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| CARDS & RESULTS: 1940s |
| July – September |
| 1942 |
| 1940s |
References to the following individuals and organizations are made throughout this section: Abe Simon; Angelo Cistoldi; Babe Etheridge;
Babe Zaharias; Ben Morgan; Charles Rentrop; Chief Chewacki (01); Cowboy Luttrall; Danno O'Mahoney; Dorv Roche; Emil Dusek; Ernie
Dusek; the Golden Terror (01); Hans Schultz; Jack Dillon; Jack Kennedy; Joe Cox; Joe Dusek; Marshall Blackstock; the Masked Manager;
Ralph Garibaldi; Ronnie Etchison; Rudy Strongberg; Windy Black.
July 10, 1942 (Friday) – Atlanta, GA – Atlanta Municipal Auditorium (Abe Simon – Promoter / Georgia Championship Wrestling) >
Joe Cox over Ernie Dusek > the Golden Terror (01) over Emil Dusek > Dorv Roche over Hans Schultz / Notes: The Masked Manager
managed the Terror.
July 17, 1942 (Friday) – Atlanta, GA – Atlanta Municipal Auditorium (Abe Simon – Promoter / Georgia Championship Wrestling) >
Joe Cox over Ronnie Etchison > the Golden Terror (01) over Jack Dillon > Marshall Blackstock over Hans Schultz / Notes: The Masked
Manager managed the Terror.
July 24, 1942 (Friday) – Atlanta, GA – Atlanta Municipal Auditorium (Abe Simon – Promoter / Georgia Championship Wrestling) >
Joe Dusek versus Ronnie Etchison > Rudy Strongberg versus Dorv Roche > the Golden Terror (01) over Joe Cox / Notes: The Masked
Manager managed the Terror.
July 31, 1942 (Friday) – Atlanta, GA – Atlanta Municipal Auditorium (Abe Simon – Promoter / Georgia Championship Wrestling) >
Jack Kennedy over Jack Dillon > Cowboy Luttrall over Ronnie Etchison > the Golden Terror (01) over Rudy Strongberg / Notes: The
Masked Manager managed the Terror.
August 6, 1942 (Thursday) – Atlanta, GA – Atlanta Municipal Auditorium (Abe Simon – Promoter / Georgia Championship Wrestling)
> Jack Kennedy over Windy Black > Ronnie Etchison over Jack Dillon > Cowboy Luttrall over Rudy Strongberg / Notes: Black substituted
for Babe Zaharias in the match against Kennedy.
August 13, 1942 (Thursday) – Atlanta, GA – Atlanta Municipal Auditorium (Abe Simon – Promoter / Georgia Championship
Wrestling) > Ronnie Etchison and Jack Kennedy went to a draw > Babe Zaharias over Jack Dillon > the Golden Terror (01) over Cowboy
Luttrall by disqualification / Notes: The Masked Manager managed the Terror.
August 21, 1942 (Friday) – Atlanta, GA – Atlanta Municipal Auditorium (Abe Simon – Promoter / Georgia Championship Wrestling) >
Jack Kennedy and Babe Zaharias went to a draw > Dorv Roche over Ronnie Etchison > the Golden Terror (01) over Cowboy Luttrall /
Notes: It was reported that 3,250 were in attendance for this card. The Masked Manager managed the Terror. Jack Dillon was credited as
being a referee on this card.
August 28, 1942 (Friday) – Atlanta, GA – Atlanta Municipal Auditorium (Abe Simon – Promoter / Georgia Championship Wrestling) >
Jack Kennedy over Babe Etheridge > Dorv Roche over Jack Dillon > the Golden Terror (01) over Cowboy Luttrall / Notes: It was reported
that 3,000 were in attendance for this card. The Masked Manager managed the Terror.
September 4, 1942 (Friday) – Atlanta, GA – Atlanta Municipal Auditorium (Abe Simon – Promoter / Georgia Championship
Wrestling) > Cowboy Luttrall over Ronnie Etchison > Babe Zaharias over Rudy Strongberg > the Golden Terror (01) & the Masked
Manager over Jack Kennedy & Dorv Roche
September 11, 1942 (Friday) – Atlanta, GA – Atlanta Municipal Auditorium (Abe Simon – Promoter / Georgia Championship
Wrestling) > Ralph Garibaldi and Cowboy Luttrall went to a draw > Ben Morgan over Jack Kennedy > the Golden Terror (01) over Dorv
Roche by disqualification / Notes: The Masked Manager managed the Terror.
September 18, 1942 (Friday) – Atlanta, GA – Atlanta Municipal Auditorium (Abe Simon – Promoter / Georgia Championship
Wrestling) > Ben Morgan over Babe Zaharias > Angelo Cistoldi over Danno O'Mahoney > Dorv Roche & Cowboy Luttrall versus the
Golden Terror (01) & the Masked Manager / Notes: It was reported that Simon left after this card to join the United States Marine Corps,
although it is not clear if he joined voluntarily. Charles Rentrop would resume as the Atlanta promoter beginning with the card on
September 25, 1942.
September 25, 1942 (Friday) – Atlanta, GA – Atlanta Municipal Auditorium (Charles Rentrop – Promoter / Georgia Championship
Wrestling) > Ben Morgan versus Rudy Strongberg > Angelo Cistoldi over Ralph Garibaldi > the Golden Terror (01) over Chief Chewacki
(01) / Notes: The Masked Manager managed the Terror.
Babe Zaharias; Ben Morgan; Charles Rentrop; Chief Chewacki (01); Cowboy Luttrall; Danno O'Mahoney; Dorv Roche; Emil Dusek; Ernie
Dusek; the Golden Terror (01); Hans Schultz; Jack Dillon; Jack Kennedy; Joe Cox; Joe Dusek; Marshall Blackstock; the Masked Manager;
Ralph Garibaldi; Ronnie Etchison; Rudy Strongberg; Windy Black.
July 10, 1942 (Friday) – Atlanta, GA – Atlanta Municipal Auditorium (Abe Simon – Promoter / Georgia Championship Wrestling) >
Joe Cox over Ernie Dusek > the Golden Terror (01) over Emil Dusek > Dorv Roche over Hans Schultz / Notes: The Masked Manager
managed the Terror.
July 17, 1942 (Friday) – Atlanta, GA – Atlanta Municipal Auditorium (Abe Simon – Promoter / Georgia Championship Wrestling) >
Joe Cox over Ronnie Etchison > the Golden Terror (01) over Jack Dillon > Marshall Blackstock over Hans Schultz / Notes: The Masked
Manager managed the Terror.
July 24, 1942 (Friday) – Atlanta, GA – Atlanta Municipal Auditorium (Abe Simon – Promoter / Georgia Championship Wrestling) >
Joe Dusek versus Ronnie Etchison > Rudy Strongberg versus Dorv Roche > the Golden Terror (01) over Joe Cox / Notes: The Masked
Manager managed the Terror.
July 31, 1942 (Friday) – Atlanta, GA – Atlanta Municipal Auditorium (Abe Simon – Promoter / Georgia Championship Wrestling) >
Jack Kennedy over Jack Dillon > Cowboy Luttrall over Ronnie Etchison > the Golden Terror (01) over Rudy Strongberg / Notes: The
Masked Manager managed the Terror.
August 6, 1942 (Thursday) – Atlanta, GA – Atlanta Municipal Auditorium (Abe Simon – Promoter / Georgia Championship Wrestling)
> Jack Kennedy over Windy Black > Ronnie Etchison over Jack Dillon > Cowboy Luttrall over Rudy Strongberg / Notes: Black substituted
for Babe Zaharias in the match against Kennedy.
August 13, 1942 (Thursday) – Atlanta, GA – Atlanta Municipal Auditorium (Abe Simon – Promoter / Georgia Championship
Wrestling) > Ronnie Etchison and Jack Kennedy went to a draw > Babe Zaharias over Jack Dillon > the Golden Terror (01) over Cowboy
Luttrall by disqualification / Notes: The Masked Manager managed the Terror.
August 21, 1942 (Friday) – Atlanta, GA – Atlanta Municipal Auditorium (Abe Simon – Promoter / Georgia Championship Wrestling) >
Jack Kennedy and Babe Zaharias went to a draw > Dorv Roche over Ronnie Etchison > the Golden Terror (01) over Cowboy Luttrall /
Notes: It was reported that 3,250 were in attendance for this card. The Masked Manager managed the Terror. Jack Dillon was credited as
being a referee on this card.
August 28, 1942 (Friday) – Atlanta, GA – Atlanta Municipal Auditorium (Abe Simon – Promoter / Georgia Championship Wrestling) >
Jack Kennedy over Babe Etheridge > Dorv Roche over Jack Dillon > the Golden Terror (01) over Cowboy Luttrall / Notes: It was reported
that 3,000 were in attendance for this card. The Masked Manager managed the Terror.
September 4, 1942 (Friday) – Atlanta, GA – Atlanta Municipal Auditorium (Abe Simon – Promoter / Georgia Championship
Wrestling) > Cowboy Luttrall over Ronnie Etchison > Babe Zaharias over Rudy Strongberg > the Golden Terror (01) & the Masked
Manager over Jack Kennedy & Dorv Roche
September 11, 1942 (Friday) – Atlanta, GA – Atlanta Municipal Auditorium (Abe Simon – Promoter / Georgia Championship
Wrestling) > Ralph Garibaldi and Cowboy Luttrall went to a draw > Ben Morgan over Jack Kennedy > the Golden Terror (01) over Dorv
Roche by disqualification / Notes: The Masked Manager managed the Terror.
September 18, 1942 (Friday) – Atlanta, GA – Atlanta Municipal Auditorium (Abe Simon – Promoter / Georgia Championship
Wrestling) > Ben Morgan over Babe Zaharias > Angelo Cistoldi over Danno O'Mahoney > Dorv Roche & Cowboy Luttrall versus the
Golden Terror (01) & the Masked Manager / Notes: It was reported that Simon left after this card to join the United States Marine Corps,
although it is not clear if he joined voluntarily. Charles Rentrop would resume as the Atlanta promoter beginning with the card on
September 25, 1942.
September 25, 1942 (Friday) – Atlanta, GA – Atlanta Municipal Auditorium (Charles Rentrop – Promoter / Georgia Championship
Wrestling) > Ben Morgan versus Rudy Strongberg > Angelo Cistoldi over Ralph Garibaldi > the Golden Terror (01) over Chief Chewacki
(01) / Notes: The Masked Manager managed the Terror.