September 11th 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:
Paul Heyman\Paul E. Dangerously (60)
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.
Ray Steele 9-11-1949 at the age of 49
Karol Kalmikoff 9-11-1964 at the age of 52
King Kong Cox 9-11-1976 at the age of 74
Juanita Wright\Sapphire 9-11-1996 at the age of 61
Mike Shaw\Makhan Singh 9-11-2010 at the age of 53
Flashback Through the Decades for World Championship Defenses
60 Year Flashback
9-11-1965: Lou Thesz (ch) vs Gene Kiniski for the NWA World Heavyweight Championship ended in a 60-minute time limit draw at the Civic Auditorium in Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada
9-11-1965: Bruno Sammartino (ch) defeated Bill Watts by CO to retain the WWWF World Heavyweight Championship at the Civic Center in Baltimore, Maryland
9-11-1965: The Crusher (ch) defeated Larry Hennig to retain the AWA World Heavyweight Championship at the Auditorium in Minneapolis, Minnesota
50 Year Flashback
9-10-1975: Jack Brisco (ch) defeated Bob Roop to retain the NWA World Heavyweight Championship in a Lumberjack Match at the Jai-Alai Fronton in Miami Beach, Florida
40 Year Flashback
9-11-1985: Ric Flair (ch) defeated Billy Jack Haynes to retain the NWA World Heavyweight Championship at the Convention Center in Miami Beach, Florida
One Thing I Learned Today About Pro Wrestling History
Bulldog Danny Plechas served in the Marines during World War II. He was a several time NWA World Tag Team Champion, most notably with Iron Mike DiBiase in the West Texas Territory in the 1950s, forming with Rip Rogers (Eddie Graham) one the territory wrestling's first heel factions.
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