Written and Produced by Tony Richards
December 1st in the Time Tunnel:
Happy Birthday to those who have passed on and to those great wrestlers still with us:
In Memoriam:
Bill Solowenko\Klondike Bill 1931
Happy Birthday:
Norioko Tateno (60)
Stephanie Finochio\Trinity (54)
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.
Miguel Wencesiao Guzman Huerta\Black Guzman 12-1-1973 at the age of 57
80 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 3rd, 1945.
Jim Crockett Promotions, Charlotte North Carolina Office
The Armory in Charlotte, North Carolina
Wild Bill Canny vs Earl Wampler ended as a time limit draw
Wally Greb & The Red Devil defeated Al Massey & Sonny Myers
Louisiana Wrestling Enterprises, New Orleans, Louisiana Office
Municipal Auditorium in Birmingham, Alabama
Mike Chacoma defeated Nick Carter by referee stoppage by 2 falls to 1
Rex Mobley & Herb Welch defeated Jack Purdin & Garza Lozano by DQ by 2 falls to 1
Gulas-Welch Wrestling Office, Tampa, Florida
American Legion Arena in Lake Worth, Florida
Gale Red Byrd defeated Young Balbo
Nell Stewart defeated June Byers
Charro Aguayo defeated Joe Szabo
Mississippi Valley Sports Club office, St. Louis, Missouri
Ellis Auditorium in Memphis, Tennessee
Joe Benicasa vs Rudy Strongberg ended as a time limit draw
Marvin Jones defeated Barto Hill by 2 falls to 1
Vic Christy defeated Dick Shikat by 2 falls to 0
Jackson Booking Office, Jackson, Mississippi
Municipal Auditorium in Shreveport, Louisiana
Henry Harrell vs Sailor Parker ended as a 30-minute time limit draw
Dolly Kingston defeated Wilma Gordon by 2 falls to 1
Dutch Schultz defeated Steve Petroff by 2 falls to 0
Tulsa Booking Office, Tulsa, Oklahoma
The Coliseum in Tulsa, Oklahoma
Paul Bozzell defeated Frankie hill Murdoch
Red Lyons defeated Tex Riley
Wayne Martin defeated Ray Duran
Ken Fenelon defeated Maurice LaChappelle by 2 falls to 0
Dizzy Davis & Bill Sledge defeated Angelo Savoldi & Tony Morelli by DQ by 2 falls to 0
St. Joseph Booking Office in St. Joseph, Missouri
The Forum in Wichita, Kansas
Roy Dunn defeated Ali Tu-Tamen
Gulf Coast Athletic Club Office in Houston, Texas
City Auditorium in Galveston, Texas
Young Siki defeated Billy Franklin
Gorilla Macias defeated Lou Plummer by DQ
Juan Humberto defeated Brother Jonathan by DQ
Jim Casey vs Karl Davis ended as a no contest
Leo Savage defeated Angelo Cistoldi by DQ by 2 falls to 0
North Side Coliseum in Fort Worth, Texas
Paul Boesch defeated Pancho Zapata
Mike Haller defeated Don Evans
Hans & Otto Schnable defeated Dean Detton & Ellis Bashara
Buddy Rogers (ch) defeated Fred Von Schacht by referee stoppage by 2 falls to 1 to retain the Texas Heavyweight Title
Hollywood Booking Office, Los Angeles, California
Legion Stadium in Los Angeles, California
Lee Grable defeated Mike Nazarian
Dick Trout vs Jack Kiser ended as a time limit draw
John Swenski defeated Ted Christy
Ernie Piluso defeated Al Lovelock
LeRoy McGuirk (ch) defeated Danny McShain by 2 falls to 1 to retain the World Junior Heavyweight Title
San Francisco Booking Office, San Francisco, California
Memorial Auditorium in Sacramento, California
Dutch Hefner vs Myron Cox ended as a time limit draw
Danny Dusek vs Flash Rogers ended as a time limit draw
Sandor Szabo defeated Jack Claybourne by referee stoppage at 1 fall each
Wrestling Promotions Booking Office, Tucson, Arizona
Madison Square Garden in Phoenix. Arizona
Alberto Corral vs Leo Wallick ended as a time limit draw
Ali Pasha defeated Stanley Hackney
Gorilla Ramos defeated Wild Red Berry
Owen Booking Office, Portland, Oregon
Labor Temple in Portland, Oregon
Gust Johnson vs Walter Achiu ended as a time limit draw
Herb Parks defeated Buck Davidson
Earl Malone vs Gray Mask ended as a time limit draw
Joe Lyman defeated Jack Lipscomb by 2 falls to 1
Harry Light Wrestling Office, Detroit, Michigan
Arcadia, Michigan
Al LeCert vs Harold Chaundy ended as a time limit draw
Buck masters vs Joe Maich ended as a time limit draw
Lou Klein & Bert Rubi defeated Miguel Torres & Dale Haddock
Eastern Sports Enterprises Office, Camden, New Jersey
Columbia Park in North Bergen, New Jersey
Chief Saunooke vs Chuck Ross
Ivan Kameroff vs Rudy Dusek
Billy Klein & George Wilcheski vs Fred Carone & Charlie Strack in a 2 out of 3 falls match
Rebel Russell vs Tommy O’Toole in a 2 out of 3 falls match
Convention Hall in Camden, New Jersey
Jim Austeri defeated Jack Smith
Frank Valois defeated Jack Singer
Bibber McCoy defeated Frank Bruce
George Becker vs Wally Dusek ended in a 30 min time limit draw
Larry Moquin defeated Gino Garibaldi by 2 falls to 1
The “On This Date” Cards Analysis Feature is a way for our readers to look back through the Pro Wrestling Time Tunnel to see the way cards were constructed, the finishes, the number of cards that were presented and some idea of how many wrestlers were working in North America during the time period. In December of 1945, World War II had come to an end in August, and troops were beginning to be discharged from the various military corps to provide more workers in the business. Professional wrestling had experienced a definite down period from 1941 through 1945. As we go into next year, it will be interesting to look at the way cards would change in 1946. Next week, we will look at the cards OTD in pro wrestling history in 1955.
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