Title History
- AWA (Boston) World Heavyweight title defeating Danno O` Mahoney (July 13, 1936);
- MAC (Montreal) International Heavyweight title defeating Masked Marvel (September 14, 1938);
- MAC (Montreal) International Heavyweight title defeating Ernie Dusek (October 3, 1939);
- MAC (Montreal) International Heavyweight title defeating Lou Thesz (October 23, 1940);
- MAC (Montreal) International Heavyweight title defeating Lou Thesz (September 17, 1941);
- NWA (National Wrestling Association) World Heavyweight title defeating Bill Longson (October 7, 1942);
- MAC (Montreal) International Heavyweight title defeating John Katan (April 28, 1943);
- NWA (Toronto) British Empire Heavyweight title defeating Billy Watson (May 27, 1943);
- MAC (Montreal) International Heavyweight title defeating Bobby Managoff (September 15, 1943);
- MAC (Montreal) International Heavyweight title defeating Sandor Szabo (June 14, 1944);
- MAC (Montreal) International Heavyweight title defeating Frank Sexton (August 23, 1944);
- MAC (Montreal) International Heavyweight title defeating Gino Garibaldi (November 23, 1944);
- MAC (Montreal) International Heavyweight title defeating Lou Thesz (November 16, 1947);
- NWA (Toronto) British Empire Heavyweight title defeating Billy Watson (October 6, 1949);
- NWA (Toronto) British Empire Heavyweight title defeating Billy Watson (January 25, 1950);
- MAC (Montreal) International Heavyweight title defeating Buddy Rogers (July 13, 1951);
- NWA (Toronto) Canadian Open Tag Team titles w/Billy Watson defeating Tiny & Al Mills (January 12, 1953);
- MAC (Montreal) International Heavyweight title defeating Killer Kowalski (July 8, 1953);
- (Montreal) International Tag Team titles w/Herb Trawick defeating Tosh Togo & Great Togo (April 20, 1954);
- MAC (Montreal) International Heavyweight title defeating Don Leo Jonathan (August 17, 1955);
- MAC (Montreal) International Heavyweight title defeating Killer Kowalski (April 1956);
- NWA (Tennessee) Southern Junior Heavyweight title defeating Chris Zaharias (1958);
- NWA (Mid America) World Tag Team titles w/Billy Wicks defeating Don & Jackie Fargo (January 5, 1958);
Career Highlights
- 1935: Yvon Robert got his first big exposure after attacking world champion Danno O’Mahoney during a match (between falls)..
- July 1936: Yvon Robert pinned Danno O’Mahoney in Montreal to claim the World Heavyweight title (recognized in New England)..
- 1942: Yvon Robert defeated “Wild” Bill Longston to become the NWA World title, in Montreal..
- November 23, 1944 – Montreal: Yvon Robert beat Gino Garibaldi to recapture the AWA World title!
- 1948: Yvon Robert vs Gorgeous George drew a Montreal-record gate of $21,000 and broke that record within a year..
- 1953: Yvon Robert & Whipper Watson formed a tag team and won the Canadian Tag Team titles..
- November 12, 1953 – Toronto: Billy Watson & Yvon Robert wrestled Al & Tiny Mills with Boxing Champion Joe Louis as referee..
- 1959: Yvon Robert retired from the ring..
- July 12, 1971: Yvon Robert died at his home in Laval (Quebec) at the age of 56.