Tuesday, September 9, 2008

Old School 101 - September 8/9, 2008

(courtesy of www.georgiawrestlinghistory.com)

SEPTEMBER 8, 1937 (WEDNESDAY) – AUGUSTA, GA – NEW COLISEUM (Gus Kallio – Promoter) > Walter Miller versus Buck Lawson > Sammy Miller versus Paddy Nolan / Notes: No documented results for this card have been found.

SEPTEMBER 8, 1944 (FRIDAY) – AUGUSTA, GA – AUGUSTA MUNICIPAL AUDITORIUM (Jack Ross – Promoter) > Ali Hassan and Nick Bacalis wrestled to a draw at 30:00 > Mr. X defeated Johnny Plummer > Jack Nazworthy defeated Stanley Wyckoff / Notes: It was reported that 1,800 were in attendance for this card.

SEPTEMBER 8, 1952 (MONDAY) – AUGUSTA, GA – WILLIAM BELL AUDITORIUM (Tom Mahoney – Promoter / Georgia Championship Wrestling) > Al Massey versus the Super Zebra Kid > Mike Clancy versus the Super Zebra Kid > Mike Paidousis & Babe Zaharias versus the Black Monsters > Ike Eakins versus Tarzan White / Notes: No documented results for this card have been found.

SEPTEMBER 8, 1958 (MONDAY) – AUGUSTA, GA – ARMORY HALL (Robert McCoy – Promoter / Georgia Championship Wrestling) > Women’s Match: Judy Glover versus Dot Dotson > No DQ Match: Don & Jackie Fargo versus Frank Townsend & Jack Pesek / Notes: No documented results for this card have been found.


SEPTEMBER 9, 1936 (WEDNESDAY) – AUGUSTA, GA – NEW COLISEUM (Bill Metzger – Promoter) > Jack LaRue versus Jack Ross > Mike Nazarian versus Charlie Layden / Notes: No documented results for this card have been found.

SEPTEMBER 9, 1957 (MONDAY) – AUGUSTA, GA – WILLIAM BELL AUDITORIUM (Tom Mahoney – Promoter / Georgia Championship Wrestling) > Women’s Match: Ramona Teselle and Rose Roman wrestled to a draw at 20:00 > Bill Melby defeated Freddie Blassie (2-1) > Ray Gunkel defeated Fritz Von Brawner by disqualification.

SEPTEMBER 9, 1963 (MONDAY) – AUGUSTA, GA – WILLIAM BELL AUDITORIUM (Steve Manderson – Promoter / Georgia Championship Wrestling) > Tim Geohagen defeated Tito Kopa > Loser Leaves Match: Tarzan Tyler defeated Bill Dromo > Chief Little Eagle defeated Saul Weingeroff > Joe Scarpa & Derrell Cochran defeated Kurt & Karl Von Brauner by disqualification / Notes: Saul Weingeroff managed Kurt & Karl Von Brauner.


...and on these days in wrestling history:

September 8:
1998 - Hacksaw Jim duggan announced his
retirement due to a diagnosis of cancer

1998 - The Sandman signed with WCW

2001 - Race Steele defeated Nick Dinsmore
for the HWA Heavyweight Title

September 9:
1980 - The Samoans defeated Tony Garea & Rene Goulet
in a tournament final
for the WWWF Tag Team title

1986 - Dusty Rhodes defeated Arn Anderson
for the NWA Television title

1993 - Shane Douglas won the ECW Heavyweight title
by forfeit when Tito Santana did not appear

2000 - Rhino defeated Kid Kash to become
the last ECW Television Champion

2002 - Raw GM, Eric Bischoff introduced HLA to Raw


September 8:
Kabuki (60)
The Barbarian (50)
Raven (46)
Bull Nakano (40)


September 9:
Mark the Shark Shrader (41)
Race Steele (32)

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