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CARDS & RESULTS: 1950s
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References to the following individuals and organizations are made throughout this section: Argentina Rocca; Art Nelson; Babe Zaharias;
Babs Wingo; Bill Cazzell; Don McIntyre; Eddie Gossett; Jack Dillon; Jack McDonald; Joe Kirkland; Kola Kwariani; Lou Newman; Lou
Plummer; Louie Ross; Mary Horton; the Mighty Atlas; Mike Paidousis; Nick Carter; Paul Jones (01); Sonny Kurgis; Tom Mahoney.

January 4, 1952 (Friday) – Atlanta, GA – Atlanta Municipal Auditorium (Paul Jones (01) – Promoter / Georgia Championship
Wrestling) > Bill Cazzell versus Sonny Kurgis > Eddie Gossett versus Lou Newman > Women’s Match: Babs Wingo versus Mary
Horton > Southern Heavyweight Title Match: Don McIntyre* versus Babe Zaharias / Notes: McIntyre had been the reigning Southern
Heavyweight Champion since he went over Art Nelson on September 10, 1951, in Augusta.

January 12, 1952 (Saturday) – Atlanta, GA – Atlanta Municipal Auditorium (Paul Jones (01) – Promoter / Georgia Championship
Wrestling) > Eddie Gossett over Joe Kirkland > Nick Carter over Bill Cazzell > Lou Newman & Jack Dillon over Don McIntyre & Sonny
Kurgis

February 1, 1952 (Friday) – Atlanta, GA – Atlanta Municipal Auditorium (Paul Jones (01) – Promoter / Georgia Championship
Wrestling) > Nick Carter and Lou Plummer went to a draw > Sonny Kurgis over Jack Dillon > Lou Newman over Kola Kwariani >
Argentina Rocca over Art Nelson

February 4, 1952 (Monday) – Augusta, GA – William Bell Auditorium (Tom Mahoney – Promoter / Georgia Championship Wrestling)
> Lou Newman versus Sonny Kurgis > Don McIntyre versus Lou Plummer > Jack Dillon versus Nick Carter > Don McIntyre & Sonny
Kurgis versus Lou Plummer & Lou Newman

February 11, 1952 (Monday) – Augusta, GA – William Bell Auditorium (Tom Mahoney – Promoter / Georgia Championship
Wrestling) > Jack Dillon versus Louie Ross > Nick Carter versus Lou Plummer > Mike Paidousis versus Sonny Kurgis > Lou Plummer &
Jack Dillon versus Nick Carter & Louie Ross

February 18, 1952 (Monday) – Augusta, GA – William Bell Auditorium (Tom Mahoney – Promoter / Georgia Championship
Wrestling) > Lou Plummer versus Sonny Kurgis > Lou Newman versus Mike Paidousis > Texas Death Match: Jack Dillon versus Nick
Carter

February 22, 1952 (Friday) – Atlanta, GA – Atlanta Municipal Auditorium (Paul Jones (01) – Promoter / Georgia Championship
Wrestling) > Nick Carter and Sonny Kurgis went to a draw > Don McIntyre & Mike Paidousis over Lou Newman & Jack Dillon > the Mighty
Atlas over Lou Plummer

February 29, 1952 (Friday) – Atlanta, GA – Atlanta Municipal Auditorium (Paul Jones (01) – Promoter / Georgia Championship
Wrestling) > Mike Paidousis and Sonny Kurgis went to a draw > Lou Plummer & Jack Dillon over Don McIntyre & Nick Carter > the Mighty
Atlas over Lou Newman by disqualification

March 7, 1952 (Friday) – Atlanta, GA – Atlanta Municipal Auditorium (Paul Jones (01) – Promoter / Georgia Championship
Wrestling) > Mike Paidousis over Lou Plummer > Lou Newman over Sonny Kurgis > Paul Jones (01) & Don McIntyre over Nick Carter &
Jack Dillon

March 28, 1952 (Friday) – Atlanta, GA – Atlanta Municipal Auditorium (Paul Jones (01) – Promoter / Georgia Championship
Wrestling) > Jack Dillon and Sonny Kurgis went to a draw > Jack McDonald over Mike Paidousis > Southern Heavyweight Title Match: Lou
Newman over Don McIntyre* to win the title / Notes: McIntyre had been the reigning Southern Heavyweight Champion since he went over
Art Nelson on September 10, 1951, in Augusta.