• On This Day In Pro Wrestling History (May 22, 2023) – Female WWF Veteran Passed Away
On this day in 2023, former WWF & WCW Women’s Wrestler Peggy Lee passed away the age of 64.
Peggy famously wrestled for the World Wrestling Federation from 1980 to 1985 and was mostly remembered for teaming up with Wendi Richter to challenge Velvet McIntyre & Princess Victoria for the WWF Women’s Tag Team Championship.
Between 1986 and 1988 she worked for several promotions, including Championship Wrestling From Florida, Lutte Internationale (Montreal, Quebec) and Verne Gagne’s American Wrestling Association, including a performance at the AWA SuperClash III pay-per-view event on December 13th 1988.
Under the name Peggy Lee Leather she also had a few matches for Ted Turner’s World Championship Wrestling over the years, including a loss in a mixed-Tag Team match with Bill Ford against Bambi & Reno Riggins on NWA PRO in September 1990 and a loss in a singles match against Bambi on NWA World Wide Wrestling in the same month, before returning several years later in a loss to Madusa (aka Alundra Blayze) at WCW Saturday Night in March 1997.
REST IN PEACE PEGGY LEE!
January 19, 1959 – May 22, 2023
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• Old School Wrestling Legend Would Have Celebrated His Birthday
Today would have been the birthday of Old School WCW/WWF Legend “The Loose Cannon” Brian Pillman.
Pillman got his first break in the business in Canada, where he was trained by Stu Hart in the world famous Dungeon, and also wrestled for the Hart Family promotion ‘Calgary Stampede Wrestling’.
After becoming a member of the ‘4 Horsemen’ in WCW, and a short stint in Paul Heyman’s ECW, Brian became a member of the 1997 heel WWF stable ‘The Hart Foundation’ along with his close personal friends Bret Hart, Owen Hart, Davey Boy Smith & Jim Neidhart.
HAPPY BIRTHDAY & REST IN PEACE!
May 22, 1962 – October 5, 1997
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• Old School WWF Veteran Celebrates His Birthday
Old School WWF/WCW Veteran Scott Putski (Real name: James Bednarski) celebrates his birthday today.
He’s the son of WWF Legend & WWF/WWE Hall of Famer “Polish Power” Ivan Putski (Józef Bednarski).
It felt a bit odd when this 260 lbs Heavyweight Wrestler was used in the newly founded WWF Light-Heavyweight Division (basically the counterpart to WCW’s Cruiserweight Division) in 1997.
Scott then joined Ted Turner’s World Championship Wrestling in 1998, but already left the promotion a year later in 1999.
HAPPY BIRTHDAY SCOTT PUTSKI!
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