- 08/21/2008 (7:16:23 pm)
- Rich Tate
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SOUTHEASTERN WRESTLING NEWS, NOTES, AND NOSTALGIA: 08/21/2008
NEWS and NOTES
Peach State Pandemonium featured longtime Peach State Wrestling promoter Ben Masters on Wednesday night. We were also joined by Global Championship Wrestling’s Mad Dog Sawyer, who gave us some history on the 15 year promotion, and laid out the plan for the August 23 event in
Tickets for the following World Wrestling Entertainment events go on sale tomorrow: September 29 in
WWE has announced the following events: October 11, RAW in
We reported Wednesday night that Gail Kim parted ways with Total Nonstop Action. We have since learned that her contract expired after renegotiations stalled. The word we have is that she is planning a return to WWE, and had a meeting today with John Laurinaitis, WWE’s Director of Talent Relations.
Tickets for the following TNA events go on sale tomorrow: October 3 in Lowell, MA, at the Tsongas Arena; October 4 in Glens Falls, NY, at the Glens Falls Civic Center; and October 5 in Plattsburg, NY, at the Crete Civic Center.
Longtime southern wrestler/referee Sonny ‘Roughhouse’ Fargo, whose real name was Jack Faggart, passed away Wednesday night.
Patrick Miller, a regular for NWA Main Event, was killed in an automobile accident on August 17. A service will be held at Neal-Tarpley Funeral Home in
GWH wishes a happy birthday to Chad Parham (25).
Les Thatcher’s weekly column for Pro Wrestling Insider has been posted. Click here for his column.
Slam! Wrestling’s Greg Oliver has written a nice piece on ‘Handsome’ Johnny Barend. Click here for the story.
Southern Extreme Championship Wrestling will be part of the Villa Rica's 3rd Annual Frontiers Rodeo on August 23rd at the Villa Rica Civic Center & Sport Complex. SECW champion Rob Adonis vs. Bulldog Raines. Consquences Creed & Frankie Valentine vs. Kyle Matthews & Colt Derringher. The Nightmare vs. Adrian Hawkins. Josh Stone vs. Dustin Powers. Doors open at 6:00 and belltime is at 6:30. Tickets for both the wrestling and the rodeo are $12 in advance and $14 at the door.
All-Star Wrestling presents “Oops We Did It Again” on Saturday August 23 at the Spring Hill Outlet Mall, located at 3021
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
AUGUST 21, 1933 (MONDAY) –
AUGUST 21, 1933 (MONDAY) –
AUGUST 21, 1933 (MONDAY) –
AUGUST 21, 1934 (TUESDAY) –
AUGUST 21, 1934 (TUESDAY) –
AUGUST 21, 1935 (WEDNESDAY) – ALBANY, GA – SUPREME CIRCLE HALL (Frank Bettis – Promoter) > Joe Dillman defeated Pedro Torres > Honey Boy Hackney and Young Londos wrestled to a draw (1-1)
AUGUST 21, 1935 (WEDNESDAY) – ATLANTA, GA – PONCE de LEON BALL PARK (Henry Weber – Promoter / Georgia Championship Wrestling) > Darna Ostapovich defeated Dick Stahl (2-0) > Doug Wyckoff defeated Ellis Bashara at 16:00 > Frank Speer defeated Joe Cox by disqualification at 50:30 (2-1)
AUGUST 21, 1936 (FRIDAY) – ATLANTA, GA – RIVERSIDE ARENA (Frank Bettis – Promoter) > Don Rainey versus Leon Fuller > Glenn Cowan versus Tiger Long > Sammy Miller versus Honey Boy Hackney / Notes: No documented results for this card have been found.
AUGUST 21, 1939 (MONDAY) –
AUGUST 21, 1942 (FRIDAY) –
AUGUST 21, 1946 (WEDNESDAY) –
AUGUST 21, 1950 (MONDAY) – AUGUSTA, GA – AUGUSTA MUNICIPAL AUDITORIUM (Tom Mahoney – Promoter / Georgia Championship Wrestling) > Don McIntyre defeated Chief Saunooke > Chief Little Fox defeated Buddy Knox > Walter Sirois defeated Louie Ross (2-1) > Don McIntyre & Chief Little Fox defeated Buddy Knox & Chief Saunooke
AUGUST 21, 1953 (FRIDAY) – ATLANTA, GA – ATLANTA MUNICIPAL AUDITORIUM (Paul Jones – Promoter / Georgia Championship Wrestling) > Red McIntyre defeated Danny Dusek > Johnny Valentine defeated Chief Chewacki > Southern Heavyweight Title Match: Don McIntyre* defeated Tarzan Hewitt > Verne Gagne defeated Wild Man Zimm / Notes: Don McIntyre had been billed as Southern Heavyweight Champion since March 16, 1953.
AUGUST 21, 1957 (WEDNESDAY) –
AUGUST 21, 1959 (FRIDAY) – ATLANTA, GA – SPORTS ARENA (Paul Jones – Promoter / Georgia Championship Wrestling) > Ray Gunkel defeated El Gato > Ed Sharpe and Jim LaRock wrestled to a draw > Ray Gunkel & Jim LaRock defeated Ed Sharpe & El Gato > Southern Heavyweight Title Match (No TL / No DQ): Freddie Blassie* versus Adrien Baillargeon ruled a no contest / Notes: Freddie Blassie had been the reigning Southern Heavyweight Champion since he defeated Dickie Gunkel on August 7, 1959, in Atlanta.
AUGUST 21, 1962 (TUESDAY) – MACON, GA – MACON CITY AUDITORIUM (Fred Ward – Promoter / Georgia Championship Wrestling) > Pedro Godoy defeated Guy Taylor > Johnny Walker and Gene Murphy wrestled to a draw > Midget Women’s Match: Baby Cheryl defeated Dolly Darcel > Chief Little Eagle & Chief Crazy Horse versus Mr. Moto & the Russian Crusher ruled a no contest
AUGUST 21, 1963 (WEDNESDAY) – COLUMBUS, GA – COLUMBUS MUNICIPAL AUDITORIUM (Fred Ward – Promoter / Fred Ward Promotions) > Man versus Animal Match: Killer Kodiak defeated Johnny Hipps > Mixed Tag Team Match: Marco Polo & Shirley West defeated Bob Shipp & Barbara Ball > Chris Averoff & Dick Barkley defeated Joe McCarthy & the Green Hornet by disqualification
AUGUST 21, 1964 (FRIDAY) – ATLANTA, GA – ATLANTA MUNICIPAL AUDITORIUM [P] (Paul Jones – Promoter / Georgia Championship Wrestling) > Wildman Phillips defeated Bob Hamby > Frankie Cain defeated Greg Peterson > Dick Dunn and Joe Scarpa wrestled to a draw > Buddy Fuller defeated Chico Cortez > Eddie Graham defeated George Harris > NWA World Junior Heavyweight Title Match: Hiro Matsuda* and Sputnik Monroe wrestled to a draw / Notes: Following the match between Dick Dunn and Joe Scarpa, Scarpa complained that Dunn has used a foreign object on him during the bout. Hiro Matsuda had been the reigning NWA World Junior Heavyweight Champion since he defeated Danny Hodge on July 11, 1964, in
AUGUST 21, 1965 (SATURDAY) –
AUGUST 21, 1965 (SATURDAY) –
AUGUST 21, 1967 – AUGUSTA, GA – WILLIAM BELL AUDITORIUM (Steve Manderson – Promoter / Georgia Championship Wrestling) > Southern Tag Team Title Match: Alberto & Ramon Torres defeated Stan & Butcher Vachon* to win title / Notes: Stan & Butcher Vachon had been the reigning Southern Tag Team Champions since they defeated Enrique & Ramon Torres on June 23, 1967, in Atlanta.
AUGUST 21, 1970 (FRIDAY) – ATLANTA, GA – ATLANTA MUNICIPAL AUDITORIUM [P] (Paul Jones – Promoter / Georgia Championship Wrestling) > Midget Match: Lord Littlebrook versus Little Crusher > Ray Gunkel defeated Mike Paidousis > Ron, Robert & Buddy Fuller defeated Homer O’Dell, Buddy Colt & Karl Von Stroheim > Georgia Heavyweight Title Match: Nick Bockwinkel* defeated El Mongol by disqualification > Georgia Tag Team Title Match: Bobby Shane & Doug Gilbert* versus the Assassins ruled a no contest / Notes: Lord Littlebrook and Little Crusher were scheduled to wrestle each other, but no results were reported after the card. Crusher participated in an autograph session for fans. Nick Bockwinkel had been the reigning Georgia Heavyweight Champion since he defeated Paul DeMarco on July 24, 1970, in
AUGUST 21, 1971 (SATURDAY) –
AUGUST 21, 1973 (TUESDAY) – ATLANTA, GA – ATLANTA MUNICIPAL AUDITORIUM [P] (Ann Gunkel – Promoter / All-South Wrestling Alliance) > Ted Oates versus Red Wells > Wayne Cowan versus Chief Thundercloud > Bull Zomar versus Mil Mascaras > Jack Armstrong, Rock Hunter, Assassin #2 & Oki Shikina versus Tommy Seigler, Pepper Gomez, Argentina Apollo & El Mongol > Tarzan Tyler versus the Super Gladiator > US Heavyweight Title Match: Ox Baker* defeated Ernie Ladd by disqualification / Notes: Aside from the match between Ox Baker and Ernie Ladd, no documented results for the remaining matches on this card have been found. Rock Hunter managed Assassin #2. Chief Thundercloud was escorted to the ring by his valet Chui.
AUGUST 21, 1973 (TUESDAY) – MACON, GA – MACON COLISEUM (Fred Ward – Promoter / Georgia Championship Wrestling) > Bob Orton, Jr., defeated Billy Spears by disqualification > Jerry Oates & Jim Wilson defeated Taro Kobayoshi & Akai Yoshihara > Bob Armstrong & Ricky Gibson defeated the Super Infernos > Tom Jones & Mr. Wrestling #2 defeated Bobby Duncum & Bill Watts > Macon Heavyweight Title Match: Buddy Colt* versus the Sheik ruled a no contest / Notes: Abdullah Farouk managed the Sheik. J.C. Dykes managed the Super Infernos.
AUGUST 21, 1978 (MONDAY) –
AUGUST 21, 1979 (TUESDAY) – MACON, GA – MACON COLISEUM (Fred Ward – Promoter / Georgia Championship Wrestling) > Bill Howard defeated Genichiro Tenryu > Jerry Stubbs defeated Doug Somers > Jonathan Boyd defeated Mike Stallings > Bob Armstrong defeated Killer Karl Kox by disqualification > Ernie Ladd defeated Mr. Wrestling #1 > Georgia Tag Team Title Match: Ray Candy & Stan Hansen defeated Ole Anderson & Ivan Koloff* by disqualification / Notes: Bobby Heenan managed Killer Karl Kox.
AUGUST 21, 1980 (THURSDAY) –
AUGUST 21, 1980 (THURSDAY) –
AUGUST 21, 1982 (SATURDAY) – CHATTANOOGA, TN – CHATTANOOGA MEMORIAL AUDITORIUM (Paul Jones – Promoter / Georgia Championship Wrestling) > Brad Armstrong and the Iron Sheik wrestled to a draw > The Freebirds defeated the Wild Samoans > Ernie Ladd defeated Don Muraco > Buzz Sawyer defeated Tommy Rich > Shackle Match: Mr. Wrestling #2 defeated the Masked Superstar / Notes: Sonny King managed the Iron Sheik and the Wild Samoans.
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