1961 Match History

Man Mountain Campbell

I’m suspicious of the matches as Killer Campbell.  I’ve not been able to totally confirm this as of yet.  CK

February 13, 1961 (Monday) – Augusta, GA – William Bell Auditorium
(Robert McCoy – Promoter / Georgia Championship Wrestling)

Juan Harkey versus Tiny Evans
Guy Mitchell versus Killer Campbell
Texas Death Match: Bill Dromo versus Skull Murphy

February 14, 1961 (Tuesday) – Macon, GA – Macon City Auditorium
(Fred Ward – Promoter / Georgia Championship Wrestling)

Guy Mitchell over Killer Campbell
Women’s Tag Team Match: Judy Grable – Maria Perez over Rita Cortez – Fran Gravette
Skull Murphy over Chief Little Eagle

February 15, 1961 (Wednesday) – Columbus, GA – Columbus Sports Arena
(Fred Ward – Promoter / Georgia Championship Wrestling)

Guy Mitchell – Chief Little Eagle over Juan Harkey – Killer Campbell
Women’s Southern Title Match: Judy Grable* over Rita Cortez to retain the title
Gypsy Joe over Tiny Evans
Notes: It is unclear as to how Grable came to be recognized as Women’s Southern Champion. The last reference we have shows Barbara Baker going over Penny Banner to win the title on November 30, 1960, in Columbus.

February 20, 1961 (Monday) – Augusta, GA – William Bell Auditorium
(Robert McCoy – Promoter / Georgia Championship Wrestling)

Bill Dromo – Guy Mitchell versus Skull Murphy – Killer Campbell
Notes: Jim Burke and Bill Alexander were also advertised.

February 22, 1961 (Wednesday) – Columbus, GA – Columbus Sports Arena
(Fred Ward – Promoter / Georgia Championship Wrestling)

Bill Dromo – Guy Mitchell – Chief Little Eagle over Gypsy Joe – Skull Murphy – Killer Campbell

February 27, 1961 (Monday) – Augusta, GA – William Bell Auditorium
(Robert McCoy – Promoter / Georgia Championship Wrestling)

Women’s Match: Jessica Rogers versus Kathy Carr
No Disqualification Match: Bill Dromo versus Killer Campbell
Notes: Guy Mitchell and Gypsy Joe were also advertised.

March 1, 1961 (Wednesday) – Columbus, GA – Columbus Sports Arena
(Fred Ward – Promoter / Georgia Championship Wrestling)

Tiny Evans drew Killer Campbell  30:00
Gypsy Joe – Killer Campbell def Tiny Evans – Chief Little Eagle
Skull Murphy def Guy Mitchell

March 3, 1961 (Friday) – Marietta, GA – Larry Bell Auditorium
(Elmo Chappell – Promoter / Georgia Championship Wrestling)

Farmer Powell – Guy Mitchell versus Red Dugan – Killer Campbell
Boxing Match: Bill Dromo versus Gypsy Joe

March 6, 1961 (Monday) – Augusta, GA – William Bell Auditorium
(Robert McCoy – Promoter / Georgia Championship Wrestling)

Jim Burke – Gypsy Joe versus Guy Mitchell – Tiny Evans
Barbed Wire Fence Match: Bill Dromo versus Killer Campbell

March 7, 1961 (Tuesday) – Macon, GA – Macon City Auditorium
(Fred Ward – Promoter / Georgia Championship Wrestling)

Tiny Evans over Jim Burke at 12:00
Jim Burke – Killer Campbell over Bill Dromo – Tiny Evans
Guy Mitchell versus Skull Murphy ended in a no contest

March 8, 1961 (Wednesday) – Columbus, GA – Columbus Sports Arena
(Fred Ward – Promoter / Georgia Championship Wrestling

Jim Burke – Killer Campbell over Bill Dromo – Chief Little Eagle
Women’s Southern Title Match (No Time Limit): Judy Grable* over Fran Gravette to retain the title.
Barbed Wire Fence Match: Guy Mitchell versus Skull Murphy ended in a no contest.
Notes: It was reported that 972 were in attendance for this card. Grable had been billed as Women’s Southern Champion since February 15, 1961.

March 10, 1961 (Friday) – East Point, GA – East Point Municipal Auditorium
(Paul Jones (01) – Promoter / Georgia Championship Wrestling)

Women’s Match: Fran Gravette versus Rita Cortez
Tiny Evans versus Killer Campbell
Southern Heavyweight Title Match: Skull Murphy* versus Guy Mitchell
Notes: It is unclear as to how Murphy came to be recognized as Southern Heavyweight Champion. The last reference we have shows Freddie Blassie going over Evans to win the title on December 20, 1960, in Atlanta.

March 10, 1961 (Friday) – Marietta, GA – Larry Bell Auditorium
(Elmo Chappell – Promoter / Georgia Championship Wrestling)

Tiny Evans versus Killer Campbell
Guy Mitchell – Tiny Evans versus Red Dugan – Killer Campbell
Penalty Belt Match: Bill Dromo versus Gypsy Joe 

March 15, 1961 (Wednesday) – Columbus, GA – Columbus Sports Arena
(Fred Ward – Promoter / Georgia Championship Wrestling)

Southern Heavyweight Title One-Night Tournament:
Bill Dromo over Jim Burke to advance
Chief Little Eagle over Gypsy Joe to advance
Skull Murphy over Tiny Evans to advance
Guy Mitchell over Killer Campbell to advance
Dromo and Little Eagle went to a draw – Dromo advanced based on coin flip
Murphy over Mitchell to advance
Murphy over Dromo to win the title
Notes: Murphy had been billed as Southern Heavyweight Champion in Atlanta since March 10, 1961. It is unclear as to how the title was declared vacant in Columbus to make this tournament necessary.

March 22, 1961 (Wednesday) – Columbus, GA – Columbus Sports Arena
(Fred Ward – Promoter / Georgia Championship Wrestling)

Gypsy Joe over Bill Dromo
Mixed Tag Team Match: Bill Dromo – Judy Grable – Chief Little Eagle over Gypsy Joe (01) – Rita Cortez – Killer Campbell
Southern Heavyweight Title Match: Guy Mitchell over Skull Murphy* by disqualification; Murphy retained the title
Notes: Murphy had been billed as the Southern Heavyweight Champion since March 10, 1961, but only in Columbus since March 15, 1961.

March 27, 1961 (Monday) – Augusta, GA – William Bell Auditorium
(Robert McCoy – Promoter / Georgia Championship Wrestling)

Jim Burke versus Tiny Evans
Boxing Match: Bill Dromo versus Killer Campbell
Guy Mitchell – Chief Little Eagle versus Gypsy Joe – Skull Murphy

March 28, 1961 (Tuesday) – Macon, GA – Macon City Auditorium
(Fred Ward – Promoter / Georgia Championship Wrestling)

Ken Fryer and Buddy Barkley went to a draw
Tiny Evans over Killer Campbell
Bill Dromo – Guy Mitchell over Jim Burke – Gypsy Joe
Southern Heavyweight Title Match: Chief Little Eagle over Skull Murphy* by disqualification; Murphy retained the title.
Notes: Murphy had been billed as the Southern Heavyweight Champion since March 10, 1961.

March 29, 1961 (Wednesday) – Columbus, GA – Columbus Sports Arena
(Fred Ward – Promoter / Georgia Championship Wrestling)

Tiny Evans over Killer Campbell
Bill Dromo – Chief Little Eagle over Jim Burke – Gypsy Joe
Southern Heavyweight Title Match: Guy Mitchell over Skull Murphy* to win the title.
Notes: Murphy had been billed as the Southern Heavyweight Champion since March 10, 1961, but only in Columbus since March 15, 1961. It is believed Mitchell’s claim after going over Murphy on this date was only recognized in Columbus.

Can’t confirm a date on this.

March 31, 1961 (Friday) – Atlanta, GA – Atlanta Municipal Auditorium
(Paul Jones (01) – Promoter / Georgia Championship Wrestling)

Guy Mitchell – Chief Little Eagle def. Jim Burke – Killer Campbell
Skull Murphy def. Bill Dromo
Special Challenge Match: Ray Gunkel over Gypsy Joe by disqualification

April 4, 1961 (Tuesday) – Macon, GA – Macon City Auditorium
(Fred Ward – Promoter / Georgia Championship Wrestling)

Jim Burke – Gypsy Joe – Killer Campbell over Bill Dromo – Guy Mitchell – Tiny Evans
Southern Heavyweight Title Match: Chief Little Eagle over Skull Murphy* to win the title
Notes: It is unclear how Murphy came to be recognized as Southern Heavyweight Champion. The last reference we have shows Mitchell going over him to win the title on March 29, 1961, in Columbus. It is believed that Little Eagle’s claim after going over Murphy on this date was only recognized in Macon.

April 5, 1961 (Wednesday) – Columbus, GA – Columbus Sports Arena
(Fred Ward – Promoter / Georgia Championship Wrestling)

Chief Little Eagle over Jim Burke
Bill Dromo over Killer Campbell
Jim Burke – Gypsy Joe – Killer Campbell over Bill Dromo – Tiny Evans – Chief Little Eagle
Southern Heavyweight Title Match: Skull Murphy over Guy Mitchell* to win the title.
Notes: Mitchell had been the reigning Southern Heavyweight Champion since he went over Murphy on March 29, 1961, in Columbus. It is believed Mitchell’s claim was only recognized in Columbus.

I’m very comfortable with the match history from here.  CK

Maple Leaf Gardens – Toronto, ON – Canada

April 20, 1961 – Maple Leaf Gardens – 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 drew Farmer Boy Townsend – Man Mountain Campbell
Tony Marino def Nick Schamoff

Memorial Arena – Niagara Falls, ON – Canada

April 24 1961 – Memorial Arena – Niagara Falls, ON – Canada

Don Jardine vs Man Mountain Campbell

April 25, 1961 – Municipal Pool – 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 – Maple Leaf Gardens – Toronto, ON – Canada (att. 3,500)

Ivan – Nikita Kalmikoff def Whipper Billy Watson –  Man Mountain Campbell DQ (See Newspaper Article Below!)
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

April 28, 1961 – Newspaper Article

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April 30, 1961 – Stockyards Coliseum – “Tiny” or Grizzly Smith.  Dad would later meet him and they became the Kentuckians.

Memorial Arena – Niagara Falls, Ontario – Canada

May 1, 1961 – Memorial Arena – Niagara Falls, Ontario – Canada

Man Mountain Campbell vs Skull Nurnberg

May 4, 1961 – Maple Leaf Gardens – 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 8, 1961 – Memorial Arena – Niagara Falls, ON – Canada

Ivan Kalmikoff – Karol Kalmikoff vs Man Mountain Campbell – Tony Marino

May 11, 1961 – Maple Leaf Gardens – 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 DQ
Farmer Boy Townsend def Nikita Kalmikoff DQ

May 13, 1961 – The Ottawa Citizen – TV

May 15, 1961 – Memorial Arena – Niagara Falls, ON – Canada

Ivan Kalmikoff vs Man Mountain Campbell

May 18, 1961 – Maple Leaf Gardens – 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 20, 1961 – The Ottawa Citizen – TV

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 – Maple Leaf Gardens – 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

May 29, 1961 – Memorial Arena – Niagara Falls, ON – Canada

Man Mountain Campbell vs Stan Stasiak

May 30, 1961 – Oshawa Arena – Oshawa, ON – Canada

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Ivan – Karol Kalmikoff vs. Farmer Boy Townsend – Man Mountain Campbell
Karol Kalmidoff vs. Pat Flanagan
Billy Stack vs. Sailor Jim Clarke

June 8, 1961 – Maple Leaf Gardens – 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 12, 1961 – Memorial Arena – Niagara Falls, ON – Canada

Frank Townsend – Man Mountain Campbell vs Ivan Kalmikoff – Karol Kalmikoff

June 15, 1961 – Maple Leaf Gardens – Toronto, ON – Canada

Wrestling Alliance NWA International Tag Team Title:
Man Mountain Campbell– Stan Stasiak vs. Ivan – Karol Kalmikoff

June 19, 1961 – Winnipeg Free 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

June 20, 1961 – Oshawa Arena – Oshawa, ON – Canada

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Ivan – Karol Kalmikoff vs. Farmer Boy Townsend – Man Mountain Campbell
Nikita Kalmidoff vs. Billy Stack
Karl Nurnburg vs. Pat Flanagan

June 21, 1961 – Ingersoll, ON – Canada

Man Mountain Campbell – Frank Townsend vs Ivan Kalmikoff – Karol Kalmikoff

June 22, 1961 – Maple Leaf Gardens – Toronto, ON – Canada

Man Mountain Campbell choking Bulldog Brower

Bulldog Brower def Man Mountain Campbell DQ

July 4, 1961 – Oshawa Arena – Oshawa, ON – Canada

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International Tag Titles Stan Stasiak – Man Mountain Campbell vs. Ivan – Karol Kalmikoff
Tony Marino vs. Farmer Boy Townsend
Bob Liepler vs. Pat Flanagan

July 6, 1961 – Maple Leaf Gardens – Toronto, ON – Canada

National Wrestling Alliance NWA International Tag Team Champions:
Stan Stasiak – Man Mountain Campbell NC Ivan – Karol Kalmikoff

July 13, 1961 – Maple Leaf Gardens – Toronto, ON – Canada

National Wrestling Alliance NWA International Tag Team Champions:
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 14, 1961 – Arena – Bradford, Ontario – Canada

Bulldog Brower vs Man Mountain Campbell

July 17, 1961 – Memorial Arena – Niagara Falls, ON – Canada

Ivan Kalmikoff – Nikita Kalmikoff vs Tony Marino – Man Mountain Campbell

July 20, 1961 – Maple Leaf Gardens – Toronto, ON – Canada

Prince Nero

Man Mountain Campbell def Prince Nero

July 25, 1961 – Oshawa Arena – Oshawa, ON – Canada

Mixed Tag Team: Tiny Tim – Man Mountain Campbell vs. Ivan Kalmikoff – Dandy Andy Moore
Tony Marino vs. Karol Kalmikoff
John Foote vs. Prince Nero

July 27, 1961 – Maple Leaf Gardens – Toronto, ON – Canada

Farmer Boy Townsend drew Man Mountain Campbell

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 (a.k.a. Gorilla Monsoon)  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 Truesd

August 3, 1961 – Maple Leaf Gardens – Toronto, ON – Canada

Geno Marella (aka Gorilla Monsoon) drew Man Mountain Campbell (20 Minutes)

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 8, 1961 – Oshawa Arena – Oshawa, ON – Canada

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Bulldog Brower vs. Karol Kalmikoff
Tuffy Truesdale vs. 300 lb bear
Ivan Kalmikoff vs. Man Mountain Campbell
Farmer Boy Townsend vs. Frank Marconi

August 10, 1961 – Maple Leaf Gardens – Toronto, ON – Canada

Ivan – Karol Kalmikoff def. Tom Collins – Man Mountain Campbell (17:56 Minutes)

August 17, 1961 – Maple Leaf Gardens – Toronto, ON – Canada

Karol – Nikita Kalmikoff drew Sandor Kovacs – Man Mountain Campbell

August 22, 1961 – Oshawa Arena – Oshawa, ON – Canada

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Ivan – Karol Kalmikoff vs. Tony Marino – Farmer Boy Townsend
Gino Marella vs. Man Mountain Campbell
Pat Flanagan vs. Karl Nurnburg

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 – Maple Leaf Gardens – Toronto, ON – Canada

National Wrestling Alliance NWA International Tag Team Champions:
Tony Marino vs. Pat Flanagan
Taro Sakuro vs. Timothy Geohagen
Cyclone – Hurricane Smith def. Stan Stasiak – Man Mountain Campbell (14:05 Minutes)  – NWA Tag Team Title Bout (LOST BELTS)

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 12, 1961 – Oshawa Arena – Oshawa, ON

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Cyclone Smith – Hurricane Smith vs. Man Mountain Campbell –  Tony Marino
Pat Flanagan vs. Tony Manous
Big Dave Wallace vs. Frank Fozo

September 14, 1961 – Maple Leaf Gardens – Toronto, ON – Canada

Cyclone – Hurricane Smith def. Stan Stasiak – Man Mountain Campbell – NWA Tag Team Title Bout

September 18, 1961 – Oshawa Arena – Oshawa, ON – Canada

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International Tag Title:  Smith Brothers vs. Billy Red Lyons – Dominic Bravo
Taro Sakuro vs. Tony Manous
Man Mountain Campbell vs. Pat Flanagan

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

September 28, 1961 – Maple Leaf Gardens – Toronto, ON – Canada

Stan Stasiak def. Man Mountain Campbell (15:26 Minutes)

October 5, 1961 – Maple Leaf Gardens – Toronto, ON – Canada

Taro Sakuro def. Man Mountain Campbell (6:51 Minutes)

October 7, 1961 – City Arena – Bridgeport, CT ADVERTISEMENT FOR NEXT WEEK (October 14, 1961)

October 11, 1961 – Teaneck Armory – Teaneck, NJ

October 13, 1961 – City Arena – Bridgeport, CT

On the TV side, there’ll be a trio from Japan who broke in here 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 matched 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 veteran.

Sunnyside Garden – New York, NY

October 14, 1961 – Sunnyside Garden – New York, NY (2:30 PM)

October 14, 1961 – City Arena – Bridgeport, CT (8:30 PM) (DEBUT)

Mark Lewin – Don Curtis Double DQ The Angel – Jolly Cholly
Skull Murphey def Doug Kinslow
Karl von Hess def Gregory Jarque
Man Mountain Campbell def Tommy O’Toole
Shohei Bab def Herb Larson
Great Togo – Yoshino Sato def Carlo Milano – Arnold Skoaland
“A team tag match will open tomorrow night’s wrestling card in the City Arena with the pair of Mark Lewin and Don Curtis opposing the Angel and Jolly Cholly.
Only fans in the hall will see this 8:30 p.m. preliminary to five other bouts that will be telecast.  The match finds onetime favorites Lewin and Curtis, driving toward world title heights with methods that anger views, running into a test that looks explosive.
On the TV side, there’ll be a trio from Japan who broke in here 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.

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 (21 October)

October 16, 1961 – Winnipeg Free 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 – City Arena – Bridgeport, CT

 Tommy O’Toole opposes Man Mountain Campbell in other matches.

October 19, 1961 – Capitol Arena – Washington DC

Angelo Savoldi vs. Man Mountain Campbell

Commack Arena – Long Island, NY

October 20, 1961 – Commack Arena – 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 – City Arena – Bridgeport, CT

Vittorio Argentino Apollo def Karl von Hess
The Fabulous Kangaroos def Billy Zybyszko – Pete Sanches
Man Mountain Campbell def Miguel Torres.
Arnold Soaland def Tommy O’Toole
Shohei Baba def Carlo Milano
The Sicilians – Tony Altomare – Lou Albano def Doug Kinslow – Gregory Jarque

October 23, 1961 – Capitol Arena – 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

October 25, 1961 – The Coliseum – Baltimore, MD

Man Mountain Campbell def Tommy O’Toole
Bob Orton def The Angel
Doug Kinslow def Bill Zybysko
The Great Scott def Sweet Daddy Siki
Johnny Valentine – Billy Darnell Double DQ Mark Lewin – Don Curtis

October 31, 1961 – Sunnyside Gardens – New York City, NY

Al Costello – Roy Heffernan vs The Angel – Man Mountain Campbell

Commack Arena – Long Island, NY

November 1, 1961 – Commack Arena – Commack, NY

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

Island Garden Arena – West Hempstead, NY

November 3, 1961 – Island Garden Arena – West Hempstead, NY

Man Mountain Campbell def Miguel Torres

November 4, 1961 – Armory – Paterson, NJ

Man Mountain Campbell def Angelo Savoldi
Bruno Sammartino def Skull Murphy
Billy Darnell def Larry Simon
Count Karl von Hess def Tony Martinelli
Antonio Rocca – Jose Miquel Perez def The Great Scott – Bob Orton
“Nature Boy” Buddy Rogers def Johnny Valentine

November 7, 1961 – Sunnyside Gardens – New York City, New York

Angelo Savoldi vs Man Mountain Campbell

November 11, 1961 – Armory – Long Island, NY

Johnny Valentine – Bearcat Wright def The Fabulous Kangaroos
Argentine Apollo def. Karl Von Hess
Haystack Calhoun – Man Mountain Campbell def. Red Berry – The Great Scott
C C Wiley Nieves def. Jack Terry
Tony Martinelli def. Miguel Torres

Madison Square Garden – New York, NY

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 16, 1961 – Capitol Arena – Washington, DC

Man Mountain Campbell vs. Tommy O’Toole

November 17, 1961 – Asbury Park Convention Hall – Asbury Park, NJ

November 18, 1961 – City Arena – 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 20, 1961 – Moose Hall – Trenton, NJ

Antonio Rocca – Jose Miguel Perez def The Fabulous Kangaroos
Sweet Daddy Siki def Steve Stanlee
Willy Nieves def Swede Hanson
Don Curtis drew Skull Murphy
Man Mountain Campbell def. Angelo Savoldi 

November 22, 1961 – Long Island Arena – 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 24, 1961 – Convention Hall – Philadelphia, PA

Bearcat Wright vs Swede Hanson
Man Mountain Campbell vs. Gene “Mr America” Stanlee
Don Curtis – Billy Darnell vs Skull Murphy – Karl von Hess
Argentina Rocca – Miguel Perez – Vittorio Apollo vs Mighty Baba – The Great Togo – Mr. Sato

November 25, 1961 – Westchester County Center – White Plains, NY

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 – Capitol Arena – Washington, DC

Giant Baba def. Man Mountain Campbell

November 28, 1961 – Sunnyside Garden – New York, NY

Man Mountain Campbell – Arnold Skoaland vs The Fabulous Kangaroos
Argentina Apollo – Bruno Sammartino vs The Big ‘O’ – The Great Scott

November 29, 1961 – City Arena – 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 remainder on TV.

The Sicilians

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.

November 30, 1961 – Capitol Arena – Washington DC

Brute Bernard vs. Man Mountain Campbell

December 2, 1961 – City Arena – 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 – Sunnyside Garden – Long Island, NY

Giant Baba def. Man Mountain Campbell
Antonio Rocca vs The Mighty Atlas

December 6, 1961 – Bristol Arena – Hartford, CT

Miguel Perez vs Gene “Mr America” Stanlee
Tommy O’Toole vs Brute Bernard
Marcel Thil – Man Mountain Campbell vs Wildcat Orton – The Great Scott
The Fabulous Kangaroos vs Sweet Daddy Siki – Billy Darnell

December 9, 1961 – Westchester County Center – White Plains, NY

Antonino Rocca – Arnold Skaaland def Bob Orton – The Great Scott (2-1)
Carlos Milano def Swede Hansen (17:09)

Angelo Savoldi

Man Mountain Campbell def Angelo Savoldi (11:37)
Fabulous Kangaroos: Al Costello – Roy Heffernan def Bruno Sammartino – Billy Darnell (2-1)

December 11, 1961 – Madison Square Garden – New York City, NY

Brute Bernard def. Man Mountain Campbell

December 16, 1961 – City Arena – 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.

December 30, 1961 – Armory – Newark, NJ

Man Mountain Campbell def Angelo Savaldi