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| CARDS & RESULTS: 1960s |
| July – September |
| 1968 |
| 1960s |
References to the following individuals and organizations are made throughout this section: Alberto Torres; Barbara Galento; Barbara
Owens; Bill Dromo; Billy Garrett; Bob Armstrong; Bob Boyer; Bobby Hart; Bobby Whitlock; Bozo Brown; Bruno Sammartino; Brute Bernard;
Buddy Fuller; Butcher Vachon; Corsica Jean; Cowboy Lang; Darling Dagmar; Diamond Lil; Dick Steinborn; Ed Capral; Eddie Graham;
Eduardo Perez; El Mongol; Evelyn Stephens; the Fabulous Moolah; Fred Ward; Gene Kiniski; the Great Hercules; Guillotine Gordon; Jack
Crawford; Jim Starr; Joe Scarpa; Joe Turco; Johnny Walker (01); Joyce Grable (01); Leo Garibaldi; Little Bruiser; Lord Littlebrook; Lou
Thesz; Louie Tillet; Mario Galento; the Mighty Atom; Mike McGraw; Motoshi Okuma; Mr. Wrestling (01); Mr. Wrestling (02); Oki Shikina; the
Outlaw (02); Patti Neilson; Paul DeMarco; Paul Jones (01); Pepe Gomez; Peruvian Promotions; the Professional; Ramon Torres; Ray
Gunkel; the Reptile; Ricky Hunter; the Rising Suns; Seiji Sakaguchi; Shinya Kojika; Silento Rodriguez; Sputnik Monroe; Stan Vachon;
Tank Morgan; Tarzan Tyler; Tim Geohagen; Toni Rose; Willie Wilson.
July 2, 1968 (Tuesday) – Macon, GA – Macon City Auditorium (Fred Ward – Promoter / Georgia Championship Wrestling) > Bill
Dromo over Tank Morgan > Midget Tag Team Match: Willie Wilson & Lord Littlebrook over Little Bruiser & the Mighty Atom > Mario Galento
over Tarzan Tyler by disqualification / Notes: Cowboy Lang was the special referee for the Wilson/Littlebrook-Bruiser/Atom match. Jack
Crawford managed Tyler.
July 5, 1968 (Friday) – Atlanta, GA – Atlanta Municipal Auditorium [P] (Paul Jones (01) – Promoter / Georgia Championship
Wrestling) > Midget Tag Team Match: Lord Littlebrook & Cowboy Lang over Little Bruiser & the Mighty Atom > Georgia Tag Team Title One-
Night Tournament: Tarzan Tyler & El Mongol over Silento Rodriguez & the Professional to advance; Bob Armstrong & Mario Galento over
the Rising Suns (Motoshi Okuma & Shinya Kojika) to advance; Oki Shikina & Seiji Sakaguchi over Johnny Walker (01) & Bill Dromo to
advance; Alberto Torres & Ramon Torres over Tank Morgan & Guillotine Gordon to advance; Tyler & Mongol over Armstrong & Galento to
advance; the Torres’ over Shikina & Sakaguchi to advance; and the Torres’ over Tyler & Mongol to win the title / Notes: Lou Thesz
was the special referee for the tournament. Jack Crawford managed Tyler and Mongol. The tournament for the Georgia Tag Team Title
was to determine inaugural champions. Although there had been various versions of the title existing in the 1950s, we have found
nothing referencing a direct link to this version. It was announced that Dick Steinborn would be wrestling on the card on July 12, 1968,
and that Butcher Vachon would be wrestling in Atlanta soon.
July 6, 1968 (Saturday) – Atlanta, GA – WQXI Studios (Paul Jones (01) – Promoter / Georgia Championship Wrestling) > Alberto
Torres & Ramon Torres over Tarzan Tyler & El Mongol > the Professional over Oki Shikina > Bob Armstrong & Silento Rodriguez over the
Rising Suns (Motoshi Okuma & Shinya Kojika) by disqualification / Notes: This was for the “Live Atlanta Wrestling� television
program hosted by Ed Capral. Jack Crawford managed Tyler and Mongol. Crawford and Tyler attacked Mongol following the match
against the Torres’, blaming him for the loss.
July 9, 1968 (Tuesday) – Macon, GA – Macon City Auditorium (Fred Ward – Promoter / Georgia Championship Wrestling) > the
Professional over Corsica Jean at 10:00 > Bob Armstrong & Johnny Walker (01) over Tank Morgan & Guillotine Gordon > Bill Dromo over
Tarzan Tyler by disqualification / Notes: Jack Crawford managed Tyler.
July 12, 1968 (Friday) – Atlanta, GA – Atlanta Municipal Auditorium (Paul Jones (01) – Promoter / Georgia Championship Wrestling)
> Silento Rodriguez versus Oki Shikina > Bob Armstrong over Johnny Walker (01) > Ray Gunkel & Mario Galento over Tank Morgan &
Guillotine Gordon > Tornado Tag Team Match: Alberto Torres & Ramon Torres over the Rising Suns (Motoshi Okuma & Shinya Kojika) >
the Professional over Dick Steinborn > El Mongol over Tarzan Tyler by disqualification / Notes: Jack Crawford managed Tyler.
July 13, 1968 (Saturday) – Atlanta, GA – WQXI Studios (Paul Jones (01) – Promoter / Georgia Championship Wrestling) > the
Professional over Bob Armstrong > Dick Steinborn & Mario Galento over Tarzan Tyler & Tank Morgan > El Mongol over Guillotine Gordon /
Notes: This was for the “Live Atlanta Wrestling� television program hosted by Ed Capral. Jack Crawford managed Tyler. Crawford
announced he was negotiating to sell Mongol’s contract to a group of investors known as Peruvian Promotions, Ltd., located in Lima,
Peru.
July 16, 1968 (Tuesday) – Macon, GA – Macon City Auditorium (Fred Ward – Promoter / Georgia Championship Wrestling) > Johnny
Walker (01) over Oki Shikina > Bill Dromo over Guillotine Gordon > Georgia Tag Team Title Match: Alberto Torres & Ramon Torres* over
the Rising Suns (Motoshi Okuma & Shinya Kojika) by disqualification to retain the title / Notes: The Torres’ had been the reigning
Georgia Tag Team Champions since they went over Tarzan Tyler and El Mongol to win a tournament final on July 5, 1968, in Atlanta.
July 19, 1968 (Friday) – Atlanta, GA – Atlanta Municipal Auditorium (Paul Jones (01) – Promoter / Georgia Championship Wrestling)
> Johnny Walker (01) & Bill Dromo over Tank Morgan & Guillotine Gordon > Women’s Match: Barbara Owens over the Fabulous
Moolah by disqualification > Butcher Vachon over Bob Armstrong > Ray Gunkel & Buddy Fuller & Mario Galento over Oki Shikina & the
Rising Suns (Motoshi Okuma & Shinya Kojika) > the Professional over Dick Steinborn > Leo Garibaldi & El Mongol over Jack Crawford &
Tarzan Tyler by disqualification
July 20, 1968 (Saturday) – Atlanta, GA – WQXI Studios (Paul Jones (01) – Promoter / Georgia Championship Wrestling) > the
Professional over Johnny Walker (01) > Dick Steinborn & Mario Galento over Oki Shikina & Guillotine Gordon > El Mongol over Motoshi
Okuma / Notes: This was for the “Live Atlanta Wrestling� television program hosted by Ed Capral.
July 23, 1968 (Tuesday) – Macon, GA – Macon City Auditorium (Fred Ward – Promoter / Georgia Championship Wrestling) > Silento
Rodriguez over Joe Turco > Bill Dromo over Butcher Vachon > Alberto Torres & Ramon Torres over the Rising Suns (Motoshi Okuma &
Shinya Kojika) by disqualification
July 26, 1968 (Friday) – Atlanta, GA – Atlanta Municipal Auditorium [P] (Paul Jones (01) – Promoter / Georgia Championship
Wrestling) > Pepe Gomez and Silento Rodriguez went to a draw > Bob Armstrong over Joe Turco > Johnny Walker (01) & Bill Dromo over
the Rising Suns (Motoshi Okuma & Shinya Kojika) > Ray Gunkel & Buddy Fuller over Butcher Vachon & Guillotine Gordon > the
Professional over Mario Galento > Tarzan Tyler over El Mongol / Notes: Jack Crawford managed Tyler. It was announced that Brute
Bernard would be wrestling on the card on August 2, 1968.
July 27, 1968 (Saturday) – Atlanta, GA – WQXI Studios (Paul Jones (01) – Promoter / Georgia Championship Wrestling) > Bill
Dromo and Tarzan Tyler went to a draw > the Professional over Mike McGraw > El Mongol over Oki Shikina / Notes: This was for the â
€œLive Atlanta Wrestlingâ€� television program hosted by Ed Capral. Jack Crawford managed Tyler.
July 30, 1968 (Tuesday) – Macon, GA – Macon City Auditorium (Fred Ward – Promoter / Georgia Championship Wrestling) > Silento
Rodriguez over Oki Shikina > Bill Dromo and the Professional went to a draw at 45:00 > Tornado Tag Team Match: Alberto Torres &
Ramon Torres over the Rising Suns (Motoshi Okuma & Shinya Kojika) by disqualification
August 1, 1968 (Thursday) – Waycross, GA (Fred Ward – Promoter / Georgia Championship Wrestling) > Joe Turco versus Pepe
Gomez > Bob Armstrong & El Mongol versus the Rising Suns (Motoshi Okuma & Shinya Kojika) > Bill Dromo versus Brute Bernard /
Notes: Jack Crawford managed Bernard. It is unclear as to what venue was the site of this card.
August 2, 1968 (Friday) – Atlanta, GA – Atlanta Municipal Auditorium [P] (Paul Jones (01) – Promoter / Georgia Championship
Wrestling) > Johnny Walker (01) over Oki Shikina > Butcher Vachon over Guillotine Gordon > Ray Gunkel & Bob Armstrong over the
Rising Suns (Motoshi Okuma & Shinya Kojika) > the Professional over Eddie Graham > Tarzan Tyler & Brute Bernard over Dick Steinborn
& Bill Dromo > El Mongol over Jack Crawford / Notes: Crawford managed Tyler and Bernard. Buddy Fuller was the special referee for the
Crawford-Mongol match, which was reportedly demanded by the NWA. Mike McGraw was credited as being a referee on this card.
August 3, 1968 (Saturday) – Atlanta, GA – WQXI Studios (Paul Jones (01) – Promoter / Georgia Championship Wrestling) > the
Professional over Pepe Gomez > Tarzan Tyler & Brute Bernard over Bob Armstrong & Alberto Torres > Dick Steinborn over Joe Turco /
Notes: This was for the “Live Atlanta Wrestling� television program hosted by Ed Capral. Jack Crawford managed Tyler and
Bernard. Crawford announced that El Mongol was now officially under contract with Peruvian Promotions, Ltd., which meant he would
now be wrestling exclusively in Peru.
August 3, 1968 (Saturday) – Columbus, GA – Columbus Sports Arena (Fred Ward – Promoter / Georgia Championship Wrestling)
> Bob Armstrong versus Brute Bernard > Bill Dromo versus Tarzan Tyler > Guillotine Gordon versus Butcher Vachon / Notes: This was for
the locally televised “Columbus Championship Wrestling�, though it is not known who was hosting the program, whether it was
taped or broadcast live, nor is it clear as to which station the program was aired at the time. Jack Crawford managed Tyler and Bernard.
August 6, 1968 (Tuesday) – Macon, GA – Macon City Auditorium (Fred Ward – Promoter / Georgia Championship Wrestling) > Bob
Armstrong and Shinya Kojika went to a draw > Women’s Match: Toni Rose over Barbara Owens > Bill Dromo over the Professional >
Bob Armstrong & Mario Galento over the Rising Suns (Motoshi Okuma & Shinya Kojika)
August 7, 1968 (Wednesday) – Columbus, GA – Columbus Municipal Auditorium (Fred Ward – Promoter / Georgia Championship
Wrestling) > Joe Turco versus Bob Armstrong > Johnny Walker (01) versus Guillotine Gordon > Mario Galento versus the Professional >
Bill Dromo & Butcher Vachon versus Tarzan Tyler & Brute Bernard / Notes: Jack Crawford managed Tyler and Bernard.
August 8, 1968 (Thursday) – Americus, GA – Sumter County Fairgrounds (Fred Ward – Promoter / Georgia Championship
Wrestling) > Bob Armstrong versus Joe Turco > Women’s Match: Barbara Owens versus Toni Rose > Bill Dromo & Butcher Vachon
versus the Rising Suns (Motoshi Okuma & Shinya Kojika)
August 9, 1968 (Friday) – Atlanta, GA – Atlanta Municipal Auditorium (Paul Jones (01) – Promoter / Georgia Championship
Wrestling) > Johnny Walker (01) over Pepe Gomez > Tim Geohagen & Mario Galento over Joe Turco & Guillotine Gordon > Bob
Armstrong over Sputnik Monroe > Ray Gunkel & Buddy Fuller over Butcher Vachon & the Reptile > Mask versus Mask Match: the
Professional over Mr. Wrestling (02) > Alberto Torres & Ramon Torres over Tarzan Tyler & Brute Bernard / Notes: As part of the
stipulation, Mr. Wrestling was forced to unmask following the match against the Professional, and was identified as Dick Steinborn. Jack
Crawford managed Tyler and Bernard.
August 10, 1968 (Saturday) – Atlanta, GA – WQXI Studios (Paul Jones (01) – Promoter / Georgia Championship Wrestling) >
Ramon Torres and Tarzan Tyler went to a draw > Dick Steinborn over Guillotine Gordon > the Professional over the Reptile / Notes: This
was for the “Live Atlanta Wrestling� television program hosted by Ed Capral. Jack Crawford managed Tyler.
August 10, 1968 (Saturday) – Columbus, GA – Columbus Sports Arena (Fred Ward – Promoter / Georgia Championship Wrestling)
> Bill Dromo & Butcher Vachon over the Rising Suns (Motoshi Okuma & Shinya Kojika) > the Professional over Bobby Whitlock / Notes:
This was for the locally televised “Columbus Championship Wrestling�, though it is not known who was hosting the program,
whether it was taped or broadcast live, nor is it clear as to which station the program was aired at the time.
August 13, 1968 (Tuesday) – Macon, GA – Macon City Auditorium (Fred Ward – Promoter / Georgia Championship Wrestling) >
Corsica Jean and Silento Rodriguez went to a draw > Women’s Match: Joyce Grable (01) over Patti Neilson > Johnny Walker (01)
over Guillotine Gordon > Bill Dromo over Tarzan Tyler / Notes: Jack Crawford managed Tyler.
August 16, 1968 (Friday) – Atlanta, GA – Atlanta Municipal Auditorium (Paul Jones (01) – Promoter / Georgia Championship
Wrestling) > Guillotine Gordon over Silento Rodriguez > Women’s Match: Joyce Grable (01) over Patti Neilson > Johnny Walker (01) &
Bill Dromo over the Rising Suns (Motoshi Okuma & Shinya Kojika) > Alberto Torres & Ramon Torres over Butcher Vachon & Oki Shikina >
Dick Steinborn and the Professional went to a draw > World Tag Team Title Match: Ray Gunkel & Buddy Fuller* over Tarzan Tyler & Brute
Bernard to retain the title / Notes: Jack Crawford managed Tyler and Bernard. Gunkel and Fuller had been the reigning World Tag Team
Champions since they went over Butcher and Stan Vachon on January 19, 1968, in Atlanta.
August 17, 1968 (Saturday) – Atlanta, GA – WQXI Studios (Paul Jones (01) – Promoter / Georgia Championship Wrestling) >
Tarzan Tyler over Motoshi Okuma > the Professional over Shinya Kojika > Alberto Torres & Ramon Torres over Joe Turco & Oki Shikina /
Notes: This was for the “Live Atlanta Wrestling� television program hosted by Ed Capral. Jack Crawford managed Tyler.
August 20, 1968 (Tuesday) – Macon, GA – Macon City Auditorium (Fred Ward – Promoter / Georgia Championship Wrestling) >
Pepe Gomez over Joe Turco at 12:00 > Women’s Match: Barbara Galento over Evelyn Stephens at 9:00 > Johnny Walker (01) and
Butcher Vachon went to a draw > Bill Dromo over Brute Bernard / Notes: Jack Crawford managed Bernard.
August 23, 1968 (Friday) – Atlanta, GA – Atlanta Municipal Auditorium [P] (Paul Jones (01) – Promoter / Georgia Championship
Wrestling) > Pepe Gomez over Joe Turco > Women’s Match: Barbara Galento over Evelyn Stephens > Johnny Walker (01) and
Guillotine Gordon went to a draw > Ray Gunkel & Mario Galento over Eduardo Perez & Butcher Vachon > Alberto Torres & Ramon Torres
over Jack Crawford & Brute Bernard > Georgia Heavyweight Title Match: the Professional over Tarzan Tyler* to win the title / Notes:
Crawford managed Tyler and Bernard. Tyler had been the reigning Georgia Heavyweight Champion since he went over Johnny Valentine
on June 14, 1968, in Atlanta. Leo Garibaldi was credited as being a referee on this card. It was announced that Dick Steinborn would be
wrestling on the card on August 30, 1968, and that Gene Kiniski, Jim Starr, and Ricky Hunter would be wrestling in Atlanta soon.
August 24, 1968 (Saturday) – Atlanta, GA – WQXI Studios (Paul Jones (01) – Promoter / Georgia Championship Wrestling) >
Ramon Torres over Tarzan Tyler > Butcher Vachon over Joe Turco > Alberto Torres over the Professional by disqualification / Notes: This
was for the “Live Atlanta Wrestling� television program hosted by Ed Capral. Jack Crawford managed Tyler.
August 27, 1968 (Tuesday) – Macon, GA – Macon City Auditorium (Fred Ward – Promoter / Georgia Championship Wrestling) >
Pepe Gomez and Guillotine Gordon went to a draw > Alberto Torres & Ramon Torres over the Rising Suns (Motoshi Okuma & Shinya
Kojika) > Bill Dromo over Tarzan Tyler / Notes: Jack Crawford managed Tyler.
August 30, 1968 (Friday) – Atlanta, GA – Atlanta Municipal Auditorium [P] (Paul Jones (01) – Promoter / Georgia Championship
Wrestling) > Johnny Walker (01) & Silento Rodriguez and Tank Morgan & Oki Shikina went to a draw > Midget Women’s Match:
Darling Dagmar over Diamond Lil > Handicap Match: Louie Tillet over the Rising Suns (Motoshi Okuma & Shinya Kojika) > Ray Gunkel
over Guillotine Gordon > Stan Vachon & Butcher Vachon over Tarzan Tyler & Brute Bernard > Leo Garibaldi over Jack Crawford > the
Professional over Dick Steinborn / Notes: Crawford managed Tyler and Bernard. There were two referees for the Garibaldi-Crawford
match. In the program for this card, it was mentioned that Gene Kiniski believed the Professional was Bruno Sammartino under a mask.
It was announced that Jim Starr would be wrestling on the card on September 6, 1968, and that Bob Boyer would be wrestling in Atlanta
soon.
August 31, 1968 (Saturday) – Atlanta, GA – WQXI Studios (Paul Jones (01) – Promoter / Georgia Championship Wrestling) > Ricky
Hunter over Oki Shikina > Butcher Vachon over Pepe Gomez > the Professional over Tank Morgan / Notes: This was for the “Live
Atlanta Wrestling� television program hosted by Ed Capral.
September 3, 1968 (Tuesday) – Macon, GA – Macon City Auditorium (Fred Ward – Promoter / Georgia Championship Wrestling) >
Pepe Gomez and Bozo Brown went to a draw > Bill Dromo over Oki Shikina > Alberto Torres & Ramon Torres over Stan Vachon & Butcher
Vachon
September 6, 1968 (Friday) – Atlanta, GA – Lakewood Speedway [P] (Paul Jones (01) – Promoter / Georgia Championship
Wrestling) > Bob Boyer over Joe Turco > Ricky Hunter over Pepe Gomez > Johnny Walker (01) & Bill Dromo over Guillotine Gordon &
Bozo Brown > Jim Starr versus Mario Galento ended in a no contest > the Professional over Louie Tillet > Georgia Tag Team Title Match:
Stan Vachon & Butcher Vachon over Alberto Torres & Ramon Torres* to win the title / Notes: The Torres’ had been the reigning
Georgia Tag Team Champions since they went over Tarzan Tyler and El Mongol to win a tournament final on July 5, 1968, in Atlanta. The
program for this card featured an advertisement with Ramon Torres looking to sell his 1967 Cadillac. It was announced that Gene Kiniski
would be wrestling the Professional on the card on September 13, 1968, and that Paul DeMarco would be wrestling on the same card.
September 7, 1968 (Saturday) – Atlanta, GA – WQXI Studios (Paul Jones (01) – Promoter / Georgia Championship Wrestling) >
Dick Steinborn over Guillotine Gordon > the Professional over Billy Garrett > Mario Galento over Bozo Brown > Jim Starr and Alberto
Torres went to a draw / Notes: This was for the “Live Atlanta Wrestling� television program hosted by Ed Capral, and was the final
live broadcast. It was announced that the NWA had suspended Dick Steinborn following the investigation into claims that he, wrestling as
Mr. Wrestling (02), and the original Mr. Wrestling (01) had conspired in order for Steinborn to wrestle the Professional on August 9, 1968,
in an effort to force the Pro to unmask if he lost.
September 10, 1968 (Tuesday) – Macon, GA – Macon City Auditorium (Fred Ward – Promoter / Georgia Championship Wrestling) >
Joe Turco and Pepe Gomez went to a draw > Ricky Hunter over Guillotine Gordon > Jim Starr over Mario Galento > Georgia Heavyweight
Title Match: the Professional* and Bill Dromo went to a draw; the Pro retained the title / Notes: The Professional had been the reigning
Georgia Heavyweight Champion since he went over Tarzan Tyler on August 23, 1968, in Atlanta.
September 12, 1968 (Thursday) – Americus, GA – Sumter County Fairgrounds (Fred Ward – Promoter / Georgia Championship
Wrestling) > Pepe Gomez and Guillotine Gordon went to a draw > Bill Dromo over Billy Garrett > the Professional over Mario Galento
September 13, 1968 (Friday) – Atlanta, GA – Atlanta Municipal Auditorium (Paul Jones (01) – Promoter / Georgia Championship
Wrestling) > Bill Dromo over Bobby Hart > Paul DeMarco over Oki Shikina > Jim Starr over Johnny Walker (01) > Alberto Torres & Ramon
Torres over Billy Garrett & Guillotine Gordon > Stan Vachon & Butcher Vachon over Mario Galento & Buddy Fuller > NWA World
Heavyweight Title Match: the Professional over Gene Kiniski* by disqualification; 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.
September 14, 1968 (Saturday) – Atlanta, GA – WQXI Studios (Paul Jones (01) – Promoter / Georgia Championship Wrestling) >
Ramon Torres over Stan Vachon > Ramon Torres over Butcher Vachon > Paul DeMarco over Guillotine Gordon > Jim Starr over Johnny
Walker (01) / Notes: Starting with this episode, the televised wrestling program moved to a new time slot, 10:30 to 11:30 PM each
Saturday night. The show, now taped in advance beginning with this edition, was called “Atlanta TV Wrestling�, featuring host Ed
Capral.
September 14, 1968 (Saturday) – Columbus, GA – Columbus Sports Arena (Fred Ward – Promoter / Georgia Championship
Wrestling) > the Professional over Pepe Gomez > Bill Dromo & Bob Boyer over Billy Garrett & Oki Shikina / Notes: This was for the locally
televised “Columbus Championship Wrestling�, though it is not known who was hosting the program, whether it was taped or
broadcast live, nor is it clear as to which station the program was aired at the time.
September 17, 1968 (Tuesday) – Macon, GA – Macon City Auditorium (Fred Ward – Promoter / Georgia Championship Wrestling) >
Corsica Jean over Bozo Brown at 7:00 > Bob Boyer over Oki Shikina at 11:00 > Ricky Hunter and Jim Starr went to a draw > Bill Dromo
over Butcher Vachon
September 18, 1968 (Wednesday) – Columbus, GA – Columbus Municipal Auditorium (Fred Ward – Promoter / Georgia
Championship Wrestling) > Oki Shikina over Mike McGraw > Jim Starr and Bob Boyer went to a draw > Butcher Vachon over Alberto
Torres > Bill Dromo over the Professional by disqualification
September 20, 1968 (Friday) – Atlanta, GA – Atlanta Municipal Auditorium [P] (Paul Jones (01) – Promoter / Georgia Championship
Wrestling) > Pepe Gomez versus Bozo Brown > Bill Dromo & Bob Boyer over Billy Garrett & Guillotine Gordon > Paul DeMarco over Bozo
Brown > Jim Starr over Ricky Hunter > the Professional over Joe Scarpa > Georgia Tag Team Title Match: Alberto Torres & Ramon Torres
over Stan Vachon & Butcher Vachon* to win the title / Notes: The Gomez-Brown match was cancelled for reasons unknown to us. The
Vachons had been the reigning Georgia Tag Team Champions since they went over the Torres’ on September 6, 1968, in Atlanta. It
was announced that Bob Armstrong would be wrestling on the card on September 27, 1968.
September 21, 1968 (Saturday) – Atlanta, GA – WQXI Studios (Paul Jones (01) – Promoter / Georgia Championship Wrestling) >
the Professional over Ricky Hunter > the Great Hercules over Bozo Brown > Paul DeMarco over Billy Garrett > Pepe Gomez over Oki
Shikina by disqualification / Notes: This was taped for the “Atlanta TV Wrestling� television program hosted by Ed Capral.
September 21, 1968 (Saturday) – Columbus, GA – Columbus Sports Arena (Fred Ward – Promoter / Georgia Championship
Wrestling) > Bill Dromo & Paul DeMarco over Jim Starr & Billy Garrett > Ricky Hunter over Butcher Vachon by disqualification / Notes: This
was for the locally televised “Columbus Championship Wrestling�, though it is not known who was hosting the program, whether
it was taped or broadcast live, nor is it clear as to which station the program was aired at the time.
September 24, 1968 (Tuesday) – Macon, GA – Macon City Auditorium (Fred Ward – Promoter / Georgia Championship Wrestling) >
Joe Turco over Pepe Gomez > Bob Boyer over Guillotine Gordon > Jim Starr over Ricky Hunter > Bill Dromo over Stan Vachon
September 27, 1968 (Friday) – Atlanta, GA – Atlanta Municipal Auditorium (Paul Jones (01) – Promoter / Georgia Championship
Wrestling) > Ricky Hunter and Oki Shikina went to a draw > Bob Boyer over Pepe Gomez > Ray Gunkel & Bill Dromo over Jim Starr & Billy
Garrett > Stan Vachon & Butcher Vachon over Bob Armstrong & Alberto Torres > Paul DeMarco over the Great Hercules > Louie Tillet over
the Professional / Notes: Armstrong substituted for Ramon Torres to team with Alberto Torres in the match against the Vachons.
September 28, 1968 (Saturday) – Atlanta, GA – WQXI Studios (Paul Jones (01) – Promoter / Georgia Championship Wrestling) >
the Outlaw (02) over Corsica Jean > Paul DeMarco and the Professional went to a draw > Bob Armstrong versus Oki Shikina / Notes:
This was taped for the “Atlanta TV Wrestling� television program hosted by Ed Capral. Jack Crawford managed the Outlaw.
Owens; Bill Dromo; Billy Garrett; Bob Armstrong; Bob Boyer; Bobby Hart; Bobby Whitlock; Bozo Brown; Bruno Sammartino; Brute Bernard;
Buddy Fuller; Butcher Vachon; Corsica Jean; Cowboy Lang; Darling Dagmar; Diamond Lil; Dick Steinborn; Ed Capral; Eddie Graham;
Eduardo Perez; El Mongol; Evelyn Stephens; the Fabulous Moolah; Fred Ward; Gene Kiniski; the Great Hercules; Guillotine Gordon; Jack
Crawford; Jim Starr; Joe Scarpa; Joe Turco; Johnny Walker (01); Joyce Grable (01); Leo Garibaldi; Little Bruiser; Lord Littlebrook; Lou
Thesz; Louie Tillet; Mario Galento; the Mighty Atom; Mike McGraw; Motoshi Okuma; Mr. Wrestling (01); Mr. Wrestling (02); Oki Shikina; the
Outlaw (02); Patti Neilson; Paul DeMarco; Paul Jones (01); Pepe Gomez; Peruvian Promotions; the Professional; Ramon Torres; Ray
Gunkel; the Reptile; Ricky Hunter; the Rising Suns; Seiji Sakaguchi; Shinya Kojika; Silento Rodriguez; Sputnik Monroe; Stan Vachon;
Tank Morgan; Tarzan Tyler; Tim Geohagen; Toni Rose; Willie Wilson.
July 2, 1968 (Tuesday) – Macon, GA – Macon City Auditorium (Fred Ward – Promoter / Georgia Championship Wrestling) > Bill
Dromo over Tank Morgan > Midget Tag Team Match: Willie Wilson & Lord Littlebrook over Little Bruiser & the Mighty Atom > Mario Galento
over Tarzan Tyler by disqualification / Notes: Cowboy Lang was the special referee for the Wilson/Littlebrook-Bruiser/Atom match. Jack
Crawford managed Tyler.
July 5, 1968 (Friday) – Atlanta, GA – Atlanta Municipal Auditorium [P] (Paul Jones (01) – Promoter / Georgia Championship
Wrestling) > Midget Tag Team Match: Lord Littlebrook & Cowboy Lang over Little Bruiser & the Mighty Atom > Georgia Tag Team Title One-
Night Tournament: Tarzan Tyler & El Mongol over Silento Rodriguez & the Professional to advance; Bob Armstrong & Mario Galento over
the Rising Suns (Motoshi Okuma & Shinya Kojika) to advance; Oki Shikina & Seiji Sakaguchi over Johnny Walker (01) & Bill Dromo to
advance; Alberto Torres & Ramon Torres over Tank Morgan & Guillotine Gordon to advance; Tyler & Mongol over Armstrong & Galento to
advance; the Torres’ over Shikina & Sakaguchi to advance; and the Torres’ over Tyler & Mongol to win the title / Notes: Lou Thesz
was the special referee for the tournament. Jack Crawford managed Tyler and Mongol. The tournament for the Georgia Tag Team Title
was to determine inaugural champions. Although there had been various versions of the title existing in the 1950s, we have found
nothing referencing a direct link to this version. It was announced that Dick Steinborn would be wrestling on the card on July 12, 1968,
and that Butcher Vachon would be wrestling in Atlanta soon.
July 6, 1968 (Saturday) – Atlanta, GA – WQXI Studios (Paul Jones (01) – Promoter / Georgia Championship Wrestling) > Alberto
Torres & Ramon Torres over Tarzan Tyler & El Mongol > the Professional over Oki Shikina > Bob Armstrong & Silento Rodriguez over the
Rising Suns (Motoshi Okuma & Shinya Kojika) by disqualification / Notes: This was for the “Live Atlanta Wrestling� television
program hosted by Ed Capral. Jack Crawford managed Tyler and Mongol. Crawford and Tyler attacked Mongol following the match
against the Torres’, blaming him for the loss.
July 9, 1968 (Tuesday) – Macon, GA – Macon City Auditorium (Fred Ward – Promoter / Georgia Championship Wrestling) > the
Professional over Corsica Jean at 10:00 > Bob Armstrong & Johnny Walker (01) over Tank Morgan & Guillotine Gordon > Bill Dromo over
Tarzan Tyler by disqualification / Notes: Jack Crawford managed Tyler.
July 12, 1968 (Friday) – Atlanta, GA – Atlanta Municipal Auditorium (Paul Jones (01) – Promoter / Georgia Championship Wrestling)
> Silento Rodriguez versus Oki Shikina > Bob Armstrong over Johnny Walker (01) > Ray Gunkel & Mario Galento over Tank Morgan &
Guillotine Gordon > Tornado Tag Team Match: Alberto Torres & Ramon Torres over the Rising Suns (Motoshi Okuma & Shinya Kojika) >
the Professional over Dick Steinborn > El Mongol over Tarzan Tyler by disqualification / Notes: Jack Crawford managed Tyler.
July 13, 1968 (Saturday) – Atlanta, GA – WQXI Studios (Paul Jones (01) – Promoter / Georgia Championship Wrestling) > the
Professional over Bob Armstrong > Dick Steinborn & Mario Galento over Tarzan Tyler & Tank Morgan > El Mongol over Guillotine Gordon /
Notes: This was for the “Live Atlanta Wrestling� television program hosted by Ed Capral. Jack Crawford managed Tyler. Crawford
announced he was negotiating to sell Mongol’s contract to a group of investors known as Peruvian Promotions, Ltd., located in Lima,
Peru.
July 16, 1968 (Tuesday) – Macon, GA – Macon City Auditorium (Fred Ward – Promoter / Georgia Championship Wrestling) > Johnny
Walker (01) over Oki Shikina > Bill Dromo over Guillotine Gordon > Georgia Tag Team Title Match: Alberto Torres & Ramon Torres* over
the Rising Suns (Motoshi Okuma & Shinya Kojika) by disqualification to retain the title / Notes: The Torres’ had been the reigning
Georgia Tag Team Champions since they went over Tarzan Tyler and El Mongol to win a tournament final on July 5, 1968, in Atlanta.
July 19, 1968 (Friday) – Atlanta, GA – Atlanta Municipal Auditorium (Paul Jones (01) – Promoter / Georgia Championship Wrestling)
> Johnny Walker (01) & Bill Dromo over Tank Morgan & Guillotine Gordon > Women’s Match: Barbara Owens over the Fabulous
Moolah by disqualification > Butcher Vachon over Bob Armstrong > Ray Gunkel & Buddy Fuller & Mario Galento over Oki Shikina & the
Rising Suns (Motoshi Okuma & Shinya Kojika) > the Professional over Dick Steinborn > Leo Garibaldi & El Mongol over Jack Crawford &
Tarzan Tyler by disqualification
July 20, 1968 (Saturday) – Atlanta, GA – WQXI Studios (Paul Jones (01) – Promoter / Georgia Championship Wrestling) > the
Professional over Johnny Walker (01) > Dick Steinborn & Mario Galento over Oki Shikina & Guillotine Gordon > El Mongol over Motoshi
Okuma / Notes: This was for the “Live Atlanta Wrestling� television program hosted by Ed Capral.
July 23, 1968 (Tuesday) – Macon, GA – Macon City Auditorium (Fred Ward – Promoter / Georgia Championship Wrestling) > Silento
Rodriguez over Joe Turco > Bill Dromo over Butcher Vachon > Alberto Torres & Ramon Torres over the Rising Suns (Motoshi Okuma &
Shinya Kojika) by disqualification
July 26, 1968 (Friday) – Atlanta, GA – Atlanta Municipal Auditorium [P] (Paul Jones (01) – Promoter / Georgia Championship
Wrestling) > Pepe Gomez and Silento Rodriguez went to a draw > Bob Armstrong over Joe Turco > Johnny Walker (01) & Bill Dromo over
the Rising Suns (Motoshi Okuma & Shinya Kojika) > Ray Gunkel & Buddy Fuller over Butcher Vachon & Guillotine Gordon > the
Professional over Mario Galento > Tarzan Tyler over El Mongol / Notes: Jack Crawford managed Tyler. It was announced that Brute
Bernard would be wrestling on the card on August 2, 1968.
July 27, 1968 (Saturday) – Atlanta, GA – WQXI Studios (Paul Jones (01) – Promoter / Georgia Championship Wrestling) > Bill
Dromo and Tarzan Tyler went to a draw > the Professional over Mike McGraw > El Mongol over Oki Shikina / Notes: This was for the â
€œLive Atlanta Wrestlingâ€� television program hosted by Ed Capral. Jack Crawford managed Tyler.
July 30, 1968 (Tuesday) – Macon, GA – Macon City Auditorium (Fred Ward – Promoter / Georgia Championship Wrestling) > Silento
Rodriguez over Oki Shikina > Bill Dromo and the Professional went to a draw at 45:00 > Tornado Tag Team Match: Alberto Torres &
Ramon Torres over the Rising Suns (Motoshi Okuma & Shinya Kojika) by disqualification
August 1, 1968 (Thursday) – Waycross, GA (Fred Ward – Promoter / Georgia Championship Wrestling) > Joe Turco versus Pepe
Gomez > Bob Armstrong & El Mongol versus the Rising Suns (Motoshi Okuma & Shinya Kojika) > Bill Dromo versus Brute Bernard /
Notes: Jack Crawford managed Bernard. It is unclear as to what venue was the site of this card.
August 2, 1968 (Friday) – Atlanta, GA – Atlanta Municipal Auditorium [P] (Paul Jones (01) – Promoter / Georgia Championship
Wrestling) > Johnny Walker (01) over Oki Shikina > Butcher Vachon over Guillotine Gordon > Ray Gunkel & Bob Armstrong over the
Rising Suns (Motoshi Okuma & Shinya Kojika) > the Professional over Eddie Graham > Tarzan Tyler & Brute Bernard over Dick Steinborn
& Bill Dromo > El Mongol over Jack Crawford / Notes: Crawford managed Tyler and Bernard. Buddy Fuller was the special referee for the
Crawford-Mongol match, which was reportedly demanded by the NWA. Mike McGraw was credited as being a referee on this card.
August 3, 1968 (Saturday) – Atlanta, GA – WQXI Studios (Paul Jones (01) – Promoter / Georgia Championship Wrestling) > the
Professional over Pepe Gomez > Tarzan Tyler & Brute Bernard over Bob Armstrong & Alberto Torres > Dick Steinborn over Joe Turco /
Notes: This was for the “Live Atlanta Wrestling� television program hosted by Ed Capral. Jack Crawford managed Tyler and
Bernard. Crawford announced that El Mongol was now officially under contract with Peruvian Promotions, Ltd., which meant he would
now be wrestling exclusively in Peru.
August 3, 1968 (Saturday) – Columbus, GA – Columbus Sports Arena (Fred Ward – Promoter / Georgia Championship Wrestling)
> Bob Armstrong versus Brute Bernard > Bill Dromo versus Tarzan Tyler > Guillotine Gordon versus Butcher Vachon / Notes: This was for
the locally televised “Columbus Championship Wrestling�, though it is not known who was hosting the program, whether it was
taped or broadcast live, nor is it clear as to which station the program was aired at the time. Jack Crawford managed Tyler and Bernard.
August 6, 1968 (Tuesday) – Macon, GA – Macon City Auditorium (Fred Ward – Promoter / Georgia Championship Wrestling) > Bob
Armstrong and Shinya Kojika went to a draw > Women’s Match: Toni Rose over Barbara Owens > Bill Dromo over the Professional >
Bob Armstrong & Mario Galento over the Rising Suns (Motoshi Okuma & Shinya Kojika)
August 7, 1968 (Wednesday) – Columbus, GA – Columbus Municipal Auditorium (Fred Ward – Promoter / Georgia Championship
Wrestling) > Joe Turco versus Bob Armstrong > Johnny Walker (01) versus Guillotine Gordon > Mario Galento versus the Professional >
Bill Dromo & Butcher Vachon versus Tarzan Tyler & Brute Bernard / Notes: Jack Crawford managed Tyler and Bernard.
August 8, 1968 (Thursday) – Americus, GA – Sumter County Fairgrounds (Fred Ward – Promoter / Georgia Championship
Wrestling) > Bob Armstrong versus Joe Turco > Women’s Match: Barbara Owens versus Toni Rose > Bill Dromo & Butcher Vachon
versus the Rising Suns (Motoshi Okuma & Shinya Kojika)
August 9, 1968 (Friday) – Atlanta, GA – Atlanta Municipal Auditorium (Paul Jones (01) – Promoter / Georgia Championship
Wrestling) > Johnny Walker (01) over Pepe Gomez > Tim Geohagen & Mario Galento over Joe Turco & Guillotine Gordon > Bob
Armstrong over Sputnik Monroe > Ray Gunkel & Buddy Fuller over Butcher Vachon & the Reptile > Mask versus Mask Match: the
Professional over Mr. Wrestling (02) > Alberto Torres & Ramon Torres over Tarzan Tyler & Brute Bernard / Notes: As part of the
stipulation, Mr. Wrestling was forced to unmask following the match against the Professional, and was identified as Dick Steinborn. Jack
Crawford managed Tyler and Bernard.
August 10, 1968 (Saturday) – Atlanta, GA – WQXI Studios (Paul Jones (01) – Promoter / Georgia Championship Wrestling) >
Ramon Torres and Tarzan Tyler went to a draw > Dick Steinborn over Guillotine Gordon > the Professional over the Reptile / Notes: This
was for the “Live Atlanta Wrestling� television program hosted by Ed Capral. Jack Crawford managed Tyler.
August 10, 1968 (Saturday) – Columbus, GA – Columbus Sports Arena (Fred Ward – Promoter / Georgia Championship Wrestling)
> Bill Dromo & Butcher Vachon over the Rising Suns (Motoshi Okuma & Shinya Kojika) > the Professional over Bobby Whitlock / Notes:
This was for the locally televised “Columbus Championship Wrestling�, though it is not known who was hosting the program,
whether it was taped or broadcast live, nor is it clear as to which station the program was aired at the time.
August 13, 1968 (Tuesday) – Macon, GA – Macon City Auditorium (Fred Ward – Promoter / Georgia Championship Wrestling) >
Corsica Jean and Silento Rodriguez went to a draw > Women’s Match: Joyce Grable (01) over Patti Neilson > Johnny Walker (01)
over Guillotine Gordon > Bill Dromo over Tarzan Tyler / Notes: Jack Crawford managed Tyler.
August 16, 1968 (Friday) – Atlanta, GA – Atlanta Municipal Auditorium (Paul Jones (01) – Promoter / Georgia Championship
Wrestling) > Guillotine Gordon over Silento Rodriguez > Women’s Match: Joyce Grable (01) over Patti Neilson > Johnny Walker (01) &
Bill Dromo over the Rising Suns (Motoshi Okuma & Shinya Kojika) > Alberto Torres & Ramon Torres over Butcher Vachon & Oki Shikina >
Dick Steinborn and the Professional went to a draw > World Tag Team Title Match: Ray Gunkel & Buddy Fuller* over Tarzan Tyler & Brute
Bernard to retain the title / Notes: Jack Crawford managed Tyler and Bernard. Gunkel and Fuller had been the reigning World Tag Team
Champions since they went over Butcher and Stan Vachon on January 19, 1968, in Atlanta.
August 17, 1968 (Saturday) – Atlanta, GA – WQXI Studios (Paul Jones (01) – Promoter / Georgia Championship Wrestling) >
Tarzan Tyler over Motoshi Okuma > the Professional over Shinya Kojika > Alberto Torres & Ramon Torres over Joe Turco & Oki Shikina /
Notes: This was for the “Live Atlanta Wrestling� television program hosted by Ed Capral. Jack Crawford managed Tyler.
August 20, 1968 (Tuesday) – Macon, GA – Macon City Auditorium (Fred Ward – Promoter / Georgia Championship Wrestling) >
Pepe Gomez over Joe Turco at 12:00 > Women’s Match: Barbara Galento over Evelyn Stephens at 9:00 > Johnny Walker (01) and
Butcher Vachon went to a draw > Bill Dromo over Brute Bernard / Notes: Jack Crawford managed Bernard.
August 23, 1968 (Friday) – Atlanta, GA – Atlanta Municipal Auditorium [P] (Paul Jones (01) – Promoter / Georgia Championship
Wrestling) > Pepe Gomez over Joe Turco > Women’s Match: Barbara Galento over Evelyn Stephens > Johnny Walker (01) and
Guillotine Gordon went to a draw > Ray Gunkel & Mario Galento over Eduardo Perez & Butcher Vachon > Alberto Torres & Ramon Torres
over Jack Crawford & Brute Bernard > Georgia Heavyweight Title Match: the Professional over Tarzan Tyler* to win the title / Notes:
Crawford managed Tyler and Bernard. Tyler had been the reigning Georgia Heavyweight Champion since he went over Johnny Valentine
on June 14, 1968, in Atlanta. Leo Garibaldi was credited as being a referee on this card. It was announced that Dick Steinborn would be
wrestling on the card on August 30, 1968, and that Gene Kiniski, Jim Starr, and Ricky Hunter would be wrestling in Atlanta soon.
August 24, 1968 (Saturday) – Atlanta, GA – WQXI Studios (Paul Jones (01) – Promoter / Georgia Championship Wrestling) >
Ramon Torres over Tarzan Tyler > Butcher Vachon over Joe Turco > Alberto Torres over the Professional by disqualification / Notes: This
was for the “Live Atlanta Wrestling� television program hosted by Ed Capral. Jack Crawford managed Tyler.
August 27, 1968 (Tuesday) – Macon, GA – Macon City Auditorium (Fred Ward – Promoter / Georgia Championship Wrestling) >
Pepe Gomez and Guillotine Gordon went to a draw > Alberto Torres & Ramon Torres over the Rising Suns (Motoshi Okuma & Shinya
Kojika) > Bill Dromo over Tarzan Tyler / Notes: Jack Crawford managed Tyler.
August 30, 1968 (Friday) – Atlanta, GA – Atlanta Municipal Auditorium [P] (Paul Jones (01) – Promoter / Georgia Championship
Wrestling) > Johnny Walker (01) & Silento Rodriguez and Tank Morgan & Oki Shikina went to a draw > Midget Women’s Match:
Darling Dagmar over Diamond Lil > Handicap Match: Louie Tillet over the Rising Suns (Motoshi Okuma & Shinya Kojika) > Ray Gunkel
over Guillotine Gordon > Stan Vachon & Butcher Vachon over Tarzan Tyler & Brute Bernard > Leo Garibaldi over Jack Crawford > the
Professional over Dick Steinborn / Notes: Crawford managed Tyler and Bernard. There were two referees for the Garibaldi-Crawford
match. In the program for this card, it was mentioned that Gene Kiniski believed the Professional was Bruno Sammartino under a mask.
It was announced that Jim Starr would be wrestling on the card on September 6, 1968, and that Bob Boyer would be wrestling in Atlanta
soon.
August 31, 1968 (Saturday) – Atlanta, GA – WQXI Studios (Paul Jones (01) – Promoter / Georgia Championship Wrestling) > Ricky
Hunter over Oki Shikina > Butcher Vachon over Pepe Gomez > the Professional over Tank Morgan / Notes: This was for the “Live
Atlanta Wrestling� television program hosted by Ed Capral.
September 3, 1968 (Tuesday) – Macon, GA – Macon City Auditorium (Fred Ward – Promoter / Georgia Championship Wrestling) >
Pepe Gomez and Bozo Brown went to a draw > Bill Dromo over Oki Shikina > Alberto Torres & Ramon Torres over Stan Vachon & Butcher
Vachon
September 6, 1968 (Friday) – Atlanta, GA – Lakewood Speedway [P] (Paul Jones (01) – Promoter / Georgia Championship
Wrestling) > Bob Boyer over Joe Turco > Ricky Hunter over Pepe Gomez > Johnny Walker (01) & Bill Dromo over Guillotine Gordon &
Bozo Brown > Jim Starr versus Mario Galento ended in a no contest > the Professional over Louie Tillet > Georgia Tag Team Title Match:
Stan Vachon & Butcher Vachon over Alberto Torres & Ramon Torres* to win the title / Notes: The Torres’ had been the reigning
Georgia Tag Team Champions since they went over Tarzan Tyler and El Mongol to win a tournament final on July 5, 1968, in Atlanta. The
program for this card featured an advertisement with Ramon Torres looking to sell his 1967 Cadillac. It was announced that Gene Kiniski
would be wrestling the Professional on the card on September 13, 1968, and that Paul DeMarco would be wrestling on the same card.
September 7, 1968 (Saturday) – Atlanta, GA – WQXI Studios (Paul Jones (01) – Promoter / Georgia Championship Wrestling) >
Dick Steinborn over Guillotine Gordon > the Professional over Billy Garrett > Mario Galento over Bozo Brown > Jim Starr and Alberto
Torres went to a draw / Notes: This was for the “Live Atlanta Wrestling� television program hosted by Ed Capral, and was the final
live broadcast. It was announced that the NWA had suspended Dick Steinborn following the investigation into claims that he, wrestling as
Mr. Wrestling (02), and the original Mr. Wrestling (01) had conspired in order for Steinborn to wrestle the Professional on August 9, 1968,
in an effort to force the Pro to unmask if he lost.
September 10, 1968 (Tuesday) – Macon, GA – Macon City Auditorium (Fred Ward – Promoter / Georgia Championship Wrestling) >
Joe Turco and Pepe Gomez went to a draw > Ricky Hunter over Guillotine Gordon > Jim Starr over Mario Galento > Georgia Heavyweight
Title Match: the Professional* and Bill Dromo went to a draw; the Pro retained the title / Notes: The Professional had been the reigning
Georgia Heavyweight Champion since he went over Tarzan Tyler on August 23, 1968, in Atlanta.
September 12, 1968 (Thursday) – Americus, GA – Sumter County Fairgrounds (Fred Ward – Promoter / Georgia Championship
Wrestling) > Pepe Gomez and Guillotine Gordon went to a draw > Bill Dromo over Billy Garrett > the Professional over Mario Galento
September 13, 1968 (Friday) – Atlanta, GA – Atlanta Municipal Auditorium (Paul Jones (01) – Promoter / Georgia Championship
Wrestling) > Bill Dromo over Bobby Hart > Paul DeMarco over Oki Shikina > Jim Starr over Johnny Walker (01) > Alberto Torres & Ramon
Torres over Billy Garrett & Guillotine Gordon > Stan Vachon & Butcher Vachon over Mario Galento & Buddy Fuller > NWA World
Heavyweight Title Match: the Professional over Gene Kiniski* by disqualification; 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.
September 14, 1968 (Saturday) – Atlanta, GA – WQXI Studios (Paul Jones (01) – Promoter / Georgia Championship Wrestling) >
Ramon Torres over Stan Vachon > Ramon Torres over Butcher Vachon > Paul DeMarco over Guillotine Gordon > Jim Starr over Johnny
Walker (01) / Notes: Starting with this episode, the televised wrestling program moved to a new time slot, 10:30 to 11:30 PM each
Saturday night. The show, now taped in advance beginning with this edition, was called “Atlanta TV Wrestling�, featuring host Ed
Capral.
September 14, 1968 (Saturday) – Columbus, GA – Columbus Sports Arena (Fred Ward – Promoter / Georgia Championship
Wrestling) > the Professional over Pepe Gomez > Bill Dromo & Bob Boyer over Billy Garrett & Oki Shikina / Notes: This was for the locally
televised “Columbus Championship Wrestling�, though it is not known who was hosting the program, whether it was taped or
broadcast live, nor is it clear as to which station the program was aired at the time.
September 17, 1968 (Tuesday) – Macon, GA – Macon City Auditorium (Fred Ward – Promoter / Georgia Championship Wrestling) >
Corsica Jean over Bozo Brown at 7:00 > Bob Boyer over Oki Shikina at 11:00 > Ricky Hunter and Jim Starr went to a draw > Bill Dromo
over Butcher Vachon
September 18, 1968 (Wednesday) – Columbus, GA – Columbus Municipal Auditorium (Fred Ward – Promoter / Georgia
Championship Wrestling) > Oki Shikina over Mike McGraw > Jim Starr and Bob Boyer went to a draw > Butcher Vachon over Alberto
Torres > Bill Dromo over the Professional by disqualification
September 20, 1968 (Friday) – Atlanta, GA – Atlanta Municipal Auditorium [P] (Paul Jones (01) – Promoter / Georgia Championship
Wrestling) > Pepe Gomez versus Bozo Brown > Bill Dromo & Bob Boyer over Billy Garrett & Guillotine Gordon > Paul DeMarco over Bozo
Brown > Jim Starr over Ricky Hunter > the Professional over Joe Scarpa > Georgia Tag Team Title Match: Alberto Torres & Ramon Torres
over Stan Vachon & Butcher Vachon* to win the title / Notes: The Gomez-Brown match was cancelled for reasons unknown to us. The
Vachons had been the reigning Georgia Tag Team Champions since they went over the Torres’ on September 6, 1968, in Atlanta. It
was announced that Bob Armstrong would be wrestling on the card on September 27, 1968.
September 21, 1968 (Saturday) – Atlanta, GA – WQXI Studios (Paul Jones (01) – Promoter / Georgia Championship Wrestling) >
the Professional over Ricky Hunter > the Great Hercules over Bozo Brown > Paul DeMarco over Billy Garrett > Pepe Gomez over Oki
Shikina by disqualification / Notes: This was taped for the “Atlanta TV Wrestling� television program hosted by Ed Capral.
September 21, 1968 (Saturday) – Columbus, GA – Columbus Sports Arena (Fred Ward – Promoter / Georgia Championship
Wrestling) > Bill Dromo & Paul DeMarco over Jim Starr & Billy Garrett > Ricky Hunter over Butcher Vachon by disqualification / Notes: This
was for the locally televised “Columbus Championship Wrestling�, though it is not known who was hosting the program, whether
it was taped or broadcast live, nor is it clear as to which station the program was aired at the time.
September 24, 1968 (Tuesday) – Macon, GA – Macon City Auditorium (Fred Ward – Promoter / Georgia Championship Wrestling) >
Joe Turco over Pepe Gomez > Bob Boyer over Guillotine Gordon > Jim Starr over Ricky Hunter > Bill Dromo over Stan Vachon
September 27, 1968 (Friday) – Atlanta, GA – Atlanta Municipal Auditorium (Paul Jones (01) – Promoter / Georgia Championship
Wrestling) > Ricky Hunter and Oki Shikina went to a draw > Bob Boyer over Pepe Gomez > Ray Gunkel & Bill Dromo over Jim Starr & Billy
Garrett > Stan Vachon & Butcher Vachon over Bob Armstrong & Alberto Torres > Paul DeMarco over the Great Hercules > Louie Tillet over
the Professional / Notes: Armstrong substituted for Ramon Torres to team with Alberto Torres in the match against the Vachons.
September 28, 1968 (Saturday) – Atlanta, GA – WQXI Studios (Paul Jones (01) – Promoter / Georgia Championship Wrestling) >
the Outlaw (02) over Corsica Jean > Paul DeMarco and the Professional went to a draw > Bob Armstrong versus Oki Shikina / Notes:
This was taped for the “Atlanta TV Wrestling� television program hosted by Ed Capral. Jack Crawford managed the Outlaw.