Pepper Gomez

Title History

• (Vancouver) Northwest tag team titles w/ Johnny Demchuck defeating David Johns and Danno McDonald (1953);
• (Vancouver) Northwest tag team titles w/ Johnny Demchuck defeating Ivan Kameroff and Doc Gallagher (October 28, 1953);
• (Vancouver) Northwest tag team titles w/ Ivan Kameroff defeating George and Doc Gallagher (December 30, 1953);
• NWA Southwest tag team titles w/ Gory Guerrero defeating Ace Abbott and Doc Gallagher [Tournament] (September 6, 1954);
• Pacific Coast Junior heavyweight title defeating Kurt Von Poppenheim (February 24, 1955);
• NWA Texas tag team titles w/ Rito Romero defeating Stu Gibson and Hardboiled Haggerty (August 1955);
• NWA Texas heavyweight title defeating Mr. Moto (August 5, 1955);
• NWA Texas heavyweight title defeating Duke Keomuka (January 1956);
• NWA Texas tag team titles w/ Luigi Macera defeating Tiny Mills and Duke Keomuka (February 7, 1956);
• NWA Pacific Northwest tag team titles w/ Herb Freeman defeating Red and Doug Donovan (June 28, 1956);
• NWA Texas heavyweight title defeating Buddy Rogers (August 3, 1956);
• NWA Texas heavyweight title defeating Gene Kelly (September 7, 1956);
• NWA Texas heavyweight title defeating El Medico (February 8, 1957);
• NWA Texas heavyweight title defeating El Medico (February 22, 1957);
• NWA Texas tag team titles w/ El Medico defeating Tokyo Tom and Duke Keomuka (June 21, 1957);
• NWA Texas heavyweight title defeating El Medico (November 1, 1957);
• NWA Texas tag team titles w/ Bill Melby defeating Mr. Moto and Duke Keomuka (November 25, 1957);
• NWA Texas heavyweight title defeating El Medico (April 25, 1958);
• NWA Texas tag team titles w/ Larry Chene defeating Eddie Graham and Johnny Valentine (May 23, 1958);
• NWA Texas tag team titles w/ El Medico defeating John Tolos and Duke Keomuka (August 8, 1958);
• NWA (Texas) World tag team titles w/ El Medico defeating Ike Eakins and Bill Longson (August 22, 1958);
• NWA Texas heavyweight title defeating Tosh Togo (November 7, 1958);
• NWA Texas heavyweight title defeating Danny McShain (December 1958);
• NWA (Texas) world tag team titles w/ Rito Romero defeating Roy Heffernan and Al Costello (December 1, 1958);
• NWA (Texas) world tag team titles w/ Cyclone Anaya defeating Duke Keomuka and Mr. Moto (December 8, 1959);
• NWA (Texas) world tag team titles w/ Torbellino Blanco defeating Joe Christie and Danny McShain (May ??, 1960);
• NWA (Texas) world tag team titles w/ Wilbur Snyder (September 1960);
• NWA Texas tag team titles w/ Hogan Wharton defeating Jet and Sputnik Monroe (January 20, 1961);
• NWA Texas heavyweight title defeating Dan Manoukian (February 10, 1961);
• NWA Texas tag team titles w/ Dory Dixon defeating Dan Manoukian and Tony Borne (February 24, 1961);
• NWA Texas heavyweight title defeating Angelo Poffo for vacant title (May 23, 1961);
• NWA Texas tag team titles w/ Dory Dixon defeating Bronko Lubich and Angelo Poffo (June 1961);
• NWA (Texas) world tag team titles w/ Dory Dixon defeating Tony Martin and Duke Keomuka (June 16, 1961);
• AWA (San Francisco) United States heavyweight title defeating Fred Blassie for vacant title (July 1962);
• NWA Texas heavyweight title defeating Bill Watts (June 21, 1963);
• AWA (San Francisco) world tag team titles w/ Jose Lothario defeating Mitsu Arakawa and Kenji Shibuya (September 14, 1963);
• NWA Texas heavyweight title defeating Tokyo Tom (July 1964);
• AWA (San Francisco) world tag team titles w/ Pedro Morales defeating Pat Patterson and Ray Stevens (April 8, 1967);
• AWA (San Francisco) world tag team titles w/ Pedro Morales defeating Great Sasaki and Kenji Shibuya (June 8, 1968);
• NWA (Los Angeles) Americas tag team titles w/ Black Gordman defeating Nelson Royal and Paul Jones (February 7, 1969);
• NWA (San Francisco) world tag team titles w/ Ray Stevens defeating Masa Saito and Kenji Shibuya (October 1969);
• NWA Texas heavyweight title defeating Johnny Valentine (February 18, 1971);
• NWA (San Francisco) world tag team titles w/ Rocky Johnson defeating Billy Graham and Pat Patterson (September 18, 1971);
• WWA (Indianapolis) world tag team titles w/ Wilbur Snyder defeating Johnny and Jimmy Valiant (May 4, 1974);
• NWA (Florida) Southern heavyweight title defeating The Stomper (Archie Gouldie) (May 1975);
• NWA Southeastern heavyweight title (September 1975);
• WWA (Indianapolis) world heavyweight title defeating Ox Baker (November 29, 1975);
• NWA (San Francisco) world tag team titles w/ Pat Patterson defeating Johnny and Jimmy Valiant (February 9, 1977);
• NWA (San Francisco) world tag team titles w/ Al Madril defeating Alexi Smirnoff and Bob Roop (June 15, 1977);
• WWA (Indianapolis) world tag team titles w/ Wilbur Snyder defeating Johnny and Jimmy Valiant (December 2, 1978);

Career Highlights

• Pepper Gomez a huge star in the 50s through the 70s, particularly in California and Texas.
• 1966: Pepper Gomez did a tour in Australia teaming with Dick Steinborn as the “Whiz Kids”.
• August 14, 1970 – AWA Comiskey Park: Pepper Gomez defeated Double X (Red Osbourne).
• Pepper Gomez was known as the “Man with a Cast Iron Stomach” – Killer Kowalski couldn’t apply his stomach claw during their matches.
• May 6, 2004: Pepper Gomez passes away after several weeks of increasing health problems at the age of 77.