January 1, 1959 Idaho Falls, ID
Probably no card

January 8, 1959 Idaho Falls, ID (Idaho Falls Armory)
One night elimination tournament to determine challenger for world champ Dick Hutton
Bill Melby d. Mighty Milo (finals)
Bill Melby d. Lou Newman
Mighty Milo d. Ferrin Barr
Bill Melby d. Eric the Great
Lou Newman d. Nelson Royal

Hutton would lose the world title to Pat O'Conner. Neither would make the scheduled
appearance. The January 12 Provo paper stated that Hutton injured his leg in a match
against O’Connor and canceled his match in Provo.

January 15, 1959 Idaho Falls, ID (Idaho Falls Armory)
Bill Melby d. Lou Newman (western champ) (2-1) NEW CHAMP
Nelson Royal drew Mighty Milo
Tony Borne d. Blue Avenger (2-0)

January 22, 1959 Idaho Falls, ID (Idaho Falls Armory)
Bill Melby/Mike Mazurki d. Mighty Milo/Tony Borne (2-1)
Nelson Royal d. (DQ) Eric the Great
Eric the Great drew Ferrin Barr

Eric the Great subbed for boxer Dean Anderson

January 29, 1959 Idaho Falls, ID (Idaho Falls Armory)
Tony Borne d. Mighty Milo (Milo unable to continue)  
Bill Melby d. Eric the Great (2-0)
Cliff Thiede drew Nelson Royal

February 5, 1959 Idaho Falls, ID (Idaho Falls Armory)
Henry Lenz drew Nelson Royal
Kay Noble d. Kathy Starr (2-1)
Bill Melby DCOR Tony Borne (1-1)

February 12, 1959 Idaho Falls, ID (Idaho Falls Armory)
Bill Melby (western heavyweight champ) no decision Nelson Royal (Melby injured, but
Royal refuses to take advantage)
Danno McDonald d. Tony Borne (2-0)
Henry Lenz drew Logger Larsen
Also included a real boxing match

February 19, 1959 Idaho Falls, ID (Idaho Falls Armory)
Pat O'Connor (NWA world champ) d. Tony Borne (2-1)
Nelson Royal drew Danno McDonald
Bill Melby d. Henry Lenz

February 26, 1959 Idaho Falls, ID (Idaho Falls Armory)
Bill Melby (western heavyweight champ) d. Mighty Milo (2-0)
Nelson Royal DDQ Danno McDonald (1-1)
Logger Larsen no contest Tony Borne

March 5, 1959 American Falls, ID (American Falls High School)
Nelson Royal vs. Tony Borne
The Bat vs. Bill Melby  
Danno McDonald vs. Logger Larsen

No results found.

March 12, 1959 Idaho Falls, ID (Idaho Falls Armory)
Logger Larsen won a battle royal
Tony Borne d. Ferrin Barr (Sandy Barr)
Bill Melby drew Nelson Royal
The Bat d. Lou Palacio

Barr mentioned as having gotten married last Wednesday. Mrs. Barr was announced at
ringside.

March 19, 1959 Idaho Falls, ID (Idaho Falls Armory)
Tony Borne/The Bat vs. Bill Melby/Nelson Royal
Logger Larsen vs. Eric the Great

No results found.

March 26, 1959 Idaho Falls, ID (Idaho Falls Armory)
Logger Larsen d. Eric the Great (2-1)  
The Bat d. Nelson Royal (2-1)
Bill Melby drew Tony Borne

April 2, 1959 Idaho Falls, ID (Idaho Falls Armory)
The Bat d. Nelson Royal  
Bill Melby d. Logger Larsen  
Tony Borne d. Lou Palacio

April 9, 1959 Idaho Falls, ID (Idaho Falls Armory)
Tony Borne d. Ox Anderson (2-1)  
Bill Melby d. (DQ) The Bat (2-1)
Nelson Royal d. Ferrin Barr

Barr subbed for Logger Larsen

April 16, 1959 Idaho Falls, ID (Idaho Falls Armory)
Lorraine Johnson d. Princess Toomah (2-1)  
The Bat d. Nelson Royal (1-1; Royal unable to answer bell for third fall)
Bill Melby drew Tony Borne

April 23, 1959 Idaho Falls, ID (Idaho Falls Armory)
The Bat d. Bill Melby (western champ) (2-1, non-title)
Kay Noble/Princess Tona Tomah d. Kathy Starr/Lorraine Johnson
Kit Fox d. Ferrin Barr

Barr subbed for Tony Borne

April 30, 1959 Idaho Falls, ID (Idaho Falls Armory)
Terrible Ted no contest The Bat (match described, but no result given)
Bob Nandor d. (DQ) Rip Miller
Bill Melby d. Ted Garner (2-0)

May 7, 1959 Idaho Falls, ID (Idaho Falls Armory)
The Bat d. Tony Borne
Farmer McGregor d. Pee Wee James (2-1)
Kit Fox d. (DQ) Rip Miller (2-0)
Bob Nandor d. Ted Garner

May 14, 1959 Idaho Falls, ID (Blackfoot Junior High School)
Tony Borne vs. The Bat (loser leaves town for at least three months)
Shag Thomas vs. Kit Fox
Bob Nandor vs. Bill Melby

No results found.

May 21, 1959 Idaho Falls, ID (Idaho Falls Armory)
Kit Fox DCOR The Bat (1-1)
Bill Melby d. Chet Wallick (2-1)
Chico Gracia d. Bob Nandor

May 28, 1959 Idaho Falls, ID (Idaho Falls Armory)
Kit Fox d. (DQ) The Bat (2/3 falls)
Chico Gracia/Chet Wallick d. Bill Melby/Bob Nandor (2-1)
Shag Thomas drew Bill Melby

Melby subbed for Ox Anderson

June 4, 1959 Idaho Falls, ID (Idaho Falls Armory)
Bill Melby/Kit Fox (world tag champs) d. The Bat/Shag Thomas (2-0)
Chet Wallick d. Eric the Great (2-0)
The Bat d. Chico Gracia

June 11, 1959 Idaho Falls, ID (Idaho Falls Armory)
Chico Gracia/Chet Wallick d. Bill Melby/Kit Fox (world tag champs) (2-0) NEW CHAMPS
The Bat & Shag Thomas were co-winners of a battle royal (1st eliminated - Kit Fox, 2nd -
Chico Gracia, 3rd - Bill Melby, 4th - Chet Wallick, Thomas & Bat refuse to attack each
other)
Bill Melby d. (DQ) Shag Thomas

June 18, 1959 Idaho Falls, ID (Idaho Falls Armory)
Chet Wallick/Chico Gracia (world tag champs) d. The Bat/Shag Thomas (2-1)  
Wanaline Anderson d. (DQ) Tila Prine (2-1)
Kit Fox drew Suni War Cloud

Last card of the season

September 21, 1959 Idaho Falls, ID (Idaho Falls Armory)
Shag Thomas drew Danno McDonald  
Kit Fox d. Eric the Great (2-1)
Dot Dotson d. Gloria Barratini (2-1)
The Bat d. Prince Nero (2-1)

First card of the season

September 28, 1959 Idaho Falls, ID (Idaho Falls Armory)
Kit Fox drew John Swenski
Millie Stafford d. Dot Dotson (2-1)  
Gorgeous George d. Shag Thomas (2-1)

October 4, 1959 - Idaho Falls (Idaho Falls Armory)
Millie Stafford/Gloria Baratini d. Dot Dotson/Mae Young
Danno McDonald/Kit Fox d. (DCOR) Gorgeous George/The Bat (2-0)
One more match (not mentioned in results)

October 12, 1959 Idaho Falls, ID (Idaho Falls Armory)
The Bat d. (COR) Danno McDonald (2-1)
Prince Nero d. Shag Thomas
Eric the Great d. (DQ) Kit Fox (2-1)

Eric subbed for Earnest Nordi

October 19, 1959 Idaho Falls, ID (Idaho Falls Armory)
Danno McDonald d. (DQ) The Bat (2-0)
Kit Fox d. Prince Nero
Shag Thomas d. Eric the Great (2-1)

October 25, 1959 Idaho Falls, ID (Idaho Falls Armory)
Danno McDonald d. Shag Thomas
Johnny Demchuck d. The Bat (2-1)
Kit Fox d. (DQ) Eric the Great (2/3 falls)

November 2, 1959 Idaho Falls, ID (Idaho Falls Armory)
Ferrin Barr d. Dave Arnold
Sascha the Great d. Ferrin Barr (2-0)
Danno McDonald d. Eric the Great (2-1, Eric unable to continue)

Barr subbed for Kit Fox in one of his matches.

November 9, 1959 Idaho Falls, ID (Idaho Falls Armory)
6-man battle royal
The Bat d. Ferrin Barr  
Sascha the Great d. Eric the Great (Eric unable to continue)
Danno McDonald d. (DQ) Lou Plummer

Barr subbed for Arman Hussein.

November 16, 1959 Idaho Falls, ID (Idaho Falls Armory)
Chief Red Cloud drew Arman Hussein
Sascha the Great d. The Bat (2-0)
Lou Plummer d. Johnny Demchuk (1-0; Demchuk unable to continue)

November 23, 1959 Idaho Falls, ID (Idaho Falls Armory)
Lou Plummer d. Danno McDonald
Millie Stafford d. Kathy Starr (2-1)
Sascha the Great d. Chief Red Cloud (1-0; Red Cloud unable to continue)

Novmber 30, 1959 Idaho Falls, ID (Idaho Falls Armory)
Sascha the Great d. Lou Plummer (2-1)
Danno McDonald d. Arman Hussein
Danno McDonald d. Johnny Demchuk (2-1)

McDonald subbed for Mustapha Pasha

December 7, 1959 - Idaho Falls, ID (Idaho Falls Armory)
Lou Plummer/Danno McDonald d. (DQ) Sascha the Great/Johnny Demchuk (2-1)
Mustapha Pasha d. Arman Hussein (2-1)
Lou Plummer drew Sascha the Great

December 14, 1959 Idaho Falls, ID (Idaho Falls Armory)
Danno McDonald d. Arman Hussein
Laura Martinez d. Jessica Rogers (2-1)
Sascha the Great d. Mustapha Pasha (2-1)

Found no references to Idaho Falls cards after Dec. 14.


Research by Becky Taylor
Idaho Falls Wrestling Results - 1959