Wrestling On Labor Day (And The Weekend)

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9/5/60 Charlotte, NC

George Scott & Sandy Scott beat Jackie Fargo & Sonny Fargo

Tosh Togo drew Jack Curtis

George Becker beat Bud Evans

Pat O'Brien & Louie Tillet beat Jimmy Smith & Johnny Roberts

Note: This was a Labor Day card.



9/4/61 Charlotte, NC

Kurt Von Brauner & Karl Von Brauner vs Masked Medics

Johnny Valentine vs Chief Big Heart

Eddie Graham vs PY Chung

George Becker & Abe Jacobs vs Tommy O'Toole & Laverne Baxter

Gypsy Joe vs Ray Vilmer

Babs Wingo & Lula Mae Prove vs Ramona Isbell & Pearl Bates

Note: This was a Labor Day card.



9/1/62 Lexington, NC @ YMCA Gym

Haystack Calhoun & Abe Jacobs & Angelo Martinelli beat John Smith & Ivan Kameroff & Swede Hanson when Calhoun pinned Hanson in the 3rd fall after a big splash

Ethel Johnson beat Marva Scott 2/3

Firpo Zbyszko beat Sonny Fargo via pin in 16:00 after a series of head butts

Note: Labor Day was Monday September 3, 1962.



9/2/63 Charlotte, NC @ Park Center

Battle of the Bullies

Kurt Von Brauner & Karl Von Brauner vs John Tolos & Chris Tolos

Cowboy Bob Ellis vs Frank Valois

Penny Banner vs Brenda Scott

Pat O'Hara & Ray Gordon vs Alberto Torres & Ramon Torres



9/2/63 Greensboro, NC @ Coliseum

Battle of the Bullies

Aldo Bogni & Bronko Lubich beat Rip Hawk & Swede Hanson 2/3

Non Title Match

Southern Tag Team Champions Ray Andrews & Eric Pomeroy beat Joe Tomasso & Tony Romano 2/3

Gene Anderson beat Angelo Martinelli (sub Chief Big Heart)

Pat O'Brien drew Jesse James

Att: 3,142

Note: Both Labor Day cards.



9/7/64 Charlotte, NC @ Memorial Stadium

Battle of the Bullies

Great Bolo & Bolo ddq Brute Bernard & Skull Murphy in 2nd fall

Rip Hawk & Swede Hanson beat Mike Clancy & Nick Kozak 2/3

Sandy Scott beat Doc Gallagher

George Becker beat Jim Grabmire

George Scott drew Mike Valentino

Pedro Godoy beat Chris Averoff via pin

Note: This was a Labor Day card.



9/6/65 Charlotte, NC @ Park Center

Battle of the Bullies

John Tolos & Chris Tolos beat Brute Bernard & Skull Murphy

Non Title

Southern Champion Bob Orton beat Gory Guerrero

George Scott & Sandy Scott beat George Two Ton Harris & The Viking

Great Malenko beat Omar Atlas

Steve Bolus drew Jesse James

Jim Dandy beat Pee Wee Lopez



9/6/65 Greenville, SC @ Memorial Auditorium

George Becker & Abe Jacobs & Haystack Calhoun ddq Aldo Bogni & Bronko Lubich & Homer O'Dell in 3rd fall

Nelson Royal & Johnny Weaver beat Mike Paidousis & Red Roberts

Little Boy Blue beat Chico Santana

Suni War Cloud beat Pedro Zapata

Att: "crowd of 4,200, the largest paid attendance to watch wrestling here, was on hand."

Note: Both Labor Day cards.



9/5/66 Charlotte, NC @ Coliseum

Alaskan Death Match

Klondike Bill beat Great Malenko in 5 Falls

Southern Champion Missouri Mauler beat Bobby Shane

Southern Tag Team Champions Aldo Bogni & Bronko Lubich beat Tex McKenzie & Nelson Royal

George Scott & Sandy Scott beat George Two Ton Harris & Big Boy Blondell

Don Kent beat Ike Eakins

Ken Hollis beat Corsica Jean via pin

Att: 6,481



9/5/66 Greenville, SC @ Memorial Auditorium

George Becker & Johnny Weaver beat Red Demons and unmasked one of the Demons

Penny Banner & Dixie Jordan beat Judy Grable & Toni Rose

Luther Lindsay & George Drake beat Rip Hawk & Swede Hanson

Paul DeMarco beat Johnny Higgins

Note: Both Labor Day cards.



9/4/67 Charlotte, NC @ Coliseum

Lumberjack Match

JC Dykes & The Infernos beat Aldo Bogni & Bronko Lubich & Homer O'Dell 2/3

Texas Royal Match

Missouri Mauler & Pampero Firpo beat George Becker & Johnny Weaver

Bobby Red Cloud & Chief Little Eagle beat PY Chung & Haru Sasaki dq

Luther Lindsay beat Pedro Godoy

Les Thatcher beat Jim Osborne



9/4/67 Greenville, SC

Gene Anderson & Lars Anderson beat Tex McKenzie & Nelson Royal dq for hitting the referee

George Scott & Sandy Scott beat Rip Hawk & Swede Hanson

Dennis Hall beat Bull Ramos

Roger Kirby beat Gene Dundee

Greg Peterson beat Jerry London

Note: Both Labor Day cards.



9/2/68 Charlotte, NC @ Coliseum

Lumberjack Match

George Becker & Johnny Weaver & Art Thomas beat Homer O'Dell & Missouri Mauler & Hiro Matsuda 2/3

Sam Steamboat & Bobby Nichols beat Billy Hines & Jimmy Hines

Paul Jones beat Les Wolff

Nelson Royal beat Johnny Heidman

Sonny Fargo beat George Grant

Att: 6,178



9/2/68 Fayetteville, NC @ Cumberland County Memorial Auditorium

Non-Title Battle of the Bullies

Aldo Bogni & Bronko Lubich beat Atlantic Coast Tag Team Champions Rip Hawk & Swede Hanson 2/3

1. Hawk & Hanson won 1st fall

2. Bogni & Lubich won 2nd fall

3. Bogni & Lubich won 3rd fall

Abe Jacobs & Luther Lindsay beat Tinker Todd & Pancho Valdez 2/3

1. Todd & Valdez won 1st fall

2. Lindsay & Jacobs won 2nd fall

3. Lindsay & Jacobs won 3rd fall

Bulldog Lee Henning beat Paul DeMarco

Jesse James beat Bob Burns

Att: 2,000



9/2/68 Greenville, SC @ Memorial Auditorium

Lou Thesz beat NWA Champion Gene Kiniski dq

Death Match

Gene Anderson & Lars Anderson & Ole Anderson beat George Scott & Sandy Scott & Mr Wrestling

Corsica Jean beat Mike McGraw via pin

Billy Spears beat The Matador

Note: All three Labor Day cards.



9/1/69 Charlotte, NC @ Memorial Stadium

Special Referee: Joe Louis

George Becker & Johnny Weaver & Art Thomas beat The Infernos & JC Dykes

Beautiful Brutus beat Great Malenko

Wee Willie Wilson & Bobo Johnson beat Little Crusher & Benny Zek

Mr Wrestling beat Brute Bernard dq

Skull Murphy beat Matti Suzuki

Att: 8,226



9/1/69 Fayetteville, NC @ Cumberland County Memorial Auditorium

Aldo Bogni & Bronko Lubich & George Harris beat Rip Hawk & Swede Hanson & Rock Hunter on a 3rd fall dq

George Scott beat El Lobo

Sandy Scott beat Lee Henning

Jesse James drew Oni Wiki Wiki 20:00



9/1/69 Greenville, SC @ Memorial Auditorium

NWA Champion Dory Funk Jr beat Lars Anderson

Gene Anderson & Ole Anderson drew Paul Jones & Nelson Royal

Greg Peterson beat Bobby Red Cloud

Bob Griffin beat Pedro Valdez

Randy Curtis beat Johnny Heidman

Note: All three Labor Day cards.








9/5/64 St. Paul, MN @ Midway Stadium

Loser Leaves Town match

AWA Champion Verne Gagne beat The Crusher 18:50

Mad Dog Vachon beat Pat Barrett

Jack Lanza & Dale Lewis & Billy Red Cloud beat Mitsu Arakawa & Stan Kowalski & Moose Cholak 2/3

Reggie Parks beat Guy Mitchell 14:25

Att: 4,548

Note: Labor Day was Monday September 7, 1964.



9/4/65 St. Paul, MN @ Armory

AWA Champion The Crusher beat Chris Markoff COR

Larry Hennig beat Billy Red Cloud 17:22

Eddie Sharkey drew Harley Race 20:00

Larry Heiniemi beat Guy Taylor 13:00



9/5/65 Davenport, IA @ Municipal Stadium

Non Title Death Match

Mad Dog Vachon beat AWA Champion The Crusher

AWA Tag Team Champions Larry Hennig & Harley Race beat Danny Hodge & Reggie Parks

Chris Markoff beat Eddie Sharkey

Billy Red Cloud beat Gene Anderson

Note: Labor Day was Monday September 6, 1965.



9/5/66 Davenport, IA

Killer Kowalski won a 12 man battle royal

Killer Kowalski beat Doug Gilbert

Reggie Parks beat Moose Cholak

Billy Red Cloud beat Larry Heiniemi

Larry Hennig beat Eddie Sharkey

Note: This was a Labor day card.



9/2/67 Chicago, IL @ International Amphitheatre

Dick the Bruiser & the Crusher beat Angelo Poffo & Chris Markoff

Wilbur Snyder beat Johnny Powers

The Destroyer beat Reggie Parks

Rene Goulet drew Blackjack Lanza

Moose Cholak beat Jack Pesek

Big K beat Al Kashey

Note: Labor Day was Monday September 4, 1967.



9/2/68 Davenport, IA @ Municipal Stadium

Cage match

Dr X beat the Crusher

Larry Hennig & Harley Race beat Tiny Mills & Bill Watts

Billy Red Lyons beat Big K

Frankie Laine drew Chris Markoff (sub Angelo Poffo)

Note: This was a Labor Day card.



8/30/69 Chicago, IL @ International Amphitheatre

Mad Dog Vachon & Butcher Vachon beat Dick the Bruiser & the Crusher 2/3 to win the AWA Tag Team Title

Blackjack Lanza no contest Wilbur Snyder

Edouard Carpentier beat Big K

Pat O'Connor beat Angelo Poffo

Baron Von Raschke beat Rene Goulet

Luis Martinez beat Kenny Jay

Att: “approximately 10,000”



8/30/69 Minneapolis, MN

AWA Champion Verne Gagne beat Dr X on a 3rd fall dq

Bill Watts beat Larry Hennig in 14:19

Red Bastien dcor Steve Druk in 9:53

Luke Brown beat George Grant in 6:45

Billy Red Lyons beat Bruce Kirk in 13:16

Blackjack Daniels beat Jim Valen in 15:43

Note: Labor Day was Monday September 1, 1969.



9/5/70 Milwaukee, WI @ Arena

Blackjack Lanza beat Edouard Carpentier dq

Red Bastien & Pepper Gomez beat Larry Hennig & Lars Anderson 2/3

Bad Boy Bullinski beat Butcher Vachon

Paul Diamond beat Bob Windham

Billy Howard beat Frank Hickey

Att: 6,351

Note: Labor Day was Monday September 7, 1970.



9/6/71 Davenport, IA @ Municipal Stadium

Nick Bockwinkel beat Bull Bullinski

Blackjack Lanza & Bobby Heenan beat Kenny Jay & Billy Robinson

Billy Red Cloud beat Ray Stevens

Npte: This was a Labor Day card.



9/1/72 Chicago, IL @ Soldier Field

AWA Champion Verne Gagne beat Ivan Koloff

Steel Cage Match, Special Referee: Jersey Joe Walcott

Dick the Bruiser & the Crusher beat Blackjack Lanza & Blackjack Mulligan

AWA Tag Team Champions Nick Bockwinkel & Ray Stevens beat Billy Robinson & Wilbur Snyder

Dusty Rhodes beat Wahoo McDaniel

Handicap Match

Andre Rousimoff beat Larry Hennig & Butcher Vachon

Baron Von Raschke beat Billy Red Cloud

Bobo Johnson beat Little Bruiser

Sailor Art Thomas beat Hans Hermann

Ramon Torres beat Angelo Poffo

Rene Goulet beat Don Muraco

att: 12,000

Note: Labor Day was Monday September 4, 1972.



9/3/73 Davenport, IA @ John O'Donnell Stadium

Cage match

The Crusher & Wahoo McDaniel beat Superstar Billy Graham & Ivan Koloff

Billy Robinson beat Nick Bockwinkel

Ken Patera beat Larry Heiniemi

Geoff Portz drew Buddy Wolff

Reggie Parks beat Ric Flair

Note: This was a Labor Day card.



9/2/74 Davenport, IA @ John O'Donnell Stadium

Nick Bockwinkel & Ray Stevens beat Jim Brunzell & Larry Hennig

Baron Von Raschke beat Ivan Putski dq

Buddy Wolff beat Bull Bullinski

Chris Taylor beat Horst Hoffman dq

Paul Perschmann beat Khosrow Vaziri

Note: This was a Labor Day card.



9/6/76 Omaha, NE @ Civic Auditorium

Greg Gagne & Jim Brunzell beat Mad Dog Vachon & Baron Von Raschke

Bobby Duncum beat Peter Maivia dq

Ivan Putski beat Joe Palardy

Billy Red Cloud beat Bobby Heenan

Ivan The Sheik beat Buck Zumhofe

Note: This was a Labor Day card.



9/5/77 Omaha, NE @ Civic Auditorium

Verne Gagne & Jim Brunzell & Bob Backlund (sub Greg Gagne) beat Nick Bockwinkel & Blackjack Lanza & Bobby Duncum

Super Destroyer no contest the Crusher

Angelo Mosca beat Jan Nelson (sub Larry Hennig)

Steve Olsonoski & Joe Scarpello (sub Bob Backlund) drew Roger Kirby & Chris Markoff

Note: This was a Labor Day card.



9/4/78 Omaha, NE @ Civic Auditorium

AWA Tag Team Champions Greg Gagne & Jim Brunzell beat Nick Bockwinkel & Bob Orton Jr

Billy Robinson beat Pat Patterson

Rufus R Jones beat Super Destroyer Mark II dq

Lord Alfred Hayes beat Frank Hill

Steve Olsonoski beat Juan Valez

Note: This was a Labor Day card.

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WCCW Labor Day Star Wars Events



September 5, 1983 Fort Worth, TX

1. Iceman Parsons beat Buddy Roberts.

2. Bruiser Brody beat Kimala via DQ in a "lumberjack" match.

3. Kerry Von Erich beat Michael Hayes in a "country whipping" match.

4. Kevin Von Erich beat World Class American Champ Jimmy Garvin via DQ.

5. World Class Texas Champ David Von Erich beat Terry Gordy in three falls.

6. World Class Six Man Tag Champs The Freebirds beat Kerry, Kevin, & David Von Erich when Hayes pinned Kerry



September 3, 1984 in Fort Worth, TX

1. George Weingroff pinned Kelly Kiniski.

2. Chris Adams pinned Jake Roberts to win the World Class TV Title.

3. Jules Strongbow & Buck Zumhoffe beat Bill & Scott Irwin.

4. Michael Hayes beat The Missing Link via DQ.

5. Kerry Von Erich beat Bruce Reed via DQ in an "arm wrestling" match.

6. Iceman Parsons & Skip Young beat Koko Ware & Norvell Austin via DQ.

7. Gino Hernandez pinned Mike Von Erich to win the World Class American Title.

8. Killer Khan beat Terry Gordy in a "no DQ spike" match.

9. Kerry & Kevin Von Erich beat The Freebirds in a "handicap steel cage loser leaves town elimination" match to win the World Class Six Man Tag Title.

Kerry was pinned.

Kevin pinned Hayes.

Kevin pinned Roberts.

Kevin pinned Gordy.



September 2, 1985 in Fort Worth, TX

1. Kelly Kinsiki pinned Jim Powers.

2. World Class TV Champ John Tatum pinned Steve Casey.

3. Gino Hernandez pinned Brian Adias to win the World Class Texas Title.

4. Bruiser Brody beat One Man Gang via DQ.

5. Kevin Von Erich pinned Chris Adams.

6. Mark Lewin pinned Iceman Parsons.

7. Brian Adias, Kerry & Kevin Von Erich beat One Man Gang, Mark Lewin, & Jack Victory to win the World Class Six Man Tag Title when Kerry pinned Lewin.



September 1, 1986 in Fort Worth, TX

1. Kevin Sullivan & Mark Lewin beat Brad & Bart Batten.

2. Buzz Sawyer & Matt Borne beat Kevin & Mike Von Erich when Kevin was counted out.

3. Chris & Mark Youngblood beat Rick Rude & Jos LeDuc via DQ.

4. Dingo Warrior & Socko beat Tim Brooks & The Grappler.

5. Buzz Sawyer & Matt Borne beat Kevin Sullivan & Mark Lewin when Sawyer pinned Sullivan.

6. Chris & Mark Youngblood beat Jerry & Ted Oates.

7. Dingo Warrior & Socko beat Brian Adias & Scott Casey.

8. Lance Von Erich & Chris Adams beat Dingo Warrior & Socko when Socko was pinned.

9. Buzz Sawyer & Matt Borne beat Chris & Mark Youngblood.

10. Buzz Sawyer & Matt Borne beat Lance Von Erich & Chris Adams to win the vacant WCCW Tag Title when Sawyer pinned Von Erich.

11. WCCW Champ Chris Adams beat Rick Rude via DQ.

12. Abdullah the Butcher beat Bruiser Brody via DQ.



September 7, 1987 in Fort Worth, TX

1. The Spoiler beat Tony Falk in a "whipping" match.

2. Vince Apollo beat Vic Steamboat.

3. Tim Brooks beat Al Madril.

4. The Spoiler & Matt Borne beat Ted Arcidi & Percy Pringle in a "tug-o-war."

5. WCCW Texas Champ Ted Arcidi beat Matt Borne.

6. Steve & Shaun Simpson beat Eric Embry & Frankie Lancaster to win the WCCW Tag Title.

7. WCCW Brass Knuckles Champ Tony Atlas beat Brian Adias.

8. WCCW Champ Al Perez beat Kevin Von Erich via countout.

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Monday September 3rd, 1979-Greenville, South Carolina:



- in a Texas Death Match; Ric Flair beat Paul Jones

- Wahoo McDaniel beat AWA Champion Nick Bockwinkel by DQ

- Pedro Morales & Tony Garea beat Brute Bernard & Jacques Goulet

- Dewey Robertson beat Steve Muslin

- Rick McGraw beat Charlie Fulton