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| CARDS & RESULTS: 1960s |
| April – June |
| 1968 |
| 1960s |
References to the following individuals and organizations are made throughout this section: Alberto Torres; Avenger #3; Barbara Owens;
the Big O (01); the Big O (02); Bill Dromo; Bob Armstrong; Bob Orton; Bobby Hart; Buddy Fuller; Chuck Adcox; Corsica Jean; Dale Jones;
Dick Steinborn; Donna Christianello; Dr. M (01); Dr. M (02); Duke Keomuka; Ed Capral; El Mongol; Enrique Torres; the Fabulous Moolah;
Fred Ward; Gene Kiniski; Gentleman X (01); Gentleman X (02); Guillotine Gordon; Hans Schmidt; Inferno #1; Inferno #2; the Infernos; J.C.
Dykes; Jack Crawford; Jack Vansky; Jim Wilson; Johnny Valentine; Johnny Walker (01); Joyce Grable (01); Leo Garibaldi; Lou Thesz;
Louie Tillet; Mario Galento; Matt Jewell; Motoshi Okuma; Mr. Wrestling (01); Mr. Wrestling (02); Nick Contos (02); Oki Shikina; Pat Oâ
€™Connor; Patti Neilson; Paul Jones (01); Pedro Valdez; Ramon Torres; Ray Gunkel; the Rising Suns; Roberto Gonzalez; Seiji
Sakaguchi; Senor Zapata; Shinya Kojika; Silento Rodriguez; the Sundown Kid; Tank Morgan; Tarzan Tyler; Tim Geohagen; Tim Woods;
Tommy Davidson; Toni Rose; Tony Nero; the Turk (01).
April 2, 1968 (Tuesday) – Macon, GA – Macon City Auditorium (Fred Ward – Promoter / Georgia Championship Wrestling) > Jim
Wilson over Nick Contos (02) > the Rising Suns (Motoshi Okuma & Shinya Kojika) over Johnny Walker (01) & Silento Rodriguez > NWA
World Heavyweight Title Match: Gene Kiniski* and Mr. Wrestling (01) went to a draw; Kiniski retained the title / Notes: Kiniski had been the
reigning NWA World Heavyweight Champion since he went over Lou Thesz on January 7, 1966, in St. Louis, MO.
April 5, 1968 (Friday) – Atlanta, GA – Atlanta Municipal Auditorium (Paul Jones (01) – Promoter / Georgia Championship Wrestling)
> Bobby Hart over Silento Rodriguez > Matt Jewell versus the Sundown Kid > Tank Morgan over Corsica Jean > Dr. M (02) & El Mongol
over Johnny Walker (01) & Jim Wilson > Enrique Torres & Alberto Torres over the Rising Suns (Motoshi Okuma & Shinya Kojika) by
disqualification > Mr. Wrestling (01) over Hans Schmidt / Notes: Gentleman X (01) managed Dr. M, and Mongol.
April 6, 1968 (Saturday) – Atlanta, GA – WQXI Studios (Paul Jones (01) – Promoter / Georgia Championship Wrestling) > El Mongol
over Corsica Jean > the Rising Suns (Motoshi Okuma & Shinya Kojika) over Alberto Torres & Silento Rodriguez > Mr. Wrestling (01) over
Dr. M (02) / Notes: This was for the “Live Atlanta Wrestling� television program hosted by Ed Capral. Gentleman X (01) managed
Dr. M and Mongol. During the Mr. Wrestling-Dr. M match, a second Dr. M (01) tried to switch, and he was quickly unmasked and identified
as Mongol. Then the legal Dr. M returned to the ring, and was also unmasked, being identified as Oki Shikina, who Gentleman X still
claimed was Senor Zapata and not Shikina. It was announced that Jack Crawford’s appeal to the NWA Board to be reinstated had
been denied, and in addition, they had fined him $1,000 for his actions during the past year.
April 12, 1968 (Friday) – Atlanta, GA – Atlanta Municipal Auditorium [P] (Paul Jones (01) – Promoter / Georgia Championship
Wrestling) > Johnny Walker (01) over Chuck Adcox by disqualification > Bobby Hart and Oki Shikina went to a draw > Ray Gunkel & Buddy
Fuller over the Rising Suns (Motoshi Okuma & Shinya Kojika) by disqualification > Georgia Heavyweight Title Match: Mr. Wrestling (01)
over El Mongol* by disqualification; Mongol retained the title > Avenger #3 & Enrique Torres & Alberto Torres over Hans Schmidt & Dr. M
(02) & the Big O (01) / Notes: Gentleman X (01) managed Schmidt, Dr. M, Big O, and Mongol. Mr. Wrestling was initially declared the
winner in the match against Mongol, but Mongol had knocked out referee Leo Garibaldi, and Tillet, who had run in to help, made the
count. The decision was reversed afterward by Garibaldi, saying Tillet was not a licensed referee. Garibaldi did, however, disqualify
Mongol for his actions. Mongol had been billed as Georgia Heavyweight Champion since October 10, 1967.
April 13, 1968 (Saturday) – Atlanta, GA – WQXI Studios (Paul Jones (01) – Promoter / Georgia Championship Wrestling) > El
Mongol & the Big O (01) over Bobby Hart & Silento Rodriguez > Corsica Jean over Tony Nero by disqualification > Avenger #3 & Enrique
Torres & Alberto Torres over Oki Shikina & the Rising Suns (Motoshi Okuma & Shinya Kojika) / Notes: This was for the “Live Atlanta
Wrestling� television program hosted by Ed Capral. Gentleman X (01) managed Mongol and Big O. Gentleman X announced that he
believed Avenger #3 to be Ramon Torres.
April 16, 1968 (Tuesday) – Macon, GA – Macon City Auditorium (Fred Ward – Promoter / Georgia Championship Wrestling) >
Corsica Jean over Chuck Adcox > Bobby Hart and Tank Morgan went to a draw > Southern Tag Team Title Match: Enrique Torres &
Alberto Torres* over the Rising Suns (Motoshi Okuma & Shinya Kojika) by disqualification to retain the title / Notes: The Torres’ had
been the reigning Southern Tag Team Champions since they went over Stan Vachon and Butcher Vachon on January 5, 1968, in Atlanta.
April 19, 1968 (Friday) – Atlanta, GA – Paul Jones Sports Arena (Paul Jones (01) – Promoter / Georgia Championship Wrestling) >
Silento Rodriguez versus Corsica Jean > Jim Wilson over Chuck Adcox > Johnny Walker (01) over Tank Morgan > the Rising Suns
(Motoshi Okuma & Shinya Kojika) over Louie Tillet & Mr. Wrestling (01) > Avenger #3 & Enrique Torres & Alberto Torres over Hans
Schmidt & El Mongol & the Big O (01) / Notes: Gentleman X (01) managed Schmidt, Big O, and Mongol.
April 20, 1968 (Saturday) – Atlanta, GA – WQXI Studios (Paul Jones (01) – Promoter / Georgia Championship Wrestling) > Avenger
#3 over the Turk (01) > the Big O (01) over Johnny Walker (01) > Jim Wilson & Alberto Torres over Hans Schmidt & El Mongol by
disqualification / Notes: This was for the “Live Atlanta Wrestling� television program hosted by Ed Capral. Gentleman X (01)
managed Schmidt, Big O, and Mongol.
April 23, 1968 (Tuesday) – Macon, GA – Macon City Auditorium (Fred Ward – Promoter / Georgia Championship Wrestling) > Tony
Nero and Silento Rodriguez went to a draw > Oki Shikina and Avenger #3 went to a draw > Enrique Torres & Alberto Torres over the
Rising Suns (Motoshi Okuma & Shinya Kojika) / Notes: There were two referees for the Torres-Suns match.
April 26, 1968 (Friday) – Atlanta, GA – Atlanta Municipal Auditorium (Paul Jones (01) – Promoter / Georgia Championship
Wrestling) > Bobby Hart over Dale Jones > Dick Steinborn over Tony Nero > Johnny Walker (01) versus Oki Shikina > Jim Wilson over
Tank Morgan > Avenger #3 over the Big O (01) > Southern Tag Team Title Match: Hans Schmidt & El Mongol over Enrique Torres &
Alberto Torres* to win the title / Notes: Gentleman X (01) managed Schmidt, Dr. M, Big O, and Mongol. Following the Schmidt/Mongol-
Torres match, the Torres’ attacked Gentleman X. The Torres’ had been the reigning Southern Tag Team Champions since they
went over Stan Vachon and Butcher Vachon on January 5, 1968, in Atlanta.
April 27, 1968 (Saturday) – Atlanta, GA – WQXI Studios (Paul Jones (01) – Promoter / Georgia Championship Wrestling) > Johnny
Walker (01) & Jim Wilson over Tony Nero & Oki Shikina > the Big O (01) over Dick Steinborn > Bobby Hart over El Mongol by
disqualification / Notes: This was for the “Live Atlanta Wrestling� television program hosted by Ed Capral. Gentleman X (01)
managed Big O and Mongol. Following his match against Big O, Steinborn announced to Capral that he believed the masked man was
Bob Orton. Gentleman X said Big O would unmask and reveal his identity after he eliminated all the masked men in Georgia. Capral
responded that he would have his hands full in trying to defeat Mr. Wrestling. Gentleman X replied that Big O had already beaten Mr.
Wrestling years ago in Kansas City when he was wrestling under his real name of Tim Woods. Jones announced that Jack Crawford
had visited him during the week, and was on crutches, claiming he had been in an automobile accident, which seemed ironic to him
since Gentleman X walked with a limp.
April 30, 1968 (Tuesday) – Macon, GA – Macon City Auditorium (Fred Ward – Promoter / Georgia Championship Wrestling) >
Alberto Torres and Oki Shikina went to a draw > Hans Schmidt over Johnny Walker (01) > Avenger #3 & Enrique Torres & Alberto Torres
over Oki Shikina & the Rising Suns (Motoshi Okuma & Shinya Kojika) by disqualification / Notes: Gentleman X (01) managed Schmidt.
May 3, 1968 (Friday) – Atlanta, GA – Atlanta Municipal Auditorium [P] (Paul Jones (01) – Promoter / Georgia Championship
Wrestling) > Johnny Walker (01) over Silento Rodriguez > Louie Tillet over Bobby Hart > Enrique Torres & Alberto Torres over Tony Nero &
Tank Morgan > Jim Wilson & Ray Gunkel & Buddy Fuller over Oki Shikina & the Rising Suns (Motoshi Okuma & Shinya Kojika) > Mask
versus Mask Match: the Big O (02) over Avenger #3 > Georgia Heavyweight Title Match: Mr. Wrestling (01) over El Mongol* to win the title /
Notes: Wilson substituted for Dick Steinborn to team with Gunkel and Fuller in the match against Shikina and the Suns. As part of the
stipulation, Avenger #3 was forced to unmask following the match against Big O, and was identified as Pedro Valdez. Gentleman X (01)
managed Big O and Mongol. Mongol had been billed as Georgia Heavyweight Champion since October 10, 1967.
May 4, 1968 (Saturday) – Atlanta, GA – WQXI Studios (Paul Jones (01) – Promoter / Georgia Championship Wrestling) > Louie Tillet
over Pedro Valdez > Ray Gunkel & Buddy Fuller over Tony Nero & Tank Morgan > Hans Schmidt over Bobby Hart / Notes: This was for the
“Live Atlanta Wrestling� television program hosted by Ed Capral. Gentleman X (01) managed Schmidt.
May 7, 1968 (Tuesday) – Macon, GA – Macon City Auditorium (Fred Ward – Promoter / Georgia Championship Wrestling) > Oki
Shikina and Silento Rodriguez went to a draw > Alberto Torres over Motoshi Okuma > Hans Schmidt over Avenger #3 > Tornado Tag
Team Match: Enrique Torres & Alberto Torres over the Rising Suns (Motoshi Okuma & Shinya Kojika) / Notes: Gentleman X (01)
managed Schmidt.
May 10, 1968 (Friday) – Atlanta, GA – Atlanta Municipal Auditorium [P] (Paul Jones (01) – Promoter / Georgia Championship
Wrestling) > Bobby Hart over Silento Rodriguez > Jim Wilson over Oki Shikina > Tank Morgan over Johnny Walker (01) > Enrique Torres &
Alberto Torres over the Rising Suns (Motoshi Okuma & Shinya Kojika) > Georgia Heavyweight Title Loser Leaves Match: the Big O (02)
over Mr. Wrestling (01)* to win the title > World Tag Team Title Match: Ray Gunkel & Buddy Fuller* versus Hans Schmidt & El Mongol
ended in a no contest; Gunkel & Fuller retained the title / Notes: Dick Steinborn was the special referee for the Big O-Mr. Wrestling match.
Mr. Wrestling had been the reigning Georgia Heavyweight Champion since he went over Mongol on May 3, 1968, in Atlanta. Gentleman X
(01) managed Schmidt, Big O, and Mongol. Gunkel and Fuller had been the reigning World Tag Team Champions since they went over
Stan Vachon and Butcher Vachon on January 19, 1968, in Atlanta. In the program for this card, Jones claimed he felt the Big O who
appeared on the May 3, 1968, card was bigger and seemed stronger than the original Big O who had been here previously. Mr. Wrestling
was initially supposed to unmask following the match against Big O, but Tim Woods, who had been wrestling as Mr. Wrestling, was
unhappy that he had been asked to unmask and reveal his identity. It has been reported that despite the fact the stipulation was dropped
and changed to a loser leaves match, he left the company abruptly following this card. Further, management had not wanted the loser
leaves stipulation to stick, and were going to use it as an angle and have him continue to wrestle, and his departure, not realized until two
days later, caught them by surprise, forcing them to use a new person under the mask to keep the storyline going. It was announced that
Dick Steinborn would be wrestling on the card on May 17, 1968.
May 11, 1968 (Saturday) – Atlanta, GA – WQXI Studios (Paul Jones (01) – Promoter / Georgia Championship Wrestling) > El
Mongol over Bobby Hart > Oki Shikina over Silento Rodriguez > Dick Steinborn over Tank Morgan / Notes: This was for the “Live
Atlanta Wrestling� television program hosted by Ed Capral. Gentleman X (01) managed Mongol. Despite Mr. Wrestling losing a loser
leaves match to the Big O on May 10, 1968, Gentleman X begged Jones to allow him back for one more match against Mongol if Mr.
Wrestling would unmask should he lose, to which Jones agreed and advertised for May 17, 1968.
May 14, 1968 (Tuesday) – Macon, GA – Macon City Auditorium (Fred Ward – Promoter / Georgia Championship Wrestling) > Bobby
Hart and Oki Shikina went to a draw > Silento Rodriguez over Tommy Davidson > Enrique Torres over Tank Morgan > Alberto Torres over
Hans Schmidt by disqualification / Notes: Gentleman X (01) managed Schmidt.
May 17, 1968 (Friday) – Atlanta, GA – Paul Jones Sports Arena [P] (Paul Jones (01) – Promoter / Georgia Championship Wrestling)
> Pedro Valdez and Silento Rodriguez went to a draw > Johnny Walker (01) & Jim Wilson over the Rising Suns (Motoshi Okuma & Shinya
Kojika) > Louie Tillet over Oki Shikina > Enrique Torres & Alberto Torres over Tony Nero & Tank Morgan > El Mongol over Mr. Wrestling
(02) > Dick Steinborn over Hans Schmidt by disqualification / Notes: Gentleman X (01) managed Schmidt and Mongol. As part of the
stipulation, Mr. Wrestling was forced to unmask following the match against Mongol, and was identified as Dick Steinborn, who had been
advertised as himself, but was put under the mask when management realized Tim Woods, the original Mr. Wrestling, had left the
company over being asked to unmask.
May 18, 1968 (Saturday) – Atlanta, GA – WQXI Studios (Paul Jones (01) – Promoter / Georgia Championship Wrestling) > Jim
Wilson over Tony Nero > Dick Steinborn & Pedro Valdez over Hans Schmidt & El Mongol by disqualification > Tank Morgan over Bobby
Hart / Notes: This was for the “Live Atlanta Wrestling� television program hosted by Ed Capral. Gentleman X (01) managed
Schmidt and Mongol. Capral announced that Jack Crawford told him that he would have Gentleman X unmask if anyone could defeat the
Big O at any time.
May 21, 1968 (Tuesday) – Macon, GA – Macon City Auditorium (Fred Ward – Promoter / Georgia Championship Wrestling) > Bobby
Hart and Tony Nero went to a draw > Johnny Walker (01) over Oki Shikina > Enrique Torres & Alberto Torres over Hans Schmidt & Tank
Morgan / Notes: Gentleman X (01) managed Schmidt.
May 24, 1968 (Friday) – Atlanta, GA – Lakewood Speedway [P] (Paul Jones (01) – Promoter / Georgia Championship Wrestling) >
Silento Rodriguez over Jack Vansky > Bobby Hart over Pedro Valdez at 11:00 > Johnny Walker (01) & Jim Wilson over Tony Nero & Tank
Morgan > Ray Gunkel & Enrique Torres & Alberto Torres over Oki Shikina & the Rising Suns (Motoshi Okuma & Shinya Kojika) > Louie
Tillet over El Mongol > Georgia Heavyweight Title Match: the Big O (02)* and Dick Steinborn went to a draw at 60:00; Big O retained the
title / Notes: Big O voluntarily unmasked prior to match and revealed himself as Johnny Valentine. Valentine had been the reigning
Georgia Heavyweight Champion since he went over Mr. Wrestling on May 10, 1968, in Atlanta. Gentleman X (01) managed Big O and
Mongol. There were two referees for the Tillet-Mongol match, which was reportedly a bloodbath. Leo Garibaldi was credited as being a
referee on this card. The program for this card mentioned that Bob Armstrong was considering leaving his full-time position as a
firefighter. It was announced that Pat O’Connor, Hans Schmidt, Mario Galento, Joyce Grable (01), the Fabulous Moolah, and the
Infernos (Inferno #1 and Inferno #2) would be wrestling on the card on May 31, 1968, and that Tarzan Tyler would be wrestling in Atlanta
soon.
May 25, 1968 (Saturday) – Atlanta, GA – WQXI Studios (Paul Jones (01) – Promoter / Georgia Championship Wrestling) > the
Rising Suns (Motoshi Okuma & Shinya Kojika) over Bobby Hart & Silento Rodriguez > Jim Wilson over Jack Vansky > Alberto Torres over
Oki Shikina / Notes: This was for the “Live Atlanta Wrestling� television program hosted by Ed Capral.
May 28, 1968 (Tuesday) – Macon, GA – Macon City Auditorium (Fred Ward – Promoter / Georgia Championship Wrestling) > Bob
Armstrong and Oki Shikina went to a draw > Women’s Match: Patti Neilson over Joyce Grable (01) > Jim Wilson over Tank Morgan >
Louie Tillet over El Mongol / Notes: Gentleman X (01) managed Mongol.
May 31, 1968 (Friday) – Atlanta, GA – Lakewood Speedway [P] (Paul Jones (01) – Promoter / Georgia Championship Wrestling) >
Pedro Valdez over Oki Shikina > Tank Morgan over Johnny Walker (01) > Dick Steinborn & Bob Armstrong over the Rising Suns (Motoshi
Okuma & Shinya Kojika) > Women’s World Title Match: the Fabulous Moolah* over Joyce Grable (01) to retain the title > Pat Oâ
€™Connor & Mario Galento over the Infernos (Inferno #1 & Inferno #2) > Southern Tag Team Title Match: Enrique Torres & Alberto Torres
over Hans Schmidt & El Mongol* to win the title / Notes: J.C. Dykes managed the Infernos. Jim Wilson was the special referee for the
Schmidt/Mongol-Torres match. Gentleman X (02) managed Schmidt and Mongol. Jack Crawford also appeared at the request of Jones,
so that he could see both Crawford and Gentleman X at the same place and time. Armstrong was quoted in the program for this card that
he had resigned as a firefighter to devote his time to wrestling. Moolah had been billed as Women’s World Champion since she
went over Judy Grable on September 18, 1956, in Baltimore, MD. Schmidt and Mongol had been the reigning Southern Tag Team
Champions since they went over the Torres’ on April 26, 1968, in Atlanta.
June 1, 1968 (Saturday) – Atlanta, GA – WQXI Studios (Paul Jones (01) – Promoter / Georgia Championship Wrestling) > Dick
Steinborn over Pedro Valdez > Bob Armstrong & Enrique Torres over Tank Morgan & El Mongol by disqualification / Notes: This was for
the “Live Atlanta Wrestling� television program hosted by Ed Capral. Gentleman X (01) managed Mongol.
June 4, 1968 (Tuesday) – Macon, GA – Macon City Auditorium (Fred Ward – Promoter / Georgia Championship Wrestling) > Bob
Armstrong and Tank Morgan went to a draw > Bob Armstrong & Jim Wilson over Tank Morgan & Oki Shikina > Women’s Match:
Donna Christianello over Patti Neilson > Louie Tillet and El Mongol went to a draw / Notes: Gentleman X (01) managed Mongol.
June 7, 1968 (Friday) – Atlanta, GA – Lakewood Speedway [P] (Paul Jones (01) – Promoter / Georgia Championship Wrestling) >
Tim Geohagen versus Jack Vansky > Mario Galento over Oki Shikina > the Rising Suns (Motoshi Okuma & Shinya Kojika) over Johnny
Walker (01) & Bobby Hart > Bob Armstrong over Tank Morgan > Louie Tillet over El Mongol > Johnny Valentine & Jack Crawford & Tarzan
Tyler over Jim Wilson & Enrique Torres & Alberto Torres / Notes: Gentleman X (01) managed Tyler, Valentine, and Mongol. During their
match, Valentine turned on Tyler because he felt Tyler was not helping the team. It was mentioned in the program for this card that Jones
believed the Gentleman X that appeared on the May 31, 1968, card was J.C. Dykes, but that the original X was actually Crawford all along.
He said that if Crawford’s team had lost on this card and X was revealed to be either Dykes or Crawford, one or both would be
suspended. Gentleman X had vowed to unmask if his team did not win. The win allowed Crawford to return from his suspension,
relieving Gentleman X from his duties, and made it all moot. It was announced that Gene Kiniski would be wrestling Pat O’Connor on
the card on June 14, 1968, and that Guillotine Gordon would be wrestling on the same card.
June 14, 1968 (Friday) – Atlanta, GA – Atlanta Municipal Auditorium [P] (Paul Jones (01) – Promoter / Georgia Championship
Wrestling) > Bob Armstrong & Alberto Torres over the Rising Suns (Motoshi Okuma & Shinya Kojika) > Georgia Heavyweight Title Match:
Tarzan Tyler over Johnny Valentine* to win the title > World Tag Team Title Match: Ray Gunkel & Buddy Fuller* over Duke Keomuka & El
Mongol to retain the title > NWA World Heavyweight Title Match: Gene Kiniski* over Pat O’Connor to retain the title / Notes: Armstrong
substituted for Enrique Torres to team with Alberto Torres in the match against the Suns. Tyler substituted for Dick Steinborn in the match
against Valentine. Valentine had been the reigning Georgia Heavyweight Champion since he went over Mr. Wrestling on May 10, 1968, in
Atlanta. Jack Crawford managed Tyler, Keomuka, and Mongol. Gunkel and Fuller had been the reigning World Tag Team Champions
since they went over Stan Vachon and Butcher Vachon on January 19, 1968, in Atlanta. Kiniski had been the reigning NWA World
Heavyweight Champion since he went over Lou Thesz on January 7, 1966, in St. Louis, MO.
June 15, 1968 (Saturday) – Atlanta, GA – WQXI Studios (Paul Jones (01) – Promoter / Georgia Championship Wrestling) > Jim
Wilson and Tank Morgan went to a draw > Bob Armstrong over Oki Shikina > Dick Steinborn & Louie Tillet over Tarzan Tyler & El Mongol /
Notes: This was for the “Live Atlanta Wrestling� television program hosted by Ed Capral. Jack Crawford managed Tyler and
Mongol.
June 18, 1968 (Tuesday) – Macon, GA – Macon City Auditorium (Fred Ward – Promoter / Georgia Championship Wrestling) >
Silento Rodriguez over Roberto Gonzalez > Johnny Walker (01) & Jim Wilson and Tank Morgan & Guillotine Gordon went to a draw >
Louie Tillet over El Mongol by disqualification / Notes: Jack Crawford managed Mongol.
June 21, 1968 (Friday) – Atlanta, GA – Lakewood Speedway (Paul Jones (01) – Promoter / Georgia Championship Wrestling) >
Roberto Gonzalez versus Silento Rodriguez > Bill Dromo over Guillotine Gordon > Mario Galento over Tank Morgan > Bob Armstrong &
Jim Wilson & Alberto Torres over Oki Shikina & the Rising Suns (Motoshi Okuma & Shinya Kojika) > Dick Steinborn over Tarzan Tyler by
disqualification > Loser Leaves Match: Louie Tillet versus El Mongol ended in a no contest / Notes: Jack Crawford managed Tyler and
Mongol.
June 22, 1968 (Saturday) – Atlanta, GA – WQXI Studios (Paul Jones (01) – Promoter / Georgia Championship Wrestling) > Mario
Galento over Roberto Gonzalez > Bill Dromo and Tank Morgan went to a draw > Tarzan Tyler & El Mongol over Bob Armstrong & Jim
Wilson / Notes: This was for the “Live Atlanta Wrestling� television program hosted by Ed Capral. Jack Crawford managed Tyler
and Mongol.
June 25, 1968 (Tuesday) – Macon, GA – Macon City Auditorium (Fred Ward – Promoter / Georgia Championship Wrestling) >
Women’s Tag Team Match: Joyce Grable (01) & Barbara Owens over Patti Neilson & Toni Rose > Guillotine Gordon over Silento
Rodriguez > Mario Galento over El Mongol / Notes: Jack Crawford managed Mongol.
June 29, 1968 (Saturday) – Atlanta, GA – Atlanta Municipal Auditorium [P] (Paul Jones (01) – Promoter / Georgia Championship
Wrestling) > Johnny Walker (01) and Silento Rodriguez went to a draw > Bob Armstrong & Jim Wilson over the Rising Suns (Motoshi
Okuma & Shinya Kojika) > Women’s Tag Team Match: Barbara Owens & Joyce Grable (01) over Toni Rose & Patti Neilson > Ray
Gunkel & Bill Dromo over Tank Morgan & Guillotine Gordon > Texas Brass Knucks Title Match: El Mongol over Louie Tillet* to win the title
> Ramon Torres over Tarzan Tyler / Notes: Mario Galento was the special referee for the Mongol-Tillet match. Jack Crawford, who
managed Mongol, was barred from building during the Torres-Tyler match. Tillet had been billed as Texas Brass Knucks Champion in
October 1967, but he was no longer recognized as such in Dallas, TX, where he had originally been the claimant of the title. It was
announced that Seiji Sakaguchi would be wrestling on the card on July 5, 1968, and that Lou Thesz would be the referee for the Georgia
Tag Team Title Tournament on the same card.
the Big O (01); the Big O (02); Bill Dromo; Bob Armstrong; Bob Orton; Bobby Hart; Buddy Fuller; Chuck Adcox; Corsica Jean; Dale Jones;
Dick Steinborn; Donna Christianello; Dr. M (01); Dr. M (02); Duke Keomuka; Ed Capral; El Mongol; Enrique Torres; the Fabulous Moolah;
Fred Ward; Gene Kiniski; Gentleman X (01); Gentleman X (02); Guillotine Gordon; Hans Schmidt; Inferno #1; Inferno #2; the Infernos; J.C.
Dykes; Jack Crawford; Jack Vansky; Jim Wilson; Johnny Valentine; Johnny Walker (01); Joyce Grable (01); Leo Garibaldi; Lou Thesz;
Louie Tillet; Mario Galento; Matt Jewell; Motoshi Okuma; Mr. Wrestling (01); Mr. Wrestling (02); Nick Contos (02); Oki Shikina; Pat Oâ
€™Connor; Patti Neilson; Paul Jones (01); Pedro Valdez; Ramon Torres; Ray Gunkel; the Rising Suns; Roberto Gonzalez; Seiji
Sakaguchi; Senor Zapata; Shinya Kojika; Silento Rodriguez; the Sundown Kid; Tank Morgan; Tarzan Tyler; Tim Geohagen; Tim Woods;
Tommy Davidson; Toni Rose; Tony Nero; the Turk (01).
April 2, 1968 (Tuesday) – Macon, GA – Macon City Auditorium (Fred Ward – Promoter / Georgia Championship Wrestling) > Jim
Wilson over Nick Contos (02) > the Rising Suns (Motoshi Okuma & Shinya Kojika) over Johnny Walker (01) & Silento Rodriguez > NWA
World Heavyweight Title Match: Gene Kiniski* and Mr. Wrestling (01) went to a draw; Kiniski retained the title / Notes: Kiniski had been the
reigning NWA World Heavyweight Champion since he went over Lou Thesz on January 7, 1966, in St. Louis, MO.
April 5, 1968 (Friday) – Atlanta, GA – Atlanta Municipal Auditorium (Paul Jones (01) – Promoter / Georgia Championship Wrestling)
> Bobby Hart over Silento Rodriguez > Matt Jewell versus the Sundown Kid > Tank Morgan over Corsica Jean > Dr. M (02) & El Mongol
over Johnny Walker (01) & Jim Wilson > Enrique Torres & Alberto Torres over the Rising Suns (Motoshi Okuma & Shinya Kojika) by
disqualification > Mr. Wrestling (01) over Hans Schmidt / Notes: Gentleman X (01) managed Dr. M, and Mongol.
April 6, 1968 (Saturday) – Atlanta, GA – WQXI Studios (Paul Jones (01) – Promoter / Georgia Championship Wrestling) > El Mongol
over Corsica Jean > the Rising Suns (Motoshi Okuma & Shinya Kojika) over Alberto Torres & Silento Rodriguez > Mr. Wrestling (01) over
Dr. M (02) / Notes: This was for the “Live Atlanta Wrestling� television program hosted by Ed Capral. Gentleman X (01) managed
Dr. M and Mongol. During the Mr. Wrestling-Dr. M match, a second Dr. M (01) tried to switch, and he was quickly unmasked and identified
as Mongol. Then the legal Dr. M returned to the ring, and was also unmasked, being identified as Oki Shikina, who Gentleman X still
claimed was Senor Zapata and not Shikina. It was announced that Jack Crawford’s appeal to the NWA Board to be reinstated had
been denied, and in addition, they had fined him $1,000 for his actions during the past year.
April 12, 1968 (Friday) – Atlanta, GA – Atlanta Municipal Auditorium [P] (Paul Jones (01) – Promoter / Georgia Championship
Wrestling) > Johnny Walker (01) over Chuck Adcox by disqualification > Bobby Hart and Oki Shikina went to a draw > Ray Gunkel & Buddy
Fuller over the Rising Suns (Motoshi Okuma & Shinya Kojika) by disqualification > Georgia Heavyweight Title Match: Mr. Wrestling (01)
over El Mongol* by disqualification; Mongol retained the title > Avenger #3 & Enrique Torres & Alberto Torres over Hans Schmidt & Dr. M
(02) & the Big O (01) / Notes: Gentleman X (01) managed Schmidt, Dr. M, Big O, and Mongol. Mr. Wrestling was initially declared the
winner in the match against Mongol, but Mongol had knocked out referee Leo Garibaldi, and Tillet, who had run in to help, made the
count. The decision was reversed afterward by Garibaldi, saying Tillet was not a licensed referee. Garibaldi did, however, disqualify
Mongol for his actions. Mongol had been billed as Georgia Heavyweight Champion since October 10, 1967.
April 13, 1968 (Saturday) – Atlanta, GA – WQXI Studios (Paul Jones (01) – Promoter / Georgia Championship Wrestling) > El
Mongol & the Big O (01) over Bobby Hart & Silento Rodriguez > Corsica Jean over Tony Nero by disqualification > Avenger #3 & Enrique
Torres & Alberto Torres over Oki Shikina & the Rising Suns (Motoshi Okuma & Shinya Kojika) / Notes: This was for the “Live Atlanta
Wrestling� television program hosted by Ed Capral. Gentleman X (01) managed Mongol and Big O. Gentleman X announced that he
believed Avenger #3 to be Ramon Torres.
April 16, 1968 (Tuesday) – Macon, GA – Macon City Auditorium (Fred Ward – Promoter / Georgia Championship Wrestling) >
Corsica Jean over Chuck Adcox > Bobby Hart and Tank Morgan went to a draw > Southern Tag Team Title Match: Enrique Torres &
Alberto Torres* over the Rising Suns (Motoshi Okuma & Shinya Kojika) by disqualification to retain the title / Notes: The Torres’ had
been the reigning Southern Tag Team Champions since they went over Stan Vachon and Butcher Vachon on January 5, 1968, in Atlanta.
April 19, 1968 (Friday) – Atlanta, GA – Paul Jones Sports Arena (Paul Jones (01) – Promoter / Georgia Championship Wrestling) >
Silento Rodriguez versus Corsica Jean > Jim Wilson over Chuck Adcox > Johnny Walker (01) over Tank Morgan > the Rising Suns
(Motoshi Okuma & Shinya Kojika) over Louie Tillet & Mr. Wrestling (01) > Avenger #3 & Enrique Torres & Alberto Torres over Hans
Schmidt & El Mongol & the Big O (01) / Notes: Gentleman X (01) managed Schmidt, Big O, and Mongol.
April 20, 1968 (Saturday) – Atlanta, GA – WQXI Studios (Paul Jones (01) – Promoter / Georgia Championship Wrestling) > Avenger
#3 over the Turk (01) > the Big O (01) over Johnny Walker (01) > Jim Wilson & Alberto Torres over Hans Schmidt & El Mongol by
disqualification / Notes: This was for the “Live Atlanta Wrestling� television program hosted by Ed Capral. Gentleman X (01)
managed Schmidt, Big O, and Mongol.
April 23, 1968 (Tuesday) – Macon, GA – Macon City Auditorium (Fred Ward – Promoter / Georgia Championship Wrestling) > Tony
Nero and Silento Rodriguez went to a draw > Oki Shikina and Avenger #3 went to a draw > Enrique Torres & Alberto Torres over the
Rising Suns (Motoshi Okuma & Shinya Kojika) / Notes: There were two referees for the Torres-Suns match.
April 26, 1968 (Friday) – Atlanta, GA – Atlanta Municipal Auditorium (Paul Jones (01) – Promoter / Georgia Championship
Wrestling) > Bobby Hart over Dale Jones > Dick Steinborn over Tony Nero > Johnny Walker (01) versus Oki Shikina > Jim Wilson over
Tank Morgan > Avenger #3 over the Big O (01) > Southern Tag Team Title Match: Hans Schmidt & El Mongol over Enrique Torres &
Alberto Torres* to win the title / Notes: Gentleman X (01) managed Schmidt, Dr. M, Big O, and Mongol. Following the Schmidt/Mongol-
Torres match, the Torres’ attacked Gentleman X. The Torres’ had been the reigning Southern Tag Team Champions since they
went over Stan Vachon and Butcher Vachon on January 5, 1968, in Atlanta.
April 27, 1968 (Saturday) – Atlanta, GA – WQXI Studios (Paul Jones (01) – Promoter / Georgia Championship Wrestling) > Johnny
Walker (01) & Jim Wilson over Tony Nero & Oki Shikina > the Big O (01) over Dick Steinborn > Bobby Hart over El Mongol by
disqualification / Notes: This was for the “Live Atlanta Wrestling� television program hosted by Ed Capral. Gentleman X (01)
managed Big O and Mongol. Following his match against Big O, Steinborn announced to Capral that he believed the masked man was
Bob Orton. Gentleman X said Big O would unmask and reveal his identity after he eliminated all the masked men in Georgia. Capral
responded that he would have his hands full in trying to defeat Mr. Wrestling. Gentleman X replied that Big O had already beaten Mr.
Wrestling years ago in Kansas City when he was wrestling under his real name of Tim Woods. Jones announced that Jack Crawford
had visited him during the week, and was on crutches, claiming he had been in an automobile accident, which seemed ironic to him
since Gentleman X walked with a limp.
April 30, 1968 (Tuesday) – Macon, GA – Macon City Auditorium (Fred Ward – Promoter / Georgia Championship Wrestling) >
Alberto Torres and Oki Shikina went to a draw > Hans Schmidt over Johnny Walker (01) > Avenger #3 & Enrique Torres & Alberto Torres
over Oki Shikina & the Rising Suns (Motoshi Okuma & Shinya Kojika) by disqualification / Notes: Gentleman X (01) managed Schmidt.
May 3, 1968 (Friday) – Atlanta, GA – Atlanta Municipal Auditorium [P] (Paul Jones (01) – Promoter / Georgia Championship
Wrestling) > Johnny Walker (01) over Silento Rodriguez > Louie Tillet over Bobby Hart > Enrique Torres & Alberto Torres over Tony Nero &
Tank Morgan > Jim Wilson & Ray Gunkel & Buddy Fuller over Oki Shikina & the Rising Suns (Motoshi Okuma & Shinya Kojika) > Mask
versus Mask Match: the Big O (02) over Avenger #3 > Georgia Heavyweight Title Match: Mr. Wrestling (01) over El Mongol* to win the title /
Notes: Wilson substituted for Dick Steinborn to team with Gunkel and Fuller in the match against Shikina and the Suns. As part of the
stipulation, Avenger #3 was forced to unmask following the match against Big O, and was identified as Pedro Valdez. Gentleman X (01)
managed Big O and Mongol. Mongol had been billed as Georgia Heavyweight Champion since October 10, 1967.
May 4, 1968 (Saturday) – Atlanta, GA – WQXI Studios (Paul Jones (01) – Promoter / Georgia Championship Wrestling) > Louie Tillet
over Pedro Valdez > Ray Gunkel & Buddy Fuller over Tony Nero & Tank Morgan > Hans Schmidt over Bobby Hart / Notes: This was for the
“Live Atlanta Wrestling� television program hosted by Ed Capral. Gentleman X (01) managed Schmidt.
May 7, 1968 (Tuesday) – Macon, GA – Macon City Auditorium (Fred Ward – Promoter / Georgia Championship Wrestling) > Oki
Shikina and Silento Rodriguez went to a draw > Alberto Torres over Motoshi Okuma > Hans Schmidt over Avenger #3 > Tornado Tag
Team Match: Enrique Torres & Alberto Torres over the Rising Suns (Motoshi Okuma & Shinya Kojika) / Notes: Gentleman X (01)
managed Schmidt.
May 10, 1968 (Friday) – Atlanta, GA – Atlanta Municipal Auditorium [P] (Paul Jones (01) – Promoter / Georgia Championship
Wrestling) > Bobby Hart over Silento Rodriguez > Jim Wilson over Oki Shikina > Tank Morgan over Johnny Walker (01) > Enrique Torres &
Alberto Torres over the Rising Suns (Motoshi Okuma & Shinya Kojika) > Georgia Heavyweight Title Loser Leaves Match: the Big O (02)
over Mr. Wrestling (01)* to win the title > World Tag Team Title Match: Ray Gunkel & Buddy Fuller* versus Hans Schmidt & El Mongol
ended in a no contest; Gunkel & Fuller retained the title / Notes: Dick Steinborn was the special referee for the Big O-Mr. Wrestling match.
Mr. Wrestling had been the reigning Georgia Heavyweight Champion since he went over Mongol on May 3, 1968, in Atlanta. Gentleman X
(01) managed Schmidt, Big O, and Mongol. Gunkel and Fuller had been the reigning World Tag Team Champions since they went over
Stan Vachon and Butcher Vachon on January 19, 1968, in Atlanta. In the program for this card, Jones claimed he felt the Big O who
appeared on the May 3, 1968, card was bigger and seemed stronger than the original Big O who had been here previously. Mr. Wrestling
was initially supposed to unmask following the match against Big O, but Tim Woods, who had been wrestling as Mr. Wrestling, was
unhappy that he had been asked to unmask and reveal his identity. It has been reported that despite the fact the stipulation was dropped
and changed to a loser leaves match, he left the company abruptly following this card. Further, management had not wanted the loser
leaves stipulation to stick, and were going to use it as an angle and have him continue to wrestle, and his departure, not realized until two
days later, caught them by surprise, forcing them to use a new person under the mask to keep the storyline going. It was announced that
Dick Steinborn would be wrestling on the card on May 17, 1968.
May 11, 1968 (Saturday) – Atlanta, GA – WQXI Studios (Paul Jones (01) – Promoter / Georgia Championship Wrestling) > El
Mongol over Bobby Hart > Oki Shikina over Silento Rodriguez > Dick Steinborn over Tank Morgan / Notes: This was for the “Live
Atlanta Wrestling� television program hosted by Ed Capral. Gentleman X (01) managed Mongol. Despite Mr. Wrestling losing a loser
leaves match to the Big O on May 10, 1968, Gentleman X begged Jones to allow him back for one more match against Mongol if Mr.
Wrestling would unmask should he lose, to which Jones agreed and advertised for May 17, 1968.
May 14, 1968 (Tuesday) – Macon, GA – Macon City Auditorium (Fred Ward – Promoter / Georgia Championship Wrestling) > Bobby
Hart and Oki Shikina went to a draw > Silento Rodriguez over Tommy Davidson > Enrique Torres over Tank Morgan > Alberto Torres over
Hans Schmidt by disqualification / Notes: Gentleman X (01) managed Schmidt.
May 17, 1968 (Friday) – Atlanta, GA – Paul Jones Sports Arena [P] (Paul Jones (01) – Promoter / Georgia Championship Wrestling)
> Pedro Valdez and Silento Rodriguez went to a draw > Johnny Walker (01) & Jim Wilson over the Rising Suns (Motoshi Okuma & Shinya
Kojika) > Louie Tillet over Oki Shikina > Enrique Torres & Alberto Torres over Tony Nero & Tank Morgan > El Mongol over Mr. Wrestling
(02) > Dick Steinborn over Hans Schmidt by disqualification / Notes: Gentleman X (01) managed Schmidt and Mongol. As part of the
stipulation, Mr. Wrestling was forced to unmask following the match against Mongol, and was identified as Dick Steinborn, who had been
advertised as himself, but was put under the mask when management realized Tim Woods, the original Mr. Wrestling, had left the
company over being asked to unmask.
May 18, 1968 (Saturday) – Atlanta, GA – WQXI Studios (Paul Jones (01) – Promoter / Georgia Championship Wrestling) > Jim
Wilson over Tony Nero > Dick Steinborn & Pedro Valdez over Hans Schmidt & El Mongol by disqualification > Tank Morgan over Bobby
Hart / Notes: This was for the “Live Atlanta Wrestling� television program hosted by Ed Capral. Gentleman X (01) managed
Schmidt and Mongol. Capral announced that Jack Crawford told him that he would have Gentleman X unmask if anyone could defeat the
Big O at any time.
May 21, 1968 (Tuesday) – Macon, GA – Macon City Auditorium (Fred Ward – Promoter / Georgia Championship Wrestling) > Bobby
Hart and Tony Nero went to a draw > Johnny Walker (01) over Oki Shikina > Enrique Torres & Alberto Torres over Hans Schmidt & Tank
Morgan / Notes: Gentleman X (01) managed Schmidt.
May 24, 1968 (Friday) – Atlanta, GA – Lakewood Speedway [P] (Paul Jones (01) – Promoter / Georgia Championship Wrestling) >
Silento Rodriguez over Jack Vansky > Bobby Hart over Pedro Valdez at 11:00 > Johnny Walker (01) & Jim Wilson over Tony Nero & Tank
Morgan > Ray Gunkel & Enrique Torres & Alberto Torres over Oki Shikina & the Rising Suns (Motoshi Okuma & Shinya Kojika) > Louie
Tillet over El Mongol > Georgia Heavyweight Title Match: the Big O (02)* and Dick Steinborn went to a draw at 60:00; Big O retained the
title / Notes: Big O voluntarily unmasked prior to match and revealed himself as Johnny Valentine. Valentine had been the reigning
Georgia Heavyweight Champion since he went over Mr. Wrestling on May 10, 1968, in Atlanta. Gentleman X (01) managed Big O and
Mongol. There were two referees for the Tillet-Mongol match, which was reportedly a bloodbath. Leo Garibaldi was credited as being a
referee on this card. The program for this card mentioned that Bob Armstrong was considering leaving his full-time position as a
firefighter. It was announced that Pat O’Connor, Hans Schmidt, Mario Galento, Joyce Grable (01), the Fabulous Moolah, and the
Infernos (Inferno #1 and Inferno #2) would be wrestling on the card on May 31, 1968, and that Tarzan Tyler would be wrestling in Atlanta
soon.
May 25, 1968 (Saturday) – Atlanta, GA – WQXI Studios (Paul Jones (01) – Promoter / Georgia Championship Wrestling) > the
Rising Suns (Motoshi Okuma & Shinya Kojika) over Bobby Hart & Silento Rodriguez > Jim Wilson over Jack Vansky > Alberto Torres over
Oki Shikina / Notes: This was for the “Live Atlanta Wrestling� television program hosted by Ed Capral.
May 28, 1968 (Tuesday) – Macon, GA – Macon City Auditorium (Fred Ward – Promoter / Georgia Championship Wrestling) > Bob
Armstrong and Oki Shikina went to a draw > Women’s Match: Patti Neilson over Joyce Grable (01) > Jim Wilson over Tank Morgan >
Louie Tillet over El Mongol / Notes: Gentleman X (01) managed Mongol.
May 31, 1968 (Friday) – Atlanta, GA – Lakewood Speedway [P] (Paul Jones (01) – Promoter / Georgia Championship Wrestling) >
Pedro Valdez over Oki Shikina > Tank Morgan over Johnny Walker (01) > Dick Steinborn & Bob Armstrong over the Rising Suns (Motoshi
Okuma & Shinya Kojika) > Women’s World Title Match: the Fabulous Moolah* over Joyce Grable (01) to retain the title > Pat Oâ
€™Connor & Mario Galento over the Infernos (Inferno #1 & Inferno #2) > Southern Tag Team Title Match: Enrique Torres & Alberto Torres
over Hans Schmidt & El Mongol* to win the title / Notes: J.C. Dykes managed the Infernos. Jim Wilson was the special referee for the
Schmidt/Mongol-Torres match. Gentleman X (02) managed Schmidt and Mongol. Jack Crawford also appeared at the request of Jones,
so that he could see both Crawford and Gentleman X at the same place and time. Armstrong was quoted in the program for this card that
he had resigned as a firefighter to devote his time to wrestling. Moolah had been billed as Women’s World Champion since she
went over Judy Grable on September 18, 1956, in Baltimore, MD. Schmidt and Mongol had been the reigning Southern Tag Team
Champions since they went over the Torres’ on April 26, 1968, in Atlanta.
June 1, 1968 (Saturday) – Atlanta, GA – WQXI Studios (Paul Jones (01) – Promoter / Georgia Championship Wrestling) > Dick
Steinborn over Pedro Valdez > Bob Armstrong & Enrique Torres over Tank Morgan & El Mongol by disqualification / Notes: This was for
the “Live Atlanta Wrestling� television program hosted by Ed Capral. Gentleman X (01) managed Mongol.
June 4, 1968 (Tuesday) – Macon, GA – Macon City Auditorium (Fred Ward – Promoter / Georgia Championship Wrestling) > Bob
Armstrong and Tank Morgan went to a draw > Bob Armstrong & Jim Wilson over Tank Morgan & Oki Shikina > Women’s Match:
Donna Christianello over Patti Neilson > Louie Tillet and El Mongol went to a draw / Notes: Gentleman X (01) managed Mongol.
June 7, 1968 (Friday) – Atlanta, GA – Lakewood Speedway [P] (Paul Jones (01) – Promoter / Georgia Championship Wrestling) >
Tim Geohagen versus Jack Vansky > Mario Galento over Oki Shikina > the Rising Suns (Motoshi Okuma & Shinya Kojika) over Johnny
Walker (01) & Bobby Hart > Bob Armstrong over Tank Morgan > Louie Tillet over El Mongol > Johnny Valentine & Jack Crawford & Tarzan
Tyler over Jim Wilson & Enrique Torres & Alberto Torres / Notes: Gentleman X (01) managed Tyler, Valentine, and Mongol. During their
match, Valentine turned on Tyler because he felt Tyler was not helping the team. It was mentioned in the program for this card that Jones
believed the Gentleman X that appeared on the May 31, 1968, card was J.C. Dykes, but that the original X was actually Crawford all along.
He said that if Crawford’s team had lost on this card and X was revealed to be either Dykes or Crawford, one or both would be
suspended. Gentleman X had vowed to unmask if his team did not win. The win allowed Crawford to return from his suspension,
relieving Gentleman X from his duties, and made it all moot. It was announced that Gene Kiniski would be wrestling Pat O’Connor on
the card on June 14, 1968, and that Guillotine Gordon would be wrestling on the same card.
June 14, 1968 (Friday) – Atlanta, GA – Atlanta Municipal Auditorium [P] (Paul Jones (01) – Promoter / Georgia Championship
Wrestling) > Bob Armstrong & Alberto Torres over the Rising Suns (Motoshi Okuma & Shinya Kojika) > Georgia Heavyweight Title Match:
Tarzan Tyler over Johnny Valentine* to win the title > World Tag Team Title Match: Ray Gunkel & Buddy Fuller* over Duke Keomuka & El
Mongol to retain the title > NWA World Heavyweight Title Match: Gene Kiniski* over Pat O’Connor to retain the title / Notes: Armstrong
substituted for Enrique Torres to team with Alberto Torres in the match against the Suns. Tyler substituted for Dick Steinborn in the match
against Valentine. Valentine had been the reigning Georgia Heavyweight Champion since he went over Mr. Wrestling on May 10, 1968, in
Atlanta. Jack Crawford managed Tyler, Keomuka, and Mongol. Gunkel and Fuller had been the reigning World Tag Team Champions
since they went over Stan Vachon and Butcher Vachon on January 19, 1968, in Atlanta. Kiniski had been the reigning NWA World
Heavyweight Champion since he went over Lou Thesz on January 7, 1966, in St. Louis, MO.
June 15, 1968 (Saturday) – Atlanta, GA – WQXI Studios (Paul Jones (01) – Promoter / Georgia Championship Wrestling) > Jim
Wilson and Tank Morgan went to a draw > Bob Armstrong over Oki Shikina > Dick Steinborn & Louie Tillet over Tarzan Tyler & El Mongol /
Notes: This was for the “Live Atlanta Wrestling� television program hosted by Ed Capral. Jack Crawford managed Tyler and
Mongol.
June 18, 1968 (Tuesday) – Macon, GA – Macon City Auditorium (Fred Ward – Promoter / Georgia Championship Wrestling) >
Silento Rodriguez over Roberto Gonzalez > Johnny Walker (01) & Jim Wilson and Tank Morgan & Guillotine Gordon went to a draw >
Louie Tillet over El Mongol by disqualification / Notes: Jack Crawford managed Mongol.
June 21, 1968 (Friday) – Atlanta, GA – Lakewood Speedway (Paul Jones (01) – Promoter / Georgia Championship Wrestling) >
Roberto Gonzalez versus Silento Rodriguez > Bill Dromo over Guillotine Gordon > Mario Galento over Tank Morgan > Bob Armstrong &
Jim Wilson & Alberto Torres over Oki Shikina & the Rising Suns (Motoshi Okuma & Shinya Kojika) > Dick Steinborn over Tarzan Tyler by
disqualification > Loser Leaves Match: Louie Tillet versus El Mongol ended in a no contest / Notes: Jack Crawford managed Tyler and
Mongol.
June 22, 1968 (Saturday) – Atlanta, GA – WQXI Studios (Paul Jones (01) – Promoter / Georgia Championship Wrestling) > Mario
Galento over Roberto Gonzalez > Bill Dromo and Tank Morgan went to a draw > Tarzan Tyler & El Mongol over Bob Armstrong & Jim
Wilson / Notes: This was for the “Live Atlanta Wrestling� television program hosted by Ed Capral. Jack Crawford managed Tyler
and Mongol.
June 25, 1968 (Tuesday) – Macon, GA – Macon City Auditorium (Fred Ward – Promoter / Georgia Championship Wrestling) >
Women’s Tag Team Match: Joyce Grable (01) & Barbara Owens over Patti Neilson & Toni Rose > Guillotine Gordon over Silento
Rodriguez > Mario Galento over El Mongol / Notes: Jack Crawford managed Mongol.
June 29, 1968 (Saturday) – Atlanta, GA – Atlanta Municipal Auditorium [P] (Paul Jones (01) – Promoter / Georgia Championship
Wrestling) > Johnny Walker (01) and Silento Rodriguez went to a draw > Bob Armstrong & Jim Wilson over the Rising Suns (Motoshi
Okuma & Shinya Kojika) > Women’s Tag Team Match: Barbara Owens & Joyce Grable (01) over Toni Rose & Patti Neilson > Ray
Gunkel & Bill Dromo over Tank Morgan & Guillotine Gordon > Texas Brass Knucks Title Match: El Mongol over Louie Tillet* to win the title
> Ramon Torres over Tarzan Tyler / Notes: Mario Galento was the special referee for the Mongol-Tillet match. Jack Crawford, who
managed Mongol, was barred from building during the Torres-Tyler match. Tillet had been billed as Texas Brass Knucks Champion in
October 1967, but he was no longer recognized as such in Dallas, TX, where he had originally been the claimant of the title. It was
announced that Seiji Sakaguchi would be wrestling on the card on July 5, 1968, and that Lou Thesz would be the referee for the Georgia
Tag Team Title Tournament on the same card.