Denver Wrestling Results

Denver, Colorado: Thursday, January 21, 1960
(City Auditorium Arena) … Wilbur Snyder b. Dick the Bruiser (DQ) (Bruiser was
accompanied by Hans Schmidt) … Verne Gagne b. “Killer” Lisowski … The Brunetti
Brothers (Guy and Joe Brunetti) b. Hans Schmidt and Doug Weaver (The Brunettis were
scheduled to wrestle the Tolos Brothers) … (promoters: Jim Barnett and Johnny Doyle)
… (referee: Bob Sauer) … (2,700 fans)

Denver, Colorado: Thursday, March 24, 1960
(City Auditorium Arena) … Dick the Bruiser and Hans Schmidt b. Verne Gagne and Wilbur
Snyder … Reggie Lisowski b. Doug Lindsey … Bud Fisher and Danny Loos drew (20:00)
… (promoters: Jim Barnett and Johnny Doyle)

Denver, Colorado: Wednesday, April 13, 1960
(City Auditorium Arena) … Verne Gagne and Wilbur Snyder b. Dick the Bruiser and Hans
Schmidt (2/3) (Schmidt b. Gagne in the first fall with a backbreaker in 12:33, Gagne b.
Bruiser for the second in 5:13 with a sleeperhold, Gagne and Snyder won the third when
Bruiser accidently hit Schmidt in 4:20) … Ernie Dusek b. Jerry Christy (2/3) (Dusek was a
substitute for Reggie Lisowski) … Cowboy Bradley b. Tiny Roe (18:21) … Bud Fisher and
Tom Zaharias drew (20:00) … (promoters: Jim Barnett and Johnny Doyle) … (4,500 fans)

Denver, Colorado: Friday, May 13, 1960
(City Auditorium Arena) … Dr. X b. Dick the Bruiser (2/3) (in previews for the show,
Bruiser was scheduled to wrestle Hans Schmidt and Dr. X was to wrestle Bud Fisher in the
opener) … Verne Gagne and Wilbur Snyder b. World Tag Team Champions The Shire
Brothers (Ray and Roy Shire) (DQ) … Tom Zaharias b. Bud Fisher … Rex Mayes b. Nick
Studen … (promoters: Jim Barnett and Johnny Doyle) … (4,000 fans)

Denver, Colorado: Wednesday, June 22, 1960
(City Auditorium Arena) … Wilbur Snyder b. World Heavyweight Champion Dr. X (2/3)
(Snyder won the first fall in 13:05 with an abdominal stretch, Dr. X won the second in 7:25
with a backbreaker, Snyder won the third by disqualification when X punched the referee)
… Verne Gagne b. Gene Kiniski (25:10) (sleeperhold) … Danny Loos Jr. b. Bulldog
Atkinson (7:30) … Bob Ellis b. Killer Lisowski (17:35) … (promoters: Jim Barnett and
Johnny Doyle) … (referee: Bob Sauer)

Denver, Colorado: Tuesday, October 18, 1960
(Auditorium Arena) … Bronko Lubich and Angelo Poffo b. Dan Miller and Jack Pesek (2/3)
… Angelo Poffo b. Jack Pesek (9:26) … Tom Zaharias b. Jimmy Delgrado (17:35) … Keith
Miller b. Crusher Casey (6:36) … Roxanne Welton b. Elaine Peasser (?) (11:16) …
(promoters: Jim Barnett and Johnny Doyle) … (2,500 fans)

Note: Many of the stars scheduled to appear in Denver were unable to fly out of Omaha,
and refunds were offered by promoter Johnny Doyle. He exchanged reserved seat tickets
for the program on November 2. Among those scheduled to have been in Denver for the
season opener were Verne Gagne, Dr. X, Angelo Poffo, and Ernie Dusek.

November 2, 1960 (Card Held?)

Denver, Colorado: Wednesday, November 23, 1960
(City Auditorium Arena) … Pepper Gomez and Raoul Romero b. Dick the Bruiser and
Larry Hamilton (2/3) (Hamilton was a substitute for Angelo Poffo) … Jack Pesek b. Larry
Hamilton (12:04) … Emile Dupre and Larry Hamilton drew (30:00) (Dupre was a substitute
for Ernie Dusek) … Ricardo Cortez b. Abe Starr (16:30) … (promoters: Jim Barnett and
Johnny Doyle) … (3,438 fans)

Denver, Colorado: Thursday, December 8, 1960
(City Auditorium Arena) … Dick the Bruiser b. Yukon Eric (2/3) (Bruiser won the first fall in
6:48, Eric won the second in 1:48, Bruiser won the final) … Women’s World Champion
June Byers b. Beverly Leemers (2/3) … The Brunetti Brothers (Guy and Joe Brunetti) b.
Ernie Dusek and Larry Hamilton with one-fall (60:00) … (promoters: Jim Barnett and
Johnny Doyle) … (in attendance: Everette Marshall) … (3,600 fans)

Denver, Colorado: Thursday, December 29, 1960
(City Aditorium Arena) … World Heavyweight Champion Dick the Bruiser b. Bob Ellis (2/3)
(Bruiser won the first fall in 7:11, Ellis won the second in 1:07, Bruiser won the third by
disqualification in 5:52) (this match may have been for the U.S. Title, but it was listed as
“World” Title in the newspaper) … The Brunetti Brothers (Guy and Joe Brunetti) b. Ernie
Dusek and Larry Hamilton (Dusek was a substitute for The Sheik, who was stuck in Detroit
due to weather) … Joe Brunetti and Larry Hamilton drew (45:00) (1-1) … Ernie Dusek b.
Guy Brunetti … (promoters: Jim Barnett and Johnny Doyle) … (4,500 fans)

Research by Tim Hornbaker
August 28, 2010

Denver Wrestling Results - 1960