The CAC Reunions
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About CAC
(Information compiled by our resident historian, J. Michael Kenyon) It all began at the Baron’s Castle Buffet Restaurant in Los Angeles, with weekly get-togethers comprised of Mike Mazurki and Al Baffert’s wrestling and movie friends, plus promoter George Parnassus’ boxing friends. Mazurki owned the restaurant, which was in the Los Angeles Elks Club building. At the core of the Cauliflower Alley Club was the friendship of Art Abrams and Mike Mazurki, which dated back to the 1950s, when Mazurki was becoming a film icon and still taking a lot of wrestling dates. Abrams was a printer by trade, and was for many years employed by the old Los Angeles Examiner. During the early years on the club, the CAC newsletters and reunion banquet programs were printed in his garage on an old Examiner press. “He was, from the beginning until his death, the executive vice-president and treasurer of the club,” recalls today’s executive vice-president, Karl Lauer, of Missouri. “Art was responsible for everything. He did it all from his home in Eagle Rock (a Los Angeles suburb).” A boxing promoter, Marshall Wright, served in the early years as managing director. The first CAC banquet was an informal affair held at…
Award Nominations
We have been asked many times how to nominate somebody for an award and are happy to present here the official Cauliflower Alley Club award nomination procedures. If you have any questions, please feel free to send an e-mail to any CAC Executive Board member. Future Legend Award James C. Melby Historian Award All Other Awards
Down Memory Lane
To view the old photo gallery CLICK HERE (This section will be converted to the new site soon) Use the MEMORY LANE Tab above to read stories from “Down Memory Lane” section
Gimmick Tables
To view the CAC members personal websites CLICK HERE WRESTLING THEN & NOW- THE MOVIE AVAILABLE FROM ACCLAIMED DIRECTOR DWAYNE WALKER & EVAN GINZBURG- ASSOCIATE PRODUCER OF THE WRESTLER It was seven years in the making. But it’s finally here. Wrestling- Then & Now- The Movie is a documentary from noted underground film director Dwayne Walker and the Associate Producer of The Wrestler, Evan Ginzburg. Go on the road with Evan as he talks to the greats of the sport in a film that has something for everyone. If you’re a fan of “old school”- who better than the late, great Killer Kowalski, Nikolai Volkoff, and Don “Dr. Death” Arnold to show you the ropes as they talk about not only wrestling but their philosophies on life and the extraordinary experiences they’ve had travelling the world? And if you’re a fan of today’s wrestling, see a young, outspoken Homicide, hardcore icon Lowlife Louis Ramos and indie stars from coast to coast talk about all aspects of the sport: injuries, “the road”, the women’s division, overzealous fans, the ever-present “paying dues,” and much, much more. Plus one of the casualties of the wrestling game, Tiger Khan, talks about the…
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Annual Raffle Belt Through The Years

Special Thanks to Dave Millican, Reggie Parks & Rico Mann for the talent they put into the annual raffle belt for the CAC reunions.

2011 CAC Raffle Belt (Winner Annette Dollar)

2010 CAC Raffle Belt (Winner Vince Fahey)

2009 CAC Raffle Belt (notice the center plate? Winner Kia Stevens)

The plate was changed so Nick Bockwinkel would'nt know he was the Iron Mike Honoree!

2008 CAC Raffle Belt Winner Dr. Eric