Boston, Massachusetts: March 8, 1960 (Boston Arena) … World Heavyweight Champion Killer Kowalski and Antonino Rocca drew … Gene “Big Daddy” Lipscomb b. Rocky Lee and Skull Murphy (8:30) … Pepper Gomez and Lou Thesz drew (30:00) … Johnny Swenski b. Larry Moquin … Bobby Managoff b. Boris K. Fabian (14:00) … (promoter: Eddie Quinn) … (6,500 fans) Notes: Quinn’s first Boston show during this new campaign. He ran his promotion under the “Armory A.A.” designation. Boston, Massachusetts: March 11, 1960 (Boston Garden) … NWA World Heavyweight Champion Pat O’Connor and Dick the Bruiser drew at the 11:00 curfew (1-1) … Bobo Brazil b. Masked Marvel (20:43) … Emil Dupre and Don Eagle wrestled Dan and Ed Miller to a draw … Killer Douglas b. Prince Boma (12:47) … Joe Sasso b. Pancho Lopez (11:13) … Amazing “Argentina” Zuma b. Bull Montana (4:52) … (promoter: Paul Bowser) … (referees: Steve Casey for the main event, Paul Pender for preliminaries) … (benefit for the Nazareth Fund of Cardinal Cushing) Notes: Bowser was using talent from the Doyle-Barnett combine and from Jack Pfefer. He no longer had Montreal talent. Pender was a boxing champion in the middleweight division. Boston, Massachusetts: April 6, 1960 (Boston Garden) … (promoter: Eddie Quinn) Note: There was a mention of this show in the Boston Globe, but no advertising or results found. Boston, Massachusetts: April 22, 1960 (Boston Garden) … World Heavyweight Champion Killer Kowalski b. Johnny Valentine … Gene Lipscomb and Bearcat Wright b. Don Leo Jonathan and The Masked Marvel (Boris K. Fabian) … Frank Scarpa b. Johnny Swenski … Bruno Sammartino b. The Zebra Kid … Bobby Managoff b. Mike Higgins … Larry Moquin b. Young Carnera … (promoter: Eddie Quinn) … (5,300 fans) Note: The winner of the main event was said to be receiving a $30,000 purse. Boston, Massachusetts: May 13, 1960 (Boston Garden) … World Heavyweight Champion Killer Kowalski b. Johnny Valentine (2/3) … Lou Thesz b. Fred Atkins (13:10) … Don Leo Jonathan and Frank Scarpa drew (30:00) … Bobby Managoff b. Jan Gotch (11:10) … Eugene Marino b. Mike Higgins (7:15) … Don Lewin and Larry Moquin drew (15:00) … (promoter: Eddie Quinn) … (7,800 fans) Note: Antonino Rocca was originally scheduled to wrestle Don Leo Jonathan, but was sick, and said to be at Bellevue Hospital. Boston, Massachusetts: June 25, 1960 (Boston Garden) … World Heavyweight Champion Killer Kowalski vs. Johnny Valentine … Bruno Sammartino and Frank Scarpa vs. Don Leo Jonathan and Zack Malkov … Don Lewin vs. Johnny Walker … Prince Maivia vs. Angelo Savoldi … Maurice LaPointe vs. Hans Schmidt … (promoter: Eddie Quinn) Boston, Massachusetts: Friday, July 15, 1960 (Boston Garden) … Killer Kowalski and Hans Schmidt vs. Edouard Carpentier and Lou Thesz … Lee Henning vs. “Big Daddy” Lipscomb … Frankie Scarpa vs. Joe Swiderski … Ted Christy vs. Bobby Managoff … Larry Moquin vs. Angelo Savoldi … (promoter: Eddie Quinn) Notes: Kowalski was the heavyweight champion in Boston. No results were found in the Boston Globe. *Legendary Boston promoter Paul Bowser died on July 17, 1960 at a Boston hospital. Boston, Massachusetts: August 10, 1960 (Boston Arena) … Haystacks Calhoun and Sweet Daddy Siki b. Killer Kowalski and Al Smith (2/3) … Lou Albano vs. Young Carnera … Boris K. Fabian vs. Prince Maivia … Angelo Savoldi vs. Jim Walker … (promoter: Eddie Quinn) … (4,800 fans) Notes: Smith was a late substitute for Hans Schmidt. Albano was said to be from Philadelphia and Carnera from Medford. Boston, Massachusetts: August 25, 1960 (Boston Arena) … World Heavyweight Champion Killer Kowalski b. Haystacks Calhoun (2/3) (third fall by DQ) … Sweet Daddy Siki and Bearcat Wright b. Boris K. Fabian and Angelo Savoldi … Prince Maivia b. Jack Vansky … Johnny Walker b. Jack Terry … (promoter: Eddie Quinn) … (4,500 fans) Boston, Massachusetts: Saturday, September 10, 1960 (Boston Arena) … World Heavyweight Champion Killer Kowalski b. Haystacks Calhoun (2/3) (third fall by countout) … Sweet Daddy Siki and Bearcat Wright b. Frank and John Gabor … Frank Scarpa b. Skull Murphy … Mario Milano b. Jack Terry … (promoter: Eddie Quinn) Boston, Massachusetts: Friday, September 16, 1960 (Boston Garden) … NWA World Heavyweight Champion Pat O’Connor vs. Pepper Gomez … Women’s World Champion June Byers vs. Alma Mills … Bob Ellis and Antonino Rocca vs. The Miller Brothers (Bill and Dan Miller) … Haystacks Calhoun vs. two opponents … (promoter: Eddie Quinn) Notes: This was indicative of the positive working relationship between Quinn and the National Wrestling Alliance. Quinn had previously resigned from the NWA in 1957. Boston, Massachusetts: October 7, 1960 (Boston Garden) … seven matches … two main events featuring Antonino Rocca and Dr. Jerry Graham… (promoter: Eddie Quinn) Boston, Massachusetts: October 28, 1960 (Boston Garden) … World Heavyweight Champion Killer Kowalski b. Pepper Gomez … Verne Gagne b. Dick the Bruiser (DQ) … Alma Mills b. Lucille Dupre (2/3) … Frank Scarpa b. Perry Garvin … Haystack Muldoon b. Wildman Firpo … The Rebel and Ivan Strogoff b. “Golden Boy” Dupre and Ron Hill … Killer Douglas and Joe “Red” Sasso drew (20:00) … (6,000 fans) Boston, Massachusetts: November 12, 1960 (Boston Arena) … NWA World Heavyweight Champion Pat O’Connor vs. Johnny Valentine (2/3) … Benny Burke and Black Panther vs. Sky Low Low and Tom Thumb Boston, Massachusetts: November 18, 1960 (Boston Garden) … World Heavyweight Champion Killer Kowalski b. Yukon Eric … Antonino Rocca b. Dick the Bruiser … Haystack Muldoon b. Jimmy Valentine … Enrico Ponzi b. Vorrius the Greek … Joe “Red” Sasso b. Harry Lewis … The Texas Rebels b. Ron Hill and Nick Valley … Killer Douglas b. Dick Bousier … (6,500 fans) Boston, Massachusetts: December 16, 1960 (Boston Garden) … World Heavyweight Champion Killer Kowalski and Antonino Rocca wrestled to a double countout … The Bavarian Brothers wrestled Perry Garvin and Bull Montana to a draw … Killer Douglas b. Vic Valley … Haystacks Muldoon b. Pat Kelley … Bruno Sammartino b. Miguel Torres … Frank Scarpa b. Jerry Graham … Gregory Jarque b. Raoul Romero Note: It isn’t exactly known when Eddie Quinn abandoned Boston and Tony Santos took over. Research by Tim Hornbaker November 4, 2010 |
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