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References to the following individuals and organizations are made throughout this section: Afa; the Assassin (01); Bill White; Bob
Armstrong; Bobby Garrett; Brad Armstrong; Buzz Sawyer; Charlie Harben; Chick Donovan; Dick Slater; Don Muraco; Dr. X (05); Dusty
Rhodes; Eddy Mansfield; El Mongol; Fred Ward; the Freebirds (02); Gary Hart; George Steele; the Great Kabuki (01); the Invader (08);
Jerry Brisco; Jerry Oates; John Studd; Kevin Sullivan; Leroy Brown; the Masked Superstar; Michael Hayes; Mr. Wrestling #2 (01); Ole
Anderson; Paul Jones (01); Paul Orndorff; Pete Martin; Ray Stevens; Ric Flair; Ricky Harris; Roddy Piper; Ron Bass; Roughhouse Fargo;
the Samoans (02); Sika; Sonny King; Stan Hansen; the Super Destroyer (01); Ted DiBiase; Ted Oates; Terry Funk; Terry Gordy; Tom
Prichard; Tommy Rich.

April 4, 1982 (Sunday) – Atlanta, GA – Omni Coliseum [P] (Paul Jones (01) – Promoter / Georgia Championship Wrestling) > Brad
Armstrong over Ricky Harris > Kevin Sullivan and Tom Prichard went to a draw > Michael Hayes & Leroy Brown & Mr. Wrestling #2 (01)
over Ricky Harris & the Assassin (01) & the Super Destroyer (01) > National Heavyweight Title Match: Ron Bass* over Tommy Rich > Dick
Slater over Roddy Piper by disqualification > Bob Armstrong versus the Great Kabuki (01) ended in a no contest > Bunkhouse Match: Ole
Anderson & Stan Hansen over Dusty Rhodes & Terry Funk / Notes: Harris substituted for John Studd to team with the Assassin and the
Destroyer in the match against Hayes, Brown, and Wrestling #2. Gary Hart, who managed Kabuki, was barred from ringside during the
Armstrong-Kabuki match.

April 5, 1982 (Monday) – Augusta, GA – William Bell Auditorium (Charlie Harben – Promoter / Georgia Championship Wrestling) >
Ricky Harris and Tom Prichard went to a draw > Bob Armstrong over Chick Donovan > Brad Armstrong & Leroy Brown over the Assassin
(01) & the Super Destroyer (01) by disqualification > Kevin Sullivan versus Buzz Sawyer ended in a no contest > Tommy Rich over Ron
Bass

April 10, 1982 (Saturday) – Chattanooga, TN – UTC Maclellan Gymnasium (Paul Jones (01) – Promoter / Georgia Championship
Wrestling) > Tom Prichard versus the Invader (08) > Brad Armstrong versus Chick Donovan > Ted Oates & Jerry Oates versus John
Studd & the Super Destroyer (01) > Kevin Sullivan versus Buzz Sawyer > Tommy Rich & Roughhouse Fargo versus Ron Bass & the Great
Kabuki (01) / Notes: Gary Hart managed Kabuki.

April 18, 1982 (Sunday) – Atlanta, GA – Omni Coliseum [P] (Paul Jones (01) – Promoter / Georgia Championship Wrestling) > Tom
Prichard and Eddy Mansfield went to a draw > Brad Armstrong over Ricky Harris > John Studd & the Super Destroyer (01) over Jerry
Brisco & Mr. Wrestling #2 (01) > Kevin Sullivan versus Buzz Sawyer ended in a no contest > National Heavyweight Title Match: Leroy
Brown over Ron Bass* by disqualification > Canadian Strap Match: Bob Armstrong & Tommy Rich & Dick Slater over Gary Hart & Roddy
Piper & the Great Kabuki (01) > Minnesota Loggers Match: Dusty Rhodes over Ole Anderson / Notes: Hart managed Kabuki.

April 19, 1982 (Monday) – Augusta, GA – William Bell Auditorium (Charlie Harben – Promoter / Georgia Championship Wrestling) >
Tom Prichard over Chick Donovan > Brad Armstrong over Ricky Harris > John Studd & the Super Destroyer (01) over Brad Armstrong &
Leroy Brown > Boston Street Fight Match: Kevin Sullivan over Buzz Sawyer > National Heavyweight Title Match: Tommy Rich over Ron
Bass* to win the title

April 24, 1982 (Saturday) – Chattanooga, TN – UTC Maclellan Gymnasium (Paul Jones (01) – Promoter / Georgia Championship
Wrestling) > Tom Prichard over Chick Donovan > Leroy Brown over Ricky Harris > National Tag Team Title Match: John Studd & the Super
Destroyer (01)* over Bob Armstrong & Brad Armstrong > Ron Bass over Tommy Rich by disqualification > Boston Street Fight Match:
Kevin Sullivan over Buzz Sawyer / Notes: Prichard substituted for Bobby Garrett in the match against Donovan.

April 25, 1982 (Sunday) – Columbus, OH – Ohio Center (Jerry Brisco – Promoter / Georgia Championship Wrestling) > the Super
Destroyer (01) over Tom Prichard > Kevin Sullivan over Buzz Sawyer > Bob Armstrong over the Great Kabuki (01) > Ole Anderson & Stan
Hansen over Tommy Rich & Leroy Brown > Dick Slater over Roddy Piper by disqualification / Notes: Gary Hart managed Kabuki.

May 1, 1982 (Saturday) – Augusta, GA – Richmond County Civic Center (Charlie Harben – Promoter / Georgia Championship
Wrestling) > Brad Armstrong versus Tom Prichard > Michael Hayes versus the Super Destroyer (01) > Ron Bass versus Bob Armstrong >
Ray Stevens versus the Masked Superstar > John Studd versus Leroy Brown > Kevin Sullivan versus Buzz Sawyer > Roddy Piper versus
Tommy Rich > Ole Anderson & Stan Hansen versus Dusty Rhodes & Mr. Wrestling #2 (01)

May 2, 1982 (Sunday) – Columbus, GA (Fred Ward – Promoter / Georgia Championship Wrestling) > Buzz Sawyer over Brad
Armstrong > John Studd & the Super Destroyer (01) over Michael Hayes & Kevin Sullivan > Mr. Wrestling #2 (01) over Ron Bass > Tommy
Rich over the Masked Superstar by disqualification > Roddy Piper over Bob Armstrong

May 2, 1982 (Sunday) – Atlanta, GA – Omni Coliseum [P] (Paul Jones (01) – Promoter / Georgia Championship Wrestling) > Brad
Armstrong & Tom Prichard over Ricky Harris & Chick Donovan > Michael Hayes over Ron Bass > Kevin Sullivan & Mr. Wrestling #2 (01)
over John Studd & the Super Destroyer (01) > Leroy Brown over the Masked Superstar by disqualification > National Heavyweight Title
Match: Buzz Sawyer over Tommy Rich* to win the title > Bob Armstrong over the Great Kabuki (01) > Bob Armstrong versus Gary Hart
ended in a no contest > Dusty Rhodes & George Steele versus Ole Anderson & Roddy Piper ended in a no contest / Notes: Donovan
substituted for Eddy Mansfield to team with Harris in the match against Armstrong and Prichard. Gary Hart, who managed Kabuki, was
locked in a cage at ringside during the Kabuki-Armstrong match.

May 7, 1982 (Friday) – Dayton, OH – Hara Arena (Jerry Brisco – Promoter / Georgia Championship Wrestling) > Kevin Sullivan over
Buzz Sawyer > the Masked Superstar over Ray Stevens > Bob Armstrong over Ron Bass > Michael Hayes & Dusty Rhodes over Ole
Anderson & Stan Hansen by disqualification > Tommy Rich over Roddy Piper

May 8, 1982 (Saturday) – Chattanooga, TN – Chattanooga Memorial Auditorium (Paul Jones (01) – Promoter / Georgia
Championship Wrestling) > Bob Armstrong & Brad Armstrong versus Bobby Garrett & Chick Donovan > Ray Stevens versus Tom
Prichard > Ron Bass versus Kevin Sullivan > Leroy Brown versus the Masked Superstar > Tommy Rich versus Buzz Sawyer

May 16, 1982 (Sunday) – Atlanta, GA – Omni Coliseum [P] (Paul Jones (01) – Promoter / Georgia Championship Wrestling) > Ted
DiBiase over Bill White > Tom Prichard over Bobby Garrett > Brad Armstrong over Chick Donovan > Michael Hayes & Mr. Wrestling #2 (01)
& El Mongol over Ray Stevens & the Masked Superstar & the Super Destroyer (01) > Kevin Sullivan over Buzz Sawyer > Bob Armstrong
over Gary Hart > Tommy Rich & Dusty Rhodes over Ole Anderson & Roddy Piper > NWA World Heavyweight Title Match: Ric Flair* over
Leroy Brown by disqualification / Notes: The Great Kabuki (01) was barred from ringside during the Armstrong-Hart match.

May 22, 1982 (Saturday) – Chattanooga, TN – Chattanooga Memorial Auditorium (Paul Jones (01) – Promoter / Georgia
Championship Wrestling) > Tom Prichard over Chick Donovan > Ray Stevens and Kevin Sullivan went to a draw > Bob Armstrong & Brad
Armstrong over John Studd & the Super Destroyer (01) > Michael Hayes over the Masked Superstar > No Disqualification Match: Tommy
Rich versus Buzz Sawyer ended in a no contest

May 25, 1982 (Tuesday) – Adairsville, GA – Adairsville High School Gymnasium (Paul Jones (01) – Promoter / Georgia
Championship Wrestling) > Ray Stevens versus Kevin Sullivan > Bob Armstrong versus the Masked Superstar > Michael Hayes & Leroy
Brown versus John Studd & the Super Destroyer (01) > Tommy Rich versus Buzz Sawyer

May 27, 1982 (Thursday) – Gadsden, AL (Paul Jones (01) – Promoter / Georgia Championship Wrestling) > Kevin Sullivan and Tom
Prichard went to a draw > Michael Hayes over Ray Stevens > the Masked Superstar & the Super Destroyer (01) over Brad Armstrong &
Leroy Brown > Tommy Rich over Buzz Sawyer by disqualification

May 28, 1982 (Friday) – Gainesville, FL (Paul Jones (01) – Promoter / Georgia Championship Wrestling) > Brad Armstrong and Tom
Prichard went to a draw > Leroy Brown versus John Studd ended in a no contest > Michael Hayes & Brad Armstrong over Ray Stevens &
the Super Destroyer (01) > Tommy Rich versus Buzz Sawyer ended in a no contest

May 29, 1982 (Saturday) – Huntington, WV (Jerry Brisco – Promoter / Georgia Championship Wrestling) > Ray Stevens and El Mongol
went to a draw > Michael Hayes over Ole Anderson > the Masked Superstar & the Super Destroyer (01) over Bob Armstrong & Kevin
Sullivan > John Studd versus Leroy Brown ended in a double countout > Tommy Rich over Buzz Sawyer by disqualification

June 5, 1982 (Saturday) – Chattanooga, TN – Chattanooga Memorial Auditorium (Paul Jones (01) – Promoter / Georgia
Championship Wrestling) > El Mongol over Pete Martin > Kevin Sullivan over Tom Prichard > Michael Hayes over the Masked Superstar >
National Tag Team Title Match: Bob Armstrong & Brad Armstrong over John Studd & the Super Destroyer (01)* by disqualification > Cage
Match: Tommy Rich over Buzz Sawyer / Notes: Martin substituted for Bobby Garrett in the match against Mongol, and Prichard substituted
for Chick Donovan in the match against Sullivan.

June 6, 1982 (Sunday) – Columbus, GA (Fred Ward – Promoter / Georgia Championship Wrestling) > Chick Donovan over Tom
Prichard > Brad Armstrong over Pete Martin > Leroy Brown & Mr. Wrestling #2 (01) over Chick Donovan & the Super Destroyer (01) > Bob
Armstrong over the Masked Superstar > Tommy Rich over Buzz Sawyer by countout

June 6, 1982 (Sunday) – Marietta, GA – Cobb County Civic Center (Paul Jones (01) – Promoter / Georgia Championship Wrestling)
> Brad Armstrong over Chick Donovan > Tom Prichard over Pete Martin > Michael Hayes over the Masked Superstar > Buzz Sawyer over
Kevin Sullivan > Tommy Rich & Dusty Rhodes over Ole Anderson & the Masked Superstar by disqualification

June 8, 1982 (Tuesday) – Canton, OH (Jerry Brisco – Promoter / Georgia Championship Wrestling) > Kevin Sullivan over Tom
Prichard > Mr. Wrestling #2 (01) over Buzz Sawyer by disqualification > Tommy Rich over the Masked Superstar by disqualification >
Michael Hayes & Leroy Brown over John Studd & the Super Destroyer (01) > Dusty Rhodes over the Great Kabuki (01) by countout /
Notes: Gary Hart managed Kabuki.

June 10, 1982 (Thursday) – Marion, OH (Jerry Brisco – Promoter / Georgia Championship Wrestling) > Mr. Wrestling #2 (01) over
Tom Prichard > Buzz Sawyer over Michael Hayes > John Studd over Leroy Brown by countout > Tommy Rich & Dusty Rhodes over the
Masked Superstar & the Super Destroyer (01)

June 11, 1982 (Friday) – Charleston, WV (Jerry Brisco – Promoter / Georgia Championship Wrestling) > Jerry Brisco over Tom
Prichard > Buzz Sawyer over Kevin Sullivan > John Studd versus Leroy Brown ended in a no contest > Dusty Rhodes & Mr. Wrestling #2
(01) over the Masked Superstar & the Super Destroyer (01) > Ric Flair over Tommy Rich

June 12, 1982 (Saturday) – Chattanooga, TN – Chattanooga Memorial Auditorium (Paul Jones (01) – Promoter / Georgia
Championship Wrestling) > Kevin Sullivan over Pete Martin > Mr. Wrestling #2 (01) over Chick Donovan > Brad Armstrong over Tom
Prichard > Bob Armstrong over the Masked Superstar > Buzz Sawyer & the Super Destroyer (01) versus the Freebirds (02) (Michael
Hayes & Terry Gordy) ended in a no contest

June 13, 1982 (Sunday) – Anniston, AL – Saks High School Gymnasium (Paul Jones (01) – Promoter / Georgia Championship
Wrestling) > El Mongol over Pete Martin > Mr. Wrestling #2 (01) over Chick Donovan > Kevin Sullivan and Brad Armstrong went to a draw >
Tommy Rich & Leroy Brown over Buzz Sawyer & the Super Destroyer (01) by disqualification

June 16, 1982 (Wednesday) – Macon, GA (Fred Ward – Promoter / Georgia Championship Wrestling) > Paul Orndorff over Tom
Prichard > Michael Hayes over Chick Donovan > John Studd versus Leroy Brown ended in a no contest > Tommy Rich & Mr. Wrestling #2
(01) over the Masked Superstar & the Super Destroyer (01) > Buzz Sawyer over Bob Armstrong

June 19, 1982 (Saturday) – Chattanooga, TN (Paul Jones (01) – Promoter / Georgia Championship Wrestling) > Paul Orndorff over
Chick Donovan > Sika over Tom Prichard > Afa over Kevin Sullivan > Tommy Rich over Ole Anderson > National Tag Team Title Match:
the Freebirds (02) (Michael Hayes & Terry Gordy) over John Studd & the Super Destroyer (01)* to win the title / Notes: Sonny King
managed Afa and Sika.

June 20, 1982 (Sunday) – Columbus, GA (Fred Ward – Promoter / Georgia Championship Wrestling) > Brad Armstrong over Pete
Martin > John Studd versus Leroy Brown ended in a double countout > the Samoans (02) (Afa & Sika) over Paul Orndorff & Kevin Sullivan
> Michael Hayes over the Super Destroyer (01) > Ric Flair over Bob Armstrong / Notes: Sonny King managed the Samoans.

June 20, 1982 (Sunday) – Atlanta, GA – Omni Coliseum [P] (Paul Jones (01) – Promoter / Georgia Championship Wrestling) >
Kevin Sullivan over Chick Donovan > the Samoans (02) (Afa & Sika) over Bob Armstrong & Brad Armstrong > John Studd versus Leroy
Brown ended in a no contest > National Heavyweight Title Match: Paul Orndorff over Buzz Sawyer* to win the title > Dr. X (05) & the Super
Destroyer (01) over the Freebirds (02) (Michael Hayes & Terry Gordy) > Mr. Wrestling #2 (01) over the Masked Superstar by
disqualification > Tommy Rich & Dusty Rhodes versus Ole Anderson & Roddy Piper ended in a no contest / Notes: Sonny King managed
the Samoans. Piper managed Dr. X, who interfered in the Rich/Rhodes-Anderson/Piper match, and was unmasked and identified as
Don Muraco.

June 23, 1982 (Wednesday) – Port Huron, MI (Jerry Brisco – Promoter / Georgia Championship Wrestling) > Mr. Wrestling #2 (01)
over the Masked Superstar > Tommy Rich over Buzz Sawyer > Don Muraco over Bob Armstrong > Michael Hayes & Leroy Brown over the
Samoans (02) (Afa & Sika) by disqualification / Notes: Sonny King managed the Samoans. Roddy Piper managed Muraco.

June 24, 1982 (Thursday) – Grand Rapids, MI (Jerry Brisco – Promoter / Georgia Championship Wrestling) > Don Muraco over
Michael Hayes > the Samoans (02) (Afa & Sika) over Bob Armstrong & Mr. Wrestling #2 (01) > Paul Orndorff over Buzz Sawyer > Tommy
Rich over the Masked Superstar > Ric Flair over Leroy Brown / Notes: Sonny King managed the Samoans. Roddy Piper managed Muraco.

June 25, 1982 (Friday) – Lansing, MI (Jerry Brisco – Promoter / Georgia Championship Wrestling) > Afa over Mr. Wrestling #2 (01) >
Sika over Bob Armstrong > Tommy Rich & Leroy Brown over Buzz Sawyer & the Masked Superstar > Paul Orndorff over Don Muraco by
disqualification > Ric Flair over Michael Hayes / Notes: Roddy Piper managed Muraco. Sonny King managed Sika.

June 27, 1982 (Sunday) – Columbus, OH – Ohio Center (Jerry Brisco – Promoter / Georgia Championship Wrestling) > Terry Gordy
and Sika went to a draw > Sika over Mr. Wrestling #2 (01) > Michael Hayes over Buzz Sawyer > Bob Armstrong over the Masked Superstar
> Leroy Brown over Don Muraco > Texas Tornado Tag Team Match: Tommy Rich & Dusty Rhodes over Ole Anderson & Roddy Piper /
Notes: Piper managed Muraco. Sonny King managed Sika.

June 28, 1982 (Monday) – Talladega, AL (Paul Jones (01) – Promoter / Georgia Championship Wrestling) > Tom Prichard and Chick
Donovan went to a draw > Michael Hayes over Buzz Sawyer by disqualification > Tommy Rich over the Masked Superstar > the Freebirds
(02) (Michael Hayes & Terry Gordy) over Ole Anderson & Buzz Sawyer