May 14 in the Tunnel:
Happy Birthday to those who have passed on and to those great wrestlers still with us:
In Memoriam:
Ethel Johnson 1935
Paul "Butcher" Vachon 1938
Scott Irwin 1952
Leon White\Big Van Vader 1955
Dr Death Steve Williams 1960
Tommy Rogers 1961
Mike Halac\Mantaur 1968
Happy Birthday:
Robert Fuller (75)
Matt Cardona (40)
Leornardo Lizarraga\Bestia 666 (36)
Karissa Rivera\Electra Lopez (33)
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.
Carol Cook 5-14-1963 at the age of 30
Fred Atkins 5-14-1988 at the age of 77
George Gordienko 5-14-2002 at the age of 74
Herman Gust Funk 5-14-2015 at the age of 89
Jerome Young\New Jack 5-14-2021 at the age of 58
Today: Territories, Towns and Buildings:
Don't forget to check out today's Time Tunnel podcast featuring Herb Simmons talking St Louis wrestling history and this weekend's Bruiser Brody Memorial and St Louis Hall of Fame!
One Thing I Learned Today About Pro Wrestling History:
Nick Bockwinkel had a lengthy professional wrestling career, having matches in thirty-four consecutive years from 1954 through 1993.
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