Ontario, Canada: 1940
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JANUARY 1940
JANUARY 8, 1940 (MONDAY)
Promoter: John Tunney
Auditorium, Ottawa, Ontario, Canada
Referee: Fred Bourguignon
1 - Pete Baltron def. Pat Kelly
(00:13:24)
2 - Tiger Joe Marsh def. Wild Bill Longson,
Disqualification (00:29:10)
3 - Ted "King Kong" Cox def. Leo Numa,
Two Falls to One - Disqualification
Notes:
Kelly was a substitute for Rudy Strongberg.
Match 2 had the decision reversed.
JANUARY 15, 1940 (MONDAY)
Last Card of the Month
Auditorium, Ottawa, Ontario, Canada
R3feree: Duke Willis
1 - Lee Henning Vs. Pete Baltrom,
Draw (00:30:00)
2 - Elmer "The Great" Eastup def. Al Billings
3 - Ted "KIng Kong" Cox def. Leo Numa,
Two Falls to One - Disqualification
JANUARY 20, 1940 (SATURDAY)
Ottawa, Ontario, Canada
"John Tunney, 32, died in Toronto yesterday. He was first lieutenant for promoter Jack Corcoran of the Queensbury A.C. He later took over management of the local wrestling promotions staged at the Auditorium." - The Citizen
FEBRUARY 1940
FEBRUARY 5, 1940 (MONDAY)
Promoter: Frank Tunney
Auditorium, Ottawa, Ontario, Canada
Attendance: 2,000
1 - Wild Bill Longson def. Jerry Monahan
2 - Lou Thesz Vs. Ted Cox,
Draw (00:45:00)
3 - World Heavyweight Championship
Yvon Robert (c) def. Elmer "The Great" Eastup,
Two Falls to One
Notes:
Count Rossi, Elmer's manager, was missing.
It was said Rossi suffered a broken leg in a Buffalo match, when Ivan Rasputin and Eastup fell on him.
It's also said Rossi is at a hospital in Buffalo.
FEBRUARY 19, 1940 (MONDAY)
Last Card of the Month
Auditorium, Ottawa, Ontario, Canada
Referee: Fred Bourguignon
1 - Jerry Monahan def. Tiger Joe Marsh
2 - Ted Cox def. Rebel Bob Russell,
Countout
3 - Wild Bill Longson def. Frank Sexton,
Two Falls to One - Countout
MARCH 1940
MARCH 4, 1940 (MONDAY)
Only Card of the Month
Auditorium, Ottawa, Ontario, Canada
Attendance: 4,000
Referee: Fred Bourguignon
1 - Mark Hosley def. Walter Podolak
(00:25:11)
2 - Frank Sexton def. Wild Bill Longson,
Two Falls to None
3 - The Angel [Maurice Tillet] def. Leo Numa,
Two Falls to None
Notes:
The first fall in match 2 ended in a disqualification.
APRIL 1940
APRIL 3, 1940 (WEDNESDAY)
Auditorium, Ottawa, Ontario, Canada
Attendance: 1,500
Referee: Fred Bourguignon
1 - Ted Christy def. Pete Baltrom
(00:15:00)
2 - Harry Kent def. Jerry Monahan
(00:17:55)
3 - Frank Sexton Vs. Frank Taylor,
Double Countout - One Fall Each
4 - The Angel [Maurice Tillet] def. Wild Bill Longson,
Two Falls to None
Notes:
Christy was a substitute for Walter Podolak.
APRIL 10, 1940 (WEDNESDAY)
Auditorium, Ottawa, Ontario, Canada
Referee: Fred Bourguignon
1 - Wild Bill Longson def. Mark Hosley
(00:21:36)
2 - Jean Peusie def. Lee Henning,
Disqualification (00:19:05)
3 - [Montreal] World Heavyweight Championship
Yvon Robert (c) def. Frank Sexton,
Two Falls to One
Notes:
Match 1 was a substitute for Ivan Rasputin versus Rebel Bob Russell.
Pusie was a substitute for Frank Taylor.
APRIL 17, 1940 (WEDNESDAY)
Auditorium, Ottawa, Ontario, Canada
Referee: Fred Bourguignon
1 - Pete Baltrom def. Lee Henning
(00:26:10)
2 - Jean Pusie def. Rebel Bob Russell
(00:23:09)
3 - World Championship
Yvon Robert (c) def. Ted "King Kong" Cox,
Two Falls to None
Notes:
The first fall of match 3 was decided by a countout.
APRIL 24, 1940 (WEDNESDAY)
Auditorium, Ottawa, Ontario, Canada
Referee: Fred Bourguignon
1 - Jiu-Jitsu
Oki Shikina def. Mark Hosley
(00:14:06)
2 - Elmer Eastup Vs. Lee Henning,
Draw (00:45:00)
3 - Ed Don George def. Frank Sexon,
Two Falls to One - Countout
MAY 1940
MAY 1, 1940 (WEDNESDAY)
Auditorium, Ottawa, Ontario, Canada
Referee: Fred Bourguignon
1 - Red Ryan Vs. Louis Newman,
Draw (00:30:00)
2 - Oki Shikina def. Harry Kent
3 - Ed Don George def. Wild Bill Longson,
Two Falls to One - Disqualification
Notes:
Longson won the third fall with a piledriver.
After the fall Longson jumped on George's back and continued the attack.
The referee then reversed his decision.
MAY 8, 1940 (WEDNESDAY)
Auditorium, Ottawa, Ontario, Canada
Attendance: 1,300
1 - Ivan Rasputin Vs. Louis Newman,
Draw (00:30:00)
2 - Bob Wagner def. Frank Sexton
3 - Mixed Styles
Oki Shikina def. Wild Bill Longson,
Two Falls to One
Notes:
Shikina won the coin toss for the third fall and chose Judo jackets.
MAY 15, 1940 (WEDNESDAY)
Auditorium, Ottawa, Ontario, Canada
1 - Jerry Monahan def. Harry Kent
2 - Ted Christy Vs. Red Ryan,
Draw (00:45:00)
3 - Mixed Styles
Bob Wagner def. Oki Shikina,
Two Falls to One
Notes:
Wagner won the toss for third fall and chose Catch-as-Catch-Can style over Judo jackets.
MAY 22, 1940 (WEDNESDAY)
Auditorium, Ottawa, Ontario, Canada
Referee: Fred Bourguignon
1 - Bobby Roberts def. Lee Henning,
Disqualification
2 - Bob Wagner def. Elmer "The Great" Eastup,
Two Falls to One
3 - Ted Christy def. Danno O'Mahoney,
Two Falls to One
JUNE 1940
JUNE 4, 1940 (TUESDAY)
Auditorium, Ottawa, Ontario, Canada
Attendance: 1,000
Referee: Jerry Monahan
1 - Bobby Roberts Vs. Marvin Westenberg,
Draw (00:30:00)
2 - Jean Pusie def. Ted Christy,
Disqualification
3 - Yvon Robert def. Lee Henning,
Two Falls to One
JUNE 11, 1940 (TUESDAY)
Auditorium, Ottawa, Ontario, Canada
Referee: Fred Bourguignon
1 - Jean Pusie def. Jim Coffield,
Disqualification
2 - Lou Thesz def. Nanjo Singh
3 - World Championship
Leo Numa (c) Vs. Joe Cox,
Draw - One Fall Each (01:00:00)
JUNE 12, 1940 (WEDNESDAY)
Montreal, Quebec, Canada
1 - World Championship
Lou Thesz def. Leo Numa (c),
NEW CHAMPION
JUNE 18, 1940 (TUESDAY)
Auditorium, Ottawa, Ontario, Canada
Attendance: 2,000
Referee: Fred Bourguignon
1 - Elmer "The Great" Eastup def. Red Ryan
2 - Lou thesz def. Jim Coffield
3 - Joe Cox def. Yvon Robert,
Two Falls to One
JUNE 25, 1940 (TUESDAY)
Auditorium, Ottawa, Ontario, Canada
Attendance: 1,800
1 - The Lone Wolf def. Louis Newman
2 - Everett Marshall def. Jim Coffield
3 - Lou Thesz def. Leo Numa,
Two Falls to One
JULY 1940
JULY 2, 1940 (TUESDAY)
Auditorium, Ottawa, Ontario, Canada
Attendance: 2,000
Referee: Fred Bourguignon
1 - Bobby Roberts Vs. Abe Kashey,
Draw
2 - Lee Henning def. Jerry Monahan
3 - The Lone Wolf Vs. Everett Marshall,
Draw - One Fall Each (01:00:00)
Notes:
Marshall was a substitute for Yvon Robert.
JULY 9, 1940 (TUESDAY)
Auditorium, Ottawa, Ontario, Canada
Attendance: 1,800
Referee: Fred Bourguignon
1 - Bobby Roberts def. Red Ryan
2 - Abe Kashey def. Harry Kent
3 - World Championship
Lou Thesz (c) Vs. The Lone Wolf,
Double Countout - One Fall Each
Notes:
Ryan was a substitute for Lee Henning.
Henning was wrestling in Hamilton.
George "Red" Ryan was popular in his opening match defeat.
Ryan was not so popular as The Lone Wolf's masked manager and fans theatened him several times.
JULY 16, 1940 (TUESDAY)
Auditorium, Ottawa, Ontario, Canada
Attendance: 2,000
Referee: Fred Bourguignon
1 - Lou Thesz Vs. Abe Kashey,
Draw (00:30:00)
2 - Joe Cox def. Bobby Roberts
3 - The Lone Wolf def. Elmer "The Great" Eastup,
Two Falls to One
JULY 23, 1940 (TUESDAY)
Auditorium, Ottawa, Ontario, Canada
Attendance: 2,300
Referee: Fred Bourguignon
1 - Frank Judson def. Leo Lefebvre,
Draw (00:30:00)
2 - Bobby Roberts def. Nanjo Singh,
Disqualification
3 - Dynamite Joe Cox def. Yvon Robert,
Two Falls to None - Disqualification
Notes:
Robert was fined $100 for slugging referee Fred Bourguignon.
Lefebvre was a substitute for Joe Maynard.
JULY 30, 1940 (WEDNESDAY)
Auditorium, Ottawa, Ontario, Canada
Attendance: 1,700
Referee: Fred Bourguignon
1 - Sandy O'Donnell [Ray Eckert] def. Jerry Monahan
2 - Frank Taylor def. Lee Henning
3 - Lou Thesz def. Joe Cox,
Two Falls to One - Disqualification
AUGUST 1940
AUGUST 6, 1940 (TUESDAY)
Auditorium, Ottawa, Ontario, Canada
Attendance: 2,200
1 - Bobby Roberts def. Jim Coffield
2 - Lou Thesz Vs. Sandy O'Donnell,
Draw (00:30:00)
3 - The Lone Wolf Vs. Joe Cox,
Draw - One Fall Each (01:00:00)
AUGUST 13, 1940 (TUESDAY)
Auditorium, Ottawa, Ontario, Canada
Attendance: 2,600
Referee: Fred Bourguignon
1 - Sandy O'Donell def. Elmer "The Great" Eastup
2 - The Lone Wolf def. Frank Taylor,
Forfeit
3 - The Angel [Maurice Tillet] def. Joe Cox,
Two Falls to One
Notes:
Forfeit was unable to continue.
AUGUST 21, 1940 (WEDNESDAY)
Auditorium, Ottawa, Ontario, Canada
Attendance: 2,000
Referee: Fred Bourguignon
1 - Bobby Roebrts def. Nanjo Singh,
Disqualification
2 - Sandy O'Donnell def. Lee Henning
3 - The Lone Wolf def. Frank Taylor,
Two Falls to One
AUGUST 28, 1940 (WEDNESDAY)
Auditorium, Ottawa, Ontario, Canada
Attendance: 2,000
Referees: Cliff Worthy & Fred Bourguignon
1 - Jim Coffield Vs. Ernie Bickerton, [Ernie Powers]
Draw
2 - Lou Thesz Vs. Sandy O'Donnell,
Double Knockout
3 - The Lone Wolf def. Frank Taylor,
Two Falls to One
SEPTEMBER 1940
SEPTEMBER 4, 1940 (WEDNESDAY)
Auditorium, Ottawa, Ontario, Canada
Attendance: 2,000
Referee: Fred Bourguignon
1 - Jerry Monahan def. Harry Kent
2 - Nanjo Singh def. Lee Henning
3 - The Lone Wolf Vs. Sandy O'Donnell,
Draw - One Fall Each (01:00:00)
Notes:
The card originally had:
- Nanjo Singh Vs. Harry Kent
- Lee Henning Vs. Ernie Bickerton
Bickerton was reportedly in a Hamilton hospital though.
SEPTEMBER 11, 1940 (WEDNESDAY)
Auditorium, Ottawa, Ontario, Canada
Referee: Fred Bourguignon
1 - Lee Henning Vs. Jack Wentworth,
Draw (00:30:00)
2 - Nanjo Singh def. Elmer "The Great" Eastup
3 - The Lone Wolf def. Sandy O'Donnell,
Two Falls to One
SEPTEMBER 18, 1940 (WEDNESDAY)
Auditorium, Ottawa, Ontario, Canada
Attendance: 2,300
Referee: Chris Worthy
1 - Bobby Roberts def. Juan Humberto,
Disqualification
2 - Nanjo Singh def. Frank Taylor
3 - The Lone Wolf def. Sandy O'Donnell,
Forfeit - One Fall to None
Notes:
O'Donnell was unable to continue.
SEPTEMBER 25, 1940 (WEDNESDAY)
Auditorium, Ottawa, Ontario, Canada
Referees: Fred Bourguignon
1 - Juan Humberto Vs. Lee Henning,
Draw (00:30:00)
2 - Joe Cox def. Bobby Roberts
3 - Frank Taylor def. Nanjo Singh,
Two Falls to One - Disqualification
OCTOBER 1940
OCTOBER 1, 1940 (TUESDAY)
Auditorium, Ottawa, Ontario, Canada
Attendance: 1,800
Referee: Fred Bourguignon
1 - Juan Humberto def. Elemr Eastup
(00:19:21)
2 - Frank Taylor def. Lee Henning
(00:26:05)
3 - The Lone Wolf def. Nanjo Singh,
Two Falls to One - Disqualification
OCTOBER 14, 1940 (MONDAY)
Auditorium, Ottawa, Ontario, Canada
Referee: Fred Bourguignon
1 - Frank Taylor def. Juan Humberto,
Disqualification (00:26:07)
2 - Sandy O'Donnell def. Jake Patterson
(00:28:41)
3 - The Lone Wolf Vs. Joe Cox,
Draw - One Fall Each (01:00:00)
OCTOBER 21, 1940 (MONDAY)
Auditorium, Ottawa, Ontario, Canada
Attendance: 1,000
Referees: Jerry Monaha & Fred Bourguignon
1 - Billy Watson def. Lee Henning
(00:18:10)
2 - Juan Humberto def. Frank Taylor
(00:23:12)
3 - The Lone Wolf def. Joe Cox,
Two Falls to One
OCTOBER 28, 1940 (MONDAY)
Auditorium, Ottawa, Ontario, Canada
Referee: Fred Bourguignon
1 - Whipper Billy Watson Vs. Bobby Roberts,
Draw (00:30:00)
2 - Frank Taylor def. Elmer Eastup
(00:18:10)
3 - Sandy O'Donnell def. Juan Humberto,
Two Falls to One
NOVEMBER 1940
NOVEMBER 4, 1940 (MONDAY)
Auditorium, Ottawa, Ontario, Canada
Attendance: 1,500
1 - Don Evans def. Jake Patterson
2 - George Koverly def. Bobby Roberts
3 - The Golden Terror def. Sandy O'Donnell,
Two Falls to One
Notes:
The Golden Terror wrestled without a mask.
He was called Bob Westerley. [another ring name of Bobby Stewart]
Roberts was a substitute for Frank Taylor.
NOVEMBER 11, 1940 (MONDAY)
Auditorium, Ottawa, Ontario, Canada
Attendance: 1,500
Referee: Al Dunlop
1 - Whipper Billy Watson def. Lee Henning
2 - The Golden Terror def. Frank Taylor
3 - Ted "King Kong" Cox def. Don Evans,
Two Falls to One - Disqualification
NOVEMBER 18, 1940 (MONDAY)
Auditorium, Ottawa, Ontario, Canada
Attendance: 1,500
Referees: Richard Stein & Whipper Billy Watson
1 - Pete Managoff def. Elmer "The Great" Eastup
2 - Juan Humberto def. Whipper Billy Watson
(00:27:40)
3 - Don Evans Vs. Ted "King Kong" Cox,
Draw - One Fall Each (01:00:00)
NOVEMBER 25, 1940 (MONDAY)
Auditorium, Ottawa, Ontario, Canada
Attendance: 1,800
Referees: Jerry Monahan & Fred Bourguignon
1 - Leo Giroux (of Ottawa) def. Lee Henning
2 - Ted "King Kong" Cox def. The Golden Terror
3 - Don Evans def. Count Ivan Rasputin,
Two Falls to One
Notes:
Giroux weighs 245lbs.
DECEMBER 1940
DECEMBER 2, 1940 (MONDAY)
Auditorium, Ottawa, Ontario, Canada
1 - George Koverly Vs. Frank Taylor
2 - Don Evans Vs. Juan Humberto
3 - Everett Marshall Vs. Nanjo Singh
Notes:
The show was cancelled when Marshall, Koverly & Humberto were caught in a snow storm near Watertown, New York.
The other three wrestlers were at the auditorium.
DECEMBER 9, 1940 (MONDAY)
Auditorium, Ottawa, Ontario, Canada
Attendance: 1,500
Referee: Fred Bourguignon
1 - Leo Giroux def. Jake Patterson
2 - Don Evans def. Juan Humberto,
Disqualification
3 - Everett Marshall def. Nanjo Singh
Notes:
Giroux & Patterson were substitutes for George Koverly versus Frank Taylor.
Both Evans and Humberto were arested for using chairs on each other after the match.
They were fined in the police court.
DECEMBER 16, 1940 (MONDAY)
Auditorium, Ottawa, Ontario, Canada
Attendance: 1,100
Referee: Fred Bourguignon
1 - Sandy O'Donnel Vs. Pete Managoff,
Draw
2 - Cowboy Roy Graham def. Frank Taylor
3 - Don Evans def. Juan Humberto,
Two Falls to None
Notes:
Evans won the first fall via disqualification.
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Results from Ontario, Canada: 1940.
Updated: February 22, 1940..
Editor: Jimmy Wheeler.
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Updated: February 22, 1940..
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