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The website devoted to preserving the history of Australian wrestling.
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This website was designed in 2012 with a scope of covering present and past wrestling in Australia.
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1966
January 10, 1966 - World Championship Wrestling at Palais Ballroom in Geelong, Victoria, Australia. Pepper Gomez v Art Nelson. Luther Lindsay v Pampero Firpo. Spiros Arion v Waldo von Erich. Killer Kowalski v Dick Steinborn.
January 14. 1966 - World Championship Wrestling at Sydney Stadium in Sydney, New South Wales, Australia. Luther Lindsay drew Art Nelson. Pepper Gomez d Pampero Firpo. Waldo von Erich d Roy Heffernan. Killer Kowalski d Dick Steinborn.
January 21, 1966 - World Championship Wrestling at Sydney Stadium in Sydney, New South Wales, Australia. Con Tolios d Al Woods. Paul Graham drew Ted Sinkowski. Art Nelson d Larry O'Day. Luther Lindsay d Pampero Firpo. Pepper Gomez & Dick Steinborn d Killer Kowalski & Waldo von Erich.
January 28, 1966 - World Championship Wrestling at Sydney Stadium in Sydney, New South Wales. Johnny Boyd d Spike Robson. Luther Lindsay d George Lackey. Pampero Firpo d Paul Graham. Dominic de Nucci d Art Nelson. Waldo von Erich d Dick Steinborn. Pepper Gomez d Killer Kowalski via dq.
February 4, 1966 - World Championship Wrestling at Sydney Stadium in Sydney, New South Wales, Australia. Johnny Boyd d Jan Jansen. Art Nelson d Con Tolios. Luther Lindsay drew Roy Heffernan. Dick Steinborn d Pampero Firpo. Dominic de Nucci & Pepper Gomez d Killer Kowalski & Waldo von Erich.
February 5, 1966—World Championship Wrestling at Festival Hall in Melbourne, Victoria, Australia. Eddie Swan vs Hans Schroeder. Roy Heffernan vs Con Tolios. Dick Steinborn vs Pampiro Firpo. Luther Lindsay vs Waldo Von Erich. Dominic DeNucci & Pepper Gomez vs Killer Kowalski & Art Nelson
February 11, 1966 - World Championship Wrestling at Sydney Stadium in Sydney, New South Wales, Australia. Paul Graham d Johnny Boyd. Luther Lindsay d Col Currie. Waldo von Erich d Roy Heffernan. Dominic de Nucci, Dick Steinborn & Pepper Gomez d Killer Kowalski, Art Nelson & Pampero Firpo.
February 18, 1966 - World Championship Wrestling at Sydney Stadium in Sydney, New South Wales, Australia. Art Nelson & Pampero Firpo d Dick Steinborn & Pepper Gomez. Killer Kowalski d Luther Lindsay. Dominic de Nucci drew Waldo von Erich to retain the IWA World title.
February 25, 1966 - World Championship Wrestling at Sydney Stadium in Sydney, New South Wales, Australia. Larry O'Day & Brian Ashby d Abe Lightfoot & George Lackey. Roy Heffernan d Johnny Boyd. Waldo von Erich d Clem Lakis. Pepper Gomez & Dick Steinborn d Art Nelson & Pampero Firpo. Dominic de Nucci drew Killer Kowalski to retain the IWA World title.
March 4, 1966 - World Championship Wrestling at Sydney Stadium in Sydney, New South Wales, Australia. Tony Zorro d Ken Medlin. Brian Ashby d George Lackey. Roy Heffernan drew Art Nelson. Dominic de Nucci d Pampero Firpo via dq. Killer Kowalski d Pepper Gomez. Waldo von Erich d Dick Steinborn. Nick Bockwinkel won Russian Roulette..
March 11, 1966 - World Championship Wrestling at Sydney Stadium in Sydney, New South Wales, Australia. Spike Robson d Alan Pinfold. Larry O'Day d Col Currie. Roy Heffernan d Brian Ashby. Dominic de Nucci d Pampero Firpo. Killer Kowalski & Art Nelson d Pepper Gomez & Dick Steinborn. Nick Bockwinkel d Waldo von Erich.
March 18, 1966 - World Championship Wrestling at Sydney Stadium in Sydney, New South Wales, Australia. Spike Robson d Arthur Openshaw. Larry O'Day d George Lackey. Roy Heffernan drew Pepper Gomez. Nick Bockwinkel d Pampero Firpo. Dick Steinborn drew Art Nelson. Waldo von Erich d Killer Kowalski via dq.
March 25, 1966 - World Championship Wrestling at Sydney Stadium in Sydney, New South Wales, Australia. Brian Ashby & Spike Robson d Johnny Boyd & Alan Pinfold. Pepper Gomez d Pampero Firpo. Killer Kowalski d Roy Heffernan. Waldo von Erich d Nick Bockwinkel. Art Nelson d Dick Steinborn.
April 1, 1966 - World Championship Wrestling at Sydney Stadium in Sydney, New South Wales, Australia. Eddie Swan d Johnny Boyd. Roy Heffernan d Spike Robson. Nick Bockwinkel drew Killer Kowalski. Waldo von Eric & Pampero Firpo d Dick Steinborn & Pepper Gomez. Art Nelson d Dominic de Nucci in a Texas Death match.
April 4, 1966 - World Championship Wrestling at Geelong Palais in Geelong, Victoria, Australia. Dick Steinborn v Eddie Swan. Nick Bockwinkel v Waldo von Erich. Roy Heffernan v Killer Kowalski. Dominic de Nucci v Art Nelson for the IWA World Hwt title.
April 15, 1966 - World Championship Wrestling at Sydney Stadium in Sydney, New South Wales, Australia. Len Holt d Johnny Boyd. Nick Bockwinkel d Con Tolios. Bill Dromo d Alan Pinfold. Bruiser Bob Baker d Brian Ashby. Dominic de Nucci d Art Nelson to retain the IWA World title. Bruno Sammartino d. Waldo von Erich
April 16, 1966 - World Championship Wrestling in Melbourne, Victoria. Bruno Sammartino d. Killer Kowalski
April 16, 1966 - World Championship Wrestling in Sydney, New South Wales (TV taping). Bruno Sammartino d. Johnny Boyd.
April 17, 1966 - World Championship Wrestling in Melbourne, Victoria, Australia. (TV taping). Bruno Sammartino d. Johnny Boyd
April 18, 1966--World Championship Wrestling at Thebarton Town Hall in Adelaide, South Australia. Dominic de Nucci vs Art Nelson. Bruno Sammartino d. Waldo von Erich. Nick Bockwinkel vs Killer Kowalski.
April 21, 1966 - World Championship Wrestling at Newcastle, New South Wales, Australia. Bruno Sammartino d. Art Nelson
April 22, 1966 - World Championship Wrestling at Sydney Stadium in Sydney, New South Wales, Australia. Spike Robson d Alan Pinfold. Prof Tanaka d Braka Cortez. Mitsu Arakawa d Len Holt. Nick Bockwinkel drew Bruiser Bob Baker. Bill Dromo d Waldo von Erich. Bruno Sammartino & Dominic De Nucci d. Killer Kowalski & Art Nelson.
April 23, 1966 - World Championship Wrestling at Festival Hall in Melbourne, Victoria, Australia. Bruno Sammartino d. Killer Kowalski.
April 25, 1966 - World Championship Wrestling at Geelong Palais in Geelong, Victoria, Australia. Prof Tanaka v Bill Dromo. Bruno Sammartino d. Waldo von Erich. Dominic de Nucci & Larry O'Day v Art Nelson & Bob "the Bruiser" Baker.
April 27, 1966 - World Championship Wrestling at Festival Hall in Brisbane, Queensland, Australia. Bruno Sammartino & Dominic De Nucci d. Prof. Tanaka & Mitsu Arakawa.
April 28, 1966 - World Championship Wrestling in Newcastle, New South Wales, Australia. Bruno Sammartino drew Art Nelson.
April 29, 1966 - World Championship Wrestling at Sydney Stadium in Sydney, New South Wales, Australia. Spike Robson d George Lackey. Paul Graham d Prof Tanaka via dq. Mitsu Arakawa d Nick Bockwinkel. Bill Dromo drew Bruiser Bob Baker. Bruno Sammartino & Dominic De Nucci d. Killer Kowalski, Waldo von Erich & Art Nelson (special ref - Roy Heffernan).
April 30, 1966 - World Championship Wrestling at Festival Hall in Melbourne, Victoria, Australia. Bruno Sammartino & Dominic De Nucci d. Waldo von Erich & Art Nelson.
May 2, 1966 - World Championship Wrestling at Thebarton Hall in Adelaide, South Australia. Bruno Sammartino d. Killer Kowalski.
May 3, 1966 - World Championship Wrestling at Festival Hall in Brisbane, Queensland, Australia. Bruno Sammartino, Dominic De Nucci & Nick Bockwinkel d. Killer Kowalski, Prof. Tanaka & Mitsu Arakawa.
May 6, 1966 - World Championship Wrestling at Sydney Stadium in Sydney, New South Wales, Australia. Jan Jansen d Alan Pinfold. Roy Heffernan d Spike Robson. Nick Bockwinkel d Spike Robson. Bruiser Bob Baker d Bill Dromo. Dominic de Nucci & Killer Kowalski d Prof Tanaka & Mitsu Arakawa via dq.
May 13, 1966 - World Championship Wrestling at Sydney Stadium in Sydney, New South Wales, Australia. Len Holt d Ron Fury. Jan Jansen d Johnny Boyd via dq. Roy Heffernan drew Bill Dromo. Bruiser Bob Baker d Nick Bockwinkel. Dominic de Nucci & Killer Kowalski d Prof Tanaka & Mitsu Arakawa (special ref - Sam Menacker).
May 20, 1966 - World Championship Wrestling at Sydney Stadium in Sydney, New South Wales, Australlia. Tony Zorro drew Reinhardt Molitor. Con Tolios d Johnny Boyd. Nick Bockwinkel d George Lackey. Prof Tanaka d Bill Dromo. Killer Kowalski d Bruiser Bob Baker. Dominic de Nucci d Mitsu Arakawa via dq to retain the IWA World title.
May 27, 1966 - World Championship Wrestling at Sydney Stadium in Sydney, New South Wales, Australia. Spike Robson d Noel Davis. Larry O'Day d Col Currie. Bill Dromo d Roy Heffernan. Mitsu Arakawa d Nick Bockwinkel. Dominic de Nucci d Bruiser Bob Baker. Prof Tanaka d Killer Kowalski.
June 3, 1966 - World Championship Wrestling at Sydney Stadium in Sydney, New South Wales, Australia. Hajji Baba d George Lackey. Larry O'Day d Alan Pinfold. Nick Bockwinkel & Bill Dromo d Hunter Shaw & Arn Sarri. Killer Kowalski d Bruiser Bob Baker. Mark Lewin d Mitsu Arakawa. Prof Tanaka d Dominic de Nucci to win the IWA World title (special ref - Roy Heffernan).
June 10, 1966 - World Championship Wrestling at Sydney Stadium in Sydney, New South Wales, Australia. Hajji Baba d Abe Lightfoot. Roy Heffernan d Col Currie. Larry O'Day d Bruiser Bob Baker. Larry Hennig d Bill Dromo. Harley Race d Nick Bockwinkel. Mark Lewin & Dominic de Nucci d Prof Tanaka & Mitsu Arakawa.
June 17, 1966 - World Championship Wrestling at Sydney Stadium in Sydney, New South Wales, Australia. Hajji Baba drew Bruiser Bob Baker. Larry O'Day d Bill Dromo. Larry Hennig d Roy Heffernan. Dominic de Nucci, Mark Lewin & Killer Kowalski d Prof Tanaka, Mitsu Arakawa & Harley Race.
June 24, 1966 - World Championship Wrestling at Sydney Stadium in Sydney, New South Wales, Australia. Ron Miller d Mark Anthony. Roy Heffernan d Bill Dromo. Bruiser Bob Baker drew Bill Dromo. Prof Tanaka d Larry O'Day to retain the IWA World title. Mark Lewin & Killer Kowalski d Larry Hennig & Harley Race via dq, but fail to win the IWA World Tag title (special ref - Dominic de Nucci).
July 1, 1966 - World Championship Wrestling at Sydney Stadium in Sydney, New South Wales, Australlia. Roy Heffernan d George Lackey. Bruiser Bob Baker d Bill Dromo. Larry O'Day d Mitsu Arakawa via dq. Prof Tanaka d Killer Kowalski. Mark Lewin & Dominic de Nucci d Larry Hennig & Harley Race to win the IWA World Tag title.
July 8, 1966 - World Championship Wrestling at Sydney Stadium in Sydney, New South Wales, Australia. Roy Heffernan d Ted Sinkowski. Larry O'Day d Braka Cortez. Brute Bernard d Bill Dromo. Skull Murphy d Bruiser Bob Baker. Mark Lewin & Dominic de Nucci d Prof Tanaka & Mitsu Arakawa to retain the IWA World Tag title.
July 15, 1966 - World Championship Wrestling at Sydney Stadium in Sydney, New South Wales, Australia. Ken Medlin d Tony Zorro. Hajji Baba d Johnny Boyd. Larry O''Day drew Bruiser Bob Baker. Roy Heffernan d Mitsu Arakawa. Bearcat Wright d Prof Tanaka. Skull Murphy & Brute Bernard d Mark Lewin & Dominic de Nucci to win the IWA World Tag title.
July 22, 1966 - World Championship Wrestling at Sydney Stadium in Sydney, New South Wales, Australia. Hajji Baba drew Arthur Openshaw. Roy Heffernan d Ron Fury. Prof Tanaka d Larry O'Day. Gentleman Jim Hady d Bruiser Bob Baker. Mark Lewin & Bearcat Wright d Skull Murphy & Brute Bernard to win the IWA World Tag title.
July 29, 1966 - World Championship Wrestling at Sydney Stadium in Sydney, New South Wales, Australia. Reinhardt Molitor d Keith Thompson. Albert Dunn d Steve Craig. Danny Miller d Roy Heffernan. Gentleman Jim Hady d Prof Tanaka via dq. Mark Lewin % Bearcat Wright d Skull Murphy & Brute Bernard to retain the IWA World Tag title.
July 30, 1966 - World Championship Wrestling at Festival Hall in Melbourne, Victoria, Australia. Eddie Swan & Arthur Openshaw v Johnny Botd & Al Woods. Gentleman Jim Hady v Roy Heffernan. Larry O'Day v Danny Miller. Bearcat Wright v Prof Tanaka. Mark Lewin v Skull Murphy.
August 1, 1966 - World Championship Wrestling at the Palais Theatre in Geelong, Victoria, Australia. Gentleman Jim Hady v Danny Miller. Bearcat Wright v Brute Bernard. Skull Murphy v Roy Heffernan. Mark Lewin v Prof. Tanaka.
August 5, 1966 - World Championship Wrestling at Sydney Stadium in Sydney, New South Wales, Australia. Ken Medlin d Noel Davis. Reinhardt Molitor d Tony Zorro. Brute Bernard d Roy Heffernan. Gentleman Jim Hady drew Danny Miller. Bearcat Wright d Prof Tanaka. Mark Lewin d Skull Murphy via dq.
August 12, 1966 - World Championship Wrestling at Sydney Stadium in Sydney, New South Wales, Australlia. Roy Hefferna d Braka Cortez. Danny Miller d Larry O\Day. Gentleman Jim Hady d Brute Bernard. Mark Lewin d Prof Tanaka to retain the IWA World title. Skull Murphy d Bearcat Wright.
August 19, 1966 - World Championship Wrestling at Sydney Stadium in Sydney, New South Wales, Australia. Roy Heffernan d Ted Sinkowski. Mark Lewin drew Brute Bernard. Vittorio Apollo d Danny Miller. Gentleman Jim Hady d Prof Tanaka. Bearcat Wright d Skull Murphy.
August 26, 1966 - World Championship Wrestling at Sydney Stadium in Sydney, New South Wales, Australia. Mark Anthony d Ron Miller. Danny Miller drew Roy Heffernan. The Destroyer d Jan Jansen. Bearcat Wright d Mark Lewin to win the IWA World title. Skull Murphy & Brute Bernard d Vittorio Apollo & Gentleman Jim Hady to retain the IWA World Tag title.
September 2, 1966 - World Championship Wrestling at Sydney Stadium in Sydney, New South Wales, Australia. Con Tolios drew Al Woods. Larry O'Day d Johnny Boyd. The Destroyer d Roy Heffernan. Gentleman Jim Hady d Danny Miller. Skull Murphy & Brute Bernard d Bearcat Wright & Vittorio Apollo to retain the IWA World Tag title.
September 9, 1966 - World Championship Wrestling at Sydney Stadium in Sydney, New South Wales, Australia. Braka Cortez d Spike Robson. Ken Medlin d Arthur Openshaw. Roy Heffernan d Danny Miller. The Destroyer d Gentleman Jim Hady. Skull Murphy & Brute Bernard d Bearcat Wright & Vittorio Apollo to retain the IWA World Tag title.
September 16, 1966 - World Championship Wrestling at Sydney Stadium in Sydney, New South Wales, Australia. Len Holt drew Johnny Boyd. Steve Bolus d Braka Cortez. George Scott & Sandy Scott d Danny Miller & Mark Anthony. Bearcat Wright, Vittorio Apollo & Gentleman Jim Hady d Skull Murphy, Brute Bernard & The Destroyer.
September 23, 1966 - World Championship Wrestling at Sydney Stadium in Sydney, New South Wales, Australia. Reinhardt Molitor d Spike Robson. Steve Bolus drew Danny Miller. George Scott & Sandy Scott d Alan Pinfold & Ron Fury. Gentleman Jim Hady d Brute Bernard. Bruno Sammartino d The Destroyer via dq, but failed to win the IWA World title.
September 30, 1966. - World Championship Wrestling at Sydney Stadium in Sydney, New South Wales, Australia. Noel Davis d Keith Thompson. Sandy Scott d Hans Schroeder. George Scott drew Roy Heffernan. Vittorio Apollo d Danny Miller. Skull Murphy & Brute Bernard d Steve Bolus & Gentleman Jim Hady. Bruno Sammartino d The Destroyer to win the IWA World title, but the title change is declared null and void after Sammartino won the second fall via dq.
October 7, 1966 - World Championship Wrestling at Sydney Stadium in Sydney, New South Wales, Australia. Larry O'Day d Mark Anthony. Roy Heffernan d Ron Fury. George Scott& Sandy Scott d The Destroyer & Art Nelson via dq. Spiros Arion d Ron Miller. Skull Murphy & Brute Bernard d Bruno Sammartino & Vittorio Apollo.
October 14, 1966 - World Championship Wrestling at Sydney Stadium in Sydney, New South Wales, Australia. Arthur Openshaw d Albert Dunn. Roy Heffernan d Gentleman Jim Hady. Vittorio Apollo d Danny Miller. Spiros Arion & Steve Bolus d Skull Murphy & Brute Bernard via dq, and failed to win the IWA World Tag title. George Scott & Sandy Scott d The Destroyer & Art Nelson.
October 15, 1966 - World Championship Wrestling at Festival Hall in Melbourne, Victoria, Australia. Larry O'Day d Mark Anthony. Roy Heffernan d Gentleman Jim Hady. Danny Miller d Vittorio Apollo, Spiros Arion & Steve Bolus d The Destrpoyer & Art Nelson. George Scott & Sandy Scott d Skull Murphy & Brute Bernard.
October 21, 1966 - World Championship Wrestling at Sydney Stadium in Sydney, New South Wales, Australia. Murphy the Surfie d Steve Craig. Steve Bolus drew Roy Heffernan. Brute Bernard d Ron Miller. George Scott & Sandy Scott d The Destroyer & Art Nelson. Spiros Arion d Skull Murphy via dq.
October 28, 1966 - World Championship Wrestling at Sydney Stadium in Sydney, New South Wales, Australia. Ken Medlin d Tony Zorro. Larry O'Day d Mark Anthony. Roy Heffernan d Ron Fury. George Scott, Sandy Scott & Steve Bolus drew Brute Bernard, The Destroyer & Art Nelson. Spiros Arion d Skull Murphy.
November 4, 1966 - World Championship Wrestling at Sydney Stadium in Sydney, New South Wales, Australia. Arthur Openshaw d Reinhardt Molitor. John da Silva d Ron Fury. Roy Heffernan d Kangaroo Kennedy. Brute Bernard, The Destroyer & Art Nelson d George Scott, Sandy Scott & Steve Bolus. Spiros Arion d Skull Murphy.
November 11, 1966 - World Championship Wrestling at Sydney Stadium in Sydney, New South Wales, Australia. Arthur Openshaw d Ken Medlin. John da Silva d Al Woods. Roy Heffernan d Johnny Boyd. Steve Bolus d Alan Pinfold. Spiros Arion d The Destroyer & Art Nelson via dq in a handicap match. Skull Murphy & Brute Bernard d George Scott & Sandy Scott via dq.
November 18, 1966 - World Championship Wrestling at Sydney Stadium in Sydney, New South Wales, Australia. Arthur Openshaw d Ken Medlin for the Australian Lighthwt title. Steve Bolus d Kangaroo Kennedy. Art Nelson d Roy Heffernan. Ray Stevens d John da Silva. George Scott & Sandy Scott d Skull Murphy & Brute Bernard to retain the IWA World Tag title. Spiros Arion d The Destroyer to retain the IWA World title.
November 25, 1966 - World Championship Wrestling at Sydney Stadium in Sydney, New South Wales, Australia.John da Silva d Kangaroo Kennedy. Roy Heffernan d Alan Pinfold. Brute Bernard d Jan Jansen. Art Nelson d Steve Bolus. George Scott drew Skull Murphy. Sandy Scott d The Destroyer. Roy Heffernan won a Russian Roulette. Spiros Arion d Ray Stevens via dq to retain the IWA World title.
December 2, 1966 - World Championship Wrestling at Sydney Stadium in Sydney, New South Wales, Australia. Larry O'Day d Alan Pinfold. John da Silva drew The Destroyer. Art Nelson d Steve Bolus. George Scott & Sandy Scott d Skull Murphy & Brute Bernard. Ray Stevens d Spiros Arion to win the IWA World title.\
December 9, 1966 - World Championship Wrestling at Sydney Stadium in Sydney, New South Wales, Australia. Ken Medlin drew Tony Zorro. Spike Robson d Reinhardt Molitor. John da Silva d Kangaroo Kennedy. Steve Bolus & Roy Heffernan d The Destroyer & Brute Bernard. Ray Stevens & Art Nelson d George Scott & Sandy Scott to win the IWA World Tag title.
December 23, 1966--Gardiner Promotions in Melbourne, Victoria, Australia. Clem Lakis vs Pat O'Hara; Tony Kontellis vs Wild Red Walker; Alex Iakovides vs King Kong Czaya
1966--Gardiner Promotions in White City, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia. Spiros Arion vs King Kong Czaya for the World title. Alex Iakovides vs Red Walker. Tony Curtis vs Kangaroo Kennedy. Angelo Joannou vs Snowy Dowton. Sam Mangana vs Charlie Curtis. Jim Lathouris vs Nev Sutton.
1966--Gardiner Promotions at Wollongong Showgrounds in Wollongong, New South Wales, Australia. Tony Curtis & Charlie Curtis vs Kangaroo Kenndy & Red Walker. King Kong Czaya vs Charlie Gammage. Bob Harrison vs Snowy Dowton for the NSW Heavyweight Championship. Angelo Joannou vs Jim Lathouris.