Cleveland, Ohio:  Thursday, January 1, 1959
(Cleveland Arena) ... Lord Athol Layton b. Mike Gallagher (2/3) ... Ilio DiPaolo and Doc
Gallagher drew (30:00) ... Happy Humphrey b. Jack McArthur ... Bob Leiper and Tony
Marino b. Baron Gattoni and Wally Greb ... Bill Miller b. Tarzan Tourville ... Bobby Brown
b. Al Albertino ... (promoter:  Pedro Martinez) ... (13,002 fans)
Notes:  Special New Years show drew a turn away crowd, setting a new high for Martinez.  
Two weeks earlier, Gallagher challenged Lord Layton, who was the television announcer
and a retired wrestler.

Cleveland, Ohio:  Thursday, January 8, 1959
(Cleveland Arena) ... Doc Gallagher and Lord Athol Layton drew (1-1) ... Edouard
Carpentier b. Bob "Legs" Langevin ... Ilio DiPaolo and Mike Gallagher drew ... Wilbur
Snyder b. Baron Gattoni ... Man Mountain Montana b. Al Albertino ... Dick Beyer and Bob
Leiper b. Frank Fozo and Abe Zvonkin ... (promoter:  Pedro Martinez) ... (5,167 fans)

Cleveland, Ohio:  Thursday, January 15, 1959
(Cleveland Arena) ... Ilio DiPaolo and Lord Athol Layton b. The Gallagher Brothers (DQ)
... Dick the Bruiser b. Gorgeous George (1:15) ... Edouard Carpentier b. Baron Gattoni ...
The Brunetti Brothers b. Bob "Legs" Langevin and Jim Wright ... Man Mountain Montana
b. Wally Greb ... Bobby Brown and Frank Fozo drew ... (promoter:  Pedro Martinez) ...
(7,694 fans)

Cleveland, Ohio:  Thursday, January 22, 1959
(The Arena) ... The Brunetti Brothers (Guy and Joe Brunetti) b. The Gallagher Brothers
(Doc and Mike Gallagher) (decision) (1-1) ... Bobby Brown b. Gorgeous George (DQ) ...
Dick the Bruiser and Ilio DiPaolo were both disqualified ... Little Beaver and Mario
Sanchez b. Mighty Schultz and Tom Thumb ... Man Mountain Montana b. Al Albertino ...
Dick Beyer and Jim Wright drew ... (promoter:  Pedro Martinez) ... (7,481 fans)
Note:  No show next week because of the Golden Gloves tournament.

Cleveland, Ohio:  Thursday, February 5, 1959
(The Arena) ... Edouard Carpentier b. Hans Schmidt (2/3) ... Bill Miller b. Paul Bunyon ...
Elaine Ellis and LeChona LaClaire b. Mary Hillis and Patty Neff ... The Brunettis (Guy and
Joe Brunetti) b. Bob Langevin and Jim Wright ... Man Mountain Montana b. Bill McMurray
... Wally Greb and George Pencheff drew ... (promoter:  Pedro Martinez) ... (8,211 fans)
Notes:  Bunyon stood 8'2" and weighed 420 pounds.

Cleveland, Ohio:  Thursday, February 12, 1959
(The Arena) ... The Gallagher Brothers (Doc and Mike Gallagher) b. The Brunettis (Guy
and Joe Brunetti) (2/3) ... Bill Miller b. Jim Wright ... Dick Beyer b. George Pencheff ...
Little Beaver b. Pee Wee James ... Paul Baillargeon b. Martino Angelo ... Ricky Cortez
and Jim Hady drew ... (promoter:  Pedro Martinez) ... (5,490 fans)

Cleveland, Ohio:  Thursday, February 19, 1959
(The Arena) ... Dick the Bruiser b. Edouard Carpentier (2/3) (third fall by countout) ...
Yukon Eric b. Man Mountain Montana ... The Brunettis (Guy and Joe Brunetti) b. Baron
Gattoni and Jim Wright ... Dick Beyer b. Tony Verdi ... Frank Fozo b. George Pencheff ...
(promoter:  Pedro Martinez) ... (3,892 fans)

Cleveland, Ohio:  Thursday, February 26, 1959
(The Arena) ... The Gallagher Brothers (Doc and Mike Gallagher) b. Dick the Bruiser and
Hans Schmidt (DQ) (Bruiser and Schmidt began fighting each other) ... Wilbur Snyder b.
Jim Wright ... Yukon Eric b. Baron Gattoni ... Roy McClarity b. Man Mountain Montana ...
Paul Baillargeon b. Frank Fozo ... Fred Atkins b. Tony Marino ... (promoter:  Pedro
Martinez) ... (6,476 fans)

Cleveland, Ohio:  Thursday, March 19, 1959
(The Arena) ... International Tag Team Champions The Gallagher Brothers (Doc and
Mike Gallagher) b. The Brunettis (Guy and Joe Brunetti) (2/3) ... Little Beaver and
Farmer McGregor b. Irish Jackie and Mighty Schultz (2/3) ... Barbara Baker b. Betty
Hawkins (11:31) ... Chief Chewacki and Mike Clancy drew (20:00) ... Bill Miller b. Tony
Marino (12:48) ... Fred Atkins b. Martino Angelo (3:49) ... (promoter:  Pedro Martinez) ...
(9,326 fans)
Notes:  Return after three weeks off.  The Gallaghers were heels.  Angelo was billed as
"Martin Angelo." There was a $1 general admission fee at the Arena.

Cleveland, Ohio:  Thursday, March 26, 1959
(The Arena) ... Bill Miller b. Hans Schmidt (2/3) ... The Lisowski Brothers (Reggie and
Stan Lisowski) b. Chief Sunni War Cloud and Ilio DiPaolo ... The Brunettis (Guy and Joe
Brunetti) b. Baron Gattoni and Jim Wright ... Tiny Tim Girard and Mario Sanchez b. Fuzzy
Cupid and Pee Wee James ... Fritz Von Erich b. Bobby Brown ... Ricki Starr b. Frank
Fozo (5:01) ... Fred Atkins and Dick Beyer drew ... (promoter:  Pedro Martinez) ... (4,379
fans)

Cleveland, Ohio:  Thursday, April 2, 1959
(The Arena) ... International Tag Team Champions The Gallaghers and the Lisowskis
wrestled to a double disqualification (six policemen had to break them up) ... Ilio DiPaolo
b. Bill McMurray (31 seconds) ... Steve Stanlee b. Tony Marino ... Bill Miller b. Fred Atkins
... Ricki Starr b. Wally Greb ... Fritz Von Erich b. Sunni War Cloud ... (promoter:  Pedro
Martinez) ... (6,461 fans)
Note:  Atkins reportedly left Australia "after winning the heavyweight wrestling
championship."

Cleveland, Ohio:  Thursday, April 9, 1959
(The Arena) ... NWA World Heavyweight Champion Pat O'Connor and Bill Miller drew at
the 11:00 curfew (1-1) ... The Lisowski Brothers (Reggie and Stan Lisowski) b. The
Brunettis (Guy and Joe Brunetti) ... Bobo Brazil b. Steve Stanlee ... Fred Atkins and Chief
Sunni War Cloud drew ... Fritz Von Erich b. Bobby Brown ... Ricki Starr b. Frank Fozo ...
Dick Beyer b. Tony Marino ... (promoter:  Pedro Martinez) ... (6,000 fans)

Cleveland, Ohio:  Sunday, April 12, 1959
(Wrestling TV Show) ... Gordon Hessell vs. Larry Shane ... Hans Schmidt vs. Yukon Eric
... (broadcast at noon on channel 3)
Note: Old footage from Chicago.

Cleveland, Ohio:  Thursday, April 16, 1959
(The Arena) ... The Lisowskis b. the Gallaghers (DQ) (Gallaghers punched the referees)
(referees: Lord Athol Layton, Ilio DiPaolo) ... Frank Fozo b. Mike Clancy ... Bobo Brazil b.
Frank Fozo (17 seconds) (Fozo subbed for Chief Chewacki) ... Ricki Starr b. Steve
Stanlee ... Fritz Von Erich b. Chief War Cloud ... LeChona LaClaire and Mary Reynolds b.
Betty Hawkins and Lola Lary ... (promoter:  Pedro Martinez) ... (9,266 fans)

Cleveland, Ohio:  Sunday, April 26, 1959
(Wrestling TV Show) ... "Bud" Geigle vs. Buck Weaver ... Johnny Balbo vs. Bozo Brown ...
(broadcast at noon on channel 3)
Note:  Old footage from Chicago.

Cleveland, Ohio:  Thursday, April 30, 1959
(The Arena) ... Fritz Von Erich b. Lord Athol Layton (2/3) (third by DQ) (Ilio DiPaolo
interfered) ... The Lisowskis and the Brunettis wrestled to a no contest when the ring
broke (25:00) (a riot ensued) ... Bobo Brazil b. Steve Stanlee (12:00) ... Bobby Brown
and Tony Marino drew ... Ilio DiPaolo b. Bill Miller (16:13) ... (promoter:  Pedro Martinez)
... (referee:  Fred Weidman) ... (10,073 fans)

Cleveland, Ohio:  Sunday, May 3, 1959
(Wrestling TV Show) ... Paul Anderson vs. Bozo Brown ... Jack Allen vs. Bronko Lubich ...
(broadcast at noon on channel 3)
Note:  Old footage - likely from Chicago.

Cleveland, Ohio:  Thursday, May 7, 1959
(The Arena) ... Lord Athol Layton and Fritz Von Erich drew at the 11:00 curfew (1-1) ...
Barbara Baker and Elaine Ellis b. Betty Hawkins and Mary Hillis (2-0) ... The Brunettis b.
Chief Chewacki and Steve Stanlee (15:00) ... Bobo Brazil b. Killer Douglas (2:09) ... Ilio
DiPaolo b. Mule Malone (8 seconds) ... Bobby Brown and Bill Miller drew (20:00) ...
(promoter:  Pedro Martinez) ... (8,100 fans)

Cleveland, Ohio:  Sunday, May 10, 1959
(Wrestling TV Show) ... Dick the Bruiser vs. Verne Gagne ... Roy McClarity vs. The Sheik
of Araby ... (broadcast at noon on channel 3)
Note:  Old footage from Chicago.

Cleveland, Ohio:  Thursday, May 14, 1959
(The Arena) ... Fritz Von Erich b. Lord Athol Layton (35:00) (German Death Match) ...
The Gallagher Brothers (Doc and Mike Gallagher) b. The Brunettis (Guy and Joe
Brunetti) ... Lee Henning b. Bobby Brown (16:07) ... Dick Beyer b. Killer Douglas (10:38)
... Bobo Brazil b. Bill Miller (15:00) ... Ilio DiPaolo and Hans Schmidt drew (20:00) ...
(promoter:  Pedro Martinez) ... (10,431 fans)

Cleveland, Ohio:  Sunday, May 17, 1959
(Wrestling TV Show) ... The Great Atlas vs. The Great Moto ... Gorgeous George vs.
Hans Schnabel ... (broadcast at 11:05 p.m. on channel 5)

Cleveland, Ohio:  Thursday, May 21, 1959
(The Arena) ... Ilio DiPaolo and Lord Athol Layton b. Hans Schmidt and Fritz Von Erich ...
The Lisowskis (Reggie and Stan Lisowski) b. Dick Beyer and Bobo Brazil ... Frank
Townsend b. Frank Fozo (14:27) ... Joe Brunetti b. Chief Chewacki (7:15) ... Guy Brunetti
and Lee Henning drew (20:00) ... Ricki Starr b. Baron Gattoni (10:44) ... (promoter:  
Pedro Martinez) ... (6,800 fans)
Notes:  Beyer suffered a cut on his head needing four stitches.  Starr was a former
Purdue drama student.

Cleveland, Ohio:  Thursday, May 28, 1959
(The Arena) ... International Tag Team Champions The Gallaghers (Doc and Mike
Gallagher) b. Ilio DiPaolo and Lord Athol Layton (1-0) (stopped at the 11:00 curfew) ...
Brown Panther and Little Beaver b. Fuzzy Cupid and Sky Low Low ... Fritz Von Erich b.
Joe Brunetti ... Bobo Brazil and Stan Lisowski drew ... Argentina "Amazing" Zuma b. Frank
Fozo ... Reggie Lisowski b. Frank Townsend ... (promoter:  Pedro Martinez) ... (6,449
fans)
Note:  The main event was for the title and trophy.

Cleveland, Ohio:  Thursday, June 4, 1959
(Masonic Temple) ... Fritz Von Erich failed to throw the Brunettis in a handicap match
(Von Erich beat Joe Brunetti in 30:07 but lost to Guy Brunetti in 58:13) ... Frank
Townsend and Abe Zvonkin drew (20:00) ... Amazing Zuma b. Mule Malone ... Lucille
Dupree and Mona Baker b. Alma Mills and Elaine Perry ... (promoter:  Pedro Martinez)
Notes:  The Arena was unavailable.  The Masonic Temple was next to the Arena at East
36th and Euclid Streets.

Cleveland, Ohio:  Saturday, June 6, 1959
(Wrestling TV Show) ... Verne Gagne vs. Wilbur Snyder ... (broadcast at 11:05 p.m. on
channel 5)
Note:  Old footage - likely from Chicago.

Cleveland, Ohio:  Thursday, June 11, 1959
(Masonic Temple) ... The Lisowskis b. the Gallaghers (2/3) (non-title match) (Gallaghers
were the International Tag Team Champions) ... Dick Beyer and Danno McDonald drew
... Amazing Zuma b. Herb Gerwig ... Brown Panther and Billy the Kid b. Mighty Schultz and
Tom Thumb ... Ivan Kalmikoff b. Jim Zigzay ... (promoter:  Pedro Martinez)

Cleveland, Ohio:  Thursday, June 18, 1959
(The Arena) ... International Tag Team Champions The Gallagher Brothers (Doc and
Mike Gallagher) b. The Lisowski Brothers (Reggie and Stan Lisowski) (2/3) ... Little
Beaver and Tiny Tim b. Mighty Schultz and Sky Low Low (2/3) ... Ilio DiPaolo b. Hans
Schmidt (9 seconds) ... Fritz Von Erich b. Dick Beyer (18:30) ... Joe Brunetti b. Dan Miller
(default) ... Guy Brunetti and Ed Miller drew ... (promoter:  Pedro Martinez) ... (5,443 fans)
Note:  Martinez announced that he recently donated $3,000 to the AAU wrestling fund for
a tour of Russia.

Cleveland, Ohio:  Thursday, June 25, 1959
(The Arena) ... International Tag Team Champions The Gallagher Brothers (Doc and
Mike Gallagher) b. Ilio DiPaolo and Lord Athol Layton (1-0) (DQ) (curfew at 11:00) ...
Mary Reynolds b. Lola Laray (17:00) ... Fritz Von Erich b. Stan Lisowski (DQ) ... Dick
Beyer b. Reggie Lisowski (DQ) ... Guy Brunetti b. Chief Chewacki ... Joe Brunetti and
Hans Schmidt drew ... (promoter:  Pedro Martinez) ... (referee:  Charley Kivi) ... (5,090
fans)
Notes:  Originally slated was a girls tag team match, but Ida Ash was in a car accident
and was unable to team with Mary Reynolds.  Laray's partner Carol Cook did not wrestle.  
Reggie Lisowski intefered in Stanley's match, attacking Fritz Von Erich.

Cleveland, Ohio:  Thursday, July 2, 1959
(The Arena) ... Ilio DiPaolo and Lord Athol Layton b. The Gallagher Brothers (Doc and
Mike Gallagher) (2/3) (referees:  Brunettis) ... Ida Ash b. Barbara Baker (DQ) ... The
Lisowski Brothers (Reggie and Stan Lisowski) b. Dick Beyer and Frank Townsend ... Dan
Miller b. Danno McDonald ... Ivan Kalmikoff b. Bobby Brown ... Ed Miller b. Herb Gerwig ...
(promoter:  Pedro Martinez) ... (5,740 fans)
Notes:  McDonald was from Nova Scotia and Miller from Fremont, Ohio.  Ash was billed as
the world's strongest woman.







Research by Tim Hornbaker
January 1, 2011
Cleveland Wrestling Results - 1959