Boston Wrestling Results

Boston, Massachusetts: Saturday, May 3, 1958
(Boston Garden) … Killer Kowalski b. Edouard Carpentier to capture the World Heavyweight Title
(2/3) (Kowalski won the first and third falls) (special referee: Jack Sharkey) … The Sharpe Brothers
(Ben and Mike Sharpe) b. Manuel Cortez and Pat O’Connor (CO) (23:57) (Special Referee: Jersey
Joe Walcott) … Women’s World Champion June Byers b. Mae Young … Dara Singh b. Bob “Legs”
Langevin … Mike Higgins and Larry Moquin drew … (promoter: Paul Bowser) … (10,267 fans)

Boston, Massachusetts: Saturday, May 24, 1958
(Boston Garden) … World Heavyweight Champion Killer Kowalski b. Enrique Torres (2-0) (Torres
was billed as the Pacific Coast Champion) … Edouard Carpentier and Pat O’Connor b. The Sharpe
Brothers (Ben and Mike Sharpe) to capture the World Tag Team Title (Special Referee: Former
NHL Star Maurice Richard) … Frank Valois b. Bob “Legs” Langevin … Manuel Cortez b. The Mighty
Ursus … The Great Hito b. Sandor Kovacs … (promoter: Paul Bowser) … (7,500 fans) … (benefit
for the Mayor Hynes Field Day Fund)
Note: The Boston Sunday Herald stated that the “world’s tag team championship changed hands”
here.

Boston, Massachusetts: Saturday, October 4, 1958
(Boston Arena) … Yukon Eric b. Mr. Hito and Mr. Moto in a handicap match … The Sharpe Brothers
(Ben and Mike Sharpe) b. Emil Dupre and Pat O’Connor (2/3) … Manuel Cortez b. Joe Christie …
Cowboy Bradley and Farmer MacGregor b. Pee Wee James and Sky Low Low (2-0) … Sammy Berg
and Sandor Kovacs drew (20:00) … (promoter: Paul Bowser) … (6,500 fans)

Boston, Massachusetts: Saturday, October 11, 1958
(Boston Arena) … The Sharpe Brothers (Ben and Mike Sharpe) vs. Pat O’Connor and Yukon Eric …
Paul Baillergeon vs. Rebel Bob Russell … Manuel Cortez vs. Frank Valois … Red Lyons vs. Mr.
Moto … Lionel Baillergeon vs. Emil Dupre … (promoter: Paul Bowser)
Note: Television appeared on Saturday afternoon on channel 4 at 5:10.

Boston, Massachusetts: Friday, October 31, 1958
(Boston Garden) … World Heavyweight Champion Killer Kowalski b. Yukon Eric (2/3) … Pat O’
Connor b. Mr. Hito (7-seconds) … Antonino Rocca b. Mr. Moto … Billy Watson b. Gene Kiniski (DQ)
(Kiniski punched referee George Lenihan) … Edouard Carpentier b. Boris Fabian … Haystacks
Calhoun b. Legs Langevin and Frank Valois in a handicap match (Calhoun pinned Langevin after a
splash) … The Masked Marvel b. Larry Moquin … (promoter: Paul Bowser) … (matchmaker:
Johnny Doyle)… (referee: George Lenihan) … (12,600 fans)

*On Mondays at 8:30 p.m. on channel 9 in Boston, “Chicago Wrestling” was offered.

*On Saturdays, “Live” pro wrestling was held on WBZ-TV (channel 4) with wrestlers such as Killer
Kowalski and June Byers. On Saturday, November 8, the show was presented following the college
football game. Sam Menacker did the commentary.

*On Sunday, November 9, 1958, there was a wrestling program on channel 5 at 2:00 p.m.

Boston, Massachusetts: Friday, November 14, 1958
(Boston Garden) … World Heavyweight Champion Killer Kowalski b. Pat O’Connor (2/3) (Kowalski
won the first fall, O’Connor took the second and Kowalski won the third) … Women’s World
Champion June Byers b. Betty Hawkins … Boris Fabian and The Masked Marvel b. Emil Dupre and
Larry Moquin … Edouard Carpentier b. Frank Valois … Manuel Cortez b. Al Bertino … Hans Schmidt
b. Johnny Rougeau … (promoter: Paul Bowser) … (matchmaker: Johnny Doyle) … (13,909 fans)
(sellout)

Boston, Massachuestts: Friday, November 28, 1958
(Boston Garden) … World Heavyweight Champion Killer Kowalski b. Manuel Cortez (2/3) (special
referee: Joe Louis) (Kowalski was bleeding profusely when the match was declared over) (After the
match, Kowalski went to Massachusetts General Hospital and needed ten-
stitches in his head) … Edouard Carpentier b. Andre Bollet … Larry Moquin and Mr. Hito drew …
Haystacks Calhoun b. Bob “Legs” Langevin and Harry Lewis in a handicap match … Pat O’Connor
and Antonino Rocca b. Boris Fabian and The Masked Marvel … (promoter: Paul Bowser) …
(matchmaker: Johnny Doyle) … (10,000+ fans)

Boston, Massachusetts: Thursday, December 11, 1958
(Boston Garden) … World Heavyweight Champion Killer Kowalski b. Edouard Carpentier (1-0)
(Kowalski won the first and only fall as the match was stopped at the 11:00 curfew) … Haystacks
Calhoun and Pat O’Connor b. Boris Fabian and Bill Miller … Dick the Bruiser b. Emil Dupre (6:35) …
The Masked Marvel b. Bob Lieber (9:07) … Peppe Chicharro b. Mr. Moto (4:57) … Dr. Timothy
Geohagan b. Joe Christie (11:23) … Larry Moquin b. Frank Valois (12:15) … (promoter: Paul
Bowser) … (matchmaker: Johnny Doyle) … (9,000 fans) … (benefit for the Christmas Festival
Committee; part of the gate went to organization)
Notes: This was Bruiser’s Garden debut. Next show on January 16, 1959 at the Garden with Killer
Kowalski defending his championship against Manuel Cortez of East Boston.

Research by Tim Hornbaker
November 29, 2007

Boston Wrestling Results - 1958