August 24th in the Time Tunnel:
Happy Birthday to those who have passed on and to those great wrestlers still with us:
In Memoriam:
Rocky Johnson 1944
Happy Birthday:
Vincent K. McMahon (80)
Shoichi Funaki (57)
Gran Metalik (37)
RIP Memorial: We stop & remember those who have passed on this day and gave themselves to the business for us, the fans. We salute you and thank you.
Fred Kohler 8-24-1969 at the age of 66
Vivian Vachon 8-24-1991 at the age of 40
Killer Karl Krupp 8-24-1995 at the age of 61
"The Lawman" Don Slatton 8-24-2013 at the age of 75
Windham Rotundo\Bray Wyatt 8-24-2023 at the age of 36
Sunday Special Pro Wrestling Time Tunnel Week-In-Review 8/3-8/9/2025
This Past Week's Issues of The Daily Chronicle
Issue 124, Sunday August 17th, 2025: Week In Review
Sunday 8/17/2025: Week In Review Issue
Issue 125, Monday August 18th, 2025:
Issue 125: 1955: Thesz and O'Connor Go The Distance On New York Television
Issue 126, Tuesday, August 19th, 2025:
Issue 126: 1985: AWA Star Wars In New Jersey
Issue 127, Wednesday August 20th, 2025:
Issue 127: 1954: Byars Defeats Burke For NWA World Title in Atlanta
Issue 128, Thursday August 21st, 2025:
Issue 128: 1978: Devil Masami Debut
Issue 129, Friday, August 22nd, 2025:
Issue 129: 1964: Sammartino & Waldo Von Erich Go 81-Minutes to MSG Curfew
Issue 130, Saturday, August 23rd, 2025:
Issue 130: 1985: Bam Bam Bigelow Debut in NYC
Special Issues for Paid Subscribers This Week
What I'm Reading Now, Week #32 Tuesday, August 19th, 2025
Time Tunnel Podcast This Week: Personalities, Territories, Towns and Buildings
Episode 19: Kansas City 1975 pt 2: June through September '75 with Jerry Oates and the First Half of 1975 with Mike George
Wednesday 8-20-2025 Episode 19 Kansas City Pt 2 with Jerry Oates and Mike George
What I'm Reading Now
Professional Wrestling in the Pacific Northwest: A History, 1883 to Present by Steve Verrier
A Decided Novelty: The Essential Guide to Black Pro Wrestling History, 1880 to 1950 by Ian Douglass
Thank You for Reading
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