October 11th in the Time Tunnel:
Happy Birthday to those who have passed on and to those great wrestlers still with us:
In Memoriam:
The Great Togo 1911
Mike Gallagher 1933
Dusty Rhodes 1945
Happy Birthday:
Tony Chimel (64)
Sam Houston (62)
Rikishi (60)
Sam Fatu\The Tonga Kid (60)
Taz (58)
Andy Douglas (47)
Arturo Ruas (44)
Trevor Mann\Ricochet (37)
Riddick Moss (36)
Demi Bennett\Rhea Ripley (29)
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.
Lee Henning 10-11-1977 at the age of 64
Lou Klien\Lou Bastien 10-11-1979 at the age of 62
One Thing I Learned Today About Pro Wrestling History
Lou Bastien (Klein) held the NWA United States Tag Team Championships on three different occasions while working with his kayfabe brother Red Bastien in the Capitol Wrestling Corporation while it was still an NWA member company.
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