Old School 101 - September 16, 2008

(courtesy of www.georgiawrestlinghistory.com)

SEPTEMBER 16, 1957 (MONDAY) – AUGUSTA, GA – WILLIAM BELL AUDITORIUM (Tom Mahoney – Promoter / Georgia Championship Wrestling) > Women’s Match: Rose Roman defeated Corinne Cordero > Women’s Tag Team Match: Ramona Teselle & Corinne Cordero versus Rose Roman & Alice Mason > Ray Gunkel defeated Fritz Von Brawner by disqualification / Notes: Ramona Teselle & Corinne Cordero and Rose Roman & Alice Mason were scheduled to wrestle each other, but no results were reported after the card.

SEPTEMBER 16, 1962 (SUNDAY)– AUGUSTA, GA – WILLIAM BELL AUDITORIUM (Steve Manderson – Promoter / Georgia Championship Wrestling) > Pedro Godoy versus Ivor Barrett > Don Curtis versus Jack Dillon > Joe Scarpa versus the Russian Crusher > World Heavyweight Title Cage Match: Freddie Blassie* versus Chief Little Eagle / Notes: No documented results for this card have been found. There were two referees for the match between Freddie Blassie and Chief Little Eagle. Blassie had been billed as World Heavyweight Champion since June 29, 1962.

SEPTEMBER 16, 1963 (MONDAY) – AUGUSTA, GA – WILLIAM BELL AUDITORIUM (Steve Manderson – Promoter / Georgia Championship Wrestling) > Len Rossi defeated Killer Daniels > Tim Geohagen defeated the Outlaw by disqualification > Lenny Montana & Tarzan Tyler defeated Joe Scarpa & Derrell Cochran.


...and on this day in wrestling history:

1972 - Harley Race defeated Pak-Song
in a tournament final for the
Missouri State Heavyweight title

1983 - David Von Erich defeated Ric Flair
for the Missouri State Heavyweight title

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

1994 - The Gangstas defeated the Rock n' Roll Express
for the Smokey Mountain Tag Team title

1995 - The Pit Bulls defeated Raven & Stevie Richards
for the ECW Tag Team title

1999 - Scott Sabre defeated Sean Casey for the
Ohio Valley Light Heavyweight title

2003 - Los Guerreros defeated
Charlie Haas & Shelton Benjamin
for the WWE Smackdown World Tag Team Title


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