Old School 101 - August 8, 2008

AUGUST 8, 1949 (MONDAY) – AUGUSTA, GA – AUGUSTA MUNICIPAL AUDITORIUM (Tom Mahoney – Promoter / Georgia Championship Wrestling) > Ben Morgan defeated Johnny Long > Dick Lever defeated the Black Menace > Southern Heavyweight Title Match: Don McIntyre* defeated Carlos Rodriguez by disqualification / Notes: The Black Menace was initially declared the winner in the match with Dick Lever, but for unstated reasons, the decision was reversed. Don McIntyre had been the reigning Southern Heavyweight Champion since he defeated Tom Mahoney on August 5, 1949, in Atlanta.

AUGUST 8, 1960 (MONDAY) – AUGUSTA, GA – WILLIAM BELL AUDITORIUM (Robert McCoy – Promoter / Georgia Championship Wrestling) > Boris & Nicoli Volkoff versus George Drake & Bill Alexander > Bill Dromo versus the Mighty Yankee / Notes: No documented results for this card have been found.

AUGUST 8, 1977 (MONDAY) – AUGUSTA, GA – WILLIAM BELL AUDITORIUM (Charlie Harben – Promoter / Georgia Championship Wrestling) > Bill White versus Roberto Soto > Randy Savage versus Randy Alls > Jacques Goulet versus Carlos Mata > Ole & Gene Anderson versus Mr. Wrestling #1 & #2 > Tony Atlas versus Pak Song / Notes: No documented results for this card have been found. Rock Hunter managed Pak Song.


...and on this day in wrestling history:

1960 - Red & Lou Bastien defeated
Al Costello & Roy Heffernan for
the WWWF Tag Team titles

1961 - Verne Gagne defeated Gene Kiniski
for the AWA Heavyweight title

1963 - Verne Gagne defeated Fritz Von Erich
for the AWA Heavyweight title

1979 - Ric Flair & Blackjack Mulligan defeated
Baron Von Raschke & Paul Jones
for the NWA World Tag Team titles

1980 - Pedro Morales becomes the first
ever WWF Triple Crown holder

1981 - Wahoo McDaniel defeated Roddy Piper
for the NWA U.S. Heavyweight title

1992 - Tony Anthony defeated Brian Lee
for the Smokey Mountain Heavyweight title

1992 - The Fantastics defeated
the Heavenly Bodies for
the Smokey Mountain Tag Team titles

1993 - Tito Santana defeated Don Muraco
for the ECW Heavyweight title

1994 - The Rock n' Roll Express defeated
Chris Candido & Brian Lee for
the Smokey Mountain Tag Team titles

1997 - Dirty Dutch Mantel defeated Jerry Lawler
for the USWA Unified Heavyweight title

1997 - Steven Dunn & Flash Flanagan
defeated PG-13 for the USWA Tag Team title

1998 - Road Wild, Rally & Races, Sturgis, SD

1998 - Juventud Guerrera defeated Chris Jericho
for the WCW Cruiserweight title

1998 - Masa Chono defeated Tatsumi Fujinami
for the IWGP Heavyweight title



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