1/6/56 Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada @ Civic Auditorium
Referee Bill Kuusisto
Verne Gagne & Tim Geohagen beat Ivan Kalmikoff & Karol Kalmikoff 2/3
1 Ivan pinned Geohagen in 22:45 after a top rope knee drop to Tim’s throat
2 Gagne pinned Karol
3 Gagne & Geohagen won
Referee “Hal” Nelson
Paul Baillargeon beat Lou Plummer COR
Tony Baillargeon beat Red Bastein in 23:10
Brian Clary beat Herb Freeman by submission in 22:15
Att: “crowd close to 3,500”

1/20/56 Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada @ Civic Auditorium
Special Referee: Bronko Nagurski
Tony Baillargeon & Paul Baillargeon & Tim Geohagen beat Ivan Kalmikoff & Karol Kalmikoff &
Gene Dubuque on a 3rd fall dq
1 Tony Baillargeon pinned Karol in 12:10
2 Dubuque pinned Paul Baillargeon in 8:50
3 Kalmikoffs & Dubuque were dq’ed
Red Bastein beat Brian Clary via pin
Danno O'Shocker beat Fritz Von Ulm by submission in 17:25 with a “crab hold”
Tony Baillargeon beat Gene Dubuque dq
Att: “4,000 fans”

1/27/56 Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada @ Civic Auditorium
Bobby Managoff & Tony Baillargeon beat Dick Raines & Lou Plummer
1 Raines pinned Tony Baillargeon in 13:30 after a series of backbreakers
2 Tony Baillargeon pinned Raines in 3:40 after a series of drop kicks
3 Managoff pinned Plummer in 10:15
George Gordienko beat Gene Dubuque via pin in 13:20
Danno O'Shocker beat Aldo Bogni in 22:10 with a “Boston Backbreaker”
Brian Clary drew Larry Hamilton
Att: “Close to 3,000 ardent fans”

2/3/56 Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada @ Civic Auditorium
Two Referees Bill Kussisto & Frenchy Champagne
Ivan Kalmikoff & Karol Kalmikoff beat Yukon Eric & Lord Athol Layton 2/3
1 Layton beat Karol by submission in 17:00
2 Karol beat Layton with a “leg lock”
3 Ivan pinned Eric in 15:40
Bobby Managoff beat Gene Dubuque via pin in 13:45
Tim Geohagen beat Aldo Bogni in 18:10 with a sleeper hold
Larry Hamilton (sub Red Bastien) drew Danno O'Shocker
Att: “4,000 persons”

2/17/56 Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada @ Civic Auditorium
Two Referees Frenchy Champagne & Harold Nelson
Ivan Kalmikoff & Karol Kalmikoff beat Lord Athol Layton & Bronko Nagurski 2/3
1 Ivan pinned Nagurski in 18:00
2 Nagurski pinned Karol in 7:00
3 Karol pinned Nagurski in 11:00
Bobby Managoff beat Tony Baillargeon via pin in 23:30 after a body slam
Tim Geohagen beat Gene Dubuque in 12:15
Brian Clary beat Fritz Von Ulm via pin in 20:45 after a drop kick

2/24/56 Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada @ Civic Auditorium
Two Referees Bill Kuusisto & Frenchy Champagne
Ivan Kalmikoff & Karol Kalmikoff no contest Pat O'Connor & Bobby Managoff in 24:00 when
the second rope strap broke loose from the turnbuckles during the 1st fall
Lord Athol Layton beat Pete Managoff via pin in 11:50
Tony Baillargeon beat Lou Plummer via pin in 9:20
Tim Geohagen drew Bill Melby

3/2/56 Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada @ Civic Auditorium
Ivan Kalmikoff & Karol Kalmikoff drew Bobby Managoff & Pat O'Connor when the 60 minute
time limit expired in the 3rd fall
1 Ivan pinned Managoff in 25:30 after a throat stomp
2 Managoff pinned Ivan in 9:00
3 The time limit expired before either team could score the deciding fall
Referee Harold Nelson
Lord Athol Layton beat Tiny Mills dq in 18:30
Farmer Marlin beat Gene Dubuque dq in 14:30
Tony Baillargeon beat Larry Hamilton via pin in 13:45 after two drop kicks
Att: “4,000”

3/15/56 Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada @ Arena    
Two Referees Frenchy Champagne & Butch Levy            
Fritz Von Erich & Karl Von Schoberg beat Ivan Kalmikoff & Karol Kalmikoff on a 3rd fall dq
1 Von Schober pinned Karol in 18:50
2 Ivan pinned Von Schoberg in 6:00
3 The Kalmikoffs were dq’ed for using chairs as weapons
Bobby Managoff beat Bill Melby via pin in 22:30 after a body slam after a bodyslam
Bill Miller beat Pete Managoff in 7:35 with “back stretch”
Brian Clary beat Gene Dubuque via pin in 25:40
Att: “the greatest crowd in Winnipeg wrestling history – some 11,500 fans”

3/23/56 Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada @ Civic Auditorium
Two Referees Frenchy Champagne & Butch Levy
Paul Baillargeon & Tim Geohagen beat Al Smith & John Smith on a 3rd fall dq
1 Al beat Geohagen in 10:45
2 Geohagen beat Al in 9:00 with an Irish sleeper hold
3 The Smiths were dq’ed in 12:30
Little Beaver & Pee Wee James beat Otto Bowman & Ivan the Terrible 2/3
Bill Miller beat Butch Levy
Firpo Zbyszko beat Al Warshawsky in 16:10
Att: “4,000 fans”

4/6/56 Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada @ Civic Auditorium
Two Referees Joe Snyder & Frenchy Champagne
Ivan Kalmikoff & Karol Kalmikoff drew Butch Lavy & Ilio DiPaolo when the 60 minute time limit
expired in the 3rd fall
1 Ivan pinned Levy in 20:00 after a top rope foot stomp to Butch’s throat
2 Levy pinned Ivan in 18:00 after an airplane spin
3 The time limit expired before either team could score the deciding fall
Lionel Baillargeon beat Danno O’Shocker via pin in 14:45 after an airplane spin
Referee Harold Nelson
Brian Clary beat Firpo Zbyszko via pin in 15:00
Al “Murder” Mills beat Pete Managoff by submission in 15:10 with an abdominal stretch  
Att: “four thousand fans, give or take 100”

4/27/56 Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada @ Civic Auditorium
Referee Frenchy Champagne
Wilbur Snyder & Ilio DiPaolo beat Ivan Kalmikoff & Karol Kalmikoff on a 3rd fall dq
1 Snyder pinned Karol in 12:00 after a drop kick
2 Ivan pinned Snyder in 10:00 after Wilbur missed a “flying body block”
3 Karol was dq’ed in 8:00
Referee Harold Nelson
Al Mills beat Paul Baillargeon dq in 27:00
Johnny Barend beat Firpo Zbyszko via pin in 15:10 after a flying mare
Skull Murphy beat Brian Clary via pin in 18:10
Att: “3,500 patrons”

5/11/56 Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada @ Civic Auditorium
Referee Red Eakin
Ivan Kalmikoff & Karol Kalmikoff beat Ilio DiPaolo & Tiny Mills 2/3
1 DiPaolo pinned Ivan in 4:20 after an airplane spin
2 Ivan pinned DiPaolo in 11:40 after a top rope foot stomp to Ilio’s throat
3 Ivan pinned Tiny Mills in 9:00
Referee Harold Nelson
Paul Baillargeon beat Skull Murphy dq in 34:10
Johnny Barend beat Lionel Baillargeon via pin in 19:45
Tex McKenzie beat Pete Managoff via pin in 19:20
Att: “some 3,000 fans”

5/25/56 Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada @ Civic Auditorium
Referee Frenchy Champagne
Ivan Kalmikoff & Karol Kalmikoff beat Roy McClarty & Tex McKenzie 2/3
1 Karol pinned McClarty in 10:00
2 McClarty beat Karol in 9:00 with a sleeper hold
3 Karol pinned McKenzie
Ilio DiPaolo beat Tiny Mills via pin in 12:20 after a body slam
Skull Murphy drew Johnny Barend
Lionel Baillargeon beat Danno O'Shocker in 21:50
Att: “3,000 fans”

5/26/56 Dauphin, Manitoba, Canada
Ivan Kalmikoff & Karol Kalmikoff beat Roy McClarty & Ilio DiPaolo
Skull Murphy beat Lionel Baillargeon
Steve Kozak beat Danno O'Shocker
Roy McClarty beat Ivan Kalmikoff

6/1/56 Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada @ Civic Auditorium
Two Referees Frenchy Champagne & George Eakin
Roy McClarty & Joe Pazandak beat Al Smith & John Smith on a 3rd fall dq
1 Al Smith pinned McClarty in 20:00
2 McClarty beat Al Smith in 6:00 with a Sleeper Hold
3 The Smiths were dq’ed in 3:00
Ilio DiPaolo beat Skull Murphy via pin in 17:45
Red Bastien beat Danno O'Shocker in 21:40 with a “step over toe hold”
Johnny Barend beat Jack Pesek via pin in 20:35

6/8/56 Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada @ Civic Auditorium
Referee Frenchy Champagne
Verne Gagne drew Pat O'Connor 60:00, no falls scored
Referee Harold Nelson
Lord Athol Layton beat Ilio DiPaolo (sub Joe Pazandak) COR in 17:00
Red Bastien drew Johnny Barend 30:00
Jim Bernard beat Skull Murphy dq in 12:20

6/15/56 Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada @ Civic Auditorium
Two Referees Frenchy Champagne & Harold Nelson
Fritz Von Erich & Karl Von Schoberg beat Lord Athol Layton & Ilio DiPaolo
1 Layton was pinned in 12:20
2 Layton pinned Von Schoberg in 12:20
3 Von Erich pinned DiPaolo in 5:10
Ivan Kalmikoff beat Skull Murphy in 12:20
Red Bastien beat Billy Wicks in 16:10 with a “reverse leg lock”
Referee Red Eakin
Johnny Barend beat Jim Bernard dq in 18:20
Att: 2,500

6/29/56 Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada @ Civic Auditorium
Two Refeees Frenchy Champagne & Harold Nelson
Ivan Kalmikoff & Karol Kalmikoff beat Roy McClarty & Doc Gallagher
1 McClarty beat Karol in 16:30 with a Sleeper Hold
2 Karol beat McClarty in 10:45
3 Karol pinned Doc Gallagher in 7:40
Ilio DiPaolo beat Mario DeSouza in 23:15
Johnny Barend beat Frank Taylor in 19:10
Red Bastien beat Billy Wicks in 22:20 with a “reverse leg lock”
Att: “house of over 3,000”

7/20/56 Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada @ Civic Auditorium
Two Referees Harold Nelson & Greg Peterson
Ilio DiPaolo & Leo Nomellini beat Doc Gallagher & Mike Gallagher on a 3rd fall dq
1 DiPaulo pinned Doc Gallagher in 12:45 after an airplane spin
2 Doc Gallagher beat DiPaolo by submission in 12:00 with a reverse chinlock
3 Doc Gallagher was dq’ed in 7:00
Roy McClarty beat Hans Schmidt dq in 19:15
Billy Wicks beat Greg Peterson (sub Carl Gray) via pin
Red Bastien drew Jim Bernard
Att: “3,000 fans”

8/3/56 Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada @ Civic Auditorium
Two Referees Frenchy Champagne & Harold Nelson
Ivan Kalmikoff & Karol Kalmikoff beat Doc Gallagher & Mike Gallagher 2/3
1 Ivan pinned Mike in 6:00 after a top rope throat stomp
2 Mike beat Karol in 4:20
3 Ivan pinned Doc
Referee Red Eakin
Joe Pazandak beat Floyd Ude (sub Roy McClarty) by submission in 14:40 with an “arm
stretch lock”
Ilio DiPaolo beat Jim Bernard via pin in 25:17 after an airplane spin
Frank Taylor beat Mario DeSouza with a backbreaker in 22:40
Att: “close to a full house”

8/17/56 Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada @ Civic Auditorium
Two Referees George “Red” Eakin & Frenchy Champagne
Joe Brunetti & Guy Brunetti drew Ivan Kalmikoff & Karol Kalmikoff when the 60 minute time
limit expired in the 3rd fall
1 Ivan pinned Guy in 30:40 after a top rope throat stomp
2 Guy pinned Ivan in 12:00
After the second fall ended, promoter Alex Turk replaced referee Frenchy Champagne with
referee Wally Karbo.
3 The time limit expired before either team could score the deciding fall
Referee Harold Nelson
Ilio DiPaolo beat Joe Pazandak dq in 22:00
Roy McClarty beat Frank Taylor with a Sleeper Hold
Billy Wicks beat Bill Savage via pin in 17:40 after three drop kicks

8/31/56 Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada @ Civic Auditorium
Prince Maiava & Ilio DiPaolo beat Doc Gallagher & Mike Gallagher 2/3
1 Dov Gallagher beat DiPaolo by submission in 12:00 with a chin lock
2 DiPaolo pinned Mike Gallagher in 4:00 after Prince gave Mike a head butt
3 Prince pinned Mike Gallagher in 4:00 after a head butt
Referee Billy Wicks
Harold Nelson (sub Farmer Don Marlin) beat Frank Taylor dq in 7:00
Roy McClarty drew Joe Pazandak 45:00
Referee Red Eakin
Billy Wicks beat Brian Clary dq in 23:45
Note: Marlin reportedly was in a car accident in Bemidji, MN which caused him to miss the
card.

9/14/56 Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada @ Civic Auditorium
Referee Billy Wicks
Fritz Von Erich & Karl Von Schoberg beat Ilio DiPaolo & Prince Maiava 2/3
1 DiPaolo pinned Von Schoberg in 11:30
2 Von Schoberg pinned DiPaolo in 6:45
3 Von Erich pinned DiPaolo in 8:00
Roy McClarty beat Seymour Koenig via pin in 25:35 after Koenig missed a drop kick
Hombre Montana beat Frank Taylor by submission in 12:20 with a bear hug
Al Kashey beat Billy Wicks by submission in 21:10 with an abdominal stretch
Att: “packed house”

9/21/56 Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada @ Olympic Rink
Two Referees Harold Nelson & Red Eakin
Fritz Von Erich & Karl Von Schoberg beat Butch Levy & Bronko Nagurski
1 Von Erich pinned Levy in 12:30
2 Levy beat Von Schoberg in 10:00
3 Von Erich pinned Levy in 12:00
Roy McClarty beat Martino Angelo in 9:20 with a Sleeper Hold
Lord Littlebrook beat Tom Thumb via pin  
Al Kashey beat Seymour Koenig by submission in 23:00 with an abdominal stretch

9/28/56 Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada @ Civic Auditorium
Special Referee: Bronko Nagurski
Guy Brunetti & Joe Brunetti beat Fritz Von Erich & Karl Von Schoberg on a 3rd fall dq
1 Von Schoberg beat Guy Brunetti in 15:00
2 Guy Brunetti pinned Von Schoberg in 7:00
3 Von Erich was dq’ed in 8:00
Bronko Nagurski beat Hombre Montana via pin in 14:40 after an elbow smash
Tiny Tim beat Fuzzy Cupid via pin in 15:00
Al Kashey beat Martino Angelo by submission in 12:00 with an abdominal stretch

10/5/56 Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada @ Arena
Special Referee: Joe Pazandak
Ivan Kalmikoff & Karol Kalmikoff beat Fritz Von Erich & Karl Von Schoberg 2/3
1 Von Erich pinned Ivan in 12:20 after a series of drop kicks
2 Karol pinned Von Erich in 12:30 after a throat stomp
3 Ivan beat Von Schoberg in 6:00
Bronko Nagurski beat Mighty Ursus via pin in 12:45 after a body block
Joe Pazandak beat Prince Maiava by submission in 12:20
Al Kashey beat Mario DeSouza via pin in 15:10
Att: “house of close to 7,000”

10/12/56 Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada @ Civic Auditorium
Joe Brunetti & Guy Brunetti drew Ivan Kalmikoff & Karol Kalmikoff when the 60 minute time
limit expired in the 3rd fall
1 Joe pinned Karol in 20:30
2 Karol pinned Joe in 4:00
3 The time limit expired before either team could score the deciding fall
Prince Maiava beat Bearcat Wright via pin in 14:45 after a series of judo chops
Referee Red Eakin
Joe Pazandak beat Hombre Montana dq in 18:00
Al Kashey drew Jack Pesek

10/26/56 Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada @ Civic Auditorium
Two Referees Bronko Nagurski & Harold Nelson
Ivan Kalmikoff & Karol Kalmikoff beat Mike Gallagher & Doc Gallagher 2-0
1 Karol beat Mike in 22:00 when the referees stopped the fall due to Gallagher’s injured leg.
2 Karol beat Doc in 9:00
Joe Pazandak drew Butch Levy 45:00
Tony Baillargeon drew Abe Kashey 30:00
Jack Pesek beat Bearcat Wright in 15:30 with a “flying scissors”

11/2/56 Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada @ Civic Auditorium
Two Referees Red Eakin & Sammy Menacker
Joe Brunetti & Guy Brunetti beat Fritz Von Erich & Karl Von Schoberg on a 3rd fall dq
1 Von Erich pinned Guy in 10:20 after a “rib-jolting rope stomp”
2 Joe pinned Von Schoberg in 2:10 after a drop kick followed by two body slams
3 Von Erich was dq’ed in 9:00 for jumping on referee Menacker’s back with a knee drop after
Joe Brunetti moved
Joe Pazandak beat Tony Baillargeon via pin in 30:45
Al Kashey beat Bearcat Wright via pin in 13:45 after a series of drop kicks
Jack Pesek beat Sammy Menacker in 18:20
Att: “3,000 populace”

11/9/56 Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada @ Civic Auditorium
Mr. Hito & Mr. Moto beat Fritz Von Erich & Karl Von Schoberg 2/3
1 Hito pinned Von Erich in 6:00 after a series of judo chops
2 Von Erich beat Moto in 4:20
3 Moto pinned Von Schoberg in 5:00
Tony Baillargeon drew Al Kashey 45:00
Referee Red Eakin
Jack Pesek beat Gregory Jarque via pin in 18:30 after a body slam
Billy Wicks beat Bill Carlson in 19:40 with a “reverse double leg lock”
Att: “over 4,000”

11/16/56 Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada @ Civic Auditorium
Two Referees Harold Nelson & Red Eakin
Ivan Kalmikoff & Karol Kalmikoff beat Dick Raines & Verne Gagne 2/3
1 Karol pinned Gagne in 20:00
2 Gagne pinned Karol in 10:00 after three drop kicks
3 Karol pinned Raines in 10:00
Roy McClarty beat Tony Baillargeon via pin in 25:45 after an elbow smash
Al Kashey beat Lou Pitoscia via pin in 12:30
Pat Hannigan beat Bearcat Wright dq in 20:20

12/1/56 Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada @ Civic Auditorium
Mr. Hito & Mr. Moto beat Ivan Kalmikoff & Karol Kalmikoff dq
Joe Pazandak beat Bearcat Wright (sub Pat Hannigan)
Tony Baillargeon beat Lou Pitoscia
Jack Pesek beat Billy Wicks (sub Brian Clary)

12/7/56 Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada @ Civic Auditorium
Two Referees Red Eakin & Bearcat Wright
Ivan Kalmikoff & Karol Kalmikoff & Joe Pazandak beat Abe Kashey & Al Kashey & Dick Raines
2/3
1 Raines beat Karol in 18:30 with a backbreaker
2 Karol pinned Abe Kashey in 5:00
3 Karol pinned Raines in 9:00
Karl Von Schoberg beat Tony Baillargeon via pin in 20:10
Jack Pesek beat Lou Pitoscia via pin in 13:50 after a body slam
Harold Nelson beat Billy Wicks in 22:30 with a “step over leg lock”
Att: “3,000 in the house”

12/14/56 Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada @ Civic Auditorium
Two Referees Harold Nelson & Red Eakin
Ivan Kalmikoff & Karol Kalmikoff beat Ernie Dusek & Emil Dusek 2/3
1 Karol pinned Emil in 12:00
2 Emil pinned Karol in 8:20
3 Karol pinned Ernie in 15:00
Prince Maiava beat Abe Kashey dq in 11:10
Al Kashey beat Karl Von Schoberg dq in 16:10
Tony Baillargeon beat Gregory Jarque via pin in 23;20
Att: “crowd was down”

12/21/56 Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada @ Civic Auditorium
Two Referees Billy Wicks & Bearcat Wright
Roy McClarty & Prince Maiava beat Joe Pazandak & Karl Von Schoberg 3rd fall dq
1 Pazandak pinned Maiava in 17:30
2 Maiava beat Pazandak by submission in 10:00 with a “rolling leg lock”
3 Pazandak & Von Schoberg were dq’ed in 5:00
Yukon Eric beat Dick Hutton COR in 25:00
Tony Baillargeon beat Jack Pesek via pin in 19:30
Gregory Jarque beat Harold Nelson via pin in 15:40 after a body slam
Att: “some 3,000 fans”


Research by Jim Zordani
Winnipeg Wrestling Results - 1956
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