Toronto, Ontario: Thursday, January 6, 1966 (Maple Leaf Gardens) … British Empire Heavyweight Champion “Whipper” Billy Watson b. Gene Kiniski (DQ) (17:17) … Jamaica Kid and Little Beaver b. Fuzzy Cupid and Sky Low Low (15:45) … Professor Hiro and Tiger Jeet Singh b. Paul DeMarco and Georgios Kanelos (DeMarco was counted out) (5:20) … The Beast b. Tony Parisi (12:28) … Emil Dupre b. Hans Schmidt (dec., 15:00) … Joe Christie and Rocky Johnson drew (15:00) … (promoter: Frank Tunney) … (referee: Tiger Tasker) … (announcer: Jerry Hiff) … (3,500 fans) Toronto, Ontario: Sunday, January 16, 1966 (Maple Leaf Gardens) … International Tag Team Champions The Masked Yankees and Athol Layton and Billy Watson were both disqualified (24:15) … also scheduled to be on the show were Johnny Powers, Georgios Kanelis, Emil Dupre … (promoter: Frank Tunney) … (referee: Tiger Tasker) … (4,200 fans) Note: Ontario Athletic Commissioner Merve McKenzie fined the Yankees $100 for their actions; next show the following Sunday, Sammartino vs. Professor Mye Hiro Toronto, Ontario: Sunday, January 23, 1966 (Maple Leaf Gardens) … WWWF World Heavyweight Champion Bruno Sammartino vs. Professor Hiro … others scheduled to appear include Johnny Powers, Johnny Valentine, and Bulldog Brower … (promoter: Frank Tunney) *Promoter Frank Tunney cancelled his Sunday, January 23, 1966 wrestling program at Maple Leaf Gardens due to a snowstorm. According to the Globe and Mail on Monday, January 24, 1966, “Tunney said one show had been called off last winter. These were the only two cancellations he could recall in 30 years.” The next show was scheduled for Sunday. Toronto, Ontario: Sunday, January 30, 1966 (Maple Leaf Gardens) … “Whipper” Billy Watson b. Professor Hiro (DQ) (14:55) (Watson was a substitute for Bruno Sammartino, who was unable to get a plane out of New York) … Michele Barone b. Bob Leipler (bearhug) (6:26) (Barone was a substitute for Johnny Valentine, who also missed a plane connection) … The Masked Yankees (Dandy and Doodle) b. Emile Dupre and Pat Flanagan (Dandy pinned Flanagan) (17:12) … Bulldog Brower b. Paul DeMarco (14:56) … Georgios Kanelos and Tiger Singh drew (15:00) … Johnny Powers b. Stamford Murphy (16:13) … (promoter: Frank Tunney) … (referee: Tiger Tasker) … (4,500 fans) Note: Next show on February 13. Toronto, Ontario: Sunday, February 13, 1966 (Maple Leaf Gardens) … Lord Athol Layton and Billy Watson b. The Masked Yankees (DQ) (13:12) … United States Heavyweight Champion Johnny Valentine b. Joe Christie (7:57) … Georgios Kanelos and Tiger Jeet Singh drew (20:00) … Professor Mye Hiro b. Emil Dupre (CO) (11:51) … Michele Barone b. Stanford Murphy (10:38) … Pat Flanagan and Bob Leipler drew (15:00) … (promoter: Frank Tunney) … (referee: Tiger Tasker) … (7,500 fans) Note: Next show on February 27. Toronto, Ontario: Sunday, February 27, 1966 (Maple Leaf Gardens) … NWA World Heavyweight Champion Gene Kiniski b. Johnny Valentine (Valentine was unable to continue) (28:30) (Tasker was knocked out and replaced by Bunny Dunlop during the match) … The Masked Yankees b. Emil Dupre and Art Thomas (Yankee I pinned Dupre) (16:24) … Athol Layton b. Bob Leipler (15:26) … Professor Mye Hiro b. Georgios Kanelos (UTC) (12:02) … Ernie Ladd b. Joe Christie (6:53) … Tiger Jeet Singh b. Paul DeMarco (CO) (11:54) … (promoter: Frank Tunney) … (referee: Bunny Dunlop, Joe Gollob, Tiger Tasker) … (6,499 fans) Note: Next show on March 10. Toronto, Ontario: Thursday, March 10, 1966 (Maple Leaf Gardens) … WWWF World Heavyweight Champion Bruno Sammartino b. Professor Hiro (18:00) … The Masked Yankees b. Paul DeMarco and Art Thomas (Doodle Yankee pinned DeMarco) (15:26) … Johnny Powers b. Joe Christie (13:18) (powerlock) … Ernie Ladd b. Bob Leipler (12:52) … Georgios Kanelos b. Duke Noble (14:14) … Tiger Jeet Singh b. Stanford Murphy (11:08) … (promoter: Frank Tunney) … (referee: Tiger Tasker) … (3,000 fans) On Tuesday, March 29, 1966, Cassius Clay faced George Chuvalo at Maple Leaf Gardens. Toronto, Ontario: Sunday, April 17, 1966 (Maple Leaf Gardens) … NWA World Heavyweight Champion Gene Kiniski b. Johnny Valentine (21:14) … Jamaica Kid and Little Beaver b. Little Brutus and Sky Low Low (2/3) … The Masked Yankees wrestled Ernie Ladd and Johnny Powers to a draw (20:00) … The Caped Crusader b. Bulldog Brower (10:41) … Georgios Kanelos and Tiger Jeet Singh drew (15:00) … Michele Barone b. Bob Leipler (5:01) … (promoter: Frank Tunney) … (4,999 fans) Toronto, Ontario: Sunday, April 24, 1966 (Maple Leaf Gardens) … The Masked Yankees (Dandy and Doodle) b. Ernie Ladd and Johnny Powers (21:23) … Athol Layton and “Whipper” Billy Watson b. Bulldog Brower and Bill Miller (Watson pinned Miller) (13:33) … Don McClarity b. Stamford Murphy (13:34) … Michele Barone and Tiger Jeet Singh drew (15:00) … The Caped Crusader b. Joe Christie … Georgios Kanelos and Bob Leipler drew (15:00) … (promoter: Frank Tunney) … (referee: Joe Gollob) … (5,500 fans) Toronto, Ontario: Sunday, May 1, 1966 (Maple Leaf Gardens) … International Tag Team Champions The Masked Yankees b. Athol Layton and “Whipper” Billy Watson (Watson was coutned out) (19:23) … Ernie Ladd and Johnny Powers wrestled Bill Miller and Tiger Jeet Singh to a draw (20:00) … Michele Barone b. Joe Christie (15:53) … Bulldog Brower and The Caped Crusader drew (15:00) … Fred Atkins and Georgios Kanelis drew (15:00) … Don McClarity b. Bob Leipler (10:53) … (promoter: Frank Tunney) … (referee: Lou Pitoscia, Tiger Tasker) … (5,500 fans) Note: Next show on May 15. Toronto, Ontario: Sunday, May 15, 1966 (Maple Leaf Gardens) … “Whipper” Billy Watson b. Yankee II (DQ) (13:20) (Yankee I interfered) … Ernie Ladd and “Seaman” Art Thomas wrestled Bulldog Brower and Dr. Bill Miller drew (20:00) … Paul DeMarco b. Tiger Jeet Singh (DQ) (12:03) (Fred Atkins interfered) … Hans Schmidt b. Don McClarity (10:22) … Georgios Kanelis and Jim Starr drew (15:00) … Ox Anderson and Michele Barone drew (15:00) … (promoter: Frank Tunney) … (referee: Tiger Tasker) … (4,000 fans) Toronto, Ontario: Sunday, May 22, 1966 (Maple Leaf Gardens) … International Tag Team Champions The Masked Yankees b. Bulldog Brower and “Whipper” Billy Watson (DQ) (13:19) … Tiger Jeet Singh b. Georgios Kanelos (CO) (6:11) … Johnny Powers b. Bob Leipler (13:47) … Michele Barone and Jim Starr drew (15:00) … Hans Schmidt and Art Thomas drew (15:00) … Rocky Johnston b. Stamford Murphy (12:42) … (promoter: Frank Tunney) … (referee: Tiger Tasker) … (5,000 fans) Toronto, Ontario: Sunday, May 29, 1966 (Maple Leaf Gardens) … NWA World Heavyweight Champion Gene Kiniski b. Ernie Ladd (CO) (23:53) … International Tag Team Champions The Masked Yankees b. Johnny Powers and Art Thomas (Yankee I pinned Thomas) (12:33) … Tiger Jeet Singh b. Tony Sirianni (11: 16) (cobra hold) … Michele Barone b. Joe Christie (DQ) (16:58) … Rocky Johnson and Jim Starr drew (15:00) … Pat Flanagan and Hans Schmidt drew (15:00) … (promoter: Frank Tunney) … (referee: Tiger Tasker) … (announcer: Jerry Hiff) … (5,499 fans) Toronto, Ontario: Sunday, June 5, 1966 (Maple Leaf Gardens) … International Tag Team Champions The Masked Yankees b. Bulldog Brower and Whipper Watson (Brower was counted out) (16:31) … Johnny Powers b. Fred Atkins (DQ) (17:07) … Tiger Jeet Singh b. Rocky Johnson (13:06) … The Caped Crusader and Hans Schmidt drew (15:00) … Georgios Kanelos and Jim Starr drew (15:00) … Michele Barone b. Bob Leipler (CO) (11:54) … (promoter: Frank Tunney) … (referee: Tiger Tasker) … (5,499 fans) Toronto, Ontario: Sunday, June 12, 1966 (Maple Leaf Gardens) … Bulldog Brower and “Whipper” Billy Watson b. The Masked Yankees (2/3) … Dr. Bill Miller b. Bob Nandor (6:43) … Ernie Ladd b. Bob Leipler (13:09) … Fred Atkins and Tiger Jeet Singh b. Rocky Johnston and Georgeios Kanelis (15:06) .. Hans Schmidt and Art Thomas drew (15:00) … Pat Flanagan and Jim Starr (double countout) (11: 10) … (promoter: Frank Tunney) … (referee: Joe Gollob, Tiger Tasker) … (5,000 fans) Toronto, Ontario: Sunday, June 19, 1966 (Maple Leaf Gardens) … Dr. Bill Miller b. WWWF World Heavyweight Champion Bruno Sammartino (countout) (16:31) (Miller landed a low blow when Bruno was helping the prone referee) … The Masked Yankees (Dandy and Doodle) b. Ernie Ladd and Bob Nandor (20: 48) … Fred Atkins and Tiger Jeet Singh b. Rocky Johnson and Johnny Powers (Johnson was counted out) (12:11) … Billy “Red” Lyons and Hans Schmidt drew (15:00) … The Beast b. Georgios Kanelis (countout) (11:04) … The Caped Crusader and “Jungle” Jim Starr drew … (promoter: Frank Tunney) … (referee: Tiger Tasker) Toronto, Ontario: Sunday, June 26, 1966 (Maple Leaf Gardens) … Dr. Bill Miller b. Ernie Ladd (21:15) … The Masked Yankees (Dandy and Doodle) b. The Caped Crusader and Billy “Red” Lyons (16:58) … Johnny Powers and Hans Schmidt were both counted out (14:46) … Fred Atkins and Tiger Jeet Singh b. Rocky Johnson and “Seaman” Art Thomas (14:07) … Georgios Kanelis and “Jungle” Jim Starr drew (15:00) … The Beast b. Bob Nandor … (promoter: Frank Tunney) Toronto, Ontario: Sunday, July 10, 1966 (Maple Leaf Stadium) … Bulldog Brower and “Whipper” Billy Watson b. The Masked Yankees (Survivors Match) (Doodle Yankee was unable to continue) (20:05) (Doodle Yankee was revealed to be Moose Evans and Dandy Yankee was revealed to be Bob Stanlee) … Fred Atkins and Tiger Jeet Singh b. Georgios Kanelos and Johnny Valentine (Singh pinned Kanelos) (cobra hold) (16:01) … Cowboy Bradley and Little Beaver b. Irish Jackie and Sky Low Low (2/3) … The Beast and The Caped Crusader drew (15:00) … Rocky Johnston b. Bob Leipler (9:14) … Johnny Kostas b. Jim Starr (9:35) … (promoter: Frank Tunney) … (referees: Bill Stack, Tiger Tasker) … (6,000 fans) Toronto, Ontario: Sunday, July 17, 1966 (Maple Leaf Stadium) … Bulldog Brower and “Whipper” Billy Watson b. The “Unmasked’ Yankees (Moose Evans and Bob Stanlee) (Watson pinned Stanlee) (13:03) … Cowboy Bradley and Sonny Boy Cassidy b. Fuzzy Cupid and Irish Jackie (2/3) … Fred Atkins and Tiger Jeet Singh b. Rocky Johnson and Bob Nandor (Singh forced Nandor to submit) (15:13) … Dr. Bill Miller b. “Seaman” Art Thomas … Johnny Kostas b. Bob Leipler (10:39) … Johnny Powers b. “Jungle” Jim Starr (11:19) … (promoter: Frank Tunney) … (5,000 fans) Toronto, Ontario: Sunday, July 24, 1966 (Maple Leaf Stadium) … WWWF World Heavyweight Champion Bruno Sammartino b. Bill Miller (countout) … Fred Atkins and Tiger Jeet Singh b. The Caped Crusader and Johnny Powers … Sweet Daddy Siki b. Alexander the Great … Johnny Kostas b. Stamford Murphy … Hans Schmidt b. Rocky Johnston … (promoter: Frank Tunney) … (referee: Bill Stack) Notes: According to the Globe and Mail on Monday, July 25, 1966: “Bruno Sammartino was in a hurry to rejoin his wife in Cleveland so he was helped twice last night at the wrestling show at Maple Leaf Stadium. First, promoter Frank Tunney put Sammartino’s main bout clash with Bill Miller third on the card so Bruno would be able to get to the airport in time for a 10 o’clock plane to Cleveland. The plane was the only one available because of the strike in the United States.” Toronto, Ontario: Sunday, July 31, 1966 (Maple Leaf Stadium) … Fred Atkins and Tiger Jeet Singh b. Bulldog Brower and “Whipper” Billy Watson (Atkins pinned Watson) (12:00) … Athol Layton b. Bob Leipler … Sweet Daddy Siki b. Joe Christie … Georgios Kanelis and Dutch Momberg drew (15:00) … Rocky Johnston b. Stamford Murphy (15:53) … Johnny Kostas b. Alexander the Great (16:25) … (promoter: Frank Tunney) … (referees: Bill Stack, Tiger Tasker) … (5,000 fans) Toronto, Ontario: Sunday, August 7, 1966 (Maple Leaf Stadium) … Bulldog Brower and Billy Watson b. Fred Atkins and Tiger Jeet Singh (DQ) (8:47) (Nanjo Singh attacked Watson) … Rocky Johnson b. Mr. X (abdominal stretch) (11:02) … Georgios Kanelis b. Stamford Murphy (13:19) … Johnny Kostas b. The Magnificent Duke Noble (Greco-Roman stretch) (13:31) … Sweet Daddy Siki b. Bob Leipler (16:18) … Edouard Carpentier b. Joe Christie (10:00) … (promoter: Frank Tunney) … (referee: Athol Layton) Note: Nanjo was billed as Tiger’s brother. Toronto, Ontario: Sunday, August 14, 1966 (Maple Leaf Stadium) … Nanjo Singh and “Whipper” Billy Watson were both counted out (4: 31) … Cowboy Bradley and Little Beaver b. Little Brutus and Sky Low Low (2/3) … Fred Atkins and Tiger Jeet Singh b. Sweet Daddy Siki and “Seaman” Art Thomas (Singh forced Thomas to submit with a cobra hold) (16:51) … Pat Flanagan and Bob Leipler drew (15:00) … Johnny Kostas b. Mr. X (14:40) … Rocky Johnson and Georgios Kanelos drew (20:00) … (promoter: Frank Tunney) … (referee: Tiger Tasker) … (4,500 fans) Toronto, Ontario: Sunday, August 21, 1966 (Maple Leaf Stadium) … Fred Atkins and Tiger Jeet Singh b. Johnny Powers and Sweet Daddy Siki (2/3) (third fall by countout) … Georgios Kanelis b. The Beast by forfeit (Beast failed to appear) … Billy “Red” Lyons and Hans Schmidt were both counted out (17:03) … Pat Flanagan and George Momberg drew (15:00) … “Seaman” Art Thomas b. Mr. X (bearhug) (10:59) … Johnny Kostas b. Stamford Murphy (16:33) (Kostas used a “Greco- Roman Hook”) … (promoter: Frank Tunney) … (4,000 fans) Toronto, Ontario: Sunday, August 28, 1966 (Maple Leaf Stadium) … Fred Atkins and Tiger Jeet Singh b. Edouard Carpentier and Sweet Daddy Siki (2/3) (Singh pinned Siki for the first fall, Siki pinned Atkins for the second and Siki was counted out in the third) … Sonny Boy Cassidy and Jamaica Kid b. Vito Gonzales and Irish Jackie (2/3) … Art Thomas b. Joe Christie (13:17) (bearhug) … The Beast b. Georgios Kanelis (bearhug) … Johnny Kostas b. Dutch Momberg (dec, 20:00) … (promoter: Frank Tunney) … (referee: Tiger Tasker) … (5,000 fans) Toronto, Ontario: Sunday, September 4, 1966 (Maple Leaf Stadium) … Fred Atkins and Tiger Jeet Singh b. Rocky Johnson and Sweet Daddy Siki (2/3) (Singh pinned Johnson in the third fall) … Johnny Kostas b. Hans Schmidt (DQ) (16:06) (Schmidt hit the referee) … The Beast and “Seaman” Art Thomas drew (20:00) … Stan Stasiak b. Georgios Kanelos (13:17) … Billy “Red” Lyons b. Bob Leipler (14:55) … (promoter: Frank Tunney) Toronto, Ontario: Sunday, September 18, 1966 (Maple Leaf Gardens) … British Empire Heavyweight Champion “Whipper” Billy Watson b. Nanjo Singh (DQ) (12:49) … Fred Atkins and Tiger Jeet Singh b. Georgios Kanelis and Johnny Kostas (Singh beat Kanelis with a cobra hold) … The Beast b. Stamford Murphy (bearhug) (9:10) … Rocky Johnson and Stan Stasiak drew (20:00) … Johnny Powers and Hans Schmidt drew (20:00) … Bulldog Brower b. Joe Christie (11:05) (backbreaker) … (promoter: Frank Tunney) … (referee: Tiger Tasker) … (6,000 fans) Toronto, Ontario: Sunday, September 25, 1966 (Maple Leaf Gardens) … Fred Atkins and Tiger Jeet Singh b. Edouard Carpentier and Sweet Daddy Siki (2/3) … Athol Layton b. Mr. X (8:07) … Johnny Powers and Stan Stasiak drew (20: 00) … “Seaman” Art Thomas b. The Beast (DQ) (10:48) … Johnny Kostas and Hans Schmidt drew (15:00) … Rocky Johnson b. Dutch Momberg (dec., 15:00) … (promoter: Frank Tunney) … (5,028 fans) Toronto, Ontario: Sunday, October 2, 1966 (Maple Leaf Gardens) … British Empire Heavyweight Champion “Whipper” Billy Watson b. Nanjo Singh (13:07) … Moose Cholak and Hans Schmidt b. Johnny Kostas and Johnny Powers (2/3) … Sweet Daddy Siki b. Bob Leipler (14:21) … The Beast and Rocky Johnson drew (15:00) … “Seaman” Art Thomas b. Dutch Momberg (dec., 15:00) … Mohan Singh b. Georgios Kanelis (cobra hold) … (promoter: Frank Tunney) … (referee: Tiger Tasker) Toronto, Ontario: Sunday, October 9, 1966 (Maple Leaf Gardens) … Fred Atkins and Tiger Jeet Singh b. Edouard Carpentier and Johnny Kostas (2/3) … Mohan and Nanjo Singh b. Rocky Johnson and Sweet Daddy Siki (Nanjo beat Johnson) (cobra hold) (3:38) … Tony Marino and Stan Stasiak drew (15:00) … Billy “Red” Lyons b. The Beast (DQ) (15:24) … Johnny Rougeau and Hans Schmidt drew (20: 00) … (promoter: Frank Tunney) … (5,100 fans) Toronto, Ontario: Sunday, October 16, 1966 (Maple Leaf Gardens) … Bulldog Brower and Billy Watson b. The Singhs (Mohan and Nanjo Singh) (Mohan was counted out) (8:32) … Fred Atkins and Tiger Jeet Singh b. Sweet Daddy Siki and “Seaman” Art Thomas (2/3) … Stan Stasiak b. Bob Nandor (15:19) … The Beast and Johnny Kostas drew (20:00) … Rocky Johnson and Hans Schmidt drew (20:00) … (promoter: Frank Tunney) … (referee: Tiger Tasker) … (5,150 fans) Note: The Globe and Mail contradicted itself, stating that Brower and Watson both “regain” and “retained” the International Tag Team Title; the Singhs reportedly hid under the ring after the match Toronto, Ontario: Sunday, October 23, 1966 (Maple Leaf Gardens) … NWA World Heavyweight Champion Gene Kiniski b. Edouard Carpentier (22:54) … Fred Atkins and Tiger Jeet Singh b. Pat Flanagan and Rocky Johnson (2/3) … Johnny Kostas and Sweet Daddy Siki b. The Mongol and Moose Cholak (Kostas pinned Mongol) (20:17) … Johnny Rougeau and Stan Stasiak drew (20:00) … Tony Marino b. Bob Leipler (dec., 15:00) … (promoter: Frank Tunney) … (referee: Tiger Tasker) … (6,100 fans) Toronto, Ontario: Sunday, October 30, 1966 (Maple Leaf Gardens) … NWA World Heavyweight Champion Gene Kiniski b. “Whipper” Billy Watson (countout) (20:37) … Edouard Carpentier b. Stan Stasiak (21:32) … Fred Atkins and Tiger Jeet Singh b. Johnny Kostas and Bob Nandor (2/3) … Mohan Singh and Nanjo Singh b. Rocky Johnson and Georgos Kanelis (Nanjo forced Kanelis to submit) … The Beast and Johnny Rougeau drew (20:00) … (promoter: Frank Tunney) … (5,500 fans) Toronto, Ontario: Thursday, November 17, 1966 (Maple Leaf Gardens) … Bulldog Brower, Athol Layton and “Whipper” Billy Watson b. Mohan, Nanjo and Tiger Jeet Singh (Brower pinned Mohan) (17:58) … Edouard Carpentier b. Stan Stasiak (15:18) … Hans Schmidt and Sweet Daddy Siki drew (20:00) … Johnny Kostas b. Bob Leipler … Rocky Johnson and Johnny Rougeau drew (20:00) … (promoter: Frank Tunney) … (referees: Tiger Tasker, Cliff Worthy) … (4,000 fans) Toronto, Ontario: Sunday, December 4, 1966 (Maple Leaf Gardens) … NWA World Heavyweight Champion Gene Kiniski b. Edouard Carpentier (17:24) (Kiniski had words with Johnny Rougeau after the match) … Fred Atkins and Tiger Jeet Singh b. Johnny Rougeau and Sweet Daddy Siki (2/3) … Rocky Johnson and Johnny Kostas wrestled The Beast and Hans Schmidt to a draw (20:00) … Red Lyons b. Bob Leipler (dec., 20:00) … Tony Marino b. The Mysterious Mr. X (9:25) … (promoter: Frank Tunney) … (referees: Joe Gollob, Tiger Tasker) … (announcer: Jerry Hiff) … (4,202 fans) Toronto, Ontario: Sunday, December 18, 1966 (Maple Leaf Gardens) … NWA World Heavyweight Champion Gene Kiniski and Edouard Carpentier drew at the 10:00 curfew (33:29) … Johnny Valentine b. Joe Christie … Rocky Johnson and Johnny Rougeau drew (20:00) … Johnny Kostas and Sweet Daddy Siki wrestled The Beast and Hans Schmidt to a draw (30:00) (1-1) … Fred Atkins b. Bob Nandor (10:38) … (promoter: Frank Tunney) … (5,500+ fans) Research by Tim Hornbaker |
Toronto Wrestling Results - 1966 |