Old School 101 - July 27, 2008

JULY 27, 1953 (MONDAY) – AUGUSTA, GA – WILLIAM BELL AUDITORIUM (Tom Mahoney – Promoter / Georgia Championship Wrestling) > Jackie Fargo defeated Bob Shipp > Red McIntyre defeated Harry Smith > Johnny Valentine versus Wild Man Zimm ruled a no contest > Southern Heavyweight Title Match: Don McIntyre* defeated Danny Dusek / Notes: The match between Johnny Valentine and Wild Man Zimm was stopped when Valentine accidentally hit the referee, knocking him out. Don McIntyre had been billed as Southern Heavyweight Champion since March 16, 1953. Thurman Copley was credited as a referee on this card.

JULY 27, 1959 (MONDAY) – AUGUSTA, GA – ARMORY HALL (Robert McCoy – Promoter / Georgia Championship Wrestling) > Charley Laye versus Gypsy Joe > No TL Match: Adrien Baillargeon versus El Gato / Notes: No documented results for this card have been found.

JULY 27, 1964 (MONDAY) – AUGUSTA, GA – WILLIAM BELL AUDITORIUM (Steve Manderson – Promoter / Georgia Championship Wrestling) > Bob Hamby defeated Randy Roper > John & Chris Tolos defeated Billy & Bad Boy Hines > Boxing Match: George Harris defeated Joe Scarpa by KO in seventh round.


...and on this day in wrestling history:

1950 - Lou Thesz defeated Gorgeous George
to unify the AWA World Heavyweight Title
with the NWA World Heavyweight Title

1963 - Fritz Von Erich defeated Verne Gagne
for the AWA Heavyweight title

1992 - Tom Prichard defeated Brian christopher
for the USWA Southern Heavyweight title

1996 - Harlem Heat defeated the Steiner Brothers
for the WCW World Tag Team title

1999 - D-Lo Brown defeated Jeff Jarrett
for the WWF Intercontinental title

2002 - Low-Ki defeated Christopher Daniels,
Spanky, and Doug Williams for the
first Ring of Honor title

2003 - Kurt Angle defeated Brock Lesnar
for the WWE Smackdown Heavyweight title

2003 - Eddie Guerrero defeated Chris Benoit
in a tournament final to re-instate for the
WWE U.S. Heavyweight Championship




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