Toronto Wrestling Results

Toronto, Ontario: Thursday, January 5, 1956
(Maple Leaf Gardens) … Canadian Open Tag Team Champions Fritz Von Erich and Karl
Von Schober wrestled Billy Watson and Yukon Eric to a draw at the 11:00 curfew (34:53)
… Fred Atkins b. Seelie Samara (21:39) … Little Beaver and Roger Littlebrook b. Fuzzy
Cupid and Sky Low Low (21:43) … Hard Boiled Haggerty b. Chief Big Heart and Bob
Leipler (Haggery pinned Big Heart) (7:38) … Nick Roberts b. Firpo Zbyszko (11:25) …
(promoter: Frank Tunney) … (referees: Joe Louis, Bert Maxwell) … (10,500 fans)

Toronto, Ontario: Thursday, January 12, 1956
(Maple Leaf Gardens) … Billy Watson and Yukon Eric b. Canadian Open Tag Team
Champions Fritz Von Erich and Karl Von Schober (15:21) (all wrestlers in the ring at the
same time) (non title match) … Athol Layton and Hans Schmidt drew at the 10:00 time-limit
(26:30) … Hard Boiled Haggerty b. Pat Flanagan and Bob Leipler (handicap match)
(Haggerty pinned Leipler) (backbreaker) (3:16) … The Smiths (Al and John Smith) b. Chief
Big Heart and Nick Roberts (John pinned Big Heart) (10:20) … John Foti and Seelie
Samara drew (20:00) … (promoter: Frank Tunney) … (11,000 fans)

Toronto, Ontario: Thursday, January 19, 1956
(Maple Leaf Gardens) … Billy Watson b. Hard Boiled Haggerty (CO) (11:20) (after the
match, fans, police, referee Dunlop and wrestlers Johnny Barend, Gypsy Joe, Firpo
Zbyszko, and Wee Willie Davis were all involved in a wild melee) … Fred Atkins and Ilio
DiPaolo drew (22:05) … The Smiths (Al and John Smith) b. Johnny Barend and Johnny
Foti (Al pinned Foti) (9:55) … Chief Big Heart b. Gypsy Joe (dec., 10:20) … Wee Willie
Davis and Firpo Zbyszko drew (20:00) … (promoter: Frank Tunney) … (referee: Bunny
Dunlop) … (9,000 fans)

Toronto, Ontario: Thursday, January 26, 1956
(Maple Leaf Gardens) … Billy Watson b. Hard Boiled Haggerty (14:39) … Fred Atkins and
Don Beitleman drew (21:18) … The Smiths (Al and John Smith) b. Johnny Baron and Pat
Flanagan (John Smith pinned Flanagan) (11:02) … Nick Roberts b. Firpo Zbyszko … Bob
Leipler and Seelie Samara drew (20:00) … (promoter: Frank Tunney) … (referee: Athol
Layton) … (10,000 fans)
Note: Next show, the following Thursday, at the East York Arena and returning to the
Maple Leaf Gardens on February 9.

East York, Ontario: Thursday, February 2, 1956
(East York Arena) … Billy Watson b. Fritz Von Erich (DQ) (19:38) … The Smiths (Al and
John Smith) b. Ilio DiPaolo and Seelie Samara (John Smith pinned Samara) (15:56) … Karl
Von Schober b. Johnny Foti (11:47) … Athol Layton b. Wee Willie Davis (18:52) … Hard
Boiled Haggerty b. Nick Roberts (8:18) … Johnny Baron b. Gypsy Joe (12:29) …
(promoter: Frank Tunney) … (referee: Jack Sharkey) … (600 fans)

Toronto, Ontario: Thursday, February 9, 1956
(Maple Leaf Gardens) … The Smith Brothers (Al and John Smith) b. Fritz Von Erich and
Karl Von Schober (Al pinned Von Schober) (14:30) … Pat O’Connor b. Bob Leipler (13:29)
… Hard Boiled Haggerty b. Don Beitleman and Frank Fozo (Haggerty pinned Fozo) (6:10)
… Fred Atkins b. Maurice LaPointe (13:18) … Pat Flanagan and Gregory Jarque drew (20:
00) … (promoter: Frank Tunney) … (referee: Joe Gollob, Bert Maxwell) … (6,000 fans)

Toronto, Ontario: Thursday, February 16, 1956
(Maple Leaf Gardens) … Canadian Open Tag Team Champions Fritz Von Erich and Karl
Von Schober b. The Smith Brothers (Al and John Smith) (Von Erich pinned John Smith) (19:
37) … Hard Boiled Haggerty b. Don Beitleman and Seelie Samara (Haggerty pinned
Beitleman) (15:23) … Pat O’Connor b. Nick Roberts (6:55) … Fred Atkins and Ilio DiPaolo
drew (20:00) … Maurice LaPointe b. Frank Fozo (14:50) … (promoter: Frank Tunney) …
(referees: Bunny Dunlop, Bert Maxwell) … (5,000 fans)

Toronto, Ontario: Thursday, February 23, 1956
(Maple Leaf Gardens) … Pat O’Connor b. Hard Boiled Haggerty (DQ) (32:02) … Doug
Hepburn b. Tony Angelo … Pat Fraley and Gregory Jarque drew (20:00) … Dick Huffman
(local debut) b. Maurice LaPointe (6:25) … The Smith Brothers (Al and John Smith) b. Pat
Flanagan and Bob Leipler (17:55) … (promoter: Frank Tunney) … (referee: Bert Maxwell)
Notes: The February 24, 1956 Globe and Mail had a quote by promoter John Katan
regarding O’Connor, who was riding a high locally. Katan said Pat was “the best since Ray
Steele was in his prime;” Huffman was a lineman for the Winnipeg Blue Bombers.

Toronto, Ontario: Thursday, March 1, 1956
(Maple Leaf Gardens) … Billy Watson b. NWA World Heavyweight Champion Lou Thesz
(DQ) (23:29) (Sharkey recognized Watson as the new champion) (title could not change
hands on a DQ according to the rules of the National Wrestling Alliance) (Thesz was
wrestling with a sprained right ankle) … Doug Hepburn b. Seelie Samara (10:32) … Pat O’
Connor b. Pat Fraley (11:29) … Killer Kowalski b. Johnny Barend (14:29) … The Smith
Brothers (Al and John Smith) b. Don Beitleman and Pat Flanagan (John pinned Beitleman)
(13:12) … Gypsy Joe and Nick Roberts drew (20:00) … (promoter: Frank Tunney) …
(referee: Jack Sharkey) … (announcer: Jerry Hiff) … (15,000 fans)
Notes: Promoter Frank Tunney thought Watson had captured the championship, but
abided by the NWA rules. Thesz reportedly had matches in Los Angeles on March 14 and
Long Beach on March 15, but the California promoter “agreed to release Thesz from those
commitments so he may meet Watson here March 15 to settle the issue;” according to the
Globe and Mail, Watson and Thesz “say they will claim they hold the title.” NWA President
Sam Muchnick reportedly warned Tunney to advertise Thesz as World Champion.

Toronto, Ontario: Thursday, March 8, 1956
(East York Arena) … “Whipper” Billy Watson b. John Smith (Smith was accompanied by his
brother Al Smith) … Al Smith b. Nick Roberts … Fritz Von Erich and Karl Von Schober b.
Maurice LaPointe and Lord Athol Layton … Pat O’Connor b. Gypsy Joe (17:00) … Dick
Huffman b. Tony Angelo … (promoter: Frank Tunney) … (referee: Bunny Dunlop)

Toronto, Ontario: Thursday, March 15, 1956
(Maple Leaf Gardens) … “Whipper” Billy Watson b. Lou Thesz to capture the NWA World
Heavyweight Title (30:33) (Watson won by countout after ten seconds) (special referee:
Jack Dempsey) (after the match, Thesz rolled back into the ring, and had his left arm taped
to his right shoulder) (Thesz was taken to a local hospital for X-rays) (It was reported that
Thesz had suffered strained ligaments in his elbow, and possible torn ligaments in one of
his ankles) … Gorgeous George b. Bob Leipler (46-seconds) … Fred Atkins and Hard
Boiled Haggerty b. Ilio DiPaolo and Nick Roberts … Pat O’Connor b. Don Beitleman … Dick
Huffman b. Pat Fraley
(promoter: Frank Tunney … (referee: Jack Dempsey) … (in attendance: Ontario Athletic
Commission Physician Dr. Myron Millar) … (15,000 fans)

Toronto, Ontario: Thursday, March 22, 1956
(Maple Leaf Gardens) … NWA World Heavyweight Champion Billy Watson b. Gorgeous
George (7:42) (George was accompanied by Tunney’s office worker Phil Lisner, who
sprayed the ring area with the germicide gun) (Watson won by submission with a clawhold)
… Pat O’Connor b. Larry Hamilton (11:10) … Fritz Von Erich and Karl Von Schober b.
Athol Layton and Bill Stack (Von Schober pinned Stack) (16:47) … Fred Atkins b. Johnny
Barend (12:13) … Pat Flanagan b. Maurice LaPointe (18:21) … (promoter: Frank
Tunney) … (7,000 fans)

Toronto, Ontario: Thursday, March 29, 1956
(Maple Leaf Gardens) … NWA World Heavyweight Champion Billy Watson b. Bill Longson
(Canadian avalanche) (13:06) (Longson’s piledriver move was barred in Ontario) … Pat O’
Connor b. Athol Layton to capture the vacant British Empire Heavyweight Title (Layton was
counted out) (33:58) … Fritz Von Erich and Karl Von Schober b. Gregory Jarque and Roy
McClarity (Von Schober pinned Jarque) (18:28) … Hard Boiled Haggerty b. Tony Lanza (5:
29) … Gene Dubuque and Dick Huffman drew (20:00) … (promoter: Frank Tunney) …
(referees: Bunny Dunlop, Bert Maxwell) … (6,000 fans)
Note: Prior to the main event, Watson received a silver plate from Harry Simpson in
recognition of his work in the commuity.

Toronto, Ontario: Thursday, April 5, 1956
(Maple Leaf Gardens) … British Empire Heavyweight Champion Pat O’Connor b. Nanjo
Singh (CO) (13:00) … Fred Atkins and Hard Boiled Haggerty b. Johnny Barend and Pat
Flanagan (Atkins pinned Barend) … Lord Athol Layton b. Wee Willie Davis … Gil Mains b.
Gregory Jarque … (promoter: Frank Tunney) … (referee: Bunny Dunlop)

Toronto, Ontario: Thursday, April 12, 1956
(Maple Leaf Gardens) … Roy McClarity and Pat O’Connor b. Fred Atkins and Hard Boiled
Haggerty (DQ) … Sky-Hi Lee b. Gregory Jarque and Maurice LaPointe (special handicap
match) … Dick Huffman b. Wee Willie Davis … Gil Mains b. Seelie Samara … Jack Dennett
and Gene Dubuque drew … (promoter: Frank Tunney) … (referees: Bunny Dunlop, Bert
Maxwell) … (5,000 fans)
Note: Karl Von Schober and Fritz Von Erich claimed the Canadian Open Tag Team Title.

Toronto, Ontario: Thursday, April 19, 1956
(Maple Leaf Gardens) … NWA World Heavyweight Champion “Whipper” Billy Watson b.
Hans Schmidt (DQ) (Schmidt was disqualified when Hard Boiled Haggerty interfered) (After
the match, Watson, Schmidt, Haggerty, Lord Athol Layton and Dempsey brawled) … Roy
McClarity b. Gene Dubuque … Hard Boiled Haggerty b. Bill Stack and Scotty Thompson …
Fred Atkins and Lord Athol Layton drew … Dick Huffman b. Gregory Jarque … (promoter:
Frank Tunney) … (referee: Jack Dempsey) … (announcer: Jerry Hiff) … (7,000 fans)

Toronto, Ontario: Thursday, April 26, 1956
(Maple Leaf Garden) … NWA World Heavyweight Champion “Whipper” Billy Watson b.
Hard Boiled Haggerty and Hans Schmidt (special handicap match) (Watson pinned
Schmidt) (Watson and Haggerty drew at the 11:00 curfew) … Aldo Bogni b. Maurice
LaPointe … Dick Hutton b. Donn Lewin (Hutton’s local debut) … (promoter: Frank
Tunney) … (referees: Joe Gollob, Bert Maxwell) … (7,000 fans)

Toronto, Ontario: Thursday, May 3, 1956
(Maple Leaf Gardens) … NWA World Heavyweight Champion Billy Watson b. Hard Boiled
Haggerty (CO) (18:04) … Fritz Von Erich and Karl Von Schober b. Gil Mains and Roy
McClarity (Von Schober pinned Mains) (18:49) … Prince Maiava b. Wee Willie Davis (15:
46) (Maiava was accompanied by his manager and interpreter Coconut Willie) … Sky-Hi
Lee b. Lou Pitoscia (9:09) … Dick Hutton b. Mark Lewin (abdominal stretch) (12:47) (“Beat
the Yank” $1,000 Challenge) … (promoter: Frank Tunney) … (referee: Bert Maxwell) …
(7,000 fans)
Note: Billy Watson reportedly lost 10 pounds since winning the NWA World Title from Lou
Thesz on March 15.

Toronto, Ontario: Thursday, May 10, 1956
(Maple Leaf Gardens) … Fritz Von Erich and Karl Von Schober b. Roy McClarity and Pat O’
Connor (DQ) (16:26) (Prince Maiava interfered) … Dick Hutton b. Larry Hamilton (11:27)
(abdominal stretch) … Dick Hutton b. Abe Zvonkin (10:39) (abdominal stretch) … The
Gallagher Brothers (Doc and Mike Gallagher) b. Brian Clary and Pat Flanagan (20:58) …
Fred Atkins b. Dick Huffman … Prince Maiava b. Aldo Bogni (Maiava was managed by
Coconut Willie) … (promoter: Frank Tunney) … (referees: Bunny Dunlop, Sammy Gotter)
… (5,000 fans)

Toronto, Ontario: Thursday, May 17, 1956
(Maple Leaf Gardens) … Canadian Open Tag Team Champions Fritz Von Erich and Fritz
Von Schober wrestled Prince Maiava and Pat O’Connor to a draw at the curfew (31:32) …
The Gallagher Brothers (Doc and Mike Gallagher) b. Greg Jarque and Gil Mains (Mike
pinned Jarque) (20:33) … Dick Huffman and Bill Melby drew (20:00) … Fritz Von Ulm b.
Aldo Bogni (3:22) … Hard Boiled Haggerty and Athol Layton drew (30:00) … (promoter:
Frank Tunney) … (5,500 fans)

Toronto, Ontario: Thursday, May 24, 1956
(Maple Leaf Gardens) … British Empire Heavyweight Champion Pat O’Connor and Wladek
“Killer” Kowalski drew at the 11:00 p.m. curfew (31:00) (the referee Maxwell favored
Kowalski) … Dick Hutton $1,000 Challenge. Hutton beat Bill Melby (abdominal stretch) (17:
00) … Hutton beat Ian Campbell (5:00) (Hutton offered $1,000 to anyone who could pin
him in 20-minutes) … Fritz Von Elm b. Larry Hamilton … The Gallagher Brothers (Doc and
Mike Gallagher) b. Ray Gunkel and Gil Mains (Mike Gallagher forced Mains to submit) …
Pat Flanagan vs. Abe Zvonkin … (promoter: Frank Tunney) … (referee: Bert Maxwell) …
(5,000+ fans)

East York, Ontario: Thursday, May 31, 1956
(East York Arena) … Pat O’Connor b. Karl Von Schober (12:35) (winner to wrestle World
Champion Billy Watson) … Lord Athol Layton and Sky-Hi Lee drew … Fred Atkins b. Brian
Clary (9:00) … (promoter: Frank Tunney)

Toronto, Ontario: Thursday, June 14, 1956
(Maple Leaf Gardens) … NWA World Heavyweight Champion Billy Watson b. Pat O’Connor
(32:00) … Fuzzy Cupid and Sky Low Low b. Roger Littlebrook and Tiny Tim … The
Brunetti Brothers (Guy and Joe Brunetti) b. The Lewin Brothers (Donn and Mark Lewin) …
Edouard Carpentier b. Frank Valois … Gil Mains b. Brain Clary (15:00) … (promoter:
Frank Tunney) … (referee: Bunny Dunlop) … (6,500 fans)

Toronto, Ontario: Thursday, June 21, 1956
(Maple Leaf Gardens) … Dick Hutton b. Pat O’Connor (CO) (21:54) (if O’Connor beat
Hutton in less than 20-minutes, he would win $1,000) … Cowboy Bradley and Little Beaver
b. Fuzzy Cupid and Sky Low Low … Edouard Carpentier b. Bob “Legs” Langevin …
(promoter: Frank Tunney) … (referee: Bert Maxwell)

Toronto, Ontario: Thursday, June 28, 1956
(Maple Leaf Gardens) … NWA World Heavyweight Champion Billy Watson and Yukon Eric
were both counted out (15:00) … Pat O’Connor b. Mike Gallagher (Mike was accompanied
by his brother Doc Gallagher) … Doc Gallagher b. Frank Thomson … The Brunetti
Brothers (Guy and Joe Brunetti) b. Ike Eakins and Abe Zvonkin … Pat Flanagan b. Mark
Lewin … (promoter: Frank Tunney) … (referee: Bert Maxwell)

Toronto, Ontario: Thursday, July 5, 1956
(Maple Leaf Gardens) … NWA World Heavyweight Champion Billy Watson b. Dick Hutton
(CO) (22:13) (Hutton retained his $1,000 because Watson won after the 20-minute mark)
… Yukon Eric b. Fritz Von Ulm (4:15) … The Brunetti Brothers (Guy and Joe Brunetti) b.
Ike Eakins and Tiger Tasker (Joe pinned Tasker) (9:43) … Sammy Berg and Dick Beyers
drew (30:00) … Roberto Pico b. Brian Clary (15:27) … (promoter: Frank Tunney) …
(referee: Bunny Dunlop) … (announcer: Frank Ayerst) … (6,499 fans)

Toronto, Ontario: Thursday, July 12, 1956
(Maple Leaf Gardens) … Dick Hutton and Pat O’Connor drew at the curfew (36:47) …
Edouard Carpentier b. Donn Lewin … Yukon Eric b. Frank Valois … (promoter: Frank
Tunney) … (referee: Bunny Dunlop) … (6,000 fans)

Toronto, Ontario: Thursday, July 19, 1956
(Maple Leaf Gardens) … The Brunetti Brothers (Guy and Joe Brunetti) b. The Gallagher
Brothers (Doc and Mike Gallagher) … Fred Atkins and Pat O’Connor drew (30:00) … Lord
Athol Layton b. Fritz Von Ulm (submission) … Ike Eakins b. Sammy Berg … Pat Flanagan
b. Tiger Tasker … (promoter: Frank Tunney) … (referees: Bunny Dunlop, Bert Maxwell)
… (5,500 fans)

Toronto, Ontario: Thursday, July 26, 1956
(Maple Leaf Gardens) … NWA World Heavyweight Champion Billy Watson b. Dick Hutton
(CO) (23:25) … Pat Flanagan b. Aldo Bogni (10:22) (Flanagan was a subsitute for Yukon
Eric, who had plane connection problems) … Karl Von Schober and Fritz Von Erich b.
Brian Clary and Dick Beyer (Von Schober pinned Clary) (17:09) … Roberto Pico b. Sandy
Scott (16:11) … Donn Lewin and George Scott drew (20:00) … (promoter: Frank Tunney)
… (referee: Bert Maxwell) … (physician: Dr. Myron Millar) … (5,500 fans)

Toronto, Ontario: Thursday, August 2, 1956
(Maple Leaf Gardens) … NWA World Heavyweight Champion Billy Watson b. Dick Hutton
(CO) (Hutton retained his $1,000) … Edouard Carpentier b. Angelo Savoldi … Tex
McKenzie b. Mark Lewin … The Brunetti Brothers (Guy and Joe Brunetti) b. Fred Atkins
and Fritz Von Ulm … (promoter: Frank Tunney) … (referee: Bunny Dunlop) … (5,000
fans)

Toronto, Otnario: Thursday, August 9, 1956
Maple Leaf Gardens) … Edouard Carpentier b. Pat O’Connor (O’Connor was unable to
continue) (26:37) (Carpentier refused the victory, but the referee declared him the winner)
… Guy Brunetti and Pat Flanagan b. Fred Atkins and Ike Eakins (Brunetti pinned Eakins)
(13:03) (Flanagan replaced Joe Brunetti) … Prince Maiava b. Roberto Pico (13:37) … The
Mighty Ursus b. Mike Gallagher (10:49) … Doc Gallagher b. Sandy Scott (13:33) …
(promoter: Frank Tunney) … (referee: Joe Gollob) … (9,000 fans)
Note: Joe Brunetti was stuck in Newfoundland because of fog.

Toronto, Ontario: Thursday, August 16, 1956
(Maple Leaf Gardens) … The Brunetti Brothers (Guy and Joe Brunetti) b. Fritz Von Erich
and Karl Von Schober to capture the Canadian Open Tag Team Title (Guy pinned Von
Erich) (25:47) … The Gallaghers (Doc and Mike Gallagher) b. Sammy Berg and Brian
Clary (17:44) … Athol Layton b. Mark Lewin (15:27) … Prince Maiava b. Ike Eakins (15:45)
… Tex McKenzie b. Donn Lewin (14:47) … (promoter: Frank Tunney) … (referees: Bunny
Dunlop, Bert Maxwell) … (6,500 fans)
Note: Phil Lisner, a second for the wrestlers, was hit with a flying egg from the audience.

Toronto, Ontario: Thursday, August 23, 1956
(Maple Leaf Gardens) … Edouard Carpentier and Antonino Rocca drew at the curfew (31:
34) … Hard Boiled Haggerty b. Harry Lewis (5:56) … The Mighty Ursus b. Fritz Von Ulm
(15:46) … Fred Atkins and Tex McKenzie drew (30:00) … Pat Flanagan b. Jan Gotch (15:
26) … (promoter: Frank Tunney) … (10,000 fans)

Toronto, Ontario: Thursday, August 30, 1956
(Maple Leaf Gardens) … NWA World Heavyweight Champion Billy Watson b. The Mighty
Ursus (Watson was originally scheduled to wrestle Edouard Carpentier, who was injured
the night before in Brampton, Ontario versus Fred Atkins) … Mr. Hito and Mr. Moto b. Dick
Beyer and Sammy Berg … Sky-Hi Lee and Bill Stack drew (20:00) (Stack was a substitute
for the injured Prince Maiava) … Pat Flanagan b. Roberto Pico (DQ) … (promoter: Frank
Tunney) … (referee: Bunny Dunlop) … (announcer: Jerry Hiff) … (5,000 fans)
Note: Edouard Carpentier appeared in Toronto and walked to the ring on crutches. It was
reported that he had suffered torn knee cartilage in Brampton, Ontario versus Fred Atkins.

Toronto, Ontario: Thursday, September 6, 1956
(Maple Leaf Gardens) … Canadian Open Tag Team Champions The Brunetti Brothers
(Guy and Joe Brunetti) b. Fritz Von Erich and Karl Von Schober (Guy pinned Von Erich)
(23:50) … Yukon Eric b. Roberto Pico (6:05) … Mr. Hito and Mr. Moto b. Pat Flanagan and
Bob Leipler (Moto put Leipler out with a sleeperhold) (15:10) … Sammy Berg and Mark
Lewin drew (20:00) … Donn Lewin and Bill Stack drew (20:00) … (promoter: Frank
Tunney) … (Bunny Dunlop, Bert Maxwell) … (5,000 fans)

Toronto, Ontario: Thursday, September 13, 1956
(Maple Leaf Gardens) … NWA World Heavyweight Champion Billy Watson b. Hard Boiled
Haggerty (25:00) (a pinfall was counted on Watson by Haggerty, before the referee
realized Watson’s leg was on the bottom rope) … Dick Hutton b. Lionel Baillargeon
(abdominal stretch) (10:30) … Mr. Hito and Mr. Moto b. The Lewin Brothers (Donn and
Mark Lewin) (16:47) (Hito put Mark out with a sleeperhold) … Fred Atkins b. Rocky (?) (13:
30) … Sky-Hi Lee and Tex McKenzie drew (20:00) … (promoter: Frank Tunney) …
(referee: Joe Gollob) … (6,000 fans)

Toronto, Ontario: Thursday, September 20, 1956
(Maple Leaf Gardens) … Hard Boiled Haggerty and Dick Hutton b. The Brunetti Brothers
(Guy and Joe Brunetti) to capture the Canadian Open Tag Team Title (Haggerty and
Hutton won the George Richards trophy, but the Brunetti’s refused to give it up) (15:27) …
Mr. Hito and Mr. Moto b. Pat Flanagan and Bill Stack … The Mighty Ursus b. Lionel
Baillargeon (13:00) … Tex McKenzie b. Roberto Pico (16:00) … Red Lyons and Shag
Thomas drew … (promoter: Frank Tunney) … (referee: Al “Bunny” Dunlop)

Toronto, Ontario: Thursday, September 27, 1956
(Maple Leaf Gardens) … The Brunetti Brothers (Guy and Joe Brunetti) b. Hard Boiled
Haggerty and Dick Hutton (DQ) (Haggerty and Hutton refused to give up the tag trophy) …
Mr. Hito and Mr. Moto b. Tex McKenzie and Shag Thomas (17:00) … Timothy Geohagen b.
Abe Zvonkin … The Mighty Ursus b. Bob Leipier (10:00) … Fred Atkins and Red Lyons
drew … (promoter: Frank Tunney) … (referee: Joe Gollob, Bert Maxwell) … (6,000 fans)

East York, Ontario: Thursday, October 4, 1956
(East York Arena) … NWA World Heavyweight Champion Billy Watson b. The Mighty Ursus
(15:00) (Mr. Hito and Mr. Moto fought with Watson) (Watson received some help from Pat
Flanagan) … Lionel Baillargeon and Pat Flanagan drew … Yukon Eric b. Roberto Pico (12:
00) … Ilio DiPaolo b. Shag Thomas … Timothy Geohagen b. Wee Willie Davis (Irish
sleeperhold) … (promoter: Frank Tunney) … (referee: Bunny Dunlop) … (announcer:
Jerry Hiff)

Toronto, Ontario: Thursday, October 11, 1956
(Maple Leaf Gardens) … NWA World Heavyweight Champion Billy Watson b. Mr. Hito (DQ)
(12:05) … Pee Wee James and Roger Littlebrook wrestled Fuzzy Cupid and Ivan the
Terrible to a draw (15:00) … Ilio DiPaolo b. Roberto Pico (14:10) … Mr. Moto b. Maurice
LaPointe (12:00) … Red Lyons and Abe Zvonkin drew (20:00) … (promoter: Frank
Tunney) … (referees: Wee Willie Davis, Joe Gollob) … (9,500 fans)
Note: Wee Willie Davis was given flowers by Billy Watson, Pat Flanagan and George
Richards

Toronto, Ontario: Thursday, October 18, 1956
(Maple Leaf Gardens) … NWA World Heavyweight Champion Billy Watson b. Mr. Hito and
Mr. Moto (12:24) (Hiro and Moto were disqualified) … Fuzzy Cupid and Ivan the Terrible b.
Pee Wee James and Roger Littlebrook (Ivan forced James to submit) (23:42) … Yvon
Robert b. Shag Thomas (4:38) … Buddy Rogers b. Pat Flanagan (Flanagan was unable to
continue) (9:05) … Karl Karlsson and Sky-Hi Lee drew (20:00) … (promoter: Frank
Tunney) … (referees: Wee Willie Davis, Joe Gollob) … (10,000 fans)
Note: NWA President Sam Muchnick presented Wee Willie Davis with flowers for his
appearances on the game show $64,000 Question. Davis achieved the $18,000 level.

Toronto, Ontario: Thursday, October 25, 1956
(Maple Leaf Garden) … Mr. Hito and Mr. Moto b. The Brunetti Brothers (Guy and Joe
Brunetti) to capture the Canadian Open Tag Team Title (Hito and Moto won by DQ) … Ilio
DiPaolo and Dick Hutton drew (30:00) (Hutton retained his $1,000) (The Toronto Daily Star
praised the match) … Little Beaver and Roger Littlebrook wrestled Fuzzy Cupid and Ivan
the Terrible to a draw … Buddy Rogers b. Maurice LaPointe (2:00) … Ken Kenneth and
Bobby Managoff drew … (promoter: Frank Tunney) … (referees: Bunny Dunlop, Bert
Maxwell)

Toronto, Ontario: Thursday, November 1, 1956
(Maple Leaf Gardens) … NWA World Heavyweight Champion Billy Watson b. Mr. Moto
(DQ) (12:21) (Geohagen and Hito participated in the match) … Little Beaver and Roger
Littlebrook wrestled Fuzzy Cupid and Ivan the Terrible to a draw (30:00) … Timothy
Geohagen and Mr. Hito drew (21:35) … Buddy Rogers b. Lionel Baillargeon (7:29) …
Bobby Managoff b. Shag Thomas (14:21) … (promoter: Frank Tunney) … (referees: Sam
Gotter, Bert Maxwell) … (announcer: Jerry Hiff) … (8,000 fans)

Toronto, Ontario: Thursday, November 8, 1956
(Maple Leaf Gardens) … NWA World Heavyweight Champion Billy Watson b. Mr. Moto
(special referee: Wee Willie Davis) (-Moto was accompanied by his tag team partner, Mr.
Hito) … Dick Hutton and Bobby Managoff drew (30:0) … Buddy Rogers b. Roberto Pico
(less than six minutes) … Gene Kiniski b. Ken Kenneth … Ilio DiPaolo b. The Mighty Ursus
by decision … (promoter: Frank Tunney) … (6,000 fans)
Note: Buddy Rogers challenged NWA Champion Billy Watson.

*The next day in St. Louis, Lou Thesz topped “Whipper” Watson from the NWA Throne,
capturing the World Heavyweight Title in a match refereed by Wee Willie Davis.

Toronto, Ontario: Thursday, November 15, 1956
(Maple Leaf Gardens) … The Brunetti Brothers (Guy and Joe Brunetti) wrestled Mr. Hito
and Mr. Moto to a draw at the curfew (30:45) … Bobby Managoff b. The Mighty Ursus (25:
56) … Buddy Rogers b. Red Lyons (7:06) … Gene Kiniski b. Swede Karlsson (10:11) …
Pat Flanagan and Steve Stanlee drew (20:00) … (promoter: Frank Tunney) … (referees:
Joe Gollob, Bert Maxwell) … (6,000 fans)
Notes: Reportedly, three weeks earlier, the Canadian Open Tag Team Champions, the
Brunetti Brothers lost by disqualification to Mr. Hito and Mr. Moto, leaving the latter duo to
claim the championship; Brunetti’s claimed that the title could not change hands by DQ,
and both teams claimed the title.

Toronto, Ontario: Thursday, November 22, 1956
(Maple Leaf Gardens) … NWA World Heavyweight Champion Lou Thesz and Billy Watson
drew at the 11:00 curfew (42:11) … The Brunetti Brothers (Guy and Joe Brunetti) b. The
Gallagher Brothers (Doc and Mike Gallagher) (dec., 19:38) … Buddy Rogers b. Shag
Thomas (9:06) … Bobby Managoff b. Joe Christie (16:54) … Gene Kiniski b. Maurice
LaPointe (11:25) … (promoter: Frank Tunney) … (referees: Jack Sharkey (John Charles
Sharkey), Bunny Dunlop, Sam Gotter) … (announcer: Jerry Hiff) … (11,000 fans)
Note: Next show at the East York Arena because of the ice show.

East York, Ontario: Thursday, November 29, 1956
(East York Arena) … Buddy Rogers and Billy Watson were both counted out (a bloody
match) … Pat Flanagan b. Shag Thomas … Mr. Hito and Mr. Moto b. Lionel Baillargeon
and Tex McKenzie (Hito pinned Baillargeon) … Dick Hutton b. Ken Kenneth (abdominal
stretch) … Bobby Managoff b. Swede Carlsen … (promoter: Frank Tunney) … (referee:
Bunny Dunlop) … (1,800 fans) (reported by Toronto Daily Star)
Note: The show was held at the East York Arene due to the Ice Capades.

Toronto, Ontario: Thursday, December 6, 1956
(Maple Leaf Gardens) … Edouard Carpentier b. Hard Boiled Haggerty (CO) (21:00)
(Carpentier elbowed referee Gollob) … The Brunetti Brothers (Guy and Joe Brunetti) b.
Sky-Hi Lee and Frank Valois … Dick Hutton b. Steve Stanlee (abdominal stretch) … Gene
Kiniski b. Tex McKenzie (backbreaker) … Ilio DiPaolo and Bobby Managoff drew …
(promoter: Frank Tunney) … (referee: Joe Gollob) … (6,000 fans)

Toronto, Ontario: Thursday, December 13, 1956
(Maple Leaf Gardens) … Mr. Hito and Mr. Moto b. Bobby Managoff and Yukon Eric
(Managoff was counted out) (25:11) … Dick Hutton and Timothy Geohagen drew (30:00)
… Shag Thomas b. Gene Kiniski (DQ) (Kiniski initially won in 54 seconds, but was
disqualified for his continued attack) … Doc Gallagher b. Maurice LaPointe (14:11) … Pat
Flanagan and Mike Gallagher drew (20:00) … (promoter: Frank Tunney) … (referees:
Joe Gollob, Sam Gotter, Bert Maxwell) … (5,500 fans)

Toronto, Ontario: Thursday, December 20, 1956
(Maple Leaf Gardens) … Buddy Rogers and Billy Watson drew at the 11:00 curfew (29:57)
… Fuzzy Cupid and Ivan the Terrible wrestled Little Beaver and Tiny Tim to a draw (20:36)
… Ilio DiPaolo and Dick Hutton drew (30:00) … Gene Kiniski b. Red Lyons (backbreaker)
(2:51) … Karl Karlsson and Ken Kenneth drew (20:00) … (promoter: Frank Tunney) …
(referees: Bunny Dunlop, Sam Gotter) … (7,000 fans)

Research by Tim Hornbaker

Toronto Wrestling Results - 1956