- 11/24/2008 (6:16:33 pm)
- Rich Tate
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SOUTHEASTERN WRESTLING NEWS, NOTES, AND NOSTALGIA: 11/24/2008
NEWS and NOTES
World Wrestling Entertainment’s RAW/ECW crew will be at Dunkin’ Donuts Center in
WWE results from the Survivor Series PPV in Boston, MA, on November 23: Team Michaels (Shawn Michaels, Rey Mysterio, Cryme Tyme & the Great Khali) over Team JBL (JBL, John Morrison, MVP, Kane & the Miz); Team RAW (Beth Phoenix, Mickie James, Candice Michelle, Jillian Hall & Kelly Kelly) over Team SmackDown (Michelle McCool, Natalya, Victoria, Maryse & Maria); the Undertaker over the Big Show in a casket match; Team Orton (Randy Orton, Shelton Benjamin, Mark Henry, Cody Rhodes & William Regal) over Team Batista (Batista, Matt Hardy, Kofi Kingston, CM Punk & R-Truth); Edge over Triple H and Vladimir Kozlov, and technically an “injured” Jeff Hardy who also got involved late, to win the WWE Heavyweight Title in a match Edge wasn’t even supposed to be in; and John Cena over Chris Jericho to win the WWE World Heavyweight Title.
Total Nonstop Action will be taping for iMPACT! at Universal Studios in
The final overall rating for the November 20 edition of TNA’s iMPACT was 1.1.
Ring of Honor has announced the following events: January 31, in
ROH will be at the
ROH will be at the Vanderbilt University Memorial Gymnasium in
ROH will be at the New Alhambra Arena in
ROH will be at the
GWH wishes a happy birthday to Roger Smith (1948) and Beth Phoenix (1980).
Today in Memoriam: Jim Grabmire (67, 1999), Eddie Sullivan (59, 2000), and Dick Hutton (80, 2003).
Today marks the 25th anniversary of the original Starrcade, which took place on this day in 1983 in Greensboro, NC, shown on closed circuit TV: the Assassins over Rufus R. Jones & Bugsy McGraw; Kevin Sullivan & Mark Lewin over Johnny Weaver & Scott McGhee; Abdullah the Butcher over Carlos Colon; Dick Slater & Bob Orton, Jr., over Mark Youngblood & Wahoo McDaniel; Charlie Brown (Jimmy Valiant) over the Great Kabuki to win the “NWA” Television Title; Roddy Piper over Greg Valentine in a dog collar match; Ricky Steamboat & Jay Youngblood over Jack & Jerry Brisco to win the “NWA” World Tag Team Title, with Angelo ‘King Kong’ Mosca as special referee; and Ric Flair over Harley Race to win the NWA World Heavyweight Title, with Gene Kiniski as special referee.
In addition, today is the 36th anniversary of the beginning of a two-year promotional war between Georgia Championship Wrestling and Ann Gunkel’s All-South Wrestling Alliance. Check today’s nostalgia for more details.
Monday Night Mayhem will feature Chavo Guerrero, Sr., tonight at 8:00 PM ET.
Jerkin’ the Curtain will feature Marc Anthony tonight at 11:00 PM ET.
Click here for the latest episode of NWA Anarchy.
Bob Magee’s column, As I See It, has been updated. Click here for the latest entry.
Click here for this week’s Bill Behrens’ NWA Notes update.
This week’s Who’s Slamming Who? Shows have been updated. Click here for audio commentary from various wrestling figures, including Jerry Jarrett, Steve ‘Dr. Death’ Williams, the Iron Sheik, Bill Behrens, and Jody Hamilton.
Bob Ryder is reporting that Champions With Attitudes falsely promoted Samoa Joe for their November 21 show in
Ring Wars Carolina results from “ThanksBeatings” on November 22 at the Uptown Flea Market in Lumberton, NC: Ken" Mama's Boy" Shirt defeated "Scandinavian Sweetheart" Mia for the Internet Championship. "The New Nature Boy" Anthony Shawn Sharp defeated Carolina Kidd. Rage defeated PoPo Da Klown. Simply delicious Dino defeated Old School and Andrea the Giant in a Triple Threat Match. The Angel Cross defeated the Iron Chief. Ash
RWC's next show will be December 13 at
United States Wrestling Organization / ATL Wrestling results from November 22 in
DISCLAIMER: GWH is not liable for any card changes, cancellations, etc. We can only report what is reported to us. As always, we suggest you check with the promotion within 24 hours to verify information posted here.
NOSTALGIA
NOVEMBER 24, 1887 (THURSDAY) –
NOVEMBER 24, 1921 (THURSDAY) –
NOVEMBER 24, 1931 (TUESDAY) – ATLANTA, GA – ATLANTA MUNICIPAL AUDITORIUM (Henry Weber – Promoter / Georgia Championship Wrestling) > Frank Speer defeated Jack Burke > Pat O’Shocker defeated Paul Harper (2-1)
NOVEMBER 24, 1933 (FRIDAY) – ATLANTA, GA – WESTLAKE ARENA (Luke Appling – Promoter) > Frank Remille versus Glenn Cowan > Wayne Coleman versus Whitey Patterson > John Mauldin versus Eddie Pope / Notes: No documented results for this card have been found.
NOVEMBER 24, 1933 (FRIDAY) –
NOVEMBER 24, 1934 (SATURDAY) –
NOVEMBER 24, 1939 (FRIDAY) –
NOVEMBER 24, 1944 (FRIDAY) – ATLANTA, GA – ATLANTA MUNICIPAL AUDITORIUM (Paul Jones – Promoter / Georgia Championship Wrestling) > Pierre DeGlane defeated Ben Bennicasa > Jack Dillon defeated Chief Saunooke by disqualification > Al Massey defeated Herb Freeman > Cowboy Luttrall defeated Jack Kelly by disqualification
NOVEMBER 24, 1948 (WEDNESDAY) – MARIETTA, GA – LARRY BELL AUDITORIUM (Fred Ward – Promoter / Fred Ward Promotions) > Chico Cortez defeated Tommy Ward > Jack Bloomfield defeated Frank Remille > Red Dugan defeated Jack Blackstock
NOVEMBER 24, 1950 (FRIDAY) – ATLANTA, GA – ATLANTA MUNICIPAL AUDITORIUM (Paul Jones – Promoter / Georgia Championship Wrestling) > Red McIntyre defeated Red Roberts > Nick Carter and Don McIntyre wrestled to a draw > Jack Steele and Tarzan White wrestled to a draw > Women’s Match: June Byers defeated Lillian Bitters > Southern Heavyweight Title Match: Finis Hall defeated Jack Kennedy* to win title / Notes: Jack Kennedy had been the reigning Southern Heavyweight Champion since he defeated Art Nelson on November 3, 1950, in Atlanta.
NOVEMBER 24, 1952 (MONDAY) – AUGUSTA, GA – WILLIAM BELL AUDITORIUM (Tom Mahoney – Promoter / Georgia Championship Wrestling) > Jerry Graham defeated Jack Moore > Jack & Billy Steele defeated George & Jack Curtis > Eduardo Perez defeated Nick Carter (2-1)
NOVEMBER 24, 1958 (MONDAY) – ATLANTA, GA – SPORTS ARENA (Bill Collins – Promoter) > Ray Attaway versus Curly McEvers > Paul Young versus Ronnie Parrot > Tiny Oxford versus Bulldog DeMoss > No TL Match: Nick Carter, Ricky Longino & Tarzan White versus Joe Estes, Bill Lawley & the Masked Marvel / Notes: No documented results for this card have been found.
NOVEMBER 24, 1958 (MONDAY) –
NOVEMBER 24, 1961 (FRIDAY) – ATLANTA, GA – ATLANTA MUNICIPAL AUDITORIUM [P] (Paul Jones – Promoter / Georgia Championship Wrestling) > Doug Adkins and Bulldog Lawley wrestled to a draw > Jack Bence defeated Jack Steele by disqualification > Sky Hi Krueger defeated Johnny Apollo > Southern Tag Team Title Match: Don McIntyre & Ray Gunkel* defeated Jerry Graham & the Assassin / Notes: Following the match between Don McIntyre & Ray Gunkel and Jerry Graham & the Assassin, Graham and the Assassin both blamed each other for the loss. The Assassin announced he would be bringing in a new partner. It is unclear as to how McIntyre & Gunkel came to be recognized as Southern Tag Team Champions. The last reference we have shows Bob Rasmussen & Guy Mitchell defending the title against Angelo Savoldi & Gypsy Joe on May 27, 1961, in
NOVEMBER 24, 1964 (TUESDAY) – MACON, GA – MACON CITY AUDITORIUM (Fred Ward – Promoter / Georgia Championship Wrestling) > Chief Little Eagle defeated the Mighty Jumbo > Mario Galento defeated Rocky Smith > Billy & Bad Boy Hines defeated the Mysterious Medics
NOVEMBER 24, 1965 (WEDNESDAY) – COLUMBUS, GA – COLUMBUS MUNICIPAL AUDITORIUM (Fred Ward – Promoter / Georgia Championship Wrestling) > Mike Paidousis defeated Dutch Savage > Eric & Karl Von Brauner defeated Billy & Bad Boy Hines > Don Carson defeated Silento Rodriguez > Chief Little Eagle defeated Dale Lewis / Notes: Saul Weingeroff managed Eric & Karl Von Brauner.
NOVEMBER 24, 1967 (FRIDAY) – ATLANTA, GA – ATLANTA MUNICIPAL AUDITORIUM [P] (Paul Jones – Promoter / Georgia Championship Wrestling) > Bill Dromo defeated Bad Boy Hines > Women’s Match: Bette Boucher defeated Joyce Grable > Karl Von Stroheim defeated Ricky Hunter > Ray Gunkel & Buddy Fuller defeated the Gauchos > Louie Tillet defeated Bobby Shane by countout > Avenger #2, Enrique & Alberto Torres defeated Oki Yama, El Mongol & El Lobo by disqualification / Notes: Jack Crawford managed El Mongol, El Lobo & Oki Yama. During the match between Avenger #2, Enrique & Alberto Torres and Oki Yama, El Mongol & El Lobo, Avenger #2 removed Lobo’s mask, but his face was covered before he could be identified. The program for this card questioned whether Lobo was Stan Vachon. Crawford, meanwhile, was accusing Ramon Torres of being the real identity of Avenger #2. It was also announced there would be no television on November 25, 1967, but the program would resume in its normal time slot the following week. It was announced that Ramon Torres would be wrestling on the card on December 1, 1967.
NOVEMBER 24, 1970 (TUESDAY) – MACON, GA – MACON COLISEUM (Fred Ward – Promoter / Georgia Championship Wrestling) > Midget Match: Cowboy Lang defeated Little Bruiser > The Great Ota defeated Kevin Sullivan > Tim Tyler and Robert Fuller wrestled to a draw > Macon Tag Team Title Match (DQ Rule Waived): Bob Armstrong & Paul DeMarco defeated Buddy Colt & Skandor Akbar* to win title > Choo-Choo Lynn defeated Homer O’Dell / Notes: Buddy Colt & Skandor Akbar had been the reigning Macon Tag Team Champions since they defeated Bill Dromo & Alberto Torres on August 25, 1970, in Macon. Homer O’Dell managed Colt.
NOVEMBER 24, 1971 (WEDNESDAY) – COLUMBUS, GA – COLUMBUS MUNICIPAL AUDITORIUM [P] (Fred Ward – Promoter / Georgia Championship Wrestling) > Battle Royal featuring George Scott, Big John, Derrell Cochran, Oki Shikina, Jerry Oates, Flash Monroe, Roberto Soto, Assassin #1, Assassin #2, Bill Dromo, Karl Von Stroheim, Mr. X, Billy Spears, Bob Armstrong, and Choo-Choo Lynn. / Notes: It is unclear as to the result for the battle royal, but it was reported that the purse was $1,500.
NOVEMBER 24, 1972 (FRIDAY) – ATLANTA, GA – ATLANTA MUNICIPAL AUDITORIUM [P] (Paul Jones – Promoter / Georgia Championship Wrestling) > Derrell Cochran defeated Tinker Todd > Don Curtis defeated Ronnie Hill > Eddie Graham, Buddy & Robert Fuller defeated Tony Russo, Jim Grabmire & Geto Mongol > Battle Royal: Jake Smith defeated Jim Byers, Jim Grabmire, Tinker Todd, Roy Lee Welch, Don Curtis, Duke Keomuka, Robert Fuller, Rick Freto, Derrell Cochran, Doug Gilbert, Bob Armstrong, Geto Mongol, and Mike Paidousis > Bob Armstrong defeated Mike Paidousis > Doug Gilbert defeated Bronko Lubich > Jack Brisco defeated Hiro Matsuda / Notes: It is unclear as to the reason for the battle royal. This card was the first following the mass departure of the regular roster of talent the promotion had been using. Much of the talent came on one-day notice to help fill out the card. Over the next several weeks, other NWA promoters would send in wrestlers whenever possible to help
NOVEMBER 24, 1972 (FRIDAY) – ATLANTA, GA – OGLETHORPE GYMNASIUM [P] (Ann Gunkel – Promoter / All-South Wrestling Alliance) > Oki Shikina defeated Mark Starr > Jesse James defeated Skandor Akbar by disqualification > Women’s Match: Vicky Williams defeated Donna Christianello > Rock Hunter defeated Tim Geohagen > Dick Steinborn and Assassin #2 wrestled to a draw > Tommy Seigler & El Mongol defeated the Hollywood Blonds by disqualification > Ox Baker defeated Argentina Apollo / Notes: This was the first card for Ann Gunkel’s All-South Wrestling Alliance. The program for this card notes that the ticket office is located at
NOVEMBER 24, 1973 (SATURDAY) – “ALL-SOUTH CHAMPIONSHIP WRESTLING” (Ann Gunkel – Promoter / All-South Wrestling Alliance) > The Mongols defeated Pat & Mike Kelly > Tommy Seigler defeated the Missouri Mauler by disqualification > Johnny Ringo and the Great Fuji wrestled to a draw / Notes: Rock Hunter managed the Missouri Mauler. George Cannon managed the Mongols.
NOVEMBER 24, 1973 (SATURDAY) –
NOVEMBER 24, 1975 (MONDAY) – AUGUSTA, GA – WILLIAM BELL AUDITORIUM (Charlie Harben – Promoter / Georgia Championship Wrestling) > Moondog Mayne defeated Bob Orton, Jr. > Jerry Brisco defeated Otto Von Heller > Bobo Brazil defeated Nikolai Volkoff > Dick Slater defeated Harley Race > Three-Way Match: the Spoiler defeated Brute Bernard and Abdullah the Butcher / Notes: The winner of the match between Brute Bernard, Abdullah the Butcher, and the Spoiler was to earn the right to be called the “King of the Hill”. Gary Hart managed the Spoiler, Nikolai Volkoff and Brute Bernard.
NOVEMBER 24, 1977 (THURSDAY) – ATLANTA, GA – OMNI COLISEUM [P] (Paul Jones – Promoter / Georgia Championship Wrestling) > Jerry Stubbs defeated Randy Savage > Richard Blood defeated Jim Grabmire > Charlie Cook & Raymond Rougeau defeated the Interns > Tommy Rich defeated David Shults > Bob Armstrong versus Jacques Goulet ruled a no contest > Dick Slater & Mr. Wrestling #2 defeated Ole Anderson & Stan Hansen > Ernie Ladd & Thunderbolt Patterson defeated Pak Song & the Sheik > Tony Atlas defeated Abdullah the Butcher / Notes: Rock Hunter managed the Sheik, Abdullah the Butcher and Pak Song.
NOVEMBER 24, 1978 (FRIDAY) –
NOVEMBER 24, 1979 (SATURDAY) – ATLANTA, GA – WTBS STUDIOS (Paul Jones – Promoter / Georgia Championship Wrestling) > Ricky Fields defeated Chick Donovan > Tape: Harley Race > Tape: Tommy Rich versus Bobby Heenan > Ivan Koloff defeated Mike Fever > Tape: Ernie Ladd & Tom Shaft versus Tommy Rich & Gene Anderson > Ray Candy defeated Buck Brannigan > Austin Idol & the Masked Superstar defeated Bret Hart & Ted Allen > Tape: Mike Boyer versus Mr. Wrestling #2 (1) / Notes: This was taped for the “Georgia Championship Wrestling” television program hosted by Gordon Solie. The tape of Harley Race was actually a video montage of various events. On this episode WTBS personality Bill Tush presented a profile on Harley Race. Also, there was a taped interview from Tommy Rich in the Omni dressing room shortly after defeating Bobby Heenan on November 22, 1979. Ole Anderson, Tony Atlas, Tommy Rich, Killer Karl Kox, Dusty Rhodes, and Jack & Jerry Brisco also appeared on this episode.
NOVEMBER 24, 1980 (MONDAY) – AUGUSTA, GA – WILLIAM BELL AUDITORIUM (Charlie Harben – Promoter / Georgia Championship Wrestling) > Robert Fuller defeated Charlie Fulton > Steve O defeated Tom Stanton > Ted DiBiase defeated Assassin #2 > Steve Keirn defeated Mr. Saito > Kevin Sullivan & Tony Atlas defeated Terry Gordy & Buddy Roberts > NWA World Heavyweight Title Match: Harley Race* defeated Jim Brunzell / Notes: Michael Hayes joined Terry Gordy and Buddy Roberts during their match with Kevin Sullivan & Tony Atlas.
NOVEMBER 24, 1983 (THURSDAY) – ATLANTA, GA – OMNI COLISEUM [P] (Paul Jones – Promoter / Georgia Championship Wrestling) > One-Night Tag Team Tournament: Jim Neidhart & King Kong Bundy defeated Tommy Rogers & Joe Lightfoot; Butch Reed & Pez Whatley defeated Randy Rose & Jimmy Randolph; the Bruise Brothers defeated the Russians; Ron Garvin & Jim Duggan defeated Bob Brown & Chick Donovan; Randy Savage & Magnum T.A. defeated the Mad Mongolians; Reed & Whatley defeated Neidhart & Bundy; Bruise Brothers defeated Garvin & Duggan; Savage & T. A. defeated Bruise Brothers; Reed & Whatley defeated Savage & T. A. to win money > Women’s Match: Debbie Combs defeated Donna Day > Ted DiBiase defeated Brett Sawyer > Jake Roberts defeated Mr. Wrestling #2 > Tommy Rich & Buzz Sawyer defeated the Road Warriors / Notes: It was reported that 12,000 were in attendance for this card. It was reported that the purse for the tournament was $50,000. Paul Ellering managed Jake Roberts and the Road Warriors. Jimmy Hart managed the Bruise Brothers.
The information compiled within our daily reports are through the efforts of various contributors, including, but not limited to, Rich Tate, Larry Goodman, Chuck Thornton, Brian Waits, Don Luce, Brian Slack, Fred Hornby, Thomas Bugg, J Michael Kenyon, Steve Yohe, David Williamson, Becky Taylor, John Cannon, Mike Norris, Bobby Simmons, Les Thatcher, Crimson Mask, Dan Masters, Tim Dix, Tim Dills, Jimmie Daniel, Gene Restaino, Shannon Rose, Alan Wojcik, Devin Cutting, and Richard O’Sullivan.
– GeorgiaWrestlingHistory.com



