The July 14 program opened with show co-host Freddie Miller (Gordon Solie was absent for reasons never made clear; he either resigned in protest or was terminated following the purchase, as were many other people involved with the production) introducing McMahon and welcoming the WWF to TBS. OWNERS/PROMOTERS: While Barnett still held stock, it was less than even Ole, so they all thought they were in fairly safe waters, but McMahon smelled the stench of a dying animal and went in for blood like any good predator. 4/23/57 WRESTLING LEGENDS - JACK BRISCO VOLS 1-15 - PRO WRESTLING (#185736680115), WRESTLING SUPERSTARS -BILLY JACK HAYNES VOLs 1-5 - PRO WRESTLING (#185727442110). Hulk Hogans Rock n Wrestling | When Wrasslin Shifted to Entertainment, Gorgeous George and the Don Eagle Chicago Short Count Screwjob, Freddie Blassie The Truth (and Somewhere In-Between). They captured their first tag titles in November 1968 and held them a record ten times over the next four years. 1/8/70 3/7/67 In 1976 WTCG (renamed WTBS in 1979) began retransmitting its signal via satellite and became a superstation available to cable systems across the United States. Rich got his training from Jerry Jarrett when he was still a young man, and he took to the roads and worked most of the major NWA markets in the South and Southeast. Some wrestlers, such as Roddy Piper, say that he was in fact doing so, but was prevented by fears of crossing organized crime figures involved with the sport. The changing of hands and promotional banners that Georgia Championship Wrestling went through in the early 70s leaves its history somewhat clouded during that time. We will no longer refund for incorrect registration. McMahon promised the GCW fans who were tuned in that they would enjoy his new program just as much. 9/16/57 1/30/50 Secondly, Southerners resented the symbolism of a "Yankee" company coming down from the North and "taking over" their wrestling. 3/28/70 Jones was so infirmed by this time (he died in 1988) that Gunkel effectively ran the promotion. 1/9/70 1/1/69 PWSTees.com Your favorite Pro Wrestling Stories, on a tee! (Ted Turner and Ann Gunkel had both attended Brown University and were rumored to be romantically involved.) This left the trio of The Briscoes and Paul Jones in the decision-making end of the office with Ole along for the ride with his little percentage of stock. 11/25/63 11/15/69 Before he left GCW, Rich also feuded with the newly arrived Road Warriors. The two sometimes ran shows against the NWA Detroit brand periodically but mostly kept within the confines of the organizations umbrella. 1/12/61 With Gordon Solie providing the soundtrack that only he could, Georgia Championship Wrestling began to tape shows for television at a small studio on Peachtree Street. 3/26/70 However, unlike World Championship Wrestling, which had been a weekly show from the TBS studios in Atlanta, the WWF's TBS show at first consisted solely of highlights from the WWF's USA Network and syndicated programming, as well as house show clips from Madison Square Garden, Boston Garden, and most of the other major arenas it did business in. 2/28/70 4/24/70 The Columbus titles were one of two sets of GCW's city-wide championships, along with the NWA Macon Heavyweight Championship and NWA Macon Tag Team Championship, and one of a select few city championships recognized by the National Wrestling Alliance. Please disable your ad blocker to view the video content. Jim Barnett quickly saw the marketability in Rich and christened him "Wildfire" Tommy Rich due to his ability to captivate and pop a crowd. 7/28/44 Though based in Atlanta, the company also ran live wrestling shows throughout its geographic "territory" of Georgia. 4/25/70 , 1/2/61 1/30/61 3/11/57 3/9/70 6/10/68 At 131 days, Armstrong's second reign was the longest in the title's history. Not only was he the state champion but was the first to ever win this level of tournament for a Bainbridge wrestler. 1/1/68 The Masked Superstar Bill Eadie would later make a significant impact in the WWF as Ax in Demolition. Once Barnett sold, The Briscos were quick to follow, leaving Paul Jones little choice but to scramble and get what he could out of his piece of the pie. 1/4/69 The most up-to-date schedule for the season can be found here:Schedule of Tournaments (teamgawrestling.org), The directions on how to register can be found here:www.teamgawrestling.org/register, Registrations will close on Friday before tournament at 9AM. He brought with him his former partner Lars to continue as The Minnesota Wrecking Crew, where he and Arn had left off. 9/1/61 Honoring the history of the greatest in professional wrestling while writing the next chapter. The only other national cable deal available at the moment was the one GCW had with WTBS; if McMahon was able to acquire this time slot, he would control all nationally televised professional wrestling in the United States. Jack Brisco (1974-1984) 1/28/69 The source of the problem was Ole Anderson, who had begun to alienate his fellow owners with his booking and operation of the company. slaughter vols 1-12 - pro wrestling. In 2001, the WWF gained the rights to Crockett's library of GCW/WCW/NWA matches and shows, augmenting the WWE Tape Library through its purchase of assets and trademarks belonging to the now-defunct WCW (now a legal entity called WCW, Inc.). While it probably wasnt a good idea to screw over Ole, the partners all came out of the deal financially or occupationally sound for the rest of their careers in the business. 4/16/68 2/7/67 3/3/70 Fast shipping! 9/17/68 GCW- Georgia Championship Wrestling 12 All-Time Legends the WWE Hall of Fame Did Wrong, Wrestler Nanjo Singh and His Wifes Brutal Murder, Global Force Wrestling: Its Brief History and Why It Broke Down, Yam Bag: The Night I Wrestled an Elderly Woman, Kurt Von Hess Lifestyle of an Old-School Ethnic Heel, Lou Thesz The Side Business Hustles of a Champion Wrestler, Buddy Rogers The Man Who Drove a Wedge in the NWA, Steve Austin and his Flat-Out Refusal to Work with Jeff Jarrett. 4/15/70 1/6/50 3/7/53 1/2/69 Yes this is some of the most legendary of all Georgia Championship Wrestling television with the angle in full and all the promos in the aftermath from every. The NWA Georgia Television Title was also battled for by some of the best in the business. 12/21/57 4/8/70 6/8/10U-7:00 - 7:30AM - Wrestling will start at 8:00AM. Though many teams like Buddy Fuller and Ray Gunkel managed to wrangle the belts away from them on a few occasions, The Assassins always seemed to get them back in short order. 2/14/61 Gerald Brisco (19741984) 9/13/46 3/20/50 - Top Rated Plus - opens in a new window or tab, - eBay Money Back Guarantee - opens in a new window or tab, GEORGIA CHAMPIONSHIP WRESTLING Vols 21-30- PRO WRESTLING, cleared payment - opens in a new window or tab, Report this item - opens in new window or tab. WWE: The Incredible Story Of Black Saturday, Explained. 1/30/69 1/21/44 1/24/67 4/6/70 Following a 1962 scandal that involved film star Rock Hudson and accusations of homosexual improprieties with some of Barnetts wrestlers, the promoter began to sell off shares and stockholdings he had in several ventures across the country. 1/20/69 3/30/70 Rich was a fan favorite during his run in the NWA, working the babyface angle to the hilt as he battled with Buzz Sawyer, The Fabulous Freebirds, among many others. 7/21/60 9/9/55 2/23/70 View cart for details. 4/22/70 West Virginia (Wheeling, Bluefield, Huntington) 11/21/69 GCW's main show, which aired on Saturday evenings, was complemented with a Sunday evening edition. 11/7/70 , 7/5/67 2/7/57 He brawled his way through the Georgia heavyweight division, capturing the title four times during his time there, and he unified his belt with the newly formed NWA National Heavyweight Championship in September 1981. 4/5/70 1/14/57 2/26/70 President Jimmy Carter & Mr. Wrestling II. I am extremely proud of Noah and his record setting accomplishments this year. There are no bats or balls, or pucks or sticks. 2/16/70 2/20/50 If you have not purchased your USA card please do ASAP. Big Time Wrestling was hosted by Ed Capral, and featured ring announcer Charlie Harben and referee Leo Garibaldi, and included interviews with wrestlers pertaining to their upcoming matches. 2/27/50 The Genius Cast with Lanny Poffo (2018-19), HOMAGE.com Our favorite in retro wrestling attire! 3/10/44 2/4/55 The revival of a brand of pro wrestling that was the forerunner throughout the 70s & 80s. NWA Georgia Tag Team Championship: INACTIVE: xx.xx.2016 : 8: NWA Macon Heavyweight Championship: INACTIVE: xx.xx.1979 : 9: NWA Macon Tag Team . 1/14/44 Seeing this turmoil, McMahon approached the Brisco brothers and Jim Barnett, the fourth owner of the company, and discussed a potential sale. 1/4/61 No matter how many top-tier competitors came after it, the Georgia Heavyweight Title was dominated by one man. 7/29/60 1/27/66 A small percentage was even owned by part-time booker and a man with one expression: Ole Anderson. Sunday, March 5, 2023(Little Kids State), 7:00AM Weigh Ins for 6/8/10U State and 12/14U Novice - MUST BE IN LINE AT 7AM, Est 3:30pm Finalist Ceremonies and Finals for 1st/2nd and 3rd/4th place matches. 2/16/70 [5] He also entered into negotiations to bring Championship Wrestling from Georgia,[3] an NWA affiliate founded by Ole Anderson after his ouster by McMahon and which the NWA regarded as the successor to GCW, to the station on Saturday mornings with Gordon Solie as announcer. 1/11/61 8/14/57 We look forward to seeing Noah excel in both sports as well as the classroom. Hamilton began wrestling as the original Assassin in the Georgia territory in the mid-60s. World Championship Wrestling was a program featuring the "rasslin'" style of wrestling, that emphasized a more athletic product and put less emphasis on cartoonish gimmicks. 4/1/70 8/7/61 , 1/31/58 2/18/70 Eventually, the friction between Barnett and Anderson led to Barnett being forced out of GCW and giving up his long-held position of power within the National Wrestling Alliance. 3/9/70 1/3/61 3/12/70 9/5/47 Once back on American soil, Barnett was involved with the wrestling business full bore, and things started to turn around for Watts and his Mid-South one-off. If you can not find the information you are looking for click here for help, Georgia Amateur Wrestling Association is a 501c3 all volunteer organization Non-profit organization. A secondary title complementing the NWA Columbus Heavyweight Championship, it was one of many state tag team championships recognized by the National Wrestling Alliance. 9/16/70 Jim Barnett went on to become Vice President at Titan Sports, the parent company of the WWF. 1/14/57 Due in large part to both parties' actions, McMahon and Turner began a rivalry that would continue for over a decade, before ending in 2001 when McMahon purchased the non-license assets of WCW from AOL Time Warner, which had previously purchased Turner's wrestling assets (along with the rest of his company) in 1996. The new Omni Coliseum had opened up in the facility that would become the CNN Center in later years. John Walker was born in the midst of the Turbulent Thirties in the beautiful city of Charleston, South Carolina. Jones operated ABC for thirty years until his retirement in 1974, though from about 1970 until 1972 he was assisted by his booker Ray Gunkel. With the grizzled, stoic Ole calling the shots, and the pitbull of a young worker in Arn delivering the heavy hits and suffocating spine busters that looked like Rembrandt in motion, the two decimated any pair that they laid their gaze on. ABC held its matches at Atlanta's Municipal Auditorium on Friday evenings. Firstly, it started promoting matches at the then-brand-new Omni Coliseum. Compare and contrast the images below. 7/8/67 He's been a wrestling fan since the late '70s and a journeyman writer for the past decade. 10/24/67 7/27/62 13/9/54 2/2/61 [2] In time, the show was renamed WCW Saturday Night, reflecting an overhauled look and a new home studio-arena at the CNN Center. 10/29/68 9/13/56 1/4/70 Crockett, who had just bought out Championship Wrestling from Georgia, bought the World Championship Wrestling program from McMahon for $1 million and returned NWA programming to TBS. 1/31/59 , 9/3/43 3/23/70 Promoter and businessman, Grady Odum acquired the rights to Georgia Championship Wrestling in the early 1990s. 9/25/58 3/20/69 4/4/70 Lots of Buzz Sawyer though, for the people that like him.Match listing:Buzz . 11/11/55 The footprint left by Georgia Championship Wrestling can still be felt in the way the product is presented today. 2/7/61 2/21/67 4/8/70 7/8/55 2/6/50 1/1/69 4/22/70 Ratings for the WWFs TBS programs ranged from mediocre to low while the handful of live events that the Federation staged in Georgia drew poorly. In 2011 he began promoting a string of reunion shows in Macon, Cordele, Athens and Augusta which saw many legends of GCW along with upcoming local talents. 1/24/61 7/24/57 Without Andersons knowledge, Jim Barnett, with help from the Briscos, facilitated the buyout of minority shareholders Frances Jones and Jim Oates, which allowed McMahon to acquire 51% of the company and controlling interest of the stock on April 9, 1984. The final champion was Angelo Mosca and the title was eventually abandoned after 1979. Vincent K. McMahon (1984), STATES & PRIMARY CITIES: 1/1/69 4/27/70 10/23/57 Verne Gagne's AWA debuted on ESPN in 1985 and aired on the network until the company folded in 1991. 12/2/69 11/2/62 Parade Of Champions Gunkel quickly made moves to open her own outlaw promotion outside of the NWA banner and run shows against Watts. 1/7/70 All of the NWA National Titles that were active in GCW went on to see time in JCP and the later World Championship Wrestling (WCW) in one capacity or another. El Mongol worked in Championship Wrestling from Florida during this time, and he ventured into the tag ranks while he was at Georgia Championship Wrestling and floating between the two territories. February 27, 2023 Monday Night RAW results, IWGP Junior Heavyweight Tag Team Championship, NWA Georgia Junior Heavyweight Championship, GeorgiaWrestlingHistory.com (Official Website), Georgia Championship Wrestling at CAGEMATCH.net. The Georgia titles were absorbed, and The Freebirds carried on as NWA National Tag Champs. In 1982, Georgia Championship Wrestling renamed its weekly program World Championship Wrestling, a name the entire promotion would grow to be identified by. 3/6/70 9/16/55 Refresh your browser window to try again. Wrestlers can not be addedafterregistrationcloses. 1/16/69 8/26/70 2/6/59 4/21/61 In addition, WWF World Championship Wrestling was mainly used as a re-cap show, featuring matches which had previously aired on the WWF's main programming venues such as WWF Championship Wrestling and WWF All-Star Wrestling. 4/18/70 4/20/70 9/15/67 1/18/69 Pay in 4 interest-free installments of $18.75 with. 1/7/69 2/18/44 The following is a chronological list of teams that have been Columbus Tag Team Champions by ring name. 1/3/66 2/19/70 Published 2:21 pm Tuesday, February 28, 2023. Ann Gunkel decided to start her own promotion outside of the National Wrestling Alliance, which she named the "All-South Wrestling Alliance.". 6/25/48 By Malik umar Khalid mahmood. Shipping calculated at checkout. There's no time to rethink strategy, regroup, or even to catch your breath. 4/14/70 1/24/69 This was in direct violation of a promise McMahon had made at the time of the purchase to provide original programming for TBS,[1] including having shows taped at the TBS studios. Bad Fads Museum One worked under the mask, while the other lit the territory up like wildfire. After a falling out there, Ole was booted out of the faction, and he returned to Georgia Championship Wrestling. Friday Night Weigh Ins - Will be determined by the Tournament Director. 3/25/70 4/11/70 6/15/57 , 11/14/56 10/29/68 Georgia Championship Wrestling was an American professional wrestling promotion based in Atlanta, Georgia. Shows were taped before a small (yet enthusiastic), live in-studio audience, as were most professional wrestling TV shows of that era. [4] Turner himself was angered by the sinking ratings and made two decisions that would fix the ratings problem. 4/8/55 What became known as Black Saturday happened solely due to greed and spite. The NWA Georgia Heavyweight Championship was a sought-after belt from its inception in the territory, but it was the man from Mexico known as El Mongol that really made the title his for the taking throughout the 60s and as far up as 1972. Boasting a rotating but consistently first-rate roster of talent that was now being seen by fans from coast to coast, the already popular Georgia territory quickly became the place to be in professional wrestling and its television program, hosted by the legendary Gordon Solie, was a bona fide ratings giant during the infancy of cable TV. 3/16/70 He went on and on about sports and what he wanted to accomplish as a wrestler. 7/14/58 Whether or not Barnett was in fact taking the promotion national is a matter of dispute. 1/17/67 Finally, on March 2, 1985, the WWF changed the name of their program to WWF Georgia Championship Wrestling and began airing in-studio squash matches co-hosted by ring announcer Miller and play-by-play commentator Gorilla Monsoon. He continued to achieve and grow with further expansions into the Indianapolis office as well, where he ran shows with Johnny Doyle. Georgia Championship Wrestling's first weekly television series had premiered on then-WTCG in 1972 when station owner Ted Turner purchased the rights to air the program from station WQXI. The National titles, originally created in 1980 in Georgia, were carried on by Crockett until 1986, when they were either abandoned or unified with equivalent titles.[3]. Rich defeated Harley Race for the NWA Heavyweight Championship in April of 1981, only to lose the title back to Race four days later. 4/15/70 1982 Has no April or July. 1/26/70 8/15/56 3/21/67 Smirnoff > NWA World Junior Heavyweight Title Match: Les Thornton* vs. Kevin Sullivan > the Freebirds (01) (Terry Gordy . Georgia Championship Wrestling has roots in Atlanta dating back to 1944. 1/23/69 3/27/50 11/30/55 It would be a position he would hold for the next several years. 3/31/70 1/29/59 5/13/57 1/21/55 In 1984, the Brisco brothers sold their stock in GCW to McMahon for $900,000. 1/1/65 Dating back to the 1920s, professional wrestling has enjoyed a long and rich history with the city of Atlanta. 1/21/70 7/16/63 10/30/58 3/4/55 While still a shareholder in the company, Paul Jones was, by this point, a silent partner and the day-to-day operations of the promotion were primarily handled by the Chief Executive Officer of Mid South Sports, James E. Barnett and his booker, Ole Anderson. No one was safe, and no quarter was given when the Wrecking Crew hit the ring. 1/25/70 GCW moved its weekly live shows to the new venue, and it held wrestling events there over the next 25 years. $15.99. 3/5/70 $15.99. A+++Thank you again!!! 1/28/57 Excellent communication! All Wrestlers Must Make Scratch Weight - No Allowance. Team Georgia's Mission & Vision, Click the donate button below to help support our athletes in achievingtheir Olympic Dreams. 6/3/61 9/19/60 9/4/69 1/30/67 6/23/44 The company was also known for its self-titled TV program, which aired in the 1970s and 1980s on Atlanta-based superstation WTBS. (1981-1985) $75.00 $75.00. 9/4/57 In 1976, GCW became the first National Wrestling Alliance (NWA) territory to earn a national cable television contract as the soon-to-be-renamed Superstation WTBS began to be carried by various cable and satellite providers nationwide. 5/5/44 6/24/55 The WWF's style of wrestling sharply differed from that of GCW, with the WWF featuring cartoonish characters and storylines and squash matches and GCW featuring more athletic competition. 4/9/70 10/14/58 1/1/70 9/10/68 8/26/54 Throughout the 1970s, Georgia Championship Wrestling was one of the main shows that kept the Superstation alive.[1]. 2/24/70 9/9/57 Beginning in late January 1972 the promotion's regular series, Big Time Wrestling, began airing on Saturday afternoons on WQXI-TV in Atlanta; the show was recorded for later broadcast over WJBF in Augusta and WTOC-TV in Savannah, stations located in two of GCW's major cities. 11/14/58 Georgia Wrestling Announcer Freddie Miller Introducing Vince McMahon, That did not turn out to be the case and on July 11, 1984, Titan Sports officially took legal control of Georgia Championship Wrestling, Inc. and its two weekend time slots on Ted Turners Superstation. 4/7/70 6/23/61 2/8/70 6/4/68 It was launched under the ABC Booking company run by Paul Jones (not to be confused with Paul Frederik, who was later given the name), a former wrestler who went by the name of Andrew Lutzi. Join us to honor history and carve. Add to Cart. Turner's decision to give time slots to Bill Watts and Ole Anderson indirectly led to other wrestling organizations gaining national cable television contracts. 9/23/61 Vince McMahon is a very ambitious individual. All wrestlers report to the awards area immediately following their medal match. The new television deal would be one of Gunkel's last decisions. McMahon, undeterred, tried to find another way of securing the slot for the WWF; he discovered that method shortly after his rejection by Turner. While GCW's programming had a loyal fan base and was fairly popular, things were not as great for the promotion behind the scenes. 1/12/70 1/31/61 1/18/61 1/20/70 This program was hosted by Gordon Solie and was recorded in the studios of WTCG in Midtown Atlanta. McMahon's purchase led to a longstanding rivalry between himself and WTBS owner Ted Turner, who later bought GCW's successor Jim Crockett Promotions (JCP) and formed his own company under the World Championship Wrestling (WCW) name. A respected member of the National Wrestling Alliance for the vast majority of his three decades as a promoter, his ABC Booking company was one of the most successful regional wrestling companies of the era and, not excluding the normal fluctuations in attendance that were a part of the promotional business, that success continued through to the early 1970s when ABC Booking became Mid South Sports, Inc. and Georgia Championship Wrestling was born. 3/8/70 During the 1990s, Philadelphia-based Extreme Championship Wrestling (ECW) rose to become the third-largest wrestling company in North America, behind the WWF and WCW. 1/22/70 11/22/63 To register for novice tournaments you must be a first or second year wrestler, you can not have placed at kids state. 9/16/60 When Georgia Championship Wrestling's local television carrier, WTCG Channel 17 (later renamed WTBS) was broadcast nationally via satellite beginning on December 17, 1976, it became cable TV's first "superstation" and the NWA's Georgia promotion was poised to become the first wrestling program with nationwide coverage since the days of the Dumont 4/7/70 Jim Oates (19801984) 2/28/67 3/1/70 Something went wrong. However, once he paired with Renesto, the team of The Assassins tore through the Southern and Southeastern wrestling area and left no prisoners in their wake. The Tag and Heavyweight Titles werent the only championships in the Georgia Championship Wrestling territory being fought over in the promotions heyday. Alongside the new spot at the Omni, Ted Turner also secured the rights to produce wrestling for his WTCG station that would eventually morph into the TBS cable station. 3/30/57 4/8/70 2/9/70 2/17/70 November 23, 1972, Atlanta, Georgia. Buddy Fuller and Mr. Wrestling Tim Woods gave El Mongol his best matches, but he managed to capture the title ten times in that stretch of time. 2/11/55 2/20/70 12/9/68 The death set off some internal problems, with Ray's widow Ann, who had worked closely with Ray and expected to get her share of the promotion being shut out in favor of Bill Watts, with the promotion being renamed "Mid-South Sports." In addition to the cities within Georgia that made up its traditional circuit, the stars of GCW began appearing in markets that had no specific NWA affiliation and soon cities in Ohio, West Virginia, Pennsylvania, Tennessee and Michigan became part of the Georgia promotions touring schedule. It was launched under the ABC Booking company run by Paul Jones (not to be confused with Paul Frederik, who was later given the name), a former wrestler who went by the name of Andrew Lutzi. There's only you, and your opponent of equal weight and size. 5/10/63 1/23/70 10/21/55 At 6:05 p.m. the following Saturday, July 14, 1984, WWF World Championship Wrestling made its debut on TBS, an event that was later dubbed Black Saturday. For his part, Ted Turner was not at all pleased with news of the takeover and he soon allocated a Saturday morning time slot for Andersons new Championship Wrestling from Georgia program, as well as a Sunday afternoon spot for Bill Watts popular Mid South Wrestling Association. 1/25/69 Along with the squash matches, Miller did interviews with many of the WWF stars, mainly to promote the upcoming, inaugural WrestleMania I. On this Wikipedia the language links are at the top of the page across from the article title. Fritz Von Erich's World Class Championship Wrestling (WCCW) joined ESPN in 1986 and its Dallas-based successors, the United States Wrestling Association (USWA) and the Global Wrestling Federation (GWF), later occupied time slots on the network as well. 4/6/70 4/17/70 2/11/44 WTCG would become a satellite-distributed superstation in 1976, change its call letters to WTBS in 1979, and became WPCH-TV after its over-the-air Atlanta-area signal was spun off from the national TBS cable channel in 2007. All final champions are for this promotion, the title may have continued in other promotions. While there have certainly been many instances of this . The 2022 NJSIAA Wrestling Championships kicked off on Thursday, March 3, 2022 at Boardwalk Hall in Atlantic City. This helps us provide free content for you to enjoy! 8/20/59 6/17/55 While the stars of World Championship Wrestling were off packing houses in states far from their home base, local fans were offered a substandard product and attendance in Georgia dwindled. superstar sgt. 12/28/55 12/7/62 McMahon also guaranteed jobs with the WWF for the Briscos; Jerry Brisco remained with WWF/WWE before suffering three strokes in 2009. After his death, Rays widow Ann wanted to take over her husbands share in the business, but the promotion was sold from under her to Bill Watts, who began to spin off his own Mid-South Sports out of the business move. 7/4/69 He ended his time in Georgia with a series of matches against Ted DiBiase, where he lost his title and began wrestling under the mask against DiBiase as Mr. R. Tommy wrapped up his time in GCW in 1984 before he headed on to Memphis. 3/15/70 12/8/61 Awards ceremonies will take place by weight-class as each weight class iscompleted. Its only a five-hour drive up I-95 from our last stop, Championship Wrestling in Florida, so lets get going. 1/5/68 Mid-South Sports's longterm prospects were not good at that point, most of their wrestlers had gone with Ann, and Ann's promotion had gotten Mid-South's television time slot, though both promotions aired on WTCG. 7 min read. Est 3:30PM Finalist Ceremonies and Finals for 1st/2nd and 3rd/4th place matches - -State Championship ONLY - - Novice Championship will run straight through the finals. Event Name: However, the combination of a restructured front office, a talented new booker in Jerry Jarrett (and, later, Bill Watts) and a great deal of support from the NWA enabled the Atlanta office to eventually overcome the serious challenge that was posed by Ann Gunkels All-South Wrestling Alliance and regain its position as the dominant promotion in the lucrative Georgia market. 4/28/70 8/3/68 2/9/61 11/19/57 8/8/60 3/12/65 5/5/44 10/7/55 Long before some territories adopted a Light Heavyweight or Junior Heavyweight Title, the Television Championship was one where the smaller wrestlers, or workers that werent in the major title hunt at that time, could still achieve gold and carry the notoriety that went along with it. 5/20/60 , 6/21/50 The Minnesota Wrecking Crew sold out anywhere they wrestled in Georgia and tore the house down in Arns birthplace of Rome anytime they made their way through the area. Novice Championship is for 1st and 2nd year wrestlers who have not placed at Kids State You can do both Kids State and Novice Championship (you must qualify for Kids State on 2/25/23) Novice Championship Weigh Ins: Saturday, March 4th, 2023 - Little Kids - 8/10U - Must be in line 7AM Sunday, March 5th, 2023 - 12/14U - Must be in line 7AM 3/18/55 However, the story of its heyday really begins in 1944, with the first cards held by promoter Paul Jones. 1/20/50 7/29/55 Championship Wrestling from Georgia 4/3/70 Another great transaction from this seller! 3/8/69 Georgia Championship Wrestling had many glory years that saw wrestlings finest journey through its doors. Past decade about sports and What he wanted to accomplish as a wrestler Brisco remained with Before! 7:30Am - Wrestling will start at 8:00AM pucks or sticks company of the across. Moved its weekly live shows to the 1920s, professional Wrestling has enjoyed a and... 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