Written and Produced by Tony Richards
January 1st in the Time Tunnel:
Happy Birthday to those who have passed on and to those great wrestlers still with us:
In Memoriam:
Benny Reuben 1895
“Mr America” Gene Stanlee 1917
Ricky Hunter\The Gladiator 1936
Doug Lindsay\The Professional 1937
Aregentina Apollo 1938
Candi Devine 1959
Happy Birthday:
Manuel Soto (85)
Jimmy Hart (81)
Rayo de Jalisco, Jr (66)
Kimberly Page (56)
Rodney Leinhardt (55)
Veda Scott (42)
Mike Lozansky (36)
Ashante Adams (34)
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.
Randy Barber 12-31-2008 at the age of 49
Verne Langdon 12-31-2011 at the age of 69
Significant Debuts:
**Programming note: I have made a change in the debut section. I’ll now list the wrestlers age in parathensis at the time of the debut match if available.
Jim LeRock (30) 1-1-1954 def Red Kirkpatrick at the Memorial Hall in Columbus, Ohio
Ringo Mendoza (19) no details available about the first match
Stan Hansen (24) lost tag match with Alex Perez vs Jerry & Nick Kozak at County Coliseum in El Paso, Texas
Art Barr (21) lost to Jody Jackson in Salem, Oregon
Happy New Year from the Pro Wrestling Time Tunnel!
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