September 6th in the Time Tunnel:
Happy Birthday to those who have passed on and to those great wrestlers still with us:
In Memoriam:
(none)
Happy Birthday:
Sione Vallai\The Barbarian (67)
Wendi Richter (64)
Brandon Silverstry\Low-Ki (46)
Jillian Hall (45)
Adam Scherr\Brawn Strowman (42)
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.
LeRoy Brown 9-6-1988 at the age of 38
Mike Gallagher 9-6-1990 at the age of 56
Little Tokyo 9-6-2011 at the age of 70
Sheik Adnan Al-Kaissey 9-6-2023 at the age of 84
One Thing I Learned Today About Pro Wrestling History
"Bad" LeRoy Brown was from Rochester, New York and had a great year in Los Angeles in 1979. He won the annual Olympic Auditorium Battle Royal, he held the NWA Americas Heavyweight Championship and later in the year, with Allen Coage, he won the NWA Americas Tag Team Titles.
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