Open History Sunday - Professional Wrestling's History explored at the Dan Gable Museum/TNTHOF

Sun Nov 09 2025 at 01:00 pm to 04:00 pm UTC-06:00

National Wrestling Hall of Fame Dan Gable Museum | Waterloo

George Tragos\/Lou Thesz Pro Wrestling Hall of Fame
Publisher/HostGeorge Tragos/Lou Thesz Pro Wrestling Hall of Fame
Open History Sunday - Professional Wrestling's History explored at the Dan Gable Museum\/TNTHOF
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Open History Sunday Tickets on Sale Tuesday at 10AM!
Behind the Scenes of the Tragos/Thesz Hall of Fame Archives
Sunday, November 9, 2025
Dan Gable Museum • Waterloo, IA
Explore the rich history of professional wrestling and support the TNTHOF.

Schedule of Events -
Dan Gable Museum -
1:00 PM – Welcome by Captain Midnight & James Jeffries
• Artifact unveiling of items that have not previously been on display during the busy HOF weekends.
Item 1 - The record books of George Tragos from 1935 to 1941. Only a handful of people have had the Opportunity
to look through these books written in the hand of George Tragos.
• Unique photo opportunity - TBA October 3rd
2:00 – 3:00 PM – Panel Discussion & Q&A; – Theme: To be Announced October 3rd - Moderator: Captain Midnight
3:30 PM – Live & Facebook Auction
• Approximately 10 items, proceeds benefit the 2026 #TNTHOF
• Items will open for bidding on Facebook November 3rd and begin closing at 3:30pm on November 9th.

4:00 – 5:00 PM – Long-Term Project - For the real handy and/or real dedicated
• Reassembling Joe Stecher’s wall pulley exercise machine
• Ongoing archival preservation projects starting with bagging and boarding periodicals

Tickets
All Ages: $25
Lifetime Members: $15
Limited to 40 tickets available
Purchase online HERE
or at the museum front desk.
Tickets on Sale Tuesday at 10AM
When purchasing, please indicate your wrestling identity:
• Wrestler / Referee / Announcer
• Promoter / Booker
• Collector
• Fan of All Things Wrestling
• Historian / Author
Policies
• No outside food or bags
• Drinks with lids allowed
• Snacks & bottled water included with ticket to be consumed in the video room only

We will plan on getting together informally at
11:30 AM – for our "Pregame Lunch" at TBA in
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National Wrestling Hall of Fame Dan Gable Museum, 303 Jefferson St,Waterloo, Iowa, United States

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