • Dory Dixon now lives in Puebla, Mexico and is still a big fan of CMLL and AAA, watching TV and going to matches..
  • In a huge error in judgement, Dory Dixon’s photo actually appears on the cover of Bobo Brazil’s biography by Ross Davies..

 

nickname: The Ebony Giant
birthday: February 1, 1935
hometown: Orinially from Jamaica
Now lives in Puebla, Mexico
height: 5'9"
weight: 209 lbs
trained by: Rafael Salamanca
debut: 1955 in Mexico
previous names: 'Black Bullet' Dory Dixon
'The Calypso Kid' Dory Dixon
The Calypso Kid
finishing move(s): Jamaican Flying Bodyblock
favorite move(s): Dropkick

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