- 12/09/2007 (2:28:37 pm)
- Rich Tate
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NEWS
Great Championship Wrestling results from Phenix City, AL, on December 8: J-Rod & Tex Monroe over the RJ Connection (Randall Johnson & Reuben Johnson); Scotty Beach over Devin Cutter; Orion Bishop (w/ Wicked Nemesis) over David Young; Zero Tolerance (w/ Quentin Michaels) over Skinny Jimmy; Mason Cutter over Jonathan Davis; Cru Jones (w/ Wicked Nemesis) over Sonny Siaki; and A.J. Steele over Johnny Swinger to retain the GCW Interstate Heavyweight Title. It was reported that 75 were in attendance for this card. Click here for a report from Brian Slack.
Total Championship Wrestling results from
Georgia Wrestling Promotions will be in
Southern Extreme Championship Wrestling runs in Villa Rica, GA, tonight at the SECW Arena, beginning at 6:00 PM. Call (770) 355-5742 for more info. Advertised: the Super Destroyer defends the SECW Heavyweight Title versus Bull Buchanan (back from Japan); Frankie Valentine & the Nightmare versus Billy Love & El Mexicano; Bulldog Raines versus Loco Motive; War Daddy versus the New York Gangster; Adrian Hawkins versus Tim Renesto (yes, Tom’s son); and Kyle Matthews versus L.T. Faulk.
GCW will be in
Ultimate Christian Wrestling returns to
NOTES
Happy birthday to Kurt Angle, who turns 39 today.
We realize the holidays tend to be quite busy for everyone, but we encourage everyone to make a conscious effort to please support the local wrestling community over the next few weeks. We have discussed here that it could be near an end, if the Georgia Athletic and Entertainment Commission has its way. Perhaps a great showing of support from wrestling fans from all over the state can help in the battle. So we ask that you either make every possible effort to attend the December 18 meeting, as outlined here, and/or go to a show being presented the closest to you over the next week or two. A listing of local events can be found here.
NOSTALGIA
1936: Jack Ross defeated Mike Nazarian to win the Southern Light Heavyweight Title at the American Legion in
1937: Joe Cox defeated Wally Dusek in the main event at Loew’s Grand Theatre in
1949: Dan O’Connor defeated Ray Villmer to retain the Southern Heavyweight Title at the Atlanta Municipal Auditorium for Georgia Championship Wrestling promoter Paul Jones. O’Connor had been the reigning champion since he defeated Don McIntyre on November 25, 1949, in
1952: George Curtis defeated Billy Steele in the main event at the Macon City Auditorium for Georgia Championship Wrestling promoter Fred Ward.
1955: Don McIntyre & Jerry Graham defeated Freddie & Billy Blassie to win the World Tag Team Title at the Atlanta Municipal Auditorium for Georgia Championship Wrestling promoter Paul Jones. The Blassies had been billed as champions upon arrival.
1957: Reggie & Stan Lisowski defeated Ray Gunkel & Marco Polo two falls to one to retain the World Tag Team Title at the William Bell Auditorium in
1961: On the “Live Atlanta Wrestling” television program hosted by Ed Capral, the Assassins allowed Jerry Graham to pick any partner he wanted for a match on December 15, 1961, and to the fans surprise, he selected Ray Gunkel.
1963: A main event match between Joe Scarpa and the Mighty Hercules was ruled a no contest at the William Bell Auditorium in
1967: A main event match between Don McClarty and Butcher Vachon was ruled a no contest at the Paul Jones Sports Arena in
1967: On the “Live Atlanta Wrestling” television program hosted by Ed Capral, Jack Crawford and Paul Jones joined Capral to discuss the pending suspension of El Mongol, and Crawford remained adamant that Mongol did not have to sign for a match waiving the disqualification rule to defend the Georgia Heavyweight Title. By the end of the discussion, Jones had made the suspension effective immediately, much to the dismay of Crawford and Mongol.
1969: Choo-Choo
1972: In what was probably a must see match, Jack Brisco and Dory Funk, Jr., wrestled to a draw on the “Georgia Championship Wrestling” television program hosted by Sterling Brewer.
1974: Steve Keirn defeated Bob Orton, Jr., in a main event
1976: Wahoo McDaniel defeated Ric Flair in the main event at the
1979: Tony Atlas defeated the Masked Superstar in the main event at the
– GeorgiaWrestlingHistory.com