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

1961

JANUARY 2 (MONDAY) – AUGUSTA, GA – WILLIAM BELL AUDITORIUM (Robert McCoy – Promoter / Georgia Championship Wrestling) > Freddie & Mickey Blassie versus Adrien Baillargeon & Tiny Evans > Indian Thong Match: Gypsy Joe versus Chief Little Eagle / Notes: No documented results for this card have been found.

JANUARY 3 (TUESDAY) – MACON, GA – MACON CITY AUDITORIUM (Fred Ward – Promoter / Georgia Championship Wrestling) > Adrien Baillargeon defeated Mickey Blassie at 12:00 > Adrien Baillargeon & Tiny Evans defeated Mickey Blassie & Gypsy Joe > Chief Little Eagle defeated Freddie Blassie

JANUARY 4 (WEDNESDAY) – COLUMBUS, GA – COLUMBUS SPORTS ARENA (Fred Ward – Promoter / Georgia Championship Wrestling) > Adrien Baillargeon defeated Mickey Blassie > Adrien Baillargeon & Tiny Evans defeated Mickey Blassie & Gypsy Joe > Barbed Wire Fence Match: Chief Little Eagle defeated Freddie Blassie

JANUARY 6 (FRIDAY) – ATLANTA, GA – ATLANTA MUNICIPAL AUDITORIUM [P] (Paul Jones – Promoter / Georgia Championship Wrestling) > Mixed Tag Team Match: Bill Dromo & Maria Perez defeated Gypsy Joe & the Fabulous Moolah > Handicap Match: Don Leo Jonathan defeated Danny Miller & Chief Little Eagle > Tuxedo Match: Ray Gunkel defeated Freddie Blassie / Notes: The match between Ray Gunkel and Freddie Blassie featured both men wrestling in tuxedos. Bill Dromo participated in an autograph session for fans.

JANUARY 7 (SATURDAY) – MARIETTA, GA – LARRY BELL AUDITORIUM (Elmo Chappell – Promoter / Georgia Championship Wrestling) > Danny Miller, Red Dugan & Skull Murphy versus Farmer Powell, Adrien Baillargeon & Chief Little Eagle / Notes: No documented results for this card have been found.

JANUARY 10 (TUESDAY) – MACON, GA – MACON CITY AUDITORIUM (Fred Ward – Promoter / Georgia Championship Wrestling) > Danny Miller versus Chief Little Eagle > Skull Murphy defeated Bill Dromo > Danny Miller & Gypsy Joe versus Adrien Baillargeon & Chief Little Eagle ruled a no contest / Notes: Danny Miller and Chief Little Eagle were scheduled to wrestle each other, but no results were reported after the card.

JANUARY 11 (WEDNESDAY) – COLUMBUS, GA – COLUMBUS SPORTS ARENA (Fred Ward – Promoter / Georgia Championship Wrestling) > Danny Miller and Bill Dromo wrestled to a draw > Bill Dromo & Adrien Baillargeon defeated Danny Miller & Gypsy Joe by disqualification > Chief Little Eagle defeated Skull Murphy by disqualification

JANUARY 13 (FRIDAY) – MARIETTA, GA – LARRY BELL AUDITORIUM (Elmo Chappell – Promoter / Georgia Championship Wrestling) > Danny Miller & Red Dugan versus Bill Dromo & Chief Little Eagle > Tiny Evans versus Skull Murphy / Notes: No documented results for this card have been found.

JANUARY 17 (TUESDAY) – MACON, GA – MACON CITY AUDITORIUM (Fred Ward – Promoter / Georgia Championship Wrestling) > Bill Dromo defeated Mitsu Arakawa by disqualification > Tiny Evans and Skull Murphy wrestled to a draw > Texas Cyclone Tag Team Match: Adrien Baillargeon & Chief Little Eagle defeated Danny Miller & Gypsy Joe

JANUARY 18 (WEDNESDAY) – COLUMBUS, GA – COLUMBUS SPORTS ARENA (Fred Ward – Promoter / Georgia Championship Wrestling) > Derrell Cochran and Mitsu Arakawa wrestled to a draw > Derrell Cochran & Adrien Baillargeon defeated Danny Miller & Mitsu Arakawa by disqualification > Chief Little Eagle defeated Skull Murphy by disqualification

JANUARY 23 (MONDAY) – AUGUSTA, GA – WILLIAM BELL AUDITORIUM (Robert McCoy – Promoter / Georgia Championship Wrestling) > Danny Miller versus Farmer Powell > Bill Dromo & Chief Little Eagle versus Mitsu Arakawa & Gypsy Joe / Notes: No documented results for this card have been found.

JANUARY 24 (TUESDAY) – MACON, GA – MACON CITY AUDITORIUM (Fred Ward – Promoter / Georgia Championship Wrestling) > Tiny Evans and Gypsy Joe wrestled to a draw > Bill Dromo defeated Danny Miller > Tiny Evans & Chief Little Eagle defeated Gypsy Joe & Skull Murphy

JANUARY 25 (WEDNESDAY) – COLUMBUS, GA – COLUMBUS SPORTS ARENA (Fred Ward – Promoter / Georgia Championship Wrestling) > Bill Dromo and Gypsy Joe wrestled to a draw > Tiny Evans defeated Skull Murphy by disqualification > Bill Dromo, Tiny Evans & Chief Little Eagle defeated Danny Miller, Gypsy Joe & Skull Murphy

JANUARY 27 (FRIDAY) – ATLANTA, GA – ATLANTA MUNICIPAL AUDITORIUM (Paul Jones – Promoter / Georgia Championship Wrestling) > Bill Dromo and Red Dugan wrestled to a draw > Gypsy Joe defeated Tiny Evans > Ray Gunkel, Bill Dromo & Tiny Evans defeated Danny Miller, Red Dugan & Gypsy Joe > Skull Murphy defeated Chief Little Eagle by disqualification

JANUARY 31 (TUESDAY) – MACON, GA – MACON CITY AUDITORIUM (Fred Ward – Promoter / Georgia Championship Wrestling) > Derrell Cochran defeated Gypsy Joe by disqualification > Bill Dromo & Derrell Cochran defeated Danny Miller & Gypsy Joe > Skull Murphy and Chief Little Eagle wrestled to a draw

FEBRUARY 1 (WEDNESDAY) – COLUMBUS, GA – COLUMBUS SPORTS ARENA (Fred Ward – Promoter / Georgia Championship Wrestling) > Chief Little Eagle defeated Danny Miller > Bill Dromo & Chief Little Eagle defeated Danny Miller & Gypsy Joe > Tiny Evans defeated Skull Murphy by disqualification

FEBRUARY 3 (FRIDAY) – ATLANTA, GA – ATLANTA MUNICIPAL AUDITORIUM (Paul Jones – Promoter / Georgia Championship Wrestling) > Tiny Evans & Chief Little Eagle defeated Danny Miller & Skull Murphy > Ray Gunkel defeated Gypsy Joe > AWA World Heavyweight Title Match: Dick the Bruiser* versus Yukon Eric ruled a no contest / Notes: Dick the Bruiser had been the reigning US Heavyweight Champion as recognized by the Detroit, MI, office, but had lost it to Bobo Brazil on January 28, 1961, in Detroit. For some reason it was being called the AWA World Heavyweight Title here, and the Bruiser was being billed as such. He would later defend it here during an actual later reign as title claimant.

FEBRUARY 6 (MONDAY) – AUGUSTA, GA – WILLIAM BELL AUDITORIUM (Robert McCoy – Promoter / Georgia Championship Wrestling) > Danny Miller versus Derrell Cochran > Midget Match: Beau Brummell versus Cowboy Bradley > Bill Dromo versus Skull Murphy / Notes: No documented results for this card have been found.

FEBRUARY 7 (TUESDAY) – MACON, GA – MACON CITY AUDITORIUM (Fred Ward – Promoter / Georgia Championship Wrestling) > Bill Dromo defeated Gypsy Joe by disqualification > Midget Tag Team Match: Cowboy Bradley & Lord Littlebrook defeated Beau Brummell & Tiny Roe > Gypsy Joe & Skull Murphy defeated Bill Dromo & Chief Little Eagle

FEBRUARY 8 (WEDNESDAY) – COLUMBUS, GA – COLUMBUS SPORTS ARENA (Fred Ward – Promoter / Georgia Championship Wrestling) > Gypsy Joe and Chief Little Eagle wrestled to a draw > Midget Match: Cowboy Bradley defeated Beau Brummell > Penalty Belt Match: Tiny Evans defeated Skull Murphy by disqualification

FEBRUARY 10 (FRIDAY) – EAST POINT, GA – EAST POINT MUNICIPAL AUDITORIUM (Paul Jones – Promoter / Georgia Championship Wrestling) > Midget Match: Beau Brummell versus Lord Littlebrook > Jim Burke & Gypsy Joe versus Bill Dromo & Tiny Evans / Notes: No documented results for this card have been found.

FEBRUARY 13 (MONDAY) – AUGUSTA, GA – WILLIAM BELL AUDITORIUM (Robert McCoy – Promoter / Georgia Championship Wrestling) > Juan Harkey versus Tiny Evans > Guy Mitchell versus Killer Campbell > Texas Death Match: Bill Dromo versus Skull Murphy / Notes: No documented results for this card have been found.

FEBRUARY 14 (TUESDAY) – MACON, GA – MACON CITY AUDITORIUM (Fred Ward – Promoter / Georgia Championship Wrestling) > Guy Mitchell defeated Killer Campbell > Women’s Tag Team Match: Judy Grable & Maria Perez defeated Rita Cortez & Fran Gravette > Skull Murphy defeated Chief Little Eagle

FEBRUARY 15 (WEDNESDAY) – COLUMBUS, GA – COLUMBUS SPORTS ARENA (Fred Ward – Promoter / Georgia Championship Wrestling) > Guy Mitchell & Chief Little Eagle defeated Juan Harkey & Killer Campbell > Women’s Southern Title Match: Judy Grable* defeated Rita Cortez > Gypsy Joe defeated Tiny Evans / Notes: It is unclear as to how Judy Grable came to be recognized as Women’s Southern Champion. The last reference we have shows Barbara Baker defeating Penny Banner to win the title on November 30, 1960, in Columbus.

FEBRUARY 17 (FRIDAY) – ATLANTA, GA – ATLANTA MUNICIPAL AUDITORIUM (Paul Jones – Promoter / Georgia Championship Wrestling) > Juan Harkey versus Guy Mitchell > Gypsy Joe & Skull Murphy versus Bill Dromo & Chief Little Eagle > Women’s Match: Judy Grable versus Rita Cortez > Dick the Bruiser versus Yukon Eric / Notes: No documented results for this card have been found.

FEBRUARY 18 (SATURDAY) – MARIETTA, GA – LARRY BELL AUDITORIUM (Elmo Chappell – Promoter / Georgia Championship Wrestling) > Mixed Tag Team Match: Juan Harkey, Fran Gravette & Skull Murphy versus Maria Perez, Tiny Evans & Chief Little Eagle / Notes: No documented results for this card have been found.

FEBRUARY 20 (MONDAY) – AUGUSTA, GA – WILLIAM BELL AUDITORIUM (Robert McCoy – Promoter / Georgia Championship Wrestling) > Bill Dromo & Guy Mitchell versus Skull Murphy & Killer Campbell / Notes: No documented results for this card have been found. Jim Burke and Bill Alexander were also scheduled to appear on this card.

FEBRUARY 21 (TUESDAY) – MACON, GA – MACON CITY AUDITORIUM (Fred Ward – Promoter / Georgia Championship Wrestling) > Bill Dromo & Derrell Cochran defeated Juan Harkey & the Masked Phantom (1) > Guy Mitchell defeated Skull Murphy by disqualification

FEBRUARY 22 (WEDNESDAY) – COLUMBUS, GA – COLUMBUS SPORTS ARENA (Fred Ward – Promoter / Georgia Championship Wrestling) > Bill Dromo, Guy Mitchell & Chief Little Eagle defeated Gypsy Joe, Skull Murphy & Killer Campbell

FEBRUARY 27 (MONDAY) – AUGUSTA, GA – WILLIAM BELL AUDITORIUM (Robert McCoy – Promoter / Georgia Championship Wrestling) > Women’s Match: Jessica Rogers versus Kathy Carr > No DQ Match: Bill Dromo versus Killer Campbell / Notes: No documented results for this card have been found. Guy Mitchell and Gypsy Joe were also scheduled to appear on this card.

FEBRUARY 28 (TUESDAY) – MACON, GA – MACON CITY AUDITORIUM (Fred Ward – Promoter / Georgia Championship Wrestling) > Bill Dromo and Jim Burke wrestled to a draw > Mixed Tag Team Match: Bill Dromo & Jessica Rogers defeated Jim Burke & Kathy Carr > Skull Murphy defeated Guy Mitchell by disqualification

MARCH 1 (WEDNESDAY) – COLUMBUS, GA – COLUMBUS SPORTS ARENA (Fred Ward – Promoter / Georgia Championship Wrestling) > Tiny Evans and Killer Campbell wrestled to a draw at 30:00 > Gypsy Joe & Killer Campbell defeated Tiny Evans & Chief Little Eagle > Skull Murphy defeated Guy Mitchell

MARCH 3 (FRIDAY) – MARIETTA, GA – LARRY BELL AUDITORIUM (Elmo Chappell – Promoter / Georgia Championship Wrestling) > Farmer Powell & Guy Mitchell versus Red Dugan & Killer Campbell > Boxing Match: Bill Dromo versus Gypsy Joe / Notes: No documented results for this card have been found.

MARCH 6 (MONDAY) – AUGUSTA, GA – WILLIAM BELL AUDITORIUM (Robert McCoy – Promoter / Georgia Championship Wrestling) > Jim Burke & Gypsy Joe versus Guy Mitchell & Tiny Evans > Barbed Wire Fence Match: Bill Dromo versus Killer Campbell / Notes: No documented results for this card have been found.

MARCH 7 (TUESDAY) – MACON, GA – MACON CITY AUDITORIUM (Fred Ward – Promoter / Georgia Championship Wrestling) > Tiny Evans defeated Jim Burke at 12:00 > Jim Burke & Killer Campbell defeated Bill Dromo & Tiny Evans > Guy Mitchell versus Skull Murphy ruled a no contest

MARCH 8 (WEDNESDAY) – COLUMBUS, GA – COLUMBUS SPORTS ARENA (Fred Ward – Promoter / Georgia Championship Wrestling) > Jim Burke & Killer Campbell defeated Bill Dromo & Chief Little Eagle > Women’s Southern Title Match (No TL): Judy Grable* defeated Fran Gravette > Barbed Wire Fence Match: Guy Mitchell versus Skull Murphy ruled a no contest / Notes: It was reported that 972 were in attendance for this card. Judy Grable had been billed as Women’s Southern Champion since February 15, 1961.

MARCH 9 (THURSDAY) – NORCROSS, GA (Paul Jones – Promoter / Georgia Championship Wrestling) > Women’s Southern Title Match: Judy Grable* versus Fran Gravette > Derrell Cochran & Chief Little Eagle versus Jim Burke & Skull Murphy / Notes: No documented results for this card have been found. It is unclear as to what venue was the site of this card. Judy Grable had been billed as Women’s Southern Champion since February 15, 1961.

MARCH 10 (FRIDAY) – EAST POINT, GA – EAST POINT MUNICIPAL AUDITORIUM (Paul Jones – Promoter / Georgia Championship Wrestling) > Women’s Match: Fran Gravette versus Rita Cortez > Tiny Evans versus Killer Campbell > Southern Heavyweight Title Match: Skull Murphy* versus Guy Mitchell / Notes: No documented results for this card have been found. It is unclear as to how Skull Murphy came to be recognized as Southern Heavyweight Champion. The last reference we have shows Freddie Blassie defeating Tiny Evans to win the title on December 20, 1960, in Atlanta.

MARCH 10 (FRIDAY) – MARIETTA, GA – LARRY BELL AUDITORIUM (Elmo Chappell – Promoter / Georgia Championship Wrestling) > Tiny Evans versus Killer Campbell > Guy Mitchell & Tiny Evans versus Red Dugan & Killer Campbell > Penalty Belt Match: Bill Dromo versus Gypsy Joe / Notes: No documented results for this card have been found.

MARCH 14 (TUESDAY) – MACON, GA – MACON CITY AUDITORIUM (Fred Ward – Promoter / Georgia Championship Wrestling) > Derrell Cochran defeated Steve Dalton by disqualification > Southern Tag Team Title Match: Gypsy Joe & Skull Murphy* defeated Guy Mitchell & Chief Little Eagle / Notes: The origin of the Southern Tag Team Title is unclear to us at this time.

MARCH 15 (WEDNESDAY) – COLUMBUS, GA – COLUMBUS SPORTS ARENA (Fred Ward – Promoter / Georgia Championship Wrestling) > Southern Heavyweight Title One-Night Tournament: Bill Dromo defeated Jim Burke; Chief Little Eagle defeated Gypsy Joe; Skull Murphy defeated Tiny Evans; Guy Mitchell defeated Killer Campbell; Dromo and Little Eagle wrestled to a draw – Dromo advanced based on coin flip; Murphy defeated Mitchell; Murphy defeated Dromo to win title / Notes: Skull Murphy had been billed as Southern Heavyweight Champion in Atlanta since March 10, 1961. It is unclear as to how the title was declared vacant in Columbus to make this tournament necessary.

MARCH 17 (FRIDAY) – MARIETTA, GA – LARRY BELL AUDITORIUM (Elmo Chappell – Promoter / Georgia Championship Wrestling) > Jim Burke versus Derrell Cochran > Jim Burke & Red Dugan versus Derrell Cochran & Chief Little Eagle > Texas Death Match: Bill Dromo versus Gypsy Joe / Notes: No documented results for this card have been found.

MARCH 20 (MONDAY) – AUGUSTA, GA – WILLIAM BELL AUDITORIUM (Robert McCoy – Promoter / Georgia Championship Wrestling) > Women’s Southern Title Match: Match: Judy Grable* versus Rita Cortez > Bill Dromo versus Skull Murphy > Jim Burke & Gypsy Joe versus Tiny Evans & Chief Little Eagle / Notes: No documented results for this card have been found. Judy Grable had been billed as Women’s Southern Champion since February 15, 1961.

MARCH 21 (TUESDAY) – MACON, GA – MACON CITY AUDITORIUM (Fred Ward – Promoter / Georgia Championship Wrestling) > Tiny Evans defeated Jim Burke > Guy Mitchell & Tiny Evans defeated Jim Burke & Killer Campbell by disqualification > Chief Little Eagle defeated Skull Murphy

MARCH 22 (WEDNESDAY) – COLUMBUS, GA – COLUMBUS SPORTS ARENA (Fred Ward – Promoter / Georgia Championship Wrestling) > Gypsy Joe defeated Bill Dromo > Mixed Tag Team Match: Bill Dromo, Judy Grable & Chief Little Eagle defeated Gypsy Joe, Rita Cortez & Killer Campbell > Southern Heavyweight Title Match: Guy Mitchell defeated Skull Murphy* by disqualification / Notes: Skull Murphy had been billed as the Southern Heavyweight Champion since March 10, 1961, but only in Columbus since March 15, 1961.

MARCH 27 (MONDAY) – AUGUSTA, GA – WILLIAM BELL AUDITORIUM (Robert McCoy – Promoter / Georgia Championship Wrestling) > Jim Burke versus Tiny Evans > Boxing Match: Bill Dromo versus Killer Campbell > Guy Mitchell & Chief Little Eagle versus Gypsy Joe & Skull Murphy / Notes: No documented results for this card have been found.

MARCH 28 (TUESDAY) – MACON, GA – MACON CITY AUDITORIUM (Fred Ward – Promoter / Georgia Championship Wrestling) > Ken Fryer and Buddy Barkley wrestled to a draw > Tiny Evans defeated Killer Campbell > Bill Dromo & Guy Mitchell defeated Jim Burke & Gypsy Joe > Southern Heavyweight Title Match: Chief Little Eagle defeated Skull Murphy* by disqualification / Notes: Skull Murphy had been billed as the Southern Heavyweight Champion since March 10, 1961.

MARCH 29 (WEDNESDAY) – COLUMBUS, GA – COLUMBUS SPORTS ARENA (Fred Ward – Promoter / Georgia Championship Wrestling) > Tiny Evans defeated Killer Campbell > Bill Dromo & Chief Little Eagle defeated Jim Burke & Gypsy Joe > Southern Heavyweight Title Match: Guy Mitchell defeated Skull Murphy* to win title / Notes: Skull Murphy had been billed as the Southern Heavyweight Champion since March 10, 1961, but only in Columbus since March 15, 1961. It is believed Guy Mitchell’s claim after defeating Skull Murphy on this date was only recognized in Columbus.

MARCH 31 (FRIDAY) – ATLANTA, GA – ATLANTA MUNICIPAL AUDITORIUM (Paul Jones – Promoter / Georgia Championship Wrestling) > Guy Mitchell & Chief Little Eagle defeated Jim Burke & Killer Campbell > Skull Murphy defeated Bill Dromo > Special Challenge Match: Ray Gunkel defeated Gypsy Joe by disqualification