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| CARDS & RESULTS: 1950-59 |
| The following is a compilation of all individuals referenced on this page: Art Nelson; Babe Zaharias; Ben Porter; Bonnie Watson; Carole Carota; Catherine Simpson; Choo-Choo Lynn; Clyde Steeves; Dick Big Kettle; Don Big Kettle; Don McIntyre; Donn Lewin; Frank Taylor; Freddie Blassie; Fritz Krueger; Fuzzy Cupid; Gordon Walker; Gorgeous Gilpin; Ida Mae Martinez; J.C. Johnson; Jack Dillon; Karl Kowalski; Lee Grable; Leo Numa; Mike Clancy; Mildred Burke; Omar Khayam; Paul Jones; Randy Boatwright; Ray Villmer; Red Dugan; Red McIntyre; Reyes Nacho; Shirley West; Sky Hi Lee; the Swedish Angel; Terry Majors; Tex Riley; Tinker Todd; Tiny Oxford; Tito Infante; Tom Mahoney; Tuffy McRae; Verne Gagne; Victorio Gonzales; Walter Kameroff; and Wild Man Zimm. |
| 1950-59 |
| JANUARY - MARCH |
| 1954 |
| 1954
JANUARY 1 (FRIDAY) – ATLANTA, GA – ATLANTA MUNICIPAL AUDITORIUM (Paul Jones – Promoter / Georgia Championship Wrestling) > Mike Clancy and Karl Kowalski wrestled to a draw > Babe Zaharias defeated Donn Lewin > Leo Numa defeated Tex Riley > Don McIntyre defeated Jack Dillon JANUARY 4 (MONDAY) – AUGUSTA, GA – WILLIAM BELL AUDITORIUM (Tom Mahoney – Promoter / Georgia Championship Wrestling) > Midget Match: Victorio Gonzales versus Tuffy McRae > Leo Numa versus Jack Dillon > Frank Taylor versus Red McIntyre > Southern Heavyweight Title Match: Ray Villmer* defeated Don McIntyre / Notes: No documented results for this card have been found. Ray Villmer had been the reigning Southern Heavyweight Champion since he defeated Don McIntyre on October 16, 1953, in Atlanta. JANUARY 5 (TUESDAY) – VALDOSTA, GA – VALDOSTA LIVESTOCK ARENA (Gordon Walker – Promoter / Georgia Championship Wrestling) > Women’s Match: Terry Majors versus Carole Carota > Red McIntyre defeated Jack Dillon / Notes: Terry Majors and Carole Carota were scheduled to wrestle each other, but no results were reported after the card. The Valdosta office was working with Paul Jones’ Atlanta office at this time. JANUARY 8 (FRIDAY) – ATLANTA, GA – ATLANTA MUNICIPAL AUDITORIUM (Paul Jones – Promoter / Georgia Championship Wrestling) > Red McIntyre defeated Karl Kowalski > Mike Clancy and Frank Taylor wrestled to a draw > Midget Tag Team Match: Tito Infante & Tuffy McRae defeated Fritz Krueger & Fuzzy Cupid > Southern Heavyweight Title Match: Ray Villmer* defeated Leo Numa / Notes: Ray Villmer had been the reigning Southern Heavyweight Champion since he defeated Don McIntyre on October 16, 1953, in Atlanta. JANUARY 11 (MONDAY) – AUGUSTA, GA – WILLIAM BELL AUDITORIUM (Tom Mahoney – Promoter / Georgia Championship Wrestling) > Randy Boatwright versus Choo-Choo Lynn > Frank Taylor versus Wild Man Zimm > Leo Numa versus Babe Zaharias > Southern Heavyweight Title Match: Don McIntyre defeated Ray Villmer* to win title / Notes: Aside for the match between Don McIntyre and Ray Villmer, no documented results for this card have been found. Villmer had been the reigning Southern Heavyweight Champion since he defeated Don McIntyre on October 16, 1953, in Atlanta. JANUARY 12 (TUESDAY) – VALDOSTA, GA – VALDOSTA LIVESTOCK ARENA (Gordon Walker – Promoter / Georgia Championship Wrestling) > Amateur Match: Ben Porter versus J.C. Johnson > Red McIntyre versus Red Dugan > Jack Dillon versus Tiny Oxford / Notes: No documented results for this card have been found. JANUARY 18 (MONDAY) – THOMSON, GA (Tom Mahoney – Promoter / Georgia Championship Wrestling) / Notes: A card was scheduled for this date, but no information is available. JANUARY 25 (MONDAY) – AUGUSTA, GA – WILLIAM BELL AUDITORIUM (Tom Mahoney – Promoter / Georgia Championship Wrestling) > Leo Numa and Jack Dillon wrestled to a draw > Gorgeous Gilpin defeated Babe Zaharias by disqualification > Women’s World Title Match: Mildred Burke* defeated Catherine Simpson (2-0) > Frank Taylor defeated Don McIntyre / Notes: Mildred Burke had been the reigning Women’s World Champion since she defeated Betty Nichols in Columbus, OH, on December 1, 1938. JANUARY 29 (FRIDAY) – ATLANTA, GA – ATLANTA MUNICIPAL AUDITORIUM (Paul Jones – Promoter / Georgia Championship Wrestling) > Jack Dillon versus Wild Man Zimm > Red McIntyre versus Babe Zaharias > Leo Numa versus Frank Taylor > Women’s World Title Match: Mildred Burke* versus Catherine Simpson / Notes: No documented results for this card have been found. Mildred Burke had been the reigning Women’s World Champion since she defeated Betty Nichols in Columbus, OH, on December 1, 1938. FEBRUARY 8 (MONDAY) – AUGUSTA, GA – WILLIAM BELL AUDITORIUM (Tom Mahoney – Promoter / Georgia Championship Wrestling) > Gorgeous Gilpin versus Wild Man Zimm > Leo Numa & Red McIntyre versus Jack Dillon & Babe Zaharias > Frank Taylor versus the Swedish Angel / Notes: No documented results for this card have been found. FEBRUARY 19 (FRIDAY) – ATLANTA, GA – ATLANTA MUNICIPAL AUDITORIUM (Paul Jones – Promoter / Georgia Championship Wrestling) > Walter Kameroff and Tinker Todd wrestled to a draw > Red McIntyre defeated Omar Khayam > Leo Numa defeated Frank Taylor > Verne Gagne defeated Art Nelson FEBRUARY 22 (MONDAY) – AUGUSTA, GA – WILLIAM BELL AUDITORIUM (Tom Mahoney – Promoter / Georgia Championship Wrestling) > Reyes Nacho defeated Leo Numa > Tinker Todd defeated Jack Dillon by disqualification > Women’s Match: Ida Mae Martinez defeated Shirley West (2-0) > Frank Taylor defeated Don McIntyre (2-1) MARCH 1 (MONDAY) – AUGUSTA, GA – WILLIAM BELL AUDITORIUM (Tom Mahoney – Promoter / Georgia Championship Wrestling) > Reyes Nacho defeated Walter Kameroff > Leo Numa defeated Omar Khayam by disqualification > Don & Red McIntyre defeated Jack Dillon & Frank Taylor (2-0) MARCH 15 (MONDAY) – AUGUSTA, GA – WILLIAM BELL AUDITORIUM (Tom Mahoney – Promoter / Georgia Championship Wrestling) > Women’s World Title Match: Mildred Burke* versus Bonnie Watson > Don & Dick Big Kettle versus Leo Numa & Red McIntyre / Notes: No documented results for this card have been found. Mildred Burke had been the reigning Women’s World Champion since she defeated Betty Nichols in Columbus, OH, on December 1, 1938. MARCH 22 (MONDAY) – AUGUSTA, GA – WILLIAM BELL AUDITORIUM (Tom Mahoney – Promoter / Georgia Championship Wrestling) > Lee Grable defeated Omar Khayam > Women’s World Title Match: Mildred Burke* defeated Bonnie Watson (2-1) > Don & Dick Big Kettle defeated Don McIntyre & Gorgeous Gilpin / Notes: Mildred Burke had been the reigning Women’s World Champion since she defeated Betty Nichols in Columbus, OH, on December 1, 1938. MARCH 26 (FRIDAY) – ATLANTA, GA – ATLANTA MUNICIPAL AUDITORIUM (Paul Jones – Promoter / Georgia Championship Wrestling) > Don & Dick Big Kettle defeated Don McIntyre & Gorgeous Gilpin > Lee Grable defeated Omar Khayam > Women’s Match: Mildred Burke defeated Bonnie Watson > Verne Gagne defeated Sky Hi Lee MARCH 29 (MONDAY) – AUGUSTA, GA – WILLIAM BELL AUDITORIUM (Tom Mahoney – Promoter / Georgia Championship Wrestling) > Clyde Steeves versus Gorgeous Gilpin > Lee Grable versus the Swedish Angel > Red McIntyre versus Dick Big Kettle > Southern Heavyweight Title Match: Freddie Blassie* versus Don Big Kettle / Notes: No documented results for this card have been found. Freddie Blassie had been billed as Southern Heavyweight Champion since he allegedly defeated Mr. Moto on February 8, 1954, in Birmingham, AL. |
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