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This record book is a work in progress. Please do not copy and paste it into your files until I am finished. I am doing this to help out a friend that is working on a book about the life and times of Dick The Bruiser. BIG CAMPUS HEAVYWEIGHTS CLASH IN HALF-TIME WRESTLING TONIGHT (Nevada State Journal, Reno NV, Saturday, January 27, 1951) Wrestling fans who have missed the grunt and groan sport locally are advised to travel to University of Nevada's gymnasium tonight where a heavyweight match between two young giants should be well worth watching. Between halves of the Nevada-California Aggie basketball game, a 12-minute battle will be staged by two former state champions. Burly Bill Afflis, huge 248-pound athlete who formerly held the Indiana state heavyweight championship, will grapple with Wolfpack football fullback Buddy Brooks. The latter, a 218-pounder, is an ex-Minnesota AAU champion and more recently represented Reno YMCA in the Pacific AAU tournaments. The match was announced by athletic director Joe Shecketski, who says the big fellows will tangle at professional rules, which permit speed and slam-bang action, rather than the less colorful collegiate style. 1/27/51 Reno, NV Bill Afflis vs Buddy Brooks at half time of the University of Nevada vs California college basketball game 2/10/53 Reno, NV Buddy Brooks beat Bill Afflis with a leg lock Note: Those first two matches were exhibition bouts. 6/24/54 Reno, NV @ Moana Park Leo Nomellini beat Bulldog Danny Plechas 1 Plechas pinned Nomellini in 13:30 2 Nomellini pinned Plechas as the 23 minute mark. 3 Nomellini pinned Plechas in at the 30 minute mark. Bill Afflis beat Ramon Cernandes 2-0 1 Afflis pinned Cernandes in 12:00 after a series of shoulder blocks 2 Afflis pinned Cernandes at the 23 minute maek after a series of shoulder blocks Referee Francis Lamkiewicz Bomber Pat Hogan beat John Andresakis on a 2nd fall dq 1 Hogan pinned Andresakis in 8:30 2 Andresakis was dq'ed at the 12:30 mark of the 2nd fall when he failed to break a choke hold Note: This match is generally believed to be Bruiser's pro wrestling debut 7/8/54 Reno, NV @ Moana Park Ben Sharpe beat Pete Peterson 2/3 Bill Afflis beat Juan Humberto 2-0 Bomber Pat Hogan beat George Chadwick 7/22/54 Reno, NV @ Moana Park Plechas must win two straight falls in 45 minutes Bill Afflis beat Danny Plechas 1 Plechas beat Afflis in 14:30 2 Afflis pinned Plechas in 27:30 Since Plechas did not win two straight falls, Afflis won the match. Bud Curtis beat Pedro Vargas (sub Larry Moquin) George Chadwick beat Bomber Pat Hogan Referee: Fran Lankiewicz Note: This was said to be the third professional bout of Afflis. "I'll send that punk kid back to the Green Bay Packers, where he belongs," snarled Plechas, according to pre-match ballyhoo. 1/7/55 Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada @ Civic Auditorium Referee Frenchy Champagne Bronko Nagurski & Johnny Kostas beat Sir Alan Garfield & Fred Atkins on a 3rd fall dq 1 Nagurski pinned Garfield after six body blocks 2 Atkins beat Nagurski 3 Atkins & Garfield were dq’ed Jack Pesek beat Jack Witzig via pin in 24:40 Nick Roberts drew Gregory Jarque 30:00 Dick Afflis beat Stan Mayslack via pin in 12:40 1/8/55 Duluth, MN Bronko Nagurski & Bruiser Afflis (sub Karl Karlson) beat Sir Alan Garfield & Firpo Zbyszko Jack Pesek beat Stan Mayslack Referee: Joe Valento att: 600 1/11/55 Minneapolis, MN Fred Atkins beat Sir Allen Garfield via pin after a pile driver in 7:38 Women's Champion June Byers beat Penny Banner 20:10 Hans Schnabel drew Jack Pesek 30:00 Bruiser Afflis beat Firpo Zbyszko via pin in 14:03 Att: 2,315 2/4/55 Duluth, MN Butch Levy & Bruiser Afflis beat Hard Boiled Haggerty & Stan Mayslack (sub Firpo Zbyszko) Nick Roberts beat Lou Newman dq Referee: Sam Gallop att: 200, storm 2/7/55 Austin, MN @ National Guard Armory Fred Atkins beat Karl Karlson in 18:45 Butch Levy beat Nick Roberts in 17:04 Dick Afflis beat Gregory Jarque in 13:12 2/14/55 Bismarck, ND @ World War Memorial Building Guy LaRose & Jack Pesek beat Hard Boiled Haggerty & Pedro Godoy 2/3 Gregory Jarque beat Dick Afflis Guy LaRose beat Pedro Godoy 2/14/55 Winona, MN @ Red Men's Club scheduled line up Hard Boiled Haggerty & Johnny Moochy vs Jack Pesek & Johnny Kostas 2/3 60:00 Nick Roberts vs Bruiser Afflis 2/14/55 Winona, MN @ Red Men's Club actual results Firpo Zbyszko & Fred Atkins beat Johnny Kostas & Karl Karlsson 2-0 1 Karlsson submitted in 20:00 2 Karlsoon submitted Nick Roberts beat Stan Mayslack by submission with an abdominal stretch in 20:00 Att: "slim crowd" Notes: The promoters later apologized for all the substitutions in the Winona Daily News. Bruiser wrestled in Bismarck, ND that night. 2/15/55 Minneapolis, MN Verne Gagne beat Fred Atkins dq 19:29 Guy LaRose beat Joe Dusek via pin in 21:19 Johnny Kostas beat Pedro Godoy via pin in 16:03 Brusier Afflis beat Gregory Jarque via pin in 13:57 Att: 3,396 2/18/55 Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada @ Civic Auditorium Hard Boiled Haggerty & Fred Atkins beat Wladek Kowalski & Dick Raines 2/3 1 Haggerty beat Raines 2 Kowalski pinned Atkins 3 Atkins pinned Kowalski after a piledriver Referee Bill Kuusisto Dick Afflis drew Guy LaRose 15:00 (Note: Match was made to fill time, as Kowalski and Raines arrived late) Jack Pesek beat Pedro Godoy dq Dick Afflis beat Gregory Jarque in 18:10 by submission with an abdominal stretch Guy LaRose beat Nick Roberts in 27:00 Att: “close to 4,000 fans” 2/19/55 St. Paul, MN @ Armory Hard Boiled Haggerty beat Wladek Kowalski via pin in 19:56 "Dirty" Dick Raines beat Pedro Godoy via pin in 14:45 Guy LaRose beat Dick Afflis dq 20:44 Jack Pesek drew Gregory Jarque 30:00 Att: 2,040 2/23/55 Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada @ Civic Auditorium Referee Bill Kuusisto Bronko Nagurski & Leo Nomellini & Dick Raines beat Fred Atkins & Jim Wright & Hard Boiled Haggerty 2/3 1 Raines beat Atkins in 15:00 2 Atkins pinned Raines in 6:00 3 Nagurski pinned Wright Gregory Jarque beat Firpo Zbyszko in 18:00 Dick Afflis beat Nick Roberts by submission in 22:25 Referee Harold Nelson Dick Raines beat Jim Wright dq in 15:00 2/26/55 St. Paul, MN @ Armory Leo Nomellini beat Hard Boiled Haggerty dq 23:04 Johnny Kostas beat Pedro Godoy via pin in 20:44 Ilio DiPaolo (twin cities debut) beat Johnny Moochy via pin in 17:48 Dick Afflis beat Son of Ali Baba 13:32 Att: 2,129 3/4/55 Wabasha, MN @ St. Felix Gym Hard Boiled Haggerty vs Ilio DiPaulo 60:00 Pedro Godoy vs Karl Karlsson Greg Jarque vs Bruiser Afflis 3/5/55 St. Paul, MN @ Armory Kinji Shibuya beat Dick Raines via pin after throwing salt in Raines eyes in 25:45 Fred Atkins beat Steve McGill via pin in 9:55 Ilio DiPaolo beat Firpo Zbyszko via pin after an airplane spin in 12:08 "Bruiser" Dick Afflis drew Guy LaRose 30:00 Att: 2,003 3/8/55 Minneapolis, MN Fred Atkins beat Hard Boiled Haggerty dq Kinji Shibuya beat Gregory Jarque Ilio DiPaolo beat Pedro Godoy Johnny Kostas beat Don Cortez Ali Baba drew Bruiser Afflis 30:00 Att: 3,157 3/11/55 Duluth, MN Fred Atkins & Red Menace beat Hard Boiled Haggerty & Butch Levy dq John Kostas beat Johnny Moochy (sub Bruiser Afflis) Referee: Joe Valento att: 500 3/14/55 Winona, MN @ Red Men's Club Referee Bill Kuusisto Hard Boiled Haggerty & Dick Bruiser Afflis beat Karl Karlsson & Arne Skaaland 2/3 1 Skaaland pinned Afflis in 9:10 2 Afflis pinned Skaaland in 14:50 3 Haggerty pinned Karlsson in 9:40 Kinji Shibuya beat Greg Jarque via pin in 27:10 after a judo punch Att: "216 paid admissions" 3/19/55 St. Paul, MN @ Armory Bronko Nagurski beat Hard Boiled Haggerty dq Ilio DiPaolo beat Polo Cordova Guy LaRose beat Dick Raines dq Bruiser Dick Afflis drew Arne Skaaland 30:00 Att: 2,117 Note: Arne Skaaland aka Arnold Skaaland of W(WWF) fame. He managed Bob Backlund after being an office worker and undercard performer for several years. 4/1/55 Duluth, MN Paul Baillargeon beat Dick Raines Nell Stewart beat Kathy Branch John Kostas beat Son of Ali Baba (sub Bruiser Afflis) Referee: Joe Snyder Note: As you can see below, Bruiser wrestled in Winnipeg that night. 4/1/55 Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada @ Civic Auditorium Referee Frenchy Champagne Bronko Nagurski & Ilio DiPaolo beat Fred Atkins & Kinji Shibuya 2/3 1 Atkins pinned Nagurski 2 Atkins & Shibuya were dq’ed 3 Nagurski pinned Atkins Dick Afflis (sub Ali Baba Jr) beat Arnold Skaaland by submission with an abdominal stretch Gregory Jarque beat Polo Cordova (sub Pedro Godoy) via pin in 22:25 Guy LaRose beat Karl Karlson (sub Johnny Moochy) in 18:20 Att: “Close to a packed house” 4/4/55 Winona, MN @ Red Men's Club Paul Baillargeon beat Kubla Khan via pin in 17:10 Referee Karl Karlsson Dick Bruiser Afflis drew Greg Jarque 30:00 Ramona Waukazo beat Delores DeWitt via pin in 11:00 Att: "estimated 350 fans" 4/5/55 Minneapolis, MN Verne Gagne beat Ilio DiPaolo Roy McClarty beat Bruiser Afflis Fred Atkins beat Polo Cordova Kubla Khan beat Arne Skaaland Att: 3,214 4/12/55 Minneapolis, MN Verne Gagne drew Pat O'Connor 60:00 Paul Baillargeon beat Bruiser Afflis Joe Pazandak beat Red Bastien Johnny Kostas beat Gregory Jarque Kubla Khan beat Polo Cordova Att: 2,397 4/15/55 Duluth, MN Ilio DiPaolo & John Kostas (sub Guy Larose) beat Bruiser Afflis & Fred Atkins dq Red Bastien (sub Gregory Jarque) beat Polo Cordova Referee: Joe Valento 4/19/55 Minneapolis, MN Paul Baillargeon beat Gorgeous George 13:44 Kinji Shibuya beat Polo Cordova via pin in 14:34 Fred Atkins beat Gregory Jarque via pin in 8:33 Ilio DiPaolo beat Bruiser Afflis via pin in 26:54 Kubla Khan beat Al Warshawsky Att: 2,726 4/29/55 Duluth, MN Ilio DiPaolo & Paul Baillargeon beat Kinji Shibuya & Kubla Khan Butch Levy beat Bruiser Afflis 4/30/55 St. Paul, MN @ Armory NWA Champion Lou Thesz beat Hard Boiled Haggerty dq 27:49 Ilio DiPaolo beat Kubla Khan Fred Atkins beat Karl Karlson Johnny Kostas drew Dick Afflis 30:00 Att: 3,379 5/5/55 Mankato, MN Kinji Shibuya & Joe Pazandak beat Ilio DiPaolo & Johnny Kostas Guy LaRose beat Dick Bruiser Afflis dq referee Bill Kuusisto 5/17/55 Minneapolis, MN Paul Baillargeon & Ilio DiPaolo beat Fred Atkins & Kinji Shibuya 2-0 Ike Eakins beat Guy LaRose Bruiser Afflis beat Gregory Jarque Ray Jennings beat Polo Cordova Att: 2,889 5/19/55 Mankato, MN Primo Carnera & Ilio DiPaolo beat Joe Pazandak & Ike Eakins Dick Bruiser Afflis beat George Bruckman 6/4/55 Chicago, IL @ Marigold Arena Dick Afflis vs Pat O'Connor 2/3 60:00 Mighty Atlas vs Jack Bauer 2/3 11:10 curfew Don Leo Jonathan vs Ray Jennings 60:00 Angelo Poffo vs Stan Kolski 30:00 Johnny Gilbert vs Bud Fisher 30:00 Mitch Lassen vs Zach Malkov 30:00 Note: Possibly Bruiser's Chicago debut. 6/7/55 Minneapolis, MN Verne Gagne beat Ike Eakins dq Kinji Shibuya beat Swedish Angel Ilio DiPaolo beat Johnny Kostas Jack Pesek drew Bruiser Afflis 30:00 Red Bastien drew Pedro Escabar 30:00 Att: 4,012 6/10/55 Chicago, IL @ International Amphitheatre Argentina Rocca & Roy McClarty beat Don Leo Jonathan & Hans Schnabel Dick Afflis beat Ivan Rasputin Billy Darnell beat Hans Hermann Len Rossi drew Great Yamato Angelo Poffo beat Bud Fisher 6/14/55 Minneapolis, MN Referee Bronko Nagurski Verne Gagne beat Ike Eakins Kinji Shibuya beat Jack Pesek Ilio DiPaolo beat Guy LaRose Joe Pazandak beat Swedish Angel Bruiser Afflis drew Pedro Escabar 30:00 Att: 6,217 6/21/55 Minneapolis, MN Leo Nomellini & Bronko Nagurski beat Kinji Shibuya & Ike Eakins 2/3 Red Bastien beat Pedro Escobar Bruiser Afflis beat Guy LaRose Ilio DiPaolo beat Jack Pesek Att: 5,942 6/22/55 Duluth, MN Leo Nomellini & Ilio DiPaolo beat Joe Pazandak & Kinji Shibuya Jack Pesek drew Bruiser Afflis (sub Pedro Escobar) Referees: Bill Kuusisto and Ike Eakins 6/28/55 Minneapolis, MN Butch Levy & Leo Nomellini beat Kinji Shibuya & Ike Eakins Ilio DiPaolo beat King Toby Johnny Kostas drew Bruiser Afflis 30:00 Red Bastien beat Al Warshawsky Att: 7,200 6/29/55 Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada @ Civic Auditorium Bronko Nagurski & Leo Nomellini & Ilio DiPaolo beat Joe Pazandak & Kinji Shibuya & Stan Kowalski 2/3 1 Pazandak pinned Nomellini in 10:00 2 Nomellini pinned Pazandak in 12:30 3 DiPaolo pinned Kowalski in 9:20 after a “couple of drop kicks” Dick Bruiser Afflis drew Jack Pesek 45:00 John Kostas beat Ike Eakins dq in 19:15 when Eakins kicked referee Frenchy Champagne in the face. Referee Harold Nelson Ilio DiPaolo beat Joe Pazandak dq in 17:10 Att: “Crowd of 2,000” Note: According to the Winnipeg Free Press, “Champagne wound up taking three stitches for a cut around the eye” courtesy of Eakins. 7/1/55 Round Lake Park, IL @ Lake County Stadium Dick The Bruiser vs Angelo Poffo 7/2/55 Chicago, IL @ Marigold Gardens Whitey Whittler beat Don Leo Jonathan 2/3 Dick the Bruiser beat Roy Rogers Len Rossi & Rey Urbano drew Mitsu Arakawa & Great Yamato Angelo Poffo beat Bud Fisher Jack Bauer beat Don Cortez promoter: Fred Kohler 7/7/55 Milwaukee, WI @ South Side Armory advertised lineup Dick Afflis vs Hans Hermann Juan Hernandez vs Zack Malkov Len Rossi vs Whitey Whittler 7/7/55 Milwaukee, WI @ South Side Armory Dick Afflis & Zack Malkov beat Len Rossi & Juan Hernandez 2/3 Note: Only result listed. 7/9/55 Chicago, IL @ Marigold Gardens Dick the Bruiser beat Hans Hermann in 1:35 Roy McClarty & Pat O’Connor beat Rudy Kay & Zack Malkov 2-0 1 Roy McClarty & Pat O’Connor won in 18:42 2 Roy McClarty & Pat O’Connor won in 6:48 Karl Gray drew Great Yamato Mitsu Arakawa beat Juan Hernandez Jack Bauer drew Rey Urbano promoter: Fred Kohler 7/15/55 Angola, IN @ Buck Lake Ranch Dick the Bruiser vs Rudy Kay Pattie Neff vs China Mira Mitsu Arakawa & Tor Yamato vs Zack Malkov & Carl Gray 7/16/55 Chicago, IL @ Marigold Gardens Verne Gagne vs Whitey Whittler 2/3 Dick The Bruiser Afflis vs Carlos Freeman Angelo Poffo vs Wally Steele Sheik of Araby vs Dale Patrick 7/21/55 Madison, WI @ Breese Stevens Field Verne Gagne beat Mighty Atlas dq Len Rossi & Jack Allen beat Karl Gray & Zack Malkov Dick (the Bruiser) Afflis beat Rudy Kay 7/23/55 Milwaukee, WI @ Auditorium Hans Schmidt & Don Leo Jonathan beat Verne Gagne & Pat O'Connor Dick Afflis beat Jack Bauer Mary Jane Mull beat Dot Dotson Angelo Poffo beat Len Rossi att: 3,150 7/28/55 Milwaukee, WI @ South Side Armory Angelo Poffo beat Cowboy Carlson Sheik of Araby beat Karl Gray Dick Afflis beat Len Rossi Note from George Lentz: Reggie Lisowski likely had two matches with Bruiser Afflis in Hammond, Indiana likely in July. The First bout ended in a no contest. Lisowski was disqualified in the second match. 8/1/55 Valparaiso, IN @ Porter County Fairgrounds Referee Tony Capuzzi Angelo Poffo beat Dick "The Bruiser" Afflis 2/3 Len Rossi & Jack Bauer beat Benito Gardini & Rudy Kay Rose Roman beat Ramona TeSelle 2/3 Att: 1,000 Promoter: John Zawadski Referee Tony Capuzzi 8/4/55 Madison, WI @ Breese Stevens Field Dick (the Bruiser) Afflis beat Juan Hernandez 2-0 Carl Engstrom drew Len Rossi Rose Roman & Ada Ash beat Ramona TeSelle & Shirley Strimple 2/3 Att: 3,000 8/11/55 Milwaukee, WI @ South Side Armory Dick Afflis beat Cowboy Carlson 2/3 Rose Roman beat Lorraine Johnson Carl Engstrom drew Rudy Kay 8/12/55 Angola, IN @ Buck Lake Ranch Hans Schmidt vs Reggie Lisowski The Sheik of Araby vs Dick the Bruiser Luis Martinez & Rey Urbano vs Mitsu Arakawa & Zack Malkov Note: Possibly the first match between Bruiser and Sheik. 8/18/55 Madison, WI @ Breese Stevens Field Dick the Bruiser dcor Hans Schmidt in 3rd fall Referee: Einar Olsen (It took promoter Jimmy Demetral and 4 police officers to separate Bruiser and Schmidt) Billy Goelz & Len Rossi beat Mitsu Arakawa & Benito Gardini 2/3 1 Mitsu Arakawa & Benito Gardini won 2 Billy Goelz & Len Rossi won 3 Billy Goelz & Len Rossi won Jack Bauer beat Luis Martinez Ring “master” was Lee Rothman. 8/20/55 Milwaukee, WI @ Auditorium advertised card Verne Gagne vs Hans Schmidt June Byers vs Betty Branch Rudy Kay vs Dick (The Bruiser) Afflis Carl Engstrom vs Angelo Poffo Jack Allen vs Rey Urbano 8/20/55 Milwaukee, WI @ Auditorium listed results Referee Fred Nichols US TV Champion Verne Gagne beat Hans Schmidt dq 1 Gagne beat Schmidt with a sleeper hold 2 Schmidt beat Gagne with a Indian Death Lock 3 Schmidt was dq'ed when Dick Afflis attack Gagne June Byers beat Betty Branch via pin with a Byers' Bridge Dick Afflis & Angelo Poffo beat Carl Engstrom & Rudy Kay Jack Allen beat Rey Urbano with a "short arm scissors" att: "2,915 fans" 8/25/55 Milwaukee, WI @ South Side Armory Angelo Poffo beat Jack Allen Dick Afflis beat Jack Bauer Luis Martinez beat Bozo Brown 9/1/55 Toledo, OH @ Sports Arena Dick (Bruiser) Afflis defeated Hans Schmidt 2-0, 1st fall by dq 1 Schmidt was dq'ed in 10:00 2 Schmidt was driven through the ropes with a piledriver and made a motion of surrender according to referee Paul Orth Ray Stevens beat Bill Savage 2/3 1 Stevens beat Savage 2 Savage beat Stevens 3 Stevens beat Savage Don Kalt drew Billy Fox when the 60 minute time limit expired in the 3rd fall Promoter: Cliff Maupin Notes: Probably Bruiser's Toledo debut, Don Kalt real name of Don Fargo 9/2/55 Angola, IN @ Buck Lake Ranch Roy McClarity vs Dick the Bruiser The Sheik & Rudy Kay vs Benito Gardini & Mitsu Arakawa Bud Fisher vs Johnny Gilbert 9/3/55 Buchanan, MI @ Memorial Field Sheik of Araby vs Jim Hady Dick Bruiser Afflis vs Rudy Kay Little Beaver & Brown Panther vs Otto Bowman & Dutch Schultz 9/8/55 Toledo, OH @ Sports Arena Verne Gagne beat Dick (Bruiser) Afflis 2/3 1 Gagne beat Bruiser 2 Bruiser beat Gagne 3 Gagne beat Bruiser Ray Stevens & Don Kalt beat Bill Savage & Bull Montana 2/3 Billy Red Lyons beat Jim LaRock Promoter: Cliff Maupin Note: Bruiser was also booked in Madison, Wisconsin that night. He must have no showed the card 9/9/55 Angola, IN @ Buck Lake Ranch Verne Gagne vs Dick the Bruiser Gypsy Joe & Benito Gardini vs Jerry Woods & Jack Allen Angelo Poffo vs Rudy Kay Chuck Carpenter beat Pete Bartu 9/20/55 Indianapolis, IN @ The Armory Hans Schmidt vs Jack Allen 2/3 90:00 Sheik of Araby vs Mighty Atlas 30:00 Dick The Bruiser Afflis vs Jack Bauer 30:00 9/22/55 Madison, WI @ Breese Stevens Field Dick the Bruiser beat Hans Schmidt on a 3rd fall dq 1 Bruiser by submission in 20:30 2 Schmidt by submission in 14:00 3 Schmidt hit Bruiser with a chair and also hit referee Ned Taylor for the dq Pee Wee James beat Fuzzy Cupid Rey Urbano & Jack Allen beat The Sheik of Araby & Al Warshawsky Final outdoor card of the season. 9/23/55 Gary, IN @ Armory Return Grudge Match Dick The Bruiser vs Reggie Lisowski Gypsy Joe vs Mario DeSouza Benito Gardini vs Len Rossi Tag Team Match Lord Littlebrook vs Pee Wee James Note: Taken from the Reggie "The Crusher" Lisowski Record Book published by George Lentz. I found the complete card. 9/24/55 Milwaukee, WI @ Auditorium US Champion Verne Gagne drew Dick Afflis when the 60 minute time limit expired in the 3rd fall 1 Bruiser beat Gagne with a backbreaker, upside down bear hug 2 Gagne beat Bruiser with a sleeper hold 3 The 60 minute time limit expired before either man could score another fall Hans Schmidt beat Sheik of Araby (sub Chest Bernard) Roy McClarty & Yukon Eric beat Reggie Lisowski & Angelo Poffo after Poffo walked out on Lisowski Hans Schmidt beat Sheik of Araby Ada Ash beat Lorraine Johnson Promoter: John Helm att: "turnaway crowd of 6,092" 9/30/55 Chicago, IL @ Marigold Arena United States TV Champion Verne Gagne beat The Sheik of Araby 2/3 1 Sheik beat Gagne in 16:52 2 Gagne beat Sheik with a sleeperhold in 5:36 3 Gagne beat Sheik in 9:25 Roy McClarty beat Dick the Bruiser in 24:10 Mighty Atlas beat Rey Urbano in 15:42 Reggie Lisowski & Angelo Poffo beat Benito Gardini & Rudy Kay 2/3 promoter: Fred Kohler Att: 1,556 fans, gate: $5,546 10/1/55 Akron, IN @ Akron High School Gymnasium Dick The Bruiser Afflis vs Portuguese Champion Mario DeSouza 2/3 60:00 Rey Urbano vs Len Rossi 2/3 60:00 Maurice Roberre vs Pete Bartu 30:00 10/4/55 Indianapolis, IN @ The Armory Dick The Bruiser Afflis beat Reggie Lisowski 2/3 1 Lisowski beat Bruiser in 20:00 with a full nelson 2 Bruiser beat Lisowski in 10:00 with a backbreaker 3 Bruiser beat Lisowski in 12:00 John Arjon drew Mitch Lassen 30:00 Mighty Atlas beat Maurice Roberre 17:00 promoter: Dick Patton corporation: Indiana Wrestling, Inc. Notes: Lassen was said to be from Chicago and making his local debut. Arjon was from Des Moines. Tickets were on sale at the Claypool Hotel. 10/6/55 Milwaukee, WI @ South Side Armory Dick Afflis beat Mario DeSousa 2/3 Jack Allen beat Rey Urbano 2-0, both by pin Jon Arjon beat Zack Malkov dq 10/9/55 Fond Du Lac, WI @ Cow Palace Dick The Bruiser dcor Angelo Poffo 10/11/55 Indianapolis, IN @ The Armory Dick The Bruiser Afflis beat Mighty Atlas 2/3 1 Bruiser beat Atlas in 8:00 2 Atlas beat Bruiser in 6:00 3 Bruiser beat Atlas in 4:00 Shirley Strimple beat Cora Combs 2/3 1 Combs beat Strimple in 10:00 2 Strimple beat Combs in 9:00 with a sleeperhold 3 Strimple beat Combs in 6:00 Gypsy Joe beat Mitch Lassen in 18:00 promoter: Dick Patton referee: Connie Marker Att: 3,200 fans Note: The woman’s match was the first ever of its kind at the Indianapolis Armory. 10/15/55 Elkhorn, WI @ National Guard Armory Angelo Poffo & Gypsy Joe beat Billy Goelz & Len Rossi 2/3 Dick the Bruiser beat Maurice Roberre 2/3 Att: 400. 10/17/55 Owensboro, KY 10-round fight with gloves Gypsy Joe beat Dick Beyer Dick the Bruiser beat Maurice Roberre Leslie Jamerson beat Karl Von Stuck 10/18/55 Indianapolis, IN @ The Armory Dick The Bruiser Afflis dcor Roy McClarity in 3rd fall 1 McClarity beat Bruiser in 25:00 with a sleeperhold 2 Bruiser beat McClarity in 10:00 3 both men were counted out of the ring Dick Beyer beat Maurice Roberre in 16:00 Len Rossi beat Gypsy Joe dq in 20:00 promoter: Dick Patton referee: Harry Burris 10/20/55 Milwaukee, WI @ South Side Armory Dick (The Bruiser) Afflis beat Jack Allen 1-0 utc 1 Afflis beat Allen 2 Allen was unable to answer the bell for the 2nd fall Bearcat Wright beat Zack Malkov 2-0 Billy Goelz drew Jerry Woods 10/22/55 Chicago, IL @ Marigold Arena Dick the Bruiser vs Dick Beyer 2/3 Seymour Koenig vs Johnny Fise Cora Combs vs Rose Roman Reggie Lisowski & Gypsy Joe vs Midwest Tag Team Champions Jerry Woods & Jack Allen Len Rossi vs Jon Arjon Johnny Kace vs Duke Demitri 10/24/55 Owensboro, KY Dick the Bruiser vs Gypsy Joe Len Rossi vs Zack Malkov Mike Sipich vs Karl Von Stuck 10/25/55 Indianapolis, IN @ The Armory Dick Beyer & Reggie Lisowski beat Dick The Bruiser Afflis & Rudy Kay 2/3 1 Bruiser pinned Beyer in 24:00 2 Lisowski pinned Kay in 6:00 3 Beyer pinned Kay in 5:00 Gypsy Joe beat Farmer Don Marlin 2/3 1 Joe beat Marlin in 18:00 with a neckbreaker 2 Marlin beat Joe 7:00 3 Joe beat Marlin in 6:00 promoter: Dick Patton 10/26/55 Madison, WI @ Dane County Fairgrounds Arena US Champion Verne Gagne beat Dick the Bruiser on a 3rd fall COR 1 Bruiser beat Gagne with an “upside down hold.” 2 Gagne beat Bruiser with a sleeper hold 3 Bruiser was counted out of the ring Jerry Woods & Jack Allen beat Gypsy Joe & Zack Malkov 2/3 1 Gypsy Joe & Zack Malkov won 2 Jerry Woods & Jack Allen won 3 Jerry Woods & Jack Allen won Mario DeSouza beat Maurice Roberre via pin 10/28/55 Chicago, IL @ International Amphitheatre NWA Champion Lou Thesz beat Don Leo Jonathan 2-0 1 Thesz beat Don Leo in 16:10 2 Thesz beat Don Leo in 3:40 US Television Champion Verne Gagne beat Dick "Bruiser" Afflis 2/3 1 Bruiser beat Gagne with a backbreaker in 13:35 2 Gagne beat Bruiser with a sleeper hold in 8:12 3 Gagne pinned Bruiser in 6:42 Rose Roman & Lorraine Johnson beat Ramona TeSelle & Shirley Strimple Sheik of Araby beat Roy McClarty Angelo Poffo beat Maurice Roberre Att: 6,349, Gate: $14,864.12 promoter: Fred Kohler 10/29/55 Milwaukee, WI @ Arena NWA Champion Lou Thesz beat Hans Schmidt on a 3rd fall COR 1 Thesz pinned Schmidt 2 Schmidt beat Thesz 3 Schmidt was counted out of the ring Referee Ned Taylor Angelo Poffo beat US Champion Verne Gagne on a 3rd fall dq 1 Poffo pinned Gagne 2 Gagne beat Poffo with a sleeper hold 3 Gagne was dq'ed for ripping referee Taylor's shirt Dick The Bruiser Afflis beat Don Leo Jonathan via pin Reggie Lisowski & Mighty Atlas beat Bearcat Wright & Roy McClarty Promoter: John Helm att: "the crowd of 11,188 was the second largest ever to witness a mat presentation in Milwaukee" 10/31/55 Fort Wayne, IN @ Memorial Coliseum Verne Gagne beat Roy McClarity Lorraine Johnson & Rose Roman beat Shirley Strimple & Ramona TeSelle Dick the Bruiser (sub Bearcat Wright) beat Reggie Lisowski Note: Possibly Bruiser's Fort Wayne debut 11/2/55 Sheboygan, WI @ The Playdium Dick The Bruiser Afflis vs Angelo Poffo Billy Goelz vs Benito Gardini Len Rossi vs Jon Arjon 11/3/55 Beloit, WI @ Armory US Champion Verne Gagne beat Dick the Bruiser 2/3 Jerry Woods & Jack Allen beat Duke Demetri & Zack Malkov Len Rossi beat Mario DeSousa Att: nearly 1,000 Note: Bruiser did not wrestle in Milwaukee that night. 11/4/55 Benton Harbor, MI @ Armory Dick Afflis beat Gypsy Joe in 21:00 when Mrs. Gypsy Joe asked the referee to stop the match Little Beaver beat Tiny Roe Reggie Lisowski & Benito Gardini beat Buddy Hack & Maurice Roberre (sub Jack Bauer) Dave Moore drew Bob Nagle 11/5/55 Chicago, IL @ Marigold Arena Dick the Bruiser beat Mario DeSouza 2-0 1 Bruiser beat DeSouza in 18:35. 2 Bruiser beat DeSouza with an armlock in 2:35 Gypsy Joe beat Jim Siksay Ethel Brown beat Ramona Waukazo Jerry Woods & Jack Allen beat Billy Goelz & Len Rossi Rudy Kay drew Bronko Lubich Dick Beyer drew Johnny Gilbert 11/7/55 Owensboro, KY Dick the Bruiser vs Benito Gardini Dick Beyer vs Dick Dunn Prince Emir vs Larry Jamerson 11/8/55 Indianapolis, IN @ The Armory Hans Schmidt beat Dick The Bruiser Afflis on a 3rd fall COR 1 Schmidt beat Bruiser in 14:00 with a backbreaker 2 Bruiser beat Schmidt in 6:00 with an upside down bearhug 3 Bruiser was counted out of the ring in 7:00 Johnny Gilbert beat Jimmy Siksay 17:00 Tito Infante & Tiny Tim beat Ivan the Terrible & Sky Low Low 2/3 promoter: Dick Patton Notes: Schmidt gave Dick Afflis his first local loss. Gilbert was from Toledo and Siksay from Detroit. It was said to be Indian Lake Country Club night, with “100 members on hand to occupy a special section of ringside seats.” 11/9/55 Fond Du Lac WI @ Cow Palace Dick the Bruiser dcor Angelo Poffo in 3rd fall Tiny Tim & Tito Infante beat Sky Low Low & Ivan the Terrible Jim Siskay vs Jack Allen Att: Near capacity 11/10/55 Milwaukee, WI @ South Side Armory Referee Bill Fredericks Dick Afflis dcor Mighty Atlas in 3rd fall Lorraine Johnson beat Ramona Waukazo 2/3 Seymour Koenig beat Benito Gardini via pin 11/16/55 Sheboygan, WI @ The Playdium Dick The Bruiser Afflis beat Angelo Poffo on a 3rd fall COR 1 Poffo beat Bruiser with an Italian neckbreaker 2 Bruiser beat Poffo 3 Poffo was counted out of the ring after Bruiser body slammed Angelo on the Playdium floor. Ada Ash beat Lorraine Johnson in 14:00 Jerry Woods & Jack Allen beat Dick Beyer & Bronco Lubich 2/3 11/17/55 Chicago, IL @ Trianon Arena Televised on WGN Dick the Bruiser vs Dick Beyer Rose Roman vs Ramona Waukazo Angelo Poffo vs Jon Arjon Ned Taylor vs Tex McGinnis Commentator: Harry Creighton 11/18/55 Chicago, IL @ International Amphitheatre Verne Gagne beat Hans Schmidt 2/3 NWA Champion Lou Thesz beat Sheik of Araby 2-0 Reggie Lisowski beat Dick Afflis COR Roy McClarty & Seymour Koenig beat Angelo Poffo & Mighty Atlas 2/3 Ada Ash beat Lorraine Johnson att: 4,327 fans, gate: $10,052.40 promoter: Fred Kohler Note: Bruiser missed a flying tackle during the match and smacked his head on the cement floor, necessitating 15 stitches; he reportedly missed a match with Thesz the next night in Milwaukee because of the wound. 11/19/55 Milwaukee, WI @ Arena NWA Champion Lou Thesz beat Reggie Lisowski (sub Dick Afflis) No Referee, Victory by submission only Verne Gagne beat Angelo Poffo on a 3rd fall COR when Poffo fled to the locker room Hans Schmidt & Sheik of Araby beat Roy McClarty & Carl Engstrom Lorraine Johnson beat Shirley Strimple att: 8,578 Note: Bruiser paraded around the Arena during the main event. There's more info about this match on KM. I'll have to dig it up. 11/21/55 Owensboro, KY Reggie Lisowski beat Dick Beyer (sub Dick the Bruiser) Prince Emir (sub Jameson) beat Don Martin Mr. E. beat Bill Jones 11/23/55 Sheboygan, WI @ The Playdium Dick "The Bruiser Afflis beat Sheik of Araby 1 Sheik beat Bruiser 2 Sheik left the ring and the building losing the match in the process Australian Tag Team Champions Jerry Woods & Jack Allen beat Zack Malkov & Rudy Kay 2/3 1 Zack Malkov & Rudy Kay won 2 Jerry Woods & Jack Allen won 3 Jerry Woods & Jack Allen won Shirley Strimple beat Ramona Waukazo Att: "good crowd" 11/24/55 Chicago, IL @ Trianon Arena Televised on WGN Art Bull (sub Dick the Bruiser) vs Angelo Poffo The Sheik of Araby vs Mitch Lassen 11/30/55 Sheboygan, WI @ The Playdium Dick The Bruiser Afflis beat Sheik of Araby on a 3rd fall COR Seymour Koenig beat Zack "Killer" Markov 2-0 Jerry Woods beat Mario DeSouza 12/1/55 Beloit, WI @ Armory Dick the Bruiser vs Angelo Poffo Jack Allen & Jerry Woods vs Rudy Kay & Benito Gardini Bronko Lubich vs Pete Bartu 12/3/55 Chicago, IL @ Marigold Gardens Dick the Bruiser beat Aldo Bogni 2-0 1 Bruiser beat Bogni with a headlock 2 Bruiser beat Bogni in 30 seconds Reggie Lisowski beat Bobby Watts in 6:25 Carol Cook beat Millie Stafford in 10:03 Jack Allen & Jerry Woods beat Zack Malkov & Rudy Kay 2/3 Dick Beyer beat Tony Ross dq Jon Arjon drew Bronko Lubich 30:00 12/5/55 Green Bay, WI @ Labor Temple Bruiser Afflis beat Reggie Lisowski on a 3rd fall COR 1 Lisowski beat Bruiser with a full nelson in 9:45 2 Bruiser beat Lisowski with an "upside down bear hug" in 4:50 3 Lisowski was counted out of the ring Midwest Junior Heavyweight Champion Gypsy Joe beat Jon Arjon 2-0 1 Joe pinned Arjon in 19:55 after a series of body slams 2 Joe beat Arjon with a neckbreaker in 11:30 Seymour Koenig beat Benito Gardini with a cobra twist in 14:13 12/8/55 Beloit, WI @ Armory Roy McClarty beat Dick the Bruiser Ada Ash beat Ramona Waukazo via pin Mario DeSousa beat Roy Rogers (sub Bronko Lubich) 12/9/55 Chicago, IL @ International Amphitheatre Verne Gagne beat Angelo Poffo Hans Schmidt beat Seymour Koenig Roy McClarty & Shirley Strimple beat Mario De Souza & Lorraine Johnson Dick the Bruiser beat Reggie Lisowski Sheik of Araby beat Jerry Woods Att: 3,532, Gate: $8,110.21 promoter: Fred Kohler 12/10/55 Milwaukee, WI @ Auditorium Two Referees Dick Afflis & Hans Schmidt beat Verne Gagne & Roy McClarty 2/3 1 Schmidt pinned Gagne 2 Gagne beat Schmidt with a sleeper hold 3 Afflis beat McClarty Mighty Atlas beat Gypsy Joe Lorraine Johnson beat Ramona TeSelle Sheik of Araby beat Seymour Koenig Promoter: Johnny Helm att: 4,101, gate: $7,427.20 12/14/55 Madison, WI @ Dane County Fairgrounds Arena Empty Stocking Fund Benefit The Sheik beat Dick the Bruiser 2/3 Gyspy Joe & Angelo Poffo (sub Reggie Lisowski) beat Dick Beyer & Bronko Lubich Ada Ash beat Rose Roman Att: Near Capacity Note: Bruiser had Sheik beat while the referee was injured. When he tried to help the ref, Sheik recovered and won the match. 12/16/55 Watertown, WI @ Turner Hall Dick The Bruiser dcor Angelo Poffo 12/22/55 Milwaukee, WI @ South Side Armory Jerry Woods & Jack Allen vs Billy Goelz & Bronko Lubich Dick Afflis vs Benito Gardini Lorraine Johnson vs Rose Roman 12/24/55 Chicago, IL @ Marigold Gardens Dick the Bruiser beat Art Bull 2-0 Bronko Lubich beat Tony Ross Jerry Woods drew with Jon Arjon Lou Papineau beat Zack Malkov Seymour Koenig beat Duke Demetri Angelo Poffo beat Jim Hady 12/26/55 Green Bay, WI @ Labor Temple Dick the Bruiser beat Jack Allen (Final bout of 6-Man Battle Royal that opened the card and determined the night's bouts) 1 Bruiser beat Allen with a backbreaker in 20:45 2 Allen's head gashed; the referee stopped the match. Seymour Koenig beat Zack Malkov with a cobra twist Bronko Lubich beat Reggie Lisowski dq in 17:30 6-Man Battle Royal Order of elimination: Lubich and Lisowski were the first two out Malkov was third out Koenig was fourth out leaving Bruiser and Allen for the final. Note: Zack Malkov was a sub for Benito Gardini. 12/28/55 Madison, WI @ Dane County Fairgrounds Arena Billy Goelz beat Gypsy Joe dq Dick the Bruiser & Rudy Kay beat Jerry Woods & Jack Allen Seymour Koenig beat Tony Ross (sub Benito Gardini) Note: Gardini was ill with the flu. Att: 1,400. 12/29/55 Fond Du Lac, WI @ Armory E Dick the Bruiser beat Reggie Lisowski on a 3rd fall dq 1 Lisowski beat Bruiser 2 Bruiser beat Lisowski 3 Lisowski dq'ed for throwing the referee from the ring Rose Roman beat Ramona Waukazo Bronko Lubich & Seymour Koenig beat Rudy Kay & Zack Malkov Note: Reno research done by JMK. Duluth research done by Jim Melby. Minneapolis and St. Paul research done by our own justahamandegger. Note: Wisconsin research done by George Lentz. Chicago research done by Jim Melby & Tim Hornbaker. Toledo research done by Jim Mandl. Fort Wayne research done by Tim Tassler. Angola research from Will Morrisey. Note: Added Indianapolis results from Tim Hornbaker Note: Added a Valparaiso card. Note: Added a Benton Harbor Card and several Sheboygan cards. Note: Added two Chicago Marigold cards from Redman. Note: Added an Akron listing from Kriss Note: Added multiple listings from George Lentz, JMK and Tim Hornbaker. Note: Made a bunch of edits. Added one Indianapolis lineup from Mike Dupree. Note: More editing done and added more George Lentz research from Wisconsin. Note: Added two Benton Harbor, MI cards from newspaper archives. Note: Added two Winnipeg cards from the newspaper archive site.
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1/5/56 Beloit, WI @ Skateland Armory 6 Man Battle Royal with The Sheik of Araby, Bruiser Afflis, Billy Goelz, Gypsy Joe, Bronko Lubich and Seymour Koenig. Order of elimination determined the night’s bouts 1/11/56 Madison, WI @ Dane County Fairgrounds Arena Dick the Bruiser beat The Sheik of Araby 2/3 1 Bruiser beat Sheik 2 Sheik beat Bruiser 3 Bruiser beat Sheik Tiny Tim beat Irish Jackie via pin Bronko Lubich & Jim Siskay beat Rudy Kay & Duke Demetri (sub for Benito Gardini, who was still ill). 1/12/56 Beloit, WI @ Armory Bruiser Afflis vs Art Bull Mixed Tag Match Angelo Poffo & Tiny Tim vs Seymour Koenig & Irish Jackie Jon Arjon vs. Jim Siskay 1/13/56 Fond Du Lac, WI @ Armory E Dick the Bruiser beat Roy McClarty 2/3 Benito Gardini & Duke Demetri & Don DeCortez vs Jon Arjon & Don Pollack & Wally Steele Seymour Koenig vs Bronko Lubich. Att: Large 1/14/56 Milwaukee, WI @ Auditorium NWA Champion Lou Thesz beat Dick Afflis dq Roy McClarty & Shirley Strimple beat Mario DeSousa & Lorraine Johnson Angelo Poffo beat Billy Goelz Wilbur Snyder beat Rudy Kay att: 6,187 sellout 1/16/56 Fort Wayne, IN @ Coliseum Hans Schmidt & Hans Hermann beat Roy McClarty & Dick The Bruiser The Sheik beat Mr New York Shirley Strimple beat Lorraine Johnson Att: 1,307 1/17/56 Rockford, IL Angelo Poffo no contest Dick the Bruiser in 3rd fall Billy Goelz & Seymour Koenig beat Don DeCotez & Zack Malkov 2/3 Gypsy Joe beat Jon Arjon 1/18/56 Racine, WI @ Memorial Hall Dick "The Bruiser" Afflis vs The Sheik of Araby Lorraine Johnson vs Rose Roman Seymour Koenig & Luis Martinez vs Bronco Lubich & Mario DeSouza Promoter: Einar Olsen Note: Mario DeSouza billed as the Portuguese Champion 1/25/56 Madison, WI @ Dane County Fairgrounds Arena Dick the Bruiser & Roy McClarity beat Angelo Poffo & Hans Schmidt on a 3rd fall dq Luis Martinez beat Mitzu Arakawa 2-0 Jon Arjon beat Zach Malcov dq 1/26/56 Beloit, WI @ Armory Bruiser Afflis vs Hans Hermann (first Beloit appearance) Midwest Tag Team Champions Luis Martinez & Seymour Koenig vs Mitsu Arakawa & Tony Ross third bout to be announced. 1/27/56 Chicago, IL @ International Amphitheatre United States TV Champion Verne Gagne beat Dick the Bruiser NWA Champion Lou Thesz beat Hans Schmidt Wilbur Snyder beat Mighty Atlas The Sheik & Angelo Poffo beat Roy McClarty & Seymour Koenig Lorraine Johnson beat Shirley Strimple 1/28/56 Fond Du Lac, WI @ Armory E Dick the Bruiser beat Angelo Poffo 2/3 1 Poffo beat Bruiser 2 Bruiser beat Poffo 3 Poffo was counted out of the ring Gypsy Joe beat Don DeCortez (sub Reggie Lisowski) The Sheik of Araby beat Zack Malkov 6 Man Battle Royal opened the card and determined the night's matches Zack Malkov was eliminated first, followed by The Sheik, Gypsy Joe and Don DeCortez, leaving Bruiser and Poffo. Att: Another large turnout 2/10/56 Watertown, WI @ Turner Hall Dick "The Bruiser" Afflis beat Reggie Lisowski 2/3 Note: Taken from the Reggie "The Crusher" Lisowski Record Book published by George Lentz. George might have the complete card. 2/13/56 Fort Wayne, IN @ Coliseum Dick The Bruiser beat Roy McClarty Verne Gagne beat Hans Hermann Jean Ballard & Shirley Strimple beat Lorraine Johnson & Kay Starr Att: 1,612 2/14/56 Indianapolis, IN @ The Armory Verne Gagne beat Dick “Bruiser” Afflis on a 3rd fall dq Reggie Lisowski & Stan Lisowski beat Seymour Koenig & Roy McClarty 2/3 promoter: Dick Patton referee: Harry Burris 2/15/56 Racine, WI @ Memorial Hall Dick The Bruiser beat Angelo Poffo on a 3rd fall COR 1 Poffo pinned Bruiser 2 Bruiser beat Poffo 3 Poffo was counted out of the ring Tiny Tim & Cowboy Bradley beat Irish Jackie & Fuzzy Cupid 2/3 1 Irish Jackie & Fuzzy Cupid won 1st fall 2 Tiny Tim & Cowboy Bradley won 2nd fall 3 Tiny Tim & Cowboy Bradley won 3rd fall Luis Martinez beat Martino Angelo with a Boston Crab Promoter: Einer Olsen Att: "near capacity crowd" 2/16/56 Milwaukee, WI @ South Side Armory Dick Afflis beat Roy McClarty 2/3 Gypsy Joe beat Jon Arjon Great Yamato beat Zack Malkov Note: Bruiser was also booked in Fond Du Lac, Wisconsin that night against Angelo Poffo. Hans Hermann subbed for Bruiser and beat Poffo by disqualification. 2/23/56 Denver, CO @ City Auditorium Arena Women’s Champion June Byers beat Penny Banner 2/3 Wilbur Snyder beat Angelo Poffo 2/3 Dick the Bruiser beat Danno McDonald Bob Orton beat Dr. Lee Grable Mitsu Arakawa & Juan Garcia beat Dr. Bill Herman & Tom Renesto promoter: Mike London 4,200 fans, gate: $8,901 2/25/56 Benton Harbor, MI @ Armory Dick "The Bruiser" Afflis beat Luis Martinez 2/3 1 Martinez pinned Bruiser after a series of dropkicks 2 Bruiser beat Martinez with a backbreaker in 3:00 3 Bruiser beat Martinez with an upside down scissors hold Rudy Kay & Zack Malkov ddq Hans Hermann & Tony Ross in 3rd fall 1 Rudy Kay & Zack Malkov won 1st fall 2 Hans Hermann & Tony Ross won 2nd fall 3 The referee dq'ed all four wrestlers Jon Arjon beat Mitch Lassen in 22:00 2/29/56 Benton Harbor, MI @ Armory Bill Melby beat The Sheik of Araby on a 3rd fall COR 1 Melby beat Sheik im 1:00 2 Sheik beat Melby with a neck twist in 2:00 3 Sheik was counted out of the ring in 3:00 Rudy Kay & Zack Malkov beat Al Szasz & Joe Gordon 2/3 1 Rudy Kay & Zack Malkov won 1st fall 2 Al Szasz & Joe Gordon won 2nd fall 3 Rudy Kay & Zack Malkov won Dick the Bruiser beat Tony Ross 2-0 when Ross could not continue after Bruiser subdued him with a full nelson. 3/1/56 Beloit, WI @ Armory World Tag Team Champions Reggie Lisowski & Stan Lisowski vs The Sheik of Araby & Gypsy Joe Bruiser Afflis vs Rudy Kay Rose Roman vs Kathy Starr 3/2/56 Chicago, IL @ International Amphitheatre NWA Champion Lou Thesz beat Wilbur Snyder dq Bill Melby drew Angelo Poffo Reggie Lisowski & Stan Lisowski beat Rudy Kay & Mighty Atlas Brian (Dennis?) Clary beat Dick the Bruiser dq Ada Ash beat Lorraine Johnson 3/3/56 Milwaukee, WI @ Arena NWA Champion Lou Thesz beat Dick Afflis World Tag Team Champions Reggie Lisowski & Stan Lisowski beat Angelo Poffo & Sheik of Araby Wilbur Snyder beat Mighty Atlas Gypsy Joe beat Len Rossi att: 10,200 3/5/56 Fort Wayne, IN @ Coliseum Verne Gagne beat Dick The Bruiser Wilbur Snyder beat The Sheik Bill Melby & Seymour Koenig beat Hans Herrman & Mighty Atlas dq Att: 1,500 3/6/56 Indianapolis, IN @ The Armory Wilbur Snyder bear Angelo Poffo on a 3rd fall dq when manager Bronko Lubich interfered with his cane Dick “Bruiser” Afflis no contest Hans Herrman 1 Herrman beat Bruiser dq in 8:00 2 Afflis and Herrman and brawled after the initial fall and the match was stopped promoter: Dick Patton referee: Lou Thomas 3/7/56 Benton Harbor, MI @ Armory Dick the Bruiser no decision Bill Melby in 3rd fall 1 Bruiser beat Melby with a reverse backbreaker 2 Melby beat Bruiser with a leglock 3 Referee Jack Cooper dq'ed both wrestlers for fighting outside the ring Seymour Koenig & Luis Martinez beat Rudy Kay & Zack Malkov 2/3 1 Rudy Kay & Zack Malkov won 1st fall 2 Seymour Koenig & Luis Martinez won 2nd fall 3 Seymour Koenig & Luis Martinez won 3rd fall Dave Jons beat Don DeCortez dq 3/14/56 Sheboygan, WI @ The Playdium Dick The Bruiser vs Hans Schmidt Dave Jons & Jon Arjon vs Zack Malkov & Tony Ross Jim Hady vs George MacArthur 3/20/56 Indianapolis, IN @ The Armory Dick “Bruiser” Afflis dcor Wilbur Snyder in 3rd fall Ada Ash & Lorraine Johnson dcor Rose Roman & Shirley Strimple in 3rd fall promoter: Dick Patton referee: Rosey “Kid” Baker 3/21/56 Rockford, IL Verne Gagne beat Dick the Bruiser 2/3 Wilbur Snyder beat Rudy Kay 2-0 Ada Ash beat Joan Ballard 3/22/56 Fond Du Lac, WI @ Armory E Dick the Bruiser beat Angelo Poffo on a 3rd fall dq 1 Poffo beat Bruiser 2 Bruiser beat Poffo 3 Poffo was dq'ed when his manager, Bronko Lubich, interfered Shirley Strimple beat Jean Noble Seymour Koenig & Luis Martinez beat Tony Ross & Zack Malkov Att: Large turnout 3/29/56 Milwaukee, WI @ South Side Armory Dick Afflis beat Seymour Koenig Jim Bernard beat Len Rossi Dave Jons beat Zack Malkov 4/2/56 Fort Wayne, IN Argentina Rocca beat Dick The Bruiser Hans Schmidt beat Jimmy Sixsay Tiny Roe & Pee Wee James beat Otto Bowman & Ivan The Terrible Att: 2,000 4/4/56 Madison, WI @ Dane County Fairgrounds Arena Dick the Bruiser Afflis & Hans Schmidt beat Angelo Poffo & Luis Martinez 1 Bruiser pinned Poffo 2 Poffo pinned Afflis 3 Schmidt pinned Martinez Gypsy Joe beat Seymour Koenig Mario DeSouza beat Len Rossi 4/5/56 Denver, CO @ Auditorium Arena Verne Gagne drew Bob Orton drew when the 60 minute time limit expired in the 3rd fall Enrique Torres beat Bulldog Danny Plechas 2-0 Tom Renesto beat Dick the Bruiser Jack Allen & Juan Garcia beat Mitsu Arakawa & Tor Yamato promoter: Mike London Att: 3,212 fans, gate: $5,918 Note: Bruiser was also booked in Fond Du Lac, Wisconsin that night against Hans Schmidt. Angelo Poffo subbed for Bruiser and lost to Schmidt on a countout in the 3rd fall. 4/6/56 Chicago, IL @ International Amphitheatre Verne Gagne & Wilbur Snyder beat Reggie Lisowski & Stan Lisowski 2/3 1 Lisowskis won first fall in 18:55 2 Gagne & Snyder won 2nd fall in 12:00 3 Snyder pinned Reggie Lisowski in 11:50 Hans Schmidt beat Angelo Poffo in 7:39 Dick the Bruiser beat Bill Melby when Melby suffered an injury in the match and was unable to continue Tiny Roe beat Ivan The Terrible Sheik of Araby beat Luis Martinez Att: 9,522 and a gross gate of $25,903.28 4/12/56 Hagerstown, IN Dick "Bruiser" Afflis vs The Sheik of Araby Shirley Strimple & Rose Roman vs Lorraine Johnson & Ada Ash Two matches featuring the female wrestlers 4/19/56 Fond Du Lac, WI @ Armory E Angelo Poffo & Joan Ballard (sub Kathy Starr) beat Stan Lisowski (sub Dick the Bruiser) & Shirley Strimple Reggie Lisowski beat Zack Malkov Stan Lisowski beat Bob DeMarce 4/23/56 Bluffton, IN @ County Building Wilbur Snyder beat Dick The Bruiser Ada Ash beat Lorraine Johnson Bill Melby beat Gypsy Joe 4/25/56 Sheboygan, WI @ The Playdium World Tag Team Champions Reggie Lisowski & Stan Lisowski beat Gypsy Joe & Bill Melby Dick "The Bruiser" Afflis beat Dave Jons Seymour Koenig beat Bozo Brown dq 4/27/56 Benton Harbor, MI @ Armory Bill Melby beat Dick the Bruiser on a 3rd fall dq 1 Bruiser pinned Melby 2 Melby beat Bruiser with a surfboard hold 3 Bruiser was dq'ed for pushing referee Leo Amelio Angelo Poffo beat Stan Lisowski 2/3 Seymour Koenig & Len Rossi beat Hans Hermann & The Sheik of Araby 2/3 1 Koenig won first fall 2 Sheik beat Rossi 3 Koenig won third fall Bad Boy Joe beat Dave Moore 5/3/56 Milwaukee, WI @ South Side Armory Hans Schmidy & Dick Afflis beat Dave Jons & Mario DeSousa Gypsy Joe beat Seymour Koenig Zack Malkov beat Don DeCortez 5/4/56 Chicago, IL @ International Amphitheatre Verne Gagne drew Wilbur Snyder Reggie Lisowski beat Bill Melby Dick the Bruiser beat Stan Lisowski dq Rose Roman & Shirley Strimple beat Ada Ash & Lorraine Johnson 5/7/56 Fort Wayne, IN @ Coliseum Dick The Bruiser vs Hans Schmidt Bill Melby vs The Sheik Ada Ash & Lorraine Johnson vs Rose Roman & Ramona TeSelle Matchmaker: Bruff Cleary 5/9/56 Madison, WI @ Dane County Fairgrounds Arena World Tag Team Champions Reggie Lisowski & Stan Lisowski beat Bruiser Afflis & Bill Melby 1 Lisowskis won 2 Bruiser won the fall with a backbreaker. 3 Lisowskis beat Melby Dave Jons beat Mario DeSouza 2-0 Luis Martinez beat Tony Ross (sub Rudy Kay) 5/10/56 Toledo, OH @ Sports Arena Dick the Bruiser beat Mario DeSouza 2/3 1 Bruiser beat DeSouza 2 DeSouza beat Bruiser 3 Bruiser beat DeSouza Rip Hawk & Dutch Schultz beat Marco Polo & Benny Mata Billy Fox beat Chris Belkas Promoter: Cliff Maupin 5/11/56 Anderson, IN @ National Guard Armory Ada Ash vs Rosa Roman Bruiser Afflis vs Luis Martinez Davy Jons vs Gypsy Joe 5/12/56 Milwaukee, WI @ Arena World Tag Team Champions Reggie Lisowski & Stan Lisowski beat Hans Schmidt & Dick Afflis US TV Champion Wilbur Snyder beat Angelo Poffo Bill Melby drew Mighty Atlas Ada Ash beat Lorraine Johnson att: 7,352 5/17/56 Toledo, OH @ Sports Arena Seymour Koenig beat Dick the Bruiser on a 3rd fall dq, 2nd fall by dq as well Harry Lanzi (sub Wilbur Snyder) beat Bozo Brown 2-0 Marco Polo beat Black Panther Dutch Schultz beat Benny Matta Promoter: Cliff Maupin 5/19/56 Oshkosh, WI @ Merrill School no time limit - winner takes all Billy Goelz & David Jones vs Angelo Poffo & his Mgr. Bronco Lubich 2/3 60:00 Dick The Bruiser vs Gypsy Joe 2/3 30:00 Tiny Tim vs Fuzzy Cupid 30:00 5/21/56 Fort Wayne, IN @ Coliseum Dick The Bruiser beat Hans Schmidt Reggie Lisowski & Stan Lisowski beat Len Rossi & Seymour Keonig Dave Jons beat Bozo Brown 6/1/56 Chicago, IL @ International Ampitheatre Wilbur Snyder beat Hans Schmidt Reggie Lisowski & Stan Lisowski beat Sheik of Araby & Angelo Poffo Dick the Bruiser beat Bob Orton Bill Melby beat Billy Goelz Rose Roman beat Ramona TeSelle Don Pollock beat Zack Malkov 6/7/56 Toledo, OH @ Sports Arena Reggie Lisowski & Stan Lisowski beat Bill Melby & Dick the Bruiser Billy Fox beat Rip Hawk Frenchy Roberre beat Dutch Schultz 6/8/56 Freeport, IL @ High School Gymasium Dick The Bruiser & Angelo Poffo vs Reggie Lisowski & Stan Lisowski Billy Goelz vs Dave Jons Bozo Brown vs Seymour Koenig 6/9/56 Angola, IN @ Buck Lake Ranch Bill Melby vs Dick the Bruiser Rose Roman vs Ramona TeSelle Reggie Lisowski & Stan Lisowski vs Gypsy Joe & Don DeCortez 6/14/56 Toledo, OH @ Sports Arena Reggie Lisowski & Stan Lisowski ddq Dick the Bruiser & Hans Schmidt in 2nd fall Black Panther beat Rip Hawk Billy Fox beat Frenchy Roberre Promoter: Cliff Maupin 6/19/56 Hammond, IN @ Civic Center Antonino Rocca & Wilbur Snyder beat Dick the Bruiser & Angelo Poffo 2/3 1 Bruiser & Poffo won 1st fall 2 Rocca & Snyder won 2nd fall 3 Bruiser was pinned after Poffo left the ring after a falling out with Bruiser Gypsy Joe beat Harry Lewis via pin The Sheik beat Don Pollack Promoter: Balk Estes 6/22/56 Janesville, WI @ Senior High School Gym Argentina Rocca beat Dick the Bruiser World Tag Team Champions Reggie Lisowski & Stan Lisowski beat Seymour Koenig & Harry Lewis Nick Bockwinkel beat Don DeCortez via pin Att: near capacity 3,000 (local record crowd). 6/24/56 Angola, IN @ Buck Lake Ranch Hans Schmidt vs Dick the Bruiser Afflis Reggie Lisowski & Stan Lisowski vs Gypsy Joe & Don De Cortez Rose Roman vs Ramona TeSelle 6/31/56 Marinette Wilbur Snyder beat Dick The Bruiser 2/3 Att: 1,000 7/3/56 Hammond, IN @ Civic Center US Champion Wilbur Snyder dcor Dick the Bruiser Dave Jons vs Nick Bockwinkel 2/3 45:00 Hans Hermann vs Benito Gardini 30:00 Bill Savage vs Don DeCortez 20:00 Note: Snyder was billed as "Heavyweight Champion." Promoter: Balk Estes 7/6/56 Chicago, IL @ International Ampitheatre NWA Champion Lou Thesz drew Wilbur Snyder Reggie Lisowski & Stan Lisowski beat Hans Schmidt & Dick the Bruiser dq Sheik of Araby beat Nick Bockwinkel Bill Melby beat Benito Gardini Angelo Poffo over Don Pollock 7/10/56 Appleton, WI @ Goodland Field NWA Champion Lou Thesz beat Dick The Bruiser 2/3 1 Bruiser pinned Thesz in 7:00 2 Thesz pinned Bruiser in 7:00 3 Thesz pinned Bruiser World Tag Team Champions Reggie Lisowski & Stan Lisowski beat Jack Allen & Don Pollack 2-0 1 Stan won by pin in 20:00 2 Reggie won by submission with a full nelson in 10:00 Gypsy Joe beat Bill Savage with a gypsy neckbreaker in 30:00 Att: over 1,000 7/11/56 Madison WI @ Breese Stevens Field NWA Champion Lou Thesz beat Dick the Bruiser on a 3rd fall COR 1 Bruiser beat Thesz with a chokehold 2 Thesz pinned Bruiser after a dropkick 3 Bruiser caught his legs in the ropes and was counted out of the ring Thesz was managed by Ed “Strangler” Lewis Dave Jons & Seymour Koenig beat The Sheik of Araby & Bozo Brown dq Benito Gardini beat Jack Allen when Allen was hurt on the turnbuckle. Att: 1,500 Notes: Mayor Edward Dowling of Hammond, and Indy 500 racing stars Tony Bettenhausen and Johnny Parsons were at ringside. Wilbur Snyder billed as "the heavyweight champion". Poffo deserted Dick the Bruiser in the third fall of the main event 7/12/56 Fort Wayne, IN @ Zollner Stadium NWA Champion Lou Thesz beat Dick The Bruiser dq Mighty Atlas & Benito Gardini drew Maurice Roberre & Nick Bockwinkel 7/13/56 Freeport, IL @ Read's Park West Ball Diamond Dick The Bruiser vs Wilbur Snyder Ada Ash vs Ramona Teselle Angelo Poffo vs Don Pollack 7/17/56 Hammond, IN @ Civic Center US Champion Wilbur Snyder beat Dick the Bruiser 2/3 Angelo Poffo vs Dave Jons Nick Bockwinkel beat The Sheik Bill Savage vs Benito Gardini Promoter: Balk Estes Note: Wilbur Snyder said to be defending "the heavyweight mat title" 7/24/56 Hammond, IN @ Civic Center US Champion Wilbur Snyder vs British Empire Champion Dave Jons Dick the Bruiser vs Nick Bockwinkel 45:00 Hans Hermann vs Stan Lisowski Karl Gray vs Duke Demetri Notes: Snyder was billed as "Heavyweight Champion." Jons billed as "British Empire Champion." 7/26/56 Fort Wayne, IN @ Zollner Stadium Wilbur Snyder beat Dick The Bruiser dq Mighty Atlas & Don Cortez beat Johnny Gilbert & Mitch Lasson The Sheik beat Bill Savage 7/28/56 Chicago, IL @ Marigold Arena Wilbur Snyder beat Hans Hermann Dick The Bruiser beat Bill Savage Seymour Koenig beat Bozo Brown dq Bill Melby drew Angelo Poffo Jack Allen beat Harry Lewis Karl Gray beat Reyes Rodriguez Duke DeMetri beat John Smitherman 7/31/56 Minneapolis, MN Referees: boxer Jack Sharkey and Frank Taylor Verne Gagne & Leo Nomellini beat Ivan Kalmikoff & Karol Kalmikoff 2/3 1 Gagne beat Karol with a sleeper hold 2 Ivan pinned Gagne after a throat stomp 3 Gagne pinned Ivan after referee Jack Sharkey knocked Ivan flat on his back with a smashing right to the chin Ilio DiPaolo beat Jim Bernard Dick (Bruiser) Afflis beat Seymour Koenig Roy McClarty beat Aldo Bogni 22:12 Att: 7,286 8/2/56 Fort Wayne, IN @ Zollner Stadium Dick The Bruiser & Hans Schmidt no contest Reggie Lisowski & Stan Lisowski, match went into crowd police called Gypsy Joe beat Karl Gray Nick Bockwinkel beat Don Cortez 8/4/56 Milwaukee, WI @ County Stadium Special Referee : Jack Demspey Verne Gagne beat US Champion Wilbur Snyder on a 3rd fall dq 1 Snyder pinned Gagne after a backbreaker 2 Gagne beat Snyder with a sleeper hold sleeper 3 Snyder was dq'ed World Tag Team Champions Reggie Lisowski & Stan Lisowski beat Hans Schmidt & Dick the Bruiser 5 girl battle royal: Ada Ash outlasted Raymonde Coty, Lorraine Johnson, Ramona Teselle and Rose Roman to win Bill Melby beat Benito (Fatso) Gardini in 17:00 Promoter: Johnny Heim Att: 16,069 (Record-setting in city), Gate: $33,689.90 8/7/56 Appleton, WI @ Goodland Field World Tag Team Champions Reggie Lisowski & Stan Lisowski beat Dick the Bruiser & Hans Hermann 1 Lisowskis won 2 Bruiser & Herman won 3 Lisowskis won Kathy Starr beat Joan Ballard (sub Rose Roman) Midwest Champion Dave Jons beat Bozo Brown 2-0 Att: "estimated over 1,200" 8/8/56 Racine, WI @ Memorial Hall World Tag Team Champions Reggie Lisowski & Stan Lisowski vs Verne Gagne & Dick the Bruiser Midwest Champion Dave Jons vs Nick Bockwinkel Don DeCortez vs Don Pollack 8/10/56 Elkhorn, WI @ Stock Pavilion Verne Gagne beat Dick the Bruiser 2/3 Dave Jons beat Gypsy Joe (Dorsetti) on a third fall dq Jack Allen & Bill Savage beat Bozo Brown & "a sub for Hans Hermann." Att: "Packed house." 8/16/56 Fort Wayne, IN @ Zollner Stadium Two referees Reggie Lisowski & Stan Lisowski beat Dick The Bruiser & Hans Schmidt The Sheik beat Karl Gray Don Pollack beat Don Cortez 8/17/56 Freeport, IL @ Read's Park West Ball Diamond Dick The Bruiser vs Hans Schmidt Bill Melby vs Dave Jons Jack Allen vs Gypsy Joe 8/21/56 Hammond, IN @ Civic Center Stan Lisowski vs Seymour Koenig Dick the Bruiser vs The Sheik Rose Roman vs Kathy Starr Benito Gardini vs Bill Savage 8/25/56 Milwaukee, WI @ Auditorium NWA Champion Lou Thesz dcor US Champion Wilbur Snyder in 3rd fall World Tag Team Champions Reggie Lisowski & Stan Lisowski beat Angelo Poffo & Gypsy Joe Antonino Rocca beat Dick Afflis Bill Melby beat Sheik of Araby att: 4,083 8/30/56 Denver, CO @ Auditorium Arena United States Champion Wilbur Snyder beat John Tolos 2/3 1 Snyder won the first fall in 8:41 with an abdominal stretch 2 Tolos won the second in 6:05 with a Boston Crab 3 Snyder won the third in 1:45 The Bat beat Dick the Bruiser when Bruiser tossed his opponent out of the ring, then attacked him there Bat suffered a concussion Bulldog Danny Plechas beat Scotty Williams in 8:48 Luis Martinez drew Hans Von Schupp 15:00 Tito Carreon drew Chief Red Cloud 15:00 promoter: Mike London referee: Leo Bahl 8/31/56 Round Lake Park, IL Reggie Lisowski & Stan Lisowski vs Dick the Bruiser & Nick Bockwinkel Mighty Atlas vs Bozo Brown Karl Gray vs Jack Allen 9/1/56 Chicago, IL @ Marigold Gardens Verne Gagne beat Hans Hermann Angelo Poffo beat Nick Bockwinkel 2/3 Dick The Bruiser beat Maurice Roberre Mighty Atlas beat Bill Savage Bobby Carillo beat Ned Taylor Dave Jons & Billy Goelz beat Duke DeMetri & Mitch Lassen 9/4/56 Hammond, IN @ Civic Center US Champion Wilbur Snyder vs The Sheik 60:00 Dick the Bruiser vs Bill Melby British Empire Champion Dave Jons vs Bozo Brown Benito Gardini vs Maurice Roberre 9/6/56 Fort Wayne, IN @ Zollner Stadium Hans Schmidt beat Dick The Bruiser Mr America & Bill Melby beat Hans Hermann & The Sheik Joan Ballard beat Kathy Starr The Sheik beat Mr America 9/8/56 Benton Harbor, MI @ Armory Farmer Don Marlin (sub Dave Jons) beat Dick the Bruiser on a 3rd fall dq Johnny Gilbert & Don Pollack beat bad Boy Joe & Benito Gardini Bozo Brown beat Rod Vico (sub Farmer Don Marlin) 9/11/56 Hammond, IN @ Civic Center Antonino Rocca & Dave Jons vs Dick the Bruiser & Hans Schmidt Angelo Poffo vs Benito Gardini Zack Malkov vs Harry Lewis 9/12/56 Madison, Wi @ Breese Stevens Field Antonino Rocca vs Bruiser Afflis Carl Engstrom & Dave Jons vs Bozo Brown & Harry Lewis Midwest Champion Angelo Poffo vs Billy Goelz 9/14/56 Chicago, IL @ International Ampitheatre Verne Gagne & Argentina Rocca & Wilbur Snyder beat Dick the Bruiser & Reggie Lisowski & Stan Lisowski Angelo Poffo beat Mighty Atlas Bill Melby drew Carl Engstrom Don Pollock beat Benito Gardini Joan Ballard beat Jean Noble Note: Perhaps the first time Bruiser & Crusher were ever paired together. 9/15/56 Angola, IN @ Buck Lake Ranch Dick the Bruiser Afflis vs Farmer Don Marlin Rose Roman & Joan Ballard vs Ada Ash & Ramona TeSelle Zack Malkov vs Roy Rogers 9/20/56 Milwaukee, WI @ South Side Armory Dick Afflis beat Mahmut Yousef when Yousef could not continue Bill Melby & Carl Engstrom beat Nick Nichevich & Al Warshawski 2-0 Brown Panther beat Fuzzy Cupid 9/21/56 Fort Atkinson Wilbur Snyder vs Dick The Bruiser 9/22/56 Milwaukee, WI @ Auditorium No Referee Verne Gagne beat Wilbur Snyder World Tag Team Champions Reggie Lisowski & Stan Lisowski beat Dick Afflis & Mighty Atlas Midwest Champion Angelo Poffo beat Carl Engstrom Ada Ash beat Joan Ballard att: 7,038 SRO 9/26/56 Benton Harbor, MI @ Armory World Tag Team Champions Reggie Lisowski & Stan Lisowski beat Dick the Bruiser & Mighty Atlas 2/3 1 Lisowskis won first fall 2 Bruiser beat Stan with a backbreaker 3 Lisowskis won third fall Farmer Don Marlin beat Bozo Brown Seymour Koenig beat Zack Malkov Lou Eisenhart drew Doug Evans 9/27/56 Fond Du Lac, WI @ Cow Palace Wilbur Snyder & Bill Melby beat Dick the Bruiser & Angelo Poffo 2/3 1 Bruiser pinned Melby. 2 Melby pinned Bruiser. 3 Poffo was pinned after Bruiser walked out on him. Ramona TeSelle (sub Jean Antone) beat Joan Ballard Benito Gardini beat Zack Malkov dq (sub match for Don Pollack vs Don Moore) 9/28/56 Zion, IL Dick the Bruiser vs Wilbur Snyder Bill Melby vs Angelo Poffo Rose Roman vs Ada Ash 9/29/56 Chicago, IL Dick The Bruiser beat Wilbur Snyder 10/2/56 Hammond, IN @ Civic Center Wilbur Snyder vs Reggie Lisowski Dick the Bruiser vs Stan Lisowski Benito Gardini vs Louie Papineau Zack Malkov vs Don Moore NOTE: Snyder said to have been "recently dethroned (as) national heavyweight mat champion" 10/3/56 Benton Harbor, MI @ Armory Wilbur Snyder beat Dick the Bruiser dq when Bruiser threw Snyder out of the ring and would not let him return Angelo Poffo beat Seymour Koenig Farmer Don Marlin & Hans Hermann beat Gypsy Joe & Benito Gardini Hermann, a spectator at the card, replaced Lou Eisenhart, who started the match but injured his leg. Eisenhart was subbing for Lou Papineau 10/4/56 Denver, CO @ Auditorium Arena Verne Gagne beat United States Heavyweight Champion Wilbur Snyder on a 3rd fall dq 1 Gagne beat Snyder in 19:29 2 Snyder beat Gagne in 5:52 3 Snyder was dq'ed in 7:30 title does not change hands Dick the Bruiser no contest Bulldog Danny Plechas in 3rd fall 1 Plechas beat Bruiser in 9:34 2 Bruiser beat Plechas in 5:16 3 match stopped due to blood loss in 1:43 Mike DiBiase beat Hans Von Schupp in 21:43 Luis Martinez drew Tony Pervetti 30:00 promoter: Mike London referee: Tommy Corbett Att: 3,472 fans Note: Snyder still billed as US Champion in Denver. 10/5/56 Fort Wayne, IN @ Zollner Stadium Reggie Lisowski ddq Dick The Bruiser Wilbur Snyder beat Stan Lisowski Boris Volkoff & Nicoli Volkoff beat Bill Melby & Don Pollack Ada Ash beat Rose Roman 10/9/56 Hammond, IN @ Civic Center Dick the Bruiser vs Carl Engstrom 60:00 Rose Roman vs Ada Ash 45:00 Paul Bunyan vs Don DeCortez Billy Goelz vs Don Pollack 10/10/56 Madison, WI @ Dane County Fairgrounds Arena US Champion Hans Schmidt beat Bruiser Afflis Rose Roman beat Ada Ash dq Billy Goelz beat Jack Allen when Goelz pinned Allen with a reverse backdrop in the third fall Paul Bunyan beat Duke Demetri via pin in 3:00 10/11/56 Milwaukee, WI @ South Side Armory Angelo Poffo beat Dick Afflis Boris Volkoff & Nicoli Volkoff beat Johnny Kace & Don Pollack Gypsy Joe beat Joe Carollo 10/17/56 Benton Harbor, MI @ Armory Boris Volkoff & Nicoli Volkoff beat Dick the Bruiser & Mighty Atlas 2/3 1 Volkoffs won in 11:00 2 Bruiser & Atlas win in 3:00 3 Volkoffs won in 7:00 Paul Bunyan beat Zack Malkov (sub Bozo Brown) via pin in 7:00 Jack Allen beat Zack Malkov dq Lou Eisenhart beat Bryan O’Cleary Att: 1,539. Largest crowd of the season. 10/18/56 Beloit, WI @ Armory Antonino Rocca beat Bruiser Afflis dq Billy Goelz & Don Pollack beat Gypsy Joe & Bozo Brown Mighty Atlas (sub Don Moore) drew Harry Lewis Att: SRO. 10/19/56 Chicago, IL @ International Ampitheatre Hans Schmidt beat Wilbur Snyder COR Argentina Rocca beat Dick the Bruiser dq Boris Volkoff & Nicoli Volkoff beat Bill Melby & Don Pollock Angelo Poffo beat Carl Engstrom Joan Ballard beat Ada Ash 10/23/56 Hammond, IN @ Civic Center Boris Volkoff & Nicoli Volkoff beat Dick the Bruiser & Bill Melby Stan Lisowski vs Jack Wilson Zack Malkov vs Mahmout Yousef Notes: Volkoffs were called Ivan & Gregory Volkoff the first couple of weeks they showed in Hammond, at least in newspaper advertisements. 10/24/56 Benton Harbor, MI @ Armory Boris Volkoff & Nicoli Volkoff beat Dick the Bruiser & Bill Melby 2/3, 1st fall by dq 1 Bruiser was dq'ed. 2 Melby won with a backstretch 3 Volkoffs won third fall Reggie Lisowski beat Zack Malkov 2-0, both by full nelsons Jack Wilson dcor Don Pollack when both were disqualified for fighting outside the ring. 10/25/56 Washington, DC Dick Bruiser Afflis vs Don (dan?) Miller Skull Murphy vs Don Arnold Dick Steinborn vs Cowboy Tom Bradley Ricki Starr vs Wally Lamb Wild Man Fargo vs Miguel Perez 10/27/56 Milwaukee, WI @ Arena US Title Match Hans Schmidt beat Verne Gagne dq Non Title Dick Afflis beat Midwest Champion Angelo Poffo Yukon Eric beat Hans Hermann Boris Volkoff & Nicoli Volkoff beat Bill Melby & Carl Engstrom att: 6,479 11/1/56 Washington, DC Ricki Starr vs Red Bastien Dick Bruiser Afflis vs Wally Lamb Don Arnold vs Wild Man Fargo Skull Murphy vs Dick Steinborn Miguel Perez vs Cowboy Tom Bradley 11/6/56 Hammond, IN @ Civic Center Reggie Lisowski vs Dick the Bruiser Stan Lisowski vs Mahmout Yousef Gypsy Joe vs Carl Engstrom Jack Wilson vs Benito Gardini 11/7/56 Benton Harbor, MI @ Armory Wilbur Snyder beat Stan Lisowski 2/3 1 Snyder won 1st fall 2 Lisowski won 2nd fall 3 Snyder won 3rd fall Reggie Lisowski ddq Dick the Bruiser in 3rd fall for fighting outside the ring Luis Martinez drew Gypsy Joe 30:00 Jack Wilson beat Dale Patrick (probably a sub bout for Mahmut Yousef vs Benito Gardini) Att: 740 11/8/56 Washington, DC Antonino Rocca vs Wildman Fargo Ricki Starr vs Dick Steinborn Gino Garibaldi vs Skull Murphy Dick Afflis vs Jerry Gordet 11/9/56 Chicago, IL @ International Ampitheatre Reggie Lisowski & Stan Lisowski beat Verne Gagne & Wilbur Snyder dq Dick the Bruiser drew Angelo Poffo Yukon Eric beat Bozo Brown Paul Bunyan beat Hans Hermann Bill Melby beat Billy Goelz 11/13/56 Hammond, IN @ Civic Center World Champion Verne Gagne vs Dick the Bruiser Joan Ballard vs Ilse Schmidt Gino Angelo vs Zack Malkov Luis Martinez vs Jack Wilson 11/15/56 Washington, DC Karl Von Hess vs Ricki Starr Stan Lisowski vs Dick Bruiser Afflis Reggie Lisowski vs Don Arnold Skull Murphy vs Dick Steinborn Miguel Perez vs Cowboy Tom Bradley 11/19/56 Newburgh, NY @ Municipal Auditorium Dick the Bruiser vs Wild Man Fargo Plus two other bouts The promoter was Troy Bayley of Troy, NY. 11/20/56 Baltimore, MD Dick Afflis beat Skull Murphy COR on ring apron Great Scott beat Rocky Lee dq Carol Cook beat Mary Jane Mull 2/3 Wildman Fargo beat Nick Roberts in 22:00 Dick Steinborn beat Jerry Gordett in 25:00 11/22/56 Washington, DC Karl Von Hess vs Ricki Starr Babe Zaharias vs Skull Murphy Dick Afflis vs Jack Bence Mary Jane Mull vs Carol Cook Cowboy Rocky Lee vs Buddy Lee 11/24/56 Milwaukee, WI @ Arena NWA Tag Team Champions Boris Volkoff & Nicoli Volkoff beat Reggie Lisowski & Stan Lisowski Wilbur Snyder beat Dick Afflis dq Angelo Poffo beat Bill Melby Paul Bunyan beat Hans Hermann att: 9,112 11/26/56 New York, NY @ Madison Square Garden Antonino Rocca beat Dick Afflis Hans Schmidt beat Dick Steinborn Mr. Moto beat Jackie Fargo Miguel Perez beat Kenny Ackles Skull Murphy drew Great Scott Cowboy Lee beat Harry Lewis Lord Littlebrook & Little Beaver beat Fuzzy Cupid & Ivan the Terrible Att:10,400, Gate: $30,300 11/27/56 Bridgeport, CT @ Brass Recreation Center Dick Afflis vs Skull Murphy Miguel Perez vs Danny Farazzio Lord Littlebrook & Little Beaver vs Fuzzy Cupid & Ivan the Terrible 12/1/56 White Plains, NY @ Westchester County Center Dick the Bruiser vs Hans Schmidt Soldier Barry & The Great Scott vs Tony Martinelli & Gino Garibaldi Irish Jackie & Fuzzy Cupid vs Little Beaver & Little Brook Gene Dubuque vs Cowboy Rocky Lee 12/6/56 Indianapolis, IN @ Armory Main Event Ilse Cook & Ramona Teselle beat Joan Ballard & Sharon Lass 1 Cook beat Lass with a Boston Crab hold in 8:00 2 Ballard beat Teselle in 6:00 with a rolling body scissors 3 Teselle beat Ballard with a a leg breaker in 4:00 Bruiser Afflis ddq Bill Melby in the 3rd fall 1 Afflis dq'ed for failing to break 2 Melby pinned Bruiser after a a dropkick in 8:00 3 Both men were dq'ed for fighting outside the ring Bronko Lubich beat Jack Wilson in 15:00 Angelo Poffo beat Luis Martinez 2/3 1 Martinez beat Poffo dq in 10:00 2 Martinez was counted out of the ring in 12:00 3 Martinez was unable to continue thus conceded the fall Referee: Connie Marker 12/7/56 Chicago, IL @ International Ampitheatre Wilbur Snyder drew Hans Schmidt Boris Volkoff & Nicoli Volkoff beat Dick the Bruiser & Yukon Eric Roy McClarty beat Angelo Poffo Bill Melby beat Gino Angelo Gypsy Joe beat Seymour Koenig 12/10/56 Bridgeport, CT @ Brass Recreation Center Antonino Rocca vs Jackie Fargo Dick Afflis vs Frank Gerwin Alfonso Valdez vs Gene Dubuque Harry Lewis vs Ken Ackles 12/11/56 Baltimore, MD Dick Afflis ddq Skull Murphy Ricki Starr beat Jerry Gordett in 5:00 Wildman Fargo & Herb Larson beat Len Rossi & Gene Dubuque 2/3 Ted Lewin beat Fritz Von Wallich 12/15/56 Milwaukee, WI @ Auditorium World Tag Team Champions Boris Volkoff & Nicoli Volkoff beat Verne Gagne & Wilbur Snyder Penalty Belt Match Dick Afflis beat Hans Schnabel Handicap Match Angelo Poffo & Gypsy Joe beat Paul Bunyan Ramona TeSelle beat Sharon Lass att: 6,060 12/19/56 Benton Harbor, MI @ Armory Dick the Bruiser beat Bill Melby 2/3 1 Bruiser won with a backbreaker. 2 Melby won with a cobra twist 3 Bruiser pinned Melby Jack Allen & Don Pollack beat Gypsy Joe & Jack Wilson Hans Hermann beat Don DeCortez dq when DeCortez pushed the referee. 12/20/56 Indianapolis, IN @ Armory Sharon Lass & Rose Roman beat Alice Mason & Ramona TeSelle 2/3 Dick “Bruiser” Afflis beat Bill Melby dq Angelo Poffo beat Reggie Lisowski in 15:00 Paul Bunyan beat Zack Malkov referee: Bob Luce 12/26/56 Benton Harbor, MI @ Armory Dick the Bruiser no contest Hans Hermann in 3rd fall 1 Bruiser pinned Hermann 2 Hermann beat Bruiser with a neck twist. 3 Bruiser pitched Hermann into referee Frank Cooper, who was stunned and fell to the mat. He ruled “no contest” when he recovered Handicap Match Don DeCortez & Bozo Brown beat Paul Bunyan 1 Bunyan beat DeCortez. 2 The 20 minute time limit expired Bill Melby beat Don Pollack Att: 920 12/27/56 Indianapolis, IN @ Armory Gino Angelo beat Seymour Koenig 2/3 1 Angelo pinned Koenig after a body slam in 15:00 2 Koenig beat Angelo with a grapevine 3 Angelo beat Koenig in 6:00 with a boston crab Boxing match Bill Melby dq'ed in the 5th round over Bruiser Afflis for "wrestling" Joan Ballard beat Alice Mason in 16:00 Carl Engstrom beat Don DeCortez in 6:00 Indianapolis research from Tim Hornbaker. Wisconsin & Benton Harbor research from George Lentz. Chicago research from Jim Melby. Washington DC research from Ron Witmer. Toledo research from Jim Mandl. Hammond research from George Lentz & JMK. Rockford research from bitterwind. Angola research from Will Morrisey. I'll see if I can find some other Indiana Bruiser listings on newspaperarchive.com. Terre Haute and Anderson are possibilities. Note: Added one Anderson Indiana card. Note: Added a Hagerstown, Indiana card. Note: Added a few more cards. Note: Added some stuff from George Lentz's Reggie The Crusher Lisowski record book. Note: Added four Denver cards from Tim Hornbaker. Note: Added some Chicago Marigold cards from Redman. Note: Added some Freeport, Illinois listings from newspaperarchive.com. Note: Made several more needed edits. Note: Added multiple listings from George Lentz, JMK and Tim Hornbaker. Note: More editing done and added more George Lentz Wisconsin research. Note: Added a New York State card from Kriss. Note: Added a Zion, IL card from George Lentz via Rich Tito. Note: Added a Benton Harbor, MI card from One Fan Gang Note: Added two Angola, IN cards from Will Morrisey. Note: Added a Gary, IN listing from Mike DuPree. Note: Added a Racine, WI card from One Fan Gang. Note: Added Indiana cards from Tim Tassler Note: Added the complete Fort Wayne cards from Tim Tassler
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Added a few more cards from newspaperarchive.com. I'll look for more Saturday before moving on to 1957.
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clawmaster wrote: Added a few more cards from newspaperarchive.com. I'll look for more Saturday before moving on to 1957. Added several more cards. Probably time to move on to 1957.
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1/2/57 Benton Harbor, MI @ Armory referee: Frank Scoma Hans Hermann & Don Pollack beat Dick the Bruiser & Bozo Brown on a 3rd fall dq Reggie Lisowski no decision Angelo Poffo when referee John Hosko was injured and could not continue Bronko Lubich (sub Gypsy Joe) beat Seymour Koenig in 20:00 1/9/57 Benton Harbor, MI @ Armory Yukon Eric beat Angelo Poffo & Don DeCortez (subs for Dick the Bruiser, who was delayed by heavy snow) when Poffo was dq'ed Reggie Lisowski beat Bronko Lubich Angelo Poffo beat Don Pollack Don DeCortez beat Lou Eisenhart (sub The Sheik of Araby) 1/12/57 Chicago, IL @ Marigold Gardens Dick the Bruiser & The Sheik of Araby dcor Boris Volkoff & Nicoli Volkoff in 3rd fall Carl Engstrom beat Gypsy Joe dq Bill Melby drew Angelo Poffo Stan Lisowski beat Jerry Christy Gino Angelo beat Don Pollock Yukon Eric beat Hans Hermann 2-0 promoter: Fred Kohler 1/15/57 Beloit, WI @ Armory Midwest Champion Angelo Poffo vs Billy Goelz Bruiser Afflis & Bill Melby vs Boris Volkoff & Nicoli Volkoff Seymour Koenig vs Jack Allen 1/16/57 Racine, WI @ Memorial Hall Dick The Bruiser beat Yukon Eric 2/3 1 Bruiser beat Eric 2 Eric beat Bruiser by submission with a bear hug in less than a minute 3 Bruiser pinned Eric Jack Allen & Carl Engstrom beat Gypsy Joe & Gino Angelo on a 3rd fall dq 1 Gypsy Joe beat Jack Allen 2 Engstrom pinned Angelo 3 Gypsy Joe & Gino Angelo were dq'ed for "excessively rough tactics" Jerry Christy beat Don DeCortez Promoter: Einar Olsen Att: "smallest crowd of the year braved sub-zero weather cold for promoter Einar Olsen's show" 1/17/57 Denver, CO @ Auditorium Arena Verne Gagne beat Dick the Bruiser 2/3 1 Gagne beat Bruiser in 12:00 2 Bruiser beat Gagne in 8:14 3 Gagne beat Bruiser in 5:32 Gagne earned a future U.S. Title shot at champion Hans Schmidt Great Kato beat Jim Wright 2/3 utc 1 Kato was dq'ed in 16:04 2 Kato beat Wright in 7:22 with a sleeper hold 3 Wright was unable to continue Kato was accompanied by his manager Professor Sugi and Sugi interfered in the first fall, helping draw the dq Paul Bunyan beat Bozo Brown Mitsu Arakawa drew Jack O’Reilly (sub Jerry Woods) 30:00 Woods reportedly had suffered a broken hand in Milwaukee Danno McDonald beat Count Zarnov in 12:17 promoter: Mike London referee: Woody Cox Att: 4,000 fans, gate: $8,000+ 1/19/57 Milwaukee, WI @ Auditorium World Tag Team Champions Boris Volkoff & Nicoli Volkoff drew Verne Gagne & Antonino Rocca Penalty Belt Match Yukon Eric beat Angelo Poffo Dick The Bruiser beat Paul Bunyan Bill Melby beat Carl Engstrom att: 6,572 1/21/57 Fort Wayne, IN @ Coliseum Dick The Bruiser beat Hans Herrmann Boris Volkoff & Nicoli Volkoff beat Reggie Lisowski & Stan Lisowski Paul Bunyan beat Bozo Brown Jerry Christy beat Gino Angelo 1/30/57 St. Petersburg, FL Buddy Rogers beat Dick The Bruiser via pinfall 1/31/57 Orlando, FL Buddy Rogers beat Dick The Bruiser 2/1/57 Miami Beach, FL @ Auditorium Buddy Rogers vs Don Leo Jonathan Dick the Bruiser vs Roy McClarty Joyce Bragg vs Shirley Strimple 2/2/57 Clearwater, FL Dick The Bruiser beat Wilbur Snyder 2/5/57 New Haven, CT @ Arena Antonino Rocca beat Dick The Bruiser 2/3 Att: 3,771, Gate: $7,301 2/6/57 St. Petersburg, FL @ Gamble Armory NWA Champion Lou Thesz beat Ray Villmer 2/3 Ike Eakins ddq Dick the Bruiser George Drake beat Fred Atkins dq referee Jack Bence 2/8/57 Miami Beach, FL @ Auditorium NWA Champion Lou Thesz beat Buddy Rogers Dick The Bruiser vs Pedro Godoy Don Leo Jonathan vs Fred Atkins 2/15/57 Miami Beach, FL @ Auditorium NWA Champion Lou Thesz vs Dick The Bruiser 2/3 plus a match between two men and a match between two women 2/20/57 Madison, WI @ Dane County Fairgrounds Arena US Champion Hans Schmidt beat Boris Volkoff Dick the Bruiser no contest Nicoli Volkoff Billy Goelz beat Tom Zacharis Caroline Bennett beat Baby Doe (midget women) Note: Schmidt lost the US Title to Wilbur Snyder the night before in Chicago. 2/21/57 Washington, DC Antonino Rocca & Jackie Nichols beat Dick Afflis & Skull Murphy when Afflis & Murphy were dq'ed by referee Harry Smythe for choking Rocca in the 3rd fall Ricki Starr beat Cowboy Rocky Lee Carlos Rodriguez beat Len Rossi Wildman Fargo & Wildman Stevens beat The Mountaineer & Ron Szabo 2/22/57 Philadelphia, PA @ Adelphia AC Ricki Starr vs Skull Murphy Buddy Rosen & Charley Robinson vs Kurt Steinke & Bill Hires 2/3 Dick The Bruiser vs Doc Doganero 45:00 Barba Roca? vs George Macricostas 2/26/57 Baltimore, MD World Tag Team Champions Wildman Fargo & Don Stevens beat Skull Murphy & Ramu Szabo Dick Afflis beat Arnold Skaaland in 15:00 Chief Big Heart beat Dominic Doganeiro in 14:00 Jackie Nichols beat The Mountaineer in 20:00 Great Scott beat Len Rossi, utc because of leg injury 2/27/57 Montreal, Quebec, Canada Wladek Kowalski ddq Mr. Moto Pat O'Connor ddq Mr. Hito Larry Moquin beat Cowboy Len Hughes dq Dick Hutton beat Emile Dupre Dick The Bruiser beat Sam Steamboat 2/28/57 Ottawa, Ontario, Canada @ Auditorium Mr Hito & Mr Moto beat Gene Kiniski & Wladek Kowalski on a 3rd fall dq Steamboat will win $1,000 if he can pin Hutton in 20 minutes Dick Hutton beat Sammy Steamboat in 16:48 Dick The Bruiser beat Larry Moquin via pin in 9:10 Bob Nandor beat Len Hughes in 15:12 Att: “large crowd”, “5,000” 3/5/57 Baltimore, MD @ Coliseum Dr. Jerry Graham beat Chief Big Heart dq Antonino Rocca vs Dick Afflis Brute Bernard vs Great Scott Len Rossi vs Al Smith Arnold Skaaland vs Skull Murphy 3/6/57 Montreal, Quebec, Canada @ Forum Handicap Match Mr. Hito & Mr. Moto beat Wladek Kowalski 2/3 Dick Hutton & Dick the Bruiser drew Edouard Carpentier & Verne Gagne no falls scored Bob Nandor beat Gene Dubuque dq Larry Moquin drew Sam Steamboat promoter: Eddie Quinn 3/7/57 Washington, DC Ricki Starr vs Karl Von Hess Dick Afflis vs Big Jim Bernard Jerry Graham vs Great Scott Wildman Fargo & Wildman Stevens vs Jackie Nichols & Chief Big Heart Reyes Rodriguez vs Soldier Barry 3/11/57 NY, NY @ MSG Argentina Rocca beat Hans Schmidt in 16:56 Ricki Starr beat Dick The Bruiser in 7:25 Great Scott drew Chief Big Heart 20:00 Wildman Fargo & Don Stevens beat Miguel Perez & Reyes Rodriguez 2/3 in 21:41 Dr Jerry Graham beat Cowboy Rocky Lee in 8:37 Skull Murphy & Karl Von Hess beat Jackie Nichols & Len Rossi Jim Bernard beat Arnold Skaaland in 11:55 Att: 19,995 Gate: $62,565 3/13/57 Montreal, Quebec, Canada @ Forum Dick Hutton & Dick The Bruiser & Wladek Killer Kowalski ddq Pat O'Connor & Edouard Carpentier & Verne Gagne in 3rd fall 1 Bruiser pinned Gagne 2 Gagne beat Bruiser with a sleeper hold 3 All six men were dq'ed Larry Moquin beat Mr. Hito dq Mr. Moto beat Sam Steamboat Cowboy Len Hughes beat Gene Dubuque dq promoter: Eddie Quinn referee: Jimmy Orlando Att: 10,000 fans Notes: Fans threw objects into the ring in protest of the mayhem in the main event. The Montreal Star noted that referee Jimmy Orlando was “making his first start as an official after a long absence.” 3/14/57 Ottawa, Ontario, Canada @ Auditorium Judo vs Wrestling, Referee: Joe Gollob Mr Hito & Mr Moto ddq Verne Gagne & Edouard Carpentier in 3rd fall 1 Mr Hito pinned Carpentier in 13:11 to win judo fall 2 Carpentier beat Mr Hito in 10:03 with an upside-down neck scissors to win the wrestling fall 3 All 4 men were dq'ed at the 6 minute mark of the 3rd fall Referee Ed Creatcmann Dick The Bruiser beat Gene Dubuque in 8:21 and beat up referee Ed Creachmann after the match. Ed Creachmann reportedly was taken to Civic Hospital with a leg injury. Dick Hutton beat Len Hughes in 10:07 Bob Nandor drew Sam Steamboat 20:00 3/16/57 Chicago, IL @ Marigold Gardens Verne Gagne beat Joe Tomasso 2-0 1 Gagne beat Tomasso in 18:11 2 Gagne beat Tomasso in 9:16 Dick The Bruiser beat John Swenski 2-0 1 Bruiser beat Swenski in 15:25 2 Bruiser beat Swenski in 5:02 Billy Goelz beat Jerry Gordet in 19:58 Emile DuPre beat Zack Malkov in 16:25 Rose Roman & Laura Martinez beat Ramone TeSelle & Lisa Koch 2/3 3/18/57 Fort Wayne, IN @ Coliseum Reggie Lisowski & Stan Lisowski beat Angelo Poffo & Dick The Bruiser Hans Hermann beat Carl Engstrom Jerry Gordet beat Tom Zaharias Baby Doe drew Caroline Bennett 3/20/57 Montreal, Quebec, Canada @ Forum Wladek Killer Kowalski & Dick The Bruiser ddq Mr. Hito & Mr. Moto in 3rd fall Larry Moquin beat Gene Dubuque dq Cowboy Len Hughes drew Bob Nandor Manuel Cortez beat Sam Steamboat promoter: Eddie Quinn Note: Manuel Cortez was back in Montreal after a “swing through Texas.” 3/26/57 Syracuse, NY @ War Memorial Auditorium Referee Joe Abraham Antonino Rocca & Verne Gagne beat Hans Schmidt & Tarzan Kowalski on a 3rd fall COR Pat O'Connor beat Mike Gallagher with a reverse cradle hold in 21:25 Dick The Bruiser beat Steve Stanlee in 16:23 Doc Gallagher beat Harry Lewis in 14:24 Att: "more than 5,000 roaring fans watching", "official paid attendance was 4,962 and passes brought the figure well over the 5,000 mark" 3/27/57 Montreal, Quebec, Canada @ Forum Chicken Wire Surrounds the Ring Wladek Kowalski & Dick The Bruiser beat Mr. Hito & Mr. Moto 2/3 Edouard Carpentier beat Lee Henning Gene Dubuque drew Manuel Cortez 30:00 Larry Moquin beat John Swenski promoter: Eddie Quinn referees: Ray Belec, Jimmy Orlando 3/28/57 Washington, DC Wildman Fargo & Wildman Stevens beat Aldo Venturi & Jackie Nichols Oyama Kato beat Big Jim Bernard Dick Afflis beat Jackie Wilson Cowboy Rocky Lee beat Jesse James Jerry Graham beat Chief Big Heart 3/29/57 Chicago, IL @ International Amphitheatre Hans Schmidt beat Edouard Carpentier Reggie Lisowski & Stan Lisowski beat Angelo Poffo & Bronco Lubich (sub Dick The Bruiser) Nicoli Volkoff beat Carl Engstrom Rose Roman beat Kathy Starr Bill Melby drew Emile DuPre 3/30/57 NY, NY @ MSG Argentina Rocca & Miguel Perez beat Wildman Fargo & Don Stevens 2/3 in 31:43 to win World Tag Title Ricki Starr beat Paul Bunyan in 3:55 Dick The Bruiser beat Karl Von Hess dq in 9:37 Gino Garibaldi drew Cowboy Rocky Lee 20:00 but was awarded the referee's decision Chief Big Heart drew Skull Murphy 15:00 but was awarded the referee's decision Oyama Kato beat Jackie Wilson Retes Rodriguez beat Harry Lewis in 12:52 Att: 20,125 Gate: $60,000+ Note: The World Tag Title was abandoned a short time later. 4/2/57 Hammond, IN @ Civic Center Dick the Bruiser & Hans Schmidt vs World Tag Team Champions Boris Volkoff & Nicoli Volkoff Reggie Lisowski vs Jerry Gordet Edouard Carpentier vs Don DeCortez 4/3/57 Montreal, Quebec, Canada @ Forum Dick The Bruiser beat Edouard Carpentier 2/3 Mr. Moto & Mr. Hito beat Larry Moquin & Manuel Cortez Bob Nandor beat John Swenski Cowboy Len Hughes drew Lionel Baillargeon 20:00 promoter: Eddie Quinn referee: Sammy Mack Note: During the third fall of the main event, the referee was knocked out and couldn’t see Carpentier on top, but when he revieved, he saw Bruiser pinning Carpentier 4/9/57 Hammond, IN @ Civic Center World Tag Team Champions Boris Volkoff & Nicoli Volkoff drew Reggie Lisowski & Stan Lisowski 90:00 Dick the Bruiser vs Hans Hermann Carl Engstrom vs Larry Williams Att: 3,600 4/10/57 Montreal, Quebec, Canada @ Forum Special Referee: Jersey Joe Walcott Edouard Carpentier beat Dick The Bruiser on a 3rd fall COR Yvon Robert beat Mr. Moto dq Mr. Hito beat Rocky Brown Cowboy Len Hughes drew Manuel Cortez 20:00 promoter: Eddie Quinn 4/11/57 Ottawa, Ontario, Canada @ Auditorium Bill Miller & Ed Miller beat Dick The Bruiser & Wladek Killer Kowalski on a 3rd fall dq 1 Bruiser & Kowalski won 2 Bill Miller & Ed Miller won in 4:00 3 Bruiser & Kowalski were dq'ed in 8:28 Doc Gallagher dcor Tim Geohagen in 14:28 Johnny Durand beat Ted Germaine in 10:25 Rocky Brown drew Lionel Baillargeon 20:00 Att: "before 2,000 fans" 4/16/57 Hammond, IN @ Civic Center Grudge Match Dick the Bruiser vs Angelo Poffo Boris Volkoff vs Emil Dupre Bozo Brown vs Jerry Gordet Rose Roman vs Ada Ash 4/17/57 Racine, WI @ Memorial Hall Special Referee: Joe Louis Hans Schmidt beat Dick The Bruiser (sub Edouard Carpentier) on a 3rd fall COR 1 Schmidt beat Bruiser with a backbreaker 2 Bruiser beat Schmidt 3 Bruiser was counted out of the ring Gino Angelo & Zack Malkov beat Larry Williams & Don Pollack 2/3 Ramona TeSelle beat Laura Martinez Promoter: Einar Olsen Att: "capacity crowd" 4/18/57 Milwaukee, WI @ South Side Armory Dick The Bruiser no contest Bill Melby Bill Melby beat Gino Angelo Boris Volkoff & Nicoli Volkoff beat Emile Dupre & Bill Fletcher 4/24/57 Montreal, Quebec, Canada @ Forum Gene Kiniski beat Yvon Robert 2/3 After the match, Kiniski continued to beat Robert, inciting a near riot. Police had to protect Kiniski to the dressing room. Johnny Rougeau beat Mr. Moto Jack Pesek beat Dick the Bruiser dq Timothy Geohagen beat Mr. Hito Dick Beyer drew Lee Henning promoter: Eddie Quinn Notes: It was said to be Gene Kiniski’s debut at the Forum, and had “blossomed in Toronto” six months earlier. He “recently earned an unprecedented $500 fine and a one-month’s suspension for undue roughness in a Toronto ring,” according to the Montreal Star. He had “grossed something like $30,000 during the past few months after selling out Maple Leaf Gardens on several occasions.” Johnny Rougeau had wrestled in the United States for the last six months. Jack Pesek was the son of John Pesek. 4/25/57 Washington DC No Time limit Antonino Rocca vs Jerry Graham Karl Von Hess & Skull Murphy vs Chief Big Heart & Gene Dubuque Roy Shire vs Jackie Nichols Dick Afflis vs Lou Klein midget tag team bout 4/26/57 Chicago, IL @ International Ampitheatre Verne Gagne & Edouard Carpentier beat Reggie Lisowski & Stan Lisowski 1-0 60:00 1 Carpentier pinned Stan in 56:00 2 The 60 minute time limit expired before either team could score another fall Wilbur Snyder beat Dick the Bruiser dq Angelo Poffo beat Jerry Christy in 9:27 Sheik of Araby drew Bill Melby 30:00 Caroline Bennett beat Baby Doe in 7:18 Billy Goelz beat Zack Malkov in 20:04 promoter: Fred Kohler Att: 9,130 fans, gate: $23,642.44 4/27/57 Milwaukee, WI @ Auditorium US Tag Team Champions Boris Volkoff & Nicoli Volkoff beat Verne Gagne & Edouard Carpentier Penalty Belt Match Midwest Champion Bill Melby beat Angelo Poffo Dick The Bruiser beat Sheik of Araby Caroline Bennett beat Baby Doe att: 7,066 SRO 5/1/57 Augusta, GA @ Bell Auditorium Guy LaRose vs Dick the Bruiser Caroline Bennett vs Baby Doe Promoter: Tom Mahoney 5/3/57 Atlanta, GA @ Atlanta Municipal Auditorium Don McIntyre beat Kurt Von Brawner to win Southern Heavyweight Title Caroline Bennett beat Baby Doe Guy LaRose vs Dick the Bruiser Nick Roberts vs Great Mitsu Promoter: Paul Jones 5/4/57 Rome, GA @ Rome Memorial Gymnasium Caroline Bennett vs Baby Doe Dick The Bruiser vs Red McIntyre Promoter: Paul Jones 5/9/57 Washington, DC Antonino Rocca vs Skull Murphy Dick Afflis vs Gene Dubuque Czaya Nandor vs Oyama Kato Roy Shire vs Reyes Rodriguez Jerry Graham vs Chief Big Heart 5/11/57 New Haven, CT @ Arena Antonino Rocca vs Dr. Jerry Graham Ricki Starr vs Dick "the Bruiser" Afflis Professor Roy Shire & Oyama Kato vs Jackie Nichols & Chief Big Heart Czaya Nandor vs Harry Lewis Bobby Wallace vs Miguel Perez 5/13/57 NY, NY @ MSG Argentina Rocca & Miguel Perez beat Dick The Bruiser & Karl Von Hess 2/3 in 37:54 Ricki Starr beat Great Scott in 7:58 Dr. Jerry Graham & Roy Shire beat Greg Jarque & Jackie Nichols (subs for Wildman Fargo & Don Stevens) 2/3 in 32:52 Eric Von Hess beat Chief Big Heart in 12:55 Larry Hamilton beat Oyama Kato in 9:13 Bob Nandor beat Gino Garibaldi in 15:02 Skull Murphy beat Miguel Torres in 12:55 Att: 15,542, Gate: $42,419.20 5/17/57 Atlanta, GA @ Municipal Auditorium Argentina Rocca beat Dick the Bruiser George Drake drew Kurt Von Brawner Al Massey drew Al Galento Nick Roberts beat Babe Zaharias Promoter: Paul Jones 5/25/57 Chicago, IL @ Marigold Gardens Hans Schmidt & Dick The Bruiser beat Reggie Lisowski & Stan Lisowski on a 3rd fall dq 1 Lisowskis won in 10:12 2 Schmidt & Bruiser in 11:03 3 The Lisowskis were dq'ed after 8:35 of the 3rd fall Note: Taken from the Reggie "The Crusher" Lisowski Record Book published by George Lentz. George might have the complete card. 6/1/57 Chicago, IL @ Marigold Gardens Dick the Bruiser beat Wilbur Snyder 3/3 to win the United States Heavyweight Title 1 Bruiser beat Snyder in 8:32 2 Snyder beat Bruiser in 7:05 3 Bruiser beat Snyder in 4:46 Sharon Lass beat Corrine Cordero 2/3 Sheik of Araby beat Jerry Christy Angelo Poffo beat Billy Goelz Pedro Godoy beat Zack Malkov promoter: Fred Kohler Note: In the Saturday, June 1, 1957 preview in the Chicago Daily Tribune, it specifically stated that Snyder was defending his United States Title against Bruiser. 6/5/57 Madison, WI @ Breese Stevens Field Two Referees Reggie Lisowski & Stan Lisowski & Dick The Bruiser beat Boris Volkoff & Nicoli Volkoff & Sheik of Araby 2/3 1 The Volkoff & Sheik won 2 The Lisowskis & Bruiser won 3 The Lisowskis & Bruiser won Billy Goelz beat Bronko Lubich 2/3 1 Goelz beat Lubich by submission. 2 Lubich beat Goelz by submission 3 Goelz pinned Lubich Gino Angelo beat Jerry Gordet 6/8/57 Chicago, IL @ Marigold Arena Dick the Bruiser dcor Wilbur Snyder in 3rd fall 1 Snyder beat Bruiser in 1:30 2 Bruiser beat Snyder in 10:10 3 Both men were counted out of the ring in 11:18 The Sheik of Araby beat Pedro Godoy Jerry Christy beat Johnny Kace Pete Kovac beat Don Cortez Boris Volkoff & Nicoli Volkoff beat Bozo Brown & Zack Malkov 2-0 promoter: Fred Kohler 6/12/57 Madison, WI @ Breese Stevens Field Dick the Bruiser beat Angelo Poffo 2/3 Bill Melby & Jerry Christy beat Gino Angelo & Bozo Brown Pedro Godoy drew The Sheik of Araby 30:00 Referee: Billy Schmae 6/13/57 Indianapolis, IN @ Midget Speedway Wrestling Tournament Wilbur Snyder beat Dick Afflis in the tournament final Dick Afflis beat Bobby Managoff Wilbur Snyder beat Stu Gibson Bobby Managoff beat Lou Plummer Dick Afflis beat Red Lyons Stu Gibson beat Ian Campbell Wilbur Snyder beat The Sheik of Araby (matchmaker: Dick Patton) Note: The winner of the tournament was to meet NWA World Champion Lou Thesz next Thursday night. 6/15/57 Fort Wayne, IN @ Coliseum Dick The Bruiser beat Mahmut Yodsef (sub Wilbur Snyder) Farmer Don Marlin beat Maurice Roberre Jerry Christy & Jack Allen beat Gino Angelo & Zack Malkov 6/19/57 Madison, WI @ Breese Stevens Field Hans Schmidt beat Dick the Bruiser 2/3 Little Red Feather (sub Tiny Tim) beat Pee Wee James via pin in 19:00 Larry Chene & Pedro Godoy beat Jack Wilson & Danny Ferrazza 2-0 6/20/57 Indianapolis, IN @ Midget Speedway Wilbur Snyder beat Dick “Bruiser” Afflis (sub Lou Thesz) on a 3rd fall dq American Tag Team Champions Stu Gibson & Lou Plummer drew Bill Longson & Bobby Managoff when the time limit expired in the 3rd fall The Sheik of Araby beat Ian Campbell with a sleeper hold in 11:00 matchmaker: Dick Patton referee: Connie Marker Notes: Thesz was in local promotions to appear and defend his world title against Snyder up through the day of the show. The report in the June 21 Indianapolis Star stated that Thesz was “hospitalized Wednesday night in Evansville after suffering head injuries in a match there. Physicians yesterday sent Thesz to his home in St. Louis to recuperate and his bookings for the next week were cancelled.” Also, the paper said “the Indiana State Athletic Commission yesterday suspsended Thesz until he can pass a physical exam.” Afflis was initially booked to wrestle Longson and Stu Gibson was to take on Bobby Managoff in singles matches. Ian Campbell was to wrestle Lou Plummer. Sheik was not booked to appear. 6/22/57 Chicago, IL @ Marigold Arena Boris Volkoff & Nicoli Volkoff beat Larry Chene & Roy McClarty 2/3 1 The Volkoffs won in 13:18 2 Chene & McClarty won in 8:14 3 Volkoffs won in 5:13 Pat O’Connor beat Aldo Bogni in 15:50 Dick the Bruiser beat Don Cortez in 12:13 Luis Martinez beat Jerry Christy in 21:30 Billy Goelz drew Danno McDonald 30:00 6/26/57 Montreal, Quebec, Canada @ Forum Edouard Carpentier & Andre Bollet ddq Tosh Togo & Great Togo in 3rd fall The Togos had to fight their way out through the angry crowd, and were followed to their dressing room. Johnny Rougeau beat Dick The Bruiser Mike Paidousis drew Manuel Cortez Joe Christie drew Bob Nandor promoter: Eddie Quinn referee: Sammy Mack Att: 9,000+ fans On Saturday, June 29, 1957, wrestling in Chicago appeared on channel 5 at 11:00. Dick the Bruiser wrestled Bill Melby and Art Neilson wrestled Bobby Nelson. 7/2/57 Menasha Wilbur Snyder beat Dick The Bruiser dq 7/4/57 Milwaukee, WI @ South Side Armory Dick The Bruiser beat Angelo Poffo Larry Chene beat Stan Lisowski dq Pedro Godoy & Luis Martinez beat Sheik of Araby & Gino Angelo 7/10/57 Fond Du Lac, WI @ Cow Palace Reggie Lisowski & Stan Lisowski & Dick The Bruiser beat Boris Volkoff & Nicoli Volkoff & Gypsy Joe 2/3 (sub Sheik of Araby) 1 Volkoffs & Joe won 2 Lisowskis & Bruiser won 3 Lisowskis & Bruiser won Luis Martinez beat Don DeCortez 2/3 in 40:00 Referee: Zack Malkov 7/12/57 Chicago, IL @ International Amphitheatre Edouard Carpentier beat Dick the Bruiser Afflis Reggie Lisowski & Stan Lisowski beat Wilbur Snyder & Bill Melby (sub Verne Gagne) Pedro Godoy beat Legs Langevin Sheik of Araby beat Gino Angelo Rose Roman beat Ada Ash 7/17/57 Montreal, Quebec, Canada @ Delorimer Stadium Killer Kowalski beat Gene Kiniski 2/3 to win Montreal World Title Kiniski argued with referee Mike Mazurki. Tosh Togo & Great Togo ddq Ernie Dusek & Emil Dusek Yvon Robert beat Mike Paidousis Andre Bollet drew Dick the Bruiser Manuel Cortez beat Frank Valois dq promoter: Eddie Quinn referee: Mike Mazurki att: 21,851 Notes: The Montreal Star on Saturday, July 13, 1957 mentioned that Wladek Kowalski tore Yukon Eric’s ear off with his knee-drop, and reportedly put “Stan Holleck of Detroit” out of the business with a “displaced neck vertebrae.” Quinn expected an attendance of 20,000 going into the event, and was successful in building the show into a summer happening. 7/24/57 Montreal, Quebec, Canada @ Delormier Stadium Special Referee: Yvon Robert NWA Champion Lou Thesz beat Edouard Carpentier on a 3rd fall dq when Carpentier hit referee Yvon Robert. Thesz used the ropes to protect his injured back. Gene Kiniski beat Mike Mazurki in 12:23 Dick the Bruiser beat Billy Red Lyons Andre Bollet & Paul Baillargeon beat Ernie Dusek & Emil Dusek The Duseks argued after the loss. Don Lutz beat Joe Christie Larry Moquin beat Bob Legs Langevin att: 15,931 promoter: Eddie Quinn Notes: The Montreal Star reported that 10 days earlier, Thesz was in Fairbanks, Alaska, where he wrestled Sandor Szabo. It was the only match on the bill, drew a $20,000 gate, and he personally earned $5,000. He was said to have arrived in Montreal from Houston and was called “the most-travelled (sic) fellow in the business.” While making his way to Quebec, Thesz lost his luggage, somewhere between Dallas and Toronto, it was said, and had to find replacement wrestling gear. After the bout, Carpentier was quoted as saying that he shouldn’t lose his title because of the DQ and that he “thought Thesz acted miserably.” There was some confusion in the local Montreal press if Thesz had regained the NWA championship or if Carpentier retained on the technicality. NWA President Sam Muchnick ruled on the situation, saying that because of the DQ, Carpentier retained his National Wrestling Alliance backing. Bruiser was also booked in Madison, Wisconsin that night against Wilbur Snyder. Boris Volkoff took Bruiser's placeand lost to Snyder. 7/25/57 Ottawa, Ontario, Canada @ Auditorium Great Togo & Tosh Togo ddq Andre Bollet & Edouard Carpentier in 3rd fall Yvon Robert beat Dick The Bruiser COR in 7:28 Don Lutz beat Gypsy Joe in 11:00 Eddie Auger drew Bob Legs Langevin 20:00 7/27/57 Milwaukee, WI @ Auditorium NWA Champion Edouard Carpentier drew Antonino Rocca US TV Champion Wilbur Snyder beat Dick The Bruiser dq Boris Volkoff & Nicoli Volkoff beat Pedro Godoy & Luis Martinez Bill Melby beat Danno McDonald att: 7,069 SRO 8/3/57 Angola, IN @ Buck Lake Ranch Dick the Bruiser & Hans Schmidt Boris Volkoff & Nicoli Volkoff Stan Lisowski vs Jack Allen Pedro Godoy vs Jack Wilson 8/8/57 Denver, CO @ Auditorium Arena Dick the Bruiser beat Great Bolo on a 3rd fall dq 1 Bruiser beat Bolo in 8:50 2 Bolo beat Bolo in 3:13 3 Bolo was dq'ed Bob Elliott drew Jerry Woods when the 40 minute time limit exoired in the 3rd fall Doll Paige bear Gypsy Rose 2/3 Elias Garcia beat Durango in 7:13 Tito Carreon drew El Diablo 15:00 promoter: Mike London referee: Leo Bahl Att: 2,000 fans 8/9/57 Miami Beach, FL @ Auditorium Dick the Bruiser vs Whitey Whittler Leo Wallach vs Ramon Cerna (likely Ramon Cernandes?) Don Pollack vs Jerry Christy 8/16/57 Chicago, IL @ International Amphitheatre NWA Champion Edouard Carpentier drew Lou Thesz when the 60 minute time limit expired in the 3rd fall 1 Carpentier beat Thesz in 33:28 2 Thesz beat Carpentier in 16:04 3 The 60 minute time limit expired before either man could score another fall Hans Schmidt beat Sheik of Araby in 10:40 Dick the Bruiser beat Larry Chene in 11:45 Pat O'Connor beat Bob Legs Langevin in 14:30 Reggie Lisowski & Stan Lisowski beat Pedro Godoy & Luis Martinez 2/3 promoter: Fred Kohler referee: Jack Dempsey Att: 8,237 fans 8/20/57 Hodgkins, IL @ Mance Park Speedway Dick The Bruiser vs Hans Schmidt Barbara Baker & Rose Roman vs Ramona Teselle & Corrine Cordero Larry Chene vs Danno McDonald 8/21/57 Montreal, Quebec, Canada @ Delormier Stadium Special Referee: Jersey Joe Walcott Gene Kiniski & Killer Kowalski beat Edouard Carpentier & Andre Bollet 2/3 Yvon Robert beat Emil Dusek Don Lutz beat Ernie Dusek dq Dick The Bruiser beat Billy Red Lyons Manuel Cortez drew Maurice Vachon promoter: Eddie Quinn Referee: Jack Sharkey att: 13,761 Notes: Jersey Joe Walcott was expected to arrive in Montreal on Wednesday, August 21 after working in the camp of Sugar Ray Robinson. Last night, he was in London, Ontario. This marked the final outdoor show of the season. 8/22/57 Ottawa, Ontario, Canada @ Auditorium Referee Jack Sharkey Don Lutz & Andre Bollet beat Great Togo & Tosh Togo on a 3rd fall dq Dick The Bruiser beat Maurice LaPointe via pin in 16:00 after a series of piledrivers Paul Baillargeon beat Vincent Lopez in 10:00 with a swinging full nelson Gerry Turenne drew Gerald Dugas 20:00 Att: "2,500 fans" 8/28/57 Montreal, Quebec, Canada @ Forum Edouard Carpentier & Andre Bollet beat Gene Kiniski & Killer Kowalski on a 3rd fall dq Dick the Bruiser beat Don Lutz in 18:00 Don Eagle beat Bob Legs Langevin Larry Moquin beat Vincent Lopez Frank Valois beat Mike Paidousis att: 11,000 8/29/57 Ottawa, Ontario, Canada @ Auditorium Referee Art LeGrand Wladek Killer Kowalski ddq Dick The Bruiser in 3rd fall 1 Bruiser beat Kowalski in 12:54 2 Kowalski beat Bruiser in 7:28 3 Both men were dq'ed Cowboy Bob Bradley & Tito Infante beat Pee Wee James & Tiny Roe in 21:00 Don Lutz beat Emile Dusek in 14:11 Ernie Dusek drew Manuel Cortez 20:00 Att: "2,000 mat addicts" 9/4/57 Montreal, Quebec, Canada @ Forum Wladek Kowalski & Gene Kiniski beat Tosh Togo & Great Togo 2-0 Bobby Managoff drew Dick The Bruiser Larry Moquin beat Ernie Dusek dq Don Lutz drew Emil Dusek Paul Baillargeon beat Mike Paidousis promoter: Eddie Quinn Att: 9,000 fans Notes: The Montreal Star estimated that Gene Kiniski was going to make $75,000 “or more” this year. He was reportedly the biggest attraction in Toronto in years. 9/5/57 Ottawa, Ontario, Canada @ Auditorium Chicken Wire Fence Match Wladek Killer Kowalski ddq Dick The Bruiser in 3rd fall 1 Kowalski pinned Bruiser in 6:15 after a body slam 2 Bruiser beat Kowalski in 7:00 3 Both wrestlers were dq'ed for fighting outside the ring Bobby Managoff beat Tiger Tasker (sub Lee Henning) in 13:14 Paul Baillargeon beat Joe Christie dq in 18:00 Larry Moquin beat Mike Paidousis with a reverse full nelson in 15:27 Att: "close to 3,000 wrestling fanatics" 9/11/57 Montreal, Quebec, Canada @ Forum NWA Champion Edouard Carpentier beat Gene Kiniski on a 3rd fall walkaway COR Kiniski initially won the third fall, but it was found out that he had used the bottom rope for leverage. The match continued, but Kiniski left the ring and refused to return. Bobby Managoff beat Frank Valois in 14:00 Dick The Bruiser beat Don Lutz Andre Bollet beat Joe Christie Bob Legs Langevin drew Manuel Cortez promoter: Eddie Quinn referee: Danny Murray 9/12/57 Ottawa, Ontario, Canada @ Auditorium Dick The Bruiser beat Bobby Managoff 2/3 1 Bruiser beat Managoff with an “upside down bear hug” in 8:47 2 Managoff beat Bruiser in 7:55 3 Bruiser pinned Managoff in 4:10 Joe Christie beat Don Lutz in 14:10 Billy Red Lyons beat Gypsy Joe dq in 9:00 Eddie Auger drew Al Korman 20:00 Att: “some 2,000 angry fans” 9/16/57 NY, NY @ MSG Argentina Rocca curfew draw Edouard Carpentier 40:00 Ricki Starr beat Karl Von Hess dq in 5:15 Miguel Perez beat Larry Hamilton in 12:27 Dr. Jerry Graham & Roy Shire drew Mark Lewin & Donn Lewin when the 30 minute time limit expired in the 3rd fall Dick The Bruiser beat Larry Moquin in 9:47 Eduardo Castillo beat Eric Von Hess in 5:10 Danny McShain drew Rey Urbano 10:00 Killer Kowalski vs Chief Big Heart Felix Lamban vs Sandor Kovacs Note: The last two matches did not take place due to the length of the main event. 9/18/57 Montreal, Quebec, Canada @ Forum NWA Champion Edouard Carpentier no contest Dick The Bruiser in 3rd fall seven wrestlers had to pry Bruiser off Carpentier Don Eagle beat Al Korman Bobby Managoff beat Billy Red Lyons Johnny Rougeau beat Bob Legs Langevin Larry Moquin beat Gypsy Joe promoter: Eddie Quinn 9/19/57 Ottawa, Ontario, Canada @ Auditorium No Time Limit, Referee Art LeGrand Bobby Managoff beat Dick The Bruiser on a 3rd fall dq 1 Managoff beat Bruiser in 12:21 2 Bruiser beat Managoff in 4:10 3 Bruiser was dq'ed in 21 seconds after he reportedly scooped sand off the arena floor and tossed the sand into the eyes of Managoff and referee Legrand Yvon Robert beat Al Korman in 9:21 Johnny Rougeau beat Joe Christie in 7:40 Eddie Auger drew Emile DuPre Att: "some 2,000 furious mat enthusiasts" 9/21/57 Milwaukee, WI @ Arena Verne Gagne & Wilbur Snyder beat Boris Volkoff & Nicoli Volkoff Pat O'Connor beat Angelo Poffo Larry Chene beat Gino Angelo Don Leo Jonathan no contest Dick The Bruiser att: 6,723 9/25/57 Montreal, Quebec, Canada @ Forum Killer Kowalski & Dick The Bruiser beat Pat O'Connor & Bobby Managoff on a 3rd fall COR During the third fall, Kowalski came out alone, saying that Bruiser was injured. Bruiser ran out and attacked O’Connor outside the ring, leading to the finish. Johnny Rougeau dcor Tarzan Zorra Manuel Cortez beat Al Korman Joe Christie drew Billy Red Lyons promoter: Eddie Quinn Notes: Kowalski returned to Montreal from time in California. He said he had a “two week holiday.” Tarzan Zorra reportedly gained his “first fame in North Africa, has since been in Europe, Australia and Thailand.” The Montreal Star indicated that Johnny Rougeau was “pointing to become the successor to Yvon Robert.” 10/2/57 Montreal, Quebec, Canada @ Forum NWA Champion Edouard Carpentier beat Gene Kiniski when the referee halted action during the third fall because Kiniski “could no longer defend himself” Dick The Bruiser dcor Bobby Managoff Tarzan Zorra drew Andre Bollet 20:00 Johnny Rougeau beat Joe Christie Emile Dupre beat Bob Legs Langevin promoter: Eddie Quinn referee: Danny Murray 10/3/57 Ottawa, Ontario, Canada @ Auditorium Edouard Carpentier beat Dick The Bruiser on a 3rd fall dq 1 Bruiser beat Carpentier with a reverse back stretch in 10:57 2 Carpentier beat Bruiser in 3:50 3 Bruiser was dq'ed in 3:00 Tarzan Zorra beat Bobby Managoff dq in 16:10 when Bobby slugged the referee Yvon Robert beat Frank Valois in 10:27 Eddie Auger drew Bob Legs Langevin 20:00 Att: “Well over 3,000 wrestling addicts” 10/9/57 Montreal, Quebec, Canada @ Forum Killer Kowalski & Dick Afflis beat Pat O'Connor & Bobby Managoff 2/3 Managoff initially won the third fall over Bruiser, but was disqualified after he pushed the referee and continued to attack his opponent. Bruiser carried a small table into the ring, but Managoff grabbed it. The newspaper reported that this melee continued for 10 minutes. Manuel Cortez beat Gene Dubuque Tarzan Zorra beat Frank Valois Ovila Asselin drew Eddie Auger Larry Moquin drew Jim Bernard promoter: Eddie Quinn referees: Ray Belec, Barney Tucker Notes: The main event was staged at 9:00, reportedly the earliest a main event had ever been staged in Montreal. Television began at 10:00, which was changed from 9:00. 10/10/57 Washington DC Antonino Rocca beat Skull Murphy COR 17:00 Tarzan Kowalski beat Luis Martinez Dick Afflis beat Aldo Venturi Yukon Eric beat Soldier Barry via pin Danny McShain beat Luis Martinez 10/15/57 NY, NY @ MSG Argentina Rocca & Miguel Perez beat Killer Kowalski & Dick The Bruiser 2-0, 1st fall by dq Yukon Eric beat Skull Murphy in 11:26 Danny McShain beat Donn Lewin in 12:42 Dr. Jerry Graham & Roy Shire beat Luis Martinez & Eduardo Castillo 2/3 in 33:12 Ludvig Von Krupp beat Cowboy Rocky Lee in 6:09 Paul Berger beat Rey Urbano in 9:08 10/16/57 Montreal, Quebec, Canada @ Forum Pat O'Connor & Bobby Managoff beat Killer Kowalski & Dick The Bruiser 2/3 Johnny Rougeau beat Gene Dubuque Mariano Califfa drew Maurice Vachon Tarzan Zorra beat Emile Dupre Mighty Ursus beat Manuel Cortez in 17:00 promoter: Eddie Quinn referee: Jersey Joe Walcott Att: 7,000 fans 10/17/57 Ottawa, Ontario, Canada @ Auditorium Special Referee: Jersey Joe Walcott Bobby Managoff & Yvon Robert vs Dick The Bruiser & Wladek Kowalski 2/3 Tarzan Zorro vs Manuel Cortez Mighty Ursus vs Frank Valois Jim Bernard vs Johnny Rougeau 10/25/57 Moline, IL @ Wharton Field House Reggie Lisowski & Stan Lisowski vs Dick The Bruiser & Don McClarty Notes: Card canceled due to flu epidemic. Note: Taken from the Reggie "The Crusher" Lisowski Record Book published by George Lentz. George might have the complete card. 10/26/57 Milwaukee, WI @ Arena Penalty Belt Match Don Leo Jonathan beat Verne Gagne Reggie Lisowski & Stan Lisowski beat Larry Chene & Carl Engstrom Wilbur Snyder & Dick The Bruiser beat Angelo Poffo & Bronko Lubich Mae Weston beat Rose Roman att: 5,289 10/30/57 Madison, WI @ Dane County Fairgrounds Arena 6 Man Battle Royal opened the card and determined the night's bouts Tony Silipini beat Dick the Bruiser dq after Bruiser won the first fall Billy Goelz beat Angelo Poffo when Bronko Lubich hit Goelz with a cane Bobby Managoff beat Gino Angelo via pin US Women's Champion Barbara Baker vs Sharon Lass Referee: Einar Olsen. Note: Tony Silipini and Angelo Poffo were subs for The Sheik of Araby and Larry Chene 11/6/57 Benton Harbor, MI @ Armory US Champion Wilbur Snyder beat Dick the Bruiser on a reverse decision 3rd fall dq 1 Snyder beat Bruiser with an abdominal twist in 10:00 2 Bruiser beat Snyder with a piledriver. 3 Snyder could not continue; Bruiser was declared the winner, but then was disqualified by referee Frank Scoma when Bruiser tried to continue Tony Sillipini beat Gino Angelo 2-0 Doug Lindsey (sub Bad Boy Joe) no decision Johnny Gilbert when both wrestlers were KO'ed after colliding 11/7/57 Denver, CO @ Auditorium Arena United States Champion Verne Gagne beat Rip Rogers 2/3 1 Rogers beat Gagne in 10:08 2 Gagne beat Rogers in 5:20 3 Gagne beat Rogers in 6:43 Rogers was billed as the Southwest Champion Bob Elliott beat Dick the Bruiser 2/3 utc 1 Bruiser beat Elliott in 15:17 2 Elliott beat Bruiser in 40 seconds 3 Bruiser was unable to continue due to a injured back Jim Wright beat Jerry Woods in 22:50 Juan Garcia drew Danno McDonald 20:00 promoter: Mike London Att: 2,600 fans 11/9/57 Chicago, IL @ Marigold Arena Dick The Bruiser & Angelo Poffo beat Wilbur Snyder & Bobby Managoff 11/12/57 Hammond, IN @ Civic Center Dick the Bruiser vs Bobby Managoff Boris Volkoff & Nicoli Volkoff vs Pedro Godoy & Alberto Godoy The Sheik vs George Drake 11/13/57 Benton Harbor, MI @ Armory US Champion Wilbur Snyder vs Dick the Bruiser Tony Sillipini vs George Drake Lou Eisenhart & Tim Hampton vs Dave Moore & Roy Greenlee Note: November 14 paper is missing. 11/14/57 Indianapolis, IN @ The Armory Wilbur Snyder beat Dick Afflis on a 3rd fall dq Boris Volkoff & Nicoli Volkoff beat George Drake & Carl Engstrom 2/3 Bobby Managoff beat Gino Angelo in 15:00 matchmaker: Dick Patton referee: Connie Marker Notes: The local press built up the Snyder-Afflis match as a bout between ex-football stars. “Snyder did his grid chores for Utah University before entering Canadian pro ball, while Afflis, a former Shortridge athlete, starred with Purdue, Nevada, and the pro Green Bay Packers.” 11/19/57 NY, NY @ MSG Argentina Rocca & Edouard Carpentier beat Dick The Bruiser & Dr. Jerry Graham (sub Killer Kowalski) Miguel Perez beat Danny McShain utc in 14:38 Pat O'Connor drew Don Eagle 20:00 Ludvig Von Krupp & Karl Von Hess drew Luis Martinez & Edouard Castillo when the time limit expired in the 3rd fall Skull Murphy beat Great Scott in 11:45 Chief Big Heart beat Paul Berger in 7:30 Felix Lamban (sub Dr. Jerry Graham) beat Legs Langevin in 5:20 Att: 12,987, Gate: $38,153 Note: This was the night of the riot and Bruiser being suspended for life at MSG is a myth. In reality Rocca and Graham were fined $1000 each. Bruiser was fined $500. Carpentier was fined $100. 11/21/57 Indianapolis, IN @ The Armory penalty belt match, both men were penalized and forced to wear the belt Wilbur Snyder beat Dick “Bruiser” Afflis on a 3rd fall COR Billy Two Rivers beat Don DeCortez in 3:00 Bobby Managoff beat The Sheik of Araby dq in 12:00 matchmaker: Dick Patton referee: Connie Marker announcer: Ed Smith Notes: According to the November 21, 1957 edition of the Indianapolis Star, “pro wrestling will unveil a new penalty method at the Armory tonight; The Indiana State Athletic Commission has granted matchmaker Dick Patton the right to give the penelty belt a trial run in tonight’s rematch [between Afflis and Snyder]; The belt can be applied in 30 seconds and is called into play when a contestant commits a major foul. Once clamped into place, the belt restricts the offending matman to the use of only one arm. First infractions call for a one minute belt penalty. Subsequent periods are for two and three minutes." 11/23/57 Chicago, IL @ Marigold Arena Dick the Bruiser drew Bobby Managoff Wilbur Snyder beat Angelo Poffo Carl Engstrom beat Roy Rogers Ivan the Terrible beat Johnny Gilbert Alberto Godoy & Pedro Godoy beat Duke Demitri & Ned Taylor 11/25/57 Hammond, IN @ Civic Center Wilbur Snyder & Alberto Godoy & Pedro Godoy vs Dick the Bruiser & Boris Volkoff & Nicoli Volkoff Bobby Managoff vs Angelo Poffo Bronko Lubich vs Buddy Hack NOTE: Hammond Fraternal Order of Police Youth benefit show ... This is the organization which a young Dorrance (Dory) Funk served as treasurer during its founding year, 1936 11/27/57 Madison, WI @ Dane County Fairgrounds Arena Don Leo Jonathan beat Dick the Bruiser 2/3 1 Bruiser beat Jonathan 2 Jonathan beat Bruiser after a Mormon Sycle 3 Jonathan pinned Bruiser Tony Silipini & Jack Allen (sub Jerry Woods) beat Don DeCortez & The Sheik of Araby (sub Gino Angelo) Joan Ballard beat Barbara Baker in 14:00 Referee: Einar Olsen 11/28/57 Indianapolis, IN @ The Armory Dick “Bruiser” Afflis ddq The Sheik of Araby Nicoli Volkoff beat Bobby Managoff on a 3rd fall COR Rose Roman beat Ramona TeSelle 2/3 in the finals of a five girl wrestle royal (number eliminated: Barbara Baker, Sharon Lass, Joan Ballard) Sharon Lass beat Joan Ballard via pin in 10:00 with an airplane spin matchmaker: Dick Patton referee: Harry Burris Att: 2,200 fans Notes: Special Thanksgiving show. The five girl wrestle royal was said to be the first in Indianapolis wrestling history. 12/4/57 Montreal, Quebec, Canada @ Forum Johnny Rougeau beat Andre Bollet (sub Edouard Carpentier) 2/3 1 Bollet beat Rougeau 2 Rougeau beat Bollet in 48 seconds 3 Rougeau beat Nollet Bearcat Wright drew Dick the Bruiser Manuel Cortez drew Danny McShain Larry Moquin beat Maurice Vachon dq Ovila Asselin beat Angelo Savoldi dq promoter: Eddie Quinn Note: Edouard Carpentier reportedly was stuck in New York due to bad weather. 12/5/57 Ottawa, Ontario, Canada @ Auditorium Edouard Carpentier & Andre Bollet vs Danny McShain & Dick The Bruiser 2/3 Bearcat Wright vs Angelo Savoldi 30:00 Manuel Cortez vs Bob Legs Langevin Ovila Asselin vs Gerry Terenne 12/9/57 NY, NY @ MSG Argentina Rocca & Miguel Perez beat Dr Jerry Graham & Danny McShain on a 3rd fall dq in 25:19 Killer Kowalski beat Mark Lewin in 5:50 Dick The Bruiser beat Donn Lewin in 9:32 Chieg Big Heart dcor Chris Tolos in in 6:35 Don Eagle drew John Tolos Roy Shire beat Edouard Castillo in 13:04 Felix Lamban beat Skull Murphy in 12:17 Luis Martinez beat Ludwig Von Krupp in dq in 9:30 Att: 9,264, gate: $24,866.34 12/11/57 Montreal, Quebec, Canada @ Forum Special Referee: Jack Sharkey Montreal World Champion Killer Kowalski beat Johnny Rougeau Bearcat Wright drew Dick the Bruiser Maurice Vachon beat Sandor Kovacs Larry Moquin ddq Danny McShain Manuel Cortez beat Angelo Savoldi promoter: Eddie Quinn Notes: Bruiser was also scheduled to wrestle Antonino Rocca in Racine, WI that night. Nicoli Volkoff subbed for Bruiser in Racine. It was reported that Kowalski was returning to action after several weeks in the hospital. 12/12/57 Ottawa, Ontario, Canada @ Auditorium Referee Jack Sharkey Wladek Kowalski & Dick The Bruiser vs Bearcat Wright & Johnny Rougeau 2/3 Danny McShain vs Sandor Kovacs Andre Bollet vs Manuel Cortez Ovila Asselin vs Angelo Savoldi 12/13/57 Chicago, IL @ International Amphitheatre Argentina Rocca drew NWA Champion Edouard Carpentier Dick the Bruiser (sub Don Leo Jonathan) beat Wilbur Snyder to win the United States Heavyweight Title Boris Volkoff & Nicoli Volkoff beat Alberto Godoy & Bobby Managoff Pat O'Connor beat Bob Legs Langevin Billy Two Rivers beat Harry Lewis promoter: Fred Kohler Att: 6,028 fans, gate: $14,620 Note: According to Wrestling Life magazine and other sources, Bruiser and Snyder traded the U.S. Title on Saturday, December 14, 1957, but that date is wrong. 12/14/57 Omaha, NE @ Civic Auditorium Verne Gagne beat Dick the Bruiser on a 3rd fall dq 1 Gagne beat Bruiser 2 Bruiser beat Gagne with a backbreaker 3 Bruiser was dq'ed for hitting the referee Bruiser went wild following the decision and Jack Pesek, Ernie Dusek and Thor Hagen ran to the ring to help quelm the fighting Karl Von Hess beat Joe Hamilton in 15:56 Jack Pesek beat Lou Plummer in 9:20 promoter: Joe Dusek referee: Tom Novak Att: 4,165 fans 12/16/57 Hammond, IN @ Civic Center Boris Volkoff & Nicoli Volkoff vs Dick the Bruiser & The Sheik Bobby Managoff vs Gino Angelo Alberto Godoy vs Jack Wilson 12/18/57 Montreal, Quebec, Canada @ Forum Edouard Carpentier & Bearcat Wright ddq Wladek Kowalski & Danny McShain (sub Dick The Bruiser) 1 McShain pinned Wright 2 Wright pinned McShain 3 Both teams were dq'ed Andre Bollet ddq Maurice Vachon Larry Moquin beat Angelo Savoldi Manuel Cortez drew Bob “Legs” Langevin promoter: Eddie Quinn referees: Sammy Mack, Paul Pierard Att: 4,000+ fans Note: Dick the Bruiser reportedly was stuck in Chicago 12/19/57 Ottawa, Ontario, Canada @ Auditorium No Time Limit NWA Champion Edouard Carpentier vs Danny McShain 2/3 Dick The Bruiser vs Bearcat Wright 2/3 Johnny Rougeau & Manuel Cortez vs Angelo Savoldi & Maurice Vachon Bob Legs Langevin vs Larry Moquin Note: Carpentier billed as NWA Champion in advertisement. 12/27/57 Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada @ Civic Auditorium Two Referees Harold Nelson & Red Eakin Fabulous Kangaroos Al Costello & Roy Heffernan beat Atomic Blonds Johnny Valentine & Chet Wallick on a 3rd fall dq 1 Heffernan pinned Valentine in 10 seconds. Johnny had been hit with a bommerang before the match began. 2 Valentine pinned Hefferan in 24:00 3 Valentine was dq’ed for net letting Costello back into the ring Verne Gagne beat Sonny Myers in 20:00 with a Sleeper Hold Johnny Valentine (sub Bruiser Afflis) beat Thor Hagen via pin in 19:20 after Thor missed a drop kick Don Leo Jonathan beat Jack Pesek in 18:00 with a backbreaker Att: “2,500 fans” Note: The December 28, 1957 edition of the Winnipeg Free Press stated Bruiser "had the flu." 12/28/57 Omaha, NE @ Civic Auditorium Dick the Bruiser beat Don Leo Jonathan 1 Bruiser beat Jonathan in 14:01 2 Jonathan beat Bruiser 3 Bruiser beat Jonathan after the match, Jonathan cut his opponent’s head open and Bruiser needed 7 stitches United States Champion Verne Gagne beat Ernie Dusek in 24:50 Thor Hagen beat Angelo Silipini in 20:15 Bobby Bruns beat Tommy O’Toole in 15:11 promoter: Joe Dusek announcer: Ed Morgan att: 5,614 fans, gate: $6,324 Credit to the usual suspects including Don Luce Montreal, Rich Tate and Becky Taylor Georgia, JMK Hammond, George Lentz Wisconsin and Benton Harbor, Tim Hornbaker Indianapolis, Fred Hornby and Scott Teal MSG, Washington DC Ron Witmer and Baltimore Steve Johnson. I found the Ottawa results myself on google news awhile back. There might be more of them. Note: Corrected some typos and spelling errors. Note: Added one more card from a Chicago suburb called Hodgkins. Also added some info about Bruiser being double booked on 12/11/57. Time to move on to 1958. Note: Added 3 Denver cards from Tim Hornbaker. Note: Added one Chicago Marigold card from Redman. Note: Made some more well needed edits. Note: Added two Miami Beach listings and one partial result from New Haven, CT Note: Added a bunch of fall listings Note: Added even more fall listings Note: Added results to some of the Ottawa lineups Note: Added multiple listings from George Lentz, JMK and Tim Hornbaker. Note: Corrected some typos and the like. Note: Added a few cards and made even more corrections. Note: Did more edits and added the complete 12/9/57 MSG card. Note: Added three Florida cards from Kriss. Note: Added a Rome, GA lineup from Fantasmagori. Note: Added a few more Ottawa, Ontario, Canada cards. Note: Added a Chicago card from Fantasmagori. Note: Added a Winnipeg card that Bruiser no showed. Note: Added Indiana cards from Tim Tassler
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clawmaster wrote: Now I'll go to newspaperarchive.com and see if I can dig up anything else. I'll also look at George Lentz's Crusher Lisowski record book to see if there is any more stuff there. Did that and added more listings. Will add more later.
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1/4/58 Omaha, NE @ Civic Auditorium Texas Death Match Dick The Bruiser beat Don Leo Jonathan in 7th fall NWA Nebraska/Iowa Tag Team Champions Ernie Dusek & Emile Dusek beat Mike DiBiase & Bobby Bruns Women's Champion Lorraine Johnson beat Kay Noble Ernie Dusek drew Mike DiBiase promoter: Joe Dusek Att: 6,903 fans, gate: $7,491 1/7/58 Lake Worth, FL @ American Legion Arena Enrique Torres beat Dick the Bruiser on a 3rd fall dq 1 Bruiser pinned Torres in 13:00 2 Torres beat Bruiser in 9:00 with a flying body scissors 3 Bruiser was dq'ed for knocking the referee down China Mira beat Jeanette Collins in 21:00 Tito Infante beat Irish Jackie 2/3 1/8/58 Miami, FL @ Biscayne Arena Dick the Bruiser vs Sandor Kovacs Nick Roberts vs Ike Eakins Judy Glover vs Kathy Starr 1/9/58 Fort Lauderdale, FL @ War Memorial Auditorium Special Referee Joey Maxim Dick the Bruiser vs Ike Eakins Only match listed on clipping 1/10/58 Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada @ Civic Auditorium Hard Boiled Haggerty & Joe Pazandak beat Fabulous Kangaoos Al Costello & Roy Heffernan 2/3 1 Haggerty pinned Heffernan in 13:00 2 Costello beat Pazandak 3 Pazandak pinned Heffernan Johnny Rougeau beat Chet Wallick dq in 15:00 Bruiser Afflis beat Farmer Don Marlin via pin in 10:20 after a piledriver Red Bastien drew Thor Hagen 20:00 1/11/58 Omaha, NE @ Civic Auditorium World Title Claimant Edouard Carpentier beat Dick the Bruiser on a 3rd fall dq 1 Carpentier beat Bruiser in 8:55 2 Bruiser beat Carpentier in 12:55 3 Bruiser was dq'ed when hit the referee with a steel chair Thor Hagen beat Legs Langevin 2/3 Emile Dusek beat Red McIntyre Sonny Myers beat Jim Lake Promoter: Joe Dusek Att: 4,910 fans, gate: $5,660 1/13/58 Tampa, FL @ Fort Homer Hesterly Armory Don Eagle beat Dick the Bruiser on a 3rd fall dq Enrique Torres beat Jerry Turenne Tito Infante & Corrine Cordero (sub Barbara Baker) beat Irish Jackie & Kathy Starr (sub Jeanette Collins) Att: "crowd estimated at more than 2,000 fans" 1/14/58 Lake Worth, FL @ Legion Arena Enrique Torres beat Dick the Bruiser on a 3rd fall dq Tiny Tim & Helen Hild beat Pee Wee James & Kathy Starr Helen Hild beat Kathy Starr dq Att: "more than 1,000 fans" 1/15/58 St. Petersburg, FL @ National Guard Armory Dick the Bruiser double knockout Enrique Torres in 3rd fall Tiny Tim & Tito Infante beat Pee Wee James & Irish Jackie Nick Roberts beat John Smith in 11:00 1/17/58 Miami Beach, FL @ Auditorium Edouard Carpentier beat Dick the Bruiser on a 3rd fall COR Helen Hild beat Dot Dotson in 21:00 Tito Infante beat Irish Jackie 2/3 1/18/58 Bradenton, FL @ Armory Dick the Bruiser vs Ray Villmer Southern Women's Champion Judy Glover vs Corrine Cordero BlackJack Dilon vs Jerry Turenne 1/20/58 Sarasota, FL @ Legion Arena Dick the Bruiser vs Ted Christy ref for match is Doran O'Hara Jerry Christy vs Harry Smith (sub John Smith) Southern Women's Champion Judy Glover vs Corrine Cordero 1/21/58 Fort Myers, FL @ National Guard Armory Ted Christy & Jerry Christy beat Dick the Bruiser & John Smith on a 2nd fall COR, 1st fall by dq Miss Dot Dotson beat Miss Mae Marston (Weston?) 2/3 Jerry Christy drew John Smith 1/24/58 Miami Beach, FL @ Auditorium Enrique Torres beat Dick the Bruiser on a 3rd fall dq Mr. Moto beat John Smith in 23:00 Judy Glover beat Dot Dotson 2/3 in 27:00 Promoter: Chris Dundee 1/25/58 Bradenton, FL @ Armory Dick the Bruiser vs Ray Villmer Miss Barbara Baker vs Miss Dot Dotson Larry Williams vs Tony Martinelli 1/27/58 Sarasota, FL @ Legion Arena Ted Christy beat Dick the Bruiser on a 2nd fall dq, 1st fall by dq as well Miss Barbara Baker beat Miss Kathy Starr (sub Miss Corrine Cordero) 2/3 Jerry Turenne beat Larry Williams (sub Pete Managoff) 1/31/58 Chicago, IL @ International Amphitheatre World Heavyweight Champion Edouard Carpentier beat Don Leo Jonathan 2/3 1 Carpentier beat Jonathan 17:10 2 Jonathan beat Carpentier in 11:10 3 Carpentier beat Jonathan in 9:45 Dick the Bruiser dcor Wilbur Snyder in 3rd fall 1 Snyder beat Bruiser in 1:10 2 Bruiser beat Snyder in 11:35 3 double countout in 7:15 Bobby Managoff & Pat O'Connor & Tony Sillipini beat Reggie Lisowski & Stan Lisowski & Ivan The Terrible 2/3 Bob Konovosky beat Bob Legs Langevin promoter: Fred Kohler Att: 5,513 fans, gate: $15,206.20 2/1/58 Omaha, NE @ Civic Auditorium Edouard Carpentier beat Dick the Bruiser 2/3 1 Bruiser beat Carpentier in 10:40 2 Carpentier beat Bruiser in 7:20 3 Carpentier beat Bruiser in 5:06 During the match, a member of the audience was allowed two punches on the Bruiser while he was being held by four police officers. The punches formed a welt above his left eye and drew blood from his mouth Hans Schmidt beat Thor Hagen by submission Sonny Myers beat Legs Langevin Ronnie Etchison beat Lee Henning in 18:03 promoter: Joe Dusek Att: 4,221 fans, gate: $4,985 2/3/58 Tampa, FL @ Fort Homer Hesterly Armory Winners Takes All Chief War Eagle & Don Eagle beat Jack Vansky & Dick The Bruiser in overtime Tony Martinelli beat Duke Keomuka dq when Keomuka used an illegal sleeper hold Chris Zaharias drew Alberto Torres att: "Tampa's largest wrestling crowd about 4,000 brave souls" 2/7/58 Miami Beach, FL @ Auditorium Mr Moto beat Dick The Bruiser dq Sandor Kovacs & Tony Martinelli beat Ernie Dusek & Pete Man Mountain Managoff Helen Hild beat Betty Hawkins 2/8/58 Dade City, FL @ Armory Dick The Bruiser vs Ray Villmer 2/3 60:00 Duke Keomuka vs Tony Martinelli 2/3 45:00 Barbara Baker vs Betty Hawkins 30:00 2/10/58 Tampa, FL @ Fort Homer Hesterly Armory Giant Gasparilla Wrestling Card Edouard Carpentier vs Dick The Bruiser Duke Keomuka vs Ray Villmer Nell Stewart & Betty Hawkins vs Judy Glover & Barbara Baker 2/21/58 Omaha, NE @ Civic Auditorium Dick The Bruiser beat Hans Schmidt on a 3rd fall dq when Schmidt hit the referees, first Jerry Adam, then Johnny Lehl with a chair Ivan The Terrible beat Thor Hagen Sonny Myers beat Rip Hawk 2/3 Jack Pesek drew Bull Montana promoter: Joe Dusek referees: Jerry Adam, Johnny Lehl Att: 6,760 fans, gate: $7,288 2/24/58 NY, NY @ MSG Argentina Rocca & Miguel Perez beat Chris Tolos & John Tolos 2/3 in 20:51 Edouard Carpentier beat Dick The Bruiser in 9:30 Ricki Starr beat The Sheik in 6:30 Pat O'Connor drew Killer Kowalski 20:00 Bolo Hakawa beat Paul Berger in 5:45 Luis Martinez drew Karl Von Hess 10:00 Ludwig Von Krupp beat Felix Lamban in 5:38 Roy Shire beat Edouard Castillo in 11:22 Jesse James drew Ace Freeman 10:00 2/27/58 Sheboygan, WI @ Armory Verne Gagne beat Reggie Lisowski 2/3 1 Gagne beat Lisowski 2 Lisowski beat Gagne 3 Gagne beat Lisowski Dick The Bruiser beat Stan Lisowski Rose Roman & Sharon Lass beat Ada Ash & Ramona TeSelle Att: "One of the largest crowds to attend a sporting spectacle in town for anything save North-Central basketball games" 2/28/58 St. Joseph, MO @ City Auditorium Dick the Bruiser beat Thor Hagen 2/3 Don Curtis & Sonny Myers beat Bob Geigel & Otto “Baron” Von Krupp 2/3 Kay Noble beat Millie Stafford in 11:00 Danny O’Shocker beat Rip Hawk dq promoter: Gust Karras Att: 3,000 fans 3/1/58 Omaha, NE @ Civic Auditorium Texas Death Match Dick The Bruiser beat Hans Schmidt in 12th fall Bruiser reportedly was fined $250 dollars for taking the match out of the ring Jack Pesek drew Larry Hamilton Bobby Bruns beat Jim Lake Thor Hagen beat Frank Altman 3/5/58 Montreal, Quebec, Canada @ Forum World Title Claimant Edouard Carpentier no contest Mike Sharpe in 3rd fall 1 Sharpe beat Caroentier 2 Carpentier beat Sharpe 3 Referee Sammy Mack was knocked out and Ed Sharpe interfered. On behalf of Carpentier, Johnny Rougeau followed Ben to the mat and a fight ensued. Dick the Bruiser ddq Tarzan Zorra Ben Sharpe beat Manuel Cortez Bearcat Wright beat Baron Gattoni Larry Moquin beat Bob "Legs" Langevin promoter: Eddie Quinn 3/6/58 Ottawa, Ontario, Canada @ Auditorium No Time Limit, Referees Barney Turner & Art LeGrand Wladek Kowalski & Dick The Bruiser ddq Ben Sharpe & Mike Sharpe in 3rd fall 1 Bruiser beat Ben Sharpe by submission 2 Ben Sharpe beat Bruiser by submission with a step over toe hold 3 Both teams were dq’ed Bearcat Wright beat Bob Langevin in 11:21 Tarzan Zorro beat Baron Gattoni by submission Manuel Cortez beat Yvon Racicot in 13:44 Att: “about 3,000 fans” 3/7/58 Chicago, IL @ International Amphitheatre Dick the Bruiser & Hans Schmidt beat Verne Gagne & Pat O'Connor 2/3 1 Bruiser & Schmidt won in 18:25 2 Gagne & O’Connor won in 7:40 3 Bruiser & Schmidt won in 8:06 Angelo Poffo beat Ivan The Terrible in 12:13 Bob Konovsky beat Ruffy Silverstein in 13:45 Alex Karras beat Chest Bernard in 3:41 Lulu Mae Provo & Ethel Johnson beat Babs Wingo & Betty White 2/3 promoter: Fred Kohler Att: 4,150 fans, gate: $10,002.20 Note: The show drew the second smallest crowd in Fred Kohler’s nine year history of promoting professional wrestling at the International Amphitheater. The show also marked his Kohler’s 10,000th wrestling bout promoted. 3/12/58 Benton Harbor, MI @ Armory Dick The Bruiser & Angelo Poffo vs Boris Volkoff & Nicoli Volkoff Cowboy Carlson vs Bronco Lubich Gypsy Joe vs Carl Engstrom 3/13/58 Kansas City, KS @ Memorial Hall Bob Geigel beat Otto Von Krupp on a 3rd fall COR Ronnie Etchison beat Dick the Bruiser by reverse decision Lorraine Johnson & Millie Stafford beat Mary Jane Mull & Kay Noble 2/3 Don Curtis & Sonny Myers drew Rip Hawk & Bull Montana 30:00 3/14/58 St. Joseph, MO @ City Auditorium United States Champion Verne Gagne beat Don Curtis 2/3 Dick the Bruiser beat Joe Dusek 2-0 when Dusek was unable to continue Larry Hamilton & Sonny Myers beat Bob Geigel & Bull Montana Joe Hamilton drew Danny O’Shocker 15:00 promoter: Gust Karras Att: 3,500 fans Note: No show on Friday, March 21, 1958 due to the Women’s National AAU Basketball Tournament. 3/15/58 Omaha, NE @ Civic Auditorium US TV Champion Verne Gagne beat Dick the Bruiser NWA Nebraska/Iowa Tag Team Champions Ernie Dusek & Emile Dusek beat Jack Pesek & Mike DiBiase Ivan The Terrible beat Alberto Godoy Jack Pesek beat Emile Dusek dq promoter: Joe Dusek referees: Johnny Ace, Lou Spandle Att: 7,035 fans Note: Evening show. 3/19/58 Madison, WI @ Dane County Fairgrounds Arena World Champion Edouard Carpentier beat Dick the Bruiser on a 3rd fall COR 1 Bruiser beat Carpentier with an upside down submission 2 Carpentier pinned Bruiser 3 Bruiser was counted out of the ring Bob Konovsky & Billy Goelz beat Legs Langevin & Bronco Lubich Angelo Poffo beat Alberto Godoy via pin 3/20/58 Indianapolis, IN @ Armory Bobby Managoff beat Boris Volkoff 2/3 Dick “Bruiser” Afflis beat Jack Wilson in 11:00 with an upside down bearhug Alberto Godoy beat Nicoli Volkoff dq in 9:00 when Volkoff used a piledriver, which was banned in Indiana Sharon Lass beat Ramona TeSelle via pin in 19:00 after an airplane spin matchmaker: Dick Patton Notes: Lass was said to be from Tulsa. Wilson was from Chicago. Godoy was billed as being from South America. 3/22/58 Chicago, IL @ Marigold Arena Dick the Bruiser beat Bobby Managoff on a 3rd fall dq 1 Bruiser beat Managoff in 19:57 2 Managoff beat Bruiser in 4:06 3 Managoff was dq'ed in 33:06 Boris Volkoff & Nicoli Volkoff beat Bronko Lubich & Angelo Poffo 2/3 Cowboy Carlson beat Don Cortez Gypsy Joe beat Bob Kappel Alberto Godoy beat Jack Wilson promoter: Fred Kohler Att: 1,242 fans 3/26/58 Sheboygan, WI @ Armory US Champion Dick The Bruiser double knockout Verne Gagne in 3rd fall 1 Bruiser beat Gagne 2 Gagne beat Bruiser 3 both men collapsed in the 3rd fall and were counted out by the referee Gypsy Joe won a 6 Man Battle Royal with all wrestlers blindfolded by eliminating Don DeCortez Ivan The Terrible beat Cowboy Carlson Carl Engstrom & Billy Goelz beat Gypsy Joe & Don DeCortez 2/3 3/27/58 Indianapolis, IN @ Armory Dick “Bruiser” Afflis (sub Hans Schmidt) dcor Bobby Managoff in 3rd fall Rose Roman beat The Lady Angel dq in 11:00 Bob Konovsky beat Ray Schaeffer in 25:00 Gypsy Joe beat Alberto Godoy in 17:00 matchmaker: Dick Patton referee: Ralph Hamilton Att: 2,300 fans Notes: Affis was a late substitute for Hans Schmidt. According to the Indianapolis Star, Schmidt “had been sidelined by a severe attack of boils, an occupational hazard in the pro wrestling.” 3/28/58 St. Joseph, MO @ City Auditorium Sonny Myers & Yukon Eric beat Dick the Brusier & Bob Geigel 2/3 Larry Hamilton beat Bull Montana 2/3 Montana was fined $25 for shoving the referee Don Curtis beat Lee Henning Joe Hamilton beat Frank Taylor dq Bob Geigel drew Sonny Myers 15:00 promoter: Gust Karras Att: 3,000 fans 3/29/58 Omaha, NE @ Civic Auditorium Dick The Bruiser beat Yukon Eric dq when Eric attacked the referee Tom Novak, promoter Joe Dusek, and Deputy Athletic Commissioner Sam Vacanti Ernie Dusek beat Sonny Myers 2/3 in 33:15 Mike DiBiase beat Frank Taylor Bobby Bruns beat Bull Montana dq promoter: Joe Dusek referee: Tom Novak Att: 5,440 fans, gate: $6,260 4/3/58 Milwaukee, WI @ South Side Armory Angelo Poffo & Bronko Lubich beat Carl Engstrom & Jack Wilson Dick The Bruiser no contest Ivan The Terrible Alberto Godoy beat Gypsy Joe dq 4/5/58 Omaha, NE @ Civic Auditorium Special referee Jersey Joe Walcott Dick the Bruiser beat Yukon Eric 2/3 1 Eric beat Bruiser in 9:45 2 Bruiser beat Eric in 5:25 3 Bruiser beat Eric in 4:40 Walcott punched Bruiser with a right fist Nebraska State Champion Jack Pesek drew Ernie Dusek when the time limit expired in the 3rd fall 1 Pesek beat Dusek in 21:05 2 Dusek beat Pesek in 7:40 3 The time limit expired in the 3rd fall before either man could score the victory Mike DiBiase beat Lee Henning dq Emile Dusek beat Johnny Ace in 14:12 promoter: Joe Dusek Att: 5,124 fans, gate: $5,620 4/9/58 Racine, WI @ Memorial Hall Dick The Bruiser vs Verne Gagne Lady Angel vs Ada Ash Billy Goelz vs Bronco Lubich Bobby Managoff vs Alberto Godoy Promoter: Einar Olsen 4/10/58 Indianapolis, IN @ Armory Dick “The Bruiser” Afflis beat Bill Longson on a 3rd fall COR Nicoli Volkoff beat Johnny Gilbert in 19:00 Ada Ash beat Ramona TeSelle dq in 12:00 Boris Volkoff beat Doug Lindsey in 16:00 matchmaker: Dick Patton referee: Lou Thomas Note: Gilbert was said to be from Atlanta. 4/11/58 Chicago, IL @ International Amphitheatre Verne Gagne beat Dick the Bruiser 2/3 to win US Title 1 Bruiser beat Gagne in 13:20 2 Gagne beat Bruiser in 7:00 3 Gagne beat Bruiser in 4:12 Yukon Eric drew Hans Schmidt 30:00 Pat O'Connor & Bob Konovsky beat Boris Volkoff & Nicoli Volkoff dq Rafael Alvarez beat Gypsy Joe in 12:14 Angelo Poffo drew Bobby Managoff 30:00 Lady Angel beat Sharon Lass in 2:00 promoter: Fred Kohler Att: 6,640 fans, gate: $17,668.39 4/12/58 Omaha, NE @ Civic Auditorium Yukon Eric & Verne Gagne ddq Dick the Bruiser & Hans Schmidt in 3rd fall when the decision was made by Nebraska State Deputy Athletic Commissioner Sam Vacanti after both teams attacked referees Adam and Lehl Ernie Dusek beat Thor Hagen 2/3 Don Curtis beat Rip Hawk in 13:05, Curtis’ local debut Emile Dusek drew Jack Pesek promoter: Joe Dusek referees: Jerry Adam, Johnny Lehl Att: 6,360 fans, gate: $7,260 4/15/58 Sioux City, IA Dick Afflis beat Yukon Eric via pin Ivan the Terrible beat Larry Hamilton Alex Karras beat Chest Bernard 4/16/58 Des Moines, IA Hans Schmidt beat Yukon Eric Dick Afflis beat Jack Pesek Alex Karras beat Ivan the Terrible Chest Bernard beat Alberto Godoy 4/25/58 Fort Atkinson, WI @ Municipal Building Dick The Bruiser vs Bobby Managoff Billy Goelz & Jack Allen vs Alberto Godoy & Jackie Nichols 2/3 Lady Angel vs Sharon Lass 4/26/58 Omaha, NE @ Civic Auditorium World Tag Team Champions Boris Volkoff & Nicoli Volkoff beat Ernie Dusek & Emile Dusek Dick the Bruiser beat Roy McClarty 2/3 Jack Pesek beat Frank Taylor in 16:20 Sonny Myers beat Larry Hamilton dq in 15:21 4/29/58 Hammond, IN @ Civic Center Dick The Bruiser vs Ivan the Terrible Hans Schmidt vs Bobby Managoff Gypsy Joe vs Jackie Nichols Bob Kappel vs Alberto Godoy 5/1/58 Kansas City, KS @ Memorial Hall Yukon Eric beat Lee Henning 2/3 Lady Angel beat Penny Hawkins on a 3rd fall dq Dick the Bruiser no contest Otto Von Krupp Sonny Myers drew Billy Red Lyons 30:00 Joe Scarpa beat Rip Hawk Att: 4,000 referees: Bobby Bruns and Lou Spandle Note from Don Luce: There was a picture of Penny Hawkins. She doesn’t look like Betty Hawkins. 5/2/58 Omaha, NE @ Civic Auditorium Antonino Rocca & Edouard Carpentier beat Dick The Bruiser & Ivan The Terrible 2/3, 2nd fall by dq 1 Bruiser beat Eric in 10:10 2 Bruiser and Ivan were dq'ed 3 Rocca beat Ivan in 4:05 with a backbreaker Ernie Dusek beat Bobby Bruns 2/3 Alex Karras beat Harry Lewis in 5:00, Lewis was Rocca’s road agent Jack Pesek beat Lee Henning dq in 16:32 Note: Special Friday night card promoter: Joe Dusek referees: Chest Bernard, Frank Taylor Att: 4,272 fans, gate: $4,808 Note: That Friday morning, Mrs. Jack Pesek had twins, one boy and one girl. 5/3/58 Sioux City, IA TV Dick Afflis beat Rip Hawk Jack Pesek drew Chest Bernard 5/8/58 Milwaukee, WI @ South Side Armory Dick The Bruiser beat Carl Engstrom by default Farmer Don Marlin beat Don DeCortez Billy Goelz beat Jack Wilson dq 5/10/58 Omaha, NE @ Civic Auditorium Argentina Rocca beat Dick The Bruiser on a 3rd fall dq 1 Rocca beat Bruiser in 11:05 2 Bruiser beat Rocca in 9:26 3 Bruiser was dq'ed Hans Schmidt beat Thor Hagen 2/3 Ivan The Terrible beat Harry Lewis in 1:25 Emile Dusek drew Joe Scarpa promoter: Joe Dusek Att: 4,522 fans, gate: $5,280 5/13/58 Tampa, FL @ Municipal Auditorium Dick the Bruiser vs Ray Villmer Big Ike Eakins & John Paul Henning vs Gene Darval & Jack Vansky John Paul Henning vs Jack Vansky Gene Darval vs Big Ike Eakins Att: 1,650 5/17/58 Chicago, IL @ Marigold Gardens Dick the Bruiser drew Bobby Managoff when the 60 minute time limit expired in the 3rd fall Farmer Don Marlin & Jackie Nichols beat Gypsy Joe & Jack Wilson 2/3 Billy Goelz beat Zack Malkov Jack Allen drew Carl Engstrom Rafael Alvarez beat Bob Kappel promoter: Fred Kohler 5/22/58 Milwaukee, WI @ South Side Armory Dick The Bruiser no contest Edouard Carpentier Bob Konovsky beat Legs Langevin Boris Volkoff & Nicoli Volkoff beat Dick Kettle & Johnny Kace 5/23/58 Omaha, NE @ Civic Auditorium Dick The Bruiser beat Ivan The Terrible 2/3 1 Ivan won the first fall in 3:25 2 Bruiser won the second in 7:05 3 Bruiser won the third in 7:20 Hans Schmidt beat Jack Pesek in 23:16 Roy McClarty beat Lee Henning 2/3 Thor Hagen beat Ricky Sexton in 28:05 Note: Special Friday night card promoter: Joe Dusek Att: 3,709 fans, gate: $2,994 5/24/58 Milwaukee, WI @ Arena Verne Gagne beat Dick The Bruiser (sub Edouard Carpentier) dq Angelo Poffo & Bronko Lubich beat Billy Goelz & Bobby Managoff Ethel Johnson & Lulu Mae Provo beat Betty Hawkins & Mary Reynolds Jackie Nichols beat Jack Wilson att: 3,716 5/29/58 Racine, WI @ Memorial Hall Dick The Bruiser vs Hans Schmidt Ethel Johnson & Lulu Mae Provo vs Jo Ann Juleniex & Betty Hawkins Billy Goelz vs Jackie Nichols 6/1/58 Omaha, NE @ Civic Auditorium US Champion Verne Gagne beat Dick the Bruiser 2/3 1 Gagne beat Bruiser with a clawhold 2 Bruiser pinned Gagne after a kneedrop 3 Gagne pinned Bruiser after smashing Bruiser with a chair Ernie Dusek drew Roy McClarty 45:00 Jack Pesek beat Hans Hermann dq in 18:27 Att: 4,141 Notes: Another listing had an additional result Emile Dusek drew Thor Hagen. It was Appreciation Night with Ladies getting in free with paying adult. promoter: Joe Dusek referee: Jerry Adam Att: 4,141 fans, 1,421 ladies 6/5/58 Fort Wayne, IN @ Coliseum Verne Gagne beat Dick The Bruiser Ada Ash beat Rose Roman Handsome Jackie Nichols beat Jack Wilson 6/6/58 Chicago, IL @ International Amphitheatre Verne Gagne beat Hans Schmidt 2/3 1 Schmidt beat Gagne in 14:10 2 Gagne beat Schmidt in 8:40 3 Gagne beat Schmidt in 12:06 Wilbur Snyder beat Ivan The Terrible in 9:10 Dick the Bruiser beat Roy McClarty in 14:50 Boris Volkoff & Nicoli Volkoff beat Bobby Managoff & Bob Konovsky 2/3 Billy Goelz drew Jackie Nichols Rafael Alvarez beat Duke DeMetri Shirley Strimple beat Ramona TeSelle promoter: Fred Kohler Att: 6,210 fans, gate: $15,210.88 6/12/58 Milwaukee, WI @ South Side Armory Dick The Bruiser beat Angelo Poffo Billy Goelz beat Bronco Lubich Firpo Zbyszko beat Ivan The Terrible Karl Karlsson beat Johnny Kace 6/18/58 Harlan, IA @ Fairgrounds Dick The Bruiser vs Jack Pesek Juanita Coffman vs Shirley Strimple Roy McClarty vs Emil Dusek 6/19/58 Milwaukee, WI @ South Side Armory Edouard Carpentier beat Legs Langevin Farmer Humphrey beat Firpo Zbyszko Dick The Bruiser beat Billy Goelz Jackie Nichols beat Abe Coleman 6/20/58 Buffalo, NY @ Memorial Auditorium Whipper Billy Watson beat Gene Kiniski Verne Gagne drew Hans Schmidt Dick "The Bruiser" Afflis beat Jackie Nichols Ivan Kalmikoff & Karol Kalmikoff beat Wilbur Snyder & Vic Christy Bob Orton beat Herb Gerwig Paul Carpentier beat Red O’Malley Steve “Mr. America” Stanlee drew Dan Miller 6/21/58 Milwaukee, WI @ Arena Two Referees Verne Gagne & Edouard Carpentier beat Dick The Bruiser & Hans Schmidt Angelo Poffo beat Farmer Don Marlin Legs Langevin beat Danny Ferrazza Midget match Tiny Roe & Cowboy Bradley beat Irish Jackie & Ivan The Terrible Att: 4,555 6/26/58 Fort Wayne, IN Dick The Bruiser beat Angelo Poffo Shirley Strimple beat Ada Ash Swede Karlson & Farmer Don Marlin beat Ivan the Terrible & Bronco Lubich 6/28/58 Boston, MA @ Garden NWA Champion Pat O'Connor vs Wladek Kowalski Don Leo Jonathan vs Sammy Berg Yukon Eric vs Joe Christy Dick the Bruiser vs Guy Asselin Roy Shire & Danny McShain vs Emile Dupre & Frank Scarpa *Promoters: Eddie Quinn & Paul Bowser. Special Referee: Jack Dempsey. *This comes from an article from the Lewiston, ME newspaper. The headline reads "Kowalski - O'Connor Top Mat Card at Portland Saturday" but the article always refers to Boston and the Boston Garden. I don't think there was a Garden in Portland. Note: Maybe this was Bruiser's Garden debut not the card Tim Hornbaker found later in Boston. 7/3/58 Fort Wayne, IN Dick The Bruiser & Hans Schmidt vs Angelo Poffo & Bronko Lubich Farmer Humphrey vs Abe Coleman Jackie Nichols vs Carl Engstrom Note: Card rained out. 7/10/58 Fort Wayne, IN Dick The Bruiser & Hans Schmidt vs Angelo Poffo & Bronko Lubich Farmer Humphrey vs Abe Coleman Jackie Nichols vs Carl Engstrom Note: Card rained out. 7/11/58 Chicago, IL @ International Amphitheatre Dick the Bruiser beat Gorgeous George 2/3 1 Bruiser beat George in 5:05 2 George beat Bruiser in 58 seconds 3 Bruiser beat George in 6:10 Verne Gagne & Roy McClarty & Bobby Managoff beat Boris Volkoff & Nicoli Volkoff & Ivan The Terrible 2/3 Hans Schmidt beat Farmer Marlin in 18:55 Jackie Nichols beat Gypsy Joe dq in 18:10 Shirley Strimple beat Ada Ash in 12:25 Rafael Alvarez drew Billy Goelz 20:00 promoter: Fred Kohler Att: 6,002 fans, gate: $14,705.68 7/12/58 New York, NY @ Madison Square Garden Antonino Rocca & Miguel Perez beat Jerry Graham & Eddie Graham Jackie Fargo & Don Stevens beat Bolo Hakawa & Mr. Puerto Rico 2-0 Pepe Chicarro vs Dick the Bruiser Johnny Valentine vs Mark Lewin Tito Infante & Little Beaver vs Sky Low Low & Tom Thumb Al Costello vs Karl Von Hess Roy Heffernan vs Gregory Jarque Att: 14,750; Gate: $40,705 7/15/58 Toledo, OH @ Sports Arena Dick the Bruiser & Hans Schmidt vs Boris Volkoff & Nicoli Volkoff 2/3 60:00 Rose Roman vs Ramona Teselle 2/3 60:00 Firpo Zbyszko vs Jackie Nichols Promoter: Cliff Maupin 7/16/58 Des Moines, IA Verne Gagne beat Dick The Bruiser 7/17/58 Fort Wayne, IN @ Zollner Stadium Dick The Bruiser beat Gorgeous George Gorgeous George beat Gypsy Joe Gypsy Joe & Ivan The Terrible beat Farmer Don Marlin & Abe Coleman 7/18/58 Elkhorn, WI @ Stock Pavilion Dick the Bruiser vs Jackie Nichols Handicap Match Farmer Humphrey vs Angelo Poffo & Bronko Lubich Johnny Gilbert vs Roy Rogers 7/19/58 Angola, IN @ Buck Lake Ranch Dick the Bruiser vs Karl Karlsson Rose Roman & Carl Engstrom vs Ramona TeSelle & Zack Malkov 7/29/58 Toledo, OH @ Sports Arena Dick the Bruiser vs Hans Schmidt 2/3 60:00 Rose Roman & Shirley Strimple vs Ada Ash & Ramona Teselle Jackie Nichols vs Carl Engstrom Promoter: Cliff Maupin 7/31/58 Milwaukee, WI @ South Side Armory Verne Gagne beat Ivan The Terrible Dick The Bruiser no contest Bobby Managoff Hans Schmidt beat Roy McClarty Firpo Zbyszko beat Don DeCortez 8/2/58 Angola, IN @ Buck Lake Ranch Dick the Bruiser vs Gorgeous George Wagner Gypsy Joe vs Johnny Gilbert Roy McClarity vs Carl Engstrom 8/8/58 Chicago, IL @ Marigold Gardens Verne Gagne beat Dick The Bruiser 2/3 Boris Volkoff & Nicoli Volkoff beat Hans Hermann & Karl Karlson Bobby Managoff beat Ivan The Terrible Roy McClarty beat Legs Langevin Farmer Marlin beat Gypsy Joe Shirley Strimple beat Ramona TeSelle att: 5,032 8/9/58 Omaha, NE @ Civic Auditorium Special Referee: Fred Kohler US Champion Verne Gagne beat Edouard Carpentier 2/3 to win Omaha World Title 1 Carpentier beat Gagne in 17:03 2 Gagne beat Carpentier with a sleeper hold in 11:25 3 Gagne beat Carpentier with a jackknife in 12:15 After the match, Nebraska State Athletic Commissioner C.N. Moon presented the championship belt to Gagne and Chuck Warren presented him with the All-American City Trophy Dick The Bruiser & Hans Schmidt beat Boris Volkoff & Nicoli Volkoff 2/3 to win World Tag Title Penny Banner beat Kay Noble 2/3 Danny Plechas beat Bob Legs Langevin promoter: Joe Dusek Att: 7,083 fans, gate: $9,095 Note: Chicago promoter Fred Kohler not only recognized the title switch, but refereed the match. 8/12/58 Toledo, OH @ Sports Arena Texas Death Match Dick the Bruiser vs Hans Schmidt Boris Volkoff & Nicoli Volkoff vs Carl Engstrom & Johnny Gilbert Doug Lindsay vs Don Cortez Promoter: Cliff Maupin 8/14/58 Fort Wayne, IN @ Zollner Stadium Hans Schimdt vs Dick The Bruiser Bobby Managoff vs Doug Lindsey Rose Roman beat Shirley Strimple Note: First match completed. Rest of card rained out. 8/15/58 Elkhorn, WI @ Stock Pavilion World Tag Team Champions Boris Volkoff & Nicoli Volkoff vs Dick the Bruiser & Hans Schmidt Corrine Cordero vs Sharon Lass Billy Goelz vs Carl Engstrom 8/20/58 Fort Wayne, IN Gorgeous George dcor Dick The Bruiser as they fought into crowd Bobby Managoff beat Hans Herrmann Swede Karlson beat Carl Engstrom 8/21/58 South Bend, IN @ Playland Park Verne Gagne vs Dick The Bruiser Championship Tag Bout Farmer Don Marlin & Bobby Managoff vs Boris Volkoff & Nicoli Volkoff 8/23/58 Milwaukee, WI @ Arena Handicap Match, Gagne must beat Gorgeous George twice in 30 minutes or Verne will have his head shaved Verne Gagne beat Gorgeous George 1-0 30:00 1 Gagne beat George in 17:00 2 The 30 minute time limit expired so Verne had his head shaved. Gagne reportedly received 40% of the gate (3,627.80). Boris Volkoff & Nicoli Volkoff beat Bobby Managoff & Roy McClarty 2/3 1 Managoff & McClarty won 2 Volkoffs won 3 Volkoffs won Dick The Bruiser beat Ivan The Terrible via pin in 9:00 Billy Goelz beat Gypsy Joe dq Att: 4,815 8/28/58 Fort Wayne, IN Gypsy Joe & Bobby Managoff beat Dick The Bruiser & Swede Karlson Bobby Managoff beat Swede Karlson Gypsy Joe beat Ray Schaefer 8/30/58 NY, NY @ MSG Argentina Rocca & Miguel Perez beat Fabulous Kangaroos Al Costello & Roy Heffernan 2/3 Paul Anderson beat Dick The Bruiser Mr Moto & Mr Hito beat Pepe Chicharro & Mr Puerto Rico Johnny Valentine beat Bolo Hakawa Enrique Torres beat Joe Christie Larry Hamilton beat Tony Martinelli Joe Hamilton beat Larry Moquin Andre Bollet beat Greg Jarque Att: 20,200 9/3/58 Benton Harbor, MI @ Armory Referee Frank Scoma Dick The Bruiser beat Gorgeous George 2-0, 1st fall by dq 1 GG was dq'ed in 12:00 for failure to release a hold 2 Bruiser beat GG in 6:00 with a full nelson Karl Karlsson beat Johnny Gilbert Lou Eisenhart & Tim Hampton beat Ray Greenlee & Sanford Smith 9/4/58 Toledo, OH @ Sports Arena Dick the Bruiser & Hans Herman vs Gorgeous George & Swede Karlsson 2/3 60:00 Carl Engstrom vs Jackie Nichols 2/3 60:00 Gypsy Joe vs Bob Kappel 2/3 60:00 Promoter: Cliff Maupin 9/5/58 Chicago, IL @ International Amphitheatre Edouard Carpentier & Verne Gagne & Roy McClarty beat Dick the Bruiser & Hans Schmidt & Killer Kowalski Bobby Managoff beat Karl Karlsson dq Hans Hermann beat Farmer Marlin Legs Langevin drew Gypsy Joe Rose Roman & Mae Weston beat Ada Ash & Ramona TeSelle 9/10/58 Benton Harbor, MI @ Armory Farmer Marlin beat Ivan The Terrible 2/3, 1st fall by dq 1 Ivan was dq'ed 2 Ivan beat Marlin 3 Marlin pinned Ivan after a mule kick Dick The Bruiser dcor Bobby Managoff in 3rd fall Tim Hampton beat Herman Funk Lou Eisenhart beat John Hughes 9/11/58 Toledo, OH @ Sports Arena Texas Death Match Dick the Bruiser vs Hans Schmidt Boris Volkoff & Nicoli Volkoff vs Gypsy Joe & Ivan the Terrible Roy McClarity vs Swede Karlsson 9/13/58 Angola, IN @ Buck Lake Ranch Hans Schmidt vs Dick the Bruiser Shirley Strimple vs Ada Ash Pee Wee James vs Tito Infante Al Warshawsky vs Jackie Nichols 9/15/58 Montreal, Quebec, Canada @ Forum Edouard Carpentier & Claude Dassary beat Ben Sharpe & Mike Sharpe on a 2nd fall dq Dick the Bruiser beat Sandor Kovacs in 9:00 Mr. Moto beat Billy Red Lyons Alberto Torres drew Andre Bollet Mr. Hito drew Manuel Cortez promoter: Eddie Quinn referees: George Linnehan, Dan Murray Att: 7,000 fans Note: Linnehan was billed as the National Wrestling Alliance referee-in-chief. 9/17/58 Montreal, Quebec, Canada @ Palais des Sports Ben Sharpe & Mike Sharpe beat Paul Baillargeon & Pat O’Connor 2/3 Dick the Bruiser beat Billy Red Lyons Manuel Cortez vs FrankValois Sammy Berg vs Joe Christie promoter: Eddie Quinn corporation: Canadian Athletic Promotions 9/18/58 Cornwall, Ontario, Canada @ Arena Dick The Bruiser vs Pat O’Connor Joe Christie & Frank Valois vs Larry Moquin & Manuel Cortez Billy Red Lyons vs Alberto Torres 9/22/58 Montreal, Quebec, Canada @ Forum Claude Dassary beat Dick the Bruiser on a 3rd fall COR 1 Dassary beat Bruiser 2 Bruiser beat Dassary 3 Bruiser was counted out of the ring while swinging at fans Edouard Carpentier beat Mr. Moto 2-0 Pat O'Connor & Manuel Cortez beat Ben Sharpe & Joe Christie (sub Mike Sharpe) when O'Connor pinned Christie Enrique Torres drew Paul Baillargeon Larry Moquin beat Frank Valois promoter: Eddie Quinn Notes: Mike Sharpe was said to be injured. This card appears to be the end of Bruiser's run in Montreal during the late 1950s. 9/26/58 Gary, IN @ Memorial Auditorium US Title Match Verne Gagne vs Dick The Bruiser 10/1/58 Toledo, OH @ Sports Arena Wilbur Snyder beat Dick the Bruiser on a 3rd fall dq 1 Bruiser beat Snyder 2 Snyder beat Bruiser 3 Bruiser was dq'ed Edouard Carpentier beat Legs Langevin 2/3 Carl Engstrom beat Zack Malkov (sub Jackie Nichols) Alice Mason (sub Rose Roman) beat Ada Ash 10/2/58 Fort Wayne, IN @ Coliseum Dick The Bruiser beat Bobby Managoff Edouard Carpentier beat Hans Hermann Wilbur Snyder beat Legs Langevin Carl Engstrom drew Billy Goelz Att: 3,153 10/4/58 Omaha, NE @ Civic Auditorium World Tag Team Champions Dick The Bruiser & Hans Schmidt beat Verne Gagne & Edouard Carpentier 2/3 1 Bruiser beat Carpentier 2 Carpentier beat Bruiser 3 Schmidt beat Gagne Schmidt was pinning Gagne in the final fall as Carpentier was pinning Bruiser and the referee declared the formers as being official. The referees needed police protection from rabid fans as they were leaving the ring. Ivan The Terrible beat Red McIntyre Doug Gilbert beat Emil Dusek Johnny Gilbert beat Legs Langevin promoter: Joe Dusek att: 4,245 fans, gate: $5,219.30 10/10/58 Buffalo, NY @ Memorial Auditorium Hans Schmidt drew Bobo Brazil Cowboy Bradley & Farmer McGregor beat Sky Low Low & Pee Wee James Masked Marvel beat Steve Stanlee Dick "The Bruiser" Afflis beat Danny Ferrazza Ilio DiPaolo beat Firpo Zbyszko Roy McClarty beat Karl “Killer” Kulaski 10/11/58 Omaha, NE @ Civic Auditorium Five Referees World Tag Team Champions Hans Schmidt & Dick The Bruiser drew Verne Gagne & Edouard Carpentier 60:00 no falls scored Doug Gilbert beat Ivan The Terrible 2/3 Johnny Gilbert beat Ernie Dusek dq in 20:08 when Dusek hit the referee Jack Pesek beat Legs Langevin in 15:05 promoter: Joe Dusek Att: 3,766 fans, gate: $4,545 10/15/58 Toledo, OH @ Sports Arena Dick the Bruiser vs Yukon Eric Boris Volkoff & Nicoli Volkoff vs Carl Engstrom & Ray Schaeffer Johnny Kace vs Porferio Longoria 10/16/58 Fort Wayne, IN @ Coliseum Bobby Managoff beat Dick The Bruiser dq Yukon Eric beat Angelo Poffo Nicoli Volkoff & Boris Volkoff beat Carl Engstrom & Billy Goelz Att: 4,183 10/17/58 Chicago, IL @ International Amphitheatre Nicoli Volkoff & Boris Volkoff drew Verne Gagne & Edouard Carpentier Yukon Eric no contest Dick the Bruiser Bruiser smashed his opponent with two chairs and a ring turnbuckle Wilbur Snyder beat Ivan the Terrible in 4:40 Bobo Brazil beat Bob Legs Langevin in 45 seconds Jackie Fargo & Don Fargo beat Roy McClarity & Ray Schaefer in 27:10 Ricki Starr beat Ned Taylor in 5:50 promoter: Fred Kohler referee: Andy Scott Att: 5,053 fans, gate: $13,325 10/18/58 Omaha, NE @ City Auditorium Texas Death Match, Winner gets match with Verne Gagne Edouard Carpentier beat Dick The Bruiser Nicoli Volkoff & Boris Volkoff beat Jack Pesek & Mike DiBiase Kathy Starr beat Annette Palmer Johnny Gilbert drew Emile Dusek 10/23/58 Milwaukee, WI @ South Side Armory Billy Goelz & Martin Steel beat Jack Wilson & Johnny Kace Farmer Don Marlin beat Dick The Bruiser dq Lady Atlas beat Penny Walton 10/24/58 Atlanta, GA @ Municipal Auditorium Title vs Hair Match World Title Claimant Paul Anderson beat Don Lee Ray Gunkel & Chief Little Eagle beat Freddie Blassie & Bob Shipp Dick the Bruiser beat Frank Townsend 10/30/58 Fort Wayne, IN @ Coliseum Dick The Bruiser beat Yukon Eric dq Boris Volkoff & Nicoli Volkoff beat Carl Engstrom & Farmer Don Marlin Bobby Manangoff beat Angelo Poffo Att: 8,066, Gate: $9,452 10/31/58 Atlanta, GA @ Municipal Auditorium World Title Claimant Paul Anderson beat Dick the Bruiser Ray Gunkel dcor Freddie Blassie Farmer McGregor beat Tom Thumb Chief Little Eagle beat Ivan Vansky 11/4/58 Indianapolis, IN @ Armory Angelo Poffo beat Bobby Managoff 2/3 Dick the Bruiser beat Bill Longson Wilbur Snyder beat Johnny Ace Corrine Cordero beat Peggy King promoter: Balk Estes referee: Paul Mullin Att: 3,300 fans, capacity Notes: Season Opener. The facility was at 711 North Pennsylvania Street. According to the press report, “election returns will be announced between bouts,” during this show. Referee Mullin was from Richmond. Ace was said to be from St. Joseph and King from Nashville. 11/5/58 Lincoln, NE @ Pershing Auditorium Paul Anderson beat Masked Marvel 2-0 World Tag Team Champions Dick the Bruiser & Hans Schmidt beat Boris Volkoff & Nicoli Volkoff Kathy Starr beat Laura Martinez Emil Dusek drew Johnny Gilbert Att: 1,900 11/6/58 Cleveland, OH @ Arena Hans Schmidt beat Dick the Bruiser dq Verne Gagne drew Roy McClarty Little Beaver & Tiny Tim beay Fuzzy Cupid & Irish Jackie Att: 4,970 11/7/58 Chicago, IL @ International Amphitheatre Boris Volkoff & Nicoli Volkoff beat Dick the Bruiser & Hans Schmidt Wilbur Snyder no decision Omaha & US Champion Verne Gagne in 32:40 Ricki Starr beat Bronco Lubich in 6:30 Paul Anderson beat Bozo Brown in 7:38 Angelo Poffo drew Bobby Managoff 30:00 Bobo Brazil beat Ned Taylor in 2:22 promoter: Fred Kohler 11/14/58 Atlanta, GA @ Municipal Auditorium Paul Anderson beat Dick the Bruiser Freddie Blassie beat Lou Klein Chief Little Eagle & Tito Infante beat Don Lee & Tom Thumb 11/19/58 Cleveland, OH @ Arena Verne Gagne beat Hans Schmidt dq Dick the Bruiser beat Roy McClarty 2/3 Corinne Cordova beat Ramona TeSelle Tony Marino beat Wally Greb Doc Gallagher & Mike Gallagher beat Don Arnold & Ray McMurray Att: 3,163 11/22/58 Omaha, NE @ Civic Auditorium Omaha Champion Wilbur Snyder beat Dick The Bruiser on a 3rd fall dq Bruiser was cheered and Snyder was the heel. Snyder went after Bruiser, Sam Vacanti and Joe Dusek after the match. Bruiser was taken away by five police officers. Nebraska/Iowa State Tag Team Champions Ernie Dusek & Emile Dusek beat Doug Gilbert & Johnny Gilbert 2/3 Central States Women’s Champion Lorraine Johnson beat Laura Martinez Nebraska State Champion Jack Pesek drew Mighty Atlas promoter: Joe Dusek referee: Johnny Lehl Att: 3,515 fans, gate: $4,265 11/27/58 Indianapolis, IN @ State Fairgrounds Coliseum Dick the Bruiser ddq Yukon Eric Bobby Managoff beat Angelo Poffo 2/3 Johnny Weaver beat Bozo Brown in 4:45 Ray Gunkel beat Gino Angelo in 9:45 Corrine Cordero beat Ramona TeSelle Wilbur Snyder beat Bill Longson dq in 9:25 promoter: Balk Estes Att: 8,530 fans, gate: $20,293.40 12/2/58 Omaha, NE @ Civic Auditorium Texas Death Match Omaha Champion Wilbur Snyder beat Dick The Bruiser Lord Littlebrook & Cowboy Bradley beat Beau Brummell & Tiny Roe Rose Roman beat Corrine Cordero Johnny Ace beat Lord Albert Mills 12/3/58 Madison, WI @ Dane County Fairgrounds Arena Dick The Bruiser beat Angelo Poffo 2/3 1 Poffo pinned Bruiser 8:00 2 Bruiser beat Poffo by submission 3 Bruiser pinnned Poffo Billy Goelz & Bobby Managoff beat Gino Angelo & Kurt Steinke 2/3 1 Gino Angelo & Kurt Steinke won 2 Billy Goelz & Bobby Managoff won 3 Billy Goelz & Bobby Managoff won Carl Engstrom beat Bronko Lubich dq 12/4/58 Cleveland, OH @ Arena Doc Gallagher & Mike Gallagher beat Ilio DiPaolo & Wilbur Snyder Bill Miller & Ed Miller beat Tony Marino & Roy McClarty Dick Beyer beat Firpo Zbyszko Dick the Bruiser beat Don Arnold Att: 3,491 12/5/58 Atlanta, GA @ Municipal Auditorium Paul Anderson & Chief Little Eagle no contest Freddie Blassie & Dick the Bruiser Benny Matta beat Don Lee Jack Steele drew Ivan Vansky Bud Richardson beat Tex Brady Note: Bruiser was also booked that night in Benton Harbor, MI against Farmer Don Marlin. Hans Schmidt took Bruiser's place against Marlin. 12/11/58 Boston, MA @ Gardens World Champion Killer Kowalski beat Edouard Carpentier 1-0 Kowalski won the first and only fall as the match was stopped at the 11:00 curfew Haystacks Calhoun & Pat O’Connor beat Boris Fabian & Bill Miller Dick the Bruiser beat Emil Dupre in 6:35 The Masked Marvel beat Bob Lieber in 9:07 Peppe Chicharro beat Mr. Moto in 4:57 Dr. Timothy Geohagen beat Joe Christie in 11:23 Larry Moquin beat Frank Valois in 12:15 promoter: Paul Bowser matchmaker: Johnny Doyle Att: 9,000 fans benefit for the Christmas Festival Committee; part of the gate went to organization Note: Next show on January 16, 1959 at the Garden with Killer Kowalski defending his championship against Manuel Cortez of East Boston. 12/12/58 Atlanta, GA @ Municipal Auditorium Indian Death Match Chief Little Eagle beat Dick the Bruiser COR Benny Matta & Paul Anderson beat Freddie Blassie & Ali Bey Ray Gunkel beat Don Lee 12/13/58 Indianapolis, IN @ Fairgrounds Coliseum Dick the Bruiser & Angelo Poffo beat Bobby Managoff & Yukon Eric 2/3 Paul Anderson beat Hans Hermann Johnny Weaver beat Jimmy Sixsay Bronko Lubich beat Carl Engstrom Cowboy Bradley beat Tiny Roe promoter: Balk Estes referee: Wayne Payt Att: 7,621 fans, gate: $17,261 Notes: Anderson, of Toccoa, Georgia, was going to make his local debut. He was a 1956 Olympic weightlifting champion. He weighed 355-pounds, and “played football at Furman University and began lifting weights in 1952 as an 18-year-old. He won the ’56 Olympics by lifting a combined total of 1,102 pounds in three events. His records are 408 pounds in the two hand press; 335 pounds in the snatch and 440 pound sin the clean and jerk.” He also appeared in the movie “Once Upon A Horse,” as a blacksmith, and was said to have a “mail-order muscle-building course.” Weaver was from Indianapolis. There was controversy during the third fall of the main event, and fans “manhandled” the referee after the show “before order was restored.” 12/17/58 Madison, WI @ Dane County Fairgrounds Arena Wilbur Snyder beat Angelo Poffo (sub Dick the Bruiser) 2-0, 1st fall by dq Angelo Poffo & Bronko Lubich beat Doug Gilbert & Johnny Gilbert 1 Poffo & Lubich won in 24:00 2 Gilberts won in 10:00 3 Poffo & Lubich won in 8:00 Corrine Cordero beat Ramona TeSelle 12/18/58 Cleveland, OH @ Arena Guy Brunetti drew Doc Gallagher Mike Gallagher beat Joe Brunetti Wilbur Snyder drew Dick the Bruiser when the time limit expired in the 3rd fall Roy McClarty beat Al Warshawski Don Arnold beat Al Albertino Billy the Kid & Farmer McGregor beat Tiny Roe & Tom Thumb Att: 3,019 12/19/58 Atlanta, GA @ Municipal Auditorium Freddie Blassie no contest Don McIntyre Ray Gunkel drew Dick the Bruiser Benny Matta & Chief Little Eagle beat Jack O’Brien & Ali Bey Benny Matta beat Jack O’Brien 12/25/58 Fort Wayne, IN @ Coliseum Dick The Bruiser beat Hans Schmidt Boris Volkoff & Nicoli Volkoff beat Don McClarty & Roy McClarty Johnny Weaver beat Zack Malkov Carl Engstrom drew Billy Goelz Att: 7,147 Credit to the usual suspects. Tim Hornbaker Omaha. George Lentz Wisconsin. JMK Hammond. Rich Tate Georgia. Robert VanKavelaar Florida. Don Luce Montreal. Jim Melby & Tim Hornbaker Chicago. Will Morrisey Angola. Don Luce Buffalo. Vance Nevada Winnipeg. Fred Hornby & Scott Teal MSG. Tim Hornbaker St. Joseph. Jim Mandl Toledo. Boston Tim Hornbaker. Note: Added several more Nebraska cards and two MSG cards. I'll get to the Florida stuff tomorrow. Note: Added a few cards from newspaperarchive.com. Note: Added three St. Joseph, MO cards from Tim Hornbaker. Note: Added results from from the 1958 book of Florida Mats Wars Note: Added the rest of George Lentz's Milwaukee Bruiser results for 1958 Note: Found Bruiser in West Texas of all places but he was only listed as "The Bruiser." The Abiline newspaper did identify The Bruiser as Afflis not Manouakian. Note: Added Toledo results from Jim Mandl Note Added partials from Melby's Verne Gagne record book. Note: Got all the additional info on the Chicago cards from Tim Hornbaker. Note: Added a card Tim Hornbaker found in Boston. Note: Added a card Kriss found in Boston. Note: Made a few edits. Note: Added a South Bend Card from Redman Note: Added some Cleveland cards from Becky Taylor. Note: Added multiple listings from George Lentz, JMK and Tim Hornbaker. Note: Corrected some typos and the like. Note: Made many more corrections. Note: The Omaha/Abilene thing is still bugging me. Note: Added more George Lentz Wisconsin research. Note: Added one Boston card from Tim Hornbaker via Rich Tito. Note: Added one Ottawa, Ontario, Canada card from the google news archive. Added Indiana cards from Tim Tassler Last edited on Wed Feb 19th, 2014 09:27 pm by clawmaster ____________________ "We are the priests Of the temples of syrinx Our great computers Fill the hollowed halls We are the priests Of the temples of syrinx All the gifts of life Are held within our walls" 2112 By Rush!! |
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| Posted: Wed Oct 13th, 2010 04:15 am |
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I have one more record book to check before moving on to 1959. Just have to find that record book among my piles and piles of wrestling related material. There may be even more Bruiser listings on newspaperarchive.com but the search engine is messed up changing the number of listings drastically when I press my back button.
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clawmaster wrote: I have one more record book to check before moving on to 1959. Just have to find that record book among my piles and piles of wrestling related material. Did that. Will start 1959 as soon as I can.
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clawmaster wrote: clawmaster wrote:I have one more record book to check before moving on to 1959. Just have to find that record book among my piles and piles of wrestling related material. I'm going to be adding more info on the Chicago cards from Tim Hornbaker's legacyofwrestling.com site before I start on 1959. 1959 at first glance looks like a tough year to do for Bruiser. He didn't wrestle in Milwaukee or NYC that year. Only wrestled once in Chicago. Maybe the state of Indiana will be the key. I also know he wrestled in Georgia a bit that year. He also wrestled in Detroit some although I don't have complete Detroit results for that year. He did wrestle a few bouts in Florida that year. I don't have Omaha listings for that year either. Looks like I'll be depending a lot on the Google News Archive and newspaperarchives.com for 1959. Last edited on Wed Oct 13th, 2010 12:13 pm by clawmaster ____________________ "We are the priests Of the temples of syrinx Our great computers Fill the hollowed halls We are the priests Of the temples of syrinx All the gifts of life Are held within our walls" 2112 By Rush!! |
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Finally done with 1958. 1959 coming soon.
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He was in Ohio for the first couple of weeks of 1959
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indikator wrote: He was in Ohio for the first couple of weeks of 1959 Thanks. The more files I check, the more territories he's in. That's why I have to keep editing and adding stuff. One of the fucked up things about Windows Vista computers is the advanced search in the my documents section does not work nearly as well as the one they had in Windows XP.
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| Posted: Wed Oct 13th, 2010 08:28 pm |
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I use the Total Commander for file searching (pure text files, no Word/HTML crap). I did convert the Vance Nevada doc files some time ago so if anyone needs them just say so.
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Tim Hornbaker just informed me there were some Bruiser matches in Denver prior to 1959. I'll post them later. Bruiser also wrestled in Denver during 1959. There is another Colorado city that is on newspaperarchives.com that might have some Bruiser matches too. I can't remember the name of the city off hand but it came up when I was helping Vance Nevada research the career of Don Leo Jonathan. I'll recognize the city when I see it. So 1959 will have to wait again for a bit while I do some researching and editing.
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