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

1945

OCTOBER 1 (MONDAY) – SAVANNAH, GA – SAVANNAH MUNICIPAL AUDITORIUM (Lou Masters, Dick Leonard, and Buster White – Promoters) > Sammy Stein defeated Jack Bloomfield > Tommy Londos defeated Vincent Lopez by disqualification > NWA World Heavyweight Title Match: Bill Longson* defeated Nick Carter / 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.

OCTOBER 5 (FRIDAY) – ATLANTA, GA – ATLANTA MUNICIPAL AUDITORIUM (Paul Jones – Promoter / Georgia Championship Wrestling) > Wally Greb defeated Francis Baugh > Roy Welch defeated Jack Kelly by disqualification > Abe Zvonkin defeated Charlie Harben > Lou Plummer and Al Massey wrestled to a draw > NWA World Heavyweight Title Match: Bill Longson* defeated Barto Hill / 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.

OCTOBER 8 (MONDAY) – SAVANNAH, GA – SAVANNAH MUNICIPAL AUDITORIUM (Lou Masters, Dick Leonard, and Buster White – Promoters) > Nick Carter defeated Gypsy Daniels > Honey Boy Kelly defeated Vincent Lopez by disqualification

OCTOBER 12 (FRIDAY) – ATLANTA, GA – ATLANTA MUNICIPAL AUDITORIUM (Paul Jones – Promoter / Georgia Championship Wrestling) > Wally Greb and Jack Wentworth wrestled to a draw > Al Massey defeated Lou Plummer > Bruce White defeated Jack Kelly > Rudy Strongberg defeated Barto Hill > Women’s World Title Match: Mildred Burke* defeated Rose Evans / Notes: Barto Hill was initially declared the winner in the match with Rudy Strongberg, but for unstated reasons, the decision was reversed. Mildred Burke had been the reigning Women’s World Champion since she defeated Betty Nichols in Columbus, OH, on December 1, 1938.

OCTOBER 19 (FRIDAY) – ATLANTA, GA – ATLANTA MUNICIPAL AUDITORIUM (Paul Jones – Promoter / Georgia Championship Wrestling) > The Black Demon defeated Jack Wentworth > Wally Greb and Jack Kelly wrestled to a draw > Bruce White defeated Bill Crussell > Rudy Strongberg defeated Barto Hill > Al Massey defeated Lou Plummer

OCTOBER 26 (FRIDAY) – ATLANTA, GA – ATLANTA MUNICIPAL AUDITORIUM (Paul Jones – Promoter / Georgia Championship Wrestling) > Wally Greb defeated Jack Wentworth > Dick Lever and Abe Yourist wrestled to a draw > The Black Demon defeated Abe Zvonkin > Al Massey & Barto Hill defeated Dick Shikat & Rudy Strongberg

NOVEMBER 2 (FRIDAY) – ATLANTA, GA – ATLANTA MUNICIPAL AUDITORIUM (Paul Jones – Promoter / Georgia Championship Wrestling) > Dick Lever & the Black Demon defeated Barto Hill & Red Vagnone > Women’s Match: June Byers defeated Juanita Coffman > Women’s Match: Evelyn Wall defeated Mae Weston > Al Massey defeated Wally Greb

NOVEMBER 9 (FRIDAY) – ATLANTA, GA – ATLANTA MUNICIPAL AUDITORIUM (Paul Jones – Promoter / Georgia Championship Wrestling) > Women’s Match: June Byers defeated Rose Evans > Women’s Match: Juanita Coffman defeated Evelyn Wall > Wally Greb and Barto Hill wrestled to a draw > Dick Lever defeated Red Vagnone > Al Massey defeated the Black Demon by countout

NOVEMBER 19 (MONDAY) – SAVANNAH, GA – SAVANNAH MUNICIPAL AUDITORIUM (Lou Masters, Dick Leonard, and Buster White – Promoters) > Red Devil Emil defeated Tommy Londos by countout > Red Devil Rudy defeated George Romanoff > Abe Zvonkin defeated Vincent Lopez

NOVEMBER 23 (FRIDAY) – ATLANTA, GA – ATLANTA MUNICIPAL AUDITORIUM (Paul Jones – Promoter / Georgia Championship Wrestling) > Barto Hill defeated Rudy Strongberg by disqualification > Jim Coffield and Leo Numa wrestled to a draw > Abe Yourist & Duke Kapalani defeated Dick Lever & Wally Greb > Al Massey defeated the Black Demon / Notes: During the match between Al Massey and the Black Demon, Massey removed the Demon’s mask to identify him as Marvin Jones.

NOVEMBER 26 (MONDAY) – SAVANNAH, GA – SAVANNAH MUNICIPAL AUDITORIUM (Lou Masters, Dick Leonard, and Buster White – Promoters) > Abe Zvonkin defeated Red Devil Emil > Red Devil Rudy defeated Stanley Wyckoff > Vincent Lopez defeated Cowboy Willoughby

NOVEMBER 30 (FRIDAY) – ATLANTA, GA – ATLANTA MUNICIPAL AUDITORIUM (Paul Jones – Promoter / Georgia Championship Wrestling) > Bruce White defeated Roy Mitchell > Vic Emanuel and Duke Kapalani wrestled to a draw > Dick Lever defeated Ivan Mikaloff > Ben Bennicasa defeated Barto Hill > Al Massey defeated Marvin Jones

DECEMBER 3 (MONDAY) – SAVANNAH, GA – SAVANNAH MUNICIPAL AUDITORIUM (Lou Masters, Dick Leonard, and Buster White – Promoters) > Abe Zvonkin defeated Red Devil Rudy > John Cretoria defeated Red Devil Emil > Abe Zvonkin defeated Jack Herman

DECEMBER 7 (FRIDAY) – ATLANTA, GA – ATLANTA MUNICIPAL AUDITORIUM (Paul Jones – Promoter / Georgia Championship Wrestling) > Duke Kapalani defeated Don Lee > Women’s Match: Mattie Bell defeated Nell Stewart > Marvin Jones and Barto Hill wrestled to a draw > Rudy Strongberg defeated Vic Emanuel by disqualification > Abe Yourist defeated Dick Lever > Leo Numa defeated Ben Bennicasa by disqualification

DECEMBER 14 (FRIDAY) – ATLANTA, GA – ATLANTA MUNICIPAL AUDITORIUM (Paul Jones – Promoter / Georgia Championship Wrestling) > Rudy Strongberg defeated Leo Numa > George Koverly defeated Marvin Jones > Tarzan White & Barto Hill defeated Vic Emanuel & Ben Bennicasa by disqualification > NWA World Heavyweight Title Match: Bill Longson* defeated Abe Yourist / 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.

DECEMBER 17 (MONDAY) – SAVANNAH, GA – SAVANNAH MUNICIPAL AUDITORIUM (Lou Masters, Dick Leonard, and Buster White – Promoters) > Gypsy Daniels defeated John Cretoria by disqualification > Tommy Londos defeated Vincent Lopez > Ivan Mikaloff defeated Abe Zvonkin

DECEMBER 21 (FRIDAY) – ATLANTA, GA – ATLANTA MUNICIPAL AUDITORIUM (Paul Jones – Promoter / Georgia Championship Wrestling) > Dick Lever defeated Bruce White > Wally Greb defeated Jack Bloomfield > Al Massey and Ben Bennicasa wrestled to a draw > George Koverly defeated Abe Yourist > Tarzan White defeated Vic Emanuel

DECEMBER 28 (FRIDAY) – ATLANTA, GA – ATLANTA MUNICIPAL AUDITORIUM (Paul Jones – Promoter / Georgia Championship Wrestling) > Rudy Strongberg defeated Ben Bennicasa by disqualification > Laverne Baxter defeated Vic Emanuel > Laverne Baxter and Jack LaRue wrestled to a draw > Tarzan White defeated Wally Greb > NWA World Heavyweight Title Match: Bill Longson* defeated Al Massey / Notes: Laverne Baxter replaced Al Massey in the match with Jack LaRue, as Massey substituted for George Koverly in the match with Bill Longson. 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.