ADRIAN BAILLARGEON
(1952-1965)
6'5", 230 pounds
BORN: October 26, 1918
DIED: May 9, 1995 Ð Lafayette, LA
AKA: "Le grand Francais"
- was a West Coast NWA tag champion with his brother Paul in 1957
- Adrien Baillargeon owned French-speaking Southwest Louisiana
- rivals there included Al Massey, Pancho Villa, George 'Ding Dong' Bell, Rod Rivera, Tony & Jesse Jiminez
- lived in Lafayette until his death
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211 documented matched as of January 12, 2005
| 1951 |
| 06/27 | Philadelphia, PA | lost to Golden Terror (Bobby Stewart) |
| 1953 |
| 03/24 | New York, NY | lost to Lu Kim |
| 04/02 | Winnipeg, MB | w/. Paul Baillargeon, drew Al & Tiny Mills |
| 04/07 | Minneapolis, MN | lost to Hard Boiled Haggarty |
| 04/10 | Duluth, MN | beat Pete Managoff |
| 04/11 | St. Paul, MN | beat Al Mills by DQ |
| 04/14 | Minneapolis, MN | beat Bill McDaniels |
| 04/17 | Winnipeg, MB | beat Roy McDaniels |
| 04/18 | St. Paul, MN | lost to Al Mills |
| 04/28 | Minneapolis, MN | lost to Tiny Mills |
| 05/01 | Duluth, MN | w/. Paul Baillargeon, lost to Al & Tiny Mills |
| 05/02 | St. Paul, MN | lost to Hard Boiled Haggarty |
| 1954 |
| 03/15 | New York, NY | drew Red Ryan |
| 04/27 | Baltimore, MD | w/. Red Ryan, beat Baron Gattoni & Man Mountain Dean Jr. by DQ |
| 05/11 | New York, NY | lost to Yukon Eric |
| 10/04 | Boston, MA | lost to Don Leo Jonathan |
| 10/18 | Boston, MA | beat Bull Curry by DQ |
| 1955 |
| 05/24 | Edmonton, AB | beat Firpo Zbyzsko |
| 05/25 | Saskatoon, SK | drew Ted Christy |
| 05/26 | Regina, SK | Battle royal |
| 05/27 | Calgary, AB | w/. Primo Carnera, no contest vs. Sky Hi & Don Lee |
| 05/31 | Edmonton, AB | beat Ole Olsen |
| 06/01 | Saskatoon, SK | drew Chris Tolos |
| 06/02 | Regina, SK | vs. Sky Hi Lee |
| 06/03 | Calgary, AB | w/. Stu Hart & Tim Geohagen, vs. Ted Christy, Sky Hi & Don Lee |
| 06/04 | Calgary, AB | beat Sky Hi Lee |
| 06/04 | Calgary, AB | beat Roy Heffernan |
| 06/04 | Calgary, AB | lost to George Gordienko (tournament final) |
| 06/07 | Edmonton, AB | beat Jack Hader |
| 06/08 | Saskatoon, SK | lost to Fritz Von Erich |
| 06/09 | Regina, SK | lost to Don Lee |
| 06/10 | Calgary, AB | beat Don Lee |
| 06/14 | Edmonton, AB | beat Al Warshawski |
| 06/17 | Calgary, AB | beat Tim Geohagen |
| 06/17 | Calgary, AB | beat Don Lee |
| 06/17 | Calgary, AB | beat Fritz Von Erich (tournament final) |
| 06/21 | Edmonton, AB | beat Fritz Von Erich by DQ |
| 06/24 | Calgary, AB | lost to Lou Thesz (NWA World champion) |
| 06/28 | Edmonton, AB | beat Pat Fraley |
| 07/02 | Calgary, AB | vs. Lou Sjoberg |
| 07/08 | Calgary, AB | vs. Ted Christy |
| 07/12 | Edmonton, AB | Won a Battle royal |
| 07/15 | Calgary, AB | w/. Roy Heffernan & Vern Taft, vs. Ted Christy, Sky Hi Lee, & Chris Tolos |
| 09/05 | Winnipeg, MB | beat Stan Mykietowich |
| 10/07 | Winnipeg, MB | beat Barney Bernard |
| 10/13 | Winnipeg, MB | lost to Doug Hepburn |
| 11/04 | Winnipeg, MB | lost to Carl Engstrom |
| 12/29 | Regina, SK | w/. Stu Hart, beat Pedro Godoy & Chico Gracia |
| 1956 |
| 01/03 | Edmonton, AB | w/. Sky Hi Lee, co-won a Battle royal |
| 01/05 | Regina, SK | vs. Al Mills |
| 01/06 | Calgary, AB | Battle royal |
| 01/10 | Edmonton, AB | lost to Sky Hi Lee by DQ |
| 01/12 | Regina, SK | drew Tommy O'Toole |
| 01/12 | Regina, SK | w/. Bearcat Wright vs. Sky Hi Lee & Roberto Pico |
| 01/13 | Calgary, AB | w/. Bearcat Wright vs. Sky Hi Lee & Lou Newman |
| 01/17 | Edmonton, AB | w/. Bearcat Wright, lost to Sky Hi Lee & Lou Newman |
| 01/24 | Edmonton, AB | w/. Bearcat Wright & Mighty Ursus, lost to Sky Hi Lee, Jim Wright & Lou Newman |
| 01/27 | Calgary, AB | w/. Bearcat Wright, beat Sky Hi Lee & Lou Newman |
| 01/31 | Edmonton, AB | lost to Lou Newman |
| 02/02 | Regina, SK | vs. Tommy Phelps |
| 02/03 | Calgary, AB | lost to Lou Newman |
| 02/07 | Edmonton, AB | lost to Sky Hi Lee |
| 02/10 | Calgary, AB | w/. Mighty Ursus vs. Sky Hi Lee & Lou Newman |
| 02/16 | Regina, SK | lost to Lou Newman |
| 02/22 | Vancouver, BC | beat Don Kindred |
| 02/29 | Vancouver, BC | beat Bob Wagner by DQ |
| 03/06 | Edmonton, AB | lost to Tommy O'Toole |
| 03/08 | Regina, SK | lost to George Gordienko |
| 03/14 | Vancouver, BC | beat Bob Wagner |
| 03/21 | Vancouver, BC | lost to Bob Wagner |
| 03/28 | Vancouver, BC | drew Bob Wagner |
| 04/04 | Vancouver, BC | w/. Tommy Phelps, lost to Bearcat Wright & Mighty Ursus |
| 04/11 | Vancouver, BC | lost to Pat Meehan |
| 04/18 | Vancouver, BC | beat Leo Numa by DQ |
| 04/18 | Vancouver, BC | lost in a Battle royal |
| 04/25 | Vancouver, BC | lost to Leo Numa |
| 05/02 | Vancouver, BC | lost to Bob Wagner |
| 05/18 | Calgary, AB | drew George Gordienko |
| 05/22 | Edmonton, AB | lost to Hard Boiled Haggarty |
| 05/25 | Lethbridge, AB | vs. Hard Boiled Haggarty |
| 05/26 | Calgary, AB | lost to Hard Boiled Haggarty |
| 05/29 | Edmonton, AB | beat Firpo Zbyzsko by DQ |
| 06/05 | Edmonton, AB | beat Karl Gray |
| 06/07 | Regina, SK | vs. Karl Gray |
| 06/19 | Edmonton, AB | w/. John Foti, lost to Fritz Von Erich & Lou Sjoberg |
| 06/21 | Regina, SK | beat Don Kindred |
| 06/28 | Regina, SK | lost to Hard Boiled Haggarty |
| 07/03 | Edmonton, AB | beat Ted Christy |
| 07/05 | Regina, SK | drew George Scott |
| 07/10 | Calgary, AB | lost to Hard Boiled Haggarty |
| 07/11 | Saskatoon, SK | drew George Scott |
| 07/12 | Regina, SK | beat Ted Christy |
| 07/19 | Saskatoon, SK | drew Stu Hart |
| 07/20 | Regina, SK | beat Dave Ruhl |
| 07/30 | Regina, SK | beat Dave Ruhl |
| 09/04 | San Francisco, CA | w/. Enrique Torres, drew Mike & Ben Sharpe |
| 09/10 | Sacramento, CA | beat Pedro Godoy |
| 09/11 | San Francisco, CA | beat Roy Heffernan |
| 09/28 | Oakland, CA | w/. Enrique Torres, lost to Bill & Ed Miller |
| 10/02 | San Francisco, CA | w/. Enrique Torres & Bobo Brazil, beat Ed Miller, Mike & Ben Sharpe |
| 10/05 | Oakland, CA | w/. Enrique Torres, lost to Bill & Ed Miller |
| 10/20 | Modesto, CA | w/. Ron Etchison, drew Mike & Ben Sharpe |
| 10/22 | Santa Rosa, CA | w/. Johnny Barend, drew Bill & Ed Miller |
| 10/23 | San Francisco, CA | beat Pedro Godoy |
| 10/25 | Stockton, CA | beat Pedro Godoy |
| 10/27 | Modesto, CA | w/. Ron Etchison, lost to Mike & Ben Sharpe |
| 10/28 | Santa Rosa, CA | w/. Johnny Barend, lost to Mike & Ben Sharpe |
| 10/29 | San Francisco, CA | drew Juan Humberto |
| 10/30 | San Francisco, CA | w/. Enrique Torres, lost to Mike & Ben Sharpe |
| 11/04 | Santa Rosa, CA | w/. Johnny Barend & Pete Peterson, lost to Mark Lewin, Bill & Ed Miller |
| 11/09 | Oakland, CA | beat Bud Curtis |
| 11/13 | San Francisco, CA | beat Juan Humberto |
| 11/15 | South Gate, CA | drew Mike Mazurki |
| 11/20 | San Francisco, CA | w/. Ray Stern, beat Mike & Ben Sharpe |
| 11/22 | South Gate, CA | beat Hardy Kruskamp |
| 11/24 | Fresno, CA | w/. Enrique Torres, drew Mike & Ben Sharpe |
| 11/26 | Sacramento, CA | beat Pedro Godoy |
| 11/27 | San Francisco, CA | w/. Ray Stern, lost to Mike & Ben Sharpe |
| 11/29 | Napa, CA | w/. Ron Etchison, beat Martino Angelo & Bud Curtis |
| 12/01 | Modesto, CA | beat Pedro Godoy |
| 12/04 | San Francisco, CA | lost to Whipper Billy Watson |
| 12/06 | South Gate, CA | beat Bob White |
| 12/08 | Fresno, CA | beat Pedro Godoy |
| 12/11 | San Francisco, CA | beat Ed Miller |
| 12/13 | Napa, CA | w/. Ron Etchison, beat Bill & Ed Miller |
| 12/15 | Modesto, CA | beat John Swenski |
| 12/18 | San Francisco, CA | drew Clyde Steeves |
| 12/22 | Fresno, CA | drew Vince Lopez |
| 1957 |
| 02/03 | Honolulu, HI | lost to Joe Blanchard |
| 03/01 | Oakland, CA | drew Clyde Steeves |
| 03/04 | Sacramento, CA | w/. Paul Baillargeon, beat Ernie & Emil Dusek |
| 03/05 | San Francisco, CA | w/. Paul, beat Rikidozan & Hans Schnabel |
| 03/11 | Sacramento, CA | w/. Paul, beat Charro Azteca & Hans Schnabel |
| 03/12 | Napa, CA | w/. Paul, beat Joe Swidersky & Ramon Torres |
| 03/15 | Oakland, CA | w/. Paul, beat Hans Schnabel & Ben Sharpe |
| 03/19 | San Francisco, CA | w/. Paul, beat Rikidozan & Enrique Torres
*Won the NWA World (S.F.) tag team titles |
| 03/21 | Stockton, CA | w/. Paul, beat Al Costello & Ben Sharpe |
| 04/03 | San Jose, CA | w/. Paul, beat Rikidozan & Enrique Torres |
| 04/06 | Fresno, CA | w/. Paul, beat Ron Etchison & Enrique Torres |
| 04/10 | San Jose, CA | w/. Paul, beat James Blears & Ben Sharpe |
| 04/13 | Modesto, CA | w/. Paul, beat Bobo Brazil & Leo Nomellini |
| 04/16 | San Francisco, CA | w/. Paul, lost to James Blears & Ben Sharpe
*Lost the NWA World (S.F.) tag team titles |
| 04/20 | Fresno, CA | w/. Paul & Ben Sharpe, lost to Ron Etchison, Enrique & Ramon Torres |
| 04/22 | Sacramento, CA | w/. Paul, drew Rikidozan & Leo Nomellini |
| 04/23 | San Francisco, CA | w/. Paul, drew James Blears & Ben Sharpe |
| 04/25 | Napa, CA | w/. Paul, lost to Leo Nomellini & Ray Stern |
| Stampede Wrestling: |
| 05/02 | Modesto, CA | w/. James Blears, lost to Rikidozan & Leo Nomellini |
| 05/17 | Calgary, AB | w/. >Tony Baillargeon, vs. Mike McGee & Firpo Zbyzsko |
| 05/21 | Edmonton, AB | vs. Mike McGee |
| 05/23 | Regina, SK | vs. Dick Hutton |
| 05/24 | Calgary, AB | w/. Tony Baillargeon vs. Al Costello & Roy Heffernan |
| 05/28 | Edmonton, AB | w/. Farmer Boy, beat Dick Hutton & Lou Sjoberg |
| 05/30 | Regina, SK | vs. Danno O'Shocker |
| 05/31 | Calgary, AB | w/. Tony Baillargeon, vs. Al Costello & Roy Heffernan |
| 06/04 | Edmonton, AB | w/. Farmer Boy, lost to Dick Hutton & Lou Sjoberg |
| 06/06 | Regina, SK | lost to Al Costello by DQ |
| 06/11 | Edmonton, AB | w/. Tony Baillargeon, lost to Al Costello & Roy Heffernan |
| 06/13 | Regina, SK | w/. Tony Baillargeon, vs. Al Costello & Roy Heffernan |
| 06/18 | Edmonton, AB | w/. Tony Baillargeon, no contest vs. Al Costello & Roy Heffernan |
| 06/20 | Regina, SK | w/. Tony Baillargeon, no contest vs. Al Costello & Roy Heffernan |
| 06/27 | Regina, SK | w/. Tony Baillargeon, vs. Al Costello & Roy Heffernan |
| 07/02 | Edmonton, AB | w/. Tony Baillargeon, beat Al Costello & Roy Heffernan |
| 07/09 | Calgary, AB | lost to Ike Eakins |
| 07/10 | Edmonton, AB | w/. Tony Baillargeon, beat Al Costello & Roy Heffernan by DQ |
| 07/11 | Regina, SK | w/. Tony Baillargeon, lost to Ike Eakins & Karl Karlsson |
| 07/12 | Saskatoon, SK | w/. Tony Baillargeon, lost to Gene Kiniski & Dick Hutton |
| 1958 |
| 02/14 | Buffalo, NY | lost to Dan Miller |
| 03/07 | Buffalo, NY | w/. Tony Baillargeon, lost to Stan & Reggie Lisowski |
| 04/11 | Syracuse, NY | lost to Fred Atkins |
| 04/18 | Buffalo, NY | lost to Dan Miller |
| 05/23 | Buffalo, NY | lost to Bill Longson |
| 06/13 | Buffalo, NY | lost to Bob Orton |
| 10/13 | Memphis, TN | w/. Al Galento & Tor Yamato, beat Sid Nabors, Jesse James, & Chick Garibaldi |
| 10/20 | Memphis, TN | beat Chick Garibaldi |
| 10/27 | Memphis, TN | beat Tommy O'Toole |
| 11/03 | Memphis, TN | beat Sid Nabors |
| 11/10 | Memphis, TN | w/. Al Galento, beat Don & Jackie Fargo |
| 11/17 | Memphis, TN | w/. Al Galento, beat Sid Nabors & Jesse James |
| 11/24 | Memphis, TN | w/. Al Galento, lost to Sid Nabors & Billy Wicks |
| 12/22 | Memphis, TN | lost to Lee Fields |
| 1959 |
| 01/09 | St. Louis, MO | lost to Gene Kiniski |
| 01/13 | Nashville, TN | lost to Jesse James by DQ |
| 02/27 | Birmingham, AL | drew Chief Red Cloud |
| 03/03 | Nashville, TN | w/. Tommy O'Toole, lost to Pat & Fred Fraley |
| 04/06 | Memphis, TN | lost to Tex Riley |
| 05/11 | Fort Worth, TX | drew Ivan the Terrible (aka Pampero Firpo) |
| 05/12 | Dallas, TX | lost to Corsica Joe |
| 07/03 | Atlanta, GA | w/. Don McClarty, drew Skull Murphy & Gypsy Joe |
| 07/10 | Atlanta, GA | w/. Don McClarty & Dick Gunkel, beat Skull Murphy, Gypsy Joe & El Gato |
| 11/06 | Atlanta, GA | lost to Baron Gattoni |
| 11/13 | Atlanta, GA | w/. Tony Marino, beat Gorgeous George & Baron Gattoni |
| 11/20 | Atlanta, GA | drew Bob Shipp |
| 11/27 | Atlanta, GA | w/. Johnny Weaver & Tony Marino, beat Gorgeous George, Ed Sharpe & Tokyo Joe |
| 12/04 | Atlanta, GA | w/. Johnny Weaver, beat Gorgeous George & Ed Sharpe |
| 12/11 | Atlanta, GA | w/. Gorgeous George, beat Ed Sharpe & Bob Shipp |
| 12/18 | Atlanta, GA | w/. Johnny Weaver, lost to Gorgeous George & Ed Sharpe |
| 12/25 | Atlanta, GA | drew Gorgeous George |
| 1960 |
| 12/30 | Atlanta, GA | beat Harry Smith |
| 1961 |
| 05/06 | Mobile, AL | drew Lee Fields |
| 05/27 | Mobile, AL | w/. Pancho Villa, drew Tom Drake & Chief Little Eagle |
| 07/31 | Fort Worth, TX | beat Pablo Iturbi |
| 08/01 | Dallas, TX | beat Waldo von Erich |
| 08/08 | Dallas, TX | beat Manuel Rocca |
| 08/29 | Dallas, TX | beat George Scott |
| 09/05 | Dallas, TX | lost to Eduardo Castillo |
| 10/03 | Dallas, TX | drew Sam Steamboat |
| 10/16 | Fort Worth, TX | beat Tito Kopa by DQ |
| 1963 |
| 10/09 | Montreal, QC | beat Yvon Racicot |
| 1965 |
| 07/20 | Baton Rouge, LA | vs. Sputnik Monroe |
Career Record Compiled by Vance Nevada with files from J. Michael Kenyon & Mike Rodgers, Don Luce, Jim Melby, & Scott Teal
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