Tuesday, August 24, 2010

BRING THE MOSQUITO REPELLENT

August 24, 1959
CHARLOTTE, NORTH CAROLINA
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51 Years Ago

Professional wrestling moves outdoors tonight with a big, five-bout card slated for CHARLOTTE MEMORIAL STADIUM.

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Headling the starlit program presented by promoter JIM CROCKETT is a war for the SOUTHERN TAG TEAM CHAMPIONSHIP, which gives challengers LARRY 'CRUSHER' HAMILTON and his masked partner, THE GREAT BOLO, another shot at the titleholders, DUKE KEOMUKA and MR. MOTO.

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The two teams have gone at it several times already with all of the matches ending in brawls. Neither team has respect for the rule book. So this time, CROCKETT is adding the NO DISQUALIFICATION and NO TIME LIMIT clauses to the mix, ensuring a definite winner. The tag team championship will be decided by two-out-of-three falls.

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Popular GEORGE BECKER takes on the rugged IKE EAKINS in the co-feature.

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The other top prelim features Indian favorite BILLY TWO RIVERS tackling JACK CURTIS.

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A special girls tag match has JUDY GRABLE and PAT LYDA battling RITA CORTEZ and MARGIE RAMSAY. The first team to record two falls will be the winner.

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The 8:15 opener sends BOB BOYER against newcomer BILLY STRAWN.

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