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

1946

JULY 1 (MONDAY) – SAVANNAH, GA – SAVANNAH MUNICIPAL AUDITORIUM (Lou Masters, Dick Leonard, and Buster White – Promoters) > The Cardiff Giant defeated Stanley Wyckoff > John Cretoria defeated George Romanoff > Roland Kirchmeyer defeated Jack Singer

JULY 3 (WEDNESDAY) – AUGUSTA, GA – AUGUSTA MUNICIPAL AUDITORIUM (Thurman Copley – Promoter) > Charlie Harben defeated Joe Marsh by disqualification > Johnny Long defeated Dick Lever > Jack Dillon & Jack Hader defeated Al Massey & Nick Carter (2-0)

JULY 5 (FRIDAY) – ATLANTA, GA – ATLANTA MUNICIPAL AUDITORIUM (Paul Jones – Promoter / Georgia Championship Wrestling) > Joe Marsh and Jack Hader wrestled to a draw > Nick Carter defeated Don Lee > Gene Blakely defeated Roy Welch > Women’s Match: Celia Blevins defeated Evelyn Wall > Johnny Long defeated Jack LaRue > Al Massey defeated Jim Coffield

JULY 8 (MONDAY) – AUGUSTA, GA – AUGUSTA MUNICIPAL AUDITORIUM (Thurman Copley – Promoter) > Dick Lever versus Charlie Harben > Jack Dillon versus John Mauldin > Jack Hader versus Johnny Long / Notes: No documented results for this card have been found.

JULY 10 (WEDNESDAY) – SAVANNAH, GA – SAVANNAH MUNICIPAL AUDITORIUM (Lou Masters, Dick Leonard, and Buster White – Promoters) > The Cardiff Giant defeated John Cretoria > Roland Kirchmeyer defeated Mike St. Francis > Tony Martin defeated Joe Marsh by disqualification / Notes: Tony Martin was advertised as having won the Southern boxing title in Miami in 1941.

JULY 17 (WEDNESDAY) – AUGUSTA, GA – AUGUSTA MUNICIPAL AUDITORIUM (Thurman Copley – Promoter) > Nick Carter defeated Jack Hader > Johnny Long defeated Charlie Harben by countout > Jack Dillon defeated Al Massey by disqualification

JULY 19 (FRIDAY) – ATLANTA, GA – ATLANTA MUNICIPAL AUDITORIUM (Paul Jones – Promoter / Georgia Championship Wrestling) > Joe Kirkland defeated John Mauldin > Johnny Long and Jack Hader wrestled to a draw > Gene Blakely defeated Billy Hickson > Joe Marsh defeated Charlie Harben by disqualification > Al Massey defeated Don Lee > Nick Carter defeated Jim Coffield by disqualification

JULY 24 (WEDNESDAY) – AUGUSTA, GA – AUGUSTA MUNICIPAL AUDITORIUM (Thurman Copley – Promoter) > Al Massey defeated Charlie Harben (2-1) > Johnny Long & Nick Carter defeated Jack Dillon & Jack Hader (2-1)

JULY 24 (WEDNESDAY) – SAVANNAH, GA – SAVANNAH MUNICIPAL AUDITORIUM (Lou Masters, Dick Leonard, and Buster White – Promoters) > Roland Kirchmeyer versus the Cardiff Giant > George Romanoff versus Mike St. Francis > Jack Singer versus Tony Martin / Notes: This card was canceled, as Jack Singer was the only man who would wrestle for the money the promoters would pay.

JULY 26 (FRIDAY) – ATLANTA, GA – ATLANTA MUNICIPAL AUDITORIUM (Paul Jones – Promoter / Georgia Championship Wrestling) > Joe Marsh and Earl Wampler wrestled to a draw > Jim Coffield defeated Nick Carter > Al Massey & Johnny Long defeated Jack Hader & Don Lee > World Junior Heavyweight Title Match: Tex Riley* defeated Gene Blakely / Notes: Tex Riley had been the reigning World Junior Heavyweight Champion as recognized by the Nashville, TN, office since he won a tournament on July 12, 1946, in Nashville, TN.

JULY 31 (WEDNESDAY) – AUGUSTA, GA – AUGUSTA MUNICIPAL AUDITORIUM (Thurman Copley – Promoter) > Joe Marsh versus Charlie Harben > Jack Dillon versus Dick Lever > Nick Carter versus Jack Hader / Notes: No documented results for this card have been found.

AUGUST 2 (FRIDAY) – ATLANTA, GA – ATLANTA MUNICIPAL AUDITORIUM (Paul Jones – Promoter / Georgia Championship Wrestling) > Joe Marsh versus Charlie Harben > Jack Hader versus Bibber McCoy > Johnny Long & Nick Carter versus Don Lee & Dick Lever > Jim Coffield defeated Al Massey by disqualification / Notes: Aside from the match between Jim Coffield and Al Massey, no documented results for the remaining matches on this card have been found.

AUGUST 7 (WEDNESDAY) – AUGUSTA, GA – AUGUSTA MUNICIPAL AUDITORIUM (Thurman Copley – Promoter) > The Shadow defeated John Mauldin > Dick Lever and Joe Marsh wrestled to a draw > Jack Dillon defeated Johnny Long

AUGUST 9 (FRIDAY) – ATLANTA, GA – ATLANTA MUNICIPAL AUDITORIUM (Paul Jones – Promoter / Georgia Championship Wrestling) > Nick Carter defeated Tom Mahoney by disqualification > Joe Marsh and Jack Hader wrestled to a draw > Bibber McCoy defeated Don Lee > Johnny Long and Dick Lever wrestled to a draw > Boxing Match: Al Massey defeated Jim Coffield by KO in fifth round

AUGUST 14 (WEDNESDAY) – AUGUSTA, GA – AUGUSTA MUNICIPAL AUDITORIUM (Thurman Copley – Promoter) > Chief Saunooke defeated Charlie Harben (2-1) > Nick Carter & Joe Marsh defeated Jack Dillon & the Shadow (2-1)

AUGUST 16 (FRIDAY) – ATLANTA, GA – ATLANTA MUNICIPAL AUDITORIUM (Paul Jones – Promoter / Georgia Championship Wrestling) > Tom Mahoney defeated Don Lee > Women’s Match: Ann Laverne defeated Celia Blevins > Bibber McCoy defeated Jack LaRue > Jim Coffield & Jack Hader defeated Joe Marsh & Al Massey

AUGUST 21 (WEDNESDAY) – AUGUSTA, GA – AUGUSTA MUNICIPAL AUDITORIUM (Thurman Copley – Promoter) > Chief Saunooke defeated the Monk > Dick Lever defeated Ben Morgan by disqualification > Jack Dillon and Joe Marsh wrestled to a draw at 30:00 / Notes: The order of matches was determined by a battle royal.

AUGUST 23 (FRIDAY) – ATLANTA, GA – ATLANTA MUNICIPAL AUDITORIUM (Paul Jones – Promoter / Georgia Championship Wrestling) > Joe Marsh and Dick Lever wrestled to a draw > Al Massey and Tom Mahoney wrestled to a draw > Jim Coffield defeated Bibber McCoy > Al Lamkin & Tiny Oxford defeated Joe Kirkland & Roy Mitchell > Herb Welch defeated Rube Wright

AUGUST 28 (WEDNESDAY) – AUGUSTA, GA – AUGUSTA MUNICIPAL AUDITORIUM (Thurman Copley – Promoter) > Joe Marsh defeated Hollis McHenry > Dick Lever defeated Charlie Harben by disqualification > Al Massey and Chief Saunooke wrestled to a draw at 60:00 (1-1)

AUGUST 30 (FRIDAY) – ATLANTA, GA – ATLANTA MUNICIPAL AUDITORIUM (Paul Jones – Promoter / Georgia Championship Wrestling) > Ray Villmer and Don Lee wrestled to a draw > Joe Marsh defeated Tom Mahoney by disqualification > Al Massey defeated Ben Bennicasa > Dick Lever & Bibber McCoy defeated Jim Coffield & Jack Hader

SEPTEMBER 4 (WEDNESDAY) – AUGUSTA, GA – AUGUSTA MUNICIPAL AUDITORIUM (Thurman Copley – Promoter) > Ben Morgan defeated Jack Dillon by disqualification > Bill Collins defeated the Shadow by disqualification > Chief Saunooke defeated Al Massey (2-1)

SEPTEMBER 11 (WEDNESDAY) – AUGUSTA, GA – AUGUSTA MUNICIPAL AUDITORIUM (Thurman Copley – Promoter) > Joe Marsh defeated the Shadow by disqualification > Women’s Match: Dolly West defeated Kate Davis > Nick Carter defeated Curtis Nack (2-0) > The French Angel defeated Chief Saunooke / Notes: During the match between Joe Marsh and the Shadow, Marsh removed the Shadow’s mask to identify him as Tom Mahoney.

SEPTEMBER 13 (FRIDAY) – ATLANTA, GA – ATLANTA MUNICIPAL AUDITORIUM (Paul Jones – Promoter / Georgia Championship Wrestling) > Al Massey & Nick Carter defeated Don Lee & Jack Hader > Bibber McCoy defeated Curtis Nack > Tom Mahoney defeated Joe Marsh > The French Angel defeated Jim Coffield by disqualification

SEPTEMBER 18 (WEDNESDAY) – AUGUSTA, GA – AUGUSTA MUNICIPAL AUDITORIUM (Thurman Copley – Promoter) > Al Massey versus Bibber McCoy > Tom Mahoney & Ben Morgan versus Joe Marsh & Nick Carter / Notes: No documented results for this card have been found.

SEPTEMBER 20 (FRIDAY) – ATLANTA, GA – ATLANTA MUNICIPAL AUDITORIUM (Paul Jones – Promoter / Georgia Championship Wrestling) > Nick Carter versus Bibber McCoy > Ray Villmer versus Tom Mahoney > Al Massey versus Jack Hader > Joe Marsh versus Jim Coffield > Ben Morgan & Don Lee versus Chief Saunooke & the Cardiff Giant / Notes: No documented results for this card have been found.

SEPTEMBER 25 (WEDNESDAY) – AUGUSTA, GA – AUGUSTA MUNICIPAL AUDITORIUM (Thurman Copley – Promoter) > Tom Mahoney versus Bibber McCoy > Nick Carter versus Jim Coffield > Al Massey versus Ben Morgan / Notes: No documented results for this card have been found.

SEPTEMBER 27 (FRIDAY) – ATLANTA, GA – ATLANTA MUNICIPAL AUDITORIUM (Paul Jones – Promoter / Georgia Championship Wrestling) > Don McIntyre defeated Tom Mahoney > Ray Villmer and Bibber McCoy wrestled to a draw > Jim Coffield defeated Johnny Long > Chief Saunooke defeated Nick Carter > Man versus Animal Match: “Alligator” defeated Gil Woodworth > Jack O'Brien defeated Al Massey / Notes: It is unclear as to the name of the alligator that wrestled Gil Woodworth.