Written and Produced by Tony Richards
December 10th in the Time Tunnel:
Happy Birthday to those who have passed on and to those great wrestlers still with us:
In Memoriam:
Jack Pfefer 1894
Happy Birthday:
Sonny Rogers (73)
Jose Saldana\Mr Aguila (48)
Jason Anthony Paul\JTG (41)
Satnam Singh (30)
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.
Wild Bill Longson 12-10-1982 at the age of 76
Joe Pazandak 12-10-1983 at the age of 69
Gino Garibaldi 12-10-1984 at the age of 77
Jim Dotson 12-10-2015 at the age of 49
Thomas Lister, Jr\Zeus 12-10-2020 at the age of 62
50 Year Flashback
It was on this day in Pro Wrestling History, 12-10-1975 that Terry Funk defeated Jack Brisco for the NWA World Title in Miami Beach, Florida.
Terry Funk, new NWA World Champion
Photo credit:: Don DeLeon
I will have an analysis of the match and circumstances around this historic title change in an Evolution of Wrestling article coming out tomorrow. Also, on our Pro Wrestling Time Tunnel podcast show that will drop on Wednesday, December 17th, Howard Baum and I will welcome to the show, Don DeLeon, the only photographer on hand that night to take photos of the match. DeLeon was backstage when Terry Funk came through the door with the NWA Title and DeLeon took those historic photos. Be sure and catch that episode of our podcast next Wednesday, December 17th.
One Thing I Learned About Wild Bill Longson
He retired from professional wrestling in 1960 after breaking his pelvis while trying to ride an unbroken horse.
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