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

1956

APRIL 4 (WEDNESDAY) – AUGUSTA, GA – WILLIAM BELL AUDITORIUM (Tom Mahoney – Promoter / Georgia Championship Wrestling) > Jack O’Brien versus Rocky Columbo > Women’s Match: Belle Starr versus Catherine Simpson > Jerry Graham versus Chief Big Heart / Notes: No documented results for this card have been found.

APRIL 6 (FRIDAY) – ATLANTA, GA – ATLANTA MUNICIPAL AUDITORIUM (Paul Jones – Promoter / Georgia Championship Wrestling) > Chief Big Heart defeated Pierre LaSalle > Dick Raines defeated Tom Drake > Jack O’Brien defeated Jackie Nichols wrestled to a draw > Rocky Columbo & Chief Big Heart defeated Jerry Graham & Pierre LaSalle

APRIL 9 (MONDAY) – AUGUSTA, GA – WILLIAM BELL AUDITORIUM (Tom Mahoney – Promoter / Georgia Championship Wrestling) > Women’s Match: Belle Starr defeated Ethel Brown > Texas Death Match: Jerry Graham defeated Chief Big Heart / Notes: It was reported that 3,000 were in attendance for this card.

APRIL 13 (FRIDAY) – EAST POINT, GA – EAST POINT MUNICIPAL AUDITORIUM (Paul Jones – Promoter / Georgia Championship Wrestling) > Lou Plummer and Rocky Columbo wrestled to a draw > Lou Plummer & Dick Raines versus Jackie Nichols & Rocky Columbo wrestled to a draw > Chief Big Heart defeated Jerry Graham at 0:30

APRIL 16 (MONDAY) – AUGUSTA, GA – WILLIAM BELL AUDITORIUM (Tom Mahoney – Promoter / Georgia Championship Wrestling) > Billy Blassie versus Tom Drake > Harry Lewis versus Chief Big Heart > Jerry Graham versus Rocky Columbo > Jack O’Brien versus Argentina Rocca / Notes: No documented results for this card have been found. Although not mentioned, Kola Kwariani was likely in attendance, as he was charged with traveling with Argentina Rocca as a troubleshooter for him.

APRIL 20 (FRIDAY) – ATLANTA, GA – ATLANTA MUNICIPAL AUDITORIUM (Paul Jones – Promoter / Georgia Championship Wrestling) > Tim Geohagen defeated Lou Plummer > Rocky Columbo defeated Jerry Graham by disqualification > Dick Raines & Lou Plummer defeated Tim Geohagen & Chief Big Heart > Argentina Rocca defeated Jack O’Brien / Notes: Although not mentioned, Kola Kwariani was likely in attendance, as he was charged with traveling with Argentina Rocca as a troubleshooter for him.

APRIL 23 (MONDAY) – AUGUSTA, GA – WILLIAM BELL AUDITORIUM (Tom Mahoney – Promoter / Georgia Championship Wrestling) > Jackie Nichols and Lou Plummer wrestled to a draw > Chief Big Heart defeated Dick Raines by disqualification > Rocky Columbo defeated Jack O’Brien > Rocky Columbo & Argentina Rocca defeated Jerry Graham & Jack O’Brien / Notes: Although not mentioned, Kola Kwariani was likely in attendance, as he was charged with traveling with Argentina Rocca as a troubleshooter for him.

APRIL 27 (FRIDAY) – ATLANTA, GA – ATLANTA MUNICIPAL AUDITORIUM (Paul Jones – Promoter / Georgia Championship Wrestling) > Tim Geohagen and Jackie Nichols wrestled to a draw > Chief Big Heart defeated Dick Raines by disqualification > Rocky Columbo defeated Pierre LaSalle > Argentina Rocca defeated Jerry Graham by countout / Notes: Although not mentioned, Kola Kwariani was likely in attendance, as he was charged with traveling with Argentina Rocca as a troubleshooter for him.

APRIL 30 (MONDAY) – AUGUSTA, GA – WILLIAM BELL AUDITORIUM (Tom Mahoney – Promoter / Georgia Championship Wrestling) > Women’s Match: June Byers versus Catherine Simpson / Notes: No documented results for this card have been found. Danny McShain was also advertised as scheduled to appear.

MAY 4 (FRIDAY) – ATLANTA, GA – ATLANTA MUNICIPAL AUDITORIUM (Paul Jones – Promoter / Georgia Championship Wrestling) > Dick Raines defeated Tom Drake > Chief Big Heart defeated Lou Plummer > Danny McShain defeated Tim Geohagen > Jerry Graham defeated Rocky Columbo

MAY 9 (WEDNESDAY) – AUGUSTA, GA – WILLIAM BELL AUDITORIUM (Tom Mahoney – Promoter / Georgia Championship Wrestling) > Dick Raines and Jackie Nichols wrestled to a draw > Danny McShain defeated Chief Big Heart > Buddy Rogers defeated Jack Bence > Texas Death Match: Jerry Graham defeated Rocky Columbo

MAY 11 (FRIDAY) – ATLANTA, GA – ATLANTA MUNICIPAL AUDITORIUM (Paul Jones – Promoter / Georgia Championship Wrestling) > Jackie Nichols and Dick Raines wrestled to a draw > Danny McShain and Rocky Columbo wrestled to a draw > Buddy Rogers defeated Chief Big Heart > Don McIntyre defeated Jerry Graham

MAY 16 (WEDNESDAY) – AUGUSTA, GA – WILLIAM BELL AUDITORIUM (Tom Mahoney – Promoter / Georgia Championship Wrestling) > Dick Raines & Lou Plummer and Jack Bence & Rocky Columbo wrestled to a draw > Jerry Graham defeated Chief Big Heart > Jack Bence defeated Lou Plummer > North American Heavyweight Title Match: Danny McShain* versus Don McIntyre ruled a no contest / Notes: It was reported that 3,000 were in attendance for this card. The origin of the North American Heavyweight Title is unclear to us at this time. It seems as though Danny McShain was billed as such upon arrival. The decision in the match between McShain and Don McIntyre caused the title to be held up pending a rematch on May 23, 1956.

MAY 18 (FRIDAY) – EAST POINT, GA – EAST POINT MUNICIPAL AUDITORIUM (Paul Jones – Promoter / Georgia Championship Wrestling) > Billy Blassie versus Tarzan White > Jerry Graham versus Tom Drake > Danny McShain versus Chief Big Heart / Notes: No documented results for this card have been found.

MAY 23 (WEDNESDAY) – AUGUSTA, GA – WILLIAM BELL AUDITORIUM (Tom Mahoney – Promoter / Georgia Championship Wrestling) > Dick Raines and Rocky Columbo wrestled to a draw > Tim Geohagen defeated Babe Zaharias > Jerry Graham and Jackie Nichols wrestled to a draw at 30:00 > North American Heavyweight Title Match: Danny McShain defeated Don McIntyre / Notes: Danny McShain had been billed as the North American Heavyweight Champion on May 16, 1956, and after a match with Don McIntyre on that Augusta card, the title was held up. As a result of this match, McShain continued his reign.

MAY 25 (FRIDAY) – MARIETTA, GA – LARRY BELL AUDITORIUM (Elmo Chappell – Promoter / Georgia Championship Wrestling) > Jackie Nichols and Jerry Graham wrestled to a draw at 15:00 > Jackie Nichols & Rocky Columbo defeated Danny McShain & Jerry Graham / Notes: This is believed to be the first card of a partnership between Marietta and the Atlanta office that lasted through July 1984.

JUNE 2 (SATURDAY) – ATLANTA, GA – ATLANTA MUNICIPAL AUDITORIUM (Paul Jones – Promoter / Georgia Championship Wrestling) > Jack Bence defeated Lou Plummer at 7:00 > Jackie Nichols defeated Jerry Graham at 14:00 > Gene Stanlee defeated Rocky Columbo at 15:00 > Don McIntyre & Jackie Nichols defeated Jerry Graham & Danny McShain

JUNE 7 (THURSDAY) – AUGUSTA, GA – WILLIAM BELL AUDITORIUM (Tom Mahoney – Promoter / Georgia Championship Wrestling) > Tim Geohagen defeated Al Moreno > Jackie Nichols and Lee Grable wrestled to a draw > Danny McShain versus Rocky Columbo ruled a no contest > Gene Stanlee defeated Jerry Graham by disqualification

JUNE 8 (FRIDAY) – ATLANTA, GA – ATLANTA MUNICIPAL AUDITORIUM (Paul Jones – Promoter / Georgia Championship Wrestling) > Lee Grable defeated Dick Raines > Jack Bence defeated Jerry Graham by disqualification > Jerry Graham & Gene Stanlee defeated Jack Bence & Rocky Columbo > Danny McShain defeated Jackie Nichols

JUNE 14 (THURSDAY) – AUGUSTA, GA – WILLIAM BELL AUDITORIUM (Tom Mahoney – Promoter / Georgia Championship Wrestling) > Jerry Graham defeated Gene Stanlee by disqualification > Danny McShain and Red McIntyre wrestled to a draw at 20:00 > Tim Geohagen & Lee Grable defeated Lou Plummer & Dick Raines

JUNE 15 (FRIDAY) – ATLANTA, GA – ATLANTA MUNICIPAL AUDITORIUM (Paul Jones – Promoter / Georgia Championship Wrestling) > Jackie Nichols defeated Babe Zaharias > Danny McShain and Red McIntyre wrestled to a draw > Jack Bence defeated Gene Stanlee by disqualification > Jerry Graham & Danny McShain defeated Red McIntyre & Rocky Columbo

JUNE 21 (THURSDAY) – AUGUSTA, GA – WILLIAM BELL AUDITORIUM (Tom Mahoney – Promoter / Georgia Championship Wrestling) > Jerry Graham and Red McIntyre wrestled to a draw at 15:00 > Rocky Columbo defeated Jack O’Brien by disqualification > Lou Plummer defeated Lee Grable > Jack O’Brien & Gene Stanlee defeated Jerry Graham & Danny McShain

JUNE 22 (FRIDAY) – ATLANTA, GA – ATLANTA MUNICIPAL AUDITORIUM (Paul Jones – Promoter / Georgia Championship Wrestling) > Tim Geohagen and Dick Raines wrestled to a draw > Lee Grable and Gene Stanlee wrestled to a draw > Jerry Graham defeated Jackie Nichols > Red McIntyre defeated Danny McShain by disqualification

JUNE 28 (THURSDAY) – AUGUSTA, GA – WILLIAM BELL AUDITORIUM (Tom Mahoney – Promoter / Georgia Championship Wrestling) > Rocky Columbo defeated Danny McShain by disqualification > Red McIntyre defeated Jerry Graham by disqualification

JUNE 29 (FRIDAY) – ATLANTA, GA – ATLANTA MUNICIPAL AUDITORIUM (Paul Jones – Promoter / Georgia Championship Wrestling) > Rocky Columbo defeated Lou Plummer > The Zebra Kid defeated Jack Bence > Jerry Graham and Red McIntyre wrestled to a draw > Ten-Round Boxing Match: Don McIntyre defeated Danny McShain in by KO in sixth round