Montreal Wrestling Results

Montreal, Quebec: Wednesday, March 6, 1957
(Montreal Forum) … Mr. Hito and Mr. Moto b. Wladek Kowalski (handicap match) (Hito and Moto
wrestled under tag team rules) … Dick the Bruiser and Dick Hutton wrestled Edouard Carpentier
and Verne Gagne to a draw (no falls) … Bob Nandor b. Gene Dubuque (DQ) … Larry Moquin
and Sam Steamboat “Jr.” drew … (promoter: Eddie Quinn)

Montreal, Quebec: Wednesday, March 13, 1957
(Montreal Forum) … Edouard Carpentier, Verne Gagne and Pat O’Connor wrestled Dick the
Bruiser, Dick Hutton and Wladek Kowalski to a no contest (1-1) (Bruiser won the first fall over
Gagne, Gagne won the second over Bruiser with his sleeper) (fans threw objects into the ring in
protest of the mayhem) … Larry Moquin b. Mr. Hito (DQ) (Mr. Moto interfered) … Len Hughes b.
Gene Dubuque (DQ) … Mr. Moto b. Sam Steamboat … (promoter: Eddie Quinn) … (referee:
Jimmy Orlando) … (10,000 fans)
Note: The Montreal Star noted that referee Jimmy Orlando was “making his first start as an
official after a long absence.”

Montreal, Quebec: Wednesday, March 20, 1957
(Montreal Forum) … Mr. Hito and Mr. Moto wrestled Dick the Bruiser and Wladek Kowalski to a
double disqualification (1-1) … Larry Moquin b. Gene Dubuque (DQ) … Len Hughes and Bob
Nandor drew … Manuel Cortez b. Sam Steamboat … (promoter: Eddie Quinn)
Note: Manuel Cortez was back in Montreal after a “swing through Texas.”

Montreal, Quebec: Wednesday, March 27, 1957
(Montreal Forum) … Dick the Bruiser and Wladek Kowalski b. Mr. Hito and Mr. Moto (2/3) (wire
surrounded the ring) … Edouard Carpentier b. Lee Henning … Larry Moquin b. John Swenski …
Manuel Cortez and Gene Dubuque drew … (promoter: Eddie Quinn) … (referees: Ray Belec,
Jimmy Orlando)

Montreal, Quebec: Wednesday, April 3, 1957
(Montreal Forum) … Dick the Bruiser b. Edouard Carpentier (2/3) (referee was knocked out and
couldn’t see Carpentier on top, but when he revieved, he saw Bruiser pinning Carpentier) … Mr.
Hito and Mr. Moto b. Manuel Cortez and Larry Moquin … Bob Nandor b. John Swenski … Lionel
Baillargeon and Len Hughes drew … (promoter: Eddie Quinn) … (referee: Sammy Mack)

Montreal, Quebec: Wednesday, April 10, 1957
(Montreal Forum) … Edouard Carpentier b. Dick the Bruiser (2/3) (third fall by countout) …
Yvon Robert b. Mr. Moto (DQ) … Mr. Hito b. Rocky Brown … Manuel Cortez and “Cowboy” Len
Hughes drew … (promoter: Eddie Quinn) … (referee: Jersey Joe Walcott)

Montreal, Quebec: Wednesday, April 17, 1957
(Montreal Forum) … Edouard Carpentier and Yvon Robert b. Mr. Hito and Mr. Moto (2-0) … Doc
Gallagher b. Lionel Baillargeon (17:10) … Manuel Cortez b. Gypsy Joe (Cortez was a substitute
for Rocky Brown) … Larry Moquin b. Mike Gallagher (DQ) … (promoter: Eddie Quinn)
Notes: Carpentier and Robert had reportedly returned “from jaunts through the province today
after appearing on several cards in places like Sorel and Jonquiere,” according to the Montreal
Star. Rocky Brown was billed as a Jewish athlete from Montreal. It was said to be Mr. Hito and
Mr. Moto’s first straight fall as a tandem. European featherweight champion Cherif Hamia was
introduced to the audience prior to the main event.

Montreal, Quebec: Wednesday, April 24, 1957
(Montreal Forum) … Gene Kiniski b. Yvon Robert (2/3) (after the match, Kiniski continued to
beat Robert, inciting a near riot) (police had to protect Kiniski to the dressing room) … Johnny
Rougeau b. Mr. Moto … Jack Pesek b. Dick the Bruiser (DQ) … Timothy Geohagen b. Mr. Hito
… Dick Byers and Lee Henning drew … (promoter: Eddie Quinn)
Notes: It was said to be Gene Kiniski’s debut at the Forum, and had “blossomed in Toronto” six
months earlier. He “recently earned an unprecedented $500 fine and a one-month’s
suspension for undue roughness in a Toronto ring,” according to the Montreal Star. He had
“grossed something like $30,000 during the past few months after selling out Maple Leaf
Gardens on several occasions.” Johnny Rougeau had wrestled in the United States for the last
six months. Jack Pesek was the son of John Pesek.

Montreal, Quebec: Wednesday, May 1, 1957
(Montreal Forum) … World Heavyweight Champion Wladek Kowalski b. Edouard Carpentier
(2/3) (third fall by DQ when Carpentier tossed the referee from the ring) (before the match,
Gene Kiniski went to the ring and stole the attention away from the two main event participants,
then elbow smashed Carpentier) … Gene Kiniski b. Manuel Cortez … Johnny Rougeau b.
Gypsy Joe (Joe was a substitute for Mike Gallagher) … Doc Gallagher and Timothy Geohagen
drew … (promoter: Eddie Quinn) … (referee: Ray Belec)
Note: Kowalski was recognized as titleholder by the Canadian Boxing and Wrestling Federation.

Montreal, Quebec: Wednesday, May 8, 1957
(Montreal Forum) … Edouard Carpentier b. Wladek Kowalski to capture the World Heavyweight
Title (2/3) (Kowalski won the first fall, Carpentier took the next two) … Gene Kiniski b. Timothy
Geohagen … Johnny Rougeau b. Len Hughes … Manuel Cortez and Mike Gallagher wrestled to
a double disqualification … (promoter: Eddie Quinn) … (referee: Jack Sharkey)
Notes: The Montreal Star reported that Eddie Quinn and Frank Valois were awaiting the arrival
of “Andre Mollet,” a wrestler who could “out Carpentier, Carpentier.” He was expected to arrive
in about 10 days. Jack Sharkey arrived in Montreal after a show in Ottawa “last night,” which
was May 7.

Montreal, Quebec: Wednesday, May 15, 1957
(Montreal Forum) … World Heavyweight Champion Edouard Carpentier b. Gene Kiniski (2/3)
(Kiniski initially won the third fall, but was later disqualified after he refused to stop his assault on
Carpentier) (Kiniski drew the ire of the crowd and many of them attempted to get their hands on
him) … Mike Paidousis b. Timothy Geohagen … Eddie Auger and Doc Gallagher drew …
Manuel Cortez and Mike Gallagher drew … Midget match (ended in a draw) … (promoter: Eddie
Quinn) … (referee: Sammy Mack)

Montreal, Quebec: Wednesday, May 22, 1957
(Montreal Forum) … World Heavyweight Champion Edouard Carpentier and Gene Kiniski
wrestled to a no contest (2/3) (third fall ended in a double disqualification) … Andre Bollet b.
Bob Langevin (Bollet’s local debut) … Wladek Kowalski b. Don Miller … Paul Baillargeon b. Mike
Paidousis (17:00) … (promoter: Eddie Quinn) … (referee: Jimmy Orlando)
Notes: The Montreal Star stated that Bollet’s debut was “spectacular” and “made the customers
whoop with delight.” Baillargeon was reportedly returning to Montreal from a “long series of
matches in San Francisco.”

Montreal, Quebec: Wednesday, May 29, 1957
(Mont St. Louis Gymnasium) … Don Eagle b. Frank Valois (2/3) (third fall by countout) … Little
Beaver and Tiny Tim b. Irish Jackie and Sky Low Low … Andre Bollet b. Jim Bernard (11:45) …
Mike Paidousis and Johnny Rougeau drew (20:00) … (promoter: Eddie Quinn) … (referee:
Danny Murray) … (capacity crowd)
Notes: Frank Valois reportedly had just returned from a two month tour of France, and may
have been the one to scout Andre Bollet.

Montreal, Quebec: Wednesday, June 5, 1957
(Mont St. Louis Gymnasium) … The Great Togo and Tosh Togo b. Manuel Cortez and Johnny
Rougeau (2/3) (third fall by DQ) … Andre Bollet b. Frank Valois … Dr. Lee Grable b. Eddie
Auger … Lionel Baillargeon b. Maurice Vachon (DQ) … (promoter: Eddie Quinn) … (capacity
crowd)
Note: Lee Grable was billed as a hypnotist.

Montreal, Quebec: Wednesday, June 12, 1957
(Montreal Forum) … Gene Kiniski b. Edouard Carpentier to capture the World Heavyweight Title
(2/3) (Kiniski won the first and third falls) … The Great Togo and Tosh Togo b. Andre Bollet and
Johnny Rougeau (DQ) (Carpentier interfered) … Yvon Robert b. Mike Paidousis … Joe Christie
and Emil Dupre drew … (promoter: Eddie Quinn)
Notes: It was mentioned several times in the Montreal Star that Edouard Carpentier had a big
date with National Wrestling Alliance World Heavyweight Champion Lou Thesz on “Friday night”
in Chicago.

*The Tuesday, June 18, 1957 edition of the Montreal Star reported that on Friday in Chicago, in
excess of 16,000 fans saw Edouard Carpentier beat Lou Thesz for the “National Wrestling
Alliance championship. Thus, Carpentier now is recognized in 43 states as the top man in the
business.”

Montreal, Quebec: Wednesday, June 19, 1957
(Montreal Forum) … NWA World Heavyweight Champion Edouard Carpentier b. Tosh Togo
(DQ) (The Great Togo interfered) (Andre Bollet ran to Carpentier’s rescue) … Antonino Rocca
b. The Great Togo (2/3) (third fall by DQ) … Paul Baillargeon b. Gypsy Joe … Don Eagle b. Don
Miller … Manuel Cortez and Maurice Vachon drew … (promoter: Eddie Quinn)

Montreal, Quebec: Wednesday, June 26, 1957
(Montreal Forum) … Andre Bollet and Edouard Carpentier wrestled The Great Togo and Tosh
Togo to a double disqualification (1-1) (The Togos had to fight their way out through the angry
crowd, and were followed to their dressing room) … Johnny Rougeau b. Dick the Bruiser … Joe
Christie and Bob Nandor drew … Manuel Cortez and Mike Paidousis drew … (promoter: Eddie
Quinn) … (referee: Sammy Mack) … (9,000+ fans)
Notes: All four participants of this main event were fined $25. The Montreal Star said it was
“one of the fiercest matches seen at the Forum in years.”

Montreal, Quebec: Wednesday, July 3, 1957
(Montreal Forum) … Andre Bollet and Edouard Carpentier b. The Great Togo and Tosh Togo
(2/3) … World Heavyweight Champion Gene Kiniski b. Larry Moquin (Wladek Kowalski challened
the winner) … Johnny Rougeau b. Mike Paidousis … Timothy Geohagen and Bob Langevin
drew … (promoter: Eddie Quinn) … (referees: George Linnehan, Yvon Robert) … (11,324
fans)
Notes: George Linnehan was said to be the “leading official in the National Wrestling Alliance.”
Extra police were called in to prevent things from getting out of hand. It was reported that after
the match, the Great Togo “was so annoyed at brother Tosh being pinned” during their match
with Bollet and Carpentier that he left Canada for California, leaving his brother behind.

Montreal, Quebec: Wednesday, July 10, 1957
(Montreal Forum) … Wladek Kowalski b. Johnny Rougeau (Rougeau was unable to continue)
(30:15) (Rougeau suffered neck injuries and was taken to a local hospital) … Don Eagle b.
Gypsy Joe … Paul Baillargeon b. Tosh Togo … Joe Christie and Red Lyons drew … Maurice
Vachon b. Maurice LaPointe … (promoter: Eddie Quinn) … (7,000+ fans)
Notes: Johnny Rougeau was receiving a push by Eddie Quinn and given a lot of positive press
in the Montreal Star. He had reportedly been wrestling for four years. Wladek Kowalski referred
to him as a “young punk.” After the match, the newspaper said Rougeau put up a “brilliant”
performance.

Montreal, Quebec: Wednesday, July 17, 1957
(Royals/Delorimier Baseball Stadium) … Wladek Kowalski b. Gene Kiniski to capture the World
Heavyweight Title (2/3) (Kiniski argued with referee Mazurki) … The Dusek Brothers (Emil and
Ernie Dusek) wrestled The Great Togo and Tosh Togo to a double disqualification … Yvon
Robert b. Mike Paidousis … Andre Bollet and Dick the Bruiser drew … Manuel Cortez b. Frank
Valois (DQ) … (promoter: Eddie Quinn) … (referee: Mike Mazurki) … (21,851 fans)
Notes: The Montreal Star on Saturday, July 13, 1957 mentioned that Wladek Kowalski tore
Yukon Eric’s ear off with his knee-drop, and reportedly put “Stan Holleck of Detroit” out of the
business with a “displaced neck vertebrae.” Quinn expected an attendance of 20,000 going into
the event, and was successful in building the show into a summer happening.

Montreal, Quebec: Wednesday, July 24, 1957
(Baseball Stadium) … Lou Thesz b. NWA World Heavyweight Champion Edouard Carpentier
(2/3) (third fall by DQ) (Carpentier hit referee Yvon Robert) (Thesz used the ropes to protect his
injured back) … Gene Kiniski b. Mike Mazukri (12:23) … Dick the Bruiser b. Red Lyons … Andre
Bollet and Paul Baillargeon b. The Dusek Brothers (Emil and Ernie Dusek) (the Duseks argued
after the loss) … Don Lutz b. Joe Christie … Larry Moquin b. Bob Langevin … (promoter: Eddie
Quinn) … (referee: Yvon Robert) … (15,931 fans)
Notes: The Montreal Star reported that 10 days earlier, Thesz was in Fairbanks, Alaska, where
he wrestled Sandor Szabo. It was the only match on the bill, drew a $20,000 gate, and he
personally earned $5,000. He was said to have arrived in Montreal from Houston and was
called “the most-travelled (sic) fellow in the business.” While making his way to Quebec, Thesz
lost his luggage, somewhere between Dallas and Toronto, it was said, and had to find
replacement wrestling gear. After the bout, Carpentier was quoted as saying that he shouldn’t
lose his title because of the DQ and that he “thought Thesz acted miserably.” There was some
confusion in the local Montreal press if Thesz had regained the NWA championship or if
Carpentier retained on the technicality. NWA President Sam Muchnick ruled on the situation,
saying that because of the DQ, Carpentier retained his National Wrestling Alliance backing.

Montreal, Quebec: Wednesday, July 31, 1957
(The Velodrome) … Andre Bollet and Manuel Cortez wrestled The Great Togo and Tosh Togo
to a double disqualification (1-1) … Don Lutz vs. Frank Valois … Red Lyons vs. Maurice Vachon
… Eddie Auger vs. Mike Paidousis … (promoter: Eddie Quinn)
Notes: The Velodrome was at Cremazie and St. Hubert streets. The Royals were using the
stadium. It was reported that on July 25 in Ottawa, the Togo Brothers incited a riot.

Montreal, Quebec: Wednesday, August 7, 1957
(Baseball Stadium) … NWA World Heavyweight Champion Edouard Carpentier and World
Heavyweight Champion Wladek Kowalski drew (1-1) (NWA title on the line) (before the third fall,
Gene Kiniski jumped into the ring and challenged the winner. Carpentier then attacked Kiniski,
leading into the beginning of the fall. Kiniski prevented Carpentier from gaining a pinfall on
Kowalski, then threw a chair at the NWA champion. Andre Bollet ran out to help Carpentier, and
fans began throwing chairs at the two heels. The brawl continued with chairs being swung
liberally by the wrestlers. An onslaught of chairs were hurled by the audience. Kiniski ran
through the crowd trying to escape, only to find himself at the wrong exit. He went through the
audience again, and was hit with numerous chairs. He suffered an injured wrist and his right
hand was “badly swollen.” Police had to save him from a stadium dugout) (three members of the
audience were taken to a local hospital) … The Togo Brothers (The Great Togo and Tosh
Togo) vs. Manuel Cortez and Larry Moquin … Bob Langevin vs. Frank Valois … Paul
Baillargeon vs. Gene Kiniski … Midget match … (promoters: Eddie Quinn) … (referee: Mike
Mazurki) … (14,789 fans)
Notes: According to the Montreal Star, “Wednesday, August 7 will go down in Montreal wrestling
history as the Night of the Great Chair hurling Riot.” Kiniski was fined by the Montreal Athletic
Commission $200 for his actions.

Montreal, Quebec: Wednesday, August 14, 1957
(The Velodrome) … The Dusek Brothers (Emil and Ernie Dusek) vs. Andre Bollet and Manuel
Cortez … Don Lutz vs. Mike Paidousis … Joe Christie vs. Red Lyons … Eddie Auger vs. Gypsy
Joe … (promoter: Eddie Quinn)

Montreal, Quebec: Wednesday, August 21, 1957
(Baseball Stadium) … Gene Kiniski and Wladek Kowalski b. Andre Bollet and Edouard
Carpentier (2/3) (Sharkey and Walcott both punched Kiniski during the bout) … Yvon Robert b.
Emil Dusek … Don Lutz b. Ernie Dusek (DQ) … Dick the Bruiser b. Red Lyons … Manuel Cortez
and Maurice Vachon drew … (promoter: Eddie Quinn) … (referees: Jack Sharkey, Jersey Joe
Walcott) … (13,761 fans)
Notes: Jersey Joe Walcott was expected to arrive in Montreal on Wednesday, August 21 after
working in the camp of Sugar Ray Robinson. Last night, he was in London, Ontario. This
marked the final outdoor show of the season.

Montreal, Quebec: Wednesday, August 28, 1957
(Montreal Forum) … Andre Bollet and Edouard Carpentier b. Gene Kiniski and Wladek Kowalski
(2/3) (third fall by DQ) … Dick the Bruiser b. Don Lutz (18:00) … Don Eagle b. Bob Langevin …
Larry Moquin b. Vincent Lopez … Frank Valois b. Mike Paidousis … (promoter: Eddie Quinn) …
(referees: Ray Belec, Danny Murray) … (11,000 fans)
Notes: Extra security was brought in by the athletic commission to “keep the athletes and fans
in check.” It was prompted by the August 7 show and the actions of both Gene Kiniski and the
audience.

Montreal, Quebec: Wednesday, September 4, 1957
(Montreal Forum) … Gene Kiniski and Wladek Kowalski b. The Togo Brothers (The Great Togo
and Tosh Togo) (2-0) … Dick the Bruiser and Bobby Managoff drew … Larry Moquin b. Ernie
Dusek (DQ) … Emil Dusek and Don Lutz drew … Paul Baillargeon b. Mike Paidousis …
(promoter: Eddie Quinn) … (9,000 fans)
Notes: The Montreal Star estimated that Gene Kiniski was going to make $75,000 “or more” this
year. He was reportedly the biggest attraction in Toronto in years.

Montreal, Quebec: Wednesday, September 11, 1957
(Montreal Forum) … NWA World Heavyweight Champion Edouard Carpentier b. Gene Kiniski
(2/3) (third fall by countout) (Kiniski initially won the third fall, but it was found out that he had
used the bottom rope for leverage) (the match continued, but Kiniski left the ring and refused to
return) … Bobby Managoff b. Frank Valois (14:00) … Dick the Bruiser b. Don Lutz … Andre
Bollet b. Joe Christie … Manuel Cortez and Bob Langevin drew … (promoter: Eddie Quinn) …
(referee: Danny Murray)
Notes: Kiniski, according to the press reports, wanted to dethrone Edouard Carpentier and take
over the latter’s booking in New York City.

Montreal, Quebec: Wednesday, September 18, 1957
(Montreal Forum) … NWA World Heavyweight Champion Edouard Carpentier and Dick the
Bruiser wrestled to a no contest (1-1) (seven wrestlers had to pry Bruiser off Carpentier) … Don
Eagle b. Al Korman … Bobby Managoff b. Red Lyons … Johnny Rougeau b. Bob Langevin …
Larry Moquin b. Gypsy Joe … (promoter: Eddie Quinn)

Montreal, Quebec: Wednesday, September 25, 1957
(Montreal Forum) … Dick the Bruiser and Wladek Kowalski b. Bobby Managoff and Pat O’
Connor (2/3) (third fall by countout) (during the third fall, Kowalski came out alone, saying that
Bruiser was injured) (Bruiser ran out and attacked O’Connor outside the ring, leading to the
finish) … Johnny Rougeau and Tarzan Zorra wrestled to a double countout … Manuel Cortez b.
Al Korman … Joe Christie and Red Lyons drew … (promoter: Eddie Quinn)
Notes: Kowalski returned to Montreal from time in California. He said he had a “two week
holiday.” Tarzan Zorra reportedly gained his “first fame in North Africa, has since been in
Europe, Australia and Thailand.” The Montreal Star indicated that Johnny Rougeau was
“pointing to become the successor to Yvon Robert.”

Montreal, Quebec: Wednesday, October 2, 1957
(Montreal Forum) … NWA World Heavyweight Champion Edouard Carpentier b. Gene Kiniski
(2/3) (the referee halted action during the third fall because Kiniski “could no longer defend
himself”) … Dick the Bruiser and Bobby Managoff wrestled to a double countout … Andre Bollet
and Tarzan Zorra drew (20:00) … Johnny Rougeau b. Joe Christie … Emil Dupre b. Bob
Langevin … (promoter: Eddie Quinn) … (referee: Danny Murray)

Montreal, Quebec: Wednesday, October 9, 1957
(Montreal Forum) … Dick the Bruiser and Wladek Kowalski b. Bobby Managoff and Pat O’
Connor (2/3) (Managoff initially won the third fall over Bruiser, but was disqualified after he
pushed the referee and continued to attack his opponent) (Bruiser carried a small table into the
ring, but Managoff grabbed it) (the newspaper reported that this melee continued for 10
minutes) … Tarzan Zorra b. Frank Valois … Manuel Cortez b. Gene Dubuque … Olive Asselin
and Eddie Auger drew … Jim Bernard and Larry Moquin drew … (promoter: Eddie Quinn) …
(referees: Ray Belec, Barney Tucker)
Notes: The main event was staged at 9:00, reportedly the earliest a main event had ever been
staged in Montreal. Television began at 10:00, which was changed from 9:00.

Montreal, Quebec: Wednesday, October 16, 1957
(Montreal Forum) … Bobby Managoff and Pat O’Connor b. Dick the Bruiser and Wladek
Kowalski (2/3) … Johnny Rougeau b. Gene Dubuque … Mariano Califfa and Maurice Vachon
drew … Tarzan Zorra b. Emil Dupre … The Mighty Ursus b. Manuel Cortez (17:00) …
(promoter: Eddie Quinn) … (referee: Jersey Joe Walcott) … (7,000 fans)

Montreal, Quebec: Wednesday, October 23, 1957
(Montreal Forum) … World Heavyweight Champion Wladek Kowalski and Pat O’Connor drew at
the 11:30 curfew (1-1) (prior to the main event, Johnny Rougeau challenged the winner and
when Kowalski turned his back on him, Rougeau attacked him) (after the match, Rougeau came
out again and brawled with Kowalski) … Tarzan Zorra b. Gene Dubuque … Andre Bollet b.
Frank Valois … Manuel Cortez and Maurice Vachon drew … Ovila Asselin and Emil Dupre drew
… (promoter: Eddie Quinn) … (referee: Sammy Mack) … (5,000 fans)
Notes: It was reported that Rougeau tore knee ligaments in his last match with Wladek Kowalski
and was out for “six weeks or so.”

Montreal, Quebec: Wednesday, October 30, 1957
(Montreal Forum) … World Heavyweight Champion Wladek Kowalski b. Johnny Rougeau (2/3)
(third fall by DQ) (Rougeau thought he had scored a pinfall, but Kowalski’s legs were outside the
ropes) (angered, Rougeau hit the referee) … Bearcat Wright b. Skull Murphy … Don Eagle b.
Maurice Vachon … Tarzan Zorra b. Andre Bollet (DQ) … Manuel Corez and Frank Valois drew
… (promoter: Eddie Quinn) … (referee: Ray Belec) … (7,000 fans)
Notes: The Montreal Star noted that Rougeau “gave a splendid performance.”

*The following was printed in the Friday, November 1, 1957 edition of the Montreal Star: “And
there’s another bout in Philadelphia, which has been recognized by the Pennsylvania State
Athletic Commission as being for the National Wrestling Alliance title. The Alliance had tried to
take Carpentier’s honors from him after it had broken a working arrangement with Montreal
promoter Eddie Quinn.”

*Carpentier was billed as being the National Wrestling Association Champion on the following
dates by the Montreal Star and Herald: November 2, 1957 (33), November 7, 1957 (63),
November 27, 1957 (56), March 5, 1958 (34),

Montreal, Quebec: Wednesday, November 6, 1957
(Montreal Forum) … NWA World Heavyweight Champion Edouard Carpentier b. Tarzan Zorra
(2/3) (Carpentier won the first fall, Zorra won the second, Carpentier won the third by countout)
… Bearcat Wright b. Bob “Legs” Langevin … Andre Bollet and Maurice Vachon drew … The
Mighty Ursus b. Frank Valois … Ovila Asselin and Manuel Cortez drew … (promoter: Eddie
Quinn) … (7,000 fans)

Montreal, Quebec: Wednesday, November 13, 1957
(Montreal Forum) … World Heavyweight Champion Wladek Kowalski and Johnny Rougeau
wrestled to a no contest (1-1) (Kowalski won the first fall with a backbreaker, Rougeau won the
second, no contest in the third) (Kowalski was initially awarded the final fall, but the protests of
Robert and Rougeau to the referee propelled Sammy Mack to ask the Quebec Athletic
Commission Inspector Metivier to make a decision. Metivier decided that Kowalski’s foot was on
the ropes, and that the bout was a no contest) (Rougeau was accompanied by Yvon Robert,
who had been coaching him) … Bearcat Wright b. Frank Valois … Andre Bollet b. Angelo
Savoldi … Manuel Cortez and Tarzan Zorra drew … Larry Moquin b. Maurice Vachon …
(promoter: Eddie Quinn) … (referee: Sammy Mack) … (12,698 fans)

Montreal, Quebec: Wednesday, November 20, 1957
(Palais des Sports) … Johnny Rougeau b. Don Leo Jonathan (DQ) … Bearcat Wright b. Angelo
Savoldi … Andre Bollet b. The Mighty Ursus (DQ) … Ovila Asselin and Manuel Cortez drew …
Larry Moquin and Maurice Vachon drew … (promoter: Eddie Quinn)

Montreal, Quebec: Wednesday, November 27, 1957
(Montreal Forum) … NWA World Heavyweight Champion Edouard Carpentier b. The Mighty
Ursus (2-0) (Carpentier won the first fall by DQ, Carpentier won the second in 7-minutes) …
Bearcat Wright b. Jan Gotch … Danny McShain b. Ovila Asselin … Andre Bollet b. Bob “Legs”
Langevin … Larry Moquin and Angelo Savoldi drew … (promoter: Eddie Quinn)

Montreal, Quebec: Wednesday, December 4, 1957
(Montreal Forum) … Johnny Rougeau b. Andre Bollet (2/3) (Bollet won the first fall, Rougeau
won the second in 48-seconds, Rougeau won the third) (Bollet was a substitute for Edouard
Carpentier, who was stuck in New York due to bad weather) (Rougeau was accompanied by
Yvon Robert) … Dick the Bruiser and Bearcat Wright drew … Manuel Cortez and Danny
McShain drew … Larry Moquin b. Maurice Vachon (DQ) … Ovila Asselin b. Angelo Savoldi (DQ)
… (promoter: Eddie Quinn)

Montreal, Quebec: Wednesday, December 11, 1957
(Montreal Forum) … World Heavyweight Champion Wladek Kowalski b. Johnny Rougeau
(special referee: Jack Sharkey) (Sharkey punched Rougeau) (Both Dick the Bruiser and Larry
Moquin attempted to interfere in the match, and were handled by Sharkey with blazing fists) …
Dick the Bruiser and Bearcat Wright drew … Maurice Vachon b. Sandor Kovacs … Danny
McShain and Larry Moquin were both disqualified … Manuel Cortez b. Angelo Savoldi …
(promoter: Eddie Quinn) … (referee: Jack Sharkey)
Note: It was reported that Kowalski was returning to action after several weeks in the hospital.

Montreal, Quebec: Wednesday, December 18, 1957
(Montreal Forum) … Edouard Carpentier and Bearcat Wright wrestled Wladek Kowalski and
Danny McShain to a double-disqualification (1-1) (McShain pinned Wright for the first fall, Wright
pinned McShain for the second, double disqualification) (McShain was a substitute for Dick the
Brusier, who was stuck in Chicago) … Andre Bollet and Maurice Vachon wrestled to a double-
disqualification … Larry Moquin b. Angelo Savoldi … Manuel Cortez and Bob “Legs” Langevin
drew … (promoter: Eddie Quinn) … (referees: Sammy Mack, Paul Pierard) … (4,000+ fans)
Note: Final show of the year

Research by Tim Hornbaker
July 19, 2007

Montreal Results - 1957