Toronto, Ontario: Sunday, January 1, 1967 (Maple Leaf Gardens) … NWA World Heavyweight Champion Gene Kiniski b. Johnny Valentine (25:26) … Edouard Carpentier b. Joe Christie (14:30) … Little Beaver and Sonny Boy Cassidy b. Fuzzy Cupid and Irish Jackie (2-0) (Cassidy was a substitute for Jamaica Kid) (Jackie was a substitute for Little Brutus) … Rocky Johnson and Johnny Kostas drew (15:00) … Fred Atkins and Sweet Daddy Siki drew (15:00) … Terrible Ted the Bear b. Jean Dubois (5:16) … (promoter: Frank Tunney) … (6,000 fans) Note: There are some reports stating that WWWF champion Bruno Sammartino wrestled Maurice Vachon on “January 1, 1967” or “January 2, 1967” in Toronto, which is not true. Toronto, Ontario: Sunday, January 8, 1967 (Maple Leaf Gardens) … Edouard Carpentier and “Whipper” Billy Watson wrestled Fred Atkins and Tiger Jeet Singh to a draw at the 10:00 curfew (31:52) … Jamaica Kid and Little Beaver b. Fuzzy Cupid and Sky Low Low (2/3) … Hans Schmidt and Sweet Daddy Siki drew (20:00) … Johnny Kostas b. Duke Noble (CO) (11:43) … The Beast b. Bob Nandor (bearhug) (10:36) … Rocky Johnson b. Joe Christie (dec., 15:00) … (promoter: Frank Tunney) … (6,122 fans) Note: Martino Angelo reportedly hadn’t been to the Gardens in months, “only recently leaving” the hospital after a stomach ulcer. Toronto, Ontario: Sunday, January 15, 1967 (Maple Leaf Gardens) … Bulldog Brower b. Edouard Carpentier (15:07) … Fred Atkins and Tiger Jeet Singh b. Ivan Kalmikoff and “Whipper” Billy Watson (Singh forced Kalmikoff to submit) (13:23) … Sweet Daddy Siki b. Dutch Momberg (17:48) … Rocky Johnson b. Stamford Murphy (12:33) … Johnny Kostas b. Joe Christie (16:01) … Billy “Red” Lyons and Hans Schmidt drew (20:00) … (promoter: Frank Tunney) … (referee: Tiger Tasker) … (6,500 fans) Toronto, Ontario: Sunday, January 22, 1967 (Maple Leaf Gardens) … Edouard Carpentier b. Bulldog Brower (17:15) … Fred Atkins and Tiger Jeet Singh b. Sweet Daddy Siki and “Whipper” Billy Watson (Singh forced Siki to submit to a cobra hold) (12:30) … Hans Schmidt and “Seaman” Art Thomas drew (30:00) … Billy “Red” Lyons b. Mohan Singh (DQ) (9:53) … The Beast and Rocky Johnson drew (20:00) … (promoter: Frank Tunney) … (referees: Pat Flanagan, Bill Stack) Toronto, Ontario: Sunday, January 29, 1967 (Maple Leaf Gardens) … Fred Atkins and Tiger Jeet Singh b. The Great Igor and Ivan Kalmikoff (Atkins forced Kalmikoff to submit to a Boston crab) (9:54) … Bulldog Brower and Hans Schmidt b. Sweet Daddy Siki and “Seaman” Art Thomas (2/3) … Billy “Red” Lyons b. Bob Leipler (DQ) (14:50) … The Beast and Rocky Johnson drew (20:00) … Tony Marino b. Joe Harris (dec., 20:00) … (promoter: Frank Tunney) … (6,249 fans) *On Monday, February 6, 1967, the Cassius Clay-Ernie Terrell championship boxing match was shown on a big screen, via closed circuit TV, at Maple Leaf Gardens. Toronto, Ontario: Sunday, February 12, 1967 (Maple Leaf Gardens) … Johnny Valentine b. Hans Schmidt (abdominal stretch) (31:49) … Tiger Jeet Singh b. Michele Barone (countout) (26:47) (Barone was a substitute for WWWF champion Bruno Sammartino, who was injured Saturday night) … The Beast and Bulldog Brower b. Rocky Johnson and Sweet Daddy Siki (2/3) … Baron Michele Scicluna b. Pat Flanagan (11:03) … Spiros Arion b. Joe Christie (14:47) … (promoter: Frank Tunney) … (referee: Tiger Tasker) Toronto, Ontario: Sunday, February 19, 1967 (Maple Leaf Gardens) … Fred Aktins and Tiger Jeet Singh vs. The Great Igor and Johnny Valentine … Michele Barone and Edouard Carpentier vs. Bulldog Brower and Hans Schmidt … Spiros Arion vs. Mr. X … The Beast vs. Sweet Daddy Siki … Ivan Kalmikoff vs. Bob Leipler … (promoter: Frank Tunney) Toronto, Ontario: Sunday, February 26, 1967 (Maple Leaf Gardens) … The Great Igor and Johnny Valentine b. Fred Atkins and Tiger Jeet Singh (Igor pinned Atkins) (8:51) … Edouard Carpentier and Michele Barone b. The Garvin Brothers (Ronnie and Terry Garvin) (2/3) (local debut) … Cowboy Bradley and Jamaica Kid b. Jack Cassidy and Fuzzy Cupid (2/3) … Johnny Rougeau b. Stamford Murphy (13:55) … Ivan Kalmikoff b. Joe Christie (16:14) … (promoter: Frank Tunney) Note: Johnny Rougeau challenged Billy Watson for the “Commonwealth Title” Toronto, Ontario: Sunday, March 5, 1967 (Maple Leaf Gardens) … NWA World Heavyweight Champion Gene Kiniski b. The Great Igor (DQ) (10:33) (Igor hit the referee) … British Empire Heavyweight Champion “Whipper” Billy Watson b. Johnny Rougeau (15:45) … Fred Atkins and Tiger Jeet Singh b. Sweet Daddy Siki and Johnny Valentine (2/3) (Singh pinned Siki in the third fall) … The Beast and Ivan Kalmikoff drew (20:00) … Michele Barone b. Dutch Momberg (DQ) (13:21) … (promoter: Frank Tunney) … (referee: Tiger Tasker) … (8,000 fans) Toronto, Ontario: Sunday, March 19, 1967 (Maple Leaf Gardens) … The Great Igor and “Whipper” Billy Watson wrestled Fred Atkins and Tiger Jeet Singh to a double-countout (12:47) … Edouard Carpentier and Johnny Valentine b. The Beast and Bulldog Brower (2/3) (Valentine pinned Beast in the third fall) … Moose Cholak b. Pat Flanagan (7:30) … Ivan Kalmikoff and Mohan Singh drew (15:00) … Sweet Daddy Siki b. Dutch Momberg (16:16) … Michele Barone b. Jean DuBois (11:31) … (promoter: Frank Tunney) … (referee: Tiger Tasker) … (7,500 fans) Toronto, Ontario: Sunday, April 2, 1967 (Maple Leaf Gardens) … Fred Atkins and Tiger Jeet Singh b. The Great Igor and “Whipper” Billy Watson (Watson was counted out) (14:49) … Edouard Carpentier and Johnny Valentine b. Bulldog Brower and Dutch Momberg (Carpentier pinned Momberg) (15: 04) … Michele Barone and Mohan Singh drew (20:00) … The Beast and Sweet Daddy Siki drew (20:00) … Ivan Kalmikoff b. Joe Christie (12:22) … (promoter: Frank Tunney) … (referees: Joe Gollob, Tiger Tasker) Note: Next show on Sunday, April 16. Toronto, Ontario: Sunday, April 16, 1967 (Maple Leaf Gardens) … Edouard Carpentier and The Great Igor b. Fred Atkins and Tiger Jeet Singh (DQ) (12:15) … British Empire Heavyweight Champion Billy Watson b. Mohan Singh (19:03) … Sweet Daddy Siki and Johnny Valentine b. Bulldog Brower and Joe Christie (2-0) … Michele Barone b. The Beast (DQ) (15:56) … Ivan Kalmikoff and Hans Schmidt drew (20:00) … (promoter: Frank Tunney) … (referee: Tiger Tasker) Toronto, Ontario: Sunday, April 23, 1967 (Maple Leaf Gardens) … Tiger Jeet Singh b. The Mighty Igor (DQ) … Edouard Carpentier and Ivan Kalmikoff b. Fred Atkins and Mohan Singh (2/3) … Bulldog Brower and Hans Schmidt wrestled Sweet Daddy Siki and Art Thomas to a draw (1-1) … Pat Flanagan and Dutch Momberg drew (20:00) … Michele Barone and Gene Dubois were both counted out … (promoter: Frank Tunney) … (referee: Tiger Tasker) … (5,499 fans) Toronto, Ontario: Sunday, April 30, 1967 (Maple Leaf Gardens) … The Mighty Igor b. Tiger Jeet Singh (DQ) (12:53) (Mohan Singh interfered) … Edouard Carpentier b. Bulldog Brower (DQ) (15:08) … Joe Christie and Georgios Kanelos drew (15:00) … Sweet Daddy Siki and “Seaman” Art Thomas wrestled The Beast and Hans Schmidt to a draw (20:00) … Fred Atkins and Ivan Kalmikoff drew (20: 00) … Mohan Singh b. Pat Flanagan (12:26) … (promoter: Frank Tunney) … (referee: Tiger Tasker) … (4,500 fans) Toronto, Ontario: Sunday, May 7, 1967 (Maple Leaf Gardens) … NWA World Heavyweight Champion Gene Kiniski b. Mighty Igor (CO) (11:44) … Dewey Robertson and Sweet Daddy Siki b. Fred Atkins and The Beast (2/3) (third by countout) … Billy Watson b. Johnny Rougeau (18:21) … Hans Schmidt and Art Thomas drew (20:00) … Ivan Kalmikoff and Mohan Singh drew (15:00) … (promoter: Frank Tunney) … (6,000 fans) Toronto, Ontario: Sunday, May 14, 1967 (Maple Leaf Gardens) … Fred Atkins and Tiger Jeet Singh b. The Great Igor and Johnny Valentine (Singh pinned Valentine) (23:47) … Sweet Daddy Siki b. Bulldog Brower (CO) (23:25) … The Beast and Ivan Kalmikoff drew (20:00) … Michele Barone b. Mohan Singh (DQ) (14:34) … Dutch Momberg and Dewey Robertson drew (20:00) … (promoter: Frank Tunney) … (referees: Bill Stack, Tiger Tasker) … (5,500 fans) Note: Next show on May 28. Toronto, Ontario: Sunday, May 28, 1967 (Maple Leaf Gardens) … Fred Atkins and Tiger Jeet Singh b. The Mighty Igor and Johnny Valentine (Valentine was counted out) (21:52) … Bulldog Brower b. Sweet Daddy Siki (16: 13) … Antonios Manos b. Mohan Singh (DQ) (15:04) … Ivan Kalmikoff and Hans Schmidt drew (20:00) … The Beast and Dewey Robertson drew (20:00) … (promoter: Frank Tunney) Toronto, Ontario: Sunday, June 4, 1967 (Maple Leaf Gardens) … Bulldog Brower and Billy Watson b. NWA World Heavyweight Champion Gene Kiniski (handicap tag team match) (Brower pinned Kiniski) (9:39) … Johnny Valentine b. Fred Atkins (a fan from the crowd entered and kicked Atkins) … Women’s Champion Fabulous Moolah and Joyce Grable wrestled an exhibition (demonstration of defenses against attacks and judo) … Lorenzo Parente vs. Mohan Singh … Gene DuBois vs. Moose Cholak … The Beast vs. Sweet Daddy Siki … (promoter: Frank Tunney) … (referee: Bill Stack) … (6,200 fans) Toronto, Ontario: Sunday, June 11, 1967 (Maple Leaf Gardens) … Tiger Jeet Singh b. Johnny Valentine to capture the United States Heavyweight Title (3:51) (Singh attacked Valentine before the match) … Pat Flanagan and Lorenzo Parente wrestled The Beast and Dutch Momberg to a draw (30:00) (1-1) … Sweet Daddy Siki b. Mohan Singh (17:21) … Dewey Robertson b. Joe Christie (dec., 20:00) … Murray Cummings b. Stamford Murphy (12:40) … (promoter: Frank Tunney) … (referee: Tiger Tasker) … (5,000 fans) Toronto, Ontario: Sunday, June 18, 1967 (Maple Leaf Gardens) … United States Heavyweight Champion Tiger Jeet Singh and Johnny Valentine drew at the curfew (31:39) … Fred Atkins and Sweet Daddy Siki drew (20: 00) … Fuzzy Cupid and Sky Low Low vs. Irish Jackie and Jamaica Kid … Mohan Singh vs. Dewey Robertson … Joe Christie vs. Lorenzo Parente … (promoter: Frank Tunney) … (referee: Tiger Tasker) … (announcer: Jerry Hiff) … (6,147 fans) Toronto, Ontario: Sunday, June 25, 1967 (Maple Leaf Gardens) … United States Heavyweight Champion Tiger Jeet Singh and Johnny Valentine drew (60:00) (match ended at the 11:00 curfew) … Bulldog Brower b. Sweet Daddy Siki (12:16) … Mohan Singh b. Frankie Lane (16:50) … Hans Schmidt b. Stamford Murphy (15:40) … Ivan Kalmikoff and The Mighty Igor b. The Beast and Dutch Momberg (12:18) … (promoter: Frank Tunney) Toronto, Ontario: Sunday, July 9, 1967 (Maple Leaf Stadium) … United States Heavyweight Champion Tiger Jeet Singh b. Edouard Carpentier (16:21) … Johnny Valentine b. Mohan Singh (abdominal stretch) (43 seconds) … Bulldog Brower b. Gino Brito (backbreaker) (10:42) … The Assassin b. Sweet Daddy Siki (21:29) … Johnny Rougeau and Hans Schmidt drew (20:00) … The Beast b. Steve Stanlee (bearhug) (14:25) … (promoter: Frank Tunney) … (referee: Tiger Tasker) … (5,000 fans) Toronto, Ontario: Sunday, July 16, 1967 (Maple Leaf Stadium) … NWA World Heavyweight Champion Gene Kiniski b. Bulldog Brower (countout) (16:06) … Hans Schmidt and Fritz Von Raschke b. Larry Moquin and Lorenzo Parente (Von Raschke used a sleeperhold on Moquin (19:11) … The Assassin b. Sweet Daddy Siki (CO) (21:38) … Fred Atkins b. Pat Flanagan (9:20) … The Beast and Gino Brito drew (20:00) … Bolo b. Silvain Richard (10:02) … (promoter: Frank Tunney) … (referee: Tiger Tasker) … (5,300 fans) Toronto, Ontario: Sunday, July 23, 1967 (Maple Leaf Stadium) … NWA World Heavyweight Champion Gene Kiniski b. Tiger Jeet Singh (DQ) (Singh used an illegal piledriver) (12:01) (Singh choked Kiniski with his turban before the match) … Johnny Valentine b. Bolo (abdominal stretch) (3:52) … Hans Schmidt and Fritz Von Raschke b. Bulldog Brower and Sweet Daddy Siki (Von Raschke put Siki out with a sleeperhold) (17:49) … The Assassin b. Dewey Robertson (17:05) … Gino Brito and Mohan Singh drew (20:00) … Murray Cummings and Dutch Momberg drew (15:00) … (promoter: Frank Tunney) Toronto, Ontario: Sunday, July 30, 1967 (Maple Leaf Stadium) … Tiger Jeet Singh and Johnny Valentine drew at the 11:00 curfew (89:27) … Hans Schmidt and Sweet Daddy Siki drew … Mohan Singh b. Georgios Kanelis … The Beast and Dewey Robertson drew (15:00) … (promoter: Frank Tunney) … (referees: Bunny Dunlop, Tiger Tasker) … (announcer: Jerry Hiff) … (6,254 fans) Toronto, Ontario: Sunday, August 6, 1967 (Maple Leaf Stadium) … United States Heavyweight Champion Tiger Jeet Singh vs. Johnny Valentine (two referees, two hour time-limit) … others scheduled to be on the program: Bulldog Brower, Johnny Rougeau, Michele Barone, Dewey Robertson, Sweet Daddy Siki, Hans Schmidt, Fritz Von Raschke … (promoter: Frank Tunney) Toronto, Ontario: Sunday, August 13, 1967 (Maple Leaf Stadium) … United States Heavyweight Champion Tiger Jeet Singh and Johnny Valentine drew (2 hours) … The Assassin and Lorenzo Parente drew … Dewey Robertson b. Mohan Singh (DQ) (11:13) … (promoter: Frank Tunney) … (referee: Joe Gollob) … (5,500 fans) Toronto, Ontario: Sunday, August 20, 1967 (Maple Leaf Stadium) … Edouard Carpentier and Johnny Valentine b. Fred Atkins and Tiger Jeet Singh (Carpentier pinned Atkins) (19:46) … Fritz Von Raschke b. Ivan Kalmikoff (15:44) … Bobo Brazil b. The Beast (5:31) … The Assassin b. Murray Cummings (21:32) … Michele Barone and Mohan Singh drew (20:00) … (promoter: Frank Tunney) … (5,800 fans) Toronto, Ontario: Sunday, August 27, 1967 (Maple Leaf Stadium) … Johnny Valentine b. Tiger Jeet Singh (countout) (18:48) (Sicilian Death Match) … The Fabulous Kangaroos (Al Costello and Ray St. Clair) b. Ivan Kalmikoff and Dewey Robertson (St. Clair pinned Robertson) (14:51) … Edouard Carpentier b. Mr. X (7:41) … Joe Christie and Murray Cummings drew (20:00) … The Assassin and Lorenzo Parente drew (20:00) … (promoter: Frank Tunney) … (3,500 fans) Note: It rained during the program, leaving the mat soaked and keeping fans away; Valentine eanred a match with NWA World Champion Gene Kiniski next week; Sicilian Death Match continued until a wrestler could not continue without a rest period between falls, unlike the Texas Death Match Toronto, Ontario: Sunday, September 3, 1967 (Maple Leaf Stadium) … NWA World Heavyweight Champion Gene Kiniski b. Johnny Valentine (34:52) … Bobo Brazil b. Joe Christie (9:00) … Tiger Jeet Singh b. Gino Brito (13: 41) (cobra hold) … The Assassin and Johnny Rougeau drew (20:00) … The Beast and Lorenzo Parente drew (15:00) … (promoter: Frank Tunney) … (referee: Tiger Tasker) … (5,003 fans) Toronto, Ontario: Sunday, September 10, 1967 (Maple Leaf Stadium) … NWA World Heavyweight Champion Gene Kiniski b. Johnny Valentine (27:24) … Tiger Jeet Singh b. Ivan Kalmikoff (13:57) (cobra hold) … The Fabulous Kangaroos (Al Costello and Ray St. Clair) b. Murray Cummings and Lorenzo Parente (Costello pinned Cummings) (21:17) … Bobo Brazil b. Will Farkas (6:13) … The Assassin b. Sylvain Richard (15:30) … (promoter: Frank Tunney) … (referee: Joe Gollob) … (4,500 fans) Toronto, Ontario: Sunday, September 24, 1967 (Maple Leaf Gardens) … WWWF World Heavyweight Champion Bruno Sammartino b. Tiger Jeet Singh (DQ) (13:46) … Edouard Carpentier b. Arnold Skaaland (13:16) … The Fabulous Kangaroos (Al Costello and Ray St. Clair) b. Lorenzo Parente and Ben Sharpe (St. Clair pinned Parente) (25:25) … Bobo Brazil and Dewey Robertson b. Fred Atkins and Joe Christie (Brazil pinned Christie) (19:04) … The Assassin b. Pat Flanagan (11:08) … (promoter: Frank Tunney) … (referee: Tiger Tasker) … (6,000 fans) Toronto, Ontario: Sunday, October 15, 1967 (Maple Leaf Gardens) … WWWF World Heavyweight Champion Bruno Sammartino b. Tiger Jeet Singh (DQ) … Bobo Brazil b. Fred Atkins (9:30) … Edouard Carpentier b. Bob Leipler … Bill Miller b. Dewey Robertson … The Assassin b. Murray Cummings (15:55) … Pat Flanagan and Arnold Skaaland drew (15:00) … Cowboy Bradley and The Jamaica Kid b. Sonny Boy Cassidy and Little Brutus (2/3) (Kid pinned Brutus in third fall) … (promoter: Frank Tunney) … (referee: Tiger Tasker) *On Thursday, October 26, 1967, a Senior A Hockey game between Galt and the Marlboros occurred at Maple Leaf Gardens. Friday was a “United Appeal Gardens Party. Saturday, there was an NHL hockey game between California and Toronto, and on Sunday was a Junior A Hockey game between London and the Marlboros. Toronto, Ontario: Thursday, November 2, 1967 (Maple Leaf Grens) … United States Heavyweight Champion Tiger Jeet Singh and Don Leo Jonathan drew at the curfew (30:58) … Dewey Robertson and “Whipper” Billy Watson b. The Assassin and Mr. X (2-0) … Fritz Von Rasche b. Sandor Kovacs (9:15) … Joe Christie and Pat Flanagan drew (15:00) … Fred Atkins and Ivan Kalmikoff drew (15:00) … Gino Brito b. Stamford Murphy (15:57) … (promoter: Frank Tunney) Note: Next show on November 16. Toronto, Ontario: Thursday, November 16, 1967 (Maple Leaf Gardens) … “Whipper” Billy Watson b. The Great Togo (16:50) (Canuck Commando Hold) … Bulldog Brower b. Tiger Jeet Singh (DQ) (18:50) … Fritz Von Raschke b. Dewey Robertson (Prusian Sleeper) (23:18) … Pat Flanagan b. Joe Christie (DQ) (10: 25) … The Assassin b. Larry Moquin (11:07) … Fred Atkins and Gino Brito drew (15:00) … (promoter: Frank Tunney) Note: Next show on December 3. Toronto, Ontario: Sunday, December 3, 1967 (Maple Leaf Gardens) … Sweet Daddy Siki and “Whipper” Billy Watson b. The Fabulous Kangaroos (DQ) (20:06) … United States Heavyweight Champion Tiger Jeet Singh b. Bulldog Brower (countout) (15:59) … Bill Miller b. Gino Brito … Fred Atkins and Dewey Robertson drew (15:00) … The Assassin b. Pat Flanagan (9:50) (countout) … Fritz Von Rasche b. Jacques Rougeau (15:23) … (promoter: Frank Tunney) … (referee: Bunny Dunlop, Tiger Tasker) Toronto, Ontario: Sunday, December 10, 1967 (Maple Leaf Gardens) … WWWF World Heavyweight Champion Bruno Sammartino b. Bill Miller (13:09) … The Fabulous Kangaroos b. Sweet Daddy Siki and “Whipper” Billy Watson (DQ) (24:46) (Bulldog Brower interfered) … Tiger Jeet Singh b. Eddie Auger (10:08) … Edouard Carpentier b. Hans Schmidt (10:41) … Fred Atkins and Jacques Rougeau drew (15:00) … Gino Brito b. Joe Christie (10:45) … Chief White Owl b. Bob Leipler (17:25) … (promoter: Frank Tunney) Toronto, Ontario: Sunday, December 17, 1967 (Maple Leaf Gardens) … United States Heavyweight Champion Tiger Jeet Singh and Edouard Carpentier drew at the 10:00 curfew (31:10) … International Tag Team Champions Bulldog Brower and Billy Watson b. The Fabulous Kangaroos (Al Costello and Roy Kent) (Watson pinned Kent) (4:45) … Little Beaver and Joe Russell b. Frenchy Lamonte and Little Brutus (2-0) … The Assassin and Sweet Daddy Siki drew (20:00) … Chief White Owl b. Cry Baby Cannon (9:57) … Pat Flanagan b. Hans Schmidt (DQ) (7:15) … Fred Atkins and Dewey Robertson drew (15:00) … (promoter: Frank Tunney) … (referee: Tiger Tasker) … (6,000 fans) Note: Next show on January 28. Research by Tim Hornbaker |
Toronto Wrestling Results - 1967 |