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| CARDS & RESULTS: 1940s |
| October – December |
| 1948 |
| 1940s |
References to the following individuals and organizations are made throughout this section: Al Galento; Al Lovelock; Al Massey; Babe
Zaharias; Bill Canny; Bill Collins; Billy Sandow (02); Bob Crutchfield; Bob Shipp; Bobby Nelson; Bobby Roberts; Boom-Boom Pantazic;
Catherine Simpson; Charlie Harben; Chico Cortez; Chris Belkas; Dick Lever; Don McIntyre; Dot Dotson; Earl Wampler; Enrique Torres;
Frank Remille; Fred Ward; Gorgeous George (01); Herb Welch; Honey Boy Hannigan; Jack Blackstock; Jack Bloomfield; Jack Dillon; Jack
Kennedy; Jesse Bernard; Jim Coffield; Joe Kirkland; Joe Marsh; Johnny Long; Juanita Coffman; June Byers; Karl Davis; Larry Moquin;
Lou Thesz; Mae Young; Mickey Gold; Mildred Burke; Mile High Ross; Nell Stewart; Nick Carter; Paul Jones (01); Pete Managoff; Ralph
Garibaldi; Red Dugan; Red Roberts; Roy Mitchell; the Russian Lion; Tex Riley; Thor Morgan; Tiny Oxford; Tom George; Tom Mahoney;
Tommy Ward.
October 1, 1948 (Friday) – Atlanta, GA – Atlanta Municipal Auditorium (Paul Jones (01) – Promoter / Georgia Championship
Wrestling) > Bobby Roberts versus Karl Davis > Al Galento & Tom Mahoney versus Charlie Harben & Don McIntyre > Al Massey versus
Jim Coffield > World Junior Heavyweight Title Match: Herb Welch* versus the Russian Lion / Notes: Welch had been the reigning World
Junior Heavyweight Champion as recognized by the Nashville, TN, office since he went over the Green Shadow on July 6, 1948, in
Nashville, TN.
October 8, 1948 (Friday) – Atlanta, GA – Atlanta Municipal Auditorium [Program] (Paul Jones (01) – Promoter / Georgia
Championship Wrestling) > Al Massey versus Karl Davis > Pete Managoff versus Jim Coffield > Herb Welch & Don McIntyre versus Al
Galento & the Russian Lion > Women’s World Title Match: Mildred Burke* versus June Byers / Notes: Burke had been the reigning
Women’s World Champion since she went over Betty Nichols in Columbus, OH, on December 1, 1938. In the program for this card,
it was reported that Jones was negotiating to have Gorgeous George (01) wrestle in Atlanta. It was also announced that Nick Carter
would be returning for the card on October 15, 1948.
October 14, 1948 (Thursday) – Dalton, GA (Fred Ward – Promoter / Fred Ward Promotions) > Jack Blackstock & Boom-Boom
Pantazic over Bob Shipp & Red Dugan > Tommy Ward over Honey Boy Hannigan / Notes: It is unclear as to what venue was the site of
this card.
October 15, 1948 (Friday) – Atlanta, GA – Atlanta Municipal Auditorium (Paul Jones (01) – Promoter / Georgia Championship
Wrestling) > Mickey Gold versus Tom Mahoney > Jim Coffield and Nick Carter went to a draw > Don McIntyre & Herb Welch over Al
Galento & the Russian Lion > Al Massey over Karl Davis
October 15, 1948 (Friday) – Blue Ridge, GA (Fred Ward – Promoter / Fred Ward Promotions) > Bob Shipp & Red Dugan over Tommy
Ward & Billy Sandow (02) > Jack Blackstock and Boom-Boom Pantazic went to a draw / Notes: It is unclear as to what venue was the site
of this card.
October 22, 1948 (Friday) – Atlanta, GA – Atlanta Municipal Auditorium (Paul Jones (01) – Promoter / Georgia Championship
Wrestling) > Al Massey and Bobby Nelson went to a draw > Ralph Garibaldi and Enrique Torres went to a draw > Jim Coffield over Nick
Carter > Tom Mahoney & Karl Davis over Mickey Gold & Don McIntyre
October 29, 1948 (Friday) – Atlanta, GA – Atlanta Municipal Auditorium (Paul Jones (01) – Promoter / Georgia Championship
Wrestling) > Nick Carter & Al Massey over Jim Coffield & Karl Davis by disqualification > Pete Managoff over Mickey Gold > Ralph
Garibaldi over Charlie Harben > Don McIntyre over Tom Mahoney
November 1, 1948 (Monday) – Augusta, GA – Augusta Municipal Auditorium (Dick Lever – Promoter / Georgia Championship
Wrestling) > Charlie Harben versus Bob Crutchfield > Tom Mahoney versus Al Massey > Southern Heavyweight Title Match: Chris
Belkas* versus Jack Dillon / Notes: Lever, now promoting out of Augusta, began a partnership with the Atlanta office. The origin of the
Southern Heavyweight Title is unclear.
November 5, 1948 (Friday) – Atlanta, GA – Atlanta Municipal Auditorium (Paul Jones (01) – Promoter / Georgia Championship
Wrestling) > Pete Managoff and Don McIntyre went to a draw > Jack Kennedy and Tom Mahoney went to a draw > Nick Carter & Al Massey
over Jim Coffield & Karl Davis > World Junior Heavyweight Title Match: Herb Welch* over Bill Canny to retain the title / Notes: Welch had
been the reigning World Junior Heavyweight Champion as recognized by the Nashville, TN, office since he went over the Green Shadow
on July 6, 1948, in Nashville, TN.
November 8, 1948 (Monday) – Augusta, GA – Augusta Municipal Auditorium (Dick Lever – Promoter / Georgia Championship
Wrestling) > Al Massey over Charlie Harben > Nick Carter over Jack Dillon two falls to one > Southern Heavyweight Title Match: Chris
Belkas* over Karl Davis two falls to none to retain the title / Notes: Belkas had been billed as Southern Heavyweight Champion since
November 1, 1948.
November 10, 1948 (Wednesday) – Marietta, GA – Larry Bell Auditorium (Fred Ward – Promoter / Fred Ward Promotions) > Tommy
Ward over Honey Boy Hannigan > Jack Bloomfield over Bill Collins > Chico Cortez over Bob Shipp
November 15, 1948 (Monday) – Augusta, GA – Augusta Municipal Auditorium (Dick Lever – Promoter / Georgia Championship
Wrestling) > Charlie Harben and Mile High Ross went to a draw at 30:00 > Jack Dillon over Jesse Bernard two falls to none > Southern
Heavyweight Title Match: Chris Belkas* and Al Massey went to a draw at one fall each; Belkas retained the title / Notes: Belkas had been
billed as Southern Heavyweight Champion since November 1, 1948.
November 19, 1948 (Friday) – Atlanta, GA – Atlanta Municipal Auditorium (Paul Jones (01) – Promoter / Georgia Championship
Wrestling) > Nick Carter and Larry Moquin went to a draw > Jack Kennedy over Charlie Harben > Jim Coffield & Tom Mahoney over Joe
Marsh & Al Massey > NWA World Heavyweight Title Match: Lou Thesz* over Don McIntyre to retain the title / Notes: Moquin substituted for
Karl Davis in the match against Carter. Thesz had been the reigning NWA World Heavyweight Champion since he went over Bill Longson
in Indianapolis, IN, on July 20, 1948. This version was the one recognized by the National Boxing Association as the National Wrestling
Association.
November 22, 1948 (Monday) – Augusta, GA – Augusta Municipal Auditorium (Dick Lever – Promoter / Georgia Championship
Wrestling) > Al Massey over Jack Dillon two falls to one > Bob Crutchfield and Tiny Oxford went to a draw > Southern Heavyweight Title
Match: Chris Belkas* over Charlie Harben by countout to retain the title / Notes: Belkas had been billed as Southern Heavyweight
Champion since November 1, 1948.
November 23, 1948 (Tuesday) – East Point, GA – East Point Municipal Auditorium (Fred Ward – Promoter / Fred Ward Promotions)
> Jack Bloomfield & Roy Mitchell versus Jack Blackstock & Chico Cortez
November 24, 1948 (Wednesday) – Marietta, GA – Larry Bell Auditorium (Fred Ward – Promoter / Fred Ward Promotions) > Chico
Cortez over Tommy Ward > Jack Bloomfield over Frank Remille > Red Dugan over Jack Blackstock
November 26, 1948 (Friday) – Atlanta, GA – Atlanta Municipal Auditorium (Paul Jones (01) – Promoter / Georgia Championship
Wrestling) > Al Lovelock and Jack Kennedy went to a draw > Larry Moquin over Joe Marsh > Nick Carter & Al Massey over Jim Coffield &
Tom Mahoney by disqualification > NWA World Heavyweight Title Match: Lou Thesz* over Don McIntyre at 24:00 to retain the title / Notes:
Thesz had been the reigning NWA World Heavyweight Champion since he went over Bill Longson in Indianapolis, IN, on July 20, 1948.
This version was the one recognized by the National Boxing Association as the National Wrestling Association.
November 29, 1948 (Monday) – Augusta, GA – Augusta Municipal Auditorium (Dick Lever – Promoter / Georgia Championship
Wrestling) > Bob Crutchfield over Tiny Oxford > Charlie Harben over Jack Dillon > Bob Crutchfield & Al Massey over Jack Dillon & Tiny
Oxford / Notes: Chris Belkas was advertised on this card, but he reportedly went to Florida with the title belt in tow.
December 3, 1948 (Friday) – Atlanta, GA – Atlanta Municipal Auditorium (Paul Jones (01) – Promoter / Georgia Championship
Wrestling) > Charlie Harben and Al Massey went to a draw > Jim Coffield & Tom Mahoney over Nick Carter & Don McIntyre > Womenâ
€™s Match: Catherine Simpson over Juanita Coffman > World Junior Heavyweight Title Match: Herb Welch* over Red Roberts to retain
the title / Notes: Welch had been the reigning World Junior Heavyweight Champion as recognized by the Nashville, TN, office since he
went over the Green Shadow on July 6, 1948, in Nashville, TN.
December 10, 1948 (Friday) – Atlanta, GA – Atlanta Municipal Auditorium (Paul Jones (01) – Promoter / Georgia Championship
Wrestling) > Charlie Harben over Joe Marsh by disqualification > Dick Lever and Red Roberts went to a draw > Nick Carter & Pete
Managoff over Jim Coffield & Tom Mahoney > World Junior Heavyweight Title Match: Herb Welch* over Johnny Long to retain the title /
Notes: Lever replaced Carter in the match against Roberts, as Carter substituted for Al Massey to team with Managoff in the match
against Coffield and Mahoney. Welch had been the reigning World Junior Heavyweight Champion as recognized by the Nashville, TN,
office since he went over the Green Shadow on July 6, 1948, in Nashville, TN.
December 13, 1948 (Monday) – Augusta, GA – Augusta Municipal Auditorium (Dick Lever – Promoter / Georgia Championship
Wrestling) > Tom George over Charlie Harben > Jack Dillon & Mile High Ross over Bob Crutchfield & Bill Collins
December 17, 1948 (Friday) – Atlanta, GA – Atlanta Municipal Auditorium (Paul Jones (01) – Promoter / Georgia Championship
Wrestling) > Jim Coffield & Earl Wampler over Nick Carter & Charlie Harben > Johnny Long and Red Roberts went to a draw > Womenâ
€™s Match: Mae Young over Nell Stewart > World Junior Heavyweight Title Match: Herb Welch* over Tex Riley to retain the title / Notes:
Harben substituted for Don McIntyre to team with Carter in the match against Coffield and Wampler. Welch had been the reigning World
Junior Heavyweight Champion as recognized by the Nashville, TN, office since he went over the Green Shadow on July 6, 1948, in
Nashville, TN.
December 20, 1948 (Monday) – Augusta, GA – Augusta Municipal Auditorium (Dick Lever – Promoter / Georgia Championship
Wrestling) > Charlie Harben versus Jim Coffield > Women’s Match: Dot Dotson versus June Byers > Jack Dillon versus Bill Collins /
Notes: This card was to benefit the Empty Stocking Fund. It also appears to be the end of the partnership between Augusta and the
Atlanta office.
December 23, 1948 (Thursday) – Atlanta, GA – Atlanta Municipal Auditorium (Paul Jones (01) – Promoter / Georgia Championship
Wrestling) > Johnny Long over Earl Wampler > Jim Coffield and Bobby Roberts went to a draw > Nick Carter and Tom Mahoney went to a
draw > Joe Kirkland over Tiny Oxford > Herb Welch over Red Roberts > Women’s Match: Mae Young over June Byers
December 30, 1948 (Thursday) – Atlanta, GA – Atlanta Municipal Auditorium (Paul Jones (01) – Promoter / Georgia Championship
Wrestling) > Tom Mahoney versus Earl Wampler > Nick Carter versus Charlie Harben > Bobby Roberts & Johnny Long versus Jim
Coffield & Babe Zaharias > Red Roberts versus Thor Morgan
Zaharias; Bill Canny; Bill Collins; Billy Sandow (02); Bob Crutchfield; Bob Shipp; Bobby Nelson; Bobby Roberts; Boom-Boom Pantazic;
Catherine Simpson; Charlie Harben; Chico Cortez; Chris Belkas; Dick Lever; Don McIntyre; Dot Dotson; Earl Wampler; Enrique Torres;
Frank Remille; Fred Ward; Gorgeous George (01); Herb Welch; Honey Boy Hannigan; Jack Blackstock; Jack Bloomfield; Jack Dillon; Jack
Kennedy; Jesse Bernard; Jim Coffield; Joe Kirkland; Joe Marsh; Johnny Long; Juanita Coffman; June Byers; Karl Davis; Larry Moquin;
Lou Thesz; Mae Young; Mickey Gold; Mildred Burke; Mile High Ross; Nell Stewart; Nick Carter; Paul Jones (01); Pete Managoff; Ralph
Garibaldi; Red Dugan; Red Roberts; Roy Mitchell; the Russian Lion; Tex Riley; Thor Morgan; Tiny Oxford; Tom George; Tom Mahoney;
Tommy Ward.
October 1, 1948 (Friday) – Atlanta, GA – Atlanta Municipal Auditorium (Paul Jones (01) – Promoter / Georgia Championship
Wrestling) > Bobby Roberts versus Karl Davis > Al Galento & Tom Mahoney versus Charlie Harben & Don McIntyre > Al Massey versus
Jim Coffield > World Junior Heavyweight Title Match: Herb Welch* versus the Russian Lion / Notes: Welch had been the reigning World
Junior Heavyweight Champion as recognized by the Nashville, TN, office since he went over the Green Shadow on July 6, 1948, in
Nashville, TN.
October 8, 1948 (Friday) – Atlanta, GA – Atlanta Municipal Auditorium [Program] (Paul Jones (01) – Promoter / Georgia
Championship Wrestling) > Al Massey versus Karl Davis > Pete Managoff versus Jim Coffield > Herb Welch & Don McIntyre versus Al
Galento & the Russian Lion > Women’s World Title Match: Mildred Burke* versus June Byers / Notes: Burke had been the reigning
Women’s World Champion since she went over Betty Nichols in Columbus, OH, on December 1, 1938. In the program for this card,
it was reported that Jones was negotiating to have Gorgeous George (01) wrestle in Atlanta. It was also announced that Nick Carter
would be returning for the card on October 15, 1948.
October 14, 1948 (Thursday) – Dalton, GA (Fred Ward – Promoter / Fred Ward Promotions) > Jack Blackstock & Boom-Boom
Pantazic over Bob Shipp & Red Dugan > Tommy Ward over Honey Boy Hannigan / Notes: It is unclear as to what venue was the site of
this card.
October 15, 1948 (Friday) – Atlanta, GA – Atlanta Municipal Auditorium (Paul Jones (01) – Promoter / Georgia Championship
Wrestling) > Mickey Gold versus Tom Mahoney > Jim Coffield and Nick Carter went to a draw > Don McIntyre & Herb Welch over Al
Galento & the Russian Lion > Al Massey over Karl Davis
October 15, 1948 (Friday) – Blue Ridge, GA (Fred Ward – Promoter / Fred Ward Promotions) > Bob Shipp & Red Dugan over Tommy
Ward & Billy Sandow (02) > Jack Blackstock and Boom-Boom Pantazic went to a draw / Notes: It is unclear as to what venue was the site
of this card.
October 22, 1948 (Friday) – Atlanta, GA – Atlanta Municipal Auditorium (Paul Jones (01) – Promoter / Georgia Championship
Wrestling) > Al Massey and Bobby Nelson went to a draw > Ralph Garibaldi and Enrique Torres went to a draw > Jim Coffield over Nick
Carter > Tom Mahoney & Karl Davis over Mickey Gold & Don McIntyre
October 29, 1948 (Friday) – Atlanta, GA – Atlanta Municipal Auditorium (Paul Jones (01) – Promoter / Georgia Championship
Wrestling) > Nick Carter & Al Massey over Jim Coffield & Karl Davis by disqualification > Pete Managoff over Mickey Gold > Ralph
Garibaldi over Charlie Harben > Don McIntyre over Tom Mahoney
November 1, 1948 (Monday) – Augusta, GA – Augusta Municipal Auditorium (Dick Lever – Promoter / Georgia Championship
Wrestling) > Charlie Harben versus Bob Crutchfield > Tom Mahoney versus Al Massey > Southern Heavyweight Title Match: Chris
Belkas* versus Jack Dillon / Notes: Lever, now promoting out of Augusta, began a partnership with the Atlanta office. The origin of the
Southern Heavyweight Title is unclear.
November 5, 1948 (Friday) – Atlanta, GA – Atlanta Municipal Auditorium (Paul Jones (01) – Promoter / Georgia Championship
Wrestling) > Pete Managoff and Don McIntyre went to a draw > Jack Kennedy and Tom Mahoney went to a draw > Nick Carter & Al Massey
over Jim Coffield & Karl Davis > World Junior Heavyweight Title Match: Herb Welch* over Bill Canny to retain the title / Notes: Welch had
been the reigning World Junior Heavyweight Champion as recognized by the Nashville, TN, office since he went over the Green Shadow
on July 6, 1948, in Nashville, TN.
November 8, 1948 (Monday) – Augusta, GA – Augusta Municipal Auditorium (Dick Lever – Promoter / Georgia Championship
Wrestling) > Al Massey over Charlie Harben > Nick Carter over Jack Dillon two falls to one > Southern Heavyweight Title Match: Chris
Belkas* over Karl Davis two falls to none to retain the title / Notes: Belkas had been billed as Southern Heavyweight Champion since
November 1, 1948.
November 10, 1948 (Wednesday) – Marietta, GA – Larry Bell Auditorium (Fred Ward – Promoter / Fred Ward Promotions) > Tommy
Ward over Honey Boy Hannigan > Jack Bloomfield over Bill Collins > Chico Cortez over Bob Shipp
November 15, 1948 (Monday) – Augusta, GA – Augusta Municipal Auditorium (Dick Lever – Promoter / Georgia Championship
Wrestling) > Charlie Harben and Mile High Ross went to a draw at 30:00 > Jack Dillon over Jesse Bernard two falls to none > Southern
Heavyweight Title Match: Chris Belkas* and Al Massey went to a draw at one fall each; Belkas retained the title / Notes: Belkas had been
billed as Southern Heavyweight Champion since November 1, 1948.
November 19, 1948 (Friday) – Atlanta, GA – Atlanta Municipal Auditorium (Paul Jones (01) – Promoter / Georgia Championship
Wrestling) > Nick Carter and Larry Moquin went to a draw > Jack Kennedy over Charlie Harben > Jim Coffield & Tom Mahoney over Joe
Marsh & Al Massey > NWA World Heavyweight Title Match: Lou Thesz* over Don McIntyre to retain the title / Notes: Moquin substituted for
Karl Davis in the match against Carter. Thesz had been the reigning NWA World Heavyweight Champion since he went over Bill Longson
in Indianapolis, IN, on July 20, 1948. This version was the one recognized by the National Boxing Association as the National Wrestling
Association.
November 22, 1948 (Monday) – Augusta, GA – Augusta Municipal Auditorium (Dick Lever – Promoter / Georgia Championship
Wrestling) > Al Massey over Jack Dillon two falls to one > Bob Crutchfield and Tiny Oxford went to a draw > Southern Heavyweight Title
Match: Chris Belkas* over Charlie Harben by countout to retain the title / Notes: Belkas had been billed as Southern Heavyweight
Champion since November 1, 1948.
November 23, 1948 (Tuesday) – East Point, GA – East Point Municipal Auditorium (Fred Ward – Promoter / Fred Ward Promotions)
> Jack Bloomfield & Roy Mitchell versus Jack Blackstock & Chico Cortez
November 24, 1948 (Wednesday) – Marietta, GA – Larry Bell Auditorium (Fred Ward – Promoter / Fred Ward Promotions) > Chico
Cortez over Tommy Ward > Jack Bloomfield over Frank Remille > Red Dugan over Jack Blackstock
November 26, 1948 (Friday) – Atlanta, GA – Atlanta Municipal Auditorium (Paul Jones (01) – Promoter / Georgia Championship
Wrestling) > Al Lovelock and Jack Kennedy went to a draw > Larry Moquin over Joe Marsh > Nick Carter & Al Massey over Jim Coffield &
Tom Mahoney by disqualification > NWA World Heavyweight Title Match: Lou Thesz* over Don McIntyre at 24:00 to retain the title / Notes:
Thesz had been the reigning NWA World Heavyweight Champion since he went over Bill Longson in Indianapolis, IN, on July 20, 1948.
This version was the one recognized by the National Boxing Association as the National Wrestling Association.
November 29, 1948 (Monday) – Augusta, GA – Augusta Municipal Auditorium (Dick Lever – Promoter / Georgia Championship
Wrestling) > Bob Crutchfield over Tiny Oxford > Charlie Harben over Jack Dillon > Bob Crutchfield & Al Massey over Jack Dillon & Tiny
Oxford / Notes: Chris Belkas was advertised on this card, but he reportedly went to Florida with the title belt in tow.
December 3, 1948 (Friday) – Atlanta, GA – Atlanta Municipal Auditorium (Paul Jones (01) – Promoter / Georgia Championship
Wrestling) > Charlie Harben and Al Massey went to a draw > Jim Coffield & Tom Mahoney over Nick Carter & Don McIntyre > Womenâ
€™s Match: Catherine Simpson over Juanita Coffman > World Junior Heavyweight Title Match: Herb Welch* over Red Roberts to retain
the title / Notes: Welch had been the reigning World Junior Heavyweight Champion as recognized by the Nashville, TN, office since he
went over the Green Shadow on July 6, 1948, in Nashville, TN.
December 10, 1948 (Friday) – Atlanta, GA – Atlanta Municipal Auditorium (Paul Jones (01) – Promoter / Georgia Championship
Wrestling) > Charlie Harben over Joe Marsh by disqualification > Dick Lever and Red Roberts went to a draw > Nick Carter & Pete
Managoff over Jim Coffield & Tom Mahoney > World Junior Heavyweight Title Match: Herb Welch* over Johnny Long to retain the title /
Notes: Lever replaced Carter in the match against Roberts, as Carter substituted for Al Massey to team with Managoff in the match
against Coffield and Mahoney. Welch had been the reigning World Junior Heavyweight Champion as recognized by the Nashville, TN,
office since he went over the Green Shadow on July 6, 1948, in Nashville, TN.
December 13, 1948 (Monday) – Augusta, GA – Augusta Municipal Auditorium (Dick Lever – Promoter / Georgia Championship
Wrestling) > Tom George over Charlie Harben > Jack Dillon & Mile High Ross over Bob Crutchfield & Bill Collins
December 17, 1948 (Friday) – Atlanta, GA – Atlanta Municipal Auditorium (Paul Jones (01) – Promoter / Georgia Championship
Wrestling) > Jim Coffield & Earl Wampler over Nick Carter & Charlie Harben > Johnny Long and Red Roberts went to a draw > Womenâ
€™s Match: Mae Young over Nell Stewart > World Junior Heavyweight Title Match: Herb Welch* over Tex Riley to retain the title / Notes:
Harben substituted for Don McIntyre to team with Carter in the match against Coffield and Wampler. Welch had been the reigning World
Junior Heavyweight Champion as recognized by the Nashville, TN, office since he went over the Green Shadow on July 6, 1948, in
Nashville, TN.
December 20, 1948 (Monday) – Augusta, GA – Augusta Municipal Auditorium (Dick Lever – Promoter / Georgia Championship
Wrestling) > Charlie Harben versus Jim Coffield > Women’s Match: Dot Dotson versus June Byers > Jack Dillon versus Bill Collins /
Notes: This card was to benefit the Empty Stocking Fund. It also appears to be the end of the partnership between Augusta and the
Atlanta office.
December 23, 1948 (Thursday) – Atlanta, GA – Atlanta Municipal Auditorium (Paul Jones (01) – Promoter / Georgia Championship
Wrestling) > Johnny Long over Earl Wampler > Jim Coffield and Bobby Roberts went to a draw > Nick Carter and Tom Mahoney went to a
draw > Joe Kirkland over Tiny Oxford > Herb Welch over Red Roberts > Women’s Match: Mae Young over June Byers
December 30, 1948 (Thursday) – Atlanta, GA – Atlanta Municipal Auditorium (Paul Jones (01) – Promoter / Georgia Championship
Wrestling) > Tom Mahoney versus Earl Wampler > Nick Carter versus Charlie Harben > Bobby Roberts & Johnny Long versus Jim
Coffield & Babe Zaharias > Red Roberts versus Thor Morgan