Toronto Wrestling Results

Toronto, Ontario: Thursday, January 6, 1955
(Maple Leaf Gardens) … Paul Baillargeon and “Whipper” Billy Watson vs. The Kalmikoffs
(Ivan and Karol Kalmikoff) … Don Lee and Sky-Hi Lee vs. Jack Claybourne and Luther
Lindsey … Pat Flanagan vs. Pat Fraley … Jan Gotch vs. Bill McDaniel … Sandor Kovacs vs.
Frank Marconi
Notes: McDaniel was a “newcomer from St. Louis and a protégé of Wild Bill Longson.” The
results of this show were too difficult to read in the Toronto Daily Star.

Toronto, Ontario: Thursday, January 13, 1955
(Maple Leaf Gardens) … The Mills Brothers (Al and Tiny Mills) b. Paul Baillargeon and
“Whipper” Billy Watson (DQ) … Don Lee and Sky-Hi Lee b. Luther Lindsey and Bill McDaniel
… (promoter: Frank Tunney) … (referees: Joe Gollob, Bert Maxwell) … (7,000 fans)

Toronto, Ontario: Thursday, January 20, 1955
(Maple Leaf Gardens) … Paul Baillargeon and “Whipper” Billy Watson vs. The Mills Brothers
(Al and Tiny Mills) … Don Lee and Sky-Hi Lee vs. Pat Flanagan and Sandor Kovacs …
Prince Maiava vs. Frank Marconi … Ken Kenneth vs. Pete Managoff … Jack Claybourne vs.
Bill McDaniel … (promoter: Frank Tunney)

Toronto, Ontario: Thursday, February 10, 1955
(Maple Leaf Gardens) … The Kalmikoffs (Ivan and Karol Kalmikoff) wrestled The Mills
Brothers (Al and Tiny Mills) to a draw … Prince Maiava b. Bill McDaniel … Chief Suni War
Cloud b. Frank Marconi … Pat Fraley and Timothy Geohagen drew … Ken Kenneth and Pete
Managoff drew … (promoter: Frank Tunney) … (referees: Bert Maxwell, Luther Lindsey) …
(8,000 fans)

Toronto, Ontario: Thursday, February 17, 1955
(Maple Leaf Gardens) … The Kalmikoffs (Ivan and Karol Kalmikoff) b. The Mills Brothers (Al
and Tiny Mills) … Bill McDaniel and Mike Paidousis drew … Prince Maiava b. Allan McDaniel
… Don Lee and Sky-Hi Lee wrestled Ken Kenneth and Pete Managoff to a draw … Pat Fraley
and Frank Marconi drew … (promoter: Frank Tunney) … (referees: Pat Flanagan, Luther
Lindsey) … (8,500 fans)

Toronto, Ontario: Thursday, February 24, 1955
(Maple Leaf Gardens) … Antonino Rocca and “Whipper” Billy Watson drew at the curfew …
Luther Lindsey and Mike Paidousis drew … Pat Flanagan and Chief Suni War Cloud wrestled
Pat Fraley and Alan Garfield to a draw … Timothy Geohagen b. Frank Marconi … Pete
Managoff b. Harry Lewis … (promoter: Frank Tunney) … (referee: Al Dunlop) … (13,000
fans)
Note: Toronto Daily Star sportswriter Joe Perlove noted that the main event was full of
“wrestling,” not “rassling.”

Toronto, Ontario: Thursday, March 3, 1955
(Maple Leaf Gardens) … Antonino Rocca and “Whipper” Billy Watson drew (Rocca was
unable to continue, and the referee awarded the match to Watson, but Watson refused the
victory) … Lord Athol Layton and Bill McDaniel b. Timothy Geohagen and Tex McKenzie …
Mike Paidousis b. Pat Fraley … Ken Kenneth b. Alan Garfield … Frank Marconi b. Harry
Lewis … (promoter: Frank Tunney) … (referee: Bert Maxwell) … (9,000 fans)

Toronto, Ontario: Thursday, March 10, 1955
(Maple Leaf Gardens) … The Kalmikoffs (Ivan and Karol Kalmikoff) b. Prince Maiava and
“Whipper” Billy Watson (DQ) … The Mills Brothers (Al and Tiny Mills) vs. Chief Suni War
Cloud and Luther Lindsey … Sky-Hi Lee vs. Tex McKenzie … Don Lee vs. Pete Managoff …
(promoter: Frank Tunney) … (referee: Sammy Gotter)
Notes: Coconut Willie was said to be an “Anglo-Saxon,” and the manager of Maiava. He was
also his interpreter and guide. Doug Hepburn was on the show and was going to lift a group
of Red Cross Corps girls in a feat of strength.

Toronto, Ontario: Thursday, March 17, 1955
(Maple Leaf Gardens) … Prince Maiava and “Whipper” Billy Watson wrestled the Kalmikoffs
(Ivan and Karol Kalmikoff) to a draw at the curfew … Doug Hepburn b. Frank Marconi (2:29)
… The Dusek Brothers (Emil and Ernie Dusek) b. Timothy Geohagen and Ken Kenneth …
Lord Athol Layton b. Sky-Hi Lee … Bill McDaniel and Mike Paidousis drew … (promoter:
Frank Tunney) … (referee: Al Dunlop) … (9,000 fans)

Toronto, Ontario: Thursday, March 24, 1955
(Maple Leaf Gardens) … The Kalmikoffs (Ivan and Karol Kalmikoff) b. The Dusek Brothers
(Emil and Ernie Dusek) (DQ) … Doug Hepburn b. Mike Paidousis … (promoter: Frank
Tunney) … (referee: Al Dunlop) … (6,500 fans)
Note: The Duseks were cheered against the Kalmikoffs, who held the George Richards Tag
Team Trophy.

Toronto, Ontario: Thursday, March 31, 1955
(Maple Leaf Gardens) … The Kalmikoffs (Ivan and Karol Kalmikoff) b. The Dusek Brothers
(Emil and Ernie Dusek) … Doug Hepburn b. Alan Garfield (upside down bearhug) … The
Mills Brothers (Al and Tiny Mills) b. Lord Athol Layton and Bill McDaniel … Roy McClarity b.
Pete Managoff … (promoter: Frank Tunney) … (referees: Joe Gollob, Pat Flanagan) …
(announcer: Jerry Hiff) … (7,000 fans)

Toronto, Ontario: Thursday, April 7, 1955
(Maple Leaf Gardens) … Prince Maiava and “Whipper” Billy Watson vs. The Mills Brothers (Al
and Tiny Mills) … The Dusek Brothers (Emil and Ernie Dusek) vs. Chief Suni War Cloud and
Tex McKenzie … Doug Hepburn vs. Pete Managoff … Don Lee vs. Timothy Geohagen … Pat
Flanagan vs. Frank Marconi … (promoter: Frank Tunney)

Toronto, Ontario: Thursday, April 14, 1955
(Maple Leaf Gardens) … Prince Maiava and “Whipper” Billy Watson b. The Mills Brothers (Al
and Tiny Mills) (all-in match) … Doug Hepburn b. Lee Henning … (promoter: Frank Tunney)

Toronto, Ontario: Thursday, April 21, 1955
(Maple Leaf Gardens) … Antonino Rocca b. Lord Athol Layton (countout) … The Duseks
(Emil and Ernie Dusek) b. Pat Flanagan and Mike Paidousis … Pat Fraley b. Bill McDaniel …
Don Lee and Tex McKenzie drew … Bill Stack b. Harry Lewis … (promoter: Frank Tunney) …
(referee: Bert Maxwell) … (5,000 fans)

Toronto, Ontario: Thursday, April 28, 1955
(Maple Leaf Gardens) … Prince Maiava and “Whipper” Billy Watson wrestled the Kalmikoffs
(Ivan and Karol Kalmikoff) to a draw at the curfew) … Don Lee b. Bill McDaniel … The
Duseks (Emil and Ernie Dusek) b. Timothy Geohagen and Chief Suni War Cloud … Ken
Kenneth b. Lee Henning … Jan Gotch b. Mike Paidousis … (promoter: Frank Tunney) …
(referees: Al Dunlop, Bert Maxwell) … (6,000 fans)

Toronto, Ontario: Thursday, May 5, 1955
(Maple Leaf Gardens) … Prince Maiava and “Whipper” Billy Watson b. Reggie Lisowski and
Art Neilson (Art Nelson) (countout) … Sammy Berg b. Don Lee (DQ) … Lord Athol Layton
and Tex McKenzie b. The Duseks (Emil and Ernie Dusek) … Lou Plummer b. Pat Flanagan
… Jim Dobie and Pat Fraley drew … (promoter: Frank Tunney) … (referees: Al Dunlop, Bert
Maxwell) … (5,000 fans)

Toronto, Ontario: Thursday, May 12, 1955
(Maple Leaf Gardens) … The Kalmikoffs (Ivan and Karol Kalmikoff) b. Prince Maiava and
“Whipper” Billy Watson (countout) (a controversial finish with Layton saying the Maiava and
Watson were the winners and Dunlop saying the Kalmikoffs) … Gil Mains b. Jan Gotch …
Ken Kenneth and Lou Pitoscia drew … Tex McKenzie b. Lee Henning … Lou Plummer b.
Chief Suni War Cloud … (promoter: Frank Tunney) … (referees: Lord Athol Layton, Al
Dunlop) … (5,000 fans)

Toronto, Ontario: Thursday, May 19, 1955
(Maple Leaf Gardens) … “Whipper” Billy Watson b. Antonino Rocca … Little Beaver and
Roger Littlebrook wrestled Fuzzy Cupid and Sky Low Low to a draw … Gil Mains b. Lee
Henning … Sammy Berg and Pat Fraley drew … Jim Dobie b. Harry Lewis (DQ) …
(promoter: Frank Tunney) … (referee: Bert Maxwell) … (8,000 fans)
Notes: Rocca worked as a heel in the main event against Watson. Jim Proudfoot of the
Toronto Daily Star talked up Little Beaver, saying that he “must be the best performer in the
business,” and that he was “tremendous.”

Fort York, Ontario: Thursday, May 26, 1955
(Fort York Armory) … “Whipper” Billy Watson b. Pat Fraley … Doug Hepburn b. Jan Gotch …
Gil Mains b. Chief Suni War Cloud … (1,500 fans)
Notes: The opera had taken over Maple Leaf Gardens. Veterans from Sunnybrok hospital
were at the show.

Toronto, Ontario: Thursday, June 2, 1955
(Maple Leaf Gardens) … Roy McClarity vs. “Whipper” Billy Watson … Little Beaver and
Roger Littlebrook vs. Fuzzy Cupid and Sky Low Low … Lou Plummer and Dick Raines vs. Pat
Fraley and Ken Kenneth … Pat Flanagan vs. Doug Hepburn … Stu Hart vs. Chico Perez …
(promoter: Frank Tunney)
Notes: There was a long column by Milt Dunnell in the Toronto Daily Star on June 3, 1955
about Doug Hepburn. On this show, Hepburn may have wrestled Don Lewin.

Toronto, Ontario: Thursday, June 9, 1955
(Maple Leaf Gardens) … “Whipper” Billy Watson b. Roy McClarity (after the match, Watson
helped McClarity back to the dressing room) … Pat Flanagan b. Don Lewin (DQ) … Lou
Plummer and Dick Raines b. Sammy Berg and Jim Dobie … Prince Maiava b. Jan Gotch …
Gil Mains b. Chico Perez … (promoter: Frank Tunney) … (referees: Joe Gollob, Al Dunlop)
… (6,000 fans)

East York, Ontario: Wednesday, June 15, 1955
(East York Arena) … Tony Borone and Blackjack Richards b. Paul Kosinec and Jack Sibthrop
(17:25) (Borone pinned Kosinec)

Toronto, Ontario: Thursday, June 23, 1955
(Maple Leaf Gardens) … Doug Hepburn b. Karol Kalmikoff (DQ) … “Whipper” Billy Watson b.
Ivan Kalmikoff … Gil Mains b. Don Lewin … Lord Athol Layton b. Pat Fraley … George Scott
b. Chico Perez … (promoter: Frank Tunney) … (referee: Bert Maxwell)

Toronto, Ontario: Thursday, June 30, 1955
(Maple Leaf Gardens) … The Kalmikoffs (Ivan and Karol Kalmikoff) vs. Doug Hepburn and
“Whipper” Billy Watson … Prince Maiava vs. Antonino Rocca … (promoter: Frank Tunney)

Toronto, Ontario: Thursday, July 7, 1955
(Maple Leaf Gardens) … The Kalmikoffs (Ivan and Karol Kalmikoff) wrestled Antonino Rocca
and “Whipper” Billy Watson to a draw … Jim Dobie and Dick Raines drew … Pat Flanagan b.
Sammy Berg … Prince Maiava b. Lou Plummer (countout) … Don Lewin b. Harry Lewis …
(promoter: Frank Tunney) … (referees: Lord Athol Layton, Al Dunlop, Joe Gollob) … (7,000
fans)

Toronto, Ontario: Thursday, July 14, 1955
(Maple Leaf Gardens) … Lord Athol Layton and “Whipper” Billy Watson b. The Kalmikoffs
(Ivan and Karol Kalmikoff) (all four wrestlers were in the ring during this match) (Kalmikoff’s
tag title was not on the line) … Prince Maiava and Gil Mains b. Lou Plummer and Dick Raines
… Don Lewin and George Scott drew … Chico Perez and Bill Stack drew … Doc Gallagher b.
Jack Wentworth … (promoter: Frank Tunney) … (referees: Joe Gollob, Bert Maxwell) …
(6,000 fans)

Toronto, Ontario: Thursday, July 21, 1955
(Maple Leaf Gardens) … Lord Athol Layton and “Whipper” Billy Watson b. The Kalmikoffs
(Ivan and Karol Kalmikoff) … Karl Von Schober and Fritz Von Erich b. Lou Plummer and Dick
Raines … Doc Gallagher b. Sammy Berg … Pat Flanagan b. Johnny Murphy … Mickey Gold
b. Chico Perez … (promoter: Frank Tunney) … (announcer: Jerry Hiff)

Toronto, Ontario: Thursday, July 28, 1955
(Maple Leaf Gardens) … “Whipper” Billy Watson b. Hans Schmidt (Schmidt attacked referee
Dunlop after the loss, but the latter was saved by Watson) … Doc Gallagher b. Jim Dobie …
Prince Maiava b. Johnny Harmon … Karl Von Schober and Fritz Von Erich b. The Scott
Brothers (George and Sandy Scott) … Mickey Gold and Don Lewin drew … (promoter:
Frank Tunney) … (referee: Al Dunlop) … (6,500 fans)

Toronto, Ontario: Thursday, August 4, 1955
(Maple Leaf Gardens) … Antonino Rocca and “Whipper” Billy Watson b. The Kalmikoffs (Ivan
and Karol Kalmikoff) to capture the George Richards Tag Team Trophy … Karl Von Schober
and Fritz Von Erich b. Sammy Berg and Pat Flanagan … Lord Athol Layton b. Don Lewin ...
Harry Lewis and Chico Perez drew … Prince Maiava b. Tiger Tasker … (promoter: Frank
Tunney) … (referees: Al Dunlop, Bert Maxwell) … (7,000 fans)

Toronto, Ontario: Thursday, August 11, 1955
(Maple Leaf Gardens) … Karl Von Schober and Fritz Von Erich b. Doug Hepburn and Prince
Maiava … Yvon Robert b. John Murphy … Pat Flanagan b. Tiger Tasker … Doc Gallagher b.
Red Vagnone … Pat Fraley b. Jim Dobie … (promoter: Frank Tunney) … (7,000 fans)
Notes: Maiava was managed by Coconut Willie. Hepburn carried Willie, and then Maiava, to
the dressing room. Pat Fraley carried Willie’s drum.

Toronto, Ontario: Thursday, August 18, 1955
(East York Arena) … Billy Watson b. Karol Kalmikoff (clawhold) (24:01) … Ivan Kalmikoff b.
Jim Dobie (10:04) … Prince Maiava b. Donn Lewin (13:14) … Sammy Berg b. Mickey Gold
(21:02) … Firpo Zbyszko b. Red Vagnone (16:32) … (promoter: Frank Tunney) … (referee:
Bert Maxwell) … (2,000 fans)

Toronto, Ontario: Thursday, August 25, 1955
(Maple Leaf Gardens) … Karl Von Schober and Fritz Von Erich b. Lord Athol Layton and
“Whipper” Billy Watson (DQ) … Brown Panther and Tiny Tim b. Fuzzy Cupid and Tom Thumb
… Pat Flanagan b. Firpo Zbyszko … Doc Gallagher b. Sammy Berg … George Scott and Bill
Stack drew … (promoter: Frank Tunney) … (referees: Bert Maxwell, Joe Gollob) … (9,000
fans)

Toronto, Ontario: Thursday, September 1, 1955
(Maple Leaf Gardens) … Karl Von Schober and Fritz Von Erich b. Lord Athol Layton and
“Whipper” Billy Watson (DQ) (Doug Hepburn interfered) … Doug Hepburn b. Mickey gold …
Prince Maiava b. Firpo Zbyszko (14:00) … Lionel Baillargeon b. Don Lewin … Pat Fraley and
Bob Leipler drew (20:00) … (promoter: Frank Tunney) … (referee: Sam Gotter) … (7,000
fans)

Toronto, Ontario: Thursday, September 8, 1955
(Maple Leaf Gardens) … Doug Hepburn and “Whipper” Billy Watson wrestled Karl Von
Schober and Fritz Von Erich to a draw at the curfew … The Kalmikoffs b. Pat Flanagan and
Mickey Gold … (promoter: Frank Tunney) … (referees: Bert Maxwell, Al Dunlop) … (9,500
fans)

Toronto, Ontario: Thursday, September 15, 1955
(Maple Leaf Gardens) … Doug Hepburn and Antonino Rocca b. The Kalmikoffs (Ivan and
Karol Kalmikoff) (DQ) (Ivan hit the referee) (16:28) … Ilio DiPaolo b. Donn Lewin (15:37) …
Fred Atkins b. Mickey Gold (10:48) … Doc Gallagher and Tommy O’Toole drew (30:00) …
Harry Lewis and Firpo Zbyszko drew (20:00) … (promoter: Frank Tunney) … (referees:
Bunny Dunlop, Bert Maxwell) … (7,500 fans)

Toronto, Ontario: Thursday, September 22, 1955
(Maple Leaf Gardens) … Doug Hepburn and Antonino Rocca wrestled the Kalmikoffs (Ivan
and Karol Kalmikoff) to a draw at the 11:15 curfew (42:29) … Ilio DiPaolo b. Doc Gallagher
(14:58) … Lionel Baillargeon and Pat Flanagan drew (14:40) (halted by the 9:30 time limit) …
Fred Atkins and Pat Fraley b. The Scotts (George and Sandy Scott) (Atkins pinned Sandy)
(20:55) … Tommy O’Toole b. Harry Lewis (10:10) … (promoter: Frank Tunney) …
(referees: Bert Maxwell, Ted Thomas) … (6,500 fans)
Note: Wrestling moved to the East York Arena because of the circus, returning on October
6; referee Bert Maxwell suffered a bloody nose during the match

Toronto, Ontario: Thursday, September 29, 1955
(East York Arena) … Billy Watson b. Fritz Von Erich (Von Erich gave up to a clawhold) (14:
32) … Karl Von Schober b. Lionel Baillargeon (23:20) … The Mighty Ursus b. Mickey Gold …
Athol Layton b. George Scott (15:30) … Donn Lewin b. Sandy Scott (14:32) … (promoter:
Frank Tunney) … (referee: Bunny Dunlop) … (1,200 fans)

Toronto, Ontario: Thursday, October 6, 1955
(Maple Leaf Gardens) … Fritz Von Erich and Karl Von Schober b. The Kalmikoffs (Ivan and
Karol Kalmikoff) (CO) (Ivan was counted out) (21:15) … Ilio DiPaolo b. Donn Lewin (19:02)
(airplane spin) … Doug Hepburn b. Mickey Gold and Firpo Zbyszko (Hepburn made Gold
submit) (9:40) … The Mighty Ursus b. Tommy O’Toole (6:27) … Fred Atkins b. Pat Fraley
(dec., 20:00) … (promoter: Frank Tunney) … (referee: Bert Maxwell) … (7,500 fans)

Toronto, Ontario: Thursday, October 13, 1955
(Maple Leaf Gardens) … Fritz Von Erich and Karl Von Schober b. The Kalmikoffs (Ivan and
Karol Kalmikoff) (Von Erich pinned Ivan) (22:46) … Joe Devolto and Johnny Harmon drew (30:
00) … Yukon Eric b. Jan Gotch and Firpo Zbyszko (Eric forced Gotch to submit to Kodiak
Krunch) (9:58) … The Mighty Ursus b. Bill Stack (8:17) … Lionel Baillargeon and Tommy O’
Toole drew (20:00) … (promoter: Frank Tunney) … (referee: Bunny Dunlop) …
(announcer: Jerry Hiff) … (7,000 fans)

Toronto, Ontario: Thursday, October 20, 1955
(Maple Leaf Gardens) … Yukon Eric b. The Mighty Ursus (17:54) … Lionel Baillargeon b. Joe
Devalto (18:34) … Doug Hepburn b. Pat Flanagan and Tommy O’Toole (3:39) (Hepburn
used an upside-down bearhug on O’Toole) … Fred Atkins and Bobby Managoff drew (30:00)
… Athol Layton b. Pat Fraley (DQ) (7:25) … (promoter: Frank Tunney) … (7,500 fans)

Toronto, Ontario: Thursday, October 27, 1955
(Maple Leaf Gardens) … Yukon Eric b. Doug Hepburn … Karl Von Schober and Fritz Von
Erich b. Lionel Baillargeon and Ilio DiPaolo … Tommy O’Toole b. Firpo Zbyszko … Mighty
Ursus b. Pat Fraley … Pat Flanagan b. Don Lewin … (promoter: Frank Tunney) … (referee:
Al Dunlop) … (10,000 fans)

Toronto, Ontario: Thursday, November 3, 1955
(Maple Leaf Gardens) … “Whipper” Billy Watson and Yukon Eric wrestled Karl Von Schober
and Fritz Von Erich to a draw at the curfew … Doug Hepburn b. Joe Divalto and Gypsy Joe …
Lord Athol Layton b. Bob Leipler … Fred Atkins b. Ali Bey … Larry Moquin b. Pat Fraley …
(promoter: Frank Tunney) … (referee: Al Dunlop)

Toronto, Ontario: Thursday, November 10, 1955
(Maple Leaf Gardens) … Karl Von Schober and Fritz Von Erich b. Doug Hepburn and
“Whipper” Billy Watson (DQ) (Watson hit the referee, Bert Maxwell) … “Strangler” Bob
Wagner b. Joe DeValto … Fred Atkins and Gypsy Joe wrestled Ilio DiPaolo and Seelie
Samara to a draw … Wee Willie Davis b. Firpo Zbyszko … (promoter: Frank Tunney) …
(referee: Bert Maxwell) … (8,500 fans)

Toronto, Ontario: Thursday, November 17, 1955
(Maple Leaf Gardens) … Doug Hepburn and “Whipper” Billy Watson wrestled Karl Von
Schober and Fritz Von Erich to a draw at the curfew (40:00) … Fred Atkins and Wee Willie
Davis wrestled Pat Flanagan and Seelie Samara to a draw (reportedly because of the TV
time limit) … Nick Roberts b. Pat Fraley (DQ) … Lionel Baillargeon b. Ali Bey … Barney
Bernard b. Firpo Zbyszko (bearhug) ... (promoter: Frank Tunney) … (referee: Bert Maxwell)
… (6,000 fans)

Toronto, Ontario: Thursday, November 24, 1955
(East York Arena) … “Whipper” Billy Watson b. Karl Von Schober … Doug Hepburn and Fritz
Von Erich drew … Chief Big Heart b. Gypsy Joe … Ilio DiPaolo b. Tommy O’Toole … Barney
Bernard b. Pat Fraley (bearhug) … (promoter: Frank Tunney) … (referees: Bert Maxwell, Al
Dunlop)

Toronto, Ontario: Thursday, December 1, 1955
(Maple Leaf Gardens) … Billy Watson and Yukon Eric b. Fritz Von Erich and Karl Von
Schober to capture the Canadian Open Tag Team Title (DQ) (25:10) (referee: Joe Louis) …
Primo Carnera b. Wee Willie Davis (8:13) … Fred Atkins and Hard Boiled Haggerty b. Lionel
Baillargeon and Pat Flanagan (Haggerty pinned Baillargeon) (2:20) … Chief Big Heart and
Ilio DiPaolo drew (30:00) … Nick Roberts and Seelie Samara drew (20:00) … (promoter:
Frank Tunney) … (referees: Bunny Dunlop, Joe Louis) … (12,000 fans)

Toronto, Ontario: Thursday, December 8, 1955
(Maple Leaf Gardens) … “Whipper” Billy Watson and Yukon Eric b. Karl Von Schober and
Fritz Von Erich (DQ) (Layton was the special referee and awarded the DQ victory to the
defending George Richards Trophy holders, although referee Maxwell was saying the heels
were the winners) … Wee Willie Davis and Hard Boiled Haggerty b. Seelie Samara and
Tommy O’Toole … (promoter: Frank Tunney) … (referees: Lord Athol Layton, Bert Maxwell)
… (6,000 fans)

Toronto, Ontario: Thursday, December 15, 1955
(East York Arena) … Billy Watson b. Hard Boiled Haggerty (CO) (17:52) … Ilio DiPaolo b.
Wee Willie Davis (13:34) … Chief Big Heart b. Tommy O’Toole (16:49) … Bob Leipler b.
Gypsy Joe (DQ) (20:44) … Lionel Baillargeon b. Firpo Zbyszko (dec., 20:00) … (promoter:
Frank Tunney) … (referee: Bunny Dunlop)

Toronto, Ontario: Thursday, December 22, 1955
(Maple Leaf Gardens) … Karl Von Schober and Fritz Von Erich b. Antonino Rocca and
“Whipper “Billy Watson (countout) … Brown Panther and Little Beaver wrestled Fuzzy Cupid
and Tom Thumb to a draw … Hard Boiled Haggerty b. Seelie Samara and Nick Roberts …
Fred Atkins b. Lionel Baillargeon … (promoter: Frank Tunney) … (referees: Ted Thomas,
Bunny Dunlop) … (5,500 fans)
Notes: The Toronto Daily Star (12/23/1955) explained that “early in the fall,” Watson and
Rocca teamed with win the George Richards Tag Team Trophy, defeating the Kalmikoffs.
“Then Rocca was took busy elsewhere and had to abandon his share of the silverware.
Thus, leaving the ruddy thing up for grabs.” Watson took a new partner in Yukon Eric.

Toronto, Ontario: Thursday, December 29, 1955
(Maple Leaf Gardens) … Karl Von Schober and Fritz Von Erich b. “Whipper” Billy Watson
and Yukon Eric (DQ) (Watson and Eric were defending the Richards Tag Team Trophy) …
Pat O’Connor b. Lionel Baillargeon (15:58) … Little Beaver and Roger Littlebrook wrestled
Fuzzy Cupid and Sky Low Low to a draw … Chief Big Heart and Lord Athol Layton b. Wee
Willie Davis and Gypsy Joe … (promoter: Frank Tunney) … (referees: Al Dunlop, Bert
Maxwell) … (10,000 fans)
Notes: The Toronto Daily Star stated that Dunlop disqualified Watson and awarded the
trophy to Von Schober and Von Erich. O’Connor was making his local debut. The
newspaper reported that O’Connor “was a top-drawer wrestler along the lines of Ray Steele.”

Research by Tim Hornbaker

Toronto Wrestling Results - 1955

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