tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13326522067777760222024-03-18T14:40:33.495-07:00Mike Cline's MID-ATLANTIC GRAPPLIN' GREATSA fond look back at the great days of JIM CROCKETT PROMOTIONS professional wrestling.Mike Clinehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15586962287250093387noreply@blogger.comBlogger750125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1332652206777776022.post-19663684161408889632024-03-18T04:50:00.000-07:002024-03-18T04:50:21.705-07:00RESULTS FROM WAY BACK<p> </p><div align="center"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgx9vGTwWEw4KcvHAgqzQINQd_1N-DS5lJ_6K8ChjG1W1De5wgDNPEWv0z6NUJ-q1StmIN-MNvt_a5HrNcIizHTbZ3VTHBbmUs2RQ9mw485SorHpurS_HL1sZvf-PUQQrgWS8IN0Bc8IIY-/s1600-h/boris.jpg"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5331239231522525042" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgx9vGTwWEw4KcvHAgqzQINQd_1N-DS5lJ_6K8ChjG1W1De5wgDNPEWv0z6NUJ-q1StmIN-MNvt_a5HrNcIizHTbZ3VTHBbmUs2RQ9mw485SorHpurS_HL1sZvf-PUQQrgWS8IN0Bc8IIY-/s320/boris.jpg" style="cursor: pointer; display: block; height: 320px; margin: 0px auto 10px; width: 229px;" /></a><strong>THE GREAT MALENKO</strong></div><div align="center"><br /></div><div align="center"><br /></div><div align="center"><strong>CHARLESTON, S.C. - 1967</strong><br /><br /><strong>SANDY SCOTT</strong> defeated <strong>THE GREAT MALENKO</strong> in a <b>RUSSIAN DEATH MATCH.</b><br /><br /><strong>ABE JACOBS</strong> and <strong>RUDY KAY</strong> topped <strong>LARS</strong> and <strong>GENE ANDERSON</strong> via DQ.<br /><br /><strong>KARL GOTCH</strong> pinned <strong>EL GAUCHO</strong>.<br /><br /><strong>CORSICA JEAN</strong> lost to <strong>GEORGE 'CATALINA' DRAKE</strong>.<br /><br /></div><br /><div align="center"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEit-TYgE5Lm1D9HJRrahWGJiGX6keZa1rZcFVM2v0yu7_XKLp5BUULXyzIeFtnZTXXXk2VkAwoVuycPcgoA1HFNzXRY5z_9jJ_si1yrEYSE43YFvlJ_3dFZ4Jh6ArW80DSE3xEJNu8pp5IR/s1600-h/ike_eakins.jpg"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5331239139897181730" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEit-TYgE5Lm1D9HJRrahWGJiGX6keZa1rZcFVM2v0yu7_XKLp5BUULXyzIeFtnZTXXXk2VkAwoVuycPcgoA1HFNzXRY5z_9jJ_si1yrEYSE43YFvlJ_3dFZ4Jh6ArW80DSE3xEJNu8pp5IR/s320/ike_eakins.jpg" style="cursor: pointer; display: block; height: 320px; margin: 0px auto 10px; width: 189px;" /></a><strong>IKE EAKINS</strong></div><div align="center"><br /></div><div align="center"><br /></div><div align="center"><strong>ASHEVILLE, N.C. - 1966</strong><br /><br /><strong>TEX</strong> <strong>McKENZIE</strong> and <strong>NELSON</strong> <strong>ROYAL</strong> defeated <strong>BRONCHO LUBICH</strong> and <strong>ALDO BOGNI</strong> with <strong>HOMER O'DELL</strong>.<br /><br /><strong>KURT</strong> and <strong>HENRY</strong> <strong>VON</strong> <strong>STROHEIM</strong> versus <strong>BILLY</strong> <strong>TWO</strong> <strong>RIVERS</strong> and <strong>SUNI</strong> <strong>WAR</strong> <strong>CLOUD</strong> ended in a no contest.<br /><br /><strong>IKE</strong> <strong>EAKINS</strong> pinned <strong>BOB</strong> <strong>BOYER</strong>.<br /><br /><strong>JOHN</strong> <strong>GUDISKI</strong> topped <strong>KEN</strong> <strong>YATES</strong>.<br /><br /></div><div align="center"><br /></div><div align="center"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjnwFFu7dcGBEDwjEcG-O9tknl4khUCnb3vy9lA4CaCAgILo-KXCLNOvDL-7kHbRGHUZ-96ZiobYz8FceARFRcU4MdSC_XyN2szyf_AmPZbjl-4wE6PNfooy60Dwd_7RH_QhBYV1F1FG6pR/s1600-h/00000000000000tripp.jpg"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5331239066761802562" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjnwFFu7dcGBEDwjEcG-O9tknl4khUCnb3vy9lA4CaCAgILo-KXCLNOvDL-7kHbRGHUZ-96ZiobYz8FceARFRcU4MdSC_XyN2szyf_AmPZbjl-4wE6PNfooy60Dwd_7RH_QhBYV1F1FG6pR/s320/00000000000000tripp.jpg" style="cursor: pointer; display: block; height: 239px; margin: 0px auto 10px; width: 260px;" /></a><strong>RIP HAWK and SWEDE HANSON</strong></div><div align="center"><br /></div><div align="center"><br /><strong>LEXINGTON, N.C. - 1965</strong><br /><br /><strong>RIP HAWK</strong> and <strong>SWEDE HANSON</strong> took the measure of <strong>ABE JACOBS</strong> and <strong>DALE LEWIS</strong>.<br /><br /><strong>'IRISH' MIKE CLANCY</strong> and <strong>FRANKIE</strong> <strong>CAIN <span style="color: red;">*</span></strong> defeated <strong>SONNY</strong> <strong>FARGO</strong> and <strong>THE</strong> <strong>MATADOR</strong>.<br /><br /><strong>RAY</strong> <strong>VILLMER</strong> spoiled <strong>THE</strong> <strong>VIKING</strong>.<br /><br /><strong>EDUARDO</strong> <strong>CASTILLO</strong> turned back <strong>JACK</strong> <strong>VANSKY</strong>.</div><div align="center"><br /></div><div align="center"></div><div align="center"><span style="color: red;">* FRANKIE CAIN would soon don a mask and join ROCKY SMITH as the original INFERNOS, who would be managed by J.C. DYKES.</span></div><div align="center"><span style="color: red;"><br /></span><span style="color: red;"><br /></span></div><div align="center"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg590pgL8IMKTojf_Cjvc7VHlIQ2ELR7ocqpTQsEZxcx56ISTrl58WfVyq6n1QkK97Es1AVnzZSEUw2ZObdLn5CHrM0-Kp4N_NGzJiDz20-H9L0nCQRT1Rl7nOT_AEY8k10Wdqdar-NVpY3/s1600-h/pedro%2520godoy.jpg"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5331239007863055938" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg590pgL8IMKTojf_Cjvc7VHlIQ2ELR7ocqpTQsEZxcx56ISTrl58WfVyq6n1QkK97Es1AVnzZSEUw2ZObdLn5CHrM0-Kp4N_NGzJiDz20-H9L0nCQRT1Rl7nOT_AEY8k10Wdqdar-NVpY3/s320/pedro%2520godoy.jpg" style="cursor: pointer; display: block; height: 320px; margin: 0px auto 10px; width: 154px;" /></a><strong>PEDRO GODOY</strong></div><div align="center"><br /></div><div align="center"><br /></div><div align="center"><strong>CHARLESTON, S.C. - 1967</strong><br /><br /><strong>GEORGE</strong> <strong>BECKER</strong> and <strong>JOHNNY</strong> <strong>WEAVER</strong> won over <strong>THE</strong> <strong>MISSOURI</strong> <strong>MAULER</strong> and <strong>THE</strong> <strong>GREAT</strong> <strong>MALENKO</strong>.<br /><br /><strong>IKE</strong> <strong>EAKINS</strong> and <strong>PEDRO</strong> <strong>GODOY</strong> topped <strong>ALEX</strong> <strong>MEDINA</strong> and <strong>'COWBOY' RONNIE</strong> <strong>HILL</strong>.<br /><br /><strong>TAMMY</strong> <strong>JONES</strong> beat <strong>PEGGY</strong> <strong>ALLEN</strong>.<br /><br /><strong>JIM</strong> <strong>OSBORNE</strong> wrestled <strong>EL</strong> <strong>GAUCHO</strong> to a time limit draw.<br /><br /></div><div><br /></div><div align="center"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg-yOhMi_vBaM7uF5QmnYd-UKl74192cPbu2eM_iTPjwMLhNRnKb3eGLN-UGj_AVzCposzHFi4o8PBSkzUJMoxQ9J6JaEVgrw2kQefW7fRrLPJLPu6p5GF6-3Mgm7tuHeUeFZ47GrbLb9oB/s1600-h/george%2520and%2520johnny.jpg"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5331238939841417410" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg-yOhMi_vBaM7uF5QmnYd-UKl74192cPbu2eM_iTPjwMLhNRnKb3eGLN-UGj_AVzCposzHFi4o8PBSkzUJMoxQ9J6JaEVgrw2kQefW7fRrLPJLPu6p5GF6-3Mgm7tuHeUeFZ47GrbLb9oB/s320/george%2520and%2520johnny.jpg" style="cursor: pointer; display: block; height: 292px; margin: 0px auto 10px; width: 320px;" /></a><strong>GEORGE BECKER and JOHNNY WEAVER</strong></div><div align="center"><br /></div><div align="center"><br /></div><div align="center"><strong>NORFOLK, VA. - 1967</strong><br /><br /><strong>GEORGE BECKER</strong>, <strong>RIP HAWK</strong> and <strong>SWEDE HANSON</strong> lost to <strong>ALDO BOGNI</strong>, <strong>HOMER O'DELL</strong> and <strong>BRONCHO</strong> <strong>LUBICH</strong> in six man action.<br /><br /><strong>JOHNNY WEAVER </strong>topped <strong>RUDY KAY</strong>.<br /><br /><strong>LUTHER</strong> <strong>LINDSAY</strong> defeated <strong>GENE</strong> <strong>ANDERSON</strong>.<br /><br /><strong>LARS</strong> <strong>ANDERSON</strong> was stopped by <strong>ABE</strong> <strong>JACOBS</strong>.</div>Mike Clinehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15586962287250093387noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1332652206777776022.post-59685944049320530552024-03-17T03:10:00.000-07:002024-03-17T03:10:39.616-07:00MR. WRESTLING / TIM WOODS<p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiEun16SGGQwTNWnqk-0K6aFYU_CzDehwcsW9T-M3opTukjIx6oz_TVutatQ78xMJqSWMl0OveEFNnA5ZUeKbbbQP0PvJB8yNtzGa_gVGFHJkC1Ua368km4Kav6YpFzEoyXtk3qpIRpsutCxZmwYJFfQn8nOxhmUP7VzrMEVWUr4QWlrm3_nJhptIvw5H_k/s1348/432107441_10233317023527303_7488647500259909657_n.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1348" data-original-width="963" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiEun16SGGQwTNWnqk-0K6aFYU_CzDehwcsW9T-M3opTukjIx6oz_TVutatQ78xMJqSWMl0OveEFNnA5ZUeKbbbQP0PvJB8yNtzGa_gVGFHJkC1Ua368km4Kav6YpFzEoyXtk3qpIRpsutCxZmwYJFfQn8nOxhmUP7VzrMEVWUr4QWlrm3_nJhptIvw5H_k/w458-h640/432107441_10233317023527303_7488647500259909657_n.jpg" width="458" /></a></div><br /> <p></p>Mike Clinehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15586962287250093387noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1332652206777776022.post-17572439964420546522024-03-16T04:29:00.000-07:002024-03-16T04:29:43.700-07:00AROUND CROCKETTLAND<p> </p><div align="center"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhraw4LzD1JqKdhp5wshQ4n0msOXykvDMll3OaGbve3zY0HDQCufiJG2ZXAxBk7_yu2GP1Lu-sJuQJxqGza7XCtJNMdA9BPZ2YoFFYfrYe9tLHnwpuva7kWxr4Pm2xmICEc0mqA_uhJTB6p/s1600-h/ronnie%2520garvin.jpg"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5345332991338706226" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhraw4LzD1JqKdhp5wshQ4n0msOXykvDMll3OaGbve3zY0HDQCufiJG2ZXAxBk7_yu2GP1Lu-sJuQJxqGza7XCtJNMdA9BPZ2YoFFYfrYe9tLHnwpuva7kWxr4Pm2xmICEc0mqA_uhJTB6p/s320/ronnie%2520garvin.jpg" style="cursor: pointer; display: block; height: 287px; margin: 0px auto 10px; width: 320px;" /></a><strong>RONNIE GARVIN takes time out to sign an autograph for a fan.</strong></div><div align="center"><strong><br /></strong></div><br /><div align="center"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhigOgHMnSc7EPLGjrjAFDSov03L4t3XHoAITHTq9cgW14Z_HGSY4tyR8Gjlc6D6lTytgko0RrfNeenZ5Qp6T8y2yngyxH687Twsq0sB7yKRr9AxbheianyMjHC-rHB3dGIFFP0jL478f5V/s1600-h/royal%2520kangaroos.jpg"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5345332913236781618" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhigOgHMnSc7EPLGjrjAFDSov03L4t3XHoAITHTq9cgW14Z_HGSY4tyR8Gjlc6D6lTytgko0RrfNeenZ5Qp6T8y2yngyxH687Twsq0sB7yKRr9AxbheianyMjHC-rHB3dGIFFP0jL478f5V/s320/royal%2520kangaroos.jpg" style="cursor: pointer; display: block; height: 320px; margin: 0px auto 10px; width: 243px;" /></a><strong>THE ROYAL KANGAROOS (LORD JONATHAN BOYD and NORMAN FREDERICK CHARLES III) rarely came out on the short end of a battle. Exception: A 'brass knuckles' war with JOHNNY WEAVER and ART NELSON.</strong></div><div align="center"><strong><br /></strong></div><br /><div align="center"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhROoLOuIydK5FOQsb_iZqptu7qzb6EWtgNEAtwHxsEa1udm_jYxjG8zIi39Q7BIG0Lx_AO4uUHUzZwtGi5dXjHofubYDKlBr38Nk8LbA-Csv5RF7Tw3-nyI0k8ruJpyY4_SKE26m7U3kCl/s1600-h/ron%2520bass%2520%2520jim%2520dillon.jpg"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5345332835574871330" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhROoLOuIydK5FOQsb_iZqptu7qzb6EWtgNEAtwHxsEa1udm_jYxjG8zIi39Q7BIG0Lx_AO4uUHUzZwtGi5dXjHofubYDKlBr38Nk8LbA-Csv5RF7Tw3-nyI0k8ruJpyY4_SKE26m7U3kCl/s320/ron%2520bass%2520%2520jim%2520dillon.jpg" style="cursor: pointer; display: block; height: 320px; margin: 0px auto 10px; width: 291px;" /></a><strong>'OUTLAW' RON BASS and JIM (J.J.) DILLON prepare to do battle.</strong></div><div align="center"><b><br /></b><br /></div><div align="center"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjvzUXhnhVaJQ1IHFkLUOaBKSwn66jzNw0JnVz8feq1S0xM_UUAGPYykJhOaDABHdJNv7Kx0iRSnGpMvY-LHptzZlYvjjP7yMRSXgi5EvFJk04-AKT5rpNtrB0fGZWbZfm1LbL7jTWEZpMu/s1600-h/sandy%2520scott%2520%2520matti%2520suzuki.jpg"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5345332753126065042" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjvzUXhnhVaJQ1IHFkLUOaBKSwn66jzNw0JnVz8feq1S0xM_UUAGPYykJhOaDABHdJNv7Kx0iRSnGpMvY-LHptzZlYvjjP7yMRSXgi5EvFJk04-AKT5rpNtrB0fGZWbZfm1LbL7jTWEZpMu/s320/sandy%2520scott%2520%2520matti%2520suzuki.jpg" style="cursor: pointer; display: block; height: 320px; margin: 0px auto 10px; width: 213px;" /></a><strong>Where's the referee?</strong></div><div align="center"><strong>MATTI SUZUKI is trying to choke the life out of SANDY SCOTT.</strong></div><div align="center"><b><br /></b><br /></div><div><div align="center"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgLPDeLzyG-apnkQWWXAOa3K9yC6nkCVpiyWsENbz01W2hvqfXDhv6vzEMpEXGxLLN0s98C4J4fmJKiO_0n-nSwA3Z_o-g6lijoSz7Vp3d8MUBGIBYMuxU6SPmVtzH6CRWKgm0fOZoeWRJr/s1600-h/steamer.jpg"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5345332693219473314" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgLPDeLzyG-apnkQWWXAOa3K9yC6nkCVpiyWsENbz01W2hvqfXDhv6vzEMpEXGxLLN0s98C4J4fmJKiO_0n-nSwA3Z_o-g6lijoSz7Vp3d8MUBGIBYMuxU6SPmVtzH6CRWKgm0fOZoeWRJr/s320/steamer.jpg" style="cursor: pointer; display: block; height: 213px; margin: 0px auto 10px; width: 320px;" /></a><strong>RICKY STEAMBOAT and RIC FLAIR join forces as a tag team.</strong></div><div align="center"><strong>FLAIR seems to like the idea.</strong></div><div align="center"><b><br /></b><br /></div><div align="center"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgbmqOdSvoausbcrJGjyVWPm2SVfctzn5PrMzvXWNYhapKXc18R-f-fpJAj23eW9JpAEv18XsrfkGZryIX94L9MXrZy7HyehEUG9l5_jZzEih68QWGIx4qqe3Z_77IT5VF-vqJ27uGCZWIC/s1600-h/super%2520d%2520and%2520swede.jpg"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5345332618735625954" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgbmqOdSvoausbcrJGjyVWPm2SVfctzn5PrMzvXWNYhapKXc18R-f-fpJAj23eW9JpAEv18XsrfkGZryIX94L9MXrZy7HyehEUG9l5_jZzEih68QWGIx4qqe3Z_77IT5VF-vqJ27uGCZWIC/s320/super%2520d%2520and%2520swede.jpg" style="cursor: pointer; display: block; height: 320px; margin: 0px auto 10px; width: 319px;" /></a><strong>Then fan favorite SWEDE HANSON 'helps' his arch enemy THE SUPER DESTROYER (DON JARDINE) back into the ring.</strong></div></div>Mike Clinehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15586962287250093387noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1332652206777776022.post-13494993036932352302024-03-15T03:51:00.000-07:002024-03-15T03:51:50.271-07:00JOHNNY WEAVER<p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh46X6tGLRIG3KeZt_CG1AufHHXsFufv6a7TDA9jppUbWXfpK0XKoROaFJNqnfKMqBaOyrQgB_PDZY-oEqTtmjSQIVkJqwf0pHnsRduIrtGt51Si0XH5AKCbOvOMbe08ZULLA07KBsLcvFcUIQYE8QpaNXW0CcZcICU3bJkXelSJ-qF0ShKax0K-AkcVBko/s707/Fullscreen%20capture%203142024%20103730%20AM.bmp" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="566" data-original-width="707" height="512" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh46X6tGLRIG3KeZt_CG1AufHHXsFufv6a7TDA9jppUbWXfpK0XKoROaFJNqnfKMqBaOyrQgB_PDZY-oEqTtmjSQIVkJqwf0pHnsRduIrtGt51Si0XH5AKCbOvOMbe08ZULLA07KBsLcvFcUIQYE8QpaNXW0CcZcICU3bJkXelSJ-qF0ShKax0K-AkcVBko/w640-h512/Fullscreen%20capture%203142024%20103730%20AM.bmp" width="640" /></a></div><br /> <p></p>Mike Clinehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15586962287250093387noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1332652206777776022.post-773376141979936052024-03-14T07:54:00.000-07:002024-03-14T07:54:21.567-07:00INFERNOS HEAT VERSUS FLYING SCOTTS<p> <strong style="text-align: center;">May 11, 1968</strong></p><div align="center"><strong>LEXINGTON, NORTH CAROLINA</strong></div><div align="center"><strong>56 Years Ago</strong></div><br /><div align="center"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjcK2XAznHGyIEJD4McxycOchyWK9lQGCQGL4Cix1uTBIHVutnL_SHjQaAqKPN00zYAjgv4pKZR24uivuCx9MzleGrE8fzTnuqv89PVOBB-rV3M8b-zDAcd2eSrn9s_LN1E7REH2s0sKhVv/s1600/may+11,+1968.jpg"><img alt="" border="0" height="494" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5469620686103763634" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjcK2XAznHGyIEJD4McxycOchyWK9lQGCQGL4Cix1uTBIHVutnL_SHjQaAqKPN00zYAjgv4pKZR24uivuCx9MzleGrE8fzTnuqv89PVOBB-rV3M8b-zDAcd2eSrn9s_LN1E7REH2s0sKhVv/w640-h494/may+11,+1968.jpg" style="display: block; height: 247px; margin: 0px auto 10px; width: 320px;" width="640" /></a><br /><span style="color: #0000ee;"><u><br /></u></span><strong>"THE FLYING SCOTT BROTHERS" GEORGE and SANDY, have decided that it's time someone puts an end to the destruction caused by the masked duo of THE INFERNOS.</strong></div><div align="center"><br /></div><div align="center"><strong>And they will get their chance tonight when the SCOTT BROTHERS meet THE INFERNOS in the middle of the ring in the headline wrestling contest at the LEXINGTON YMCA.</strong></div><div align="center"><br /></div><div align="center"><strong>THE INFERNOS, the bullies managed by J.C. DYKES, have been causing lots of problems for lots of wrestlers since coming to this wrestling area. DYKES is one problem, constantly interfering in his men's matches. The other is the controversial wrestling boot worn by one of the masked men. Many wrestlers are claiming that there is something, other than a foot, in that boot.</strong></div><div align="center"><br /></div><div align="center"><strong>GEORGE and SANDY SCOTT are cautiously optimistic about tonight's two-out-of-three falls match. "These guys wear masks, keeping their identities secret. We don't know why. But we have to admit that these men are great wrestlers. Add in their constant rule breaking, and DYKES' involvement in their matches...it's going to be tough. But we face tough teams all the time. We'll be ready. And who knows, maybe we'll get an opportunity to get our hands on that boot and maybe even find out who these INFERNOS are by removing their masks. We're sure going to give it our best."</strong></div><div align="center"><br /></div><div align="center"><strong>Another best-of-three falls tag match sends the popular duo of THE AMAZING ZUMA and LES THATCHER against tough BULL JOHNSON and Russia's NIKITA MULKOVICH.</strong></div><div align="center"><br /></div><div align="center"><strong>A favorite of the wrestling fans, BOB NANDOR meets rugged veteran JOHNNY HEIDEMAN.</strong></div><div align="center"><br /></div><div align="center"><strong>JACK RICO challenges local star SONNY FARGO in the 8:15 opening contest.</strong></div>Mike Clinehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15586962287250093387noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1332652206777776022.post-22528581420894258742024-03-13T04:17:00.000-07:002024-03-13T04:17:31.285-07:00RICKY STEAMBOAT<p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgLmj0KRGEejyeg4A_4C1IFLpJRiKnaJs_WrDlBvV_2VAu5z1YjZo7DOANNVo5zXyJeKzX6bpJPiidp0tCohLeYgSgwQ0n_BI_dDiw97cQmO7ygvilDqDyFxS8oRRMG4Sk3qgjxVT9lxYRu8-NuF58P8A9u85gAMjNf0QbtkRNHiGuCD1Ndt95RgdTjhHp0/s1326/430311018_10233327541150237_7183791480797564368_n.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1326" data-original-width="990" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgLmj0KRGEejyeg4A_4C1IFLpJRiKnaJs_WrDlBvV_2VAu5z1YjZo7DOANNVo5zXyJeKzX6bpJPiidp0tCohLeYgSgwQ0n_BI_dDiw97cQmO7ygvilDqDyFxS8oRRMG4Sk3qgjxVT9lxYRu8-NuF58P8A9u85gAMjNf0QbtkRNHiGuCD1Ndt95RgdTjhHp0/w478-h640/430311018_10233327541150237_7183791480797564368_n.jpg" width="478" /></a></div><br /> <p></p>Mike Clinehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15586962287250093387noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1332652206777776022.post-19266468177452364032024-03-12T03:52:00.000-07:002024-03-12T03:52:13.867-07:00GREAT WRESTLERS! GREAT MATCHES! GREAT FUN!<p> </p><br /><div align="center"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhNVj8DmT1aJfyQNF30fckCOIDyElXIyReERfV9IIO5ubu8vZkvY5oc79U_OyaGXa36NdV54cwjGlRB-FR4N_uIhzrOTL-lwRE4EtfvHSuIB7eK74obG1wGnbF6PdzMQ462mKYZ9_ICgIDu/s1600-h/JacobsVInferno.jpg"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5324536214519302738" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhNVj8DmT1aJfyQNF30fckCOIDyElXIyReERfV9IIO5ubu8vZkvY5oc79U_OyaGXa36NdV54cwjGlRB-FR4N_uIhzrOTL-lwRE4EtfvHSuIB7eK74obG1wGnbF6PdzMQ462mKYZ9_ICgIDu/s320/JacobsVInferno.jpg" style="cursor: pointer; display: block; height: 256px; margin: 0px auto 10px; width: 320px;" /></a><strong>New Zealander ABE JACOBS (with partner MR. WRESTLING looking on) ties up one of THE INFERNOS.</strong></div><div align="center"><strong><br /></strong></div><div align="center"><br /></div><div align="center"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjUzF91Va6tX6-uTH43SmJVG4DhbfhdkQr6nvNcahm1zj-89q-Wc0LolKCV1I-DwjDueoHpdhw5D9lt_rrQgZ0fptxzj4Q31AoMigfjXPUWj6YMYTMBhJvzDJtFdOun-e2onhZpYO31Dy9o/s1600-h/Picture%2520099.jpg"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5324536149088674850" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjUzF91Va6tX6-uTH43SmJVG4DhbfhdkQr6nvNcahm1zj-89q-Wc0LolKCV1I-DwjDueoHpdhw5D9lt_rrQgZ0fptxzj4Q31AoMigfjXPUWj6YMYTMBhJvzDJtFdOun-e2onhZpYO31Dy9o/s320/Picture%2520099.jpg" style="cursor: pointer; display: block; height: 320px; margin: 0px auto 10px; width: 210px;" /></a><strong>A bad night for the VON STEIGERS.</strong></div><div align="center"><b><br /></b><strong><br /></strong></div><div align="center"><strong></strong></div><div align="center"><strong></strong></div><div align="center"></div><div align="center"></div><div align="center"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi7gwS2K2wi0PwBHSyG-tzC4sP9mHIIQWBL-xe1br82sJivV8RlPcVHmm-2N8v_bk3g0XwAX2Vz1Bem9Pwyzd5cIb3n2_HONTHVjvMo8iRa_tLYLhfOPMBa_uMPDUls8ZQUaOO9TtmXfrqJ/s1600-h/Picture%2520022.jpg"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5324536065536185810" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi7gwS2K2wi0PwBHSyG-tzC4sP9mHIIQWBL-xe1br82sJivV8RlPcVHmm-2N8v_bk3g0XwAX2Vz1Bem9Pwyzd5cIb3n2_HONTHVjvMo8iRa_tLYLhfOPMBa_uMPDUls8ZQUaOO9TtmXfrqJ/s320/Picture%2520022.jpg" style="cursor: pointer; display: block; height: 320px; margin: 0px auto 10px; width: 187px;" /></a><strong>THE GREAT BOLO stomps a helpless opponent.</strong></div><div align="center"><strong><br /></strong></div><div align="center"><br /></div><div align="center"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiqtYIuL18ZNwoVkgrqZsd3a3JOgKWhrwyiJneeKCijelaI8BbnKi0XzwGqaw6cvY-tkk2bGtv51N_XOvGvLhLPQRyPY0xo5UT3WEuo4v7T0H9WLkCNhPN8HnUtd80ul-k1QEWPcob08Blj/s1600-h/rip%2520%2520von%2520stroheim.jpg"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5324535999150803250" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiqtYIuL18ZNwoVkgrqZsd3a3JOgKWhrwyiJneeKCijelaI8BbnKi0XzwGqaw6cvY-tkk2bGtv51N_XOvGvLhLPQRyPY0xo5UT3WEuo4v7T0H9WLkCNhPN8HnUtd80ul-k1QEWPcob08Blj/s320/rip%2520%2520von%2520stroheim.jpg" style="cursor: pointer; display: block; height: 207px; margin: 0px auto 10px; width: 320px;" /></a>'<strong>BATTLE OF THE BULLIES' time when HAWK and HANSON met the VON STROHEIMs.</strong></div><div align="center"><strong><br /></strong></div><div align="center"><br /></div><div align="center"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi9Ct2Qq226Dfpar1cSh-9tkOcio_tqQMsLO-Bnhx831loze_oVGIqUv46Wfk4V1AaMtVWJVvtBlyCsO3AwewWZpoy7XHx4ke9AE7AtJSdWBAlC0D3vpuIxF9QyIFvICp68TXGcYKg1gc_V/s1600-h/nelson%2520bloodied%2520but%2520unbowed.jpg"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5324535915048860194" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi9Ct2Qq226Dfpar1cSh-9tkOcio_tqQMsLO-Bnhx831loze_oVGIqUv46Wfk4V1AaMtVWJVvtBlyCsO3AwewWZpoy7XHx4ke9AE7AtJSdWBAlC0D3vpuIxF9QyIFvICp68TXGcYKg1gc_V/s320/nelson%2520bloodied%2520but%2520unbowed.jpg" style="cursor: pointer; display: block; height: 255px; margin: 0px auto 10px; width: 320px;" /></a><strong>NELSON ROYAL in a bit of a fix.</strong></div><div align="center"><b><br /></b><strong><br /></strong><br /><div align="center"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjCUltXGnRsIwmWOtc7toN-wEIGcUIHYl9KFQmUBUHyc7UyLyQmta7ksaZbyUOobSkqOvXbkKZgfaHb7SoJnddv0REw84KqPoKCyr9jBjaQPVGLGUDqQtKw_64I5ie_KXpOebTo96iO1U6E/s1600-h/2rivers%2520%2520gordon%2520nelson.jpg"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5330128745462966306" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjCUltXGnRsIwmWOtc7toN-wEIGcUIHYl9KFQmUBUHyc7UyLyQmta7ksaZbyUOobSkqOvXbkKZgfaHb7SoJnddv0REw84KqPoKCyr9jBjaQPVGLGUDqQtKw_64I5ie_KXpOebTo96iO1U6E/s320/2rivers%2520%2520gordon%2520nelson.jpg" style="cursor: pointer; display: block; height: 320px; margin: 0px auto 10px; width: 251px;" /></a><strong>BILLY TWO RIVERS gives GORDON NELSON a "tomahawk chop".</strong></div><div align="center"><strong><br /></strong></div><div style="text-align: start;"><br /></div><div align="center"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgLpBzRlFaOYznjtcBTafSmBLg13SxW13Q-z1BIUhyphenhyphenFgMs2nuLU-y8wHK-eD8rMnkzLDya6MJeKEYmJJQEsZiiQRay4tODmdoVfSgqh3NKiSBPiCtkBtTNXtGLUOe7ncdOBb3h7Iz-fQ84A/s1600-h/aet%2520nelson%2520%2520frank%2520monte.jpg"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5330128680306797410" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgLpBzRlFaOYznjtcBTafSmBLg13SxW13Q-z1BIUhyphenhyphenFgMs2nuLU-y8wHK-eD8rMnkzLDya6MJeKEYmJJQEsZiiQRay4tODmdoVfSgqh3NKiSBPiCtkBtTNXtGLUOe7ncdOBb3h7Iz-fQ84A/s320/aet%2520nelson%2520%2520frank%2520monte.jpg" style="cursor: pointer; display: block; height: 206px; margin: 0px auto 10px; width: 320px;" /></a><strong>ART NELSON puts the boots to a downed FRANK MONTE as referee ANGELO MARTINELLI looks on.</strong></div><div align="center"><strong><br /></strong></div><div align="center"><strong></strong><br /></div><div align="center"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgJOPABLtlyCBCMjALtcp3BJ02uPJtvj4K2QZVZ-M0w7_1XpxVTjH63tca55cOjiI0Z-ba-dEdn8USs7RkiYqLLMx1UD1uGW7-YJatZwtI2Za2ioW1s5B0ZHEw79AnmZ-pfiXmkXJo45u1v/s1600-h/swede%2520hanson%2520%2520johnny%2520valentine.jpg"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5330128577959404578" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgJOPABLtlyCBCMjALtcp3BJ02uPJtvj4K2QZVZ-M0w7_1XpxVTjH63tca55cOjiI0Z-ba-dEdn8USs7RkiYqLLMx1UD1uGW7-YJatZwtI2Za2ioW1s5B0ZHEw79AnmZ-pfiXmkXJo45u1v/s320/swede%2520hanson%2520%2520johnny%2520valentine.jpg" style="cursor: pointer; display: block; height: 306px; margin: 0px auto 10px; width: 320px;" /></a><strong>It was a 'Clash of the Titans' anytime JOHNNY VALENTINE faced SWEDE HANSON.</strong></div><div align="center"><b><br /></b><strong><br /></strong></div><div align="center"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiMrkJ0haoStS1v2ggu1L0VGevtbuAfnDrKbMrLa5WvzrRya0BTw0P877u1ibJ3BICvHz8fpMvAbipV5-RhBOzixxennCBHkB0RpC2RtpqubhQitDjxq6Yb-xQ2FyPj56kiSGE8tufHoYq5/s1600-h/terry%2520funk%2520%2520jim%2520dillon.jpg"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5330128512233693922" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiMrkJ0haoStS1v2ggu1L0VGevtbuAfnDrKbMrLa5WvzrRya0BTw0P877u1ibJ3BICvHz8fpMvAbipV5-RhBOzixxennCBHkB0RpC2RtpqubhQitDjxq6Yb-xQ2FyPj56kiSGE8tufHoYq5/s320/terry%2520funk%2520%2520jim%2520dillon.jpg" style="cursor: pointer; display: block; height: 320px; margin: 0px auto 10px; width: 298px;" /></a><strong>JIM DILLON begs for mercy in a match with TERRY FUNK.</strong></div><div align="center"><strong><br /></strong></div><div align="center"><br /></div><div align="center"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh48NF1O0O3JJ32h1wQ477ezQsZo7y_rajIdmouUUGK1TleC6dYPyE_J5fXZ6lIV7fVyUcfKgIOpb1qbriPd9-VH6vbdIggPFiNllRYJKpL_61yJj4_otDkdZvZTFfjLDIaEwbfYX9wQnBw/s1600-h/terry%2520kay%2520%2520norman%2520frederick%2520charles.jpg"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5330128273341566274" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh48NF1O0O3JJ32h1wQ477ezQsZo7y_rajIdmouUUGK1TleC6dYPyE_J5fXZ6lIV7fVyUcfKgIOpb1qbriPd9-VH6vbdIggPFiNllRYJKpL_61yJj4_otDkdZvZTFfjLDIaEwbfYX9wQnBw/s320/terry%2520kay%2520%2520norman%2520frederick%2520charles.jpg" style="cursor: pointer; display: block; height: 310px; margin: 0px auto 10px; width: 320px;" /></a><strong>TERRY</strong> <strong>KAY attempts to put NORMAN FREDERICK CHARLES III of THE ROYAL KANGAROOS to sleep.</strong></div><div align="center"><b><br /></b><strong><br /></strong></div><div align="center"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj5_5IYjJBkgAGw7VgDSEG5SLkuKR89SqggFxKP5_OAXb4UYGe1mkX2oMW6KkzRVOCTYsNJBeCCHCnJstJeOYY5oaWUAyx3YjaDUm2ButiOXQLrSOghaKaqxeryi9twuIRP58JrHSe0oX6v/s1600-h/two%2520ton%2520harris%2520%2520%2520aldo%2520bogni.jpg"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5330128193346399906" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj5_5IYjJBkgAGw7VgDSEG5SLkuKR89SqggFxKP5_OAXb4UYGe1mkX2oMW6KkzRVOCTYsNJBeCCHCnJstJeOYY5oaWUAyx3YjaDUm2ButiOXQLrSOghaKaqxeryi9twuIRP58JrHSe0oX6v/s320/two%2520ton%2520harris%2520%2520%2520aldo%2520bogni.jpg" style="cursor: pointer; display: block; height: 186px; margin: 0px auto 10px; width: 320px;" /></a><strong>Manager GEORGE 'TWO TON' HARRIS tries to revive his man ALDO BOGNI from the effects of a JOHNNY WEAVER 'sleeper'.</strong></div></div>Mike Clinehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15586962287250093387noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1332652206777776022.post-40400049201663989062024-03-11T04:52:00.000-07:002024-03-11T04:52:18.911-07:00SKULL MURPHY and BRUTE BERNARD<p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgv-KhQyaPZPK3OkHFKS3BRNBbFyZMJfEtRzntVsOY6PnO6XRgAmgwobH5O5w0_KOEmG8WnpDK8grwNq0gcIZFYFjvdXwMdpBBckFxvyxm5MgXodxUHtaDhmSxjL4Or0pCw1WykRKDh0-DsHDgT_jsXQCG_SpuS75Lig1PGxu0FSrrJv7fQc-OIWDUCViqD/s2048/431270535_10233327538390168_5591463967616980573_n.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1686" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgv-KhQyaPZPK3OkHFKS3BRNBbFyZMJfEtRzntVsOY6PnO6XRgAmgwobH5O5w0_KOEmG8WnpDK8grwNq0gcIZFYFjvdXwMdpBBckFxvyxm5MgXodxUHtaDhmSxjL4Or0pCw1WykRKDh0-DsHDgT_jsXQCG_SpuS75Lig1PGxu0FSrrJv7fQc-OIWDUCViqD/w526-h640/431270535_10233327538390168_5591463967616980573_n.jpg" width="526" /></a></div><br /> <p></p>Mike Clinehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15586962287250093387noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1332652206777776022.post-16336019285221338222024-03-10T05:24:00.000-07:002024-03-10T05:24:41.291-07:00JOHNNY VALENTINE<p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgWbzbOSs6J2sCdMOW63W-zSqutz4y04iQsUMzduTHt2BN_-8tWU96ywD5vgOzSHzve8geYdeS9h7bF9RCz0jNGlaDkYvMBzxP7pPeZiNkpZ1doi5o1KxZ_4cSlK-ooau0BjvKKlzqIpGNF_pVtievOlkzm3MzmAHJ3uALztWlpWwOOOyax4hbV9QJZHp0h/s946/428709784_10233319605271845_2099158339324976451_n.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="946" data-original-width="607" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgWbzbOSs6J2sCdMOW63W-zSqutz4y04iQsUMzduTHt2BN_-8tWU96ywD5vgOzSHzve8geYdeS9h7bF9RCz0jNGlaDkYvMBzxP7pPeZiNkpZ1doi5o1KxZ_4cSlK-ooau0BjvKKlzqIpGNF_pVtievOlkzm3MzmAHJ3uALztWlpWwOOOyax4hbV9QJZHp0h/w410-h640/428709784_10233319605271845_2099158339324976451_n.jpg" width="410" /></a></div><br /> <p></p>Mike Clinehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15586962287250093387noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1332652206777776022.post-61296178601861555292024-03-09T04:07:00.000-08:002024-03-09T04:07:02.508-08:00HOMER'S BOYS BATTLE BOLOS<p> <strong style="text-align: center;">APRIL 6, 1964</strong></p><div align="center"><strong>CHARLOTTE, NORTH CAROLINA</strong></div><br /><div align="center"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjJ3IDWvQEar8kWBmkg8fDVv23Hghit943ggoJlonbkOAhyJ68TLw6Hh9svSU95UH2eKXWgmaDOR2J8fSD-b30_szU6P5PSHltLaFnyKt0PRGlszGip_4lmJBePAAPux_lSjVbb77M_1Oaz/s1600/zzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzz++april+6,+1964.jpg"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5456316523225991186" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjJ3IDWvQEar8kWBmkg8fDVv23Hghit943ggoJlonbkOAhyJ68TLw6Hh9svSU95UH2eKXWgmaDOR2J8fSD-b30_szU6P5PSHltLaFnyKt0PRGlszGip_4lmJBePAAPux_lSjVbb77M_1Oaz/s320/zzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzz++april+6,+1964.jpg" style="cursor: pointer; display: block; height: 247px; margin: 0px auto 10px; width: 320px;" /></a></div><div align="center"><span style="color: #0000ee;"><u><br /></u></span><span style="color: #0000ee;"><u><br /></u></span><strong>There's wrestling tonight at Charlotte's PARK CENTER, but can the building sustain the explosion?</strong></div><div align="center"><br /></div><div align="center"><strong>That will be the big question when the rugged masked combo of THE GREAT BOLO and BOLO return for main event action...this time against the equally rough duo of ALDO BOGNI and BRONCHO LUBICH, who will have their manager HOMER O'DELL in their corner.</strong></div><div align="center"><br /></div><div align="center"><strong>Both teams have long winning streaks going, and tonight's victor should emerge as a major challenger for the Southern Tag Team Championship. The bout is slated for two-of-three falls, one hour time.</strong></div><div align="center"><br /></div><div align="center"><strong>The semi-final sends TOMMY O'TOOLE against TINY ETCHISON in a one fall contest.</strong></div><div align="center"><br /></div><div align="center"><strong>The undercard is topped by a tag team affair which will pit ALEX MEDINA and GINO BRANDO opposite GENE MURPHY and JOE TOMASSO in a two-out-of-three falls affair.</strong></div><div align="center"><br /></div><div align="center"><strong>The 8:15 opening match sends BOBBY HART against FRANK VALOIS.</strong></div>Mike Clinehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15586962287250093387noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1332652206777776022.post-15154722157784655952024-03-08T03:38:00.000-08:002024-03-08T03:38:16.381-08:00AND THAT IS ALL THE PEOPLE NEED TO KNOW<p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiA71yhnRodkMJob8lS-LSBdaq4umpVfkA_evXFj29ej2GnDCeT5aBKmbbKsqv1KAim-YPmhgv8FcalzBkSH3ESPDvdlaS89tWj_8axbhzjTve11zNFihgaCXK814u-pnBZd_zIyRLn3rX8cZHR_lD1NXFM-gvt-Kk-SU0dz57fQvi2_hpi_yY-wgSkj2zF/s668/Fullscreen%20capture%20372024%20122519%20PM.bmp" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="668" data-original-width="499" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiA71yhnRodkMJob8lS-LSBdaq4umpVfkA_evXFj29ej2GnDCeT5aBKmbbKsqv1KAim-YPmhgv8FcalzBkSH3ESPDvdlaS89tWj_8axbhzjTve11zNFihgaCXK814u-pnBZd_zIyRLn3rX8cZHR_lD1NXFM-gvt-Kk-SU0dz57fQvi2_hpi_yY-wgSkj2zF/w478-h640/Fullscreen%20capture%20372024%20122519%20PM.bmp" width="478" /></a></div><br /> <p></p>Mike Clinehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15586962287250093387noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1332652206777776022.post-29554760532132890302024-03-07T07:34:00.000-08:002024-03-07T07:34:24.633-08:00STATESVILLE, NC WRESTLING<p> <strong style="text-align: center;">Statesville, North Carolina wrestling fans (and I was one) were treated to THREE nights of JIM CROCKETT PROMOTIONS wrestling shows during the summer of 1966.</strong></p><div align="center"><strong>A perfect location for wrestling during the summer months...the wooden grandstand ball park similar to that in the movie BULL DURHAM. Sponsored by the COMMUNITY BASEBALL CLUB, who also gave us DOUBLE A BASEBALL at the same site. The ring was set up at home plate, surrounded by metal ringside seat chairs all around. The grandstand served as the General Admission area. The wrestlers entered the ring from the two dugouts.</strong></div><div align="center"><br /></div><div align="center"><strong>No rainouts during the summer of 1966. THREE shows in TWO months.</strong></div><div align="center"><br /></div><div align="center"><strong>As a fifteen-year old 'rasslin' fan, I found myself at all three shows parked in my $2.00 ringside seat.</strong></div><div align="center"><br /></div><div align="center"><strong>This was the first card of the 1966 summer...</strong></div><br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjtb7vGjYdM-XFTEZTpWct2SCdLr5c_JbdzKbQiwDWtB8hWG2ydXkK4NyflYzEPgD6htmUN8Ce6ZNHKUkG_FfPx15kLR1yjgpOZEDxv4kQ-t4emCcBFIR9A9DUkqUPnAABYi7cy6phqj7OA/s1600-h/zzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzz%2520July%252022,%25201966%2520-%25201.jpg"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5439590055354570242" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjtb7vGjYdM-XFTEZTpWct2SCdLr5c_JbdzKbQiwDWtB8hWG2ydXkK4NyflYzEPgD6htmUN8Ce6ZNHKUkG_FfPx15kLR1yjgpOZEDxv4kQ-t4emCcBFIR9A9DUkqUPnAABYi7cy6phqj7OA/s320/zzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzz%2520July%252022,%25201966%2520-%25201.jpg" style="cursor: pointer; display: block; height: 320px; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; width: 222px;" /></a><br /><div align="center"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgg-1SSH5I3aSkulHDQ0qUp-_6_AvFFUctgJNuZKsPJUOFxMa5cg4PamDEh9Es1JmjEjJo5MO5yowczJfcFW-s36FUN2c3uKmo9SCN6iRjfvJ4uCIQ3_n5BvwyehvQ7-Y3ApyYBYABheHIs/s1600-h/zzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzz%2520July%252022,%25201966%2520-%25202.jpg"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5439589992305148130" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgg-1SSH5I3aSkulHDQ0qUp-_6_AvFFUctgJNuZKsPJUOFxMa5cg4PamDEh9Es1JmjEjJo5MO5yowczJfcFW-s36FUN2c3uKmo9SCN6iRjfvJ4uCIQ3_n5BvwyehvQ7-Y3ApyYBYABheHIs/s320/zzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzz%2520July%252022,%25201966%2520-%25202.jpg" style="cursor: pointer; display: block; height: 320px; margin: 0px auto 10px; width: 286px;" /></a></div><div align="center"><br /></div><div align="center"><br /><br /></div><div align="center"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEimYHyY9AvRuBR0lUHAQuR8tMFs8qEn7BU1BqMkc7zpQAa0R05fnfEvq1ufhZGKPymdyOsyQorN6DaM_5zP3vaI5xJpIKWaMNh20XLMb9EplTD7Nx0lFqGYDZoTtDieQmFMS4ENETx8jNbZ/s1600-h/zzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzz%2520July%252022,%25201966%2520-%25203.jpg"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5439589922329984722" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEimYHyY9AvRuBR0lUHAQuR8tMFs8qEn7BU1BqMkc7zpQAa0R05fnfEvq1ufhZGKPymdyOsyQorN6DaM_5zP3vaI5xJpIKWaMNh20XLMb9EplTD7Nx0lFqGYDZoTtDieQmFMS4ENETx8jNbZ/s320/zzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzz%2520July%252022,%25201966%2520-%25203.jpg" style="cursor: pointer; display: block; height: 320px; margin: 0px auto 10px; width: 66px;" /></a><br /><br /><br /><div align="left"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEju8sdbAIWKQPu3N2kjVl1OseLAqXJ5mLGdhG47FPrJYCcg_FmSU5tTK9D6yovJ9kEzL5REMTx1l9gsmq4MWSw78p7LBt-dtKHCj2QR7fWeUcydQA0gpi-obcRJzMuNK6uISf2S2M3Fz_qZ/s1600-h/zzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzz%2520July%252022,%25201966%2520-%25204.jpg"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5439589801617776194" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEju8sdbAIWKQPu3N2kjVl1OseLAqXJ5mLGdhG47FPrJYCcg_FmSU5tTK9D6yovJ9kEzL5REMTx1l9gsmq4MWSw78p7LBt-dtKHCj2QR7fWeUcydQA0gpi-obcRJzMuNK6uISf2S2M3Fz_qZ/s320/zzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzz%2520July%252022,%25201966%2520-%25204.jpg" style="cursor: pointer; display: block; height: 320px; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; width: 90px;" /></a></div><strong>The match results are shown above.</strong></div><div align="center"><br /></div><div align="center"><strong>For whatever reasons (maybe analysis would reveal why), two memories come back to me about this night.</strong></div><div align="center"><br /></div><div align="center"><strong>(1) My cousin, who attended with me, spilled a cup of Coca-Cola on himself during the matches.</strong></div><div align="center"><br /></div><div align="center"><strong>(2) One of The Masked Red Demons (either Billy or Jimmy Hines) came out of the dugout for the main event smoking a cigarette (through the mask), discarding it as he approached the ring. I thought to myself - "Athletes aren't supposed to smoke." Give me a break, I was a naive fifteen year-old who was reading FAMOUS MONSTERS and wrestling magazines, instead of PLAYBOY, at the time. (Don't worry, the PLAYBOYs came later.)</strong></div><div align="center"><br /></div><div align="center"><strong>Regardless of my mental stability, I remember the evening fondly.</strong></div>Mike Clinehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15586962287250093387noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1332652206777776022.post-21619551302422080812024-03-06T03:59:00.000-08:002024-03-06T03:59:00.274-08:00THE DEAN OF WRESTLING<p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgU5ecA05K1Th6OTeN50LmdhDzOAGpKY_iVx60LeqKhEJwtaFAcJSgwWpU7ROMjNN9LRfltToa2blPqHkMKG9Sf4wCNNACw-Yq1RxiHZRv6FT_bo8L8Kxy3etyxOfNX1Rkd011PDZklEP79pcWREAGKPZl5-_ZHA_Xw6tHrfKvvWlzAWlJTcekDVaIVG7G6/s640/work%20file26-001.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="428" data-original-width="640" height="428" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgU5ecA05K1Th6OTeN50LmdhDzOAGpKY_iVx60LeqKhEJwtaFAcJSgwWpU7ROMjNN9LRfltToa2blPqHkMKG9Sf4wCNNACw-Yq1RxiHZRv6FT_bo8L8Kxy3etyxOfNX1Rkd011PDZklEP79pcWREAGKPZl5-_ZHA_Xw6tHrfKvvWlzAWlJTcekDVaIVG7G6/w640-h428/work%20file26-001.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /> <p></p>Mike Clinehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15586962287250093387noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1332652206777776022.post-63770265796552571872024-03-05T03:43:00.000-08:002024-03-05T03:43:56.942-08:00ELLIS AND WEAVER MEET THE BOLOS<p> <strong style="text-align: center;">February 3, 1964</strong></p><div align="center"><strong>CHARLOTTE, NORTH CAROLINA</strong></div><div align="center"><strong></strong></div><br /><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_NpZyBGWw_x0/S2mMj3j9I4I/AAAAAAAAHcE/d_aXx0OXdMs/s1600-h/zzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzz+february+3,+1964.jpg"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5434028973237281666" src="https://4.bp.blogspot.com/_NpZyBGWw_x0/S2mMj3j9I4I/AAAAAAAAHcE/d_aXx0OXdMs/s320/zzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzz+february+3,+1964.jpg" style="cursor: pointer; display: block; height: 247px; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; width: 320px;" /></a><br /><br /><div align="center"><strong>A return tag team match which throws the masked BOLOs against COWBOY BOB ELLIS and JOHNNY WEAVER headlines tonight's PARK CENTER wrestling card.</strong></div><div align="center"><br /></div><div align="center"><strong>The hooded BOLO and THE GREAT BOLO gained a draw with ELLIS and WEAVER in an earlier match here when the time limit forced a one-hour stand-off. Tonight, there is NO TIME LIMIT, so a winner should be determined.</strong></div><div align="center"><br /></div><div align="center"><strong>BOB and JOHNNY won the only fall recorded in the earlier contest, but could not apply the clincher before the sixty minutes ran out.</strong></div><div align="center"><br /></div><div align="center"><strong>Tonight's semi-final could be a main event on any wrestling card at any location. It pairs the gigantic duo of THE KENTUCKIANS BIG BOY BROWN and TINY ANDERSON against wrestling's "BLONDE BOMBERS," RIP HAWK and SWEDE HANSON. This battle has a 45-minute time limit.</strong></div><div align="center"><br /></div><div align="center"><strong>Both of tonight's tag matches are for the best two-out-of-three falls.</strong></div><div align="center"><br /></div><div align="center"><strong>EMIL DUPREE takes on TOMMY O'TOOLE in the top prelim.</strong></div><div align="center"><br /></div><div align="center"><strong>The 8:15 opener sends TED EVANS against JOE TOMASSO.</strong></div>Mike Clinehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15586962287250093387noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1332652206777776022.post-4641764725138081552024-03-04T04:12:00.000-08:002024-03-04T04:12:17.174-08:00NELSON ROYAL<p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjKpMUmqaaBeXvMvzcW6pJ_BoDeSTD_zBJ0wwQ3roEjnYT2q5y6Aa7zN6k9BT88pG-l-jn6oijFxeLl6EoYOui-BLBCtKGig6SMoEf9Rl3GHG_cE0bDyUXL6qD7dh-gtw8J2_fchqToLYJZ8hos2W_YqnnHz0IdjN1gx35DKncvuDl2Ic00MxFD7nK4MSqX/s640/work%20file27.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="640" data-original-width="437" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjKpMUmqaaBeXvMvzcW6pJ_BoDeSTD_zBJ0wwQ3roEjnYT2q5y6Aa7zN6k9BT88pG-l-jn6oijFxeLl6EoYOui-BLBCtKGig6SMoEf9Rl3GHG_cE0bDyUXL6qD7dh-gtw8J2_fchqToLYJZ8hos2W_YqnnHz0IdjN1gx35DKncvuDl2Ic00MxFD7nK4MSqX/w438-h640/work%20file27.jpg" width="438" /></a></div><br /> <p></p>Mike Clinehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15586962287250093387noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1332652206777776022.post-86063190300252330912024-03-03T04:16:00.000-08:002024-03-03T04:16:42.831-08:00GEORGE BECKER versus JIM CROCKETT<p> </p><div align="center">Popular <strong>GEORGE</strong> <strong>BECKER</strong> left <strong>CROCKETT</strong> <strong>PROMOTIONS</strong> in 1971, but as it turned out, he did not leave the wrestling business.</div><br /><div align="center"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiHu9s4Ft_ZGyLG9iN6FtmZhAik8E0wQnAHXQnnr9NbpZZ0ThEAlcrhaE89eIAdgDZ_urGkgkV0Y3VurA3MpuMxZKX1dCVB-NX4cJTiHroCMJHRPDzTbyUGPrLguBrjn4RKIHrzddDNGvA/s1600-h/0000000000000becker.jpg"><img alt="" border="0" height="133" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5281139120066165602" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiHu9s4Ft_ZGyLG9iN6FtmZhAik8E0wQnAHXQnnr9NbpZZ0ThEAlcrhaE89eIAdgDZ_urGkgkV0Y3VurA3MpuMxZKX1dCVB-NX4cJTiHroCMJHRPDzTbyUGPrLguBrjn4RKIHrzddDNGvA/s320/0000000000000becker.jpg" style="display: block; height: 133px; margin: 0px auto 10px; width: 320px;" width="320" /></a>"For many years, <strong>GEORGE</strong> <strong>BECKER</strong> has been one of professional wrestling's biggest stars. This fact is attested to by thousands of the sport's fans who have sent in votes for <strong>BECKER</strong> since his retirement a few months ago requesting <strong>GEORGE</strong> be inducted into the Wrestling Hall of Fame.<br /><br /><strong>BECKER</strong>, though retired from the mat, has not quit the wrestling business. He has become a promoter. He and <strong>MIKE</strong> <strong>GALLAGHER</strong>, another retired grappler, recently began their own wrestling company through an association with the <strong>SHAKEY'S</strong> <strong>PIZZA</strong> chain. Their small independent shows started up a few weeks ago (in and around Charlotte, North Carolina), and whether the two will be successful or not, is not yet known."<br /><br />from an article by <strong>GENE</strong> <strong>GORDON</strong> in the <strong>July</strong>, <strong>1972</strong> issue of <strong>WRESTLING</strong> <strong>REVUE</strong><br /><br /><br /><br />Even though the promotion did not last very long, I thought you might enjoy these rare glimpses of the <strong>BECKER</strong> / <strong>GALLAGHER</strong> promotion and some of the wrestlers on their roster.</div><div align="center"><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjmm1RF8V1k-jkVsDsX6mN_5LLa6R4Wb3_8ES3NPqMuwfNhoi4WWddeYwQQPv-XezbrVNYFp9nVo7omUM6QSgiVZ2yS6tXAWFzlD8bzl3dnzNX7SVRwEixrtx2PB35knCJvam52MUAR17A/s1600-h/0000000becker316.jpg"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5281139108138699410" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjmm1RF8V1k-jkVsDsX6mN_5LLa6R4Wb3_8ES3NPqMuwfNhoi4WWddeYwQQPv-XezbrVNYFp9nVo7omUM6QSgiVZ2yS6tXAWFzlD8bzl3dnzNX7SVRwEixrtx2PB35knCJvam52MUAR17A/s320/0000000becker316.jpg" style="cursor: pointer; display: block; height: 238px; margin: 0px auto 10px; width: 320px;" /></a><strong>Referee BUDDY WAYNE, wrestlers BILLY BLUE CLOUD and CHARLIE COOK.</strong><br /><strong>COOK was a former Pittsburgh Steeler who previously had a successful run in Florida, often teaming with Jack and Jerry Brisco.</strong></div><div align="center"><b><br /></b><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhhGKx_yFMfZZrVXwDX-guETBKQEfPahvaEPzZdgDDlG5DuxhFs8qHGpayxp8_AHJnOuOpztPSZFwBC_MmGmbwKo7HXU_bQ6w1esaU95UfLEzTyxj8eSFYyIiBzEyKEjvXbIpdxLoHL-Ko/s1600-h/000becker.jpg"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5281139103891821746" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhhGKx_yFMfZZrVXwDX-guETBKQEfPahvaEPzZdgDDlG5DuxhFs8qHGpayxp8_AHJnOuOpztPSZFwBC_MmGmbwKo7HXU_bQ6w1esaU95UfLEzTyxj8eSFYyIiBzEyKEjvXbIpdxLoHL-Ko/s320/000becker.jpg" style="cursor: pointer; display: block; height: 286px; margin: 0px auto 10px; width: 320px;" /></a><strong>Action featuring BILLY BLUE CLOUD and THE BLACK MEDIC.</strong></div><div align="center"><b><br /></b><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiCrk7epgAfWdHjHBSOT4FaImHUbYL6L9wrCsd99HXN8Hg2sOdLpIZBvfx3E1KkWncfdo7MMYBUMI7MVbfe8KwQT3AaUBSMiQLL2BzybLhrvenYzau-mcei5EB8l2bdELxQ1Cxcn7SAkgM/s1600-h/00000000000becker.jpg"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5281139094541223938" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiCrk7epgAfWdHjHBSOT4FaImHUbYL6L9wrCsd99HXN8Hg2sOdLpIZBvfx3E1KkWncfdo7MMYBUMI7MVbfe8KwQT3AaUBSMiQLL2BzybLhrvenYzau-mcei5EB8l2bdELxQ1Cxcn7SAkgM/s320/00000000000becker.jpg" style="cursor: pointer; display: block; height: 264px; margin: 0px auto 10px; width: 320px;" /></a><strong>OX THE RIPPER choking CHARLIE COOK.</strong><br /><strong>This match occurred in Kings Mountain, North Carolina.</strong></div><div align="center"><b><br /></b><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg-CO28qGPVTcOT0K4gFs_PdYhXhOIbh35qldYHlpJV3KUBbs9sY2MZvW95t_K8vbJ93ysYJeWvym8Sn6_hvSfD-rx6MpYUeqwV2Jp0CBFy8Y0oYlzpd0o_1-yjO1TvxUNarMGsgL9dfhc/s1600-h/00000000becker.jpg"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5281139093803558834" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg-CO28qGPVTcOT0K4gFs_PdYhXhOIbh35qldYHlpJV3KUBbs9sY2MZvW95t_K8vbJ93ysYJeWvym8Sn6_hvSfD-rx6MpYUeqwV2Jp0CBFy8Y0oYlzpd0o_1-yjO1TvxUNarMGsgL9dfhc/s320/00000000becker.jpg" style="cursor: pointer; display: block; height: 238px; margin: 0px auto 10px; width: 320px;" /></a><strong>THE VALENTINE BROTHERS</strong></div><div><strong>JERRY and JIMMY</strong><br /><strong><br /></strong><br /><div align="center"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhi7MJWeMHX5VREZZQE5DeBWGZQDZIyGzyxwPWDqdAhFhh49Jpa00k0t5Le-8U13fwXxfC5yMMDepE482xBccYztV3p2TETQ0obDuGppNaO4OATLBNw2pqtQaAdfrtLzNwpdv7rqgWEDYY/s1600-h/000000000beckre.jpg"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5281498064192305154" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhi7MJWeMHX5VREZZQE5DeBWGZQDZIyGzyxwPWDqdAhFhh49Jpa00k0t5Le-8U13fwXxfC5yMMDepE482xBccYztV3p2TETQ0obDuGppNaO4OATLBNw2pqtQaAdfrtLzNwpdv7rqgWEDYY/s320/000000000beckre.jpg" style="cursor: pointer; display: block; height: 320px; margin: 0px auto 10px; width: 209px;" /></a><strong>MIKE GALLAGHER during his in-ring career.</strong><br /><strong><br /></strong></div><div align="center"><strong>MIKE and brother DOC formed a potent heel team in JCP during the late 1950s and early 1960s and often feuded with BECKER at the time.</strong><br /><strong><br /></strong></div><div align="center"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEifOr2SX0uFxvM-kasqa1bjaU0pVvZcs7TvDcu2HEmPW_V6nkPd2n9gBd8izibCMFbfo6hhsdBalJerqK55qLcOank4woE4rXMV19hZBQlfnb9HujRgDjuP3RQFYOXvfpIkqmomUiTYoPU/s1600-h/000000000000000000000becker88.jpg"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5281498054400708786" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEifOr2SX0uFxvM-kasqa1bjaU0pVvZcs7TvDcu2HEmPW_V6nkPd2n9gBd8izibCMFbfo6hhsdBalJerqK55qLcOank4woE4rXMV19hZBQlfnb9HujRgDjuP3RQFYOXvfpIkqmomUiTYoPU/s320/000000000000000000000becker88.jpg" style="cursor: pointer; display: block; height: 320px; margin: 0px auto 10px; width: 306px;" /></a><strong>Throughout his wrestling career, GEORGE appreciated his fans and was always accessible to them.</strong><br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjfvlDJ_cQdYHWnk_3DWqZAAV83eFxfTCd1THAzvMgBErXrtLRa_TjWzHKmynmlPHSi_jOPPlRAe43SGcVP6waHYQrDkxCnNnlCheBxBGivfk_PbP5l69FJ72qkYI44P4mxjCfjhbyVoro/s1600-h/000000becker39.jpg"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5281498047102106754" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjfvlDJ_cQdYHWnk_3DWqZAAV83eFxfTCd1THAzvMgBErXrtLRa_TjWzHKmynmlPHSi_jOPPlRAe43SGcVP6waHYQrDkxCnNnlCheBxBGivfk_PbP5l69FJ72qkYI44P4mxjCfjhbyVoro/s320/000000becker39.jpg" style="cursor: pointer; display: block; height: 300px; margin: 0px auto 10px; width: 320px;" /></a><strong>BECKER / GALLAGHER PROMOTIONS six man team of DIZZY McSHANE, ROCK RIDDLE and THE CONVICT.</strong><br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjpI6Vwj11WoavcPehf7TjWC5smUAB7s_aA4KxUBPWthC5stVt_9FjNBaD7HG4McI1ECGl_SJeLON31SqLs14q0q3ZjKlhyNVLPS-NH-9W8U9LQ_llIxOdwj-rZS6IRCQ6eXwye9vH2fdk/s1600-h/00000000becker44.jpg"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5281498041731444018" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjpI6Vwj11WoavcPehf7TjWC5smUAB7s_aA4KxUBPWthC5stVt_9FjNBaD7HG4McI1ECGl_SJeLON31SqLs14q0q3ZjKlhyNVLPS-NH-9W8U9LQ_llIxOdwj-rZS6IRCQ6eXwye9vH2fdk/s320/00000000becker44.jpg" style="cursor: pointer; display: block; height: 230px; margin: 0px auto 10px; width: 320px;" /></a><strong>DALE STARR works on the leg of DIZZY McSHANE in a match held in Gastonia, North Carolina.</strong><br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjWJIUi0-3u4pgC9xXx6_P1jFxc0XY_qGQQmtN4ywfgq4cimnBjUS3b3nZC1gx4LUcJe8HEnMjZEh38HpEwfG_4yT5MKV0NVWmSASV_d4cbYPsb2RzYvixIUsn67qRoIbD6SL2URJBJRDc/s1600-h/000000becker55.jpg"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5281498036644418050" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjWJIUi0-3u4pgC9xXx6_P1jFxc0XY_qGQQmtN4ywfgq4cimnBjUS3b3nZC1gx4LUcJe8HEnMjZEh38HpEwfG_4yT5MKV0NVWmSASV_d4cbYPsb2RzYvixIUsn67qRoIbD6SL2URJBJRDc/s320/000000becker55.jpg" style="cursor: pointer; display: block; height: 268px; margin: 0px auto 10px; width: 320px;" /></a><strong>McSHANE, RIDDLE and THE CONVICT do battle with DALE STARR and the VALENTINE BROTHERS, JIMMY and JERRY.</strong><br /><br />Going up against <strong>JIM CROCKETT PROMOTIONS</strong> in their hometown of <strong>Charlotte</strong> was a mountain too high to climb.</div></div></div>Mike Clinehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15586962287250093387noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1332652206777776022.post-84988966725269441772024-03-02T03:44:00.000-08:002024-03-02T03:44:01.676-08:00BLACKJACK MULLIGAN<p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhMUXlNeQeu29BtPfy9nuKWEcMSXLqxMybJRjQYl09YTARYAv657FlOzSb8y5RBFwNqJ38GEs-AN1k4iBk_n1xfLYwtkKrtjtC6pKeZOwvqfwabVCClhKtdRydNSw-ewrgVv9WzPNO1k8T_5Rb-lnme995vrz3qXFjE9WQGEtWrBANncSJiSsQnYRBcbGMB/s640/279639884_10228738188859298_7292639937178854373_n.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="640" data-original-width="550" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhMUXlNeQeu29BtPfy9nuKWEcMSXLqxMybJRjQYl09YTARYAv657FlOzSb8y5RBFwNqJ38GEs-AN1k4iBk_n1xfLYwtkKrtjtC6pKeZOwvqfwabVCClhKtdRydNSw-ewrgVv9WzPNO1k8T_5Rb-lnme995vrz3qXFjE9WQGEtWrBANncSJiSsQnYRBcbGMB/w550-h640/279639884_10228738188859298_7292639937178854373_n.jpg" width="550" /></a></div><br /> <p></p>Mike Clinehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15586962287250093387noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1332652206777776022.post-53668902605537744012024-03-01T04:07:00.000-08:002024-03-01T04:07:46.947-08:00DOUBLE MAIN EVENTS IN LEXINGTON<p> <b style="color: #800180;">November 4, 1967</b></p><div align="center"><strong><span style="color: #cc33cc;">LEXINGTON, NORTH CAROLINA</span></strong></div><div align="center"><strong><span style="color: #cc33cc;"><br /></span></strong></div><div align="center"><strong><span style="color: #cc33cc;"></span></strong></div><div align="center"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiKGxVYAt4AZeJHLJWeup7xgucaQ1btGwQwTEDYO_k0_HvFsibsoIvZDAXvaFjf89SygXV54OqELph5KFRcMjsVz8lS8uwbuYV3Ga0gdzTqCAcckEBNz4FEqOkyBMS-DuA7i3XPltDzpTq2/s1600/zzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzywrestling.jpg"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5535002251271001634" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiKGxVYAt4AZeJHLJWeup7xgucaQ1btGwQwTEDYO_k0_HvFsibsoIvZDAXvaFjf89SygXV54OqELph5KFRcMjsVz8lS8uwbuYV3Ga0gdzTqCAcckEBNz4FEqOkyBMS-DuA7i3XPltDzpTq2/s320/zzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzywrestling.jpg" style="cursor: pointer; display: block; height: 247px; margin: 0px auto 10px; width: 320px;" /></a><br /><span style="color: #0000ee;"><u><br /></u></span><strong><span style="color: #cc33cc;">Top quality matches should pull in another large crowd for tonight's professional wrestling card at the LEXINGTON YMCA.</span></strong></div><div align="center"><br /></div><div align="center"><strong><span style="color: #cc33cc;">The current SOUTHERN TAG TEAM CHAMPIONS, GEORGE BECKER and JOHNNY WEAVER, will clash with the rugged duo PAMPERO FIRPO and THE MISSOURI MAULER in a best-of-three falls explosion, set for a one-hour time limit.</span></strong></div><div align="center"><br /></div><div align="center"><strong><span style="color: #cc33cc;">Neither the team title nor WEAVER's recently-acquired SOUTHERN HEAVYWEIGHT CHAMPIONSHIP (which he took from the MAULER) is at stake, but exciting action is expected, and a FIRPO / MAULER win would guarantee them a championship match in the near future. Neither team has any positive feelings for one another, so anything could happen.</span></strong></div><div align="center"><br /></div><div align="center"><strong><span style="color: #cc33cc;">Another top tag battle with spectator appeal matches the prize Indian combo of BOBBY RED CLOUD and CHIEF LITTLE EAGLE against super bullies BRONCHO LUBICH and ALDO BOGNI. The Indians are on a current win streak in Lexington, one their opponents would like to stop dead in its tracks. This is two-of-three falls with a forty-five minute time limit.</span></strong></div><div align="center"><br /></div><div align="center"><strong><span style="color: #cc33cc;">Two singles matches are also set for tonight.</span></strong></div><div align="center"><br /></div><div align="center"><strong><span style="color: #cc33cc;">George 'TWO TON' HARRIS hopes to splash young, good-looking ALEX MEDINA and JERRY LONDON challenges the crafty veteran 'BULLDOG' LEE HENNING in the 8:15 p.m. opener.</span></strong></div>Mike Clinehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15586962287250093387noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1332652206777776022.post-22671284746148087312024-02-29T03:57:00.000-08:002024-02-29T03:57:10.506-08:00SWEDE HANSON<p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjrWiiVIxThpKlV_mhoY1GS6McHpuCpSpCjvmO4bd3-BB1XvhEGGad612P9lrWa-LMo-l2jZyzU8RIU1Ia46K3HkBwc5HpNCTO-oZ2KcPa_CTVCvc3UHFkMkpq8xTYJzCC9iLUohclbv7HTYsXU2ehX-BYFdS7FnWuOg3aaqTAQr6WC7rNlPARz-egw-j8r/s498/zzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzz.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="449" data-original-width="498" height="578" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjrWiiVIxThpKlV_mhoY1GS6McHpuCpSpCjvmO4bd3-BB1XvhEGGad612P9lrWa-LMo-l2jZyzU8RIU1Ia46K3HkBwc5HpNCTO-oZ2KcPa_CTVCvc3UHFkMkpq8xTYJzCC9iLUohclbv7HTYsXU2ehX-BYFdS7FnWuOg3aaqTAQr6WC7rNlPARz-egw-j8r/w640-h578/zzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzz.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /> <p></p>Mike Clinehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15586962287250093387noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1332652206777776022.post-69771349832326246892024-02-28T03:57:00.000-08:002024-02-28T03:57:52.005-08:00SALUTING CROCKETT STARS<p> <strong>One would have to go back sixty or more years to remember all of these superstars who appeared in JIM CROCKETT PROMOTIONS...</strong></p><div align="center"><strong style="text-align: left;">Semi-reluctantly, I admit I am one who qualifies...</strong></div><br /><div align="center"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg_0E_yrt42tb86DX_tE-LYRcLjDEsfNN-OLtDkMx6W4c8JnoT7rhGaJEnKAucAAz68q9jC-el-3_ajOi2RMf7CsOHHG8aHM_AaQitRJBhrSSx4pPmczwFxlHW-i-x5tc0yhbuRCralPOFO/s1600-h/ramon_and_enrique_torres.jpg"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5346821231173158322" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg_0E_yrt42tb86DX_tE-LYRcLjDEsfNN-OLtDkMx6W4c8JnoT7rhGaJEnKAucAAz68q9jC-el-3_ajOi2RMf7CsOHHG8aHM_AaQitRJBhrSSx4pPmczwFxlHW-i-x5tc0yhbuRCralPOFO/s320/ramon_and_enrique_torres.jpg" style="cursor: pointer; display: block; height: 320px; margin: 0px auto 10px; width: 260px;" /></a><strong>RAMON and ENRIQUE TORRES</strong></div><div align="center"><strong><br /></strong></div><br /><div align="center"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj4cjDG7JxAVopDbe9fMbclPtvfnIHFbmpBqXQOo1CPvp0cJzif4opdqzaytmsEDbpjFDOaBNDiykpBdY_r5KECRJrFsvG6BZ5o9UzPakgimE9ADCbLgdVjFF_V28LTGGORgx_5ySHb4XZt/s1600-h/tony_garea.jpg"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5346821160877402034" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj4cjDG7JxAVopDbe9fMbclPtvfnIHFbmpBqXQOo1CPvp0cJzif4opdqzaytmsEDbpjFDOaBNDiykpBdY_r5KECRJrFsvG6BZ5o9UzPakgimE9ADCbLgdVjFF_V28LTGGORgx_5ySHb4XZt/s320/tony_garea.jpg" style="cursor: pointer; display: block; height: 320px; margin: 0px auto 10px; width: 240px;" /></a><strong>TONY GAREA</strong></div><div align="center"><b><br /></b><strong><br /></strong></div><div align="center"></div><div align="center"></div><div align="center"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg1zr5GrZBhr41FSfXxWWKX8Dpq_5lBe8-C3uH97gnCEi9pVNTrkCjCg6HAwnSvuqYS-gSEvzoh-p9I8rjbFtTCXpJanAzu4PYbkqED88bV8JOsR_Zsxjk0wod5j2odK4glAeJL_x2AFUrT/s1600-h/johnvalentine1.jpg"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5346821067650807842" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg1zr5GrZBhr41FSfXxWWKX8Dpq_5lBe8-C3uH97gnCEi9pVNTrkCjCg6HAwnSvuqYS-gSEvzoh-p9I8rjbFtTCXpJanAzu4PYbkqED88bV8JOsR_Zsxjk0wod5j2odK4glAeJL_x2AFUrT/s320/johnvalentine1.jpg" style="cursor: pointer; display: block; height: 320px; margin: 0px auto 10px; width: 231px;" /></a><strong>JOHNNY VALENTINE</strong></div><div align="center"><b><br /></b><br /></div><div align="center"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiMU-MEe9mopZd0Qr-LS-Nwy1JsIhisHPIywd7_rn64hdL4zMFHd7teDdT2mR_2eHFDkc_tB-XyMy33M5wRLWSsGzKlMCi1BLEsyuE6Fmfj6BdCSa48hBTtYzGj77bDBg4pZ5YIEwcKXAo6/s1600-h/skullmurphy8.jpg"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5346820984030980098" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiMU-MEe9mopZd0Qr-LS-Nwy1JsIhisHPIywd7_rn64hdL4zMFHd7teDdT2mR_2eHFDkc_tB-XyMy33M5wRLWSsGzKlMCi1BLEsyuE6Fmfj6BdCSa48hBTtYzGj77bDBg4pZ5YIEwcKXAo6/s320/skullmurphy8.jpg" style="cursor: pointer; display: block; height: 320px; margin: 0px auto 10px; width: 310px;" /></a><strong>SKULL MURPHY</strong></div><div align="center"><strong><br /></strong></div><div align="center"><strong></strong><br /></div><div align="center"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhBZ-n38woP1bvp_32mX1RevXO_hgmt7jg2d1jsBuggqqv33M40nbvqJ93ssYR7q_4SwCnXsvEVRn3bhJ9YftLrig9hMyIjjBhxbpZumkneNrz458Ao_P7MERcDUzsQxCY-2WYwWSMFFpAn/s1600-h/thunderbolt.jpg"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5346820921787581506" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhBZ-n38woP1bvp_32mX1RevXO_hgmt7jg2d1jsBuggqqv33M40nbvqJ93ssYR7q_4SwCnXsvEVRn3bhJ9YftLrig9hMyIjjBhxbpZumkneNrz458Ao_P7MERcDUzsQxCY-2WYwWSMFFpAn/s320/thunderbolt.jpg" style="cursor: pointer; display: block; height: 320px; margin: 0px auto 10px; width: 231px;" /></a><strong>THUNDERBOLT PATTERSON</strong></div><div align="center"><b><br /></b><br /></div><div align="center"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg6S0juAERhvk_VsYzrJnQG33uvI9rW3BEySCELZeAcr87XE8AH3TWViZa9oa7c7B735IFSG2vMC5Ytx90ngIbb8IS4xNgq_gkUqbLWxjNeUQ2vJPxVsWkbgBqULoDxsnQ5IDBFmSRiazVA/s1600-h/tex_eats.jpg"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5346820866770831666" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg6S0juAERhvk_VsYzrJnQG33uvI9rW3BEySCELZeAcr87XE8AH3TWViZa9oa7c7B735IFSG2vMC5Ytx90ngIbb8IS4xNgq_gkUqbLWxjNeUQ2vJPxVsWkbgBqULoDxsnQ5IDBFmSRiazVA/s320/tex_eats.jpg" style="cursor: pointer; display: block; height: 320px; margin: 0px auto 10px; width: 231px;" /></a><strong>TEX McKENZIE</strong></div>Mike Clinehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15586962287250093387noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1332652206777776022.post-18994870828234836922024-02-27T03:40:00.000-08:002024-02-27T03:40:49.526-08:00DANNY MILLER<p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhN5MKVcvcNudn6MlXtRaoB2ywgBJqjkZQzlxcUoK37TAJsuMgnljl0TRGnWaQhj7gQb6gCT_1Or7ddU5Srbu87ZnNn0p7aJlS7GHhkY0HHYQSb4RxMXRQ4BQpnpUkB-El6Mao2gvUs2BbcnsTn-Lk92aebrYJSDoPSxy_04HYG-d9OrWpPYwSvI1aSx2rK/s640/danny%20miller.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="640" data-original-width="449" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhN5MKVcvcNudn6MlXtRaoB2ywgBJqjkZQzlxcUoK37TAJsuMgnljl0TRGnWaQhj7gQb6gCT_1Or7ddU5Srbu87ZnNn0p7aJlS7GHhkY0HHYQSb4RxMXRQ4BQpnpUkB-El6Mao2gvUs2BbcnsTn-Lk92aebrYJSDoPSxy_04HYG-d9OrWpPYwSvI1aSx2rK/w450-h640/danny%20miller.jpg" width="450" /></a></div><br /> <p></p>Mike Clinehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15586962287250093387noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1332652206777776022.post-90600234752213991452024-02-26T04:14:00.000-08:002024-02-26T04:14:36.562-08:00DEALING WITH DEMONS, RED ONES<p> <strong><span style="color: #009900;">LEXINGTON, NORTH CAROLINA</span></strong></p><div align="center"><strong><span style="color: #009900;">JULY 2, 1966</span></strong></div><div align="center"><br /></div><div align="center"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjCCYwgokTyCXP75DHQiDIut4i2aX0_ttHY1f3JMsYiSw3Um7nisxSjYP7Vwu7YYREVVdCXGupJTUzpiXq4MvDO_gyg57ofmr7a2F-mRmu08xA2dICt8yGFWcyN_UlgjHTLlK8ubVd1AFqv/s1600/zzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzJuly+2,+1966.jpg"><img alt="" border="0" height="247" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5489007446723330434" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjCCYwgokTyCXP75DHQiDIut4i2aX0_ttHY1f3JMsYiSw3Um7nisxSjYP7Vwu7YYREVVdCXGupJTUzpiXq4MvDO_gyg57ofmr7a2F-mRmu08xA2dICt8yGFWcyN_UlgjHTLlK8ubVd1AFqv/s320/zzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzJuly+2,+1966.jpg" style="display: block; height: 247px; margin: 0px auto 10px; width: 320px;" width="320" /></a><span style="color: #0000ee;"><u><br /></u></span><strong><span style="color: #33cc00;"><span style="color: #009900;">Two new tag team combinations will be seen in action against a pair of established duets on tonight's LEXINGTON YMCA pro wrestling card.</span></span></strong></div><div align="center"><br /></div><div align="center"><strong><span style="color: #009900;">Action kicks off at 8:15 p.m.</span></strong></div><div align="center"><br /></div><div align="center"><strong><span style="color: #009900;">Popular GEORGE 'CATALINA' DRAKE and LUTHER LINDSAY will combine their talents for the first time to meet the rugged twosome of THE MISSOURI MAULER and THE GREAT MALENKO. DRAKE and LINDSAY are quick and agile and wrestle by the rule book. Across the ring, MALENKO and the MAULER are both rough wrestlers and have never heard of a wrestling rulebook.</span></strong></div><div align="center"><br /></div><div align="center"><strong><span style="color: #009900;">Polished operators PAUL DEMARCO and KEN HOLLIS, both young guys loved by the fans, will join ranks to face off against the </span><span style="color: red;">MASKED RED DEMONS </span><span style="color: #009900;">in the other tag contest of the evening. The <span style="color: red;">RED DEMONS</span> continue to create problems for their opponents. In the short time they have been wrestling in LEXINGTON, they have taken both GEORGE BECKER & JOHNNY WEAVER, as well as GEORGE & SANDY SCOTT to the limit, one match by a double disqualification, the other a sixty-minute draw. Their identities remain a mystery.</span></strong></div><div align="center"><br /></div><div align="center"><strong><span style="color: #009900;">Both tag matches are set for the best two-out-of-three falls.</span></strong></div><div align="center"><br /></div><div align="center"><strong><span style="color: #009900;">Two singles matches, both promising lots of action, will send KARL GOTCH against big JOHN GUDISKI and popular STEVE BOLUS facing the veteran CORSICA JEAN.</span></strong></div>Mike Clinehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15586962287250093387noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1332652206777776022.post-40492501194899805972024-02-25T04:29:00.000-08:002024-02-25T04:29:42.722-08:00JIM CROCKETT and GEORGE BECKER<p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj3EYrlcUJ8yn_nWdhmKsojd-mQ04xmqhI2HJaoZ73E5M4O2w80JWWyGrGkP4EGlzGX6FDXV-KHltx9VvIrvEQTM9Dr4uCf5_BvcJlz52YzfGSVSZWbuIHVK2-_g96Cbj9S7Jmsp-2cNW_SE47n4LVCI9Dj1w9iq600Ouko_RdTj2BP0TSUzG3QZdy2_ZPT/s640/zzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzz.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="640" data-original-width="388" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj3EYrlcUJ8yn_nWdhmKsojd-mQ04xmqhI2HJaoZ73E5M4O2w80JWWyGrGkP4EGlzGX6FDXV-KHltx9VvIrvEQTM9Dr4uCf5_BvcJlz52YzfGSVSZWbuIHVK2-_g96Cbj9S7Jmsp-2cNW_SE47n4LVCI9Dj1w9iq600Ouko_RdTj2BP0TSUzG3QZdy2_ZPT/w388-h640/zzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzz.jpg" width="388" /></a></div><br /> <p></p>Mike Clinehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15586962287250093387noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1332652206777776022.post-9373094194495938942024-02-24T04:26:00.000-08:002024-02-24T04:26:16.479-08:00SOME WON, SOME DIDN'T<p> </p><div align="center"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEip2X56pOEN_kBVojsDWVR7Juy1HkT5AU5_FSwFnYbp2mTY05XqhWhsuQdM-A0C2eKdGysE4_G8zuluazaqIJcXz4Fb85n72QTbSqyYryNc3VTmORICW4_IgfE8GndpK7nuubLcDNhcfK1W/s1600-h/tinker+todd++hiro+matsuda.bmp"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5301921966514649762" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEip2X56pOEN_kBVojsDWVR7Juy1HkT5AU5_FSwFnYbp2mTY05XqhWhsuQdM-A0C2eKdGysE4_G8zuluazaqIJcXz4Fb85n72QTbSqyYryNc3VTmORICW4_IgfE8GndpK7nuubLcDNhcfK1W/s320/tinker+todd++hiro+matsuda.bmp" style="cursor: pointer; display: block; height: 320px; margin: 0px auto 10px; width: 302px;" /></a><strong><span style="color: #000099;">TINKER TODD</span></strong></div><div align="center"><strong><span style="color: #000099;"><br /></span></strong></div><div align="center"><br /></div><div align="center"><strong>CHARLESTON, S.C. - 1969</strong><br /><br /><strong>GENE</strong> and <strong>OLE ANDERSON</strong> topped <strong>MR. WRESTLING</strong> and <strong>ABE JACOBS.</strong><br /><br /><strong>JIMMY HINES</strong> whipped <strong>TINKER TODD.</strong><br /><br /><strong>BOB RAMSTEAD</strong> and <strong>JESSE JAMES</strong> wrestled <strong>EL GAUCHO</strong> and <strong>PEDRO GODOY</strong> to a draw.<br /><br /><strong>BILLY HINES</strong> defeated <strong>BILLY SPEARS.</strong><br /><strong><br /></strong></div><div align="center"><strong></strong><br /></div><div align="center"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgsg_WmKg51PxNw2q6rh8l9Rfw-9QxNolLImrEpPp8_BiCip3yP9XlXEughE1ppoO4413j594IZZUFLXP0cWjrXVObeH6ctUO8erfnur5fKkBU91onQuFLJDOa_wpEhqRUNT9Kc-CDP4La0/s1600-h/apollo.bmp"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5301921492568157954" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgsg_WmKg51PxNw2q6rh8l9Rfw-9QxNolLImrEpPp8_BiCip3yP9XlXEughE1ppoO4413j594IZZUFLXP0cWjrXVObeH6ctUO8erfnur5fKkBU91onQuFLJDOa_wpEhqRUNT9Kc-CDP4La0/s320/apollo.bmp" style="cursor: pointer; display: block; height: 320px; margin: 0px auto 10px; width: 138px;" /></a><strong><span style="color: #006600;">ARGENTINA APOLLO</span></strong><br /><br /><br /><strong>RICHMOND, VA. - 1971</strong><br /><br /><strong>ARGENTINA APOLLO</strong> and <strong>LES THATCHER</strong> topped <strong>GENE ANDERSON</strong> and <strong>ART NELSON.</strong><br /><strong><br /></strong><strong>KOA TIKI</strong> and <strong>LUTHER LINDSAY</strong> defeated <strong>JIM GRABMIRE</strong> and <strong>JOHNNY HEIDEMAN.</strong><br /><br /><strong>NICK RUSSO</strong> won over <strong>JOE FURR.</strong><br /><br /><strong>BRUTE BERNARD </strong>stopped <b>JIM DILLON.</b><br /><b><br /></b><b><br /></b><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiVLlslN36MyfbgEJHgXAiahVmPoWPb6rAnqPiJHkrX-MFvQjP5Opop-K22BISpQhMBE8qdnq40-u4AzSZo0m-4atKFVkiZmvICagHGBH8vdVtd48WBsrGK1tASZKhUdskGGo23ypabitq8/s1600-h/0000000000scotts2.bmp"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5301921276722160658" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiVLlslN36MyfbgEJHgXAiahVmPoWPb6rAnqPiJHkrX-MFvQjP5Opop-K22BISpQhMBE8qdnq40-u4AzSZo0m-4atKFVkiZmvICagHGBH8vdVtd48WBsrGK1tASZKhUdskGGo23ypabitq8/s320/0000000000scotts2.bmp" style="cursor: pointer; display: block; height: 320px; margin: 0px auto 10px; width: 194px;" /></a><strong><span style="color: #cc66cc;">GEORGE and SANDY SCOTT</span></strong><br /><br /><br /><strong>CHARLOTTE, N.C. - 1966</strong><br /><br /><strong>GEORGE</strong> and <strong>SANDY SCOTT</strong> beat <strong>KURT</strong> and <strong>HENRY VON STROHEIM.</strong><br /><br /><strong>PENNY BANNER</strong> defeated <strong>LINDA CARROLL.</strong><br /><br /><strong>DON CHUY</strong> bested <strong>TONY NERO.</strong><br /><br /><strong>RUDY KAY</strong> downed <strong>JACK DANIELS</strong> (cheers!).<br /><br /><strong>ABE JACOBS</strong> topped <strong>CORSICA JEAN.</strong><br /><strong><br /></strong><strong><br /></strong><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgxkHX4ho8t0cLS7XkSshVadXjPj8TueejRKV7bAAPsXkF8PZ1RP3TQLI7osv2RFCpcyLYx2uAzv-9UXQLCOfRenmfu0SWJCy7bnKGl_ToIEEDzS2wB4fvPm4T2OhvGTctmOw1I58A-2Yv1/s1600-h/Tiny_BigBoy.bmp"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5301921129495146066" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgxkHX4ho8t0cLS7XkSshVadXjPj8TueejRKV7bAAPsXkF8PZ1RP3TQLI7osv2RFCpcyLYx2uAzv-9UXQLCOfRenmfu0SWJCy7bnKGl_ToIEEDzS2wB4fvPm4T2OhvGTctmOw1I58A-2Yv1/s320/Tiny_BigBoy.bmp" style="cursor: pointer; display: block; height: 262px; margin: 0px auto 10px; width: 243px;" /></a><strong><span style="color: #3366ff;">THE KENTUCKIANS</span></strong><br /><strong><span style="color: #3366ff;">TINY ANDERSON and BIG BOY BROWN</span></strong><br /><br /><br /><strong>LYNCHBURG, VA. - 1967</strong><br /><br /><strong>THE</strong> <strong>KENTUCKIANS</strong> bested <strong>P.Y. CHUNG</strong> and <strong>HARU SASAKI.</strong><br /><br /><strong>JESSE JAMES</strong> and <strong>LES THATCHER</strong> wrestled to a no contest with <strong>JAN MADRID</strong> and <strong>GENE DUNDEE.</strong><br /><br /><strong>CHIEF LITTLE EAGLE</strong> defeated <strong>BULL RAMOS.</strong><br /><br /><strong>NELSON ROYAL</strong> toppled <strong>ANGELO MARTINELLI.</strong><br /><strong><br /></strong><strong><br /></strong><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjIbaL9Ne4O5gq9bZ5FjyHnP6p9b1Wx8VDEgm-JgJ-7kiAUp9DhhCwTDBovfEhi-RHEvsDMw8ghEha8u1S-iJ2CdbvgcLwBszU3wI4IkR1p0EPiIXn8K6taNBHPgYjtturnKj9bLmQ3fbDL/s1600-h/brute.bmp"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5301921005804598802" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjIbaL9Ne4O5gq9bZ5FjyHnP6p9b1Wx8VDEgm-JgJ-7kiAUp9DhhCwTDBovfEhi-RHEvsDMw8ghEha8u1S-iJ2CdbvgcLwBszU3wI4IkR1p0EPiIXn8K6taNBHPgYjtturnKj9bLmQ3fbDL/s320/brute.bmp" style="cursor: pointer; display: block; height: 320px; margin: 0px auto 10px; width: 290px;" /></a><strong><span style="color: #006600;">BRUTE BERNARD</span></strong><br /><br /><br /><strong>RICHMOND, VA. - 1971</strong><br /><br /><strong>GEORGE BECKER</strong> and <strong>JOHNNY WEAVER</strong> defeated <strong>GENE ANDERSON</strong> and <strong>ART NELSON.</strong><br /><br /><strong>BRUTE BERNARD</strong> and <strong>THE MISSOURI MAULER</strong> topped <strong>KOA TIKI</strong> and <strong>LUTHER LINDSAY</strong><br /><br /><strong>BARBARA NICHOLS</strong> won from <strong>TAMMY JONES.</strong><br /><br /><strong>JESSE JAMES</strong> beat <strong>ANGELO MARTINELLI.</strong></div>Mike Clinehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15586962287250093387noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1332652206777776022.post-2310609811637286342024-02-23T03:37:00.000-08:002024-02-23T03:37:37.701-08:00JIM CROCKETT JR.<p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjWN0jQXn_gHFz5dOO6xe5GwrvZ0147EIlqlTORTnUmSvvKEAmyxvCGAl5dVPnr760mpNi50tXMcimzH1evWnqymEnER5GylLrTZOoZl2d_u91_bh-7lUQGgJlzk3qf7p84uSq2imiin_HKhhoWhqdlVyuyNRjEXN4cFoMKNIYmkeWIYOsPfVdZwjGwg3Rj/s640/zzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzz.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="563" data-original-width="640" height="564" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjWN0jQXn_gHFz5dOO6xe5GwrvZ0147EIlqlTORTnUmSvvKEAmyxvCGAl5dVPnr760mpNi50tXMcimzH1evWnqymEnER5GylLrTZOoZl2d_u91_bh-7lUQGgJlzk3qf7p84uSq2imiin_HKhhoWhqdlVyuyNRjEXN4cFoMKNIYmkeWIYOsPfVdZwjGwg3Rj/w640-h564/zzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzz.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /> <p></p>Mike Clinehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15586962287250093387noreply@blogger.com0