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1961 Match History
April 20, 1961 - Toronto, ON - Canada (att. 6,000)
Lord Athol Layton def Gene Kiniski
Primo Carnera def Skull Nurnberg
Ivan - Nikita Kalmikoff def Pat Flanagan - Tom Emperor Jones
Stan Stasiak - Black Terror def Farmer Boy Townsend - Man Mountain Campbell
Tony Marino def Nick Schamoff
April 25, 1961 - Hamilton, ON - Canada
Ivan - Nikita Kalmikoff def Frank Townsend - Whipper Billy Watson (DQ - Due to Man Mountain Campbell interference.)
Tony Marino drew Stan Stasiak
The Black Terror def Les Lyman
Man Mountain Campbell def Skull Nurnberg
April 27, 1961 - Toronto, ON - Canada (att. 3,500)
Ivan - Nikita Kalmikoff def Whipper Billy Watson - Man Mountain Campbell DQ
Stan Stasiak - Black Terror drew Tony Marino - Farmer Boy Townsend
Tom Emperor Jones def Al Bell
Pat Flanagan def Sailor Clarke
Les Lyman drew Don Jardine aka The Spoiler
May 4, 1961 - Toronto, ON - Canada (att. 8,000)
Whipper Billy Watson def Gorgeous George
Ivan - Nikita Kalmikoff def Tony Marino - Mario Frataroli
Stan Stasiak drew Farmer Boy Townsend
Man Mountain Campbell def Skull Nurnberg
Tom Emperor Jones WDQ Karol Kalmikoff
May 11, 1961 - Toronto, ON - Canada (att. 4,001)
Black Terror WDQ Primo Carnera (Tony Marino interferes)
Whipper Billy Watson def Gorgeous George
Ivan - Karol Kalmikoff def Tony Marino - Tom Emperor Jones
Man Mountain Campbell def Stan Stasiak
Farmer Boy Townsend def Nikita Kalmikoff DQ
May 18, 1961 - Toronto, ON - Canada (att. 3,000)
Black Terror def Whipper Billy Watson
Ivan - Nikita Kalmikoff def Tony Marino (video) - Man Mountain Campbell
Stan Stasiak drew Tom Emperor Jones
Nikita Kalmikoff def Ricky Waldo
Pat Flanagan drew Farmer Boy Townsend
May 23, 1961 - Municipal Pool - Hamilton, ON - Canada
Billy Watson - Martin Hutzler vs. Ivan - Nikita Kalmikoff
Karol Kalmikoff vs. Man Mountain Campbell
Tony Marino vs. Skull Nurenburg
Pat Flanagan vs. Sailor Clark
May 25, 1961 - Toronto, ON - Canada (att. 3,500)
Whipper Billy Watson def Black Terror
(Terror unmasked as Laverne Baxter)
Ivan - Nikita Kalmikoff def Tony Marino (video) - Man Mountain Campbell
Nikita Kalmikoff drew Tom Jones
Stan Stasiak def Les Lyman
Sailor Clarke def Farmer Boy Townsend
June 6, 1961 - Toronto, ON - Canada (att. 4,000)
FIRST ROUND:
Whipper Billy Watson - Farmer Boy Townsend def Laverne Baxter - Chet Wallick
Ivan - Karol Kalmikoff def Dick Beyer - Dino Bravo
Stan Stasiak - Man Mountain Campbell def Pat Flanagan - Tony Tom
Emperor Jones drew Nikita Kalmikoff
SEMI-FINAL:
Whipper Billy Watson - Farmer Boy Townsend
Stan Stasiak - Man Mountain Campbell def Whipper Billy Watson - Farmer Boy Townsend
(Townsend injured in previous match and unable to wrestle)
Ivan Kalmikoff - Karol Kalmikoff – bye
FINAL:
Man Mountain Campbell - Stan Stasiak def Ivan - Karol Kalmikoff to become the first International Tag Team Title Champions
June 9, 1961 - Toronto, ON - Canada
Cyclone Smith - Hurricane Smith
Cyclone Smith - Hurricane Smith def Man Mountain Campbell - Stan Stasiak
June 19, 1961 - Winnipeg Fee Press Canada (TV)
Wrestling, 11 p.m., Ch. 3:
Nikita Kalmakoff vs. Tom (Emperor) Jones
Stan Stasiac - Man Mountain Campbell vs. Tony Marino - Pat Flannaghan
Whipper Billy Watson - Frank (Farmer Boy) Townsend vs. Chet Wallick - Black Terror
Man Mountain Campbell choking Bulldog Brower
July 13, 1961 - Tunney - Maple Leaf Gardens - Toronto, Canada
Bulldog Brower def Nikita Kalmikoff
Little Beaver - Bouncing Burke def Fuzzy Cupid - Sky Low Low
Ivan - Karol Kalmikoff def Timothy Geohagen - Man Mountain Campbell
Gino Marella drew Stan Stasiak
Hercules Romero def Prince Nero
July 31, 1961 - Winnipeg Fee Press Canada (TV)
Wrestling, 11 p.m., Ch. 3:
Bob Leipler vs. Hercules Romeron
Tony Marino vs. Prince Nero
Karole - Ivan Kalmikoff vs. Stan Stasiac - Man Mountain Campbell
July 31, 1961 - Winnipeg Fee Press Canada (TV)
Wrestling, 11 p.m. Ch. 3
Gino Marella vs. Timothy Geohaghen
Man Mountain Campbell vs. Prince Nero
Nikita - Karole Kalmikoff vs. Johnny Angel - Tony Marino
August 1, 1961 - Baseball Stadium - Hamilton, ON - Canada
Bulldog Brower def Athol Layton
Billy Red Lyons def Hans Hermann
Frank Townsend drew Gino Marella
Man Mountain Campbell def Nikita Kalmikoff
Vicious Victor (wrestling bear) def Tuffy Truesdale
August 7, 1961 - Winnipeg Fee Press Canada (TV)
Wrestling, 11 p.m., Ch. 3:
Gino Marella vs. Bob Lepoir
Frank "Farmer Boy" Townsend vs. Man Mountain Campbell
Ivan - Karol Kalmikoff vs. Tony Marino - Les Lyman
August 26, 1961 - Winnipeg Fee Press Canada (TV)
Wrestling, 11 p.m., Ch. 3:
Frank (Farmer Boy) Townsend vs. Frank Marconi
Hurricane - Cyclone Smith vs. Tony Marino - Timothy Geohagan
Karole - Nikita Kalmakoff vs. Man Mountain Campbell - Sandar Kovacs
September 7, 1961 - Toronto - Canada
Tony Marino vs. Pat Flanagan
Taro Sakuro vs. Timothy Geohagen
Cyclone Smith - Hurricane Smith vs. Stan Stasiak - Man Mountain Campbell
September 11, 1961 - Niagara Falls Memorial Arena - Niagara Falls, ON - Canada
Lord Athol Layton vs. Dick “Bulldog” Brower
Taro Sakuro vs. Sandor Kovacs
Stan Stasiak vs. Tony Marino
Man Mountain Campbell vs. Timothy Geohagen
September 25, 1961 - Winnipeg Fee Press Canada (TV)
Wrestling, 12:30 p.m., Ch. 3:
Gino Marella vs. Sandor Kovacs
Taru Sukaro vs. Johnny Demchuk
Hurricane - Cyclone Smith vs. Man Mountain Campbell - Tony Marino
October 11, 1961 - Teaneck Armory - Teaneck, NJ
October 13, 1961 - Bridgeport, CT
On the TV side, there'll be a trio from Japan who broke in her sensationally several weeks ago - the team of Togo and Sato; and giant Shohei Baba - plus offender Karl von Hess and a tremendous-sized newcomer, Man Mountain Campbell.
Promotor Joe Smith has mathed Togo and Sato with popular young Carlo Milano and Bill Zybyszko: Baba with Larson: von Hess with Jaques: and Campbell with burly Tommy O'Toole the Phoenix verteran.
October 15, 1961 - Bridgeport, CT
Another Nipponese grappler, ShoHei Baba pinned Herb Larson in their one-fall bout, while Man Mountain Campbell made his Bridgeport debut a winning one by taking a one-fall match from Tommy O'Toole.
Other bouts will pair Campbell and Miguell Torres
October 16, 1961 - Winnipeg Fee Press Canada (TV)
Wrestling, 11 p.m., Ch. 3:
Stan Stasiac vs. Sanda Kovacs
Taro Saqura vs. Man Mountain Campbell
Doc - Mike Gallager vs. Bear Cat Wright - Tony Marino
October 18, 1961 - Bridgeport, CT
Tommy O'Toole opposes Man Mountain Campbell in other matches.
October 20, 1961 - Long Island, NY
Antonino Rocca - Miguel Perez vs. Fabulous Kangaroos: Al Costello - Roy Heffernan
Sailor Art Thomas vs. Tommy O'Toole
Skull Murphy vs. Argentin Apollo
Billy Darnell vs. Angelo Savoldi
Fred Atkins vs. Man Mountain Campbell
Miquel Torres vs. Jolly Cholly
Bill Zbyszko (Bill Dromo) vs. Karl Von Hess
October 21, 1961 - Bridgeport, CT
and 340-pound Man Mountain Campbell vs. Miguel Torres.
October 23, 1961 - Washington, DC
Antonino Rocca - Johnny Valentine def. Fabulous Kangaroos
Sweet Daddy Siki - Art Thomas - Bearcat Wright def. Giant Baba - Mr. Sato - Great Togo
Arnold Skaaland def. Tommy O’Toole
Wilfred Nieves def. Tony Altomare
Mighty Atlas def. Doug Kinslow
Gregory Jarque def. Angelo Savoldi
Man Mountain Campbell def. Fred Atkins
November 1, 1961 - Commack, NY - Commack Arena
Antonio Rocca - Miguel Perez vs. Don Curtis - Karl Von Hess
Johnny Valentine - Bruno Sammartino drew Toshi Togo - Great Sato
Bill Zbyszko (Bill Dromo) vs. Shohei Baba
Jolly Charlie vs. Angelo Savoldi
Steve Stanlee vs. Man Mountain Campbell
November 11, 1961 - Teaneck Armory - Teaneck, NJ
Ted Lewin - Don Curtis vs. Great Togo - Yoshima Sato
Bob Orton - The Great Scott vs. Argentine Apollo - Billy Darnell
Shohei Baba vs. Tomas Marin
Larry Simon vs. Alex Kostitolis
Man Mountain Campbell vs. Miguel Torres
November 11, 1961 - West Hempstead, Long Island
Johnny Valentine - Bearcat Wright vs The Fabulous Kangaroos
The Mighty Apollr vs. Karl Von Hess
Haystack Calhoun - Man Mountain Campbell vs. Red Berry - The Great Scott
Si Si Willie Nieves vs. Jack Terry
Tony Martinelli vs. Miguel Torres
November 13, 1961 - Madison Square Garden, New York City (att. 20,253)
Don Curtis drew The Mighty Atlas
Karl Von Hess def Doug Kinslow
Sailor Art Thomas - Sweet Daddy Siki def The Great Scott - Angelo Savoldi
The Kangaroos def Haystacks Calhoun - Man Mountain Campbell
Bearcat Wright def Eddie Graham
Miguel Perez def Skull Murphy
Shohei Baba def Bruno Sammartino (DQ)
Buddy Rogers def Antonino Rocca (WHTM)(DQ)
November 15, 1961 - Bridgeport, CT
Baba the Giant, biggest of the Nipponese three-some, takes on Miguel Torres; the skillful elusive Apollo teams with 300-pound Man Mountain Campbell to oppose the other two Japanese, the Great Togo and Yoshino Sato.
November 19, 1961 - Bridgeport, CT
In other matches, Baba the giant defeated Miguel Torres in a one-fall match; Man Mountain Campbell beat Fritz von Wallick in another one-fall bout
November 22, 1961 - Long Island, NY
Antonino Rocca & Miguel Perez vs Bob Orton & Great Scott
Karl Von Hess vs Don Curtis
Skull Murphy vs Bearcat Wright
Tommy O'Toole vs Argentina Apollo
Angelo Savoldi vs Man Mountain Campbell
Miguel Torres vs Arnold Skaaland
November 25, 1961 - White Plains, NY - Westchester County Center
Johnny Valentine - Bearcat Wright drew Fabulous Kangaroos: Al Costello - Roy Heffernan (17:43 curfew)
The Great Togo - Yoshino Sato def Arnold Skaaland - Tony Martinelli (2-1)
Man Mountain Campbell def Tommy O'Toole (19:07)
Steve Stanlee def Santo Rivera
Shoehi Baba def Jean Baillargeon
November 27, 1961 - Washington, DC
Giant Baba def. Man Mountain Campbell
November 29, 1961 - Bridgeport, CT
The Sicilians - otherwise Stamford's Tony Altomare and partner Lou Albano from Mr. Vernon N.Y., - will be seen only by fans in the Arena since they will battle Jolly Cholly and Man Mountain Campbell in the 8:30 p.m. "dark" opener that will be a prelim to a five-bout remainer on TV.
Aside from their running fight with the fans, they should have their hands full with Jolly Cholly, a sturdy matman despite his comic name; and the 315-pound Campbell.
December 3, 1961 - Bridgeport, CT
In another tag team bout that opened the show, off television, the Sicilians, Tony Altomare and Lou Albano, battled the team of Man Mountain Campbell and Jolly Cholly to a no decision when both teams were disqualified.
December 5, 1961 - Long Island, NY
Giant Baba def. Man Mountain Campbell
December 9, 1961 - White Plains, NY - Westchester County Center
Antonino Rocca - Arnold Skaaland def Bob Orton - The Great Scott (2-1)
Carlos Milano def Swede Hansen (17:09)
Man Mountain Campbell def Angelo Savoldi (11:37)
Fabulous Kangaroos: Al Costello - Roy Heffernan def Bruno Sammartino - Billy Darnell (2-1)
December 15, 1961 - Bridgeport, CT
Promoter Joe Smith's weekly all-star card's off-TV opener at 8:30 p.m., has the huge Japanese matman (well up in the 300's in weight)combining with countryman Yoshino Sato against 315-pound Man Mountain Campbell and Jolly Cholly "the Wrestling Hobo".
Until this occasion, Baba has had big physical margins over the opposition locally and the change is bount to meet with the satisfaction of the fans.
December 17, 1961 - Bridgeport, CT
In the show-opening dark match, the team of Mr. Sato and Baba the Giant took a one fall tag team tussle from the team of Man Mountain Campbell and Jolly Cholly.
Bearcat Wright - Sailor Thomas - Sweet Daddy Siki vs
Fabulous Kangaroos: Al Costello - Roy Heffernan - Fred Atkins
Antonio Rocca def Karl Von Hess
The Brown Panther def Sky Low Low
Si-Si Willie Nieves drew Steve Stanlee (DDQ)
Man Mountain Campbell def Angelo Savoldi
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