Had JIM CROCKETT PROMOTIONS held an AMERICAN IDOL-type contest voted on by the fans to determine the company's top male and female personality, I (and, I'm sure most other MID-ATLANTIC WRESTLING fans) would have cast my ballot for PENNY BANNER and JOHNNY WEAVER.---
And, what many fans at the time did not know, PENNY and JOHNNY were in everyday life, married to one another.
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I can't remember exactly when this fact came to light for me, but I was aware of it at a point when each of PENNY and JOHNNY's careers were still active.
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I have seen photos in which PENNY and JOHNNY worked together in mixed tag matches, although I can't recall any personal memories of such in JCP, not to say it didn't happen.
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PENNY and JOHNNY consented to do a layout for WRESTLING REVUE's August, 1963 issue, which is the source for the following photos.
Daughter WENDI supervises the chess game.
A night on the town.(WENDI still has JOHNNY's fedora.)
Making one of JOHNNY's ring jackets.
Suppertime.(I like JOHNNY's WARD CLEAVER-type dinner attire.)
A little TV watching after dinner on a rare night off from wrestling.
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