List of Big Time Wrestling alumni (Boston)

Big Time Wrestling was a professional wrestling promotion based in Boston, Massachusetts from 1960 to 1975. Former Big Time Wrestling employees consisted of professional wrestlers, managers, play-by-play and color commentators, announcers, interviewers and referees.

Alumni

Male wrestlers

Birth name	Ring name(s)	Tenure	Ref
Katsuji Adachi †	Mr. Hito	1961
William Afflis †	Dick the Bruiser	1960 1961	[1]
Roy Albern †	Bummy Rogers / Bunny Rogers Rip Collins	1960–1961 1963	[2]
Roger Barnes	Ronnie Garvin	1960 1966–1967	[3] [4] [5]
Andre Beauchamp	Mighty Ursus	1962	[6] [7]
Carl Bell †	Don Eagle	1963	[2] [7]
Antonino Biasetton †	Antonino Rocca Argentina Rocca	1960–1961 1963
Guy Brunetti †	Guy Brunetti	1960
Paul Christerson	Paul Christy	1964
Pierre Clermont	Pat Patterson	1961–1962	[3] [8] [4] [5]
Yvon Cormier †	The Beast	1963	[2]
Tony DeMore	Gypsy Joe	1963–1965	[2] [9]
Ilio DiPaolo †	Ilio DiPaolo	1961–1962 1964	[6]
Henry Faggart †	Jackie Fargo	1961–1964	[10] [11] [3] [12]
Jack Faggart Sr. †	Sonny Fargo	1962	[13]
Frank Falzarano †	Gypsy Joe Gonzales	1962–1963 1965–1970
Mario Fornini †	Angelo Savoldi	1963
Laverne Gagne †	Verne Gagne	1960
George Gallagher †	Mike Gallagher	1961
John Gallagher †	Doc Gallagher	1961
Richard Gland †	Bulldog Brower	1963
José Gomez †	Pepper Gomez	1960
Russ Groves †	Golden Boy Dupree Ronnie Dupree Ron Dupree	1960–1966	[3] [2] [4] [5]
Charles Harris †	Maurice Chevier The Magnificent Chevier	1965–1966	[3] [8]
Ronald Hill †	Ronnie Hill Ron Hill	1960–1967	[5]
Eric Holmback †	Yukon Eric	1960
Austin Johnson	Hobo Brazil	1963–1964	[2] [5]
James Johnson †	Grady Calhoun Luke Graham	1961–1964	[8] [5] [4] [14]
Terry Joyal †	Terry Garvin	1960 1962–1963 1966–1967	[8] [4] [5]
Juan Kachmanian †	Pampero Firpo	1960
Don Kindred	Mr. Black Magic	1961–1962	[5] [15]
Fred Koury Sr. †	Bull Curry	1960–1961 1963–1967	[7] [2]
Fred Koury Jr.	Fred Curry Fred Khoury	1963–1964 1965	[16]
Guy Larose †	Hans Schmidt	1961–1965 1967	[2] [7]
Carey Lloyd †	Hobo Brazil Rufus R. Jones	1965–1967 1969	[8] [5] [7] [17]
Louis LaCourse	Duke Savage The Beast	1967–1968	[8]
Leslie Malady	Les Malady	1960–1961	[3] [8] [4] [5]
Chris Markoff	Franz Von Erich	1964	[18] [19]
Frank Menacker	Sam Menacker	1960
Pedro Morales †	Pedro Morales	1962
Dominic Nucciarone	Dominic DeNucci	1961–1962	[8] [13]
Frederick Pantano †	Bull Montana	1960–1964 1966–1970	[5] [13] [20] [2] [21] [22]
Soterios Pappas †	Jesse James	1960–1966 1970	[13]
Miguel Pérez †	Miguel Pérez	1960–1961
Eric Pomeroy †	Eric Pomeroy	1962
Harley Race †	The Great Mortimer The Great Gilroy	1961–1962 1963	[8] [23] [24]
Isaac Rosario	Bruno SanMartino Pancho Rosario	1960 1963–1966	[2] [7] [20] [3] [25] [26]
Virgil Runnels Jr.	Dusty Rhodes Dusty Runnells	1967	[8] [27] [28] [17]
Gene Sanizzaro †	Gene Dundee	1960 1963–1964	[2] [5]
Francis Scarpa ‡	Frankie Scarpa Frank Scarpa Manuel Cortez	1960–1969 ‡	[5] [7] [29] [30] [31]
Frank Shields †	Frank Shields Bruiser Shields The Bruiser The Boston Bruiser	1960–1964	[2] [8] [5]
Roy Shropshire	Roy Shire	1961
Edward Spulnik †	Killer Kowalski	1960–1961	[10] [11] [32]
Joseph Tangaro †	Joe Brunetti	1960
Alexander Tonko †	Lou Khesz	1964
Paul Vachon	Paul Vachon	1961–1962
Edward Welch †	Buddy Fuller George Valentine	1963 1966	[10] [12]
Unknown	George Valentine	1963
Lester Welch †	Lester Welch Les Welch	1961
Alexander Woodward	Naldo Von Erich	1964	[18] [19]
Edward Wright †	Bearcat Wright	1961	[10] [11] [32]
Unknown	The Great Mortimer	1967
Unknown	Al Poholik Al Poholick Art Poholek	1960–1961
Unknown	Alex Kostopoulous	1964
Ajandro Medina †	Alex Medina Al Medina	1960–1963	[4] [5]
Unknown	Angelo Puglese	1966
Unknown	Angelo Rocca Angie Rocca	1960–1962
Unknown	Angelo Venturi	1960
Unknown	Antonio Souza	1960
Unknown	Apache Eagle	1962	[33]
Unknown	Armando Federico	1960–1961 1963
Unknown	Bad Boy Gallagher	1961
Unknown	Barney O'Shea	1960
Alfred DeBenedetti †	Baron Antonio Verdi Great Antonio Verdi	1960 1969
Guiseppe Gattone †	Baron Gattoni	1962
Unknown	Baron Scakluma	1966
Unknown	Baron von Herring	1968–1969
Unknown	Bavarian Brother #1	1960
Unknown	Bavarian Brother #2	1960
George Thompson †	Bearcat Jones	1964–1965
Unknown	Ben James	1961
Seymour Koenig	Benny Berg	1964
Unknown	Big Daddy Robinson	1960–1965
Unknown	Big Luke Summerfield	1965–1967	[21]
Unknown	Bill Donovan	1960
Unknown	Bill Graham	1960–1962 1966	[34]
Unknown	Billy Lynch Billy "The Kid" Lynch	1961
Unknown	The Black Hood	1962
Unknown	Black Owl	1968
Unknown	The Black Terror	1960 1966
Bob Harmon	Bob Harmon	1963–1964	[5]
Unknown	Bob Nandor	1960
Unknown	Bob Pope	1965–1966
Bob Merrill	Bob Stanlee	1962	[6]
Unknown	Bob Yore	1967-1968
Unknown	Bobby Darnell	1962
Unknown	Bobby Nixon	1965
Unknown	Bobby Thomas	1964
Robert Russell Sr. †	Rebel Russell The Masked Marvel Boris Fabian	1960 1963 1966
Unknown	Buck Jordan	1961
Unknown	Buddy Lee	1964
Unknown	Bull Kalenko	1960
Italo Orio	Buzz Orio	1961–1962 1968–1970
Unknown	Cal West	1960 1963–1964
Unknown	Carl Mortier	1964
Unknown	Carlos Paredes	1968
Unknown	Charlie Decker	1961
Unknown	Charlie Porter Charley Porter	1960–1961
Unknown	Chief Eagle	1968–1969
Unknown	Chief Lone Eagle Lone Eagle	1961–1962
Richard Buster †	Chief White Eagle	1962
Unknown	Chippewa Charlie	1961
Christos Belkas †	Chris Belkas The Golden Greek	1966–1969
Charles Conley †	Chuck Conley	1963	[2]
Unknown	Chuck Montana	1963
Unknown	Cousin Alfred	1966
Unknown	Cowboy Tom Blatz Cowboy Blatz Cowboy Blatze	1965
Unknown	Crusher O'Hara	1962	[6]
Unknown	Dan Miller	1960
Unknown	Dan O'Kelly	1960
Richard Arrington †	Dick Arrington	1968
Unknown	Dick Bussiere Dick Bousier	1960
Unknown	Dick Dusek / Dicky Dusek	1961 1963	[35] [36]
Unknown	Dick Marquis	1960–1963
Unknown	Digger O'Dell	1961
Unknown	Duke Graham	1967–1968	[21]
Unknown	Dutch Spinner	1968	[37]
Unknown	Dory Nixon	1963–1968	[21]
Unknown	Dr. Couture	1966
Unknown	Ed McCoy	1960
Unknown	Ed Miller	1960
Unknown	Ed Ortega	1965
Unknown	Eddie Eschabab	1960
Unknown	Eddie Ortiz	1961 1965
Unknown	El Diablo	1962 1968
Unknown	El Santo	1968
Unknown	El Toro	1963
Unknown	Emilio Carnera Young Carnera	1961–1962
Unknown	Enrico Ponzi	1960
Unknown	Eugenio Perez Eugene Perez	1961–1963 1965
Unknown	Fat Daddy Garrette	1962
Unknown	Federico Giovanni	1961
Unknown	Fidel Castro	1963–1964
Unknown	Flash Gordon	1961
Unknown	Flash Serrano	1963
Unknown	Flash Thomas	1961–1965 1967	[15]
Malcolm Cormier †	The Flying Frenchman Malcolm Cormier Mal Cormier	1966–1967 1968–1969
Unknown	Frank Flynn	1962
Unknown	Frank James	1963 1966–1970
Unknown	Frank Kinred	1960–1962
Unknown	Gamma Singh	1966
Eugene Anderson †	Gene Anderson	1962
Unknown	George Balbo	1961
Unknown	George Georgoupolos The Greek Gladiator	1965
Unknown	George LaCourse	1967–1968
Unknown	George Speros	1967
Unknown	Gerard Dugas	1961
Unknown	Gerry O'Brien	1961
Unknown	Gino Amatangelo Gino Armantangelo	1960–1962
Unknown	Gino Leone	1964
Unknown	Gino Perez	1962–1963
Unknown	Golden Boy Richard	1964
Unknown	Gorgeous George Allen	1965–1966
Unknown	Gorgeous George Bell	1961
Unknown	Gorilla Morgan	1967 1970	[11]
Unknown	The Great Gaucho	1964
Unknown	The Great Rajah	1965
Harry Finkelstein †	Harry Lewis	1960
Unknown	Haystack Mahoney	1960
William Toomey †	Haystack Muldoon	1960–1962 1966–1968	[5]
Don Serrano	Hector Serrano	1962
Unknown	The Hooded Terror	1960 1966
Unknown	Hussain Arab	1967
George Wilos Jr. †	Irish Red O'Malley Red O'Malley	1963
Unknown	Ivan Kalmikoff	1962
Unknown	Ivan Malenkoff Ivan Melenkoff	1963 1965
Omar van de Schueren	Ivan Strogoff	1960–1962
Jack Dillon †	Jack Dillon	1960
Samuel Nichals †	Jackie Nichols	1963
Unknown	Jerry Graham	1960
Unknown	Jim Thorpe Jr.	1964
Unknown	Jimmy Beaton	1966–1967 1969
Unknown	Jimmy Valentine	1960–1961 1965–1966	[20]
Unknown	John Emanuello	1960–1961
Unknown	Johnny Ringo	1967
Unknown	Johnny Rougeau	1967
John Stewart †	Johnny Thunder	1964
Joe Crugnale †	Joe Crugnale Giuseppe Crugnale	1961–1962 1964–1965 1968–1969
Joseph Esposito	Joe Esposito	1962
Unknown	Joe Red Sasso	1960–1963	[5]
Unknown	Jumping Rocco	1964
Unknown	Karl von Himmel	1960
Unknown	Ken Barbetti	1960
Kenneth Ackles †	Kenny Ackles	1962
Unknown	Killer Curt Douglas	1960–1961 1964	[5] [13]
Unknown	Killer Johnson	1963
Unknown †	Kit Fox	1963	[2]
Arthur Beauchene †	Larry Chene	1964
Laurent Moquin †	Larry Moquin	1965
Unknown	Leon Dupre	1961
James Osborne	Lil Abner Lil' Abner the Kentucky Hillbilly	1963–1966	[2]
Unknown	Little Bobo Mr. Bobo Young Bobo	1961
Unknown	Lord Byron	1967–1969
Unknown	Lord Monagle Byrnes	1966
Unknown	Lou Loco Meza	1960
Unknown	Louis Rivera	1968–1969
Unknown	Louis Valenzuella Luis Valenzeulo	1966–1968 1970	[21]
Unknown	The Mad Mongol	1962–1963 1966	[38]
Unknown	The Mad Mongol #2	1963
Unknown	Man Mountain Sprague	1968
Unknown	Mario DeSouza	1964
Unknown	Mike Alfred	1966
Unknown	Mike Higgins	1960
Unknown	Miguel Firpo	1964
Unknown	Miguel Torres	1961–1962
Unknown	The Monster The Hooded Monster	1963
Unknown	Mr. Morris	1965
Unknown	Mr. Mystery	1965
Unknown	Mr. Nobility	1963
Unknown	Mr. Puerto Rico	1961
Unknown	Mr. Queay	1961
Unknown	Mr. X	1961
Unknown	The Nature Boy	1964
Unknown	Nature Boy Del Rio Nature Boy Armand Del Rio	1961
Unknown	Nature Boy Ricco Native Boy Ricco	1960–1961
Unknown	Negron Perez	1968–1969
Unknown	Nick Valley	1960–1962
Unknown	Nikita Kalmikoff	1962
Unknown	The Oklahoma Cyclone	1965
Unknown	The Oklahoma Kid	1968
George McIntyre	Paddy Mack	1962
Unknown	Paul Shusas	1966–1967
Unknown	Pancho Mendoza	1960
Unknown	Pancho Zapata	1964
Unknown	Pat O'Connor	1960
Sunday Feuer †	Pat O'Hara	1962–1963
Unknown	Pat Sullivan	1960 1966
Roberto Soto	Pepe Perez	1964–1966 1968 1970
Unknown	Peter Wingo	1965–1968
Unknown	Pierre Carpentier	1963
Unknown	Pierre Goulet Pierre Goullette	1964
Unknown	Pierre LaChapelle	1961
Unknown	Pierre LaMarin	1960
Edouard Auger †	Pierre LaSalle	1962
Unknown	The Phantom The Mysterious Phantom	1964
Unknown	Preacher Lowe	1961
Carlos Colón Sr.	Prince Kukuya	1966–1967	[21] [8] [39] [40]
Unknown	Prince Omar	1961–1962 1965
Unknown	Ray Cortez	1968
Unknown	Ray Jackson	1968–1969
Unknown	Red Groupe	1960
Unknown	Rene Carpentier	1960 1962
Unknown	Rick Miller	1966
Bernard Herman †	Ricki Starr	1961
Unknown	Ricky Sexton	1962 1965 1966
Unknown	Rafael Castro	1963
Unknown	Ray Lewin	1963
Unknown	Rocky Baron	1960
Unknown	Roger Carpentier	1960
Unknown	Rudy Valentino	1967
Wilfred Bath †	Rusty Barend Rusty Baron	1962–1963
Unknown	The Shadow	1963
Unknown	The Shadow Reno Lee Mon	1967
Unknown	Smasher Bloom	1967
Unknown	Smasher Brewer	1966
Unknown	Sonny Hill	1960
Frank Hickey †	Spaceman Frank Hickey Frank Hickey	1964 1966
Unknown	Steve Karas	1960 1962
Paul Zygowicz †	Steve Stanlee	1962	[6]
Unknown	The Strangler	1963
T.J. Henderson	Sweet Daddy Watts	1967–1968
Unknown	Syd Siskay	1963
Unknown	Tito Perez	1965
Unknown	Tito Romero	1964
Unknown	Tony Leone	1964
Paul DeMarchi	Tony Sinatra	1964
Unknown	Taro Sakura	1963
Donald Gaston †	Ted Blassie / Teddie Blassie	1964	[10] [11]
Unknown	The Texas Rebel Texas Rebel #1	1960
Unknown	Texas Rebel #2	1960
Unknown	Tip Toe Graham	1964
Unknown	Tony Altamore	1966
Antonio Baillargeon †	Tony Baillargeon	1961
Manuel Enos †	Tony Enos	1960–1964
Anthony Aurelio †	Prince Nero Tony Nero	1964
Anthony Zollo †	Tony Zollo	1962–1963 1965–1967
Unknown	Tommy Thomas	1962
Adolphus Truesdale	Tuffy Truesdale	1962 1966–1967	[41]
Unknown	Ty Torres	1967–1968	[21]
Unknown	Vorrius the Greek	1960
Unknown	Weeping Willie	1963
Unknown	The White Terror	1960
Unknown	Whitey Hogan	1961
Unknown	Wildman Firpo	1960
Unknown	Wild Red Barry	1960
Unknown	Young Montana	1965
Unknown	Yvon Carpentier	1960
Unknown	Yvon Durrell Yvon Durelle	1961 1963
Unknown	The Zebra Kid	1966
Unknown	Zim Zam	1963
Unknown	Zampiro Firpo	1961

Female wrestlers

Birth name	Ring name(s)	Tenure	Ref
Gloria Barattini †	Gloria Barattini	1961–1962
Nellya Baughman †	Judy Grable	1962
Silvia Calzadilla	Sylvia Torres	1964–1965 1967
Mary Carroll	Pat Sherry	1964–1965 1967
Lucille Ann Casey	Ann Casey	1962
Jeanette Collins	Bambi Ball	1960–1962
Willa Mae Dugas	Doris Dorsey	1965–1967
Mary Ellison †	Slave Girl Moolah	1962	[42]
Margarita Gaitan †	Maria Garcia	1964	[43]
Frances Gravette †	Fran Gravette	1962
Yolanda Gutierrez †	Rita Cortez	1963–1965	[42] [44]
Susie Mae McCoy †	Sweet Georgia Brown	1962 1964–1965
Alma Osbak	Alma Mills	1960–1962 1964–1965 1967–1970	[45] [44] [46]
Cora Svonsteckik †	Cora Coombs	1968
Betty Wingo †	Babs Wingo	1961
Ethel Wingo †	Ethel Johnson	1961
Marva Wingo †	Marva Scott	1961
Johnnie Young †	Mae Young	1961–1962
Unknown	Adrienne Ames Adrianna Ames	1961
Unknown	Ann Quimbey	1967–1968
Unknown	Betty Monroe	1961
Unknown	Betty Ann Spencer	1964–1965
Unknown	Bonnie Spindello	1967–1968
Unknown	Brenda Scott	1962
Unknown	Candy Carol	1968
Unknown	Carolyn Little	1962
Unknown	Christa Clark Christa Clarke Christine Clark Christy Clark Cynthia Clarke	1961–1962
Unknown	Diana Beamon Dinah Beaman	1962
Unknown	Dolly Baker	1968
Unknown	Dolly St. Cyr	1960
Unknown	Donna McCoy	1968
Unknown	Dotty Carter	1962
Unknown	Elizabeth Scott	1961
Unknown	Etta Charles	1962
Unknown	Georgia Brown	1962 1964–1966
Unknown	Gloria Stewart	1961 1962
Unknown	Kitty Adams	1962
Unknown	Kitty Regan	1968
Unknown	Lady Blimp	1961
Unknown	Lois Valdez	1960
Unknown	Lucille Dupree Lucy Dupree	1960–1962 1964–1967	[46]
Unknown	Lulu Mae Provo	1961
Unknown	Lulu Palhus	1960
Unknown	Maggie Santiago	1968–1970
Unknown	Marva DelFonte	1961
Unknown	Mary DeLeone	1962
Unknown †	Mary Jane Mull	1961–1962 1965–1967	[46]
Unknown	Mary Reynolds	1961
Unknown	Mitzi Allen	1960
Unknown	Mohla Siki	1961
Unknown	Mona Baker	1960–1961
Unknown	Olga Martinez	1962
Unknown	Patsy O'Brien Patricia O'Brien	1962
Unknown	Princess Little Cloud	1965
Unknown	Ramona Isabella	1961
Unknown	The Red Devil The Mysterious Red Devil	1967
Unknown	Sally Gabor	1960
Unknown	Tina Cole	1962

Midget wrestlers

Birth name	Ring name(s)	Tenure	Ref
Roland Barriault	Frenchie LaMont	1968
Robert Bradley †	Cowboy Bradley	1965–1966
Roger Butts	Brown Panther	1962
John Cusic †	Irish Jackie	1962 1966	[47]
Normande Gagnon	Dolly Darcel	1962
Marcel Gauthier †	Sky Low Low	1962
Jean Girard †	Little Brutus	1966
Lionel Giroux †	Little Beaver	1962
William Guillot †	Billy the Kid	1962 1965–1966
Sylvia McMillian †	Darling Dagmar Little Darlin' Dagmar	1961–1962
Paul Richard	Farmer Pete	1960
Jean Roy †	Pancho Lopez	1962
Leon Stap †	Fuzzy Cupid	1962 1965–1966	[47]
Unknown	Baby Cheryl Baby Doll Cheryl	1961–1962
Unknown	Bouncing Burke	1962
Unknown	Chico Santana	1965
Unknown	Diamond Jim Brady	1960–1963 1966
Unknown	The Jamaica Kid	1966
Unknown	Little Diamond Eagle Diamond Eagle	1965
Unknown	Little Fabian	1960
Unknown	The Little Jamaican	1965
Unknown	Sir Robert Randall	1960–1961
Unknown	Sonny Boy Cassidy	1960–1962 1965–1966 1969	[5] [47]
Unknown	Tiny Tim	1962
Unknown	Tom Thumb	1966	[47]
Unknown	Vincent Garibaldi	1960–1962 1969

Stables and tag teams

Tag team/Stable(s)	Members	Tenure(s)
The Bavarian Brothers	Bavarian Brother #1 and Bavarian Brother #2	1960
Joe & Guy Brunetti	Joe Brunetti and Guy Brunetti	1960
Fidel & Rafael Castro	Fidel Castro and Rafael Castro	1963
Bull Curry & Fred Curry	Bull Curry and Fred Curry	1965
The Fabulous Fargos	Jackie Fargo and Sonny Fargo	1962
The Fabulous Kangaroos	Al Costello and Roy Heffernan	1961
Doc & Mike Gallagher	Doc Gallagher and Mike Gallagher	1961
Terry Garvin & Ronnie Garvin	Terry Garvin and Ronnie Garvin	1966 1967
Ivan & Nikita Kalmikoff	Ivan Kalmikoff and Nikita Kalmikoff	1962
Ed & Dan Miller	Ed Miller and Dan Miller	1960
The Scufflin' Hillbillies	Rip Collins and Chuck Conley	1963
The Scufflin' Hillbillies	Cousin Alfred and Mike Alfred	1966
Bob & Steve Stanlee	Bob Stanlee and Steve Stanlee	1962
The Tennessee Hillbillies	Lil Abner and Big Luke	1965
The Texas Rebels	Texas Rebel #1 and Texas Rebel #2	1960

Animal wrestlers

Main articles: Animals in professional wrestling and Tuffy Truesdale

Birth name	Ring name(s)	Tenure	Ref
Unknown	Black Ozzie the Wrestling Bear	1960	[45] [48]
Unknown	Smokey the Wrestling Bear	1967
Unknown	Victor the Wrestling Bear	1966
Unknown	Yogi the Wrestling Bear	1962
Unknown	The Wrestling Alligator	1962 1966	[41]
Unknown	Cindy the Elephant	1967

Referees

Birth name:	Ring name(s):	Tenure:	Notes
Unknown	Ken Barbetti	1961–1962	[49] [48]
Unknown	Al Castoldi	1961	[49]
Unknown	Dick Marquis	1961	[49]
James Nance	Bo Nance	1968	Special guest referee [37]

Other personnel

Birth name:	Ring name(s):	Tenure:	Notes
Walter Lipson †	Walter Lipson		Public relations manager [7]
Jack Pfefer †	Jack Pfefer	1960-1967	Booker [3] [8] [12]
Anthony Sanizzaro Sr. †	Tony Santos	1960-1974	Promoter [3] [7] [8]
Anthony Sanizzaro Jr. †	Tony Santos Jr.	1974-1975	Promoter [8] [50]
Gene Sanizzaro †	Gene Dundee	1974–1975	Promoter [8] [50]

Company name to Year
Company name:	Years:
Big Time Wrestling	1960–1975
Notes
† ^ Indicates they are deceased.
‡ ^ Indicates they died while they were employed with Big Time Wrestling.

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36. "SEVENTH MAT CARD AT BC GYM TONIGHT". Springfield Republican . February 23, 1963. p. 11. The Springfield Boys Club Alumni Association will sponsor their seventh weekly professional wrestling program tonight at the Chestnut Street gym starting at 8.30 p. m. In the opener Dicky Dusek will oppose the Golden Boy. Gypsy Boy will take on Eurgenio Perez. In the semifinal, Pee Wee James will take on Vincent Garbaldi in a midget program while in the feature of the evening Pat "Crusher" O'Hara, hailing from Ireland and tipping the scales at 315, will take on "The Bruiser." A special referee will take over this match which will go the best two out of three falls with an hour time limit.
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External links

• Pro-Wrestling in Northeast U.S. at WrestlingScout
• Big Time Wrestling alumni at Cagematch.net
• Big Time Wrestling at Wrestlingdata.com