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| CARDS & RESULTS: 1940s |
| October – December |
| 1947 |
| 1940s |
References to the following individuals and organizations are made throughout this section: Al Galento; Al Massey; Babe Zaharias; Bill
Collins; Bill Longson; Bob Shipp; Catherine Simpson; Charlie Harben; Chief Indio Cherokee; Dick Bishop; Don McIntyre; Emir Badui;
Fred Ward; Freddie Blassie; George Schnabel; Helen Hild; Henry Piers; Herb Welch; Hiram King; Jack Blackstock; Jack Hader; Jim
Coffield; Jimmy Lott; Joe Estes; Joe Harben; Joe Kirkland; Johnny Long; Johnny Swenski; Lou Thesz; Lozano Martinez; Mae Young;
Mildred Burke; Mile High Ross; Mr. X (05); Nell Stewart; Nick Carter; Olaf Erickson; Paul Jones (01); Paul Stanlee; Ray Villmer; Red
Dugan; Roland Kirchmeyer; Sailor Watkins; Sergeant Hill; Son Almand; Tammie Huckabee; Thor Morgan; Tiny Oxford; Tom Mahoney.
October 3, 1947 (Friday) – Atlanta, GA – Atlanta Municipal Auditorium (Paul Jones (01) – Promoter / Georgia Championship
Wrestling) > Don McIntyre and Jim Coffield went to a draw > Freddie Blassie over Al Galento > Olaf Erickson over Lozano Martinez > Babe
Zaharias over Johnny Long > Ray Villmer over Dick Bishop
October 17, 1947 (Friday) – Atlanta, GA – Atlanta Municipal Auditorium (Paul Jones (01) – Promoter / Georgia Championship
Wrestling) > Ray Villmer and Babe Zaharias went to a draw > Freddie Blassie over Al Galento > Tom Mahoney over Olaf Erickson > Don
McIntyre over Lozano Martinez > Women’s World Title Match: Mildred Burke* over Mae Young to retain the title / Notes: Burke had
been the reigning Women’s World Champion since she went over Betty Nichols in Columbus, OH, on December 1, 1938.
October 31, 1947 (Friday) – Atlanta, GA – Atlanta Municipal Auditorium (Paul Jones (01) – Promoter / Georgia Championship
Wrestling) > Johnny Long and Al Galento went to a draw > Freddie Blassie over George Schnabel > Don McIntyre & Al Massey over
Lozano Martinez & Babe Zaharias > NWA World Heavyweight Title Match: Lou Thesz* over Bill Longson by disqualification to retain the
title / Notes: Thesz had been the reigning NWA World Heavyweight Champion since he went over Billy Watson in St. Louis, MO, on April
25, 1947. This version was the one recognized by the National Boxing Association as the National Wrestling Association.
November 7, 1947 (Friday) – Atlanta, GA – Atlanta Municipal Auditorium (Paul Jones (01) – Promoter / Georgia Championship
Wrestling) > Johnny Long over Olaf Erickson > Al Massey and Al Galento went to a draw > Don McIntyre & Nick Carter over Tom Mahoney
& Lozano Martinez > Freddie Blassie over Babe Zaharias by disqualification
November 18, 1947 (Tuesday) – East Point, GA – East Point Municipal Auditorium (Fred Ward – Promoter / Fred Ward Promotions)
> Joe Harben versus Bob Shipp > Jack Blackstock versus Red Dugan > Joe Estes versus Son Almand
November 21, 1947 (Friday) – Atlanta, GA – Atlanta Municipal Auditorium (Paul Jones (01) – Promoter / Georgia Championship
Wrestling) > Al Massey & Mile High Ross versus Tom Mahoney & Al Galento > Don McIntyre versus Lozano Martinez > Freddie Blassie
versus Babe Zaharias > Women’s Match: Nell Stewart versus Helen Hild
November 25, 1947 (Tuesday) – East Point, GA – East Point Municipal Auditorium (Fred Ward – Promoter / Fred Ward Promotions)
> Bob Shipp versus Sailor Watkins > Red Dugan versus Mr. X (05) > Joe Estes versus Sergeant Hill
December 5, 1947 (Friday) – Atlanta, GA – Atlanta Municipal Auditorium (Paul Jones (01) – Promoter / Georgia Championship
Wrestling) > Don McIntyre and Babe Zaharias went to a draw > Roland Kirchmeyer & Tom Mahoney over Nick Carter & Herb Welch > Al
Galento and Emir Badui went to a draw > Al Massey over Jack Hader
December 12, 1947 (Friday) – Atlanta, GA – Atlanta Municipal Auditorium (Paul Jones (01) – Promoter / Georgia Championship
Wrestling) > Herb Welch & Al Massey versus Emir Badui & Babe Zaharias > Tom Mahoney versus Henry Piers > Paul Stanlee versus Al
Galento > Ray Villmer versus Thor Morgan
December 19, 1947 (Friday) – Atlanta, GA – Atlanta Municipal Auditorium (Paul Jones (01) – Promoter / Georgia Championship
Wrestling) > Don McIntyre versus Thor Morgan > Johnny Swenski versus Babe Zaharias > Joe Kirkland versus Chief Indio Cherokee >
Herb Welch & Al Massey and Tom Mahoney & Al Galento went to a draw > Paul Stanlee over Jack Hader
December 26, 1947 (Friday) – Atlanta, GA – Atlanta Municipal Auditorium (Paul Jones (01) – Promoter / Georgia Championship
Wrestling) > Al Galento over Hiram King > Bill Collins over Tiny Oxford > Nick Carter over Babe Zaharias > Tom Mahoney and Charlie
Harben went to a draw > Roland Kirchmeyer over Al Massey > Women’s Match: Catherine Simpson over Tammie Huckabee > World
Junior Heavyweight Title Match: Herb Welch* over Jimmy Lott to retain the title / Notes: King was a fan chosen from the crowd accepting
Galento’s challenge. Welch had been the reigning World Junior Heavyweight Champion as recognized by the Nashville, TN, office
since he went over Tex Riley on July 22, 1947, in Nashville, TN.
Collins; Bill Longson; Bob Shipp; Catherine Simpson; Charlie Harben; Chief Indio Cherokee; Dick Bishop; Don McIntyre; Emir Badui;
Fred Ward; Freddie Blassie; George Schnabel; Helen Hild; Henry Piers; Herb Welch; Hiram King; Jack Blackstock; Jack Hader; Jim
Coffield; Jimmy Lott; Joe Estes; Joe Harben; Joe Kirkland; Johnny Long; Johnny Swenski; Lou Thesz; Lozano Martinez; Mae Young;
Mildred Burke; Mile High Ross; Mr. X (05); Nell Stewart; Nick Carter; Olaf Erickson; Paul Jones (01); Paul Stanlee; Ray Villmer; Red
Dugan; Roland Kirchmeyer; Sailor Watkins; Sergeant Hill; Son Almand; Tammie Huckabee; Thor Morgan; Tiny Oxford; Tom Mahoney.
October 3, 1947 (Friday) – Atlanta, GA – Atlanta Municipal Auditorium (Paul Jones (01) – Promoter / Georgia Championship
Wrestling) > Don McIntyre and Jim Coffield went to a draw > Freddie Blassie over Al Galento > Olaf Erickson over Lozano Martinez > Babe
Zaharias over Johnny Long > Ray Villmer over Dick Bishop
October 17, 1947 (Friday) – Atlanta, GA – Atlanta Municipal Auditorium (Paul Jones (01) – Promoter / Georgia Championship
Wrestling) > Ray Villmer and Babe Zaharias went to a draw > Freddie Blassie over Al Galento > Tom Mahoney over Olaf Erickson > Don
McIntyre over Lozano Martinez > Women’s World Title Match: Mildred Burke* over Mae Young to retain the title / Notes: Burke had
been the reigning Women’s World Champion since she went over Betty Nichols in Columbus, OH, on December 1, 1938.
October 31, 1947 (Friday) – Atlanta, GA – Atlanta Municipal Auditorium (Paul Jones (01) – Promoter / Georgia Championship
Wrestling) > Johnny Long and Al Galento went to a draw > Freddie Blassie over George Schnabel > Don McIntyre & Al Massey over
Lozano Martinez & Babe Zaharias > NWA World Heavyweight Title Match: Lou Thesz* over Bill Longson by disqualification to retain the
title / Notes: Thesz had been the reigning NWA World Heavyweight Champion since he went over Billy Watson in St. Louis, MO, on April
25, 1947. This version was the one recognized by the National Boxing Association as the National Wrestling Association.
November 7, 1947 (Friday) – Atlanta, GA – Atlanta Municipal Auditorium (Paul Jones (01) – Promoter / Georgia Championship
Wrestling) > Johnny Long over Olaf Erickson > Al Massey and Al Galento went to a draw > Don McIntyre & Nick Carter over Tom Mahoney
& Lozano Martinez > Freddie Blassie over Babe Zaharias by disqualification
November 18, 1947 (Tuesday) – East Point, GA – East Point Municipal Auditorium (Fred Ward – Promoter / Fred Ward Promotions)
> Joe Harben versus Bob Shipp > Jack Blackstock versus Red Dugan > Joe Estes versus Son Almand
November 21, 1947 (Friday) – Atlanta, GA – Atlanta Municipal Auditorium (Paul Jones (01) – Promoter / Georgia Championship
Wrestling) > Al Massey & Mile High Ross versus Tom Mahoney & Al Galento > Don McIntyre versus Lozano Martinez > Freddie Blassie
versus Babe Zaharias > Women’s Match: Nell Stewart versus Helen Hild
November 25, 1947 (Tuesday) – East Point, GA – East Point Municipal Auditorium (Fred Ward – Promoter / Fred Ward Promotions)
> Bob Shipp versus Sailor Watkins > Red Dugan versus Mr. X (05) > Joe Estes versus Sergeant Hill
December 5, 1947 (Friday) – Atlanta, GA – Atlanta Municipal Auditorium (Paul Jones (01) – Promoter / Georgia Championship
Wrestling) > Don McIntyre and Babe Zaharias went to a draw > Roland Kirchmeyer & Tom Mahoney over Nick Carter & Herb Welch > Al
Galento and Emir Badui went to a draw > Al Massey over Jack Hader
December 12, 1947 (Friday) – Atlanta, GA – Atlanta Municipal Auditorium (Paul Jones (01) – Promoter / Georgia Championship
Wrestling) > Herb Welch & Al Massey versus Emir Badui & Babe Zaharias > Tom Mahoney versus Henry Piers > Paul Stanlee versus Al
Galento > Ray Villmer versus Thor Morgan
December 19, 1947 (Friday) – Atlanta, GA – Atlanta Municipal Auditorium (Paul Jones (01) – Promoter / Georgia Championship
Wrestling) > Don McIntyre versus Thor Morgan > Johnny Swenski versus Babe Zaharias > Joe Kirkland versus Chief Indio Cherokee >
Herb Welch & Al Massey and Tom Mahoney & Al Galento went to a draw > Paul Stanlee over Jack Hader
December 26, 1947 (Friday) – Atlanta, GA – Atlanta Municipal Auditorium (Paul Jones (01) – Promoter / Georgia Championship
Wrestling) > Al Galento over Hiram King > Bill Collins over Tiny Oxford > Nick Carter over Babe Zaharias > Tom Mahoney and Charlie
Harben went to a draw > Roland Kirchmeyer over Al Massey > Women’s Match: Catherine Simpson over Tammie Huckabee > World
Junior Heavyweight Title Match: Herb Welch* over Jimmy Lott to retain the title / Notes: King was a fan chosen from the crowd accepting
Galento’s challenge. Welch had been the reigning World Junior Heavyweight Champion as recognized by the Nashville, TN, office
since he went over Tex Riley on July 22, 1947, in Nashville, TN.