Old School 101 - September 22, 2008

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SEPTEMBER 22, 1937 (WEDNESDAY) – AUGUSTA, GA – NEW COLISEUM (Gus Kallio – Promoter) > Women’s Match: Jane Blondell versus Lucy Murphy > Sammy Miller versus Tiger Long > Paddy Nolan versus Bad Boy Brown / Notes: No documented results for this card have been found.

SEPTEMBER 22, 1952 (MONDAY) – AUGUSTA, GA – WILLIAM BELL AUDITORIUM (Tom Mahoney – Promoter / Georgia Championship Wrestling) > Ed Malone versus Mike Clancy > Man versus Animal Match: Jack Steele versus Ginger the Bear > Mike Paidousis & Tarzan White versus the Black Monsters / Notes: No documented results for this card have been found.

SEPTEMBER 22, 1958 (MONDAY) – AUGUSTA, GA – ARMORY HALL (Robert McCoy – Promoter / Georgia Championship Wrestling) > Nick Roberts & Frank Townsend versus Bob Shipp & Bronko Lubich > Southern Heavyweight Title Match: Freddie Blassie* versus Angelo Poffo / Notes: No documented results for this card have been found. Freddie Blassie had been the reigning Southern Heavyweight Champion since he defeated Ray Gunkel on September 5, 1958, in Atlanta. Bronko Lubich managed Angelo Poffo.

SEPTEMBER 22, 1975 (MONDAY) – AUGUSTA, GA – WILLIAM BELL AUDITORIUM (Charlie Harben – Promoter / Georgia Championship Wrestling) > Dudley Clements versus S.D. Jones > Les Thornton versus Bob Backlund > Ron Garvin versus Jay Strongbow > Bobby Duncum versus Nikolai Volkoff > Dick Slater & Bob Orton, Jr., versus Jerry Brisco & Mr. Wrestling #2 / Notes: No documented results for this card have been found. Gary Hart managed Nikolai Volkoff, Dick Slater and Bob Orton, Jr.

...and on this day in wrestling history:

1966 - Baron Mikel Scicluna & Smasher Sloan
defeated Johnny Valentine & Antonio Pugliese
for the WWWF Tag Team title

1978 - Pat Patterson & Ray Stevens are awarded
the AWA Tag Team title due to Jim Brunzell's injury

1985 - Terry Taylor defeated Black Bart for
the Georgia National Heavyweight title

1996 - Event - In Your House X
CoreStates Center, Philadelphia, PA

1996 - Owen Hart & Davy Boy Smith defeated
the Smokin' Guns for the WWF Tag Team title

1997 - Disco Inferno defeated Alex Wright
for the WCW Television title

2000 - Terry Funk defeated Lance Storm
for the WCW US Heavyweight title

2000 - Don Montoya & Homicide defeated The
Hit Squad for the Jersey All Pro Tag Team Titles

2002 - Event - Unforgiven
Staples Center, Los Angeles CA

2002 - Trish Stratus defeated
Molly Holly for the WWE Women's title


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