AUGUST 10, 1953 (MONDAY) – AUGUSTA, GA – WILLIAM BELL AUDITORIUM (Tom Mahoney – Promoter / Georgia Championship Wrestling) > Danny Dusek and Gorgeous Gilpin wrestled to a draw > Tarzan Hewitt defeated Red McIntyre > Wild Man Zimm defeated Jackie Fargo > Buddy Rogers defeated Johnny Valentine (2-1) AUGUST 10, 1959 (MONDAY) – AUGUSTA, GA – ARMORY HALL (Robert McCoy – Promoter / Georgia Championship Wrestling) > Bob Shipp versus Charley Laye > Adrien Baillargeon versus Gypsy Joe > Adrien Baillargeon & Charley Laye versus Bob Shipp & Gypsy Joe / Notes: No documented results for this card have been found.
AUGUST 10, 1964 (MONDAY) – AUGUSTA, GA – WILLIAM BELL AUDITORIUM (Steve Manderson – Promoter / Georgia Championship Wrestling) > Greg Peterson defeated Krusher Karlson by disqualification > Frankie Cain defeated Chico Cortez > Joe Scarpa defeated George Harris.
...and on this day in wrestling history:
1985 - Dick Murdoch defeated the Nightmare
for the Mid-South North American Heavyweight title
1989 - Big Van Vader defeated Riki Choshu
for the IWGP Heavyweight title
1992 - The Heavenly Bodies defeated the Fantastics
for the Smokey Mountain Tag Team title
1992 - Reno Riggins defeated Brian Christopher
for the USWA Southern Heavyweight title
1992 - The Moondogs defeated
Jerry Lawler & Jeff Jarrett
for the USWA Tag Team title
1996 - Event - Hogwild, Rally & Races, Sturgis, SD
1996 - Hulk Hogan defeated the Giant
for the WCW Heavyweight title
1998 - Kane & Mankind defeated
Steve Austin & the Undertaker,
Rocky Maivia & D-Lo Brown,
and Billy Gunn & the Road Dog
for the WWF Tag title
1998 - Lex Luger defeated Bret Hart
for the WCW US Heavyweight title
1998 - Chris Jericho defeated Stevie Ray
for the WCW Television title
2002 - The Hit Squad defeated
The Insane Dragon & Jay Briscoe
for the Jersey All Pro Tag Team Titles
2003 - Christian defeated Booker T
for the WWE Intercontinental title
Typhoon aka Tugboat, the Shockmaster (54)
Ray Traylor aka Big Bubba, the Big Boss Man (46)
Savio Vega (44)
Old News: 1999 - TNN reaches out to pro-wrestling fans
Originally posted in the Augusta Chronicle on August 10, 1999By David Bauder
Associated Press
NEW YORK -- What does pickin' and grinnin' have in common with bone-jarring wrestling? We're about to find out.
The Nashville Network joins the professional-wrestling party later this month, after agreeing with the producers of Extreme Championship Wrestling to air a one-hour weekly series. It premieres Friday, Aug. 27, at 8 p.m.
This intriguing deal is a window into the malleability of a TV network enticed by something hot and seems certain to mobilize critics who worry about the effects of this entertainment on children.
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