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

1949

APRIL 1 (FRIDAY) – ATLANTA, GA – ATLANTA MUNICIPAL AUDITORIUM [P] (Paul Jones – Promoter / Georgia Championship Wrestling) > Tom Mahoney defeated Bobby Lane > Rex Mobley and Jim Wallis wrestled to a draw > Al Massey defeated Jack Kelly > Nick Carter & Don McIntyre defeated Rebel Russell & Babe Zaharias / Notes: The program we have for this card is the first to not list staff members of the Atlanta office, so we must assume the same people referenced before may or may not be still involved. We do know that Bill Hartman and Simon Davis are referenced in future programs, so they are likely still involved at this point in the same positions. One new name that surfaces in this program is Betty Anne Wood, who is credited with writing the “Ringside Roundup” column. Within this program, there is also a reference to the fact that the main event matches may be aired on local television, though it does not state where this can be found in regard to station. It simply states that “television goes on at 10:00 sharp and televises the remaining part of the matches” with a reference that Thad Horton’s radio coverage is perhaps simulcast for the television end as well. It does appear as though it may have just begun recently, as it is in answer to “many fans are questioning” where they can find it. Seems odd they would answer the question without fully answering it, stating only what time it appears, without directing you to a specific channel. In research, there were only two local television stations in Atlanta, being WSB Channel 8 (now Channel 2), which debuted on September 29, 1948, and WAGA Channel 5, first broadcasting on March 8, 1949. In this same program, a nod is given to a WAGA employee (Marian Hine) being in attendance as a guest at ringside, so it is more likely that the younger station of the two was giving some exposure to the late matches in order to offer programming to viewers captivated by the early days of television. It would be 1954 before the promotion got its first full time slot for airing programs produced to provide enough excitement to draw fans to the local arenas. It was announced that Lozano Martinez had contacted Paul Jones for some Atlanta bookings.

APRIL 6 (WEDNESDAY) – MARIETTA, GA – LARRY BELL AUDITORIUM (Fred Ward – Promoter / Fred Ward Promotions) > Tommy Ward defeated Bill Cazzell > Bob Shipp & Red Dugan defeated Joe Estes & Bill Cazzell

APRIL 9 (SATURDAY) – GRIFFIN, GA (Fred Ward – Promoter / Fred Ward Promotions) > Tommy Ward defeated Joe Estes > Bill Cazzell defeated Bob Shipp / Notes: It is unclear as to what venue was the site of this card.

APRIL 14 (THURSDAY) – THOMASTON, GA (Fred Ward – Promoter / Fred Ward Promotions) > Tommy Ward defeated Bill Cazzell > Bob Shipp and Red Dugan wrestled to a draw / Notes: It is unclear as to what venue was the site of this card.

APRIL 15 (FRIDAY) – ATLANTA, GA – ATLANTA MUNICIPAL AUDITORIUM (Paul Jones – Promoter / Georgia Championship Wrestling) > Jack Kelly defeated Jim Wallis by disqualification > Rex Mobley defeated Bobby Lane > Nick Carter and Tom Mahoney wrestled to a draw > Al Massey and Babe Zaharias wrestled to a draw > Don McIntyre defeated Rebel Russell / Notes: Charley Fox was the special referee for the match between Don McIntyre and Rebel Russell. Dick Lever and Bill Collins were credited as being referees on this card.

APRIL 15 (FRIDAY) – BLUE RIDGE, GA (Fred Ward – Promoter / Fred Ward Promotions) > Red Dugan defeated Bill Cazzell > Bob Shipp defeated Roy Mitchell by disqualification / Notes: It is unclear as to what venue was the site of this card.

APRIL 20 (WEDNESDAY) – MARIETTA, GA – LARRY BELL AUDITORIUM (Fred Ward – Promoter / Fred Ward Promotions) > Tommy Ward defeated Jack Coulter > Joe Estes & Honey Boy Hannigan defeated Bob Shipp & Red Dugan

APRIL 26 (TUESDAY) – LITHONIA, GA (Fred Ward – Promoter / Fred Ward Promotions) > Tommy Ward versus Red Dugan > Bob Crutchfield versus Honey Boy Hannigan > Joe Estes versus Bob Shipp / Notes: No documented results for this card have been found. It is unclear as to what venue was the site of this card.

APRIL 29 (FRIDAY) – BLUE RIDGE, GA (Fred Ward – Promoter / Fred Ward Promotions) > Red Dugan defeated Tommy Ward > Roy Mitchell defeated Jack Blackstock / Notes: It is unclear as to what venue was the site of this card.

MAY 2 (MONDAY) – AUGUSTA, GA – AUGUSTA MUNICIPAL AUDITORIUM (Tom Mahoney – Promoter / Georgia Championship Wrestling) > Women’s Match: Elvira Snodgrass defeated Therese Theis > Rex Mobley and Al Massey wrestled to a draw at 30:00 > Don McIntyre defeated Lozano Martinez (2-1) / Notes: There seems to be a resurrection of the cooperative between Augusta and the Atlanta office beginning with this card. This time it was permanent, as it lasted through July 1984. Elmer Snodgrass managed Elvira Snodgrass.

MAY 6 (FRIDAY) – ATLANTA, GA – ATLANTA MUNICIPAL AUDITORIUM (Paul Jones – Promoter / Georgia Championship Wrestling) > Al Massey and Rex Mobley wrestled to a draw > Nick Carter defeated Lozano Martinez > Don McIntyre defeated Jim Wallis > Women’s Battle Royal: Elvira Snodgrass defeated Violet Viann, Catherine Simpson, June Byers and Therese Theis / Notes: It is unclear as to the reason for the battle royal. Elmer Snodgrass managed Elvira Snodgrass.

MAY 9 (MONDAY) – AUGUSTA, GA – AUGUSTA MUNICIPAL AUDITORIUM (Tom Mahoney – Promoter / Georgia Championship Wrestling) > Women’s Match: Elvira Snodgrass versus Therese Theis > Dick Lever versus Don McIntyre > Rex Mobley versus Lozano Martinez / Notes: No documented results for this card have been found. Elmer Snodgrass managed Elvira Snodgrass.

MAY 11 (WEDNESDAY) – MARIETTA, GA – LARRY BELL AUDITORIUM (Fred Ward – Promoter / Fred Ward Promotions) > Women’s Match: Violet Viann defeated Celia Blevins > Barefoot Ballard defeated Danny Dusek > Tommy Ward defeated Red Dugan

MAY 12 (THURSDAY) – THOMASTON, GA (Fred Ward – Promoter / Fred Ward Promotions) > Women’s Match: Violet Viann defeated Dot Dotson > Bob Crutchfield defeated Bob Shipp by disqualification > Joe Harben and Tommy Ward wrestled to a draw / Notes: It is unclear as to what venue was the site of this card.

MAY 14 (SATURDAY) – GRIFFIN, GA (Fred Ward – Promoter / Fred Ward Promotions) > Women’s Match: Violet Viann defeated Celia Blevins > Tommy Ward defeated Jack Blackstock > Bob Shipp defeated Red Dugan / Notes: It is unclear as to what venue was the site of this card.

MAY 20 (FRIDAY) – ATLANTA, GA – ATLANTA MUNICIPAL AUDITORIUM [P] (Paul Jones – Promoter / Georgia Championship Wrestling) > Nick Carter defeated Lozano Martinez > Don McIntyre defeated Jack Kelly > Lester Welch and Rex Mobley wrestled to a draw > Al Massey defeated Tom Mahoney > Man versus Animal Match: the Green Shadow defeated Ginger the Bear / Notes: Dick Lever was credited as being a referee on this card. The program we have for this card still does not list staff credits, but the aforementioned Betty Anne Wood is not credited with writing the same column as previously given credit for. Instead, the column is credited to “J. M.”, and we have no idea who that would be. However, Wood shows up again in the next program we have for the July 15, 1949, card. It was announced that Red McIntyre would be wrestling in Atlanta soon.

MAY 20 (FRIDAY) – BLUE RIDGE, GA (Fred Ward – Promoter / Fred Ward Promotions) > Tommy Ward defeated Bob Shipp > Red Dugan defeated Jack Blackstock / Notes: It is unclear as to what venue was the site of this card.

MAY 24 (TUESDAY) – AUGUSTA, GA – AUGUSTA MUNICIPAL AUDITORIUM (Tom Mahoney – Promoter / Georgia Championship Wrestling) > Man versus Animal Match: Mr. X versus Ginger the Bear > Lester Welch versus Rex Mobley > Don McIntyre versus Lozano Martinez / Notes: No documented results for this card have been found.

MAY 28 (SATURDAY) – ATLANTA, GA – ATLANTA MUNICIPAL AUDITORIUM (Paul Jones – Promoter / Georgia Championship Wrestling) > Don McIntyre versus Tom Mahoney > Bill Collins versus Lester Welch > Al Massey versus Rex Mobley > Man versus Animal Handicap Match: Ginger the Bear defeated Joe Kirkland & the Green Shadow > Boxing Match: Nick Carter defeated Lozano Martinez by KO in sixth round / Notes: Aside from the match between Nick Carter and Lozano Martinez, as well as the match between Ginger the Bear and Joe Kirkland & the Green Shadow, no documented results for the remaining matches on this card have been found.

JUNE 1 (WEDNESDAY) – MARIETTA, GA – LARRY BELL AUDITORIUM (Fred Ward – Promoter / Fred Ward Promotions) > Tommy Ward defeated Al O'Shea > Jack Coulter defeated Honey Boy Hannigan > Jack Blackstock and Barefoot Ballard wrestled to a draw

JUNE 10 (FRIDAY) – ATLANTA, GA – ATLANTA MUNICIPAL AUDITORIUM (Paul Jones – Promoter / Georgia Championship Wrestling) > Don Keene and Rex Mobley wrestled to a draw > Al Massey defeated Jack Kelly > Nick Carter defeated Tom Mahoney > Don & Red McIntyre defeated Al Galento & Lozano Martinez by disqualification

JUNE 13 (MONDAY) – AUGUSTA, GA – AUGUSTA MUNICIPAL AUDITORIUM (Tom Mahoney – Promoter / Georgia Championship Wrestling) > Don Keene and Rex Mobley wrestled to a draw at 60:00 > Lozano Martinez & Al Galento defeated Don & Red McIntyre (2-1)

JUNE 17 (FRIDAY) – ATLANTA, GA – ATLANTA MUNICIPAL AUDITORIUM (Paul Jones – Promoter / Georgia Championship Wrestling) > Don Keene and Al Massey wrestled to a draw > Rex Mobley defeated Lozano Martinez by disqualification > Jack Dillon & Al Galento defeated Don & Red McIntyre > Nick Carter defeated Tom Mahoney

JUNE 20 (MONDAY) – AUGUSTA, GA – AUGUSTA MUNICIPAL AUDITORIUM (Tom Mahoney – Promoter / Georgia Championship Wrestling) > Lucky Gamillion defeated Curly Morris > Al Massey defeated Jack Dillon > Don & Red McIntyre defeated Al Galento & Lozano Martinez (2-1)

JUNE 24 (FRIDAY) – ATLANTA, GA – ATLANTA MUNICIPAL AUDITORIUM (Paul Jones – Promoter / Georgia Championship Wrestling) > Rex Mobley defeated Lozano Martinez by disqualification > Tom Mahoney and Red McIntyre wrestled to a draw > Nick Carter defeated Jack Dillon > Al Galento & Babe Zaharias defeated Al Massey & Don McIntyre

JUNE 27 (MONDAY) – AUGUSTA, GA – AUGUSTA MUNICIPAL AUDITORIUM (Tom Mahoney – Promoter / Georgia Championship Wrestling) > Rex Mobley versus Al Galento > Red McIntyre versus Babe Zaharias > Jack Dillon versus Nick Carter / Notes: No documented results for this card have been found.