August 29th in the Time Tunnel:
Happy Birthday to those who have passed on and to those great wrestlers still with us:
In Memoriam:
Don Greene 1930
Professor Dale Lewis 1933
Happy Birthday:
Stan Hansen (76)
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.
Steve Gabrukovich\Original Nicoli Volkoff 8-29-2001 at age of 86
Mickey Garagiola 8-29-2010 at the age of 88
Rey Mendoza, Jr 8-29-2024 at the age of 61
Debut
8-29-1953: Ricky Romero defeated Joe Campbell in 11:08 at the Arena in San Bernadino, California
Pictured: Ricky Romero training at Sandor Szabo’s Gym in Southern California in 1953. (Provided by the family of Ricky Romero, all rights reserved)
Ricky Romero was 22 years old when making his professional wrestling debut. He would go on to be a top star in both Texas and California from the 1950s through the 1970s. He is the father of the Youngbloods (Mark and Chris) who also were in pro wrestling.
One Thing I Learned Today About Pro Wrestling History
in 1972, Ricky Romero beat Terry Funk in the Most Popular Wrestler in Amarillo, Texas contest held by the promotion there.
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