Pre-1940 European Pro Wrestling Matches That Were Filmed, But the Footage Seems to No Longer Exist

Lost early European pro wrestling footage.

Over the years I've come across confirmation that parts of certain pre-1940 pro wrestling matches in Europe were filmed and highlights were shown in cinemas back then, however, the footage from these matches appears to no longer exist today. I thought it would be useful to have all these "lost" matches listed in one place. If in the future I stumble across any others, and I'm sure there were others, I'll add them here. If you have confirmation of additional pre-1940 European matches having been filmed, but the footage no longer existing, please let me know.

date: match (location where it was filmed)

30 July 1898: Paul Pons vs. Tom Cannon (Liverpool, England)

1905: Hjalmar Lundin vs. John Berg (Sweden) [exact date and location unknown]

2 October 1905: Ahmed Madrali vs. Tom Jenkins (London, England)

28 April 1906: George Hackenschmidt vs. Ahmed Madrali (London, England)

1912: Simon Antonitch vs. Paul Belling (Cologne, Germany) [exact date unknown]

December 1919: Ivar Böhling vs. August Jokinen (Gothenburg, Sweden)

December 1919: Ivari Tuomisto vs. Alex Järvinen (Gothenburg, Sweden)

December 1919: Ivar Warjag vs. August Jökinen (Gothenburg, Sweden)

2 December 1928: Jim Londos vs. Karol Zbyszko/Nowina (Athens, Greece)

13 April 1931: Atholl Oakeley vs. George Boganski (London, England)

23 December 1931: Atholl Oakeley vs. Marcel Douvinet (Nottingham, England)

23 December 1931: The Masked Marvel vs. Norman the Butcher (London, England)

26 May 1932: Atholl Oakeley vs. Norman the Butcher (London, England)

14 September 1932: Jack Pye vs. Ben Sherman (Paris, France)

19 December 1932: Billy Bartush vs. Heinrich Froehner (Nottingham, England)

26 January 1934: Atholl Oakeley vs. Karl Pojello (London, England)

12 September 1934: Jack Pye vs. Henry Stoeff (London, England)

4 February 1935: Henri Deglane vs. Rene Michot (Paris, France)

8 September 1935: Dan Koloff vs. Peter Ferestanoff (Sofia, Bulgaria)

8 September 1935: Henry Stoeff vs. George Wilson (Sofia, Bulgaria)

8 September 1935: Dick Perron vs. Dimitar Stoycheff (Sofia, Bulgaria)

8 September 1935: Jeji Goldstein vs. Evstati Georgieff (Sofia, Bulgaria)

2 August 1936: Jim Londos vs. Dinarli Mehmet (Athens, Greece)

18 December 1936: Tiger Jim DeLisle vs. Juan Lopez (London, England)

25 July 1937: Jim Londos vs. Johannes van der Walt (Athens, Greece)

24 April 1938: Tekirdağlı Hüseyin vs. Kara Ali (Istanbul, Turkey)

 

Paul Pons vs. Tom Cannon - the earliest pro wrestling match known to have been filmed (British newspaper advert, 1898)

Cinema showing of the movie "Foley of Love" and the Jim Londos vs. Karol Zbyszko wrestling match (Greek newspaper advert, 1928)

Cinema showing of the Tekirdağlı Hüseyin vs. Kara Ali wrestling match and some other stuff (Turkish newspaper advert, 1938)