01/02/1953 - Jamaica, NY - Jamaica Arena
Primo Carnera vs. Lord Carlton

01/05/1953 - New York, NY - Madison Square Garden [III] (11,693)
Pedro Escobar drew Jack Steele (20:00)
Raphael Halpern def Kola Kwariani (4:47)
Whipper Watson def Lenny Montana (7:36)
Lu Kim def Hardy Kruskamp (1:42)
Primo Carnera def Bobby Nelson (5:18)
Gene Stanlee & Steve Stanlee def Rudy Kay & Al Williams (2-1)
NWA World Heavyweight Title: Lou Thesz* def Antonino Rocca (20:46 dq)

01/13/1953 - New York, NY - St. Nicholas Arena
Primo Carnera vs. Chuck (Ben) Morgan
Pedro Escobar vs. Hardy Kruskamp
Don (Jesus) Ortega vs. Jack Dillon
Jack Carter vs. Jack Steele
Joe Swenick vs. Tiger Joe Marsh

01/15/1953 - New York, NY - Madison Square Garden [III]
NWA World Heavyweight Title: Lou Thesz* def Antonino Rocca

01/16/1953 - Newark, NJ
Primo Carnera def Len Montana

02/13/1953 - Jamaica, NY
NWA World Heavyweight Title: Lou Thesz* def Ilio DiPaolo

02/14/1953 - Brooklyn, NY
NWA World Heavyweight Title: Lou Thesz* def Ray Thunder (Stern)

02/17/1953 - New York, NY
NWA World Heavyweight Title: Lou Thesz* def Lu Kim

03/24/1953 - New York, NY - Madison Square Garden [III] (10,000+)
NWA World Heavyweight Title: Lou Thesz* drew Antonino Rocca (30:50 curfew)
Buddy Rogers def Johnny Valentine

04/04/1953 - Newark, NJ
New Jersey Tag Team Title*: Golden Terror & Zebra Kid (Len Montana) def Joe Tangaro & Guy Brunetti

10/27/1953 Charley Johnston - New York, NY - Madison Square Garden [III] (15,581; $51,265.50)
Killer Kowalski def Gene Stanlee
Verne Gagne vs. Mighty Atlas

11/26/1953 - New York, NY
Verne Gagne def Killer Kowalski

12/14/1953 Charley Johnston - New York, NY - Madison Square Garden [III] (11,651; $35,469.70)
Verne Gagne def Antonino Rocca