Thursday, September 11, 2008

Old School 101 - September 11, 2008

(courtesy of www.georgiawrestlinghistory.com)

SEPTEMBER 11, 1933 (MONDAY) – AUGUSTA, GA – AMERICAN LEGION (Max Stewart – Promoter) > Jack Ross versus Nick Bozinis > World Lightweight Title Match: Joe Banaski* defeated Ed Malone / Notes: Jack Ross and Nick Bozinis were scheduled to wrestle each other, but no results were reported after the card. It is unclear as to how Joe Banaski came to be recognized as the World Lightweight Champion.

SEPTEMBER 11, 1946 (WEDNESDAY) – AUGUSTA, GA – AUGUSTA MUNICIPAL AUDITORIUM (Thurman Copley – Promoter) > Joe Marsh defeated the Shadow by disqualification > Women’s Match: Dolly West defeated Kate Davis > Nick Carter defeated Curtis Nack (2-0) > The French Angel defeated Chief Saunooke / Notes: During the match between Joe Marsh and the Shadow, Marsh removed the Shadow’s mask to identify him as Tom Mahoney.

SEPTEMBER 11, 1961 (MONDAY) – AUGUSTA, GA – WILLIAM BELL AUDITORIUM (Steve Manderson – Promoter / Georgia Championship Wrestling) > Ivan Zukoff versus the Country Plowboy > Steve Dalton & Jack Dillon versus Marco Polo & the Viking / Notes: No documented results for this card have been found.

SEPTEMBER 11, 1978 (MONDAY) – AUGUSTA, GA – WILLIAM BELL AUDITORIUM (Charlie Harben – Promoter / Georgia Championship Wrestling) > Roger Howell defeated Rick McGraw > Sonny King defeated Bill Dromo > Rick Martel defeated Dr. X > Dick Slater & Tommy Rich defeated Stan Hansen & Ivan Koloff > Thunderbolt Patterson defeated King Kong Mosca by disqualification.

...and on this day in wrestling history:
1959 - Rey Mendoza defeated Dory Dixon
for the EMLL NWA Light Heavyweight title

1973 - Professor Tanaka & Mr. Fuji defeated
Tony Garea & Haystacks Calhoun
for the WWWF Tag Team title

1993 - The Rock n' Roll Express defeated
the Bruise Brothers for
the Smokey Mountain Tag Team title

1995 - Brian Christopher defeated Billy Jack Haynes
for the USWA Southern Heavyweight title

1995 - Nitro won it's first Monday Night Ratings
Battle against Raw, 2.5 to Raw's 2.2

1997 - Event - Wrestlefest
Fairgrounds Coliseum, Amarillo, TX



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