November 24th in the Time Tunnel:
Happy Birthday to those who have passed on and to those great wrestlers still with us:
In Memoriam:
Reed Detton 1906
Thor Hagen 1924
Jack Donovan 1928
Steve Novak 1932
Roger Smith 1948
Happy Birthday:
Velvet McIntyre (63)
Elizabeth Copeland\Beth Phoenix (45)
Anthony Ogogo (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.
Jim Grabmire 11-24-1999 at the age of 67
Dick Hutton 11-24-2003 at the age of 80
Eddie Sullivan 11-24-2000 at the age of 59
Mike LeBell 11-24-2009 at the age of 79
40 Year Flashback
A Time Capsule Review of the Pro Wrestling Cards In the North American Wrestling Territories On This Day In Pro Wrestling History
As a regular Monday feature of The Pro Wrestling Time Tunnel’s Daily Chronicle, we crack open the Wrestling Time Capsule to do a survey of the cards, matches and performers of the decades of territory pro wrestling. This week we flashback to this Day in Pro Wrestling History, Monday October 25th, 1985.
Championship Wrestling Association Nashville, Tennessee Office
Mid-South Coliseum, Memphis, Tennessee
Tojo Yamamoto defeated Tony Falk
Memphis Vice (Winston\Bryant) defeated Billy Travis & Tracy Smothers
Freedom Fighters (Hellwig\Borden) defeated The Spoiler & Tom Branch
The Fabulous Ones (Keirn\Lane) defeated Pat Rose & Tom Prichard
The Fantastics (Fulton\Rogers) defeated Rip Morgan & Tarras Bulba
Jerry Lawler defeated The Guru
Dutch Mantell defeated Phil Hickerson
Koko Ware defeated Bill Dundee by DQ
Bill Dundee & Tom Renesto defeated Jerry Lawler & Eddie Marlin
Jim Crockett Promotions, Charlotte North Carolina Office
Easley High School in Easley, South Carolina
Rock & Roll Express defeated The Midnight Express by DQ
Brady Boone vs Stoney Burke
Pat Tanaka vs Vernon Deaton
The Italian Stallion vs Ron Rossi
George South vs Ron Garvin
Manny Fernandez vs Thunderfoot
Texas All Star Wrestling, San Antonio, Texas Office
The Junction in San Antonio, Texas
The Hoods vs Jeff Gaylord & Tom Jones ended as a time limit draw
Big Bubba defeated Bill Ratke, Jim Bond & Al Gavigan in a 3 on 1 Handicap Match
Dale Veasey vs Mike Golden ended as a no contest
Kortsia Korchenko vs The Texas ended as a no contest
World Class Championship Wrestling, Sallas, Texas Office
Fort Worth, Texas
King Parsons defeated Jack Victory
The Grappler defeated David Peterson
Brian Adidas vs John Tatum ended as a time limit draw
Scott Casey defeated Chris Adams
Kerry & Lance Von Erich defeated Rick Rude & The Missing Link
World Wrestling Federation, Stamford, Connecticut Office
Madison Square Garden in New York City
Dan Spivey defeated Terry Gibbs
King Tonga defeated Mr. X
Jesse Ventura defeated Barry O
Hercules defeated Cousin Junior
Spider Lady defeated Wendi Richter to win the WWF Women’s Title
Tito Santana & Pedro Morales defeated The Dream Team (Valentine\Beefcake) (ch) by DQ for the WWF World Tag Team Titles
Don Muraco defeated Ricky Steamboat by DQ
Terry Funk defeated Mr. Wrestling 2
Andre The Giant, Hillbilly Jim & Lou Albano defeated Big john Studd, King Kong Bundy & Bobby Heenan
The Auditorium in West Palm Beach, Florida
Jim Young defeated Rusty Brooks
Jose Luis Rivera defeated Joe Mirto
Scott McGhee defeated Moondog Spot
Paul Orndorff defeated Randy Savage by DQ
Bob Orton, Jr defeated Mike Rotunda
Bret Hart & Jim Neidhart defeated Tony Atlas & Lanny Poffo
Hulk Hogan (ch) defeated Roddy Piper by count out to retain the WWF World Heavyweight Title
We will review the Time Capsule Cards for 1955 in next week’s Monday edition of The Daily Chronicle.
One Thing I Learned About Dick Hutton
Dick Hutton, a legendary amateur-turned-pro wrestler, once wrestled in Columbus, Ohio, where promoter Al Haft offered fans $1,000 if they could defeat him in a match—but no one ever claimed the prize
Thank You for Reading
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