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

1956

OCTOBER 4 (THURSDAY) – AUGUSTA, GA – WILLIAM BELL AUDITORIUM (Tom Mahoney – Promoter / Georgia Championship Wrestling) > Cyclone Anaya defeated Art Nelson > Jack O’Brien defeated Bibber McCoy > Red McIntyre defeated Bull Curry

OCTOBER 4 (THURSDAY) – TIFTON, GA – AMERICAN LEGION HOME (Fred Ward – Promoter / Georgia Championship Wrestling) > Tom Drake versus Bob Shipp > Chris Tolos versus Rip Hawk / Notes: No documented results for this card have been found.

OCTOBER 5 (FRIDAY) – ATLANTA, GA – ATLANTA MUNICIPAL AUDITORIUM (Paul Jones – Promoter / Georgia Championship Wrestling) > Chris Tolos and Bobby Weaver wrestled to a draw > Bobby Weaver & Cyclone Anaya defeated Eddie Gossett & Chris Tolos > Freddie Blassie and Red McIntyre wrestled to a draw > Ten-Round Boxing Match: Bull Curry defeated Art Nelson in seven rounds

OCTOBER 11 (THURSDAY) – TIFTON, GA – AMERICAN LEGION HOME (Fred Ward – Promoter / Georgia Championship Wrestling) > Tom Drake versus Bob Shipp > Benny Matta versus Joe Estes / Notes: No documented results for this card have been found.

OCTOBER 12 (FRIDAY) – ATLANTA, GA – ATLANTA MUNICIPAL AUDITORIUM (Paul Jones – Promoter / Georgia Championship Wrestling) > Cyclone Anaya defeated Jack O’Brien > International Tag Team Title Match: Fred Atkins & Ike Eakins* defeated Chris Tolos & Bibber McCoy > Freddie Blassie defeated Red McIntyre / Notes: Fred Atkins & Ike Eakins were billed as International Tag Team Champions upon arrival.

OCTOBER 18 (THURSDAY) – AUGUSTA, GA – WILLIAM BELL AUDITORIUM (Tom Mahoney – Promoter / Georgia Championship Wrestling) > Red McIntyre defeated Ike Eakins by disqualification > Fred Atkins defeated Jack Bence > Bull Curry defeated Cyclone Anaya (2-1)

OCTOBER 19 (FRIDAY) – ATLANTA, GA – ATLANTA MUNICIPAL AUDITORIUM (Paul Jones – Promoter / Georgia Championship Wrestling) > Cyclone Anaya defeated Ike Eakins by disqualification > Chris Tolos defeated Tom Drake > International Tag Team Title Match: Fred Atkins & Ike Eakins* defeated Bobby Weaver & Cyclone Anaya > Southern Heavyweight Title Match: Freddie Blassie defeated Bull Curry* to win title / Notes: Fred Atkins & Ike Eakins had been billed as International Tag Team Champions since October 12, 1956. Bull Curry had been the reigning Southern Heavyweight Champion since he defeated Art Nelson on September 28, 1956, in Atlanta.

OCTOBER 23 (TUESDAY) – MACON, GA – MACON CITY AUDITORIUM (Fred Ward – Promoter / Georgia Championship Wrestling) > Cyclone Anaya defeated Bull Curry > Red McIntyre defeated Ike Eakins > Fred Atkins and Chris Tolos wrestled to a draw

OCTOBER 24 (WEDNESDAY) – AUGUSTA, GA – WILLIAM BELL AUDITORIUM (Tom Mahoney – Promoter / Georgia Championship Wrestling) > International Tag Team Title Match: Fred Atkins & Ike Eakins* versus Chris Tolos & Bobby Weaver > Southern Heavyweight Title Match: Freddie Blassie defeated Bull Curry* to win title / Notes: Aside from the match between Freddie Blassie and Bull Curry, no documented results for this card have been found. Curry had been the reigning Southern Heavyweight Champion since he defeated Art Nelson on September 28, 1956, in Atlanta, although he actually lost the title to Blassie on October 19, 1956, in Atlanta. This seems to have been a match to make the switch for Augusta fans. Fred Atkins & Ike Eakins had been billed as International Tag Team Champions since October 12, 1956.

OCTOBER 26 (FRIDAY) – ATLANTA, GA – ATLANTA MUNICIPAL AUDITORIUM (Paul Jones – Promoter / Georgia Championship Wrestling) > Red McIntyre defeated Billy Blassie > Don & Red McIntyre defeated Freddie & Billy Blassie

OCTOBER 29 (MONDAY) – COLUMBUS, GA – COLUMBUS SPORTS ARENA (Fred Ward – Promoter / Georgia Championship Wrestling) > Ike Eakins versus Red McIntyre > Chris Tolos versus Bill Parks > International Tag Team Title Match: Fred Atkins & Ike Eakins* versus Bobby Weaver & Red McIntyre / Notes: No documented results for this card have been found. Fred Atkins & Ike Eakins had been billed as International Tag Team Champions since October 12, 1956.

OCTOBER 30 (TUESDAY) – MACON, GA – MACON CITY AUDITORIUM (Fred Ward – Promoter / Georgia Championship Wrestling) > Southern Heavyweight Title Match: Freddie Blassie* versus Cyclone Anaya > International Tag Team Title Match: Fred Atkins & Ike Eakins* versus Chris Tolos & Red McIntyre / Notes: No documented results for this card have been found. Freddie Blassie had been the reigning Southern Heavyweight Champion since he defeated Bull Curry on October 19, 1956, in Atlanta. Fred Atkins & Ike Eakins had been billed as International Tag Team Champions since October 12, 1956.

OCTOBER 31 (WEDNESDAY) – AUGUSTA, GA – WILLIAM BELL AUDITORIUM (Tom Mahoney – Promoter / Georgia Championship Wrestling) > Fred Atkins defeated Cyclone Anaya > Fred Atkins & Ike Eakins defeated Chris Tolos & Cyclone Anaya > Southern Heavyweight Title Match: Freddie Blassie* defeated Don McIntyre / Notes: Freddie Blassie had been the reigning Southern Heavyweight Champion since he defeated Bull Curry on October 19, 1956, in Atlanta.

NOVEMBER 2 (FRIDAY) – ATLANTA, GA – ATLANTA MUNICIPAL AUDITORIUM (Paul Jones – Promoter / Georgia Championship Wrestling) > Chris Tolos and Bill Parks wrestled to a draw > Fred Atkins defeated Cyclone Anaya > Bobby Weaver and Ike Eakins wrestled to a draw > Don & Red McIntyre defeated Freddie & Billy Blassie / Notes: Paul Jones was the special referee for the match between Don & Red McIntyre and Freddie & Billy Blassie.

NOVEMBER 5 (MONDAY) – COLUMBUS, GA – COLUMBUS SPORTS ARENA (Fred Ward – Promoter / Georgia Championship Wrestling) > Jack Dillon versus Bill Parks > Fred Atkins & Ike Eakins versus Chris Tolos & Red McIntyre / Notes: No documented results for this card have been found.

NOVEMBER 7 (WEDNESDAY) – AUGUSTA, GA – WILLIAM BELL AUDITORIUM (Tom Mahoney – Promoter / Georgia Championship Wrestling) > Bill Parks and Jack O’Brien wrestled to a draw at 30:00 > Chris Tolos defeated Ike Eakins by disqualification > Boxing Match: Don McIntyre defeated Freddie Blassie by KO in sixth round

NOVEMBER 9 (FRIDAY) – MARIETTA, GA – LARRY BELL AUDITORIUM (Elmo Chappell – Promoter / Georgia Championship Wrestling) > Bill Parks defeated Fred Atkins > Red McIntyre defeated Ike Eakins > Don & Red McIntyre defeated Freddie Blassie & Ike Eakins

NOVEMBER 12 (MONDAY) – COLUMBUS, GA – COLUMBUS SPORTS ARENA (Fred Ward – Promoter / Georgia Championship Wrestling) > Ike Eakins versus Red McIntyre > Fred Atkins versus Bill Parks > Tom Drake versus Chris Tolos / Notes: No documented results for this card have been found.

NOVEMBER 13 (TUESDAY) – MACON, GA – MACON CITY AUDITORIUM (Fred Ward – Promoter / Georgia Championship Wrestling) > Ike Eakins & John Tolos wrestled to a draw > Southern Heavyweight Title Match: Freddie Blassie* defeated Don McIntyre > International Tag Team Title Match: Fred Atkins & Ike Eakins* defeated Bill Parks & Chris Tolos / Notes: Freddie Blassie had been the reigning Southern Heavyweight Champion since he defeated Bull Curry on October 19, 1956, in Atlanta. Fred Atkins & Ike Eakins had been billed as International Tag Team Champions since October 12, 1956.

NOVEMBER 16 (FRIDAY) – ATLANTA, GA – ATLANTA MUNICIPAL AUDITORIUM [P] (Paul Jones – Promoter / Georgia Championship Wrestling) > Bobby Weaver defeated Jack O’Brien > Fred Atkins and Red McIntyre wrestled to a draw > Chris Tolos and Freddie Blassie wrestled to a draw > International Tag Team Title Match: Don & Red McIntyre defeated Fred Atkins & Ike Eakins* by disqualification / Notes: Fred Atkins & Ike Eakins had been billed as International Tag Team Champions since October 12, 1956. According to the program for this card, the Budweiser Beer sponsored “Live Atlanta Wrestling” television program can now be seen “on Channel 11 every Tuesday night at 10:00”. The program we have for this card mentions that Jackie Nichols will be returning soon, reminding fans that he was a longtime WLWA Television Title holder, though we have found no references to how he came to be recognized as such, or any matches where this title was at stake. It was announced that Jerry Graham would be returning to Atlanta soon. It was also announced that Jackie Nichols would return to Atlanta on November 23, 1956, and that Bonnie Watson would wrestle Corinne Cordero on that card as well.

NOVEMBER 21 (WEDNESDAY) – AUGUSTA, GA – WILLIAM BELL AUDITORIUM (Tom Mahoney – Promoter / Georgia Championship Wrestling) > Women’s Match: Corinne Cordero versus Bonnie Watson > Freddie Blassie & Ike Eakins versus Jackie Nichols & Red McIntyre / Notes: No documented results for this card have been found.

NOVEMBER 23 (FRIDAY) – ATLANTA, GA – ATLANTA MUNICIPAL AUDITORIUM [P] (Paul Jones – Promoter / Georgia Championship Wrestling) > Bill Parks defeated Fred Atkins by disqualification > Women’s Match: Bonnie Watson defeated Belle Starr > International Tag Team Title Match: Fred Atkins & Ike Eakins* defeated Jackie Nichols & Bill Parks > Southern Heavyweight Title Match: Bobby Weaver defeated Freddie Blassie* to win title / Notes: Belle Starr substituted for Corinne Cordero in the match with Bonnie Watson. Fred Atkins & Ike Eakins had been billed as International Tag Team Champions since October 12, 1956. Freddie Blassie had been the reigning Southern Heavyweight Champion since he defeated Bull Curry on October 19, 1956, in Atlanta. The program we have for this card says that Bobby Weaver holds the WLWA Television Title, but we have found no references to how he came to be recognized as such, or any matches where this title was at stake. It was announced Jerry Graham was scheduled to return in December 1956, and that Paul Jones was negotiating to have NWA World Heavyweight Champion Lou Thesz defend his title in Atlanta.

NOVEMBER 26 (MONDAY) – MOULTRIE, GA – MOULTRIE HIGH SCHOOL GYMNASIUM (Fred Ward – Promoter / Georgia Championship Wrestling) > Women’s Match: Bonnie Watson versus Corinne Cordero > Tom Drake versus Chris Tolos / Notes: No documented results for this card have been found.

NOVEMBER 28 (WEDNESDAY) – AUGUSTA, GA – WILLIAM BELL AUDITORIUM (Tom Mahoney – Promoter / Georgia Championship Wrestling) > Jerry Graham & Ike Eakins versus Jackie Nichols & Chief Big Heart > Ten-Round Boxing Match: Freddie Blassie versus Don McIntyre / Notes: No documented results for this card have been found.

NOVEMBER 30 (FRIDAY) – ATLANTA, GA – ATLANTA MUNICIPAL AUDITORIUM [P] (Paul Jones – Promoter / Georgia Championship Wrestling) > Jerry Graham versus Bill Parks > Bobby Weaver versus Jackie Nichols > International Tag Team Title Match: Fred Atkins & Ike Eakins* versus Freddie & Billy Blassie / Notes: No documented results for this card have been found. Fred Atkins & Ike Eakins had been billed as International Tag Team Champions since October 12, 1956. The program we have for this card credits Bobby Weaver as being the first wrestler to simultaneously hold the Southern Heavyweight Title and the WLWA Television Title. It was announced that Chief Big Heart would be wrestling in Atlanta soon, and that Paul Jones was negotiating with Mark and Donn Lewin for some dates in Atlanta.

DECEMBER 4 (TUESDAY) – MACON, GA – MACON CITY AUDITORIUM (Fred Ward – Promoter / Georgia Championship Wrestling) > Jackie Nichols defeated Fred Atkins by disqualification > Mixed Tag Team Match: Bobby Weaver & Belle Starr defeated Freddie Blassie & Dot Dotson

DECEMBER 5 (WEDNESDAY) – AUGUSTA, GA – WILLIAM BELL AUDITORIUM (Tom Mahoney – Promoter / Georgia Championship Wrestling) > Women’s Match: Dot Dotson and Belle Starr wrestled to a draw > Mixed Tag Team Match: Chief Big Heart & Belle Starr defeated Ike Eakins & Dot Dotson > Jerry Graham defeated Freddie Blassie

DECEMBER 7 (FRIDAY) – ATLANTA, GA – ATLANTA MUNICIPAL AUDITORIUM [P] (Paul Jones – Promoter / Georgia Championship Wrestling) > Red McIntyre defeated Ike Eakins by disqualification > Jackie Nichols defeated Bill Parks by disqualification > International Tag Team Title Match: Red McIntyre & Chief Big Heart defeated Fred Atkins & Ike Eakins* to win title > Southern Heavyweight Title Match: Bobby Weaver* versus Jerry Graham / Notes: Fred Atkins & Ike Eakins had been billed as International Tag Team Champions since October 12, 1956. Bobby Weaver and Jerry Graham were scheduled to wrestle each other, but no results were reported after the card. Weaver had been the reigning Southern Heavyweight Champion since he defeated Freddie Blassie on November 23, 1956, in Atlanta. It was announced that Women’s World Champion June Byers would be wrestling in Atlanta soon.

DECEMBER 11 (TUESDAY) – MACON, GA – MACON CITY AUDITORIUM (Fred Ward – Promoter / Georgia Championship Wrestling) > Jackie Nichols versus Ike Eakins > Fred Atkins versus Red McIntyre > Southern Heavyweight Title Match: Bobby Weaver* versus Freddie Blassie / Notes: No documented results for this card have been found. Bobby Weaver had been the reigning Southern Heavyweight Champion since he defeated Freddie Blassie on November 23, 1956, in Atlanta.

DECEMBER 12 (WEDNESDAY) – AUGUSTA, GA – WILLIAM BELL AUDITORIUM (Tom Mahoney – Promoter / Georgia Championship Wrestling) > Jackie Nichols versus Bob Shipp > Freddie Blassie versus Red McIntyre > Jerry Graham versus Chief Big Heart / Notes: No documented results for this card have been found.

DECEMBER 14 (FRIDAY) – ATLANTA, GA – ATLANTA MUNICIPAL AUDITORIUM (Paul Jones – Promoter / Georgia Championship Wrestling) > Jackie Nichols defeated Red Dugan > Red McIntyre defeated Fred Atkins > Ike Eakins and Chief Big Heart wrestled to a draw > Southern Heavyweight Title Match (No TL / No DQ): Jerry Graham defeated Bobby Weaver* to win title / Notes: Bobby Weaver had been the reigning Southern Heavyweight Champion since he defeated Freddie Blassie on November 23, 1956, in Atlanta.

DECEMBER 19 (WEDNESDAY) – AUGUSTA, GA – WILLIAM BELL AUDITORIUM (Tom Mahoney – Promoter / Georgia Championship Wrestling) > Don & Red McIntyre versus Freddie Blassie & Jack O’Brien > Southern Heavyweight Title Match: Jerry Graham* versus Chief Big Heart / Notes: No documented results for this card have been found. Jerry Graham had been the reigning Southern Heavyweight Champion since he defeated Bobby Weaver on December 14, 1956, in Atlanta.

DECEMBER 21 (FRIDAY) – ATLANTA, GA – ATLANTA MUNICIPAL AUDITORIUM (Paul Jones – Promoter / Georgia Championship Wrestling) > Ike Eakins and Red McIntyre wrestled to a draw > Jackie Nichols defeated Jack O’Brien > International Tag Team Title Match: Red McIntyre & Chief Big Heart* defeated Fred Atkins & Ike Eakins > Southern Heavyweight Title Match: Jerry Graham* versus Freddie Blassie ruled a no contest / Notes: Red McIntyre & Chief Big Heart had been the reigning International Tag Team Champions since they defeated Fred Atkins & Ike Eakins on December 7, 1956, in Atlanta. Jerry Graham had been the reigning Southern Heavyweight Champion since he defeated Bobby Weaver on December 14, 1956, in Atlanta.

DECEMBER 29 (SATURDAY) – ATLANTA, GA – ATLANTA MUNICIPAL AUDITORIUM (Paul Jones – Promoter / Georgia Championship Wrestling) > Don McIntyre defeated Bob Shipp > Jackie Nichols and Tom Drake wrestled to a draw > Don McIntyre & Chief Big Heart defeated Bob Shipp & Ike Eakins > Southern Heavyweight Title Texas Death Match: Jerry Graham* defeated Freddie Blassie / Notes: Jerry Graham had been the reigning Southern Heavyweight Champion since he defeated Bobby Weaver on December 14, 1956, in Atlanta.