Montreal Wrestling Results

Montreal, Quebec: Wednesday, June 3, 1959
(Montreal Forum) … Edouard Carpentier and Pepper Gomez b. Don Leo Jonathan and
Wladek Kowalski (2-0) (first fall by DQ) (Jonathan smashed a ringside photographer’s
camera over his partner’s head) … Anatatin Manatian b. Bob Langevin … Rene
Benchemiel and Gilbert Cicia drew … Paul Bouchard b. Joe Christie … Manuel Cortez
and Frank Valois drew … (promoter: Eddie Quinn)
Note: Benchemiel and Cicia were both from France.

Montreal, Quebec: Wednesday, June 10, 1959
(Montreal Forum) … The Volkoffs (Boris and Nicoli Volkoff) b. Edouard Carpentier and
Pepper Gomez (referee Marchessault was knocked out during this match and the bout
between Jonathan and Kowalski) … Wladek Kowalski b. Don Leo Jonathan (DQ) …
Anatatin Manatian b. Ramon Cernandez (7:40) … (promoter: Eddie Quinn) … (referee:
Omer Marchessault)
Notes: A 10-man “French Canadian championship tournament” had been going on,
leaving two finalists, Paul Bouchard and Johnny Rougeau. Bouchard was from
Chicoutimi. Among those eliminated from the tournament were Eddie Auger, Emil Dupre,
Bob Langevin, Larry Moquin and Frank Valois.

Quebec City, Quebec: Wednesday, June 17, 1959
( ) … Paul Baillargeon and Wladek Kowalski drew at the curfew (1-1) … The Volkoffs
(Boris and Nicoli Volkoff) wrestled Edouard Carpentier and Pepper Gomez to a double
disqualification in the third fall (1-1) … Manuel Cortez b. Bob Langevin … Pierre Lamarin
b. Frank Valois … Rene Benchemiel and Gilbert Cicia wrestled to a no decision (Cicia
suffered an injured arm)

Montreal, Quebec: Wednesday, June 24, 1959
(Montreal Forum) … Johnny Rougeau b. Paul Bouchard in the finals of the French
Canadian Heavyweight Wrestling Championship tournament … World Heavyweight
Champion Wladek Kowalski b. Edouard Carpentier (2/3) (third fall by countout) … Little
Beaver and Tiny Tim b. Mighty Schultz and Sky Low Low … Gilles Brisset won a judo
match … Canadian and British Empire Light Heavyweight Boxing Champion Yvon Durelle
b. Benito Favotto (first round), Leslie Borden (third round) and sparred with Cester
Zurnitz in boxing exhibitions (Durelle was preparing for a return bout with Archie Moore on
July 15) … (promoter: Eddie Quinn) … (referees: Yvon Robert, Jack Sharkey) … (9,000
+ fans)
Note: No show next week.

Montreal, Quebec: Wednesday, July 8, 1959
(Montreal Forum) … Edouard Carpentier and Pepper Gomez b. The Volkoff Brothers
(2/3) … Hans Schmidt b. Maurice LaPointe and Bernard Vignal (handicap match) …
Pierre Lemarin b. Andre Bollet … Tarzan Zorra b. Bob Nandor … Bob Langevin and
George Penchoff drew … (promoter: Eddie Quinn)

Montreal, Quebec: Thursday, July 16, 1959
(Delorimier Stadium) … Hans Schmidt b. Edouard Carpentier (2/3) (Schmidt earned a
World Title match with Wladek Kowalski) (fans attempted to attack Schmidt and threw
sand at him) (Schmidt was hit in the head by a thrown rock) … Gene Kiniski and Bobby
Managoff drew … Pierre LeMarin b. Frank Valois … The Volkoffs (Boris and Nicoli
Volkoff) vs. Baillargeon (Paul?) and Pepper Gomez … Haystacks Calhoun b. Jumbo …
(promoter: Eddie Quinn) … (referee: Rocky Marciano) … (15,830 fans)

Montreal, Quebec: Thursday, July 23, 1959
(Delorimier Stadium) … World Heavyweight Champion Wladek Kowalski and Hans
Schmidt drew (1-1) (the newspaper stated that both men were hated and fought their way
through the crowd) … Edouard Carpentier vs. Karl Kulaski … Pepper Gomez vs. Gene
Kiniski … Andre Bollet vs. Bobby Managoff … (promoter: Eddie Quinn) … (referee:
Yvon Robert) … (10,764 fans)
Notes: The Montreal Star reported that Little Beaver “once traveled a milk route in St.
Jerome” and made $30 a week. He “makes that much a minute these days” and “has
traveled all over the world during the past six years.” No show next week.

Montreal, Quebec: Wednesday, November 4, 1959
(Montreal Forum) … Bobby Managoff and Lou Thesz were both counted out in the third
fall (1-1) (Thesz won the first fall and Managoff took the second) … Wladek Kowalski and
Johnny Valentine were both counted out in the third fall (1-1) … The Iron Russians b.
Paul Baillargeon and Sweet Daddy Siki … Manuel Cortez b. Eddie Auger … Anastatis
Minatin b. Yvon Racicot …. (promoter: Eddie Quinn)

Montreal, Quebec: Wednesday, November 11, 1959
(Montreal Forum) … The Iron Russians b. Paul Baillargeon and Bobby Managoff (2/3)
(third fall by DQ) (Baillargeon’s brother Tony interfered) (Managoff had been scheduled
to wrestle a one-on-one match with Buddy Rogers, who was involved in a car accident
while driving to Montreal) … Red Benson vs. Paul Baillargeon (original match) … Tiger
Tasker and Bernard Vignal vs. Bill Coldridge and Manuel Cortez … The Iron Russians vs.
Sweet Daddy Siki and Tony Baillargeon (original match) … (promoter: Eddie Quinn)

Montreal, Quebec: Wednesday, November 18, 1959
(Mont St. Louis Gym) … The Great Kato b. Sweet Daddy Siki (2/3) … Bobby Managoff b.
The Mighty Ursus (DQ) … Tony Baillargeon b. Yvon Raciot … Paul Baillargeon b. Red
Benson … (promoter: Eddie Quinn)

Montreal, Quebec: Wednesday, November 25, 1959
(Mont St. Louis Gym) … Manuel Cortez vs. The Great Kato … Four other matches …
(promoter: Eddie Quinn)

Montreal, Quebec: Wednesday, December 2, 1959
(Montreal Forum) … Wladek Kowalski b. Buddy Rogers to capture the World
Heavyweight Title (2/3) (third fall by CO) … The Kalmikoff Brothers (Ivan and Karol
Kalmikoff) b. Paul Baillargeon and Bobby Managoff (CO) … Claude St. Jean b. “Rebel”
Bob Russell … Larry Moquin b. Paul Vachon (CO) … The Great Antonio b. Red Benson
and Tiger Tasker (handicap match) … (promoter: Eddie Quinn)

Montreal, Quebec: Wednesday, December 9, 1959
(Mont St. Louis Gym) … The Kalmikoff Brothers (Ivan and Karol Kalmikoff) b. Manuel
Cortez and Larry Moquin (2/3) … Claude St. Jean b. Yvon Racicot … Eddie Auger b. Red
Benson … Paul Vachon b. Bob Bedard … Joe Barbarosa and Claude Gosselin drew …
(promoter: Eddie Quinn)

Montreal, Quebec: Wednesday, December 16, 1959
(Mont St. Louis Gym) … Ivan Kalmikoff b. Manuel Cortez (2/3) … Eddie Auger and Yvon
Racicot drew … Larry Moquin b. Tiger Tasker … Mark Lewin b. Miguel Torres … Paul
Vachon b. Greg Jarque … (promoter: Eddie Quinn)
Note: No show on Wednesday, December 23, 1959; Eddie Quinn was in New York City
negotiating to bring new talent to Montreal.

Montreal, Quebec: Wednesday, December 30, 1959
(Montreal Forum) … World Heavyweight Champion Wladek Kowalski and Antonino Rocca
battled to a no contest (1-1) (Kowalski won the first fall and Rocca took the second) …
Bobby Managoff b. The “Great” Mr. Kato (judo match) (Managoff used a chokehold) …
Richard LeMarin and Tiny Tim b. Billy the Kid and Irish Kid (2/3) (originally slated to be
Little Beaver and Tiny Tim vs. Billy the Kid and Sky Low Low) … Larry Moquin b. Harry
Lewis … Manuel Cortez and Paul Vachon drew … Ivan Kalmikoff b. Gino Bravo …
(promoter: Eddie Quinn) … (referee: Sammy Mack) … (no TV)

Research by Tim Hornbaker
October 15, 2010

Montreal Wrestling Results - 1959