January 6, 1954 Idaho Falls, ID
No card found.

January 13, 1954 Idaho Falls, ID (Idaho Falls Armory)
Frank James d. (COR) Hans Schnabel (2-1)
Jack Kiser d. Lou Palacio (2-0)
Victorio Ochoa d. (DQ) Buzz Jones

January 20, 1954 Idaho Falls, ID (Idaho Falls Armory)
8-man battle royal
Bill Sledge d. Bill Fletcher
Doug Donnan drew Lou Palacio  
Tony Borne d. Victorio Ochoa
Jack Kiser d. George Strickland

January 27, 1954 Idaho Falls, ID (Idaho Falls Armory)
Jack Kiser d. (DQ) Leo Wallick
Frank James d. Frank Stojack (2-1)
Lou Palacio d. Mel Dove

February 3, 1954 Idaho Falls, ID (Idaho Falls Armory)
Leo Wallick d. (DQ) Frank James (2/3 falls)  
Jack Kiser/Billy Hickson d. Chico Bonales/Lou Palacio
Mel Dove d. Jim Morgan

Fans invade the ring to separate Wallick and James after the match.

February 10, 1954 Idaho Falls, ID (Idaho Falls Armory)
Don Kindred d. Billy Hickson (2-1)
George Strickland d. Mel Dove (2-1)  
Chico Bonales d. Buzz Jones (2-1)

Kindred subbed for Frank James

February 17, 1954 Idaho Falls, ID (Idaho Falls Armory)
Don Kindred d. (COR) Leo Wallick (2-1)
Frank James d. Billy Hickson
Chico Bonales d. Bill Fletcher (forfeit; Fletcher had nine stitches near his eye after a Twin
Falls match)

February 24, 1954 Idaho Falls, ID (Idaho Falls Armory)
Baron Michele Leone (world junior heavyweight champ) d. Don Kindred (2-0)
Sugy Hayamaka drew Leo Wallick (1-1)
Cliff Thiede d. Chico Bonales (2-0)
Karl Gray d. Dave Reynolds

March 3, 1954 Idaho Falls, ID (Idaho Falls Armory)
Sugy Hayamaka (intermountain junior heavyweight champ) d. (DQ) Leo Wallick (2-1)
Karl Gray drew George Strickland (1-1)
Frank Faketty d. Buzz Jones

March 10, 1954 Idaho Falls, ID (Idaho Falls Armory)
Sugy Hayamaka/George Strickland d. Tony Borne/Karl Gray (2/3 falls)
Cliff Thiede d. Frank Faketty
Chico Bonales d. Treach Phillips (2-1)

March 17, 1954 Idaho Falls, ID (Idaho Falls Armory)
Tony Borne/Jack Lipscomb d. Dale Kiser/Jack Kiser (2-1)
Sugy Hayamaka drew Chico Bonales (1-1)
George Strickland drew Frank Faketty

March 24, 1954 Idaho Falls, ID (Idaho Falls Armory)
Jack Kiser/Dale Kiser d. Tony Borne/Jack Lipscomb (2-1)
Sugy Hayamaka (intermountain junior heavyweight champ) d. Chico Bonales (2-1)
Frank Faketty drew Mel Dove

March 31, 1954 Idaho Falls, ID (Idaho Falls Armory)
Walter Kameroff d. Bill Sledge (2-1)
Karl Gray d. Bill Cole (2-0)
Canadian Angel d. Billy Hickson

April 7, 1954 Idaho Falls, ID (Idaho Falls Armory) 1,100
Gino Garibaldi d. (DQ) Walter Kameroff (2-1)
Sugy Hayamaka/Chico Bonales d. Karl Gray/Buzz Jones (2-0)
Cliff Thiede d. Bill Sledge

"When referee Skip Quire slapped Kameroff on the back to signal him to break, the mad
Russian jumped up thinking he had won.

When Quire told him a different story, Kameroff grabbed a towel and went bck to finish
his strangling of Garibaldi.

From there on the mayhem started. Several ring officials and bystanders jumped into the
ring to subdue Kameroff, and one excited fan hopped onto Kameroff with both feet."
(Idaho Falls Post-Register, April 9, 1954)

April 14, 1954 Idaho Falls, ID (Idaho Falls Armory)
Wilbur Snyder d. Walter Kameroff (2-1)
Logger Larsen d. Tony Borne (2-1)
Benito Gardini d. Bronko Lubich
Chico Bonales d. Pedro Escobar

April 21, 1954 Idaho Falls, ID (Idaho Falls Armory)
Jack Carter d. Logger Larsen (1-1; Larsen unable to return for 3rd fall)
Roger McCune d. Walter Kameroff (2-1)
Pedro Escobar d. (DQ) Benito Gardini
Chet Wallick drew Tony Borne

April 28, 1954 Idaho Falls, ID (Idaho Falls Armory)
Sky Low Low d. Pee Wee James
Logger Larsen drew Jack McDonald (1-1)
Cliff Thiede d. Pedro Escobar (2-1)

Thiede subbed for Frankie Murdock

May 5, 1954 Idaho Falls, ID (Idaho Falls Armory)
Leo Wallick d. (COR) Gypsy Joe (Joe refuses to continue wrestling; for title shot against
Baron Leone)
Logger Larsen d. (DQ) Buck Davidson (2-1)
Sugy Hayamaka drew Bronko Lubich

May 12, 1954 Idaho Falls, ID (Idaho Falls Armory)
Cliff Thiede d. (DQ) Buck Davidson (2-1)
Roger McCune d. Logger Larsen (2-1)
Buzz Jones/Treach Phillips d. Chet Wallick (handicap)

May 20, 1954 Idaho Falls, ID (Idaho Falls Armory)
Chet Wallick vs. Bill Fletcher (intermountain junior heavyweight champ)
Buck Davidson vs. Frank Faketty
Buzz Jones vs. Treach Phillips

No results found.

May 28, 1954 Idaho Falls, ID (Idaho Falls Armory)
Wilbur Snyder d. Cliff Thiede
Gypsy Joe d. Buck Davidson (2-1)
Chet Wallick d. Frank Faketty
Buzz Jones no contest Sugy Hayamaka

Last card of the season?

July 15, 1954 Idaho Falls, ID (Idaho Falls Armory)
Card a combo of boxing & wrestling.
Cliff Thiede d. Bill Cole (2-1)
Dave Reynolds d. Earl Lacy

September 23, 1954 Idaho Falls, ID (Idaho Falls Armory)
Wilbur Snyder d. Ted Christy (2-1)
Dave Reynolds d. Treach Phillips
Lord James Blears d. Bill Melby

September 30, 1954 Idaho Falls, ID (Idaho Falls Armory)
7-man battle royal
Mike Pipello d. (DQ) Tarzan Zimba
Treach Phillips d. Steve Netry (2-1)
Bill Melby d. Chale Martinez

Seventh man was Easy Pipello

October 6, 1954 Idaho Falls, ID (National Guard Armory)
Lord Albert Blears no contest Bill Melby (1-1)
Joe Campbell d. Tarzan Zimba
Leo Wallick drew George Dusette (1-1)

October 13, 1954 Idaho Falls, ID (Idaho Falls Armory)
Bill Melby/Joe Campbell d. Lord James Blears/Leo Wallick (2-1)
Reyes Garcia drew Chale Martinez
George Dusette d. Chet Wallick (2-0)

October 20, 1954 Idaho Falls, ID (Idaho Falls Armory)
Bill Melby d. Leo Wallick (2-0)
George Dusette d. Gypsy Joe (2-0)
Joe Campbell d. Reyes Garcia

October 27, 1954 Idaho Falls, ID (Idaho Falls Armory)
Joe Campbell d. (DQ) Leo Wallick (special ref Max Baer)
Wilbur Snyder d. Bill Melby
George Bruckman d. Reyes Garcia
George Dusette d. Jack Lipscomb

Snyder subbed for Lord James Blears

November 3, 1954 Idaho Falls, ID (Idaho Falls Armory) 450-500
Joe Pazandak d. Joe Campbell (1-0; Campbell unable to continue)
Bill Melby d. George Dusette (2-1)
Willie Love drew George Bruckman

November 10, 1954 Idaho Falls, ID (Idaho Falls Armory)
Little Beaver/Brown Panther d. Ivan the Terrible/Irish Jackie
Gypsy Joe d. Harry Levine
Bill Melby d. Al Warshawsky (2-1)

November 17, 1954 Idaho Falls, ID (Idaho Falls Armory)
Gypsy Joe d. (DQ) Bill Melby (2-1)
Mike Pipello d. Willie Love (2-0)
Cliff Thiede d. Harry Levine (2/3 falls)

November 25, 1954 Idaho Falls, ID (Idaho Falls Armory)
7-man battle royal
Don Moore d. Steve Netry
Mike Pipello d. Bill Cole
Gypsy Joe d. Len Rossi

Seventh man was Cliff Thiede

December 1, 1954 Idaho Falls, ID (Idaho Falls Armory)
Bill Melby d. (DQ) Ted Christy (2-1)
Cliff Thiede d. Tony Borne
Mike Pipello drew Don Moore

December 8, 1954 Idaho Falls, ID (Idaho Falls Armory)
Bill Melby d. Ted Christy (2-1)
Cliff Thiede d. Don Moore (2-1)
Tony Borne vs. Demitri Kontos (no result in paper)

December 15, 1954 Idaho Falls, ID (Idaho Falls Armory)
Bill Melby vs. George Bruckman  
Nash Karahan vs. Tony Borne
Buzz Jones vs. Demetri Kontos

No results found.

December 22, 1954 Idaho Falls, ID (Idaho Falls Armory)
Bill Melby (intermountain junior heavyweight champ) d. Tony Borne (2-1)
George Bruckman d. Demetri Kontos (2/3 falls)
George Strickland d. Buzz Jones

December 29, 1954 Idaho Falls, ID (Idaho Falls Armory)
Tournament to face Red Berry
Ted Christy d. Bill Melby (finals)
Ted Christy d. Dave Reynolds
Bill Melby d. Tony Borne
Tony Borne d. Buzz Jones (1st round)
Dave Reynolds d. George Bruckman (1st round)
Ted Christy d. George Strickland (1st round)
Bill Melby had a bye


Research by Becky Taylor
Idaho Falls Wrestling Results - 1954