Indianapolis, Indiana:  Tuesday, January 3, 1956
(The Armory) … Reggie Lisowski b. Angelo Poffo (2/3) … Lorraine Johnson b. Romana
TeSelle (2/3) … Mario DeSouza b. John Arjon … (promoter:  Dick Patton)

Indianapolis, Indiana:  Tuesday, January 10, 1956
(The Armory) … The Mighty Atlas b. Bronko Lubich (2/3) … Seymour Koening and Reggie
Lisowski b. Gypsy Joe and The Mighty Atlas (2/3) (third fall by DQ) (Atlas was a substitute
for The Sheik of Araby, whose plane was grounded in South Bend) … (promoter:  Dick
Patton)

Indianapolis, Indiana:  Tuesday, January 17, 1956
(The Armory) … Hans Herman b. Reggie Lisowski (2/3) … Luis Martinez b. Tony Ross (16:
00) … Mitsu Arakawa b. Bronko Lubich (22:00) … (promoter:  Dick Patton)

Indianapolis, Indiana:  Tuesday, January 24, 1956
(The Armory) … Hans Herman b. Roy McClarity (2/3) (Herman earned the right to wrestle
Ray Gunkel) … Rose Roman and Shirley Strimple b. Ada Ash and Lorraine Johnson (2/3)
(first women’s tag team match in Indianapolis) … (promoter:  Dick Patton) … (referee:  Lou
Thomas) … (2,800 fans)

Indianapolis, Indiana:  Tuesday, January 31, 1956
(The Armory) … Ray Gunkel and Hans Herman wrestled to a no contest (1-1) … Mario
DeSouza b. Don DeCortez (15:00) … Mitsu Arakawa b. Red Bastien (19:00) … (promoter:  
Dick Patton) … (referee:  Ralph Hamilton) … (corporation:  Indiana Wrestling, Inc.)

Indianapolis, Indiana:  Tuesday, February 7, 1956
(The Armory) … Ray Gunkel b. Hans Herman (2/3) … Dick “Bruiser” Afflis b. Mario
DeSouza (12:00) … Luis Martinez b. Mitsu Arakawa (29:00) … (promoter:  Dick Patton)

Indianapolis, Indiana:  Tuesday, February 14, 1956
(The Armory) … Verne Gagne b. Dick “Bruiser” Afflis (2/3) (third fall by DQ) … The
Lisowski Brothers (Reggie and Stan Lisowski) b. Seymour Koenig and Roy McClarity (2/3)
… (promoter:  Dick Patton) … (referee:  Harry Burris)

Indianapolis, Indiana:  Tuesday, February 21, 1956
(The Armory) … The Lisowski Brothers (Reggie and Stanley Lisowski) b. Seymour Koenig
and Roy McClarity (2/3) … Ada Ash b. Shirley Strimple (2/3) … (promoter:  Dick Patton)

Indianapolis, Indiana:  Tuesday, February 28, 1956
(The Armory) … Hans Herman b. Seymour Koenig (2/3) … The Sheik of Araby b. Bill Melby
(CO) … Angelo Poffo b. Al Szasz (17:00) … (promoter:  Dick Patton)

Indianapolis, Indiana:  Tuesday, March 6, 1956
(The Armory) … Wilbur Snyder b. Angelo Poffo (2/3) (third fall by DQ) (Poffo was
disqualified when his manager Bronko Lubich interfered with his cane) …Dick “Bruiser”
Afflis and Hans Herman wrestled to a no contest (Herman won the first fall in 8:00 by DQ)
(Afflis and Herman and brawled after the initial fall and the match was stopped) …
(promoter:  Dick Patton) … (referee:  Lou Thomas)

Indianapolis, Indiana:  Tuesday, March 13, 1956
(The Armory) … Wilbur Snyder b. Angelo Poffo (2/3) … Hans Herman b. Don Pollock (13:
00) … The Sheik of Araby b. The Mighty Atlas (16:00) … (promoter:  Dick Patton)

Indianapolis, Indiana:  Tuesday, March 20, 1956
(The Armory) … Dick “Bruiser” Afflis and Wilbur Snyder were both counted out in the third
fall (1-1) … Ada Ash and Lorraine Johnson wrestled Rose Roman and Shirley Strimple to a
double countout (1-1) … (promoter:  Dick Patton) … (referee:  Rosey “Kid” Baker)

Indianapolis, Indiana:  Tuesday, March 27, 1956
(The Armory) … Bill Melby b. The Sheik of Araby (2/3) (third fall by countout) (The Sheik
reportedly left the building) … World Tag Team Champions The Lisowski Brothers (Reggie
and Stan Lisowski) b. Hans Herman and Mighty Atlas (2/3) … (promoter:  Dick Patton) …
(referee:  Lou Thomas)





Indianapolis, Indiana:  Tuesday, October 9, 1956
(The Armory) … U.S. TV Champion Hans Schmidt b. Bill Melby (2/3) … Wilbur Snyder b.
Hans Hermann (2-0) … Gypsy Joe b. Danny Ferrazza (14:00) … The Brown Panther b.
Irish Jackie (8:00) … (referee:  Connie Marcum)

Indianapolis, Indiana:  Tuesday, October 23, 1956
(The Armory) … Wilbur Snyder b. Reggie Lisowski (2/3) … Joan ballard and Rose Roman
b. Ada Ash and Ramomona TeSelle (2/3) … Wilbur Snyder b. Gypsy Joe (Snyder was a
substitute for Farmer Don Marlin, who was “held at Fowler for speeding.”) … (referee:  Lou
Thomas)

*Wrestling debut on channel 4 (WTTV) on Thursday, November 1, 1956 in Indianapolis.  
The show was sponsored by Champagne Velvet Beer and began at 10:15 p.m.

Indianapolis, Indiana:  Thursday, November 1, 1956
(The Armory) … Wilbur Snyder b. Gypsy Joe (12:00) (televised match) … Angelo Poffo b.
Jack Allen (14:00) (televised match) … Duke DeMetri b. Don Pollock (19:00) … Farmer
Don Marlin and Zack Malkov drew (1-1) … (referee:  Harry Burris) … (sponsored by:  
Indiana Wrestling, Inc.) … (Television Show Debut)

Indianapolis, Indiana:  Thursday, November 8, 1956
(The Armory) … Carl Engstrom b. Bozo Brown (2/3) (Engstrom was a substitute for Farmer
Don Marlin) … Carl Enstrong b. Jack Wilson (6-minutes) … Paul Bunyon b. Duke DeMetri
(5-minute) … Angelo Poffo b. Symour Koenig (16-minutes) … Wilbur Snyder b. Bill Melby
(6:00)

Indianapolis, Indiana:  Thursday, November 15, 1956
(The Armory) … Wilbur Snyder b. Angelo Poffo (2/3) (third fall by DQ) … Carl Engstrom b.
Zack Malkov (2/3) (Malkov was a substitute for Johnny Gilbert) … Paul Bunyan b. Hans
Herman … Bill Melby b. Zack Malkov … (referee: Lou Thomas)

Indianapolis, Indiana:  Thursday, November 22, 1956
(The Armory) … The Volkoff Brothers (Boris and Nicoli Volkoff) b. Seymour Koenig and
Don Pollock (2-0) … Paul Bunyan lost in his attempt to beat Angelo Poffo and Bronko
Lubich in 15-minutes (Bunyan, a 415 pound wrestler, was able to beat Lubich in 10:00) …
Gino Angelo b. Bozo Brown (2/3) … Gino Angelo and Don Cortez drew

Indianapolis, Indiana:  Thursday, November 29, 1956
(The Armory) … World Tag Team Champions The Lisowski Brothers (Reggie and Stan
Lisowski) b. Mitch Lassen and Roy Rogers (2-0) … Luis Martinez b. Bozo Brown (16:00) …
Angelo Poffo b. Wilbur Snyder (2/3) (third fall by DQ) … Carl Engstrom b. Gino Angelo (21:
00) … (referee:  Harry Burris)

Indianapolis, Indiana:  Thursday, December 6, 1956
(The Armory) … Dick “Bruiser” Afflis and Bill Melby were both disqualified in the third fall (1-
1) … Ilse Cook and Ramona TeSelle b. Joan Ballard and Sharon Lass (Belleview, Texas)
(2/3) … Bronko Lubich b. Jack Wilson (15:00) … Angelo Poffo b. Luis Martinez (Martinez
was unable to continue after being thrown from the ring in the second fall) (Martinez won
the initial fall in 10:00 by DQ) … (referee:  Connie Marks)

Indianapolis, Indiana:  Thursday, December 13, 1956
(The Armory) … The Volkoff Brothers (Boris and Nicoli Volkoff) b. Carl Engstrom and
Seymour Koenig (2-0) … Wilbur Snyder b. Angelo Poffo (2/3) (third fall by DQ) … Bozo
Brown and Johnny Gilbert drew (20:00) … Gypsy Joe b. Jack Allen (22:00) … (referee:  
Harry Burris)

Indianapolis, Indiana:  Thursday, December 20, 1956
(The Armory) … Sharon Lass and Rose Roman b. Alice Mason and Ramona TeSelle (2/3)
… Dick “Bruiser” Afflis b. Bill Melby (DQ) … Angelo Poffo b. Reggie Lisowski (15:00) …
Paul Bunyan b. Zack Malkov … (referee:  Bob Luce)

Indianapolis, Indiana:  Thursday, December 27, 1956
(The Armory) … Gino Angelo b. Seymour Koenig (2/3) … Dick “Bruiser” Afflis b. Bill Melby
(DQ) (special boxing match) (fifth round) … Jean Ballard b. Alice Mason (16:00) … Carl
Engstrom b. Don DeCortez (6:00) … (referee:  Wayne Pate)


Research by Tim Hornbaker
Indianapolis Wrestling Results - 1956