29 October 2013

On this Day in Pro Wrestling History

1946 - Antonio Cortez defeats The Cardiff Giant for the Florida Heavyweight Title (became Southern Heavyweight Title during his reign) in Tampa, Florida.

1953 - Pepper Gomez & Johnny Demchuck win their second Northwest Tag Team Title from Doc Gallagher & Ivan Kameroff in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada.

1955 - Don McIntyre defeats Fred Blassie in Atlanta, Georgia to win the Georgia version of the NWA Southern Heavyweight Title, beginning his 11th reign and ending Blassie's second.

1959 - John Smith & Tosh Togo defeat Don & Bobby Fields in a tournament final for the Gulf Coast version of the NWA Southern Tag Team Title in Mobile, Alabama.

1966 - Both World Wrestling Association championships change hands when Hard Boiled Haggerty & El Shereef defeat Pedro Morales & Luis Hernandez to win the WWA Tag Team Title, and Mark Lewin defeats Lou Thesz for the WWA Heavyweight Title in Los Angeles, California.

1967 - Rock Rogowski (Ole Anderson) defeats Bob Orton, Sr. for the AWA Midwest Heavyweight Title in Omaha, Nebraska.

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