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The following is a compilation of all individuals referenced on this page: Abe Simon; Babe Zaharias; Bill Lee; Cowboy Luttrall; Dorv Roche; Elmer Snodgrass; Elvira Snodgrass; Everett Marshall; Harry Kent; Herb Freeman; Howard Brown; Jack Dempsey; Jack Kennedy; Joe Campbell; Joe Millich; Lee Wyckoff; Lou Thesz; Mark Hoseley; Marvin Jones; Mildred Burke; Orville Brown; Pat Newman; Ralph Garibaldi; Ray Eckert; Ray Villmer; Sid Marcus; Spike Davis; Young Brown; and Zack Gacek.
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1940
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1941

APRIL 2 (WEDNESDAY) – ATLANTA, GA – ATLANTA MUNICIPAL AUDITORIUM (Abe Simon – Promoter / Georgia Championship Wrestling) > Harry Kent defeated Joe Millich > Jack Kennedy defeated Bill Lee by disqualification > Ray Eckert and Dorv Roche wrestled to a draw > Lou Thesz defeated Ray Villmer (2-0)

APRIL 9 (WEDNESDAY) – ATLANTA, GA – ATLANTA MUNICIPAL AUDITORIUM (Abe Simon – Promoter / Georgia Championship Wrestling) > Joe Millich defeated Young Brown > Harry Kent defeated Ray Eckert > Everett Marshall defeated Dorv Roche / Notes: Young Brown substituted for Ray Villmer in the match with Joe Millich. Brown was billed as Orville Brown’s younger brother.

APRIL 16 (WEDNESDAY) – ATLANTA, GA – ATLANTA MUNICIPAL AUDITORIUM (Abe Simon – Promoter / Georgia Championship Wrestling) > Jack Kennedy defeated Marvin Jones > Joe Campbell defeated Sid Marcus > Lou Thesz and Dorv Roche wrestled to a draw at 90:00 / Notes: Sid Marcus substituted for Joe Millich in the match with Joe Campbell.

APRIL 26 (SATURDAY) – ATLANTA, GA – ATLANTA MUNICIPAL AUDITORIUM (Abe Simon – Promoter / Georgia Championship Wrestling) > Ray Eckert versus Marvin Jones > Jack Kennedy versus Harry Kent > Ralph Garibaldi versus Dorv Roche / Notes: No documented results for this card have been found.

MAY 7 (WEDNESDAY) – ATLANTA, GA – ATLANTA MUNICIPAL AUDITORIUM (Abe Simon – Promoter / Georgia Championship Wrestling) > Ray Eckert and Lee Wyckoff wrestled to a draw > Lou Thesz defeated Jack Kennedy > Herb Freeman & Cowboy Luttrall defeated Ralph Garibaldi & Dorv Roche / Notes: Jack Dempsey was the special referee for the match between Herb Freeman & Cowboy Luttrall and Ralph Garibaldi & Dorv Roche.

MAY 14 (WEDNESDAY) – ATLANTA, GA – ATLANTA MUNICIPAL AUDITORIUM (Abe Simon – Promoter / Georgia Championship Wrestling) > Jack Kennedy defeated Howard Brown > Pat Newman and Marvin Jones wrestled to a draw > Harry Kent & Dorv Roche defeated Herb Freeman & Cowboy Luttrall

MAY 21 (WEDNESDAY) – ATLANTA, GA – ATLANTA MUNICIPAL AUDITORIUM (Abe Simon – Promoter / Georgia Championship Wrestling) > Pat Newman versus Spike Davis > Herb Freeman versus Marvin Jones > Ray Eckert & Harry Kent versus Babe Zaharias & Cowboy Luttrall / Notes: No documented results for this card have been found.

MAY 27 (TUESDAY) – ATLANTA, GA – ATLANTA MUNICIPAL AUDITORIUM (Abe Simon – Promoter / Georgia Championship Wrestling) > Herb Freeman versus Marvin Jones > Lee Wyckoff versus Jack Kennedy > Pat Newman & Ray Eckert versus Babe Zaharias & Cowboy Luttrall / Notes: No documented results for this card have been found.

JUNE 4 (WEDNESDAY) – ATLANTA, GA – ATLANTA MUNICIPAL AUDITORIUM (Abe Simon – Promoter / Georgia Championship Wrestling) > Lee Wyckoff and Harry Kent wrestled to a draw > Women’s World Title Match: Mildred Burke* defeated Elvira Snodgrass > Dorv Roche defeated Babe Zaharias > Ray Eckert defeated Cowboy Luttrall by disqualification / Notes: Mildred Burke had been the reigning Women’s World Champion since she defeated Betty Nichols in Columbus, OH, on December 1, 1938. Elmer Snodgrass managed Elvira Snodgrass.

JUNE 25 (WEDNESDAY) – ATLANTA, GA – PONCE de LEON BALL PARK (Abe Simon – Promoter / Georgia Championship Wrestling) > Zack Gacek versus Dorv Roche > Mark Hoseley versus Cowboy Luttrall > Pat Newman versus Babe Zaharias / Notes: This card was cancelled because of rain.
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