January 7, 1957 Idaho Falls, ID (Idaho Falls Armory)
Benefit for the American Red Cross Hungarian Relief Fund
Yvon Quimet/Frank Jares d. Larry Montgomery/Jack Cypers (first round)
Cliff Thiede/Vern Taft d. Bill Cole/Hardy Kruskamp (1st round)
Cliff Thiede/Vern Taft d. Frank Jares/Yvon Quimet (2-1) NEW WORLD TAG CHAMPS

Sasaki had left for Japan. "A long distance call was made to St. Louis and wrestling
headquarters gave approval to an elimination series with the winners wrestling for the
championship with Sasaki and {Brother} Frank {Jares}  disqualified as champions."

January 14, 1957 Idaho Falls, ID (Idaho Falls Armory)
One night tournament for a title shot againt Roy Shire (western heavyweight champ)
Vern Taft d. Bill Cole (opener)
Larry Montgomery d. Don "Ox" Anderson (2nd match)
Suni War Cloud d. Yvon Quimet (3rd match)
Mike Mazurki had a bye
Mike Mazurki d. Larry Montgomery (semis)
Suni War Cloud d. Vern Taft (semis)
Suni War Cloud d. Mike Mazurki (finals)

Taft subbed for Jack Cypers

January 21, 1957 Idaho Falls, ID (Idaho Falls Armory)
Roy Shire (western champ) d. Bill Cole (2-0)
Public Enemy No. 2 d. Jack Cypers (2-1)
Yvon Quimet d. Bob Boyer

Cole subbed for Suni War Cloud

January 23, 1957 - Mackay, ID

January 24, 1957 Arco, ID

January 25, 1957 Challis, ID

January 26, 1957 Salmon, ID

January 28, 1957 Idaho Falls, ID (Idaho Falls Armory)
Roy Shire (western heavyweight champ) no contest Suni War Cloud
Public Enemy No. 1/Public Enemy No. 2 d. Bob Boyer/Vern Taft (2-1)
Yvon Quimet d. Jack Cypers

February 4, 1957 Idaho Falls, ID (Idaho Falls Armory)
Vern Taft/Cliff Thiede (world tag champs) d. Public Enemy No. 1/Public Enemy No. 2 (2-0;
PE No. 1 unmasked)
Roy Shire d. Johnnie James (2-1)
Suni War Cloud d. Yvon Quimet

Johnny James subbed for Jesse James

February 11, 1957 Idaho Falls, ID (Idaho Falls Armory)
Suni War Cloud d. Roy Shire (1-1, Shire's manager Yvon Quimet refuses to allow him to
answer the bell for the third fall)
Jesse James/Johnnie James d. Hardy Kruskamp/Yvon Quimet (2-1)
Larry Montgomery d. Don "Ox" Anderson

February 18, 1957 Idaho Falls, ID (Idaho Falls Armory)
Roy Shire (western heavyweight champ) d. Suni War Cloud (2/3 falls)
Tosh Togo d. Jack Cypers (1-0, Cypers unable to continue)
Jesse James d. Yvon Quimet
Johnnie James drew John Onainda

Cypers subbed for Vern Taft

February 25, 1957 Idaho Falls, ID (Idaho Falls Armory)
Suni War Cloud/Cliff Thiede d. Yvon Quimet/Roy Shire (1-2, reversed decision)
Tosh Togo d. (DQ) Johnnie James (2-1)
Jesse James d. John Onainda

March 4, 1957 Idaho Falls, ID (Idaho Falls Armory)
Tosh Togo no contest Jesse James
Larry Montgomery d. John Onainda
Great Sasake d. Bob Boyer
Mike Mazurki drew Johnnie James (1-1)

March 11, 1957 Idaho Falls, ID (Idaho Falls Armory)
Tosh Togo d. Johnnie James (15 minutes)
Tosh Togo drew Jesse James (Togo promised to beat both James brothers in 30 minutes
total or forfeit his purse to them)
Sky Low Low d. Tito Infante (2-1)
Great Sasake d. Lou Klein (2-1)

March 18, 1957 Idaho Falls, ID (Idaho Falls Armory)
Jesse James/Johnnie James d. Great Sasake/Tosh Togo (2-1)
Mike Mazurki d. Larry Montgomery (2-1)
Hardy Kruskamp d. Jack Cypers

Cypers subbed for John Onainda

March 23, 1957 Soda Springs, ID (High School Gym)
Mike Mazurki vs. Cliff Thiede
Mike Montgomery vs. Bill Cole
Ferrin Barr vs. Treach Phillips

March 25, 1957 Idaho Falls, ID (Idaho Falls Armory)
Great Sasake/Tosh Togo/Hardy Kruskamp d. Jesse James/Johnnie James/Mike Mazurki
(2-1, two referees)
Hardy Kruskamp drew Mike Mazurki
Jesse James d. (DQ) Tosh Togo

April 1, 1957 Idaho Falls, ID (Idaho Falls Armory)
Tosh Togo d. (DQ) Mike Mazurki (2-1)
Cliff Thiede d. Jesse James (2-1)
Henry Lenz d. Johnnie James
Great Sasake d. Red Shoes Dugan

April 8, 1957 Idaho Falls, ID (Idaho Falls Armory)
Mike Mazurki/Rikidozan drew Tosh Togo/Great Sasake (1-1)
Henry Lenz d. Red Shoes Dugan
Larry Montgomery drew Hardy Kruskamp

April 15, 1957 Idaho Falls, ID (Idaho Falls Armory)
Roy Shire vs. Tosh Togo (2/3 falls)
Henry Lenz/Great Sasake vs. Mike Mazurki/Rikidozan (non-title)
Red Shoes Dugan vs. Larry Montgomery

April 16 paper not available

April 22, 1957 Idaho Falls, ID (Idaho Falls Armory)
Great Sasake/Tosh Togo d. Henry Lenz/Larry Montgomery (2-1)
Boom Boom Michalik d. Hardy Kruskamp
Bill Cole drew John Onainda

April 29, 1957 Idaho Falls, ID (Idaho Falls Armory)
Boom Boom Michalik won a battle royal (featuring John Onainda (1st eliminated), Ferrin
Barr (2nd), Larry Montgomery (3rd), Tosh Togo (4th), Hardy Kruskamp (5th), Great
Sasake (6th), Henry Lenz (last))
Hardy Kruskamp drew John Onainda
Great Sasake d. Ferrin Barr
Boom Boom Mahalik d. Tosh Togo

Idaho champ is Henry Lenz.

May 6, 1957 Idaho Falls, ID (Idaho Falls Armory)
June Byers (world champ) d. China Mira (2-1)
Henry Lenz/Boom Boom Michalik/Stretch Parks d. Great Sasake/Tosh Togo/Hardy
Kruskamp (2-1)

May 13, 1957 Idaho Falls, ID (Idaho Falls Armory)
Great Sasake/Tosh Togo (tag champs) d. Boom Boom Michalik/Stretch Parks (2-1)
Henry Lenz drew Rocky Monroe (2-1)
Larry Montgomery drew Jim Blood

May 20, 1957 Idaho Falls, ID (Idaho Falls Armory)
Henry Lenz/Stretch Parks d. Tosh Togo/Great Sasake (tag champs) (2-1) NEW CHAMPS  
Larry Montgomery d. Rocky Monroe
Hardy Kruskamp d. (DQ) Jim Blood

May 27, 1957 Idaho Falls, ID (Idaho Falls Armory)
Jim Blood d. Henry Lenz (western heavyweight champ) (non-title) (2-1)  
Tournament to face Henry Lenz
The Bat d. Ferrin Barr (1st round)
Stretch Parks d. Rocky Monroe (1st round)
Don Anderson d. Jack Cypers (1st round)
Stretch Parks had a 2nd round bye
The Bat d. Don Anderson (2nd round)
The Bat d. Stretch Parks (finals)

Blood subbed for Great Sasake

June 3, 1957 Idaho Falls, ID (Idaho Falls Armory)
Henry Lenz (western heavyweight champ) d. (COR) Jim Blood (2-1)
Stretch Parks d. (DQ) The Bat (1-2, The Bat put the claw on the ref after gaining the fall)
Hardy Kruskamp drew Rocky Monroe

Kruskamp subbed for Roger Mackay

June 10, 1957 Idaho Falls, ID (Idaho Falls Armory)
Ethel Johnson (Negro women's champ) d. Betty Hawkins (non-title) (2-1)
Henry Lenz (western heavyweight champ) drew Jim Blood (1-1)
Stretch Parks d. Hardy Kruskamp

June 15, 1957 Montpelier, ID (Montpelier High School gym)
Rocky Monroe vs. Cliff Thiede
Advertised: The Bat, Sam Menacker

June 17, 1957 Idaho Falls, ID (Idaho Falls Armory)
Henry Lenz/Stretch Parks (tag champs) d. Jim Blood/Rocky Monroe (2-1)
Betty Hawkins/Penny Banner d. Ethel Johnson/Helen Hild (2-1)

June 24, 1957 Idaho Falls, ID (Idaho Falls Armory)
Jim Blood d. Rocky Monroe (2-1)
The Bat d. Mike Mazurki (2-1)
Cowboy Bradley d. Tiny Roe (2-1)

July 1, 1957 Idaho Falls, ID (Idaho Falls Armory)
The Bat d. (COR) Jim Blood
Stretch Parks/Henry Lenz (tag champs) d. Hardy Kruskamp/Rocky Monroe (2-1)

July 8, 1957 Idaho Falls, ID (Idaho Falls Armory)
The Bat d. Jim Blood (boxing; 6th round KO)
Guy Brunetti drew Henry Lenz
Joe Tangaro d. (DQ) Rocky Monroe

July 15, 1957 Idaho Falls, ID (Idaho Falls Armory)
Guy Brunetti/Joe Tangaro d. The Bat/Rocky Monroe (2-1)
Shag Thomas d. Jack Cypers
Henry Lenz vs. Boom Boom Michalik (no result in paper)

July 22, 1957 Idaho Falls, ID (Idaho Falls Armory)
The Bat/Rocky Monroe (tag champs) d. Joe Tangaro/Guy Brunetti (2-1)
Shag Thomas d. Hardy Kruskamp (2-0)

"Fans nearly rioted after the [tag] match and local police had almost more than they
could handle to keep [peace] between wrestlers, referee, and fans. A few enthusiastic
persons managed to get in a few blows with chairs before the Bat, Monroe, and [referee
Skip] Quire made it to the dressing room." (July 24, 1957 Idaho Falls Post-Register)

July 29, 1957 Idaho Falls, ID
Shag Thomas DCOR The Bat
Rocky Monroe d. Don "Ox" Anderson (2-1)
George Strickland d. Ferrin Barr

August 5, 1957 Idaho Falls, ID
The Bat d. (COR) Shag Thomas (2-1)
Joe Tangaro d. (COR) Rocky Monroe
Bob Corby d. Don "Ox" Anderson

Anderson subbed for Guy Brunetti

August 12, 1957 Idaho Falls, ID (Idaho Falls Armory)
Shag Thomas/Joe Tangaro d. (DQ) The Bat/Rocky Monroe
Bob Corby d. Guy Brunetti (2/3 falls)

August 19, 1957 Idaho Falls, ID (Idaho Falls Armory)
Shag Thomas d. The Bat (2/3 falls)  
Charro Azteca d. Bob Corby
Rocky Monroe drew Stretch Parks

August 26, 1957 Idaho Falls, ID (Idaho Falls Armory)
The Bat/Rocky Monroe (tag champs) d. Charro Azteca/Shag Thomas (2-1)
Stretch Parks d. (DQ) Bob Corby (2-1)
Ferrin Barr d. Hardy Kruskamp (Kruskamp must gain a fall in 15 minutes or Barr wins. He
didn't.)

September 2, 1957 Idaho Falls, ID (Idaho Falls Armory)
Roger Mackay/Stretch Parks/Charro Azteca d. The Bat/Bob Corby/Don Anderson (2-1)
Stretch Parks drew Don Anderson
Roger Mackay drew Bob Corby

September 9, 1957 Idaho Falls, ID (Idaho Falls Armory)
The Bat (Idaho champ) d. Shag Thomas (2-1)
Bolo Shiruma drew Eric the Great (1-1)
Bob Corby d. Hardy Kruskamp (2-0)

September 16, 1957 Idaho Falls, ID (Idaho Falls Armory)
The Bat d. Bob Corby (2/3 falls)
Shag Thomas d. Eric the Great (2-0)
Jack Terry d. Bolo Shiruma

September 23, 1957 Idaho Falls, ID (Idaho Falls Armory)
8-man battle royal
Jack Terry drew The Bat
Bolo Shiruma drew Eric the Great
Mike Mazurki d. Bob Corby
Lee Grable d. Fred Wright

September 30, 1957 Idaho Falls, ID (Idaho Falls Armory)
The Bat d. (DQ) Jack Terry (2-1)
Eric the Great vs. Mike Mazurki
Jack Cypers vs. Fred Wright (no results for other two matches)

October 7, 1957 Idaho Falls, ID (Idaho Falls Armory)
Shag Thomas d. The Bat (2-1; Bat says he'll only take off his mask if he loses in two
straight)
Suni War Cloud d. Jack Terry (2/3 falls)
Mike Mazurki drew Eric the Great
Bolo Shiruma drew Bob Corby

October 14, 1957 Idaho Falls, ID (Idaho Falls Armory)
The Bat KO Shag Thomas (boxing; winner faces Roy Shire)
Little Red Feather/Tiny Tim d. Sky Low Low/Irish Jackie
Suni War Cloud d. Eric the Great (2/3 falls)
Gypsy Joe d. Lou Klein (2/3 falls)

October 21, 1957 Idaho Falls, ID (Idaho Falls Armory)
Roy Shire d. The Bat (2-1)
Suni War Cloud d. (DQ) Gypsy Joe
Eric the Great drew Charro Azteca

October 28, 1957 Idaho Falls, ID (Idaho Falls Armory)
Roy Shire drew The Bat (1-1)
Gypsy Joe/Eric the Great d. Suni War Cloud/Charro Azteca

November 4, 1957 Idaho Falls, ID (Idaho Falls Armory)
Rey Urbano won a battle royal (1st eliminated - Shag Thomas, 2nd - Gypsy Joe, 3rd -
Eric the Great, 4th - The Bat)
Suni War Cloud/Charro Azteca d. Gypsy Joe/Eric the Great (elimination)
The Bat d. Shag Thomas

November 11, 1957 Idaho Falls, ID (Idaho Falls Armory)
The Bat/Eric the Great d. Suni War Cloud/Charro Azteca
Peggy Allen d. Helen Shaffer (2-1)
Gypsy Joe d. Rey Urbano

November 18, 1957 Idaho Falls, ID (Idaho Falls Armory)
The Bat/Eric the Great d. Suni War Cloud/Charro Azteca
Rey Urbano d. Gypsy Joe (2-1)
Bolo Shiruma drew Johnny Goelz

November 25, 1957 Idaho Falls, ID (Idaho Falls Armory)
Suni War Cloud/Rey Urbano d. (DQ) The Bat/Eric the Great
Little Red Feather/Brown Panther d. Ivan the Terrible/Beau Brummell (2-1)
Bolo Shiruma drew Gypsy Joe
George Drake d. John Pavich

December 2, 1957 Idaho Falls, ID (Idaho Falls Armory)
Ramona Teselle/Sharon Lass d. Rose Roman/Raymonde Coty (2-1)
The Bat/Eric the Great d. Suni War Cloud/Rey Urbano
Gypsy Joe d. Johnny Goelz

December 9, 1957 Idaho Falls, ID (Idaho Falls Armory)
Suni War Cloud/Rey Urbano d. (DQ) The Bat/Eric the Great (2-1)
Rose Roman/Raymonde Coty d. Ramona Teselle/Sharon Lass (2-1)
Bolo Shiruma drew Gypsy Joe

December 16, 1957 Idaho Falls, ID (Idaho Falls Armory)
Eric the Great drew Johnny Goelz (1-1)
The Bat vs. Rey Urbano (match described, but no result given)
Ferrin Barr (Sandy Barr) d. Bolo Shiruma

No evidence of Idaho Falls cards until January.


Research by Becky Taylor
Idaho Falls Wrestling Results - 1957