Thursday, September 25, 2008

Old School 101 - September 25, 2008

(courtesy of www.georgiawrestlinghistory.com)

AUGUST 25, 1937 (WEDNESDAY) – AUGUSTA, GA – NEW COLISEUM (Gus Kallio – Promoter) > Charlie Layden defeated Bill Jeffries by disqualification > Walter Miller defeated Young Londos (2-0)

AUGUST 25, 1944 (FRIDAY) – AUGUSTA, GA – AUGUSTA MUNICIPAL AUDITORIUM (Jack Ross – Promoter) > Pierce Richardson and Al Lynch wrestled to a draw at 30:00 > Jack Nazworthy defeated Chief Lone Wolf / Notes: It was reported that 3,000 were in attendance for this card.

AUGUST 25, 1952 (MONDAY) – AUGUSTA, GA – WILLIAM BELL AUDITORIUM (Tom Mahoney – Promoter / Georgia Championship Wrestling) > Al Massey and Ike Eakins wrestled to a draw > Mike Paidousis defeated Art Nelson by disqualification > Muscles defeated Don McIntyre / Notes: It was reported that 2,000 were in attendance for this card. There were two referees for the match between Don McIntyre and Muscles.

AUGUST 25, 1958 (MONDAY) – AUGUSTA, GA – ARMORY HALL (Robert McCoy – Promoter / Georgia Championship Wrestling) > Bill Willis versus Jack Steele > Don & Jackie Fargo versus Frank Townsend & Jack Pesek / Notes: No documented results for this card have been found.

AUGUST 25, 1975 (MONDAY) – AUGUSTA, GA – WILLIAM BELL AUDITORIUM (Charlie Harben – Promoter / Georgia Championship Wrestling) > George McCreery versus Sonny King > Bob Backlund versus Les Thornton > Mike McCord versus Mr. Fuji > Bobby Duncum versus Abdullah the Butcher > Jack & Jerry Brisco versus Dick Slater & Bob Orton, Jr. / Notes: No documented results for this card have been found. Gary Hart managed Abdullah the Butcher, Mr. Fuji, Dick Slater and Bob Orton, Jr.

AUGUST 25, 1980 (MONDAY) – AUGUSTA, GA – WILLIAM BELL AUDITORIUM (Charlie Harben – Promoter / Georgia Championship Wrestling) > Steve O defeated Charlie Fulton > Terry Taylor and Stan Lane wrestled to a draw > Kevin Sullivan defeated Great Mephisto > Georgia Heavyweight Title Match: Steve Keirn* defeated Dennis Condrey > Abdullah the Butcher defeated Mark Lewin > Lars Anderson & Mr. Wrestling #2 defeated Ole Anderson & the Masked Superstar / Notes: The Great Mephisto managed Mark Lewin.


...and on this day in wrestling history:

1983 - Brett Wayne defeated Larry Zbyszko
for the Georgia National Heavyweight title

1987 - Ronny Garvin defeated Ric Flair
for the NWA Heavyweight Wrestling title

1993 - The USWA Southern Heavyweight title is
held up after a Rich vs Jarrett match

1994 - The Patriot & Marcus Bagwell defeated
Paul Orndorff & Paul Roma
for the WCW World Tag Team title

1995 - Shaen Michaels & Diesel were stripped of the
WWF Tag Team title by WWF President Gorilla Monsoon

1995 - The Smokin' Guns defeated Owen Hart & Yokozuna
for the WWF Tag Team title

1998 - Flash Wheeler won a 20 Man Battle Royal
for the New Jersey State Title

1999 - Gary Steele defeated Naoya Ogawa & Brian Anthony
for the NWA Heavyweight title

2000 - Vince Russo defeated Booker T
for the WCW Heavyweight title

2000 - Mark Jindrak & Sean O'Haire won a battle royal
for the WCW Tag Team title

2000 - Raw Is War debuts on TNN

2001 - Test & Booker T defeated Kane & The Undertaker
for the WCW Tag title


Bo Oates (38)

Jimmy Garvin (51)

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