Toronto Wrestling Results

Toronto, Ontario: Sunday, January 5, 1969
(Maple Leaf Gardens) … Bulldog Brower and “Whipper” Billy Watson b. The Assassin and
Al Costello (2/3) (Brower pinned Costello for the third fall) … The Mighty Igor b. Tony
Angelo (8:47) … Bouncing Bert and Joey Russell b. Cowboy Bradley and Frenchy Lamont
(2/3) … Edourad Carpentier b. Joe Christie (9:31) … Tiger Jeet Singh b. Eric the Red (10:
24) … Fred Atkins and Ivan Kalmikoff drew (15:00) … (promoter: Frank Tunney) …
(referee: Bunny Dunlop)

Toronto, Ontario: Sunday, February 9, 1969
(Maple Leaf Gardens) … The Mighty Igor b. Ivan Koloff (12:31) (Koloff was managed by
Tony Angelo) … Bulldog Brower and “Whipper” Billy Watson b. The Assassin and Al
Costello (Watson pinned Costello) (7:12) … Edouard Carpentier b. The Mighty Ursus (13:
16) … Rocky Johnson and Ivan Kalmikoff drew (15:00) … Dewey Robertson b. Eric the Red
(11:01) … The Sheik b. Bill Palmer (camel clutch) (2:49) … Paul Diamond b. Fred Atkins
(14:55) … (promoter: Frank Tunney) … (referee: Tiger Tasker) … (9,200 fans)

Toronto, Ontario: Sunday, February 23, 1969
(Maple Leaf Gardens) … The Mighty Igor vs. The Sheik … Bulldog Brower and “Whipper”
Billy Watson vs. Al Costello and The Mighty Ursus … The Assassin vs. Athol Layton …
Rocky Johnson vs. Ivan Kalmikoff … Joe Christie vs. Paul Diamond … Fred Atkins vs. Eric
the Red … (promoter: Frank Tunney)
Note: Wrestling on television was offered on Saturdays at 1:30 p.m. on channel 11.

Toronto, Ontario: Sunday, March 9, 1969
(Maple Leaf Gardens) … Gene Kiniski b. Ivan Koloff (13:15) … The Assassin and Al
Costello wrestled The Mighty Igor and “Whipper” Billy Watson to a draw (1-1) (30:00) …
Edouard Carpentier b. Eric the Red (11:12) … Fred Atkins and Dewey Robertson drew (15:
00) … Ivan Kalmikoff and Tony Marino drew (15:00) … Paul Diamond b. Sandor Kovacs
(abdominal stretch) (10:00) … (promoter: Frank Tunney)

Toronto, Ontario: Sunday, March 16, 1969
(Maple Leaf Gardens) … The Sheik b. Bulldog Brower (10:30) (Sheik was managed by
Abdullah Farouk) … The Mighty Igor and “Whipper” Billy Watson b. The Assassin and Al
Costello (2/3) (Igor forced Costello to submit to a bearhug in the third fall) … Ivan Koloff b.
Ivan Kalmikoff (8:11) … Edouard Carpentier b. Fred Atkins (7:01) … “Dutch” Momberg and
Dewey Robertson drew (15:00) … Paul Diamond b. Eric the Red (11:45) … (promoter:
Frank Tunney) … (referee: Joe Gollob) … (10,000 fans)

Toronto, Ontario: Sunday, March 30, 1969
(Maple Leaf Gardens) … The Sheik b. The Mighty Igor (6:26) (Sheik used a pencil given to
him by his manager to jab his opponent’s forehead) … Bulldog Brower and “Whipper” Billy
Watson b. Al Costello and Dan Miller (2/3) … Eric the Red and Ivan Kalmikoff drew (15:00)
… Fred Atkins b. Bob Nandor (10:30) (Kangaroo Clutch) … Paul Diamond b. Mike Loren (8:
29) … Athol Layton b. The Assassin (DQ) (11:56) … (promoter: Frank Tunney) …
(referees: Bill Stack, Tiger Tasker) … (12,000+ fans)
Note: “Whipper” Watson announced that he wouldn’t wrestle at the Gardens again until he
met The Sheik.

Toronto, Ontario: Sunday, April 13, 1969
(Maple Leaf Gardens) … Bulldog Brower and Athol Layton b. The Assassin and Al Costello
(2/3) … The Sheik b. “Whipper” Billy Watson (DQ) (4:45) (Watson hit the referee) … Dewey
Robertson b. Mike Loren (10:55) … The Mighty Igor b. Dan Miller (9:09) … Paul Diamond
b. Eric the Red (abdominal stretch) (10:56) … Fred Atkins and Ivan Kalmikoff drew (20:00)
… Tony Marino b. Joe Christie … (promoter: Frank Tunney) … (referee: Joe Gollob)

Toronto, Ontario: Sunday, April 20, 1969
(Maple Leaf Gardens) … Gene Kiniski b. Ivan Koloff (18:48) … Bulldog Brower and
“Whipper” Billy Watson b. The Assassin and Al Costello (2/3) (Watson pinned Costello in
the third fall) … Ivan Kalmikoff and Dan Miller drew (20:00) … Paul Diamond b. Tony
Angelo (10:16) … The Mighty Igor b. Fred Atkins (7:34) … Joey Russell b. Frenchy
Lamonte (14:48) … (promoter: Frank Tunney) … (9,250 fans)

Toronto, Ontario: Sunday, May 4, 1969
(Maple Leaf Gardens) … Gene Kiniski b. Ivan Koloff (17:46) (countout) … Bulldog Brower
and “Whipper” Billy Watson b. The Assassin and Bull Curry (2/3) … Paul Diamond b. Dan
Miller (DQ) (14:37) … The Mighty Igor b. Joe Christie (6:22) … Fred Atkins b. Eric the Red
(4:08) … (promoter: Frank Tunney)

Toronto, Ontario: Sunday, May 18, 1969
(Maple Leaf Gardens) … NWA World Heavyweight Champion Dory Funk Jr. b. Ivan Koloff
(16:51) … The Sheik b. “Whipper” Billy Watson (CO) (5:03) (Sheik was accompanied by
Abdullah Farouk) … Athol Layton b. Tony Angelo (7:12) … Cowboy Bradley and Joey
Russell b. Little Brutus and Sky Low Low (2/3) … Cuddles Anderson and Celine Fontaine
wrestled an exhibition (10:00) … The Mighty Igor b. Dan Miller (bearhug) (7:43) … Paul
Diamond b. Fred Atkins (8:27) … Eric the Red and Ivan Kalmikoff drew (15:00) …
(promoter: Frank Tunney) … (referee: Tiger Tasker) … (14,000 fans)
Note: Show marked Tunney’s 30th year as a wrestling promoter; a rainy night in Toronto;
Funk’s first appearance in Toronto

Toronto, Ontario: Sunday, June 1, 1969
(Maple Leaf Gardens) … The Sheik b. The Mighty Igor (7:34) … Bulldog Brower and Billy
Watson b. The Assassin and Pedro Godoy (2/3) … Bobo Brazil b. Joe Christie (6:02) …
Paul Diamond b. Dutch Momberg (14:02) … Cowboy Bradley and Joey Russell b. Little
Brutus and Sky Low Low (2/3) … Fred Atkins and Dewey Robertson drew (15:00) … Eric
the Red and Ivan Kalmikoff drew (15:00) … (promoter: Frank Tunney) … (referee: Joe
Gollob) … (10,000 fans)

Toronto, Ontario: Sunday, June 29, 1969
(Maple Leaf Gardens) … The Sheik b. Gene Kiniski (2:39) (Kiniski brawled with Sheik and
Abdullah Farouk for nine minutes before the match) … Bulldog Brower and Billy Watson b.
The Assassin and Dan Miller (2/3) … Bobo Brazil b. Mike Loren (4:41) … Paul Diamond b.
Joe Christie (9:34) … Fred Atkins and Dewey Robertson drew (15:00) … WWWF World
Heavyweight Champion Bruno Sammartino b. Baron Mikel Scicluna (7:50) … Duke Noble b.
Eric the Red (DQ) (7:29) … Cuddles Anderson and Celine Fontaine wrestled an exhibition
… (promoter: Frank Tunney) … (referee: Tiger Tasker) … (14,000 fans)
Note: Next show: July 13.

Toronto, Ontario: Sunday, July 13, 1969
(Maple Leaf Gardens) … WWWF World Heavyweight Champion Bruno Sammartino and
The Sheik were both disqualified (4:34) (after Abdullah Farouk handed a weapon to the
Sheik, Domenic DeNucci jumped into the ring to attack Sheik) (a ringside fan jumped into
the ring, followed by wrestlers Assassin and Jerry Graham) … Gene Kiniski b. Dan Miller
(11:24) … Athol Layton and Billy Watson b. The Assassin and Jerry Graham (2/3) … The
Mighty Igor b. Arnold Skaaland (5:14) … Edouard Carpentier and Paul Diamond b. The
LeDuc Brothers (Joe and Paul LeDuc) (Joe LeDuc was counted out) (12:45) … Bobo Brazil
b. Fred Atkins (7:02) … Bulldog Brower b. Pedro Godoy (7:38) … Ivan Kalmikoff and Duke
Noble drew (15:00) … Lucille Dupre and Linda Klein wrestled an exhibition … (promoter:
Frank Tunney) … (referees: Bill Stack, Tiger Tasker) … (14,000 fans)
Note: Next show on July 27; Domenic DeNucci was introduced to the crowd before the main
event

Toronto, Ontario: Sunday, July 27, 1969
(Maple Leaf Gardens) … The Sheik b. Gene Kiniski (DQ) (6:37) (Dominic DeNucci
intefered) … “Whipper” Billy Watson b. The Assassin (DQ) (8:28) (Assassin had an illegal
object in the ring) … Lou Thesz b. Dr. Jerry Graham (5:10) … Edouard Carpentier and Paul
Diamond b. The LeDuc Brothers (Joe and Paul LeDuc) (2/3) … Dominic DeNucci b. Pedro
Godoy (7:20) … Fred Akins b. Terry White (7:35) … Eric the Red and Bill Terry drew (15:
00) … Cowboy Bradley and Joey Russell b. Billy the Kid and Frenchy LaMonte (2/3) …
Bulldog Brower b. Mike Loren (5:36) … (promoter: Frank Tunney)

Toronto, Ontario: Sunday, August 10, 1969
(Maple Leaf Gardens) … The Sheik b. Dominic DeNucci (3:50) … Bulldog Brower and
“Whipper” Billy Watson b. The Masked Assassins (2/3) (third by countout) … Pedro Godoy
vs. Dewey Robertson … Fred Atkins vs. Mike Loren … Ivan Kalmikoff vs. “Cowboy” Frankie
Laine … Paul Diamond vs. Paul LeDuc … Sandor Kovacs vs. Ernie Ladd … Joe LeDuc vs.
The Mighty Igor … Cuddles Anderson and Celine Fontaine offered an exhibition of self-
defense … (promoter: Frank Tunney) … (referee: Tiger Tasker) … (10,000 fans)
Note: Wrestling was presented on television on Saturday nights at 7:00 p.m. on channel 11.

Toronto, Ontario: Sunday, August 24, 1969
(Maple Leaf Gardens) … The Sheik b. Lou Thesz (5:04) (Sheik received some outside help
from his manager Abdullah Farouk) … “Whipper” Billy Watson b. Bob Harmon (5:06)
(Canuck Commando hold) … Gene Kiniski b. “Cowboy” Frankie Laine (5:54) … Mike Loren
and Terry White drew (15:00) … Dominic DeNucci b. Joe Christie (6:24) … Fred Atkins and
Lou Klein drew (15:00) … The Assassin b. Eric the Red (6:18) … The Fabulous Kangaroos
(Al Costello and Ray Kent) b. Paul Diamond and Dewey Robertson (15:22) (Costello pinned
Robertson) … (promoter: Frank Tunney) … (10,000 fans)

Toronto, Ontario: Sunday, September 7, 1969
(Maple Leaf Gardens) … The Sheik b. Lou Thesz (1:05) (Sheik and Thesz wrestled for
almost 10 minutes before the match actually started) (Sheik used a foreign object on Thesz
shortly after the bout began, handed to him by his manager Abdullah Farouk) … Billy
Watson b. Pedro Godoy (5:42) … Bulldog Brower and Paul Diamond wrestled The
Fabulous Kangaroos to a draw (30:00) … Edouard Carpentier b. Bob Harmon (3:34) …
Dominic DeNucci b. Mike Loren (6:07) … Bobo Brazil b. Eric the Red (3:56) … The
Assassin b. Terry White (7:19) … Fred Atkins and Joe Christie drew (15:00) … (promoter:
Frank Tunney) … (11,000 fans)

Toronto, Ontario: Sunday, September 21, 1969
(Maple Leaf Gardens) … The Sheik b. Edouard Carpentier (5:36) (Sheik used a foreign
object) … “Whipper” Billy Watson b. Magnificent Maurice (1:16) … Fred Atkins b. Mike
Loren … The Assassin b. Terry White (10:06) … Bobo Brazil b. Lou Klein (5:24) … Dominic
DeNucci b. Eric the Red (6:26) … The Fabulous Kangaroos wrestled Bulldog Brower and
Paul Diamond drew (30:00) … Jamaica Kid and Little Beaver b. Frenchy LaMonte and Little
Brutus (2/3) … (promoter: Frank Tunney) … (14,000 fans)

Toronto, Ontario: Sunday, October 5, 1969
(Maple Leaf Gardens) … The Sheik b. Dominic DeNucci (countout) (7:32) … Haystack
Calhoun and Paul Diamond b. The Assassin and Bill Terry (2-0) … Lou Thesz b.
Magnificent Maurice (3:06) … “Whipper” Billy Watson b. Joe Christie (6:57) … Bobo Brazil
b. Mike Loren (4:49) … Fred Atkins and Dewey Robertson drew (15:00) … Lou Klein and
Terry White drew (15:00) … The Fabulous Kangaroos (Al Costello and Ray Kent) b.
Bulldog Brower and Murray Cummings (2/3) … (promoter: Frank Tunney) … (referee:
Tiger Tasker) … (11,000 fans)

Toronto, Ontario: Sunday, October 19, 1969
(Maple Leaf Gardens) … The Sheik b. Bulldog Brower (DQ) (4:52) … Haystack Calhoun
and Billy Watson b. The Assassin and Man Mountain Cannon (2/3) … Bobo Brazil and Athol
Layton b. The Fabulous Kangaroos (Al Costello and Ray Kent) (2/3) (third by DQ) …
Dominic DeNucci b. Bill Terry (7:17) … Bulldog Brower b. Mike Loren (bearhug) (50
seconds) … Big Saka b. Silvain Richard (4:01) … Dewey Robertson b. Eric the Red (9:18)
… Fred Atkins and Murray Cummings drew (15:00) … (promoter: Frank Tunney)

Toronto, Ontario: Sunday, November 2, 1969
(Maple Leaf Gardens) … The Sheik b. Lord Athol Layton (Layton was unable to continue)
(7:09) … The Mighty Igor and Billy Watson b. The Fabulous Kangaroos (Al Costello and
Ray Kent) (2/3) … Bobo Brazil and Haystack Calhoun b. The Assassin and Man Mountain
Cannon (2/3) … Bulldog Brower b. Bob Harmon (backbreaker) (1:03) … Dominic DeNucci
b. Porky Toledo (7:22) … Big Saka and Rocky Johnson drew (15:00) … Fred Atkins and
Ivan Kalmikoff drew (15:00) … (promoter: Frank Tunney) … (referee: Tiger Tasker) …
(15,000 fans)

Toronto, Ontario: Monday: November 17, 1969
(Maple Leaf Gardens) … The Sheik b. Bulldog Brower (15:33) (Indian deathlock) … The
Mighty Igor and Billy Watson b. The Fabulous Kangaroos (Al Costello and Ray Kent) (2/3)
(third by DQ) … Bobo Brazil and Haystack Calhoun b. The Assassin and Mike Loren (2-0)
… Little Beaver b. Frenchy Lamonte (2-0) … Big Saka b. Rocky Johnson (13:39) … Ivan
Kalmikoff b. Man Mountain Cannon (DQ) (5:27) … Fred Atkins and Lou Klein drew (15:00)
… Lady Midget Wrestlers in an exhibition of self defense … (promoter: Frank Tunney) …
(8,000 fans)
Note: Wrestling was on television on Saturday at 12:30 p.m. on channel 11.

Toronto, Ontario: Sunday, November 30, 1969
(Maple Leaf Gardens) … The Sheik b. Giant Saka (4:58) (camel clutch) … Bulldog Brower
and “Whipper” Billy Watson b. The Fabulous Kangaroos (Al Costello and Ray Kent) (DQ)
(10:30) … Haystack Calhoun and The Mighty Igor b. The Love Brothers (Hartford and
Reginald Love) (DQ) … Bobo Brazil b. The Assassin (7:00) (CO) … Little Beaver b.
Frenchie Lamont (15:07) … Dominic DeNucci b. Fred Atkins (8:19) … Angelo Mosca b.
Mike “Porky” Loren (7:50) … Fred Curry b. Ivan Kalmikoff (9:30) … (promoter: Frank
Tunney) … (12,000 fans)

Research by Tim Hornbaker

Toronto Wrestling Results - 1969