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.
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.
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.
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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