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1947

JANUARY 3 (FRIDAY) – ATLANTA, GA – ATLANTA MUNICIPAL AUDITORIUM (Paul Jones – Promoter / Georgia Championship Wrestling) > The Shadow defeated Earl Wampler > Tom Mahoney and Jack O’Brien wrestled to a draw > Don McIntyre & Johnny Long defeated Charlie Harben & Wally Greb > Bibber McCoy defeated Jim Coffield

JANUARY 10 (FRIDAY) – ATLANTA, GA – ATLANTA MUNICIPAL AUDITORIUM (Paul Jones – Promoter / Georgia Championship Wrestling) > Iron Man Talun defeated Nick Carter > Women’s Match: June Byers versus Dot Dotson > Don McIntyre versus the Shadow > Tom Mahoney & Jim Coffield versus Johnny Long & Bibber McCoy / Notes: Aside from the match between Iron Man Talun and Nick Carter, no documented results for the remaining matches on this card have been found.

JANUARY 24 (FRIDAY) – ATLANTA, GA – ATLANTA MUNICIPAL AUDITORIUM (Paul Jones – Promoter / Georgia Championship Wrestling) > Iron Man Talun defeated Jack O’Brien > Jim Coffield defeated Olaf Erickson > The Shadow defeated Laverne Baxter > Don McIntyre & Johnny Long defeated Tom Mahoney & Earl Wampler / Notes: It was reported that 4,736 were in attendance for this card.

FEBRUARY 14 (FRIDAY) – ATLANTA, GA – ATLANTA MUNICIPAL AUDITORIUM (Paul Jones – Promoter / Georgia Championship Wrestling) > Laverne Baxter defeated Windy Black > The Shadow defeated Iron Man Talun > Don McIntyre & Johnny Long and Tom Mahoney & Jim Coffield wrestled to a draw > The Blimp defeated Wally Greb

FEBRUARY 22 (SATURDAY) – ATLANTA, GA – ATLANTA MUNICIPAL AUDITORIUM (Paul Jones – Promoter / Georgia Championship Wrestling) > Marvin Jones versus the Shadow > Don McIntyre versus Jim Coffield > Tom Mahoney & Wally Dusek versus Nick Carter & Laverne Baxter > Iron Man Talun versus the Blimp / Notes: No documented results for this card have been found.

MARCH 14 (FRIDAY) – ATLANTA, GA – ATLANTA MUNICIPAL AUDITORIUM (Paul Jones – Promoter / Georgia Championship Wrestling) > Dick Lever defeated Flash Clifford by disqualification > Laverne Baxter and the Shadow wrestled to a draw > Johnny Long and Tom Mahoney wrestled to a draw > Don McIntyre & Nick Carter defeated Wally Dusek & Wally Greb / Notes: Jack Dempsey was the special referee for the match between Don McIntyre & Nick Carter and Wally Dusek & Wally Greb.

MARCH 21 (FRIDAY) – ATLANTA, GA – ATLANTA MUNICIPAL AUDITORIUM (Paul Jones – Promoter / Georgia Championship Wrestling) > Nick Carter and Flash Clifford wrestled to a draw > The Shadow defeated Laverne Baxter > Johnny Long defeated Carlos Rodriguez > Battle Royal: Don McIntyre defeated Wally Dusek, Dick Lever, Tom Mahoney, and the Blimp / Notes: It is unclear as to the reason for the battle royal.

MARCH 28 (FRIDAY) – ATLANTA, GA – ATLANTA MUNICIPAL AUDITORIUM (Paul Jones – Promoter / Georgia Championship Wrestling) > Flash Clifford defeated Carlos Rodriguez > Dick Lever defeated Wally Dusek by disqualification > Vic Holbrook defeated Rudy Strongberg > Johnny Long defeated the Shadow by disqualification > Don McIntyre & Nick Carter defeated Herb Freeman & Tom Mahoney