Toronto, Ontario: March 3, 1938 (Maple Leaf Gardens) … Vic Christy b. Yvon Robert to capture the World Heavyweight Title (1-0) (7:28) (Robert reportedly broke his right collarbone during the match and was unable to continue) (Robert was taken to a local hospital) Toronto, Ontario: June 9, 1938 (Maple Leaf Gardens) … The Masked Marvel b. Vic Christy to capture the World Heavyweight Title (2/3) (Marvel won the initial fall in 14:41, Christy won the second in 6:28 and Marvel captured the third in 8:45) … Yvon Robert b. John Katan (30:18) … (10,000 fans) Toronto, Ontario: Thursday, September 29, 1938 (Maple Leaf Gardens) … Mayes McLain b. The Masked Marvel (Marvel was unmasked to reveal Ted “King Kong” Cox) … Wladyslaw “Iron” Talun b. Len Macaluso (10:48) … Karl Davis b. Jerry Monahan (9:39) … Hardy Kruskamp b. Alonzo Woods (19:55) … (promoter: Frank Tunney) … (referee: Cliff Worthy) … (6,500 fans) Notes: McLain was said to be from Pryor, Oklahoma and Cox from Yuma, Arizona. McLain played football with the Haskell Indians in 1926 and the University of Iowa in 1928. Research by Tim Hornbaker |
Toronto Wrestling Results - 1938 |