Dory Dixon


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..

 

Updated:

Trained By

Rafael Salamanca

Debut

1955 in Mexico

Birthday

February 1, 1935

Hometown

Orinially from Jamaica
Now lives in Puebla, Mexico

Gender

Height

5'9"

Weight

209 lbs

Finishing Move(s)

Jamaican Flying Bodyblock

Favorite Move(s)

Dropkick

Notable Feuds

Status