Wilbur Snyder Biography Go back to Page 1 of Ring Record Go to Page 4 of Ring Record 1956 JAN. 2 HOLLYWOOD JOHN TOLOS WON JAN. 3 EL PASO LOU THESZ (NWA WC?) DRAW JAN. 5 BAKERSFIELD & PRINCE MAIVIA VS JOHN TOLOS & TOM RICE DQ (1-2) JAN. 6 SANTA MONICA & PRINCE MAIAVA VS JOHN TOLOS & TOM RICE DRAW JAN. 13 ST LOUIS & PAT O’CONNOR (HANDICAP MATCH) VS KILLER KOWALSKI WON JAN. 14 MILWAUKEE RUDY KAY WON JAN. 16 MEMPHIS STU GIBSON N. C. JAN. 19 COLUMBUS BOB ORTON CANCELLED (BAD WEATHER) JAN. 21 CHICAGO WILD BILL LONGSON (3:19) WON JAN. 22 MEMPHIS & DICK HUTTON VS IKE EAKINS & STU GIBSON WON JAN. 27 CHICAGO MIGHTY ATLAS WON JAN. 28 CHICAGO LOU THESZ (NWA WC)(30:00) DRAW JAN. 30 MEMPHIS & DICK HUTTON VS IKE EAKINS & STU GIBSON LOST FEB. 3 ST LOUIS RAMON CERNANDES WON FEB. 4 INDIANAPOLIS LOU THESZ (NWA WC)* DRAW (ATT: 11,500 $15,000) FEB. 11 CHICAGO HANS HERMANN WON FEB. 17 ST LOUIS KILLER KOWALSKI LOST =FEB. 19 CHICAGO ?? HANS SCHMIDT ?? WON FEB. 23 DENVER ANGELO POFFO WON (2-1) MARCH 2 CHICAGO LOU THESZ (NWA WC) DQ MARCH 3 MILWAUKEE MIGHTY ATLAS WON 1956 MARCH 6 INDIANAPOLIS ANGELO POFFO WON (DQ 2-1) MARCH 7 MONTREAL BIG BILL MILLER WON MARCH 8 OTTAWA FRED ATKINS ? MARCH 13 INDIANAPOLIS ANGELO POFFO WON (2-1) MARCH 15 TORONTO WHIPPER WATSON DEFEATED LOU THESZ FOR NWA WC. MARCH 15 OTTAWA & MANUEL CORTEZ VS AL & JOHN SMITH WON MARCH 20 INDIANAPOLIS DICK THE BRUISER DRAW MARCH 21 ROCKFORD RUDY KAY WON (2-0) MARCH 22 MILWAUKEE HANS HERMANN WON MARCH 23 ST LOUIS & GUY BRUNETTI & JOE TANGARO VS HANS SCHMIDT & DICK HUTTON & IKE EAKINS LOST MARCH 24 CHICAGO MIGHTY ATLAS WON APRIL 4 MONTREAL KILLER KOWALSKI (MONTREAL WC) ? APRIL 5 OTTAWA & MANUEL CORTEZ (ATT: 2,500) VS FRITZ VON ERICH & KARL VON SCHOBER DQ (1-2) APRIL 6 CHICAGO & VERNE GAGNE (ATT: 9,522 $25,908.90) VS REGGIE & STAN LISOWSKI WON (2-1) APRIL 7 CHICAGO VERNE GAGNE (NWA US TITLE WIN)(19:40) WON (1-0) (GAGNE SUBED FOR JIM MELBY.) APRIL 10 ROCKFORD HANS SCHMIDT WON APRIL 11 MONTREAL KILLER KOWALSKI (MONTREAL WC?) UTC (1-1) APRIL 14 MILWAUKEE HANS HERMANN (US TITLE) WON APRIL 24 MINNEAPOLIS & VERNE GAGNE VS IVAN & KAROL KALMIKOFF N. C. APRIL 27 WINNIPEG & ILIO DIPAOLO VS IVAN & KAROL KALMIKOFF WON (DQ) APRIL 28 CHICAGO RUDY KAY (US TITLE) WON MAY 2 ROCKFORD & BILL MELBY VS REGGIE & STAN LISOWSKI LOST MAY 3 DENVER LOU THESZ (NWA WC?) DRAW 1956 MAY 4 CHICAGO VERNE GAGNE (US TITLE) DRAW MAY 12 MILWAUKEE ANGELO POFFO (US TITLE) WON MAY 17 TOLEDO BOZO BROWN NO SHOW MAY 19 CHICAGO IKE EAKINS (US TITLE) WON MAY 22 MINNEAPOLIS VERNE GAGNE (US TITLE?) DRAW MAY 30 MADISON WI REGGIE LISOWSKI (US TITLE) WON (DQ 2-0) MAY 31 MILWAUKEE BOB ORTON ? JUNE 1 CHICAGO HANS SCHMIDT (US TITLE) WON JUNE 4 HOLLYWOOD LORD JAMES BLEARS WON (2-1) JUNE 7 ELKORN HANS SCHMIDT (US TITLE) WON (DQ) JUNE 9 N. HOLLYWOOD RAY “THUNDER” STERN (60:00) DRAW JUNE 16 MILWAUKEE THE SHEIK OF ARABY (US TITLE) WON JUNE 19 HAMMOND & ANTONINO ROCCA VS DICK THE BRUISER & ANGELO POFFO WON (2-1) JUNE 21 ELKORN & BILL MELBY VS REGGIE & STAN LISOWSKI ? JUNE 22 MILWAUKEE VERNE GAGNE (US TITLE ?) WON JUNE 28 FOND DU LAC MIGHTY ATLAS (US TITLE) WON (2-0) JUNE 29 ELKORN THE SHEIK WON (2-1) JUNE 31 MARINETTE DICK THE BRUISER (US TITLE) WON (2-1) (ATT: 1,000) JULY 3 HAMMOND DICK THE BRUISER (US TITLE) DCOR JULY 5 MILWAUKEE BILL MELBY (US TITLE?) WON JULY 6 CHICAGO LOU THESZ (US TITLE?) DRAW (ATT: 8,853) JULY 12 DENVER VERNE GAGNE (US TITLE?) DRAW JULY 13 FREEPORT IL DICK THE BRUISER (US TITLE?) ? JULY 14 CHICAGO DAVE JONS WON JULY 17 HAMMOND DICK THE BRUISER (US TITLE) WON (2-1) 1956 JULY 21 ANGOLA IN HANS HERMANN (US TITLE?) ? JULY 23 PEORIA HANS SCHMIDT DRAW JULY 24 HAMMOND DAVE JONS (US TITLE) ? (JONS CLAIMED TO BE BRITISH EMPIRE CHAMPION) JULY 25 ROCKFORD & VERNE GAGNE VS REGGIE & STAN LISOWSKI N. C. JULY 28 CHICAGO HANS HERMANN (US TITLE) WON AUG. 4 MILWAUKEE VERNE GAGNE (US TITLE) DQ (1-2) (HELD AT MILWAUKEE COUNTY STADIUM-ATT: 16,069 $33,689—REFEREE JACK DEMPSEY.). AUG. 7 LA GRANGE IL THE SHEIK OF ARABY (US TITLE) WON AUG. 14 HAMMOND IN HANS SCHMIDT (US TITLE?) ? AUG. 15 MADISON WI NICK BOCKWINKEL (US TITLE) WON (2-1) (BOCKWINKEL WAS A SUB FOR BILL MELBY) AUG. 16 MILWAUKEE HANS HERMAN (US TITLE?) WON AUG. 20 SOUTH BEND HANS SCHMIDT WON AUG. 21 APPLETON WI BILL MELBY (US TITLE) WON (ATT: 700) AUG. 24 CHICAGO & ANTONINO ROCCA VS REGGIE & STAN LISOWSKI LOST AUG. 25 MILWAUKEE LOU THESZ (US TITLE) N. C. AUG. 29 HAMMOND & BILL MELBY VS REGGIE & STAN LISOWSKI ? AUG. 30 DENVER JOHN TOLOS (US TITLE) WON (2-1) SEPT. 1 ANGOLA IN HANS SCHMIDT (US TITLE?) ? SEPT. 4 HAMMOND THE SHEIK (US TITLE?) ? SEPT. 7 FREEPORT IL HANS SCHMIDT (US TITLE?) ? SEPT. 8 CHICAGO BILL MELBY (US TITLE) WON (ATT: 1,118) SEPT. 11 INDIANAPOLIS REGGIE “CRUSHER” LISOWSKI WON SEPT. 14 CHICAGO & VERNE GAGNE & ANTONINO ROCCA VS THE BRUISER & REGGIE & STAN LISOWSKI WON (2-1) SEPT. 15 CHICAGO HANS SCHMIDT (US TITLE LOSS) COR (1-2) 1956 SEPT. 21 FT ATKINSON DICK THE BRUISER (US TITLE) ? SEPT. 22 MILWAUKEE VERNE GAGNE LOST (ATT: 7,038—NO REFEREE) SEPT. 25 INDIANAPOLIS & BILL MELBY VS REGGIE & STAN LISOWSKI LOST SEPT. 27 FOND DU LAC, WI & BILL MELBY VS THE BRUISER & ANGELO POFFO WON (2-1) SEPT. 28 ZION IL DICK THE BRUISER ? SEPT. 29 CHICAGO DICK THE BRUISER WON OCT. 2 HAMMOND REGGIE LISOWSKI ? OCT. 3 BENTON HARBOR DICK THE BRUISER WON (DQ) OCT. 4 DENVER VERNE GAGNE (US TITLE) DQ (1-2) (ATT: 3,472--SNYDER SEEMED TO STILL BILLED AS US CHAMPION.) OCT. 9 INDIANAPOLIS HANS HERMANN WON (2-0) (SCHMIDT IN MAIN EVENT BILLED AS US CHAMP) OCT. 13 OSHKOSH HANS SCHMIDT (US TITLE) ? OCT. 16 MINNEAPOLIS & VERNE GAGNE VS FRITZ VON ERICH & KARL VON SCHOBER WON (DQ) OCT. 19 CHICAGO HANS SCHMIDT (US TITLE) LOST (ATT: 10,000 ??/) OCT. 23 INDIANAPOLIS REGGIE LISOWSKI WON OCT. 27 CHICAGO ZACK MALKOV WON NOV. 1 INDIANAPOLIS (TV) GYPSY JOE WON (NEW TV SHOW UNDER INDIANA WRESTLING, INC) NOV. 2 WATERTOWN BILL MELBY WON (2-1) NOV. 6 BELOIT BILL MELBY DRAW NOV. 7 BENTON HARBOR STAN LISOWSKI WON (2-1) (ATT: 740) NOV. 8 INDIANAPOLIS BILL MELBY WON NOV. 9 ST. LOUIS LOU THESZ DEFEATED BILLY WATSON FOR NWA WC NOV. 9 CHICAGO & VERNE GAGNE (WTC) VS REGGIE & STAN LISOWSKI DQ 1956 NOV. 10 OSHKOSH & BILL MELBY (WTC) VS REGGIE & STAN LISOWSKI ? NOV. 14 BENTON HARBOR ANGELO POFFO LOST (1-2) NOV. 15 INDIANAPOLIS ANGELO POFFO WON (DQ 2-1) NOV. 21 BUFFALO VERNE GAGNE (US TITLE) DCOR (ATT: 11,221) NOV. 22 MILWAUKEE JACK WILSON WON NOV. 24 MILWAUKEE DICK THE BRUISER WON (DQ) NOV. 28 MADISON & CARL ENGSTROM VS REGGIE & STAN LISOWSKI ? NOV. 29 INDIANAPOLIS ANGELO POFFO DQ (1-2) NOV. 30 WATERTOWN REGGIE LISOWSKI WON (DQ) DEC. 4 BELOIT & BILL MELBY VS REGGIE & STAN LISOWSKI ? DEC. 6 DENVER HANS SCHMIDT (US TITLE?) LOST DEC. 7 CHICAGO HANS SCHMIDT (US TITLE) DRAW DEC. 12 BENTON HARBOR & CARL ENGSTROM VS ANGELO POFFO & BRONKO LUBICH WON (2-1) DEC. 13 INDIANAPOLIS ANGELO POFFO WON (DQ 2-1) DEC. 14 WATERTOWN, WI ANGELO POFFO WON (DQ) DEC. 15 MILWAUKEE & VERNE GAGNE (WTC) VS BORIS & NICOLI VOLKOFF LOST DEC. 22 CHICAGO BOZO BROWN WON DEC. 28 CHICAGO ANGELO POFFO WON DEC. 29 CHICAGO JACK WILSON WON 1957 JAN. 2 MADISON BORIS VOLKOFF ? JAN. 3 INDIANAPOLIS STU GIBSON WON (2-0) JAN. 8 ROCKFORD & VERNE GAGNE VS NICOLI & BORIS VOLKOFF ? JAN. 11 ATLANTA IKE EAKINS WON 1957 JAN. 12 CLEARWATER BUDDY ROGERS LOST JAN. 14 TAMPA HANS SCHMIDT WON (DQ) JAN. 18 MIAMI HANS SCHMIDT LOST JAN. 25 JACKSONVILLE HANS SCHMIDT LOST JAN. 28 TAMPA DICK THE BRUISER WON (DQ) FEB. 4 TAMPA DICK THE BRUISER LOST FEB. 5 LAKE WORTH LOU THESZ (NWA WC?) LOST FEB. ? SACRAMENTO JOHNNY DOYLE SPOKE OUT IN FRONT OF THE STATE ATHLETIC COMMISSION SUBCOMMITTEE AGAINST CAL EATON. FEB. 8 ATLANTA PIERRE LASALLE WON FEB. 9 CHICAGO HANS SCHMIDT (US TITLE) WON FEB. 19 CHICAGO HANS SCHMIDT (US TITLE WIN) WON FEB. 20 RACINE & VERNE GAGNE VS THE SHEIK & ANGELO POFFO WON FEB. 21 SHEBOYGAN & VERNE GAGNE VS REGGIE & STAN LISOWSKI WON FEB. 22 CENTRALIA ? ? FEB. 23 OSHOSH HANS SCHMIDT (US TITLE) ? FEB. 26 BELOIT HANS SCHMIDT (US TITLE) ?. FEB. 27 BENTON HARBOR HANS SCHMIDT (US TITLE ?) WON MARCH 1 TWO RIVERS WI HANS SCHMIDT (US TITLE) WON (2-1) (ATT: SELL OUT) MARCH 5 HAMMOND ANGELO POFFO (US TITLE) ? MARCH 6 MADISON ANGELO POFFO (US TITLE?) WON (DQ) MARCH 8 SALT LAKE CITY ROY SHIRE ? MARCH 11 HOLLYWOOD LORD JAMES BLEARS (30:00) DRAW (1-1) MARCH 13 LOS ANGELES SANDOR SZABO DRAW MARCH 14 DENVER HANS SCHMIDT WON MARCH 16 MILWAUKEE HANS SCHMIDT (US TITLE) WON 1957 MARCH 20 MADISON WI ANGELO POFFO (US TITLE) WON (COR) MARCH 22 ST LOUIS & BILLY DARNELL VS GEORGE BOLLAS & MIGHTY URSUS DRAW MARCH 23 OSHKOSH WI BORIS VOLKOFF ? APRIL 11 DENVER VERNE GAGNE LOST APRIL 12 ST LOUIS & DONN & MARK LEWIN VS GEORGE BOLLAS & MIKE PAIDOUSIS & LOU PLUMMER WON APRIL 13 FORT WAYNE & BILL MELBY VS BORIS & NICOLI VOLKOFF ? APRIL 17 MADISON & BILLY GOELZ & BILL MELBY (ATT>4,000) VS BORIS & NICOLI VOLKOFF ? APRIL 18 SHEBOYGAN WI & BILLY GOELZ VS ANGELO POFFO & BRONKO LUBICH WON APRIL 23 MILWAUKEE ANGELO POFFO (US TITLE) LOST (POFFO WON MATCH BUT NOT TITLE AS MANAGER LUBICH INTERFERED) APRIL 26 CHICAGO DICK THE BRUISER WON (DQ) MAY 17 CHICAGO & VERNE GAGNE (WORLD TAG TITLE WIN) VS BORIS & NICOLI VOLKOFF WON MAY 30 MILWAUKEE GINO ANGELO WON JUNE 1 CHICAGO DICK THE BRUSER (US TITLE LOSS??) LOST JUNE 5 FOND DU LAC, WI ANGELO POFFO (US TITLE) DKO (1-1) JUNE 6 WASHINGTON DC ERIC VON HESS WON JUNE 8 CHICAGO DICK THE BRUISER (US TITLE?) N. C. JUNE 10 WASHINGTON DC & CHIEF BIG HEART VS JERRY GRHAM & ROY SHIRE LOST JUNE 13 INDIANAPOLIS THE SHEIK WON STU GIBSON WON DICK THE BRUISER (TOUR FINAL) WON (SNYDER WON TOURNAMENT & RIGHT TO TITLE MATCH WITH LOU THESZ) JUNE 14 CHICAGO THE SHEIK OF ARABY WON (UNDERCARD TO CARPENTIER BEATING THESZ FOR NWA WC.) JUNE 15 FT WAYNE DICK THE BRUISER NO SHOW 1957 JUNE 20 INDIANAPOLIS DICK THE BRUISER WON (DQ 2-1) (LOU THESZ DROPPED OUT OF MATCH WITH SNYDER ON THE DAY OF THE SHOW CLAIMING A HEAD INJURY IN AN EVANSVILLE MATCH. THESZ WAS IN A HOSPITAL FOR A SHORT TIME BEFORE BEING SENT TO HIS HOME IN ST LOUIS. THE INDIANA STATE ATHLETIC COMMISSION SUSPSENDED THESZ UNTIL HE COULD PASS A PHYSICAL EXAM. HE WAS REPLACED BY THE BRUISER.) JUNE 22 MILWAUKEE ANGELO POFFO WON JUNE 25 HODGKINS IL HANS SCHMIDT (US TITLE) WON (2-1) JUNE 29 FT WAYNE HANS SCHMIDT WON JULY 2 MENASHA DICK THE BRUISER WON (DQ) JULY 11 DENVER & DON CURTIS (WTC)(ATT: 2,500) VS REGGIE & STAN LISOWSKI LOST JULY 12 CHICAGO & BILL MELBY (SUB FOR GAGNE) VS REGGIE & STAN LISOWSKI LOST JULY 24 MADISON BORIS VOLKOFF (US TITLE) WON (2-1) (VOLKOFF SUBED FOR NO SHOW BRUISER) JULY 25 FT WAYNE VERNE GAGNE DRAW AUG. 1 FORT WAYNE HANS SCHMIDT WON AUG. 6 VALPARAISO IN HANS SCHMIDT (US TITLE) WON (2-1) (ATT: OVER 900) AUG. 8 ROCHESTER IN HANS SCHMIDT (US TITLE) ? AUG. 18 HODGKINS ? ? AUG. 20 FOND DU LAC, WI THE SHEIK (US TITLE) WON (2-1) (REFEREE-JACK DEMPSEY) AUG. 24 MILWAUKEE STAN LISOWSKI (US TITLE) WON (2-1) (REFEREE-JACK DEMPSEY) JULY 27 MILWAUKEE DICK THE BRUISER (US TITLE?) WON (DQ) AUG. 10 CHICAGO & BILL MELBY VS REGGIE & STAN LISOWSKI WON AUG. 15 INDIANAPOLIS LOU THESZ (NWA WC??) N. C. AUG. 29 FT WAYNE 7 MAN BATTLE ROYAL (WON BY PEDRO GODOY) SEPT. 4 BENTON HARBOR REGGIE LISOWSKI WON (REGGIE SUBED FOR THE SHEIK) SEPT. 5 FT WAYNE REGGIE LISOWSKI WON SEPT. 11 BENTON HARBOR VERNE GAGNE (US TITLE) ? 1957 SEPT. 12 FT WAYNE VERNE GAGNE CANCELLED--RAIN SEPT. 13 CHICAGO & VERNE GAGNE VS REGGIE & STAN LISOWSKI WON (DQ) SEPT. 19 FT WAYNE NICOLI VOLKOFF ? SEPT. 21 MILWAUKEE & VERNE GAGNE VS NICOLI & BORIS VOLKOFF WON SEPT. 25 BENTON HARBOR VERNE GAGNE (US TITLE) WON (DQ) (ATT: 1,100) OCT. 3 DENVER & VERNE GAGNE (WORLD TAG TITLE WIN??) VS REGGIE & STAN LISOWSKI WON (DQ 2-1) OCT. 4 CHICAGO & VERNE GAGNE VS BORIS & NICOLI VOLKOFF LOST OCT. 7 TWO RIVERS, WI ANGELO POFFO NO SHOWED (FLU) OCT. 8 BELOIT THE SHEIK (US TITLE) ? OCT. 10 SHEBOYGAN WI & VERNE GAGNE VS BORIS & NICOLI VOLKOFF WON (2-1) OCT. 12 FOND DU LAC DON LEO JONATHAN (US TITLE) ? OCT. 15 DES MOINES VERNE GAGNE WON (DQ) OCT. 19 MOUNT VERNON, IL ANGELO POFFO (US TITLE) ? OCT. 22 HAMMOND ANGELO POFFO ? OCT. 26 MILWAUKEE & DICK THE BRUISER VS ANGELO POFFO & BRONKO LUBICH WON OCT. 30 DES MOINES VERNE GAGNE WON NOV. 5 BELOIT, WI & BILLY TWO RIVERS VS DON LEO JONATHAN & ANGELO POFFO ? NOV. 6 BENTON HARBOR DICK THE BRUISER (US TITLE) WON (DQ 2-1) NOV. 8 RACINE, WI DON LEO JONATHAN WON (DQ 2-0) NOV. 9 CHICAGO & BOBBY MANAGOFF VS THE BRUISER & ANGELO POFFO LOST NOV. 13 BENTON HARBOR DICK THE BRUISER (US TITLE) ? NOV. 14 INDIANAPOLIS DICK THE BRUISER WON (DQ 2-1) 1957 NOV. 18 FT WAYNE DON LEO JONATHAN LOST NOV. 21 INDIANAPOLIS DICK THE BRUISER WON (COR 2-1) NOV. 22 FORT ATKINSON, WI & BILLY GOELZ VS BORIS & NICOLI VOLKOFF ? NOV. 23 CHICAGO ANGELO POFFO WON NOV. 25 HAMMOND & PEDRO GODOY & ALBERTO GODOY VS THE BRUISER & BORIS & NICOLI VOLKOFF LOST NOV. 27 DES MOINES VERNE GAGNE DRAW NOV. 28 MILWAUKEE ANGELO POFFO WON DEC. 2 HAMMOND, IN BOBBY MANAGOFF ? DEC. 4 BENTON HARBOR MI ANGELO POFFO (US TITLE) WON (DQ) DEC. 5 INDIANAPOLIS & BOBBY MANAGOFF VS BORIS & NICOLI VOLKOFF WON (DQ) DEC. 9 FT WAYNE DON LEO JONATHAN WON (ATT: 900) DEC. 11 BENTON HARBOR ANGELO POFFO (US TITLE) WON (DQ) DEC. 12 INDIANAPOLIS & BOBBY MANAGOFF VS BORIS & NICOLI VOLKOFF WON (2-1) DEC. 13 CHICAGO DICK THE BRUISER (US TITLE LOSS) LOST DEC. 16 HOLLYWOOD HANS SCHMIDT WON DEC. ? LOS ANGELES BY THE END OF THE YEAR, JOHNNY DOYLE MOVES OUT OF TOWN & ENDS UP IN VIRGINIA AS VICE PRESIDENT OF CAPITOL WRESTLING CORPORATION. Go to Page 4 |
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