Happy Birthday to those who have passed on and to those great wrestlers still with us:
In Memoriam:
(none)
Happy Birthday:
Dennis Baldock\Bobby Bass (79)
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.
Dean Detton 2-23-1958 at the age of 49
Richard Wilson\The Renegade 2-23-1999 at the age of 33
Nick Roberts 2-23-2002 at the age of 72
Art Michalik 2-23-2021 at the age of 91
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 In 1986
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, Wednesday, February 24th , 1986.
The American Wrestling Association Office in Minneaplis, Minnesota
Brendan Byrne Arena in Easat Rutherford, New Jersey
Nord The Barbarian & The MOngolian Stomper defeated Marty Jennetty & Buck Zumhoffe
Jimmy Valiant defeated Tully Blanchard by DQ
Scott Hall & Curt Hennig (ch) defeated The Long Riders (Bill & Scott Irwin) to retain the AWA World Tag Team Titles
Larry Zbyszko defeated Nick Bockwinkel by DQ
Road Warrior Hawk, Road Warrior Animal & Dusty Rhodes defeated Ivan Koloff, Nikita Koloff & Baron Von Raschke
Ric Flair (ch) defeated Magnum TA to retain the NWA World Heavyweight Title
The Rock & Roll Express defeated The Midnight Express by DQ
Sgt Slaughter vs Stan Hansen (ch) ended with a DCO for the AWA World Heavyweight Title
Continental Championship Wrestling Office in Pensacola, Florida
The Boutwell Auditorium in Birmingham, Alabama
Norvell Asutin defeated Boomer Lynch
Great Kaiser defeated ???
Robert Fuller defeated Steve Armstrong by DQ
Adrian Street vs Tim Horner ended as a no contest
Jerry Stubbs defeated Roberto Soto (ch) to win the NWA Alabama Heavyweight Championship
The Bullet (Bob Armstrong) defeated Ron Fuller by DQ
Tommy Rich & Johnny Rich defeated The Nightmares in a Texas Death Match
Jarrett Promoti0ons Office in Nashville, Tennessee
Mid-South Coliseum in Memphis, Tennessee
Larry Hamilton defeated Tom Branch
Billy Travis defeated Keith Eric
Dutch Mantell beat Pat Rose
The Fantastics defeated Tony Falk & Abdul Gaddafi
Dirty Rhodes beat Bill Dundee by DQ
Buddy Landel defeated Austin idol by DQ
Bill Dundee & Buddy Landel defeated Billy Travis & Dutch Mantell
Championship Wrestling From Florida Office in Tampa, Florida
Central Florida Community College Gym in Ocala, Florida
Jerry Grey vs Joe Savoldi
Tyree Pride 9ch) vs Cuban Assassin for the NWA Bahamas Heavyweight Title
Kendall Windham vs Maya Singh
Barry Windham vs Lex Luger
Blackjack Mulligan & Superstar Billy Graham vs Kevin Sullivan & Purple Haze
Jim Crockett Promotions Office in Charlotte, North Carolina
Memorial Auditorium in Greenville, South Carolina
Teijo Khan defeated The Italian Stallion
Pez Whatley defeated Thunderfoot
Denny Brown (ch) defeated Nelson Royal to reain the NWA World Junior Heavyweight Title
The Barbarian defeated Ron Bass
Arn Anderson (ch) vs Ron Garvin ended without a winner for the NWA World Television Title
Heart of America Office in Kansas City, Kansas
The Century II Arena in Wichita, Kansas
Russell Sapp vs Timothy Flowers
Dusty Wolfe vs Ric McCord
Jeff Gaylord vs Tarzan Goto
Kevin The Magnificient vs Ruifus R. Jones
Sheik Abdullah & Akio Sato vs The Batten Twins
Bob Brown vs Mike George in a Chain Match
World Class Championship Wrestling Office in Dallas, Texas
The Will Rogers Coliseum in Fort Worth, Texas
Jerry Allen vs Jack Victory
Buddy Roberts defeated Johnny Mantell
Brian Adidas vs The Grappler ended as a draw
Kerry Von Erich vs Michael Hayes ended without a winner in a Lumberjack Match
Stampede Wrestling Office in Calgary, Alberta, Canada
PNE South Forum in Vancouver, British Columbia
Ron Starr defeated Gerry Morrow
Makhan Singh defeated Sheer Jaguar Singh
Steve DiSalvo defeated Hubert Sestor
The Great Gama (ch) defeated Robbie Stewart to retain the British Commonwealth Mid-Heavyweight Title
Kerry Brown (ch) defeated Ron Ritchie by DQ to retain the Stampede North American Title
The World Wrestling Federation Office in Stanford, Connecticut
The Forum in Montreal, Canada
Corporal Kirchner won the 20-Man Battle Royal
Hercules vs Tony Atlas
George Steele defeated Rene Goulet
Barry O. vs Hillbilly Jim
Corporal Kirchner & Dan Spivey vs Nikolai Volkoff & The Iron Sheik
Uncle Elmer defeated Jesse Ventura
Tito Santana defeated Randy Savage
The Auditorium in West Palm Beach, Florida
B. Brian Blair defeated Les Thornton
Bret Hart beat Lanny Poffo
Adrian Adonis defeated Scott McGhee
Ricky Steamboat defeated Terry Funk by DQ
Paul Orndorff beat Bob Orton, Jr. by DQ
Brutus Beefcake & Greg Valentine (ch) defeated Davey Boy Smith & Dynamite Kid to retain the WWF World Tag Team Titles
The “On This Date” (OTD) Cards Analysis Feature designed for our readers to look back through the Pro Wrestling Time Tunnel to see the way cards were constructed, the finishes, the amount of cards that were presented and some idea of how many wrestlers were working in the various territories North America during the time period. Over time, you can see the slow decline of the territory system from the 1960s through the 1980s.
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