Toronto Wrestling Results

Toronto, Ontario: Thursday, January 7, 1960
(Maple Leaf Gardens) … Ilio DiPaolo b. Gene Kiniski (countout) (20:33) … Karol Kalmikoff
and Sam Steamboat drew (20:07) … Bouncing Burke and Little Beaver b. Fuzzy Cupid and
Sky Low Low (Beaver pinned Cupid) (21:10) … Bud Cody b. Josef Zaishoff (11:29)
(abdominal stretch) … Ivan Kalmikoff b. Cowboy Hughes (19:20) … (promoter: Frank
Tunney) … (referee: Bert Maxwell) … (5,000 fans)

Toronto, Ontario: Thursday, January 14, 1960
(Maple Leaf Gardens) … Canadian Open Tag Team Champions Ilio DiPaolo and
“Whipper” Billy Watson b. Don Leo Jonathan and Gene Kiniski (Watson pinned Kiniski) (14:
57) … Bernard Vignal b. Tiger Tasker (4:25) … The Kalmikoffs (Ivan and Karol Kalmikoff)
b. Timothy Geohagen and Sam Steamboat (Ivan pinned Geohagen) (15:18) … Pat
Flanagan b. Don Jardine (12:52) … Bud Cody and Cowboy Hughes drew (20:00) …
(promoter: Frank Tunney) … (referees: Bill Stack, Cliff Worthy) … (5,500 fans)

Toronto, Ontario: Thursday, January 21, 1960
(Maple Leaf Gardens) … Canadian Open Tag Team Champions Ilio DiPaolo and
“Whipper” Billy Watson b. The Kalmikoff Brothers (Ivan and Karol Kalmikoff) (Ivan was
counted out) (22:22) … Fred Atkins and Sam Steamboat drew (20:06) … The Gallagher
Brothers (Doc and Mike Gallagher) b. Pat Flanagan and Timothy Geohagen (Mike pinned
Geohagen) (15:00) … Bernard “Frenchy” Vignal b. Bud Cody (8:09) … Cowboy Hughes
and Tiger Tasker drew (20:00) … (promoter: Frank Tunney) … (referees: Bert Maxwell,
Bill Stack) … (announcer: Jerry Hiff) … (7,500 fans)

Toronto, Ontario: Thursday, January 28, 1960
(Maple Leaf Gardens) … Ilio DiPaolo and “Whipper” Billy Watson wrestled Don Leo
Jonathan and Fritz Von Erich to a draw at the curfew (28:09) … Don Eagle b. Martin
Hutzler (8:07) … The Kalmikoff Brothers (Ivan and Karol Kalmikoff) b. Pat Flanagan and
Sam Steamboat (Ivan pinned Flanagan) (10:32) … Bernard “Frenchy” Vignal b. Don
Jardine (10:47) … Bud Cody and Tiger Tasker drew (20:00) … (promoter: Frank Tunney)
… (referees: Bunny Dunlop, Bill Stack) … (6,200 fans)

East York, Ontario: Thursday, February 4, 1960
(East York Arena) … Ilio DiPaolo b. Ed Miller (15:21) … Don Leo Jonathan b. Tony Marino
(6:50) … Dan Miller and Sam Steamboat drew (20:00) … Don Jardine b. Cowboy Hughes
(11:35) … Tiger Tasker b. Josef Zaranoff (14:12) … (promoter: Frank Tunney) …
(referee: Joe Gollob) … (1,400 fans)

Toronto, Ontario: Thursday, February 11, 1960
(Maple Leaf Gardens) … Canadian Open Tag Team Champions Ilio DiPaolo and
“Whipper” Billy Watson wrestled the Kalmikoff Brothers (Ivan and Karol Kalmikoff) to a draw
at the curfew (35:36) … Don Leo Jonathan b. Sam Steamboat (countout) (19:54) … Athol
Layton b. Sid Youngelman (13:11) … Pat Flanagan b. Bud Cody (10:45) … Bernard
“Frenchy” Vignal b. Josef Zaranoff (11:35) … (promoter: Frank Tunney) … (referees:
Bunny Dunlop, Bill Stack) … (6,500 fans)
Note: Sid Youngelman was a professional football player for the Cleveland Browns.

Toronto, Ontario: Thursday, February 18, 1960
(Maple Leaf Gardens) … Canadian Open Tag Team Champions Ilio DiPaolo and
“Whipper” Billy Watson b. The Kalmikoff Brothers (Ivan and Karol Kalmikoff) (Karol was
counted out) (22:35) … The Gallagher Brothers (Doc and Mike Gallagher) b. Bobo Brazil
and Don Jardine (14:34) … Fritz Von Erich b. Tony Marino (17:56) … Bernard “Frenchy”
Vignal b. Len Montana (DQ) (14:41) … Don Eagle b. Cowboy Hughes (11:04) …
(promoter: Frank Tunney) … (referee: Bert Maxwell) … (6,500 fans)

Toronto, Ontario: Thursday, February 25, 1960
(Maple Leaf Gardens) … “Whipper” Billy Watson b. Don Leo Jonathan (20:58) … Dan
Miller and Bernard “Frenchy” Vignal drew (15:41) … Beatnik Zabio b. Bud Cody (11:12) …
Ed Miller b. Len Montana (15:48) … Pat Flanagan and Dan Miller drew (20:00) …
(promoter: Frank Tunney) … (referee: Bill Stack) … (3,000 fans)
Note: Due to bad weather, Fred Atkins, Ilio DiPaolo and Fritz Von Erich were unable to
make the trek to Toronto.

Toronto, Ontario: Thursday, March 3, 1960
(Maple Leaf Gardens) … Canadian Open Tag Team Champions Ilio DiPaolo and
“Whipper” Billy Watson b. The Kalmikoff Brothers (Ivan and Karol Kalmikoff) (Karol was
counted out) (15:25) … The Miller Brothers (Dan and Ed Miller) b. Fred Atkins and Bill
Stack (Ed forced Stack to submit) (17:03) … Don Eagle b. Raoul Lopez (9:20) … Len
Montana and Beatnik Zabio drew (20:00) … Mike Valentino b. Cowboy Hughes (countout)
(11:48) … (promoter: Frank Tunney) … (referees: Lou Pitoscia, Cliff Worthy) … (4,000
fans)

Toronto, Ontario: Thursday, March 10, 1960
(Maple Leaf Gardens) … Don Leo Jonathan and Lou Thesz drew at the 11:00 curfew (48:
10) … Gene “Big Daddy” Lipscomb b. Ed Miller (bearhug) (12:19) … Bobo Brazil b. Len
Montana … Pat Flanagan b. Martin Hultzer (11:16) … Dan Miller b. John Swenski (15:57)
(Swenski was traveling with Lipscomb) … (promoter: Frank Tunney)

Kitchener, Ontario: Monday, March 14, 1960
( ) … The Kalmikoff Brothers (Ivan and Karol Kalmikoff) b. Ilio DiPaolo and “Whipper” Billy
Watson to capture the Canadian Open Tag Team Title

East York, Ontario: Thursday, March 17, 1960
(East York Arena) … “Whipper” Billy Watson b. Dan Miller (10:55) … Ilio DiPaolo b. Bull
Montana (airplane spin) (3:35) … Don Jardine and Tiger Tasker drew (20:00) … Fritz Von
Erich b. Sandor Kovacs (clawhold) (16:02) … Mike Valentino b. Bud Cody (17:00) …
(promoter: Frank Tunney) … (referee: Bert Maxwell) … (400 fans)
Note: An ice show was being held at the Gardens.

Toronto, Ontario: Thursday, March 24, 1960
(Maple Leaf Gardens) … Canadian Open Tag Team Champions The Kalmikoff Brothers
(Ivan and Karol Kalmikoff) b. Bobo Brazil and Ilio DiPaolo (Brazil was unable to continue)
(24:56) … Dino and Dominic Bravo b. Fred Atkins and Tiger Tasker … Fritz Von Erich b.
Don Jardine … Dan Miller and Mike Valentino drew (20:00) … Ed Miller b. Pat Flanagan
(countout) … (promoter: Frank Tunney) … (referees: Bunny Dunlop, Joe Gollob) …
(4,000 fans)
Note: The Globe and Mail reported that the Kalmikoff Brothers won the Canadian Open
Tag Team Title from Ilio DiPaolo and Billy Watson in Kitchener on March 14.

Toronto, Ontario: Thursday, March 31, 1960
(Maple Leaf Gardens) … Canadian Open Tag Team Champions The Kalmikoff Brothers
(Ivan and Karol Kalmikoff) wrestled the Gallagher Brothers (Doc and Mike Gallagher) to a
draw at the 11:00 curfew (38:55) … The Bravo Brothers (Dino and Dominic Bravo) b. The
Miller Brothers (Dan and Ed Miller) (Dino pinned Dan) (17:07) … Don Leo Jonathan b.
“Dancing” Dick Nelson … Fred Atkins b. Larry Kasaboski (13:19) … Anastas Minaslan b.
Frank Fozo (6:58) … (promoter: Frank Tunney) … (6,500 fans)

Toronto, Ontario: Friday, April 8, 1960
(Maple Leaf Gardens) … Lou Thesz b. Don Leo Jonathan (DQ) (31:03) (Jonathan hit the
referee) … The Kalmikoff Brothers (Ivan and Karol Kalmikoff) b. Don Jardine and Mike
Valentino (Karol pinned Jardine) (24:13) … Anastas Minaslan b. Bud Cody (9:27) … Fred
Atkins and Pat Flanagan drew (20:00) … Ed Miller b. Larry Kasaboski (7:05) … (promoter:
Frank Tunney) … (referee: Bunny Dunlop) … (4,000 fans)
Note: Tunney moved the show to Friday due to the Stanley Cup

East York, Ontario: Wednesday, April 13, 1960
(East York Arena) … Dino Bravo b. Ed Miller (DQ) (12:08) … Dominic Bravo b. Fred Atkins
(DQ) (21:15) … Anastas Minasian b. Tiger Tasker (5:27) … Mike Valentino b. Martin
Hutzler (9:19) … Knobby McDonald and Frank Thompson drew (20:00) … Pat Flanagan b.
Al Korman (countout) (8:30) … (promoter: Frank Tunney) … (referees: Bunny Dunlop,
Cliff Worthy)

Toronto, Ontario: Thursday, April 21, 1960
(Maple Leaf Gardens) … Ilio DiPaolo and “Whipper” Billy Watson b. The Kalmikoff Brothers
(Ivan and Karol Kalmikoff) to capture the Canadian Open Tag Team Title (Watson pinned
Karol) (29:50) … Little Beaver and Jimmy Taylor b. Billy the Kid and Pee Wee James
(Beaver pinned Billy) (24:25) … Don Leo Jonathan b. Mike Valentino (10:25) … Wayne
Bock b. Don Jardine (10:45) … Fred Atkins and Ed Miller drew (20:00) … (promoter:
Frank Tunney) … (referees: Joe Gollob, Bill Stack) … (6,000 fans)

Toronto, Ontario: Thursday, April 28, 1960
(Maple Leaf Gardens) … Fritz Von Erich and “Whipper” Billy Watson were both counted
out (12:32) (the two wrestlers were pulled apart by Mike Valentino, Knobby McDonald and
Bernard Vignal) … The Bravo Brothers (Dino and Dominic Bravo) b. Fred Atkins and
Knobby MacDonald (Dominic pinned MacDonald) (19:34) … Bernard “Frenchy” Vignal b.
Raol Lopez (6:40) … Anastas Minasian b. Bob Nandor (8:31) … Wayne Bock b. Tony
Marino (11:41) … (promoter: Frank Tunney) … (referee: Bert Maxwell) … (4,500 fans)

Toronto, Ontario: Thursday, May 5, 1960
(Maple Leaf Gardens) … “Whipper” Billy Watson b. Fritz Von Erich (DQ) (20:00) (steel
fence surrounded the ring) (Von Erich used a claw to initially win the match, but refused to
release the hold) (Mighty Jumbo ran out to help Watson, followed by the Kalmikoffs to help
Von Erich) (referee disqualified Von Erich) … The Bravo Brothers (Dino and Dominic
Bravo) wrestled the Kalmikoff Brothers (Ivan and Karol Kalmikoff) to a draw (23:03) … The
Mighty Jumbo b. Don Jardine (bearhug) … Pat Flanagan and Ed Miller drew (20:00) …
Anastas Minasian b. Raul Lopez (9:07) … (promoter: Frank Tunney) … (referee: Bill
Stack)

Toronto, Ontario: Thursday, May 12, 1960
(Maple Leaf Gardens) … The Mighty Jumbo and “Whipper” Billy Watson b. The Kalmikoff
Brothers (Ivan and Karol Kalmikoff) (Jumbo pinned Karol) (17:10) … Lou Thesz b. Bobo
Brazil (26:56) … Dino Bravo b. Knobby MacDonald (9:24) … Fred Atkins and Bernard
“Frenchy” Vignal drew (20:00) … Dominic Bravo b. Don Jardine (7:45) … (promoter:
Frank Tunney) … (referee: Sam Gotter) … (5,000 fans)
Note: According to the Globe and Mail, Peter Casson, special representative of the United
Nations Commission for Refugees gave a speech on behalf of the Canadian Committee for
World Refugee Year.

Toronto, Ontario: Thursday, May 19, 1960
(Maple Leaf Gardens) … The Mighty Jumbo and “Whipper” Billy Watson b. Don Leo
Jonathan and Ed Miller (Watson pinned Miller) (21:41) … Dominic Bravo b. Herb Gerwig
(12:10) (Gerwig was billed as a newcomer from Cleveland) (Gerwig attacked Bravo before
the match began) … Dino Bravo b. Mike Valentino (23:34) … Fred Atkins and George
Drake drew (20:00) … Anastas Minasian b. Al Korman (8:43) … (promoter: Frank
Tunney) … (referee: Joe Gollob) … (4,000 fans)

Toronto, Ontario: Thursday, May 26, 1960
(Maple Leaf Gardens) … The Mighty Jumbo and “Whipper” Billy Watson wrestled Don Leo
Jonathan and Fritz Von Erich to a draw at the 11:15 curfew (34:26) … The Bravo Brothers
(Dino and Dominic Bravo) b. Fred Atkins and John Pye (Dominic pinned Pye) (11:42) …
George Drake b. Tiger Tasker (7:39) … Pat Flanagan and Don Jardine drew (20:00) … Ed
Miller and Bernard “Frenchy” Vignal drew (20:00) … (promoter: Frank Tunney) …
(referees: Al Korman, Cliff Worthy) … (4,000 fans)

East York, Ontario: Thursday, June 2, 1960
(East York Arena) … “Whipper” Billy Watson b. Karol Kalmikoff (16:25) (Canuck
Commando hold) … Fritz Von Erich b. Don Jardine (8:08) … John Pye and Mike Valentino
drew (20:00) … George Drake and Bernard “Frenchy” Vignal drew (20:00) … The Mighty
Jumbo b. Skull Nurnberg (6:02) … (promoter: Frank Tunney) … (1,500 fans)
Notes: The Opera was at Maple Leaf Gardens; during the program, Fritz Von Erich
presented his new maneuver, the abdominal jump. Billy Watson, unintimidated, accepted
a proposal to lay in the ring and accept the full force of Von Erich’s move. Fritz landed it,
but Watson brushed it off. The Mighty Jumbo agreed to the same idea, accepting to
experience the new maneuver. Von Erich, instead of landing on Jumbo, purposely landed
on Watson, who was unexpecting the blow, and injured. He was carried from the ring on a
stretcher.

Toronto, Ontario: Thursday, June 9, 1960
(Maple Leaf Gardens) … Fritz Von Erich b. The Mighty Jumbo (14:13) … Irish Jackie and
Tom Thumb wrestled Bouncing Burke and Little Beaver to a draw at the curfew (20:00) …
Rip Hawk and Rock Hunter b. Cliff Thiede and Bernard “Frenchy” Vignal (Hunter pinned
Thiede) (12:03) … George Drake b. Al Korman (10:47) … Pat Flanagan and Karol
Kalmikoff drew (20:00) … (promoter: Frank Tunney) … (referees: Bert Maxwell, Cliff
Worthy) … (4,000 fans)

Toronto, Ontario: Thursday, June 16, 1960
(Maple Leaf Gardens) … “Whipper” Billy Watson and Fritz Von Erich drew at the 11:15
curfew (40:29) … The Bravo Brothers (Dino and Dominic Bravo) b. Fred Atkins and Ed
Miller (Dino pinned Miller) (17:57) … Rip Hawk and Rock Hunter b. John Pye and Kurt
Schiegl … Anastas Minasian b. Cliff Thiede … Les Lyman b. Bob Nandor (countout) …
(promoter: Frank Tunney) … (referee: Bill Stack) … (3,500 fans)

Toronto, Ontario: Thursday, June 23, 1960
(Maple Leaf Gardens) … “Whipper” Billy Watson b. Fritz Von Erich (countout) (21:50) …
The Bravo Brothers (Dino and Dominic Bravo) b. Don Leo Jonathan and Ivan Kalmikoff
(DQ) (18:39) … Rip Hawk and Rock Hunter b. George Drake and Kurt Schiegt (11:54)
(Hawk pinned Drake) … Les Lyman b. Bob Liepler (11:22) … Pat Flanagan and Jack
LaRock drew (20:00) … (promoter: Frank Tunney) … (referee: Al Korman) … (3,500
fans)

Toronto, Ontario: Thursday, July 7, 1960
(Maple Leaf Gardens) … Rip Hawk and Rock Hunter b. The Bravo Brothers (Dino and
Dominic Bravo) (Hunter pinned Dominic) (21:32) … The Mighty Jumbo b. “Big” Ed Miller …
Ivan Kalmikoff b. Sandor Kovacs (15:08) … Pat Flanagan and Bob Leipler drew (20:00) …
Jim LaRock and Mike Valentino drew (20:00) … (promoter: Frank Tunney) … (referees:
Bert Maxwell, Cliff Worthy) … (3,500 fans)

Toronto, Ontario: Thursday, July 14, 1960
(Maple Leaf Gardens) … Rip Hawk and Rock Hunter b. The Bravo Brothers (Dino and
Dominic Bravo) (Hunter pinned Dino) (18:50) … Lou Thesz b. Don Leo Jonathan (20:34)
(decision) … Anastas Minasian b. Bob Leipler (7:27) … Lee Henning b. Cliff Thiede (15:
40) … Bernard “Frenchy” Vignal b. Fred Atkins (DQ) (10:48) … (promoter: Frank Tunney)
… (referee: Bunny Dunlop) … (3,500 fans)
Notes: Steve York’s article in the Globe and Mail stated that Thesz and Jonathan “wrestled
to a draw in the semi-final when a time-limit ended the match at 20:34.” He also noted that
Dino Bravo was taller than Dominic, but Dominic was “darker.”

Toronto, Ontario: Thursday, July 21, 1960
(Maple Leaf Gardens) … Ilio DiPaolo and “Whipper” Billy Watson b. Rip Hawk and Rock
Hunter (Watson forced Hawk to submit) (20:13) … Ivan Kalmikoff and Bernard “Frenchy”
Vignal drew (20:41) … The Mighty Jumbo b. Lee Henning (6:08) … Les Lyman b. Al
Korman (13:27) … Bob Nandor and Mike Valentino drew (20:00) … (promoter: Frank
Tunney) … (referee: Cliff Worthy) … (4,500 fans)

Toronto, Ontario: Thursday, July 28, 1960
(Maple Leaf Gardens) … NWA World Heavyweight Champion Pat O’Connor b. “Whipper”
Billy Watson (DQ) (33:11) (Watson initially pinned O’Connor and seemingly captured the
championship) (fans rushed the ring and carried Watson along the aisleway) (the referee
learned that O’Connor’s foot was under the bottom rope and told Watson that he either
had to resume the match or be disqualified) (Watson did not return to the mat to wrestle)
(Les Lyman joined the afray on Watson’s behalf, while Rip Hawk assisted O’Connor) …
The Bravo Brothers (Dino and Dominic Bravo) b. Rip Hawk and Rock Hunter (Dominic
pinned Hunter) … Ivan Kalmikoff b. Jim LaRock (11:40) … Karl Kulaski b. Les Lyman (8:
02) … Fred Atkins and Mike Valentino drew (20:00) … (promoter: Frank Tunney) …
(referee: Al Korman) … (4,500 fans)
Notes: Steve York’s article in the Globe and Mail stated “Actually, O’Connor’s leg wasn’t
under the bottom rope during Korman’s count. Pat put his leg ont eh rope at the ocunt of
three, then slipped it under.” He wrote that O’Connor’s “next titled defense would be in
Mexico City.”

Toronto, Ontario: Thursday, August 4, 1960
(Maple Leaf Gardens) … “Whipper” Billy Watson b. Anastas Minasian (16:48) … Ilio
DiPaolo b. Joe Christie (14:14) … Bobo Brazil b. The Mighty Ursus (DQ) (20:08) … Pat
Flanagan and Lee Henning drew (20:00) (Flanagan was a substitute for John DaSilva) …
Bernard “Frenchy” Vignal b. Bob Nandor (9:35) … (promoter: Frank Tunney) … (referee:
Tiger Tasker)

Toronto, Ontario: Thursday, August 11, 1960
(Maple Leaf Gardens) … The Gallagher Brothers (Doc and Mike Gallagher) b. Ilio DiPaolo
and “Whipper” Billy Watson to capture the Canadian Open Tag Team Title (DQ) (13:23) …
Ivan Kalmikoff b. Dino Bravo (12:37) … Dominic Bravo b. Joe Christie (15:50) … Les
Lyman b. Bob Nandor … The Mighty Ursus b. Sandor Kovacs … (promoter: Frank
Tunney) … (referees: Bunny Dunlop, Joe Gollob, Bill Stack) … (4,500 fans)

Toronto, Ontario: Thursday, August 18, 1960
(Maple Leaf Gardens) … Ilio DiPaolo and “Whipper” Billy Watson b. The Gallagher
Brothers to regain the Canadian Open Tag Team Title (Doc and Mike Gallagher) (Watson
pinned Doc) (13:00) … Little Beaver and Red Taylor b. Billy the Kid and Pee Wee James
(Beaver pinned Kid) (15:35) … Bernard “Frenchy” Vignal b. Fred Atkins (DQ) … Gino
Marella b. Lee Henning (bearhug) … Pat Flanagan and Les Lyman drew (20:00) …
(promoter: Frank Tunney) … (referees: Bert Maxwell, Mike Valentino) … (5,000 fans)

Toronto, Ontario: Thursday, September 1, 1960
(Maple Leaf Gardens) … “Whipper” Billy Watson and Yukon Eric b. The Gallagher
Brothers (Doc and Mike Gallagher) (Watson pinned Doc) (17:10) … Timothy Geohagen
and Ivan Kalmikoff drew (20:27) … Dino Bravo b. The Mighty Ursus (countout) (15:15) …
Fred Atkins and Pat Flanagan drew (20:00) … Gino Marella b. Bob Leipler (7:46) …
(promoter: Frank Tunney) … (referees: Bert Maxwell, Cliff Worthy) … (3,500 fans)

Toronto, Ontario: Thursday, September 8, 1960
(Maple Leaf Gardens) … The Tolos Brothers (Chris and John Tolos) b. “Whipper” Billy
Watson and Yukon Eric (Eric was counted out) (13:22) … Gino Marella b. The Mighty
Jumbo (bearhug) (7:58) … Dino Bravo b. Joe Christie (14:30) … Mike Valentino b. Bob
Nandor (8:34) … Dominic Bravo b. Lee Henning (15:58) … (promoter: Frank Tunney) …
(referee: Joe Gollob) … (3,500 fans)

Toronto, Ontario: Thursday, September 15, 1960
(Maple Leaf Gardens) … NWA World Heavyweight Champion Pat O’Connor b. “Whipper”
Billy Watson (countout) (26:57) (while Watson was outside the ring, O’Connor was laid out
in the ring) (O’Connor was carried from the ring) (Watson was helped back into the ring by
Gino Marella and Pat Flanagan) … The Bravo Brothers (Dino and Dominic Bravo) wrestled
Fred Atkins and Ivan Kalmikoff to a draw (20:12) … Gino Marella b. The Mighty Ursus (9:
59) … Timothy Geohagen and Bernard “Frenchy” Vignal drew (20:00) … John DaSilva b.
Lee Henning (9:03) … (promoter: Frank Tunney) … (referee: Bert Maxwell) … (5,015
fans)

Toronto, Ontario: Thursday, September 22, 1960
(Maple Leaf Gardens) … Canadian Open Tag Team Champions Ilio DiPaolo and
“Whipper” Billy Watson wrestled The Tolos Brothers (Chris and John Tolos) to a draw at
the 11:00 curfew (35:50) … The Mighty Jumbo b. The Mighty Ursus (21:43) … Gino
Marella b. Sandor Kovacs (12:16) … Pat Flanagan and Les Lyman drew (20:00) … Fred
Atkins and John Dasilva (?) drew (20:00) … (promoter: Frank Tunney) … (referees: Joe
Gollob, Bill Stack) … (3,500 fans)
Note: The circus would occupy the Maple Leaf Gardens next week.

East York, Ontario: Thursday, September 29, 1960
(East York Arena) … “Whipper” Billy Watson b. Herb Gerwig (Canuck Commando hold) (11:
48) … Dominic Bravo and Ivan Kalmikoff were both disqualified (18:06) … Dino Bravo b.
Bernard “Frenchy” Vignal (14:58) … John DaSilva b. Joe Christie (14:09) … Gino Marella
b. Sandor Kovacs (9:48) … (promoter: Frank Tunney) … (referees: Bert Maxwell, Cliff
Worthy) … (1,000 fans)

Toronto, Ontario: Thursday, October 6, 1960
(Maple Leaf Gardens) … “Whipper” Billy Watson b. Gene Kiniski (DQ) (7:24) (Ivan
Kalmikoff interfered) (Dominic Bravo helped Watson) (Watson was carried to the dressing
room) … Ivan Kalmikoff b. Dino Bravo … Dominic Bravo b. The Mighty Ursus (13:34) …
Gino Marella b. Timothy Geohagen (bearhug) (14:19) … John DaSilva b. Bernard
“Frenchy” Vignal (12:42) … (promoter: Frank Tunney) … (referee: Bill Stack) … (4,163
fans)

Toronto, Ontario: Thursday, October 13, 1960
(Maple Leaf Gardens) … “Whipper” Billy Watson b. Ivan Kalmikoff (DQ) (8:02) … Fred
Atkins and Gino Marella drew (20:00) … Terrible Ted the Bear b. Gene DuBois (7:48) …
Lee Henning and Les Lyman drew (20:00) … John DaSilva b. Pat Flanagan (7:34) …
Timothy Geohagen and Mike Valentino drew (20:00) … (promoter: Frank Tunney) …
(referee: Bert Maxwell) … (3,500 fans)

Toronto, Ontario: Thursday, October 20, 1960
(Maple Leaf Gardens) … “Whipper” Billy Watson b. Ivan Kalmikoff (Kalmikoff was unable to
continue) (20:28) (Texas Death Match) … Terrible Ted the Bear b. Bunny Dunlop
(countout) (7:08) … John DaSilva b. Mike Valentino (13:05) … Dominic Bravo b. Bob
Leipler (11:49) … Gino Marella b. Fred Atkins (DQ) (17:08) … Dino Bravo and Timothy
Geohagen drew (20:00) … (promoter: Frank Tunney) … (referee: Joe Gollob) … (4,000
fans)
Note: Terrible Ted’s trainer was Gene Dubois.

Toronto, Ontario: Thursday, October 27, 1960
(Maple Leaf Gardens) … British Empire Heavyweight Champion “Whipper” Billy Watson b.
Gene Kiniski (20:15) … Gino Marella b. Don McClarity (DQ) (10:11) … Les Lyman and
Anastas Minisian drew (20:00) … Fred Atkins and The Mighty Jumbo drew (20:00) … John
DaSilva b. Timothy Geohagen (11:32) … (promoter: Frank Tunney) … (referees: Bert
Maxwell, Cliff Worthy) … (10,000 fans)

Toronto, Ontario: Thursday, November 3, 1960
(Maple Leaf Gardens) … Gino Marella and “Whipper” Billy Watson b. Ivan Kalmikoff and
Gene Kiniski (Watson pinned Kalmikoff) (16:24) … John DaSilva b. The Mighty Jumbo (10:
54) … Dino Bravo b. Gene Murphy (DQ) (11:48) … Dominic Bravo and Les Lyman drew
(20:00) … Pat Flanagan and Don McClarity drew (20:00) … (promoter: Frank Tunney) …
(referee: Joe Gollob) … (3,500 fans)
Note: Next week at the East York Arena because of the ice show at the Gardens.

East York, Ontario: Thursday, November 10, 1960
(East York Arena) … “Whipper” Billy Watson b. Blackjack Daniels (13:48) … Tiny Mills b.
Timothy Geohagen (13:48) … Gene Kiniski b. The Mighty Jumbo … Killer Kowalski b. Mike
Valentino (12:12) … John DaSilva and Don McClarity drew (20:00) … Fred Atkins and Les
Lyman drew (20:00) … (promoter: Frank Tunney) … (referee: Bert Maxwell) … (548 fans)
Note: Daniels was reported to be a “portly newcomer from Portland.”

Toronto, Ontario: Thursday, November 17, 1960
(Maple Leaf Gardens) … NWA World Heavyweight Champion Pat O’Connor b. Tiny Mills
(DQ) (Crusher Kowalski interfered) (26:01) … British Empire Heavyweight Champion
“Whipper” Billy Watson b. Gene Murphy (9:41) … John DaSilva and Don McClarity drew
(20:00) … Crusher Kowalski b. Dino Bravo (16:30) … Gino Marella b. Blackjack Daniels
(DQ) (11:29) … (promoter: Frank Tunney) … (referees: Bunny Dunlop, Joe Gollob) …
(3,500 fans)

Toronto, Ontario: Thursday, November 24, 1960
(Maple Leaf Gardens) … NWA World Heavyweight Champion Pat O’Connor and “Whipper”
Billy Watson drew at the 11:00 curfew (39:17) … Crusher Kowalski and Tiny Mills b. John
DaSilva and Mike Valentino (Mills pinned Valentino) (18:43) … Gino Marella b. Don
McClarity (DQ) (10:07) … Blackjack Daniels and Les Lyman drew (20:00) … Fred Atkins
and Gene Murphy drew (20:00) … (promoter: Frank Tunney) … (referee: Bert Maxwell)
… (4,000 fans)

Toronto, Ontario: Thursday, December 1, 1960
(Maple Leaf Gardens) … Crusher Kowalski and Tiny Mills b. Billy “Red” Lyons and
“Whipper” Billy Watson (DQ) (22:23) … Gino Marella b. Gene Murphy (5:12) … John
DaSilva b. Fred Atkins (DQ) (12:31) … Blackjack Daniels and Pat Flanagan drew (20:00)
… Les Lyman and Don McClarity drew (20:00) … (promoter: Frank Tunney) … (referees:
Joe Gollob, Bill Stack) … (3,000 fans)

Toronto, Ontario: Thursday, December 8, 1960
(Maple Leaf Gardens) … Billy “Red” Lyons and “Whipper Billy Watson b. Crusher Kowalski
and Tiny Mills (Watson pinned Mills) (16:05) … John DaSilva and Gino Marella drew (20:
07) … Ilio DiPaolo b. Don Jardine (6:04) … Howard Martin and Don McClarity drew (20:00)
… Fred Atkins and Gene Murphy drew (20:00) … (promoter: Frank Tunney) … (referees:
Ilio DiPaolo, Bert Maxwell) … (3,000 fans)

Toronto, Ontario: Thursday, December 15, 1960
(Maple Leaf Gardens) … Canadian Open Tag Team Champions Ilio DiPaolo and
“Whipper” Billy Watson wrestled Crusher Kowalski and Tiny Mills to a double countout (12:
27) … Ivan Kalmikoff and Gino Marella drew (20:12) … Billy “Red” Lyons b. Don McClarity
(4:00) … Pat Flanagan and Gene Murphy drew (20:00) … John DiSilva and Howard Martin
drew (20:00) … (promoter: Frank Tunney) … (referee: Joe Gollob) … (3,500 fans)
Note: Next show was on December 29.

Toronto, Ontario: Thursday, December 29, 1960
(Maple Leaf Gardens) … Crusher Kowalski and Tiny Mills b. Ilio DiPaolo and “Whipper”
Billy Watson to capture the Canadian Open Tag Team Title (Kowalski pinned Watson) (13:
44) … Dandy Moore and Little Beaver b. Billy the Kid and Pee Wee James (Beaver pinned
James) (13:09) … Gino Marella b. Don McClarity (DQ) (11:14) … Fred Atkins and Les
Lyman drew (20:00) … Emil Koverley b. Don Jardine (9:59) … (promoter: Frank Tunney)
… (referee: Bert Maxwell) … (4,500 fans)

Research by Tim Hornbaker

Toronto Wrestling Results - 1960