January 4, 1956 Idaho Falls, ID (Idaho Falls Armory)
Primo Carnera d. Mike Mazurki
Roy Shire d. Jerry Gordetski (2-1)
Hardy Kruskamp drew Guy Brunetti (1-1)

January 11, 1956 Idaho Falls, ID (Idaho Falls Armory)
Hardy Kruskamp/Mike Monroe d. Ken Hill/Vern Taft (2-1)
Roy Shire d. Hal Keene
Mike Williams d. Treach Phillips

Hill subbed for Mike Mazurki

January 18, 1956 Idaho Falls, ID (Idaho Falls Armory)
Roy Shire d. Curtis Reed
Vern Taft/Bill Fletcher d. Hardy Kruskamp/Rocky Monroe (2-1)
Also: two high schoolers in an amateur bout

Shire chosen to face Red Berry next week

January 25, 1956 Idaho Falls, ID (Idaho Falls Armory) over 1,000
Roy Shire d. Red Berry (2-1)
Vern Taft d. Roque Monroe (2-1)
Hardy Kruskamp drew Woody Strode (four rounds)

February 1, 1956 Idaho Falls, ID (Idaho Falls Armory)
Bill Melby vs. Hardy Kruskamp
Karl Davis vs. Vern Taft
Cliff Thiede vs. Woody Strode

February 8, 1956 Idaho Falls, ID (Idaho Falls Armory)
Bill Melby d. Danny McKay (2-0)
Roy Shire d. Woody Strode (2-1)
Jerry Gordetski drew Bill Cole

February 15, 1956 Idaho Falls, ID (Idaho Falls Armory)
Roy Shire/Danny McKay d. (DQ) Vern Taft/Jerry Gordetski (2-1)  
Bill Melby d. Jack Dunnavant
Hal Hess drew Guy Stephens (amateur rules)

February 22, 1956 Idaho Falls, ID (Idaho Falls Armory)
Vern Taft d. Roy Shire (2-1)
Bob Ford d. Danny McKay (2-1)
Pee Wee James d. Max Bowman

February 29, 1956 Idaho Falls, ID (National Guard Armory)
Roy Shire no contest Vern Taft (1-1)
Bob Ford d. Bill Cole
Woody Strode drew Max Whitehead

March 7, 1956 Idaho Falls, ID (National Guard Armory)
Doug Donovan/Jack Donovan vs. Bob Ford/Don Moore
Prince Kimo vs. Danny McKay
Ken Call vs. Guy Stephens

No results found.

March 14, 1956 Idaho Falls, ID (Idaho Falls Armory)
Hardy Kruskamp/Rama Raga d. Mike Pipello/Bob Ford (Pipello subs for Cliff Thiede) (2-1)
Buzz Jones d. Treach Phillips
Ferrin Barr drew Ken Call (amateur rules)
Ferrin Barr drew Guy Stephens (amateur rules)

March 21, 1956 Idaho Falls, ID (Idaho Falls Armory)
Vern Taft d. Rama Raga (2-1)
Cliff Thiede d. Don Whitehead (2-1)
Buzz Jones drew Bob Norman
Ken Call drew Ferrin Barr

Card started late as two cars of wrestlers had problems. Raga subbed for Henry Lenz

March 28, 1956 Idaho Falls, ID (Idaho Falls Armory)
Rama Rajah/Al Kashey d. Don Moore/Moe Smith (2-1)
Hal Hess no contest Ken Call (Call falls and "split his nose" on the canvas)
Bob Ford d. (DQ) Henry Lenz

March 29, 1956 Aberdeen, ID (Aberdeen High School Gym)
Henry Lenz vs. Don Moore
Cliff Thiede vs. Rama Rajah
Mike Pippelo vs. Fred Wright

April 4, 1956 Idaho Falls, ID (Idaho Falls Armory)
Joe Tangaro/Guy Brunetti (world tag champs) d. Al Kashey/Rama Rajah (2-0)
Don Moore d. George Bruckman (2-1)
Ken Call drew Hal Hess (amateur wrestling)

April 11, 1956 Idaho Falls, ID (Idaho Falls Armory)
Joe Tangaro/Guy Brunetti (world tag champs) d. Al Kashey/Henry Lenz (2-1)
Bob Ford d. Yvon Quimet (2-0)

April 18, 1956 Idaho Falls, ID (Idaho Falls Armory)
Roy Shire d. (DQ) Bob Ford (2-1)
Vern Taft d. George Bruckman (2-0)
Otto Bowman d. Tiny Roe  
Yvon Quimet drew Don Moore

Tiny Roe subbed for Little Beaver

April 25, 1956 Idaho Falls, ID (Idaho Falls Armory)
Roy Shire d. Bob Ford (2-1)
Vern Taft d. Fred Wright
Yvon Quimet d. The Cavalier

May 2, 1956 Idaho Falls, ID (Idaho Falls Armory)
Roy Shire d. Vern Taft (2-1)
Guy Brunetti d. (DQ) Yvon Quimet (2-0)
Jack Dillon drew Don Moore

May 9, 1956 Idaho Falls, ID (Idaho Falls Armory)
Roy Shire d. Vern Taft (2-1)
Kit Fox d. Yvon Quimet (2-1)
Don Moore d. (DQ) Rama Rajah (reversed decision)

May 16, 1956 Idaho Falls, ID (Idaho Falls Armory)
Roy Shire/Yvon Quimet DDQ Vern Taft/Joe Tangaro
Kit Fox d. Black Jack Dillon (2-0)
Ferrin Barr drew Barry Campbell

May 23, 1956 Idaho Falls, ID (Idaho Falls Armory)
Joe Tangaro/Guy Brunetti d. Yvon Quimet/Roy Shire (world tag champs) (2-1, non-title)
Don Moore d. Black Jack Dillon  
Kit Fox d. Hardy Kruskamp

May 30, 1956 Idaho Falls, ID (Idaho Falls Armory)
7-man battle royal
Roy Shire d. Don Moore
Kit Fox drew Guy Brunetti
Joe Tangaro d. Yvon Quimet

Seventh man was Bob Ford

June 7, 1956 Idaho Falls, ID (Idaho Falls Armory)
Roy Shire/Yvon Quimet (world tag champs) d. Joe Tangaro/Guy Brunetti (2-1)
Kit Fox d. Don Moore (2-1)
Barry Campbell d. Ferrin Barr

June 13, 1956 Idaho Falls, ID (Idaho Falls Armory)
Bob Ford d. (DQ) Roy Shire (2-1)
Kit Fox d. Dutch Schultz (2-1)
Don Moore d. Black Jack Dillon

June 20, 1956 Idaho Falls, ID (Idaho Falls Armory)
Roy Shire drew Bob Ford (10 rounds of boxing; scored 3-3 and 4 even rounds)
Kit Fox d. Jack Dunnavant (2-0)
Dutch Schultz d. Don Moore

Dunnavant subbed for Hans Schanbel

June 28, 1956 Idaho Falls, ID (Idaho Falls Armory)
Roy Shire/Yvon Quimet (world tag champs) d. (DQ) Bob Ford/Kit Fox (2-1)
Dutch Schultz drew Jack Dunnivant
Ferrin Barr drew Barry Campbell

July 4, 1956 Idaho Falls, ID (Highland Park)
Bob Ford d. (DQ) Roy Shire (15 rounds of boxing, special ref Rex Layne)
Kit Fox d. Hardy Kruskamp (2-1)
Antone Leone d. Don Moore

July 6, 1956 Soda Springs, ID (High School Gym)
Tiny Tim/Lord Beaverbrook vs. Little Beaver/Jackie the Fearless (2/3 falls)
Kit Fox vs. Hardy Kruskamp (2/3 falls)
Dutch Schultz vs. Bob Ford (2/3 falls)

July 9, 1956 Idaho Falls, ID (Idaho Falls Armory)
Kit Fox d. Gorgeous George (2-1)
Antone Leone d. Jack Dunnavant (2/3 falls)
Cliff Thiede d. Hardy Kruskamp

July 17, 1956 Idaho Falls, ID (Idaho Falls Armory)
Kit Fox d. Roy Shire (2-1)
Antone Leone d. Dutch Schultz (2/3 falls)
Yvon Quimet d. Don Moore

July 23, 1956 Idaho Falls, ID (Idhao Falls Armory)
Kit Fox drew Roy Shire  
Antone Leone d. Hardy Kruskamp (2-1)
Cliff Thiede d. Bob Cummings

Thiede subbed for Yvon Quimet

July 30, 1956 Idaho Falls, ID (Idaho Falls Armory)
Roy Shire no contest Kit Fox (1-1; western title belt held up)
Dutch Schultz d. Bob Cummings
Woody Strode drew Yvon Quimet

Schultz subbed for Antone Leone

Until the Shire-Fox bout is settled, the Western Title belt is on display at Snowball's Sport
Shop and Paramount Cleaners.

August 6, 1956 Idaho Falls, ID (Idaho Falls Armory)
Roy Shire d. Kit Fox (wins western title) (no time limit, 1 fall)
Bob Cummings d. Woody Strode (1-1, Strode unable to continue)  
Yvon Quimet drew Hardy Kruskamp

Shire/Fox was a one fall bout as this was almost seen as the continuation of last week's
bout. Near riot after Shire/Fox bout - fans were unhappy with referee Skip Quire - with
one man arrested and hundreds banging on the dressing room doors.

August 13, 1956 Idaho Falls, ID (Idaho Falls Armory)
Kit Fox d. (DQ) Roy Shire (Indian death match)
Dynamite Bolanos vs. Dutch Schultz
Bob Cummings vs. Yvon Quimet (results not given for other two matches)

August 20, 1956 Idaho Falls, ID (Idaho Falls Armory)
Roy Shire/Yvon Quimet d. (DQ) Kit Fox/Cliff Thiede (2-1)
Woody Strode DCOR Bob Cummings
Ferrin Barr d. Gaylen Williams

August 27, 1956 Idaho Falls, ID (Idaho Falls Armory)
Roy Shire (western heavyweight champ) d. (COR) Cliff Thiede
Woody Strode d. (DQ) Dutch Schultz
Yvon Quimet vs. Kit Fox (no result in paper)

September 3, 1956 Idaho Falls, ID
No card found.

September 10, 1956 Idaho Falls, ID (Idaho Falls Armory)
Roy Shire d. Cliff Thiede (2-1; Thiede said to have torn a thigh muscle and was unable to
continue)
Kit Fox d. Dutch Schultz
Yvon Quimet d. Jan Madrid

September 17, 1956 Idaho Falls, ID (Idaho Falls Armory)
Red Berry d. Yvon Quimet (2/3 falls)
Roy Shire d. Danny O'Rourke (2-0)
Kit Fox drew Roger Mackay

O’Rourke subbed for Woody Strode

September 24, 1956 Idaho Falls, ID (Idaho Falls Armory)
Roy Shire no contest Red Berry (1-1)
Roger Mackay no contest Kit Fox (Fox unable to continue)
Yvon Quimet vs. Rocco Colombo (no result found)

October 1, 1956 Idaho Falls, ID (Idaho Falls Armory)
Roy Shire d. Red Berry (for the Western Heavyweight championship, champ unknown)
Roger Mackay d. Yvon Quimet
Rocky Colombo vs. Dutch Schultz (no result in paper)

October 8, 1956 Idaho Falls, ID (Idaho Falls Armory)
Kit Fox/Roger Mackay (world tag champs) d. Roy Shire/Yvon Quimet
Great Sasake d. Jan Madrid (1-0, Madrid unable to continue)
Hal Hess drew Guy Stevens

October 15, 1956 Idaho Falls, ID (Idaho Falls Armory)
Roger Mackay d. Roy Shire (1-0, Shire unable to continue)
Kit Fox d. Lou Newman (2-1, reverse decision)  
Yvon Quimet drew Danny McKay

October 22, 1956 Idaho Falls, ID (Idaho Falls Armory)
Roger Mackay d. (DQ) Roy Shire (1-0, no falls until 59:32)
Rocky Colombo d. (DQ) Yvon Quimet
Mike Mazurki d. Dutch Schultz (2-0)

October 29, 1956 Idaho Falls, ID (Idaho Falls Armory)
7-man battle royal
Great Sasake d. Roger Mackay
Kit Fox drew Mike Mazurki
Yvon Quimet d. Rocky Colombo

Seventh man was Roy Shire

November 5, 1956 Idaho Falls, ID (Idaho Falls Armory)
Kit Fox/Roger Mackay (world tag champs) vs. Roy Shire/Great Sasake
Dutch Schultz vs. Yvon Quimet
Frank Jares vs. Danny McKay

November 6 paper missing

November 12, 1956 Idaho Falls, ID (Idaho Falls Armory)
Kit Fox/Rocky Colombo d. (COR) Roy Shire/Great Sasake
Frank Jares d. Yvon Quimet (2-1)

November 19, 1956 Idaho Falls, ID (Idaho Falls Armory)
Roy Shire d. Great Sasake (2-1)
Kit Fox d. Dutch Schultz (2/3 falls)
Hardy Kruskamp d. Don Norman

November 26, 1956 Idaho Falls, ID (Idaho Falls Armory)
Rocky Colombo d. Yvon Quimet (2-0)
Frank Jares d. Kit Fox (2-1)
Great Sasake d. Roy Shire (2-1; 1st fall was judo jacket, 2nd was regular wrestling but
since Sasake won his fall the quickest, it was judo jacket in the 3rd)

December 3, 1956 Idaho Falls, ID (Idaho Falls Armory)
Roy Shire no contest Frank Jares (2-1; Shire originally pinned Jares, but manager Yvon
Quimet's interference was discovered)
Rocky Colombo/Vern Taft d. Hardy Kruskamp/Yvon Quimet (2-1)
Bob Phillips vs. Ferrin Barr (no result mentioned)

Kruskamp took Jares' place in the tag. Jares subbed for Great Sasake against Shire.

December 10, 1956 Idaho Falls, ID (Idaho Falls Armory)
Frank Jares/Great Sasake d. Roy Shire/Yvon Quimet (world tag champs) (2-1) NEW
CHAMPS Vern Taft d. Rocky Colombo
Larry Montgomery drew Hardy Kruskamp

Shire/Quimet won the belts two weeks ago in Spokane.

December 17, 1956 Idaho Falls, ID
Vern Taft/Doug Dawson d. Frank Jares/Great Sasake (world tag champs) (non-title?)
Woody Strode d. (DQ) Yvon Quimet
Larry Montgomery d. Bob Phillips

No evidence of anything in Idaho Falls for the remainder of 1956.


Research by Becky Taylor
Idaho Falls Wrestling Results - 1956