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1944

APRIL 15 (SATURDAY) – ATLANTA, GA – ATLANTA MUNICIPAL AUDITORIUM (Paul Jones – Promoter / Georgia Championship Wrestling) > Women’s Match: the Purple Flash defeated Elvira Snodgrass > Women’s Match: Gladys Gillem defeated Rose Evans > Al Massey and Don Lee wrestled to a draw > NWA World Heavyweight Title Match: Bill Longson* defeated the Red Devil / Notes: During the match between Bill Longson and the Red Devil, Longson removed the Devil’s mask to identify him as Dick Lever. Longson had been the reigning NWA World Heavyweight Champion since he defeated Bobby Managoff in St. Louis, MO, on February 19, 1943. This version was the one recognized by the National Boxing Association as the National Wrestling Association. Elmer Snodgrass managed Elvira Snodgrass.

APRIL 28 (FRIDAY) – ATLANTA, GA – ATLANTA MUNICIPAL AUDITORIUM (Paul Jones – Promoter / Georgia Championship Wrestling) > Al Massey defeated Don Lee > Women’s Match: Mae Young & the Purple Flash defeated Rose Evans & Elvira Snodgrass > Pedro Gomez defeated Tiny Oxford > Jack Kelly and Dick Lever wrestled to a draw / Notes: Elmer Snodgrass managed Elvira Snodgrass.

MAY 5 (FRIDAY) – ATLANTA, GA – ATLANTA MUNICIPAL AUDITORIUM (Paul Jones – Promoter / Georgia Championship Wrestling) > The Swedish Angel defeated Jack Kelly > Al Massey and Cowboy Luttrall wrestled to a draw > Dick Lever and Duke Kapalani wrestled to a draw > Babe Zaharias defeated Bill Stinson

MAY 12 (FRIDAY) – ATLANTA, GA – ATLANTA MUNICIPAL AUDITORIUM (Paul Jones – Promoter / Georgia Championship Wrestling) > Duke Kapalani defeated Dick Lever > Al Massey defeated Babe Zaharias by disqualification > Jack Wentworth and Jack Kelly wrestled to a draw > Cowboy Luttrall defeated Bill Stinson / Notes: Duke Kapalani was declared the winner of his match when Dick Lever was deemed unable to continue.

MAY 19 (FRIDAY) – ATLANTA, GA – ATLANTA MUNICIPAL AUDITORIUM (Paul Jones – Promoter / Georgia Championship Wrestling) > Duke Kapalani defeated Cowboy Luttrall > Dick Lever & Babe Zaharias defeated Al Massey & Jack Wentworth > Hugh Winn defeated Doc Snell

MAY 26 (FRIDAY) – ATLANTA, GA – ATLANTA MUNICIPAL AUDITORIUM (Paul Jones – Promoter / Georgia Championship Wrestling) > Babe Zaharias defeated Duke Kapalani by disqualification > Battle Royal: Dick Lever defeated Jack Wentworth, Al Massey, Cowboy Luttrall and Jack Kelly > Jack Miller defeated Joe Kirkland by disqualification / Notes: It is unclear as to the reason for the battle royal.

JUNE 9 (FRIDAY) – ATLANTA, GA – ATLANTA MUNICIPAL AUDITORIUM (Paul Jones – Promoter / Georgia Championship Wrestling) > Duke Kapalani defeated Babe Zaharias > Jack Wentworth defeated Dick Lever by disqualification > Al Massey defeated Jack Kelly by disqualification > Cowboy Luttrall defeated Pedro Gomez

JUNE 16 (FRIDAY) – ATLANTA, GA – ATLANTA MUNICIPAL AUDITORIUM (Paul Jones – Promoter / Georgia Championship Wrestling) > Jack Kelly and Jack Wentworth wrestled to a draw > Dick Lever defeated Pedro Gomez > Cowboy Luttrall defeated Al Massey > NWA World Heavyweight Title Match: Bill Longson* defeated Duke Kapalani / Notes: Bill Longson had been the reigning NWA World Heavyweight Champion since he defeated Bobby Managoff in St. Louis, MO, on February 19, 1943. This version was the one recognized by the National Boxing Association as the National Wrestling Association.

JUNE 23 (FRIDAY) – ATLANTA, GA – ATLANTA MUNICIPAL AUDITORIUM (Paul Jones – Promoter / Georgia Championship Wrestling) > Al Massey defeated Babe Zaharias > Dick Lever defeated Jack Wentworth by countout > Duke Kapalani defeated Ben Bennicasa by disqualification > Tarzan Jordan defeated Ben Bennicasa by disqualification

JUNE 30 (FRIDAY) – ATLANTA, GA – ATLANTA MUNICIPAL AUDITORIUM (Paul Jones – Promoter / Georgia Championship Wrestling) > Cowboy Luttrall defeated Al Massey by disqualification > Duke Kapalani defeated Dick Lever by disqualification > John Mauldin and Jack Wentworth wrestled to a draw > Babe Zaharias and Tarzan Jordan wrestled to a draw