Monday, September 1, 2008

Old School 101 - September 1, 2008

(courtesy of www.georgiawrestlinghistory.com)

SEPTEMBER 1, 1937 (WEDNESDAY) – AUGUSTA, GA – NEW COLISEUM (Gus Kallio – Promoter) > Doc Poole defeated Buck Lawson > Walter Miller defeated Bill Jeffries (2-0)

SEPTEMBER 1, 1952 (MONDAY) – AUGUSTA, GA – WILLIAM BELL AUDITORIUM (Tom Mahoney – Promoter / Georgia Championship Wrestling) > The Super Zebra Kid defeated Ike Eakins > Tarzan White defeated Mike Clancy > Mike Paidousis & the Super Zebra Kid and the Black Monsters wrestled to a draw (1-1) / Notes: It was reported that 2,000 were in attendance for this card.

SEPTEMBER 1, 1958 (MONDAY) – AUGUSTA, GA – ARMORY HALL (Robert McCoy – Promoter / Georgia Championship Wrestling) > Charlie Harben versus Jack Dillon > Don & Jackie Fargo versus Frank Townsend & Jack Pesek / Notes: No documented results for this card have been found.

SEPTEMBER 1, 1975 (MONDAY) – AUGUSTA, GA – WILLIAM BELL AUDITORIUM (Charlie Harben – Promoter / Georgia Championship Wrestling) > Rick Martel versus George McCreery > Les Thornton versus Mr. Fuji > Bobby Duncum versus Nikolai Volkoff > Mike McCord versus Toru Tanaka > Dick Slater & Bob Orton, Jr., versus Jerry Brisco & Dusty Rhodes / Notes: No documented results for this card have been found. Gary Hart managed Nikolai Volkoff, Mr. Fuji, Toru Tanaka, Dick Slater and Bob Orton, Jr.

...and on this day in wrestling history:

1981 - Dory Funk, Jr. defeated Charlie Cook
for the Florida State Heavyweight title

1986 - Barry Windham defeated Outlaw Ron Bass
for the Florida State Heavyweight title

1992 - Ric Flair defeated Randy Savage
for the WWF Heavyweight title


Deuce (37)
Rocco Rock of Public Enemy (58)
Scott Bam Bam Bigelow (47)
K.C. Thunder (43)
Doug Williams (30)

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