June 19th in the Tunnel:
Happy Birthday to those who have passed on and to those great wrestlers still with us:
In Memoriam:
Leo Nomellini 1924
George Arnold "Hootie" Dahmer\Chief White Owl 1935
William Reid Guillot/Billy the Kid 1936
Wahoo McDaniel 1938
Felipe Estrada\El Canek 1952
Happy Birthday:
Tod Gordon (70)
Gurvinder Malhotra\Shanky (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.
Jim Browning 6-19-1936 at the age of 33
Tom Jenkins 6-19-1857 at the age of 84
Ralph Garibaldi 6-19-1993 at the age of 85
"The Black Panther" Jim Mitchell 6-19-1996 at the age of 87
Stan Stasiak 6-19-1997 at the age of 60
Tim White 6-19-2022 at the age of 68
Time Tunnel Pro Wrestling Flashback to The Life of Jim Barnett on the Stories with Brisco and Bradshaw Show:
We released the third episode on June 12th in the 4-part series on the life of Jim Barnett, so I wanted to include episode 3 in today’s Time Tunnel Daily Chronicle as a substitute for my writing as I am traveling for work this week.
Don't miss my guest appearance with Jerry and John on Stories with Brisco and Bradshaw this week for Episode 3 and 4 of a multi-part series on the life of Jim Barnett, one of Professional Wrestling's biggest behind the scenes power brokers of the last 100 years.
On the third episode we cover:
The closing of the All South Wrestling Alliance Office in Atlanta
Did Tom Renesto sabotage All South with his booking?
The Georgia War was the last straw for Sam Muchnick as he refuses the NWA President position at the 1975 NWA Convention
Fritz Von Erich is elected President of the NWA
The decline of the NWA from 1975 forward and the reasons for it
WTCG-TV gets a satellite uplink to provide nationwide programming from Atlanta
Tom Renesto moves on from the booking position and Jim Barnett hires Ole Anderson
Ted Tuner buys the WTBS call sign from MIT and changes the call sign from WTCG to WTBS in 1978
Jim Barnett serves on the National Council of the Arts for President Jimmy Carter in 1980
Bill Watts sells his 10% ownership in Georgia Championship Wrestling to Ole Anderson
Anderson fires Barnett as assumes the President’s role in GCW
The Blood Oath between Ole Anderson and the Brisco Brothers
The Sale of Georgia Championship Wrestling and the WTBS-TV time slot to create Black Saturday
and MORE!
Episode 3:
Previous Episode Links:
5/29/2025: Stories With Brisco & Bradshaw with Tony Richards Jim Barnett Episode #1
6/5/2025: Stories With Brisco & Bradshaw with Tony Richards Jim Barnett Episode #2
One Thing I Learned Today About Pro Wrestling History:
Ralph Garibaldi was the brother of Chick, Joe, Tony and Gino Garibaldi. He was the uncle of Leo Garibaldi. He often worked in tag teams with brother Chick.
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