Montreal, Quebec: Wednesday, January 4, 1956
(Montreal Forum) … Pat O’Connor and Yukon Eric b. “Big” Bill Miller and Karl Von Albers (2-0) (O’Connor and Eric won the first fall by DQ, Eric b. Miller with a bearhug for the second) … Bull Curry wrestled Johnny Rougeau to a double-disqualification … Ovila Asselin vs. Maurice Vachon … Jim Bernard vs. Larry Moquin … (promoter: Eddie Quinn) … (television commentator: Michel Normandin)
Note: The Montreal Star reported that Yukon Eric was wrestling in Montreal despite “being under suspension by the National Wrestling Association. The United States body didn’t like the way Yukon deported himself in a match down there, but his suspension doesn’t rate with the Canadian Federation.”
Montreal, Quebec: Wednesday, January 11, 1956
(Montreal Forum) … The Dusek Brothers (Emil and Ernie Dusek) b. Verne Gagne and Yukon Eric (2/3) (Gagne won the first fall with a sleeperhold, Duseks won over Gagne for the second, Duseks won the third) (Gagne was injured during the second fall, and Eric went on alone) (After the match, the Montreal Athletic Commission ordered the referee to reverse the decision, which occurred, but later, the result was switched back to a victory for the Duseks in the Montreal Forum office) … Len Montana and Johnny Rougeau drew … Larry Moquin b. Maurice Vachon (DQ) … Ovila Asselin and Bull Curry drew … (promoter: Eddie Quinn)
Montreal, Quebec: Wednesday, January 18, 1956
(Montreal Forum) … World Heavyweight Champion Killer Kowalski b. Pat O’Connor (DQ) (2/3) (O’Connor won in 10:13 with a piledriver for the first fall, Kowalski won in 13:42 with a knee drop for the second, Kowalski won by DQ in the third) (O’Connor grappled with the referee after the match) … The Dusek Brothers (Emil and Ernie Dusek) b. Ovila Asselin and Yvon Robert (21:30) … Karl Von Albers b. Arnold Skoaland by submission (13:00) … Bull Curry and Johnny Rougeau drew … (promoter: Eddie Quinn) … (referee: Sammy Mack)
Montreal, Quebec: Wednesday, January 25, 1956
(Montreal Forum) … World Heavyweight Champion Wladek Kowalski b. Pat O’Connor (2/3) (O’Connor won the first fall, Kowalski won the second, Kowalski won the third when O’Connor could not continue) (special referee: Jack Sharkey) … Buddy Rogers b. Karl Von Albers … The Duseks (Emil and Ernie Dusek) b. Eddie Auger and “Whipper” Billy Watson … Larry Moquin b. Bull Curry (DQ) … (promoter: Eddie Quinn) … (11,000 fans)
Montreal, Quebec: Wednesday, February 1, 1956
(Montreal Forum) … World Heavyweight Champion Wladek Kowalski and Buddy Rogers were both disqualified (1-1) (Rogers won the first fall in less than a minute, Kowalski won the second in 15-minutes, both wrestlers were disqualified in third) … Antonino Rocca b. Soldier Barry with a backbreaker … The Dusek Brothers (Emil and Ernie Dusek) wrestled Yvon Robert and Johnny Rougeau to a double-disqualification … Dick Hutton b. Bob “Legs” Langevin … Maurice Vachon b. Harry Lewis … (promoter: Eddie Quinn) … (13,000 fans)
Montreal, Quebec: Wednesday, February 8, 1956
(Mont St. Louis Gymnasium) … The Dusek Brothers (Emil and Ernie Dusek) wrestled Larry Moquin and Yvon Robert to a double-disqualification (1-1) (Moquin b. Ernie Dusek for the first fall, Ernie b. Moquin for the second, double-disqualification) … Dick Hutton b. Emil Dupre by submission with a backbreaker … Larry Raymond and Maurice Vachon drew … Ovila Asselin and Bob “Legs” Langevin drew … (promoter: Eddie Quinn)
Note: Eddie Quinn moved his show to the Mont St. Louis Gymnasium due to the Ice Show at the Montreal Forum.
Montreal, Quebec: Wednesday, February 15, 1956
(Montreal Forum) … World Heavyweight Champion Killer Kowalski b. Buddy Rogers when the referee stopped the match due to the latter’s head wound (2/3) (Kowalski won the first, Rogers won the second, Kowalski won when the match was stopped) (Rogers bled heavily during the bout) … Yvon Robert b. Karl Von Albers … The Dusek Brothers (Emil and Ernie Dusek) b. “Big” Bill Miller and Angelo Savoldi … Len Montana b. Larry Raymond … (promoter: Eddie Quinn) … (referee: Dan Murray)
Montreal, Quebec: Wednesday, February 22, 1956
(Montreal Forum) … World Heavyweight Champion Wladek Kowalski b. Buddy Rogers (2/3) (Rogers won the first fall with a piledriver, Kowalski won the second and third) … (special referee: Joe Louis) … Ovila Asselin and Maurice Vachon drew … Karl Von Albers b. Len Montana … Larry Moquin b. “Big” Bill Miller (DQ) … The Dusek Brothers (Emil and Ernie Dusek) wrestled Pat O’Connor and Yvon Robert to a draw … (promoter: Eddie Quinn) … (referee: Sammy Mack)
Note: The program was the 150th anniversary show in which Eddie Quinn presented wrestling for television.
Montreal, Quebec: Wednesday, February 29, 1956
(Montreal Forum) … Pat O’Connor and Yvon Robert b. The Dusek Brothers (Emil and Ernie Dusek) to capture the World Tag Team Title (2/3) (Duseks won the first fall in 8:02, O’Connor and Robert won the second in 4:23, O’Connor and Robert won the third) … Manuel Cortez b. Karl Von Albers (DQ) (12:13) … Ovila Asselin and Larry Raymond drew … Johnny Rougeau b. Lionel Baillargeon (15:24) … (promoter: Eddie Quinn) … (referees: Dan Murray, Jimmy Orlando)
Montreal, Quebec: Wednesday, March 7, 1956
(Montreal Forum) … World Heavyweight Champion Wladek Kowalski and Antonino Rocca wrestled to a double-disqualification (2/3) (Kowalski won the first fall in 15-minutes, Rocca won the second with a backbreaker, double-disqualification in the third) … Manuel Cortez and Johnny Rougeau wrestled Fred Atkins and Karl Von Albers to a draw … Wilbur Snyder b. “Big” Bill Miller (2:00) … Emile Dupre b. Les Ruffin (9:23) (Dupre’s Forum debut) … Larry Moquin b. Harry Lewis … (promoter: Eddie Quinn)
Montreal, Quebec: Wednesday, March 14, 1956
(Montreal Forum) … Wilbur Snyder b. Wladek Kowalski to capture the World Heavyweight Title (2/3) (Kowalski won the first fall in 13:31, Snyder won the second, Snyder won the third by DQ in 9:10) (Snyder was presented with the championship belt following the match) … Karl Von Schober and Fritz Von Erich b. Manuel Cortez and Larry Moquin … Johnny Rougeau b. Angelo Savoldi (DQ) … Ovila Asselin and Tarzan Tourville drew … (promoter: Eddie Quinn) … (referee: Dan Murray) … (7,000 fans)
Note: There was speculation in Montreal whether Wilbur Snyder would be allowed to keep the championship belt, signifying the World Heavyweight Championship locally, because he won the final fall by disqualification. It was noted that the week before, “Whipper” Billy Watson had defeated National Wrestling Alliance World Heavyweight Champion Lou Thesz by disqualification in Toronto. The NWA Title could not change hands by DQ, but the local Montreal version of the title could. Also, on Thursday, March 15, Watson beat Thesz in Toronto to officially capture the NWA World Title. In two days, World Titles changed hands in both Montreal and Toronto.
Montreal, Quebec: Wednesday, March 21, 1956
(Montreal Forum) … Fritz Von Erich and Karl Von Schober b. Pat O’Connor and Antonino Rocca (2/3) (Von Erich and Von Schober won the first fall, O’Connor and Rocca won the second, Von Erich and Von Schober won the third by disqualification) … Johnny Rougeau b. Karl Von Albers (DQ) … Manuel Cortez and Angelo Savoldi drew (30:00) … Arnold Skaaland and Maurice Vachon drew … (promoter: Eddie Quinn) … (referees: Barney Creechman, Dan Murray) … (7,000 fans)
Montreal, Quebec: Wednesday, March 28, 1956
(Montreal Forum) … Pat O’Connor and Antonino Rocca wrestled Fritz Von Erich and Karl Von Schober to a double-disqualification (1-1) (Von Schober b. Rocca for the first fall, O’Connor b. Von Schober for the second) … Fred Atkins and Manuel Cortez drew (30:00) … Angelo Savoldi b. Larry Raymond … Emile Dupre b. Harry Lewis … (promoter: Eddie Quinn) … (referees: LeBlanc and Dan Murray)
*Eddie Quinn returned from New York City on Thursday, March 29, 1956, where he was trying to sign a rematch between World Champion Wilbur Snyder and Wladek “Killer” Kowalski.
Montreal, Quebec: Wednesday, April 4, 1956
(Montreal Forum) … Wladek Kowalski b. Wilbur Snyder to capture the World Heavyweight Title (2/3) (Kowalski won the first fall, Snyder won the second, Kowalski won the third by disqualification) … Ronnie Etchison b. Maurice Vachon (3:00) … Fritz Von Erich b. Ovila Asselin … Paul Baillargeon b. Angelo Savoldi … Manuel Cortez and Karl Von Schober drew … (promoter: Eddie Quinn)
Montreal, Quebec: Wednesday, April 11, 1956
(Montreal Forum) … World Heavyweight Champion Wladek Kowalski b. Wilbur Snyder (2/3) (Snyder won the first fall, Kowalski won the second with a knee-drop, Kowalski won when his opponent could not continue) (special referee: Jack Dempsey) … Ronnie Etchison b. Karl Von Albers … Yvon Robert b. Lenny Montana … Manuel Cortez and Angelo Savoldi drew … (promoter: Eddie Quinn) … (7,000 fans)
Quebec City, Quebec: Friday, April 13, 1956
( ) … Yvon Robert b. Wladek Kowalski to capture a claim to the World Heavyweight Title
*Robert was recognized as champion in Quebec City, while Kowalski remained titleholder in Montreal. Robert wanted a match with Kowalski in Montreal, but instead was going to meet the winner of Kowalski-Ron Etchison on Wednesday, April 18, 1956.
*On Friday, April 13, 1956, Edouard Carpentier arrived in Montreal from Paris, and was subsequently met at the airport by Eddie Quinn and Larry Moquin. Quinn said the following about the comparisons between Carpentier and Antonino Roca that was printed in the April 13, 1956 edition of the Montreal Star: “The only difference between the two, is that Carpentier can do everything Rocca does, only better.
Montreal, Quebec: Wednesday, April 18, 1956
(Montreal Forum) … Edouard Carpentier b. Angelo Savoldi … World Heavyweight Champion Wladek Kowalski and Ronnie Etchison drew at the curfew (1-1) … Yvon Robert b. Clyde Steeves … Manuel Cortez and Karl Von Albers were both disqualified … Len Montana and Arnold Skaaland drew … (promoter: Eddie Quinn) … (8,000 fans)
Montreal, Quebec: Wednesday, April 25, 1956
(Montreal Forum) … Yvon Robert b. Wladek Kowalski to capture an undisputed local claim to the World Heavyweight Title (2/3) (Kowalski was disqualified in the third fall and went wild following the match) (Other wrestlers came out to quelm the post-match festivities, while Robert was hurt) (Referee Murray was going to offer his opinion to the Montreal Athletic Commission that Kowalski should be indefinitely suspended) … Edouard Carpentier b. Len Montana … Ronnie Etchison b. Arnold Skaaland … The Great Kato b. Steve Gob … Carl Engstrom and Maurice Vachon drew … (promoter: Eddie Quinn) … (referee: Dan Murray) … (10,000 fans)
Note: Robert was billed as the defending World Heavyweight Champion going into the match, stemming from the claim he laid following his match with Kowalski in Quebec City.
*The Montreal Star (4/28/1956) stated that Carpentier was “setting attendance records wherever he goes since his arrival here. For example, on Thursday night at Jonquiere, what seemed to be the entire town turned out to watch him flex his muscles.”
*The Montreal Star on Monday, April 30, 1956 reported that the Montreal Athletic Commission had “today” suspended Wladek Kowalski for 30 days after last Wednesday’s bout at the Forum. Kowalski, Yvon Robert and referee Dan Murray appeared before officials to discuss the affair.
Montreal, Quebec: Wednesday, May 2, 1956
(Montreal Forum) … Edouard Carpentier b. Ernie Dusek (2-0) … Ronnie Etchison b. Chief Big Kettle (8:00) … Kato the Great and Clyde Steeves drew (30:00) … Karl Von Albers b. Carl Engstrom … (promoter: Eddie Quinn)
Note: Dusek reportedly flew in from North Carolina for the match.
Montreal, Quebec: Wednesday, May 9, 1956
(Mont St. Louis) … Manuel Cortez and Ronnie Etchison b. Hans Hermann and Karl Von Albers (DQ) … Frank Valois b. Tarzan Tourville … Maurice Vachon b. Arnold Skaaland … Steve Gob and Francois Roy drew … (promoter: Eddie Quinn) … (referee: Sammy Mack) … (in attendance: Wladek Kowalski)
Montreal, Quebec: Wednesday, May 16, 1956
(Montreal Forum) … Edouard Carpentier b. Pat O’Connor (O’Connor was unable to continue) (1-0) (39:00) … Ronnie Etchison b. Hans Hermann … The Great Kato and Frank Valois were both disqualified … Billy Darnell b. Chief Big Kettle … Manuel Cortez and Clyde Steeves drew … (promoter: Eddie Quinn) … (7,500 fans)
Montreal, Quebec: Wednesday, May 23, 1956
(Montreal Forum) … Don Leo Jonathan b. Ronnie Etchison (2/3) … Paul Baillargeon b. Clyde Steeves … Manuel Cortez and Larry Moquin b. Lenny Montana and Maurice Vachon … Sammy Berg and Frank Valois drew … (promoter: Eddie Quinn)
Montreal, Quebec: Wednesday, May 30, 1956
(Montreal Forum) … Wladek Kowalski b. Yvon Robert to capture the World Heavyweight Title (2/3) (Robert won the second fall in 35 seconds) … Don Leo Jonathan b. Manuel Cortez … Edouard Carpentier b. Frank Valois … Paul Baillargeon and Ronnie Etchison drew … Mike Paidousis b. Carl Engstrom … (promoter: Eddie Quinn) … (referee: Jacques Belec) … (12,019 fans)
Notes: The Montreal Star reported that Don Leo Jonathan had caught the eye of movie scouts during a campaign on the west coast last winter, and also “has a few television parts awaiting him.”
Montreal, Quebec: Wednesday, June 6, 1956
(Montreal Forum) … Edouard Carpentier b. Don Leo Jonathan (2/3) (third fall by DQ) (Jonathan threw the referee out of the ring) … Yvon Robert b. Paul Baillargeon … Ronnie Etchison and Mike Paidousis drew … Manuel Cortez and Frank Valois wrestled to a no decision … Emil Dupre b. Lenny Montana … (promoter: Eddie Quinn) … (referee: Dan Murray)
Montreal, Quebec: Wednesday, June 13, 1956
(Montreal Forum) … World Heavyweight Champion Wladek Kowalski and Edouard Carpentier wrestled to a draw at the curfew (1-1) (the newspaper stated that this was “one of the most viciously fought and bruising matches in Forum wrestling history.”) (Carpentier “has undoubtedly proven himself in a big way here, the whopping crowd cheered him enthusiastically.”) … Yvon Robert b. Mike Paidousis … Joe Christie and Ronnie Etchison wrestled to a double disqualification … Larry Moquin b. Karl Von Albers … Manuel Cortez and Clyde Steeves drew … (promoter: Eddie Quinn) … (10,000 fans)
Notes: It was reported in the Wednesday, June 13, 1956 edition of the Montreal Star that “yesterday” Eddie Quinn was “ordered to bed for a week by his physician.” No show next week due to the provincial elections.
Montreal, Quebec: Wednesday, June 27, 1956
(Montreal Forum) … Antonino Rocca b. Yvon Robert (2/3) (third fall by countout) … Edouard Carpentier b. Ronnie Etchison … Don Leo Jonathan b. Billy Darnell … Paul Baillargeon b. Angelo Savoldi … Mike Paidousis and Frank Valois drew … (promoter: Eddie Quinn) … (7,000 fans)
*Research by Tim Hornbaker
