Ontario, Canada: 1962
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1962
FEBRUARY 1962
FEBRUARY 6, 1962 (TUESDAY)
Promoter: Howard Darwin
Matchmaker: Eddie Quinn
Coliseum, Ottawa, Ontario, Canada
1 - ???? Vs. ????,
Result Unknown
2 - ???? Vs. ????,
Result Unknown
3 - "Giant" Baba Vs. "Cowboy" Bob Ellis (of Texas),
Result Unknown
4 - "Bulldog" Brower Vs. Tom "Emperor" Jones,
Result Unknown
FEBRUARY 13, 1962 (TUESDAY)
Promoter: Howard Darwin
Matchmaker: Eddie Quinn
Coliseum, Ottawa, Ontario, Canada
Referee: Barney Tucker
1 - "The Giant" Baba def. Tony Lanza
(00:06:00+)
2 - The Kangeroos Vs. Fred Atkins & Johnny Valentine,
Double Disqualification
3 - Yukio Suzki def. Tim Goehagen
(00:15:06)
4 - Two out of Three Falls
"Bulldog" Brower def. Tom "Emperor" Jones,
Two Falls to One (F1 BB 00:06:34 - F2 TJ 00:04:47 - F3 BB 00:04:35 - C 00:15:56)
FEBRUARY 20, 1962 (TUESDAY)
Coliseum, Ottawa, Ontario, Canada
Attendance: 1,239
Referee: Barney Tucker
1 - Tony Lanza Vs. Gerry Dugas,
Draw
2 - Yukio Suzuki Vs. Fred Atkins,
(00:07:51)
3 - Tom Jones def. Angelo Savoldi
(00:08:16)
4 - "The Giant" Baba def. Bruno Samartino "the Italian Superman"
Count-out
5 - Two out of Three Falls
Antonio Rocca "the Argentine Acrobat" def. Dick "Bulldog" Brower
Two Falls to One - Disqualification (F1 DB 00:07:40 - F2 AR 00:05:40 - F3 AR 00:06:46 - C 00:20:04)
Notes:
Brower was disqualified for hitting the referee.
Samartino had Baba in a "finishing hold" but Baba was inside the ropes and Samartino outside.
This is said to be Samartino's debut here.
FEBRUARY 27, 1962 (TUESDAY)
Promoter: Howard Darwin
Coliseum, Ottawa, Ontario, Canada
Referee: Ted Lebel
1 - Steve Stanley def. "Irish Strongman" Tim Geohagan,
(00:12:58)
2 - Tom Jones def. Jim Larocque
(00:09:31)
3 - "Tough" Fred Atkins (of Australia) def. Jim Brady
(00:07:30)
4 - Two out of Three Falls
Johnny Rougeau def. Yukio Suzuki "Another Giant from Japan",
Two Falls to None
5 - Two out of Three Falls
Dick "Bulldog" Brower Vs. "Giant" Baba (of Japan),
No Contest - One Fall Each (F1 DB ??:??:?? - F2 B 00:03:00 - F3 NC ??:??:?? - C 00:03:00+)
Notes:
The matches start at 20:45.
Brower & Baba got out of hand and the referee was hit with a wayward blow by Baba. When the refere came down he declared the match a no contest.
Jones came down to help restore order after the main event was thrown out.
"The Italian Superman" Bruno Samartino is original billed as the opponent of Atkins.
MARCH 1962
MARCH 6, 1062 (TUESDAY)
Auditorium, Ottawa, Ontario, Canada
1 - The Mask Vs. Georgie Mann,
Result Unknown
2 - Manuel Cortez def. Ray Sterns,
Result Unknowm
3 - Buddy "Nature Boy" Rogers Vs. Don Leo Jonathan,
Result Unknown
MARCH 1962
MARCH 6, 1062 (TUESDAY)
Auditorium, Ottawa, Ontario, Canada
1 - The Mask Vs. Georgie Mann,
Result Unknown
2 - Manuel Cortez def. Ray Sterns,
Result Unknowm
3 - Buddy "Nature Boy" Rogers Vs. Don Leo Jonathan,
Result Unknown
OCTOBER 1962
OCTOBER 2, 1962 (TUESDAY)
Coliseum, Ottawa, Ontario, Canada
Attendance: 1,300 (announced)
1 - Eddie Auger Vs. Frank Valois,
Time-Limit Draw (00:15:00)
2 - Taro Sukuro def. Tarzan Tyler
(00:08:21)
3 - "The Giant" Babadef. Fred Atkins
(00:07:47)
4 - John & Chris Tolos def. Tony Mousos & Bill Darnell
(00:15:11)
5 - Two out of Three Falls
Edouard Carpentier Vs. Walter "Killer" Kowalski,
Double Disqualification (F1 00:12:47 - F2 00:08:48 - F3 ??:??:?? = C 00:21:35+)
OCTOBER 16, 1962 (TUESDAY)
Coliseum, Ottawa, Ontario, Canada
1 - Fred Atkins Vs. Ray Gordon,
Result Unknown
2 - Giant Baba (of Japan) Vs. Tony Manousos (of Greece),
Result Unknown
3 - Bruno Samartino Vs. Frank Valois,
Result Unknoqn
4 - Two out of Three Falls
Edouard Carpentier & Cheyene Nandor Vs. Wladek Kowalski & Hans Schmidt,
Result Unknown
Note:
The wrestling starts at 20:45.
NOVEMBER 1962
NOVEMBER 6, 1962 (TUESDAY)
Coliseum, Ottawa, Ontario, Canada
1 - "Giant" Baba def. Gino Morella,
Disqualification (00:11:23)
2 - Hans Schmidt Vs. Frank Valois,
Time-Limit Draw (00:30:00)
3 - "Big" Bruno Sammartino def. Fred Atkins,
(00:08:37)
4 - Edouard Carpentier "the Flying Frenchman" def. Gregory Jarque,
(00:11:05)
5 - Two out of Three Falls
Cheyenne Nandor def. Wladek Kowalski
One Fall to None - Disqualification (00:12:03)
Notes:
Kowalski is listed as the District Champion.
Kowalski waas disqualified for throwing Nandor out of the ring. Nandor was unable to continue due to this.
NOVEMBER 20, 1962 (TUESDAY)
Promoter: Howaed Darwin
Coliseum, Ottawa, Ontario, Canada
1 - Gerard Dugas Vs. Fred Atkin,
Result Unknown
2 - Frank Valois Vs. "Giant" Baba,
Result Unknown
3 - Buddy "Killer" Austin Vs. Ovila Asselim,
Result Unknown
4 - Johnny Rougeau Vs. Hans Schmidt,
Result Unknown
5 - National Wrestling Alliance World Heavyweight Championship - Two out of Three Falls
Buddy Rogers (c) Vs. Bruno Sammartino "Italian Strongman",
Result Unknown
Note:
The first match starts at 20:45.
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All research has been completed by #PWHS or by a trusted contributor.
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Results from Ontario, Canada: 1962.
Updated: December 14, 2018.
Editor: Jimmy Wheeler.
Unique content strictly for the Professional Wrestling Historical Society.
All research has been completed by #PWHS or by a trusted contributor.
Information came from contemporary newspapers unless otherwise stated.
Results from Ontario, Canada: 1962.
Updated: December 14, 2018.
Editor: Jimmy Wheeler.
