Welcome to this month's look at the Gulf Coast territory. This month we will look at the year 1957. We see the Fabulous Fargo Brothers bring the World's Tag Team Championship to the area, but the biggest event of the year is a tournament to name the very first Gulf Coast Heavyweight Champion. So hang onto your hats, the ride will get a bit bumpy, but I guarantee a great time will be had by all. 

I would also like to wish Godspeed to Gulf Coast legend, Jack Dunnavant AKA Dandy Jack Donovan. Jack is recovering from a successful triple bypass surgery. Best wishes to Jack and his lovely wife Shirley. 

JANUARY: 

Lee & Bobby Fields started the year off on a fine note when they defeated the rugged team of Rube Wright & Stan Kowalski in a wild battle. It didn't start out well for the Fields boys as Al & Mario Galento jumped them on the way to the ring. They Galentos gave Lee & Bobby quite a beating and then rolled them into the ring where Lee was pinned by Kowalski to lose the first fall. The Fields' got their second wind between falls and jumped Stan & Rube before they could even get into the ring and slammed their heads together. Lee then fell on Kowalski and even up the score. Lee and Bobby continued to slam their opponents around after the fall, until Wright & Kowalski rolled from the ring and headed for the dressing room. The third fall saw the advantage switch back and forth several times. Bobby Fields nearly had Wright pinned several times only to be pulled off by Kowalski. Finally Kowalski was tagged in and entered the ring legally only to be kicked in the face by Lee Fields who had bounded from the ring ropes after tagging Bobby. Lee again pinned Kowalski and the third fall and match went to the Fields team. Wright and Kowalski had words among themselves after the match. Rube blamed Stan for the loss since he was the one pinned in both falls. Stan pointed out that he was the one who had won the first fall, but Rube would have none of it. A challenge was thrown out and a grudge match between the two meanies was set.  

The match between them saw both men pull out all stops until they were both bloody and battered. Mario Galento, a friend of both men entered the ring and called a halt to the proceedings. He had a lengthy talk with both men and convinced them to shake hands and patch up their differences. After a long delay, the two men shook hands and Kowalski and Galento left the ring, followed shortly by Wright. Galento had already entered the dressing room and Kowalski was about to when Wright clobbered him with a ringside chair. Wright then ran back to the ring and dared Kowalski to come back down. Kowalski was prepared to do just that until three policemen grabbed him and dragged him back to the dressing room. Wright stood alone in the ring as the fans showered him with cups and verbal abuse.