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

1960

JANUARY 1 (FRIDAY) � ATLANTA, GA � ATLANTA MUNICIPAL AUDITORIUM (Paul Jones � Promoter / Georgia Championship Wrestling) > Colored Women�s Title Match: Babs Wingo* defeated Kathleen Wimbley > Texas Death Match: Ray Gunkel defeated Mike Paidousis / Notes: The origin of the Colored Women�s Title is unclear to us at this time.

JANUARY 6 (WEDNESDAY) � COLUMBUS, GA � COLUMBUS SPORTS ARENA (Fred Ward � Promoter / Georgia Championship Wrestling) > Bud Pella defeated Mike Paidousis by disqualification > Vince Bryant & Bud Pella defeated Mike Paidousis & Mr. X (1) > Johnny Weaver defeated Freddie Blassie by disqualification

JANUARY 8 (FRIDAY) � ATLANTA, GA � ATLANTA MUNICIPAL AUDITORIUM (Paul Jones � Promoter / Georgia Championship Wrestling) > Mike Paidousis versus Vince Bryant > Johnny Weaver & Chief Little Eagle versus Tokyo Joe & Mr. X (1) > Southern Heavyweight Title Match: Ray Gunkel* defeated Freddie Blassie / Notes: Aside from the match between Ray Gunkel and Freddie Blassie, no documented results for the remaining matches on this card have been found. Ray Gunkel had been the reigning Southern Heavyweight Champion since he defeated Freddie Blassie on December 25, 1959, in Atlanta.

JANUARY 12 (TUESDAY) � MACON, GA � MACON CITY AUDITORIUM (Fred Ward � Promoter / Georgia Championship Wrestling) > Mr. X (1) defeated Bud Pella > Charlie Harben & Mr. X (1) defeated Vince Bryant & Bud Pella > Freddie Blassie defeated Chief Little Eagle by disqualification

JANUARY 13 (WEDNESDAY) � COLUMBUS, GA � COLUMBUS SPORTS ARENA (Fred Ward � Promoter / Georgia Championship Wrestling) > Vince Bryant and Mr. X (1) wrestled to a draw > Tokyo Joe & Mr. X (1) versus Vince Bryant & Chief Little Eagle ruled a no contest > Freddie Blassie defeated Johnny Weaver / Notes: Joey Maxim was the special referee for the match between Freddie Blassie and Johnny Weaver.

JANUARY 15 (FRIDAY) � MARIETTA, GA � LARRY BELL AUDITORIUM (Elmo Chappell � Promoter / Georgia Championship Wrestling) > Bud Pella versus Tokyo Joe > Tokyo Joe & Mr. X (1) versus Vince Bryant & Bud Pella > Texas Death Match: Freddie Blassie versus Johnny Weaver / Notes: No documented results for this card have been found.

JANUARY 19 (TUESDAY) � MACON, GA � MACON CITY AUDITORIUM (Fred Ward � Promoter / Georgia Championship Wrestling) > Vince Bryant and Mr. X (1) wrestled to a draw > Mixed Tag Team Match: Vince Bryant & Judy Grable defeated Rita Cortez & Mr. X (1) > No DQ Match: Freddie Blassie defeated Chief Little Eagle

JANUARY 20 (WEDNESDAY) � COLUMBUS, GA � COLUMBUS SPORTS ARENA (Fred Ward � Promoter / Georgia Championship Wrestling) > Tokyo Joe and Chief Little Eagle wrestled to a draw at 15:00 > Vince Bryant & Chief Little Eagle defeated Tokyo Joe & Mr. X (1) > Ten-Round Boxing Match: Freddie Blassie defeated Joey Maxim at 2:18 in fourth round

JANUARY 26 (TUESDAY) � MACON, GA � MACON CITY AUDITORIUM (Fred Ward � Promoter / Georgia Championship Wrestling) > Derrell Cochran and Bud Pella wrestled to a draw > Vince Bryant defeated Mr. X (1) by disqualification > Indian Death Match: Freddie Blassie defeated Chief Little Eagle / Notes: Joey Maxim was the special referee for the match between Freddie Blassie and Chief Little Eagle.

JANUARY 27 (WEDNESDAY) � COLUMBUS, GA � COLUMBUS SPORTS ARENA (Fred Ward � Promoter / Georgia Championship Wrestling) > Vince Bryant versus Count Alberto > Freddie Blassie defeated Chief Little Eagle by disqualification > Women�s World Title Match: the Fabulous Moolah* defeated Rita Cortez / Notes: Vince Bryant and Count Alberto were scheduled to wrestle each other, but no results were reported after the card. The Fabulous Moolah had been billed as Women�s World Champion since she defeated Judy Grable on September 18, 1956, in Baltimore, MD. However, she was not considered the undisputed champion until June Byers retired with her title, won in Atlanta on August 20, 1954, in a win over Mildred Burke, until Byers retired in 1964.

JANUARY 29 (FRIDAY) � ATLANTA, GA � ATLANTA MUNICIPAL AUDITORIUM (Paul Jones � Promoter / Georgia Championship Wrestling) > Vince Bryant & Chief Little Eagle defeated Bud Pella & Tokyo Joe > Women�s World Title Match: the Fabulous Moolah* defeated Rita Cortez > Freddie Blassie defeated Mr. X (1) / Notes: The Fabulous Moolah had been billed as Women�s World Champion since she defeated Judy Grable on September 18, 1956, in Baltimore, MD. However, she was not considered the undisputed champion until June Byers retired with her title, won in Atlanta on August 20, 1954, in a win over Mildred Burke, until Byers retired in 1964.

FEBRUARY 2 (TUESDAY) � MACON, GA � MACON CITY AUDITORIUM (Fred Ward � Promoter / Georgia Championship Wrestling) > Ray Gunkel defeated Tokyo Joe at 18:00 > Women�s World Title Match: the Fabulous Moolah* defeated Fran Gravette > Boxer versus Wrestler Match: Freddie Blassie defeated Joey Maxim at 2:43 in third round / Notes: The Fabulous Moolah had been billed as Women�s World Champion since she defeated Judy Grable on September 18, 1956, in Baltimore, MD. However, she was not considered the undisputed champion until June Byers retired with her title, won in Atlanta on August 20, 1954, in a win over Mildred Burke, until Byers retired in 1964.

FEBRUARY 3 (WEDNESDAY) � COLUMBUS, GA � COLUMBUS SPORTS ARENA (Fred Ward � Promoter / Georgia Championship Wrestling) > Derrell Cochran and Chris Averoff wrestled to a draw at 20:00 > Vince Bryant defeated Tokyo Joe > Texas Death Match: Freddie Blassie defeated Chief Little Eagle

FEBRUARY 5 (FRIDAY) � ATLANTA, GA � ATLANTA MUNICIPAL AUDITORIUM [P] (Paul Jones � Promoter / Georgia Championship Wrestling) > Derrell Cochran & Vince Bryant defeated Chris Averoff & Bud Pella > Chief Little Eagle defeated Tokyo Joe > Death Match: Freddie Blassie defeated Ray Gunkel / Notes: Paul Jones was the special referee for the match between Freddie Blassie and Ray Gunkel. It was billed that there was to be an ambulance at the door, prepared to take away the loser of the match between Blassie and Gunkel, and Blassie had vowed that if he did not put Gunkel in the hospital, he would leave Georgia. In the program we have for this card, the winner of the previous week�s Mystery Wrestler Contest was �Mr. Kay Fabian.� It was announced that Haystacks Calhoun would be on the card on March 5, 1960, and that Pepper Rodriguez and the Bat would be wrestling in Atlanta soon. Chief Little Eagle participated in an autograph session for fans.

FEBRUARY 9 (TUESDAY) � MACON, GA � MACON CITY AUDITORIUM (Fred Ward � Promoter / Georgia Championship Wrestling) > The Bat defeated Ricky Longino > Vince Bryant defeated Bud Pella > Man versus Animal Match: Brownie the Brute defeated Freddie Blassie by disqualification

FEBRUARY 10 (WEDNESDAY) � COLUMBUS, GA � COLUMBUS SPORTS ARENA (Fred Ward � Promoter / Georgia Championship Wrestling) > Bill Alexander and Choo-Choo Lynn wrestled to a draw at 15:00 > Chief Little Eagle defeated Chris Averoff > Vince Bryant defeated Pepper Rodriguez > Man versus Animal Match: Brownie the Brute defeated Freddie Blassie by disqualification

FEBRUARY 12 (FRIDAY) � MARIETTA, GA � LARRY BELL AUDITORIUM (Elmo Chappell � Promoter / Georgia Championship Wrestling) > Bill Dromo versus Bud Pella > Chief Little Eagle versus the Bat > Bill Dromo & Chief Little Eagle versus Bud Pella & the Bat > Man versus Animal Match: Freddie Blassie versus Brownie the Brute / Notes: No documented results for this card have been found.

FEBRUARY 16 (TUESDAY) � MACON, GA � MACON CITY AUDITORIUM (Fred Ward � Promoter / Georgia Championship Wrestling) > Welterweight Boxing Match: Harold White and Ernest Butts ended in a draw > Bill Dromo defeated the Bat by disqualification > Krusher Larson defeated Farmer Powell > Freddie Blassie versus Vince Bryant ruled a no contest

FEBRUARY 17 (WEDNESDAY) � COLUMBUS, GA � COLUMBUS SPORTS ARENA (Fred Ward � Promoter / Georgia Championship Wrestling) > Ricky Longino defeated Krusher Larson by disqualification > Krusher Larson & the Great John L. defeated Bill Dromo & Ricky Longino > Freddie Blassie versus Vince Bryant ruled a no contest

FEBRUARY 24 (WEDNESDAY) � COLUMBUS, GA � COLUMBUS SPORTS ARENA (Fred Ward � Promoter / Georgia Championship Wrestling) > Bill Dromo defeated Bad Boy Hines at 17:00 > Chief Little Eagle defeated Krusher Larson by disqualification > Big Humphrey defeated the Great John L. at 8:00

FEBRUARY 26 (FRIDAY) � MARIETTA, GA � LARRY BELL AUDITORIUM (Elmo Chappell � Promoter / Georgia Championship Wrestling) > Vince Bryant & Chief Little Eagle versus Krusher Larson & El Lobo (1) > Big Humphrey versus Bad Boy Hines > Bill Dromo versus Tokyo Joe / Notes: No documented results for this card have been found.

MARCH 1 (TUESDAY) � MACON, GA � MACON CITY AUDITORIUM (Fred Ward � Promoter / Georgia Championship Wrestling) > Krusher Larson defeated Pepper Rodriguez > Handicap Match: Haystacks Calhoun defeated Jack Terry & Bad Boy Hines at 0:22 > Southern Heavyweight Title Match: Ray Gunkel* defeated Freddie Blassie / Notes: Ray Gunkel had been the reigning Southern Heavyweight Champion since he defeated Freddie Blassie on December 25, 1959, in Atlanta.

MARCH 2 (WEDNESDAY) � COLUMBUS, GA � COLUMBUS SPORTS ARENA (Fred Ward � Promoter / Georgia Championship Wrestling) > Chief Little Eagle defeated the Great John L. by disqualification > Bill Dromo & Chief Little Eagle defeated Krusher Larson & the Great John L. > Handicap Match: Haystacks Calhoun defeated Jack Terry & Bad Boy Hines

MARCH 4 (FRIDAY) � MARIETTA, GA � LARRY BELL AUDITORIUM (Elmo Chappell � Promoter / Georgia Championship Wrestling) > Bill Dromo & Chief Little Eagle versus Bad Boy Hines & the Great John L. > Handicap Match: Haystacks Calhoun versus Jack Terry & the Brute / Notes: No documented results for this card have been found.

MARCH 5 (SATURDAY) � ATLANTA, GA � ATLANTA MUNICIPAL AUDITORIUM (Paul Jones � Promoter / Georgia Championship Wrestling) > Vince Bryant & Pepper Rodriguez defeated Bad Boy Hines & the Great John L. > Handicap Match: Haystacks Calhoun defeated Jack Terry & Bad Boy Hines > Ray Gunkel defeated Freddie Blassie

MARCH 7 (MONDAY) � AUGUSTA, GA � WILLIAM BELL AUDITORIUM (Robert McCoy � Promoter / Georgia Championship Wrestling) > Freddie Blassie versus Ray Gunkel / Notes: No documented results for this card have been found. Haystacks Calhoun was scheduled to appear on this card.

MARCH 8 (TUESDAY) � MACON, GA � MACON CITY AUDITORIUM (Fred Ward � Promoter / Georgia Championship Wrestling) > Bill Alexander & Pepper Rodriguez versus Krusher Larson & the Great John L. > Handicap Match: Haystacks Calhoun defeated Freddie Blassie & Jack Terry / Notes: Bill Alexander & Pepper Rodriguez and Krusher Larson & the Great John L. were scheduled to wrestle each other, but no results were reported after the card.

MARCH 9 (WEDNESDAY) � COLUMBUS, GA � COLUMBUS SPORTS ARENA (Fred Ward � Promoter / Georgia Championship Wrestling) > Pepper Rodriguez versus Krusher Larson > Bill Dromo & Pepper Rodriguez defeated Krusher Larson & the Brute by disqualification > Handicap Match: Haystacks Calhoun defeated Jack Terry & Freddie Blassie by disqualification at 5:00 / Notes: Pepper Rodriguez and Krusher Larson were scheduled to wrestle each other, but no results were reported after the card.

MARCH 11 (FRIDAY) � MARIETTA, GA � LARRY BELL AUDITORIUM (Elmo Chappell � Promoter / Georgia Championship Wrestling) > Vince Bryant versus Tokyo Joe > Bill Dromo versus the Great John L. > Handicap Match: Haystacks Calhoun versus Freddie Blassie & Jack Terry / Notes: No documented results for this card have been found.

MARCH 14 (MONDAY) � AUGUSTA, GA � WILLIAM BELL AUDITORIUM (Robert McCoy � Promoter / Georgia Championship Wrestling) > Vince Bryant & Pepper Rodriguez versus Tokyo Joe & Bad Boy Hines > Handicap Match: Haystacks Calhoun versus Freddie Blassie & Jack Terry / Notes: No documented results for this card have been found.

MARCH 15 (TUESDAY) � MACON, GA � MACON CITY AUDITORIUM (Fred Ward � Promoter / Georgia Championship Wrestling) > Vince Bryant defeated Jack Terry by disqualification > Freddie Blassie defeated Haystacks Calhoun by disqualification > Handicap Match: Big Humphrey defeated Krusher Larson & the Great John L.

MARCH 16 (WEDNESDAY) � COLUMBUS, GA � COLUMBUS SPORTS ARENA (Fred Ward � Promoter / Georgia Championship Wrestling) > Pepper Rodriguez and the Great John L. wrestled to a draw at 15:00 > Vince Bryant defeated Jack Terry by disqualification at 10:00 > Bill Dromo, Vince Bryant & Pepper Rodriguez defeated Jack Terry, Krusher Larson & the Great John L. > Freddie Blassie defeated Haystacks Calhoun by disqualification

MARCH 18 (FRIDAY) � MARIETTA, GA � LARRY BELL AUDITORIUM (Elmo Chappell � Promoter / Georgia Championship Wrestling) > Bill Dromo versus Tokyo Joe > Ray Gunkel versus Jack Terry > Ray Gunkel, Bill Dromo & Haystacks Calhoun versus Freddie Blassie, Jack Terry & Tokyo Joe / Notes: No documented results for this card have been found.

MARCH 21 (MONDAY) � AUGUSTA, GA � WILLIAM BELL AUDITORIUM (Robert McCoy � Promoter / Georgia Championship Wrestling) > Vince Bryant versus Bill Alexander > Jack Terry versus Chief Little Eagle > Haystacks Calhoun versus Freddie Blassie / Notes: No documented results for this card have been found.

MARCH 22 (TUESDAY) � MACON, GA � MACON CITY AUDITORIUM (Fred Ward � Promoter / Georgia Championship Wrestling) > Chief Little Eagle defeated Jack Terry by disqualification > Vince Bryant & Chief Little Eagle defeated Jack Terry & Larry King > Freddie Blassie defeated Haystacks Calhoun by countout

MARCH 23 (WEDNESDAY) � COLUMBUS, GA � COLUMBUS SPORTS ARENA (Fred Ward � Promoter / Georgia Championship Wrestling) > Bill Dromo and the Brute wrestled to a draw at 15:00 > Bill Dromo & Vince Bryant defeated Jack Terry & the Brute > No DQ Match: Freddie Blassie and Haystacks Calhoun wrestled to a draw

MARCH 25 (FRIDAY) � ATLANTA, GA � ATLANTA MUNICIPAL AUDITORIUM (Paul Jones � Promoter / Georgia Championship Wrestling) > Bill Dromo defeated Jack Terry > Ray Gunkel, Bill Dromo & Chief Little Eagle defeated Jack Terry, Krusher Larson & Tokyo Joe > Freddie Blassie defeated Haystacks Calhoun

MARCH 28 (MONDAY) � AUGUSTA, GA � WILLIAM BELL AUDITORIUM (Robert McCoy � Promoter / Georgia Championship Wrestling) > Bill Dromo versus Serge Malkoff > Handicap Match: Big Humphrey versus Jack Terry & Bad Boy Hines > Barbed Wire Fence Match: Freddie Blassie versus Haystacks Calhoun / Notes: No documented results for this card have been found.

MARCH 29 (TUESDAY) � MACON, GA � MACON CITY AUDITORIUM (Fred Ward � Promoter / Georgia Championship Wrestling) > Bill Dromo defeated Bill Alexander > Vince Bryant defeated Jack Terry > Bill Dromo & Haystacks Calhoun defeated Freddie Blassie & Jack Terry

MARCH 30 (WEDNESDAY) � COLUMBUS, GA � COLUMBUS SPORTS ARENA (Fred Ward � Promoter / Georgia Championship Wrestling) > Pepper Rodriguez defeated the Brute by disqualification at 14:00 > Owen Henley and Choo-Choo Lynn wrestled to a draw > Handicap Match: Big Humphrey defeated Jack Terry & Bad Boy Hines > Barbed Wire Fence Match: Haystacks Calhoun defeated Freddie Blassie by disqualification