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| CARDS & RESULTS: 1980s |
| April – June |
| 1981 |
| 1980s |
References to the following individuals and organizations are made throughout this section: Abdullah the Butcher; Abe Jacobs; Al Perez;
Andre the Giant; Angie Minnelli; Austin Idol; Big Red; Bill Dromo; Bill Irwin; Bill Watts; Blackjack Mulligan; Bob Orton, Jr.; Bob Roop; Bobby
Eaton; Bobby Garrett; Bruce Reed; Bruiser Brody; Bryan St. John; Buck Brannigan; Buddy Roberts; Bull Ramos; Charlie Cook; Charlie
Fulton; Charlie Harben; Denny Albert; Dick Slater; Don Carson; Donna Christianello; Dusty Rhodes; Fred Ward; the Freebirds (01); the
French Angel (02); Gene Anderson; George Welles; Gerald Finley; the Great Malenko (02); Greg Valentine; Gypsy Joe (02); Harley Race;
Hugh Butler; Jacques Goulet; Jay Strongbow; Jerry Oates; Jim Duggan; Jim Wilson; Jimmy Powell; Jimmy Snuka; the Junkyard Dog; Ken
Patera; Ken Timbs; Lars Anderson; Louie Tillet; the Masked Superstar; Michael Hayes; the Mighty Yankee (05); Mike Boyer; Mike Davis
(02); Mike Graham; Mike Jackson; Mike Sharpe; the Mongolian Stomper; Mr. Wrestling #2 (01); Mr. X (27); Nikolai Volkoff; Ole Anderson;
Pat Rose; Paul Ellering; Paul Jones (01); Pez Whatley; Phil Strickland; Ray Candy; Ric Flair; Ricky Gibson; Robert Fuller; Robert Gibson;
Roberto Soto; Rocket Monroe; Ron Garvin; the Samoans (01); the Sheik; Snake Brown; Steve Keirn; Steve Olsonoski; Tapu; Ted Allen;
Ted DiBiase; Ted Oates; Terry Gibbs; Terry Gordy; Terry Taylor; Thunderbolt Patterson; Tio; Tommy Rich; Tommy Wright; Tony Atlas;
Wahoo McDaniel.
April 4, 1981 (Saturday) – Chattanooga, TN – Chattanooga Memorial Auditorium (Paul Jones (01) – Promoter / Georgia
Championship Wrestling) > Charlie Fulton versus Bill Dromo > Roberto Soto versus Rocket Monroe > Steve Keirn versus the Mighty
Yankee (05) > National Heavyweight Title Match: Steve Olsonoski* over the Mongolian Stomper by countout > National Tag Team Title
Match: Tommy Rich & Mr. Wrestling #2 (01) over the Freebirds (01) (Terry Gordy & Buddy Roberts)* by disqualification / Notes: Michael
Hayes was in the Freebirds’ corner during the match against Rich and Wrestling #2. Don Carson managed the Stomper.
April 5, 1981 (Sunday) – Columbus, OH – Ohio Center (Paul Jones (01) – Promoter / Georgia Championship Wrestling) > Greg
Valentine over Ted Oates > National Tag Team Title Match: Tommy Rich & the Junkyard Dog over the Freebirds (01) (Terry Gordy & Buddy
Roberts)* by disqualification > the Mongolian Stomper over Robert Fuller > Dusty Rhodes & Andre the Giant over Ole Anderson & Gene
Anderson / Notes: Michael Hayes was in the Freebirds’ corner during the match against Rich and the Dog. Don Carson managed
the Stomper.
April 12, 1981 (Sunday) – Atlanta, GA – Omni Coliseum [P] (Paul Jones (01) – Promoter / Georgia Championship Wrestling) >
Steve Keirn over the French Angel (02) > Roberto Soto over Gypsy Joe (02) > Robert Gibson over Jim Duggan > Tony Atlas versus the
Mongolian Stomper ended in a no contest > Ole Anderson & Gene Anderson and Mr. Wrestling #2 (01) & the Masked Superstar went to a
draw > National Heavyweight Title Match: Steve Olsonoski* over Bobby Eaton > Tommy Rich & the Junkyard Dog over the Freebirds (01)
(Terry Gordy & Buddy Roberts) > Texas Bullrope Match: Dusty Rhodes over Don Carson / Notes: Eaton substituted for Dick Slater in the
match against Olsonoski. Carson managed the Stomper. The Stomper was in Carson’s corner during the match against Rhodes.
Michael Hayes was in the Freebirds’ corner during the match against Rich and the Dog.
April 13, 1981 (Monday) – Chattanooga, TN – Chattanooga Memorial Auditorium (Paul Jones (01) – Promoter / Georgia
Championship Wrestling) > Mike Davis (02) over Ken Timbs > Robert Gibson over Gypsy Joe (02) > Roberto Soto over the French Angel
(02) > Steve Olsonoski over the Mongolian Stomper > Tommy Rich & Mr. Wrestling #2 (01) over the Freebirds (01) (Terry Gordy & Buddy
Roberts) / Notes: Michael Hayes was in the Freebirds’ corner during the match against Rich and Wrestling #2. Don Carson
managed the Stomper.
April 18, 1981 (Saturday) – Chattanooga, TN – Chattanooga Memorial Auditorium (Paul Jones (01) – Promoter / Georgia
Championship Wrestling) > Robert Gibson versus Denny Albert > Charlie Cook versus Gerald Finley > Steve Keirn & Roberto Soto
versus Gypsy Joe (02) & the French Angel (02) > Tommy Rich versus the Mongolian Stomper / Notes: Don Carson managed the Stomper.
April 18, 1981 (Saturday) – Carrollton, GA – VFW Fairgrounds (Hugh Butler – Promoter / Georgia Championship Wrestling) > Bobby
Garrett over Mike Jackson > Snake Brown over Ken Timbs > the Mighty Yankee (05) over Mike Davis (02) > Ted Oates & Jerry Oates over
Jim Duggan & Bobby Eaton
April 19, 1981 (Sunday) – Columbus, OH – Ohio Center (Paul Jones (01) – Promoter / Georgia Championship Wrestling) > Greg
Valentine over Robert Gibson > National Tag Team Title Match: Tommy Rich & Tony Atlas over the Freebirds (01) (Terry Gordy & Buddy
Roberts)* by disqualification > Mr. Wrestling #2 (01) over the Mongolian Stomper > Ole Anderson & Gene Anderson over Bill Watts &
Dusty Rhodes / Notes: Michael Hayes was in the Freebirds’ corner during the match against Rich and Atlas. Don Carson managed
the Stomper.
April 26, 1981 (Sunday) – Chattanooga, TN – Chattanooga Memorial Auditorium (Paul Jones (01) – Promoter / Georgia
Championship Wrestling) > Roberto Soto over Gypsy Joe (02) > Robert Gibson over Jim Duggan > Bobby Eaton over Steve Keirn >
Tommy Rich over the Mongolian Stomper > Mr. Wrestling #2 (01) & the Junkyard Dog over the Freebirds (01) (Terry Gordy & Buddy
Roberts) / Notes: Michael Hayes was in the Freebirds’ corner during the match against Wrestling #2 and the Dog. Don Carson
managed the Stomper.
April 26, 1981 (Sunday) – Atlanta, GA – Omni Coliseum [P] (Paul Jones (01) – Promoter / Georgia Championship Wrestling) >
Bobby Eaton and Roberto Soto went to a draw > Robert Gibson over Gypsy Joe (02) > Steve Keirn & Mr. Wrestling #2 (01) over Jim
Duggan & the French Angel (02) > Dusty Rhodes over the Mongolian Stomper > Ted DiBiase & the Junkyard Dog versus the Freebirds
(01) (Terry Gordy & Buddy Roberts) ended in a no contest > Bounty Match: Tommy Rich over Bull Ramos > NWA World Heavyweight Title
Match: Ric Flair over Harley Race* by disqualification / Notes: Wrestling #2 substituted for Tony Atlas to team with Keirn in the match
against Duggan and the Angel. DiBiase was billed as a mystery partner to the Dog for the match against the Freebirds. Michael Hayes
was in the Freebirds’ corner during the match. Don Carson managed the Stomper.
April 27, 1981 (Monday) – Augusta, GA – William Bell Auditorium (Charlie Harben – Promoter / Georgia Championship Wrestling) >
NWA World Heavyweight Title Match: Tommy Rich over Harley Race* to win the title
April 28, 1981 (Tuesday) – Macon, GA – Macon Coliseum (Fred Ward – Promoter / Georgia Championship Wrestling) > NWA World
Heavyweight Title Match: Tommy Rich* over Harley Race
April 29, 1981 (Wednesday) – Columbus, GA – Columbus Municipal Auditorium (Fred Ward – Promoter / Georgia Championship
Wrestling) > NWA World Heavyweight Title Match: Tommy Rich* over Harley Race
April 30, 1981 (Thursday) – Rome, GA – Rome Memorial Gymnasium (Charlie Harben – Promoter / Georgia Championship
Wrestling) > NWA World Heavyweight Title Match: Tommy Rich* over Harley Race
May 1, 1981 (Friday) – Gainesville, GA – Georgia Mountains Center (Paul Jones (01) – Promoter / Georgia Championship
Wrestling) > NWA World Heavyweight Title Match: Harley Race over Tommy Rich* to win the title
May 2, 1981 (Saturday) – Chattanooga, TN – Chattanooga Memorial Auditorium (Paul Jones (01) – Promoter / Georgia
Championship Wrestling) > National Tag Team Title Match: the Freebirds (01) (Terry Gordy & Buddy Roberts)* versus Ted DiBiase & Mr.
Wrestling #2 (01) > NWA World Heavyweight Title Match: Harley Race* versus Nikolai Volkoff / Notes: Michael Hayes was in the
Freebirds’ corner during the match against DiBiase and Wrestling #2.
May 3, 1981 (Sunday) – Atlanta, GA – Omni Coliseum [P] (Thunderbolt Patterson – Promoter / International Wrestling League) >
Jim Wilson & Jay Strongbow versus the Samoans (01) (Tio & Tapu) > Thunderbolt Patterson versus the Sheik / Notes: Lars Anderson,
Ron Garvin, Bob Roop, Bob Orton, Jr., Pez Whatley, Al Perez, Big Red, Gerald Finley, Terry Gibbs, the Great Malenko (02), Ted Allen, and
Louie Tillet were also advertised.
May 4, 1981 (Monday) – Augusta, GA – William Bell Auditorium (Charlie Harben – Promoter / Georgia Championship Wrestling) >
Bobby Eaton over Tommy Wright > Roberto Soto over the French Angel (02) > Robert Gibson over the Mongolian Stomper > Ted DiBiase
& Jerry Oates versus the Freebirds (01) (Terry Gordy & Buddy Roberts) ended in a no contest > Tommy Rich over Nikolai Volkoff / Notes:
Michael Hayes was in the Freebirds’ corner during the match against DiBiase and Oates. Don Carson managed the Stomper.
May 9, 1981 (Sunday) – Chattanooga, TN – Chattanooga Memorial Auditorium (Paul Jones (01) – Promoter / Georgia
Championship Wrestling) > Tommy Wright versus Bobby Garrett > Robert Gibson versus the French Angel (02) > Bobby Eaton versus
Ted Oates > Jerry Oates versus Jim Duggan > National Tag Team Title Match: the Freebirds (01) (Terry Gordy & Buddy Roberts)* versus
Ted DiBiase & Tommy Rich / Notes: Michael Hayes was in the Freebirds’ corner during the match against DiBiase and Rich.
May 11, 1981 (Monday) – Augusta, GA – William Bell Auditorium (Charlie Harben – Promoter / Georgia Championship Wrestling) >
Robert Gibson and Bryan St. John went to a draw > Roberto Soto over Gypsy Joe (02) > Ricky Gibson over Bobby Eaton > Mike Sharpe
over Jim Duggan > the Freebirds (01) (Terry Gordy & Buddy Roberts) over Tommy Rich & Ted DiBiase / Notes: Michael Hayes was in the
Freebirds’ corner during the match against Rich and DiBiase.
May 17, 1981 (Sunday) – Atlanta, GA – Omni Coliseum [P] (Paul Jones (01) – Promoter / Georgia Championship Wrestling) >
Robert Gibson over Bryan St. John > Ricky Gibson over Gypsy Joe (02) > Roberto Soto over Bobby Eaton > Georgia Heavyweight Title
One-Night Tournament: Tommy Rich over Bill Irwin to advance; Ken Patera over Ray Candy to advance; Greg Valentine over Mr. Wrestling
#2 (01) to advance; Mike Sharpe over Jim Duggan to advance; Rich over Nikolai Volkoff to advance; Patera versus Dusty Rhodes ended
in a no contest for both to be eliminated; Valentine over Sharpe to advance; and Rich over Valentine to win the title > No Disqualification /
No Time Limit Match: Ted DiBiase & the Junkyard Dog over the Freebirds (01) (Terry Gordy & Buddy Roberts) / Notes: Joe substituted for
the French Angel (02) in the match against Gibson, and Soto substituted for Steve Olsonoski in the match against Eaton. It was reported
the purse for the tournament was $5,000. Michael Hayes was in the Freebirds’ corner during the match against DiBiase and the Dog.
May 17, 1981 (Sunday) – Chattanooga, TN – Chattanooga Memorial Auditorium (Paul Jones (01) – Promoter / Georgia
Championship Wrestling) > Tommy Wright versus Gypsy Joe (02) > Bill Irwin versus Bryan St. John > Jim Duggan versus Roberto Soto >
Mike Sharpe versus Mike Boyer > Tommy Rich & Robert Gibson & the Junkyard Dog versus the Freebirds (01) (Michael Hayes & Terry
Gordy & Buddy Roberts)
May 18, 1981 (Monday) – Augusta, GA (Charlie Harben – Promoter / Georgia Championship Wrestling) > Mike Sharpe over the
French Angel (02) > Steve Olsonoski over Bryan St. John > Ken Patera over Bill Irwin > Wahoo McDaniel over Jim Duggan > the Freebirds
(01) (Terry Gordy & Buddy Roberts) over Tommy Rich & Ted DiBiase / Notes: Michael Hayes was in the Freebirds’ corner during the
match against Rich and DiBiase.
May 23, 1981 (Saturday) – Chattanooga, TN – Chattanooga Memorial Auditorium (Paul Jones (01) – Promoter / Georgia
Championship Wrestling) > Ted Oates and Jim Duggan went to a draw > Jerry Oates over the French Angel (02) > Ted Oates over Bobby
Eaton > the Freebirds (01) (Michael Hayes & Terry Gordy & Buddy Roberts) over Ted DiBiase & Ricky Gibson & Tommy Rich / Notes:
Oates substituted for Roberto Soto in the match against Eaton.
May 24, 1981 (Sunday) – Columbus, OH – Ohio Center (Paul Jones (01) – Promoter / Georgia Championship Wrestling) > Robert
Gibson over Jim Duggan > Steve Olsonoski over Bobby Eaton > Bruiser Brody over Mr. Wrestling #2 (01) > Ted DiBiase & Austin Idol over
the Freebirds (01) (Terry Gordy & Buddy Roberts) > Tommy Rich over Harley Race by disqualification / Notes: Michael Hayes was in the
Freebirds’ corner during the match against DiBiase and Idol.
May 25, 1981 (Monday) – Huntington, WV – Huntington Memorial Field House (Paul Jones (01) – Promoter / Georgia
Championship Wrestling) > Jerry Oates over Jim Duggan at 16:23 > Steve Olsonoski over Bobby Eaton at 14:31 > Bruiser Brody over
Robert Gibson at 2:04 > Tommy Rich over Harley Race by disqualification at 27:44 > Ted DiBiase & Mr. Wrestling #2 (01) over the
Freebirds (01) (Terry Gordy & Buddy Roberts) at 42:56 / Notes: Michael Hayes was in the Freebirds’ corner during the match against
DiBiase and Wrestling #2.
May 28, 1981 (Thursday) – Copperhill, TN – Copper Basin High School Gymnasium (Paul Jones (01) – Promoter / Georgia
Championship Wrestling) > Jimmy Powell and Pat Rose went to a draw > Ted Oates over Gypsy Joe (02) > Ricky Gibson & Robert
Gibson over Bobby Eaton & Bryan St. John > Steve Olsonoski over Ken Patera by disqualification
May 30, 1981 (Saturday) – Chattanooga, TN – Chattanooga Memorial Auditorium (Paul Jones (01) – Promoter / Georgia
Championship Wrestling) > Robert Gibson versus Gypsy Joe (02) > Jerry Oates versus Bryan St. John > Bobby Eaton versus Mike
Sharpe > the Freebirds (01) (Terry Gordy & Buddy Roberts) versus Ricky Gibson & Tommy Rich / Notes: Michael Hayes was locked in a
cage at ringside during the Freebirds-Gibson/Rich match.
May 31, 1981 (Sunday) – Atlanta, GA – Omni Coliseum [P] (Paul Jones (01) – Promoter / Georgia Championship Wrestling) > Ricky
Gibson & Robert Gibson over Bobby Eaton & the French Angel (02) > Steve Olsonoski over Bryan St. John > Mike Sharpe over Ken Patera
by disqualification > Ted DiBiase over Nikolai Volkoff > World Tag Team Title Cage Match: Ole Anderson & Gene Anderson* over the
Freebirds (01) (Terry Gordy & Buddy Roberts) > Dog Collar Match: the Junkyard Dog over Michael Hayes > Bruiser Brody versus Abdullah
the Butcher ended in a no contest > NWA World Heavyweight Title Match: Tommy Rich over Harley Race* by disqualification > Lights Out
Match: Bruce Reed over Bruiser Brody by disqualification / Notes: Olsonoski substituted for Wahoo McDaniel in the match against St.
John. Michael Hayes was in the Freebirds’ corner during the match against the Andersons. Gordy and Roberts were in Hayes’
corner during the match against the Dog.
June 1, 1981 (Monday) – Augusta, GA – William Bell Auditorium (Charlie Harben – Promoter / Georgia Championship Wrestling) >
Bruce Reed over Bobby Eaton > Ricky Gibson over the French Angel (02) > Steve Olsonoski over Bobby Eaton > Bryan St. John and Jerry
Oates went to a draw > Ken Patera over Robert Gibson
June 3, 1981 (Wednesday) – Columbus, GA – Columbus Municipal Auditorium (Fred Ward – Promoter / Georgia Championship
Wrestling) > Bruce Reed over the French Angel (02) > Ken Patera over Tommy Wright > Ted Oates over Bryan St. John by disqualification
> Ricky Gibson & Robert Gibson over Buddy Roberts & Jacques Goulet > Cage Match: Ted DiBiase over Michael Hayes / Notes: St. John
substituted for Bruiser Brody in the match against Oates, and Goulet substituted for Terry Gordy to team with Roberts in the match
against the Gibsons.
June 5, 1981 (Friday) – Clayton, GA – High School Gymnasium (Paul Jones (01) – Promoter / Georgia Championship Wrestling) >
Mike Sharpe versus Jim Duggan > Tommy Rich & Ted DiBiase versus the Freebirds (01) (Terry Gordy & Buddy Roberts)
June 6, 1981 (Saturday) – Chattanooga, TN – Chattanooga Memorial Auditorium (Paul Jones (01) – Promoter / Georgia
Championship Wrestling) > Paul Ellering versus Bobby Garrett > Roberto Soto versus the French Angel (02) > Bruce Reed versus Bryan
St. John > National Heavyweight Title Match: Steve Olsonoski* versus Jacques Goulet > Ken Patera versus Mike Sharpe
June 8, 1981 (Monday) – Augusta, GA – William Bell Auditorium (Charlie Harben – Promoter / Georgia Championship Wrestling) >
Paul Ellering over Tommy Wright > Ricky Gibson and Bryan St. John went to a draw > Bruce Reed over the French Angel (02) > Tommy
Rich over Buddy Roberts > Mike Sharpe over Ken Patera > Ted DiBiase over Michael Hayes
June 10, 1981 (Wednesday) – Columbus, GA – Columbus Municipal Auditorium (Fred Ward – Promoter / Georgia Championship
Wrestling) > Robert Gibson over Paul Ellering > Steve Olsonoski over Jerry Oates > Bruce Reed over Bryan St. John > Mike Sharpe over
Ken Patera by disqualification > Loser Leaves Match: Ted DiBiase & Tommy Rich over the Freebirds (01) (Michael Hayes & Buddy
Roberts)
June 13, 1981 (Saturday) – Chattanooga, TN – Chattanooga Memorial Auditorium (Paul Jones (01) – Promoter / Georgia
Championship Wrestling) > Mike Sharpe & Bruce Reed versus Jim Duggan & the French Angel (02) > Terry Gordy over Ted Oates >
Bruce Reed and Jim Duggan went to a draw > Ken Patera over Steve Olsonoski > Dusty Rhodes versus Bruiser Brody ended in a no
contest / Notes: Duggan substituted for Mr. X (27) to team with the Angel in the match against Sharpe and Reed.
June 15, 1981 (Monday) – Augusta, GA – William Bell Auditorium (Charlie Harben – Promoter / Georgia Championship Wrestling)
> Ricky Gibson & Robert Gibson and Bryan St. John & the French Angel (02) went to a draw > Bruce Reed over Bryan St. John > Steve
Olsonoski over Jim Duggan > Ken Patera over Mike Sharpe > Dusty Rhodes over Terry Gordy by disqualification
June 17, 1981 (Wednesday) – Columbus, GA – Columbus Municipal Auditorium (Fred Ward – Promoter / Georgia Championship
Wrestling) > Ted Oates and the French Angel (02) went to a draw > Jimmy Snuka over Tommy Wright > Bruce Reed over Jim Duggan >
Ted DiBiase & Steve Olsonoski over Terry Gordy & Bryan St. John > No Disqualification Match: Ken Patera over Mike Sharpe
June 20, 1981 (Saturday) – Chattanooga, TN – Chattanooga Memorial Auditorium (Paul Jones (01) – Promoter / Georgia
Championship Wrestling) > Mike Jackson over Phil Strickland > Ricky Gibson & Robert Gibson over Jim Duggan & Buck Brannigan > Ted
Oates over Ted Allen > Tommy Rich versus Bruiser Brody ended in a no contest > Ken Patera over Mike Sharpe
June 21, 1981 (Sunday) – Atlanta, GA – Omni Coliseum [P] (Paul Jones (01) – Promoter / Georgia Championship Wrestling) >
Terry Gordy & Bryan St. John over Ricky Gibson & Robert Gibson > Mike Sharpe over Bruce Reed > Mike Graham over the French Angel
(02) > Jimmy Snuka over Terry Taylor > Ted DiBiase & Steve Olsonoski over Ole Anderson & Gene Anderson > Blackjack Mulligan versus
Bruiser Brody ended in a no contest > Georgia Heavyweight Title Match: Ken Patera over Tommy Rich* to win the title > NWA World
Heavyweight Title Match: Dusty Rhodes over Harley Race* to win the title
June 22, 1981 (Monday) – Augusta, GA – William Bell Auditorium (Charlie Harben – Promoter / Georgia Championship Wrestling)
> Jimmy Snuka over Robert Gibson > Ricky Gibson over Jim Duggan > Mike Sharpe over the French Angel (02) > Bruce Reed over Bryan
St. John > Terry Gordy & Ken Patera over Ted DiBiase & Steve Olsonoski
June 24, 1981 (Wednesday) – Columbus, GA – Columbus Municipal Auditorium (Fred Ward – Promoter / Georgia Championship
Wrestling) > Steve Olsonoski & Mike Sharpe versus Bryan St. John & Jim Duggan went to a draw > Ted Oates over the French Angel (02)
> Jimmy Snuka over Bruce Reed > Terry Gordy versus Ted DiBiase ended in a double countout > Georgia Heavyweight Title Match:
Tommy Rich over Ken Patera* by disqualification
June 27, 1981 (Saturday) – Chattanooga, TN – Chattanooga Memorial Auditorium (Paul Jones (01) – Promoter / Georgia
Championship Wrestling) > Ted Oates and the French Angel (02) > Robert Gibson over Ken Timbs > Ted Oates & Jerry Oates over the
French Angel (02) & the Mighty Yankee (05) > National Heavyweight Title Match: Steve Olsonoski* over Bryan St. John > Georgia
Heavyweight Title Match: Ken Patera* over Tommy Rich by disqualification / Notes: The Angel substituted for Bobby Garrett in the match
against Ted Oates. Robert Gibson replaced Jerry Oates in the match against Timbs, as Jerry Oates teamed with Ted Oates to substitute
for Ricky Gibson and Robert Gibson in the match against the Angel and the Yankee.
June 29, 1981 (Monday) – Augusta, GA – William Bell Auditorium (Charlie Harben – Promoter / Georgia Championship Wrestling)
> the Masked Superstar over Abe Jacobs > Women’s Match: Donna Christianello over Angie Minnelli > Jimmy Snuka over Jerry
Oates > George Welles & Ted Oates over Jim Duggan & the French Angel (02) > Ted DiBiase over Terry Gordy by disqualification
Andre the Giant; Angie Minnelli; Austin Idol; Big Red; Bill Dromo; Bill Irwin; Bill Watts; Blackjack Mulligan; Bob Orton, Jr.; Bob Roop; Bobby
Eaton; Bobby Garrett; Bruce Reed; Bruiser Brody; Bryan St. John; Buck Brannigan; Buddy Roberts; Bull Ramos; Charlie Cook; Charlie
Fulton; Charlie Harben; Denny Albert; Dick Slater; Don Carson; Donna Christianello; Dusty Rhodes; Fred Ward; the Freebirds (01); the
French Angel (02); Gene Anderson; George Welles; Gerald Finley; the Great Malenko (02); Greg Valentine; Gypsy Joe (02); Harley Race;
Hugh Butler; Jacques Goulet; Jay Strongbow; Jerry Oates; Jim Duggan; Jim Wilson; Jimmy Powell; Jimmy Snuka; the Junkyard Dog; Ken
Patera; Ken Timbs; Lars Anderson; Louie Tillet; the Masked Superstar; Michael Hayes; the Mighty Yankee (05); Mike Boyer; Mike Davis
(02); Mike Graham; Mike Jackson; Mike Sharpe; the Mongolian Stomper; Mr. Wrestling #2 (01); Mr. X (27); Nikolai Volkoff; Ole Anderson;
Pat Rose; Paul Ellering; Paul Jones (01); Pez Whatley; Phil Strickland; Ray Candy; Ric Flair; Ricky Gibson; Robert Fuller; Robert Gibson;
Roberto Soto; Rocket Monroe; Ron Garvin; the Samoans (01); the Sheik; Snake Brown; Steve Keirn; Steve Olsonoski; Tapu; Ted Allen;
Ted DiBiase; Ted Oates; Terry Gibbs; Terry Gordy; Terry Taylor; Thunderbolt Patterson; Tio; Tommy Rich; Tommy Wright; Tony Atlas;
Wahoo McDaniel.
April 4, 1981 (Saturday) – Chattanooga, TN – Chattanooga Memorial Auditorium (Paul Jones (01) – Promoter / Georgia
Championship Wrestling) > Charlie Fulton versus Bill Dromo > Roberto Soto versus Rocket Monroe > Steve Keirn versus the Mighty
Yankee (05) > National Heavyweight Title Match: Steve Olsonoski* over the Mongolian Stomper by countout > National Tag Team Title
Match: Tommy Rich & Mr. Wrestling #2 (01) over the Freebirds (01) (Terry Gordy & Buddy Roberts)* by disqualification / Notes: Michael
Hayes was in the Freebirds’ corner during the match against Rich and Wrestling #2. Don Carson managed the Stomper.
April 5, 1981 (Sunday) – Columbus, OH – Ohio Center (Paul Jones (01) – Promoter / Georgia Championship Wrestling) > Greg
Valentine over Ted Oates > National Tag Team Title Match: Tommy Rich & the Junkyard Dog over the Freebirds (01) (Terry Gordy & Buddy
Roberts)* by disqualification > the Mongolian Stomper over Robert Fuller > Dusty Rhodes & Andre the Giant over Ole Anderson & Gene
Anderson / Notes: Michael Hayes was in the Freebirds’ corner during the match against Rich and the Dog. Don Carson managed
the Stomper.
April 12, 1981 (Sunday) – Atlanta, GA – Omni Coliseum [P] (Paul Jones (01) – Promoter / Georgia Championship Wrestling) >
Steve Keirn over the French Angel (02) > Roberto Soto over Gypsy Joe (02) > Robert Gibson over Jim Duggan > Tony Atlas versus the
Mongolian Stomper ended in a no contest > Ole Anderson & Gene Anderson and Mr. Wrestling #2 (01) & the Masked Superstar went to a
draw > National Heavyweight Title Match: Steve Olsonoski* over Bobby Eaton > Tommy Rich & the Junkyard Dog over the Freebirds (01)
(Terry Gordy & Buddy Roberts) > Texas Bullrope Match: Dusty Rhodes over Don Carson / Notes: Eaton substituted for Dick Slater in the
match against Olsonoski. Carson managed the Stomper. The Stomper was in Carson’s corner during the match against Rhodes.
Michael Hayes was in the Freebirds’ corner during the match against Rich and the Dog.
April 13, 1981 (Monday) – Chattanooga, TN – Chattanooga Memorial Auditorium (Paul Jones (01) – Promoter / Georgia
Championship Wrestling) > Mike Davis (02) over Ken Timbs > Robert Gibson over Gypsy Joe (02) > Roberto Soto over the French Angel
(02) > Steve Olsonoski over the Mongolian Stomper > Tommy Rich & Mr. Wrestling #2 (01) over the Freebirds (01) (Terry Gordy & Buddy
Roberts) / Notes: Michael Hayes was in the Freebirds’ corner during the match against Rich and Wrestling #2. Don Carson
managed the Stomper.
April 18, 1981 (Saturday) – Chattanooga, TN – Chattanooga Memorial Auditorium (Paul Jones (01) – Promoter / Georgia
Championship Wrestling) > Robert Gibson versus Denny Albert > Charlie Cook versus Gerald Finley > Steve Keirn & Roberto Soto
versus Gypsy Joe (02) & the French Angel (02) > Tommy Rich versus the Mongolian Stomper / Notes: Don Carson managed the Stomper.
April 18, 1981 (Saturday) – Carrollton, GA – VFW Fairgrounds (Hugh Butler – Promoter / Georgia Championship Wrestling) > Bobby
Garrett over Mike Jackson > Snake Brown over Ken Timbs > the Mighty Yankee (05) over Mike Davis (02) > Ted Oates & Jerry Oates over
Jim Duggan & Bobby Eaton
April 19, 1981 (Sunday) – Columbus, OH – Ohio Center (Paul Jones (01) – Promoter / Georgia Championship Wrestling) > Greg
Valentine over Robert Gibson > National Tag Team Title Match: Tommy Rich & Tony Atlas over the Freebirds (01) (Terry Gordy & Buddy
Roberts)* by disqualification > Mr. Wrestling #2 (01) over the Mongolian Stomper > Ole Anderson & Gene Anderson over Bill Watts &
Dusty Rhodes / Notes: Michael Hayes was in the Freebirds’ corner during the match against Rich and Atlas. Don Carson managed
the Stomper.
April 26, 1981 (Sunday) – Chattanooga, TN – Chattanooga Memorial Auditorium (Paul Jones (01) – Promoter / Georgia
Championship Wrestling) > Roberto Soto over Gypsy Joe (02) > Robert Gibson over Jim Duggan > Bobby Eaton over Steve Keirn >
Tommy Rich over the Mongolian Stomper > Mr. Wrestling #2 (01) & the Junkyard Dog over the Freebirds (01) (Terry Gordy & Buddy
Roberts) / Notes: Michael Hayes was in the Freebirds’ corner during the match against Wrestling #2 and the Dog. Don Carson
managed the Stomper.
April 26, 1981 (Sunday) – Atlanta, GA – Omni Coliseum [P] (Paul Jones (01) – Promoter / Georgia Championship Wrestling) >
Bobby Eaton and Roberto Soto went to a draw > Robert Gibson over Gypsy Joe (02) > Steve Keirn & Mr. Wrestling #2 (01) over Jim
Duggan & the French Angel (02) > Dusty Rhodes over the Mongolian Stomper > Ted DiBiase & the Junkyard Dog versus the Freebirds
(01) (Terry Gordy & Buddy Roberts) ended in a no contest > Bounty Match: Tommy Rich over Bull Ramos > NWA World Heavyweight Title
Match: Ric Flair over Harley Race* by disqualification / Notes: Wrestling #2 substituted for Tony Atlas to team with Keirn in the match
against Duggan and the Angel. DiBiase was billed as a mystery partner to the Dog for the match against the Freebirds. Michael Hayes
was in the Freebirds’ corner during the match. Don Carson managed the Stomper.
April 27, 1981 (Monday) – Augusta, GA – William Bell Auditorium (Charlie Harben – Promoter / Georgia Championship Wrestling) >
NWA World Heavyweight Title Match: Tommy Rich over Harley Race* to win the title
April 28, 1981 (Tuesday) – Macon, GA – Macon Coliseum (Fred Ward – Promoter / Georgia Championship Wrestling) > NWA World
Heavyweight Title Match: Tommy Rich* over Harley Race
April 29, 1981 (Wednesday) – Columbus, GA – Columbus Municipal Auditorium (Fred Ward – Promoter / Georgia Championship
Wrestling) > NWA World Heavyweight Title Match: Tommy Rich* over Harley Race
April 30, 1981 (Thursday) – Rome, GA – Rome Memorial Gymnasium (Charlie Harben – Promoter / Georgia Championship
Wrestling) > NWA World Heavyweight Title Match: Tommy Rich* over Harley Race
May 1, 1981 (Friday) – Gainesville, GA – Georgia Mountains Center (Paul Jones (01) – Promoter / Georgia Championship
Wrestling) > NWA World Heavyweight Title Match: Harley Race over Tommy Rich* to win the title
May 2, 1981 (Saturday) – Chattanooga, TN – Chattanooga Memorial Auditorium (Paul Jones (01) – Promoter / Georgia
Championship Wrestling) > National Tag Team Title Match: the Freebirds (01) (Terry Gordy & Buddy Roberts)* versus Ted DiBiase & Mr.
Wrestling #2 (01) > NWA World Heavyweight Title Match: Harley Race* versus Nikolai Volkoff / Notes: Michael Hayes was in the
Freebirds’ corner during the match against DiBiase and Wrestling #2.
May 3, 1981 (Sunday) – Atlanta, GA – Omni Coliseum [P] (Thunderbolt Patterson – Promoter / International Wrestling League) >
Jim Wilson & Jay Strongbow versus the Samoans (01) (Tio & Tapu) > Thunderbolt Patterson versus the Sheik / Notes: Lars Anderson,
Ron Garvin, Bob Roop, Bob Orton, Jr., Pez Whatley, Al Perez, Big Red, Gerald Finley, Terry Gibbs, the Great Malenko (02), Ted Allen, and
Louie Tillet were also advertised.
May 4, 1981 (Monday) – Augusta, GA – William Bell Auditorium (Charlie Harben – Promoter / Georgia Championship Wrestling) >
Bobby Eaton over Tommy Wright > Roberto Soto over the French Angel (02) > Robert Gibson over the Mongolian Stomper > Ted DiBiase
& Jerry Oates versus the Freebirds (01) (Terry Gordy & Buddy Roberts) ended in a no contest > Tommy Rich over Nikolai Volkoff / Notes:
Michael Hayes was in the Freebirds’ corner during the match against DiBiase and Oates. Don Carson managed the Stomper.
May 9, 1981 (Sunday) – Chattanooga, TN – Chattanooga Memorial Auditorium (Paul Jones (01) – Promoter / Georgia
Championship Wrestling) > Tommy Wright versus Bobby Garrett > Robert Gibson versus the French Angel (02) > Bobby Eaton versus
Ted Oates > Jerry Oates versus Jim Duggan > National Tag Team Title Match: the Freebirds (01) (Terry Gordy & Buddy Roberts)* versus
Ted DiBiase & Tommy Rich / Notes: Michael Hayes was in the Freebirds’ corner during the match against DiBiase and Rich.
May 11, 1981 (Monday) – Augusta, GA – William Bell Auditorium (Charlie Harben – Promoter / Georgia Championship Wrestling) >
Robert Gibson and Bryan St. John went to a draw > Roberto Soto over Gypsy Joe (02) > Ricky Gibson over Bobby Eaton > Mike Sharpe
over Jim Duggan > the Freebirds (01) (Terry Gordy & Buddy Roberts) over Tommy Rich & Ted DiBiase / Notes: Michael Hayes was in the
Freebirds’ corner during the match against Rich and DiBiase.
May 17, 1981 (Sunday) – Atlanta, GA – Omni Coliseum [P] (Paul Jones (01) – Promoter / Georgia Championship Wrestling) >
Robert Gibson over Bryan St. John > Ricky Gibson over Gypsy Joe (02) > Roberto Soto over Bobby Eaton > Georgia Heavyweight Title
One-Night Tournament: Tommy Rich over Bill Irwin to advance; Ken Patera over Ray Candy to advance; Greg Valentine over Mr. Wrestling
#2 (01) to advance; Mike Sharpe over Jim Duggan to advance; Rich over Nikolai Volkoff to advance; Patera versus Dusty Rhodes ended
in a no contest for both to be eliminated; Valentine over Sharpe to advance; and Rich over Valentine to win the title > No Disqualification /
No Time Limit Match: Ted DiBiase & the Junkyard Dog over the Freebirds (01) (Terry Gordy & Buddy Roberts) / Notes: Joe substituted for
the French Angel (02) in the match against Gibson, and Soto substituted for Steve Olsonoski in the match against Eaton. It was reported
the purse for the tournament was $5,000. Michael Hayes was in the Freebirds’ corner during the match against DiBiase and the Dog.
May 17, 1981 (Sunday) – Chattanooga, TN – Chattanooga Memorial Auditorium (Paul Jones (01) – Promoter / Georgia
Championship Wrestling) > Tommy Wright versus Gypsy Joe (02) > Bill Irwin versus Bryan St. John > Jim Duggan versus Roberto Soto >
Mike Sharpe versus Mike Boyer > Tommy Rich & Robert Gibson & the Junkyard Dog versus the Freebirds (01) (Michael Hayes & Terry
Gordy & Buddy Roberts)
May 18, 1981 (Monday) – Augusta, GA (Charlie Harben – Promoter / Georgia Championship Wrestling) > Mike Sharpe over the
French Angel (02) > Steve Olsonoski over Bryan St. John > Ken Patera over Bill Irwin > Wahoo McDaniel over Jim Duggan > the Freebirds
(01) (Terry Gordy & Buddy Roberts) over Tommy Rich & Ted DiBiase / Notes: Michael Hayes was in the Freebirds’ corner during the
match against Rich and DiBiase.
May 23, 1981 (Saturday) – Chattanooga, TN – Chattanooga Memorial Auditorium (Paul Jones (01) – Promoter / Georgia
Championship Wrestling) > Ted Oates and Jim Duggan went to a draw > Jerry Oates over the French Angel (02) > Ted Oates over Bobby
Eaton > the Freebirds (01) (Michael Hayes & Terry Gordy & Buddy Roberts) over Ted DiBiase & Ricky Gibson & Tommy Rich / Notes:
Oates substituted for Roberto Soto in the match against Eaton.
May 24, 1981 (Sunday) – Columbus, OH – Ohio Center (Paul Jones (01) – Promoter / Georgia Championship Wrestling) > Robert
Gibson over Jim Duggan > Steve Olsonoski over Bobby Eaton > Bruiser Brody over Mr. Wrestling #2 (01) > Ted DiBiase & Austin Idol over
the Freebirds (01) (Terry Gordy & Buddy Roberts) > Tommy Rich over Harley Race by disqualification / Notes: Michael Hayes was in the
Freebirds’ corner during the match against DiBiase and Idol.
May 25, 1981 (Monday) – Huntington, WV – Huntington Memorial Field House (Paul Jones (01) – Promoter / Georgia
Championship Wrestling) > Jerry Oates over Jim Duggan at 16:23 > Steve Olsonoski over Bobby Eaton at 14:31 > Bruiser Brody over
Robert Gibson at 2:04 > Tommy Rich over Harley Race by disqualification at 27:44 > Ted DiBiase & Mr. Wrestling #2 (01) over the
Freebirds (01) (Terry Gordy & Buddy Roberts) at 42:56 / Notes: Michael Hayes was in the Freebirds’ corner during the match against
DiBiase and Wrestling #2.
May 28, 1981 (Thursday) – Copperhill, TN – Copper Basin High School Gymnasium (Paul Jones (01) – Promoter / Georgia
Championship Wrestling) > Jimmy Powell and Pat Rose went to a draw > Ted Oates over Gypsy Joe (02) > Ricky Gibson & Robert
Gibson over Bobby Eaton & Bryan St. John > Steve Olsonoski over Ken Patera by disqualification
May 30, 1981 (Saturday) – Chattanooga, TN – Chattanooga Memorial Auditorium (Paul Jones (01) – Promoter / Georgia
Championship Wrestling) > Robert Gibson versus Gypsy Joe (02) > Jerry Oates versus Bryan St. John > Bobby Eaton versus Mike
Sharpe > the Freebirds (01) (Terry Gordy & Buddy Roberts) versus Ricky Gibson & Tommy Rich / Notes: Michael Hayes was locked in a
cage at ringside during the Freebirds-Gibson/Rich match.
May 31, 1981 (Sunday) – Atlanta, GA – Omni Coliseum [P] (Paul Jones (01) – Promoter / Georgia Championship Wrestling) > Ricky
Gibson & Robert Gibson over Bobby Eaton & the French Angel (02) > Steve Olsonoski over Bryan St. John > Mike Sharpe over Ken Patera
by disqualification > Ted DiBiase over Nikolai Volkoff > World Tag Team Title Cage Match: Ole Anderson & Gene Anderson* over the
Freebirds (01) (Terry Gordy & Buddy Roberts) > Dog Collar Match: the Junkyard Dog over Michael Hayes > Bruiser Brody versus Abdullah
the Butcher ended in a no contest > NWA World Heavyweight Title Match: Tommy Rich over Harley Race* by disqualification > Lights Out
Match: Bruce Reed over Bruiser Brody by disqualification / Notes: Olsonoski substituted for Wahoo McDaniel in the match against St.
John. Michael Hayes was in the Freebirds’ corner during the match against the Andersons. Gordy and Roberts were in Hayes’
corner during the match against the Dog.
June 1, 1981 (Monday) – Augusta, GA – William Bell Auditorium (Charlie Harben – Promoter / Georgia Championship Wrestling) >
Bruce Reed over Bobby Eaton > Ricky Gibson over the French Angel (02) > Steve Olsonoski over Bobby Eaton > Bryan St. John and Jerry
Oates went to a draw > Ken Patera over Robert Gibson
June 3, 1981 (Wednesday) – Columbus, GA – Columbus Municipal Auditorium (Fred Ward – Promoter / Georgia Championship
Wrestling) > Bruce Reed over the French Angel (02) > Ken Patera over Tommy Wright > Ted Oates over Bryan St. John by disqualification
> Ricky Gibson & Robert Gibson over Buddy Roberts & Jacques Goulet > Cage Match: Ted DiBiase over Michael Hayes / Notes: St. John
substituted for Bruiser Brody in the match against Oates, and Goulet substituted for Terry Gordy to team with Roberts in the match
against the Gibsons.
June 5, 1981 (Friday) – Clayton, GA – High School Gymnasium (Paul Jones (01) – Promoter / Georgia Championship Wrestling) >
Mike Sharpe versus Jim Duggan > Tommy Rich & Ted DiBiase versus the Freebirds (01) (Terry Gordy & Buddy Roberts)
June 6, 1981 (Saturday) – Chattanooga, TN – Chattanooga Memorial Auditorium (Paul Jones (01) – Promoter / Georgia
Championship Wrestling) > Paul Ellering versus Bobby Garrett > Roberto Soto versus the French Angel (02) > Bruce Reed versus Bryan
St. John > National Heavyweight Title Match: Steve Olsonoski* versus Jacques Goulet > Ken Patera versus Mike Sharpe
June 8, 1981 (Monday) – Augusta, GA – William Bell Auditorium (Charlie Harben – Promoter / Georgia Championship Wrestling) >
Paul Ellering over Tommy Wright > Ricky Gibson and Bryan St. John went to a draw > Bruce Reed over the French Angel (02) > Tommy
Rich over Buddy Roberts > Mike Sharpe over Ken Patera > Ted DiBiase over Michael Hayes
June 10, 1981 (Wednesday) – Columbus, GA – Columbus Municipal Auditorium (Fred Ward – Promoter / Georgia Championship
Wrestling) > Robert Gibson over Paul Ellering > Steve Olsonoski over Jerry Oates > Bruce Reed over Bryan St. John > Mike Sharpe over
Ken Patera by disqualification > Loser Leaves Match: Ted DiBiase & Tommy Rich over the Freebirds (01) (Michael Hayes & Buddy
Roberts)
June 13, 1981 (Saturday) – Chattanooga, TN – Chattanooga Memorial Auditorium (Paul Jones (01) – Promoter / Georgia
Championship Wrestling) > Mike Sharpe & Bruce Reed versus Jim Duggan & the French Angel (02) > Terry Gordy over Ted Oates >
Bruce Reed and Jim Duggan went to a draw > Ken Patera over Steve Olsonoski > Dusty Rhodes versus Bruiser Brody ended in a no
contest / Notes: Duggan substituted for Mr. X (27) to team with the Angel in the match against Sharpe and Reed.
June 15, 1981 (Monday) – Augusta, GA – William Bell Auditorium (Charlie Harben – Promoter / Georgia Championship Wrestling)
> Ricky Gibson & Robert Gibson and Bryan St. John & the French Angel (02) went to a draw > Bruce Reed over Bryan St. John > Steve
Olsonoski over Jim Duggan > Ken Patera over Mike Sharpe > Dusty Rhodes over Terry Gordy by disqualification
June 17, 1981 (Wednesday) – Columbus, GA – Columbus Municipal Auditorium (Fred Ward – Promoter / Georgia Championship
Wrestling) > Ted Oates and the French Angel (02) went to a draw > Jimmy Snuka over Tommy Wright > Bruce Reed over Jim Duggan >
Ted DiBiase & Steve Olsonoski over Terry Gordy & Bryan St. John > No Disqualification Match: Ken Patera over Mike Sharpe
June 20, 1981 (Saturday) – Chattanooga, TN – Chattanooga Memorial Auditorium (Paul Jones (01) – Promoter / Georgia
Championship Wrestling) > Mike Jackson over Phil Strickland > Ricky Gibson & Robert Gibson over Jim Duggan & Buck Brannigan > Ted
Oates over Ted Allen > Tommy Rich versus Bruiser Brody ended in a no contest > Ken Patera over Mike Sharpe
June 21, 1981 (Sunday) – Atlanta, GA – Omni Coliseum [P] (Paul Jones (01) – Promoter / Georgia Championship Wrestling) >
Terry Gordy & Bryan St. John over Ricky Gibson & Robert Gibson > Mike Sharpe over Bruce Reed > Mike Graham over the French Angel
(02) > Jimmy Snuka over Terry Taylor > Ted DiBiase & Steve Olsonoski over Ole Anderson & Gene Anderson > Blackjack Mulligan versus
Bruiser Brody ended in a no contest > Georgia Heavyweight Title Match: Ken Patera over Tommy Rich* to win the title > NWA World
Heavyweight Title Match: Dusty Rhodes over Harley Race* to win the title
June 22, 1981 (Monday) – Augusta, GA – William Bell Auditorium (Charlie Harben – Promoter / Georgia Championship Wrestling)
> Jimmy Snuka over Robert Gibson > Ricky Gibson over Jim Duggan > Mike Sharpe over the French Angel (02) > Bruce Reed over Bryan
St. John > Terry Gordy & Ken Patera over Ted DiBiase & Steve Olsonoski
June 24, 1981 (Wednesday) – Columbus, GA – Columbus Municipal Auditorium (Fred Ward – Promoter / Georgia Championship
Wrestling) > Steve Olsonoski & Mike Sharpe versus Bryan St. John & Jim Duggan went to a draw > Ted Oates over the French Angel (02)
> Jimmy Snuka over Bruce Reed > Terry Gordy versus Ted DiBiase ended in a double countout > Georgia Heavyweight Title Match:
Tommy Rich over Ken Patera* by disqualification
June 27, 1981 (Saturday) – Chattanooga, TN – Chattanooga Memorial Auditorium (Paul Jones (01) – Promoter / Georgia
Championship Wrestling) > Ted Oates and the French Angel (02) > Robert Gibson over Ken Timbs > Ted Oates & Jerry Oates over the
French Angel (02) & the Mighty Yankee (05) > National Heavyweight Title Match: Steve Olsonoski* over Bryan St. John > Georgia
Heavyweight Title Match: Ken Patera* over Tommy Rich by disqualification / Notes: The Angel substituted for Bobby Garrett in the match
against Ted Oates. Robert Gibson replaced Jerry Oates in the match against Timbs, as Jerry Oates teamed with Ted Oates to substitute
for Ricky Gibson and Robert Gibson in the match against the Angel and the Yankee.
June 29, 1981 (Monday) – Augusta, GA – William Bell Auditorium (Charlie Harben – Promoter / Georgia Championship Wrestling)
> the Masked Superstar over Abe Jacobs > Women’s Match: Donna Christianello over Angie Minnelli > Jimmy Snuka over Jerry
Oates > George Welles & Ted Oates over Jim Duggan & the French Angel (02) > Ted DiBiase over Terry Gordy by disqualification