Georgia Wrestling History - the Home of Peach State Pandemonium: Cards & Results

1935

JANUARY 1 (TUESDAY) – ATLANTA, GA – ATLANTA MUNICIPAL AUDITORIUM (Henry Weber – Promoter / Georgia Championship Wrestling) > Pat Mullins defeated Ed Williamson at 6:50 (2-0) > George Romanoff defeated Stanley Wyckoff at 28:00 (2-0) > Orville Brown defeated Dorv Roche by disqualification at 48:00 (2-1)

JANUARY 1 (TUESDAY) – AUGUSTA, GA – NEW COLISEUM (Jack Browning – Promoter) > Bill Middlekauff versus Jim Henry > Southern Lightweight Title Match: Jack Ross* versus Ed Nolan / Notes: No documented results for this card have been found. Jack Ross had been billed as Southern Lightweight Champion since May 9, 1933.

JANUARY 3 (THURSDAY) – ATLANTA, GA – LAKEWOOD HEIGHTS ARENA (Frank Bettis – Promoter) > Pat Williams versus Pat O’Brien > No TL Match: Red Dugan versus Young Londos > John Mauldin versus Son Almand / Notes: No documented results for this card have been found.

JANUARY 4 (FRIDAY) – AVONDALE, GA – AVONDALE ARENA (Frank Bettis and Cleve Roby – Promoters) > Teddy Betts versus Charlie Harben > Eddie Wagner versus Bull Schmidt > Chippewa Charlie versus Son Almand / Notes: No documented results for this card have been found.

JANUARY 8 (TUESDAY) – AUGUSTA, GA – NEW COLISEUM (Jack Browning – Promoter) > Ed Nolan versus Billy Dusek > Leo Alexander versus Honey Boy Hackney / Notes: No documented results for this card have been found.

JANUARY 10 (THURSDAY) – ATLANTA, GA – LAKEWOOD HEIGHTS ARENA (Frank Bettis – Promoter) > Leon Fuller versus Rusty Williams > No TL Match: Charlie Norman versus Young Londos > Eddie Wagner versus Whitey Patterson / Notes: No documented results for this card have been found.

JANUARY 11 (FRIDAY) – ATLANTA, GA – ATLANTA MUNICIPAL AUDITORIUM (Frank Bettis and Cleve Roby – Promoters) > Tarzan Jordan versus Honey Boy Hackney > Jack Ross versus Dobie Osborne > Jim Hesslyn defeated Nick Contos (2-0) / Notes: Aside from the match between Jim Hesslyn and Nick Contos, no documented results for the remaining matches on this card have been found.

JANUARY 11 (FRIDAY) – AVONDALE, GA – AVONDALE ARENA (Frank Bettis – Promoter) > Women’s Match: Betty Roper versus Mae Fenwick > John Mauldin versus Foy Rivers > Son Almand and the Masked Marvel (1) wrestled to a draw at 45:00 / Notes: Aside from the match between Son Almand and the Masked Marvel, no documented results for the remaining matches on this card have been found. The match between Almand and the Marvel was advertised as being a Handicap Match with Bull Schmidt teaming with the Marvel, but apparently Schmidt failed to appear.

JANUARY 15 (TUESDAY) – ATLANTA, GA – ATLANTA MUNICIPAL AUDITORIUM (Henry Weber – Promoter / Georgia Championship Wrestling) > Bull Schmidt defeated Foy Rivers at 10:00 > Pat Mullins defeated Frenchy LaRue at 20:00 > Orville Brown defeated Whitey Hewitt at 43:00 (2-1) > Dorv Roche defeated Karl Sarpolis by disqualification at 28:00 (2-0) / Notes: It was reported that 2,000 were in attendance for this card.

JANUARY 15 (TUESDAY) – AUGUSTA, GA – NEW COLISEUM (Jack Browning – Promoter) > Inman Rabon defeated Young Jones (2-0) > Ed Nolan defeated Jim Hesslyn (2-1) > Southern Lightweight Title Match: Jack Ross* and Dobie Osborne wrestled to a draw / Notes: Jack Ross had been billed as Southern Lightweight Champion since May 9, 1933.

JANUARY 17 (THURSDAY) – ATLANTA, GA – LAKEWOOD HEIGHTS ARENA (Frank Bettis – Promoter) > Southern Lightweight Title Match: Pat O’Brien* versus Young Simmons > Bob Anderson versus Glenn Cowan > Hugh Winn versus Charlie Norman / Notes: No documented results for this card have been found. The origin of the Southern Lightweight Title is unclear to us at this time. There was a different version also being used elsewhere in Georgia that does not seem to have any lineage to this one.

JANUARY 18 (FRIDAY) – ATLANTA, GA – ATLANTA MUNICIPAL AUDITORIUM (Frank Bettis and Cleve Roby – Promoters) > Charlie Norman defeated Glenn Cowan by disqualification > Jack Ross versus John Mauldin > Jim Hesslyn defeated Hugh Winn (2-0) / Notes: Jack Ross and John Mauldin were scheduled to wrestle each other, but no results were reported after the card.

JANUARY 18 (FRIDAY) – AVONDALE, GA – AVONDALE ARENA (Frank Bettis and Cleve Roby – Promoters) > Leon Fuller versus Buck Jones > Bill Collins versus Teddy Betts > Son Almand versus the Masked Marvel (1) / Notes: No documented results for this card have been found.

JANUARY 19 (SATURDAY) – CARTERSVILLE, GA – FAIRVIEW ARENA (M.C. Martin – Promoter) > Ten-Round Boxing Match: Jack Johnson versus Dago Potts > Chippewa Charlie versus Bull Schmidt / Notes: No documented results for this card have been found.

JANUARY 22 (TUESDAY) – ATLANTA, GA – ATLANTA MUNICIPAL AUDITORIUM (Henry Weber – Promoter / Georgia Championship Wrestling) > Keith Converse and Foy Rivers wrestled to a draw at 15:00 > Paul Harper defeated Mack Freeman at 12:00 > Tom Marvin and George Tragos went to draw > Dorv Roche defeated Orville Brown at 42:00 (2-1) / Notes: Mack Freeman substituted for Marshall Blackstock in the match with Paul Harper.

JANUARY 22 (TUESDAY) – AUGUSTA, GA – NEW COLISEUM (Jack Browning – Promoter) > Dobie Osborne versus Ed Nolan > Jim Hesslyn versus Cyclone Copley / Notes: No documented results for this card have been found.

JANUARY 22 (TUESDAY) – VALDOSTA, GA – NAT SMITH WAREHOUSE (Jim Baisden – Promoter) > George Romanoff defeated Pete Brown > Tex Hammer versus Honey Boy Cady > Jack McAdams versus Jack Levigne / Notes: Aside from the match between George Romanoff and Pete Brown, no documented results for the remaining matches on this card have been found.

JANUARY 24 (THURSDAY) – ATLANTA, GA – LAKEWOOD HEIGHTS ARENA (Frank Bettis – Promoter) > Teddy Betts versus Bull Schmidt > Bill Collins versus Young Londos > No TL Match: Glenn Cowan versus Charlie Norman / Notes: No documented results for this card have been found.

JANUARY 25 (FRIDAY) – ATLANTA, GA – AVONDALE ARENA (Frank Bettis and Cleve Roby – Promoters) > Teddy Betts versus Foy Rivers > Bull Schmidt versus John Kadish > Hugh Winn versus Chippewa Charlie / Notes: No documented results for this card have been found.

JANUARY 29 (TUESDAY) – ATLANTA, GA – ATLANTA MUNICIPAL AUDITORIUM (Henry Weber – Promoter / Georgia Championship Wrestling) > Keith Converse defeated C.B. Jones at 11:00 > Everett Gibbons defeated Jack O’Brien > Paul Harper defeated George Tragos at 40:00 (2-0) > Dorv Roche defeated Whitey Hewitt by disqualification (2-0)

JANUARY 29 (TUESDAY) – AUGUSTA, GA – NEW COLISEUM (Jack Browning – Promoter) > Jim Henry versus Dobie Osborne > Rudy Strongberg versus Ed Nolan / Notes: No documented results for this card have been found.

JANUARY 29 (TUESDAY) – VALDOSTA, GA – NAT SMITH WAREHOUSE (Jim Baisden – Promoter) > Pete Brown versus Honey Boy Cady > Jack Ozar versus Tex Hammer > George Romanoff versus Harry Nixon / Notes: No documented results for this card have been found.

JANUARY 31 (THURSDAY) – ATLANTA, GA – LAKEWOOD HEIGHTS ARENA (Frank Bettis – Promoter) > Glenn Cowan versus Red Dugan > Eddie Wagner versus Young Londos > Jim Zbyszko versus John Mauldin / Notes: No documented results for this card have been found.

FEBRUARY 1 (FRIDAY) – ATLANTA, GA – ATLANTA MUNICIPAL AUDITORIUM (Frank Bettis and Cleve Roby – Promoters) > Bill Collins versus John Mauldin ruled a no contest > Hugh Winn defeated Wayne Coleman (2-0) at 27:00 > Jack Ross and Jim Hesslyn wrestled to a draw at 60:00

FEBRUARY 1 (FRIDAY) – AVONDALE, GA – AVONDALE ARENA (Frank Bettis and Cleve Roby – Promoters) > John Kadish versus Chippewa Charlie > Glenn Cowan versus Teddy Betts > Ted Radcliffe versus K.O. Black / Notes: No documented results for this card have been found.

FEBRUARY 4 (MONDAY) – AUGUSTA, GA – NEW COLISEUM (Jack Browning – Promoter) > Ed Nolan defeated Bill Middlekauff (2-1) > Dobie Osborne defeated Cowboy Luttrall / Notes: Inman Rabon also reportedly won a match on this card, but his opponent was not referenced.

FEBRUARY 5 (TUESDAY) – ATLANTA, GA – ATLANTA MUNICIPAL AUDITORIUM (Henry Weber – Promoter / Georgia Championship Wrestling) > Ed Williamson versus Charlie Harben ruled a no contest > Whitey Hewitt and Ed Helbig wrestled to a draw at 60:00 > Dorv Roche defeated the Red Demon at 40:00

FEBRUARY 7 (THURSDAY) – ATLANTA, GA – LAKEWOOD HEIGHTS ARENA (Frank Bettis – Promoter) > Leon Fuller versus Foy Rivers > Joe Clancy versus Chippewa Charlie > Bill Collins versus Turk Powell / Notes: No documented results for this card have been found.

FEBRUARY 8 (FRIDAY) – ATLANTA, GA – ATLANTA MUNICIPAL AUDITORIUM (Frank Bettis and Cleve Roby – Promoters) > Young Londos defeated Charlie Norman (2-1) > Tarzan Jordan defeated Hans Lutz > Honey Boy Hackney defeated Sammy Miller (2-1)

FEBRUARY 8 (FRIDAY) – AVONDALE, GA – AVONDALE ARENA (Frank Bettis and Cleve Roby – Promoters) > John Rooney versus Leon Fuller > Bob Anderson versus Teddy Betts > Phillip Hansen versus the Masked Marvel (1) / Notes: No documented results for this card have been found.

FEBRUARY 11 (MONDAY) – AUGUSTA, GA – NEW COLISEUM (Jack Browning – Promoter) > Jack Ross defeated Ed Nolan (2-1) > Cowboy Luttrall defeated Rudy Strongberg (2-0)

FEBRUARY 12 (TUESDAY) – ATLANTA, GA – ATLANTA MUNICIPAL AUDITORIUM (Henry Weber – Promoter / Georgia Championship Wrestling) > Keith Converse defeated John Dameron at 9:00 > Pete Schuh defeated Young Zaharias at 17:00 > Jim Coffield defeated Joe Cox by disqualification at 37:00 > Dorv Roche defeated George Zaharias / Notes: In the match between Dorv Roche and George Zaharias, the referee awarded the decision to Roche after the 90-minute time limit expired, with each man having won a fall.

FEBRUARY 15 (FRIDAY) – ATLANTA, GA – ATLANTA MUNICIPAL AUDITORIUM (Frank Bettis and Cleve Roby – Promoters) > Young Londos defeated Bill Collins > Tarzan Jordan defeated Jim Zbyszko > Honey Boy Hackney defeated Totem Pole Anderson

FEBRUARY 15 (FRIDAY) – AVONDALE, GA – AVONDALE ARENA (Frank Bettis and Cleve Roby – Promoters) > Keith Converse versus John Kadish > K.O. Black versus Chippewa Charlie > The Masked Marvel (1) defeated John Mauldin / Notes: Aside from the match between John Mauldin and the Masked Marvel, no documented results for the remaining matches on this card have been found.

FEBRUARY 18 (MONDAY) – AUGUSTA, GA – NEW COLISEUM (Jack Browning – Promoter) > Inman Rabon defeated Ernest Germany > Pat Newman defeated Jim Hesslyn (2-1) > Jack Ross defeated Harry Feldman (2-0) / Notes: It was reported that 1,500 were in attendance for this card.

FEBRUARY 19 (TUESDAY) – ATLANTA, GA – ATLANTA MUNICIPAL AUDITORIUM (Henry Weber – Promoter / Georgia Championship Wrestling) > Jim Coffield and Whitey Hewitt wrestled to a draw > Joe Cox defeated Whitey Hewitt > NWA World Heavyweight Title Match: Jim Londos* defeated Paul Jones (2-0) / Notes: Paul Jones substituted for Dorv Roche in the match with Jim Londos. Londos had been the reigning NWA World Heavyweight Champion since he defeated Dick Shikat in Philadelphia, PA, on June 6, 1930. This version was the one recognized by the National Boxing Association as the National Wrestling Association.

FEBRUARY 22 (FRIDAY) – AVONDALE, GA – AVONDALE ARENA (Frank Bettis and Cleve Roby – Promoters) > Eddie Wagner versus John Dameron > Sammy Miller versus Red Dugan > John Mauldin versus the Masked Marvel (1) / Notes: No documented results for this card have been found.

FEBRUARY 25 (MONDAY) – AUGUSTA, GA – NEW COLISEUM (Jack Browning – Promoter) > Speck Hamilton defeated Cleo Bell > Speck Hamilton defeated Charlie Fairbrother > Pat Newman defeated Rudy Strongberg (2-0) > Southern Lightweight Title Match: Jack Ross* defeated Jim Hesslyn / Notes: It was reported that 2,300 were in attendance for this card. Jack Ross had been billed as Southern Lightweight Champion since May 9, 1933.

FEBRUARY 26 (TUESDAY) – ATLANTA, GA – ATLANTA MUNICIPAL AUDITORIUM (Henry Weber – Promoter / Georgia Championship Wrestling) > John Dameron defeated Frank Remille > Jim Coffield and Lee Meyers wrestled to a draw at 30:00 > Dick Raines defeated Pete Schuh at 28:00 > Karl Sarpolis defeated Joe Cox by disqualification at 32:00 (2-1)

MARCH 1 (FRIDAY) – ATLANTA, GA – ATLANTA MUNICIPAL AUDITORIUM (Frank Bettis and Cleve Roby – Promoters) > Young Londos defeated Wesley Brownlee (2-1) > Ripper Reeves defeated Totem Pole Anderson > Honey Boy Hackney defeated the Terrible Turk by disqualification

MARCH 1 (FRIDAY) – AVONDALE, GA – AVONDALE ARENA (Frank Bettis and Cleve Roby – Promoters) > Eddie Wagner versus John Dameron > Bob Anderson versus Sammy Miller > The Masked Marvel (1) defeated Frank Cutruer / Notes: Aside from the match between Frank Cutruer and the Masked Marvel, no documented results for the remaining matches on this card have been found. Following their match, Cutruer unmasked the Marvel to identify him as Tiny Ruff.

MARCH 4 (MONDAY) – AUGUSTA, GA – NEW COLISEUM (Jack Browning – Promoter) > Charlie Allen defeated Jim Hesslyn > Pat Newman defeated Jack Ross

MARCH 8 (FRIDAY) – AVONDALE, GA – AVONDALE ARENA (Frank Bettis and Cleve Roby – Promoters) > Harry Nixon versus Chippewa Charlie > John Mauldin versus Sammy Miller > Hugh Winn versus Tiny Ruff / Notes: No documented results for this card have been found. Bull Schmidt was credited as being a referee for this card.

MARCH 11 (MONDAY) – AUGUSTA, GA – NEW COLISEUM (Jack Browning – Promoter) > Charlie Allen versus Jim Hesslyn > Southern Lightweight Title Match: Pat Newman defeated Jack Ross* to win title / Notes: Aside from the match between Pat Newman and Jack Ross, no documented results for the remaining matches on this card have been found. Ross had been billed as Southern Lightweight Champion since May 9, 1933.

MARCH 12 (TUESDAY) – ATLANTA, GA – ATLANTA MUNICIPAL AUDITORIUM (Henry Weber – Promoter / Georgia Championship Wrestling) > Pete Schuh and Buck Weaver wrestled to a draw > Karl Davis defeated Joe Cox > Orville Brown and Strangler Lewis wrestled to a draw

MARCH 15 (FRIDAY) – ATLANTA, GA – ATLANTA MUNICIPAL AUDITORIUM (Frank Bettis and Cleve Roby – Promoters) > Bob Anderson versus Whitey Patterson > Sammy Miller versus Billy Eisen > Jack Ross versus Totem Pole Anderson / Notes: No documented results for this card have been found.

MARCH 15 (FRIDAY) – AVONDALE, GA – AVONDALE ARENA (Frank Bettis and Cleve Roby – Promoters) > Teddy Betts versus Foy Rivers > John Mauldin versus Glenn Cowan > Bob Dody versus Bull Schmidt / Notes: No documented results for this card have been found.

MARCH 18 (MONDAY) – AUGUSTA, GA – NEW COLISEUM (Jack Browning – Promoter) > Jack Ross versus Charlie Allen > Southern Lightweight Title Match: Pat Newman* versus Billy Williams / Notes: No documented results for this card have been found. Pat Newman had been the reigning Southern Lightweight Champion since he defeated Jack Ross on March 11, 1935, in Augusta.

MARCH 21 (THURSDAY) – ATLANTA, GA – ATLANTA THEATRE (Frank Bettis and Cleve Roby – Promoters) > John Dobson versus Leon Fuller > Harry Nixon versus Totem Pole Anderson / Notes: No documented results for this card have been found.

MARCH 26 (TUESDAY) – ATLANTA, GA – ATLANTA MUNICIPAL AUDITORIUM (Henry Weber – Promoter / Georgia Championship Wrestling) > Jim Coffield and Tom Marvin wrestled to a draw at 30:00 > Joe Cox defeated Abe Rothberg (2-0) > Karl Davis defeated Chief Chewacki at 24:00 (2-1) / Notes: Abe Rothberg substituted for Pete Schuh in the match with Joe Cox.

MARCH 26 (TUESDAY) – AUGUSTA, GA – NEW COLISEUM (Jack Browning – Promoter) > Jim Hesslyn versus Dobie Osborne > Southern Lightweight Title Match: Pat Newman* versus Jack Ross / Notes: No documented results for this card have been found. Pat Newman had been the reigning Southern Lightweight Champion since he defeated Jack Ross on March 11, 1935, in Augusta.

MARCH 29 (FRIDAY) – ATLANTA, GA – RIVERSIDE ARENA (Frank Bettis and Cleve Roby – Promoters) > John Dameron versus Whitey Patterson > Ted Michaels versus Sammy Miller > No TL Match: John Mauldin versus Totem Pole Anderson / Notes: No documented results for this card have been found.